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Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


VOL.  39.  NO.  77 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  1,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Several  New 
Faces  Slated 
On  "IT  Board 


Five  or  Six  Changes  Due 
After  Sale  Tomorrow 


Five  or  six  new  directors  will  be 
elected  to  the  board  of  Universal  Pic- 
tures Corp.  tomorrow  following  the 
transfer  of  control  from  Carl  Laem- 
mle  to  Standard  Capital  Corp.  and 
Charles  R.  Rogers. 

Xew  members  of  the  board  will 
include  J.  Cheever  Cowdin  and  Law- 
rence Fox  of  Standard  Capital,  Rog- 
ers, C.  M.  Woolf  and  Herbert  Wilcox. 
The  latter  two  represent  the  British 
interests  which  are  participating  in  the 
Universal  option  financing.  Erpi  and 
Eastman  Kodak,  other  participants  in 
the  financing,  will  have  representation 
through  the  two  Standard  Capital 
executives  and  a  possible  sixth  nomi- 
nee for  the  board.  The  addition  of 
a  sixth  new  member  is  said  to  be 
still  under  discussion.  Likewise,  no 
final  decision  has  been  made  on  the 
election  of  Rogers,  whose  post  as  ex- 
ecutive vice-president  in  charge  of 
production  may  make  it  impractical 
for  him  to  leave  the  studio  regularly 
to  attend  meetings  in  the  east.  How- 

(Continticd  on  page  13) 


WPA  Census  Count 
Under  Bureau  Fire 

Washington,  March  31. — Difficul- 
ty in  securing  adequate  personnel  and 
resultant  delay  in  the  taking  of  the 
second  census  of  business  and  amuse- 
ments is  being  experienced  because  of 
the  fact  that  the  work,  undertaken 
with  WPA  funds,  is  under  the  con- 
trol of  the  WPA  instead  of  being  di- 
rected by  the  Census  Bureau,  it  was 
disclosed  today. 

Hearings  on  the  Department  of 
Commerce  supply  bill,  made  public 
this  morning,  show  that  the  $8,077,- 
000  assigned  for  the  census  by  the 
WPA  could  have  been  used  more  effi- 
ciently had  the  work  been  turned  over 
to  the  Census  Bureau. 

Criticising  the  difficulties  which 
{Continued  on  page  13) 


Nat  Levine  Denies 
Resignation  Report 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Rumors 
that  he  intends  to  quit  Republic  have 
prompted  Nat  Levine  to  issue  a  for- 
mal denial.  He  points  out  that  he 
owns  50  per  cent  of  the  producing 
company,  Republic  Prod.,  Inc.,  of 
which  he  is  president. 

His  statement  read :  "I  have  no  in- 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


By  Rail  and  Air 


Will  H.  Hays  left  for  Holly- 
wood yesterday  to  remain  there 
two  weeks. 

Al  Lichtman,  back  from  Ber- 
muda and  entirely  recovered  from 
the  flu  and  bronchial  pneumonia, 
leaves  by  air  for  the  M-G-M 
studio  shortly.  This  will  be  his 
final  conference  on  the  1936-37 
program  after  which  he  will  set 
the  date  for  the  annual  sales  con- 
vention. At  the  present  time  it 
looks  like  Chicago. 

S.  R.  Kent  sails  for  the  Conti- 
nent April  21  accompanied  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck.  A  Twenti- 
eth Century-Fox  sales  meeting  in 
London  impends. 

Gradwell  L.  Sears,  A.  W. 
Smith.  Jr.,  and  S.  Charles  Ein- 
feld,  vice-presidents  all  of  Vita- 
graph,  take  the  sky  route  to 
Hollywood  tomorrow.  The  new 
season's  schedule  is  the  reason. 

John  D.  Clark  goes  west  in 
the  near  future  on  Twentieth 
Century-Fox's  new  lineup  after 
which  he,  too,  will  set  plans  for 
the  company's  sales  parley. 

Joseph  H.  Moskowitz  of  the 
same  company  is  eyeing  western 
train  schedules.  He  will  head  for 
the  studio  in  about  a  week. 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  of  Gaumont 
British  is  due  in  from  Hollywood 
this  morning. 

Barney  Balaban,  just  returned 
from  Waikiki,  and  his  brother, 
John,  as  well  as  Jules  Ruben  of 
Great  States  Theatres  hie  them- 
selves back  to  Chicago  in  a  few 
days. 

E.  V.  Richards,  Jr.,  of  Saenger 
Theatres  is  another  visitor. 

Ditto  for  George  W.  Trendle 
of  Detroit. 

All  in  and  out  by  the  end  of  the 
week. 


LOEW  GOES  INTO 
CHICAGO,  DETROIT 


Funds  Sought 
For  New  U.  S. 
Trust  Probers 


Washington,  March  31. — Estab- 
lishment in  the  Department  of  Justice 
of  a  new  unit  under  the  anti-trust 
division  to  investigate  situations  con- 
cerning which  no  complaint  has  been 
made  but  where  there  exists  the  pos- 
sibility of  anti-trust  law  violation,  was 
suggested  last  month  to  the  House 
Appropriations  Committee  by  Assis- 
tant Attorney  General  John  Dickin- 
son, it  was  revealed  today  with  the  re- 
lease of  the  testimony  taken  during 
consideration  of  the  department's  ap- 
propriation bill  for  the  coming  fiscal 
year. 

It  was  explained  to  the  committee 
by  Dickinson  that  while  during  the 
last  fiscal  year  nearly  1,500  complaints 
were  received,  there  are  a  number  of 
situations  regarding  which  no  com- 
plaint has  been  made,  but  where  inves- 
tigation might  disclose  anti-trust  law 
violations.  While  no  mention  was 
made  of  the  fact,  it  is  generally  un- 
derstood that  this  information  has 
been  secured  through  a  detailed  study 
of  NRA  codes.  If  the  Department  of 
Justice  is  to  undertake  "fishing  ex- 
peditions" of  this  nature,  Dickinson 
said,  an  additional  fund  of  $100,000 
will  be  necessary  to  set  up  the  organi- 
zation. 


NRA  Dies  Today  with  Only 
Former  Employes  Mourning 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  March  31. — With  only 
its  former  employes  as  mourners, 
NRA  tomorrow  will  be  buried  in 
history  with  the  expiration  of  the  last 
vestige  of  legislation  originally  adopted 
in  June,  1933. 

The  expense  of  the  experiment  in 
industrial  regimentation  has  never 
been  calculated,  but  it  is  estimated 
that  it  ran  into  many  millions  of  dol- 
lars. 

Every  segment  of  the  film  industry 
felt  the  effects  of  Government  control 
under  the  code  approved  by  President 


Roosevelt  Nov.  27,  1933,  and  effective 
until  the  Supreme  Court  declared  the 
codes  invalid  last  May  in  the  ''sick 
chicken"  decision. 

Whether  the  President  has  entirely 
abandoned  his  plan  for  control  of  the 
industry  has  never  been  divulged,  but 
the  possibilities  of  further  legislation 
along  that  line  have  been  held  out  at 
intervals,  notably  in  his  message  _  to 
Congress  on  relief  March  18,  in  which 
veiled  suggestions  were  made  that, 
unless  business  accepted  its  share  of 
the  relief  problem  by  increasing  em- 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Takes  Over  Management 
Of    United  Artists 
Theatres  There 

Loew-M-G-M  have  concluded  ar- 
rangements with  United  Artists  The- 
atre Circuit  under  which  they  will 
take  over  operation  of  the  United 
Artists  theatres  in  Chicago  and  De- 
troit, marking  for  the  first  time  the 
entry  of  these  companies  in  both 
cities.  The  deal  is  effective  on  the 
expiration  within  a  year  of  the  pres- 
ent management  operating  agreements 
for  the  two  theatres  held  by  the  Para- 
mount subsidiaries,  B.  &  K.  and 
United  Detroit  Theatres. 

The  deal  will  include  an  M-G-M 
preferred  product  supply  for  the  two 
houses.  The  Detroit  theatre  has  had 
this  in  the  past  but  the  Chicago  house 
has  concentrated  on  United  Artists 
and  Paramount  pictures.  Both  houses 
are  understood  to  have  United  Art- 
ists franchises  which  continue  their 
supply  from  that  company. 

Reports  yesterday  indicated  that 
Loew's-M-G-M  may  have  acquired  a 
stock  interest  in  the  two  houses  from 
either  Paramount  or  United  Artists 
Circuit,  but  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  head 
of  the  latter  company,  said  that  no 
stock  sale  is  involved  in  the  deal.  He 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Yates  Considering 
British  Laboratory 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  March  31. — Herbert  J. 
Yates,  president  of  Consolidated  Film 
Industries,  Inc.,  is  reported  to  be 
considering  various  sites  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  British  Consolidated 
laboratory.  It  is  indicated  that  he  will 
make  a  decision  on  a  site  before  his 
departure  for  New  York  on  April  4, 
the  most  likely  sites  being  Denham 
and  the  Iver  district. 

Unconfirmed  reports  here  have 
linked  Yates  with  various  plans  to 
finance  studio  operations. 


IT  OA  Federal  Suit 
Against  Majors  Due 

The  I.  T.  O.  A.,  within  the  next 
week  or  two,  will  file  an  action  in 
Federal  court  here  against  all  the 
major  distributors,  alleging  violation 
of  the  Federal  anti-trust  laws  with 
respect  to  the  contract  clauses  al- 
legedly forcing  the  playing  of  shorts 
with  features.     The  action  had  been 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


MOTION  PICUURL 

DAILY 


An 


V 


Wednesday,  April  I,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  1,  1936 


No.  77 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.    M.    JERAULD,    Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;    Colvin    Brown,  vice- 

  president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
tions, Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau,  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill. 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues.  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Sydney  Bureau:  600  George  Street, 
Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mexico  City 
Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James  Lockhart, 
Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau:  86  Dun- 
drennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Representative; 
Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest, 
II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representative;  Tokyo 
Bureau :  47  Higashi  Gokencho  Ushigome- 
Ku,  H.  Tominaga,  Representative. 

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Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  tht 
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Bernerd  Is  Pleased 
By  G.  B.  Sales  Here 

Chicago,  March  31. — Jeffrey  Ber- 
nerd is  pleased  with  the  way  G.B. 
sales  are  going  in  this  country,  he  in- 
dicated here  today  during  a  stopover 
on  his  trip  east  from  the  coast. 

"We're  getting  the  deals  we  want," 
he  said.  "Exhibitors  are  •  realizing 
the  box-office  value  of  G.B.  pictures." 

Bernerd  has  just  closed  a  percent- 
age deal  for  G.B.  product  in  Fox 
houses  and  has  also  secured  an  adjust- 
ment on  this  year's  pictures,  putting 
them  on  a  percentage  basis  instead  of 
at  low  rentals. 


Soundmen  Now  U  nder 
IATSE  Jurisdiction 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Soundmen 
will  henceforth  be  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  Local  695,  I.A.T.S.E.  Sound- 
men's Union  in  accordance  with  the 
terms  of  the  settlement  of  this  juris- 
dictional problem  today  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

The  soundmen  comprise  the  last  of 
the  labor  groups  to  come  under  the 
I.A.T.S.E.  closed  shop  arrangement. 
Negotiations  have  been  in  progress 
for  several  months. 


Zukor  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  March  31.  —  Adolph 
Zukor  arrived  here  today  for  con- 
ferences with  John  E.  Otterson  and 
other  Paramount  executives. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Hollywood,  March  31. 
HP  HE  stages  are  on  the  way. 

In  six  months,  the  construc- 
tion job  will  be  completed.  Then 
Sol  Wurtzel  moves  from  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox's  Western 
Avenue  plant  to  Westwood 
Hills,  there  to  concentrate  all 
activity  on  the  one  lot  while 
Wurtzel's  old  bailiwick  will  be 
utilized  for  standing  sets  and 
the  like.  Around  this  studio  the 
word  is  that  the  anticipated  sav- 
ings from  the  joint  housing  plan 
will  run  $500,000  a  year  through 
elimination  of  overlapping  de- 
partment heads,  reductions  in 
wages  by  shrinking  the  labor 
index,  transportation  charges 
and  more  of  the  same  ilk.  .  .  . 
▼ 

The  two  lot  consolidation  also 
will  mark  an  end  to  the  more  or 
less  autonomous  regime  main- 
tained by  Wurtzel  where  bread- 
and-butter  films  on  the  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  program  have 
been  turned  out  while  Darryl  F. 
Zanuck  shaped  his  plans  about 
furnishing  caviar  and  roast. 
For,  to  all  intents  and  purposes, 
Wurtzel  has  been  traveling 
largely  on  his  own.  He  meets 
Zanuck  at  six  o'clock  every 
evening  to  discuss  developments 
and  plans,  it  is  true.  The  budget, 
of  course,  is  set  for  him  and 
Zanuck  knows,  in  a  general  way, 
what  W'estern  Avenue  is  doing. 
However,  he  has  been  permit- 
ting Wurtzel  to  proceed  on  his 
way,  meeting  and  solving  his 
own  problems  once  the  produc- 
tion outline  has  been  roughed 
out.  .  .  . 

▼ 

And  a  job  has  been  delivered. 
Wurtzel  is  an  old  hand  at  mak- 
ing pictures.  There  may  be  ro- 
mance in  him,  but  it  is  difficult 
to  find  any  manifestations  in  his 
technique  of  running  his  end  of 
the  Twentieth  Century-Fox  en- 
terprise. He  is  an  indefatigable 
worker,  knows  what  his  pictures 
cost — which  is  no  trick — but 
also  what  they  gross.  He  has 
been  with  the  original  Fox  com- 
pany from  the  days  when.  From 
Bill  Fox  to  Winnie  Sheehan  to 
Mclntyre  and  Clarke,  Tinker 
and  Rowland,  Rockett  and  Shee- 
han again  and  now  Zanuck, 
Wurtzel  has  passed  through 
many  administrations  in  a  land 
where  the  survival  of  one  marks 
the  survivor  a  veteran.  .  .  . 


He  is  the  official  producer  of 
the  B  product,  the  admittedly 
cheaper  grade  of  film  designed 
to  even  off  the  program's  A  con- 
tent. But,  let  us  remind  you, 
there  are  apt  to  be  surprises 
which  nobody  can  dope  out  in 
advance,  Zanuck  or  Wurtzel  or 


anyone  else.  The  fixed  designa- 
tions as  to  quality  often  fool 
those  who  designate  them  and, 
as  this  Hollywood  series  already 
has  pointed  out  several  times,  A 
may  emerge  from  the  laboratory 
as  B  and  in  reverse  as  well. 
That's  for  time  and  film  to  de- 
termine, not  this  yarn  or  Wurt- 
zel. .  .  . 

T 

And  so,  in  keeping  with  his 
plotted  course  for  these  many 
years,  Wurtzel's  commitment  for 
1936-37  will  run  to  a  total  of 
twenty  in  series  of  four  each. 
The  popular  Charlie  Chans,  a 
staple  of  the  lineup,  will  continue. 
In  five  years,  Wurtzel  has  made 
eleven.  Awaiting  release  is 
"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus." 
Planned  are  "Charlie  Chan  at 
the  Racetrack,"  "Charlie  Chan 
with  the  Navy,"  and  "Charlie 
Chan  at  College."  Some  of  these 
may  be  on  the  current  schedule. 
Four  Girl  Comedies,  about  which 
final  decision  has  been  fluctuat- 
ing, have  been  amply  discussed. 
Claire  Trevor,  Dixie  Dunbar 
and  Arline  Judge  would  appear 
in  the  group.  .  .  . 

T 

"Every  Saturday  Night,"  first 
of  the  Jones  Family  quartet, 
slipped  through  as  a  surprise. 
Zanuck  knew  it  was  being  made, 
but  that  was  all.  After  he  took  a 
look,  the  series  was  set.  Jane 
Withers  is  down  for  four,  her 
current  and  immediate  activity 
including  "Public  Nuisance  No. 
1"  and  "Salomy  Jane."  These 
constitute  the  admitted  B  prod- 
uct. The  remaining  four  of  the 
total  twenty  are  being  set  up  as 
A.  One  will  be  "The  Mercy 
Killer,"  which  George  Marshall 
will  direct ;  another,  "The  Holv 
Lie."  ... 

T 

One  of  the  interesting  tidbits 
about  Wurtzel  has  to  do  with  the 
youngster  known  as  Shirley 
Temple.  The  adorable  one  had 
appeared  in  "Stand  Up  and 
Cheer."  There  was  no  realiza- 
tion of  what  was  to  come.  Even 
Earle  W.  Hammons,  who  had 
Shirley  in  two-reelers  for  Educa- 
tional, didn't  know.  Then  came 
the  loanout  to  Ben  Schulberg 
for  "Little  Miss  Marker"  chiefly, 
as  this  reporter  gets  the  facts,  be- 
cause Fox  failed  to  wax  excited 
and  so  had  not  bothered  to  hunt 
for  Temple  stories.  Shirley 
burst  upon  Fox  and  the  world 
in  "Little  Miss  Marker"  and  ac- 
tion popped  thereafter.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Winnie  Sheehan  ordered  his 
producers  to  get  Temple  yarns. 
Whether  by  diligence  or  a  stroke 
of  good  fortune,  Wurtzel  made 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


To  Greet  Jolson 

Al  Jolson  will  be  met  at 
the  Grand  Central  station 
tomorrow  by  a  Scotch  band 
from  Yonkers  and  a  group 
of  girls  dancing  a  la  Bac- 
chante— whatever  that  is. 
Warners'  publicity  depart- 
ment knows. 

After  Jolson  recovers  from 
the  shock  he  will  be  escorted 
along  42nd  St.  to  Broadway 
and  up  to  the  Strand,  where, 
by  coincidence,  "The  Singing 
Kid"  will  open  Friday  night. 

The  bagpipes  are  going  to 
skirl  songs  like  this:  "You're 
the  Cure  for  What  Ails  Me," 
"I  Love  to  Sing  -A,"  "Save 
Me  Sister,"  and  ruaybe 
"Mammy." 


20th- Fox  in  Appeal 
Of  S.  &  C.  Decision 

Twentieth  Century -Fox,  through 
Louis  Xizer,  has  filed  an  appeal  from 
the  recent  decision  of  the  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court  in  favor  of  S,  lger  & 
Cocalis  and  Consolidated  in  an  ac- 
tion brought  by  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox.  The  decision,  seen  as  having 
widespread  distribution  significance  if 
it  is  upheld,  would  make  the  distribu- 
tor's overage  on  a  group  of  desig- 
nated percentage  pictures  dependent 
on  the  earnings  of  the  entire  group, 
rather  than  on  the  earnings  of  each 
picture  individually. 

Fox  sued  the  circuit  on  a  1934-35 
contract  for  58  films  at  a  flat  rental  of 
$2,750  per  picture  for  30  of  the  cir- 
cuit's houses.  A  clause  called  for  a 
50  per  cent  overage  on  six  pictures 
to  be  allocated  by  Fox.  Fox  asked 
$18,000.  allegedly  due  under  that 
clause.  The  circuit  contended  that  it 
had  made  a  profit  on  only  two  of  the 
six,  that  the  loss  on  the  other  four 
more  than  offset  the  profit,  and 
claimed  the  right  of  the  cumulative 
accounting.  That  claim  was  upheld 
bv  the  court. 


No  Change  in  Sales 
Plan,  Says  Schaefer 

United  Artists  plans  no  change  in 
sales  policy  at  this  time  with  respect 
to  the  assessment  of  score  charges  on 
exhibitors  in  the  Philadelphia  terri- 
tory, it  was  indicated  yesterday  by 
George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-president 
and  general  manager  in  charge  of  sales 
for  U.  A.,  in  commenting  on  the  pro- 
test resolution  passed  recently  by  the 
board  of  managers  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern 
New  Jersey  and  Delaware. 

Schaefer  declared  that  the  company's 
national  sales  policy  on  score  charges 
has  been  in  effect  since  last  August. 
The  board  had  urged  all  exhibitors 
in  the  territory  to  register  a  protest 
against  the  imposition  of  score 
charges. 


Sue  20th-Fox  on  Picture 

Morgan  Wallace  and  L.  S.  Law- 
rence filed  suit  in  Federal  court 
yesterday  against  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  alleging  plagiarism  in  the  film 
"Thanks  a  Million."  The  plaintiffs 
charge  that  Wallace  copyrighted  a 
story,  "Congratulations,"  sold  it  to 
Lawrence  for  stage  production,  and 
granted  him  50  per  cent  of  any  film 
rights.  They  charge  the  Fox  film  is 
an  infringement  of  the  Wallace  story. 


CARL  LAEMMLE  PRESENTS 


UNIVERSAL'S  ETERNAL  EPIC 


4 


SUTTEES 
GOLD 


epics 


The  most  glorious  of  a 

Starring 

EDWARD  ARNOLD 

with  Lee  Tracy  •  Binnie  Barnes 

Katharine  Alexander,  Montagu  Love,  Addison 
Richards,  John  Miljan,  Harry  Carey,  Bryant 
Washburn,  Robert  Warwick,  Gaston  Glass, 
Russell  Hopton,  William  Janney,  Sidney  Bracy, 
Nan  Gray,  and  thousands  of  others. 

Based  on  Blaise  Cendrars'  novel.  By  arrangement  with 
Bruno  Frank  •  Screenplay  by  Jack  Kirkland,  Walter 
Woods,  George  O'Neil  •  Directed  by  JAMES 
CRUZE  •  An  EDMUND  GRAINGER  Production 

A  UNIVERSAL  PICTURE 


EDWARD  ARNOLD 

as 

"JOHN  SUTTER" 


Representation, 
Sam  Jaffe,  Inc. 


Under  Personal  Contract  to 
B.  P.  Schulberg  Productions,  Ltd. 


Governor  Merriam  of  California 
congratulates  Carl  Laemmle, 
Binnie  Barnes  and  Edward  Arnold! 


Thousands  join  in  'Forty-niners' 
parade  in  Sacramento  on  day  of 
premiere! 


Mayor  Rossi  of  £an  Francisco 
attends  premiere  and  welcomes 
"Sutter's  Gold"  stars  on  arrival. 


SUTTER 

FROM  COAST 


TEN-STRIKES  FROM  THE 
SACRAMENTO  PREMIERE: 

"Finest  entertainment  I  have  ever  wit- 
nessed! —  Joseph  Blumenfeld,  Pres., 

Blumenfeld  Theatres  Corp. 

"Great  mass  appeal,  sure-fire  box  office 


entertainment 


—  R.  A.  McNeil,  Pres., 
Golden  State  Theatres 


"A  credit  to  the  motion  picture  industry !" 

—  Fred  Williams,  Vice-pres., 
Consolidated  Amusement  Corp. 

"A  picture  that  will  go  down  in  history!" 

—  Mike  Naify,  Pres., 
T.  &  D.  Junior  Theatres 

"Most  impressive  screen  presentation  that 
the  city  has  yet  seen  and  one  that  will 
be  talked  about  for  years  to  come!" 

—  Sacramento  Union 


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jscsmmEimaaeEMSSBL  w  i  mi  iwiiimmi  i . 


Early  evening  scene  of  Alhambra 
Theatre,  Sacramento,  ready  for 
the  road  show  premiere! 


GOLD  RUSH 


ro  COAST! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  I,  1936 


Minneapolis' 
Top  "Colleen" 
With  a  Band 


Minneapolis,  March  31.  —  "Col- 
leen," with  Horace  Heidt  and  his  band 
on  the  stage  of  the  Minnesota,  did  a 
nice  $12,000  on  the  week.  This  was 
$2,000  over  normal. 

"The  Music  Goes  'Round"  reached 
$6,500  at  the  Orpheum,  over  the  line 
by  $1,000,  and  "Trail  of  the  Lonesome 
Pine"  held  up  to  $6,000,  up  by  $500, 
at  the  State  in  its  second  week. 

"The  Country  Doctor"  was  $1,000 
up  on  a  gross  of  $6,500  at  the  St.  Paul 
Paramount,  and  "Every  Saturday 
Night"  was  $500  to  the  good  on  a 
take  of  $4,000  at  the  Riviera.  "The 
Magnificent  Obsession"  grossed  $2,000 
in  its  fifth  week  at  the  World. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $28,500.  Average  is_  $25,- 
500.  Total  first  run  business  in  St. 
Paul  was  $17,500.  Average  is  $16,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Minneapolis  : 
Week  Ending  March  25: 

"FIRST  A  GIRL"  (G.B.) 

WORLD — (400),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 

"THE  PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

LYRIC— (1.238),  20c-25c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 

MINNESOTA— (4.000).  25c-55c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Horace  Heidt  and  Brigadiers.  Gross: 
$12,000.     (Average.  $10,000) 

"THE  MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (Col.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,900).     25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $5.5001 
"TRAIL   OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c.  7  days.  2nd  loop 
week.    Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  March  27: 

"THE  COUNTRY  DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300).  25c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $5,500) 

"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

RIVIERA — (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average.  $3,500) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (2.000).     25c-40c,     4  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average  for  week.  $4,000) 
"YOU  MAY  BE  NEXT"  (Col.) 
ORPHEUM— (2.000).     25c-40c.     3  days- 
Gross:  $1,500.    (Average  for  week.  $4,000) 
"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 
TOWER— (1.000),  15c-25c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Averaee.  $1,500) 

"MAGNIFICENT  OBSESSION" 
(Univ.) 

WORLD- (400).  25c-35c,  7  days,  5th  week 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average.  $1,500) 


Lesser  Sets  Smith  Films 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Sol  Lesser 
lias  closed  a  three-way  deal  with 
Frank  H.  Spearman,  creator  of  the 
character,  for  a  series  of  12  "Whisper- 
ing Smith"  stories.  The  stories  will 
be  published  by  Doubleday-Doran. 
serialized  on  the  radio,  and  made  as 
pictures  by  Lesser.  Lesser  is  now 
seeking  a  player  for  the  role  on  the 
air  and  screen.  The  pictures  will  be 
sold  in  the  same  manner  as  the  "Char- 
lie Chan"  series,  but  Lesser  has  not 
as  yet  closed  a  releasing  deal. 


Condemn  120  Billboards 

Boston.  March  31. — Commissioner 
of  Public  Works  William  F.  Calla- 
han has  condemned  120  billboards  un- 
der regulations  that  recently  went  into 
effect  after  litigation  had  been  dropped. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


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the  line  ahead  of  the  others.  The 
result  was  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow," 
that  memorable  attraction  which 
W.  G.  Van  Schmus  allowed  to 
slip  out  of  his  Music  Hall  hands 
and  into  Howard  Cullman's  for 
the  Roxy.  Van  Schmus  never 
doubled  back  on  the  same  mis- 
take. Made  as  a  James  Dunn- 
Claire  Trevor  vehicle  with  Shir- 
ley also  in  it,  "Baby,  Take  a 
Bow,"  cost  about  $150,000  and 
grossed  $800,000  domestically. 
The  excitement  was  something 
by  this  time  and  next  took  form 
in  "Bright  Eyes"— cost  $225,000, 
domestic  gross  $1,300,000,  world 
gross,  $1,800,000.  From  that 
point  on,  the  Temple  fable  must 
be  familiar  to  all  hands.  .  .  . 
▼ 

Emphasizing  the  vagaries  of 
production  and  also  the  general 
fallacy  of  setting  up  rules  de- 
fining what  will  or  will  not  go 
calls  for  another  story.  It's  about 
Will  Rogers,  Sheehan  and  Wurt- 
zel. It  is  said  of  Rogers  that 
Will,  always  independent,  was 
fussy  about  stories ;  that  time 
was  when  he  and  Sheehan  failed 
to  see  matters  eye  to  eye. 
Whether  Wurtzel  and  Rogers  hit 
it  off  on  a  more  agreeable  plane 
or  whether  Westwood  Hills 
turned  over  the  comedian  to 
Western  Ave.  in  a  move  to  elim- 
inate the  Hollywood  impression 
Wurtzel  was  making  only  the 
cheap  film  or  whether  a  com- 
bination of  both,  the  facts  arc 
Rogers  went  to  Wurtzel  for  a 
series.  And  this  is  what  hap- 
pened. .  .  . 

T 

Western  Avenue  produced 
"Judge  Priest,"  "Handy  Andy," 


"Life  Begins  at  40"  and  "Steam- 
boat 'Round  the  Bend."  The 
second  cost  $285,000,  grossed  be- 
tween $900,000  and  $1,000,000; 
the  third  cost  $350,000,  grossed 
$1,000,000;  the  fourth  cost 
$355,000,  did  $1,200,000.  "In 
Old  Kentucky,"  the  final  Rog- 
ers was  produced  by  Sheehan. 
Now  whether  or  not  Wurtzel 
again  got  a  break  will  be  a  mat- 
ter of  opinion.  The  facts  are 
Rogers  had  been  doing  an  ap- 
proximate $600,000  domestic 
business.  The  pictures  Wurtzel 
produced  were  all  $1,000,000 
each  and  over.  It  may  have  been 
Rogers'  natural  growth  as  an  at- 
traction ;  certainly,  in  large  meas- 
ure, this  was  true.  It  may  have 
been  things  in  the  product.  The 
conclusion  is  what  you  make 
it.  .  .  . 

T 

Certain  it  is  that  Wurtzel 
has  earned  his  spurs  as  a  manu- 
facturer of  salable,  down-to- 
earth  pictures  turned  out  at  a 
price.  Owl-like  in  one  respect, 
at  least,  is  his  wisdom  about 
negative  costs.  "Pictures."  he 
thinks,  "should  be  made  at  $200,- 
000  or  $500,000  and  over.  The 
in-betweens  represent  the  loss 
and  the  gamble  in  production." 
This  space  is  not  so  certain  about 
his  higher  bracket  when  it  re- 
calls the  $500,000  and  beyond 
negatives  which  have  done  about 
as  much  and,  in  some  instances, 
less  than  lower  bracket  attrac- 
tions. On  the  cheaper  type,  how- 
ever, Wurtzel  is  entirely  correct. 
Any  circuit  operator  with  a  long 
view  of  what  takes  place  at  the 
box-office  will  step  up  with  veri- 
fication on  request.  .  .  . 


To  Market  New  Device 

Hollywood,  March  31.  —  Plans  to 
market  a  new  invention  which  is  said 
to  eliminate  side  seat  distortion  in 
iheatres  are  being  carried  out  by 
Light,  Inc.,  of  which  Major  James  D. 
Hetcher,  former  theatre  man,  is  a 
-.hareholder.  The  invention  is  known 
as  Stereo-Lite,  and  embodies  a 
method  of  projecting  two  different 
images  on  the  screen  at  once,  sepa- 
■ating  them  with  a  beam  of  light.  The 
device  is  said  to  give  the  projected 
image  greater  depth,  and  calls  for  no 
change  in  the  present  method  of 
taking  or  showing  pictures.  Donovan 
Foster,  the  inventor,  was  recently 
killed  in  a  motor  accident. 


Para.  Signs  Irene  Dunne 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Paramount 
has  signed  Irene  Dunne  to  a  three- 
picture  contract.  The  studio  has  no 
story  in  mind  as  her  first  assignment, 
and  Miss  Dunne  plans  to  leave  for 
New  York  shortly  to  look  over  plays. 
Tn  addition  to  Paramount,  Miss  Dunne 
has  commitments  at  Radio  and  Col- 
umbia. 


M-G-M  Re-Signs  Three 

Hollywood.  March  31.  —  M-G-M 
has  given  new  term  contracts  to  the 
song  writing  team  of  Nacio  Herb 
Brown  and  Arthur  Freed,  and  to 
Richard  Thorpe,  who  directed  "The 
Voice  of  Bugle  Ann."  Brown  and 
Freed  are  preparing  a  new  "Broad- 
way Melody."  and  Thorpe  has  been 
assigned  to  direct  "Gram." 


Imperial  to  Handle 
Cinecolor  in  India 


Hollywood,  March  31. — Cinecolor. 
Inc.,  has  closed  with  Imperial  Film 
Co.,  of  Bombay,  India,  giving  Im- 
perial exclusive  rights  to  the  Cine- 
color process  in  British  India,  Ceylon, 
Burma.  Afghanistan.  I  rag,  Persia  and 
the  Straits  Settlements,  including  all 
the  Malay  States.  Imperial  is  headed 
by  Khan  Bahadur  Ardeshir  M.  Irani, 
film  pioneer  of  India,  who  plans  to 
produce  a  series  of  educational  films 
in  color. 

Imperial  will  build  a  special  Cine- 
color laboratory  in  India.  Wolff  M. 
Henius  has  been  signed  as  head  of 
the  foreign  department  and  export 
manager,  as  well  as  chief  of  the  lab- 
oratory. He  arranged  the  deal  here 
and  is  receiving  final  training  in  color 
photography  at  the  local  Cinecolor 
laboratories. 


"Doctor"  2nd  Week 
Closes  at  $55,000 

"The  Country  Doctor"  demonstrat- 
ed staying  powers  at  the  Music  Hall 
by  grossing  $55,000  in  its  second  week. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  was  the  only  other 
Broadway  attraction  to  develop  any 
strength  in  the  general  Lenten  weak- 
ness. It  reached  $38,000  at  the  Capi- 
tol. 

"Brides  Are  Like  That"  took 
$8,500  at  the  Strand;  "Preview  Mur- 
der Mystery"  was  weak  at  the  Rialto 
with  $6,500;  "Charlie  Chan  at  the 
Circus"  failed  to  stir  up  any  excite- 
ment at  the  Center  on  a  take  of  $8,000. 
and  "Follow  the  Fleet"  garnered  a 
mild  $6,400  at  the  Palace. 


NRA  Dies  Officially; 
Few  Mourn  Its  Death 

(Continued  from  page   1 ; 

ployment,  further  steps  might  be  taken 
along  these  lines. 

That  the  Administration  might 
make  another  effort  to  regulate  busi- 
ness is  seen  by  observers  in  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's  reappointment  of 
George  L.  Berry  as  coordinator  for 
industrial  cooperation  and  the  crea- 
tion of  a  committee  under  Secretary 
of  Commerce  Roper  to  study  the 
operation  and  effects  of  the  NRA. 


Theatre  Panic  Averted 

New  Orleans,  March  31.  —  War- 
ren Sales,  owner  of  the  Garden,  pre- 
vented what  might  have  been  a  .fire 
panic  when,  under  his  direction,  his 
audience  filed  slowly  from  the  theatre 
following  a  gasoline  explosion  three 
doors  distant. 


Terry  Expands  Company 

Paul  Terry,  undertaking  a  reorgan- 
ization and  expansion  of  TerryToons, 
has  effected  a  15  per  cent  increase  in 
production  personnel  and  negative  in- 
vestment. TerryToons  have  10  more 
cartoons  for  Educational  release  this 
season. 


Start  Florida  Circuit 

Tampa.  March  31. — Two  local  pro- 
jectionists, Woodrow  Jones  and  C.  L. 
Bailiff,  have  formed  Peninsular  Enter- 
prises to  operate  theatres.  Three 
houses  have  been  acquired  thus  far. 
in  Plant  City.  Winter  Haven  and 
Zephyrhills.  They  are  seeking  two 
other  theatres. 


Discuss  Pettengill  Bill 

Omaha,  March  31.  —  Members  of 
the  Nebraska-Iowa  M.P.T.O.,  meet- 
ing here  today,  discussed  a  resolution 
on  the  Pettengill  Bill  but  deferred 
final  action  in  the  matter  until  the 
next  meeting  which  is  slated  to  be 
held  within  90  davs. 


Billy  Mauch  to  Warners 

Holly- wood,  March  31.  —  Warners 
have  signed  Billy  Mauch,  twelve-year- 
old  actor,  to  a  long  term  contract. 
Mauch  played  "Anthony  Adverse"  as 
a  boy,  and  his  next  assignment  will 
be  in  "Angel  of  Mercy." 


Wednesday,  April  I,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Ask  Copyright 
Protection  on 
Music  Records 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington',  March  31 — Exten- 
sion of  copyright  protection  to  phono- 
graph records  as  a  means  of  prevent- 
ing the  abuse  of  their  use  by  broad- 
casters was  asked  of  the  House  Pat- 
ents Committee  today  by  representa- 
tives of  the  manufacturers,  who 
charged  that  many  small  radio  sta- 
tions were  using  records  without  so 
designating  them,  and  playing  popular 
compositions  so  frequently  that  their 
>ale  was  killed. 

Sales  of  500,000  to  1,000,000  copies 
of  a  popular  record  were  not  unsual 
before  the  advent  of  broadcasting,  it 
was  declared  by  H.  A.  Huebner,  rep- 
resenting the  Brunswick  and  Columbia 
companies,  but  today  100,000  is  a  high 
figure,  seldom  attained.  It  was 
claimed  that  the  manufacturers  lose 
money  on  the  majority  of  records, 
Huebner  citing  a  recording  made  by 
a  well  known  artist  who  received 
S350  for  her  performance,  after  which 
a  total  of  1,162  copies  were  sold,  the 
income  being  $418.32,  on  which  roy- 
alties of  $46.48  were  paid.  Since  the 
total  cost  of  production  was  $512.68, 
the  company  took  a  loss  of  $94.36. 

The  four-cent  royalty  paid  by  the 
two  companies  is  equivalent  to  10 
per  cent  of  the  manufacturing  cost 
of  the  records,  he  said  in  asking  for 
retention  of  the  present  license,  but 
it  was  revealed  by  W.  R.  Altschuler, 
of  the  American  Record  Corp.  that 
his  company  pays  only  one  and  one- 
quarter  cent  a  side  under  an  agree- 
ment with  the  publishers,  who  have 
looked  upon  records  as  a  means  of  ex- 
ploitation. 

In  the  event  that  copyright  protec- 
tion is  extended  to  records,  it  was 
promised,  only  a  reasonable  fee  would 
be  asked  of  broadcasters,  but  would 
be  coupled  with  a  limitation  upon  the 
number  of  times  a  record  could  be 
used  within  a  given  period.  Unless 
this  protection  is  given,  it  was  de- 
clared, the  record  industry  may  be 
forced  out  of  business. 

Protection  of  the  type  proposed  is 
accorded  records  abroad,  it  was  said 
by  Isabel  Marks  of  Decca  Records, 
who  told  the  committee  that  the  Brit- 
I  ish  manufacturers  last  year  collected 
£20,000  for  the  use  of  records  in 
broadcasting.  Decca  Records  paid 
royalties  of  §60,000,  while  the  Ameri- 
can Record  Corp.,  which  distributed 
0,000,000  copies  last  year,  paid  roy- 
alties of  $70,291.  Both  of  these  com- 
panies make  25-cent  records. 

Exhibitors  will  be  given  an  oppor- 
tunity to  present  their  views  on  the 
1  copyright  legislation  April  13,  when 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.,  will  be  heard.  The  final 
two  days  of  the  hearing  will  be  de- 
voted to  the  producers  and  distribu- 
tors. 


Dig  Butler  Out 

Truckee,  CaL,  March  31.— 
David  Butler  has  been  dug 
out  of  snow  drifts  twice  since 
arriving  here  to  film  "White 
Fang." 

He  had  an  idea  he  could 
walk  on  the  ice  crust  used  by 
other  members  of  the  com- 
pany.  He  weighs  265  pounds. 


Schwartzkopf  to  Speak 

Col.  H.  Norman  Schwartzkopf, 
superintendent  of  the  New  Jersey 
State  Police,  will  talk  on  "The  Appli- 
cation of  Sound  Motion  Pictures  to 
Criminal  Identification"  at  the  Spring 
meeting  of  the  Society  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Engineers  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel,  Chicago,  April  27. 


Loew's  Goes  Into 
Chicago,  Detroit 

{Continued  from  paye  1) 

explained  that  the  Paramount  interest 
was  in  subsidiary  management  compa- 
nies equally  owned  with  United  Art- 
ists Circuit.  The  interest  in  these 
companies,  it  is  understood,  involves 
only  the  operating  agreement  and  be- 
comes non-effective  with  the  expira- 
tion of  that  agreement  in  a  year.  A 
new  agreement,  similar  to  those 
now  held  by  Paramount  subsidi- 
aries, is  to  be  worked  out  with 
Loew's. 

B.  &  K.  manages  the  Chicago  the- 
atre through  Randolph  Operating 
Corp.  and  George  W.  Trendle  of 
United  Detroit  Theatres  manages  the 
house  in  Detroit.  In  the  latter  city 
the  choice  of  M-G-M  product  has 
been  playing  the  United  Artists,  usu- 
ally on  two-week  stands,  while  the 
one-week  runs  of  M-G-M  go  to  the 
Michigan,  also  operated  by  Trendle. 
The  new  agreement  is  regarded  as 
most  likely  to  affect  the  B.  &  K. 
Chicago,  flagship  of  the  Loop,  which 
has  been  getting  that  city's  choice 
first  run  of  M-G-M  product. 


ITOA  Federal  Suit 
Against  Majors  Due 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

expected  for  some  time  as  part  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.'s  fight  against  the  sales 
practice. 

No  action  has  been  taken  yet  in 
Municipal  Court  here  on  the  suit  for 
$61  brought  by  RKO  Distributing 
Corp.  against  the  Ridgewood  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  operating  the  Star,  a 
Harry  Brandt  house  in  Brooklyn  on 
a  claim  on  a  short  subject  contract. 
In  an  answer,  Ridgewood  charged 
major  distributors  with  violations  of 
the  New  York  state  anti-trust  laws, 
and  that  it  was  forced  to  take  the 
short  subjects  in  order  to  obtain  the 
distributor's  features. 

With  respect  to  the  planned  Fed- 
eral court  action,  it  has  not  yet  been 
determined  whether  the  action  will  be 
filed  by  one  theatre  or  a  group. 


Covington  Ban  Lifted 

Covington,  Kv.,  March  31. — With 
no  new  cases  of  spinal  meningitis  re- 
ported, health  authorities  Saturday 
lifted  the  three-day  quarantine  on  the- 
atres, churches  and  schools.  The  ac- 
tion, however,  is  contingent  on  the 
quarantine  being  immediately  rein- 
stated if  any  additional  cases  develop. 


Reports  Kidnapping 

Bucyrus,  O.,  March.  31.  —  Harry 
White,  assistant  manager  of  Schine's 
Bucyrus  here,  reported  on  Monday 
that  he  had  been  kidnaped  by  three 
men  after  they  had  demanded  that  he 
open  the  theatre's  safe  the  night  be- 
fore.   Police  are  investigating. 


J&e       _^ne  knows  ^ 


"Will  DO 
PIENTY  AT 
THE  BOX- 
OFFICE" 

—Hollywood 
Reporter 


WITH 


Chester  MORRIS  *  Helen  MORQAN 

Distributed   by  REPUBLIC  PICTURES 


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MOTION  »i€TURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  I,  1 936 


Sunday  Flood  Shows 
Bring  Weak  Grosses 

Hartford,  March  31.  —  Theatre 
managers  who  have  been  pleading  for 
early  openings  on  Sundays  were  re- 
pudiated at  the  box-office  last  Sunday, 
when  15  two-o'clock  matinees  were 
given  under  special  dispensation  of 
Mayor  Spellacy  for  the  benefit  of  flood 
sufferers.  Varied  programs  were  given 
all  over  town,  at  regular  prices,  with 
small  attendance  everywhere. 

Beautiful  spring  weather  was 
blamed,  but  it  will  be  difficult,  some 
of  the  managers  think,  to  argue  from 
now  on  in  behalf  of  theoretical  multi- 
tudes of  Hartfordites  who  are  de- 
manding pictures  on  Sunday  after- 
noons. Under  the  present  law,  doors 
open  at  4:30  and  shows  begin  at  5 
o'clock.  All  local  theatres  have  re- 
opened, following  renovations  due  to 
the  flood,  when  necessary.  The  Pal- 
ace, the  lone  exception,  was  slated  to 
close  because  of  lack  of  product. 


Cincinnati   Houses  Unharmed 

Cincinnati,  March  31. — Although 
the  Ohio  river  remains  at  flood  stage, 
and  still  is  out  of  its  banks  along  a 
wide  front,  the  only  amusement  enter- 
prise to  be  affected  is  Coney  Island, 
a  river  resort,  which  is  under  several 
feet  of  water.  All  theatres  are  located 
on  high  ground  several  blocks  from 
the  river,  and  are  in  no  possible  dan- 
ger, even  in  event  of  an  unprecedented 
rise.  However,  considerable  theatre 
attendance  has  been  diverted  through 
sightseeing. 


Renovates  Mass.  House 

Springfield,  Mass,  March  31.— 
The  Capitol  here,  Warner  house,  will 
reopen  April  11,  according  to  present 
plans.  The  house  is  being  extensively 
reconditioned  following  flood  damage. 


Emanuel  Sees  Hope 
Of  One  Phila.  Unit 

Philadelphia,  March  31. — In  an 
open  letter  occupying  a  full  page  in 
the  latest  issue  of  The  Philadelphia 
Exhibitor,  Jay  Emanuel  points  out 
that  a  conciliatory  attitude  now  char- 
acterizes the  reaction  of  the  I.  T.  O. 
and  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern 
Pennsylvania,  Southern  New  Jersey 
and  Delaware,  regarding  the  formation 
of  a  single  exhibitor  unit  in  the  ter- 
ritory. 

Emanuel,  declaring  he  himself  has 
no  desire  for  office  in  any  new  body, 
urges  all  exhibitors  to  work  for  a 
single  organization.  Charles  Segall, 
president  of  the  I.  T.  O.,  in  a  letter 
to  Emanuel,  declared  the  officers  are 
ready  to  resign  if  that  move  will 
bring  about  the  formation  of  one  in- 
dependent organization. 


Milstein  in  New  Job 

Los  Angeles,  March  31. — J.  J. 
Milstein,  newly  appointed  western  di- 
vision manager  for  Republic,  who  was 
until  recently  M-G-M  branch  mana- 
ger, took  his  new  post  yesterday. 


Radio  Re-Signs  Stone 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Fred  Stone 
has  been  given  a  new  long  term  con- 
tract by  Radio.  His  latest  picture  is 
"Farmer  in  the  Dell." 


Fairbanks,  Jr.,  Is  III 

London,  March  31. — Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  is  in  a  nursing  home  suf- 
fering from  influenza. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Small  Town  Girl" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  March  31. — Hunt  Stromberg  again  delivers  a  production 
which  ably  lives  up  to  M-G-M's  strong  advance  campaign.  It  should 
bring  satisfactory  results  everywhere.  In  addition  to  a  plot  with  wide 
appeal,  the  picture  offers  a  performance  by  Janet  Gaynor  which  should 
place  her  anew  in  the  front  rank  of  name  attractions.  Teamed  with 
Robert  Taylor,  Miss  Gaynor  offers  a  characterization  which,  while 
similar,  is  at  the  same  time  different  from  her  previous  efforts  and  demon- 
strates conclusively  her  complete  understanding  of  acting  nuances. 

Miss  Gaynor — the  small  town  girl — has  learned  from  experience  every 
thought  which  is  likely  to  occur  to  the  people  with  whom  she  lives. 
Seeking  relief  from  the  monotony  of  her  surroundings,  she  meets  Tay- 
lor returning  from  a  football  game  and  marries  him,  practically  with- 
out courtship,  following  a  football  victory  celebration. 

On  the  morning  after  Taylor  takes  his  bride  to  the  home  of  his 
parents,  Lewis  Stone  and  Nella  Walker.  It  is  decided  that,  for  the 
sake  of  appearances,  the  couple  will  live  together  for  six  months,  after 
which  a  divorce  will  be  arranged,  permitting  Taylor  to  marry  his 
former  fiancee,  Binnie  Barnes. 

It  is  during  this  six-month  period  that  Miss  Gaynor  proves  that  she, 
rather  than  Miss  Barnes,  will  make  the  better  wife  for  Taylor.  Al- 
though this  conclusion  is  obvious  from  the  start,  the  methods  and  events 
by  which  it  is  developed  are  told  with  unflagging  interest. 

Director  William  Wellman  has  handled  the  situations  and  a  large  cast 
skillfully,  getting  excellent  performances,  not  only  from  the  leads,  but 
also  from  Andy  Devine,  James  Stewart,  Edgar  Kennedy  and  Frank 
Craven,  not  to  forget  an  extremely  interesting  Chinese  interpretation 
by  Willie  Fung. 

John  Lee  Mahin  and  Edith  Fitzgerald  have  imparted  vitality  to  their 
adaptation  of  the  Ben  Ames  Williams  novel,  inserting  many  dialogue 
and  situation  laughs. 

Aided  by  the  benefit  of  newspaper  serialization,  plus  the  strength  of 
the  picture  itself,  top  results  seem  assured. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,132.  Running  time,  102  minutes.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Unguarded  Hour" 

(M-G-M) 

The  stage  origin  of  this  story  of  English  aristocratic  life  is  apparent 
in  the  extensive  use  of  dialogue  to  describe  off-stage  action,  but  the 
lesult  is  pleasant  entertainment.  The  cast  is  perfect,  the  settings  sump- 
tuous, the  situations  neatly  handled.  What  it  lacks  in  basic  story  values  is 
made  up  for  by  smart  handling  of  details. 

Franchot  Tone  is  about  to  reach  the  summit  of  his  career,  having 
been  assured  an  appointment  as  attorney  general,  when  his  wife,  Lor- 
etta  Young,  receives  a  blackmailing  threat  involving  some  letters  writ- 
ten before  his  marriage  by  Tone.  The  payment  of  the  money  on  the 
Dover  cliffs  involves  Miss  Young  as  the  witness  needed  to  clear  a  man 
of  murder. 

At  the  height  of  the  trial  Tone  receives  a  similar  blackmailing 
threat  and  comes  under  suspicion  of  the  murder  of  the  girl  to  whom  he 
had  written  the  letters.  The  unraveling  of  the  mystery  keeps  the  sus- 
pense alive  to  the  end. 

Roland  Young,  as  a  friend  of  the  family,  is  highly  entertaining. 
Lewis  Stone,  as  the  Scotland  Yard  head,  also  a  friend  of  the  family,  is 
effective.  Dudley  Digges  gives  a  fine  portrayal  as  the  pathetic,  badgered 
witness  seemingly  on  the  way  to  the  gallows.  Tone  and  Miss  Young  are 
in  roles  suited  to  their  well  known  talents. 

Sam  Wood  deserves  a  bow  for  his  direction.  Howard  Emmett  Rogers 
and  Leon  Gordon  wrote  the  screen  play  from  Ladislaus  Fodor's  play. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,126.  Running  time,  88  minutes.  "G." 


Lynch  Is  Dinner  Guest 

St.  Louis,  March  30. — Clayton 
Lynch,  M-G-M  manager  who  has 
been  transferred  to  Los  Angeles,  was 
guest  of  honor  at  a  Variety  Club 
dinner. 


Films  in  London  Station 

London,  March  31. — A  film  theatre 
will  be  one  of  the  features  of  the  new 
London  &  Northwestern  Railway  sta- 
tion which,  it  is  expected,  will  take 
five  years  to  build. 


Legion  Approves  7 
Of  11  New  Pictures 

Of  11  new  pictures  classified 
the  National  Legion  of  Decency  in  it 
list  for  the  current  week,  seven  wer 
termed  as  unobjectionable  for  genera 
patronage,  three  as  unobjectionabli 
for  adults,  and  only  one  as  objection- 
able in  part. 

The  new  films,  and  their  classifica- 
tion, are  as  follows :  Class  A-l,  Un- 
objectionable for  General  Patronage 
— "Brides  Are  Like  That,"  "Blazing 
Justice,"  "Federal  Agent,"  "Lawless 
Border,"  "Roaring  Guns,"  "Sutter's 
Gold,"  "13  Hours  by  Air."  Class 
A-2,  Unobjectionable  for  Adults — 
"G'schichten  aus  dem  Wienerwald," 
"Madonna,  Wo  Bist  Du,"  "Moonlight 
Murder."  Class  B.  Objectionable  in 
Part— "Snowed  Under." 


Bowes  Heads  Group 
For  Flood  Benefit 

Major  Edward  Bowes  has  accepted 
the  general  chairmanship  of  a  com- 
mittee formed  here  to  raise  funds  for 
the  Red  Cross  drive  for  the  relief  of 
flood  sufferers.  Mayor  LaGuardia  is 
honorary  chairman.  A  week  of  enter- 
tainment is  planned  beginning  April. 
27,  the  entertainment  to  be  climaxed 
by  a  theatrical  benefit. 

H.  Wayne  Pierson  is  vice-chair- 
man of  the  committee,  which  includes 
Major  Albert  Warner,  Frank  C 
Walker,  Howard  S.  Cullman,  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly,  Morris  Gest,  George  M 
Cohan,  Eddie  Cantor,  Martin  Quig- 
ley,  Eddie  Dowling,  Harry  Hersh- 
field.  Gene  Buck,  Lee  Shubert  and 
others. 


Schertzinger  Is  Signed 

Hollywood.  March  31.  —  Victor 
Schertzinger  has  been  signed  by  Re- 
public to  write  the  music  and  do  the 
score  for  Marion  Talley's  first  film. 
"My  Old  Kentucky  Home." 


Wall  Street 


Eastman  Leads  Gains  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  36  35}4     36  + 

Consolidated    6         6  6   

Eastman   16854  164      16854  +5 

Eastman,  pfd  ....164  164      164  —1 

K.-A.-O..  pfd  ....91  9054    9054    —  54 

Loew"%,  Inc  47Ji  46%     4756     —  54 

Paramount    9%      9J4      9%     +  % 

Paramount  1  pfd.  7154  7154  7154  +  54 
Paramount  2  pfd.  10         9%     10       +  56 

Pathe  Film    1154  10%     11        +  54 

rko    754    m    m  +  56 

20th  Century,  pfd.  35%     3556     3556     —  % 

Universal,  pfd  ....  89       89  89   

Warner  Bros   12       1154     1154     +  56 

Curb  Fractionally  Up 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety    54       54  54   

Sonotone    356      3  356 

Technicolor    29%     29%     2956     +  y2 

Trans-Lux    4        3%      4       —  54 

Bonds  Off  Slightly 

Net  ■ 

High  Low  Close  Chang. 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ...  2754  27  27%  —% 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2756  26U  2654  —  54 
Keith  B.  F. 

6s  '46    95       9454     9454     —  54 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    56'/     5654    S&A    —  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  *55    9054     8954    90       —  54 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  7154  7154  7154  —  1 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9554     95        9554     +  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  March  31) 


/ednesday,  April  I,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Several  New 
Faces  Slated 
On  "U"  Board 


Looking  'Em  Over 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

«ver,  if  Rogers  decides  not  to  take 
[the  board  post  for  this  reason,  Budd 
.'Rogers,  his  brother,  would  be  elected 

to  the  board,  according  to  present 
!  'plans. 

All  of  the  present  Universal  board 
-■members  will  tender  their  resignations 
'(at  tomorrow's   meeting.    These  are 
:lLarl  Laemmle,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  P. 
D.  Cochrane,  Willard  McKay,  Charles 
B.  Paine,  Helen  E.  Hughes,  J.  Meyer 
Schine,  J.  R.   Grainger  and  Simon 
J.  Klee.  The  new  board  will  be  elect- 
ed immediately  thereafter  with  a  num- 
ber of  the  present  directors  slated 
'for  reelection.  The  terms  of  the  board 
members  elected  tomorrow  will  ex- 
pire May  4,  the  date  of  the  annual 
meeting    of    Universal  stockholders, 
when  another  board  election  will  be 
held.  It  is  expected  that  few  changes 
will  be  made  in  the  board  as  it  is 
?  constituted  on  the  day  of  the  annual 
meeting. 

The  new  board  will  elect  officers 
either  tomorrow  or  Friday.  Cowdin 

.  v.  ill  become  chairman  of  the  board ; 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  president ;  and 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  vice-president. 
The  reelection  of  Paine  as  treasurer 
and  McKay's  continuation  as  general 
counsel  are  expected.  Grainger,  like- 

i  wise,  continues  in  his  present  post  of 
general  sales  manager. 


Nat  Levine  Denies 
Resignation  Report 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

tention  of  retiring  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  I  own  SO  per  cent  of  the  com- 
'■  pany.    The  entire  executive  personnel 
is  greatly  enthused  over  the  tremen- 
dous progress  made  by  the  producing 
organization  and  the  great  sales  po- 
■  tentialities  of  recent  productions." 
His  Honolulu  vacation,  upon  which 
he  will  leave  Wednesday,  he  says,  is  to 
!  be  taken  because  he  feels  that  the  pro- 
ducing organization  is  so  well  organ- 
zed  that  it  does  not  need  his  personal 
upervision  at  this  time. 


Seek  An  Examination 

Amusement  Securities  Corp.  filed 
an  application  in  City  Court  yesterday 
to  require  Benjamin  W.  Solomon, 
secretary  of  Academy  Pictures  to  sub- 
mit to  examination  before  trial  before 
Referee  Joseph  Green.  Amusement 
Securities  sued  Academy  for  $3,000, 
alleging  breach  of  contract  in  the 
!  financing  of  "Thrill  of  a  Century." 
The  plaintiff  charged  attempts  have 
been  made  to  obstruct  the  examina- 
tion of  Solomon. 


Mayor  Aids  "Pine" 

Kansas  City,  March  31.  — 
Mayor  Bryce  B.  Smith  en- 
dorsed the  showing  of  "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine" 
at  the  Newman  and  issued  a 
proclamation  urging  citizens 
to  support  the  picture's  en- 
gagement. 


"Silver  Spurs" 

(  U  niversal) 

A  good  western  with  the  exciting  qualities  that  are  necessary  to  keep 
the  fans  satisfied  and  the  other  audiences  entertained.  Buck  Jones  is 
the  moving  spirit  and  does  an  excellent  job.  While  the  story  rambles, 
it  is  suitable  for  Saturday  matinees  and  double  bills. 

The  action  starts  early  when  a  railroad  station  is  held  up.  A  strong- 
box consigned  to  a  bank  is  stolen  by  a  gang,  led  by  an  individual  named 
Silver  Spurs.  Muriel  Evans,  who  is  waiting  for  her  father  at  the 
station,  is  an  eye-witness.  Jones  arrives  soon  after  the  holdup  and  takes 
Miss  Evans  to  her  father's  ranch.  From  this  point  the  plot  interweaves 
with  the  elements  of  romance,  a  murder,  cattle  rustling  and  an  exciting 
fight,  and,  when  the  bad  men's  hideout  is  discovered,  plenty  of  noisy 
gunplay.  Jones  and  Miss  Evans  take  part  in  these  events  as  required. 

Rounding  out  the  cast  with  convincing  performances  are  Robert 
fraser,  Denny  Meadows,  George  French  and  Beth  Marion. 

The  story  is  from  an  original  by  Charles  Alden  Seltzer.  Ray  Taylor 
directed.  Spectacular  riding  sequences  and  the  generally  fine  outdoor 
photography  were  handled  by  Allan  Thompson  and  H.  Kirkpatrick. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,845.  Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


Music  Strike  Sends 
More  Picketers  Out 

Music  publishers'  offices  were  being 
picketed  yesterday  as  a  result  of  a 
strike  of  150  arrangers,  copyists, 
proofreaders  and  pianists,  members  of 
Local  802,  A.  F.  M.,  who  are  seeking 
an  increase  in  wages  and  union  recog- 
nition from  the  publishing  houses. 

The  strike  was  called  yesterday 
following  failure  of  negotiations  for 
a  settlement  carried  on  between  the 
union  and  John  G.  Paine,  chairman 
of  the  Music  Publishers'  Protective 
Ass'n.,  in  which  ,the  36  publishing 
houses  involved  in  the  strike  are  mem- 
bers. Pickets  appeared  at  individual 
publishing  headquarters  along  Broad- 
way and  Seventh  Ave.  and  also  picket- 
ed the  Brill  Bldg.,  Radio  City 
buildings  and  others  housing  music 
publishers'  offices. 


WPA  Census  Count 
Under  Bureau  Fire 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

have  been  encountered  as  a  result  of 
this  dual  control,  William  L.  Austin, 
chief  of  the  bureau,  asserted  that  "we 
never  want  another  combination  in- 
quiry of  this  kind."  Instead  of  hav- 
ing 25,000  enumerators  in  the  field, 
he  said,  it  has  been  possible  to  get 
only  14,000.  The  $8,000,000  alloca- 
tion would  have  been  adequate  if  the 
census  had  been  taken  in  the  usual 
manner,  but  will  not  be  sufficient  under 
the  WPA  pay  scales  and  regulations. 
The  census  is  of  importance  to  all  the 
retail  trades  and  to  the  manufacturers 
who  supply  them,  it  was  pointed  out. 

In  the  case  of  amusements,  the  in- 
quiry will  show  the  number  of  the- 
atres, box-office  receipts,  employment 
and  other  pertinent  facts. 


F.  &  M.  in  St.  Louis 
Reopens  Ambassador 

St.  Louis,  March  31. — Fanchon  & 
Marco  has  reopened  the  Ambassador 
here  after  having  closed  it,  supposedly 
indefinitely,  only  48  hours  before.  For- 
merly a  first  run,  it  is  now  operating 
as  a  second  run,  with  films  following 
their  run  at  the  F.  &  M.  Fox. 

The  decision  to  reopen  followed 
notification  to  Harry  C.  Arthur,  Jr., 
F.  &  M.  executive,  from  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  landlord  companies, 
that  unless  the  theatre  was  reopened 
immediately  the  building  companies 
would  forfeit  the  lease  on  the  Ambas- 
sador and  the  Grand  Central  and  the 
rental  contract  on  the  Missouri,  all  of 
which  are  operated  by  F.  &  M. 


Dart  Game  Enjoined 
In  Washington  Court 

Seattle,  March  31.  —  Dart  games 
are  on  the  illegal  amusement  list  in 
this  state  now,  according  to  a  decision 
just  rendered  in  Yakima  by  Judge  A. 
W.  Hawkins. 

An  injunction  was  granted  by  Judge 
Hawkins  against  Leo  Goldwater,  pro- 
prietor of  a  Dart  game. 


Armstrong  Publicity 
Head  of  Radio,  Ltd. 

London,  March  31. — John  Arm- 
strong, winner  of  the  1935  Quigley 
Silver  Grand  Award  in  the  exploita- 
tion contest  of  the  Managers'  Round 
Table  Club  of  Motion  Picture  Herald, 
has  been  appointed  director  of  pub- 
licity of  Radio  Pictures,  Ltd.,  succeed- 
ing Frank  Tilley,  who  will  become  edi- 
tor of  the  London  Reporter.  Arm- 
strong's appointment  was  made  by 
Ralph  Hanbury,  general  manager. 

Armstrong  indicated  that  the  pres- 
sure of  work  will  make  it  impossible 
for  him  to  go  to  Hollywood  next 
month  for  the  presentation  of  the 
Quigley  Award.  Hanbury  expressed 
his  willingness  to  cooperate  in  any 
presentation  here. 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

BILLY  BRANDT,  who  has  had 
enough  illness  to  last  him  for  the 
remainder  of  his  natural  span  of  life, 
looks  well  but  is  thinner.  He  lists  a 
trip  to  the  coast  among  things  he 
plans  to  do. 

• 

Barney  Balaban,  Jules  Rubens, 
Vincent  McFaul  and  George  Tren- 
dle  among  the  Paramount  theatre 
operators  about  town  yesterday  after 
congregating  here  for  the  George 
Schaefer  dinner. 

• 

Spyros  Skouras,  Bill  Powers, 
Eddie  Alperson,  Phil  Meyer,  Oscar 
Hanson  and  David  Idzal,  managing- 
director  of  the  Fox,  Detroit,  at  Rum- 
pelmayer's  for  lunch  yesterday. 
• 

William  Sussman  is  due  to  leave 
St.  John's  Hospital  in  Yonkers  today. 
He  has  been  there  under  observation 
for  the  past  few  days. 

• 

Lew  Brown  has  been  signed  as  a 
Radio  producer,  the  deal  having  been 
arranged  through  the  William  Morris 
Agency. 

• 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly  goes  to  Fort 
Worth  the  end  of  the  week  on  the 
candy  concession  at  the  Texas  Cen- 
tennial. 

• 

E.  B.  Hatrick,  vice-president  and 
general    manager    of  Cosmopolitan 
Prod.,  is  in  town  from  the  coast. 
• 

Richard  Barthelmess  was  inter- 
viewed over  WMCA  last  night  on 
Buddy  Cantor's  program. 

• 

Sidney  Kingsley,  author  of  that 
slightly  known  play,  "Dead  End,"  is 
in  town  from  the  coast. 

• 

J.  J.  McCarthy,  recovered  from 
his  recent  illness,  is  expected  back  at 
his  office  today. 

Al  Jolson  due  tomorrow  from  the 
coast  to  attend  the  opening  of  his  "The 
Singing  Kid." 

• 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  full  of 
Miami  tan,  declares  he  feels  as  well 
as  he  looks. 

• 

George  F.  Dembow's  recent  and 
lengthy  coast  trek  apparently  agreed 
with  him. 

• 

Samuel  Goldwyn  is  due  back  from 
England  on  the  Aqititania  about 
April  15. 

• 

Cresson  E.  Smith  found  the  golf 
at  Pinehurst  very  satisfactory. 
• 

Sam  Dembow  started  North  from 
Miami  yesterday. 

Theodore  J.  Lesser  is  in  town  from 
the  coast. 


James  H.  Haver  Dead 

Kansas  City,  March  31.  —  James 
H.  Haver,  63,  father  of  Phyllis  Haver 
Seaman,  former  star,  died  last  week 
at  his  home  in  Douglass,  Kan. 


Form  Westex  Theatres 

Dover,  March  31. — Westex  The- 
atres, Inc.,  has  been  chartered  here  by 
S.  L.  Mackey,  J.  Skrivan  and  C.  O. 
Layman. 


Kunsky  a  King 

Detroit,  March  31.— John 
H.  Kunsky,  long  a  power  in 
the  local  theatre  situation 
until  he  sold  out  to  Publix 
some  years  ago,  legally 
changes  his  name  to  John 
H.  King  after  May  25. 


DAILY  NEWS, 


The  Leatherneck* 
An  Excitinfl  Picture 


Bv  KATE  CAMERON.       _rftducti01.  story  hy 


THE 

Wuody  Davis  

Brou^lyit---  — 

Ha,-  Ma.-Donald- 

Cf>rriir»»  

Sri>nOV  — 

fa(»l  Hatstead- 
Tul>t>y  Waters— 

T««_  

Bic»-  ; — 

Bnt.nl>  Atjeut- 
H';witt- 

Clvns  

Sergt.  RL«an. 


.  Lew  Ayre» 

Isabel  Jewell 
Jimmy  Ellison 
 James  Burke 


.   Carroll  Naish 
Clay  Clement 
""Menard  Holmes 
"        Ward  Bond 
"IZPavil  Poreasl 

 Claude  King 

Robert  Strange 
Victor  Won? 
^seph  Sawyer 


7TT 


The  Bussian  h^s  disappear^ 
after  several  months  a  ^ 
blonde  from  BwoKg^i  v 
off  to  Drenov's  hide gut  T 
Marine  goes i  to .the  r         med  to 
Company  st  warehouse 
fight  it  out  with  his  jrien  ^ 
derer,  but  when  the Tatter  p 
gun  on  h  "  Davis  ^anagea 
the  muzzle  before  Yne.tantiy  killed, 
and  the  Russian  is  instantly  * 


Leathernecks  Have 
*d"  at  t\%StuaTsehtimental 

Wrk'^uiU  aSund  an  arm  of  the 
story  built  aioun  e  lt 

Government  s  defense  s  ture 

VWO"fithe1llegaT  gunrunning  of 
that  has  the  iuega»  b  c. 
China  for  ^kgroun- d  The 
tura  opens  ^  a  mmor 
it  quickly  «e^l«P«  "{^J  exciting 
tion  and  ends  on  a  very  he 

battle  ^^ena%rb0UP  of  Chinese 
Marines  and  a  group 

^TSTfiSfSw  Ellison  and 
jJSrf  Holmes  «*J  three 
musketeers  of  th •  J»  to  series 
concerned  in  this  Pah™CU1raepresent 
of.  adventure  .  The^rjj 

r^a,  gett- 

^Vartr\lSinto  fights 

yrhila  on  liberty 


Becomes  Gun  Runner. 
,         nf    +be  warehouse 
The    boss    of,,;„ded  but  when 

catches  D^l"»g  story?  instead  of 
he  hears  the  boy  s  stor*  g 

tUJmn^i,  Drenov's  job  of  running 
offers  him  D^w  j  J  through  the 
guns  and  ammumiw  country. 
Shanghai  cordon  into  the 

When  the  Marines  are^  ^ 
country  to  locate tnM5U*  Supply 
and  come  upon  the  hg 
cache  at  the  same  tune  tha  uect 
Chinese  bandits  arrrve  «> 
their  guns  DjmjMJ  tting 
t0  keep  the  Chmesem  0ft  (J 
possession  of  the  a  ^ 

blows  the  slore""  of  the  guns 
rather  than  have  any  J^Kddie* 
or  bullets  used  on  his  01 

The  action  is  last  t 
i  all  the  members  ot  tne  tf>^ 
and  all  tne  i»     TeweU,  who  fur- 
including  Isabelnf.;e^ve  creditable 
nishes  the  romance,  give 
performances^ 


Fight  Fatal  to  Pal- 
that  MacDonald  »  chances 

that  ends  in  WateiV  death 

navis  elects  to  stay  in  snans"  r 
-JSA  friend's  death  is  avenged.. 


NEW  YORK 


HERALD  TRIBUNE 


By  Richard  Watts  Jr. 
"The  Leathernecks  Have 
Landed"— Globe 


At  the  Clobe  Theater  the  United 

States  Marines  and  ^  ^J^. 

once  more  »-»£j fanning 
ing  theory  that  one  good,  u?* 

particularly  If  they  tne  inter- 

Cbinese  revolution**. In  the  ^ 

o^rwfthSohine  gun  and  hand 
Orientals  wim  handsome 
grenade  and  perform  a  very  n 
of  liquidating  he  rebel  hot 

nearly  as  one  «^f"gg  concerned 
plot,  the  rebels  «re  unl. 
with  g^PS^lnised  and  fighting 
tion  they  *%d J^^he  Nationalist 
the  enemy  WJ"^  made  the  great 
BSS^JSMSWf  on  the  land 
S  an  American  mining  firm, 


fought  to  defend  the  £  t  one  0f 
corps.  One  night  in  8 n Rus. 

his  pals  was  killea  oy »  ln. 

sianand.  although  Mr  the 
nocent.  he                   Thereupon  he 

marines  in  dlsgrace.  j^. 

took  vengeance  upon  to  reDels_ 

came  a  gun  runner ^lor  bandlts 

they  are  calle d  : rebe: »  „  tnen 

m^changably.  by  the  way 

when  he  saw  Ws  former 
ta   arms   getting   reaay         nced  a 
against  the  Chinese  n       *-  nerQ 
change  of  heart  and^cam  me 
Mr.  Ayreb  plays  the  you^  Jsabel 
pleasantly  ,en0nuog^ra,f  with  realistic 

Jewell  again  P°r"f,Tfar  role  of  a  gin 
earnestness  her  fam iUarj w  ^ 
down  on  h?r  luck  vlUalns 
J.  Carrol  Nalsh  are  v  B  Mavnard 
and  Jimmy  Ellison 
HoTmes   Ukable  marine^  


Tuesday,  March  24,  1936 

"LEATHERNECKS  HAVE 

Mari ne  Role 
P  I  aye  d   by    ■  new  york 

I  ova/  A\/roc  Atthe  Gl<> 

LCW    r\y\  I    THE  LEATHERNECKS  H<, 

/  from  original  story  by  W»l 

'By  BLAND  iOHANESON.  41?™^"%  w 

"L  EATHERNEC  ICS  HAVE  produced  by  Republic  Plct 

LANDED,"   at   the   Globe  Woodruff  Davli  

tl.,,„.  I    Brooklyn   ,..._< 

Exciting     melodrama,     particu-  I  Corrigan   

larly  for  the  men.  tvi*.                  .     .  , 

Produced  by  Republic  Picture,:  Jhe  pannes  landed 

directed  by  Howard  Brether-  week-end    at    the  Glo 

ton.  I  somewhat  off  the  fable, 

the  cast  I  leads  from  the  Halls  of 

Woody  Davis   Lew    Awes  I    f     f.      c,  , 

Brooklyn   Isabel  jrweii  I  10  the  Shores  of  Tripo 

Mac  MacDonald  Jimim  Ellison  I  story  With  a  backETOUn 

Corrigan   James  Burke  I  .       *  ^  uuu 

Drenov  J.  Carroll  Naish  I  tlC-lOOking  shots  of  m« 

Capt.    Halscead  Clay  Clement  ■  tjons  m.„|..  tn  , 

Tuhhy  Waters  Mavnard  Holmes  uons  moving  to  and  fr 

Te^  . .-.   ward  Bond  I   had  been  interpolated 

Rico    ....   Paul  Porcasi  ■    ..        .  c 

British   Agent  Claude   King  [    tlonal  material  to  Show 

K  ::::::::::::::::^y^J SI        that  a  pwchw.  fell 

Sergt.   Regan  Joseph  Sawyer      ■        Ayres  Can  get  himself  1 

Tim           •               i    i-i.      •  I   's  a  marine  In  a  place  lil 

HE-  marines  and  the  in-  I  for  example  piateiu 

evitable  Brooklyn  blond  In  tfae  course  of  br 

never  fail  to  excite  the  im-  SSttfS 

agination  Of  the  movie  pro-  I  with  the  inevitable  Rui 
ducers  I  cateur  in  the  Cafe  Russ 

,r       li.  I  su,ts  in  the  death  of  Ms 

Here  they  are  again,  m  a  blood  Waters  and  Davis's  dil 

and  thunder,  rip-roaring  melodrama  I  picture  demonstrates  1 
which  is  packed  with  action.  how    really  devastator 

IT  IS  MR.  LEW  Ayres,  the  Ma-  I  handful  of  marines  ca 
rine  who  itches  for  fights,  who  I  American  lives  and  pro) 
provokes  most  of  the  uproar.    He  be  protected  from  Chi 

raises    enough    to    be    courtmar-        I  ^^I1*3- 
tialed  out  of  the  service.    But  in        I  .  ^here   seems   to  hav 
reliable  old  Shanghai,  among  the   |  ■  the  mi, 

Reliable  old  gun-runners,  he  is  able  i  ■  whJthw  the  forces  P 
to  emerge  hero  from  an  elaborate  Chang  should  be  called 

battle  for  a  honor  of  the  U.  S.  I  rebels,  but,  under  eithei 
Marines.  I  Leathernecks  disposed  ( 

The  plot  is  not  too  fresh,  but  them  in  the  process  of 

it  is  violently  active.    Fights,  bat-        I  an  oil  company  and  a  re 
ties  and  tumult  animate  the  tale,        |  Pany  in  the  interior  of 
which  concentrates  on  man's  devo- 
tion to  man  rather  than  mushy 
romancing-. 

THE  MEN,  THEREFORE,  will 
enjoy  it  particularly.  It  is  well- 
made,  well-acted  and  exciting. 

Ayres  is  supported  by  a  com- 
pany of  familiar  and  colorful 
players'.  Isabel  Jewell  provides 
the  indispensible  feminine  interest. 
James  Burke,  J.  Caroll  Naish, 
Jimmy  Ellison  are  prominent  in 
the  cast. 


mu) 

\  LEW  AYRES  ^  1SABI 

with  LEW  1AME5BURKE-J.eA 


LY  MIRROR 


)ed;  at  globe,  exciting  film 


0  V 

A 


Guard  of  Honor  of  U.  S. 
Marines  at  World  Premiere 
of  Republic's  "The  Leather- 
necks Have  Landed"  in  N.  Y. 


/'  ,  m 


• 


ft 


AW? 


NEW  YORK  POST, 


The  Leathernecks  Have 
Landed"  at  the  Globe 


By  IRENE  THIRER 

'pHEY  go  in  for  serious  stuff 
in  "The  Leathernecks  Have 
Landed,"  which,  as  you  may 
Rather,  is  all  about  the  United 
States  Marines,  and  especially  a  few 
of  them,  and 
specifically  one 
of  them  named 
'y/l^/    ^  \    Red  °avis. 

-^^poi    T  h  e  Globe's 

f|  /  Iff  new  movie  —  a 
I  I    Republic  pro- 

I  duction  —  is  to 

F  =^r-  be  recommended 
'^mCTCP  for  its  interest- 
^  lilt  I  CH  mg  backgrounds, 
and  the  fact  that 
.  a  somewhat  different  yarn 
/.n  me  usual  run  of .  sea-soldier 
"Z^3-  Lew  Ayres 

£ves  an  acceptable  account  of 
Davis,  the  marine  who's  chucked 
3ut  of  service  because  he's  found 
|?uilty  of  disorderly  conduct,  caus- 
'  ng  the  death  of  his  ship  buddy 


Then  there  are  Jimmy  Ellison, 
James  Burke.  J.  Carrol  Naish  (he's 
the  villain— and  a  black  one!),  Clay 
Clement.  Maynard  Holmes,  Ward 
Bond,  Paul  Porcasi,  Claude  King 
and  Christian  Rub  in  supporting 
roles. 

When  Davis  is  forced  to  resign 
Irom  the  force,  he  joins  up  with  an 
outfit  of  gun-runners,  illegally 
supplying  ammunition  to  the  Chi- 
nese rebels.  It's  after  he  has  proved 
his  loyalty  to  the  U.  S.  by  saving 
his  marine  pals  from  death  at  the 
guns  of  the  Chinese— risking  his 
own  life  to  do  so— ^that  he's  rein- 
stated, and  Director  Howard  Breth- 
erton  calls  a  halt  on  Seton  Miller's 
story. 

During  the  film's  last  naif,  there 
are  a  number  of  crackerjack  .fist 
fights.  And  the  business  of  blow- 
ing up  the  ammunition  barracks  is  | 
pretty   thrilling  besides. 


NEW    YORK  AMERICAN 


'Leathernecks  Have  Landed' 
Has  Plenty  of  Excitement 


ELL 


0if*cf*4  6,  HOWARO  6IETHIRTON  Swp»r«.i«d  b,  KEN  GOLDSMITH 
Stt*«Mplar  br  S*l*n  I  Mill*.  Orgtnol         *>l  W«llyn  T«lm«n.  Jamtt  Qnicrt 


THE  LEATHERNECKS  HAVE 
LANDED."  a  Republic  Picture, 
adapted  by  Seton  I.  Miller,  from  a 
story  by  W.ellyn  Totman  and  James 
Green;  directed  by  Howard  Brether- 
ton  and  presented  at  the  Globe 
Theatre.  : 

THE  CAST. 
...     jw  ■  Lew  Ayres 

Sr^klyn " "  " '.  1 1 ' ™«  ,ewe" 
Brooklyn  ... ......         Mmmjr  E|||so„ 

r„„.  ■  '  ■  •   James  Burke 

Dr«mv  . : : : : : . .  .^v. . *.  **** 

There's  no  static  in  the  swjft- 
paced  meller  at  the  Globe.  There 
are  elements  which  may  be  lack- 
ing, but  they  don't  include  ac- 
tion. Of  that  there  is  plenty. 
And  because  of  its  exciting 
speed,  the  fact  that  there's  al- 
ways something  going  on,  and 
the  interesting  portrayals  of 
principals  and  support,  the  rum 
makes  very  passable  program 
entertainment. 

You  may  expect  excitement 
and  not  be  disappointed  when 
Lew  Ayres.  a  U.  S.  Marine  with 
a  chip  on  his  shoulder,  is  turned 
loose  on  'Frisco  shore  leave  with 
two  pals  equally  ready  for  fight 
or  frolic.  But  this  brawl  is 
nothing  <to  the  one  that  follows, 
with  Shanghai  as  its  locale,  and 
here  the  action  turns  tragic,  with 


one  of  Lew's  buddies  being  slain 
in  the  fracas. 

This  misadventure  causes  the 
hero's  dismissal  from  the  corps, 
and  subsequently  he  becomes  in- 
volved with  a  hard-bitten  gang 
of  filibusters  intent  on  smug- 
gling arms  and  ammunition  to  a 
mob  of  bandits  terrorizing  the 
interior.  Thus  it  happens  that 
Lew  is  on  the  wrong  side  when 
the  terrorists  and  the  Marines 
finally  clash,  which  gives  him 
the  chance  for  regeneration  in 
sifting  loyalties,  saving  the  lay 
for  the  leathernecks  and  find- 
ing reinstatement  with  the  sea- 
soldiers. 

Ayres  gives  a  straight-fronw 
the-shoulder  characterization  of 
the  two-fisted,  hot-headed  Ma- 
rine, and  Isabel  Jewell  wins  fur- 
ther distinction  as  a  pathetic 
pariah  of  the  China  seas.  Lots 
of  sympathy  goes  out  to  Jimmy 
Ellison  and  Maynard  Holmes. 
Lew's  comrades-in-arms,  while 
James  Burke  and  J.  Carrol  Naish 
are  properly  hateful  villains. 
The  direction  is  sharp  and  vig- 
orous.— R.  C. 


who  directed  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer 
and  "The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine 


ft 


applauds: 

"Capra  outdid  himself/ 
Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town 
surpasses  all  his  other 
pictures/"  


Hollywood  has  gone  ultra  f*i    7  7  ■      75 «    ,  /■* 

Caprcconscious!  Morning  L,OlUmDlCl  FlCtUreS  COrp. 

noon  and  night  the  topic 
of  conversation  is  the  new 
Capra  hit ...  as  producers, 
directors,  stars,  exhibitors, 

the  press,  join  in  shouting  National  release  date  April  12th 

its  praises  to  the  skies  !  Opening  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  April  16th 


Moti 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


VOL.  39.  NO.  78 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


J.  A.  and  Loew 
Deal  Surprise 
To  Paramount 


Question  Is  Raised  as  to 
Legality  of  Move 


Paramount  officials  yesterday  were 
Krplexed  over  the  action  of  the 
"nited  Artists  Theatre  Circuit  in  con- 
hiding  a  deal  for  operation  by  Loew's 
4  the  United  Artists  theatres  at  Chi- 
ago  and  Detroit,  effective  next  year. 
The  circuit's  right  to  consummate 
(iich  a  deal  without  consulting  Para- 
mount which,  through  subsidiaries, 
laims  a  half  ownership  in  the  houses, 
Ivas  frankly  questioned  and  legal 
dvice  was  sought. 

V.  Frank  Freeman,  Paramount  the- 
tre  head,  said  that  his  company  holds 

half  interest  in  Randolph  Operating 
~o.,  which  owns  the  leasehold  on  the 
LTnited  Artists,  Chicago,  up  to  the 
all  of  1939.  The  same  company  holds 
n  agreement  for  management  and 
»l>eration  of  the  house  by  B.  &  K. 
No  extension  of  the  agreement  be- 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Allied  Unit  Plans 
Fight  on  Clearance 

Chicago.  April  1 — Plans  to  halt  the 
ranting  of  an  extra  week's  clearance 
•etween  C  and  the  first  week  of  re- 
ease  when  new  contracts  are  drawn 
ip  were  instituted  at  the  meeting  of 
he  Allied  board  held  here  today. 

Allied  and  independents  are  strongly 
•pposed  to  the  declared  intention  of 
lUtributors  to  give  B.  &  K.  clear- 
ance this  year.  A  group  of  Allied 
nembers  will  meet  tomorrow  to  form 
i  booking  combine.  When  their  plan 
s  completed  it  will  be  voted  upon  by 
\llied  members.  If  it  is  accepted,  Al- 
ied  will  seek  to  form  a  combine  to 
>reak  down  the  B.  &  K.  buying  pow- 
•r.  Eighty  theatres  are  expected  to 
oin  in  the  move. 

Aaron  Saperstein  is  acting  in  an 
idvisory  capacity. 


GTE  Reorganization 
Hearing  to  Be  Apr.  28 

Wilmington.  April  1. — Hearing  on 
he  petition  of  the  reorganization  com- 
nittee  of  General  Theatres  Equip- 
nent.  Inc.,  askin?  for  an  order  for 
;ale  of  assets  and  receivership  prop- 
erty of  the  company,  was  set  for  April 
28  by  Chancellor  Josiah  P.  Wolcott 
n  Chancery  Court  here  today.  The 
x'titioners  are  acting  under  a  plan 
jf  agreement  and  reorganization  of 
August  31,  1935. 

Chancellor  Wolcott  approved  action 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Wardour  St.,  London,  Buzzes 

With  Rumors  of  Company  Deals 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 
London,  April  1. — Wardour  St.  and  its  bypaths  are  resounding 
daily  with  rumors,  chiefly  wild  and  essentially  without  founda- 
tion, of  impending  deals  of  magnitude. 

Cross-sectional  opinion,  checked  as  carefully  and  as  conserva- 
tively as  it  can  be,  appears  to  recognize  that  several  big  moves  are 
on  the  wing.  Where,  when  and  with  whom,  however,  are  some- 
thing else  again. 

The  presence  here  of  A.  C.  Blumenthal  of  New  York  lends  a 
certain  amount  of  credence  to  reports  concerning  new  promo- 
tions; the  principal  conversation  as  to  it  concerns  his  having  to 
do  with  a  possible  transaction  involving  Gaumont  British.  Be 
that  as  it  may,  in  at  least  one  direction  the  rumors  have  prompted 
one  comment.  Arthur  Dent  of  British  International  today  denied 
John  Maxwell  was  tied  in  with  any  moves,  discussed,  or  contem- 
plated, pertaining  to  G.  B. 

The  silence  so  far  maintained  by  Herbert  J.  Yates  is  viewed  in 
some  garrulous  quarters  as  potentially,  if  not  actually,  significant. 
He  appears  to  have  several  plans  in  the  offing,  aside  from  his  sur- 
vey of  laboratory  sites.     Detail  is  lacking. 


G.  B.  to  Increase 
U.  S.  Films  to  28 

G.  B.  will  increase  its  American 
feature  release  to  24  for  the  new 
season,  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  head  of  dis- 
tribution for  Gaumont  British,  said 
yes+erday  on  his  return  here  from 
Hollywood.  The  company's  release  list 
in  America  this  season  was  confined 
to  16  features. 

The  list,  he  said,  calls  for  "A"  type 
product  exclusively  and  will  be  buget- 
ed  accordingly.  No  definite  arrange- 
ments have  been  completed,  he  said, 
for  G.  B.  production  activities  in  this 
country  at  the  present  time.  He  ex- 
pressed satisfaction  over  the  com- 
pany's American  distribution  showing 
and  said  that  the  company  would  go 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Brandt  Nominated 
As  Head  of  ITOA 

Despite  vigorous  statements  that  he 
would  not  again  be  a  candidate,  cul- 
minating two  days  ago  in  a  definite 
declaration  that  he  would  not  accept, 
Harry  Brandt  yesterday  yielded_  to 
persuasion  and  accepted  the  nomina- 
tion as  president  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A., 
at  the  organization's  nominating  meet- 
ing at  the  Astor.   The  nomination  was 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Pittsburgh  Shifts 
Will  Ease  Film  Jam 

Pittsburgh,  April  1. — In  order  to 
relieve  the  product  jam  for  the  next 
few  weeks,  Warners  will  make  the 
small  Regent  in  East  Liberty  a  first 
run  on  Saturday.  It  is  to  assume  the 
Warner  double-feature  policy  and  will 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


RKO -Van  Beuren 
Cartoon  Deal  Off 

RKO  yesterday  gave  formal  notice 
to  the  Van  Beuren  Corp.  that  it  would 
not  renew  its  deal  for  distribution  of 
the  latter's  "Rainbow  Parade"  color 
cartoons  next  season. 

The  decision  results  from  RKO's 
recent  acquisition  of  the  Walt  Disney 
cartoons,  effective  with  the  comple- 
tion of  his  current  releasing  arrange- 
ments with  LTnited  Artists,  but  does 
not  affect  RKO  distribution  of  any 
other  Van  Beuren  subjects.  For  the 
past  six  years  RKO  has  distributed 
46  Van  Beuren  shorts  annually,  of 
which  13  have  been  color  cartoons. 
Because  of  some  uncertainty  as  to 
whether  or  not  Disney  could  complete 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Expect  Ascap  Case 
Delays  Until  Fall 

No  final  disposal  of  the  Govern- 
ment's anti-trust  suit  against  Ascap  is 
expected  by  attorneys  involved  in  the 
action  before  next  fall,  it  was  stated 
yesterday. 

Another  month  or  more  will  be  re- 
quired by  the  Government's  and  As- 
cap's  attorneys  for  the  completion  of 
stipulations   on  evidence.     It  is  ex- 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Rockefeller  Center 
Drops  RCA  Holdings 

Washington,  April  1. — Rockefel- 
ler Center  disposed  of  100,000  shares 
of  RCA  cumulative  preferred  A  stock 
in  the  open  market  during  February, 
representing  its  total  interest  in  the 
radio  company,  the  SEC  disclosed 
(Continued  on  page  '12) 


Pathe  Plan  Is 
To  Reorganize 
For  Producing 

Two  New  Units  Forming, 
Kolbe  Divulges 


That  Pathe  Film  Corp.,  organized 
last  August  as  successor  to  Pathe  Ex- 
change, Inc.,  and  the  Time  Magazine 
interests  are  dickering  for  the  forma- 
tion of  two  new  companies,  one  of 
which  will  include  production  and  dis- 
tribution, .  was  learned  yesterday. 

Under  the  plan,  according  to  in- 
formation, March  of  Time  will  be  in- 
cluded in  the  deal,  and  a  new  man- 
agement will  be  placed  in  control. 
This,  however,  was  inconsistent  with 
the  facts. 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  RKO 
Dist.  Corp.,  said  the  releasing  arrange- 
ment with  his  company  is  for  a  period 
of  years  and  March  of  Time  definitely 
is  committed  to  RKO  for  next  sea- 
son. 

Depinet  added  that  the  report  had 

< Continued  on  page  11) 


"U"  Control  Passes 
To  Standard  Today 

Control  of  Universal  will  pass  from 
Carl  Laemmle  to  the  Standard  Capi- 
tal Corp. -Charles  R.  Rogers  group 
today  with  the  formal  transfer  of 
securities  and  payment  of  a  $4,000,000 
cash  balance  by  the  purchasing  group. 
The  payment  completes  delivery  of  the 
$5,500,000  option  price  placed  on  the 
Laemmle  securities,  $1,500,000  of  which 
was  deposited  to  Laemmle's  credit 
with  the  Manufacturers  Trust  Co., 
March  14. 

Following  the  transfer  today, 
Laemmle  plans  to  leave  for  the  coast 
and  retire  from  activity  in  the  indus- 
try. He  plans  to  return  in  June  en 
route  to  Europe  for  an  extended  va- 
cation. 

A  new  board  will  be  elected  today 
and  officers  may  be  elected  either  to- 
dav  or  tomorrow. 


Expect  Session  of 
Kansas  Legislature 

Topeka,  April  1.  —  Governor  Lan- 
don  is  expected  to  call  a  special  ses- 
sion of  the  Kansas  legislature  to  de- 
vise a  social  security  program.  The 
legislative  council  appointed  a  special 
committee  to  report  April  15  on  the 
constitutionality  of  the  means  under 
consideration  for  bringing  the  state 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  2,  193 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


Vol.  39 


April  2,  1936 


No.  78 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.   M.  JERAULD,   Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley. 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
tions, Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau,  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues.  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Sydney  Bureau:  600  George  Street, 
Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mexico  City 
Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James  Lockhart, 
Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau:  86  Dun- 
drennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Representative; 
Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest, 
II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representative;  Tokyo 
Bureau:  47  Higashi  Gokencho  Ushigome- 
Ku.  H.  Tominaga,  Representative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


FWC  Projectionists 
Again  on  Union  Scale 

Los  Angeles,  April  1. — Projec- 
tionists in  all  Fox  West  Coast  houses 
today  went  back  on  the  full  union 
wage  scale.  The  circuit  signed  an 
agreement  with  Local  150,  I.A.T.S.E. 
late  yesterday  which  restored  salaries 
to  the  1933  level.  The  new  contract 
extends  to  Sept.  30,  1938. 

The  I.A.T.S.E.  unit  is  now  con- 
ducting negotiations  for  similar  wage 
boosts  with  W arners  and  independents. 


Changes  Made  at  RKO 

Hollywood,  April  1. — Betty  Rob- 
erts, RKO  reading  department  head, 
has  resigned  her  post  today  in  a  de- 
partmental shakeup  which  saw  Rob- 
ert Sparks  placed  in  the  position  of 
story  editor  replacing  Albert  M.  Per- 
sofif.  Persoff,  offered  the  position  as 
assistant  to  Sparks,  tendered  his  resig- 
nation. 


Tax  Judgment  Is  Filed 

A  judgment  for  $332  was  filed  in 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  by  the 
N.  Y.  State  Tax  Commission  against 
the  Big  "U"  Film  Exchange,  Inc.,  of 
630  9th  Ave.  The  judgment  was  for 
back  taxes  for  1933  and  1934. 


A.  J.  Lewin  Signed 

Hollywood,  April  1. — Albert  J. 
Lewin,  M-G-M  associate  producer  for 
the  past  twelve  years,  today  signed 
a  new  long-term  contract.  His  first 
will  be  "Marie  Antoinette." 


By  RED  KANN 


Hollywood,  April  1 

THE  facts:  Judge  Charles  I. 
Bogue  has  held  that  War- 
ners voided  their  pact  with  James 
Cagney  by  failure  to  properly 
bill  him,  as  per  contract,  in 
"Ceiling  Zero"  and  "Footlight 
Parade."  The  performer's  suit 
to  obtain  release  from  the  pro- 
ducer was  predicated  on  an  al- 
leged oral  agreement  that  he  was 
not  to  appear  in  more  than  four 
pictures  in  any  one  year.  Any 
right  to  test  validity  on  that 
ground  was  waived  by  his  ap- 
pearance in  five  in  1935,  thereby 
presumably  indicating  his  will- 
ingness to  work  on  that  sort  of 
basis.  So  the  court  observed.  .  .  . 


The  Warner  stand,  Jack  L.  as 
spokesman : 

"The  issues  in  this  case  were 
simple  and  clear-cut.  The  court  in 
its  decision  has  held  that  our 
contract  with  Mr.  Cagney  was 
not  invalid  and  that  he  had  no 
legal  basis  for  his  claim  that  the 
contract  should  be  canceled  at 
this  time  because  of  any  defect 
or  irregularity  in  that  contract. 
When  Mr.  Cagney  declined  in 
December  of  1935  to  render 
further  services  to  us  under  his 
contract  dated  October  4,  1932,  he 
did  so,  as  the  court  has  held  in 
effect,  without  legal  justification. 
He  was  suspended  by  us  at  that 
time  because  of  his  refusal  to 
work.  His  contract,  including  op- 
tions, has  a  long  time  to  run  and 
we  intend  to  protect  our  inter- 
ests throughout. 

"However,  the  court  has  like- 
wise found  that  subsequent  to  the 
time  when  Mr.  Cagney,  without 
legal  reason,  refused  to  continue 
his  services  for  us,  he  had  been 
billed  in  advertising  matter  in 
connection  with  the  picture  'Ceil- 
ing Zero."  in  a  manner  contrary 
to  the  billing  clause  in  his  con- 
tract. Our  company  contended 
that  such  errors  in  billing  were 
entirely  inadvertent  and  that  our 
contract  provided  definitely  that 
'no  casual  or  inadvertent'  failures 
to  comply  with  provisions  of  the 
contract  regarding  billing  should 
constitute  a  breach  thereof. 
Whether  the  error  claimed  to 
have  been  made  in  the  advertis- 
ing was  a  deliberate  breach,  or 
whether  it  was  merely  a  minor 
incident,  purely  casual  and  inad- 
vertent in  its  nature,  is  a  question 
which  will  in  due  course  be  placed 
before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  California,  to  which  we 
intend  to  appeal. 

"Whether  the  advertising  mat- 
ter concerning  the  picture  'Ceil- 
ing Zero'  put  out  by  certain  local 
theatres  under  the  particular  cir- 
cumstances disclosed  in  this  case 
can  be  said  to  be  a  breach  of  the 
customary  billing  clause  as  it 
appears  in  Mr.  Cagney's  contract 
with  us  as  the  producer  of  the 
picture  is  a  question  of  great  im- 
portance to  the  entire  motion  pic- 
ture industry. 

"We  are-  naturally  disappointed 


in  the  present  outcome  of  the 
case  but  as  a  matter  of  convic- 
tion and  principle  intend  to  prose- 
cute and  appeal  in  due  course  to 
the  highest  court  in  the  State." 

T 

The  interpretation :  The  indus- 
try, unknown  to  many  of  its 
constituents,  so  far  has  bumped 
and  scraped  its  way  over  dan- 
gerous shoals  as  a  consequence 
of  this  action.  In  finding  for 
Cagney  on  the  basis  of  billing, 
there  is  an  object  lesson  for 
advertising  men,  cautioning 
them  again  on  the  sharp  neces- 
sity for  strict  observance  to  ob- 
ligations imposed  upon  them  by 
accurate  observance  of  contract 
terms.  On  that  ground  and 
whether  or  not  it  was  sufficient 
to  hold  the  Warners  had  vio- 
lated their  agreement,  opinion 
may  vary.  At  least,  the  court, 
as  it  should  have,  followed  the 
written  agreement  and  drew  its 
findings  from  the  signed  docu- 
ment. .  .  . 

▼ 

It  goes  far  beyond,  does  this 
situation  and  it  ties  in  very 
neatly  with  a  current  state  of 
mind  in  Hollywood.  It  deals  with 
the  very  mad  scramble  for  names, 
no  matter  at  what  price,  visible 
and  invisible,  and  it  divides  the 
responsibility  for  inordinately  ex- 
cessive negative  costs  between 
the  producer  who  succumbs  to 
the  technique  and  the  agent 
who  drums  it  up.  Faster  and 
faster  is  the  da}'  arriving  in  pro- 
duction where  important  play- 
ers, looking  around  them  and 
noting  what  is  happening  to 
others  in  their,  or  approximate, 
classification,  are  seeking  to  make 
deals  on  a  per  picture  basis.  The 
returns  are  better  because  it 
makes  possible  negotiations  anew 
at  the  completion  of  each  suc- 
ceeding picture  and  because 
there  is  always  a  producer  pre- 
pared to  fall  for  the  game.  .  .  . 

▼ 

This  department  describes  it 
as  a  guess  since  it  is  lacking  the 
tangible  proof  to  back  up  what 
it  is  about  to  point  out.  Yet  it 
is  obvious  that  Cagney  is  much 
more  concerned  with  salary  than 
he  is  with  overwork;  that,  con- 
sequently, he  is  far  less  disturbed 
over  the  burden  of  appearing  in 
five  pictures  a  year,  as  compared 
with  four,  than  he  is  with  the 
fact  that  he  has  made  the  extra 
picture  without  additional  salary 
recompense.  There  is  nothing  to 
show  by  name  the  hee  that  is 
stinging  him  into  action.  There 
is  the  general  status  of  salaries 
here  to  consider.  There  is  also 
to  consider  the  extremely  strong 
probability  that  some  other  stu- 
dio, by  direct  action  or  more 
likely  through  a  third  party, 
which  is  to  say  an  agent,  has 


Theatre  Victor  in 
Segregation  Action 


Philadelphia,  April  1. — The  first 
segregation  case  under  Pennsylvania's 
new  equal  rights  law  to  reach  the 
court  resulted  today  in  a  verdict  of 
acquittal  for  the  defendant  theatre,  the 
Doris.  The  discrimination  charge  was 
brought  by  Dr.  Charles  G.  Nickens 
and  Mary  Bolton,  negroes,  who  com- 
plained they  were  requested  to  leave 
the  center  aisle  of  the  house  and  sit 
in  aisle  reserved  for  negroes. 

Raymond  J.  O'Rourke,  manager  of 
the  house,  and  Charles  Shields,  ticket 
taker,  were  specific  defendants.  The 
jury  was  out  only  15  minutes.  The 
plaintiffs  declared  they  refused  to  move 
to  the  negro  section  and  their  ad- 
mission was  refunded.  The  case  was 
watched  with  interest  since  the  law 
applies  to  the  entire  state. 


Must  File  Particulars 

Judge  Murray  Hulbert  in  Federal 
court  here  yesterday  ordered  Claudette 
Colbert  to  serve  a  bill  of  particulars 
within  five  days  in  her  suit  for  $250,- 
000  against  Columbia,  alleging  un- 
authorized use  of  her  photograph  in  a 
liquor  advertisement.  She  charges 
Columbia  permitted  use  of  her  photo 
in  an  advertisement  in  the  Detroit 
Free  Press  in  March,  1934,  in  order 
to  advertise  "It  Happened  One  Night." 
Columbia  has  denied  the  charges. 


Pryor,  Edmunds  at  Ampa 

Roger  Pryor,  now  making  personal 
appearances  at  Loew's  State,  and  Wil- 
liam Edmunds,  star  of  "Moon  Over 
Mulberry  St.,"  will  be  guests  of  honor 
at  the  weekly  Ampa  luncheon  today. 
After  lunch  the  report  of  the  nomi- 
nating committee  will  be  discussed. 


Lichtman  in  Detroit 

Detroit,  April  1. — Al  Lichtman  ar- 
rived this  morning  from  New  York. 


been  dangling  temptation  before 
the  Cagney  orbs.  .  .  . 

T 

This  is  old  stuff  here,  but  it 
continues  to  be  the  most  nefari- 
ous of  Hollywood  practices.  It 
is  nothing  more  or  less  than  a 
form  of  brigandage,  an  out- 
and-out  holdup  and  a  cancerous 
something  dangerously  inherent 
in  the  Hollywood  setup.  How- 
ever, any  accusing  finger  leveled 
at  its  sponsors  would  have  to 
swing  well  nigh  across  the  en- 
tire local  orbit  if  it  is  to  be  at 
all  accurate  in  its  embrace.  For 
the  job  of  making  talent  already 
signed  disgruntled  with  its  pres- 
ent contractual  whereabouts 
has  developed  into  something 
closely  resembling  a  fine  art.  In 
one  outstanding  instance,  a  major 
studio,  resisting  attempted  raids 
on  personnel,  has  spent  millions 
in  the  last  five  years  as  the  price 
necessary  to  keep  its  ranks  intact. 
Everyone  here  at  all  wise  to  the 
Hollywood  routine,  of  course, 
knows  the  condition  as  it  is. 
Like  other  matters  which  sub- 
mit themselves  as  likely  prob- 
lems for  adjustment,  this  one  is 
met  with  a  shrug  of  the  shoulders 
that  indicates  the  unwillingness, 
the  remoteness  or  the  disinclina- 
tion to  seek  correction.  .  .  . 


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of  Entertainment  In  The  Big 


Sol  son  at  his  best.  Should  hit 
the  box-office  to  sweet  returns! 
From  the  moment  the  picture 
opens  to  the  very  end,  it's  loaded 
with  swell  entertainment!" 

—  Film  Daily 


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Pathe  Plan  Is 

To  Reorganize 
For  Producing 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

i  proved  "embarrassing"  to  March  •  of 

!  Time  executives. 

"The  story  in  the  newspaper  today 

I  that  March  of  Time  is  involved  in  a 
reported  new  picture  company  is  not 

•true,"  said  Roy  Larsen  last  night. 
"In  accordance  with  the  terms  of  our 
contract  with  RKO,  the  March  of 
Time  distribution  deal  with  RKO  has 
been  renewed  for  another  year  from 
August. 

"I  know  nothing  about  the  reported 
:  new  company   in   which   Pathe  and 
Time  are  said  to  be  involved." 

Pathe's  25  per  cent  interest  in  the 
idu  Pont   Film   Mfg.   Corp.   and  its 
1  laboratory  activities  will  not  be  in- 
\olved,  the  reports  indicate.    The  la- 
I  oratory  now  processes  about  25  per 
I  cent  of  the  RKO  film  under  an  agree- 
J  ment  reached  when  RKO  took  over 
I  Pathe's  production  _several  years  ago. 
J     Pathe  stock  has  gained  rapidly  on 
I  the  Stock  Exchange  of  late  and  sold 
yesterday  at  a  new  high  of  11%.  Last 
year's  low  was  4%  and  this  year's  low 
k'iias  been  7$i- 

Pathe  is  now  controlled  by  a  Wall 
St.  group  headed  by  F.  P.  Kolbe  of 
Young.  Kolbe  &  Co.  and  Robert  W. 
I  Atkins  of  Abbott,  Proctor  &  Payne, 
»  both  Stock  Exchange  houses.  Kolbe 
is  Pathe  president  and  Atkins  is  ex- 
ecutive vice-president. 
The  reports  were  partially  confirmed 


by  Kolbe  who,  following  a  series  of 
conferences,  permitted  this  statement 
to  be  issued  last  night : 

"Pathe  film  officials  announced  that 
it  had  formed  a  new  subsidiary  com- 
pany to  take  over  its  motion  picture 
activities.  They  stated  that  the  new 
company  is  entering  into  negotiations 
to  acquire  an  experienced  and  aggres- 
sive management  to  handle  the  pro- 
duction and  distribution  of  motion 
pictures." 

One  new  company,  according  to  re- 
ports, will  be  known  as  Pathe-du  Pont 
Holding  Co.  This  will  take  over 
Pathe's  interest  in  the  du  Pont  Film 
Mfg.  Co.  and  the  Bound  Brook  labo- 
ratory. Kolbe  is  expected  to  head  this 
unit.  Another  new  company  will  be 
Pathe  International  Corp.  to  take 
over  March  of  Time,  short  subjects 
and  the  State  Theatre  Co.,  which 
operates  a  house  at  Denver. 

Another  angle  is  the  report  that  pres- 
ent Pathe  holders  will  receive  one 
share  of  stock  in  the  holding  company 
for  every  share'  of  Pathe  now  held 
and  one  share  of  the  international  cor- 
poration for  every  three  of  the  pres- 
ent company.  It  is  also  predicted  that 
rights  will  be  issued  to  holders  of  the 
latter  company. 

Executives  of  Pathe,  The  March  of 
Time,  and  Time,  Inc.,  last  night  were 
busy  in  a  series  of  meetings. 


Barry  more  Sues  Lawyers 

A  suit  for  an  accounting  was  filed 
in  Federal  court  here  yesterday  for 
John  Barrymore  against  the  law  firm 
of  Hotchner  &  Finn.  The  complaint 
states  that  in  1934  Barrymore  retained 
the  lawyers  as  his  agents  for  the  pur- 
pose of  receiving  money,  securities  and 
property  which  he  claims  amounted  to 
$100,000. 


George  B.  Jolson 

Chicago,  April  1. — If  Al 
Jolson  should  suddenly  burst 
on  an  unsuspecting  public 
with  platinum  blonde  whisk- 
ers, it  will  be  because  he 
wants  to  play  the  role  of 
George  Bernard  Shaw  in  a 
film  based  on  Shaw's  life.  He 
admitted  as  much  here  today. 

There's  only  one  drawback. 
He  expects  to  make  "The 
Jazz  Singer"  before  doing  the 
Shaw  role. 


Expect  Ascap  Case 
Delays  Until  Fall 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

pected  that  the  stipulations,  together 
with  voluminous  exhibits,  would  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  court  for  several 
months  before  a  decision  disposing  of 
the  case  or  directing  a  continuance  of 
the  trial  could  be  made. 

Through  the  stipulations,  Ascap 
hopes  to  win  a  dismissal  of  the  Gov- 
ernment action,  whereas  the  Govern- 
ment's objective  is  the  obtaining  of  an 
injunction  against  the  society's  present 
licensing  system.  If  the  court  decides 
that  the  stipulations  do  not  justify 
either  method  of  disposing  of  the  case 
it  may  direct  the  trial  to  proceed,  in 
order  to  supply  additional  evidence. 


Move  the  Foreign  Dept. 

The  foreign  department  of  Republic 
has  moved  from  the  RKO  Building  to 
1776  Broadway. 


II 

Pittsburgh  Shifts 
Will  Ease  Film  Ban 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

get  under  way  with  "The  Bohemian 
Girl"  and  "Man  Hunt." 

At  the  same  time,  the  Warner  and 
Davis,  reopened  a  week  ago  following 
the  flood,  will  share  the  films  orig- 
inally booked  for  the  Penn  and  the 
Stanley.  It  will  be  at  least  three 
weeks  before  either  the  Penn  or  Stan- 
ley will  be  in  shape  to  open. 

The  same  goes  for  the  Harris-Alvin 
and  the  Shea-Hyde  Fulton.  Although 
the  opening  of  the  Regent  and  Davis 
will  keep  Warner,  M-G-M,  First  Na- 
tional and  United  Artists  pictures 
moving,  the  continued  closing  of  the 
Fulton  and  Alvin  will  clog  all  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  and  Universal  films 
for  some  time.  A  few  of  the  minor 
films  from  these  studios  will  possibly 
be  sold  on  the  outside  to  George 
Jaffe's  independent  Casino,  which  has 
also  resumed  operation  downtown. 

Until  the  de  luxe  houses  open  again, 
Pittsburgh  will  have  no  stage  shows. 
Demands  from  local  unions  for  adjust- 
ments have  sent  George  Jaffe's  inde- 
pendently-operated Casino  to  straight 
pictures.  Until  the  flood  closed  the 
house  for  10  days,  the  Casino  had  been 
playing  films  and  units,  but  upon  re- 
suming over  the  week-end  Jaffe 
dropped  presentations  for  double  fea- 
tures. 

The  operator  is  demanding  a  reduc- 
tion of  his  backstage  crew. 


Loew  Dividend  Voted 

Loew's,  Inc.,  has  voted  a  dividend 
of  %\.62y2  on  the  six  and  one-half  per 
cent  cumulative  preferred  payable 
May  15  to  holders  of  record  April  29. 


THANKS  TO 

THE   WARNER  BROS. 

AND 

MR.  AL  JOLSON 

CAB    CALLO  WAY 

"HIS   HI-DE-HIGHNESS   OF  HO-DE-HO" 

AND  HIS 
COTTON   CLUB  ORCHESTRA 

Featured  In 

"The  SINGING  KID" 

♦ DIRECTION 
MILLS  ARTISTS,  INC. 
IRVING  MILLS  IRVING  MILLS'  PRES- 

799  Seventh  Ave.,  N.  Y. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  2,  1936 


U.A.  and  Loew 
Deal  Surprise 
To  Paramount 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

yond  1939  has  to  be  made  until  the 
fall  of  1937,  when  the  M-G-M  fran- 
chise for  the  theatre  expires,  it  was 
said. 

Freeman  stated  that  United  Detroit 
Theatres,  also  a  Paramount  subsidiary, 
has  a  similar  operating  agreement  and 
interest  in  a  company  which  leases 
the  United  Artists,  Detroit,  to  1950. 
He  added  that  in  his  opinion  even 
though  new  management  operating 
agreements  had  to  be  made  next  year 
the  Paramount  companies,  through 
their  interests  in  the  leaseholds,  still 
would  have  to  be  consulted  in  the 
making  of  such  new  agreements.  Par- 
amount and  outside  attorneys  were 
called  upon  to  submit  opinions  in  this 
respect. 

An  indication  that  delays  in  open- 
ing M-G-M  pictures  in  Chicago  may 
have  had  something  to  do  with  the 
change  in  operation  was  given  yester- 
day by  John  Balaban  of  B.  &  K. 
He  stated  that  his  circuit's  policy  has 
been  to  play  the  preferred  M-G-M 
product  at  either  the  United  Artists 
or  the  Roosevelt,  the  B.  &  K.  long 
run  houses  in  the  Loop.  Second  line 
M-G-M  product,  he  said,  goes  to  the 
Chicago  and  still  weaker  product  to 
other  Loop  B.  &  K.  houses.  B.  &  K. 
has  retained  the  right  to  substitute 
any  other  house  than  the  United  Art- 
ists for  M-G-M  extended  runs. 

Recently,  the  consecutive  release  by 
United  Artists  of  such  pictures  as 
"Strike  Me  Pink,"  "Little  Lord  Faun- 
tleroy"  and  "These  Three,"  all  of 
which  played  the  United  Artists,  left 
no  time  available  for  M-G-M  pictures 
in  that  theatre  for  approximately  20 
weeks.  With  the  Roosevelt  as  the 
only  Loop  house  available  for  M-G-M 
extended  runs,  as  a  result,  pictures 
like  "Rose  Marie"  which  have  been 
in  general  distribution  for  the  past 
six  or  eight  weeks,  have  been  held 
up  in  Chicago.  "Rose  Marie"  is  only 
now  playing  its  first  Loop  week. 

Balaban  said  that  he  did  not  re- 
gard the  move  as  "an  unfriendly  one," 
although  he  indicated  some  surprise 
over  the  rearrangement  and  the  fact 
that  it  was  determined  upon  without 
B.  &  K.  having  been  consulted. 

Whether  or  not  a  similar  playing 
time  situation  as  to  M-G-M  product 
also  exists  in  Detroit  could  not  be 
learned  from  the  distributor.  Al 
Lichtman  was  in  Detroit  yesterday, 
but  on  other  matters  than  the  theatre 
operating  deal,  it  was  said. 


Rockefeller  Center 
Drops  RCA  Holdings 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

today.  RCA  plans  to  call  its  A  issue 
for  redemption  at  $55  a  share  if  its 
pending  recapitalization  plan  is  ap- 
proved by  the  annual  stockholders' 
meeting,  which  would  indicate  a  valu- 
ation of  $5,500,000  on  the  block  held 
by  Rockefeller  Center. 

The  stock  was  turned  over  to  Rock- 
efeller Center  three  years  ago  as  a 
consideration  in  an  adjustment  of 
RCA  leaseholds,  reducing  its  leased 
space  in  Radio  City. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 

"Big  Brown  Eyes" 

( W  anger-Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  1. — Here  is  a  show  fashioned  from  the  stuff  that 
clicks  with  audiences  everywhere.  Produced  by  Walter  Wanger,  it  is, 
in  its  essentials,  a  comedy  of  "The  Thin  Man"  order.  Spatting  love 
interest,  high-tension  drama  and  melodramatic  crime  mystery  are 
blended,  while  zippy  dialogue  skips  along  in  time  with  the  fast  action 
and  novel  situations  that  develop  many  surprising  twists.  Smartly 
directed  and  convincingly  played  by  principals  and  supporting  cast,  it 
quickly  creates  and  continuously  holds  the  interest. 

The  story  concerns  a  wise-cracking  hotel  barber  shop  manicurist, 
played  by  Joan  Bennett,  who  has  taken  on  the  job  of  sob-sister  reporter 
and  who  returns  policeman  Cary  Grant's  affectionate  advances  with 
satiric  derision.  The  two  are  whirled  into  the  reportorial  vortex  that 
results  from  a  jewel  robbery  and  a  baby  killing.  Miss  Bennett  prints  a 
fake  confession  in  which  the  terrorized  thug,  Douglas  Fowley,  names 
Lloyd  Nolan  as  the  killer.  A  gangster-controlled  court  frees  the  suspect 
and  Grant  quits  the  force. 

After  the  master  crook,  Walter  Pidgeon,  causes  thieves,  Alan  Baxter 
and  Henry  Kleinback,  to  kill  Nolan,  Miss  Bennett  again  returns  to  her 
manicurist  job,  where  she  uncovers  evidence  that  traps  Pidgeon  and 
Baxter.  Grant  gets  all  the  credit  for  the  solution,  while  Miss  Bennett 
is  quite  content  to  accept  still  another  job — that  of  his  wife  on  a  Long 
Island  chicken  farm. 

Miss  Bennett  does  Grade  A  work  in  her  role  and  it  is  adequately 
matched  by  that  of  Grant.  The  performances  of  the  menaces,  Pidgeon, 
Fowley,  Baxter  and  Kleinback,  account  for  plenty  of  thrills  and  excite- 
ment. Though  the  title  is  irrelevant,  the  story  by  James  Edward  Grant 
has  substance  and  has  been  intelligently  adapted  by  Bert  Hanlon  and 
Raoul  Walsh.  The  Walsh  direction  plays  the  tricky  situations  for  all 
they  are  worth  and  in  a  manner  sure  to  please  audiences  appreciative 
of  well-handled  comedy,  drama  and  mystery  action. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,112.   Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 


"Till  We  Meet  Again" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  1. — This  romantic  melodrama,  well  produced  and 
acted,  will  appeal  strongly  to  those  who  like  spy  stories. 

Herbert  Marshall,  an  Englishman,  is  about  to  marry  Gertrude 
Michael,  a  German,  employed  by  the  Kaiser's  intelligence  service  in 
London.  With  the  outbreak  of  the  World  War  she  leaves  London  hur- 
riedly. Marshall,  despairing  over  her  loss,  joins  the  British  secret  ser- 
vice. By  the  nature  of  their  activities  the  two  are  pitted  against  each 
other,  culminating  in  a  meeting  which  takes  place  behind  the  German 
lines.  In  this  situation  they  come  to  the  realization  that  their  love  is 
stronger  than  their  sense  of  duty.  Together,  they  flee  across  the  border 
into  Holland,  eluding  pursuit  by  Lionel  Atwill,  German  intelligence  head. 

The  script  is  the  work  of  Edwin  Justus  Mayer,  Brian  Marlow  and 
Franklin  Coen,  and  was  adapted  from  the  play  by  Alfred  Davis.  The 
incidents  have  been  fashioned  into  interest-holding  drama.  Robert 
P'lorey's  direction  succeeds  in  getting  the  most  from  the  screen  play. 
In  the  supporting  cast,  performances  by  Guy  Bates  Post,  Rod  LaRoque 
and  Frank  Reicher  are  best.  Albert  Lewis  produced.  Exploitation 
should  feature  the  production  as  a  spy  story  rather  than  a  war  tale 
since  no  battle  scenes  are  shown. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,039.  Running  time,  82  minutes.  "G." 


"The  Witness  Chair" 

(RKO) 

Hollywood,  April  1. — In  this,  another  murder-mystery-courtroom 
drama,  Ann  Harding  has  little  to  do  but  worry  and  suffer  in  her  char- 
acteristically restrained  and  dignified  manner.  Her  conduct  is  above 
reproach,  from  a  social  standpoint,  but  admirable  poise  alone  does  not 
make  a  picture  and  "The  Witness  Chair"  fails  to  deliver  the  necessary 
dramatic  punch  for  the  finale. 

Miss  Harding  is  secretary  to  Walter  Abel,  with  whom  she  is  secretly 
in  love.  His  partner,  Douglass  Dumbrille,  plans  to  elope  with  the  firm's 
money  after  falsifying  the  books  to  place  responsibility  on  Abel.  He 
plans  also  to  take  Abel's  only  daughter  with  him.  Discovering  the 
plans,  Miss  Harding,  at  the  point  of  a  gun,  insists  that  Dumbrille  sign 
a  full  confession.  This  leads  to  a  struggle  in  which  Dumbrille  is  killed. 
Miss  Harding,  in  an  effort  to  saA^e  the  reputation  of  Abel's  daughter, 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


RKO -Van  Beuren 
Cartoon  Deal  Off 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

his  United  Artists  commitments  by 
the  beginning  of  the  new  season,  it 
was  considered  probable  that  RKO 
would  make  a  picture  to  picture  ar- 
rangement with  Van  Beuren  for  car- 
toons after  completion  of  deliveries 
on  this  season's  agreement.  This, 
however,  will  not  be  done. 

Asked  yesterday  whether  there  was 
any  prospect  of  a  distribution  deal  for 
the  cartoons,  alone,  with  another  dis- 
tributor Amedee  J.  Van  Beuren  said: 
"I  do  not  know." 

RKO  owns  a  half  interest  in  the 
Vran  Beuren  Corp.  and  will  continue 
to  distribute  the  remaining  33  sub- 
jects comprising  13  "Easy  Aces"  re- 
leases, seven  Bill  Corum  sports  reels, 
six  of  the  "Struggle  to  Live"  series 
and  seven  of  the  "World  on  Parade" 
series.  There  is  a  possibility,  it  was 
said,  that  a  new  series  may  be  added 
next  season  which  would  bring  the 
RKO  release  list  to  45  or  46  Van 
Beuren  subjects  without  cartoons. 
About  five  Van  Beuren  color  cartoons 
remain  to  be  made  for  RKO  release 
on  the  current  agreement. 

Ending  of  the  cartoon  deal  is  taken  to 
mean  that  RKO  expects  to  begin  re- 
ceiving subjects  from  Disney  early 
in  the  new  season.  The  Disney  coast 
office,  however,  recently  stated  that 
it  had  approximately  20  cartoons  re- 
maining to  be  delivered  to  United 
Artists  and  estimated  that  it  might 
take  until  Jan.,  1937,  to  complete  its 
commitments. 


Brandt  Nominated 
As  Head  of  ITOA 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

by  acclamation,  and  is  virtually  equiv- 
alent to  election. 

Other  nominations  were  as  follow? : 
Bernard  S.  Barr,  first  vice-president; 
George  Rudnick,  second  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Leon  Rosenblatt,  treasurer ; 
Maurice  Brown,  secretary ;  David 
Schneider,  sergeant-at-arms.  Named 
for  the  finance  committee  of  three 
were  Louis  Myers,  John  Denes  and 
Albert  Cooper.  Nominated  for  the 
board  of  directors,  with  15  to  be  se- 
lected, were :  Maurice  Fleischman. 
Hyman  Rachmil,  Jack  Hatten,  Abra- 
ham Leff,  Samuel  Rhonheimer,  Louis 
Schiffman,  David  Weinstock.  Arthur 
Rapf,  Rudolph  Sanders,  Stanley  Law- 
ton,  Bernard  Pear,  Morris  Craven. 
Salvatore  Traversi,  Samuel  Seelen- 
freund,  Max  Leventhal,  Leo  Brecher. 
Abe  Shenk  and  Joseph  Rosenblum. 

The  election  meeting  will  be  held  at 
the  Astor  on  April  29.  No  matters 
other  than  the  nominations  were  con- 
sidered at  yesterday's  meeting. 


Sunday  Picture  Row 
In  Oklahoma  Court 

Oklahoma  City,  April  1. — A  legal 
battle  over  a  proposed  initiative  peti- 
tion of  the  city  of  Ada,  Okla.,  on  the 
question  of  whether  Sunday  films 
should  be  permitted  reached  the  State 
Supreme  Court  this  week. 

Iven  J.  Young,  president  of  the 
Alva  Ministerial  Alliance,  and  others, 
appealed  to  the  court  from  an  order 
of  Albert  Chamberlain,  ex-officio  clerk.! 
in  overruling  their  protest  against 
holding  an  election  April  7. 


"FIRST  to  ARRIVE"! 
"FIRST  on  the  SCREEN"! 


UNIVERSAL 
NEWSREEL  alwayi! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  2,  1936 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


WILLARD  McKAY,  Nate  Spin- 
gold,  Howard  Dietz,  Harpo 
Marx,  Fred  Kohlmar,  Joe  Mosko- 
vvitz  and  Bob  Goldstein  were  among 
those  at  "21"  yesterday. 

• 

Capt.  Philip  Astley  is  en  route 
to  Hollywood  to  visit  his  wife,  Made- 
leine Carroll,  who  has  the  lead  in 
Walter  W  anger's  "Case  Against 
Mrs.  Ames." 

Pat  Casey  is  expected  here  from 
the  coast  today  to  open  negotiations 
with  studio  union  representatives  for 
a  basic  wage  scale  for  studio  labor 
for  the  current  year. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Johnny  O'Connor,  who  is  an 
exhibitor  and  so  ought  to  know, 
remarks : 

"Theatre  owners  have  a  new 
theme  song.  It  is  'River  Keep 
Away  from  My  Door.' " 

Abe  Lastfogel,  general  manager  of 
the  William  Morris  Agency,  is  in 
town   from  an  extended  Hollywood 
visit.    He  went  to  Boston  last  night. 
• 

Gene  Snyder  who  keeps  the  Rock- 
ettes  in  line  at  the  Music  Hall,  sails 
today  on  the  Lafayette  for  a  short 
cruise. 

• 

William  Wyler  left  yesterday  for 
the  coast  to  get  ready  to  direct  "Dods- 
worth"  for  Samuel  Goldwyn.  He 
spent  a  month  here. 

• 

Mac  Kriendler,  agreeable  fixture 
at  Jack  and  Charlie's,  is  on  his  way 
back  from  the  coast  via  the  Water 
route. 

• 

Herbert  Brenon,  recently  arrived 
from  London,  is  spending  a  short 
vacation  here  before  going  to  the 
coast. 

• 

Max  Gordon  completes  his  stint  at 
M-G-M  about  May  1  to  return  here 
and  then  sail  for  London. 

• 

Gradwell  Sears,  A.  W.  Smith  and 
S.  Charles  Einfeld  get  away  today 
for  the  coast  for  product  talks. 
• 

Sam  Dembow  arrives  today  from  a 
Florida  sojourn. 

e 

Lew  Brown  off  to  Hollywood  to 
spend  the  summer  on  musicals. 


Movietone  Reel  Adds 
Sullivan  and  Fidler 

Twentieth  Century-Fox's  Movietone 
News  will  inaugurate  a  new  feature  of 
the  reel  with  two  columnists,  one  in 
Hollywood  and  the  other  in  New 
York,  talking  about  personalities  on 
both  edges  of  the  country.  Ed  Sul- 
livan, for  the  east,  and  Jimmy  Fidler, 
for  the  west  coast,  have  been  signed 
by  Truman  Talley,  producer  of  the 
reel. 


Para.  Signs  2  Circuits 

Paramount  has  contracted  for  its 
1936-37  product  with  the  Century 
Circuit  and  with  the  Consolidated 
Amusement  group. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Witness  Chair" 

(Continued  from  page  12) 

withholds  the  evidence  in  the  case  but  finally  confesses  in  court  when 
circumstantial  evidence  points  to  Abel  as  a  murderer. 

In  the  supporting  cast,  the  work  of  William  Benedict  as  a  brash 
office  boy  drew  the  only  individual  applause,  although  some  excellent 
acting  is  contributed  by  Frances  Sage,  Moroni  Olsen,  Margaret  Hamil- 
ton, Maxine  Jennings,  Murray  Kinnel,  Charles  Arnt,  Frank  Jenks, 
Edward  Le  Saint,  Hilda  Vaugh  and  Barlowe  Borland.  The  screen  play 
by  Gertrude  Purcell  and  Rian  James  keeps  the  audience  interested  in 
the  outcome  even  though  the  heavy-handed  humor  between  policemen 
makes  the  opening  monotonously  routine.  The  story  by  Rita  Weiman 
was  directed  by  George  Nichols,  Jr.,  and  produced  by  Cliff  Reid.  Ex- 
ploitation angle  might  be  based  on  the  questions,  "Should  a  secretary 
listen;  should  a  secretary  tell?" 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,049.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Gentle  Julia" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox ) 

The  small,  but  extremely  capable  Jane  Withers  decidedly  dominates 
this  adaptation  of  the  well-known  novel  of  yesterday's  small  town  chil- 
dren and  romance  by  Booth  Tarkington.  In  the  wholly  attractive  and 
homy  atmosphere  which  Tarkington  made  so  popular  and  which  has 
been  caught  on  the  screen  is  told  the  story  of  the  precocious  little  girl 
who  engineers  the  successful  conclusion  of  the  romantic  difficulties  of 
her  gentle  Aunt  Julia. 

The  film  has  that  quality  which  should  make  it  enjoyable  to  almost 
any  type  of  audience,  anywhere,  containing  as  it  does  a  considerable 
amount  of  entertaining  comedy,  supplied  for  the  most  part  by  Jane 
Withers.  Handling  the  romance  is  Marsha  Hunt,  pursued  by  Tom 
Brown,  favorite  of  Jane ;  George  Meeker,  the  villain  of  the  piece  and 
city  slicker,  in  the  eyes  of  the  little  matchmaker,  and  Jackie  Searl,  cousin 
and  object  of  the  Withers  scorn. 

When  Meeker  comes  to  town  and  ingratiates  himself  with  Miss  Hunt, 
seeking  to  marry  her,  Jane  takes  a  violent  dislike  to  him,  especially 
as  he  is  cutting  into  the  courtship  of  Tom  Brown.  From  one  incident  to 
another,  most  of  them  amusing  and  including  her  successful  battle  with 
Jackie,  Jane  pursues  her  object,  to  get  Meeker  from  the  field,  making 
the  way  clear  for  the  hesitant  Brown.  The  film  ends  with  a  hilarious 
pursuit  of  Meeker  and  Miss  Hunt,  who,  to  spite  the  detractors  of 
Meeker,  starts  to  elope  with  him.  Just  in  time  they  are  caught,  and 
Brown  replaces  Meeker  before  the  minister. 

Sol  Wurtzel  produced  and  John  Blystone  directed,  from  the  screen 
play  by  Lamar  Trotti. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,780.  Running  time,  63  minutes.  "G." 


N  IDE  A  Drafts  Resolution 

Omaha,  April  1. — Charles  E.  Wil- 
liams, general  manager  of  Nebraska, 
Iowa,  South  Dakota  Exhibitors 
Ass'n.,  in  conference  with  the  direct- 
ors of  the  association,  today  drafted 
a  resolution  declaring  as  "unethical" 
the  entrance  of  supply  houses  into  the 
promotion  of  theatres  in  the  territories 
where  his  organization  is  represented. 


"Caribbean"  Completed 

"Beyond  the  Caribbean,"  produced 
by  Andrew  Roosevelt  and  Capt.  E. 
Erskine  Loch  in  the  Central  American 
jungles,  has  been  finished  for  Inter 
Continent  Film  Corp. 


Jean  Nixon  to  20th-Fox 

Hollywood,  April  1.  —  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  has  arranged  to  borrow 
Jean  Dixon  from  Columbia  for  a  fea- 
tured role  in  "To  Mary,  With  Love." 


Expect  Session  of 
Kansas  Legislature 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

program  into  line  with  the  Federal 
plan. 

The  question  of  taxation  to  finance 
the  program,  if  it  is  approved,  has 
arisen.  Suggestions  have  included  a 
sales  tax,  beer  levy  and  a  10  per  cent 
tax  on  the  gross  receipts  of  theatres, 
which  would  yield  $450,000  annually, 
according  to  estimates.  Theatre  in- 
terests prefer  the  sales  tax. 


Demonstrate  Recording 

A  demonstration  of  RCA  Photo- 
phone's  new  ultra-violet  sound-film 
recording  system  will  feature  a  talk 
on  "Recent  Improvements  in  Sound 
Reproduction"  by  James  Frank,  Jr., 
RCA  Photophone  sales  executive,  at 
the  Center  Theatre  tomorrow  morn- 
ing before  the  National  Conference  of 
Music  Educators. 


G.  B.  to  Increase 
U.  S.  Films  to  28 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ahead  with  "expansion  plans  of  great 
scope,"  citing  the  planned  increase  in 
new  season's  releases  in  this  respect. 

Bernerd  denied  all  reports  of  sales 
of  Gaumont  British  interests,  vari- 
ously reported  recently,  after  a  trans- 
Atlantic  telephone  talk  with  Mark 
Ostrer,  chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
parent  company.  He  plans  to  remain 
in  this  country  for  another  three  or 
four  months  and  will  attend  the  com- 
pany's annual  sales  meeting  to  be 
held  during  that  time. 


GTE  Reorganization 
Hearing  to  Be  Apr.  28 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

taken  by  the  debenture  holders'  com- 
mittee constituted  under  a  deposit 
agreement  dated  Feb.  10,  1932,  relat- 
ing to  10-year,  six  per  cent  con- 
vertible gold  debentures  of  General 
Theatres  Equipment,  Inc.,  and  by  the 
reorganization  committee  on  Novem- 
ber 20,  1935,  in  declaring  the  plan 
operative. 


Wolf  Henious  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  1. — Wolf  Heni- 
ous, representing  Imperial  Prod,  of 
Bombay,  is  here  to  line  up  equipment 
and  accessories  which  his  company 
will  use  in  Bombay  productions.  He- 
has  already  closed  a  contract  to  pur- 
chase stock  shots,  sound  effects  and 
music  from  Abe  Meyer. 


Hanline  Planing  East 

Hollywood,  April  1— Maurice 
Hanline,  Pickford-Lasky  story  edi- 
tor, will  leave  by  plane  tomorrow  for 
Xew  York  on  a  10-day  business  trip. 


Wall  Street 


Slight  Rise  Features  Board 
Trading 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc           37       3654  37  +1 

Columbia,  pfd           47       47  47  -j-  J4 

Consolidated              6J4      654      654  4-54 

Consolidated,  pfd..  18        1734  1754   

Eastman   17054   169  169  +  54 

Eastman,  pfd   163      163  163  —1 

Loew's.  Inc  4754     4654  4754  +  54 

Paramount                954      954      9%  —  54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  72       70  70  —154 

Paramount  2  pfd.  10        934      97A  —  54 

Pathe  Film               1154     11 54  1154  +  V2 

RKO                        7%      7%      7§i  ..... 

20th  Century-Fox.  2854     2854  2854  +  54 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3SJi     3554  3554   

Universal,  pfd  ....  91       8954  8954  +  54 

Warner  Bros  1234     12  1254  +  54 

Warner,  pfd             5354     5354  53J4  —  J4 


Technicolor,  Sonotone  Curb  Gains 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentrv  Safety    54       54  54   

Sonotone    3J4      354      354     +  54 

Technicolor    3054     2954     3054     +  7A 

Trans-Lux    454      4  4   

Most  Bonds  Up  Fractionally 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  2754 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27J4 
Keith  B.  F. 

6s  '46    95 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9054 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  7154 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9554 


2754 
2654 
95 

8974 
7154 


95 


2754 

2754 

95 

&97/s 
7154 

95 


+  54 
+  54 
+  Y2 


(Quotations  at  close  of  April  1) 


-  54 


MOTION  PICT 

HERALD 


WHAT  TO  EXPECT 
IN  '36-37  PRODUCT 


23  producers  buy  122  stories  fo) 
Product  listed. 


as  oh  ; 


$610,000  inrested  in  manuscripts  for  one-fourth 
of  new  product. 

48  per  cent  of  planned  product  based  on  originals, 
47%  on  books  and  magazine  stories,  5%  on  plays. 

Marked  increase  of  color  usage  indicated. 

40  companies  disclose  advance  product  plans. 

Selling  adv  anced  one  month;  Large  circuits  already 
negotiating  for  films. 

All  large  producers  working  on  new  programs  fol- 
lowing Hollywood  conferences. 


OP 


Com  panics  approach  windup  of  1 
tion  and  sales. 

Independents  busiest  ever;  57  feai 
filming  at  one  Coast  rental  studio. 


produc- 
e  set  for 


famous  columnist  of  the  Hearst  newspapers 


wires: 

"Great  entertainment  /  And  so 
original  /  Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town  as  good  as  It  Happened 
One  Night/  Gary  Cooper 
just  as  marvelous  as  he  was 
in  Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer/" 

^Iul+cA  you  /tlU*  (jJzASijyiS 
Columbia  Pictures  Corp. 


The  press  swings  into  the  pa- 
rade of  praise!  Broadcasts  the 
news  of  Capra's  new  triumph 
to  the  four  corners  of  the  earth! 


National  release  date  April  12th 
Opening  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  April  16th 


The  Leading 


Mot! 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  79 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  3,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


^athe  Merger 
Will  Dissolve 
1st  Division 


Hll  Distribute  for  New 
Producing  Company 


First  Division  will  be  dissolved  and 
activities    absorbed   by   the  new 
rthe  picture  company,  which  is  now 
the  process  of  formation,  according 
the  present  plans  of  Pathe  officials. 
First  International  Corp.,  the  Pathe 
lding  company  for  its  approximately 
per  cent  control  of  First  Division, 
11  also  be  dissolved  and  its  functions 
msferred  to  the  new  picture  com- 
ny,  it  was  reported.    The  new  com- 
my,  a  name  for  which  has  not  been 
ected  yet,  will  finance  outside  pro- 
ction  and  through  subsidiaries  will 
^tribute  nationally,  using  the  present 
rst  Division  distribution  machinery, 
will  engage  in  production  itself, 
^•^athe  laboratory  and  Du  Pont 
lm  Mfg.  Co.  stock  interest,  as  has 
;n  stated,  will  be  separate  from  the 
mpany's  picture  activities. 
The  magazine  Time  figures  in  the 
w  plans  through  its  stock  interest 
First  Division,  acquired  when  a 
(.Continued  on  page  6) 


tandard  Newsreel 
•iound  Academy  Aim 

Hollywood,  April  2. — Standardiza- 
I  n  of  the  recorded  volume  level  on 
I  .ilers  and  newsreels  to  conform  with 
|  :  sound  volume  of  feature  pictures 
III  be  undertaken  immediately  by  the 
l^ademy  Research  Council  in  accord- 
ce  with  a  decision  reached  at  its 
st  meeting  of  the  year.  Recom- 
ndations  of  the  sound  recording  sub- 
nmittee  under  the  chairmanship  of 
illiam  Koenig  were  approved. 
The  council  was  informed  that  the 
:orded  volume  level  on  a  large  num- 
r  of  newsreels  and  trailers  inspected 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Michigan  Allied  Is 
Divided  on  Booking 

Detroit,  April  2— Although  Al- 
d  of  Michigan  as  a  unit  has  played 

important  part  in  sponsoring  the 
ttengill  anti-block  booking  bill,  ex- 
)itors  here  seem  little  interested  in 

passage,  it  is  revealed  in  a  poll 
lducted  by  Motion  Picture  Daily's 
rrespondent. 

More  than  60  exhibitors  were  ques- 
ned  individually  concerning  the 
-asure,  with  the  following  result : 
33%  favored  the  bill  unqualifiedly. 
51%  either  were  for  the  present 
stem,  or  favored  it  with  an  increase 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


"U"  Transfer  Completed; 
To  Produce  36  Features 


Backwash 

Pittsburgh,  April  2. — John 
H.  Harris,  gone  slightly  phi- 
losophical, talking  about  the 
flood: 

"We've  had  one  swell  time 
with  the  flood.  We've  lost 
all  of  our  seats,  all  of  our 
carpet  must  be  replaced,  the 
house  (the  Alvin)  has  to  be 
completely  redecorated  and 
a  lot  of  incidental  work,  in- 
cluding the  cooling  plant, 
etc.  Also  the  organ  was  com- 
pletely destroyed,  but  after 
all  what's  the  use  of  kicking 
about  those  things.  There's 
nothing  I  can  do  to  stop 
them.  It's  sort  of  like  hav- 
ing a  tooth  pulled — if  you  can 
laugh  it  doesn't  hurt  nearly 
so  much." 


Seals  Given  137 
Films  in  2  Months 

Hollywood,  April  2. — A  steady  and 
impressive  stream  of  film  entertain- 
ment has  been  flowing  from  producer 
to  the  Producers'  Ass'n.  for  code  seal- 
ing during  the  last  two  months.  Nine- 
ty-two features  and  45  shorts  have 
gone  to  exhibitors  with  an  okayed 
code  number  during  this  two-month 
period. 

These  new  figures,  added  to  the  list 
previously  approved,  makes  a  total  of 
1,194  features  and  750  shorts  given 
seals  in  close  to  two  years.  Many 
of  these  films  were  re-issues,  but  a 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Unit  Producing  System 
To  Prevail,  States 
C.  R.  Rogers 


Hollywood,  April  2. — Charles  R. 
Rogers  today  broke  the  silence  he  has 
maintained  since  the  start  of  moves  to 
transfer  Universal  to  Standard  Capi- 
tal Corp.  to  announce  the  future  com- 
pany policy  and  program  under  the 
new  regime.  The  company  will  make 
36  features  next  season,  not  including 
a  series  of  eight  Buck  Jones  westerns, 
Rogers  said. 

The  unit  system  will  prevail,  with 
Rogers  planning  a  minimum  of  four 
pictures  in  work  at  all  times.  Uni- 
versal will  not  make  or  distribute  out- 
side productions,  he  said. 

Fourteen  films  remaining  for  pro- 
duction on  the  1935-36  program  will 
be  made  on  schedule,  with  a  spurt  in 
activity  during  April,  May  and  June 
to  assure  the  sales  organization  a  sup- 
ply of  pictures  sufficiently  in  advance 
of  release  dates  to  permit  proper  ex- 
ploitation. 

Four  serials  are  scheduled  on  the 
1936-37  program,  the  first  being 
"Phantom  Rider,"  starring  Buck 
Jones,  now  in  production ;  also  "Ace 
Drummond,"  adapted  from  the  cartoon 
strip.  Henry  MacRae  and  Bernard 
Sarecky,  the  latter  of  whom  recently 
resigned  from  Republic,  will  alternate 
on  serial  productions,  Rogers  said. 

Since  the  new  interests  took  control 
of  the  studio  11  writers  and  four  di- 
rectors have  been  added  to  the  staff. 
The  directors  are  Ralph  Murphy, 
Walter  Lang,  Edward  Buzzell  and 
Arthur  Lubin.  The  executive  setup 
has  William  Koenig  as  general  man- 
ager of  the  studio,  Rufus  LeMaire  as 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Plan  Theatre  Collections 
For  Rogers  Hospital  Fund 


Collections  for  the  maintenance  fund 
for  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hos- 
pital at  Saranac  will  be  taken  up  in 
all  theatres  throughout  the  country 
during  one  week  in  May,  Will  H. 
Hays  stated  at  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  head- 
quarters yesterday. 

The  five  affiliated  circuits  have  un- 
derwritten a  five-year  maintenance 
fund  of  $500,000  for  the  hospital.  They 
are  Paramount,  Loew's,  Warners, 
RKO  and  National  Theatres.  The 


May  week  collections  are  planned  as 
an  annual  event  to  aid  both  in  mak- 
ing up  the  maintenance  fund  and  for 
the  general  purposes  of  the  Will  Rog- 
ers Memorial  Commission,  as  no  part 
of  the  funds  obtained  by  public  con- 
tribution in  the  commission's  original 
memorial  drive  will  be  used  in  con- 
nection with  the  maintenance  of  the 
hospital.  The  commission's  use  of 
these  and  its  general  funds  to  come 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Cowdin  Board  Chairman; 
Cochrane  President 
After  Elections 


Control  of  Universal  was  trans- 
ferred yesterday  from  Carl  Laemmle 
and  associates  to  Standard  Capital  and 
Charles  R.  Rogers.  J.  Cheever  Cow- 
din  of  Standard  Capital  was  elected 
chairman  of  the  board;  R.  H.  Coch- 
rane, president,  and  Rogers,  executive 
vice-president,  of  the  holding  and  op- 
erating companies  at  meetings  held 
immediately  following  the  transfer. 

Elected  to  the  board  of  Universal 
Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  the  operating  com- 
pany, in  addition  to  Cowdin,  Cochrane, 
and  Rogers,  are  Budd  Rogers,  Paul 
G.  Brown,  Philadelphia  capitalist; 
William  Freiday,  New  York  banker ; 
Simon  Klee,  clothing  manufacturer, 
and  J.  Meyer  Schine.  The  last  two 
represent  preferred  stockholders  and 
were  members  of  the  old  board  of 
Universal  Pictures. 

Following  the  election,  the  new 
board  was  convened  and  elected  Cow- 
din, chairman ;  Cochrane,  president ; 
Rogers,  executive  vice-president ; 
Charles  B.  Paine,  treasurer,  and  Helen 
E.  Hughes,  secretary.  The  latter 
two  were  reelected. 

Prior  to  the  meeting  of  the  pictures 
company  board,  directors  and  officers 
of  Universal  Corp.  were  elected.  This 
is  the  holding  company  which  was 
given  the  $5,500,000  option  by 
Laemmle  to  acquire  from  himself  and 
associates  a  more  than  90  per  cent 
stock  interest  in  Universal  Pictures. 
Cowdin,  Cochrane  and  Rogers  were 
elected  chairman,  president  and  execu- 
tive vice-president,  respectively,  of 
this  company.  On  the  board  of  Uni- 
versal Corp.  in  addition  to  these  three 
are  Brown,  Freiday,  Budd  Rogers, 
Garrettson  Dulin  of  Dulin  &  Co.,  Los 
Angeles ;  Lawrence  W.  Fox,  Jr.,  of 
Standard  Capital;  Adolph  Ramish, 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Para,  Week  Rentals 
Highest  in  5  Years 

The  domestic  film  rentals  of  Para- 
mount last  week  reached  the  highest 
point  in  five  years,  with  the  exception 
of  the  total  for  the  annual  Paramount 
Week,  Neil  F.  Agnew,  sales  manager, 
reported  yesterday. 

In  the  17  weeks  of  the  company's 
current  drive,  the  film  rental  gross  is 
higher  than  in  any  similar  period  since 
1930,  Agnew  said.  Paramount  is  now- 
serving  a  total  of  9,400  theatrical  ac- 
counts. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  3,  I93«J 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  3,  1936 


No.  79 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Walter  W anger  Fire 
Ruins  8  Master  Reels 

Hollywood,  April  2. — As  a  result 
of  a  fire  in  the  cutting  rooms  of  the 
Walter  Wanger  studio  today  five  reels 
of  the  master  print  of  "Fatal  Lady" 
were  destroyed  as  well  as  three  reels 
of  the  master  print  on  "Palm 
Springs."   The  negatives  were  saved. 

The  release  of  "Fatal  Lady,"  which 
was  scheduled  for  April  24,  will  be 
delayed  by  three  weeks,  according  to 
the  Wanger  estimate.  "Palm  Springs" 
release  will  not  be  affected. 

The  fire  was  started  by  sparks  orig- 
inating on  an  automatic  winder.  No 
estimate  was  made  of  the  damage. 


Zanuck  Will  Speed 
Summer  Production 

Hollywood,  April  2.  —  Darryl 
Zanuck  today  rescinded  his  plans  for 
a  partial  shutdown  of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox production  during  the  Sum- 
mer months.  He  also  canceled  a  pro- 
posed vacation  of  10  weeks  in  Europe. 

Zanuck  has  24  pictures  in  prepara- 
tion and  three  in  production.  He  has 
ordered  full  speed  for  the  Summer 
months  and  will  limit  himself  to  a 
vacation  of  two  weeks. 


Normanly  in  "U"  Post 

Hollywood,  April  2. — James  P. 
Normanly,  vice-president  of  Banc- 
america,  will  become  Universal  comp- 
troller on  April  14,  the  studio  stated 
today.  Normanly  succeeds  Henry 
Clark. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Moon's  Our  Home" 

(  W  anger-Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  2. — A  merry,  mad  comedy,  leaning  heavily  to  the 
farce  side  is  the  tune  in  which  this  spins.  It  takes  Margaret  Sullavan 
and  Henry  Fonda  completely  out  of  their  heretofore  dramatic  charac- 
ters, making  comedians  of  them,  to  have  the  audience  holding  its  sides 
from  laughing. 

The  story  may  be  Faith  Baldwin's  original,  but  it's  Dorothy  Parker's 
added  dialogue,  together  with  the  situations  contrived  in  the  Isabel 
Dawn-Boyce  Degraw  screen  play,  that  gives  it  zip,  sparkle  and  zest. 

It  is  a  cinch  to  be  popular  on  the  strength  of  word-of-mouth  adver- 
tising alone.  The  picture  is  all  audience  entertainment  and  a  showman's 
show.  Comedy  character  portrayals  and  situations  in  which  the  stars 
are  grand  and  the  support  excellent,  make  the  attraction. 

Miss  Sullavan  is  a  temperamental  picture  star.  Fonda  is  an  equally 
volatile  world  adventurer  and  author.  Both  love  and  detest  their  pub- 
lic. The  transcontinental  train  ride  sequences  in  which  both  think  that 
the  mobs  are  acclaiming  them  individually  as  their  presence  is  unkonwn 
to  each  other  are  comedy  gems.  The  romantic  story  picks  up  and  is 
made  peppy  by  the  Parker  dialogue  when  the  pair  meet  accidentally 
and  hilariously  in  New  York. 

Moving  into  the  country  where  snow  sport  episodes  are  ridiculously 
funny,  the  pair,  not  knowing  each  others  identity,  marry.  Parting  in 
a  huff  to  meet  again  at  Charles  Butterworth's  engagement  party,  the 
pair  stage  a  knock-'em-down-drag-'em-out  brawl  before  learning  what 
kind  of  persons  they  are.  Always  a  laugh-fest,  Miss  Sullavan  and 
Fonda  hit  a  16-cylinder  pace  continually.  When  a  change  of  pace  is 
necessary,  Butterworth,  Beulah  Bondi,  Walter  Brannan,  Margaret  Ham- 
ilton, Dorothy  Stickney  and  Lucien  Littlefield  come  through  splendidly. 

The  smart  direction  by  William  A.  Seiter  starts  the  picture  at  a 
furious  pace  and  keeps  the  tempo  keyed  up  always. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,001.  Running  time,  76  minutes.  "G." 


"Absolute  Quiet" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  April  2. — It  seems  that  the  producers,  not  being  able 
to  decide  whether  to  make  this  a  murder  melodrama  or  a  comedy,  tried 
to  make  it  both,  and  succeeded  in  making  it  neither.  The  audience,  how- 
ever, got  quite  a  number  of  laughs. 

Lionel  Atwill  is  the  menace  in  the  tale,  taking  delight  in  the  messing 
up  of  lives.  Ordered  to  his  dude  ranch  by  his  doctor,  he  indulges  in 
self-possessed  and  polished  villainy  on  a  motley  group  brought  together 
there  by  accident.  The  comedy  notes  are  supplied  by  Raymond  Walburn 
as  a  stupid,  pompous  governor,  Stuart  Erwin  as  a  cynical  reporter 
and  Bernadine  Hayes  as  a  breezy  gun  moll  fleeing  the  police  in  com- 
pany with  gunman  Wallace  Ford.  To  this  is  added  some  good  work  by 
Irene  Hervey,  who  repulses  the  advances  of  Atwill. 

Ann  Loring  plays  the  part  of  a  struggling  actress  with  nice  poise 
and  Louis  Hayward  is  good  as  a  screen  star  disfigured  in  a  plane 
crash.  An  excellent  comedy  bit  is  contributed  by  J.  Carrol  Naish  as 
a  Mexican.  Helpful  supporting  characterizations  are  offered  by  Robert 
Gleckler,  Harvey  Stephens,  Matt  Moore  and  Robert  Livingston.  George 
B.  Seitz  keeps  the  action  well  keyed  up,  placing  heavy  accent  on  comedy 
values.  The  script  is  from  the  pen  of  Harry  Clork,  adapted  from  a 
story  by  George  F.  Worts.  John  Considine,  Jr.,  produced.  The  best 
exploitation  angle  is  the  confusion  resulting  from  the  meeting  of  an 
ill-assorted  group  on  a  lonely  ranch. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,119.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


'The  Country  Beyond" 


(  Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

More  or  less  run-of-the-mill  action  material,  this  should  be  found 
entertaining  for  those  who  like  their  film  fare  in  a  lively  vein  and  should 
be  especially  the  kind  of  material  the  youngsters  will  go  for  in  a  big 
way.  Set  against  the  effective  snowclad  ground  of  the  northwest  Cana- 
dian territory,  it  is  a  yarn  of  the  Northwest  Mounted  Police,  getting 

(.Continued  on  page  5) 


Ampa  Business  and 
Pleasure  Scrambled 


Business  and  pleasure  and  parlia- 
mentary law  were  mixed  at  the  Ampa 
meeting  yesterday,  or,  to  put  it  in  the 
order  of  occurrence,  it  was  pleasure 
and  business  and  parliamentary  law) 

Roger  Pryor,  now  appearing  at 
Loew's  State,  and  William  Edmund- 
playing  in  "Moon  Over  Mulberry 
Street,"  furnished  the  pleasure 
They're  both  good.  Edmunds  was  re 
markable,  in  fact.  He  rendered  ai 
imaginary  telephone  conversation  b} 
an  Italian  that  stopped  even  the  wait 
ers.  Then  he  followed  this  with  ; 
part  of  a  scene  from  trie  play. 

He  wasn't  the  son  of  a  "distin 
guished  father"  like  Pryor,  he  con 
tided.  His  folks  hadn't  wanted  him  t< 
go  on  the  stage.  They  thought  h< 
would  make  a  good  porter  in  a  neigh 
borhood  saloon,  but  he  had  ambition 
and  became  an  usher  in  the  old  Bi 
jou  when  David  Warfield  was  ap 
pearing  in  "The  Music  Master."  I 
was  an  imitation  of  Warfield  tha 
started  him  as  an  actor. 

The  business  was  a  report  by  th< 
nominating  committee  which  presenter 
the  following  slate :  For  president 
Gordon  White ;  for  vice-president 
Charles  Leonard ;  for  secretary,  Ralpl 
Lund ;  treasurer,  Herbert  Berg ;  di 
rectors,  the  above  officers  and  Mon 
roe  Greenthal,  S.  Barret  McCormick 
Paul  Benjamin,  Marvin  Kirsch,  Ton! 
Waller,  Milton  Silver  and  Georg< 
Gerhard;  trustee,  William  Ferguson 

Somebody  raised  a  point  of  order" 
pointing  out  that  the  committee  wa 
supposed  to  nominate  only  five  fo 
directors  under  the  constitution.  Ai 
effort  was  made  to  amend  the  con 
stitution  right  there,  but  Ray  GaL 
lagher,  Kirsch  and  some  of  the  o.  wl 
made  motions  and  points  of  order  S' 
fast  that  a  copy  of  the  constitutio 
was  called  for.  The  upshot  of  th 
discussion  was  that  White  agreed  t 
call  a  special  meeting  of  the  boar 
next  Monday  to  get  the  constitutiona 
amendment  started  a  la  mode,  so  tha 
it  can  be  acted  upon  at  the  next  meet 
ing  of  the  full  membership. 


20th-Fox  European 
Meet  on  Big  Seal 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  is  lining  u 
plans  for  what  is  expected  to  be  th 
biggest  foreign  sales  convention  i 
the  company's  history.  According  t 
present  plans  a  three-day  session  wi 
be  held  in  Paris  the  latter  part  c 
April  and  then  the  conventioneers  wil 
move  over  to  London  for  two  mor 
days. 

W.  J.  Hutchinson,  new  foreig 
head,  will  preside  at  both  sessions  an 
it  is  expected  that  S.  R.  Kent  will  b 
one  of  the  speakers.  For  the  firs 
time  all  the  branch  and  district  man 
agers,  managing  directors  and  othe 
executives  in  Europe  will  be  assem 
bled  at  one  meeting. 


Garmes  to  Co-Direct 

Lee  Garmes  will  be  associate  di 
rector  with  Ben  Hecht  and  Charle 
MacArthur  on  their  next  for  Para 
mount,  "The  Monster."  He  arrive 
from  England  yesterday  on  th 
Washington. 


Signs  John  B alder ston 

Samuel  Goldwyn  telephoned  fror 
Cannes  yesterday  that  he  had  signe 
John  Balderston  to  write  an  origins 
starring  vehicle  for  Merle  Oberon. 


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your  screen  with  new 
prints,  new  posters,  new 
advertising  material  .  .  . 
Will  Rogers  in  the  picture 
that  many  consider  his 
greatest .  .  .  from  Mark 
Twain's  famous  story 


WILL 


Rogers 

in      MARK  TWAIN'S 

A  CONNECTICUT 


YANKEE 


wi 


ith 


MYRNA  LOY 

MAUREEN  O'SULLIVAN 

Directed  by  David  Butler 
a  FOX  picture 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


ridoy.  April  3,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Film  Marathon  Hits 
House  in  Portland 


Portland,  April  2. — The  State  The- 
tre  management  is  familiar  with  dual 
md  triple  bills,  but  regards  them  as 

mere  dash  of  entertainment,  so  it  re- 
ently  went  in  for  a  septuplet  bill.  No 
bjections  were  offered  when  some 
,f  the  patrons  preferred  to  call  it  a 
Jin  marathon. 

The  lobby  cards  read: 
You    Can    Take    It — Come  and 
Get  It 

)ne  performance  of  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing : 
3  P.M. 
"The  Clairvoyant" 
4:10  P.M. 
"Silk  Hat  Kid" 
5:18  P.M. 
"Air  Hawks" 
6:27  P.M. 
"Pursuit" 
7:29  P.M. 
"Dante's  Inferno" 
8:49  P.M. 

"She" 
10  :2S  P.M. 
"Welcome  Home" 
The  last  title  proved  to  be  a  joke, 
xrcause  some  of  the  younger  patrons 
vho  had  sat  through  the  entire  show 
leard   something    when    they  finally 
eached  home. 


J.  H.  Steele  Joins  RKO 

Hollywood,  April  2. — Joseph  H. 
Steele  today  joined  Sam  Briskin's 
■xecutive  staff  at  RKO.  He  had  re- 
signed as  assistant  to  Larry  Wein- 
i^arten,  M-G-M  producer,  in  order  to 
accept  his  new  post.  The  addition  of 
Steele  will  not  affect  Lou  Lustig's 
josition  as  Briskin's  assistant. 

Editorial  Head  Named 

Hollywood,  April  2.  —  Glendon 
Allvine  was  today  made  head  of  the 
Paramount  editorial  board,  succeed- 
ing Jeff  Lazarus.  Allvine  resigned 
from  Merian  Cooper's  production 
•itaff  at  Pioneer  to  take  the  post. 
Lazarus  plans  a  European  jaunt  be- 
fore announcing  his  new  plans. 


J    Henigson  Assigned 


Hollywood,  April  2.  —  Henry 
Henigson's  first  production  for  Para- 
j  nount  will  be  the  next  Burns  &  Allen 
feature  tentatively  called  "Hotel  Hay- 
wire." Preston  Sturges  has  been  as- 
signed to  prepare  the  screen  play,  but 
no  director  has  been  chosen  as  yet. 


Reopening  Cagney  Case 

Hollywood,  April  2. — The  Warner 
i  defense  counsel  will  file  findings  on 
matters  of  fact  and  law  in  connec- 
tion with  the  James  Cagney  case  to- 
morrow in  Judge  Charles  I.  Bogue's 
:ourt.  Following  the  filing  a  motion 
;for  a  new  trial  will  be  made. 


Reinhardt  for  "Danton" 

Hollywood,  April  2. — Max  Rein 
hardt  will  direct  "Danton,"  a  story 
based  on  the  career  of  George  Jacques 
Danton,  famous  in  French  history, 
Jack  L.  Warner  stated  today.  Henry 
Blanke  will  supervise. 


Karp  East  by  Plane 

Hollywood,  April  2. — Jacob  Karp, 
Paramount  attorney,  left  tonight  by 
plane  for  a  one-week  business  trip  to 
New  York. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Country  Beyond" 

{Continued  from  page  2) 

their  men  despite  obstacles  and  incidentally  getting  the  girl  for  the  ex- 
pected conclusion. 

Paul  Kelly  and  Robert  Kent  are  the  Mounties,  Rochelle  Hudson 
supplies  the  romantic  aspect  and  Alan  Hale  as  her  father  is  the  not 
too  unscrupulous  fur  smuggler.  Kent  arrives  at  the  post  and  is  put 
under  the  wing  of  Kelly,  who  dislikes  the  job  and  the  man,  until  on 
assignment  after  a  fur  runner  Kent  proves  he  is  all  right.  Miss  Hud- 
son seeks  to  assist  her  father  to  escape  when  he  is  arrested  and  Kent 
pursues  her  while  Kelly  goes  after  her  father.  When  Kent  is  returning 
with  the  girl  a  landslide  injures  him  and  they  are  rescued  through  the 
intelligent  help  of  her  dog,  which  brings  Kelly  to  them.  Miss  Hudson's 
early  antipathy  for  Kent  changes  to  love  as  the  film  ends. 

Sol  Wurtzel  produced  and  Eugene  Forde  directed  from  a  James 
Oliver  Curwood  story.  The  screen  play  was  the  work  of  Lamar  Trotti 
and  Adele  Comandini. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,980.   Running  time,  69  minutes.  "G." 


"Pride  of  the  Marines'* 

( Columbia) 

An  entertaining  and  human  story  of  a  tough  Marine's  affection  for 
an  orphan  boy,  set  against  a  background  of  the  U.  S.  Marine  base  at 
San  Diego,  this  picture,  although  not  in  any  sense  a  big  picture,  still 
should  be  found  generally  enjoyable,  especially  by  youngsters. 

Charles  Bickford  plays  the  lead,  with  Florence  Rice  opposite  and 
Ward  Bond  and  Robert  Allen  chief  among  the  supporting  players. 
Bickford,  returning  from  leave  with  his  buddies,  and  supposed  to  be 
a  hard  soldier  as  well  as  the  boxing  champion  of  the  corps,  befriends  a 
small  boy,  an  orphan,  en  route  to  an  uncle  in  the  west.  When  the  uncle 
is  found  to  have  disappeared,  Bickford  takes  the  boy  to  his  quarters  and 
lie  becomes  the  company  mascot. 

Miss  Rice,  with  whom  Bickford  falls  in  love,  tries  to  make  him  see 
that  the  barracks  are  not  a  fit  place  for  a  small  boy,  but  Bickford  cannot 
agree.  It  is  only  after  Miss  Rice  tells  him  that  she  is  marrying  another 
man,  the  boy  steals  a  watch,  and  Bickford,  planning  to  leave  the  service, 
cannot  resist  a  detail  on  a  dangerous  mission,  that  he  realizes  the  boy's 
best  interest  lies  in  adoption  by  Miss  Rice. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,964.  Running  time,  63  minutes.  "G." 


"The  Mystic  Mountain" 

{Lenauer  International) 

A  simple,  effective  story  of  a  simple  mountain  people,  this  foreign 
picture  has  as  its  chief  attraction  for  those  not  familiar  with  the  lan- 
guage, the  beautiful  mountain  scenery  of  the  Swiss  Alps,  the  film  hav- 
ing been  photographed  in  the  Bernese  Oberland  region.  There  is  no 
difficulty  understanding  the  trend  of  the  story,  since  there  is  but  little 
dialogue  and  most  of  it  is  translated  by  superimposed  subtitles. 

Produced  with  much  of  the  background  and  atmosphere  which  made 
"The  Blue  Light"  a  notable  picture,  this  lacks  something  of  the  pic- 
torial strength  and  dramatic  intensity  of  that  film,  but  is  still  a  worth- 
while and  interesting  importation,  chiefly,  however,  for  class  audiences. 

When  an  Alpine  farmer's  dog  is  accidentally  killed  by  a  farmer  from 
a  rival  village  across  the  mountain,  the  first,  in  revenge,  kidnaps  the 
fiancee  of  the  other,  taking  her  to  his  home.  Her  presence  is  regarded 
angrily  by  the  villagers,  especially  by  his  mother  and  his  own  fiancee. 
The  kidnapped  girl's  brother  is  killed  while  searching  for  her  and  her 
lover  plans  vengeance. 

Meanwhile  the  girl  befriends  the  village  idiot,  seeking  his  aid  in  her 
escape.  With  all  the  townsfolk  away  at  a  Sunday  festival,  the  idiot  starts 
a  fire.  Returning  to  the  house,  he  finds  the  girl  in  her  jailer's  arms. 
Insanely  believing  she  has  discarded  him,  he  locks  the  two  in  the  room 
together  as  the  fire  slowly  devours  the  entire  village. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  75  min- 
utes. "G." 


"The  Unguarded  Hour,"  this  morning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  re- 
viewed on  April  1.  . 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,"  which  opened  yesterday  morning  at  the  Kadio 
City  Music  Hall,  zvas  previeived  from  Hollywood  on  Feb.  28. 

"The  Singing  Kid,"  opening  tomorrow  morning  at  the  Strand,  was  re- 
vieived  by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  March  11.  "Laughing  Irish  Eyes,"  re- 
viezved  on  March  4,  was  previewed  last  night  at  the  Roxy. 

"Give  Us  This  Night,"  scheduled  to  open  tomorrow  morning  at  the  Par- 
amount, was  previeived  by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  Feb.  28. 

"Silly  Billies,"  tonight's  previezi'  at  the  Rialto,  zvas  revietved  from  Holly- 
zvood  by  wire  on  Feb.  25. 


Music  Union  Making 
Separate  Agreements 

Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M.  is  con- 
cluding separate  agreements  with  in- 
dividual music  publishers  in  its  strike, 
involving  approximately  300  arrangers, 
proofreaders,  copyists  and  pianists, 
against  92  companies,  independents 
and  members  of  the  Music  Publishers' 
Protective  Ass'n. 

Agreements  have  been  concluded 
with  about  14  companies  thus  far.  The 
union,  seeking  recognition  and  wage 
increases,  declined  to  negotiate  a  set- 
tlement with  the  association,  through 
John  G.  Paine,  chairman,  declaring 
the  basis  for  a  settlement  of  the  strike 
offered  by  him  to  be  unsatisfactory. 


Contempt  Order  Sought 

A  motion  to  hold  Fred  Bellin, 
treasurer  of  Amity  Pictures  Corp. 
Ltd.,  for  contempt  of  court  will  be 
made  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  this 
morning  by  counsel  on  behalf  of  Wil- 
liam Saal.  Saal  is  the  assignee  of 
J.  H.  Eggleston  and  Sound  Pictures 
Finance  Corp.  which  obtained  a  judg- 
ment in  Nov.,  1932,  for  $27,425  against 
Tiffany  Prod.,  Inc. 

Saal,  who  is  seeking  to  collect  on 
the  judgment,  charges  that  Amity 
Pictures  Corp.  has  personal  property 
belonging  to  the  Tiffany  estate  con- 
sisting of  films  and  contracts.  He 
charges  that  Bellin  failed  to  appear  for 
examination  before  trial  in  keeping 
with  an  order  made  recently  by  Jus- 
tice Charles  B.  McLaughlin.  The 
contempt  motion  will  be  heard  by 
Justice  Ferdinand  Pecora. 


Beano  Bill  Is  Passed 

Boston,  April  2. — The  Senate  has 
passed  a  bill  previously  approved  by 
the  House  which  is  designed  to  re- 
strict the  operation  of  Beano.  It  will 
now  go  to  the  Governor. 

Governor  Curley  has  vetoed  a  bill 
intended  to  close  business  establish- 
ments at  1  o'clock  on  Columbus  Day. 


Capital  to  See  "Things" 

Washington,  April  2.  —  "Things 
to  Come"  will  play  to  a  preview  audi- 
ence here  on  April  7  at  the  Wardman 
Park.  The  audience  will  be  drawn 
from  official  leaders  in  the  capital, 
by  invitation.  A  radio  broadcast  and 
transatlantic  telephone  address  by  H. 
G.  Wells  will  be  part  of  the  occasion. 


Sue  Over  Money  Night 

Oklahoma  City,  April  2. — Affili- 
ated Enterprises,  owners  of  Bank 
Night,  has  filed  suit  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  here  against  Money  Night,  now 
used  by  Roy  McAnus  at  his  Princess, 
Sayre.  Okla.,  and  Gay,  Erick,  Okla. 
An  injunction  and  damages  are 
sought. 


Para.  Re-Signs  Three 

Hollywood,  April  2.  —  Paramount 
has  given  new  term  contracts  to  Nick 
Lukats,  Paul  Barrett,  and  Marten 
Lamont.  All  are  members  of  the 
Paramount  stock  group. 


G.  A.  Dellis  at  Canton 

Canton,  O.,  April  2. — George  A. 
Dellis,  district  manager  for  Inter- 
state, who  recently  was  injured  in  an 
automobile  accident  near  Zanesville, 
has  been  moved  to  Mercy  hospital 
here. 


MOTION  PICTURi 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  3.  19: 


Pathe  Merger 
Will  Dissolve 
1st  Division 


(Continued  from  pace  1) 

distribution  deal  for  March  of  Time 
was  concluded  with  First  Division. 
The  Time  interests  still  hold  that  stock 
and  will  receive  in  exchange  for  it 
stock  in  the  new  Pathe  picture  com- 
pany. Time  may  also  participate  in 
the  financing  of  the  new  company. 

The  move  to  conduct  Pathe's  lab- 
oratory and  picture  activities  sepa- 
rately is  in  line  with  a  decision  reached 
by  the  company  a  year  ago,  shortly 
after  the  election  of  Frank  F.  Kolbe, 
broker,  to  the  Pathe  presidency.  At 
that  time  it  was  stated  that  the  diver- 
gent interests  of  the  company  required 
separation  and  that  a  new  company,  to 
be  manned  by  executives  experienced 
in  film  activities,  would  be  organized. 
The  executive  setup  of  the  new  com- 
pany is  now  being  prepared  and  will 
include  several  well-known  film  names. 

It  was  stated  that  the  delay  in  mak- 
ing the  move  which  was  indicated  a 
year  ago  was  occasioned  by  an  interest 
displayed  by  British  International  Pic- 
tures in  acquiring  from  Pathe  its  con- 
trol of  First  Division,  the  latter  com- 
pany to  be  used  as  an  American  dis- 
tribution outlet  for  B.I. P.  product, 
similar  to  the  G.B.  American  opera- 
tions. Negotiations  for  the  sale  of  the 
First  Division  control  continued  be- 
tween Pathe  and  B.I. P.  intermittently 
for  months  and  only  recently  were 
abandoned,  thus  freeing  Pathe  to  pur- 
sue its  original  plan  of  corporate  oper- 
ation. 

First  Division  has  distributed  a  se- 
lected list  of  B.I. P.  product  during  the 
past  year.  Alliance  Films,  the  British 
company's  American  subsidiary,  was 
organized  recently  with  Budd  Rogers 
at  its  head,  to  give  the  company  addi- 
tional sales  representation  here.  It 
was  stated  at  Pathe  yesterday  that  a 
distribution  deal  with  B.I. P.  for  next 
season  had  not  been  discussed  yet. 

Pathe  Film  Corp.  reported  a  profit 
of  $213,359,  for  the  period  from  Aug. 
15  to  Dec.  28,  1935,  including  $210,000 
in  dividends  on  its  35,000  shares  of 
Du  Pont  Film  Mfg.  Corp.  Laboratory 
operations  showed  a  profit  of  $66,362, 
and  an  increase  of  6,300,000  feet  of 
processed  film  was  reported  by  the 
laboratory  for  last  year  as  compared 
with  1934. 


Chairman 


President 


Studio  Chief 


Schaefer  Tours  Branches 

George  J.  Schaefer,  new  vice-presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  United 
Artists,  left  last  night  on  his  first 
tour  of  U.  A.  exchanges.  He  was 
accompanied  by  Harry  Gold. 

Chicago  will  be  the  first  stop  for 
conferences  with  Jack  Goldhar  and 
his  staff.  Schaefer  and  Gold  will  re- 
turn the  latter  part  of  next  week. 

Charles  Stern,  southern  district 
manager,  will  meet  Schaefer  and  Gold 
in  Atlanta  and  will  return  to  New 
York  with  them. 


Gigli  Film  Retitled 

Alexander  Korda's  picture  starring 
Benjamin  Gigli,  previously  called 
"Lullaby,"  has  been  retitled  "Forget 
Me  Not,"  according  to  word  received 
here  by  United  Artists. 


J.  CHEEVER  COWDIN  went  from 
St.  Paul's  School  directly  to  Wall  St., 
joining  Bond  &  Goodwin  &  Co.,  and 
rapidly  advancing  to  a  partnership  in 
1917.  With  George  Armsby  he 
formed  California  Packing  Corp. 
He  resigned  from  Bond  &  Goodwin 
to  serve  with  the  air  force  in  the 
war.  Two  years  of  promoting  and 
consolidating  preceded  the  joining  of 
William  Salomon  &  Co.  and  Blair  & 
Co.  into  Blair  &  Co.,  Inc.,  of  which 
he  became  vice-president. 

The  company  later  became  Banc- 
america-Blair,  Inc.,  with  Cowdin  as 
vice-president.  In  1934  he  resigned  to 
form,  with  Lawrence  F.  Fox,  Jr., 
Standard  Capital  Co.,  with  himself 
as  president.  With  the  purchase  by 
Standard  and  others  of  control  of 
Universal,  Cowdin  becomes  chairman 
of  the  board. 


ROBERT  H.  COCHRANE  was 
born  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Dec.  27, 
1879,  graduated  from  Toledo,  O., 
High  School  and  became  city  editor  of 
the  Toledo  Bee  in  an  amazingly  short 
space  of  time.  In  1904  he  joined  his 
brothers,  P.  D.  and  Witt  K.,  in  their 
Chicago  advertising  agency.  One  of 
the  accounts  was  the  Continental 
Clothing  Co.,  of  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  of 
which  one  Carl  Laemmle  was  general 
and  advertising  manager. 

When  Laemmle  established  a  film 
enterprise  in  Chicago,  he  asked  Coch- 
rane to  join  him,  which  was  in  1906. 
Through  successive  changes  of  com- 
pany name,  Yankee,  IMP  and  then 
Universal,  Cochrane  was  Laemmle's 
vice-president  and  right  hand  man. 
Now,  with  Laemmle's  retirement, 
Cochrane  becomes  Universal's  presi- 
dent. 


CHARLES  R.  ROGERS  was  bor 
in  New  York,  July  15,  1882,  went  H 
high  school  in  Boston,  and  entere-1 
the  business  with  the  Star  Theatre  i 
Buffalo,  where  he  later  opened  a 
exchange.  He  served  for  a  time  a 
general  sales  manager  for  Select  Pic 
tures,  then  launched  into  independer 
production,  which  phase  has  held  hi 
attention  ever  since. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  compan 
of  Small,  Asher  and  Rogers,  produci 
ing  Corinne  Griffith  films  for  Fir;  i 
National.  He  produced  Ken  Mavi 
nard  westerns,  headed  the  RKO 
Pathe  studios  at  Culver  City,  and  lei 
that  post  to  produce  independently  fo 
Paramount  release.  From  that  poiri 
he  advanced  to  the  Universal  arrange, 
ment  which  finds  him  executive  vice.; 
president    in    charge    of    productioi : 


Unit  System 
To  Prevail 
Says  Rogers 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

executive  assistant  to  Rogers,  Fred 
S.  Meyer  as  executive  assistant  to 
Koenig,  William  Fender  in  a  newly 
created  post  as  superintendent  of  stu- 
dio operations.  Continuing  in  their 
old  posts  are  Dan  Kelley,  casting  di- 
rector ;  Henry  Clark,  comptroller ; 
Martin  Murphy,  production  manager; 
Edward  Brymer,  wardrobe  designer. 
The  last  named  gets  more  authority 
than  heretofore. 

The  first  pictures  for  production  un- 
der the  new  setup  are :  "My  Man 
Godfrey,"  starring  William  Powell 
and  Carole  Lombard,  and  "It's  a 
Small  World,"  co-starring  Joan  Ben- 
nett and  Joel  McCrea. 

Scheduled  for  work  before  May  15 
are :  "Everybody  Sings,"  musical 
comedy;  "Reno  in  the  Fall"  and 
"Roxana,"  Clarence  Budington  Kel- 
land  story. 

A  detailed  inventory  of  studio 
properties  and  equipment  has  been 
completed  and  augmenting  and  over- 
hauling has  started.  A  new  adminis- 
tration building  for  writers,  readers, 
the  casting  office  and  producers  will 
be  built  within  six  months,  Rogers 
said. 


6IT  Change  Finished 
Set  36  Features 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Los  Angeles  banker,  and  J.  Arthur 
Rank  and  Leslie  W.  Farrow,  London 
financiers,  representing  the  British 
participants. 

All  of  the  stock  of  Universal  Corp. 
has  been  placed  in  a  voting  trust. 
Voting  trustees  elected  for  a  10-year 
term  are  George  N.  Armsby  of  Stan- 
dard Capital ;  Cowdin,  Rogers,  Brown, 
Dulin,  Rank  and  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini 
of  Bank  of  America,  National  Ass'n., 
Los  Angeles. 

Formal  transfer  of  control  preceded 
the  elections.  Laemmle  was  given  a 
certified  check  of  $4,000,000  complet- 
ing the  cash  payment  of  the  $5,500,000 
option.  $1,500,000  was  deposited  to  his 
credit  on  March  14  as  formal  notice 
that  the  option  would  be  exercised. 
Laemmle  left  for  the  coast  on  the 
Century  late  yesterday  afternoon.  He 
retires  after  30  years  in  the  industry, 
24  of  which  were  spent  with  Uni- 
versal, which  he  founded. 

It  was  disclosed  that  a  substantial 
investment  in  Universal  had  been  made 
in  addition  to  the  option  financing, 
which  is  to  be  used  for  working  cap- 
ital requirements  and  is  understood 
to  obviate  the  necessity  of  a  recapi- 
talization or  the  making  of  immediate 
outside  loans  for  short  terms,  as  had 
been  contemplated  by  the  new  owners 
earlier.  An  increased  production 
schedule  and  the  signing  of  new  stars 
and  feature  players  are  involved  in 
the  plans  for  the  company's  immedi- 
ate future,  it  was  said. 


America  Is  Leader 
In  German  Import* 

By  JOACHIM  K.  RUTENBERG 

Berlin,  March  22.— American  filir 
exhibited  in  Germany  for  the  fir:; 
three-quarters  of  the  current  seasoi 
from  last  July  to  March,  totaled  25 
a  slight  decline,  although  grosse 
from  American  product  did  not  suf 
fer.  The  American  films  were  di: 
vided  as  follows:  M-G-M,  11;  Para 
mount,  eight;  Twentieth  Century 
Fox,  four ;  Columbia  and  Universa 
two  each  ;  Radio,  one. 

Imports  from  other  countries  were- 
Austria,  11;  France,  eight;  Englanc 
three;  Poland  and  Hungary,  tw< 
each;  Sweden  and  Czechoslovakia,  on 
each. 

Ufa  is  expected  to  take  over  the  as 
sets  of  Terra  Co.,  local  producer  an' 
distributor.  Ufa  is  offering  Terr 
studio  facilities,  raw  stock  and  print 
ing,  in  return  for  which  Ufa  wil 
handle  Terra's  films.  Herbert  Staat 
formerly  with  Ufa,  has  joined  Terr 
as  a  production  supervisor.  Som, 
Terra  films  are  to  be  made  at  th 
Ufa  studios  at  Neubabelsberg  ani 
Tempelhof. 

M-G-M's  "Broadway  Melody, 
playing  at  the  603-seat  Marmorhau 
here,  is  establishing  new  records  an' 
is  the  outstanding  grosser  in  th 
city. 


John  0.  Gorman  Dead 

Boston,  April  2. — John  O.  Gormai 
employed  in  the  production  end  of  th 
industry  on  the  coast  for  many  year; 
died  here  today  at  the  age  of  54. 


lay,  April  3,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Purely 
Personal  ► 

AM  DEMBOW'S  Florida  tan  was 
lie  envy  of  a  substantial  segment  of 

9  luncheon  crowd  at  the  Astor  yes- 
lay.  Others  there  included  Leon 
.  Ver,  Harry  Katz,  George  Daws, 
k  D.  Trop,  Eddie  Saunders,  Bill 
;Flly,  Arthur   Mayer,  Charles 

.off,  Chester  Erskine,  Barney 
John  Balaban,  Al  Wilkie  and 
u  Lyons. 

amuel  J.  Warshawsky  says  the 
'on  on  his  play,  "The  Woman  of 
tiny,"  held  by  Lee  Shubert  has 
ired  and  rights  have  reverted  to 
.  The  play  will  be  given  a  try- 
'  by  the  WPA  theatre  project  at 
Symphony  in  Brooklyn. 


Quip  of  the  Day 

■  Bob  Goldstein  and  Joe  Mos- 
owits  had  Archie  Mayo,  rotund 
director,  to  lunch  ot  Lindy's  the 
ftlier  day.    Tliere,  the  traditional 

layo  appetite  indulged  in  a  slight 
?past,  including  untold  numbers 
m  rolls,  soup,  roast,  three  or  four 

■  lasses  of  beer,  pastry,  etc.  But 
-■'hen  it  came  to  the  coffee,  Archie 
cached    into    his    copious  vest 

■ocket  for  saccliarine  tablets  for 
i\se  in  his  coffee  in  lieu  of  sugar, 
i  "That's  so  I  won't  put  on 
i  •eight,"  he  explained. 



|\RCHrE  Mayo  was  entertained  by 
lt*-  York  friends  last  night.  The 
pleaders  included  Joe  Moskowitz 
Bob  Goldstein  with  Joe  Pincus 
<ing  in  the  background. 
• 

.ily  Pons  will  entertain  the  press 
]i  cocktail  party  at  the  Ritz  Tower 

.  afternoon  and  introduce  her  new 
oical  protege,  Jean  Dickinson. 
• 

•'at  Casey,  expected  in  from  the 
est  yesterday,  failed  to  arrive  and 
ilue  in  today  or  tomorrow. 
• 

JIoward  Dietz  and  Bill  Ferguson 
it  into  a  luncheon  combination  yes- 
lay.    It  was  at  the  Astor. 
• 

Sack  Schlaifer,  district  manager 
the  east  for  United  Artists,  left 
terday  for  Cincinnati. 

• 

Edmund  Lowe  will  be  the  guest 
|r  on  the  Lux  radio  program  next 
:k. 

• 

'arney  Balaban  returned  to  Chi- 

10  yesterday.  John  entrains  today. 

Dennis  F.  O'Brien  is  in  the  South- 
id  for  a  short  vacation. 

"Gilbert  Miller  sails  for  London  to- 
rrow. 

.  Chicago 

rRED  Anderson  of  Morris  says  that 
circuit  has  leased  the  Fargo  in 

•Kalb  instead  of  arranging  a  pool- 
agreement  with  C.  G.  Lekander, 

ler. 

iARON  Saperstein  was  installed  as 
lied  president  for  the  seventh  time 
i  smoker  held  at  the  Morrison  Ho- 

More  than  200  attended. 
Klyde   Eckhardt   is    back  from 
rida  after  a  three-week  vacation. 
oe  Leo  stopped  off  en  route  to  the 


Plan  Collections 
For  Rogers  Fund 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

from  the  annual  May  week  contribu- 
tions will  be  for  the  aid  and  estab- 
lishment of  useful  agencies  for  as- 
sisting handicapped  children. 

Major  L.  E.  Thompson  of  RKO 
will  be  chairman  of  the  theatre  cam- 
paign committee,  which  will  be  com- 
prised of  industry  officials,  members 
of  the  memorial  commission  and 
friends  of  Will  Rogers.  The  Sara- 
nac  hospital  was  turned  over  to  the 
commission  recently  by  N.  V.  A.  and 
will  be  operated  for  use  by  the  sick 
and  needy  of  the  stage  and  screen. 


Standard  Newsreels 
Sound  Academy  Aim 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

by  the  committee  was  much  higher 
than  the  normal  volume  of  features. 
The  reports  pointed  out  that  although 
a  moderate  increase  in  volume  level 
is  desirable  from  a  standpoint  of 
showmanship,  the  great  discrepancies 
existing  at  the  present  time  detract 
considerably  from  the  program. 

Douglas  Shearer,  M-G-M  council 
representative,  brought  the  matter  to 
the  attention  of  the  Academy  orig- 
inally. The  heads  of  various  trailer 
departments  and  newsreel  producers 
will  be  contacted  immediately. 

Nathan  Levinson,  vice-chairman  of 
the  council,  who  returned  from  New 
York  yesterday,  appeared  at  the  meet- 
ing and  presented  a  detailed  report 
on  new  technical  developments  in  the 
east. 


Michigan  Allied  Is 
Divided  on  Booking 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

in  the  present  cancellation  privilege. 

16%  said  they  had  no  opinion  to 
express. 

Of  the  16%  who  had  nothing  to  say 
regarding  the  bill,  several  said  they 
did  not  know  what  it  was  all  about. 

The  above  results  are  considered 
surprising,  in  view  of  Allied's  strong 
support  of  the  measure  and  the  fact 
that  Congressman  Pettengill  spofce 
personally  at  the  last  annual  meeting 
here  of  the  Michigan  Allied  unit. 


coast  to  confer  with  Henri  Elman 
at  the  Capitol  Film  Exchange. 

Harry  K.  Smythe  says  the  CAPA 
"April  Foolies"  will  be  held  at  the 
Sherman  Hotel,  April  IS. 

• 

.  .  .  Cincinnati 

Charles  Fogel  of  the  M-G-M 
maintenance  department,  New  York, 
a  recent  visitor  here,  was  given  a 
party  by  the  local  service  branch. 
Harry  Sheeran,  M-G-M  office  man- 
ager, was  in  charge. 

K.  L.  McWhorter,  part  owner  of 
the  Sharon,  at  Sharonville,  a  suburb, 
will    be    married    soon    to  Ruth 
Heckle  of  the  local  Fox  office. 
• 

.  .  .  Little  Rock 

E.  R.  Gillette  and  Mrs.  Gillette 
of  the  Ritz,  Russellville,  Ark.,  in  town 
for  the  University  of  Arkansas-West- 
ern Kentucky  basketball  game. 

J.  M.  Ensor,  owner  and  manager  of 
the  Crescent,  one  of  the  spectators  at 
the  Hot  Springs  races. 


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DAILY 


Friday,  April  3,  19: 


Seals  Given  137 
Films  in  2  Months 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
greater    majority    consisted    of  new 
product. 

The  attached  list  runs  from  Jan. 
26  to  March  27.    It  follows: 
WILLIAM  BERKE 

(Feature) 
"Hair  Trigger  Casey" 

BURRO  UGHS-TARZAN 

(Feature) 

"The  Dragnet" 

COLUMBIA 

(Features) 

"Hell  Ship  Morgan,"  "Music  Goes  'Round,'' 
"Money  Mad,"  "Shadows  of  the  Orient," 
"Tug  Boat  Princess,"  "Pride  of  the 
Marines,"  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town," 
"Panic  on  the  Air,"  "Roaming  Lady" 
(Shorts) 

"Movie  Maniacs,"  Screen  Snapshots,  Nos. 
7,  8,  "Caught  in  the  Act,"  "Li!  Ainjil," 
"Scrappy's  Pony,"  "Spark  Plug,"  "Share 
the  Wealth,"  "Midnight  Blunders" 

D  ARMOUR 

(Feature) 
"Heroes  of  the  Range" 

EXCELSIOR 

(Feature) 
"Border  Caballero" 

INVINCIBLE 

(Feature) 
"Brilliant  Marriage" 

M-G-M 

(Features) 

"Robinhood  of  El  Dorado,"  "Garden  Mur- 
der Case,"  "Voice  of  Bugle  Ann,"  "Three 
Godfathers,"  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  "Pet- 
ticoat Fever,"  "Moonlight  Murder," 
"Kelly,  the  Second" 

(Shorts) 

"Hit  and  Run  Driver,"  "Air  Hoppers," 
"Second  Childhood,"  "Jonkers  Diamond," 
"Bottles,"  "Arbor  Day,"  "Table  Tennis," 
"Panhandlers,"  "The  Early  Bird" 

PARAMOUNT 

(Features) 

"Preview,"  "F-Man,"  "Trail  of  the  Lone- 
some Pine,"  "Desert  Gold,"  "Too  Many 
Parents,"  "The  Sky  Parade,"  "Thirteen 
Hours  by  Air,"  "Till  We  Meet  Again," 
"Big  Brown  Eyes,"  "The  Moon's  Our 
Home."  (Re-issues)  "A  Lady's  Profes- 
sion," "Strange  Case  of  Clara  Deane," 
"The  False  Madonna,"  "Sky  Bride," 
"June  Moon,"  "Terror  Abroad,"  "Woman 
Accused" 

(Short) 

"Popular  Science"  No.  5 

REPUBLIC 

(Features) 

"The  Leathernecks  Have  Landed,"  "Laugh- 
ing Irish  Eyes,"  "House  of  a  Thousand 
Candles,"  "Doughnuts  and  Society" 

RADIO 

(Features) 

"Love  on  a  Bet,"  "Farmer  in  the  Dell," 
"Silly    Billies."    "Consolation  Marriage," 
"Thoroughbreds    All,"    "Murder    on  the 
Bridle  Path,"  "The  Witness  Chair" 
(Shorts) 

"Listen  to  Freezin."  "Swing  It,"  "Fight 
is  Right,"  "Bad  Medicine,"  "Wholesailing 
Along" 

SPECTRUM 

(Features) 

"Outlaws  of  the  Range,"  "Reckless  Buck- 
aroo" 

STAGE  AND  SCREEN  PROD. 

(Shorts) 

"Custer's  Last  Stand,"  Episodes  Nos.  13, 
14,  IS 

STATE  RIGHTS 

(Features) 

"Black  Gold,"  "Bars  of  Hate,"  "Rogue's 
Tavern,"  "Song  of  the  Trail,"  "Lightning 
Bill  Carson,"  "Desert  Phantom" 

SUPREME 

(Feature) 

"Kid  Ranger" 

TWENTIETH  CENTURY-FOX 

(Features) 

"It  Had  to  Happen,"  "Prisoner  of  Shark 
Island,"  "Message  to  Garcia,"  "Country 
Doctor,"  "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus," 
"Captain  January,"  "Everybody's  Old 
Man,"  "Little  Miss  Nobody,"  "The  Coun- 
try Beyond,"  "O'Malley  of  the  Mounted," 
"Human  Cargo" 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

(Features) 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,"  "These  Three" 
(Shorts) 

"Mickey's  Grand  Opera,"  "Elmer  Ele- 
phant," "Three  Little  Wolves" 

UNIVERSAL 

(Features) 

"Don't     Get     Personal,"     "Love  Before 


Jolson  Arrives  Disguised 
As  Shaw;  Traffic  Tangles 


By  J.  M.  JERAULD 

About  20  photographers  gasped, 
and  then  they  howled,  as  George  Ber- 
nard Shaw  emerged  from  the  car  on 
the  Twentieth  Century  where  they 
were  lined  up  to  meet  Al  Jolson  yes- 
terday morning.  Half  the  passengers 
on  the  train  forgot  they  were  going 
places  and  wondered  how  they  had 
missed  the  Irish  dramatist  at  the  La 
Salle  St.  Station  before  the  train  left. 

To  add  to  the  complications  a  Scotch 
bagpipe  band  from  Yonkers  "sgir-rr- 
r-ll-ud,"  if  that's  what  they  do  with 
bagpipes.  S.  Charles  Einfeld  said  they 
were  playing  songs  from  "The  Singing 
Kid,"  but  only  a  Highlander  like 
Charlie  would  know. 

The  girls  who  were  supposed  to 
dance  "a  la  Bacchante"  failed  to  ar- 
rive. They  looked  out  of  their  win- 
dows around  Vitaphone  studio  in 
Brooklyn  about  daybreak  and  decided 
unanimously  that  if  there  was  any 
"Bacchante"  in  their  lives  yesterday  it 
would  be  indoors. 

With  drums  throbbing  and  bagpipes 
wailing,  "Shaw"  and  the  rest  of  the 
welcomers,  followed  by  a  hundred  or 
more  passengers  and  almost  as  many 
red  caps,  the  party  emerged  into  the 
main  waiting  room.  Massed  commu- 
ters from  points  north  of  the  Bronx 
crashed  through  the  rope  barriers. 

An  excited  woman  tried  to  tweak 


Cosmo-Sileo  Photo 

"Shaw's"  magnificent  whiskers  and  her 
glove  clasp  caught  a  handful  of  white 
hair.  Another  reached  for  a  souvenir 
and  "Shaw"  made  a  quick  grab  with 
both  hands  to  get  the  spinach  and  eye- 
brows off.  Admiring  feminine  subur- 
banites scrambled  for  souvenirs. 

Jolson  came  into  view. 

Out  on  the  42nd  St.  sidewalk  a 
couple  of  ushers  from  the  Strand  had 
a  long  banner  that  caught  the  eye  of 
the  mounted  police  and  the  populace. 
A  cop  trying  to  give  a  taxi  driver  a 
summons  lost  his  book.  A  woman 
wanted  it  for  an  autograph. 

Sid  Rechetnik  tried  to  untangle  a 
line  of  Cord  cars  from  the  traffic  jam. 
The  Scotsmen  gazed  ruefully  at  their 
flaming  plaid  tartans  and  the  mud 
spots  on  their  white  spats.  The  mob 
pressed  against  their  bagpipes,  but 
there  wasn't  a  single  blowout.  A 
mounted  cop  wanted  to  see  the 
parade  permit.  It  wasn't  there. 

The  band  played  "Oh,  Where  Is 
My  Bonnie  Permit  Today."  The 
crowd  grew  more  dense.  A  thousand 
or  more  automobile  horns  tried  to 
drown  out  the  "moosic,"  but  couldn't. 

Einfeld  gave  a  signal  and  the  Cord 
cars  dashed  up  42nd  St.  to  5th  Ave. 
and  to  the  Sherry-Netherland. 

Jolson  went  upstairs  to  breakfast. 
Thousands  of  stenographers  tried  to 
explain  why  they  were  late  for  work. 
And  it  rained  some  more. 


Breakfast,"  "Bad  Sister,"  "Word  of 
Honor,"  "Sutter's  Gold."  (Re-issues)  "All 
Quiet  on  the  Western  Front,"  "The  Iron 
Man" 

(Shorts) 

"Adventures  of  Frank  Merriwell,  Ep.  No. 
11,  "The  Winning  Play,"  "Slumberland 
Express,"  "The  Beauty  Shoppe,"  "Flash 
Gordon,"  Ep.  Nos.  1  to  7  inclusive. 

VICTORY 

(Features) 

"Face  in  the  Fog,"  "Taming  of  the  Wild" 

ROLAND   WAGENER  (Producer) 

(Feature) 
"In  Paris  A.W.O.L." 

WARNERS 

(Features) 

"Treachery  Rides  the  Range,"  "The  Sing- 
ing Kid,"  "Murder  by  an  Aristocrat," 
"Gentleman  from  Big  Bend,"  "Green 
Pastures,"  "I  Married  a  Doctor,"  "Golden 
Arrow,"  "Law  in  Her  Hands,"  "Sons  O' 
Guns,"  "Big  Business" 

(Slwrts) 

"Miss  Glory,"  "Boom  Boom,"  "I'm  a  Big 
Shot  Now,"  "The  Blowout,"  "Let  it  be 
Me" 


Edwards  Show  April  12 

Gus  Edwards  will  open  his  new 
vaudeville  show  at  the  Broadway  Sho- 
Window  on  April  12.  The  policy 
will  be  two-a-day  at  popular  prices. 
The  opening  bill  will  feature  Lowry, 
Armida  and  Mark  Plant. 


Haverstraw  House  Burns 

Haverstraw,  N.  Y.,  April  2. — The 
Capitol,  a  closed  neighborhood  house, 
was  totally  destroyed  by  fire  early  this 
morning.  The  fire,  said  to  be  of  in- 
cendiary origin,  caused  $100,000  worth 
of  damage. 


Forms  Hub  Poster  Firm 

Boston,  April  2. — Myer  Rosen 
has  organized  the  Theatre  Specialty 
Co.  for  the  territorial  distribution  of 
lobby  art  displays  turned  out  by  the 
United  Art  Service  of  New  York. 


New  Zealand  House* 
Up;  Now  Total  56 


r 


Washington,  April  2. — The  annm 
report  of  the  Xew  Zealand  M.  P.  E> 
hibitors'  Ass'n.  for  1935,  shows  5^ 
theatres  exhibited  films  on  a  commei 
cial  basis,  according  to  a  report  I 
the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Commerce  frc 
American  Vice-Consul  George  Bliy 
Lane  in  Wellington. 

This  is  an  increase  of  65  over  193 
when  498  houses  were  operating, 
this  total,  however,  only  369  were  Oi 
erating  from  one  to  six  nights  a  wee 
regularly,  as  compared  with  349 
1934.  The  remainder  consisted  1 
theatres  or  halls  in  the  country  di 
tricts  where  pictures  were  shown  at  ii 
tervals. 

In  addition,  13  institutions — such  i 
sanitaria  and  hospitals — screened  pi' 
tures  more  or  less  regularly  for  ir' 
mates  and  staffs. 


Center  Sign  on  B'way 

So  the  Broadway  crowds  won't  foi 
get  the  Center,  an  electric  sign  ha 
been  put  up  at  the  corner  of  Broac 
way  and  49th  St.  by  the  managemer 
of  the  Rockefeller  playhouse.  It's  | 
big  one  with  1,000  feet  of  Neon  tub' 
the  word  "Center"  six  feet  high  an 
four  rows  of  red  Neon  in  the  lettering 


Harry  Shumow  Gaining 

Omaha,  April  2. — Harry  Shumov 
M-G-M  branch  manager,  after  nearl 
a  month  in  the  Lutheran  Hospital,  ha 
returned  to  his  home  where  he  wi 
spend  another  week  recuperatin 
from  arthritis. 


Time  Broadcast  Continu* 

The  "March  of  Time"  new  broad ' 
cast,  which  has  been  sponsored  b;j 
Remington-Rand,  will  continue  on  iti 
usual  five-day-a-week  schedule  wit 
William  Wrigley,  Jr.,  Co..  as  the  nt\ 
sponsor. 


Wall  Street 


Columbia  Issues  Best  Board  Gair 

Net 

Close  Chang 

+2  ■, 

+  H 


High 

Columbia,  vtc   3954 

Columbia,  pfd   ...  47?£ 

Consolidated    654 

Consolidated,    pfd.  18 
Eastman  Kodak  ..17054 
Eastman,  pfd  ....164 

Loew's,  Inc  47^ 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd.. 10754 

Paramount    9$i 

Paramount  1  pfd.  70 
Paramount  2  pfd.  9Ji 
Pathe  Film    1VA 

rko    m 

20th  Centurv-Fox.  ZVA 
20th  Century,  pfd.  3654 

Universal,  pfd  90 

Warner  Bros  12J4 


Low 

3654 
47^i 
654 
18 
168 
164 
47 

107J4 
954 

70 
9% 

1054 

27H 
89& 


39 
47^ 
654 
18 
168 
164 
4754 
10754 
954 
70 
9?4 
1054 

m 

285i 
3554 
90 


+  V*\ 
— l 

+1  , 
+  Ya 


—1 

±8 


Technicolor  Up  14  on  Curb 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang 

Sentrv  Safety  ....     54  H  Ya-  ■■-  . 

Sonotone                   354  354  3%  —li 

Technicolor              3m  3054  3054  +  V* 

Trans-Lux   VA  4  4   

Paramount  Only  Bond  Rise 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chang 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ....  27  26J4  27  —  M 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27  26J4  27  —  Vt 
Keith  B.  F. 

6s  '46    94$£    944i    94fg    —  H 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9051    8954    90       +  5i 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9554    9454    9454    —  H " 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  2) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


OL.  39.   NO.  80 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  4,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


>athe's  New  Stay  Refused 
Company  Has  ITOA  in  City 

Plans  for  26  Sale  Tax  Case 



irst   Release   Intended  Appellate  Bench  Refuses 
For  Next  August  To  Act;  Appeal  Asked 


-:  Lathe's  new  producing  and  distribut- 
£g  company,   yet  to  be  organized, 
11  handle  a  minimum  of  20  features 
i  year  and  a  series  of  either  western 
f  action  films,  according  to  tentative 
-ans  drawn  for  the  proposed  organ- 
ition's  first  year.    First  release  is 
j  Mgned  for  August. 
*  The  understanding   is   no  produc- 
)n  alignments  have  as  yet  been  made, 
though  "feelers"  are  out  and  several 
native  proposals  are  under  discus- 
pn. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,   while  the 

tentioD  to  enter  the  national  field 
fixed,  there  so  far  appears  to  be 
licking  any   definite   decision   as  to 

"ocedure,  a  chief  reason  for  this 
I  ing  the  necessary  approval  of  the 
:  ;curities  and  Exchange  Commission 
?  the  company's  contemplated  stock 

ructure. 

The  probability  is  exceedingly  strong 
.at  the  presidency  will  go  to  Edward 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


panish  Exhibitor's 
Group  Quits  Ass'n 


t  Barcelona,    April    3. — While  the 
Aycott  of  exhibitors  against  distribu- 
cts  here  ended  formally  last  week, 
lations  between  Mutua.  the  local  dis- 
ibutor    organization,    and    the  ex- 
bitor's  association  are  reported  to 
The  exhibitor  group  which  started 
e  original  controversy  with  its  boy- 
tt  against  M-G-M's  office  here,  has 
ceded  from  the  major  organization, 
rming  its  own  unit.    Called  Federa- 
pn  Cinemas  Cataluna,  it  is  headed 
•  Jose  Vila,  owner  of  two  provincial 
eatres    and    the    attorney   for  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


astman's  1935  Net 
Up  to  $15,913,251 

Net  profit  for  Eastman  Kodak  for 
e  year  ending  Dec.  28,  1935,  after 
;deral  income  taxes  and  all  other 
arges,  was  $15,913,251,  a  gain  of 

1 ,410,004    over    the    previous  year. 

"his  provided  $369,942  for  preferred 
vidends  and  $12,380,065  for  corn- 
on  dividends. 

Operating  profit  was  $18,461,416. 
ther  income  and  profit  from  sale  of 
curities  brought  this  up  to  $19,597,- 
7,  before  income  taxes  and  other 
arges.  Total  assets  were  $168,- 
7.026. 


The  Appellate  Division  of  the  N. 
V.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  denied 
the  I.T.O.A.  application  for  an  in- 
junction to  restrain  the  city  from  as- 
sessing film  rentals  for  the  two  per 
cent  city  sales  tax  and  distributors 
from  collecting  it. 

Melvin  Albert  of  Weisman,  Quinn, 
Allen  &  Spett,  attorneys  for  the 
I.T.O.A.,  said  that  steps  to  bring  the 
injunction  action  before  the  Court  of 
Appeals  would  be  taken  immediately. 

The  Appellate  Division's  action  was 
in  the  form  of  a  refusal  to  reverse 
Justice  Callahan's  earlier  decision 
denying  an  injunction  on  the  grounds 
that  the  sales  tax  law  offered  a 
remedy  in  directing  that  efforts  by  the 
city  comptroller  to  collect  the  tax  may 
be  appealed  direct  to  the  Appellate 
Division  where  it  must  be  shown  that 
the  commodity  is  or  is  not  subject  to 
the  tax.  This  is  the  procedure  being 
followed  by  the  United  Artists  ex- 
change in  what  all  local  distributors 
regard  as  a  test  of  the  city's  right  to 
apply  the  sales  tax  to  film  rentals. 
United  Artists  is  now  having  printed 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Tri-States  Members 
Convening  Tomorrow 

Memphis,  April  3. — The  Pettengill 
Bill  and  taxation  will  occupy  much  of 
the  time  at  the  meeting  of  M.P.T.O. 
of  Arkansas,  Mississippi  and  Ten- 
nessee at  the  Chisca  Hotel  Sunday 
and  Monday,  according  to  President 
M.  A.  Lightman. 

Lightman  expects  representatives 
of  several  M.P.T.O.  units  to  attend, 
particularly  L.  C.  Griffith  and  Law- 
rence Lowenstein  of  Oklahoma.  Herb 
Mclntyre.  Fred  Jack,  Sam  Moscow 
and  Oscar  Morgan  have  all  signified 
their  intention  to  be  present. 

Vice-mayor  Clifford  Davis  will  de- 
liver the  address  of  welcome.  Princi- 
pal speakers  will  include  Dave  Pal- 

( Continued  on  page  4) 


Cantor  Testimonial 
Is  Set  for  Tonight 

Eddie  Cantor  will  be  guest  of  honor 
at  a  testimonial  dinner  tonight  at  7 
o'clock  at  the  Astor,  sponsored  by  the 
American  Jewish  Congress.  The  pro- 
ceeds of  the  affair  are  to  be  used  to 
combat  Nazi  activities  and  defend 
the  rights  of  Jews.  Louis  Nizer,  film 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Boston  Duals  90% 

Boston,  April  3.  —  Of  ap- 
proximately 66  theatres  oper- 
ating in  this  city  90  per  cent 
are  using  double  features  reg- 
ularly. The  single  feature 
houses  are  the  Metropolitan 
and  RKO  Boston,  which  have 
stage  shows;  the  Howard 
Atheneum;  Fine  Arts,  which 
handles  foreign  product;  the 
South  Station,  devoted  to 
short  subjects,  and  Keith's 
Memorial. 


Delayed  Paramount 
Meeting  Not  Dated 

The  postponed  March  meeting  of 
the  Paramount  board  will  not  be  held 
within  the  next  week  as  planned  by 
the  company  earlier,  it  was  stated  at 
Paramount  yesterday.  The  next  meet- 
ing of  the  board  is  April  23. 

The  postponement  of  the  monthly 
meeting  scheduled  for  March  26,  be- 
cause of  the  lack  of  a  quorum,  was 
followed  by  the  announcement  that 
the  board  would  meet  within  two 
weeks  following  that  date,  despite  the 
absence  in  Hollywood  of  John  E. 
Otterson,  president,  and  Adolph  Zukor, 
chairman.  No  business  of  sufficient 
urgency  to  require  a  meeting  in  the 
absence  of  the  president  and  chair- 
man is  on  tap,  however,  and  resulted 
in  the  decision  to  dispense  with  a 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Producers  Pledged 
Upon  Contract  Use 

Producing  managers,  including  such 
first-line  names  as  the  Shuberts,  The- 
atre Guild  and  Brock  Pemberton, 
pledged  themselves  at  a  special  meet- 
ing of  the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres 
yesterday  to  use  exclusively  the  new 
contract  drawn  by  that  organization 
for  future  dealing  with  the  play- 
wrights. The  managers  voted  authority 
to  the  league  to  begin  injunctive  pro- 
ceedings against  any  producer  member 
who  breached  the  agreement. 

The  managers'  contract  contains  but 
few  changes  from  the  minimum  basic 
agreement  which  was  used  by  mana- 
ger and  playwright  up  to  Feb.  29.  It 
retains  the  50-50  split  of  proceeds  from 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


U.  A.  Sales  Policy 
Up  at  Chicago  Meet 

Chicago,  April  3. — United  Artists' 
sales  policies  for  the  remainder  of  the 
season  will  be  discussed  at  a  two-day 
meet  to  get  under  way  here  tomorrow 
and  continue  through  Sunday.  George 
J.  Schaefer  will  preside. 

Among  those  attending  will  be :  J. 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Four  Accept 
Kuykendall's 
Bid  to  Talks 


MPTOA  Board  Due  Here 
In  About  2  Weeks 


Four  national  distributors  have 
notified  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A. 
president,  of  their  willingness  to  meet 
with  the  exhibitor  organization's 
executive  committee  to  discuss  trade 
practice  adjustments.  The  companies 
are  Universal,  United  Artists,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  and  M-G-M. 

While  indications  now  are  that  the 
meetings  will  get  under  way  here  in 
about  two  weeks,  a  definite  date  for 
the  first  session  will  be  set  as  soon 
as  Kuykendall  has  determined  when 
members  of  the  M.P.T.O.A.  execu- 
tive committee  can  come  here  for 
what  may  be  an  extended  stay. 
When  this  has  been  ascertained  other 
large  distributors  will  be  contacted 
and  the  final  arrangements  for  the 
meetings  made. 

Kuykendall  will  go  to  Washington 
April  13  for  the  resumed  hearings 
before  the  House  Patents  Committee 
on  the  Duffy  Copyright  Bill,  and  will 
come  to  New  York  for  the  meetings 
immediately  after  the  close  of  the 
Washington  hearings.  Expectations 
are  that  all  arrangements  for  the 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Lambert  Resigns  as 
Counsel  for  K-A-0 

Major  I.  E.  Lambert  has  resigned 
as  counsel  for  Keith-Albee-Orpheum, 
effective  April  10,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. He  may  devote  himself  im- 
mediately to  campaign  work  for  Gov. 
Alf  Landon  of  Kansas,  potential  Re- 
publican nominee,  who  was  a  school- 
mate of  Lambert. 

Lambert  went  to  K-A-0  from  RCA 
Photophone  about  two  years  ago  in 
the  course  of  successive  moves  to  bal- 
ance representation  within  the  com- 
pany and  on  its  board  between  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


F.  &  M.  Plans  Four 
Films  Next  Season 

Fanchon  &  Marco  will  make  four 
pictures  for  release  next  season 
through  a  major  distributor,  Marco 
Wolf  declared  here  yesterday.  The 
distribution  arrangements  have  not 
yet  been  completed,  he  said,  but  will 
be  shortly.  The  stories,  both  originals, 
have  been  completed  on  two  of  the 
planned  four,  "Waltz  King"  and 
"Dance  Congress."  The  first  was 
written  by  Billy  Wilder  and  Al  Rus- 

' Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  April  4,  192 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  3S 


April  4,  1936 


No. 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Bank  Night  Is  Ruled 
Legal  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  April  3. — After  three 
months  of  investigation  of  Bank  Night 
Chief  Police  Prosecutor  Perry  A. 
Frey,  with  the  City  Law  Department, 
has  ruled  that  Bank  Night,  as  operated 
here,  is  not  a  violation  of  the  state 
lottery  laws. 

The  ruling  is  based  on  the  fact  that 
no  consideration  is  involved  in  winning 
the  award.  About  20  houses  are  using 
Bank  Night.  The  original  complaint 
was  brought  by  Max  Kaplan,  operator 
of  the  Grand  Central. 


Bank  Night  Approved 

Bridgeport,  Conn.,  April  3. — Local 
houses  have  permission  to  resume 
Bank  Night  in  accordance  with  a 
statement  of  Prosecutor  D.  Harold 
Cotter  made  today.  Screeno  is  still 
barred. 


Warner,  Sears  West 

Major  Albert  Warner  and  Gradwell 
L.  Sears  leave  for  Hollywood  by 
air  Monday,  there  to  join  A.  W. 
Smith,  Jr.,  and  S.  Charles  Einfeld 
who  arrived  last  night.  The  latter  left 
New  York  by  train  Thursday  after- 
noon when  all  'planes  were  grounded 
and  flew  west  from  Chicago  yester- 
day. 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


- 


DAT  CASEY  arrived  from  the  coast 
*  via  Connecticut  yesterday.  Expects 
to  be  here  two  months  and  will  ar- 
range a  meeting  in  the  next  few  days 
of  studio  labor  representatives  to  ne- 
gotiate a  one-year  basic  wage  scale 
for  studio  labor. 

• 

In  and  around  "21"  yesterday,  the 
film  contingent  was  well  represented 

by: 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  Roy  Larsen, 
Charles  Stillman,  Sam  Dem- 
bow,  Jeffrey  Beknerd,  John 
Balaban,  Edmund  Lowe,  Joe 
Seidelman,  M.  A.  Schlesinger 
and  Joe  Friedman. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Leonard  Goldstein,  with  both 
feet  in  the  producing  business  and 
zvesterns  as  his  goal,  wired  his 
twin  brother,  Bob,  the  other  day 
from  Hollyzvood: 

"Need  horse  for  westerns.  Hear 
there's  one  over  Jersey.  Please 
make  test." 


Francis    Wallace's    "The  Big 
Game,"  a  football  story,  acquired  by 
Radio.     David    Garth's    original,  "I 
Love  Like  That,"  also  purchased. 
• 

Alwin  Johnson,  Eric  Charell, 
Ludwig  Charell  and  Gilbert 
Miller  sail  today  on  the  11c  de 
France. 

o 

Harriet  Kimball  Eberharut  sails 
for  an  extended  stay  in  England  May 
23.  She  expects  to  return  late  in  the 
fall. 

• 

Roger  Pryob  off  for  Detroit.  He 
will  make  a  personal  appearance  there 
and  continue  on  to  the  coast. 

• 

Mort  Singer,  in  and  out  for  a  few 
days,  leaves  for  Chicago  today.  From 
there,  the  coast  again. 

• 

Charles  Reagan.  Paramount  di- 
vision manager,  back  in  town  from 
Florida. 

• 

Ben  Lyon  and  Bebe  Daniels  leave 
for  vaudeville  appearances  in  Boston, 
e 

^  Samuel   Goldwyn   sails  for  New 
York  on  the  Aquitania  April  8. 
• 

Myron  Selznick  sails  on  the  lie 
de  France  toda3'  for  London. 

• 

Abe  Balaban,  who  has  been  resid- 
ing in  Switzerland  for  some  years 
now.  is  in  America  on  a  periodic  trip 
and  returns  to  the  Alpine  country 
shortly. 

• 

Elbert  Hubbard,  2nd.,  son  of  the 
author  of  "A  Message  to  Garcia,"  to 
attend  the  opening  0f  the  picture  at 
the  Center  April  8. 

• 

John  Cosentino,  special  repre- 
sentative for  Spectrum  Pictures,  back 
at  the  home  office  after  a  three-month 
tour  of  exchanges. 

• 

Percy  Phillipson  at  "First  Lady" 
which  he  enjoyed  mightily. 

Rudy  Vallee  off  for  a  Havana 
vacation. 

• 

Archie  Mayo  returns  to  Holly- 
wood today  via  the  canal. 


BARRETT    C.   KIESL1NG   is  in 
town  from  the  coast  for  about  a 
week  on  M-G-M  studio  publicity.  He 
left  Mrs.  Kiesling  at  the  Mayo  Clinic 
at   Rochester,   Minn.,  en   route  east. 
• 

Edwin  M.  Hartley,  RCA  Photo- 
phone  sales  manager,  and  Lewis  M. 
Clement,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
engineering  and  research,  off  to  the 
coast  to  visit  the  recording  studios. 


Astor-Bijou-Morosco 
Auction  Set  April  17 

The  Astor-Bijou-Morosco  theatre 
block  at  Broadway  and  45th  St.  will 
be  placed  on  the  block  April  17.  In- 
dications are  that  City  Investing  Corp., 
holder  of  a  second  mortgage  of 
Sl,250,000  on  the  properties,  will  bid 
them  in  and  proceed  with  plans  for 
erecting  a  new  theatre  and  store  build- 
ing on  the  site. 

A  first  mortgage  of  $1,000,000  is 
held  by  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance 
Co.,  although  the  foreclosure  proceed- 
ings were  brought  by  the  second  mort- 
gage holder.  Walter  Reade  was  one 
of  the  principal  owners  of  the  prop- 
erties. City  Investing  declined  to  re- 
veal details  of  its  plans  for  the  site, 
stating  that  final  arrangements  could 
not  be  completed  until  after  the  fore- 
closure sale. 


Theatre  Realty  Co. 
Has  Plans  Approved 

St.  Louis,  April  3. — Reorganization 
plans  for  the  Theatre  Realty  Co.. 
owners  of  the  Fox  Theatre  property 
under  which  holders  of  the  $4,447.- 
000  in  bonds  which  went  into  default 
in  1931  will  take  it  over  to  a  new 
company  to  be  formed  were  approved 
today  by  Federal  Judge  Moore.  For 
each'  $1,000  bond,  the  holder  will  re- 
ceive 10  shares  each  of  common  and 
preferred  stock  of  the  new  company. 

It  is  planned  to  lease  the  house 
to  an  affiliate  of  F.  &  M.  for  $104,000 
a  year  plus  15  per  cent  of  the  gross 
receipts. 


Ufa  Buys  Two  in  Berlin 

Ff.rlin.  April  3. — Ufa  has  bought 
two  large  Berlin  houses,  the  Mar- 
morhaus  and  Capitol,  where  American 
product  is  usually  shown.  L'fa  al- 
-eady  owns  15  houses  in  West  Berlin. 
The  German  Government  has  been 
attempting  to  discourage  the  showing 
of  American  films,  but  Berlin  patrons 
continue  to  exhibit  a  marked  prefer- 
ence for  the  U.  S.  product,  which  has 
been  strikingly  successful  here. 


Skouras  to  Honolulu 

Los  Angeles,  April  3. — Taking  a 
leaf  from  Spyros'  account  of  Hawaii. 
Charles  Skouras  is  plotting  a  vaca- 
tion in  Honolulu  shortly. 

Herman  Wobber,  Pacific  Coast  rep- 
resentative for  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  is  also  going.  Their  dates  may 
be  shifted  to  make  the  trip  a  joint 
one. 


Override  Curley's  Veto 

Boston,  April  3.— The  bill  to  ap- 
ply _  Sunday  regulations  to  places  of 
business  after  1  o'clock  on  the  after- 
noon of  Columbus  Day  has  been 
passed  by  the  House  over  the  veto  of 
Governor  Curlev. 


'Pine"  Strong 
Despite  Snow, 
Cold,  Seattle 


Seattle,  April  3. — Cold  weathe 
and  snow  knocked  grosses  around  las 
week  with  the  result  that  "The  Trai 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  was  the  onh 
first  run  to  pass  par.  It  took  $7,200 
up  by  $200,  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  an< 
was  moved  to  the  Blue  Mouse. 

"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur"  hel< 
up  to  $3,750  at  the  Music  Box  in  tbo 
second  week  of  an  extended  run  iron 
the  Fifth  Avenue  and  was  held  again 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,200 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end 
ing  March  28: 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

BLUE  MOUSE — (950;,  25c-40c-55c,  7  day.-, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue 
Gross:  $3,450.    (Average,  $4,000; 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

FIFTH   AVENUE— (2,500).  25c-40c-55c, 
days.    Gross:  $7,200.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
"THE  GHOST  WALKS"  (Invincible) 
LIBERTY — (1,800).  10c-15c-25c-35c,  7  days 
Gross:  $3,850.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"STORY   OF   LOUIS   PASTEUR"  (F.N. 

-MUSIC   BOX—(950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days* 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue1 
Gross:  $3,750     (Average,  $4,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"SONG   AND    DANCE   MAN"  (20th-Fox 
ORPHEUM — (2,450),  25c-30c-40c,  7  days' 
Gross:  $5,400.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
PARAMOUNT  —  (3,050),    20c-25c-30c,  I 
davs.    Gross:  $4,600.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"KING  OF  THE  DAMNED"  (S.R.) 
REX — (1,500),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days.  VaudV 
ville    headed    bv    Charles    Brugge.  Gross 
$2,950.    (Average,  $3,500) 


Kansas  City  IATSE 
Meet  Starts  June  c 

Kansas  City,  April  3. — The  con 
vention  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  and  M.P 

0.  A.  of  the  U.  S.  and  Canada  ha:' 
been  set  for  the  week  of  June  8  in  thi 
Municipal  Auditorium.  The  genera1! 
executive  board  will  be  in  session  hen. 
a  week  before  the  general  conventiorj 
opens,  and  the  districts  about  threi 
days  before. 

A  theatrical  carnival  will  be  stager 
April  24  at  the  Pla-Mor  by  locals  ii 
both  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  Kansas 
City,  Kans.,  to  raise  money  for  tht 
entertainment  of  convention  visitors 
The  show  is  in  charge  of  Felix  Snow 

1.  A.T.S.E.  district  representative 
who  has  headquarters  here. 


Rites  for  Janet  Mounter 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  tomor- 
row for  Janet  Maunter,  daughter 
Rudolph  Sanders,  operator  of  thi 
Sanders  and  Globe  in  Brooklyn,  wh( 
died  yesterday.  Interment  will  be  ir 
Washington  Cemetery. 


Many  at  Berkson  Funeral 

Chicago,  April  3.— Hundreds  of  in- 
dustry representatives,  attended  thf 
funeral  here  today  of  Isaac  Berkson 
retired  exhibitor,  who  died  in  Cali- 
fornia last  week. 


May  Star  Paderewski 

London,  April  3. — Benham  studio 
in  Buckinghamshire  are  said  to  b 
planning  a  film  which  is  to  feature 
Ignace  Jan  Paderewski,  Polish  pian- 
ist and  diplomat.  Distribution  woulc 
be  handled  by  United  Artists. 


.t„rday,  April  4, 

4  


1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


;Fauntleroy"  Makes 
Best  Cincy  Showing 


Cincinnati,    April    3.  —  "Little 
■,ord  Fauntleroy"  headed  last  week's 
jieokup,  computed  by  averages,  get- 
hg  $3,850  on  its  second  downtown 
<eek  at  the  RKO  Grand.    This  is 
1,100  on  the  profit  side, 
j  "Petticoat  Fever"  registered  $13,000 
1  the  RKO  Albee,  where  average  is 
12.000.    It  moved  to  the  RKO  Capi- 
JL    "Colleen"  at  Keith's  was  good 
■r  $7,000,  up  $600,  and  was  held  over. 
Modern  Times"  broke  even  at  the 
IKO  Palace  with  §10,000,  and  con- 
nied  at  the  RKO  Grand.  "The  Dark 
lour"  and  "Tango,"  on  a  dual  bill  at 
e  independent  Strand,  got  an  even 
reak.    Otherwise,  business  was  com- 
batively quiet,  with  the  RKO  Lyric 
)ing  into  low  territory  at  $2,200  with 
I  onian  Trap.'" 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,000. 
verage  is  $60,200. 
Kstimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  24: 

"THE  DARK  HOUR"  (First  Div.) 
"TANGO"  (First  Div.) 

>TRAXD — (1.500).  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
.500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

W eek  Ending  March  25 : 

"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 

RKO  LYRIC  — (1,400),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
toss:  $2,200.    (Average,  $6,500) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  ALBEE  —  (3,300),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
ross:  $13,000.  (Average,  $12,000).  Moved 
,.  RKO  Capitol. 

"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.  A.) 
RKO   PALACE— (2,700).   35c-42c,  7  days, 
ross:   $10,000.    (Average.   $10,000).  Moved 

RKO  Grand. 
DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 
'RKO  SHUBERT— (2.150),  35c-55c,  7  days, 
tage:    "Redheads    vs.     Blondes"  Revue. 
toss:  $9,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 
RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
i  !  week.  Gross:  $2,850.  (Average,  $6,500) 
LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 
'RKO  GRAND— (1.200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
i'i  week.    Gross:  $3,850.    (Average,  $2,750) 

"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000).  15c-25c,  3  days, 
ross:  $1,100.    (Average,  $1,250) 

"IT'S  A  GREAT  LIFE"  (Para.) 
!  RKO  FAMILY— (1,100).  15c-25c.  3  dav3. 
iross:  $900.    (Average,  7  days,  $1,200) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
KEITH'S— (1,500),  30c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
".100.    (Average.  S6.500).    Held  over. 


utter  to  Sue  Tom  Keene 

Hollywood.  April  3— Walter  Fut- 
r,  through  his  attorney,  Milton 
Kotden,  will  file  a  complaint  in  Fed- 
ral  Court  tomorrow  against  Tom 
TCeene,  charging  breach  of  the  Keene 
biitract  and  asking  damages  of  $100,- 
"00.  He  also  seeks  to  restrain  Keene 
"oon  working  for  any  other  studio, 
---ene  has  obtained  a  temporary  re- 
:raining  order  against  employment 
nerference. 


5th  Music  Firm  Settles 

'  Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M.,  yesterday 

joncluded  one  more  agreement  with 
music  publishing  firm  in  its  strike 

:gainst  92  companies,  seeking  union 
ecognition  and  higher  wages.  The 
dditional  settlement  brings  the  total 

;  umber  of  individual  agreements  to 
^  Picketing  is  continuing  against 
lose  companies  with  which  agree- 
ients  have  not  been  concluded. 


Pettey  to  Join  WHN 

,  Herbert  L.  Pettey,  secretary  of  the 
ederal  Communications  Commission, 
ill  join  the  Loew-M-G-M  radio  sta- 

,,  on.  WHN.  as  director  in  charge  of 
ales  and  promotion  on  May  1,  when 
is  FCC  resignation  takes  effect. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Girl  from  Mandalay" 

(Republic) 

Hollywood,  April  3. — Here  is  action  played  against  a  tropical  jungle 
background  which  adequately  fills  the  bill  as  top-rung  program  fare 
and  should  please  in  all  spots.  The  story  moves  swiftly,  telling  of  a  three- 
cornered  romance  among  the  jungle  plantations  and  reaches  its  action 
peak  with  a  tiger  hunt. 

Conrad  Nagel,  a  plantation  foreman,  is  given  the  air  by  his  fiancee, 
Esther  Ralston,  and  subsequently  goes  haywire.  He  drowns  his  sorrow 
in  an  affair  with  Kay  Linaker,  a  cabaret  entertainer,  whom  he  subse- 
quently marries.  A  dangerous  enmity  arises  with  Donald  Cook,  fore- 
man of  a  neighboring  plantation  when  Nagel  finds  out  Miss  Linaker 
was  formerly  familiar  with  Cook.  Nagel  becomes  distrustful  of  his  wife 
during  their  sojourn  in  the  jungle  back  country. 

The  film  packs  a  climactic  wrallop  when  a  forest  fire  drives  tigers 
down  into  the  inhabited  district.  More  hatred  and  bitterness  are  en- 
gendered between  Nagel  and  Cook  when  circumstances  throw  Miss 
Linaker  and  Cook  together.  In  the  finale.  Nagel  finally  saves  Cook's 
life,  the  tigers  are  killed  off  and  his  heroic  act  brings  about  a  reunion 
with  Miss  Linaker. 

Performances  of  Nagel,  Cook,  Miss  Linaker,  Miss  Ralston  and  the 
balance  of  cast  are  of  high  order.  Howard  Bretherton's  direction  keeps 
the  film  moving  at  a  smooth,  fast  pace.  Wellyn  Totman  and  Endre 
Bohem  did  a  good  job  on  the  screen  play  from  Reginald  Campbell's 
original  novel.  Photography  by  Ernest  Miller  and  Jack  Marta  aids  the 
picture's  appeal. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  67  min- 
utes. "G." 


Accept  KuykendalVs 
Bid  to  MPTOA  Talks 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

trade  practice  meetings  will  have  been 
made  by  that  time. 

The  distributors  who  have  already 
communicated  with  Kuykendall  have 
expressed  a  willingness  to  meet  the 
committee  either  singly  or  in  a  group 
including  representatives  of  all  dis- 
tributors. Either  company  heads  or 
top  sales  executives  will  represent  in- 
dividual companies  at  the  meetings. 
The  M.P.T.O.A.  executive  commit- 
tee consists  of  seven  members  and  the 
president  and  secretary  of  the  organi- 
zation, but  it  is  not  believed  that  the 
full  committee  will  be  called  for  the 
sessions.  Kuykendall,  O.  C.  Lam  and 
Lewen  Pizor  are  sure  to  attend  and 
two  or  three  additional  members  of 
the  committee  or  alternates  will  be 
selected,  it  was  said. 


Demonstrate  New  Sound 

About  2,000  school  music  super- 
visors who  are  in  New  York  for  the 
Music  Directors'  National  Conference 
attended  a  demonstration  of  RCA's 
new  ultra-violet  recording  at  the  Cen- 
ter yesterday  morning  at  9  o'clock. 
The  process  was  described  by  James 
Frank.  Jr.,   Photophone  expert. 


Sell  Chaplin  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  April  3. — "Modern  Times" 
has  been  sold  to  the  Schoenstadt  Cir- 
cuit with  14  houses  on  the  South  Side 
with  a  week's  clearance  between  first 
and  second  week  of  release. 


Aid  Ohio  Flood  Fund 

Cleveland,  April  3. — Members  of 
the  Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n  contributed  $10  each  today  for 
flood  sufferers  and  raised  about  $700, 
This  is  in  addition  to  funds  raised 
at  special  shows. 


Hays  on  Coast  Lauds 
Film  Industry's  Work 

Hollywood,  April  3. — Will  H. 
Hays  upon  his  arrival  here  today  paid 
tribute  to  the  progress  which  he  de- 
clared has  been  made  by  producers, 
directors,  writers  and  actors  in  deal- 
ing effectively  with  the  most  pressing 
and  difficult  problems  which  con- 
fronted them  this  year  to  a  greater 
extent  than  ever  before.  Their  work, 
he  said,  has  resulted  in  the  very  finest 
of  screen  entertainment. 

Hays  applauded  the  Red  Cross  ap- 
peal for  the  flood  sufferers  and  ex- 
pressed confidence  that  its  call  would 
be  answered  by  the  film  industry,  not 
only  in  Hollywood  but  in  all  sections 
of  the  countrv. 


"Singing  Kid"  Opens 
Amid  Big  Fanfare 

W  ith  much  tumult  and  shouting, 
"The  Singing  Kid"  made  its  debut  last 
night  at  the  Strand.  All  the  familiar 
ceremonials  of  the  typical  premiere 
were  observed,  with  glaring  lights, 
gaping  crowds,  pushing  policemen  and 
husy  microphones  very  much  in  evi- 
dence. 

The  picture  went  on  at  8.12.  Fol- 
lowing its  completion  Eddie  Cantor 
modestly  introduced  Al  Jolson  as  "the 
world's   greatest  entertainer." 

Among  those  present  at  the  festivi- 
ties were  Major  Albert  Warner, 
Gradwell  Sears,  Joseph  Bernhard. 
Harry  Charnas,  Robert  Goelet  and 
a  whole  galaxy  of  stars. 


"These  Three" 
Defeats  Slump 
On  the  Coast 


Lily  Pons  Is  Hostess 

Lily  Pons  was  hostess  at  a  cocktail 
party  yesterday  at  the  Ritz  Towers 
attended  by  trade  and  daily  press  rep- 
resentatives. She  presented  her  mu- 
sical protege,  Jean  Dickerson. 


Los  Angeles,  April  3.  —  "These 
Three"  made  the  best  showing  of  the 
week,  going  $4,000  over  average  for 
a  gross  of  $7,200  at  Pantages,  but  fall- 
ing nearly  $2,000  under  the  par  of 
$6,100  at  the  Hillstreet. 

Business  was  off  all  along  the  line, 
the  only  other  attraction  to  make  the 
grade  being  "Rhodes,  the  Diamond 
Master"  at  the  4-Star,  where  it  took 
$5,000,  over  the  line  by  $1,750. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $74,300. 
Average  is  $88,150. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  1 : 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

CHINESE — (2,500),  30c-5Sc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,500.    (Average,  $12,500) 

"FANG  AND  CLAW"  (Van  Beuren) 
FILMARTE — (800),   30c-40c,   7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $1,000.    (Average,  $2,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
4   STAR — (900),   30c-55c,  .6   days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  $3,250) 

"THREE  WOMEN"  (Amkino) 
GRAND  INTERNAT'L— (750),  35c-40c,  7 
days.   3rd   week.    Gross:   $1,100.  (Average, 
$1,200) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

HILLSTREET— (2.700),    25c-40c.    7  days, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $6,100.    (Average.  $8,000) 
"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

LOEWS  STATE — (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,500.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $7,200.    (Average.  $3,200) 
"TRAIL    OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),   30c-55c,   7  days, 
2nd  week.    Stage:  Al  Lyons  and  his  orch- 
estra, F.  &  M.  revue.  Jess  Willard  &  Bill 
Hurley.    Gross:   $17,400.    (Average.  $18,000) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)  — 
(3.000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,400. 
(Average.  $14,000) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)— 
(3,400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,100. 
(Average.  $12,000) 


Wall  Street 


Warner  pfd.  Drop  3|4  pts.  on 

Board 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

3954 

385,! 

3854 

—  % 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

48 

47/2 

47"/2 

-  % 

Consolidated   

6 

5% 

5% 

-  % 

Consolidated,  pfd 

1754 

17M 

1754 

+  54 

Eastman  Kodak  . 

168% 

168 

168 

Eastman,   pfd    . . 

164 

164 

164 

47% 

47 

47 

-  54 

Paramount   

9% 

954 

954 

Paramount   1  pfd 

70 

70 

70 

Paramount  2  pfd 

9% 

934 

m 

+  % 

Pathe  Film  .... 

11 

10% 

10V2 

RKO   

7% 

754 
28 

754 

-  Yt 

20th  Century-Fox.  2854 

28 

-  Y% 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3654 

3554. 

3554 

Universal,  pfd  . . 

9054 

90% 

9054 

+  % 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

12% 

11% 

im 

Warner,  pfd   

50 

50 

50 

-354 

Curb  Gain  Fractionally 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety   ...     13/16   13/16  13/16+1/16 

Sonotone    354      3  3'A   

Technicolor   30%     30%     3054     +  54 

Trans-Lux    4%      4         4%     +  % 

Bonds  Hold  Levels 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip  6s  '40  ....  27%  27%  2754  +  54 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9554  95  95%  +  % 
Paramount  B'w'ay 

3s  '55    56J4     5654  5654   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90       89%    8954    —  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s  1  r  * 

'39  wd    95        94%  '  95       ■+.  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  3)  •  • 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  April  4,  19? 


'Sutter"  Big 
In  Denver  and 
Is  Held  Over 


Denver,  April  3.— "Sutter's  Gold" 
grossed  $10,000  at  the  Denver,  above 
par  by  $3,000,  and  was  moved  to  the 
Broadway  for  a  second  week.  The 
take  was  especially  noteworthy  be- 
cause there  were  two  snowfalls  and 
three  days  of  unusual  cold. 

Business  was  good  all  along  the 
line.  "Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  was 
held  extra  days  following  a  second 
week  at  the  Aladdin.  It  grossed 
$3,000.  "Desire"  was  in  the  money 
on  a  take  of  $7,000,  up  by  $2,500,  at 
the  Denham. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,800. 
Average  is  $27,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  ei-d- 
ing  April  2 : 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

ALADDIN— (1.500),    25c-4Oc-50c.    7  days, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $2,750) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
BROADWAY — (1,500).  25c-40c.  7  days  fol- 
lowing a  week  at  the  Denver.    Gross:  $2,000. 
(Average.  $1,500) 

"THE  LEATHERNECKS  HAVE 
LANDED"  (Republic) 
CENTER  —  (1,500).    20c-25c-35c.    7  days. 
Stage  show.    Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500).    25c-35c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
DENVER—  (2.500).    25c-35c-50c.    7  days. 
Stage     band.     Gross:     $10,000.  (Average, 
S7.000) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c,  2d  week. 
7  days.    Gross:  $5,300.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average.  $3,000) 


Delayed  Paramount 
Meeting  Not  Dated 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
meeting  until  the  next  monthly  ses- 
sion, it  was  said. 

Ratification  of  extensions  of  the 
company's  options  to  repurchase  out- 
standing half  interests  in  the  stock  of 
the  A.  H.  Blank  and  Karl  Hoblitzelle 
circuits  has  been  given  by  the  Para- 
mount executive  committee  in  the 
meantime.  The  original  intention 
was  to  extend  both  options  for  90 
days.  A  last  minute  decision,  how- 
ever, resulted  in  the  extension  of  the 
Blank  option  to  the  year  end.  The 
Hoblitzelle  option,  as  originally  plan- 
ned, was  extended  for  90  davs  from 
April  1. 


U.  A.  Sales  Policy 
Up  at  Chicago  Meet 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

D.  Goldhar,  western  division  manager  ; 
M.  Dudelson,  Detroit  manager ;  Jo- 
seph Cantor,  Indianapolis ;  Harry  E. 
Lotz,  Chicago  sales  manager;  James 
Ambrose,  Milwaukee ;  Ralph  Cramb- 
let,  Minneapolis ;  D.  V.  McLucas, 
Omaha ;  William  E.  Truog,  Kansas 
City;  William  Feldstein,  St.  Louis, 
and  Harry  Gold  of  the  home  office. 


Edmund  Lowe  Marries 

Edmund  Lowe  and  Rita  Kaufman 
were  honeymooning  in  New  York  yes- 
terday following  their  marriage  at 
Armonk,  N.  Y. 


Producers  Pledged 
Upon  Contract  Use 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  sale  of  film  rights  to  stage  plays, 
in  contrast  to  the  proposed  60-40  split, 
in  the  playwrights'  favor,  with  which 
the  Dramatists'  Guild  plans  to  amend 
the  contract  it  adopted  as  of  March  1. 

Despite  their  display  of  a  united  and 
defiant  front  at  yesterday's  meeting, 
however,  the  managers  left  the  dooi 
open  to  further  negotiations  on  a  new- 
compromise  contract  with  the  guild. 
Negotiations  will  be  instituted,  it  was 
decided,  if  satisfactory  arrangements 
for  their  conduct  can  be  made. 

Pemberton  advised  the  meeting  that 
he  had  personally  canvassed  every 
film  producer  and  had  failed  to  find 
one  who  would  back  a  play  produced 
under  the  guild's  new  contract.  He 
said  that  support  was  offered  to  any 
producer  ignoring  the  guild's  contract 
and  employing  the  old  terms. 

A  suggestion  by  Frank  Gill  more. 
Equity  president,  that  actors,  too. 
should  share  in  the  film  rights  to  plays 
because  they  are  "the  expert  salesmen 
who  contribute  in  the  public's  mind  to 
a  play's  success,"  was  discussed  with 
amusement  by  the  managers.  It  was 
suggested  that  stagehands,  electricians, 
the  public  and  newspaper  reviewers 
also  be  counted  in  on  the  same  reason- 
ing. 


Stay  Refused  ITOA 
In  Sales  Tax  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  record  of  its  appeal  from  the  city 
comptroller's  ruling  holding  that  films 
are  subject  to  the  tax,  and  the  record 
will  be  filed  with  the  Appellate  Di- 
vision some  time  next  week.  A  hear- 
ing is  not  expected  for  about  three 
weeks  thereafter,  which  would  in- 
dicate that  a  decision  might  be  had 
some  time  in  May. 

The  I.T.O.A.  case  was  brought  by 
Harlou  and  Quinral,  Inc.,  operators 
of  Brooklyn  theatres.  The  I.T.O.A. 
attorneys  must  obtain  leave  from  the 
Appellate  Division  to  take  the  case  to 
the_  Court  of  Appeals.  If  this  is 
denied,  they  must  ask  the  Court  of 
Appeals  directly  for  leave  to  appeal. 


Maryland  Tax  Calls 
For  1%  Gross  Levy 

Annapolis,  April  3. — A  tax  of  one 
per  cent  on  the  gross  admissions  of  all 
amusement  enterprises,  including  the- 
atres, was  passed  here  today  by  the 
Maryland  General  Assembly  during 
an  all-night  session.  The  measure 
goes  now  to  Governor  Harry  W.  Nice 
for  signature.  If  approved,  the  bill 
will  be  effective  at  once. 

Proponents  of  the  measure  claim 
that  it  will  raise  $400,000  annually  as 
part  of  the  fund  for  relief. 


Terry  Promotes  Davis 

Mannie  Davis,  associated  with  Paul 
Terry  for  the  past  15  years,  has  been 
made  head  of  the  Terry-Toons  story 
department.  Davis  and  George  Gor- 
don, new  animation  head,  will  receive 
screen  credit  on  future  releases. 


Reopen  Salt  Lake  House 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  3. — "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  reopened 
the  remodeled  Paramount  tonight. 
The  house  has  new  seats,  a  new  lobby, 
screen  and  sound. 


F.  &  M.  Plans  Four 
Films  Next  Season 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

kin,  and  the  second  by  Allen  Rivkin. 
Lester  Cowan  will  be  an  associate 
producer,  the  films  to  be  produced  by 
Hollvwood  Pictures  Corp.,  a  subsidi- 
ary of  F.  &  M.  Approximately  $400.- 
000  has  been  budgeted  for  each  of  the 
two. 

F.  &  M.  'plans  12  stage  units,  one 
each  month,  next  year,  the  F.  &  M. 
partner  said,  with  one  or  more  names 
to  be  featured  in  each  unit.  Among 
the  units  planned  are  one  to  be  called 
the  Mickey  Mouse  Circus,  for  which 
arrangements  have  been  made  with 
Walt  Disney,  and  to  feature  Singers' 
Midgets,  one  centering  about  the 
Texas  Centennial,  one  with  Pinky 
Tomlin  and  one  with  Olsen  and  John- 
son. Most  of  them  will  be  made  on 
the  coast,  the  others  to  be  made  here. 
Wolf  left  yesterday  afternoon  for  St. 
Louis.  He  plans  to  return  here  in 
about  two  weeks. 


Cantor  Testimonial 
Is  Set  for  Tonight 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
attorney,  will  act  as  toastmaster. 
Entertainment  will  be  supplied  by 
Jack  Benny.  Belle  Baker.  Phil  Baker. 
Jack  Pearl  and  Lily  Pons.  The  affair 
will  be  broadcast  over  WHN. 

Included  in  the  committee  which 
sponsored  the  testimonial  were :  Irv- 
ing Berlin,  Ben  Bernie,  Major  Ed- 
ward Bowes,  Eddie  Dowling,  George 
Gershwin,  Harry  Hershfield,  Mary 
Pickford,  Max  D.  Steuer,  Lawrence 
Tibbett.  Ed  Wvnn  and  Jack  Yellen. 
Will  H.  Hays.  Nizer,  Max  Rein- 
hardt.  Senators  Royal  S.  Copeland 
and  Robert  F.  Wagner,  James  A. 
Farley.  Mayor  LaGuardia  and  Gov- 
ernor Lehman  are  among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  dinner  committee. 


Lambert  Resigns  as 
Counsel  for  K-A-0 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
principal  stockholder  groups.  While 
of  RCA  origin.  Lambert  was  known 
to  be  friendly  with  M.  J.  Meehan. 
principal  minority  stockholder  in 
K-A-O,  and  thus,  like  others  who  came 
into  the  company  in  the  mediation 
moves,  was  acceptable  to  both  the 
RCA-RKO  and  Meehan  factions.  The 
mediation  appointments,  which  em- 
braced Herbert  B.  Swope,  Leon  Gold- 
berg and  others,  achieved  an  operat- 
ing peace  within  K-A-0  that  had  been 
missing  for  many  turbulent  months. 

No  successor  to  Lambert  has  been 
named,  it  was  said. 


Bellin  Matter  Cleared 

Litigation  aimed  to  hold  Fred 
Bellin.  treasurer  of  Amity  Pictures 
Corp.,  in  contempt  proceedings  brought 
by  William  Saal  has  been  cleared  up. 
A  motion  seeking  to  cite  Bellin  for 
contempt  will  be  withdrawn,  accord- 
ing to  the  latter's  attornev,  Harold  M. 
Goldblatt. 


AT&T  Inquiry  Recessed 

Washington,  April  3. — The  inves- 
tigation of  American  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Co.  conducted  by  F.  C.  C. 
will  be  in  recess  until  April  12. 


Pathe's  New 
Company  Has 
Plans  for  2( 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
L.  Alperson,  currently  chief  film  buy, 
for  National  Theatres,  exhibition  ar:" 
of  Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  * 
old-time  distributor.  Alperson  w;' 
once  general  sales  manager  of  Wai 
ner-First  National  and.  years  bac 
was  an  exchange  manager  in  Omar 
and  other  midwestern  points. 

Carl  Leserman  is  in  line  for  tl 
general  sales  managership.  He  is  no 
assistant  to  Gradwell  L.  Sears,  wes 
ern  sales  manager  for  Warners.  Wi 
Ham  T.  Powers,  attorney  for  Nation; 
Theatres,  is  slated  for  the  gener 
counsel's  post. 

These  appointments,  however,  a) 
contingent  upon  formation  of  tl 
Pathe-financed  enterprise  along  di 
cussed  lines.  In  the  instance  of  eac 
of  the  three  executives,  the  princ 
pals  in  their  present  companies  ai 
aware  of  the  offers  and  are  unde 
stood  to  have  voiced  no  objection  1 
resignations  in  favor  of  the  new  ei 
deavor. 


Spanish  Exhibitor's 
Group  Quits  Ass'i 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Bilbao  Bank,  although  the  bank  h; 
no  relation  to  the  exhibitor  grou'1 
Vila  claims  a  membership  in  the  ne 
unit  of  152. 

None  of  the  membership  of  M 
Asociacion  Impresarios  has  resigne<; 
with  the  exception  of  five  organizei 
whose  following  must  pay  royaltie 
under  the  authors'  agreement  with  tl 
Impresarios  group.  The  Governmei. 
is  not  concerning  itself  with  the  cor 
troversy  on  the  condition  that  ther 
are  no  public  disorders. 


Tri-States  Members 
Convening  Tomorroi 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
freyman   of   the   Hays  organizatioi 
and   Ed   Kuykendall,   national  presi; 
dent. 

Sunday  will  be  devoted  to  advanc 
screenings  of  new  pictures,  with  Mon 
day  reserved  for  the  business  session; 
A  banquet  and  dance,  with  the  variou 
film  companies  sponsoring  individua 
tables,  will  close  the  sessions  Monda; 
night.  An  attendance  of  150  exhibi 
tors  is  predicted. 


Bowes  Gets  In  junction 

Salem,  Mass.,  April  3. — Majo: 
Bowes  won  a  temporary  injunctioi 
in  Superior  Court  today  from  Judg 
Harold  Williams  to  prevent  E.  M* 
Loew  from  using  the  Bowes  name  it 
billing  amateurs  at  the  Capitol,  Lynn 
Bowes  units  have  been  playing  M.  & 
P.  houses. 


Koerpel  Quits  Eureka 

Jacques  Koerpel  has  disposed  of  hi: 
interests  in  Eureka  Prod,  and  has  re 
signed  as  president  and  director.  H» 
is  now  located  at  the  offices  of  Eda 
Overseas  Corp.,  of  which  he  i 
president. 


Moti 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


:  OL.  39.   NO.  81 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  APRIL  6,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


loods,  Bad 
Weather  Cut 
Key  Grosses 

otal   for    Week  Falls 
To  $1,502,583 


Floods  in  New  England  and  Penn- 
Mvania,  snow  in  Buffalo  and  vicinity 
i,d  generally   bad   weather   in  the 
Tthern  part  of  the  country  hit  key 
:  y  grosses  during  the  week  ending 
arch  19-20,  and  sent  the  total  down 
$1,502,583  for  28  key  spots.  Pitts- 
irgh  s  first  runs  were  all  dark. 
This  was  $258,964  under  the  previ- 
's  week  when  the  total  for  29  spots 
is  $1,761,547,  a  figure  which  corn- 
red  favorably  with  any  total  since 
rly  December  in  spite  of  the  de- 
:essing  effects  of  Lent. 
jOnly  four  cities  registered  increases 
-  the  week  ending  March  19-20. 
ley  were  Cincinnati,  Detroit,  Min- 
Tipolis  and  New  York. 
[Comparative  grosses  for  the  lat- 
t  available  periods  are  on  page  4.] 


'Dream 9  2-a-Day  in  13  RKO 
Theatres  Here  a  New  Slant 


incoln  Conspiracy 
Suit  Is  Dismissed 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  5. — The  State 
leatres'  $444,000  conspiracy  suit 
ainst  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  Vita- 
aph,  Universal,  Paramount,  United 
-tists,  M-G-M  and  the  RKO  Lincoln 
leatres  Corp.  has  been  dismissed 
thout  prejudice  on  petition  of  the 
lintiffs,  J.  H.  Cooper  and  Robert 
vingston. 

Paul  Good  and  Loren  Laughlin, 
aintiffs'  attorneys,  said  the  action 
d  been  taken  without  prejudice,  and 
at  they  were  prepared  to  move  for 
rly  trial  in  Federal  court  of  their 
,353,000  suit  on  the  same  charges 
>.d  against  the  same  defendants 
ought  by  G.  L.  Hooper,  Topeka ; 
O.  Monroe,  Beatrice,  Neb.,  and  Cal 
ard,  Lincoln. 

Defendants  in  the  State  Theatres' 
se  deny  that  any  settlement  has  been 
ade  out  of  court. 


Broadway  Takes  Off; 
"Gold"  Gets  $55,000 

Broadway  grosses  failed  to  reach 
iy  dizzy  heights  last  week.  "Sutter's 
old"  at  the  Music  Hall  wound  up  at 
•5,000,  a  decided  drop  from  some  of 
e  recent  highs. 

"The  Milky  Way,"  in  10  days  at 
le  Paramount,  garnered  $39,000. 
rhese  Three"  held  up  to  $29,000  in 
;  second  week  at  the  Rivoli.  "Danc- 
g  Feet"  and  a  stage  show  headed  by 
etty  Grable  and  Jackie  Coogan 
ossed  $27,000  at  the  Roxy. 


Thirteen  "A"  houses  of  the  RKO 
metropolitan  circuit  will  play  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream"  on  a  road- 
show basis  with  the  official  price  scale 
tilted  to  $1.65  top  late  this  month  and 
early  next. 

This  is  a  departure  in  that  circuit's 
operations  and  is  predicated  on  test 
engagements  in  other  of  its  houses 
scattered  throughout  the  Middle  West 
and  the  West  where  a  circuit  execu- 
tive on  Saturday  declared  the  plan 
had  worked  out  very  well. 

The  local  runs,  all  of  them  on  a 
two-a-day  basis,  will  range  between 
two  and  four  days,  varying  with  the 
individual  theatres.  Warners  are  co- 
operating on  the  sale  of  tickets  along 
the  lines  pursued  when  the  picture 
played  the  Hollywood  here  in  New 
York.  An  attendance  volume  is  prac- 
tically assured  on  the  basis  of  tickets 
already  sold.  ■ 

The  theatres  which  temporarily  will 
abandon  their  traditional  grind  policy 
for  the  "Dream"  are  these :  the  81st 
St.,  the  58th  St.,  the  86th  St.,  the 
Coliseum,  Fordham,  Franklin,  Park 
Plaza,  Kenmore,  Tilyou,  Dyker,  the 
New  Rochelle,  Alden,  Jamaica,  and 
Strand,  Far  Rockaway. 

Warners  have  set  69  special  limited 
roadshow  engagements  on  the  picture 
elsewhere  throughout  the  country  for 
this  week. 


Report  Big  Increase 
For  Warners  in  N.  E. 

New  Haven,  April  5. — With  the 
first  year  of  Warner  theatre  decen- 
tralization plan  completed  here  on 
March  1,  it  is  reported  that  I.  J.  Hoff- 
man, in  charge  of  operation  in  south- 
ern New  England  on  a  percentage 
basis,  has  received  a  large  bonus, 
which  he  has  shared  with  district 
managers,  theatre  managers  and 
other  executives  over  his  circuit.  It  is 
estimated  that  business  in  this  terri- 
tory has  doubled  last  year's  figures. 


GB-RKO  Deal  Looms 

A  national  deal  for  G.  B. 
product  is  being  discussed  by 
executives  of  the  RKO  cir- 
cuit following  conferences 
between  Jeffrey  Bernerd  for 
the  distributor  and  N.  J. 
Blumberg  for  the  circuit 
which  cemented  the  business 
relations  between  the  two  or- 
ganizations on  a  much  friend- 
lier basis.  An  immediate  ef- 
fect, which  will  develop  prior 
to  the  striking  of  any  national 
deal,  will  be  the  according 
of  playdates  to  "Rhodes." 


Appeals  Up  Today 
On  Paramount  Fees 

Appeals  from  Federal  Judge  Alfred 
C.  Coxe's  order  reducing  applications 
for  more  than  $1,000,000  in  Para- 
mount reorganization  fees  are  sched- 
uled for  hearing  in  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  here  today. 

Five  appellants  who  originally 
asked  more  than  $1,000,000  in  fees 
and  were  allowed  less  than  $500,000 
will  argue  today  for  the  original 
amounts  sought.  They  are  Root, 
Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballantine,  counsel 
to  the  Paramount  trustees ;  Cook, 
Nathan  &  Lehman,  counsel  to  the 
stockholders'  committee ;  Kuhn,  Loeb 
&  Co.  and  its  counsel,  Cravath,  de 
Gersdorff,  Swaine  &  Wood,  and  ac- 
countants for  the  stockholders'  com- 
mittee. Five  additional  appeals  have 
been  taken  to  the  court  by  others 
whose  fees  were  disallowed  or  reduced 
by  Judge  Coxe,  but  these  appeals  are 
not  scheduled  to  be  heard  for  several 
weeks. 


Explain  Giveaway  Stand 


Kansas  City,  April  5. — Exhibitors  and  film  men  were  very  much 
interested  in  the  want  ad  published  by  the  Lindbergh,  operated 
by  Abe  and  Rosa  Baier,  in  the  Kansas  City  Star  under  "Personals." 

"NOTICE— The  Lindbergh  Theatre  does  not  insult  the  intelli- 
gence of  any  man,  woman  or  child  in  thinking  that  they  have  to 
be  offered  some  souvenir,  trinket  or  piece  of  china  or  crockery 
in  order  to  get  them  to  come  to  the  theatre.  We  firmly  believe 
that  there  are  enough  real  people  in  this  city  who  do  go  to  the 
theatre  to  see  and  hear  a  good  program.  We  keep  our  theatre  in 
perfect  repair,  good  heat  when  it's  cold,  nice  eool  air  when  it's 
hot,  and  always  a  good  show.  Our  employe*  and  ourselves  are 
always  at  your  service.   The  Management." 


New  Era  Seen 
In  Control  of 
Trade  Abuses 


Lawyers  Study  Supreme 
Court  Sugar  Ruling 


More  extensive  rights  for  trade  as- 
sociations in  establishing  rules  and 
regulations  to  mitigate  trade  evils 
than  have  been  acknowledged  hereto- 
fore are  believed  by  industry  attor- 
neys to  be  indicated  in  the  recent  U. 
S.  Supreme  Court  opinion  in  the  Su- 
gar Institute  case. 

Chief  Justice  Charles  E.  Hughes 
delivered  the  opinion,  which  embodies 
specific  references  to  the  nature  of 
concerted  action  which  may  be  taken 
by  trade  associations  to  improve  con- 
ditions by  eliminating  "illicit  prac- 
tices." Industry  attorneys  are  just 
completing  their  preliminary  study  of 
the  opinion  and  at  this  point  see  in  it 
the  possibility  of  a  direct  application 
to  the  establishment  of  rules  and  reg- 
ulations of  trade  practices  by  exhibi- 
tors, on  the  one  hand,  and  distribu- 
tors on  the  other. 

Parts  of  the  opinion  could  have  been 
written  to  order  as  a  guide  book  for 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Will  Hear  20th-Fox 
Appeal  This  Month 

The  appeal  by  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  from  the  recent  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  decision  in  favor  of  Springer 
&  Cocalis  in  the  action  brought  by 
the  film  company  against  the  circuit 
on  overages,  will  be  heard  by  the 
Appellate  Division  about  the  end  of 
the  month,  according  to  Louis  Nizer, 
attorney  for  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

Fox  sued  the  local  circuit  on  a 
1934-35  contract  for  58  films  at  a 
flat  rental  of  $2,750  per  picture  for 
30  houses,  asking  $18,000  allegedly  due 
on  an  overage  clause  on  six  films  in 
the  contract.  Springer  &  Cocalis  was 
sustained  in  its  contention  that  it  had 
a  right  to  cumulative  accounting, 
claiming  a  profit  on  two  of  the  six 
films  was  more  than  offset  by  a  loss 
sustained  on  the  remaining  four. 


Signing  of  Talent 
Runs  at  High  Level 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Contracts  be- 
tween major  studios  and  talent  appear 
to  be  maintaining  their  level.  In  the 
last  few  days  these  deals  have  been 
closed : 

Joseph  Calleia  to  M-G-M  on  a  long 
term  pact.    His  first  under  it  will  be 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  6,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  6,  1936 


No.  81 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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Korda  Calls  Oberon 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Alexander 
Korda  has  cabled  Merle  Oberon  to 
report  at  once  to  play  in  a  film  with 
Charles  Laughton  and  Robert  Donat. 
Miss  Oberon  also  has  a  commitment 
with  Samuel  Goldwyn,  however,  and 
will  confer  with  Goldwyn  before 
making  a  decision.  It  is  thought  un- 
likely that  she  will  leave  Hollywood 
before  midsummer. 


Heads  Milwaukee  Union 

Milwaukee,  April  5,— Glenn  C. 
Kalkhoff  has  been  reelected  president 
of  the  projectionists'  union,  Local  164. 
Other  officers  are:  Adam  Schneider, 
vice-president ;  George  Wittmann, 
treasurer ;  Charles  Hoover,  recording 
secretary;  Oscar  F.  Olson,  business 
manager.  Kalkhoff  and  Olson  were 
named  to  represent  the  union  at  the 
forthcoming  national  convention  of  the 
organization. 


Roger  Thomson  Dead 

Columeia,  S.  C,  April  5. — Roger 
E.  Thomson,  Paramount  salesman  in 
Omaha  and  Salt  Lake  City  for  many 
years,  is  dead  at  his  home  here.  He 
came  here  from  Salt  Lake  about  eight 
months  ago.  He  leaves  a  widow  and 
two  sisters. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


THIS  has  been  given  some 
thought,  a  sort  of  memory  test 
process  by  way  of  marshalling 
the  facts  and  incidents  of  other 
days.  This  department,  con- 
stantly striving  to  be  faithful  to 
the  truth,  wanted  to  make  certain 
of  its  ground  before  turning  the 
linotypes  loose  again.  The  self- 
imposed  task,  somehow  or  other, 
failed  to  consume  much  in  point 
of  time.  The  conclusion,  reached 
almost  instantaneously  and  pleas- 
antly, was  that  one  of  the  most 
satisfying  happenings  of  all  the 
years  this  scribe  has  been  around 
was  the  decision  to  elect  Robert 
H.  Cochrane  to  the  presidency 
of  Universal,  succeeding  Carl 
Laemmle.  ... 

T 

The  new  owners,  for  this  pur- 
pose centered  in  J.  Cheever  Cow- 
din,  have  pleased  a  larger  number 
of  important  men  in  this  industry 
than  they  perhaps  realize.  They 
have  gone  further  and  perhaps 
this,  as  well,  is  something  not 
fully  appreciated.  By  every  rule 
of  the  game,  Cochrane  rated  the 
highest  spot  in  the  company, 
although  the  game,  in  the  past, 
has  not  always  been  entirely 
faithful  to  its  rules.  He  got  the 
post,  thereby  demonstrating  that 
all  regard  for  justice  and  the  pro- 
priety of  things  has  not  dis- 
appeared from  the  scene.  Felici- 
tations, therefore,  should  go  to 
Cowdin  and  his  financial  asso- 
ciates on  that  score.  .  .  . 

T 

Yet,  there  cannot  be  discounted 
an  immeasurable  degree  of  prac- 
tical value  in  their  selection.  The 
controlling  group,  at  its  outset, 
is  demonstrating  a  familiarity 
with  the  history  of  the  business 
and  a  realization,  too  well  forti- 
fied by  the  facts,  that  picture 
companies  are  best  operated  when 
they  are  managed  by  film  men. 
The  day,  we  take  it,  has  come  and 
gone  long  since  when  it  should  be 
at  all  necessary  to  dissertate  on 
the  sensitivity  of  the  business,  its 
ramifications,  the  speed  which  is 
in  it  and  the  requirement  for 
quick  and  expert  decision  which 
that  speed  demands.  Film  men 
know  it.  They  have  told  bankers 
so,  but  not  all  bankers  have 
always  bent  their  ears.  It  is  for 
this  reason  that  those  of  the  in- 
dustry are  gratified,  and  mightily 
gratified,  over  this  appointment. 
It  is  for  this  reason  also  that,  if 
it  becomes  necessary  to  go  in  for 
congratulations  this  department's 
idea  is  that  they  should  go  to 
Cowdin,  et  al,  for  their  luck  in 
having  Cochrane  accept.  .  .  . 
▼ 

This  man  is  one  of  the  stal- 
warts of  the  industry.  From  that 


first  day  of  October,  1906,  when 
he  joined  hands  with  Laemmle, 
he  has  remained  in  the  back- 
ground by  preference.  Any  gauge 
of  the  extent  of  the  counsel  which 
he  has  given  Laemmle  over  the 
span  of  the  last  thirty  years 
would  be  a  far  more  difficult  job 
than  this  space  would  willingly 
undertake.  Laemmle  has  not  al- 
ways listened  and,  of  course, 
Cochrane  has  not  always  been 
correct.  But  very  definitely  and 
those  who  know,  know  this, 
Cochrane's  advice  consistently 
has  been  sound,  mature,  forth- 
right, honest,  sincere.  .  .  . 


He  is  no  dreamer,  never  has 
been  so  far  as  a  long  contact  with 
him  has  developed.  He  has  an 
understanding  as  clear  as  any  and 
clearer  than  many  of  what  this 
business  is  all  about ;  what  its 
obligations  are  to  itself;  what  its 
intra-trade  deportment  ought  to 
be  and  is  not;  what  its  influence 
is  on  the  outside.  He  has  a  long 
view,  etched  out  boldly  through 
years  of  a  close-up  view,  of  where 
this  business  might  go  and  ideas, 
definite  ideas,  of  how  it  can  get 
there.  .  .  . 


He  has  for  long  been  an  advo- 
cate of  seasoned  judgment,  al- 
though his  opinions,  on  frequent 
occasions  like  the  lone  voice  in 
the  wilderness,  have  been  swamped 
by  other  opinion  in  other  high 
places.  He  has  sat  in  on  in- 
numerable meetings  of  the  Hays 
association  where,  Allied  or  no 
Allied  willing,  much  of  industry 
policy  has  been  whittled  out  of 
long  harangues,  limitless  discus- 
sion, endless  argument.  He  has 
been  one,  and  this  is  not  to  say 
by  any  manner  of  means  the  only 
one,  who  has  steadfastly  cham- 
pioned just  and  considerate  de- 
cisions, rooted  in  a  recognition  of 
the  rights  of  all  the  component 
branches  of  the  industry.  He 
plays  tennis,  but  that's  all  he 
knows  about  throwing  curves.  .  .  . 


The  other  day  he  wrote  a  mes- 
sage to  the  retired  Laemmle.  He 
called  it  "Auf  Wiedersehen,  Mis- 
ter Laemmle"  and  caused  it  to  be 
published  in  Universal  Weekly. 
Its  text  is  an  effectionate  pat  on 
the  back  for  the  now  inactive 
veteran.  Yet  it  is  more  than  that. 
It  is  a  typical  Cochrane  sort  of 
thing  and  shows  up  characteris- 
tics of  his  mental  makeup  in 
sharper  degree  than  he  must  have 
realized  when  he  sat  down  to 
pound  it  out  on  the  personal  type- 


Lift  New  Britain  Ban 

New  Britain,  April  5.— After  thre 
weeks  during  which  the  Health  Dt 
partment  prohibited  children  under  13 
from  attending  theatres  and  other1 
public  places,  the  scarlet  fever  epi- 
demic here  is  on  the  wane,  and  the 
theatre  ban  has  been  lifted. 


writer  which  handles  all  of  his 
correspondence.  .  .  . 


That  text  is  warm,  personal 
and,  above  all,  it  is  Cochrane. 
That's  why  you  are  to  get  it  now 

"In  all  the  thirty  years  that 
Carl  Laemmle  and  I  have  been 
partners,  I  have  never  called 
him  'Carl'. 

"I  have  always  addressed  him 
as  'Mr.  Laemmle'. 

"He  has  always  called  me 
'R.  H'. 

"We  have  been  as  close  to 
each  other  as  two  business  part- 
ners can  possibly  be;  yet  there 
has  been  a  mutual  shyness.  I 
could  no  more  call  him  'Carl' 
than  I  could  fly.  He  could  no 
more  call  me  'Bob'  than  he 
could  fly. 

"Others,  who  do  not  know 
him  one-hundredth  part  as  well 
as  I  do,  call  him  by  his  first 
name,  and  he  likes  it.  But  I 
think  it  would  shock  him  stiff 
if  I  ever  said  'Good  morning, 
Carl!'  and  I'd  probably  faint  if 
he  had  ever  said  'Hello,  Bob.' 

"In  spite  of  this  queer  rela- 
tionship— or  maybe  because  of 
it — we  have  worked  together,  in 
good  times  and  bad,  in  almost 
perfect  harmony." 


Typifying  his  straight-from- 
the-shoulder  manner,  he  con- 
tinues : 

"In  thirty  years  we  have  not 
had  more  than  five  good-sized 
quarrels  lasting  from  two  or 
three  days  to  two  or  three 
weeks.  These  scraps  always 
came  when  we  were  under  a 
terrific  financial  strain  due  to 
the  fact  that  we  could  almost 
hear  the  sheriff  rapping  on  the 
door. 

"One  scrap  every  six  years  is 
not  so  bad.  It  is  not  a  complete 
Damon  and  Pythias  record,  but 
it  is  good  enough. 

"And  now  'Mister  Laemmle' 
is  cashing  in  and  will  take  a 
rest.  I'll  miss  my  scrap  with 
him  every  sixth  year,  but  I  shall 
miss  much  more  the  close  un- 
derstanding and  relationship 
which  we  both  enjoyed  between- 
times. 

"I  like  'Mister  Laemmle'.  I 
shall  always  continue  to  like 
him.  I'll  miss  him.  So  will  the 
motion  picture  business. 

"But  I'll  bet  the  last  dollar 
I've  got  on  the  belief  that  not  a 
single  soul  who  knows  him  will 
begrudge  him  his  chance  to  rest 
— and  rest  on  his  laurels  which 
have  been  so  honorably  and  so 
courageously  won. 

"So,  Mister  Laemmle,  I  hope 
you  will  fare  well  for  the  rest 
of  your  years — and  I  hope  those 
years  will  be  many  and  that 
every  one  of  them  will  be  rich 
in  happiness,  rest  and  content- 
ment." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  6,  1936 


"Pine"  Indianapolis 
Lead;  Gets  $8,000 


Indianapolis,  April  5.  —  Theatre 
goers  here  followed  "The  Trail  of  the 
Lonesome  Pine"  to  an  estimated  aggre- 
gate of  $8,000  at  the  Indiana,  about 
$1,000  above  the  line.  "F-Man"  also 
was  on  the  bill. 

Major  Bowes'  No.  1  unit  drew  $13,- 
300  into  the  Lyric,  where  the  picture 
was  "The  Leathernecks  Have  Land- 
ed." The  show  set  an  attendance  rec- 
ord for  the  house.  The  all-time  re- 
ceipt record  wasn't  threatened,  how- 
ever, since  it  was  set  in  the  good  old 
days  at  35c-50c. 

"Colleen"  at  the  Apollo  went  $2,200 
above  average  with  a  gross  of  $6,200 
and  was  held  for  a  second  week.  A 
return  engagement  of  "Klondike 
Annie,"  paired  with  a  first  run  of 
"Woman  Trap,"  disappointed  at  the 
Circle  and  was  displaced  after  six 
days  by  "Give  Us  This  Night"  and 
"The  Preview  Murder  Mystery." 
"These  Three"  went  to  $6,500  at 
Loew's. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $36,000. 
Average  is  $28,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  27 : 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
APOLLO— (1.100).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 
"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 
CIRCLE— (2.800),  25c-40c,  6  davs.  Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 
INDIANA— (3,200).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
LOEW'S— (2.500),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.     (Average.  $6,000) 

"THE  LEATHERNECKS  HAVE 
LANDED"  (Republic) 
LYRIC— (2,000),  2Sc-40c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Major  Bowes'  Amateur  Show,  Unit  No.  1. 
Gross:  $13,300.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Klondike"  Pulls 
$11,500,  Montreal 

Montreal,  April  5.  —  The  Palace 
was  the  only  downtown  house  to  bet- 
ter par,  all  other  main  stem  houses  be- 
ing below  the  line.  "Klondike  Annie" 
turned  the  trick  with  $11,500.  This 
was  not  considered  good  enough  for  a 
hold. 

The  Princess  broke  even  at  $7,000 
with  a  double  bill  headed  by  "The 
Music  Goes  'Round,"  while  the  Capi- 
tol made  it  $9,000  with  two  features 
topped  by  "O'Shaughnessy's  Boy." 
"Next  Time  We  Love"  and  stage 
vaudeville  meant  $10,000  to  Loew's. 

Lent  has  affected  business  at  the 
Imperial  and  second  runs  are  being 
shown  until  Easter. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $39,500. 
Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  28 : 

"O'SHAUGHNESSY'S  BOY"  (M-G-M) 
"IT'S  IN   THE  AIR"  (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL — (2.547) .    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $9.^00.    (Average.  $9,500) 
"RIP  TIDE"  (M-G-M) 
"NAUGHTY  MARIETTA"  (M-G-M) 
IMPERIAL  —  (1.914),     15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"NEXT  TIME  WE  LOVE"  (Univ.) 
"DANCING  FEET"  (Republic) 
LOEW'S  —  (3,115),    30c-34c-4Oc-50c-60e.  7 
days.    Stage:   "Hip,  Hip.   Hooray"  vaude- 
ville unit.   Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $10,500) 
"KLONDIKE    ANNIE"  (Para.) 
PALACE —  (2,600),    25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:   $11,500.    (Average.  $11,000) 
"THE  MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (Col.) 
"THE   LONE   WOLF   RETURNS"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2.272),  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c.  7 
days,    Gross:  $7,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 


Floods,  Bad  Weather  Cut 
Key  Takes  to  $1,502,583 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Week  Ending 
Mar.  19-20 

No.  Theatres  Gross 

Boston                                 7  $109,500 

Buffalo                                 6  39,400 

Chicago                                 8  128,300 

Cincinnati                               9  59,600 

Cleveland                               5  51,750 

Denver                                 7  28,700 

Detroit                                 6  77,500 

Houston                                 4  25,000 

Indianapolis                            5  35,650 

Kansas  City                           5  45,200 

Lincoln                                 5  10,550 

Los  Angeles                        10  66,933 

Louisville                               7  24,500 

Milwaukee                            4  23,700 

Minneapolis                            5  27,600 

Montreal                                6  44,000 

New  Haven                           4  19,900 

New  York                            9  231,500 

Oklahoma  City                       4  11,800 

Omaha                                 3  20,600 

Philadelphia                          10  88,800 

♦Pittsburgh    

Portland                                6  34,700 

Providence                             5  40,400 

San  Francisco                        9  68,550 

St.  Louis                           6  57,900 

St.  Paul                              5  17,500 

Seattle                                  7  32,650 

Washington                            7  80,400 

174  $1,502,583 
♦Theatres  closed  because  of  flood. 


No. 


Week  Ending 
Mar.  12-13 
Theatres  Gros? 


7 

6 
8 
9 
5 
7 
6 
4 
5 
6 
5 

10 
7 
4 
5 
6 
4 
9 
4 
3 

10 
6 
6 
5 
9 
6 
5 
7 


181 


$120,500 
54,000 

131,600 
58,750 
56,900 
38,200 
75,300 
35,000 
40,150 
48,800 
12,200 

101,522 
29,200 
29,800 
26,400 
46,500 
28.100 

219.300 
14,400 
27,450 

121,800 
67,000 
34.700 
48,500 
90,850 
59,625 
18,000 
36,800 
90.200 

$1,761,547 


Key  city  grosses  from  September  to  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  March  : 

No.  Theatres  Gross 

Sept.  26-27   164  $1,655,050 

Oct.  3-4   :..  178  1,572,310 

Oct.  10-11    178  1,452,499 

Oct.  17-18    178  1,563,750 

Oct.  24-25    180  1,534,575 

Oct.  31-Nov.  1    186  1,544,724 

Nov.  7-8    185  1,545,710 

Nov.  14-15    183  1,722,305 

Nov.  21-22    181  1,578,550 

Nov.  28-29    181  1,593,860 

Dec.  5-6   183  1,766,910 

Dec.  12-13    180  1,434,785 

Dec.  19-20    171  1,321,385 

Dec.  26-27    175  1,228,199 

Jan.  2-3    179  1,918,729 

Jan.  9-10    179  1,901,455 

Jan.  16-17    176  1,722,400 

Jan.  23-24    173  1,539,065 

Jan.  30-31    177  1,515,300 

Feb.  6-7    168  1,591,350 

Feb.  13-14    174  1,680,180 

Feb.  20-21    175  1,558,185 

Feb.  27-28    178  1,777,650 

Mar.  5-6    179  1,689,550 

Mar.  12-13    181  1,761,547 

Mar.  19-20    174  1,502,583 

(Copyright,  1936,  Quigley  Publications,  Inc.) 


FWC  Managers  Shifted 

Los  Angeles,  April  5.  —  Recent 
shifts  among  F.W.C.  managers  send 
L.  G.  Tavolara  to  the  Strand,  Vallejo, 
where  he  replaces  W.  B.  Price,  who 
goes  to  the  Hanlon,  Vallejo,  as  assist- 
ant; Jack  Ryan  gets  the  Hanlon  post, 
replacing  Edward  J.  Sullivan,  who 
goes  to  the  Orpheum,  Oakland,  re- 
placing, in  turn,  Bryant  Wiest,  who 
has  been  transferred  to  the  California, 
Berkeley.  Wiest  replaced  Walter 
Chenowith,  now  at  the  J.  C.  Theatre, 
Berkeley,  formerly  managed  by 
Tavolara. 


No  New  Ontario  Taxes 

Toronto,  April  5.  —  Exhibitors  of 
Ontario  did  a  bit  of  shivering  when 
the  budget  was  brought  down  in  the 
Provincial  Legislature  because  of  the 
fear  that  new  measures  would  include 
additional  taxation  for  amusements. 
Nothing  happened,  however,  except 
the  divulging  of  the  information  that 
the  amusements  tax,  which  was  sub- 
stantially increased  last  May,  had 
brought  the  Ontario  Government  a 
revenue  for  the  year  of  $2,120,000, 
as  compared  with  estimated  receipts 
one  year  ago  of  $850,000. 


"Rose  Marie"  Hits 
$4,100  in  Lincoln 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  5.  —  "Rose 
Marie"  crowded  the  Stuart  early  in 
the  week  and  held  up  well  for  later 
night  showings.  The  take  was  $4,100, 
which  was  $1,000  up. 

At  the  Orpheum,  three  pictures, 
"Widow-  From  Monte  Carlo,"  "Pre- 
view Murder  Mystery"  and  "So  Red 
the  Rose,"  with  two  different  stage 
shows,  "Rainbow  Revue"  and  Benny 
Meroff's  unit,  got  $4,400,  which  was 
$2,300  over  average. 

The  Varsity  limped  along  again 
with  a  dual  and  was  away  down.  The 
Colonial  will  close  this  week.  It  has 
been  dropped  by  the  Lincoln  Theatres 
Corp. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $14.5(10. 
Average  is  $9,850. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  25: 

"NEVADA"  (Para.) 
"RED  WAGON"  (First  Div.) 

COLONIAL— (550 j,  10c-15c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$900.   (Average,  $850; 

Week  Ending  March  26: 
"PETRIFIED   FOREST"  (W.B.) 

LINCOLN— (1,600;,    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,400.   (Average,  S2.200) 
"WIDOW  OF  MONTE  CARLO"  (W.  B.) 
"PREVIEW   MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

"SO  RED  THE  ROSE"  (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (1,350),  10c-15c-20c-25c-35c- 
40c,  8  days.  First  three  with  Alvira  Mor- 
ton's Rainbow  Revue  on  stage;  next  two 
with  Bennv  Meroff's  unit.  Gross:  $4,400. 
(Average,  7  days,  $2,100) 

"MY  SONG  FOR  YOU"  (Col.) 
"SOCIETY    FEVER"  (Invincible) 
VARSITV— (1.100).    10c-20c-25c.    7  days. 
Gross:  $700.  (Average,  $1,300) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 

"ROSE  MARiE"  (M-G-M) 

STUART — (2.000  P.  10c-25c-40c.  "  days. 
Gross:  $4,100.   (Average,  $3,100) 


"Pine,"  at  $7,100, 
Oklahoma's  Leader 

Oklahoma  City,  April  5.  —  "The 

Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  stepped 
out  front  in  the  first  run  procession 
last  week  by  rolling  up  $7,100  at  the 
Criterion  and  passing  par  by  $2,100. 

"Yellow  Dust"  also  made  a  good 
showing  at  the  Liberty,  where,  with 
the  help  of  a  stage  show,  it  garnered 
$2,600  in  four  days.  Normal  for  a 
week  is  $3,000.  "The  Prisoner  of 
Shark  Island"  was  $600  up  on  a  take 
of  $2,600  at  the  Capitol. 

Total  first  run  business.  $17,100. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  28 : 

"TRAIL    OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

CRITERION — 1 1.700).     10c-2Oc-36c-55c.  7 
days.  Gross:  $7,100.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"MODERN  TIMES"  ~(U.  A.) 
MIDWEST— (1.500L  10c-26c-36c-56c 
days.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average.  $4.0001 
"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

CAPITOL— (1.200).    10c-20c-26c-36c-41c.  p 
days.     Gross:  $2,600.     (Average.  $2,000) 
"YELLOW   DUST"  (Radio) 

LIBERTY— (1.500).  10c-20c-26c-41c.  4 
days.  Gross:  $2,600.  Stage:  Wally  Ver- 
non in  "Let's  Have  a  Party"  with  10  acts 
vaudeville.      (Average  for  week.  $3,000) 

"DON'T    GET    PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1.500).  10c-20c-26c-36c.  3 
days.  Gross:  $800.  (Average  for  week. 
$3,000) 


7 


Krims  May  Drop  Granada 

Detroit.  April  5.  —  It  is  reported 
that  Krim  Brothers  will  not  renew 
their  lease  on  the  Granada  in  May 
and  that  Cliff  H.  White,  owner  of 
the  Beechwood,  will  take  over  the 
house.  The  Krims  have  plans  for  two 
new  houses. 


Monday,  Vpril  6,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


'Colleen"  in 
Cleveland  Is 
$12,500  Lead 


Cleveland,  April  5.  —  "Colleen" 
ivas  the  big  box-office  draw  of  the 
Leek.  It  grossed  $12,500  at  Warners' 
Tippodrome  where  §8,000  is  average, 
aid  was  held  for  an  extended  down- 
;o\vn  run  at  the  Allen. 

"It  Had  to  Happen"  at  the  RKO 
Palace,  with  Bebe  Daniels  and  Ben 
j^yon  heading  the  stage  attraction, 
o'pped  average  by  $2,500  with  a  total 
pf  $17,500. 

"Desire"  held  to  the  Loew  State 
iverage  of  $12,000,  and  "Timothy's 
,)uest"  dropped  slightly  under  par  at 
Loew's  Stillman  to  a  $3,500  take. 

"The  Music  Goes  'Round"  took 
■L',000  in  four  days  at  the  Allen,  with 
'Another  Face"  grossing  $750  in  three 
days,  bringing  the  week's  gross  to 
$2,750,  which  was  $50  under  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $48,250. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
•  ng  March  28 : 
"THE  MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (Col.) 
ALLEN— (3,300),     30c-35c-42c,     4  days. 
>oss:  $2,000.  (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 

"ANOTHER  FACE"  (Radio) 
1  ALLEN— (3,300),     30c-35c-42c,     3  days. 
>oss:  $750.  (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S   STATE— (3,400).   30c-35c-42c,  7 
lays.  Gross:  $12,000.   (Average,  $12,000) 
"TIMOTHY'S   QUEST"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900).  25c-3Sc,  7 
(lays.  Gross:  $3,500.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"IT   HAD   TO   HAPPEN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
RKO  PALACE  —  (3,100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
Idays.     Stage:    Bebe    Daniels,    Ben  Lyons 
pud    five    acts    vaudeville.    Gross:  $17,500. 
Average,  $15,000) 

"COLLEEN"   (W.  B.) 
WARNERS'  HIPPODROME—  (3,800),  30c- 
35c-42c,  7  days.   Gross:   $12,500.  (Average. 
^.000) 


"Desire,"  on  Dual 
j  $6,400,  New  Haven 

,    New  Haven,  April  5.  —  "Desire" 
md  "Eagle's  Brood,"  playing  a  nine- 
run  at  the  Paramount,  topped  the 
ist,  exceeding  the  normal  $4,800  by 
51,600. 

"Colleen,"  on  the  Roger  Sherman 
^Jual  with  "Boulder  Dam,"  grossed 
S5,500,  up  by  $800.  The  Poli  played 
Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  and  "The 
Voice  of  Bugle  Ann"  to  a  $7,000  par 
week,  while  the  holdover  of  "Wife 
vs.  Secretary"  at  the  College  took  in 
52,900,  up  by  $100  from  the  usual 
week  at  lower  prices. 

A  mammoth  benefit  vaudeville  show 
selling  out  to  6,000,  and  a  concert  by 
Charles  Kullman,  local  Metropolitan 
Opera  star,  gave  the  theatres  some 
competition,  although  spring  weather 
'helped. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,800. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  27: 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 
2nd  Week 

COLLEGE— (1,499).  35c-50c,  7  days.  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $2,900.     (Average,  $2,800) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"EAGLE'S  BROOD"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT — (2,400) .   35c-50c.   9  days. 
•  Gross:  $6,400.    (Average,  $4,800) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 
"THE  VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN" 
(M-G-M) 

POLI— (3.040),  35c-50c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.  B.) 
ROGER   SHERMAN— (2,200),   35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $4,700) 


"Island"  and  "Ann" 
High  in  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  April  5. — "Prisoner  of 
Shark  Island"  and  "The  Voice  of 
Bugle  Ann"  at  Loew's  were  the  out- 
standing attractions  of  the  week  with 
a  take  of  $13,000,  which  was  above 
par  by  $4,000. 

"Colleen,"  at  the  Orpheum,  was  also 
in  the  money  with  a  gross  of  $11,850, 
topping  par  by  $3,350.  "The  Trail 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine,"  in  its  second 
week  at  the  Shubert-Rialto,  was  also 
a  profit-maker  with  a  take  of  $7,350 
which  was  $850  above  par  for  that 
house. 

The  weather  was  generally  favor- 
able, being  about  seasonal  for  this 
time  of  the  year.  The  principal  op- 
position was  the  St.  Louis  on  Parade 
Exposition  at  the  Municipal  Audi- 
torium which  featured  Wayne  King 
and  his  orchestra. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $51,750. 
Average  is  $49,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  26: 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 

"RETURN  OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 

AMBASSADOR— (3,018),    25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,600.    (Average,  $10,000) 
"RHODES,   THE  DIAMOND  MASTER" 
(G.B.) 

"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,850.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"CONFIDENTIAL"  (Mascot) 
GRAND   OPERA   HOUSE— (2,200),  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.    Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross: 
$3,100.    (Average,  $3,300) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S— (3,162),  25c-35c-55c.  Gross: 
$13,000.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $11,850.    (Average,  $8,500) 
"TRAIL   OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

SHUBERT-RIALTO — (1.723),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $7,350.  (Average. 
$6,500) 


"Pine"  at  $10,500 
Strong  in  Houston 

Houston,  April  5.  —  "The  Trail 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine,"  playing  the 
Majestic,  led  all  first  runs  last  week 
by  a  wide  margin,  running  over  the 
line  by  50  per  cent.  The  take  was 
$10,500  compared  to  a  normal  $7,000. 

"Love  Before  Breakfast,"  at  the 
Metropolitan,  beat  a  $7,000  normal  by 
$500,  and,  contrary  to  expectations, 
"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  at  Loew's 
State  broke  even  with  $7,000. 

"The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii"  at  the 
Kirby  over  the  week-end  fell  to  $2,000. 
Average  is  $3,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,700. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  26: 

"LAST  DAYS  OF  POMPEII"  (Radio) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.  (Average.  $3,000) 

"THE  CHATTERBOX"  (Radio) 
KIRBY— (1,450),    15c-35c,    1    day.  (Bank 
Night.)  Gross:  $1,200.  (Average,  $400) 
"PADDY  O'DAY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
KIRBY— (1,450),   15c-35c,  3   days.  Gross: 
$1,500.  (Average,  $1,500) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,750),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.   (Average,  $7,000) 
"TRAIL   OF  THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

MAJESTIC — (2,250) ,     25c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $10,500.  (Average,  $7,000) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $7,500.  (Average,  $7,000) 


"Doctor"  with 
$8,400  Nears 
K.C.  Record 


Kansas  City,  April  5.  —  "The 
Country  Doctor"  nearly  doubled  par 
at  the  Fox  Uptown  by  taking  $8,400. 
Only  "Judge  Priest,"  which  holds  the 
home  record,  and  "Steamboat  'Round 
the  Bend"  have  grossed  more.  The 
picture  was  held. 

The  Tower  went  over  average  of 
$7,000  for  the  first  time  in  several 
weeks  with  "Voice  of  Bugle  Ann," 
taking  $8,500. 

"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine" 
continued  to  do  well  the  last  four  of 
a  16-day  run,  grossing  $3,500  against 
a  $2,600  average.  The  picture  did 
$26,000  for  16  days,  over  normal  by 
$10,400. 

"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur"  at 
the  Mainstreet  didn't  live  up  to  ex- 
pectations or  the  house's  $8,000  aver- 
age by  $300.  "Little  Lord  Fauntle- 
roy" also  disappointed,  dropping  $4,100 
below  average  to  a  take  of  $7,400. 

The  weather  was  normal  except 
for  two  days  of  dust,  and  there  was 
no  unusual  outside  competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,500. 
Average  is  $32,600. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  25: 
"TRAIL   OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,900),  25c-40c,  4  days,  end- 
ing 16-day  run.  Gross:  $3,500.  (Average,  4 
days,  $2,600) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.  N.) 

MAINSTREET—  (3,100),   25c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $7,700.  (Average.  $8,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,400.   (Average,  $11,500) 

"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Saul  Grauman.  Willie  Solar,  Yvonne  & 
Vernon,  and  Bubbles  Gilmer.  Gross:  $8,500. 
(Average,  $7,000) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 

"THE    COUNTRY    DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,400.  (Average,  $3,500) 


"Pine"  Hits  Omaha 
Record  at  $10,600 

Omaha,  April_  5.  —  "The  Trail  of 
the  Lonesome  Pine,"  on  a  dual  with 
"Every  Saturday  Night"  at  the 
Omaha,  cracked  a  few  records  here. 
Both  were  held.  The  take  was  $10,600, 
over  par  by  more  than  100  per  cent. 

The  two  other  first  runs  found  the 
going  rough.  "Strike  Me  Pink"  and 
"Timothy's  Quest"  at  the  Orpheum 
took  only  $7,200,  and  the  Brandeis 
with  "Road  Gang"  and  "Silly  Billies" 
was  weak  at  $3,100. 

Total  first  run  business  $20,900. 
Average  is  $17,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  March  25: 

"ROAD  GANG"  (F.N.) 
"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

BRANDEIS — (1.200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  clays. 
Gross:  $3,100.    (Average,  $4,000) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 

"STRIKE  ME  PINK"  (U.A.) 
"TIMOTHY'S  QUEST"  (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,200.     (Average,  $8,000) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 
"TRAIL  OF  THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

"EVERY    SATURDAY    NIGHT"  (Para.) 

OMAHA — (2,200) ,  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,600.    (Average,  $5,000. 


Variety  Club 


Buffalo 

Buffalo,  April  5.  —  Big  event  of 
the  week  for  Buffalo's  Variety  Club 
was  a  sports  dinner  at  the  Savarin 
Cafe.  Harry  Altman  and  Nate  Sauber 
acted  as  the  co-chairmen.  Most 
of  the  city's  sports  celebrities  were 
guests  of  honor,  including  Kit  Klein, 
world's  champion  women's  speed 
skater. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  April  5. — New  mem- 
bers accepted  by  the  membership  com- 
mittee are:  Sol  Worthington,  RKO 
newspaper  artist;  Herman  L.  Booth, 
G.  B.  manager ;  Andrew  J.  Nieden- 
thal,  Evanston  Theatre,  and  Ken- 
neth Magers,  publicity  and  advertis- 
ing. 

Arrangements  are  nearing  comple- 
tion for  the  annual  dance,  which  will 
be  held  during  May  in  the  Pavilon 
Caprice  of  the  Netherland  Plaza. 

Nelson  Trowbridge,  manager  of 
the  Cox,  celebrated  his  birthday  last 
week.  A  bridge  game  was  arranged  in 
his  honor  by  a  number  of  his  friends. 


Dallas 


Dallas,  April  5.  —  Variety  Club 
members  have  voted  financial  support 
for  the  surgery  ward  in  the  Freeman 
Memorial  Hospital.  The  ward  has 
been  closed  for  several  months  because 
of  lack  of  funds. 


Indianapolis 

Indianapolis,  April  5.  —  A  mid- 
night charity  show  in  the  Lyric 
brought  the  club  sufficient  funds  to 
complete  paying  for  a  sound  projector 
recently  installed  by  the  club  in  the 
Indianapolis  Orphans'  Home.  The 
show  included  first  showing  here  of 
M-G-M's  "Kind  Lady"  and  12  acts 
of  vaudeville.  First  payments  for  the 
machine  came  from  a  series  of  wres- 
tling matches  sponsored  by  the  club  in 
December. 

Pictures  are  being  shown  for  the 
children  in  the  home  each  Friday 
night,  local  exhibitors  taking  turns  in 
providing  films  and  the  Operators' 
Union  donating  the  services  of  some 
of  their  men  each  week.  The  gift  is 
one  of  a  number  of  philanthropic  en- 
terprises sponsored  by  the  club. 

Bebe  Daniels  and  Ben  Lyon  were 
guests  of  the  club  when  they  made  a 
personal  appearance  at  the  Lyric. 

Marc  J.  Wolf,  president,  has  re- 
turned from  a  business  trip  to  New 
York. 


Washington 

Washington,  April  5.  —  A  spa- 
ghetti and  meatball  supper,  followed 
by  a  card  party,  the  first  week-end 
social  get-together  for  barkers  and 
their  women  friends,  drew  a  good 
crowd.  It  was  sponsored  by  A.  Julian 
Brylawski  and  his  committee  on 
social  activities. 

Other  and  earlier  functions  spon- 
sored by  the  committee  were  the  house 
warming  of  the  remodeled  quarters, 
and  the  stag  smoker  last  week.  The 
affair  was  the  first  of  a  series,  which 
the  committee  hopes  to  operate  during 
the  spring. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

Burns  and  Allen,  Plus  Film, 
'Frisco  Leader  at  $29,000 


6 


Chaplin  Best 

Capital  Take 
With  $21,500 

Washington,  April  5.  —  "Modern 
Times"  at  Loew's  Palace  took  $21,500 
to  top  par  by  $5,600.  The  picture  was 
held. 

After  a  week  of  increasing  build-up 
at  the  Earle,  "The  Story  of  Louis 
Pasteur,"  doing  a  repeat  engagement 
at  the  Metropolitan,  took  $7,600,  over 
the  weekly  average  by  $3,300,  which 
was  sufficient  for  a  holdover.  "The 
Prisoner  of  Shark  Island,"  in  a  repeat 
engagement  at  Loew's  Columbia,  went 
$900  over  par  to  a  gross  of  $4,500. 
The  Earle,  with  "Brides  Are  Like 
That"  and  a  Major  Bowes'  unit  on 
the  stage,  took  $18,500,  topping  aver- 
age by  $100. 

"Everybody's  Old  Man"  and  a  stage 
show  headed  by  Buddy  Rogers  and  his 
California  Cavaliers,  at  Loew's  Fox, 
grossed  $19,000,  under  par  by  $1,900. 

With  the  twelfth  issue  of  "The 
March  of  Time"  added  to  the  pro- 
gram, "Follow  the  Fleet,"  in  its  third 
week,  took  a  satisfactory  $9,500,  under 
the  average  first  week  by  only  $1,100. 
The  program  was  continued  to  give 
the  musical  a  fourth  week.  "Dancing 
Feet"  at  the  Belasco  was  yanked  after 
four  days,  taking  $1,000  for  the 
period. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $81,600. 
Average  is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 
Four  Days  Ending  March  24: 

"DANCING  FEET"  (Republic) 

BELASCO  —  (1,140),  25c-65c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 

EARLE -(2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage. 
Major  Bowes'  Unit  with  Eddie  Vogt,  m.  c, 
Five  Happ  Rangers,  Howard  Weiner,  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri  Campus  Quartet  with 
"Kewpie"  &  his  guitar,  Mayer  Goldberg, 
Jackie  Billings,  Rufus  Wilson  Smith,  Rhoda 
Chase,  John  Stowbridge  Howe,  Thelma 
Gaskin,  Harvey  Mearns.  Gross:  $18,500. 
(Average,  $18,400) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c,  7 
days    (return    engagement).    Gross:  $4,500. 
(Average,  first  run,  $3,600) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days 
Stage:  Buddy  Rogers  &  his  California 
Cavaliers,  Cookie  Bowers,  Jeannie  Lang, 
Billy  Steele.  Betty  Kean.  Gross:  $19,000. 
(Average,  $20,900) 

"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.N.) 

METROPOLITAN — (1,591),  25c-40c,  7  days 
(return  engagement).  Gross:  $7,600.  (Aver- 
age, first  run.  $4,300) 

"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 

RKO- KEITH'S — (1,836),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
3rd  week,  with  March  of  Time,  No.  12. 
added.  Gross:  $9,500.  (Average,  first  run, 
$10,600) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A) 

LOEW'S  PALACE  — (2,370),  35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $21,500.    (Average,  $15,900) 


Falkenburg  Transferred 

Hickory,  N.  C,  April  5.— F.  S. 
Falkenburg,  for  the  past  eight  months 
manager  of  the  Paramount  at  Hick- 
ory, has  been  made  manager  of  the 
Carolina  at  Columbia,  S.  C.  His  suc- 
cessor here  will  be  Henry  Brown,  now 
in  charge  of  the  State  and  Imperial 
at  Lenoir. 


Roach  Titles  Feature 

Hollywood,  April  5. —  Hal  Roach 
has  chosen  "Mr.  Cinderella"  as  the 
final  title  for  his  feature  production 
formerly  known  as  "Once  Over." 


San  Francisco,  April  5.  —  A 
combination  of  "The  Leathernecks 
Have  Landed"  with  Burns  and  Allen 
on  the  stage  at  the  Golden  Gate  and 
five  shows  daily  chalked  up  a  new 
record.  The  $29,000  gross  was  over 
normal  by  $14,500.  This  business 
knocked  the  props  out  from  under 
some  of  the  other  first  runs. 

The  only  other  spot  to  demonstrate 
real  strength  was  the  Paramount 
which  had  a  combination  of  "The 
Prisoner  of  Shark  Island"  and 
"Snowed  Under."  The  $14,500  gross 
was  $3,000  on  the  profit  side  of  the 
line.  "Modern  Times"  in  its  third 
week,  took  a  par  $9,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $98,200. 
Average  is  $74,400. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  24: 
"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $3,600) 

"LEATHERNECKS  HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Burns  &  Allen.  Gross:  $29,- 
000.    (Average,  $14,500) 


"Doctor"  Portland 
Lead  in  2nd  Week 

Portland,  April  5.  —  In  its  second 
week  at  the  Orpheum,  "The  Country 
Doctor"  secured  another  $8,000,  over 
par  by  $3,000. 

"Modern  Times"  had  a  nice  build- 
up at  United  Artists  in  its  second 
week  with  a  take  of  $7,000,  over  the 
usual  by  $2,000. 

"Colleen,"  plus  "Timothy's  Quest," 
proved  popular  at  the  Paramount  and 
rolled  up  $7,000,  over  normal  by 
$2,000. 

The  weather  was  cold  and  snowy. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,700. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  29: 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Averaee.  $5,000) 
"HANDS  ACROSS  THE  TABLE"  (Para.) 
"BARBARY  COAST"  (U.A.) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1.700).  20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,700.    (Average,  $1,700) 

"LAST  OF  THE  PAGANS"  (M-G-M) 

"DRIFT  FENCE"  (Para.) 
MAYFAIR— (1,700),    30c-35c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average.  $3,000) 

"COUNTRY  DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (1,700).  30c-35c-40c,  7  davs. 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
"TIMOTHY'S   QUEST"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT  — (3.008),     30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 
UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,   2nd  week.    Gross:   $7,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 


Lawler  to  Move  Office 

Kansas  City,  April  5.  ■ —  D.  S. 
Lawler,  publicity  and  advertising  di- 
rector for  Fox  Midwest,  will  move  his 
offices  to  Kansas  City  about  June  1. 
Lawler  has  had  his  office  in  Wichita 
for  seven  years. 


Blackstone  Promoted 

Arlington,  Mass.,  April  5. — 
Harry  Blackstone,  former  assistant  at 
the  National,  Boston,  has  been  made 
manager  of  the  Regent,  an  E.  M. 
Loew  house. 


Week  Ending  March  25: 

"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 
"O'MALLEY  OF  THE  MOUNTED" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

ORPHEUM  — (2,440),    15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,800.    (Average,  $6,800) 
"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(ZOth-Fox) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $14,500.    (Average,  $11,500) 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A) 
UNITED  ARTISTS—  (1,200),  15c-25c-35c- 
40c-55c,   7   days,   3rd   week.    Gross:  $9,000. 
(Average,  $9,000) 

Week  Ending  March  26: 

"SONG  AND   DANCE  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"LADY  IN  SCARLET"  (Chesterfield) 
"FLASH  GORDON"  (Univ.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"COUNTRY  DOCTOR"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd   week.    Gross:   $6,000.  (Average, 

$7,000) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 

WAR  FIELD  —  (2,680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  March  27: 

"FRONTIER"  (Amkino) 

CLAY— (400),  35c,  7  days.  Gross:  $1,400. 
(Average,  $1,000) 


"Fleet"  a  $14,800 
Smash  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  April  5.  —  Business  was 
brisk  on  all  fronts  here  as  the  paralyz- 
ing effects  of  two  snow  storms 
were  dissipated  by  bright  spring 
weather.  "Follow  the  Fleet"  set  the 
turnstiles  clicking  at  the  merriest  pace, 
drawing  $14,800  in  its  first  week  at 
the  Great  Lakes,  more  than  double 
par. 

"Dangerous  Waters"  and  "Love  Be- 
fore Breakfast,"  the  Lafayette's  dual, 
pulled  a  nice  $7,300  to  top  average 
by  $1,300. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $49,900. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing March  28 : 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

BUFFALO— (3,000),  30c-50c.  7  davs. 
Gross:  $11,400.    (Average.  $12,000) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

HIPPODROME— (2,500).  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,800.     (Average.  $7,300) 

"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3.000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $14,800.     (Average.  $7,300) 

"ANOTHER  FACE"  (Radio) 
"WHISPERING  SMITH"  (ZOth-Fox) 
CENTURY— (3.000).  25c.  7  days.  Gross: 
S4.800.     (Average.  $5,800) 

"DANGEROUS  WATERS"  (Univ.) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

LAFAYETTE— (3.300).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,300.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"TANGO"  (Invincible) 
STATE  — (1.600),     15c-25c-35c.     7  days. 
Stage:  Peggy  Eames  and  the  "Continental 
Revue."    Gross:  $3,600.  (Average,  $3,600) 


Form  Supply  Company 

Greensboro,  N.  C,  April  5. — 
Standard  Theatre  Supply  Co.,  capital- 
ized at  $25,000,  has  been  chartered  to 
deal  in  theatrical  supplies.  The  incor- 
porators are  Max  Zager,  Goldie  H. 
Zager  and  L.  P.  Wicker,  Jr. 


Mechanic  Adds  Theatre 

Toronto,  April  5.  —  B.  Mechanic 
has  expanded  his  theatre  holdings  in 
Ontario  by  the  acquisition  of  the  Cap- 
itol at  Paris,  Ont.  Mechanic  has  been 
operating  theatres  at  Windsor  and 
Dunnville. 


Monday,  April  6,  I95£ 


"Annie"  Gets 
Philadelphia 
Top,  $11,000! 


Philadelphia,  April  5.  —  Tha 
outstanding  draw  in  a  generally  lighj 
week  was  "Klondike  Annie,"  whicl 
got  $11,000  in  the  face  of  severe  pan! 
nings,  at  the  Stanton.  It  was  held  d 
second  week. 

"Everybody's  Old  Man,"  with  Joi 
Cook  on  the  stage,  brought  §15,000  taj 
the  Fox ;  fair,  but  not  exceptional! 
"Petticoat  Fever"  did  an  average! 
$14,000  at  the  Boyd  and  was  held  for] 
part  of  a  second  week. 

The  rest  of  the  town  was  either  jus! 
average  or  below  and  the  net  total 
took  a  slump.  The  weather  break  was 
bad,  with  several  rainy  days. 

Total  first  run  business  is  $79,900.1 
Average  is  $83,100. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  March  26: 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A) 

ALDINE— (1,200),  40c-55c-65c,  9  days,  3rd 
week.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average,  7  days, 
$8,160) 

"THE  BIG  HOUSE"  (M-G-M) 
(Revival) 

ARCADIA— (600),     25c-40c-50c,     4  day* 
Gross:  $900.     (Average,  7  days,  $2,800) 
"PETTICOAT   FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
BOYD— (2,400),   40c-55c,   7    days.  Gross: 
$14,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
EARLE— (2,000),  25c-4Oc-50c,  7  daysl 
Stage:  "Bring  on  the  Dames"  unit,  witB 
Harry  Savoy,  Muriel  Page,  Pete  the  Pen-J 
guin,  Sylvia  u  Clemence,  the  Three  SomerJ 
saults,  Ruth  Jordan,  Louise  Tobin.  Gross  J 
$14,500.  (Average,  $14,000) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),  40c-5Sc-65c,  7  days.  Stagel 
Joe  Cook  and  his  "Topsy-Turvy"  revue.) 
Gross:  $15,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 

"WE'RE  ONLY  HUMAN"  (Radio) 
KARLTON— (1,000),   25c-35c-40c,   7  dayJ 
Gross:  $2,100.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),     30c-40c-50c,     7  day.J 
Gross:  $2,900.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
STANLEY  —  (3,700),    40c-55c,    7  days.j 
Gross:  $12,500.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"KLONDIKE   ANNIE"  (Para.) 
STANTON— (1,700),   30c-40c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:    $11,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


Remodel  N.  O.  Granada 

New  Orleans,  April  5.  —  The 
Granada  has  been  remodeled  and  re- 
decorated throughout.  Every  known 
improvement  in  sound  has  been  ap- 
plied. New  carpets  have  been  laid, 
finer  arrangements  have  been  in- 
stalled in  rest  rooms  and  other  ap- 
pointments improve  the  interior. 


Florida  Firm  Chartered 

Palatka,  Fla.,  April  5. — Palatka 
Exhibition  Corp.  has  been  chartered 
to  conduct  amusements.  The  author- 
ized capital  stock  is  200  shares,  par 
value  $10  each.  Incorporators  are  F. 
J.  Fernside,  J.  W.  Campbell  and  J.  V. 
Walton. 


Two  Canton  Houses  Sold 

Canton,  N.  C,  April  5.  —  The 
Colonial  and  Strand  have  been  sold 
to  T.  E.  Massie  of  Waynesville  to 
Cardinal  Amusement  Co.  for  a  price 
reported  to  be  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $60,000. 


Tobin  to  Olneyville 

Boston,  April  5.  —  Henry  Tobin 
has  been  shifted  from  the  Dorchester 
to  the  Olympia  in  Olneyville.  R.  I. 
by  E.  M.  Loew.  He  takes  the  place 
of  the  late  Fred  Lovett. 


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robably  never  before  in  the  history  of  our 
industry  has  there  been  such  an 
outpouring  of  laudatory  comment  on 
the  occasion  of  a  public  preview  as 
has  been  attendant  on  the  preview  of 
Frank  Capra's  production  of  MR.  DEEDS 
GOES  TO  TOWN.  Columbia  Pictures 
Corporation,  in  the  pride  it  takes  in 
presenting  MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN  to 
the  world,  takes  egual  pride  in  present- 
ing to  Exhibitors  some  of  the  comments 
of  members  of  the  notable  audience  at 
the  Hollywood  preview  of  the  picture. 


with  all  the  magic  of  capra  and  riskin 


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SAID 


Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town  is 
the  greatest  picture  Capra  ever 
made/  Will  be  more  popular 
than  It  Happened  One  Night/" 


lAJaltet  1/LL 


Great  entertainment/  Will  be  i 
more  popular  than  It  Happened 
One  Night/"  ^ 


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A  wonderful  picture/"... 


A 


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on 


<^tetnleta  .     .  . 

distinguished  producer  and  world-famous  director  .  . 

Copra's  best  picture/" 


^J-lent^  gJj-atliawau  .... 

who  directed  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer"  and  "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  • 

"Capra  outdid  himself  /  It  surpasses  all  his 
other  pictures/" 

gjrowatd,  g/J-awL*  

who  directed  "Ceiling  Zero"  and  "Barbary  Coast". 

"Better  than  It  Happened  One  Night/" 

gj-l-owat!  (^dabtccL  .... 

screen  writer  of  "David  Copperfield"  and  "Cimarron". 

"It's  the  drumstick  in  the  band  leader's  hand/ 
It's  the  front  of  the  parade/" 


c^l     •     •     .  • 

co-winner  of  the  Academy  Award  for  best  screen  original 

"It's  terrific/" 


GO  TO 


TOWN....* 


ionta^  ...» 

of  the  Skouras- operated  theatres  


'Surefire  boxoffice/  Grand  entertainment/ 
Everything  that  anyone  could  expect/".  . 


at 

general  manager  Hoblitzelle  circuit 


"A  picture  that  will  never  be  excelled/  Gary 
Cooper's  performance  his  most  important/ 
lean  Arthur  tremendous/"  


£ltCQ  

of  the  Fanchon- and -Marco -operated  theatres 


"Capra  has  outdone  himself/  Should  be 
acclaimed  by  press  and  public  as  tops/" 


ItCj    •     •     •  • 
of  the  Jensen -von  Herberg  theatres  


'Another  Capra  masterpiece/  Will  make 
exhibitors  happy,  for  it  is  the  kind  of  picture 
that  will  get  the  money/"  


JOIN  IN 


■IU  pa 


famous  columnist  of  the  Hears!  newspapers 


Great  entertainment/  And  so  original/  As  good  as 
It  Happened  One  Night/  Cooper  as  marvelous  as 
he  was  in  Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer/"  


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'Mr.  Deeds  goes  to  town  and  so  will  any  exhibitor 
who  books  this  hilarious  combination  of  comedy 
and  romance/"  


"Certain  of  big  grosses  everywhere/  A  boxoffice 
riot/  Scores  of  excellent  sales  angles/' 


•   •   •  • 


Spells  boxoffice  with  a  smash/  Has  names,  merit 
and  everything  it  takes/  Outstanding  to  pile  a  lot 
of  dough  into  exhibitor  tills/"  


"Finest  picture  made  this  year  or  any  other  year/ 
Every  exhibitor  should  get  behind  it  /  It  will  be  a 
boxoffice  cleanup/"  — HARRY  VINNICOF 

President  Independent  Owners  Assn. 

of  Southern  California 

"Plenty  boxoffice/  Clicks  in  all  departments/  Will 
please  all  types  of  audiences/" 

—FILM  DAILY 


GARY 

COOPER 


"Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town 


'Will  send  grosses  soaring  /  Can't  miss/" 

—BOXOFFICE 


'A  4- A  /  That's  the  best/" 


—JAMES  REED 

Motion  Picture  Magazine 


"Greater  than  It  Happened  One  Night/  Finest  thing 
Gary  Cooper  has  ever  done/"        — MERLE  OBERON 

"I  see  a  lot  of  them,  but  it's  a  long  time  since  I've  seen 
one  as  good  as  this.  It's  tops/" 

—RONALD  WAGONER 

#  United  Press 

"Swell/  When  a  better  picture  is  made  Capra  will 

make  ***  —CORNELIA  PENFIELD 

Stage  Magazine 


"Capra  at  his  human  best/" 


•HARRISON  CARROLL 

King  Features  Service 


"Grand/  I've  never  enjoyed  myself  more/" 

—SHEILA  GRAHAM 

North  American  Newspaper  Alliance 

"Most  entertaining  picture  of  the  season /  Establishes 
a  new  screen  standard/"  ERIC  ERGENBright 

Movie  Classic 


WITH  ALL  THE   MAGIC  OF  CAPRA'S  GENIUS 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


(Monday,  April  6,  1936 


Mexico  City's 
Grosses  Gain; 
New  Spot  Open 


By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  March  30. — Further 
evidence  of  improvement  in  theatre 
business  is  offered  by  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  swanky  Cine  Roxy,  a 
neighborhood  house  seating  2,500, 
with  the  latest  equipment  for  presen- 
tations. 

This  house  raises  to  66  the  total 
of  film  houses  operating  in  the  Fed- 
eral District,  and  three  more  class 
neighborhood  houses  are  scheduled  to 
get  going  before  the  end  of  spring. 

Government  supervision  of  houses 
is  becoming  more  strict  and  frequent 
inspections  are  made  to  see  that  all 
health  and  safety  regulations  are  ob- 
served. 

Exhibitors  are  now  seeking  relief 
from  tax  burdens  similar  to  that  en- 
joyed by  legitimate  theatres.  The 
peridal  tax  was  suspended  some  time 
ago  for  these  houses  on  the  theory 
that  they  should  have  encouragement 
because  of  their  cultural  value  to  the 
nation.  Film  exhibitors  contend  pic- 
tures also  contribute  to  the  national 
culture. 

Exhibitors  report  that  the  pre- 
Easter  trade  is  20  to  30  per  cent  bet- 
ter than  during  the  1935  season,  and 
for  the  first  time  in  a  long  time  box- 
office  lines  form  frequently. 

*  *  * 

Houses  in  the  vicinity  of  Torreon, 
north  central  mining  and  cotton  cen- 
ter, have  been  hit  by  an  edict  closing 
all  places  of  assembly  because  of  a 
meningitis  outbreak. 

*  *  * 

In  the  first  attempt  to  rob  a  box- 
office  here  two  persons  were  killed, 
a  theatre  attache  and  a  patron  caught 
in  a  cross-fire  of  shots  as  a  young 
policeman  went  into  action.  He  cap- 
tured two  of  the  bandits. 


Stone  to  Handle  Five 

Hollywood,  April  5.  —  Sol  Wurt- 
zel  has  assigned  five  productions  to 
John  Stone.  They  are  "Public  Nuis- 
ance No.  1,"  "Ramona,"  "Charlie 
'  Chan  at  the  Racetrack"  and  two  other 
i  "Chan"  pictures  as  yet  untitled.  "Ra- 
mona" is  now  definitely  set  to  go  be- 
fore the  cameras  May  1,  and  will  be 
made  in  Technicolor.  Loretta  Young 
will  have  the  title  role. 


Ohio  March  Cuts  Light 

Columbus,  April  5. — Ohio  censors 
ordered  35  eliminations  in  563  reels 
in  March.  For  the  week  ending 
j  March  26,  there  was  but  one  elimina- 
tion in  137  reels.  The  March  record 
compares  with  47  eliminations  ordered 
in  465  reels  reviewed  in  February. 

For  the  first  three  months  of  this 
year  1,639  reels  were  reviewed,  and 
98  eliminations  ordered. 


Mary  Boland  Role  Set 

Hollywood,  April  5.  —  Warners, 
who  have  a  commitment  from  Mary 
Boland  for  one  picture,  will  use  her 
in  "Cain  and  Mabel,"  next  Marion 
Davies  film.  Production  is  scheduled 
to  start  April  15  with  Lloyd  Bacon 
directing.  Earl  Baldwin  is  writing 
the  screenplay  from  the  story  by  H. 
C.  Witwer. 


Hollywood,  April  5.  —  Randolph 
Scott  back  from  Virginia  where  he 
was  called  by  the  death  of  his  father. 
.  .  .  Sol  Lesser  developing  a  young 
cowboy  star  to  replace  George 
O'Brien,  leaving  Lesser  after  one 
more  film.  .  .  .  Meliza  Korjus, 
European  opera  star,  signed  by  Irving 
Thalberg,  waiting  for  an  M-G-M  as- 
signment. 

Walter  Wanger  in  search  of 
a  director  for  "Spendthrift,,"  after 
Paramount  recalled  Al  Santell, 
signed  to  direct  the  film  .  .  . 
Bruce  Gallup  joins  Universal  as  as- 
sistant to  John  LeRoy  Johnson, 
publicity  chief,  to  handle  trailers  and 
newspaper  contracts.  .  .  .  Ray  Hoad- 
ley  quits  the  Columbia  publicity  de- 
partment. .  .  .  Radio  has  started 
"The  Last  of  the  Bad  Men" 
.  .  .  Maurice  Conn  will  make  "G- 
Men  of  the  North"  as  the  next  Ker- 
mit  Maynard  film. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  buys  screen 
rights  to  "John  Barleycorn,"  by  Jack 
London,  "Island  in  the  Sky"  by 
Leonard  Lee  and  "Fifty  Roads  to 
Town"  by  Louis  Frederick  Nebel 
.  .  .  Paramount  changes  the  names  of 
two  players.  Veda  Ann  Borg  be- 
comes Ann  Noble  and  Louise  Ben- 
nett becomes  Louise  Stanley  .  .  . 
Columbia  used  600  Chinese  extras  on 
the  "Lost  Horizon"  set  .  .  .  Radio 
acquires  an  original  story,  "White 
Heat"  by  Dorrell  and  Stuart  Ed- 


Critics  Coming  to  N.  Y. 

Detroit,  April  5.  —  William  G. 
Bishop,  local  M-G-M  publicist,  will 
leave  here  by  plane  next  Wednesday, 
taking  with  him  Len  G.  Shaw,  Free 
Press  critic ;  Ralph  Holmes,  Times 
drama  editor,  and  Robert  Kelly, 
News  reviewer,  to  attend  the  premiere 
of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  in  New 
York. 

The  picture  will  open  a  roadshow 
engagement  at  the  Cass  here  the  fol- 
lowing Sunday. 


Engrave  Opening  Cards 

Washington,  April  5. — Engraved 
invitations  have  been  issued  for  the 
preview  of  "Things  to  Come"  at  the 
Wardman  Park,  April  7. 

The  invitation  read  as  though  sent 
by  H.  G.  Wells  and  Alexander  Korda. 
Among  those  invited  are  the  British 
Ambassador,  members  of  Congress, 
and  leaders  in  the  national  and  muni- 
cipal governments. 


Banford  Dinner  Guest 

Des  Moines,  April  5. — Walter  E. 
Banford,  M-G-M  manager,  was  given 
a  farewell  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Savery 
by  Variety  club.  There  were  150 
members  and  guests  present. 

Banford  has  been  transferred  to  the 
M-G-M  exchange  at  St.  Louis.  He 
will  be  succeeded  by  J.  C.  Kennedy, 
for  the  past  11  years  a  salesman. 


Loew's  Books  Our  Gang 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Hal  Roach's 
"Our  Gang"  has  been  booked  into  all 
houses  on  the  Loew  Circuit  for  a 
personal  appearance  tour.  The  gang 
was  originally  set  to  play  only  Duluth, 
Minneapolis,  Chicago  and  Detroit.  The 
unit  is  scheduled  to  open  in  Duluth 
April  12. 


ward  McGowan  .  .  .  Robert  Ellis 
resting  at  Hollywood  Sanitarium  after 
an  attack  of  influenza. 

+ 

Casting — Florence  Eldridge  gets 
role  of  Elizabeth  in  Radio's  "Mary  of 
Scotland"  .  .  .  Irving  Pichel  and  Ed- 
ward Gargan  in  Republic's  "Glory 
Parade"  .  .  .  John  Howard  borrowed 
from  Paramount  for  the  Columbia 
"Lost  Horizon"  .  .  .  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox assigns  Shirley  Dean  and 
Jed  Prouty  to  "Once  Every  Year" 
and  Monroe  Owsley  to  "Private 
Number." 

Warners  cast  Kenneth  Harlan 
in  "Case  of  the  Velvet  Claws," 
Clarence  Wilson  in  "Love  Begins 
at  Twenty"  and  Olaf  Hytton  in 
"Angel  of  Mercy"  .  .  .  Harold 
Goodwin,  Wade  Boettler  Ted  Oliv- 
er in  Columbia's  "Queer  Money" 
Frank  Lawton  in  juvenile  lead  of 
M-G-M's  "The  Witch  of  Timbuktu" 
.  .  .  E.  E.  Cltve  in  "Suicide  Club," 
same  studio. 

+ 

Writers—  Preston  Sturges  to  write 
an  original  for  Henry  Henigson  at 
Paramount  ...  At  Republic  Ray 
Harris  working  on  script  of  "Ticket 
for  Paradise"  and  Marcus  Goodrich 
on  screenplay  of  "Navy  Born." 
+ 

Title  Changes — "Everybody's  Sweet- 
heart" is  the  new  title  of  "The  Mak- 
ing of  O'Malley"  at  Warners. 


Rochester  Capitol  Dark 

Rochester,  April  5.  —  After  sev- 
eral weeks  of  brave  effort,  Comerford 
has  given  up  trying  to  make  history 
repeat  itself  here  and  has  closed  the 
Capitol,  one-time  among  the  leaders 
in  Rochester. 

Capitol,  off  center  from  new  theatre 
districts,  was  renovated  and  reopened 
as  a  second  run  house  this  season  after 
breaking  even  last  year.  It  failed  to 
click. 


Carlson  Ball  Chairman 

Detroit,  April  5.  —  William  Carl- 
son of  the  Carlson  Studios  has  been 
named  general  chairman  of  the  Vari- 
ety Club  ball,  which  will  be  held  in 
the  Book-Cadillac  ballroom  April  25. 
Carlson  succeeds  M.  M.  Gottlieb  and 
H.  M.  Richey,  who  resigned  from  the 
chairmanship  due  to  pressure  of 
business.  Plans  for  the  affair  will  be 
completed  within  a  week,  according 
to  Carlson. 


Rifkin  Charters  Two 

Boston,  April  5. — Herman  Rifkin, 
Republic  Pictures  head  in  New  Eng- 
land, has  formed  two  theatre  operating 
ing  concerns  to  hold  houses  he  has 
added  to  his  new  circuit.  The  Ma- 
jestic Entertainment  Co.  of  Holyoke 
will  control  the  Majestic  in  that  city. 
Holyoke  Enterprises,  Inc.,  is  set  to 
handle  the  nearby  Suffolk. 


"Turmoil"  Is  Retitled 

Hollywood,  April  5.  —  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  has  set  "Sins  of  Man" 
as  the  release  title  for  the  picture 
which  has  heretofore  been  known  as 
"Turmoil."  Production  on  the  pic- 
ture finished  March  28. 


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Chaffin  Joins  Fulton 

Kansas  City,  April  5.  —  J.  D. 
Chaffin,  formerly  with  Fox  and  other 
houses  here,  has  gone  with  W.  D. 
Fulton  as  manager  of  Fulton's  Colo- 
nial. He  replaces  Joe  Green,  who  now 
is  in  the  general  office  of  the  Fulton 
group. 

Robert  Palmer,  assistant  at  the 
Southtown,  has  been  made  manager 
of  the  MoKan.  He  succeeds  Phil 
Zeller,  who  has  gone  back  with  the 
Glenn  W.  Dickinson  circuit. 


New  House  in  Santiago 

Washington,  April  5.— The  open- 
ing of  the  Franklin  in  Santiago,  Chile, 
adds  another  to  the  growing  list  of 
modern  houses  in  that  city,  according 
to  a  report  from  Assistant  Trade 
Commissioner  Minedee  McLean  to  the 
U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Commerce. 

The  building  is  located  in  one  of 
the  poorer  sections  of  the  city.  It 
seats  3,000,  has  an  air-conditioning 
system,  a  central  heating  plant  and 
American  sound  equipment. 


Radio  Gets  Two  Writers 

Hollywood,  April  5.  —  Charles 
Roberts  and  Alice  D.  Miller  have  been 
signed  by  Radio  to  work  on  the  scripts 
of  two  stories  which  Lee  Marcus  will 
produce.  Roberts  will  prepare  the 
screen  play  of  the  next  Wheeler  & 
Woolsey  feature  from  an  original 
story  by  Lew  Lipton  and  Jack  Town- 
ley.  Miss  Miller  will  work  on  "Make 
a  Wish,"  which  will  be  the  next  pic- 
ture for  Harriet  Hilliard. 


Rename  Buffalo  Gayety 

Buffalo,  April  5. — Effective  this 
week,  the  Gayety,  city's  only  vaude- 
ville house,  becomes  the  State.  Dewey 
Michaels,  owner  of  the  house,  decided 
on  the  change  as  a  means  of  over- 
coming the  stigma  of  burlesque, 
which  occupied  the  Gayety  for  several 
years  prior  to  last  Fall,  when  Michaels 
bought  it  and  introduced  stage  shows 
and  first  run  pictures. 


Harry  B.  Mills  Resigns 

Seattle,  April  5.  —  Harry  B. 
Mills,  for  the  last  eight  years  asso- 
ciated with  the  Seattle  Star,  evening 
paper,  as  amusement  editor  and  dra- 
matic reviewer,  has  resigned.  He  is 
at  present  on  a  short  vacation,  prior 
to  announcing  a  theatrical  connection. 


Daniel  in  a  New  Post 

Houston,  April  5. — L.  O.  Daniel, 
Jr.,  former  manager  of  the  Delman, 
has  been  made  manager  of  the  Uptown 
and  Uptown  Hall  Little  Theatre,  Will 
Horwitz  subsequent  runs. 

The  Delman  has  been  leased  by 
Interstate. 


New  Firm  Chartered 

Albany,  April  5. — Sachs  &  Silver- 
ling,  Inc.,  Brooklyn,  has  been  char- 
tered here  with  a  capital  of  100  shares 
no  pai  value,  by  Irving  A.  Green, 
Herman  E.  Cooper  and  Samuel 
Hendel. 


Huston  Closing  Tour 

Cincinnati,  April  5.  —  Walter 
Huston,  currently  appearing  in  "Dods- 
worth"  at  the  Cox,  closed  his  road 
tour  on  Saturday,  and  left  for  Hol- 
lywood by  automobile,  to  make  a  pic- 
ture version  of  the  stage  play  for 
Samuel  Goldwyn. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  6,  1936 


New  Era  Seen 
In  Control  of 
Trade  Abuses 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  impending  conferences  between 
large  distributors  and  the  M.  P.  T. 
0.  A.  on  trade  practice  adjustments, 
it  was  said.  The  opinion,  for  example, 
states  that  while  the  restrictions  of 
the  Sherman  Act  are  "designed  to 
frustrate  unreasonable  restraints,  they 
do  not  prevent  the  adoption  of  reason- 
able means  to  protect  interstate  com- 
merce from  destructive  or  injurious 
practices  and  to  promote  competition 
upon  a  sound  basis.  Voluntary  action 
to  end  abuses  and  to  foster  fair  com- 
petitive opportunities  in  the  public  in- 
terest may  be  more  effective  than 
legal  processes,"  the  opinion  declares. 
"And  cooperative  endeavor,"  it  con- 
tinues, "may  appropriately  have  wider 
objectives  than  merely  the  removal  of 
evils  which  are  infractions  of  positive 
law." 

Such  cooperative  efforts  to  correct 
trade  abuses,  in  the  Supreme  Court's 
mind,  "should  not  be  stamped  for  that 
reason  alone  as  an  unreasonable  re- 
straint of  trade." 

The  opinion  specifically  finds  the  ex- 
change of  information  within  trade 
associations  to  be  permissible  and, 
maybe,  "a  useful  adjunct  of  fair  com- 
merce" and  also  holds  price  regula- 
tion to  be  legal  when  free  of  restraints 
on  variations.  The  application  of 
these  positive  findings  of  the  court  to 
the  film  industry,  for  practical  pur- 
poses, appear  to  be  limited  to  an  ex- 
change of  credit  information  among 
members  of  the  industry.  Price  regu- 
lation has  never  been  sought  by  dis- 
tributors in  film  sales,  or  regarded  as 
desirable.  Regulation  of  admissions, 
however,  has  been  sought  to  maintain 
minimum  levels.  The  opinion  appears 
to  indicate  that  this  might  be  at- 
tempted only  through  concerted  ex- 
hibitor effort,  undertaken  without  re- 
straint for  infractions. 

As  to  the  wide  field  of  trade  prac- 
tice adjustments  to  be  explored  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  in  conferences 
with  distributors  this  month,  the 
opinion  appears  not  only  to  regard 
such  voluntary,  joint  negotiations  as 
being  free  of  the  suspicion  of  con- 
spiracy, but  to  encourage  them.  The 
way  appears  to  be  opened  to  the  solu- 
tion of  the  industry  problems  by  con- 
ciliation, rather  than  arbitration, 
through  concerted  yet  legal  action. 
Many  trade  abuses  are  regarded  as 
lending  themselves  to  regulation  or 
elimination  by  these  means.  How  ef- 
fective the  means  will  be  without  pro- 
visions for  enforcement  remains  a 
question  in  some  industry  minds. 


Edward  Kimple,  Jr.,  Ill 

Baltimore,  April  5.  —  Edward 
Kimple,  Jr.,  booking  manager  for  As- 
sociated Theatres,  was  suddenly  taken 
ill  today  and  rushed  to  a  hospital. 


Keitz  to  Distinctive 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  5. — Dis- 
tinctive Screen  Attractions  has  named 
J.  R.  Keitz  to  cover  Montana. 


It  Was  All  Golf 

Hollywood,  April  5. — The  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  studio  held  its 
annual  golf  soiree  here  today. 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


I  CHEEVER  COWDIN  week-end- 
•J  •  ed  in  Connecticut.  His  first 
respite  by  way  of  celebrating  the  end 
of  the  extended  Universal  purchase 
negotiations. 

• 

J.  Maxwell  Joice,  publicity  man, 
leaves  April  10  for  five  months  as 
assistant  manager  and  promotion  di- 
rector at  Lake  Winnepesaukah  Park, 
Ga. 

• 

A.  H.  McCausland,  representative 
of  Irving  Trust  Co.,  as  RKO  trus- 
tee, is  due  here  Wednesday  from  the 
RKO  studios. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Like  all  good  Hollywooders  and 
true,  Archie  Mayo  is  returning  to 
the  soil.  He  is  now  a  landowner. 

"I've  got  all  sorts  of  fruit  trees: 
oranges,  prunes,  apricots,  avo- 
cados. I'm  all  set,  come  the  revo- 
lution." 

Upped  Bob  Goldstein,  who 
knows  a  thing  or  two  about 
Mayo's  complete  subservience  to 
to  his  palate : 

"Where'll  that  get  you?  All 
that's  good  for  is  fruit  salad." 

Ray  Conner,  manager  of  the  Pal- 
ace, is  back  at  work  after  an  appendi- 
citis operation. 

• 

Bruce  Bromley,  film  attorney,  is 
recessing  for  three  or  four  weeks  at 
Pass  Christian,  Miss.,  on  the  Gulf. 
• 

. . .  Atlanta 

W.  M.  Richardson  named  United 
Artists  branch  manager,  succeeding 
Clarence  Eiseman,  resigned. 

Mrs.  Mary  Brockett,  of  Nashville, 
chief  of  the  booking  department  of  the 
Crescent  Amusement  Co.,  spent  a  day 
or  two  on  Film  Row  recently. 

Emmett  Rogers,  for  years  city 
manager  for  Publix  in  Chattanooga, 
on  Film  Row  recently,  the  first  visit 
to  Atlanta  in  many  months. 

Porter  Epperson,  accessory  man- 
ager for  Republic,  suffering  a  frac- 
tured pelvis  in  a  recent  automobile 
accident.  He  faces  a  six  weeks'  stay 
in  a  local  hospital. 

.  .  .  Cincinnati 

Phil  Chakeres,  executive  of  the 
Regent  State  Corp.,  Springfield,  O.,  is 
vacationing  in  California.  His  wife 
accompanied  him. 

Tom  Broad,  operator  of  the  Broad, 
St.  Mary's,  O.,  has  left  for  an  ex- 
tended tour  of  Greece  and  other  for- 
eign countries. 

Karl  Rohs,  skipper  of  the  Opera 
House  at  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  is  the 
father  of  a  baby  daughter. 

Ike  Libson,  RKO  division  man- 
ager, recently  celebrated  his  birthday 
by  giving  a  dinner  at  the  Netherland 
Plaza. 

• 

.  .  .  Indianapolis 

A.  C.  Zaring,  owner  of  Zaring's 
Egyptian,  is  back  in  his  office  after 
an  illness  of  six  weeks. 

George  Landis  of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, Bill  Marriott  of  Republic 
and  Carl  Harthill  of  Judel  have  re- 
turned from  Florida. 

Dudley  Williston,  owner  of  the 
Walker,  is  making  a  South  American 
trip  and  John  Howard,  branch  man- 
ager here  for  Paramount,  is  in  the 
West  Indies. 


Vern  Young,  owner  of  Theatrical 
Managers,  Inc.,  has  returned  from  a 
business  trip  to  New  York. 

.  .  .  Los  Angeles 

Floyd  St.  John,  Republic  general 
manager  in  California,  has  returned  to 
San  Francisco  after  installing  F.  E. 
Mateman  as  manager  here. 

Milton  Arthur  and  Mrs.  Arthur 
and  their  daughter,  Florence,  will  sail 
shortly  for  New  York.  A  combined 
vacation  and  business  trip. 

Adele  Welter,  secretary  to  J.  J. 
Milstein  at  M-G-M,  has  resigned  to 
take  the  same  position  with  him  at 
Republic. 


Signing  of  Talent 
Runs  at  High  Level 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
"The  Longest  Night"  which  William 
Wellman    will    direct    and  Bernard 
Hyman  produce. 

Edmund  Lowe,  just  returned  from 
Europe,  to  a  long  term  agreement, 
same  studio.  First  will  be  "We  Went 
to  College."  Harry  Rapf  will  produce. 

Joseph  Santley,  director,  to  an  ex- 
tended contract  on  that  lot.  He  has 
been  assigned  the  Loew  picture. 

Louise  Stuart,  a  model,  to  a  term 
contract  at  Paramount. 

Edith  Atwater,  stage  actress  recent- 
ly signed  by  M-G-M,  will  make  her 
picture  debut  in  "The  Gorgeous 
Hussy,"  forthcoming  Crawford  vehicle. 

Toby  Wing,  who  was  signed  to  a 
long  term  pact  by  Hal  Roach,  is  not 
due  back  in  Hollywood  until  April  20. 
She  is  now  on  a  personal  appearance 
tour  in  the  east. 

David  O.  Selznick  has  signed  Hal 
Kern  to  a  term  contract  to  head  the 
cutting  and  dubbing  department.  Frank 
Friedrichsen,  formerly  with  the  L.  A. 
Examiner,  has  joined  the  Selznick 
publicity  staff,  and  will  be  in  charge 
of  the  publicity  research  library. 

As  his  first  assignment  under  his 
recently  signed  20th  Century-Fox  con- 
tract, Gavin  Muir  will  play  the  lead 
in  "Mercy  Killer."  Gloria  Stewart 
will  play  opposite  and  the  cast  will 
include  J.  Edward  Bromberg  and 
Henry  Armetta.  George  Marshall 
will  direct  and  the  picture  is  sched- 
uled to  start  Monday. 


5,200  Houses  Show 
"Time"  Reel — Larsen 

The  March  of  Time  is  now  showing 
in  5,200  theatres  in  the  country,  an 
increase  of  500  per  cent  since  RKO 
took  over  distribution  of  the  reel  last 
August,  according  to  Roy  E.  Larsen, 
president  of  March  of  Time,  Inc.  De- 
tails have  been  completed  for  the 
1936-37  season,  he  said. 

The  reel  is  being  shown  in  720 
houses  in  the  United  Kingdom,  200 
in  Australia  and  450  in  19  Spanish- 
speaking  countries,  through  RKO  Ex- 
port, Larsen  reported,  bringing  the 
world  theatre  total  to  6,600.  A  new 
production  and  research  office  has  been 
opened  in  London,  with  John  O. 
Grierson  as  editorial  adviser. 


DeMille  Shifts  Title 

Hollywood,  April  5.— Because  the 
script  developed  "Wild  Bill"  Hickock 
into  its  chief  character,  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  has  changed  the  title  from  "Buf- 
falo Bill"  to  "This  Breed  of  Men." 


"Rose  Marie" 
Out  Front  in 
Chicago  Storm 


Chicago,  April  5. — A  spring  bliz- 
zard and  unseasonable  cold  failed  to 
halt  "Rose  Marie"  last  week  at  the 
Roosevelt,  and  the  $15,700  take  went 
over  par  by  $4,700. 

"Riff  Raff,"  helped  by  a  Major 
Bowes'  amateur  unit,  also  did  well, 
going  to  $19,700,  up  by  84,700,  at  the 
Oriental.  "Follow  the  Fleet,"  in  its 
fourth  week  at  the  Palace,  fell  off  to 
$7,000.  "We're  Only  Human"  was 
$1,000  up  on  a  take  of  $14,000  at  the 
State-Lake.    Other  spots  were  weak. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $109,- 
200.    Average  is  $113,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  4: 

Week  Ending  March  31: 
"ROSE  MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT  —  (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $15,700.     (Average,  $11,000) 

Week  Ending  April  I: 

"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  6  days, 
4th     week.       Gross:     $7,000.  (Average, 

$15,000) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),    35c-50c-68c.    7  days. 
Stage:  George  Olsen  and  Band  with  Ethel 
Shutta.    Gross:  $29,000.     (Average,  $32,000) 
"RIFF  RAFF"  (M-G-M) 

ORIENTAL— (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Major  Bowes'  Amateurs  No.  1. 
Gross:  $19,700.     (Average,  $15,000) 

"PETRIFIED  FOREST"  (W.B.) 

GARRICK— (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,600.     (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.N.) 

APOLLO— (1,400).    30c-40c-60c,    7  days, 
3rd  week.    Gross:  $4,900.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $13,300.  (Aver- 
age, $17,000) 

"WE'RE  ONLY  HUMAN"  (Radio) 

STATE-LAKE— (2,776).  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  George  Jessel  and  revue. 
Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $13,000) 


Seek  to  Halt  Walkathon 

Oklahoma  City,  April  5. — The 
Tulsa  County  Attorney's  office  is  seek- 
ing an  injunction  against  a  proposed 
walkathon  dance  contest,  scheduled  for 
Tulsa  shortly,  on  the  ground  that  it 
would  be  a  public  nuisance  and  inju- 
rious to  public  morals.  Josh  Kitchen, 
local  promoter,  is  behind  the  contest. 


To  Reinstate  Vaudeville 

Chicago,  April  5. — Vaudeville  will 
be  returned  to  the  Palace  here  next 
week  or  the  week  after.  The  all-pic- 
ture policy  at  the  house  proved  un- 
successful. 


Warner  Dance  Is  Set 

Hollywood,  April  5.— The  second 
annual  Warner  Club  dance  is  set  for 
April  26  in  the  Biltmore  Bowl,  scene 
of  the  recent  Academy  awards  dinner. 
The  studio  will  furnish  the  show. 


Wickland  Is  Advanced 

Hollywood,  April  5.— Nat  Levine 
has  named  J.  Lawrence  Wickland,  Re- 
public staff  writer  and  former  pro- 
ducer, as  supervisor  of  the  Republic 
serial  unit. 


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^Lottery  Charge  Hits 
Fox  Kansas  Theatres 

Topeka,  Kan.,  April  5— Clarence 
Beck,  state  attorney  general,  has  filed 
petitions  against  all  Fox  theatres  in 
Kansas  charging  violations  of  state 
lottery  laws  in  the  operation  of  Bank 
"Night. 

The  petit'0"  charges  the  theatres 
(had  forfeited  their  state  charters  to 
■operate  and  seeks  to  enjoin  them  from 
.doing  business  in  the  state.  The  Fox 
company  owns  theatres  at  Kansas 
Citv,  Wichita,  Topeka,  Dodge  City, 
Arkansas  City,  Fort  Scott,  Liberal, 
Hays  and  Fredonia. 


Equipment  Developments 
Up  for  SMPE  Discussion 


Drops  Bank  Night  Name 
Kansas  City,  April  5.— Through 
the  efforts  of  R.  W.  McEwan,  Bank 
Night  distributor  here,  WLBF,  radio 
station  in  Kansas  Cits',  Kan.,  has  dis- 
continued use  of  the  name  Bank  Night 
on  the  Air  for  the  contest  it  has  been 
sponsoring  in  cooperation  with  banks 
:  f  the  city. 

The  Richards  Cash  Store,  Virgil, 
Kan.,  has  discontinued  use  of  its  cash 
giveaway  promotion  known  as  Bank 
Day,  following  conferences  with  Mc- 
Ewan. 

Court  Upholds  Bank  Night 

Greenwich,  Conn.,  April  5.— Bank 
Night  was  declared  legal  in  a  decision 
by  Judge  L.  Paul  Burke  in  town 
court,  who  found  Henry  C.  Dreyer. 
manager  of  the  Pickwick,  not  guilty 
on  two  counts  of  conducting  a  lottery. 

Da-Lite  Wins  Patent  Suit 

Chicago,  April  5.— The  U.  S.  Dis 
trict  Court  here  has  entered  a  decree 
finding  that  National  Theatre  Supply 
has  infringed  the  Heck  patent  for 
sound  screens  owned  by  Da-Lite 
Screen  Co.,  which  was  declared  valid 
The  case  has  been  in  court  for  about 
three  years. 

McLaglen  Goes  to  "U" 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Victor  Mc- 
Laglen has  been  signed  by  Universal 
to  star  in  "Everybody  Sings."  Ralph 
Murphy  will  direct. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Gains  Feature  Board 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  

3954 

39 

3954 

+VA 

Columbia,  pfd  

48 

48 

48 

+  'A 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

18-/6 

1754 

1754 

Eastman  Kodak. 

169-4 

169 

169 

+1 

164 

164 

164 

Loew's.  Inc  

42*6 

42 

+  7A 

9H 

9V% 

-  *A 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

71 

70 

71 

+1 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

10 

m 

10 

+  *A 

Pathe  Film  

11-4 

11 

+  54 

RKO   

m 

7*A 

m 

+  V% 

20th  Century- Fox 

275£ 

275i 

-  54 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3S-A 

35'A 

iS'A 

-  54 

Universal,  pfd  

94 

92 

94 

+354 

Warner  Bros  

11*4 

IVA 

Little  Curb  Change 


Net 


High 

Low 

Close  Change 

3<A 

3'A   

3054 

mi 

3054   

4-4 

VA 

4%   

GTE  Bonds 

Lone 

Gain 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40 . . . 

.  28 

28 

28  +y2 

Paramount  Broad 

way  3s  '55  

.  5654 

56 

56  —Yz 

Paramount  Pic- 

tures 6s  '55.... 

•  8954 

89-/4 

8954   

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  

95 

95 

95   

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  4.) 


The  development  and  improvement 
of  specialized  equipment  and  the  re- 
finement of  production  technique  will 
feature  the  majority  of  the  more  than 
50  papers  to  be  presented  at  the  spring 
meeting  of  the  Society  of  M.  P.  En- 
gineers, at  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago,  April  27  to  30. 

Of  the  seven  technical  sessions 
planned,  five  will  be  devoted  to  sound, 
lighting,  laboratory  and  projection, 
film  slides  and  equipment  in  general. 
The  semi-annual  banquet  will  be  held 
Wednesday  evening,  April  29.  Enter- 
tainment has  been  planned  as  well  as 
the  technical  sessions. 

The  committees  for  the  convention 
are : 

Papers — G.  E.  Matthews,  chairman;  C.  N. 
Batsel,  L.  N.  Busch,  A.  A.  Cook,  L.  J.  J. 
Didice,  M.  E.  Gillette,  R.  F.  Mitchell. 
W.  A.  Mueller.  H.  B.  Santee,  T.  E.  Shea. 
P.  H.  von  Schrott,  I.  D.  Wratten. 

Local  Arrangements  and  Reception — C. 
H.  Stone,  chairman;  R.  P.  Bedore,  O.  B. 
Depue,  H.  A.  DeVry,  J.  Goldberg,  F.  F. 
Heck.  B.  J.  Kleerup.  S.  A.  Lukes,  J.  E. 
McAulev.  J.  H.  McXabb.  R.  F.  Mitchell. 
C.  G.  Ollinger.  B.  E.  Stechbart. 

Convention  Projection — H.  Griffin,  chair- 
man; L.  R.  Cox.  H.  A.  DeVrv,  J.  Gold- 
berg, S.  A.  Lukes,  J.  E.  McAuley,  H. 
Ryan. 

■Ipparatus  Exhibit — O.  F.  Neu,  chairman; 
H.  A.  DeVrv,  J.  Frank,  Jr..  S.  Harris,  O. 
H.  Stone. 

Banquet — W.  C.  Kunzmann.  chairman; 
O.  B.  Depue,  J.  Goldberg,  H.  Griffin.  T.  H. 
Kurlander.  S.  Harris,  S.  A.  Lukes,  H.  F. 
Mitchell,  C.  H.  Stone. 

The  complete  convention  program 
follows : 

Monday,  April  27 

9:00  a.  m.— Registration. 

10:00  a.  m—  East    Lounge;     Business  and 
Technical  Session. 
Address    of    Welcome,    N.    C.  Tasker, 
President. 

Report  of  Convention  Committee,  W.  C. 

Kunzmann.  Convention  Vice  President.^ 
Report  of  Membership  Committee,  N.  N. 

Geib.  Chairman. 
Report  of  the  Progress  Committee,  J.  G. 

Fravne,  Chairman. 
"Organization    and    Work    of    the  Film 

Librarv,"    John    E.    Abbott.  Director. 

The    Museum    of    Modern    Art  Film 

Library.  New  York. 
"The  Application  of  Sound  Motion  Pic- 
tures to  Criminal  Identification."  Col. 

H.     N.     Schwarzkopf.  Superintendent, 

New  Jersey  State  Police,  Trenton. 
12:30  p.  "m.— South    Room.    Informal  Get- 

Together  Luncheon. 
For  members  and  guests.    Addresses  by 

eminent  speakers. 
2:00  p.  m. — East  Lounge,  Sound  Session. 
Report  of  the  Sound  Committee,   P.  H. 

Evans.  Chairman. 
"Photoelectric    Cells    and    Their  Method 

of  Operation."  M.  F.  Jameson  and  T. 

N.   Shea.  Bell  Telephone  Laboratories, 

New  York. 
"Harmonic    Distortion    in  Variable-Den- 
sity Recording,"  B.  F.  Miller,  Warners, 

Hollywood. 
"The  Electron-Image  Tube:  A  Means  of 

Making  Infrared  Pictures  Visible" ;  G. 

A.  Morton.  RCA  Mfg.  Co.,  Camden. 
"Increased  Resolution  in   Sound  Record 

ing  and  Printing  Through  the  Use  of 

Ultraviolet    Light" ;    G.    L.  Dimmick 

RCA  Mfg.  Co.,  Camden. 
8:00  p.  m. — East  Lounge;  Film  Program. 
Exhibition  of  recent  outstanding  feature 

and  industrial  action  pictures.  Admit 

tance  by  registration  card  only. 

Tuesday,  April  28 

10:00  a.  m. — East    Lounge;    Acoustics  and 

Sound  Equipment  Session. 

"The  Acoustic  Design  of  Music  Scoring 
Stages";  C.  M.  Mugler,  Acoustical 
Engineering  Co..  Los  Angeles. 

"Acoustic  Considerations  in  the  Construc- 
tion and  Use  of  Sound  Stages" ;  D.  P. 
Loye,  Erpi,  Los  Angeles. 

Report  of  the  Standards  Committee;  E. 
K.   Carver.  Chairman. 

"A  High-Quality  Reproducing  System 
for  Small  Theatres";  H.  P.  Pfannen- 
stiehl,  E.  O.  Scriven,  and  J.  F.  D. 
Hoge,  Bell  Telephone  Laboratories,  New 
York. 

"Recent    Improvements    in    the  Variable 


Width  Recording  System";  B.  Kreuzer, 
RCA  Mfg.  Co.,  Camden. 
"Analysis  of  Sound  Waves";  H.  H.  Hall, 
Cruft     Laboratory,     Harvard  Univer- 
sity. 

2:00  p.  m. — East    Lounge;    Lighting  Sym- 
posium. 

Report  of  the  Projection  Screen  Bright- 
ness Committee;  C.  Tuttle,  Chairman. 

Report  of  the  Projection  Practice  Com- 
mittee; H.   Rubin,  Chairman. 

"The  Motion  Picture  Screen  as  a  Light- 
ing Problem";  M.  Luckiesh  and  F. 
K.  Moss,  General  Electric  Co.,  Cleve- 
land. 

"Source  Construction  and  Color  of  Light 
from  Some  Incandescent  Lamp";  R.  E. 
Farnham,  and  R.  E.  Worstell,  General 
Electric  Co.,  Cleveland. 

"Present  Trends  in  the  Application  of 
the  Carbon  Are  to  the  Motion  Picture 
Industry";  W.  C.  Kalb,  National  Car- 
bon Co.,  Cleveland. 

"Theory,  Design  and  Use  of  Photoelectric 
Exposure  Meters";  A.  T.  Williams, 
Weston  Electrical  Instrument  Corp., 
Newark. 

8:00  p.  m.— East  Lounge;  Special  Sound 
Demonstration. 
"A  Symposium  on  Essential  Improve- 
ments Achieved  in  Sound-Film  Record- 
ing and  Reproduction  in  Adapting  Con- 
ventional Methods  to  the  High-Quality 
Requirements  of  Motion  Pictures";  D. 
Shearer,  M-G-M.  Culver  Citv.  with  the 
cooperation  of  the  RCA  Mfg.  Co..  Cam- 
den. 

Wednesday,  April  29 

10:00  a.  m. — East  Lounge;  Laboratory  and 
Projection  Session. 

Report  of  the  Committee  on  Preservation 
of  Film;  J.  G.  Bradley,  Chairman. 

Report  of  the  Color  Committee;  J.  A. 
Ball,  Chairman. 

"A  Film  Emulsion  for  Making  Direct 
Duplicates  in  a  Single  Step";  W.  Barth 
and  F.  Schoeck,  Agfa  Ansco  Corp., 
Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

"Projection  and  Projectors,"  A.  J.  Hol- 
man.  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

"Some  Properties  of  Motion  Picture 
Film";_A.  W.  Nuckolls  and  A.  F.  Mat- 
son,  Underwriters'  Laboratories,  Chi- 
cago. 

"A  13.6-Mm.  Super-High-Intensity  Car- 
bon"; D.  B.  Joy,  National  Carbon  Co., 
Fostoria.  Ohio. 

"Action  Is  Needed";  F.  H.  Richardson, 
Motion  Picture  Herald. 
2:00  p.  m. — Visits  to  the  Underwriters' 
Laboratories  and  other  points  of  in- 
dustrial interest. 
7:30  p.  m. — Ball  Room;  Semi-Annual  Ban- 
quet. 

Thursday,  April  30 

10:00  a.  m.— East  Lounge;  Slide-Film  Sym- 
posium. 

"The  Development  of  Slide-Film  Stere- 
opticons";  Marie  Witham,  Society  for 
Visual  Instruction,  Chicago. 

"Slide-Films  for  Use  in  the  Extension 
Division  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Agriculture";  C.  H.  Hanson,  Extension 
Service,  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agriculture. 
Washington. 

"Visual  Education  and  Slide- Films" ;  J. 
B.  MacHarg,  Lawrence  College,  Apple- 
ton,  Wis. 

"The  Advantages  of  Talking  Slide-Film 
as  a  Machine  for  Selling";  L.  M.  Fran- 
cisco, Wilding  Pictures  Prod.,  Chicago. 

"A  Sound  Slide-Film  Projector";  F.  Frei- 
mann.  Electro-Acoustic  Products  Co., 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Report  of  the  Committee  on  Non-Theat- 
rical Equipment ;  R.  F.  Mitchell,  Chair- 
man. 

"The    Business    Screen — Some  Demands 
Made   Upon   It":    W.    F.    Kruse,  Bell 
&  Howell  Co.,  Chicago. 
2:00  p.  m. — East   Lounge;    Apparatus  and 
Equipment  Session. 

"Photographic  Race-Timing  Equipment"; 
F.  Tuttle  and  C.  H.  Green,  Eastman 
Kodak  Co..  Rochester. 

"Use  of  Motion  Pictures  in  an  Accurate 
System  for  Timine  and  Judging  Horse 
Races";  E.  M.  Honan,  Erpi,  Holly- 
wood. 

"Demonstration  of  16-Mm..  1000-W. 
Filmosound  Projector":  R.  F.  Mitchell 
and  W.  L.  Herd,  Bell  &  Howard  Co., 
Chicago. 

"Copper  Oxide  Rectifier  for  Motion  Pic- 
ture Arc  Supply";  (Tart  A)  I.  R. 
Smith.  Westinghouse  Electrical  &  Mfg. 
Co..  East  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  (Part  B)  C. 
E.  Hamann,  General  Electric  Co.,  West 
Lynn,  Mass; 

"A  New  Monitoring  Telephone  Receiver"; 
H.  F.  Olson,  RCA  Mfg.  Co.,  Camden. 


To  Repeat  Courses 
In  Sound  Technique 

Hollywood,  April  5. — The  Academy 
sound  course  sub-committee  has  de- 
cided to  arrange  for  a  repeat  course 
in  the  fundamentals  of  sound  record- 
ing similar  to  the  present  course,  now 
in  its  tenth  week.  Approximately  110 
sound  technicians,  who  applied  for  ad- 
mission, but  were  unable  to  enroll  be- 
cause of  the  council's  limitation  of  100 
students,  will  be  allowed  to  take  the 
first  course. 

Plans  for  a  more  advanced  course 
to  be  given  members  of  the  present 
classes  selected  by  their  superiors  as 
qualified  for  more  advanced  study,  to 
cover  the  details  of  recording  and  re- 
producing equipment  and  more  ad- 
vanced electrical  principles,  have  also 
been  approved  by  the  council.  The 
council  also  passed  a  resolution  of 
thanks  to  A.  P.  Hill  of  Erpi,  in- 
structor. 


For  Capra,  Perhaps 

Hollywood,  April  5. — "City  of 
Conquest,"  novel  by  Aben  Kandel, 
has  been  bought  by  Columbia.  Frank 
Capra  may  produce  it  next  fall. 
"Poker  Face,"  original  by  Carl  Clau- 
sen, is  another  Columbia  purchase. 

William  C.  Lengel,  eastern  story 
editor,  has  been  here  for  conferences 
with  Jack  and  Harry  Cohn  on  next 
season's  product.  With  him  was  Dick 
Aldrich,  who  heads  Columbia's  play 
department  in  New  York. 


Wallis  Going  Abroad 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Hal  Wallis 
plans  to  leave  here  April  10  for  New 
York  and  Europe.  He  will  be  gone 
about  six  weeks. 

Carr  Will  Return  May  15 

Hollywood,  April  5. — Trem  Carr, 
former  production  head  of  Republic 
and  now  in  Europe,  is  expected  to  re- 
turn here  about  May  IS. 


Honor  Cantor  at  Dinner 

Eddie  Cantor  was  guest  of  honor  at 
a  testimonial  dinner  at  the  Astor  Sat- 
urday night,  sponsored  by  the  Ameri- 
can Jewish  Congress.  Louis  Nizer 
was  toastmaster  and  entertainment 
was  supplied  by  numerous  stars  of  the 
stage,  screen  and  radio.  Many  film 
executives  attended.  The  proceeds  of 
the  affair  are  to  be  devoted  to  the 
work  of  combating  Nazism  and  de- 
fending the  rights  of  Jews. 


Sunday  Bill  Is  Passed 

Baltimore,  April  5. — The  bill  per- 
mitting Sunday  shows  in  Howard 
County  has  been  passed  by  the  Senate 
and  the  House. 


Gordon  Leads  in  Drive 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  5. — Wil- 
liam Gordon,  Vitagraph  manager  here, 
has  won  the  lead  in  the  Warner  col- 
lective drive.    He  gets  a  prize  of  $250. 


To  Open  House  Sunday 

East  Hampton,  Conn.,  April  5. — 
Nathan  Lampert  will  open  his  new 
theatre  here  on  Easter  Sunday. 


"A  New  Rotary  Stabilizer  Sound  Head"; 
F.  J.  Loomis  and  E.  W.  Reynolds,  RCA 
Mfg.  Co..  Camden. 

"A  Universal  Ribbon  Microphone";  H. 
Folson,  RCA  Mfg.  Co..  Camden. 

"The  Magazine  Cine-Kodak";  O.  Wittel, 
Eastman  Kodak  Co.,  Rochester. 

"The  Pull-Down  Movement";  A.  S.  New- 
man, London,  England. 


IT'S  "PETTICOAT  FEVER"! 

We're  delighted  to  report  that  everybody's  delighted  with 
our  swell  romantic  comedy/' Petticoat  Fever."  It's  timed 
perfectly  for  the  Springtime  and  it's  doing  very  nicely 
everywhere,  thank  you. ..so  please  don't  keep  it  a  secret! 

BOB  MONTGOMERY  and  MYRNA  LOY 
ARE  CALLING  ALL  SWEETHEARTS  TO 

YOUR   BOX-OFFICE!   (Reginald  Owen  and  other  jolly  folk  in  the 

cast.  George  Fitzmaurice  is  the  director  and  Frank  Davis  the  producer.  Thanks  for  listeningl) 


The  Leading 


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DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


OL.  39.  NO.  82 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  7,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Precedent  Is 
At  Stake  in 
M-G-M  Appeal 

'ublic  Domains  Issue  in 
"Letty  Lynton"  Case 


Expect  RCA's 
New  Financing 
To  Go  Through 


An    important    and    far  reaching 
•ecedent  with  respect  to  the  source 
aterial  from  which  screenplays  are 
repared  is  involved  in  the  request  for 
'  hearing  by  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
i  the  recent  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of 
ppeals    decision    against  M-G-M, 
larged  with  plagiarism  in  the  film 
letty  Lynton,"  it  is  indicated  here. 
M-G-M    has    petitioned    the  high 
>urt  to  hear  its  appeal  from  the  Cir- 
jit  Court  decision  of  Jan.  17,  which 
^versed  a  decision  of  the  Federal  dis- 
ict  court  in  1934,  and  declared  "Letty 
ynton"   plagiarized  the  copyrighted 
lay  "Dishonored  Lady,"  by  Edward 
heldon  and  Margaret  Ayer  Barnes, 
he  plaintiffs  won  a  damage  verdict 
f  $21,000  plus  attorneys'  fees,  based 
hi  the  showing  of  the  picture  in  84 
leatres,  and  assessed  at  the  minimum 
nalty  of  S250  per  violation  under  the 
Dpyright  laws.    M-G-M  is  theoreti- 

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ilabama  Men  Battle 
Moves  for  10%  Tax 

Montgomery,  Ala.,  April  6. — Thea- 
■e  owners  are  putting  up  a  vigorous 
ght  against  the  proposed  10  per  cent 
cket  tax.  Representatives  from  all 
(arts  of  the  state  attended  a  hearing 
ere.    Among  them  were  : 

L.  J.  Duncan,  Lanette ;  Howard 
chussler,  Fairfax ;  Louis  Rosenbaum, 
lorence  ;  T.  E.  Watson.  Montevallo  ; 
lack  Jackson,  Alexander  City;  Wil- 
am  Griffin,  Cullman;  T.  D.  McMinn, 
'ullman ;  Roy  Martin,  Opelika ;  Les- 
ir  Xeeley,  Marion ;  E.  Dixon,  Gads- 
en ;  G.  P.  Bonazia,  Decatur ;  Charlie 
'rute,  Huntsville ;  W.  J.  Ray,  Green- 
jille ;  Walter  Brackin,  Union  Springs  : 
llenn  Crouch,  Troy;  C.  B.  Grimes, 

uscaloosa ;  L.  R.  Towns,  Selma ;  R. 
I.  Kennedy,  Birmingham ;  William 
T.  Wolfson.  Montgomery,  and  Sam 
"hornhill,  Tallahassee. 


P erschleiser  Rites 
Are  Held  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  April  6. — Funeral 
:rvices  were  held  here  Sunday  at  the 
lome  of  Peace  Chapel  on  Whittier 
boulevard  for  Ben  Verschleiser  who 
ied  at  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
ital  Saturday  from  cancer.  He  was 
9  and  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Rose, 
nd  three  children :  two  daughters  and 

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Approval  Looked  for 
Meeting  Today 


at 


Ratification  of  the  RCA  recapitaliza- 
tion plan  at  the  special  meeting  of 
stockholders  scheduled  for  today  is 
looked  for  with  the  deposit  of  more 
than  a  majority  of  all  stock  of  the 
company  by  yesterday. 

The  plan,  which  was  completed  in 
January  by  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  has 
been  approved  already  by  the  RCA 
board.  That  body  must  declare  in  ad- 
vance of  today's  meeting  whether  a 
sufficient  amount  of  the  "B"  stock 
has  been  deposited  to  declare  the  plan 
operative.  It  provides  for  the  bor- 
rowing of  $10,000,000  from  seven 
banks  at  2]/2  per  cent  annual  interest 
for  five  years,  or  less,  to  maintain 
working  capital;  the  retiring  of  all 
outstanding  "A"  stock  at  the  call 
price  of  $55  per  share,  requiring  $27,- 
257,835  and  accrued  dividends,  and  the 

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Para,  Fee  Appeals 
Meet  a  Court  Delay 

Hearings  on  five  appeals  from  or- 
ders reducing  or  disallowing  applica- 
tions for  fees  in  the  Paramount  Pub- 
lix  reorganization  which  were  sched- 
uled for  yesterday  were  not  reached 
on  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
peals calendar  yesterday.  Indications 
are  that  the  appeals  will  not  be  heard 
until  tomorrow. 

The  appellants  are  Root,  Clark. 
Buckner  &  Ballantine.  counsel  to  the 
Paramount  trustees ;  Cook,  Nathan  & 
Lehman,  counsel  to  the  stockholders' 
committee ;  Kuhn.  Loeb  &  Co.  and  its 
counsel,  Cravath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine 
&  Wood,  and  an  accounting  firm  re- 
tained by  the  stockholders'  commit- 
tee. 


Theatres  Suffer  in 
Southeastern  Storm 


Jacksonville,  April  6. — The  tor- 
nado which  swept  Gainesville,  Ga., 
earlier  today  practically  destroyed  the 
Royal,  according  to  reports,  and  se- 
verely damaged  the  Ritz. 

Xo  information  is  available  on  dam- 
age to  houses  at  other  points  in  the 
southeast  swept  by  the  disturbance, 
although  general  reports  indicated  that 
other  spots  may  have  suffered. 


Studio  Production 
Rush  Now  Underway 

Hollywood,  April  6. — A  studio  pro- 
duction boom  reminiscent  of  a  mid- 
summer rush  was  under  way  here  last 
week.  Camera  work  skyrocketed  to 
a  new  high  for  many  weeks. 

A  total  of  45  features  and  three 
shorts  was  on  location  and  sound 
stages,  a  surprising  increase  over  the 
previous  seven  day  survey  which 
showed  33  features  and  two  shorts  in 
work. 

Twenty-two  films  were  being  pre- 
pared for  cameras  within  the  next  two 
weeks,  presaging  a  continuance  of  the 
rush. 

"Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade"  went 
into  production  at  Warners,  augment- 
ing the  list  of  potential  special  fea- 
tures in  work. 

Paramount  went  to  the  head  of  the 

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Columbia's  Foreign 
Producing  Not  Set 

Columbia  has  reached  no  definite  de- 
cision relative  to  production  in  Eng- 
land with  indications  that  policy  in 
this  direction  will  be  determined  by 
Joseph  H.  Seidelman,  foreign  general 
sales  manager,  and  Joe  Friedman, 
company  representative  in  London. 
The  possibility  was  discussed  when 
the  two  were  in  Hollywood  recently. 

Friedman  will  return  to  England  in 
about  10  days  and  Seidelman  will  fol- 
low in  a  month  or  more. 


Talks  on  Trade  Practices 
To  Be  Arranged  This  Week 


Memphis,  April  6. — Final  arrange- 
ments for  the  exhibitor-distributor 
conferences  on  trade  practice  adjust- 
ments will  be  completed  by  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  president,  this 
week,  with  a  likelihood  that  the  ses- 
sions will  be  opened  in  New  York 
some  time  next  w-eek,  it  was  stated 
here  today. 

Kuykendall,  who   came  here  over 


the  week-end  for  the  Tri- States 
M.P.T.O.  meeting,  is  awaiting  com- 
plete replies  from  members  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  executive  committee  on 
their  availability  for  the  sessions  be- 
fore naming  the  master  committee 
which  will  participate  in  the  confer- 
ences. An  agreement  on  a  meeting 
date  will  follow  Kuykendall's  return 

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TimeExtended 
For  Some  In 
Federal  Suit 


Those  Not  Served  Before 
Get  Until  April  16 


All  defendants  not  previously  served 
in  the  new  Government  action  against 
Warners,  Paramount,  RKO  and  indiv- 
idual defendants  were  given  until 
April  16  in  which  to  file  answers  or 
make  motions,  under  an  order  signed 
yesterday  by  Federal  Judge  Robert  P. 
Patterson  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here.  Defendants  served  earler  had 
had  their  time  for  filing  answers  ex- 
tended to  that  date  by  Federal  Judge 
Alfred  C.  Coxe  several  weeks  ago. 

Defendants'  attorneys  conferred  yes- 
terday on  developments  in  the  case 
and  on  future  procedure.  A  decision 
is  expected  to  be  made  soon  on  wheth- 
er to  file  answers  or  make  new  mo- 
tions on  or  before  April  16.  Attor- 
neys declined  comment  on  the  nature 
of  the  motions  which  might  be  made 
if  it  was  decided  to  follow  the  latter 
course. 

If  answers  are  filed  on  schedule, 
they  will  be  followed  promptly,  it  is 
believed,  by  motions  to  have  a  trial 
date  set.  These  motions  are  expected 
to  reveal  what  effect,  if  any,  the  de- 
fendants' recent  appeal  to  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  from  denials  of  their 
motions  to  dismiss  the  Government's 
equity  proceedings  will  have  on  the 
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Expect  Labor  Talks 
To  Start  Next  Week 

Indications  are  that  meetings  for  the 
negotiation  of  a  basic  wage  scale  for 
studio  labor  for  the  year  ending 
March,  1937,  will  not  get  under  way 
before  next  week.  Pat  Casey,  studio 
labor  representative,  is  contacting 
union  leaders  who  will  participate  in 
the  negotiations  in  an  effort  to  arrange 
a  meeting  date.  George  Browne.  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  head,  who  arrived  here 
Saturday,  conferred  briefly  with 
Casey  and  left  for  I.  A.  headquarters 
in  Washington,  where  he  will  be  on 
call  for  the  meetings. 


Form  Premier  Prod. 
For  Pathe  Transfer 

Premier  Prod.,  Inc..  a  Delaware 
company  with  a  capitalization  of  $1,- 
000,000,  has  been  formed  to  serve  as 
the  corporation  which  will  transfer 
assets  from  Pathe  to  the  new  produc- 
ing and  distributing  company  which 
Pathe  will  organize  with  Edward  L. 
Alperson  as  president. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7,  IV 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  7,  1936 


No.  82 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 

Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
-Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
tions Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  ONeill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Ouigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenbcrg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre  R«presentative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St..  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269.  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest.  II,  Endre  Hevesi. 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku.  H.  Tommaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2  Prague  1.  Harry  Knopf,  Representative: 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative:  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummtr,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  192b.  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y..  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 

"U"  Sales  Convention 
May  25,  in  New  York 

Los  Angeles,  April  6.  —  Date  for 
the  Universal  sales  convention  was  set 
today  for  May  25th,  and  New  York 
was  designated  as  the  location.  James 
R.  Grainger  will  leave  for  Manhattan 
the  latter  part  of  this  week.  A.  J. 
O'Keefe,  local  exchange  manager,  will 
attend,  and  the  presence  of  John 
LeRoy  Johnston,  studio  publicity 
director,  is  also  thought  likely. 


Paramount  Meet  June  5 

Los  Angeles,  April  6. — Paramount 
executives  today  set  June  5  as  the 
date  for  the  current  convention.  No 
location  has  been  decided  upon  as  yet 
nor  is  it  known  whether  there  will  be 
one  big  convention  or  three  regional 
meetings. 


Hart  Suit  Delayed 

William  S.  Hart's  suit  against 
United  Artists  charging  improper  dis- 
tribution, scheduled  to  come  up  in 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  was 
not  reached  on  the  calendar. 


To  Start  New  Exchange 

Oklahoma  City,  April  1.— Work 
is  to  be  started  soon  on  a  new  War- 
ner exchange.  It  will  be  a  $25,000 
fireproof  structure. 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


BILL  and  Bob  Stanley,  amateurs, 
booked  into  the  Roxy  a  few  min- 
utes after  doing  their  stuff  on  the 
Major  Bowes'  amateur  hour.  Started 
work  yesterday  morning. 


Lewis  Blumberg,  12-year-old  son 
of  the  Nate  Blumbergs,  underwent 
an  emergency  appendectomy  at  the 
5th  Ave.  Hospital  last  night.  At  mid- 
night his  condition  was  very  favorable. 


Buddy  Cantor,  doubling  as  his  own 
publicity  agent,  warns  that  he  will  in- 
terview Joan  Marsh  on  WMCA's 
film  hour  at  7 :30  tonight. 


Carter  Ludlow  will  explain  the  in- 
tricacies of  animating  Mickey  Mouse 
and  other  Disney  subjects  over  WOR 
at  7:15  o'clock  tonight. 


James  Jovaney,  president  of  Su- 
perior Pictures,  Inc.,  in  town  from 
Chicago  on  business  trip.  Stopping 
at  Park  Central. 

• 

Moe  Gurian,   Warner  booker  at 
Memphis,  here  with  Hal  Howard, 
W  arners'  Kentucky,  Henderson,  Ky. 
• 

Percy  Phillipson  has  set  back  his 
return  to  London  from  tomorrow  un- 
til Saturday.    He  is  in  Dayton,  today. 
• 

Paul     Greenhalgh,  advertising 
manager  of  the  Emanuel  Publications, 
is  a  father — and  proud — of  a  boy. 
• 

Si  Seadler  at  the  Kit  Kat,  then 
the  Essex  House,  then  Reuben's,  then 
home.    All  in  one  evening. 

• 

Alec  Moss  is  sporting  a  Buick, 
latest  model.  He  parks  it  frequently 
on  West  44th  St. 

• 

Albert  Warner  and  Grad  Sears 
left  for  Hollywood  yesterday  by  air 
and  on  schedule. 

• 

Sidney  R.  Kent  away  on  a  short 
vacation.    Back  Thursday. 

• 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  in  the  out- 
of-town  contingent.    Back  tomorrow. 
• 

The  Joe  Vogels,  the  Oscar  Doobs 
and  others  at  the  French  Casino. 

Tom  Moore  hurrying  through  the 
lobbv  at  Essex  House. 


.  .  .  Denver 

C.  U.  Yaeger  has  added  the  Em- 
press at  Salida,  Col.,  to  his  string. 
F.  R.  Kelley  operated  the  house  for 
several  years. 

J.  H.  Kimbrough  of  Albuquerque, 
N.  M.,  is  planning  to  start  a  portable 
circuit  soon.  He  was  in  town  getting 
prices  on  films  and  equipment. 

J.  S.  Ward,  who  has  operated  the 
Princess  at  Douglas,  Wyo.,  for  years, 
will  turn  the  theatre  over  to  the  Gib- 
raltar Enterprises  about  May  1. 
• 

.  .  .  Lincoln 

Carl  Rose,  manager  of  the  Sun, 
York,  Neb.,  says  his  planned  style 
show  has  fallen  through. 

Bill  Youngclaus,  of  Grand  Island, 
Neb.,  around  introducing  his  new 
partner,  Lloyd  Thompson,  son  of 
Nebraska's  former  Senator  Thomp- 
son. They  have  incorporated  West- 
ern Theatre  Enterprises. 

Bob  Livingston,  Capitol  manager, 
was  the  Burlington's  adviser  on  the 
first  trial  of  films  aboard  trains  be- 
tween Omaha  and  Chicago. 

Benny  Meroff,  after  a  vaudeville 
date  in  the  Orpheum  here,  headed  back 
to  New  York  where  he  will  make  two 
shorts  for  Paramount. 

.  .  .  New  Haven 

Michael  Thomas  is  back  in  New 
Haven  at  the  new  First  Division 
office. 

Morris  Nunes  and  Ted  Jacocks 
are  on  an  automobile  tour  of  southern 
states. 

Phil  Sherman  will  sell  for  G.  B. 
here  after  a  few  months'  stay  at  the 
Cleveland  office. 

.  .  .  New  Orleans 

Ed  Kennedy,  former  G.  B.  mana- 
ger here,  has  joined  First  Division 
as  a  salesman. 

Frank  Bishop  of  the  Varsity, 
Ellisville,  Miss.,  is  trying  to  shoo 
painters  out  of  the  house  so  he  can 
open  it  on  or  about  April  11. 

Lucille  Brunet,  daughter  of  Rene 
Brunet  of  the  Imperial,  is  recover- 
ing from  an  appendicitis  operation. 
• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

Ed  Segal  appointed  manager  of  the 
Davis  until  the  Ritz  is  ready  to  re- 
open. 

Joe  Feldman  is  giving  his  five-year- 
old  son,  Wally,  boxing  lessons. 

Sam  Stern,  the  Warner  artist  who 
is  rounding  out  a  two-month  stay  at 
the  Montefiore  Hospital,  w-ill  be  there 
for  at  least  four  more  weeks. 

Harold  W.  Cohen,  Post-Gazette 
critic  is  back  on  the  job.  


Seeks  Custody  of  Her  Son 

London,  April  6. — Airs.  Lillian  May 
Bartholomew,  mother  of  Freddie  Bar- 
tholomew, is  on  her  w:ay  to  the  United 
States  in  what  she  says  is  an  effort 
to  secure  legal  custody  of  her  son. 
The  boy's  aunt,  Millicent  Mary  Bar- 
tholomew, is  now  his  legal  guardian. 
The  youngster  has  lived  with  his 
grandparents  and  his  aunt  since  he 
was  four  years  old. 


Gabriel  Joins  Paramount 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Gilbert  W. 
Gabriel,  dramatic  critic  of  the  New 
York  American,  who  recently  sold  a 
novel,  "I,  James  Lewis,"  to  Para- 
mount, has  joined  the  scenario  de- 
partment. 


Feist  at  Mt.  Sinai 

Felix  F.  Feist,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  M-G-M,  is  at  Mt.  Sinai  Hos- 
pital for  treatment,  having  returned 
from  Miami  Beach,  where  he  had 
been  M.  B.  Shanberg's  guest,  late 
last  week. 

Suffering  from  arthritis.  Feist  came 
to  New  York  for  treatment  and.  for 
the  time  being,  is  on  the  "no  visitors" 
list. 


Television  Hearings 
To  Be  Held  by  F.  C.  ( 

Washington,   April  6. — Hearir, 
for  the  purpose  of  determining  a  lei! 
range  governmental  policy  on  regul 
tion  of  television  are  to  be  started  t 
the  Federal  Communications  Commi| 
sion  starting  June  15.    In  announciii 
the  hearings  T.  A.  M.  Craven,  chiJ 
examiner,   said   recent   technical   a  I 
vances  have  been  so  swift  that  it  w  | 
necessary   to   determine   what  effe 
television  might  have  on  radio,  broa> 
casting,  newspapers  and  films. 

Craven  says  radio  frequencies  shou 
be  reserved  primarily  for  services  th 
depend  upon  radio  rather  than  wire. 


"Petticoat"  Takes 
$22,600,  2nd  Wee! 

"Petticoat  Fever"  held  up  to  $22,6C 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Capitol  i! 
a  week  that  suffered  generally  froil 
the  depressing  effects  of  Lent  and  baJ. 
weather. 

"Murder  by  Moonlight"  failed  t 
make  much  of  an  impression  at  til 
Rialto  with  $8,200,  and  "Everybody! 
Old  Man"  was  weak  at  S7,00'  J 
"Snowed  Under."  at  the  Strand  We 
dull  at  S6.100,  and  "Love  on  a  Bet  I 
and  "Road  Gang"'  took  $6,000  at  thl 
Palace. 


Appraisals  for  Fox 
Stock  Are  Allowet 

Justice  Aaron  J.  Levy  in  the  Mar  i 
hattan     Supreme     Court  yesterda 
granted  by  consent  the  application  c 
Munson  G.  Boremus,  owner  of  Fo 
Film   Corp.   stock,   for   appraisal  c 
900  shares  of  Class  A  common  stocl  | 
The  court  order  granted  similar  ap 
plications  to  Arthur  Eisele,  Charles  Ej 
Eisele,  Estelle  R.  Gold.  Julius  C.  Vog 
eler,  Jr..  and  Orra  B.   Mead.  Th 
appraisers  appointed  are  Millard  E 
Ellison.  William  E.  Forst  and  Mor 
ton  L.  Panken. 


Cochrane  Here  Shortly 

San  Francisco.  April  6. — Thomas 
Cochrane,  managing  director  for 
Paramount  in  Japan,  will  arrive  here 
from  Tokio  April  11.  He  will  visit 
New  York  later,  but  first  may  go  to 
the  studios  for  conferences. 


Hold  Wells  Preview 

Washington,  April  6. — A  distin 
tinguished  Capital  audience  tonight  at 
tended  a  special  preview  of  the  H.  G 
Wells-Alexander  Korda  film.  "Thing: 
to  Come"  at  the  Wardman  Pari 
Hotel.  Wells  addressed  the  gathering 
via  transatlantic  telephone.  Amom 
those  attending  were  Sir  Ronald  Lind 
say,  British  ambassador,  and  Lad} 
Lindsay,  and  various  other  member: 
of  the  diplomatic  corps ;  Speaker  anc 
Mrs.  Joseph  Byrne,  cabinet  members 
Aiming  S.  Prall,  F.  C.  C.  chairman 
and  numerous  Senators  and  member; 
of  the  House. 


Jule  Delmar  Dead 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Jule  Delmar 
booker  for  years  connected  with  RKO. 
who  came  here  a  few  weeks  ago  from 
his  home  in  New  Rochelle  for  the 
benefit  of  his  health,  is  dead  as  the 
result  of  a  heart  attack. 


Tom  Mix  Is  Gaining 

San  Francisco,  April  6. — Tom  Mix 
was  reported  to  be  gaining  at  St. 
Francis  hospital  today.  He  was  taken 
there  Wednesday  suffering  from  pneu- 
monia. 


Gus  Schaefer  Returning 

Gus  J.  Schaefer,  Paramount  general 
manager  in  Germany  and  Central 
Europe,  will  reach  New-  York  tomor- 
row on  the  Washington. 


GREAT 
ZIEGFELlD 

M-G-M's  Show  of  Shows 

starring 

WILLIAM  POWELL 
MYRNA  LOY 
LUISE  RAINER 

with  Virginia  Bruce  •  Frank 
Morgan  •  Fannie  Brice  •  Ray 
Bolger  •  Nat  Pendleton 
Harriet  Hoctor  •  Ernest  Cossart 
Reginald  Owen  •  Joseph 
Cawthorne  and  countless  others. 

Screen  Ploy  by  Win.  Anttiony  MeGuire 

Directed  by 
ROBERT  Z.  LEONARD 

Produced  by 
HUNT  STROMBERG 


4 


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  takes  pride  in  announcing 
the  first  Road-Show  engagements  of 
THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD 

WORLD  PREMIERE,  ASTOR  THEATRE,  NEW  YORK, 

starting  April  8th.  Twice  Daily.  Two  Dollars  Admission. 


PHILADELPHIA 
WASHINGTON 
DETROIT  . 
CLEVELAND 
BUFFALO  . 
TORONTO 
BOSTON  . 
CHICAGO  . 
ST.  LOUIS  . 
PITTSBURGH 
MONTREAL 
SAN  FRANCISCO  . 
LOS  ANGELES  .  . 
SEATTLE  .  .  .  . 
ORLANDO,  FLORIDA 
ST.  PETERSBURG 
TAMPA 
DAYTONA 
JACKSONVILLE 
PALM  BEACH 
MIAMI  BEACH 
MIAMI  BEACH 


Chestnut  Street  Opera  House     .    .  April  12th 

National   April  19th 

Cass   April  12th 

Hanna   April  26th 

Erlanger   April  12th 

Royal  Alexandra   April  13th 

Colonial   April  12th 

Erlanger   April  12th 

American   April  12th 

Nixon                                .    .    .  April  26th 

His  Majesty's   April  19th 

Geary   April  12th 

Carthay  Circle   April  15th 

Music  Hall   April  12th 

Grand   April  14th 

Capitol   April  15  th 

Victory   April  15th 

Florida   ..........  April  15th 

Arcade   April  22nd 

Paramount   April  10th 

Community   April  9th 

Paramount     April  14th 


AN  EVENT  IN  THE  GLORIOUS  TRADITION  OF 

THE  FIRST  ROAD-SHOW  COMPANY 


MOTION  P1CTURI 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7,  1934 


Studio  Production 
Rush  Now  Underway 


Talks  on  Trade  Practices     [Precedent  Is 
To  Be  Arranged  This  Week  At  Stake  in 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

list  of  major  studios,  despite  current 
studio  executive  conferences,  with  10 
features  at  work. 

Columbia  had  three  features  work- 
ing, three  in  preparation  and  six  in 
the  cutting  room.  M-G-M  had  seven, 
zero  and  ten ;  Paramount  10,  four  and 
four;  Republic,  two,  four  and  six; 
Radio,  three,  one  and  two ;  Roach,  one, 
zero  and  one;  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  three,  four  and  four;  Universal, 
three,  two  and  three;  Warners,  nine, 
zero  and  eight ;  independents,  four, 
three  and  four. 

In  the  short  subject  classification 
Columbia  had  two  shooting,  none  pre- 
paring and  three  cutting.  M-G-M  had 
zero,  two  and  four ;  Radio,  one,  one 
and  four ;  Roach,  zero,  zero  and  three ; 
independents,  zero,  three  and  zero. 

Approval  of  RCA's 
New  Setup  Awaited 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

exchange  of  each  share  of  Class  B 
preferred,  including  accrued  dividends 
amounting  to  $21.66  a  share,  for  one 
and  one-fifth  new  first  preferred 
shares  and  one  share  of  common.  The 
new  first  preferred  will  be  convertible 
into  five  shares  of  common  for  each 
share  for  five  years  unless  redeemed 
sooner. 

Time  Extensions  For 
Some  in  Federal  Suits 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

new  Government  action  here.  At  that 
time  the  District  Court  is  expected 
to  decide  whether  or  not  trial  should 
be  deferred  until  the  Supreme  Court 
rules  on  the  appeal,  or  whether  the 
trial  should  be  permitted  to  proceed 
while  the  appeal  is  still  pending. 


Music  Strike  Still  On 

One  more  music  publishing  firm  has 
signed  an  agreement  with  Local  802, 
A.  F.  M.,  whose  members  are  striking 
for  union  recognition  and  higher 
wages.  The  union  has  now  concluded 
individual  agreements  with  16  music 
companies,  out  of  a  total  of  92  against 
which  the  strike  was  originally  called. 
The  union  is  continuing  its  policy  of 
separate  settlements  of  the  strike. 


Pittsburgh  Tent  to  Move 

Pittsburgh,  April  6. — Variety  Club 
will  give  up  its  headquarters  in  the 
two-story  building  on  William  Penn 
Way,  which  has  housed  it  for  several 
years,  and  will  take  up  quarters  again 
in  the  William  Penn  Hotel. 

Several  rooms  in  the  hotel  are  be- 
ing set  off  for  the  club. 


Cesar  Romero  Signed 

Hollywood,  April  6.  —  Because 
Humphrey  Bogart  will  not  finish 
"Bullets  or  Ballots"  in  time,  Warners 
have  signed  Cesar  Romero  for  the 
role  of  heavy  in  "Public  Enemy's 
Wife." 


Transfer  Robert  Manley 

Boston,  April  6.  —  Robert  Man- 
ley,  formerly  assistant  to  Stanley 
Gosnell  at  Loew's  State,  has  been 
shifted  to  Loew's  Orpheum  as  trea- 
surer for  Manager  Vic  Morris. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  his  home  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  from 
where  he  will  get  in  touch  with  dis- 
tributors during  the  next  few  days. 
He  plans  to  be  in  Washington  next 
Monday  for  the  resumed  hearings  be- 
fore the  House  Patents  Committee  on 
the  Duffy  Copyright  Bill,  by  which 
time  arrangements  for  the  trade  prac- 
tice discussions  will  have  been  com- 
pleted, it  is  expected.  He  plans  to  go 
direct  to  New  York  from  Washing- 
ton for  the  opening  of  the  confer- 
ences. 

Present  indications  are  that  the 
discussions  will  be  general  in  nature, 
touching  on  a  possible  basis  for  agree- 
ment between  exhibitors  and  distribu- 
tors on  the  10-point  program  outlined 
by  Kuykendall  at  the  recent  Wash- 
ington hearings  on  the  Pettengill  Bill. 
These  may  require  no  more  than  a  day 
or  two,  following  which  an  adjourn- 
ment will  probably  be  taken  to  study 
the  suggestions  made  and  submit  them 
to  legal  scrutiny.  The  sessions  are 
expected  to  be  reconvened  thereafter 
for  the  formal  drafting  of  whatever 
agreements  are  made. 

The  M.P.T.O.A.  conference  pro- 
gram includes  proposals  for  an  un- 
conditional rejection  of  20  per  cent 
of  the  number  of  pictures  licensed ; 
removal  of  conditions  and  restrictions 
in  the  10  per  cent  rejection  clause 
now  in  use ;  the  establishment  of  local 
grievance  committees ;  the  negotiation 
of  uniform  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules ;  solutions  of  the  overbuy- 
ing evil  and  unfair,  cut-rate  competi- 
tive practices,  including  the  use  of  pre- 
miums and  multi-feature  programs ; 
adoption  of  a  standard  form  of  ex- 
hibition contract;  elimination  of  the 
score  charge,  designated  play  dates 
and  the  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures. 


To  Manage  7  Theatres 

Albia,  Ia.,  April  6.— M.  E.  Mc- 
Cain, manager  and  part  owner  of  the 
King  here,  has  been  appointed  field 
manager  for  seven  Iowa  theatres 
owned  by  Central  States  Theatre 
Corp.  His  headquarters  will  be  in 
Charles  City.  Mike  Galer,  former 
manager  of  the  Strand,  Fort  Dodge, 
will  manage  the  King. 


$1,064  to  Rogers  Fund 

Providence,  April  6. — R  h  o  d  e 
Island's  contribution  to  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  fund  totaled  $1,064, 
according  to  Edward  M.  Fay,  commit- 
tee chairman.  A  letter  was  received 
from  national  director  Eddie  Ricken- 
backer,  expressing  thanks  for  the 
donation. 


Von  Sternberg  Is  Out 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Joseph  Von 
Sternberg  ended  his  contract  with 
Columbia  with  the  completion  of 
direction  on  "The  King  Steps  Out" 
and  went  off  the  company  payroll. 


John  Boyle  to  Boston 

Boston,  April  6.  —  John  Boyle, 
formerly  assistant  manager  at  Loew's 
State  in  Providence,  has  been  shifted 
here  as  assistant  to  Stanley  Gosnell  at 
Loew's  State. 


The  Ox  Road? 

Hollywood,  April  6. — It's  a 
far  cry  from  crooning  with 
Paul  Whiteman's  orchestra 
to  a  guest  soloist  with  the 
Philadelphia  Symphony,  but 
Bing  Crosby  has  hurdled  the 
span. 

When  Leopold  Stokowski 
wields  the  baton  in  a  nation- 
wide radio  broadcast  on  April 
30  from  here,  Crosby  will  be 
on  the  program.  His  selec- 
tions so  far  are  a  matter  of 
mystery. 


Verschleiser  Rites 
Are  Held  on  Coast 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  son.  The  remains  will  be  sent 
to  New  York  where  a  second  service 
will  be  held  at  an  announced  date. 


Ben  Verschleiser  was  born  in  New 
York  on  Sept.  29,  1887,  and  had  been 
active  in  Hollywood  as  a  supervisor 
for  a  number  of  years.  In  1933,  he 
produced  "Devil's  Mate"  and  "Broken 
Dreams"  for  Monogram.  In  1934,  he 
supervised  "A  Woman's  Man," 
"Money  Means  Nothing"  and  "Jane 
Eyre"  for  the  same  company,  subse- 
quently resigning  to  join  Universal. 
His  last  picture  was  "Three  Kids  and 
a  Queen.' 


Edmund    Breese  Dead 

Edmund  Breese,  veteran  actor,  died 
yesterday  at  the  Hospital  for  the  Rup- 
tured and  Crippled.  He  was  taken  ill 
last  Thursday  at  the  Hotel  Beverly 
and  was  rushed  to  the  hospital  on  Sat- 
urday. He  played  the  district  attorney 
in  "The  Night  of  January  16th," 
which  closed  Saturday  night. 

Breese  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  June 
5,  1871.  His  first  stage  experience 
was  in  "My  Awful  Dad"  in  1895  at 
Eureka  Springs,  Ark.  He  had  ap- 
peared in  many  pictures.  Among  the 
last  of  which  were:  "International 
House,"  "Duck  Soup,"  "Laughing  at 
Life,"  "Ladies  Must  Love,"  "Above 
the  Clouds,"  "Come  on  Marines"  and 
"Beloved." 


Joe  Lewis  Is  Signed 

Hollywood,  April  6.  —  Joe  Lewis, 
Chicago  night  club  entertainer  who 
has  been  appearing  in  local  midnight 
spots,  has  been  signed  by  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  and  assigned  to  "Private 
Number"  as  his  first. 


Television  Firm  Formed 

Albany,  April  6.  —  Television  & 
Projector  Corp.  has  been  chartered 
with  Elias  T.  Stone  as  president,  and 
200,000  shares  to  be  offered  to  the 
public. 


Cut  Terre  Haute  Scales 

Terre  Haute,  April  6. — Summer 
scales  of  35  cents  top  have  been  in- 
augurated at  the  Indiana  and  Grand 
here  and  the  opening  date  has  been 
shifted  to  Saturday. 


M-G-M  Appeal 


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cally  subject  to  damages  aggregating 
approximately  $2,000,000,  since  the 
film  played  in  some  8,000  houses. 

The  precedent  involved  centers  about 
the    original    source   material,  from 
which  both  the  play  by  the  plaintiffs 
in  the  action  and  a  novel  by  Mrs.pil 
Belloc  Lowndes  was  taken.  M-G-M 
purchased   the   Lowndes   novel,  andWj 
from  it  made  the  picture.    Both  wereB 
based  on  the  sensational  poisoning  trial!) 
in   Scotland   in    1857   of   Madeleine  yt 
Smith,  who  was  acquitted  of  murder.  Hi 
Intimate  details  of  the  trial  were  pub-  J 
lished  in  a  series  of  "Notable  British,  j 
Trials"  in  1927,  admittedly  the  basis  < 
of  the  Sheldon-Barnes  play. 

M-G-M,  in  its  appeal  petition,  con- 
tended  that  the  original  material  was  , 
in  the  public  domain  and  consequently  : 
available  to  anyone.  It  also  claimed 
that  there  were  differences  in  plots, 
characters  and  "emotional  results"  as 
between  the  play,  novel  and  picture, 
and  that  these  differences  were  such 
as  to  relieve  it  of  the  charge  of 
plagiarism. 

M-G-M  also  pointed  out  that  hun- 
dreds of  films  have  been  based  on  1 
similar  sources  which  were  the  "pub- 
lic domain  of  literary  or  dramatic  ma- 
terial." among  them  "Abraham  Lin-| 
coin,"  "Oliver  Twist"  and  "The  Scar- 
let Letter." 

It  is  indicated  that  if  the  Supreme  i 
Court  refuses  to  hear  the  M-G-M  ap-  ! 
peal,  the  way  may  be  open  for  other 
legal  actions  of  the  same  nature,  in- 
volving pictures  which  are  based  on 
material  in  the  public  domain,  when 
that  same  material  may  have  been 
used,  prior  to  the  release  of  a  picture, 
as  the  basis  of  a  play  or  other  work. 


Have  to  April  24  to  Answer 

Washington,  April  6. — It  may  be 
several  weeks  before  the  Supreme 
Court  decides  whether  it  will  hear  the 
M-G-M  appeal  in  the  "Letty  Lynton" 
case.  Attorneys  for  Edward  Sheldon 
and  Margaret  Aver  Barnes  have  until 
April  24  to  file  a  brief  protesting  the* 
appeal,  and  the  high  court  will  not 
make  known  its  decision  until  some 
time  after  the  brief  is  filed. 


Hoffman  Promises  30 

Miami,  April  6. — M.  H.  Hoffman, 
Jr..  head  of  Pan  American  Studios, 
says  his  company  intends  to  spend 
$4,500,000  in  making  30  features  this 
year.  A  sound  stage  now  under  con- 
struction will  be  rushed  to  completion, 
he  said,  and  five  others  will  be  built 
later. 


Ryan  Sues  E.  M.  Loew 

Boston,  April  6. — George  S.  Ryan 
today  filed  suit  against  E.  M.  Loew 
for  §60.000  in  Middlesex  Superior 
Court.  He  claims  the  money  is  owed 
him  as  attorney's  fees.  He  withdrew 
some  time  ago  from  Loew's  $5,000,000 
ant-trust  suit  against  Paramount. 


Staub  Finishes  Pact 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Ralph  Staub 
has  completed  his  contract  at  M-G-M 
and  is  oft  that  lot. 


"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  BEATS 
"MAGNIFICENT  OBSESSION" 
FIRST  FOUR  DAYS  AT 
ORPHEUM  THEATRE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO!... 
AND  LEADS  EVERY- 
THING IN  DENVER 
AT    THE  DENVER 

THEATRE,  says  Variety! 


STEP  OUT  WITH  UNIVERSAL! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7,  1936 


Short  Subjects 

"Voice  of  Experience 
No.  10" 

{Columbia) 

Murder  is  the  issue  about  which 
the  plot  of  this  number  turns.  The 
story  is  disconnected  and  hazy  as  it 
reveals  the  motive  for  the  slaying  and 
the  eventual  emotional  consequences. 
The  murderer,  appealing  to  the  Voice, 
is  advised  to  go  to  the  District  Attor- 
ney with  a  lawyer  and  explain  the 
case.  When  he  does  so,  the  case 
brought  against  him  and  for  which 
he  must  face  trial  is  that  he  had  killed 
a  dead  man.  The  acting  in  the  film  is 
unconvincing,  the  logic  sketchy.  The 
possibilities  are  in  selling  to  the  rabid 
radio  fans.  Production  Code  Seal, 
No.  0380.  Running  time,  11  mins. 
"G." 

"Screen  Snapshots  No.  8" 

{Columbia) 

This  issue,  following  the  procedure 
of  the  others,  gives  glimpses  of  the 
stars  in  their  off-the-set  moments.  Lila 
Lee's  and  Patsy  Ruth  Miller's  dress 
shop  and  the  customers,  Ruth  Chat- 
terton  landing  her  airplane,  George 
Breakston  and  Jackie  Cooper  shoot- 
ing on  a  rifle  range,  Binnie  Barnes 
and  Mona  Barrie  falling  all  over 
themselves  while  roller  skating  and 
the  gathering  of  practically  all  the 
thespians  at  the  tennis  matches.  The 
audience  should  like  this  one.  It  is 
excellent  for  the  addicts.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  1,969.  Running  time, 
W/2  mins.  "G." 

"Caught  UtThe  Act" 

{Columbia) 

Spring  and  the  effect  it  has  on 
Andy  Clyde  as  he  pursues  his  amours 
give  this  story  impetus.  However,  he 
is  mistaken  for  a  kissing  madman  and 
his  troubles  with  the  law  begin.  The 
reliable  chase  is  present  and  the  usual 
Clyde  antics  prevail  as  he  goes  through 
routine  thrill  situations.  Some  good 
gags  are  played  and  delivered  and  it 
should  please  where  the  comedian  is 
liked.  Also  in  the  farce  are  Anne 
O'Neal,  John  T.  Murray  and  Bobby 
Gordon.  Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
1,975.  Running  time,  18  mins.  "G.'r 

"Spark  Plug^ 

{ Columbia) 

Exciting  animation  and  color  blend- 
ed with  a  far-fetched  version  of  horse 
racing  featuring  Barney  Google's 
horse  and  the  characters  of  the  car- 
toon strip  give  amusement  to  this 
short.  Spark  Plug  fails  to  get  away 
from  the  post  in  the  first  race  and 
he  is  ostracized  by  his  mascot,  jockey 
and  the  world  in  general.  However, 
in  the  second  race  he  comes  through 
and  wins  against  Man  O'  War.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  1,895.  Run- 
ning time,  7  mins.  "G." 


"Thrills  with  Daredevils" 

{Columbia) 

This  number  in  the  News  World  of 
Sports  has  moments  which  will  make 
the  audience  catch  its  breath  as  they 
witness  a  collection  of  shots  that  con- 
tains plenty  of  movement,  action  and 
excitement.  Trick  motorcycle  riding, 
horsemanship,  an  airplane  landing  on 
one  wheel,  hopping  onto  a  glider  from 
a  speedboat,  wire  walkers,  and  a  fly- 
ing trapeze  act  in  addition  to  much 
more  that  will  be  found  interesting. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0906. 
Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"King  of  the  Pecos" 

{Republic) 

John  Wayne  is  a  routine  but  active  western.  This  should  please  the 
youngsters  and  the  adults  who  still  get  a  kick  out  of  lively,  horse-and- 
gun  excitement  on  the  screen.  With  Wayne  are  Muriel  Evans  and  such 
western  standbys  as  Yakima  Canutt,  Jack  Clifford  and  Cy  Kendall. 

Wayne's  father  and  mother  are  killed  in  the  Pecos  country  by  the 
land-grabber,  Kendall,  when  Wayne  is  a  boy.  He  vows  to  get  even.  As 
a  young  lawyer,  years  later,  he  goes  into  the  Kendall  bailiwick  and  finds 
the  latter  dominating  the  territory  and  robbing  the  ranchers  of  their  cattle 
and  land.  Miss  Evans  is  the  daughter  of  a  newly-arrived  racher,  also  being 
victimized. 

After  a  victory  in  court,  won  virtually  by  force  of  arms,  Wayne 
organizes  the  cattlemen  for  a  big  drive  as  the  price  of  steers  goes  up. 
Kendall  and  his  men  try  to  stop  them  from  obtaining  water  at  the  only 
available  waterhole  en  route.  A  lively  battle,  in  which  Wayne  leads 
the  ranchers,  results  in  the  rout  of  Kendall's  men.  Wayne  pursues  and 
disposes  of  the  two  men  responsible  for  the  death  of  his  parents,  and 
concludes  the  film  in  expected  fashion  with  Miss  Evans.  Joseph  Kane 
directed  from  a  story  by  Bernard  McConville. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  54  min- 
utes. "G." 


"The  Mysterious  Avenger" 

(Columbia) 

Rival  cattle  barons  are  suffering  from  a  gradual  depletion  of  their 
stock  from  the  depredations  of  rustlers  who  ingeniously  change  the  reg- 
istered brands.  Edward  Le  Saint  and  Lafe  McKee,  the  ranchers,  get 
together  and  try  to  solve  the  trouble.  Charles  Starrett,  a  Texas  Ranger 
and  son  of  McKee,  is  assigned  to  the  case.  After  his  father  is  murdered 
and  as  he  is  about  to  give  a  solution  to  the  missing  cattle,  Starrett, 
motivated  by  a  spirit  of  revenge,  sets  out  and  brings  in  the  outlaws.  It 
is  good  western  drama  played  against  an  outdoor  setting. 

Wheeler  Oakman,  the  heavy,  grimaces  and  goes  about  his  villainy 
in  good  style  as  usual.  Joan  Perry,  as  Le  Saint's  daughter,  is  an  intelli- 
gent heroine  and  her  performance  is  effective.  Hal  Price,  as  her  brother, 
carries  his  part  well.  Charles  Locher  is  the  sheriff  and  delivers  what 
humor  is  present.  The  rest  of  the  cast,  including  a  musical  troupe,  plays 
its  small  part  well,  generally  helping  to  put  the  film  over. 

There  are  the  required  action  and  riding  sequences  which  are  effec- 
tively directed  and  photographed,  respectively  by  David  Selman  and 
George  Meehan.  The  story  is  by  Peter  B.  Kyne. 

The  picture  is  for  dual  bills  and  the  outdoor  adventure  clientele. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,850.  Running  time,  55  minutes.  "G." 


Knight  Joins  Tomlin 

Hollywood,  April  6. — June  Knight 
will  join  the  Pinky  Tomlin  unit  start- 
ing April  10  at  the  Fox,  Detroit,  and 
will  continue  with  that  F.  &  M.  stage 
unit  for  five  or  six  additional  weeks  in 
the  east. 

F.  &  M.  are  lining  up  a  personal  ap- 
pearance tour  for  Jean  Parker. 

Nino  Martini  opens  his  coast  con- 
cert tour  April  20,  returning  to  Holly- 
wood May  11  to  start  "The  Gay  Des- 
perado" for  Pickford-Lasky. 


Rush  "Mountain  Justice" 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Warners  are 
rushing  production  of  "Mountain  Jus- 
tice," a  story  dealing  with  a  back- 
woods girl  who  murders  her  father. 
Bette  Davis  will  play  the  leading  role, 
and  will  be  starred  for  the  first  time. 
The  story  is  an  original  by  Luci 
Ward,  and  Norman  Reilly  Raine  is 
writing  the  screen  play. 


Francis  Gooth  Married 

Portland,  Me.,  April  6. — Francis 
Gooth,  assistant  manager  of  the  M.  & 
P.  State,  has  been  married  to  Eileen 
Marie  Cash,  at  Dover,  N.  H. 


Shaw  Shifts  Managers 

New  Haven,  April  6.— Harry  F. 
Shaw,  Loew-Poli  division  manager, 
has  promoted  Frank  Henson,  Bijou 
manager,  to  Loew's  Broad  in  Colum- 
bus, O.  Henson  was  assistant  in 
Columbus  five  years  ago. 

William  Elder,  Poli  assistant,  will 
replace  Henson  at  the  Bijou,  while  Al 
Weir  takes  Elder's  position.  The 
Loew  staffs  tendered  Henson  a  fare- 
well dinner  at  Kaysey's  Restaurant. 


Musical  Set  for  Talley 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Marion  Tal- 
ley's  first  for  Republic  will  be  a  musi- 
cal, "Follow  Your  Heart,"  instead  of 
"My  Old  Kentucky  Home."  The  lat- 
ter has  been  indefinitely  postponed. 
Leonard  Fields,  Lester  Cole  and  Na- 
thaniel West  will  do  the  screenplay 
from  the  Dana  Burnett  original, 
"Spotlight."  Aubrey  Scotto  will  direct. 


Victory  Starts  New  Film 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Victory  Pic- 
tures has  started  production  on  "Rio 
Grande  Romance."  The  cast  is  headed 
by  Eddie  Nugent  and  Maxine  Doyle. 
The  story  is  based  on  a  Peter  B. 
Kvne  novel.    Robert  Hill  is  directing. 


Variety  Club 
Cleveland 

Cleveland,  April  6. — Variety  Club 
is  planning  a  luncheon  on  April  13, 
with  the  entire  Cleveland  baseball 
team  and  its  owner,  Alva  Bradley, 
as  guests.  This  will  be  the  first  ap- 
pearance of  the  team  this  season,  and 
will  precede  its  opening  game.  Four 
"kings"  have  been  appointed  to  take 
care  of  the  guests.  They  are  Ed 
Bang,  sports  editor  of  The  NewsA 
Fred  Meier  of  The  News;  John  D. 
Kalafat  and  Myer  Fixe  of  Asso- 
ciated Theatres.  Tables  will  be  set 
in  the  shape  of  a  diamond. 

The  annual  benefit  show  is  now  in1 
process  of  planning.  It  will  take  place 
late  in  April  on  a  date  to  be  named 
later. 

I.  J.  Schmertz,  president,  and  Nat 
Holt,  past  president,  will  represent 
the  club  at  the  Columbus  Variety  ban- 
quet April  18-19,  and  Frank  D. 
Drew,  M-G-M,  will  represent  the  na- 
tional organization. 


Omaha 

Omaha,  April  6.— A  lease  has  been 
signed  with  the  Fontenelle  hotel  by 
Variety  club  to  take  over  the  former 
Mayfair  Club  which  will  be  re- 
decorated and  made  ready  for  occu- 
pancy by  June  1.  The  new  quarters 
will  be  more  spacious  than  those  at 
the  Paxton  and  will  be  air  cooled. 

D.  V.  McLucas,  chief  barker,  and 
H.  J.  Shlmow,  former  chief  barker, 
will  be  delegates  to  the  national  con- 
vention at  Columbus.  Alternates  are 
Eddie  Shafton  and  Everet  Cum- 
mings. 


Washington 

Washington,  April  6.  —  Variety 
has  had  its  first  amateur  show  with 
Harry  S.  Brown  as  king  for  the  day. 

With  Frankie  Bauer,  from  Balti- 
more's Penthouse,  as  master  of  cere- 
monies, the  acts  were  run  off,  with  all 
participants  lining  up  later  to  be 
judged  by  applause  for  the  prizes. 
Petite  acrobatic  dancer  Betty  Cava- 
naugh  took  first;  Cleo  "Tiny  Tim" 
Homan,  hefty  tap  dancer,  second,  and 
Tommy  Hier  and  His  Harmonica 
Harmonizers,  third. 

Others  participating  were  Robert 
Cochran,  crooner;  Jack  Brent,  Irish 
tenor ;  Miss  Fontaine,  blues  singer ; 
D.  E.  Gartner,  imitator,  and  Betty 
Boorman,  girl  hill-billy. 

All  the  performers  have  been  prize 
winners  at  the  amateur  shows  con- 
ducted at  theatres  under  the  control 
of  Sidney  B.  Lust,  and  were  pre- 
sented through  arrangements  with 
Dave  Ginsberg. 

The  smoker  scheduled  for  April  6 
has  been  cancelled.  Formal  activities 
of  the  tent  will  be  resumed  on  April 
13,  when  the  Committee  on  Social 
Activities,  with  A.  Julian  Brylaw- 
ski,  chairman,  will  sponsor  a  smoker. 


Pittsburgh  Casino  Cuts 

Pittsburgh.  April  6. — With  a 
change  in  policy  from  pictures  and 
stage  units  to  double  features,  George 
Jafre  has  also  put  into  effect  a  drastic 
price  reduction  at  his  independently- 
operated  Casino. 

The  scale  has  been  lowered  from  25, 
35  and  40  cents  to  20  cents  from  open- 
ing until  1  P.M.  and  25  cents  from 
then  until  closing.  This  makes  the 
Casino  top.  15  cents  cheaper  than  that 
of  anv  other  first  run  house  in  town. 


THEATRE  patrons  desire  enough 
supplementary  lighting  for  com- 
fortable vision  from  the  moment  of 
entrance.  They  are  annoyed  when 
a  dark  theatre  compels  them  to 
stumble  and  grope  blindly  for  their 
seats. 

High  Intensity  Projection  permits 
ample  side  lighting  for  a  comfortable 
level  of  general  illumination.  It  im- 
proves the  quality  of  black  and 
white  projection  and  brings  out  the 
full  beauty  and  realism  of  color 
productions. 

INSTALL  HIGH  INTENSITY  LAMPS 
IN  YOUR  THEATRE 

They  Insure  Sustained  Patronage 


There  is  a  High  Intensity  Lamp, 
A.C.  or  D.C.,  for  every  theatre, 
large  or  small. 

There  is  a 
National  Projector  Carbon 
for  every  Projection  Lamp. 


NATIONAL  HIGH  INTENSITY 
PROJECTOR  CARBON  COMBINATIONS 

D.C.,  High  Intensity  Lamps — Condenser  Type 


NATIONAL 


PROJECTOR 

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Amperes 

Positive  Carbon 

Negative  Carlson 

120-130 
140-160 

13.6  mm.  x  22  "  National  High 
Intensity  White  Flame 

16  mm.  x  20"  National  High 
Intensity  White  Flame 

Y%"  or  ys"  x  9"  National 
Orotip  Cored  Projector 

i\"x9"  Extra  Heavy  Coated, 
National  Orotip  Cored 
Projector 

D.C.,  "High-Low,"  Reflector  Arc  Lamps 

60-85 

9  mm.  x  20"  National 

"High-Low"  White  Flame 

n"x6"ot9"  National 
Orotip  Cored  Projector 

D.C.,  High  Intensity  Lamps  with  Non-rotating  Positives 

42-50 
56-65 

7  mm.  x  12  "  SUPREX  Cored 

8  mm.  x  12  "  SUPREX  Cored 

6  mm.  x  9  "  SUPREX  Cored 
6.5  or  7  mm.  x  9"  SUPREX 
Cored 

A.C.,  High  Intensity  Lamps 

60-65 
75-80 

7  mm.  x  12  "  National  Copper  Coated  A.C.  High  Intensity 

8  mm.  x  12  "  National  Copper  Coated  A.C.  High  Intensity 

CARBONS 


NATIONAL  CARBON  COMPANY,  INC. 

Carbon  Sales  Division,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
Unit  of  Union  Carbide  |l  |  j  ^  and  Carbon  Corporation 
Branch  Sales  Offices 
New  York  <■  Pittsburgh  •:•  Chicago  •:•  San  Francisco 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7.  1936 


Time  Magazine 
Does  an  Overboard 
On  Wells  Pic 


"Things  To  Come"  barged  into 
the  pages  of  "Time"  with  a  bang, 
and  the  results  are  still  being  heard 
around  town. 

The  "Time"  reviewer  rolled  up 
his  sleeves,  let  his  hair  down,  and 
delivered  himself  of  a  rave  review 
on  the  Alexander  Korda-H.  G.  Wells 
film. 

What  more  can  you  ask  than  this 
terrific  plug:  "  'Things  To  Come'  is 
therefore  magnificent  entertain- 
ment and  a  tribute  to  the  sound 
showmanship  that  has  made  Pro- 
ducer Korda  the  kingpin  in  Eng- 
land's booming  cinema  industry." 

That  "Things  To  Come"  is  a  spe- 
cial of  such  size  and  scope  and 
importance  that  it  will  probably  set 
the  industry  on  its  ear  is  indicated 
in  the  following  excerpt:  "As  a 
spectacle  'Things  To  Come'  com- 
pares favorably  with  its  Hollywood 
rivals,  from  'Intolerance'  to  'The 
Crusades.' " 

Of  the  author,  H.  G.  Wells:  "The 
climax  of  the  picture  is  an  even 
more  explicit  description  .  .  .  than 
that  foresighted  author  has  ever 
divulged  to  his  reading  public." 

To  sum  up,  "Time"  issues  a  chal- 
lenge to  the  industry:  "...  it  is 
likely  to  make  bigwigs  in  Hollywood 
scratch  their  heads  about  a  future 
much  more  immediate  than  2036!" 

"Things  To  Come"  will  move  into 
the  Rivoli  (New  York)  immediately 
after  "These  Three"  ends  its  run 
at  that  theatre.  Shortly  after  that  it 
will  be  released  throughout  the 
country  by  United  Artists. 


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"Things  To  Come"  Shows 

Fashions  of  the  Future 

"Things  To  Come"  presents: 

The  greatest  fashion  show  ever  staged  in  the  history  of  motion 
pictures— a  PRE-VIEW  of  TOMORROW'S  CLOTHES! 
In  "Things  To  Come"  the  camera  reveals: 
Short  skirts  are  coming  back — for  men  and  women! 

The  bathing  suit  of  1936  is  the  street  dress  of  2036!  750  pairs  of 
shapely  legs  prove  it. 

No  more  boiled  shirts  for  men!  No  more  belts,  no  more  buttons,  no 
more  hats,  no  more  pockets.  Wells  predicts  freedom  for  men! 

Wrist  telephones,  wrist  televisors,  wrist  radios — all  combined  in  one 
decorative  and  delicate  instrument  no  heavier  than  a  watch! 

Comfortable,  low-heeled  sandals  for  men  and  women.  No  socks  or 
stockings,  no  gaiters,  no  runs! 

All-year-round  shorts  for  men  and  a  light  tunic  instead  of  a  polo 

coat 

A  business  suit  of  silver  cloth  for  the  white  collar  "slave"  on  a 
two-hour  working  day. 

A  permanent  wave  that  lasts  a  lifetime! 

A  law  making  beauty  compulsory  and  an  educational  system  to  teach 
the  formula  of  health  and  beauty! 

Comfort,  style,  uniqueness — a  fashion  parade  of  the  future  to  inspire 
the  envy  of  your  audiences! 


Lit  Dige  Praises! 


Literary  Digest,  March  28,  re- 
views "Things  To  Come,"  jumping 
on  the  band-wagon  that  has  been 
deafening  in  its  praise  for  the  spec- 
tacular Alexander  Korda-H.  G. 
Wells  film. 

"This  astonishing  film," 
says  the  Digest,  "is  going  to  make 
the  aging  wish  they  could  hold  out 
to  2036." 

In  addition  to  its  enthusiastic  re- 
view the  Digest  also  carries  pictures 
showing  a  striking  scene  in  the 
year  2055,  from  "Things  To  Come." 


"Unequalled!" 

— News -Week 


"News-Week"  spread  itself  in  its 
review  of  "Things  To  Come,"  the 
sensational  Alexander  Korda-H.  G. 
Wells  film. 

"Alexander  Korda's  production," 
goes  that  magazine's  rave,  "is  mag- 
nificent and  unequalled.  Its  imagin- 
ative photography  and  excellent 
treatment  give  no  quarter  to  any- 
thing previously  done  on  similar 
lines." 

Two  catchy  scenes  from  the  pic- 
ture adorn  the  page  over  the  re- 
view. 


Korda -Wells  Film 
Debated  in 
Legislatures 
of  World 

Cited  by  speakers  in  both  the 
British  House  of  Commons  and  the 
French  Chamber  of  Deputies,  the 
Alexander  Korda  production  of  H. 
G.  Wells's  "Things  To  Come"  bids 
fair  to  become  a  point  of  reference 
in  legislative  bodies  throughout  the 
world. 

Sir  Philip  Sassoon,  Under  Secre- 
tary of  the  Air  Forces,  devoted 
considerable  time  to  the  picture 
in  introducing  air  estimates  in  the 
House  of  Commons  recently. 

"Doubtless,"  he  said,  "Members 
of  Parliament  have  seen  the  very 
striking  film,  'Things  To  Come'.  Mr. 
Wells  has  with  his  vivid  penetrative 
insight  seized  upon  and  illustrated 
two  things  which  I  believe  to  be 
profoundly  true.  Firstly,  that  there 
is  a.  growing  community  of  spirit 
among  airmen  of  whatever  nation- 
ality, which  may  ultimately  exercise 
profound  influence  over  world  re- 
lations. Secondly,  that  Wings  Over 
the  World  (Mr.  Wells's  name  for 
his  organization  of  airmen)  in  the 
sense  I  indicated  may  one  day  prove 
the  greatest  force  for  peace  that 
mankind  has  yet  seen." 

The  reference  to  the  Wells  film 
in  the  French  Chamber  of  Deouties 
folowed  a  spirited  debate  on  the  po- 
litical situation  across  the  border. 

Inasmuch  as  the  film  will  be 
shown  in  Washington  tomorrow  to 
an  audience  of  Supreme  Court  Jus- 
tices,  Ambassadors,  Cabinet  mem-  j 
bers  and  Congressmen,  similar  com- 
ment mav  follow  in  the  legislative  | 
bodies  of  the  United  States. 


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L,  April  7,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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HE  PAST  AND  CHALLENGES 
HE  PICTURES  OF  THE  FUTURE! 


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An  ALEXANDER  KOROA  Production 

with 

RAYMOND  MASSEY  -  RALPH  RICHARDSON 
SIR  CEDRIC  HARDWICKE  •  PEARL  ARGYLE 
PATRICIA  HALLIARD  •  MARGARETTA  SCOTT 

And  a  cast  of  20,000 
Directed  by  WM.  CAMERON  MENZIES 

A  LONDON  FILM 


□lings  To  Come" 

Gets  Class 

I  Capitol  Preview 


V  special  showing  of  the  Alex- 
tjier  Korda  production  of  H.  G. 
Ibis's''  Things  To  Come" — reserved 
R  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
Ijibassadors  and  member  of  the 
heign  legations,  Cabinet  Members, 
ngressmen,  Commissioners,  lead- 
|  of  the  world  press  and  others 
j  uprising  the  elite  of  the  nation's 
|j»ital — will  be  held  in  Washington 
lorrow  evening  (April  7). 
Washington     newspapers  have 
mn  giving  the  showing  a  tremen- 
I  is  breax  in  their  columns.  Indi- 
^ions  are  that  the  preview  will  be 
«najor  event  in  the  Washington 
Bial   calendar,    and    the  guests 
jdged  to  attend  will  represent  the 
fcst  distinguished  audience  ever  to 
[jness  a  motion  picture. 
[Lo  add  to  the  impressiveness  of 
occasion,   arrangements  have 
fin  made  for  a  transatlantic  tele- 
Mine  talk  from  Mr.  H.  G.  Wells  in 
I  idon  to  the  distinguished  audi- 
I  e  at  the  Wardman  Park  Theatre, 
ere  the  showing  will  be  held, 
ents  incident  to  the  showing  will 
broadcast  over  Station  WOL. 
n  addition  to  the  regular  Wash- 
ton  correspondents  for  the  lead- 
newspapers    of    the  world, 
resentative  newspapermen  from 
l.timore,  Wilmington,  Richmond 
,1  Norfolk  have  been  invited  to 
fend. 

Things  To  Come"  is  a  United 
bists  release.  Its  general  distribu- 

1i  to  theatres  throughout  the 
ntry  will  follow  shortly  after  the 
cial  showing. 


Personalities 


An  international  incident  may  re- 
sult from  the  special  showing  of 
H.  G.  Wells's  "Things  To  Come"  in 
Washington  tomorrow  evening.  The 
Washington  Sunday  Star  reports 
that  "certain  diplomats  are  beating 
each  other  over  the  head  in  order 
to  get  tickets  and  the  whole  town 
is  reaching  some  kind  of  boiling 
point  in  anticipation  thereof." 


Raymond  Massey,  star  of  "Things 
To  Come"  will  be  guest  of  Sir  Ronald 
Lindsay,  British  Ambassador  to  the 
United  States,  and  Lady  Lindsay, 
prior  to  the  showing.  If  he  gulps  his 
cup  it's  because  he  has  to  be  back 
in  New  York  in  time  for  the  evening 
performance  of  "Ethan  Frome"  in 
which  he  is  starring. 


William  Cameron  Menzies,  direc- 
tor of  the  Wells  screen  play  was  to 
have  been  in  Washington  for  the 
opening,  but  could  not  be  reached  in 
time.  After  months  of  arduous  labor 
on  the  picture,  with  its  dizzy  fore- 
casts, its  exciting  climaxes,  its 
monster  machines^of  the  future,  he 
fled  for  the  tall  timber  of  the  North 
Woods,  on  a  much  needed  vacation. 


Double  Truck 

In  Time 


Time  Magazine,  in  its  April  6 
issue,  broke  all  precedents,  and  for 
the  first  time  in  its  history  turned 
over  two  full  pages  to,  still  pictures 
plugging  a  movie! 

Pages  45  and  46  contain  a  double- 
truck  with  a  dozen  striking  scenes 
from  the  Alexander  Korda-H.  G. 
"Things  To  Come."  When  a  motion 
which  will  soon  be  generaly  released 
through  United  Artists. 


This  magnificent  break  is  more 
than  an  ordinary  layout.  The  pic- 
tures are  arranged  in  continuity, 
and  the  captions  tell  just  enough 
of  the  story  of  "Things  to  Come"  to 
excite  any  reader  of  the  magazine 
into  wanting  to  see. the  picture.  This 
gives  it  a  "teaser"  quality. 

It  is  a  tribute  to  the  widespread 
interest  that  has  been  aroused  in 
"Things  To  Come."  When  a  motion 
picture  is  given  such  a  tremendous 
break  in  a  magazine  of  more  than 
600,000  circulation  in  which  space  is 
at  a  premium,  it  means  that  the  pic- 
ture is  big,  important,  and  demands 
top  consideration. 


"Things  To  Come" 
Biggest  Screen 
Play  of  All  Time 


"Things  To  Come,"  produced  by 
Alexander  Korda,  ace  film-maker  of 
Great  Britain,  and  written  by  H. 
G.  Wells,  author  of  some  60  volumes 
of  history  and  fiction,  is  the  biggest 
picture  to  come  out  of  England  It 
represents  the  greatest  outlay  of 
time,  energy  and  ingenuity  ever 
given  to  such  a  spectacle. 

In  "Things  To  Come"  Wells  shows 
the  annihilating  effects  of  the  next 
world  war  and  the  reconstruction 
of  the  world  on  a  scientific  basis. 
He  visualizes  a  new  race,  living  in 
beautifully  landscaped  underground 
cities,  free  from  disease,  war  and 
economic  disturbances. 

It  is  not  surprising  to  learn  that 
it  took  thirteen  months  to  prepare, 
and  eleven  months  to  shoot  a  proj- 
ect of  this  magnitude.  More  than 
200,000  feet  of  film  were  used  to 
produce  the  final  9,000  feet  which 
audiences  will  get  in  90  minutes. 

The  brilliant  trick  photography 
employed  by  Ned  Mann,  Holly- 
wood's camera  genius,  is  an  exciting 
feature  of  "Things  To  Come." 

The  largest  number  of  extras  re- 
quired for  any  one  scene  in  "Things 
To  Come"  wil  be  seen  in  the  climax 
of  the  picture,  where  2000  men  and 
women  form  a  surging  crowd  which 
storms  the  base  of  the  space  gun 
when  a  boy  and  girl  offer  them- 
selves for  the  experiment.  George 
Perinal,  head  cameraman,  spent 
three  days  arranging  the  hundreds 
of  arc  lights  necessary  to  flood  this 
set  with  sunshine. 


A  nvUBTISRMP.NT 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


10 

"Colleen"  at 
$15,000  Top 
In  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  April  6. — With  only 
three  downtown  houses  open  as 
against  the  customary  six,  the  first  run 
situation  here  still  remains  in  a 
state  of  confusion  as  a  result  of  the 
flood.  One  of  these  theatres,  the 
Davis,  has  been  opened  by  Warners 
as  an  emergency  measure  to  take  care 
of  product  accumulating  from  the 
enforced  shutdown  of  the  Penn  and 
Stanley. 

With  conditions  still  pretty  much 
unsettled,  business  for  the  trio  that 
managed  to  get  going  again  was 
only  fair.  The  Davis  made  the  best 
showing  of  all,  getting  around  $5,000 
with  "Colleen"  in  six  days,  while  the 
Warner,  in  five  days  with  "13  Hours 
By  Air,"  collected  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $4,000  for  this  abbreviated  session. 
The  Casino,  switching  to  double  fea- 
tures from  singles  and  stage  units, 
had  only  four  days  for  "Waterfront 
Lady"  and  "Headline  Woman"  and 
had  to  be  content  with  a  trifle  short 
of  $2,000  for  that  period. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $11,000. 
Average  is  around  $12,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2: 

"WATERFRONT   LADY"  (Academy) 
"HEADLINE   WOMAN"  (Mascot) 

CASINO— (1,800),  25c-40c,  4  days.  Gross: 
2,000.    (Average,  for  7  days,  $3,000) 
"COLLEEN"   (W.  B.) 
DAVIS— (1,750),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  for  7  days,  $4,500) 
"13    HOURS    BY    AIR"  (Para.) 
WARNER— (2,000),     25c-40c,     5  days. 
Gross:     $4,000.      (Average,     for     7  days, 
$5,000) 


"Snowed  Under"  Is 
Indianapolis  Lead 

Indianapolis,  April  6. — -In  a  week 
marked  by  dull  business,  the  Lyric 
led  with  $8,000  for  "Snowed  Under" 
and  a  vaudeville  program  titled  "Go- 
ing Hollywood." 

Second  in  line  was  "Love  Before 
Breakfast,"  which,  teamed  with  "First 
a  Girl,"  brought  $6,100  into  the  In- 
diana. A  second  week  of  "Colleen" 
at  the  Apollo  took  $3,500. 

Five  years  to  the  day  after  its  first 
opening  at  the  Apollo,  the  revival  of 
Will  Rogers'  version  of  "A  Connecti- 
cut Yankee"  was  begun.  The  local 
showing  is  the  first  test  of  the  revival. 
The  first  day  brought  hopes  of  a 
$6,000  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,150. 
Average  is  $28,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  3 : 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 

APOLLO— (1,100),    25c-40c,    7    davs,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $4,000). 
"GIVE   US   THIS   NIGHT"  (Para.) 
"PREVIEW   MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  2Sc-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,150.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"FIRST  A  GIRL"  (G.  B.) 

INDIANA— (3,200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,100.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 
"YOU   MAY   BE   NEXT"  (Col.) 
LOEWS— (2,800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
55,400.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
LYRIC— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.   Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Pine"  Is  $4,200 
Leader  in  Lincoln 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  6. — "Trail  of 
the  Lonesome  Pine"  made  the  chips 
fly  this  week  and  it  reached  pre- 
Lenten  figures  with  $4,200,  marking 
up  the  fourth  straight  week  that  the 
Stuart  has  been  booming  widely  over 
the  average  mark.  The  $4,200  take 
represents  a  margin  of  $1,100  over 
par. 

"Colleen"  and  the  Orpheum  compo- 
site vaudeville  and  film  bills  ran  low 
for  the  week.  "Colleen"  was  at  the 
Lincoln  and  about  $300  above  the 
norm  on  a  $2,500  take.  It  started 
well,  but  dropped  later. 

The  Colonial  closed  last  week  and 
the  policy  was  taken  care  of  by  the 
Liberty,  a  1,200-seat  house. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $10,800. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  1: 

"MAN  HUNT"  (W.  B.) 
"LEATHERNECKS  HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

"  'NEATH  ARIZONA  SKIES"  (Lone  Star) 

LIBERTY— (1,200),  10c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 
"PASSING  OF  THE  3RD  FLOOR  BACK" 
(G.  B.) 

VARSITY— (1,100),  10c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $900.    (Average,  $1,300) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.    (Average,  $2,200) 

"EVERY   SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 
"INVISIBLE  RAY"  (Univ.) 
"BIG  BROADCAST"  (Para.) 
ORPHEUM — (1,350),  10c-15c-25c-35c-40c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $2,100.    (Average,  $2,100) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"TRAIL   OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,200.    (Average,  $3,100) 


"These  Three"  Is 
Providence  Winner 

Providence,  April  6.  —  Exceeding 
expectations  as  an  audience  dr&w, 
"These  Three"  climbed  over  the  usual 
take  of  $12,000  at  Loew's  State  by 
$1,800  and  won  unanimous  press 
raves.  The  only  other  theatre  in  the 
downtown  belt  to  touch  par  was  Fay's, 
which  was  |400  over  its  usual  $7,000 
with  "Bridge  of  Sighs"  and  a  stage 
revue,  "Spices  of  1936." 

The  Strand,  with  "13  Hours  by 
Air"  and  "Dancing  Feet,"  caught 
$6,000,  which  was  $500  under,  and  the 
RKO  Albee  did  only  $4,000  with 
"Silly  Billies"  and  "The  House  of  a 
Thousand  Candles."  The  house  par  is 
$7,000.  At  the  Majestic  "Everybody's 
Old  Man"  and  "Gentle  Julia"  brought 
in  $6,000,  down  $1,000  from  the  av- 
erage gross. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,200. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"DANCING  FEET"  (Republic) 

STRAND— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.   (Average.  $6,500) 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"GENTLE   JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

MAJESTIC— (2,400),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.   (Average.  $7,000) 

"BRIDGE  OF  SIGHS"  (Chesterfield) 

FAY'S— (1,600).  15c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Spices  of  1936."  Gross:  $7,400.  (Average, 
$7,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
"YOU  MAY  BE  NEXT"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S  STATE — (3.800).  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $13,800.    (Average.  $12,000) 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2.300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.  (Average,  $7,000) 


"Petticoat  Fever" 
$8,700  in  Houston 


Houston,  April  6. — "P  e  1 1  i  c  o  a  t 
Fever"  was  the  money-maker  here  last 
week,  grossing  $1,700  above  the  usual 
$7,000  with  a  total  take  of  $8,700  at 
Loew's  State. 

"A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream," 
playing  two  shows  a  day  at  advanced 
prices  and  reserved  seat  policy,  at 
the  Majestic  had  a  take  of  $4,500  in 
four  days,  which  was  up  to  expecta- 
tions. "Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine," 
held  over  three  days  from  the  previous 
week,  brought  the  Majestic  total  for 
the  week  to  the  average  $7,000. 

"Klondike  Annie"  at  the  Metropoli- 
tan fell  slightly  under  par,  with  $6,800. 
Average  is  $7,000. 

"The  Invisible  Ray,"  at  the  Kirby 
three  days,  hit  par  with  $3,000.  "Silly 
Billies"  at  the  Kirby  midweek  was 
also  off,  the  take  of  $1,200  being  under 
the  line  by  $300. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,700. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"THE  INVISIBLE  RAY"  (Univ.) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 

"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 
KIRBY— (1,450),    15c-35c,    1    day.  (Bank 
Night).    Gross:  $1,000.    (Average,  $400) 
"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
KIRBY— (1.450),   15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"PETTICOAT   FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
LOEWS    STATE— (2,750),    25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $8,700.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  LONESOME  PINE"  (Para.) 

MAJESTIC— (2,250),  25c-50c,  3  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:   $2,500.     (Average,  $3,000) 
"MIDSUMMER   NIGHTS  DREAM" 
(W.  B.) 

MAJESTIC— (2,250),  50c-$1.50,  4  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"KLONDIKE   ANNIE"  (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  — (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,800.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Exclusive"  Gets 
$2,200,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  April  6. — "Ex- 
clusive Story,"  with  a  take  of  $2,200 
at  the  Capital,  made  the  best  compara- 
tive showing  of  the  week. 

"Three  Live  Ghosts,"  helped  by  a 
stage  show  for  four  days  at  the  Lib- 
erty, reached  $2,150.  Average  for 
seven  days  is  $3,000.  "Colleen"  was 
$100  under  normal  on  a  take  of  $4,900 
at  the  Criterion. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,025. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  4: 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 

CRITERION  —  (1,700),    10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,900.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

MIDWEST  —  (1,500),     10c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"EXCLUSIVE  STORY"  (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),  10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,200.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"THREE  LIVE  GHOSTS"  (M-G-M) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-41c,  4 
days.  Gross:  $2,150.  Stage:  Wally  Vernon 
with  "Kit  Kat  Club"  revue.  (Average  for 
week.  $3,000) 

"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c,  3 
davs.  Gross:  $825.  (Average  for  week, 
$3,000) 


Nat  Lefton  Is  III 

Cleveland,  April  6. — Nat  L.  Lef- 
ton, Republic  franchise  owner,  is  ill 
at  his  home. 


Jews  Observe  Passover 

Jewish  members  of  the  industry  last 
night  began  observance  of  Passover.- 


Tuesday,  April  7,  I93t 

"Colleen"  Is 
$24,000  High 
With  Hub  Unit 

Boston,  April  6. — Grosses  held  up 
fairly  well  in  spite  of  the  approach  of 
the  closing  of  Lent.  "Colleen"  at  the 
Metropolitan,  with  a  stage  show  which 
consisted  of  the  "Springtime  Frolics" ; 
unit,  took  $24,000,  over  par  by  $2,000. 

"Don't  Get  Personal,"  with  a  revue  1 
on  the  stage  for  a  second  week  at  the  j 
RKO  Boston,  also  was  $2,000  over  the 
line  on  a  gross  of  $19,000.    All  other; 
houses  hovered  around  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $90,500. 
Average  is  $87,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  3  : 

"COUNTRY   DOCTOR"  <28th-Fox) 
(2nd  Run) 

"WIDOW   FROM   MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.  B.) 

FENWAY  —  (1.382),     30c-50c,     7  davS. 
Gross:  S4.500.    (Average,  $4,500; 

"SUTTER'S    GOLD"  (Univ.) 
KEITHS    MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-65c, 
7   days.    Gross:  Sll.OOO   (Average,  $12,000; 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
LOEW'S  ORPHEUM— (2,970),  25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $13,000; 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
LOEW'S    STATE— (3,537),    25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $12,000) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332).     35c-65c.  7 
Stage:    "Springtime    Frolics"    with    Eddie  I 
Garr,   Frazee   Sisters,   Wally   Brown.   Dan  I 
&  June.  Edar  King.  Paul  Florenze  troupe. 
Gross:  $24,000  (Average,  $22,000) 

"COUNTRY    DOCTORS"  (ZOth-Fox) 
(2nd  Run) 

"WIDOW    FROM    MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.  B.) 

PARAMOUNT— (1,793),   25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,000.     (Average,  $7,000; 

"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

RKO  BOSTON— (3.246),  3Sc-65c.  7  days.  I 
Stage:  "Folies  Comique  de  Paris"  (Second 
week).  Edward  Rosenwald  and  his  Orches-  j 
tr.a.    Gross:  S19,000  (Average,  $17,000; 

Penn,  Stanley  Rush 
Repairs  for  Opening 

Pittsburgh,  April  6. — Both  the 
Penn  and  Stanley  are  rushing  repairs 
in  an  effort  to  get  open  for  the 
Easter  business.  It  is  indicated  that 
the  Penn  will  be  in  shape  to  resume 
Friday,  with  the  Stanley  getting  un- 
der way  Saturday. 

Some  sections  of  the  theatres  will 
have  to  be  shut  off  for  a  time  and 
work  will  be  done  at  night.  The  Stan-  1 
ley  will  play  only  pictures  for  at  least  . 
a  week  or  two,  since  it  will  take  that 
long  to  install  a  new  stage  at  the 
Warner  house. 

For  their  reopening  attractions,  the 
Penn  will  have  "The  Singing  Kid," 
while  the  Stanley  will  get  "Small 
Town  Girl." 

The  Fulton  and  Alvin,  the  two 
other  first  run  houses  damaged  by 
high  water,  are  being  delayed  on  seat 
and  carpet  replacements  and  it's  doubt-  * 
ful  that  they  will  get  going  again 
before  another  two  weeks. 


Ernst  Fegte  to  Marry 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Ernst  Fegte, 
Paramount  studio  designer,  will  plane 
to  New  York,  Thursday,  where  he 
will  be  married  to  Eileen  O'Keene,  a 
non-professional. 


William  Robinson  Dies 

Belmont.  N.  C,  April  6. — William 
T.  Robinson,  62,  the  first  to  operate  a 
film  theatre  in  this  city,  is  dead  here. 


QUALITY 


PRODUCERS  of  many  special-purpose 
pictures  must  have  Eastman  Super  X  Pan- 
chromatic Negative  because  of  its  unusual 
characteristics.  And  the  bulk  of  the  in- 
dustry's big  feature  hits  regularly  benefit 
by  its  unmatched  photographic  quality. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort 
Lee,  New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  V 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7,  193- 


"Petticoat"  Dual 
Louisville's  Best 


Louisville,  April  6. — In  a  week 
marked  by  low  grosses,  Loew's  State 
made  the  best  showing  with  a  dual  bill, 
"Petticoat  Fever"  and  "You  May  Be 
Next."  At  that  the  takings  were  $300 
below  par,  on  a  $5,500  average. 

"Woman  Trap"  and  "The  Preview 
Murder  Mystery"  failed  to  stir  up 
much  interest  at  the  Rialto,  taking 
only  $4,000.  "Love  On  a  Bet,"  coupled 
with  "Three  Godfathers"  at  the 
Brown,  failed  to  get  going,  and  could 
do  no  better  than  $2,600,  $200  below 
par. 

Interest  in  the  first  starring  vehicle 
of  Irwin  S.  Cobb,  native  son,  was  at 
a  low  point,  and  "Everybody's  Old 
Man,"  dualled  with  "Here  Comes 
Trouble,"  could  garner  no  better  than 
$3,300,  under  the  line  by  $200. 

The  National,  with  a  well  rounded 
vaudeville  bill  headed  by  the  O' Conner 
Family  and  "Man  Hunt"  on  the 
screen  for  four  days,  did  fair  business, 
but  the  final  three  days  of  the  week's 
dual  featuring  "Transatlantic  Merry 
Go  Round"  and  "All  Quiet  on  the 
Western  Front,"  failed  to  get  much 
attention.  Gross  on  the  seven  days 
equalled  a  par  $3,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,900. 
Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"YOU  MAY  BE  NEXT"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3,000),   15c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,200.    (Average,  $5,500) 
"WOMAN    TRAP"  (Para.) 
"PREVIEW   MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

RIALTO— (3,000),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average.  $4,500) 

"LOVE   ON    A   BET"  (Radio) 
"THREE   GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 
BROWN— (1,400).     15c-25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $2,600.    (Average,  $2,800) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"HERE    COMES   TROUBLE"  (20th-Fox) 
STRAND— (1,500),    15c-25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,300.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
MARY  ANDERSON — (1.000),  15c-25c-40c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $2,600.  (Aver- 
age, $3,500) 

"MAN  HUNT"  (W.  B.) 
"TRANSATLANTIC  MERRY  GO 
ROUND"  (U.  A.) 
"ALL  QUIET  ON  THE  WESTERN 

FRONT"  (Univ.) 
NATIONAL— (2,400),  15c-2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:      Vaudeville,      O'Conner  Family, 
Johnny    Special,    Abbott,    Robey    &  Beill, 
Johnnie   Rexola    &   Company,   Jordan  and 
Grace,   four   days,   straight  pictures  three 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"THE  INVISIBLE  RAY"  (Univ. 
"THE  MELODY  LINGERS  ON"  (U.  A.) 

"SYLVIA  SCARLETT"  (Radio) 
"SEVEN  KEYS  TO  BALDPATE"  (Radio) 
ALAMO  — (900).    15c-25c,    7    days,  split 
week.    Gross:  $1,200.    (Average,  $1,400) 


Eddie  Corcoran  Passes 

Philadelphia,  April  6. — Word  has 
benn  received  here  of  the  death  of 
Eddie  Corcoran,  veteran  Paramount 
exploitation  and  publicity  man,  who 
was  stricken  aboard  a  transcontinental 
train  Saturday  and  died  in  Syracuse, 
Kan.,  yesterday. 


McGowan  Yarn  for  Radio 

Hollywood,  April  6.  —  An  original 
by  Dorrell  McGowan  and  Stuart  Ed- 
ward McGowan  called  "White  Heat" 
has  been  acquired  by  Radio.  John  E. 
Burch  and  Ernest  Pogano  will  be  co- 
producers. 


Walsh  on  "Spendthrift 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Raoul  Walsh 
has  been  engaged  to  direct  "Spend- 
thrift"  for   Walter  Wanger. 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Hollywood,  April  6. — Floyd  Cros- 
by, head  of  Pioneer  camera  depart- 
ment, shooting  Technicolor  tests  at 
Monterey.  .  .  .  Margaret  Bennett, 
formerly  Louis  B.  Mayer's  secretary, 
to  share  with  Silvia  Schulman 
duties  of  secretary  to  David  O.  Selz- 
nick.  .  .  .  Sir  Guy  Standing  back 
at  his  ranch  home  at  Malibu  Lake. . . . 
William  Wyler  back  from  New 
York,  where  he  worked  on  the  script 
of  "Dodsworth,"  which  he  will  direct. 
.  .  .  Gene  Cohn  in  from  New  York 
as  assistant  in  Pioneer  publicity  de- 
partment. 

Neville  Reay  named  assistant  to 
Russell  Birdwell,  Selznick  Inter- 
national publicity  chief.  .  .  .  Lyle 
Moraine  signed  to  a  long  term  War- 
ner contract.  .  .  .  Lili  Damita  booked 
for  personal  appearances  by  F.  &  M. 
.  .  .  Harold  Kemp,  in  charge  of  the 
F.  &  M.  agency  here,  back  from  New 
York.  .  .  .  Republic  puts  next  John 
Wayne,  "The  Lonely  Trail"  into 
work.  .  .  .  Jane  Withers  and  her 
mother  back  from  a  personal  appear- 
ance tour.  .  .  .  Pat  O'Brien  starts 
"Everybody's  Sweetheart"  at  War- 
ners on  completion  of  "Public  Enemy's 
Wife." 

Warners  instituting  an  insurance 
drive  among  employes,  offering  a  low 
rate  as  inducement.  .  .  .  Danny  Dare 
signed  by  Paramount  to  direct  a  dance 
number  for  "Three  Cheers  for  Love." 
Miguel  Mariano  Gomez,  president- 
elect of  Cuba,  and  Mayor  Shaw  of 
Los  Angeles,  guests  at  a  Paramount 
luncheon  the  other  day.  .  .  .  Columbia 
buys  "No  Gold  Medal,"  magazine 
story  by  Leonard  Lee.  .  .  .  Arthur 
Zellner  leaves  Warner  publicity  de- 
partment for  Selznick  International. 
.  .  .  Omar  Kiam,  Goldwyn  costume 
designer,  back  from  New  York  with 
materials  for  costumes. 


Casting — Victor  Jory,  Russell 
Hardie,  Joan  Perry,  Thurston 
Hall  in  Columbia's  "Fer  de  Lance." 
.  .  .  Neal  Fitzgerald,  Milton  Owen 
and  John  Kascier  in  "Lost  Horizon," 
same  studio.  .  .  .  Edward  Earle,  Gene 
Stone,  Charles  Sherlock  and  Paul 
Kruger  in  "Queer  Money,"  also  Co- 
lumbia. .  .  .  Henry  Armetta  loaned 
by  Universal  for  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox's  "Mercy  Killer."  .  .  .  Radio  sets 
Henry  B.  Walthall  in  "Last  of  the 
Bad  Men"  and  Ralph  Forbes  in 
"Mary  of  Scotland."  ...  At  Para- 
mount Inez  Courtney  in  "Three 
Cheers  for  Love"  and  Lucille  Glea- 
son  in  "Rhythm  of  the  Range."  .  .  . 
Republic  adds  Lon  Chaney,  Jr.,  and 
Lois  Wilde  to  "The  Singing  Cow- 
boy." .  .  .  Warners  add  Rosalind 
Marquis  to  "Earthworm  Tractors." 

Robert  McWade,  Edward  Nugnet, 
Leonard  Carey,  Berton  Churchill 
and  Hedda  Hopper  in  Radio's  "His 
Majesty  Bunker  Bean."  .  .  .  Lyle 
Talbot  and  Nat  Pendleton  in  Co- 
lumbia's "Smart  Sister."  .  .  .  Vir- 
ginia Weidler  and  Billy  Lee  have 
the  leading  child  roles  in  "Ah,  Miss 
Keane."  .  .  .  James  Conlin  in  Para- 
mount's  "And  Sudden  Death."  .  .  . 
Pat  Paterson  gets  lead  opposite 
Henry  Fonda  in  Walter  Wanger's 
"Spendthrift."  .  .  .  John  Miljan  in 
20th-Fox's  "Private  Number."  .  .  . 
Mary  Astor  opposite  Lyle  Talbot 
in  Columbia's  "Trapped  by  Tele- 
vision." 

Colin  Kenny  in  Warners'  "The 


Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade"  and 
Harry  K.  Morton  in  the  same 
studio's  "Love  Begins  at  20."  .  .  . 
Brenda  Fowler  added  to  the  cast  of 
Walter  Wanger's  "The  Case  Against 
Mrs.  Ames."  .  .  .  Margaret  Calla- 
han gets  feminine  role  in  Radio's 
"The  Last  of  the  Bad  Men."  .  .  . 
Lucille  Ball  in  feature  role  of 
Radio's  "His  Majesty  Bunker  Bean." 
.  .  .  Charles  Ruggles  and  Mary 
Boland  have  leading  roles  in  "Hotel 
Haywire,"  Paramount.  .  .  .  Reginald 
Owen  in  "The  Duchess,"  same  studio. 
.  .  .  Lucy  Beaumont  in  M-G-M's 
"The  Witch  of  Timbuktu."  .  .  .  Dixie 
Dunbar  in  "Once  Every  Year,"  20th- 
Fox.  .  .  .  Scott  Beckett  joins  the 
cast  of  "The  Case  Against  Mrs. 
Ames,"  forthcoming  Wanger  produc- 
tion. 

+ 

Writers — Radio  borrows  Jane 
Murfin  from  Samuel  Goldwyn  to 
write  script  for  "Street  Girl,"  next 
for  Lily  Pons.  .  .  .  Robert  N.  Lee 
doing  screenplay  for  "The  Devil  Com- 
mands" at  Republic.  .  .  .  Owen  Daws 
working  on  original  for  Paramount. 
.  .  .  Frank  R.  Adams  at  Palm 
Springs  working  on  script  of  his  "A 
Kiss  in  the  Sun"  for  Paramount.  .  .  . 
Dale  Van  Every  on  script  of  "The 
Son  of  Monte  Cristo"  at  Radio.  .  .  . 
Bradford  Ropes  writing  an  original, 
"Three  a  Day"  at  Warners.  .  .  . 
Mary  McCall,  Jr.,  working  on  script 
of  "Everybody's  Sweetheart,"  same 
studio.  .  .  .  Jules  Furthman  bor- 
rowed from  M-G-M  to  assist  Howard 
Hawks,  director,  on  script  of  "Come 
and  Get  It,"  for  Samuel  Goldwyn. 
+ 

Title  Changes — Warners  change  the 
title  of  "Murder  in  the  Big  House"  to 
"Jail  Break."  .  .  .  Same  studio  re- 
titles  "Big  Business"  to  "Big 
Noise."  .  .  .  Universal  change  "What 
Price  Parole,"  to  "Parole"  and 
"Crashing  Through"  to  "Crasher 
Donovan."  .  .  .  Radio  has  titled  the 
next  Wheeler  and  Woolsey  film 
"Mummy's  Boys." 


Keighley  Is  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  April  6.  —  William 
Keighley  has  been  re-signed  by  War- 
ners to  a  new  long-term  directorial 
contract.  He  is  now  directing  Edward 
G.  Robinson  in  "Bullets  and  Ballots" 
and  recently  finished  co-direction  of 
"Green  Pastures"  with  Marc  Connollv. 


"Mummy's  Boy"  Picked 

Hollywood,  April  6. — "Mummy's 
Boy"  will  be  the  title  of  Wheeler  and 
Woolsey's  next  for  Radio.  It  is  being 
adapted  by  Charles  Roberts  from  an 
original  by  Lew  Lipton  and  Jack 
Townley.    Fred  Guiol  will  direct. 


Warners  Sign  Pashlan 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Frank  Pash- 
lan, who  does  a  comic  strip  for  Con- 
solidated News  Features  under  the  pen 
name  of  "Tish  Tash,"  has  been  added 
to  the  Looney  Tune  and  Merrie 
Melodies  story  department  at 
Warners. 


Cohn  Heads  East  Soon 

Hollywood,  April  6. — Jack  Cohn  is 
slated  to  leave  for  New  York  in  a  few 
days.  He  has  been  here  conferring 
with  his  brother,  Harry,  on  Colum- 
bia's 1936-37  program. 


Fairfield  County's 
Bank  Night  Ban  End. 

Bridgeport,  April  6. — The  Ban 
Night  ban  has  been  lifted  throughov. 
Fairfield  County,  following  a  confer 
ence  between  William  H.  Comle; 
states  attorney;  Lorin  W.  Willis,  as 
sistant,  and  D.  Harold  Cotter,  cit 
prosecutor.  The  authorities  decide 
that  the  game  was  not  prohibited  tin 
der  the  state  lottery  law,  since  no  con 
sideration  except  registration  was  re 
quired  for  eligibility  to  win.  Screen 
is  still  prohibited,  as  are  Beano  an> 
Bingo. 

Stamford  theatres  are  still  not  per 
mitted  to  use  the  cash  awards. 


Hold  New  Haven  Benefi 

New  Haven,  April  6. — Cooperatin; 
in  a  14-act  midnight  show  at  the  Pol 
the  Paramount,  Roger  Sherman  an' 
Poli  and  the  Journal-Courier  netted 
considerable  sum  for  the  benefit  c 
flood  sufferers.  Harry  F.  Shaw,  Po!' 
New  England  division  manager,  acte. 
as  master  of  ceremonies.  The  prograr 
featured  Lewis  and  Ames,  Will  an 
Gladys  Ahearn,  Oshins  and  Leshy  an>; 
others.  The  New  Haven  Civic  Or: 
chestra,  Seven  Gables  Orchestra  an 
Harry  Berman's  ensemble  provide 
the  music. 


Indianapolis  Men  Hurt 

Indianapolis,  April  6. — Ira  Db 
sound  engineer,  and  Fred  Wright,  pro 
jectionist,  were  burned  on  the  face  an< 
hands  in  an  explosion  of  film  in  th 
Stratford,  neighborhood  house.  Flame 
were  confined  to  the  operator's  bootr 
Dix  and  Wright  are  recovering  in  th 
Methodist  Hospital. 


Trekolog  Films  Moves 

Trekolog  Films,  Inc.,  distributor  o 
the  travel  films  produced  by  the  Voi 
Baumann-Roosevelt  expedition,  ha 
moved  into  the  RKO  Bldg.,  Rocke 
feller  Center. 


Wall  Street 


Universal  Gains  6Vi  Pts.  on  Boon 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang 

Columbia,    vtc    ..40       39       39  —  % 

Columbia,    pfd    ..  48       48  48   

Consolidated     ....    Wi      6%      6%  +  54 

Consolidated,   pfd.  18%     17%  17%   

Eastman   169%   167      167  —2 

Eastman,    pfd  164%    16454    164%  +  % 

Loew's,  Inc  47%     47%     47%  —  % 

Paramount                 9%      9%      9%  +  % 

Paramount  1  pfd..  72       72       72  +1 

Paramount  2  pfd..  10%      9%      9%  —  Yi 

Pathe  Film               11        10%     10%  —  % 

RKO                        7%      7%      7%  —  % 

20th  Century -Fox.  27%     27%     27%  —  % 

20th  Centurv.  pfd.  35%     35        35  —  % 

Universal,   pfd.... 101        99      100%  +6% 

Warner  Bros  12%     11%     12  +  % 

Curb  Off  Fractionally 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone                    3%      3         3  —  % 

Technicolor   30%     30%     30%  —  % 

Trans-Lux                 4         4         4  —  % 

Bonds  Hold  Levels 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s   '40...  28       27%  28   

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  28        27%     27%  +  % 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  94%  94%  94%  —  % 
Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    56       56  56   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55                    89%     89       89  —  % 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd                   95       94%     94%  —  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  6) 


fsday.  April  7.  1936 


MOTION  pictur:. 

DAILY 


Leathernecks"  Is 
Cincinnati  Leader 


Cincinnati,  April  6.  —  Business 
owed  a  downward  trend  last  week, 
th  only  the  Strand,  independent, 
King  into  the  plus  column  with 
the  Leathernecks  Have  Landed," 
ich  pulled  $1,900,  compared  with 
B1.500  average. 

"'Desire"  at  the  RKO  Albee  broke 
en  at  $12,000,  and  moved  to  the 
XO     Capitol.      "Every  Saturday 
ght"   at  the   RKO    Shubert.  ^  plus 
tior  Bowes'  Amateur  Unit  No.  3 
the  stage,  also  got  an  even  break 
>:h  $12,000.   The  same  was  true  of 
todern  Times."  playing  its  second 
.vntown  week  at  the  RKO  Grand, 
>ere    the    take    registered  32,750. 
herwise,  minus  signs  predominated. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $49,500. 
erage  is  $60,200. 
Istimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  31: 

.EATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

TRAXD — (1,500).  15c-25c.  7  days.  Gross: 
tf00.  (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  1: 
THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

,.KO  LYRIC— (1,400).  35c-42c,  7  days, 
'oss:   $3,450.    (Average,  $6,500) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

'.KO  ALBEE— (3.300),  35c-42c.  7  days. 
ijss:    $12,000.    (Average,    $12,000)  Moved 

RKO  Capitol. 
\     "13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
':KO  PALACE — (2,700),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
loss:  $8,600.    (Average,  $10,000) 

"EVERY   SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

J  KO  SHUBERT— (2.150).  35c-55c.  7  days. 
Jlge:  Major  Bowes'  Amateur  Unit  No.  3. 

«ss:  $12,000.   (Average,  $12,000) 
1  "PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
<!.KO    CAPITOL— (2.000).     35c-42c,  2nd 
Jvntown  week.     Gross:  $3,700.  (Average, 

-00) 

"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.  A.) 

KO  GRAND— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
:  downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,750.  (Aver- 
';  $2,750) 

"SUNSET  OF  POWER"  (Univ.) 
KO  FAMILY — (1,000),  15c-25c,  3  days, 
oss:  $1,100.  (Average,  $1,250) 
'MILLIONS  IN  THE  AIR"  (Para.) 
(::KO  FAMILY— (1.000).  15c-25c,  4  days, 
oss:  $900.   (Average.  $1,200) 

"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 
KEITH'S— (1,500).    30c-40c.    7    days.  2nd 
|  tmuous  week.  Gross:   $3,000.  (Average, 



Milwaukee  Theatres 
i  Raise  Sunday  Scale 

Milwaukee,  April  6.— An  increase 
Sunday  adult  admission  prices  will 
effective  in  local  theatres  April  12. 
ider  the  schedule,  early  admission 
•ces  are  abolished  and  all  houses 
1  charge  their  top  prices  all  dav 

•nday,  with  the  exception  of  the 
verside  and  Princess.  The  former  is 
irging  20  cents  to  1  P.M.,  instead  of 
usual  15  cents,  and  30  cents  to 
sing.     Former  top  price  was  25 

jpts.  The  latter  is  charging  20  cents 
6  P.M.  and  25  cents  to  closing. 

The  increase  represents  a  general 
ost  of  five  cents,  although  for  some 

yuses  charging  reduced  matinee  ad- 

Jssions  on  Sundays  the  increase  is 
high  as  from  15  to  20  cents.  Vari- 
3  of  these  houses,  charging  matinee 
mission  until  5  P.M.  of  15  and  20 
its,  will  now  charge  25  and  35  cents, 
ipectively,  the  entire  day.   The  com- 

Mttee  which  drafted  the  new  schedule 
:luded:  Charles  Trampe.  president, 
m  Board  of  Trade:  H.  J.  Fitz- 
rald,  general  manager,  Wisconsin 
nusement;  Harold  Mirsch,  Warner 
:atres;  A.  D.  Kvool.  Saxe  Amuse- 
mt,  and  George  Fischer,  Harry 
rlewitz  and  Al  Bartelt,  representing 
:  independents. 


These  Three"  Big 
Milwaukee  Grosser 


Milwaukee,  April  6.  —  The  big- 
noise  in  a  spotty  week  was  "These 
Three"  and  "Don't  Get  Personal," 
which  grossed  $9,500  at  the  Warner, 
just  $4,500  above  par.  Although  $500 
below  par,  "Prisoner  of  Shark 
Island"  and  "Millions  in  the  Air" 
grossed  $7,500  at  Fox's  Wisconsin  for 
second  high  honors. 

"So  Red  the  Rose"  and  "Charlie 
Chan  at  the  Circus"  did  §5,300  at 
Fox's  Palace,  $300  over  average,  while 
"Dizzy  Dames"  and  the  "Kit  Kat  Club 
Revue"  on  the  Riverside  stage  col- 
lected $200  above  par,  grossing  $5,200. 

Despite  the  General  Motors  show 
at  the  Milwaukee  Auditorium  with 
Horace  Heidt  and  his  Brigadiers  as 
the  free  attraction,  business  at  down- 
town houses  opened  fair,  but  wilted 
under  an  eight-inch  snow  storm  which 
began  early  Wednesday  afternoon. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,500. 
Average  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"SO  RED  THE  ROSE"  (Para.) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 

PALACE— (2,800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,300.  (Average,  $5,000) 

"DIZZY  DAMES"  (Liberty) 
RIVERSIDE—  (2.300).  15c-20c-25c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Kit  Kat  Club  Revue  with  Sid  Page. 
Marcy  Bros.  &  Beatrice,  Grenadiers  & 
Louis.  Lucille  Sherri,  Jackie  Dolan.  Rus- 
sell Redmond  and  Earle  &  Robin.  Gross: 
$5,200.  (Average,  $5,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 
WARNER— (2,400),  25c-40c,  8  davs.  Gross: 
$9,500.  (Average,  $5,000) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 

(20th-Fox) 
"MILLIONS  IN  THE  AIR"  (Para.) 
WISCONSIN— (3,200),    25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.  (Average,  $8,000) 


Greek  Film  Imports 
Up  Sharply  in  1935 

Washington,  April  6— Imports  of 
films  into  Greece  in  1935  amounted  to 
8,075  kilograms,  with  a  value  of  about 
$22,571,218,  as  compared  with  6,147 
kilograms  valued  at  about  $17,414,849 
in  1934,  according  to  a  report  by  Act- 
ing Commercial  Attache  Don  C.  Bliss, 
in  Athens,  to  the  U.  S.  Dept.  of 
Commerce. 

In  1935,  the  breakdown,  as  to  coun- 
tries of  origin,  was  United  States. 
2,758  kilograms ;  United  Kingdom, 
1,736:  Germany,  1,722;  France,  939, 
and  others,  920.  The  figures  show 
a  marked  shift  from  the  previous  year, 
when  France  accounted  for  2,271  kilo- 
grams, Germany  for  1,597,  United 
States  for  1,406,  United  Kingdom  for 
373,  and  others  for  500. 

Imports  from  France  are  shown 
high  in  1934  because  during  the  most 
of  that  year  American  films  dubbed 
in  French  studios  were  entered  as  hav- 
ing originated  in  France.  However, 
the  import  difficulties  which  developed 
in  the  latter  part  of  1934  and  during 
1935  in  connection  with  the  Greek- 
French  compensation  agreement  and 
the  virtual  embargo  placed  on  imports 
from  France  made  it  necessary  for 
American  producers  to  accompany 
their  film  shipments  from  France  with 
a  declaration  to  the  effect  that  the 
films  were  of  American  origin. 


To  Build  K.  C.  Theatre 

Kansas  City,  April  6.  —  C.  C. 
Nigro  plans  a  new  1,000-seat  house 
on  property  he  owns  here.  The  struc- 
ture, including  stores,  is  expected  to 
cost  $100,000. 


2.  for  a  tWsan^ 
policemen  -  -  - 

Send  for  them  wcjlrt  away- 
I  W  ay  man-He  done  me  vnrotia 


"Will  DO 
PIENTY  AT 
THE  BOX- 
OFFICE" 

—Hollywood 
Reporter 


Chester  MORRIS  *  Helen  MORGAN 


Dislributed    by   REPUBLIC  PICTURES 


14 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  7,  192 


6t 


Pasteur"  Is 
Outstanding, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  April  6. — "The  Story 
of  Louis  Pasteur"  was  a  surprise  here 
last  week  in  the  dullest  part  of  the 
Lenten  season.  It  took  $7,000  at  the 
Orpheum,  over  normal  by  $1,500. 

At  the  same  time  "The  Trail  of  the 
Lonesome  Pine"  was  demonstrating 
exceptional  strength  for  this  time  of 
the  year  by  getting  $6,500  at  the  St. 
Paul  Paramount.  This  was  up  by 
$1,000.  No  other  house  passed  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $25,000.  Average  is 
$25,500.  Total  first  run  business  in 
St.  Paul  was  $16,500.  Average  is 
$16,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  April  1: 

"PASSING  OF  THE  THIRD  FLOOR 
BACK"  (G.B.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 
"EVERY   SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

LYRIC— (1,238).  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 

MINNESOTA— (4,000),    25c-55c.    7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $10,000) 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.N.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"PRISONER   OF    SHARK  ISLAND" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  April  3: 

"TRAIL   OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $5,500) 

"PETRIFIED  FOREST"  (W.B.) 
RIVIERA— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.     (Average,  $3,500) 

"MUSIC  GOES  "ROUND"  (CoL) 
ORPHEUM— (2,000).     25c-40c,     4  days. 
Gross:  $1,500.    (Average  for  week,  $4,000) 
"YELLOW   DUST"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (2.000),     25c-40c.     3  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average  for  week,  $4,000) 
"PREVIEW    MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"FIRST  A  GIRL"  (G.B.) 

WORLD— (400).  25c-35c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 


Colombia  Market  Up 
For  American  Films 

Washington,  April  6.  —  Colombia 
offers  a  steadily  expanding  market  for 
American  films,  according  to  a  re- 
port to  the  U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Commerce 
from  its  Bogota  office. 

During  the  last  three  years,  many 
theatres  have  been  remodeled  and  the 
quality  of  projection  improved.  Mod- 
ern buildings  have  been  constructed 
and,  while  relatively  small,  they  have 
tended  to  raise  the  standard  of  show 
houses  in  the  leading  cities. 

In  Bogota  during  1935  attendance 
reached  4,608,000,  as  compared  with 
2,322,000  in  1934. 

Total  imports  of  exposed  sound  film 
from  the  United  States  during  1934 
amounted  to  2,915,465  linear  feet. 

There  are  from  155  to  200  theatres 
operating  in  Colombia,  with  75  of 
these  accounting  for  the  bulk  of  box- 
office  receipts.  Total  seating  capacity 
is  estimated  at  80,000,  the  report 
states. 


'Snowed"  and 
Vanities  High 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  April  6. — "S  n  o  w  e  d 
Under,"  with  Earl  Carroll's  Vanities 
on  the  stage,  took  top  honors  among 
first  runs  here,  with  a  $19,000  gross 
at  the  RKO  Palace  where  $15,000  is 
par. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  went  into 
second  place,  topping  Loew's  State 
$12,000  average  by  $1,000. 

"The  Ghost  Goes  West"  was  third 
in  local  popularity.  It  had  a  take  of 
$8,500  at  Warners'  Hippodrome, 
which  is  S500  above  average. 

"Colleen,"  a  holdover  at  the  Allen, 
and  "Desire,"  a  holdover  at  Loew's 
Stillman,  both  playing  a  second  week 
downtown,  finished  their  runs  with  the 
house  averages. 

The  weather  was  cold  and  rainy. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $47,500. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  3 : 

"COLLEEN"  (Warner) 

ALLEN— (3,300),  30c-35c-42c.  7  days.  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3,400),   30c-35c-42c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAX— (1.900),  30c-35c- 
42c,  7  days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Av- 
erage. $4,000) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"   (F.  N.) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
davs.  Stage:  Earl  Carroll's  Vanities. 
Gross:   $19,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME  — (3.800), 
30c-35c-42c.  7  davs.  Gross:  $8,500.  (Aver- 
age, $8,000) 


Pine,"  on  a  Dual 
Omaha  Hit,  $6,200 

Omaha,  April  6. — "The  Trail  of 
the  Lonesome  Pine,"  heading  a  dual 
bill  with  "Every  Saturday  Night," 
turned  out  to  be  just  what  film  fans 
wanted  here  last  week.  The  $6,200 
gross  at  the  Omaha  was  over  normal 
by  $1,200  and  was  the  only  one  in 
town  to  get  into  the  profit  division. 

"Colleen"  and  "My  Alarriage"  at 
the  Orpheum  were  weak  with  $7,400 
and  "Love  on  a  Bet"  and  "Muss  'em 
Up"  were  off  on  a  $3,800  gross  at  the 
Brandeis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $17,600. 
Average  is  $16,500. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  31: 

"LOVE   ON   A   BET"  (Radio) 
"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— 1,200).  25c-35c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:   $3,800.    (Average.  $4,000) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
"MY  MARRIAGE"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM  — (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:   $7,400.    (Average,  $7,500) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"TRAIL   OF    THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

"EVERY    SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

OMAHA— (2,200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $6,200.    (Average,  $5,000) 


Retire  Vancouver  Censor 

Vancouver,  B.  C,  April  6. — Joseph 
Smith,  for  many  years  censor  here, 
has  been  retired,  and  his  place  has 
been  taken  by  J.  B.  Hughes,  who  has 
been  assistant  censor  for  some  time. 
Mrs.  Robert  Smith  becomes  assistant 
to  Hughes. 


Very  Odd 

New  Orleans,  April  6. — At 
about  the  same  time  theatres 
were  reporting  a  drop  in  re- 
ceipts because  of  the  dis- 
charge of  thousands  of  WPA 
workers  the  Central  Trades 
and  Labor  Assembly  com- 
plained to  the  police  against 
overcrowding. 

The  police  investigated  and 
decided  that  the  only  standees 
were  on  giveaway  nights  and 
there  weren't  enough  of  them 
to  constitute  a  fire  hazard. 


"F-Man"  and 
Show  Strong, 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  April  6.  — "F-Man," 
helped  by  a  Major  Bowes'  unit  at  the 
Earle,  made  the  best  showing  in  a 
dull  week.  The  $15,000  take  was  over 
the  line  by  $1,500. 

The  only  other  attraction  to  dem- 
onstrate any  strength  was  "Klondike 
Annie,"  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Stanton.  It  reached  $8,500,  up  by 
$1,500,  and  was  held  over  for  a  third 
week. 

Sunday  business  was  a  disappoint- 
ment. 

Total  first  run  business  was  374,400. 
Average  is  $82,760. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN"  (U.  A.) 

ALDINE— (1,200),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.   (Average,  $8,160) 

"SYLVIA  SCARLETT"  (Radio) 
(Second  Run) 
ARCADIA— (600).    25c-40c-50c.    9  davs. 
Gross:  $2,200.   (Average.  7  days,  $2,800) 
"PETTICOAT   FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c.  7  days.  2nd  week. 
Gross:   $11,000.    (Average.  $14,000) 
"F-MAN'  (Para.) 
EARLE— (2,000),     25c-40c-50c,     7  days. 
Stage:   Major  Bowes'  Unit  No.  2.  Gross: 
$15,500.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

FOX— (3,000).  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Ed  Lowry.  "Ten  Harlem  Truckers."  Lil- 
lian Dawson.  Elaine  Arden.  Rita  Roy  and 
Reese  Brothers.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Average, 
S14.000) 

"GIVE   US   THIS   NIGHT"  (Para.) 

KARLTON— (1.000).  25c-35c-40c.  7  davs. 
Gross:  $2,100.   (Average.  $4,000) 

"COUNTRY  DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 
(Second  Run) 
KEITH'S— (2,000).     30c-40c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $3,600.   (Average.  S4.000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
STANLEY— (3.700).  40c-55c,  7  davs  Gross: 
$10,500.   (Average.  $14,000) 

"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 
STANTON— (1,700).   30c-40c-50c,    7  davs, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $8,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 

Wallace  MacDonald  Out 

Hollywood.  April  6.  —  Wallace 
MacDonald  has  resigned  as  super- 
visor of  writers  for  Republic  to  join 
the  office  of  H.  N.  Swanson  as  an  as- 
sociate. MacDonald  has  been  with 
Nat  Levine  and  Republic  for  the  past 
two  years.  He  will  probably  not  be 
replaced  until  Levine  returns  from 
Honolulu. 


McClure  Moves  to  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  April  6.— Harry  Mc- 
Clure, district  manager  for  Fox  Mid- 
west at  Topeka,  Kan.,  has  moved  his 
offices  to  Kansas  City,  and  will  handle 
the  district  from  here.  McClure  has 
made  his  headquarters  at  Topeka  sev- 
eral vears. 


"Music  Goes," 
Band,  Detroit 
Top,  $18,500 


Detroit,  April  6. — "The  Musi 
Goes  'Round,"  with  Jan  Garber  an 
his  orchestra,  proved  a  winning  com 
bination  at  the  Fox.  The  take,  de 
spite  the  general  dullness,  went  up  t 
$18,500,  over  par  by  $3,500. 

"Colleen"  did  well  at  the  Michiga 
with  a  gross  of  $21,100,  and  a  com 
bination  of  "The  Leathernecks  Hav 
Landed"  and  "Dancing  Feet"  at  th 
Adams  was  on  the  profit  side  of  th' 
line  at  S5,500,  but  elsewhere  busines 
was  in  the  doldrums. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $64,90( 
Average  is  $65,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end 
ing  April  2 : 

"LEATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 
"DANCING  FEET"  (Republic) 

ADAMS— (1,770),  10c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross 
$5,500.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"THE  MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (Col.) 
FOX—  (5,100),    15c-65c,    7    days.  Stage 
Jan  Garber  and  Orchesrta.    Gross:  $18,501 
(Average,  $15,000) 

"COLLEEN"   (W.  B.) 
MICHIGAN— (4.100),    15c-65c,    7  days 
Stage:  Xavier  Cugat  and  orchestra:  Gross 
$21,100.    (Average,  $20,000) 

"THE   WALKING  DEAD"    (W.  B.) 
"THREE  GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 
STATE— (3,000),  10c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross 
$3,600.    (Average,  S5,000) 
"TRAIL   OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE' 
(Para.) 

UNITED    ARTISTS— (2,070),  15c-55c. 
days.    Gross:  $8,400.    (Average,  S10,000) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

RKO  DOWNTOWN— (2,950),  15c-55c, 
days.    Gross:  $7,800.    (Average,  $10,000) 


"Petticoat"  Is  Best 
On  New  Haven  Dual 

New  Havex,  April  6. — "Petticoa 
Fever,"  on  the  Poli  dual  witl 
"Farmer  in  the  Dell,"  showed  a  $50 
increase  over  the  $7,000  average.  Th< 
College,  with  "Music  Goes  'Round,' 
"Two  in  the  Dark."  and  a  packe< 
Amateur  Night  totalled  $3,100,  up  b; 
$300.  The  Paramount,  playing  "Lov 
Before  Breakfast"  and  "Previev 
Murder  Mvstery,"  went  slightlv  unde 
the  $4,800  line.  "Rhodes,  the  Dia 
mond  Master"  and  "Snowed  Under" 
dipped  considerably  under  at  th( 
Roger  Sherman.  Managers  made  thi 
usual  complaint  of  the  pre-Holy  Weel 
slump. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,900 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  3 : 
"THE  MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (CoL) 

"TWO  IN  THE  DARK"  (Radio) 
COLLEGE  —  (1.499),     25c-35c.     7  davs. 
Gross:  S3.100.    (Average,  $2,800) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,400),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,400.    (Average.  S4.800) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL'  (Radio) 
POLI — (3.040).    35c-50c.    7   davs.  Gross: 
$7,500.    (Average.  $7,000) 
"RHODES,   THE   DIAMOND  MASTER" 
(G.  B.) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 

ROGER  SHERMAN—  (2.200),  35c-  50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  S3.900.    (Average,  S4.700) 


E.  E.  Jameson  to  Rest 

K\xsas  City,  April  6.  — Earl  E. 
Jameson,  president  of  Film  Deliver}1 
here,  will  leave  April  7  for  a  30-day 
rest  in  New  Mexico. 


The  Flood  Sufferers 

Thank  You 

IN  ADVANCE 

FOR  THE  ACTIVITIES  NOW  BEING  CONDUCTED 

BY  THE 

Stage-Screen  And  Radio 

Organizations 

THROUGH  THE 

CITIZENS  COMMITTEE 
OF  GREATER  NEW  YORK 


MAJOR  EDWARD  BOWES 
General  Chairman 


HON.  F.  H.  LaGUARDIA 
Honorary  chairman 


OVER  500,000  DESTITUTE  AND  NEEDY 
WILL  BE  HELPED  BY  THE  FUNDS 
RAISED  DURING  THE  WEEK  OF  APRIL  27th 
BY  THE  AMUSEMENT  INDUSTRY 


All  Funds  To  Be  Distributed  By  The 

AMERICAN   RED  CROSS 


H.  WAYNE  PIERSON 

VICE  CHAIRMAN 


HEADQUARTERS— THE  COMMODORE— NEW  YORK 

ORGANIZATION  COMMITTEE 


HON.  JAMES  A.  FARLEY 
GENE  BUCK 
EDDIE  CANTOR 
GEORGE  M.  COHAN 
HON.  HOWARD  CULLMAN 
SENATOR  ROBERT  F.  WAGNER 


EDDIE  DOWLING 
DONALD  FLAMM 
MORRIS  GEST 
HON.  WILLIAM  GRIFFIN 
HON.  THEODORE  PEYSER 
ALFRED  J.  McCOSKER 


CHARLES  L.  O'REILLY 

LEE  SHUBERT 

HON.  FRANK  C.  WALKER 

MAJOR  ALBERT  WARNER 

HON.  JOSEPH  HIGGINS 

SENATOR  ROYAL  S.  COPELAND 


JOHN  BERNARD  RIEGER,  NATIONAL  CITY  BANK 
TREASURER,  1451  BROADWAY 


said: 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To 
Town  is  a  splendid 
production;  good  box- 
office  attraction;  very 
fine  entertainment/" 


Opening  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  April  16th 


Moti 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 

Branches 


iVOL.  39.  NO.  83 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  8,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


K-A-0  Change 
To  Make  Spitz 
Active  Factor 


Will  Succeed  Thompson; 
Board  Meets  Today 


An  extension  of  Leo  Spitz's  activa- 
tes in  RKO  theatre  operation  and 
i  more  direct  RKO  interest  in  the 
■nanagement  of  Keith-Albee-Orpheum 
s  foreseen  in  the  scheduled  election 
if  Spitz  to  the  presidency  of  K-A-O, 
■ucceeding  Major  L.  E.  Thompson  at 
he  annual  meeting  of  the  board  and 
.tockholders  of  K-A-0  today. 

In  addition  to  the  scheduled  changes 
n  officers  of  the  company,  the  K-A-0 
•)oard  membership  will  undergo  an 
mportant  revision.  David  Sarnoff, 
'RCA  president ;  Herbert  B.  Swope, 
■hairman  of  the  K-A-0  board;  Frank 
,P>.  Altschul  of  Lazard  Freres,  and  W. 
1.  Van  Schmus,  managing  director  of 
{Continued  on  page  6) 


Stay  to  20th-Fox 

In  "January"  Suit 

j 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  yesterday 
•btained  a  temporary  verbal  stay  un- 
il  Monday  from  the  decision  of  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  which,  re- 
'.•crsing  an  earlier  District  Court  rul- 
ng,  issued  an  injunction  restraining 
lie  company  from  proceeding  with  the 
listribution  of  "Captain  January," 
~tarring  Shirley  Temple,  on  which  a 
(  lease  date  of  April  17  has  been  set. 

The  original  injunction  action  was 
nought  by  L.  C.  Page,  Boston  pub- 
isher,  who  claimed  the  talking  pic- 
ure  rights  to  the  book  of  the  same 
itle  written  by  Laura  E.  Richards  in 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Toronto  Gets  Glass 
i  Front  Modern  House 

Toronto,  April  7. — More  than  or- 
dinary interest  was  shown  in  the 
opening  of  the  Eglinton  in  Toronto's 
X7orth  End,  latest  link  in  the  Famous 
Players'  circuit. 

It  is  the  first  theatre  in  Canada  to 
have  an  upoer  loge  circle  with  ex- 
clusive ventilation  to  permit  smokina 
during  the  performance.  It  has  a  sec- 
tion of  seats  equipped  with  hearing 
devices  for  the  deaf;  there  is  a  special 
children's  retiring  room  with  minia- 
ture furniture ;  patrons  entering  the 
theatre  pass  an  electric  eve  which 
brings  changing  fountain  effects ;  the 
front  and  tower  are  of  glass  which  is 
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Canada  Moves  to  Name  Appeal 
Board  for  Copyright  Control 

Ottawa,  April  7. — Notice  has  been  given  before  the  House  of 
Commons  by  Fernand  Rinfret,  Secretary  of  State,  of  a  bill  to 
amend  the  Canadian  Copyright  Act  to  provide  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  Copyright  Appeal  Board  and  to  provide  new  regula- 
tions and  control  of  fees  and  royalties  which  may  be  collected. 
The  exact  details  of  the  proposed  legislation  will  not  be  known 
until  the  Rinfret  Bill  is  actually  introduced  for  first  reading. 

The  Government  bill  has  superseded  a  measure  introduced  by 
W.  K.  Esling  of  Kootenay  West  and  intimation  is  forthcoming 
that  it  will  cover  the  ground  set  out  in  the  private  member's 
motion.  Esling  sought  to  reduce  the  fees  of  the  Canadian  Per- 
forming Rights  Society  and  otherwise  to  restrict  the  application 
of  licenses  to  theatres,  restaurants  and  community  halls  which 
pay  royalties  under  other  forms. 

During  the  past  month  the  Canadian  Performing  Rights  So- 
ciety has  been  waging  a  propaganda  campaign  in  local  news- 
papers to  justify  its  relations  with  composers,  amusement  opera- 
tors, radio  stations  and  others. 


Para,  to  Loan 
Players  Only 
On  Exchange 


Hollywood,  April  7— Under  a  new 
production  policy  decided  upon  at 
studio  conferences  this  week  Para- 
mount will  loan  stars  only  when  it 
can  get  them  in  exchange.  Studio 
schedules  will  be  so  arranged  that  it 
will  not  be  necessary  to  loan  contract 
players  in  order  to  keep  them  busy. 

The  conferences  are  to  continue  for 
the  rest  of  the  week  with  John  E.  Ot- 
terson,  Adolph  Zukor,  William  Le- 
Baron,  Watterson  Rothacker,  Russell 
Holman,  Henry  Herzbrun,  George  L. 
Bagnall,  Chandler  Sprague  and  Fred 
Leahy  attending. 

The  contract  list  is  to  be  built  up 
and  negotiations  are  now  pending  for 

{Continued  on  page  8) 


Frank  Buck  Signs 
To  Make  Para.  Film 

Frank  Buck  yesterday  concluded^  a 
deal  under  which  he  will  make  a  pic- 
ture for  Paramount  distribution.  The 
producer  of  "Bring-  'Em  Back  Alive" 
and  "Fang  and  Claw"  this  time  will 
do  a  straight  story  with  a  cast  of  pro- 
fessional actors  and  will  also  appear 
in  it  himself.  Interiors  will  be  made 
in  Hollywood  and  exteriors  in  the 
Florida  Everglades. 

The  forthcoming  film  actually  will 
be  made  under  a  direct  contract  be- 
tween the  distributor  and  Grantland 
Rice  and  Jack  Eaton.  Buck's  arrange- 
ment, in  turn,  is  with  the  latter  two. 


Racketeering 
Charge  Made 
Against  Ascap 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  7. — Charges  of 
racketeering  on  the  part  of  Ascap 
were  today  laid  before  the  House  Pat- 
ents Committee  by  Harry  L.  Katz  of 
Baltimore,  counsel  for  the  Music 
Users'  Protective  Ass'n. 

Laying  before  the  committee,  which 
is  holding  hearings  on  copyright  revi- 
sion, a  copy  of  a  complaint  against 
Ascap  filed  by  his  organization  with 
the  Federal  Trade  Commission  last 
year,  Katz  urged  elimination  of  the 
$250  minimum  damage  clause,  assert- 
ing that  the  music  association  was 
using  it  as  a  club  over  the  heads  of 
small  tavern  keepers,  cafe  owners  and 
other  Maryland  business  men. 

Katz  submitted  to  the  committee  a 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


SEC  Decision  Seen 
As  Court's  Warning 

Washington,  April  7. — The  New 
Deal  Government  today  was  seen 
brought  further  back  to  the  principles 
of  democracy  as  a  result  of  yesterday's 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  decision  rebuk- 
ing the  Securities  and  Exchange  Com- 
mission for  "wholly  unreasonable  and 
arbitrary"  action. 

Holding  that  the  commission  usurped 
for  itself  powers  which  could  not  be 
granted  it  under  the  Constitution,  the 
court  held  that  it  could  not  refuse  to 

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Finds  50%  of 
Adults  Rare 
Picture  Fans 


'Fortune"  Check  Points 
Up  Potential  Market 


Fifty  per  cent  of  the  nation's  adults 
go  to  pictures  once  a  month,  less  than 
once  a  month  or  never. 

The  country's  children  are  far  bet- 
ter customers,  66.1  per  cent  attending 
in  varying  measure  and  only  33.9  per 
cent  never  at  all. 

These  are  the  highlights  of  one  por- 
tion of  the  fourth  installment  of  a  na- 
tional survey  by  Fortune,  class  month- 
ly published  by  Time,  Inc.,  who  also 
publishes  Time  Magazine  and  produces 
The  March  of  Time.  The  probe  was 
based  on  the  divisions  set  up  by  the 
U.  S.  Census  Bureau  and,  insofar 
as  pictures  are  concerned,  would  indi- 
cate that  a  vast  untouched  market 
exists  within  the  American  public. 

Fortune's  first  query  was  : 

"How  often  do  you  and  your  chil- 
dren go  to  the  movies  and  what  do  you 
go  to  see?" 

The  reply  was  this  : 

"Except  that  the  moving  picture  in- 
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Rogers  Sanitarium 
Week  Set  May  22-29 

The  week  of  May  22  to  May  29  was 
selected  yesterday  for  the  national  the- 
atre campaign  to  raise  funds  for  the 
maintenance  and  support  of  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  at  Sara- 
nac,  which  was  taken  over  from 
N.  V.  A.  and  presented  to  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Commission  by  this 
industry. 

National  committees  to  conduct  the 
campaign  which,  it  is  expected,  will 
be  aided  by  every  theatre  in  the  coun- 

(Continucd  on  page  8) 


ITOA  Seeks  a  Share 
In  Trade  Conference 

Telegrams  requesting  that  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  be  permitted  to  take  part  in  any 
conferences  held  on  trade  practices  be- 
tween the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  major 
distributors  were  sent  out  yesterday 
by  Harry  Brandt. 

In  the  telegrams,  which  were  sent 
to  Ed  Kuykendall  as  well  as  all  the 
big  company  heads  and  the  Hays  of- 
fice, it  was  pointed  out  that  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  is  not  affiliated  with  any  na- 
tional organization  and  it  would  con- 
tribute to  a  full  understanding  of  ex- 
hibitor problems  if  the  local  outfit 
were  included. 


MOTION  PICTURE 


Wednesday,  April  8,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  8,  1936 


No.  83 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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MPPDA  Talks  Labor, 
Relief  and  Laemmle 

Hollywood,  April  7. — Directors  and 
business  managers  at  the  Hays  or- 
ganization meeting  tonight  will  select 
a  business  manager's  committee  to 
accompany  Victor  H.  Clarke,  studio 
labor  contact  man,  to  New  York  for 
the  producers'  labor  meeting  April  14. 

There  will  also  be  discussed  arrange- 
ments for  the  farewell  dinner  to  be 
tendered  to  Carl  Laemmle  and  plans 
for  flood  relief. 


Fun  on  a  Rainy  Day 

It  seems  that  when  the  weather  approaches  its  worst  and 
the  spirits  are  ready  for  an  injection  of  fun,  Walt  Disney's  New 
York  representatives  catch  up  with  their  social  consciousness  by  de- 
ciding to  display  the  latest  adventures  of  Mickey  Mouse  and  the 
Silly  Symphonies.  It  happened  again  late  yesterday  afternoon  as  it 
has  happened  on  other  and  earlier  occasions. 

There  were  three  this  time  and,  as  usual,  the  staff  began  to  ma- 
noeuvre for  the  assignment.  We  went  into  one  of  those  rare  ex- 
ercisings  of  authority,  put  our  foot  down  gently,  but  firmly,  and 
went. 

Elmer  Elephant  and  Tillie  Tiger,  the  latter  a  pert  young  miss, 
and  both  the  latest  creations  out  of  Disney's  fathomless  inkpot, 
made  their  debut.  It  was  a  Symphony  bearing  the  hero's  own 
name  and  it  had  to  do  with  the  course  of  young  love.  Its  difficul- 
ties were  recounted  and  the  travail  of  certain  denizens  of  the  Dis- 
ney forest,  such  as  Elmer  and  his  trunk,  the  giraffe  and  his,  the 
ducks  and  their  bills,  narrated.  The  heroine  gets  in  a  hot  spot 
which  is  a  fire  and  it  takes  Elmer  and  his  pals  to  rout  the  flames 
and  to  win  a  resounding  kiss  from  Tillie  through  the  enormously 
clever  fire-fighting  tactics  which  bring  the  blaze  to  complete  rout. 

Another  bore  the  title  of  "Mickey's  Grand  Opera."  It  mixed  up 
in  delightful  confusion  the  vocal  efforts  of  Donald  Duck  as  Romeo 
and  Clara  Cluck,  the  barnyard  diva,  as  Juliet,  the  orchestra,  led 
boldly  by  Mickey,  and  the  set-to  between  Pluto,  the  dog,  and  a  very 
magical  magic  hat  which  performed  only  the  tricks  that  can  be  per- 
formed in  the  cartoon  world.  "Mickey's  Grand  Opera,"  further- 
more and  aside  from  its  vast  fun,  is  an  extraordinary  enterprise  in 
perfect  timing  of  movement  and  music. 

If  this  reviewer  has  to  be  driven  into  an  indeterminate  corner 
to  appraise  which  one  of  the  trio  was  best,  he  probably  would  chose 
"Three  Little  Wolves,"  but  not,  mind  you,  without  pressure.  In 
this,  the  three  little  pigs,  those  succulent  rascals,  resume  circula- 
tion and,  in  a  gargantuan  bout  with  their  traditional  enemy,  the 
wolf,  aided  by  his  three  offspring  this  time,  win  the  laurels  as  audi- 
ences everywhere  will  cheer. 

Again,  as  in  all  of  Disney's  joy-dispensers,  the  brilliance  in  con- 
ception and  in  execution,  augmented  by  generous  splashes  of  Tech- 
nicolor, abound  in  profusion. 

The  remainder  of  the  afternoon,  as  a  consequence,  was  a  cinch. 

KANN 


Homer  Tasker  with  "U" 

Hollywood,  April  7.  —  Homer  G. 
Tasker,  formerly  head  of  the  Warner 
Research  Dept.,  has  signed  with  Uni- 
versal as  manager  of  its  sound  de- 
partment. 


Lew  Brown  Signed 

Hollywood,  April  7.  —  Radio  has 
signed  Lew  Brown  to  produce  a 
musical. 


Flash  Preview 

"The  Law  in  Her  Hands"  ...  A 
novel,  amusing  treatment  of  a  story 
featuring  two  young  feminine  lawyers 
and  their  dealings  with  and  against 
a  group  of  racketeers. 

This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


Allied  Men  Insist 
Booking  Bill  Alive 

Washington,  April  7. — Allied,  in  a 
bulletin  dated  Monday,  raised  the  old 
bugaboo  about  a  producer-controlled 
press  when  it  charged  "certain  trade 
papers  are  carrying  headlines  to  the 
effect  that  the  Neely-Pettengill  Bill  is 
dead  without  a  scintilla  of  proof  to 
support  the  claim."  The  bulletin  al- 
leged "some  are  doing  this  maliciously, 
some  to  curry  favor  with  the  Big 
Eight  and  some  possibly  to  cover  their 
failure  properly  to  support  the  bill. 

"Exhibitors  are  cautioned  to  keep 
their  feet  on  the  ground  during  this 
period  when  the  full  force  and  in- 
fluence of  the  organized  industry  is 
directed  to  confusing  the  issues,  dis- 
torting the  facts  and  playing  politics. 
Caught  unprepared  because  they  did 
not  think  hearings  would  be  granted, 
the  Big  Eight  are  seeking  to  make  up 
for  their  miserable  showing  in  Wash- 
ington by  a  campaign  of  discourage- 
ment, falsification  and  mud  slinging. 
Exhibitors  will  do  well  to  note  who 
are  the  allies  of  the  Big  Eight  in 
this  disreputable  campaign ;  also  they 
should  note,  for  future  reference,  who 
are  their  friends." 


Guild  Pact  Change  Set 

A  membership  meeting  of  the 
Dramatists'  Guild  today  is  scheduled 
to  ratify  an  amendment  to  the  organ- 
zation's  new  basic  agreement  by  which 
the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  film 
rights  to  stage  plays  will  be  split 
60-40  between  author  and  producer, 
the  former  receiving  the  larger 
amount.  Additional  minor  changes  in 
the  agreement  are  also  scheduled  for 
approval. 


Marilyn  Miller  Dies 
From  Sinus  Trouble 

Marilyn  Miller,  37,  for  15  years  a 
star  of  stage  and  screen,  died  yester- 
day at  the  Doctors'  Hospital  in  a  toxic 
state  resulting  from  sinus  infection. 
At  her  bedside  were  her  husband, 
Chester  O'Brien,  and  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
Ruth  Sweeney  and  Mrs.  Claire  Mont- 
gomery. 

Miss  Miller  was  born  Marilyn  Rey- 
nolds, Sept.  1,  1900,  at  Evansville,  Ind. 
Her  parents  were  professionals  and 
she  did  her  first  stage  work  at  the  age 
of  five,  touring  Europe,  Hawaii  and 
Cuba  as  one  of  the  "Five  Columbias" 
a  quintet  consisting  of  her  mother, 
step-father  and  two  sisters. 

Eventually,  Miss  Miller  starred  in 
the  Ziegfeld  Follies  and  "Sally," 
"Sunny"  and  "Rosalie."  Her  success 
brought  her  to  the  attention  of  film 
producers  and  she  played  the  role  of 
"Sally"  on  the  screen  and  followed 
this  with  "Her  Majesty,  Love." 
_  Miss  Miller  was  married  three 
times,  first  to  Frank  Carter,  a  pro- 
fessional, who  was  later  killed,  and 
then  to  Jack  Pickford,  whom  she 
divorced. 


M-G-M  All  Set  on 
"Ziegfeld"  Opening 

M-G-M  is  all  set  to  go  on  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  which  opens  at  8:45 
tonight  at  the  Astor  with  bright  lights 
and  personalities  the  order  of  the 
evening.  The  picture  is  scheduled  for 
an  extended  engagement  on  a  two-a- 
day  policy  with  a  $2  top  admission. 
National  release  date  has  not  yet  been 
set  on  the  picture,  in  which  William 
Powell,  Myrna  Loy  and  Luise  Rainer 
are  featured. 


Legion  Approves  8 
Of  15  New  Pictures 


The  National  Legion  of  Decency,  it 
its  list  for  the  current  week,  classi- 
fying pictures,  has  approved  as  unob- 
jectionable for  general  patronage  eighi 
of  15  new  films  reviewed.  Five  are 
listed  as  unobjectionable  for  adults, 
and  two  are  termed  objectionable  in 
part. 

The  new  pictures  and  their  classi- 
fication follow:  Class  A-l,  Unobjec- 
tionable for  General  Patronage- 
"Blazing  Justice,"  "Lawless  Border," 
"Little  Miss  Nobody,"  "Message  to 
Garcia,"  "The  Pride  of  the  Marines," 
"The  Singing  Kid."  "The  Sky  Pa- 
rade," "Treachery  Rides  the  Range." 
Class  A-2,  Unobjectionable  for  Adults 
— "Big  Brown  Eyes,"  "Der  hohere 
Befehl,"  "Mystic  Mountain,"  "Moon- 
light Murder,"  "Unguarded  Hour." 
Class  B,  Objectionable  in  Part — "La 
Signora  di  Tutti,"  "Robin  Hood  of 
Eldorado." 


Sets  Final  Date  on 
Theatre  Realty  Plan 

St.  Louis,  April  7. — Federal  Judge 
George  H.  Moore  has  set  May  1  a.' 
the  last  day  for  formal  approval  of 
the  reorganization  of  the  Theatre 
Realty  Co.,  owner  of  the  Fox  Theatre 
Bldg.  and  leasehold  and  the  adjoining 
Humboldt  Theatre  Bldg.  here.  On 
May  1  the  court  will  record  the  con- 
firmation of  the  plan  and  fix  allow- 
ances on  attorneys'  fees  and  expenses. 

Judge  Moore  recently  declared  the 
plan  fair  and  equitable  and  decided 
against  the  objections  of  Max  W. 
Kramer,  representing  a  group  of 
bondholders.  Under  the  plan  the  hold- 
ers of  $4,447,000  in  defaulted  bonds 
on  the  property  will  receive  stock  in 
the  new  corporation  which  will  own 
the  property.  Fanchon  &  Marco  will 
take  a  first  mortgage  against  the 
Humboldt  Bldg.  for  $250,000,  the 
funds  to  be  used  for  expenses  and  to 
provide  new  working  capital. 


Washington  Preview 
Attracts  Officials 

Washington,  April  7. — Washington 
officialdom  turned  out  en  masse  for  the 
preview  of  "Things  to  Come-'  at  the 
Wardman  Park  last  night.  The  audi- 
ence heard  H.  G.  Wells  say  over  a 
transatlantic  telephone  connection  that 
the  next  war  would  involve  the  L:nited 
States. 

Among  others  present  were  ambas- 
sadors from  England,  Spain,  France, 
Denmark,  Poland  and  Secretary  of 
Commerce  Roper  and  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  Wallace. 


Orders  Details  in  Suit 

A  motion  for  a  bill  of  particulars 
was  granted  by  Justice  Ferdinand 
Pecora  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yes- 
terday to  the  Columbia  Pictures  Corp. 
in  connection  with  an  injunction  and 
accounting  suit  brought  by  Pedro 
Llanuza,  a  Manhattan  newspaper  car- 
toonist. Llanuza  filed  a  suit  for  an 
alleged  misappropriation  of  an  idea  for 
animated  shorts  which  he  says  he  dis- 
closed to  Columbia.  Also  named  as 
defendants  are  the  Winkler  Film 
Corp.,  Chas.  B.  Mintz  and  Walt  Dis- 
ney of  United  Artists.  Justice  Pecora 
also  ruled  that  if  the  cartoonist  is  un- 
able to  furnish  the  particulars  he  may 
have  an  examination  of  the  defendants 
to  assist  him. 


eet  me 


tomg 
Broadway! 

WORLD  PREMIERE— 8.30  PROMPTLY 

THE  GREAT 
ZIEGFELD 

Glorifying  tlie  American  screen 


Broadway  at  45tk  Street 

TWICE  DAILY 
$2  ADMISSION 


WILLIAM  POWELL 


MYRNA  LOY 
LUISE  RAINER 

witk  Fran  organ,  Fannie  Brice, Virginia  Bruce, 
Reginald   Owen,  Ray  Bolger,  Ernest  Cossart 

A  ROB'T.  Z.  LEONARD  PRODUCTION 
PRODUCED  BY  HUNT  STROMBERG 
A  METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER  PICTURE 


LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY 
AND  SENDS  RADIO  CITY 

BUSINESS  AND 


Selznick  has  ability  to  deal  faithfully 
and  tenderly  with  classics  of  literature  .  . .  we  are  of  the  opinion  that 
Bartholomew  is  a  much  better  Lord  Fauntleroy  than  he  was  a  David 
Copperfield... approaches  classical  stature  in  the  warm,  sentimental  and 
gently  humorous  film  edition. ..C.  Aubrey  Smith's  characterization  splendid 
...Dolores  Costello  Barrymore  more  beautitul  than  ever... contributes  gracious 
and  heart-warming  performance. ..a  signally  successful  maiden  venture  for 

Selznick's   new  Company/'  —  Frank  S.  Nugenf,  N.  Y.  Times 


A  charming  and  heart-warming  sentimental 
spree... best  thing  of  its  kind  since  'Little  Women'  ...skill  and  shrewdness  in 
writing  and  production ...  Bartholomew  combines  genuine  delicacy  and 
sensitivity  of  feeling  with  natural  boyishness. ..gentle  gravity  and  youthful 
fervor  fit  handsomely  with  character... story  offers  decidedly  moving  quality 
...C.  Aubrey  Smith  a  delight. ..Dolores  Costello  Barrymore  a  lovely  and 
touching  mother. ..  John  Cromwell's  direction  expert." 

—  Richard  Waits,  Jr.,  N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 

No  louder  sobbing  ever  has  rocked 
the  theatre  and  it  continues  throughout  the  film.  Handsomely  pro- 
duced and   brilliantly  acted  it  reflects  genuine  credit  upon  all 
concerned  with  it.  Entire  company  does  sensational  work." 

—  Bland  Johaneson,  N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror 

"l 

It  would  be  a  hard-boiled  citizen  who  did 
not  respond  to  the  appeal  of  'Little  Lord  Fauntleroy'  or  who  could  remain 
impervious  to  the  winsomeness  of  Freddie  Bartolomew,  the  dolorous  beauty 
of  Dolores  Costello  and  the  grumpy  endearments  of  Guy  Kibbee.    'Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy'  is  a  monument  to  good  taste.  You  should  enjoy  it." 

—  Thornton  Delehanty,  N.  Y.  Post 


ENCHES  BOX-OFFICE  FISTS 
PSIC  HALL  TO  HOLDOVER 
tITICS  TO  RAVE  REVIEWS! 


Freddie  Bartholomew  overwhelms  the  part 
with  his  personality  to  such  an  extent  that  he  absorbs  the  audience  completely.  His  simple,  lucid, 
magnetic  playing  of  the  title  role  is  perfect.  The  whole  production . .  .writing,  acting  and  direction . . . 

provides  Uncommonly  fine  entertainment."  —  William  Boehnel.  N.  Y.  World-Telegram 


lit 


Does  great  credit  to  David  O.  Selznick 
as  a  producer.   Freddie  Bartholomew  plays  the  title  role  with  all  the  boyish 
charm  and  grace  that  distinguished  his  performance  in  'David  Copperfield'." 

—  Kate  Cameron,  N.  Y.  Daily  News 


Hi 


Film  affords  first  rate  entertainment 
.  excellent  histrionics  apparent  in  star-spangled  production 
.  .  film  is  richly  embroidered  with  effective  episodes  and  liberally 
endowed  with  gentle  humor  .  .  .  production  exquisitely  done/' 


—  Regina  Crew,  N.  Y.  American 


Produced  with  charm  and  taste  .  .  .  told 
with  gentle  and  ingratiating  humor;  handsomely  produced, 
ably  adapted  and  smoothly  directed  .  .  .  Bartholomew 
once  again  proves  acting  ability/'     —  Rose  Pehwick,  N.  Y.  Journal 


starring 


FREDDIE  BARTHOLOMEW  •  DOLORES  COSTELLO  BARRYMORE 

C.  AUBREY  SMITH  •  GUY  KIBBEE  •  MICKEY  ROONEY  •   HENRY  STEPHENSON 
Produced  by  DAVID  O.  SELZNICK  .  .  .  Directed  by  JOHN  CROMWELL 

Released      thru      UNITED  ARTISTS 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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K-A-0  Change 
To  Make  Spitz 
Active  Factor 


(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

the  Music  Hall,  will  resign.  Spitz 
and  Wilford  Merrill,  the  latter  a  rep-: 
resentative  of  the  Atlas  Corp.,  which 
last  fall,  in  conjunction  with  Lehman 
Bros.,  acquired  one-half  of  RCA's  in- 
vestment in  RKO  and  an  option  on  the 
remainder,  will  become  new  members 
of  the  board.  Successors  to  the  other 
retiring  members  probably  will  not  be 
elected  as  controlling  factors  have  ex- 
pressed a  desire  for  a  smaller  board 
membership. 

Coincident  with  the  changes,  the 
post  of  chairman  of  the  board,  which 
Swope  is  resigning,  will  become  a  titu- 
lar, or  comparatively  inactive  one.  It 
will  probably  be  filled  by  Merrill,  it 
was  stated  yesterday.  Major  L.  E. 
Thompson,  K-A-0  president,  who  re- 
signs that  post  in  favor  of  Spitz,  is 
expected  to  remain  on  the  board.  The 
K-A-O  developments  do  not  affect  his 
posts  as  president  of  other  RKO  the- 
atre subsidiaries.  Major  I.  E.  Lam- 
bert, K-A-0  secretary  and  counsel, 
also  resigns. 

For  the  past  18  months  the  K-A-0 
board  has  consisted  of  13  members, 
five  of  whom  represented  RKO-RCA, 
five  represented  M.  J.  Meehan,  who 
owns  approximately  43  per  cent  of  the 
preferred  stock,  and  three  of  whom 
were  "neutrals,"  that  is,  mutually 
agreeable  to  the  two  controlling  fac- 
tions. These  three  are  Swope,  Van 
Schmus  and  Donald  K.  David.  They 
were  brought  into  the  company  under 
an  arrangement  which  brought  about 
a  truce  between  RKO  and  Meehan 
after  extended  conflict  over  company 
policy.  Today's  changes  are  designed 
to  re-shuffle  the  board  while  taking 
into  account  the  advent  of  Atlas-Leh- 
man into  RKO.  According  to  report, 
Meehan  is  in  agreement  on  the 
changes.  RKO  owns  99  per  cent  of 
the  common  stock  and  approximately 
34  per  cent  of  the  preferred  of  K-A-O. 
In  addition  to  Spitz  and  Merrill  the 
RKO  representation  is  expected  to  in- 
clude M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Lunsford  P. 
Vandell  of  RCA,  and  Thompson. 

The  changes  are  also  viewed  as  a 
pertinent  realignment  in  advance  of  a 
pending  reorganization  of  RKO.  Ob- 
servers also  see  indications  of  an  even- 
tual acquisition  by  RKO  of  the  Mee- 
han stock  holdings.  In  the  past  at- 
tempts to  strike  a  deal  with  Meehan 
have  been  unsuccessful. 


Toronto  Gets  Glass 
Front  Modern  House 

(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

illuminated  in  seven  different  combi- 
nations while  the  foyer  and  lounges  all 
have  indirect  neon  lighting.  Backstage 
everything  is  complete  even  down  to 
hot  and  cold  showers  in  each  dressing 
room. 

The  seating  of  the  Eglinton  is  1,080. 
It  was  designed  by  Kaplan  &  Sprach- 
man  and  the  manager  is  Robert  Eves. 
Prices  scale  up  to  45c. 

Famous  Players  also  has  taken  over 
the  Avalon,  Ottawa,  on  a  long  term 
lease,  with  Harry  Neun.  formerly  of 
Cobourg,  as  manager.  The  Avalon 
was  formerly  operated  by  P.  J.  Nolan, 
mayor  for  the  past  three  years. 


Stockholders 
Favor  RCA's 
New  Finances 


RCA's  recapitalization  plan  was  ap- 
proved by  a  majority  of  the  company's 
stockholders  and  declared  operative  by 
the  board  at  the  annual  meeting  yes- 
terday. 

The  following  directors  were  re- 
elected for  a  term  of  three  years, 
Newton  D.  Baker,  Cornelius  N.  Bliss, 
Bertram  Cutler  and  James  G.  Har- 
bord.  The  other  directors  of  the  com- 
pany are  Arthur  E.  Braun,  John  Hays 
Hammond,  Jr.,  Edward  W.  Harden, 
De  Witt  Millhauser,  Edward  J.  Nally, 
David  Sarnoff,  James  R.  Sheffield  and 
Frederick  Strauss. 

More  than  34  per  cent  of  the  re- 
quired number  of  shares  of  all  classes 
of  RCA  stock  voted  in  favor  of  the 
plan,  the  company  reported. 

The  plan  was  prepared  by  Joseph  P. 
Kennedy,  former  film  executive,  who 
attended  yesterday's  meeting  to  explain 
its  provisions  to  stockholders.  It  was 
approved  by  the  RCA  board  in  Janu- 
ary. The  plan  provides  for  the  bor- 
rowing of  $10,000,000  from  seven 
banks  at  2^4  per  cent  interest  for  five 
years,  repayable  in  whole  or  in  part 
at  any  time  prior  to  maturity.  The 
money  will  be  used  to  maintain  work- 
ing capital  at  an  appropriate  ratio  to 
business  turnover,  it  was  said.  The 
banks  making  the  loan  are  National 
City,  Central  Hanover  Bank  &  Trust, 
Guaranty  Trust,  Chase,  Bank  of  N.  Y. 
&  Trust  Co.,  Irving  Trust  and  Bank- 
ers' Trust. 

Preferred  Retirement  Possible 

The  plan  provides  for  the  retirement 
of  all  the  outstanding  Class  A  pre- 
ferred stock  for  cash  at  the  call  price 
of  $55  a  share,  requiring  $27,257,835 
and  accrued  dividends.  Provision  is 
also  made  for  the  exchange  of  each 
share  of  Class  B  preferred,  including 
accrued  dividends  amounting  to  $21.66 
a  share,  at  the  rate  of  11/5  shares  of 
new  convertible  preferred  stock  and 
one  common  share  for  each  B  pre- 
ferred share,  and  the  right  for  five 
years  to  convert  each  new  preferred 
share  into  five  common  shares. 

Under  the  plan  it  is  possible  for 
RCA,  within  five  years  or  less,  to  re- 
tire all  its  preferred  stock  and  have 
only  common  stock  outstanding. 

The  new  first  preferred  stock  will 
be  callable  at  $100  a  share  and  accrued 
dividends.  It  will  be  entitled  to  cumu- 
lative annual  dividends  of  $3.50  a 
share  from  April  1,  and  will  be  con- 
vertible into  five  shares  of  common  for 
each  share  for  five  years,  unless  re- 
deemed sooner. 

Official  notice  of  the  redemption  of 
the  "A"  stock  will  be  given  today  and 
the  issue  will  be  redeemed  July  1  at 
the  call  price  plus  87^  cents  a  share, 
representing  the  accrued  dividend  to 
that  date,  it  was  said.  It  is  expected 
that  certificates  for  the  new  first  pre- 
ferred will  be  available  about  April  15 
for  issuance  under  the  plan.  Principal 
advantages  of  the  recapitalization,  as 
cited  by  the  company,  are  that  the  re- 
demption of  the  "A"  stock  will  elimi- 
nate annual  dividend  requirements  of 
$1,734,600,  while  interest  on  the  new 
bank  loan  will  amount  to  only  $250,000 
a  year. 

It  was  also  stated  that  the  holders 


Show  Business 

Major  Edward  Bowes  is 
double  featured  on  Broadway 
this  week. 

He  continues  to  operate 
the  Capitol.  The  Roxy  is 
playing  one  of  his  amateur 
units.  As  part  of  its  stage 
show,  the  latter  theatre  is 
giving  Bowes  far  more  ad- 
vertising display  than  the 
theatre  he  has  managed  for 
so  many  years. 


of  common  are  regarded  as  being 
benefited  by  the  elimination  of  all  divi- 
dend arrears  on  the  "B"  preferred 
stock  and  reduction  of  annual  charges 
ahead  of  the  common  stock  by  more 
than  $2,000,000. 

In  a  message  to  stockholders  yester- 
day, David  Sarnoff,  RCA  president, 
reported  on  the  development  of  the 
company's  activities  and  experimental 
work  during  the  past  year.  In  discus- 
sing television  he  reported  the  comple- 
tion of  a  transmitting  station  in  the 
Empire  State  Bldg.  and  an  experimen- 
tal studio  in  the  RCA  Bldg.  as  a  part 
of  NBC  operations.  Actual  transmit- 
ting tests  using  experimental  receivers 
located  at  observation  points  will  be 
started  June  29,  Sarnoff  said.  He 
warned,  however,  against  the  forming 
of  incorrect  impressions  as  a  result  of 
this  activity. 

"This  is  a  far  cry  from  the  expecta- 
tions of  such  a  service  aroused  by  pure 
speculation  on  the  subject,"  he  said. 
"There  is  a  long  and  difficult  road 
ahead  for  those  who  would  pioneer  in 
the  development  and  establishment  of 
a  public  television  service." 

Stay  to  20th-Fox 
In  "January"  Suit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

1890.  Twentieth  Century-Fox  will 
seek  before  the  full  court  next  week 
a  definite  stay  pending  an  appeal  of 
the  case  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court, 
or  a  reargument  of  the  Circuit  Court 
appeal.  Meanwhile  it  is  expected  the 
company  will  continue  with  releasing 
arrangements  on  the  picture. 

Page  had  originally  sought  an  in- 
junction against  the  making  and  re- 
leasing of  "Captain  January,"  which 
was  denied  by  the  District  Court,  and 
is  now  granted. 

An  arrangement  had  been  made 
years  ago  by  which  Page  and  Mrs. 
Richards  were  to  share  in  any  rights 
accruing  to  the  novel.  In  1923  the  si- 
lent picture  rights  to  the  novel  were 
sold  to  Principal  Pictures  Corp.  Fox 
bought  the  rights  from  Principal,  and 
negotiated  with  Page  and  Mrs.  Rich- 
ards for  the  talking  picture  rights.  The 
company  paid  Mrs.  Richards  $13,333 
for  those  rights,  she  giving  the  com- 
pany a  quit  claim. 

Page  contends  that  Mrs.  Richards 
had  no  authority  to  sell  the  talking 
film  rights  to  the  producer.  Judge 
Thomas  W.  Swan,  who  wrote  the 
opinion,  declared  that  the  defendant, 
in  proceeding  without  coming  to  terms 
with  the  plaintiff,  exposed  itself  to  a 
legal  action. 

In  granting  the  injunction,  the  court 
indicated  that  an  accounting  may  be 
asked  for  at  a  future  date.  At  the  time 
the  injunction  action  was  filed  by 
Page,  the  picture  had  not  been  pro- 
duced. The  company  went  ahead  with 
production  after  the  injunction  denial. 


Wednesday,  April  8,  19? 


Racketeering 
Charge  Made 
Against  Ascaj 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

number  of  specific  instances  of  allegi 
unfair  practices  on  the  part  of  the  $■ 
ciety,  including  that  of  a  Marylai 
theatre  owner,  who  paid  a  license 
10  cents  a  seat,  who  also  operated 
broadcasting  station,  under  license,  ai 
a  dance  hall,  for  which  a  license  al 
was  secured,  and  who  was  approach' 
by  the  society  .with  a  demand  for  st 
another  license*  for  the  use  of  phen 
graph  records  in  the  lobby  of  his  th 
atre  for  advertising  purposes. 

When  the  protective  organizatii 
was  in  process  of  formation,  the  \v 
ness  declared,  men  active  in  its  devi 
opment  were  the  recipients  of  thre< 
ening  letters  from  Ascap,  in  whi 
they  were  ordered  to  cease  their  a 
tivities  or  face  suit  for  libel,  a 
where  they  had  approached  Asc 
licensees  to  urge  them  to  join  the  pr 
tective  group  they  were  threaten 
with  suits  for  aiding  and  conspiring 
infringement. 

In  its  complaint  to  the  Fedei 
Trade  Commission,  the  protective  . 
sociation,  of  which  Katz  said  a  niu 
ber  of  exhibitors  were  membe 
charged  that  the  monopoly  exercis 
by  Ascap  made  it  "economically  u 
sound"  for  exhibitors  and  others 
purchase  rights  from  individual  co; 
posers  and  publishers  not  affiliat 
with  the  society. 

"The  ranks  of  the  unemployed  ir 
sicians  have  been  greatly  increased  d 
to  the  activities  of  the  said  Americ 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  a 
Publishers  demanding  exorbitant 
cense  fees  from  people  employing  ( 
chestras  in  public  places,  such  f( 
having  increased  over  500  per  cent 
the  last  five  years,  as  a  result  of  whi 
orchestras  have  been  taxed  out  of  « 
istence,"  it  was  alleged. 

SEC  Decision  Seen 
As  Court's  Warnin 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

permit  withdrawal  of  a  registrati 
statement  filed  with  it,  and  to  which 
took  exception,  before  any  official  ; 
tion  had  been  taken  with  respect  I 
such  statement. 

In  the  case  decided  by  the  coi 
J.  Edward  Jones,  dealer  in  oil  roya 
shares,  had  filed  a  registration  sta  j 
ment  on  which  the  commission  ordei  j 
hearings.  He  refused  to  appear  befi  * 
the  commission  and  sought  to  wi  I 
draw  the  statement. 

In  its  decision,  the  Supreme  Co' 
flatly  warned  Administration  bura  J 
and  commissions  of  the  Governm* 
nut  to  extend  their  powers  by  i  jj 
croachment    upon    the    fundamen  j: 
rights,  privileges  and  immunities  | 
the  people,  lest,  while  avoiding 
consequences  of  a  supreme  autocra  I 
we  "become  submerged  by  a  multiti  ; 
of  minor  invasions  of  personal  rigl 
less  destructive  but  no  less  violative!  1 
constitutional  guaranties." 


Talk  Strike  Conferenc 

Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M.  is  con; 
ering  a  conference  with  the  Mi 
Publishers'  Protective  Ass'n,  lock  | 
to  a  conclusion  of  the  week-long  str  ' 
against  music  firms  by  members  of 
union. 


How  much  leeway  do  managers  have  in 
San  Francisco? 

How  far  will  Boston  newspapers  go  on 
co-op  advertising  and  contests? 

Whats  the  downtown  parking  situation 
in  Cincinnati? 

Are  street  stunts  and  floats  allowed  in 
Milwaukee? 


OP 


How  high  do  advertising  budgets  run  in 
New  Orleans? 

Whats  the  low-down  on  the  neighbor- 
hoods in  Kansas  City? 


These  and  a  hundred  other  questions  on  theatre  operation  and  local  conditions 
as  affect  the  showbusiness  in  key  cities  are  covered  in  the  Showman's  Travelogue 
series,  which  is  now  running  in  the  Managers'  Round  Table  Club  Department  of  the 


AOTION   PICTURE  HERALD 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  8,  \fi 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


MORRIS  HELPRIN  and  Al 
Margolis  of  the  U.  A.  publicity 
department  returned  from  Washington 
yesterday.  They  attended  the  preview 
of  "Things  to  Come"  at  the  Wardman 
Park. 

• 

Dan  S.  Greenhouse,  in  charge  of 
M-G-M  distribution  in  Colombia,  ar- 
rived by  plane  yesterday  and  will  leave 
shortly  for  the  coast.  He  will  stop 
over  several  days  in  Chicago  and  will 
reach  the  coast  April  19. 

• 

Harry  M.  and  Mrs.  Goetz,  Wil- 
liam Wilkerson,  Victor  Orsatti, 
Reginald  Whitley,  London  film  crit- 
ic; John  S.  Tapernoux  and  Harry 
Perry  of  the  Paramount  French  office 
are  all  arriving  today  on  the  Paris. 
• 

Gregory  Ratoff  sails  for  England 
on  the  Washington  today.  Also  sail- 
ing on  that  boat  are  the  Balabans : 
Abe  J.,  Mrs.  Balaban,  Ida  Joy, 
Cherry  Blossom  and  Bruce. 
• 

Harry  Gold,  assistant  to  George  J. 
Schaefer  at  U.  A.,  due  back  from 
Atlanta  today.  Schaefer  expected  in 
tomorrow. 

• 

Ernest  Gann  sailed  on  the  Veen^ 
dam  yesterday  to  direct  a  picture  in 
Europe.  He'll  be  back  before  fall  to 
produce  a  play. 

• 

Francisco  Coto  returned  to  Cuba 
yesterday  to  take  up  his  duties  as  head 
of  Republic  Pictures  of  Cuba,  former- 
ly known  as  Monogram  di  Cuba. 
• 

Eddie  Alperson,  Sam  Dembow, 
Willard  McKay  and  Frank  Buck 
did  their  lunching  et  al  at  "21"  yes- 
terday. 

• 

Thomas  A.  Kilfoil  named  office 
manager  at  the  Pathe-First  Division 
home  office  in  addition  to  his  other 
duties. 

• 

Herman  Robbins  heads  east  from 
Hollywood  next  week,  but  will  stop  off 
at  Dallas  to  visit  his  son,  Allan. 
• 

Helen  Keller  attended  a  showing 
of  "Little  Lord   Fauntleroy"  at  the 
Music  Hall  yesterday  afternoon. 
• 

Sam  Spring,  film  attorney,  is  in 
Hollywood,  Fla.,  for  a  two-week  visit 
with  his  family. 

• 

Ann  Southern,  who  has  been  here 
for  several  weeks  on  vacation,  left 
yesterday  for  the  coast. 

• 

Zoe   Akins    and    John  .  Murray 
Anderson  arrive  today  on  the  Europa. 
• 

Bette  Davis  returned  yesterday 
from  Boston,  her  home  town. 

Gary  Cooper  due  back  from  his 
Bermuda  vacation  April  20. 


Elisabeth  Bergner  Signed 

Paris,  April  7. — Samuel  Goldwyn, 
preparing  to  sail  for  New  York  to- 
morrow on  the  Aquitania  said  he  had 
signed  Elisabeth  Bergner  for  one  film 
annually  for  the  next  five  years.  He 
also  announced  that  he  has  been  nego- 
tiating with  the  French  director,  Re- 
nee  Claire,  for  a  film  in  Hollywood. 


Finds  50%  of 
Adults  Rare 
Picture  Fans 


(Continued  from  pane  1) 

dustry  has  some  18,000  theatres  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  nearly  80,000,- 
000  persons  weekly  (at  the  rate  of  one 
seat  filled  only  once  each  day)  and 
that  there  are'  about  70,000,000  paid 
admissions  weekly  at  the  average  ad- 
mission of  20  cents — little  is  known 
about  U.  S.  movie-going  habits.  The 
results  of  Fortune's  questions  contrib- 
ute a  little  additional  data  on  this  per- 
sistent, but  no  universal  method  of 
passing  the  time  of  day : 

More  than  once  a  week. . . .  13.0% 

Once  a  week   24.9 

More  than  once  a  month..  12.1 

Once  a  month   13.2 

Less  than  once  a  month. . .  21.1 

Never    15.7 

"A  quarter  of  the  nation's  adults, 
then,  go  to  the  movies  once  a  week ; 
a  half  go  more  than  once  a  month. 
The  other  half,  who  go  once  a  month, 
or  less,  or  never,  are  the  reason  that 
the  theatre  division  of  the  industry 
has  an  embarrassing  oversupply  of 
capacity  on  its  hands." 

The  magazine  next  asked : 
"Do  you  go  to  see  any  good  film, 
or  do  you  wait  and  go  to  see  only  cer- 
tain pictures?" 

"Any  Good  Picture"  Popular 

On  this  score,  the  survey  has  this 
to  say  for  itself : 

"The  answers  show  that  46.7  per 
cent  of  the  people  go  to  see  'any  good' 
picture.  These  are  probably  the  back- 
log of  the  industry,  thanks  to  which 
its  over  capacity  is  not  worse  and 
thanks  to  which  even  the  worst  of 
Hollywood's  output  gets  some  show- 
ing before  its  costs  are  written  off. 
Another  peculiarity  is  that  frequency 
of  movie-going  is  nearly  independent 
of  the  economic  circumstances  of  the 
customers.  Of  the  prosperous.  28  per 
cent  go  once  a  week,  26.6  per  cent  of 
the  lower  middle  class,  even  19  per 
cent  of  the  poor,  who  are  by  defini- 
tion in  this  survey  the  unemployed 
and  the  partially  unemployed.  Only 
the  negro  is  not  a  habitual  moviegoer 
— 45.7  per  cent  never  go ;  but  this  is 
chiefly  because  he  lives  in  scattered 
rural  communities. 

"Still  another  advantage  the  movies 
enjoy  over  other  forms  of  entertain- 
ment is  that  children  are  also  regular 
customers  even  better  than  their  par- 
ents. Of  the  oeonle  interviewed  who 
said  they  had  children,  the  replies 
to  this  question  were  as  follows : 

"(If  children)   how  often  do  they 
go  to  the  movies? 
More  than  once  a  week. .  . .  17.8*% 

Once  a  week   38.6 

More  than  once  a  month .  9.7 

Once  a  month   10.6 

Less  than  once  a  month.  .  .  16.2 

Never   7.1 

"With  more  than  half  the  children 
attending  once  a  week  or  more,  the 
industry  is  assured  of  at  least  17.000.- 
000  weekly  admissions  to  heln  fill  its 
80.000,000  seats  a  week,  although  gen- 
erally at  half  nrice.  And  45  2  ner 
cent  of  these  (54.3  per  cent  of  those 
hetween  six  and  eleven.  38  per  cent 
of  those  between  12  and  18")  get  their 
movies  in  the  afternoon,  according  to 
the  parents  in  Fortune's  sample." 


Both  Sides  Picket 

Cincinnati,  April  7. —  Two 
colored  pickets,  walking  side 
by  side,  are  patrolling  in 
front  of  the  Roosevelt,  down- 
town house,  which  caters  to 
colored  patronage. 

One  carries  a  banner  read- 
ing: "This  theatre  is  unfair. 
It  refuses  to  employ  union 
colored  operators." 

The  other  banner  reads: 
"Come  in.  This  theatre  em- 
ploys only  first  class  colored 
operators." 


Rogers  Sanitarium 
Week  Set  May  22-29 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

try,  were  selected  by  Major  L.  E. 
Thompson,  chairman  of  the  hospital 
fund  drive,  at  a  meeting  at  M.  P.  P. 
D.  A.  headquarters.  Prominent  mem- 
bers of  the  industry  in  all  parts  of 
the  country  will  work  on  these  com- 
mittees. 

Members  of  the  general  committee 
are  M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Robert  H. 
Cochrane,  E.  W.  Hammons,  Will  H. 
Hays,  Sidney  R.  Kent,  Carl  Laemmle, 
John  E.  Otterson,  Mary  Pickford,  Jo- 
seph M.  Schenck,  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  Spyros  Skouras,  Leo  Spitz, 
Harry  M.  Warner  and  Adolph  Zukor. 

Assisting  Thompson  on  the  execu- 
tive committee  are  Harold  Rodner, 
chairman ;  Joseph  Bernhard,  John 
Balaban,  Ed  Kuykendall,  N.  J.  Blum- 
berg,  Joseph  Vogel,  Nathan  Yamins, 
Leon  Netter,  Charles  C.  Moskowitz, 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  Charles  P. 
Skouras,  Edward  L.  Alperson  and 
Harry  Brandt. 

The  promotion  and  advisory  commit- 
tee is  made  up  of  Mark  A.  Luescher, 
chairman;  Oscar  Doob,  Robert  Gill- 
ham,  Charles  E.  McCarthy,  S.  Charles 
Einfeld,  Mort  Blumenstock,  Sam  Dem- 
bow, Jr.,  John  Dowd,  L.  Wingard.  M. 
H.  Gowthorpe  and  William  Cham- 
bliss. 

The  distribution  committee  consists 
of  Felix  F.  Feist,  Abe  Montague.  Neil 
F.  Agnew,  Ned  E.  Depinet.  Albert 
Warner,  J.  R.  Grainger,  John  D. 
Clark  and  George  J.  Schaefer. 

The  exhibitors  committee  represents 
a  cross  section  of  the  entire  country 
from  coast-to-coast  including  C.  H. 
Buckley,  Albany ;  Arthur  Lucas,  At- 
lanta; Samuel  W.  Pinanski.  Boston; 
A.  C.  Hayman,  Buffalo :  H.  F.  Kincey. 
Charlotte ;  Jack  Miller,  Chicago ;  I. 
Libson,  Cincinnati ;  Martin  G.  Smith, 
Des  Moines ;  W.  S.  Butterfield,  De- 
troit;  Charles  Olson,  Indianapolis;  E. 
C.  Rhoden,  Kansas  City ;  M.  A.  Light- 
man,  Memphis ;  H.  J.  Fitzgerald,  Mil- 
waukee ;  J.  B.  Clinton,  Duluth ;  Irving 
Jacocks,  New  Haven ;  E.  V.  Richards, 
Jr.,  New  Orleans;  L.  C.  Griffith,  Okla- 
homa City ;  Charles  E.  Williams, 
Omaha ;  Lewen  Pizor.  Philadelphia  : 
John  H.  Harris,  Pittsburgh:  J.  J. 
Parker,  Portland.  Ore. ;  Fred  Wehren- 
berg,  St.  Louis ;  Harry  David.  Salt 
T  ake  City;  Morgan  A.  Walsh.  San 
Francisco  ;  Hugh  W.  Bruen,  Seattle  : 
Frank  R.  Durkee,  Baltimore  and  Mor- 
ton G.  Thalhimer,  Richmond. 


Depinet  in  Toronto 

Toronto,  April  7. — Ned  E.  Depinet 
arrived  today  from  New  York  for  a 
meeting  with  N.  L.  Nathanson  of  the 
Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp. 


Para.  Players  to  Be 
Loaned  on  Exchang 

(Continued  from  paye  1) 

a  number  of  players,  it  has  been  ma<" 
known.     In  the  past  month  10  ha 
been  signed  and  the  total  is  now  8  j 
The  studio  also  has    69  writers 
work. 

Five  pictures  are  to  be  started  thj 
month.    Seven  are  now  in  work. 


Fred  Waller  to  Make  51  1 

Fred  Waller  will  make  51  shorts  i 
the  east,  some  at  the  Astoria  studJ 
and  others  at  the  Paramount  Xe\  j 
plant.  His  schedule  calls  for  18  "Pa 
amount  Headliners,"  13  "Paramou 
Pictorials"  and  20  "Paramount  Ehy 
tographics." 


Webb  Must  Specify 

An  order  signed  by  Judge  Murr; 
Hulbert  in  Federal  Court  yesterd;' 
directed  George  Webb,  former  hu 
band  of  Esther  Ralston,  to  indica 
what  portion  of  a  magazine  article 
referred  to  in  connection  with  a  si 
for  $1,000,000  against  the  Dell  Pu 
lishing  Co.  Webb's  complaint  co 
cerns  an  article  published  in  Mode 
Screen  in  July  of  1934,  regarding  \ 
romance  and  life  with  Esther  Ralstc 


Bartholomew  Is  Sued 

Herman  B.  Schaad.  theatric 
agent,  today  brought  suit  in  X. 
Supreme  Court  for  10  per  cent 
the  earnings  of  Freddie  Bartholome 
Schaad  contended  he  introduced  t 
boy  in  this  country.  Millicent  Ba 
tholomew,  aunt  and  guardian  of  Fre 
die,  was  named  defendant  in  the  su 


Technicolor  Has  Detici 

Technicolor.  Inc..  and  subsidiary 
report  a  net  loss  for  the  year  endi: 
Dec.  31,  of  $3,472  after  taxes  a 
other  charges.  For  the  preceding  ve 
the  loss  was  $282,608. 


Wall  Street 


Universal  Continues  Gain  Wit 
HVi  Points 

fie 

High    Low  Close  Chang 

Columbia,    vtc.    ..  39i/»     39  39 

Columbia,  pfd   47/     47%     47~/b  — 

Consolidated,  pfd..  17&     17'/     17/  — 

Eastman  Kodak  ..168/   167      168J<6  +1 

Eastman,  pfd  164      164      164  — 

Loew's.  Inc  4644     46/     46/  — 

Paramount                 9/      8J4      8/  — 

Paramount  1  pfd..  71        69/     69/  —2 

Paramount  2  pfd. .  10         9-/      9M  — 

Pathe  Film               11  $4     10^     11/  + 

RKO                         7H      7/      7/  —  I 

20th  Century -Fox.  27        26/     26/  — 1 

20th  Century,  pfd.  343/6     34/     34/  — 

Universal,  pfd  ....115      102/    115  +1 

Warner  Bros  12       11&     11/  — 

Technicolor  Up  PA  Pts.  on  Cu 

Nf 

High   Low  Close  Cha) 

Sonotone    3/      3         3  it 

Technicolor    32/     30        3154  +1 

Trans  Lux    4         4  4 

Bonds  Rise  Fractionally 


High 

Low 

Close 

Chai 

General  Theatre 

Eouip.  6s  MO  ctf  27/ 

27/ 

27/ 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  95 

95 

95 

+ 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55   56 

56 

56 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89/ 

88/ 

88J* 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  71/ 

71/ 

71/ 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94/ 

94/ 

94M 

+ 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  7) 


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DAILY 


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Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 

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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  9,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Cancellations 

By  MARTIN  QUIGLEY 

T'hE  forthcoming  conference 
tween  exhibitors  and  distribu- 
irs  on  trade  practice  adjust- 
ents  promises  to  afford  an  op- 
irtunity  for  the  solution  of  a 
iniber  of  problems  which  have 
mg  afflicted  the  business  of 
tnting  films.  That  there  is  much 
|om  for  improvement  in  the 
;(ide  practices  governing  the 
rating  of  films  is  a  viewpoint 
"ainst  which  there  is  but  little 
gument.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
it  of  the  approaching  confer- 
Lces,  which  are  being  entered 
(to  in  a  friendly  and  coopera- 
te spirit  on  the  part  of  both 
c  exhibitor  representatives 
Id  the  distributor  executives, 
■ere  will  issue  an  agreement 
lich  will  provide  for  a  better 
id  sounder  way  of  doing  busi- 
tss. 

Many  of  the  existing  trade 
,'actices  surrounding  the  rent- 
ig  of  films  are  the  result  of  no 
■liberate  and  thoughtful  plan; 
ley  are  rather  a  conglomera- 
5n  of  trade  habits  which  have 
Iken  growth  upon  the  distribu- 
bn  machine  through  the  years, 
(hat  some  of  them  are  unrea- 
■nably  burdensome  and  ob- 
ixious  to  all  except  the  most 
-Ivantageously  situated  exhibi- 
rs  is  a  matter  of  common 
liowledge.  It  is  both  logical  and 
nsible  that  exhibitors  and  dis- 
ibutors  should  now,  with  better 
isiness  conditions  returning, 
iter  seriously  upon  the  task  of 
arranging  these  matters,  to  the 
td  of  a  fairer  deal  for  all  con- 
rned. 

A  SIGNIFICANT  develop- 
ment in  the  light  of  the  approach- 
g  conference  is  the  observa- 
jm  made  recently  before  a  legis- 
tive  hearing  in  Washington  by 
r.  Sidney  R.  Kent,  who  has 
ng  been  one  of  the  most  for- 
ard-looking  and  forward-think- 
g  men  in  the  industry  on  mat- 
rs  of  distribution.  Mr.  Kent 
dicated  that  he  would  favor  a 
'actice  under  which  pictures 
ould  be  available  for  screen  in- 
fection before  being  offered  for 
le.  This  is  a  practice  which 
is  long  been  a  legal  require- 
ent  in  England  and  to  it  are 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Final  NRA  Report  Urges 
Federal  Rule  for  Films 


As  "Ziegfeld"  Hit  Broadway 


Street  scene  last  night  when  M-G-M's  latest  roadshow  had  its  pre- 
miere at  the  Astor.    Detailed  story  on  page  14. 


Spitz  Elected 
K-A-O's  Head; 
Board  Cut  to  7 


Balance   of  Stockholder 
Groups  Continued 


Leo  Spitz  was  elected  president  of 
Keith-Albee-Orpheum  and  M.  H. 
Aylesworth  chairman  of  the  board, 
following  a  reorganization  yesterday 
of  the  RKO  theatre  subsidiary's  di- 
rectorate which  resulted  in  a  reduc- 
tion of  the  board  membership  from 
a  former  13  to  seven. 

The  procedure,  Spitz  said,  achieves 
a  closer  unification  of  K-A-0  and 
RKO  and,  having  the  approval  of  all 
K-A-O  stockholder  factions,  repre- 
sents an  important  step  in  the  compo- 
sition of  RKO  interests  preliminary 
to  the  reorganization  of  that  company. 

The  reduction  of  the  board  member- 
ship by  six  still  maintains  the  bal- 
ance of  power  between  RCA-RKO  on 
the  one  hand  and  M.  J.  Meehan,  prin- 
cipal preferred  stockholder,  on  the 
other.  RCA-RKO  had  five  represen- 
tatives on  the  former  board.  Meehan 
five  and  an  additional  three  directors 
were  so-called  neutrals,  being  accent- 
able  to  both  stockholder  factions.  On 
(Continued  on  page  13} 


Talk  on  Trade 
Practices  Set 
For  Next  Week 


Thursday  Picked  as  Date 
To  Meet  Distributors 


The  pending  conferences  on  trade 
practices  between  exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors will  open  here  next  Thurs- 
day, provided  a  sufficient  number  of 
distribution  executives  can  attend  on 
that  day,  it  was  learned  yesterday. 

Communications  setting  forth  the 
general  aims  of  the  conference  and 
asking  company  representatives  to  par- 
ticipate were  received  at  distribution 
offices  yesterday  from  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.,  sponsor  of  the  meetings.  There 
appears  to  be  no  doubt  that  all  large 
distributors  will  send  representatives. 

Five  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  committeemen 
have  definitely  accepted  bids  to  serve 
on  the  conference  committee.  In  addi- 
tion to  Ed  Kuykendall,  organization 
president,  they  are  Lewen  Pizor,  Phil- 
adelphia ;  Charles  E.  Williams, 
Omaha ;  O.  C.  Lam,  Rome,  Ga.,  and 
L.  C.  Criffith,  Oklahoma  City.  Mor- 
ris Loewenstein,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  sec- 
retary ;  Morgan  Walsh,  San  Francis- 
co ;  Jack  Miller,  Chicago,  and  Samuel 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


Bertrand  for  New  Board; 
Opposes  Legislation 
On  Block  Booking 

By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  April  S. — Federal 
conti  ol  of  the  film  industry  was  to- 
day recommended  by  Daniel  Ber- 
trand, formerly  with  the  Amuse- 
ments Division  of  the  NRA,  in  the 
long-awaited  report  on  the  industry 
before,  during  and  following  the 
code  period. 

Anti-block  booking  legislation,  how- 
ever, was  frowned  upon  as  being  in- 
effective, requiring  an  army  to  ad- 
minister and,  by  intimation,  disrupt- 
ing the  industry. 

The  report,  the  34th  of  a  series 
designed  to  deal  with  every  industry 
codified  under  the  NRA,  was  re- 
leased by  Leon  C.  Marshall,  director 
of  the  Review  Division. 

Creation  of  a  special  Federal  com- 
mission to  deal  with  the  industry  is 
proposed  by  Bertrand,  with  extension 
of  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  as 
a  very  secondary  alternative,  it  being 
contended  that  the  "unique  character" 
of  the  industry  and  other  factors  make 
a  separate  organization  advisable. 

Included  in  the  report  is  a  list  of 
persons  "qualified  as  experts  on  the 
entire  industry,"  who  presumably 
could  be  appointed  to  such  a  com- 
mission, those  names  being :  Will 
H.  Hays,  David  Palfreyman,  also  of 
the  Hays  organization ;  Former  Divis- 
ion Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt ;  John  C.  Flinn,  former  secretary 
of  Code  Authority ;  Tyree  Dillard, 
Code  Authority  counsel ;  Nathan 
Yamins,  Fall  River,  Mass.,  independ- 
ent exhibitor ;  Ed  L.  Kuykendall, 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


New  Nathanson  Pact 
About  Ready  to  Sign 

Toronto,  April  8. — N.  L.  Nathan- 
son's  new  five-year  operating  deal  as 
head  of  the  Famous  Players  Canadian 
Corp.  is  understood  to  have  ap- 
proached finality  today  with  Y.  Frank 
Freeman  and  Austin  C.  Keough,  rep- 
resenting Paramount,  here  from  New 
York  to  cement  the  arrangement,  long 
pending. 

The  contract  would  follow  the  cur- 
rent pact  which  expires  June  1  and 
is  reported  to  contain  provisions  al- 
lowing Nathanson  to  purchase  a  stock 
interest  in  the  Canadian  theatre  com- 
pany up  to  10  per  cent. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  9, 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  9,  1936 


No.  84 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Southern  Blow  Hits 
Trade  in  31  Houses 

Thirty-one  theatres  were  in  the  path 
of  the  tornado  which  swept  across 
parts  of  Georgia,  Mississippi,  Tennes- 
see, Arkansas,  Alabama  and  the  Caro- 
linas.  Only  one  was  seriously  dam- 
aged, but  the  effect  on  grosses  for 
some  time  to  come  is  expected  to  be 
serious  as  property  damages  ran  into 
the  millions,  and  thousands  of  fami- 
lies are  in  need  of  assistance. 

Tupelo,  Miss.,  and  Gainesville,  Ga., 
were  hardest  hit.  The  Lyric  at  Tu- 
pelo was  commandeered  as  a  hospi- 
tal. The  Strand  is  the  only  other 
house  there. 

At  Gainesville  there  are  four  houses, 
the  Rex,  Eitz,  Royal  and  State.  The 
Royal  was  badly  damaged,  and  the 
Ritz  was  hit. 

Other  houses  in  the  storm  path 
were  :  Woods,  Cordele,  Ga. ;  Acworth, 
Acworth,  Ga. ;  Princess,  Booneville, 
Miss. ;  Coffeyville,  Coffeyville,  Miss. ; 
Bay,  Red  Bay,  Ala. ;  Elk,  Princess 
and  Grand,  Granada,  Ala. ;  Lyric  and 
Roxy,  Huntsville,  Ala. ;  Landers  and 
Melba,  Batesville,  Ark.;  Gem,  Mel- 
bourne, Ark. ;  Carolina,  Criterion, 
Lyric  and  Strand,  Andersonville,  S. 
C. ;  Carolina,  Criterion,  Central,  Im- 
perial, National,  Palace  and  State, 
Greensboro,  N.  C. 


Cancellations 


ascribed  many  beneficial  accom- 
plishments. The  industry  in  the 
United  States  may  not  yet  be 
ready  for  such  an  innovation  but 
it  obviously  would  entail  many 
marked  advantages  over  present 
arrangements. 

The  exhibitors  will  approach 
the  forthcoming  conference  with 
a  proposal  calling  for  an  uncon- 
ditional twenty  per  cent  cancella- 
tion clause  in  all  rental  contracts. 
That  every  exhibitor,  irrespective 
of  the  conditions  surrounding 
his  theatre,  should  enjoy  some 
substantial  cancellation  privilege 
is  obviously  an  essential  require- 
ment if  he  is  to  function  efficiently 
and  constructively. 

When  the  distributor  offers  a 
group  of  pictures  without  definite 
and  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
nature  of  these  pictures  and 
when  the  exhibitor  accepts  the 
offer,  the  latter,  in  order  that 
he  may  attune  his  operations  to 
many  factors  with  which  he  must 
contend,  must  have  the  election 
as  to  the  elimination  of  a  cer- 
tain percentage  of  the  group  in 
question.  Such  a  cancellation 
arrangement  has,  of  course,  been 
widely  in  vogue  for  some  time — 
at  least  as  far  as  principle  is  con- 
cerned. In  actual  practice,  how- 
ever, the  cancellation  privilege 
has  been  tied  with  conditions 
which  involve  or  actually  negate 
the  privilege.  The  exhibitor 
should  have  a  plain,  uncontest- 
able right  under  the  contract  to 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

exclude  on  his  own  judgment  a 
reasonable  percentage  of  the  pic- 
tures called  for  in  any  contract. 


W 


HAT  the  percentage  in 
definite  figures  should  be  is  ob- 
viously a  matter  for  discussion 
and  negotiation.  If  the  contract 
is  to  be  more  than  merely  a  prod- 
uct reservation,  the  cancellation 
privilege  must  be  limited,  but  it 
should  not  be  so  limited  that  it 
robs  the  exhibitor  of  the  free- 
dom of  action  necessary  with 
which  to  deal  with  the  special 
and  individual  problems  that 
confront  his  particular  theatre. 
But  whatever  the  figure  is,  the 
clause  which  gives  it  effect  in  the 
contract  should  be  plain  and  un- 
mistakable and  should  be  tied  to 
no  conditions  under  which  ordi- 
nary circumstances  render  it  in- 
effective or  tend  to  do  so. 

Among  the  exhibitor  propo^aK 
at  the  forthcoming  conference 
will  be  several  questions  involv- 
ing seller  and  buyer  relations 
upon  which  no  ideal  solution  will 
probably  be  found  now  or  at  any 
other  time.  The  intricacies  in- 
volved in  marketing  film  seem  to 
make  this  a  condition  out  of  which 
there  appears  to  be  no  complete 
escape.  But  this  is  not  a  denial 
of  the  fact  that  many  helpful  and 
constructive  adjustments  are  pos- 
sible if  both  parties  to  the  con- 
ference approach  their  task  in  a 
spirit  of  fair  play. 


Donat  Set  for  One 
Reliance  on  Coast 

Robert  Donat  will  do  one  of  the  pic- 
tures he  is  slated  to  make  for  RKO 
in  Hollywood  toward  the  end  of  the 
year.  Ahead  of  it,  however,  is  a  com- 
mitment to  appear  in  one  for  Alex- 
ander Korda  and  London  Films. 

The  arrangement  was  made  in  Lon- 
don by  Harry  M.  Goetz  of  Reliance, 
who  returned  yesterday  on  the  Paris 
and  thereby  discounted  the  reports, 
months  old,  that  earlier  litigation  with 
Warners  will  prevent  Donat  from 
working  in  this  country. 

Reliance,  under  its  deal  with  RKO, 
will  make  six  pictures.  The  com- 
pany's contract,  however,  calls  for  the 
delivery  of  one  more  under  its  earlier 
United  Artists  deal.  This  will  be 
"The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  by  James 
Fenimore  Cooper,  which  Goetz  will 
personally  handle.  The  RKO  deal 
embraces  Edward  Small,  Goetz's 
partner,  as  an  associate  producer,  but 
not  Goetz.  Between  "Mohicans"  and 
a  cleanup  of  detail  on  the  Reliance- 
RKO  deal,  he  expects  to  be  busy  for 
about  another  year  and,  therefore,  is 
not  concerning  himself  at  this  time 
with  plans  beyond  that  time.  Mrs. 
Goetz  returned  with  him. 

The  producer  will  leave  for  Holly- 
wood in  a  week. 


To  Do  "Geste"  in  Color 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Paramount 
will  remake  "Beau  Geste"  as  the  first 
of  four  films  in  Technicolor.  Gary 
Cooper  will  be  starred. 


N.  E.  Allied  Resents 
Schaefer  Testimony 

Boston,  April  8. — George  J.  Schaef- 
er's  testimony  at  the  Pettengill  Bill 
hearings  in  Washington  has  stirred 
the  ire  of  the  New  England  Allied 
unit.  Resolutions  have  been  passed 
expressing  the  unit's  resentment. 

The  resolution  recites  that  Schaefer 
directed  personal  attacks  at  Allied 
officers.  It  criticizes  the  reference 
made  by  Schaefer  to  the  box-office 
possibilities  of  "Little  Lord  Fauntle- 
roy,"  and  asserts  that  his  opinion  "de- 
preciated" the  value  of  the  film  before 
exhibition.  Copies  of  the  resolution 
were  ordered  sent  to  United  Artists' 
owners,  Mary  Pickford,  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn,  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Charles 
Chaplin  and  Alexander  Korda. 


Mayor  to  Address  SMPE 

Chicago,  April  8. — Mayor  Edward 
J.  Kelly  of  Chicago  will  address  the 
opening  luncheon  of  the  Spring  meet- 
ing of  the  Society  of  M.  P.  Engineers 
at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here 
April  27-30.  Other  speakers  will  in- 
clude John  Balaban  and  Jack  Miller. 


Matthews  Not  Loaned 

Reports  concerning  the  loaning  of 
Jessie  Matthews,  G.  B.  star,  to  any 
other  company  are  without  founda- 
tion, Jeffrey  Bernerd  stated  yester- 
day. He  said  that  the  actress  is  under 
a  long  term  contract  to  G.  B. 


20th-Fox  Retires 

Debentures  Issui 


Twentieth  Century-Fox  Film  Corp] 
has  retired  $1,696,000  of  six  per  ceir 
convertible  debentures,  which  were  d  u 
on  April  1.  The  retirement  paymeir 
was  made  with  cash  on  hand,  no  n<  » 
financing  having  been  arranged  tc; 
provide  for  the  payment. 

The  annual  meeting  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  stockholders  will  be  helcj 
on  April  21,  when  elections  to  tlfl 
board  of  directors  will  take  place  anl 
officers  will  be  elected  by  the  board) 
It  is  expected  there  will  be  few  if  aiJ 
changes  in  either  the  directorate  dj 
among  the  officers. 


Australasian  Plans  Made 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  clo 
a  deal  to  take  over  distribution  of 
&  D.  product  in  Australasia. 

The  arrangement  will  be  much 
same  as  the  system  by  which  G. 
Product  is  handled  in  this  coun 
through  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
changes  with  G.  B.  men  handling  tl 
own  sales.    For  about  two  years 
company  has  been  distributing  G. 
films  in  Australasia  on  the  same  ba 

Under  the  new  arrangement  v 
B.  &  D.  Ernest  Turnbull,  who 
been  general  sales  manager  for 
&  D.  in  that  territory  will  conti 
in  this  post.  He  is  now  in  Loni 
where  he  has  been  in  conference  v 
W.  J.  Hutchinson,  foreign  head 
Twentieth  Century-Fox. 


"January"  Litigation  Settled  | 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  settlew 
the  litigation  with  L.  C.  Page  oveJ 
"Captain  January"  out  of  court.  Thirl 
became  known  yesterday  when  the  J 
U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
structed  the  clerk  not  to  issue  an  iimj 
junction  against  the  showing  of  tin 
picture. 

The  case  had  been  in  court  for  sev 
eral  months  and  reached  the  appeafl 
court  after  a  U.  S.  District  judge  ha 
refused  to  grant  a  stay.  Page,  a  Bos* 
ton  publisher,  had  had  an  agreemen 
for  many  years  with  the  author  of  thl 
story,  Laura  E.  Richards,  covering 
sale  of  film  rights.  The  film  compai 
dealt  directlv  with  the  author. 


Deny  Griffith  Motion 

Judge  Murray  Hulbert  in  Federal 
Court  vesterday  denied  a  motion  made 
on  behalf  of  D.  W.  Griffith,  Inc.,  trij 
dismiss  the  complaint  filed  by  John  A. 
Manning  in  a  stockholder's  action. 
Manning  had  charged  the  directors 
and  officers  of  D.  W.  Griffith,  Inc., 
with  gross  mismanagement  and  waste 
of  the  corporation's  assets. 


Ampa  Business  Today 

The  luncheon  meeting  of  the  Ampa 
today,  at  the  Astor,  will  be  a  business 
meeting  to  be  devoted  to  preparations' 
for  the  coming  elections  of  the  or- 
ganization. 


Herbert  Smith  on  Visit 

Herbert  Smith,  producer  for  British 
Lion  in  London,  and  brother  of  Sam 
Smith,  Republic  franchise  holder  in 
London,  is  in  New  York  at  the  present 
time  on  a  visit. 


Fox  Group  to  Coast 

Joseph  H.  Moskowitz,  Thomas  D- 
Costain  and  Frank  Underwood  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  leave  for 
Hollywood  Monday. 


FOUR  GREAT  STAR 


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VICTOR 
McLAGLEN 

{"The  Informer") 

Hard-bitten,  tyrannous  For- 
eign Legion  commandant 
.  .  his  rivals  in  ro- 
mance were  "lost' 
in  battle!  " 


CLAUDETTE 
COLBERT 

("It  Happened  One  Night") 

As  "Cigarette,"  dark -eyed 
desert  beauty  .  .  .  willing 
to  die  for  the  love 
she  lived  for! 


RONALD 
COLMAN 


(  Beau  Geste 

A  fugitive  from  his  past .  . 
who  found  forgetfulness 
in  battle. ..and  solace 
in  caresses! 


I     V  y<<    "fi  ■ 


Ik 


WIS* 


ROSALIND 
RUSSELL 

("Rendezvous"] 


Proudly  aristocratic  .  .  .  till 
the  strong  arms  of  a  Le- 
gionnaire turned  her 
heart  to  fire! 


A  CAST  OF  10,000 


EMOTIONAL  SPECTACI 


QUIDA'S  UNFORGETTABLE  LOVE  STORY? 

Romance  of  the  French  Foreign  Legion  ...  of  love  as  burning  as 
Sahara's  sands  ...  of  men's  heroism  and  women's  devotion  .  .  . 
of  blood -mad  Arabs  and  heat- crazed  Legionnaires  locked  in 
grim  conflict. 

4  TOP-RANK  STARS  . . . 

soaring  to  gloried  brilliance  in  this  drama  so  tumultuous  with 
every  emotion  that  it  gives  full  scope  to  even  their  great  talents! 

42  FEATURED  PLAYERS . . . 

hand-chosen  to  insure  each  colorful  supporting  role's  being 
trouped  to  the  hilt  by  the  one  personality  perfect  for  it! 

A  CAST  OF  10,000  . . . 


including  hordes  of  wild-riding  Arabs  and  fighting  Legionnaires 
.  .  .  mighty  masses  of  humanity  electrifying  in  thundering  action 
.  .  .  stunning  in  dramatic  impact! 


DRAMA  WITHIN  MEMORY! 

l'/i  YEARS  IN  PREPARATION! 

Brilliant  production  heads,  writing  brains,  directorial  minds  .  .  . 
planning  and  plotting  a  production  as  colossal  and  intricate 
as  a  great  military  campaign. 

6  MONTHS  IN  THE  MAKING  . . . 

transcribing  onto  film  its  panoramic  power ...  its  driving  drama 
...its  intimate  romance... its  violent  hates... its  glorious  courage! 

2,785  TECHNICIANS  . . . 

building  massive  sets  .  .  .  treating  a  tent  city  in  a  wilderness  .  .  . 
making  thousands  of  costumes  .  .  .  checking  every  historical 
point  .  .  arming  thousands  of  soldiers! 

FILMED  BY  17  CAMERAMEN  . . . 

braving  merciless  sand-storms  and  blistering  tropic  sun  to  capture 
the  measureless  expanse  and  majesty  of  the  mysterious  Great  Desert! 

INSPIRED  DIRECTION  . . . 

by  Frank  Lloyd,  master  pf  overpowering  sweep  and  emotional 
force,  who  directed  unforgettable  "Cavalcade"  and  "Mutiny  on 


PROUDEST 

OF  ALL  20th  CENTURY- FOX  ACHIEVEMENTS 


Under  two 
flags 

starring  featuring 

COLMAN  COLBERT 

McLAGLEN  RUSSELL 

with 

GREGORY  RATOFF  •  NIGEL  BRUCE 
C.  HENRY  GORDON  •  HERBERT  MUNDIN 
AND  A  CAST  OF  10,000 

a  DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK  20th  Century  Production 

Presented  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck 

Directed   by  Frank   Lloyd   •  Associate  Producer  Raymond 
Griffith    •    Screen   play  by  W.  P.  Lipscomb  and   Walter  Ferris 
Based  on  the  novel  by  Ouida. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Highlights  of  NRA  Report 


Washington,  April  8. — Significant  observations  made  by  Daniel 
Bertrand  in  his  final  NRA  report  of  the  industry  which  recom- 
mends Federal  control  follow: 

Block  booking  legislation  held  ineffective.  Favors  further 
study  of  subject. 

Creation  of  new  Federal  commission  with  local  boards  to 
handle  arbitration  is  urged,  or,  failing  this,  extension  of  Fed- 
eral Trade  Commission  supervision  to  cover  films. 

Industry  leaders  and  others  named  as  qualified  to  serve  on 
such  a  board. 

Favors  cancellation  extension  and  application  of  code  pro- 
hibition on  forcing  of  shorts. 

Non-committal  on  designated  playdates.  Overbuying  called 
objectionable. 

Suggests  Federal  study  of  monopolistic  practices. 

Relaxation  of  laws  covering  clearance  and  zoning  favored 
under  Federal  check. 


i  Thursday,  April  9,  1936 


Federal  Film 
Control  Urged 
In  NRA  Report 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

president  of  the  M.P.T.O.A.;  Abram 
F.  Myers,  general  counsel  for  Allied 
States;  John  F.  Knight,  Paramount 
Theatres  Service  Corp. ;  Pat  Casey, 
producers'  representative  for  studio 
labor;  George  Browne,  president  of 
the  I.A.T.S.E. ;  Louis  Krouse,  assist- 
ant president  of  the  I.A.T.S.E. ; 
Steven  Newman,  international  repre- 
sentative of  the  I.A.T.S.E.;  Joseph 
Weber,  president  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Musicians  ;  Frank  Gill- 
more,  president  of  Actors'  Equity ; 
Professor  M.  P.  McNair  of  the  Har- 
vard Bureau  of  Business  Research ; 
Professor  Howard  T.  Lewis  of  the 
Harvard  Graduate  School  of  Business, 
and  Terry  Ramsaye,  editor  of  Motion 
Picture  Herald. 

The  principal  points  of  which  Fed- 
eral control  should  be  exercised,  it 
was  held  in  the  report,  are  block- 
booking,  overbuying,  monopolistic 
practices,  and  clearance  and  zoning. 
Here,  it  was  held,  "Federal  assistants 
might  prove  beneficial  to  the  indus- 
try and  the  general  public." 

The  report,  well  over  200  pages, 
traces  the  growth  of  the  industry  from 
the  development  of  the  magic  lantern 
nearly  300  years  ago  to  the  present 
day.  Negotiation,  development  and 
application  of  the  code  is  discussed  at 
length,  as  are  the  various  practices 
of  the  industry  and  their  treatment 
under   the   code   and  since. 

The  major  practices  of  which  com- 
plaint is  made,  it  was  declared,  are 
overbuying,  clearance  and  zoning, 
block  booking  and  cancellations, 
forcing  of  shorts,  rebates  on  admis- 
sions, designated  playdates,  and  non- 
theatrical  accounts.  Practically  all  of 
these,  it  was  held,  could  be  corrected 
by  Federal  control  over  the  four 
major  practices  referred  to  above. 

Anti-block  booking  legislation, 
T.ertrand  contended,  would  not  solve 
the  problem  of  distribution.  "Block 
booking  is,  if  not  the  most  compli- 
cated, at  least  the  most  controversial 
problem  troubling  the  motion  picture 
industry,"  he  said. 

Complete  Elimination  Difficult 

"The  most  common  solution  ad- 
vanced by  independent  exhibitors  is 
the  complete  abolition  of  compulsory 
block  booking.  Without  going  into  the 
merits  of  arguments,  it  may  be  pointed 
out  that  administration  of  such  a  law 
would  probably  require  the  services 
of  federal  personnel  exceeding  the 
total  number  now  employed  by  the 
Federal  Trade  Commission.  Lack  of 
adequate  standards,  it  may  be  as- 
sumed, would  result  in  conflicting  de- 
terminations by  different  bodies. 
Moreover,  the  mills  of  the  courts 
grind  slowly.  It  would  profit  the  ex- 
hibitor little  or  nothing  to  be  in- 
volved in  lengthy  and  expensive  liti- 
gation. 

"The  second  most  frequently  ad- 
vanced solution  is  extension  of  the 
cancellation  privilege.  Increase  of  the 
percentage  and  removal  of  the  restric- 
tions on  the  free  exercise  of  this  right 
would  probably  satisfy  most  exhibitors' 
objections  to  block  booking.  This 
should  allow  the  exhibitor  to  cancel 
inferior  or  unsuitable  pictures  and  con- 


tract for  quality  productions  if  they 
appeared  during  the  season. 

"The  producer  or  distributor  of 
productions  of  relatively  high  quality 
would  have  nothing  to  fear  from  such 
an  arrangement.  Since  an  exhibitor 
must  either  replace  a  canceled  picture 
with  another,  or  must  extend  the  run 
of  some  more  desirable  feature,  the 
elimination  of  unsuitable  or  inferior 
pictures  would  not  involve  any  loss  of 
playing  time  to  the  industry  as  a 
whole." 

Application  of  the  code  prohibition 
on  the  forcing  of  shorts  and  a  cancel- 
lation privilege  on  a  certain  percent- 
age of  shorts  bought  would  remedy 
the  situation,  it  was  contended,  while 
the  rebate  evil  can  be  reached  most 
readily  through  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules. 

Non-committal  on  Playdates 

The  report  was  more  non-committal 
on  the  subject  of  designated  play- 
dates, pointing  out  that  the  exhibitor 
might  naturally  wish  to  play  cheap 
pictures  on  Sunday,  knowing  he  can 
fill  his  house,  while  the  distributor 
desires  to  get  the  largest  rental  pos- 
sible. Only  four  complaints  were  filed 
under  the  code  provision,  one  by  an 
operator  who  booked  80  Sunday  play- 
dates in  one  year,  it  was  explained, 
and  it  was  suggested  that  an  agree- 
ment might  be  worked  out  similar  to 
that  applied  to  shorts  under  the  code. 

Following  a  consideration  of  the 
activities  of  each  of  the  three  branches 
of  the  industry,  Bertrand  finds  that 
"the  conclusion  may  be  fairly  made 
that,  through  its  connection  with  and 
relationship  to  the  distribution  and 
production  branches,  the  exhibition 
branch  is  an  integral  and  necessary 
part  of  the  entire  scheme  and  plan 
of  the  motion  picture  industry." 
Further,  in  the  light  of  court  de- 
cisions in  other  inter-related  indus- 
tries, "it  would  seem  that  the  motion 
picture  industry  is  of  such  a  charac- 
ter that  the  Federal  Government  would 
be  justified  in  assuming  jurisdiction 
over  the  industry  as  a  unit." 

Taking  up  the  major  point  of 
which  Federal  control  should  be  ap- 
plied, the  report,  in  a  consideration 
of  block  booking,  admits  "the  prob- 
lem is  not  easy  of  solution." 

"Exhibitors  in  general  favor  com- 
plete abolition  of  block  booking,"  it 
was  commented.  "Distributors,  on  the 
other  hand,  oppose  any  such  steps. 

"As  the  problem  stands  at  present, 
the  use  of  the  practice,  without  limita- 
tion, is  legal.  Any  attempts  at  limita- 
tion of  the  use  of  the  practice  should 
be  preceded  by  an  intensive  study  of 


the  subject  by  a  disinterested  Federal 
agency.  Since  the  practice  is  one  used 
by  distributors,  block  booking  is  ob- 
viously within  Federal  jurisdiction." 

Overbuying  with  intent  to  keep  com- 
petitors from  securing  sufficient  prod- 
uct for  operation  of  theatres  on  a 
reasonable  basis  "is  considered  an  in- 
defensible practice  throughout  the  in- 
dustry," according  to  the  report. 

"However,"  Bertrand  continued,  "the 
victim  of  such  a  practice  experiences 
difficulty  when  he  applies  to  the  courts 
for  remedy. 

Overbuying  Remedy  Simple 

"It  would  seem  simple  to  pass  a 
statute  forbidding  an  exhibitor  to 
overbuy  or  forbidding  a  distributor  to 
license  film  to  an  exhibitor  in  such 
quantity  over  his  normal  require- 
ments as  to  prevent  a  competing  ex- 
hibitor from  obtaining  sufficient  prod- 
uct. The  difficulty  arises  in  connec- 
tion with  application  and  administra- 
tion of  such  a  statute. 

"Leaving  the  courts  to  decide 
whether  violations  have  occurred  in 
specific  cases  would  again  raise  the 
spectre  of  evasion. 

"It  might  be  possible  to  frame  a 
statute  making  illegal  any  contract 
licensing  the  exhibition  of  film  through 
which  one  exhibitor  by  overbuying 
prevented  another  exhibitor  from  se- 
curing adequate  product,  thus  acting 
as  an  unreasonable  restraint  on  trade. 
Rapid  and  inexpensive  determinations 
as  to  violations  might  be  made  by 
small  bodies  under  Federal  super- 
vision located  in  each  exchange  terri- 
tory, easy  of  access  to  all  exhibitors, 
as  under  the  code.  The  Federal  Gov- 
ernment would  then  be  in  a  position 
to  withstand  appeals  to  the  courts  in 
place  of  leaving  the  small  and  rela- 
tively helpless  exhibitor  to  his  own 
resources.  Such  a  method  would 
answer  most  of  the  objections  pre- 
viously referred  to  and  would  extend 
Government  protection  to  the  small 
business  man." 

A  thorough  study  by  a  Federal 
agency  with  adequate  facilities  and 
authority  to  examine  books  and  other 
records  should  be  made  to  settle  finally 
the  question  of  monopolistic  practices, 
Bertrand  asserted.  Admitting  that 
such  an  investigation  would  be  costly 
and  lengthy,  he  held  that  the  results 
would  justify  both  the  expense  and 
the  time. 

"Claim  and  counter-claim  with  re- 
gard to  the  charges  that  the  major 
motion  picture  companies  are  really 
monopolistic  have  been  advanced  for 
years."  He  commented  that  the 
growth  of  trade   practices,   such  as 


1 1 


block  booking,  forcing  of  shorts  and 
designation  of  playdates,  have  tended 
to  create  a  protected  market  for  the 
large  companies  and  restrict  independ- 
ent competition.  Frequently,  he  added, 
more  serious  charges  are  made,  such 
as  collusive  effort  to  restrain  compe- 
tition, and  "such  airs  of  suspicion  and 
doubt  should  be  cleared ;  whether  the 
charges  are  true  or  false  should  be 
generally  established." 

Seeing  only  a  choice  "between 
laissez-faire  and  uniform  schedules," 
for  solution  of  the  clearance  and  zon- 
ing problem,  Bertrand  holds  that  no 
difficulties  exist  to  prevent  the  es- 
tablishment of  schedules  fair  to  all 
exhibitors,  but  acknowledges  that  re- 
lation of  present  laws  is  necessary  be- 
fore this  can  be  accomplished.  How- 
ever, such  relaxation  should  be  per- 
mitted only  under  a  Federal  check. 

Uniform  Schedules  Prevented 

"No  question  need  be  raised  as  to 
the  interstate  character  of  the  prac- 
tice," he  said.  "Formulation  of  uni- 
form schedules  was  stopped  by  Federal 
anti-trust  laws.  Relaxation  of  these 
statutes  would  permit  the  industry  to 
act.  It  follows,  of  course,  that  ade- 
quate Federal  supervision  would  have 
to  be  provided  to  prevent  any  undue 
influence  from  major  groups  and  to 
safeguard  the  rights  of  minority 
groups  and  the  public. 

"Little  good  is  accomplished  in 
pointing  out  places  where  use  of  Fed- 
eral powers  might  be  beneficial  unless 
constructive  suggestions  are  made  as 
to  the  methods  by  which  this  power 
should  be  exercised,"  Bertrand  de- 
clared in  summation. 

"The  idea  of  a  simple  statute 
directed  toward  bettering  any  set  of 
conditions  must  immediately  give  way 
to  the  problem  of  its  application  and 
administration.  The  first  thought  is 
to  refer  the  matter  to  the  courts. 

"The  difficulties  of  using  the  courts 
to  curb  the  vicious  aspects  of  over- 
buying have  been  commented  on  in 
this  chapter.  The  difficulties  a  court 
might  be  called  on  to  contend  with  in 
an  attempt  to  cope  with  the  problem 
of  block  booking  have  been  previously 
suggested.  No  court  could  be  called 
on  to  investigate  and  inquire  into  the 
industry  in  general  in  other  than  some 
specific  instance  and  it  would  be 
hardly  reasonable  to  ask  the  Federal 
courts  to  add  to  their  already  crowded 
dockets  a  review  of  any  or  all  pro- 
posed uniform  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules. 

"Only  a  Federal  commission  would 
seem  versatile  enough  to  cope  with 
these  various  situations.  Such  a  com- 
mission might  be  a  separate  Federal 
body  or  might  constitute  an  addition 
to  the  duties  of  the  existing  Federal 
Trade  Commission." 

However,  it  was  held,  a  separate 
commission  "seems  to  be  indicated  by 
reason  of  the  following  facts :  Due 
to  the  unique  character  of  the  industry 
and  its  trade  practices,  the  functions 
of  such  a  body  also  would  be  unusual 
and  there  would  seem  to  be  no  ade- 
quate reason  for  merging  a  body  es- 
tablished to  perform  these  functions 
with  another  body ;  in  a  single  body, 
the  element  of  shifting  of  responsi- 
bility would  be  minimized;  centrali- 
zation of  control  would  tend  toward 
more  efficient  administration  and 
management. 

With  respect  to  the  organization 
of  the  commission,  Bertrand  sug- 
gested appointment  of  a  number  of 
commissioners  by  the  President 
"with  or  without  the  approval"  of  the 
Senate,  with  appointment  made  sub- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'The  Law  in  Her  Hands" 

{ Warners) 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Entertainment  is  here  offered  in  a  novel  and 
effective  fashion.  While  not  a  "big"  picture  in  the  generally  accepted 
sense,  the  story  has  a  strong,  interest-holding  quality  resulting  from  a 
nice  blending  of  romance,  comedy  and  drama  held  together  by  well- 
grounded  suspense.  The  show  should  be  popular  among  audiences  that 
prefer  their  entertainment  without  frills. 

Margaret  Lindsay  and  Glenda  Farrell  are  novice  attorneys  starting 
out  together  in  their  profession  and  encountering  all  the  difficulties 
which  are  common  to  fledgling  barristers.  Miss  Lindsay,  falling  in  love 
with  district  attorney  Warren  Hull,  learns  that  success  in  the  profes- 
sion depends  upon  the  understanding  of  the  tricks  and  technicalities  of 
the  craft.  Becoming  the  mouthpiece  for  racketeer  Lyle  Talbot,  she  out- 
wits Hull  in  a  series  of  sensational  cases.  A  rift  between  the  lovers  is 
caused  by  this  association  with  Talbot.  Hull  declares  that  he  will  get 
Talbot,  and  adds  that  in  doing  so  he  will  show  up  Miss  Lindsay  as  a 
shyster  lawyer. 

Talbot  becomes  involved  in  the  milk  poisoning  racket,  whereupon  Miss 
Lindsay  refuses  to  defend  him.  Put  on  the  spot  by  gangsters,  she  makes 
a  deal  with  Talbot  to  fight  the  case.  During  the  trial  she  appears  to 
be  losing  the  battle  and  Hull  gloats  over  her  impending  defeat.  Finally, 
however,  she  reveals  that  the  suspect  on  trial  is  Talbot's  double;  she 
calls  on  him  to  prove  the  point  and  accuses  him  of  murder,  paving  the 
way  for  conviction.  Upon  his  being  sentenced  Miss  Lindsay  gives  up 
the  law  to  become  Hull's  wife. 

In  addition  to  the  convincing  performance  of  Hull,  Talbot  and  Miss 
I  indsay  in  the  romantic  and  dramatic  phases  there  is  much  laugh-pro- 
voking comedy  contributed  by  Glenda  Farrell  and  Eddie  Acuff,  process 
server,  who  looks  always  as  if  he  has  been  run  through  a  meat  chopper. 
In  an  effective  bit  as  a  racketeer  collector,  Matty  Fain,  strong-arm 
man,  did  a  job  that  brought  applause  from  the  preview  audience.  The 
work  of  the  principals  is  ably  supplemented  by  the  supporting  cast. 

If  the  exploitation  campaign  features  the  assertion  that  knowledge 
of  legal  tricks  and  technical  loopholes  can  circumvent  factual  evidence 
in  a  case,  the  picture  should  do  well. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,070.  Running  time.  69  minutes.  "G." 


12 


Dramatists  Approve 
Plan  of  60-40  Split 


The  Dramatists'  Guild,  at  a  special 
general  membership  meeting  yesterday 
at  the  Hotel  Shelton,  approved  an 
amendment  to  the  basic  agreement  of 
March  1,  providing  for  a  60-40  split 
of  royalties  between  producer  and 
playwright,  in  place  of  the  former  slid- 
ing scale  arrangement.  The  amend- 
ment gives  the  larger  portion  of  the 
split  to  the  playwright,  instead  of  the 
50-50  arrangement  on  royalties  up  to 
$35,000,  and  a  graduated  scale  in  fa- 
vor of  the  author  above  that  amount. 

Sidney  Howard,  Guild  president, 
pointed  out  that  the  60-40  arrangement 
was  of  benefit  to  the  younger  members 
of  the  guild  and  to  theatres  in  gen- 
eral. Another  amendment  approved, 
with  reference  to  date  of  release,  pro- 
vides that  the  release  date  of  a  film 
shall  not  interfere  with  either  the  New- 
York  or  road  run  of  the  play,  and 
that  the  author  shall  fix  the  release 
date,  the  manager  to  be  advised  of 
it  in  writing. 

Howard  reiterated  statements  he 
had  made  previously  with  reference  to 
the  negotiation  of  a  new  agreement, 
sought  by  the  League  of  N.  Y.  The- 
atres, that  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
would  not  consider  any  revision  unless 
the  League  first  presented  its  criti- 
cisms of  the  guild  basic  agreement  in 
writing.  A  telegram  was  received  be- 
fore yesterday's  meeting  by  Howard 
from  Dr.  Henry  Moskowitz,  executive 
adviser  of  the  league,  which,  replying 
to  a  letter  from  Howard,  advised  that 
the  league  would  send  its  criticisms 
if  the  guild  consents  to  negotiate. 
With  reference  to  the  telegram,  How- 
ard declared  he  would  not  open  the 
basic  agreement  to  "endless  discus- 
sion." He  said  the  managers  "negotia- 
tion" would  mean  "tearing  up"  the 
guild's  basic  agreement  and  throwing 
away  10  years  of  guild  organization. 

Washington's  Ascap 
Case  Awaits  Ruling 

Seattle,  April  8. — The  Supreme 
Court  has  taken  under  advisement  the 
latest  move  in  the  long-drawn-out 
controversy  between  Ascap  and  the 
state.  This  move  deals  with  a  trans- 
fer of  the  Ascap  case  from  the  court 
of  Judge  Wright  of  Thurston  County 
to  the  court  of  Judge  Wilson  in  the 
same  county. 

Wright,  who  last  year  restrained 
Ascap  from  operating  in  Washington 
and  appointed  Tracy  Griffin  of  Seattle 
as  receiver,  appeared  before  the 
Supreme  Court  last  week  and  reported 
monopolistic  conditions  the  same  as 
previously.  A  decision  is  expected 
soon. 


Orders  Fox  Testimony 

A  motion  for  an  examination  before 
trial  was  granted  yesterday  to  Joseph 
E.  Cohen  in  connection  with  his  suit 
for  $300,000  damages  against  William 
Fox  and  the  Fox  Film  Corp.  The 
complaint  sets  forth  that  the  defend- 
ant made  a  contract  to  install  devices 
manufactured  by  the  Sentry  Safety 
Control  Corp.,  of  which  Cohen  was 
president.  Cohen  says  he  delivered 
stock  of  Sentry  to  the  defendant  and 
spent  large  sums  in  advertising  these 
devices.  He  also  charges  the  defend- 
ant entered  into  a  fraudulent  conspi- 
racy to  obtain  the  stock.  Justice  Mill- 
er ordered  W.  C.  Michel,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Fox  Film,  to  appear  for  ex- 
amination on  April  23. 


Universal  Adds  13 
Writers  at  Studio 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Universal  has 
added  13  new  writers  to  the  scenario 
staff,  in  charge  of  Jerry  Sackheim. 
They  are :  A.  E.  Thomas,  who  is 
adapting  "Love  Insurance" ;  Leonard 
Praskins,  adapting  "Roxana" ;  Hum- 
phrey Pearson,  working  on  "Time 
Out  of  Mind";  Lynn  Starling,  adapt- 
ing an  untitled  original  by  Norman 
Krasna ;  Isabel  Dawn  and  Boyce  De- 
Gaw,  adapting  "Reno  in  the  Fall" ; 
Vera  Caspary,  who  is  working  on  an 
original,  and  Adele  Buffington  and 
Kubec  Glasmon,  who  are  collaborating 
on  "Night  Life." 

In  addition  to  these,  Lillian  Barker 
is  here  to  do  the  screenplay  of  "Where 
Are  My  Children?"  Also  back  on  the 
lot  working  on  various  assignments 
are  Harry  Clork,  Morris  Ryskind, 
Eric  Hatch,  Doris  Malloy  and  Samuel 
Hoffenstein.  William  Koenig,  general 
studio  manager,  states  that  at  least  10 
more  writers  will  be  signed  within  the 
next  two  weeks. 


Extradition  Refused 

Sacramento,  April  8. — Governor 
Merriam  today  denied  the  application 
for  the  extradition  to  New  York  of 
Duncan  Renaldo,  film  actor,  on  the 
charge  of  non-support  of  his  son.  The 
governor  maintained  that  Mrs.  Re- 
naldo "has  not  given  Duncan  a  chance 
to  carry  on  his  work  as  an  actor  and 
earn  money." 


Bills  Against  Films 
Beaten  in  Missouri 

St.  Louis,  April  8. — With  the  pres- 
ent session  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
ending  sine  die  today,  four  bills  aimed 
at  the  film  industry  died  in  commit- 
tee. Measures  calling  for  two  pro- 
jectionists in  theatres,  for  the  levying 
of  a  one-cent  tax  on  all  admissions 
of  25  cents  or  more,  a  tax  of  a  tenth 
of  a  mill  on  rented  films  and  the  elim- 
ination of  standing  room  admissions 
were  all  beaten. 

In  the  forefront  of  the  fight  against 
the  bills  was  Fred  Wehrenberg,  presi- 
dent, M.  P.  T.  O.  of  St.  Louis,  East- 
ern Missouri  and  Southern  Illinois. 


Named  for  Labor  Meet 

Hollywood,  April  8. — The  board  of 
directors  of  the  Producers  Ass'n.  to- 
day selected  Fred  Pelton  of  M-G-M, 
H.  K.  Bachelder  of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox and  Keith  Glennon  of  Para- 
mount to  accompany  Victor  Clarke 
to  New  York  for  the  basic  labor 
agreement  conferences. 


Appeal  Bank  Night  Case 

Boston,  April  8. — Attorney  George 
S.  Ryan  has  filed  an  appeal  in  the 
U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  from 
U.  S.  District  Judge  Sweeney's  dis- 
missal of  a  Bank  Night  infringement 
suit  against  Parlay  Cash  Night  op- 
erated by  Meyer  Gruber  and  Harry 
Bloomberg  on  the  ground  that  both 
were  lotteries. 


Thursday,  April  9,  1936* 

"Times"  Strong  in 
3rd  Portland  Week 

Portland,  April  8. — In  its  thirl 
week  at  United  Artists,  "Modern 
Times"  held  up  to  $6,000,  or  over  thei 
regular  take  by  $1,000. 

"Trail  of  the  J^onesome  Pine,"  plu- 
"Every  Saturday  Night,"  enjoyed 
splendid  business  at  the  Paramount 
with  a  take  of  $8,000,  over  the  usual 
take  by  $3,000. 

"Desire"  and  "Preview  Murder 
Mystery"  at  the  Orpheum  came  up  to 
expectations,  securing  §7,000,  above 
par  by  $2,000. 

The  weather  was  fair  and  cool. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,700. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  5  : 
"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 

BROADWAY  —  (1,912),    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"IN  OLD  KENTUCKY"  (20th-Fox) 
"I    FOUND    STELLA    PARISH"  (F.N.) 
(2nd  run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700).  20c-25c.  7  day?. 
Gross:   $1,700.     (Average,  $1,700) 

'EAST  OF   JAVA"  (Univ.) 
"PADDY  O'DAY"  (20th-Fox) 
MAYFAIR— (1,700),    30c-35c-40c.   7  days. 
Gross:   $4,000.     (Average.  $3,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"PREVIEW    MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

OR FHEUM— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c.   7  days. 
Gross:    $7,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

"EVERY    SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,000),    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"MODERN   TIMES"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945).  30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.  .<rd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average. 
$5,000) 

Principal  Pictures 
Plans  100%  Increase 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Principal 
Pictures  will  double  last  year's  pro- 
gram during  the  coming  season,  ac- 
cording to  plans  completed  yesterday 
at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  board  of 
directors  attended  by  Sol  Lesser,  Louis 
R.  Lurie  and  Mike  C.  Rosenberg. 
The  program  calls  for  a  minimum  of 
twelve  pictures  with  the  possibility  of 
an  increase  to  sixteen. 

Two  films  are  planned  starring 
Bobby  Breen,  also  a  series  of  six  Har- 
old Bell  Wright  and  Zane  Grey  west- 
erns for  Twentieth  Century-Fox  re- 
lease. There  will  be  six  "Whisper- 
ing Smith"  stories  by  Frank  H.  Spear- 
man. 


Sternard  Golf  Victor 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Steve  Stern- 
ard led  the  field  of  golfers  in  the  an- 
nual 20th  Century-Fox  tournament 
with  a  low  gross  of  75.  More  than 
250  showed  up  at  the  Fox  Hills 
course.  Close  behind  Sternard  were 
Jack  Lebovitz,  with  76 ;  Al  Lebovitz, 
with  78,  and  H.  J.  Bachelder,  with  79. 
High  score  was  registered  by  H. 
Harold  Travis  who  had  168. 


Davilla  Sues  on  Song 

Joseph  J.  Davilla,  composer  of 
"You  Made  Me  Like  It,  Daddy,"  has 
filed  suit  in  U.  S.  District  Court  for 
$25,000,  charging  infringement,  against 
Brunswick  -  Balke  -  Collender  Co. 
Brunswick  Record  Corp.,  Warners, 
Tony  Parenti  and  the  Brunswick- 
Radio  Corp.  Herman  Starr  has  filed 
a  demand  for  a  bill  of  particulars  and 
denies  all  charges. 


[Thursday,  April  9,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


13 


Plan  to  Raise 
Flood  Relief 
Fund  Outlined 


Plans  to  raise  funds  for  the  bene  lit 
of   flood   and   tornado   sufferers  by 
I  means  of  a  coast-to-coast  broadcast, 
I  appeals  to  theatres  and  the  circus  and 
';  through  a  large  benefit  show  at  the 
.Metropolitan  Opera  House  were  dis- 
cussed yesterday  at  a  luncheon  meet- 
j  ing  in  the  Hotel  Commodore.  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  stage,  screen  and 
radio  who  are  aiding  the  Red  Cross 
;  in  the  drive  attended. 

Among  those  present  were :  Eddie 
Cantor,  Florence  Reed,  Leon  Leoni- 
doff,    Henry     Chesterfield,  Donald 
Brian,  Brandon  Tynan,  Bette  Davis, 
Arthur   Byron,   H.   Wayne  Pierson, 
1  General  Davis  of    the    Red  Cross, 
Charles  Mosconi,  Douglas  Leavitt  and 
Allen  Correlli  of  the  American  Fed- 
1  eration  of  Actors,  Mort  Blumenstock, 
■  E.  W.  Wingart,  Arnold   Van  Leer, 
representatives  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  and 
ethers. 

Major  Edward  Bowes  is  chairman 
of  the  entertainment  groups  cooperat- 
!  ing  in  the  drive,  but  he  was  unable  to 
:  be  present  because  of   illness.  Pier- 
son  presided  in  his  absence. 

Pierson  assured  those  present  that 
the  big  broadcasting  chains  had  agreed 
to  cooperate,  and  Cantor  explained 
that  plans  were  under  discussion  to 
put  on  a  program  over  the  combined 
networks  with  all  the  principal  radio 
>  stars  participating  during  which  ap- 
peals would  be  made  for  contribu- 
tions. He  estimated  that  it  might  be 
possible  to  raise  $1,000,000  in  this 
way. 

Red  Cross  Work  Described 

General  Davis  said  that  the  south- 
ern tornados  had  increased  calls  for 
relief  to  such  an  extent  that  the  Red 
Cross  is  now  furnishing  both  emer- 
gency relief  and  carrying  on  rehabili- 
tation work  in  18  states,  with  118,- 
000  families  sharing  in  the  benefits. 
This  makes  it  necessary,  he  said,  to 
go  beyond  the  original  $3,000,000  quota 
set  for  the  purpose. 

Cantor  suggested  that  representa- 
tives of  the  circus  now  playing  at 
-Madison  Square  Garden  be  contacted, 
so  that  ringmasters  could  appeal  to 
circus  audiences  for  small  contribu- 
tions. 

It  was  urged  by  another  speaker  that 
the  principal  newsreels  be  asked  to 
assemble  flood  and  tornado  clips  into 
a  Red  Cross  reel,  with  commentators 
asking  for  contributions  and  that  these 
be  given  wide  distribution  in  theatres. 

April  27  will  inaugurate  the  final 
week  of  the  drive.  At  that  time  cere- 
monies are  to  be  held  at  the  City  Hall, 
with  Mayor  LaGuardia  and  the  bor- 
ough presidents  and  other  city  officials 
participating.  The  proceedings  will 
be  broadcast.  A  big  benefit  will  be 
held  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House 
the  night  of  May  2. 

Tynan  was  appointed  chairman  of  a 
group  of  legitimate  theatre  producers 
to  arrange  for  appeals  by  actors.  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Actors  agreed  to  present  the 
plan  to  the  council  of  the  organiza- 
tion, with  the  hope  that  it  will  be  ap- 
oroved  so  that  appeals  can  be  made 
by   members   working   in  vaudeville 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Children  of  the  Revolution" 

(Amkino) 

Produced  in  1934  in  Russia,  and  giving  considerable  evidence  of  it, 
this  rather  inept  importation  otters  little  or  nothing  in  the  way  of  inter- 
est or  entertainment  tor  the  average  American  audience.  Indicative  of 
its  production  several  years  ago  are  the  tacts  that  it  is  a  silent,  with 
musical  background,  and  that  the  occasional  subtitle  translations  appear 
on  separate  frames  instead  of  by  superimposition. 

It  deals  with  the  manner  m  which  peasants  conducted  their  collective 
farms  in  the  early  days  of  the  Soviet  and  the  way  m  which  they  dealt 
with  traitors  to  the  boviet  cause.  Through  it  all  runs  the  theme  of  the 
spirit  of  the  children  under  the  new  regime,  their  pride  in  the  product 
ul  their  farm  and  the  generosity  they  show  toward  one  child  whose 
lather  is  revealed  as  having  helped  the  White  Guards  in  the  civil  war 
years  before,  and  killed  the  mother  of  one  of  the  children,  in  other 
words,  the  him  is  almost  out-and-out  propaganda  for  at  least  this  one 
{.base  of  the  Soviet  method. 

The  performances  are  tor  the  most  part  lacking  in  finish  and  the 
production  as  a  whoie  is  ot  little  consequence,  except  to  those  who  are 
particularly  interested  in  the  concept  belnnd  the  him. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  75  min- 
utes. '"G." 


"Outlaws  of  the  Range* 


{Spectrum) 

Beginning  with  a  fast-moving  pace,  this  western  maintains  that  speed 
as  the  tale  of  cattle  rustlers,  murder  and  dark  villainy  unwinds.  Bill 
Cody  rescues  Catherine  Cotter  from  a  runaway  bronco  which  she  had 
tried  to  lasso  and  takes  a  job  as  a  cowhand  on  her  father's  ranch.  He 
does  a  little  investigating  when  he  is  aware  of  the  rustling  and  uncovers 
information  which  would  jail  the  gang.  At  this  point  Miss  Cotter's 
rather  is  murdered  and  the  evidence,  a  frameup,  points  to  Cody.  Bill 
Cody,  Jr.,  "springs"  the  senior  Cody  from  jail  and  they  ride,  arriving 
in  time  to  prevent  Miss  Cotter  from  signing  away  the  ranch  to  the  de- 
signing schemers,  who  are  properly  dealt  with.  A  few  good  fist  fights 
when  Cody  brushes  with  the  adverse  elements  enliven  the  piece.  The 
him  is  standard  fare  for  double  bills  and  children.  Plenty  of  gun  play 
and  riding  is  present  to  satisfy  the  thrill  seekers. 

Also  in  the  cast,  aiding  considerably,  are  William  McCall,  Gordon 
Griffith,  Wall  West  and  Dick  Strong.  The  story  is  by  Zara  Tazil,  Al 
Herman  directed  and  Bill  Hyer  handled  the  cameras. 

Production  Code  Seal  .\o.  1,929.   Running  time,  59  minutes.  "G." 


"Gentle  Julia,"  tonight's  preview  at  the  Roxy,  was  reviewed  on  April  2. 

"Smalltown  Girl,"  toinorrozu  morning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  previewed 
by  zvire  from  Hollywood  on  April  1. 

"Desire,"  which  will  make  its  debut  at  the  Paramount ,  Saturday  morning, 
was  reznezved  by  wire  from  Hollyivood  on  Feb.  1. 

"A  Message  to  Garcia,"  now  current  at  the  Center,  was  previewed  by  zvire 
\rom  Hollyzvood  on  March  3. 


acts  and  night  clubs  throughout  the 
country. 

Details  of  how  circuit  theatres  and 
others  represented  in  the  T.  U.  C.  C. 
will  participate  will  be  worked  out 
later.  The  Red  Cross  committee  in 
charge  ot  tne  general  plans  is  main- 
taining headquarters  at  the  Commo- 
dore tor  the  purpose. 

The  organization  committee  in- 
cludes :  Col.  Frederick  H.  Allen,  Gene 
Buck,  Charles  Buckley,  Cantor, 
George  M.  Cohan,  George  H.  Coombs, 
jr.,  U.  S.  Senator  Royal  S.  Copeland, 
tioward  S.  Cullman,  Eddie  Dowling, 
James  A.  Farley,  Donald  Flamm, 
Morris  Gest,  William  Griffin,  Robert 
M.  Harriss,  Harry  Hershfield,  Jo- 
seph F.  Higgins,  Alfred  J.  McCos- 
ker,  Peter  J.  McGuinness,  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  Martin  Quigley,  Theodore 
Peyser,  Lee  Shubert,  Sidney  Silver- 
man, U.  S.  Senator  Robert  F.  Wag- 
ner, Frank  C.  Walker,  Albert  War- 
ner and  John  A.  Weis.  John  Bernard 
Reiger  of  the  National  City  Bank  is 
treasurer. 


Trade  Practice  Talk 
Set  for  Next  Week 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

Pinanski,  Boston,  also  are  expected  to 
serve  on  the  committee,  but  have  not 
yet  advised  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  that 
they  will  be  able  to  attend. 

Distributors  yesterday  were  reported 
in  a  definitely  tavorable  frame  of  mind 
for  the  impending  conferences.  As  a 
result,  it  is  felt  that  the  voluntary, 
cooperative  effort  may  be  more  pro- 
ductive of  trade  practice  concessions 
than  any  similar  industry  move  in  re- 
cent vears. 


Fairbanks,  Jr.,  Better 

London,  April  8.  —  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  ill  at  a  nursing  home  here 
for  some  time,  was  reported  yesterday 
to  be  much  improved.  His  physicians 
have  indicated  that  he  will  have  to 
take  a  long  rest. 


Spitz  Elected 
K-A-O's  Head; 
Board  Cut  to  7 


(.Continued  from  pac/e  1) 

the  new  board,  despite  Median's  ab- 
sence from  it,  the  two  factions  will 
nave  three  representatives  each,  and 
one  neutral  member. 

The  new  board  consists  of  Spitz, 
Aylesworth  and  Lunsford  P.  Yandell, 
the  RCA-RKO  representatives;  Mal- 
colm Kingsberg,  P.  J.  Maloney  and 
Monroe  Goldwater,  Meehan  represen- 
tatives, and  Donald  K.  David,  a  neu- 
tral. All  but  Spitz  were  members  of 
the  old  board.  Retired  directors  are 
Herbert  B.  Swope,  former  chairman; 
David  Sarnoff,  RCA  president;  Frank 
Altschul  of  Lazard  Freres ;  W.  G. 
Van  Schmus,  managing  director  of  the 
Music  Hall;  Jay  Eddy  of  Harris  Up- 
ham.  Major  L.  E.  Thompson,  former 
K-A-0  president,  and  Meehan. 
Thompson  remains  as  executive  liai- 
son on  theatre  operations  for  Spitz, 
who  succeeds  him  as  K-A-0  presi- 
dent. 

Officers  of  K-A-0  elected  yesterday, 
in  addition  to  Spitz  and  Aylesworth, 
are  Kingsberg,  vice-chairman,  and 
Leon  Goldberg,  treasurer.  The  latter 
was  reelected.  No  successor  to  Major 
I.  E.  Lambert,  retiring  secretary  and 
counsel  for  K-A-O,  was  named. 

Swope  Is  Asked  to  Remain 

A  change  in  the  by-laws  of  the  com- 
pany approved  yesterday  makes  the 
presidency  the  chief  executive  post,  in- 
stead of  the  board  chairmanship,  as 
heretofore.  Swope,  the  retiring  chair- 
man, was  urged  to  remain  with  the 
company  but  declined.  It  was  stated 
that  he  considers  the  job  for  which  he 
was  invited  into  K-A-O,  that  of  bring- 
ing about  internal  harmony  between 
the  two  principal  stockholder  factions, 
has  been  completed.  In  his  term  of 
one  year  and  eight  months  as  K-A-0 
head  the  company  was  placed  in  the 
black  and  many  advantageous  oper- 
ating policies  were  consummated.  It 
was  estimated  yesterday  that  K-A-0 
would  more  than  double  its  dividend 
requirements  this  year  and  may  net 
in  excess  of  $1,000,000.  The  board  yes- 
terday voted  Swope  a  resolution  of 
thanks  and  appreciation  and  a  bonus. 
A  letter  from  Sarnoff  complimenting 
Swope  on  his  service  to  the  company 
was  also  read  at  the  meeting.  Swope 
will  make  his  headquarters  temporari- 
ly with  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  in  the 
RCA  Bldg. 

It  was  stated  that  similar  steps  to 
integrate  the  RKO  organization  prep- 
aratory to  the  company's  reorganiza- 
tion as  a  single  working  unit  are  now 
being  undertaken.  It  is  reported  that 
these  will  result  in  bringing  Peter 
Rathvon  and  W.  J.  Merrill,  both  of 
whom  are  Atlas  Corp.  representatives, 
into  RKO  or  K-A-0  in  executive  ca- 
pacities. Rathvon  was  considered  by 
the  Atlas-Lehman  interests  for  the 
presidency  of  RKO  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  purchase  by  them  of  one- 
half  of  the  RCA  investment  in  RKO 
last  fall  for  $5,000,000  and  the  obtain- 
ing of  an  option  for  the  remainder 
at  $6,000,000.  Spitz,  however,  was 
eventually  chosen  for  the  presidency. 
Merrill  has  been  engaged  for  months 
on  a  study  of  RKO  corporate  prob- 
lems in  connection  with  the  drafting 
of  a  plan  of  the  reorganization. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  9,  1936 


Great  Ziegfeld"  Opening 
Sets  Broadway  Milestone 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


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Federal  Film 
Control  Urged 
In  NRA  Report 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ject  to  a  condition  it  would  be  illegal 
for  any  commissioner  to  accept  a 
position  in  connection  with  the  indus- 
try within  a  certain  period  after  ter- 
mination of  his  Government  service. 
Deputy  commissions  should  be  ap- 
pointed for  each  exchange  territory, 
with  liaison  committees  composed  of 
local  members  of  the  industry  to  assist 
in  preparing  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules,  settling  complaints,  etc. 

Possibilities  of  censorship  are  in- 
dicated in  a  suggestion  that  "that 
commission  might  be  intrusted  with 
the  duty  of  seeing  that  satisfactory 
standards  be  maintained  with  regard 
to  all  films  entering  into  interstate 
commerce." 


Warner  Music  Firms 
File  36  More  Suits 

Four  music  publishing  subsidiaries 
of  Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  name- 
ly. Harms,  Inc.,  M.  Witmark  &  Sons, 
Remick  Music  Corp.  and  T.  B.  Harms 
Co.,  have  filed  36  additional  suits  al- 
leging infringement  of  their  copy- 
rights. The  defendants  in  the  actions 
include  radio  stations,  night  clubs, 
hotels  and  restaurants  in  New  York 
and  out  of  town.  The  damages  asked 
total  $56,000,  ranging  from  a  low  of 
$250  to  a  top  figure  of  $10,000. 

The  companies  are  represented  in 
New  York  by  Wattenberg  &  Watten- 
berg  and  out  of  town  by  correspond- 
ent legal  representatives. 


Barton  a  Suicide 

Arthur  ("Red")  Barton,  a  former 
press  agent  for  Columbia  and  co- 
playwright  with  Ed  Chodorov,  also  at 
the  time  a  press  agent  with  the  same 
company,  of  "Wonder  Boy,"  was 
tound  dead  yesterday  in  his  apartment 
at  309  E.  23rd  St.  The  police  blotter 
recorded  the  death  as  suicide  by  gas. 
An  explanatory  note  explained  Barton 
was  fearful  of  losing  his  eyesight. 


Hold  Breese  Service 

Funeral  services  for  Edmund 
Breese,  who  died  Monday,  were  held 
yesterday  at  the  Little  Church  Around 
the  Corner. 


Miller  Rites  Today 

Services  for  Marilyn  Miller,  who 
died  Tuesday,  will  be  held  at  2 :30  to- 
day at  St.  Bartholomew's  Episcopal 
Church.  The  burial  at  Woodlawn 
Cemetery  will  be  private. 


Plan  St.  Louis  House 

St.  Louis,  April  7. — Contracts  are 
expected  to  be  awarded  shortly  for 
the  construction  of  a  new  theatre  and 
store  building  to  cost  $100,000.  The 
house  will  seat  1,500.  The  site,  at 
Grand  Boulevard  and  Natural  Bridge 
Ave.,  was  the  location  of  the  old 
North  Grand  Theatre.  Leko  Realty 
Co.  is  erecting  the  building. 


Howard  Gould  to  G.  B. 

Omaha,  April  7. — Howard  Gould 
has  left  here  for  Kansas  City  to  join 
the  G.  B.  Sales  Staff. 


By  J.  M.  JERAULD 

Broadway's  emotions  were  ruffled 
last  night  by  the  opening  of  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  at  the  Astor,  only 
a  few  hundred  yards  north  of  the 
spot  where  the  man  whose  name  has 
become  a  synonym  for  splendor  first 
turned  the  page  of  a  new  chapter  in 
American  theatre  history. 

For  many  of  those  present  it  was 
like  sitting  for  a  time  by  the  road- 
side and  waiting  for  the  pageant  of 
memories  of  half  a  lifetime  to  catch 
up.  For  others  it  was  the  portrayal  of 
a  magnificent  tradition.  For  more 
than  a  few  it  was  a  reminder  that  an 
astute  showman  had  started  them  up 
the  ladder  of  success.  And  for  some — 
they  were  there,  too,  trying  to  get 
by  a  poker-faced  doorman — it  was  a 
bitter  rediscovery  that  Broadway  is 
not  kind  to  its  failures. 

If  there  was  an  occasional  swallow- 
ing of  a  lump  in  the  throat,  it  was  not 
to  be  wondered  at.  There  were  plenty 
of  men  and  women  in  the  audience  to 
whom  the  extravagant  press  agentry 
of  Anna  Held's  milk  baths  seemed  like 
an  incident  of  yesterday.  There  were 
others— Kelcey  Allen,  to  name  one — 
who  had  seen  every  show  Ziegfeld  had 
ever  produced. 

Few  openings  in  recent  years  have 
been  distinguished  by  so  much  dig- 
nity. It  seemed  as  though  the  un- 
folding of  the  past  required  a  tinge 
of  reverence.  Arc  lights  were  there, 
of  course,  but,  oddly  enough,  they 
were  shining  across  Times  Square 
from  beneath  a  marquee  emblazoned 
with  "Modern  Times." 

Crowd  Handled  Well 

Thousands  gathered  to  watch  as 
usual,  but  the  police  kept  the  sidewalk 
crowds  moving,  and  even  in  the  lobby 
strong-voiced  and  strong-armed  officers 
urged  ticket-holders  inside  and  pushed 
non  ticket-holders  outside,  including 
a  few  half-forgotten  Broadway  figures 
who  sought  to  crash  the  gate,  and,  fail- 
ing in  that,  contented  themselves  with 
shaking  hands  with  their  former  asso- 
ciates upon  whom  Lady  Luck  had 
smiled. 

Celebrities  filtered  in.  Few  of  them 
stopped  before  the  microphone  or  the 
newsreel  cameras.  M.  H.  Aylesworth 
spoke  briefly.  Burly  Jack  Oakie,  ac- 
companied by  his  bride,  paused  a  mo- 
ment. Then  he  tried  to  hand  his  tick- 
ets to  the  girl  passing  out  programs, 
and  seemed  surprised  when  she  re- 
fused to  take  them. 

"I  want  to  see  the  moom  pitcher," 
he  muttered,  embarrassed. 

She  grinned.    "Please  do." 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  came  in,  accom- 
panied by  Harpo  Marx.  They  posed 
for  pictures.    And  Harpo  talked. 

Somebody  tried  to  congratulate 
Schenck. 

"What  tha — ;  I  had  nothing  to  do 
with  it,"  he  expostulated. 

"Congratulations,  anyway,"  persist- 
ed the  enthusiast. 

"Thanks,  anyway,"  replied  Schenck. 
"I  wish  I  owned  it." 

The  procession  went  steadily  on — 
Ed  Sullivan,  Joseph  Plunkett,  Martin 
Quigley,  Colvin  Brown,  Fanny  Brice, 
Seymour  Felix,  Kitty  Carlisle,  Har- 
riet Hoctor,  "Goldie,"  Ziegfeld's  for- 
mer secretary;  Frank  Colletti,  Zieg- 
feld's former  stage  manager ;  Alice 


Poole,  his  former  telephone  operator ; 
Sam  Marz,  Ruth  Waterbury,  J.  Rob- 
ert Rubin  and  Airs.  Rubin,  Charles  C. 
Moskowitz,  Louis  K.  Sidney,  Tom 
Connors,  Joe  Vogel,  Si  Seadler,  Lee 
Shubert,  William  Klein,  Monroe 
Greenthal,  George  White,  Don  Merse- 
reau,  Abel  Green,  Sherman  Krellberg, 
Irving  Barry,  Evelyn  Jacques  and 
many  others. 

Watching  them,  glumly,  lost  amid 
the  recollections  of  the  triumphs  he 
himself  had  helped  to  make  famous, 
was  Bernard  Sobol,  Ziegfeld's  former 
press  agent.  Time  turned  back 
aroused  emotions  which  he  strove  to 
conceal. 

Occasionally  he  greeted  women  as 
they  passed.  All  of  them  were  former 
Ziegfeld  beauties.  The  years  have  been 
kinder  to  some  than  to  others  since 
their  "glorification." 

If  the  ghost  of  Joseph  Urban 
stalked  in  that  gaily  clad  assemblage, 
it  must  have  admitted  as  the  first  half 
of  the  picture  unreeled  that  creative 
genius  has  grown  with  the  years.  Its 
sheer  beauty  and  opulence  stirred  a 
feeling  akin  to  awe.  The  vitality  of 
William  Powell's  portrayal  of  Zieg- 
feld was  impressive.  The  kaleido- 
scopic emotional  shadings  of  Luise 
Rainer's  conception  of  Anna  Held 
were  a  delight.  Buddy  Doyle's  pre- 
sentation of  one  of  Eddie  Cantor's 
early  dances  drew  cheers.  When  A. 
A.  Trimble  appeared  as  Will  Rogers 
the  audience  gasped. 

Tawdry  Broadway  will  wait  a  long 
time  for  something  more  impressive 
than  this  opening.  It  was  a  tribute 
and  a  triumph. 


What  the  Critics  Say 

New  York  film  critics  this  morning 
say  this  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld." 

American — A  splendid  picture,  dazzling 
in  the  magnitude  of  its  conception,  brilliant 
in   the   magnificence   of  execution*** 

Daily  Mirror — Elaborate,  magnificent  and 
gorgeous***Filled  with  fun.  melody  and 
loveliness,  it  is  three  hours  of  sheer  enter- 
tainment and  amusement***Superlative!y 
handsome. 

Herald -Tribune — ***  it  is.  as  was  fitting, 
a  typical  Ziegfeld  show.  It  is  beautiful,  ex- 
pensive, costly,  tuneful,  romantic,  a  bit 
lacking  in  humor  and  somewhat  overpow- 
ering as  to  quantity***It  should  have  been 
fairly  simple  to  cut  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
down  to  a  more  comfortable  size. 

Times — So  thoroughlv  Ziegfeldian***it 
would  be  easy  to  pretend  it  had  been  pro- 
duced by  the  Great  Glorifier  himself  rather 
than  Hunt  Stromberg.  For  the  picture 
has  the  opulence,  the  Iavishness.  the  ex- 
pansiveness  and  the  color  of  the  old  Fol- 
lies; it  has  the  general  indifference  to 
humor  which  was  one  of  Ziegfeld's  char- 
'acteristics***If  the  picture  overcrowds  the 
screen,  at  least  we  must  admit  it  is  an 
impressive  kaleidoscope  and  probably  noth- 
ing short  of  that  could  reflect  the  gaudy 
career  of  America's  foremost  showman. 


Splurge  on  "Ziegfeld" 

Chicago,  April  7.— An  advertising 
budget  of  $11,000  has  been  set  by 
M-G-M  for  the  opening  of  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  at  the  Erlanger 
Easter  Sunday.  More  than  $9,000  will 
be  spent  for  newspaper  space. 


Kantor  Seeks  Two  More 

Samuel  Kantor,  connected  with 
Kenroe  Theatres,  Inc.,  is  negotiating 
for  two  houses  in  upper  Washington 
Heights,  he  says.  He  has  just  taken 
a  long  term  lease  on  the  Arverne  at 
Rockaway  Beach. 


WILLIAM  WILKERSON,  pub- 
lisher of  The  Hollywood  Re- 
porter;  Victor  Orsatt,  Reginalu 
Whitley,  the  London  film  critic; 
John  S.  Tapernoux,  and  Hakrv 
Perry  of  the  Paramount  office  ii 
France  arrived  yesterday  on  the  Paris 
• 

At  Jack  and  Charlie's  yesterday,  the 
throng  included  Mrs.  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Neii 
E.  Depinet,  Leslie  E.  Thompson. 
Sam  Dembow,  Sam  Marx,  Bil;. 
Fadiman,  Willard  McKay,  Norma 
Talmadge,  Joe  Pollak,  Joe  Fried- 
man. 

• 

Harry  Rice,  U.  A.  exploiteer,  left 
yesterday  to  conduct  campaigns  on 
"These  Three"  and  "Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy,"  in  Bridgeport  and  New 

Haven. 

Sam  Marx,  M-G-M  scenario  editor, 
is  in  town  from  the  coast  on  his  usual 
quick  in-and-out  trip.  Leaves  here  for 
the  west  again  on  Friday. 

• 

Jules  Levy  and  his  family  spent  the 
Passover  ceremony  with  his  father,  a 
rabbi,  in  Toronto.  From  there,  Levy 
went  to  Detroit. 

• 

Tim    McCoy  opened  yesterday  at 
the  Madison  Square  Garden  with  his 
western  show,  part  of  the  circus. 
• 

John  Balaban,  Walter  Immer- 
man  and  Abe  Kaufman,  all  of  B. 
&  K.  arrived  from  Chicago  yesterday 
for  a  brief  stay. 

• 

Fay  Wray  floated  into  Newark 
Airport  yesterday.  She  will  be  heard 
on  the  radio  Monday  night  in  a  play- 
let with  Lee  Tracy. 

• 

Betty  Grable  left  New  York  yes- 
terday by  train  for  the  Radio  studio, 
following  a  personal  appearance  tour 
with  Jackie  Coogan. 

• 

Richard    Heartt,    First  Division 
branch   auditor   at   the  home  office, 
confined  to  his  home  with  the  grip. 
• 

Gregory  Dickson  likes  to  walk  up 
and  down  the  stairs  at  729.  Says  it's 
good  exercise. 

• 

Al  Friedlander,  First  .Division 
vice-president,  has  returned  from  a 
tour  of  company  exchanges. 

• 

Gus  J.  Schaefer,  Paramount's  Cen- 
tral European  manager,  left  Tuesday 
on  the  Washington. 

• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  is  back  from 
Toronto. 

• 

Bill  Jaffe  is  back  from  his  Holly- 
wood trip. 

• 

Austin   Keough   and   Y.  Frank 
Freeman  are  due  from  Toronto  today. 
• 

Henri   Ellman,  mid-western  dis- 
tributor, is  here  from  Chicago. 
• 

Charles  B.  Paine  is  up  for  mem- 
bership at  Westchester  Country-  Club. 
• 

Ed  Churchill  of  Donahue  &  Coe 
is  in  Bermuda.   Vacation,  naturally. 


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ARTISTS 


Thursday,  April  9,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


17 


U.  S.  Pictures 
In  Japan  Rise 
To  256  in  '35 


Washington",  April  8. — The  wide- 
>pread  popularity  of  films  in  Japan  is 
strikingly  revealed  in  a  recent  report 
to  the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Commerce  from 
its  Tokyo  office. 

During  1935,  a  total  of  730  features 
were  passed  by  the  censors,  of  which 
414  were  Japanese,  256  American,  and 
(>0  European.  The  corresponding  fig- 
ures for  1934  were  396,  234,  and  44, 
respectively. 

While  official  statistics  are  not 
available,  it  is  reliably  estimated  that 
.535  features  were  imported  in  1935, 
of  which  270  were  of  American  and 
65  of  European  origin. 

Estimates  place  the  total  number  of 
theatres  in  Japan  at  1,800,  of  which 
between  1,000  and  1,200  are  wired  for 
sound. 

At  present  a  number  of  favorable 
factors  exist  in  connection  with  the 
continued  showing  of  foreign  films  in 
Japan.  The  chief  of  these  is  the  ina- 
bility of  domestic  producers  to  make 
quality  films,  and  the  popularity  of 
foreign  films,  particularly  American, 
in  the  urban  centers.  At  the  same 
time.  Japanese  producers  are  not  tak- 
ing steps  to  modernize  their  studios 
and  improve  their  technique. 

Distributors  of  American  films  have 
been  handicapped  by  the  fact  that 
Japanese  producers  control  the  prin- 
cipal circuits  of  theatres.  Practically 
all  distributors  believe  that  the  only 
solution  is  to  be  found  by  securing  an 
interest  or  control  by  contract  of  cer- 
tain first  run  houses  in  key  cities. 


Conn.  Unit  Holds  Meet 

Xew  Haven,  April  8. — The  consti- 
tution and  bylaws  of  the  newly  or- 
ganized Independent  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Connecticut  were  approved  at  a  regu- 
lar meeting  here  recently.  Joseph 
Davis,  executive  secretary,  was  in- 
structed to  invite  a  prominent  speaker 
to  a  luncheon  meeting  to  be  held 
shortly,  when  pending  Federal  legisla- 
tion will  be  discussed. 


Ohio  Parents  to  Meet 

Cincinnati,  April  8. — The  Motion 
Picture  Committee  of  the  Cincinnati 
Council  of  the  Parent-Teachers'  Ass'n 
will  hold  an  all-day  institute  April  22 
to  discuss  pictures.  Mrs.  H.  P. 
Strater,  Toledo,  state  chairman,  will 
be  one  of  the  speakers. 


Fox  Midwest  to  Move 

Kansas  City,  April  8.  —  Fox 
Midwest  will  move  the  general  offices 
of  the  circuit  from  the  Country'  Club 
Plaza,  where  they  have  been  located 
about  four  years,  to  the  third  floor  of 
the  Uptown.  June  1.  The  circuit  re- 
cently took  title  to  the  Uptown 
building. 


Set  Next  Crosby  Film 

Hollywood,  April  8. — "Beach  of 
Dreams"  will  be  the  next  Bing  Crosby 
film  for  Paramount.  The  story  is 
an  original  by  Harry  Hervey.  and 
Frank  Butler  and  Don  Hartman  are 
now  writing  the  screenplay.  Lewis 
Gensler  will  produce  and  Norman 
Taurog  will  direct. 


Light  Opera  May  Go 
To  K.  C.  Auditorium 


Kansas  City,  April  8. — J.  J.  Shu- 
bert  attended  the  official  opening  of 
the  Municipal  Auditorium  here.  He 
is  considering  a  proposal  to  bring  a 
season  of  light  opera  to  the  auditorium 
this  summer.  He  indicated  he  had  in 
mind  the  possibility  of  a  circuit  of 
cities  for  the  production  of  such  pro- 
grams. Shubert  produced  the  popular 
St.  Louis  concerts  and  is  giving  them 
for  a  second  season  this  year  in 
Detroit.  He  said  merchants'  business 
in  St.  Louis  increased  15  per  cent  with 
the  introduction  of  opera  there. 

The  new  auditorium  is  considered 
strong  film  competition.  It  has  at- 
tracted huge  crowds  this  winter — 
125,000  for  the  food  show,  one  week; 
75,000  for  the  General  Motors  show, 
and  a  like  number  for  the  Better 
Homes  Show. 


Exhibitors  to  Swell 
Tornado  Relief  Fund 

Memphis,  April  8. — Film  theatres, 
from  100  to  200  of  them  throughout 
the  mid-south  will  open  Sunday  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Red  Cross  tornado 
relief  fund,  it  was  decided  at  the 
semi-annual  convention  of  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  Arkansas,  Mississippi 
and  Tennessee.  Special  attention  will 
be  given  Tupelo,  Miss.,  which  was 
devastated  by  the  storm. 

No  election  was  held  at  the  meet- 
ing which  was  attended  by  more 
than  150  exhibitors.  M.  A.  Lightman 
presided. 


Vancouver  Men  Shifted 

Vancouver,  April  8. — An  exten- 
sive shakeup  among  Famous  Players 
Canadian  managers  has  been  caused 
by  the  departure  of  Lloyd  Dearth, 
manager  of  the  Capitol,  to  become  dis- 
trict manager,  Hollywood  Pantages. 

Maynard  S.  Joiner,  former  Or- 
pheum  manager,  goes  into  the  Capitol. 
No.  1  house  in  Vancouver ;  Ivan  Ack- 
ery,  formerly  Strand  manager,  takes 
over  the  Orpheum ;  Charles  Doctor, 
manager  of  the  Capitol  in  Nelson, 
goes  to  the  Strand,  and  Claude  Smith 
of  Calgary  replaces  Doctor  at  Nelson. 


MacLane  in  Circus  Film 

Hollywood,  April  8. — Warners  will 
star  Barton  AlacLane  in  "The  Bengal 
Killer."  an  original  by  Earl  Felton. 
The  story  deals  with  circuses  and  cen- 
ters around  the  career  of  a  tiger 
tamer. 


Stores  for  Theatre  Site 

Okmulgee,  Okla.,  April  8. — S.  H. 
Kress  Co.  has  begun  clearing  the 
debris  on  the  site  of  the  $250,000  Hip- 
podrome, destroyed  in  a  spectacular 
fire  more  than  a  year  ago,  preparatory 
to  the  construction  of  a  three-story 
business  building. 


Zeldman  Readies  Two 

Hollywood,  April  8. — With  produc- 
tion on  "Angels  in  White"  completed, 
B.  F.  Zeidman  is  now  preparing  his 
next  two,  "In  His  Steps"  by  Charles 
Monroe  Sheldon  and  "Rogue's  Gal- 
lery" bv  Willard  Keefe. 


Interstate  Shifts  Wilson 

East  Liverpool,  O..  April  8. — Fred 
Wilson,  manager  of  the  State,  an 
Interstate  house,  has  been  transferred 
to  Portsmouth  to  take  charge  of  the 
recently  acquired  Garden. 


No  Special  Session 
Called  in  Missouri 


Jefferson  City,  April  8. — Gov.  Guy 
B.  Park  has  declined  to  call  a  special 
session  of  the  Missouri  legislature  to 
supply  new  relief  funds,  now  exhaust- 
ed. He  indicated  he  believed  the  call- 
ing of  a  session  would  be  unwise, 
and  that  legislators'  answers  to  his 
inquiries  on  a  session  disclosed  little 
hope  of  effective  relief  legislation. 

It  is  pointed  out  that  although  state 
relief  has  been  cut  off,  the  imposition 
of  the  one  per  cent  sales  tax  continues. 
The  tax  was  passed  solely  on  the 
basis  of  providing  relief  funds.  In  the 
admission  group,  during  January,  for 
example,  film  houses  contributed 
$15,902. 


To  Decide  Kan.  Session 

Topeka,  April  8. — A  decision  on  a 
special  session  of  the  Kansas  legisla- 
ture to  bring  state  laws  on  social  se- 
curity into  line  with  Federal  will  be 
made  shortly  after  April  15,  when  a 
special  committee  will  report  on  the 
constitutionality  of  such  a  session. 


Ryan  Suit  Believed 
Holding  Up  Olympia 

Boston,  April  8. — George  S.  Ryan's 
suit  against  E.  M.  Loew  for  $60,000  in 
attorney's  fees  which  he  alleges  is  due 
him  despite  the  failure  of  the  proposed 
settlement  of  Loew's  suit  against  Para- 
mount is  believed  to  be  holding  up  the 
reorganization  of  Olympia  Theatres,  a 
Paramount  subsidiary. 

This  is  said  to  be  the  only  remaining" 
Paramount  unit  still  in  receivership. 


Withers  Goes  Southward 

Kansas  City,  April  8. — Robert 
Withers,  manager  of  the  Repub- 
lic-Midwest Exchange,  and  Airs. 
Withers,  have  gone  to  New  Orleans 
from  where  they  will  sail  to  Havana 
and  other  points  in  the  Caribbean. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Losses  on  Board 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

38  54 

3954 

39 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

47 54 

47 

47 

-  % 

5% 

5J4 

5% 

-  % 

Eastman  Kodak  . 

168% 

168 

168 

—  % 

Loew's,  Inc  

47% 

46*6 

47 

+  Va 

Loew's,  pfd   

107  "4 

10754 

10754 

Paramount   

9 

m 

854 

—  % 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

69 

67 

6754, 

-m 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

9% 

954 

954 

-  % 

Pathe  Film   

11% 

10% 

10% 

—  % 

RKO   

7Va 

654 

6]/2 

_% 

20th  Century -Fox 

26% 

2654 

2654 

+  Va 

20th  Century,  pfd 

34J4 

3354 

34J4 

+  Va 

Universal,  pfd   . . 

113% 

112 

113% 

-va 

Warner  Bros.  ... 

11% 

nj4 

11% 

-  % 

Curb  Issues  Off 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    3         3  3   

Technicolor   31%     3V/%     3154     —  % 

Trans -Lux    4%      4  4   

Universal  Pict.   ..1254     12%  12%   

Bonds  Decline 

Net 

High    Lew  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  27;4  2654  2654  —154 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27%  2654  26%  —  % 
Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   88%     87        87%  —1 

RKO  6s  '41  pp..  70  76  70  —154 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    95        94%  94%   

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  8) 


Italy  Starts 
New  Financing 
Plan  on  Films 


Washingto,  April  8. — For  the  en- 
couragement of  the  Italian  picture  in- 
dustry, an  independent  section  is  to 
be  created  in  the  Banca  Nazionale  del 
Lavoro  for  extending  credit  to  pro- 
ducers who  have  been  approved  by  the 
Ministry  of  Press  and  Propaganda, 
according  to  a  report  to  the  U.  S. 
Department  of  Commerce  from  Com- 
mercial Attache  Charles  A.  Livengood 
in  Rome. 

The  new  section  will  have  its  own 
assets  and  will  operate  independently 
of  the  Banca  Nazionale  del  Lavoro. 
Under  the  surveillance  of  the  Minis- 
try of  Finance,  it  will  act  on  its  own 
initiative  or  in  concert  with  the  Min- 
istry of  Press  and  Propaganda. 

Its  president  and  directorate  will  be 
those  of  the  Banca  Nazionale  del  La- 
voro, but  it  will  have  a  separate  coun- 
cil of  administration  composed  of 
seven  members :  a  representative  of 
the  Ministry  of  Press  and  Propa- 
ganda ;  a  representative  of  the  Minis- 
try of  Finance ;  the  president,  direc- 
tor general,  and  two  representatives 
of  the  Banca  Nazionale  del  Lavoro 
(members  of  the  latter's  council  of 
administration)  ;  and  a  representative 
of  the  National  Theatre  Federation. 


Strike  End  Ups  Grosses 

Akron,  O.,  April  8. — Theatre  re- 
ceipts are  expected  to  show  an  ap- 
preciable improvement  as  a  result  of 
the  settlement  of  the  Goodyear  Tire 
&  Rubber  Co.  strike.  The'  strike, 
which  has  been  in  effect  for  several 
weeks,  threw  15,000  employes  out  of 
work. 


Bucyrus  House  Is  Sold 

Bucyrus,  O.,  April  8.  —  The 
Bucyrus  Opera  House,  local  landmark 
for  50  years,  and  partially  destroyed 
by  fire  in  January,  was  sold  at  public 
court  auction,  and  purchased  by  the 
Standard  Oil  Co.  for  $16,000.  The 
site  will  be  used  for  a  filling  station. 


Interstate  Takes  Two 

Houston,  April  8. — The  Delman 
in  Houston  and  the  Rivoli  in  Fort 
Worth  have  been  leased  from  I.  Adel- 
man,  owner,  by  Interstate  Theatres, 
Inc.,  for  10  years  under  terms  which 
will  share  takes  at  these  theatres  50- 
50  between  Adelman  and  Interstate. 


Armstrong  Quits  J-VonH 

Seattle,  April  8. — Robert  Arm- 
strong has  resigned  as  advertising  di- 
rector for  Jensen- Von  Herberg  here. 
Leroy  V.  Johnson,  general  manager, 
is  assuming  the  direction  of  the  acl 
department  in  addition  to  his  other 
executive  duties. 


Vaccinate  Circuit  Men 

Chicago,  April  8. — A  11  circuit 
employees  here  have  been  vaccinated 
against  typhoid  fever.  This  is  being 
done  as  a  precaution  against  a  possible 
epidemic  resulting  from  floods.  So 
far  no  increase  in  the  disease  has  been 
reported  by  the  Board  of  Health  here. 


18 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  9.  1934* 


"Petticoat" 
Washington's 
$24,000  Hit 

Washington,  April  8. — Despite  a 
general  falling  off  in  grosses  during 
the  first  week  of  real  spring  weather, 
"Petticoat  Fever"  shot  the  take  at 
Loew's  Fox  to  $24,000  to  better  par 
by  $3,100. 

Repeat  runs  held  best  along  the 
rialto,  with  "The  Private  Life  of 
Henry  VIII"  at  the  Belasco  taking 
$4,600  on  the  first  seven  days  of  a 
10-day  run,  during  which  a  total  gross 
of  $6,400  was  accumulated.  House 
average  is  $3,000  on  the  first  run 
week. 

The  second  week  of  a  return  en- 
gagement of  "The  Story  of  Louis 
Pasteur"  at  the  Metropolitan  grossed 
$5,400,  bettering  the  first  run  par  by 
$1,100. 

A  return  engagement  of  "Wife  vs. 
Secretary"  at  Loew's  Columbia  took 
$3,500,  slipping  $100  under  the  first 
run  average.  The  Earle,  with  "Col- 
leen," grossed  $18,500,  over  par  by 
$100. 

Weakening  on  its  fourth  week, 
"Follow  the  Fleet"  was  moved  from 
RKO-Keith's  after  five  days  during 
which  $4,000  was  taken.  "Love  Be- 
fore Breakfast"  went  in.  "Modern 
Times"  in  its  second  week  at  Loew's 
Palace,  dropped  to  $10,000,  which  was 
$11,500  under  the  first  week  and  also 
$5,900  under  the  first  week  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $71,800. 
Average  is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusiae  of  tax : 
Five  Days  Ending  March  31: 

"FOLLOW   THE   FLEET"  (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S — (1,836).  25c-S5c,  5  days 
on  4th  week.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
first  week,  $10,600) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 

EARLE — (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Paul  Lukas,  Ada  Brown.  Boy  Foy ; 
Starnes,  Annavan  &  Seymour  Dance 
Revue.    Gross:  $18,500.     (Average.  $18,400) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c, 
7  days  (return  engagement).  Gross: 
$3,500.     (Average,   first  run,  $3,600) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Herman  Timberg,  Herman  Tim- 
berg,  Jr.,  Jack  Powell;  Mae  Wynn  & 
Zella  Co.;  Tin  Pan  Alley  Quintet.  Gross: 
$24,000.  (Average,  $20,900) 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS   PASTEUR"  (F.N.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591),  25c-40c,  7 
days  (return  engagement,  2nd  week). 
Gross:  $5,400.     (Average,  first  run,  $4,300) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"MODERN   TIMES"  (U.A.) 

LOEW'S  PALACE— '(2,370),  35c-55c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
first  week,  $15,900) 

Ten  Days  Ending  April  3: 

"PRIVATE  LIFE  OF  HENRY  VIII" 
(U.A.) 

BELASCO—  (1,140),  25c-65c.  10  days. 
Gross:  $6,400.  (Average,  $6,400  (first  seven 
days,  $4,600).  (Average,  first  run,  7  days, 
$3,000) 


Theatre  a  Hospital 

Tupelo,  Miss.,  April  8. — One  of  the 
two  theatres  here  is  being  used  as  a 
hospital  for  treatment  of  those  injured 
in  the  hurricane.    The  other  is  closed. 


Harry  Shumow  Gaining 

Omaha,  April  8. — Harry  Shumow, 
M-G-M  branch  manager,  has  recov- 
ered sufficiently  to  pay  brief  visits  to 
the  office. 


"Colleen"  Is 
K.  C.  Winner 
With  $11,000 

Kansas  City,  April  8. — "Colleen" 
demonstrated  plenty  of  strength  in  a 
dull  week  marked  by  cold  weather. 
It  reached  $11,000  at  the  Newman, 
above  normal  by  $4,000. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  was  profitable  on 
a  take  of  $12,800,  over  the  line  by 
$1,300,  and  "The  Country  Doctor," 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Uptown 
was  still  strong  at  $4,300.  Other  spots 
suffered. 

"Hell  Ship  Morgan"  fell  $1,000  un- 
der $7,000  par  at  the  Tower,  and 
"Road  Gang"  disappointed  with  a  take 
of  $5,700  at  the  Mainstreet. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $39,800. 
Average  is  $38,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"ROAD    GANG"  (F.N.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),   25c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,700.  (Average,  single  bills,  $8,000) 
"PETTICOAT    FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
MIDLAND— (4,000),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:    $12,800.     (Average,  $11,500) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
NEWMAN— (1,900),     25c-40c.     8  davs. 
Gross:   $11,000.     (Average,  8  days,  $8,000) 
"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Happy    Harrison's    "Day   at    the  Circus," 
Harry    Holmes,    Peters    and    Wells,  and 
Catherine  Mullins.     Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age, $7,000) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"THE   COUNTRY    DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  2nd 
week.     Gross:   $4,300.     (Average,  $3,500) 

See  Operator  Bill 

Dead  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  April  8. — It  is  expected 
that  the  proposed  local  ordinance, 
sponsored  by  the  projectionists,  calling 
for  one  operator  for  each  projection 
machine,  even  where  no  admission  is 
charged,  will  die  in  committee.  A 
storm  of  public  protest  sent  the  bill 
back  to  the  committee  of  public  safety. 
With  the  board  of  aldermen  scheduled 
to  adjourn  tomorrow,  it  is  considered 
unlikely  that  the  bill  will  be  acted 
upon. 

Theatre  owners  objected  to  the 
measure  on  the  ground  that  it  was  an 
attempt  to  make  a  city  ordinance  of  a 
procedure  that  is  already  a  part  of  the 
working  agreement  between  theatres 
and  operators.  It  was  the  contention 
of  union  officials  that  the  proposal  was 
in  the  interests  of  public  safety. 


Cooperate  on  Screenings 

St.  Louis,  April  8. — The  local  op- 
erators' union  has  agreed  to  furnish 
projectionists  without  cost  for  the 
showing  for  school  use  of  educational 
films  approved  by  the  M.P.P.D.A.  The 
films  would  be  shown  at  theatres  in 
cooperation  with  the  theatre  owners. 
Robert  Thomson,  union  business  man- 
ager, declared  the  union's  willingness 
to  cooperate. 


First  Division  Adds  Two 

First  Division  has  added  Ed  Ken- 
nedy as  salesman  in  the  New  Orleans 
exchange  and  M.  C.  Howard  as  sales- 
man in  Atlanta. 


Already  Soaked 

Pittsburgh,  April  8. — John 
H.  Harris  of  the  Alvin  tells 
this  one  from  the  days  of  the 
Great  Flood.  Ira  Conn  of  the 
local  Fox  exchange  called  him 
and  excitedly  suggested  he 
use  the  1,500  feet  of  "mar- 
velous" flood  scenes  Cohn  had 
just  received.  Harris'  lack 
of  enthusiasm  was  explained 
by  the  fact  that  at  that  mo- 
ment the  water  was  15  feet 
deep  in  the  Alvin. 

It  wasn't  until  later  that 
Cohn  was  able  to  explain  that 
he  meant  the  films  for  a 
suburban  house,  not  the 
downtown  Alvin. 

"Fleet,"  $13,500 
Montreal's  Leader 

Montreal,  April  8. — "Follow  the 
Fleet"  was  outstanding  in  the  sur- 
rounding first  run  dullness  here.  It 
reached  $13,500,  over  the  line  by 
$2,500,  at  the  Palace  and  was  held 
over. 

.The  Capitol  had  a  fairly  good  run 
at  $9,000  on  a  double  bill  headed  by 
"The  Petrified  Forest"  while  the  take 
at  Loew's  was  around  the  same  figure 
with  a  program  made  up  of  two  fea- 
tures and  six  acts  of  vaudeville. 

"The  Amateur  Gentleman"  topped 
the  bill  at  the  Princess  and  the  result 
was  $6,000,  which  was  below  the  line. 
The  Imperial  continued  its  policy  of 
second  runs  until  after  Easter.  A 
couple  of  hockey  finals  provided  op- 
position, but  there  wasn't  much  else. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $39,000. 
Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  4: 

"THE   PETRIFIED   FOREST  (W.B.) 
"EVERY    SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.     (Average,  $9,500) 
"STRIKE  ME  PINK"  (U.A.) 
IMPERIAL— (1,914),      15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.     Gross:   $1,500.     (Average.  $3,500) 

"IT  HAD  TO  HAPPEN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
LOEW'S— (3,115),     30c-34c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Six  acts  on  the  stage.  Gross:  $9,000. 
(Average,  $10,500) 

"FOLLOW    THE    FLEET"  (Radio) 
PALACE— (2,600),    25c-35c-40c-50c-65c.  7 
days.     Gross:    $13,500.     (Average,  $11,000) 
Held  over  for   second  week. 

"THE    AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN" 
(U.A.) 

"IT'S  A  COP"  (British) 

PRINCESS  —  (2.272),  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 


Alleged  a  Bankrupt 

A  petition  in  bankruptcy  has  been 
filed  in  the  Federal  court  for  the 
Southern  District  against  Charles  H. 
Streimer,  trading  as  the  Streimer  Ad 
Service.  The  petitioners  are  Lena 
Yunusoff  with  a  claim  of  $618,  Welgot 
Trailer  Service,  Inc.,  with  a  claim  of 
$78  and  Harry  Stitt  with  a  claim  of 
$20. 


Theodore  Hannon  Wed 

Boston,  April  8. — Theodore  Han- 
non, publicity  assistant  to  Joseph  A. 
DiPesa,  local  Loew  exploiteer,  and 
Claire  Staples  were  married  at  the 
home  of  Helen  Eager,  film  editor  of 
the  Boston  Traveler. 


"Desire"  Is 
$13,500  Top 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  April  8. — "Desire"  made> 
the  best  comparative  showing  of  the: 
week,  going  $4,800  above  average 
with  a  gross  of  $13,300  at  Warners': 
Orpheum. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  at  Loew's 
had  the  best  gross  with  $13,900  which 
was  $4,900  above  average  for  the 
house.  The  Orpheum's  average  is 
$500  less  than  for  Loew's,  the  former 
house  being  56  per  cent  above  aver- 
age and  the  latter  up  54  per  cent. 
A  very  close  race  for  top  honors. 
These  were  the  only  houses  to  break 
into  the  profit  class. 

During  the  week  the  Ambassador, 
formerly  a  first  run,  passed  into  a 
new  classification.  It  is  now  a  subse- 
quent first  run.  This  means  that  it  will 
follow  immediately  behind  the  Fox, 
the  local  first  run  of  the  F.  &  M.  in- 
terests. Under  the  new  policy  the 
Ambassador  opened  with  "Rhodes, 
the  Diamond  Master"  and  had  a  take 
of  only  $3,500  for  the  five  and  a  half 
days.  Perhaps  $6,000  would  be  the 
proper  average  henceforth  instead  of 
the  old  mark  of  $10,000. 

Weather  of  the  week  was  mixed, 
but  average  for  this  period  of  the 
year  here. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $49,650. 
Average  is  $45,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  2 : 

"RHODES,   THE    DIAMOND  MASTER" 
(G.B.) 

AMBASSADOR— (3,018).  25c-35c-40c.  5J4 
days.    Gross:  $3,500.     (Average.  $6,000) 

'  SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"HOUSE  OF  1000  CANDLES"  (Republic) 
FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,950.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"MORALS  OF  MARCUS"  (G.B.) 
GRAND    OPERA    HOUSE— (2,200).  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.    Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $3,300) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

LOEW'S— (3,162),     25c-35c-55c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $13,900.     (Average.  $9,000) 
"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
ORPHEUM— (1.950).  25c-35c-5"c.   7  davs. 
Gross:  $13,300.     (Average,  $8,500) 

"THE   WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 
"SILLY   BILLIES"  (Radio) 
SHCBERT- RIALTO   —   (1.725).  25c-35c- 
55c,    7    days.    Gross:    $5,000.  (Average, 
$6,500) 


Small  Left  $2,19i,000 

Toronto,  April  8. — The  will  of 
Airs.  Theresa  Small,  widow  of  Am- 
brose J.  Small,  once  widely  known 
Toronto  theatre  owner,  disposed  of  an 
estate  valued  at  $2,194,000,  approxi- 
mately one-half  of  which  was  be- 
queathed to  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church.  The  will  is  being  contested, 
however,  by  Mary  F.  Small,  sister  of 
the  former  theatre  circuit  owner. 
Ambrose  Small  vanished  a  few  mo- 
ments after  he  had  left  his  Toronto 
theatre  on  the  night  of  Dec.  2,  1919. 
and  the  case  has  been  continuously 
before  the  public  since  that  time. 

Chicago  Passes  "Blonde" 

Chicago,  April  8. — "The  Unknown 
Blonde,"  made  from  the  novel  "Col- 
lusion" by  Majestic  Pictures  about  18 
months  ago,  has  finally  been  passed 
by  the  Chicago  Censor  Board,  but 
with  a  "pink"  ticket. 

Ben  Judel  who  is  distributing  the 
film,  says  he  will  put  the  film  in  a 
Loop  house  even  if  he  has  to  rent  one. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


VOL.  39.  NO.  85 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  10,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


\o  Restraint 
In  Clearance, 
Court  Decides 


Detroit  Decision  Sets 
Precedent  on  Point 


Detroit,  April  9. — That  no  restraint 
jt  trade  is  involved  in  the  rental  of 
ilms  on  a  clearance  basis  is  the  rul- 
ing of  U.  S.  Judge  Edward  J.  Moinet 
in  dismissing  the  anti-trust  suit  of 
he  Colonial,  headed  by  Jacob  Schrei- 
•>er,  against  major  distributors  and 
Cooperative  Theatres  of  Michigan. 

The  court  upheld  the  report  of  a 
naster  who  heard  the  testimony  and 
•ven  raised  a  question  as  to  whether 
he  element  of  interstate  commerce  was 
nvolved  in  purely  local  transactions. 

Schreiber's  counsel  relied  upon  the 
Binderup  vs.  Pathe  Exchange  Case 
o  establish  his  contention  that  con- 
spiracy in  restraint  of  trade  was  in- 
'olved  because  he  could  not  get  films 
Is  soon  as  downtown  houses,  but  the 
ourt  disposed  of  this  by  saying  that 
lis  complaint  was  due  solely  to  the 

(Continued  on  paye  8) 


\athanson  Pact  Is 
Signed  in  Toronto 

A  new  five-year  contract  for  N. 
\,.  Xathanson  as  president  and  gen- 
:ral  manager  of  Famous  Players 
Canadian,  Paramount  theatre  sub- 
sidiary, was  approved  by  the  board 
pf  the  Canadian  company  at  a  meet- 
ng  in  Toronto  on  Wednesday.  Na- 
hanson's  current  contract  expires 
rune  1. 

Supplementary  negotiations  of  an 
igreement  which  would  permit  Na- 
hanson  to  acquire  a  substantial  stock 
nterest  in  Famous  Players  Canadian 
ire  being  continued,  it  was  stated 
•esterday  following  the  return  from 
he  Toronto  meeting  of  Austin 
xeough,  Paramount  secretary  and 
tounsel,  and  Y.  Frank  Freeman,  head 
if  the  company's  theatre  department. 


Ampa's  Nominations 
Encounter  a  Setback 

Ampa's  nominating  committee,  of 
vhich  Charles  Leonard  of  Universal 
vas  chairman,  failed  yesterday  to  re- 
urn  a  slate  of  nominees,  but,  instead, 
ubmitted  a  blanket  resignation  to  the 
eneral  membership  assembled  at  the 
lotel  Astor  for  its  weekly  luncheon- 
neeting.  Ampa,  however,  acted  to  stay 
he  resignation,  petitioning  the  com- 
nittee  to  reconsider  and  again  try  to 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


"Signal Recognition",  Then 
What? Is  Ramsaye  Reaction 


Waiting  for  Tide 

Dover-Foxcroft,  Me.,  April 
9. — The  owner  of  the  Star, 
which  floated  down  the  Pis- 
cataquis River  during  the 
recent  flood  is  waiting  for 
the  tide  to  bring  it  back. 

If  it  comes  within  harpoon- 
ing distance  he  intends  to 
spear  it  and  tow  it  ashore. 


Germans  Make 
3 -Way  Pact  on 
Film  Exchange 


By  J.  K.  RUTENBERG 

Berlin,  April  9. — Discussions  of 
film  imports  and  exports  between  Ger- 
many, Austria  and  Czechoslovakia 
have  led  to  a  three-sided  international 
agreement.  In  addition,  a  bi-lateral 
agreement  will  be  signed  between  the 
German  State  Film  Chamber  and  the 
Austrian  Film  Conference  by  which 
experiences  on  economic  and  technical 
questions  will  be  exchanged  and  by 
which  a  preliminary  agreement  be- 
tween the  two  industries  in  the  case 
of  international  film  discussions  will 
be  established. 

The  Austrian  and  German  indus- 
tries have  thus  been  linked  by  an  in- 
side agreement.  In  a  special  conven- 
tion Austro-German  film  exchanges 
from  July,  1936,  to  July,  1939,  have 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


RKO  Is  Discussing 
Return  to  Germany 

Berlin,  April  9. — RKO  may  reen- 
ter distribution  in  Germany.  E.  D. 
Leishman  and  Michael  Havas  from  the 
London  office  have  been  here  carrying 
on  negotiations  for  the  formation  of 
a  German  subsidiary  for  direct  dis- 
tribution, or  to  reach  an  agreement  for 
distribution  through  a  German  con- 
cern already  established. 

RKO  withdrew  from  the  German 
market  in  1934. 


London,  April  9. — E.  D.  Leishman, 
chairman  of  the  committee  of  man- 
agement of  RKO  Pictures,  Ltd.,  is  un- 
officially reported  to  have  resigned  to- 
day after  a  disagreement. 


In  a  report  rendered  by  Daniel 
Bertrand,  formerly  with  the  amuse- 
ment division  of  the  NRA,  and  sub- 
mitted by  Daniel  C.  Roper,  Secretary 
of  Commerce,  to  the  President,  in 
Washington,  there  is  proposed  a  com- 
mission for  Federal  control  of  the 
industry,  along  with  a  list  of  persons 
held  to  be  qualified  for  membership 
on  such  a  commission.  The  list  in- 
cludes Terry  Ramsaye,  who,  when 
asked  for  his  reactions,  said : 

"In  all  solemn  sincerity  I  should 
record  my  appreciation  of  election  to 
the  imposing  roster  of  those  'qualified 
as  experts  on  the  entire  industry.' 
With  equal  sincerity,  but  with  per- 
haps a  shade  less  of  my  character- 
istic solemnity,  I  will  observe  that 
this  signal  recognition  from  the  NRA 


Comments  from  the  other  17 
men  suggested  as  "experts" 
qualified  to  control  the  indus- 
try via  Federal  commission 
will  be  published  in  later  is- 
sues. 


is  calculated  to  be  coals  of  fire,  or 
else  a  demonstration  of  unbiased  and 
unbiasable  attitude,  upon  my  head  as 
the  first  and  perhaps  most  vigorous 
and  persistent  of  the  critics-in-print 
of  the  late  NRA  Blue  Eagle  as  a 
bureaucratic  buzzard  with  unlovely 
feathers. 

"In  other  words,  perhaps  I  am  in 
the  position  of  the  Wall  Street  'bear' 
who  found  himself  on  the  board  of  a 
corporation,  the  stock  of  which  he 
had  been  hammering,  and  decided : 
'They  put  me  on  to  represent  the 
short  interest.' 

"These  20  and  odd  years  upon  the 
Rialto  I  have  met  all  manner  of 
movies  and  their  menaces.  The  sons 
of  the  Blue  Eagle  do  well  who  call 
me,  thus  officially,  'expert.'  I  accept 
the  garlands  of  laurel,  ephemeral 
though  they  be,  ignoring  quite  that 
by  tomorrow  they  will  be  overlaid 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Van  Beuren  Cartoon 
Division  to  Disband 

The  Van  Beuren  cartoon  depart- 
ment will  be  disbanded  following  the 
completion  of  four  more  color  sub- 
jects which  remain  to  be  delivered 
under  the  current  RKO  distribution 
agreement  with  the  company,  it  was 
stated  yesterday. 

RKO  formally  notified  Van  Beuren 
Corp.  recently  that  a  new  distribu- 
tion deal  for  the  color  cartoons  would 
not  be  made,  as  a  result  of  RKO's  re- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


See  No  Effect 
On  Film  Bills 
In  NRA  Study 

No  Plan  to  Use  Report 
For  Legislation 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  April  9. — The  recom- 
mendations made  yesterday  by  Daniel 
Bertrand,  formerly  of  the  Amuse- 
ments Division  of  the  NRA,  for  Fed- 
eral control  of  the  film  industry,  is 
expected  here  to  have  little  or  no 
effect  on  the  legislative  situation  with 
respect  to  the  industry. 

It  was  indicated  that  no  plans  have 
ever  been  made  in  Administration  cir- 
cles to  use  the  reoorts  on  the  codified 
industries,  of  which  the  Bertrand  re- 
port was  one,  as  a  basis  for  legisla- 
tion to  revive  the  idea  of  the  NRA. 
Furthermore,  it  is  pointed  out  that 
there  is  little  sentiment  in  Congress 
for  Federal  control  of  the  film  in- 
dustry. 

The  conclusions  and  recommenda- 
tions in  the  report  represented  the 
views  of  Bertrand  only,  and  in  a  fore- 
word to  the  lengthy  document,  Leon 
C.  Marshall,  director  of  the  Review 
Division,  commented :  "There  is  need 
of  further  study." 

"The  present  material,"  Marshall 
pointed  out,  "throws  much  light  on 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Majors  to  Answer 
In  St.  Louis  Case 

Defendants  in  the  Government  suit 
against  Warners,  Paramount,  RKO 
and  others  decided  yesterday  to  file 
answers  on  or  before  April  16  to  the 
Government's  complaint,  instead  of 
making  counter  motions  by  that  date, 
as  was  their  right  under  orders  signed 
by  Federal  Judges  Robert  Patterson 
and  Alfred  C.  Coxe. 

The  filing  of  the  answers  will  put 
the  Government  in  position  to  move 
for  the  setting  of  a  trial  date  for  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Action  Forecast  on 
Jersey  Censor  Bill 

Trenton,  April  9. — Senator  Clif- 
ford R.  Powell,  chairman  of  the  Mis- 
cellaneous Business  Committee  of  the 
New  Jersey  legislature,  indicated  to- 
day the  film  censorship  bill  would  be 
reported  favorably  next  week.  He 
said  there  is  a  possibility  that  a  pub- 
lic hearing  will  be  held. 

Without  committing  himself  defi- 
nitely, Powell  said  there  appeared  to 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  10,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  10,  1936 


No.  85 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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Mexico  Citv  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

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Grainger  Heads  East 

Hollywood,  April  9. — James  R. 
Grainger,  general  sales  manager  of 
Universal,  is  on  his  way  to  New  York 
where  he  is  due  Sunday. 


Cochrane,  Weil  West 

P.  D.  Cochrane  and  Joe  Weil  leave 
for  Universal  City  this  afternoon  to 
check  over  Universal's  new  production 
plans  in  preparation  for  the  opening 
1936-37  advertising  and  exploitation 
campaign.  It  will  be  Cochrane's  first 
visit  west  in  about  a  decade. 


Marilyn  Miller  Buried 

The  funeral  of  Marilyn  Miller,  stage 
and  screen  star,  was  held  yesterday 
at  St.  Bartholomew's  Episcopal 
Church,  where  3,000  gathered  in  a 
last  tribute  to  the  star.  Burial  fol- 
lowed at  Woodlawn  Cemeterv. 


Reopens  Tomorrow 

Springfield,  Mass.,  April  9. — War- 
ner's Capitol,  hit  by  the  recent  floods, 
will  reopen  Saturday. 


Flinn  on  Way  East 

Hollywood,  April  9. — John  C. 
Flinn  left  here  by  train  last  night  for 
New  York. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


T>  EACTION  to  the  Bertrand 
•T^-  report  suggesting  Federal 
control  of  the  industry,  via  the 
well-known,  well-worn  and  well- 
tried  commission  route,  was 
variable  yesterday.  It  ranged  from 
the  fun  and  sarcasm  flowing 
from  the  prolific  typewriter  of 
Terry  Ramsaye,  neighbor  and 
confrere  down  the  corridor  at 
Motion  Picture  Herald,  to  a 
more  or  less  solemn  declaration 
from  Abram  F.  Myers,  general 
counsel  of  Allied,  that  "I  was 
not  consulted  about  this  and  am 
not  an  applicant  for  any  Gov- 
ernment job"  to  the  statement, 
definite  and  flat — -without  neces- 
sarily being  humorous  on  the 
latter  score — from  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall  who  wired  from  the  South- 
land that  he  was  "unalterably 
opposed  to  Governmental  regu- 
lation of  this  industry  and,  there- 
fore, not  in  accord  with  the  Ber- 
trand report."  .  .  . 

T 

There  will  be  more  later  from 
others  of  the  men  described  by 
Daniel  Bertrand  as  those  "quali- 
fied as  experts  on  the  entire  in- 
dustry" and  so  likely  timber  for 
posts  on  any  such  commission  if 
and  when  authorized  under  the 
law,  a  procedure,  incidentally, 
somewhat  removed  from  the  defi- 
nite. In  the  meantime  and  in  an 
era  which  is  unmatched  in  the 
nation's  history  for  freedom  of 
spending  the  public  funds,  here 
now  and  to  come  from  future 
generations  in  higher  and  higher 
taxes,  it  becomes  slightly  difficult 
to  escape  a  simple  conclusion.  It 
is  that  the  Government  might  do 
very  well  by  minding  its  own 
business.  .  .  . 

T 

It  has  enough  business  of  its 
own  and  already  acquired  from 
others  as  well,  to  keep  its  min- 
ions very  actively  engaged  in  the 
task  of  maintaining  the  status 
quo  without  searching  about  for 
other  private  fields  in  which  to 
foray  and  to  experiment  at  the 
expense  of  stockholders  who, 
once  again  and  after  all  these 
years,  are  beginning  to  get 
accustomed  to  dividend  checks. 
The  best  job  to  be  done  for  the 
best  interests  of  this  industry 
and  others,  although  the  others 
are  of  no  concern  except  through 
sympathy,  will  come  from  within 


Boles-20th-Fox  Split 

Hollywood,  April  9. — John  Boles 
and  Twentieth  Century-Fox  have  sev- 
ered contractual  relationships  arnica- 
bly. 


Hold  "Fauntleroy" 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  has  been 
held  over  for  a  second  week  at  the 
Music  Hall. 


where  the  endeavor  ought  to  be 
launched  anyway.  .  .  . 

T 

There  is  substantial  reason  to 
credit  the  impression  that  re- 
sponsible factors  in  this  business 
are  currently  cognizant  of  the 
necessity  for  a  change  and  that 
about  it  they  propose  doing 
something.  Tangibly,  but  always 
avoiding  the  danger  in  forecasts, 
the  change  is  very  apt  to  find 
its  beginnings  next  Thursday 
when  exhibitors  and  distributors, 
represented  either  by  their  presi- 
dential incumbents  or  their  sales 
managers,  meet  in  New  York  to 
consider  some  modernization  in 
the  practices  now  prevailing  be- 
tween those  who  buy  and  those 
who  sell.  .  .  . 


"That  there  is  much  room  for 
improvement  in  the  trade  prac- 
tices governing  the  renting  of 
films  is  a  viewpoint  against  which 
there  is  but  little  argument," 
wrote  Martin  Quigley  in  Motion 
Picture  Daily  yesterday.  There 
is  little  argument  on  that  score, 
but  there  may  be  considerable 
over  the  arguments  leading  to  a 
common  meeting  ground.  That, 
however,  is  the  way  of  all  round 
tables  and  it  is  important  only 
in  the  light  of  the  results  which 
finally  crystallize  from  the  de- 
liberations. This  is  an  observa- 
tion which  it  might  be  well  to 
bear  in  mind  as  the  trade  practice 
parley  gets  into  its  stride.  .  .  . 

T 

The  chief  business  of  this 
business  is  to  supply  its  custom- 
ers, the  public,  with  the  highest 
level  of  entertainment  its  very 
extensive  facilities  can  muster. 
If  it  fails,  those  very  customers 
know  the  method,  because  they 
have  used  it,  and  will  take  care 
of  matters  only  too  well.  But  the 
question  of  malpractices,  present 
certainly  and  adjustable  em- 
phatically, is  a  problem  which 
belongs  to  and  in  the  industry. 
As  such,  it  is  privileged  matter 
which  the  business  should  be  per- 
mitted to  tackle  without  the  bur- 
den of  uninformed  commissions, 
politically  conceived,  politically 
conducted  and  politically  main- 
tained. The  only  kind  of  patron- 
age this  industry  wants  is  at  the 
box-office.  .  .  . 


Warners  Shift  Title 

Hollywood,  April  9. — Warners  have 
retitled  "There's  Millions  in  It"  as 
"Hot  Money."  Ross  Alexander  and 
Beverly  Roberts  play  the  leads. 


Yates  on  the  Way 

London,  April  9.— Herbert  J.  Yates 
is  aboard  the  Manhattan,  which  sailed 
for  New  York  yesterday. 


Press  Music  Strike 
As  22  Firms  Settle 


With  22  of  the  92  music  publishing 
companies  in  New  York  already 
signed  to  individual  agreements  with 
Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M.,  the  union 
is  continuing  its  strike  against  the 
publishers  with  renewed  vigor,  put- 
ting 300  pickets  on  the  street  in  the 
past  two  days.  Seven  of  the  22  pub- 
lishers who  have  signed  individual 
agreements  are  members  of  the  Music 
Publishers'  Protective  Ass'n.,  whose 
original  suggestions  for  a  settlement 
of  the  strike  were  viewed  as  unsatis- 
factory by  the  union. 

Union  officials  declared  yesterday 
they  had  received  a  report  from  Chi- 
cago indicating  that  New  York  pub- 
lishers had  sent  work  there,  in  an  ef- 
fort to  have  Chicago  copyists  and  ar- 
rangers handle  it.  The  material  was 
returned  without  the  work  having 
been  done,  according  to  the  union.  The 
negotiation  of  individual  agreements 
will  be  continued,  it  was  indicated. 


/.  Arnold  Renamed 
By  Cinematographers 

Hollywood,  April  9. — John  Arnold 
was  reelected  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  Cinematographers  for 
the  sixth  consecutive  time  at  the  an- 
nual election  meeting  of  the  society. 
Vincent  Milner  was  returned  as  first 
vice-president,  Charles  Lang  was 
elected  second  vice-president,  James 
Van  Trees  was  named  third  vice- 
president.  Fred  Jackman  continues  as 
treasurer  and  Frank  Good  was  re- 
elected secretary. 

The  new  board  will  consist  of  Ar- 
nold. Jackman,  Milner,  Van  Trees, 
and  Ray  June. 


F.  D.  Current  List 
Is  85%  Completed 

First  Division  has  completed  85  per 
cent  of  the  feature  program  announced 
for  this  season,  with  the  release  of 
"Southern  Maid,"  Alliance,  and  "Au- 
gust Week-End,"  Chesterfield. 

Already  released  have  been  six  Al- 
liance films  and  16  from  Chesterfield 
and  Invincible.  In  addition  four  Hoot 
Gibsons  have  been  released  with  four 
more  to  be  produced.  Of  the  seven  star- 
ring Rex  Bell,  the  first,  "Too  Much 
Beef,"  is  set  for  release  April  20. 


Llanuza  Suit  Dismissed 

Justice  Joseph  M.  Callaghan  in 
X.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  dis- 
missed the  complaint  of  Pedro  Llanu- 
za, newspaper  cartoonist,  against 
United  Artists.  His  suit  against  Co- 
lumbia, Winkler  Film  Corp.,  Charles 
B.  Mintz  and  Walter  Disney  remains. 
In  dismissing  the  complaint  Justice 
Callaghan  said  that  the  complaint  failed 
to  charge  United  Artists  with  any 
breach  of  confidence  or  trust  or  show 
that  United  Artists  had  a  knowledge 
that  Columbia  or  its  agents  were  guilty 
of  any  wrong  toward  the  plaintiff,  nor 
is  there  any  allegation  in  the  com- 
plaint that  United  Artists  showed  anv 
caricatures  which  were  identical  with 
or  simulations  of  those  submitted  bv 
the  plaintiff  to  Columbia. 


Selznick  Gets  Rathbone 

Hollywood.  April  9. — Basil  Rath- 
bone,  stage  and  film  star,  has  been 
signed  for  the  role  of  Count  Anteoni 
in  David  O.  Selznick's  "The  Garden 
of  Allah." 


AS  ALL  THE  WORLD  WANTS  HER 

...in  the  story  the  whole  world  loves! 


A  DARLING  LITTLE 
LIGHTHOUSE  LADY ! 

Happy  new  songs  .  .  .  tappy  new 
dances  .  .  .  highlight  this  famous 
story  of  a  winsome  sea  waif  to  make 
it  Shirley  s  most  endearing  picture ! 

Shirley 

TEMPLE 

in 

ptain 
January 

„,-,*  GUY  KIBBEE 
SLIM  SUMMERVILLE 

JUNE .  LANG  BUDDY  EBSEN 

SARA  HADEN        JANE  DARWELL 

Associate  Producer  B.  G.  'DeSylva 
D  irected  hy  David  Butler 
Screen  play  by  Sam  Hellman,  Gladys  Lehman  and   Harry  Tugend 
Based  on  a  story  by  Laura  E.  Richards  •  Dances  staged  by  Jack  Donohue 


DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK 

in  Charge  of  Production 


3  NEW 
SONG  HITS 

all  sung  by  Shirley 
AT  THE  CODFISH  BALL 

EARLY  BIRD"  by  Lew  Pollack 
and  Sidney  D.Mitcnell.  "THE 

RIGHT  SOMEBODY  TO 

LOVE"  by  Jack  Yellen  and 
Lew  Pollack 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Three  on  the  Trail" 

{Sherman  Prod. -Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  9. — Better  production  values,  a  more  gripping 
story  and  the  usual  high  acting  standards  make  this  the  best  of  the  Hop- 
along  Cassidy  series  to  date.  William  Boyd,  Jimmy  Ellison  and  George 
Hayes,  portraying  the  title  roles,  work  smoothly  together,  making  the 
characters  more  believable  and  arousing  greater  audience  sympathy. 

The  story  concerns  a  battle  between  ranchers,  led  by  Boyd,  and  the 
Bar  20  outfit  and  Onslow  Stevens,  cafe  keeper,  whose  gang  rustles  cat- 
tle and  holds  up  stages  under  the  protection  of  John  St.  Polis,  crooked 
sheriff.  Stevens  makes  the  heavy  thoroughly  despicable,  and  his  final 
rout  when  the  ranches  storm  his  cafe,  eventually  setting  it  afire,  pro- 
vides a  suitable  climax  for  a  series  of  chases  and  kidnappings. 

Stronger  romantic  interest  is  provided  by  a  love  plot  which  has  Boyd 
and  Ellison  contending  for  the  favor  of  Muriel  Evans,  school  teacher, 
with  Ellison  the  final  winner. 

The  supporting  cast  includes  Clara  Kimball  Young,  Claude  King  and 
William  Duncan,  who  give  good  performances.  Howard  Bretherton's 
direction  paces  the  action  shrewdly  and  allows  no  letdown.  The  photog- 
raphy by  Archie  Stout  does  full  justice  to  the  beauty  of  the  locations 
and  credit  is  also  due  Mel  Wolf  for  special  effects,  and  to  Lewis  Rach- 
mil  art  director.  Doris  Shroeder  and  Vernon  Smith  wrote  the  screen 
play  from  Clarence  E.  Mulford's  novel. 

As  a  class  action  picture  the  production  should  please  generally. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,090.  Running  time,  66  minutes.  "G." 


Friday,  April  10,  1936 

Fox  Midwest  Takes 
Two  Houses  at  Iola 

Kansas  City,  April  9. — Fox  Mid- 
west has  taken  over,  on  lease,  Ira  D. 
Kelley's  two  theatres  at  Iola,  Kan., 
the  Kelley  and  the  Iola.  Fox  has  not 
been  in  the  town  before. 

Charles  Morehead,  who  has  been  in 
charge  of  the  circuit's  interests  at 
Hays,  Kan.,  will  manage  the  two 
houses. 

Several  other  personnel  changes 
have  been  made  by  Fox  as  a  result. 

Bill  Souttar,  who  has  been  managing 
the  Palace  at  Wichita,  succeeds  More- 
head  at  Hays.  C.  A.  Stewart,  Fox 
manager  at  Beatrice,  Neb.,  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Orpheutn,  Topeka. 
Hugh  Siverd  goes  from  the  Grand. 
Topeka,  to  Marshall,  Mo.  Phil  Hill, 
formerly  at  the  Gem,  Topeka,  goes 
to  the  Grand  there,  and  Ed  Allison 
has  been  promoted  to  manage  the 
Gem.  Allison  has  been  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Grand.  Glen  Hall,  asistant 
manager  of  the  Midland,  Pittsburg, 
Kan.,  has  been  transferred  to  the 
Colonial  there  as  manager  under  City 
Manager  Tom  Steele. 

Hoffman  to  Produce 
30  for  Next  Season 

M.  H.  Hoffman  will  produce  30 
features  and  two  series  of  westerns 
for  next  season's  lineup.  He  will  sail 
for  England  on  the  Paris  tomorrow 
to  arrange  for  distribution  and  in- 
vestigate the  possibilities  for  pro- 
ducing abroad.  The  newly  reorgan- 
ized Liberty  company  will  distribute 
the  films  here,  operating  on  a  nation- 
wide basis. 


Hamrick-Ever green  Meet 

Seattle,  April  9. — Hamrick-Ever- 
green  Theatres  held  its  first  quarterly 
meeting  here  yesterday.  Cash  bo- 
nuses were  awarded  to  Hal  Drigler, 
of  the  Paramount,  Portland ;  Morrie 
Nemmer,  Wenatchee;  Carl  Mahne  of 
the  Egyptian  here,  and  George  Ap- 
pleby of  the  Coliseum  here.  The  ban- 
quet, attended  by  35,  was  addressed 
by  Frank  L.  Newman,  Sr.,  John  Ham- 
rick,  Al  Rosenberg  and  Al  Finkle- 
stein. 


Memphis  Sees  "Deeds" 

Memphis,  April  9.- — This  town 
turned  out  in  a  big  way  last  night 
for  a  special  Red  Cross  benefit  premi- 
ere of  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town" 
at  the  Malco.  The  regular  program 
of  the  house  was  suspended  at  6  o'clock 
and  the  Columbia  film  went  on  at 
8  o'clock.  City  officials  and  prominent 
citizens  were  conspicuous. 


Dineen  Yarn  for  Goldwyn 

Samuel  Goldwyn  has  bought  "Mur- 
der in  Massachusetts"  by  Joseph  F. 
Dineen,  crime  reporter  for  the  Boston 
Globe,  and  based  on  the  activities  of 
the  Murton  Millen  gang.  His  story 
of  the  gang  was  published  in  Harper's 
Magazine  for  March.  The  film  will  be 
released  on  the  current  season's  pro- 
gram. 


McCoy  in  3-Year  Deal 

Hollywood,  April  9. — Tim  McCoy 
has  signed  a  three-year  contract  with 
Imperial  Pictures  for  eight  films  a 
year.  The  pictures  will  be  supervised 
by  William  Pizor  and  Clifford  San- 
forth.  The  producers  are  considering 
using  color  in  some  of  the  films. 


Ampa's  Nominations 
Encounter  a  Setback 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
arrive  at  a  selection.  The  committee 
had  been  expected  to  recommend  the 
re-election  of  the  present  regime, 
headed  by  Gordon  White,  Herbert 
Berg,  Ed  McNamee  and  Gar  O'Neill. 

The  committee,  however,  is  not  ex- 
pected to  make  another  attempt  at 
nominating,  and  in  that  event  a  new 
committee  will  be  elected  next  Thurs- 
day. The  mixup  necessitated  the  post- 
ponement of  election  to  April  31). 

Regardless,  a  group  of  eight  mem- 
bers, acting  independently,  yesterday 
presented  an  independent  ticket,  and 
that  will  stand  in  opposition  to  any 
ticket  selected  by  the  general  com- 
mittee. On  the  independent  slate  are 
Hal  Home,  for  president;  Alex  Gott- 
lieb, vice-president;  Paul  Benjamin, 
treasurer;  Leon  J.  Bamberger,  secre- 
tary; William  R.  Ferguson,  trustee 
for  three  years,  and  the  following 
nominees  for  directorship :  Barret  Mc- 
Cormick,  Tom  Waller,  Marvin  Kirsch, 
Monroe  Greenthal.  Kirsch  refused  to 
accept  the  nomination,  and  the  inde- 
pendent sponsors  were  asked  to  make 
another  selection. 

The  dissension  in  the  ranks  which 
occasioned  the  resignation  of  Leon- 
ard's committee  is  understood  to  be 
the  committee's  insistence  that  the 
board  of  directors  be  enlarged  from 
the  present  seven  members  to  nine, 
which,  the  present  regime  insists,  is 
not  permissible  without  a  vote  of  the 
whole  membership  and  the  lapse  of 
one  month.  This  obviously  could  not 
be  done  in  time  for  the  election. 

The  incident  was  the  cause  ofrnuch 
quibbling  at  yesterday's  meeting  in  dis- 
cussions from  the  floor. 

Hal  Home  has  not  definitely  de- 
cided whether  he  will  run,  thus  leav- 
ing Ampa  at  this  moment  without  any 
definite  candidate  for  the  presidency, 
and  already  elections  have  gone  two 
weeks  past  the  April  1  annual  meet- 
ing date  stipulated  in  the  constitu- 
tion. 


Flash  Preview 

"Forget  Me  Not."  This  London 
Films-United  Artists  feature  stars 
Beniamino  Gigli,  late  of  the  Metro- 
politan Opera,  in  a  production  which 
combines  excellent  music  with  an  en- 
tertaining story. 

This  picture  will  be  reviewed  in  a  later 
issue  of  Motion   Picture  Daily. 


Extend  Fox  Suit  Move 

A  stipulation  filed  in  Federal  Court 
yesterday  extended  the  time  for  the 
William  Fox  Investing  Co.  and  the 
William  Fox  Exhibition  Enterprises 
until  May  1  to  serve  a  bill  of  par- 
ticulars in  connection  with  their  suit 
against  the  American  Telephone  and 
Telegraph,  Western  Electric  and  Erpi, 
Inc. 


Expand  M-G-M  Dept. 

The  M-G-M  foreign  department  has 
taken  over  the  entire  10th  floor  at  the 
home  office,  necessitated  by  expansion 
of  the  activities  of  the  department. 
Arthur  M.  Loew,  in  charge  of  the  de- 
partment, is  en  route  to  South  Amer- 
ica by  air.  He  will  return  to  New 
York  in  three  or  four  weeks. 


"Pine"  Record  Holdover 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  9. — "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  is  be- 
ginning a  special  holdover  engage- 
ment at  the  Paramount  here.  It  has 
broken  all  attendance  records  thus 
far. 


Ben  Hill  in  New  Post 

Kansas  City,  April  9. — Ben  Hill, 
formerly  manager  of  W.  D.  Fulton's 
MoKan,  has  replaced  Robert  Robert- 
son as  manager  of  Fulton's  State, 
Kansas  City,  Kan. 


Brecher  Takes  Another 

The  Renaissance  on  137th  St.  and 
7th  Ave.  has  been  added  to  Leo 
Brecher's  circuit.  The  house  was  for- 
merly operated  by  Benjamin  Roman. 


5 

E,  M.  Loew  Heard  in 
Suit  Against  Union 

Newport,  April  9. — E.  M.  Loew 
testified  that  Local  309,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E., 
refused  to  furnish  operators  at  his 
price,  at  the  hearing  of  his  suit  for 
a  permanent  injunction  against  the 
union.  The  hearing  covers  a  similar 
action  brought  by  the  Interstate  Alli- 
ance of  Projectionists  and  Stage  Em- 
ployes, Inc. 

Last  November,  when  Loew  opened 
the  Colonial  here,  he  hired  operators 
from  the  Interstate  union.  Local  309 
members  immediately  began  to  picket 
the  house.  A  restraining  order  was 
issued  at  that  time  limiting  the  picket- 
ing, but  it  has  continued  in  some 
measure  ever  since. 

Directors  Disagree 
On  Detail  of  Bylaws 

Hollywood,  April  9. — The  Screen 
Directors'  Guild  was  unable  to  adopt 
bylaws  at  its  last  meeting  when  in- 
dependent directors  protested  against 
a  clause  which  would  give  voting  con- 
trol only  to  members  with  two  or 
more  major  pictures  to  their  credit. 
The  independents  want  full  voting 
powers. 

All  other  bylaws  were  accepted  and 
the  portion  in  dispute  was  sent  back 
to  the  board  for  a  solution  to  the 
problem. 

Academy  Technician 
Branches  Gain  108 

Hollywood,  April  9.  —  The  Acad- 
emy Technicians'  Branch  has  gained 
108  members  during  the  past  year. 
The  total  of  fully  paid  up  members 
is  now  287. 

The  branch  has  issued  a  new  bulle- 
tin outlining  the  qualifications  for 
membership  in  various  sections  of  the 
branch.  The  various  sections  and 
their  complete  ■  membership  are :  Art 
Directors,  82;  Film  Editors,  34; 
Photographic,  92,  and  Sound,  78. 


GTE  Shares  Auctioned 

An  auction  of  General  Theatres 
Equipment  shares  owned  by  Amerex 
Holding  Corp.  brought  $1.65  each  for 
5,015  preferred  shares  and  45  cents 
each  for  707  common  shares.  The 
sale  was  held  by  Adrian  H.  Muller 
&  Sons. 

These  were  part  of  the  securities 
held  by  a  syndicate  managed  by  Pyn- 
chon  &  Co.  and  were  collateral  for 
promissory  notes  payable  to  the 
Chase  National  Bank.  They  had  been 
assigned  to  Amerex. 


Dismiss  "Angels"  Suit 

U.  S.  District  Judge  William 
Bondy  yesterday  dismissed  the  com- 
plaint in  a  copyright  infringement 
suit  brought  by  Richard  Barry  against 
Howard  Hughes,  Caddo  Co.,  Inc., 
United  Artists,  Marshall  A.  Neilan 
and  Joseph  Moncure  March.  The 
complaint  had  asked  for  an  account- 
ing and  that  each  of  the  defendants 
be  directed  to  pay  $250  for  each  public 
performance  of  "Hell's  Angels." 


Quebec  Theatres  Close 

Quebec,  April  9. — Most  forms .  of 
activity  will  come  to  a  halt  here  for 
Good  Friday.  Theatres  will  be  closed, 
as  well  as  all  stores  except  tobaccon- 
ists and  restaurants.  Nineteen  bells 
will  be  tolled  on  the  fire  alarm  sys- 
tem as  a  mark  of  public  mourning. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday.  April  10,  193' 


Germans  Make 
3 -Way  Pact  on 
Film  Exchange 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

been  secured  along  the  following 
lines : 

The  number  of  films  to  be  brought 
from  Austria  into  Germany  without 
taxation  or  contingent  provisions  has 
been  fixed  at  14  per  year.  The  im- 
port of  a  greater  number  of  films  is 
subject  to  special  conventions.  The 
unlimited  number  of  films  to  be  sent 
from  Germany  into  Austria  is  nor- 
mally subject  to  the  Austrian  Cinema- 
tograph Act.  For  the  period  to  July, 
1936,  an  additional  export  of  Austrian 
films  to  Germany  will  be  agreed  upon. 

Export  of  currencies  will  be  set- 
tled by  a  special  agreement  between 
the  Austrian  National  Bank  and  the 
berman  Reichsbank. 

Discussions  have  been  held  between 
Austria  and  Czechoslovakia  which 
have  resulted  in  an  agreement  to  put 
Austro-Czech  film  exchange  on  a 
broader  basis.  No  state  influence  will 
be  exercised  upon  rentals.  The  ques- 
tion of  money  export  will,  likewise,  be 
settled  by  friendly  negotiations  which 
will  be  incorporated  in  the  Austro- 
Czechoslovakian  exchange  system. 

*  *  * 

German  production  in  1936-37  will 
amount  to  about  140  features.  A  new 
system  of  financing,  elaborated  by  the 
State  Film  Chamber  in  cooperation 
with  the  Film  Credit  Bank,  will  make 
the  extension  of  production  over  the 

whole  year  possible. 

*  *  * 

"Broadway  Melody"  is  continuing 
its  sensational  run  here.  It  has  played 
four  weeks  and  will  be  extended  for 
two  more,  a  run  unusual  heretofore 
either  for  German  or  U.  S.  films. 


Giveaways  Continue 
To  Gain  Around  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  April  9. — This  town 
is  using  more  giveaways  than  ever  be- 
fore, with  the  ceiling  not  yet  reached 
More  than  20  theatres,  all  independent, 
are  using  varieties  of  glass  and  china 
ware,  each  attempting  to  offer  some- 
thing different,  at  least  by  name.  The 
result  is  something  like  this :  kitchen- 
ware,  bakeware,  rock  crystalware, 
mixing  bowls,  cake  plates,  vegetable 
bowls,  soup  bowls,  cups,  "combination 
bridge  and  dinnerware,"  pie  plates, 
etc.  One  house  recently  offered  meat 
platters  with  "Our  Daily  Bread." 

Fox  Midwest  will  start  the  use  of 
china  giveaways  at  the  Waldo  soon, 
and  is  planning  on  extending  the  pro- 
motion to  other  theatres. 

Use  of  money  giveaways,  including 
Bank  Night,  Screeno,  etc.,  are  as 
widespread  as  use  of  china,  if  not 
more  so.  W.  D.  Fulton,  who  has  six 
theatres,  recently  decided  to  discon- 
tinue his  Prosperity  Night  on  Thurs- 
days. Fox  at  that  time  hadn't  used 
Bank  Night  for  some  weeks.  Later 
he  changed  his  mind  when  Fox  re- 
sumed Bank  Night. 

First  runs,  even  the  Fox  Uptown, 
have  stayed  away  from  promotions,  al- 
though the  Uptown,  it  is  understood, 
will  start  Bank  Night  again  some- 
time this  spring. 

Giveaway  distributors  report  that 
more  of  their  products  are  being  used 
out-of-town  than  ever  before. 


'Signal Recognition",  Then 
What? Is  Ramsaye  Reaction 


(Continued  f; 

with  the  frost  of  forgetfulness,  as  far 
from  a  commissionership  of  Federal 
control  of  the  screen  as  the  oft-men- 
tioned Oscar  W.  Underwood  from  the 
presidency. 

"What  I  think  of  Federal  admin- 
istration of  the  motion  picture  business 
is  as  obvious  as  the  observation  of 
the  late  Dr.  Hugo  Munsterberg  of 
Harvard  that  it  was  a  waste  of  time 
to  ask  him  to  speak  on  prohibition. 

"It  is  my  conviction  that  it  would 
be  fitting  of  the  Administration  to 
first  establish  some  indication  that  it 
knows  how  to  run  the  Government 
before  it  endeavors  to  take  over  the 
cosmos,  including  American  industries, 
among  which  the  motion  picture  is 
conspicuous. 

"I  can  view  with  no  enthusiasm 
projects  to  admit  the  Government, 
and  politicians,  to  the  conduct  of  and 
participation  in  American  industries. 
I  cannot  enjoy  or  approve  the  re- 
iterative endeavors  of  what  we  call 
'Washington'  to  nationalize  all  living 
and  enterprise.  These  United  States 
are  getting  much  too  thoroughly 
united. 

"Obviously  Political" 

"It  is  obvious  enough  that  the  Ad- 
ministration is  addressing  itself  at  a 
program  intended  to  create,  nourish 
and  support  a  bureaucratic  gang  sys- 
tem of  exploitation,  under  which 
brigand  bosses  may  flourish  even  as 
in  days  of  old  along  the  Rhine  valley. 
In  the  terminology  of  'progress'  we 
are  being  invited,  cajoled,  threatened 
by  political  bullies  toward  a  reversion 
to  the  economics  of  feudalism. 

"All  of  the  destructive  and  invasive 
aspects  of  the  order,  or  planned  dis- 
order, which  pervade  Russia,  Ger- 
many and  Italy,  are  being  offered  to 
us  today  in  inept,  dumb,  mass  hokum 
terms  of  the  militant  barbarism  dressed 
in  the  erudite  terminology  of  a  flock 
of  sophomores  whose  outgivings  re- 
mind one  of  the  conversations  in 
Latin  which  result  from  the  first  meet- 
ing of  the  class  on  the  academy  steps. 

"A  commission  to  control  and  oper- 
ate for  the  Administration  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry !  We  now  have, 
Heaven  preserve  us,  a  WPA  theatre 
enterprise.  How  is  it  going?  Never 
mind  grosses,  let's  see  the  net.  We 
had  the  United  States  in  the  motion 
picture  industry  as  a  producer  in  the 
days  of  the  World  War  in  terms  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Division  of  the 
Dep't  of  Public  Information.  How 
did  it  do?  I  admit  being  an  expert 
on  that  subject,  too. 

Newspaper  Control  Suggested 

"I  wonder  how  soon  the  Admin- 
istration will  be  getting  around  to 
consideration  of  a  project  to  set  up 
a  commission  to  run  the  newspaper 
business,  too.  I'd  really  enjoy  a  nomi- 
nation to  that  kind  of  a  commissioner- 
ship  even  more,  and  with  all  of  that 
modesty  which  typifies  my  business 
of  word-mongering  I  will  admit  quali- 
fication. Why  not  combine  the  news- 
paper and  motion  picture  business 
under  one  commission,  anyway?  If 
the  Administration  wants  to  run  the 
media  of  expression  and  communica- 
tion it  might  put  them  all  in  one 
basket.  The  only  serious  objection  is, 
of  course,  that  that  would  not  en- 


rom  page  1) 

courage  the  multiplicity  of  jobs, 
patronage,  the  spreading  of  the  gravy. 

"As  a  Commissioner  of  Federal 
Control  of  the  Motion  Picture  one 
might  expect  to  do  well  with  the  allot- 
ments of  funds  in  payment  to  several 
producers  I  know  in  reward  to  them 
for  not  making  some  of  the  picture 
they  have  had  in  mind.  Personally  I 
am  entitled  to  something  right  now 
for  not  putting  into  work  my  favorite 
feature  entitled  'Uncle  Sam  at  Work; 
It  will  not  be  made  on  location  ex- 
clusively on  lands  rented  from  the 
Indians,  capable  of  seven  reels  per 
acre." 


Kuykendall  "Opposed" 

Columbus,  Miss.,  April  9. — Ed 
Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.,  commenting  on  the  Bertrand 
report  today,  said :  "I  am  unalterably 
opposed  to  Governmental  regulation  of 
this  industry,  and  therefore,  1  am  not 
in  accord  with  the  Bertrand  report." 


Myers  Not  a  Candidate 

Washington,  April  9. — Abram  F. 
Myers,  general  counsel  of  Allied 
States,  asked  to  comment  on  the  Ber- 
trand report  which  included  his  name 
among  those  it  found  to  be  experts 
on  industry  practices  and  qualified  to 
serve  on  a  Government  control  com- 
mission, said : 

"I  have  not  had  an  opportunity  to 
study  the  Bertrand  report  and  conse- 
quently do  not  know  what  jurisdiction 
the  proposed  board  would  exercise. 
I  was  not  consulted  about  this  and 
am  not  an  applicant  for  any  Govern- 
ment job.  Generally  speaking,  I  am 
against  bureaucratic  regulation  and  in 
favor  of  home  rule  under  the  Neely- 
Pettengill  Bill.  However,  if  this  leg- 
islation fails,  I  am  confident  that  there 
will  be  a  wide  public  demand  for  strict 
Federal  regulation  and  then  your  in- 
quiry will  be  timely." 


Lewis  Against  "Interference" 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  April  9. — Pro- 
fessor Howard  T.  Lewis  of  the  Har- 
vard Graduate  School  of  Business,  had 
this  to  say  in  reply  to  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily's  inquiry  on  the  Bertrand 
report : 

"I  know  nothing  of  the  nature  of 
the  Bertrand  study  beyond  brief  press 
reports.  I  am  personally  opposed  to 
interference  with  private  industry  by 
the  Government  except  where  it  is  ab- 
solutely demanded  by  the  public  in- 
terest. Quite  aside  from  any  question 
of  the  wisdom  of  such  action,  however, 
I  am  inclined  to  believe  that  some 
form  of  supervision  over  the  film  in- 
dustry is  inevitable.  If  so,  the  large 
companies  can  only  create  added  ill- 
will  toward  themselves  if  they  assume 
an  attitude  of  undying  opposition. 

"They  would  do  better  to  cooper- 
ate in  the  drafting  of  regulatory  meas- 
ures and  in  selecting  as  administra- 
tors men  who  sincerely  appreciate  the 
real  problems  confronting  the  entire 
industry,  yet  who,  having  no  personal 
interest  at  stake,  can  secure  from  the 
many  and  diverse  elements  concerned 
cooperation  on  the  fundamental  issues 
involved.  I  have  had  no  reason  to 
change  my  opinions  as  expressed  in 
my  book  published  in  1933,  entitled, 
'The  Motion  Picture  Industry.'  " 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

ARTHUR  McMANUS  of  the  a] 
sales  department  of  the  Twentieti 
Century-Fox  exchange  here  wa: 
placed  in  charge  of  the  ad  sales  de 
partment  of  the  St.  Louis  exchang< 
yesterday  and  leaves  tomorrow  to  tak 
over  his  new  post.  Ed  Hollander 
formerly  in  charge  of  the  St.  Loui>, 
department,  takes  the  same  post  at  tht 
New  York  exchange. 

• 

Paul   Terry   of   Terry  Toons  wa-i 
guest  lecturer    of    the  Metropolitai 
M.  P.  Club,  an  organization  of  ama- : 
teur  film  makers,  at  a  regular  month 
ly  meeting  of  the  group  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania Hotel  last  night. 

• 

Buster  Keaton  comes  here  the  end  | 
of  the  month  to  start  work  at  Eastern 
Service  Studios  on  the  first  picture 
under  his  new  Educational  contract. 
His  tickets,  heretofore,  have  not  speci- 
fied work  in  the  east. 


Prize  Double  Bills 

Case  of  the  Lucky  Legs 
She  Married  Her  Boss 

— AH  Gaga 


Dorothy  Greenhill,  a  member  of 
Alexander  Korda's  London  Films 
scenario  department,  will  arrive  Tues- 
day on  the  Aquitaitia  to  attend  the 
opening  of  "Things  to  Come"  and  see 
Broadway  plays. 

• 

Howard  Winner,  Universal  news- 
reel  cameraman  who  reached  the  front 
with  the  Ethiopian  army,  is  back  from 
a  four-month  stay  in  the  war  zone. 
• 

Gregory  Ratoff,  Bert  Lahr  and 
Harry  Kaufman  are  booked  on  the 
Paris,  which  sails  tomorrow.  Percy 
Phillipson  also  will  be  aboard. 
• 

Fred  Stone  will  come  north  from 
Florida  shortly  to  visit  old  friends 
before  returning  to  the  coast  to  re- 
sume his  screen  career. 

• 

Fred  Quimby,  short  subject  sales 
manager  of  M-G-M,  leaves  for  the 
coast  again  today.  It's  getting  to  be 
a  habit  with  him. 

• 

Thomas  A.  Brannon,  head  of  Af- 
ficiated  Prod.,  Inc.,  of  Atlanta,  Char- 
lotte and  New  Orleans,  is  in  town  for 
a  short  stay. 

• 

Bette  Davis  will  close  her  eastern 
vacation  next  week,  leaving  for  the 
coast  probably  on  Wednesday. 
• 

Tilly  Losch  left  yesterday  for  the 
coast  to  start  work  in  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn's  "The  Garden  of  Allah." 
• 

Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  are  scheduled  to  leave  for 
Europe  April  21. 

• 

Nate  Manheim,  the  old  apple- 
knocker,  is  visiting  his  pappy  in  Syra- 
cuse. 

• 

Rosalie    Stewart,    now  visiting, 
leaves  for  Hollywood  next  week. 
• 

Phil  Cochrane  and  Joe  Weil  at 
Murray's  for  a  noonday  snack. 


^  WILL 

Rogers 

in  MARK  TWAIN'S 


"A 

CONNECTICUT 


YANKEE 


with 


MYRNA  LOY 

MAUREEN  O'SULLIVAN 

Directed  by  David  Butler 
a  FOX  picture 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


Tested  in  two  widely  diversi- 
fied situations,"  A  Connecticut 
Yankee"  showed  it  retained 
all  the  box  office  draw  that 
made  it  one  of  Will  Rogers' 
greatest  pictures. 

AT  THE  APOLLO,  INDIANAPOLIS: 

Almost  equalled  the  great  "Country  Doctor" 
run  I  Reported  K.  T.  Collins :  "Audience  re- 
action on  return  of  'Yankee'  very  good, 
some  praising  the  opportunity  of  seeing  it 
again,  others  welcoming  it  due  to  not 
witnessing  first  showing.  Receiving  many 
inquiries  as  to  the  return  of  other  Rogers 
attractions.  Believe  public  entitled  to  see 
better  Rogers  films  and  believe  theatres  will 
profit  greatly  therefrom.** 

AT  THE  STRAND,  LOUISVILLE: 

Ran  neck  and  neck  with  business  piled  up 
by  "Shark  Island"  and  "King  of  Burlesque!" 
Wired  F.  J.  Dolle:  "Doing  excellent  busi- 
ness. Audience  reaction  comparable  to 
Rogers*  latest  releases.  Photography  and 
sound  proved  a  revelation.  Will  date  other 
situations  without  delay." 

Play  it  again 

. . .  profit  again 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

N.Y.  Critics  Unanimous 
In  Praise  of  "Ziegfeld" 


8 

See  No  Effect 
On  Film  Bills 
In  NRA  Study 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  difficulties  and  problems  of  this 
industry."  No  suggestion  is  made, 
however,  that  the  findings  represent 
the  views  of  any  important  members 
of  the  Administration. 

While  there  is  little  likelihood  of  the 
report  becoming  anything  more  at  this 
time  than  another  volume  in  the  na- 
tional archives,  it  is  possible  that  if 
future  efforts  are  made  to  obtain 
legislation  declaring  films  a  public 
utility,  the  report  will  be  cited  as  a 
basis  for  such  demands.  With  the 
work  of  the  current  Congressional 
session  piling  up  rapidly  and  in  view 
of  the  anxiety  of  members  for  an 
early  adjournment,  it  is  considered 
that  there  is  little  chance  of  Congress 
giving  consideration  to  the  matter  of 
film  legislation  this  year. 


Ohio  May  Set  Wage  Rate 

Columbus,  April  9. — Inauguration 
of  a  minimum  wage  scale  for  theatre 
employes,  similar  to  the  one  in  effect 
during  the  code  regime,  looms  as  a 
possibility  for  Ohio. 

The  prediction  is  based  on  the 
precedent  established  by  Ora  B.  Chap- 
man, state  director  of  industrial  rela- 
tions, who  has  just  approved  a  mini- 
mum scale  for  hotel  and  restaurant 
employes,  graduated  according  to 
population.  It  is  based  on  a  48-hour 
week,  with  one  and  one-half  the  regu- 
lar rate  for  overtime. 

Although  definite  action  has  not  as 
yet  been  taken  as  applying  specifically 
to  theatres,  this  is  being  agitated  in 
some  quarters,  it  is  reported. 


Majors  to  Answer 
In  St.  Louis  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

action.  When  this  is  done,  the  court 
is  expected  to  decide  whether  the  de- 
fendants' pending  appeal  to  the 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  has  any  effect 
on  the  proceedings  in  district  court 
here.  The  court  will  either  set  a 
trial  date,  regardless  of  the  appeal, 
or  defer  the  setting  of  a  date  until 
the  appeal  is  decided,  it  is  expected. 

The  appeal  was  taken  from  the  St. 
Louis  court's  denial  of  defense  motions 
to  dismiss  the  Government's  equity 
action  "with  prejudice,"  thereby  bar- 
ring the  way  to  the  filing  of  a  new 
suit  here.  The  Government's  motion 
to  dismiss  without  prejudice  was 
granted.  If  the  appellants  are  suc- 
cessful in  the  Supreme  Court,  the 
Government  action  here  would  be  au- 
tomatically halted. 


Sunday  Bill  Goes  Over 

Boston,  April  9. — The  bill  placed 
before  the  Massachusetts  legislature 
by  Representatives  James  J.  Kiley  and 
Tony  A.  Centracchio  for  modification 
of  the  Sunday  laws  to  permit  stage 
dancing  on  Sunday  has  been  put  over 
to  the  next  annual  session.  The  pres- 
ent laws  forbid  any  stage  dancing  on 
Sunday  except  that  which  may  be  in- 
terpreted as  acrobatic.  Theatres,  as 
a  matter  of  policy,  did  not  support 
the  measure. 


New  York  critics  sang  the  praise  of 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  without  end 
yesterday.  The  World-Telegram  con- 
sidered the  picture  important  enough 
to  assign  Robert  Garland,  drama 
critic,  to  a  review  as  well  as  the  usual 
appraisal  by  its  film  critic,  William 
Boehnel. 

Excerpts  from  the  reviews  of  four 
morning  newspapers  were  published 
day  and  date  in  Motion  Picture 
Daily  yesterday.  Additional  comment 
from  other  morning  papers,  as  well 
as  the  afternoon  dailies,  follows: 

Daily  News — For  once  in  their  lives  the 
producers  of  a  pet  picture  may,  with  im- 
punity, drag  out  the  word  colossal***There 
is  enough  material  in  it  for  half  a  dozen 
ordinary  films,  and.  as  it  is  presented  at  the 
Astor  in  two  sections,  separated  by  a  ten- 
minute  intermission,  each  half  runs  the 
length  of  a  long  feature  picture***The  pro- 
ducers are  to  be  congratulated  on  every 
phase  of  the  beautiful  production  except 
their  lack  of  courage  in   cutting  the  film. 

Evening  Journal — ***for  sheer  beauty, 
splendor  and  opulence,  takes  its  place  as  the 
last  word  in  eye-and-ear  entertainment. 

Produced  on  a  tremendously  lavish  scale, 
the  picture  is  practically  a  dozen  or  more 
musical  pictures  rolled  into  one.  It  is  one 
elaborate  scene  after  another  of  dazzling 
settings,  of  gorgeous  costumes,  of  hundreds 
of  decorative  girls,  of  tall  white  pillars  and 
a  wealth  of  luxurious  laces  and  jewels  and 
feathers  and  silks.  It  is  an  extravaganza 
of  such  rich  proportions  that  it  runs  three 
hours  in  length. 

Powell  gives  a  vigorous  and  authoritative 
performance  in  the  title  role  and  the  re- 
mainder of  the  cast  is  equally  satisfactory. 
Myrna  Loy,  blonde  here  and  exquisite,  plays 
the  part  of  Billie  Burke,  and  Luise  Rainer 
enacts  Anna  Held  with  an  enchanting  blend 
of  wistfulness  and  roguishness.  Frank 
Morgan  is  hugely  amusing  as  Billings;  the 
alluring  Virginia  Bruce  appears  as  a  trouble- 
making  chorus  girl  who  comes  between  Anna 
Held  and  Ziegfeld,  and  there  are  numerous 
other  characters,  some  of  whom  are  named 
and  others  whose  identities  can  be  guessed. 

Outstanding,  as  always,  is  the  inimitable 
Fannie  Brice***Harriet  Hoctor  dances  su- 
perbly in  a  circus  ballet.  Ray  Bolger  fea- 
tures a  grand  novelty  dance  to  the  tune  of 
"She's  a  Follies  Girl."  Buddy  Doyle,  sing- 
ing "If  You  Knew  Susie,"  does  an  excellent 
imitation  of  Eddie  Cantor,  and  one  A.  A. 
Trimble  gives  an  uncannily  true  impersona- 
tion of  Will  Rogers. 

Morning  Telegraph — The  word  today  is 
"colossal."  Meaning  big,  stupendous,  over- 
whelming, breath-taking,  awe-inspiring  and 
similar  adjectives  customarily  associated  with 
it***It  is  a  difficult  matter  to  pick  out  any 
particular  points  in  the  film  for  special 
commendation,  running  as  it  does  for  almost 
three  hours,  and  piling  spectacle  upon  spec- 
tacle, extravaganza  upon  extravanganza,  but 
if  I  were  compelled  to  do  so,  I  would  first 
point  to  "A  Pretty  Girl  Is  Like  a  Melody" 
as  one  number  showing  the  greatest  pos- 
sible success***Then,  too,  I  would  pick  out 
Miss  Luise  Rainer  as  my  second  point  for 
special  commendation.  Miss  Rainer  plays  the 
role  of  Anna  Held,  the  little  French  songs- 
tress whom  Ziegfeld  married  and  plays  it 
with  conviction,  and  humor,  and  quiet  bril- 
liance that  stamps  her  as  a  really  first-class 


Van  Beuren  Cartoon 
Division  to  Disband 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

cent  deal  for  distribution  of  Walt 
Disney  subjects.  A  decision  to  dis- 
solve the  department  has  been  held  in 
abeyance  while  possible  deals  for  the 
cartoons  with  other  distributors  have 
been  investigated.  Van  Beuren  pro- 
duced 13  color  cartoons  annually. 
Indications  are  that  a  hew  series  of 
short  subjects  will  be  added  to  the 
company's  schedule  for  next  season. 
Distribution  by  RKO  of  Van  Beuren 
subjects  other  than  the  cartoons  is 
not  affected  by  the  Disney  deal. 


actress***One  lavish  spectacle  follows  an- 
other in  dizzying  succession;  one  Ziegfeld 
show  is  piled  on  the  next  until  the  audience 
is  left  speechless,  gaspless  and — well,  to  be 
frank  about  it,  a  trifle  weary. 

Post — It  would  take  more  adjectives  than 
are  contained  in  the  sorely  pressed  lexicon 
of  Hollywood  to  describe  the  process  by 
which  the  late  Mr.  Ziegfeld,  premier  show- 
man of  Broadway's  Golden  Age.  has  been 
glorified  in  celluloid***The  source  and  origin 
of  glitter,  glamour  and  romance  are  com- 
pressed in  this  one  picture.  You  will  never 
see  another  musical  film  that  exceeds  it  in 
opulence,  in  visual  inventiveness  in  Baby- 
lonian splendor***In  spite  of  its  lavish 
production  qualities,  the  picture  achieves  its 
highest  distinction  in  the  acting.  William 
Powell  does  magnificently  in  the  title  role, 
and  Luise  Rainer,  as  Anna  Held,  gives  a 
performance  which  for  sensitivity  and  re- 
straint should  go  down  as  one  of  the  great 
impersonations  of  the  year***Yet  even  with 
its  incredible  length,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
remains  as  imposing  and  fantastic  a  struc- 
ture as  Boulder  Dam  or  the  Taj  Mahal. 

Sun — The  performances  of  Luise  Rainer 
and  William  Powell,  quietly  combining 
pathos  and  humor,  would  have  put  over  any 
film.  They  are,  in  "The  Great  Ziegfeld," 
just  one  more  important  asset***as  impos- 
sible to  describe  in  detail  as  a  three-ring  cir- 
cus. Perhaps  it's  best  just  to  say  it's  a 
show  Ziegfeld  would  have  been  proud  to 
own,  that  it's  filled  with  the  most  beautiful 
girls  I've  ever  seen  on  a  screen,  and  that, 
after  three  crowded  hours,  the  audience  was 
eager  for  more. 

Robert  Garland,  dramatic  critic  in  the 
World-Telegram — Fact  and  fancy,  personali- 
ties and  impersonations  are  so  consistently 
confused  that  it  leaves  the  man  who  knew 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  and  his  associates 
breathless  and  bewildered.  But,  to  the  ma- 
jority, these  are  even  now  a  legend,  and  the 
prodigious  picture  at  the  Astor  glorifies  the 
American  cinema  even  as  its  central  figure 
glorified  the  American  girl. 

William  Boehnel,  film  critic  in  the  World- 
Telegram — ***hearty,  amusing,  highly  sen- 
timentalized and  vastly  engaging***Acted 
with  spirit  and  understanding  by  an  expertly 
directed  cast,  the  film  projects  itself  across 
the  screen  without  losing  a  whit  of  its  thea- 
trical effectiveness***may  slacken  its  pace 
once  or  twice  during  its  unusually  long  un- 
reeling, but  it  never  relaxes  in  its  ability  to 
entertain  or  its  ability  to  recapture  and  pro- 
ject the  mood  of  the  showman  himself  or  the 
spirit  of  a  golden  era  in  showmanship,  with 
fine  and  hearty  skill.  Seldom  has  the  cinema 
put  on  a  more  lavish  spectacle  or  offered  such 
a  fervored  blend  of  homage,  humor  and 
heartbeat — or  such  a  happy  time***The  pic- 
ture is,  of  course,  mostly  William  Powell's 
in  the  title  role,  and  let  it  be  said  at  once 
that  his  portrait  of  Ziegfeld  is  by  far  the 
most  direct,  unfretted  performance  of  his 
career.  But,  then,  the  whole  cast  is  super- 
fine. If  the  brunt  of  the  acting  falls  on 
Mr.  Powell's  shoulders,  there  are  others  in 
the  cast  no  less  brilliant — particularly  the 
lovely  Luise  Rainer,  whose  performance  as 
Anna  Held  is  nothing  short  of  magnificent. 

Then,  too,  there  is  Frank  Morgan,  who 
is  excellent  as  Billings,  while  as  Billie 
Burke,  Myrna  Loy  weaves  the  beauty  of 
romance  into  Ziegfeld's  later  years.  These 
and  all  the  others  in  the  cast,  among  them 
Fannie  Brice,  Roy  Bolger  and  Harriet  Hoc- 
tor,  deserve,  along  with  the  director.  Robert 
Z.  Leonard,  more  than  just  passing  salaams 
for  giving  us  a  film  that  should  command 
your  immediate  attention. 


Action  Forecast  on 
Jersey  Censor  Bill 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

be  considerable  sentiment  for  it,  and 
that  hundreds  of  letters  had  been  re- 
ceived from  church  and  civic  organ- 
izations in  favor  of  the  measure,  also 
admitting  receipt  of  many  communi- 
cations in  opposition.  If  the  bill  is 
reported  favorably,  it  will  be  ready 
for  a  final  vote  the  following  week. 
Eleven  votes  are  needed  for  passage. 
The  bill  provides  that  all  films  shown 
in  the  state  be  passed  by  a  three- 
member  censorship  board,  one  of 
whom  would  be  a  woman. 


Friday,  April  10,  1936 


No  Restraint 
In  Clearance, 
Court  Decides 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

fact  that  he  could  not  get  films  when 
he  wanted  them,  rather  than  on  the 
fact  that  he  could  not  get  them  at  all. 

In  discussing  this  point  the  court 
said :  "There  is  no  evidence  that  any 
producer  involved  herein  had  ever  re- 
fused to  lease  and  deliver  picture 
films  to  plaintiffs  herein,  and  the  facts 
are  that  they  were  unable  to  get  just 
the  very  films  they  desired,  at  just  the 
very  time  that  they  desired  them  for 
exhibition,  and  that  therefore  on  ac- 
count of  such  facts,  there  h  a  com- 
bination and  conspiracy  against  them 
which  is  in  restraint  of  trade  and 
commerce.  The  allegations  and  facts 
involved  herein  failed  to  establish  such 
claims." 

On  the  interstate  commerce  phases 
of  the  controversy  the  decision  read : 

"The  court  is  satisfied  that  the  evi- 
dence fails  to  show  that  the  transac- 
tions in  question  involve  interstate 
commerce  according  to  the  facts  and 
the  law  presented." 

The  case  was  filed  more  than  a  year 
ago.  Testimony  was  heard  last  sum- 
mer and  the  report  of  Sayres  was 
made  about  the  first  of  the  year. 


Mrs.  David  Rites  Today 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  9. — Harry 
David,  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  Intermountain  Theatres, 
Inc.,  left  here  yesterday  with  the  body 
of  his  wife,  who  died  here  recently, 
for  San  Francisco,  where  the  funeral 
will  be  held  tomorrow. 


Wall  Street 


Paramount  Issues  Best  Board 


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...  54 

54 

54 

Sonotone   

3 

274 

274 

-  54 

...3154 

3054 

31 

—  54 

Trans -Lux  .... 

4 

374 

4 

Bonds  Off  a  Little 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 


General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  27 

■2&A 

2654 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27 

2&A 

26A 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9454 

9454 

9454 

-  54 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   55 

55 

55 

—1 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   87 

8674 

87 

—  54 

RKO  6s  '41  pp...  70 

70 

70 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   95 

9454 

93 

+  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  9) 


D 


reams  come  true ! 


THE  GREAT 
133GFELD 

On  its  way  to  fame  an  J  fortune! 
The  Astor  Theatre  is  again  the 
scene  of  a  memora  tie  M-G-M 
tnump  t.  S.R.O.  t  usiness  at  $2  top! 
And  from  Broadway  the  acclaim 
reaches  across  the  nation  where 
road-shows  are  soon  to  make  history] 


The  Leading 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  86 


MEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  11,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Labor  Confabs 
To  Be  Started 
Here  April  16 

Limited  Representation 
Proves  a  Problem 


Xegotiation  of  studio  labor  agree- 
ments by  union  heads  and  the  pro- 
ducers' labor  committee  will  be  opened 
here  on  April  16  if  sufficient  represen- 
tation can  be  assembled  by  both 
groups,  it  was  stated  yesterday.  Diffi- 
culties in  assembling  the  producers 
and  labor  officials  have  caused  the 
meetings  to  be  set  back  several  times 
and  it  is  now  apparent  that  they  can- 
not be  opened  on  April  14,  the  date 
last  sought. 

Only  minor  changes  in  wages  and 
hours  from  the  current  schedules  are 
anticipated  and  efforts  will  be  made 
to  complete  the  hearings  in  a  single 
day,  it  was  said.  The  negotiations 
are  conducted  annually  under  a  pro- 
vision of  the  five-year  studio  labor 
pa s*  which  permits  the  reopening  of 

(Continued  on  page  3J 


Allied  Convention 
Committees  Picked 

Cleveland,  April  10. — Final  ar- 
rangements have  been  made  here  by 
a  group  of  Allied  leaders  for  the  na- 
tional convention  to  be  held  June  3- 
5  at  the  Hollenden  Hotel.  Among 
those  present  were  H.  M.  Richey  of 
Allied  of  Michigan;  Martin  G.  Smith, 
president  of  the  Ohio  I.T.O.;  P.  J. 
Wood,  business  manager  of  I.T.O. ; 
G.  W.  Erdmann,  secretary  of  the 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n., 
and  local  board  members. 

Richey  was  named  general  chair- 
man. Wood  and  Erdmann  were 
chosen  as  general  secretaries  to  as- 
sist all  committees. 

Committees  named  were :  General 
arrangements,  Horwitz,  chairman ; 
Ernest  Schwarts,  Henry  Greenberger, 
John  D.  Kalafat,  L.  G.  Balwin,  John 
Urbansky  and  Jack  Shulman ;  con- 
vention arrangements,   Smith,  chair- 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Suit  on  "Newslaugh" 
Deal  Is  Filed  Here 

A  suit  for  $50,000  damages  was  filed 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  on 
behalf  of  the  Second  National  Pictures, 
Inc.,  against  the  First  Division  Ex- 
changes, Inc.,  and  Pathe  Exchanges, 
Inc.  Herman  B.  Freedman,  producer, 
assigned  the  claim  to  Second  National 
Pictures,  Inc.  According  to  the  com- 
plaint, on  February  20,  1935,  Freed- 

( Continued  on  page  3) 


Circuit  Deals 
Start  Para's 
Selling  Early 

FWC  Heads  a  Long  List 
Prior  to  Convention 


Early  activity  in  the  sale  of  1936-37 
product,  with  no  sales  conventions  held 
as  yet,  is  indicated  in  the  number  of 
large  circuit  deals  which  Paramount 
has  closed  on  next  season's  lineup. 
Chief  among  them  is  with  Fox  West 
Coast,  which  includes  not  only  the 
entire  1936-37  lineup  but  also  the  1937- 
38  product. 

Other  circuit  deals  on  the  1936-37 
product  include :  Consolidated  Amuse- 
ment Co.  of  Honolulu,  covering  the 
Hawaiian  Islands ;  the  McNeil-Naify 
circuit,  in  the  San  Francisco  area ; 
Redwood-Midland,  in  northern  Cali- 
fornia ;  Dubinsky  Bros.,  Kansas  City ; 
Fourth  Ave.  Amusement  Co.,  Louis- 
ville ;  Balaban  &  Katz,  Chicago ; 
Schine,  New  York  State  and  Ohio; 
Century,  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island ; 
Consolidated  Theatres,  New  York,  and 
Skouras  in  the  metropolitan  N.ew 
York  territory. 


Marx  Leaves  to  Take 
M-G-M  Producer  Post 

Sam  Marx,  for  some  years  scenario 
editor  of  the  M-G-M  studio,  left  for 
Hollywood  yesterday  after  a  short 
visit  to  take  up  a  new  post  as  an  asso- 
ciate producer.  Edwin  Knopf  will  suc- 
ceed him  in  his  present  position. 

Marx  will  be  answerable  to  Sam 
Katz  and  will  work  on  "B"  product. 
Knopf  has  been  a  writer  at  Metro  for 
about  a  year.  Prior  to  that,  he  direct- 
ed for  Universal  and  at  one  time  man- 
aged a  stock  company  in  Rochester, 
N.  Y.  He  is  a  brother  of  Alfred  A. 
Knopf,  the  publisher. 


Near  Ratification 

The  directors  of  Pathe  are 
slated  to  hold  a  meeting 
shortly  when  the  appointment 
of  Edward  L.  Alperson  as 
president  of  their  proposed 
new  national  producing  and 
distributing  company  will  be 
ratified. 

The  entrant  into  the  field 
is,  so  far,  without  a  name. 


Move  to  Eliminate 
Parts  of  U.  S.  Suit 

Motions  to  strike  out  two  parts  of 
the  Government's  complaint  in  the  suit 
charging  Warners,  Paramount  and 
RKO  with  conspiracy  in  violation  of 
the  anti-trust  laws  were  made  by  de- 
fendants yesterday  in  Federal  court 
here  and  are  returnable  Tuesday  be- 
fore Judge  Robert  P.  Patterson. 

The  motions  ask  that  two  allegations 
in  the  Government's  complaint  refer- 
ring to  the  alleged  accomplishment  of 
acts  complained  of  "by  means  un- 
known to  the  plaintiff"  be  stricken  out 
on  the  grounds  of  irrelevancy. 


RKO  Confirms  Here 
Leishman  Has  Quit 

Resignation  of  E.  D.  Leishman, 
chairman  of  the  committee  of  manage- 
ment of  RKO  Pictures,  Ltd.,  Radio's 
British  organization,  as  reported  by 
cable  in  Motion  Picture  Daily,  was 
confirmed  by  Ned  E.  Depinet  yester- 
day. He  added  no  word  of  a  successor 
probably  will  become  available  until 
Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  of  RKO 
Export  Corp.  returns  to  New  York. 
Reisman  sails  from  the  other  side 
Wednesday  on  the  lie  de  France. 

Depinet,  asked  for  comment  on  a 
Berlin  dispatch  indicating  RKO's  re- 
turn to  Germany,  said: 

"It  looks  wild  to  me.  I  have  never 
heard  it  discussed." 


Colonels  Can  Rest  Easy 


Louisville,  April  10. — It's  beginning  to  look  as  though  it  takes 
more  than  an  attorney  general  to  eradicate  Kentucky  colonels. 
Governor  Chandler  has  just  extended  official  recognition  to  the 
general  staff  created  by  his  predecessor. 

In  a  letter  addressed  to  "My  Dear  General  Pettijohn"  the 
Governor's  secretary  says: 

"Governor  Chandler  has  received  today,  through  M.  Lawrence 
Aaronson,  an  invitation  to  a  dinner  at  the  Kentucky  Hotel  on 
Friday  evening,  May  1. 

"The  Governor  appreciates  this  invitation  and  is  making  his 
plans  to  be  with  you." 

Aaronson  is  chairman  of  the  Derby  Festival  Committee  which 
sponsors  the  annual  mobilization. 


MPTOAGroup 
Is  Named  for 
Industry  Meet 

Half  of  Majors  Accept; 
Others  Expected 


The  M.P.T.O.A.  yesterday  com- 
pleted the  personnel  of  its  master 
committee  which  will  confer  with  rep- 
resentatives of  large  distribution  com- 
panies, beginning  next  Thursday,  on 
new  trade  practice  agreements.  More 
than  half  of  the  major  distributors 
have  accepted  bids  to  the  conferences 
and  indications  are  that  the  remainder 
will  formally  accept  when  their  top 
executives,  now  out  of  town,  return 
to  their  offices  within  the  next  few 
days. 

The  exhibitor  committee  will  con- 
sist of  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A. 
president ;  O.  C.  Lam,  Rome,  Ga. ; 
Lewen  Pizor,  Philadelphia ;  Jack  Mil- 
ler, Chicago ;  E.  C.  Griffith,  Oklahoma 
City,  and  Charles  E.  Williams, 
Omaha.  Morgan  Walsh  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, eligible  to  serve  on  the  exhibitor 
committee,  will  be  unable  to  attend 
because  of  business  demands.  Samuel 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Grosses  Here  Aided 
By  Easter  Holidays 

Broadway  grosses  were  bolstered 
last  week  by  the  Easter  holidays. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  rated  its 
holdover  at  the  Music  Hall  on  the 
strength  of  the  first  seven  days'  draw 
which  tallied  $95,000.  Up  to  5  o'clock 
yesterday,  the  theatre  had  grossed 
$7,100  and  business,  according  to  the 
management's  word  passed  along  to 
United  Artists,  was  ahead  of  all  prior 
days  of  the  engagement. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  gave  the  Strand 
a  nice  week  at  about  $29,500.  Indi- 
cating continued  strength,  "These 
Three,"  in  its  third  week  at  the  Rivoli, 
grossed  $19,000.  It  closes  Thursday  to 
make  way  for  "Things  to  Come." 

"The  House  of  a  Thousand  Can- 
dles," playing  at  the  Center,  ended  at 
$8,500. 


Subpoenaes  Asked 
In  Wm.  Fox  Case 

Judge  Robert  P.  Patterson  yesterday 
reserved  decision  on  a  motion  to  set 
aside  third  party  subpoenaes  designed 
to  disclose  allegedly  hidden  assets  of 
William  Fox  in  the  current  action 
growing  out  of  his  failure  to  satisfy 
a  judgment  of  $235,082  obtained  by 
the  Capital  Co. 

The  subpoenaes  in  question  called 

(.Continued  on  page  3) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"And  So  They  Were  Married" 

(Schulb  erg -Columbia) 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Story  character,  plus  the  engaging  perform- 
ances of  two  youngsters,  Edith  Fellows  and  Jackie  Moran,  combine  to 
elevate  this  show  to  the  better  than  average  entertainment  classification. 

Essentially  a  comedy  of  the  mistaken  romantic  idea  brand,  the  picture 
has  several  tense  dramatic  situations,  a  unique  vein,  combative  love 
interest  and  a  farce-tinged  parental  fear  climax  that  quickly  creates  and 
holds  the  attention  of  the  audience. 

In  the  story,  man-hating  Mary  Astor,  a  widow,  takes  Miss  Fellows, 
her  daughter,  to  a  mountain  resort  for  a  white  Christmas.  Melvyn 
Douglas,  a  woman-hating  widower,  does  the  same  thing  with  his  son, 
young  Moran.  A  comedy  accident  has  the  parents  at  swords  points.  To 
escape  the  well-meant  but  annoying  attentions  of  the  hotel  officials,  Dor- 
othy Stickney  and  Romaine  Callender,  the  parents  seek  solace  in  each 
other's  company. 

The  children,  in  whom  the  fear  of  the  opposite  sex  is  ingrained, 
resort  to  all  sorts  of  tricks  and  pranks  to  keep  their  parents  apart. 
Their  mutually  planned  battling  proving  ineffective  as  their  mother 
and  father  no  longer  despise  each  other,  the  kids  stage  a  fake  disap- 
pearance stunt.  The  frantic  parents,  searching  for  them,  are  arrested 
as  kidnapers  when  the  youngsters  are  found  riding  in  the  rumble  seat 
and  refuse  to  identify  them.  Identified  by  Miss  Stickney  and  Callender, 
Miss  Astor  and  Douglas  rush  into  each  others  arms,  to  the  great  joy 
of  the  kids. 

The  show  moves  fast  with  smart,  humor-tinged  dialogue  balancing  the 
exciting  action.  Based  on  Sarah  Addington's  story  with  the  screen  play 
by  Doris  Anderson,  Joseph  Anthony  and  Lauria  B razee,  Elliott 
Nugent's  direction  takes  full  advantage  of  the  plot  material  and  the 
capabilities  of  the  players. 

Geared  for  average  audience  consumption,  the  show  has  plenty  of 
stuff  to  entertain  and  many  easily  adaptable  exploitation  angles. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  76  min- 
utes. "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Royal  Waltz" 

(Ufa) 

Set  in  Munich  in  1852,  this  comedy-drama  of  romance  and  misunder- 
standing in  court  and  other  circles,  is  made  rather  delightful  chiefly  by 
reason  of  the  appealing  music  by  Franz  Doelle  and  the  leading  per- 
formances of  Willi  Forst,  who  played  in  "Two  Hearts  in  Waltz  time," 
and  Heli  Finkenzeller. 

Done  in  a  light  fashion,  it  is  on  the  whole  enjoyable  entertainment, 
made  readily  understandable  by  the  plentiful  use  of  superimposed  titles. 
The  story  tells  of  the  delegation  of  Forst,  young  Austrian  count,  to  seek 
the  aid  of  the  King  of  Bavaria  in  the  suit  of  Franz  Josef  for  the  hand 
of  the  Bavarian  King's  niece. 

Forst  sees  and  falls  in  love  with  Theres,  one  of  the  two  daughters 
of  the  owner  of  the  king's  favorite  coffee  house.  But  scandal  arises 
when  the  action  of  Forst  in  assisting  Theres'  younger  sister  in  the  park 
is  seen  and  misunderstood  by  an  old  friend  of  the  girl's  father.  Theres 
succeeds  in  having  the  king  declare  that  the  offending  officer  must 
marry  the  girl.  When  it  is  discovered  that  Forst  is  the  innocent  victim 
of  circumstances,  Theres  believes  he  has  deceived  her.  It  is  only  when 
the  younger  sister  admits  that  Forst  was  entirely  blameless  that  a  happy 
ending  is  possible,  with  Franz  Josef  coming  to  claim  his  bride  and  Forst 
doing  likewise. 

It  is  agreeable  entertainment  even  for  those  lacking  a  knowledge  of 
the  language. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  78  min- 
utes. "G." 


2 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  April  11,  1936  No.  86 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
tions, Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  yittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
GoKencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga. 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building.  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Zukor  and  Otter  son 
Plan  Return  to  N.  Y. 

Hollywood,  April  10.  —  Adolph 
Zukor,  John  E.  Otterson  and  Russell 
Holman,  Paramount  story  editor,  will 
complete  company  conferences  here 
early  next  week  and  return  to  New 
York,  according  to  current  plans,  on 
W  ednesday. 

The  new  Paramount  program  an- 
nouncement is  scheduled  for  release 
on  Monday. 


M-G-M  to  Do  New  Series 

Hollywood,  April  10. — A  new 
series  of  shorts  and  three  new  in- 
dividual shorts,  one  of  them  with  Rob- 
ert Benchley  have  been  decided  upon 
by  M-G-M.  The  series  will  be  by 
Carey  Wilson  and  will  be  called  "Side 
Streets  of  Hollywood." 

Benchley's  short  will  be  called 
"How  to  Cure  a  Cold." 


G.  T.  E.  Plan  Operative 

Wilmington,  April  10. — The  plan 
of  reorganization  of  General  Theatres 
Equipment,  Inc.,  has  been  declared 
operative  by  Chancery  Court,  and 
April  20  has  been  set  as  the  date  for 
a  hearing  on  an  application  to  sell  the 
company's  assets. 


'Things"  Folldws  "Three" 

"These  Three"  will  end  its  run  at 
the  Rivoli  Thursday.  On  Friday  eve- 
ning, "Things  to  Come"  will  be  given 
an  invitational  showing  and  will  open 
its  regular  engagement  Saturday. 


Studies  Picketing  Stay 

Newport,  April  10. — Decision  on  an 
application  for  an  inunction  to  prevent 
picketing  by  Local  309,  I.A.T.S.E.,  at 
the  Colonial  has  been  reserved  by 
Judge  Sullivan  in  Superior  Court. 


Saturday,  April  I  1 ,  1936 

New  Machines  Shown 
By  General  Register 

The  General  Register  Corp.  yester- 
day demonstrated  a  new  line  of  ticket 
issuing  machines,  which  are  now  ready 
for  the  market.  They  are  supplemen- 
tary to  the  former  Gold  Seal  model, 
which  still  will  be  available.  The 
new  models,  which  are  attractive  in 
appearance,  are  featured  by  a  lack  of 
noise  in  operation,  unit  construction, 
which  permits  of  additions  to  the 
original  casing  at  the  cost  only  of  the 
new  unit ;  visible  numerators,  a  com- 
pletely enclosed  motor,  and  other  fac- 
tors not  present  in  the  former  models. 

An  interesting  feature  of  the  new 
models  is  a  self-printing  device,  which 
permits  of  the  printing  of  tickets  in 
virtually  the  same  operation  as  the 
actual  issuing  of  the  ticket.  The  new 
models  are  available  in  casings  hous- 
ing from  two  to  six  ticket  units.  It 
was  pointed  out  that  there  is  compara- 
tively little  difference  in  price  be- 
tween the  new  and  the  old  models. 

Percy  Phillipson,  president  of  Gen- 
eral Register  Corp.,  will  leave  today 
for  England,  after  a  stay  of  several 
weeks  here. 


RCA  Sound  for  SMPE 

Chicago,  April  10. — RCA  Photo- 
phone  will  install  the  latest  type  of 
sound  equipment  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel  here  for  the  Spring 
meeting  of  the  Society  of  M.  P.  En- 
gineers, scheduled  for  April  27-30. 


To  Hear  Makeup  Talk 

The  Atlantic  Coast  Section  of  the 
Society  of  M.  P.  Engineers  will  hear 
details  of  makeup  at  the  next  monthly 
meeting,  to  be  held  at  the  Hotel  Penn- 
sylvania April  15.  Fred  Ryle.  make- 
up artist  for  Movietone  News,  v:dl 
address  the  meeting. 


Edwin  Gould  Is  Dead 

Macon,  Ga.,  April  10— Edwin  W. 
Gould,  formerly  associated  with  the 
late  L.  A.  Mitchell  and  H.  N.  Mitchell 
in  the  operation  of  several  local  thea- 
tres, is  dead  of  a  heart  attack  in  Heb- 
bronville,  Tex.,  according  to  informa- 
tion received  here. 


Hold  Barton  Services 

Funeral  services  for  Arthur  Barton, 
former  Columbia  press  agent  and 
playwright  who  committed  suicide 
Tuesday,  were  held  last  night  at  the 
Fairchild  Funeral  Parlors  in  Jamaica. 
The  remains  are  to  be  cremated  to- 
morrow. 


Technicians  to  Meet 

Hollywood,  April  10.  —  The  next 
general  membership  meeting  of  the 
Academy  Technicians  Branch  will  be 
held  about  the  middle  of  the  month. 
The  session  will  be  devoted  to  the 
subject  of  sound  recording. 


Blanke  to  Europe 

Hollywood,  April  10.  —  Henry 
Blanke,  Warner  producer,  left  yester- 
day for  a  six  weeks'  vacation  in  Eu- 
rope. He  will  make  "Danton"  and 
"The  Life  of  Beethoven"  on  his  return. 


Stock  Exchange  Closed 

The  Stock  Exchange,  curb  and  bond 
markets  and  brokerage  houses  in  the 
Wall  Street  district  were  closed  yes- 
terday in  observance  of  Good  Friday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Dubrovsky" 

(Am  kino) 

Done  in  the  tradition  of  the  screen  of  Soviet  Russia,  this  tells  the 
story  of  the  revolt  of  a  group  of  peasant  serfs  under  the  Czarist  regime 
and  their  marauding  and  plundering  of  the  property  of  wealthy  land- 
owners under  the  leadership  of  the  son  of  a  prince  who  has  lost  every- 
thing through  the  spite  and  power  of  a  neighboring  land  baron. 

The  result  is  active,  if  somewhat  unimpressive  drama,  lightened  by 
little  or  no  comedy,  and  suitable,  it  would  appear,  only  to  those  whose 
sympathies  are  with  the  Russia  of  today.  The  theme  is,  as  usual  with  the 
Soviet  importations,  the  protest,  armed  or  otherwise,  of  the  lower  orders 
against  the  cruel  overlordship  of  the  nobility.  Romance  is  permitted  to 
enter  in  the  feelings  of  the  leader,  Dubrovsky,  for  the  daughter  of  the 
man  who  wronged  his  father,  but  it  would  never  do  to  have  this  romance 
completed — and  it  is  not. 

The  film,  with  superimposed  translations  assisting  the  audience  un- 
familiar with  Russian,  is  an  adaptation  of  the  novel  of  the  same  title  by 
Alexander  Pushkin.  It  was  produced  by  Lenfilm  in  Leningrad. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  75  min- 
utes. "G." 


Overseas  Preview 


"Forget  Me  Not" 

(Loiidon  Films-United  Artists) 

London,  March  31. — The  famous  tenor,  Beniamino  Gigli,  is  the  box- 
office  value  here.  His  magnificent  singing  of  operatic  numbers  is  an 
entertainment  asset  which  partly  outweighs  serious  defects  of  story  and 
continuity  in  this,  a  version  of  a  German  picture  with  Joan  Gardner 
in  a  part  first  played  by  Magda  Schneider  and  which  has  suffered  in 
the  transition. 

The  story  is  that  of  a  girl  secretary  who,  after  a  misunderstanding 
with  a  liner  officer,  marries  a  famous  tenor,  whose  voice  over  the  loud 
speaker  has  been  the  background  to  her  love  passages  with  the  other 
man.  The  latter  reappears  after  some  years  and  the  girl  almost  yields 
to  his  attempt  to  carry  her  off.  The  tenor,  aware  of  the  situation, 
makes  a  last  appeal  to  her  by  medium  of  the  love  song  associated,  with- 
out his  knowledge,  with  the  other  man.  When  she  leaves  the  concert 
hall  he  thinks  he  has  lost  her.  but  she  returns  to  their  apartment. 

Apart  from  Gigli's  singing,  the  high  spot  is  a  delightfully  naive  per- 
formance by  Richard  Gofe  as  the  tenor's  young  son.  Gigli  acts  well  in 
a  proposal  with  the  aid  of  a  dictionary  and  admirably  in  the  scene  of 
the  impassioned  appeal  by  song,  but  Miss  Gardner  does  not  impress. 
It  is  for  those  who  want  to  hear  Gigli  and  won't  worry  about  other 
values. 

Running  time,  80  minutes.  "G."  Allan 


|S<jrurday.  April  II,  1936 


Short  Subjects 


"Popular  Science  No.  4" 

1  (Paramount) 

Done  in  color  and  showing  new 
scientific  achievements  in  the  home, 

!  medical  and  other  fields,  this  reel  is  an 

i  excellent   addition   to   any  program. 

'  Testing  the  effects  of  earthquakes  on 
contemplated  skyscrapers,  new  devices 

I  for  the  modern  kitchen  in  cooking  and 

■  preparation  of  food,  the  metamorpho- 
sis of  caterpillars  into  butterflies  and 

I  the  microscopic  examination  and  their 
wings  revealing  new  wonders,  a  new 
radiographic  machine  which  is  used  in 
examining  the  internal  structure  of 
humans  the  film  ends  in  a  shop  where 
miniature  airplane  models  are  manu- 
factured for  the  power  plants  of  model 
planes.  There  is  a  demonstration 
showing  how  the  motors  run  and  their 
use  in  lifting  the  small  airplanes.  This 
should  please.  Production  Code  Seal 
Xo.  2,018.     Running  time,   11  mins. 

"a"   

"Paramount  Pictorial 
No.  5-9" 

(Paramount) 

Trailing  the  Birds,  the  first  part  of 
this  number  shows  the  habits  of  wood- 
peckers and  some  rare  shots  of  their 
family  life  as  recorded  by  naturalist 
W  illiam  L.  Finley.  Lake  of  Enchant- 
ment, part  two,  shows  the  native  fish- 
ermen of  Lake  Patzcuaro  in  Mexico 
with  their  butterfly  fishnets  and  some 
native  customs  and  ceremonies.  It  is 
beautifully  photographed.  The  last 
part  presents  the  interpretation  of 
"Swanee"  by  Charles  Haubiel,  a  piano 
virtuoso.  He  plays  it  as  he  thinks. 
Bach,  Wagner,  Liszt  and  Strauss 
would  have  varied  on  the  theme.  The 
short  should  please  where  the  audience 
demands  a  higher  type  of  offering. 
Production  Code  Seal  Xo.  0936.  Run- 
ning time.  12  minutes.  "G." 


"Midnight  Melodies" 

(Paramount) 

Ed  Paul  furnishes  the  musical  back- 
ground— a  nightclub — for  this  enter- 
taining short.  Performing  there  are 
Jack  Gilford,  who  impersonates  vari- 
ous film  characters  and  does  it  well ; 
Loretta  Lee,  a  torch  singer ;  a  dancing 
specialty  with  novel  camera  effects  by 
the  chorus  and  the  piece  closes  with 
the  harmonious  singing  of  "Babs" 
Ryan  and  her  brothers.  It  starts  with 
a  snappy  pace  and  maintains  it 
throughout  its  11  minutes.  Production 
Code  Seal  No.  0815.  "G." 


Subpoenaes  Asked 
In  Wm.  Fox  Case 

{Continued  front  page  1) 

for  the  production  of  the  books  and 
records  of  accounts  of  H.  L.  Horton 
&  Co.,  J.  W.  Sparks;  Loeb,  Alsberg 
&  Co..  B.  J.  Kallen  &  Co.,  and  Ber- 
liner &  Co. 

Alex  Berliner,  against  whom  a  per- 
sonal subpoena  was  issued,  called  the 
procedure  "a  fishing  expedition." 


Moray  New  York-Bound 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Norman  H. 
Moray,  Warner  short  subjects  head, 
will  entrain  for  New  York  tonight, 
having  completed  executive  meetings 
here. 


Edwards  Show  Tomorrow 

Gus  Edwards  will  open  his  Broad- 
way Sho-Window,  which  will  feature 
two-a-day  vaudeville  at  popular  prices, 
tomorrow  night.  Fifteen  acts  are  in- 
cluded in  the  opening  bill,  which  will 
be  headed  by  Ed  Lowry,  Armida  and 
Mark  Plant.  Eddie  Cantor,  George 
Jessel,  Georgie  Price,  George  M. 
Cohan,  Lila  Lee  and  Herman  Tim- 
berg,  some  of  them  originally  Ed- 
wards' proteges,  will  be  on  hand  for 
the  opening. 


Loews  Boston  Pays  15c 

Boston,  April  10. — Loew's  Boston 
Theatres  Co.  has  declared  a  quarterly 
dividend  of  15  cents  per  share,  pay- 
able May  1  to  stockholders  of  record 
April  25. 

Richardson  to  Atlanta 

W.  M.  Richardson  has  been  named 
branch  manager  for  U.  A.  at  Atlanta. 
He  succeeds  Clarence  Eiseman,  re- 
signed. 


Brandt  to  Go  to  Coast 

Joe  Brandt,  head  of  Nuovo  Mundo, 
newly  formed  company  for  the  im- 
portation of  Italian  films,  will  leave 
on  Tuesday  for  a  month  on  the  coast. 
His  chief  purpose  will  be  to  open  a 
San  Francisco  office  for  the  company. 
Branches  already  have  been  opened  in 
Boston  and  Chicago,  and  others  are 
contemplated  in  Detroit  and  Cleveland, 
Brandt  said. 


"U"  Signs  Lou  Brock 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Charles  R. 
Rogers,  executive  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production  of  Universal, 
has  signed  Lou  Brock  to  produce 
"Everybody  Sings,"  starring  Victor 
McLaglen. 


Parkyakarkas  to  Radio 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Parkyakar- 
kas, whose  real  name  is  Harry  Ein- 
stein, has  been  signed  by  Radio  to  a 
long  term  exclusive  picture  contract. 


3 

Labor  Meet  Starts 
Here  on  April  16 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

hour  and  wage  schedules  every  year 
of  the  life  of  the  basic  contract. 

Those  who  will  participate  in  the 
negotiations  include  George  Browne, 
president,  and  Steve  Newman,  vice- 
president,  of  the  I.A.T.S.E. ;  Joseph 
N.  Weber,  president  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Musicians ;  Daniel 
Tracy,  president  of  the  electricians' 
union;  W.  L.  Hutchinson,  president 
of  the  carpenters'  union  ;  Daniel  Tobin, 
president  of  the  Teamsters'  union ;  Pat 
Casey,  studio  labor  contact,  and  mem- 
bers or  alternates  of  the  producers' 
labor  committee.  On  this  committee 
are  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Sidney  R. 
Kent,  John  E.  Otterson,  Leo  Spitz, 
R.  H.  Cochrane  and  Harry  M.  Warner. 


Suit  on  "Newslaugh" 
Deal  Is  Filed  Here 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

man  and  the  defendants  entered  into 
an  agreement  for  distribution  of  six 
one-reel  "Newslaughs"  and  Freedman, 
according  to  the  complaint,  made 
several  circuit  deals.  The  complaint 
further  alleges  Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc., 
controlled  and  financed  First  Division 
Exchanges,  but  in  violation  of  the 
agreement  failed  to  back  financially 
First  Division  Exchanges,  Inc.,  and 
that  First  Division  Exchanges  failed 
to  publicize  the  shorts  after  Freedman 
had  delivered  negatives  to  Pathe. 

On  Monday  attorneys  for  the  de- 
fendant will  make  a  motion  to  dismiss 
the  complaint  on  the  ground  that  there 
is  another  action  pending  for  the  same 
cause  of  action  by  the  same  party. 


Allied  Convention 
Committees  Picked 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

man ;  Robert  Menchee,  Sam  Lind, 
Charles  Weigel,  Max  Stearn,  Earl 
Myers,  Nat  Charnas,  L.  F.  Eick,  Mar- 
tin Perry,  Joe  Trunk,  Ed  Biggio,  L. 
E.  Miller  and  Ray  Wallace ;  recep- 
tion, Schwartz,  chairman ;  H.  E.  Hor- 
witz,  Abe  Kramer,  Leo  Greenberger, 
Paul  Gusdanovic,  Max  Lefkowich, 
Frank  Ferozynski  and  Jerry  Stel ; 
entertainment,  Henry  Greenberger, 
chairman ;  M.  S.  Fine,  Maurice  Kap- 
lan, Albert  E.  Ptak  and  Jules 
Schwartz ;  banquet,  Shulman,  chair- 
man ;  Sam  Stecker,  P.  E.  Essick ;  ex- 
hibits, Kalafat,  chairman ;  Frank 
Gross,  Theodore  Vermes ;  transporta- 
tion, John  Urbansky,  chairman; 
Howard  Reif,  Oscar  Stotter. 


Cocalis  Acquires  Three 

Sam  Cocalis  has  taken  over  three 
theatres,  former  Grossman  houses,  in 
Hudson,  N.  Y.  The  new  additions, 
Cocalis'  office  said  yesterday,  will  be 
operated  independently  of  the  Springer 
and  Cocalis  circuit.  Cocalis  also  has 
two  in  New  York  under  construction. 


Tries  All-Color  Show 

Providence,  April  10. — Edward 
Reed,  manager  of  the  Strand,  is  put- 
ting on  an  all-color  show  with  "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine."  All 
the  shorts  are  in  color  and  tints  are 
being  used  in  the  booth  for  the  news- 
reels. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


4 


MPTOAGroup 
Is  Named  for 
Industry  Meet 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Pinanski  of  Boston  and  Morris  Loew- 
enstein  of  Oklahoma  City,  the  final 
two  eligibles  for  the  committee,  are 
unable  to  attend  because  of  illness. 

At  present,  indications  are  that  the 
distributor  representation  will  include 
the  following:  Neil  Agnew  and  Aus- 
tin Keough  of  Paramount ;  Al  Licht- 
man  and  W.  F.  Rodgers  of  M-G-M ; 
R.  H.  Cochrane  and  J.  R.  Grainger 
of  Universal ;  Sidney  R.  Kent,  W.  C. 
Michel  and  John  D.  Clark  of  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox;  Albert  Warner, 
Herman  Starr  and  Gradwell  Sears,  or 
A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  if  either  is  in  town 
when  the  meetings  are  on,  from  War- 
ners ;  Abe  Montague  from  Columbia 
and  Jack  Cohn,  if  the  latter  returns 
from  the  coast  in  time;  Ned  E.  Depi- 
net  and  Jules  Levy  from  RKO,  and 
George  J.  Schaefer  and  Harry  Gold 
from  United  Artists. 

A  representation  of  industry  attor- 
neys may  also  attend  the  sessions  for 
counsel  on  points  of  law  which  may 
arise  during  the  conferences. 

The  meetings  will  probably  be  held 
in  the  new  Cinema  Club. 

The  objectives  of  the  conferences 
are  the  consideration  of  unfair  com- 
petitive practices  in  distribution  and 
exhibition  and  the  devising  ot  means 
to  correct  them  through  industry  self- 
regulation. 

Ohio  Banks  Reflect 
Gains  in  Business 

Columbus,  April  10. — "State-super- 
vised banks  now  are  stronger  and 
healthier  than  ever  before  in  the  his- 
tory of  Ohio,"  declared  Samuel  H. 
Squires,  state  superintendent  of  banks, 
in  a  statement  just  released.  "There 
is  a  growing  feeling  that  business 
generally  is  showing  substantial  im- 
provement. The  economic  outlook  is 
such  as  to  inspire  an  encouraging 
measure  of  confidence  for  the  future." 

The  tabulation  of  468  reporting 
banks,  released  by  Squires  as  of  March 
4,  shows  an  increase  of  $150,466,221  in 
combined  resources,  while  combined 
deposits  increased  $150,967,123  since 
the  call  of  March  4,  1935. 

"This  is  a  significant  record  to 
which  reference  may  be  made  with 
pride,  indicating  progress  on  the  part 
of  the  banks,  and  a  more  prosperous 
condition  of  the  people,"  Squires  said. 

Although  theatre  business  through- 
out the  state  continues  more  or  less 
"spotty,"  the  trend  in  the  aggregate  is 
definitely  upward. 


Roger  D.  Thomson  Dies 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  10. — Roger  D. 
Thomson,  former  Paramount  exchange 
manager  here,  is  dead  at  the  home  of 
a  sister  at  Columbia,  S.  C.  He  had 
been  granted  an  extended  leave  of 
absence  to  recuperate  following  a  long 
illness. 


James  Whale  Assigned 

Hollywood,  April  10. — James  Whale 
has  been  assigned  to  direct  Margaret 
Sullavan  in  "Roxana"  for  Universal. 
He  has  just  finished  "Show  Boat." 


i  Purely 

ARTHUR  W.  KELLY,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  foreign  sales 
for  U.  A.,  is  on  his  way. north  from 
Panama  by  plane  and  will  arrive  Mon- 
day. He  has  been  spending  the  past 
month  visiting  exchanges  in  Mexico, 
Cuba  and  Panama. 

• 

Andre  Roosevelt,  who  produced 
"Goona  Goona,"  sailed  last  night  on 
the  Santa  Maria  with  Cyril  von 
Baumann  on  an  expedition  into  the 
interior  of  South  America. 

• 

Tom  D.  Cochrane,  Paramount  gen- 
eral manager  in  the  Orient,  arrives  in 
San  Francisco  today.  He  will  proceed 
directly  to  New  York  for  conferences 
with  John  W.  Hicks,  Jr. 

• 

Harold  Lloyd  is  scheduled  to  ar- 
rive in  town  Monday.  He  will  spend 
about  two  weeks  here  looking  over 
the  literary  mart.  George  Thompson 
accompanies  him. 

Lupe  Velez,  Bert  Lahr,  Gregory 
Ratoff  and  John  Rolhs,  the  London 
representative  of  Hollywood  Reporter, 
sail  today  on  the  Paris. 

• 

Myron  Sattler,  Brooklyn  branch 
manager  for  Paramount,  is  off  on  the 
Yucatan  for  a  vacation  in  Mexico  and 
Mexico  City. 

Charles  U.  Yaeger,  president  of 
Affiliated  Enterprises,  Inc.,  owners  and 
distributors  of  Bank<A"ight,  is  a  New 
York  visitor. 

• 

L.  J.  McCarthy,  assistant  to  Elmer 
C.  Rhoden,  head  of  Fox  Midwest, 
here  on  product  deals.  All  next  sea- 
son's stuff. 

Bette  Davis  will  be  at  the  receiv- 
ing end  of  a  cocktail  party  at  the  Ritz 
Monday.  Warners,  her  bosses,  will  be 
the  hosts. 

• 

Julius  Hagen  of  Twickenham 
Prod,  of  London,  is  expected  in  New 
York  early  next  month. 

• 

Rick  Ricketson,  chief  of  the  Fox 
Inter-Mountain  Theatres,  returns  to 
New  York  Monday. 

• 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly  due  back 
from  Ft.  Worth  and  the  Texas  cen- 
tennial today. 

• 

Henry  Randell  of  Paramount 
plans  a  coast  vacation  shortly.  It  will 
be  by  air. 

• 

Samuel  Goldwyn  and  John  Hay 
Whitney  will  get  in  Tuesday  on  the 
Aquitania. 

• 

Captain  George  McL.  Baynes  has 
returned  from  that  Florida  vacation. 
• 

Harry-  Huffman,  manager  of  first 
runs  in  Denver,  is  at  the  Astor. 
• 

Ernest  Schoedsack  is  stopping  at 
the  Lombardy  for  a  few  weeks. 

Abe  Berman  has  gone  to  the  coast. 

Sam  H.  Harris  back  from  Florida. 

Milt  Kusell  back  from  Buffalo. 


Personal  ► 

LOUIS  I.  SILBERLIXG,  of  Fa- 
mous Music  Corp.,  has  won  the 
$100  prize  offered  by  the  Paramount 
shorts  department  for  a  new  title  for 
the  series  known  as  "Paramount 
Varieties."  The  winning  title  is 
"Paramount  Paragraphics." 

• 

Mary  Spaulding,  Spanish  film  cor- 
respondent, will  be  guest  at  a  farewell 
dinner  on  Wednesday.    Robert  Socas 
of  Republic  is  handling  details. 
• 

.  .  .  Bridgeport 

Jimmy  Conroy,  manager  of  the 
Park,  writing  a  musical  comedy. 

Mrs.  Morris  Rosenthal,  wife  of 
the  manager  of  the  Majestic,  home 
after  passing  the  winter  in  Miami. 

Lily  Pons  will  soon  apply  to  Su- 
perior Court  here  for  citizenship 
papers. 

Irene  Dunne  has  rented  a  country 
home  at  Sherman  for  the  summer. 
• 

.  .  .  Omaha 

Frank  Pennington,  Yillisica,  la., 
exhibitor,  in  a  narrow  brush  with 
death  when  en  route  to  Omaha  to  do 
his  weekly  booking.  His  car  was 
struck  bv  a  train  and  dragged  several 
yards.    Only  injuries  were  to  the  car. 

Bill  Miskell,  in  addition  to  having 
his  engagement  announced  to  a  local 
girl,  has  a  new  car  parked  in  front  of 
the  A.  H.  Blank  Orpheum. 

Sidney  Epstein,  member  of  the 
Epstein  suburban  circuit  operators,  is 
engaged  to  Gertrude  Robinson  of 
Fort  Dodge,  la. 

• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

Peggy  Smith  of  the  Penn  box- 
office  staff,  the  mother  of  a  boy. 

Ben  Jaffe  new  manager  of  the 
Casino,  succeeding  Charlie  Turner. 

Bob  Newkirk,  treasurer  of  the 
Penn,  has  left  the  hospital  after  a 
tussle  with  pneumonia. 

Donn  Wermuth,  assistant  exploi- 
tation director  for  Warners,  delivering 
talks  on  films  before  women's  clubs. 

C.  J.  Latta,  spending  all  of  his 
spare  time  in  Johnstown  supervising 
repairs  to  the  theatres  damaged  by  the 
flood  there. 


20th-Fox  Meet  May  30 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  will  hold  its 
annual  sales  convention  May  30  at  the 
Congress  Hotel  in  Chicago.  John  D. 
Clark,  general  sales  manager,  will  pre- 
side. Sidney  Kent,  president,  who 
will  leave  for  Europe  immediately 
after  the  annual  stockholders'  meeting 
April  21,  is  expected  to  return  before 
the  convention,  and  may  attend. 


Lasky,  Jr.,  to  Marry 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Jesse  L. 
Lasky,  Jr.,  says  he  will  be  married 
April  19  to  Frances  Drake,  non-pro- 
fessional, whom  he  met  in  Mexico 
three  years  ago.  She  has  been  study- 
ing dancing  in  New  York. 


Assistant  on  Stories 

Hollywood,  April  10. — Marguerite 
Taylor,  daughter  of  Laurette  Taylor 
of  "Peg  o'  My  Heart"  fame,  has 
joined  the  Goldwyn  organization  as 
assistant  story  editor.  She  will  report 
to  the  studio  shortly. 


Saturday,  April  I  I.  1934 


"Breakfast" 


High  Grosser 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  April  10. — "Love  Be- 
fore Breakfast"  did  the  best  business 
of  the  week,  going  more  than  $4,000 
over  normal  at  the  Pantages  for  a 
total  of  $7,300.  It  slipped  at  the  Hill- 
street,  however,  and  was  Sl,100  un- 
der the  line  at  $6,900  there. 

"Rhodes"  was  strong  at  $4,000  in 
the  4- Star,  but  other  intakes  were 
poor  with  the  Lenten  holidays  show- 
ing a  marked  effect. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $70,820. 
Average  is  $85,150. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  8 : 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

CHINESE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,500.    (Average.  $12,500) 

"FRASQUITA"  (DuWorld) 

FILM  ARTE — (800),  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,200.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

4  STAR— (900),  30c-55c,  7  days.    2nd  week. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,250) 
"THE    GYPSY    BARON"    (Vienna  Prod.) 

GRAND  INTERXATL—  (750).  35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  S2.200.    (Average.  $1,200) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700;,  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,900.    (Average,  $8,000) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW  S  STATE— (2,500),  30c-55c.  7  davs. 
Gross:   $11,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"LOVE   BEFORE   BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

PAXTAGES  —  (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,300.    (Average.  S3.200) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3.595).  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Al  Lyons  and  his  orchestra.  F.  6;  M. 
revue,  Jess  Willard  &  Bill  Hurley.  Gross: 
$12,200.    (Average,  $18,000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)  — 
(3.000),  25c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross:  57,420. 
(Average.  $14  000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)  — 
(3.400).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross:  $9,100. 
(Average.  $12,000) 


"Fleet"  at  $8,400 
2nd  Buffalo  Week 

Buffalo,  April  10.  —  In  it  second 
week  "Follow  the  Fleet"  was  still  the 
best  draw  in  town.  It  pulled  $8,400 
through  the  Great  Lakes'  turnstiles  to 
top  average  by  SI,  100. 

Duals  were  popular,  both  the 
Lafayette,  with  "King  of  the  Damned" 
and  "Don't  Gamble  With  Love."  and 
the  Century,  with  "Garden  Murder 
Case"  and  "Bar-20  Rides  Again," 
cracking  par  by  $400.  The  weather 
was  fair  and  cold. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $43,200. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  4: 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

BUFFALO — (3.000).     30c-50c.     7  davs. 
Gross:  S11.500.    (Average.  $12,000) 
"VOICE   OF  BUGLE  ANNE"  (M-G-M) 
"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

HIPPODROME— (2,500).  30c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  S7.000.    (Average,  $7,300) 

"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 

GREAT  LAKES—  (3.000),  25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $8,400.     (Average.  $7,300) 
"GARDEN    MURDER    CASE"  (M-G-M) 
"BAR  20  RIDES  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

CENTURY— (3.000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.     (Average,  55,800) 

"KING   OF  THE  DAMNED"  (G.B.) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

LAFAYETTE  —  (3.300),    25c.    7  davs. 
Gross:    $6,400.     (Average,  $6,000) 
"FRISCO    WATERFRONT'  (Republic) 

STATE— (1,600),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "The  Continental  Revue."  Gross: 
$3,400.     (Average.  53.600) 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


OL.  39.   NO.  87 


NEW  YORK.  MONDAY,  APRIL  13,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


lore  Bertrand  jn  Distribution, 

'r^xpcrts  .Hit 

Federal  Rule  Exhibition,  MPTOA  Hope 


)ppose  Idea  of  Control  of 
Film  Industry 


Expressed  opposition  to  Government 
oitrol  of  the  industry,  as  advocated 
i  the  Bertrand  report  winding  up 
IRA  activity  which  was  made  public 
i  Washington  last  Wednesday,  is 
<-ced  by  several  of  those  listed  in 
haft  report  as  "qualified  as  experts  on 
He  entire  industry"  and,  therefore, 
resumably  likely  prospects  for  posts 

any  such  commission  is  legislatively 
tiermined  upon. 

Comment  in  addition  to  that  already 
tbb'shed  earlier  in  Motion  Picture 
Daily  follows : 

David  Palfreyman  of  the  M.P.P. 
I. A.  said: 

'My  designation  as  an  'expert'  quali- 
ed  to  serve  on  a  Government  com- 
i:ssion  for  industry  control  comes 
5  a  complete  surprise.  I  feel  like  a 
rne  bride.  This  is  too,  too  sudden. 
Jjwever,  I  understand  that  Govern- 
ient  employes  don't  have  to  pay  an 

{Continued  on  page  11) 


Heade  Theatre  Lease 
Cancelled  for  Sale 

The  20-year  lease  held  by  Walter 
ieade  interests  on  the  Bijou  and  Mo- 
csco,  with  renewal  privileges,  which 
.ould  have  expired  in  1951.  has  been 
ancelled  by  Frank  V.  Storrs.  presi- 
tnt  of  the  Astor-Bijou-Morosco  The- 
tres  Realty  Corp.  The  move  is  a 
esult  of  the  current  foreclosure  pro- 
eedings  on  the  two  theatre  properties 
cd  the  Astor,  all  of  which  are  sched- 
led  to  go  on  the  block  next  Friday 
3  satisfy  first  and  second  mortgage 
ciders. 

All  rights  under  sub-leases  and  re- 
■ewal  privileges  were  surrendered 
arlier. 


Lent,  Flood  Damage,  Cold 
Depress  Key  City  Grosses 


A  combination  of  the  closing  weeks 
of  Lent  and  the  after-effects  of  floods 
sent  key  city  grosses  down  to  a  point 
not  far  removed  from  the  Christmas 
low  for  the  week  ending  April  2-3. 
The  total  for  174  theatres  in  29  key 
cities  was  $1,373,875. 

In  the  previous  week,  ending  March 
26-27,  however,  there  was  a  pickup 
that  sent  the  total  up  to  $1,521,800, 


which  was  not  far  below  the  average 
that  has  prevailed  since  the  beginning 
of  the  year. 

The  decline  for  the  week  ending 
April  2-3  was  practicaly  uniform 
throughout  the  country,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Indianapolis  and  Kansas 
City.  Many  spots  outside  of  flood 
zones  reported  unseasonable  cold  and 
rain  or  snow. 


[Comparative  tabulation  will  be  found  on  page  12] 


Studios  Maintain       Directors  Revise 


Peak.  44  in  Work 

Hollywood,  April  12. — The  record 
peak  in  production  for  the  current 
season  was  maintained  here  last  week, 
holding  almost  an  even  level  with  last 
week's  figures.  The  major  and  inde- 
pendent studios  had  a  total  of  44  fea- 
ture pictures  and  three  short  subjects 
shooting  as  compared  to  45  features 
and  the  same  number  of  shorts  for  the 
week  preceding. 

Studio  cutting  rooms  were  busy 
editing  49  features.  Twenty-six  films 
were  being  prepared  for  the  cameras 
within  two  weeks.  The  week  was  not 
marked  by  a  slackening  of  pace  in  any 
department  due  to  the  Lenten  holi- 
days. 

M-G-M  took  the  lead  with  nine  fea- 
tures before  the  camera.  Columbia 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Allied  Moves  to  End 
Theatre  Music  Taxes 

Washington,  April  12.  —  Allied 
nates,  at  hearings  before  the  House 
3atents  Committee  tomorrow,  will 
ubmit  a  proposed  amendment  to  the 
)ufry  Bill  which  would  eliminate  the 
neatre  music  tax.  If  passage  of  the 
neasure  is  endangered  by  the  proviso, 
cwever,  Allied  says  its  membership 
avors  "prompt  enactment  of  the  Duffy 
3:11  as  passed  by  the  Senate." 

Allied  also  urges  the  committee  not 
o  reinstate  the  penalty  clause  in  the 


Damage  in  Wheeling 
Figured  at  Million 

Wheeling,  West  Va.,  April  12. — 
It  is  estimated  that  indoor  and  outdoor 
amusements  have  suffered  nearly  $1,- 
000,000  loss  from  flood  waters  in  the 
past  month.  Five  downtown  theatres 
and  three  neighborhood  houses  were 
damaged  in  excess  of  $40,000,  a  sur- 
vey has  revealed.  Until  late  last  week 
only  three  of  the  eight  had  reopened, 
but  plans  were  under  way  to  have 
several  others  lighted  by  the  end  of 
this  week.  Still  closed  were  the 
Liberty,  Rialto,  Colonial  and  New 
Rex,  and  the  Alpine  in  nearby  Wells- 
burg.  The  latter  two  wTere  in  process 
of  remodeling  when  the  floods  came. 


Membership  Rules 

Hollywood,  April  12. — The  board 
of  directors  of  the  Screen  Directors' 
Guild,  at  a  meeting  at  the  Hollywood 
Athletic  Club  last  night,  revised  the 
bylaws  to  extend  membership  to  direc- 
tors of  independent  features  and  short 
product 

The  change  which  liberalized  the 
eligibility  rules  provides  that  the  ap- 
plicant must  have  screen  credit  on  two 
features  and  six  shorts  or  one  feature 
and  three  shorts  within  a  three-year 
period.  Originally  no  allowance  was 
made  for  the  direction  of  shorts.  Rati- 
fication of  the  change  by  the  member- 
ship is  scheduled  for  some  time  in 
May.  Phil  Rosen  will  represent  inde- 
pendent directors  on  the  board,  and 
Richard  Wallace  was  named  to  substi- 
tute for  William  K.  Howard  on  the 
directorate  during  Howard's  absence 
in  England. 


Two  More  Pittsburgh 
Spots  Set  to  Reopen 

Pittsburgh,  April  12. — By  next 
week,  the  two  remaining  firstruns 
downtown  closed  by  the  flood  will  be 
open  again.  They  are  the  Fulton, 
which  resumes  Thursday  with  "Sut- 
ter's Gold"  and  the  Alvin,  due  to  get 
started  again  April  20  with  "Rhodes." 

The  other  houses  damaged  by  the 
high  waters  were  the  Perm  and  Stan- 
ley, both  of  which  have  reopened. 

The  Stanley,  showing  pictures  only 
while  having  its  buckled  stage  re- 
placed, will  resume  its  former  policy 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Visions  Regulation  Like 
That  in  Production 
Code  Setup 


The  hope  that  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
conference  with  distributors  on  trade 
practice  abuses  will  bring  about  stand- 
ards of  self-regulation  as  effective  in 
distribution  and  exhibition  as  the  pro- 
duction code  regulations  have  proved 
to  be  in  production  is  held  by  exhibitor 
leaders  behind  the  cooperative  pro- 
gram, it  was  stated  here  on  Saturday. 
The  conferences  are  scheduled  to  get 
under  way  Thursday  at  the  Cinema 
Club  with  a  master  committee  of  six 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  officers  and  a  com- 
pany designated  list  of  representative 
distributors  participating. 

All  of  the  sessions,  according  to 
present  plans,  will  be  closed.  This 
decision  has  been  made,  it  was  said, 
with  the  experience  of  past,  unsuc- 
cessful industry  meetings  in  mind.  Ex- 
ploring the  reasons  for  the  failure  of 
similar  joint  get-togethers  of  exhibi- 
tors and  distributors,  bent  on  eliminat- 
ing trade  practice  abuses,  sponsors  of 
the  current  program  have  concluded 
that  large,  diverse  groups  are  too 
easily  side-tracked  from  their  joint 
objectives  by  conflicting,  individual 
policies  on  the  methods  of  approach- 
ing them. 

Exhibitor  leaders  behind  the  present 
move  point  to  the  failure  of  the  his- 
toric 5-5-5  conference  of  1930  to  at- 
tain its  objectives  and  to  the  joint 
exhibitor  movement  of  November, 
1932,  on  trade  practice  reforms.  Aside 
from  the  Administration-forced  NRA 
code  drafting  meetings  of  1933,  the 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Paramount  Sets  113 
Shorts  for  1936-37 

Paramount  will  release  112  one- 
reel  subjects  and  one  two-reel  cartoon 
for  the  1936-37  season,  in  addition  to 
the  regular  104  issues  of  Paramount 
News,  according  to  Lou  Diamond, 
head  of  the  short  subject  department. 

The  shorts  lineup  includes :  12  Pop- 
eye  cartoons,  12  Betty  Boop  cartoons, 
six  Screen  Songs,  18  Paramount 
Headliners,  13  Grantland  Rice  Sport- 
lights,  13  Paramount  Pictorials,  13 
Paramount  Paragraphics.  There  will 
be  18  subjects  in  Technicolor:  six 
Musical  Romances,  six  classics  and 
six  Popular  Science  subjects.  The 
special  two-reel  cartoon,  to  run  about 
1,800  feet,  is  titled,  "Popeye,  the 
Sailor,  Meets  Sinbad,  the  Sailor." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  13,  H 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  13,  1936 


No.  87 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
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the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  OJfetll, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
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Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  Citv  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga. 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building.  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski.  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plnmmcr,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Strauss  Funeral  Held 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  for 
Malcolm  A.  Strauss  at  Universal 
Chapel  at  10  o'clock  tomorrow  morn- 
ing. He  died  Thursday  at  Beth  Israel 
Hospital  after  an  operation.  Strauss 
was  56,  a  portrait  painter  of  note  and 
a  former  producer.  He  made  "Wanted 
By  the  Police,"  a  serial  for  Pathe  from 
a  script  by  former  Police  Commis- 
sioner Richard  E.  Enright.  Strauss 
was  married  to  Katherine  MacDonald. 
They  separated  in  1915. 


Warner  Heads  End  Stay 

Hollywood,  April  12. — Major  Al- 
bert Warner,  Gradwell  Sears  and  S. 
Charles  Einfeld  are  due  in  New  York 
Tuesday,  having  concluded  their  stay 
here.  A.  W.  Smith  left  for  Vancouver 
by  plane. 


Radio-Rogers  Row  Ends 

Hollywood,  April  12.  —  Ginger 
Rogers  and  Radio  ended  their  difficul- 
ties Saturday  when  a  new  five-year 
contract  at  an  increase  in  salary  was 
given  the  player. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Universal  Signs  Brock 

Hollywood,  April  12. — Lew  Brock- 
has  been  signed  to  a  one-picture  deal 
with  options  at  Universal. 


BY  training  a  lawyer  and  an 
in-the-background  sort  of 
fellow  anyway,  Leo  Spitz  is  very 
sparse  of  comment  about  the 
changes  which  last  week  saw  in 
the  executive  roster  of  Keith- 
Albee-Orpheum.  You  will  re- 
member that  this  was  the  de- 
velopment which  brought  about  a 
reduction  from  thirteen  to  seven 
in  the  board,  replaced  the  RCA 
representatives,  including  David 
Sarnoff,  Herbert  Bayard  Swope 
and  Frank  Altschul  of  Lazard 
Freres  and  elected  in  their  stead 
Spitz,  M.  H.  Aylesworth  and 
L.  P.  Yandell  and  effected  a 
more  harmonious  working  ar- 
rangement between  RKO,  the 
parent,  and  K-A-O,  its  liveliest 
theatre  offspring.  .  .  . 


The  procedure,  Spitz  conceded 
at  the  time,  brings  about  a  closer 
unification  of  the  two  and,  hav- 
ing the  approval  of  all  K-A-0 
stockholders,  represents  an  im- 
portant step  in  the  composition 
of  RKO  interests  preliminary  to 
a  general  reorganization.  There, 
however,  you  have  only  part  of 
the  story.  In  what  is  conceiv- 
able as  a  combination  of  Spitz's 
modesty  and  caution,  he  told  only 
a  portion.  You  are  now  about  to 
get  the  rest.  Several  years  back 
go  its  beginnings.  The  situation 
then  was  not  pleasant.  Mike 
Meehan,  who  owns  forty-three 
per  cent  of  the  sixty  thousand 
shares  of  K-A-0  preferred  and 
is  popularly  believed  able  to  mus- 
ter enough  additional  to  give  him 
control,  had  been  raising  plenty 
of  fuss  with  RKO  management. 


The  exact  measure  of  how 
strained  the  relations  were  might 
be  indicated  by  the  plan,  once 
afoot,  for  K-A-0  to  use  its  own 
buying  power  to  purchase  films 
where  it  could  and  would  with 
complete  disregard  of  Radio 
pictures.  Sarnoff  apparently  could 
do  little  by  way  of  appeasing 
Meehan's  ire.  Then  came  the 
move — it  dates  back  approxi- 
mately eighteen  months  —  by 
which  Swope  was  elected  to  the 
chairmanship  on  a  platform 
which  made  of  him  a  balance 
wheel  committed  to  keep  both  fac- 
tions placated,  unruffled  and 
calm.  His  administration  was  a 
good  one  and  the  ructions  went 
from  a  roar  to  a  sizzle.  .  .  . 


The  significance  of  what  has 
just  transpired,  however,  is  clear 
and  simple  even  if  Spitz  prefers, 
at  this  time,  not  to  talk.  The  im- 
port of  his  election  to  the  K-A-O 
presidency  rests  in  the  confidence 
which  is  Meehan's  that  K-A-O, 


in  the  stock  interest  of  which  his 
holdings  run  three  millions  or 
more,  will  get  a  fair  shake.  That, 
in  turn,  indicates  a  step  beyond 
and  it  has  to  do  with  reorgani- 
zation of  the  parent,  over-all 
company.  With  peace  assured  in 
K-A-O,  the  most  disturbing  and 
most  disturbed  member  of  the 
RKO  family,  the  indication  be- 
comes patent  that  Spitz  now  will 
be  able  to  progress  faster  in  the 
move  to  take  his  company  out  of 
bankruptcy.  .  .  . 


Since  this  space  appears  to  be 
shaping  itself  naturally  as  a  gen- 
eral airing  on  matters  RKO, 
there  is  a  story  to  be  told  about 
the  deal  which  brought  Walt 
Disney  into  that  corporate  fold. 
It  all  began  with  a  transcontinen- 
tal telephone  call  from  Brother 
Roy,  whose  job  it  is  to  keep  Walt 
properly  impressed  with  the 
value  of  the  dollar  and  how  to 
guard  it,  to  "Deac"  Aylesworth. 
''We're  finishing  up  with  United 
Artists.  Are  you  interested  in 
the  product?"  asked  Roy,  in  ef- 
fect, if  not  in  verbatim  language. 
You,  or  anyone  else  for  that  mat- 
ter, could  have  blown  over  Ayles- 
worth with  a  glance.  Followed 
extensive  conferences  here  with 
Attorney  Lessing,  acting  for  the 
Disneys,  and  a  hurried  trip  to  the 
coast,  where  Aylesworth  never 
left  Lessing's  sight  and  vice 
versa.  .  .  . 


Where  Lessing  went,  Ayles- 
worth was  sure  to  follow.  He 
even  caught  the  former  dropping 
off  to  sleep  at  the  wheel  of  his 
car  one  night  in  Hollywood,  the 
circumstance  making  Aylesworth 
out  to  be  some  sort  of  a  candi- 
date for  a  Carnegie  medal. 
Finally,  the  point  was  reached 
when  Spitz  advised  Aylesworth 
and  Ned  E.  Depinet  to  forget  all 
else  and  .concentrate  on  the  Dis- 
ney arrangement.  Depinet  now 
calls  it  a  pleasant  assignment, 
but,  regardless  of  that,  the  con- 
tract finally  was  signed  to  the 
complete  discomfiture  of  at  least 
one  other  major  distributor  who 
had  an  idea  his  own  palavers  for 
Mickey  and  those  Symphonies 
were  in  the  bag.  They  were,  only 
it  was  labeled  RKO  instead  of — 
well,  never  mind.  What's  the  use 
of  rubbing:  it  in?  .  .  . 


When  Phil  Reisman  heard 
about  it,  he  issued  forth  with 
clarion  calls  of  delight.  For, 
overseas  especially  and  domesti- 
cally as  well,  the  Disney  product 
will  give  the  rest  of  the  RKO 
program  a  lift  which  will  reflect 
in   additional   gross,   just  how 


Academy  to  Tender 
Laemmle  a  Dinnei 


Hollywood,  April  12. — The  Acad- 
emy will  tender  a  testimonial  dinn<  i 
to  Carl  Laemmle,  Sr.,  at  the  Ambas- 
sador Hotel  April  23.  Jt  will  be  an  in- 
dustry and  civic  affair  with  the  Lor 
Angeles  and  Hollywood  Chambers  o) 
Commerce  backing  it. 

The  Producer's  Association  had 
planned  to  give  a  testimonial  dinner 
for  Laemmle  until  it  discovered  the 
Academy  had  been  formulating  plans 
for  a  similar  banquet  in  the  last  two 
weeks.  Frank  Capra  has  been  named 
chairman  and  Irving  Thalberg  toast- 
master  of  the  affair. 


Butler  to  Lecture 

Hollywood,  April  12. — General 
Smedley  Butler  will  deliver  a  lecture^ 
titled  "War  Is  a  Racket"  at  the  Shrine 
Auditorium  April  24.  Many  of  tha 
film  colony  will  attend.  Victor  M.i 
Shapiro,  who  saw  service  overseas, 
may  return  to  press  agentry  volunta- 
rily for  this  one  occasion ;  then  a  re-j 
turn  to  production. 


Fairbanks'  First  to  Roxy 

"The  Amateur  Gentleman,"  the  first 
production  from  Criterion  Prod.,  Eng- 
lish company  headed  by  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr.,  and  Marcel  Hellman,  will 
open  at  the  Roxy  on  Friday.  It  is 
young  Fairbanks'  first  venture  as  an 
actor-producer.  Elissa  Landi  is  co- 
starred  with  him. 


much  being  one  of  those  inde- 
finable matters  which  defy  com- 
putation. In  point  of  terms, 
Aylesworth's  deal — and  the  Dis- 
ney arrangement  very  definitely 
was  his  from  start  to  finish — is 
far  and  away  the  outstanding 
commitment  in  the  entire  history 
of  the  short  subject  field.  No  dis- 
tributor to  date  has  paid  such  a 
price  for  a  series  of  pictures,  each 
running  under  ten  minutes.  It 
is  precedental,  but  the  word  also 
describes  the  sort  of  business 
RKO  expects  to  do  with  the 
product.  In  Hollywood,  Walt  is 
speeding  up  his  final  batch  for 
United  Artists  with  the  possi- 
bility no  longer  so  remote  that 
he  will  start  deliveries  to  RKO  a 
number  of  weeks  ahead  of  the 
first  anticipated  January  of  1937. 

▼  T 

Incidental  note :  One  of  the 
easiest  retainers  earned  in  cor- 
porate history  was  the  $150,000 
paid  by  RCA  to  Joe  Kennedy  for 
mapping  the  company's  financial 
reorganization,  the  one  approved 
a  few  days  back.  Kennedy  spent 
exactly  ten  minutes  on  the  task. 

Association  of  ideas  note : 
Kennedy  was  formerly  chairman 
of  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission : 

t  y 

Adding  machine  jitters:  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  is  advertising 
"Under  Two  Flags"  with  a 
cast  of  10,000;  United  Artists, 
"Things  to  Come"  with  a  cast  of 
20,000. 

Hands  across  the  sea.  .  .  . 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Rebuilding  of 
Houses  Spurts 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


In  the  South 


Theatre  activity  in  recent  weeks  has 
shown  its  greatest  movement  in  the 
south,  with  construction  starting  or 
plans  set  on  many  new  houses,  and 
renovation  and  remodeling  of  numer- 
ous others  under  way. 

Denton  Theatres  plan  a  new  house, 
seating  650,  in  Knoxville,  Tenn.  In 
Memphis  work  has  started  on  the 
950-seat  Parkview,  to  cost  $35,000. 
W.  S.  Owen  will  spend  $18,000  on  a 
new  house  in  Opp,  Ala.  Martin 
Theatres  has  started  construction  of 
a  new  1,000-seat  theatre  in  Talladega, 
Ala.  G.  M.  Coleman  has  sold  the 
Lyric,  which  he  operated  in  Fort 
Gaines,  Ga.,  for  20  years,  to  Ellison 
Dunn,  who  will  rebuild  it,  and  rename 
it  the  Ritz. 

Hal  Macon  will  build  a  new  house 
in  Statesboro,  Ga.,  seating  700  and 
costing  $18,000.  Cardinal  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  bought  the  Strand  and 
Colonial  in  Canton,  N.  C,  from  J.  E. 
Massie,  who  will  devote  his  time  to 
the  Park  in  Waynesville,  recently 
opened.  Mrs.  Niel  Able  is  erecting  a 
new  theatre  in  Saluda,  S.  C.  The 
new  Center  at  Hartsville,  N.  C,  has 
been  opened.  Morris  L.  Abrams,  who 
operates  the  Peerless  at  Georgetown, 
S  C,  plans  a  new  house  there,  seat- 
in<*  600,  and  to  cost  between  $40,000 
and  $50,000. 

Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  will  spend 
more  than  $100,000  on  renovation  of 
the  Peoples,  Strand  and  Pearce  in 
Port  Arthur,  Tex.,  and  an  additional 
$100,000  on  the  new  Lamar  in  Beau- 
mont, Tex.  Plans  are  set  for  remodel- 
ing the  Capitol  at  Jackson,  Miss., 
which  has  been  closed  for  months. 


Much  Remodeling  in  N.  E. 

Boston,  April  12.— Remodeling  and 
renovation  of  theatres  is  being  carried 
on  extensively  throughout  the  New 
England  area.  The  Suffolk  and 
Majestic  here,  recently  taken  over  by 
the  Steve  Broidy  circuit,  are  being  re- 
modeled. Reconditioning  of  the  Keith 
at  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  is  under  way. 
Nat  Hochberg  is  remodeling  the  400- 
seat  Roosevelt  at  East  Weymouth, 
Mass.  George  Husson  is  renovating 
the  Empire  in  Whitman,  Mass.  _  The 
Frederick  E.  Lieberman  circuit  is 
renovating  the  Willow  in  Williman- 
sett,  Mass.,  recently  taken  over,  and 
the  Keith  in  Portland,  Me. 

Nathan  Lampert,  operating  in  sev- 
eral neighboring  towns,  plans  a  new 
house  for  Modus,  Conn.,  which  never 
has  had  a  theatre.  The  Colonial  in 
Canaan,  Conn.,  is  being  remodeled  by 
Anthony  Boscardine.  Ed  Fay  is  reno- 
vating the  Rialto  in  Providence.  The 
staff  has  been  moved  to  the  reopened 
Carlton  in  the  meanwhile.  Loew's 
State  in  Providence  is  to  be  re- 
modeled. 


Ohio  Spots  Active 

Canton,  O.,  April  12. — Warners  are 
planning  to  completely  remodel  the  ex- 
terior of  the  Alhambra  here.  Southio 
Theatres  has  reopened  the  recently  ac- 
quired Gordon  in  Middletown,  O., 
after  complete  renovation.  Warners 
plan  another  house  on  the  site  of  the 
New  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  which  was 
destroyed  by  fire  some  months  ago. 

Improvements  to  cost  $15,000  are 


Hollywood,  April  12. — May  Robson 
signed  to  a  new  long  term  M-G-M 
contract.  .:.  .  Same  studio  buys  "Trou- 
badour in  Trouble,"  by  Franz 
Schulz  and  Jay  Gorney,  composer. 
.  .  .  Igor  Gorin  to  have  lead.  .  .  . 
M-G-M  also  buys  "One  Came  Home," 
original  by  Grace  Norton.  .  .  .  Bess 
Meredyth  having  trouble  with  the 
cows,  chickens  and  other  audible  in- 
habitants of  her  farm. 

Anita  Loos  and  her  father,  Dr.  H. 
Clifford  Loos,  off  for  two  weeks 
through  Mexico.  .  .  .  Edward  Y.  Har- 
burg  and  Harold  Arlen  make  their 
own  16  mm.  films  of  every  dance 
routine  done  to  their  songs.  .  .  .  Mack 
Elliott,  still  man  for  Walter  Wan- 
ger,  the  father  of  a  girl,  born  the 
other  day.  .  .  .  Robert  Bruce,  pro- 
ducing scenic  shorts  for  Paramount, 
off  to  Hawaii  to  make  two  Techni- 
color shorts.  With  him  are  Roger 
Mace  and  Sidney  Zipser,  cameramen. 

Out  of  24  studio  publicity  men, 
guests  of  National  Screen  Service  on 
a  fishing  party,  22  were  seasick.  .  .  . 
Gary  Cooper  to  return  to  the  Para- 
mount studio  April  20  to  start  "Texas 
Ranger."  .  .  .  Bob  Palmer,  Radio 
casting  head,  the  father  of  a  second 
girl.  .  .  .  Richard  Diggs  of  Para- 
mount's  editorial  department,  on  a 
leave  of  absence,  leaving  for  Buda- 
pest, to  return  July  4.  .  .  .  James 
Cagney,  Lionel  Stander  and  Flor- 
ence Eldridge  volunteer  their  services 
for  a  coast  production  of  "Bury  the 
Dead,"  play  b^  Irvin  Shaw.  .  .  .  Co- 
lumbia buys  screen  rights  to  "Body 
Snatcher,"  magazine  story  by  Theo- 
dore A.  Tinsley. 

+ 

Casting — Nat  Pendleton  in  Co- 
lumbia's "Trapped  by  Television."  .  .  . 
Burns  and  Allen  added  to  "Beach 
of  Dreams,"  Paramount.  .  .  .  Basil 
Rathbone  and  Joseph  Schildkraut 
signed  by  Selznick  International  for 
"The  Garden  of  Allah."  .  .  .  Ross 
Alexander  and  June  Travis  given 
the  leads  in  "Shrinking  Violet,"  story 
by  George  Bricker  which  William 
Clement  will  direct.  .  .  .  Leonard 
Fields,  Lester  Cole  and  Nathaniel 


planned  for  the  Murphy  at  Wilming- 
ton, O.  Construction  of  a  new  theatre 
is  under  way  at  Eldorado,  111.,  to  cost 
$20,000.  A  second  new  house  is 
planned  for  the  town.  Schine's  Strand 
has  reopened  following  extensive  al- 
terations. 


Reopen  Four  in  Colorado 

Denver,  April  12. — Westland  Thea- 
tres has  reopened  four  theatres  in 
Colorado,  the  Liberty  here.  Pueblo 
and  Chief  at  Pueblo  and  the  new  Mesa 
at  Grand  Junction. 

Gibraltar  Enterprises  have  bought 
the  Princess,  at  Douglas,  Wyo.,  from 
J.  S.  Ward.  C.  U.  Yeager  has  added 
the  Empress  at  Salida,  Col.,  to  his 
circuit. 

Tri-States  is  renovating  the  Majes- 
tic at  Fairbury,  Neb.,  which  has  been 
closed  for  four  years.  A.  S.  Ames  has 
taken  over  the  Pastime  in  Massena, 
la.,  which  was  damaged  by  fire  last 
year,  and  will  remodel  it. 


Premier  Prod.  Chartered 

Dover.  April  12. — Premier  Prod., 
Inc.,  has  been  formed  with  a  capital 
of  $1,000,000.    The  incorporators  are 


West  adapting  "Follow  Your  Heart," 
Marion  T alley  Republic  Film. 
+ 

Mary  Gordon  signed  for  "Mary  of 
Scotland."  .  .  .  Maxine  Jennings  in 
"M'Liss"  which  George  Nichols,  Jr., 
will  direct.  .  .  .  Jessie  Ralph  signed 
for  "His  Majesty  Bunker  Bean"  at 
Radio.  .  .  .  Signed  for  "The  Last  of 
the  Bad  Men"  are  Martin  Turner. 
Harry  Depp,  Jack  Gardner,  Harry 
Woods,  Dave  Preston,  Landers 
Stevens,  Jack  Stoney,  James 
Burtis,  Ethel  Wales  and  Harry 
Bradley.  .  .  .  Juliette  Thompson  in 
"Queer  Money."  .  .  .  Lillian  Leigh- 
ton,  Lily  Stewart,  Hilda  Darling 
and  Arthur  Foster  in  "Trapped  by- 
Television. "  .  .  .  George  Offerman, 
William  Benedict  and  Raymond 
Borzage  added  to  "Fer-De-Lance." 
.  .  .  Willie  Fung  and  Victor  Wong 
signed  for  "Lost  Horizon"  at  Colum- 
bia. .  .  .  John  Marston  cast  in  "The 
Case  of  the  Velvet  Claws"  at  War- 
ners. .  .  .  Charles  McAvoy,  Harri- 
son Greene,  Jack  Rockwell  and 
John  Van  Pelt  added  to  Republic's 
"The  Singing  Cowboy."  .  .  . 

+ 

Writers — Dorothy  Parker  and 
Alan  Campbell  doing  screenplay  of 
"Legal  Holiday"  from  their  own 
original  at  Paramount,  with  Gary 
Cooper  and  Claudette  Colbert  set 
to  share  the  leads  and  Arthur  Horn- 
blow,  Jr.,  to  produce.  .  .  .  Boris  Ing- 
ster  and  Milton  Sperling  writing 
the  screenplay  of  "King  of  the  Khy- 
ber  Rifles,"  with  the  assistance  of 
Lieut.  Jock  Baird  as  technical  ad- 
viser. Kenneth  MacGowan  to  pro- 
duce. 

Julian  Street  working  on  original, 
"Doctor's  Wife"  at  Paramount.  .  .  . 
Richard  Maibaum  and  Maurice 
Rape,  new  writing  team  at  M-G-M, 
have  completed  an  original  musical, 
"Yellowstone  or  Bust,"  and  are  work- 
ing on  the  adaptation  of  "We  Went 
to  College,"  to  be  Edmund  Lowe's 
first  under  his  new  M-G-M  contract. 
Erwin  Shaw,  author  of  "Bury'  the 
Dead,"  has  been  assigned  by  Radio 
to  do  the  script  for  "The  Big  Game," 
a  Pandro  Berman  production.  .  .  . 


Raymond  J.  Gorman,  Harry  C.  Hand 
and  Charles  N.  Caldwell,  Jr. 

Indiana  Theatre  Corp.  was  incor- 
porated here  to  operate  theatres,  list- 
ing capital  stock  of  600  shares,  no  par 
value.  The  incorporators  are  M.  S. 
Cook,  A.  L.  Raughley  and  J.  M. 
Townsend  of  Dover. 


LeBaron  on  Color 

Hollywood,  April  12. — In  addition 
to  general  supervision  of  all  Para- 
mount production,  William  LeBaron 
will  keep  a  personal  eye  on  the  re- 
make of  "Beau  Geste"  in  color.  This 
will  be  Paramount's  first  of  four  in 
color  and  Gary  Cooper  will  have  the 
lead.  Grover  Jones  is  doing  the  script. 
Henry  Hathaway  will  direct. 


Arkansans  to  Meet 

Little  Rock,  April  12. — The  semi- 
annual meeting  of  the  Arkansas  In- 
dependent Theatre  Owners'  Assn.  will 
be  held  April  19-20  at  the  Hotel 
Marion.  One  hundred  and  twenty-five 
members  are  expected.  Ray  Morrow 
of  Malvern  is  president,  and  J.  F. 
Norman,  England,  is  secretary. 


Monday,  April  13,  1936 


"Sutter"  Huge 
San  Francisco 
Hit,  $11,800 

Sax  Francisco,  April  12. — "Sut- 
ter's Gold"  turned  out  to  be  a  huge 
hit  at  the  Orpheum.  Local  patriotism 
helped  along  the  exploitation  and 
brought  the  natives  out  in  droves. 
The  $11,800  take  was  over  par  by 
$5,000. 

"Rose  Marie"  also  was  a  big  draw. 
It  ran  up  to  $20,000.  over  par  by 
$5,000,  at  the  Warfield.  "Frontier," 
a  Russian  picture  at  the  Clay,  was 
the  only  other  attraction  downtown 
to  make  the  grade.    It  grossed  $1,400. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $72,700. 
Average  is  $70,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  March  31: 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2.850),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage  show.  Gross:  $11,000.  Aver- 
age. $14,500) 

Week  Ending  April  1: 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM-(2,440),     15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.     Gross:   $11,800.     (Average.  $6,800) 
'  PRISONER    OF    SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 
PARAMOUNT — (2,740).   15c-30c-35c.4Oc,  7 
days.  2nd  week.    Gross:  $11,000.  (Average 
$11,500) 

"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.200).  15c-25c-35c- 
40c-.-oc.  7  days,  4th  week.  Gross:  $6,000. 
(Average,  $9,000) 

Week  Ending  April  2: 

"RED  WAGON"   (First  Div.) 
"DOUGHNUTS    &    SOCIETY"  (Mascot) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.     (Average.  $6,000) 

"COUNTRY   DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 
"VOICE   OF    BUGLE   ANNE"  (M-G-M) 

ST.  FRANCIS-(1,470).  15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6,500.  (Average, 
$7,000) 

"ROSE  MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

WARFIELD — (2.680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:   $20,000.     (Average.  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  April  3: 

"FRONTIER"  (Amkino) 

CLAY — (400),  15c-35c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$1,400.     (Average,  $1,000) 


Few  Cuts  in  Bay  State 

Boston.  April  12.— Only  eight  of 
383  pictures  approved  by  the  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Safety  for  Sunday 
showing  were  cut  during  the  first  three 
months  of  this  year.  Of  these.  "Guilty 
Parents"  and  "Soak  the  Rich"  were 
the  only  two  in  which  more  than  brief 
flashes  were  clipped. 

The  others  cut  were :  "Rose  Marie," 
"Star  Reporter."  "Morals  of  Marcus," 
"The  Living  Dead,"  "Newslaughs  No. 
2"  and  "Riddle  Ranch." 


Shift  Boston  Loew  Men 

Boston.  April  12. —  Vaughn  R. 
O'Neill  has  been  appointed  treasurer 
of  Loew's  Orpheum  by  Manager  Vic- 
tor Morris.  Robert  Manley  has  been 
shifted  from  Loew's  State,  Back  Bay, 
to  be  assistant  manager  with  Arthur 
L.  Tuohy. 

Anderson  to  Greenville 

Woodruff.  S.  C,  April  12.— Curtis 
Anderson,  who  has  been  connected 
with  the  Hollywood  here  for  several 
years,  has  resigned  to  accept  a  position 
in  Greenville,  S.  C. 


Form  Cummins  Pictures 

Albany.  April  12. — Cummins  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  lias  been  chartered  here 
by  Max  A.  Cummins,  John  Finnicelli 
and  William  Kelly. 


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*Wce  president 


fax** 


Loew's,  Inc. 


Watch  for  the  first 
sensational  reports 
from  weekend  key- 
city  openings  1 


said. 


it 


Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 


Town  is  great  audience 
entertainment/  Real 
boxoffice  /  Go  after 
it  for  all  it  is  worth— 
which  should  be 
plenty/"    .    .    .    .  . 


Columbia  Pictures  Corp. 


Opening  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  April  16th 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  13,  1936 


Short  Subjects 

"Winged  Champions" 

{Paramount) 

The  audience  hears  Ted  Husing's 
voice  as  a  blimp  is  shown  flying  over 
the  Everglades  in  search  of  what  the 
title  infers.  From  that  point  the 
Husing  descriptive  powers  and  humor 
ad  libs  the  natural  beauty  of  flocks  of 
ibis  and  egrets.  Proceeding  north  it 
takes  in  a  swan  sanctuary  off  the 
Carolina  coast  where  these  birds 
winter.  Fine  camera  work  shows  the 
natural  flying  ability  of  the  birds  as 
they  land,  take  off  and  glide.  Pelicans 
and  sea  gulls  follow  and  the  short 
closes  with  some  excellent  geese  and 
duck  hunting  scenes  which  should 
please  sporting  elements.  The  Husing 
humor  is  at  its  best  when  the  comical 
pelicans  are  shown.  Production  Code 
Seal  No.  0840.  Running  time,  10  mins. 
"G." 


"Betty  Boop  and  Little 
Jimmy" 

{Paramount) 

The  "Little  Jimmy"  of  the  cartoon 
pages  makes  his  debut  in  this  cartoon. 
He  and  Betty  Boop  are  amusing  them- 
selves in  an  attic  gym  and  are  having 
a  grand  time  using  all  the  exercising 
machines.  Betty  gets  caught  in  the 
toils  of  a  vibrator  and  sends  Jimmy 
out  for  an  electrician.  He  wanders 
about  and  forgets  all  about  his  errand, 
but  eventually  gets  back  and  acciden- 
tally disconnects  the  machine.  By  this 
time  Betty  has  been  reduced  to  a  bag 
of  bones  but  they  laugh  themselves 
back  to  normal  and  continue  laughing 
to  balloon  size.  The  animation  is 
good  and  the  amusing  rhymes  should 
be  entertaining.  Production  Code  Seal 
No.  0777.   Running  time,  7  mins.  "G." 


"The  Little  Stranger" 

{Paramount) 

The  somewhat  familiar  story  of  a 
mother  duck  hatching  a  chick  with  her 
brood  and  the  consequent  bewilder- 
ment when  the  chick  attempts  to  swim 
and  quack,  is  again  utilized  in  this 
finely  colored  short.  Of  course,  the 
chick  when  it  fails,  is  cast  out  and  feels 
sad,  but  contrives  a  boat  so  it  can  be 
like  the  ducklings.  A  hawk  swoops 
down  and  there  follows  spectacular 
animation  and  trick  sound  effects  as 
the  chick  saves  the  duck  family  and 
brings  about  the  demise  of  the  hawk. 
A  good  and  entertaining  effort.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal  No.  0522.  Running 
time,  8  mins.  "G." 


Form  2  Theatre  Concerns 

Albany,  April  12. — Two  new  thea- 
tre concerns  formed  here  are :  Robert 
Theatrical  Corp.,  by  Sidney  Jacobson, 
Leon  Samuels  and  Mary  Jermanck, 
and  Fulton  Theatres  Corp.,  by  Wil- 
liam Sullivan,  Edward  G.  Dillon  and 
M.  Winfred  Manley. 


Schildkraut  in  "Allah" 

Hollywood,  April  12.  — ■  Joseph 
Schildkraut  has  been  signed  by  David 
O.  Selznick  for  "The  Garden  of 
Allah." 


New  Drive  Starts 

Denver,  April  12. — Fox  Intermoun- 
tain  Theatres  started  its  second  quar- 
terly drive  today.  The  group  now  in- 
cludes 62  theatres. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  First  Baby" 

{Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  April  12. — This  is  a  simple  tale  of  the  wild  excitement  of 
a  young  couple  undergoing  parenthood  for  the  first  time,  relying  for  its 
appeal  on  the  utter  naturalness  of  the  reactions  of  the  parents  and 
grandparents  of  "the  only  baby  in  the  world." 

Trudy's  mother  refuses  to  believe  she  is  not  losing  her  daughter,  only 
gaining  a  son  even  after  the  twentieth  reassurance  drives  her  near  to 
collapse.  Even  to  the  altar  she  opposes  the  marriage.  The  first  quarrel 
occurs  on  the  honeymoon  when  Trudy  confesses  she  has  given  her 
solemn  word  to  live  at  home,  until  her  mother  gets  used  to  the  idea  of 
doing  without  her.  The  arrival  of  the  baby  only  complicates  matters 
with  the  mothers-in-law  and  fathers-in-law  standing  despairingly  by. 
Johnny's  break  for  freedom  in  a  home  of  his  own  ends  in  disaster 
when  Trudy  discovers  a  girl,  left  over  and  forgotten,  after  a  housewarm- 
ing  in  an  apartment  he  had  furnished  as  a  surprise.  The  baby  has  to 
run  a  high  fever  and  the  in-laws  high  tempers  before  the  youngsters 
arrive  at  independent  parenthood. 

Johnny  Downs  and  Shirley  Deane  do  excellent  jobs  as  the  painfully 
young  and  pathetically  serious  parents.  Jane  Darwell  draws  plenty  of 
laughs  and  sympathy  as  Johnny's  mother,  who  has  eight  children  of  her 
own  and  no  time  to  be  anything  but  sensible  about  her  grandchild.  Mar- 
jcrie  Gateson  as  Trudy's  mother  does  equally  well  in  her  performance 
of  the  thankless  role  of  the  self-righteous  trouble-maker.  Taylor  Holmes' 
comedy  is  brilliant  as  her  downtrodden,  apprehensively  rebellious  hus- 
band. Dixie  Dunbar  does  a  couple  of  skittish  dances.  Willard 
Robertson  as  the  doctor,  Gene  Lockhart  as  Johnny's  father  and  Hattie 
McDaniels  as  the  maid  all  supply  laughs.  Lewis  Seiler  directed  and 
John  Stone  produced.  The  original  story  and  screenplay  is  by  Lamar 
Trotti. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,134.    Running  time  75  minutes.  "G." 


'Change  Merger  Talked 

Hollywood,  April  12.— Howard 
Mapes,  president  of  the  Star  Film  Ex- 
change of  Portland,  is  here  for  con- 
ferences with  Sam  Berkowitz,  owner 
of  the  Far  West  Exchanges  in  Los 
Angeles  and  San  Francisco.  They  are 
discussing  merging  exchanges  to  give 
complete  coverage  on  the  Pacific 
Coast. 

While  here,  Mapes  will  discuss  dis- 
tribution of  the  Peter  B.  Kyne  and 
James  Kirkwood  westerns  with  Mau- 
rice Conn. 


With  the  Travelers 

Hollywood,  April  12. — Steve  Han- 
nigan  arrives  in  New  York  Monday, 
having  stopped  off  at  Ketchum,  Idaho. 

Robert  Edmund  Jones  leaves  May  1 
for  New  York. 

Harry  Goetz  is  expected  from  the 
east  in  a  few  days. 

Claudette  Colbert  is  back  from  her 
New  York  vacation  with  a  carload  of 
furniture  for  her  new  home. 

Pare  Lorentz  is  in  town. 


March  Broadcasting 

Hollywood,  April  12. — Fredric 
March  goes  on  the  air  Monday  night 
for  his  old  school,  the  University  of 
Wisconsin.  The  program  will  be  part 
of  a  birthday  celebration  over  the 
NBC  network. 


Extend  Radio  Time 

Hollywood,  April  12. — Bobby  Breen 
has  been  signed  for  eight  additional 
weekly  broadcasts  with  Eddie  Cantor, 
delaying  Bobby's  return  to  Hollywood 
until  early  summer. 


Carroll  Picks  Beauties 

Philadelphia,  April  12.  —  Begin- 
ning today  at  the  Earle,  Earl  Carroll 
will  pick  a  beauty  from  the  audience 
at  every  show  who  will  be  eligible 
next  Thursday  for  the  final  selection, 
the  winner  to  be  sent  with  chaperone 
to  Warners'  Studio  in  Xew  York  for 
a  screen  test. 

Philadelphia  is  the  first  spot  to  try 
the  stunt.  If  it  goes  over,  Warners 
and  Carroll  may  repeat  it  in  other 
spots.  This  is  Carroll's  debut  on  a 
four-a-day  stint.  In  town  for  the 
last  two  days,  Carroll  has  been  plug- 
ging the  idea  heavily  through  local 
radio  stations  and  has  tied  it  up  with 
the  Daily  News. 


Set  Baxter-Loy  Film 

Hollywood,  April  12.  —  Warner 
Baxter  and  Myrna  Loy  will  have  the 
leading  roles  in  "To  Mary — with 
Love"  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
Production  is  scheduled  to  start  this 
week  with  John  Cromwell  directing. 


Kane  to  Use  Color 

London,  April  2. — New  World  Pic- 
tures, English  subsidiary  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  plans  as  its  first  "The 
Sports  of  Kings"  in  Technicolor.  Rob- 
ert T.  Kane  is  overseer  of  produc- 
tion. 


Howard  Sets  First 

London,  April  2. — Leslie  Howard's 
first  picture  to  be  made  here  on  his 
own  will  be  "Bonnie  Prince  Charlie." 
He  will  write,  direct,  produce  and  may 
also  act  in  it. 


Variety  Club 

Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  April  12. — The  Vari- 
ety Club  bowling  team  won  first  place 
in  the  eight-team  movies  league,  which 
has  just  closed  its  season.  It  nosed 
out  the  Fox  exchange  team.  Fox  had 
led  the  league  almost  all  season. 

Members  of  the  Variety  team  are 
Frank  Hensler,  Frank  Lambader 
Harry  Taylor,  Bill  Bradfield  and 
Fred  Meyn.  The  Fox  team,  which 
placed  second,  had  Gus  Kubitzki. 
Charles  Decker,  Roger  Leato.v 
Charles  Knickerbocker  and  Herb 
Buck  master. 


Philadelphia 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  12.— The 
next  luncheon  will  be  held  April  IS 
with  Al  Blofson  and  Simon  Libros, 
kings  for  the  day.  The  Bellevue  Strat- 
ford Hotel  affair  is  expected  to  be 
highlighted  with  brilliant  speakers  and 
prominent  personages. 

Jay  Emanuel  Night  was  a  big 
success.  Next  nights  are  Harry 
Weiner  Night,  April  18;  Dave 
Weshner  Night,  April  25. 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the 
membership  is  scheduled  for  April  17. 

Friday  nights  are  bridge  nights. 

The  report  of  the  financial  commit- 
tee shows  that  the  club  is  in  the  best 
condition  of  its  history. 

It  has  been  determined  to  close  the 
membership  at  150. 


More  Academy  Papers 
On  Science  Planned 

Hollywood,  April  12. — William 
Koenig,  Academy  Research  Council 
chairman,  has  appointed  a  publications 
sub-committee  to  handle  the  increas- 
ing number  of  information  bulletins  on 
new  technical  developments  which  the 
council  plans  to  issue.  The  committee 
consists  of  Nathan  Levinson,  chair- 
man; Carl  Dreher,  E.  H.  Hansen, 
Wesley  C.  Miller,  William  Mueller 
and  Gordon  S.  Mitchell,  manager  of 
the  Research  Council. 

This  committee  will  be  responsible 
for  the  formulation  of  council  policies 
in  connection  with  the  publication  ex- 
pansion program. 


Start  New  Detroit  Spot 

Detroit,  April  12.  —  First  steps 
towards  erection  of  the  new  Warfield 
were  taken  this  week  when  work  of 
demolishing  the  old  building  was  be- 
gun. The  new  house  being  built  by 
Moe  Titel,  who  has  operated  the  old 
theatre  for  many  years,  will  seat  1,200 
and  will  be  among  the  finest  neigh- 
borhood theatres  in  the  city.  It  is 
on  Hastings  St.  in  the  center  of  the 
Negro  belt.  RCA  Photophone  PG-92 
de  luxe  sound  equipment  will  be  fur- 
nished for  the  new  house. 


Plan  Conn.  Vaude  Units 

Bridgeport,  April  12. — Plans  for  a 
statewide  vaudeville  circuit  embracing 
more  than  13  weeks  of  playing  time 
in  halls  and  film  theatres  are  being 
completed  here  by  Homer  C.  Mason. 
Federal  theatre  acts  will  be  used. 
Loew's  Globe  here  plans  to  play 
vaudeville  three  days  a  week.  The 
Stratford,  in  Stratford,  is  playing  acts 
one  night  a  week. 


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DAILY 


Monday,  April  13,  1936 

A  New  Deal  Is 
MPTOA  Hope 
From  Confabs 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

I  joint  Allied  States-M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
move  for  the  correction  of  trade  prac- 

i  tice  abuses  conducted  late  in  1932  were 
the  last  voluntary  industry  effort  at 
self-regulation  of  distribution  and  ex- 
hibition. Allied  and  M.  P.  T.  O.  A., 

!  at  that  time,  joined  hands  in  the  pro- 
mulgation of  a  program  calling  for  a 
Federal  investigation  of  the  industry, 
the  enactment  of  Federal  and  state 
legislation  governing  trade  practices 
and  the  drafting  of  a  new  form  of 
standard  contract. 

In  subsequent  meetings  in  New 
York  Sidney  R.  Kent  stepped  in  and 
aided  in  the  drafting  of  a  liberal  form 

j  of  standard  contract  and  a  supple- 
mental program  of  trade  practice  reg- 
ulations which  included  a  provision 
for  the  setting  up  of  a  national  indus- 
try appeals  board  for  the  hearing  and 
settlement  of  serious  trade  grievances. 
At  exhibitor  mass  meetings  in  Chicago 
and  New  York  the  corrective  program 
was  rejected  in  favor  of  the  legisla- 
tive one  and  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  which 
regarded  the  Kent  program  as  the 
solution  for  the  most  serious  exhibitor 
grievances  of  the  day,  withdrew  from 
the  exhibitor  coalition  to  pursue  that 
program  further.  The  failure  of  some 
distribution  companies  to  accept  the 
program  hampered  its  full  develop- 
ment and  it  went  into  the  discard  with 

1  the  coming  of  NRA  the  following 
summer.  Allied  proceeded  to  throw 
its  support  to  the  Brookhart  block 
booking  legislation,  which  also  failed. 

Separate  Conference  Suggested 

M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  leaders,  following 
the  dictates  of  the  organization's  an- 
nual meeting  of  directors,  held  in 
Miami  early  last  month,  now  propose 
to  stage  their  own  conference  with 
distributors,  acting  through  a  small, 
serious,  working  group.  They  empha- 
size that  the  sessions  will  not  be 
"grievance"  meetings  or  exhibitor 
mass  meetings,  and  that  "pyrotech- 

I  nics  and  speechmaking"  are  not  to  be 
expected.    To    avoid  circumstances 

|   which  encourage  diversion  from  the 

I  main  objectives  of  such  a  meeting, 
and  which  have  resulted  in  conflict 
and  failure  in  the  past,  the  M.  P.  T. 
0.  A.  committeemen  are  prepared  to 
insist  upon  a  closed  meeting. 
The  preliminary  session  on  Thurs- 

|  day  will  be  confined  to  a  discussion  of 
recognized  trade  abuses  and  possible 

1   means    of    correcting    them,    it  is 

j  planned.  Thereafter,  an  adjournment 
may  be  taken  to  obtain  legal  advice 
on  whatever  corrective  methods  may 
be  advanced.  A  re-convening  of  the 
meetings  for  final  negotiations  and 
agreements  is  expected  thereafter.  It 
is  pointed  out  that  the  principal  aims 
of  the  meeting  will  center  on  modifi- 
cations of  sales  policies  which  would 
be  of  benefit  to  all  exhibitors.  If,  how- 
ever, the  conferences  come  up  against 
modification  of  exhibition  practices,  no 
commitments  for  other  than  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  membership  could  be  made 

i  without  calling  in  additional  exhibitor 
representatives.  This  suggests  the  pos- 
sibility of  later  meetings  of  a  more 
general  character. 

The  principal  subjects  outlined  for 


Governors  Aid  Fund 

Governors  of  44  states  will 
head  the  committee  sponor- 
ing  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial 
Hospital  Fund  celebration 
which  will  be  observed  na- 
tionally during  the  week  of 
May  22-28. 


discussion  by  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  include 
increased  and  unqualified  cancellation 
rights;  the  establishment  of  local 
boards,  empowered  to  act  for  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors  on  clearance,  zon- 
ing and  grievances;  openly  negotiated 
uniform,  maximum  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedules;  regulation  of  overbuy- 
ing and  unfair  cut-rate  competition; 
adoption  of  a  simple,  standard  form 
of  exhibition  contract;  elimination  of 
the  score  charge,  designated  play  dates 
and  forcing  of  shorts  with  features. 


"Anything"  Tops  the 
Pittsburgh  Take 


Pittsburgh,  April  12. — "Anything 
Goes"  was  the  highlight  of  an  unusu- 
ally strong  Holy  Week.  It  went 
$1,200  over  normal  for  a  total  of 
$6,200  at  the  Warner. 

The  business  pickup  was  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  town  had  been  starved 
for  film  fare  since  the  flood. 

In  East  Liberty,  Warners  made  the 
Regent  a  first  run  spot  pending  the 
reopening  of  the  Penn  and  Stanley 
and  in  that  small  house,  "The  Bo- 
hemian Girl"  and  "Man  Hunt"  turned 
in  an  excellent  $2,000. 

Even  the  Casino,  dropping  its  scale 
from  40  to  25  cents,  shot  into  high 
with  "Two  in  the  Dark"  and  "Too 
Tough  to  Kill,"  getting  $2,700,  while 
the  Davis  kept  both  feet  on  the 
ground  at  $4,000  with  "Road  Gang." 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $14,- 
700.    Average  is  $12,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  9  : 

"TWO  IN  THE  DARK"  (Radio) 
"TOO  TOUGH  TO  KILL"  (Col.) 

CASINO—  (1,800).  20c-25c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$2,700.    (Average,  $2,500) 

"ROAD  GANG"  (W.  B.) 

DAVIS—  (1,700).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$-1,000.    (Average.  $3,500) 

"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"MAN  HUNT"  (W.  B.) 

REGENT— (800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
<2.<m.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"ANYTHING   GOES"  (Para.) 

WARNER  —  (2.000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,200.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Studios  Maintaining 
Peak;  44  in  Work 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

had  four  features  in  work,  three  _  in 
preparation  and  five  in  the  cutting 
room.  M-G-M  had  nine,  two  and  12; 
Paramount,  seven,  five  and  four ;  Re- 
public, one,  three  and  four ;  Radio, 
four,  three  and  two ;  Roach,  one,  zero 
and  one ;  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
four,  three  and  seven ;  Universal, 
three,  two  and  two ;  Warners,  seven, 
one  and  eight :  independents,  four,  four 
and  four. 

Short  subjects  remained  at  the  same 
level  as  the  last  week.  Columbia  had 
none  in  work,  two  preparing  and  two 
editing.  M-G-M  had  zero,  three  and 
three ;  Radio,  one,  one  and  three ; 
Roach,  zero,  one  and  three ;  Warners, 
one,  one  and  zero,  and  independents, 
one,  two  and  zero. 


More  Bertrand 
"Experts"  Hit 
Federal  Rule 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

income  tax.  This  Federal  commis- 
sion idea  may  have  its  points." 

Pat  Casey,  studio  labor  representa- 
tive : 

"I  haven't  seen  or  heard  of  the  re- 
port, but  if  you're  right  in  saying  that 
it  recommends  Government  control  of 
the  industry  you  may  quote  me  as 
saying  that  I  believe  the  business 
should  be  permitted  to  regulate  itself, 
to  work  out  the  solutions  to  its  own 
problems.  I  am  opposed  to  Govern- 
mental interference  in  industry." 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  lawyer,  former 
NRA  film  code  administrator : 

"I  prefer  not  to  comment  until  I 
have  read  the  report  and  digested  it. 
Bertrand  was  assigned  to  my  staff 
but  what  his  methods  of  study  and 
work  in  preparing  the  report  were,  I 
don't  know.  No,  I  have  no  comment 
to  make,  either,  on  the  principle  of 
Government  control  of  the  industry." 

Tyree  Dillard,  former  Code  Author- 
ity aide,  author  of  an  NRA  report  on 
perpetuating  the  operations  of  that 
body  and  salvaging  film  code  proced- 
ures ;  now  a  member  of  the  M-G-M 
legal  staff : 

"Although  the  report  as  published 
in  your  paper  appears  rather  com- 
plete I  prefer  not  to  comment  until 
I  have  seen  the  report  itself.  As  a 
matter  of  fact  I  am  just  writing  for  a 
copy  of  it.  I  am  very  much  interested 
in  the  subjects  covered.  As  you  know, 
I  prepared  a  similar  report  some  time 
ago.  It  seems  to  me  that  the  Ber- 
trand report  does  not  make  clear  how 
the  proposed  machinery  is  to  be  made 
to  function.  However,  I'd  prefer  not 
to  be  quoted  until  I  have  studied  the 
report." 


McNair  Opionionless 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  April  12. — Pro- 
fessor  Malcolm  P.  McNair  of  the 
Harvard  Bureau  of  Business  Re- 
search, commenting  on  the  Bertrand 
report,  said  to  Motion  Picture 
Daily  : 

"I  am,  in  general,  opposed  to  Fed- 
eral regulation  of  business,  though 
conceding  that  under  exceptional  cir- 
cumstances it  may  be  required  in  the 
public  interest.  I  do  not  consider  that 
I  know  enough  about  the  film  indus- 
try to  have  an  opinion  whether  any 
form  of  Government  supervision  is 
needed." 

Two  More  Pittsburgh 
Spots  Set  to  Reopen 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

next  Friday  when  Roger  Pryor  will 
head  its  first  stage  show  in  more  than 
a  month. 

The  Ritz.  a  downtown  second  run, 
completely  refurnished,  also  has  re- 
opened. 

Only  the  Barry  and  the  Art  Cinema 
remain  closed  and  that  is  only  because 
the  managements  do  not  intend  to 
reopen  until  September. 


Charter  Morner  Prod. 

Albany,  April  12. — Morner  Prod., 
Inc.,  New  York  City,  has  been 
chartered  here  by  Eugene  J.  Ehrlich, 
A.  Isadore  Eibel  and  Nora  Scholl. 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


LEE   GARMES,   cameraman  and 
co-director  with  Hecht  and  Mac- 
Arthur,  will  be  interviewed  over  the 
air   by   Buddy    Cantor   on  Sation 
WMCA  Tuesday  night  at  7  :30  o'clock. 
• 

Bette  Davis  will  be  one  of  the 
guests  at  the  Jefferson  Day  dinner  and 
ball  tonight  at  the  Hotel  Commodore. 
• 

.  .  .  Denver 

Frank  Milton  has  converted  his 
Rivoli  into  a  FYench  Casino  style  op- 
eration. The  Rivoli  has  been  a  bur- 
lesque house  under  Milton's  manage- 
ment for  15  years. 

Lee  Crawford,  assistant  manager  at 
the  Mayan,  has  been  promoted  to  man- 
ager. 

Fred  Glass  and  Gerald  Whitney, 
district  managers  in  the  Fox  Denver 
territory,  on  a  tour  of  inspection  of 
Charles  Skouras'  Southern  California 
theatres. 

Clarence  Goder,  manager  of  the 
Fox  America  at  Butte,  transferred  to 
the  Egyptian  and  Strand,  Delta,  Colo. 

New  wide  range  Western  Electric 
sound  equipment  installed  in  the  Fox 
Wilma,  Missoula,  Mont.  E.  K.  Tay- 
lor, manager,  is  one  of  the  veteran 
showmen  of  the  northwest. 

Bill  Steege,  Fox  district  manager 
who  has  been  confined  at  the  Colum- 
bus Hospital,  Great  Falls,  Mont.,  out 
and  back  on  his  territory  again. 


"Brides,"  "Folies" 
Big  Cleveland  Hit 

Cleveland,  April  12. — The  "Folies 
Comique  de  Paris"  stage  show  at  the 
RKO  Palace  with  "Brides  Are  Like 
That"  on  the  screen,  pulled  Holy 
Week  business  out  of  the  usual  slump 
to  a  total  take  of  $8,000  above  aver- 
age. The  gross  for  the  week  was 
$25,500,  as  against  a  $15,000  par. 

"Road  Gang,"  heavily  exploited, 
topped  the  Warner  Hippodrome  usual 
$8,000  take  by  $875. 

"The  Preview  Murder  Mystery" 
broke  even  with  $4,000  at  Loew's 
Stillman. 

"The  Milky  Way"  was  $2,000  from 
the  usual  $12,000  take  at  Loew's  State. 
"Silly  Billies"  and  "We're  Only 
Human"  split  the  week  at  the  Allen 
with  a  $2,500  gross.  Average  is  $3,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $50,- 
750.    Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  10 : 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

ALLEN  —  (3,300),     30c-35c-42c,     4  days. 
Gross:  $1,500.  (Average,  for  a  week,  $3,000) 
"WE'RE  ONLY  HUMAN"  (Radio) 
ALLEN  —  (3,300),    30c-35c-43c,     3  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.  (Average,  for  a  week,  $3,000) 
"THE  MILKY  WAY"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S   STATE— (3,400),   30c-35c-42c,  7 
days.    Gross:   $10,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  25c-35c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 

RKO    PALACE  — (3,100),    30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.     Stage:    Folies    Comique    de  Paris. 
Gross:  $25,500.    (Average,  $15,000) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (W.B.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME  —  (3.800) . 
30c-35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,750.  (Aver- 
age, $8,000) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Lent,  Flood  Damage,  Cold 
Depress  Key  City  Grosses 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  avai 
Week  Ending 
April  2-3 

No.  Theatres  Gross 

Boston    7  $90,500 

Buffalo    6  42,900 

Chicago   8  109,200 

Cincinnati    9  49,500 

Cleveland    5  47,500 

Denver    7  32,800 

Detroit    6  64,900 

Houston    4  27,700 

Indianapolis    5  26,150 

Kansas  City    5  39,800 

Lincoln    5  10,800 

Los  Angeles    10  74,300 

Louisville    7  21,900 

Milwaukee    4  27,500 

Minneapolis    5  25,000 

Montreal    5  39,000 

New  Haven    4  18,900 

New  York    9  199,900 

Oklahoma  City    4  12,075 

Omaha    3  17,400 

Philadelphia    9  74,400 

^Pittsburgh    3  11,000 

Portland    6  31,700 

Providence    5  37,200 

San  Francisco    8  72,700 

St.  Louis    6  49,650 

St.  Paul    5  16,500 

Seattle    7  31,200 

Washington    7  71,800 


lable  periods : 

Week  Ending 
March  26-27 
No.  Theatres  Gross 


7 
6 
8 
9 
5 
7 
6 
4 
5 
5 
5 

10 
7 
4 
5 

5 
4 
9 
4 

3 
9 

6 
5 
9 
6 
5 
7 
7 


$109,000 
49,700 

115,700 
52,000 
48,250 
40,500 
74,200 
29,700 
36,000 
35,500 
14,500 
96,550 
22,300 
27,700 
28,500 
39,500 
21,800 

222,900 
17,100 
20,900 
79,900 


32,700 
36,400 
88,200 
51,750 
17,500 
31,450 
81,600 


$1,521,800 


174         $1,373,875  172 
*Theatres  closed  for  week  ending  March  26  because  of  floods. 

Key  city  grosses  from  September  to  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  April : 


Sept.  26-27  . . . 

Oct.  3-4   

Oct.  10-11 
Oct.  17-18 
Oct.  24-25  ... 
Oct.  31-Nov.  1 

Nov.  7-8   

14-15  .. 
21-22  ... 
28-29  ... 

5-6   

12-13  ... 
19-20  ... 


Nov. 
Nov. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 


Dec.  26-27  . 
Jan.  2-3  . 
9-10  . 
16-17 
23-24 
30-31 
6-7  . 
13-14 
20-21 
27-28 
5-6  . 


Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Apr. 


12-13 
19-20 
26-27 
2-3  .. 


No.  Theatres 

Gross 

164 

$1,655,050 

178 

1,572,310 

178 

1,452,499 

178 

1,563,750 

180 

1,534,575 

186 

1,544,724 

185 

1,545,710 

183 

1,722,305 

181 

1,578,550 

181 

1,593,860 

183 

1,766,910 

180 

1,434,785 

171 

1,321,385 

175 

1,228,199 

179 

1,918,729 

179 

1,901,455 

176 

1,722,400 

173 

1,539,065 

177 

1,515,300 

168 

1,591,350 

174 

1,680,180 

175 

1,558,185 

178 

1,777,650 

179 

1,689,550 

181 

1,761,547 

174 

1,502,583 

172 

1,521,800 

174 

1,373,875 

(Copyright,  1936,  Qttigley  Publications,  Inc.) 


12 

"Colleen"  at 
$6,250  Beats 
Seattle  Lull 


Seattle,  April  12.  —  "Colleen," 
heading  a  dual  bill  with  "Voice  of 
Bugle  Ann"  at  the  Orpheum,  was  the 
only  attraction  in  town  to  overcome 
the  effects  of  the  pre-Easter  slump. 
The  $6,250  take  was  over  normal  by 
$2,250  and  the  bill  was  moved  to  the 
Music  Box  for  an  extended  run. 

"Sutter's  Gold"  was  $900  under  the 
line  at  $6,100  in  the  Fifth  Avenue. 
"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine," 
in  its  second  week  of  an  extended  run 
from  the  Fifth  Avenue  at  the  Blue 
Mouse,  took  $3,300,  down  by  $700. 
"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur"  held 
up  to  $3,100  at  the  Music  Box  in  its 
third  week  of  an  extended  run. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,450. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  10: 

"TRAIL   OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Ave- 
nue.   Gross:  $3,300.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,100.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 
"RING  AROUND  THE  MOON" 
(Chesterfield) 

LIBERTY—  (1,800),  10c-15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,750.      (Average,  $4,000) 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.  N.) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
3rd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Ave- 
nue.    Gross:  $3,100.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.  B.) 

"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (2,450),  25c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,250.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"THE   WALKING   DEAD"    (W.  B.) 
"TIMOTHY'S  QUEST"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT--(3,050),  20c-25c-30c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,600.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (20th-Fox) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville headed  by  Masters  &  Grayce.  Gross: 
$3,350.     (Average,  $3,500) 


Try  New  Hub  Booking 

Boston,  April  12. — A  booking  ar- 
rangement new  to  the  Hub,  within  re- 
cent years  at  least,  was  in  effect  at  the 
Loew's  State  and  Loew's  Orpheum 
during  Holy  Week.  These  day-and- 
date  first  run  situations  split  their  sec- 
ond feature.  Both  houses  played  "Bo- 
hemian Girl,"  but  the  State  showed 
"You  May  Be  Next"  for  its  second 
attraction,  while  the  Orpheum  spotted 
"Lady  of  Secrets."  Inasmuch  as  the 
houses  draw  to  different  tastes,  there 
is  a  possibility  that  this  unique  prac- 
tice may  be  retained. 


Warners  Contest  Title 

Hollywood,  April  12.  —  Maurice 
Conn  of  Ambassador-Conn  Pictures 
will  use  the  title,  "G-Men  of  the 
North"  for  his  current  Kermit  May- 
nard  picture,  despite  a  claim  by  War- 
ners that  they  hold  the  rights  to  the 
title  "G-Men."  Conn  claims  that  his 
title  does  not  conflict  with  the  Warner 
rights. 


Raise  Bridgeport  Scale 

Bridgeport,  April  12.  —  Admission 
prices  at  the  Parkway  have  been  ad- 
vanced from  15  to  20  cents.  John 
Schwartz  has  renewed  his  lease  on  the 
house  for  another  three  years. 


Vidor  on  Location 

Hollywood,  April  12. — King  Vidor, 
who  will  direct  "Texas  Ranger"  for 
Paramount,  will  leave  Monday  with  a 
company  of  200  on  a  six  weeks'  loca- 
tion jaunt  in  New  Mexico  and  Texas. 
Gary  Cooper  and  Jack  Oakie  head  the 
cast. 


Graphic  Circuit  Is  Sued 

Bangor,  Me.,  April  12. — The 
Graphic  Circuit  has  been  sued  by  Bank 
Night  on  infringement  charges  in  the 
U.  S.  District  Court  here. 


Litvak  on  "Phantom" 

Hollywood,  April  12.  —  Universal 
has  signed  Anatol  Litvak,  under  con- 
tract to  Walter  Wanger,  to  direct 
"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 

W.  P.  Lipscomb  is  working  on  the 
screenplay  and  Universal  is  attempt- 
ing to  get  Charles  Boyer  for  the  lead. 


Critic  Turns  Publicist 

Boston,  April  12.  —  Joyce  Dana, 
who  formerly  covered  films  here  for 
the  Boston  American,  is  now  direct- 
ing publicity  at  Levagii's. 


Monday,  April  13,  1936 


"Secretary" 
Chicago  Hit; 
Gets  $40,800 


Chicago,  April  12. — In  a  week  of 
unsettled  weather  added  to  the  usual 
Holy  Week  dullness  "Wife  vs.  Secre- 
tary" was  away  out  front  with  a  take 
of  $40,800  at  the  Chicago.  This  was 
$8,800  to  the  good.  Xavier  Cugat  and 
his  band  were  on  the  stage. 

"The  Murder  of  Dr.  Harrigan"  and 
Andrew  Lasky's  revue  at  the  Oriental 
were  good  for  §16,200,  up  by  $1,200. 
"The  Prisoner  of  Shark  Island"  at  the 
Apollo  was  strong  at  $5,300.  "Rose 
Marie"  took  $11,500  in  its  second 
week  at  the  Roosevelt.  The  Palace, 
on  a  straight  picture  policy  with 
"Love  Before  Breakfast"  as  the  film 
fare,  nose  dived  to  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $107,- 
700.    Average  is  $113,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  7: 
"ROSE  MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT  —  (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $11,500.  (Average, 
$11,000) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

PALACE — (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),    35c-50c-68c,    7  days. 
Stage:    Xavier  Cugat   and   Band.  Gross: 
$40,800.     (Average.  $32,000) 
"MURDER  OF  DR.  HARRIGAN"  (W.B.) 

ORIENTAL— (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Andre  Lasky's  Revue.  Gross: 
$16,200.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"THE  GARDEN   MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

GARRICK— (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,900.     (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  April  10: 
"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,400),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,300.     (Average,  $4,500) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

UXITED  ARTISTS— (1.700).  30c-40c-60c. 
7  days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Aver- 
age, $17,000) 

"THE  INVISIBLE  RAY"  (Univ.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2.776).  20c-30c-35c,  7 
davs.  Stage:  Dixie  Revue  and  vaudeville. 
Gross:   $12,000.     (Average,  $13,000) 


Wall  Street 


Board  Off  in  Week-End  Trading 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

3m 

38% 

38% 

—  % 

46 

46 

46 

—1 

Consolidated  Film 

•  5% 

5% 

5% 

Eastman  Kodak.. 

.167 

166% 

166% 

—1 

.  46% 

46J4 

4654 

-  % 

■  m 

s% 

697/8 

8% 
69% 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

69% 

-  % 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

.  97/8 

9% 

9% 

-  % 

Pathe  Film  

11 

11 

11 

-  % 

RKO   

7 

6% 

7 

+  % 

20th  Century-Fox.  27% 

26% 

27% 

+  % 

20th  Century,  pfd 

.  34 

34 

34 

-  % 

Warner  Bros  

10% 

11% 

Technicolor  Drops  on  Curb 

Net 

High   Low   Close  Change 

Sontone    3         2%      3        +  % 

Technicolor    30%     29%     29%  —1% 

Trans  Lux   4         3%  4   

Little  Bond  Activity 

Net 

High    Low   Close  Change 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40          26%     26%  26%   

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  26%     26%    26%     +  % 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55          88%     87       87%     +  % 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   95%     95       95%     +  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  11.) 


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DID  YOU 
LAY  AN 
EASTER 
EGG? 


HOLY  WEEK  WAS  TOUGH  AT  THE  BOX-OFFICE 
SAYS  VARIETY— EXCEPT  FOR  M-G-M  SHOWMEN! 

(verbatim  excerpts  from  Variety,  April  8th) 

BALTIMORE  .  .  ."Holy  Week  blues.  Century  alone  is  getting  attention  with  PETTICOAT  FEVER 
(M-G-M)." 

PROVIDENCE  .  .  ."Tough  Holy  Week.  Loew's  looks  like  the  leader  again  with  BOHEMIAN  GIRL 
(M-G-M)." 

NEW  ARK.. ."Bad  week  with  nobody  doing  anything  except  the  Branford  with  EL  DORADO  (M-G-M)." 

NEW  HAVEN  .  .  ."Annual  Holy  Week  fadeout  except  ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO  (M-G-M)." 

NEW  YORK  .  .  ."The  Holy  Week  Handicap.  UNGUARDED  HOUR  (M-G-M)  looks  short  of  , 

but  a  profit." 

CHICAGO  . .  ."A  general  vacation  until  Easter.  WIFE  VERSUS  SECRETARY  (M-G-M)  only  biz-getter 

in  Chi  this  week.  Packing  'em  in." 

LOS  ANGELES  .  .  ."It's  that  time  before  Easter.  PETTICOAT  FEVER  (M-G-M)  top  bracket  names  are 

helping  this  to  fairly  good  business." 

KANSAS  CITY. .  ."With  exception  of  BOHEMIAN  GIRL  (M-G-M)  at  the  Midland  town  is  suffering 

pre-Easter  blues." 

CINCINNATI  .  .  ."Lenten  black-out.  Albee  giving  off  brightest  beam  with  UNGUARDED  HOUR 
(M-G-M)." 

PHILADELPHIA  .  .  "Philly  way  off.  WIFE  VS.  SEC.  (M-G-M)  2nd  run  b.o.  wallop." 

SAN  FRANCISCO  .  .  ."Warfield  PETTICOAT  FEVER  (M-G-M)  good  trade  matinee  and  night." 

DENVER  .  .  ."PETTICOAT  FEVER  (M-G-M)  burns  up  Denver.  Town's  top  grosser." 

WASHINGTON  . .  ."Holy  Week  no  bugaboo  for  good  attractions.  Fox  which  booked  ROBIN 
HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO  (M-G-M)  up  into  the  smart  dough." 

MORAL:  LIONS  DON'T  LAY  EGGS! 


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VOL.  39.  NO.  88 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  14,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


U.  S.  Seeking 
Quick  Action 
In  Trust  Case 


Admits  St.  Louis  Appeal 
Blocks  N.  Y.  Hearing 


St.  Louis,  April  13. — In  an  effort 
to  get  a  quick  ruling  on  the  major  dis- 
tributors' attempt  to  take  the  civil 
angles  of  the  local  anti-trust  case  to 
ttie  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  the  Dep't. 
of  Justice  has  appealed  to  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Judge  Charles  B.  Davis  at  Cape 
Girardeau,  Mo.,  to  cut  10  days  from 
the  time  allowed  for  filing  papers  so 
that  the  deadline  will  be  April  26  in- 
stead of  May  4. 

In  seeking  the  change  U.  S.  District 
Attorney  Harry  C.  Blanton  admits  for 
the  first  time  that  the  appeal  acts  as 
a  stay  on  the  New  York  hearing  of 
the  case  now  pending  and  urges  speed 
on  the  court  so  that  the  appeal  can 
reach  the  highest  tribunal  during  the 
present  term. 

Blanton  contends  the  move  to  take 
the  case  to  the  Supreme  Court  is  an 
effort  to  delay  the  New  York  hear- 
ing; that,  in  the  meantime,  the  failure 
to  supply  first  run  product  to  F.  &  M. 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Grossman  and  Fulton 
Plan  Illinois  Chain 

Joliet,  111.,  April  13. — Eddie  Gross- 
man, former  exchange  manager  for 
United  Artists  and  Warners  in  Chi- 
cago and  Carl  Fulton,  president  of  E. 
E.  Fulton  Co.,  theatre  equipment  firm, 
plan  a  new  circuit.  The  first  will  be 
opened  here  about  July  1.  Seating 
'800,  it  will  cost  approximately  $60,- 
000  and  will  be  named  the  Mode. 

The  second  house  in  the  group  will 
be  started  shortly  in  Aurora,  111.,  to 
be  followed  by  another  in  Galesburg. 


They  Object 

Friends  of  Joseph  H.  Mos- 
kowitz  plotted  a  welcome 
home  luncheon  for  him  yes- 
terday at  "21,"  the  reason  be- 
ing his  scheduled  departure 
for  Hollywood.  A  last  minute 
change  in  plans,  however, 
prevented  guest  -  of  -  honor 
Moskowitz  from  getting  away 
for  the  affair. 

Jack  and  Charlie  are  re- 
ported to  have  sent  him  a 
wire  of  protest  and  disap- 
pointment. 


Lawyers  Saved  Paramount, 
They  Say;  Rest— Oh,  Well! 


By  SHERWIN  A.  KANE 

Paramount  officials  and  the  rank 
and  file  in  the  company's  studios,  the- 
atres, exchanges  and  home  office  who 
may  have  thought  their  work  during 
the  year  and  a  half  of  the  company's 
bankruptcy,  which  ended  last  June, 
had  something  to  do  with  Paramount's 
profitable  operations  which  made  a 
reorganization  possible,  probably  would 
have  been  surprised  to  learn  yester- 
day, as  did  judges  of  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  here,  that  their 
efforts  contributed  nothing  worth  men- 
tioning insofar  as  the  results  attained 
are  concerned.  It  was  the  bankruptcy 
trustees,  the  lawyers,  and  the  securi- 
ties' protective  committees,  not  the 
Paramount  management  or  personnel, 
nor  even  constantly  improving  busi- 
ness conditions,  that  rescued  Para- 
mount and  restored  it  to  a  speaking 
acquaintance  with  bankers. 

That  much  could  be  adduced  from 
testimony  given  to  the  three  circuit 
court  judges  yesterday  by  Arthur 
Ballantine  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  & 
Ballantine,  counsel  to  the  Paramount 


Service 

The.  crush  at  the  Astor 
where  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
is  now  rounding  its  first 
week  is  so  great  and  so  many 
toes  are  being  stepped  upon, 
M-G-M  is  pondering  a  free 
chiropodist  service  to  take 
care  of  acquired  corns,  de- 
clared Si  Seadler  yesterday. 
Seadler  is  an  advertising  man 
with  a  publicity  conscious- 
ness. 

He  also  declared  the  corn 
cure  will  be  offered  gratis  to 
competitors  along  Broadway 
and  even  into  6th  Ave.,  mean- 
ing the  Music  Hall. 


trustees,  and  Alfred  Cook  of  Cook, 
Nathan  &  Lehman,  counsel  to  the 
Paramount  stockholders'  committee. 
The  two,  with  others  not  yet  heard 
by  the  court,  are  appealing  from  Fed- 

{Continued  on  pane  10) 


Warners  Set 
50  of  Next 
Year's  List 


Chicago,  April  13. — Warners  al- 
ready have  definitely  set  50  features 
for  next  season.  The  company  will 
probably  release  60,  the  same  num- 
ber as  for  the  current  season,  includ- 
ing the  product  of  Cosmopolitan, 
Gradwell  L.  Sears,  in  charge  of  west- 
ern and  southern  sales,  said  here  to- 
day. Sears,  with  Major  Albert  War- 
ner, vice-president  in  charge  of  dis- 
tribution, and  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  in 
charge  of  publicity  and  advertising, 
passed  through  here  en  route  to  New 
York  from  the  coast. 

Warners  plan  to  make  more  big 
pictures  than  this  season,  Sears  said. 
The  success  of  "A  Midsummer  Night's 

{Continued  on  page  11) 


Mondo  to  Offer  26 
In  Italian  in  Year 

Nuovo  Mondo  Motion  Pictures,  Inc., 
company  recently  formed  for  the  im- 
portation of  Italian  pictures,  will  offer 
26  films  this  year  from  several  of 
the  more  important  Italian  producers, 
Joe  Brandt,  head  of  the  company,  said 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Music  Charge 
Cut  Demanded 
By  Kuykendall 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  13.  —  Relief 
from  the  music  tax  under  which,  it 
was  charged,  "the  American  Society 
of  Authors,  Composers  and  Publishers 
could  take  every  theatre  in  America 
away  from  its  present  owner,"  was 
asked  of  the  House  Patents  Commit- 
tee today  by  Ed  L.  Kuykendall,  presi- 
dent of  the  M.P.T.O.A.,  as  repre- 
sentatives of  the  film  industry  began 
their  fight  on  copyright. 

Present  plans  of  the  committee  call 
for  the  hearing  of  the  distributors 
tomorrow  and  the  closing  of  the  hear- 
ings on  Wednesday,  but  the  taking 
of  testimony  may  be  prolonged  if 
{Continued  on  page  6) 


All  Exhibitor 
Groups  May  Go 
Into  Confabs 


Getting    Started  First 
Move,  Says  MPTOA 


Representatives  of  all  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations may  be  asked  to  partici- 
pate in  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.-sponsored 
conferences  with  distributors  on  trade 
practice  abuses  and  problems  once  the 
actual  negotiations  are  gotten  under 
way,  it  was  stated  in  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  monthly  bulletin  distributed  to 
members  yesterday.  The  conferences 
are  scheduled  to  get  under  way 
Thursday  at  the  Cinema  Club. 

Explaining  its  stand  on  the  inclusion 
of  representatives  of  exhibitor  organi- 
zations other  than  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
at  the  conferences,  the  bulletin  states 
that  the  organization  believes  that  the 
need  of  such  a  meeting  is  so  urgent 
that  the  important  thing  is  to  get  it 
started  and,  once  under  way,  the  con- 
ference itself  can  invite  whatever  ad- 
ditional exhibitor  representation  it  be- 
lieves is  necessary. 

_  "M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  has  taken  the  ini- 
tiative in  this  matter,"  the  bulletin  de- 
clares, "not  to  exclude  any  other  ex- 
hibitor organizations  which  may  feel 
they  are  directly  concerned  with  the 
ultimate  results,  but  because  we  feel 
it  is  urgent,  important  to  the  whole 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Felix  Feist  Gravely 
III;  Family  at  Side 

Felix  F.  Feist,  general  sales  mana- 
ger of  M-G-M,  is  gravely  ill  at  Mt. 
Sinai  Hospital.  His  immediate  family 
is  standing  by  day  and  night. 

"Very  low,  but  condition  un- 
changed" was  the  hospital  bulletin 
early  this  morning. 


Schulberg  Talking 
Deal  to  Join  Radio 

Hollywood,  April  13— Sam  Bris- 
kin,  general  manager  of  the  Radio 
studio,  and  B.  P.  Schulberg  have  been 
discussing  a  deal  whereby  the  latter, 
who  completes  his  Columbia  contract 
May  15,  will  join  Radio  as  an  inde- 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


It  Looks  Big 

".  .  .  .  certain  to  thrill  .... 
class-mass  popularity  .... 
love  drama  hitting  right  at 
the  heart  ....  probably  the 
most  important  Universal 
production  in  years  .... 
convincing  performances  .  . 
leave  nothing  to  be  desired. 
Similarly,  the  music  is  a 
treat.  ...  A  show  that  will 
grip  the  imagination  and  sate 
the  appetites  of  any  kind  of 
audience.  .  .  ." 

Highlights  of  a  Hollywood 
preview  of  "Showboat."  Pub- 
lished in  full  on  page  10  today. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

4  Purely    Personal  ► 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  April  14,  1936  No.  88 

Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
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Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

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Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
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Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building.  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
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Fox  Carries  Appeal 
Up  to  Supreme  Court 

Washington,  April  13. — William 
Fox  has  taken  an  appeal  to  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  from  the  $235,082  con- 
tempt of  court  fine  imposed  in  New 
York  by  U.  S.  District  Judge  Wil- 
liam Bondy  on  Feb.  20.  The  fine  was 
imposed  because  of  Fox's  failure  to 
appear  for  examination  in  a  suit  by 
the  Capitol  Co.  of  San  Francisco  to 
recover  on  a  Fox  guarantee  in  con- 
nection with  the  Fox  Theatre  there. 

Fox  contended  the  order  to  appear 
was  served  in  a  railroad  station  in 
Pennsylvania  outside  the  court's  juris- 
diction. 


Sunday  Films  Approved 

Little  Rock,  Ark.,  April  13. — In 
the  recent  general  city  elections  two 
cities,  Monticello  and  Clarksville, 
voted  for  Sunday  films.  In  Monticello, 
where  the  vote  was  147  to  85,  the 
proposal  had  been  defeated  previously 
by  22  votes. 


Talk  La.  Sales  Tax 

New  Orleans,  April  13. — Talk  of 
a  move  for  a  general  sales  tax  law  at 
the  coming  session  of  the  Legislature 
is  heard  here. 


NEIL  F.  AGNEW  and  Charlie 
Casanave  finally  arranged  a  long- 
pending  golf  date  Saturday  at  Winged 
Foot.  It  developed  into  quite  a  party 
with  Casanave  as  host,  and  his 
guests  including  Sam  and  George 
Dembow — those  two  boys — Spyros 
and  George  Skouras,  Major  Les- 
lie E.  Thompson,  Ned  E.  Dep- 
inet,  and  Clayton  Bond.  Spyros 
brought  along  Buddy,  aged  12, 
and  Plato,  age  six.  Plato's  pray- 
ers aided  Spyros  to  sink  a  15-foot 
putt  on  one  green.  Casanave 
sought  the  same  assistance  later, 
whereupon  Plato  replied,  brusquely : 
"No." 

• 

Cyril  von  Baumann  who  was 
scheduled  to  sail  with  Andre  Roose- 
velt to  South  America,  canceled  his 
reservation.  However,  he  will  fly  to 
Ecuador  and  will  meet  Roosevelt 
there. 

• 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  foreign  sales  for  U.  A., 
is  due  in  town  Thursday.  He  has  been 
visiting  exchanges  in  Panama,  Mexico 
and  Cuba  for  the  past  month. 
• 

Tom  Costain  and  Frank  Under- 
wood of  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
left  for  the  coast  yesterday  and 
without  Joe  Moskowitz  who  goes 
later  this  week. 

• 

Bette  Davis,  who  leaves  for  the 
coast  today,  was  guest  of  honor  yes- 
terday at  a  cocktail  party  thrown  on 
her  behalf  by  Warners  at  the  Ritz- 
Carlton. 

• 

Harry  M.  Goetz  shoves  off  for  the 
coast  tomorrow.  He  will  be  there 
from  eight  to  10  weeks. 

• 

George  White — he  used  to  make 
musicals  for  Fox — on  his  way  to  Lon- 
don. It  was  the  Paris. 

• 

Joe  Reddy,  Harold  Lloyd's  press 
agent  for  all  these  years,  is  in  town 
with  the  comedian. 

• 

Howard  Lindsay  back  from  Holly- 
wood where  a  new  Astaire  film  kept 
him  busy. 

• 

Fifi  Dorsay  is  being  discussed  for 
a  part  in  "Unfaithfully  Yours,"  stage 
play. 

• 

Sol  Lesser  is  heading  east  from 
Hollywood.   Due  in  next  week. 
• 

Bob  Ritchie  and  Cliff  Whitely, 
partners  now,  off  to  Hollywood. 

Mrs.  Marie  Belloc-Lowndes  will 
arrive  on  the  Aquitania  today. 
• 

William  A.  Brady  returns  from 
Hollywood  later  this  month. 

• 

Jack  Connolly  is  due  back  from 
Europe  in  two  weeks. 

Hal  Horne  is  slated  to  arrive  from 
Hollywood  Thursday. 

Mike  Marco  is  due  in  from  St. 
Louis  today. 

• 

M.  B.  Shanberg  is  at  the  Savoy 
Plaza. 


MITCHELL  LEICHTER  is  in 
from  the  coast  for  a  10-day 
stay  and  is  at  the  Astor.  He  reports 
territorial  product  deals  set  every- 
where except  in  Atlanta  and  Phila- 
delphia and  he's  working  on  those. 
• 

Ned  Mann,  special  effects  director 
for  Alexander  Korda  on  "Things  to 
Come,"  reached  town  yesterday  after 
a  three  weeks  stay  on  the  coast.  He 
will  sail  today  on  the  Europa. 
• 

Eddie  Grainger  postcards  from 
Miami  Beach :  "Am  having  a  rest  to 
get  in  condition  for  those  hard-boiled 
distributors."  He  starts  north  tomor- 
row. 

• 

Anna  Held,  Jr.,  only  daughter  of 
the  Ziegfeld  star,  was  a  guest  at  the 
performance  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
at  the  Astor  the  other  evening. 
• 

Gene    Autry,    Republic  western 
star,  is  on  a  three-week  personal  ap- 
pearance tour  in  Texas  and  Oklahoma. 
• 

James  R.  Grainger  back  from  the 
Universal  studio  and  in  the  rush  of 
things  at  the  home  office  yesterday. 
• 

Dave  Schooler,  former  master  of 
ceremonies  at  the  Roxy,  returns  there 
Friday  for  a  week's  engagement. 
• 

Major  Albert  Warner,  S.  Charles 
Einfeld  and   Gradwell  Sears  are 
due  on  the  Century  this  morning. 
• 

Samuel  Goldwyn,  John  Hay 
Whitney  and  Edmund  Gwenx  ar- 
rive today  on  the  Aquitania. 

• 

Joe  Unger  back  from  Florida,  re- 
porting the  weather  very  pediculous 
while  there. 

• 

Theodore  C.  Streibert,  a  vice- 
president  of  Pathe,  is  the  father  of  a 
daughter. 


Para.  Signs  4  Circuits 

Los  Angeles,  April  13. — Following 
executive  conferences  at  Paramount 
today,  the  company  stated  that  deals 
for  the  entire  new  season's  product 
had  been  closed  with  Fox  West  Coast, 
McNeil  -  Maify  circuit  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Redwood  Midlands  circuit  in 
central  California  and  Consolidated 
American  circuit  of  Honolulu. 


"U"  Ad  Man  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  13. — P.  D.  Coch- 
rane and  Joe  Weil,  Universal  advertis- 
ing and  exploitation  chiefs,  arrived 
here  today  for  conferences  with 
Charles  R.  Rogers  and  other  execu- 
tives. 


Brookheim  Conferring 

Hollywood,  April  13.  —  C.  L. 
Brookheim,  Universal  distribution 
manager  in  the  Far  East  with  head- 
quarters in  Manila,  arrived  here  to- 
day for  10  days  of  studio  conferences 
after  which  he  will  leave  for  New 
York  for  foreign  policy  discussions. 


"Godfrey"  Starts  Tomorrow 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Due  to  ill- 
ness of  Carole  Lombard,  start  of  "My 
Man  Godfrey"  at  Universal  City  has 
been  delayed  until  Wednesday.  This 
William  Powell-Carole  Lombard  vehi- 
cle was  to  have  gone  into  production 
yesterday. 


Tuesday,  April  14,  1936 

Many  Southern  Spots 
Aid  Tornado  Victims 

Birmingham,  April  13. — Approxi- 
mately 150  theatres  in  the  South  ob- 
served Tornado  Relief  Day  Sunday 
and  presented  special  programs  to 
raise  funds  for  the  victims,  according 
to  M.  A.  Lightman. 

"We  expect  proceeds  to  be  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $10,000  to  $15,000," 
Lightman  said.  "We  charged  the  reg- 
ular admission,  but  presented  special 
programs  in  all  theatres.  They  were 
well  attended. 

"Shows  were  presented  in  all  of  the 
houses  where  there  are  no  Sunday 
shows,"  he  said.  "Where  shows  are 
open  on  Sunday,  there  were  special 
midnight  shows. 


Cullman  Gives  Roxy 
Intake  as  $138,778 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  as  trustee  for 
the  Roxy  Theatre  Corp.,  filed  a  state- 
ment in  Federal  Court  yesterday  of 
the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the 
corporation  from  Feb.  28,  1936,  to 
March  26,  1936.  The  report  said  that 
the  cash  receipts  amounted  to  $138,- 
778  and  the  disbursements  $152,255, 
and  that  $45,664  was  paid  to  New 
York  City  in  tax  arrears.  He  ex- 
plained that  there  are  no  arrears  on 
taxes  at  present. 

The  report  added  that  as  of  Feb.  27, 
1936,  the  date  of  the  last  report,  there 
was  cash  on  hand  in  the  bank  amount- 
ing to  $82,023,  and  as  of  March  26, 
the  sum  of  §68,546. 

Stubbins  Selling  His 
Share  in  Republic 

Los  Angeles,  April  13.  —  Howard 
W.  Stubbins,  franchise  holder  in 
Republic  Distribution  Co.  and  former 
exchange  manager  for  Monogram 
and  Republic,  is  negotiating  with 
Floyd  St.  John  for  the  latter's  pur- 
chase of  the  Stubbins  interest.  The 
deal  is  expected  to  be  closed  on 
Wednesday. 

Transfer  of  the  franchise  will 
definitely  end  Stubbins'  affiliation  with 
the  company. 


Oshrian  Files  Appeal 

An  appeal  to  the  Appellate  Division 
was  filed  yesterday  by  Attorney 
Harry  H.  Oshrian,  former  manager 
for  John  Colton,  scenario  writer  and 
author  of  "Rain"  and  "Shanghai  Ges- 
ture." The  appeal  was  taken  from  an 
order  of  Supreme  Court  Justice  Phillip 
J.  McCook  by  which  Oshrian  was 
judged  guilty  of  contempt  of  court  and 
further  judged  that  he  be  committed 
to  the  county  jail  and  be  detained 
there  until  he  paid  to  Colton  the  sum 
of  $72,557.  Colton  obtained  that  judg- 
ment as  money  due  under  managerial 
relations  with  the  lawyer. 


G.  B.  Signs  Truex 

Ernest  Truex  has  been  signed  by 
G.B.  to  appear  in  a  new  comedy  with 
Cicely  Courtneidge.  He  sails  on  the 
Lafayette  Saturday  for  London. 
Charles  Reisner  will  direct.  Gordon 
and  Revel  will  supply  the  music. 


Open  New  Camden  House 

Philadelphia,  April  .13. — The  new 
Savar,  a  de  luxe  1,800-seater,  has 
opened  here  as  a  first  run  house.  It 
is  operated  by  the  Barbalow  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  prominent  in  the  South 
Jersey  field. 


H*M'S  ONETHATLL 


Gertrude  Michael  in 
excellent  portrayal 


Lionel  Atwill  in 
a  vigorous  role 


m  MEET  AGAIN 

in te  1 1  i g e n ce"—Hoiiy  wood  Reporter 


.  .  .but  because  a  man  and  woman  deeply  in  love  find 
themselves  pitted  against   each  other  as  spies 


Herbert  Marshall 
at  his  best 


Robert  Florey's 
direction  a  joy 


This  picture  will  keep  every  sort  of  ticket-buyer  on  the  edge  o 
his  seat  and  will  garner  comfortable  box-office  profits  all  th 
way  from  deluxers  to  the  littlest  neighborhoods  "  —  Hollywood  Report* 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Music  Charge 
Cut  Demanded 
By  Kuykendall 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

favorable  action  is  taken  on  a  letter 
received  today  from  George  L.  Berry, 
head  of  the  Council  for  Industrial 
Progress,  asking  that  time  be  given 
to  all  interests  which  wish  to  appear. 

With  the  appearance  of  Kuyken- 
dall, the  committee  found  itself  con- 
fronted with  a  question  that  hereto- 
fore has  received  little  attention — that 
of  the  music  and  seating  tax.  The 
only  committeemen  present  were 
Representatives  Daley  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, acting  as  chairman,  and  Risk 
of  Rhode  Island,  neither  of  whom 
was  familiar  with  the  mechanics  of 
theatre  operation. 

Explaining  that  the  rental  of  a 
picture  is  merely  a  copyright  license 
of  public  performance,  Kuykendall 
pointed  out  that  the  exhibitor  cannot 
alter  the  film  with  respect  to  the 
music,  dialogue  or  action.  "It  is  usu- 
ally out  of  the  question  even  to  omit 
a  part  of  the  photoplay  because  of 
the  continuity,  plot  and  dramatic  ac- 
tion, without  spoiling  it  as  entertain- 
ment," he  said.  Accordingly,  he  con- 
tinued, the  exhibitor  has  no  choice 
in  the  selection  of  the  music  which 
is  issued  with  the  picture. 

Objection  of  Long  Standing 

"For  many  years  theatre  owners 
have  complained  of  the  music  tax 
arbitrarily  levied  on  all  motion  pic- 
ture theatres  by  Ascap,"  Kuykendall 
asserted.  "Since  the  introduction  of 
motion  pictures  with  sound  recorded 
on  the  film  with  the  picture  the  situ- 
ation in  this  respect  has  completely 
changed,"  he  said.  "When  we  used 
silent  films,  the  music,  if  any,  was 
provided  by  the  theatre's  own  orches- 
tra, organist  or  other  musicians.  We 
had  at  least  a  theoretical  chance  to 
use  music  not  controlled  by  the  Ascap 
combine.  In  the  years  1927  to  1929 
this  was  completely  changed ;  the 
music  is  now  recorded  with  the  dia- 
logue and  picture  and  we  have  no 
choice  in  the  matter  whatever.  An 
unexpected  technical  development  not 
only  revolutionized  our  business  but 
also,  under  the  present  copyright  laws 
which  were  written  many  years  be- 
fore talking  pictures  were  even  thought 
of,  placed  us  inescapably  in  the  grip 
of  the  Ascap  combine." 

Kuykendall  pictured  for  the  com- 
mittee the  methods  of  the  producers 
in  securing  musical  material  for  pic- 
tures, explaining  that  they  secure 
rights  for  productions.  "Then  enters 
the  combine  of  composers  and  music 
publishers  into  the  picture,"  he  con- 
tinued. "It  seems  that  the  producer 
who  acquired  the  tune  only  got  the 
right  to  use  it  in  making  the  picture. 
He  is  protected  against  any  other 
studio  or  producer  using  the  same 
tune  in  another  picture,  but  that's  all. 
He  did  not,  could  not,  buy  the  public 
performing  rights  for  the  music,  as 
these  were  already  assigned  to  Ascap 
by  the  composer. 

"Also,  I  understand,  the  producer 
doesn't  get  even  "recording"  right, 
but  has  to  pay  a  "recording  fee"  to 
the  combine  before  he  can  even  record 
the  tune  on  a  film.  I  don't  know 
whether  this  is  true  or  not,  as  we 
are  not  producers.  We  do  have  sad- 


Shades  of  Easter 

Cincinnati,  April  13. — One 
of  the  problems  confronting 
local  downtown  managers  the 
other  day  was  the  number  of 
patrons,  both  adult  and  chil- 
dren, who  carried  baby  chick- 
ens into  theatres.  Although 
in  proper  containers,  the 
chicklets  kept  up  a  constant 
chirping — and  nothing  could 
be  done  about  it. 

One  manager  declares  that 
some  of  them  chirped, 
"Cheap,  cheap." 


died  on  us  as  exhibitors,  what  is 
known  as  the  "score  charge,"  an  extra 
charge  on  each  picture  over  and  above 
the  copyright  license  fee  or  film  rental, 
collected  by  most  distributors. 

"What  this  actually  represents, 
Heaven  only  knows ;  we  have  been 
given  all  sorts  of  stories  about  it 
by  various  distributors,  but  exhibitors 
uniformly  feel  that  it  is  an  unwar- 
ranted extra  charge  for  which  there 
is  no  real  justification.  It's  just  a 
racket  to  get  extra  money  out  of  us, 
for  which  we  get  exactly  nothing  in 
return.  Protests  by  exhibitors  against 
this  unfair  extra  charge  are  of  no 
avail ;  the  distributors  can  see  only 
the  money  they  get  out  of  it  and  won't 
give  it  up." 

Exhibitors  have  been  told  that  the 
score  charge  represents  the  recording 
license  fee  collected  by  Ascap.  Kuy- 
kendall explained  also  that  it  is  for 
the  use  of  the  patented  sound  record- 
ing apparatus  in  the  studio,  that  it 
was  to  cover  the  small  orchestra  used 
on  sets,  the  cost  of  writing  dialogue 
and  depreciation  on  new  equipment 
when  sound  came  in. 

"We  believe  that  it  covers  exactly 
nothing  that  is  not  a  part  of  the 
negative  cost  which  is  recovered  by 
the  film  rentals  collected  from  us," 
he  commented;  "that  it  is  just  a  rack- 
et to  collect  several  millions  of  dol- 
lars from  exhibitors  in  the  United 
States. 

Tax  Piled  on  Tax 

"But  now  comes  the  Ascap  music 
taxes  on  top  of  this,"  he  complained. 
"Before  the  producer  can  exhibit  his 
own  picture  in  his  own  theatre,  re- 
gardless of  how  much  he  paid  the 
composer  for  the  tune  or  how  much 
of  a  copyright  license  fee  he  pays  to 
show  the  picture,  Ascap  levies  a  music 
tax  on  the  theatre  which  he  must  pay 
or  get  soaked  a  minimum  of  $250  for 
each  and  every  time  the  recorded 
music  is  reproduced  in  the  theatre. 
And  every  other  exhibitor,  every  the- 
atre, is  subject  to  the  same  tax  levy 
by  Ascap. 

"The  complaint  of  the  exhibitor," 
Kuykendall  continued,  "is  that  the 
composer  or  publisher  has  already 
been  paid  well  for  the  tune,  and  again 
paid  for  the  right  to  record  it,  but 
that,  while  the  tune  is  an  inseparable 
part  of  the  picture,  it  still  cannot  be 
exhibited  until  the  music  tax  is  paid 
by  the  theatre.  Exhibitors  naturally 
feel  that  they  are  forcing  him  to 
pay  a  third  time  for  something  that 
he  has  already  bought  and  paid  for, 
to  wit:  a  license  to  publicly  perform 
or  reproduce  in  his  theatre  the  motion 
picture  as  recorded  by  the  studio, 
intact  and  complete." 

There  is  no  limit  to  the  amount 
that  can  be  exacted  by  Ascap,  he  told 
the  committee,  explaining  that  at- 
tempts have  been  made  to  increase 


it  by  as  much  as  1,000  per  cent  and 
that  last  year  it  was  raised  from  50 
to  100  per  cent.  It  is  an  entirely 
arbitrary  charge,  not  based  in  any 
way  on  what  it  is  worth,  he  declared, 
adding  that  "there  is  no  competitive 
market.  It  is  not  based  on  how  much 
music  is  used  in  the  theatre.  One 
tune  in  a  year,  and  you  are  subject  to 
the  same  amount  of  tax  as  though 
you  had  used  10,000  of  their  tunes. 
Ascap  is  the  only  organization  to 
impose  this  tax,  although,  as  far  as 
exhibitors  know,  music  not  controlled 
by  Ascap  may  be  played  in  theatres, 
giving  some  composer  the  legal  right 
to  recover  the  $250  minimum  damage. 
If  the  license  to  show  the  picture 
doesn't  cover  the  recorded  music,  then 
we  never  know  when  we  are  subjecting 
ourselves  to  this  penalty." 

Discusses  Seating  Tax 

Attacking  the  accuracy  of  estimates 
by  Ascap  officers  earlier  in  the  hear- 
ings in  which  they  claimed  that  only 
$800,000  a  year  is  collected  from  the 
seating  tax,  Kuvkendall  said  that  on 
the  basis  of  the  10,098,920  seats  in 
the  15,378  houses  regularly  showing 
sound  pictures  the  organization  should 
secure  at  least  $1,500,000,  unless  many 
theatres  are  not  paying  the  tax.  He 
contended  that  except  for  the  occa- 
sional musical,  copyrighted  music  is 
not  an  essential  part  of  most  talking 
pictures,  music  being  used  in  dramatic 
pictures  only  to  accompany  the  main 
title  and  occasionally  for  atmosphere, 
and  for  this  purpose  non-copyrighted, 
classical  or  semi-classical  music  is 
used.  Where  music  is  used  as  a  part 
of  stage  shows,  he  argued,  the  acts 
themselves  should  pay  the  royalty  on 
any  copyrighted  material  they  use. 

"What  we  want,"  he  said  in  con- 
clusion, "is  to  be  able  to  buy  a  license 
under  copyright  for  exhibiting  re 
corded  motion  pictures  in  our  theatres 
that  is  complete,  intact  and  all-in- 
clusive for  everything  that  is  recorded 
on  the  film  (and  cannot  be  separated 
from  it)  with  no  extra  charges,  music 
tax,  score  charge,  etc.,  tacked  on  or 
jammed  down  our  throats  after  we 
have  bought  and  paid  for  the  show. 
We  feel  that  Ascap  uses  the  present 
harsh  and  unreasonable  penalties  and 
minimum  damage  provisions  unfairly 
to  impose  a  wholly  unjustified  exac- 
tion on  every  film  theatre,  even  down 
to  the  smallest  country  town  house, 
that  costs  us  millions  of  dollars  and 
for  which  we  get  exactly  nothing  in 
return  that  we  have  not  already 
bought  and  paid  for.  I  think  that  the 
combine  has  it  in  its  power  under 
the  present  law  to  take  every  theatre 
in  America  away  from  its  present 
owner.  I  see  nothing  in  the  law  to 
stop  them.  We  cannot  escape  their 
grip  as  long  as  we  show  talking  pic- 
tures." 


Lloyd  Reaches  N.  Y. 

Harold  Lloyd  arrived  in  New  York 
from  the  coast  yesterday  on  a  hunt 
for  story  material  and,  perhaps,  to 
make  a  distribution  deal  for  his  next 
comedy.  He  expects  to  be  here  from 
two  to  three  weeks. 


Persoff  Joins  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Albert  Per- 
soff, former  head  of  the  Radio  story 
department,  has  been  named  assistant 
to  Lawrence  Weingarten  at  M-G-M. 


Seeks  Naturalization 

London,  April  13. — Elisabeth  Berg- 
ner  has  applied  for  naturalization  as 
a  British  citizen. 


Tuesday,  April  14, 

W.  S.  Hart's  Action 
Against  U.  A.  Start  a 

William  S.  Hart's  breach  of  con-j 
tract  and  conspiracy  suit  against' 
United  Artists  began  yesterday  after- 
noon in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  before 
Justice  Phillip  J.  McCook.  Hart  is. 
seeking  punitive  damages,  no  special; 
amount  being  specified.  Counsel  for, 
Hart  told  the  jury  that  he  entered 
into  a  contract  with  U.  A.  in  192:5 
whereby  he  and  his  wife,  Mary  Hart, 
were  to  produce  two  pictures. 

It  was  stated  that  Hart  and  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  selected  the  script,  "Tum- 
bleweeds,"  and  that  the  picture  wa^ 
made  a  cost  of  $302,000,  that  before 
the  picture  was  issued,  the  defendant 
had  contracts  out  for  its  showing  at 
a  low  rate  compared  to  other  United 
Artists  starring  pictures  and  that 
United  Artists  gave  its  first  showing  a 
week  before  Christmas  of  1925  against 
his  request.  The  plaintiff  charged 
that  "Tumbleweeds"  was  shown  in 
few  theatres  and  that  it  was  given 
poor  bookings,  so  that  it  made  only 
$270,000,  at  a  loss  to  the  producing 
company  of  $30,000. 

Counsel  for  United  Artists  indicated 
that  the  defendant  endeavored  to  give 
as  favorable  bookings  and  exploita- 
tion as  possible  to  the  picture,  but 
that  it  failed  for  three  reasons :  First, 
Westerns  were  dead ;  second,  Hart 
was  passe ;  third,  that  he  was  the 
lover  in  the  picture  and  this  role  did 
not  appeal  to  the  fans,  so  that  instead 
of  a  hoped  for  gross  of  $800,000  the 
total  intake  was  about  $450,000.  The 
idea  of  a  second  picture  was  then 
abandoned.  Hart  took  the  stand  dur- 
ing the  last  hour  of  the  court  session 
and  described  various  conversations 
with  the  defendant  and  told  of  the 
making  of  the  agreement.  He  will 
resume  as  witness  this  morning. 

Daylight  Time  Gets 
Endorsement  in  N.  0. 

New  Orleans,  April  13. — The 
Ass'n.  of  Commerce  has  officially  en- 
dorsed daylight  saving  time.  In  the 
meantime  organized  labor,  members  of 
civic  organizations  and  business  men 
are  protesting  the  move. 

New  Orleans  had  daylight  time  dur- 
ing the  World  War,  and  didn't 
like  it. 


Bowling  Warbles  Again 

Chicago,  April  13. — Eddie  Dowling 
of  Broadway  and  Hollywood  who  is 
here  doing  weekly  NBC  broadcasts 
for  Elgin  National  Watch  Co.  recently 
instituted  a  hunt  for  an  Irish  tenor 
for  the  Elgin  program.  After  a  long 
series  of  auditions  he  abandoned  the 
search  last  week  and  took  the  assign- 
ment himself.  So,  after  a  considerable 
lapse  of  time,  the  Eddie  Dowling  voice 
is  back  before  the  public.  Dowling's 
reappearance  in  song  brought  strong 
audience  approval. 

"Desire"  Cracks  Records 

"Desire"  which  opened  at  the  Para- 
mount Saturday  morning  is  reported 
to  have  broken  all  previous  three-day 
opening  records.  The  attendance  over 
the  Easter  week-end  was  over  50,000. 


Is  Named  Story  Head 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Elizabeth 
Beecher,  fiction  writer  and  former 
newspaper  woman,  has  been  signed  by 
Sol  Lesser  to  head  the  story  depart- 
ment of  Principal  Prod. 


Walter  Winchell  goes 
overboard  in  his  N.  Y. 
Daily  Mirror  column  ! 


THAT  THE  LIVEST,  MOST  VERSATILE 
SHOW  ON  ANYBODY'S  SCREEN  IS... 


UNIVERSAL  NEWSREEL! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  14,  19; 


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Wife"  Only 
Grosser  for 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  April  13. — Holy 
Week  put  the  skids  under  grosses 
with  the  result  that  "Wife  vs.  Secre- 
tary" was  the  only  attraction  in  town 
to  get  over  normal.  It  was  a  second 
run  at  that.  The  take  at  the  Arcadia 
was  $3,200. 

"Boulder  Dam,"  helped  by  a  stage 
show  headed  by  Ina  Ray  Hutton, 
managed  to  make  the  grade,  $14,000, 
at  the  Earle. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $63,500. 
Average  is  $78,630. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  9 : 

"AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN"  (U.  A.) 

ALDINE  —  (1,200),  40c-55c-65c,  5  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $3,300.  (Average,  8 
days,  $8,160) 

"WIFE  vs.   SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),    25c-40c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $2,800) 
"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
BOYD— (2,400),   40c-55c,   7   days.  Gross: 
$10,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.  B.) 
EARLE— (2,000),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Ina  Ray  Hutton  and  Melodears; 
Jack  Pepper,  Helen  Honan,  Burk  Sisters. 
Gross:  $14,000.  (Average,  $14,000) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Little  Jack  Little  and  band;  Del  Mar 
Twins;  Carl  Simpson.  Gross:  $13,500. 
(Average,  $14,000) 

"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
KARLTON— (1,000),  25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(U.  A.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S  — (2,000),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

STANLEY  —  (3,700),  40c-55c,  6V2  days. 
(Closed  5  P.  M.  Friday  to  allow  nite  open- 
ing "Singing  Kid").  Gross:  $9,000.  (Aver- 
age, 7  days,  $14,000) 

"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days, 
3rd  week.   Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Pensacola  Votes  to 
Impose  a  Ticket  Tax 

Pensacola,  Fla.,  April  13. — De- 
spite opposition,  the  City  Council  has 
adopted  an  ordinance  levying  a  ticket 
tax  on  films,  circuses,  shows  and  en- 
tertainments. The  vote  was  6  to  4. 
The  ordinance  includes  shows  given 
for  charities  and  becomes  effective  in 
30  days. 

The  tax  is  two  cents  from  11  to  25 
cents,  three  cents  from  26  to  50  cents, 
and  five  cents  over  50  cents. 

John  M.  Coe,  attorney,  representing 
employes  of  the  Saenger  and  Isis,  de- 
clared the  company  would  reduce  op- 
erations drastically.  E.  V.  Richards, 
president,  said  the  Saenger  would  op- 
erate only  two  days  a  week  instead  of 
seven,  and  the  Isis  one  day  instead  of 
three. 


Cosgrove  with  Selznick 

Hollywood,  April  13. — David  O. 
Selznick  has  signed  Jack  Cosgrove  as 
head  of  the  special  effects  department 
for  Selznick- International. 

Miami  Expects  Para  Unit 

Miami,  April  13.  —  Chamber  of 
Commerce  officials  expect  Paramount 
to  make  a  picture  here.  They  have 
been  sending  stills  of  points  of  in- 
terest to  the  studio. 


"Fauntleroy" 
$12,000  Top, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  April  13.  —  "Little 
Lord  Fauntleroy"  stepped  out  front 
with  the  best  gross  of  the  week,  get- 
ting $12,000  at  the  Minnesota,  over 
normal  by  $2,000. 

The  second  best  draw  for  the  Twin 
Cities  was  "Give  Us  This  Night" 
which  was  $1,500  up  on  a  gross  of 
$5,000  at  the  Riviera.  "The  Story  of 
Louis  Pasteur"  was  strong  at  $6,000 
on  five  days  of  a  second  week. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $28,500.  Average  is  $25,500. 
Total  first  run  business  in  St.  Paul 
was  $18,000.    Average  is  $16,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  April  8: 
"PASSING  OF  THE  THIRD  FLOOR 

BACK"  (G.  B.) 
WORLD— (400),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  10: 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(U.  A.) 

MINNESOTA  — (4,000),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $12,000.    (Average,  $10,000) 
'  STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.  N.) 

ORPHEUM  — (2(900),    25c-40c,   5  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.   (Average,  $5,500) 
"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  April  10: 

"COLLEEN"  (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 
RIVIERA— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"MURDER  ON  THE  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

ORPHEUM—  (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"FIRST  A  GIRL"  (G.  B.) 
WORLD— (400),   25c-35c,   7   days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 


"Snowed,""Gamble" 
Are  Fair  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  April  12.  —  "Snowed 
Under"  and  "Don't  Gamble  with 
Love"  were  only  fair  on  a  take  of 
$3,800,  which  was  $300  over  normal 
at  the  Brandeis,  but  at  that  they  led 
the  first  run  grosses. 

"Love  Before  Breakfast"  and 
"Tough  Guy"  at  the  Orpheum  and 
"The  Ghost  Goes  West"  and  "Don't 
Get  Personal"  at  the  Omaha  were  on 
the  minus  side  of  the  ledger. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $15,450. 
Average  is  $15,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  7: 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,800.    (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM  —  (3,000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,900.    (Average,  $7,500) 

Week  Ending  April  10: 
"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 
"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

OMAHA — (2,200) ,  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,750.    (Average,  $4,800) 


Finally  Gets  Out 

Indianapolis,  April  13.  — 
The  exhibitors'  problem  is 
getting  people  into  the  the- 
atre, but  17-year-old  Charles 
McAllister  found  the  other 
night  that  his  was  getting 
out. 

He  fell  asleep  in  the  Lin- 
coln and  didn't  wake  until 
the  house  had  been  closed. 
He  hunted  until  he  found  the 
switch  for  the  marquee  lights 
and  flashed  them  on  and  off 
until  a  nighthawk  passerby 
called  police. 


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O'Malley,"  Show 
Win  in  Providence 


Providence,  April  13. — Fay's,  with 
"O'Malley  of  the  Mounted,"  was  the 
only  first  run  to  make  the  grade  dur- 
ing the  week.  The  general  apathy  of 
the  closing  days  of  Lent  was  accentu- 
ated by  hockey  games  and  a  personal 
appearance  of  Gladys  Swarthout  at 
Pawtucket. 

Laurel  and  Hardy  pulled  only 
$8,000  at  Loew's  State,  $4,000  under 
normal.  "Love  on  a  Bet"  and  "Farmer 
in  the  Dell"  were  $3,000  short  of  the 
usual  $7,000  at  the  RKO  Albee  and 
the  Majestic  did  only  f 5,000  with  "The 
Walking  Dead"  and  "Tango."  The 
usual  average  for  the  house  is  $7,000. 

The  Strand  had  "King  of  the 
Damned"  and  "Call  of  the  Prairie" 
in  for  three  days  and  caught  $2,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,000. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  9 : 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
"FARMER   IN   THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2,300),    15c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.      (Average,  $7,000) 
"O'MALLEY   OF   THE  MOUNTED" 
(20th-Fox) 

FAY'S—  (1,600),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Miami  Club  Revue."  Gross:  $7,000.  (Av- 
erage, $7,000) 

"KING  OF  THE  DAMNED"  (G.  B.) 

"CALL  OF  THE   PRAIRIE"  (Para.) 

STRAND— (2,300),  15c-40c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average,  $6,500) 

"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"ESCAPE   FROM   DEVIL'S  ISLAND" 
(Col.) 

LOEW'S     STATE— (3.800),     15c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"TANGO"  (Invincible) 

MAJESTIC—  (2,400),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


Dwight  Taylor  to  G.  B. 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Dwight  Tay- 
lor has  been  signed  by  G.  B.  as  a 
member  of  its  writing  staff.  He  will 
leave  for  England  soon. 

G.  B.  also  has  just  purchased  Jo- 
seph Conrad's  "The  Secret  Agent" 
as  a  starring  vehicle  for  Sylvia  Sid- 
ney.   It  will  be  released  as  "Sabot- 


Projectionists  in  School 

Boston,  April  13. — A  new  high  has 
been  reached  here  in  University  ex- 
tension courses.  Some  90  prospective 
operators  were  given  instruction  in  a 
projectionists'  school  that  has  just 
closed  for  the  season  at  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology  with 
Lewis  Frey  as  teacher.  The  only 
trouble  was  that  no  booth  equipment 
was  available. 


"Petticoat" 
Denver  High 
With  $8,500 


Denver,  April  13.  —  "Petticoa 
Fever"  stepped  out  smartly  in  the  fir^ 
run  procession  last  week  and  ran  Hi 
Orpheum  gross  up  to  $8,500,  ove 
normal  by  $2,500. 

"Give  Us  This  Night"  was  also  :! 
money-maker,  getting  $6,500,  up  bi] 
$2,000,  at  the  Denham,  and  "Love  Be' 
fore  Breakfast"  did  well  on  a  take  o 
$7,500  at  the  Denver.  "Escape  fron 
Devil's  Island"  and  "Hell  Ship  Mor 
gan"  were  slightly  above  par  on  a 
take  of  $3,500  at  the  Paramount] 
"Voice  of  Bugle  Ann"  went  over  thi 
line  by  $750  on  a  gross  of  $3,500  aj 
the  Aladdin. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,500' 
Average  is  $27,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  endl 
ing  April  8: 

"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M)  I 

ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days! 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $2,750) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),  25c-40c,  7  days] 
following  a  week  at  the  Denver.  Gross  a 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"REMEMBER  LAST  NIGHT"  (Univ.) 

CENTER— (1,500),  20c-25c-35c,  7  days] 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $3,000.  (Average! 
*3,000) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 

DEXHAM— (1,500),    25c-35c-40c,    7  days 
Gross:  $6,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.), 

DENVER— (2,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days] 
Stage  band.  Gross:  $7,500.  (Average; 
$7,000) 

"PETTICOAT   FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c,  7  daysJ 
Gross:  $8,500.     (Average,  $6,000) 
"ESCAPE  FROM  DEVIL'S  ISLAND" 
(Col.) 

"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days 
Gross:  $3,500.      (Average,  $3,000) 


"Pasteur"  Houston 
Lead  in  Dull  Week 

Houston,  April  13. — Only  two  fea- 
tures were  able  to  overcome  Lent  and 
a  wet  week  to  reach  par,  "The  Story 
of  Louis  Pasteur"  at  the  Metropolitan 
grossing  the  $7,000  average,  and 
Frank  Buck's  "Fang  and  Claw"  doing 
a  $3,000  week-end  business  at  the 
Kirby. 

"Exclusive  Story"  at  Loew's  fell 
under  the  house  weekly  §7,000  average 
by  $1,000.  "Show  Them  No  Mercy," 
at  the  Majestic  took  a  nosedive  to  a 
take  of  only  $3,000.  This  is  $4,000 
under  par.  "Love  on  a  Bet,"  midweek 
feature  at  the  Kirby,  took  $1,300, 
short  by  $200. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,500. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  9 : 

"FANG  AND   CLAW"  (Radio) 

KIRBY— (1,450),   15c-35c,  3   days.  Gross: 
$3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"WIDOW  OF  MONTE  CARLO"  (W.  B.) 

KIRBY— (1.450).   15c-35c.   I   day.  (Bank 
Night):   Gross:  $1,200.      (Average,  $500) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,300.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"EXCLUSIVE  STORY"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     STATE— (2.750),     25c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"SHOW  THEM  NO  MERCY"  (20th-Fox) 

MAJESTIC— (2.250),     25c-50c.     7  davs. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.  N.) 

METROPOLITAN— (2.600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


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"Showboat" 

( U  niversal ) 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Here  is  musical  drama  certain  to  thrill.  Lav- 
ishly, but  tastefully,  produced ;  intelligently  directed,  its  acting  splendid, 
the  picture  impressively  combines  entertainment  and  commercial  essen- 
tials completely  assuring  class-mass  popularity. 

The  motivating  story  is  deeply  human  in  character,  continually 
keyed  to  stir  tender  and  sympathetic  emotions  as  well  as  a  love  drama 
hitting  right  at  the  heart.  Its  music,  particularly  Paul  Robeson's  sing- 
ing of  "01'  Man  River,"  was  received  by  a  preview  audience  with  thun- 
derous applause  and  actually  is  an  artistic  masterpiece.  The  melodies 
rendered  by  Allan  Jones,  Irene  Dunne  and  Helen  Morgan,  in  addition 
to  the  charm  of  the  score  and  the  choral  features,  potently  embellish  the 
appealing  plot  power. 

The  scope  of  modern  production  technique,  allowing  the  fullest  in 
effects,  faithfully  preserves  and  accentuates  the  full  qualities  of  the 
original  story  by  Edna  Ferber.  The  script  and  lyrics  by  Oscar  Ham- 
merstein,  2nd,  and  the  music  by  Jerome  Kern,  plus  the  cast  selections 
by  Carl  Laemmle,  Jr.,  the  producer,  placed  in  the  hands  of  James  Whale, 
the  director,  afford  opportunity  for  the  greatest  effort  in  his  career. 

His  handling  extracted  the  full  values  which  the  vehicle  provided. 
As  the  picture  was  shown  here,  and  accepting  a  preview  audience's 
reactions  as  a  gauge,  everyone  associated  with  the  production  will  share 
in  the  credit  of  participating  in  what  is  probably  the  most  important 
Universal  production  in  years. 

The  preliminary  sequences  portray  gaiety,  color,  glamour  and  excite- 
ment of  the  arrival  of  Charles  Winninger's  showboat.  The  dramatic 
trend  enters  as  Donald  Cook  thrashes  Arthur  Hohl  for  trifling  with  his 
wife,  Helen  Morgan.  Preluded  by  Robeson's  rendition  of  "01'  Man 
River"  to  hint  further  at  dramatic  contrast,  romance  enters  with  a  tune- 
ful meeting  of  Jones  and  Miss  Dunne. 

Forced  by  his  rigorously  moralistic  wife,  Helen  Westley,  to  dis- 
charge Miss  Morgan  and  Cook,  Winninger,  against  her  wishes,  installs 
the  lovers  as  the  show's  leads.  As  comedy,  music  and  excitement  fulfill 
their  functions,  Jones  and  Miss  Dunne  marry  and  leave  the  showboat 
after  the  birth  of  their  baby.  Living  in  poverty,  deserted  by  her  hus- 
band, and  the  child  placed  in  a  convent,  Miss  Dunne  is  found  by  Queenie 
Smith  and  Sammy  White.  Giving  her  a  chance  when  she  is  sliding, 
Miss  Morgan  recognizes  her  erstwhile  protege  and  disappears.  Miss 
Dunne,  found  later  by  Winninger,  goes  on  to  great  heights  under  his 
showmanship  guidance. 

Subsequently,  Miss  Dunne  retires  from  the  stage  to  train  her  daugh- 
ter, Sunny  O'Day,  in  her  footsteps.  On  the  night  of  the  girl's  debut, 
her  mother  recognizes  the  pathetic  doorman  as  her  husband.  As  both, 
reunited,  stand  by  to  complete  the  love  drama,  the  daughter  is  acclaimed 
a  worthy  successor  to  her  mother. 

Convincing  performances,  contributed  by  Miss  Dunne,  Jones,  Win- 
ninger, Miss  Westley,  Miss  Smith,  White,  Miss  Morgan,  Robeson 
and  the  lengthy  supporting  cast,  leave  nothing  to  be  desired.  Similarly, 
the  music  is  a  treat,  certain  to  charm  any  and  all  in  both  specialty  as  well 
as  in  choral  numbers.  It  has  a  quality  of  lasting  impression.  For  spec- 
tacle, "Showboat"  has  logically  woven  in  all  the  color  and  excitement 
of  the  showboat  era  along  the  Mississippi,  plus  the  cabaret  and  theatre 
glamour  of  the  day.  Dance  arrangements  by  Leroy  Printz  are  always 
in  the  spirit  of  the  picture's  mood. 

A  show  that  will  grip  the  imagination  and  sate  the  appetite  of  any 
kind  of  audience,  "Showboat"  is  destined  for  grand  grosses  if  showmen 
will  only  put  half  the  effort  into  the  selling  that  the  producers,  writers, 
directors  and  players  did  in  the  making. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,043.   Running  time,  115  minutes.  "G." 

McCarthy 


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All  Exhibitor 
Groups  May  Go 
Into  Confabs 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

industry  and  should  be  started  now. 
After  the  negotiations  get  under  way, 
the  joint  conference  itself  can  invite 
any  other  interests  they  desire  to  par- 
ticipate, including  any  of  the  local  and 
state  exhibitor  organizations  which 
are  not  as  yet  active  members  of 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  Our  sole  purpose  is 
to  get  it  started.  Support  and  en- 
couragement of  reputable  exhibitors 
everywhere  is  welcome,  as  well  as  sen- 
sible advice  and  serious  suggestions." 

To  date,  the  local  I.  T.  O.  A.  is  the 
only  exhibitor  organization  which  has 
asked  to  have  representatives  admitted 
at  the  conferences.  The  M.  P.  T.  O. 
A.'s  stand,  as  set  forth  in  its  bulletin, 
is  regarded  as  that  organization's 
answer  to  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  request,  as 
well  as  to  other  exhibitor  organiza- 
tions interested  in  the  conferences. 

Virtually  every  major  distributor 
has  signified  his  intention  of  sending 
responsible  representatives  to  the  meet- 
ings. All  companies  undoubtedly  will 
be  represented  when  the  meetings  get 
under  way. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president,  is  expected  here  from 
Washington  late  today  or  some  time 
tomorrow.  The  remaining  members 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  conference 
committee  are  also  expected  here  to- 
morrow. They  are  Lewen  Pizor, 
Philadelphia ;  O.  C.  Lam,  Rome,  Ga. ; 
Charles  E.  Williams,  Omaha;  Jack 
Miller,  Chicago,  and  E.  C.  Griffith, 
Oklahoma  City. 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  bulletin  urged 
members  and  all  other  theatres  to  sup- 
port the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hos- 
pital fund  campaign  which  will  be 
observed  by  the  industry  during  the 
week  beginning  May  22.  The  bulle- 
tin points  out  that  the  campaign  is 
deserving  of  complete  industry  support 
as  the  Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  at 
Saranac  Lake  will  be  available  to 
every  sick  and  needy  member  of  the 
industry,  whether  employed  in  the- 
atres, exchanges,  studios  or  business 
offices. 

Mondo  to  Offer  26 
In  Italian  in  Year 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
yesterday.    A  minimum  of  20  features 
will  be  released  next  year,  he  indi- 
cated. 

Brandt  leaves  on  the  Century  today 
for  the  coast,  where  he  will  open  a 
branch  of  the  company  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Offices  have  already  been 
opened  in  Boston  and  Chicago,  with 
others  planned  for  Detroit  and  Cleve- 
land. Brandt  will  be  gone  about  a 
month.  The  more  elaborate  of  the 
importations  will  be  shown  at  the  Cine 
Roma,  Nuovo  Mondo's  newly  ac- 
quired theatre  on  Broadway,  which 
shows  only  Italian  films. 


Hunger  ford  in  New  Spot 

Chicago,  April  13. — Tom  Hunger- 
ford  is  manager  of  the  new  Lake 
in  Oak  Park  which  Essaness  opened 
Easter  Sunday.  A  special  preview  of 
the  theatre  was  held  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Oak  Park  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 


Delay  Arkansas  Meet 

Little  Rock,  April  13. — The  semi- 
annual meeting  of  the  Arkansas  I.  T. 
O.  A.,  which  was  to  have  been  held 
here  April  19-20,  has  been  postponed 
until  April  26-27. 


Back  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Al  Licht- 
man  and  Howard  Dietz  dropped  off 
The  Chief  from  the  East  today.  Dietz 
will    head   east   in   about    10  days. 


Beiersdorf  in  Charlotte 

Charlotte,  N.  C.  April  13.— Her- 
man R.  Beiersdorf,  formerly  manager 
of  the  20th  Century-Fox  exchange 
here,  has  been  transferred  to  Dallas 
as  manager.  He  succeeds  Clair  E. 
Hilgers,  resigned. 


"Deeds"  for  Music  Hall 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  will 
open  Thursday  at  the  Music  Hall. 


Tuesday,  April  14,  IS 


Lawyers  Clain 
They  Rescuec 
Paramount!! 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

eral  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe's  ord  J 
designating  the  allowances  to  be  ma  j 
them  for  their  Paramount  servia  \ 
Balltine's  firm  was  allowed  a  tot 
of  $450,000  and  Cook's,  $115,000.  Bo  j 
are  yelling  "We  was  robbed." 

Ballantine  told  the   appeals  cou| 
yesterday  that   lawyers   of  his  fir ! 
were  clocked  at  72,113  work  hours  <j 
the  crossword  puzzle  that  was  Par 
mount  to  them  and  that  the  pittan  i 
allowed  by  Judge  Coxe  for  these  labo 
figures  out  to  some  such  ridiculo 
figure   as  $6.25   per   hour.    He  r 
minded  the  court  that  not  so  lot 
ago  it  had  pared  the  fees  of  servito 
in  the  Allied  Owners  reorganizatu 
to  a  figure  that  maintained  a  mark 
value  of  $1  i  per  hour  for  the  leg 
laborers. 

Cook,  discoursing  in  the  same  vei 
intimated  that  credit  for  the  increa 
in  the  market  value  of  Paramou 
stock  from  a  bankruptcy  period  lo 
of  $400,000  for  the  entire  stock  issu 
to  a  period  high  of  $14,500,000,  shou  j 
go  to  his  firm  and  the  protective  con 
mittee  it  represented.  At  no  point  : 
the  day's  arguments  was  it  suggestc 
that  Paramount  had  a  managemei 
and  working  force  in  production,  di: 
tribution  and  exhibition  which  di! 
their  daily  chores  of  making  and  sel 
ing  pictures  during  the  period  froi 
January,  1934,  to  June,  1935.  The 
may  have  been  of  some  minor  assis' 
ance  to  trustees,  lawyers  and  pre 
tective  committee,  but  if  they  were 
wasn't  worth  mentioning,  apparentl; 

The  court  today  will  hear  repn 
sentatives  of  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.  an- 
its  counsel,  Cravath,  de  Gersdorf 
Swaine  &  Wood,  whose  combined  af 
plications  for  $350,000  were  denie 
entirely. 

Thomas  D.  Thacher,  attorney  fo 
Paramount,  told  the  court  that  th 
company  wanted  to  see  every  facto 
in  its  reorganization  paid  "whateve 
is  fair  and  reasonable"  and  that  i 
believed  that  Judge  Coxe's  allowance; 
took  care  of  this  ably  enough. 

Schulberg  Talking 
Deal  to  Join  RadU 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

pendent  producer  along  lines  undei 
which  he  has  been  operating  for  sev 
eral  years. 


Leo  Spitz,  president  of  RKO,  tok 
Motion  Pictl're  Daily  yesterday  thai 
he  knew  of  discussions  held  betweer 
Briskin  and  Schulberg  in  Hollywood 
but  that  no  deal  had  been  approved. 


Fox  Judgments  Filed 

Two  judgments  for  costs,  each  for 
$103,  were  filed  in  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  against  Fox  Film 
Corp.,  who  had  filed  suit  against 
Springer  &  Cocalis  and  Trio-Consoli- 
dated Corp.  for  $9,598  due  as  license 
fees  from  the  "Little  Colonel"  and 
"Bright  Eyes."  In  the  other  action 
Fox  sued  the  Tivoli  Theatre  Co.  and 
12  other  defendants  for  $4,800  as  li- 
cense fees  for  the  same  pictures.  In 
both  cases  the  complaints  were  dis- 
missed. 


esday.  April  14,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Earners  Set 
50  of  Next 
Year's  List 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
ream"  proved  that  the  public  is  will- 
g  to  pay  more  for  better  entertain- 
ent,  he  declared,  but  the  production 
'  bigger  films  also  calls  for  mer- 
andising,  rather  than  "peddling"  by 
>th  exhibitor  and  distributor. 
Einfeld  pointed  out  that  better  pic- 
ires  are  necessarily  longer,  which 
lould  tend  to  decrease  the  use  of 
wible  bills  and  increase  the  showing 

short  subjects.  The  company  will 
mtinue  to  experiment  next  season 

it  did  with  "A  Midsummer  Night's 
ream"  and  "Pasteur,"  he  said, 
ictures  will  be  made  around  the  lives 

Florence  Nightingale  and  Danton. 
'arners  will  have  four  films  road- 
io\ving  by  early  fall,  Einfeld  added — 
\  Midsummer  Night's  Dream," 
rhe  Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade," 
Jreen  Pastures"  and  "Anthony  Ad- 
;rse." 


Warners  Have  Big  List 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Warners, 
ith  First  National  and  Cosmopoli- 
n,  now  have  under  contract  22  stars, 
!  feature  players,  23  directors,  44 
riters  and  seven  associate  producers, 
he  stars  are :  Marion  Davies,  Paul 
uni,  Kay  Francis,  Leslie  Howard, 
*e  E.  Brown,  Al  Jolson,  Dick 
Dwell,  Ruby  Keeler,  Pat  O'Brien, 
mes  Cagney,  Claudette  Colbert,  Ed- 
ard  G.  Robinson,  Fredric  March, 
pan  Blondell,  Errol  Flynn,  Rudy 
allee,  Bette  Davis,  Jean  Muir,  War- 
in  William,  Claude  Rains,  Gene 
aymond  and  Boris  Karloff. 


Elwyn  E.  Oliver  Dead 

Cleveland,  April  13. — Elwyn  E. 
liver  of  the  Oliver  Theatre  Supply 
o.,  Inc.,  62,  in  business  here  for 
e  past  30  years  and  one  of  the  or- 
ders of  the  Independent  Supply 
ealers'  Ass'n.,  is  dead  as  the  result 
a  heart  attack.  He  is  survived  by 
s  widow  and  three  daughters.  The 
neral  will  be  held  tomorrow. 


Howard  Thurston  Passes 

Miami  Beach,  April  13. — Howard 
riurston,  the  magician,  died  at  his 
'  nter  home  here  today.  He  was  66 
lars  old.  Thurston  was  born  in 
ilumbus,  O.,  and  his  theatrical  career 
ade  him  famous  here  and  abroad. 


James  M.  Beck  Dies 

Washington',  April  13. — James  M. 
;ck,  74,  former  U.  S.  Solicitor  Gen- 
al,  Congressman  and  noted  authority 
]  constitutional  law,  died  suddenly 
'sterday.  His  son,  James  M.  Beck, 
L  is  Hays  office  representative  in 
'!i  don. 


N.  Y.  Rites  Not  Set 

New  York  services  for  Ben  Ver- 
ileiser,  who  died  recently  on  the 
ast  of  cancer,  will  be  held  here  about 
i  end  of  the  month.  No  definite 
te  has  been  set  as  yet.  The  body 
11  be  brought  here  for  burial. 


Fred  Ross  Loses  His  Father 

Boston,  April  13. — Francis  G.  Ross, 
her  of  Fred  Gray  Ross,  RKO  city 
esman,  is  dead  at  the  Gable  Me- 
>rial  Hospital  in  Ipswich. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Lorenzino  de  Medici" 

(Nuovo  Mondo) 

An  elaborate  and  well  executed  picture,  this  latest  importation  from 
Italy  offers  considerably  more  in  the  way  of  entertainment  than  did  the 
first  production  shown  at  the  Cine  Roma,  New  York's  all-Italian 
theatre.  Set  in  the  Florence  of  the  days  of  the  Medicis,  the  film  tells 
the  story  of  the  assassination  of  the  Duke  Alexander,  who  ruled  the 
city  with  a  ruthless  and  bloodthirsty  hand,  by  Lorenzino,  one  of  the 
famous  Medici  family,  who  governed  the  city  of  Florence  for  many 
years. 

The  film  has  been  produced  lavishly,  and  with  a  ring  of  authenticity 
in  costuming,  settings  and  atmosphere.  The  cast  is  extremely  capable, 
and  the  film,  studded  with  sub-title  translations  of  dialogue,  is  easy  to 
follow  even  without  a  knowledge  of  the  language,  and  presents  an  epi- 
sode of  history  which  should  be  of  interest  to  those  unfamiliar  with 
Italian. 

The  younger  de  Medici  is  ostensibly  the  friend  and  counsellor  of  the 
duke,  but  in  reality  he  is  bent  on  freeing  the  people  of  Florence  from  the 
tyranny  of  the  duke,  and  bringing  about  the  restoration  of  the  de 
Medicis.  He  is  secretly  in  love  with  the  exiled  daughter  of  a  former 
de  Medici  adherent,  and  when  the  latter  returns  secretly  to  the  city, 
Lorenzino  sees  him,  but  refuses  to  reveal  his  plans.  Working  in  his  own 
way,  despite  the  distrust  of  his  own  group,  de  Medici  finally  kills  the 
duke,  frees  his  sweetheart's  father,  and  flees  with  her  to  Venice. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  88  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Federal  Agent" 

( 11' inchcstcr-Republic) 

While  the  production  is  generally  adequate,  the  histrionic  gyrations 
of  the  supporting  cast  as  they  act  out  their  roles  in  this  tale  of  G-Man 
activities  hardly  ever  become  convincing.  However,  there  are  some 
moments  which,  although  they  lack  novelty,  should  provide  what  thrills 
are  necessary  to  satisfy. 

William  Boyd,  the  Federal  agent,  is  ready  to  start  his  vacation 
when  he  is  assigned  to  a  case  on  which  his  buddy  was  killed  by  a  crim- 
inal outfit  seeking  the  formula  of  a  super-explosive.  Boyd  arrives  on  the 
scene,  makes  his  contacts  and  enlists  the  aid  of  another  agent,  George 
Cooper,  who  offers  the  strained  comedy  sequences.  Together  they  weave 
the  net  which  eventually  incriminates  the  gang.  Irene  Ware,  who  is 
involved  with  the  gang  with  a  vengeful  motive,  is  thought  by  Boyd  to 
be  allied  with  the  wrong  side.  Eventually,  with  her  assistance,  he  brings 
about  the  end  of  the  leader,  Don  Alvarado,  who  meets  his  end  after 
the  fashion  of  cartoon  villains.  He  is  slowly  decomposed  when  he  crashes 
into  a  collection  of  acids  and  chemicals  in  the  final  fight. 

Others  in  the  cast,  schemers  and  otherwise,  are  Charles  A.  Browne 
and  Lenita  Lane.  The  screen  play  is  by  Barry  Barringer.  Sam  New- 
field  directed. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Special  Investigator" 

(Radio) 

By  shrewdly  mixing  western  small  town  and  ranch  backgrounds  with 
city  atmosphere  Radio  has  given  Richard  Dix  a  vehicle  that  furnishes 
appeal  to  both  types  of  his  fans — the  western  enthusiasts  and  the  girls 
who  like  to  see  him  dolled  up  by  high-priced  tailors. 

As  the  story  opens  he  has  just  won  a  case  as  attorney  for  a  racketeer 
and  has  been  sharply  censured  by  a  judge.  A  short  time  later  his  brother, 
a  G-Man,  is  shot  by  a  gang  that  has  robbed  a  bank  of  gold  bullion. 

Dix  pays  off  a  girl  friend  with  the  racketeer's  check  and  starts  west 
on  a  tip  that  the  robbers  will  dispose  of  their  loot  by  selling  it  as  ore 
from  a  mine.  He  sets  up  the  practice  of  law  in  a  town  near  Reno  and 
begins  making  contacts  with  the  mobsters,  but  romantic  complications 
set  in  when  Margaret  Callahan,  sister  of  the  chief  gunman,  Joseph 
Sawyer,  arrives. 

In  the  final  roundup  the  shooting  is  done  in  the  dark,  so  that  the 
emphasis  is  placed  on  the  union  between  Dix  and  Miss  Callahan. 

It  has  some  exciting  moments,  some  excellent  photography,  and  some 
good  comedy  by  Cy  Jenks,  as  a  filling  station  attendant.  The  direction 
by  Louis  King  takes  advantage  of  a  light  story's  full  possibilities.  The 
picture  ranks  well  up  among  Dix's  recent  efforts. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,050.  Running  time,  61  minutes.  "G." 


U.  S.  Seeking 
Quick  Action 
In  Trust  Case 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

for  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
New  Grand  Central  continues;  that 
the  dismissal  without  prejudice  of 
the  civil  hearing  here  by  Judge  Moly- 
neaux  was  within  the  rules  of  the  Su- 
preme Court;  that  the  new  case  has 
been  strengthened  by  the  inclusion 
of  individual  defendants  ;  that  the  de- 
cision of  Judge  Molyneaux  that  the 
acquittal  in  the  criminal  case  was  not 
res  adjudicata  was  according  to  prece- 
dent, because  the  jury's  verdict  was 
not  an  affirmative  verdict  of  inno- 
cence, but  simply  a  finding  that  de- 
fendants had  not  been  proven  guilty 
beyond  a  reasonable  doubt,  and  that 
the  appeal  was  solely  an  attempt  to 
delay  the  New  York  hearing. 

Judge  George  H.  Moore  and  Judge 
Molyneaux  refused  to  hear  the  action 
here  by  disqualifying  themselves.  This 
made  it  necessary  for  Blanton  to  go 
before  Judge  Davis  at  Cape  Girar- 
deau. 


Escape  Air  Crash 

Columbus,  O.,  April  13. — Johnnie 
Weissmuller  and  a  dozen  other  pas- 
sengers on  the  TWA  plane,  "Sky 
Chief,"  were  badly  shaken  but  unin- 
jured when  the  plane  went  off  the  edge 
of  a  runway  during  a  takeoff  here. 
The  flight  to  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City 
and  the  Pacific  coast  was  delayed 
three  hours  until  another  plane  could 
be  brought  from  Pittsburgh. 


Patterson  to  Wanger 

Hollywood,  April  13. — Pat  Patter- 
son has  been  signed  to  a  long  term 
contract  by  Walter  Wanger,  and  has 
been  assigned  the  feminine  lead  in 
"Spendthrift"  opposite  Henry  Fonda. 


Wall  Street 


"U"  Off  4Vi  Points  on  Board 

Net 


High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,    vtc  . 

.  39 

3/T8 

3854 

+  54 

Columbia,    pfd  . 

.  46 

4534 

4554 

-  54 

Consolidated 

.  534 

SYt 

534 

-  54 

Consolidated,  pfd 

17J4 

1754 

1754 

-J* 

167 

167 

167 

+  34 

K.-A.-O.,  pfd  .. 

.  91 

91 

91 

+  Vz 

Loew's.  Inc. 

.  4654 

4654 

4654 

-54 

Paramount   

.  m 

854 

Faramount  2  pfd. 

.  m 

954 

9H 

-  54 

.  \m 

wys 

WVs 

-X 

RKO   

7 

654 

m 

-  54 

20th    Century-Fox  2754 

27'A 

2754 

-  Vi 

20th  Century,  pfd 

.  3434 

3V/s 

343i 

+  v* 

Universal,  pfd... 

.10734 

107 

10754 

Warner  Bros.  .. 

.  HJ4 

11 

1154 

Technicolor  Gains  Fractionally 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety  ...     34        34  34 

Sonotone    3        Z>/i  3   

Technicolor    3054     2954     3054     +  34 

Trans -Lux    IVt,      3Vs      3%    —  J4 

Warner,  GTE  Bonds  Up  Slightly 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40...  2654  26  2654  +  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27  26  26  —  Vt 
Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    56J4    5654  5654   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8754     8634    8634    —  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9654    9554    9554    +  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  13) 


Boy,  What  a  Builder-Upper! 


What  a  "getter-inner".  .  .  what  a  "helper- 
outer".  .  .what  a  ticket -seller  ..  .  that 
National  Screen  Trailer  from 


TIONAL  SCREEN  SERVICE 


.  prize  baby  of  the  Industry ! 


The  Leading 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


VOL.  39.  NO.  89 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  15,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


David  Loew's 
Joe  E.  Brown 
Films  to  RKO 


Releasing   Deal  Is 
With  Leo  Spitz 


Set 


David  L.  Loew  has  cast  his  for- 
tunes with  RKO.  With  Joe  E.  Brown, 
now  completing  his  contract  with 
Warners,  as  his  first  star,  the  for- 
mer vice-president  of  Loew's,  Inc.  and 
son  of  the  founder  of  that  interna- 
tional enterprise,  is  understood  to 
have  signed  a  distributing  deal  for  the 
forthcoming  Brown  comedies  with  Leo 
Spitz. 

Brown  goes  over  to  Loew  about 
August,  or  perhaps  slightly  later  this 
year.  The  producing  alliance  be- 
:ween  Loew  and  the  comic  runs  for 
i  period  of  two  years  and  calls  for 
he  production  of  three  features  a 
/ear. 

Distribution  through  RKO  is  as- 
sumed to  prelude  a  deal  now  in  nego- 
iation  whereby  B.  P.  Schulberg  will 
loin  Radio  and  was  seen  last  night 
>y  those  familiar  with  Spitz's  activi- 
ties as  merely  one  in  a  series  of  out- 
tide  deals  to  come. 

Both  Loew  and  Spitz  were  unavail- 
ible  for  comment  regarding  the  Brown 
leal  but  a  formal  announcement  on  the 
mbject  is  expected  to  be  made  mo- 
mentarily. 


Reserve  Ruling  on 
Para.  Fee  Appeals 

The  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
eserved  decision  yesterday  after  lis- 
ting for  two  days  to  the  arguments 
f  five  appellants  who  received  a  total 
f  $692,860  for  services  in  the  Para- 
lount  reorganization,  and  who  con- 
?nd  the  services  were  worth  $1,- 
83,116. 

Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.,  former  Para- 
iount  bankers,  and  Cravath,  de  Gers- 
orff,  Swaine  &  Wood,  as  Kuhn, 
oeb's  counsel  and  former  counsel  for 
aramount,  were  heard  yesterday, 
.uhn,  Loeb  put  in  an  application  for 
'00,000  for  its  services  at  the  time 
the  reorganization,  and  the  Cra- 
ith  firm  asked  $150,000.  Federal 
idge  Alfred  C.  Coxe,  who  presided 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


^oast  May  Be  Scene 
Of  Warner  Sessions 

The  Warner  sales  convention  prob- 
>ly  will  be  held  in  Hollywood  this 
ar,  declared  Major  Albert  L.  War- 
r  on  his  arrival  in  New  York  from 
oily  wood  yesterday. 


Felix  F.  Feist  Passes  On 
After  a  Lingering  Illness 


By  RED  KANN 

Felix  F.  Feist,  who  only  a  few 
weeks  ago  in  the  home  of  M.  B. 
Shanberg  at  Miami  Beach  had  wished 
for  death,  at  2.30  this  morning  had 
that  wish  fulfilled. 

But  before  peace  came  to  him,  he 
had  passed  through  a  valley  of  suffer- 
ing such  as  it  might  seem  no  mortal 
person  could  traverse. 

It  is  less  than  a  year  ago  that 
Feist  returned  from  his  first  trip 
abroad,  bronzed  and  apparently  hearty, 
filled  with  the  exciting  flush  of  new 
scenes  captured,  thrilled  with  the 
beauty  of  the  Old  World,  nostalgic 
for  the  day,  now  never  to  come, 
when  he  might  return  once  more  to 
visit  the  Louvre,  to  bask  in  the  atmos- 
phere of  the  older  culture  which  is 
Europe's.  More  than  anything  else 
beyond  his  son,  Felix,  Jr.  and  his 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


July  15,  1883— April  15,  1936 


Court  Refuses 
To  Allow  U.S. 
Case  Changes 


A  minor  victory  was  claimed  by  the 
Government  yesterday  in  its  conspi- 
racy action  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  against  Warners,  Paramount, 
RKO  and  individual  defendants  when 
Federal  Judge  Robert  P.  Patterson 
denied  a  defense  motion  to  strike  out 
certain  allegations  in  the  Govern- 
ment's complaint  and  granted  a  mo- 
tion to  strike  out  other  allegations  al- 
though without  prejudice  to  the  Gov- 
ernment's right  to  amend  those  or 
supplement  them  with  additional  in- 
formation. 

Walter  Rice  of  the  U.  S.  Attorney 
General's  office,  representing  the  Gov- 
ernment, described  the  defense  mo- 
tions as  "trivial"  and  charged  that 
they  appeared  to  have  been  advanced 
for  the  purpose  of  delaying  trial  of 
the  action.      Defense  attorneys  re- 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


'Ziegfeld'  N.  Y.  Hit; 
$18,754  First  Week 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  which  rounds 
out  its  first  full  week  at  the  Astor  to- 
night, will  gross  about  $18,754,  a  ca- 
pacity figure  including  standees.  Aside 
from  a  few  available  seats  at  the  first 
afternoon  performance  last  Thursday, 
following  the  premiere  which  is  not 
embraced  in  the  initial  week's  re- 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Para.  Figures 
$500,000  for 
Its  "A"  Films 


Hollywood,  April  14. — Paramount's 
"A"  pictures  will  be  budgeted  at 
$500,000  and  the  "B"  films  will  run 
about  $200,000  or  less,  it  was  made 
known  today  by  John  E.  Otterson. 
Both  figures  will  be  "elastic." 

The  decision  was  arrived  at  after  a 
series  of  conferences  at  the  studio 
which  have  been  under  way  for  the 
past  week,  with  Adolph  Zukor,  Wat- 
terson  Rothacker,  William  LeBaron, 
Russell  Holman  and  others  participat- 
ing. 

"With  the  exception  of  four,  but 
with  the  number  of  specials  not  yet 
definitely  determined,  Paramount  will 
set  budgets  of  $500,000  for  'A'  pic- 
tures," Otterson  said.  "The  figure  is 
elastic,  however.  Wherever  a  picture 
can  be  brought  in  below  that  cost, 
this  procedure  will  be  encouraged, 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Ford  Motors  Studies 
Plans  for  a  Studio 

Detroit,  April  14. — The  Ford  Mo- 
tor Co.  for  some  time  has  had  under 
consideration  the  erection  of  a  studio 
here  for  the  production  of  films  ad- 
vertising its  cars,  along  the  lines  of 
films  now  being  used  by  General 
Motors.  Definite  plans  have  not  been 
set,  nor  has  any  specific  amount  been 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Nine  National 
Distributors 
To  Join  Talks 


Agree  to  Meet  Exhibitors 
On  Trade  Practices 


All  of  the  nine  national  distribu- 
tors yesterday  had  notified  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  that  they  would  participate  in 
the  exhibitor-distributor  conferences 
on  trade  practices  which  will  get  un* 
der  way  following  a  luncheon  in  the 
Rose  Room  of  the  Cinema  Club  at 
1  P.  M.  tomorrow. 

The  indicated  distributor  repre- 
sentatives who  will  attend  the  con- 
ferences are  Abe  Montague,  Colum- 
bia;  William  F.  Rodgers,  M-G-M; 
Neil  Agnew,  Paramount ;  Ned  E.  De- 
pinet  or  Jules  Levy,  RKO;  W.  Ray 
Johnston,  Republic;  John  D.  Clark, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox ;  Paul  Laza- 
rus, United  Artists ;  James  R.  Grain- 
ger, Universal,  and  Major  Albert 
Warner,  Gradwell  L.  Sears  or  A.  W. 
Smith,  Jr.,  for  Warners. 

A  change  in  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
representation  will  result  from  the 
inability  of  L.  C.  Griffith  of  Oklahoma 
City  to  attend  the  conferences.  Griffith 
was  confined  to  his  home  with  in- 
fluenza yesterday  and  it  was  con- 
sidered doubtful  that  he  would  be 
sufficiently  recovered  in  time  to  attend 
the  conferences.  Ed  Kuykendall, 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president,  who  arrived 
yesterday  from  Washington,  said  that 
Fred  Wehrenberg  of  St.  Louis,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  A., 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Drake  Advanced  as 
An  Erpi  Executive 

Whitford  Drake,  long  a  vice-presi- 
dent of  Erpi,  has  been  named  execu- 
tive vice-president  by  the  board  of 
directors.  This  is  a  newly  established 
post. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  stockhold- 
ers Clarence  G.  S.toll  was  named  a 
director.  The  directors'  meeting  fol- 
lowed. Stoll  is  a  vice-president  of 
Western  Electric. 


Pathe  Board  to  Set 
Reorganization  Soon 

With  one  meeting  behind  them, 
directors  of  Pathe  will  meet  in  the 
next  48  or  72  hours  in  what  is  de- 
signed to  be  a  final  session  for 
clearance  of  detail  in  connection 
with  formation  of  the  new  na- 
tional producing  and  distributing  or- 
ganization they  plan.  At  that  meet- 
ing, the  appointment  of  Edward  L. 
Alperson  as  president  is  expected  to 
be  formally  ratified. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  15,  IS 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  15,  1936 


No.  89 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
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Officially  Saturday 

Hollywood,  April  14. — Carl  Laem- 
mle,  Jr.,  has  asked  to  be  relieved  of 
his  producer  responsibilities  at  Uni- 
versal, according  to  a  statement  issued 
today  at  the  office  of  Charles  R. 
Rogers,  and  will  definitely  sever  his 
association  with  the  studio  on  Satur- 
day. The  decision  has  been  made  of 
his  own  free  will,  it  was  said.  He 
will  announce  his  future  plans  shortly. 

Laemmle,  Jr.,  expressed  his  regret 
at  leaving  his  many  friends  at  Uni- 
versal and  voiced  a  sincere  wish  for 
the  success  of  the  studio  under  the 
new  regime. 


Leishman  Stays  for 
Choice  of  Successor 

London,  April  14. — E.  D.  Leishman, 
who  resigned  recently  as  chairman  of 
the  committee  on  management  of  RKO 
Pictures,  Ltd.,  and  RKO  Interna- 
tional, will  remain  until  his  successor 
has  been  chosen. 

Action  on  this  is  expected  in  New 
York  next  week  when  Phil  Reisman, 
who  is  scheduled  to  arrive  there 
Tuesday  on  the  lie  de  France,  will  go 
into  conference  with  company  heads. 


Talk  Theatre 
Payments  for 
Rogers  Fund 


Behind  the  current  campaign  for 
the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hospital 
Fund  is  the  hope  that  collections  from 
the  public  in  the  nation's  theatres 
ultimately  will  be  dropped  and  the 
necessary  funds  raised  through  the- 
atre memberships.  These  member- 
ships are  to  be  predicated  on  seating 
capacities. 

The  scale  follows : 

$10  for  theatres  seating  500  and 
less. 

$15  for  theatres  seating  from  500 
to  1,000. 

$20  for   theatres   ranging  from 
1,000  to  2,000. 

$25  for  theatres  over  2,000. 

Early  response  from  thousands  of 
letters  dispatched  from  the  organiza- 
tional committeee,  of  which  Major  Les- 
lie E.  Thompson  of  RKO  is  chairman, 
in  the  last  few  days  indicates  many  the- 
atre operators  favor  the  idea.  Thomp- 
son explained  at  a  press  conference 
yesterday  the  indications  that  such  a 
plan  might  develop  nationally  were 
very  promising. 

Collections  in  the  theatres  of  the 


five  major  circuits — Paramount,  Na- 
tional, Loew's,  RKO  and  Warners — 
will  prevail  from  May  22-28  inclusive. 
With  this  as  a  cushion  on  which  the 
necessary  funds  will  rest,  the  com- 
mittee is  now  directing  its  energies 
toward  enlisting  the  cooperation  of  in- 
dependent circuits  and  independent 
theatres. 

A  general  antipathy  toward  fund- 
raising  by  subscription  gathered  from 
patrons  who  have  paid  their  way  into 
theatres  in  search  of  entertainment 
prevails  on  the  part  of  the  major  cir- 
cuits, but  it  is  felt  no  adequate  sub- 
stitute method  has  so  far  been  con- 
ceived. In  the  case  of  independent 
theatres  which  either  do  not  care  to 
or  have  no  facilities  to  collect  money 
in  this  fashion,  the  membership  sub- 
scription plan  has  been  evolved.  The 
anticipation  goes  with  it  that  the  lat- 
ter plan  will  extend  itself  until  the 
point  is  finally  reached  in  future 
drives  where  the  collection  system  may 
be  abandoned. 

The  drive  is  being  developed  and 
handled  on  an  industry-wide  basis. 
The  approximate  3,000  local  chair- 
men lined  up  by  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Commission  will  serve  on 
behalf  of  the  fund.  Contemplated,  but 
not  yet  set  up,  is  a  division  of  the 
country  into  its  exchange  centers 
with  an  authorized  fund  representa- 
tive, probably  an  exchangeman,  in 
each,  to  whom  applications  of  the  sick 
would  go.  Any  film  employe  requiring 
medical  treatment  for  tuberculosis  is 


This  Is  What  They'll  Get 


^THEATRE 


IS  A  MEMBER  OF 
AND  HAS  CONTRIBUTE! 

tot  A 


AS  A  MEMBER  OF  THE 

MOTION  PICTURE  INDUSTRY 

WE  PARTICIPATE  IN  AND  ENDORSE/ 
THIS  FUND  AND  ITS  OBJECTS 


Illustration  of  one-sheet  for  permanent  display  in  lobby  of  theatres 
subscribing  to  membership  in  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  Fund. 


to  be  eligible,  the  number  to  be  li 
ited  only  by  the  capacity  of  the  h 
pital  at  Saranac  Lake,  N.  Y. 

Campaign  plans  include  a  trailer 
which  Shirley  Temple,  Irvin  S.  Col 
Lowell  Thomas,  Bing  Crosby  a 
others  will  appear.  Those  theat 
which  elect  the  membership  route 
their  contributions  will  be  given 
one-sheet  for  permanent  display. 


Whitney  Back  Read 
For  Two  in  Englan\ 

John   Hay   Whitney,  president 
Pioneer  Pictures  and  chairman  of 
board  of  Selznick  International, 
turned  from  England  yesterday  on 
Aqaitania.    While  abroad  he  set  p 
duction  plans  for  two  films  to  be  p 
duced  by  the  two  companies  in 
new  London  Films  studios  in  D 
ham.     They  are  to  be  released 
United  Artists. 

The  Pioneer  film  will  be  in  Tech 
color.  No  decision  has  been  m; 
on  the  Selznick  effort.  Financing 
rangements  for  the  production  will 
set  shortly  after  the  arrival  here 
Sir  Connop  Guthrie,  of  London  Fill 
who  is  due  in  three  weeks.  Whiti 
will  remain  here  for  10  days  and  tl 
proceed  to  Hollywood  where  he 
confer  with  David  O.  Selznick  ;II 
Pioneer  officials. 

Samuel  Goldwyn,  who  also  returrB 
caught  intestinal  flu  the  last  day  I 
and  repaired  to  the  Doctors  HospH 
yesterday  for  two  weeks.  It  was  sn 
for  him  that  he  wanted  to  rest  n 
before  his  return  to  Hollywood  I 
three  weeks  at  which  time  three  ]fl 
tures,  a  new  high  for  him,  will  I 
under  way  at  the  one  time.  IT  - 
will  be  "Hurricane,"  "Come  and  I 
It"  and  "Dodsworth." 

An  early  morning  bulletin  from  "F 
hospital  diagnosed  Goldwyn's  ailrr  t 
as  acute  intestinal  toxemia  but  sta  i 
that  the  producer  was  in  no  dangc 


Studio  Labor  Talks 
To  Start  Tomorrc  ? 

The   annual   negotiations    of  r 
wage  and  hour  schedules  for  stu  J 
unions  are  definitely  set  to  get  un 
way  here  tomorrow  at  the  office  I 
Pat  Casey,  studio  labor  contact. 

Attending,  in  addition  to  Casey  -ii 
the  producers'  labor  committee,  Vij 
be   George   Browne,   president,    ;  I 
Steve    Newman,    vice-president,  t 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E. ;  Joseph  N.  Wei  ,  | 
American  Federation  of  Musicia  ; 
Daniel    Tracy,    electricians;    W.  1\ 
Hutchinson,   carpenters,   and   Dai  1 
Tobin,  teamsters. 

Minor  readjustments  of  wage 
hour  schedules  of  the  unions  cove  I 
by  the  five-year  basic  agreement  wj 
studios  are  expected  to  be  made^ 
the  course  of  the  negotiations,  it 
said. 


Rodman  Gets  Another 

Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  April  14. — Hyn 
Rodman,  manager  of  the  Capitol  hi 
for  E.  M.  Loew,  also  has  taken  cha 
of  the  Music  Hall.   Rodman  repla 
Sy  Silverblatt,  who  has  gone  to 
Capitol  in  Providence  to  take  the  p 
of   Bernard   Payne,   who   has  b( 
shifted   to  the  Richmond  in   No  \ 
Adams,  Mass. 


Klee  Quits  "U"  Boarc  i 

Samuel  Klee,  member  of  Univei'U 
board  of  directors  and  representa1 1 1 
of  the  preferred  stockholders,  has  jl 
signed  his  post. 


KED! 


M-G-M's  Campaign  Picture"  Idea 
is  registering  merrily  at  box-offices 
from  Coast-to-Coast! 


JANET  GAYNOR 
ROBERT  TAYLOR 
SMALL  TOWN  GIRL 


Serialized  and  promoted  by  143  leading 
newspapers,  it's  now  reaping  the  exploi- 
tation harvest! 

Watch  for  more  M-G-M  Campaign  Pictures! 


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LION 


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IEGFELD 


critics! 


"It  was  the  kind  of  evening  Florenz  Ziegfeld,  Jr.,  would  have 
enjoyed  —  a  bang-up  M-G-M  premiere  of  a  musical  show 
LAVISH  enough  to  fulfill  the  dream  of  any  producer.  A  film 
as  excellent  as  this  is  a  godsend;  Win.  Anthony  McGuire 
has  done  an  astonishing  job  with  the  script... The  perform- 
ances of  Luise  Rainer  and  William  Powell,  would  have 
put  over  any  film.  There  is  Fannie  Brice  herself,  at  her  fun- 
niest; a  clever  impersonation  of  Eddie  Cantor;  and  a  start- 
ling glimpse  of  A.  A.  Trimble  portraying  Will  Rogers. 
There's  Harriet  Hoctor  toe-dancing;  Myrna  Loy  charming 
as  the  young  Billie  Burke;  grand  comedy  performances 
by  Frank  Morgan,  the  dancing  Ray  Bolger,  Reginald  Owen 
and  Nat  Pendleton  .  .  .  It's  a  show  Ziegfeld  would  have 
been  proud  to  own,  filled  with  the  most  beautiful  girls  I've 
ever  seen  on  a  screen;  after  three  crowded  hours,  the  audi- 
ence was  eager  for  more."    —EILEEN  CREELMAN,  N.  Y.  Sun 


"The  most  SPECTACULAR  film  to  come  out  of  Hollywood. . . 
fun,  melody  and  loveliness.  Spectacle  after  spectacle.  Such 
lavishness  never  has  been  lavished  upon  a  screen . .  .William 
Powell  performs  with  charm  and  zeal.  Luise  Rainer  and 
Myrna  Loy  are  gorgeous  and  glamorous  . . .  The  picture  is 
magnificent. ' '         —BLAND  JOHANESON,  N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror 


"In  'The  Great  Ziegfeld'  the  cinema  pays  lavish  and  SEN- 
TIMENTAL tribute  to  the  most  famous  American  showman 
since  Barnum ...  It  is  a  typical  Ziegfeld  show — beautiful, 
expansive,  costly,  tuneful,  romantic  and  overpowering. 
Achieves  the  most  beautiful  and  imaginative  effect  in  this  field 
yet  presented."  —RICHARD  WATTS,  Jr.,  N.Y.  Herald  Tribune 


"If  you  want  a  history  of  musical  comedy  during  the 
past  forty  years,  'The  Great  Ziegfeld'  will  give  it  to  you; 
if  you  want  to  know  how  pulchritude  became  an 
institution,  why  bald-headed  men  sit  in  front  row  seats, 
where  Fannie  Brice,  Eddie  Cantor,  Will  Rogers,  W.  C. 
Fields  and  others  got  their  start,  or  why  Anna  Held 
left  home,  'The  Great  Ziegfeld'  will  satisfy  your  curios- 
ity. All  the  names  associated  with  the  Ziegfeld  tradition 
have  been  incorporated  in  a  story  that  has  HUMOR, 
humanity,  romance  and  pathos.  You  will  never  see 
another  musical  film  that  exceeds  it  in  opulence,  inven- 
tiveness, splendor." 

—THORNTON  DELEHANTY,  N.  Y.  Post 


'For  sheer  beauty,  splendor,  opulence,  this  glittering 
pectacle  takes  its  place  as  the  last  word  in  eye-and- 
ar  entertainment.  Practically  a  dozen  or  more  musical 
>ictures  rolled  into  one.  An  extravaganza  of  such  rich 
iroportions  that  it  runs  three  hours.  It  is  a  GLAMOR- 
IS  account  of  the  illustrious  producer's  romance, 
tions  and  achievements.  Unquestionably  a 
ion  picture  event."   —ROSE  PELSWICK.  N.  Y.  Journal 


"A  splendid  picture,  dazzling  in  the  magnitude  ol 

conception,  brilliant  in  magnificent,  e 

production  the  great  'Ziggy',  himself,  would  have  viev 

with  proud  satisfaction  .  .  .  Tells  a  warm,  pulsating 
HUMAN  story  of  individuals  —  those  glittering,  glam- 
orous personalities  of  theatrical  royalty.  The  spectacular 

climax  is  attained  in  the  utterly  thrilling  presentation 

of  the  'A  Pretty  Girl  Is  Like  A  Melody'  number.  We 

recall  nothing  so  breath-taking  on  any  screen.  Laugmer 
is  sprinkled  through  the  picture's  scenes.  There  shoulcr^ 
be  special  mention  for  every  player.  Robert  Z.  Leonard's 
direction  crowns  his  many  triumphs." 

— REG1NA  CREWE,  N.  Y.  American 


"For  once  in  their  lives  the  producers  of  a  pet  picture 
may  drag  out  the  word  COLOSSAL  ...  If  ever  a  picture 
was  produced  on  a  grand,  lavish,  extravagant  and 


glittering  enough  scale  to  be  so  described,  it  is  M-G-M's 
'The  Great  Ziegfeld'.  The  dialogue  sparkles ...  Ziegfeld 
is  superbly  represented  by  William  Powell.  Fannie 
Brice  is  inimitable.  Her  meeting  with  Ziegfeld  is  one  of 
the  funniest  things  Miss  Brice  has  done  on  or  off  the 
stage  . . .  Harriet  Hoctor  shines.  Ray  Bolger  brings  the 
house  down.  Myrna  Loy  is  beautiful.  The  balance  of 
the  huge  cast  is  excellent." 

—KATE  CAMERON,  N.  Y.  Daily  News 


"A  lavish  and  ornate  M-G-M  spectacle  that  is  colossal, 
big,  stupendous,  overwhelming,  BREATH-TAKING,  awe- 
inspiring.  One  spectacle  follows  another  in  dizzying 
succession,  one  Ziegfeld  show  is  piled  on  the  next  until 
the  audience  is  left  speechless  and  gaspless.  A  mighty 
achievement."  —LEO  MISHKIN,  N.  Y.  Telegraph 


"Thoroughly  Ziegfeldian.  Has  the  opulence,  the  lavish- 
ness,  the  expansiveness  and  the  color  of  the  old  Follies 
...It  has  the  GLITTERING  sets,  the  exuberantly  extrava- 
gant song  and  dance  numbers,  the  brilliant  costumes, 
the  whole  sweeping  panoply  of  a  Ziegfeld  show  produced 
with  a  princely  disregard  for  cost... One  of  its  spectac- 
ular numbers,  'A  Pretty  Girl  Is  Like  A  Melody,'  never 
has  been  equalled  on  the  musical  comedy  stage  or 
screen."  —FRANK  S.  NUGENT.  N.  Y.  Times 


"A  production  as  LUXURIOUS  and  lavish  as  any  the 
late  Florenz  Ziegfeld,  Jr.  ever  produced.  The  theatrical 
ups  and  downs  of  the  Glorifier  of  the  American  Girl 
offered  the  very  stuff  of  which  zestful  and  glamorous 
films  are  born—  music,  romance,  excitement,  adventure, 
color.  A  blend  of  homage,  humor  and  heartbeat.  A 
film  that  should  command  your  immediate  attention." 

—WILLIAM  BOEHNEL,  N.  Y.  World-Telegram 


'Colossal  is  the  easiest  adjective.  A  tribute  to  the  late 
showman,  'The  Great  Ziegfeld'." 

—WINSTON  BURDETT,  Brooklyn  Eagle 


EXTRA!  AS  WE 
GO  TO  PRESS! 

(Flashes  from  the  Box-Office) 
NEW  YORK — Astor  S.  R.  O.  since  opening  and  advance  sale  tops 
"Grand  Hotel".  Terrific! 

ST.  LOUIS— Manager  Biesman  of  American  Theatre  says, "Haven't 

seen  anything  like  it  in  10  years." 

DETROIT — Capacity  with  hundreds  turned  away. - 

PALM  BEACH,  MIAMI  BEACH  -  S.  R.  O. 

CHICAGO— Opening  night  sold  out  week  ahead.  Advance 

sale  biggest  in  history! 

BOSTON— Sensational  opening  with  best  advance  sale  of 
any  road-show  in  Boston  annals. 

SAN  FRANCISCO— S.R.O.  since  opening.  Biggest  advance 
in  history! 

JUST  THE  BEGINNING!  WATCH  FOR  MO  RE  I 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday.  April  15,  1936 


Attack  Made 
On  Copyright 
Changes  Now 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  14— The  enact- 
ment of  any  sort  of  copyright  legisla- 
tion at  the  present  session  of  Congress 
was  sharply  opposed  today  by  repre- 
sentatives of  distributors  as  highly 
dangerous  to  American  interests 

Appearing  before  the  House 
Patents  Committee,  which  expects  to 
end  its  sessions  tomorrow,  Edwin  P. 
Kilroe  and  Fulton  Brylawski  warned 
that  amendments  to  the  Berne  con 
vention  which  would  strike  at  the  very 
heart  of  American  copyright  law  were 
to  be  considered  at  the  Brussels  con- 
ference this  year. 

Urging  that  consideration  of  the 
legislation  be  postponed  until  next 
session,  Kilroe  told  the  committee 
that  none  of  the  three  pending  bills 
was  satisfactory  to  the  distributors, 
but  suggested  that  by  taking  the  best 
provisions  of  each  a  measure  might 
be  prepared  which  would  solve  many 
current  problems. 

The  session  today  was  enlivened  by 
the  acid  criticism  by  Representatives 
Deen  of  Georgia  and  O'Malley  of 
Wisconsin  of  the  action  of  Represen- 
tative Daly  of  Pennsylvania  in  assum- 
ing the  chairmanship  of  the  committee 
in  the  absence  of  Chairman  Sirovich 
of  New  York  and  Acting-Chairman 
Lanham  of  Texas.  Both  complained 
that  although  they  outrank  Daly, 
neither  had  been  asked  to  take  charge. 
They  admitted  they  would  not  have 
accepted  in  view  of  the  "embar- 
rassing" situation  the  committee  has 
been  placed  in  because  of  its  unortho- 
dox method  of  conducting  the  hear- 
ings. 

"My  skin  is  rather  thick,"  Daly  re- 
torted dryly. 

Film  Industry  Big  Spender 

The  film  industry  is  the  greatest 
user  of  copyrighted  material  in  the 
world,  spending  $15,000,000  to  $25,- 
000,000  a  year,  with  seven  or  eight 
of  the  major  companies  spending 
$2,000,000.  The  only  concern  of  the 
industry  is  to  obtain  a  law  which  is 
clear,  but  none  of  the  pending  bills 
is  acceptable,  he  said. 

Kilroe  listed  the  proposed  merger 
of  production  and  exhibition  rights, 
the  provision  for  a  56-year  copyright 
with  the  owner  limited  to  28  years 
in  disposing  of  his  rights,  and  the 
granting  of  copyright  to  interpreta- 
tions as  objections  to  the  measures. 
He  declared  that  no  lucid  explana- 
tion of  the  production-exhibition  rights 
clause  has  been  given,  and  that  Su- 
preme Court  interpretation  would  be 
necessary  before  its  extent  could  be 
determined. 

He  said  that  exhibitors  might  find 
themselves  adversely  affected  by  the 
provision,  although  it  has  been  said 
they  sought  it.  Kilroe  said  the  pro- 
ducer would  have  to  acquire  the  ex- 
hibition rights  for  the  exhibitor, 
which  would  increase  the  cost  of  the 
picture,  but  this  would  not  protect 
the  theatre  owner  from  the  seating 
tax  if  he  used  any  music  other  than 
that  on  films  appearing  on  his  screen. 

Both  Kilroe  and  Brylawski  op- 
posed adherence  to  the  Berne  Conven- 
tion on  the  ground  that  if  the  pend- 
ing amendments  are  adopted  at  the 


Brussels  conference  they  will  seriously 
impair  the  rights  of  American  authors. 
Brylawski  pointed  out  that  the  pend- 
ing bills  contain  reservations  de- 
signed to  protect  Americans  and  de- 
clared that  we  could  not  enter  the 
Convention  with  reservations,  and 
that  if  we  did  join  the  union  no  laws 
inconsistent  with  those  of  the  Berne 
Convention  could  apply. 

Discussing  the  Duffy  Bill,  he  urged 
the  extension  to  features  of  the  pro- 
tection to  be  granted  newsreels  against 
damages  for  the  innocent  inclusion  in 
a  current  events  scene  of  copyrighted 
material.  Such  material,  although 
adding  nothing  to  the  feature,  would 
subject  it  to  charges  of  infringement, 
he  pointed  out. 

The  discovery  of  a  possible  new 
method  of  evasion  makes  necessary  a 
change  in  the  provisions  exempting 
from  royalty  charges  performances 
to  which  no  admission  is  charged,  he 
said.  The  provision  was  put  into  the 
Duffy  Bill,  and  so  written,  at  the 
suggestion  of  the  industry,  as  to  bar 
the  showing  of  pictures,  but  it  now 
becomes  possible  for  the  sound  ac- 
companiment to  be  used,  he  declared. 
He  noted  the  "Hollywood  Hotel" 
radio  program  where  scenes  are  given 
from  films,  with  the  material  taken 
from  the  film's  sound  track.  The  same 
device  might  be  adopted  elsewhere 
under  the  bill,  he  said. 

Hess  on  Damage  Clause 

Gabriel  L.  Hess,  M.P.P.D.A.  gen- 
eral counsel,  devoted  himself  to  a  dis- 
cussion of  the  minimum  damage 
clause  and  pirating.  He  criticized  ex- 
hibitors for  seeking  elimination  of  the 
$250  minimum  clause,  declaring  it 
offered  them  their  best  protection 
against  dishonest  competitors.  He 
read  a  letter  from  Stanley  D.  Kane, 
secretary  of  Allied  Theatre  Owners 
of  the  Northwest,  reporting  the  re- 
jection of  a  membership  application 
from  a  known  bicycler.  Kane,  in  his 
letter,  declared  that  no  "independent 
exhibitor  organization  can  succeed 
while  condoning  or  attempting  to 
condone  racketeering  of  this  type." 

"Except  for  minimum  statutory 
damages,"  Hess  said,  "there  are  no 
practical  remedies  by  which  the  dis- 
tributors can  protect  themselves  and 
honest  exhibitors  from  pirated  ex- 
hibitions. Minimum  damages  solve  a 
problem  for  the  courts  by  Congress 
taking  legislative  notice  of  the  fact 
that  compensatory  damages  will  make 
infringers  realize  that  the  price  of 
not  licensing  is  not  merely  the  license 
fee  withheld,  but  a  part  of  the  cost 
of  detection  and  procedure  under  copy- 
right against  non-licensing  users,"  he 
declared. 

Hess  continued,  "I  earnestly  ask 
that  before  any  legislation  amending 
our  copyright  law  be  favorably  re- 
ported, the  following  be  preserved: 

"(1)  The  right  to  protect  our 
licensed  customers  from  unfair  com- 
petition by  permitting  us  to  control 
the  time,  place,  method  and  manner 
of  exhibition  of  our  pictures  under  our 
copyrights.  This  requires  eliminating 
the  word  'publicly'  qualifying  the  ex- 
hibition right  in  the  Duffy  and  Daly 
Bills  and  any  requirement  of  admis- 
sion charges,  as  applied  under  the 
Duffy  Bill. 

"(2)  The  preservation  of  minimum 
statutory  damages  to  deter  piracies, 
to  insure  mass  licensing  and  to  pro- 
vide compensation  for  expense  in  dis- 
closing and  proceeding  against  in- 
fringers. 

"(3)  The  preservation  of  the 
Townsend  amendment  of  1912  in  the 
damage  section,  whereby  damages  are 


DeMille  Candidate 

Hollywood,  April  14. — Cecil 
B.  DeMille  evidently  thinks 
that  the  bath  tub  vote  is 
something. 

He  has  announced  his  in- 
tention, according  to  the  re- 
sourceful Paramount  press 
department,  of  being  a  can- 
didate on  the  Republican 
primary  ballot  as  an  unin- 
structed  delegate. 


restricted  to  the  infringing  manufac- 
turer or  distributor." 

Allied  States  submitted  a  brief  ask- 
ing amendment  of  the  Duffy  Bill  to 
provide  that  all  copyright  assignments 
shall  include  the  right  to  reproduce 
sound  as  well  as  action,  so  as  to  elim- 
inate triple  charges  upon  exhibitors 
for  sound  pictures.  In  all  other  re- 
spects the  organization  approves  the 
Duffy  Bill,  and  will  not  insist  on  its 
amendment  if  controversy  is  to  re- 
sult, it  was  said.  "It  merely  means 
that  the  producer-distributor  shall 
bargain  for  and  obtain  all  necessary 
rights  and  embody  them  in  a  single 
license  for  a  single  charge,"  it  was 
explained. 

Allied  also  opposed  any  effort  to 
maintain  the  minimum  damage  clause, 
alleging  that  it  had  been  used  as  a 
club  where  purely  innocent  violations 
had  occurred. 

The  hearings  will  close  tomorrow 
with  the  final  appearance  of  Nathan 
Burkan,  Ascap  attorney,  who  will  dis- 
cuss the  legal  situation. 


'Ziegfeld'  N.  Y.  Hit; 
$18,754  First  Week 

(.Continued  from  patjc  1) 

ceipts,  the  Astor  has  played  to  S.R.O., 
and  standees  every  performance  there- 
after. 

A  midnight  show  on  Saturday, 
which  ended  at  3 :45  A.M.  Sunday 
morning,  brought  a  gross  of  $1,128 
and  was  the  first  attempted  by  M-G-M 
with  any  attraction  at  the  same  the- 
atre since  "Grand  Hotel."  The  ad- 
vance sale  is  running  at  a  heavy  rate 
and  all  is  smiles  around  the  M-G-M 
office. 

M-G-M  is  so  enthused  over  early  re- 
sults of  out-of-town  engagements  that 
it  already  has  drawn  the  conclusion 
that  roadshow  business  of  pre-depres- 
sion  days  is  again  in  the  cards  with 
attractions  that  rate.  Currently,  the  pic- 
ture is  playing  two-a-day  in  Boston, 
Chicago,  Detroit  and  Philadelphia  and 
opens  at  the  Carthay  Circle,  Holly- 
wood; the  Capitol,  St.  Petersburg, 
Fla. ;  Victory,  Tampa ;  and  Florida  at 
Daytona  tonight.  Monday  night  saw 
premieres  at  the  Paramount,  Miami 
Beach  and  Grand  at  Orlando.  Im- 
mediate future  dates  include  the  Na- 
tional, Washington,  and  His  Majes- 
ty's, Montreal,  April  19;  Arcade, 
Jacksonville,  April  22;  Hanna,  Cleve- 
land and  Nixon,  Pittsburgh,  April  26. 


Court  Refuses 
To  Allow  U.S. 
Case  Changes 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

spomled  by  pointing  out  that  their 
answers  to  the  Government's  com- 
plaint were  due  on  Thursday  and  each 
said  that  an  answer  would  be  filed  on 
that  day.  Rice's  fears  that  further 
delays  might  be  sought  appeared  to 
be  allayed  by  these  assurances. 

The  Government  attorneys,  it  was 
said,  expected  that  new  defense  mo- 
tions might  be  made  on  Thursday  in 
place  of  the  filing  of  answers.  The 
defendants,  however,  probably  will  set 
up  the  question  of  res  adjiidicata  in 
their  answers  as  a  separate  defense, 
Government  attorneys  believe.  This 
question,  involving  points  raised  in  the 
defendants'  proposed  appeal  to  the  U. 
S.  Supreme  Court,  might  have  to  be 
decided  before  the  actual  taking  of 
testimony  in  the  trial  in  L*.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here. 

Russell  Hardy,  chief  of  Government 
counsel  in  the  case,  leaves  today  for 
Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  where  he  will 
argue  the  Government's  motion  on 
Friday  to  advance  the  time  in  which 
defendants  must  file  papers  in  their 
Supreme  Court  appeal  from  May  4  to  I 
April  26.  In  its  Missouri  motion  the 
Government  alleges  that  the  appeal 
is  a  move  to  delay  trial  of  the  new 
Federal  action  here  and  that,  unless 
the  appeal  is  advanced,  it  cannot  be 
heard  by  the  Supreme  Court  until 
next  fall,  in  the  meantime  delaying  . 
trial  in  the  district  court  here. 

Rice,  however,  stated  yesterday  that 
he  believed  a  postponement  of  the 
New  York  trial  in  the  face  of  the  j 
pending  Supreme  Court  appeal  was  j 
entirely  within  the  discretion  of  the 
local  district  court,  even  though  the 
Government  was  to  lose  its  Missouri 
motion  to  hasten  hearing  of  the  ap- 
peal. He  said  that  any  move  to  de- 
lay trial  here  until  the  Supreme  Court 
appeal  had  been  decided  would  be  op- 
posed by  Government  counsel. 


Admission  Tax  Bill 
Passes  TV.  /.  Assembly 

Trenton,  April  14. — The  theatre 
tax  bill  which  has  been  debated  in 
one  form  or  another  in  the  New 
Jersey  Assembly  for  weeks  was  passed 
tonight  by  a  vote  of  31-25. 

The  measure  calls  for  a  tax  of  one 
cent  on  every  25  cents  of  theatre 
admission  or  fraction  thereof. 

The  bill   goes  to  the   Senate  to- 


Ford  Motors  Studies 
Plans  for  a  Studio 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

authorized  for  such  work.  However, 
it  is  expected  that  plans  will  be  com- 
pleted soon  and  a  definite  announce- 
ment made. 

Ford  recently  installed  projection 
equipment  in  the  Rotunda  Bldg.  at 
Dearborn  which  he  brought  from  the 
World's  Fair  and  uses  for  showing 
visitors  to  the  plant  how  the  cars  are 
manufactured,  instead  of  having  them 
tour  the  various  shops. 


Mrs.  Bartholomew  in  L.A. 

Los  Angeles,  April  14. — Mrs.  Lil- 
lian Mae  Bartholomew  has  arrived 
here  to  contest  for  the  custody  of 
her  son,  Freddie. 


Mutiny"  in  Repeat 

Hollywood,  April  14. — "Mutiny  on 
the  Bounty"  is  playing  a  special  re- 
turn engagement  at  the  Filmarte  here. 


"Yankee"  to  Roxy 

A  reissue  of  "A  Connecticut 
Yankee"  opens  at  the  Roxy  April  24. 


Wednesday,  April  15,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

BETTE  DAVIS,  now  en  route  to 
Hollywood,  is  chairman  of  the 
Hollywood  Division  of  the  Flood  and 
Tornado  Relief  Fund  of  which  Mayor 
LaGuardia  is  national  chairman.  Miss 
Davis  received  her  appointment  yes- 
terday at  the  Jefferson  Day  luncheon 
at  the  Commodore. 

• 

Adolph  Zukor,  en  route  back  from 
production  conferences  at  the  Para- 
mount studio,  is  due  here  Friday. 
Iohn  E.  Otterson  and  Russell  Hol- 
MAN  are  remaining  at  the  studio  for 
several  additional  days. 

• 

Lewis  Blumberg,  Nate's  12-year- 
old,  is  out  of  the  5th  Ave.  Hospital 
and  at  home,  recovering  very  quickly 
from  his  recent  appendectomy.  He 
actually  had  dinner  with  the  family 
the  other  evening. 

• 

Major  I.  E.  Lambert,  who  re- 
cently resigned  as  secretary  and  coun- 
sel of  Keith-Albee-Orpheum,  is  now 
devoting  his  full  time  to  Gov.  Alf 
Landon's  campaign  bandwagon. 
• 

Major  Albert  L.  Warner,  Grad- 
well  L.  Sears  and  S.  Charles  Ein- 
feld  returned  to  New  York  yester- 
day from  a  short  visit  to  the  Warner 
studios. 

• 

Abe  Schneider,  Columbia  treasurer, 
is  on  his  way  back  from  the  coast 
by  train  after  a  three-week  stay  at 
the  studio.  He  is  due  Saturday. 
• 

Maurice   Hanline,   story  editor, 
Pickford-Lasky    Prod.,   left   for  the 
coast  yesterday  on  the  Century. 
• 

Tom  D.  Cochrane,  Paramount  rep- 
resentative in  the  Orient,  arrives  to- 
day from  San  Francisco. 

• 

Jack  Connolly  and  Ben  Goetz 
are  due  in  Tuesday  on  the  lie  de 
France. 

• 

Nathan  Burkan  is  due  back  in 
town  on  Friday  from  a  business  trip. 
• 

Jack  Cohn  is  due  from  the  coast 
about  the  middle  of  next  week. 

Phil  Reisman  is  due  next  Tuesday 
on  the  11c  de  France. 

Harry  Goetz  left  yesterday  for  the 
coast  on  the  Sky  Chief. 

• 

Ernest  Schoedsack  has  gone  to 
;  the  coast. 


Start  of  New  Outfit 
Aim  of  Hoffman  Trip 

London,  April  14. — M.   H.  Hoff 
man,  who  will  arrive  Friday  on  the 
Paris,  will  confer  while  here  on  the 
formation  of  a  new  American  pro 
ducing    and     distributing  company 
which  will  exchange  product  with  a 
large  British  organization,  it  is  re 
ported.    British  interests  would  par 
ticipate  in  the  financing  of  the  new 
company. 

Hoffman's    negotiations    also  will 
cover  the  production  by  him  of  two 
or  more  pictures  here  for  distribu 
tion  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic.  He 
will  be  here  for  about  four  weeks. 


Felix  F.  Feist  Passes  On 
After  a  Lingering  Illness 


(Continued  from  page  1) 


daughter,  Mrs.  Myron  Nast,  and  his 
grandchildren,  Feist  wanted  to  travel 
when  he  felt  his  period  of  service  to 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck  and  M-G-M  had 
run  its  course. 

Yet,  as  he  hoped,  he  also  put  the 
thought  out  of  mind.  Metro  to  him 
was  an  all-consuming  something,  a 
responsibility  which  he  welcomed  and 
for  which  he  was  determined  to  work 
without  end.  Feist  always  bent  his 
personal  inclinations  to  his  high  post. 
When  his  health  began  to  fail  Metro 
was  waging  its  fight  in  Chicago  and 
preparing  to  build  theatres  there.  Feist 
embarked  on  trip  after  trip  when 
he  should  have  been  nursing  his 
health.  After  Al  Lichtman  joined  the 
company  and  Metro's  new  sales  policy, 
having  been  evolved,  had  to  be  sold 
to  exhibitors  up  and  down  the  land, 
Feist  joined  in  that  barnstorming  tour 
when,  again,  he  should  have  been 
under  medical  care. 

Probably,  he  would  have  continued 
at  what  faster  sacrifice  now  makes  no 
difference  had  he  not  been  dispatched 
to  Hot  Springs  a  few  months  ago, 
there  to  seek  a  way  to  recovery.  It 
failed  to  help.  From  Hot  Springs 
the  losing  trail  led  to  Miami  Beach, 
there  to  make  Feist  a  house  guest  of 
Shanberg,  his  traveling  companion. 

Arthritis,  the  physicians  said  it  was. 
And  for  arthritis,  they  treated  him. 
Treatments  of  various  sorts  brought 
no  encouraging  response.  The  teeth 
maybe,  thought  the  doctors.  And  so 
they  began  to  extract  his  teeth,  hunt- 
ing for  the  root  of  the  trouble.  Then, 
only  about  two  weeks  ago  the  ailing 
man  went  into  Mt.  Sinai  Hospital 
here  in  New  York.  "No  visitors"  was 
the  order. 

The  condition  grew  worse.  His 
children  were  hurried  east  from  Hol- 
lywood by  'plane  a  few  days  ago. 
Feist's  associates  at  Metro  where  he 
was  held  in  an  affection  and  in  an 
esteem  matured  over  the  long  11  years 
he  had  been  general  sales  manager 
there  spoke  in  whispers  and  held 
their  breath  over  the  weekend;  the 
end  was  that  close.  Hospital  bulletins 
took  on  more  ominous  overtones 
yesterday  and  last  night.  "Condition 
unchanged,"  was  one.  "Very  badly 
off,  condition  unchanged"  was  an- 
other. Finally  came  the  word  which 
brought  Feist  the  relief  he  so  ardently 
had  wished  for  and  which  told  his 
industry  and  his  innumerable  friends 
that  one  of  its  sweetest  characters ; 
one  of  its  leading  executives  had  tra- 
versed his  earthly  span. 

Medical  men,  discussing  such  things 


dispassionately,  agreed  that  against  the 
ravages  of  cancer  there  was  no  stop- 
page and  that  the  kindliest  relief  for 
Feist  was  the  death  that  finally  came 
to  him  during  the  night. 

Twenty-nine  years  of  and  in  this 
business,  Felix  F.  Feist  came  from 
the  advertising  field  to  motion  pictures 
in  1907  as  advertising  manager  of  the 
Kinemacolor  Co.  of  America.  In  two 
years,  he  was  elected  president  of 
Celebrated  Players  Film  Corp.  of 
Chicago  where  he  remained  until  1913. 
Then,  opportunity  turned  up  in  the 
guise  of  the  general  managership  as 
well  as  the  secretaryship,  of  the 
Equitable  Pictures  Corp.,  later  to  be 
merged  with  World  Film. 

It  was  in  1920  that  the  Goldwyn 
Dist.  Corp.,  in  recognition  of  his 
rapid  strides  forward,  made  Feist  a 
vice-president  and  its  general  sales 
manager.  Two  years  later  he  joined 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  then  an  inde- 
pendent producer,  as  supervisor  of 
distribution  where  he  remained  for 
five  years.  In  1925  he  was  appointed 
general  sales  manager  of  M-G-M, 
his  last  post. 

Feist  was  inordinately  proud  of  the 
company  which  employed  him.  He 
was  proud  of  its  record  over  the 
years ;  glad  to  work  for  the  "General," 
as  Nick  Schenck's  associates  call  him. 
He  was  a  distributor,  a  thoroughly 
dyed-in-the-wool  distributor,  of  course, 
and,  as  such,  it  was  entirely  natural 
that  some  exhibitors  constantly  thirst- 
ed for  his  scalp.  And  yet,  presuming 
to  talk  at  large  for  these  theatremen, 
it  must  have  followed  that,  differences 
or  no  as  the  seasons  unfolded,  they, 
of  necessity,  could  not  but  respect  the 
measure  in  which  he  executed  his 
commitment  to  his  company  and  to 
his  business  conscience. 

When  his  wife  died  months  ago, 
Feist  felt  the  loss  very  keenly.  The 
first  shock  over,  the  permanent  shock 
remained.  But  Feist,  wisely,  took  the 
only  course  that  served,  in  measure, 
to  propel  his  personal  difficulties  into 
the  background.  He  immersed  himself 
so  thoroughly  in  work,  went  at  it 
with  such  prodigious  ferocity  that  his 
last  year's  trip  overseas  became  a 
necessity  which  resisted  further  chal 
lenge.  It  would  seem  now  that  the 
benefits  then  gained  either  were  fleet 
ing  or  the  malignance  of  his  malady 
had  advanced  too  far.  The  path,  from 
that  juncture,  led  steadily  downward. 

His  worldly  chapter  is  completed 
now,  but  in  the  minds  of  those  who 
knew  this  man  the  warm  glow  of  his 
friendship  will  not  so  soon  be  dimmed. 


Weiss  Finishes  Serial 

Hollywood,  April  14. — Louis  Weiss 
of  Weiss  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  completed 
shooting  "The  Clutching  Hand,"  15- 
episode  serial  featuring  Ruth  Mix, 
William  Farnum,  Marion  Shilling, 
Rex  Lease  and  others. 


To  Hear  Shearer  Sound 

Chicago,  April  14. — Recent  Douglas 
Shearer  sound  developments  will  be 
demonstrated  at  the  spring  meeting 
of  the  S.  M.  P.  E.  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel  April  27-30. 


Close  Deal  with  G.  B. 

Variety  Film  Distributors,  agents 
for  Ponce  Irmace  of  Rio  de  Janeiro, 
have  received  word  from  Rio  that 
Irmace  has  signed  a  three-year  con- 
tract with  Gaumont  British  for  dis- 
tribution of  the  entire  program  in 
Brazil. 


Para.  Figures 
$500,000  for 
Its  "A"  Films 


(Continued  from  papc  1) 

but  there  will  be  no  sacrifice  of  qual- 
ity to  economy.  If,  while  in  work,  an 
'A'  picture  promises  to  be  worthy  of 
further  investment,  funds  will  be  pro- 
vided in  excess  of  the  amount  estab- 
lished." 

In  an  informal  discussion  of  cur- 
rent product  he  said  that  several 
"B's,"  particularly  "Hands  Across  the 
Sea,"  had  proven  better  investments 
than  "A's."  He  also  believed  that 
with  the  additional  expense  of  a  couple 
of  star  names  "Until  We  Meet 
Again"  would  be  an  "A"  picture  and 
that  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  bud- 
gets for  both  "A's"  and  "B's"  must  be 
flexible. 

It  is  understood  that  the  complete 
program  for  the  new  season  will  not 
be  announced  before  the  convention. 

Zukor  left  for  the  east  last  night. 
Holman  is  due  to  leave  shortly. 


B'way.  Paramount  Has  Loss 

A  net  loss  of  $166,536  was  reported 
by  Paramount  Broadway  Corp.,  Para- 
mount subsidiary,  after  interest,  amor- 
tization, depreciation  charges  and 
other  deductions,  for  the  period  July 
1  to  Dec.  31,  1935. 


Schaefer  Holds  U.  A. 
Eastern  Sales  Meet 

George  Schaefer,  vice-president  and 
general  sales  manager  of  United  Art- 
ists, yesterday  at  the  home  office  held 
the  third  of  his  recent  meetings  with 
regional  sales  heads,  when  he  met  the 
eastern  divisional  and  exchange  man- 
agers. Future  sales  policies  were  dis- 
cussed at  the  session.  Schaefer  re- 
cently met  the  western  men  at  a  Chi- 
cago meeting  and  the  southern  group 
at  a  conference  in  Atlanta. 

At  yesterday's  meeting  Schaefer  met 
several  of  the  sales  heads  for  the  first 
time.  In  attendance  were:  Harry 
Gold,  assistant  to  Schaefer;  Paul  La- 
zarus, of  the  home  office ;  Haskell 
Masters,  Canadian  division  manager, 
who  also  supervises  Boston  and  New 
Haven,  and  Jack  Schaefer,  eastern  di- 
vision manager.  Exchange  managers 
included :  Moe  Streimer,  New  York ; 
Harry  G.  Bodkin,  Philadelphia; 
Charles  Krantz,  Washington;  John 
Dervin,  Boston;  Carlos  E.  Moore, 
Buffalo ;  Max  Stahl,  Cincinnati ;  A.  M. 
Goodman,  Cleveland;  Bert  Stern, 
Pittsburgh,  and  Lou  Wechsler,  New 
Haven. 


Missouri  Tax  Falls  Off 

Kansas  City,  April  14. — Sales  tax 
collections  by  Missouri  under  the  one 
per  cent  levy  during  February  were 
,770,  low  due  to  cold  weather. 


A.T.&T.  Probe  Fate 
Put  Up  to  President 

Washington,  April  14. — Whether 
the  A.  T.  &  T.  probe  now  being  con- 
ducted by  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission  is  to  be  continued 
after  July  1  when  the  present  appro- 
priation expires  is  up  to  President 
Roosevelt,  it  was  stated  here  today. 

The  commissioners  are  said  to  be 
in  favor  of  continuance,  but  they  are 
nearing  exhaustion  of  their  first  appro- 
priation of  $750,000  and  must  go  to 
Congress  for  more  money. 

Hearings  are  to  be  resumed 
April  20. 


■ 


BALABAN  AND 
ALL  UNIVERSA 

SERIALS  M 18  CHICi 


These  are  the  Serial  Chat 


BUCK  JONES 
ACE  DRUMMOND 

JUNGLE  JIM 
SECRET  AGENT  X4 


AND  NOW  PLAYING  A 


UNIVERSAL  S 


THESE  ARE 
THE  THEATRES 
THEY'LL  FEA- 
TURE THEM  IN: 

HARDING 
VARSITY 
MARYLAND 

REGAL 
NORSHORE 
NORTOWN 
BELMONT 
GATEWAY 
TERMINAL 
SENATE 
CENTRAL  PARK 
BERWYN 
STATE 
MANOR 
LA  GRANGE 
CRYSTAL 
COVENT 
LAKESIDE 


Ml  SIGN  UP 
S  1936-37 
50  THEATRES! 

nons  they'll  play: 


grid's  greatest  action  star  in  'THE  PHANTOM  RIDER", 
een  chapters  of  thrill-packed,  dangerous  adventure. 

)m  the  amazing  King  Features  newspaper  cartoon  strip, 
irring  Capt.  Eddie  Rickenbacker  in  13  smashing  chapters. 

lother  famous  King  Features  newspaper  cartoon  strip 
3d  by  millions;  12  chapters  of  roaring  thrills  and  action! 

ng  Features  syndicated  cartoon  strip— 12  chapters 
heroic  adventures  with  undercover  operators! 


i&K  HOUSES 

IH  GORDON 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Nine  National 
Distributors 
To  Join  Talks 

(■Continued  from  page  1) 

had  been  added  to  the  committee  and 
will  attend  in  place  of  Griffith. 

Jack  Miller  of  Chicago,  a  member 
of  the  exhibitor  committee,  also  ar- 
rived yesterday.  O.  C.  Lam,  Rome, 
Ga. ;  Lewen  Pizor,  Philadelphia,  and 
Charles  E.  Williams,  Omaha,  the  re- 
maining members  of  the  committee, 
are  expected  here  today. 

Indications  are  that  the  initial  con- 
ference tomorrow  will  consist  of  gen- 
eral discussions  of  the  objectives  of  the 
meeting  and  possible  solutions  for  all 
trade  practice  problems  which  can  be 
acted  on  at  this  time.  Thereafter,  indi- 
vidual subjects  such  as  clearance  and 
zoning,  conciliation  programs,  exhibi- 
tion contract  revisions  and  others,  may 
be  assigned  to  committees  for  discus- 
sion and  recommendation.  Modifica- 
tions of  sales  policy,  including  in- 
creased cancellation,  abolition  of  the 
score  charge,  the  forcing  of  shorts 
with  features  and  other  subjects  may 
be  taken  up  with  distribution  com- 
panies individually. 

Before  seeking  solutions  of  such 
general  industry  problems  as  the  ne- 
gotiation of  uniform  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules ;  the  establishment 
of  local  boards  for  the  conciliation  of 
trade  grievances  and  regulation  of  ex- 
hibition practices,  the  conference  is 
expected  to  receive  representatives 
from  all  interested  exhibitor  groups. 


Mrs.  Glucksmann  Dies 

New  Orleans,  April  14. — Mrs. 
Minna  Glucksmann,  80  years  old,  who 
for  years  supplied  vaudeville  and  cir- 
cus performers  with  costumes,  is  dead 
after  an  illness  of  two  weeks.  She 
is  survived  by  Touro  Glucksmann,  a 
projectionist  at  the  Orpheum,  and 
Jacob  Glucksmann,  theatrical  electri- 
cian in  New  York. 


Clyde  L.  Marcroft  Killed 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  14. — Clyde 
L.  Marcroft,  Warner  salesman  with 
headquarters  at  Billings,  Mont.,  was 
fatally  injured  in  an  automobile  smash. 
He  was  stationed  here  for  15  years 
prior  to  his  Montana  appointment  a 
year  and  a  half  ago. 


A.  M.  Beglinger  Dead 

Menasha,  Wis.,  April  14. — Arthur 
M.  Beglinger,  63,  for  17  years  an 
operator  of  Wisconsin  theatres,  is  dead 
in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  where  he 
was  spending  the  winter. 


Tom  Mitchell  Passes 

Chicago,  April  14. — Tom  Mitchell, 
pioneer  exhibitor,  died  last  night  of 
pneumonia  after  a  short  illness. 
Mitchell  was  once  connected  with  the 
Swanson  Circuit. 


Laemmle  Gets  Plaque 

Hollywood,  April  14. — Carl  Laem- 
mle has  been  presented  a  large  bas 
relief  of  John  A.  Sutter  by  the  Fort 
Sutter  Museum  of  Sacramento  in 
recognition  of  the  renewed  interest  in 
Sacramento's  pioneer  colonizer  result- 
ing from  the  countrywide  showing  of 
"Sutter's  Gold."  The  plaque  is  the 
work  of  the  Italian  sculptor,  Carlos 
Taliabue. 


Reserve  Ruling  on 
Para.  Fee  Appeals 


(.Continued  from  page--  1) 
over  the  Paramount  court  proceed- 
ings, disallowed  both  petitions  in  their 
entirety.   The  two  firms  are  appealing 
from  that  decision. 

W.  D.  Whitney,  of  the  Cravath  of- 
fice, made  the  appeals  for  both  his 
firm  and  Kuhn,  Loeb.  He  reviewed 
the  work  of  the  two  in  first  organiz- 
ing the  principal  creditors'  committees 
and  in  advancing  a  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation to  such  a  point  that  it  supplied 
more  than  the  basis  of  the  plan  which 
was  finally  approved  by  the  court  and 
under  which  Paramount  was  reorgan- 
ized. Judge  Coxe  has  held  that  while 
these  labors  were  valuable  and  should 
have  qualified  them  for  an  allowance, 
a  latter  day  change  in  the  position  of 
the  two  in  the  reorganization  ulti- 
mately disqualified  them.  This  was  the 
naming  of  Kuhn,  Loeb  officers  as  de- 
fendants in  suits  for  recovery  brought 
in  behalf  of  Paramount  by  the  bank- 
ruptcy trustees.  When  the  suits  were 
filed  Kuhn,  Loeb  concluded  that  for 
the  good  of  the  reorganization  it 
should  withdraw  from  active  participa- 
tion in  the  proceedings,  which  it  did. 
Judge  Coxe  held  that  this  withdrawal, 
in  advance  of  the  presentation  of  the 
plan  to  the  court,  disqualified  Kuhn, 
Loeb  and  its  attorneys  as  "reorganiza- 
tion managers,"  as  which  they  would 
have  been  eligible  for  a  fee.  Although 
creditors'  committees  subsequently 
stated  that  the  bankers  and  their  at- 
torneys were  employed  by  them,  Judge 
Coxe  responded  that  the  committees 
were  without  authority  to  retain  them 

An  appeal  by  the  stockholders'  pro- 
tective committee  from  Judge  Coxe's 
allowance  at  $10,000  of  an  application 
for  $33,116  for  Coverdale  &  Colpitts, 
accountants  employed  by  the  commit- 
tee, was  also  heard  yesterday.  The 
appeals  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  & 
Ballantine,  counsel  to  the  Paramount 
trustees,  and  Cook,  Nathan  &  Lehman, 
attorneys  for  the  stockholders'  com- 
mittee, were  heard  the  preceding  day. 
The  Root,  Clark  firm  applied  for  a 
total  of  $950,000  and  was  allowed  a 
total  of  $450,000.  The  Cook  firm  asked 
$250,000  and  was  allowed  $115,000. 

Seven  additional  appellants  whose 
petitions  for  fees  were  either  reduced 
or  disallowed  by  Judge  Coxe  will  be 
heard  by  the  Circuit  Court  some  time 
next  month. 


Futter-Keene  Suit 
Goes  to  U.  S.  Court 

Los  Angeles,  April  14— Walter 
Futter's  suit  for  an  injunction  to  pre- 
vent Tom  Keene  from  working  in  in- 
dependent pictures  has  been  trans- 
ferred from  the  Superior  Court  to 
U.  S.  District  Court,  and  is  now  be- 
fore Judge  Leon  Yankvitch. 

Keene  insists  his  contract  cannot  be 
for  exclusive  services,  as  it  allows 
working  in  major  productions.  He 
contends,  therefore,  that  he  cannot  be 
enjoined  from  seeking  work. 

A  refusal  by  Judge  Yankvitch  to 
grant  the  injunction  would  upset  a 
number  of  non-exclusive  contracts,  as 
these  pacts  have  been  standard. 


Long-Termer  to  Wolfe 

Hollywood,  April  14.  —  Mannie 
Wolfe  was  today  given  a  new  long- 
term  contract  as  Paramount  story 
head. 


Breaking  Out 

It  came  to  light  at  the 
RKO  sales  convention  in  Chi- 
cago last  year,  at  the  dinner 
which  climaxed  the  conven- 
tion, Leon  J.  Bamberger  and 
what  apparently  was  his  sup- 
pressed desire  leapt  right  to 
the  fore.  As  master  of  cere- 
monies, he  displayed  a  com- 
edy sense  and  feet  that 
proved  themselves  very  nim- 
ble. 

"The  guy  must  have  wanted 
to  be  an  actor,"  remarked  a 
couple  of  topflight  Radio 
executives. 

Bamberger  still  does  and, 
moreover,  is  doing  something 
about  it.  He  and  his  wife 
have  the  leads  in  a  revue 
called  "More  Neighbors" 
which  will  be  put  on  at  the 
Community  House  of  Temple 
Israel  at  New  Rochelle 
April  18. 


President's  Talk 
Campaign  Keynote 

By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  April  14. — "More 
employment  and  adequate  pay"  was 
seen  today  by  political  observers  in 
Washington  as  the  Democratic  labor 
plank  in  the  coming  campaign  plat- 
form. 

Evaluating  President  Roosevelt's 
address  at  Baltimore  last  night,  politi- 
cal soothsayers  saw  in  his  warning 
that  unless  industry  acts  the  Govern- 
ment will  give  consideration  to  the 
question  of  hours  and  wages,  a  tacit 
promise  that  if  he  is  re-elected  Con- 
gress will  be  asked  for  such  legisla- 
tion at  the  next  session. 

Evidence  of  the  President's  inten- 
tion to  make  a  drive  for  increased 
employment  is  seen  in  the  fact  that 
at  Baltimore  he  reiterated  and  en- 
larged upon  the  more  closely  veiled 
warning  in  his  relief  message  to  Con- 
gress delivered  March  18,  in  which 
he  said  that  industry  must  prepare  to 
shoulder  a  greater  share  of  the  bur- 
den of  caring  for  the  unemployed 
either  by  providing  expanding  working 
opportunities  or  accepting  heavier 
taxes. 

It  is  not  expected  that  Mr.  Roose- 
velt will  take  any  steps  at  this  session 
to  secure  legislation  fixing  a  maximum 
working  week  and  a  minimum  wage, 
but  such  a  measure  will  be  held  out 
to  labor  as  an  inducement  to  vote  him 
another  four  years  in  the  White 
House.  No  action  which  might  be 
taken  by  industry  to  increase  employ- 
ment and  wages  would  weaken  such 
a  plank  since  it  is  generally  conceded 
that  all  the  unemployed  could  not  be 
absorbed.  In  view  of  this  knowledge 
it  is  not  expected  that  industry  will 
immediately  attempt  to  use  additional 
labor  beyond  that  called  for  by  the 
usual  summer  upturn  in  activity. 


Boost  Scale  for  "Deeds" 

Seattle,  April  14.  —  Admission 
rates  at  Jensen-VonHerberg's  Liberty 
have  been  boosted  from  a  25  cents  top 
to  40  cents,  exclusive  of  loges,  for 
the  current  engagement  of  "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town."  The  theatre's  usual 
dual-feature  policy  has  been  discarded 
for  the  present  run,  which  is  tentative- 
ly set  for  four  weeks. 


Wedna$day,  April  15,  1936 


Hart  on  Stand  All 
Day  in  U.  A.  Action 


William  S.  Hart  was  on  the  wit- 
ness stand  for  the  entire  day  yesterday 
in  connection  with  his  $500,000  suit 
against  United  Artists.  The  case  is 
being  tried  before  Justice  Phillip  Mc- 
Cook  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court.  Under 
questioning  by  his  counsel,  Frederick 
Hemley  of  the  firm  of  House,  Gross- 
man and  Vorhaus,  he  told  the  court 
that  his  venture  with  U.  A.  cost  him 
a  loss  of  $30,000  personally  and  that 
the  $302,000  which  went  into  produc- 
tion of  "Tumbleweeds"  was  a  total  fail- 
ure as  well. 

He  asserted  that  "Tumbleweeds" 
was  booked  at  figures  which  spelled 
a  definite  loss  and  that  this  was  done 
so  that  he  would  be  forced  out  of 
producing  and  compelled  to  return  to 
acting. 

Hart  testified  that  after  the  first 
picture  had  been  released  only  two 
weeks  U.  A.  recommended  that  he  not 
go  ahead  with  the  second  picture. 
However,  he  said  five  months  later 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  offered  him 
$50,000  to  go  ahead  with  the  second 
picture  and  $1,000  a  week  while  it 
was  in  the  course  of  production  by 
which  he  would  have  received  $58,000 
from  the  second  picture  as  against 
30  per  cent  of  the  profits.  This  offer, 
he  said  he  declined.  He  said  he  made 
an  average  of  $120,000  per  picture 
out  of  27  pictures  which  were  released 
through  Famous  Players.  He  will 
resume  on  the  stand  again  this  morn- 
ing. Counsel  indicated  the  trial  would 
last  the  remainder  of  the  week. 


"Ecstacy"  Is  Held  Up 

"Ecstacy,"  the  Hungarian  film  over 
which  Samuel  Cummins  waged  a 
court  fight  a  year  or  more  before  get- 
ting it  by  the  U.  S.  Customs,  has  en- 
countered censor  trouble.  It  is  now 
being  cut  to  meet  the  censors'  objec- 
tions and  will  be  viewed  again  by  the 
board. 


Wall  Street 


Universal,  Paramount  Off  on  Board 

Net 


High 

Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  3754 

*m 

3754 

-  % 

Consolidated    556 

554 

554 

-  56 

Consolidated,  pfd. .  1756 

17 

im 

+  56 

166 

166 

—1 

Loew's,  Inc  4654 

4554 

4554 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd. 107*4 

10754 

107J4 

Paramount    856 

m 

m 

-  56 

Paramount  1  pfd. .  67 

67 

67 

-2% 

Paramount  2  pfd. .  956 

9 

9 

-  56 

Pathe  Film    10?6 

1054 

1054 

+  56 

RKO    6^ 

-  56 

20th  Century -Fox.  27 

26^ 

26-/8 

—  Vt 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3456 

33J4 

3354 

-56 

Universal,  pfd  . .  .101 

100 

100 

-754 

Warner  Bros  11 

10% 

11 

-  56 

Curb  Issues  Decline 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sentry  Safety    54 

56 

56 

-% 

Sonotone    3 

m 

2% 

-  % 

Technicolor   3056 

2954 

2954 

-  54 

Trans-Lux    354 

3§i 

354 

-  54 

Bonds  Mostly  Off 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2654 

25 

25 

-154 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6b  '40  ctf  26 

25§6 

2554 

—  56 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  95 

9454 

9454 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    56 

56 

56 

-54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8754 

8654 

87 

+  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   96 

9554 

96 

+  Y2 

(Quotatkms  at  close  of  April  14) 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 


SUBSCRIPTION  RATES 


$10.00    TWO  YEARS 


$6.00    ONE  YEAR 


AS  PREDICTED 


(Orp^eurn 


"Surefire  long  run/  Topping  everything  in  town/ 
Comments  wonderful/" 


(Loe  "Opened  to  capacity/ 


Nowwatch  New  York/ 
Where  the  news  has 
spread  like  wildfire  / 
Where  the  whole 
town's  on  edge  to  see 
the  hit  the  whole 
:ountry's  raving 
>out/  Thursday  — 


"Opened  to  capacity/  Looks  like  record-breaking 
engagement/  One  of  the  greatest  pictures  of  the 
year/" 

^  Theatre) 

(Tower  "Already  looks  like  4-week  run/   Business  50  per 

cent  over  average  against  strongest  competition  in 
months/" 

Biiou  Theatre) 

v**  '  "Opened  with  long  lines  waiting  for  hours/  Long 

run  a  certainty/  Exceeds  by  miles  my  fondest  hopes 
and  keenest  expectations/" 


Columbia  Pictures  Corporation 

They're  burning  up  the  wires  .  .  .  setting  extended  runs  every- 
where ...  as  new  masterpiece  of  the  one  and  only  Capra  tops 
his  own  It  Happened  One  Night  for  raves  ....  and  business ! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  Inc 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  90 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


AT&T  Gain 
$20,000,000 
From  Films 


Gilford    Tells  Meeting 
Activity  Profitable 

The  film  activities  of  A.  T.  &  T. 
have  brought  $20,000,000  to  the  com- 
pany's stockholders  thus  far,  declared 
Walter  S.  Gifford,  president,  yester- 
day, in  reply  to  a  question  by  a  stock- 
holder at  the  company's  annual  stock- 
holders' meeting. 

"Our  investments  in  motion  pictures 
have  proved  vers-  profitable."  said  Gif- 
ford. "We  still  "have  $800,000  invested 
in  picture  productions." 

Indulging  in  a  lengthy  discussion  of 
the  communications  company's  screen 
activity,  Gifford  said  the  company  is 
in  the  film  business  only  in  a  small 
way.  Productions  financed  by  A.  T. 
&  T.  represent  only  nine-tenths  of  one 
per  cent  of  the  film  industry's  total, 
he  declared.  He  specifically  stated  that 
the  company  has  no  desire  to  broaden 
its  activity  in  the  film  field.  Gifford's 
statements  were  in  reply  to  questions 
concerning  the  affairs  of  the  company 
which  were  brought  up  at  the  recent 
inquiry  into  the  company  in  Wash- 
ington. He  pointed  out  that  the  com- 
pany plans  to  withdraw  completely 
from  the  financing  of  films,  which  it 
entered  only  to  help  out  customers 
who  had  fallen  into  debt. 

Preliminary  figures  cited  by  Gifford 
indicated  that  A.  T.  &  T.'s  net  income 
for  the  year  ended  March  31  increased 
to  $130,157,095.  from  $118,916,232  for 
the  previous  12  months.  The  net  is  equal 
to  $6.97  per  share  on  the  capital  stock, 
compared  to  $6.37  the  previous  year. 
Total  operating  revenues  rose  from 
$88,995,867  to  $97,725,732. 


Para.  Retains  Lease 
On  Brooklyn  Theatre 

Paramount  retains  a  20-year  lease 
on  the  Brooklyn  Paramount  under 
provisions  of  the  reorganization  plan 
for  Allied  Owners,  Inc.,  which  holds 
title  to  the  theatre.  The  house  is  now 
being  operated  for  Paramount  by  Si 
Fabian,  whose  offer  to  take  over  the 
lease  was  held  several  months  ago 
to  be  the  best  of  several  received  by 
Allied  Owners.  All  of  these,  appar- 
ently, were  rejected  in  favor  of  the 
new  agreement  with  Paramount. 

The  Allied  Owners  reorganization 
plan  was  consummated  some  time  ago. 
Yesterday,  Federal  Judge  Robert  A. 
Inch  in  U.  S.  District  Court  at  Brook- 
lyn signed  an  order  directing  Perci- 
val  Jackson.  William  Greve  and  Ste- 
phen Callaghan  to  turn  over  to  the 
new  company  assets  in  their  possession. 


Unrestricted  Cancelling 
Up  to  10%  Held  Probable 


Pall  of  Felix  Feist's  Death 
Blankets  World  of  Films 


By  RED  KANN 

A  hush  settled  upon  the  industry  in 
New  York  and  throughout  the  United 
States  when  the  news  of  Felix  F. 
Feist's  death  became  generally  known 
yesterday. 

It  was  reflected  principally,  of 
course,  in  the  executive  quarters  of 
Loew's  and  M-G-M.  There,  his  asso- 
ciates who  had  known  for  days  that 
there  was  no  escape  from  the  illness, 
met  the  word  of  his  passing  in  silence 
or  in  broken  speech.  Little,  except 
the  necessary  routine,  was  done  all 
through  the  day.  "We  are  having 
trouble  in  concentrating,"  was  how  one 
executive  put  it. 

For  Feist,  long  with  Metro  and 
highest  in  the  councils  of  its  distribut- 
ing arm,  was  held  in  profound  business 
esteem  as  well  as  in  genuine  personal 
affection  by  his  sidekicks.  When  Nich- 
olas M.  Schenck  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  in  a  voice  not  always  under 
control  that  Feist  had  been  his  pal  as 
well  as  his  business  associate,  he  ex- 


"Name  Stands  High" 

Hollywood,  April  15.— Will 
H.  Hays  on  the  passing  of 
Felix  Feist: 

"In  the  history  of  the  de- 
velopment of  the  selling  of 
motion  pictures,  Felix  Feist's 
name  will  always  stand  high. 
His  services  to  his  company 
and  to  the  industry  were 
greater  than  any  brief  word 
can  summarize.  He  was  as 
friendly  of  heart  as  he  was 
quick  of  mind  and  all  those 
of  us  who  worked  with  him 
and  knew  him  have  lost  a 
friend  we  will  deeply  miss." 


pressed  the  sentiment  of  the  Loew  and 
Metro  organizations  complete.  That 
sentiment  was  expressed  by  many 
others  within  the  ranks  in  their  own 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


Public  Domain 
Clarification 
Aim  of  Majors 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  April  15. — Definite 
determination  of  the  extent  to  which 
copyright  applies  to  material  taken 
from  the  public  domain  is  asked  of 
the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  in  the 
brief  in  amid  curiae  filed  in  behalf 
of  17  producers  seeking  to  intervene 
in  the  M-G-M  appeal  from  a  decision 
of  the  Second  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
peals holding  that  "Letty  Lynton" 
plagiarized  a  play  on  the  same  theme 
by  Edward  Sheldon  and  Margaret 
Aver  Barnes. 

The  circuit  court  decision  affirmed 
an  opinion  of  the  lower  court  holding 
the  company  liable  for  $21,000  dam- 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Warners  Now 
Evolving  Seat 
Tax  on  Music 


A  seat  music  tax  policy  for  the- 
atres using  Warner  music  is  being 
evolved  by  the  company  and  will  be 
made  known  within  the  next  few  days, 
it  was  stated  at  the  Warner  offices 
yesterday. 

Reports  that  the  company  would 
establish  a  seat  tax  ranging  from  one 
to  four  cents,  scaled  according  to 
seating  capacity,  were  ignored  _  by 
Warner  officials.  Herman  Starr,  vice- 
president  and  in  charge  of  the  com- 
pany's music  operations,  declined  to 
affirm  or  deny  the  reports.  Through 
a  spokesman  he  said  the  policy  would 
be  announced  in  a  few  days. 

Warners,  originally,  planned  to  col- 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Distributors  Are  Believed 
Willing  to  Offer 
Concession 


Definite  indications  that  distributors 
favor  the  elimination  of  all  restrictions 
on  the  present  10  per  cent  cancella- 
tion right,  one  of  the  cardinal  points 
sought  by  the  M.P.T.O.A.,  are  in 
evidence  as  representatives  of  all  nine 
national  distributors  prepare  to  meet 
today  with  the  M.P.T.O.A.  master 
committee  at  the  Cinema  Club  in  what 
is  regarded  as  the  most  important 
move  for  industry  self-regulation  since 
the  practical  enforcement  in  1934  of 
the  production  and  advertising  codes. 

In  addition  to  the  elimination  of 
all  restrictions  on  the  present  10  per 
cent  cancellation  right,  the  M.P.T. 
O.A.  committee  is  also  prepared  to 
ask  an  increase  in  the  cancellation 
privilege  to  20  per  cent.  Whether  or 
not  they  will  be  successful  on  this 
point  is  problematical.  Distributor 
opinion,  unofficially,  indicates  that 
once  an  unqualified  10  per  cent  can- 
cellation has  been  set  up,  efforts  to 
increase  the  cancellation  right  will  be 
vigorously  opposed.  Some  exhibitors 
believe  that  a  big  victory  can  be 
chalked  up  for  the  M.P.T.O.A.  com- 
mittee if  it  succeeds  in  obtaining  a 
compromise  15  per  cent  cancellation. 

The  organization  of  conciliation 
boards  to  hear  and  aid  in  the  settle- 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Majors  Targets  in 
New  Missouri  Suit 

Jefferson  City,  April  15. — Attor- 
ney General  Roy  McKittrick  of  Mis- 
souri today  in  state  Supreme  Court 
filed  suit  against  General  Theatrical 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  and  Vitagraph,  Inc., 
Warner  companies,  and  Paramount 
and  RKO,  seeking  to  stop  them  from 
operating  in  Missouri. 

The  action  was  based  on  charges 

(.Continued  on  page  2) 


Defendants  Answer 
Government  Today 

Defendants'  answers  to  the  Govern- 
ment's complaint  in  its  suit  against 
Warners,  Paramount,  RKO  and 
others  are  being  filed  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  here  today  and  will  follow 
closely  the  answers  made  in  the  orig- 
inal Government  equity  action  in 
Federal  Court  at  St.  Louis. 

The  question  of  res  adjudicata,  in- 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  April  16,  19] 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

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Vol.  39 


April  16,  1936 


No.  90 


Martin  Quigley 
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Keene  Wins  Freedom 

Los  Angeles,  April  15. — Judge  Leon 
Yankwich  in  Federal  court  today  sus- 
tained the  motion  by  Tom  Keene  to 
dismiss  the  injunction  of  Walter  Fut- 
ter  against  Keene's  obtaining  other 
employment.  The  ruling  was  held  to 
dissolve  Keene's  contract  with  Futter. 
The  actor  has  signed  a  contract  for 
eight  with  E.  B.  Derr. 


Aldrich,  Langel  Coming 

Hollywood,  April  IS.  —  Richard 
Aldrich,  eastern  play  department 
head  at  Columbia,  left  for  New 
York  tonight  by  plane.  William  C. 
Langel,  eastern  story  chief,  is  sched- 
uled to  leave  by  train  Saturday. 


Jerry  Mayer  to  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  April  IS.  —  Jerry 
Mayer,  a  brother  of  L.  B.,  today 
joined  M-G-M  as  business  executive 
of  the  John  M.  Stahl  unit.  He  retired 
from  the  Mayer-Kempner  agency  for 
the  new  post. 


G.  B.  Closes  Loop  Deal 

Chicago,  April  15. — By  the  terms 
of  a  deal  just  signed  here  all  G.  B. 
pictures  go  into  the  RKO  Palace  for 
Loop  openings.  "Rhodes"  will  start 
April  24. 


Majors  Targets  in 
New  Missouri  Suit 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

that  the  companies  allegedly  formed 
a  price-fixing  pool  as  a  move  to  help 
Warners  gain  control  of  three  St. 
Louis  theatres,  the  Ambassador,  Mis- 
souri and  New  Grand  Central. 

In  a  second  count  in  the  action  by 
McKittrick,  he  named  the  four  com- 
panies as  forming  a  pool  with  Fox 
Midwest,  Universal,  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, M-G-M,  Columbia  and 
United  Artists  to  control  the  sale  of 
films  in  Kansas  City,  Springfield  and 
Joplin.  McKittrick  is  considering  the 
filing  of  injunction  proceedings  in  cir- 
cuit court  here  against  the  same  four 
defendants  to  restrain  them  from  acts 
to  further  the  alleged  conspiracy. 


In  the  civil  suit  which  followed  the 
criminal  action  in  St.  Louis,  attorneys 
for  the  defendant  distributors  from 
time  to  time  stressed  the  fact  that  the 
points  at  issue  had  no  bearing  on  inter- 
state commerce  and  that  Fanchon  and 
Marco,  if  they  felt  aggrieved,  had  the 
Missouri  state  courts  at  their  disposal 
for  future  legal  actions. 


Can't  Serve  W.  B.  Houses 

St.  Louis,  April  15.  —  Judge  Joynt 
late  today  issued  a  temporary  injunc- 
tion restraining  Warners,  First  Na- 
tional, Warner  Circuit  Management 
Corp.,  Paramount,  Vitaphone,  Vita- 
graph,  RKO  and  General  Theatrical 
Enterprises  from  supplying  product 
for  runs  in  the  Orpheum  and  Shubert- 
Rialto,  local  Warner  houses.  April  30 
was  set  as  the  date  to  hear  the  argu- 
ment whether  to  make  the  injunction 
permanent.  This  is  a  companion  action 
to  the  suit  filed  in  Jefferson  City 
earlier  today. 


Merle  Oberon  Sues 

Los  Angeles,  April  15.  —  Merle 
Oberon  today  filed  a  $150,000  suit 
against  Selznick  International  charg- 
ing a  contract  breach.  The  complaint 
alleged  she  signed  for  the  lead  in  a 
Florence  Nightingale  story,  but  later 
agreed  to  switch  to  "The  Garden  of 
Allah"  from  which,  she  alleges  fur- 
ther, she  was  subsequently  switched 
to  "Dark  Victory".  It  is  asserted  the 
delay  interferes  with  other  commit- 
ments. 


Flash  Previews 

"The  Harvester" — From  the  Gene 
Stratton  Porter  best  seller,  this  pro- 
duction will  rate  well  in  practically  all 
situations,  particular  in  the  small 
towns. 


"Let's  Sing  Again" — Sol  Lesser  in- 
troduces his  singing  protege,  Bobby 
Breen,  in  this  human  interest  drama 
with  a  strong  comedy  contrast. 

These  pictures  will  be  reviewed  in  a  com- 
ing issue  of  Motion,  Picture  Daily. 


Bank  Night  Wins  Case 

Charlotte,  N.  C,  April  IS.— Affili- 
ated Enterprises,  Inc.,  has  won  an 
infringement  suit  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  against  G.  G.  Mitchell  in  a 
case  involving  Bank  Night.  Mitchell 
operates  a  competitive  plan  known  as 
Jack  Pot. 


16  "Pirate"  Runs 

Hollywood,  April  15. — Pioneer  is 
lining  Up  16  day  and  date  key  runs 
on  "Dancing  Pirate"  through  Radio. 


Fox  Theatres  Loss 

Is  Put  at  $46  J 48 


A  net  loss  of  $46,748  was  reported 
yesterday  by  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  for 
the  last  half  of  1935,  in  a  receiver's 
financial  accounting  filed  with  the 
U.  S.  District  Court  here  by  Milton 
C.  Weisman. 

A  loss  from  consolidated  operations 
of  $320,910  for  the  receivership  period 
from  June  22,  1932,  to  Dec.  31,  1935, 
also  was  reported.  The  receiver  esti- 
mated the  company's  assets  at  $9,711,- 
086,  which  included  a  $15,000,000  claim 
against  William  Fox  written  down  to 
$7,500,000,  and  cash  of  $780,217.  Lia- 
bilities include  $3,000,000  in  claims 
against  the  company  which  have  been 
allowed  and  $1,627,649  which  repre- 
sents a  reserve  for  20  per  cent  of 
the  amount  of  disputed  claims. 

Of  $24,285,033  of  claims  filed  against 
the  company,  $2,949,103  have  been 
allowed.  Of  an  additional  $9,259,474 
of  claims,  $8,148,249  is  in  dispute. 

Fox  Theatres'  original  investment 
in  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses,  re- 
cently reorganized,  is  listed  as  having 
been  realized  at  $150,000,  or  a  book 
loss  of  $5,626,176.  The  company  re 
alized  $6,640  on  its  investment  in  Fox 
New  England  Theatres,  Inc.,  or  a 
book  loss  of  $2,267,884. 


Warners  Evolving 
Seat  Tax  on  Music 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

lect  no  seat  tax  from  theatres  using 
their  music,  intending  to  have  the  full 
charge  paid  at  the  recording  source, 
which  would  be  by  producer  users  of 
the  music.  Opposition  from  song 
writers  who  claimed  that  they  would 
be  deprived  of  the  performing  rights 
fees  for  their  work  under  this  policy 
is  reported  to  have  necessitated  a 
change  of  plans.  The  Song  Writers' 
Protective  Ass'n.  said  yesterday,  how- 
ever, that  it  had  lodged  no  formal 
protest  with  Warners  for  the  latter's 
failure  to  levy  a  seat  tax  against 
theatres  since  the  Warner  music  com- 
panies withdrew  from  Ascap,  Jan.  1. 

The  Ascap  tax  rate  ranges  from 
10  cents  to  20  cents  per  seat,  scaled 
according  to  seating  capacity. 


Take  2  Bronx  Houses 

Charles  and  Al  Goldreyer  have 
signed  a  lease  for  the  University  in 
the  Bronx.  The  house  was  formerly 
owned  by  J.  P.  Ryan.  The  Goldreyer 
brothers  have  also  taken  over  the 
Hub  in  the  Bronx  and  will  remodel, 
opening  May  1. 


RCA  Has  New  Device 

RCA  Manufacturing  Co.  has  de- 
veloped a  new  high  fidelity  soundhead 
reproducer  incorporating  many  im- 
provements, and  retaining  the  rotary 
stabilizer  system  of  the  first  RCA 
high  fidelity  systems.  Greater  sim- 
plicity is  claimed. 


N.  J.  Senate  Beats 
Tax  on  Admission* 


Tkenton,  April  15. — The  State  Sen-  j 
ate  tonight  defeated  by  a  close  vote 
the  amusement-luxury  tax  bill,  which 
was  passed  by  the  Assembly  last  nighty 
The  Senate  defeated  the  measure  b> 
a  margin  of  four  votes. 

Opponents    were    disconcerted  tc 
find  new  Senate  regulations  barriny 
them  from  the  floor  30  minutes  ir 
advance  of  the  session.  This  was  de  l 
signed  to  prevent  attempts  to  influence 
members  at  their  desks  in  advance 
of  the  session.  The  amusements  levyj 
exempted  all  admissions  up  to  10  cents. 
From  11  to  25  cents  the  tax  was  onej 
cent.   The  rate  beyond  that  was  one 
cent  in  each  succeeding  25-cent  bracket, 
or  fraction,  or  roughly  four  per  cent 
of  receipts.  Theatres  could  absorb  the 
tax  or  increase  admissions  to  cover  it 

Following  defeat  of  the  bill  tonight, 
the  Republicans  caucused  in  an  effort] 
to  incorporate  amendments  whichj 
would  assure  passage. 


Max  Schach  Signs  Donat 

London,  April  ,15. — Max  Schach 
has  signed  Robert  Donat  for  two  pic- 
tures, which  will  be  produced  for  Cap- 
itol Prod,  and  released  by  General 
Film  Distributors. 


Craven  Joins  Warners 

Hollywood,  April  IS.  —  Frank 
Craven  was  signed  by  Warners  to- 
day to  act  as  executive  assistant  to 
Bryan  Foy,  who  is  in  charge  of  "B" 
output. 


Defendants  Answer 
Government  Today 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

eluded  in  the  earlier  answer,  is  being 
set  up  as  a  separate  defense  in  the| 
answers  being  filed  today,  it  wasf 
learned.  The  defendants,  on  this 
point,  will  contend  that  all  of  the 
charges  in  the  suit  at  issue  were  cov-t 
ered  in  the  trial  of  the  criminal  action) 
at  St.  Louis  which  resulted  in  acquit-1 
tal  for  the  defendants,  and  will  ask' 
for  dismissal  of  the  new  suit  on  that 
ground,  among  others. 

One  answer  will  be  filed  for  War- 
ners, Paramount,  RKO  and  subsidi- 
aries and  individual  defendants  asso- 
ciated with  them.  A  separate  answer 
will  be  filed  on  behalf  of  George 
Schaefer,  Sam  Dembow  and  Ralph 
Kohn. 

It  is  expected  that  the  Government 
will  move  to  have  a  trial  date  set  I 
shortly  after  the  answers  are  in. 


Studio  Wage  Talks 
Get  Started  Today 

The  producers'  labor  committee  and 
heads  of  studio  unions  included  in 
the  five-year  basic  agreement  will 
open  their  annual  negotiation  of  wages 
and  hours  today  at  the  offices  of  Pat 
Casey,  studio  labor  contact. 

Slight  revisions  of  both  hours  and 
wages  are  expected  to  result  from 
the  confabs.  The  unions  represented 
include  I.A.T.S.E.,  electricians,  car- 
penters, teamsters  and  musicians. 


Hodkinson,  Weeks  Talk 

Kenneth  Hodkinson,  head  of  the  G. 
B.  San  Francisco  branch,  is  in  town 
for  conferences  with  George  W. 
Weeks,  general  sales  manager,  on  con- 
ditions in  his  territory  and  also  for 
the  purpose  of  discussing  distribution 
in  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 

Paul  de  Outo,  Los  Angeles  branch 
manager,  will  come  east  in  a  few 
weeks  to  join  Hodkinson  and  Weeks 
in  discussing  a  deal  with  F.  W.  C 


Para.  Films  to  Capitol 

Two  Paramount  releases,  "Big 
Brown  Eyes"  and  "Till  We  Meet 
Again"  have  been  booked  into  the 
Capitol.  "Big  Brown  Eyes,"  a  Wal- 
ter Wanger  production,  will  follow 
"Small  Town  Girl"  at  the  house. 


ITS  GOING  TO 
HAPPEN 

HERE! 


SINCLAIR  LEWIS 

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to  make  things  happen — and 
happen  fast— at  your  box- 
office.  In  the  vivid  words 
of  Variety  Daily,  it's 
another  "sweet  box- 
office  prospect"  from  J 

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DAILY 


Thursday,  April  16,  1936 

Feist's  Death 
Settles  Pall 
On  Industry 

{Continued  from  page  1) 
way  and  that  way  was  not  always  en- 
tirely coherent. 

There  was  one  executive,  whose 
,  name  it  is  the  kindly  act  not  to  men- 
;  tion,  who  began  to  dictate  a  few  words 
I  of  tribute  to  Feist's  memory  over  the 
telephone  only  to  find  his  voice  break ; 
i  a  silence  on  the  line  and  finally  his 
'  secretary,  not  so  glib-tongued  herself, 
finishing  where  her  superior  could  not. 

There  was  Sam  Eckman  who  first 
heard  the  news  from  the  London  Bu- 
reau of  The  Daily  to  express,  at  the 
!  outset,  his  amazing  disbelief  that  Feist 
was  actually  gone. 
Many  important  figures  in  the  in- 
;  dustry  learned  the  distressing  news 
first  when  reporters  for  this  publica- 
tion matched  the  circulation  of  yes- 
terday's edition  with  word  passed 
along  by  telephone.  The  tributes  then 
began  to  pour  in.  All  through  the 
morning  they  came  in  volume.  And 
through  the  afternoon  and  into  the 
early  evening  as  well.  It  seemed  as  if 
the  New  York  industry  had,  by  unor- 
ganized effort,  combined  for  an  iden- 
tical purpose. 

Then  Kansas  City  reported  by  tele- 
graph how  it  felt.  Cleveland  followed 
and  Boston.  Then  Pittsburgh,  Chi- 
cago; Ed  Schiller  from  Atlanta,  E.  V. 
Richards  from  New  Orleans,  Karl 
Hoblitzelle  from  Dallas.  Barney  Bala- 
ban  in  Chicago  found  himself  pecu- 
liarly shy  of  words.  Will  Hays  made 
a  gracious  gesture  and  Louis  B.  May- 
er, Irving  Thalberg.  Eddie  Mannix, 
Al  Lichtman,  Howard  Dietz,  Hunt 
Stromberg,  Harry  Rapf  and  innumer- 
able others  in  and  out  of  the  Metro 
■^udios  at  Culver  City. 

Other  men  have  died  in  this  indus- 
try, but  about  Feist  the  impression 
:  last  night  seemed  inescapable  that  the 
words  of  praise  heaped  around  his 
character,  his  disposition  and  deport- 
ment, his  record  in  the  industry  were 
warmer,  more  genuine  and  beyond  the 
perfunctory  phrases  which  are  ex- 
changed in  matters  of  this  kind. 

By  request  of  the  immediate  family 
of  which  Felix  Feist,  Jr.  now  becomes 
i  the  head,  no  flowers  are  to  be  sent. 
What  is  left  of  Feist's  father  yester- 
day was  carried  to  the  Universal  Fu- 
neral Chapel  at  597  Lexington  Ave.  to 
remain  there  until  the  services  are 
held  at  10  o'clock  Friday  morning  at 
Temple  Emanu-El,  1  East  65th  St.  Dr. 
Samuel  H.  Goldenson  will  officiate  at 
that  time,  but  Dr.  Jonah  Wise,  a  per- 
sonal friend  of  the  deceased,  will  de- 
liver the  final  eulogy.  Feist  will  be 
laid  to  rest  in  the  family  plot  at 
Woodlawn  Cemetery  alongside  his 
wife  who  died  some  months  ago. 

Tribute  Limitless  to 
Felix  Feist's  Memory 

Tribute  to  the  memory  of  Felix  F. 
Feist  virtually  deluged  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  all  of  yesterday.  They 
came  from  the  far  corners  of  the  land 
and  from  London  and  included  these : 

Sidney  R.  Kent,  president,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox :  "I  am  deeply 
grieved  to  hear  of  the  passing  of  Felix 
Feist  whom  I  have  known  as  a  friend 
for  many  years.  The  industry  has  lost 
one  of  its  most  prominent  executives 


and  his  fellow  workers  will  miss  his 
sympathetic  friendship  and  kind  con- 
sideration." 

Leo  Spitz,  president,  RKO :  "The 
passing  of  Felix  Feist  will  leave  a 
great  void  in  the  hearts  of  his  friends 
and  in  the  industry  generally.  He 
will  long  be  remembered  as  one  of 
the  most  constructive  forces  in  the 
industry." 

David  Bernstein,  vice-president 
and  treasurer  of  Loew's,  Inc. :  "We 
have  lost  one  of  our  own.  What  else 
is  there  to  say?" 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chairman  of 
the  board,  Twentieth  Century-Fox : 
"Felix  Feist  has  been  my  intimate 
friend  for  more  than  20  years  and  his 
death  was  a  distinct  shock  to  me.  My 
sincerest  sympathy  goes  out  to  his 
family  and  co-workers  in  their  be- 
reavement. An  outstanding  leader  in 
our  industry  ever  since  he  entered  it 
in  1907,  his  passing  will  be  deeply  felt 
by  the  thousands  scattered  throughout 
the  country  who  knew  him  as  a 
friend." 

J.  Robert  Rubin,  vice-president, 
M-G-M: 

"The  death  of  Felix  Feist  is  a  tre- 
mendous shock.  It  is  a  loss  not  only 
to  the  organization  with  which  he  had 
been  so  long  associated  but  to  the  in- 
dustry itself.  Those  of  us  who  worked 
with  him  had  great  respect  for  him  as 
an  executive  and  great  affection  for 
him  as  an  associate.  There  are  few 
men  that  one  meets  who  were  as  effi- 
cient and  had  the  lovable  qualities  as 
did  Felix  Feist.  I  valued  him  as  a 
close,  personal  friend." 

M.  H.  Ayleswortii.  chairman  of 
board,  RKO:  "Felix  Eeist  had  the 
admiration  of  his  associates  both  with- 
in M-G-M  and  the  entire  industry.  His 
reputation  and  record  for  honesty  were 
an  inspiration  for  sales  executives 
throughout  the  entire  motion  picture 
industry." 

Major  Albert  Warner,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Warners :  "The  passing  of 
Felix  Feist  is  an  irreparable  loss.  The 
whole  industry  mourn  and  miss  him. 
As  for  me,  he  was  one  of  my  very 
closest  friends.  A  man  of  real  char- 
acter, astute,  courageous  to  the  core, 
tireless  in  every  task  he  undertook 
and  also  deeply  generous  and  kindly 
— he  was  one  of  whom  the  entire  film 
business  could  be,  and  was,  proud." 

Charles  C.  Moskowitz,  in  charge 
of  the  Loew  metropolitan  circuit :  "I 
have  lost  one  of  my  best  friends." 

Earle  W.  Hammons,  president, 
Educational :  "It  was  with  a  shock 
and  a  deep-sense  of  personal  loss  that 
I  heard  today  the  sad  news  of  the 
passing  of  Felix  Feist.  I  had  known 
him  for  about  20  years,  had  watched 


"Associate,  Pal" 

"What  can  I  say  about  the 
death  of  Felix  F.  Feist?  He 
was  not  only  my  business 
associate,  but  my  pal  as 
well,"  Nicholas  M.  Schenck, 
president  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  and 
M-G-M,  said  to  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  yesterday.  "It  is 
not  only  a  loss  to  the  in- 
dustry, but  to  all  the  boys 
here  and  to  me  personally  as 
well." 


his  work,  and  had  admired  him  both 
as  a  business  leader  and  as  a  man. 
His  death  is  a  real  blow  to  the  pic- 
ture industry  and  it  leaves  a  place 
in  the  hearts  of  his  friends  which 
cannot  be  filled." 

Leopold  Friedman,  general  counsel 
of  Loew's,  Inc. :  "I  knew  Felix  Feist 
all  my  life  and  long  before  most  of 
his  associates  here.  I  knew  his  father 
as  well.  I  had  gotten  to  know  Felix 
and  his  qualities  and  to  tell  you  sim- 
ply that  I  shall  miss  him  is  to  put  it 
simply  enough." 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  president,  RKO 
Dist.  Corp. :  "The  industry  has  suf- 
fered an  irreparable  loss  through  the 
passing  of  Felix  Feist.  His  memory 
will  long  be  treasured  in  the  hearts  of 
his  legion  of  friends  and  associates  as 
an  inspiration  to  those  who  remain 
to  carry  on." 

Spyros  Skouras,  president,  Nation- 
al Theatres :  "The  finest  human  being 
1  knew.  He  was  a  great  and  loyal 
friend.  The  industry  will  miss  him. 
Nothing  you  might  say  could  be  too 
laudatory." 

Joe  Vogel,  in  charge  out-of-town 
Loew  theatres :  "A  fine  executive  and 
a  genuine  friend.    I  shall  miss  him." 

George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-president 
and  general  sales  manager,  United 
Artists :  "The  industry  has  suffered  a 
great  loss  in  the  passing  of  Felix 
Feist.  He  was  beloved  .  .  .  true  to 
his  trust,  true  to  his  friends  ...  he 
was  a  grand  man  and  his  memory  will 
live  forever  in  the  hearts  of  those 
who  knew  him." 

Gradwell  L.  Sears,  western  sales 
manager.  Warners :  "In  my  opinion 
Felix  Feist  had  more  character  than 
any  man  in  the  industry.  I  knew 
Felix  for  practically  20  years,  and 
his  passing  is  a  tragic  blow.  The 
industry  has  lost  a  valuable  man." 

C.  C.  Petti john,  general  counsel, 
M.P.P.D.A.:  "The  death  of  Felix 
Feist  is  an  industry  loss.  No  one  in 
the  business  had  more  friends  and  no 
man  was  more  loyal  to  those  friends 


than  was  Felix  Feist.  It  seems  as 
though  the  news  of  his  passing  has 
spread  a  shroud  of  gloom  over  every- 
thing this  morning.  At  the  prime  of 
his  career,  it  seems  his  name  surely 
must  have  been  called  out  of  turn." 

Clayton  Bond,  chief  film  buyer, 
Warner  Theatres :  "The  distribution 
division  of  the  industry  has  lost  one 
of  its  most  brilliant  minds.  I  have 
lost  a  great  friend." 

Harry  D.  Buckley,  vice-president, 
United  Artists :  "In  the  passing  of  Fe- 
lix Feist  the  industry  loses  one  of  its 
great  sales  executives.  A  colorful  per- 
sonality, beloved  by  all  who  knew  him, 
his  death  is  a  distinct  loss  to  his  le- 
gion of  friends  as  well  as  to  the  busi- 
ness." 

Abe  Montague,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Columbia :  "Words  are  in- 
adequate to  express  my  personal  loss 
in  the  passing  of  Felix  Feist.  Not 
only  have  I  lost  a  true  friend,  but  the 
industry  has  lost  a  man  definitely 
recognized  by  us  all  as  having  stood 
for  only  the  squarest  and  finest  prin- 
ciples.   Felix  will  truly  be  missed." 

George  Skouras,  Skouras  Theatres : 
"I  don't  know  where  to  begin.  Felix 
had  my  greatest  admiration  as  an  in- 
dividual. He  was  a  thoroughbred  in 
every  sense  and  a  person  who  never 
could  or  would  do  another  harm." 

Joseph  W.  Bern  hard,  general  man- 
ager, Warner  Theatres  :  "I  share  the 
feelings  of  all  of  Felix  Feist's  close 
friends  on  this  day  of  mourning  for 
the  industry." 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  pres- 
ident :  "The  entire  industry  is  stunned 
by  the  loss  of  a  man  of  proven  ability. 
Felix  Feist  inspired  the  confidence  of 
every  person  with  whom  he  came  in 
contact.  His  death  is  a  distinct  loss 
to  every  phase  of  the  industry  and  I 
personally  shall  miss  a  very  dear 
friend." 

Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the 
I.T.O.A.,  speaking  for  himself  and  the 
organization:  "The  death  of  Felix 
Feist  is  a  great  loss  to  the  entire 
industry.  The  business  has  lost  not 
only  a  great  friend  but  a  constructive 
force." 

Mark  Ostrer,  chairman  of  the 
board,  G.  B.  Pictures,  Ltd.,  by  cable 
from  London :  "Deeply  moved  by  the 
passing  of  my  friend,  Felix  Feist. 
Have  many  pleasant  recollections  of 
his  unfailing  humor  and  business 
probity.  American  industry  is  the  loser 
in  his  untimely  death." 

James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager,  Universal :  "I  was  extreme- 
ly sorry  to  hear  of  the  passing  of 
Felix  Feist.  I  knew  him  intimately 
for  20  years  and  he  was  a  credit  to 
himself  and  the  film  industry  alike." 

Jeffrey  Bernerd,  general  manager 
of  distribution,  G.  B.  Pictures,  Ltd. : 
"It  is  with  deep  and  sincere  regret 
that  I  learn  of  the  passing  of  Felix 
Feist.  A  dynamic  personality,  imbued 
with  a  fine  sense  of  humor,  kindly,  fair 
and  human;  these  were  only  a  few  of 
his  many  fine  attributes.  His  loss  is 
indeed  one  that  will  be  felt  through- 
out the  entire  industry  both  in  the 
United  States  and  England." 

Frank  C.  Walker,  general  man- 
ager, Comerford  circuit :  "Felix  Feist 
was  a  fine  citizen.  I  knew  him  since 
I  entered  the  film  business  and  was 
devoted  to  him.  The  industry  sus- 
tained a  great  loss  in  his  passing." 

John  D.  Clark,  general  sales 
manager,  Twentieth  Century- Fox : 
"The  passing  of  Felix  Feist  will  leave 
a  void  in  the  executive  ranks  of  our 
industry  that  will  be  difficult  to  fill. 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


On  Feist's  Left  and  Right 


Through  the  battles,  thick  and  thin,  three  men  flanked  Felix 
F.  Feist  in  his  conduct  of  M-G-M  sales  over  the  years.  What 
they  had  to  say  about  his  death  yesterday  follows: 

William  F.  Rodgers,  eastern  sales  manager:  "I  am  not  given 
to  oratory.  I  have  lost  a  fine  business  associate  and  a  very,  very 
good  friend.  Beyond  that,  I  don't  know  what  there  is  to  say." 

Tom  J.  Connors,  southern  and  Canadian  sales  manager:  "He 
was  one  of  the  loveliest  men  I  have  ever  known.  Not  only  was 
he  an  associate,  but  a  pal.  Felix,  Bill  Rodgers,  Eddie  Saunders 
and  I  had  had  lunch  regularly  for  the  last  11  or  12  years.  Our 
company  not  only  has  lost  a  grand  leader,  but  the  industry  as 
well.  He  was  one  of  the  squarest  men  that  ever  lived." 

E.  M.  Saunders,  western  sales  manager:  "In  the  passing  of  Felix 
Feist  not  only  the  industry  but  the  world  has  lost  a  real  man 
and  we  of  M-G-M  have  lost  a  pal  He  leaves  a  vacancy  in  our 
hearts  which  can  never  be  filled." 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  April  16,  193 


6 

Feist's  Death 
Settles  Pall 
On  Industry 

(Continued  from  page  5) 

His  untiring  efforts,  his  enthusiasm 
for  his  company  and  his  keen  competi- 
tive spirit  made  him  a  great  leader  and 
gained  for  him  a  legion  of  friends 
who  will  sincerely  miss  him." 

Jules  Levy,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  RKO :  "Felix 
Feist  represented  all  that  is  best  and 
highest  and  most  worthwhile  in  his 
field  of  endeavor,  and  his  passing  will 
be  deeply  mourned,  not  alone  by  his 
large  circle  of  friends,  but  also  by  all 
of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  con- 
tact." 

Neil  F.  Agnew,  Paramount  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  distribution  :  "In 
the  death  of  Felix  Feist  the  indus- 
try has  lost  one  of  its  most  able  lead- 
ers and  one  of  its  finest  men.  Every 
organization  in  the  industry  joins 
with  Metro  in  mourning  his  passing." 

Louis  Nizer,  well-known  attorney 
and  intimate  of  Feist's:  "Felix  Feist 
loved  life  so,  it  is  doubly  tragic  that 
he  should  leave  it  so  soon.  His  zest 
and  enthusiasm  for  everything  he  did 
was  infectious  and  gave  lift  to  every- 
one around  him." 

Sam  Dembow,  National  Screen  Ser- 
vice, Inc.:  "There  seems  little  to  say. 
I  had  known  Felix  for  22  or  23  years 
and  together  we  were  once  associated 
in  World  Film.  The  industry  is  shorn 
of  one  of  its  leaders." 

Si  Seadler,  advertising  manager  of 
M-G-M :  "May  I  with  the  greatest 
humility  speak  for  so  many  of  his 
friends  who  are  absent  from  these 
pages.  He  was  deeply  loved  by  all 
of  us." 

J.  J.  Unger,  eastern  division  sales 
manager,  Paramount :  "I  mourn  the 
passing  of  Felix  Feist.  He  was  a 
friend  of  mine  for  15  years.  The  in- 
dustry, too,  loses  a  great  leader  and 
one  of  its  ablest  distributors,  one  who 
was  held  in  highest  esteem  by  all." 

M.  B.  Shanberg,  former  Kansas 
City  exhibitor  who  traveled  abroad 
with  Feist  last  summer  and  at  whose 
home  in  Miami  Beach  Feist  had  lived 
prior  to  his  final  stay  at  Mt.  Sinai 
Hospital :  "We  knew  each  other  very 
intimately.  By  first  hand  appraisal 
of  Felix  Feist  and  his  attributes  of 
character  I  learned  to  respect  and 
admire  his  abilities  and  the  full 
measure  of  his  friendship." 

Gabriel  L.  Hess,  general  attorney, 
Hays  association  :  "I  believe  that  Felix 
Feist  was  one  of  the  most  constructive 
forces  for  advancement  and  develop- 
ment in  the  industry.  His  loss  seems 
to  me  irreplaceable.  I  am  deeply 
grieved  that  the  industry  will  be  de- 
prived of  so  winning  and  forceful  a 
personality." 

Arthur  A.  Lee,  vice-president  and 
general  manager,  G.  B.  of  America : 
"The  industry  has  lost  one  of  its  finest 
representatives.  Felix  Feist,  whose 
genial  personality  was  known  on  two 
continents,  stood  foremost  as  a  business 
executive,  a  man  of  integrity  and  un- 
failing optimism." 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and 
southern  sales  manager,  Warners :  "In 
the  passing  of  Felix  Feist,  a  great  in- 
dustry loses  one  of  its  most  prominent 
figures.  He  was  more  than  a  brilliant 
distribution  executive  and  a  real  lead- 
er ;  he  was  a  pioneer  who  initiated  and 


successfully  fought  for  many  impor- 
tant changes  in  the  industry." 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  president,  Re- 
public :  "I  was  distinctly  shocked  to 
hear  of  Feist's  death.  I  had  had  no 
idea  that  he  was  seriously  ill.  I 
have  always  admired  his  ability  and 
his  personality.  His  death  is  an  in- 
dustry loss." 

William  R.  Ferguson,  director  of 
exploitation  for  M-G-M :  "Felix 
Feist  was  always  doing  something  to 
help  others  first,  before  giving  a 
thought  to  himself,  in  work  or  other- 
wise. His  death  is  a  great  loss  not 
only  to  M-G-M  but  to  the  entire  in- 
dustry." 


Studio  Lauds  Feist's  Memory 

Hollywood,  April  15. — The  death 
of  Felix  F.  Feist  plunged  leading 
M-G-M  studio  executives  into  sor- 
row. 

Louis  B.  Mayer  said :  "To  have 
known  Felix  Feist  as  a  friend  was 
a  truly  inspiring  privilege  for  which 
I  am  deeply  grateful.  As  individ- 
uals, we  have  lost  a  great  friend.  As 
an  industry,  motion  pictures  have  lost 
a  great  leader." 

Irving  G.  Thalberg:  "Few  men 
achieved  with  the  brief  span  of  life- 
time the  sincere  affection  inspired  by 
Felix  Feist.  Words  alone  cannot  ex- 
press the  personal  loss  in  the  passing 
of  so  dear  a  friend." 

Harry  Rape,  associate  producer : 
"Only  a  man  of  Felix  Feist's  great, 
human  qualities  could  earn  the  devo- 
tion of  a  world  of  friends  who  mourn 
him  today." 

Hunt  Stromberg,  associate  produ- 
cer :  "Felix  Feist  was  a  friend  always 
to  every  man,  woman  and  child  he 
ever  knew.  His  passing  is  a  deep, 
personal  loss  to  me." 

Al  Lichtman,  here  from  New 
York  on  the  new  program  ■  "If  it 
can  be  said  of  a  man  that  he  left 
the  world  a  better  place  for  having 
been  a  part  of  it,  then  he  has  not 
lived  in  vain.  Such  a  man  was  Felix 
Feist  who  has  left  with  his  friends 
beautiful  memories  to  treasure  al- 
ways." 

Howard  Dietz,  director  of  publicity, 
advertising  and  exploitation  :  "There  is 
little  for  publication  that  one  can  say 
at  the  loss  of  a  great  friend.  As  long 
as  I  live  I  will  think  of  him  with 
complete  affection." 

Eddie  Man  nix,  studio  general  man- 
ager :  "To  have  been  loved  by  so 
many  people  as  was  my  friend,  Felix 
Feist,  is  the  greatest  tribute  any  man 
can  hope  to  leave  behind  him." 

Fred  Quimby,  short  subject  sales 
manager  here  from  New  York :  "If 
affection  can  be  measured,  a  monu- 
ment of  friendship  will  forever  stand 
in  loving  memory  of  Felix  Feist 
whose  unfailing  devotion  I  will  always 
treasure.'' 

Charles  Skouras,  vice-president, 
National  Theatres :  "He  was  one  of 
my  best  friends  and  one  of  the  finest 
men  to  do  business  with.  We  were 
very  close  and  news  of  his  death  fills 
me  with  sadness." 


Chicago  Film  Row  Dazed 

Chicago.  April  15. — The  film  fra- 
ternity was  stunned  by  the  death  of 
Felix  F.  Feist.    Partial  comment : 

Barney  Balaban  of  B.  &  K. :  "In 
the  passing  of  Felix  Feist  the  indus- 
try has  lost  one  of  its  ablest  and  most 
respected  men  and  every  theatreman 
in  it  a  friend.  I  am  too  shocked  to 
say  more." 

Clyde  Eckhardt.  branch  manager. 
Twentieth  Century-Fox:  "Felix  Feist 
contributed  much  to  this  industry.  In 
his  passing  we  have  suffered  a  great 


loss,  for,  in  character  and  in  person- 
ality, he  was  beloved  by  all." 


Boston  Joins  Procession 

Boston,  April  15. — Boston  film  lead- 
ers united  in  expressions  of  sorrow 
over  Felix  F.  Feist's  passing. 

William  Erbb,  Paramount  district 
manager,  said :  "Feist's  death  is  a 
great  shock.  It  will  be  difficult  to 
replace  him." 

Martin  Mullin  of  Mullin  and 
Pinanski :  "We  valued  him  highly  as 
a  friend  as  well  as  a  man  with  whom 
we  did  business.  Everyone  in  the 
M.  &  P.  organization  mourns  his 
death." 


Kansas  City  Mourns 

Kansas  City,  April  15. — Comment 
to  Motion  Picture  Daily  on  the 
death  in  New  York  of  Felix  F.  Feist, 
included  these  expressions : 

Ed  Dubinsky  of  Dubinsky  Bros. : 
"I  am  terribly  shocked  that  the  human 
dynamo,  brilliant  mind  and  one  of  the 
industry's  finest  influences  that  was 
Felix  Feist  should  be  gone." 

R.  R.  Biechele,  exhibitor  and  sec- 
retary of  the  K.M.T.A. :  "Felix  Feist 
was  the  best  type  of  man  and  mind 
in  the  industry  to  which  his  death  is 
a  great  loss." 


Cleveland  Expresses  Sorrow 

Cleveland,  April  15. — The  local  in- 
dustry paused  in  its  tracks  today  to 
express  its  sorrow  at  the  death  of 
Felix  F.  Feist.  Some  of  the  comment 
gathered  by  Motion  Picture  Daily 
follows : 

Harry  E.  Long,  Loew  division  man- 
ager :  "Few  men  in  this  industry  were 
as  greatly  beloved  as  Feist.  He  was 
a  noble  character  who  had  a  thorough 
understanding  of  everyone's  problems. 
His  death  is  a  terrible  blow  not  only 
to  Metro,  but  to  the  entire  industry." 

Nat  Holt,  RKO  division  manager : 
"Metro  and  the  entire  industry  have 
suffered  a  great  loss  in  the  passing  of 
Feist." 


Washington  Circles  Grieved 

Washington,  April  15. — Film  cir- 
cles were  plunged  into  mourning  today 
when  apprised  of  the  death  of  Felix 
F.  Feist  by  Motion  Picture  Daily. 
Those  in  theatres  as  well  as  in  ex- 
changes who  knew  him  personally  or 
by  reputation  were  unanimous  in  decla- 
rations that  the  industry  had  lost  an 
outstanding  man. 

John  J.  Payette,  Warner  zone 
manager :  "He  was  one  of  my  closest 
friends.  The  industry  has  lost  a  great 
man." 

Robert  Smeltzer,  district  manager 
for  Warner :  "He  was  my  preceptor 
in  business.  I  considered  him  my 
dearest  friend  and  one  of  the  finest 
characters  in  the  industry." 


Cincinnati  Men  Affected 

Cincinnati,  April  15. — Industry 
leaders  here  received  news  of  the 
death  of  Felix  Feist  with  considerable 
emotion. 

Ike  Libson,  division  manager  for 
RKO  Midwest :  "I  had  known  Feist 
many  years.  He  represented  the  high- 
est possible  type  of  manhood,  person- 
ally and  professionally.  I  am  most 
deeply  pained  by  his  passing." 

Arthur  W.  Frudenfeld,  manag- 
ing director  of  RKO  Midwest :  "Feist 
was  a  wonderful  gentleman,  highly 
capable  executive,  and  was  an  ideal 
man." 


Pittsburgh  Men  Shocked 

Pittsburgh,  April  15. — News  of 
Felix  F.  Feist's  death  came  as  a 
shock  to  industry  figures  in  this  city. 


John  J.  Maloney,  M-G-M  brand 
manager :  "Feist  was  one  of  the  fine 
men  I  have  ever  known,  and  hi 
death  is  an  irreparable  loss." 

M.  J.  Cullen,  managing  directo 
of  Loew's  Penn :  "This  business  wil 
never  have  another  man  like  Felb 
Feist." 

John  H.  Harris:  "One  of  thi 
fairest,  friendliest  and  finest  men  l'v< 
ever  met  in  my  life." 

Harry  Kalmine,  zone  manager  fo 
Warners :  "He  was  a  man  to  respec 
in  business,  to  cherish  as  a  friend 
and  to  follow  as  a  man." 


"Uncover  for  Taps  to  Felix" 

New  Orleans,  April  15. — E.  \ 
Richards,  Jr.,  of  Saenger  Theatre 
and  himself  a  veteran  in  the  industr 

said : 

"With  the  passing  of  Felix  Feis 
the  industry  loses  another  genial 
character  and  his  multitude  of  friend 
will  long  remember  his  charitable  and 
lovable  disposition. 

"We  old  timers  uncover  for  taps  to 
Felix." 


Eckman  Stunned  by  News 

London,  April  15. — Sam  Eckma 
Jr.,  managing  director  for  M-G-M  i 
Great  Britain  was  shocked  at  the  news 
of  Felix  F.  Feist's  death  which  he 
first  learned  from  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 

"The  news  of  the  passing  of  my 
friend,  Felix,  leaves  me  inexpressibly 
shocked.  For  15  years  we  were  the 
closest  of  friends  as  well  as  business 
associates.  This  friendship,  founded 
on  the  recognition  of  his  sterling 
character,  loyal  support  and  dauntless 
spirit,  will  remain  one  of  my  most 
cherished  memories.  The  company 
has  lost  a  great  leader  and  the  indus- 
try a  gentleman  of  matchless  integrity. 
The  British  company  is  deeply  grieved 
and  joins  with  its  associates  through- 
out the  world  in  expressing  its  deep 
sorrow." 


Schiller  Finds  Words  Fail 

Atlanta,  April  15. — E.  A.  Schil- 
ler, former  vice-president  in  charge 
of  Loew  theatre  operations :  "There 
are  no  words  that  will  adequately  ex- 
press my  real  feelings  on  the  passing 
of  Felix  Feist,  who  was  one  of  the 
finest  men  it  was  my  privilege  to  call 
friend.  He  was  a  splendid  executive, 
loyal  to  his  company  and  exhibitor 
alike.  The  industry  has  lost  a  domi- 
nant personality.  He  will  be  greatly 
missed." 


Hoblitzelle  Is  Shocked 

Dallas,  April  15. — Karl  Hoblit- 
zelle was  deeply  affected  today  upon 
receiving  news  of  Felix  F.  Feist's 
passing.  He  said :  "The  death  of  Fe- 
lix Feist  will  be  regretted  universally 
in  the  industry.  His  kindly,  coopera- 
tive spirit  will  long  be  remembered 
and  appreciated." 


Yamins  Praises  Fairness 

Fall  River.  April  15. — When  in- 
formed of  the  death  of  Felix  F.  Feist 
today  Nathan  Yamins,  Allied  presi- 
dent, said :  "The  passing  of  Felix 
Feist  is  a  shock  to  everyone  in  the 
industry.  Though  loyal  to  the  com- 
pany by  which  he  was  employed,  he. 
nevertheless,  was  fair  and  friendly  to 
all  exhibitors.  We  all  regret  his  un- 
timely death." 


"The  Squarest  Shooter" 

Detroit,  April  15. — George  W. 
Trendle,  president,  LTnited  Detroit 
Theatres,  today  described  the  late  Fe- 
lix Feist  as  "the  squarest  shooter  in 
the  industry  and  a  life-long  friend." 


LDWYN' 


ILM  ALONE  CAN 
AIM  DISTINCTIO 


OF  THE  THIRTY  OR  MORE  ODD  PICTURES  SEEN  DURING  THE  MONTH 
THE  ONLY  ONE  THAT  HAD  ANY  REAL  CLAIM  TO  DISTINCTION— AND 
IT  IS  WELL  WORTH  REMEMBERING  THAT  IT  IS  ONE  OF  THE  REALLY  DIS- 
TINGUISHED FILMS  OF  RECENT  YEARS  — IS  "THESE  THREE,"  SAMUEL 
GOLDWYN'S  PRODUCTION.  A  SECOND  VISIT  RECENTLY  TO  THE 
RIVOLI  CONFIRMED  ANEW  THE  FIRST  IMPRESSION  AT  THE  TIME 
OF  THE  PREMIERE  —  THAT  HERE  IS  A  GENUINELY  DISTINGUISHED 
PHOTOPLAY,  ONE  THAT  IS  A  VAST  CREDIT  TO  EVERYONE  CON- 
CERNED WITH  ITS  PRODUCTION. 

NO  NEED,  OF  COURSE,  TO  RELATE  AGAIN  THE  STORY  OF  THE 
HAVOC  THAT  A  MALICIOUS  LIE,  PERPETRATED  BY  A  FIEND- 
ISH LITTLE  BRAT,  CAUSES  IN  THE  LIVES  OF  THREE  INNO- 
CENT PEOPLE,  BUT  EVERY  REASON  TO  REMIND  YOU 
AGAIN  THAT  IF  YOU  MISS  THIS  EXCELLENTLY 
\  WRITTEN,   SKILLFULLY   DIRECTED  AND  / 

\  SUPERBLY  ACTED  FILM  YOU  WILL  BE  / 

CHEATING    YOURSELF  OF  A  RARE  / 
\  EXPERIENCE  IN  THE  CINEMA."  / 


*A  rare  and  original  medallion 
of  praise  by  IVilliam  Boehnel 


N.  Y.  World-Telegram 


THE  GOLDWYN  PRODUCTION.  WILL,  I  AM 
SURE,  BE  FOUND  IN  EVERY  LIST  OF  BEST  PIC- 
TURES OF  THE  YEAR  AT  THE  CLOSE  OF  1936. 
"THESE  THREE"  IS  A  BRILLIANT  AND  INTEL- 
LIGENT PICTURE  THAT  DESERVES  ALL  THE 
PAEANS  OF  PRAISE  THAT  HAVE  BEEN 
SHOWERED  UPON  IT  FOR  ITS  COMPLETE 
EXCELLENCE. 


THE  ACTING  OF  THE  THREE  PRINCIPAL 
PLAYERS,  MIRIAM  HOPKINS,  MERLE  OBERON 
AND  JOEL  McCREA,  AND  THE  PERFORM- 
ANCES OF  THE  TWO  LITTLE  GIRLS  WHO 
ARE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE  SPREADING  OF 
THE  LIE  THAT  LED  TO  THE  TRAGEDY  ARE 
DISTINGUISHED  BY  DEPTH  AND  REALISM 
THAT  ARE  AS  RARE  AS  THEY  ARE  STIRRING." 


Thursday,  April  16,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Public  Domain 
Clarification 
Aim  of  Majors 


(Continued  from  faiie  1) 

iges  plus  attorney's  fees  for  84  show- 
ings of  the  picture. 

The  case  now  pending,  the  court 
Las  told,  "is  of  major  importance  to 
producers  and  distributors  of  pictures" 
and  if  the  decision  stands  "it  will 
impose  a  very  heavy  burden"  upon 
industry. 

"We  are  particularly  concerned  in 
the  interpretation  of  the  law  as  it 
applies  to  the  public  domain,"  it  was 
explained.  "If  this  source  of  material 
is  restricted  or  its  free  use  rendered 
hazardous  or  doubtful,  the  effect  upon 
the  industry  will,  indeed,  be  very  seri- 
ous. The  law  as  it  affects  the  rights 
nf  prior  and  subsequent  adaptors  of 
;i  public  domain  work  is  of  immediate 
importance  to  them  as  producers  of 
motion  pictures." 

The  intervening  companies  explained 
t hat  there  is  a  "growing  demand  for 
pictures  based  upon  material  in  the 
public  domain.  Such  pictures  are  more 
expensive  than  the  usual  run  of  films, 
seldom  running  under  $500,000." 

At  the  same  time,  it  was  pointed 
out,  "practically  all  public  domain 
works  on  which  such  photoplays  are 
based  have  been  previously  dramatized 
by  well  known  writers,  generally  by 
several  prior  dramatists,  and  these 
prior  protected  stage  versions  are 
known  to  the  modern  dramatists  of 
stage  and  screen. 

"In  undertaking  such  adaptation  and 
its  required  production  investment," 
the  brief  continued,  "some  definite  de- 
gree of  certainty  as  to  the  scope  of 
the  copyright  protection  to  be  accord- 
ed prior  adaptors  is  necessary.  Obvi- 
ously, one  would  hesitate  to  readapt 
literary  material  long  in  the  public 
domain  if  by  so  doing  he  would  run 
the  risk  of  a  suit  for  plagiarism,  and 
obviously,  also,  one  who  undertakes 
the  work  of  readapting  public  domain 
is  presumably  acquainted  not  only  with 
the  source  material,  but  with  the  work 
of  earlier  adaptors." 

"If  companies  are  to  produce  motion 
pictures  based  upon  the  classics,  they 
must  be  adapted  and  presented  with 
a  natural,  logical  and  customary  form 
of  adaptation  and  must  in  many  cases 
be  modernized  as  well,"  the  court  was 
told.  "In  adapting  old  works,  simi- 
larities are  bound  to  appear,  and  if 
the  first  adaptor  is  to  preempt  the 
field  for  future  adaptors  in  matters 
that  are  not  wholly  new  or  original 
with  the  first  adaptor,  this  court 
should  say  so  authoritatively,  so  that 
future  adaptors  and  producers  of  mo- 
tion pictures  will  be  forewarned." 

The  plaintiffs  in  the  original  action 
against  M-G-M  have  until  April  24 
to  file  their  answer  to  the  request 
by  M-G-M  for  a  review  of  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  decision.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  the  Supreme  Court  will 
hand  down  its  decision  on  a  review 
of  the  case  on  April  27.  If  the  review 
is  granted,  the  case  will  go  on  the 
regular  calendar. 


Display  Is  Permanent 

New  showrooms  of  National  Screen 
Accessories,  Inc.,  recently  opened  on 
the  tenth  floor  of  the  Film  Center 
Bldg.  are  to  be  the  permanent  display 
rooms  of  the  company. 


Unrestricted 
Cancellations 
To  10%  Likely 


(Continued  from  />a</f  1) 

ment  of  local  industry  grievances  and 
the  establishment  of  means  for  openly 
negotiating  uniform  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules  is  expected  to  be 
well  advanced  as  a  result  of  the  ex- 
hibitor-distributor conferences.  Pros- 
pects for  elimination  of  the  score 
charge  and  effective  means  of  elim- 
inating the  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures do  not  appear  to  be  too  bright 
on  the  eve  of  the  meetings.  Subjects 
such  as  these,  together  with  simplifi- 
cation of  the  exhibition  contract,  prob- 
ably will  have  to  be  ironed  out  by  the 
exhibitor  committee  or  sub-committees 
with  individual  distribution  com- 
panies. 

Representing  the  M.P.T.O.A.  at 
today's  conference  will  be  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall,  president ;  O.  C.  Lam,  Lewen 
Pizor,  Fred  Wehrenberg,  Charles  E. 
Williams  and  Jack  Miller.  Two  other 
members  of  the  exhibitor  committee, 
Morgan  Walsh  and  L.  C.  Griffith, 
who  are  ill  at  this  time,  may  appear 
for  later  conferences  at  which  final 
agreements  will  be  made.  The  pres- 
ent session  may  be  adjourned  tomor- 
row and  reconvened  when  definite 
plans  are  settled  upon.  Today's  session 
will  probably  be  given  over  to  the 
enumeration  of  problems  facing  the 
meeting  and  designation  of  those  that 
can  properly  be  acted  upon  by  the  two 
groups. 

Distributor  representation  will  in- 
clude Abe  Montague,  Columbia  ;  Will- 
iam F.  Rodgers,  M-G-M  ;  Neil  Agnew, 
Paramount ;  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Repub- 
lic;  Ned  Depinet,  RKO  Radio;  John 
D.  Clark,  Twentieth  Century-Fox ; 
Paul  Lazarus,  United  Artists,  and 
Gradwell  L.  Sears,  Warners. 


Cobb  Lauds  Rogers 
And  Drive  for  Fund 

Irvin  S.  Cobb  pays  a  high  tribute 
to  Will  Rogers'  work  in  behalf  of 
those  in  need  during  the  later  years 
of  his  life  in  a  letter  addressed  to  the 
committee  handling  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Hospital  Fund  Drive  to  be 
conducted  in  film  theatres  from  May 
22  to  May  28. 

"All  the  world  knew  Will  Rogers 
as  a  friend  and  loved  him  as  a  friend," 
he  wrote,  "but  some  of  us  were  privi- 
leged during  those  latter,  fruitful, 
happy,  laughing  years  of  his  to  have 
more  intimate  contact  with  him  than 
the  rest  did ;  and  we  know  how  much 
of  self  sacrifice,  talent,  energy  and 
cash  he  gave  to  aiding  the  needy  and 
the  poor  and  the  unfortunate  of  his 
profession." 


Author,  Not  Star 

"Ace  Drummond,"  one  of 
Universal's  four  serials  for 
1936-37,  is  based  on  the  King 
Feature  Syndicate  newspaper 
cartoon  strip  by  Capt.  Eddie 
Rickenbacker,  but  will  not 
star  the  aviation  ace,  as  ad- 
vertised by  the  company 
yesterday  in  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 

The  error  occurred  in  the 
preparation  of  copy  in  the 
Universal  advertising  depart- 
ment. 


"Fleet"  Heads  List 
Of  Herald  Champions 

"Follow  the  Fleet"  heads  the 
Motion  Picture  Herald's  list  of  March 
"box-office  champions." 

Others,  in  the  order  named,  are: 
"The  Country  Doctor,"  "Wife  vs. 
Secretary,"  "Modern  Times,"  "The 
Story  of  Louis  Pasteur,"  "Klondike 
Annie,"  "The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome 
Pine,"  "Love  on  a  Bet"  and  "Colleen." 


Statistics  Feature 
Hart  vs.  U.A.  Suit 

Statistics  formed  the  testimony  all 
day  yesterday  in  the  $500,000  con- 
spiracy and  breach  of  contract  suit 
of  William  S.  Hart  against  United 
Artists  on  trial  before  Justice  Philip 
J.  McCook  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court. 

G.  H.  Frost,  an  accountant  from 
Los  Angeles,  presented  records  to 
support  Hart's  claim  that  United 
Artists  had  charged  him  for  165  more 
prints  than  were  ordered  on  "Tumble- 
weeds." 

Frost  was  followed  on  the  stand  by 
Alfred  Hines,  who  was  with  United 
Artists  in  1925.  He  presented  statis- 
tics in  connection  with  various  U.  A. 
releases  designed  to  show  how  the 
probabilities  of  business  were  esti- 
mated. Under  cross-examination  Hines 
said  the  statistics  at  that  time  indi- 
cated that  "Tumbleweeds"  would  be  a 
flop.  He  will  return  to  the  stand 
again  today. 


Ampa's  Nominations 
Are  Up  Again  Today 

Ampa's  weekly  meeting  today  at 
the  Astor  will  be  another  business 
session  open  only  to  members  who 
seek  to  thresh  out  the  tangle  over  a 
slate_  of  nominees  and  the  proposal  to 
enlarge  the  board  of  directors. 

Some  of  the  men  nominated  last 
week  in  addition  to  the  regular  nomi- 
nating committee's  report  are  under- 
stood to  have  withdrawn  their  names. 
In  the  meantime,  the  regular  commit- 
tee, which  sought  to  resign  last  week, 
has  resumed  work  and  will  again  pre- 
sent a  full  slate  today,  it  is  reported. 

New  Film  Emulsion 
Tests  Are  Revealed 

Production  of  positives  without  first 
having  made  a  negative  is  one  of  the 
aims  of  a  series  of  experiments  being 
carried  on  by  the  Photo  Emulsion 
Laboratory  headed  by  Dr.  Miller 
Reese  Hutchinson,  a  former  Edison 
associate. 

Hutchinson  says  the  invention  was 
an  accident.  Blacks  appeared  where 
whites  were  expected  on  a  film ;  prints 
were  blacker  with  the  least  exposure 
to  light.  Positives  can  be  printed  from 
positives  and  negatives  from  nega- 
tives, he  says. 


Opens  New  Conn.  House 

New  Haven,  April  15.  —  Nathan 
Lampert  will  open  his  new  theatre  in 
East  Hampton  tomorrow.  It  will 
operate  five  days  a  week  until  July  1, 
then  go  on  a  full  week  schedule.  Con- 
struction has  started  on  Lampert's 
new  300-seat  house  at  Modus. 


U.  S.  Review  Asked 
On  Washington  Tax 


Washington,  April  15. — Rejection 
of  the  petition  of  Washington  state 
authorities  for  review  of  the  decision 
of  the  state  Supreme  Court  holding 
film  distribution  to  be  intrastate  com- 
merce was  asked  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  in  a  brief  filed  by  the 
eight  major  distributors,  all  of  whom 
are  parties  to  the  suit. 

The  case  arose  with  the  refusal 
of  the  distributors  to  pay  the  state 
income  tax,  and  came  to  Washington 
on  appeal  after  the  state  Supreme 
Court  had  rendered  a  decision  in 
favor  of  the  group. 

In  their  brief  in  opposition  to  Su- 
preme Court  review,  the  companies 
contend  that  the  states  are  without 
power  directly  to  burden  interstate 
commerce  and  declare  that  distributors 
furnishing  films  to  Washington  exhib- 
itors from  outside  the  state  are  not 
engaged  in  intrastate  business,  al- 
though it  is  admitted  that  the  exhibi- 
tion of  films  is  a  local  business. 

"The  sole  function  of  the  distrib- 
utor," it  was  explained,  "is  to  supply 
the  films.  This  function  is  completed 
when  the  pictures  are  delivered  to 
the  exhibitor  by  transportation  from 
without  the  state. 

"The  petitioners  maintain  that  the 
films  having  come  to  rest  within  the 
state  lose  their  interstate  character. 
Our  answer  is  that  the  distributors 
pay  a  personal  property  tax  on  the 
films." 

Meeting  the  state's  contention  that 
payment  of  the  property  tax  is  in- 
consistent with  the  claim  of  immunity 
from  the  income  tax,  companies  assert- 
ed there  is  no  inconsistency,  but  that 
the  payment  of  the  property  tax  is 
merely  in  accordance  with  a  law 
which  they  consider  appropriately 
covers  them. 


S chine  Eyes  Akron 

Akron,  April  15. — It  is  rumored 
that  Schine  is  preparing  plans  to  build 
a  new  house  here  on  West  Market  St. 


Wall  Street 


Most  Up  on  Big  Board 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

3734 

37M 

+  v» 

554 

554 

-  54 

Consolidated,    pfd.  1714 

17 

17 

—  Vi 

165/2 

165 

165 

—1 

K.-A.-O.,  pfd.  ... 

90 

90 

90 

—1 

46J4 

455/6 

455/j, 

-  y* 

854 
954 

854 
954 

W* 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

Wi 

+  a 

Pathe  Film   

U'A 

10-5i 

11 

+  y 

RKO   

&A 

2754 

fy% 

2754 

20th  Century -Fox 

26y2 

+  y* 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3554 

3354 

3454 

+  54 

Universal,  pfd  . . 

IOO14 

IOO54 

100J4 

+  54 

Warner  Bros.  ... 

11 

Curb  Issues  Up  Slightly 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    3         2%      3  +54 

Technicolor    3054     2954     3054     4-  y2 

Trans-Lux    M      3->i      3>/i     4-  56 

Bonds  Hold  Levels 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ...  2554  25  2554  +  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2554     2ty\     25  — 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  95       94^4     95        +  54 
Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    5654    5554     5654    +  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    875s     8634    86J4    —  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9654    .  95^  96   

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  15) 


OF  PATRONS  ARE  SERIA 
FANS!... AND  UNIYERSA 
PRODUCES  ALL  TH 
GREATEST  SERIALS 


THEN  GET  YOUR 
SHARE  OF  THIS 
BUSINESS  BY  PLAY- 
ING UNIVERSALE 

FLASH 
GORDON 

with  BUSTER  CRABBE 

Now  being  released 

I  N  P  R  EPA  RAT  I  0  N 
BUCK  JONES  in  "THE  PHANTOM  RIDER" 
"ACE  DRUMMOND"* 

"JUNGLE  JIM" 
"SECRET  AGENT  X-9" 

"Note:  Based  on  Capt.  Eddie  Rickenbacker's 
King   Features    newspaper  strip 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

Finds  50%  of 
Adults  Rare 
Picture  Fans 


"Fortune"  Check  Points 
Up  Potential  Market 

Fifty  per  cent  of  the  nation's  adults 
go  to  pictures  once  a  month,  less  than 
once  a  month  or  never. 

The  country's  children  are  far  bet- 
ter customers,  66.1  per  cent  attending 
in  varying  measure  and  only  33.9  per 
cent  never  at  all. 

These  are  the  highlights  of  one  por- 
tion of  the  fourth  installment  of  a  na- 
tional survey  by  Fortune,  class  month- 
ly published  by  Time,  Inc.,  who  also 
publishes  Time  Magazine  and  produces 
The  March  of  Time.  The  probe  was 
based  on  the  divisions  set  up  by  the 
U.  S.  Census  Bureau  and,  insofar 
as  pictures  are  concerned,  would  indi- 
cate that  a  vast  untouched  market 
exists  within  the  American  public. 
Fortune's  first  query  was : 
"How  often  do  you  and  your  chil- 
dren go  to  the  movies  and  what  do  you 
go  to  see?" 

The  reply  was  this : 
"Except  that  the  moving  picture  in- 
dustry has  some  18,000  theatres  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  nearly  80,000,- 
000  persons  weekly  (at  the  rate  of  one 
seat  filled  only  once  each  day)  and 
that  there  are  about  70,000,000  paid 
admissions  weekly  at  the  average  ad- 
mission of  20  cents — little  is  known 
about  U.  S.  movie-going  habits.  The 
results  of  Fortune's  questions  contrib- 
ute a  little  additional  data  on  this  per- 
sistent, but  no  universal  method  of 
passing  the  time  of  day : 
More  than  once  a  week. .  .  .  13.0% 

Once  a  week.   24.9 

More  than  once  a  month. .  12.1 

Once  a  month   13.2 

Less  than  once  a  month. . .  21.1 
Never    15.7 


"A  quarter  of  the  "nation's  adults, 
then,  go  to  the  movies  once  a  week, 
a  half  go  more  than  once  a  month. 
The  other  half,  who  go  once  a  month, 
or  less,  or  never,  are  the  reason  that 
the  theatre  division  of  the  industry 
has  an  embarrassing  oversupply  of 
capacity  on  its  hands." 
The  magazine  next  asked  : 
"Do  you  go  to  see  any  good  film, 
or  do  yqu  wait  and  go  to  see  only  cer- 
tain pictures?" 

"Any  Good  Picture"  Popular 

On  this  score,  the  survey  has  this 
to  say  for  itself : 

"The  answers  show  that  46.7  per 
cent  of  the  people  go  to  see  'any  good' 
picture.  These  are  probably  the  back- 
log of  the  industry,  thanks  to  which 
its  over  capacity  is  not  worse  and 
thanks  to  which  even  the  worst  of 
Hollvwood's  output  gets  some  show- 
ing before  its  costs  are  written  off. 
Another  peculiarity  is  that  frequency 
of  movie-going  is  nearly  independent 
of  the  economic  circumstances  of  the 
customers.  Of  the  prosperous.  28  per 
cent  go  once  a  week.  26.6  per  cent  of 
the  lower  middle  class,  even  19  per 
cent  of  the  poor,  who  are  by  defini- 
tion in  this  survey  the  unemployed 
and  the  partially  unemploved.  Only 
the  negro  is  not  a  habitual  moviegoer 
— 45.7  per  cent  never  go ;  but  this  is 
chieflv  because  he  lives  in  scattered 
rural  communities. 

"Still  another  advantage  the  movies 
eniov  over  other  forms  of  entertain- 
ment is  that  children  are  also  regular 
customers  even  better  than  their  par- 
ents. Of  the  rveoole  interviewed  who 
said  they  had  children,  the  replies 
to  this  question  were  as  follows : 

"(If  children)  how  often  do  they 
go  to  the  movies? 
More  than  once  a  week ....  1 7.8% 

Once  a  week   38.6 

More  than  once  a  month.  9.7 

Once  a  month   10  6 

Less  than  once  a  month.  .  16  2 

Never   7.1 

"With  more  than  half  the  children 
attending  once  a  week  or  more,  the 
industry  is  assured  of  at  least  17  000.- 
000  weeklv  admissions  to  help  fill  its 
80.000.000  seats  a  week  although  gen-, 
erallv  at  half  price  And  45  2  per 
cent  of  these  (54.3  per  cent  of  those 
between'  six  and  eleven  38  per  cent 
of  those  between  12  and  18)  get  their 
movies  in  the  afternoon,  according  to 
the  parents  in  Fortune's  sample. ' 


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DAILY 


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Intelligent 


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rOL.  39.  NO.  91 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  17,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Closed  Shop 
For  Writers 
Before  Guild 


Agreement  with  Authors 
League  Aimed  At 


Hollywood,  April  16. — Definite  in- 
tications  that  the  Writers'  Guild  aims 
t  a  closed  shop  and  seeks  to  have  all 
rriters  affiliated  with  it  or  the 
iiUthors'  League  is  seen  in  a  move 
)  get  a  vote  on  contract  regulations. 

The  guild  has  been  notified  by  the 
authors'  League  council  that  Article 
2  of  the  guild  code  has  been  invoked 
rohibiting  members  or  signatories 
■>  the  contract  of  April  6,  1933,  from 
.igning  contracts  or  giving  options 
inding  or  affecting  their  services  or 
iiaterial  as  screen  writers  after  May 
,  1938. 

The  guild  board  has  power  to  in- 
ioke  the  article,  but  will  submit  it  to 
le  membership  for  a  matter  of  form 
n  May  2,  the  date  of  the  annual 
leeting  to  be  held  at  the  Hollywood 
athletic  Club.  The  main  points  of 
le  guild's  drive  for  a  closed  shop 
ave  been  given  to  the  members, 
'hese  involve  a  plan  to  unite  all  writ- 
rs  in  the  United  States  in  a  common 
rganization. 

Methods  to  be  employed  to  achieve 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


tf-G-M  Will  Pause 
For  Feist  Service 

M-G-M  as  a  distributing  organiza- 
ion  will  suspend  all  activities  in  the 
Jnited  States  and  Canada  for  10  min- 
tes  this  morning  as  funeral  services 
or  Felix  F.  Feist  begin  at  Temple 
unanu-El.  The  mark  of  respect  for 
he  late  general  sales  manager  will  be 
■bserved  as  well  in  the  executive 
iffices  in  Loew's  State  Building,  but, 
f  course,  will  not  prevail  in  western 
nd  Pacific  Coast  branches  where  the 
usiness  day  will  not  have  begun,  due 
d  the  difference  in  time. 

Feist's  death  continued  a  widespread 
ource  of  regret  in  New  York  yester- 
lay  while  additional  tributes  to  the 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Sew  Ampa  Slate  Put 
Up  for  Annual  Vote 

Ampa's  nominating  committee,  re- 
onsidering  its  previous  resignation, 
esterday  presented  to  the  membership 
I  new  slate  of  officers  for  1936-37. 
Their  election  is  assured,  since  Charles 
Vlicoate's  "rump"  ticket,  headed  by 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Majors  Show  Readiness 
To  Present  Concessions 


May  End  the  St.  Louis  Case  in 
A  Settlement  Outside  of  Court 

Efforts  are  under  way  to  adjust  the  St.  Louis  situation,  already 
twice  the  subject  of  Federal  suits  against  Warners,  RKO  and 
Paramount  in  St.  Louis  and  about  to  become  a  third  in  the  Fed- 
eral court  for  the  southern  district  of  New  York,  out  of  court. 

Interested  executives  and  attorneys,  who  comprise  the  van- 
guard in  the  move,  are  making  no  statements.  In  fact,  several 
lawyers  who  conceivably  are  parties  to  negotiations,  are  disclaim- 
ing complete  knowledge  of  any  such  plan. 

Motion  Picture  Daily  learned  last  night,  however,  that  the  pos- 
sibility is  not  remote  that  an  adjustment  agreeable  to  all  neces- 
sary parties  may  be  reached.  The  Government's  sanction  is  nec- 
essary and,  it  is  reported,  would  be  forthcoming. 


Details  Asked 
In  Government 
Civil  Action 


Answers  were  filed  in  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  yesterday  by  the  prin- 
cipal defendants  in  the  Government's 
action  against  Warners,  Paramount, 
RKO  and  individual  defendants  and 
a  bill  of  particulars  was  asked  of  the 
Government  to  clarify  many  of  the 
allegations  contained  in  its  complaint. 

A  hearing  on  the  defense  petition 
for  a  bill  of  particulars  was  set  for 
Tuesday  in  Federal  Court.  The  Gov- 
ernment's attorneys  are  expected  to 
oppose  the  petition  and  pending  a 
court  decision  on  whether  or  not  it 
should  be  granted  it  is  doubtful 
whether  the  Government  will  ask  the 
court  to  set  a  trial  date  for  the  suit 
itself.  This  is  seen  as  delaying  the 
actual  setting  of  a  trial  date  by  a  few 
days,  at  least. 

The  answers  filed  for  the  10  cor- 

(Continued  on  page  19) 


Justice  Dept.  Favors 
Wider  Probe  Power 

Washington,  April  16. — Broaden- 
ing of  the  authority  of  the  Dep't.  of 
Justice  to  enable  it  to  follow  up  evi- 
dence indicating  possible  violation 
of  the  anti-trust  laws  by  film  or 
other  industries  developed  by  the  Fed- 
eral Trade  Commission  or  Senate  or 
House  committees  has  been  asked  of 

(Continued  on  page  19) 


Group  Chosen 
To  Draft  New 
Copyright  Law 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  16. — Drafting 
of  copyright  legislation  to  be  submitted 
to  the  House  of  Representatives  will 
be  undertaken  by  a  subcommittee  ap- 
pointed by  Representative  William  I. 
Sirovich  of  New  York,  chairman  of 
the  Patents  Committee,  it  was  learned 
today.  The  committee  yesterday  con- 
cluded two  months  of  hearings  on  the 
subject. 

The  subcommittee  will  be  headed  by 
Representative  Lanham  of  Texas  and 
will  include  Congressmen  Deen  of 
Georgia,  O'Malley  of  Wisconsin, 
Colden  and  Cramer  of  California,  Daly 
of  Pennsylvania,  Perkins  of  New  Jer- 
sey, McLeod  of  Michigan  and  Risk 
of  Rhode  Island.  It  will  hold  its  first 
meeting  April  20. 

The  complexion  of  the  subcommittee 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Lottery  Decision  Is 
Sustained  on  Appeal 

The  N.  Y.  Court  of  Appeals  yester- 
day at  Albany  reaffirmed  the  verdict 
of  the  Appellate  Division  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  January,  which  in  turn 
had  upheld  a  Special  Sessions  deci- 
sion in  Brooklyn  that  a  chance  game 
operated  by  the  Winthrop,  an  indepen- 
dent house  there,  was  a  violation  of 
(Continued  on  page  19) 


Cancellations  and  Local 
Boards  First  Topics; 
More  Talks  Set 


A  majority  of  sales  managers  in 
attendance  at  the  opening  conference 
of  exhibitors  and  distributors  on  trade 
practice  problems  at  the  Cinema  Club 
yesterday  voiced  sentiments  in  favor 
of  eliminating  all  restrictions  on  a 
10  per  cent  cancellation  privilege  and 
favored  the  establishment  of  local 
boards  to  conduct  voluntary  arbitra- 
tion of  industry  disputes. 

The  opinions  were  unofficial,  it  was 
stated  following  the  meeting,  due  to 
the  fact  that  the  sales  managers  were 
not  empowered  to  commit  their  com- 
panies to  any  final  position  in  ad- 
vance of  conferences  to  be  held  later 
with  company  heads.  Yesterday's  con- 
ference between  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
master  committee  and  the  sales  heads 
of  seven  national  distributors  was  con- 
fined, primarily,  to  discussion  of  in- 
creased cancellation  privileges  and  the 
establishment  of  the  local  conciliation 
boards,  which  were  said  to  be  regarded 
as  the  two  fundamental  problems  at 
issue.  Other  problems  embraced  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  10-point  program 
for  self-regulation  in  distribution  and 
exhibition  were  touched  upon  only 
briefly. 

Subsequent  meetings  of  the  exhibi- 
tor committee  will  be  held  with  in- 

(Continued  on  page  18) 


Labor  Parleys  On; 
Little  Gains  Made 

With  opposition  from  producers  to 
demands  of  the  principal  studio  unions 
for  a  30-hour  week  and  wage  increases 
ranging  from  10  per  cent  to  25  per 
cent  in  various  classifications,  the 
studio  labor  negotiations  made  slight 
progress  despite  an  all-day  meeting 
yesterday. 

The  negotiations  were  adjourned 
until  Saturday  morning  because  of 
the  absence  of   George  E.  Browne, 

(Continued  on  page  19) 


Limitation  Planned 
On  Bank  Night  Jams 

Sacramento,  April  16. — A  recom- 
mendation that  crowds  gathering  as 
a  result  of  Bank  Night  be  restricted 
to  the  sidewalks  of  the  theatre  in- 
volved may  be  forthcoming  on  Tues- 
day as  a  result  of  an  investigation 

(Continued  on  page  19) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  April  17,  1936  No.  91 


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Government's  Help 
For  Theatres  Asked 

Federal  aid  for  the  legitimate  theatre 
to  the  extent  of  $1,000,000  is  the  hope 
of  a  group  of  producers  here.  William 
C.  Jordan,  chairman,  has  conferred 
with  William  Farnsworth,  represent- 
ing the  WPA,  and  has  gone  to  Wash- 
ington on  the  project. 

Associated  with  him  are  George  C. 
Tyler,  Crosby  Gaige,  William  Harris, 
Jr.,  Richard  Herndon  and  John  Golden. 


Douglas  Not  Candidate 

Boston,  April  16. — Kenneth  Doug- 
las, head  of  the  Capitol  Theatre  Sup- 
ply Co.,  who  is  most  prominently 
mentioned  as  the  next  president  of 
the  Independent  Theatre  Supply 
Dealers'  Ass'n.,  says  he  not  only  is 
not  seeking  the  office,  but  that  he  will 
reject  the  nomination  with  thanks  if 
it  is  offered  to  him  this  year. 


Issue  Credits  Bulletin 

Hollywood,  April  16. — The  fourth 
issue  of  the  Academy  Technical 
Credits  Bulletin  was  distributed  yes- 
terday to  all  members  of  the  Tech- 
nicians' Branch.  It  contains  credits 
of  the  92  productions  completed  be- 
tween Jan.  1  and  March  31  this  year. 
A  total  of  435  technicians  are  listed. 


TT  will  come  as  surprising  news, 
perhaps  shocking  news,  to 
many,  not  excepting  this  obser- 
vation point,  to  learn  that  Hol- 
lywood's starring  cluster,  a  very 
limited  firmament  by  the  way,  is 
living 

".  .  .  practically  in  servitude 
for  life." 

in  .  .  .  "a  smarting  sense  of 
injustice." 

Under  contracts  which  are 
"entirely  one-sided." 

".  .  .  in  a  state  of  perpetual 
bondage." 

".  .  .  are  constrained  by  their 
coolie  contracts." 

Mr.  Hearst  says  so,  or  at  least, 
an  editorial  spokesman  for  him 
said  this  and  more  in  comment 
which  appeared  in  an  unusual 
spot  in  yesterday's  New  York 
American  and  maybe  in  others 
of  the  Hearst  newspapers  across 
the  nation  as  well.  The  position 
in  New  York  flanked  the  regu- 
lar daily  column  of  Regina 
Crewe,  film  critic  of  The  Ameri- 
can, on  the  film  page.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Before  our  amusement,  or 
amazement,  gets  out  of  hand, 
read  on  and  further  about  the 
latest  and,  in  some  ways,  the  most 
curious  of  the  Hearstian  out- 
bursts. From  the  editorial,  desig- 
nated clearly  as  such  in  order  to 
establish  whose  rash  idea  this  is : 

"The  studios  are  having  a  great 
deal  of  trouble  with  their  stars 
and  a  great  deal  of  the  trouble 
they  have  brought  on  themselves. 
In  the  first  place,  many  of  the 
contracts  are  essentially  unfair  to 
the  star.  Many  of  these  contracts 
are  made  over  such  long  periods 
that  the  stars  are  practically  in 
servitude  for  life.  .  .  .  Contracts 
can  now  be  made  with  a  promis- 
ing young  star  at  a  trivial  sum 
over  a  period  of  seven  years.  No 
matter  how  great  and  successful 
and  how  valuable  the  star  may 
become  to  the  producer,  no  in- 
crease in  salary  can  be  made  ex- 
cept at  the  producer's  volition 
and  to  the  extent  that  he  considers 
desirable.  If  the  star  refuses  to 
continue  at  an  inadequate  compen- 
sation, he  or  she  gets  no  pay  at 
all  and  the  contract  still  holds. 
This  naturallv  arouses  in  the  star 
a  smarting  sense  of  injustice."  .  .  . 

▼ 

But  wait.  There's  more  : 
"Another  extremely  unjust  fea- 
ture of  the  contracts  the  produc- 
ers force  upon  their  employes  is 
the  yearly  option  .  .  .  the  producer 
has  the  right  to  terminate  the  con- 
tract at  the  end  of  every  year, 
but  the  employe  must  continue 
for  the  full  seven  years.  The 
contract,  therefore,  is  entirely 
one-sided.  It  binds  the  star  for 
seven  years,  but  binds  the  pro- 
ducer for  only  one  year.  ...  A 
third  most  unjust  provision  in 
these  one-sided  contracts  allows 


the  producer  to  hire  out  the  star 
exactly  as  bondsmen  in  olden 
days  were  rented  out.  The  star 
gets  no  additional  compensation 
for  this  slave-trade  transaction, 
but  the  producer  may,  and  prac- 
tically always  does,  make  an  enor- 
mous profit  out  of  the  deal."  .  .  . 

T 

And  finally : 

"The  stars  are  not  peons.  They 
are  not  coolies.  They  resent  this  in- 
justice. They  also  resent  the  fact 
that  they  are  being  paid  by  their 
bond-master  only  one-fifth  or 
one-tenth  of  what  others  are  will- 
ing to  pay  for  their  services.  Yet 
the  star  cannot  get  jobs  at  these 
higher  salaries  which  others  are 
willing  to  pay.  They  are  con- 
strained by  their  coolie  countracts. 
So  the  producer  rents  the  stars 
out  and  he  gets  the  money. 
There  surely  are  laws  in  this  free 
state  to  prevent  this  kind  of  peon 
labor.  And  if  there  are  no  laws 
the  legislature  would  better  get 
busy  and  pass  some. 

"At  least,  the  legislature  can 
repeal  the  seven-year  bondage  law 
which  was  feloniously  passed  by 
a  former  legislature  traitorous  to 
the  public  interest. 

"Instead  of  raising  the  peon 
period  from  five  years  to  seven, 
it  should  have  been  reduced  to 
three  years. 

"Perhaps  labor  generally  will 
sense  the  threat  to  their  inde- 
pendence in  these  coolie  con- 
tracts." 

T 

Considerable,  it  is  apparent, 
might  be  written  by  way  of 
puncturing  the  sad  picture  which 
the  Hearst  editorial  paints.  Vic 
McLaglen,  asking  and  getting 
$100,000  a  picture  since  he  won 
the  Academv  award ;  Freddie 
March,  up  to"  $125,000  when  this 
writer  was  in  Hollywood  a  few- 
weeks  and  probably  beyond  that 
figure  by  this  time:  Claudette 
Colbert,  starving  with  dignity  at 
roughly  $100,000  per  job;  Mar- 
lene  Dietrich,  earning  $200,000  a 
negative  and  Bill  Powell  de- 
manding the  identical  stipend — 
this  is  the  way  it  goes  under  the 
current  Hollywood  system  which 
the  landowner  of  San  Simeon 
declares  encourages  servitude, 
peonage,  injustice.  Pity  the  poor 
star  who  is  underpaid  and  ex- 
ploited on  $4,000,  $5,000,  $6,000, 
$7,000,  $8,000  a  week,  including 
Federal  and  California  taxes  and 
the  agents'  ten  per  cent !  .  .  . 

▼ 

Exactly  what  the  editorial 
strikes  at  is  not  clear  so  far. 
What  is  clear  and  obvious  is 
that  something  not  on  the  sur- 
face lurks  behind  the  decision 
which  wrote  it.  Mr.  Hearst,  it 
might  be  significant  to  bear  in 
mind  continually,  is  one  of 
America's  prize  champions  of 
special  interests,  especially  when 
special  interests  coincide  with  his 


Friday,  April  17,  I93J 

Roxy  Shows  Profit, 
Says  Judge  Caff  el 

The  Roxy  Theatre  Corp.,  whicj 
went  into  receivership  four  years  agl 
is  now  earning  a  considerable  opera 
ing  profit,  according  to  Federal  Jud^l 
Francis  G.  Caffey,  who  yesterdaj 
granted  an  allowance  of  $62,000  tJ 
Proskauer,  Rose  and  Paskus,  atton 
neys  for  Howard  S.  Cullman,  receive  !| 
The  attorneys  had  asked  for  $75,00<J 
He  directed  that  $20,000  be  paid  "'1 
an  early  date,"  the  balance  to  awal 
the  reorganization  proceedings. 

Real  estate  taxes,  plus  penaltiel 
aggregating  more  than  $460,000  havj 
been  paid  out  of  earnings  up  to  MarcJ 
24,  this  year,  Caffey  said,  while  rJ 
ceipts  (exclusive  of  what  arose  fron 
receiver's  certificates)  have  run  tl 
nearly  $2,500,000.  "The  outlook  no! 
is  that  there  can  be  a  reorganization 
from  which  there  will  be  a  substantia 
yield  on  securities,"  the  judge  del 
clared. 

Fox  and  Educational 
Talk  Deal  for  SpaiA 

Negotiations  are  under  way  betweel 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  Educal 
tional  for  the  release  of  all  Educatioi 
al  short  subjects  in  Spain.  At  preM 
ent  Twentieth  Century-Fox  release  i 
only  Educational  cartoons  in  Spain  | 

Other  Educational  product  is  bein. 
handled  there  by  Julio  Elias,  as  sptj 
cial  representative.  Elias  is  en  rout] 
to  this  country  on  the  deal,  and  it  I 
not  expected  the  new  agreement  wi  J 
be  signed  until  his  arrival  here.  ]' 
has  not  yet  been  determined  whethe 
Elias  will  continue  to  represent  Edi 
cational  in  Spain  if  the  deal  is  corl 
eluded. 


W.  J.  Burke  Passes 

Detroit,  April  16. — William  J 
Burke,  formerly  with  the  vaudevill 
team  of  Howard  and  Burke  and  Burk 
and  Dempsey,  and  later  a  produce 
of  vaudeville  acts,  died  here  yester 
day  from  pneumonia.  Burial  will  b 
at  Springfield,  Mass.,  on  Saturday.  H 
was  59  years  old. 


T.  R.  Davies  Passes 

Cincinnati,  April  16. — Tudor  Rob 
ert  Davies,  42,  musician,  formerly  wit] 
the  Cox  and  Shubert  orchestras,  die. 
at  Good  Samaritan  hospital.  H 
originally  came  to  Cincinnati  in  192' 
as  a  'cello  player  in  an  orchestra  ac 
companying  the  "Four  Horsemen  o 
the  Apocalypse."  roadshow  at  th 
Grand  Opera  House.  His  widow  sun 
vives. 


W.  R.  Hughes  Dead 

Kansas  City,  April  16. — Willian 
R.  Hughes,  63,  familiar  to  film  an' 
theatre  men  here  for  a  number  o 
years  as  correspondent  for  Variety 
died  April  12  at  his  home.  Hughe 
was  president  of  the  Hughes  Printini 
Co.,  and  active  in  lodge  and  civi 
organizations. 


Mrs.  Chandler  Gaining 

New  Orleans,  April  16. — Mrs 
Clarence  Chandler,  wife  of  the  man 
ager  of  the  Roxy,  has  returned  to  he 
home  after  an  operation. 


own.  Something,  of  course,  is  on 
his  mind.  That  it  is  the  welfare 
of  the  downtrodden,  crushed-by- 
the-heel  star  is  an  attitude  this 
space  vigorously  refuses  to  be- 
lieve. .  .  . 


("Beau  Geste"—NOW 
"Under  Two  Flags") 

Nonchalant  in  danger. .  danger- 
ous to  women.. escaping  bitter 
memories  in  the  burning 
Sahara  .  .  where  the  past  is 
dead  and  the  future  is  death ! 


CLAUDETTE  COLBERT 

("It  Happened  One  Night"— NOW 
"Under  Two  Flags") 

Desert  beauty  .  .  .  oasis  of  ten- 
derness for  lonely  Legion- 
naires ...  a  tempest  of  emotion 
whom  only  one  man  could 
tame  .  .  .  the  man  she  never 
conquered! 


VICTOR  McLAGLEN 

("27ie  /n/ormer"- ATOW 
"Under  Two  Flags") 

Violent,  ruthless  commandant 
of  the  Foreign  Legion  .  .  . 
toughened  by  ceaseless  battle 
and  scorching  sun  to  every 
peril  .  .  .  except  the  inviting 
eyes  of  an  alluring  girl ! 


\ 


UNDER  TWO  FLAGS 


starring 

Ronald 


featuring 

Claudette 


COLMAN  COLBERT 


Victor 


Rosalind 


McLAGLEN  RUSSELL 

with 

Gregory  Ratoff   •    Nigel  Bruce 
C.  Henry  Gordon  •  Herbert  Mundin 
AND  A  CAST  OF  10,000 
a  DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK  20th  Century  Production 
Presented  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck 

Directed  by  Frank  Lloyd  •  Associate  Producer  Raymond  Griffith 
Screen  play  by  W.  P.  Lipscomb  and  Walter  Ferris  •  Based  on  the  novel  by  Ouida 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


Friday,  April  17,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Moe  Silver  Honored 
By  Group  in  Albany 

Alrany,  April  16. — Moe  Silver, 
divison  head  of  Warners  here,  started 
off  his  second  year  with  a  reception 
at  his  offices  attended  by  representa- 
tives of  all  the  distributors  in  the  city. 
A  buffet  luncheon  was  served  and  this 
was  followed  by  an  informal  discus- 
sion of  distribution  problems. 

Those  present  were :  Jimmy  Rose, 
First  Division ;  C.  R.  Halligan,  RKO ; 
Leon  Herman,  United  Artists;  Ralph 
Pielow,  M-G-M;  Peter  T.  Dana, 
Universal ;  Phil  Fox,  Columbia.  Ray 
Smith,  Warners ;  Clayton  Eastman, 
Paramount;  Moe  Grassgreen,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  and  Bernard 
Mills,  Republic. 


More  Sales  Figures 
Feature  Hart's  Suit 

Alfred  Hines,  formerly  in  the  U.  A. 
.-.ales  department,  was  again  called  to 
the  stand  yesterday  in  William  S. 
Hart's  $500,000  suit  against  the  dis- 
tributor for  alleged  conspiracy  and 
breach  of  contract,  now  on  trial  before 
Justice  Philip  McCook  in  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court. 

More  statistics  regarding  "Tumble- 
weeds"  were  unraveled.  Hines  ad- 
mited  that  contracts  for  the  picture 
had  been  held  up  until  exhibitors 
agreed  to  take  "Wild  Justice"  with  the 
film. 

The  case  is  expected  to  run  another 
week. 


Burgess  Named  Head 
Of  Eastern  Service 

George  Burgess,  who  was  named 
vice-president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Eastern  Service  Studios  recently, 
has  been  elected  president  of  that  or- 
ganization by  the  board  of  directors. 

Burgess  has  been  with  the  company 
for  the  past  two  years.  Prior  to 
that  time  he  was  connected  with  Erpi. 


Wall  Street 


Substantial  Gains  Mark  Board 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

.  39 

38 

38J4 

+1 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

.  46 

46 

46 

+  54 

Consolidated   

.  5/ 

5% 

5/8 

-  56 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

.  17 

17 

17 

16554 

165*5" 

165/ 

+  / 

Loew's,  Inc  

46 

4sy8 

453/8 

-  54 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd. 

.107% 

107/2 

107/ 

Paramount   

.  8^8 

8/8 

844 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

.  67 

67 

67 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

•  9/ 

9/ 

9Vn 

Pathe  Film 

.  U'A 

10/ 

W/t, 

—  5* 

RKO   

■  m 

63/8 

6/ 

-  Vi 

20th  Century-Fox.  27 

27 

27 

-  54 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3454 

34/ 

3454 

+  / 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

.  n 

1054 

1054 

-54 

Little  Change  on 

Curb 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety  . . . 

.  54 

?4 

54 

+  Vi 

Sonotone  

.  3 

2-/S 

3 

Technicolor   

.  30/ 

30 

30 

-  54 

•  3M 

354 

354 

GTE  Issues  Lead  Bonds 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  27 

25/ 

27 

+1/ 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27 

25/ 

2554 

+  Si 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  95/ 

95/ 

95/ 

+  54 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    57 

56/ 

5654 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s    '55    87/ 

87 

87 

+  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   96 

95/ 

96 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  16) 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Let's  Sing  Again" 

(Principal) 

Hollywood,  April  16. — As  produced,  this  picture  achieves  Sol  Lesser's 
purpose  of  presenting  his  youthful  singing  protege,  Bobby  Breen,  under 
auspicious  circumstances.  The  boy,  possessing  a  remarkable  singing 
voice,  is  given  much  opportunity  to  display  his  talent.  The  enthusiastic 
manner  in  which  the  preview  audience  received  him  gives  indication 
that  his  work  alone  should  center  much  of  the  public  interest  on  the 
picture.  The  story  is  a  human-interest  drama  with  a  hokum  comedy 
contrast. 

Breen  becomes  an  inmate  of  an  orphan  home  when  his  mother,  Ann 
Doran,  who  has  deserted  her  husband,  George  Houston,  dies. 
Running  away  with  a  visiting  traveling  show,  Breen  comes  under  the 
wing  of  Henry  Armetta.  He,  an  erstwhile  opera  star  reduced  to 
the  status  of  a  comic  clown,  sees  great  possibilities  in  the  child's  voice. 
As  the  heavy,  Grant  Withers  plans  to  adopt  the  boy  to  bolster  up  a 
flopping  act.  Armetta  and  Breen  flee  from  the  show.  Bound  for  New 
York,  Armetta  hears  a  radio  broadcast  and  recognizes  the  voice  of 
an  old  pupil,  Vivienne  Osborne,  now  a  famous  diva.  Arriving  at  their 
destination,  Breen  reunites  Miss  Osborne  and  Armetta.  The  trailing 
Withers,  catches  up  when  the  pair  are  in  Miss  Osborne's  home  where 
Houston  is  singing  his  "Lullabye."  The  boy,  picking  up  the  chorus, 
is  recognized  by  his  father  to  foil  Withers. 

Breen's  singing  of  the  theme  song,  "Let's  Sing  Again,"  and  Houston's 
"•Lullabye"  and  "The  Farmer  in  the  Dell"  are  little  musical  gems 
that  have  a  delightful  contrast  in  Armetta's  comedy  and  drama  con- 
tributions. Breen  and  Armetta  dominate  the  show,  but  capable  per- 
formances are  accredited  to  Withers,  Miss  Osborne,  Houston,  Lucien 
Littlefield  and  Inez  Courtney  in  the  support. 

Based  on  an  original  screenplay  by  Don  Swift  and  Dan  Jarrett,  the 
show  is  smartly  directed  by  Kurt  Neuman  to  concentrate  the  attention 
on  Breen's  singing  and  Armetta's  comedy.  The  entertainment  value 
of  each  make  for  a  ready  showmanship  that  can  be  easily  used  to 
arouse  patron  interest. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,152.   Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


"Big  Noise" 

(Warners) 

Hollywood,  April  16. — There  is  genuine  appeal  in  this  comedy, 
especially  to  oldsters  of  the  hard-working  class  who  are  now  seeking 
leisure.  Guy  Kibbee,  who  has  been  shunted  out  of  control  in  a  woolen 
mill  by  younger  men,  uses  the  enforced  leisure  by  making  himself  and 
his  family  utterly  miserable  until  lie  finds  release  from  the  monotony 
of  his  existence  by  secretly  purchasing  a  share  in  a  cleaning  business. 

Established  in  his  new  calling  he  finds  that  racketeers  have  muscled 
into  the  business  and  are  exploiting  the  cleaners.  After  a  bomb  wrecks 
his  shop  he  decides  to  fight.  He  tricks  the  rival  mobs  to  his  shop,  where 
they  oblige  by  shooting  each  other  out  of  existence. 

The  love  interest  in  the  tale  is  maintained  by  Kibbee's  daughter,  Alma 
Lloyd,  and  his  young  partner,  Warren  Hull.  Marie  Wilson,  as  a  nit- 
witted little  clerk  is  excellent.  Additional  good  support  is  offered  by 
Dick  Foran,  Henrv  O'Neill,  Olin  Howland,  Virginia  Brissac,  William 
Davidson,  Andre  Beranger,  Edward  McWade,  Robert  Emmett  Keane, 
Al  Hill,  Eddie  Shubert,  William  Pawley,  George  Lloyd  and  Emmett 
Vogan.  The  screen  play  is  the  work  of  George  Bricker  and  William 
Jacobs,  adapted  from  the  story  by  Edward  Hartman.  Frank  Mac- 
Donald  directed  and  Bryan  Foy  produced. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,073.  Running  time,  57  minutes.  G. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town,"  yesterday's  opener  at  the  Musk  Hall,  was 
reviewed  by  wire  from  Hollywood  March  26. 

"Things  to  Come,"  which  opens  at  the  Rivoli  tomorrotv  morning,  was 
covered  from  London  on  March  4. 

"I  Married  a  Doctor,"  opening  at  the  Strand  tomorrow  morning,  was  re- 
viewed from  Hollywood  on  March  28. 

"The  Sky  Parade,"  new  attraction  at  the  Rialto,  was  reviewed  on  March  30. 
Caught  in  Hollywood.  (  „ 

The  Capitol  holds  over  "Small  Town  Girl";  the  Roxy,  "Gentle  Julia  ; 
the  Astor,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  of  course;  the  Center,  "A  Message  to 
Garcia."  


Howard  to  London 

Hollywood,  April  16. — William  K. 
Howard  left  for  New  York  and  Lon- 
don tonight  to  direct  a  picture  for 
London  Films. 


Miller  Replaces  Johnson 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Earl  Miller 
has  taken  the  place  of  William  John- 
son as  head  of  the  electrical  depart- 
ment at  Radio. 


Short  Subject 


"March  of  Time,  No.  4" 

(RKO) 

Containing  four  episodes  of  widely 
diversified  interest,  this  latest  issue 
of  the  "March  of  Time"  rates  with 
previous  releases  especially  in  the 
fact  that  all  types  of  audiences  should 
find  something  of  interest  in  this  num- 
ber. With  the  usual  expert  photog- 
raphy and  skill  in  getting  behind  the 
surface  for  significance,  the  reel  is 
devoted  to  the  controversial  Florida 
ship  canal  project,  the  recent  field 
trials  to  select  the  best  bird  dog  in 
America,  the  development  at  Prince- 
ton of  the  Veterans  of  Future  Wars 
and  the  operation  of  arson  detection 
methods  by  fire  departments. 

The  initial  sequence,  which  pictures 
the  amazing  ditch  which  has  been  ex- 
cavated with  Federal  money,  and  with- 
out Congressional  approval,  describes 
the  root  of  the  controversy.  Jackson- 
ville interests  seek  thus  to  make  the 
city  an  important  port,  farmers  in  the 
area  fear  for  their  precious  irrigation 
supply.  Interesting  is  a  portion  of 
Senate  debate  between  Senator 
Fletcher  of  Florida,  canal  champion, 
and  Senator  Vandenberg  of  Michi- 
gan, who  has  made  an  issue  of  the 
canal  project. 

The  interest  which  lies  in '  superla- 
tive animal  skill  features  the  bird  dog 
competition,  as  pointers  and  setters 
vie  for  the  honor  of  national  cham- 
pion. 

Reenacted  is  the  origin  of  the  Vet- 
erans of  Future  Wars,  an  idea  crop- 
ping from  the  minds  of  three  Prince- 
ton students,  and  which  has  spread 
over  the  country.  They  seek  a  bonus, 
payable  in  advance,  for  their  service 
in  the  next  war,  which  they  see  as  in- 
evitable within  30  years. 

The  final  episode  details  the  wide- 
spread and  highly  efficient  activity  of 
the  arson  squads  of  the  fire  depart- 
ments, which  virtually  had  their  be- 
ginning in  the  work  of  Fire  Marshal 
Brophy  in  Brooklyn  24  years  ago. 
The  spectacular  manner  in  which  he 
directed  the  capture  of  an  arson  group 
there  is  pictured  in  highly  effective 
fashion. 

Previewed  without  production  code 
seal.  Running  time,  23  minutes.  "G." 


Flash  Previews 

"The  Robber  Symphony" — An  Eng- 
lish feature,  produced  by  Concordia 
Films.  Broadway  will  undoubtedly 
like  the  comedy  and  drama  of  this 
opera  fairy  story.  It  contains,  in  addi- 
tion, some  magnificent  Alpine  scenes. 


"Captain  Calamity" — Another  in  the 
Hirliman  color  series,  this  one  has 
thrills  and  action  aplenty,  interesting 
melodrama  and  is  nicely  seasoned  with 
some  good  music. 

These  pictures  will  be  reviewed  in 
full  in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily. 


Story  Chiefs  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Thomas  B. 
Costain  and  Franklyn  Underwood, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  New  York 
story  heads,  arrived  here  today  for 
talks  with  Darryl  Zanuck  and  Julian 
Johnson. 


Lesser  Leaves  for  N.  Y. 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Sol  Lesser 
left  for  New  York  by  train  tonight  to 
confer  with  Booth  Tarkington  on  a 
new  Bobby  Breen  story. 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


8 


"January"  Is 
Boston  High; 
Gets  $16,000 


Boston,  April  16.  —  Business  was 
good  in  spite  of  Holy  Week,  and 
"Captain  January"  was  outstanding  at 
$16,000,  up  by  $4,000,  in  Keith's 
Memorial. 

"Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine,"  a 
second  run,  with  "F-Man"  on  a  dual 
at  the  Fenway  and  Paramount,  were 
strong  in  both  spots.  At  the  former 
the  $7,500  take  was  $3,000  over  the 
line  and  at  the  latter  the  $9,000  take 
was  up  by  $2,000. 

"Here  Comes  Trouble"  was  excel- 
lent at  $20,000  in  the  RKO  Boston. 
This  was  $3,000  over  par.  A  stage 
show  headed  by  Bebe  Daniels  and 
Ben  Lyon  helped. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $97,- 
500.   Average  is  $87,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  10: 

"TRAIL  OF  THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.)  (Second  Run) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

FENWAY— (1,382),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,  $4,500) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
KEITH'S   MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-65c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $16,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
LOEWS  ORPHEUM— (2,970),  25c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $12,000.     (Average,  $13,000) 
"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"YOU  MAY  BE  NEXT"  (Col.) 
LOEWS     STATE— (3,537),     25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $11,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,332),     35c-65c,  7 
days.       Stage:    Fabian    Sevitzky    and  his 
Orchestra.       Gross:     $22,000.  (Average, 
$22,000) 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.)    (Second  Run) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (1,793),   25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"HERE  COMES  TROUBLE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

RKO  BOSTON — (3,246),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Bebe  Daniels,  Ben  Lyon,  Lillian 
Roth  and  Hollywood  Revels.  Gross:  $20,- 
000.     (Average,  $17,000) 


"Breakfast"  Dual 
$6,000,  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee,  April  16. — "Love  Be- 
fore Breakfast"  and  "The  Walking 
Dead,"  grossing  $6,000  at  the  Warner, 
took  high  honors  during  a  dull  week 
dampened  by  several  days  of  snow. 
This  was  $1,000  above  par.  All  other 
business  fell  below  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $20,500. 
Average  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  8: 
"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"IT  HAD   TO  HAPPEN"  (2ttth-Fox) 

WISCONSIN — (3,200),  25c-40c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.     (Average,  $8,000) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 
"ROSE  OF  THE  RANCHO"  (Para.) 
"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

PALACE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"KING  OF  THE  DAMNED"  (G.B.) 

RIVERSIDE— (2,300),  15c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Frank  Conville,  Ted  &  Al  Wald- 
man,  Hammond's  Pets,  Mattison's 
Rhythms,  O'Connor  Bros.,  Maxine  Rice, 
Leo  O'NeHl.  Gross:  $4,200.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 

WARNER— (2,400),  25c-40c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 


/.  W.  Hand  Is  Injured 

Bamberg,  S.  C,  April  16. — J.  W. 
Hand,  local  manager,  is  in  the  Tri- 
County  hospital,  following  an  auto- 
mobile accident. 


"Breakfast"  Leads 
Lincoln  on  a  Dual 


Lincoln,  Neb., 'April  16. — Best  of 
the  straight  picture  fare  during  the 
Holy  Week  was  the  split  week  at  the 
Lincoln  with  "Love  Before  Breakfast" 
and  "Exclusive  Story."  The  take  ap- 
proximated $2,600,  which  was  up  about 
$400.  At  the  Orpheum,  helped  by 
the  routines  of  the  Frank  and  Milt 
Britton  band  on  the  stage  for  three 
days,  three  pictures  "Bugle  Ann," 
"Smilin'  Thru"  and  "Here  Comes 
Trouble"  got  $3,400,  $1,300  higher 
than  normal. 

"Desire"  did  a  brodie  at  the  Stuart, 
with  only  $3,000,  $100  short  of  par. 
The  Liberty,  the  dime  dual  biller, 
fared  well  with  $1,100,  where  $850  is 
average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $11,000. 
Average  is  $9,850. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  8: 
"RETURN  OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 
"SIX  GUN   JUSTICE"  (Capitol) 
"THROWBACK"  (Univ.) 
"LEAVENWORTH   CASE"  (Republic) 
LIBERTY— (1,200),   10c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 
"LADY  IN  SCARLET"  (Chesterfield) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 
VARSITY— (1,100),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $900.    (Average,  $1,300) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"EXCLUSIVE  STORY"  (M-G-M) 
LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,600.    (Average,  $2,200) 
"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

"SMILIN'  THRU"  (M-G-M) 
"HERE  COMES  TROUBLE"  (ZOth-Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (1,350),  10c -15c -20c -25c-  40c, 
7  days.  Stage:  Three  days  with  Frank 
and  Milt  Britton  breakaway  band.  Gross: 
$3,400.    (Average,  $2,100) 

Week  Ending  April  10 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,000.     (Average,  $3,100) 


"Bugle"  Is  Good  in 
Indianapolis  Lull 

Indianapolis,  April  16.  —  "The 
Voice  of  Bugle  Ann"  called  $7,800  into 
the  Lyric  coffers  and  the  revival  of 
"A  Connecticut  Yankee"  at  the 
Apollo  drew  $4,800.  In  each  case  the 
receipts  were  $800  above  average. 

Grosses  generally,  both  in  neighbor- 
hoods and  downtown,  sagged  in  the 
doldrums  traditional  here  during  the 
week  before  Easter. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $25,300. 
Average  is  $28,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  10 : 

"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE" 
(ZCth-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),   25c-40c,   7  days.  Re- 
issue.   Gross:  $4,800.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 
CIRCLE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
INDIANA— (3,200),     25c-40c,      7  days. 
Gross:  $5,600.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

LOEWS— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,900.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 
LYRIC— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.   Gross:  $7,800.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Yamins  to  Talk  at  N.  H. 

New  Haven,  April  16.  —  Nathan 
Yamins,  president  of  Allied,  will  ad- 
dress the  I.M.P.T.O.,  of  Connecticut 
at  a  luncheon  meeting  April  21  at  the 
Hotel  Garde.  All  independent  exhib- 
itors in  the  state  have  been  invited. 
President  Harry  L.  Lavietes  will  pre- 
side. 


Cincy  Box-Offices 
In  Throes  of  Slump 


Cincinnati,  April  16. — Holy  Week 
and  bad  weather  combined  to  depress 
grosses  last  week.  None  of  the  houses 
went  above  average,  although  two 
broke  even.  Oddly  enough  these  were 
the  only  spots  playing  split  weeks. 

"The  Walking  Dead"  and  "Three 
Godfathers"  gave  the  RKO  Family 
$2,450  on  the  week,  while  a  return  of 
"Hell's  Angels"  and  "Scarface" 
brought  $1,500  to  the  independent 
Strand,  which  normally  plays  a 
straight  seven  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $41,400. 
Average  is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  7: 

"HELL'S   ANGELS"   (U.  A) 

STRAND— (1,500),      15c-25c,      3  davs. 
Gross:  $850.    (Average,  7  days,  $1,500) 
"SCARFACE"  (U.  A) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $60.     (Average,  7  days,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  8: 
"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

RKO  LYRIC— (1,400),  3Sc-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,600.    (Average,  $6,500) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 
"UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  ALBEE— (3,300),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,800.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
RKO  PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c,  5  days. 
Gross:  $4,900.    (Average,  7  days,  $10,000) 
"PADDY  O'DAY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
RKO     SHUBERT— (2,150),     35c-5Sc,  7 
days.    Stage:  "Going  Hollywood."  Gross: 
$9,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.    Gross:  $3,750.  (Aver- 
age, $6,500) 

"THE  BIG  HOUSE"  (M-G-M) 
(Revival) 

RKO  GRAND—  (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,300.    (Average,  $2,750) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,250.     (Average,  $1,250) 

"THREE  GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,200.     (Average.  $1,200) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
KEITH'S—  (1,500),  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,600.    (Average,  $6,500) 


"Petticoat"  Gets 
$5,000,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  April  16. — "Pet- 
ticoat Fever"  was  the  only  attraction 
to  overcome  the  pre-Easter  slump.  It 
went  $1,000  over  par  to  a  total  of 
$5,000  at  the  Midwest. 

All  other  houses  were  badly  off,  the 
only  spot  getting  anywhere  near  a 
good  break  being  the  Liberty  with 
$2,000  in  four  days  on  "Tough  Guy" 
and  a  stage  show. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $13,700. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  11 : 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

CRITERION— (1,700),    10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

MIDWEST—  (1,500),  10c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"ROSE  OF  THE  RANCHO"  (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),    10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $1,900.     (Average,  $2,000) 
"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 

LIB  E  R  T  Y— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-41c,  4 
days.  Gross:  $2,000.  Stage:  Wally  Ver- 
non in  Passign  Revue.  (Average  week, 
$3,000). 

"NEVADA"  (Para.) 

LIB  ERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c,  3 
days.    Gross:  $800.    (Average  week,  $3,000) 


M-G-M  Re-Signs  Writers 

Hollywood,  April  16. — George  S. 
Kaufman,  S.  N.  Behrman,  William 
Slavens  McNutt  and  J.  Ainsworth 
Morgan,  writers,  have  been  given  new 
contracts  by  M-G-M. 


Friday.  April  17,  1931 


Detroit  Dull; 
"13  Hours"  Is 


Fair,  $18,600 


Detroit,  April  16.  —  Business 
slumped  all  along  the  line  for  the  pre- 
Easter  week  with  no  first  run  hitting 
normal.  "13  Hours  by  Air"  came  the 
nearest  to  it,  by  grossing  $18,600  at 
the  Michigan.    This  was  $1,400  short. 

"Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  held 
up  to  $8,500  in  its  second  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $60,- 
800.    Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  9 : 

"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (W.  B.) 

ADAMS— (1,770),  10c-40c,  7  days,  3rd 
week.  Gross:  $4,600.  (Average,  $5,000; 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

FOX — (5,100),  15c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Roger  Pryor  and  vaude.  Gross:  $17,100. 
(Average,  $20,000) 

"13  HOURS   BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100;,  15c-65c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross:  $18,600.  (Aver- 
age, $20,000) 

"GARDEN    MURDER    CASE"  (M-G-M) 
"I  CONQUER  THE  SEA"  (F.  D.) 

STATE— (3,000),  :0c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"TRAIL   OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  15c-55c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,500.  (Average, 
$10,000) 

"FARMER  IN   THE   DELL"  (Radio) 
"MURDER   ON    THE    BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

RKO  DOWNTOWN — (2,950) ,  15c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $7,200.     (Average,  $10,000) 


"Snowed,"  "Trap" 
St.  Louis  Leaders 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  16. — "Snowed 
Under"  and  "Woman  Trap,"  a  dual 
at  the  Shubert-Rialto,  was  the  only 
attraction  to  exceed  house  average 
for  Holy  Week.  The  gross  was  $8,000. 
Average  is  $6,500. 

"Gentle  Julia"  and  "Song  and  Dance 
Man"  at  F.  &  M.'s  Fox  had  the  best 
total  gross  with  $10,300  against  a 
house  average  of  $12,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $42,200. 
Average  is  $45,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  9  : 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"RING  AROUND  THE  MOON" 
(Chesterfield) 

AMBASSADOR  — (3,018),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $5,100.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE   MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX — (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,300.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM"  (Radio) 
GRAND   OPERA  HOUSE—  (2,200),  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.    Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross: 
$2,850.    (Average,  $3,300) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 
"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
LOEWS  — (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $8,200.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"CHATTERBOX"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  2Sc-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,750.    (Average,  $8,500) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 
"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO— (1,725),  25c-35c-55c. 
7  days.    Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $6,500) 


"Old  Glory?  Color  Short 

Hollywood,  April  16.  —  Warners 
have  started  production  of  a  Tech- 
nicolor short  based  on  an  incident  in 
the  life  of  Francis  Scott  Key.  It  will 
be  called  "Old  Glory."  The  cast  is 
headed  by  Marguerite  Churchill,  Don- 
ald Woods  and  Henry  O'Neil.  Frank 
MacDonald  is  directing. 


"A  Connecticut  Yankee"  continues 
to  amaze  exhibitors  with  its  vitality 
on  return  engagements. 

Right  on  the  heels  of  its  highly  suc- 
cessful runs  at  the  Apollo,  Indian- 
apolis, and  the  Strand,  Louisville, 
come  such  gratifying  reports  as: 

CAPITOL,  CINCINNATI:  Second  day 
built  to  double  opening  day;  third 
day  more  than  tripled  opening  day. 

GARRICK,  CHICAGO:  Boom  busi- 
ness nearly  doubling  that  of  "King 
of  Burlesque/' 

PALACE,  HARTFORD:  Re -opened 
this  theatre,  closed  for  a  month  by 
flood.  Slightly  under  "Steamboat 
Round  the  Bend's"  sensational 
move-over  gross! 


WILL 


Rogers 

in  MARK  TWAIN'S 

A  CONNECTICUT 


YANKEE 


wi 


ith 


MYRNA  LOY 

MAUREEN  O'SULLIVAN 

Directed  by  David  Butler 
a  FOX  picture 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


PLAY  IT  AGAIN... PROFIT  AGAIN! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


10 


"Old  Man"  Is 


Best  in  Fair 


Week  at  K.  C. 


Kansas  City,  April  16.  —  Holy 
Week  and  only  fair  bills  at  downtown 
first  runs  gave  the  city  a  poor  week. 
Weather  was  normal. 

"Everybody's  Old  Man"  made  the 
best  comparative  showing  with  $3,100 
in  five  days  against  a  $2,700  average. 
It  was  pulled  to  bring  in  "Captain 
January"  and  catch  the  school  chil- 
dren, who  went  on  vacation  April  9. 

"To  Beat  the  Band"  marched  the 
Tower  over  the  $7,000  average  by 
$100.  "The  Walking  Dead"  stalked 
an  $8,000  in  eight  days  at  the  New- 
man, average ;  while  "The  Bohemian 
Girl"  at  Loew's  Midland  did  $7,200 
in  face  of  $11,500  average,  and 
"Snowed  Under"  weakened  at  the 
Mainstreet,  doing  $5,600,  when  $8,000 
is  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,000. 
Average  is  $37,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  8: 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN  —  (2,000),  25c-40c,  5  days. 
Gross:  $3,100.    (Average,  five  days,  $2,700) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 

MAINSTREET—  (3,100),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,600.     (Average,  $8,000) 

"THE   BOHEMIAN   GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,200.     (Average,  $11,500) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 

NEWMAN  —  (1,900),  25c-40c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $8,000) 

"TO  BEAT  THE  BAND"  (Radio) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
O'Connor  Family,  Jordan  &  Grace,  Johnny 
Special  and  Violet  Joy  Neubeiser.  Gross: 
$7,100.     (Average,  $7,000) 


"Pine,"  2nd  Week 
$6,000,  Portland 

Portland,  April  16— "Trail  of  the 
Lonesome  Pine,"  in  its  second  week 
at  the  Paramount,  took  $6,000,  over 
normal  by  $1,000. 

"Sutter's  Gold"  at  the  Broadway 
grossed  $8,000  in  its  first  week,  over 
par  by  $3,000. 

"Rhodes"  was  teamed  with  "Music 
Goes  'Round"  at  Orpheum  and  the 
dual  secured  $7,000,  over  average  by 
$2,000. 

The  weather  was  ideal,  but  slowed 
matinees  somewhat. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $34,000. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  12: 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"FRISCO  KID"  (W.B.) 
"MAN  WHO  BROKE  BANK  AT  MONTE 
CARLO"  ( 2»th -Fox) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700),  20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,700.    (Average.  $1,700) 

"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 
MAYFAIR— (1,700),    30c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
"MUSIC  GOES  'ROUND"  (Col.) 
ORPHEUM— (1,700),   30c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  LONESOME  PINE"  (Para.) 
"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
day».    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 


Hollywood,  April  16. — Radio  buys 
two  stories,  "We  Who  Are  About  to 
Die,"  by  David  Lamson,  and  "Million 
Dollar  Profile,"  original  by  Muriel 
Scheck  and  H.  A.  Kraft.  Edward 
Small  will  produce  the  first  and  Ed- 
ward Kaufman  the  second.  .  .  . 
Three  swing  tunes  to  be  featured  in 
"Three  Cheers  for  Love,"  which  Mel- 
ville Shauer  is  producing  for  Para- 
mount. .  .  .  Pickford-Lasky  sign  Leo 
Carrillo  for  four  pictures,  the  first  to 
be  "The  Gay  Desperado."  .  .  .  Ketti 
Gallian  signed  to  a  long-term  Para- 
mount contract,  first  in  "The  Old 
Timer." 

Florence  Enright,  former  Univer- 
sal dramatic  coach,  succeeds  Lillian 
Barclay  as  head  of  the  stock  players' 
school  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
The  city  fathers  of  Culver  City  had 
a  sign,  a  mile  and  a  half  long,  painted 
on  the  main  street  advertising  "Little 
Lord  Fauntleroy,"  as  a  gesture  to 
David  O.  Selznick,  who  made  the 
film  there.  .  .  .  The  Stan  Laurels 
had  the  Harry  Lachmans  as  guests 
on  their  yacht  over  Easter.  .  .  .  Helen 
Parrish,  13-year-old  player,  has  op- 
tion taken  up  by  Radio.  .  .  .  Gary 
Cooper  due  from  vacation  April  20  to 
start  in  Paramount's  "Texas  Ranger." 

Jack  Holt  back  at  work  in  Univer- 
sale "Crash  Donovan"  after  an 
attack  of  influenza.  .  .  .  Steffi 
Duna  suffering  a  severe  attack  of  in- 
fluenza, and  Charles  Collins,  also 
of  "Dancing  Pirate"  cast,  just  had  his 
tonsils  out.  .  .  .  Ann  Harding  ad- 
dressed the  young  players  at  Para- 
mount as  part  of  their  school  train- 
ing. .  .  .  Radio  buys  "Flirting  with 
Fate,"  which  William  Sistrom  will 
produce.  .  .  .  Republic  buys  "Gangs 
of  New  York,"  Herbert  Asbury 
novel.  .  .  .  Pioneer  to  make  "The  Life 
of  Chinese  Gordon,"  who  was  credited 
with  breaking  up  the  African  slave 
trade. 

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Casting — Herman  Bing,  Donald 
Meek,  Raymond  Walburn  and 
Thurston  Hall  added  to  "Three 
Wise  Guys"  at  M-G-M.  .  .  .  Guy 
Bates  Post  in  "Suicide  Club,"  same 
studio.  .  .  .  Olive  Cromwell  added  to 


K.  C.  Tower  2  Years  Old 

Kansas  City,  April  16.  —  The 
Tower,  independent  first  run,  is  cele- 
brating its  second  anniversary.  Since 
it  was  opened  in  April,  1934,  the  house 
has  presented  3,024  consecutive  stage 
performances,  and  104  features.  It  is 
the  only  house  in  Missouri  and  Kan- 
sas that  has  offered  vaudeville  every 
day  for  two  years. 

Jack  Lester,  a  new  producer,  has 
been  engaged  to  handle  the  shows.  He 
formerly  was  producer  for  Grau- 
man's  Chinese  and  the  Pantages  in 
Hollywood. 


Picketing  Stay  Refused 

Portland,  Me.,  April  16. — Union 
representatives  won  a  court  tilt  here 
against  the  Frederick  E.  Lieberman 
circuit  when  Justice  Sidney  Thaxter 
in  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  denied 
an  injunction  against  picketing  at 
Keith's  by  projectionists  and  stage 
hands'  unions. 


George  Hirliman's  "Yellow  Cargo" 
.  .  .  Donald  Crisp  and  Robert  Bar- 
ratt  in  "The  Charge  of  the  Light  Bri- 
gade," Warners.  .  .  .  Claire  Dodd  re- 
places Marguerite  Churchill  in 
Warners'  "Old  Glory."  Virginia 
Brissac  and  Stuart  Holmes  added 
to  same  film.  .  .  .  Henry  Kolker, 
Herbert  Rawlinson  and  Gilbert 
Emery  in  "Bullets  or  Ballots,"  same 
studio.  .  .  .  Frank  Conroy,  Clyde 
Cook,  Alma  Lloyd  and  Gaby  Fay 
in  Warners'  "Angel  of  Mercy." 

Warners  assign  Kenneth  Harlan 
to  "Public  Enemy's  Wife"  and  James 
Melton  to  "Cain  and  Mabel."  .  .  . 
Edith  Atwater  in  feminine  lead  of 
M-G-M's  "We  Went  to  College,"  op- 
posite Edmund  Lowe.  .  .  :  Russel 
Hardie  and  Ann  Rutherford  to  be 
teamed  by  Nat  Levine  in  "Twenty 
Fathoms  Below."  .  .  .  Robert  Kent 
gets  masculine  lead  opposite  Gloria 
Stuart  in  "Mercy  Killer,"  20th-Fox. 

+ 

Writers — Paramount  writing  assign- 
ments include  Madeleine  Ruthven 
doing  screen  play  for  "Born  to  Fight," 
formerly  "Johnny  Gets  His  Gun ;" 
Dore  Schary  on  dialogue  and  con- 
tinuity of  "The  Old  Timer,"  Frank- 
lin Coen  and  Sylvia  Thalberg  on 
screenplay  of  "A  Son  Comes  Home," 
Joseph  M.  March  writing  script  of 
"Everything  for  Sale,"  Helen 
G wynne  working  on  "Junior  Prom," 
James  Gruen  on  "Double  Indemnity," 
Ralph  Block  and  Nina  Frazer  do- 
ing screen  play  on  "The  Golden 
Era,"  Julian  Street  writing  orig- 
inal, "The  Doctor's  Wife,"  which 
Arthur  Hornblow  will  produce. 

Jack  Moffett  and  Sidney  Sal- 
kow  writing  screen  play  on  "Murder 
for  Pictures,"  also  Paramount.  .  .  . 
Commander  Frank  Wead  assigned 
by  Radio  to  do  original,  titled  "Coast 
Guard,"  which  Edward  Small  will 
produce.  .  .  .  Radio  signs  William 
Faulkner  to  adapt  "Gunga  Din,"  and 
Joseph  Fields  to  write  an  original 
which  Lee  Marcus  will  produce.  .  .  . 
Al  Boasberg  writing  script  of  new 
Marx  Brothers  film,  as  yet  untitled, 
and  which  Irving  Thalberg  will  pro- 
duce. 


Evergreen  Men  Meet 

Seattle,  April  16.  —  Managers  of 
Hamrick-Evergreen's  three  Pacific 
Northwest  districts  have  been  holding 
a  pre-spring  convention  here  this 
week,  under  the  sponsorship  of  Frank 
L.  Newman,  Sr.,  head  of  the  circuit. 

In  the  three-month  business  contest 
between  the  divisions,  Al  Finkelstein's 
Oregon  state  division  was  awarded 
first  place.  Second  place  went  to  Al 
Rosenberg's  Washington  state  divi- 
sion, exclusive  of  Seattle.  Third 
place  money  went  to  the  Seattle  city 
division. 


Bank  Night  in  N.  O.  Test 

New  Orleans,  April  16.  —  Bank 
Night  is  facing  a  court  test  here  as 
a  result  of  the  alleged  refusal  to  admit 
a  colored  boy  holding  the  winning 
ticket  on  the  ground  that  the  colored 
balcony  of  the  Fiorito  was  crowded. 
Judge  Williams  Seeber  in  City  Court 
has  set  April  27  as  the  date  for  a 
hearing. 


Friday,  April  17,  1936 


"Petticoat," 
Dual,  Frisco 
Hit,  $19,000 


San  Francisco,  April  16.  —  Out- 
standing in  a  collection  of  dull  grosses 
for  Holy  Week,  "Petticoat  Fever," 
topping  a  dual  bill  with  "Charlie  Chan 
at  the  Circus,"  grossed  a  snappy  $19,- 
000  at  the  Warfield.  This  was  $4,000 
above  normal. 

"Modern  Times,"  in  its  fifth  week, 
took  $7,000  in  nine  days  at  the  United 
Artists.  The  only  other  spot  to  pierce 
the  gloom  was  the  Embassy,  which 
was  nearly  100  per  cent  over  par  with 
$6,500  on  "Penitentes  Murder  Case." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $75,700. 
Average  is  $74,700. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  7: 

"TWO  IN  REVOLT"  (Radio) 
"FIND  THE  MAN"  (Far  West) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  15c-25c-35c-40c. 
7  days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $13,000.  (Aver- 
age, $14,500) 

Week  Ending  April  8: 
"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 
"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT — (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $11,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 

Week  Ending  April  9: 

"PENITENTES   MURDER  CASE" 
(Revere) 

EMBASSY — (1,400),  15c-30c-35c  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.    (Average.  $3,600) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
"TIMOTHY'S  QUEST"  (Para.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,800.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM  — (2.440),  15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,500.  (Average, 
$6,800) 

"ROSE  MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(2Cth-Fox) 

WARFIELD  — (2,680),  15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $19,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  April  10: 

"LA  MATERNELLE"  (French) 

CLAY— (400),  15c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$900.    (Average,  $1,000) 

"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 

UNITED   ARTISTS— (1,200).  15c-25c-35c- 

40c- 55c,  9  days,  5th  week.  Gross:  S7.000. 
(Average,  $9,000) 


"Old  Man"  Is  Only 
New  Haven  Grosser 

New  Haven,  April  16. — Only  one 
of  the  four  downtown  houses  beat  par 
last  week.  The  College,  featuring 
"Everybody's  Old  Man"  and  "Silly 
Billies,"  with  a  very  successful  ama- 
teur night,  garnered  $3,400. 

The  Poli,  with  "Robin  Hood  of  EI 
Dorado"  and  "My  Marriage,"  went 
$1,000  under  the  average  of  $7,000; 
while  "Give  Us  This  Night"  at  the 
Paramount  dropped  $1,000  below  nor- 
mal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,600. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  10: 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"SILLY   BILLIES"  (Radio) 

COLLEGE— (1,499),  25c-35c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,400.    (Average.  $2,800*) 

"GIVE   US   THIS   NIGHT"  (Para.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,400),  35c-50c,   7  davs. 
Gross:  $3,800.    (Average,  $4,800) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 
"MY    MARRIAGE"  (20th-Fox) 
POLI— (3,040),    35c-50c,    7   davs.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"LAUGHING    IRISH    EYES"  (Republic) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2,200),    35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $3,400.     (Average,  $4,700) 


SINCLAIR  LEWIS 

the  wrath  of  a  nation  to  write  the  scathing  novel 
that  inspired  this  "outstandingly  fine  picture"/ 

I  MARRIED 
A  DOCTOR 

With  the  Stars  of  'Oil  For  The  Lamps  Of  China' 

PAT  O'BRIEN 
JOSEPHINE  HUTCHINSON 

ROSS  ALEXANDER 
GUY  KIRREE  and 
LOUISE  FAZENDA 


OLIN  HOWLAND  MARGARET  IRVING 
ALMA  LLOYD  •  GRACE  STAFFORD  •  RAY  MAYER 

Directed  by  ARCHIE  MAYO 


Another  Sweet  Box-Off  ice  Pro- 
spect"* from  WARNER  BROS. 


Variety  Daily 


— -~  


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 

CHARLES  L.  CASANAVE,  gen- 
eral manager  for  National  Screen, 
is  in  Chicago  to  meet  Morton  Van 
Praag  for  a  conference  of  central 
states  sales  representatives.  This  is 
the  third  session  of  the  kind. 
• 

Dave  Rubinofk,  without  his  violin, 
sailed  for  Havana  last  night  on  a 
brief  vacation,  touted  as  his  first  ven- 
ture aboard  ship  since  leaving  Russia 
for  the  States  25  years  ago.  His 
brother  and  manager,  Phil  Rubinoff, 
is  chaperoning. 


Prize  Double  Bills 

Love  Before  Breakfast 
The  Bride  Comes  Home 

— Ali  Gaga 


Martin  Beck  sailed  Wednesday  on 
the  Aquitania  for  London  to  confer 
with  Rupert  D'Oyly  Carte  and  his 
manager,  Richard  Collet,  on  a  re- 
turn to  America  of  the  D'Oyly  Carte 
Opera  Co. 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  foreign  sales  for  United 
Artists,  returned  yesterday  from  a 
month's  tour  of  company  exchanges 
in  Panama,  Cuba  and  Mexico. 
• 

Charles  Heyman  of  the  Lafayette, 
Buffalo,  is  visiting  with  Abe  Mon- 
tague and  Joe  McComber  at  the  Co- 
lumbia offices. 

Rube  Jackter,  assistant  sales  man- 
ager at  Columbia,  is  sporting  a  new 
Buick.  It  is  a  six-passenger  job  fin- 
ished in  green. 

M.  E.  Comerford  returned  to  Scran- 
ton  Wednesday  from  Miami,  where  he 
had  been  spending  the  winter. 
• 

Hal  Horne,  due  in  from  Hollywood 
yesterday,  didn't  arrive.  He's  still  on 
the  Gold  Coast. 

• 

H.  J.  Yates  returned  from  a  Euro- 
pean trip  yesterday  on  the  Manhattan. 
• 

Edward  G.  Robinson  left  for  the 
Coast  yesterday  on  the  Century. 


Poster  Men  Gather 
For  Chicago  Talks 

Chicago,  April  16. — The  Palmer 
House  will  be  the  scene  of  the  gather- 
ing of  poster  men  at  their  annual 
national  convention.  More  than  100 
poster  supply  houses  are  sending  rep- 
resentatives to  the  meetings  which 
get  under  way  Saturday  and  continue 
through  Sunday. 

Simon  Libros,  president  of  the 
National  Poster  Service  Ass'n  will 
preside. 


Gordon,  Revel  for  G.  B. 

Gordon  and  Revel  are  preparing 
the  numbers  for  G.B.'s  "Everybody 
Dance"  and  will  follow  this  assign- 
ment by  doing  the  musical  score  for 
the   next   Jessie    Matthews  feature. 


"RobinHood," 
Bernie  Strong 
In  Washington 


Washington,  April  16.  —  Holy 
Week  took  a  heavy  toll  with  Loew's 
Fox  the  notable  exception.  "Robin 
Hood  of  El  Dorado"  and  Ben  Bernie 
and  his  lads  grossed  $24,200,  to  top 
par  by  $3,300. 

A  return  engagement  of  "Desire" 
at  the  Metropolitan  sent  the  take  to 
$5,900,  topping  average  by  $1,600. 

"Snowed  Under"  at  the  Earle  with 
a  weak  stage  show  took  only  $12,000, 
down  by  $6,200.  "Timothy's  Quest" 
dropped  to  $2,900,  under  by  $700,  at 
Loew's  Columbia.  "The  Bohemian 
Girl,"  supplemented  by  the  locally  pro- 
duced "It  Happened  in  Washington," 
took  $11,000,  down  by  $4,800,  at 
Loew's  Palace.  "Three  Women"  re- 
ceived $2,700  at  the  Belasco,  under  par 
by  $300. 

At  RKO-Keith's,  "Love  Before 
Breakfast"  took  $7,600  on  seven  days, 
a  run  which  was  extended  two  days 
when  an  additional  $1,700. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $68,000. 
Average  is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 

Week  Ending  April  9: 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 

EARLE— (2.218),  25c-77c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Kitchen  Pirates,  Royal  Pinschers,  Geral- 
dine  &  Joe,  Frank  Gaby.  Gross:  $12,000. 
(Average,  $18,400) 

"TIMOTHY'S  QUEST"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,900.     (Average,  $3,600) 
"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  2Sc-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Ben  Bernie,  Billy  Wilson,  Ray 
Hendricks,  Billy  Severn,  Manny  Prager, 
Joey  Rardin.  Gross:  $24,200.  (Average, 
$20,900) 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591),  25c-40c,  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $5,900. 
(Average,  first  run,  $4,300) 

Nine  Days  Ending  April  9: 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  9  days. 
Gross:  $9,300  (First  7  days:  $7,600;  last 
2:  $1,700).  (Average,  first  run,  7  days, 
$10,600) 

Week  Ending  April  10: 

"THREE  WOMEN"  (Amkino) 

BELASCO  —  (1,140),    25c-65c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $2,700.     (Average,  $3,000) 
"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

LOEWS  PALACE— (2,370),  35c-55c,  7 
days  ("It  Happened  in  Washington" 
added).    Gross:  $11,000.     (Average,  $15,900) 

RKO  Enlarges  Staff 
At  Work  on  Trailers 

Radio  Pictures  is  increasing  the 
production  staff  assigned  to  the  mak- 
ing of  the  company's  trailers  in  a 
series  of  experiments  aimed  at  im- 
proving their  quality.  The  experi- 
ments were  started  during  the  past  30 
to  60  days  when  all  RKO  trailer  pro- 
duction was  concentrated  at  the  com- 
pany's west  coast  studios. 

The  peak  of  improvement  in  the 
trailers  is  expected  by  the  start  of  the 
new  season.  National  Screen  Service 
cooperates  in  their  production  with  the 
RKO  trailer  staff  and  continues  dis- 
tribution of  them.  A  new  contract 
with  National  Screen  was  recently 
closed  by  RKO. 


Rebuild  Holland  Spot 

Holland,  Mich.,  April  16.  —  The 
Colonial,  Butterfield  house,  which  was 
badly  damaged  by  fire  some  weeks 
ago,  has  been  completely  rebuilt  and 
has  been  reopened  for  business. 


Eighteen  for  $1 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  16. — De- 
scending box-office  prices 
here  have  again  made  pos- 
sible almost  unbelievable  en- 
tertainment values.  Doub- 
ling features  and  splitting 
weeks  has  caused  the  exhi- 
bition scene  here  to  demand 
an  average  of  23  feature  pic- 
tures per  week,  18  of  which 
may  be  seen  by  spending  $1. 
The  $1,  if  spent  in  the  right 
places,  will  buy  four  evening 
shows  and  three  matinees. 
And  six  of  the  films  will  be 
first  run. 


New  Ampa  Slate  Put 
Up  for  Annual  Vote 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Hal  Horne,  was  at  the  same  time 
withdrawn,  in  favor  of  the  following 
nominees  submitted  by  Charles  Leon- 
ard's "regular"  committeemen : 

For  president,  Gordon  White ;  vice- 
president,  Charles  Leonard ;  secretary, 
Ralph  Lund ;  treasurer,  Herbert  Spen- 
cer Berg ;  trustee,  William  Ferguson. 
White,  Berg  and  Ferguson  are  now- 
serving  in  the  same  spots. 

Nominated  for  the  directorate,  and 
likewise  assured  of  election,  were : 
White,  Leonard,  Lund,  Berg,  Monroe 
Greenthal,  Barret  McCormick,  Tom 
Waller,  George  Gerhard  and  Milton 
Silver. 

Ampa's  members,  in  session  for  the 
regular  Thursday  luncheon-meeting,  at 
the  Hotel  Astor,  tentatively  accepted 
the  artist's  design  for  the  medals  that 
will  be  awarded  to  the  best  trade 
paper,  fan  publication  and  newspaper 
advertisement  published  in  1935  by  the 
New  York  advertising  departments  of 
distributors,  and  to  be  judged  by 
prominent  trade,  fan  and  newspaper 
editors  and  publishers.  The  judging 
will  take  place  at  next  Thursday's 
meeting,  and  election  of  officers  at  the 
following  meeting. 

James  P.  Cunningham  moved,  and 
was  seconded,  in  a  resolution  express- 
ing the  sympathy  of  all  of  the  Ampa 
on  the  death  of  Felix  F.  Feist.  A 
committee  was  delegated  to  represent 
the  membership  at  the  funeral. 

In  reconsidering  its  resignation,  the 
nominating  committee  abandoned  its 
attempt  to  enlarge  the  board  of  direc- 
tors, because  of  unconstitutionality  in- 
volved. Chairman  Leonard,  however, 
urged  the  members  to  insist  on  se- 
curing greater  representation  on  the 
board. 

Robbins  Is  Elected 
Intermountain  Head 

Salt  Lake  City,  April  16. — Stan- 
ley Robbins  of  Ogden,  Utah,  was 
elected  president  of  the  Intermountain 
Theatre  Ass'n.  yesterday  at  the  an- 
nual meeting.  Robbins  succeeds  E.  C. 
Huish,  Eureka,  Utah.  Other  officers 
elected  were :  John  H.  Gillette,  vice- 
president  ;  John  Rugar,  treasurer ; 
Beverly  S.  Clendenin,  secretary. 

Directors  elected  were :  Huish,  Jo- 
seph Lawrence,  Stanley  Rich,  I.  H. 
Harris,  A.  F.  Johnson. 


Holman  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Russell 
Holman,  Paramount's  eastern  story 
head,  is  planning  to  leave  for  New 
York  tomorrow  night  having  com- 
pleted his  conferences  on  product  here. 


Friday,  April  17,  1936 


Closed  Shop 
For  Writers 
Before  Guild 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

this  aim  are  the  amalgamation  of  all 
writers  in  the  Authors'  League  and 
the  prohibition  of  contracts  or  options 
for  services,  or  sale  of  material  in  the 
screen  writing  field  after  May  2,  1938. 

The  program  of  the  meeting  also 
will  include  the  election  of  officers 
and  an  executive  board  for  the  en- 
suing year;  reports  of  officers  and 
committees. 

One  of  the  reports  will  urge  adop- 
tion or  rejection  of  the  proposal  for 
all  members  to  become  members  of 
the  Authors'  League,  and  action  on  a 
proposal  that  the  executive  board  be 
instructed  to  cooperate  with  the 
Authors'  League  toward  obtain- 
ing a  complete  league  shop,  any  such 
plan  to  be  submitted  for  a  vote  of 
the  full  membership. 

Another  proposal  up  for  vote  is  to 
instruct  the  executive  board  to  con- 
tinue in  effect  its  order  on  Article  12 
of  working  rules. 

Members  unable  to  be  present  will 
vote  by  proxy. 

Chose  Drafters  For 
New  Copyright  Law 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

indicates  that  considerable  difficulty 
will  be  encountered  in  developing  a  bill 
which  will  give  Ascap  all  that  is 
asked  for  during  the  hearings.  Rep- 
resentative O'Malley  has  been  con- 
sistently an  enemy  of  Ascap.  While 
several  of  the  members  named  have 
evinced  sympathy  with  the  music  or- 
ganization's point  of  view,  others  are 
antagonistic. 

Although  the  committee  may  devel- 
op legislation  for  submission  to  the 
House,  there  is  little  likelihood  of  its 
enactment  in  this  session  in  view  of 
the  desire  of  Administration  leaders 
in  Congress  to  sidetrack  all  contro- 
versial matters  not  on  President 
Roosevelt's  "must"  list  in  order  that 
the  session  may  adjourn  early. 


Phila.  Critics  Will 
See  "Things"  Open 

United  Artists  will  bring  a  contin- 
gent in  film  and  drama  critics  in  from 
Philadelphia  for  the  premiere  of 
"Things  to  Come"  at  the  Rivoli  to- 
night. 

In  the  group  will  be  Harry  Mur- 
dock,  Ledger;  Jeff  Keene,  News;  El- 
sie Finn,  Record;  Mildred  Martin, 
Inquirer;  Bill  Gleason,  Bulletin; 
Powers  Goureau,  WCAU.  They  will 
be  accompanied  by  Harry  Goldberg, 
Warner  theatre  publicity  head ;  Jules 
Seltzer,  his  assistant,  and  Charles 
Perry,  U.  A.  exploitation  man. 


O'Brien  Signed  for  Six 

Hollywood,  April  16.— George  Hir- 
liman  today  signed  George  O'Brien 
for  a  series  of  six  pictures,  the  first 
to  be  Jack  London's  "Valley  of  the 
Moon."    None  will  be  in  color. 

Levine  Back  from  T.  H. 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Nat  Levine 
today  returned  from  his  business  and 
pleasure  trip  to  Honolulu. 


TWO  IMPORTANT  DATES  IN 


THE  18th  OF  APRIL  IN  '75 


(Paul  Revere's  Ride 


THE  18th  OF  APRIL  IN  36 


(H.  G.  Wells'  amazing  prediction  of  the  future  starts  its 
regular  popular  priced  run  at  the  Rivoli  Theatre,  N.Y.) 


Tonight's  gala  premiere  will  be  one  of 
the  events  of  the  season.  Famous  scientists,  edu- 
cators, engineers,  aviators,  government  officials  and 
everybody  who  is  anybody  in  the  industry  will  be 
there!  Newsreel  cameramen  will  film  the  surging  tide 
of  celebrities,  kleig  lights  will  vie  with  the  flashlights 
of  news  photographers,  a  radio  broadcast  from 
the  lobby  of  the  theatre  will  inform  listeners-in  of  the 
arrival  of  notables.  It  will  be  a  fitting  tribute  to  the 
most  spectacular  picture  ever  produced! 

An  ALEXANDER  KORDA  Production 

A    LONDON  FILM 

Released     tlru  UNITED  ARTISTS 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Whipsaw"  Dual  Is 
Fair  in  Montreal 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Montreal,  April  16. — Holy  Week 
had  its  traditional  effect  upon  grosses 
with  the  result  that  all  takings  were 
below  the  line.  The  combination  of 
"Whipsaw"  and  "Love  on  a  Bet"  gave 
the  Capitol  the  leading  position  with 
$9,000,  or  only  $500  below  par. 

Vaudeville  and  twin  features  at 
Loew's,  headed  by  "Tough  Guy,"  ac- 
counted for  $9,500  at  Loew's.  The 
second  week  of  "Follow  the  Fleet"  at 
the  Palace  secured  $8,000  after  a  first 
seven  days  with  $13,500. 

"Lady  of  Secrets"  headed  the  double 
bill  at  the  Princess  for  a  gross  of 
$6,500.  Social  and  sport  activities 
were  at  a  standstill  and  Easter  shop- 
ping was  chief  opposition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,500. 
Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  1 1 : 

"WHIPSAW"  (M-G-M) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.     (Average,  $9,500) 
"LOVE  ME  FOREVER"  (Col.) 

IMPERIAL — (1,914),  15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.  Added  repeat  feature:  "Little 
Women"  (Radio).  Gross:  $2,500.  (Aver- 
age, $3,500) 

"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 

"THREE   LIVE    GHOSTS"  (M-G-M) 

LOEWS — (3,115),  30c-34c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Five  acts  of  vaudeville. 
Gross:  $9,500.     (Average.  $10,500) 

"FOLLOW  THE  FLEET"  (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,000.  First  week: 
$13,500.     (Average,  $11,000) 

"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
"PUBLIC   MENACE"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS — (2.272),  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Legislation  Topic 
Of  Des  Moines  Meet 

Des  Moines,  April  16. — One  of  the 
subjects  scheduled  for  discussion  at  the 
spring  meeting  of  Allied  Theatre 
Owners  of  Iowa  and  Nebraska  at  the 
Kirkwood  Hotel  Monday  will  be  a 
legislative  program.  The  idea  is  to 
clarify  the  organization's  attitude  on 
legislation  and  to  present  the  results 
to  members  of  the  Legislature. 

Trade  practices  will  also  come  up. 

Directors  of  the  organization  are : 
H.  A.  Taylor,  Omaha;  H.  A.  Larson, 
Oakland,  Neb.;  W.  M.  Miller,  Ash- 
land, Neb. ;  Phil  March,  Wayne,  Neb. ; 
Clifford  Niles,  Anamosa,  la. ;  Jake 
Rosenthal,  Waterloo,  la. ;  Charles  Pe- 
terson, Hampton,  la. ;  W.  A.  Dutton, 
Manchester,  la.;  A.  J.  Swanton,  Em- 
metsburg,  la. ;  E.  C.  Potter,  New 
Hampton,  la. ;  L.  A.  Kuhl,  Corning, 
la,  and  Mr.  Wolcott. 


Golf  Season  Hits  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  16. — The  Para- 
mount studio  will  hold  its  annual  golf 
tournament  May  24.  The  course  has 
not  been  selected  as  yet. 

The  Hal  Roach  studio  golf  tourna- 
ment will  be  held  April  19  at  El  Ran- 
cho  County  Club,  with  all  employees 
eligible  for  the  68  prizes.  The  com- 
mittee includes  Charlie  Chase,  S.  S. 
Van  Keuren,  W.  W.  Wells,  Russell 
Walker  and  Lawrence  Tarver.  A  din- 
ner at  the  club  will  follow. 


Wanger  Has  Two  to  Go 

Hollywood,  April  16.  —  Walter 
Wanger  has  two  more,  "Spendthrift" 
and  "Simoon,"  to  do  for  Paramount 
before  he  becomes  affiliated  with 
United  Artists. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  April  16. — New  bark- 
ers are  Bob  Miketta  of  WLW,  local 
radio  station,  and  E.  C.  Nacel,  sales- 
man for  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

Harry  J.  Wessel,  chief  barker,  is 
bewailing  the  loss  of  a  typewriter  and 
adding  machine  annexed  by  burglars. 

Mrs.  P.  M.  Cohan,  Minneapolis, 
greatly  improved  in  health,  is  visiting 
her  parents,  Harry  J.  Wessel  and 
Mrs.  Wessel. 

At  least  10  barkers  will  go  to 
Columbus  to  attend  the  annual  ban- 
quet of  Tent  No.  2,  April  19. 

Harry  Schretber,  RKO  city  man- 
ager, Columbus  No.  2,  was  a  visitor 
here. 


Columbus 

Columbus,  April  16. — Isham  Jones 
and  his  19-piece  orchestra  will  be 
brought  from  New  York  to  play  for 
the  fifth  annual  Variety  Club  ban- 
quet, April  19.  Several  screen,  stage 
and  radio  stars  will  headline  the  show. 

Delegates  from  practically  every 
club  in  the  country  are  expected.  At- 
tendance is  limited  to  400,  according 
to  M.  R.  Clark,  president. 


Muni  in  "Pasteur" 
Wins  March  Honors 

Hollywood,  April  16. — Paul  Muni's 
work  in  "The  Story  of  Louis  Pas- 
teur" has  been  voted  the  best  indi- 
vidual performance  during  March  by 
the  Screen  Actors'  Guild. 

Honorable  mention  went  to  Jean 
Hersholt,  who  came  within  two  votes 
of  Muni,  for  his  performance  in  "The 
Country  Doctor." 

Bonita  Granville  received  second 
mention  for  the  role  of  Mary  Tilford 
in  "These  Three." 

The  Screen  Writers'  Guild  has 
voted  Sheridan  Gibney  and  Pierre 
Collings  top  honors  during  March  for 
"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur,"  with 
Lillian  Hellman  receiving  honorable 
mention  for  "These  Three."  Sonya 
Levien  received  second  mention  for 
the  screenplay  of  "The  Country  Doc- 
tor." 


Reopen  Fox  Gem,  Topeka 

Kansas  City,  April  16. — The  Fox 
Gem  at  Topeka,  has  reopened  after 
having  been  remodeled  and  redecorated. 
The  house  has  a  new  marquee  and 
front  decorations,  a  new  screen,  new 
lighting  fixtures,  etc. 

The  Fox  Orpheum  at  Topeka  is 
now  being  remodeled.  It  is  getting  a 
new  front  and  marquee ;  the  old  bal- 
conies are  being  torn  out  and  new 
seats  installed.  The  seating  arrange- 
ment has  been  modernized.  New 
sound  equipment  has  been  purchased 
for  the  house. 


Fremont  Men  Shifted 

Fremont,  Neb.,  April  16. — General 
Theatres  Corp.  has  ordered  Eddie 
Calnon,  for  two  and  a  half  years  man- 
ager of  the  Empress  and  Fremont 
here,  to  take  over  management  of  the 
Granada  at  Norfolk.  Bill  Mack, 
manager  of  the  Fremont,  takes  over 
both  Fremont  houses,  to  be  assisted 
by  Ross  Mack,  his  brother,  in  the 
Fremont. 


Washington 

Washington,  April  16.  —  Variety 
Club  went  athletic  in  a  big  way  at  the 
last  weekly  luncheon,  with  the  com- 
mittee on  social  activities  offering  a 
program  of  boxing  and  wrestling 
matches. 

Arranged  by  Nate  Stiefel,  in  asso- 
ciation of  Jim  McNamara  of  the  Jew- 
ish Community  Center,  five  boxing 
bouts  and  one  "rassling"  match  were 
staged.  From  the  J.  C.  C.  came 
Tommy  Herbert  and  Nat  Brown, 
Ray  Morse  and  Henry  Peterson, 
and  Bobby  Decker  and  Billy  Todd 
Dr.xo,  and  from  the  Metropolitan  Po- 
lice Boys  Club  came  Danny  and 
Charlie  Petro,  and  El  Brookman, 
who  was  paired  again  with  Bobby 
Decker. 

The  single  wrestling  match  was  be- 
tween Joe  Accardy  and  Martin 
Lunsford. 

Following  the  matches  a  buffet  sup- 
per was  served  by  A.  Julian  Bry- 
lawski's  committee. 

A  bingo  party  is  planned  for 
April  20. 


Fox  Midwest  Seeking 
Zone  Suit  Dismissal 

Kansas  City,  April  16. — On  the 
ground  that  there  is  no  cause  for 
action  and  that  the  parties  plaintiff 
are  misjoined,  Fox  Midwest  has 
moved  to  dismiss  the  suit  against  it 
and  major  distributors  filed  some  time 
ago  by  independents  who  seek  a  per- 
manent injunction  against  zoning. 

The  injunction  is  sought  on  the 
ground  that  zoning  constitutes  a  con- 
spiracy. The  defendants  will  deny 
concerted  action  in  an  answer  to  be 
filed  within  the  next  few  days.  They 
have  indicated  they  will  not  raise  the 
interstate  commerce  issue. 


Planning  Name  Change 

Denver,  April  16. — A.  P.  Archer, 
president  of  Denver  Theatre  Man- 
agers, Inc.,  states  his  organization 
will  vote  on  changing  its  name  to 
Rocky  Mountain  Theatres  Owners 
Ass'n  at  the  next  meeting.  This  is 
a  very  active  exhibition  group  in  the 
mountain  states  and  the  change  of 
name  is  being  made  on  the  request  of 
many  independent  exhibitors  of  nearbyr 
towns,  who  desire  membership  in  the 
Denver  organization  which  now  em- 
braces 35  independents  and  only  one 
circuit. 


Set  Swarthout  Film 

Hollywood,  April  16.  —  Albert 
Lewis  has  set  May  4  as  the  date  on 
which  he  will  start  "The  New 
Divorce,"  next  Paramount  picture  for 
Gladys  Swarthout.  The  story  is  by 
Laura  and  S.  J.  Perleman,  and  Sam 
Coslow  and  Frederick  Hollander  are 
preparing  the  musical  score. 


20th-Fox  Borrows  Two 

Hollywood,  April  16.  —  Warners 
have  loaned  Ian  Hunter  and  Glenda 
Farrell  to  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
Hunter  will  appear  in  "To  Mary — 
With  Love."  and  Miss  Farrell  has 
been  cast  in  "Trouble  Maker." 


Friday,  April  17.  1936 


Set  Brief  Date  in 
Fox  Chicago  Suit 


Attorneys  of  record  in  the  $1,000,- 
000  action  brought  against  William 
Fox  by  the  Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Co., 
based  on  a  personal  guarantee  of  Roxy 
Theatre  stock  by  Fox,  have  been 
given  until  May  8  to  file  findings  and 
until  May  15  for  the  filing  of  briefs 
with  Referee  Sol  Stroock. 

Stroock  has  been  given  until  May  29 
to  file  his  report  and  recommendations 
in  the  case  with  the  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court,  by  which  it  must  be  confirmed, 
although  an  extension  of  the  time  lat- 
er is  possible.  The  taking  of  testi- 
mony in  the  case  was  begun  before 
Stroock  almost  a  year  ago  and  was 
completed  during  the  winter.  Stroock 
recently  made  a  preliminary  report  to 
the  attorneys  in  the  case  in  which  he 
offered  the  opinion  that  Fox  was  li- 
able to  a  $1,000,000  judgment  and  that 
Fox's  counter  claims  entered  in  the 
action  had  not  been  substantiated.  At- 
torneys said  the  report  is  without  legal 
significance  as  it  can  be  materially 
qualified  by  the  final  report  to  be  filed 
with  the  court  after  the  findings  have 
been  passed  upon  and  the  briefs  sub- 
mitted. 


Legion  Approves  12 
Of  13  New  Pictures 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency, 
in  its  list  for  the  current  week,  classi- 
fying 13  new  features  reviewed,  desig- 
nates five  films  as  unobjectionable  for 
general  patronage,  seven  as  unobjec- 
tionable for  adults,  and  one  as  objec- 
tionable in  part. 

The  new  pictures,  and  their  classi- 
fication, follow:  Class  A,  Section  1, 
Unobjectionable  for  General  Patronage 
— "Alles  Weg'n  Dem  Hund,"  "Comin' 
'Round  the  Mountain,"  "Desert  Phan- 
tom." "Lawless  Border,"  "Re  Bur- 
lone"  (Italian).  Class  A,  Section  2, 
Unobjectionable  for  Adults — "Brilliant 
Marriage,"  "The  Great  Ziegfeld," 
"Karneval  und  Liebe,"  "La  Figlia 
Ritrovata"  (Italian),  "Moonlight 
Murder."  "Small  Town  Girl,"  "Schoen 
istes  verliebt  zu  sein."  Class  B,  Ob- 
jectionable in  Part" — "Lightning  Jim 
Carson." 

Bill  Would  Add  to 
Fire  Bureau  Power 

Louisville,  Ky.,  April  16. — Safety- 
Director  Wakefield  has  approved  a 
proposed  ordinance  for  better  fire 
safety  provisions  in  places  of  public 
gathering.  The  action  followed  a  con- 
ference with  Assistant  Fire  Chief  S. 
G.  Render  as  a  result  of  the  recent 
fire  at  the  Gayety. 

The  ordinance  would  empower  the 
fire  prevention  bureau  to  take  steps 
to  remedy  failure  to  take  proper  safe- 
guards. At  present  the  bureau  is 
without  power  of  enforcement,  merely 
reporting  violations  to  the  state  fire 
marshal  and  building  inspector. 


Back  in  Theatre  Post 

Indianapolis,  April  16. — Earl  Cum- 
ningham  has  returned  as  general 
manager  of  the  Fountain  Square 
Theatre  Co.,  here,  wTith  supervision 
over  the  Fountain  Square,  Granada 
and  Sanders,  neighborhood  houses. 
He  held  the  position  six  years,  leav- 
ing the  city  a  year  ago.  He  succeeds 
Al  Schwartz,  who  has  gone  to  Okla- 
homa City  to  take  over  a  theatre  there. 


Audiences  throughout 
America  are  already 
enthusiastically 
concurring  in  Mr.  Van 
Schmus'  opinion  I 


MANAGING  DIRECTOR  OF 
RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL 


reports .... 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town  opened 
at  the  Music  Hall  yesterday.  The 
reactions  of  our  audiences  through- 
out the  day  were  unusually  happy 
news  for  any  theatre  —  anywhere. 

They  laughed  .  .  .  they  cried  .  .  . 
they  were  in  suspense  and  thrills 
. . .  and  when  it  was  all  over  gave 
the  picture  a  great  outburst  of 
applause  .  .  .  the  sort  given  only 
outstanding  pictures.' 


COLUMBIA  PICTURES  CORPORATION 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  17.  193 


16 

M-G-M  Will  Pause 
For  Feist  Service 

{Continued  from  fane  1) 

executive's  memory  continued  to  pour 
in  from  out-of-town  points. 

The  Ampa,  at  its  regular  meeting, 
took  official  action  in  the  form  of 
resolution  while  many  hands  were 
raised  in  response  to  a  request  from 
President  Gordon  S.  White  for  forma- 
tion of  a  delegation  to  attend  the  ser- 
vices this  morning.  The  text  of  the 
resolution  follows : 

Whereas,  the  motion  picture  industry 
has  lost  one  of  its  outstanding  leaders  in 
the  passing  of  Felix  F.  Feist,  and 

Whereas,  the  members  of  the  Associated 
Motion  Picture  Advertisers,  Inc.,  individu- 
ally mourn  the  loss  of  a  true  and  sincere 
friend,  a  man  of  sympathy  and  under- 
standing, earnest  in  purpose,  high  minded 
in  principle,  and 

Whereas,  the  association  acknowledges 
with  appreciation  the  interest  and  encour- 
agement which  Felix  F.  Feist  at  all  times 
manifested  toward  the  organization,  there- 
fore be  it 

Resolved,  that  we  tender  these  heartfelt 
expressions  of  condolence  and  deep  sym- 
pathy to  Mr.  Feist's  family. 

Eulogies  of  Feist 
Continue  in  Flood 

Additional  comment  on  the 
death   of  Felix  Feist  follows: 

George  W.  Weeks,  general  sales 
manager,  G.  B. :  "In  the  untimely 
passing  of  Felix  Feist,  the  industry 
has  lost  one  of  its  finest  characters. 
For  many  years  I  have  had  occasion 
to  come  in  close  business  contact  with 
him,  and  never  once  did  he  take  ad- 
vantage of  a  friendship,  nor  did  he 
overstep  the  bounds  of  business  ethics." 


Harry  Huffman,  first  run  operator 
in  Denver  visiting  here:  "Mr.  Feist's 
death  is  a  loss  to  the  industry.  The 
work  he  accomplished  and  the  work 
he  stood  for  will  serve  as  a  perpetual 
guide  for  those  who  follow." 

A.  H.  Schwartz,  president,  Cen- 
tury Circuit :  "The  death  of  Felix 
Feist  came  as  a  shock  to  the  industry 
and  his  personal  friends,  in  whose  re- 
gard no  man  was  held  in  higher  es- 
teem." 

Harry  Gold,  assistant  to  George  J. 
Schaefer,  United  Artists  :  "Felix  Feist 
was  one  of  the  industry's  truly  fine 
figures.  An  outstanding  sales  execu- 
tive, he  possessed  rare  qualities." 

A.  P.  Waxman,  advertising  coun- 
sel, G.  B. :  "Felix  Feist  is  gone,  but 
the  memory  of  his  genial  and  effer- 
vescent personality  will  ever  linger  in 
my  memory.  For  more  than  22  years 
I  have  had  both  business  and  social 
relations  with  Felix  and  never  in  that 
time  had  he  by  deed  or  action  been 
other  than  what  the  words  'true  gen- 
tleman' implied." 

The  Jewish  Theatrical  Guild,  David 
Ferguson,  executive  secretary :  "The 
Guild  mourns  deeply  the  passing  of 
Felix  Feist.  He  was  a  life  member 
of  the  organization,  having  been  one 
of  the  first  to  join  when  the  Guild 
was  established  12  years  ago.  Al- 
though he  had  not  been  active  in 
recent  years  he  could  always  be  de- 
pended upon  to  lend  his  support." 

Boston,  April  16. — Walter  Little- 
field,  Allied  leader,  said :  "Speaking 
as  a  personal  acquaintance,  the  indus- 
try has  lost  a  great  asset." 

Frank  Lydon,  vice-president,  Al- 
lied :  "The  industry  can  ill  afford  to 
lose  men  of  Feist's  calibre." 

Maurice  Wolf,  M-G-M  manager : 


"The  men  in  the  field  loved  Felix 
Feist  and  his  passing  is  a  great  loss 
to  them  as  well  as  the  industry.  He 
was  a  fine  leader." 

H.  M.  Addison,  district  manager 
for  Loew's :  "Feist's  death  is  a  great 
blow  to  all  and  particularly  M-G-M. 
The  industry  will  miss  him  tremen- 
dously."   

Chicago,  April  16. — Abe  Fischer: 
"I  feel  a  great  personal  loss.  He  was 
so  naturally  gracious.  I  shall  never 
forget  him  or  his  many  real  courtesies 
to  me." 

Felix  Mendelsohn,  branch  man- 
ager, M-G-M  :  "I  will  always  remem- 
ber with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  the 
many  years  I  was  associated  with  Fe- 
lix Feist.  He  was  a  great  and  lovable 
character  and  I  feel  a  sincere  personal 
loss  in  his  passing." 

Arthur  Schoenstadt,  Schoenstadt 
Theatres :  "Felix  Feist  was  a  man  who 
was  fair  in  all  controversy.  I  am  but 
one  of  many  who  are  deeply  grieved  at 
his  passing." 

W.  A.  V.  Mack  :  "In  the  passing  of 
Felix  Feist  our  industry  has  suffered 
an  irreparable  loss.  His  magnetic  per- 
sonality and  democratic  spirit  en- 
deared him  to  everyone  with  whom  he 
came  into  contact." 


Cincinnati,  April  16. — Edwin  M. 
Booth,  manager  of  the  M-G-M 
exchange :  "Feist  was  my  per- 
sonal friend  for  many  years. 
Words  are  inadequate  to  express  my 
deep  sorrow.  He  was  intensely  human, 
lovable  and  considerate,  as  evidenced 
by  his  practice  of  invariably  request- 
ing two  minutes  of  silence  with  bowed 
heads  in  memory  of  Marcus  Loew  be- 
fore the  opening  of  every  convention. 
His  sterling  qualities  and  marvelous 
character  will  live  forever  as  an  in- 
spiration to  this  industry." 

Allan  S.  Morttz,  manager  of  the 
Columbia  exchange :  "Feist's  passing 
leaves  a  void  in  the  business  and 
social  world  that  will  be  hard  to  fill. 
He  had  a  host  of  friends  here." 


Cleveland,  April  16. — I.  J. 
Schmertz,  Twentieth  Century -Fox 
branch  manager :  "The  passing  of 
Feist  is  a  terrible  loss  to  the  entire 
industry." 

Henry  Greenberger  and  Max  Lef- 
kowich  of  the  Community  Circuit, 
Cleveland,  issued  this  joint  statement : 
"We  deeply  regret  the  loss  of  a  man 
of  Feist's  caliber  in  the  industry.  He 
was  a  fine  gentleman  and  wielded  a 
wide  influence  for  good." 

Frank  Drew,  M-G-M  branch  man- 
ager: "The  death  of  Felix  Feist  is  a 
terrible  shock.  He  was  one  of  the 
most  beloved  men  in  the  industry." 

Myer  Fine,  Associated  Theatres : 
"The  industry  has  lost  one  of  its  big- 
gest leaders.  Feist  was  a  fine  man 
whose  death  we  sincerely  regret." 

Nat  Wolf,  Warner  zone  manager : 
"The  death  of  an  inspiring  character 
like  Feist  leaves  the  industry  crushed. 
He  set  the  high  standards  on  which 
this  industry  has  been  built  and  his 
death  is  a  great  industry  loss." 


Detroit,  April  16. — Frank  J. 
Downey,  branch  manager,  M-G-M: 
"I  cannot  adequately  express  my 
deep  grief  over  the  untimely  pass- 
ing of  our  great  leader  and  my  warm 
personal  friend.  I  speak  the  feelings 
of  each  and  every  employee  of  the  De- 
troit branch  in  expressing  the  deepest 
of  sorrow." 

M.  M.  Gottlieb,  branch  manager, 
Universal :  "The  industry  has  lost  one 
of  its  outstanding  leaders  and  a  fine 
man." 

Nat    Levy,    divisional  manager, 


RKO :  "Mr.  Feist's  death  is  a  tre- 
mendous loss.  He  was  a  splendid  fel- 
low personally  and  loved  by  all." 

J.  E.  Flyxn,  M-G-M  divisional 
manager,  was  in  Buffalo  today. 


Kansas    City,   April    16. — H.  P.fli 
Wolfberg,  M-G-M  district  manager  :  | 
"I    knew    no    man    so    universally  I 
loved,    who    never    threw    a  curve 
to    a    competitor    or    to    his    own  1 
men.    He  was  known  for  his  humble-  i' 
ness  as  his  success  increased  and  his 
eagerness  to  help  anyone  less  fortu- 
nate."   

Washington,  April  16. — Sam  A. 
Gallanty,  division  manager  for  Co- 
lumbia :  "The  loss  is  the  industry's 
and  not  Metro's  alone." 

Hardie  Meakin,  managing  director  t 
of  Keith's :  "He  was  the  squarest^. 
shooter  of  them  all." 

Harry  S.  Brown,  branch  manager 
for  First  Division :  "He  was  a  type 
the  industry  can  ill  afford  to  lose." 

Herbert  L.  Taylor,  branch  man- 
ager, Preferred  Pictures  :  "I  am  truly  i 
shocked." 

Sidney  B.  Lust,  chain  operator: 
"The  industry  has  suffered  a  loss. 
Felix  Feist  was  a  fine  man  and  I  am 
terribly  sorry." 

Harry  Hunter,  branch  manager, 
Paramount :  "I  regret  the  loss  of  such 
an  outstanding  executive." 

James    B.    Fitzgerald,    secretary,  i 
Film  Board  of  Trade :  "A  great  shock 
and  a  great  loss  to  Metro,  and  the  i 
industry." 

Edgar  Moss,  district  manager,  h 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  visiting  here  t*  I 
on  a  business  trip:  "The  industry  U 
loses  a  master  mind  in  distribution.  W 
He  was  a  square  shooter  and  a  pal  to  Ji 
all." 

Sam  Wheeler,  branch  manager,  II 
Twentieth  Century-Fox:  "His  passing II 
removes  a  dynamic  personality  and  is  11 
a  great  loss  to  all." 

Abe  Lichtman,  circuit  operator :  A 
"The  industry  loses  one  of  its  bestB 
men."   

From  Roanoke  Rudolph  Berger  of '  H 
M-G-M  said :  "Passing  of  our  leader  -- 
and  friend  is  a  saddening  shock.  We 
who  have  worked  with  him  so  long  3  * 
appreciated  his  sterling  qualities.  Our  : 
organization  will  ever  bear  the  im-  1  - 
print  of  his  soul  and  spirit." 

Carter  T.  Barron,  Loew  divisional 
manager:  "To  know  Mr.  Feist  was 
to  love  him.  His  going  has  cost  the 
industry  the  sweetest,  finest,  most  in- 
spiring character  it  has  known." 

The  M-G-M  exchange  will  observe  k  a 
10  minutes  of  silence  Friday  morning  1 1 
as  services  get  under  way  in  New  fj 
York  and  already  has  sent  a  floral  I 
piece  to  New  York. 

Hamilton,  O.,  April  16. — Tracy  fl 
Barham,  general  manager  of  Southio 
and  Midhio  Theatres :  "He  was  the  111 
personification  of  a  perfect  gentleman.  |L 
I  always  admired  him  for  his  high  *' 
ideals   and    straightforward  business 
tactics   and   most   deeply  regret  his  j 
death."   

Lexington,  Ky.,  April  16. — Anna 
Bell  Ward,  general  manager,  Phoe- 
nix Amusement  Co. :  "I  have  lost  one 
of  my  best  friends." 


Dallas,  April  16. — R.  J.  O'Donnell 
described  the  death  of  Felix  F.  Feist 
as  a  "distinct  loss."  He  had  this  to 
say :  "The  passing  of  Felix  Feist  is  a 
distinct  loss  to  me  personally  as  our 
friendship  and  business  association  had 
extended  over  a  long  period.  I  also 
feel  that  his  loss  is  a  definite  blow  to 
the  distribution  end  of  our  business  ' 
and  to  the  theatre  world  in  general." 


MUSIC 


SHOWPIACE   OF  THE   NATION       •       ROCKEFELLER  CENTER 

The  second  week's  receipts  for 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
Topped  the  smash  opening 
week's  gross  by 


A  David  0.  Selznick  production 

Released  thru  UNITED  ARTISTS 


^cUixxdicnal 
(f?Lctwi£& 


A  gilt-edge  security  thot 
ticks  off  the  laughs  at  high 
speed. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  17,  I93( 


Cancellations, 
Local  Boards 
Are  Discussed 


(Continued  from  pane  1) 
dividual   companies,  beginning  prob- 
ably late  next  week. 

Attending  yesterday's  session  as  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  representatives  were  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  presi- 
dent; Fred  Wehrenberg,  chairman  of 
the  board ;  Charles  E  Williams, 
Omaha ;  O.  C.  Lam,  Rome,  Ga. ; 
Jack  Miller,  Chicago,  and  Lewen 
Pizor,  Philadelphia.  Representing 
distributors  were  William  F.  Rodgers, 
M-G-M ;  Neil  F.  Agnew,  Paramount ; 
James  R.  Grainger,  Universal ;  Paul 
N.  Lazarus,  United  Artists ;  Jules 
Levy,  RKO ;  John  D.  Clark,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  and  Abe  Mon- 
tague, Columbia.  Warners  and  Re- 
public sent  no  representatives  to  the 
meeting,  although  both  had  been  in- 
vited to  do  so. 

The  tenor  of  the  distributor  atti- 
tude appeared  to  be  that  concessions 
in  trade  policies  were  due  exhibitors 
and  that  some  undoubtedly  should  be 
made  immediately,  if  only  to  indicate 
that  self-regulation  in  exhibition  and 


distribution  is  possible.  Distributors 
questioned  were  also  of  the  opinion 
that  much  of  the  exhibitor  program 
requires  careful  consideration  and 
probably  lengthy  negotiation.  That 
definite  beneficial  results  will  be  at- 
tained, however,  was  the  belief  of 
many  on  both  sides. 

"The  conference  was  a  serious  at- 
tempt to  iron  out  some  of  the  most 
pressing  differences  existing  between 
exhibitor  and  distributor,"  Kuyken- 
dall, as  spokesman  for  the  exhibitors, 
said  after  the  meeting.  "Because  of 
the  representative  attendance  of  dis- 
tributors, the  frankness  with  which 
the  problems  were  discussed  and  the 
understanding  of  the  issues,  our  com- 
mittee is  most  optimistic  of  obtaining 
results.  We  expect  these  results  to 
be  of  benefit  to  all  exhibitors." 

Among  the  subjects  discussed  at  the 
conference  in  addition  to  cancellations 
and  the  establishment  of  local  con- 
ciliation boards  were  designated  play 
dates,  the  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures and  a  simplification  of  the  stan- 
dard contract.  The  exhibitor  delega- 
tion said  it  was  ready  to  battle  for 
an  unrestricted  20  per  cent  cancella- 
tion and  distributors  appeared  just  as 
determined  to  oppose  anything  more 
than  an  unqualified  10  per  cent  privi- 
lege. Bargaining  on  this  and  other 
points  in  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  pro^ 
gram  is  expected  to  be  brisk  when  the 
exhibitor  committee  goes  into  its 
meetings  with  individual  companies. 

It  was  decided  to  hold  no  meetings 


Lion's  Den  Stuff 

All  of  the  exhibitor  repre- 
sentation at  the  joint  trade 
practice  conference  had  as- 
sembled in  the  lounge  of  the 
Cinema  Club  shortly  before 
1  o'clock  yesterday.  In  walked 
Neil  F.  Agnew,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  Paramount  dis- 
tribution. 

The  first  of  his  contingent 
to  arrive,  he  took  a  look, 
semi-seriously  decided  the 
atmosphere  might  be  too  full 
of  exhibitors  and  that  he 
ought  to  move  on,  then 
stayed. 


today  because  of  the  funeral  of  Felix 
Feist,  M-G-M  general  sales  manager. 
Likewise,  no  definite  arrangements 
for  meetings  over  the  week-end  could 
be  made  and,  in  order  to  give  sales 
managers  ample  time  in  which  to  dis- 
cuss company  policy  on  the  exhibitor 
program  with  top  executives,  it  was 
felt  that  no  individual  meetings  would 
get  under  way  before  the  latter  part 
of  next  week.  When  these  meetings 
begin  it  is  expected  that  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  committee  will  be  aug- 
mented by  Frank  C.  Walker,  Morgan 
Walsh  of  San  Francisco  and  L.  C. 
Griffith  of  Oklahoma  City. 

Miller    returned    to    Chicago  last 


night.  Lam,  Williams,  Wehrenber}1! 
and  Pizor  plan  to  leave  today  and 
Kuykendall  may  leave  the  city  for  ;;( 
few  days  this  week-end. 


I.  T.  0.  A.  to  Press  Action 

The  I.  T.  O.  A.  has  every  intentici 
of  proceeding  with  its  planned  anti- 
trust action  in  Federal  court  again  i 
major  distributors,  based  on  the  al- 
leged forcing  of  short  subjects  with 
features,  it  is  learned. 

The  action  is  expected  to  be  filed 
in  Federal  court  next  week,  it  was 
said.  The  current  trade  practice  con-| 
ferences  between  exhibitor  organiza- 
tions and  distributors  will  have  no  ef- 
fect of  deterring  the  anticipated  action. 


Zoning,  Giveaways  Talked 

Philadelphia  April  16. — Indepen- 
dent Theatre  Owners,  meeting  here  to- 
day, discussed  zoning  plans,  premiums 
and  double  featuring.  Action  was  held 
in  abeyance  pending  consideration  by 
the  entire  membership. 

It  was  decided  that  if  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  invites  outside  organizations 
to  its  New  York  meet  that  the  local 
group  will  send  a  representative. 


Maizlish  Gets  New  Post 

Los  Angeles,  April  16. — Harry  I 
Maizlish  was  today  made  advertising  I 
and  publicity  director  of  all  Warner  | 

Los   Angeles  houses.      He  succeeds 
Jack  Rosenstein,  who  resigned. 


Committee  on  Self-Regulation  Holds  First  Session 


Members  of  the  exhibitor-distributor  trade  practice  commission  prelude  their  first  session  at  the  Cinema 
Club  by  posing,  mostly  in  smiles,  for  a  Motion  Picture  Daily  cameraman.  Left  to  right:  William  F.  Rodgers, 
M-G-M;  Charles  E.  Williams,  Omaha;  Neil  F.  Agnew,  Paramount;  James  R.  Grainger,  Universal;  Fred  Wehrenberg, 
St.  Louis;  Lewen  Pizor,  Philadelphia;  Paul  N.  Lazarus,  United  Artists;  Jack  Miller,  Chicago;  Jules  Levy,  RKO; 
John  D.  Clark,  Twentieth  Century-Fox;  Oscar  C.  Lam,  Rome,  Ga.;  Ed  Kuykendall,  Columbus,  Miss.,  and  Abe 
Montague,  Columbia. 


iday,  April  17,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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MPTOA  10-Point  Program 


The  M.P.T.O.A.  committee  on  trade  practices,  composed  of  six 
men  and  headed  by  Ed  Kuykcndall,  went  into  its  conference  with 
distributor  representatives  at  the  Cinema  Club  yesterday  on  this 
platform 


!  1.  A  reasonable  and  unconditional 
minimum  rejection  privilege  in  all  ex- 
hibition contracts  for  10  or  more  fea- 
■ture  pictures  bought  at  the  same  time. 

(a)  Removal  of  the  conditions  and 
restrictions  in  the  so-called  "N.R.A. 
10%  clause"  now  in  use,  which  takes 
away  the  exhibitor's  right  to  reject 
pictures  ;  if  he  does  not  buy  and  license 
at  the  same  time  every  single  picture 
released  by  the  distributor  and/or 
offered  to  the  exhibitor ;  if  he  fails  to 
request  in  writing  the  cancellation  of 
the  picture  within  14  days  of  the  actual 
release  in  the  exchange  territory, 
which  is  frequently  impossible  for  the 
exhibitor  to  determine ;  if  the  film 
rentals  average  over  $250  per  picture ; 
if  he  is  unable  to  book  the  pictures 
exactly  as  they  become  available ;  or 
if  he  is  in  default  in  any  respect  at 
the  time  on  any  of  the  terms,  con- 
ditions and  obligations  of  his  contract. 

(b)  An  increase  in  the  number  of 
pictures  that  may  be  rejected  (it  is 
clearly  understood  that  no  exhibitor 
is  required  to  reject  any  pictures) 
from  the  present  conditional  10%  to 
an  unconditional  20%  of  the  total  num- 
ber of  feature  pictures  licensed. 

2.  The  establishment  of  readily 
available  local  joint  boards  of  griev- 
ance committees  of  bona  fide  local 
theatre  owners  and  local  branch  man- 
agers of  the  distributors  for  the 
organized  investigation,  conciliation  or 
arbitration  of  trade  disputes,  to  which 
any  exhibitor  can  present  a  complaint 
or  grievance  for  such  local  board  to 
hear,  investigate  and  endeavor  to  work 
out  an  adjustment  or  voluntary  agree- 
ment between  the  parties  involved.  It 
is  intended  that  these  local  boards 
should  be  composed  of  business  men 
experienced  in  and  familiar  with  our 
business,  that  their  proceedings  should 
be  informal  and  their  recommenda- 
tions for  the  adjustment  of  disputes 
and  differences  subject  to  acceptance 
by  the  parties. 

We  believe  these  readily  available 
facilities  for  impartially  ascertaining 
the  facts  in  commercial  disputes,  bring- 
ing the  parties  to  the  dispute  together 
and  mediating  their  differences  will 
relieve  our  business  of  much  costly 
and  unsatisfactory  litigation,  but  will 
deny  no  one  their  "day  in  court"  if 
they  insist  on  a  law  suit. 

3.  Unreasonable  clearance,  either 
in  time  or  area,  not  based  on  actual 
competition,  secured  by  private  con- 
tracts or  agreements  without  the 
knowledge  or  consent  of  subsequent 
run  exhibitors. 

(a)  The  growing  necessity  for  an 
openly  negotiated  and  published  uni- 
form maximum  clearance  and  zoning 
plan  in  each  metropolitan  center,  to 
limit  clearance  within  a  defined  maxi- 
mum for  each  theatre  or  run,  to  pro- 
vide a  definite  and  uniform  availability 
for  subsequent  runs  of  like  classifica- 
tions, and  to  encourage  reasonable 
admission  scales  by  offering  earlier 
availability  to  theatres  charging  higher 
admissions,  and  to  prevent  unreason- 
able clearance  not  based  on  actual  or 
probable  competition  between  theatres. 

4.  Overbuying  of  pictures  to  de- 
prive a  competing  exhibitor  of  needed 
attractions  for  his  theatre. 


(a)  Encouraged  by  unrestricted 
double  featuring. 

(b)  Prompt  release  of  pictures  re- 
jected under  selective  contracts. 

(c)  Involves  questions  of  theatre 
policy,  genuine  competitive  buying  and 
bidding  for  pictures,  reasonable  book- 
ing requirements  of  specific  theatres 
and  frequently  expert  and  unbiased 
judgment  of  the  suitability  of  attrac- 
tions, which  can  only  be  determined 
fairly  by  an  impartial  local  committee 
qualified  by  personal  experience  and 
knowledge  to  judge  each  separate 
situation  on  its  merits. 

5.  Unfair  cut-rate  competition  be- 
tween theatres,  frequently  forcing  the 
sale  of  motion  picture  entertainment 
below  cost,  demoralizing  and  cheapen- 
ing the  business  and  ultimately  and 
inevitably  ruining  the  quality  of  pic- 
tures for  all  theatres.  Rebates  in  the 
form  of : 

(a)  Premiums,  give  away  and  gift 
nights. 

(b)  Lotteries,  pseudo-contests  and 
prizes. 

(c)  Two  -  for  -  one,  coupons,  mer- 
chants tickets  and  indiscriminate  use 
of  "advertising"  passes. 

And  also  cut-rate  competition  in  the 
form  of: 

(a) -  Two  or  three  feature  pictures 
for  one  admission,  the  so-called  "dou- 
ble and  triple  featuring." 

(b)  Unreasonably  low  admission 
scales  underselling  other  theatres  play- 
ing the  same  pictures  but  required  to 
pay  much  higher  film  rentals  for 
them. 

6.  Control  of  the  non-theatrical  ex- 
hibitions of  professional  entertainment 
pictures,  to  prevent  unfair  competition 
with  an  established  theatre. 

7.  A  standard  form  of  exhibition 
contract,  reduced  to  essential  clauses, 
understandable  in-  language  to  intelli- 
gent exhibitors  who  are  not  lawyers, 
with  no  trick  clauses  giving  unfair 
advantages  to  the  distributor  added 
thereto  without  the  actual  knowledge 
and  voluntary  consent  of  the  exhibitor, 
and  with  a  uniform  provision  for  the 
enforceable  arbitration  of  all  contract 
disputes. 

8.  The  separate  score  charge  still 
made  by  some  distributors,  which  has 
never  been  justified  by  them.  This  is 
particularly  unfair  on  percentage  con- 
tracts. 

9.  Arbitrary  designation  by  a  dis- 
tributor of  the  days  of  the  week  a 
percentage  picture  must  be  exhibited 
regardless  of  suitability. 

(a)  Relief  of  this  requirement  on 
unsuitable  pictures,  with  impartial  de- 
termination of  suitability. 

(b)  Restriction  on  proportion  of 
Saturday  and  Sunday  dates  required. 

10.  Forcing  excess  and  unwanted 
short  subjects  with  feature  picture 
sales. 


Payne  Turns  Exhibitor 

Oklahoma  City,  April  16. — R.  I. 
Payne,  for  14  years  an  exchange  man- 
ager for  Universal,  has  resigned  to 
join  the  Griffith  circuit  with  head- 
quarters in  Dallas. 

Walter  S.  Quade,  salesman  in  the 
local  Universal  office,  succeeds  him 
as  manager. 


Labor  Parleys  On; 
Little  Gains  Made 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

I.A.T.S.E.  president,  who  was 
obliged  to  leave  for  Chicago  last  night 
for  conferences  there  on  a  new  opera- 
tors' union  agreement  with  Chicago 
theatres. 

Due  to  the  inability  of  W.  L. 
Hutchinson  to  attend  the  meeting! 
the  carpenters'  union  was  not  repre- 
sented. It  was  stated,  however,  that 
agreements  for  comparable  crafts 
would  apply  to  that  union,  thus  elim- 
inating the  necessity  for  separate  ne- 
gotiations. Some  divisions  of  the 
unions  represented  are  not  asking 
any  wage  increases  but  all  are  seek- 
ing a  30-hour  week  in  place  of  the 
present  36-hour  week. 

Attending  the  session  at  the  office 
of  Pat  Casey,  studio  labor  represen- 
tative, were  Browne  and  Steve  New- 
man of  the  I.A.T.S.E. ;  Casey,  Daniel 
Tobin,  teamsters'  union ;  Daniel  Tracy, 
electricians'  union ;  Joseph  Weber, 
musicians'  union.  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox ;  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  M-G-M ;  M.  H.  Aylesworth, 
RKO  ;  E.  W.  Hammons,  Educational ; 
Harry  Buckley,  United  Artists ;  Nate 
Spingold,  Columbia,  and  Austin 
Keough,  Paramount,  represented  the 
industry. 


Justice  Dept.  Favors 
Wider  Probe  Power 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the    Senate    by    Assistant  Attorney 
General  John  Dickinson,  it  was  made 
known  today  by  the  Senate  Appro- 
priations Committee. 

Appearing  before  the  committee  at 
a  recent  hearing  Dickinson  pointed 
out  that  it  is  now  necessary  for  the 
department  to  wait  until  it  receives 
a  complaint  before  it  can  investigate 
possible  violations,  and  complained 
that  frequently  the  department  may 
study  a  matter  for  several  months 
without  securing  evidence  that  would 
stand  up  in  court. 

An  additional  $15,000  is  expected 
to  be  provided  in  the  departmental 
appropriation  bill  to  develop  a  sort  of 
general  staff  to  guide  and  direct  in- 
vestigations for  the  purpose  of  possible 
litigation. 


Lottery  Decision  Is 
Sustained  on  Appeal 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  lottery  laws,  it  was  learned  here 
yesterday. 

The  Winthrop  had  operated  a  game 
called  Farmer  Miller.  Special  Ses- 
sions was  upheld  in  a  decision  in 
which  the  Appellate  Division  held 
that  prizes  awarded  as  the  result  of 
spinning  a  wheel  in  a  theatre  are  a 
violation  of  the  lottery  laws  of  the 
state. 

Several  independents  earlier  had 
been  successful  in  having  similar  ac- 
tions dismissed  by  city  magistrates. 


Wants  Salary,  Damages 

Los  Angeles,  April  16. — Merle 
Oberon's  action  for  $150,000  against 
Selznick  International  alleging  a 
breach  of  contract  is  in  two  parts. 
The  actress  is  claiming  $86,000  in 
salary  loss  and  $50,000  in  general 
damages.  She  admits  $10,600  already 
has  been  paid  by  the  producer. 


Details  Asked 
In  Government 
Civil  Action 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

porate  and  30  individual  defendants 
make  general  denials  of  all  of  the 
Government's  allegations  except  for 
certain  factual  declarations.  Denied 
in  toto  are  allegations  that  film  fran- 
chises with  the  Missouri,  New  Grand 
Central  and  Ambassador,  in  St.  Louis, 
were  canceled  except  for  breaches  of 
contract  by  Skouras  Super  Theatres 
Corp.,  with  which  they  were  made ; 
that  intimidation  or  coercion  was  em- 
ployed in  an  effort  to  have  the  leases 
transferred  to  Warners ;  that  lessees 
or  prospective  lessees  were  dispar- 
aged; that  a  conspiracy  to  refuse  the 
houses  a  film  supply  existed,  or  that 
threats  were  made  of  refusals  to  sell 
to  the  lessees'  houses  elsewhere. 

Paramount's  answer  states  that  the 
company  "has  determined  for  itself," 
without  consulting  anyone,  that  it 
would  not  license  the  exhibition  of 
its  pictures  to  corporations  affiliated 
with  the  lessees  of  the  three  theatres 
"because  said  lessees  have  destroyed 
the  good  will  previously  existing  be- 
tween them  and  the  defendant  by 
maliciously  and  without  just  cause 
and  for  the  purpose  of  injuring  the 
defendant  by  charging  it  and  its  then 
officer  with  the  commission  of  a  crime, 
and  causing  them  to  be  indicted  on 
such  false  charge." 

The  statement  is  made  in  answer 
to  the  Government  allegation  that  the 
defendants  refuse  to  sell  to  F.  &  M., 
and  refers  to  the  indictment  in  the 
criminal  proceedings  at  St.  Louis  of 
Paramount  and  George  J.  Schaefer. 

The  question  of  res  adjitdicata  is 
set  up  in  the  answers  as  a  separate 
defense  under  the  contention  that  the 
allegations  in  the  Government's  com- 
plaint have  already  been  litigated  and 
determined  in  favor  of  the  defendants 
through  the  dismissal  of  the  criminal 
action.  The  answers  ask  dismissal  of 
the  suit  here  on  that  ground. 


Limitation  Planned 
On  Bank  Night  Jams 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

started  here  by  the  county  Grand 
Jury- 

At  the  present  time,  special  details 
of  police  are  necessary  to  handle 
crowds  which  overflow  to  the  streets, 
a  situation  which  in  at  least  one  case 
entirely  closed  the  thoroughfare  to 
traffic. 

Four  F.W.C.  houses  are  running  bi- 
weekly drawings  while  two  independ- 
ents are  using  the  policy  once  weekly. 


Promote  Elsa  Neuberger 

Before  leaving  for  the  coast  yester- 
day Elsa  Neuberger  received  word  of 
her  appointment  as  eastern  story  edi- 
tor for  Universal.  She  will  assume  her 
new  duties  immediately,  although  the 
resignation  of  Miriam  Howell  will  not 
be  effective  until  April  25. 


N.  J.  Allied  to  Meet 

Allied  Theatre  Owners  of  New  Jer- 
sey will  hold  a  regular  general  mem- 
bership meeting  at  the  Hotel  Lincoln 
next  Tuesday  at  2  o'clock. 


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VOL.  39.  NO.  92 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  18,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Pathe's  New 
Firm  Called 
Grand  Nat'l. 


Alperson   Starts    in  10 
Days;  Plan  20  Films 

Pathe's  sponsored  producing  and 
iistributing  organization  has  been 
:hristened  Grand 
National  Films, 
Inc.,  which  con- 
:emplates  a  30- 
jicture  program 
next  season.  This 
s  the  company 
which  will  be 
leaded  by  E.  L. 
-Uperson,  w  h  o 
ias  resigned  as 
:hief  film  buyer 
tor  National  The- 
atres, Twentieth 
Centur  y-Fox's 
:heatre  company, 
to  assume  his  new 

.    •        i      ,   in        E.  L..  Al person 

post  in  about  10 
days. 

Carl  Leserman,  assistant  to  Grad- 
well  L.  Sears,  western  sales  manager 
of  Warners,  will  be  in  charge  of 
sales,  but  the  date  on  which  he 
assumes  his  new 
position  had  not 
been  set  as  of 
yesterday.  In  the 
meantime,  the  un- 
derstanding is  Al- 
person's  present 
duties  at  National 
Theatres  will  be 
divided  among 
other  executives 
there  while  War- 
ners state  no  suc- 
cessor to  Leser- 
man has  been  dis- 
cussed as  yet. 

I' ormal  an- 
nouncement 


Carl  Lfsermau 


of  the  completion 
•of  the  deal,  which,  in  its  essentials, 
has  already  been  published  in  Motion 
Picture  Daily,  followed  a  series  of 
meetings  of  the  board  of  Pathe,  cli- 
maxing with  an  evening  session 
Thursday.  The  statement  declared  ''a 
large  portion  of  Pathe's  interest  in 

{Continued  on  page  4) 


W anger's  U.  A.  Pact 
To  Be  Signed  Soon 

Hollywood,  April  17. — Walter 
Wanger  has  not  yet  signed  his  con- 
tract with  United  Artists,  but  the  pro- 
ducer declared  today  the  deal  was  go- 
ing through  as  planned.  Lloyd  Wright, 
his  attorney,  is  now  in  New  York 
ironing  out  several  details. 


TV.  Y.  Court  Decision  Seen 
Legalizing  Chance  Games 


The  operation  of  chance  games  in 
theatres  in  New  York  state  is  legal, 
and  not  in  violation  of  the  state  lot- 
tery laws,  if  the  purchase  of  admis- 
sion to  the  theatre  is  not  a  prerequi- 
site to  participation  in  the  game,  ac- 
cording to  an  interpretation  here  of 
the  decision  of  the  Court  of  Appeals 
of  the  state  at  Albany  yesterday. 

This  was  indicated  despite  the  fact 
that  the  highest  court  in  the  state  up- 
held previous  decisions  of  Special 
Sessions  and  the  Appellate  Division, 
finding  the  Winthrop  in  Brooklyn 
guilty  of  operating  a  lottery.  Special 
Sessions  decided  against  the  theatre 
in  the  operation  of  Farmer  Miller, 
a  chance  game,  on  the  basis  of  the 
fact  that  payment  of  admission  was 
necessary  before  participation.  This 
has  since  been  changed,  it  was  indi- 
cated, and  free  participation  is  the 
basis  on  which  virtually  all  the  chance 
games  now  in  use  in  the  state  are  op- 
erated. 

The  lottery  law  of  the  state  specific- 
ally states  that  where  a  "valuable  con- 
sideration," under  which  head  theatre 
admission  falls,  is  charged  for  partici- 
pation, the  chance  is  a  lottery.  The 
Court  of  Appeals'  reaffirmation  of  the 
Appellate  Division  decision,  therefore, 
was  taken  on  technical  grounds,  but 
cleared  the  important  point  of  court 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Industry  Leaders 
At  Feist  Services 

With  all  of  the  solemnity  and  rever- 
ence his  family  could  muster,  Felix 
F.  Feist  was  laid  to  final  rest  at 
Woodlawn  Cemetery  yesterday. 

Final  interment  was  preceded  by 
services  at  Temple  Emanuel-El  where 
the  esteem  in  which  the  late  general 
sales  manager  of  M-G-M  was  held 
took  evidence  in  the  almost  1,000  men 
and  women  there  to  pay  their  final 
mark  of  respect  to  his  memory.  Dr. 
(Continued  on  page  3 ) 


ITOA's  Tax  Appeal 
Moves  Not  Opposed 

The  I.T.O.A.'s  chances  of  going  to 
the  Court  of  Appeals  at  Albany  with 
its  action  for  an  injunction  against 
the  assessment  and  collection  of  the 
city  sales  tax  on  film  rentals  were 
enhanced  when  the  city  did  not  oppose 
the  I.T.O.A.  move  at  a  hearing  before 
the  Appellate  Division  vesterdav. 

The  I.T.O.A..  through  Harlou  and 
Quinral,  Inc.,  operators  of  Brooklyn 
theatres,  is  asking  leave  to  appeal  to 
the  higher  court  from  a  denial  by 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Jessie' 11  Sing 

Quite  a  few  men  connected 
with  the  industry  received 
the  following  wire  yesterday: 

"Will  sing  for  you  from 
London  over  CBS  system 
coast  to  coast  hookup  Sunday 
evening  10:30  eastern  stan- 
dard time  stop  Hope  you  will 
listen  in  and  enjoy  songs 
from  my  new  picture,  'It's 
Love  Again,'  which  will  be 
shown  in  America  soon." 
Very  sincerely 

Jessie  Matthews. 

Abe  Waxman  isn't  saying 
a  word. 


All  Writers 
Join  Move  on 
Closed  Shop 


Hollywood,  April  17. — The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  membership  has  voted 
unanimously  for  a  united  front  in  the 
closed  shop  drive,  with  the  conserva- 
tive members  who  have  formerly  op- 
posed amalgamation  with  the  Authors' 
League  swinging  to  the  plan  for  the 
sake  of  the  unified  strength. 

A  meeting  held  at  the  Beverly-Wil- 
shire  Hotel  was  attended  by  Marc 
Connolly,  Authors'  League  president, 
who  presided.  About  80  writers  were 
present. 

Certain  revisions  and  clarifications 
for  the  constitution  were  recommend- 
ed, with  Attorneys  Laurence  Beilsen- 
son  and  Neil  McCarthy  assigned  to 
draft  the  resolutions.  A  final  vote  on 
the  question  of  approval  is  scheduled 
for  Mav  2. 


Passage  Predicted 
For  New  Jersey  Tax 

Trenton,  April  17. — Sufficient  Dem- 
ocratic votes  have  been  promised  to 
pass  the  amusement  tax  bill  in  the 
Senate  Monday  night,  it  was  learned 
on  reliable  authority  today.  The  bill 
got  only  eight  votes  Wednesday,  with 
all  Democrats  being  recorded  against 
it.  Now  Democratic  state  leaders  are 
known  to  have  promised  three  Demo- 
cratic votes  for  the  bill,  making  the 
11  necessary  for  passage. 

The  bill  taxes  amusements  one  cent 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Short  Forcing 
Curb  Favored 
BytheMPTOA 

Distributors  Are  Urged 
To  Consider  Problem 


Restrictions  on  the  number  of  short 
subjects  which  may  be  sold  to  an 
exhibitor  by  any  one  company  are 
being  favored  by  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade 
practice  committee  as  a  solution  for 
the  problem  of  forcing  shorts  with 
features,  it  was  learned  yesterday. 

Distributors  have  been  urged  to 
consider  restrictive  methods  on  shorts 
selling  in  formulating  their  individual 
policies  on  the  M.P.T.O.A.'s  10-point 
program  of  trade  practice  regulation. 
While  abandoning  none  of  the  10 
points  proposed  for  treatment,  it  was 
apparent  yesterday  that  the  M.P.T. 
O.A.  committee  is  concentrating  prin- 
cipally on  problems  which  offer  the 
greatest  hope  of  quick  solution.  Among 
these  are  increased  cancellations  and 
the  setting  up  of  local,  voluntary  con- 
ciliation boards,  both  of  which  appear 
to  be  virtually  assured  to  exhibitors, 
at  least  from  a  majority  of  national 
distributors.  The  forcing  of  shorts 
with  features  also  appears  to  come 
within  this  classification. 

The  M.P.T.O.A.  committee  plans 
to  gather  here  again  in  about  two 
weeks  to  begin  its  meetings  with  indi- 

(Continucd  on  page  3) 


Receiver  Named 
For  William  Fox 

George  Frankenthaler,  an  attorney, 
was  appointed  receiver  for  William 
Fox  by  Federal  Judge  Robert  P.  Pat- 
terson on  the  motion  yesterday  of 
Samuel  B.  Stewart,  Jr.,  attorney  for 
the  Capital  Co.  of  San  Francisco, 
which  holds  an  unsatisfied  judgment 
for  $297,412  against  Fox. 

The  move  was  made,  Stewart  said, 
to  expedite  collection  of  the  judgment, 
as  a  receiver  has  broader  powers  of 
inquiry  than  the  judgment  holders. 
The  judgment  would  be  a  lien  against 
any  assets  of  Fox  which  come  into 
the  receiver's  possession.  Among  Fox 
assets  which  will  be  sought,  it  was 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


New  Dietrich  Pact 
Calls  for  3  Films 

Hollywood,  April  17. — Marlene 
Dietrich  has  signed  with  Paramount 
for  three  more  pictures  under  a  new 
contract.  It  is  considered  unlikely  that 
she  will  make  a  picture  in  the  near 
future  for  Alexander  Korda. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday.  April  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  18,  1936 


No.  92 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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English  Laboratory 
Not  Decided,  Yates 

Herbert  J.  Yates,  just  returned  from 
London,  declared  yesterday  his  trip 
was  primarily  one  of  survey  and  that 
no  decision  has  been  made,  nor  will 
one  be  made  immediately,  about  con- 
struction of  a  Consolidated  laboratory 
in  London.  He  indicated  it  will  be 
a  number  of  weeks  before  any  move 
either  way,  will  be  determined  upon. 

First  Baby  Bonus  Given 

Sacramento,  April  17. — Six-weeks- 
old  Richard  Myron  Withrow,  son  of 
a  house  doorman,  has  been  awarded 
$100  by  the  Fox  Senator  as  the  first 
local  to  get  a  baby  bonus  under  the 
F.W.C.  Employees'  Welfare  Fund 
maintained  by  the  pass  tax. 

Roy  Heffener  Expands 

Boston,  April  17. — Roy  Heffener, 
Bank  Night  head  in  New  England, 
has  taken  over  the  Pennsylvania 
franchise. 


Col.-Toeplitz  in  Deal 

London,  April  17. — Columbia  will 
distribute  "The  Beloved  Vagabond" 
for  Toeplitz  Prod,  in  the  United 
States. 


Three  B'way  Houses 
Are  Sold  at  Auction 


The  Astor-Bijou-Morosco  theatre 
block  at  Broadway  and  45th  Street 
was  sold  at  auction  yesterday  to  the 
City  Investing  Co.,  real  estate  firm, 
for  $1,800,000.  The  sale  is  subject 
to  a  first  mortgage  of  $1,000,000  held 
by  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance 
Co.  City  Investing  holds  a  second 
mortgage  of  $1,300,000  on  the  prop- 
erty. The  latter  was  the  only  bidder. 

A  representative  of  the  bidder  said 
that  no  definite  plans  have  been  made 
for  improving  the  property  yet,  al- 
though it  was  admitted  that  considera- 
tion had  been  given  to  construction 
of  a  taxpayer  on  part  or  all  of  the 
property  at  some  future  date.  If  this 
plan  is  carried  out,  it  is  reported  that 
the  new  building  plans  would  provide 
for  one  theatre  and  a  large  depart- 
ment store  on  the  property.  S.  S. 
Kresge  is  named  as  the  prospective 
tenant  of  the  store  space.  The  building 
plans,  it  was  said,  are  dependent  upon 
the  type  of  leases  which  the  new 
owner  is  able  to  make  on  the  theatres 
now  standing.  If  advantageous  leases 
can  be  made,  no  construction  work 
may  be  started  for  some  time. 

The  Astor  and  Bijou  have  been 
leased  by  S.  S.  Krellberg  and  the 
Morosco  by  the  Shuberts. 


Reversal  of  Cagney 
Verdict  Is  Sought 

Los  Angeles,  April  17. — Preston 
and  Files,  Warner  attorneys,  yester- 
day filed  a  motion  in  Superior  Court 
to  have  the  James  Cagney  contract 
verdict  set  aside. 

The  attorneys  claim  Judge  Bogue's 
findings  should  entitle  Warners  to  the 
verdict.  They  insist  that  Cagney  was 
in  default  when  he  refused  his  last 
picture  assignment,  and  as  the  billing 
difficulties  had  arisen  prior  to  the  offer 
of  assignment  Cagney  was  not  en- 
titled to  court  relief  from  the  con- 
tract. The  motion  will  be  argued  be- 
fore Judge  Bogue  April  22.  If  it  is 
denied,  Warners  will  file  an  appeal  to 
a  higher  court,  their  attorneys  say. 


Celebrities  Attend 
Opening  of  "Things" 

"Things  to  Come"  opened  at  the 
Rivoli  last  night  with  a  gathering  of 
prominent  industry  figures,  social  and 
political  lights  in  the  invited  audience 
at  the  Rivoli.  Philadelphia  newspaper 
critics  and  a  number  of  aviators  who 
make  up  the  Quiet  Birdmen  were 
also  present. 

The  usual  bright  lights,  and  side- 
walk crush  that  mark  Broadway  open- 
ings featured  the  occasion.  The  pic- 
ture had  been  given  a  preview  previ- 
ously before  a  gathering  of  Washing- 
ton officials  and  diplomats. 


"U"  Loss  $161,701.89 

Universal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  and 
subsidiaries  report  a  net  loss  of  $161,- 
701.89  for  the  13-week  period  ending 
Feb.  1  after  provision  for  all  charges, 
including  amortization  and  deprecia- 
tion of  fixed  assets  to  the  amount  of 
$98,676.33. 


Kennedy  to  Be  Speaker 

Columbus,  April  17. — John  B. 
Kennedy  will  be  the  principal  speaker 
at  the  fifth  annual  banquet  of  the  Va- 
riety Club  here  April  19. 


Zukor  Silent  About 
Emanuel  Cohen  Deal 


Adolph  Zukor,  Paramount  chair- 
man, who  returned  yesterday  from 
production  conferences  at  the  com- 
pany's studios,  declined  to  comment  on 
reports  that  Emanuel  Cohen  would 
head  a  unit  to  contribute  six  to  10 
pictures  on  Paramount's  new  season 
schedule,  filling  in  the  production 
blank  created  when  negotiations  with 
Winfield  R.  Sheehan  were  abandoned 
several  weeks  ago. 

Zukor,  likewise,  declined  comment 
on  reports  that  Paramount  had  dis- 
cussed a  new  producing  deal  with  Wal- 
ter Wanger.  The  latter  has  stated 
that  he  will  produce  for  United  Art- 
ists, as  announced. 

John  E.  Otterson,  Paramount  presi- 
dent, is  expected  to  leave  Hollywood 
early  next  week  in  time  to  attend  the 
company's  monthly  board  meeting  next 
Thursday.  The  company's  1935 
financial  report  is  scheduled  to  be 
presented  to  the  board  on  that  day. 


Pickf  ord-Lasky  Ask 
Stock  Registration 

Washington,  April  17. — Pickford- 
Lasky  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  filed  an  applica- 
tion with  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission  for  permission  to  issue 
26,600  shares  of  no  par  value  preferred 
stock  and  12,750  shares  of  no  par  value 
common. 

The  preferred  stock  is  to  be  offered 
at  $100  per  share  and  the  common  at 
$1  to  purchasers  of  the  preferred.  The 
proceeds  will  be  applied  to  liquidation 
of  loans  and  for  working  capital. 

Among  the  company's  assets  are 
Mary  Pickford's  contract  to  make  12 
pictures  for  United  Artists  in  10  years. 
Jesse  L.  Lasky  has  an  option  to  pur- 
chase a  large  block  of  stock. 


Studio  Labor  Talks 
To  Continue  Today 

Negotiation  of  a  new  wage  and  hour 
schedule  for  studio  unions  covered  by 
the  basic  agreement  will  be  resumed 
today  at  the  offices  of  Pat  Casey, 
studio  labor  representative.  No  ses- 
sion was  held  yesterday  because  of 
funeral  services  for  Felix  F.  Feist, 
M-G-M  general  sales  manager. 

George  E.  Browne.  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
president,  who  had  planned  to  be  in 
Chicago  today,  cancelled  his  trip  and 
is  remaining  here  for  the  resumption 
of  negotiations.  Indications  are  that 
the  sessions  will  consume  several  davs. 


New  Sound  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  17. — Members  of 
the  Technicians'  Branch  of  the  Acad- 
emy will  witness  demonstrations  of 
RCA's  new  ultra-violet  recording  at 
the  Music  Box  Tuesday  night.  L.  M. 
Clement,  Leo  Sullivan  and  G.  L. 
Dimmick  of  RCA's  Camden  plant, 
will  give  brief  explanations. 


Goldwyn  Recovering 

Samuel  Goldwyn  was  reported  on 
the  road  to  a  quick  recovery  at  Doc- 
tors' Hospital  last  night.  He  was 
taken  there  suffering  from  an  intes- 
tinal ailment  when  he  returned  from 
Europe  a  few  days  ago. 


Delay  Chicago  Parleys 

Chicago,  April  17. — Labor  parleys 
here  were  called  off  today  because  of 
the  urgent  operator  scale  negotiations. 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 


CHRISTOPHER  DUNPHY,  for- 
merly associated  with  Wall  Street 
firms  on  public  relations,  has  been 
named  to  handle  financial  publicity 
for  Paramount.  He  recently  com- 
pleted an  extended  tour  of  inspection 
of  Paramount  interests  about  the 
country. 

• 

William  K.  Howard  is  on  his  way 
east  for  a  trip  to  England  to  direct 
a  picture.  With  Mrs.  Howard,  he  will 
stop  off  at  St.  Mary's,  O.,  his  home 
town.  They  will  sail  Wednesday  on 
the  Bremen. 

• 

Ed  Churchill  has  returned  from 
Bermuda,  forsaking  the  house  and 
beach  he  had  rented  for  a  rest  cure. 
Weather  was  against  him. 

• 

Joe  Cantor,  United  Artists  ex- 
change manager  in  Indianapolis,  re- 
turns today  by  plane  after  several 
days  at  the  home  office. 

• 

Lynn  Farnol  hies  west  again  the 
middle  of  next  week.  Which  will  in- 
terrupt the  badminton  series  with 
Bob  Gillham. 

• 

S.  Charles  Einfeld  goes  west 
again  in  about  two  weeks,  next  time 
to  remain  a  full  month  at  the  Warner 

studio. 

• 

Eddie  Grainger  is  back  from  a  vaca- 
tion in  Florida  and  ready  for  his  new 
post  with  Feiber  &  Shea. 

• 

Lucian  Cary's  "Johnny  Gets  His 
Gun"  has  been  acquired  by  Para- 
mount. 

• 

Hal  Horne  will  alight  at  the  New- 
ark Airport  sometime  today  from  the 

coast. 

• 

Ernest  Truex  sails  on  the  Lafa- 
vette  todav  to  fill  an  engagement  with 
GB. 

• 

Harpo  Marx  left  yesterday  for  the 
coast  on  the  Century. 

• 

Ike  Libson  was  in  town  from  Cin- 
cinnati yesterday. 

• 

Herb  Yates  says  his  trip  abroad 
was  "swell." 

• 

Edmund  Lowe  leaves  for  the  coast 
on  Sundav. 


Nichols  to  Concentrate 

Hollywood,  April  17. — H.  E. 
Nichols,  of  the  promotion  and  circu- 
lation departments  of  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, will  hereafter  concentrate  his 
activities  in  Louisiana,  Texas,  Arizo- 
na, New  Mexico,  California,  Nevada. 
Utah.  Colorado,  Montana,  Wyoming. 
Washington  and  Oregon,  and  the 
Black  Hills  portion  of  South  Dakota. 
Nichols  will  make  his  headquarters  at 
the  Hollywood  Bureau  of  Quigley 
Publications. 


"Ziegfeld"  in  Big  Start 

St.  Loltis,  April  17. — "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  got  off  to  a  heavy  start  here, 
taking  $1,600  for  the  initial  perform- 
ance at  the  opening  with  all  the  trim- 
mings of  a  Hollywood  premiere.  A 
total  of  $17,000  is  predicted  for  the 
first  week. 


aturday,  April  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Short  Forcing 
piirb  Favored 

PytheMPTOA 

— 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

'  dual  companies.  Warners  and  Re- 
public, the  only  national  distributors 
khich  sent  no  representatives  to  the 
<>int  meeting  Thursday,  probably  will 
ie  contacted  by  the  committee  at  that 
ime.  The  decision  to  hold  no  meet- 
frigs  next  week  was  made  in  order 
lo  give  distributors  ample  time  in 
vhich  to  consider  the  M.P.T.O.A. 
srogram  and  decide  just  what  con- 
cessions each  is  prepared  to  give. 

Indications  are  that  final  action  will 
>oe  prompt  once  the  individual  meet- 
ings get  under  way.  The  imminence 
bf  the  new  selling  season  and  the 
lecessity  of  preparing  new  sales  con- 
tracts which  would  incorporate  any 
changes  agreed  upon  is  seen  as  hasten- 
ing final  decisions.  Many  exhibitors 
kill  defer  buying  new  season  product 
.mtil  the  entire  conferences  and  nego- 
tiations have  been  concluded,  one  ex- 
hibitor leader  pointed  out. 
!  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  presi- 
dent, conferred  yesterday  with  Harry 
Brandt,  I.T.O.A.  president,  whose  or- 
ganization has  asked  to  be  represented 
En  the  negotiations.  Kuykendall  said 
that  both  were  in  agreement  on  the 
objectives  of  the  conferences  and  add- 
ed that  representation  of  other  ex- 
jhibitor  organizations  might  be  made 
.at  a  later  stage  of  the  exhibitor-dis- 
tributor meetings. 


Receiver  Named 
For  William  Fox 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

said,  are  a  $900,000  life  insurance 
policy  and  bank  accounts  allegedly 
held  in  the  name  of  others  and  be- 
lieved to  represent  a  large  part  of 
the  $15,000,000  paid  to  Fox  for  his 
htm  and  theatre  holdings  in  1930. 

The  Capital  Co.'s  judgment  was  ob- 
tained last  July  on  a  defaulted  lease 
on  the  Fox,  San  Francisco,  which 
had  been  personally  guaranteed  by 
Fox.  In  proceedings  subsequent  to 
the  winning  of  the  judgment  Fox  was 
cited  for  contempt  of  court  and  his 
nne  fixed  at  a  total  of  S245.000.  Fox 
is  now  seeking  leave  to  appeal  this 
citation  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 


Georgia  Spots  Plan 
Benefits  on  Sunday 

Jacksonville,  April  17.  —  More 
than  100  Georgia  theatres  which  are 
ordinarily  closed  on  the  Sabbath  will 
operate  this  Sunday,  giving  all  re- 
ceipts to  the  Red  Cross  fund  for  the 
relief  of  Georgia  storm  sufferers. 

E.  L.  Cole,  secretary  of  the  Georgia 
Film  Board,  stated  that  the  major 
rilm  exchanges  are  furnishing  pro- 
grams free,  including  transportation 
and  advertising,  and  that  house  man- 
agements are  donating  other  necessary 
iperating  services. 


Open  Schenectady  House 

Schenectady,  April  17. — The  Cen- 
ter, a  new  house,  was  opened  today  by 
Ackerman  J.  Gill,  formerly  connected 
with  Proctor's.  . 


Hundreds  at  Feist  Services 

JTMJH 


Cosmo-Sileo  Photo 

Part  of  the  throng  emerging  from  Temple  Emanu-El  yesterday  morn- 
ing following  services  held  for  the  late  general  sales  manager  of  M-G-M. 


Industry  Leaders 
At  Feist  Funeral 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Samuel  H.  Goldenson  officiated  and 
Dr.  Jonah  Wise,  long  one  of  Feist's 
personal  friends,  delivered  a  second 
eulogy. 

One  of  the  most  representative 
cross-sections  of  the  industry  in  New 
York  and  adjacent  cities  comprised 
the  mourners.  The  common  denomi- 
nator was  sorrow  at  Feist's  passing 
and,  sweepingly  enough,  it  embraced 
all  creeds,  all  companies,  men  and 
women  in  high  places  and  low. 

One  of  the  most  gracious  of  tributes 
was  the  presence  of  Barney  Balaban. 
who  made  a  special  trip  from  Chi- 
cago on  behalf  of  his  brother,  John, 
and  himself  and  returned  to  his  home 
city  yesterday  afternoon. 

Their  eulogies  done,  Drs.  Goldenson 
and  Wise,  in  slow  procession,  walked 
down  the  long  aisle  leading  from  pul- 
pit to  street  with  the  flower-bedecked 
casket  resting  high  on  the  shoulders 
of  its  pallbearers  following,  as  the 
organist  in  his  hidden  loft,  softly 
played  the  beautiful  strains  of  the 
Largo  by  Handel. 

Thus  the  services,  brief  and  digni- 
fied, came  to  their  close. 


WPA  Shorts  Being  Made 

Washington,  April  17.  —  Six-min- 
ute shorts  designed  to  show  various 
activities  of  the  WPA  program  and 
other  Government  agencies  under  the 
direction  of  Harry  L.  Hopkins  are 
to  be  made.  Four  cameramen  are 
now  at  work  and  much  film  has 
already  been  assembled.  It  is  under- 
stood that  these  will  be  furnished 
free  for  exhibition  and  later  will  be 
preserved  with  Government  archives. 


Theatre  Bills  Killed 

Boston,  April  17. — Bills  introduced 
by  Leslie  R.  Porter  designed  to  force 
the  installation  of  sprinklers  in  theatres 
where  smoking  is  allowed,  to  provide 
more  ventilation,  and  require  other 
changes  have  been  killed  in  the  Legis- 
lature. 


Kuykendall  Pleads 
For  Rogers  Fund 

Describing  the  Will  Rogers  Mem- 
orial Hospital  at  Saranac  as  "the  first, 
all  inclusive,  nationwide  motion  pic- 
ture industry  charity,"  Ed  Kuykendall 
has  issued  a  statement  calling  upon  all 
members  to  support  the  fund  drive  in 
theatres  starting  May  22. 

Kuykendall  points  out  that  the 
hospital  facilities  are  open  to  all  em- 
ployes in  the  business.  After  describ- 
ing how  national  circuits  have  begun 
plans  for  participating  in  the  drive, 
Kuykendall  says  that  local  commit- 
tees of  managers  are  now  being 
formed  in  key  cities. 

Zone  chairmen  have  been  appointed 
as  follows :  Albany,  Phillip  Fox,  Col- 
umbia;  Atlanta,  John  Ezell,  Univer- 
sal ;  Boston,  Tom  Spry,  Warners ; 
Buffalo,  Sid  Sampson,  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox ;  Charlotte,  Ira  Furman,  M- 
G-M ;  Chicago,  Clyde  Eckhardt, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox ;  Cincinnati, 
Joe  Oulahan,  Paramount ;  Cleveland, 
Frank  Drew,  M-G-M ;  Dallas,  Doak 
Roberts,  United  Artists ;  Denver,  Jack 
Langan,  Universal ;  Des  Moines,  Lou 
Elman,  RKO ;  Detroit,  J.  E.  Flynn, 
M-G-M ;  Indianapolis,  George  Landis, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox ;  Jacksonville, 
Erman  Price,  Paramount ;  Kansas 
City,  William  Warner,  Warners. 

Los  Angeles,  Carroll  Peacock,  Para- 
mount ;  Memphis,  Tom  Young,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox ;  Milwaukee,  George 
Levine,  Universal ;  Minneapolis,  R.  S. 
Cramblet,  United  Artists  ;  New  Haven, 
Nat  Furst,  Warners ;  New  Orleans, 
Houston  Duvall,  Columbia ;  New 
York,  R.  S.  Wolff,  RKO;  Oklahoma 
City,  R.  B.  Williams,  RKO;  Omaha, 
D.  V.  McLucas,  United  Artists ; 
Philadelphia,  Bob  Lynch,  M-G-M; 
Pittsburgh,  Dave  Kimelman,  Para- 
mount, and  Ira  H.  Cohn,  Twentieth 
Century-Fox;  Portland,  G.  C.  Crad- 
dock,  Universal ;  St.  Louis,  Clarence 
Hill,  Columbia ;  Salt  Lake  City,  Ches- 
ter Bell,  Paramount ;  San  Francisco , 
Charles  Muehlman,  Warners ;  Seattle, 
Ed  Lamb,  RKO ;  Sioux  Falls,  Sher- 
man Fitch,  RKO ;  Washington,  Sam 
Galaty,  Columbia ;  Butte,  T.  J.  Walsh, 
RKO. 


Chance  Games 
Get  Sanction 
Of  N.Y.  Court 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

definition  of  a  lottery  as  applied  to 
chance  games  in  theatres. 

This  was  the  first  case  on  theatre 
chance  games  to  reach  the  state's  high- 
est court.  The  paragraph  in  the  Court 
of  Appeals  decision,  pointed  out  as  ex- 
plaining the  reason  the  court  tech- 
nically reaffirmed  the  lower  court  ver- 
dict, but  defined  the  legality  of  the 
games,  read : 

"Defendants  offered  evidence  tend- 
ing to  show  that  possibility  of  partici- 
pation in  the  chance  by  those  who 
bought  no  ticket  of  admission  to  the 
theater  and  in  no  way  paid  any  valu- 
able consideration  for  the  opportunity 
to  share  in  the  chance,  but  the  trial 
court  rejected  the  credibility  of  such 
testimony.  In  view  of  this  rejection 
our  decision  in  People  vs.  Mail  &  Ex- 
press Co.  231  N.  Y.  586,  has  no  ap- 
plication." 

The  decision  cited  referred  to  a 
prize  contest  for  $15,000  conducted  by 
the  New  York  Evening  Post  on  the 
basis  of  numbers  published  in  the 
paper.  It  was  decided,  however,  that 
since  the  rules  of  the  contest  specific- 
ally declared  that  it  was  not  necessary 
to  purchase  a  paper  in  order  to  parti- 
cipate in  the  contest,  the  chance  was 
not  a  violation  of  the  lottery  laws.  The 
same  grounds,  it  was  pointed  out,  ap- 
ply in  the  case  of  theatre  chance 
games. 

Four  Operators  Arrested 

Cincinnati,  April  17. — Thomas  A. 
Reilly,  owner  of  the  Rialto,  downtown 
subsequent,  Nicholas  Russo  and  Bert 
Leder,  ushers,  and  Jack  Pendleton, 
promoter,  were  arrested  for  operat- 
ing Sweepstakes,  on  warrants  signed 
by  police,  who  attended  a  perform- 
ance and  seized  the  prize  money  as 
evidence. 

Albert  Weinstein,  attorney,  appear- 
ing for  defendants,  and  himself  asso- 
ciated with  management  of  the  Strand, 
downtown  independent,  contended  that 
Sweepstakes,  pronounced  legal  in 
other  Ohio  situations,  is  not  a  game 
of  chance.  Municipal  Judge  A.  L. 
Luebbers  has  continued  the  case,  the 
first  of  its  kind  to  be  brought  before 
him. 


Federal  Injunction  Issued 

Newton,  N.  C,  April  17. — A  per- 
manent injunction  has  been  issued  by 
U.  S.  District  Judge  E.  Y.  Webb 
against  the  Imperial  Theatre,  oper- 
ated by  G.  G.  Mitchell,  which  pre- 
vents him  from  using  Jack  Pot,  Gold 
Mine,  or  any  similar  drawing,  on  the 
ground  that  it  is  an  infringement  on 
the  Bank  Night  patent. 

The  case  was  brought  some  time  ago 
by  Affiliated  Enterprises,  Inc.,  owners 
of  the  Bank  Night  patent. 


Logan  to  the  Screen 

Hollywood,  April  17.  —  Joshua  L. 
Logan,  New  York  stage  director,  has 
been  signed  by  David  O.  Selznick  and 
will  start  immediately  on  an  intensive 
period  of  training  for  "screen  direc- 
tion. He  is  now  working  with  Richard 
Boleslawski  on  the  "Garden  of 
Allah"  location  in  Yuma. 


MOTION  P1CTUR1 

DAILY 


Saturday,  April  18,  193 


N.Y.  Theatres 
Pick  Up;  Two 
Go  Into  Boom 


Two  of  Manhattan's  first  runs,  the 
Music  Hall  and  the  Paramount,  went 
into  the  throes  of  a  boom  that  called 
for  extra  shows  and  police  aid  over 
last  week-end,  and  others  felt  the 
ending  of  Lent  in  varying  degrees. 

Rain  practically  all  last  week  made 
the  pre-Easter  days  worse  than  usual 
and  it  had  some  effect  on  Easter 
takings,  but  by  Sunday  night  "Desire" 
at  the  Paramount  was  drawing  in  a 
big  way  and  the  Roxy  with  "Gentle 
Julia"  was  taking  on  a  prosperous 
air.  The  Music  Hall  was  also  doing 
a  big  business. 

Full  effects  of  the  pickup  at  the 
Music  Hall  made  themselves  felt 
Monday  morning  when  school  children 
accompanied  by  parents  descended  on 
the  place  by  thousands.  The  opening 
was  advanced  to  9 :30  o'clock.  The 
first  week's  take  was  slightly  over 
$100,000. 

The  Roxy  claims  $25,000  on  the  first 
four  days  of  "Gentle  Julia"  and  ex- 
pects $38,000  for  the  full  week. 

At  the  Paramount  there  was  a  notice- 
able gain  among  women  patrons.  The 
doors  are  being  opened  at  8:30  A.M., 
with  the  first  de  luxe  show  at  10:36. 
The  film  shows  seven  times  before 
closing  at  2  A.M.  Ethel  Merman  and 
Jack  Little  head  the  stage  show. 

The  Strand,  with  "The  Singing 
Kid"  going  into  its  second  week ; 
the  Capitol,  with  "Small  Town  Girl," 
and  the  Rivoli,  with  "These  Three" 
in  its  fourth  week  reported  good 
gains.  The  Capitol  will  hold  "Small 
Town  Girl"  a  second  week. 

The  Loew  circuit  opened  "Small 
Town  Girl"  out  of  town  and  reported 
fine  business.  The  New  York  circuit 
is  doing  well  this  week,  but  is  suffer- 
ing in  comparison  with  the  gait  at 
which  out  of  town  houses  are  running. 

Last  week  the  Capitol  grossed 
$27,500  with  "The  Unguarded  Hour." 
The  Roxy  ended  at  $23,000  with 
"Laughing  Irish  Eves,"  the  Palace  at 
$7,000  with  "Charlie  Chan  at  the 
Circus"  and  "Colleen,"  the  Rialto  at 
$5,800  with  "Silly  Billies,"  and  the 
Paramount  an  indifferent  $17,000  with 
"Give  Us  This  Night." 


Junior  Guild  Heads 
Take  Office  Sunday 

Hollywood,  April  17. — New  officers 
will  be  installed  by  the  Junior  Screen 
Actors'  Guild  at  the  annual  meeting 
Sunday  night  in  the  Masonic  Temple. 
Pat  Somerset  will  be  president. 

Others  on  the  list  are :  Vice-presi- 
dent, Bob  Ellsworth  ;  second  vice-pres- 
ident, Jay  Eaton;  secretary- treasurer, 
Aubrey  Blair ;  assistant  secretary, 
Nate  Edwards ;  directors,  Dick  Allen, 
Louis  J.  Becker,  Jack  Cheatham, 
Helen  Caverly,  Betty  Blair,  Oliver  A. 
Cross,  Larry  Emmons,  Mel  Forrester, 
Peter  Gardner,  Sam  Garrett,  Charles 
Graham,  Mabel  Ingraham,  Bud  Win- 
ters, Harry  Mayo,  Jack  Mower,  Lee 
Phelps,  Max  Pollack,  Jean  Valjean 
and  Flo  Wix? 

Speakers  will  be :  J.  W.  Buzzell, 
secretary  of  the  Central  Labor  Coun- 
cil, and  other  labor  leaders. 


Booking  Deals  Told 
In  Hart-U.  A.  Suit 


Additional  evidence  purporting  to 
show  that  United  Artists  incorporated 
"Tumbleweed"  in  block  booking  con- 
tracts was  produced  yesterday  in  the 
trial  of  the  action  brought  by  William 
S.  Hart  against  U.  A.  charging  con- 
spiracy in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  be- 
fore Justice  Philip  McCook. 

Alfred  Hines,  formerly  sales  offi- 
cial for  U.  A.  was  on  the  stand  for 
the  entire  day.  Under  questioning  bv 
Hart's  attorney  he  admitted  that  the 
Saenger  Circuit  in  New  Orleans  was 
compelled  to  take  "Tumbleweeds"  in 
a  block  booking  arrangement  with 
"Wild  Justice." 

Hart's  counsel  pointed  out  that 
"Wild  Justice"  cost  $15,000  to  produce 
and  "Tumbleweeds"  $302,000. 

Hart's  case  will  be  summed  up  in 
Tuesday's  court  session.  Recess  until 
Monday. 


IT  OA's  Tax  Appeal 
Moves  Not  Opposed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Appellate  Division  of  its  applica- 
tion for  an  injunction  against  the  city 
and  distributors.  The  appeal  petition 
was  opposed  by  the  local  United  Art- 
ists exchange,  through  its  attorney, 
T.  Newman  Lawler  of  O'Brien,  Raf- 
tery  &  Driscoll,  who  will  also  oppose 
it  in  the  Court  of  Appeals  on  the 
grounds  that  the  I.T.O.A.  is  pursuing 
an  improper  appeal  procedure  in  op- 
posing the  tax. 

The  United  Artists  exchange  has 
pending  an  action  before  the  Appellate 
Division  through  which  it  hopes  to 
prove  that  film  rentals  are  not  sub- 
ject to  a  city  sales  tax.  The  I.T.O.A. 
appeal  may  prejudice  the  United  Art- 
ists case,  Lawler  believes.  A  decision 
on  the  I.T.O.A.'s  petition  to  appeal 
is  expected  within  a  few  days,  accord- 
ing to  Melvin  Albert,  of  Weisman, 
Quinn,  Allen  &  Spett,  I.T.O.A.  at- 
torneys. 


Passage  Predicted 
For  New  Jersey  Tax 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

on  all  admissions  between  11  and  25 
cents  and  one  cent  on  each  additional 
25-cent  bracket  or  fraction.  Coupled 
with  the  amusement  levy  are  taxes 
on  cigarettes  and  cosmetics. 

If  the  Democrats  supply  the  votes 
to  pass  the  bill  in  the  Senate,  they  will 
be  following  the  same  course  they 
did  in  the  House.  For  weeks  the 
House  Democrats  voted  solidly  against 
the  measure  and  it  suffered  repeated 
defeats  until  Tuesday  three  Democrats 
changed  and  it  passed. 

Since  the  bill  was  defeated  in  the 
Senate  the  State  Relief  Administra- 
tion has  turned  relief  back  to  munici- 
palities. So  much  pressure  has  been 
brought  to  bear  on  Democratic  lead- 
ers by  municipal  officials  that  they 
have  withdrawn  their  opposition  to 
the  tax. 


Elliott  Buys  for  N.  W. 

Minneapolis,  April  17. — Elliott 
Film  Co.  has  purchased  the  Bur- 
roughs-Tarzan  franchise  for  Minne- 
sota, Northern  Wisconsin  and  the 
Dakotas. 


"Magnificent' 

London,  April  17. — Broad- 
way will  want  to  see  and  may 
fall  heavily  for  "The  Rob- 
ber Symphony,"  Concordia 
Film  trade  shown  at  Queen's 
Hall.  This  is  what  is  de- 
scribed as  the  first  "com- 
posed" film  with  story,  score 
and  production  by  Frederick 
Fehrer.  A  revolutionary 
unit  of  film,  opera  and  fairy 
story  undoubtedly  has  been 
achieved  at  the  one  time. 

"The  Robber  Symphony"  is 
a  grotesque  comedy  and  a 
magnificent  picture.  It  has 
a  macabre,  Caligari-like 
flavor  in  settings  and  char- 
acter that  may  even  exceed 
its  famous  predecessor  in  the 
scope  of  fantastic  imagina- 
tion and  pictorial  beauty  of 
its  Alpine  snow  scene.  This 
one  cannot  be  classified,  but 
must  be  seen. 

ALLAN 


Flash  Previews 

"Florida  Special" — Light  entertain- 
ment on  the  well-known  theme  of 
thieves  working  aboard  a  passenger 
train.  Good  comedy  by  Jack  Oakie 
and  Sam  Hearn,  plus  some  tunes  by 
Jackie  Heller. 


"Mine  with  the  Iron  Door" — An 
interesting  outdoor  action  drama  based 
on  a  Harold  Bell  Wright  story,  fea- 
turing Richard  Arlen,  Stanley  Fields 
and  Cecilia  Parker. 


"For  the  Service" — Another  Buck 
Jones  story,  and  a  top-notch  western. 
It  is  a  tale  of  the  pioneer  days  when 
the  "scouts"  sought  to  maintain  peace 
between  the  early  settlers  and  the  In- 
dians. 

These  pictures  will  be  reviewed  in 
full  in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily. 


Wall  Street 


Irregular  Activity  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  38  38  38  —  J4 

Consolidated               554  554      554  +  'A 

Consolidated,  pfd..  17  17  17   

Eastman   166  16554  165J4   

Loew's,  Inc  4554  44J4  4554  —  A 

Paramount                 854  8%      8J4  —  H 

Paramount  2  pfd..    9Ji  9A  954   

Pathe  Film               11  10*6  11  +  54 

RKO                         654  654  tyi   

20th  Centurv-Fox.  2754  265i  27%  +  K 

20th  Century,  pfd.  35J4  34f6  35  +  A 

Warner  Bros  1054  1054     1054     —  54 

No  Curb  Change 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    3         2%  3   

Technicolor   3054     30  30   

Trans-Lux    354      354  3J4   

RKO  Bonds  Off  5  Points 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  27  2654  26'A  —  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27  2654  27  +1% 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9554  94?4  9454  —  14 
Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55   S7*A     56%     57  +54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    87       8654  87   

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  65        65        65  —5 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    96       95       95  —1 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  17) 


Pathe's  New 
Firm  Called 
Grand  Nat'L 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Grand  National  will  be  distributed  to 
the  stockholders  of  Pathe  as  a  divi- 
dend and  it  is  expected  that  the 
stock  will  be  listed  in  the  N.  Y.  Curb 
Exchange." 

The  new  company  will  produce  as 
well  as  distribute,  according  to  the 
announcement.  Its  distributing  activi- 
ties for  the  remainder  of  this  season 
will  include  product  handled  by  First 
Division  Exchanges  which  Pathe  con- 
trols. First  Division  has  branches 
principally  in  the  east,  its  operating 
points  including  Albany,  Atlanta, 
Boston,  Buffalo,  Charlotte,  New  Or- 
leans, New  York,  Philadelphia  and 
Washington.  Its  product  is  franchised 
to  independent  exchanges  in  Cincin- 
nati, Louisville,  Detroit,  Pittsburgh, 
Chicago,  Indianapolis,  Los  Angeles, 
Cleveland,  San  Antonio,  Seattle,  Den- 
ver, Minneapolis  and  Omaha. 

In  the  remainder  of  the  nation, 
Grand  National  presumably  will  open 
its  own  offices.  First  Division's  lineup 
includes  Invincible  and  Chesterfield, 
but  that  contract  expires  with  the 
conclusion  of  this  season. 

Grand  National  also  will  operate 
the  State,  Denver,  as  an  inheritance 
from  Pathe  which  has  been  running 
the  theatre.  Alperson  explained  yester- 
day that  this  did  not  necessarily  imply 
the  new  company  had  any  intentions 
of  entering  exhibition  as  well  as  pro- 
duction and  distribution. 

The  board  will  consist  of  Alperson. 
Frank  F.  Kolbe,  president  of  Pathe : 
Edwin  Silverman,  president  of  Es- 
saness  Theatres  of  Chicago;  Robert 
W.  Atkins,  partner  in  Abbott,  Proctor 
&  Paine,  financial  house ;  Charles  L. 
Stillman,  treasurer  of  Time,  Inc. ; 
James  A.  Davidson,  now  Alperson's 
assistant  in  National  Theatres ;  and 
Leserman.  The  company  will  estab- 
lish headquarters  in  the  R.  K.  O. 
Building. 

Leserman  was  taken  ill  while  visit- 
ing Alperson's  home  on  Park  Ave. 
Thursday  night  and  taken  to  his  own 
home  in  an  automobile.  There,  a 
doctor  was  waiting  who  rushed  him 
to  the  New  Rochelle  Hospital.  Ap- 
parently ill  with  intestinal  grippe, 
Leserman  was  X-rayed  yesterday  and 
may  have  to  undergo  an  operation  on 
his  gall  bladder.  Decision  in  the  mat- 
ter had  not  been  reached  at  an  early 
hour  this  morning  when  the  hospital 
reported  his  condition  as  "fair." 

Grand  National  will  maintain  offices 
in  the  RKO  Building. 


Conclusion  of  Music 
Strike  Is  in  Sight 

A  settlement  of  the  strike  of  mem- 
bers of  Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M., 
originally  called  against  92  music  pub- 
lishing companies  here  nearly  three 
weeks  ago.  is  in  sight,  as  the  result 
of  a  conference  yesterday  between 
William  Feinberg,  vice-president  of 
Local  802,  and  John  G.  Paine,  of  the 
Music  Publishers'  Protective  Ass'n. 

Pending  a  final  settlement,  however, 
the  union  is  continuing  with  the  con- 
clusion of  individual  agreements  with 
music  companies.  To  date  31  such  sep- 
arate settlements  have  been  effected. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


DL.  39.  NO.  93 
—  ~  — — - 


NEW  YORK.  MONDAY,  APRIL  20,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


)aylight  Time 
Makes  Gain  in 
East,  Midwest 

'hicago,  Michigan,  Ohio 
Now  Using  E.  S.  T. 


Daylight  saving  time,  or  a  switch 
eastern  standard  time  where  central 

me  has  hitherto  prevailed,  has  made 

•me  gains  this  year  over  last  year. 

tie  movement  is  confined,  however, 
the  northeastern  and  central  sec- 

)ns  of  this  country  and  to  Canada, 
is  general  in  South  America  and 

turope. 

Most  of  Ohio  and  Michigan  arc  now 
n  eastern  standard  time  the  year 
mind.  Chicago  recently  switched  to 
istern  time  with  some  of  the  sur- 
ninding  territory,  and  Connecticut 
Bs  repealed  its  law  against  display 
:  daylight  saving  time  on  clocks, 
be  to  the  fact  that  most  of  its  lead- 
kg  cities  have  been  observing  the  time 
lange  without  shifting  clocks.  This 
takes  a  block  of  three  New  England 
:ates — Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island 
cnnecticut  solidly  on  daylight  time 
■urn  April  26  to  Sept.  27. 

Xew  York  will  have  320  towns  and 
tties  on  the  advanced  time  schedule 
[lis  year,  starting   April  26.  Last 

(Continued  on  paije  10) 


iaris  Quigley  Award 
Is  Made  by  Flandin 

By  PIERRE  AUTRE 

Paris,  April  19. — Pierre  Etienne 
landin.  French  Minister  of  Foreign 
Ltlairs,  presented  the  Quigley  silver 
ivard  for  January  in  the  exploitation 
}iitest  sponsored  by  the  Round  Table 
lub  of  Motion  Picture  Herald,  to 
:ene  Lebreton.  manager  of  the  Para- 
iount  here,  for  his  campaign  on  "The 
rusades." 

The  presentation  was  made  in  a 
rief  meeting  in  Flandin's  office  on  the 
luai  D'Orsay.  attended  by  Andre  Ull- 

(Coutinued  on  paiie  10) 


It's  Thai  Good 

Arthur  L.  Mayer,  walking 
the  steps  from  the  street 
level  of  the  New  Rialto  to 
the  subway  level: 

"Look  at  that!  We've  only 
been  opened  three  months 
and  the  carpet's  so  worn 
we've  removed  it  for  a  new 
one. 

"That's  how  good  business 
has  been  around  here." 


"No  One  at  Present"  in  the  Post 
Occupied  by  Feist,  Says  Schenck 

The  question:  "Has  any  decision  been  made  on  a  successor  to 
Felix  F.  Feist?" 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck's  reply:  "No  one  at  present." 

The  sales  cabinet  at  M-G-M  is  composed  of  William  F.  Rodgers, 
eastern  sales  manager;  Tom  J.  Connors,  handling  the  south 
and  Canada,  and  E.  M.  Saunders,  in  charge  of  the  west.  These  men 
were  associates  of  Feist  for  years. 

However,  since  Al  Lichtman  joined  the  company  some  months 
ago  without  a  designated  title  he  had  been  cooperating  with 
Feist  on  sales,  concentrating  his  own  attention  on  situations  call- 
ing for  special  handling. 

The  assumption  is  that  Lichtman's  duties  along  sales  lines  will 
be  increased. 


Southeastern  Group 
To  Meet  August  2-4 

The  annual  convention  of  the 
Southeastern  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n 
will  be  held  Aug.  2,  3  and  4  at  Jack- 
sonville Beach,  Fla.,  O.  C.  Lam.  presi- 
dent, stated  here  yesterday.  Lam,  who 
came  here  for  the  exhibitor-distribu- 
tor trade  practice  conference  as  an  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  representative,  leaves  for 
his  home  at  Rome.  Ga.,  today,  ac- 
companied by  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  president.  Kuykendall  will 
spend  a  week  at  his  Columbus,  Miss., 
home  and  then  return  here  to  make 
preparations  for  a  renewal  of  the  trade 
practice  conferences. 


Phila.  Group  Seeks 
Zoning  Conference 

Philadelphia,  April  19. — The  In- 
dependent M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern 
Pennsylvania,  Southern  New  Jersey 
and  Delaware  has  adopted  a  resolu- 
tion calling  upon  major  distributors 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


West,  on  Leave  from 
Erpi,  Goes  to  Muzak 

J.  R.  West,  sales  promotion  mana- 
ger of  Erpi,  has  been  granted  an  in- 
definite leave  of  absence  to  join 
Muzak,  the  organization  which  is  de- 
veloping the  recently-inaugurated  sys- 
tem of  sending  musical  programs  over 
wires  to  a  clientele  which  includes 
hotels  and  the  like.  The  organization 
has  begun  operations  in  New  York, 
extending  from  Cleveland,  where  it 
started  some  time  ago.  Muzak  is  a 
licensee  of  Erpi. 

Jack  Long,  who  was  working  with 
West  at  Erpi,  also  has  gone  over  to 
Muzak  under  a  leave  of  absence. 


Trans-Lux  Building 
Washington  Theatre 

Trans-Lux  Theatres  Corp.  will  erect 
a  new  short  subjects  and  newsreel  the- 
atre in  Washington,  Percy  N.  Furber, 
president,  declared  yesterday.  The 
house  will  seat  600  and  will  be  opened 
late  in  the  fall,  said  Furber. 


Pascal  Sees  a  Closed  Shop 
For  Writers  in  Two  Years 


Hollywood,  April  19. — Guild,  or  a 
closed,  shop  for  writers  is  predicated 
in  two  years  by  Ernest  Pascal,  presi- 
dent of  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild. 

Three  attempts  by  producers  under 
the  NRA  to  effect  a  50  per  cent  salary 
cut  for  writers  are  behind  the  forma- 
tion of  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
which  now  proposes  to  join  hands  with 
the  Authors'  League  and  associated 
guilds  and  the  Dramatists'  Guild  in 
one  nationwide  amalgamation  of  writ- 
ers. 

Pascal  gives  a  highlight  history  of 
his  organization,  which  claims  about 
900  screen  writers  here,  in  the  current 
issue  of  The  Screen  Writers'  Maga- 
zine, official  organ  of   the    guild  of 


which  he,  with  Robert  Montgomery, 
is  an  honorary  editor  and  Norman 
Rivkin  the  man  who  actually  does  the 
editing  job. 

"The  Guild,  as  you  all  know,"  writes 
Pascal,  "was  born  of  the  SO  per  cent 
salary  cut.  Suddenly  and  quite  unjus- 
tifiably, as  subsequent  events  proved, 
the  producers  decided  to  gyp  writers 
out  of  half  their  weekly  salaries  and 
the  writers  were  faced  with  the  fact 
that  they  couldn't  do  anything  about 
it.  They  had  no  weapon  with  which 
to  defend  themselves,  especially  when 
the  battle  shifted  from  Hollywood  to 
Washington  and  remained  there  for 
two  years.  In  that  time,  under  the 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Delay  to  Fall 
Of  U.  S.  Suit 
Seen  Likely 

Court  Denies  Gov't  Plea 
To  Move  Up  Appeal 

Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  April  19.— 
The  possibility  of  a  delay  at  least  un- 
il  the  fall  in  the  trial  of  the  Govern- 
ment's suit  in  U.  S.  District  Court  in 
New  York  against  Warners,  Para- 
mount, RKO  and  numerous  indi- 
viduals, is  seen  in  the  action  of  Fed- 
eral Judge  Charles  B.  Davis  here 
yesterday  in  declining  to  grant  the 
Government's  motion  to  move  up  from 
May  6  to  April  26  the  date  for  the 
filing  of  the  defense  appeal  to  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court. 

The  appeal  is  to  be  taken  from  the 
ruling  of  Federal  Judge  Joseph  W. 
Molyneaux  of  Minneapolis  in  St. 
Louis  Jan.  29,  allowing  the  Dept.  of 
Justice  to  dismiss  without  prejudice 
its  equity  case  against  the  defendant 
companies.  The  ruling  followed  the 
earlier  aquittal  of  the  defendants  by 
a  jury  in  the  criminal  action. 

The  action  yesterday  of  Judge  Davis 
indicates  that  the  Supreme  Court  will 
not  hear  the  defense  appeal  until  the 
high    tribunal's    fall    term.     It  was 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Studio  Union  Talks 
To  Resume  Tomorrow 

Negotiations  on  new  wage  and  hour 
schedules  for  studio  unions  which  are 
parties  to  the  five-year  minimum  basic 
agreement  with  producers  will  be  re- 
sumed tomorrow  at  the  office  of  Pat 
Casey,  studio  labor  representative, 
after  a  brief  session  on  Saturday. 
Indications  are  that  tentative  agree- 
ments on  wage  increases,  ranging 
from  10  to  25  per  cent  for  the  various 
crafts,  will  be  set  tomorrow  or  Wed- 
nesday. 

Distributors  are  opposing  the  unions' 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Longest  Bicycle 

If  he  doesn't  take  it  seri- 
ously, Jack  Levin  of  the 
Copyright  Protection  Bureau 
may  be  interested  in  learning 
that  the  longest  bicycling 
jump  on  record  is  jocosely  re- 
ferred to  as  Hawaii  to 
Midway  to  Guam  Is'and. 

The  China  Clipper  and 
Pan-American  Airways — the 
reason. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  April  20,  1936  No.  93 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
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Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  ONeill, 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga. 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  AT.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
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Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
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Deny  Balcon  Rumor 

Reports  of  the  resignation  of 
Michael  Balcon  as  production  head  of 
GB  Pictures  to  go  with  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  were  unequivocally  de- 
nied Saturday  by  Jeffrey  Bernerd.  The 
report  was  furthermore  denied  by 
Sidney  R.  Kent  and  by  Balcon  during 
a  transatlantic  telephone  conversation 
with  Bernerd. 

Balcon's  contract  with  GB  has  a 
minimum  of  two  more  years  to  run 
and  he  has  every  intention  of  fulfilling 
this  contract,  Bernerd  further  stated. 


Miss  Kalmus  to  England 

Natalie  Kalmus,  Technicolor  color 
expert,  is  arriving  this  morning  on 
the  Century  en  route  to  England 
where  she  will  supervise  the  color 
photography  of  Alexander  Korda's 
"Lawrence  of  Arabia."  Miss  Kalmus 
will  sail  on  Tuesday  aboard  the 
Berengaria. 


Leserman  Comfortable 

Carl  Leserman's  condition  at  the 
New  Rochelle  Hospital  was  reported 
good  over  the  week-end.  He  is  suffer- 
ing from  an  intestinal  ailment  and  may 
undergo  an  operation  when  the  results 
of  x-rays  are  observed. 


'"THIS  space  has  had  its  say, 
not  once  but  twice,  on  the 
problem  of  visitors  at  the  studios, 
the  hordes  in  which  they  descend 
on  Hollywood  to  clutter  up,  de- 
lay and  make  production  more 
expensive.  The  mailbag,  arriv- 
ing conveniently  to  make  column- 
ing  easier  on  this  day,  gives  up 
an  exhibitor  letter,  indignant  and 
on  the  same  subject.  Charles  H. 
Barron,  manager  of  the  Barron 
and  Kansas  theatres  at  Pratt, 
Kansas,  now  goes  into  his  right- 
eous boilings.  .  .  . 

T 

Writes  he : 

"I  was  very  much  interested 
in  your  article  in  regard  to 
studios  allowing  hundreds  of 
visitors  to  invade  the  lots  and  at 
the  same  time  exhibitors  who 
are  legitimate  customers  not 
being  allowed  to  see  what  is 
going  on  in  their  business  from 
the  producing  end. 

"My  wife  and  I  have  just  re- 
turned from  a  six  weeks'  visit 
to  the  coast  and,  while  we  have 
been  in  many  studios  at  different 
times,  we  want  to  relate  one 
thing  that  happened  to  us  on  our 
trip. 

"We  had  a  letter  from  the 
president  of  one  of  the  produc- 
ing companies,  written  to  the 
studio  manager,  asking  that  we 
be  shown  around.  We  tried  to 
contact  the  studio  manager  first 
by  'phone,  to  find  the  most  suit- 
able time  to  call.  But  talking 
to  one  of  those  Smart-Front- 
Office-Girls  was  as  far  as  we 
got.  Although  we  told  her  we 
had  a  letter  from  the  president 
to  the  studio  manager  all  she 
could  tell  us  was  to  call  on 
Saturday  afternoon,  as  that  was 
the  only  day  visitors  were  al- 
lowed. Of  course,  anyone  knows 
that  most  companies  are  not 
working  Saturday  afternoons 
and  we  told  her  we  wanted  to 
make  our  visit  when  there  was 
something  to  see  and  some  pic- 
tures in  the  making,  but  we  got 
nowhere. 

"We  called  at  the  office  any- 
way with  our  letter,  were  never 
allowed  to  see  the  studio  man- 
ager. His  secretary  talked  to  us 
and  politely  explained  that  this 
Star  and  that  Star  would  not 
allow  spectators,  but  if  we 
would  go  on  the  lot  with  a  guide 
she  would  try  to  see  if  we  could 
see  something.  Well,  we  saw 
the  property  room,  the  minia- 
ture room  and  walked  down  the 
lot,  but  were  then  advised  that 
it  was  absolutely  impossible  for 
us  to  get  onto  any  stage. 

"Of  course,  we  had  wasted 
our  time  and  had  seen  nothing 
that  we  cared  about  and  left 
wondering  just  what  one  has  to 
have  to  get  onto  a  stage.  If  a 
letter  from  the  company's  presi- 
dent would  not  do  it,  what 
would?  We  feel  we,  as  custom- 
ers, should  be  the  ones  to  see 
the    inside    workings    of  the 


studios,  see  the  merchandise 
which  we  handle  and  keep  up 
with  what  product  we  will  buy 
later. 

"On  this  trip,  we  did  get  on 
another  lot  and  saw  a  number 
of  pictures  in  the  making.  But, 
we  got  into  this  studio,  not 
through  our  business,  but  by 
knowing  a  party  who  worked  in 
the  studios  and  secured  a  pass 
for  us. 

"We  feel  it  is  ridiculous  that 
this  condition  should  exist.  Why 
should  any  Star  get  so  tempera- 
mental that  he  cannot  be  seen? 
If  they  could  only  realize  that  if 
exhibitors  did  not  buy  their  pic- 
tures, the  Stars  would  have  no 
jobs. 

"We  are  intelligent  enough  to 
know  that  the  studios  can- 
not allow  promiscuous  visitors, 
neither  can  they  allow  people  on 
some  sets  some  of  the  time,  but 
when  you  do  get  into  the  studios 
and  see  people  who  have  no 
interest  other  than  curiosity, 
having  no  trouble  to  get  passes, 
you  wonder  why  it  should  be 
that  the  ones  who  pay  the  money 
by  the  thousands  each  season 
should  not  have  decent  treat- 
ment." 

T 

We  are  all  for  Barron  and 
other  exhibitors  who  undoubtedly 
have  passed  through  identical  ex- 
periences. It  may  not  assuage  his 
ruffled  feelings,  but  it  may  serve 
to  shed  some  light  on  a  circum- 
stance which  quite  definitely 
should  not  have  been  permitted 
to  point  out  that  Hollywood  op- 
erates under  its  own  statute 
books,  conceived  and  executed  for 
Hollywood's  own  special  delight. 
There  is,  too,  the  fact  that  the 
colony,  so  insular  and  so  provin- 
cial, is  very  faithful  to  its  own 
constituents  which  is  a  back- 
sided  way  of  getting  over  the 
observation  that  it  does  not  or- 
dinarily take  kindly  to  strangers 
unless  those  strangers  fly  high  in 
the  socio-economic  stratosphere. 
Then,  again,  there  is  the  wide- 
spread lack  of  information  as  to 
what  and  who  an  exhibitor  is,  as 
well  as  why.  Some  there  have 
heard  that  product  has  to  play  in 
theatres  after  Hollywood  makes 
it.  That  state  of  affairs  is 
vaguely  assumed  to  be  necessary 
as  the  system  rumbles  on  today, 
but,  as  usual  and  forever  more, 
most  of  Hollywood  simply  refuses 
to  be  bothered  about  such  a  mun- 
dane matter.  It  has  nothing  to 
do  with  art.  In  the  meantime, 
and  if  we  were  to  give  Barron 
advice,  for  which,  incidentally, 
he  has  not  asked,  we  would  raise 
a  variety  of  hell  with  the  indi- 
viduals who  extended  him  the 
courtesies  of  whatever  lot  it  may 
have  been  in  the  first  place  and 
whose  employes  were  insubordi- 


Monday,  April  20,  1934 


nate  enough  not  to  observe  thos< 
courtesies  in  the  second.  .  .  . 

T  ▼ 

On  the  probability,  a  likely  one 
tli at  the  extended  battle  over  the 
Ambassador,  Missouri  and  New 
Grand  Central  theatres  in  St. 
Louis  will  be  settled  around  th< 
table,  not  in  front  of  a  Federal 
judge,  the  Washington  staff  fer- 
rets out  this : 

Department  of  Justice  officials 
deny  any  knowledge  of  reported 
attempts  to  "settle"  the  St. 
Louis  situation  in  such  rpanner 
as  to  dispose  of  both  the  New 
York  suit  and  the  Supi  ^me 
Court  appeal. 

Russell  Hardy,  in  charge  of 
the  case,  is  absent  from  Wash- 
ington, but  Department  attor- 
neys who  have  worked  on  it 
with  him  declare  their  ignorance 
of  any  such  move. 

At  the  Department,  it  was 
said  that  it  might  be  possible  to 
adjust  matters  so  as  to  shorten 
the  litigation  by  stipulation,  but 
indications  are  that  Government 
officials  are  determined  to  make 
the  case  "stick"  and  would 
accept  only  an  admission  by  the 
defendants  that  they  had  en- 
gaged in  the  practices  which 
form  the  basis  of  the  case. 

The  Department  is  anxious  to 
press  the  suit  with  as  much 
speed  as  possible  and  to  that  end 
would  welcome  either  a  refusal 
by  the  Supreme  Court  to  review 
the  action  of  the  St.  Louis  judge 
dismissing  that  case  or  abandon- 
ment of  the  appeal  by  the  pro- 
ducers. However,  it  was  indi- 
cated, the  Government  believes 
it  can  win  the  New  York  case. 

y 

Of  course.  Naturally,  the  Jus- 
tice Department  will  deny  the 
amicable  method  is  being  applied. 
Yet,  significance  lurks  in  the 
phrase,  "it  might  be  possible  to 
adjust  matters  so  as  to  shorten 
the  litigation  by  stipulation."  The 
issue,  to  this  layman  and  to 
others,  it  might  be  said  in  pass- 
ing, is  clear  enough.  Fanchon 
and  Marco  claim  they  have  been 
hurt.  The  Government  is  suing 
Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO 
for  relief  in  this  situation.  If 
such  relief  can  be  arranged  pri- 
vately and  by  elimination  of  long- 
drawn  out  court  manouevres,  the 
cause  of  the  action  removes  it- 
self and  all  hands  become 
friendly  once  more.  As  a  mat- 
ter of  fact,  it  can  be  told  now  that 
this  very  matter  was  discussed 
in  great  secrecy  in  the  latter 
phases  of  the  civil  suit  in  St. 
Louis  several  months  back.  The 
plan  then  provided  for  Warners 
to  give  up  the  Shubert-Rialto 
and  the  Orpheum  and  for  the 
three  defendant  distributors  to 
sell  their  output  to  the  three 
allegedly  aggrieved  theatres.  The 
deal  was  as  close  asthis.  Then  it 
blew  up.  The  latter  day  attempt, 
however,  is  tinged  with  several 
different  aspects.  The  possibility, 
therefore,  is  much  more  plus  than 
minus.  .  .  . 


■Monday,  April  20,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


p*Deeds"  Tops 
Seattle  with 
$7,400  Gross 


Seattle,  April  19.  —  "Mr.  Deeds 
poes  to  Town"  ran  away  with  the 
big  business  here  with  a  gross  of 
§7,400  at  advanced  prices  in  the 
jjLiberty.  This  is  $3,400  over  normal, 
[i  The  only  other  spot  to  run  over 
jnormal  was  the  Paramount  which  had 
'Charlie  Chan's  Secret"  and  a  stage 
fehow  consisting  of  a  Major  Bowes 
amateur  unit.  The  Orpheum  dual, 
("The  Prisoner  of  Shark  Island"  and 
!"Love  Before  Breakfast,"  took  $5,850, 
(slightly  below  normal,  but  was  moved 
(to  the  Music  Box  for  an  extended 
(run.  "The  Singing  Kid"  was  taken 
lout  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  after  four 
days  and  "Captain  January"  was  sub- 
stituted. The  take  on  the  former  was 
?2,900  and  on  the  latter  §3,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  §33,700. 
Average  is  $35,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
tnding  April  17: 

"TRAIL    OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

BLUE   MOUSE  —  (950),  25c-Kk-55c,  7 
days,  3rd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth 
Ave.    Gross:  $3,100.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c.  4 
.lays.  Gross:  $2,900.  (Average,  7  (lavs. 
$7,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  3 
days.     Gross:    $3,100.     (Average,    7  days, 
$7,000) 

'MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY   —   (1,800),    15c-20c-25c-40c,  7 
■  lays.  Gross:  $7,400.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 
MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
-'nd    week,   extended    run    from  Orpheum. 
Gross:  $3,450.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,450),  25c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,850.     (Average.  $6,000) 

"CHARLIE  CHAN'S  SECRET" 
(20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,050),  25c-30c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Major  Bowes'  Unit  No.  11. 
Gross:  $6,900.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-20c-30c,  7  davs.  Stage: 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Brown  &  LaVelle. 
Gross:    $3,400.      (Average,  $3,500) 


Charge  Coercion  in  . 
Spanish  Mutua  Suit 

Barcelona,  April  19. —  Charging 
coercion,  Alfredo  Allentorn,  Francisco 
Fernandez  and  Francisco  Benajez, 
owners,  respectively,  of  the  Smart, 
Bosque  and  Delicias,  local  theatres, 
have  brought  suit  in  criminal  court 
here  against  Zoilo  Oliver,  president 
of  Mutua,  and  the  distributor  organi- 
zation itself.  Also  named  in  the  ac- 
tion are  Enrique  Aguilar  of  Universal, 
vice-president  of  Mutua,  and  Jose 
Viros,  of  Warners,  secretary. 

Oliver  already  has  been  summoned 
to  appear  in  the  action  and  the  others 
are  expected  to  be  called  shortly. 
The  complaint  charges  that  the  defend- 
ants forced  Benajez  to  pay  29,000 
pesetas  allegedly  due  to  M-G-M, 
when  he  had  a  balance  standing  with 
Mutua  of  7,000  pesetas. 


R.  I.  Operator  Bill  In 

Providence,  April  19.— A  bill  intro- 
duced by  Senator  W.  G.  Troy  will,  if 
passed,  make  it  illegal  for  a  projec- 
tionist to  do  any  other  work  while 
operating  a  machine.  A  similar  bill 
was  killed  last  year. 


Pascal  Sees  a  Closed  Shop 
For  Writers  in  Two  Years 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

NRA,  the  producers  attempted  in  three 
different  ways  to  put  through  a  salary 
cut — and  a  permanent  salary  cut — by 
attempting  to  do  away  with  competi- 
tive bidding  in  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry. 

"These  three  ways  were — salary 
control — licensing  of  agents,  a  device 
whereby  the  producer  would  control 
both  ends  of  the  bargain — and  the 
anti-raiding  provision  which  contained 
a  charming  little  clause  binding  a 
writer  to  a  producer  for  60  days  after 
the  expiration  of  his  contract. 

"At  last  year's  annual  meeting,  Mr. 
Ralph  Block,  our  then  retiring  presi- 
dent, told  us  all  about  these  somewhat 
sinister  happenings.  He  told  us  of  the 
final  chapter  which  climaxed  them — 
of  Mr.  Sol  Rosenblatt's  last  visit  to 
Hollywood,  in  November,  1934,  when, 
after  assuring  us  of  guild  shop,  he 
brought  in  that  iniquitous  proposition 
from  the  producers  which  aimed  to  de- 
stroy the  Screen  Writers'  Guild  and 
to  herd  writers  back  into  another 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences. 
Those  measures  were  all  defeated, 
however,  by  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
together  with  the  Authors'  League  of 
America  and  its  associated  guilds." 

Three  Writing  Groups  Met 

Determining  on  guild,  or  closed 
shop,  Pascal  then  tells  of  a  meeting 
held  here  last  June  with  officers  of 
the  Authors'  League  and  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild.  "Jointly  these  three 
guilds  represent  approximately  90  per 
cent  of  the  creative  writers  in  the 
United  States.  Collectively  their  po- 
tential power  is  incalculable,"  he  adds. 

"At  this  meeting,  the  little  differ- 
ences that  had  stood  in  the  way  of 
binding  agreement  between  these  dif- 
ferent writer  organizations  melted  into 
nothingness  in  the  face  of  a  common 
clanger.  Out  of  this  one  meeting  came 
the  idea  and  the  determination  to  en- 
deavor to  consolidate  all  writers  in 
all  fields  into  one  strong  and  unified 
organization,  strong  and  able  to  protect 
writers  against  the  invasion  of  their 
rights  and  to  fight  for  and  win  what 
is  rightly  theirs.  .  .  .  The  decision  to 
foster  such  an  amalgamation  was  sim- 
ple to  make.  The  job  of  creating  the 
machinery  to  make  the  amalgamation 
ready  to  function  was  a  tremendous 
task.  It  took  six  whole  months.  The 
most  difficult  problem  was  the  mat- 
ter of  dues. 

"The  dues  plan  which  was  finally 
devised  and  which  was  passed  together 
with  the  amended  constitution  of  the 
League  we  do  not  claim  to  be  perfect. 
What  we  do  claim  for  it  is  that  it  is 
workable  and  the  best  plan  that  we 
could  devise,  taking  into  consideration 
all  the  problems  involved. 

"Moreover,  it  was  not  and  is  not  in- 
tended to  be  a  permanent  dues  plan. 
In  six  months,  or  in  a  year,  when  we 
work  out  a  more  equable  one,  it  can 
and  will  be  substituted. 

"In  this  one,  the  salient  points  are 
these : 

"1 — Membership  in  the  League,  which 
naturally  includes  all  three  guilds,  is  uni- 
form— $10  a  year. 

"2 — Writers  are  automatically  assigned 
to  the  particular  guild  in  which  field  of 
writing  they  happen  to  be  working  at  that 
time  and  will  be  assessed  accordingly. 

"3 — All  writers  in  all  fields  are  exempt 
from  assessment  up  to  $2,500  income. 

"4 — A  dramatist,  therefore,  pays  rela- 
tively high  assessments — but  receives  con- 


Will  Try  Disguise 

Max  Jelin,  who  runs  the 
Opera  House  in  New  Bruns- 
wick, N.  J.,  has  arranged  a 
tieup  with  the  civic  body  of 
that  town  for  a  general 
"Paint  Up  and  Clean  Up 
Week"  for  "Mr.  Deeds"  so 
that  when  he  comes  to  town 
he  won't  be  able  to  recognize 
the  place. 


sideiable  service.  An  author  of  books  or 
magazine  stories  pays  relatively  low  assess- 
ments— and  receives  very  little  service.  The 
screen  writers'  assessments  fall  in  between, 
being  one-halt  of  one  per  cent  of  earnings, 
with  a  maximum  of  $250.  This  assessment, 
hovyever,  applies  also  to  the  sale  of  all  ma- 
terial to  picture  companies  from  all  writing 
in  all  fields." 

Each  guild  is  designed  to  govern  it- 
self, but  the  collective  power  of  all 
three  guilds  will  be  vested  in  a  coun- 
cil of  12  from  each  guild,  Pascal  says. 

"Two  of  the  guilds  have  already 
moved  in,"  Pascal  asserts.  "On  May 
2  the  screen  writers  will  vote  upon 
whether  or  not  they  want  to  move  in, 
too.  .  .  .  The  governing  bodies  of  the 
three  guilds  .  .  .  will  ask  members 
when  the  time  seems  ripe  to  vest  the 
power  in  the  council  to  invoke  an  or- 
der, as  soon  as  it  sees  fit,  ordering 
members  to  refuse  to  sell  material  to 
the  studios — plays,  novels,  magazine 
stories  or  original  stories — unless  stu- 
dios agree  by  contract  that  all  such 
material  shall  be  adapted  or  worked 
upon  in  any  way  only  by  members  of 
the  Authors'  League  of  America  with 
reciprocal  provisions  as  to  services. 

"The  only  difference  between  this 
labor  organization  and  any  other  labor 
union  is  that  we  are,  under  present 
conditions,  unable  to  cut  off  the  sup- 
ply of  manpower  and  material.  The 
fight  in  the  final  analysis  comes  down 
to  that  simple  provision. 

Will  Have  Definite  Advantages 

"It  may  seem  to  some  of  us  a  hard- 
ship to  be  asked  not  to  sign  a  contract 
that  pledges  our  services  and  works 
beyond  two  years.  But  actually  it  will 
prove  to  be  a  boon.  It  will  tend  to 
abolish  the  'option'  contract,  where 
the  advantage  is  always  on  the  side 
of  the  producer  and  never  on  the  side 
of  the  writer.  The  individual,  of 
course,  as  a  rule,  is  helpless  to  hold 
out  against  these  one-sided  options, 
but  in  this  way,  through  his  organi- 
zation, it  will  be  impossible  for  him 
to  accept  such  a  deal. 

"Picture  then  the  strength  and  the 
power  that  will  be  ours  in  the  next 
two  years.  Material  can  be  worked 
upon  only  by  members  of  our  organi- 
zation. Contracts,  except  for  a  very 
few,  will  have  expired  by  May,  1938. 
We  will  be  in  the  invulnerable  posi- 
tion of  controlling  both  material  and 
manpower.  Writers,  the  Authors' 
League  of  America,  will  hold  the  win- 
ning hand.  And  the  producer,  who 
has  always  proved  himself  to  be  a  very 
shrewd  poker  player,  will  know  it.  It 
won't  be  necessary  to  call  his  bluff. 
Then  without  a  strike,  without  any  of 
us  suffering  from  being  out  of  jobs, 
it  is  only  reasonable  to  conclude  that 
we  will  gain  all  that  we  are  after — 
guildship  and  a  fair  minimum  basic 
agreement." 


"Witness"  and 
"Dell"  Top  in 
Coast's  Slump 

Los  Angeles,  April  19. — Grosses 
were  generally  poor  last  week  with 
"The  Witness  Chair"  and  "Farmer  in 
the  Dell,"  on  a  dual  at  the  Pantages 
the  only  strong  draw.  The  $5,300 
take  was  over  the  line  by  $2,300.  At 
the  Hillstreet  the  same  bill  was  weak 
at  $5,100. 

"The  Gypsy  Baron,"  a  Viennese  im- 
port at  the  Grand  International,  was 
the  only  other  attraction  to  make  the 
grade.    It  grossed  $1,800. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $67,700. 
Average  is  $86,150. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  15 : 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

CHINESE — (2,500),     30c-55c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.     (Average,  $12,500) 
"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
4  STAR— (900),  30c-55c,  7  days,  3rd  week. 
Gross:  $2,500.     (Average,  $3,250) 
"THE  GYPSY  BARON"  (Vienna  Prod.) 
GRAND  INTERNAT'L— (750),  35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $1,800.  (Average, 
$1,200) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),    25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $5,100.     (Average,  $8,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

LOEWS     STATE— (2,500),     30c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $11,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
PANTAGES— (3,000),    25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $5,300.    (Average,  $3,200) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,595),   30c-55c,   7  days. 
Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  Vera  Van  in  per- 
son, Al  Lyons  orchestra.      Gross:  $15,900. 
(Average,  $18,000) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
WARNER     BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)— 
(3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.    Gross:  $9,100.  (Av- 
erage, $14,000) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"   (F.  N.) 
WARNER  BROS.   (DOWNTOWN)— (3,- 
400),  25c-40c,  7  days.     Gross:  $9,000.  (Av- 
erage, $12,000) 


Kelly  Notes  Gains 
In  Central  America 

Theatre  business  in  Central  America 
and  Mexico  is  showing  a  definite 
upturn,  especially  in  Mexico  since  the 
settlement  of  the  protracted  strike 
against  major  American  distributors, 
centering  in  Mexico  City,  declared 
Arthur  W.  Kelly,  in  charge  of  foreign 
sales  for  United  Artists,  who  has 
returned  from  a  month's  tour  of  com- 
pany exchanges. 

His  trip  covered  Panama  and  other 
Central  American  countries,  Cuba  and 
Jamaica  as  well  as  Mexico.  In  Gua- 
temala City  recently  there  was  opened 
a  new  3,000-seat  house,  the  De  Luxe, 
and  despite  its  unusual  size  for  that 
territory,  it  is  doing  well,  said  Kelly. 
In  Cuba,  as  in  most  of  the  other  areas 
he  visited,  Kelly  said,  American  films 
are  holding  their  own,  but  superior 
Spanish  pictures  find  a  good  market, 
with  a  loyal  following.  This  is  espe- 
ciallv  true  in  Havana,  he  said. 


Reopen  Hartford  Palace 

Hartford,  April  19. — The  Loew- 
Poli  Palace  here  has  reopened  after 
having  been  closed  for  several  weeks 
because  of  the  flood. 

Reports  have  it  that  the  local  Civic 
Repertory,  WPA  dramatic  stock  com- 
pany, may  disband,  although  officials 
have  denied  the  reports.  Discord  is 
said  to  have  broken  out  when  the  play- 
ers were  routed  over  a  vaudeville  cir- 
cuit during  the  closing  of  the  State 
due  to  the  flood. 


MOTION  WCTITK1: 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  20,  I93t 


Art  Cinema  Payment 
On  Taxes  Authorized 


Washington,  April  19. — Chancel- 
lor Josiah  O.  Wolcott  issued  an  order 
authorizing  trustees  of  Art  Cinema 
Corp.  to  pay  a  second  installment  of 
a  realty  tax  on  a  piece  of  property  in 
Culver  City  totaling  $1,630.60. 

The  property  is  owned  by  Feature 
Prod.,  Inc.,  Ltd.,  a  California  corpo- 
ration,  the   entire    capital    stock  of 
which  is  held  by  Art  Cinema,  a  dis 
solved  corporation.   The  property  was 
assessed  for  taxes  totaling  $3,261.23 
in  1933,  of  which  $1,630.63  was  paid 
in  the  first  installment.    The  petition 
was  presented  by  William  Jasie,  Den 
is  F.  O'Brien  and  William  P.  Phil 
lips,  trustees. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


Santa  Fe  Sets  New 
Trains;  Cuts  Time 

The  Santa  Fe  on  May  12  will  in- 
augurate a  new  weekly  train  from 
Chicago  to  the  coast,  the  Super  Chief, 
which  is  scheduled  to  make  the  run 
in  39  hours  and  45  minutes,  said  to  be 
14  hours  faster  than  the  present  ser- 
vice. The  train  will  leave  Chicago 
each  Tuesday  evening.  Eastbound,  the 
service  will  begin  May  IS. 

A  second  new  train,  the  Scout,  will 
start  May  10.  on  a  daily  schedule  of 
60  hours  and  55  minutes  from  Chicago 
to  Los  Angeles.  Running  time  will 
be  cut  on  other  trains,  including  the 
Chief.   

New  Hepburn  Vehicle 

Hollywood,  April  19. — RKO  has 
purchased  rights  to  a  play,  "Marie 
Bashkirtseff,"  which  was  produced  in 
Budanest  last  season.  It  is  by  Lajos 
Balint  and  Erno  Anday.  Katherine 
Hepburn  will  play  the  title  role  and 
it  is  scheduled  to  go  into  production 
as  soon  as  Miss  Hepburn  finishes 
"Portrait  of  a  Rebel." 

The  studio  has  given  term  contracts 
to  Patsy  Lee  Parsons,  five-year-old 
actress,  and   Parkyakarkas.    No  as 
signments  have  been  set  for  either. 


Short  Used  as  Trailer 

Chicago,  April  19. — Several  down 
state  exhibitors  are  using  the  Dionne 
Quintuplet  short  "Going  On  Two"  as 
an  advance  trailer  for  "The  Country 
Doctor."  A  clip  at  the  end  of  the  film 
is  added  to  tell  of  the  coming  attrac 
tion.  The  use  of  product  from  one 
company  to  advertise  that  of  another 
company  makes  the  stunt  more  unique 


Takes  Italian  Series 

Boston,  April  19. — Phil  Smith,  cir- 
cuit operator  and  independent  ex- 
change owner,  has  taken  over  the 
New  England  distribution  of  Nuovo 
Mondo  Motion  Pictures,  Inc.  This 
gives  the  Academy  Pictures  exchange 
25  English-dubbed  Italian  features  and 
some  90  Italian  shorts. 


C.  A.  Somma  Defeated 

Richmond,  April  19. — Charles  A. 
Somma  was  defeated  by  a  small  ma- 
jority for  renomination  as  a  candidate 
for  the  City  Council  in  the  Demo- 
cratic primary.  Somma  became  a 
member  of  the  council  a  few  years 
ago.  He  did  not  wage  a  very  active 
campaign  for  renomination. 


Miami  House  Damaged 

Miami,   April    19.  —  Fire  caused 

damage   estimated  at   $1,000  to  the 

screen  and  sound  equipment  of  the 
Seventh  Ave.  Theatre  here. 


"Florida  Special" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — Apart  from  the  amusing  wisecracking  of 
Jack  Oakie,  this  comedy-melodrama  offers  little  to  enthuse  exhibitors 
c->r  audiences.  There  are,  however,  several  novel  twists  given  to  the 
familiar  all-action-aboard-a-train  plot. 

Claude  Gillingwater,  an  eccentric  millionaire,  disappears  aboard  a 
train,  thereby  foiling  the  plot  of  Sidney  Blackmer,  a  thief,  and  a  rival 
mob  headed  by  Matthew  Betz  to  steal  the  Gillingwater  jewels.  Into 
this  vortex  is  whirled  Reporter  Oakie. 

Kent  Taylor,  who  has  been  rejected  by  Frances  Drake,  Gilling 
water's  decorative  niece,  falls  in  love  with  train  hostess  Sally  Eilers 
a  romance  which  progresses  rapidly  after  detective  J.  Farrell  Mac 
Donald  seals  the  train  in  an  attempt  to  unravel  the  Gillingwater  mystery 
Here  again,  the  rival  gangs  attempt  to  grab  the  loot.  These  sequences 
are  enlivened  by  Oakie's  comedy,  Sam  Hearn's  specialty  gagging  and 
Jackie  Heller's  singing.  In  what  might  be  called  the  climax,  Gilling 
water  is  discovered  in  a  disguise,  the  jewels  stolen  by  Blackmer  are 
recovered  only  to  be  again  filched  by  Betz  and  finally  recovered  from 
him  by  a  station-load  of  police  who  have  gathered  to  welcome  Mac- 
Donald. 

The  story  is  an  original  by  Clarence  Budington  Kelland  and  is  loaded 
with  so  much  stuff  that  director  Ralph  Murphy  had  difficulty  getting 
it  all  into  the  picture,  with  the  result  that  the  production  rates  as  an 
average  attraction  appealing  to  devotees  of  thrills,  action  and  fun. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,040.  Running  time,  68  minutes.  "G." 


"The  Mine  with  the  Iron  Door" 

(Lesser-Columbia) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — A  Harold  Bell  Wright  story  freely  adapted 
by  Don  Swift  and  Dan  Jarrett,  this  production  moves  rather  slowly. 
It  is  essentially  an  adventure  yarn  and  there  is  sufficient  conflict  to  appeal 
to  the  lovers  of  action  drama,  yet  no  guns  bark,  no  horses  gallop  and 
only  in  the  final  sequences  is  there  any  real  suspense  developed. 

Richard  Arlen  and  Stanley  Fields  are  seeking  hidden  treasure  on 
Arizona  land  which  Charles  Wilson  has  duped  them  into  buying.  There 
they  find  Cecelia  Parker  and  her  father,  Spencer  Charters,  encamped 
cn  their  property,  which  is  also  occupied  by  Henry  B.  Walthall,  de- 
mented archaelogist.  Walthall  knows  where  the  treasure  is  hidden 
hut  the  others  do  not.  When  Arlen  and  Miss  Parker  discover  the  clues 
to  the  location  Walthall  takes  her  into  the  mine,  where  he  is  about  to 
kill  her.  At  this  point  Arlen  finds  the  entrance  and  thus  all  are  saved. 

Some  good  comedy  is  contributed  by  Fields,  a  former  cop  who  de- 
velops foot  trouble  upon  reaching  the  great  open  spaces.  David  How- 
ard directed  and  got  everything  possible  from  the  script.  The  skill 
of  Frank  Good's  photography  is  reflected  to  advantage  in  the  outdoor 
sequences.  The  production  as  a  whole  is  quite  suitable  as  average  en- 
tertainment. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,146.   Running  time,  65  minutes.  '"G." 


"Captain  Calamity" 

(Hirliman-Regal) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — Second  in  the  George  Hirliman  color  series, 
this  uses  the  new  Hirlacolor  process.  Though  there  is  entertainment 
quality  calculated  to  please  the  thrill  action  fans  in  the  melodramatic 
romance,  comedy-tinged  motivating  story,  color  application  looms  as  the 
principal  commercial  asset  available  to  exhibitors  in  the  class  of  houses 
wherein  it  will  be  shown.  Most  of  the  shots,  particularly  the  land  and 
seascapes  and  some  in  which  personalities  are  featured  are  of  creditable 
character.  Second  to  color  use  as  a  novelty  in  a  thrill  action  film  is  the 
idea  of  giving  it  a  musical  contrast  by  having  the  hero,  George  Houston, 
sing  several  songs. 

Houston,  adventurous  skipper  of  a  south  sea  schooner,  creates  the 
impression  he  is  the  possessor  of  a  secret  as  to  where  vast  Spanish 
treasure  is  buried.  With  the  main  action  occurring  aboard  the  boat  and 
in  an  island  cabaret,  a  gang  of  bad  men,  headed  by  Louis  Natheaux  and 
Roy  D'Arcy,  plan  to  kill  Houston  and  get  his  secret.  Comedy  relief  is 
provided  by  Vince  Barnett.  A  romance  involving  Houston  and  a  stranded 
white  girl,  Marion  Nixon,  is  rung  in.  Plenty  of  conflict  heroics  ensue. 
The  conspirators  raid  Houston's  boat,  he  saves  Miss  Nixon  and  both 
get  away  from  the  islands  for  the  peace  and  quiet  of  romance. 

Players  mentioned  contribute  satisfactory  performances.    Other  inter- 
(Continucd  on  page  10) 


Short  Subject 

"The  Early  Bird  and  the 
Worm" 

(Harman-I  sing-M -G-M  ) 

In  the  colorful  and  novel  Harman 
Ising  manner,  this  cartoon  is  excel- 
lent entertainment.  The  old  adage  it 
changed  somewhat.  The  early  bird 
sets  out  and  stalks  a  worm  which 
leads  him  a  merry  chase.  Clever  in- 
vention carries  the  hunter  and  prey 
through  many  escapes.  A  snake  take:, 
up  the  trail  of  the  bird  and  soon  is  in 
the  chase.  Two  crows  lying  around  in 
the  minstrel  show  manner  and  ad  lib- 
bing  provide  a  hilarious  interlude. 
Soon  they  are  after  the  worm  too. 
The  snake  catches  up  and  seizes  the 
first  bird  and  it  looks  bad  but  the 
worm  gets  out  a  flute  and  plays  a 
Hindu  tune  which  distracts  the  snake 
while  the  bird  gets  away.  The  snake 
now  turns  on  the  worm  and  hypno- 
tizes it.  Timely  knotting  of  the  snake 
by  the  bird  saves  the  worm  and  they 
become  friends.  An  exceptional  of- 
fering. Production  Code  Seal  No. 
2,036.    Running  time,  9  mins.  "G." 


'How  to  Behave" 

(M-G-M) 

Robert  Benchley  undertakes  to  dem- 
onstrate a  few  situations,  the  etiquette 
of  which  are  questioned  by  two  tele- 
phone men  working  among  the  wires 
in  a  manhole.  With  all  the  humor 
that  can  be  attached  to  the  problems 
of  a  man  arising  from  the  table  when 
a  lady  approaches,  story  telling  under 
constant  interruption  and  week-end 
guest  behavior,  the  familiar  and  hilari- 
ous Benchley  antics  build  up  each 
situation  for  the  most  laughs.  Follow- 
ing the  pattern  of  that  other  Bench- 
ley  opus,  this  one  has  him  closing  the 
film  by  drawing  the  bed  clothes  over 
his  head.  Entertaining  and  laugh  pro- 
voking. Production  Code  Seal  No. 
1,574.   Running  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Fight  Is  Right" 

(Radio ) 

An  occasionally  amusing  comedy 
featuring  Tom  Kennedy,  as  the  large, 
but  timid  soul  who  is  persuaded  to 
attempt  to  fool  his  wife  in  order  to 
go  to  a  fight.  His  office  pal  and  fel- 
low conspirator  disguises  himself  as 
a  doctor  and  arrives — but  in  the  com- 
pany of  an  inquisitive  policeman,  who 
proceeds  to  administer  his  own  home 
remedy.  As  that  consists  of  plain  and 
fancy  knotting,  and  the  smart  wife 
pours  plaster  of  paris  into  the  foot- 
bath, the  comedy  descends  to  loud  and 
vigorous  slapstick.  Production  Code 
Seal  No.  2,016.  Running  time,  17 
mins.  "G." 


Dumbbell  Letters  No.  3" 

(Fan  Beuren-RKO) 

There  is  the  usual  amount  of  amuse- 
ment in  this  number  of  the  series  of 
filmed  letters  from  various  and  sun- 
dry people  lacking  intelligence  but 
meaning  well.  The  result  is  a  series 
of  chuckles  and  a  few  heartv  laughs. 
Production  Code  Seal  No.  088.  Run- 
ning time,  5  mins.  "G." 


Loew  Cuts  Vaudeville 

Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  April  19. — 
Loew's  Capitol  has  dropped  vaudeville 
in  favor  of  films  for  four  days  a  week. 
Stage  attractions  hold  sway  during 
the  last  three  days  of  the  week. 


Monday,  April  20.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


COMPLETE 
SPORTS 


DAILY  NEWS-HERALD  \Ma 


THE    WORLD'S     PICTURE  NEWSPAPER 


*   *   +  * 


New  York,  Monday,  April  20,  1936 


★    ★    ★  ★ 


'MYSTERY  BLONDE' 
ADMITS  KILLING 


FREED— James  Trent  won  his 
freedom  from  a  murder  charge 
by  Paula's  confession.  Paula 
told  of  her  long-standing  love 
for  Trent.  (Walter  Abel,  as 
Trent.) 


ELOPEMENT  plans  of  Connie 
Trent  were  blasted  by  the  shot 
that  revealed  Whittaker,  her 
lover,  as  a  thief  and  a  black- 
guard. (Maxine  Jennings,  as 
Connie.) 


CONFESSES— Paula  Young,  the  'Mystery  blonde'  in  the  Stanley  Whittaker  slaying,  created 
a  sensation  in  court  today  when  she  dramatically  admitted  that  it  was  she  who  had  killed 
Whittaker.  Her  amazing  testimony  came  just  as  Connie  Trent,  daughter  of  the  defendant,  had 
disclosed  that  she  was  about  to  elope  with  Whittaker.  (Ann  Harding,  as  Paula  Young.) 


ANN  HARDING  in  THE  WITNESS  CHAIR 

with  WALTER  ABEL,  Douglass  Dumbrille,  Frances  Sage,  Moroni  Olsen,  Margaret  Hamil- 
ton. Directed  by  George  Nicholls,  Jr.  Asso.  Producer,  Cliff  Reid.  RKO  RADIO  PICTURE. 


10 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  20,  I93t 


Daylight  Time 
Makes  Gain  in 
East,  Midwest 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

year  there  were  337.  In  Rochester, 
where  a  referendum  opposed  the 
change,  many  business  establishments 
advance  opening  and  closing  hours. 
New  Jersey's  total  is  118  communities, 
the  same  as  last  year.  Pennsylvania  is 
unchanged  at  93 ;  Maine,  with  59.  New 
Hampshire  has  lost  two  and  will  have 
21  this  year.  Vermont  will  have  three 
instead  of  two.  Delaware  will  have 
11  instead  of  eight;  Illinois,  93,  in- 
stead of  90,  exclusive  of  Chicago  and 
surrounding  communities.  Indiana 
jumps  from  14  to  20. 

Georgia  gains  from  one  to  three,  not 
including  Atlanta  and  surrounding 
towns,  which  advance  their  clocks 
from  year  to  year.  Mississippi 
will  have  no  advanced  time  this  year, 
although  last  year  it  had  one  town. 
In  Minneapolis  and  other  spots  in 
Minnesota  business  establishments 
change  their  opening  and  closing 
hours.  Idaho  will  push  the  clocks 
ahead  in  three  spots,  the  same  as  last 
year. 

In  Canada  two  more  towns  have 
joined  the  move,  making  the  total  75. 
Some  of  them  do  not  make  the  change 
until  May  2  or  3,  and  others  make 
the  change  late  in  May  and  in  early 
June  and  put  the  clocks  back  to  nor- 
mal at  varving  times. 


Cleveland  Is  Opposed 

Cleveland,  April  19.  —  The  City 
Council  today  voted  against  daylight 
saving  time  for  which  radio  stations 
and  representatives  of  outdoor  sports 
had  been  plugging.  Exhibitors  pro- 
tested. 


Paris  Quigley  Award 
Is  Made  by  Flandin 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

man,  manager  of  Paramount  French 
theatres ;  Fred  Lange,  Paramount 
branch  head  here ;  Ike  Blumenthal, 
Paramount  continental  representative ; 
Harold  Smith,  Hays  office  representa- 
tive here,  and  Andre  Agramon, 
publicity  manager  of  the  Paramount. 

Minister  Flandin  congratulated  Le- 
breton  and  Paramount,  and  cited 
Quigley  Publications  as  the  largest 
film  press  organization.  He  saw  in  the 
award  the  cementing  of  closer  French- 
American  film  business  relations,  and 
expressed  pride  in  the  fact  that  an 
award  has  gone  to  a  French  manager 
for  the  first  time. 


Wallis  on  Vacation 

Hollywood,  April  19. — Hal  Wallis, 
production  manager  at  Warners,  ac- 
companied by  his  wife,  Louise  Fa- 
zenda,  will  leave  tomorrow  by  train 
for  New  York.  They  are  bound  for 
Europe  on  a  two-months  vacation. 


/▼▼TV. 

PHILIP  MERIVALE 

"GIVE   US  THIS  NIGHT" 
WILLIAM  MCRRIS  OTFICE 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'Captain  Calamity' 


(Continued  from  page  8) 

esting  bits  are  credited  to  Margaret  Irving,  Barry  Norton,  Crane  Wilbur, 
Juan  Torena,  Movita  and  Lloyd  Ingraham.  Selling  the  combined  values 
of  color  and  melodramatic  thrill  action  seem  to  be  the  most  acceptable 
way  to  excite  popular  attention. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,121.    Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


"The  Harvester" 

(Republic) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — This  Gene  Stratton  Porter  best  seller  makes 
good  family  entertainment  as  presented  here.  Victor  Zobel's  production 
and  Joseph  Santley's  direction  result  in  a  well-knit  pastoral,  refreshing 
for  its  homey  qualities. 

The  story  concerns  the  efforts  of  Joyce  Compton,  backed  by  her 
shrewish  mother,  Alice  Brady,  to  win  Russell  Hardie,  a  most  eligible 
bachelor.  Opposed  to  the  match  is  Emma  Dunn,  Hardie's  neighbor 
who  seeks  Hardie  for  her  granddaughter,  Ann  Rutherford.  Trapped 
into  a  betrothal,  Hardie  escapes  only  after  Miss  Dunn  has  died  and 
Cora  Sue  Collins,  Miss  Rutherford's  younger  sister,  has  been  placed 
in  an  orphanage.  Though  the  plot  is  slight,  the  cast  makes  all  the 
characters  interesting  and  the  background  incidents  which  include 
a  husking  bee  and  the  introduction  of  the  early  automobile  are  made 
amusing. 

The  screenplay  is  by  Gertrude  Orr  and  Homer  Croy  from  the 
adaptation  of  Robert  Lee  Johnson  and  Elizabeth  Meehan.  Frank  Craven, 
Roy  Atwell  and  Eddie  Nugent  give  the  best  performances  in  the 
supporting  cast. 

The  production  will  be  acceptable  in  most  situations,  rating  higher 
in  the  smaller  communities. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,144.  Running  time,  69  minutes.  "G." 


"Kelly  the  Second" 

(Roach-M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — Loaded  with  gags  old  and  new,  this  comedy, 
when  reduced  to  program  length  will  fit  on  dual  bills  with  a  more  serious 
feature  subject. 

Patsy  Kelly  as  the  trainer  of  Guinn  Williams,  a  truck  driver  turned 
fighter,  bears  the  chief  brunt  of  the  slapstick,  ably  assisted  by  Charlie 
Chase,  as  a  fight  manager.  Edward  Brophy  and  his  mob  are  racketeers 
who  cut  themselves  in  for  a  share  of  the  fight  earnings.  Pert  Kelton,  as 
Brophy's  girl,  complicates  matters  by  getting  Williams  drunk  before  the 
championship  bout.  The  best  gags  are  offered  during  the  sequences 
which  show  Williams  in  training  on  a  farm  with  Miss  Kelly  supervising 
the  road  work  mounted  on  an  ancient  steed  which  still  responds  to  the 
sound  of  hounds  pursuing  a  fox.  Other  comedy  highlights  are  con- 
tributed by  Chase. 

The  script  is  the  joint  work  of  the  regular  Roach  staff  and  the  direc- 
tion is  by  Gus  Meins.  The  sound  is  slightly  high-pitched  for  a  feature 
length  film  and  seems  to  be  the  same  as  that  used  in  regular  Roach 
shorts. 

The  picture  should  please  juveniles  and  seems  suitable  for  showing  at 
performances  for  children. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,961.    Running  time,  82  minutes.  "G." 


"Human  Cargo" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  April  19. — The  alien  shakedown  racket  provides  a  color- 
ful background  for  this  action  melodrama  which  slows  down  only  for 
comedy,  tellingly  spaced. 

Claire  Trevor  plays  the  society  girl  who  wants  to  break  into  the  news- 
paper game  with  the  romantic  idea  of  seeing  her  name  on  bylines.  Brian 
Donlevy,  ace  reporter,  gives  her  a  real  taste  of  how  tough  chasing 
exclusives  may  be  when  he  uses  her  as  a  stooge  to  get  a  line  on  a  gang 
which  is  smuggling  aliens  and  then  shaking  them  down.  After  a  couple 
of  murders,  Miss  Trevor  catches  on  and  as  a  reporter  for  a  rival  paper 
boards  the  smuggling  ship  disguised  as  a  French  girl.  Donlevy  also 
assumes  an  accent  and  claims  to  be  her  husband.  Both  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  gangsters,  both  escape  by  a  hair's  breadth,  both  score  a 
beat  and  both  get  married.  The  comedy  highlight  is  Helen  Troy,  well 
known  on  the  air,  as  a  comic,  gossipy  'phone  operator. 

Miss  Trevor  and  Donlevy  give  good  performances  and  excellent  sup- 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


VERA  and  Bill  Fadiman  at  Tony's 
for  a  nip  after  the  opening  of 
"Things  to  Come" ;  Monroe  Green- 
thal  and  Ed  Finney  to  the  Versailles 
in  an  effort  to  sneak  up  on  Si 
Seadler  performing  the  rhumba. 
• 

Ed  Kl  ykendall  will  spend  a  week 
at  his  Columbus,  Miss.,  home,  return- 
ing here  early  next  week  to  arrange 
a  resumption  of  meetings  with  dis- 
tributors on  trade  practices. 

• 

Louis  Cohen  is  now  dividing  his 
time  between  the  Cine  Roma,  nee  the 

arner  on  Broadway,  and  the  offices 
of  Nuovo  Afondo  Pictures  in  the  RKO 
Building. 

• 

Bob  Goldstein  and  Joe  Moskowitz 
did  their  lunching  in  the  Hunting 
Room  of  the  Astor  Saturday.  Bob 
almost  brought  along  a  bow  and  ar- 
row. 

• 

Louis  Xizer  is  adding  to  his  file  of 
"Exhibits"  a  picture  postcard  mailed 
to  him  from  Germany  by  Phil  Reis- 
man. 

• 

Charlie  Moskowitz  arrived  in 
Miami  last  night  for  a  short  vacation. 
Back  here  May  4. 

• 

Frank  C  Walker,  in  Scranton  for 
the  past  few  days,  goes  to  Washing- 
ton from  there. 

• 

Bruce  Bromley,  film  attorney,  re- 
turns today  from  a  vacation  at  Pass 
Christian,  Miss. 

• 

Sam  Spring  returns  from  a  Florida 
stay  with  his  family  early  this  week. 
• 

John  E.  Otterson  plans  to  depart 
from  the  coast  tonight  for  here. 


Phila.  Group  Seeks 
Zoning  Conference 

(Continued  from  page  1 ) 
in  the  territory  to  appoint  repre- 
sentatives to  meet  a  group  from  the 
exhibitor  unit  and  affiliated  circuits, 
to  "lay  the  foundation  for  the  adop- 
tion of  a  uniform  and  fair"  clearance 
and  zoning  schedule. 

A  second  resolution,  adopted  at  the 
same  time,  called  for  the  appointment 
of  a  delegate  to  represent  the  organ- 
ization at  the  trade  practice  confer- 
ences in  New  York,  "when  and  if"  the 
independent  exhibitor  groups  are  in- 
vited. Charles  Segall,  president,  was 
named  to  represent  the  unit. 


Trans-Lux  Net  $164,291 

Trans-Lux  Daylight  Picture  Screen 
Corp.,  for  the  year  ended  Dec.  31. 
reports  a  net  income  after  charges  and 
taxes  of  $164,291  or  $0.23  per  share, 
as  compared  with  S180.638  or  $0.25  per 
share  outstanding  for  1934;  cash 
$206,156  against  $94,255;  loans  $106,- 
458  against  $80,000 :  securities  $54,850 
against  $352,492;  accounts  receivable 
less  reserve  $13,096  against  $69,031; 
inventories  $21,008  against  $55,822; 
other  current  assets  $16,972  against 
none;  current  liabilities  $26,117  against 
$141,970. 


Monday.  April  20,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


January"  Is 
Denver  Wow; 
Gets  $10,000 


Denver,  April  19— "Captain  Janu- 
ary" topped  the  town  with  a  gross  of 
£  10,000,  up  by  $3,000,  at  the  Denver, 
and  it  was  moved  to  the  Broadway  for 
,a  second  week. 

i|  "These  Three"  kept  crowds  going 
steadily  to  the  Aladdin,  so  that  the 
.  take  went  nearly  100  per  cent  over  par 
ifor  a  total  of  $4,500  and  the  picture 
>was  held  over. 

Weather  conditions  were  perfect 
iand  there  was  practically  no  opposi- 
tion. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,500. 
Average  is  $27,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
tnding  April  16: 

"THESE   THREE"  (U.A.) 

i    ALADDIX— (1,500),   25c-40c-50c.   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average.  $2,750) 
•LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),    25c-40c,    7  days, 
following     two     weeks     at     the  Aladdin. 
Gross:  $1,500.     (Average.  $1,500) 
"RETURN   OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 

CENTER— (1.500),  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,500.  (Average, 
53,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500).  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $4,500) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

DENVER — (2.500),    25c-35c-40c.    7  days. 
Stage    hand.      Gross:    $10,000.  (Average. 
'  >7.000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM-(2.600).  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average.  $6,000) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.N.) 
"THE  PAYOFF"  (F.N.) 

PARAMOUNT—  (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.     (Average,  $3,000) 


Reissue  Idea  Clicks 

Cleveland,  April  19. — A  trial  en- 
gagement of  '"The  Big  House"  and 
"Dancing  Lady"  on  a  double  bill  at 
the  Rivoli  in  Toledo  proved  so  suc- 
cessful that  Frank  Drew  of  M-G-M 
ordered  additional  prints  to  cover  the 
territory. 


Federal  Shows  Started 

Cincinnati,  April  19.  —  Federal 
theatre  projects  are  steaming  up  in 
this  territory.  "Adam  and  Eva"  is 
being  presented  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Temple  here  and  music  is  being  pro- 
vided bv  a  work  relief  orchestra.  At 
Davton  "The  Old  Soak"  is  being  put 
on  at  the  Memorial  Hall. 


Harry  J.  Shumow  Gains 

Omaha,  April  19. — Harry  J.  Shu- 
mow. M-G-M  branch  manager  and 
first  barker  of  Tent  No.  16,  who  for 
two  months  has  been  an  arthritis 
sufferer,  asserted  he  will  be  able  to 
attend  the  New  York  convention. 


"Things"  Record  Claimed 

All  existing  records  at  the  Rivoli  on 
Broadway  were  broken  on  Saturday 
morning  at  the  opening  at  popular 
prices  of  "Things  to  Come."  with 
4.800  admissions  up  to  12  o'clock.  U.A. 
press  department  said  so. 


Columbians  to  Act 

The  Columbia  Players,  a  unit  of  the 
Columbians,  home  office  organization 
of  Columbia,  will  present  a  series  of 
one-act  and  full-length  plays  at  a 
Broadway  playhouse. 


Travel  Methods 

Bob  Goldstein,  sometimes 
reporter-at-large,  checked  up 
yesterday  and  found: 

Jack  Goetz  and  Arthur 
Gottlieb  of  Du-Art  Labora- 
tories "trained"  west  Friday. 

Joe  Moskowitz,  not  yet  set 
on  his  coast  trip,  is  expected 
to  "zoom"  to  the  coast. 

Leonard,  Bob's  twin  and 
now  a  producer  of  westerns, 
arrived.  He  "horsed"  it  across 
the  country. 


Arthur  Loew  Takes 
1,765  Loew  Shares 

Washington,  April  19. — Acquisi- 
tion by  Arthur  M.  Loew's  holding 
company  in  February  of  1,765  shares 
of  Loew's  common  stock  was  dis- 
closed by  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission  in  its  monthly  report,  just 
made  public. 

The  report  also  showed  the  acquisi- 
tion by  Samuel  Sedran  of  New  York 
of  10  shares  of  eight  per  cent  cumu- 
lative first  preferred  stock  in  Uni- 
versal, making  his  holdings  at  the 
close  of  the  month  14  shares. 


Eastman  Starts  Building 

Rochester,  April  19. — Eastman  Ko- 
dak has  a  big  building  program  under 
way.  Preliminary  work  has  been 
started  at  the  Kodak  Park  plant  and 
construction  will  start  within  a  month 
on  one  building.  At  the  Hawkeye 
plant  a  five-story  building  will  be  put 
up  for  manufacture  of  lenses  and  photo- 
graphic equipment. 


Columbia  Signs  Del  Rio 

Hollywood,  April  19.  —  Columbia 
has  signed  Dolores  Del  Rio  to  a  term 
contract  calling  for  two  pictures  per 
year  over  a  period  of  three  years. 
Under  the  pact,  Miss  Del  Rio  will 
also  be  permitted  to  make  pictures  for 
other  studios.  Columbia  has  no  as- 
signment for  the  actress  as  yet. 


Busses  to  Have  Films 

Chicago.  April  19. — B.  T.  Peyton, 
Inc.,  plans  to  install  projectors  in  a 
number  of  transcontinental  busses. 

Fifty-two  projectors  for  showing  35 
mm  "non-flam"  films  have  been 
ordered.  The  projectors,  Peyton 
states,  will  run  automatically,  the  bus 
porter  changing  the  films. 


Fox  Has  Milwaukee 
Strand,  Seeks  More 


Milwaukee,  April  19. — Fox  has 
taken  the  Strand,  former  downtown 
second  run  here,  and  reopened  it  as  a 
first  run.  The  1,400-seat  house  was 
thoroughly  renovated  before  being 
opened  by  the  new  operators.  Fox 
now  controls  three  first  runs  here  and 
is  reported  seeking  the  closed  Alham- 
bra. 

The  circuit's  deal  for  control  of  the 
Pearl,  Grace  and  Layton  Park,  south 
side  independent  neighborhoods,  origi- 
nally slated  for  March  15  and  then 
April  1,  has  been  advanced  to  May  1. 
Latest  reports  are  that  Fox  will  trade 
the  Pearl,  when  it  assumes  control, 
for  the  Lincoln,  operated  by  B.  K. 
Fischer,  the  latter  to  operate  the 
Pearl,  with  the  understanding  that 
the  Lincoln  be  closed. 


Carroll  Picks  Winner 

Philadelphia,  April  19. — Jacque- 
line Susan,  17-year-old  daughter  of 
Robert  Susan,  well  known  Philadel- 
phia portrait  painter,  was  selected  by 
Earl  Carroll  at  the  finals  of  the  Car- 
roll-Warners talent  contest  at  the 
Earle.  She  will  be  sent  to  the  Vita- 
phone  studios  in  New  York  for  a 
screen  test.  Carroll  picked  a  beauty 
from  the  audience  at  each  performance, 
holding  the  finals  at  his  last  ap- 
pearance. 


May  Probe  Sonotone 

The  Securities  and  Exchange  Com- 
mission, it  was  said  by  The  Sun  on 
Saturday,  is  investigating  the  market 
movements  of  the  stock  of  Sonotone 
Corp.  A  questionnaire  has  gone  to 
brokers  for  a  report  on  transactions 
from  April  7  to  13.  The  stock,  a  curb 
issue,  has  been  active  recently  and  is 
now  listed  at  3  as  compared  with  a 
low  of  1-K  and  a  high  of  ZY2  this  year. 


Bruen  Addresses  MPTO 

Tacoma,  April  19. — An  address  by 
President  Hugh  Bruen  on  his  recent 
eastern  trip,  reports  by  Secretary- 
Manager  James  Hone  and  a  talk  by 
Mrs.  Kathryn  Malstrom,  member  of 
the  legislature,  were  features  of  the 
spring  meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  the 
Northwest  at  the  Winthrop  Hotel. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Gains 

Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp.  re- 
ports a  net  profit  for  1935  of  $335,266. 
This  is  after  expenses  and  other 
charges.  For  1934  the  profit  was 
$309,793. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Human  Cargo" 

{Continued  from  page  10) 

port  is  contributed  by  Alan  Dinehart,  Ralph  Morgan,  Rita  Cansino, 
Morgan  Wallace,  Herman  Bing,  John  McGuire,  Ralf  Harolde,  Wade 
Boteler  and  Harry  Wood.  The  screenplay  by  Jefferson  Parker  and 
Doris  Malloy  from  the  novel  by  Kathleen  Shepard  emphasizes  the  comedy 
and  tension.  Allan  Dwan's  direction  accents  speed.  Sol  Wrurtzel 
produced. 

The  excitement  of  the  chase  after  a  story  of  the  inside  of  the  racket 
which  smuggles,  terrorizes  and  kills  many  thousands  of  aliens  seeking 
illegal  entry  into  the  country  is  the  best  angle  to  plug. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,103.    Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


Delay  to  Fall 
Of  U.  S.  Suit 
Seen  Likely 


(Continued  from  paye  \) 

plainly  pointed  out  by  Government 
attorneys  recently  that  failure  of  the 
Supreme  Court  to  hear  the  appeal  un- 
til fall  is  likely  to  delay  the  trial  of 
the  equity  action  in  New  York  until 
after  the  decision  of  the  high  court. 
Reports  in  New  York  within  the  past 
few  days  of  the  early  settlement  of 
the  equity  action  out  of  court  are  seen 
as  leading  to  further  delay  in  the  New 
York  action. 

Russell  Hardy,  chief  of  the  Gov- 
ernment legal  staff  in  the  case,  argued 
the  Government's  motion  before  Judge 
Davis.  In  his  presentation,  Hardy 
argued  that  the  appeal  to  the  Supreme 
Court  is  an  effort  on  the  part  of  the 
defense  to  delay  the  New  York  action, 
indicating  that  the  hearing  of  the 
appeal  in  the  Supreme  Court  will 
delay  the  date  on  which  the  Federal 
action  would  get  under  way. 


Studio  Union  Talks 
To  Resume  Tomorrow 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

demand  for  a  30-hour  week  in  place  of 
the  present  36-hour  week.  Crafts 
which  are  not  asking  wage  increases 
are  expected  to  make  a  stand  for  the 
shorter  week,  while  some  of  those  to 
which  wage  increases  are  granted  may 
compromise  on  the  hour  provisions. 


Bulletin  Is  Revised 

Hollywood,  April  19. — The  Acad- 
emy Bulletin  of  Screen  Achievement 
Records  is  to  be  issued  in  a  revised 
and  improved  form.  The  revision  calls 
for  a  mimeographed  form,  with  loose- 
leaf  binders  and  provisions  for  issuing 
revision  sheets  at  frequent  intervals. 
The  bulletin  has  been  issued  for  a 
vear  and  a  half. 


Wall  Street 


Most  Off  in  Board  Trading 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc          37       37  37  —1 

Consolidated   Film    SA      5'A  5J4   

Consolidated,  pfd..  V'A     WA  +  A 

Loew's,   Jnc            45^     445/i  44%     —  A 

Paramount                 8V&      8A  8'A   

Paramount  1  pfd..  66'A     66  66       - -1 

Paramount  2  pfd. .    9%      9"4  9'A     —  Vs 

Pathe  Film              1V/S     10%  10^     —  'As 

RKO                          6A      6A  &A  —A 

20th  Century -Fox.  26'4     26J4  26J4  —1 

20th  Century,  pfd.  35^     35  35   

Universal,    pfd....  99^     99A  995-2     —  -34 

Warner  Bros           1054     1054  1054     —  A 

Curb  Off  Fractionally 

Net 

High    Low    Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety   11/16   11/16   11/16  —1/16 

Sonotone    2%      2>s      2%     —  A 

Technicolor    2954     29%     2954     —  A 

Little  Activity  in  Bonds 

Net 

High    Low    Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

.  Equip.  6s  '40....  27        27        27        -f  y2 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2654     2654     26J4     —  A 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55         86M    86J4    8654    —  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  94%     9454     94}4     —  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  18.) 


«te.  u,  J.PAT. off 


NEGATIVE 


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DAILY 


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Intelligent 


the  Industry 
In  All 
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L.  39.  NO.  94 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  21,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


4ew  Fleischer 
3rocess  Puts 
Depth  in  Film 

lathematical  Basis  Was 
Invented  for  Purpose 


By  J.  M.  JERAULD 

|For  some  time  Paramount  and  Max 
eischer  have  been  getting  letters 
pm  exhibitors  and  patrons  inquiring 
Iw  he  had  produced  the  illusion  of 
■pth,  or  third  dimension,  in  some  of 
B  cartoon  subjects.  Neither  has  been 
rprised.  They  have  been  waiting 
ir  some  kind  of  a  reaction  to  see 
luther  a  new  invention  was  sum- 
mit to  impress  the  public. 
'In  some  subjects  only  certain  scenes 
ive  had  this  three  dimension  process, 

others  whole  subjects  have  had  it. 

s  all  done  by  mathematical  calcu- 
tion,  and  the  process  is  now  being 
itented. 

What  it  will  lead  to  even  Fleischer 
Dirt  guess.  So  far  he  has  used  it  only 
i  subjects  moving  from  left  to  right, 
vice  versa,  but  he  now  is  building 
machine  that  will  give  the  same 
suits  on  up  and  down,  or  diagonal 
ickgrounds,   and   in   the   course  of 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


tudios  Are  Busy; 
45  Features  Going 

Hollywood,  April  20. — There  was 
tic  change  in  production  activity 
iring  the  past  week.  Actual  camera 
ptlc  continued  to  hit  a  high  level, 
prty-five  features  were  in  work, 
hort  subject  production,  which  has 
Ben  slow  during  recent  months, 
ipped  down  to  two  from  the  pre- 
cis week's  three. 

Warners  took  the  lead  with  eight 
xtures  in  work.  Paramount,  which 
■aded  the  list  the  previous  week, 
ipped  to  six. 

Columbia  had  five  features  shoot- 
ii;,  one  preparing  and  seven  in  the 
if  ting  room.  M-G-M  had  seven,  one 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


mh-Fox  Holders 
Will  Elect  Directors 

Routine  procedure  is  expected  to 
ark  the  annual  stockholders'  meeting 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  this  after- 
Don  in  company  headquarters.  Elec- 
on  of  the  directors  for  another  year 
ill  be  followed  immediately  by  a 
■eeting  of  the  new  board  when  offi- 
rs  are  to  be  elected. 
Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Joseph  M. 
chenck  on  Thursday  will  sail  for  Eu- 
>pe. 


Fox,  B.  &  D. 
Conclude  Deal 
For  Australia 


Will  Share  Distribution 
Under  New  Company 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  20. — Under  an  ar- 
rangement just  completed  and  involv- 
ing £4,000,000,  between  Fox  Films  of 
Australia  and  New  Zealand  and 
Hoyts'  Theatres,  Ltd.,  in  which  Fox 
has  an  interest,  on  the  one  hand,  and 
British  &  Dominions  on  the  other, 
Fox  will  handle  the  distribution  in 
Australia  of  Gaumont  British  prod- 
uct and  British  &  Dominions  will 
handle  B.  &  O.,  British  Lion  and 
Twickenham  pictures  there. 

The  formal  announcement  was  made 
at  a  press  luncheon  here  today  by  Er- 
nest Turnbull,  managing  director  of 
B.  &  D.  in  Australia.  A  new  com- 
pany, Dominions  Film  Distributors, 
has  been  formed  for  the  arrangement. 

The  deal,  which  has  as  its  basis  the 
perfection  of  a  first  class  distribution 
system  in  Australia,  also  provides  for 
British  production  there  by  leading 
British  units  in  association  with  B. 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


Hirliman  to  Do  Six 
For  Radio  Release 

Hollywood.  April  20. — The  radio 
schedule  for  1936-37  will  include  six 
features  to  be  made  by  George  Hirli- 
man, with  George  O'Brien  starred, 
under  a  deal  just  signed. 

Hirliman  will  produce  the  six  at  the 
Radio  Gower  St.  studio  or  at  the  RKO 
Pathe  plant.  All  will  be  outdoor  films, 
with  Jack  London's  "Valley  of  the 
Moon"  scheduled  as  the  first.  None 
of  them  is  to  be  in  color. 


Looking  'Em  Over 

New  product  from  all 
sources,  caught  by  Motion 
Picture  Daily  critics  east  and 
west,  reviewed  today: 

"Ex-Mrs.  Bradford  (Radio) 
page  6. 

"Border  Flight"  (Para- 
mount) page  6. 

"For  the  Service"  (Univer- 
sal) page  6. 

"Desert  Justice"  (Atlantic) 
page  11. 

"Lawless  Rider"  (Colum- 
bia) page  11. 

"Murder  by  an  Aristocrat" 
(Warners)  page  11. 


Grand  Natl 
Distribution 
Awaits  Films 


The  rapidity  with  which  Grand 
National  Films,  Inc.,  Pathe-sponsored 
producing  and  distributing  organiza- 
tion, rounds  out,  its  proposed  national 
exchange  system  will  be  dependent 
upon  the  speed  with  which  product  is 
lined  up,  according  to  E.  L.  Alperson, 
president  of  the  company. 

He  is  now  considering  alliances 
with  a  number  of  coast  producers,  but 
has  made  no  decisions  as  yet.  Policy 
as  it  concerns  exchanges  will  be  elas- 
tic and  will  be  developed  gradually 
and  on  a  variety  of  bases.  Alperson, 
for  instance,  may  deem  it  advisable  at 
the  outset  to  serve  the  St.  Louis  ter- 
ritory from  Chicago  with  a  sales  force 
maintained  at  the  former  point.  Jack- 
sonville. Portland,  Me.,  and  Memphis 
may  be  operated  along  similar  lines, 
but  the  intention  finally  is  to  organize 
on  the  accepted  national  basis  which 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Distributors  Launch  Move 
For  Earliest  Sales  Season 

W  ith  a  number  of  franchises  already  set  with  national  circuits,  dis- 
tributors at  large  are  mapping  plans  to  start  what  is  viewed  as  one 
<if  the  earliest,  if  not  the  earliest,  selling  seasons  in  the  history  of  the 
industry. 

It  is  understood  most  distributors  have  been  selling  1936-37  lineups, 
although  the  activity,  aside  from  Paramount,  has  been  kept  largely  under 
cover. 

Distributors  and  many  exhibitors  as  well,  are  proceeding  on  the 
assumption  that  past  performances  are  a  sufficient  guide  to  the  future 
and  that,  since  each  succeeding  year's  program  is  largely  a  matter  of 
promises  to  deliver  anyway,  in  addition  to  known  starring  equations, 
there  is  no  need  to  await  the  arrival  of  hot  weather  and  to  drag  nego- 
tiations through  the  warm  spell. 


Uniform  Deal 
Not  Expected 
By  Conferees 

Individual  Pacts  Likely 
With  Major  Companies 


Indications  that  no  uniform  program 
of  trade  practice  modifications  will  be 
developed  from  current  exhibitor-dis- 
tributor conferences  were  apparent 
yesterday  as  distribution  companies 
progressed  further  toward  the  adop- 
tion of  final  individual  policies  on 
the  concessions  sought  by  M.P.T.O.A. 

A  number  of  the  subjects  in  the  ex- 
hibitors' 10-point  program,  such  as  the 
elimination  of  designated  play  dates 
and  the  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures, apply  to  some  companies  and 
not  to  others,  thus  making  a  uniform 
distributor  stand  impossible.  Dis- 
tributors who  do  not  sell  on  percent- 
age arrangement  obviously  are  not 
concerned  with  designated  playdates, 
and  those  who  have  no  short  subjects, 
or  only  a  limited  list  of  them,  are  not 
the  targets  of  the  exhibitors'  demand 
for  sales  restrictions,  it  was  pointed 
out  by  an  M.P.T.O.A.  representa- 
tive. 

It  is  apparent  from  a  cross  section 
of  distributor  opinion  that  all  com- 
panies will  not  have  the  same  attitude 
on  cancellation  concessions,  although 
a  majority  of  distributors  definitely 
favor  more  liberal  cancellation  terms 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Copyright  Framers 
Make  No  Progress 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  20. — Meeting 
today  to  consider  copyright  legislation, 
the  House  Patents  Committee  made 
no  progress  other  than  to  take  formal 
action  authorizing  the  formation  of  a 
subcommittee  to  write  the  measure. 

Members  of  the  group  were  reluct- 
tant  to  discuss  the  meeting,  but  it  was 
apparent  that  they  had  engaged  in  an- 

(Continucd  on  page  5) 


Broadway  Holdovers 
Order  of  the  Week 

Holdovers  are  the  order  of  the  day 
on  Broadway,  with  second  weeks 
current  or  in  prospect  at  the  Music 
Hall,  Paramount,  Capitol,  Roxy  and 
Center.  The  Music  Hall  plans  a  sec- 
ond week  for  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town,"  with  "Under  Two  Flags" 
slated  to  follow.  The  Capitol,  with 
"Small  Town  Girl"  in  its  second 
stanza,   sees  its  next  film,  "Captain 

(Continued  on  page  5) 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  21 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

r 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  21,  1936 


No.  94 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Kochler,  Representative:  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358.  A.  Wcissman. 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
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Filming  of  Classics 
Lauded  by  Will  Hays 

Hollywood,  April  20.— Will  Hays, 
speaking  today  at  the  luncheon  of  the 
Central  Casting  Advisory  Bureau, 
stated  that  the  great  success  of  films 
which  are  adaptations  of  the  literary 
classics  has,  through  the  efforts  of 
educators  everywhere,  opened  up  a 
vast  new  audience  hitherto  unreached. 

Mary  Pickford  spoke  on  the  im- 
provement in  public  taste.  Other 
speakers  included  Campbell  MacCul- 
lough,  Central  Casting  executive  and 
Fred  W.  Beetson,  president  of  the  or- 
ganization; also  Mrs.  Mabel  E.  Kin- 
ney, Thomas  Barker,  J.  Harold 
Thomas  and  Guy  Hoyt. 


Elsa  Neuberger  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Elsa  Neu- 
berger arrived  here  today  to  assume 
her  post  of  Universal  story  head  under 
the  editorial  supervision  of  Jerry 
Sackheim. 


Einfeld  to  Arrive  Early 

Los  Angeles,  April  20. — S.  Charles 
Einfeld  is  expected  to  arrive  here  a 
week  in  advance  of  the  Warner  sales 
convention  which  will  start  at  the 
Ambassador  the  first  week  in  June. 


Moffitt  Is  Elected 
Kentucky  Unit  Head 


Frankfort,-  Ky.,  April  20. — The 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Kentucky,  at  its  an- 
nual meeting,  elected  Lee  Moffitt  of 
Owensboro,  president ;  Fred  J.  Dolle, 
Louisville,  vice-president ;  B.  E. 
Thompson,  Louisville,  secretary,  and 
Sam  Switow,  Louisville,  treasurer. 

The  association  went  on  record  as 
opposed  to  the  proposed  state  amuse- 
ment tax  of  10  per  cent  on  admissions, 
and  made  preparations  to  lobby  against 
the  plan. 


Iowa  Allied  Is  Revived 

Omaha,  April  20. — Allied  of  West- 
ern Iowa  and  Nebraska  surprised 
showmen  here  this  week  by  announc- 
ing suddenly  that  it  was  still  alive  in 
this  territory  and  would  hold  a  meet- 
ing at  the  Loyal  hotel  tomorrow.  L. 
F.  Wolcott,  an  exhibitor  at  Eldora, 
la.,  is  listed  as  president  of  the  re- 
vived organization. 


Stubbins  Sells  Out 
His  Republic  Share 

Los  Angeles,  April  20. — Howard 
W.  Stubbins,  former  local  Republic 
exchange  manager,  has  completed  sale 
of  his  holdings  in  Republic  Distribut- 
ing Co.  and  in  Allied  and  Cooperative 
exchanges  to  Floyd  St.  Johns,  man- 
ager of  the  Republic  San  Francisco 
exchange. 

Stubbins  was  a  partner  in  Allied 
and  Cooperative  and  held  a  fourth  in- 
terest in  Republic  Distributing  Co. 
Negotiations  had  been  under  way  for 
the  past  three  weeks. 

Stubbins  will  go  to  New  York  this 
week  to  meet  Trem  Carr  when  Carr 
arrives  from  Europe  in  about  10  days. 
He  has  no  definite  plans  yet,  he  says. 


Methodists  Oppose 
Maine  Bank  Nights 

Augusta,  Me.,  April  20. — Bank 
Night  was  opposed  by  the  Methodists 
of  this  state  at  their  annual  conference. 
The  organization  plans  a  move  against 
the  premium  scheme  at  the  next  ses- 
sion of  the  Legislature. 

The  question  of  the  legality  of  Bank 
Night  reached  the  Maine  Supreme 
Court  several  weeks  ago,  but  the  case 
was  thrown  out  on  the  ground  that 
several  points  were  not  clear.  The 
prosecutor  dropped  the  action. 


Talley  on  Rogers  Reel 

Truman  Talley,  producer  of  Fox 
Movietone  News,  will  assemble  and 
prepare  the  trailer  to  be  shown  in  all 
theatres  participating  during  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Week.  The  trailer 
will  introduce  Lowell  Thomas,  Irvin 
S.  Cobb,  Shirley  Temple,  May  Rob- 
son  and  Bing  Crosby. 


Dinner  for  Normanly 

Los  Angeles,  April  20. — Officers  of 
the  Bank  of  America  will  tender  a 
farewell  dinner  to  James  Normanly. 
Normanly  has  left  the  organization  to 
become  comptroller  of  Universal.  The 
definite  date  and  place  have  not  been 
determined. 


Warners  Plan  Drive 

Warners  have  set  a  Branch  Man- 
agers' Contest  Week  from  May  24  to 
May  30,  as  a  special  sales  drive  for 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 


Pens  Poised 

David  L.  Loew  and  Leo 
Spitz  are  poring  over  the 
contract  by  which  the  former 
will  produce  the  Joe  E. 
Brown  comedies  for  RKO. 

Details  are  set  and  pens 
poised  for  signatures. 


Testimonial  Dinner 
Honors  Arthur  Kelly 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice-president  of 
United  Artists  in  charge  of  foreign 
sales,  was  tendered  a  dinner  last  night 
at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  in  appreciation 
of  his  work  during  the  period  before 
George  J.  Schaefer  was  named  vice- 
president  and  general  sales  manager. 
The  domestic  sales  force  presented 
Kelly  with  a  silver  tea  service. 

Among  the  executives  attending  the 
dinner  were :  Schaefer,  Harry  D. 
Buckley,  vice-president  handling  cor- 
porate matters ;  Harry  Gold,  Paul 
Lazarus,  Haskell  Masters,  Monroe  W. 
Greenthal,  Lowell  Calvert  and  Emanuel 
Silverstone. 


Schaefer  to  Coast  Soon 

George  J.  Schaefer  leaves  for  Hol- 
lywood shortly  to  confer  with  various 
United  Artists  producers.  He  may  set 
the  date  of  the  company's  sales  con- 
vention while  there. 


Poster  Group  Plans 
New  Lobby  Displays 

Chicago,  April  20. — The  manufac- 
ture and  distribution  of  screen  art 
products  for  lobby  displays,  as  well 
as  the  development  of  other  acces- 
sories were  decided  upon  by  the  Na- 
tional Poster  Service  Ass'n.,  Inc.,  at 
its  annual  national  convention  at  the 
Palmer  House  here  over  the  week- 
end. The  association  plans  to  broaden 
its  field  of  activity. 

The  officers  for  the  new  year  are : 
Simon  Libros,  president;  Roy  Kendis. 
Cleveland,  vice-president,  and  George 
Aarons,  secretary-treasurer.  Libros 
and  Aarons  were  reelected.  Forty-six 
delegates  were  present  at  the  conven- 
tion, and  all  film  distributors  were 
represented,  according  to  Libros. 


Protest  WPA  Shift  Plan 

The  American  Federation  of  Actors 
has  communicated  with  Harry  Hop- 
kins, WPA  Administrator  at  Wash- 
ington and  members  of  Congress,  urg- 
ing that  the  proposed  bill  to  place  the 
arts  program  under  state,  rather  than 
Federal  control,  be  killed.  The  organ- 
ization asks  that  the  national  basis  be 
continued,  permitting  additional  ap- 
plicants to  be  added  regardless  of  quo- 
tas or  home  relief  restrictions.  The 
message  was  signed  by  Ralph  White- 
head, executive  secretary  of  the  A.F.A. 


Talk  Strike  Settlement 

Further  conferences  are  to  be  held 
within  the  next  few  days  between  a 
committee  from  Local  802,  of  the  A. 

F.  M.,  headed  by  William  Feinberg, 
vice-president,  and  one  headed  by  John 

G.  Paine,  of  the  Music  Publishers' 
Protective  Ass'n.,  looking  toward  an 
early  settlement  of  the  union  strike 
against  92  music  publishers,  which  has 
been  in  effect  more  than  three  weeks. 
Individual  agreements  have  already- 
been  concluded  with  33  publishers. 


Legion  Approves  10 
Of  15  New  Pictur. 

-  - 

In  its  latest  list  of  pictures,  clasti 
ing  those  new  features  reviewed  d 
ing  the  current  week,  the  Natio 
Legion  of  Decency  has  approved 
general  patronage  10  of  the  15  cla 
fied.  Three  were  termed  unobjecti' 
able  for  adults  and  two  were  cai 
objectionable  in  part.  The  new  y. 
tures,  and  their  classifications,  folio 

Class  A-Section  1,  Unobjectiona 
for  General  Patronage — "Cloitrees 
Femmes,"  "Donogoo  Tonka,"  "F< 
of  the  West,"  "Liebe  und  Tromj 
kenlang,"  "Millionaire  Kid,"  "Pa 
on  the  Air,"  "Ridin'  On,"  "The  Ro 
Waltz"  (German),  "Till  We  M 
Again,"  "Too  Much  Beef."  Class 
Section  2,  Unobjectionable  lor  Adi 
— "The  Moon's  Our  Home,"  "1 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town,"  "Witn 
Chair."  Class  B,  Objectionable 
Part — "Girl  from  Mandalay,"  "Thii 
to  Come." 


Doubles,  Giveawaysi 
Gain  in  Kansas  Cm 

Kansas  City,  April  20. — The  ifl 
of  double  bills,  as  well  as  the  empl<« 
ment  of  giveaway  promotions,  is  f  I 
creasing  here,  it  is  revealed  by  a  stul 
of  advertisements  run  in  the  daB 
newspapers.  Of  44  subsequent  ruB 
advertising,  26  offered  double  bill 
Many  of  the  26  also  offered  china  I 
a  money  giveaway.  Of  the  18  rm 
showing  two  features,  one  showed  I 
10  cents  and  six  advertised  free  chinl 
ware. 

Included  in  the  list  of  doubles  wfl 
the  Fox's  Isis,  Waldo,  Rockhill,  Lil 
wood,  Benton  and  Gladstone.  The  il 
dependent  houses  offered  two  picturl 
for  10  cents,  and  one.  the  Mokan,  t\l 
for  seven  cents.  Eight  present! 
double  bills  and  premiums.  One,  tfl 
Fox  Linwood,  had  Bank  Night  wil 
a  double  bill.  One  house,  the  Sul 
recently  advertised  "Note — no  chial 
till  next  Tuesday." 


Supply  Dealers  to 
Hold  Meet  June  5 ' 

Chicago,  April  20. — The  Indepen 
ent  Theatre  Supply  Dealers  Ass'n., 
which  J.  E.  Robin  is  executive  seer 
tary,  will  hold  its  annual  conventi 
and  trade  show  at  the  Edgewat 
Beach  Hotel  here  June  5  to  8.  Tl 
organization  meetings  will  be  held 
the  Berwyn  Room.  The  annual  dii 
ner,  at  which  entertainment  will  be 
feature,  is  scheduled  for  Saturda 
June  6. 


Wedding  Bells  Ring 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Virgin- 
Aileen  Rothacker,  daughter  of  Wa 
terson  R.  Rothacker,  Paramount  sti 
dio  executive,  married  Eugene  Ricl 
ard  O'Neill  yesterday.  Will  Hays  w? 
best  man.  O'Neill  is  a  member  c 
Production  Code  Administration  hen 

Frances  Drake,  non-professiona 
became  the  bride  of  Jesse  L.  Lasb 
Tr.,  on  the  same  dav. 


Otto  Lochbaum  Dead 

San  Francisco,  April  20. — Ott 
Lochbaum,  well  known  Californi 
theatre  veteran,  is  dead  here  thi 
week  of  heart  failure.  He  had  ban 
died  many  roadshow  and  special  filr 
presentations,  and  at  one  time  was  a 
independent  distributor. 


IT  PAYS  TO  PLAY 

WINNER 


PARAMOU 


0  PLAY  A 
PICTURE! 


Turn  to  next  page 
and  see  why  .  .  . 


PAR  AMOU  NT 

in  the  first  fifteen  weeks  of 
1936  has  delivered  these  TEN 
outstanding  pictures  

1.  COLLEGIATE  2.  THE  BRIDE  COMES  HOME 
3.  ROSE  OF  THE  RANCHO  4.  ANYTHING  GOES 
5.  THE  MILKY  WAY  6.  KLONDIKE  ANNIE 
7.  DESIRE  8.  TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE 
9.  13  HOURS  BY  AIR    10.  MOON'S  OUR  HOME 


No  other  company  can  match  this  record 

for  during  the  same  period  of  time  the  two  second 
companies  have  delivered  7  "A"  pictures  each.  The  next 
6,  the  next  5,  the  next  3,  the  next  2,  and  the  next  1. 

...in  other  words,  paramount  has 
delivered  one-quarter  of  the  industry's 
major  product  so  far  this  year!.  .  . 

and  it's  only  the  beginning! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

4  Purely    Personal  ► 


esday,  April  21,  1936 

.  

Copyright  Framers 
Make  No  Progress 

{Continued  from  pane  1) 

Her  of  the  many  wrangles  such  as 
ve  marked  the  recent  hearings. 
■  a  date  has  been  set  for  the  next 
seting,  nor  has  any  program  of  pro- 
cure been  mapped  out.  With  the  life 
[the  session  limited  to  possibly  as 
9/  as  six  or  seven  weeks,  there  is 
tasiderable  doubt  that  the  committee 
[ll  be  able  to  agree  upon  a  bill,  get 
Ithrough  the  House  and  negotiate  a 
pipromise  with  the  Senate  before 
juurnment. 

Considerable  difficulty  will  be  en- 
untered  in  drafting  a  measure  which 
Si  receive  sufficient  support  from 
mmittee  members  to  assure  its  pas- 
ge  in  the  House,  it  was  predicted, 
lie  committee  is  sharply  divided  on 
£  question  of  copyright  protection 
wg  the  lines  demanded  by  Ascap. 
the  committee  does  succeed  in  de- 
loping  a  bill,  it  will  be  necessary  to 
mince  Administration  leaders  in  the 
ouse  that  it  should  receive  consider- 
>on. 

Anxious  to  secure  an  early  adjourn- 
:nt,  and  facing  the  possibility  of  a 
■slative  jam  that  will  carry  the  ses- 
»n  right  up  to  the  date  of  the  na- 
Inal  conventions,  leaders  are  plan- 
rig  to  sidetrack  any  legislation  of 
controversial  nature  not  on  the 
resident's  "must"  list. 

'roadway  Holdovers 
Order  of  the  Week 

(Continued  from  faae  1) 

nuary,"  as  holding  for  at  least  two 
peks.  It  will  be  the  first  Shirley 
tmple  to  play  the  house.  Two  Para- 
Dunt  releases,  Walter  Wanger's 
oduction,  "Big  Brown  Eyes,"  and 
"ill  We  Meet  Again,"  will  follow 
"aptain  January,"  with  "Suicide 
ub"  and  "San  Francisco"  on  the  list 
bsequently. 

At  the  Paramount,  which  is  bold- 
ly "Desire"  into  the  third  w:eek,  "13 
ours  by  Air,"  "The  Moon's  Our 
ome"  and  "Florida  Special"  will  fol- 
k  in  that  order.  The  Center  will 
Qd  "A  Message  to  Garcia"  for  a 
rd  week,  or  to  April  28,  with  "The 
mntry  Beyond"  next  on  the  schedule, 
ter  "Gentle  Julia"  ends  its  two- 
?ek  tenure  the  Roxy  will  play  "The 
nateur  Gentleman,"  "A  Connecti- 
t  Yankee,"  the  Will  Rogers  reissue, 
id  "Dracula's  Daughter,"  probably 
that  order.  The  Strand  has  "The 
olden  Arrow"  set  to  follow  the  cur- 
nt  "I  Married  a  Doctor,"  which 
me  in  after  a  two-week  stretch  for 
'he  Singing  Kid."  The  Rialto 
ftns  "Special  Investigator"  to  follow 
I  current  "Sky  Parade." 


"Desire",  the  Leader 

nAjU  factors  reckoned,  the  Paramount 
1  Broadway  last  week  with  an  ap- 
oximate  $51,000  gross  on  a  bill  com- 
ring  "Desire"  as  the  film  and  Ethel 
erman,  Little  Jack  Little  and  Jane 
ooper  as  the  stage  attractions.  "Little 
>rd  Fauntleroy"  did  $97,000  in  its 
:ond  week  at  the  Music  Hall.  Sec- 
'd  week  of  "The  Singing  Kid"  at 
e  Strand  ended  at  about  $11,750, 
lile  the  Rivoli  did  between  $23,000 
d  $26,000  on  the  last  nine  days  of 
"hese  Three." 

"Gentle  Julia,"  plus  an  Easter  show 
the  Roxy,  was  good  for  $38,000  and 
s  Rialto  for  $7,000  with  "Murder  on 
e  Bridle  Path." 


GLADYS  SWARTHOUT  will  be 
guest  of  honor  at  the  luncheon  of 
the  English  Speaking  Union  at  the 
Biltmore  Thursday  which  will  honor 
the  birthday  of  William  Shakespeare. 
Dr.  John  Finley  will  preside.  On  her 
return  to  the  coast,  Miss  Swarthout 
will  begin  work  on  "The  Count  of 
Luxembourg." 

• 

Grad  Sears  won  the  doubles  handi- 
cap cup  in  the  trapshooting  champion- 
ship meet  at  Westchester  Country 
Club  Sunday  with  seven  legs.  George 
Skouras  was  included  in  the  club 
champions  with  179  hits,  including  a 
48  handicap,  and  47  doubles.  Charlie 
Pettijohn  scored  44  doubles  and 
Charlie,  Jr.,  43. 

Gary  Cooper  and  his  wife,  Sandra 
Shaw,  are  expected  to  arrive  in  Hol- 
lywood today.  Cooper  will  start  im- 
mediately on  "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn"  with  Madeleine  Carroll  un- 
der Lewis  Milestone's  direction. 
• 

Harold  Lloyd  is  back  in  New  York. 
He  celebrtaed  his  birthday  yesterday 
at  his  Waldorf-Astoria  suite  after 
week-ending  in  Washington  where  he 
was  the  guest  of  the  President  and 
Mrs.  Roosevelt  at  tea. 

• 

Robert  M.  Saunders,  son  of  E.  M. 
Saunders,  M-G-M  western  sales  man- 
ager, was  married  over  the  weekend 
at  Los  Angeles  to  Helen  Shannon 
pi  Miami.  The  younger  Saunders  is 
with  M-G-M  on  the  coast. 

• 

Vera  and  Nate  Blumberg,  Addie 
Goldberger,  Joe  Moskowitz,  Bob  and 
Leonard  Goldstein,  the  Anatole 
Friedlands,  and  Joe  Pincus  among 
the  throng  at  Leone's  for  dinner. 
• 

Leon  Netter  of  Paramount  left 
yesterday  for  Minneapolis  where  he 
will  spend  10  days  visiting  houses  in 
and  around  the  Twin  Cities. 

• 

Russell  Holman,  eastern  story  de- 
partment head  at  Paramount,  arrives 
today,  after  two  weeks  of  coast  con- 
ferences with  William  LeBaron. 
• 

Harry  Joe  Brown  and  Mrs.  Brown 
(Sally  Eilers)  arrive  today  from  the 
coast  on  the  Santa  Paula. 

• 

Tallulah  Bankhead  is  convalesc- 
ing from  an  illness  at  the  Lenox  Hill 
Hospital. 

• 

Hal  Wallis  is  en  route  to  New 
York  from  Hollywood.  He  is  Europe- 
bound. 

• 

Ilka  Chase  is  at  the  New  York 
Hospital  for  an  appendicitis  operation. 
• 

Herman  Robbins  due  in  the  end  of 
the  week  from  the  coast,  via  Dallas. 
• 

Jack  Cohn  is  expected  from  the 
coast  Thursday  or  Friday. 

• 

Harry  M.  Warner's  return  from 
Europe  is  indefinite. 

• 

Otto  Harbach  in  from  a  West  In- 
dies cruise. 

• 

Edmund  Gwenn  arrives  today  on 
the  Berengaria. 


MAJOR  NATHAN  LEVINSON, 
sound  head  for  Warners,  and 
L.  M.  Clement,  RCA  vice-president 
in  charge  of  engineering,  appear  as 
actors  in  the  Academy's  special  film 
made  to  demonstrate  ultra-violet  light 
recording. 

• 

Earle  W.  Hammons,  Educational 
president,  sails  for  Europe  on  the  lie 
de  France  Thursday.  He  will  attend 
the  Twentieth  Century-Fox  foreign 
sales  meeting  in  Paris  and  return  in 
about  a  month. 

• 

Richard  Aldrich,  Columbia  play 
editor,  has  returned  from  coast  confer- 
ences with  Harry  and  Jack  Cohn  on 
the  company's  play  producing  plans  on 
Broadway  this  fall. 

• 

Eric  Hatch,  author  of  "My  Man 
Godfrey,"  has  arrived  in  New  York 
from  the  coast,  where  he  has  been 
working  on  the  adaptation  of  the  story 
for  Universal. 

• 

Albert  E.  Perkins,  editor  of  the 
"March  of  Time,"  is  en  route  to  the 
Universal  studio,  under  a  new  writing 
contract. 

• 

Irving  Actman  and  Frank  Loeser, 
song  writers,  have  arrived  at  the  Uni- 
versal studio  to  do  songs  for  the  next 
Victor  McLaglen  film,  "Everybody 
Sings." 

• 

Jack  Connolly,  Phil  Reisman 
and  Fabre  D'  d'ARCY,  French  film 
actor,  arrive  today  on  the  lie  de 
France. 

• 

Buddy  Cantor  will  interview  Har- 
die  Albright  over  the  airwaves  eman- 
ating from  WMCA  tonight  at  7:30. 
• 

Fred  Keating  is  negotiating  with 
F  &  M  for  personal  appearances  be- 
tween pictures. 

A.  L.  Berman  back  from  the  coast. 

.  .  .  Atlanta 

W.  B.  Fulton  joins  United  Artists 
here,  succeeding  Harry  Browne,  re- 
cently killed  in  an  automobile  acci- 
dent. 

Louis  Bach  has  opened  a  new  600- 
seat  house  on  the  south  side,  the  sixth 
in  the  Bach-Oldknow  circuit  of  sub- 
urban houses. 

Fred  Coleman,  manager  of  the 
Fairfax,  East  Point,  drove  an  ambu- 
lance to  the  stricken  Gainesville  terri- 
tory for  his  American  Legion  Post.  A 
benefit  was  held  here  for  the  sufferers. 

John  Cunningham  of  the  State, 
Miami,  spent  several  days  booking  and 
buying  on  Film  Row  last  week. 

Arthur  Bromberg  of  the  southern 
district  of  Republic  Pictures  has  re- 
turned from  a  trip  to  his  new  ex- 
change in  Memphis. 

• 

.  .  .  San  Francisco 

Arthur  Barnett,  who  operates 
the  Rex  in  Oakland,  is  celebrating  his 
15th  wedding  anniversary. 

Mark  Harrison  is  around  Film 
Row  again,  looking  fit  as  a  fiddle 
despite  his  recent  long  illness. 

Mike  Rosenberg  of  Principal  Pic- 
tures was  in  town  for  a  day  or  so 
from  Los  Angeles  this  week. 

Julian  Harvey  has  named  Ray 
Kelsall  to  manage  the  Jose  and  Vic- 
tory in  San  Jose  which  the  Harvey 
circuit  operates. 


5 

Fox,  B.  &  D. 
Conclude  Deal 
For  Australia 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

&  D.  Turnbull  has  advocated  a  20 
per  cent  Australian  quota,  of  which 
15  per  cent  would  be  made  anywhere 
in  the  British  Empire  and  five  per 
cent  in  Australia,  and  with  the  main- 
tenance of  the  existing  check  on  qual- 
ity and  the  right  of  exhibitors  to  can- 
cel foreign  films  in  favor  of  Empire 
product.  Turnbull  declared  this  pro- 
vision would  be  adopted  by  all  the 
states  in  the  Australian  common- 
wealth. 

Alan  Williamson,  G.  B.  Australian 
representative,  and  David  Ostrer,  gen- 
eral manager  of  foreign  sales  for  G. 
B.,  declared  no  definite  decision  had 
been  made  as  yet  relative  to  G.  B. 
participation  in  the  arrangement. 
Twickenham  is  operating  under  a  long 
term  contract  with  B.  &  D.  Julius 
Hagen  of  British  Lion  declared  the 
company's  contract  with  B.  &  D.  ex- 
pires this  year  and  he  is  delaying  de- 
cision, although  he  said  he  approved 
the  arrangement.  The  arrival  of 
Stuart  Doyle  on  Thursday,  when  he 
is  expected  to  make  counter  proposals 
to  British  producers,  is  seen  as  ex- 
plaining the  hesitancy  of  G.  B.  and 
British  Lion. 


Attack  U.  S.  "Control" 

Wellington,  N.  Z.,  April  20. — A 
delegation  today  told  Prime  Minister 
Savage  of  New  Zealand  that  United 
States  interests  controlled  the  film  ac- 
tivity of  the  dominion.  Savage  prom- 
ised to  take  legislative  action  and 
said  :  "This  thing  has  been  unsatisfac- 
tory for  years,  and  the  time  has  come 
for  the  Government  to  take  a  hand. 
We  are  going  to  run  New  Zealand. 
We  do  not  want  it  run  from  New 
York  or  Australia." 

Obtains  Injunction 
Against  Picketing 

Kansas  City,  April  20.— The  Mid- 
way, Kansas  City,  Kan.,  has  obtained 
a  permanent  injunction  in  Circuit 
Court  against  the  I.A.T.S.E.  and  Lo- 
cal No.  498,  preventing  the  union  or 
its  members  from  picketing  the  thea- 
tre. 

The  house,  represented  by  Lee 
Vaughan,  Jr.,  obtained  a  temporary 
injunction  against  the  union  some  time 
ago  following  picketing  of  the  theatre 
because  Paul  Milberger,  owner  of  the 
house,  operated  the  projection  equip- 
ment himself. 


"Donovan"  Resumed 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Production 
of  "Crash  Donovan,"  halted  recently 
because  of  the  illness  of  Jack  Holt, 
has  been  resumed  under  the  direction 
of  William  Nigh.  Eddie  Acuff  has 
taken  Andy  Devine's  place  in  the  cast. 


RAY  BOLGER 

"THE   GREAT  ZIEGFELD" 
WILLIAM  MCRRIS  CfflCf. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  21, 


U.  S.  Pictures 
Orient's  Best, 
Says  Cochrane 


Although  Tom  D.  Cochrane,  Para- 
mount general  manager  for  the  Orient, 
still  believes  that  the  United  States 
turns  out  the  world's  best  supply  of 
films  he  has  been  away  from  home  so 
long  that  his  enthusiasm  for  things 
American  pulls  up  short  at  just  about 
that  point. 

Now  at  the  Paramount  home  office 
for  one  of  his  periodic  visits,  an  inter- 
viewer yesterday  found  Cochrane  in- 
terestedly weighing  the  new  product 
in  the  light  of  the  amusement  tastes 
current  in  Tokio,  Hong  Kong,  Manila 
and  way-stations  at  the  moment.  His 
appraisal  was  on  the  optimistic  side, 
what  with  Harold  Lloyd  and  Marlene 
Dietrich  ranking  high  in  the  esteem 
of  his  Far  Eastern  customers  and 
"The  Milky  Way"  and  "Desire"  all 
ready  for  them. 

Sophistication  Unpopular 

The  Oriental  preference,  Cochrane 
said,  runs  to  comedy,  action  and  mys- 
tery. Sophistication  must  hunt  for  its 
market  in  the  Japanese  provinces, 
once  the  picture  of  that  theme  has  left 
Tokio,  he  said.  As  in  the  America 
that  lies  beyond  Broadway,  so  in  rural 
Japan  is  the  commercial  fate  of  such 
a  picture  always  a  question.  Japanese 
producers  are  turning  out  300  to  400 
pictures  a  year,  Cochrane  reported, 
and  all  of  them  have  their  market.  You 
might  think  that  that  number  of  native 
made  pictures  would  constitute  a  com- 
petitive problem  of  major  proportions 
to  the  distributor  of  a  foreign  made 
article,  but  Cochrane  doesn't. 

Japanese  officialdom,  he  reported,  is 
giving  consideration  to  the  enactment 
of  quota  laws,  but  proposals  are  being 
considered  "very  fairly"  and  in  con- 
sultation with  the  representatives  of 
American  companies.  There  is  nothing 
to  complain  about  on  that  score,  he 
said.  Censorship  in  Japan,  once  a 
problem  to  American  film  companies, 
is  administered  with  a  liberal  view- 
point and  no  longer  costs  men  like 
Cochrane  their  sleep  o'  nights.  In  fact, 
to  Cochrane's  mind,  there  are  no 
"major  problems"  extant  in  Japan  for 
the  American  distributor.  The  people 
are  fine,  business  is  swell,  the  scenery 
is  grand.  He  speaks  of  the  land  nos- 
talgically, as  a  man  far  from  home. 

Wedded  to  Nippon 

You  half  expect  him  to  speak  of 
Americans  as  "foreigners,"  or  to  hint 
of  the  Great  White  Peril.  But  the 
reason  is  that  Cochrane  has  been  an 
expatriate  in  the  Orient  since  1914, 
when  he  went  there  to  organize  Far 
Eastern  branches  for  Universal  and 
remained  to  become  general  manager 
for  Paramount  in  1922. 

A  brother  of  R.  H.  Cochrane  and 
P.  D.  Cochrane  of  Universal,  the 
family  resemblance  is  apparent  despite 
a  browned  and  weathered  face,  deeply 
lined,  that  even  takes  on  the  sugges- 
tion of  the  Oriental  when  he  speaks 
of  the  mountains  and  lakes  of  Japan. 
In  New  York  for  about  10  days  more, 
he  goes  to  Hollywood  to  look  over 
new  product  before  sailing  for  "home" 
on  May  20.  But  already  he  fingers  the 
steamer  schedules  impatiently. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford" 

iRadio) 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Here  is  a  comedy  that  is  gayly  refreshing. 
It  is  the  tale  of  a  man  who  tries  not  to  fall  in  love  again  with  his  ex- 
wife  but  can't  help  doing  so.  Told  against  a  background  of  sinister, 
melodramatic  mystery,  it  is  at  the  same  time  full  of  merry  fun  and 
offers  rich  entertainment  values  that  sparkle  with  unusual  exploitation 
possibilities.  It  provides  the  combined  appeal  of  an  intriguing  story, 
fast  action,  zippy  dialogue,  novel  and  effective  type  of  suspense,  smart 
direction,  good  production  and  convincing  performances  by  an  excellent 
cast. 

As  the  ex-wife,  Jean  Arthur,  who  has  an  amateur  detective  complex, 
moves  in  on  William  Powell  when  he  becomes  involved  in  a  racetrack 
killing.  She  enjoys  the  embarrassment  which  both  situations  cause  her 
perplexed  husband.  Unusual  twists  are  given  the  multiple-culprit  for- 
mula as  Powell  finds  himself  on  the  spot  as  the  main  suspect.  To  save 
his  own  skin  and  nab  the  killer,  he,  with  the  bothersome  assistance  of 
Miss  Arthur,  sets  about  unraveling  the  mystery.  As  they  piece  together 
the  clues  another  killing  occurs  and  a  third  is  attempted,  whereupon 
Powell  adopts  a  new  style  of  detective  technique  to  trap  the  killer  and 
prove  his  motive.  The  comedy  contrast  that  accentuates  all  this  action 
leaches  its  apex  in  the  second  wedding  finale. 

Powell  and  Miss  Arthur  contribute  performances  of  skill  and  dexterity 
and  their  pace  is  matched  by  James  and  Lucille  Gleason,  Eric  Blore, 
Robert  Armstrong,  Grant  Mitchell,  Ralph  Morgan,  Frankie  Darro  and 
Erin  O'Brien-Moore  to  round  out  a  show  that  will  cause  plenty  of 
talk. 

Anthony  Veiller,  who  did  the  screen  play,  adapted  the  tale  from  a 
story  by  James  Edward  Grant.  The  out-of-the-ordinary  direction  of 
Stephen  Roberts  results  in  an  entertainment  flair  amusing  and  unusual. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,051.   Running  time,  80  minutes.  "G." 


"Border  Flight" 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  20. — A  run  of  the  mill  attraction  in  every  phase, 
this  feature  provides  merely  formula  thrill-action  entertainment.  Con- 
cerned with  the  activities  of  the  aerial  branch  of  the  Coast  Guard 
service,  early  sequences  are  concerned  with  the  operations  of  the  force. 
By  way  of  contrast,  romantic  conflict  involving  John  Howard  and  Grant 
Withers  for  the  affections  of  Frances  Farmer  is  rung  in. 

Dramatic  tempo  picks  up  when,  after  incurring  the  .wrath  of  chief 
Samuel  Hinds  for  breakneck  flying  and  feeling  that  he  has  lost  the 
struggle  for  Miss  Farmer,  Withers  resigns  from  service  and  joins  a 
gang  of  smugglers.  When  the  guard,  headed  by  Howard  goes  into 
action,  Withers  contrives  to  get  the  girl  mixed  up  in  his  criminal 
activities.  Featured  by  a  series  of  thrilling  air  conflicts  which  give  the 
action  sock  and  punch,  Withers,  to  escape  capture  and  remove  the  stigma 
of  wrongdoing  from  Miss  Farmer,  suicides  via  the  crash  route.  In  a 
gun-roaring  climax  the  smuggling  gang  is  wiped  out. 

Although  John  Howard  and  Frances  Farmer  are  adequate  in  their 
roles,  standouts  in  the  picture  are  Hinds,  as  the  commander,  and  Roscoe 
Karns  in  a  comedy  mechanic  part.  Angle  of  the  picture  that  seems  to 
have  most  exploitation  importance  is  the  well-handled  ground  and  aerial 
conflict  sequences. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,131.    Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G". 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"For  the  Service" 

(Universal) 

When  it  comes  to  giving  the  patrons  what  they  want  in  the  line  of 
western  adventure,  Buck  Jones  can  always  be  relied  upon  to  do  the  stuff. 
This  production  has  all  the  elements — a  good  plot,  plenty  of  spectacular 
action  and  excitement — to  make  it  a  top-notch  western. 

The  story  concerns  the  troubles  of  the  "scouts"  as  they  try  to  make 
the  recently  settled  west  safe  for  the  oncoming  pioneers.  They  are 
hampered  by  the  actions  of  renegade  whites  who  are  feeding  liquor  to  the 
Indians  and  taking  them  along  to  do  the  dirty  work  in  the  ensuing 

(Continued  on  paqe  11) 


Short  Subjects 

"Never  Catch  the  Rabbi 

(Van  Bcuren-RKO ) 

With  Bill  Corum,  sports  writer  A 
commentator,  handling  the  explana''i 
dialogue,  this  subject  offers  inter 
and  entertainment  in  its  detailed  i 
torial  and  verbal  description  of  \ 
newly  popularized  sport  of  dog  r 
ing,  which  in  some  quarters  app<: 
to  be  rivaling  the  ancient  pa>timt 
the  running  horse.  Down  in  Flori 
at  a  famous  Miami  dog  racing  tra 
the  dogs  are  shown  as  pups  in  tra 
ing,  pursuing  the  ever-elusive  mech 
ical  rabbit.  The  subject's  highlight 
an  actual  race,  which  rivals  a  ho 
race  in  speed  and  excitement.  P 
duction  Code  Seal  No.  0949.  Runn 
time,  9  mins.  "G." 


"Coral  Isle  of  the 
Atlantic" 

(Van  Beuren-RKO) 

Pleasant  recollection  for  those  v 
have  visited  the  place,  interest  i 
those  who  have  not,  lie  in  this  s 
ject,  which  pictures  Bermuda, 
beautiful  and  quiet  island  in  the  se: ! 
tropical  Atlantic,  built  on  coral  ;l 
colorful  and  picturesque  throughc  \ 
The  accompanying  explanatory  mat  < 
is  well  handled  by  Alois  Havrilla,  I 
pable  radio  announcer.  The  wide  I 
of  bicycles  and  the  horse  and  c  I 
riage,  and  the  absence  of  automob; : 
add  interest  to  the  material.  A  g<] 
travel  subject.  Production  Code  S) 
No.  0948.  Running  time,  11  mil 
"G." 


"Debonair  New 
Orleans" 

(Van  Beuren-RKO) 

The  Easy  Aces,  man  and  wi 
again  go  to  the  theatre  to  see  a  sb 
subject,  this  time  a  descriptive  t 
through  New  Orleans.  Mr.  Ace  pi 
vides  the  verbal  description,  while  I 
wife  offers  comments  which  are  me; 
to  be  amusing,  and  occasionally  a 
The  famous  Shushan  Airport,  tj 
Huey  Long  bridge,  the  docks,  rests 
rants  and  Old  Town,  all  come  in  f 
their  share  of  attention.  On  the  who 
the  subject  is  of  interest  general 
Production  Code  Seal  No.  0958.  Ri 
ning  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"The  Story  of  the  Jonkei 
Diamond" 

(M-G-M) 

This  short  traces  the  history  of  t 
famous  diamond  from  when  it  was  di 
covered  in  South  Africa  up  to  the  tir 
it  was  cut  into  many  brilliant  gen 
The  story,  in  tabloid,  is  interesting 
presented  and  the  pseudo  dramatic  i 
cidents  have  a  ring  of  authenticit 
The  best  part  of  the  film  is  at  the  ei 
when  the  dramatic  cutting  of  the  stoi 
is  executed.  Interesting.  Productit 
Code  Seal  No.  2.004.  Running  tirr 
10  mins.  "G." 


((Table  Tennis" 

(M-G-M) 

The  finer  points  of  this  popular  ii 
door  pastime,  with  expert  playing  1 
Coleman  Clark,  an  ex-title  holder,  ar 
fine  photography  from  a  myriad  • 
clever  angles  together  with  humoroi 
comment  by  Pete  Smith  make  this 
short  of  unusual  appeal.  The  game 
covered  quite  thoroughly  and  the  con 
edy  is  spontaneous.  Production  Coc 
Seal,  No.  2,099.  Running  time, 
mins.  "G." 


A  TRIBUTE 

to  the  many  great  showmen 


w 


ho    have    already  played 


"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 


.  .  .  and  a  bit  of  sound  advice  to  the  theatre  operators  who  will 
play  David  0.  Selznick's  proven  box-office  success  in  the  near  future. 


We  acknowledge  with  thanks  the 
'Tittle  Lord  Fauntleroy"  the  outstandin 


NEW  YORK 


Radio  City  Music  Hall 


WASHINGTON 


Praise  to  W.  G.  Van  Schmus  and  his  able  assistants  who  sold 
LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY  to  the  public  through  every  con- 
ceivable medium — radio,  bill  posting,  direct-by-mail,  brilliant  adver- 
tisements— in  such  a  manner  that  Variety  headlines  stated:  "Faunt- 
leroy smash  $100,000  despite  Holy  Week."  On  Wednesday,  April 
15th,  the  fourteenth  day  of  its  run,  Fauntleroy  attracted  such  record 
crowds  that  the  sale  of  tickets  had  to  be  stopped  several  times  and 
the  mobs  directly  in  front  of  the  theatre  were  so  dense  that  extra 
police  force  was  called  out  to  help  clear  traffic! 
Flash!  Second  week  gross  actually  tops  first  week  by  $9,027.75. 


MINNEAPOLIS 


Minnesota  Theatre 


Orchids  to  John  Friedl  and  his  publicity  representative,  Charles  Win- 
chell.  Motion  Picture  Daily  said,  "LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY 
$12,000  top.  Fauntleroy  stepped  out  front  with  the  best  gross  of 
the  week  getting  $12,000  at  the  Minnesota,  way  over  normal. 
Here  is  another  example  of  sound  selling  and  cleverly  planned 
showmanship." 


To  Carter  Barron  and 
blanketing  exploitation 
Variety  says,  "Fauntlero 
Best  ballyhoo  honors  g< 
Should  get  swell  $27,00 


BUFFALO  • 

To  Vincent  McFaul  and  \\ 
credit  for  a  great  camps  \ 
brilliant  showmanship  in  H 
run  engagement  at  the  ]| 
campaign  with  six  full  pa 
Bartholomew's  life,  with 
Fauntleroy  with  Grover  Cj 
tation  medium.  Plug  fron 
fifty  years  ago  this  week. 


CHICAGO 


United  Artists  Theatre 


High  praise  to  Bill  Hollander  and  press  representative  Ed  Levin, 
for  kicking  up  plenty  of  exploitation  dust  in  the  windy  city.  Critics 
raved,  grosses  soared  and  Variety  says:  "Lifting  it  in  the  high 
brackets  at  $19,000.  Powerful."  Held  over  indefinitely. 


PHILADELPHIA 

To  Harry  Goldberg  and 
sweeping  measure  of  con| 
stores;  from  radio  to  ball 
heavily  on  the  public's  era 
This  fourteen  hundred  sez 
Goldberg  sold  the  picture 


jiificent  campaigns  that  have  made 
-office  attraction  of  the  current  season ! 


h  Fox  Theatre 


CLEVELAND 


Loeiv's  State  Theatre 


uted  praise  for  their  city- 
suited  in  an  SRO  record, 
irually  and  proportionately. 
.  Picture  building  heavily, 
irest  competitor  by  S8,000." 


Congratulations  to  Harry  Long  and  Milt  Harris,  for  their  amazing 
campaign  which  included  thirty-five  full  pages  of  space  in  one  Cleve- 
land newspaper,  containing  entire  story  of  picture  with  theatre  credit 
every  day.  Business  at  State  was  so  sensational  that  picture  was 
brought  back  to  Stillman  Theatre  for  additional  first  run  playing  time. 


and  Buffalo  Theatres 

lharles  B.  Taylor,  not  only 
falo  Theatre,  but  for  the 
;roy  back  for  a  second  first 
leatre,  and  prefacing  this 
ps-Howard  newspapers  on 
dir.  Variety  says,  "Tie  up 
iday  proved  clever  exploi- 
first  Buffalo  showing  was 
5,000  tops  Buffalo." 


LOS  ANGELES  » 


Loew's  State 

&  Graumaris  Chinese  Theatres 


To  Charles  Skouras,  Sid  Grauman  and  Thornton  Sargent,  a  full 
measure  of  applause.  Variety  says,  "FAUNTLEROY  smash  $19,500. 
Fauntleroy  is  leader  of  the  pack  for  Easter  week.  Packed  house  on 
opening  day.  House  and  producer  went  to  town  in  exploitation,  with 
picture  looking  to  be  a  natural.  Smash  trade  from  opening.  Heaviest 
campaign  town  has  had  in  months." 


ie  Theatre 

^ntative  Charles  Perry,  a 
om  schools  to  department 
untleroy  campaign  played 
line  of  four  record  weeks. 
\  every  attraction  in  town, 
-aped  a  box  office  harvest! 


We  don't  want  to  offend  anyone,  but 
limitation  of  space  prevents  us  from  merrtioning  scores  of  other 
deserving  showmen  whose  vivid  selling  campaigns  attracted  the 
public  in  droves.  If  we  didn't  mention  your  name  we're  sorry,  but 
we  appreciate  your,  efforts  nevertheless. 


and  speaking  of  sound  advice! 


To  those  theatre  operators  and  managers  who  are  playing 
David  O.  Selznick's  production  of  LITTLE  LORD 
FAUNTLEROY  in  the  near  future  —  the  nationwide 
success  of  the  picture  has  paved  the  way  for  your  own 
engagement.  If  you  duplicate  any  one  of  the  preceding 
campaigns  and  launch  your  picture  on  the  wave  of  suc- 
cess and  word-of-mouth  that  is  already  flooding  the 
country,  you  will  be  well  rewarded  for  your  efforts.  Your 
gross  can  be  just  as  big  as  your  own  campaign  efforts — 
there  is  no  top — any  lavish  praise  that  you  may  bestow 
on  the  picture  in  your  newspaper  advertising  will  be 
more  than  lived  up  to  by  the  performance  of  the  picture 
itself.  Critics  have  raved,  the  public  has  applauded,  the 
receipts  have  soared,  but  still  this  is  all  the  more  reason 
for  you  not  to  leave  any  stone  unturned  so  that  you  can 
join  the  parade  of  showmen  who  have  helped  make 
David  O.  Selznick's  first  release  through  United  Artists 
the  memorable  box  office  success  that  it  is. 


SELZNICK  INTERNATIONAL 

presents 


Starring  0 

FREDDIE  BARTHOLOMEW  •  DOLORES  COSTELLO  BARRYMORE 

with  C.  AUBREY  SMITH*  GUY  KIBBEE*  MICKEY  RO  ONE  Y«  HENRY  STEPHENSON 

A  David  0.  Selznick  Production 


ifZeLa.U  tU  UNITED  ARTISTS 


Tuesday.  April  21.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Fauntleroy 
Chicago  Hit; 
Gets  $19,700 


L  it  h  aw),  April  20. — Changeable 
|weather  hurt  business  toward  the  end 
of  the  week,  but  "Little  Lord  Fauntle- 
roy" was  one  of  three  attractions  that 
made  the  grade  comfortably.  It  took 
|$N,700  at"  the  United  Artists,  over 
,par  by  $2,700. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  playing  two 
a  day  at  the  Erlanger,  went  to  $13,500, 
over  the  average  at  normal  prices  by 
$2,500.  "'The  Prisoner  of  Shark 
Island"  was  $2,400  to  the  good  on  a 
take  of  $6,°4)0  at  the  Apollo.  "The 
Leathernecks  Have  Landed,"  with  the 
"Casino  de  Paree"  revue  on  the  stage, 
garnered  $15,000,  over  the  line  by  $2,- 
600.  Other  spots  had  nothing  to  get 
excited  about  in  the  way  of  grosses. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $130,- 
50a    Average  is  $128,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  14: 
"ROSE  MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7  Jays, 
3rd  week.    Gross:  $7,700.  (Average,  $11,000) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD  '  (Univ.) 

PALACE — (2.509),    25c-35c-50c,    7  days. 

Stage:     Block     &    Sully    and  vaudeville. 

Gross:  $19,500.    (Average,  $19,000) 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 
CHICAGO— (4,000),    35c-50c-68c,    7  days. 

2nd  week.    Stage:  Xavier  Cugat  and  Band. 

Gross:  $28,600.    (Average,  $32,000) 
"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 
ORIENTAL— (3,490),     25c-40c.     7  days. 

Stage:  Ray  Perkins  Amateur  Show.  Gross: 

$14,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 
'CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 
GARRICK— (900),    30c-40c-60c,    7  days. 

Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"PRISONER    OF    SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

APOLLO  (1.400),  30c-40c-60c.  7  days. 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,900.  (Average. 
$4,500) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

UNITED   ARTISTS— (1.700),    30c -40c -60c 
7  days.    Gross:  $19,700.    (Average.  $17,000) 
'LEATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

STATE-LAKE— (2.776).  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  "Casino  de  Paree"  Revue. 
Gross:  $15,600.    (Average.  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  April  18: 
"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50.  7 
days.  Two  shows  daily.  Gross:  $13,500. 
(Average.  $11,000) 


Predicts  Longer  Films 

Portland,  April  20. — Jerry  Safron, 
western  sales  manager  for  Columbia, 
here  on  a  visit,  predicts  longer  fea- 
tures. With  Mrs.  Safron,  he  is  visit- 
ing Pacific  northwest  centers  and  is 
the  guest  here  of  James  Beal.  He  will 
be  entertained  in  Seattle  by  Neal  Wal- 
ton. 


Carver  to  Open  Agency 

Detroit,  April  20. — Sam  Carver 
who  has  been  booking  vaudeville  for 
the  Jacob  Schreiber  circuit,  has  re- 
signed and  will  open  a  theatre  adver- 
tising agency  of  his  own.  His  suc- 
cessor has  not  been  named. 


Start  Last  Two-Reeler 

A]  Christie  begins  the  final  shooting 
of  the  season  on  Educational  two-reel- 
ers  tomorrow  when  he  puts  into  work 
a  Tom  Howard  comedy,  "Rail  Birds." 


Emanuel  to  Europe 

Philadelphia,  April  20.  —  Jay 
Emanuel  and  Mrs.  Emanuel  leave  on 
their  first  European  trip  about  June  1. 


"For  the  Service" 

(.Continued  from  page  6) 

depredations.  Jones,  as  one  of  the  scouts  under  the  command  of  Edward 
Keane,  is  battling  the  situation  and  having  an  exciting  time  of  it.  He 
is  joined  by  Keane's  son,  Clifford  Jones,  who,  under  fire,  revolts  when 
blood  is  spilled.  This,  in  Jones'  eyes,  is  a  yellow  streak  and  he  attempts 
to  cover  it  from  Keane's  knowledge.  In  an  emergency  Keane's  son  is 
sent  with  the  troop  to  ambush  the  renegades,  and  even  at  such  a  crucial 
time  is  sickened.  Jones  takes  command  of  the  situation  when  the  other 
Jones  is  shot  down  and  the  scouts  clean  out  the  renegade  camp  for  an 
exciting  finish.  Clifford  Jones  is  given  honorable  burial,  his  fatal  aversion 
unknown  to  his  father. 

Beth  Marion  ably  plays  the  romantic  lead  opposite  Clifford  Jones. 
Others  in  the  cast  include  such  notables  as  Frank  McGlynn  and  Fred 
Kohler,  scout  and  bad  man,  respectively.  The  photography  by  Allen 
Thompson  and  Herbert  Kirkpatrick  is  spectacular  and  has  moments  that 
become  impressive.  Original  story  and  screenplay  are  by  Isador  Bern- 
stein.  Jones  produced  and  directed. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,420.    Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


"Desert  Justice" 

(Atlantic) 

Jack  Perrin,  a  mounted  policeman,  when  informed  that  the  depart- 
ment is  eliminating  the  horse  division,  quits  his  job.  He  has  a  senti- 
mental attachment  for  the  bangtails,  particularly  his  own  mount,  and 
leaches  the  sale  of  the  animals  too  late  to  get  his  own  but  does  capture 
a  bank  robber  who  shoots  down  Perrin's  friend,  while  the  henchmen 
escape.  Perrin  goes  into  retreat  at  his  desert  home,  taking  his  horse 
along.  Maryan  Dowling,  the  commissioner's  daughter,  had  purchased 
the  animal  to  present  to  him  for  rescuing  her  from  her  runaway  mount. 

In  the  desert  Perrin  finds  his  home  occupied  by  his  wayward  brother, 
David  Sharpe,  together  with  the  rest  of  the  bank  robbers.  Sharpe  is 
shot  and  later  dies  in  a  quarrel  with  the  bad  men.  Perrin  goes  for  a 
doctor  but  is  turned  back  by  one  "Rod."  The  latter  makes  his  getaway 
1  ursued  by  Perrin,  presumably  out  for  revenge  of  his  brother's  death. 
There  follows  much  chasing.  After  dynamiting  a  dam  to  foil  his  pur- 
suers, "Rod"  meets  his  end  when  he  is  forced  over  a  cliff  by  "Strong- 
heart,"  a  police  dog. 

Perrin  plays  his  role  well  and  the  other  half  of  the  romantic  interest, 
Miss  Dowling,  gives  proper  feminine  opposition.  Warren  Hymer's 
humorous  contributions  help  considerably.  The  direction  by  Lester 
Williams  keeps  things  moving.    Allen  Hall  wrote  the  story. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  58  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Lawless  Rider" 

(Columbia) 

This  is  an  all-around  pleasing  western  that  is  quite  complete  enter- 
tainment with  touches  of  humor,  music,  adventure  and  romance. 

Ken  Maynard  saves  Geneva  Mitchell  from  a  driverless  runaway  stage- 
coach which  had  been  held  up  and  its  crew  killed.  He  drives  it  into  town 
and  soon  picks  up  a  trail  of  the  criminals.  He  is  about  to  round  them 
up  when  he  is  shot  and  framed  into  being  responsible  for  looting  a  bank 
and  killing  the  watchman.  Locked  up,  he  arranges  with  Frank  Yaco- 
nelli  to  come  and  serenade  the  sheriff  while  he  plays  accompaniment 
with  a  hacksaw  on  the  prison  bars.  Yaconelli  is  responsible  for  some 
excellent  comedy  and  melodious  singing  as  well  as  his  comic,  romantic 
antics  with  an  Indian  girl.  Maynard  breaks  jail,  catches  up  with  Harry 
Wodd,  the  heavy,  and  after  some  exciting  gunplay  when  the  sheriff  and 
posse  arrive  brings  the  piece  to  an  end. 

The  direction,  fast-moving  and  effective,  is  by  Spencer  Gordon  Ben- 
net.  The  original  story  and  screen  play  is  by  Nate  Gathbert.  Herbert 
Kirkpatrick  handled  the  cameras,  producing  some  spectacular  riding 
scenes. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,770.  Running  time,  60  minutes.  "G." 


'Murder  by  an  Aristocrat' 


(First  National) 

Here  is  a  melodramatic  murder  mystery  that  is  not  always  true  to 
the  formula  it  is  supposed  to  follow.  When  the  explanation  of  the  mur- 
der is  finally  reached,  the  unraveling  is  handled  too  conveniently  and, 
therefore,  too  implausibly. 

William  Davidson,  the  blackmailing  scion  of  the  Thatcher  family, 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Uniform  Deal 
Not  Expected 
By  Conferees 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

than  those  now  prevailing.  Some  of 
the  concessions  seen  as  possible  to  re- 
sult include  a  straight  10  per  cent 
privilege  without  qualifications,  a  15 
per  cent  cancellation  privilege,  or  a 
straight  10  per  cent  with  an  additional 
10  per  cent  on  payment  of  half  the 
rental  of  the  pictures  canceled. 

The  divergence  of  distributor  atti- 
tude toward  these  and  other  important 
subjects  of  the  M.P.T.O.A.  program 
is  seen  as  eliminating  another  joint 
meeting  between  exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors, with  the  M.P.T.O.A.  com- 
mittee meeting  next  with  individual 
companies  in  rapid  succession  after 
the  policy  of  each  has  been  decided 
upon.  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A. 
president,  will  arrange  these  individual 
meetings  during  the  next  week  or  10 
days  and  the  first  of  them  will  prob- 
ably be  held  within  two  weeks. 


Grand  Nat' I.  Making 
Distribution  Plans 

(Contimted  from  page  1) 

prevails  with  other  companies  in  the 
business.  In  developing  the  system  it 
is  not  at  all  unlikely  that  existing  ex- 
changes may  be  acquired,  as  against 
launching  entirely  new  ones. 

The  arch  of  the  proposed  structure 
will  be  the  First  Division  offices,  now 
nine  strong  and  located  in  Albany, 
Atlanta,  Boston,  Buffalo,  Charlotte, 
New  Orleans,  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia and  Washington. 


Para.  Signs  Circuits 

Neil  F.  Agnew,  Paramount  vice- 
president,  has  signed  for  next  season's 
product  with  nine  more  circuits,  name- 
ly :  Morgan  &  Walsh,  San  Francisco ; 
Dubinsky  Bros.,  Missouri ;  Fourth 
Ave.  Amusement  Co.,  of  Louisville; 
John  Elliott  Circuit,  Kentucky ; 
Schine  Circuit,  New  York;  Lefkowitz 
&  Greenberg,  Cleveland;  Meyer  Fine 
Circuit,  Cleveland;  Archie  Silverman, 
Providence,  and  the  Pitt  Circuit,  Vir- 


Handy  Green  Book  Out 

Handy  Green  Book  Publishing  Co. 
has  just  issued  the  spring  number  of 
Handy  Green  Book,  a  directory  of  the 
theatrical  industry  here.  The  book  is 
small  enough  to  carry  in  the  vest 
pocket,  but  it  contains  91  pages  of 
condensed  information,  including  all 
key  film  houses,  producers'  names,  ad- 
dresses and  telephone  numbers,  and 
assorted  similar  information  for  per- 
sons connected  with  the  legitimate  the- 
atre and  radio. 


"Ziegfeld"  in  New  Spots 

Roadshow  openings  for  the  coming- 
week  on  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  include 
the  Arcade,  Jacksonville;  Hanna, 
Cleveland  and  Nixon,  Pittsburgh. 

Claim  $14,700  in  2  Days 

U.A.  stated  yesterday  "Things  to 
Come"  grossed  $14,700  Saturday  and 
Sunday  at  the  Rivoli. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


12 

"These  Three" 
$18,000  High, 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  April  20. — Philly 
snapped  out  of  its  Lenten  doldrums 
with  ,  several  high  class  box-office 
figures  on  the  week.  In  spite  of  open- 
ing Holy  Thursday  and  feeling  the 
Good  Friday  slackening,  "These 
Three"  got  a  rousing  $18,000  on  its 
first  week  at  the  Aldine.  It  is  the 
second  highest  gross  in  the  history  of 
United  Artists  operation  of  the  house. 

Opening  with  a  sell-out  Sunday 
night  show,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
clicked  to  a  neat  $14,000  on  its  first 
week. 

With  "Captain  January"  on  hand, 
the  Fox  went  up  to  $20,000.  At  the 
Earle,  "The  Leathernecks  Have 
Landed"  was  augmented  by  Earl  Car- 
roll's "Vanities"  with  Carroll  himself 
at  every  show,  picking  a  girl  from  the 
audience  as  a  candidate  for  a  screen 
test.  The  finals  attracted  an  overflow 
house.  Gross  on  the  week  reached 
$19,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $108,- 
700.  Average  is  $80,960,  exclusive  of 
the  Chestnut. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  16: 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

ALDINE— (1,200),     40c-55c-65c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $18,000.     (Average,  $8,160) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,000.     (Average,  $2,800) 

"UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
BOYD— (2,400),   40c-55c,   7   days.  Gross: 
$11,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
CHESTNUT  —  (50c-75c-$l-$1.50  —  road 
show),   61/'  days   (opened   with   night  per- 
formance).   Gross:  $14,000. 
"LEATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

EARLE  —  (2,000),  2Sc-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Earl  Carroll's  "Vanities,"  with  Car- 
roll in  person  picking  local  beauties  for  a 
screen  test.  Gross:  $19,500.  (Average, 
$14,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"California  Collegiates,"  Walter  McGrail, 
Chiquita,  Dawn  O'Day,  Warren  Wilson. 
Gross:   $20,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
KARLTON— (1,000),   25c-3Sc-40c,   7  davs. 
Gross:   $2,200.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE   SINGING  KID"  (W.B.) 
STANLEY— (3,700),     40c-55c,     6y2  days 
(opened  in  evening).    Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age, 7  days,  $14,000) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
STANTON— (1,700).    30c-40c-S0c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.     (Average.  $7,000) 


Benefit  Causes  Arrests 

Hattiesburg,  Miss.,  April  20. — 
Three  operators,  L.  J.  Brown,  K.  E. 
McNair  and  Lewis  Hammack,  are 
out  on  bail  because  they  ran  the  ma- 
chines which  projected  the  film  for 
an  Easter  Sunday  benefit  show  for 
Tupelo  tornado  victims.  No  tickets 
were  sold  at  the  show,  but  recepta- 
cles for  contributions  were  placed  at 
the  theatre  doors. 


Faralla's  Next  Is  Set 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Dario  Fa- 
ralla,  who  just  completed  "Border 
Flight"  at  Paramount,  will  produce 
"The  Return  of  Sophie  Lang"  next, 
probably  starting  within  two  weeks. 
Faralla  has  signed  George  Archain- 
baud  to  direct. 


Exchange  Tickets 

Kansas  City,  April  20.— El- 
mer C.  Rhoden,,  Fox  Mid- 
west head,  passed  a  stop  sign 
the  other  day,  and  promptly 
received  a  ticket.  The  mo- 
torcycle patrolman  was  very 
much  surprised  when  Rhoden 
sent  him  in  return,  not  one, 
but  six  tickets.  However, 
they  were  theatre  tickets. 

"O.  K.  Jimmy,"  Rhoden 
wrote,  "the  next  time  you 
catch  me  asleep  at  the  wheel, 
wake  me  up  before  I  break 
through  a  stop  sign." 


Cincinnati  Honors 
Taken  by  "January" 

Cincinnati,  April  20. — Last  week's 
box-office  statements  made  more 
cheerful  reading,  with  "Captain  Janu- 
ary" topping  the  list  from  the  stand- 
point of  averages.  The  Shirley  Temple 
opus  pulled  $14,500  at  the  RKO 
Palace,  which  is  $4,500  to  the  good.  It 
continues  at  the  RKO  Lyric. 

"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine" 
was  good  for  $14,500  at  the  RKO 
Albee,  bettering  average  by  $2,500,  and 
was  transferred  to  the  RKO  Capitol. 
"The  Singing  Kid"  warbled  to  the 
tune  of  $6,600  at  Keith's,  where  nor- 
mal is  $6,500.  This  rated  a  holdover. 
"Love  Before  Breakfast"  wasn't  so 
palatable  at  the  RKO  Grand,  and  was 
pulled  after  two  days,  with  "Un- 
guarded Hour"  finishing  the  week. 
Both  were  second  runs. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $58,400. 
Average  is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  14: 
"FIRST  A  GIRL"  (G.B.) 

STRAND  —  (1,500),  15c -25c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,350.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  15: 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

RKO  LYRIC— (1,400),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,900.     (Average,  $6,500) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

RKO  ALBEE— (3,300),  35c-42c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $14,500.  (Average,  $12,000)  Moved 
to  RKO  Capitol. 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO  PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $14,500.  (Average,  $10,000)  Moved 
to  RKO  Lyric. 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO  SHUBERT-(2,150),  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Aver- 
age, $12,000) 

"CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,250.  (Average,  $6,500)  Moved 
to   RKO  Grand. 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

RKO  GRAND— (1,200).  25c-40c,  2  days, 
2nd  run.  Gross:  $500.  (Average,  7  davs, 
$2,700) 

"UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  GRAND— (1.200),  25c-40c.  5  days, 
2nd  run.    Gross:  $1,700.    (Average,  7  days, 

$2,750) 

"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  FAMILY — (1,000),  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,100.     (Average,  $1,250) 

"YOU  MAY  BE  NEXT"  (Col.) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.     (Average,  $1,100) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
KEITH'S—  (1,500),  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,600.     (Average,  $6,500)     Holds  over. 


Hathaway  to  Mexico 

Hollywood,  April  20 — Henry  Hath- 
away, who  will  direct  "Beau  Geste" 
for  Paramount,  and  Grover  Jones,  who 
will  do  the  script,  have  gone  to 
Guaymas,  Mex.,  to  work  out  details 
of  the  story. 


"Singing  Kid"  Gets 
$5,000,  Louisville 

Louisville,  April  20. — "The  Sing- 
ing Kid"  at  the  Mary  Anderson  was 
the  only  attraction  in  town  to  show  a 
profit  during  the  week.  The^  $5,000 
take  was  over  normal  by  $1,500.  It 
was  held  over. 

"Small  Town  Girl,"  heading  a  dual 
bill  with  "The  Garden  Murder  Case" 
at  Loew's  State,  could  not  come  up 
to  scratch,  grossing  only  $4,500, 
under  the  line  by  §1,000.  "Sutter's 
Gold"  at  the  Rialto  disappointed,  and 
was  pulled  a  day  early  in  favor  of 
"Captain  January."  The  gross  on 
"Sutter"  for  six  days  was  $3,500,  an 
even  §1,000  under  the  line. 

"Wife  vs.  Secretary"  at  the  Brown 
held  up  well  for  a  nine-day  run  and 
took  $2,800,  which  figure  is  exactly 
average  for  the  house.  The  picture 
was  booked  in  two  days  early,  after 
"Farmer  Takes  a  Wife"  failed  to 
draw.  "A  Message  to  Garcia"  at  the 
Strand  pulled  considerable  juvenile 
trade,  but  business  at  night  per- 
formances was  light.  It  grossed 
$3,300,  under  par  by  $200. 

The  weather  was  mild  and  spring- 
like, with  frequent  showers. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,300. 
Average  is  §24,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  15: 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

RIALTO— (3,000),  15c-25c-40c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 
"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"THE   GARDEN   MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,000),  15c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

BROWN— (1,400),     15c-25c-40c,     9  days. 
Gross:  $2,800.     (Average,  $2,800; 
"A   MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:   $3,300.     (Average.  $3,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (W.B.) 

MARY  ANDERSON— (1.000),  15c-25c-40c, 
7  davs.     Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"SOAK  THE  RICH"  (Para.) 
"ST.  LOUIS  KID"  (W.B.) 
"FORCED  LANDING"  (Republic) 

NATIONAL— (2,400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Whas  Barn  Dance  Revue,"  Log 
Cabin  Boys,  Cousin  Emmy.  Bob  Atcher, 
Hoosier  Maids.  Arizona  Ranch  Girls. 
Keene  Twins.  Vic  &  LaMarr,  Nixon  & 
Sans,  four  days;  straight  pictures,  three 
days.     Gross:  "$3,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  18: 

"O'MALLEY  OF  THE  MOUNTED" 
(20th-Fox) 
"CALLING  OF  DAN  MATTHEWS" 
(Col.) 

"RETURN   OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 
"MISTER  HOBO"  (G.B.) 

ALAMO—  (900).  15c-25c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$1,200.     (Average,  $1,400) 


Form  Four  Companies 

Albany,  April  20.  —  Four  new 
amusement  companies  have  been 
formed  here.    They  are : 

Model  M.  P.  Prod.,  Inc.,  by  Robert 
Hackett,  Gerrard  Schaeffer  and  Harry 
Cook ;  Allied  Artists  Opera  Co.,  by 
Victor  R.  Voider,  Lillian  Greenberger 
and  Sara  Goldberg ;  Pictures,  Inc., 
New  York,  by  William  E.  Palmer, 
Julius  F.  Brauner  and  Henry  G.  Wal- 
ter ;  Operatic  Festival,  Inc.,  by  Ger- 
son  H.  Werner,  Sally  Jacobs  and 
Howard  Milley. 


Charter  Fox  Downtown 

Dover,  April  20. — Fox  Downtown 
Theatre  Corp.,  Inc.,  has  been  char- 
tered to  deal  in  photographic  mate- 
rials. Incorporators  are :  R.  J.  Gor- 
man, David  H.  Jackman  and  Charles 
N.  Caldwell,  Jr. 

Premier  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  changed 
its  name  to  Grand  National  Films  Co. 


Tuesday,  April  21,  193 


"Prisoner"  Is 
Minneapolis' 
Lead,  $4,500 1 

Minneapolis,  April  20.  —  "They 
Prisoner  of  Shark  Island"  was  about  fl 
the  only  attraction  in  the  Twin  CitieJ 
to  make  an  impression  last  week.  Ill 
went  §1,000  above  par  for  a  total  oil 
$4,500  at  the  St.  Paul  Riviera.  Goocj 
weather  seemed  to  hurt  business. 

"Wife  vs.  Secretary"  held  up  tcj 
$10,000  at  the  Minnesota,  and  "The] 
Passing  of  the  Third  Floor  Back"  was! 
still  good  for  $2,500  in  its  third  week  J 
at  the  World  here. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne-I 
apolis  was  $25,000.  Average  is  $25,000| 
Total  first  run  business  in  St.  Paul 
was  $14,000.    Average  is  $14,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis: 
Week  Ending  April  15: 
"PASSING  OF  THE  THIRD  FLOOR 
BACK"  (G.B.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-35c,  7  days,  3rd! 
week.    Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

MINNESOTA— (4,000),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.     (Average,  $10,000) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
ORPHEUM— (2,900),     25c-40c,     9  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"KLONDIKE   ANNIE"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

RIVIERA  — (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
ORPHEUM— (2,000),     25c-40c,     7  davs. 
Gross:   $4,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"MAN  HUNT"  (W.B.) 
TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 


Republic  Bowlers  Win 

Detroit,  April  20. — Republic  Pic- 
tures team  won  the  championship  of 
the  Film  Bowling  League,  which 
closed  its  season  last  Friday  night. 
Co-Operative  Theatres  five  was  sec- 
ond, with  First  Division  and  Colum- 
bia tied  for  third  place  and  Film  Ex- 
change Drugs,  Film  Truck  Service, 
United  Artists  and  Amusement  Sup- 
ply finishing  in  the  order  named. 

I.  H.  Pollard,  office  manager  of 
Columbia,  was  reelected  president  of 
the  league,  along  with  the  other  of- 
ficers which  include  Emil  Beck  and 
Carl  Buermele,  of  Co-Op,  vice-presi- 
dents, and  Frank  Howard,  also  of 
Co-Op,  secretary-treasurer. 

The  league  members  will  hold  their 
annual  banquet,  at  which  prizes  and 
trophies  will  be  awarded,  on  Saturday 
night  at  the  Sky  Club  in  the  Hotel 
Fort  Shelby. 


Griffith  Men  to  Meet 

Oklahoma  City,  April  20 — A  con- 
ference of  partners  and  managers  of 
Griffith  Amusement  Co.,  Consolidated 
Theatres,  Inc.,  and  affiliated  com- 
panies will  be  held  here  May  5-7.  The 
circuit  controls  125  houses  in  Texas. 
Oklahoma  and  New  Mexico. 


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MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  21,  193 


"January"  Is 
$23,500  Hit, 
Detroit  Fox 


Detroit,  April  20. — "Captain  Janu- 
ary" was  a  big  money-maker  at  the 
Fox,  with  Dave  Apollon's  revue  on 
the  stage.  The  $23,500  gross  was 
above  par  by  $3,500. 

At  the  Michigan  "The  Singing 
Kid"  was  strong  on  a  take  of  $22,600, 
up  by  $2,600.  "Wife  vs.  Secretary" 
also  made  a  good  showing  at  the 
United  Artists,  going  over  par  by 
$1,900  for  a  total  of  $11,900.  The 
RKO  Downtown  had  a  good  week 
with  "The  Witness  Chair"  and  a 
stage  show  headed  by  Al  Pearce  and 
his  gang.  The  $11,400  gross  topped 
normal  by  $1,400. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$77,000.    Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  16: 

"GENTLE   JULIA"  (Univ.) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

ADAMS— (1.770),  10c-40c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,200.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (5,100),    15c-75c,    7    days.  Stage: 
Dave     Apollon     revue.       Gross:  $23,500. 
(Average.  $20,000) 

"THE  SINGING   KID"  (W.B.) 
MICHIGAN— (4.100).     15c-75c.     7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.    Gross:  $22,600.  (Aver- 
age. $20,000) 

"ROAD  GANG"  (W.B.) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (W.B.) 
STATE — (3.000).  10c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$3,800.     (Average.  $5,000) 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (2.070).    15c-65c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $11,900.     (Average.  $10,000) 
"THE   WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
RKO    DOWNTOWN— (2,950).    15c-75c.  7 
days.      Stage:     Al     Pearce    Gang,  June 
Knight.    Pinkie    Tomlin.      Gross:  $11,400. 
(Average,  $10,000) 


Para.  Switches  Players 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Gary  Cooper 
and  Fred  MacMurray  have  been 
switched  in  leading  roles  of  two 
Paramount  films.  Cooper  will  play 
the  lead  in  "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn"  and  MacMurray  will  replace 
him  in  the  leading  role  of  "The  Texas 
Ranger."  The  change  was  due  to  feel- 
ing that  better  casting  was  achieved 
in  the  new  roles. 


To  Have  5  on  Location 

Hollywood,  April  20. — A  record 
number  of  pictures  will  be  on  location 
from  Paramount  within  two  weeks. 
"The  Texas  Rangers"  will  be  shoot- 
ing in  Gallup,  N.  M.,  "The  Arizona 
Raiders"  company  will  be  in  Kern- 
ville,  "Rhythm  on  the  Range"  goes 
into  the  High  Sierras  shortly,  "The 
Girl  of  the  Ozarks"  will  be  at  big 
Bear  and  Chester  Franklin  is  looking 
for  locations  for  his  animal  picture, 
"Wilderness." 


New  Fleischer 
Process  Puts 
Depth  in  Film 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

time  it  may  be  possible  to  use  human 
figures  as  well  as  cartoon  drawings  in 
this  way. 

Another  machine  he  lias  developed 
for  his  personal  use  projects  black 
and  white  films  in  color.  He  made 
this  so  that  he  wouldn't  have  to  wait 
for  developed  prints  to  get  back  from 
the  Hollywood  Technicolor  labora- 
tories before  studying  the  effects  of 
shadings  on  his  models'.  He  is  also 
silent  about  the  future  possibilities  of 
this  apparatus. 

Fleischer  set  out  to  achieve  stere- 
oscopy  without  extra  lenses  on  projec- 
tion equipment  and  without  the  use 
of  glasses  by  the  spectator  and  at  a 
minimum  of  cost. 

Settings  in  a  cartoon  run  to  about 
five  per  cent  of  the  production  cost. 
The  third  dimension  under  this  system 
adds  about  two  per  cent  to  this  five. 

Mechanism  Involved 

At  first  glance  the  machinery  looks 
like  something  that  Rube  Goldberg 
might  have  evolved  for  a  cartoon.  It 
has  trusses,  movable  tables,  cranks, 
steel  framework,  gears  and  gadgets 
enough  to  make  a  mechanical  en- 
gineer dizzy.  The  settings  placed  in  it 
are  shaped  like  a  quarter  of  an  apple 
pie,  with  the  outer  rim  six  feet  from 
the  center,  and  every  detail  of  the 
perspective  shaped  accordingly.  The 
cartoon  subjects  are  drawn  on  pieces 
of  transparent  celluloid  and  placed  in 
a  frame  in  front  of  the  camera  lens. 

As  usual,  there  are  from  12,000  to 
14,000  individual  pictures  to  be  photo- 
raphed,  and  the  background  as  well 
as  the  cartoon  figures  move. 

Artists  build  the  backgrounds  with 
microscopic  precision. 

"Why  wouldn't  it  be  possible  to 
have  human  figures  emoting  in  front 
of  a  white  background  and  later  photo- 
graph them  on  these  miniatures?" 
Fleischer  was  asked  yesterday. 

"It  might  be.  Who  can  tell?"  he 
responded.  "We're  solving  the  prob- 
lems one  by  one.  The  first  machine 
cost  $14,000  and  weighed  three  tons. 
The  second  cost  $7,000  and  the  third 
$3,500.  We're  getting  along." 

The  projection  of  black  and  white 
film  in  color  was  an  afterthought. 
After  he  had  his  machine  working 
Fleischer  found  he  had  to  wait  from 


2  Directors  Assigned 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Sidney  Lan- 
field  will  direct  "Sing,  Baby,  Sing" 
for  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  It  is  a 
musical. 

William  Seiter,  on  the  same  lot,  will 
direct  Shirley  Temple  in  "Dimples." 


Foran's  Next  Picked 

Hollywood,  April  20. — Dick  Fo- 
ran's  next  for  Warners  will  be  a  story 
called  "On  Secret  Service,"  an  origi- 
nal by  Anthony  Caldewey.  Paula 
Stone  will  have  the   feminine  lead 


One  on  Each  Side 

Toronto,  April  20.— Charles 
Staples  has  the  distinction 
of  being  a  one-man  theatre 
operator  of  international 
status  with  a  total  of  two 
houses — one  on  each  side  of 
the  boundary  line  between 
Canada  and  the  United 
States.  Staples  owns  the 
Queen  at  St.  Stephens,  New 
Brunswick,  and  the  State, 
Calais,  Me.  He  spends  prac- 
tically half  of  his  time  in 
each  of  the  two  countries  to 
look  after  his  interests  and 
recently  arranged  an  array 
of  bookings  for  his  theatre 
in  the  Dominion. 


two  weeks  to  17  days  to  get  color 
prints  back  from  the  coast.  If  re- 
takes were  necessary,  a  month  to  six 
weeks  went  by  before  he  had  his 
prints  ready  for  release.  Then  he 
used  three  colored  lenses  to  project 
still  pictures  in  color  from  black  and 
white  film.  From  this  he  went  to 
motion  pictures.  So  far  the  apparatus 
flickers.  He  can't  make  it  project 
more  than  180  or  190  frames  per 
second  without  making  the  gears  get 
hot,  but  he  hopes  to  get  it  up  to  240. 
The  color  pictures  show  on  a  glass 
frame  about  a  foot  square,  but  the 
idea  works  and  the  screen  is  expected 
to  grow. 

Some  of  the  cartoon  subjects  are 
surprising  on  the  screen.  When  birds 
fly  out  of  trees  the  trees  fade  into  the 
background.  The  moon  and  the  sun 
seem  far  away.  Walls  of  houses  are 
separated  from  the  foreground. 

What  pleases  Fleischer  more  than 
anything  else  is  the  fact  that  audiences 
have  noticed  the  difference  without 
being  told  about  it  in  advance. 


"Arrow"  Book  Novel 

Warners  have  turned  out  a  24-page 
pressbook  on  "The  Golden  Arrow" 
with  a  black  and  gold  cover  which 
shows  the  arrow  superimposed  on  a 
large  portrait  of  Bette  Davis.  The 
fact  that  she  was  an  Academy  award 
winner  is  played  up  strongly.  The  ty- 
pography and  exploitation  stunts  are 
somewhat  out  of  the  ordinary. 


Shreveport  Men  Strike 

Shreveport,  April  20. — Operators 
in  four  Saenger  houses  have  walked 
out  over  a  controversy  on  the  num- 
ber of  men  in  a  booth.  Non-union  men 
are  being  used. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


Studios  Are  Busy; 
45  Features  Goins 


"Murder  by  an  Aristocrat" 

(Continued  from  page  11) 

threatens  to  expose  the  family  skeletons  in  order  to  gain  his  ends.  He 
is  mysteriously  wounded.  Later,  in  the  care  of  nurse  Marguerite 
Churchill,  he  is  killed.  The  story  moves  onward,  showing  the  family's 
attempt  to  have  the  killing  called  suicide  in  order  to  protect  the  name, 
and  later,  the  death  of  the  philandering,  drug-addict  son,  Gordon  Elliott. 

Finally  Miss  Churchill,  who  apparently  has  a  psychic  sense,  recon- 
structs the  killing,  establishes  the  dead  Elliott  as  the  first  killer  and  the 
dowager  family  head,  Virginia  Brissac,  as  Elliott's  murderer.  Miss 
Brissac  commits  suicide  as  another  gesture  to  protect  family  pride. 

Directed  by  Frank  McDonald,  this  one  is  formulated  entertainment. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,020.  Runnning  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

and  13 ;  Paramount,  six,  four  an 
four ;  Radio,  three,  three  and  one 
Roach,  one,  one  and  one;  Twentier 
Century- Fox,  five,  two  and  sh 
Universal,  four,  zero  and  two ;  Wai 
ners,  eight,  one  and  seven  with  tl 
indei>endents  showing  four,  three  ar 
three. 

In  the  short  subject  classification] 
Columbia  had  zero,  zero  and  three 
M-G-M  zero,  four  and  four;  RadkiJ 
one,  one  and  four ;  Roach,  zero,  on  " 
and  two;  Universal,  zero,  one  am* 
one ;  Warners,  zero,  one  and  one ;  in  | 
dependents,  one,  two  and  zero. 


Governor  Hoffman 
Criticizes  Tax  Bil 

Trenton,  April  20. — Interests  any 
individuals  opposed  to  the  Amusemenl 
Tax  Bill  which  imposes  a  levy  of  ap! 
proximately  four  per  cent  on  theatr 
admissions  were  encouraged  tonigh; 
by  the  declaration  of  Governor  Har( 
old  G.  Hoffman  that  the  measure  wa! 
inadequate  to  finance  emergency  re  J 
lief,  that  it  is  "class  taxation"  and  thai 
the  revenue  derived  would  be  smali 
as  compared  with  the  cost  of  adminisj 
tration. 

No  amount  of  theorizing,  said  thl 
Governor,  can  change  the  habits  of  thl 
people  and  convert  something  that  A 
of  common  and  general  use  into  a 
"luxury." 

Governor  Hoffman  gave  partial  enj 
dorsement  to  a  combination  sales  and 
income  levy  proposed  by  Senatoj 
Charles  E.  Loizeaux,  which  would  iml 
pose  a  levy  of  "two  per  cent  on  grosj 
receipts  of  theatres.  This  bill  is  slater 
to  be  voted  on  late  tonight  or  earl\ 
tomorrow. 


Wall  Street 


Paramount,  Warner  Issues  Off 
Sharply 

Net 

High    Low  Close  CI 

Columbia,  vtc   ..  36~/s 

Columbia,  pfd  46 

Consolidated    5V4 

Consolidated,   pfd.  1744  1/ 
Eastman  Kodak  . .166J4 
K.-A.-0..  pfd  ....  90 

Loew's,  Inc  4554 

Paramount    854 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6356 
Paramount  2  pfd.  954 

Pathe  Film   WA 

RKO    654 

20th  Century-Fox   2646  26 
20th  Century,  pfd.  35 
Universal,  pfd  ...100 

Warner  Bros  10% 

Warner  Bros.,  pfd  47 

Little  Change  on  Curb 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Changi 

Setitrv  Safety    4i       46        56  — 1" 

Sonotone    3         2%      2'A     —  H{ 


Low 

Close 

Chan 

36 

36 

—1 

45/2 

4554 

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5 

5 

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17 

17 

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16454 

16454 

—1 

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90 

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—  5 

WA 

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6 

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26 

26 

34 

34 

—\ 

100 

100 

+  'A. 

9/2 

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47 

47 

—3 

Technicolor   2954     29%  29'A 


Trans-Lux 


3H 


Most  Bonds  Off  Fractionally 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 


General  Theatre 

Equip  6s  '40  ...  2646 

26% 

2654 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26'A 

2554 

2646 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9454 

9454 

9454 

F'aramount  B'way 

3s  '55    5754 

57 

57}4 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8646 

85 

85 

RKO  6s  *41  pp....  6554 

65 

65 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   9441 

9456 

945* 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  20) 


The  Leading 


Motk 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


rOL.  39.  NO.  95 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  22,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Butterfield 
Dies;  Veteran 
In  Exhibition 


Vent  from  Program  Boy 
To  Circuit  Head 


Boston,  April  21. — Col.  Walter  S. 
utterfield,  president  of  W.  S.  But- 
terfield Theatres, 
Inc.,  died  here 
Monday  evening, 
at  the  Christian 
Science  Sanator- 
ium it  was  learned 
today.  He  and  Ed. 
C.  Beatty,  vice- 
president  and 
general  manager 
of  the  powerful 
Michigan  circuit, 
were  visiting. 

Butterfield  had 
leen  in  indifferent 
health  for  several 
years.  He  was 
taken  ill  sud- 
den ly. 

Butterfield  was  born  in  Connors- 
lle,  Ind.,  about  68  years  ago,  and 
jent  his  boyhood  in  Columbus,  O. 
_e  first  worked  for  his  father  in  the 
lant  of  the  Ohio  State  Journal, 
Ihich  was  next  door  to  the  Grand 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


W.  S.  ISiitterfleld 


ohn  C.  Flinn  Goes 
To  Pickf  ord-Lasky 

John  C.  Flinn,  former  secretary  of 
ampi  and  veteran  film  executive,  has 
een  named  as  general  manager  of 
ickford-Lasky  Prod,  by  Mary  Pick- 
ed and  Jesse  L.  Lasky.  He  will 
ake  his  headquarters  in  New  York 
tat  will  make  frequent  trips  to  the 
)ast  to  keep  in  touch  with  produc- 
on  details. 

Flinn  has  resigned  as  assistant  to 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


]arl  Laemmle,  Jr., 
Seen  Joining  U.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  April  21.  —  Carl 
lemmle,  Jr.,  will  join  United  Art- 
is  to  produce  three  pictures  an- 
lally  if  current  negotiations  which 
e  now  under  way  in  New  York 
e  consummated.  Edwin  Loeb  and 
e  young  producer  are  engaged  in 
scussions  concerning  the  possible 
w  connection. 

Junior  Laemmle's  former  affiliation 
th  Universal  was  definitely  severed 
;t  Saturday. 


20th-Fox  Meeting  Is  Called 

"Quietest"  Since  Days  of  Fox 

"The  quietest  stockholders'  meeting  we've  had  since  the  days 
of  William  Fox,"  was  the  way  one  Twentieth  Century-Fox  execu- 
tive described  yesterday's  annual  meeting. 

Only  one  discordant  note  was  sounded  when  a  stockholder  arose 
to  ask  Sidney  R.  Kent,  president,  whether  his  contract  was  the 
object  of  any  litigation,  explaining  that  an  unnamed  attorney 
had  telephoned  the  stockholder  a  few  days  before  to  say  that  he 
contemplated  some  such  action  on  behalf  of  a  small  group  of 
stockholders. 

"I  know  of  no  such  litigation,"  was  Kent's  reply.  "Any  time  I 
become  a  burden  to  the  company,"  he  added,  "it  will  have  no 
trouble  getting  rid  of  me." 


Cohen  Returns 
To  Para.  Set 
In  3 -Year  Pact 


Hollywood,  April  21. — A  three-year 
contract  under  which  Emanuel  Cohen 
returns  to  Paramount  as  an  indepen- 
dent producer  was  completed  here  to- 
day by  the  Lloyd  Wright  law  office 
with  the  expectation  that  it  would 
be  formally  signed  before  John  E. 
Otterson's  scheduled  departure  for 
New  York  Friday  night. 

The  contract  calls  for  production  of 
four  "A"  pictures  and  four  "B"  pic- 
tures by  Cohen's  Major  Prod,  for 
Paramount  release.  It  is  expected  that 
Cohen  will  produce  one  Bing  Crosby 
picture  for  Columbia  before  starting 
on  his  Paramount  contract.  The 
deal  keeps  Mae  West,  Gary  Cooper 
and  Crosby  in  the  Paramount  fold,  as 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


New  Tax  May 
Pass  40%  of 
Company  Net 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  21. — Film  cor- 
porations will  be  subject  to  taxes  rang- 
ing as  high  as  42^2  per  cent  of  their 
net  income  under  the  revenue  bill  sub- 
mitted to  the  House  today  by  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee. 

This  bill  will  be  taken  up  for  de- 
bate on  Thursday  in  an  effort  to  pass 
it  by  the  end  of  the  month,  and  at 
the  same  time  the  Senate  Finance 
Committee,  in  a  move  to  expedite  ad- 
journment of  Congress,  will  begin  its 
hearings  on  the  measure. 

In  addition  to  the  tax  on  undistrib- 
uted net  income,  the  bill  provides  for 
temporary  continuance  of  the  capital 
stock  and  excess  profits  levies,  and  ap- 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Regulation  of  Production 
Urged  in  Rome  by  the  Pope 


Vatican  City,  April  21. — Regula- 
tion of  film  production  was  urged  to- 
day by  Pope  Pius  in  a  talk  to  a  large 
group  of  film  and  newspaper  writers. 
It  was  one  of  the  longest  speeches  the 
Pope  had  made  in  several  years. 

"Regulation  is  one  of  the  great 
needs,  one  of  the  great  necessities  for 
keeping  moving  picture  production  in 
lines  where  it  ought  to  remain — under 
pain  of  enormous  guilt,"  the  Pope  said. 

Bad  films,  he  said,  "were  a  real  in- 
sult to  all  that  is  beautiful  and  deli- 
cate and  honorable  in  souls,  particu- 
larly young  souls."  He  urged  inde- 
pendent film  criticism  upon  his  hearers. 

"Films  would  not  be  what  they  are 
today,"  he  continued,  "if  moving  pic- 
ture press  criticism  had,  from  the  be- 


ginning, fulfilled  its  duties  according 
to  virtue,  truth  and  justice." 


[Editor's  Note — Certain  New 
York  afternoon  newspapers  yes- 
terday published  excerpts  from 
Pope  Pius'  address,  above  report- 
ed, containing  an  obvious  mis- 
translation of  the  French  word 
controleur  as  used  by  the  Pope  in 
speaking  to  the  press  writers. 
These  newspapers  reported  the 
Pope  as  urging  control  of  film 
production,  whereas  a  correct 
translation  of  the  word  as  well  as 
of  the  text  of  the  excerpts  shows 
that  regulation,  examination  and 
checking  were  urged.] 


20th -Fox  Net 
On  Quarter  Is 
1,239,760 


More  Than  Double  Same 
Period  Last  Year 


Twentieth  Century-Fox  earned  a  net 
profit  of  $1,239,760  for  the  13  weeks 
ending  March  28,  last,  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president,  stated  to  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  stockholders  yesterday. 

John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  man- 
ager, was  elected  to  the  board  at  yes- 
terday's meeting,  replacing  Harley  L. 
Clarke.  All  other  directors  were  re- 
elected for  one  year,  and  all  officers 
were  reelected  at  a  meeting  of  the  new 
board  immediately  following  the  stock- 
holders' meeting. 

The  company's  first  quarter  earnings 
are  double  the  1935  first  quarter  net 
of  $616,806  reported  last  year  by  Fox 
Film  Corp.  The  merger  with  Twen- 
tieth Century  was  not  effected  until 
the  following  September.  In  making 
the  report  Kent  pointed  out  that  the 
first  quarter  results  were  achieved  de- 
spite a  severe  winter  season  and  wide- 
spread flood  conditions  that  closed  the- 
atres and  cut  down  attendance  in  many 
sections  of  the  country.  The  first  quar- 
ter report,  in  addition,  includes  no  re- 
turn on  the  company's  42  per  cent  in- 

(Continucd  on  page  6) 


RKO  Net  Profit  on 
Year  is  $684,732 

A  consolidated  net  profit  of  $684,- 
732  for  the  year  1935  was  reported 
yesterday  by  RKO.  The  audited  re- 
port compares  with  a  preliminary  es- 
timated net  of  $665,297  made  last 
month  by  Irving  Trust  Co.,  as  RKO 
trustee,  in  a  report  to  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  in  advance  of  com- 
pletion of  the  audit. 

The  company's  new  balance  sheet 
shows  total  current  and  working  as- 
sets of  $14,939,085,  including  cash  of 
$5,053,004. 


M-G-M  British  Plans 
Soon  to  Be  Settled 

M-G-M's  British  production  plans 
will  assume  concrete  form  following 
further  discussions  with  studio  offi- 
cials, declared  Ben  Goetz  upon  his  ar- 
rival in  New  York  aboard  the  lie  de 
France  late  yesterday  afternoon.  These 
conferences  may  be  held  in  New  York, 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  22, 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  22,  1936 


No.  95 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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Report  DeMille  Deal 
On  for  "U"  Contract 

Hollywood,  April  21. — Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  is  reported  to  be  negotiating  a 
series  of  pictures  for  Universal.  The 
producer  is  declared  to  be  consider- 
ably dissatisfied  with  his  present  ar- 
rangement at  Paramount  and,  there- 
fore, seeking  new  distribution. 


"Things"  Widely  Plugged 

Tieups  arranged  on  "Things  to 
Come"  by  Monroe  Greenthal,  United 
Artists  director  of  publicity  and  ad- 
vertising, included  a  full  page  in  the 
Sun  and  World-Telegram,  in  which 
Macy's  featured  copy  and  illustrations 
on  the  film;  the  use  by  Bill  Corum 
of  the  title  in  his  sports  column  in 
the  Neiu  York  Journal,  and  consider- 
able space  on  the  World-Telegram's 
science  page. 


Line  Up  Ampa  Program 

Gordon  White  is  busy  lining  of  a 
list  of  names  for  the  Ampa  meeting  to- 
morrow. It  will  be  the  first  open  meet- 
ing in  three  weeks. 


A.  F.  A.  to  Meet  May  5 

The  American  Federation  of  Actors 
will  hold  its  annual  meeting  at  the 
Hotel  Paramount  on  May  S. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


HP  HE  wire  out  of  Hollywood 
*■  late  Monday  fairly  glowed  with 
words  of  praise  about  a  picture 
titled  "The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford." 
If  you  are  up  on  your  reading, 
by  this  time  you,  of  course,  will 
have  learned  that  this  is  the 
forthcoming  Radio  attraction, 
with  Bill  Powell  and  Jean 
Arthur,  which  looks  like  some- 
thing. The  big  buyers  of  films, 
which  is  to  say  the  circuits,  have 
their  own  way  of  getting  the  low- 
down  on  new  product  in  a  hurry 
these  days.  In  several  quarters, 
scouts  assigned  to  preview  duty, 
have  shot  their  advices  into  New 
York  and  they  are  all  very  pleas- 
ant and  commendable  about  this 
particular  tidbit  of  entertain- 
ment. .  .  . 


We  are  interested  in  such  go- 
ings on,  verified  and  augmented 
by  The  Daily's  wired  preview 
from  the  land  that  makes  'em  for 
another  reason.  His  name  is  Sam 
Briskin,  whose  first  all-complete 
job  we  understand  "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford"  to  be  since  he  took 
over  the  production  reins  on 
Gower  Street  about  three  months 
and  two  weeks  ago.  We  are 
interested  because  it  tends  to 
substantiate  an  impression  gath- 
ered in  Hollywood  and  reported 
here  at  the  time  that  Briskin  to 
whom  fourteen  and  sixteen-hour 
days  are  like  nothing  at  all  was 
destined  to  do  things  for  Radio 
which  that  studio,  under  regimes 
unfamiliar  at  large  with  what  it 
takes  to  make  attractions  beyond 
a  couple  of  Astaire  and  Rogers 
each    season,    has    been  need- 


The  diplomatic  mail  pouch 
from  the  west  also  tips  us  off 
that  Briskin,  in  getting  his 
administration  working,  has 
stepped  on  toes  which  happen  to 
be  in  his  way  without  worrying 
about  bunions  to  come ;  that  one 
of  his  continued  bits  of  procedure 
has  been  to  throw  out  stories 
which,  in  the  light  of  his  success- 


ful experience,  do  not  rate. 
Among  the  specific  matters  which 
either  gave  birth  or  developed 
across  Briskin's  desk  in  the 
short  time  he  has  been  the  works 
have  been  (1)  the  about-to-he- 
signed  deal  with  Dave  Loew  for 
the  Joe  E.  Brown  comedies,  (2) 
the  deal  whereby  Reliance  and 
Eddie  Small  entered  the  RKO 
fold,  (3 )  the  palavers  with  Ben 
Schulberg,  (4)  the  insistence 
that  the  endangered  Hepburn 
popularity  be  strengthened  by 
getting  Fredric  March  for  her 
lead  in  "Mary  of  Scotland." 
Briskin  is  demonstrating  he 
knows  the  ingredients  in  show- 
manship, sometimes  overlooked 
or  plainly  missed  in  other  Radio 
days.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Apparently  popping  out  of 
nowhere  and  with  as  much  warn- 
ing came  the  three-way  denial  of 
Mickey  Balcon's  resignation  as 
production  chief  for  Gaumont 
British.  In  combination,  there 
rose  to  scotch  the  report  Jeff 
Bernerd,  Sid  Kent  and  the  cen- 
tral figure  in  the  report  himself. 
Our  understanding  is  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  would  like  to 
see  Balcon  in  its  ranks.  A  mat- 
ter of  two  years  to  go  on  his 
current  G.B.  pact  appears  to  be 
the  interference.  .  .  . 

T  T 

The  potential  sphere  of  influ- 
ence which  Eddie  Alperson  will 
exercise  in  affairs  to  come  with 
Grand  National  Films  is  evi- 
denced by  a  breakdown  of  that 
company's  directorate  of  seven. 
For  the  Pathe  and  "March  of 
Time"  end :  Frank  L.  Kolbe, 
Robert  W.  Atkins  and  Charles 
L.  Stillman.  For  Alperson  :  Eddie, 
Edwin  Silverman  of  the  Es- 
saness  circuit  of  Chicago  and  an 
Alperson  intimate  of  many  years ; 
Carl  Leserman,  the  new  general 
sales  manager,  and  Jimmy  David- 
son, Alperson's  present  assistant 
at  National  Theatres.  The  count : 
Pathe,  et  al :  three ;  Alperson, 
four  and  control.  .  .  . 


Studio  Labor  Talks 
Get  No  Results  Yet 

No  progress  was  made  toward 
agreements  on  any  of  the  studio  union 
demands  during  yesterday's  negotia- 
tions between  the  producers'  labor 
committee  and  union  heads,  it  was  re- 
ported at  the  close  of  the  session  last 
night.  The  meetings  are  scheduled 
to  be  resumed  today  with  indications 
that  they  will  consume  several  addi- 
tional days. 

The  musicians'  union  is  making  no 
demands  for  wage  or  hour  changes  at 
these  sessions,  it  was  stated  yesterday 
by  Pat  Casey,  studio  labor  repre- 
sentative. 


Wright  Setting  New 
Wanger-U.  A.  Pact 

Lloyd  Wright,  coast  attorney  for 
Walter  Wanger,  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  yesterday  he  was  now  working 
on  the  final  draft  of  the  contract  by 
which  the  producer  joins  the  ranks  of 
United  Artists  producers. 

He  indicated  detail  will  be  ironed 
out  shortlv. 


Delay  Allied  Session 

A  meeting  of  Allied  of  New  Jersey 
scheduled  for  yesterday  was  postponed 
indefinitely  because  several  of  the  of- 
ficials were  busy  battling  tax  legisla- 
tion at  Trenton. 


Jersey  Tax  Action 
Is  Again  Delaye 


Trenton,  April  21. — Both  branch] 
of  the  Legislature  adjourned  for  tl 
week  today  without  any  further  acti' 
on  the  amusement  tax  bill.  The  mta 
ure  was  defeated  twice  last  night,  bo 
times  by  the  same  vote  of  12  to 
the  same  vote  that  tabled  it  last  wet- 
Sponsors  of  the  measure  were  reai 
to  bring  it  to  a  vote  again  today,  b 
were  blocked  by  a  short  Senate.  On 
12  of  the  20  members  were  prese 
and  it  was  apparent  the  measure  h; 
no  chance  of  passage.  An  importa 
indication  of  the  Senate  attitude  la 
night  came  when  the  measure  w 
brought  to  a  vote  the  first  time  befo 
Gov.  Harold  G.  Hoffman  addressed 
joint  session  of  the  House  and  Senat 
Immediately  after  the  Governor  spo 
it  was  brought  up  again  and  defeat 
by  the  same  vote,  indicating  that  tl 
Democratic  members  who  were  e: 
pected  to  change  their  position  wou 
not  do  so. 

Another  move  will  be  made  to  pa 
the  bill  next  Monday.  The  Democra 
may  move  to  amend  it,  but  plan 
retain  the  amusement  levy  of  one  ce 
on  admissions  between  11  and  25  cen 
and  one  cent  additional  on  each  brack 
of  25  cents,  or  fraction  thereof. 


Laemmle  Suit  Goes 
To  a  Federal  Cow 

Justice  Alfred  Frankenthaler 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterd; 
granted  permission  to  counsel  f( 
Carl  Laemmle  to  remove  a  $275,(K 
suit  brought  against  Laemmle  by  A 
fred  M.  Wolf  to  the  Federal  Cou 
on  the  ground  that  Laemmle  is  a  res 
dent  of  Beverly  Hills,  Cal.  The  cou 
also  approved  a  bond  for  $500  whk 
Laemmle  posted  to  guarantee  the  co 
of  the  action. 

The  suit  is  based  on  an  origin, 
agreement  between  the  plaintiff  ar 
defendant  on  Jan.  28,  1936,  by  whk 
the  plaintiff  negotiated  the  sale  < 
Laemmle's  interest  in  Universal  Pii 
tures  Corp.  to  Standard  Capitol  Cor 
Wolf  claims  the   $275,000    as  con 


Admission  Taxes  Ar 
Up  to  $12,994,79 

Washington,  April  21. — Taxes  d< 
rived  from  admissions  to  theatres  an 
other  places  of  amusement  during  tl 
first  three  quarters  of  the  currei 
fiscal  year  amounted  to  $12,994,795. 

This  represents  an  increase  of  $1 
328,534  over  the  corresponding  perio 
last  vear. 


Agfa  Net  Is  $15,377 

The  Agfa  Ansco  Corp.  reports  fc 
1935  a  net  profit  after  Federal  taxe 
interest,  depreciation,  etc.,  includin 
flood  damage  and  other  charges  < 
$15,377,  equal  to  eight  cents  each  o 
480,000  $l-par  capital  shares.  In  19? 
there  was  a  net  loss  of  $325,281. 


Mrs.  Frank  Kelly  Dead 

Denver,  April  21. — Mrs.  Fran 
Kelly  of  Salida,  Col.,  is  dead  after 
long  illness  at  the  Salida  Hospita 
She  formerly  owned  and  operated  tf 
Empress,  with  her  husband.  They  sol 
the  house  some  time  ago  to  Atlas  Th< 
atre  Corp. 


THEY  HAD  TO  BUILD 
ANOTHER  BOX-OFFICE 

to  handle 
Crowds! 


GFELD 


M-G-M's  FILM  SENSATION  starring  WILLIAM  POWELL, 
MYRNA  LOY,  LUISE   RAINER,  with  Virginia  Bruce, 
Frank  Morgan,  Fannie  Brice,  Ray  Bolger,  Ernest  Cossart,  etc. 
Robert  Z.  Leonard,  director  .   Hunt  Stromber g,  producer 

A.  in  mg^  B'way  II  Daily,  2:40  —  8:40.  Sunday  3:00  —  8:40.  Matinees 
SIOK  &45th 

Only  N.  Y.  showing  this  season. 


55c  to  #1.10.  Evenings,  55c  to  #2.20.  Saturday 
Matinees  Sc  Saturday  Midnite  Show,  55c  to  $1.65. 
MIDNIGHT  SHOW  EVERY  SATURDAY 


An  advertisement  appearing  in  the 
New  York  papers  that  tells  its  own 
story.  And  that  same  sweet  story 
is  being  told  in  road-show  engage- 


ments at  advanced  prices  twice 
daily  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific. 


rom  9:30  o'clock  the  morning  of  the  ope 

continuous  lines  formed  in  front  of  the  Rivoli 
Theatre,  N.  Y.,  from  the  box-office  to  the  corner 
and  around  the  corner  for  another  whole  block. 
(See  above  picture).  To  date  (Tuesday  after- 
noon at  2  o'clock)  in  the  fourth  day  of  its  run 
47f  3/2  people  have  already  bought  tickets  to 
see  the  most  spectacular  film  in  recent  years. 


"'THINGS  TO  COME7  IS  MAGNIFICENT... 
It  has  imagination  and  brilliant  execution,  is 
tremendously  impressive  . .  .  movie  magic  at  its 
finest .  .  .  nothing  short  of  startling.  The  effects 
surpass  anything  yet  done  on  the  screen  . .  .the 
picture  is  a  visually  exciting  screen  adventure." 


"A  frightening,  yet  inspiring  picture ...  an 
absorbing,  provocative  and  impressively  staged 
production  which  does  credit  to  Alexander 
Korda  and  William  Cameron  Menzies.  An  unusual 
picture  with  ideas  which  have  been  expressed 
dramatically  and  with  visual  fascination." 


—  Rose  Pelswick,  Journal 


—  Frank  S.  Nugent,  Times 


"Alexander  Korda  and  Wm.  Cameron  Menzies 
have  risen  to  their  task  with  skill  and  imagina- 
tion. Fascinating,  handsome,  pictorial  lavishness, 
interesting  and  provocative. ..hints  of  great  things 
in  the  cinema."  —  Richard  Watts,  Jr.,  Herald -Tribune 


"A  bitter,  thrilling,  graphic  animated  picture... 
explores  realms  seldom  if  ever  touched  by 
the  usual  films."     —  Wm.  Boehnel,  World-Telegram 


"The  season's  outstanding  novelty... a  lavishly 
produced  film  ...  it  will  give  you  something  to 
talk  about."  —  Eileen  Creelman,  Sun 


"Bound  to  create  a  good  deal  of  discussion... 
thrilling  and  stimulating  to  the  imagination... 
something  new  and  startling  in  a  motion  picture." 


—  Kate  Cameron,  News 


day  until  the  time  this  ad  went  to  press, 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  22,  1936 


20th -Fox  Net 
On  Quarter  Is 
$1,239,760 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

terest  in  National  Theatres,  which  de- 
clared no  dividend  during  the  period. 

Kent  described  the  company's  gen- 
eral position  as  "very  satisfactory." 

A  total  of  2,111,130  shares  of  both 
common  and  preferred  stock  of  the 
company  was  represented  at  the  meet- 
ing either  in  person  or  by  proxy.  The 
complete  list  of  directors  elected  is 
H.  Donald  Campbell,  John  R.  Dillon, 
Felix  A.  Jenkins,  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
Arthur  W.  Loasby,  W.  C.  Michel, 
William  P.  Philips,  Hermann  G.  Place, 
Seton  Porter,  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
Sydney  Towell  and  Clark. 

Officers  are  Kent,  president ; 
Schenck,  chairman  of  the  board; 
Michel,  executive  vice-president ;  Dar- 
ryl  F.  Zanuck,  vice-president ;  Towell, 
treasurer,  and  Jenkins,  secretary. 

In  response  to  a  stockholder's  ques- 
tion Kent  stated  that  the  board  had 
recently  fixed  a  price  of  $18.39  per 
share  at  which  he  may  acquire  a  total 
of  60,000  shares  of  common  in  blocks 
of  10,000  shares  over  a  period  of  six 
years.  The  stock  purchase  option  was 
granted  Kent  in  connection  with  the 
new  seven-year  contract  given  him 
last  September,  but  cannot  be  exer- 
cised prior  to  next  September.  When 
granted,  the  option  specified  that  the 
price  per  share  to  be  set  should  be 
"not  less  than  $10." 

The  first  quarter  earnings  are  equal 
to  91  cents  a  share  on  1,359,041  shares 
of  cumulative  convertible  preferred. 
After  allowing  for  the  preferred  divi- 
dend of  37  yi  cents  a  share  for  the 
quarter,  paid  March  31,  there  re- 
mained a  profit  equivalent  to  59  cents 
a  share  on  the  1,226,530  shares  of 
common.  The  company's  statement 
showed  gross  income  from  sale;  and 
rentals  of  film  and  literature  amount- 
ing to  $11,826,900  for  the  13  weeks. 


New  Tax  May  Exceed 
40%  of  Company  Net 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
plies  the  four  per  cent  individual  nor- 
mal income  tax  to  corporation  divi- 
dends, which  now  are  subject  only  to 
surtaxes.  The  rate  of  the  capital  stock 
tax,  however,  will  be  reduced  from 
$1.40  to  70  cents. 

Unlike  the  present  tax,  which  ap- 
plies to  the  income  of  corporations 
regardless  of  the  disposition  made  of 
it,  the  new  levy  will  bear  most  lightly 
upon  corporations  distributing  prac- 
tically all  of  their  income  in  the  form 
of  dividends  and  will  be  most  onerous 
upon  companies  which  seek  to  build 
up  large  surpluses. 


Angus  Decision  Upheld 

The  Appellate  Division  of  the  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  yesterday  affirmed  a 
judgment  of  $400,000  and  interest 
awarded  last  fall  to  Leslie  N.  Heather- 
ton  in  an  action  for  recovery  brought 
against  J.  N.  Heatherton,  head  of 
Angus  Publishing  Co.,  former  pub- 
lisher of  Motion  Picture  News.  Sam- 
uel Spring,  film  attorney,  represented 
the  plaintiff  in  the  action  which  in- 
volved the  disposition  of  proceeds 
from  the  sale  of  a  publication  by  the 
Angus  company. 


Up  New  Rochelle  Way,  Leon 
Is  "Uproarious,  99  They  Say 


Up  beyond  the  Bronx  on  the  other 
side  of  Pelham  Manor  where  the 
citizens  of  New  Rochelle  are  admir- 
ing their  anemones  and  waiting  for 
the  first  tulip  to  bloom  Leon  J.  Bam- 
berger is  a  comic. 

Read  this  from  the  Monday  edition 
of  the  Standard-Star  which  has  just 
reached  this  office  by  pony  express : 

"Hilarious  male  comics,  attractive 
songstresses,  and  an  amateur  chorus 
which  stopped  the  show  several  times 
because  of  the  excellence  of  its  danc- 
ing were  highlights  of  'More  Neigh- 
bors,' music  revue  presented  by  the 
Sisterhood  of  Temple  Israel  at  the 
Community  House  Saturday  night. 
More  than  600  attended. 

"The  chorus,  trained  by  Dorothy 
Sachs,  danced  routine  numbers,  a  mil- 
itary drill  which  was  interrupted  by 
spontaneous  applause,  and  two  mod- 
ernistic numbers,  including  an  inter- 
pretation of  Ravel's  'Bolero.'  From 
the  gay  Broadway  routines,  thiough 
the  difficult  modern  rhythms,  the  girls 
displayed   a   genuine  talent   for  en- 


semble dancing  seldom  seen  in  ama- 
teur productions. 

"Most  uproarious  of  the  comedians 
was  Leon  J.  Bamberger,  who  opened 
the  show." 

Later  in  the  same  article  this  oc- 
curs : 

"Another  outstanding  number  was  a 
'Gay  Nineties'  skit,  in  which  Dolly 
Wyner  and  Ruth  Greenberg,  attrac- 
tive in  gowns  of  the  period,  displayed 
lovely  voices'  and  a  gift  for  panto- 
mime. Also  in  this  scene,  the  finale 
of  the  first  act,  were  Mr.  Portman, 
Al  Frank  and  Mr.  Bamberger." 

About  two-thirds  of  the  way  down 
the  column  this  appears : 

"Mr.  Fortman  and  Mr.  Zorowitz 
were  in  'New  Rochelle  Free  Clinic' 
as  were  Geraldine  Bamberger,  Mr. 
Worms  and  Richard  L.  Cohen ;  and 
also  in  'The  Nut  House,'  as  were 
Evelyn  Sakolsky  and  Mr.  Bamberger." 

That  makes  two  skits  for  Leon  as 
well  as  the  job  of  master  of  cere- 
monies. And  around  Times  Square 
traffic  would  stop  if  he  should  crack 
a  smile ! 


M-G-M  British  Plans 
Soon  to  Be  Settled 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Louis  B.  Mayer  is  expected  east  in  a 
few  days,  but  has  been  temporarily 
delayed  by  a  slight  illness. 

Players  for  the  leads  in  the  an- 
nounced four  for  London  have  to  be 
determined  upon.  These  vehicles  will 
be  "Silas  Marner,"  "The  Wind  and 
the  Rain,"  "The  Yank  at  Oxford"  and 
"Rage  in  Heaven." 

Definitely  set,  however,  is  M-G-M's 
plan  for  construction  of  a  commercial 
laboratory  in  London.  It  will  handle 
release  prints  of  the  company's  Brit- 
ish-made pictures  and  outside  work  as 
well. 


Cohen  Back  at  Para. 
In  3-Year  Contract 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
contracts  with  the  three  are  held  by 
Cohen.    Ben  Piazza  will  be  executive 
assistant  to  Cohen    under    the  new 
Paramount  deal. 


Paramount  home  office  officials 
could  not  be  reached  yesterday  for 
comment  or  verification  of  the  antici- 
pated signing  of  the  Emanuel  Cohen 
contract,  as  reported  from  Hollywood 
vesterdav. 


Oppose  Time  Change 

New  Orleans,  April  21.— Charles 
Trepagnier  of  the  operators'  union  and 
Z.  D.  Nichols,  vice-president  of  the 
state  federation  of  labor,  are  opposing 
daylight  saving  time  on  the  ground 
that  it  would  close  theatres  and  in- 
crease unemployment. 


M-G-M  Signs  Barrymore 

Hollywood,  April  21. — John  Barry- 
more  has  been  signed  to  a  new  long 
term  contract  by  M-G-M.  He  recently 
completed  a  role  in  "Romeo  and 
Juliet." 


Doyle  Is  Seeking 
British  Financing 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  21. — It  is  understood 
here  that  behind  the  efforts  of  Stuart 
Doyle  of  Greater  Union  Theatres  of 
Australia  to  counteract  the  arrange- 
ment just  made  for  Australian  dis- 
tribution between  Fox  Films  of  Aus- 
tralia and  New  Zealand  and  Hoyts' 
Theatres,  Ltd.,  on  one  side,  and  Brit- 
ish Dominions  on  the  other,  is  an  at- 
tempt to  raise  money  in  England  to 
pay  oft"  Greater  Union  bank  loans. 

Doyle,  who  is  managing  director  of 
Greater  Union,  large  Australian  cir- 
cuit, and  holds  a  similar  position  with 
Cine  Sound  Prod.,  Sydney  producing 
firm  in  which  Greater  Union  is  inter- 
ested, is  expected  here  Thursday.  His 
opposition  to  the  plan  sponsored  in 
particular  by  Ernest  Turnbull,  manag- 
ing director  in  Australia  of  B.  &  D., 
is  said  to  be  based  on  obtaining  the 
British  money  in  order  to  prevent 
Hoyts'  and  Fox,  which  has  an  inter- 
est in  Hoyts',  from  gaining  control  of 
Greater  Union  when  General  Theatres, 
the  joint  operating  company  of  Hoyts' 
and  Union  is  dissolved  on  the  expira- 
tion of  the  five-year  working  agree- 
ment in  December,  1937. 

Doyle  now  has  as  his  chief  British 
producing  assets  General  Film  Dis- 
tributors, Ltd.,  the  C.  M.  Woolf  com- 
pany ;  British  International  and  Toe- 
plitz.  It  is  reported  also  that  he  is 
seeking  a  deal  with  United  Artists 
and  London  Films.  Doyle  is  expected 
to  visit  the  United  States  in  Tune. 


Joseph  Bill  Advanced 

Albany,  April  21. — The  Senate  has 
passed  and  sent  to  the  Assembly  the 
Joseph  bill  designed  to  admit  children 
to  film  theatres  where  matrons  are 
in  attendance. 


Wells  to  Broadcast 

H.  G.  Wells,  author  of  "Things  to 
Come,"  and  Raymond  Massey.  star, 
will  broadcast  from  England  next 
Sunday  between  2  and  3  o'clock. 


Penn.  MPTO  to  Meet 
At  Luncheon  Friday 

Philadelphia,  April  21.— A  lunch- 
eon meeting  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  East- 
ern Pennsylvania,  Southern  New 
Jersey  and  Delaware,  Inc.,  will  be 
held  at  the  Bellevue-Stratford  here 
Friday.  The  meeting,  which  will  be 
addressed  by  Walter  Vincent,  is  ex- 
pected to  be  attended  by  75  inde- 
pendent exhibitors. 

President  Lewen  Pizor,  who  is  a 
member  of  the  trade  conference,  wil1 
render  a  report. 


No  Leishman  Succcessor 

Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  of 
RKO  Export  Corp.,  declared  yester- 
day on  his  return  from  abroad  that  no 
successor  had  been  named  as  vet  for 
E.  D.  Leishman,  who  resigned  recent- 
ly as  head  of  RKO  distribution  in 
England. 


Col.  to  Pay  Dividend 

Columbia  Pictures  has  declared  a 
quarterly  dividend  of  68^4  cents  on  the 
$2.75  preferred  and  the  same  amount 
on  the  convertible  preferred  to  stock- 
holders of  record  May  2.  It  is  pay- 
able Mav  15. 


To  Install  Officers 

The  Columbian  Social  Club  of  the 
Columbia  home  office  will  hold  an  in- 
stallation of  officers  at  a  dinner  dance 
at  the  Russian  Troyka  on  April  24. 


Flash  Preview 

"Forgotten  Faces" — Paramount  of- 
fers this  to  those  seeking  real  grim 
entertainment.  A  rather  profound 
production  featuring  the  fatherly  love 
theme. 

This  picture  will  be  reviewed  in  full 
in  a  coining  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Wall  Street 


Paramount  Gains  on  Board 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

■  3544 

35 

35 

—1 

Consolidated   

5 

444 

5 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

17 

1634 

17 

Eastman   

.16444 

16444 

16444 

+  54 
+  54 

Loew's,  Inc  

44 

43 

4344 

Loew's,  Inc.  pfd. 

.10754 

10754 

10754 

-  54 

g 

754 
6154 

m 

6144 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

63 

+154 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

.  9 

8*4 

m 

+  5* 

Pathe  Film 

1044 

10 

104* 

+  54 

RKO   

-  654 
•  2654 

s% 
2m 

6 

20th  Centrv-Fox. 

26 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3454 

33*4 

3334 

-  54 

Universal,  pfd   . . 

100 

100 

100 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

10 

944 

10 

+  4* 

Curb  Off  Fractionally 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety    4*       44  44   

Sonotone    3         254      3  +54 

Technicolor    2954     2844     29       —  5* 

Trans-Lux    3J*      344      344    —  54 

Universal  Pict.   . .  1054     1054     1054     —  ¥a 

Bonds  Drop  Va  to  1  Point 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  _6s  '40....  2644  26  26  —  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2634  26  2644  —  54 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  94  93  94  —  54 
Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    5654     5654     5654     —  44 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8454     8344    84  —1 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  65        65  65   

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9354     93        9354     —  4* 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  21) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  22,  1936 

Butterfield 
Dies;  Veteran 
In  Exhibition 


[Continued  from  page  1) 
Opera  House.  He  obtained  a  job 
there  as  a  program  boy  and  worked 
i  his  way  up  successively  as  usher, 
doorkeeper  and  treasurer  of  the  the- 
atre. 

At  21  he  was  treasurer  of  another 
theatre  in  Columbus.  At  the  time  of 
the  World's  Fair  he  went  to  Chicago 
I  to  study  music,  and  later  became  road 
manager  for  a  small-time  vaudeville 
circuit.  From  there  he  went  to  work 
for  the  Charles  E.  Blaney  shows  and 
then  was  named  manager  for  Rose 
Stahl. 

In  1904  he  entered  the  theatre  busi- 
ness in  Fond  du  Lac.  W  is.,  and  there 
developed  the  idea  of  a  circuit  of  vau- 
deville houses.  In  1906  he  opened  his 
first  theatre,  the  Hamlin,  in  Battle 
Creek,  Mich.  He  remained  there  for 
20  years,  moving  to  Detroit  in  1926. 
At  that  time  he  merged  nine  com- 
panies, controlling  45  theatres,  into 
the  present  W.  S.  Butterfield  The- 
atres, Inc.  Since  then  he  had  de- 
veloped the  circuit  and  another  com- 
pany, Butterfield  Michigan  Theatres 
Co.  He  was  president  of  both  firms. 
The  former  operates  70  theatres  and 
the  latter  20. 

Butterfield  was  married  three  times. 
He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Irene 
Daly  Butterfield,  and  five  children: 
Mrs.  Caroline  Allen  of  Grand  Rapids. 
Mrs.  Laura  Page  of  Charlotte.  Sirs. 
Hall  Beery  of  Los  Angeles,  Julia 
Scott  Butterfield  of  Pinehurst,  X.  C 
and  Ann  Butterfield.  Col.  Butterfield 
lived  in  a  country  home  on  Gull  Lake, 
near  Battle  Creek,  and  owned  a  win- 
ter home  at  Miami  Beach. 


Detroit  Pays  Tribute 

Detroit,  April  21. — News  of  the 
death  of  Col.  W,  S.  Butterfield  came 
as  a  shock  to  exchange  and  exhibitor 
leaders  here.  Few  of  them  were 
aware  that  Butterfield  had  been  seri- 
ously ill. 

George  Trendle,  president  of  United 
Detroit  Theatres,  said.  "Col.  Butter- 
field built  his  own  monument.  There 
are  few  to  match  it.  in  his  achieve- 
ment as  one  of  the  country's  foremost 
exhibitors  and  in  the  respect  and  af- 
fection in  which  he  was  held  by  all 
those  who  knew  him  as  a  friend  or  as 
a  contemporary." 

Frank  J.  Downey.  M-G-M  branch 
manager,  said,  "I  sincerely  regret  to 
learn  of  the  death  of  Col.  Butterfield. 
He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the 
industry  in  Michigan.  He  had  excep- 
tional organization  and  executive  abil- 
ity. My  deepest  sympathy  to  his 
family." 

M.  M.  Gottlieb.  Universal  manager : 
"Col.  Butterfield's  sudden  passing 
came  as  a  great  shock  to  me  as  well 
as  to  the  entire  industry.  He  has 
meant  much  to  the  promotion  of  the 
theatre  in  Michigan." 

H.  E.  Ives,  president  of  Monarch: 
"Col.  Butterfield's  record  of  achieve- 
ment should  be  an  inspiration  to  all. 
His  passing  is  deeply  regretted." 


Funeral  in  Battle  Creek 

Battle  Creek.  Mich..  April  21. — 
Funeral  services  for  Col.  W.  S.  But- 
terfield will  be  held  here  Thursday 
afternoon.  Butterfield  houses  here  and 


elsewhere  throughout  the  state  will 
remain  closed  that  afternoon  as  a  mark 
of  respect  to  their  founder. 


Keough  Going  to  Services 

Austin  C.  Keough,  Paramount  ex- 
ecutive, will  represent  his  company  at 
the  Butterfield  services  in  Battle 
Creek  tomorrow  afternoon.  He  leaves 
for  the  Michigan  city  today. 


Detroit,  April  21.— Col.  Walter  S. 
Butterfield.  pioneer  exhibitor,  had 
been  in  poor  health  for  some  years. 
During  the  last  decade  he  had  main- 
tained only  a  casual  participation  in 
the  affairs  of  the  circuit  bearing  his 
name.  Ed  C.  Beatty,  for  25  years 
vice-president  and  general  manager, 
had  been  actively  in  charge  of  the 
business,  which  reaches  into  and  con- 
trols exhibition  in  every  important 
Michigan  city  with  the  exception  of 
Detroit,  where  the  Butterfield  inter- 
ests had  no  holdings. 

RKO  owns  a  10  per  cent  and  Para- 
mount a  25  per  cent  share  in  the 
Butterfield  circuit,  which  always  has 
retained  control  and  management. 

Predicts  All  Films 
In  Color  Eventually 

Color  films  will  eventually  supplant 
black  and  white  entirely,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  Lloyd  Corrigan,  Pioneer  di- 
rector, who  has  just  finished  "Dancing 
Pirate,"  entirely  in  Technicolor,  which 
will  be  released  by  RKO  next  month. 
Corrigan  leaves  today  on  the  Bcren- 
ffaria  for  a  vacation  of  two  months 
in  Europe. 

To  say  that  Corrigan  is  sold  on 
color  would  he  to  put  it  mildly.  If 
he  has  his  way  he  will  never  again 
direct  a  film  in  black  and  white.  Look- 
ing at  black  and  white  rushes  while 
awaiting  adjustment  on  color  shots  of 
"Dancing  Pirate."  Corrigan  experi- 
enced a  definite  let-down,  he  said. 
Color,  he  believes,  is  definitely  out  of 
the  experimental  stage  as  far  as  its 
acceptance  as  a  film  technique  is  con- 
cerned, although  developments  are  go- 
ing forward  in  perfecting  it  everv  day. 

The  director,  who  did  "La  Cucar- 
acha."  one  of  the  first  to  use  the 
three-color  Technicolor  process,  is 
convinced  that  a  modern  story  may 
be  done  just  as  readily  and  be  ap- 
preciated just  as  much  in  color  as  the 
costume  material  used  for  the  most 
part  thus  far.  Color,  he  said,  ac- 
centuates the  moods  of  a  story  much 
more  effectively  than  is  possible  in 
black  and  white. 

One  of  the  recent  outstanding  de- 
velopments in  the  handling  of  color  in 
the  studio,  Corrigan  said,  was  the  pro- 
duction of  two  new  types  of  lights, 
which  take  care  of  the  necessity  for 
particularly  strong  light  in  color  work, 
but  eliminate  the  use  of  the  carbon 
arc  light,  which  was  inconvenient  in 
that  it  had  to  be  replaced  approx- 
imately even,-  20  minutes.  Corrigan 
has  a  long  term  contract  to  direct  for 
Pioneer.  His  next  assignment  has  not 
yet  been  determined. 


A.  E.  Kaye  Quits  Skouras 

A.  E.  Kaye  has  resigned  as  Jersey 
City  district  manager  for  Skouras 
Theatres  Corp.  and  has  left  for  Los 
Angeles  to  start  exhibition  on  his 
own. 


Hal  C.  Kern  Re-Signed 

Hollywood.  April  21. — Hal  C. 
Kern,  film  editor  on  all  of  David  O. 
Selznick's  films  since  "Dinner  at 
Eight,"  has  been  signed  to  a  new  long 
term  contract. 


Schenck  Testifies 
Again  in  Hart  Suit 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  again  took  the 
stand  yesterday  in  connection  with  the 
suit  for  $500,000  brought  by  William 
S.  Hart  against  United  Artists,  and 
he  testified  chiefly  concerning  the  earn- 
ings of  the  picture,  "Tumbleweeds," 
which  in  turn  w:ere  compared  with 
earnings  on  other  U.  A.  releases. 

Schenck  testified  that  Hart  took  more 
time  than  he  should  have  to  make  the 
picture,  that  it  took  nine  weeks, 
whereas  it  should  have  been  done  in 
four  weeks.  He  also  said  that  al- 
though he  set  $800,000  as  the  expected 
gross  for  "Tumbleweeds"  he  knew  that 
it  could  get  only  $300,000  to  $400,000. 
Schenck  also  dwrelt  on  the  picture 
"Wild  Justice,"  on  which  a  quota  was 
set  by  him  at  $300,000.  It  was  brought 
out  that  Schenck  actually  put  his  own 
money  into  "Wild  Justice"  and  made 
a  profit  on  it.  At  another  point  he 
compared  "The  Eagle,"  which  starred 
Rudolph  Valentino,  with  "Tumble- 
weeds,"  and  it  was  brought  out  that 
"The  Eagle"  grossed  $854,000  and 
that  "Tumbleweeds"  finally  grossed 
S34O.000.  Schenck  said  that  in  dis- 
cussing the  situation  with  exhibitors 
they  told  him  that  they  wanted  "Wild 
Justice"  and  that  they  were  not  inter- 
ested in  "Tumbleweeds."  Hart's  at- 
torney insisted  that  Schenck  retract 
this  statement  and  confronted  him  with 
a  deposition  which  had  been  made 
previously. 

Schenck  also  testified  that  in  July, 
1935,  he  tried  to  discourage  Hart  from 
producing  another  picture. 

The  next  witness  of  the  day  was 
Charles  Mover  who  was  formerly  in 
charge  of  advertising  and  publicity  for 
U.  A.  He  testified  as  to  methods  for 
publicizing  "Tumbleweeds.''  On  cross- 
examination,  he  admitted  that  he  had 
received  complaints  from  Hart's  rep- 
resentative in  California. 

Yesterday's  session  came  to  a  close 
with  the  reading  of  a  deposition  taken 
from  Clarence  E.  Beck,  formerly  pres- 
ident of  the  Castle  Amusement  Co., 
operating  the  Castle  in  Chicago. 


Problems  Discussed 
At  IMPTO  Meeting 

New  Haven.  April  21.  —  Nathan 
Yamins.  at  the  I.  M.  P.  T.  O.  meet- 
ing here  today  stated  that  the  prob- 
lems of  the  independents  everywhere 
include  print  shortage,  Federal  taxa- 
tion, Ascap,  insurance  rate  increases, 
score  charges,  clearance,  percentage, 
preferred  playtime  and  block  book- 
ing. 

It  was  voted  at  the  meeting  to 
convey  to  Congress  the  organization's 
approval  of  the  Duffy  Bill. 

Harry  Lavietes  presided. 

Strike  Conferences  On 

Conferences  undertaken  with  a  view 
to  negotiating  a  settlement  of  the 
strike  against  music  publishers  by 
Local  802  of  the  A.F.M.  are  continu- 
ing between  William  Feinberg,  vice- 
president,  for  the  union,  and  John  G. 
Paine,  for  the  Music  Publishers'  Pro- 
tective Ass'n. 


Sunday  Films  Win,  Lose 

Omaha,  April  20. — In  three  mu- 
nicipal elections  in  this  area,  Sunday 
shows  won  once  and  lost  in  the  other 
two.  In  Tobias.  Sunday  films  were 
voted  in.  while  Strona  Stromsburg 
voted  no  for  the  fourth  time,  and 
Edgar  declared  in  the  negative. 


7 


John  C.  Flinn  Goes 
To  Pickford-Lasky 


(.Continued  from  pane  1) 

Sid  Silverman,  editor  and  publisher  of 

Variety. 

Among  his  duties  in  the  new  post 
will  be  negotiations  for  story  material 
and  talent.  His  office  will  be  at 
United  Artists'  headquarters. 

Flinn  entered  the  business  as  pub- 
licity and  advertising  director  for  the 
original  Jesse  L.  Lasky  Producing  Co., 
and  went  to  Famous  Players-Lasky  in 
the  same  position.  Later  he  became 
vice-president  and  general  manager  of 
Producers'  Distributing  Corp.,  in 
which  Cecil  B.  DeMille  was  inter- 
ested. 

Emil  Jensen,  former  general  sales 
manager  for  Inspiration  Pictures,  Inc., 
when  Charles  H.  Duell  was  its  presi- 
dent, has  been  named  New  York  rep- 
resentative of  Pickford-Lasky. 

Shifts  in  Personnel 
Made  at  Universal 

Hollywood,  April  21. — In  a  rear- 
rangement of  the  Universal  executive 
setup  today,  Charles  R.  Rogers  ele- 
vated Jerry  Sackheim  to  the  post  of 
executive  assistant  to  work  directly 
under  Rogers  as  producer  contact  con- 
centrating principally  on  story  proper- 
ties. Sackheim  received  a  new  long 
term  contract. 

The  Sackheim  post  does  not  conflict 
with  that  of  Rufus  LeMaire  who  is 
Rogers'  assistant  assigned  to  talent. 

Betty  Roberts,  formerly  of  RKO. 
has  been  engaged  as  western  story 
editor,  and  Harry  C.  Evans,  editor  of 
the  company's  house  organ,  has  taken 
on  the  additional  duties  of  talent 
scout. 

Goldsmith  Goes  to 
Reliance  Pictures 

Hollywood,  April  21. — Ken  Gold- 
smith concludes  his  affiliation  with  Re- 
public as  supervisor  tomorrow,  trans- 
ferring to  Reliance  Pictures  at  RKO 
to  supervise  production  on  "The  Last 
of  the  Mohicans." 


Sue  RKO  on  "Dream" 

A  suit  charging  copyright  infringe- 
ment was  filed  in  Federal  Court  yes- 
terday on  behalf  of  Samuel  Shipman 
and  Clara  Lipman,  playwrights, 
against  RKO  Radio  Pictures,  RKO 
Distributing  Corp.  and  RKO  Studios, 
Inc.  The  plaintiffs  charge  that  the 
defendants  stole  their  play  and  pro- 
duced "I  Dream  too  Much"  starring 
Lily  Pons.  They  also  set  forth  that 
in  1924  they  wrote  and  copyrighted 
a  play  entitled  "Depends  on  the  Wo- 
man" which  they  submitted  to  RKO 
and  they  further  assert  that  "I  Dream 
Too  Much"  is  actually  "Depends  on 
the  Woman"  with  minor  variations. 
The  plaintiffs  ask  for  an  injunction,  an 
accounting  and  that  all  profits  plus 
damages  be  turned  over  to  them.  They 
also  ask  for  the  surrender  of  the  film 
and  scenario  of  the  Pons  picture. 


Benefit  Luncheon  Set 

The  sixth  annual  spring  luncheon  of 
the  Milk  and  Egg  League  for  the  Los 
Angeles  Tuberculosis  Sanatorium  will 
be  held  at  the  Hotel  Astor  May  5. 
The  organization,  which  is  headed  by 
Mrs.  Rose  Warner  Charnas,  has  the 
promises  of  many  celebrities  to  at- 
tend. 


A  New  Record  in  Holdovers ! 


IS! 


RS! 


FLASH!  RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL 
joins  coast-to-coast  boxoffice  parade  . . . 
sets  new  Capra- Columbia  cleanup  for 
second  week  at  world's  largest  theatre  / 

BALTIMORE  ★  MEMPHIS  ★  KANSAS  CITY  ★  FORT  WORTH  ★  WORCESTER  ★  ST.  LOUIS  *  DUBUQUE 
DALLAS  ★  SAN  FRANCISCO  *  NORTH  ADAMS  ★  SEATTLE  ★  ALTOONA  ★  SPRINGFIELD, 
ILL.  ★  SPRINGFIELD,  MASS.  ★  COLUMBUS  *  BUFFALO  ★  AKRON  ★  LINCOLN  ★  MIAMI 


The  Leading 


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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  23,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


;.B.  May  Hold 
Funds  to  Help 
Consolidation 


ay  Half -Year  Dividend 
To  Go  for  Purpose 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London j  April  22. — It  is  understood 
tre  that  Gaumont  British  will  not 
■r  its  usual  half-yearly  interim  divi- 
cnd,  but  intends  to  use  the 
toney  available  for  that  purpose  to 
rengthen  its  cash  position  in  view 
the  plan  to  effect  an  amalgamation 
the  various  units  of  Gaumont 
ritish.  The  plan  is  said  to  be  very 
rar  completion. 

The  arrangement,  which  has  been 
ader  consideration  for  many  months, 
liefly  involves  theatre  companies,  it 

understood,  and  is  basically  an  in- 
Tiial  financial  consolidation.  Over  a 
triod  of  years  Gaumont  British  has 
cquired  numerous  theatres,  either 
dividual  houses  or  small  circuits.  In 
ost  cases  the  corporate  entities  of 
tese  companies  have  been  retained, 
id  they  have  become  subsidiaries  of 
aumont,  usually  with  stock  partici- 
ition  arranged.  It  is  the  intention 
o\v  to  consolidate  these  companies, 
ainsborough  Pictures.  Ltd.,  in  which 
aumont  is  heavily  interested,  may 
so  be  included  in  the  amalgamation. 


Cesser  Arrives  for 
Distribution  Deals 

Sol  Lesser  reached  New  York 
cm  the  coast  yesterday  via  a  Bos- 
n  stopover  to  arrange  distribution 
the  Bobby  Breen  and  "Whispering 
T.ith"  series  to  be  made  by  his  com- 
my,  Principal  Pictures.  Three  in 
ch  group  annually  figure  in  Lesser's 
ans.  He  expects  to  be  here  two 
eeks. 


Not  Foy 

They  tell  a  story,  prob- 
ably a  legend,  of  the  recent 
Cagney-  Warner  tilt  in  the 
Los  Angeles  courts.  Bryan 
Foy  was  called  to  the  wit- 
ness stand. 

"What  do  you  do?"  asked 
counsel. 

"I'm  a  producer,"  replied 
the  witness. 

"What  does  a  producer 
do?"  was  next. 

"Nothing  doing.  You  are 
not  going  to  hold  me  on  any 
vagrancy  charges,"  answered 
Foy. 


Pathe  Assessment 
Possible,  Is  Report 

An  assessment  of  approximately  50 
cents  a  share  on  the  more  than  500.000 
shares  of  Pathe  Film  Co.  common 
stock  outstanding  to  finance  the  new 
Grand  National  Films,  Inc.,  is  re- 
ported to  have  been  discussed  yester- 
dav  at  a  meeting  of  the  board  of 
Pathe. 

The  stock  of  Pathe"s  newly  organ- 
ized producing  and  distributing  com- 
pany would  be  distributed  to  Pathe 
stockholders  who  paid  the  assessment, 
it  is  understood.  Additional  finances 
up  to  $100,000  are  reported  to  be 
available  now  and  negotiations  are 
also  under  way  for  more.  It  is  said 
that  neither  Pathe  nor  Time  will  par- 
ticipate directly  in  the  financing  of 
the  new  company. 

Frank   F.   Kolbe,  Pathe  president. 

{Continued  on  page  7) 


M-G-M  to  Release 
British  List  Here 

M-G-M's  British-made  features  will 
be  released  on  the  domestic  program, 
according  to  plans  being  evolved  for 
their  production.  Company  executives 
are  declared  committed  to  the  con- 
viction that  whatever  studio  activity 
is  launched  in  London  should  be  un- 
dertaken with  the  American  market  in 
mind.  This,  therefore,  will  apply  to 
the  four  vehicles  lined  up,  including 
"Silas  Marner,"  "The  W  ind  and  the 
Rain,"  "The  Yank  at  Oxford"  and 
"Rage  in  Heaven.*'  Casts  and  direc- 
torial personnel  are  expected  to  be 
>et  up  by  conference  between  Ben 
Goetz  and  Louis  B.  Mayer  when  the 
latter  reaches  New  York  shortly. 


Pope  Is  Pleased  by 
Improved  Standards 

By    VITTORIO  MALPASSUTI 

Rome,  April  22. — In  yester- 
day's address  to  the  conven- 
tion of  film  and  press  writ- 
ers Pope  Pius,  in  a  lengthy 
address,  expressed  himself  as 
pleased  with  what  public- 
spirited  citizens  and  Catholic 
bishops  in  the  United  States 
have  done  to  elevate  the 
standards  of  motion  pictures. 

Complete  text  of  the  ad- 
dress, available  here  today, 
reveals  the  Pope's  extensive 
knowledge  of  problems  affect- 
ing the  film  industry. 

His  Holiness  deplored 
"dilettantism"  in  the  films 
and  newspaper  criticism  of 
motion  pictures,  referring  to 
the  adverse  effects  which 
have  been  due  to  "arty" 
critiques. 


Three  Developments 
Near  on  Television 

Three  summer  developments  in  con- 
nection with  television  are  held  to  be 
significant  by  observers. 

First  of  these  will  be  the  probe  by 
the  Federal  Communications  Commis- 
sion for  the  purpose  of  outlining  a 
Government  policy  for  its  regulation, 
already  announced.  These  hearings 
start  June  15. 

Second  will  be  the  field  tests  of 
RCA,  scheduled  to  begin  June  29.  The 
Empire  State  Bld'g.  will  be  used  for 
broadcasts  to  receiving  sets  located  at 

{Continued  on  page  7) 


Dog  Bites  Boy  in  Theatre; 
High  Court  Blames  the  Pup 


Columbia,  S.  C,  April  22. — When 
a  dog  bites  a  boy  in  a  theatre  who's 
to  blame — the  dog,  the  boy  or  the 
theatre  management  ?  Answer  :  If  the 
bite  takes  place  in  South  Carolina, 
it's  the  dog's  fault,  but  "there  can 
be  no  doubt  about  the  duty  of  the 
defendant  to  exercise  reasonable  care 
to  keep  dogs  out  of  its  theatre,  not 
alone  because  some  dogs  are  vicious, 
but  also  on  account  of  their  known 
mischievousness,"  according  to  Asso- 
ciate Justice  E.  L.  Fishburne  in  Su- 
preme Court. 

This  decision  came  about  because 
13-year-old  Joseph  Edward  Ferry  of 
Columbia  lost  a  chunk  of  cuticle  from 
one  of  his  legs  while  watching  a  film 
— or  the  dog.  Whether  the  dog  didn't 
like  the  picture  or  whether  it  was 
Ferry  that  stirred  his  antipathy  was 


not  made  clear,  but  all  the  witnesses 
agreed  that  Ferry  was  bitten. 

His  father  sued  the  Carolina  Thea- 
tre management.  A  lower  court  ruled 
the  father  was  entitled  to  damages, 
apparently  on  the  theory  that  when 
a  dog  gets  a  pain  in  the  neck  waiting 
for  a  film  show  to  end  and  a  boy 
gets  a  pain  in  the  leg,  the  boy's  dad 
is  entitled  to  collect. 

In  reversing  this  verdict  Supreme 
Court  Justice  Fishburne  said :  "Al- 
though there  are  thousands  of  moving 
picture  theatres  in  this  country,  at- 
tended by  millions  of  people,  and  al- 
though there  are  in  the  United  States 
probably  a  million  dogs  of  every  kind, 
description  and  station  in  life,  an  ex- 
tended search  of  the  authorities  has 
not  brought  to  light  a  single  case 
similar  to  this  one." 


Belief  Gains 
Wanger-Para. 
Deal  Is  Near 


Expected  to  Agree  With 
Otterson  on  Details 


That  Walter  Wanger  will  remain 
as  an  independent  producer  for  Para- 
mount is  the  general  belief  of  the 
company's  home  office  officials  de- 
spite the  assertions  of  Wanger's  at- 
torney, Lloyd  Wright,  that  a  United 
Artists'  contract  for  the  producer  is 
about  ready  for  signing. 

The  understanding  at  Paramount  is 
that  Adolph  Zukor  conferred  with 
Wanger  on  the  basis  of  a  new  con- 
tract during  the  former's  recent 
Hollywood  visit  and  that  final  details 
are  being  negotiated  by  Wanger  and 
John  E.  Otterson,  with  Wright  con- 
tacting both  Paramount  and  United 
Artists  officials  here  as  developments 
occur  on  the  coast.  Some  Paramount 
officials  stated  yesterday  that  the 
Wanger  contract  would  be  either 
closed  or  agreed  upon  before  Otter- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Woolf  Takes  on  "U" 
Selling  in  England 

London,  April  22.— C.  M.  Woolf  of 
General  Film  Distributors,  Ltd.,  has 
assumed  control  of  Universal's  dis- 
tribution in  Great  Britain  under  the 
terms  of  the  deal  in  which  his  com- 
pany participated  in  the  financing  of 
the  purchase  of  the  Laemmle  interests 
through  J.  Cheever  Cowdin  and 
Charles  R.  Rogers. 

The  Universal  staff  in  London  so 
far  has  not  been  disturbed.  Frank 
Ditcham,  "IPs"  sales  chief  here,  con- 
tinues in  that  post  as  a  member  of  the 
committee  on  management. 


Never  Any  Different 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  now  liv- 
ing in  Larchmont,  gets  a  sus- 
tained kick  out  of  life  in  the 
suburbs. 

"You  know,"  he  said  yes- 
terday, "I'm  converting  my 
tennis  court  into  a  garden. 
I  never  knew  it  was  so  ex- 
pensive. The  top  soil  alone 
will  cost  me  $500.  Can  you 
imagine  that?" 

Up  answered  Ned  Depinet: 

"You've  been  selling  dirt 
for  all  these  years.  Now 
you're  getting  an  idea  of 
what  it  costs." 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

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Vol.  39  April  23,  1936  No.  96 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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No  New  Sales  Setup 
In  Reich — Reisman 

RKO  has  no  intention  at  the  pres- 
ent or  in  the  near  future  of  establish- 
ing its  own  branches  in  Germany,  but 
will  continue  to  release  its  product 
through  various  distributing  organiza- 
tions in  that  country,  Phil  Reisman, 
vice-president  of  RKO  Export  Corp., 
declared  yesterday.  He  has  just  re- 
turned from  a  visit  of  two  months 
abroad,  during  which  time  he  went  to 
Great  Britain,  France,  Holland  and 
Belgium. 

Reisman  said  no  consideration  had 
been  given  as  yet  to  a  successor  to 
E.  D.  Leishman,  whose  resignation  as 
head  of  RKO  distribution  in  England 
will  become  effective  May  10.  The 
generally  high  level  of  business  in 
theatres  reached  throughout  Europe 
during  the  current  season  is  expected 
by  Reisman  to  be  maintained  next 
season. 


"Ziegfeld"  $18,000 
In  Its  Second  Week 

The  second  week  of  the  "Great 
Ziegfeld"  at  the  Astor  Theatre,  end- 
ing last  week,  grossed  $18,000,  while 
the  first  week  of  "Small  Town  Girl" 
at  the  Capitol  garnered  $31,000. 


D WIGHT  TAYLOR,  author  of 
"Follow  the  Fleet"  script ;  Miss 
Leslie  Howard,  the  actor's  daughter, 
and  John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Paramount,  sailed  yesterday 
on  the  Berengaria.  Mrs.  Natalie 
Kalmus  of  Technicolor  is  also  on 
board  that  boat,  bound  for  England, 
where  she  will  supervise  the  color  on 
"Lawrence  of  Arabia"  for  Alexander 
Korda. 

• 

At  The  Tavern,  these,  among 
others : 

Nate  Blumberg  and  Dave 
Loew,  Martin  Quigley,  George 
Weeks,  Jack  Trop,  Jack  Hoff- 
berg,  Al  Friedlander,  Emil 
Jensen,  John  D.  Clark,  Tru- 
man H.  Talley,  Ed  Sullivan, 
Ed  Thorgersen,  Lew  Lehr, 
Harry  Lawrenson,  B  u  d  d 
Rogers,  Ed  Schnitzer,  Abe 
Montague,  Herman  Gluckman, 
Frank  Buck  and  Al  Wilkie. 
• 

Bill  Robinson,  tap  dancer  par  ex- 
cellence, arrived  yesterday  on  the  Cen- 
tury for  a  brief  vacation,  after  which 
he  will  return  to  the  coast  for  a  role 
in  "Dimples"  with  Shirley  Temple. 
• 

Ric  hard  Houghton  Hepburn  is  a 
brother  of  Katharine.  He  is  also 
author  of  "Behold  Your  God"  which 
has  opened  at  the  Hedgerow  Theatre 
at  Moylan-Rose  Valley,  Pa. 

• 

Howard  Dietz  and  Arthur 
Schwartz,  those  two  musical  comedy 
collaborators,  will  have  Max  Gordon 
as  their  producer  on  "Between  the 
Devil." 

• 

Anita  Louise  was  wafted  into  town 
yesterday  by  plane.    Accompanied  by 
her  mother,  she  will  leave  in  a  few 
days  for  a  vacation  in  Europe. 
• 

Belle  Kanter,  former  New  York 
newspaper  woman  and  publicist,  has 
been  added  to  the  Universal  publicity 
staff  in  Hollywood. 

• 

Mildred  Webfr  has  resigned  as  tal- 
ent scout  for  Warners  and  will  an- 
nounce a  new  connection  in  a  few 
days. 

• 

Anna  Renova  in  from  the  coast 
with  a  flock  of  Dlays  in  which  she  will 
try  to  interest  film  producers. 

• 

Ralph  Whitehead,  executive  sec- 
retary of  the  American  Federation  of 
Actors,  back  from  Boston. 

• 

William  K.  Howard  and  Mrs. 
Howard  are  at  the  Lombardy.  They 
sail  soon  for  England.  ■ 

Jack  Alicoate,  publisher  and  ed- 
itor of  The  Film  Daily,  has  returned 
from  California. 

• 

Ruth  Chatterton  has  left  these 
parts  in  favor  of  Hollywood  once 
again. 

• 

Ruth  Donnelly,  in  from  the  coast, 
stays  on  another  week. 

Dorothy  Mackaill  back  from 
Hollvwood. 

Rosalie  Stewart  has  left  for  Hol- 
lywood. 


MESSRS.    JACK,    Charlie  and 
Mac  did  very  well  yesterday,  as 
usual.   Aside  from  those  having  no 
direct  concern  with  the  celluloid  in- 
stitution,   these    well    known  names 
cluttered  "21's"  exclusive  premises. 
Ned  E.  Depinet  and  W.  G. 
Van  Schmus,  getting  first  hand 
information  on   the  situation  in 
Europe  from  Phil  Reisman,  who 
returned  on  Tuesday.    That  was 
upstairs. 

Ben  Goetz,  explaining  the  pol- 
itical situation  in  England  and  on 
the  Continent,  to  Bill  German 
and  Sam  1  Dembow.  That  was 
downstairs  at  the  bar. 

Sally  Eilers  and  her  husband, 
Harry  Joe  Brown,  guests  of  the 
Jimmy  Graingers.  The  Browns 
are  trying  to  determine  whether 
or  not  to  go  abroad. 

Jim  Mulvey  and  Freddie 
Kohlmar,  no  doubt  talking  about 
matters  pertaining  to  Sam  Gold- 
wyn's  business. 

Bob  and  Leonard  Goldstein, 
more  twins  than  ever.  Charles 
Hirliman. 

Herb    Yates,    Capt.  George 
Baynes  and  Charlie  Paine. 
Willard  McKay,  of  course. 
• 

William  Fiske  of  Western  Pic- 
tures, just  returned  from  England, 
will  leave  in  a  day  or  two  for  the 
coast  to  confer  with  Harry  Sherman. 
While  here  he  is  talking  color  pic- 
ture problems  with  Nicholas  Luding- 
ton  and  Jack  D.  Trop. 

• 

Mme.  Rossigxol,  mother  of 
Charles  Boyer,  Wanger  star,  sailed 
from  Havre  yesterday  aboard  the 
Champlain  for  a  vacation  with  her 
son  in  Hollywood. 

• 

John  Beal  will  fly  to  Hollywood 
this  week  to  start  in  "M'liss"  for 
Radio.  The  deal  was  handled  by  the 
William  Morris  Agency. 

• 

Mrs.  Ned  E.  Depinet,  whose  recent 
coast  holiday  was  marred  by  an  an- 
noying, but  minor  illness,  is  now  fully 
recovered. 

• 

James  M.  Beck,  Hays  representa- 
tive in  England,  has  returned  to  Lon- 
don following  a  visit  here. 

• 

Johnny  Walker  came  east  with 
the  Bill  Howards.  The  latter  sail 
on  the  Bremen  for  London. 

• 

Dick  Halliday  back  at  his  Para- 
mount desk.  He's  been  down  with  the 
flu. 

• 

Fred  Stone,  recently  signed  by 
Radio,  reached  New  York  yesterday 
after  a  holiday  in  Florida. 

• 

Hal  Wallis  is  due  from  the  coast 
tomorrow.  He  is  en  route  to  a 
European  vacation. 

• 

Joseph  Freedman  of  National 
Screen  in  Buffalo  is  in  town  for  a 
few  days. 

• 

Verree  Teasdale  is  expected  east 
from  the  coast  shortly. 

Jimmy  Coston  flew  back  to  Chi- 
cago last  night. 

• 

Barney  Balaban  visiting  here 
again. 


Thursday,  April  23,  I93i' 

Reel  Houses  Abroad 
Gain,  Says  Connolly 

Theatres  showing  newsreels  excln-^ 
sively  are  enjoying  an  unprecedent< ' 
popularity  abroad,  especially  in  Eng- 
land, according  to  Jack  Connolly,  geii- 
eral  manager  of  Pathe  News,  who  has 
just  returned  from  a  four- week  visii 
to  Europe.  In  London  alone  there  arc 
14  newsreel  theatres,  and  all  are  do- 
ing excellent  business,  Connolly  said. 
Newsreels  are  shown  on  trains  in 
England  with  considerable  success,  he 
said.  Reel  theatres  are  doing  well 
also  in  Paris,  where  there  are  eight ; 
in  Brussels  and  in  Berlin. 

Theatre  business  in  general,  Con-, 
nolly  declared,  is  excellent  in  Eng- 
land, but  very  weak  in  Paris,  chiefly 
because  of  the  unsettled  political  con- 
ditions in  France.  Connolly  visited 
London,  Paris  and  Berlin,  and  ar- 
ranged for  more  effective  coverage  of 
Austria  and  the  Balkan  States,  the 
material  from  which  area  will  con- 
tinue to  clear  through  the  Paris  office 
of  Pathe  News.  The  arrangement 
heretofore  in  effect  in  that  territory 
had   not   been  satisfactory,   he  said. 

S.  E.  C.  Probes  Deals 
In  Sonotone  Shares 

Washington,  April  22. — Stock 
trading  in  the  securities  of  the  Sono- 
tone Corp.,  is  under  investigation  by 
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commis- 
sion, it  was  learned  here  today.  Ques- 
tionnaires have  been  sent  to  brokers 
asking  for  reports  on  trading  in  the 
securities  by  their  clients. 

At  the  offices  of  the  commission  it 
was  explained  that  a  standing  rule 
prohibits  the  discussion  of  such  in- 
vestigations unless  and  until  they 
reach  a  stage  where  hearings  are 
ordered,  to  avoid  the  possibility  of 
endangering  the  position  of  the  com- 
pany concerned,  which  may  not  be  in- 
volved in  the  inquiry-  Numerous  such 
studies  are  being  made  all  the  time,  it 
was  pointed  out.  and  usually  concern 
manipulation  of  stocks  by  outside  in- 
terests not  connected  with  the  com- 
panies. 

Copyright  Drafters 
Chosen  by  Sirovich 

Washington,  April  22. — Person- 
nel of  the  subcommittee  to  have 
charge  of  the  drafting  of  the  new- 
copyright  legislation  was  announced 
today  by  Representative  Sirovich  of 
New  York,  chairman  of  the  House 
Patents  Committee. 

As  predicted  last  week,  the  subcom- 
mittee will  be  headed  by  Representa- 
tive Lanham  of  Texas  and  will  con- 
sist of  Congressmen  Deed  of  Geor- 
gia. O'Malley  of  Wisconsin,  Kramer 
of  California,  Daly  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Barry  of  New  York,  Democrats, 
and  Perkins  of  New  Jersey.  Mc- 
Leod  of  Michigan,  Hartley  of  New 
Jersey  and  Risk  of  Rhode  Island. 

The  subcommittee  will  meet  tomor- 
row in  executive  session  to  attempt 
to  work  out  a  schedule  for  its  work. 


Labor  Talks  Drag  On 

Slight  progress  in  negotiations  of 
new  wage  and  hour  pacts  for  studio 
unions  was  reported  by  Pat  Casey, 
producers'  labor  representative,  fol- 
lowing yesterday's  meeting  of  union 
heads  and  the  producers'  labor  com- 
mittee. The  meeting  will  be  resumed 
today  with  indications  that  final 
agreements  are  still  a  few  days  away. 


THE      PICTURE      OF      THE  WEEK 


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Favorably  received  in  its  initial  pre-release  engagement  at  the  New  York  Strand,  Warner  Bros.' 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR",  with  PAT  O'BRIEN  and  JOSEPHINE  HUTCHINSON 

ranks  high  in  the  week's  screen  product  by  virtue  of  the  'superb'  performances  of  its  star-team, 
the  daringly  dramatic  story  by  Sinclair  Lewis,  the  'exceptional'  supporting  portrayals  of  Ross 
Alexander,  Guy  Kibbee,  Louise  Fazenda,  the  'masterly'  direction  of  Archie  Mayo,  and  what  Variety 
Daily  aptly  calls  'the  sweet  box-office  prospects'  of  the  entire  production.  Released  April  25th. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 

"■■^ wmm 

"Forgotten  Faces" 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  April  22. — Offering  only  occasional  relief  from  sombre 
drama  audience  appeal,  this  picture  will  be  limited  in  its  appeal  to  those 
seeking  grim  entertainment  when  word  of  the  nature  of  its  story  passes. 

Herbert  Marshall,  cast  as  a  gambler,  slays  Alan  Edwards,  the  lover 
of  his  wife,  Gertrude  Michael.  Before  giving  himself  up  to  James 
Burke,  a  police  sergeant  and  close  friend,  Marshall  arranges  to  have 
his  infant  daughter  adopted.  Years  later  Marshall  obtains  his  parole 
and,  when  he  learns  that  Miss  Michael  is  about  to  blackmail  his  daugh- 
ter's foster  parents,  a  battle  of  wits  between  husband  and  wife  follows, 
ending  when  Miss  Michael  kills  Marshall  and  then  commits  suicide. 

The  direction  of  E.  A.  DuPont  concentrates  on  the  dramatic  elements. 
Marguerite  Roberts,  Robert  Yost  and  Brian  Marlow  have  made  good 
adaptations  of  the  Richard  Washburn  Child  story,  contributing  some 
excellent  dialogue.  The  performance  of  Miss  Michael  is  her  best  to 
date  and  supporting  performances  by  Jane  Rhodes  as  the  daughter  and 
Robert  Cummings  as  her  fiance  stand  out  in  the  cast  which  includes 
Pierre  Watkin,  Arthur  Hohl  and  Robert  Glecker.  The  A.  M.  Botsford 
production  is  mostly  restrained.  The  fatherly  love  appears  as  the  best 
exploitation  angle. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  2,167.  Running  time,  72  minutes.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Roaming  Lady" 

^Columbia) 

An  ineffectual  story  which  seeks  to  combine  romance  and  fast-moving 
action,  scattered  over  a  considerable  portion  of  the  globe,  this  picture 
emerges  as  routine,  suitable  chiefly  for  a  double  bill  program.  It  has 
action  and  romance,  but  the  basic  theme  is  rather  far-fetched,  and  in 
general  the  story  is  not  worthy  of  the  leaders  in  the  cast,  Ralph  Bellamy, 
Fay  Wray  and  Ed  Gargan. 

The  screen  play  by  Fred  Niblo,  Jr.,  and  Earle  Snell,  tells  of  the  wild 
daughter  of  wealth,  Miss  Wray,  in  love  with  Bellamy,  flying  instruc- 
tor. When  Bellamy  annoys  Miss  Wray's  father,  he  has  him  fired  and 
then  signed  as  part  of  a  flying  unit  to  protect  Chinese  oil  interests.  En 
route  with  Gargan,  Bellamy  finds  Miss  Wray  as  a  stowaway.  The  ship 
is  captured  by  agents  of  the  Chinese  opposition  general,  and  the  three 
are  held  as  hostages  in  a  Chinese  encampment  of  dubious  location. 

Bellamy's  attempts  to  effect  an  escape  are  twice  spoiled  by  Miss 
Wray,  who  does  not  realize  that  his  actions  toward  her  are  to  confuse 
their  captors.  Eventually,  however,  and  with  considerable  excitement, 
the  escape  is  made,  Gargan  and  Miss  Wray  in  a  car  and  Bellamy  bomb- 
ing and  gunning  the  pursuit  in  a  plane.  Albert  S.  Rogell  directed. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  1,965.    Running  time,  69  minutes.  "G." 


"Captain  January,"  tomorrow's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  previewed  by 
Hollywood  wire  Jan.  31. 

"The  Amateur  Gentlemen,"  previewing  at  the  Roxy  tonight,  was  also 
covered  from  the  coast  Feb.  4. 

"Special  Investigator,"  which  opens  at  the  Rialto  tonight,  was  reviewed 
April  14. 


4 


Belief  Gains 
Wanger-Para. 
Deal  Is  Near 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

son  returns  to  New  York.  At  pres- 
ent, he  is  scheduled  to  leave  the  coast 
tomorrow  night. 

Final  papers  in  the  deal  by  which 
Emanuel  Cohen,  former  Paramount 
production  head,  returns  to  the  com- 
pany as  an  independent  producer  mak- 
ing eight  pictures  annually  for  three 
years  had  not  been  signed  yesterday, 
the  company  stated,  although  actual 
closing  of  the  deal  is  expected  mo- 
mentarily. Indications  are  that 
Cohen  will  produce  at  General  Serv- 
ice Studios,  it  was  said. 

Depending  upon  the  completion  of 
the  pending  Wanger  and  Cohen 
deals,  approximately  half  of  Para- 
mount's  60  to  65  pictures  for  next  sea- 
son would  come  from  independent 
producers  with  the  remainder  made 
by  the  regular  studio  staff  under  Wil- 
liam LeBaron.  There  would  be  eight 
from  Cohen,  about  10  from  Wanger, 
six  from  Harry  Sherman,  four  from 
Frank  Lloyd  and  four  to  six  from 
Ernst  Lubitsch.  The  balance  would 
be  contributed  by  Arthur  Hornblow, 
Benjamin  Glazer,  Henry  Henigson, 
A.  M.  Botsford,  Lew  Gensler,  Al 
Lewis,  E.  Lloyd  Sheldon,  Harold 
Hurley,  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  Mac- 
Arthur. 


Para  Board  to  Get  Report 

Paramount's  financial  report  for 
1935  is  scheduled  to  be  presented  to 
the  regular  meeting  of  the  company's 
board  today.  Indications  are  that  im- 
portant changes  in  the  personnel  of 
the  executive  and  finance  committees 
may  occur  at  the  meeting.  The  post 
of  the  late  Gerald  Brooks  on  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  may  be  filled  today 
from  the  present  directorate,  although 
it  is  not  expected  that  any  successor 
to  Brooks  on  the  board  will  be  named. 

The  death  of  Brooks  left  Robert 
K.  Cassatt  as  the  only  Paramount 
director  serving  a  one-year  term  on 
the  board.  With  Cassatt's  term  ex- 
piring in  June,  it  is  not  expected  that 
the  one-year  group  of  directors  will 
be  continued  as  the  aims  of  the  Para- 
mount reorganizes  contemplated  a 
small,  compact  board  with  those 
elected  to  one-year  terms  regarded  as 
furnishing  representation  only  for 
groups  whose  Paramount  holdings 
would  be  liquidated  within  that  time. 

Producing  Managers 
To  Meet  Again  Today 

A  general  membership  meeting  of 
the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres,  pro- 
ducing managers'  organization,  is 
scheduled  for  today  to  discuss  fur- 
ther the  use  of  the  managers'  new 
contract  with  playwrights.  The  man- 
agers recently  pledged  themselves  to 
the  exclusive  use  of  the  contract  un- 
til such  time  as  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
modifies  the  new  agreement  which  it 
placed  in  effect  on  March  1.  The 
contract  committee  of  the  league  met 
yesterday. 

German  Army  in  Film 

Berlin,  April  22. — The  German 
army  is  to  be  used  for  the  first  time 
in  a  film  to  be  called  "Treason." 


Kentuckians  Oppose 
10%  Ticket  Tax  Bill 

Louisville,  April  22. — Strong  op- 
position to  the  proposed  10  per  cent 
ticket  tax  has  developed  among  ex- 
hibitors. The  tax  measure  is  one  of 
several  which  have  been  proposed  by 
Gov.  A.  B.  Chandler  to  the  General 
Assembly. 

Fred  Dolle  of  the  Fourth  Avenue 
Amusement  Co.,  and  Sam  Switow, 
owner  of  a  string  of  houses  in  Ken- 
tucky and  Indiana,  have  been  chosen 
to  confer  with  legislators.  Indications 
are  that  a  compromise  will  eventually 
be  reached. 


Much  Talent  for  Ampa 

Belle  Bart,  astrologist,  will  be  one 
of  the  entertainers  at  the  Ampa  meet- 
ing at  the  Astor  today. 

Others  who  will  be  present  will  be 
Buddy  Rogers,  Cookie  Bowers,  Julie 
Lang,  Gus  Edwards,  Ed  Lowry, 
Valerie  Eaton  and  Fred  Stone. 


Leserman  Faces  Surgeon 

Carl  Leserman,  newly  appointed 
general  sales  manager  of  Grand  Na- 
tional Films,  Inc.,  will  undergo  an 
operation  on  the  gall  bladder  at  the 
New  Rochelle  Hospital  today. 


Thursday,  April  23,  193 


Variety  Club 


Detroit 

Detroit,  April  22.  —  Members  of  1 
Variety  Club  were  guests  at  a  lunch-  I 
eon  of  the  Caravan  Shrine  Club  inl 
the  Hotel  Book-Cadillac,  when  the] 
Shriners  pledged  their  support  for  thel 
Variety  ball  on  Saturday. 

A  definite  program  for  the  ball  will  J 
be  announced  this  week  by  William ■ 
Carlson,  chairman  of  the  entertain-  ■ 
merit  committee.  Frank  A.  Wetsman.M 
chairman  of  the  ticket  committee,  re-B 
ports  several  hundred  reservations. 

Taper noux  Returns 
With  French  Films  \ 

Encouraged  by  the  success  of  "La  I 
Maternelle"  throughout  the  country  1 
and  in  Canada,  John  S.  Tapernoux,  1 
distributor  of  French  films,  who  re-  I 
cently  returned  from  France  with  a  I 
new  line  of  pictures,  will  pursue  his  I 
efforts  to  make  the  general  film-going  1 
public  French-picture  conscious. 

Tapernoux  will  distribute  his  films  J 
to  "little"  theatres  and  arrange  ad-  I 
vance  dates  and  tieups  with  colleges  I 
where  French  is  taught  and  arrange  J 
for  special  showings  in  college  the-  I 
atres  and  regular  houses. 

The  pictures  for  which  Tapernoux  I 
has  signed  American  distribution  con-  I 
tracts   include  three   Marcel   Pagnol  I 
productions,    "Angele,"    "Toni"    and  I 
"Merlusse."   The  last  named  is  hav-  \ 
ing  a  successful  run  in  London.   Al-  I 
bert  Prejean,  who  appeared  in  "Under  J 
the  Roofs  of  Paris,"  will  be  seen  again  I 
in  "L'Or  Dans   La  Rue."    Danielle  I 
Darrieux,  who  is  listed  as  the  most 
popular  star  in  France,  will  be  pre-  j 
sented  in  "Mademoiselle  Mozart,"  a 
musical.  Also  to  be  released  here  are  { 
"Jeunesse,"     "La     Marmaille"     and  ] 
"Maternite." 

The  photographic  record  of  the  two  j 
Citroen-Haardt"  motor  expeditions  j 
across  Asia  and  Africa  will  be  the  I 
most  ambitious  of  the  lot.  Known  as  I 
"La  Croisiere  Jaune"  and  "La  Croi-  J 
siere  Noire,"  these  are  said  to  be  the  j 
only  films  of  their  kind  ever  made. 

Tapernoux,  before  leaving  Paris,  j 
was  commissioned  by  French  scien-  J 
tific  and  sporting  societies  to  present  I 
to  Maynard  Owen  Williams,  of  the  | 
National  Geographic  Society  and  his-  I 
torian  of  the  motor  expeditions,  I 
honors  they  had  conferred  on  him  I 
abroad. 


Benefits  Raise  $5,000 

Memphis,  April  22.  —  The  benefit 
shows  staged  under  auspices  of  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Arkansas,  Mississippi  and 
Tennessee  for  The  Commercial  Ap- 
peal-Red Cross  Tupelo  Tornado  Fund 
are  expected  to  add  approximately  $5,- 
000  to  the  $50,000  already  raised. 

A  preliminary  report  revealed  that 
40  theatres  had  turned  in  $2,600  in 
actual  cash.  About  that  same  number 
had  not  reported. 


Lawrence  Recovering 

Kansas  City,  April  22.  —  Lowell 
Lawrence,  film  critic  of  the  Kansas 
City  Journal-Post,  is  recovering  from 
pneumonia  at  Research  Hospital  here. 


His  First  Inspection 

E.  C  Grainger,  now  officially  func- 
tioning with  Feiber  &  Shea,  has  left 
on  a  swing  around  the  circuit's  houses. 
He  returns  in  about  10  days. 


"DYNAMITE! 
BELLY  LAUGHS 
FROM  BEGIN- 
NING TO  END!" 

It's  slanderousl 


5x 

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Cete^10 
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A  sure  fire  comedy,  this 
one  should  certainly  be 
found  enjoyable.  Excel- 
lent entertainment. 


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nuts  to  you . .  ♦  but  dough  at  the  box  office  in 

AMY$  M  T 

PA  INI  T  K  y 

Directed  by  Preston  Black 

One  of  Columbia's  famous  series  of  2-reel 
comedies  starring  the  Stooges,  Andy  Clyde, 
Leon  Errol,  Harry  Langdon,  Radio  Rogues,  Edgar 
Kennedy  and  Monte  Collins  and  many  others! 


Says  here 

FINE 
30MEDY! 


EXCEPTIONS 
ANIMATION/ 


From  the  Famous  Comic  Strips  by 
BILLY  De  BECK. . .  COURTESY  OF 
KING  FEATURES  SYNDICATE 


OTHER  TECHNICOLOR  SERIES 
8      COLOR  RHAPSODIES 

6  Black  &  White  SCRAPPYS 
6    Black    &    White    KRAZY  KATS 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  23,  1936 

Final  Details  Set 
In  "January"  Suit 

Final  details  of  the  out-of-court 
settlement  of  the  suit  of  L.  C.  Page 
&  Co.,  Boston  publishers,  against 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  over  screen 
rights  to  "Captain  January"  were  car- 
ried out  in  Federal  court  yesterday. 
Stipulations  covering  the  settlement 
were  filed  by  attorneys. 

During  the  day  an  order  was 
handed  down  by  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  reversing  the  order  of  the 
District  Court  which  had  denied  a 
preliminary  injunction  to  the  plain- 
tiffs and  directing  that  the  plaintiffs 
be  granted  an  injunction  against  ex- 
hibition of  the  picture. 


Du-Art  Complaint  Dismissed 

U.  S.  District  Judge  Robert  P. 
Patterson  yesterday  dismissed  the 
complaint  in  a  suit  brought  by  Du- 
Art  Film  Laboratories,  Inc.,  and  Ar- 
thur Gottlieb  against  Consolidated 
Film  Industries,  Inc.  The  court  ruled 
that  the  plaintiffs'  complaint  did  not 
reveal  a  cause  of  action. 

The  plaintiffs  charged  the  defend- 
ant with  wrongful  interference  with 
contracts  made  with  the  U-Film 
Laboratories  whereby  the  lat- 
ter leased  premises  and  equipment 
from  the  Du-Art  Film  Laboratories 
and  agreed  to  employ  Gottlieb  as 
manager.  In  the  contracts  U-Film 
Laboratories  also  agreed  that  all 
film  developing  work  in  New 
York  required  to  be  done  by  Univer- 
sal Pictures  Corp.  should  be  done  on 
the  leased  premises.  It  was  charged 
that  Consolidated  Film  Industries. 
Inc.,  conspired  with  and  coerced  Uni- 
versal to  evade  and  repudiate  the 
agreements.  Judge  Patterson  gave 
the  plaintiffs  20  days  in  which  to 
serve  an  amended  complaint. 


Lazarus,  Streimer  Testify 

Testimony  to  the  effect  that  the 
sales  office  of  United  Artists  used  no 
more  effort  to  promote  "Tumble- 
weeds"  than  any  other  picture  dur- 
ing the  year  of  its  exhibition  was 
offered  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yes- 
terday in  connection  with  the  $500,- 
000  conspiracy  suit  brought  by  Wil- 
liam S.  Hart  against  U.  A.  Paul 
Lazarus  and  Moe  Streimer  were  the 
principal  witnesses  before  Justice 
Philip  J.  McCook  and  a  jury.  Both 
testified  that  they  expended  more  ef- 
forts to  exploit  "Tumbleweeds"  than 
any  other  picture. 

On  cross-examination  Streimer  said 
that  "Tumbleweeds"  grossed  $29,283 
at  the  Strand  here  during  the  week 
of  Dec.  20,  1925.  Hart's  attorney 
made  considerable  capital  of  this  ad- 
mission. Witnesses  for  the  defendant 
denied  that  "Tumbleweeds"  was  part 
of  a  block  booking  arrangement  at 
any  time.  It  was  intimated  that  the 
trial  will  last  for  the  remainder  of 
the  week. 


Answers  Filed  in  K.  C.  Suit 

Kansas  City,  April  22. — Distribu- 
tor defendants  in  the  Federal  court 
conspiracy  action  brought  by  Eman- 
uel Rolsky  and  other  local  indepen- 
dent theatre  operators  against  Fox 
Midwest  and  distributors  have  filed 
an  answer  denving  all  the  important 
allegations  in  the  plaintiffs'  petition, 
asking  for  a  final  decree  against  the 
plaintiffs  in  addition  to  the  assess- 
ment of  court  costs.    The  case  prob- 


ably will  be  heard  about  the  end  of 
April. 

The  independents  had  sought  an 
injunction  against  Fox  Midwest  and 
all  major  distributors,  charging  that 
the  clearance  and  zoning  schedule  in 
the  Kansas  City  territory  constitutes 
a  conspiracy  against  the  independ- 
ents. Judge  Merrill  E.  Otis  in  Fed- 
eral court  on  March  29  denied  the 
plaintiffs'  application  for  a  temporary 
injunction.  A  few  days  ago  Fox  Mid- 
west filed  a  motion  separate  from  the 
distributors  asking  dismissal  of  the 
suit  on  the  grounds  of  a  misjoinder 
of  plaintiffs  and  insufficient  cause  of 
action. 


Warners  Ask  New  Hearing 

Los  Angeles,  April  22. — Preston 
and  Files,  Warner  attorneys,  today 
argued  before  Judge  Charles  I.  Bogue 
for  a  new  hearing  in  the  James  Cag- 
ney  contract  case.  A  decision  is  ex- 
pected in  a  couple  of  days. 


RCA  Files  Cross  Bill 

Wilmington,  April  22. — A  cross 
bill  was  filed  by  Radio  Corporation 
of  America  in  Chancery  Court  here 
today  in  the  action  instituted  against 
it  last  May  by  the  Philadelphia  Stor- 
age Battery  Co.  Hearing  is  set  for 
September  14. 

RCA  in  its  bill  maintains  that  all 
royalties  paid  by  the  Philadelphia 
company  were  properly  paid  and 
justly  due  and  that  the  latter  concern 
has  failed  to  pay  all  of  the  royalties 
due.  It  alleges  that  the  battery  con- 
cern sold  large  quantities  of  appara- 
tus, licensed  under  terms  of  the  li- 
cense agreement,  to  Philco  Radio  and 
Television  Corp.,  its  subsidiaries  and 
Transitone  Automobile  Radio  Corp. 

RCA  further  alleges  that  the  Phila- 
delphia company  has  violated  the  ar- 
ticle of  agreement  that  forbids  the  li- 
censee to  assign,  transfer  or  divide  li- 
cense without  consent  of  RCA  and 
that  it  has  failed  to  compute  royal- 
ties in  accordance  with  the  agree- 
ment. 

RCA  asks  that  Philadelphia  Stor- 
age Battery  Co.  be  adjudged  as  hav- 
ing failed  to  pay  royalties  in  accord- 
ance with  the  agreement,  that  it  is 
in  default  and  that  it  be  required  to 
account  for  the  full  amount  up  to 
the  date  on  which  the  agreement 
might  be  terminated. 


Many  Houses  in  Drive 

More  than  3,000  theatres  have 
pledged  assistance  to  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  drive,  May  22-28, 
according  to  Major  L.  E.  Thompson, 
chairman.  Among  them  are  many  in- 
dependent houses,  he  says,  as  well  as 
the  principal  circuits. 


Kent,  Schenck  Sailing 

Sidney  R.  Kent,  president,  and 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  sail 
on  the  lie  de  France  today.  Among 
other  intentions  is  one  of  attending  a 
company  sales  convention  in  London. 


Levine  Leaves  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  22. — Nat  Levine 
will  leave  for  Kansas  City  by  plane 
Friday  for  production  conferences 
with  Herbert  J.  Yates  and  W.  Ray 
Johnston. 


Talk  New  Astor  Lease 

New  leases  on  the  Astor  and  Bi- 
jou, which  were  recently  acquired  by 
City  Investing  Co.  at  foreclosure,  are 
being  negotiated  by  S.  S.  Krellberg. 


Films  40  Years  Old 

Forty  years  ago  today  at 
Koster  &  Bials  Music  Hall 
in  Herald  Square  life-size 
motion  pictures  were  shown 
to  the  public  for  the  first 
time.  They  were  Edison  pic- 
tures originally  intended  for 
peep  shows,  projected  by  the 
Armat  Vitascope.  During  the 
succeeding  10  years  vaude- 
ville houses  paid  little  atten- 
tion to  them.  Then  pictures 
began  to  grow. 

Details  of  the  highlights 
of  film  development  are  giv- 
en in  the  current  issue  of 
Motion  Picture  Herald  out 
today  by  Terry  Ramsaye, 
editor,  who  wrote  "A  Million 
and  One  Nights,"  first  his- 
tory of  the  industry.  In  ad- 
dition to  an  editorial  by 
Ramsaye  The  Herald  has  a 
four-page  layout  of  pictures 
commemorating  the  anniver- 
sary. 


Connecticut  ITO  To 
Become  Allied  Unit 

The  newly  organized  Independent 
Theatre  Owners  of  Connecticut  will 
affiliate  with  Allied,  Nathan  Yamins 
said  today.  He  spoke  before  the  unit 
yesterday  at  New  Haven. 

"We  never  have  had  a  unit  in  Con- 
necticut," Yamins  said.  He  returned 
to  Fall  River  last  night  after  a  two- 
day  visit  here. 

"Plans  for  the  coming  year  will  be 
the  highlight  of  the  Cleveland  con- 
vention," Yamins  said.  "We  are 
waiting  to  see  what  happens  to  the 
Pettengill  bill,  and  this  will  determine 
our  policy  for  the  future." 


N.  W.  Allied  for  Cancellation 

Omaha,  April  22. — Allied  of  the 
Northwest  is  in  favor  of  a  25  to  33 
per  cent  cancellation  privilege  on  all 
contracts.  A  stand  in  favor  of  these 
limits  was  taken  at  a  meeting  of  the 
board  of  directors. 

The  decision  was  part  of  a  seven- 
point  trade  practice  program  and  a 
five-point  legislative  program. 

The  board  also  went  on  record  as 
opposed  to  the  publication  of  box- 
office  figures  in  trade  papers  because 
"they  are  inflated  and  not  a  true  pic- 
ture of  the  business." 

Leo  Wolcott  of  Ildora,  la.,  presi- 
dent, said  the  Legion  of  Decency 
seemed  to  be  slipping  and  that  Allied 
hopes  to  do  all  in  its  power  to  keep 
the  screen  fit  for  family  patronage. 


Brill  Joining  Rosener 

Dave  Brill,  general  sales  manager 
of  Principal  Films  here,  has  resigned, 
effective  Saturday,  to  become  asso- 
ciated with  the  Herbert  Rosener  En- 
terprises, which  operate  theatres  on 
the  coast  and  distribute  foreign  prod- 
uct. Brill  will  handle  the  distribution 
in  all  territories  except  the  coast,  and 
plans  to  open  several  houses  in  the 
east  for  Rosener. 


Evelyn  Schlaifer  Better 

Omaha,  April  22. — Evelyn  Schlai- 
fer, wife  of  Charles  Schlaifer,  adver- 
tising manager  of  the  A.  H.  Blank 
theatres  in  Nebraska,  has  recovered 
from  an  illness  of  two  weeks. 


7 


Pathe  Assessment 
Possible,  Is  Report 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

leaves  for  Europe  today  to  be  gone  six 
weeks  or  two  months. 


Charter  Grand  National 

Dover,  Del.,  April  22. — Grand  Na- 
tional Distributing  Corp.,  has  been  in- 
corporated here,  listing  capital  of  $5,- 
000.  The  incorporators  were  Alfred 
McCormack,  George  G.  Taylor  and 
Robert  C.  Sonneman,  all  of  New 
York. 


Awarded  Ruling  on  Claim 

An  arbitrator's  decision  holding  a 
$240,000  obligation  of  the  Van  Beuren 
Co.  to  Pathe  to  be  due  and  payable 
was  handed  down  yesterday  by  Theo- 
dore Kiendl  of  the  law  office  of  Davis, 
Polk,  Wardwell,  Gardiner  &  Reed, 
who  acted  as  arbitrator. 

The  Van  Beuren  obligation  repre- 
sented advances  made  by  Pathe  which 
the  latter  company  claimed  became 
due  and  payable  on  March  1.  Van 
Beuren's  contention  was  that  the  ob- 
ligation renewed  itself  for  another 
year  when  no  demand  for  payment 
was  made  by  Pathe  on  the  due  date. 
The  arbitrator's  decision  in  Pathe's 
favor  was  discussed  yesterday  by  the 
board  of  that  company  with  a  view 
to  taking  further  action.  It  is  expected 
that  Van  Beuren  will  seek  an  ex- 
tension of  the  old  agreement  or  make 
arrangements  for  deferred  payments 
of  another  sort. 

Three  Developments 
Near  in  Television 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

various  places  in  New  York  City. 

Third  will  be  a  daily  broadcast  of 
newsreel  items  in  England  by  the  Brit- 
ish Broadcasting  Corp.,  which  are 
scheduled  to  get  underway  July  1. 

In  its  current  issue  Motion  Picture 
Herald  estimates  there  is  a  potential 
$8,000,000,000  market  for  television 
apparatus. 

Jersey  Relief  Bond 
Issue  Being  Urged 

Trenton,  April  22. — A  determined 
movement  to  use  the  proposed  amuse- 
ment tax  to  amortize  a  large  bond 
issue  for  relief  was  noted  today 
among  Democratic  legislators.  Their 
plan  is  for  a  $60,000,000  issue  of  10- 
year  serial  bonds. 

If  the  plan  is  successful,  the  tax, 
if  passed,  would  have  to  remain  in 
force  for  10  years,  the  entire  life  of 
the  bond  issue.  As  the  tax  bill  now 
stands,  it  becomes  effective  on  May 
16,  if  passed,  and  would  be  inoperative 
after  June  30,  1937. 

Democratic  leaders  said  that  the 
$7,500,000  estimated  yield  of  the 
amusement  levies  would  be  sufficient 
for  interest  and  amortization  of  the 
10-year  bond  issue.  They  will  present 
their  program  next  week  in  the  As- 
sembly if  support  can  be  obtained 
from  the  various  Democratic  county 
leaders. 


Providence  Greets  Eddy 

Providence,  April  22.  —  Nelson 
Eddy  was  royally  received  at  his 
Metropolitan  Theatre  concert  here. 
The  film  and  radio  star's  home  town 
is  neighboring  Pawtucket. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  23.  1936 


"Small  Town" 
Kansas  City 
Hit,  $19,700 


Kansas  City,  April  22. — "Small 
Town  Girl"  was  big  time  at  Loew's 
Midland,  taking  $19,700  to  top  par  by 
$8  200 

"Captain  January"  did  $10,900,  $6,- 
000  over  normal  in  nine  days.  The 
picture  was  held. 

The  Tower  went  to  town  with  "Mr. 
Deeds,"  and  held  the  picture  a  second 
week  after  it  had  gone  over  $7,000 
par  by  $3,000. 

"13  Hours  by  Air"  pulled  better  than 
average  at  the  Newman  with  $8,000, 
$1,000  over  the  usual  score.  "The  Sing- 
ing Kid"  felt  the  competition,  how- 
ever, taking  $6,800,  $1,200  under  aver- 
age. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $55,400. 
Average  is  $38,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  16: 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 

MAINSTREET — (3,100),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,800.  (Average,  single  bills,  $8,- 
000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $19,700.    (Average,  $11,500) 
'MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Frank  Conville  &  Sunny  Dale,  The  Three 
Jackson  Boys,  Norma  &  Orville  Dietrich, 
and  Evans  Thomas.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Aver- 
age, $7,000) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

NEWMAN — (1,900),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.      (Average,  $7,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  9  days. 
Gross:  $10,900.    (Average,  9  days,  $4,900) 


"Pine"  Is  $15,000 
Top  in  Providence 

Providence,  April  22. — "The  Trail 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  caught  $15,000 
in  its  opening  week  at  the  Strand, 
where  the  gross  is  but  $6,500  ordi- 
narily. The  take  was  by  far  the  big- 
gest in  town,  although  Loew's  caught 
a  neat  $14,800  with  "Small  Town 
Girl"  and  "The  Garden  Murder 
Case."    Par  is  $12,000. 

All  of  the  theatres  in  the  downtown 
belt  were  over  average,  however,  due 
to  the  influence  of  Easter  week  and 
excellent  attractions. 

"The  Singing  Kid,"  at  the  Majestic, 
was  strong  at  $8,800,  which  was 
$1,800  to  the  good,  and  "Sutter's 
Gold"  at  the  RKO  Albee  was  $500 
over,  garnering  $7,500.  Fay's,  with 
"Snowed  Under"  and  a  stage  revue, 
exceeded  the  $7,000  take  by  $300. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $53,400. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated   takings    for    the  week 
ending  April  16: 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

STRAND  —  (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $15,000.     (Average.  $6,500) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 
FAY'S— (1,600),   15c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"The     Easter     Parade     Revue."  Gross: 
$7,300.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S   STATE  —  (3,800),   15c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $14,800.     (Average.  $12,000) 
"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),     15c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $8,800.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"MIMI"  (Alliance) 
RKO   ALBEE— (2,300).    15c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Singing  Kid" 
And  Band  Hub 
Lead,  $29,000 


Boston,  April  22. — A  combination 
of  "The  Singing  Kid"  and  Ray  Noble 
and  his  band  took  box-office  honors 
here  on  the  week  by  going  to  $29,000, 
above  par  by  $7,000,  at  the  Metro- 
politan. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  and 
"Garden  Murder  Mystery,"  double 
billed  at  Loew's  Orpheum  and  the 
State,  gave  those  two  houses  the  big- 
gest Sunday  in  years.  The  take  at 
the  former  was  $14,000,  up  by  $1,000, 
and  at  the  latter  it  was  $12,500,  over 
par  by  $500.  "The  Leathernecks  Have 
Landed,"  with  Buddy  Rogers  and  his 
band,  drew  well  at  the  RKO  Boston 
with  $18,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $93,- 
500.   Average  is  $87,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  17 : 

"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
FENWAY— (1,382),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,  $4,500) 

"CAPTAIN    JANUARY  (HKh-Fox) 
KEITH'S    MEMORIAL — (2,907),  25c-65c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $10,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  ORPHEUM — (2,970).  25c-55c,  7 
days.      Gross:  $14,000.      (Average,  $13,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     STATE— (3,537),     25c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $12,500.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,332),     35c-65c,  7 
days.      Stage,   Ray   Noble  and   his  band. 
Gross:  $29,000.     (Average,  $22,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1.793),   25c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"LEATHERNECKS  HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

RKO  BOSTON— (3,246),  35c-65c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Buddy  Rogers  &  band.  Gross: 
$18,000.     (Average,  $17,000) 


Wall  Street 


Board  Gains  Range  V%  to  4 

High   Low  Close 

Columbia,  vtc  . . .  35?£ 

Consolidated    5J4 

Consolidated,   pfd.  17!^ 

Eastman   164 

Eastman,   pfd  163J4 

Loew's,  Inc  44^4 

Paramount    8J4 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6594 
Paramount  2  pfd.  9fjs 

Pathe  Film    10J4 

RKO    6% 

20th    Century-Fox  26J4 
20th  Century,  pfd  34 
Universal,  pfd  ...lOO^ 
Warner  Bros.   . ..  1054 
Warner,  pfd    47J4 


35% 

35% 

5% 

VlA 

17% 

164 

164 

163'A 

163% 

43% 
8 

44% 

62J4 

8% 
65% 

9 

9% 

10% 

10% 

5% 

6 

26 

26 

33% 

3344 

98% 

100 

10 

10% 

46% 

47% 

Points 

Net 
Change 

+  % 
+  % 
+  % 

-  % 

-  % 
+1 
+  % 
+4 
+  % 
+  % 


+  % 
+  % 


Technicolor  Up  1  on  Curb 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    3        2%      2%    —  % 

Technicolor    30       28%     30  +1 

Trans -Lux    3%      3%  3%   

Substantial  Bond  Increases 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  . .  26%  26%  26%  -f  % 
General  Theatre 

Equip  6s  '40  ctf  27  26%     27        +  % 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  94  94  94   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    85%  84       85  +1 

RKO  6s  '41  pp. . .  65%  65%  65%  +  % 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   94%  93%     94%     +  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  22) 


Brutality  Taboo 

Hollywood,  April  22.— The 
Production  Code  Administra- 
tion has  indicated  to  pro- 
ducers that  political  censor 
boards,  in  this  country  and 
Europe,  have  recently  been 
eliminating  all  shots  suggest- 
ing excessive  brutality.  Shots 
showing  or  suggesting  whip- 
ping or  lashing,  in  particular, 
are  being  eliminated  entirely, 
it  is  pointed  out. 


"Sutter's  Gold"  Is 
Smash  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  April  22.— "Sutter's  Gold" 
led  the  Easter  Week  parade  here.  It 
drew  $12,000  to  the  Lafayette,  double 
par. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  was  good  for 
$11,300  at  the  Great  Lakes,  where 
$7,300  is  average.  Every  house  in 
town  did  well  during  the  holidays. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  first  road- 
show in  five  years,  was  a  sensation  in 
its  first  week  at  the  Erlanger,  draw- 
ing an  approximate  $7,200.  Prices  at 
the  house,  with  a  capacity  of  1,450, 
were  50c,  75c  and  $1.00  matinees,  and 
$1.50  top  for  evening  performances. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,800. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  19 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

BUFFALO  —  (3,000),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $15,000.     (Average,  $12,000). 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
HIPPODROME — (2,500),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,  $7,300) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (W.  B.) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $11,300.     (Average,  $7,300) 

"THE  LEATHERNECKS  HAVE 

LANDED"  (Republic) 
"DANCING  FEET"  (Republic) 
CENTURY   —   (3,000),    7   days.  Gross: 
$8,000.     (Average,  $5,800) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE  —  (3,300),    25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $12,000.     (Average,  $6,000) 
"RETURN  OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 

STATE-  —  (1,600),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Stage,  "Circus  Days"  revue.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,  $3,600) 


"Snowed  Under"  Is 
Oklahoma  City  Top 

Oklahoma  City,  April  22. — 
"Snowed  Under"  with  a  take  of  $2,000 
at  the  Capitol  was  the  only  film  to 
hold  up  to  average  last  week. 

"Captain  January"  ran  a  close 
second  at  the  Criterion  by  getting 
$4,800,  under  par  by  $200.  "Danger- 
ous Waters"  and  a  stage  show  at  the 
Liberty  took  $2,300  in  four  days. 

Total  first  run  business  $12,600. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  18: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

CRITERION— (1,700),    10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
MIDWEST— (1,500),      10c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
CAPITOL— (1,200),    10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $2,000) 
"DANGEROUS  WATERS"  (Univ.) 
LIBERTY— (1,500),      10c-20c-26c-41c,  4 
days.    Gross:  $2,300.    Stage:  Town  Scan- 
dals   featuring    Wally    Vernon    as    M.  C. 
(Average  for  week,  $3,000) 

"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 
LIBERTY— (1,500),      10c-20c-26c-36c,  3 
days.    Gross:  $500.    (Average  week,  $3,000) 


"Small  Town" 
Only  Grosser 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  April  22. — "S  mall 
Town  Girl"  was  about  the  only  at- 
traction to  demonstrate  strength  last 
week.  It  reached  $15,000  at  the  Stan- 
ley, over  normal  by  $3,000. 

"Murder  in  the  Moonlight"  and 
"Silly  Billies"  was  slightly  over  par 
with  a  take  of  $1,600  at  the  Regent, 
and  a  combination  of  "Dangerous 
Waters"  and  "Ladies  Crave  Excite- 
ment" managed  to  get  $2,200  at  the 
Casino,  but  elsewhere  business  was  off. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $36,000. 
Average  is  $36,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  16 : 

"DANGEROUS  WATERS"  (Univ.) 
"LADIES  CRAVE  EXCITEMENT" 
(Mascot) 

CASINO— (1,800),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,200.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 
DAVIS— (1.700),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (W.  B.) 
PENN— (3,300),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$10,000.    (Average,  7  days.  $12,000) 

"MURDER  IN  THE  MOONLIGHT" 
(M-G-M) 
"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
REGENT—  (800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,600.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
STANLEY— (3,600),     25c-40c,     6  davs. 
Gross:  $15,000.    (Average.  7  days,  $12,000) 
"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
WARNER— (2.000),     25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $3,700.    (Average,  $5,000) 


New  Union  Talk  Is  Set 

Another  conference  will  be  held  to- 
morrow between  a  committee  of 
Local  802,  A.F.M.,  headed  by  Will- 
iam Feinberg,  union  vice-president, 
and  a  committee  representing  the 
music  publishers,  headed  by  John  G. 
Paine  of  the  Music  Publishers'  Pro- 
tective Ass'n,  in  an  effort  to  settle 
the  union  strike  against  the  music 
publishers.  The  meeting  will  be  held 
in  Paine's  office.  The  union  is  de- 
manding recognition  and  acceptance 
by  the  publishers  of  a  minimum  wage 
scale. 


Pick  2  New  'U'  Managers 

James  R.  Grainger  has  named  two 
new  branch  managers  for  Universal 
exchanges.  Walter  S.  Quade,  sales- 
man at  the  Oklahoma  City  office,  has 
been  put  in  charge.  He  succeeds  R.  I. 
Payne,  resigned,  who  has  become  an 
exhibitor  with  the  Griffith  Enter- 
prises. 

Charles  Feldman  has  been  named 
branch  manager  at  Salt  Lake  City  as 
successor  to  Jack  Rue,  resigned. 


G.  M.  Show  in  Georgia 

Atlanta,  April  22.  —  General 
Motors  show,  a  caravan  consisting 
of  31  automobiles,  has  just  finished 
a  five-day  show  here  and  is  moving 
northward  with  Fort  Benning  the 
next  stop,  with  Augusta  and  numer- 
ous stops  in  the  Carolinas  to  fol- 
low. 


Engineer  Bill  Advanced 

Albany,  April  22. — The  Senate  to- 
day passed  and  sent  to  the  Assembly 
the  N.  A.  O'Brien  bill  providing  for 
one  day  of  rest  in  seven  for  engi- 
neers and  firemen  employed  in  the- 
atres. 


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BROOKLYN,      N.  Y. 

CENTER  THEATRE 

DENVER,  COLO. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE 

ST.       LOUIS,  MO. 


SMALL  WONDER  EXHIBITORS  RAISE  f 
THEIR  OWN  RENTALS  '?  OlVWl'&mL  ?  • 

From  All  Over  Showmen  Are  Boosting 
Their  Rentals  Anywhere  From  33%  to 
43%.  .  .  .  And  Everywhere  the  Autry 
Pictures  Are  Being  Shown  In  Theatres 
Where  Westerns  Were  Never  Shown 
Before.  ...  Be  Kind  to  Your  Box- 
office— dale  in  This  Series  TODAY! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


3L.  39.  NO.  97 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  24,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


.  R.  Grainger 
Signs  Anew  as 
"U"  Sales  Top 

ontract    Reported  to 
Run  Three  Years 


fames     R.     Grainger  yesterday 
red  a  new  contract  to  continue  as 
neral  sales 
a  n  a  g  e  r  of 
liversal  for  a 
)orted  period 

three  years 
ginning  May 

His  current 
It  expires  in 
j  n  e.  The 
-eement  was 
iwn  bv  Wil- 
d  S.  Mc- 
iv,  general 
jnsel  of  Uni- 
rsal,  and  by 
nl  E.  Rog- 
;.  acting  for 
ainger. 

'Jimmy  Grainger,"  said  R.  H. 
chrane,  president  of  the  company, 
commenting  on  the  deal,  "is  one 

(Continued  on  pane  9) 


[ollywood  Tribute 
Given  to  Laemmle 

By  MILT  WATT 

Hollywood,  April  23. — More  than 
100  friends  of  Carl  Laemmle 
Dw.ded  the  Ambassador  Hotel  Flor- 
iine  Room  last  night  at  the  Carl 
.emmle  testimonial  dinner  sponsored 
the  Academy  to  applaud  the  rise  of 
little  gray-haired  man  who  trans- 
"med  $50  into  one  of  the  largest  film 
ganizations  in  the  world. 
Toastmaster  Irving  Thalberg,  one- 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


'nomas  at  W  ork  on 
Distribution  Deals 

Harry  Thomas  will  enter  the  inde- 
ndent  distribution  field  on  his  own 
thin  the  next  few  weeks,  it  is  re- 
bly  reported.  He  is  understood  to 
negotiating  for  a  series  of  features 
"  the  state  right  market. 
Thomas  yesterday  completed  nego- 
tions  for  his  contract  and  10  per 
it  interest  in  First  Division.  His 
:t  as  president  of  the  company  had 
til  August  to  run. 
Although  Al  Friedlander  has  been 
ported  about  to  join  forces  with 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Mysterious  Mr.  Fortington; 
The  Enigma  of  Paramount 


By  SHERWIN  A.  KANE 

As  little  known  to  the  industry 
today  as  he  was  a  year  ago  when  his 
interest  in  the  about-to-be  Paramount 
Pictures,  Inc.,  first  became  manifest, 
is  a  man  who  sits  close  to  the  helm 
of  that  company,  whose  cultivated  in- 
fluence, rather  than  his  title,  now 
marks  him  as  apparently  second  in 
individual  authority  within  Para- 
mount. 

The  man  is  Harold  A.  Fortington, 
wealthy  Briton,  member  of  the  board 
and  chairman  of  the  executive  com- 
i  mittee  of  Paramount.  Few  men  in 
film  history  have  so  successfully 
cloaked  themselves  in  mystery,  if  not 
in  secrecy,  while  nurturing  a  personal 
influence  to  the  stature  of  his  in  a 
leading  motion  picture  enterprise. 
However,  as  Greta  Garbo  was  made 
to  know,  and  as  Sir  Basil  Zaharoff 
now  must  realize,  mystery  becomes 
one  of  the  most  certain  steps  to  no- 
toriety, and  secrecy  is  a  challenge  to 
the  limelight.  Whether  by  design  or 
not,  the  shadowy  Fortington  sticks  in 
the  industry's  mind  like  a  question  un- 
answered ;  a  man  whose  influence  is 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Cohen's  Para.  Pact 
Signed  and  Sealed 

Hollywood,  April  23. — Actual  sign- 
ing of  the  contracts  by  which  Emanuel 
Cohen  joins  Paramount  as  an  inde- 
pendent producer  took  place  today, 
forming  the  culmination  of  John  E. 
Otterson's  three-weeks  production  sur- 
vey and  executive  conferences  on  the 
coast. 

The  Cohen  pact  calls  for  eight  pic- 

(Ccntinued  on  page  7) 


Hicks  Para.  V.-P. 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  in 
charge  of  Paramount's  for- 
eign department,  was  elected 
a  vice-president  '  of  Para- 
mount Pictures,  Inc.,  the  par- 
ent company,  at  the  monthly 
meeting  of  the  board  yester- 
day. 


Para.  Profit 

$3,153,167; 
Build  Reserve 


Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  showed  a 
net  profit  of  $3,153,167  for  the  year 
1935.  The  figure  is  after  deduction  of 
all  charges  but  before  a  special  in- 
ventory reserve  of  §2,500,000  for  pro- 
ductions not  released,  leaving  a  bal- 
ance of  $653,167  transferred  to  surplus. 

In  the  report,  the  first  annual  state- 
ment to  be  made  by  Paramount  since 
Dec.  26,  1931,  John  E.  Otterson,  pres- 
ident, states  in  referring  to  the  special 
inventory  reserve  that  "the  high  cost 
pictures  made  during  the  period  of 
the  studio  reorganization  which  had 
not  been  released  at  Dec.  28,  1935, 
would  normally  involve  a  charge 
against  1936  operations.  Inasmuch  as 
the  excess  costs  of  these  pictures  were 
an  incident  of  the  studio  reorganiza- 
tion, the  directors  have  set  aside  out 
of  1935  profits  the  sum  of  $2,500,000 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Film  Backing  Barred  for 
Plays  Under  Guild  Pacts 


Major  motion  picture  companies 
have  upwards  of  $2,000,000  already 
appropriated  for  stage  play  financing, 
none  of  which  will  be  available  to  pro- 
ducers employing  the  new  contract 
placed  in  effect  on  March  1  by  the 
Dramatists'  Guild,  producer  members 
of  the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  were 
told  yesterday. 

Richard  Aldrich,  in  charge  of  Col- 
umbia's legitimate  play  activities,  told 
the  producers'  meeting  that  he  had 
been  authorized  by  Harry  Cohn, 
Columbia  president,  to  say  that  that 
company  had  $250,000  to  invest  in 


play  production  next  season  and  that 
none  of  it  would  be  available  to  plays 
produced  under  the  guild's  contract. 
Brock  Pemberton,  producer,  said  that 
he  had  received  similar  declarations 
from  Warners  and  M-G-M  and  that 
other  producers  who  had  contacted 
other  major  film  companies  had  re- 
ceived similar  statements. 

The  Minimum  Basic  Agreement, 
adopted  several  weeks  ago  by  the 
League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  for  the  con- 
duct of  negotiations  with  playwrights, 
was  formally  put  into  effect  at  the 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Loew  28-week 
Net  Jumps  to 

$5,033,038 


Is 


$687,701  Over  Same 
Period  Last  Year 


Striking  improvement  in  business 
for  Loew's,  Inc.,  is  shown  in  the  finan- 
cial report  for  the  28  weeks  ending 
March  12.  The  net  profit  of  §5,033,038 
is  $687,701  higher  than  for  the  same 
period  last  year  and  only  $2,546,705 
behind  the  corporation's  net  of  $7,579,- 
743  for  the  entire  last  fiscal  year  which 
closed  on  August  31,  1935  with  24 
weeks  to  go. 

This  figure  represents  earnings  of 
$36.81  per  share  on  the  preferred 
stock  and  $3.04  on  the  common.  Last 
year  for  the  same  period  the  preferred 
earnings  were  equivalent  to  $31.78  on 
the  preferred  and  $2.64  on  the  com- 
mon. 

The  company's  share  of  operating 
profit  after  subsidiaries'  preferred  divi- 
dends was  $7,878,998.  Depreciation 
and  taxes  totalled  $2,845,960.  The  de- 
nreciation  and  tax  item  was  $175,621 
higher  than  last  year  for  the  same 
year.  Loew's  Inc.  is  the  parent  com- 
pany for  all  subsidiaries,  including 
M-G-M. 


Doyle  After  U.  S. 
Distributor  Tieup 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  23. — The  visit  to 
the  United  States  in  June  of  Stuart 
Doyle,  managing  director  of  Greater 
Union  Theatres,  large  Australian  cir- 
cuit, is  understood  here  to  be  for 
the  purpose  of  obtaining'  assurances 
of  sufficient  product  for  the  circuit  if 
and  when  the  joint  operating  arrange- 
ment between  Greater  Union  and 
Hoyts'  is  dissolved,  which  is  expected 
in  December,  1937. 

Doyle  will  leave  here  for  New  York 
on  the  Queen  Mary  May  27,  plan- 
ning conferences  with  major  distribu- 

(Continucd  on  page  9) 


May  File  Missouri 
Trust  Action  Again 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  April  23. — 
The  anti-trust  ouster  proceedings  filed 
in  Missouri  Supreme  Court  by  At- 
torney General  Roy  McKittrick 
against  two  Warner  companies,  RKO 
and  Paramount,  may  be  withdrawn 
and  refiled  to  correct  an  apparent 
legal   defect  in  the  petition.  While 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  April  24,  1936  No.  97 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents 
copyrighted  1936  by  Quigley  Publica- 
tions, Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications, Motion  Picture  Herald,  Bet- 
ter Theatres,  The  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  and  The  Box-Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Rerao  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 

M-G-M's  Convention 
In  Chicago  May  11 

Chicago,  April  23. — M-G-M  plans 
to  hold  its  annual  sales  convention 
here  starting  May  11  at  the  Palmer 
House.  Details  will  be  set  when  Al 
Lichtman  returns  to  New  York  from 
Hollywood  shortly. 

W anger  Denies  He'll 
Stay  with  Paramount 

Hollywood,  April  23. — Walter 
Wanger  continues  his  emphatic  denial 
that  he  will  continue  with  Paramount. 
Lloyd  Wright's  office  affirms  this  de- 
nial. Wright  intends  to  remain  in 
New  York  another  week. 


Paul  Lazarus  Married 

Paul  Lazarus,  Jr.,  one  of  the  local 
Warner  publicity  staff,  was  married 
yesterday  at  Essex  House  to  Elinor 
H.  Tolins.  Bride  and  groom  will 
leave  tomorrow  on  a  10-day  honey- 
moon to  Bermuda.  He  is  a  son  of 
Paul  H.  Lazarus,  U.  A.  sales  ex- 
ecutive. 


Goetz  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  April  23. — William 
Goetz  will  leave  for  New  York  tomor- 
row night  for  pre-convention  discus- 
sions about  the  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  product  for  the  coming  season. 


A  HANDFUL  of  days  back  we 
-^■indulged  in  considerable  verbal 
back-slapping  and  handshaking 
over  the  appointment  of  Bob  Coch- 
rane to  the  presidency  of  Uni- 
versal. Today  we  return,  in 
identical  mood,  to  cover  the  same 
kind  of  ground.  Only  on  this 
occasion,  it  has  to  do  with  Jimmy 
Grainger  and  the  successful  cul- 
mination of  the  deliberations 
which  will  keep  him  in  "U"  as 
its  general  sales  manager  for  the 
next  few  years ;  three,  the  report 
has  it.  This  new  development 
and  that  knockout  Loew  finan- 
cial statement  for  the  first 
twenty-eight  weeks  of  its  fiscal 
year  were  two  highlights  of  the 
day.  .  .  . 

T 

Who  and  what  Grainger  is 
should  require  no  editorial  ex- 
position after  all  these  years. 
The  slant  which  we  touch  upon 
today  is  the  peace  and  quiet 
which  the  renewal  of  his  ar- 
rangement will  bring  to  the  Uni- 
versal selling  crew  up  and  down 
the  land  and  the  value  which  will 
so  redound  to  the  company.  All 
of  those  men,  of  course,  had  no 
way  of  knowing  it,  but  it  appears 
a  safe  conclusion  to  draw  that 
many  were  aware  of  the  fact  that 
his  old  pact  was  about  to  run 
out.  Couple  the  hazards  to  them 
of  any  change  in  sales  adminis- 
tration with  the  advent  of  an 
entirely  new  administration  in 
the  affairs  of  the  company  for 
the  obvious  and  inescapable  con- 
clusion that  these  were  not  com- 
fortable times  for  the  men  on  the 
firing  line.  .  .  . 

▼ 

The  perennial  wheeze  about 
new  brooms  and  their  much- 
vaunted  clean  sweepings  has 
been  bothering  the  Universal 
men.  They  had  no  way  of 
knowing  what  their  future  was 
to  be  under  the  new  ownership. 
For  that  matter,  and  for  all  they 
knew,  there  was  likewise  no 
method  of  ascertaining  if  a  new 
general  sales  manager  was  not 
to  take  his  bow.  Uncertainties 
such  as  these  raise  several  kinds 
of  unrest  in  any  organization 
which  points  up  why,  with 
Grainger  continuing  as  he  should 
have  in  the  light  of  his  splendid 


Branton  on  Vacation 

Des  Moines,  April  23. — G.  Ralph 
Branton,  general  manager  of  the  Tri- 
States  Theatre  Corp.,  has  gone  with 
a  group  of  business  friends  to  Excel- 
sior Springs,  Mo.,  for  a  vacation. 

Retitle  Horton  Film 

Hollywood,  April  23.  —  Edward 
Everett  Horton's  latest  for  Universal, 
which  has  been  called  "Unconscious" 
while  in  work  has  been  retitled  "No- 
body's Fool." 


record  at  Universal,  the  comfort 
which  comes  with  assured  jobs 
is  now  no  longer  a  worrisome 
issue.  Universal's  sales  force 
thereby  is  released  for  selling, 
its  function,  and  another  road 
opened  to  better  returns.  .  .  . 

T  T 

The  Loew  statement,  a  honey, 
reported  a  net  of  $5,033,038  for 
the  twenty-eight  weeks  to  March 
12,  comparing  with  $4,345,337 
in  the  similar  period  of  the  pre- 
vious fiscal  year.  The  net,  of 
course,  embraces  M-G-M  and 
other  wholly-owned  subsidiaries. 
Indicating  a  verification  of  the 
suspicion,  around  for  some  time 
now,  that  welcome  prosperity  is 
creeping  up  on  the  business  are 
the  figures  as  they  stand.  An- 
other approach  and  an  interest- 
ing one  nestles  in  the  realization 
that  the  $5,033,038  earned  so  far 
is  about  $2,500,000  under  the 
company's  profits  for  the  com- 
plete 1934-35  year  with  twenty- 
four  weeks  left  to  reach  and  out- 
distance the  $7,579,543  reported 
at  the  close  of  business  on 
August  31,  1935.  That  was  Leo's 
roar,  therefore,  that  you  heard 
around  Times  Square  yester- 
day. .  .  . 

T  ▼ 

As  long  as  it  is  the  industry's 
millions  we  toss  off  so  lightly 
here,  consider  what  has  happened 
at  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  In 
thirteen  weeks,  or  to  March  28, 
that  company,  blossoming  under 
the  production  impetus  im- 
parted to  it  with  the  merger  of 
Twentieth  Century  and  the  ac- 
quisition of  Darryl  Zanuck  as 
the  studio  works,  earned  a  net 
of  $1,826,900.  Same  period  last 
year  before  the  consolidation: 
a  comparative  pittance  of  $606,- 
806.  There,  the  distributor's  in- 
tensive distribution  which  runs 
over  10.000  contracts  on  the 
Shirley  Temples,  for  instance,  is 
proceeding  at  the  headlong  rate 
of  $909,761  a  week  on  the  basis 
of  $11,826,900  rolled  up  in  the 
period  covered.  Sid  Kent  is  a 
notoriously  bad  sailor,  but  the 
European  trip  he  launched  upon 
yesterday  with  Joe  Schenck 
ought  to  have  its  consola- 
tions. .  .  . 


Shirley  Now  Seven 

Hollywood.  April  23. — Shirley 
Temple  is  now  all  of  seven  years  of 
age.  The  little  star  celebrated  her 
birthday  today  by  foregoing  all  ar- 
tistic labor  and  concentrating  on  her 
gifts. 

Empire  Elects  Kindler 

Abraham  I.  Kindler  has  been 
elected  president  of  the  Empire  State 
Operators'  Union  as  successor  to  Cas- 
per Ricca. 


Friday,  April  24,  1936 

Congressmen  Start 
On  Copyright  Bill 

Washington,  April  23.— Members 
of  the  subcommittee  of  the  Hous< 
Patents  Committee  met  today  to  take 
up  their  task  of  turning  the  Duffy 
Sirovich  and  Daly  bills  into  a  meas- 
ure that  can  be  sent  to  the  House. 

The  subcommittee  will  meet  every 
day,  if  possible,  from  now  on,  and 
members  hope  to  have  a  bill  ready 
to  report  to  the  full  committee 
around  the  first  of  next  month. 

Butterfield  Rites 
Attended  by  1,000 

Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  April  23.— 
Michigan  filmdom  this  afterdoon  paid 
final  tribute  to  the  late  Col.  W.  S. 
Butterfield,  head  of  the  circuit  of 
theatres  bearing  his  name,  when  they 
thronged  here  from  Detroit  and  all 
parts  of  the  state  to  attend  funeral 
services  for  him. 

The  Masonic  Temple,  in  which  a 
simple  Christian  Science  service  was 
read,  was  filled  with  more  than  1,000 
of  his  associates,  film  leaders,  ex- 
hibitors and  others.  Managers  of  all 
Butterfield  theatres,  which  remained 
closed  until  7  P.M.,  were  present  to 
pay  their  respects,  as  were  many 
from  the  Detroit  headquarters.  Hun- 
dreds of  floral  pieces  were  in  the 
temple.  The  pallbearers  were  George 
S.  Berger  and  J.  O.  Brooks  of  the 
Detroit  office ;  Lawrence  Gordon,  at- 
torney; Glenn  A.  Cross,  Kalamazoo 
exhibitor ;  and  S.  J.  Rathbun,  Dr. 
Hugh  Conklin,  Sommers  Ceeshman, 
Wendell  L.  Smith  and  Donald  P. 
Ordway. 

Burial  was  in  Woodlawn  Cemetery 
near  here. 

Gene  Buck  Renamed 
President  of  Ascap 

Gene  Buck  was  reelected  president 
of  Ascap  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  organization  yesterday.  Louis 
Bernstein  and  Otto  Harbach  were 
named  vice-presidents,  Joe  Young, 
secretary ;  Robert  Crawford,  assistant 
secretary;  Gustave  Schirmer,  treas- 
urer ;  Sigmund  Romberg,  assistant 
treasurer;  Nathan  Burkan,  general 
counsel,  and  E.  C.  Mills,  general  man- 
ager. 

The  entire  board  of  directors  was 
reelected.  The  next  meeting  will  be 
held  May  28. 


Leserman  Doing  Well 

Carl  Leserman  underwent  an  op- 
eration on  his  gall  bladder  at  the 
New  Rochelle  Hospital  yesterday 
morning.  An  inflamed  appendix  was 
discovered  at  the  same  time  and  re- 
moved. 

The  hospital  early  this  morning 
reported  he  was  "doing  very  well." 

Series  Rights  Acquired 

Guaranteed  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  has 
acquired  world  rights  outside  of  the 
United  States  for  two  Mitchell 
Leichter  series,  one  of  eight  films 
featuring  Conway  Tearle  and  the 
other  of  six  featuring  Margaret 
Morris. 


Greta  Garbo  Sails 

Gothenburg,  April  23. — Greta 
Garbo  sailed  today  for  America  on  the 
Gripshohn. 


HAS  ALL  THE 
ANSWERS! 


THE  PICTURE  THAT  WILL 
MAKE  1936  FAMOUS! 


Under  two 

FLAGS 


starring 


featuring 


COLMAN  COLBERT 


RUSSELL 


McLAGLEN 


with 


GREGORY  RATOFF  •  NIGEL  BRUCE 
C.  HENRY  GORDON  •  HERBERT  MUNDIN 

AND  A  CAST  OF  10,000 

a  DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK  20th  Century  Production 
Presented  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck 

Directed   by  Frank   Lloyd   •   Associate   Producer  Raymond 
Griffith    •    Screen   play  by  W.  P.  Lipscomb  and   Walter  Ferris 
Based  on  the  novel  by  Ouida. 

THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


Friday.  April  24,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Cohen's  Para.  Pact 
Signed  and  Sealed 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

ures  annually  over  a  period  of  three 
ears,  with  the  first  scheduled  to  start 
fune  1,  probably  at  General  Service 
>tudios. 

Prior  to  his  departure  for  New  York 
unight  Otterson  tendered  a  dinner  to 
ill  Paramount  executives  at  the  Holly- 
vood  Athletic  Club.  In  an  address  to 
lis  guests  he  stressed  the  permanency 
if  William  LeBaron's  post  as  head  of 
ill  production. 


May  File  Missouri 
Trust  Action  Again 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

he  present  action  is  directed  against 
General  Theatrical  Enterprises,  Inc., 
nd  Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Warner  subsid- 
ises, RKO  and  Paramount,  it  also 
[raws  into  the  suit  other  film  com- 
anies  without  actually  naming  them 
s  defendants.  Furthermore,  the  peti- 
ion  covers  two  different  situations, 
he  Warner-F.  &  M.  dispute  in  St. 
-ouis  and  the  Fox  Midwest  contro- 
ersy  with  various  independent  the- 
tre  operators  over  zoning  in  the  Kan- 
as  City  territory.  There  is  a  legal 
uestion  as  to  whether  the  two  counts 
ave  been  drawn  properly,  and  will 
ass  the  scrutiny  of  the  Supreme 
lourt.  This  is  said  to  be  one  of  the 
easons  why  the  respondents  in  the 
tate's  action  to  force  them  out  of 
ne  state  have  not  yet  been  served  in  the 
ase. 


?onn.  MPTO  Decides 
On  Desired  Reforms 

New  Haven,  April  23. — The  Con- 
tcticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  unit  has  drawn 
p  a  statement  of  its  attitude  on  trade 
ractices  and  has  forwarded  it  to  Ed 
vuykendall  with  the  request  that  he 
rrange  a  conference  for  discussion  of 
s  details. 

Six  points  regarded  as  urgent  are : 
1)  Unconditional  rejection  privilege 
i  group  buys  of  10  or  more;  (2) 
imination  of  score  charges;  (3) 
imination  of  forcing  of  shorts  with 
matures ;  (4)  elimination  of  non-the- 
itrical  competition  on  entertainment 
(ictures  as  distinguished  from  purely 
(ducational  subjects;  (5)  a  simple 
niform  exhibition  contract ;  (6)  more 
rints  to  eliminate  bicycling  between 
Khibitors  having  the  same  availa- 
ilities. 

"Less  pressing"  points  were  listed 
6  follows:  (1)  Modification  of  pre- 
trred  playing  time;  (2)  establishing 
:  local  committees  for  adjustment  of 
isputes;  (3)  overbuying  remedies; 
|4)  unreasonable  clearance  remedies; 
5)  elimination  of  unfair  cut-rate  com- 
;tition. 

A  resolution  on  the  death  of  Felix 
eist  was  passed  and  a  copy  for- 
arded  to  his  family. 


M-G-M  Starts  Building 

Hollywood,  April  23. — M-G-M  has 
arted  construction  on  a  new  build- 
g  which  will  house  twenty-six  dress- 
g  rooms  when  completed.  The  rooms 
ill  be  used  by  supporting  players, 
he  site  adjoins  the  star  dressing 
iom  bungalow.  Construction  is  in 
large  of  Fred  Pelton. 


Mysterious  Mr.  Fortington; 
The  Enigma  of  Paramount 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

apparent,  yet  whispered,  and  concern- 
ing whom  next  to  nothing  is  known. 

The  chairman  of  the  Paramount  ex- 
ecutive committee,  to  whom  Para- 
mount a  little  more  than  a  year  ago 
was  no  more  than  one  of  many  cor- 
porate names  on  the  Stock  Exchange 
which  held  his  interest  as  an  advisor 
to  British  insurance  companies  on 
American  investments,  receives  a  sal- 
ary reported  to  be  $52,000  annually. 
A  specialist  in  finance,  Wall  Street 
and  "The  City",  yet  unschooled  in  the 
operations  of  this  industry,  Fortington 
presides  over  what  may  be  called  the 
"steering"  committee  for  the  Para- 
mount directorate.  As  Fortington's 
executive  committee  goes,  so,  save  in 
exceptionally  rare  instances,  has  gone 
the  Paramount  board.  On  occasions, 
the  course  seemingly  has  been  con- 
trary to  the  one  pursued  by  the  man- 
agement. 

Fortington  came  to  America  in  1920 
as  financial  secretary  of  the  Royal  and 
the  London  and  Liverpool  insurance 
companies.  His  responsibility  it  was 
to  advise  those  companies  on  their 
American  investments.  In  1933,  when 
Paramount  went  into  bankruptcy,  the 
companies  he  represented  held  ap- 
proximately $1,500,000  in  face  value  of 
Paramount  Publix  securities.  This 
amount  was  subsequently  increased  so 
that  a  year  later  when  the  reorganiza- 
tion had  taken  definite  shape,  Fort- 
ington was  reported  to  be  the  spokes- 
man for  upwards  of  $3,000,000  face 
amount  of  debentures. 

Influence  Vital 

With  the  Atlas  Corp. -Lehman  Bros, 
coalition  steadily  increasing  their 
Paramount  holdings  and  making  open 
warfare  on  the  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co. 
camp,  Fortington's  position  on  the 
eve  of  the  reorganization  was  a 
strategic  one.  His  influence,  thrown 
to  either  side,  could  well  mean  suc- 
cess or  failure  to  the  factions  jockey- 
ing for  dominance.  It  is  not  to  be 
assumed  that  Fortington  overlooked 
this  at  the  time  he  joined  hands  with 
the  Atlas  -  Lehman  group  which 
emerged  on  top.  In  any  event,  when 
the  company  was  reorganized  in  June 
of  last  year,  Fortington  was  chairman 
of  the  executive  committee. 

The  British  companies'  Paramount 
holdings  were  his  stepping  stone  to 
the  highly  influential  post,  yet  four 
months  later,  Fortington  resigned  his 
associations  with  those  companies — 
some  say,  however,  it  was  done  in  ac- 
cordance with  an  intention  announced 
by  Fortington  in  advance  of  the  Para- 
mount reorganization.  However  that 
may  be,  since  last  fall  he  has  been 
the  direct  representative  of  no  large 
amount  of  Paramount  securities,  and 
during  the  same  time  his  influence 
within  the  company  continued  to  in- 
crease. He  established  himself  in  ex- 
ecutive offices  on  the  11th  floor  of  the 


Underbill  Sttidio  for  "Time" 

Paramount  Bldg.,  adjoining  those  of 
Adolph  Zukor. 

Fortington  is  inconspicuous  in  ap- 
pearance, pleasant,  disarming.  He  is 
the  type  that  in  conversing  engages 
the  interest  indefinitely  and,  if  sought 
for  information,  one  realizes  presently 
that  more  is  given  than  received.  This 
may  explain,  at  least  in  part,  the 
legend  of  secrecy  and  the  fact  of 
mystery  which  surround  him.  He  is 
insulated  from  the  curious  by  secre- 
taries who  may  be  stoic  in  their  re- 
ticence or,  like  all  others  who  have 
contact  with  him,  really  know  little  of 
importance  about  him  or  his  affairs. 

In  the  10  months  that  he  has  been 
at  Paramount  and  entertained  officials 
of  the  company  at  his  expansive  coun- 
try estate  in  Dutchess  County  of  a 
weekend,  that  reticence  in  speaking  of 
him  has  been  communicated  to  them 
as  well.  Industry  men,  ordinarily  not 
given  to  accepting  strangers  at  face 
value,  express  great  respect  for  his 
abilities  yet,  upon  questioning,  display 
only  the  haziest  notions  as  the  basis 
of  their  attitude. 

Domiciles  Many 

He  is  reputed  to  have  an  island 
home  off  the  coast  of  England,  an 
apartment  in  Manhattan  and  his  farm 
estate,  Lime  Ridge,  at  Poughquag, 
about  75  miles  from  New  York  City. 
The  country  estate  boasts  a  fully 
equipped  airport,  three  planes,  landing 
field,  hangars  and  personal  pilot  and 
mechanic.  In  good  flying  weather 
Fortington  commutes  to  and  from 
Newark  airport,  occasionally  acting 
as  his  own  pilot. 

His  hobbies  or  amusements  mirror 
his  characteristics.  There  are  the 
elusive  salmon  in  his  private  river  in 
Labrador,  to  which  he  journeys  by 
plane  two  or  three  times  a  year  for 
the  sport.  There  are  the  cautious 
pheasants  in  his  game  preserve  at 
Lime  Ridge,  and  the  tongueless  ap- 
ples that  ripen  in  his  orchard  there, 
the  largest  in  an  apple-raising  section 
of  the  state. 


Cohn  and  Son  East 

Hollywood,  April  23. — Jack  Cohn 
having  completed  Columbia  Studio 
business  here,  left  by  plane  today  ac- 
companied by  his  son,  Ralph.  Young 
Cohn  will  marry  Laura  Martin,  non- 
professional, following  his  arrival  in 
New  York. 


Roach  Borrows  Treacher 

Hollywood,  April  23. — Hal  Roach 
has  borrowed  Arthur  Treacher  from 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  for  the  sec- 
ond lead  in  "Mr.  Cinderella."  Jack 
Haley  will  head  the  cast.  Edward 
Sedgwick,  who  will  produce  and  di- 
rect, says  filming  will  start  May  4. 


Para.  Profit 
3,153,167; 
Build  Reserve 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

as  a  special  reserve  against  the  picture 
inventory,  absorbing  all  of  such  esti- 
mated excess  costs  in  1935  operations, 
rather  than  spreading  it  over  the  ac- 
tive life  of  the  negatives." 

The  profit  statement  •  does  not  in- 
clude operations  of  Paramount  Broad- 
way Corp.  or  Olympia  Theatres,  Inc., 
the  latter  being  in  receivership. 

Cash  and  marketable  securities  of 
the  company  at  the  end  of  1935 
amounted  to  $18,093,850.  The  picture 
inventory  net  after  all  reserves 
amounted  to  $15,926,811.  Total  cur- 
rent assets  including  inventory,  after 
reserves,  were  $38,045,009,  with  cur- 
rent liabilities  of  $9,782,463,  leaving 
net  working  capital  of  $28,262,546. 

Total  Paramount  income  for  the 
year  was  $93,274,855,  of  which  $90,- 
581,006  was  in  theatre  receipts,  film 
rentals  and  sales  of  film  accessories 
and  rentals.  Theatre  operating  and 
general  expenses  amounted  to  $37,- 
891,990;  film  distribution,  including 
producers'  and  others'  share  of  rentals, 
was  $16,737,200,  and  amortization  of 
films  amounted  to  $28,487,784,  leaving 
an  operating  profit  of  $10,157,880.  In- 
terest requirements  amounted  to  ap- 
proximately $1,575,700  for  non-recur- 
ring bank  debts  and  subsidiary  com- 
panies, and  $1,576,600  on  Paramount 
debentures.  Depreciation  amounted  to 
$3,048,550,  and  taxes,  $481,321. 

Robert  K.  Cassatt,  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  investment  banker,  who 
had  been  elected  to  the  board  for  a 
one-year  term  expiring  in  June,  had 
his  resignation  accepted  by  the  board 
yesterday. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Profits 

Toronto,  April  23. — Gains  all  along 
the  line  are  revealed  in  the  details  of 
the  annual  financial  statement  of  Fa- 
mous Players  Canadian.  The  annual 
stockholders'  meeting  is  to  be  held  in 
a  few  days. 

Aggregate  gross  earnings  for  the 
year  from  theatre  earnings  and  other 
sources  totalled  $1,788,394  as  com- 
pared with  $1,639,372  for  the  previous 
12  months.  Net  profit  for  1935  was 
$388,156  against  $302,625  for  1934, 
while  earned  surplus  carried  forward 
was  $3,907,907  as  compared  with 
$3,762,037  one  year  before.  Dividends 
paid  in  1935  totalled  $189,395. 

Current  assets  were  listed  at  $2,163,- 
131,  an  increase  of  $239,902,  while  cur- 
rent liabilities  were  $390,454,  a  de- 
crease of  $182,875,  the  net  working 
capital  being  $1,772,677,  or  $422,777 
more  than  at  the  end  of  1934.  The 
liquid  position  was  increased  by  $70,- 
000  to  $1,758,000,  this  comprising  cash, 
call  loans  and  Government  bonds. 
Funded  debt  was  reduced  by  $235,500 
to  $7,553,000,  while  mortgages  were 
down  by  $52,333  to  $444,179.  Stock 
outstanding  is  $9,179,065. 

Total  assets  were  shown  as  $22,705,- 
974,  oi  which  $10,262,788  is  listed  as 
physical  or  fixed  assets.  Net  profit 
for  1935  was  equal  to  85  cents  per 
share  on  the  outstanding  capital  stock 
as  against  82  cents  earned  on  the  378,- 
790  shares  outstanding  one  year  pre- 
viously. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  April  24,  1 93 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


Short  Subject 

"Dick  Whittington's 
Cat" 


One  Rainy  Afternoon** 

( Pickford-Lasky- U nited  Artists) 

Hollywood,  April  23. — This,  the  first  production  of  Pickford-Lasky, 
augurs  well  for  the  new  producing  team ;  it  means  that  future  Pickford- 
Lasky  efforts  must  be  given  eager  and  serious  consideration.  The  new- 
picture,  which  fulfills  every  expectation  and  promise  of  the  producers, 
is  based  on  a  French  romantic  farce-comedy  and  is  played  in  typically 
Continental  fashion.  It  bubbles  over  with  mirth  and  merriment.  It 
seems  to  have  everything  the  audience  or  exhibitor  will  want — bright, 
subtle  dialogue,  novel  and  amusingly  contrived  situations,  and  fast,  well- 
paced  action. 

When  Francis  Lederer,  in  the  darkness  of  a  film  theatre,  kisses  Ida 
Lupino  by  mistake,  he  becomes  a  Parisian  sensation.  Eily  Malyon, 
Purity  League  president,  demands  his  arrest  and,  centering  newspaper 
attention  on  the  escapade,  labels  him  as  a  monster.  The  newspaper  pub- 
licity causes  much  sound  and  fury  on  the  part  of  Miss  Lupino's  father, 
Joseph  Cawthorn;  Eric  Rhodes,  her  suitor,  and  Ronald  Young,  a  pro- 
ducer. 

Comedy  sequences  follow  one  upon  the  other  to  culminate  in  a  court 
trial  scene  where  the  work  of  Lederer,  Hugh  Herbert,  Young,  and,  in 
particular,  Donald  Meek  as  the  judge,  is  a  veritable  riot  of  fun.  As 
Lederer  is  sentenced,  Miss  Lupino,  attracted  by  the  romantic  victim  of 
bluenoses,  pays  his  fine. 

With  mobs  storming  the  theatre  to  see  Lederer,  producer  Young 
and  Herbert  turn  the  jail  and  Paris  upside  down  and  inside  out  in 
an  effort  to  sign  the  hero  for  stage  appearances.  In  the  finale  Lederer 
sings  a  song  and  captures  the  heart  of  Miss  Lupino,  to  the  happiness 
of  everybody  with  the  exception  of  Rhodes. 

The  show  has  speed  and  coherence.  The  high  quality  of  action, 
dialogue  and  acting  frequently  brought  spontaneous  applause  from  the 
preview  audience  here.  The  intelligent  adaptation  of  the  play  by  Stephen 
Morehouse  Avery  together  with  the  keen  and  right-to-the-point  direc- 
tion of  Ronald  V.  Lee  give  the  attraction  an  intimate,  understandable 
character  that  presages  popularity  with  both  masses  and  classes. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,092.  Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 


3 


Testimony  Ended 
In  the  Hart  Suit 


Both  sides  rested  yesterday  in  the 
$500,000  conspiracy  suit  brought  by 
William  S.  Hart  against  the  United 
Artists  Corp.  The  case  which  is  being 
tried  before  Justice  Philip  J.  McCook 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  will  go  to 
the  jury  today.  During  yesterday's 
session  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice-presi- 
dent of  United  Artists,  testified  at 
length  on  conferences  with  Hart's  at- 
torneys concerning  the  production  and 
exploitation  of  "Tumbleweeds."  He 
also  testified  that  the  overcharge  on 
negatives  was  called  to  his  attention 
and  that  Hart  was  reimbursed  with 
apologies.  The  remainder  of  the  day 
was  spent  in  the  explanation  of  statis- 
tics by  accountants. 


Motion  Granted  Liberty 

Justice  Alfred  Frankenthaler  in 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  grant- 
ed a  motion  made  on  behalf  of 
Liberty  Pictures  Corp.  to  make  John 
J.  Dacey  a  co-defendant  in  connection 
with  a  suit  for  $120,000  which  has 
been  filed  against  Liberty  Pictures 
by  Eleanor  Gates,  a  writer.  Counsel 
for  Liberty  Pictures  asked  that  John 
J.  Dacey  be  made  a  co-defendant  on 
the  ground  that  Liberty  Pictures 
bought  the  exclusive  rights  to  a  story 
entitled  "The  Search  for  Spring,"  on 
Oct.  31,  1933,  and  that  Dacey  repre- 
sented that  he  was  in  a  position  to 
sell  the  rights  to  Liberty  Pictures. 

The  complainant,  in  seeking  to  re- 
strain the  defendant  from  using  her 
name  in  advertising  or  distributing 
a  picture  "Once  to  Every  Bachelor," 
charges  that  she  was  the  author  of 
the  story  and  that  Dacey  did  not 
possess  those  rights.  The  petition  of 
Liberty  Pictures  explained  that  in  the 
event  that  Miss  Gates  secures  a  judg- 
ment against  Liberty  for  the  alleged 
wrongful  use  of  her  name,  Liberty  will 
have  a  cause  of  action  against  Dacey. 


Assets  Sale  Held  Fraudulent 

The  sale  of  certain  assets  of  the 
Acme  Film  Co.  on  Dec.  3,  1932,  to 
Edna  Weinberg  was  held  to  be  frau- 
dulent in  Federal  Court  yesterday  by 
Judge  Robert  P.  Patterson.  The  de- 
cision was  handed  down  in  a  suit 
brought  by  Arthur  Gottlieb  as  trustee 
in  bankruptcy  of  Hans  Frohman 
against  Edna  Weinberg  and  the  Ar- 
cadia Film  Corp.  The  judge's  deci- 
sion set  forth  that  on  May  15,  1932, 
Hans  Frohman  was  adjudged  bank- 
rupt and  that  on  Dec.  3,  1932,  he  had 
sold  $2,000  worth  of  equipment  to 
Edna  Weinberg  for  $500  and  that  sub- 
sequently the  Arcadia  Film  Corp.  was 
organized  at  729  7th  Ave.  of  which 
Frohman  became  president  and  Edna 
Weinberg,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  court  ruled  that  the  trustee  in 
bankruptcy  is  entitled  to  an  account- 
ing and  to  judgments  against  the  de- 
fendants for  the  reasonable  value  of 
the  assets. 


Blue  Laws  to  Be  Tested 

Richmond,  April  23. — Efforts  to 
get  a  high  court  ruling  on  the  con- 
stitutionality of  Virginia's  blue  laws 
have  been  started  again. 

Charles  A.  Somma,  one  of  the 
owners  of  the  Byrd,  has  taken  an 
appeal  from  a  $5  fine  for  showing 
"The  Witness  Chair"  on  Sunday. 
Prominent  citizens  were  brought  in  to 


testify  that  films  on  Sunday  are  a 
"moral  necessity." 

The  next  move  in  the  case  will  be 
before  Judge  John  L.  Ingram  in  Hust- 
ings Court  on  May  8.  In  the  mean- 
time the  Byrd  is  to  be  kept  closed 
Sundays  by  agreement. 


Bank  Night  Fate  Up  Soon 

Boston,  April  23. — A  Supreme 
Court  ruling  deciding  the  fate  of  Bank 
Night  in  Massachusetts  is  expected  on 
or  about  May  11.  An  appeal  of  James 
Wall,  manager  of  the  Fellaway,  Med- 
ford,  from  a  conviction  on  a  charge 
of  violating  the  lottery  laws  is  sched- 
uled to  come  up  at  that  time. 


Kamen  Obtains  an  Order 

In  a  suit  for  $79,000  brought  by 
Betty  Longacre  against  Herman  Ka- 
men and  Kay  Kamen,  Inc.,  Justice 
Julius  Miller  issued  an  order  in 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  to 
compel  Betty  Longacre  to  reply  to 
the  defendants.  The  defendants  set 
forth  that  they  paid  her  $21,000,  and 
in  addition  also  paid  her  $1,295  on 
Sept.  14,  1934,  after  which  the  de- 
fendants obtained  a  release  from  her. 
She  alleges  in  the  complaint  that 
$79,000  is  still  due  her. 


Deny  Freedman  Motion 

A  motion  to  dismiss  an  accounting 
claim  by  Herman  B.  Freedman  in  a 
suit  against  him  by  Pathe  Film  Corp. 
was  denied  yesterday  by  Justice  John 


Carew  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court.  Pathe 
is  suing  Freedman  for  $5,000  on  two 
notes  each  in  favor  of  Pathe  Exhange, 
Inc.  Freedman  alleges  in  his  account 
claim  for  $5,000  that  Pathe  Exchange, 
Inc.,  wrongfully  refused  to  extend  as- 
sistance to  First  Division  Exchanges, 
Inc.,  to  enable  it  to  publicize  and 
exploit  six  films  produced  by  Freed- 
man. 


Protests  WPA  Films 

Washington,  April  23— Protests 
were  made  in  the  House  today  by  Re- 
publican Floor  Leader  Bertrand  H. 
Snell  against  making  WPA  films.  He 
charged  that  the  pictures  would  be 
a  diversion  of  WPA  funds  and  would 
be  used  for  campaign  purposes. 


Para.  Film  to  Globe 

For  the  first  time  since  Harry 
Brandt  took  over  its  operation,  the 
Globe  will  play  a  Paramount  picture 
first  run.  It  will  be  "F-Man"  and 
is  dated  to  start  in  two  weeks. 


Branon  Takes  Serials 

Thomas  A.  Branon,  president  of 
Affiliated  Producers,  Inc.,  of  Atlanta, 
Charlotte  and  New  Orleans  has  ac- 
quired distribution  rights  to  all  Weiss- 
Mintz  serials  in  the  southern  territory. 


Percy  Hammond  III 

Percy  Hammond,  dramatic  critic 
of  the  Herald-Tribune,  is  in  the 
Rockefeller  Institute  Hospital  suf- 
fering from  pneumonia. 


(Celebrity) 

Colorful  action  and  a  cleverly  pre- 
sented plot  make  this  an  entertaining 
cartoon  that  will  particularly  pleas*: 
children  and,  no  doubt,  entertain  their 
elders.  Dick's  cat  wanders  into  the 
bakery  where  his  master  works  and 
gets  in  the  way  of  the  baker,  who 
orders  Dick  to  drown  him.  Dick, 
however,  cannot,  and,  while  near  the 
waterfront,  places  the  bag  on  a  ship 
which  goes  to  the  Orient.  The  port 
of  arrival  is  plagued  with  rodents,  and 
after  a  fashion  the  cat  does  away  with 
them.  Returning  a  hero  and  with  a 
chest  of  gold  the  cat  goes  to  Uick 
but  the  mice  in  the  bakery  still  have 
the  big  sissy's  number  and  he  runs 
away  when  they  threaten.  Reviewed 
without  production  code  seal.  Run- 
ning time,  9  mins.  "G." 

Fred  Stone  Is  Hit 
Of  Ampa's  Program 

Fred  Stone,  Ed  Lowry,  Valerie 
Keaton  and  Belle  Bart  provided  Ampa 
members  yesterday  with  a  diversihed 
bill  of  entertainment  at  the  Astor. 

Stone  became  witty  and  told  a  few 
funny  stories  in  addition  to  singing 
"Feet  in  the  Middle  and  It  Don't 
Look  Like  Love,"  a  parody  on  "t-it 
as  a  Fiddle."  One  of  the  things 
Stone  is  puzzled  about  is  the  fact 
that  he  has  never  worked  in  a  film  for 
the  company  to  which  he  has  been 
under  contract.  When  he  first  went 
to  Hollywood  he  had  been  signed  by 
Paramount  and  loaned  to  RKu  and 
now  that  he  has  been  signed  by  RrvO 
Stone  has  been  farmed  out  to  Para- 
mount for  his  next  picture. 

Lowry  acted  as  master  of  cere- 
monies and  was  a  hit.  Miss  Keaton 
did  a  tap  dance  which  garnered  a  big 
hand  and  Miss  Bart,  an  astrologist, 
peered  into  the  future  of  the  film  in- 
dustry and  two  Ampa  members. 

Miss  Bart  predicted  that  third  di- 
mension will  be  the  next  important 
development  of  the  industry,  that  in 
six  years  the  legitimate  theatre  will 
be  a  thing  of  the  past,  that  in  the 
fall  of  this  year  and  spring  of  next 
color  will  be  in  great  demand,  that 
shortly  a  great  financial  revolution 
will  take  place  in  the  industry  which 
will  result  in  combination  of  compa- 
nies for  economic  reasons,  that  a 
scientific  aura  in  film  production  will 
be  the  tenor  of  the  trend  next  fall  and 
in  the  spring  of  1938,  and  that  in 
1939-40  pictures  will  be  produced 
dealing  with  armaments  and  war 
propaganda. 

Election  of  officers  will  be  held  next 
Thursday.  There  is  no  opposition 
ticket,  another  move  in  this  direction 
having  failed  yesterday. 


Rex  Takes  More  Space 

Rex  Premiums  has  taken  over  an- 
other store  on  West  44th  St.  as  an 
additional  showroom.  Jack  Goldstein 
is  general  manager.  The  space  for- 
merly was  occupied  by  Streimer  Ad. 
Service. 


I.T.O.A.  Plans  Show 

The  I.  T.  O.  A.  will  hold  a  gala 
show  and  dance  next  Monday  night 
at  the  French  Casino,  the  proceeds  to 
go  to  the  Welfare  Fund  of  the  organ- 
ization. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Last  Journey" 

(Atlantic  Pictures) 

A  Twickenham  production,  made  in  England,  this  picture  has  plenty 
of  thrill  action  and  suspense.  Set  almost  in  its  entirety  on  a  speeding 
train,  a  fast  pace  is  maintained  throughout,  as  the  engineer,  slightly 
deranged,  permits  his  train  to  run  wild  in  retaliation  for  what  he  be- 
lieves is  an  affair  carried  on  by  his  wife  with  the  fireman  of  his  train, 
and  his  best  friend. 

On  the  train,  as  it  rushes  on  what  is  to  be  the  engineer's  last  trip 
before  enforced  retirement,  are  a  variety  of  people,  several  crooks,  a 
detective  seeking  them  and  faking  intoxication,  a  pamphlet-distributing 
feminine  prohibitionist,  a  girl  who  is  the  dupe  of  a  confidence  man 
she  has  just  married,  a  Frenchman,  a  small  boy  on  the  train  alone,  a 
mother  with  six  children,  and  a  miscellaneous  collection  of  others.  Also, 
Godfrey  Tearle,  a  psychoanalyst  and  surgeon,  bound  for  Manchester 
to  perform  an  important  operation. 

The  engineer  charges  the  fireman  with  affection  for  his  wife,  and  at 
the  point  of  a  gun  compels  him  to  continue  to  shovel  coal  for  the  boiler 
as  he  races  the  train  at  top  speed,  ignores  all  signals  and  stations,  plan- 
ning to  wreck  the  train.  Eventually  the  fireman  escapes,  crawls  back 
for  help.  As  the  passengers  are  panic-stricken,  Tearle  makes  his  way 
forward  and  by  mental  suggestion,  forces  the  engineer  finally  to  bring 
the  train  to  a  halt.  The  affairs  of  the  group  aboard  are  brought  to  a 
logical  conclusion,  and  the  fiance  of  the  duped  girl,  who  has  raced  the 
train  by  car,  catches  up  in  time  to  have  her  escort  arrested. 

The  picture  should  be  found  lively  entertainment  for  those  especially 
who  like  their  suspense  and  action  on  the  screen.   Bernard  Vorhaus 

directed.  . 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0971.  Running  time,  58  minutes.  "G. 


Friday,  April  24,  1936 

No  Film  Backing 
For  Guild  Plays 

{Continued  from  page  1) 
meeting.    It  was  indicated  that  the 
:  League  had  held  the  contract  in  abey- 
i  ance  since  its  adoption,  in  the  hope  of 
|  negotiating  a  settlement  of  the  con- 
troversy over  the  terms  of  the  agree- 
ment with  the  Dramatists'  Guild  of 
I  the  Authors'  League,  which  has  for- 
|  mulated  its  own  form  of  contract. 

A  total  of  75  producing  managers 
|  have  signed  an  agreement  to  use  ex- 
clusively the  Theatre  League's  con- 
tract form,  w:hich  replaces  the  old 
agreement  which  expired  Feb.  29,  this 
year.  A  statement  from  the  manager 
group  indicated  that  the  issuance  of 
the  new  contract  does  not  "preclude 
the  possibility  of  negotiating  the  dif- 
ferences with  the  authors." 

The  chief  point  of  contention  be- 
tween the  managers  and  the  Guild 
revolved  about  the  percentage  of  the 
sale  price  of  the  motion  picture  rights 
which  should  go  to  the  author.  The 
authors,  in  their  own  contract,  specified 
that  they  receive  60  per  cent  of  the 
sale,  and  the  managers  40  per  cent. 

Manager's  Pact  Differentiates 

The  managers'  contract  is  a  com- 
bination of  the  last  basic  agreement 
with  the  Dramtists'  Guild,  the  new 
agreement  of  the  Guild  and  "new 
features  suggested  by  recent  changes 
in  the  producing  field."  The  managers' 
contract  divides  plays  into  two  classi- 
fications for  the  purposes  of  the  sale 
of  film  rights  in  view  of  the  recent 
development  of  the  backing  by  film  in- 
terests of  play  production.  Plays  are 
grouped  as  independently  financed  and 
those  financed  in  whole  or  in  part  by 
film  companies. 

On  independently  produced  plays  the 
rules  governing  the  sale  of  film  rights 
are  the  same  as  in  the  former  contract, 
that  is,  a  50-50  split  between  manager 
and  author  of  the  price  of  film  rights. 
In  the  case  of  plays  financed  by  film 
companies,  three  options  are  given. 
The  first  option,  in  three  parts,  calls 
for  an  outright  agreement  of  sale  be- 
fore production  at  a  set  price,  the  same 
with  the  addition  of  further  payment 
based  on  the  length  of  the  play's  run, 
or  a  price  based  only  on  the  length 
of  run.  The  second  option  gives  the 
author  the  right  to  stipulate  the  sum 
he  is  to  receive  for  the  rights,  and  by 
the  third  option  the  price  in  effect 
would  be  an  arbitrated  figure  fixed 
by  the  author,  manager  and  arbiter. 

Dramatists'  Guild  Excluded 

The  contract  as  drawn  makes  no 
mention  of  the  Dramatists'  Guild, 
since  the  Guild  has  refused  to  recog- 
nize any  contract  but  its  own.  A  new 
contract  will  be  drawn  in  the  event  of 
successful  negotiations  between  the 
|  two  groups,  the  League  pointed  out. 

The  75  producers  who  have  pledged 
themselves  to  use  the  new  League  con- 
tract are : 

Charles  H.  Abramson,  Richard  Aldrich, 
Lyle  D.  Andrews,  Theron  Bamburger, 
Maurice  Barber,  Martin  Beck,  Harold  K. 
Berg,  Paul  L.  Berney,  Bela  Blau,  Gustav 
Blum,  Ben  A.  Boyar,  Wm.  A.  Brady, 
Leo  Bulgakov,  George  Bushar,  Leslie  J. 
Casey  &  James  W.  Liddle,  Inc.,  Delos 
Chappell,  Inc.,  Samuel  M.  Chartock,  Kath- 
arine Cornell,  Alfred  de  Liagre,  Jr.,  Henry 
Forbes.  Vinton  Freedley,  Inc.,  Crosby 
Gaige,  A.  Raymond  Gallo,  Herman  Gant- 
voort,  Norman  Bel  Geddes,  Morris  Gest, 
Michael  Goldreyer,  Max  Gordon,  Luther 
Greene,  Sam  H.  Grisman,  Sidney  Harmon, 
Charles  Harris,  Jed  Harris,  Walter  Hart, 
Marcus  Heiman,  Theresa  Helburn,  Richard 
Herndon,     Charles    Hopkins,    Al  Jones, 


Thomas  Kilpatrick,  Barney  Klawans, 
George  Kondolf,  Lawrence  Langner,  Mac- 
Kenna,  Mayer  &  Mielziner,  Inc.,  Jerome 
Mayer.  Guthrie  McClintic,  Frank  Merlin. 
Gilbert  Miller,  Robert  Milton,  Harry 
Moses,  Malcolm  L.  Pearson,  Brock 
Pemberton,  Antoinette  Perry,  Sidney 
Phillips,  Norman  C.  Pincus,  Play  Pro- 
ducing Syndicates,  Inc.,  Murray  Jay 
Queen.  Laurence  Rivers,  Inc.,  Al  Rosen, 
Lee  Shubert,  Milton  Shubert,  Herman 
Shumlin,  Smith  and  Ayer,  The  Theatre 
Guild,  Inc.,  Joe  Byron  Totten,  John  Iuerk, 
James  R.  Ullman,  J.  J.  Vincent,  Lode- 
wick  Vroom,  L.  Laurence  Weber,  Jacob 
A  Weiser,  Carly  Wharton,  Dwight  Deere 
Wiman,    A.    H.    Woods,    Alex  Yokel. 


Thomas  at  Work  on 
Distribution  Deals 

{Continued  from  pane  1) 

Thomas  in  the  new  venture,  he  de- 
nied this  yesterday,  stating  he  has  a 
contract  which  does  not  expire  until 
1938.  He  also  added  he  has  had  no 
talks  with  anyone  regarding  a  settle- 
ment. .  . 

Pathe,  which  controls  First  Divi- 
sion, had  until  September  to  pick  up 
Thomas'  stock  and  buy  his  contract 
which  otherwise  would  automatically 
have  been  renewed  for  a  term  of 
years. 

James  Davidson,  former  statistician 
for  National  Theatres  and  now  a  di- 
rector of  Grand  National  Films,  al- 
ready has  moved  into  the  company's 
headquarters  in  the  RKO  Building. 


Wallis  Bids  Farewell 

Hollywood,  April  23.— Hal  Wallis, 
en  route  to  Europe  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  stated  that  he  is  taking  with 
him  prints  of  "Anthony  Adverse"  and 
"Pasteur".  He  said  that  his  next  year's 
plans  call  for  the  making  of  60  pic- 
tures. He  declared,  incidentally,  that 
the  singing  voice  of  Dick  Powell,  en- 
dangered by  an  operation,  is  again  in 
the  best  of  shape. 


Doyle  After  U.  S. 
Distributor  Tieup 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

tors  there  on  product  arrangements 
for  the  circuit.  He  was  the  guest  of 
honor  at  a  trade  dinner  last  night  at 
Claridges,  which  was  arranged  by 
Eric  Strelitz,  London  representative 
of  British  Empire  Films,  which  is 
the  Doyle  Australian  distributing 
unit  for  British  product. 

The  Hoyts'-Union  joint  operation 
is  carried  on  through  General  The- 
atres, and  is  said  to  have  been  com- 
pelled by  banking  interests  common 
to  both  companies.  Ernest  Turn- 
bull,  managing  director  in  Australia 
of  British  &  Dominions,  has  just 
completed  an  arrangement  for  dis- 
tribution in  Australia  with  Fox  Films 
of  Australia  and  New  Zealand  and 
Hoyts'.  Both  Doyle  and  Turnbull, 
it  is  said,  are  seeking  production  af- 
filiations which  will  permit  of  early 
dissolution  of  the  working  arrange- 
ment or  for  protection  when  it  oc- 
curs. The  inclusion  of  Hoyts'  in 
the  earlier  Turnbull  deal  is  under- 
stood to  be  dependent  on  the  dissolu- 
tion of  General  Theatres. 


"Ziegfeld"  to  Roadshow 

Los  Angeles,  April  23.  —  M-G-M 
today  completed  plans  for  the  road- 
showing  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  this 
week-end  in  Memphis,  Indianapolis, 
Denver,  Milwaukee,  Cincinnati,  Port- 
land, New  Orleans  and  Oklahoma 
City.  The  film  grossed  $23,873  in  its 
first  eight  days  at  the  Carthay  Circle 
here. 


Sell  Houston  St.  Spot 

The  theatre  building  at  65-71  East 
Houston  St.  has  been  sold  to  the  Vol- 
unteers of  America  to  be  used  as  a 
tabernacle  and  mission. 


Hollywood  Tribute 
Given  to  Laemmle 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

time  secretary  of  the  "Little  Giant;" 
Herbert  Rawlinson  and  George  East- 
man, of  the  Hollywood  and  Los  An- 
geles Chambers  of  Commerce ;  Frank 
Lloyd,  Will  H.  Hays  and  Rupert 
Hughes  echoed  the  heartfelt  and  re- 
spectful tribute  of  Laemmle's  friends 
in  brief  speeches  which  covered  his 
Horatio  Alger  ascension  to  fame  and 
fortune. 

Hayes  presented  a  scroll  of  honor  to 
Laemmle  as  a  permanent  record  of  the 
industry's  tribute  to  one  of  its 
pioneers.  Telegrams  from  friends 
throughout  the  world  were  read. 
Speakers  sketched  Laemmle's  cour- 
ageous battle  on  numerous  occasions 
to  keep  Universal  from  bankruptcy. 

Laemmle  then,  in  a  strong,  husky 
voice  denying  his  many  years,  ex- 
pressed his  appreciation. 

Fittingly,  the  affair  faded  out  with 
the  screening  of  Laemmle's  picture 
highlights  from  the  two-reeler,  "Hia- 
watha," to  "All  Quiet  on  the  Western 
Front"  and  "King  of  Jazz." 

Hollywood  long  will  remember 
Laemmle's  retirement  from  Universal. 


Grainger  Signs  Anew 
As  "U"  Sales  Head 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

of  the  kingpins  in  the  setup  of  the 
new  Universal  and  the  new  plans  for 
distribution  have  been  predicated  upon 
Mr.  Grainger's  remaining  with  the 
company." 

Said  Grainger:  "I  have  just  re- 
turned from  the  coast  where  there 
is  an  entirely  new  outlook  on  pro- 
duction matters  and  with  R.  H. 
Cochrane  presiding  over  the  destinies 
of  the  company,  I  am  certain  that  it 
will  soon  be  in  the  position  in  this 
industry  where  it  is  entitled  to  be." 


Wall  Street 


Board  Off  '/g  to  2%  Points 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc   . . 

35 

35 

35 

-  Vi 

Columbia,  pfd  .. 

46 

46 

46 

+  54 

Consolidated   

554 

554 

554 

Consolidated,  pfd 

17 

1654 

165/8 

-  54 

165 

16314 

16354 

-  54 

44% 

4354 

44% 

+  54 

Paramount   

m 

734 

7% 

—  54 

Paramount  1  pfd 

6sy2 

62 

63 

-214 

Paramount  2  pfd 

9Vt 

M 

9 

—  H 

Pathe  Film      ,  , 

1034 

854 

954 

—iVs 

RKO   

6% 

5% 

s% 

-  Vs 

20th  Century-Fox 

253^ 

24 

24?4 

-154 

20th  Century,  pfd 

33?4 

32 

32 

— m 

Warner  Bros.   . . 

lOS/s, 

m 

10 

-  % 

Curb  Loses  Fractionally 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

3 

2% 

m 

-  54 

30!4 

29 

2934 

-  % 

354, 

334. 

10/a 

10 

10 

-  54 

Small  Losses 

In  Bonds 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40... 

26J4 

26  }4 

2654, 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  27 

2554 

2554 

-154 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   

56^ 

56^ 

-Vt 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   

.8554 

84 

84 

— 1 

RKO  6s  '41  pp. . . . 

6554 

65K 

6sy2 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   

9454 

94 

9454 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  23) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

BEN  JUDELL  of  Chicago,  Jack 
Haley  of  Jam  Handy  Industrial 
Pictures  of  Detroit,  Mitchell  Klupt, 
Emil  Jensen,  John  C.  Flinn,  Ir- 
win Rleeblatt,  John  Curtis,  Al 
Friedlander,  Jack  W.  Springer, 
Dave  Loew,  Nate  Blumberg,  George 
W.  Weeks,  John  O'Connor,  E.  H. 
Goldstein,  Kenneth  Hodkinson, 
Jack  Barnstyn  and  Morris  Ep- 
stein, among  those  at  the  Tavern 
yesterday. 

• 

At  the  Astor:  Eddie  Cantor,  J.  J. 
Unger,  Milt  Kusell,  Harry 
Brandt,  Charles  Einfeld,  Toby 
Gruen,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  and 
Charles  Curran. 

• 

Harry  Sherman,  head  of  Sherman 
Prod.,  arrived  from  the  coast  yester- 
day to  confer  with  Jack  D.  Trop  on 
the  new  series  of  "Hop-A-Long-Cas- 
sidy"  westerns  for  Paramount  release. 
He'll  be  in  town  for  a  few  days. 


Prize  Double  Bill 

"Duke"  Clark,  Paramount  manager 
in  Columbus,  reports  this  on  the  mar- 
quee of  the  Arlington  there : 

"The  Lady  Consents" 

"It  Had  to  Happen" 


Dan  Michalove,  making  his  first 
visit  to  44th  St.  in  a  year,  yester- 
day found  more  equipment  and  pre- 
mium houses  there  than  ever  before. 
• 

Ed  Hollander,  formerly  ad  sales 
manager  of  the  Fox  exchange  in  St. 
Louis,  is  now  in  charge  of  the  same 
department  at  the  local  branch. 
• 

Fred  Meyers  is  making  a  tour  of 
RKO  theatres  in  Providence,  Boston, 
Rochester  and  Syracuse.  He's  due 
back  tomorrow. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  Howard  Dietz 
and  Frank  Orsatti  are  scheduled 
to  arrive  from  Hollywood  Monday. 

Irving  Greenfield's  Miami  tan  is 
disappearing  and  it's  only  two  weeks 
since  he  got  back. 

• 

Hal  Horne  says  he  trimmed  20 
pounds  from  his  waistline  during  that 
five-week  coast  trip. 

• 

Nathan  Golden  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Section  of  the  Department  of 
Commerce,  is  in  New  York. 

• 

Clarence  Turley  has  returned  to 
St.  Louis  after  conferences  with  Spy- 
ros  Skouras. 

• 

Rick  Ricketson  has  returned  to 
his  Denver  headquarters. 

• 

Sig  Wittman  is  on  a  10-day  tour 
of  Universal  exchanges  in  the  east. 

Nathan  Yamins  returned  to  Fall 
River  last  night. 

• 

Mike  Rudin,  Joe  Lee  and  Louis 
Nelson  are  back  from  Miami. 

Fred  Stone  leaves  today  for  the 
Coast  to  appear  in  a  Radio  film. 


"Small  Town  Girl" 
$8,000  at  Houston 

Houston,  April  23. — "Small  Town 
Girl"  boosted  the  take  at  Loew's  State 
for  seven  days  by  $1,000,  totaling 
$8,000.  "The  Case  of  the  Curious 
Bride"  at  the  Kirby  three  days  mid- 
week made  a  good  showing,  taking 
$1,700  as  against  a  par  of  $1,500. 

"Yellow  Dust"  at  the  Kirby  boosted 
the  usual  week-end  business  of  $3,000 
to  a  good  $3,300.  Other  pictures  were 
all  average  at  the  box-office,  "Captain 
January"  with  $7,000  at  the  Majestic, 
"Singing  Kid"  with  $7,000  at  the 
Metropolitan. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,200. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  16: 

"YELLOW  DUST"  (Radio) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"TWO  IN  REVOLT"  (Radio) 
KIRBY — (1,450),    15c-35c,    1   day.  (Bank 
Night)   Gross:   $1,200.     (Average,  $400) 
"CASE  OF  THE  CURIOUS  BRIDE" 
(W.  B.) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,700.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (2,750),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $8,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
MAJESTIC  —   (2,250),  25c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $7,000.     (Average  $7,000) 

Brandt  Gets  19  of 
40  on  Italian  List 

Nineteen  of  the  contemplated  40  re- 
leases of  Nuovo  Mondo  Pictures,  Joe 
Brandt's  new  enterprise,  already  are 
in  this  country.  The  product  is  the 
cream  of  Italian  production,  first  call 
of  which  Brandt  holds  for  North  and 
South  America  under  a  direct  deal 
made  with  the  Italian  Government. 

Brandt  is  now  in  California  arrang- 
ing offices  in  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Francisco.  Distribution  has  been  set 
up  in  Boston  through  Academy  Pic- 
tures, Chicago  is  functioning  and  Phil- 
adelphia may  be  by  the  end  of  the 
week.  Louis  Cohen,  who  is  operating 
the  Cine  Roma,  formerly  the  Warner, 
on  Broadway,  is  dividing  his  time  be- 
tween the  theatre  which  did  about  $5,- 
000  on  the  first  week  of  "Lorenzino  de 
Medici,"  and  the  Nuovo  Mondo  office 
in  the  RKO  Building  during  Brandt's 
absence. 

Henry  Siegel,  operator  of  the  Ful- 
ton Cinema,  nee  the  Trans-Lux,  in 
Brooklyn,  has  closed  for  the  company's 
first  three  releases  and  opens  his  first, 
"Re  Burlone,"  today. 

The  first  10  releases  are : 

"Re  Burlone"  ("The  Daughter  of  the 
Revolution"),  "Milizia  Territoriale"  ("Ter- 
ritorial Militia"),  "Lorenzino  de  Medici." 
"Canzone  del  Sole"  ("The  Song  of  the 
Soul"),  "Musica  in  Piazza"  ("A  Village 
Romance"),  "Passaporto  Rosso"  ("The 
Red  Passport"),  "Vita  d'  Don  Bosco," 
("Life  of  Don  Bosco"),  "Le  Scarpe  al 
Sole"  ("Alpine  Love"),  and  "Fiat  Volun- 
tas Dei"  ("God's  Will  Be  Done"). 
Others  to  come : 

"Aria  del  Continente"  ("Continental 
Life"),  "La  Cieca  di  Sorrento"  ("The  Blind 
Girl  of  Sorrento"),  "Casta  Diva"  ("Divine 
Love").  "Milionario  per  un  Giorno" 
("Millionaire  for  a  Day").  "Armata  Az- 
zurra"  ("The  Blue  Army"),  "Teresa  Gon- 
falonieri"  ("The  King's  Pardon"),  "Cap- 
pello  a  tre  Punte"  ("The  Three-Cornered 
Hat"),  "Ginevra  Degli  Almieri"  ("Love 
Conquers  All"),  "Cento  Giorni  di  Napo- 
leone"  ("The  Hundred  Days  of  Napoleon"), 
"Come  le  Foglie"  ("Destiny"),  "Sienore  De- 
sidera"  ("At  Your  Service").  "Villafranca" 
("The  Glory  of  Italv"),  "Aqua  Queta" 
("Into  the  Depths").  "Nina  Farfalla"  ("The 
Butterfly  Girl"),  "Pinocchio"  ("The  Ad- 
ventures of  Pinocchio").  "Luci  Sommerse" 
and  "Zanganella." 


Small  Town"  Dual 
High  in  New  Haven 


New  Haven,  April  23— The  Poli, 
with  "Small  Town  Girl"  and  "The 
Garden  Murder  Case,"  led  with  an 
intake  $2,400  over  the  $7,000  par,  in 
a  week  which  showed  the  best  gen- 
eral business  since  the  beginning  of 
Lent. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  on  the  Roger 
Sherman  dual  with  "The  Return  of 
Jimmy  Valentine"  topped  ordinary 
$4,700  business  by  §1,200.  The  Para- 
mount took  $5,300,  up  by  $500,  with 
"13  Hours  by  Air"  and  "F-Man." 
The  College  just  hit  average  of  $2,800 
in  a  6-day  run  of  "It  Had  to  Hap- 
pen" and  "Last  of  the  Pagans." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,400. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  17 : 

"IT  HAD  TO  HAPPEN"  (20th-Fox) 
"LAST  OF  THE  PAGANS"  (M-G-M) 

COLLEGE — (1,499),  25c-35c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $2,800.    (Average,  $2,800) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,400),  35c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,300.     (Average,  $4,800) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

POLI— (3,040),  35c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,400.    (Average,  $7,000; 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (W.  B.) 
"RETURN   OF   JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 

ROGER  SHERMAN— (2.200),  35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,900.    (Average,  $4,700) 


"January"  on  Dual 
Top  in  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee,  April  22. — Business 
bounced  back  with  a  resounding 
smack  during  the  past  week,  "Captain 
January"  and  "Every  Saturday  Night" 
doing  $10,300  on  a  dual  bill  at  Fox's 
Wisconsin  for  ace  honors.  This  was 
$2,300  above  par. 

"Singing  Kid"  and  "Boulder  Dam" 
at  the  Warner  and  "Desire"  and  "Too 
Many  Parents"  at  Fox's  Palace  fol- 
lowed two-three,  grossing  $8,000  and 
$7,800,  respectively. 

Weather  for  the  most  part  was  fair 
and  hiked  Sunday  admissions  helped 
to  boost  box-office  receipts. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,100. 
Average  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  16: 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"TOO   MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 

PALACE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,800.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
RIVERSIDE— (2,300),  20c-25c-30c.  7  days. 
Stage:    "Laugh,    Town.    Laugh."  Gross: 
$6,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
WARNER  —  (2,400),    25c-40c,    7  davs. 
Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

WISCONSIN — (3,200),  25c-40c,  8  days. 
Gross:   $10,300.     (Average,  $8,000) 


Many  Holding  "Deeds" 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  is  play- 
ing holdover  engagements  in  21  major 
cities  throughout  the  country,  says 
Columbia.  The  Capra  production  has 
been  held  for  another  week  at  the 
Music  Hall. 


H oss f  eld  in  K.  C.  Study 

Kansas  City,  April  23. — M.  Hoss- 
feld  of  National  Theatres  is  making 
a  survey  of  Fox  Midwest  theatres  in 
this  territory. 


Friday,  April  24,  1936 


'Fever,'  Benny 
Break  Records 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  April  23. — "Petticoat 
Fever"  and  Jack  Benny  broke  all 
records  at  Loew's  State  last  week 
with  $40,500  at  60  cents  top.  Benny 
played  36  shows  during  the  week,  five  J 
every  day  except  Saturday  when  he  J 
played  six.  It  is  estimated  that  more  O 
than  100,000  paid  admissions  made  up 
the  total,  which  lacks  only  $2,000  of  I 
the  average  total  city  first  run  1 
business. 

"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus"  took  1 
second  place  in  popular  favor,  doub-  1 
ling  the  Allen  average  with  a  $6,000  | 
take. 

"Big  Brown  Eyes"  went  $800  under  1 
the  wire  at  Loew's  Stillman  with  a  I 
$3,200  take. 

"Don't  Gamble  With  Love"  at  the  I 
RKO  Palace,  with  the  second  week  I 
of  "Folies  Comique"  on  the  stage  I 
dropped  from  the  average  $15,000  I 
take  to  $13,500. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  went  $2,500  I 
over  par  at  Warners'  Hippodrome,  I 
grossing  $10,500  as  against  an  $8,000  I 
average. 

Benny  proved  the  heaviest  competi-  I 
tion  in  town.  A  3-day  sell  out  for  I 
"Winterset"  at  the  Hanna  also  cut  I 
into  business,  as  did  three  perform-  I 
ances  of  "Parsifal"  by  the  Cleveland  I 
Symphony  orchestra. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $73,700.  I 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end-  II 
ing  April  17 : 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 

ALLEN—  (3,300),  30c-35c-42c.  7  days.  | 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"PETTICOAT   FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),   30c-42c-60c.  7 
days.    Stage:  Jack  Benny,  Mary  Living-  j 
ston  and  show.    Gross:  $40,500.  (Average, 
$15,000) 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  25c-35c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

RKO    PALACE— (3,100),    30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.      Stage:      "Folies    Comique,"    2nd  I 
week.    Gross:  $13,500.    (Average,  $15,000) 
"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3.800), 
30c-35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $10,500.  (Aver- 
age, $8,000) 


Hold  Ottawa  Screening 

Ottawa,  April  23.— The  Ridea 
here  was  the  scene  of  a  special  charity 
show  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Laurentian  Chapter,  Imperial  Order 
Daughters  of  the  Empire,  when  two 
features  owned  by  the  organization 
were  screened.  They  were  "Royal 
Remembrances"  and  "King's  Christ- 
mas Pudding."  Dignitaries  also  at- 
tended an  invitation  showing  of  the 
World  War  film,  "Forgotten  Men," 
at  the  Imperial. 


E.  W.  Stoltz  Married 

Bradenton,  Fla.,  April  23. — E.  W. 
Stoltz,  Jr.,  of  the  Palmetto  here,  was 
married  recently  to  Fay  Alberta  Rig- 
dell.  At  Lake  City,  Cecil  E.  Rhodes, 
manager  of  the  Grand  there,  was 
married  to  Vernon  Hill. 


Henry  Joins  Columbia 

Hollywood,  April  23. — Bill  Henry, 
veteran  publicity  man  and  recently 
with  Educational,  has  joined  the 
Columbia  publicity  department. 


THE  GUSTY,  RED-BLOODED, 
ROMANTIC  TALE  OF  A  YOUNG 
ADVENTURER  WHO  ROAMED 
THE  BROAD  HIGHWAY  .  .  . 

You'll  easily  understand,  why 
this  was  one  of  the  most  pop= 
ular  novels  ever  written.  Tense 
suspense  to  sharpen  your  wits 
.  .  .  colorful  action  to  quicken 
your  pulse  and  romantic  love 
to  make  your  heart  beat  faster! 

CRITERION  FILM  PRODUCTIONS 

present 

Douglas 


FAIRBANKS  Jr.  ELISSA  LANDI 


THE 


from     t  h 


GORDON  HARKER 

Ibv  or»ongement  wiiK  G  B-) 


Directed   by   THORNTON  FREELAND 

Produced  by  MARCEL  HELLMAN 


Released  thru 

UNITED  ARTISTS 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


rriday,  April  24,  1936 


'Deeds"  Smash 
Sock  at  Frisco 
With  $14,000 


!  San  Francisco,  April  23. — "Mr. 
)eeds  Goes  to  Town"  turned  out  to 
>e  a  smash  hit  at  the  Orpheum,  the 
'14,000  take  going  $7,200  over  par  in 

week  when  few  other  houses  had 
rnvthing  to  boast  about. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  got  off  to  a 
•ood  start  at  the  Geary  at  $1.65  top, 
iving  two  shows  a  day.  It  reached 
112,800  at  the  Geary.  "The  Ghost 
ices  West"  was  up  bv  §1,000  on  a 
lake  of  $10,000  at  the  United  Artists. 
The  Singing  Kid"  and  "Boulder 
)am"  at  the  Paramount  garnered 
15,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $96,900. 
Vverage  without  the  Geary  is  $74,400. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  14: 
"MURDER  ON   A   BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  15c-25c-35c- 
Oc,  7  days.  Stage:  band.  Gross:  $13,000. 
Average,  $14,500) 

Week  Ending  April  15: 

'PENITENTE  MURDER  CASE"  (Revier) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),    15c-30c-35c,   7  days, 
nd  week.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,600) 
'MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
ORPHEUM— (2,440),      15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
|»vs.    Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $6,800) 
"SINGING  KID"   (F.  N.) 
"BOULDER  DAM"   (W.  B.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.740).  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
.lays.    Gross:  $15,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.  N.) 
"BOYS  WILL  BE  BOYS"   (G.  B.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
5,500.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"ROSE   MARIE"  (M-G-M) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
avs,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,500.  (Average, 
I  000) 

'  "PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
•CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS) 
(20th-Fox) 

WARFIELD — (2.680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
lavs,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 
( 15.000) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"LA  MATERNELLE"  (French) 

I  CLAY— (400),  15c-35c.  7  days,  2nd  week, 
ross:  $1,100.    (Average,  $1,000) 

"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
GEARY— (1.400).      55c-85c-$1.10-$1.65,  7 
ivs.    Gross:  $12,800. 

"GHOST  GOES   WEST"   (U.  A.) 
UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.200).  15c-25c-35c- 
)c-55c,  7  davs.    Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
;»,00O) 


Sign  Dolores  Costello 

t  Hollywood,  April  23. — Paramount 
'as  signed  Dolores  Costello  Barry- 
lore  the  leading  feminine  role  in  the 
e.xt  George  Raft  picture  which  is  now 
entatively  called  "Yours  for  the  Ask- 
ig."  Lynn  Overman,  James  Gleason 
nd  Edgar  Kennedy  have  also  been 
dded  to  the  cast.  Production  on 
le  film  started  April  20  with  Alex- 
nder  Hall  directing  under  the  super- 
j  ision  of  Lewis  Gensler. 

20th-Fox  Will  Build 

Des  Moines,  April  23.— Twentieth 
"entury-Fox  is  about  to  start  a  new 
x change  building  at  13th  and  High 
ts.  It  will  be  of  brick  and  stone,  50 
:.  by  128  ft.,  and  will  be  ready  in 
eptember.  It  will  also  be  air  con- 
itioned. 


National  Expands  in  Hub 

Boston,  April  23. — National  Screen 
I  ervice,    headed    locally    by  Harry 
Jrchgessner,  has  taken  over  quarters 
n  Church  St.  for  the  exhibition  of 
>bby  fronts,  displays  and  posters. 


Mr.  Deeds"  PuUs 
$2,300  in  Lincoln 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  23.  — With 
"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  finishing 
strong  enough  to  merit  a  holdover  at 
the  Varsity,  all  other  business  was 
better  than  average.  "Deeds"  gathered 
$2,300,  $1,000  up,  and  better  business 
than  the  house  has  seen  in  some  time. 
The  box-office  scale  was  jumped  from 
25c  top  to  40c. 

"Captain  January"  was  unable  to 
muster  much  strength,  although  get- 
ting above  par  by  §300  with  $3,400. 
"Petticoat  Fever"  at  the  Lincoln  with 
$3,000  was  $800  up.  The  Orpheum 
with  its  combination  of  vaudeville  and 
films  was  satisfactory. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,900. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  15: 
"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

"TRAIL   OF   TERROR"  (Spectrum) 
"SPY  77"  (First  Division) 

"HOT   OFF   THE   PRESS"  (Victory) 

LIBERTY— (1,200).  10c,  7  days  on  split 
week  basis.  Gross:  $1,100.  (Average, 
$850) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

VARSITY— (1.100),      10c-20c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,300.     (Average.  $1,300) 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  davs. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average.  $2,200) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
"PETER  IBBETSON"  (Para.) 
"MAN   WHO   BROKE   THE  BANK" 
(20th- Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (1.350),  10c-15c-20c-25c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,100.     (Average,  $2,100) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,400.    (Average.  $3,100) 


"Secrets"  on  Dual 
Only  Buffalo  Draw 

Buffalo,  April  23. — A  combination 
of  rain  and  the  Holy  Week  lull 
knocked  the  bottom  out  of  grosses 
with  the  result  that  "Lady  of  Secrets" 
on  a  dual  with  "Too  Tough  to  Kill" 
was  the  only  combination  to  show 
much  of  a  profit.  The  take  at  the 
Lafavette  was  $6,300,  over  the  line 
by  $300. 

The  Century,  with  "Man  Hunt" 
and  "Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate,"  was 
the  only  other  spot  to  make  the  grade. 
It  took  $6,000,  over  par  by  $200. 

"Tobacco  Road,"  at  the  Erlanger 
for  the  third  time  this  year,  drew  fair 
houses  in  a  six-day  run. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $36,000. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  1 1 : 

"COLLEEN"  (W.B.) 

BUFFALO  —  (3,000),  30c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $11,500.     (Average.  $12,000) 

"TIMOTHY'S  OUEST"  (Para.) 
"MY   MARRIAGE"  (ZOth-Fox) 
HIPPODROME— (2,500),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,800.     (Average,  $7,300) 

"THE  THREE  GODFATHERS" 
(M-G-M) 

"HER  MASTER'S  VOICE"  (Para.) 

GREAT  LAKES— (3.000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,900.    (Average,  $7,300) 
"MAN  HUNT"  (W.B.) 
"SEVEN  KEYS  TO  BALDPATE" 
(Radio) 

CENTURY — (3,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,  $5,800) 

"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
"TOO  TOUGH  TO  KILL"  (Col.) 
LAFAYETTE  —  (3,300),    25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $6,300.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"BRIDGE  OF  SIGHS"  (Invincible) 
STATE  —  (1.600),    15c-25c-35c,    7  days. 
Stage:     "Springtime"     revue,     with  La 
Temple   &  Co.     Gross:  $3,000.  (Average, 
$3,600) 


Powell  Suppressed 

Hollywood,  April  23.— Will- 
iam Powell  tries  to  suppress 
William  Powell  as  much  as 
possible  in  a  characteriza- 
tion. His  press  agent  says  so. 

The  repressing,  the  press 
agent  says,  is  done  so  he  can 
express  the  reactions  of  the 
murderer,  card  sharp,  big 
business  man,  or  whatever  he 
happens  to  be  portraying. 

But  the  fans  keep  right  on 
paying  to  see  William  Powell, 
suppressed  or  otherwise. 

"These  Three"  Big 
In  Montreal  Pickup 

Montreal,  April  23. — The  film  en- 
tertainment world  came  back  to 
life  during  Easter  Week  and  all  first 
runs  went  over  the  top.  The  tech- 
nical leader  was  the  Princess  with 
$10,000  on  a  double  bill  headed  by 
"These  Three"  which  was  held  over 
for  a  second  week. 

Cash  volume  leadership  was  taken 
by  Loew's  at  $13,500  on  a  combina- 
tion fare  topped  by  "The  Man  Who 
Broke  the  Bank  at  Monte  Carlo," 
this  total  being  helped  by  the  staging 
of  morning  shows  for  children. 

Helped  by  intensive  promotion,  the 
Capitol  grabbed  $11,000  with  "De- 
sire" and  "Give  Us  This  Night," 
while  the  Palace  went  to  $12,000  on 
"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine." 

Legitimate  stage  opposition  was 
provided  for  the  first  time  in  months 
by  the  presentation  of  "Personal  Ap- 
pearance" at  His  Majesty's. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $50,500. 
Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  18 : 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (2.547),    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $11,000.    (Average,  $9,500.) 
"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

IMPERIAL  —  (1,914).   15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"MAN   WHO   BROKE  THE  BANK  AT 
MONTE  CARLO"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 
LOEW'S  —  (3.115).  30c-34c-4Oc-50c-6Oc,  7 
days.    Stage:  Wild  Animal  Circus.  Gross: 
$13,500.    (Average.  $10,500) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

PALACE  —  (2.600),  25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2.272),  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c.  7 
days.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average,  $7,000). 
Held  over. 


Fox  Midwest  Remodeling 

Kansas  City,  April  23. — Fox  Mid- 
west is  spending  approximately  $25,- 
000  in  completing  the  third  floor  of 
the  Uptown  building  where  it  will 
move  its  offices  the  latter  part  of  June 
from  the  Country  Club  Plaza.  The 
third  floor  of  the  building  has  been 
unfinished  since  the  building  was 
erected  10  years  ago. 

A  part  of  the  second  floor  will  be 
remodeled,  and  the  entire  improve- 
ment will  give  the  circuit  double  the 
space  it  has  at  present. 


Releasing  "Cuckoos*' 

Ray  Knight's  "Cuckoo  Newsreel," 
oroduced  by  James  H.  Harper,  is  to 
have  its  first  release  this  week.  The 
Cuckoos  gained  fame  as  radio  enter- 
tainers. 


13 


"Ziegfeld"  in 
$20,000  Start 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  April  23.  —  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  got  off  to  a  flying 
start  at  the  reopened  Carthay  Circle 
by  grabbing  $20,000  the  first  week  at 
$1.50  top. 

"Sutter's  Gold"  was  also  in  the 
money  in  a  big  way.  It  went  $3,800 
over  normal  for  a  gross  of  $7,000  at 
the  Pantages,  but  was  not  impressive 
at  the  Hillstreet,  where  the  $5,500 
gross  was  $2,500  below  the  line. 

"  'Till  We  Meet  Again"  and  "Too 
Many  Parents"  were  strong  at  $19,222 
at  the  Paramount  with  a  stage  show 
headed  by  Veloz  and  Yolanda. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $96,422. 
Average  is  $88,150. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  22: 

"THE   GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE — (1,518),  50c-$1.50, 
7  days.    Gross:  $20,000. 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"GARDEN    MURDER   CASE"  (M-G-M) 

CHINESE  —  (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.      (Average,  $12,500) 

"KING  OF  THE  DAMNED"  (G.  B.) 

FILM  ARTE — (800) ,  30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,200.     (Average,  $2,000) 

"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

4  STAR— (900),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,400.     (Average,  $3,250) 

"LA  MATERNELLE"  (Metropolis) 

GRAND  INTERNAT'L— (750),  35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $1,800.      (Average,  $1,200) 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),  25c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.     (Average,  $8,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     STATE— (2,500),     30c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $14,500.      (Average,  $14,000) 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.). 

PANTAGES-(3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.      (Average,  $3,200) 

"'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  davs. 
Stage:  Veloz  &  Yolanda,  Al  Lyons  and  his 
orchestra,  F.  &  M.  revue.  Gross:  $19.- 
222.     (Average,  $18,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"   (W.  B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)— (3,- 
000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,800.  (Av- 
erage, $14,000) 

"I   MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"   (W.  B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)— (3.- 
400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Av- 
erage, $12,000) 


"Wife,"  on  a  Dual, 
$9,800,  Omaha  Top 

Omaha,  April  23.— "Wife  vs.  Sec- 
retary," opening  on  the  Saturday  pre- 
ceding Easter,  with  "The  Last  of  the 
Pagans"  the  other  half  of  a  dual  bill, 
was  the  bell-ringer  of  the  week.  It 
grabbed  $9,800  at  the  Omaha,  over 
normal  by  $4,800. 

"The  Singing  Kid,"  opening  in  the 
middle  of  Holy  Week,  did  a  strong 
$5,800  at  the  Brandeis  in  eight  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $22,800. 
Average  is  $17,300. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  15: 
"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.     (Average,  $4,800) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 
"MILLIONS  IN  THE  AIR"  (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,800.     (Average,  $7,500) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 
"LAST  OF  THE  PAGANS"  (M-G-M) 

OMAHA— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 


Critics  say  it's  her  happiest 
role  since  "Seventh  Heaven." 


SMALL 
TOWN 


GIRL 

BIG  TIME 
BUSINESS! 

It's  doing  swell  at  box- 
offices  everywhere! 

Spring  Sweethearts 

Janet  GAYNOR 
Robert  TAYLOR 

Cast  includes:  Binnie  Barnes,  Lewis  Stone, 
Andy  Devine,  Elizabeth  Patterson,  Frank 
Craven,  James  Stewart.  Directed  by  William 
Weliman.    Hunt   Stromberg,  Producer 

And  what  a  victory  for 
M-G-M's  "CAMPAIGN  PICTURES" 

SERIALIZED  IN 
143  NEWSPAPERS 

BEN  AMES  WILLIAMS  wrote 
the  serial  with  illustrations  by 
JAMES  MONTGOMERY  FLAGG 


Carloads  of  fan  mail  for  the 
newest  M-G-M- created  STAR! 


SMALL  TOWN  GIRL 

IS  JUST  THE  FIRST  OF  M-G-M's 
"CAMPAIGN  PICTURES" 


The  Leading 

Motiob\ 

Picture 

Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


"OL.  39.  NO.  98 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  25,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Columbia  to 
Have  48  for 
'36-'37  List 


ITOA  Appeal 
On  Sales  Tax 
Meets  Rebuff 


Columbia's  schedule  for  1936-37 
.ill  be  the  same  as  the  current  season, 
iack  Cohn,  vice-president,  declared 
'■esterday  upon  his  arrival  from  the 
oast,  where  he  spent  a  month  con- 
erring  with  his  brother,  Harry.  The 
utput  will  comprise  48  features,  16 
B  which  will  be  westerns. 

Enthused  over  the  new  batch  of 
iilays  and  stories  purchased  for  next 
•eason,  Cohn  stated  an  announcement 
>f  titles  will  be  forthcoming  early  next 
iveek. 

Details  in  connection  with  the  com- 
oany's  plans  to  produce  in  England 
will  be  made  known  after  Cohn  goes 
over  the  matter  with  Joseph  H. 
Seidelman,  head  of  the  foreign  de- 
jartment.  Joseph  Friedman,  head  of 
the  company's  activities  in  England, 
■ecently  accompanied  Seidelman  to 
(the  coast,  where  they  discussed  Eng- 
lish production  with  Harry  and  Jack 
Zohn.  It  is  understood  that  about  a 
naif  dozen  pictures  will  be  made  in 
-ondon  for  quota  purposes.  Friedman 
las  returned  to  England. 

Cohn  was  accompanied  by  William 
lengel,  eastern  story  editor.  Richard 

{Continued  on  page  4) 


Brokers  Ordered  to 
Produce  Fox  Records 

Judge  Robert  P.  Patterson  in  Fed- 
eral Court  yesterday  denied  a  motion 
nade  on  behalf  of  five  stock  broker- 
ige  houses  to  vacate  subpoenas  issued 
it  the  request  of  the  Capital  Co.  to 
:xamine  their  records  in  connection 
vith  a  judgment  obtained  by  the  Cap- 
tal  Co.  against  William  Fox  for 
5297.412. 

Judge  Patterson's  order  directs  the 
orokerage  houses  to  produce  their 
"ecords  for  examination  by  Capital's 
xmnsel.  The  Capital  Co.  charges  that 
rox  has  concealed  assets  in  the  brok- 
erage firms. 


Five  Are  Called  in 
Spanish  Mutua  Suit 

Barcelona,  April  24. — Five  mem- 
bers of  the  board  of  directors  of 
Mutua,  organization  of  distributors, 
with  the  exception  of  Zoilo  Oliver, 
president,  have  been  summoned  to  ap- 
pear in  court  on  Monday  in  the  suit 
Drought  recently  by  three  local  exhib- 
tors  on  charges  of  coercion. 

The  board  is  composed  of  Enrique 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Total  Same  as  for  This 
Year:  16  Westerns 


Move  Leaves  Distributor 
Appeal  Only  Case  Up 


The  I.T.O.A.'s  efforts  to  obtain  an 
injunction  restraining  the  city  from 
levying  a  sales  tax  on  film  rentals  and 
distributors  from  collecting  it  col- 
lapsed yesterday  when  the  Appellate 
Division  denied  a  motion  to  permit  the 
I.T.O.A.  to  take  its  action  to  the 
Court  of  Appeals  at  Albany. 

Yesterday's  decision  definitely  closes 
the  door  on  efforts  to  forestall  by  the 
injunctive  method  the  collection  of  the 
tax  from  exhibitors.  New  York  ex- 
changes, in  consequence,  will  continue 
to  add  two  per  cent  to  film  rentals 
to  provide  for  the  tax  until  the  pend- 
ing court  efforts  of  the  distributors  to 
prove  that  films  are  not  subject  to  a 
municipal  tax  are  concluded.  If  the 
distributors  are  successful  in  their 
efforts,  the  levy  now  being  collected 
and  held  in  escrow  will  be  returned 
to  exhibitors. 

The  I.T.O.A.  action  was  brought 
through  Harlou,  Inc.,  and  Quinral, 
Inc.,  operators  of  Brooklyn  theatres. 
It  charged  that  the  city's  assessment 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Move  Clocks  Ahead 

Daylight  saving  goes  into 
effect  tomorrow  morning  at 
2  o'clock. 

Exhibitors  can  turn  their 
clocks  ahead  an  hour  after 
the  last  performance  tonight 
without  violating  the  rules, 
however. 


Fight  M-G-M  Writ 
To  Appeal  'Lynton' 

Washington,  April  24. — Attor- 
neys for  Edward  Sheldon  and  Mar- 
garet Ayer  Barnes,  playwrights,  to- 
day tiled  a  petition  with  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  in  opposition  to  the 
request  by  M-G-M  for  a  review  by 
the  high  court  of  the  recent  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  decision  against 
M-G-M  in  the  plagiarism  action  in- 
volving the  film  "Letty  Lynton." 

Today  was  the  final  day  for  the 
filing  of  the  brief  by  the  plaintiffs. 
The  Supreme  Court  is  not  expected 
to  make  known  whether  or  not  it  will 
hear  the  case  until  May  11.  Since  the 
court  recesses  for  the  summer  early 
in  June,  it  is  unlikely  that  the  ap- 
peal will  be  heard  until  the  fall  term 
of  the  court  at  the  earliest,  in  the 
event  it  is  decided  to  review  the  case. 

The  playwrights  brought  the  ac- 
tion against  M-G-M,  charging  pla- 
giarism   of   their    copyrighted  play, 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


New  Rocky  Mountain 
Group  Being  Formed 

Denver,  April  24. — A  Theatre 
Owners'  Ass'n.  of  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tain Region  is  being  formed  in  this 
territory  by  Denver  Theatre  Mana- 
gers, Inc.    At  their  last  meeting  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Republic  Heads  in 
K.  C.  on  '36-37  Plans 

Kansas  City  April  24. — Republic 
executives  are  here  to  map  next  sea- 
son's program.  From  New  York  are 
Herbert  J.  Yates,  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
Eddie  Schnitzer  and  Herman  Gluck- 
man.  From  the  coast  is  Nat  Levine. 


Hearing  in  St.  Louis  Case 
Put  Over  Until  Next  Friday 


A  hearing  on  motions  filed  by 
Warners,  Paramount,  RKO  and  the 
Government  in  connection  with  the 
Government's  petition  for  an  injunc- 
tion to  prevent  the  majors  from  con- 
tinuing to  refuse  first  run  product  to 
F.  &  M.'s  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
New  Grand  Central  theatres  in  St. 
Louis  was  postponed  yesterday  until 
next  Friday  by  mutual  consent  of  all 
parties. 

Louis  Connick  of  Thacher,  Bartlett 
&  Simpson  represented  the  defendants 
while  Russell  Hardy  appeared  for  the 
Government  when  the  case  was  called 
before  Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox. 

Eugene  Ford  of  Cravath,  de  Gers- 


dorff,  Swaine  &  Wood  and  Hardy 
will  confer  today  on  papers  to  be  in- 
cluded in  the  Supreme  Court  appeal 
from  a  decision  by  Federal  Judge 
Joseph  West  Molyneaux  dismissing 
the  equity  trial  in  St.  Louis  without 
prejudice.  The  defendants  hold  that 
Judge  Molyneaux  had  no  right  to  dis- 
miss the  action  after  it  had  prog- 
ressed to  the  comoletion  of  the  Gov- 
ernment's case. 

Hardy  will  return  to  Washington 
today  and  return  May  1  for  the  de- 
layed hearings.  The  defendants'  mo- 
tion is  for  a  bill  of  particulars  and 
the  Government's  request  is  for  pref- 
erence on  the  calendar. 


Studio  Craft 
Get  10%-15% 
Wage  Raises 

End  IATSE-IBEW  Row 
Over  Jurisdiction 


All  studio  crafts  under  the  juris- 
diction of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and  the 
I.  B.  E.  W.  will  receive  a  10  per  cent 
increase  in  wages  for  the  ensuing 
year,  while  members  of  the  team- 
sters' and  chauffeurs'  union  are  given 
a  15  per  cent  increase  as  a  result  of 
agreements  reached  yesterday  in  clos- 
ing negotiations  between  the  produ- 
cers' labor  committee  and  interna- 
tional presidents  of  the  unions  em- 
braced by  the  five-year  basic  agree- 
ment with  studios. 

In  accepting  the  wage  increases  the 
studio  unions  relinquished  their  de- 
mands for  a  30-hour  week,  which  re- 
sults in  continuing  studio  crafts  on 
the  present  36-hour  basis.  Wage  and 
hour  schedules  for  the  musicians' 
union  and  the  carpenters'  and  joiners' 
union  continue  unchanged. 

The  jurisdictional  dispute  between 
the  I.  B.  E.  W.  and  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 
over  sound  men  was  adjusted  during 
the  negotiations  on  a  basis  which  gives 
the  I.  A.  jurisdiction  over  the  oper- 
ation of  sound  equipment,  and  the  I. 
B.  E.  W.  jurisdiction  over  construc- 
tion, maintenance  and  repair  work. 

The   meeting   agreed  unanimously 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Hart  Wins  Verdict 
Of  $85,000  in  Suit 

After  one  hour's  deliberation  a  jury 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday 
brought  in  a  verdict  of  $85,000  in 
favor  of  William  S.  Hart  in  connec- 
tion with  his  $500,000  conspiracy  suit 
against  the  United  Artists  Corp. 
Counsel  for  United  Artists  immedi- 
ately made  a  motion  to  set  the  ver- 
dict aside  as  excessive,  but  Judge 
Philip  J.  McCook  denied  the  mo- 
tion. Thereupon  counsel  for  United 
Artists  indicated  an  appeal  would  be 
taken. 


Phila.  Unit  to  Seek 
New  Reconciliation 

Philadelphia  April  24. — On  mo- 
tion of  Abe  Sablosky,  Lewen  Pizor, 
president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  East- 
ern Pennsylvania,  Southern  New 
Jersey  and  Delaware,  today  appointed 
a  committee  to  meet  with  members 
of  recently  formed  Independent  M. 
P.  T.  O.,  headed  by  Charles  Segall, 
and  other  units,  relative  to  their  re- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  April  25,  1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  25.  1936  No.  98 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall.  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre. 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative^  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehlcr,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummcr,  Represen- 
tee. 

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Para.  Wins  Chicago 
Suit  Over  Contract 

Chicago,  April  24. — The  Illinois 
Supreme  Court  today  denied  the  peti- 
tion of  George  and  Jean  Gehring 
operating  the  Roseland,  to  prevent 
Paramount  from  collecting  $3,073  in 
damages  for  breach  of  contract  by 
cancellation. 

The  Supreme  Court  upheld  a  de- 
cision of  the  Appellate  Division.  The 
ruling  is  seen  here  as  of  great  import- 
ance, since  it  is  the  first  decision  in 
Illinois  on  film  contracts.  It  is  ex- 
pected the  verdict  will  result  in  a  more 
stringent  attitude  on  the  part  of  dis- 
tributors with  regard  to  contract  vio- 
lations in  the  state. 


See  300  at  SMPE 
Meeting  on  Monday 

Chicago,  April  24. — Approximately 
300  delegates  are  expected  to  attend 
the  annual  spring  meeting  of  the  So- 
ciety of  M.  P.  Engineers,  which 
opens  Monday  at  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  and  will  run  for  four  days. 
The  board  of  governors  will  meet  to- 
morrow to  determine  organization 
policy  and  complete  plans  for  the  con- 
vention. 

Much  interest  has  been  shown  in  the 
new  sound  system  of  Douglas  Shearer 
of  M-G-M,  which  will  be  demonstrated 
during  the  meeting. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS  <  Purely 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW  j  Personal  ► 


"Under  Two  Flags" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  April  24. — Combining  all  the  available  showmanship 
angles  into  one  dramatic  unit,  Ouida's  famous  tale  of  love,  sacrifice  and 
bravery  in  the  Foreign  Legion  comes  to  the  screen  with  an  effective 
pictorial  translation  assuring  heavy  grosses. 

Swiftly  moving  pageantry,  stark,  powerful  drama  and  the  tender  love 
interest  of  the  tale  are  brought  out  in  strong  relief  for  exploitation 
punch  with  a  powerful  box-office  cast  headed  by  Claudette  Colbert. 
Ronald  Colman,  Victor    McLaglen  and  Rosalind  Russell. 

The  film  surmounts  all  the  African  Foreign  Legion  chronicles  to  date. 
The  predominating  theme  is  the  love  of  Miss  Colbert  as  Cigarette  and 
Miss  Russell  as  Lady  Venetia  for  Colman,  who  fled  a  jail  sentence 
in  England  as  a  result  of  shielding  his  wayward  brother.  McLaglen  is 
forceful  as  the  commander  of  the  Legion  post  at  Algeria  who  becomes 
insanely  jealous  of  Miss  Colbert's  affection  for  Colman.  The  picture 
carries  a  dramatic  impact  when  Arabs  declare  war  and  McLaglen  sends 
sergeant  Colman  into  almost  certain  death  among  the  Arab  tribes  to 
assuage  their  jealous  emotion. 

Miss  Colbert  eventually  sacrifices  her  life  to  save  Colman  and  his 
surrounded  battalion.  Colman  and  Miss  Russell,  as  predestined,  are 
brought  together  at  the  finale.  The  battle  scenes  are  done  with  effec- 
tive savagery  and  pictorial  beauty.  Frank  Lloyd  has  drained  each  situa- 
tion, building  for  dramatic  potency. 

All  the  cast  performances,  including  as  the  supporting  players  Gregory 
Patoff,  Nigel  Bruce.  C.  Henry  Gordon,  Herbert  Mundin,  John  Carra- 
dine  and  Lumsden  Hare,  are  carried  off  in  expert  fashion. 

W.  P.  Lipscomb  and  Walter  Ferris  have  sustained  the  Ouida  punch 
in  an  otherwise  intelligent  screen  play.  Ernest  Palmer  and  Sidney 
Wagner  photographed  with  imaginative  artistry  and  dramatic  evalua- 
tion. Darryl  F.  Zanuck  and  associate  producer,  Raymond  Griffith,  have 
embellished  the  film  with  significant  showmanship  values  certain  to 
please  all  types  of  audiences. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,977.  Running  time,  100  minutes.  "G." 


Warner  Firms  File 
67  New  Music  Suits 

Sixty-seven  more  copyright  in- 
fringement suits  have  been  filed  by 
Warner  music  subsidiaries  against 
radio  stations,  night  clubs  and  res- 
taurants. 

The  radio  stations  are:  WADC, 
Akron;  WHIO,  Dayton;  WBTM, 
Danville,  Va. ;  WMNJ,  Daytona 
Beach;  WALA,  Mobile;  WCAM, 
Camden ;  WOV,  New  York  ;  WTOC, 
Savannah ;  WGAR,  Cleveland ; 
KMOX,  St.  Louis;  EGMA,  Okla- 
homa City;  WBNO  and  WSMB, 
New  Orleans  ;  WKY,  San  Francisco  ; 
KTAT,  Fort  Worth  ;  WGAR,  Cleve- 
land ;  WGR,  Buffalo;  WDOD,  Chat- 
tanooga ;  WHFC  and  WGFC,  Cicero ; 
WCHS,  Charleston;  WCSH,  Port- 
land; WNEW,  Newark;  WMEX, 
Boston ;  WJAX,  Jacksonville ; 
WHBF,  Rock  Island  ;  WTFI,  Athens, 
Ga. 


Cagney  Retrial  Refused 

Los  Angeles,  April  24. — Superior 
Judge  Charles  I.  Bogue  today  denied 
the  motion  filed  by  attorneys  of  War- 
ner Bros,  asking  for  a  retrial  of  the 
Cagney  contract  case. 

An  appeal  will  be  filed  with  higher 
court  next  week. 

Following  the  court  session,  Jack 
L.  Warner  issued  a  statement  in 
which  he  said,  "We  are  very  much 
disappointed  at  the  court's  refusal  to 
grant  a  new  trial.  We  intend,  of 
course,  to  appeal  to  the  Supreme 
Court  from  the  decision.  We  have 
every  confidence  that  our  contentions 
and  position  will  be  upheld." 


Flash  Previews 

"Speed" — Interesting  program  en- 
tertainment telling  the  story  of  an 
auto  racing  driver  in  the  employ  of 
a  car  manufacturer.  James  Stewart, 
Wendy  Barrie,  Una  Merkel  and 
others. 


"Born  to  Fight"— Another  prize- 
lighter  tale  which,  even  if  slightly 
implausible,  should  be  well  received 
by  devotees  of  yarns  told  against  the 
background  of  the  squared  circle. 


These  pictures  will  be  reviewed  in 
full  in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily. 


Golfers  Will  Battle 

Motion  Picture  Herald  today  will 
do  battle  with  Motion  Picture 
Daily  for  the  championship  title  of 
something  or  other,  on  the  golf 
course  of  the  Knickerbocker  Coun- 
try Club  at  Tenafly.  New  Jersey, 
where  Herbert  Vreeland  Fecke  and 
Raymond  Gallagher  are  to  work  out 
a  challenge  with  James  Cron  and 
Theodore  Sullivan,  the  winning  team 
to  get  the  inter-departmental  mus- 
tache cup,  suitably  engraved. 


M-G-M  Men  Leave  May  9 

M-G-M  home  office  executives 
will  leave  May  9  for  Chicago  to  at- 
tend the  two-day  convention  at  the 
Palmer  House,  starting  May  11.  The 
Warner  New  York  sales  and  home 
office  forces  will  head  for  Los  An- 
geles on  May  28  to  attend  the  three- 
day  annual  meeting  at  the  Ambassa- 
dor, beginning  June  1. 


CLAYTON  BOND,  Toby  Gruen, 
William  Rodgers,  William  Scul-  ' 
ly,  M.  A.  Schlesinger,  Joseph  Seidek, 
Eugene  Zukor  and  John  W.  Hicks, 
Jr.,  congregated  at  the  Astor  Hunting 
Room  for  lunch  yesterday  while  at  the 
Tavern  were  Joe  Horn  stein,  Llo 
Justin,  Robert  Benjamin,  Morris 
Jacks,  Charles  Moses,  Mitchell 
Klupt,  Laurence  Stallings,  Tru- 
man Talley,  Lew  Lehr,  Ed  Thor-' 

GERSEN,     I.     E.     CHADWICK,  HaRIY 

Thomas,  Charles  Paine,  Ralph 
Poucher,  Jack  Barnstyn  and  Emil 
Jensen. 

• 

Gilbert  Gabriel,  drama  critic  of  1 
The  New  York  American,  today  goes 
on  sabbatical  leave  to  Hollywood 
There,  he  will  do  the  script  of  his  own 
novel.  "I,  James  Lewis,"  for  Para- 
mount. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Just  before  the  Government's 
civil  case  was  called  yesterday  in 
the  Federal  Court,  Russell  Hardy 
singled  out  L  Levinson,  of  the 
Warner  legal  staff  and  congratu- 
lated him  on  the  arrival  of  a  son 
in  his  family. 

Amazed  sotnewhat,  Levinson 
asked  Hardy  how  he  knew  about 
it. 

Hardy  shot  back:  "The  Dep't 
of  Justice  finds  out  everything." 

Charlie  Pettijohn  is  polishing  the 
puttees  and  saber  preparatory  to  join- 
ing the  ex-Kentucky  Colonel  delega- 
tion which  heads  for  the  Derby  'long 
about  next  Thursday. 

• 

Douglas  Fairbanks,  Sr.,  and  his 
wife,  the  former  Lady  Sylvia  Ash- 
ley, due  in  a  few  days  from  England, 
en  route  to  Hollywood. 

• 

Jake  Shubert  and  his  attorney, 
Billy  Klein,  are  en  route  to  Londoa 
Some  talk  around  that  it  concerns  a 
film  tieup  there. 

Norman  H.  Moray.  Vitaphone 
sales  manager,  returns  from  his  an- 
nual swing  around  the  country  Mon- 
day. 

• 

Sylvia  Sidney  on  the  way  east 
from  Hollywood,  London-bound  for 
her  picture  with  G.B. 

• 

Aubrey  Hammond,  English  de- 
signer, has  arrived  from  London  en 
route  to  Hollywood. 

• 

P.  D.  Cochran  and  Joe  Weil  of. 
Universal  are  due  back  from  the  coast 
tomorrow  night. 

Buddy  Marcus,  librarian  at  M-G-l 
celebrates  another  birthday  on  Mo 
day. 

Ralph  Poucher  today  observes  a 
personal  milestone.  It's  his  birth- 
day. 

Herman  Robbins,  in  Chicago  to- 
day, arrives  in  town  Monday. 

• 

Frank  Kolbe  is  en  route  to  Europe 
for  a  vacation. 


QUALITY7 


PRODUCERS  of  many  special-purpose 
pictures  must  have  Eastman  Super  X  Pan- 
chromatic Negative  because  of  its  unusual 
characteristics.  And  the  bulk  of  the  in- 
dustry's big  feature  hits  regularly  benefit 
by  its  unmatched  photographic  quality. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort 
Lee,  New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  V 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  April  25, 


'Fauntleroy" 
Detroit  Top; 
Gets  $22,500 


Detroit,  April  24. — "Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy,"  with  Ruth  Etting  head- 
ing a  vaudeville  bill  on  the  stage,  took 
top  money  here  last  week,  $22,500,  at 
the  Michigan.  This  was  $2,500  to  the 
good. 

"The  House  of  a  Thousand 
Candles,"  with  "Folies  Comiques"  on 
the  stage,  pulled  $12,600  at  the  RKO 
Downtown.  This  was  $2,600  over  par. 
"Sutter's  Gold"  did  well  at  the  Fox 
with  $21,400.  Fats  Waller  and  his 
orchestra  were  on  the  stage. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $73,700. 
Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  23 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

ADAMS— (1,770),    10c-40c,    7    days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $4,600.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

FOX— (5,100),  15c-75c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Fats  Waller  orchestra.  Gross:  $21,400. 
(Average,  $20,000) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-75c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Ruth  Etting  and  vaudeville. 
Gross:  $22,500.    (Average,  $20,000) 

"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

STATE— (3,000),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,100.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"WIFE   vs.   SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  15c-65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,500.  (Average, 
$10,000) 

"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Rep.) 

RKO  DOWNTOWN— (2,950),  15c-75c  7 
days.  Stage:  "Folies  Comiques."  Gross: 
$12,600.    (Average,  $10,000) 


Studio  Craft  Are 
Given  Wage  Raises 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

that  no  new  crafts  would  be  admitted 
under  the  five-year  basic  agreement  at 
this  time,  and  it  is  regarded  as  doubt- 
ful whether  any  will  be  admitted  be- 
fore the  expiration  of  the  basic 
agreement  in  1938.  The  Screen  Act- 
ors' Guild  and  the  painters'  and  util- 
ity workers'  unions  had  sought  in- 
clusion under  the  basic  agreement 
during  the  sessions  just  closed. 

Chauffeurs,  drivers  and  teamsters 
who  receive  the  15  per  cent  increase, 
have  been  getting  83  1/3  cents  per 
hour  for  a  six-hour  day  with  a  cu- 
mulative 36-hour  week.  I.  A.  and 
I.  B.  E.  W.  men,  who  receive  a  10 
per  cent  increase,  include  soundmen, 
who  have  a  54-hour  cumulative  week 
with  scales  according  to  their  classi- 
fications ;  cameramen,  who  also  are 
paid  according  to  classification  and 
who  have  a  cumulative  60-hour  week ; 
lamp  operators,  who  have  been  paid 
$1  per  hour  for  a  six-hour  day,  and 
electrical  workers,  who  have  been 
paid  $1.16  2/3  per  hour  for  a  six- 
hour  day. 

Provisions  for  overtime  pay  remain 
unchanged  for  all  crafts  covered  by 
the  agreement. 


Columbia  to  Have 
48  for  '36-'37  List 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Aldrich,  play  editor,  returned  last 
Monday. 

Columbia  will  produce  plays  inde- 
pendent of  the  Authors'  League,  Cohn 
added.  "We  will  put  on  shows  with 
our  own  people,"  he  said. 

"We  can't  wait  for  them  to  make 
up  their  minds  what  to  do.  They  want 
to  run  the  business,"  Cohn  concluded. 

Convention  plans  will  be  set  within 
the  next  few  days.  The  annual  sales 
meeting  most  likely  will  be  held  some 
time  in  June.  Harry  Cohn  will  attend. 


Richardson  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  April  24. — The  National 
Carbon  Co.,  was  host  to  approximate- 
ly 50  local  theatre  managers  at  a 
luncheon  at  the  Hollenden  Hotel.  F. 
H.  Richardson,  projection  editor  of 
Motion  Picture  Herald,  was  the  guest 
speaker. 

Ruben  Is  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  April  24.— M-G-M  has 
re-signed  J.  Walter  Ruben,  director, 
to  a  new  pact.  He  is  now  finishing 
"Suicide  Club." 

Natalie  Jarson,  actress,  also  has 
been  given  a  new  contract. 


New  Rocky  Mountain 
Group  Being  Formed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

members  voted  unanimously  that  they 
amend  their  charter  and  change  the 
name  of  the  organization  to  include 
all  theatres  in  Colorado,  New  Mexico, 
Wyoming,  western  Nebraska,  the 
Texas  panhandle  and  the  Dakota 
Black  Hills.  Owners  and  managers  of 
some  400  theatres  in  these  regions 
will  be  solicited  for  membership. 

The  new  organization  may  replace 
the  Rocky  Mountain  Theatre  Owners' 
Ass'n.,  which  became  dormant  two 
years  ago  because  dues  paid  were  in- 
sufficient to  keep  it  going. 

Officers  of  Denver  Theatre  Mana- 
gers, Inc.,  will  continue  to  serve  for 
the  remainder  of  the  fiscal  year.  They 
are  A.  P.  Archer,  president ;  B.  J. 
Hynes,  vice-president :  Buzz  Briggs, 
treasurer ;  Emmett  Thurmon,  secre- 
tary and  counsel.  Directors  are 
Harry  Huffman,  Rick  Ricketson,  D. 
R.  Kline,  Dave  Cockrill,  Frank  Mil- 
ton, Gerald  Whitney  and  Burns  Elli- 
son. 


Fight  M-G-M  Writ 
To  Appeal  'Lynton' 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

"Dishonored  Lady."  In  1934  the  Fed- 
eral district  court  in  New  York  re- 
turned a  verdict  against  the  plain- 
tiffs, but  on  Jan.  17,  this  year,  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  reversed  the 
lower  court.'  M-G-M  petitioned  the 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  for  a  review 
about  three  weeks  ago.  In  the  in- 
terim, a  brief  was  filed  with  the  Su- 
preme Court  on  behalf  of  17  produ- 
cers, supporting  M-G-M's  request 
for  a  review.  It  was  pointed  out  at 
that  time  that  the  issue  of  public  do- 
main, about  which  the  case  revolves, 
is  of  major  importance  to  all  compa- 
nies, and  that  if  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  decision  is  permitted  to  stand, 
it  will  "work  a  great  hardship"  on 
all  producers. 

M-G-M  had  contended  the  material 
from  which  the  picture  was  made  was 
a  sensational  trial  in  Scotland  and 
was  in  the  public  domain.  As  a  re- 
sult of  the  reversal,  the  plaintiff  won 
a  damage  verdict  of  $21,000,  plus  at- 
torneys' fees,  based  on  the  showing 
of  the  film  in  84  houses,  assessed  at 
the  minimum  penalty  of  $250  per  vio- 
lation under  the  copyright  laws. 


Betting  Ban  Defeated 

Boston,  April  24. — The  Senate  has 
turned  down  a  bill  intended  to  ban 
pari-mutuel  betting  in  this  state. 
William  McCarthy  of  Lowell  says  he 
will  re-introduce  the  measure  Monday. 


Five  Are  Called  in 
Spanish  Mutua  Suit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Aguilar  of  Universal,  vice-president; 
Jose  Viros  of  Warners,  secretary; 
Pedro  Ballart  and  Cifesa  Ignacio 
Simon,  for  the  distributors,  and  Ed- 
uardo  Villaseca,  for  equipment  deal- 
ers. The  defense  attorney  is  the  son 
of  the  president  of  the  court  in  which 
the  case  is  to  be  heard.  Defendants 
face  jail  sentences  as  well  as  civil 
suits  totaling  500,000  pesetas. 


I.T.O.A.  Sales  Tax 
Appeal  Is  Rebuffed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

of  film  rentals  for  the  sales  tax  was 
illegal,  and  sought  an  injunction  to 
restrain  the  assessment  and  collection. 
The  injunction  was  denied  successively 
by  the  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  and  the 
Appellate  Division.  The  latter's  re- 
fusal yesterday  to  permit  the  action 
to  be  carried  into  the  state's  highest 
court  now  makes  it  necessary  for  the 
I.T.O.A.  to  return  to  its  original  ac- 
tion in  which  it  must  proceed  to  prove 
that  film  rentals  are  not  subject  to  the 
tax.  This  is  the  course  being  followed 
by  the  local  distributors  in  the  action 
by  the  United  Artists  exchange,  which 
is  regarded  as  a  test  case.  Melvin 
Albert  of  Weisman,  Quinn,  Allen  & 
Spett,  I.T.O.A.  attorneys,  said  he  was 
uncertain  what  his  next  move  would 
be. 

T.  Newman  Lawler  of  O'Brien, 
Driscoll  &  Raftery,  attorneys  for  the 
United  Artists  exchange,  said  that  the 
record  of  the  company's  appeal  from 
the  city's  ruling  that  film  rentals  are 
subject  to  the  tax,  together  with  briefs 
on  the  law  involved,  have  been  com- 
pleted and  will  be  filed  with  the  Ap- 
pellate Division  early  next  week.  A 
hearing  will  be  set  thereafter. 


Wall  Street 


Paramount  Gain*  on  Board 


Columbia,  vtc  . . 
Consolidated 
Consolidated,  pfd 

Eastman   

Loew's,  Inc. 


High 

35'A 
■  S'A 
1654 
.163^ 
.  46*6 

Paramount    8% 

Paramount  1  pfd..  68 
Paramount  2  pfd..  9% 

Pathe  Film    954 

RKO    65£ 

20th  Century-Fox.  24'A 
20th  Century,  pfd.  32H 

Universal,   pfd  100 

Warner  Bros.   ...  V)lA 

Little  Curb  Activity 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chani 

Sentry  Safety  ....     ft  '/2        'A     —  A 

Sonotone    2%      254  2%   

Technicolor   29*6  29'A     29lA     +  > 

Trans-Lux                 3%  354  354 


N-t 

Low 

Close 

Cha  , 

34 

35 

5 

5 

-  ■/■  1 

1654 

1654 

+  *l 

163 

1635* 

+  *J 

45 

46 

m 

856 

+  *1 

62 

68 

+5  1 

va 

m 

+  Y.\ 

9 

m 

554 

6 

-  V 

2354 

23J4 

—1 

3m 

32J4 

+  y, 

99 

99 

10 

WA 

+  y. 

Few  Bond  Gains 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chang 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40    26       26  26 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf    26A     25'/2  26 
Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55   .'.56       56  56 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8554  84  85 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   93%    93Vs  93% 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  24) 


-  'A 

+  'A 

-  A 
+1 


Lesser  Picks  Agency 

Sol  Lesser,  president  of  Principal 
Prod.,  Inc.,  has  closed  a  deal  with  the 
Blackstone  Co.,  advertising  agency,  to 
handle  eastern  publicity  for  his  com- 
pany. Lesser  will  be  in  New  York 
for  another  two  weeks  to  close  deals 
for  release  of  "Let's  Sing  Again." 


Phila.  Unit  to  Seek 
New  Reconcilation 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

joining  the  Pizor  organization.  The 
committee  includes  Pizor,  Sablosky, 
Ed  Jeffries,  George  P.  Aarons  and 
Bud  Hissner. 

The  action  was  the  highlight  of  a 
luncheon  meeting  attended  by  40 
members,  nearly  all  from  this  city. 
Pizor  announced  that  arrinsurance  en- 
gineer had  been  engaged  to  re-rate 
theatres  without  cost  to  the  members. 
The  group  advocated  a  special  clause 
in  new  contracts  to  take  care  of  non- 
delivered  product.  A  legal  commit- 
tee was  appointed  to  study  the  Ascap 
situation  locally. 


Allied  Head  Favors 
Circuit  Theatre  Tai 

Omaha,  April  24.  —  Allied  o 
Nebraska  and  Iowa,  according  to  it 
president,  L.  F.  Wolcott  of  Eldon 
la.,  favors  applying  the  Iowa  chai 
store  tax  to  circuit  groups. 

This  would  hit  the  two  A.  B 
Blank  circuits,  the  Tri-States  am 
Central  States,  and  the  Finkelstei: 
and  Seff  groups. 

Likewise,  Allied  would  write  law 
in  the  individual  states  that  wouli 
relieve  the  exhibitor  from  the  "three 
way  tax"  imposed  by  Ascap ;  protec 
all  tax-paying  business  from  compe 
tition  with  public  tax-supported  build 
ings;  prohibit  distributors  from  as 
signing  playdates  and  forbid  distribu 
tors  from  withholding  certain  picture- 
from  independent  exhibitors. 


Gillham's  Sister  Dead 

Kansas  City,  April  24. — Mrs 
Samuel  W.  Moore,  sister  of  Rober-: 
Gillham,  Paramount  director  of  ad 
vertising  and  publicity,  died  here  yes- 
terday of  pneumonia  after  a  short  ill- 
ness. Funeral  services  will  be  helc 
Monday  with  burial  here. 


Mayer  Starts  East 

Hollywood,  April  24.  —  Louis  B 
Mayer  and  his  physician,  Dr.  E.  B. 
Jones,  entrained  for  New  York  to- 
night accompanied  by  Howard  Dietz, 
Howard  Strickling,  Jean  Hersholt 
and  Frank  Orsatti. 


Rolsky  Has  Big  Party 

Kansas  City,  April  24. — More  than 
150  film  and  theatre  men  attended  the 
housewarming  of  Emanuel  Rolsky's 
new  home.  Rolsky  heads  the  I.  T.  0. 
and  operates  the  St.  John  and  Na- 
tional. 


Pettey  Pinch-Hitting 

Hollywood,  April  24. — Tom  Pettey, 
of  the  New  York  Hays  office,  is  here 
substituting  on  press  relations  for 
Lupton  Wilkinson  who  is  ill. 


The  Leading 


Motiot 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
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3L.  39.   NO.  99 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  APRIL  27,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


OCC-ITOA   I  Warners,  RKO  Talk  More    Settlement  Of 


Merger  to  Be 
Set  This  Week 


Two-a-Day  '  'Drea  m 9 9  Here 


Preliminary  Details  Are 
Now  Agreed  Upon 

flans  for  the  merging  of  the  T. 

C.  C.  and  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  will  be 
mounced  the  latter  part  of  the  week, 
was  learned  over  the  week-end.  Al- 
ough  preliminary  details  have  been 
reed  upon  by  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
esident  of  the  former  organization, 
d  Harry  Brandt,  head  of  the  I.  T. 

A.,  final  matters  will  not  be  set- 
d  until  the  reelection  of  Brandt  on 
ednesday. 

The  T.  O.  C.  C.  has  been  active  in 
;  local  territory  for  the  past  17 
ars  and  has  had  among  its  presi- 
nts  the  late  Sydney  S.  Cohen,  Wil- 
m  Brandt  and  Sol  E.  Raives.  At 
«  time  it  was  the  most  forceful  in- 
ipendent  exhibitor  organization, 
'^ince  the  NRA  code  expired,  the  T. 
{Continued  on  page  10) 


<ocal  306-Allied 
Talks  Still  Go  On 

Negotiations    for    merging  Local 
,6  and  Allied  M.  P.  Operators  are 
pected  to  be  concluded  sometime  in 
jgust,  it  is  learned.    While  discus- 
■>ns  toward  a  coalition  of  projec- 
tnists  continue  from  week  to  week, 
particular  hurry  is  seen,  due  to 
ie  fact  that  executives  of  both  unions 
e  not  anxious  to  combine  until  Sept. 
when  new  union  pacts  with  the- 
ses will  become  effective. 
•  Meanwhile,  both  unions  are  picket - 
4g    independent    theatres     in  the 
''onx.     The  cross-picketing  is  not 
;garded  as  serious  by  the  unions, 
th  holding  tenaciously  to  the  oft- 
ported  stories  that  Local  306  and 
lied  will  definitely  be  amalgamated 
the  satisfaction  of  all  parties  con- 
rned. 


Following  unusual  business  accorded 
the  roadshow  policy  with  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream,"  chiefly  at 
its  81st  St.  and  Alden,  Jamaica 
houses,  RKO  is  working  on  plans  to 
date  in  the  Warner  road  show  in 
theatres  beyond  the  original  13  "A" 
neighborhood  houses  in  the  metropoli- 
tan area  on  the  same  policy. 

The  step  is  precedental  and  marks 
the  first  time  the  circuit  has  ever  con- 
sidered converting  subsequent  run 
stands  into  two-a-day  outlets,  no  mat- 
ter how  briefly. 

The  scheme  is  a  two-way  precedent. 
When  the  first  batch,  all  neighborhood 
key  theatres  and  first  run  in  their 
zones,  was  set  up,  that  move,  too,  had 
never  been  tried  previously.  The 
Warner  organization  has  been  cooper- 
ating very  closely  with  RKO  in  ex- 
ploiting the  attraction  and  aiding  the 
sale  of  tickets  to  schools  and  clubs. 


\hree  Pictures  Set 
For  Astoria  Studio 

"Artists  and  Models"  will  be  the 
st  of  three  pictures  to  be  produced 
Paramount  at  the   Astoria  stu- 
ios,  starting  in  June.    Although  no 
st  has  been  set,  it  is  understood 
scar  Serlin,  who  will  be  in  charge 
production,  is  lining  up  the  talent 
d  technical  crew. 

Adolph  Zukor,  it  is  reported,  will 
ve  the  eastern  production  under  his 
.r.trol. 

iTfae  second  picture  is  slated  to  be 
-armen"  with  Gladys  Swarthout. 
ie  third  is  now  being  selected. 


Warner  World  Staff 
To  Gather  on  Coast 

Warner,  First  National  and  Cos- 
mopolitan Prod,  executives  from  all 
parts  of  the  world  are  to  gather  in 
Hollywood  June  1  for  a  five-day  con- 
ference. Executives  of  Warners'  af- 
filiated music  publishing  houses  and 
other  concerns  will  also  be  present. 
The  sessions  will  be  held  at  the  Am- 
bassador and  will  be  followed  by 
studio  visits. 

Business  sessions  will  be  presided 
over  by  Gradwell  Sears,  western  and 
southern  sales  manager,  and  A.  W. 
Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and  Canadian  sales 
manager. 

New  policies  of  international  appli- 
cation will  be  discussed  and  the  past 
year's  expansion  program  will  be  re- 
viewed. 

H.  M.  Warner,  Jack  L.  Warner, 
Albert  Warner,  Sam  E.  Morris,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  foreign  dis- 
tribution ;  Edward  Hatrick,  vice-pres- 
ident of  Cosmopolitan ;  Joseph  Bern- 
hard,   general   manager   of  Warner 

(.Continued  on  page  7) 


Thomas  Leaves  F.  D. 
Within  a  Few  Days 

Harry  Thomas  will  formally  wind 
up  his  affairs  as  president  of  First 
Division  in  the  next  few  days.  Late 
last  week  he  completed  negotiations 
for  the  purchase  of  his  contract  and 
10  per  cent  interest  in  the  company. 

Thomas  will  reenter  the  independent 
distribution  field  and  is  negotiating 
for  a  series  of  features  to  be  released 
through  state  right  exchanges. 

Edward  L.  Alperson,  president  of 
Grand  National,  successor  to  First 
Division,  officially  assumes  the  post 
on  Friday. 


Get  Warner  Awards 

A.  W.  Smith,  Grad  Sears 
and  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  art 
lovers  all,  have  just  received 
from  Jack  L.  Warner  his  con- 
ception of  a  nice  Academy 
award  in  appreciation  of 
their  work. 

The  awards  are  in  the  form 
of  bronze  clenched  fists  with 
the  middle  finger  pointing 
upward  toward  new  achieve- 
ments. 


Concessions 
Begin  in  New 
Season  Pacts 


Decisions  on  individual  sales  poli- 
cies which  major  distributors  will  put 
in  work  for  the  new  season  as  a  re- 
sult of  the  trade  practice  conference 
held  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  com- 
mittee last  week  are  being  made  rap- 
idly in  anticipation  of  final  meetings 
with  the  exhibitor  committee  begin- 
ning May  4. 

Definite  concessions  are  known  to 
have  been  decided  upon  already  by 
four  of  the  seven  national  distribu- 
tors which  participated  in  the  exhibi- 
tor-distributor conference.  Each 
company's  stand  will  be  made  known 
to  the  exhibitor  committee  as  it  meets 
with  each  successively.  While  the  re- 
sults will  in  fact  be  the  new  season 
sales  policy  of  each  company  and,  as 
such,  not  subject  to  further  negotia- 

(Continucd  on  page  10) 


Speed  Production 
On  Current  Films 

Hollywood,  April  26. — While  new 
season  production  lineups  were  in  the 
final  stages  of  preparation,  camera 
work  continued  at  full  blast  here  last 
week  in  an  effort  to  complete  the  cur- 
rent season  programs.  Pictures  in 
the  final  stages  of  editing  num- 
bered 53. 

Although  active  work  on  features 
dropped  from  the  previous  week's  45 
to  the  current  43,  indications  pointed 
to  an  early  production  boom  with  20 
features  scheduled  to  go  into  work 
within  the  next  two  weeks.  Short 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


St.  Louis  Case 
Believed  Near 


Compromise  Reported  to 
Be  Before  Cummings 

Settlement  of  the  injunctive  proceed- 
ings brought  by  the  Government 
against  Warners,  RKO  and  Para- 
mount for  allegedly  refusing  to  serve 
F.  &  M.'s  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
New  Grand  Central  in  St.  Louis  is 
imminent,  it  appeared  over  the  week- 
end. Attorney  General  Homer  S. 
Cummings  is  understood  from  relia- 
ble sources  to  be  considering  with  no 
little  interest  terms  of  a  proposed 
agreement  reported  near  between  the 
complaining  and  responding  parties. 

Inasmuch  as  the  civil  suit  was  in- 
stituted by  the  Government,  any  set- 
tlement reached  by  the  litigants  must 
be  sanctioned  by  Washington  before 
the  action  may  be  withdrawn  from 
the  Federal  Court  calendar.  While 
no  Government  representative  inter- 
ested in  the  St.  Louis  case  will  reveal 
any  information  in  connection  with 
current  developments,  it  is  known 
that  Washington  is  fully  aware  of 
discussions  already  held  in  the  Mound 
City  and  in  New  York  in  an  effort 
to  end  the  litigation. 

While  the  equity  action  was  under 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Conn,  Group  Attacks 
MPTOA  'Domination* 

New  Haven,  April  26.  —  The 
I.M.P.T.O.  of  Connecticut  at  a  recent 
meeting  here  passed  a  resolution 
pointing  out  that  the  organization  is 
not  connected  with  the  M.P.T.O.A.  in 
any  manner.  The  resolution  declared 
that  the  M.P.T.O.A.  is  dominated  by 
producer-distributors  and  by  theatres 
owned  by  or  affiliated  with  them. 

It  was  stated  further  that  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall,  president  of  the  M.P.T.O.A., 
therefore  cannot  represent  the  Con- 
necticut unit's  interests  in  the  current 
trade  practice  conferences. 


No  Successor  to  Be 
Named  for  Alperson 

No  successor  will  be  appointed  to 
replace  Edward  L.  Alperson  when  he 
retires  May  1  as  executive  buying 
head  for  National  Theatres  to  assume 
his  new  duties  as  president  of  Grand 
National  Films,  Inc.,  and  Grand  Na- 
tional Distributing  Corp.,  it  is  under- 
stood. 

Spyros  Skouras,  operating  head  for 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


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Monday.  April  27,  I9i( 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

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Vol.  39 


April  27,  1936 


No.  99 


Martin  Quigley 
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Kusell,  S eider  Dicker 

Milt  Kusell,  New  York  state  dis- 
trict manager  for  Paramount,  is  now 
talking  over  a  two-year  product  deal 
with  Joseph  Seider,  head  of  the  Pru- 
dential circuit.  Of  the  important  in- 
dependent circuits  in  the  local  area, 
Prudential  has  been  the  lone  holdout 
on  Paramount  during  the  current 
season. 


W.  B.  Plan  34  Cartoons 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Warners 
will  increase  their  cartoon  series  from 
the  usual  26  to  34  for  the  new  season. 
Leon  Schlesinger  will  deliver  five  ad- 
ditional Merrie  Melody  cartoons  and 
three  additional  Looney- Toons  under 
the  new  plan. 


Max  Roth  in  Des  Moines 

Des  Moines,  April  26.— Max  Roth 
of  Kansas  City,  midwest  division  man- 
ager for  Columbia,  is  in  Des  Moines 
assisting  Mel  Avidon,  local  manager, 
plan  next  season's  work. 


Deny  They'll  Sell 

Left-Myers  Theatres,  through  Abra- 
ham Leff,  president,  on  Saturday  de- 
nied any  intention  of  selling  out  or 
merging  with  any  other  New  York 
circuit. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


D  Y  far,  one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting  twists  of  the  year  in 
distribution  has  had  its  story 
only  partially  told.  Little  secret 
cloaked  the  original  reaction  of 
various  and  sundry  of  the  Warner 
selling  staff  in  New  York  when 
they  finally  understood  the  studio 
was  determined  to  make  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream."  The 
realization  was  around  and  it 
was  general  that  the  Hollywood 
end  might  be  expected  to  turn 
out  a  picture  of  genuine  merit. 
Which  was  what  happened.  There 
were  the  usual  misgivings  about 
Shakespeare,  costumes,  fantasy 
and  a  great  deal  of  apprehension 
about  the  reception  of  the  com- 
pleted job  on  the  part  of  exhibi- 
tor and  public.  .  .  . 


So  they  talked  and  talked  and 
out  of  the  palavers  came  several 
conclusions.  Not  in  order  neces- 
sarily, they  were : 

That  "The  Dream"  was  off  the 
beaten  track  in  the  theatre  and 
public  mind  insofar  as  its  de- 
parture from  routine,  accepted 
entertainment  might  be  con- 
cerned. It  was  agreed  finally, 
and  happily  so,  that  a  vogue  had 
to  be  created  for  it.  Charlie 
Einfeld  became  the  vogue  cre- 
ator. His  has  been  a  difficult, 
but  a  thoroughly  effective,  job. 
When  competitive  advertising 
men  in  other  companies  say  so, 
all  we  have  to  do  is  to  become  the 
reporter,  sans  any  extended  com- 
ment of  our  own.  .  .  . 


Another  conclusion  hit  on 
roadshows  by  way  of  encompass- 
ing the  picture  with  an  aura  of 
importance.  In  many  key  spots, 
Warners  undertook  the  special 
handling  themselves.  Nothing 
extraordinary  or  precedental  in 
that.  The  astuteness  of  the  bar- 
rage, however,  began  to  assert 
itself  very  definitely  in  the  scheme 
set  up  for  dates  beyond  the  major 
spots.  What  the  plan  actually 
turned  out  to  be  was  nothing 
more  or  less  than  a  reversion  to 
the  one-night  stands  of  the 
legitimate  field.  .  .  . 


Warners  made  their  dates, 
hopped  up  the  advance  campaign, 
sold  tickets  in  bulk  and  in  the 
usual  manner  to  clubs,  societies, 
schools,  et  al  and  bounced  in  and 
out  of  a  surprising  array  of  les- 
ser cities  and  towns  on  the  most 
elastic  sort  of  schedule.  In  some 
instances,  "The  Dream"  played 
three  performances,  not  days.  In 
others,  six.  The  engagements, 
always  at  advanced  prices,  were 
keyed  to  the  possibilities  and  the 
national    gross,    thus    far,  has 


warmed  up  to  this  special  ized 
treatment.  .  .  . 


An  interesting  slant,  and  no 
accident,  moreover,  is  the  manner 
in  which  the  distributor  has  re- 
mained aloof  from  his  regular 
accounts,  thereby  preserving  for 
whatever  final  gross  may  de- 
velop the  revenue  from  straight 
picture  house  deals.  It  was 
experience  reported  from  the 
Middle  West  which  persuaded 
Nate  Blumberg  and  some  others 
at  RKO  to  spot  the  picture  in 
thirteen  "A"  houses  of  that  cir- 
cuit's Greater  New  York  lineup 
on  a  roadshow'  basis  at  advanced 
prices.  Nothing  like  it  had  been 
attempted  before  by  RKO  oper- 
ators. The  other  night — this 
comes  not  from  RKO  and  not 
from  Warners — the  mobs  that 
milled  around  the  81st  Street 
theatre  gave  that  sector  of  resi- 
dential Broadway  an  Armistice 
Night  complexion.  Apparently, 
there  was  something  to  all  of 
this.  .  .  . 


On  the  strength  of  the  results 
in  a  couple  of  local  houses,  RKO 
is  dickering  with  Warners  for  an 
extension  of  the  roadshow  idea 
in  others  of  its  subsequent  run 
string  in  the  greater  city,  a  some- 
thing even  further  removed  from 
the  orthodox  than  the  first  road- 
show plan  in  the  neighborhood 
first  runs.  This  and  other  evi- 
dences of  the  workability  of  the 
merchandising  formula,  therefore, 
have  the  Warner  organization 
ruffled  with  a  pleasant  excite- 
ment. They  are  computing  gros- 
ses rapidly  now  and  toss  up  as  a 
forecast  a  $3,000,000  interna- 
tional take  on  the  Shakespearian 
fantasy.  .  .  . 


Now  that's  developing  a  bull's 
market  in  optimism,  but,  be  it  as 
it  may,  our  purpose  today  is  a 
twofold  one :  First,  to  draw  at- 
tention to  the  soundness  of  the 
approach  conceived  for  "The 
Dream,"  which  is  another  way  of 
mentioning  Grad  Sears  and  Andy 
Smith.  The  other  was  to  re- 
flect, but  quickly,  on  the  untapped 
possibilities  awaiting  exploration 
and  exploitation  in  channels  here- 
tofore talked  about  largely  but 
acted  upon  less.  It  has  always 
been  a  firm  conviction  of  ours 
anyway  that  this  business  leans 
too  heavily  on  audiences  already 
its  "without  serious  endeavoring 
to  cultivate  and  attract  addi- 
tions. 


The  vagaries  in  the  quality  of 
production  from  one  season  to  an- 
other, of  course,  have  sharpened 


Legion  Approves  IS 
Of  14  New  Picture* 


Of  14  new  pictures  reviewed  aiic 
classified  by  the  National  Legion  tj 
iJecency  in  its  list  for  the  currem 
week,  13  are  approved,  either  for  gen- 
eral  patronage  or  for  adults.  Onlj 
one  is  noted  as  objectionable  in  part 

The  new  pictures,  and  their  class 
fications,  are  as  follows:  Class  A-l 
Unobjectionable  for  General  Patron 
age — "The  Country  Beyond,"  "Deser 
Justice,"  "O'Malley  of  the  Mounted.1 
"Special  Investigator,"  "Three  on  thi 
Trail."  Class  A-2,  Unobjectionabl< 
for  Adults — "Amateur  Gentleman. 
"Das  Erbe  in  Pretoria,"  "I  Married  ; 
Doctor,"  "The  Last  Journey,"  "La* 
renzino  de  Medici,"  "Times  Squar 
Playboy,"  "Under  Two  Flags. 
"L'Homme  des  Folies  Bergeres. 
Class  B,  Objectionable  in  Part — "Pej 
of  Old  Drurv." 


"Garcia"  Again  Held 
After  $19,000  Take 

"A  Message  to  Garcia,"  in  its  third 
week  at  the  Center,  will  be  held  an 
additional  seven  days.  For  the  first 
week,  the  picture  garnered  $19,000.  It 
tallied  $15,000  for  the  second  week. 

With  the  Center  holding  over.  Fox 
will  have  four  pictures  on  Broadway 
next  week.  "Under  Two  Flags"  folJ 
lows  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  into 
the  Music  Hall  on  Thursday,  "A  Con- 
necticut Yankee"  starts  a  week's  en- 
gagement at  the  Roxy,  beginning  Fri-' 
day,  and  the  Capitol  will  most  likely 
continue  "Captain  January"  for  an- 
other stanza. 

The  first  Paramount  western  to  ■ 
booked  into  the  Rialto  is  "Three  on  at 
Trail,"  which  starts  its  run  in  about 
two  weeks. 


Insurance,  Dinner 
Talked  by  Salesmen 

Group  insurance  and  the  Monster 
Dinner  and  Charity  Dance  to  be 
staged  at  the  Astor  on  Nov.  25  were 
discussed  Saturday  at  the  weekly 
meeting  of  M.  P.  Salesmen,  Inc.,  at 
the  Lincoln. 

Ben  Roman,  former  salesman  and] 
exhibitor,  has  been  sent  to  the  coast 
to  contact  all  important  studio  execu- 
tives on  the  souvenir  program  to  be 
published  in  connection  with  the 
Thanksgiving  Eve.  affair.  The  entire 
proceeds  will  go  to  charity. 


Mentone  Prod.  Moves 

Mentone  Prod,  today  moves  into  the 
RKO  Bldg.  The  company  formerly 
was    located    in    the  Knickerbocker 

Bldg. 


into  a  real  enough  problem  the 
maintenance  of  the  status  quo  and 
shoved  into  the  rear  concern  over 
new  ticket  buyers.  Yet.  poten- 
tially and  as  the  recent  survey  on 
attendance  by  Fortune  tended  to 
demonstrate,  there  is  a  vast  and 
virginal  task  ahead  about  which 
something  ought  to  be  done  by? 
somebody.  Not  as  an  in-and-out 
effort,  but  as  a  regular  piece  oil 
assigned  business.  The  Hays  or- 
ganization moves  in  that  direc- 
tion in  w-hat  we  regard  as  a  self- 
starter.  The  momentum,  for  the 
selfish  sake  of  their  own  grosses, 
ought  to  be  drummed  up  by  dis- 
tributors. .  .  . 


i 


OFFICIALLY  ACCLAIMED  BY  THE 
MOTION  PICTURE  ACADEMY  AS  THE 
FINEST  ACTRESS  OF  THE  YEAR 

BETTE  DAVIS 

Heralded  from  coast  to  coast  as  the  top  feminine  performer  in 
pictures  today  —  and  the  time  to  cash  in  on  those  acres  of  award 
publicity  is  with  her  first  picture  since  the  prize  announcement  — 


The  Golden  Arrow 


with 


GEORGE  BRENT 

EUGENE  PALLETTE  •  DICK  FORAN 
CAROL  HUGHES  •  CATHARINE 
DOUCET  •  CRAIG  REYNOLDS 

A  First  National  Picture  •  Directed  by  ALFRED  E.  GREEN 


FOUR  BIG 


MAY  DAYS! 


MAY  9 -'TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY' 

by  George  M.  Cohan,  with  Warren 
William  and  June  Travis 

MAY  16— THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS' 

w  ith  Margaret  Lindsay, GlendaFarrell 

A  First  National  Picture 


MAY  23 -BETTE  DAVIS  in  fTHE 
GOLDEN  ARROW 


MAY  30 -JOE  E.  BROWN  in  'SONS 

O'GUNS'  with  Joan  Blondell 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  27,  I93<< 


Seventy  Pa.  Cities 
Use  Daylight  Time 

Hakrisburg,  April  26. — The  Penn- 
sylvania Chamber  of  Commerce  yes- 
terday made  public  a  list  of  70  towns 
and  cities  in  the  state  which  will  use 
daylight  saving  time  during  the  next 
five  months,  from  today  to  Sept.  27. 
In  Erie  the  schedule  will  be  in  effect 
from  May  18  to  Sept.  7.  The  list 
includes  55  per  cent  of  the  urban 
population  of  the  state,  and  is  de- 
scribed as  a  "preliminary  tabulation," 
since  some  communities,  including  this 
city,  have  not  reached  a  decision  as 
yet.  Daylight  saving  time  is  about 
holding  its  own,  in  comparison  with 
last  year's  list.  The  following  com- 
munities will  use  daylight  saving  time : 

Allentown.  Ambridge,  Ardmore,  Bangor, 
Beaver  Falls,  Bethlehem,  Birdsboro. 
Boyertown,  Catasaqua,  Chester,  Coates- 
ville.  Dormont,  Dravosburg,  Downingtown. 
Doylestown,  East  Liberty,  East  Strouds- 
burg.  Easton,  Eddystone,  Edgeworth, 
Elizabeth.  Emails,  Ephrata,  Glassport. 
Glenside,  Hatboro,  Hatfield.  Jenkintoun, 
Lancaster.  Langhorne,  Lansdale,  McKees- 
port,  Malvern.  Manheim,  Milford,  Morris- 
ville,  New  Kensington,  Newtown,  North- 
ampton. North  Wales,  Norwood,  Palmer- 
ton,  Perkasie,  Philadelphia,  PTioenixville. 
Pitcairn.  Pittsburgh,  Pottstown,  Quaker - 
town.  Radnor,  Rankin,  Reading,  Royers- 
ford.  Sewickley,  Shillington,  Shoemakers- 
ville,  South  Heights,  Stroudsburg,  Swarth- 
rriore.  Swissville.  Tarentum.  Telford, 
Temple.  Turtle  Creek,  Wilmerding.  Wil- 
kinsburg  and   Willow  Grove. 


Chance  Game  Action 
Is  Dropped  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  April  26.  —  Judge 
Otis  in  Federal  district  court  here 
yesterday  dismissed  without  prejudice 
the  action  for  a  temporary  injunction 
brought  by  Affiliated  Enterprises, 
Bank  Night  distributor,  against  E.  S. 
Young  and  other  independents  using 
a  variety  pool  on  Sweepstakes  during 
the  past  winter. 

The  purpose  of  the  suit  was  said  to 
have  been  accomplished  when  the 
independents  stopped  using  the  pro- 
motion some  time  ago.  However,  the 
dismissal  of  the  suit  without  prejudice 
leaves  the  way  open  for  Affiliated  to 
take  court  action  again  if  the  inde- 
pendents resume  the  chance  game. 


New  Houses  to  Make 
Total  for  Brandt  53 

With  the  acquisition  of  the  Gar- 
den, Paterson,  on  May  1  and  the 
opening  of  the  new  Plaza,  Stamford, 
Conn.,  the  Brandt  circuit  will  have 
a  total  of  53  houses,  Harry  Brandt 
states.  Brandt  recently  bought  a  50 
per  cent  interest  in  the  Hub  and  Uni- 
versity. Al  and  Charles  Gottesman 
own  the  other  half. 

The  new  Stamford  house  will  seat 
1,400.  Thomas  Lamb  is  the  archi- 
tect. "One  Rainy  Afternoon"  will  be 
the  opening  attraction.  The  Garden, 
when  taken  over  after  Warners  step 
out,  will  be  remodeled  at  a  cost  of 
S50,000.  Lamb  also  is  working  on 
these  plans. 


Films  Only  2  Days 
Weekly,  Tax  Answer 

Pensacola,  Fla.,  April  26. — Carry- 
ing out  a  threat  made  some  time  ago, 
Saenger  Theatres  will  show  pictures 
in  this  town  only  two  days  a  week, 
according  to  Norman  L.  Carter  of 
New  Orleans,  Saenger  executive,  be- 
ginning May  6,  when  the  new  city 
amusement  tax  goes  into  effect.  The 
threat  was  made  while  the  tax  bill 
was  being  considered. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Speed" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  April  26. — An  engaging  individual  performance  by  James 
Stewart  against  the  fascinating  background  of  a  motor  factory  gives 
this  production  standout  value  as  a  program  picture.  Stewart  is  a  racing 
driver  who  tests  cars  by  contrived  crashes  at  the  factory.  Wendy 
Barrie,  daughter  of  the  company  president,  breaking  into  the  business 
in  the  publicity  department  under  an  assumed  name,  learns  that  Stewart 
is  trying  to  perfect  a  carburetor  invention.  She  arranges  to  have  Wel- 
don  Heyburn,  engineer,  help  with  the  experiments. 

Stewart  misinterprets  her  interest,  believing  that  she  is  aiding  Hey- 
burn to  chisel  in  on  his  invention.  The  quarrel  which  results  continues 
through  crashes  at  the  Indianapolis  racetrack  and  speed  tests  at  Modoc 
Dry  Lake. 

Una  Merkel  plays  a  straight  part  as  office  manager,  but  her  character- 
istic comedy  is  regrettably  missing.  Ted  Healy  is  excellent  in  a  comedy 
part  as  a  mechanic  while  Patricia  Wilder,  known  on  the  air  as  Honey- 
chile,  introduces  some  topnotch  humor  as  a  boy-crazy  vamp  from  the 
deep  South.  Ralph  Morgan  gives  a  smooth  performance  as  the  mill 
executive. 

The  interesting  factory  scenes  and  exciting  racetrack  sequences  are 
well  spotted  in  the  screen  play  by  Michael  Fassier  from  the  story  by 
Milton  Krims  and  Larr  Bachman.  Edwin  L.  Marin  directed  and 
Lucien  Hubbard  produced. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,210.   Running  time,  65  minutes.  *'G." 


"Born  to  Fight" 

(Conn  Pictures  Corp.) 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Audiences  which  can  believe  that  a  profes- 
sional prizefighter  who  knocks  down  a  racketeer  in  a  night  club  would 
leave  town  with  all  the  speed  and  secrecy  of  a  criminal  who  has  com- 
mitted a  major  crime  will  enjoy  this  picture  thoroughly.  Aside  from 
this  story  weakness  the  picture  is  a  swiftly-moving  yarn  of  professional 
fighting  from  a  backstage  angle. 

The  story  starts  when  Kane  Richmond,  lightweight  contender,  floors 
Jack  LaRue,  a  gambler,  in  a  cafe  brawl.  On  advice  from  Monty  Collins, 
his  manager,  Kane  leaves  for  the  west  via  the  hobo  route.  On  the  road 
he  meets  Frankie  Darro.  Believing  that  a  public  appearance  would  result 
in  a  penitentiary  sentence  for  himself,  Kane  decides  to  manage  a  ring 
career  for  Darro.  With  the  assistance  of  Frances  Grant,  who  has  in- 
herited a  gym  where  fighters  train,  Darro  is  developed  into  a  topnotch 
flyweight,  and  as  he  wins  the  championship  Kane's  troubles  with  the 
law  are  dispersed  and  he  is  left  to  culminate  his  romance  with  Miss 
Grant. 

Stephen  Norris,  credited  with  making  the  screen  adaptation  from  a 
novel  by  Peter  B.  Kyne,  has  turned  in  a  workmanlike  script  which 
Charles  Hutchison  directed  with  sound  judgment  of  values.  Maurice 
Conn  and  Martin  G.  Cohn  may  be  credited  with  a  good  production  and 
good  casting  sense.  In  addition  to  the  players  mentioned,  good  per- 
formances are  given  by  Snowflake,  negro  fight  handler,  and  Sheila 
Mannors  as  LaRue's  companion.  The  picture  should  do  well  in  the 
market  for  which  it  is  aimed. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,163.    Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


"Sons  O'  Guns" 

( Warners) 

Hollywood,  April  26. — This  adaptation  of  the  once  popular  stage  play 
gives  Joe  E.  Brown  plenty  of  opportunities  to  display  his  characteristic 
fun-making  talents.  A  war  story  treated  from  the  farcical  side,  it  makes 
Brown  practically  the  sole  object  oFinterest.  Little  attempt  at  modern- 
ization has  been  made,  and  the  picture  is  pitched  in  comic  key  with  but 
meagre  dramatic  contrast.   As  Brown  sings,  dances  and  clowns  in  mimic 


style,  he  is  given  adequate  support  by  Joan  Blondell,  with  whom  the 
romance  is  shared,  and  Beverly  Rru 
Joseph  King  and  G.  P.  Huntley,  Jr. 


Ridiculed  and  terrorized  into  becoming  a  self-shanghaied  recruit  in  the 
A.E.F.,  Brown  is  a  completely  left-footed  soldier.  Playing  havoc  with 
discipline  while  falling  in  love  with  Mademoiselle  Blondell,  Brown 
specializes  with  an  Apache  dance  in  a  cabaret  and  song  numbers  in  a 
Y.M.C.A.  hut.  Jailed  on  a  spy  charge,  he  effects  a  ludicrous  scene  with 
Huntley  leading  him  to  an  escape.  Capturing  a  regiment  of  Germans 
who  don't  want  to  fight  any  more  than  he  does,  he  is  about  to  be  shot  as 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Variety  Club 


Dallas 

Dallas,  April  26.  —  Tent  No.  U| 
went  in  lor  three  kings  for  a  day  a 
the  last  meeting.    They  were :  Pau 
Short,  James  O.  Cherry  and  Wilbui 
Cushman. 

The  result  was  colossal — 10  act 
from  Cushman  stage  units,  and  J; 
radio,  stage  and  screen  performers  ii 
addition  to  lunch.  City,  county  ant  i 
Texas  Centennial  officials  were  guests 
About  400  attended. 


Omaha 

Omaha,  April  26.  — D.  V.  Mo 
Lucas,  chief  barker,  and  H.  J.  Shu- 
mow,  former  chief  barker,  both  dele- 
gates to  the  Variety  convention  al] 
Columbus,  reported  to  the  home  Tent 
No.  16,  on  how  they  won  the  193/ 
convention  for  Omaha.  They  werlj 
lavishly  commended. 

McLucas  related  how  he  and  SffluSi 
wow  arrived  in  Columbus  the  night 
before  the  convention  accompanied  by] 
Press  Agent  Charles  Brown  of  the 
Fontenelle  Hotel  and  began  their  task 
of  winning  recognition. 

Three  huge  banners  ballyhooing , 
Omaha  for  1937  were  strung  in  stra- ' 
tegic  places ;  musicians  were  hired 
to  plague  conventioneers  day  and" 
night  with  the  song  "Omaha" ;  tela  I 
grams  were  delivered  clamoring  for , 
Omaha  for  1937. 

Preliminary  preparations  will  be-' 
gin  soon  to  make  the  1937  convention ' 
the  all-time  tops. 


Philadelphia 

Philadelphia,  April  26. — A  report 
on  charity  activities  presented  at  the 
last  meeting  showed  that  $3,600  has 
been  contributed  for  this  purpose. 

Plans  are  being  made  for  a  spring 
dance  in  May. 

Earle  Sweigert  represented  the 
club  at  the  Columbus  meeting. 

Al  Blofson  and  Simon  Libros 
were  kings  for  a  day  at  the  last  lunch- 
eon. Addresses  were  made  by  Judge 
Curtis  Bok,  Dr.  Carl  Schurz  and 
Senator  Harry  Shapiro. 


It 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  April  26. — Following  a. 
last-minute  conference  among  the  of- 
ficers and  board  of  directors,  the  Vari- 
ety Club  here  has  decided  to  renew  the 
lease  on  its  William  Perm  Way  head- 
quarters for  another  year. 

Until  recently,  the  organization  had 
figured  on  giving  up  the  clubhouse  and 
returning  to  the  William  Penn  Hotel,  ' 
where  it  was  originally  located. 


Roxy  Tribute  Lauded 

Mayor  F.  H.  LaGuardia  of  New! 
York  has  lauded  the  plan  of  friends  . 
of  the  late  Samuel  L.  (Roxy)  Rotha-U 
fel,  to  plant  trees  in  the  George  ^ 
Washington  Forest  in  Palestine,  tdtl 
be  known  as  the  Roxy  Memorial  I 
Grove,  as  a  tribute  to  the  late  show!  I 
man.  The  Mayor's  letter  was  ad-  , 
dressed  to  Louis  Nizer,  chairman  of  L 
the  sponsors'  committee.  Numerous"  F 
amusement  executives  already  havelj 
contributed  to  the  fund. 


Form  a  New  Exchange 

Portland,  Ore.,  April  26. — Federal 
Film  Exchanges,  Inc.,  has  been  or- 
ganized by  M.  Dyrness,  Ted  Parker 
and  associates  to  handle  Amity,  Spec- 
trum, Beaumont  and  other  independent 
products.  Offices  have  been  opened 
here  and  in  Seattle. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

i  Purely   Personal  ► 


onday,  April  27,  1936 


Settlement  Of 
5t.  Louis  Case 
Believed  Near 


(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

ay  in  St.  Louis,  at  least  three  dit- 
rent  plans  of  settlement  were 
oached  unsuccessfully.  Since  the 
urt  hearings  last  January,  two  other 

iposals  have  been  promulgated.  It 
believed  that  the  fifth  and  last  plan 

now  before  Cummings  for  official 
option  or  rejection. 
While  Dept.  of  Justice  officials 
lietly  and  expertly  sidetrack  ques- 
>ns  relative  to  settlements,  it  is 
irned  that  the  Government  is  willing 

consider  an  agreement.  This  has 
ways  been  the  attitude,  it  is  said. 
The  Government  never  suggests  a 
ttlement,  it  is  pointed  out,  but  if  the 
terests  involved  find  a  solution  of 
tir  difficulties  without  pressing  court 
tion  such  moves  are  not  frowned 
ion. 

-Meanwhile,  the  Government  is  go- 
g  along  as  though  nothing  were 
ippening  outside  of  the  legal  moves, 
ussell  Hardy,  prosecuting  attorney, 
i  Friday  will  ask  the  Federal  Court 
:re  to  set  down  trial  of  the  equity 
se  for  some  time  in  May.  The  re- 
lest  undoubtedly  will  be  opposed  by 
e  defense  legal  corps,  if  both  sides 
e  not  ready  to  ask  that  the  case  be 
ricken  from  the  docket  at  the  time. 
If  the  proposal  to  end  the  court 
ittle  is  not  approved  by  Cummings, 
ardy  plans  to  call  all  of  the  witnesses 
■  put  on  the  stand  last  January  in 
Idition  to  a  few  others.  The  belief 
some  circles  is  that  this  week  may 
e  a  final  disposition  of  the  matter 
ithout  further  legal  wrangling. 


•peed  Production 
On  Current  Films 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

bject  activity  moved  up,  bringing 
e  total  to  four  shorts  in  work  as 
,  mpared  to  last  week's  two. 

Paramount  was  back  in  the  lead 
:  th  nine  features  shooting.  W  arners 

n  a  close  second  with  eight. 
;  Columbia  had  two  features  in  work, 
ke  in  preparation  and  10  in  the  cut- 
■g  room.   M-G-M  had  six,  one  and 
=  ;  Paramount,  nine,  two  and  eight : 

;public,  two,  three  and  four ;  Radio, 

ree,  four  and  zero ;  Roach,  three. 

e  and  one ;  Twentieth  Century  Fox, 
'•e,  five  and  five ;  Universal,  four, 

ro  and  two ;  Warners,  eight,  zero 

d  six;  independents,  one.  three  and 

e. 

In  the  shorts  division  Columbia  had 

e  shooting,  one  preparing  and  two 

tting.    M-G-M  had  one,  two  and 

tar ;   Radio,   zero,   two   and  three : 

:>ach,  one,  one  and  two;  Warners. 

e,    zero    and    zero ;  independents. 

ro,  two  and  one.  . 

.  

Set  Drive  on  "Romeo" 

M-G-M  is  engaeed  in  an  extensive 

l,ture  and  radio  campaign  exploiting 
omeo  and  Juliet."  Nathan  Zatkin, 
io  did  special  promotion  on  "A  Mid- 
mmer    Night's    Dream,"    is  doing 

1  lilar  work  on  the  M-G-M  film. 

:'  rrett  Kiesling  of  the  coast  publicity 
oartment   is   lecturing   before  wo- 

"  n's  clubs  here  and  in  Canada  on 
•  film. 


L1LLIE  and  Arthur  Mayer  at  the 
Negro  Theatre's  version  of  "Mac-  j 
beth."  Also  Pete.  Also  Charlie 
Leonard.  Also  Pat  Reis.  Mickey 
Mayer  left  for  Madison  Saturday 
night  to  resume  his  studies  at  the  Uni- 
versitv  of  Wisconsin. 

• 

"Tommy"  Thomas  succeeds  Doro- 
th  v  Bayless  Oatley  as  secretary  to 
A.  H.  McCauslaxd  at  RKO.  Mrs. 
Oatley  goes  to  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
May  1,  where  she  will  head  a  newly 
organized  establishment. 

• 

Zach  Friedman  this  year  will 
again  produce  the  showboat  unit  for 
its  summer  plying  up  and  down  the 
Hudson.      It's    a    deal    with  Kay 

Parsons. 

• 

Leonard  H.  Sills,  with  Univer- 
sal for  11  years,  resigns  today  as 
assistant  to  Oscar  C.  Binder,  branch 
operation  manager,  to  join  Repub- 
lic. 

• 

Margot  Grahame,  now  working 
in  "Queer  Money,"  plans  to  return 
to  her  native  England  in  June  for  a 
three-month  vacation. 

• 

L.  J.  McCarthy,  assistant  to  Elmer 
C.  Rhoden,  operating  head  of  Fox 
Midwest,  is  planning  to  stay  in  town 
for  another  few  weeks. 

• 

Walter  Woolf  King,  appearing  in 
"May  Wine,"  will  leave  for  the  coast 
upon  completion  of  the  run  of  the 
musical. 

• 

Myron  Sattler  of  Paramount  gets 
back  on  the  job  at  the  New  York 
exchange  today  after  a  vacation  cruise. 
• 

Buddy  Markus  of  the  M-G-M 
home  office  staff  observes  a  birthday 
today. 

• 

Al  Lichtman  and  Howard  Strick- 
ling  are  due  from  the  coast  tomorrow. 
• 

C.  K.  Stern,  assistant  treasurer  of 
M-G-M,  is  on  a  Bermuda  vacation. 
• 

Frank  Snell  of  Van  Beuren  left 
for  Bermuda  Saturday  on  vacation. 
• 

William    Goetz    is    scheduled  to 
arrive  from  Hollywood  tomorrow. 
'  • 

Arthur  Loew  is  due  back  from 
South  America  on  May  2. 

• 

Max  Ree,  studio  art  director,  is  en 
route  to  Copenhagen. 


ELIZABETH  JENNS,  English  so- 
ciety beauty  under  contract  to 
Selznick  International,  is  in  New  York 
on  a  holiday.  She  will  sail  for  Eng- 
land on  the  next  trip  of  the  Nor- 
mandie. 

• 

.  .  .  Chicago 

Morton  Van  Praag,  Hal  Young, 
Harry  Sandman.  Harry  Hollander, 
Ben  Lass  and  Reuben  Rosenblatt 
here  to  attend  the  first  display  of 
National  Screen  Accessories,  Inc. 

Jack  Miller  to  New  York  for  the 
exhibitor-distributor  conference. 

Fritz  Blocki  is  in  New  York  ar- 
ranging for  production  of  his  play. 

Isaac  Berkson's  estate  totaling 
$400,000  was  left  to  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Fanny  Berkson. 

Franklin  A.  Strous  will  manage 
the  newly  opened  Fox  in  La  Porte, 
Ind. 

Clyde  Eckhardt  is  starting  plans 
for  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox  sales 
convention  here  May  30. 

James  Coston  will  launch  a  base- 
ball drive  similar  to  the  football  con- 
test he  conducted  for  Warner  man- 
agers last  fall.  The  contest  will  start 
May  1,  with  hundreds  of  prizes  to  be 
awarded  the  winners. 

• 

.  .  .  Denver 

William  Rosenfeldt  has  sold  his 
Amity  exchange  to  S.  B.  Rahn.  Ex- 
hibitors' Poster  Service,  also  a  Rosen- 
feldt organization,  has  been  sold  to 
Carl  Klarner.  Gene  DuChemin 
will  be  with  Klarner  as  manager. 

Tommy  Hawkins  is  new  assistant 
manager  to  Walter  Smith,  city  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  houses  at  Cheyenne, 
Wyo.  Hawkins  succeeds  Charles 
Mann,  who  is  now  managing  a  Fox 
house  on  the  coast  under  Cullen 
Espy,  district  manager. 

Out-of-town  Coloradoans  seen  on 
Film  Row  recently  were :  C.  G. 
Weisselman,  Limon ;  Ross  Labart, 
Salida ;  S.  G.  Biella,  Louisville ; 
George  McCormick,  Canon  City;  J. 
F.  Carper,  Lafayette ;  J.  P.  Powell, 
Wray,  and  James  Klein,  Dave  Mor- 
rison and  Sam  Cain,  Pueblo. 
• 

.  .  .  Little  Rock 

Mr.  B.  Baradel,  manager  of  the 
Ritz,  McGehee,  Ark.,  in  town  visiting 
relatives. 

Fred  Lawrence,  who  has  been  laid 
up  by  the  flu,  is  back  at  his  desk  at 
Republic. 

Dick  Powell  has  sent  a  check  for 
§100  to  the  Arkansas  Centennial 
headquarters.  He  also  sent  word  he 
hoped  to  be  able  to  attend. 


7 


SMPE  Convention 
To  Open  Today 


Chicago,  April  26. — The  spring 
convention  of  the  Society  of  M.  P. 
Engineers  is  scheduled  to  get  under 
way  here  tomorrow  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel.  Plans  have  been  com- 
pleted for  the  sessions  which  will  ex- 
tend for  four  days. 

The  program  includes  a  number  of 
interesting  papers  outlining  new  de- 
velopments in  various  technical 
phases  of  the  industry. 

The  opening  day's  program  follows  : 

9  A.  M.  Registration. 

10  A.  M.  to  12  P.  M.  East  Lounge,  Busi-. 
ness  and  Technical  Session.  Address  of 
Welcome,  H.  G.  Tasker,  president,  (15 
min.)  Report  of  the  Convention  Commit- 
tee, W.  C.  Kunzmann,  Convention  Vice- 
President,  (5  min.)  Report  of  the  Mem- 
bership Committee,  E.  R.  Geib,  Chairman, 
(5  min.)  Report  of  the  Progress  Commit- 
tee, J.  G.  Frayne.  Chairman,  (20  min.) 
"Organization  and  Work  of  the  Film  Li- 
brary," John  E.  Abbott,  Director,  The  Mu- 
seum of  Modern  Art  Film  Library,  New 
York,  (demonstration),  (25  min.)  "The 
Application  of  Sound  Motion  Pictures  to 
Criminal  Identification,"  Col.  H.  N. 
Schwarzkopf,  Superintendent,  New  Jersey 
State  Police,  Trenton,  N.  J.,  (demonstra- 
tion), (25  min.) 

12:30  P.  M.  South  Room;  Informal  Get- 
Together  Luncheon.  For  members  and 
guests.  Addresses  by  Edward  J.  Kelly. 
Mayor  of  Chicago;  Jack  Miller,  president 
and  business  manager,  Exhibitors  Associa- 
tion of  Chicago;  and  John  Balaban,  presi- 
dent and  general  manager,  Balaban  &  Katz 
Corp.,  Chicago. 

2  P.  M.  to  5  P.  M.  East  Lounge;  Sound 
Session.  Report  of  the  Sound  Committee. 
P.  H.  Evans,  Chairman,  (1  hour.)  "Photo- 
electric Cells  and  Their  Method  ol  Opera- 
tion," M.  F.  Jameson  and  T.  E.  Shea,  Bell 
Telephone  Laboratories,  Inc.,  New  York, 
(demonstration),  (1  hour.)  "Harmonic  Dis- 
tortion in  Variable-Density  Recording,"  B. 
F.  Miller,  Warner  Bros..  Hollywood,  (15 
min.) 

"The  Electron-Image  Tube;  a  Means  of 
Making  Infra -Red  Pictures  Visible."  G.  A. 
Morton,  RCA  Manufacturing  Co.,  Camden, 
(20  mins.) 

'•Increased  Resolution  in  Sound  Record- 
ing and  Printing  Through  the  Use  of  Ul- 
traviolet Light."  G.  L.  Dimmick,  RCA 
Manufacturing  Co.,  Camden,  (demonstra- 
tion), (25  mins.) 

8  P.  M.  Eait  Lounge,  Film  Program.  Ex- 
hibition of  recent  outstanding  feature  and 
industrial  motion  pictures.  Admittance  by 
registration  card  only. 


Warner  World  Staff 
To  Gather  on  Coast 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Theatres :  Hal  B.  Wallis,  associate 
production  executive ;  S.  Charles 
Einfeld,  advertising  and  publicity 
head ;  Sam  Sax,  head  of  the  Vita- 
phone  studio;  J.  S.  Hummel,  general 
foreign  sales  manager ;  Max  Milder, 
managing  director  for  Warners  in 
Great  Britain ;  Robert  Schless,  gen- 
eral manager  in  Continental  Europe ; 
Karl  MacDonald,  district  manager 
for  Latin  America;  David  R.  Blyth, 
supervising  manager  for  India,  Java 
and  Straits  Settlements ;  Harold  S. 
Dunn,  supervising  manager  in 
China  and  Japan ;  G.  R.  Keyser, 
manager  of  foreign  publicity,  and 
others  will  attend. 

A  special  train  will  take  the  east- 
ern delegation  to  the  coast. 


Lesser  Buys  "Celluloid" 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Sol  Lesser 
of  Principal  Pictures  has  bought 
"Celluloid"  by  Rupert  Hughes,  and 
will  produce  it  for  the  1936-37  season. 
The  story  is  built  around  the  lives  of 
some  of  the  most  important  figures  in 
the  industry.  An  all-star  cast  is 
planned. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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that  ought  to  be  popular,  unless  war  pictures  are  taboo  even  from  the 
comic  side.  The  personal  popularity  of  the  star  should  assure  satisfactory 
grosses  where  they  like  him.  Publicity  emphasizing  the  show's  amusing 
character  should  keynote  exploitation. 

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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  April  27,  19; 


TOCC-ITOA 

Merger  to  Be 
Set  This  Week 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
O.  C.  C.  has  become  inactive.  During 
the  life  of  the  code,  O'Reilly  was  on 
Code  Authority  as  one  of  the  two  in- 
dependent exhibitor  representatives. 
Nathan  Yamins,  now  head  of  Allied, 
was  the  other. 

One  of  the  most  important  pieces  of 
legislation  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  was  suc- 
cessful in  getting  over  was  Sunday 
shows  in  New  York.  Tax  measures 
from  time  to  time  have  been  killed 
in  committee  because  of  the  coopera- 
tive work  of  the  organization's  mem- 
bers. 

During  the  past  few  years,  O'Reilly 
has  been  carrying  most  of  the  finan- 
cial burden  of  the  association.  Up 
until  the  time  he  entered  the  candy 
vending  business  he  devoted  most  of 
his  time  to  exhibitors'  problems,  both 
in  the  local  area  and  in  other  parts 
of  the  country. 

With  his  candy  interests  now  ab- 
sorbing all  of  his  time,  O'Reilly  has 
had  very  little  to  offer  in  the  way 
of  cooperation  to  theatre  owners.  He 
still  maintains  an  interest  in  a  group 
of  small  theatres  in  New  York  and 
New  Jersey. 

Pledging  his  full  support  to  the  com- 
bined exhibitor  organization,  O'Reilly 
is  scheduled  to  be  appointed  to  the 
new  board  of  directors.  Whether  a 
new  name  for  the  merged  associations 
will  follow  after  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  of- 
fices in  the  Times  Bldg.  are  moved 
into  the  Lincoln  Hotel,  where  the  I. 
T.  O.  A.  is  located,  on  May  1  has 
not  yet  been  decided. 

Brandt,  until  recently,  had  insisted 
he  would  not  accept  a  renomination. 
However,  because  he  believes  that  the 
move  recently  instituted  by  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.,  for  trade  practice  conferences 
and  the  establishment  of  local  boards 
for  the  settlement  of  exhibitor-dis- 
tributor disputes  is  a  constructive 
move,  Brandt  stated  he  reconsidered 
and  agreed  to  continue  as  president. 

Declaring  he  could  be  quoted, 
Brandt  said  that  "if  Abram  F.  Myers 
would  join  in  the  Kuykendall  move, 
Allied  would  be  100  per  cent  better 
off."   

Defeat  Engineer  Bill 

Boston,  April  26. — A  bill  aimed  to 
require  licensed  engineers  to  operate 
theatre  cooling  systems  has  been  de- 
feated in  the  Legislature. 

Paramount  to  Build 

Philadelphia,  April  26.  —  Para- 
mount will  move  into  a  new  exchange 
building,  a  $100,000  two-story  struc- 
ture to  be  completed  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible. Title  to  the  property  has  been 
taken  by  the  Philpitt  Realty  Corp.,  a 
subsidiary  of  Paramount  Pictures, 
Inc. 


Plans  Harlemwood 

Hollywood,  April  26.— Step- 
in  Fetchit  has  a  project  to 
build  Harlemwood  on  120 
acres  he  has  just  acquired  16 
miles  from  Los  Angeles. 

It's  going  to  be  a  "yew- 
topia"  with  no  "foolishment." 

No  dice  games,  no  dance 
halls,  three  colored  policemen 
to  enforce  the  rules,  and  no 
numbers  to  play — that's  the 
plan,  according  to  Stepin. 


Cohen  Starts  with  West 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Mae  West, 
in  "Personal  Appearance,"  according 
to  present  reports,  will  be  the  first 
of  eight  productions  which  Emanuel 
Cohen  will  produce  under  the  agree- 
ment signed  Thursday  with  Para- 
mount. 


Concessions 
Begin  in  New 
Season  Pacts 


Columbia  Buys  Four 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Columbia 
has  just  acquired  four  stories.  They 
are :  "City  of  Conquest,"  Aben  Kan- 
del  novel ;  "No  Gold  Medal,"  Leon- 
ard Lee ;  "Love  of  Mike,"  Ferdinand 
Reyher,  and  "Body  Snatcher,''  Theo- 
dore A.  Tinsley. 


Andy  Clyde  to  Columbia 

Hollywood,  April  26.  —  Indicating 
an  increase  in  short  subject  production 
at  Columbia,  the  studio  has  signed 
Andy  Clyde  for  a  series  of  six  shorts 
starting  July  1  and  El  Brendel  for 
two  with  an  option  for  four  more. 


Three  Stooges  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Columbia 
has  signed  the  three  stooges,  Moe 
Howard,  Larry  Fine  and  Jerry 
Howard,  to  a  new  long  term  contract. 
Under  the  pact,  the  three  may  be  used 
in  feature  length  pictures  as  well  as 
shorts. 


Plans  Yiddish  Films 

Joseph  Seiden,  president  of  Seiden 
Pictures,  Inc.,  has  plans  for  a  series 
of  features  in  Yiddish.  The  first, 
"Love  and  Sacrifice,"  has  been  re- 
leased. It  was  directed  by  George 
Roland  who  will  do  others  in  the  list. 
The  films  are  to  be  based  on  plays  of 
well  known  Jewish  authors  and  stars 
of  the  Yiddish  stage  will  be  used. 


Try  Sports  on  Stages 

Chicago,  April  26. — B.  &  K.  have 
been  testing  out  the  feasibility  of  put- 
ting sport  events  on  their  stages.  The 
latest  experiment  is  the  appearance 
of  Coleman  Clark,  national  pingpong 
expert,  giving  a  special  performance 
this  week  during  the  regular  show 
at  the  Chicago. 


Conn  Signs  Tomlin 

Hollywood,  April  26.  —  Maurice 
Conn  has  signed  Pinky  Tomlin  to 
make  four  pictures  with  musical  back- 
grounds. Coy  Poe,  song  writer,  will 
be  associated  with  Conn.  The  first 
is  scheduled  to  start  Aug.  IS,  and  will 
have  a  rural  background.  Tomlin 
will  write  original  song  numbers  for 
all  four. 


Providence  Gets  Shows 

Providence,  April  26. — The  RKO 
Albee,  after  running  double  features 
for  two  months,  has  turned  to  stage 
units  again  to  supplement  the  film 
fare.  Earl  Carroll's  "Vanities"  and 
"Murder  on  a  Bridle  Path"  are  the 
attractions  this  week  with  N.T.G.  and 
his  "Broadway  Heatwave"  revue  to 
follow. 


(Continued  from  paije  1) 

tion,  the  exhibitor  committee  may  at- 
tempt persuasion  in  order  to  carry 
some  subjects  in  its  10-point  program 
which  might  not  be  conceded  at  first. 

Virtually  assured  to  exhibitors,  it 
appears,  is  a  selective  contract  of- 
fering a  straight  10  per  cent  can- 
cellation privilege  and  approval  of 
and  cooperation  for  the  establishment 
of  local  boards  to  hear  and  conciliate 
local  trade  disputes.  Clearance  and 
zoning,  overbuying  and  similar  com- 
plaints could  be  submitted  to  these 
boards,  which  it  is  planned  to  set  up  in 
every  exchange  center.  The  personnel 
of  the  boards  has  not  yet  been  worked 
out  and  probably  will  not  be  until  it 
has  been  determined  how  many  na- 
tional distributors  will  cooperate  with 
their  functions.  The  desire,  however, 
is  to  keep  membership  on  the  boards 
at  a  minimum  to  facilitate  quick  ac- 
tion. Representation,  as  between  ex- 
hibitor and  distributor,  is  unimportant, 
it  is  pointed  out,  as  their  principal 
function  will  be  to  attempt  concilia- 
tion of  disputes. 

The  suggested  processes  of  these 
boards  probably  will  be  to  get  the  dis- 
putants in  any  grievance  case  togeth- 
er and  suggest  solutions  for  their  con- 
troversy. If  these  moves  are  unsuc- 
cessful, attempts  can  be  made  to  get 
them  to  submit  their  differences  to 
arbitration  under  the  American  arbi- 
tration system.  This  failing,  it  is  ad- 
mitted that  the  boards  have  exhausted 
their  obvious  procedures.  Where  a 
branch  official  may  be  at  fault,  how- 
ever, it  is  pointed  out  that  the  local 
boards  probably  will  be  influential 
enough  to  carry  a  case  to  home  of- 
fices for  remedy.  Supporters  of  the 
boards,  however,  feel  that  they  will 
be  of  great  value  in  avoiding  unnec- 
essary litigation  and  promoting  under- 
standing between  industry  elements 
habitually  at  variance. 

It  is  admitted  that  the  boards  could 
do  nothing  about  double  featuring  or 
any  form  of  bargain  admissions.  Reg- 
ulation of  these  would  depend  entire- 
ly upon  local  exhibitor  sentiment. 


"Singing  Kid" 
Gets  $9,000, 
Denver;  Held 


Denvek,  April  26. — "The  Singing 
Kid"  played  to  several  holdouts  ai ; 
the  Denver  during  the  week  and  wat  j 
moved  to  the  Broadway  for  an  ex-  ] 
tended  run.  The  $9,000  gross  was] 
over  normal  by  $2,000. 

After  taking  $4,000,  up  by  $1,250  ] 
at  the  Aladdin,  "These  Three"  wai  3 
held  for  a  third  week.  "Captair 
January"  went  $1,000  over  par  for  «; 
gross  of  §2,500  at  the  Broadway,  fol- 1 
lowing  a  week  at  the  Denver. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,500  i, 
Average  is  $27,250. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end-* 
ing  April  23 : 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

ALADDIN  —  (1,500),  25c-40c-50c,  2s  ■ 
week.  7  days.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
$2,750) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),    25c-40c.    7  dayi| 
following    week    at    the    Denver  Gross: 
$2,500.     (Average.  $1,500) 

"DANCE  BAND"  (First  Div.) 

CENTER— (1,500),  15c-20c-25c-35c.  7  days.) 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Average! 
$2,500) 

"THE   MOON'S   OUR   HOME"  (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1.500),  25c-35c-40c.  7  daw 
Gross:    $5,000.     (Average.  $4,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

DENVER— (2,500),  2Sc-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage  band.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
^7  000) 

"    "ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

ORPHEUM— (2.600),  25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average.  $6,000) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN   AT   THE  CIRCUS" 
(2<rth-Fox) 

"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT—  (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.; 
Gross:  $3,000.     (Average.  $3.000| 


Korda  to  Use  Laughton 

London,  April  26. — Charles  Laugh- 
ton,  in  his  first  film  for  Alexander 
Korda  since  "The  Private  Life  of 
Henry  VIII."  will  play  the  restaura- 
teur in  "The  Lion  of  Mavfair." 


Operator  Bill  Back 

St.  Louis,  April  26. — The  operator 
bill  requiring  a  man  for  each  projec- 
tion machine  which  was  defeated  re- 
cently by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  has 
been  introduced  again. 


"Mona  Lisa"  for  Pioneer 

Hollywood,  April  26.  —  Pioneer's 
next  will  be  "The  Smile  of  Mona 
Lisa."  Meriam  C.  Cooper  will  pro- 
duce it  in  Technicolor.  William 
Wilder  is  writing  a  screenplay  based 
upon  the  love  affair  between  Mona 
Lisa  Gioconda  and  Leonardo  Da 
Vinci. 


Miller  Quits  NSS  Job 

Kansas  City,  April  26. — Beverly 
Miller,  manager  of  National  Screen 
Service,  has  resigned  to  devote  his 
entire  time  to  portable  air  condition- 
ing. Charles  Gregory,  St.  Louis  man- 
ager for  the  service,  will  handle  the 
Kansas  City  area  for  the  present.  A 
Minneapolis  representative  will  pinch 
hit  at  St.  Louis  for  Gregory. 


: 


"January"  $12,000 
Hit  in  Providence 

Providence,  April  26.  —  "Captain 
Tanuarv"  shot  the  Majestic  gross  up 
$5,000  over  par  to  a  total  of  512,000 
for  the  week.  The  film  was  moved  to 
Fay's.  All  downtown  houses  did  well, 
the'  RKO  Albee  pulling  $11,000  withi 
"Murder  on  a  Bridle  Path"  and  Earl 
Carroll's  Vanities,  the  stage  attrac- 
tion, being  responsible  for  the  draw. 
The  usual  take  is  $7,000. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  and  "Hell  Ship 
Morgan"  were  strong  at  $12,500,  at 
Loew's,  being  $500  to  the  good  and 
Fay's  was  $200  over  its  usual  $7,000 
take  with  "Song  of  the  Saddle"  and 
the  "Music  Hall  Follies,"  a  revue. 
"Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  in  four 
days  at  the  Strand  did  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $48,700 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end  , 
ing  April  23 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

MAJESTIC— (2.400).  15c-40c.  7  days 
Gross:  $12,000.     (Average.  $7,000) 

"MURDER  ON  A  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2.300),  15c-40c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Earl  Carroll's  Vanities.  Gross: 
$11,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S   STATE  —  (3.800).    15c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,500.     (Average.  $12,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

STRAND  —  (2,300).  15c-40c.  4  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average.  $6,500) 

"SONG  OF  THE  SADDLE"  (F.N.) 

FAY'S— (1.600).  15c-40c.  7  days.  Stage: 
"Music  Hall  Follies."  a  revue.  Gross: 
$7,200.     (Average.  $7,000) 


J 


3nday.  April  27(  1936 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Fauntleroy" 
Washington's 
Wow,  $29,100 


Washington,  April  26— The  usual 
ster  influx  of  visitors  sent  grosses 
k  wardall  along  the  line,  with  Loew's 
\  hitting  $29,100— the  highest  gross 
nearly  two  years — for  "Little  Lord 
untleroy"  and  a  stage  show  headed 
Everett  Marshall,  Patricia  Bow- 
ui  and  Yascha  Bunchuk.  House  av- 
ige  is  $20,900. 

Captain  January,"  at  Loew  Palace, 
>k  $19,200,  topping  par  by  $3,300. 
ic  picture  was  held.  Loew's  Colum- 
i  went  to  town  on  a  return  engage- 
:nt  of  •'Modern  Times,"  grossing 
200  as  against  an  average  first  week 
S3.600. 

'Silly  Billies,"  on  six  and  a  half 
»s,  at  the  Metropolitan,  which  was 
sen  off  Thursday  night  for  a  special 
;-show  opening  of  "Rhodes,"  took 
400  to  top  the  seven-day  average 

$1,100.  The  Earle.  with  "The 
lging  Kid"  and  Ina  Ray  Hutton 
\  Her  Melodears  on  the  stage, 
jssed  $20,000,  over  par  by  $1,600. 
disappointments  along  the  line  were 
RKO-Keith's  where  "Sutter's 
Id"  took  §9,800,  under  average  by 
)U,  and  at  the  Belasco  where  a  re- 
al of  "Alice  in  Wonderland,"  with 
bos  les  Toits"  added  evenings,  took 

$1,100  in  four  days.    A  revival  of 
he  Smiling  Lieutenant"  went  in  for 
;r  days,  taking  $1,300. 
I  otal  first  run  business  was  $92,- 
1.    Average  is  $76,700. 
-  stimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax  : 

Four  Days  Ending  April  14: 

ALICE  IN  WONDERLAND"  (Para.) 
DUS  LES  TOITS  DE  PARIS"  (Amkino) 

IKLASCO—  (1,14(1),  25c-65c,  4  days.  Gross: 
<0.     (Average.  7  days,  $3.<KX)) 

Week  Ending  April  16: 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 

ARLE — (2,218),  25c-77c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Ray  Hutton   &   Her   Melodears,  Jack 

per,  Sammy  Cantor  &  Terry  Howard. 

en  Honan,  Burk  Sisters.     Gross:  $20,- 
(Average,  $18,400) 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.  A.) 

OEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1.264),  25c-40c,  7 

i  (return  engagement  I.     Average,  first 

I  $3,600) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(M-G-M) 

DEW'S  FOX— (3,434).  25c-66c,  7  days, 
jse:  Yascha  Bunchuk.  Patricia  Bowman, 
I  rett  Marshall.  Elida  Ballet,  Enrica  & 
•ello,  Paul  Kirkland.  Gross:  $29,100. 
U-rage,  $20,900) 

I       "SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

ETROPOLITAN-(1.591).  25c-40c,  6/ 
B.  Gross:  $5,400.  (Average,  seven  days, 
(10) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

KO-KEITH'S—  (1,836).  25c-55c.  7  Havs. 
ibs:  $9,800.     (Average,  $10,600) 

Week  Ending  April  17: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

OEW'S     PALACE— (2.370).     35c-55c.  7 
Gross:  $19,200.     (Average.  $15,900) 

Four  Days  Ending  April  18: 


IE  SMILING  LIEUTENANT"  (Para.) 

FLASCO—  (1,140),  25c-65c.  4  days. 
ibs:  $1,300.     (Average,  seven  days,  $3,- 


eiss  Raising  Chickens 

~ort  Pierce,  Fla.,  April  26. — Harry 
■iss,  who  once  owned  17  theatres 
managed  a  film  distributing 
incy,  is  now  raising  poultry  on  a 
:;e  scale  here.   "Nip  and  Tuck"  is 

name  of  his  big  place  outside  the 
limits.  He  was  manager  of  the 
_  Louis  branch  of  First  National 
il  a  nervous  breakdown  changed 

career. 


"January"  $9,000 
Is  Portland's  Top 


Portland,  April  26. — "Captain  Jan- 
uary" was  outstanding  in  its  first  week 
at  the  Paramount,  going  to  $9,000, 
above  normal  by  $4,000. 

In  its  second  week  at  the  United 
Artists  "Small  Town  Girl"  held  up  to 
$6,000,  over  the  line  by  $1,000.  "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  was  still 
strong  at  the  end  of  its  third  down- 
town week  on  a  take  of  $2,500,  up  by 
$800. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $33,000. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  19 : 

"ROBIN    HOOD    OF  ELDORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

BROADWAY    —    (1,912),    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700),  20c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  3rd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,500. 
(Average.  $1,700) 

"CRIME   AND    PUNISHMENT"  (Col.) 
"DON'T    GET    PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

MAYFAIR— (1,700).  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
ORPHEL"M-(1,700).  30c-35c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
PARAMOUNT  —   (3,008),  30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 
"SMALL  TOWN   GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.  2nd  week.    Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 


Fox  Midwest  Shifts 
Managing  Personnel 

Kansas  City,  April  26. — Fox  Mid- 
west has  made  additional  shifts  in 
management  personnel.  Harold  Hume, 
manager  of  the  Apollo  here,  has  been 
named  secretary  to  Martin  Finkel- 
stein,  city  district  manager.  Ralph 
Wallace,  assistant  manager,  replaces 
Hume.  Chester  llo.n.us,  assistant  at 
the  Jayhawk,  Topeka,  Kan.,  becomes 
manager  of  the  Gem,  Topeka.  L.  B. 
Sponsler  goes  from  the  Uptown  at 
Wichita,  Kan.,  to  manage  at  Beatrice, 
Neb.  Willard  Clark  has  been  trans- 
ferred from  Marshall,  Mo.,  to  manage 
the  Palace,  Wichita. 

Paul  Hiltner  goes  from  the  Miller, 
Wichita,  to  manage  the  Uptown, 
Wichita.  Biss  Scott  was  promoted 
from  assistant  manager  at  Eldorado, 
Kan.,  to  manage  the  Miller,  Wichita. 
Harold  Davis  has  been  made  assistant 
manager  of  the  Palace,  Wichita. 
Helen  Johnson,  cashier,  has  been 
named  secretary  of  Fox  Topeka 
Theatres,  replacing  Chester  Hylton, 
transferred  to  the  office  here. 


A.  Don  Allen  to  Marry 

Des  Moines,  April  26. — A.  Don 
Allen,  manager  of  the  Des  Moines, 
one  of  the  Tri-States  group,  is  to  be 
married  to  Mary  Parker  on  April  30. 
The  ceremony  will  be  in  the  Ply- 
mouth Congregational  Church  and 
will  be  followed  by  a  reception  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents. 


Lewis  Quits  Republic 

Hollywood,  April  26. — Joseph  H. 
Lewis  has  resigned  as  chief  film  edi- 
tor for  Republic.  He  will  be  re- 
placed by  Gordon  Molson,  who  will 
take  over  the  business  management  of 
the  cutting  room,  and  by  Murray  Sel- 
deen,  who  has  been  placed  in  charge 
of  physical  operations. 


He'd  Be  Busy 

Dave  Stamper,  theatre  op- 
erator in  Perth  Amboy  and 
New  Brunswick,  paid  a  busi- 
ness call  on  Jack  Price  of 
Price  Theatre  Premiums  Sat- 
urday morning.  The  objective 
was  the  purchase  of  addi- 
tional dishes  as  giveaways. 

The  deal,  once  concluded, 
Stamper  turned  to  Price 
with: 

"When  you  die  and  go  to 
the  hot  place,  I  hope  the 
management  makes  you  wash 
every  dish  you've  sold  exhibi- 
tors." 

Price  has  sold  millions  of 
'em. 


No  Successor  to  Be 
Named  for  Alperson 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

the  circuit,  has  been  sitting  in  on  all 
deals  with  Alperson,  and  with  the  lat- 
ter's  departure  will  become  more  ac- 
tive in  negotiations  for  new  product. 
J.  J.  Sullivan,  west  coast  film  buyer, 
is  now  in  the  east  working  out  new 
deals,  and  within  the  next  few  months 
divisional  theatre  heads  will  join  in 
the  discussions  revolving  around  1936- 
37  output. 

George  Balsdon,  short  subject  buy- 
er, will  continue  to  work  out  new 
commitments  with  Skouras.  It  is  re- 
ported Edward  J.  Peskay,  buyer  for 
Skouras  Theatres,  had  been  offered 
the  Alperson  post  and  turned  it  down. 


Cantor  to  Draw  50-50 

Chicago,  April  26. — Eddie  Cantor 
and  his  radio  show  will  appear  at  the 
RKO-Palace  here  during  the  week  of 
May  22.  For  the  first  time  a  50-50 
percentage  from  the  first  dollar  will 
be  paid  a  stage  attraction.  Cantor's 
contract  calls  for  that  figure,  which, 
local  theatrenien  believe,  will  bring 
the  star  about  $20,000  for  his  share 
of  the  w:eek's  gross. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Gains  on  Board 


Net 


High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Columbia,   vtc. ... 

35/ 

35 

35 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

16% 

16% 

+  Vi 

Loew's,  Inc  

46/ 

46 

463/8 

+  n 

Paramount   

8/ 

m 

834 

+  / 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

68 

67'4 

67/ 

—  y*. 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

10/ 

10/ 

+  H 

Pathe  Film  

9/ 

m 

93/8 

RKO   

6/ 

6 

6/8 

+  % 

20th  Century -Fox 

243/ 

24 

24/ 

+  34 

20th  Century,  pfd. 

327/8 

32/ 

32/ 

Universal,  pfd.... 

99 

99 

99  • 

Warner  Bros  

10^4 

105/6 

10/ 

+  / 

Warner  Bros.,  pfd 

49 

49 

49 

+  1/ 

Trans-Lux 

Up 

Va  on  Curb 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sonotone   

2% 

2% 

27/i 

297/s 

29/ 

297/8 

+  H 

Trans  Lux  

4 

4 

4 

+  / 

Short  Rises 

on  Bonds 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40... 

26/ 

26/ 

26/ 

+  / 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26 

26 

26 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  94 

94 

94 

Paramount  Broad 

way  3s  '55  

56 

56 

56 

Paramount  Pic- 

tures  6s  '55... 

86 

85% 

85?4 

+  Va 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  

93/ 

93/ 

93/ 

+  H 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  25.) 


"Small  Town" 
$14,700  Lead 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  April  26. — "Small  Town 
Girl,"  at  Loew's,  was  the  outstanding 
attraction  in  a  week  of  strong  opposi- 
tion that  included  the  roadshowing  of 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  at  the  Amer- 
ican. It  grossed  $14,700,  which  was 
above  par  by  $5,700.  The  American 
attraction  took  in  $14,500,  about 
$4,500  above  average  for  similar  at- 
tractions at  that  house  under  the  same 
price  range.    It  was  held  over. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  playing 
at  F.  &  M.'s  Fox,  made  a  great  bid 
for  top  honors  and  its  gross  of  $14,650 
was  but  slightly  under  the  business 
done  by  Loew's.  This  attraction  has 
been  moved  into  the  Ambassador  for 
a  subsequent  first  run  showing. 

"The  Singing  Kid,"  at  the  Shubert- 
Rialto,  also  broke  into  the  profit  class 
with  $9,200,  above  average  by  $2,700, 
while  "Connecticut  Yankee"  and 
"Pride  of  the  Marines,"  at  the  Am- 
bassador, did  $7,200  for  the  week,  top- 
ping the  house  average  by  $1,200. 

The  weather  was  favorable.  Prin- 
cipal opposition  was  the  spring  series 
between  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals  and 
the  St.  Louis  Browns,  the  opening  of 
the  regular  baseball  season  and  also 
two  exhibition  soccer  games. 

Total  first  run  business,  including 
roadshow,  was  $71,550.  Average  is 
$55,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  16: 

"CONNECTICUT    YANKEE"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

AMBASSADOR— (3,018),     25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $7,200.     (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
AMERICAN— (2,100),  55c-84c-$l.ll-$1.65,  7 
days.    Gross:  $14,500.    (Average,  $10,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$14,650.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"SPY  77"  (First  Div.) 
GRAND   OPERA   HOUSE— (2,200).  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.    Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross: 
$3.3)0.     (Average,  $3,300) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S— (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,     7  days. 
Gross:   $14,700.     (Average,  $9,000) 
"THE   MOON'S   OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"MURDER  ON  THE  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

ORFHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,100.     (Average,  $8,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

SHUBERT-RIALTO — (1.723),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $9,200.    (Average,  $6,500) 


Warners  Drop  the  State 

Hartford,  April  26. — After  having 
paid  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  in 
rent  to  keep  the  State  closed,  War- 
ners have  dropped  their  $40,000-a-year 
lease  on  the  house  and  it  has  been 
taken  over  by  the  owners,  Harris 
Brothers  of  Passaic,  N.  J.,  who  are 
repairing  damage  done  by  the  recent 
flood.  Doc  Harris  will  continue  rent- 
ing the  house,  four  days  weekly,  to  the 
WPA  repertory  project. 

A  State  St.  entrance  is  to  be  added. 


Now  "We  Found  Love" 

Hollywood,  April  26. — "We  Found 
Love"  is  the  new  title  given  to  the 
Universal  film  formerly  known  as 
"It's  a  Small  World,"  starring  Joan 
Bennett  and  Joel  McCrea.. 


A.  F.  A.  Plans  Party 

The  A.F.A.  will  hold  a  get-together 
party,  with  entertainment  included,  at 
the  Delano  Hotel  on  May  1. 


/  want  what  I  want  when  I  want  it! 


And  you  want  what  you  want  when  you  need  it! ...  (a  good 
trailer  for  every  picture  you  book)  because  you  can't 
always  tell  just  when  you've  got  to  switch  a  booking  or 
change  a  playdate. ...  So  we  give  you  just  what  you  want . . . 
just  when  you  want  it.... It's  part  of  the  regular  service  from 

NATIONAL  SCREEN  SERVICE 

 . . .  prize  baby  of  the  Industry! 


The  Leading 


Motiot 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


>L.  39.  NO.  100 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  28,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


roducers  to 
?ight  Writers' 
ruildDemands 


ladical,  Power-seeking 
Individuals,"  Opposed 


ioLLYWOOD,  April  27. — Classifying 
een  Writers'  Guild  members  as 
ical-minded,  power-seeking  indi- 
uals,  producers  of  all  the  major 
jios  have  gone  on  record  through 
tatement  issued  by  the  Producers' 
;'n.  as  definitely  opposing  the  guild 
/e  for  a  closed  shop, 
he  same  statement  also  expressed 
mg  opposition  to  the  proposed  rati- 
tion  of  the  guild  order  restraining 
nbers  from  signing  term  contracts 
services  or  material  which  is 
eduled  to  come  up  at  the  guild's 
ual  meeting,  May  2. 
Quoting  from  Guild  President 
lest  Pascal's  signed  article  in  the 
anization's  April  issue  of  its  maga- 
the  producers'  statement  reads 
part: 

Pascal  stated  that  the  two-fold  pur- 
e  of  amalgamating  with  the  Dra- 
:ists'  Guild  and  Authors'  League  is 
force  all  dramatists,  authors  and 
ters  to  obey  the  commands  of  a 
reme  council  of  36  and  establish 
olute  control  of  manpower  and 
:erial  in  the  writing  field.  He 
es  screen  writers  to  'picture  then 

strength  and  power  that  will  be 
s  in  the  next  two  years,'  adding 

will  be  in  an  invulnerable  posi- 
i  of  controlling  both  material  and 
lpower.' " 

'he  producers  describe  the  asser- 
{Continued  on  page  6) 


Deeds"  at  $92,000 
In  Music  Hall  Start 

Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  went 
r  big  at  the  Music  Hall  for  the 
t  week,  tallying  $92,000.  During 
first  four  days  of  the  second 
iza,  $51,000  was  chalked  ud  indi- 
ng  the  possibility  of  a  $70,000 
k. 

he  Roxy  had  a  profitable  second 
k  on  "Gentle  Julia"  and  a  stage 
w  to  the  tune  of  $25,350.  "Desire," 
its  second  Paramount  week,  also 
nered  a  nice  take  with  $34,500. 
:  Strand  ended  its  first  week  with 
Married  a  Doctor"  with  an  in- 
erent  $14,400.  At  the  Palace, 
le  Country  Doctor"  and  "Song  and 
ice  Man"  wound  up  with  a  slim 
00.  The  Rialto,  with  "Murder  on 
Bridle  Path,"  was  weak  at  $6,500. 
ittle  Jack  Little  and  His  Band, 
el  Merman  and  Jane  Cooper  aided 
screen  attraction  at  the  Para- 
mt. 


Serials,  Inc.,  Perhaps 

Hollywood,  April  27.— Uni- 
versal will  take  immediate 
steps  to  form  a  separate  cor- 
poration to  handle  the  pro- 
duction of  all  serials  for  Uni- 
versal release,  it  was  learned 
here  today  from  authorita- 
tive sources. 

It  is  understood  that  the 
plan  has  been  formulated  in 
order  to  enable  the  major 
unit  to  concentrate  entirely 
on  feature  product. 


Award  Winners  with 
Vogel  Reach  Coast 

Hollywood,  April  27. — Harry  Gold- 
berg, winner  of  the  1935  Quigley 
Bronze  Grand  Award ;  Lester  Pol- 
lock, winner  of  the  special  medal  of 
merit,  and  A-Mike  Vogel,  chairman 
of  the  Managers'  Round  Table  Club 
of  Motion  Picture  Herald,  arrived 
here  late  yesterday  from  the  East. 

They  are  here  for  the  presentation 
of  the  special  awards  which  will  be 
made  at  a  luncheon  later  this  week  at 
which  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini,  chairman 
of  the  board  of  the  Bank  of  America, 
National  Ass'n.,  will  preside.  Rank- 
ing studio  executives  will  attend. 

Goldberg  is  publicity  director  of 
the  Warner  theatre  division  in  Phila- 
delphia zone  and  Pollock  is  manager 
of  Loew's  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  John 
Armstrong,  who  won  the  Quigley 
Silver  Grand  Award  for  1935  when 
he  was  director  of  publicity  of  Para- 
mount theatres  in  London,  cannot  at- 
tend. Since  winning  the  award,  Arm- 
strong has  advanced  to  the  post  of 
publicity  director  of  Radio  Pictures, 
Ltd.,  RKO's  British  distributing  com 
pany.  His  award  will  be  presented  in 
London  at  a  later  date. 

Goldberg,  Pollock  and  Vogel  plan 
to  return  east  the  end  of  the  week. 


"U"  Stockholders  to 
Meet  at  Wilmington 

The  annual  meeting  of  stockholders 
of  Universal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  will 
be  held  Friday  in  Wilmington. 
Directors  will  be  elected  and  the  an- 
nual reports  of  officers  will  be  re- 
ceived. 

Common  stockholders  will  elect 
seven  directors  and  preferred  holders 
two.    It  is  believed  that  the  present 

{.Continued  on  page  5) 


Republic  Meet  Set 
For  June,  Chicago 

Kansas  City,  April  27. — Republic 
will  hold  its  national  convention  in 
Chicago  June  5-6  and  will  increase  its 
production  and  advertising  budgets  by 
35  per  cent  for  the  coming  season. 

Announcement  to  this  effect  was 
{Continued  on  page  5) 


KENNEDY  MAY  BE 
ADVISER  AT  PARA. 


Washington's  Sale 
Tax  Ruled  Invalid 

Washington,  April  27. — Refusing 
to  review  a  decision  of  the  Washing- 
ton Supreme  Court,  the  U.  S.  Su- 
preme Court  today  in  effect  held  in- 
valid the  Washington  state  law  seek- 
ing to  impose  taxes  upon  the  receipts 
of  film  distributors. 

The  major  distributors  attacked  the 
validity  of  the  act  on  the  ground  that 
it  was  an  effort  to  tax  interstate  com- 
merce, and  secured  a  favorable  deci- 
sion in  the  state  court.  The  state  au- 
thorities appealed  on  the  ground  that 
the  tax  was  not  on  income  derived 
from  interstate  commerce,  contending 
that  the  distributors  were  attempting 
by  contract  to  convert  local  business 
into  interstate. 


Action  Is  Sought 
For  Booking  Bill 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  April  27. — Pressure 
is  being  brought  to  bear  upon  mem- 
bers of  the  Senate  and  House  Inter- 
state Commerce  Committees  to  take 
action  on  the  block  booking  legisla- 
tion, on  which  nothing  has  been  done 
since  hearings  closed  several  weeks 
ago. 

Members  of  the  committee  are  re- 
ceiving large  numbers  of  telegrams 
and  letters,  all  in  favor  of  the  legisla- 
tion, and  asking  that  action  be  taken. 

Since  the  conclusion  of  the  hearings 
in  February  by  the  Neely  subcommit- 
tee, the  Senate  group  has  paid  no  at- 
{Continued  on  page  5) 


M-G-M  Shorts  Lists 
To  Continue  at  93 

M-G-M's  short  subject  lineup  for 
next  season  will  be  approximately  the 
same  as  this  year  in  figures,  Fred  C. 
Quimby,  general  manager  of  the  short 
subject  department,  stated  yesterday 
following  his  return  from  a  two-week 
trip  to  the  studios. 

For  the  current  season,  93  singles 
{Continued  on  page  5) 


Warners  May  Raise 
Program  of  Shorts 

With  52  doubles  and  78  singles  on 
the  current  schedule,  Warners  may  in- 
crease the  short  subject  total  for 
1936-37,  Norman  H.  Moray,  short 
subject  sales  manager,  asserted  upon 
{Continued  on  page  5) 


Decision  Upon  Accepting 
Job  to  Be  Made  in 
Next  Few  Days 

Decision  on  the  appointment  of 
Joseph  P.  Kennedy  to  an  advisory  post 
in  Paramount  is  expected  to  be  ar- 
rived at  within  the  next  few  days, 
according  to  authoritative  informa- 
tion revealed  yesterday. 

Kennedy,  former  head  of  Pathe  and 
recently  chairman  of  the  Securities 
and  Exchange  Commission,  is  being 
sponsored  in  the  Paramount  situation 
by  interests  headed  by  John  Hertz  of 
Lehman  Brothers,  bankers. 

The  proposed  berths  for  Kennedy 
would  not  make  him  an  officer  of  the 
company  and  would  not  involve  the 
replacement  by  Kennedy  of  any  of 
the  present  Paramount  executive  per- 
sonnel. His  duties  would  be  solely 
of  an  advisory  nature,  primarily  di- 
rected toward  study  of  financial  and 
production  problems  and  public  and 
internal  relations. 

Kennedy  recently  concluded  a  tem- 
porary post  with  the  Radio  Corp.  of 
America  where  he  acted  as  advisor  in 
connection  with  certain  financial  re- 
organization arrangements.  At  a 
stockholders'  meeting  it  was  disclosed 
that  he  was  paid  $150,000  for  this 
service.  Kennedy's  name  has  been 
frequently  mentioned  as  a  possibility 
for  the  new  Presidential  cabinet.  He 
was  active  in  the  last  national  political 
campaign. 

A  group  of  Paramount  directors 
conferred  with  Kennedy  on  the  prof- 
fered Paramount  association  at  a 
luncheon  meeting  yesterday  and  again 
later  in  the  day.  Included  in  the  group 
were  John  D.  Hertz  of  Lehman  Bros., 
{Continued  on  page  5) 

Sherman  Discussing 
Four  More  for  Para. 

Harry  Sherman,  producer  of  the 
Hopalong  Cassidy  series  for  Para- 
mount, is  here  negotiating  with  the 
company  for  an  additional  group  of 
four,  based  on  novels  by  Rex  Beach 
including  "The  Barrier." 


Paramount  Will  Set 
Convention  Shortly 

Paramount's  convention  plans  will 
be  set  this  week,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. The  annual  sales  meet  will 
be  held  either  in  New  York  or  Chi- 
cago some  time  in  June. 

The  usual  60-65  features  will  be 
announced  in  addition  to  113  single- 
reel  and  one  two-reel  shorts  and  104 
{Continued  on  page  5) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Dramatists  Continue  Talk 
On  Pact,  But  Fail  to  Act 


Vol.  39  April  28,  1936  No.  100 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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Rules  No  Reopening 
Of  FWC  Bankruptcy 

Los  Angeles,  April  27. — Federal 
Judge  James  Alger  Pee  today  held 
that  the  Fox  West  Coast  bankruptcy 
cannot  be  reopened.  His  decision  was 
forwarded  here  from  Portland. 

The  ruling  automatically  dismisses 
the  damage  suit  brought  by  T.  L. 
Tally  and  Corbar  Corp. 


Paramount  Buys  'Arnold' 

Hollywood,  April  27.  —  Paramount 
has  purchased  a  story  called  "Benedict 
Arnold"  by  Albert  Shelby  Levino, 
which  Wesley  Ruggles  will  produce 
and  direct.  The  story  covers  the 
human,  rather  than  the  military  side 
of  Arnold's  career,  and  the  character", 
Peggy  Shippen,  who  was  Arnold's 
wife,  will  be  an  important  part  and 
will  be  played  by  Claudette  Colbert. 
Randolph  Scott  will  play  the  part  of 
George  Washington,  and  the  studio 
plans  to  borrow  a  player  for  the  title 
role. 


Team  Three  Youngsters 

Hollywood,  April  27.  —  Freddie 
Bartholomew,  Jackie  Cooper  and 
Mickey  Rooney  are  to  be  teamed  by 
M-G-M  in  "The  Devil  Is  a  Sissy," 
new  story  by  Roland  Brown  and  Frank 
Fenton. 


The  council  of  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
yesterday  discussed  the  objections  of 
producing  managers  as  enumerated  by 
the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  to  the 
guild's  new  contract  for  playwright 
and  manager.  No  decisive  action  was 
taken  and  the  discussions  probably 
will  be  continued  within  a  few  days. 

Some  Hollywood  producers  will  not 
withhold  legitimate  stage  financing  for 
plays  produced  under  the  new  con- 
tract recently  adopted  by  the  Drama- 
tists' Guild,  Sidney  Howard,  presi- 
dent of  the  guild,  said  in  a  letter 
received  by  members  of  his  organi- 
zation yesterday. 

"Talks  between  leading  motion  pic- 
ture producers  and  the  group  of  man- 
agers who  have  been  cooperating  with 
us  in  our  efforts  to  settle  the  present 
situation  assure  us  that  our  own  plans 
for  selling  the  screen  rights  to  our 
plays  are  satisfactory  to  Hollywood 
and  will  stimulate  rather  than  retard 
motion  picture  jnvestment  in  the  the- 
atre," Howard's  letter  stated. 

Warners,  Columbia,  M-G-M  and 
Paramount  have  definitely  stated 
through  officials  that  they  would  re- 
fuse to  finance  plays  produced  under 
the  guild's  contract  with  its  60-40 
split  of  the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of 
film  rights  in  favor  of  the  author. 
Other  companies  are  said  to  have  tak- 
en the  same  stand,  although  no  official, 
public  statement  has  been  made  by 
them. 

Howard's  letter  refers  to  the  stand 
of  film  companies  opposed  to  its  con- 
tract as  "not  surprising  in  view  of 
the  fact  that  the  motion  picture  clause 
offered  by  the  League  of  N.  Y.  The- 
atres' contract  is  in  substance  a  re- 
production of  the  original  scheme  pro- 
posed 10  years  ago  by  the  old  Fox 
company  to  deprive  the  author  of  his 
picture  market.  This  is  the  scheme 
which  brought  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
into  existence  in  1926  and  its  reap- 
pearance is  the  best  of  all  possible 
demonstrations  of  the  guild's  purpose 
and  value." 

The  guild  council  yesterday  voted 
the  §500  Roy  Cooper  Megrue  prize 
for  the  best  comedy  of  the  year  to 
Bella  and  Samuel  Spewack  for  their 
play,  "Boy  Meets  Girl." 

F.  &  M.  Will  Start 
First  of  Four  Soon 

Production  of  "The  Waltz  King," 
first  of  four  pictures  planned  this  sea- 
son by  F.  &  M.,  will  begin  as  soon 
as  Marco  Wolff,  president,  returns 
to  the  coast.  He  plans  to  leave 
either  Saturday  or  Sunday. 

Negotiations  for  national  release 
are  expected  to  be  completed  shortly 
after  a  settlement  of  the  Government's 
civil  suit  against  Warners,  RKO  and 
Paramount  has  been  approved  by  At- 
torney General  Homer  S.  Cummings. 


Veidt  Opening  Tonight 

"The  Passing  of  the  Third  Floor 
Back,"  G.  B.  attraction  starring  Con- 
rad Veidt,  opens  at  the  55th  St. 
Playhouse  tonight.  Motion  Picture 
Dally  reviewed  it  from  London  on 
Sept.  25. 

"The  Country  Beyond"  replaces  "A 
Message  to  Garcia"  tomorrow  at  the 
Center.  It  was  previewed  from 
Hollywood  on  April  3. 


Five  for  20th-Fox 

Twentieth  Century  -  Fox 
will  have  five  films  in  mid- 
Manhattan  by  the  end  of  this 
week.  "Under  Two  Flags" 
will  be  at  the  Music  Hall 
Friday.  "A  Message  to  Gar- 
cia" will  move  from  the  Cen- 
ter to  the  Palace.  "The  Coun- 
try Beyond"  will  go  into  the 
Center.  "Captain  January" 
is  at  the  CapitoL  and  "A 
Connecticut  Yankee"  will  be 
at  the  Roxy. 


Skouras-Fox  Trial 
Is  Set  for  May  18 

Trial  of  the  Skouras  action  to  set 
aside  a  product  deal  made  by  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  with  the  RKO  81st 
St.,  which  was  scheduled  for  yester- 
day, was  postponed  to  May  18  at  the 
request  of  the  Nathan  Burkan  office, 
attorneys  for  Skouras. 

The  action  was  filed  early  last  fall 
alleging  that  sale  of  Fox  product  to 
the  81st  St.,  day  and  date  with  com- 
peting Skouras  operated  houses  in 
the  neighborhood,  was  a  violation  of 
the  Fox  franchise  held  by  Skouras 
and  would  result  in  an  injury  to  the 
plaintiff.  An  injunction  halting  deliv- 
ery of  the  pictures  to  the  RKO  house 
has  been  obtained  by  Skouras  and  is 
in  effect. 

Efforts  to  settle  the  action  out  of 
court  were  under  way  for  a  time,  but 
were  abandoned  when  RKO  found 
that  the  81st  St.  had  ample  product 
without  the  Twentieth-Fox  pictures. 
The  distributor  has  been  anxious  to 
have  the  suit  decided  as,  in  the  mean- 
time, it  has  been  prevented  from  sell- 
ing other  accounts  in  the  neighbor- 
hood, the  most  important  of  which  in- 
clude Springer  &  Cocalis  houses. 

Conn  to  Produce  14 
For  the  New  Season 

Maurice  Conn,  through  Conn  Pic- 
tures Corp.,  Ambassador  and  Melody 
Pictures,  will  produce  14  features  dur- 
ing the  1936-37  season,  he  declared 
here  yesterday.  Under  the  Melody 
name  he  will  make  four  rural  musicals 
with  Pinky  Tomlin,  Conn  Pictures 
will  do  six  melodramas  featuring 
Frankie  Darro  and  Kane  Richmond, 
and  Ambassador  will  have  four  James 
Oliver  Curwoqd  stories  which  will 
star  Kermit  Maynard. 

The  first  of  the  group  will  go  into 
work  on  Aug.  15.  All  14  will  be  pro- 
duced at  the  Talisman  Studio  on  the 
coast.  They  will  be  released  through 
state  rights  exchanges,  with  Chelsea 
Pictures  Corp.  handling  the  output 
here. 


Tammany  Young  Dead 

Hollywood,  April  27. — Tammany 
Young,  who  had  been  hanging  around 
Broadway  for  years  with  a  hanker- 
ing for  Hollywood  before  he  got  his 
wish  several  years  ago,  is  dead  at 
49.  He  was  brought  west  by  W.  C. 
Fields  to  act  as  a  sort  of  good  luck 
charm  and  stooge  at  large  and  had 
a  wide  reputation  as  a  gate-crasher. 
His  widow,  May,  survives. 


Tuesday,  April  28,  IV'l 

Review  Denied  for 
Laboratory  Patenl 

Washington,  April  27. — Review  c 
a  decision  of  the  Ninth  Circuit  Cou:j 
of  Appeals,  holding  that  Columl  j 
Pictures  and  William  Horsley  Fi.tl 
Laboratories  had  not  infringed  a  pan 
tent  held  by  Cinema  Patents  Co.,  Incj 
on  a  method  of  developing  films  waj 
refused  today  by  the  U.  S.  Supremi 
Court. 

The  case  was  appealed  by  Cinemj 
Patents  on  the  ground  that  there  wai 
a  sharp  conflict  of  decision  betwee^ 
two  of  the  circuit  courts  on  the  saml 
claim  on  the  same  patent,  and  ba 
cause  the  decision  of  the  Ninth  Cirl 
cuit  Court  was  in  conflict  with  thJ 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  decisions  as  tl 
what  is  a  patentable  invention,  esj 
pc-cially  in  the  case  of  a  process  o| 
method  claim. 

In  opposition  to  the  review,  Columj 
bia  Pictures  and  the  laboratory  coml 
pany  contended  there  was  not  conj 
flict,  as  claimed,  nor  did  the  decij 
sion  appealed  conflict  with  previouj 
holdings  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Leichter  to  Do  14 
For  1936-37  Seasot 

Mitchell  Leichter's  Beaumont  Pic1 
tures  plans  14  features  for  the  1936-32 
season,  Leichter  said  here  yesterdayj 
Eight  will  feature  Conway  Tearle  ii 
action  melodramas  with  musical  back- 
grounds, and  six  will  be  action  film: 
featuring  Margaret  Morris.  They  wil 
be  made  at  the  International  Studio<| 
on  the  coast. 

The  first  of  each  group  will  go  intd 
work  in  August,  Leichter  said,  and 
will  be  distributed  through  state  right' 
exchanges.  He  declared  he  had  closec 
for  the  new  season's  product  in  all  the 
chief  cities  except  Philadelphia  and 
Atlanta. 

Warners  Get  Gable 
For  Davies  Picture 

Hollywood,  April  27. — Warners 
have  borrowed  Clark  Gable  from  M-i 
G-M  for  the  lead  opposite  Marion! 
Davies  in  "Cain  and  Mabel,"  her  next 
Cosmopolitan.  The  picture  already  is; 
in  work  with  Lloyd  Bacon  directing.! 

It  is  understood  the  Gable  loanoutj 
substitutes  for  the  original  deal 
whereby  Norma  Shearer  was  to 
make  a  picture  for  Warners  in  re- 
turn for  "farming"  Leslie  Howard  to! 
M-G-M  for  the  lead  opposite  Miss! 
Shearer  in  "Romeo  and  Juliet." 


Find  Trend  Upward 

Echoing  the  trend  for  recovery 
throughout  the  country,  the  industry, 
as  evidenced  by  the  upward  trend  in 
film  rentals  and  box  office  receipts 
has  shown  a  higher  average  for  the 
current  period  as  compared  with  last 
year,  according  to  a  survey  issued  by 
Poor's  Publishing  Co.  The  survey 
also  states : 

"That  attendance  during  the  first 
three  months  of  1936  should  have  run 
ahead  of  last  year,  despite  adverse 
weather  conditions  and  floods,  is  ade- 
quate testimony  to  a  rise  in  consumer 
incomes  which  promises  much  for  the 
motion  picture  industry  as  time  passes." 


New  "Ziegfeld"  Dates  Set 

M-G-M  has  set  nine  additional  road- 
show engagements  for  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld,"  bringing  the  total  of  special 
showings  on  the  film  to  35  in  as  many 
cities. 


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cure  OF  GOOD  RETURNS" 

SUKC  „cassidy  Westerns 

..E«h  of  these  H.P^"9^"  ^„  ,he  ,ost. 

seems  a  bit  ^C^nd  W*  ',mPUl' 
The  ■mper"f'b'e.  HoppY  are  en. 

sWe  young  ^J^awing  audience 
dearing  themselves  to« >  9  d  returns 

and  this  latest  one 'ssu  fore... 

forever  W-^J^,  Reporter 


II 


BEST  OF  SERIFS' 

..ThefifthandbestofProd«er 

T„h„errv  Sherman,  *P*-- 

CaM,dV'nt.  enough 
cammed  w  t  he 

fast  action  to  tnrui  u 
"as,  rabid  o.  Western  fans. 

—  Box  Office 


£  TOP  MONEY  MAKER 

™ey  mo((er,  a„d  a  who  sh"'0?.0  '°P 

—Daily  Variety 


Clarence 
THREE  ~ 


WILLIAM  BOYD 

Howard  Bretherton 


E.  Mulford 
ON  THE  TRAIL 

•  ONSLOW  STEVENS 

R«leota 


with 

•  JIMMY  ELLISON 

  D. 


Dirsctad  by 


A  Harry 


_      .  .      A  Paramount  Release 

Sherman  Production 


A   K  iss  in  the  Dark  Brings  to  Light 

the  Ivlerriest  Love  Story  o  f  the  Y  ear! 

She  sighed  when  the  great  lover  on  the  screen 
gathered  the  heroine  in  his  arms.  But  she  screamed 
when  a  handsome  stranger  in  the  next  seat  kissed 
her!...A.n<\  that  scream  was  only  the  heginning] 


ERIK  RHODES  •  JOSEPH  CAWTHORN 
Directed  by  Rowland  V.  Lee 

Released       thru       UNITED  ARTISTS 


Tuesday.  April  28,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


SMPE  Meet  Opens; 
Shearer  Is  Absent 


Chicago,  April  27. — The  Society  of 
M.  P.  Engineers  met  here  today  in  the 
i  first  session  of  its  four-day  convention. 
The  day  was  featured  by  the  reading 
of  a  number  of  dissertations  on  the 
technical  phases  of  the  industry  sub- 
nutted  by  prominent  figures  in  the 
scientific  field. 

A  note  of  disappointment  was 
sounded,  however,  in  the  announce- 
ment that  Douglas  Shearer,  who  was 
to  demonstrate  his  new  M-G-M  sound 
recording,  has  been  held  in  Holly- 
wood on  a  retake  of  Romeo  and  Juliet. 
He  cannot  attend  the  convention.  RCA 
had  spent  §2,500  on  preparation  of 
equipment  for  the  demonstration. 

Decided  advances  in  professional 
and  amateur  photography,  in  sound 
recording  technique  and  equipment  and 
in  sound  reproducing  systems  for  gen- 
eral theatrical  use  were  pointed  out 
in  the  progress  report  of  John  G. 
Frayne,  chairman  of  the  progress 
committee.  Among  the  outstanding 
developments  of  1935  Frayne  noted 
i  the  new  Kodachrome  color  film,  the 
extension  of  three-way  Technicolor 
to  features,  and  improvements  in  si- 
lent cameras. 

In  lighting,  the  development  of  new 
gaseous  conductors,  new  lens  spots 
using  the  Fresnel  type  of  lens  in  stu- 
idios,  and  in  sound  recording,  the  im- 
provement in  the  push-pull  recording 
method,  and  the  use  of  ultra-violet 
light  recording  were  stressed.  Avail- 
able to  theatres  are  new  methods  of 
pulling  film,  as  well  as  the  new  type 
of  multi-cellular  horn,  known  as  the 
Fletcher  horn,  Frayne's  report  in- 
dicated. 

Abbott,  on  the  Film  Library 

Reviewing  the  purposes  and  work 
of  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  Film 
Library,  John  E.  Abbott,  its  director, 
pointed  out  that  until  June,  1935,  when 
the  Library  was  established,  no  or- 
ganization existed  for  preserving  films 
of  merit  or  for  arranging  for  their 
distribution  and  study  by  those  in- 
terested in  the  screen  as  a  "living  art" 
and  its  history  and  development. 

The  functions  of  the  library,  as  ex- 
plained by  Abbott,  are  to  trace  and 
preserve  important  films,  American 
and  foreign;  edit  and  assemble  them 
for  educational  and  non-commercial 
juse;  arrange  critical  appraisals  of 
them ;  make  available  information  con- 
cerning the  artistic,  dramatic  and  his- 
torical aspects  of  the  films ;  assemble 
a  library  of  book  and  data  on  the 
screen.  The  1936  series  includes :  The 
Development  of  Narrative  (1894- 
1911),  The  Rise  of  the  American 
Film  (1912-15),  D.  W.  Griffith  ("In- 
tolerance"), The  German  Influence 
The  Talkies. 

M.  F.  Jameson  and  T.  E.  Shea  of 
the  Bell  Telephone  Laboratories  in 
Xew  York,  in  their  paper  on  "Photo- 
electric Cells  and  their    Method  of 
Operation,"  explained  the  laws  gov 
erning  the  release  of  electrons  from 
photoelectric  surfaces,  their  collection 
at  anodes,  and  the  creation  of  ions  in 
the  photoelectric  cell   gases  by  the 
"ionization"  process.  The  questions  of 
spectral  selectivity  of  various  photo 
electric  surfaces,  the  influence  of  spec 
tral  characteristics  of  illumination  and 
the  dynamic  characteristics  of  vacuum 
!  and  gas-filled  cells,  were  considered. 

The  various  operating  features  of 
photoelectric  cells  was  demonstrated 
in  conjunction  with  the  paper. 

Reading  a  paper  on  "Harmonic  & 


Looking  9Em  Over 


"The  Drag  Nef 

(.Continued  from  page  6) 

is  the  playboy  member  of  the  law  firm  headed  by  his  father  and  does 
little  for  the  name.  He  is  given  a  job  with  the  district  attorney's  office 
and  while  celebrating  his  appointment  has  the  murder  of  Miss  Compson 
dumped  in  his  lap.  With  the  aid  of  Miss  Nixon,  a  newspaperwoman,  he 
gets  himself  into  the  workings  of  a  gambling  outfit  responsible  for  the 
killing.  The  tale  rambles  from  this  point  and  involves  such  items  as 
crooked  politics,  a  jail  break  and  another  near  assassination.  Eventually 
the  case  is  solved  by  La  Rocque. 

The  production  bears  the  marks  of  taste  and  expenditure,  evident  in 
the  sets  and  other  accoutrements.  It  is  definitely  for  dual  bills. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Women  in  White" 

(Guaranteed) 

Furtive  romance  in  hospital  corridors  and  a  typhoid  fever  epidemic 
are  the  factors  of  the  plot  which,  treated  in  an  amateurish  manner, 
projected  in  dialect  and  poor  sound  recording,  lend  neither  interesting 
drama  nor  effective  entertainment. 

The  film,  an  Irish  importation,  deals  with  the  struggles  of  a  young 
doctor  with  his  emotional  life  among  the  nurses  in  the  hospital  where 
he  pursues  his  career  and  how  he  finds  his  true  love  after  being  stricken 
with  the  disease  he  had  successfully  fought  in  a  small  town.  The  acting 
and  production  bear  the  touch  of  too  much  "art." 

The  angle  which  may  draw  an  audience  into  the  theatre  is  that  many 
of  the  players  are  from  the  famous  Abbey  Theatre  troupe.  Otherwise 
it  sadly  lacks  what  it  takes. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0864.   Running  time,  55  minutes.  "G." 


Distortion  in  Variable  Density  Rec- 
ords," Burton  F.  Miller  of  the  War- 
ner studio  showed  that  the  distortion 
in  second  and  third  harmonic  prints 
at  low  frequencies  is  almost  exclusive- 
ly due  to  the  departures  of  the  overall 
gamma  from  unity,  while  distortions 
at  high  frequencies  are  mainly  depend- 
ant upon  the  velocity  of  the  light  valve 
ribbons.  In  a  second  portion  of  the 
paper  Miller  presented  data  obtained 
from  variable  density  frequency  films, 
and  compared  it  with  that  obtained 
from  the  theoretical  analysis. 

G,  A.  Morton  of  the  RCA  Mfg. 
Co.,  in  Camden,  in  a  paper  on  "The 
Electron  Tube  Image,  A  Means  for 
Making  Visible,  Infra-Red  Images," 
described  the  construction  and  theory 
of  operation  of  the  electron  image 
tube,  and  illustrated  various  applica- 
tions of  this  type  of  electronic  device. 

Discussing  in  detail  the  electron 
optical  system  used  in  the  image  tube, 
Morton  described  the  methods  of  cor- 
rection necessary  to  reproduce  faith- 
fully an  image  projected  on  the  photo- 
sensitive cathode. 

"Improved  Resolution  in  Sound 
Recording  and  Printing  by  the  Use 
of  Ultra-Violet  Light,"  was  described 
by  G.  L.  Dimmick  of  RCA,  Camden, 
who  pointed  out  that  the  resolution 
of  sound  film  records  has  been  in- 
creased by  the  use  of  ultra-violet  light 
in  recording  and  printing.  Because  of 
the  absorption  characteristics  of  the 
emulsion,  exposures  made  by  ultra- 
violet light  are  restricted  to  the  sur- 
face. This  reduces  the  spreading  of 
the  image.  The  fogging  of  the  track 
is  almost  entirely  eliminated  through 
the  use  of  the  ultra-violet  light,  Dim- 
mick indicated. 

Louis  Lumiere  of  Paris,  France, 
treated  "Stereoscopy  on  the  Screen," 
saying,  "Improvements  have  been  de- 
veloped in  the  system  of  stereoscopic 
motion  picture  projection  with  light 
beams  of  complementary  colors.  The 
red  and  green  filters  normally  em- 
ployed for  this  purpose  produce  eye- 


strain, causing  fatigue  resulting  from 
the  difference  in  persistence  of  the 
vision  of  red  and  green  retinal 
images."  He  described  a  new  filter 
combination  by  which  both  eyes  re- 
ceive both  red  and  green  light  but  of 
different  wavelength  regions. 

One  of  the  interesting  exhibits  was 
a  demonstration  of  X-ray  talking  pic- 
tures which  clearly  showed  the  com- 
plex movements  of  the  internal  organs 
of  speech  as  they  formed  the  sounds 
which  we  know  as  "talk." 

Jack  Miller  in  an  amusing  address 
"warned"  the  assembled  technicians 
against  going  too  far  with  the  develop- 
ment of  Television. 

The  fall  convention  of  S.M.P.E. 
was  scheduled  to  be  held  in  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  from  October  12  to  15. 

Tuesday's  program  follows : 

10  A.  M.  to  Noon,  East  Lounge,  Acous- 
tics and  Sound  Equipment  Session.  "The 
Acoustic  Design  of  Music  Scoring  Stages," 
C.  M.  Mugler,  Acoustical  Engineering  Co., 
Los  Angeles,  (demonstration),  (20  mins.) 
"Acoustic  Considerations  in  the  Construc- 
tion and  Use  of  Sound  Stages,"  D.  P. 
Loye,  Erpi,  Los  Angeles,  (demonstration), 
(20  mins.)  Report  of  the  Standards  Com- 
mittee, E.  K.  Carver,  chairman.  "A  High- 
Quality  Reproducing  System  for  Small 
Theatres,"  H.  P.  Pfannenstiehl,  E.  O. 
Scriven,  and  J.  F.  D.  Hoge,  Bell  Tele- 
phone Laboratories,  Inc.,  New  York,  (20 
mins.)  "Recent  Improvements  in  the 
Variable-Width  Recording  System,"  B. 
Kreuzer,  RCA  Manufacturing  Co.,  Inc., 
Camden.  N.  J.,  (20  mins.)  "Analysis  of 
Sound  Waves,"  H.  H.  Hall,  Cruft  Labora- 
tory, Harvard  University,  (15  mins.) 

2  to  5  P.  M.,  East  Lounge,  Lighting 
Symposium,  Report  of  the  Projection 
Screen  Brightness  Committee,  C.  Tuttle, 
chairman.  (15  mins.),  Report  of  the  Pro- 
jection Practice  Committee,  H.  Rubin, 
chairman,  (15  mins.)  "The  Motion  Picture 
Screen  as  a  Lighting  Problem."  M.  Luck- 
iesh  and  F.  K.  Moss,  General  Electric  Co., 
Cleveland,  (25  mins.)  "Source  Construc- 
tion and  Color  of  Light  from  Some  Incan- 
descent Lamps,"  R.  E.  Farnham  and  R. 
E.  Worstell,  General  Electric  Co.,  Cleve- 
land, (20  mins.)  "Present  Trends  in  the 
Application  of  the  Carbon  Arc  to  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Industry."  W.  C.  Kalb,  Na- 
tional Carbon  Co.,  Cleveland,  (20  mins.) 
"Theory,  Design  and  Use  of  Photoelectric 
Exposure  Meters,"  A.  T.  Williams,  Wes- 
ton Electrical  Instrument  Corp.,  Newark, 
N.  J.,  (20  mins.) 


Kuykendall  Speaks 
To  Arkansas  I.  T.  O. 


Little  Rock,  Ark.,  April  27. — 
The  second  session  of  the  semi-an- 
nual meeting  of  the  I.T.O.  of  Arkansas 
was  called  to  order  today  by  President 
Morrow,  who  introduced  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall, guest  speaker. 

Kuykendall,  who  is  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  told  the  delegates  that 
"despite  the  fact  that  some  civic  or- 
ganizations were  unfamiliar  with  con- 
ditions under  which  theatre  owners 
operate,  rapid  strides  have  been  made 
in  securing  better  and  more  suitable 
films  for  the  public." 

Mrs.  Scott  Woods,  president  of  the 
Arkansas  Parent- Teachers  Ass'n,  also 
spoke,  paying  tribute  to  the  "notice- 
able improvement  in  pictures,"  and  to 
the  co-operation  of  exhibitors. 

R.  X.  Williams,  president  of  the 
Theatre  Owners  of  Mississippi,  spoke 
on  legislative  matters. 

All  officers  of  the  organization 
were  re-elected.  They  are:  Ray  Mor- 
row, Malvern,  president ;  L.  F.  Haven 
of  Forest  City,  vice-president,  and  J. 
F.  Norman  of  England,  secretary- 
treasurer. 


Gene  Markey  Promoted 

Hollywood,  April  27. — Gene  Mar- 
key  was  today  elevated  from  writer  to 
associate  producer  at  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. His  first  assignment  will 
be  an  Irving  Berlin  musical  as  yet  un- 
titled. The  second  will  be  "White 
Hunter,"  his  original. 


Screen  Writers  Meet 

Hollywood,  April  27. — The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  held  its  regular  meet- 
ing here  tonight,  claiming  that  definite 
recognition  by  producers  had  been 
reached  as  a  result  of  the  blast  fired 
by  the  Producers'  Ass'n  yesterday. 


ITOA  Dines,  Dances 

About  800  exhibitors  and  local  film 
men  last  night  attended  the  I.T.O. A. 
dinner  and  dance  at  the  French  Ca- 


Wall  Street 


Varying  Losses  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ...  35  35  35   

Consolidated              5  m      4&    —  Y* 

Consolidated,  pfd    \&A  16  16       —  % 

Eastman   163Vs  157  158  —S¥& 

Loew's,  Inc  46}4  4454  44}4  —ty& 

Paramount                S$i  8        854     —  54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  65  6454  65  — 254 

Paramount  2  pfd.  10V&  9Ys      9Vs    —  54 

Pathe    954  8?4    —  H 

RKO                        6Y&  534      SJi    —  H 

20th  Century,  pfd.  32J4  31 H  31&    —  J4 

Universal,  pfd  ...  98  95  97  —2 

Warner  Bros.  ...10$£  9*A  10       —  H 

Curb  Shows  Slight  Losses 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    VA      2?4  WA   

Technicolor    2954    285?    2854  —154 

Trans -Lux    3%      Wa      3J4    —  Ya 

Most  Bonds  Show  Drop 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  2654     24J4     2454  —2 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26  24  24  — 1J4 
Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   56       55  56   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8654    83       84  —2 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  27) 

'39  wd    95       9254    9254  -254 


NOW  IN  BOSTON . . . 
OPENING  THIS  WEEK  ALL 
OVER  THE  COUNTRY.. 


RKO  RADIO  PICTURE  *  ★  D 


IT'S  BEEN  A  LONG  TIME 
COMING ...  BUT  AT  LAST 
HE  TOPS  HIS  "THIN  MAN 


* 


JAMES  GLEASON  *  ERIC  BLORE 
ROBERT  ARMSTRONG 

LILA  LEE  *  GRANT  MITCHELL 
fD  Bf  STEPHEN  ROBERTS  ★  ERIN  O'BRIEN-MOORE  *  RALPH  MORGAN 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


12 

"Deeds"  Hits 
$24,000;  Tops 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  April  27.  —  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  joined  the 
winners  last  week,  mopping  up  a 
strong  $24,000  at  the  Stanley.  It 
was  held  a  second  week. 

Still  running  strong  are  "These 
Three"  at  the  Aldine  and  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld,"  which  is  roadshowing  at 
the  Chestnut.  The  former  got  $13,000 
and  the  latter  built  to  $15,000. 

The  Earle  went  back  to  a  six-day 
schedule  and  got  a  better-than-aver- 
age  $13,000  with  "Snowed  Under"  on 
the  screen  and  Ted  Fio  Rito  on  the 
stage.  The  house  depends  more  on 
stage  shows  than  the  screen  and,  since 
Sunday  stage  shows  are  forbidden,  the 
pictures  have  not  been  strong  enough 
to  get  a  good  Sunday  house.  "Cap- 
tain January"  slipped  at  the  Fox  in 
its  second  week,  getting  a  fair  $13,000 
for  its  last  six  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $100,- 
800.  Average,  exclusive  of  the 
Chestnut,  is  $77,960- 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  23 : 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

ALDINE— (1,200),    40c-55c-65c,    7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $13,000.  (Average,  $8,160) 
"KLONDIKE  ANNIE"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA — (600) ,  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,200.     (Average,  $2,800) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,500.     (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE   GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CHESTNUT— (1,500),  55c-86c-$1.10-$1.65— 
roadshow,  7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $15,000. 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.N.) 

EARLE — (2,000),  25c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Stage:  Ted  Fio  Rito  orchestra  and  revue. 
Gross:  $13,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days,  2nd 
week.  Stage:  California  Collegiates,  Wal- 
ter McGrail,  Chiquita,  Dawn  O'Day,  War- 
ren Wilson.  Gross:  $13,000.  (Average,  7 
days,  $14,000) 

"CONNECTICUT    YANKEE"  (2<Kh-Fox) 

KARLTON— (1,000),   25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $2,100.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S — (2,000) ,    30c-40c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

STANLEY  —  (3,700),    40c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $24,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.N.) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $6,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


"Deeds"  Goes  Into 
3d  Week,  Lincoln 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  April  27. — The  sec- 
ond week  of  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town"  at  the  Varsity  was  so  strong 
the  film  went  into  a  third  stretch  with 
bells  on.  The  take  for  the  first  week 
was  $2,300  and  the  second  was  slightly 
higher  at  $2,400.  Average  for  the 
house  is  $1,300,  but  before  "Deeds" 
the  house  had  been  losing  steadily. 

The  other  moneymaker  was  the 
Orpheum's  vaudeville-film  policy  with 
Blackstone,  the  magician,  holding  up 
the  stage  end.  This  and  the  finals  of 
amateur  contests  ran  the  house  around 
§3,300,  $1,200  over  normal. 

"13  Hours  By  Air,"  set  in  cold  at 
the  Lincoln,  and  "Strike  Me  Pink," 
at  the  Stuart,  were  pulled  at  the  end 
of  six  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $11,800 
Average  is  $9,850. 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


"Deeds"  Gets 


$7,500  Take, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  April  27.  —  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  was  in  the 
money  in  a  big  way  at  the  Orpheum 
here  on  a  take  of  $7,500,  which  was 
$2,000  over  par. 

The  biggest  take  of  the  week  was 
at  the  Minnesota  where  "Our  Gang" 
and  "A  Message  to  Garcia"  reached 
$11,000,  up  by  $1,000.  "Wife  vs.  Sec- 
retary" was  still  $500  up  on  a  take 
of  $6,000  in  its  second  week  at  the 
State. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  at  the  St. 
Paul  Paramount  was  strong  at  $7,000, 
and  "The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur" 
was  $2,000  up  at  $6,000  in  the  St.  Paul 
Orpheum. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $32,500.  Average  is  $25,500. 
'total  first  run  business  in  St.  Paul 
was  $20,000.   Average  is  $16,000. 

Estimated  takings: 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  April  23: 

"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.A.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 

"DRIFT  FENCE"  (Para.) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

MINNESOTA— (4,000),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Our  Gang."  Gross:  $11,000.  (Aver- 
age, $10,000) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,900),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  April  24: 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

PARAMOUNT — (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

RIVIERA— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (F.N.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,000),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

TOWER — (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"PASSING  OF  THE  THIRD  FLOOR 
BACK"  (G.B.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 


Small  Town"  Best 
For  Indianapolis 


Indianapolis,  April  27.  —  "Small 
Town  Girl"  shot  receipts  at  Loew's 
to  $11,500,  about  $5,500  above  normal, 
in  a  week  which  brought  revival  of 
first  run  business  here  after  the  quiet 
of  the  Easter  season.  "Moonlight 
Murder"  was  double  billed  with  it. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  did  $5,500  at  the 
Indiana  and  "Everybody's  Old  Man" 
brought  $7,000  into  the  Lyric.  Com- 
ment on  Irvin  S.  Cobb  as  a  starring 
actor  from  the  customers  was  highly 
favorable. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,500. 
Average  is  $28,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  17: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),      25c-40c,      7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


Likes  'Em  Old 

New  Orleans,  April  27. — 
There  is  one  exhibitor  here 
who  is  not  worrying  ex- 
changes as  to  why  he  can't 
get  a  subsequent  run  the  day 
after  it  closes  at  any  of  the 
downtown  houses.  He  is 
Jake  Miller,  lessee  of  the 
Lafayette,  on  Baronne  St. 

Miller  turns  down  any  film 
that  is  less  than  a  year  old. 
They  can't  come  too  old  for 
him.  His  patrons  welcome  a 
feature  that  is  10  years  old. 
It's  a  first  run  to  them. 


"Deeds"  Leads 


Seattle  with 


$6,450  Gross 


Seattle,  April  27. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  was  still  the  outstand- 
ing draw  here  in  its  second  week  at 
the  ^Liberty.  The  $6,450  gross  was 
$2,450  over  a  first  week's  normal  take 
and  was  by  far  the  best  showing  in 
town. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  and  "Everybody's 
Old  Man"  took  $5,650  at  the  Orpheum 
and  were  moved  to  the  Blue  Mouse 
for  another  week.  Spring  weather 
proved  strong  competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,500. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  15: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

FIFTH  AVENUE—  (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  3 
days.  Gross:  $3,400.  (Average,  7  days, 
$7,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN    GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  4 
days.  Gross:  $4,100.  (Average,  7  days, 
$7,000) 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days,  4th  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth 
Avenue.  Gross:  $2,600.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,800),  15c-25c-40c-55c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,450.  (Average, 
$4,000) 

"PRISONER   OF   SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 

"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Orpheum. 
Gross:  $2,950.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (2,450),  25c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,650.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 
"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050),  25c-30c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,200.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"THE  OLD  HOMESTEAD"  (Liberty) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-25c-30c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville headed  by  Marie  &  Her  Pals.  Gross: 
$3,150.    (Average,  $3,500) 


"Deeds"  a  $10,000 
Leader  in  Houston 

Houston,  April  27.— "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  pleased  Centennial 
crowds  so  much  that  the  Metropolitan 
grossed  $10,500,  as  compared  to  an 
average  $7,000.  The  holiday  and 
many  out-of-town  visitors  to  the  San 
Jacinto  battlefield  celebration  brought 
above — average  grosses  to  most  thea- 
tres. 

"Desert  Gold,"  on  a  double  bill  with 
"Little  America,"  bettered  the  Kirby 
average  of  $3,000  by  $300,  and  "Her 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Tuesday,  April  28,  1936 


'Deeds"  Tops 
$34,000,  Best 
Chicago  Gross 


Chicago,  April  27. — Cold,  blustery 
weather  bumped  grosses,  but  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  was  in  the 
money  at  the  Chicago  in  spite  of  this 
handicap.  It  ran  over  normal  by 
$2,000  for  a  total  of  $34,000. 

"A  Message  to  Garcia"  went  $1,400 
over  the  line  on  a  take  of  $5,900  at 
the  Apollo,  and  "Don't  Get  Personal," 
with  a  vaudeville  show,  was  strong  at 
the  State-Lake  with  $15,000.  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  took  $12,000  in  its 
second  week  at  the  Erlanger. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$132,100.    Average  is  §127,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  21: 

"THE  COUNTRY   DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 

ROOSEVELT  —  (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $16,800.     (Average,  $11,000) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 
"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  June  Knight,  Mitchell  &  Durant, 
Joe  Morrison.    Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 

$19,000) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Para.) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Great  Waltz."  Gross:  $34,000. 
(Average,  $32,000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 

ORIENTAL — (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Swing  Revue."  Gross:  $15,400. 
(Average,  $15,000) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

GARRICK— (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,400),    30c-40c-60c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $5,900.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age, $17,000) 

"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Estelle  Taylor,  Roscoe  Ates 
and  vaudeville.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 
$13,000) 

Week  Ending  April  25: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Two  shows  daily.  Gross: 
$12,000.     (Average,  $11,000) 


"Deeds"  Is  Cincy 
Smash  at  $18,000 

Cincinnati,  April  27. — On  the 
basis  of  total  figures,  business  last 
week  gave  a  fairly  good  account  of 
itself.  The  RKO  Albee  was  the  only 
house  high  on  the  profit  side,  with 
"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To  Town,"  which 
did  just  that  with  a  gross  of  $18,000, 
or  $6,000  on  the  up-side.  It  moved 
to  the  RKO  Lyric  for  a  second  stanza. 

The  independent  Strand  took  in 
$1,900  on  eight  days  with  "House  of 
a  Thousand  Candles."  Normal  is 
$1,500.  The  other  spots  were  below 
average,  although  a  few  came  reason- 
ably close  to  it. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $59,100. 
Average  is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings: 

Week  Ending  April  22: 
"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c,  8  days.  Gross: 
$1,900.     (Average.   7  davs.  $1,500) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO    LYRIC— (1,400),    35c-42c,    7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $4,300.  (Aver- 
age, $6,500)    Moved  to  RKO  Grand. 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


yre  (joint) 


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MOVIES... 


And  whether  they  enjoy  themselves  depends  not  on  how  long  it  took 
to  make  the  picture,  nor  on  how  many  extras  were  employed,  but 
on  what  they  see  on  the  screen.  And  what  they  see  on  the  screen  is 
only  what  the  print  brings  to  it.  The  print  is  the  show.  That's  why  it 
should  be  the  finest  you  can  buy.  It  is  the  finest  you  can  buy  when 
made  by  Consolidated — a  sharp,  clean,  vital  reproduction  of  all  the 
sound  and  action  in  the  master  negative  that  does  full  justice  to 
the  producer's  best  efforts. 


"MADE  BY  SCIENCE  TO 
EXPRESS  YOUR  ART" 


Consolidated  film  Industries,  inc. 


NEW  YORK 


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HOLLYWOOD 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  April  28,  1936 


"January"  Is 
$10,500  High 
In  Louisville 


Louisville,  April  27. — "C  a  p  t  a  i  n 
January"  topped  the  town  with  a  gross 
of  $10,500,  besting  par  by  $6,000.  This 
figure  is  by  far  the  best  showing  made 
at  that  house  for  some  time,  and  was 
helped  no  little  by  a  teachers'  conven- 
tion. Matinees  were  big,  due  to  a 
three-day  vacation  for  the  children. 

Loew's  State,  with  "The  Unguarded 
Hour"  and  "Hell  Ship  Morgan,"  had 
a  good  week,  the  take  being  $5,700, 
just  $200  over  the  line.  Other  houses 
were  slightly  below  average,  including 
the  National,  which  had  an  excellent 
stage  show,  but  the  draw  was  light. 

Some  opposition  was  furnished  at 
the  Memorial  Auditorium  Tuesday 
where  Nazimova  closed  the  legitimate 
season  in  "Ghosts."  The  engagement 
showed  a  profit,  grossing  $2,500  for 
one  performance. 

Next  week  should  hit  the  theatres 
pretty  hard,  with  the  Kentucky  Derby 
Festival  offering  a  parade,  ball  and 
other  free  attractions. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,700. 
Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  23 : 

"THE    UNGUARDED    HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"HELL    SHIP    MORGAN"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3.000),   15c-25c-40c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $5,700.     (Average,  $5,500) 
"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

RIALTO— (3.000).  15c-25c-40c.  8  days. 
Gross:     $10,500.      (Average    for    7  days, 

$4,500) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

BROWN— (1,400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $2,800) 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
STRAND — (1,500) ,    15c-25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,200.     (Average.  $3,500) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (W.  B.) 
MARY  ANDERSON — (1,000).  15c-25c-40c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $2,800.  (Aver- 
age, $3,500) 

"SPY  77"  (F.D.)  . 
"LITTLE    RED  SCHOOLHOUSE" 
(Chesterfield) 
"I'LL  NAME  THE  MURDERER"  (F.  D.) 

NATIONAL— (2.400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  York  &  King,  Gray  Family,  Vox  & 
Walters,  Five  Cardovas.  four  days;  straight 
pictures,  three  days.  Gross:  $2,700.  (Aver- 
age, $3,000) 

"THE  INFORMER"  (Radio) 
"SILLY   BILLIES"  (Radio) 
"BURNING  GOLD"  (Winchester) 
"NEXT  TIME  WE  LOVE"  (Univ.) 
ALAMO — (900).    15c-25c,    7    days,  split 
week.    Gross:  $1,300.     (Average,  $1,400) 


"Deeds"  Goes  Into 
3d  Week  at  Lincoln 

(Continued  from  pane  12) 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  22: 

"GREAT  IMPERSONATION"  (Univ.) 
"ROARING  GUNS"  (Puritan) 
"FEDERAL  AGENT"  (Winchester) 
"IDOL  OF  MILLIONS"  (Capitol) 

LIBERTY— (1,200).  10c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,"<X).    (Average.  $850) 

"13  HOURS   BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

LINCOLN— (1.600).  10c-20c-25c.  6  days. 
Gross:  S2.200.    (Average  for  7  davs,  $2,200) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 

"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"COLLEGIATE"  (Para.) 
"SPLENDOR"   (U.  A.) 

ORPHEUM— (1.350).  10c-15c-20c-25c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Three  days  with  Blackstone, 
the  magician,  and  one  with  an  amateur 
contest    finals.     Gross:    $3,300.  (Average, 

$2,100) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

VARSITY — (1 .1001 .  10c-20c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $2,400.    (Average,  $1,300) 
"STRIKE  ME  PINK"   (U.  A.) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c.  6  Havs. 
Gross:  $2,900.  (Average,  for  7  days.  $3,- 
100) 


Meet  Again"  and 
Show  High  in  N.H. 


New  Haven,  April  27. — First  run 
business  maintained  a  fair  average 
over  normal.  The  Paramount,  fea- 
turing "Till  We  Meet  Again"  on  the 
screen  and  Count  Berni  Vici  and  his 
"Spices  of  1936"  on  the  stage,  grossed 
$6,000,  or  $1,200  over  the  line. 

"These  Three"  and  "Don't  Gamble 
with  Love"  at  the  Poli,  outdistanced 
the  $7,000  usual  week  by  $900.  The 
College  dual,  "Next  Time  We  Love" 
and  "Pride  of  the  Marines,"  topped 
average  by  $500,  totalling  $3,300. 
"Road  Gang,"  with  "Brides  are  Like 
That,"  at  the  Roger  Sherman,  dipped 
slightly  with  a  $4,400  gross. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,600. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

■Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  24: 

"NEXT  TIME  WE  LOVE"  (Univ.) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

COLLEGE — (1,499),     25c-35c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $3,300.     (Average,  $2,800) 
"TILL   WE   MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,400),   35c-50c.   7  days. 
Stage:    "Spices    of    1936."     Gross:  $6,000. 
(Average,  $4,800) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

POLI— (3,040),  35c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,900.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"ROAD  GANG"   (F.  N.) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2,200),    7  days. 
Gross:  $4,400.    (Average,  $4,700) 


"Modern  Times"  at 
,750  Tops  Omaha 

Omaha,  April  27.  —  "Modern 
Times,"  on  a  dual  with  "The  Widow 
from  Monte  Carlo,"  was  the  big  noise 
of  the  week  with  a  take  of  $6,750  at 
the  Omaha.  This  was  $1,750  over 
normal  for  the  house. 

"The  Witness  Chair"  and  "The 
Farmer  in  the  Dell"  were  strong  at 
$3,950  at  the  Brandeis,  but  "13  Hours 
by  Air"  and  "The  Bohemian  Girl"  fell 
under  the  line  at  the  Orpheum  with 
$7,300. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,000. 
Average  is  $16,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  22: 

"THE    WITNESS    CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"THE  FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,950.    (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (3.000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,300.     (Average,  $7,500) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 
"WIDOW   FROM    MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.B.) 

OMAHA— (2.200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,750.     (Average,  $5,000) 


Accessories  in  N.  H. 

New  Haven,  April  27. — National 
Screen  Accessories  will  lease  quarters 
on  Meadow  St.,  film  district,  this 
week.  The  office  will  be  in  charge  of 
Sidney  Goldberg  who  also  represents 
National  Screen  Service  in  this  ter- 
ritory. 


Leases  Lincoln  House 

Lincoln.  April  27. — George  O. 
Monroe,  midstate  exhibitor,  has  leased 
the  550-seat  Colonial  here,  which  is  to 
be  renovated  and  run  in  competition 
with  the  five  houses  of  Lincoln 
Theatre  Corp.  and  the  two  of  West- 
land  Theatres. 


"January"  $14,000 
Cleveland  Grosser 


Cleveland,  April  27.  —  "Captain 
January"  was  the  best  box-office  bet 
of  the  week  with  $14,000  at  Warners' 
Hippodrome,  where  $8,000  is  average. 
"A  Connecticut  Yankee"  jumped  50 
per  cent  above  average  at  the  Allen 
with  a  take  of  $5,000. 

"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine," 
with  $15,500  at  Loew's  State,  beat  the 
house  $12,000  average  by  $3,500  and 
was  held  downtown  at  Loew's  Still- 
man.  "Every  Saturday  Night"  on  the 
RKO  Palace  screen  with  a  new  Major 
Bowes  unit  on  the  stage  balanced  the 
budget  at  $15,000,  which  is  par.  "F- 
Man"  wasn't  so  hot  at  Loew's  Still- 
man  with  a  $3,000  take  as  against 
$4,000  average. 

Principal  counter  attraction  was 
"Three  Men  On  a  Horse,"  playing  one 
week  at  the  Hanna. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,500. 
Average  is  §42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  24 : 

"CONNECTICUT    YANKEE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

ALLEN— (3,300).     30c-35c-42c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  ST1LLMAN — (1,900).  25c-35c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-35c-42c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $15,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-42c-60c.  7 
davs.  Stage:  Major  Bowes  Unit.  Gross: 
$15,000.     (Average.  $15,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME  —  (3.800). 
30c-35c-42c.  7  davs.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Aver- 
age, $8,000) 


"Deeds"  Is  Cincy 

Smash  at  $18,000 

(Continued  from  pane  12) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

RKO  ALBEE— (3.300),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $18,000.  (Average,  $12,000)  Moved 
to  RKO  Lvric. 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

RKO  PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c.  6  days. 
Gross:  $9,300.    (Average.  7  days.  $10,000) 
"MOONLIGHT   MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
RKO  SHUBERT— (2.150).  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:     "Broadway     Jamboree."  Gross: 
$11,000.     (Average.  $12,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

RKO  CAPITOL— (2.000).  35c -42c.  7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age. $6,500)    Held  over. 

"CONNECTICUT    YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO  GRAND— (1.200),  25c-40c.  7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,400.  (Aver- 
age. $2,750) 

"BULLDOG  COURAGE"  (Puritan) 

RKO  FAMILY—  (1.000),  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,200.     (Average.  $1,250) 

"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  4  davs. 
Gross:   $1,000.     (Average.  $1,200) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

KEITH'S— (1.500).  30c-40c.  7  davs.  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average.  $6~,5O0) 


"Small  Town"  Best 
For  Indianapolis 

(Continued  from  facie  12) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.  B.) 
CIRCLE— (2.800).  25c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
INDIANA— (3.200),      25c-40c.      7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S—  (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$11,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"EVFRYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
LYRIC— (2.000).  25c-40c.  7  davs.  Vaude- 
ville.   Gross:  $7,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 


"Fauntleroy" 
On  Dual  Big 
In  Milwaukee 


Milwaukee,  April  27.  —  "Little 
Lord  Fauntleroy"  and  "Love  on  a 
Bet"  were  tops  with  a  $8,800  take  at 
the  Warner  in  a  fair  week.  This  take 
was  $3,800  above  par.  A  close  second 
bet,  "A  Message  to  Garcia"  and 
"Gentle  Julia"  at  Fox's  Wisconsin, 
grossed  $8,600. 

The  Strand,  joining  the  first  run 
houses  under  the  Fox  banner,  played 
"Captain  January"  and  "Every  Satur- 
day Night"  in  an  extended  second 
week  run  from  the  circuit's  Wisconsin 
to  the  tune  of  $2,800.  Other  business 
was  just  above  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,900. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  23: 

"13   HOURS   BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"THE   VOICE   OF    BUGLE  ANN" 
(M-G-M) 

PALACE—  (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.     (Average,  $5,000; 
"LEATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

RIVERSIDE— (2,300),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Footlight  Flashes"  with  Edgar 
Bergen,  Mills  &  Cappy,  Ray  Vaughn. 
Three   Flames.     Gross:   $5,200.  (Average, 

$5,000) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 
"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

WARNER    —    (2,400),    25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $8,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (2<>th-Fox) 
"GENTLE   JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

WISCOXSLX— (3,200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,600.     (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

STRAND— (1,400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 

$2,800. 


"Deeds"  a  $10,000 
Leader  in  Houston 

(Continued  from  page  12) 

Master's  Voice,"  with  Bank  Night, 
drew  $1,500  at  the  Kirby.  The  one- 
day  average  is  $400. 

"These  Three"  fell  below  expecta- 
tions, although  it  had  a  take  of  $7,600. 
"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  at  the 
Majestic  was  the  only  feature  falling 
below  par,  taking  $6,500  as  against  an 
average  of  $7,000.  "Till  We  Meet 
Again"  at  the  Kirbv  broke  even  with 
$1,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,100. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  23 : 

"DESERT  GOLD"  (Para.) 
"LITTLE  AMERICA"  (Para.) 
KIRBY— (1.450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"HER  MASTER'S  VOICE"  (Para.) 
KIRBY— (1,450).   15c-35c,   1   day.  (Bank 
Night).     Gross:  $1,500. 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
KIRBY— (1,450),   15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"THESE  THREE"   (U.  A.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (2,750).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,800.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"THE   MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
MAJESTIC — (2,250),     25c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.    (Average.  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

METROPOLITAN— (2.600),  25c-50c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


George  Coleman  Marries 

Boston,  April  27. — George  Cole- 
man, assistant  to  manager  J.  A.  Good- 
win at  the  Scollav  Square,  was  mar- 
ried recently  to  Frances  Buckley. 


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"Dorado"  and 
Show  $20,000 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  April  27. — The  return 
of  stage  shows  to  the  Stanley  after 
an  absence  of  more  than  a  month 
pushed  that  house  back  into  the  high- 
gross  bracket  last  week,  with  such 
names  as  Block  and  Sully  and  Roger 
Pryor  in  person,  helping  "Robin  Hood 
of  Eldorado"  to  _  a  healthy  $20,000. 
Also  hitting  old-time  form  again  was 
the  Penn,  where  "The  Trail  of  the 
Lonesome  Pine"  collected  $14,500. 

The  other  two  first  run  sites,  how- 
ever, were  somewhat  off.  The  War- 
ner couldn't  climb  above  $4,500  with 
"Brides  Are  Like  That"  and  "The 
Preview  Murder  Mystery,"  while  the 
Casino  nose-dived  with  "Hi  Gaucho" 
and  "Doughnuts  and  Society,"  get- 
ting only  $1,400.  The  Alvin^  closed 
since  the  flood,  opened  again  last 
week  with  "The  Ghost  Goes  West," 
but  it  didn't  get  under  way  until 
April  21  and  therefore  isn't  included 
in  this  tabulation. 

Last  week  was  a  week  of  mixed 
weather,  ranging  from  typical  spring 
mildness  to  a  raging  snowstorm, 
which  had  some  effect  on  business. 
So  did  the  opening  of  the  baseball 
season,  particularly  on  Sunday  when 
a  game  between  St.  Louis  and  Pitts- 
burgh drew  close  to  20,000  customers. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $40,400. 
Average  is  $36,800. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  23 : 

"HI    GAUCHO"  (Radio) 
"DOUGHNUTS  AND  SOCIETY"  (Mascot) 

CASINO— (1,800),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,400.     (Average,  $2,300) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

PENN — (3,300),   25c-40c,   7   days.  Gross: 
$14,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"ROBIN    HOOD    OF    EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

STANLEY— (3,600),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Block  and  Sully,  Roger  Pryor, 
Eddie  Feabody,  Moore  and  Revel,  Harry 
King  and  the  Sinclair  Twins.  Gross:  $20,- 
000.    (Average,  $17,500) 

"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.     (Average,  $5,000) 


Academy  Rules  Upon 
Weekly  Contract  Pay 

Hollywood,  April  27. — W  e  e  k  1  y 
contract  players  are  not  entitled  to 
further  compensation  after  a  produc- 
tion has  been  suspended  was  the  de- 
cision handed  down  by  the  Academy 
Conciliation  Committee  after  studying 
the  case  of  Sam  Jaffe,  actor,  against 
Paramount.  The  difficulty  arose  out 
of  the  termination  of  production  on 
"I  Loved  A  Soldier"  after  Margaret 
Sullavan  broke  her  arm. 

The  case  was  heard  by  the  commit- 
tee on  appeal  from  a  previous  decision 
of  the  Actors'  Adjustment  Committee. 
The  committee  ruling  came  under  the 
section  of  Paragraph  29  of  the 
Academy  minimum  contract  applying 
to  "accident"  rather  than  to  "illness." 


Cremate  Percy  Hammond 

Percy  Hammond,  drama  critic  of  the 
Herald-Tribune,  who  died  Saturday 
after  a  short  illness  from  pneumonia, 
was  cremated  yesterday  in  Queens. 
No  funeral  services  were  held  at  his 
own  request.  He  is  survived  by  a  son, 
John  Hammond. 


"Moon"  with 
Waring  Band 
Boston  Smash 


Boston,  April  27.— "The  Moon's 
Our  Home"  and  Fred  Waring  and 
his  Pennsylvanians  at  the  Metropoli- 
tan were  the  big  noise  of  the  week 
with  a  gross  of  $33,000.  This  was 
$11,000  over  par. 

At  the  RKO  Boston  "Murder  on  a 
Bridle  Path"  with  N.T.G.  and  his 
revue  pulled  $23,000,  above  normal  by 
$6,000.  "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus" 
and  "Road  Gang,"  playing  day  and 
date  at  the  Fenway  and  Paramount, 
were  strong  in  both  spots. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $106,- 
000.    Average  is  $87,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  24 : 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.  N.) 

FENWAY— (1,382),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $4,500) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
KEITH'S    MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-65c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $12,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"SMALL   TOWN    GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

"PANIC  IN  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 
LOEWS  ORPHEUM — (2,970),  25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $13,000) 
"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"PANIC  IN   THE  AIR"  (Col.) 
LOEWS     STATE— (3,537),     25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,332),      35c-65c.  7 
days.    Stage:    Fred  Waring  and  his  Penn- 
sylvanians.     Gross:     $33,000.  (Average, 
$22,000) 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.  N.) 

PARAMOUNT— (1,793),   25c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"MURDER  ON   A  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

RKO  BOSTON— (3,246),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Stage:  N.T.G.  and  His  Girl  Revue. 
Gross:  $23,000.     (Average,  $17,000) 

"Small  Town"  Gets 
,300,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  April  27. — A 
week  of  Mardi  Gras  and  an  "  '89ers" 
celebration  failed  to  tip  grosses  in  a 
big  way.  "Small  Town  Girl"  at  the 
Criterion  led  the  procession  with 
$6,300,  up  by  $1,300. 

"Farmer  in  the  Dell"  was  normal  at 
$2,000  in  the  Capitol.  "Three  God- 
fathers," with  a  stage  show,  pulled  a 
strong  $2,300  at  the  Liberty  in  four 
days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $14,600. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  25 : 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
CRITERION— (1,700),     10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,300.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),  10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,400.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

CAPITOL — (1,200),      10c-20c-26c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $2,000) 
"THREE  GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),      10c-20c-26c-35c,  4 
days.     Gross:   $2,300.     Stage:  "Hollywood 
Holiday."    (Average  week,  $3,000) 
"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 

L  I  B  E  R  T  Y— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-35c,  3 
days.    Gross:  $600.    (Average  week,  $3,000) 


Boston  Men  Plan  Trip 

Boston,  April  27. — The  local  film 
post  of  the  American  Legion  plans  a 
cruise  to  New  York  during  the  week- 
end of  May  9.  Charles  Heath  of  RKO 
is  in  charge  of  arrangements. 


Firemen  Return 

New  Lewisburg,  O.,  April 
27. — The  local  fire  house  has 
been  restored  to  its  normal 
functions  after  having  been 
rented  for  the  weekly  picture 
show  of  the  community 
sponsored  by  local  mer- 
chants. Pictures  are  usually 
shown  at  the  Town  Hall, 
which  is  rented  by  the 
Mayor  for  $3,  but  when  a 
medicine  show  offered  $15 
local  merchants  engaged  the 
fire  house  and  used  the  en- 
gine sirens  for  ballyhoo  pur- 
poses. Chairs  were  borrowed 
for  the  event. 


Name  Pittsburghers 
To  Aid  Rogers  Fund 

Pittsburgh,  April  27. — John  H. 
Harris,  chairman  of  the  exhibitors' 
committee  of  the  Pittsburgh  Division 
of  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Fund 
drive,  May  22-29,  has  named  a  num- 
ber of  committees. 

They  are:  Executive — Harry  M. 
Kalmine,  chairman;  M.  J.  Cullen, 
James  G.  Balmer,  Alex  Moore,  Fred 
Harrington,  William  Taylor;  public- 
ity— George  D.  Tyson,  chairman;  Joe 
Feldman,  Karl  Krug,  Kasper  Mona- 
han  and  Harold  Cohen. 

The  distributors'  committee  co- 
operating with  Ira  Cohn  includes 
Dave  Kimmelman,  John  Maloney, 
Art  Levy,  Charles  Rich,  Bert  Stearn, 
Al  Barnett  and  George  Lefko. 


Drew  Heads  Fund  Drive 

Cleveland,  April  27. — Frank  Drew, 
M-G-M  branch  manager,  has  been 
appointed  local  chairman  of  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Fund  drive  May  22- 
29. 


Use  Rogers  Reissue 

Hartford,  April  27. — The  Palace 
here  reopened  with  a  revival  of  Will 
Rogers'  "A"  Connecticut  Yankee," 
preparatory  to  the  launching  of  the 
Rogers  Memorial  Fund  drive.  The 
house,  which  operates  intermittently, 
will  be  open  until  the  summer. 


WPA  Takes  1,500-Seater 

San  Francisco,  April  27. — The 
Columbia,  1,400-seater,  dark  since  the 
long  run  of  the  Minsky  burlesque 
roadshow  last  autumn,  has  been  leased 
for  a  week's  performance  of  "The 
First  Legion"  by  the  San  Francisco 
WPA  players. 

Heretofore,  relief  groups  have  used 
the  old  Bush,  seating  some  400,  for 
Friday  and  Saturday  night  perform- 
ances only  of  standard  dramas. 


Zorn  Theatre  Manager 

Providence,  April  27. — Edward 
Zorn  has  taken  over  management  of 
the  RKO  Albee  here,  supplanting 
Harry  Schlinker,  and  Richard  E.  Far- 
rell,  publicity  director,  becomes  man- 
ager of  the  RKO  Victory.  Mrs.  Lea 
Duhamel  Farrell,  former  Paramount 
Publix  publicity  manager,  will  do  pub- 
licity for  the  Albee.  Zorn  is  a  former 
Paramount  district  manager. 


To  Build  Yard  Theatre 

A  theatre  in  a  yard  is  the  latest 
New  York  exhibition  development.  It 
will  be  a  491-seater  to  be  erected  be- 
tween two  seven-story  apartments  at 
215-221  West  34th  St. 


"Petticoat"  Best 
Indianapolis  Bet 


Indianapolis,  April  27.— First  run 
business  boomed  last  week,  sending 
"Petticoat  Fever"  at  Loew's  to  $9,000, 
$3,000  over  the  line.  "The  Moon's 
Our  Home,"  at  the  Circle,  coupled 
with  a  two-day  appearance  of  Lum 
'n'  Abner,  went  $9,700,  $5,700  up- 
stairs. 

"Captain  January"  hauled  a  total  of 
$5,500  into  the  Apollo,  and  Horace 
Heidt's  Brigadiers,  plus  "Charlie  Chan 
at  the  Circus,"  were  worth  $11,200 
to  the  Lyric. 

"Silly  Billies"  was  double  featured 
with  "Moon"  at  the  Circle  and  deleted 
on  the  bill  for  the  two  days  the  radio 
comedians  appeared. 

With  the  presentation  of  "Sutter's 
Gold"  and  "Big  Brown  Eyes,"  the 
Indiana  closed  for  the  summer,  fol- 
lowing a  custom  established  about  five 
years  ago.  Reopening  will  be  in  the 
fall,  but  definite  date  has  not  been  ar- 
ranged. Double  features  will  be  the 
rule  most  of  the  summer  at  the  Circle, 
which  is  operated  under  the  same  man- 
agement. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $40,150. 
Average  is  $28,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  24: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Lum 
V  Abner  on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  with 
"Silly  Billies"  off.  Gross:  $9,700.  (Aver- 
age, $4,000) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

INDIANA— (3,100),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,750.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S—  (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 

LYRIC— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Horace  Heidt  and  His  Brigadiers.  Gross: 
$11,200.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Report  No  Closings 
For  K.  C.  Territory 

Kansas  City,  April  27. — "No  clos- 
ings in  our  territory  have  been  re- 
ported to  us  so  far  this  year,"  says 
Gus  Diamond,  office  manager  for 
Warners. 

The  most  likely  spots  for  reopening 
got  under  way  last  year,  so  that  this 
spring  there  have  been  fewer  of  those 
reported,  Diamond  said.  He  ex- 
pressed the  opinion  reopenings  had 
reached  the  saturation  point,  and  that 
from  now  on  there  would  be  new 
theatres  or  replacements. 


Set  New  Radio  Network 

New  Orleans,  April  27. — Seven 
Louisiana  radio  stations  have  been 
linked  in  the  Southern  Broadcasting 
Network,  for  a  special  10-week  series 
of  broadcasts  from  Louisiana  State 
University  on  Sundays.  Plans  are 
under  way  to  acquire  other  commer- 
cial accounts  for  the  network. 


Show  Palestine  Film 

Chicago,  April  27. — "The  Land  of 
Promise,"  a  film  of  the  present  Jew- 
ish enterprise  in  Palestine,  will  be 
shown  for  one  week  at  the  McVickers 
starting  Tuesday.  The  picture  has 
been  brought  here  by  a  local  charity 
organization,  which  is  sponsoring  the 
showing. 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  101 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  29,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Writers  Take 
Up  Challenge 
Of  Producers 


Predict  Guild  Approval 
Of  Demands  May  2 


Hollywood,  April  28.— The  board 
of  directors  of  the  Screen  Writers' 
(luild  has  taken  up  the  challenge 
flung  by  the  producers  Sunday  in  op- 
posing the  Guild  shop  and  has  issued 
a  statement  detailing  its  aims.  It  de- 
nies the  purposes  which  were  attrib- 
uted to  the  guild  leaders  in  the  pro- 
ducers' statement. 

The  guild  expressed  confidence  that 
all  points  of  the  Authors'  League 
amendments  will  be  ratified  at  the 
meeting  to  be  held  May  2  depsite  the 
threatened  split  of  a  conservative 
;.:TOup  from  the  main  guild  body.  The 
yuild  statement  follows : 

"The  best  proof  that  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  has  at  last  an  effective 
plan  for  attaining  the  league  shop  is 
the  hysterical  outburst  of  abuse  from 
the  producers.  Despite  this  outburst 
the  proposed  amalgamation  will  be 
submitted  for  ratification  on  Saturday 
at  the  annual  guild  meeting.  The 
hoard  has  every  expectation  that  the 
amalgamation  that  has  been  proposed 
with  the  Authors'  League  will  be  ap- 
proved by  an  overwhelming  majority. 

"We  don't  want  control  of  the  film 
business  or  any  bar  to  new  writers, 
nor  are  we  asking  the  same  authority 
I  over  screen  material  as  is  enjoyed  by 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Kennedy  Move  as  Yet;      Tax  Decision 
Board  to  Meet  Tomorrow]  Seen  Helping 


Paramount's  board  of  directors  will  meet  tomorrow.  Prior  to  that 
meeting,  and  perhaps  for  a  few  days  thereafter,  there  are  expected  to 
be  no  developments  on  the  possibility  that  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  will  join 
the  company  as  an  adviser. 

Kennedy  conferred  again  yesterday  at  his  office  in  the  RCA  Bldg. 
with  John  D.  Hertz  of  Lehman  Bros,  and  Edwin  L.  Weisl,  personal 
attorney  for  Floyd  B.  Odium,  head  of  the  Atlas  Corp.  The  former 
Pathe  and  F.B.O.  head  told  Motion  Picture  Daily  that  he  would  not 
accept  the  post  if  his  appointment  met  with  opposition. 


M-G-M  Will  Have  50 
For  the  New  Season 

i 

M-G-M"s  feature  output  next  season 
will  approximate  SO,  it  was  learned 
yesterday  with  the  arrival  of  Louis 
B.  Mayer,  Al  Lichtman,  Howard 
Dietz  and  Howard  Strickling  from 
the  coast. 

None  of  the  officials  would  discuss 
the  breakdown  of  the  number  of  re- 
leases, stating  this  information  would 
be  made  public  at  the  annual  sales 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


20th-Fox  Will  Have 
52,  Declares  Goetz 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  will  have 
52  features  next  season  in  addition  to 
the  usual  lineup  of  shorts,  William 
<~ioetz,  executive  assistant  to  Darryl 
Zanuck.  production  head,  stated  upon 
his  arrival  from  the  coast  yesterday. 

Goetz  will  remain  in  town  from  10 
days  to  two  weeks  to  confer  with  John 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


British  Trade 
Expects  Quota 
Rise  Over  20% 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  28. — The  British 
trade  at  large  anticipates  the  quota 
will  be  increased  from  its  current  high 
bracket  of  20  per  cent  on  exhibitor 
and  distributor  alike. 

No  comment  is  made  in  reply  to  re- 
ports in  circulation  that  the  Federa- 
tion of  British  Industries  has  asked 
that  the  quota  be  increased  to  35  per 
cent  at  a  minimum  percentage  cost 
per  foot  of  12. 

There  are  indications  that  the  in- 
crease will  be  asked  for  tactical  rea- 
sons as  a  counterfoil  to  an  anticipated 
exhibitor  demand  for  abolition,  leaving 
unanswered  any  forecast  as  to  what 
exactly  the  new  law  will  provide. 


Duovac  and  General 
Seeking  $37,850,000 

Wilmington,  Del.,  April  28. — Du- 
ovac Radio  Corp.  and  General  Talk- 
ing Pictures  Corp.  filed  suit  in  Fed- 
eral court  here  today  against  Erpi 
for  claims  totaling  $37,850,000,  based 
on  injuries  the  plaintiff  companies 
claim  to  have  suffered  through  acts 
of  Erpi  and  others  in  allegedly  curb- 
ing competition  in  film  production. 

Duovac  declared  its  injuries 
amounted  to  $2,500,000,  but  asks  triple 
damages,  or  $7,500,000,  as  allowed  un- 
der the  Federal  anti-trust  laws,  plus 
$100,000  in  attorneys'  fees.  General 
Talking  Pictures  is  seeking  $30,000,- 
000,  triple  its  alleged  damages  of  $10,- 
000,000,  plus  $250,000  in  attorney's 
fees. 

Duovac  and  General  Talking  are 
both  in  the  equipment  manufacturing 
field.  An  equity  suit  involving  the 
anti-trust  allegations  of  the  two  plain- 
tiff companies  in  the  new  action  is 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Bronx  Houses 
Ending  Prizes 
After  Arrests 


Due  to  the  active  campaign  by  Dis 
trict    Attorney    Foley    to  eliminate 
games   in  the   Bronx,  Trio-Consoli 
dated  has  dropped  Lucky  and  Pros 
perity  Night  from  five  houses  in  the 
borough.    The    quintet   shelving  the 
games    are   the    Mt.    Eden,  Ogden, 
Fleetwood,  Avalon  and  Forum. 

Within  the  past  week,  Murray  Liv 
ingstone,  manager  of  the  Ogden,  and 
Lee  Levy,  pilot  of  the  Mt.  Eden,  have 
been  arrested  and,  instead  of  the 
usual  formality  of  summonses,  the 
men  have  been  brought  into  Night 
Court  and  released  two  hours  later 
on  parole. 

Although  officials  of  the  circuit 
claim  the  games  were  held  in  keeping 
with  the  recent  ruling  of  the  Court 
of  Appeals,  detectives  making  the  ar- 
rests contended  they  did  not  see  a 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


In  N.Y.  Fight 

Washington  Levy  Voided 
By  Supreme  Court 


Quigley  Publications 
Launch  Export  Paper 

Quigley  Publishing  Co.,  Inc.,  pub- 
lishers of  Motion  Picture  Herald, 
Motion  Picture  Daily,  Better  Thea- 
tres, Box-Office  Check-Up  and  Inter- 
national Motion  Picture  Almanac,  will 
launch  a  new  magazine  under  title  of 
Teatro  Al  Dia  in  the  export  market. 
Martin  Quigley  will  be  editor-in-chief 
and  publisher. 

Teatro  Al  Dia  will  be  published  as 
a  semi-annual  and  will  circulate  in  all 
Spanish-speaking  territories.  The  new 
publication  will  be  primarily  devoted 
to  the  design,  construction,  equipment 
and  the  maintenance  and  operation  of 
theatres  in  Latin-American  countries. 

Colvin  Brown  is  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  the  publishing 
firm  and  Pablo  Colon  is  the  Snanish 
editor.  The  first  issue  of  Teatro  Al 
Dia  will  be  published  in  June. 


The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court's  refusal 
on  Monday  to  review  for  the  State  of 
Washington  a  decision  denying  it  the 
right  to  tax  film  rentals  was  inter- 
preted by  distribution  attorneys  here 
yesterday  as  having  a  favorable  bear- 
ing on  local  efforts  in  opposition  to 
the  subjection  of  film  rentals  here  to 
the  city  sales  tax. 

T.  Newman  Lawler  of  O'Brien, 
Driscoll  &  Raftery,  attorneys  for  the 
local  United  Artists  exchange,  which 
is  conducting  a  test  case  designed  to 
prove  that  film  rentals  are  not  subject 
to  the  city's  two  per  cent  sales  tax, 
said  that  the  Supreme  Court's  refusal 
to  review  the  Washington  case  could 
be  regarded  as  a  reaffirmation  of  the 
Binderup  decision  holding  films  to  be 
in  interstate  commerce.  As  such,  they 
may  be  proved  to  be  not  subject  to 
a  state  or  local  taxation. 

Lawler  said  that  the  Washington 
tax  was  slightly  different  from  the 
New  York  city  sales  tax  as  it  was 
an  occupation  tax  on  film  renting  and 
had  been  levied  against  the  entire  re- 
ceipts of  the  Seattle  exchanges.  The 
appeal  from  the  assessment  was  taken 
by  Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  eight 
other  distributors  in  the  State  of 
Washington,  against  the  chairman  of 
the  state  tax  commission. 


Rogers  Wins  a  Move 
In  Suit  on  "U"  Deal 

Charles  R.  Rogers  has  obtained  an 
order  from  Federal  Judge  John  C. 
Knox  requiring  Gustavus  A.  Rogers, 
his  cousin,  to  show  cause  on  Thursday 
why  other  plaintiffs  should  not  be 
joined  with  Gustavus  A.  Rogers  in 
connection  with  his  suit  for  an  ac- 
counting. 

Gustavus  Rogers,  a  New  York  at- 
torney, charges  in  his  complaint  in  a 
suit  against  Charles  R.  Rogers  that 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Loew  and  Brown  Set 
Contract  with  RKO 

David  L.  Loew  yesterday  signed  a 
contract  to  produce  and  release  three 
Joe  E.  Brown  comedies  through 
RKO,  as  exclusively  reported  in 
Motion  Picture  Daily  on  March  31. 

Brown  has  one  more  to  make  for 
Warners.  Loew  left  for  the  coast 
i  last  night. 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  April  29,  1 936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


April  29,  1936 


No.  101 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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GTE  Assets  Sale  in 
Wilmington,  May  18 

Wilmington,  April  28.— U.S.  Sen- 
ator Daniel  O.  Hastings  was  author- 
ized by  Chancellor  Josiah  O.  Wolcott 
in  Chancery  Court  here  today  to  sell 
all  assets  of  the  receivership  estate 
of  General  Theatres  Equipment  at 
public  sale  in  Wilmington  on  May  18. 

The  aggregate  upset  price  of  the 
assets  is  about  $3,667,938  and  is  sub- 
ject to  market  fluctuations.  No  ob- 
jections were  entered.  The  receiver 
is  to  report  on  the  sale  to  the  Chan- 
cellor May  20  at  which  time  objec- 
tions may  be  entered.  The  proposed 
plan  of  reorganization  of  the  company 
will  also  be  considered  at  that  time. 


Hospital  Bulletins 

Motion  Picture  Daily.,  at  an  early 
hour  this  morning,  received  optimistic 
reports  on  the  condition  of  three  of 
the  industry's  executives  from  the  hos- 
pitals in  which  they  are  temporarily 
confined. 

Samuel  Goldwyn  was  reported  as 
"resting  very  comfortably"  at  the 
Doctor's  Hospital,  with  no  decision  as 
yet  concerning  an  operation. 

The  Cornell  Hospital  stated  that 
"there  is  nothing  to  worry  about"  in 
regard  to  the  condition  of  Jack  J.  Sul- 
livan, while  the  New  Rochelle  Hos- 
pital declared  that  Carl  Leserman  is 
"doing  very  nicely." 


Harry  Thomas  Quits; 
Will  Take  Vacation 


Harry  H.  Thomas  yesterday  official- 
ly resigned  as  president  of  First  Div- 
ision Exchanges  and  as  a  director  of 
First  International,  having  disposed  of 
his  five-year  personal  service  contract 
which  had  more  than  three  years  to 
run  to  Pathe.  Although  he  has  sev- 
eral plans  in  mind,  Thomas  stated  he 
will  not  decide  on  his  new  venture  un- 
til he  returns  from  a  much  needed 
vacation. 

Entering  the  business  in  1907  when 
he  became  an  exhibitor,  Thomas  in 
1913  became  associated  with  Greater 
New  York  Film  Co.,  later  aligning 
with  General  Film  Co.  and  then  join- 
ing Fox.  In  1921,  he  organized  Al- 
exander Film  Co.  and  subsequently 
became  general  manager  and  vice- 
president  of  Merit  Film  Exchange.  In 
1926,  Merit  was  absorbed  by  First 
Division,  which  Thomas  organized. 

Edward  L.  Alperson,  president  of 
Grand  National,  which  is  liquidating 
First  Division,  and  Frank  Kolbe, 
president,  and  Robert  W.  Atkins,  vice- 
president  of  Pathe,  both  expressed  re- 
grets and  wished  Thomas  success  in 
his  new  enterprise. 

Kolbe  and  Atkins  were  reelected  to 
their  Pathe  posts  at  a  board  meeting 
immediately  following  the  annual 
meeting  of  Pathe  stockholders  at 
which  the  following  directors  were 
elected :  Atkins,  Henry  J.  Guild,  Rob- 
ert M.  McKinney,  Charles  L.  Still- 
man,  Charles  A.  Stone,  Theodore  C. 
Streibert,  W.  C.  Stettinius,  Charles 
B.  Wiggin  and  Kolbe.  McKinney, 
Stillman  and  Stettinius  are  filling  va- 
cancies created  by  the  resignations 
some  time  ago  of  Paul  Fuller,  Jr.,  El- 
lery  W.  Mann  and  George  S.  Mont- 
gomery, Jr. 


Columbia  Men  Start 
Sales  Policy  Talks 

Discussions  revolving  around  Col- 
umbia's sales  policy  next  season  were 
begun  yesterday  at  the  first  of  a  two- 
day  session  attended  by  home  office 
executives  and  divisional  sales  heads. 

Home  office  representatives  attend- 
ing the  meetings  are :  Jack  Cohn,  vice- 
president  ;  Abe  Montague,  general 
sales  manager;  Abe  Schneider,  treas- 
urer ;  J.  A.  McConville,  Rube  Jackter, 
Lou  Weinberg,  Louis  Astor,  Max 
Weisfeldt  and  Leo  Jaffe.  District  men 
include  Sam  Moscow,  southern  head ; 
Nat  Cohn,  New  York;  C.  H.  Shalit, 
central ;  S.  A.  Galanty,  eastern ;  Max 
Roth,  midwest.  Jerry  Safron,  western 
division  head,  has  been  detained  on 
the  coast,  but  will  attend  the  meeting 
scheduled  in  two  or  three  weeks. 


Para.  Claim  Disallowed 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  signed 
an  order  disallowing  the  claim  of  $19,- 
004  filed  by  the  Florida  Theatre  Corp., 
Inc.,  in  the  reorganization  proceedings 
of  Paramount  Publix.  •  The  claim  was 
based  on  an  original  agreement  where- 
by Publix  Corp.  guaranteed  the  pay- 
ment of  certain  sums  of  the  Stanley 
Co.  to  the  claimant. 


W anger  Cancels  Trip 

Hollywood,  April  28.  —  Walter 
Wanger  has  canceled  his  trip  abroad 
to  get  an  early  start  on  his  1936-37 
program.  He  has  two  more  to  make 
on  his  Paramount  contract  and  both 
are  in  work.  These  are  "Spendthrift" 
and  "Simoon." 


Reverberations 

Moenkopi,  Navajo  Reserva- 
tion, Ariz.,  April  28. — Govern- 
ment agents  have  succeeded 
in  quelling  a  panic  among  the 
Navajos  here  as  a  result  of  a 
mysterious  voice  from  the 
sky  which  they  thought  was 
the  calling  of  the  great 
Manitou. 

It  develops  now  that  it  was 
A-Mike  Vogel  carrying  on  a 
conversation  with  the  Quig- 
ley Award  winners  while  fly- 
ing west  in  a  TWA  plane. 


IT  OA  Will  Reelect 
Harry  Brandt  Today 

With  no  opposition  ticket  for  the 
executive  setup  in  sight,  Harry  Brandt 
will  be  reelected  president  of  the 
I.T.O.A.  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
organization  today  at  the  Astor.  On 
the  same  slate  are  Bernard  S.  Barr, 
first  vice-president;  George  Rudnick, 
second  vice-president;  Leon  Rosen- 
blatt, treasurer;  Maurice  Brown, 
secretary;  David  Schneider,  sergeant- 
at-arms.  The  finance  committee  will 
comprise  Louis  Meyers,  John  Benas 
and  Al  Cooper. 

Of  the  18  nominations  for  the  board 
of  directors,  15  of  the  following  will 
be  elected:  Maurice  L.  Fleischman, 
Hyman  Rachmil,  Rudolph  Sanders, 
Abe  Leff,  Jack  Hattem,  Arthur  Rapf, 
Leo  Brecher,  David  Weinstock,  Louis 
Schiffman,  Stanley  W.  Lawton,  A. 
Shenk,  Bernard  Pear,  S.  Traversi,  M. 
Kravin,  S.  Seelenfreund,  M.  Leven- 
thal,  and  J.  Rosenblum. 


Report  Steuer  Will 
Handle  Para.  Probe 

Max  D.  Steuer,  has  been  engaged 
by  the  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee to  conduct  its  study  of  the  Para- 
mount reorganization,  it  was  reliably 
reported  yesterday. 

Murray  W.  Garsson,  director  of  in- 
vestigation for  the  committee,  refused 
to  affirm  or  deny  the  report.  The 
committee  has  been  questioning  mem- 
bers of  the  Paramount  board  and  fac- 
tors in  the  financial  groups  controlling 
the  company  at  closed  sessions  for  the 
past  few  weeks.  Steuer  is  known  to 
have  attended  a  number  of  these  ses- 
sions. 


Joseph  Bill  Is  Passed 

Albany,  April  28.— The  Assembly 
today  passed  the  Joseph  bill  which 
provides  for  admission  to  theatres  of 
children  under  16  years  of  age  but 
only  after  school  hours  and  at  other 
specified  times,  to  be  seated  in  desig- 
nated sections  of  houses  where  a  ma- 
tron is  employed  to  look  after  them. 
The  measure  now  goes  to  Governor 
Lehman. 


Receiver  Appointed 

London,  April  28. — A  receiver  to- 
day was  appointed  for  City  Film 
Corp.,  a  producing  unit  holding  a  re- 
leasing contract  with  General  Film 
Distributors,  Ltd.  A  creditors'  meet- 
ing has  been  set  for  next  week. 


Jersey  Allied  to  Meet 

Allied  Theatre  Owners  of  New 
Jersey  will  hold  a  regular  meeting 
tomorrow  afternoon  at  the  Hotel 
Lincoln. 


Batcheller,  Cohen 
After  New  Outlets 


Chesterfield  and  Invincible,  whose 
contract  with  First  Division  expires 
with  the  close  of  this  season,  will  re- 
lease via  independent  exchanges  next 
year.  The  program  will  total  18  fea- 
tures, nine  for  each  company. 

Budgets  are  to  be  increased,  accord- 
ing to  George  R.  Batcheller,  president 
of  Chesterfield,  and  Maury  Cohen, 
president  of  Invincible,  both  of  whom 
are  lining  up  stories  for  the  1936-37 
program.  Twickenham  of  London  has 
acquired  both  companies'  output  for 
England. 


Para.  Adds  Shorts 
Series;  Total  112 

Paramount  will  have  a  total  of  112 
shorts,  exclusive  of  104  issues  of  the 
newsreel,  during  the  1936-37  season, 
with  a  two-reel  Technicolor  cartoon 
subject  called  "Sindbad  the  Sailor" 
added.  This  is  an  increase  of  six 
over  the  current  season,  the  added 
starter  being  a  series  of  six  "Musical 
Romances"  in  Technicolor. 

The  new  list  breaks  down  as  fol- 
lows :  12  "Popeye,  the  Sailor"  car- 
toons ;  12  "Betty  Boop"  cartoons ;  six 
"Screen  Songs"  ;  18  "Paramount  Head- 
liners"  ;  13  "Paramount  Pictorials"; 
20  "Paramount  Paragraphics" ;  13 
Grantland  Rice  "Sportlights" ;  six 
"Musical  Romances"  (Technicolor) ; 
six  "Color  Classic"  cartoons  (Three- 
dimension  Technicolor)  ;  six  "Popular 
Science"  features  (Cinecolor),  and 
104  issues  of  Paramount  News. 


Set  13  Issues  Each 
Year  for  Time  Reel 

Effective  with  the  next  issue,  to  be 
released  May  15,  "March  of  Time" 
will  be  issued  13  times  a  year,  instead 
of  the  present  12.  Under  the  new 
schedule,  there  will  be  a  release  every 
four  weeks,  eliminating  the  five-week 
periods  which  come  three  times  a  year, 
and  which  are  said  to  have  caused 
confusion. 


Production  Humming 
At  Republic  Studio 

Production  is  humming  at  Repub- 
lic's studios  with  five  pictures  in  work, 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  president,  stated 
upon  his  return  yesterday  from  Kan- 
sas city  where  he  conferred  with  Nat 
Levine  on  new  plans. 

Shooting  is  in  progress  on  "Danger 
Below,"  one  of  the  first  of  next  sea- 
son's lineup,  Johnston  stated,  in  addi- 
tion to  "Navy  Born"  and  several 
others  on  the  curent  schedule.  The 
second  of  four  serials  for  the  current 
year,  "Undersea  Kingdom,"  has  just 
been  finished,  he  added. 

Returning  with  Johnston  were  Ed- 
ward Schnitzer,  eastern  division  sales 
head ;  Herman  Gluckman,  New  York 
sales  head,  and  Moe  Seigel,  treasurer 
of  Republic  Prod.  Levine  and  J.  J- 
Milstein  flew  back  to  the  coast  from 
Kansas  City  Sunday. 


Ted  H using  Marries 

Ted  Husing,  radio  announcer  who 
has  appeared  in  many  short  subjects, 
and  Frances  Sizer,  film  actress,  were 
married  Monday  night  at  Harrison. 
N.  Y. 


/fo  *ke  SHORT  SU6JECT 

/prize  OF  1935  and  they  gave 

•HOW  TO  SLEEP'  featuring  Robert 
Benchley...  but  on  the Jeyel  folks 

I  didn't  know  wbicn  M-G-M  Short 

toW  with  my  P^fV^e 
were  others  equally  great ,  tor  in- 
stance ...  'PERFECT  TRIBUTE  Chic 
Sale's  portrayal  of  Lincoln....  HIT 
AND  RUN  DRIVEN- another  of  the 
wonderful  'Crime  Doesn't  Pay' series 
.also  AUDIOSCOPIKS,  the  greatest 
audience  novelty  in  ten  years... 

and  'PIRATE  PARTY  ON  CATAUNA'- 
another  of  those  stair- studded 
Musical  Revues....  and  all  those 

HAPPY  HARMONIES  -  cartoons  by 

Harman  -  Ising —  and  those 

de  luxe  F I TZ PATRICK  TRAVEL' 

TALKS....  I  guess  Id  better 

make  up  my  mind  that  I'll 

 j    -  ,es^ 


be  the  permanent  £u< 

OT  Leo,  Junior  /  V^— * 


PRIZE  TALK! 


BRINGS  BACK 
THE  ROAD-SHOW! 

r  4th  S.  R.  O.  WEEK  AT  ASTOR,  N.  Y., 

AT  $2  TOP  and  BIG  EVERYWHERE 
AT  ROAD-SHOW  PRICES,  TWICE  DAILY! 


3rd  Week  Buffalo 
4th  Week  Detroit 
3rd  Week  St.  Louis 
3rd  Week  San  Francisco 
4th  Week  Philadelphia 
4th  Week  Boston 
4th  Week  Chicago 
3rd  Week  Los  Angeles 
2nd  Week  Washington 
2nd  Week  Montreal 
1st  Week  Cleveland 
1st  Week  Pittsburgh 

Starts  May 


1st  Week  Indianapolis 
1st  Week  Memphis 
Starts  May  7th  Cincinnati 
Starts  May  9th  Denver 
Starts  May  17th  Milwaukee 
Starts  May  8th  Atlanta 
Starts  May  8th  Houston 
Starts  May  8th  New  Haven 
Starts  May  8th  Hartford 
Starts  May  8th  Worcester 
Starts  May  15th  Bridgeport 
Starts  May  7th  Springfield 
8th  Albany 


JUST  CONCLUDED  BRILLIANT  ENGAGEMENTS: 

Toronto,  Miami,  Miami  Beach,  Palm  Beach,  Jacksonville, 
Daytona,  Tampa,  St.  Petersburg,  Orlando. 

Watch  for  further  dates  of  the 
sensational  picture  that  is  the 
talk  of  America! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

WRAY  JOHNSTON,  Norton 
»  Ritchey,  Edward  Finney, 
Mitchell  Klupt,  Charles  Reagan, 
Harry  Ross,  Jack  Schlaifer,  Frank 
McCarthy,  E.  H.  Goldstein,  Harry 
H.  Thomas,  Leo  Justin,  Sol  Lesser, 
David  Loew,  William  Shapiro, 
Irving  Wormser,  Dan  Michalove, 
Pat  Garyn,  Charles  Paine,  John 
Nolan,  Emil  Jensen,  Edward  L. 
Alperson,  William  Fitelson,  Ed 
Fay,  James  A.  FitzPatrick,  Jack 
Hoffberg,  Budd  Rogers  and  Arnold 
Van  Leer  among  those  gathered  at 
the  Tavern  yesterday. 

• 

Gertrude  N  is  sen,  Stanley 
Haynes,  G.  B.  producer,  Mrs.  Louise 
Rossignol-Boyer,  mother  of  Lu- 
cienne  Boyer,  the  singer ;  Mrs. 
Ernestine  Ronie  of  the  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  French  office  and 
Norma  MacGee,  film  actress,  arrive 
tomorrow  on  the  Champlain. 

• 

Jake  Wilk,  Bob  Mochrie,  Al 
Schwalberg  and  Arthur  Sachson 
start  their  packing  soon.  The  War- 
ner convention  in  Los  Angeles  im- 
pends and  they  are  slated  to  attend. 
• 

Stanley  Haynes  of  G.  B.,  will 
arrive  today  on  the  Champlain  en 
route  to  British  Columbia  where  he 
will  supervise  the  shooting  of  exter- 
iors for  "The  Great  Barrier." 
• 

Harry  Joe  Brown  gave  the  War- 
ner home  office  publicity,  advertising 
and  exploitation  departments  the  once 
over.  S.  Charles  Einfeld  did  the 
escorting  honors. 

• 

Lou  Heifetz  has  been  appointed  to 
head  the  G.  B.  west  coast  publicity 
division.    He'll  make  his  headquarters 
at  the  Larry  Darmour  Studios. 
• 

Leo  Spitz  and  N.  L.  Nathanson 
strolling  through  the  lobby  of  the 
RKO  Building  and  heading  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  former's  office. 

• 

Haskell  Masters,  Canadian 
division  manager  for  U.A.,  left  last 
night  for  Montreal  and  Toronto.  He'll 
be  gone  about  a  week. 

• 

Clarence  M.  Turley  intends  to 
return  to  St.  Louis  either  today 
or  Thursday.  He's  here  on  some  real 
estate  deals. 

• 

Fred  Meyers  will  leave  tomorrow 
for  another  tour  of  RKO  theatres  in 
Rochester,  Syracuse  and  New  Eng- 
land. 

• 

Jack  Barnstyn  has  joined  the  pro- 
cession and  moved  his  offices  to  the 
RKO  Bldg.,  in   Rockefeller  Center. 
• 

Alfred  Adler  of  M-G-M  celebrated 
a  birthday  yesterday.  Max  Stark 
had  one  yesterday. 

• 

Pop  Korson,  Philadelphia  indepen- 
dent exchangeman,  visited  Jack  Cos- 
man  yesterday. 

• 

Jack  Schlaifer  returned  yesterday 
from  a  short  tour  of  eastern  U.A. 
branches. 

• 

Morris    Goodman,   co-director  of 


Rogers  Wins  Move 
In  "U"  Deal  Suit 


{Continued  from  page  1) 
they  entered  into  a  joint  venture  for 
acquisition  of  the  controlling  stock  in- 
terest in  Universal  and  its  subsidiary 
corporations.  Rogers  said  that  it  was 
agreed  that  the  stock  interest  and 
profits  from  the  proposed  deal  were 
to  be  equally  divided  and  shared  and 
that  he  was  to  assist  in  financing  the 
venture  and  the  defendant  was  to  con- 
duct negotiations  in  Los  Angeles.  The 
plaintiff  charges  that  the  defendant,  in 
order  to  deprive  him  of  his  share  and 
in  violation  of  their  agreement,  se- 
cured an  option  contract  on  Oct.  26, 
1935,  in  his  own  name  and  that  of 
Standard  Capital  Co.  and  that  the 
contract  had  onerous  requirements  ob- 
ligating the  plaintiff  to  provide  $375,- 
000  within  four  days  of  the  signing 
of  the  option  agreement. 

The  complaint  further  charges  that 
necessary  information  was  withheld 
from  him  and  that  difficult  restrictions 
were  imposed,  making  it  impossible 
for  him  to  see  the  contract  in  order 
that  he  might  secure  the  necessary 
financing.  Inasmuch  as  Gustavus 
Rogers  in  his  complaint  refers  to 
others,  Charles  R.  Rogers  insisted  yes- 
terday that  these  others  be  made  par- 
ties plaintiffs  to  the  suit. 

M-G-M  Will  Have  50 
For  the  New  Season 

(Continued  from  page  i) 

meeting  in  Chicago  on  May  11  and  12. 

Mayer,  who  is  here  for  an  indefinite 
stay  for  his  health,  was  met  at  the 
station  by  his  wife,  recuperated  from 
her  recent  illness,  and  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  the  latter  embracing  the  stu- 
dio executive  and  whisking  him  off 
before  reporters  could  get  an  oppor- 
tunity for  an  interview. 

Arriving  on  the  same  train  were  Dr. 
Edwin  Jones,  Mayer's  physician;  Jean 
Hersholt,  who  will  make  a  number  of 
personal  appearances  in  the  east ; 
Frank  Orsatti  and  William  Goetz. 


Montana  to  Aid  Fund 

Gov.  Elmer  Holt  of  Montana  will 
issue  a  special  proclamation  on  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  Week, 
May  22-28,  according  to  word  re- 
ceived here  by  Capt.  E.  V.  Ricken- 
backer,  director  of  the  memorial  fund 
commission. 


Republic's  foreign  department,  will 
fly  to  Puerto  Rico  May  4  to  start  a 
survey  of  the  Central  and  South 
American  situation.  He  will  be  gone 
three  months. 

• 

Hal  Wallis,  associate  executive 
in  charge  of  production  at  W arners ; 
his  wife,  Louise  Fazenda,  and  Anita 
Louise  and  her  mother  sail  Friday 
on  the  Statendam. 

• 

Sol  Lesser  says  he  won't  leave  for 
the  coast  until   another   two  weeks 
and  by  that  time  he  will  have  closed 
deals  with  four  different  distributors. 
• 

Lou  Irwin  in  these  parts  again 
after  a  lengthier  Hollywood  trip  than 
he  figured. 

Nat  Levy  of  Radio  Pictures'  De- 
troit branch  is  in  town  for  a  few  days. 
• 

Ed  Beatty  is  in  town  from  De- 
troit. 


20th-Fox  to  Have 
52,  Says  Goetz 


(Continued  ftum  page  \) 

D.  Clark,  general  sales  manager,  on 
the  new  product.  After  he  returns  to 
the  coast,  Goetz  will  come  east  again 
for  the  Chicago  convention,  starting 
May  30. 


European  Meet  Starts  Today 

Paris,  April  28. — Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox will  open  its  European  sales 
convention  here  tomorrow  at  the 
Hotel  George  V,  with  screenings  and 
conferences  also  scheduled  at  the  com- 
pany's office  on  the  Champs  Elysees. 
S.  R.  Kent,  president,  and  Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  chairman  of  the  board,  are 
scheduled  to  speak. 

Seventy-five  delegates  are  present 
from  24  countries,  with  W.  J.  Hutch- 
inson, foreign  manager,  and  Benjamin 
Miggins,  European  manager,  presid- 
ing. In  addition  to  sales  policies, 
studio  problems  and  Movietone  News 
also  will  come  in  for  discussion. 
Thursday  evening  delegates  will  at- 
tend the  opening  of  a  new  revue  at  the 
Casino  de  Paris,  and  the  activities 
will  close  Saturday  night  with  a  din- 
ner at  the  hotel. 

Another  convention  is  scheduled  for 
the  British  sales  force  May  4-9  at  the 
Savoy  in  London. 

Among  those  here  are:  Kent, 
Schenck,  Hutchinson,  Miggins,  and 
Robert  T.  Kane,  producer,  and : 

England — F.  L.  Harley,  managing  direc- 
tor; R.  S.  Dawes,  sales  manager;  C.  V. 
Boag,  assistant  sales  manager;  R.  Sira- 
monds,  publicity  director;  E.  Gartside, 
managing  director  Fox  British  Pictures; 
G.  F.  Sanger,  producer  British  Movie- 
tonews;  Sir  Gordon  Craig,  general  mana- 
ger British  Movietonews;  K.  N.  Har- 
greaves,  secretary;  M.  Laurence,  Leeds 
branch  manager;  W.  G.  Patrick,  sales- 
man, Newcastle. 

France — E.  Koenig,  managing  director; 
L.  Lafon,  sales  manager;  E.  Balk,  sales 
sub-manager;  L.  Houlbreque,  publicity 
director;  L.  Lhuiatre,  Feignoux,  Parsy, 
Robert,  Brianaud,  Lafon.  Brotons,  Fredj. 
Van  Wynaerde.  Reyrenns,  branch  mana- 
gers; Russell  Muth,  European  manager  for 
Movietone  News,  and  Leslie,  European 
technical  director;  Fesneau,  assignment 
editor;  Ayling,  makeup  editor;  Bigot,  pub- 
lic relations,  and  Piperno,  manager  of  the 
dubbing  studio. 

Italy — Bruno  Fux,  managing  director;  F. 
Micucci,  branch  manager;  De  Paolis, 
branch  manager;  Mario  Stefanutti,  assist- 
ant managing  director;  L.  Magagnini,  pub- 
licity director;  V.  Malpassuti,  film  editor; 
Villani.  Movietone  News. 

Central  Europe  (West) — Germany:  P.  N. 
Brisch.  managing  director;  E.  Schmidt, 
sales  manager;  Dr.  K.  Simon,  publicity 
head;  Hartmann,  Movietone  News;  Hol- 
land: L.  Groen,  manager;  Poland,  J.  Wa- 
jurab.  manager;  Lithuania.  G.  Joffe,  man- 
ager; Central  Europe  (East) — Austria,  H. 
J.  Gell,  managing  director;  Titnet.  produc- 
tion; Czechoslovakia,  L.  Brandfeld,  mana- 
ger; Pibal,  Movietone  News;  Hungary,  K. 
Matzner,  manager;  Jugoslavia,  E.  Spitzer. 
manager;  Roumania,  A.  Paucker,  mana- 
ger. 

Scandinavia — Sweden,  C.  Nielsen,  man- 
aging director;  Norway,  T.  Isdahl,  mana- 
ger; Denmark.  H.  Frandsen,  manager: 
Finland,  B.  Biornstad. 

Near  East — Greece,  P.  Witte,  managing 
director;  Egypt.  L.  Giordano,  manager; 
Bulgaria  and  Greece,  Lou  Loudopoulo, 
manager;  Turkey,  M.  Nowotny,  manager. 

Spain — S.  S.  Horen,  managing  director: 
E.  Lomba,  F.  Lopez,  A.  Lopez,  M.  Mar- 
chori.  A.  V.  Arche,  E.  Nuchara  and  L. 
Luis  Martinez,  branch  managers;  M.  B. 
Del  Castillo,  salesman;  R.  Bartram.  pub- 
licity;  I.   Sanjust.   dubbing  supervisor. 

Porttugal — H.  Levy,  manager;  Mandel. 
Movietone  News. 


Added  to  "Spendthrift' 

Hollywood,  April  28.  —  Mary 
Brian,  June  Brewster  and  Edward 
Brophy  have  been  added  to  the  cast 
of  "Spendthrift,"  Wanger-Paramount 
release  starring  Pat  Paterson  and 
Henry  Fonda. 


Wednesday,  April  29.  1936 


Writers  Take 
Up  Challenge 
Of  Producers 


(Continued  from  pige  1) 

the  Dramatists'  Guild.  We  do  want 
protection  of  our  earning  power.  We 
have  not  forgotten  the  attempts  to  lower 
it  during  the  past  few  years.  During 
1933  a  50  per  cent  cut  was  taken  by 
unorganized  talent  which  was  not 
taken  by  organized  labor.  In  the  same 
year  the  general  booking  office  was 
defeated  by  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
and  during  1933  and  1934  salary  con- 
trol by  the  NRA  Code  was  defeated 
by  the  guilds  and  Authors'  League, 
which  also  defeated  anti-raiding 
through  the  NRA  Code.  (Writer  not 
to  receive  offers  until  the  60-days' 
period  of  the  contract  expires.) 

"Only  with  a  truly  strong  organiza- 
tion will  writers  be  able  to  put  an  end 
to  long  standing  abuses  on  the  part  of 
producers  against  writers.  Only  with 
such  newly  found  respect  and  respon- 
silibity  as  the  present  plan  and  pro- 
gram promises  will  writers  be  induced 
to  give  the  screen  the  full  value  of 
their  talents." 

The  Authors'  League  coast  council 
members  also  met  last  night  at  the 
guild  offices  to  study  the  league  con- 
stitution changes  proposed  by  a  con- 
servative group  of  the  guild.  The 
league  will  hold  simultaneous  meetings 
here  and  in  New  York  tomorrow,  ac- 
cording to  plan,  for  additional  study 
of  the  proposed  amendment  changes 
suggested  by  the  conservatives. 


Rollo  Lloyd's  Kin  Dead 

Pittsburgh,  April  28. — Dr.  Clinton 
E.  Lloyd,  father  of  Rollo  Lloyd,  screen 
actor,  is  dead  here  of  a  heart  ailment. 
He  was  the  dean  of  the  School  of 
Theatre  Arts  and  Dramatic  Litera- 
ture at  Duquesne,  where  he  had  been 
a  member  of  the  faculty  since  1914. 
His  son  flew  here  from  Hollywood  for 
the  funeral. 


Rites  for  Clem  Rizzo 

Philadelphia,  April  28. — Funeral 
services  were  held  yesterday  for  Clem 
Rizzo,  local  veteran  independent  sup- 
ply dealer,  who  succumbed  over  the 
week-end  after  an  appendicitis  opera- 
tion. The  services  were  held  from 
Rizzo's  home  at  Folcroft  in  Delaware 
County. 


Mark  H.  Arons  Passes 

Mark  H.  Arons,  father  of  Bernard 
P.  Arons,  for  a  number  of  years  per- 
sonal assistant  to  Roxy,  is  dead  at 
his  home,  495  Palisade  Ave.,  Jersey 
City.  The  funeral  will  be  held  Thurs- 
day morning  at  11 :30  o'clock  at  the 
Riverside  Memorial  Chapel. 


Set  Verschleiser  Rites 

New  York  funeral  services  for  Ben 
Verschleiser,  who  died  recently  on 
the  coast,  will  be  held  tomorrow  at 
2  P.  M.  at  the  Park  West  Memorial 
Chapel,  115  W.  79th  St.  The  body 
will  arrive  from  the  coast  tomorrow 
morning.  Burial  will  be  in  Mount 
Hebron  Cemetery,  Flushing,  Queens. 


Services  for  Young 
Los  Angeles,  April  28. — Funeral 
services  were  conducted  here  today 
for  Tammany  Young.    The  body  will 
be  sent  to  New  York  for  burial. 


Wednesday,  April  29,  1936 


MOTION  P1CTURI 

DAILY 


7 


Scientific  Papers 
At  S.M.P.E.  Meet 


Chicago,  April  28. — At  the  second 
session  of  the  four-day  convention  be- 
ing held  by  the  Society  of  M.  P.  Engi- 
neers at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel 
here,  treatises  on  the  scientific  aspects 
of  the  industry  were  again  the  order 
of  the  day. 

The  demonstration  of  the  M-G-M 
sound-recording  system,  cancelled  by 
the  absence  of  Douglas  Shearer,  was 
replaced  bv  a  showing  of  "Small  Town 
Girl." 

F.  H.  Richardson  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Herald,  speaking  on  the  subject, 
"Action  Is  Needed,"  quoted  a  recently 
published  editorial  which  stressed  the 
importance  of  excellence  in  projection. 
Richardson  pointed  out  that  beneficial 
results  are  being  realized  in  that  field 
through  the  cooperation  of  the  So- 
ciety. He  discussed  the  manner  in 
which  such  educational  work,  with  the 
organization  representing  the  projec- 
tionist may  be  financed  effectively. 

"Acoustic  Considerations  in  the 
Construction  and  Use  of  Sound 
Stages"  was  discussed  by  D.  P.  Loye 
of  Erpi,  Los  Angeles. 

"The  Source  Construction  and 
Color  of  Light  of  Some  Incandescent 
Lamps"  was  treated  in  a  paper  by 
R.  E.  Farnham  and  R.  E.  Worstefl 
of   General  Electric. 

A  newly  designed  recording  system 
was  described  in  a  paper  by  Barton 
Kreuzer  of  the  RCA  Manufacturing 
Co.,  New  York,  titled,  "Recent  Im- 
provements in  the  Variable  Width 
Recording  System."  A"  typical  re- 
recording  layout  was  shown  in  con- 
nection with  the  paper,  as  well  as  dia- 
grams of  various  types  of  installa- 
tions. 

In  a  paper  on  the  "Analysis  of 
Sound  Waves,"  Harry  H.  Hall  of  the 
Cruft  Laboratory  at  Harvard  pointed 
out  that  analysis  is  valuable  in  that 
it  provides  information  concerning  the 
source  of  the  sound  and  the  possibility 
of  good  transmission  and  reproduc- 
tion. It  also  furnishes  a  measure  of 
the  quality  of  sound,  Hall  declared. 
He  described  methods  of  analysis  and 
some  results. 

In  his  report  of  the  Screen  Bright- 
ness Committee,  C.  Turtle  of  East- 
man Kodak,  chairman,  declared  that 
the  evidence  obtained  on  the  subject 
will  be  presented  in  the  May  issue  of 
the  S.M.P.E.  Journal.  The  three 
questions  to  be  covered  are :  What 
should  be  the  brightness  level?  What 
brightness  can  be  obtained?  Is 
standardization  at  this  time  desirable? 

The  present  trend  in  the  application 
of  the  carbon  arc  to  the  needs  of  the 
film  industry  is  toward  more  extensive 
use  of  the  high  intensity  arc,  it  was 
stated  bv  W.  C.  Kalb,  who  discussed 
the  carbon  arc  trend. 

A.  T.  Williams  of  the  Weston 
Electrical  Instrument  Corp.,  Newark, 
discussed  the  "Theory  and  Use  of 
Photoelectric  Exposure  Meters"  from 
the  standpoint  of  its  application  in  ob- 
taining correct  exposure  in  production 
work.  He  described  the  use  of  the 
meter  for  both  black  and  white  and 
color  photography. 

The  Wednesday  program  -is  as  fol- 
lows : 

10  A.M.  to  Noon,  East  Lounge.  Lab- 
oratory and  Projection  Session.  Report  of 
the  Committee  on  Preservation  of  Film, 
J.  G.  Bradley,  chairman  (15  mins.) 

Report  of  the  Color  Committee.  J.  A. 
Ball,  chairman  (10  mins.)  "A  Film  Emul- 
sion for  Making  Direct  Duplicates  in  a 
Single  Step."   W.   Barth  and  F.  Schoeck, 


Restores  Colonels 

Frankfort,  Ky.,  April  28.— 
It  looks  as  though  the  Derby 
would  be  a  success  again  this 
year,  with  General  Charles  C. 
Pettijohn  leading  the  parade. 

While  Governor  A.  B. 
Chandler  was  at  a  ball  game 
in  Cincinnati  yesterday  Lieu- 
tenant Governor  James  E. 
Wise  reinstated  all  the  gener- 
als, admirals  and  colonels — 
17,000  of  'em,  and  when  the 
Governor  returned  last  night 
he  said  it  was  O.K.  with  him. 


Agfa  Ansco  Corp.,  Binghamton,  N.  V.  (20 
mins.) 

"Projection  and  Projectors."  A.  J,  Hol- 
man.  East  Orange.  N,  J.  (20  mins.) 

"Some  Properties  of  Motion  Picture 
Film."  A.  H.  Nuckolls  and  A.  F.  Matson. 
Underwriters'  Laboratories,  Chicago  (20 
mins.) 

"A  13.6  mm.  Super  High  Intensity  Car- 
bon," D.  B.  Joy.  National  Carbon  Co., 
Fostoria.  O.  (15  mins.) 

"Action  is  Needed."  F.  H.  Richardson, 
Motion  Picture  Herald,  New  York  (10 
mins.) 

2  to  5  P.M.  Visits  to  the  Undersvriters' 
Laboratories  and  other  points  of  industrial 
interests. 

7:30  P.M.  Ballroom.  Semi-annual  ban- 
quet. 


Duovac  and  General 
Seeking  $37,850,000 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

pending  against  Erpi  in  the  same 
court  here. 


Refunding  Bonds  Issued 

Toronto,  April  28. — To  save  ap- 
proximately SI  75,000  in  interest, 
Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp.  has 
decided  to  redeem  its  6%  first  mort- 
gage bonds  and  6V2%  debentures,  both 
due  in  1948,  refunding  them  with  a 
4J4%  15-year  issue  to  the  extent  of 
$7,100,000,"  the  balance  of  close  to 
$700,000  to  be  paid  for  in  cash  from 
the  company's  $1,800,000  in  cash,  call 
loans  and  Dominion  Government 
bonds. 

This  refunding  will  represent  a  sav- 
ing of  more  than  45  cents  per  share 
on  the  378,790  common  shares  out- 
standing, most  of  which  are  held  by 
Paramount  Pictures  of  New  York. 
Assets  of  the  company  securing  the 
new  bonds  have  a  book  value  of  more 
than  $13,000,000,  or  practically  equiv- 
alent to  $2,000  for  each  $1,000  bond 
of  the  new  issue.  Earnings  since  1932 
have  shown  a  steady  increase,  and 
during  the  past  six  years  annual  earn- 
ings have  never  been  less  than  double 
bond  interest  requirements  before  de- 
preciation. The  decision  to  refund  the 
bonds  was  one  result  of  the  recent 
conference  in  Toronto  between  Austin 
Keough  and  Y.  Frank  Freeman  of 
New  York  Paramount  and  President 
N.  L.  Nathanson  of  Toronto  whose 
contract  as  head  of  the  Canadian 
company  was  renewed  for  five  years 
starting  from  June  1. 


Exhibitor  Files  Trust  Suit 

Milwaukee,  April  28. — Minnie  Pul- 
verman  of  Duluth,  doing  business  as 
the  Royal  Talking  Pictures  Service, 
has  started  a  $300,000  Federal  court 
suit  at  Superior  against  Vitagraph, 
Paramount,  U.  A.,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  G.  B.  and  the  M.  P.  Exhibitors' 
Protective  Assn.  of  Northern  Wiscon- 
sin charging  conspiracy  in  restraint 
of  trade  and  violation  of  the  anti- 
trust laws. 

The  plaintiff  has  been  exhibiting 
pictures  in  C.  C.  C.  camps.   She  con- 


tends the  defendants  have  conspired 
to  prevent  her  from  getting  film.  The 
case  is  scheduled  for  the  July  term 
of  court. 


"Quints"  Action  Dismissed 

Chicago,  April  28. — -Ivan  Spear's 
$1,000,000  breach  of  contract  suit 
against  Pathe  News,  Woolworth's  and 
Kresge's  in  connection  with  the 
Dionne  Quintuplets  has  been  dis- 
missed with  leave  to  file  an  amended 
complaint  in  20  days  by  Federal  Judge 
Barnes  here. 

Spear  contends  he  held  an  exclusive 
contract  with  the  parents  of  the  quin- 
tuplets which  was  allegedly  breached 
when  the  defendants  entered  into  a 
contract  with  the  guardians  of  the  five 
baby  girls. 


Max  Gordon  to  Stay 
At  M-G-M,  He  Says 

Max  Gordon  will  continue  his 
affiliation  with  M-G-M  next  season, 
he  asserted  yesterday.  During  the 
current  season,  the  producer-distribu- 
tor participated  in  the  financing  of 
"Jubilee"  and  other  shows  staged  by 
Gordon. 

On  May  12,  Gordon  will  sail  on  the 
Normandie  for  a  six-week  trip  abroad. 
It  will  be  a  business-vacation  trip. 

Gordon  added  that  he  expected  the 
dispute  between  the  Author's  League 
and  film  companies  to  be  settled  by 
the  time  he  leaves  for  England. 

Fox  Receiver  Gets 
Permit  for  Counsel 

An  order  signed  yesterday  by  Judge 
John  C.  Knox  in  Federal  Court  ap- 
proved the  petition  of  George  Franken- 
thaler  who  was  recently  appointed  re- 
ceiver of  the  property  of  William  Fox 
to  employ  as  his  counsel  for  the 
receivership  proceedings  the  law 
firm  of  Cravath,  DeGersdorff,  Swain 
&  Wood.  The  petition  pointed 
out  that  these  attorneys  represented 
the  Capital  Co.  of  the  original  action 
against  Fox. 

Patents  Committee 
Postpones  Decision 

Washington,  April  28.— Members 
of  the  copyright  group  of  the  House 
Patents  Committee,  making  slow 
progress  in  the  drafting  of  the  new 
copyright  legislation,  today  decided  to 
postpone  their  decision  on  the  merging 
of  production  and  exhibition  rights 
"until  further  information  is  avail- 
able." Members  would  not  tell  what 
steps  might  be  taken  to  secure  such 
data. 


Strike  Settlement  Near 

A  settlement  is  expected  within  the 
next  few  days  of  the  strike  of  mem- 
bers of  Local  802  of  the  A.F.M., 
called  more  than  three  weeks  ago 
against  92  music  publishers  here  in 
the  union's  effort  to  obtain  recogni- 
tion and  acceptance  of  a  minimum 
basic  wage  scale.  Conferences  have 
been  held  during  the  past  week  be- 
tween a  union  strike  committee  headed 
by  William  Feinberg,  union  vice-presi- 
dent, and  a  publishers'  group  headed 
by  John  G.  Paine  of  the  Music  Pub- 
lishers' Protective  Ass'n. 


Jesse  Lasky  on  the  Air 

Jesse  Lasky  was  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal speakers  on  Mary  Pickford's 
radio  broadcast  emanating  from  Hol- 
lywood last  night. 


Bronx  Houses 
Ending  Prizes 
After  Arrests 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

blackboard  in  the  lobbies  of  the  the- 
atres where  announcements  of  the 
winners  were  posted. 

No  dates  for  Special  Sessions  hear- 
ings have  been  set  for  the  Ogden  and 
Mt.  Eden.  A  complaint  against  the 
U.  S.  where  Leon  Schusterman  is 
manager  is  slated  for  hearing  Fri- 
day in  Special  Sessions.  Nathaniel 
Smith  of  the  Moshulu  will  appear 
May  8  before  the  same  court. 


"Lucky"  Ruled  Legal 

Lucky,  one  of  the  many  games  be- 
ing played  in  local  theatres,  early  this 
week  was  declared  legal  by  the  three 
judges  sitting  in  Special  Sessions, 
Manhattan. 

Assistant  District  Attorney  Spalter 
brought  the  lottery  complaint  against 
the  Manhattan,  a  Springer  &  Cocalis 
unit.  On  April  20,  a  three-hour  ar- 
gument was  held,  following  which 
memoranda  were  submitted  by  both 
sides. 

The  acquittal  is  the  first  victory  in 
Special  Sesisons  for  a  case  of  this 
kind  which  has  actually  gone  to  trial. 


Flash  Preview 

"La  Croisiere  Noire"- — An  interest- 
ng  film  record  of  the  Citroen  auto- 
mobile expedition  across  Africa  from 
the  French  Sudan  to  Madagascar. 
Narrated  in  French,  it  should  fas- 
:inate  those  understanding  the  lan- 
guage. 

This  picture  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


Wall  Street 


Erratic  Trading  on  Board 


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(Quotations  at  close  of  April  28) 


HAROLD  BELL  WRIGHT 

His  books  achieved  a  wider  sale  than 
those  of  any  other  American  writer. 


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His  reader  audience  numbers  13  million 

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VOL.  39.  NO.  102 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  30,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


BankNighters  Federal  Ascap 
Tour  Chicago    Case  Is  Going 


In  Daily  Rush 

All-Day   System  Starts 
Ticket  Scrambles 


Chicago,  April  29. — Local  theatre 
patrons  have  a  new  game.  It's  called 
"Playing  the  Bank  Night  circuit." 
They  register  at  all  theatres  using 
Bank  Night  that  are  within  a  day's 
traveling  distance.  Then  when  the 
Bank  Night  award  gets  up  around  the 
$1,000  mark  visit  each  theatre  during 
the  day  the  number  is  to  be  drawn 
and  buy  a  ticket.  Thus  they  are  eli- 
gible to  win  even  if  they  are  not  pres- 
ent when  the  number  is  drawn. 

The  reason  this  is  possible  is  that 
;  local  theatres  are  using  the  "all-day" 
bank  night  plan,  whereby  if  you  buy  a 
ticket  and  register  your  name  on  a 
card,  the  money  will  be  paid  to  you 
if  your  name  and  number  are  drawn 
that  evening.  This  makes  it  possible 
for  one  person  to  "attend"  several 
Bank  Nights  on  one  day. 

Theatre  men  w'ho  handle  Bank 
Nights  report  that  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple are  participating  in  several  Bank 
Nights  all  on  the  same  day,  since  the 
new  "all-day"  plan  has  been  adopted. 
They  seem  to  care  little  about  see- 

(Continucd  on  page  4) 


M-G-M  Extends  Its 
Sales  Meet  3  Days 

M-G-M  has  extended  its  annual 
sales  convention  from  two  to  five 
days.  The  meetings  will  start  May  11 
at  the  Palmer  House  in  Chicago. 
About  250  home  office  executives,  di- 
vision, district  and  branch  managers 
will  attend  in  addition  to  salesmen 
and  chief  bookers. 

Several  coast  executives  now  in 
New  York  will  attend  the  Windy 
City  meetings. 


Nearly  Set 

George  J.  Schaefer,  yester- 
day said  all  terms  and  details 
of  the  deal  by  which  Walter 
Wanger  would  join  the  ranks 
of  United  Artists  had  been 
agreed  upon,  although  con- 
tracts have  not  been  signed. 
"We  expect  signatures  will 
be  affixed  on  the  coast  this 
week,"  he  added. 

Schaefer's  Hollywood  trip 
waits  on  Samuel  Goldwyrt, 
who  has  been  confined  to 
Doctor's  Hospital. 


Over  to  Fall 


Stipulations  Cannot 
Finished  Earlier 


Be 


The  trial  of  the  Government's  mon- 
opoly action  against  Ascap  cannot  be 
resumed  before  next  fall,  attorneys 
identified  with  the  case  said  yester- 
day. 

Since  the  trial  was  halted  late  last 
spring  counsel  for  both  the  Govern- 
ment and  Ascap  have  been  working  on 
stipulations  designed  to  shorten  the 
trial  if  and  when  it  is  resumed  by 
removing  the  necessity  of  taking 
lengthy  testimony  on  points  which 
could  be  covered  by  the  stipulations. 
It  was  learned  yesterday  that  the 
work  of  effecting  agreements  on  the 
stipulations  cannot  be  completed  be- 
fore the  summer  recess  of  the  Fed- 
eral court  here,  which  automatically 
eliminates  the  possibility  of  a  resump- 
tion of  the  trial  before  fall. 

When  the  stipulations  have  been 
completed  the  case  will  be  given  to 

(Continued  on  pane  9) 


Quigley  Awards  Made 
At  Luncheon  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  April  29. — Between 
60  and  70  representatives  from  the 
production  and  distribution  branches 
of  the  industry  met  for  luncheon  this 
afternoon  at  the  Roosevelt  Hotel  for 
the  presentation  of  the  annual  Quigley 
Awards  to  Harry  Goldberg  and  Les- 
ter Pollock,  this  year's  winners  of  the 
citations. 

The  presentation  climaxed  the  win- 
ners' week  in  Hollywood  during  which 
time  they  toured  the  studios  as  guests 
of  Quigley  Publications. 

Brief  addresses  of  good-will,  talks 
on  showmanship  and  proper  exploita- 
tion were  delivered  by  toastmaster 
Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini 
and  A-Mike  Vogel  of  the  Managers' 
Round  Table,  Fred  Meyer,  Goldberg, 
Pollock  and  others.  The  talks  stressed 
the  value  of  Martin  Quigley's  service 
to  the  industry  through  his  pioneering 
efforts  in  its  behalf. 


Cinema  Club  Elects 
Directorate  of  20 

The  Cinema  Club  membership  at  a 
noon  meeting  yesterday  elected  the 
regular  slate  of  20  to  the  board  of 
governors  for  a  one-year  term.  The 
board  consists  of  Neil  F.  Agnew,  Jack 
Alicoate,  Joseph  Bernhard,  Harry  D. 
Buckley,  Jack  Cohn,  Sam  Dembow, 
Jr,.   Ned   E.  Depinet,   Stanleigh  P. 

(.Continued  on  page  4) 


Applaud  'Show  Boat' 

It  was  a  big  day  at  Uni- 
versal yesterday.  The  first 
print  of  "Show  Boat"  reached 
New  York  and  was  immedi- 
ately screened  for  home  of- 
fice executives  and  important 
New  York  circuit  buyers. 
They — the  circuit  buyers — 
greeted  the  picture  at  its  con- 
clusion with  a  lusty  round  of 
applause. 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  board 
chairman,  emerged  from  the 
projection  room  enthusing 
like  a  branch  manager  in  a 
chain  operator's  office. 


Sale  Practice 
Sessions  May 
Wait  for  Week 


The  M.P.T.O.A.  sales  policy  con- 
ferences which  were  scheduled  origi- 
nally to  get  under  way  early  next 
week  with  the  exhibitor  committee 
meeting  with  individual  companies 
may  be  deferred  for  another  week, 
with  the  first  being  held  about  May  12, 
it  was  learned  yesterday. 

The  reason  for  the  probable  delay 
is  understood  to  be  the  desire  of  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  president,  to 
have  Morgan  Walsh  of  San  Francisco 
and  L.  C.  Griffith  of  Oklahoma  City, 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Seek  Cullman 
As  New  Leader 
Of  Exhibitors 


Moves  Await  Completion 
Of  TOCC-ITOA  Merger 


Distributors  Lose 
By  Print  Refusals 

Distributors  are  alarmed  over  the 
practice  of  exhibitors  of  arbitrarily 
refusing  to  accept  prints  sent  through 
public  transportation  firms  by  the  ex- 
changes fulfilling  exhibitor  booking 
commitments,  it  is  stated  in  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  out  today.  The  distrib- 
utors are  losing  thousands  of  dollars 
annually  in  transportation  charges, 
which  they  have  to  pay  both  ways 
under  shipping  guarantees  with  the 
transportation  companies,  it  is  said, 
while  the  exhibitors  are  facing  higher 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Authors  Fail  to  Act 
On  Coast  Situation 

The  council  of  the  Authors'  League 
met  yesterday  in  what  was  described 
as  a  routine  session.  No  action  con- 
cerning the  proposed  amalgamation  of 
the  Screen  Writers'  Guild  with  the 
league  was  taken,  it  was  said.  • 

The  meeting  was  held  simultane- 
ously with  a  meeting  of  the  Authors' 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for  the 
Roxy,  is  being  sought  to  head  the 
combined  T.  O.  C.  C.  and  I.  T.  O.  A. 
exhibitor  units  shortly  after  the  mer- 
ger is  effected,  it  is  understood. 

While  no  direct  offers  have  yet 
been  made  to  Cullman,  it  is  under- 
stood that  such  moves  await  comple- 
tion of  merger  details  between  the 
two  independent  exhibitor  groups.  It 
is  likely  a  salary  may  go  with  the 
offer. 

Cullman's  successful  operation  of 
the  theatre  since  he  took  it  over 
three  years  ago  and  the  high  regard 
he  holds  in  the  trade  are  said  to  be 
the  influencing  factors  for  sponsoring 
his  entrance  into  the  theatre  owners' 
picture. 

Harry  Brandt,  head  of  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.,  yesterday  announced  officially 
for  the  first  time  to  the  membership 
that  a  merger  with  the  T.  O.  C.  C. 
would  go  through.  A  committee  com- 
prising Maurice  Fleischman,  Louis 
Meyers,  Hyman  Rachmil  and  Bernard 
Barr  was  appointed  to  work  out  de- 
tails and  report  back  next  Wednes- 
day. 

Although  elections  were  scheduled 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Columbia  May  Put  on 
Three  or  Four  Plays 

Columbia  will  produce  three  or  four 
plays  on  Broadway  next  season, 
Richard  Aldrich,  play  editor,  asserted 
yesterday.  Although  the  intention  is 
not  to  start  until  the  fall,  Aldrich 
may  try  out  one  or  two  plays  with 
stock  companies  during  the  summer. 

Under  his  arrangement  with  the 
distributor,  Aldrich  participates  in  the 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


New  Lens  in  Work 

Courtland  Smith,  head  of 
Pathe  News,  is  devoting  a 
measure  of  time  to  the  de- 
velopment of  a  new  type  of 
lens  which  may  be  used  for 
third  dimensional  effects  and 
for  color  work.  The  work  on 
the  new  lens  has  not  yet 
progressed  to  the  point 
where  he  is  ready  to  talk 
about  it  in  detail,  Smith  said 
yesterday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  April  30,  1936  No.  102 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre. 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi. 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  AT.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritr,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
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Urges  Prompt  Sale 
Of  G.  T.  E.'s  Assets 

Wilmington,  Del.,  April  29. — 
Chancellor  Josiah  O.  Wolcott  _  in 
Chancery  Court  here,  in  authorizing 
former  Senator  Daniel  O.  Hastings, 
receiver  for  General  Theatres  Equip- 
ment, to  put  uo  at  public  sale  on 
May  18  the  assets  of  the  company, 
pointed  out  that  it  would  be  to  the  in- 
terest of  stockholders,  creditors  and 
holders  of  voting  trust  certificates  to 
effect  a  prompt  sale  of  the  assets  and 
property. 

Among  the  more  important  assets 
of  the  company,  which  will  be  offered 
in  29  parcels,  are  3,000  shares  of  $6.50 
preferred,  2,000  shares  of  $7  pre- 
ferred, and  5,000  shares  of  common 
of  Theatre  Equipment  Contracts 
Corp.;  18,536  shares  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  preferred,  9,268  shares 
of  Twentieth  Century-Fox  common, 
and  100,000  shares  of  Class  B  com- 
mon of  Fox  Theatres  Corp. 


Rothacker  Won't  Reply 

Hollywood,  April  29— Watterson 
Rothacker,  indignant  to  the  point  of 
rage,  today  refused  any  reply  to  the 
rumor  that  he  is  to  leave  Paramount. 
Rothacker  said,  "I  am  going  on  a 
vacation  which  has  been  planned  for 
several  months." 


TF  you  read  editorials  long 
A  enough  in  the  Hearst  news- 
papers, you'll  develop  an  amus- 
ing pastime.  For  example,  any 
movement  which,  through  San 
Simeon  eyes,  takes  on  the  "ism" 
of  Communism,  you  can  depend 
upon  will  meet  with  a  published 
attack.  That's  as  axiomatic  as 
the  appearance  each  morning  of 
The  New  York  American.  You 
will  also  have  impressed  upon 
you  the  erraticisms  and  incon- 
sistencies that  embarrassingly 
creep  into  subsequent  editorials 
which  fail  to  establish  proper  re- 
lationships with  their  predeces- 
sors. .  .  . 

▼ 

The  other  day,  the  subject 
matter  was  the  peonage  in  which 
the  Hollywood's  stars  exist  and 
the  coolie  contracts  under  which 
they  pursue  their  art.  There 
ought  to  be  a  law,  a  Hearst 
spokesman  thought.  Now,  and  in 
about  the  same  space  on  the 
amusement  page  of  The  Ameri- 
can, is  a  long  dissertation  on  the 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  "ordering 
all  members  to  refrain  from  sign- 
ing contracts  for  services  or  ma- 
terial beyond  May  2,  1938,"  de- 
scribing this  as  "an  unwar- 
ranted and  intolerable  move  to 
establish  a  closed  shop  for  the 
writing  profession  in  the  motion 
picture  industry."  .  .  . 

▼ 

"The  screen  writers  are  am- 
ply paid.  They  are  liberally  paid. 
They  receive  $500  or  $1,000  or 
$1,500  a  week.  In  other  businesses 
it  would  be  said  that  they  are 
enormously  paid.  There  are  no 
injustices  to  be  corrected.  The 
object  of  the  guild  is  either  to 
secure  higher  wages  or  salaries 
for  the  writers  who  are  already 
tremendously  well  paid,  or  else 
to  prevent  other  writers  from 
sharing  in  the  benefits  of  these 
handsome  salaries.  .  .  .  The  re- 
sult of  this  guild  movement,  if 
successful  in  forming  a  closed 
shop,  would  be  to  limit  the 
amount  of  writing  and,  con- 
sequently, the  amount  of  pro- 
duction and  the  number  of 
productions.  .  .  .  Furthermore, 
it  is  a  stupid  proposition,  be- 
cause, obviously,  in  order  that 
producers  shall  pay  good 
money  they  must  be  allowed 
to  make  good  money.  .  .  .  The 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  move  is 
a  device  of  Communist  radicals 
who  apparently  do  not  mind  cut- 
ting their  own  throats  if  they  can 
only  manage  at  the  same  time  to 
cut  the  throats  of  the  producers 
and  the  workers  generally."  .  .  . 

▼ 

In  this  wise,  the  editorial  goes 
on  and  on.  Yet,  it  is  very  curi- 
ous to  us,  at  least,  that  this  latest 
verbal     flagellation     from  the 


Hearst  throne,  or  regions  near 
it,  suddenly  should  become  so 
solicitous  over  the  welfare  of 
producers  who  "cannot  be  ham- 
pered and  restricted  in  their  pro- 
duction, tied  hand  and  foot  with 
rules,  regulations,  restrictions  and 
extortions,  and  then  be  told  to  go 
out  and  make  this  money  to  pay 
the  fabulous  moving  picture 
salaries."  These  must  be  the 
same  producers,  we  assume,  who 
are  paying  writers  fabulous  sal- 
aries, but  keeping  their  starring 
talent  under  the  iron  heel.  .  .  . 

▼ 

If  Hearst  sees  fit  to  make 
stars  boil  over  on  the  false 
theory  they  are  underpaid  and 
so  ought  to  rise  in  armed  revolt 
against  their  producer-employers, 
why  does  he  object  to  his  own 
analysis  of  the  guild  aims  which 
he  declares  are  "either  to  secure 
higher  wages  or  salaries  for  the 
writers  who  are  already  tre- 
mendously well  paid,  or  else  to 
prevent  other  writers  from  shar- 
ing in  the  benefits  of  these  hand- 
some salaries."  We  take  it  that, 
in  a  competitive  field  and  despite 
a  Federal  Administration  which 
further  and  further  encroaches  on 
the  prerogatives  of  business  lib- 
erty, the  individual  is  privileged 
to  drive  the  hardest  bargain  he 
either  knows  how  or  can  get 
away  with.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Producers  are  challenging  the 
guild  move.  Naturally.  The 
guild  states  it  welcomes  the  chal- 
lenge. Of  course.  We  don't 
know  who  is  right  and  we  do  not 
propose  guessing.  Facts  in  the 
guild  movement  make  it  quite 
clear  that,  embraced  in  the  cur- 
rent movement,  are  many  of  the 
highest  priced  and  most  substan- 
tial names  in  the  Hollywood 
writing  fraternity.  Their  griev- 
ances may  be  real  or  not;  with 
them,  they  are,  of  course,  gen- 
uine. Their  drift  may  be  toward 
Communism  and  with  little  re- 
gard for  slashing  their  own  eco- 
nomic throats,  as  the  Hearst 
comment  sets  forth,  but  all  that 
we  heard  in  Hollywood  on  this 
score  indicated  that  writing  men 
and  women  now  earning  princely 
salaries  were  much  more  con- 
cerned with  maintaining,  and 
augmenting,  the  luxuries  of  their 
existences  than  in  embarking  on 
any  sort  of  brotherhood  of  man 
Utopia.  .  .  . 

T 

Perhaps  another  Hearst  edi- 
torial might  be  persuaded  to 
pierce  our  impenetrable  skull 
with  an  explanation  as  to  how, 
exactly,  a  closed  shop  for  writ- 
ers will  limit  the  amount  of 
writing  and  "consequently,  the 
amount  of  production  and  the 


Thursday,  April  30,  1936 

Moskowitz  and  Loew 
Acquire  More  Stock 

Washington,  April  29. — Acquisi- 
tion in  March  of  300  shares  of  Loew's 
common  by  Charles  C.  Moskowitz  of 
New  York,  and  1,412  shares  by  Ar- 
thur M.  Loew's  holding  company  was 
reported  today  by  the  Securities  and 
Exchange  Commission. 

At  the  close  of  the  month,  it  was 
shown,  Moskowitz  held  600  shares  and 
the  holding  company  3,177  shares  of 
Loew  common. 


number  of  productions."  Whether 
a  good  or  bad  proposal,  the 
unionization  of  writers,  the 
the  majority  of  whom  in  Holly- 
wood already  are  unionized 
anyway  through  the  guild,  would 
be  no  different  from  the  labor 
organizations  which  recently  re- 
newed their  agreement  with 
major  producers  in  New  York. 
There  seem  to  be  enough  elec- 
tricians, grips,  teamsters  and 
the  like  around  to  accommodate 
production  demands  and  there 
appear  to  be  enough  writers, 
actual  and  styled,  if  they  don't 
mind  being  classed  with  their 
more  lowly  workers.  Aside  from 
all  that,  if  any  scarcity  should 
develop,  it  might  be  a  pretty  good 
thing.  We'd  have  fewer  bad  pic- 
tures, predicated  on  authors' 
brainstorms  and  ideas  of  drama 
and  life.  .  .  . 

▼  T 

Of  all  the  astonishing  hap- 
penings in  an  amazing  business, 
the  deal  marking  the  return  of 
Manny  Cohen  to  Paramount  as 
a  producer  on  his  own  rates  some 
sort  of  accolade.  It  has  been 
generally  accepted  as  the  truth 
that  Cohen  made  whatever  ar- 
rangements he  made  for  the  out- 
side pictures  permitted  Mae 
West,  Gary  Cooper  and  Bing 
Crosby  under  their  Paramount 
contracts  while  he  was  an  officer 
and  in  charge  of  production  for 
that  company.  When  the  day  ar- 
rived to  mark  Cohen's  departure 
from  Paramount  ranks,  off  with 
him  he  carried  commitments 
earlier  arranged.  Ensued  delib- 
erations with  Columbia,  finally 
for  something  to  jam  the  wrorks 
sufficiently  to  keep  the  outside 
Wests  and  Coopers  unattached 
while  the  initial  outside  Crosby 
ended  up  with  Harry  Cohn.  But 
now  Cohen  holds  a  Paramount 
contract  to  make  and  deliver  pic- 
tures with  Paramount's  own  stars 
financed  by  Paramount's  treasury. 
And  that's  as  funny  as  it  sounds. 
Why  did  Paramount  make  such 
a  deal  ?  Merely  to  keep  its  star- 
ring roster  sans  breaks.  .  .  . 

▼  T 

The  well-known  Hollywood 
technique,  meaning  agents — 10 
per  centers  and  press — explains 
the  inspired  yarn  that  Junior 
Laemmle  is  expected  to  make 
three  a  year  for  United  Artists. 
We  shouldn't  be  too  critical,  un- 
less it  be  too  critical  of  ourselves. 
For,  we  fell  for  the  trial  balloon 
along  with  some  others.  .  .  . 


THE      PICTURE      OF      THE  WEEK 

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Sensationally  successful  in  its  invasion  of  the  outdoor  field,  Warners'  Western  series  now  offers 
"TREACHERY  RIDES  THE  RANGE"  with  'The  Singing  Cowboy',  DICK  FORAN, 

a  %fast-moving,  excitement-packed'  addition  to  the  company's  melodic  outdoor  thrillers,  with  the 
screen's  new-west  star  'at  his  best'  as  a  dashing  cavalry  captain.  Pretty  Paula  Stone,  Craig 
Reynolds  and  Frank  McDonald  contribute  their  talents  as  heroine,  villain  and  director  of  this  swift- 
shooting  production  to  give  the  nation's  fans  their  action-treat  of  the  week.  Released  May  2nd. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Half  Angel" 

{Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  April  29. — A  boisterously  amusing  comedy,  this  produc- 
tion offers  the  extra  appeal  of  a  fast-moving  murder  mystery  that  holds 
the  interest  right  up  to  the  giddy,  serio-comic  finale. 

Frances  Dee,  accused  of  poisoning  her  father,  is  helped  by  Brian 
Donlevy,  rough-and-ready  reporter,  to  obtain  an  acquittal.  Donlevy 
then  tries  to  get  her  life's  story  for  his  paper.  Helen  Westley  and 
Henry  Stephenson,  a  romantic  and  sympathetic  couple,  spirit  Miss 
Dee  away  from  the  mob  of  sensation  seekers  after  the  trial.  Still  the 
murders  continue,  and  confusion  increases  through  the  hilarious  con- 
fessions of  escaped  lunatic  Etienne  Girardot,  whose  work  is  a  comedy 
highlight  of  the  picture. 

Speed  is  maintained  throughout,  thanks  to  the  excellent  performances 
of  the  principals  and  the  supporting  cast,  which  includes  Charles  But- 
terworth,  Sara  Haden,  Paul  Stanton,  Gavin  Muir,  Julius  Tannen,  Nigel 
de  Brulier,  Hilda  Vaughn,  Philip  Sleeman,  William  Ingersoll,  Paul 
McVey  and  Bruce  Mitchell,  all  assisted  by  the  direction  of  Sidney  Lan- 
field.  Bess  Meredyth,  Gene  Fowler  and  Allen  Rivkin  did  a  sparkling 
screen  play  from  the  story  by  F.  Tennyson  Jesse.  Darryl  F.  Zanuck 
produced,  with  Kenneth  MacGowan  as  his  associate. 

Plug  the  comic  aspects  of  this  particular  murder  mystery  and  the 
relentless  pursuit  of  the  girl  by  a  reporter. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"La  Croisiere  Noire" 

(John  S.  Tapcrnoux) 

The  photographic  record  of  the  Citroen  automobile  expedition  through 
Africa  is  presented  in  this  offering.  While  the  narrative  is  spoken  in 
French  the  film  should  be  found  interesting  to  "Little  Theatre"  audiences 
who  understand  the  language. 

The  photography  of  the  piece  suffered  from  the  effects  of  the  tropical 
heat,  and  is  mostly  clear,  but  sometimes  fades  and  wobbles.  A  good  job 
of  cutting  and  montage  makes  the  picture  an  effective  history  of  the 
expedition. 

Starting  from  a  town  in  the  French  Sudan,  the  expedition  progresses 
southward  through  little  known  country  and  meets  varied  people,  records 
strange  customs  and  racial  types,  sometimes  horribly  realistic.  Against 
all  the  natural,  strange  background  there  is  always  the  modern  intrusion 
of  the  specially  built  cars  overcoming  obstacles  as  they  traverse  the 
roadless  continent.  The  usual  animal  scenes  are  present ;  the  film  conveys 
the  mood  of  an  adventure  and  ends  in  Madagascar,  with  crowds  and 
ceremonies  as  a  triumphal  conclusion. 

It  is  something  new  in  the  way  of  African  films  and,  if  the  problem  of 
the  narrating  language  can  be  solved,  the  picture  should  be  successful 
in  a  limited  way. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  90  min- 
utes. "G." 


4 


Bank  Nighters 
Tour  Chicago 
In  Daily  Rush 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ing  the  pictures  (but  go  for  the  lot- 
tery angle). 

During  the  coming  week  various  B. 
&  K.  theatres  will  have  the  largest 
group  of  awards  available  since  the 
game  was  started  here  a  year  ago. 
Four  of  their  larger  houses  will  have 
prizes  well  over  the  $1,000  mark.  The 
Uptown  with  $1,800  leads  the  list, 
with  the  Tivoli  at  $1,600,  the  South- 
town  at  $1,500  and  the  Harding  with 
$1,200  not  far  behind.  To  get  an 
idea  as  to  the  kind  of  business  these 
houses  do  with  such  a  large  award 
one  needs  but  look  at  the  business 
done  at  the  Marbro  last  week  when 
$1,900  was  awarded  to  a  prospective 
bridegroom.  Between  9  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  a  Monday,  when  the 
house  opened,  and  6  P.  M.  12,000  ad- 
missions were  sold.  Between  6  P.  M. 
and  10  P.  M.  8,000  tickets  were  sold, 
making  a  total  of  20,000  admissions 
to  the  theatre  for  one  day,  an  all- 
time  record.  The  Marbro  seats  4,000 
but  the  "all  day"  plan  eliminated  the 
long  lines  of  standees  that  were  pre- 
viously prevalent.  The  Uptown  with 
capacity  for  5,500  persons,  plus  stand- 
ing rcom,  is  expected  to  break  rec- 
ords for  any  B.  &  K.  theatre  when 
the  drawing  for  the  $1,800  is  held 
next  Monday  night. 

"Largest"  Planned 

Plans  to  again  run  the  "world's 
largest  Bank  Night"  are  being  made 
for  this  summer  at  Riverview  Park, 
an  amusement  center  here.  Last  sum- 
mer the  park  played  the  giveaway 
game  with  tremendous  success.  It 
awarded  a  $250  weekly  prize  which 
finally  accumulated  into  $2,750  be- 
fore being  won.  More  than  280,000 
persons  registered  for  the  game.  That 
same  list  will  be  used  this  year,  re- 
gardless of  the  fact  that  hundreds  of 
changes  in  address,  etc.,  have  prob- 
ably taken  place.  This  year  the  park 
men  will  start  the  award  with  $500, 
plus  $250  weekly.  Chances  of  win- 
ning will  start  at  280,000  to  one  and 
probably  reach  the  half  million  mark 
before  many  weeks  have  passed.  The- 
atre registration  in  the  larger  the- 
atres here  are  around  the  100,000 
mark.  This  gives  the  patron  about 
a  100,000  to  one  chance. 

Operators  on  the  theatre  office 
switchboards  have  all  the  information 
about  Bank  Nights  at  the  various 
circuit  theatres  and  hundreds  of  calls 
are  received  daily  as  to  the  amount 
of  the  awards  at  the  various  houses. 
Until  the  total  is  near  the  $1,000 
mark  business  is  comparatively  light, 
but  after  that  it's  generally  terrific. 

Local  theatre  men  and  Bank  Night 
officials  here  predict  a  bigger  summer 
this  year  for  the  game  than  last  year 
which  was  the  first  season  for  it.  Un- 
like most  places  where  the  game  op- 
erates, one  has  to  buy  a  ticket  to  par- 
ticipate. This  puts  it  in  the  lottery 
classification,  but  so  far  nothing  has 
been  done  by  city  or  county  officials 
to  stop  the  game. 


Seattle  Bank  Night  Case 

Kansas  City,  April  29. — The  suit 
of  Affiliated  Enterprises,  Inc.,  Bank 
Night,  patentees,  against  George  Shil- 
kett  of  the  Rex,  Joplin,  Mo.,  brought 


because  of  alleged  refusal  to  pay  Bank 
Night  royalties,  has  been  settled  for 
$300.  Bank  Night,  according  to  R. 
W.  McEwan,  distributor,  secured 
judgment  for  $275  in  Justice  Court 
here  about  14  months  ago.  The  case 
went  into  Circuit  Court,  where  the 
judgment  was  affirmed.  Shilkett  paid 
part  of  the  court  costs. 


Bank  Night  Revised 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  April  29. — 
New  arrangements  have  been  made 
for  Bank  Night  at  the  Indiana,  in 
which  matinee  patrons  may  leave  the 
theatre  on  the  night  of  drawing  and 
still  be  eligible  for  the  drawing. 
Registration  cards  are  signed,  and  if 
a  matinee  patron  wins  the  check  will 
be  mailed. 


Lowry  on  AFA  Ticket 

Ed  Lowry  has  been  added  to  the 
official  ticket  of  nominees  to  fill  eight 
vacancies  on  the  council  of  the  Ameri- 
can Federation  of  Actors.  He  replaces 
Harry  Miller,  resigned.  The  annual 
meeting  will  be  held  May  5  in  the 
Hotel  Paramount. 

Ralph  Whitehead,  executive  secre- 
tary, has  deferred  his  countrywide 
trip  to  attend. 


Garbo  Here  Saturday 

Greta  Garbo  will  arrive  Saturday 
on  the  Gripsholm  from  Sweden.  She 
will  leave  immediately  for  the  coast 
to  begin  work  in  her  next  M-G-M 
picture. 


Thursday,  April  30,  1936 

"Ziegfeld"  Keeps  Up 
Fast  Pace  at  Astor 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  continues  to 
a  landslide  business  at  the  Astor,  tally- 
ing $17,950  for  the  third  week  on  a 
two-a-day  policy  with  $2  top.  The 
third  week  of  "A  Message  to  Garcia" 
ended  with  a  gross  of  $9,800  at  the 
Center.  "The  Country  Beyond"  opened 
at  the  house  yesterday  and  a  raft  of 
other  Twentieth  Century-Fox  pictures 
have  been  booked  into  the  Center 
which  will  remain  open  until  July  15. 

The  last  11  days  of  "Desire"  and 
Little  Jack  Little  and  his  band,  Ethel 
Merman  and  Jane  Cooper  at  the  Para- 
mount garnered  approximately  $48,000. 
"13  Hours  by  Air"  opened  yesterday 
with  Guy  Lombardo  and  his  orchestra 
and  will  be  followed  by  "The  Moon's 
Our  Home"  and  Ray  Noble  and  his 
orchestra. 

"Things  to  Come"  wound  up  its  first 
week  at  the  Rivoli  with  about  $28,000. 
The  first  two  days  drew  more  than 
$15,000,  but  the  balance  of  the  week 
found  the  intake  tapering.  The  sec- 
ond week  of  "Small  Town  Girl"  at 
the  Capitol  wound  up  with  $17,000. 

Authors  Fail  to  Act 
On  Coast  Situation 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

League  coast  council  members,  an 
agenda  of  the  meeting  here  having 
been  forwarded  to  Hollywood  in  ad- 
vance so  that  the  same  business  could 
be  disposed  of  by  both  meetings.  The 
pending  amalgamation  of  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  will  remain  in  status 
quo  until  the  membership  meeting  on 
the  coast  Saturday,  at  which  the  amal- 
gamation will  be  put  to  a  vote,  a 
spokesman  for  the  Authors'  League 
said  yesterday. 

Hollywood  producers  are  opposing 
the  amalgamation  and  the  resultant 
Guild  shop  which  will  follow  it. 

Cinema  Club  Elects 
Directorate  of  20 

(Continued  from  parte  1) 

Friedman,  Earle  W.  Hammons,  Aus- 
tin C.  Keough,  Willard  S.  McKay, 
Joseph  H.  Moskowitz,  Louis  Nizer, 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  Martin  Quigley, 
Phil  Reisman,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Louis 
K.  Sidney,  Frank  C.  Walker  and 
Herbert  J.  Yates. 

Write-ins  on  the  ballot  advanced 
the  names  of  Jack  Connolly,  Y.  Frank 
Freeman,  Gabrial  L.  Hess,  James  R. 
Grainger,  Paul  N.  Lazarus,  W.  C. 
Michel,  Charles  B.  Paine,  Major  L.  E. 
Thompson  and  Arthur  Lee. 


Pathe  Officers  Named 

Robert  W.  McKinney,  has  been 
elected  a  vice-president  of  Pathe ; 
Willis  C.  Bright,  reelected  vice-presi- 
dent and  treasurer,  and  T.  P.  Loach, 
reelected  secretary  and  assistant  treas- 
urer, Bright  said  yesterday.  These 
elections  are  in  addition  to  the  reelec- 
tion of  Frank  Kolbe  as  president  and 
Robert  W.  Atkins,  executive  vice- 
president,  as  published  in  Motion 
Picture  Daily  yesterday. 


Score  for  "U"  Reel 

Milton  Schwarzwald  has  completed 
a  20,000-foot  musical  library  ranging 
from  storm  music  to  Spanish  rhumbas 
for  background  use  in  the  Universal 
Newsreel.  Ninety  original  composi- 
tions figure  in  the  library. 


Test  pilots  .  .  . 
They'll  fly 
anything  once 
.  .  .  or  twice — 
if  they  live! 


DEVIL'S 
SQUADRON 

starring 

RICHARD  DIX 


Wl 


th 


KAREN  MORLEY-  LLOYD  NOLAN 

Shirley  Ross  •  Billy  Burrud 


Directed  by  Erie  C.  Kenton 
from  the  story  by  Hollywood's 
daredevil  of  the  sky,  Dick  Grace 

Filmed  at  last  ! 

THE  9-G  POWER 

Motors  whining  . . .  propellers  screaming  . . .  five  milefjPup  . 
five-miles-a-minule  down . . .  straight  for  the  ground  and  flam- 
ing glory  in  the  most  dangerous  stunt  ever  dared  by  man! 


RACE  MOORE  in  "THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  with  FRANCHOT  TONE 


"As  good  a  domestic 
comedy  as  has  ever 
reached  the  screen ! " 

— Boxoffice 

"Perfect  for  all 
classes!  Will  do 
healthy  business!' 

— Daily  Variety 


SO  THEY 
WERE  MARRIED 


Exciting  action!  Smart  dialogue!  Plenty 
of  stuff  and  many  exploitation  angles!" 

— Motion  Picture  Daily 


with 


MELVYN  DOUGLAS 

as  an  ex-husband  who   wants   to   remain  one! 


am 


MARY  A  ST OR 

as  a  gay  divorcee  just  back  in  circulation ! 

Edith  Fellows        Jackie  Moratt 


a  B.  P.  Schulberg  production 
Directed  by  Elliott  Nugent 


:      GRACE  MOORE  in  "THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  with  FRANCHOT  TONE 


Dynamic  drama  of 
the  Golden  West... 
filmed  in  all  the 
terrific  power  that 
made  the  stirring 
novel  one  of  the  best 
sellers  of  all  time !  j 


CE  MOORE  in  "THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  with  FRANCHOT  TONE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Golden  Arrow" 

i  Warners) 

Evolved  from  a  story  by  Michael  Arlen,  this  picture  brings  together 
two  stars  of  recognized  drawing  power  at  the  box-office,  Bette  Davis 
and  George  Brent,  in  what  is  for  the  most  part  a  lightly  entertaining, 
romantic  comedy-drama.  Interest  and  amusement  are  heightened  con- 
siderably midway  in  the  film  by  an  ingenious  story  development.  Alto- 
gether it  is  an  engaging  picture,  well  handled  in  the  performances  of  its 
players  and  the  deft  direction  of  Alfred  Green.  '1  he  feminine  trade 
especially  should  enjoy  it. 

In  the  Florida  bright  spots  where  most  of  the  film  is  set,  a  young 
daughter  of  newly  developed  oil-gushing  millions  is  vulgarly  sporting 
ber  money  and  surrounding  herself  with  bogus  and  attentive  foreign 
'"titles,"  when  she  is  smitten  jealously  with  the  arrival  in  a  swank  yacht 
of  Miss  Davis,  heiress  to  the  Appleby  facial  cream  dollars.  Miss  Davis, 
thoroughly  fed  up  with  the  attentions  of  those  after  her  money,  is  look- 
ing hopefully  for  a  real  person.  Brent,  poor  reporter,  is  assigned  to 
interview  Miss  Davis.  Accidentally,  he  is  successful,  and  they  become 
friends. 

She  sells  him  the  idea  of  marrying  her,  for  convenience,  to  save  her 
from  the  parasites.  Then  it  is  suddenly  revealed  that  Miss  Davis  is  a 
former  cafeteria  cashier,  used  by  the  Appleby  firm  as  a  fake  heiress  to 
promote  the  sale  of  the  product.  Brent  is  still  unaware  of  the  truth, 
and  there  ensue  amusing  moments  as  he  rebels  against  the  style  in  which 
they  live,  refusing  to  admit  that  he  loves  her,  while  she,  on  her  part, 
cannot  make  him  admit  it.  Eventually,  when  he  is  ready  to  walk  out  on 
her,  he  learns  the  truth,  as  it  is  about  to  be  made  public  by  the  jealous 
competition  in  wealth,  and  Brent  carries  off  Miss  Davis  to  what  is 
expected  to  be  poverty,  but  happiness. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,025.   Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


"Under  Titro  Flags,"  today's  opener  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  was 
previewed  by  wire  on  April  25  from  H ollywood. 

"Thirteen  Hours  by  Air,"  now  current  at  the  Paramount,  was  reviezved 
jrom  Hollywood  by  wire  on  March  13. 

"Big  Brown  Eyes,"  scheduled  to  open  at  the  Capitol  tomorrow  morning, 
was  previewed  from  Hollywood  on  April  12  by  wire. 


Thursday,  April  30,  1936 


:  Minnesota  Company 
In  Expansion  Moves 

Minneapolis,  April  29.— The  Min- 
nesota Amusement  Co.  lias  begun  ex- 
pansion with  the  acquisition  of  the 
Victory,    Hibbiny .     Minn.,    and  the 

'  Granada,  Virginia,  Minn.,  under  a 
partnership  deal  with  Louis  Edel- 
stein  and  Max  Deutsch  of  the  Edel- 
stein- Deutsch  circuit.  The  arrange- 
ment  ends   the   competition  existing 

j  between    the    companies  in  the  two 

i  towns. 

L'nder  the  deal  the  Victory  will  be 
operated  on  a  part-time  basis,  with 

\  a  new  policy  to  be  determined  in  the 
future.  Edelstein  will  be  in  active 
charge  of  the  house.    R.  P.  Deutsch 

i  will  manage  the  Granada.  Minnesota 
Amusement  has  the  Garden  and  State 
in  Hibbing  and  the  Garrick  in  Vir- 
ginia. John  J.  Friedl,  operating  head 
of  the  circuit,  closed  the  two-city  deal. 


Federal  Ascap  Case 
Going  Over  to  Fall 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

j  a  Federal  judge  here  who  will  then 
determine  whether  or  not  the  trial 
should  proceed.  The  possibility  of  the 
Government  agreeing  to  a  complete 
withdrawal  of  the  case  in  advance  of 
this  is  believed  to  be  remote,  particu- 
larly in  the  event  that  the  Duffy 
Copyright  Bill  fails  of  passage  at  this 
session  of  Congress.  Passage  of  the 
bill,  however,  is  seen  as  accomplish- 
ing many  of  the  major  objectives  of 
the  Government  action,  particularly 
those  affecting  radio  broadcasters, 
who  are  said  to  have  been  instrumen- 
tal in  bringing  about  the  action  orig- 
inally. 

Cullman  Sought  as 
Exhibitors'  Leader 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  be  held  yesterday,  one  of  the  mem- 
bers uncovered  a  technical  point  in 
the  by-laws  which  provides  that  new 
officers  are  to  be  named  the  first  week 
in  May.  As  a  result,  Brandt  will  be 
reelected  next  week. 

If,  however,  Cullman  decides  to  ac- 
cept the  offer,  Brandt  will  step  down 
to  a  place  on  the  directorate  with 
O'Reilly. 

Labor  also  was  discussed  at  yes- 
'  terday's  session. 

1  Columbia  May  Put  on 
Three  or  Four  Plays 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

financing.  The  company  may  also 
finance  outside  producers,  Aldrich 
stated. 

Until  the  dispute  is  settled  between 
I  the  Authors'  League  and  League  of 
'  New  York  Theatres,  Columbia  will 
I  not  purchase  any  plays,  it  was  said. 
1  Several  deals  are  on,  but  will  not  be 
j  consummated  under  the  terms  being 
sought  by  the  Authors'  League,  Al- 
drich declared. 


Picketing  Is  Resumed 

Pickets  resumed  their  activities 
along  Broadway  yesterday  when  sand- 
wich men  from  Allied  and  Local  306 
began  parading  in  front  of  the  Rialto, 
George  M.  Cohan,  Loew's  State,  Pal- 
ace and  Globe.  Allied  men  were  in 
front  of  the  first  four  houses  while 
Local  306  operators  picketed  the  Globe. 


New  Competition  in 
New  Orleans  Looms 

New  Orleans,  April  29. — A  new 
form  of  theatre  competition  is  in  sight. 
The  Commission  Council  has  in- 
structed Gen.  Allison  Owen  to  pre- 
pare plans  for  an  open  air  municipal 
theatre  in  the  West  End  at  an  esti- 
mated cost  of  $60,000,  the  funds  to  be 
secured  from  WPA. 

The  idea  is  to  have  shows  from  10 
cents  to  $2  with  free  street  car  fares. 

This  was  the  original  purpose  of 
the  $2,000,000  Municipal  Auditorium, 
but  practically  all  of  the  affairs  that 
have  been  held  there,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  some  free  food  shows  have 
been  too  expensive  for  the  masses. 


Lesser  Signs  Arlen 

Sol  Lesser  has  signed  Richard 
Arlen  to  star  in  three  Harold  Bell 
Wright  stories  for  Principal.  These 
will  be  three  of  the  six  Lesser  will  re- 
lease through  20th  Century-Fox  in 
1936-37. 


Leff -Meyers  to  Build 

The  Leff-Meyers  circuit  is  planning 
the  construction  of  a  new  theatre  at 
170th  St.  and  Jerome  Ave.,  Bronx. 
The  group  operates  about  nine  thea- 
tres in  the  borough. 


G.  B.  Signs  Walsh 

Hollywood,  April  29.  —  Raoul 
Walsh,  now  directing  "Spendthrift" 
for  Walter  Wanger,  upon  completion 
of  the  film  will  leave  for  London  to 
direct  "Soldiers  Three"  for  G.  B. 


Flushing  Previews 
Stir  Up  Excitement 

Inauguration  of  Mondav  night  pre- 
views at  Loew's  Prospect  in  Flush- 
ing, indicating  that  the  theatre  has 
adopted  a  triple  feature  policy  for 
that  night  of  the  week,  is  causing 
quite  a  furore  among  first  run  exhib- 
itors in  Long  Island. 

While  the  general  understanding 
has  been  that  the  first  runs  stick 
to  duals,  the  Loew  move  is  believed 
to  be  the  first  step  in  what  may  re- 
sult in  a  number  of  other  first  runs 
following  the  same  practice. 

Loew's  charges  30  cents  evenings 
while  its  competitor,  Keith's,  contin- 
ues its  35-cent  level  until  the  time  it 
may  see  fit,  because  of  Loew's  move, 
to  either  cut  the  admission  or  add  a 
third  feature.  Meanwhile,  the  Pros- 
pect is  advertising  for  next  Monday 
a  third  feature  without  mention  of  the 
title. 


"Earthworm"  the  Last 

Joe  E.  Brown's  final  picture  under 
his  Warner  contract  will  be  "Earth- 
worm Tractor,"  although  "Sons  o' 
Guns"  is  yet  to  be  released. 

Radio  formally  announced  signing 
the  David  Loew-Brown  distribution 
deal  yesterday. 


Cohen  Moves  His  Unit 

Hollywood,  April  29.  —  Emanuel 
Cohen  has  moved  his  production  staff 
into  the  General  Service  Studios, 
future  headquarters  for  his  Para- 
mount releases. 


9 

Charges  Government 
Barred  the  Public 

Superior,  Wis.,  April  29. — Among 
the  charges  included  in  the  anti-trust 
and  conspiracy  in  restraint  of  trade 
suit,  filed  in  Federal  Court  by  Minnie 
Pulverman  against  major  companies 
and  Upper  Wisconsin  exhibitors  is 
one  that  the  defendants'  pressure  in- 
duced the  Government  to  bar  civilians 
from  CCC  camp  showings  of  films. 

She  also  charges  that  threats,  in- 
timidation and  unlawful  inducements 
were  used  to  coerce  distributors  into 
stopping  her  film  supply.  The  de- 
fendants, in  addition  to  Paramount, 
U.A.,  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  Vita- 
graph,  M-G-M  and  G.B.,  are  E.  F. 
Daniels,  Iron  River;  Roy  McMinn, 
Superior;  A.  I.  and  Bertha  Latts, 
Ashland ;  N.  C.  Grange,  Spooner,  E. 
R.  Mitchell,  Bayfield;  A.  L.  Lighter, 
Mellen. 

Distributors  Lose 
By  Print  Refusals 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

rentals  because  of  the  increase  in  dis- 
tribution costs  due  to  the  practice. 

It  was  frankly  admitted  by  the  dis- 
tributors that  they  have  no  solution 
for  the  problem.  The  exhibitor  prac- 
tice is  said  to  be  increasing  since  com- 
pulsory arbitration  and  the  distributor 
system  of  credit  ratings  were  abolished 
by  Federal  court  order  as  illegal.  Ex- 
hibitors, according  to  the  Herald  ar- 
ticle, have  been  known  to  accumulate 
as  many  as  six  features  for  one  day, 
picking  the  best  and  refusing  to  accept 
the  others,  thus  causing  a  loss  to  five 
distributors.  The  individual  amounts 
involved  are  too  small  to  warrant 
court  action,  it  is  pointed  out. 


Sale  Practice  Meet 
May  Wait  for  Week 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

serve  on  the  exhibitor  committee  dur- 
ing the  meetings  with  individual  com- 
panies. Neither  Walsh  nor  Griffith 
will  be  able  to  be  in  New  York  next 
week.  Both  are  members  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  executive  committee, 
which  is  conducting  the  conferences 
for  that  organization. 

However,  the  individual  conferences 
may  be  opened  next  week  as  scheduled 
if  Jack  Miller  of  Chicago,  also  a 
member  of  the  committee,  can  attend. 
Miller's  presence,  it  was  stated,  would 
make  sufficient  the  committee's  repre- 
sentation, as  O.  C.  Lam  of  Rome,  Ga., 
and  Lewen  Pizor  of  Philadelphia,  will 
be  available  next  week,  in  addition  to 
Kuykendall. 


Flash  Preview 

"The  Criminal  Within"  —  Good 
double  bill  entertainment  based  on  a 
murder  mystery  with  plenty  of  clues 
to  intrigue  the  patrons.  John  Miljan 
and  Irene  Ware  do  well  by  their 
parts. 

This  picture  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


Zanuck  Signs  Power,  Jr. 

Hollywood,  April  29. — Darryl  F. 
Zanuck  has  signed  Tyronne  Power, 
Jr.,  to  a  long-term  acting  contract  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  The  actor 
will  report  to  the  studio  as  soon  as 
he  completes  his  present  play  contract. 
He  is  appearing  with  Katharine  Cor- 
nell in  "St.  Joan." 


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Thursday,  April  30,  I93( 


Quota  Change 
Study  Goes  to 
C.E.A.  Group 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  21.  —  The  C.E.A. 
General  Council  has  referred  to  the 
general  purposes  committee  the  ques- 
tion of  the  exact  character  of  the  rep- 
resentations to  be  made  to  the  Board 
of  Trade  committee  which  is  to  con- 
sider films  act  revision.  Suggestions 
were  made  during  the  council  discus- 
sion that  the  C.E.A.  should  press  for 
the  abolition  of  the  quota  or  that,  as 
a  minimum,  the  quota  on  distributors 
should  exceed  by  10  per  cent  that  on 
exhibitors. 

The  Ass'n.  of  Cine  Technicians, 
which  has  recently  been  agitating 
against  the  admission,  on  a  large 
scale,  of  technical  and  other  special- 
ists from  Hollywood,  is  presenting  a 
case  urging,  in  chief,  that  there  should 
be  a  quality  clause  for  British  films 
and  that  the  "75  per  cent  British" 
condition  should  apply  in  the  case  of 
technicians. 

It  has  been  stated  in  the  House  of 
Commons  by  Walter  Runciman,  pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Trade,  that  the 
report  of  the  Advisory  Committee 
would  be  confidentially  available  to 
the  departmental  committee.  The  ad- 
visory committee,  appointed  under  the 
original  act,  recently  made  definite 
suggestions  for  the  revision  of  the 
measure,  but  these  have  not  been  pub- 
lished by  the  Board  of  Trade. 

Ernest  Turnbull,  Australian  cinema 
magnate,  will  probably  give  evidence 
to  the  committee.  He  is  in  London  on 
a  production  deal  and  also  makes  the 
suggestion  that  British  producers 
should  take  steps  to  deputize  the  New 
South  Wales  Government  in  regard  to 
the  Australian  quota. 

♦   ♦  ♦ 

The  general  council  of  the  C.E.A. 
has  by  a  large  majority,  rejected  the 
standard  contract.  Details  of  the 
contract,  which  represented  a  compro- 
mise arrived  at  by  discussion  between 
C.E.A.  (exhibitor)  and  K.R.S.  (dis- 
tributor) members,  have  already  ap- 
peared in  Motion  Picture  Daily. 

Its  outstanding  features  were  the 
formal  recognition  of  a  three  and  one- 
quarter  hour  program  limit  and  of  the 
distributors'  right  of  access  to  the  box- 
office  for  the  purpose  of  checking  per- 
centage takings.  The  distributors' 
right  to  include  special  provisions  for 
payment  on  short  terms  was  also  rec- 
ognized. Many  exhibitors  described 
the  draft  as  "a  distributors'  contract." 


Release  Argentine  Film 

Washington,  April  29.  — ■  After 
months  of  preparation,  Productora  Ar- 
gentina de  Films  has  released  "Som- 
bras  Portenas,"  according  to  a  report 
from  Trade  Commissioner  DuWayne 
G.  Clark  in  Buenos  Aires  to  the  U.  S. 
Dep't  of  Commerce.  It  is  said  to  be 
the  most  ambitious  film  undertaken  by 
a  domestic  company.  It  has  been 
shown  at  several  leading  theatres  in 
Buenos  Aires  under  the  patronage  of 
Government  officials. 


B.  &  K.  Net  for  1935 
Goes  Up  to  $638,134 

Chicago,  April  29.— Balaban  &  Katz 
Corp.  earned  $638,134  in  1935  after 
deduction  of  all  charges,  Barney  Bala- 
ban reported  at  the  annual  stockhold- 
ers' meeting  today.  This  figure  is  the 
best  since  1931  and  is  equal,  after 
regular  preferred  dividend  require- 
ments, to  $1.72  per  share  on  the  com- 
mon stock.  In  the  preceding  year 
the  net  profit  was  $425,477  or  92  cents 
per  share  on  the  common. 

Consideration  of  the  resumption  of 
the  common  dividend  will  have  to  wait 
until  the  end  of  the  year.  Balaban 
stated  that  the  management  hopes  to 
retire  the  balance  of  the  preferred 
stock  in  a  year  or  two  if  conditions 
warrant.  One-half  of  the  preferred 
stock  has  been  called  for  retirement 
on  May  1. 

Balaban  stated  that  business  is  bet- 
ter, but  added  that  the  recent  cold 
spell  cost  the  circuit  §100,000.  The 
company's  bank  loan,  he  said,  aggre- 
gates approximately  $3,000,000  after 
giving  effect  to  the  loan  made  for 
retiring  preferred  stock.  Publix  Great 
States  Theatre,  a  subsidiary,  has  re- 
tired $250,000  in  mortgages  through 
the  bank  loan  and  has  paid  off  back 
dividends. 

John  E.  Otterson  was  elected  a  di- 
rector succeeding  George  J.  Schaefer. 


Zorn  to  Providence 

Boston,  April  29.  —  Edward  A. 
Zorn,  former  Metropolitan  manager, 
has  been  named  manager  of  the  RKO 
Albee,  Providence. 


Building  Boom  Seen 
Underway  in  Phila. 

Philadelphia,  April  29. — Philadel- 
phia's greatest  concerted  movement 
toward  new  theatre  building,  particu- 
larly among  the  independents,  is  be- 
ing launched  this  spring,  with  at  least 
six  new  theatres  in  prospect. 

The  South  Philadelphia  district  will 
be  an  important  center  of  activity. 
Warners  plan  a  1,000-seat  house  at 
Broad  and  Morris  Sts.  The  Felt  in- 
terests, which  already  operates  the 
Southern,  plan  another  house  in  the 
same  neighborhood.  On  the  west  side 
of  South  Philadelphia  Charles  Stiefel 
is  to  erect  the  1,000-seat  President. 

West  Philadelphia  will  have  the 
Terminal,  to  be  built  and  operated 
jointly  by  William  Goldman  and 
Warners  on  the  site  of  the  new  69th 
St.  Terminal. 

Jake  Fox  will  build  a  house  in  the 
near  future  in  northeast  Philadelphia, 
while  Erny  and  Nolan,  real  estate  op- 
erators, are  planning  a  theatre  in  West 
Oak  Lane. 


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Wings"  First  Color 
Feature  in  England 

London,  April  29. — Natalie  Kal- 
mus  is  here  to  supervise  the  color 
work  on  "Wings  of  the  Morning," 
first  Robert  Kane- New  World  picture 
for  Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  first 
all-Technicolor  film  to  be  made  in 
Europe.  It  will  be  filmed  at  Denham. 
Glenn  Tryon  will  direct  and  Ray  Ren- 
nahan  will  be  the  cameraman. 

The  technical  crew  is  expected  to 
stay  here  to  initiate  and  possibly  to 
complete  "Lawrence  of  Arabia,"  Alex- 
ander Korda's  first  in  color. 

"Wings"  will  include  this  year's 
Derby  in  color. 

Dr.  Herbert  T.  Kalmus  is  expected 
here  in  June  and,  it  is  understood, 
will  visit  Berlin  and  Moscow  to  view 
laboratories  there. 

British  color  film  will  be  processed 
in  Hollywood  until  the  British  plant 
opens. 


Split  Car  50-50 

Tampa,  April  29.  —  This 
town  has  the  only  man  who 
ever  won  half  an  automobile, 
so  far  as  known.  His  wife 
held  the  lucky  number  at  a 
Broadway  Theatre  drawing, 
but  he  drove  the  car  away. 
She  filed  suit. 

Circuit  Judge  Parks  lis- 
tened to  testimony  to  the 
effect  that  the  husband  had 
given  his  wife  a  ticket  prior 
to  a  family  quarrel  and  that 
she  also  had  one  of  her  own. 
The  question  before  the 
court  was:  "Which  ticket 
won?" 

It  remained  unanswered,  so 
the  court  decided  the  car 
would  have  to  be  sold  and 
the  proceeds  split. 


Regent  in  Montreal 
Has  20th  Birthday 

Montreal,  April  29. — The  progress 
that  has  been  made  in  screen  enter- 
tainment during  the  past  20  years  was 
depicted  in  a  "film  jamboree"  to  com- 
memorate the  20th  anniversary  of  the 
Regent  here,  a  unit  of  United  Amuse- 
ments Ltd. 

A  number  of  old  films  were  shown, 
including  "The  Trail  of  the  Octapus," 
"The  Screaming  Shadow,"  two  eariy 
Chaplin  comedies,  a  1916  reel  and  an 
old  Keystone  comedy.  Two  musicians 
who  played  at  the  Regent  for  many 
years  during  the  silent  days,  Alan 
Mclver  and  Edgar  Herring,  supplied 
the  sound  effects. 


Fox  Midwest  Drive 
Is  Showing  Results 

Kansas  City,  April  29.— The  13- 
week  spring  campaign  instituted  by 
Fox  Midwest  for  all  its  theatres  on 
March  28  has  resulted  in  a  marked 
increase  in  business. 

Managers  are  given  considerable 
leeway  in  setting  in  pictures  and  in 
other  matters  of  policy.  They  par- 
ticipate to  some  extent  in  profits,  and 
there  are  prizes  for  those  who  come 
in  first  at  the  finish.  D.  S.  Lawler, 
publicity  director,  Wichita,  is  publish- 
ing The  Contact,  weekly  paper  con- 
taining exploitation  hints,  standings 
of  managers  and  the  like. 


Berkeley  Back  on  Job 

Hollywood,  April  29.  —  Busby 
Berkeley  has  returned  to  the  direction 
of  "Stage  Struck"  at  Warners.  Bobby 
Connolly,  who  took  over  direction  of 
the  picture  while  Berkeley  was  in 
court  last  week,  has  started  rehearsals 
for  the  numbers  which  will  be  used  in 
"Cain  and  Mabel." 


Japan  Ass'n 
In  Drive  for 
Better  Films 


Derr  Assigns  Keene 

Hollywood,  April  29. — E.  B.  Derr 
has  assigned  Tom  Keene  to  do  "The 
Glory  Trail"  as  his  first  on  a  term 
deal  with  Crescent  Pictures.  John  T. 
Neville  is  doing  the  screen  adapta- 
tion from  the  historical  Bozeman  Trail 
background.  No  director  has  been  set 
as  yet. 


Cleveland  Show  Dated 

Cleveland,  April  29. — May  6  is  the 
date  set  for  the  annual  all-star  benefit 
show  of  Variety  Club.  The  show  will 
be  held  at  the  RKO  Palace. 


By  TETSUYA  MORI 

Tokyo,  April  10.  —  The  Japanese 
Ass'n.  of  the  Motion  Picture  has 
launched  a  vigorous  campaign  to  pro- 
mote the  production  of  cultural  pic- 
tures, with  a  view  to  improving  the 
quality  of  the  Japanese  product.  Each 
of  the  three  leading  companies  will 
produce  one  such  feature  for  the 
1936-37  season.  Shochiku,  Nikkatsu 
and  P.C.L.  will  participate.  Exhib- 
itors have  indicated  no  objection  to 
the  program. 

The  proposal  of  the  association  to 
develop  a  10-day  run  system,  one  of 
the  most  striking  of  the  organiza- 
tion's efforts  at  correction  of  current 
policies,  met  with  such  strenuous  op- 
position from  exhibitors  that  it  has 
been  virtually  abandoned. 

Nikkatsu  has  made  a  radical  shift 
in  its  production  policy,  in  an  effort  to 
meet  the  competition  of  Shochiku,  and 
attract  particularly  the  feminine  con- 
tingent of  Japanese  patronage.  Future 
pictures  of  the  company  will  be  fea- 
tured by  modern  romantic  stories,  in 
which  the  company's  product  has  been 
noticeably  deficient.  Comedies  and 
musicals  are  also  planned  by  Nikkatsu. 

*  *  * 

Japanese  audiences  have  recently 
begun  to  take  a  new  interest  in  news- 
reels.  Until  recently  local  theatres 
made  no  effort  to  show  the  reels,  but 
now  exhibitors  cannot  get  enough  of 
them.  Shochiku  established  a  news- 
reel  division  at  its  new  studio  late  last 
year.  Shinko  also  was  working  on 
the  development  of  a  reel  unit.  The 
film  companies,  however,  have  been 
unable  to  compete  with  the  newsreel 
activity  of  the  newspapers,  among 
which  the  five  leaders  are  in  Osaka. 
Their  vigorous  competition  to  sign 
circuits  for  their  reels  is  partly  re- 
sponsible for  the  new  interest  in  the 
material.  Film  producers,  who  have 
not  been  geared  to  the  production  of 
newsreels,  have  virtually  stepped  out 
of  the  field. 

*  *  * 

Local  theatres  enjoyed  the  best  busi- 
ness they  have  had  in  months  during 
March,  favored  by  improved  weather 
after  a  long  period  of  cold  and  rain. 
The  business,  however,  has  been  go- 
ing to  American  films  rather  than  the 
domestic  product.  Among  the  out- 
standing American  films  which  have 
grossed  heavily  during  the  month  were 
"Fang  and  Claw,"  "Broadway  Mel- 
ody of  1936"  and  "The  Milky  Way." 


Seek  Mamoulian  Pact 

Hollywood,  April  29.  —  Pickford- 
Lasky  are  negotiating  a  term  contract 
with  Rouben  Mamoulian,  director. 
They  already  have  him  signed  for  one 
picture,  and  he  is  set  to  direct  the 
next  Nino  Martini  film.  The  deal 
now  being  considered  is  one  whereby 
Mamoulian  would  direct  two  annually. 


Morris  Horowitz  III 

Morris  Horowitz,  owner  of  the 
Terminal  and  National  in  Brooklyn, 
is  seriously  ill  at  his  home.  Charles 
Steinman,  general  manager,  is  han- 
dling the  operation  during  Horo- 
witz's illness. 


The  second  annual  Show  of  Showmanship 
conducted  by  the  Managers'  Round 
Table  department  of  Motion  Picture 
Herald  will  be  opened  Tuesday,  May 
19,  continuing  for  four  days,  at  the 
home  offices  of  Quigley  Publications 
in  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  City. 


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MOTION  PICTURI. 

DAILY 


Thursday,  April  30,  19: 


Banquet  Is  Held  by 
S.M.P.E.  at  Chicago 


Chicago,  April  29. — The  third  day 
of  the  current  convention  conducted 
by  the  Society  of  M.  P.  Engineers 
was  climaxed  by  the  banquet  held 
this  evening  in  the  ballroom  of  the 
Edgewater  Beach  Hotel.  The  affair 
followed  afternoon  visits  of  the  dele- 
gates to  various  Chicago  equipment 
plants,  including  the  Underwriters' 
Laboratory. 

The  morning  was  given  over  to  the 
reading  of  a  number  of  technical 
papers. 

W.  Barth  and  F.  Schoeck  of  the 
Agfa  Ansco  Corp.,  in  their  paper  on 
"A  Film  Emulsion  for  Making  Direct 
Duplicates  in  a  Single  Step,"  pointed 
out  that  the  emulsion  is  of  a  different 
type  from  all  other  photographic 
emulsions.  The  commercial  possibil- 
ities of  the  new  type  emulsion  were 
indicated. 

Puller,  on  Reproduction 

George  Puller  of  the  Bell  Lab- 
oratories, New  York,  was  the 
author  of  a  paper  which  described 
"A  High  Quality  Reproducing  Sys- 
tem for  Small  Theatres."  The  new 
system,  for  theatres  seating  up  to 
600,  permits  a  simple  and  easily  oper- 
ated film  drive  control.  A  control 
cabinet  arranged  for  mounting  on  the 
wall  in  front  of  the  projector  contains 
a  gain  control  and  apparatus  for 
switching  from  one  machine  to  an- 
other. The  control  cabinet  is  oper- 
able from  either  projector  position. 

In  his  paper  on  "Projection  and 
Projectors,"  A.  J.  Holman  of  East 
Orange,  N.  J.,  declared  that  although 
projection  is  one  of  the  industry's  most 
important  aspects,  producers,  directors 
and  exhibitors  show  little  interest  in 
new  projectors.  He  criticised  the 
principle  of  intermittent  illumination, 
which  is  still  in  universal  use,  and 
indicated  the  value  of  continuous  illu- 
mination. 

The  importance  of  complying  with 
the  regulations  of  the  National  Board 
of  Fire  Underwriters  in  obtaining 
adequate  provision  for  safe  handling 
and  storage  of  film,  was  stressed  by 

A.  H.  Nuckolls  and  A.  F.  Matson 
of  the  Underwriters'  Laboratories, 
Chicago.  The  reasons  for  the  ready 
susceptibility  of  film  to  ignition  were 
explained,  and  recent  tests  described. 

New  Carbon  Described 

A  new  13.6  super  high  intensity 
carbon  for  projection  was  described 
by  D.  B.  Joy  of  the  National  Carbon 
Co.,  Fostoria,  O.,  who  said  the  new 
carbon  has  a  higher  intrinsic  brilliancy 
and  more  uniform  distribution  of  light 
than  the  regular  13.6  carbons.  Tests 
have  indicated  the  new  carbon  pro- 
vides 30  per  cent  greater  light  on  the 
screen  than  the  old. 

The  program  for  Thursday,  the 
final  day,  is  as  follows : 

10  A.M.  to  Noon,  East  Lounge,  Slide 
Film  Symposium. 

"The  Development  of  Slide-Film  Stere- 
opticons";  Miss  Marie  Witham,  Society  for 
Visual  Instruction,  Chicago.   (15  mins.) 

"Slide-Films  for  Use  in  the  Extension 
Division  of  the  U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Agricul- 
ture"; C.  H.  Hanson,  Extension  Service, 
U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Agriculture,  Washington, 
D.   C.     (Demonstration.)    (20  mins.) 

"Visual    Education   and   Slide-Films";  J. 

B.  MacHarg,  Lawrence  College,  Appleton. 
Wis.     (Demonstration.)     (20  mins.) 

"The  Advantages  of  the  Talking  Slide- 
Film  as  a  Machine  for  Selling";  L.  M. 
Francisco,  Wilding  Pictures  Productions, 
Inc.,  Chicago.     (20  mins.) 

"A  Sound  Slide-Film  Projector";  F.  Frei- 
man,  Electro-Acoustic  Products  Co.,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.  (Demonstration.)  (15  min.) 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


Spyros  Skouras,  Joseph  Bern- 
hard,  Harry  C.  Arthur  William 
T.  Powers,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
Nate  and  Lewis  Blumberg,  Milton 
Schwarzwald,  James  A.  FitzPat- 
rick,  Harry  Joe  Brown,  Budd 
Rogers,  Mitchell  Klupt,  Al  Hovel, 
Maurice  Conn,  Truman  Talley,  A. 
Friedlander,  Jack  Hoffberg,  Ar- 
thur W.Kelly,  Monroe  Greenthal, 
Charles  Curran,  Jack  Goetz,  Emil 
Jensen,  Bramwell  Fletcher,  George 
R.  Batcheller,  Maury  Cohen,  Wil- 
liam Berke,  Bert  Mayer,  Edward 
Golden,  Adolph  Pollak,  Laurence 
Stallings,  Lew  Lehr,  E.  H.  Gold- 
stein and  Jack  Barnstyn,  among 
those  congregating  at  the  Tavern  for 
the  noon  day  repast  yesterday. 
• 

C.  C.  Pettijohn  leaves  today  for 
Louisville,  the  Kentucky  Derby  and 
other  lounging  places  of  the  reincar- 
nated union  of  Kentucky  colonels. 
• 

Douglas  Fairbanks  and  his  wife, 
the  former  Lady  Sylvia  Ashley, 
and  Peter  and  Mrs.  Lorre  arrive 
today  on  the  Washington. 

• 

David  Miller,  short  subject  direc- 
tor for  M-G-M,  got  in  by  plane  from 
the  coast  yesterday.  He's  stopping  at 
the  St.  Moritz. 

• 

Harry  Miller,  local  M-G-M  sales- 
man, celebrates  his  silver  wedding  an- 
niversary Saturday. 

• 

Phil  Abrams  of  Warners  has  his 
left  arm  in  a  cast  as  a  result  of  a 
recent  fall. 

Irving  Goodfield  returned  yester- 
day from  a  two-week  trip  to  Bermuda. 
• 

Myron  Sattler  returned  yesterday 
from  a  vacation  cruise. 

• 

Matty  Mendicino's  birthday  falls 
today.   He's  with  M-G-M. 


Herman  Robbins,  Toby  Gruen, 
Phil  Reisman,  Herb  Yates, 
W.  G.  Van  Schmus,  and  Sam  Dem- 
bow  convened  in  a  belated  meet- 
ing of  The  Off-the-Record  Club  at 
"21"  yesterday.  At  a  large,  round 
table  adjoining  were  Ben  and  Billy 
Goetz,  Max  Gordon,  Joe  Moskowitz 
without  Bob  Goldstein,  and  Lou 
Irwin.  Others  there  included  Anita 
Louise,  Major  Leslie  E.  Thompson, 
Jack  Cohn,  Nate  Spingold,  Jimmy 
Martin,  Jack  Connolly,  Robert  M. 
McKinney,  and  Frank  Buck. 
Later :  sidewalk  chit-chat  in  front  of 
the  RKO  Bldg.  when  Robbins, 
Gruen,  Reisman  and  Dembow  ran 
into  Leo  Spitz  and  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth  returning  from  lunch. 
• 

George  J.  Schaefer  at  the  Algon- 
quin for  the  lunch  hour  yesterday. 
Gabriel  Hess,  Dave  Palfreyman 
and  George  Borthwick  among  those 
heading  for  the  Cinema  Club  diner  on 
the  floor  above. 

• 

Fred  L.  Lynch,  publicity  man  at 
the  Music  Hall,  will  be  married  this 
morning  to  Ruth  Sproule,  former 
Rockette,  at  11  o'clock  in  St.  Agnes 
Church.    Gus  Eyssell  will  be  best 


Roy  E.  Larsen,  "March  of  Time" 
producer,  will  be  a  principal  speaker 
at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American 
Ass'n.  of  Advertising  Agencies  today 
at  White  Sulphur  Springs. 

• 

Neil  F.  Agnew  and  Milt  Kusell 
at  the  Stork  Club  bar  for  a  quick 
one. 

• 

Charles  E.  McCarthy  leaves  to- 
day on  a  West  Indies  cruise. 

• 

"Nate"  Nathanson  leaves  for  To- 
ronto tonight. 

Maurice  Conn  returns  to  the  coast 
today. 


Report  of  the  Committee  on  Non- 
Theatrical  Equipment;  R.  F.  Mitchell, 
Chairman.     (15  mins.) 

"The  Business  Screen — Some  Demands 
Made  Upon  It";  W.  F.  Kruse,  Bell  & 
Howell  Co.,  Chicago.     (15  mins.) 

2  to  -5  P.M.,  East  Lounge,  Apparatus 
and  Equipment  Session. 

"Photographic  Race-Timing  Equipment"; 
F.  Tuttle  and  C.  H.  Green,  Eastman 
Kodak  Co.     (15  mins.) 

"Use  of  Motion  Pictures  in  an  Accurate 
Svstem  for  Timing  and  Judging  Horse 
Races";  E.  M.  Honan,  Erpi,  Hollywood. 
(Demonstration.)     (15  mins.) 

"Demonstration  of  16-MM..  1000-W. 
Filmosound  Projector" :  R.  F.  Mitchell  and 
W.  L.  Herd.  Bell  &  Howell.     (15  mins.) 

"Copper  Oxide  Rectifier  for  Motion 
Picture  Arc  Supply";  (Part  A)  I.  R. 
Smith,  Westinghouse  Electrical  &  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  East  Pittsburgh.  (Part  B) 
C.  E.  Hamann,  General  Electrical  Co., 
West  Lynn,  Mass.    (20  mins.) 

"A  New  Monitoring  Telephone  Re- 
ceiver"; H.  F.  Olson,  RCA  Manufacturing 
Co.,  Camden.     (20  mins.) 

"A  New  Rotary  Stabilizer  Sound  Head'; 
F.  J.  Loomis  and  E.  W.  Reynolds,  RCA 
Manufacturing  Co.     (15  mins.) 

"A  Universal  Ribbon  Microphone";  H. 
F.  Olson,  RCA  Manufacturing  Co.  (15 
mins.)  ,„. 

"The  Magazine  Cine-Kodak";  O.  Wittel, 
Eastman  Kodak  Co.  (10  mins.) 

"The  Pull-Down  Movement";  A.  S. 
Newman,  London. 


Prepare  New  Mentone 

Mentone  starts  shooting  "Radio  Con- 
vention" at  Biograph  next  Wednesday. 
The  cast  will  include  Rita  Rio,  Teddy 
Bergman,  Billy  Reyes,  the  16  Sophis- 
ticates and  Tito  Guizar. 


/.  L.  &  S.  Return  to 
Neighborhood  Spots 

Chicago,  April  29. — Jones,  Linick 
&  Schaefer,  one  of  the  pioneers  among 
theatre  operators,  return  to  the  neigh- 
borhood field  after  an  absence  of  many 
years  with  the  signing  of  a  10-year 
lease  on  the  Tower,  effective  May  1. 

The  company  at  one  time  operated 
50  houses  locally.  The  Tower,  built 
by  B.  &  K.,  seats  3,000.  The  move 
starts  what  may  be  a  tussle  for  first 
honors,  as  Aaron  Jones  is  after  other 
theatres.  He  now  operates  the  State- 
Lake,  Woods  and  La  Salle  in  the 
Loop. 


Gensler  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  April  29. — Lewis  Gens- 
ler, Paramount  producer,  will  leave 
for  New  York  this  week  to  confer 
with  Jack  Benny  about  the  story  of 
"The  Big  Broadcast  of  1937."  Ralph 
Rainger,  Leo  Robbin  and  Erw7in  Gel- 
sey  will  accompany  him. 


Ampa  to  Reelect  White 

Gordon  White  will  be  reelected 
president  of  Ampa  today  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  organization  at  the 
Astor.  There  is  no  opposition  ticket 
to  the  White  slate.  The  session  will 
be  a  closed  one. 


Treasury  Aims  at 
10  Million  Driv 


Washington,  April  29. — Moii 
than  $10,000,000  will  be  secured  1  ] 
the  Treasury  Dep't.  through  its  dri\ 
on  theatres,  manufacturing  jeweleij 
and  others  subject  to  special  taxes,  J 
was  said  at  the  Treasury  tonight.  1 

Conducted  under  an  allotment  n 
approximately  $2,450,000  made  by  tli 
WPA  last  August,  the  campaign  bi\ 
involved  the  inspection  of  books  H 
thousands  of  taxpayers. 

So  far,  it  was  reported  by  th 
Treasury,  $2,436,527  has  actually  beeJ 
collected  out  of  a  total  of  $10,351,61., 
found  due.  With  the  campaign  to  ruk 
for  another  four  months,  expenses  U 
date  have  been  §1,370,780,  or  mor 
than  a  million  less  than  the  cash  rO 
turn. 

No  details  of  the  amount  collecte 
from  theatres  are  available,  and  wi 
not  be  compiled  until  after  the  clos, 
of  the  drive.  The  figures  reporte 
were  totals  given  the  department  b 
the  collectors  in  the  several  district; 


Mrs.  Selma  Hensler  Deat 

Kansas  City,  April  29.— Mrs.  Sek 
ma  Hensler,  mother  of  Frank  Hensler 
branch  manager  here  for  M-G-M,  die 
April  26  at  her  home  in  Milwaukee 
at  the  age  of  64.  Funeral  service 
were  held  at  Milwaukee. 

Hensler  drove  to  Milwaukee  Sat 
urdav. 


Rites  for  Clem  Rizzo 

Philadelphia,  April  29. — Funers 
services  for  Clem  Rizzo  will  be  he! 
next  Monday  from  his  home  at  Fol 
croft,  Delaware  County.  Rizzo  sue 
cumbed  last  Monday  when  he  under 
went  an  operation  for  a  rupture* 
appendix. 


Wall  Street 


Most  Off  in  Board 


High 

Columbia,  vtc   . . .  3354 

Consolidated    4J£ 

Consolidated,   pfd.  16 

Eastman   158 

Eastman,  pfd   16354 

K.-A.-O..  pfd  .. 
Loew's,  Inc.  ... 

Paramount    854 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6444 
Paramount  2  pfd.  944 
Pathe  Film    954 

rko    m 

20th    Century -Fox  2454 
20th  Century,  pfd  33 
Universal,  pfd    . .  96 
Warner  Bros.   . . .  9% 
Warner,  pfd  44 


Low 

33 
44i 

1554 
157 
162 


4641  4554 


6454 
946 
844 
554 

2454 

3254 

95 
9% 

44 


Trading 

Net 

Close  Chang 


33 
444 

1554 

158 
162 

88 

4546 
854 

6454 
944 
844 
554 

2454 

33 

95 
954 

44 


—1 

-k 

+2 

-154 

—2 

-X 

-  54 

—m 

-  541 

-  54 
+  54 
+  54 
—1 

-  54. 
-44. 


Technicolor  Drops  1%  Points 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang 

Sonotone    244      2}4      254     —  54 

Technicolor   27-54    26J4     2654  —144 

Trans-Lux    3%      344  344   

Bonds  Decline 

Net 

High   Low  C3ose  Changi 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  2354  2354  2354  .... 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24       2254     2254  —1 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93        93  93 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    9654     9654     9654  .... 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    5544     5554     5554     —  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    %S%     85       8554    —  J4 

RKO  6s  '41  pp...  63  63  63  —254 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9146    9054     905*  —144 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  29) 


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TEN  CENTS 


Rodgers  Gets 
Feist  M-G-M 
Selling  Post 

Connors  Is  Eastern  Chief 
Saunders  in  West 


William  F.  Rodgers,  formerly  east- 
era  sales  manager,  yesterday  was 
appointed  gen- 
eral sales  man- 
ager of  M-G-M, 
occupying  the 
place  left  va- 
cant by  the 
death  of  Felix 
F.  Feist.  Rodg- 
ers was  one  of 
Feist's  sales 
cabinet. 

Thomas  J. 
Connors,  for- 
merly in  charge 
of  southern  and 
Canadian  sales, 
has  been  named 
eastern  sales 
manager,  and 

Edward  M.  Saunders  continues  as 
western  sales  manager.  All  three 
worked  closely  with  Feist  for  a 
number  of  years. 

The  appointments  were  made 
known,  following  the  return  here 
from  the  coast  of  Al  Lichtman,  by 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck.  Lichtman,  since 
joining  the  company  after  his  resig- 
nation from  United  Artists,  had  co- 
operated with  Feist  on  sales,  concen- 
(Coniinued  on  page  14) 


W.  F.  Rodgers 


Academy  Cuts  Size 
Of  2,000-Foot  Reel 

Hollywood,  April  30. — Final  speci- 
fications for  the  2,000-foot  reel  have 
been  completed  by  the  Academy  Re- 
search Council. 

Dimensions  of  the  reel,  which  will 
be  used  throughout  the  industry  start- 
ing Aug.  1,  call  for  a  14^2-inch  reel 
and    four-inch    hub,  corresponding 

(Continued  on  page  12} 


Ampa  to  Decide  on 
Its  Future  Program 

Ampa  is  about  to  decide  where  it 
is  going  from  here.  A  handful  of 
members,  assembled  yesterday  at  the 
regular  weekly  meeting  at  the  Hotel 
Astor,  unanimously  voted  for  the  fol- 
lowing proposition : 

"Be  it  resolved,  that  the  regular 
meeting  of  the  Associated  Motion 
Picture  Advertisers  be  called  on 
Thursday,   May   7,   for  the  specific 

(.Continued  on  page  12) 


St.  Louis  Trust  Action 
Ended;  Court  Approves 


Delay  Mo.  Case; 
End  Seen  as  Near 

St.  Louis,  April  30. — Circuit 
Judge  John  W.  Joynt  today 
continued  until  May  21  the 
hearing  on  whether  an  in- 
junction sought  by  Attorney 
General  Roy  McKittrick 
against  major  companies  in 
the  F.  &  M.  product  contro- 
versy should  be  made  per- 
manent. 

It  is  believed  here  that  this 
indicates  the  court  was  fam- 
iliar with  settlement  moves 
concluded  in  New  York  and 
that  the  state  case  will  be 
dropped  as  a  result. 


Kennedy  Not 
To  Join  Para. 

As  an  Adviser 


Joseph  P.  Kennedy  will  not  become 
associated  with  Paramount  in  the  ad- 
visory capacity  which  has  been  the 
subject  of  discussions  held  with  him 
over  the  past  few  weeks  by  members 
of  the  Paramount  board. 

It  is  understood  that  the  decision 
not  to  confirm  Kennedy's  appointment 
resulted  from  an  inability  on  the  part 
of  both  Kennedy  and  Paramount  to 
meet  with  the  conditions  imposed  by 
each  for  his  entrance  into  the  com- 
pany. Kennedy  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  early  this  week  that  he  would 
not  accept  the  appointment  if  it  met 
with  opposition  from  within  the  com- 
pany.   The  possibility  of  the  associa- 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


"U"  Sets  First  New 
Season  Major  Deal 

Universal's  first  major  deal  for 
next  season  has  been  closed  with  E. 
C.  Beatty,  general  manager  of  the 
Butterfield  circuit,  91  houses  strong, 
and  embraces  the  company's  entire 
lineup  of  features  and  shorts.  James 
R.  Grainger,  general  sales  manager, 
represented  Universal. 

Grainger  will  spend  today  and  to- 
morrow in  Universal's  Washington 
office  on  deals  in  that  area. 


Three   Weeks   of  Negotiations  Succeed; 
Warners  Quit  Mound  City—F.  &  M. 
Get  Major  Company  Product 

After  three  weeks  of  negotiations,  the  Government's  civil  suit 
against  Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO  was  settled  yesterday  after- 
noon, precisely  at  4 :20  P.  M.,  when  Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox 
signed  a  petition  presented  by  Russell  Hardy  ending  the  litigation 
which  has  been  in  the  courts  since  December,  1934. 

The  stipulation,  which  was  approved  by  the  court  after  a  five- 
minute  hearing,  was  signed  by  Bruce  Bromley  of  Cravath,  De 
Gersdorff ,  Swaine  &  Wood,  for  Warners ;  Louis  Connick  of  Simp- 
son, Thacher  &  Bartlett,  for  Paramount ;  William  Mallard,  general 
counsel  of  RKO,  and  George  S.  Leisure  of  Donovan,  Leisure, 

Lumbard  &  Newton,  for  RKO ; 
Louis  Nizer  of  Phillips  &  Nizer, 
for  George  J.  Schaefer,  Sam  Dem- 
bow,  Jr.  and  Ralph  Kohn ;  Hardy 
and  Walter  Rice,  for  the  Govern- 
ment. 

Under  terms  of  the  stipulation,  F. 
&  M.  will  get  Warner  and  RKO 
product  in  St.  Louis  for  a  period 
of  10  years.  Paramount  does  not 
commit  itself  for  any  length  of 
time,  but  the  agreement  states  the 
company  shall  not  refuse  to  sell  for 
any  reason  other  than  price.  The 
rentals  are  to  be  agreed  upon  from 
year  to  year  and  in  the  event  the 


F.  &  M.  Made 
Main  Factor 
In  St.  Louis 


As  soon  as  negotiations  have  been 
completed  with  Warners,  F.  &  M. 
will  have  complete  control  of  the  first 
run  situation  and  hold  a  dominant 
position  in  the  second  run  field  in 
St.  Louis.  At  the  same  time,  War- 
ners' theatre  operations  in  the  Mound 
City  will  come  to  an  end. 

Under  terms  of  a  deal  virtually  set, 
except  for  the  date  of  transfer,  F. 
&  M.  will  assume  operation  of  the 
Orpheum  and  Shubert-Rialto,  Warner 
first  runs.  With  these  two  houses 
joining  F.  &  M.'s  present  lineup  of 
five,  including  the  Ambassador,  Fox, 
Missouri,  St.  Louis  and  New  Grand 
Central,  Loew's,  operated  by  Loew's, 
will  be  the  only  other  first  run  in 
both  the  downtown  and  Grand  Ave. 
sectors. 

The  St.  Louis,  New  Grand  Central 
and  Missouri  are  closed.  Whether 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Majors  to  Continue 
On  St.  Louis  Appeal 

Although  the  St.  Louis  equity  case 
was  settled  out  of  court  yesterday 
with  the  signing  of  a  stipulation  to 
that  effect  by  Federal  Judge  John  C. 
Knox,  Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO 
are  going  ahead  with  their  appeal 
in  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  from  a 
decision  by  Federal  Judge  Joseph 
West     Molyneaux,     dismissing  the 

(Continued  on   page  7) 


Text  of  the  stipulation  of  agree- 
ment which  marks  the  end  of  the 
St.  Louis  litigation  appears  in  full 
on  page  8. 


buyer  and  seller  cannot  reach  an 
accord,  each  will  appoint  an  arbi- 
trator and  the  two  men  will  name 
a  third  to  decide  the  figures  in 
dispute. 

In  addition  to  the  franchises,  F. 
&  M.  will  assume  operation  of  the 
Shubert-Rialto  and  Orpheum, 
Warner  first  run  houses,  and  20 
neighborhood  theatres  in  the 
Mound  City  controlled  by  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co.,  a  Warner 
subsidiary. 

This  deal  is  covered  under  let- 
ters dated  April  14  and  28  and 
brings  to  the  surface  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt's part  as  mediator  in 
bringing  about  harmony  between 

(Continued  on   page  7) 


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Sullivan's  Own  Report 

Motion  Picture  Daily,  calling 
Cornell  Hospital  last  night  to  inquire 
concerning  the  condition  of  Jack  J. 
Sullivan,  was  surprised  to  hear  the 
voice  of  Sullivan  himself,  and  most 
pleased  to  hear  that  voice  saying,  "I 
feel  fine ;  very  much  rested.  I'll  be 
out  of  here  in  four  or  five  days,  ready 
for  work." 

Sullivan's  wife  and  daughter  ar- 
rived in  New  York  yesterday  from 
the  coast. 


Reserves  Theatre  Ruling 

Decision  has  been  reserved  by  Su- 
preme Court  Justice  Church  on  an  ap- 
plication of  Daniel  W.  Blumenthal, 
counsel  for  a  bondholders'  protective 
committee,  to  direct  the  Continental 
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Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


T  T'S  largely  a  habit  in  this 
A  business  and,  we  suppose,  in 
others,  to  air  ideas  about  who 
will  succeed  whom,  if  and  when. 
Long  before  Felix  Feist's  health 
began  to  fail  and  where  film 
men  foregathered  to  dine  and 
talk,  Bill  Rodgers,  in  many 
opinions,  was  viewed  as  a  logi- 
cal successor  to  Felix,  should  a 
successor  have  to  be  determined 
upon.  An  inscrutable  fate  de- 
cided the  necessity,  Feist  unfor- 
tunately passed  on  and,  with  the 
thoughtfulness  which  character- 
izes many  of  his  actions,  Nick 
Schenck  waited  until  yesterday 
to  name  the  man.  .  .  . 


Rodgers,  long  with  the  com- 
pany as  have  been  ak  of  its  ranking 
executives,  has  built  a  reputation 
for  himself  as  sales  manager  in 
the  East  from  which  Metro,  like 
other  national  distributors,  draws 
the  heaviest  proportion  of  its 
domestic  revenue.  The  stories 
which  are  told  of  his  fairness  are 
many  and  praiseworthy ;  his  record 
of  accomplishment  extremely  sub- 
stantial. Therefore,  his  promo- 
tion to  the  general  sales  man- 
agership will  be  viewed  at  large 
as  a  proper  reward  for  service 
delivered.  Moving  into  Rodgers' 
former  post  is  Tom  Connors, 
formerly  in  charge  of  the  South 
and  Canada  while  Eddie  Saun- 
ders continues  handling  the  West, 
his  territory  for  many  years. 
Where  three  divisional  sales 
heads  formerly  prevailed,  there 
are  now  two.  .  .  . 


Another  significance  ties  in  with 
the  Rodgers  appointment.  It 
concerns  Al  Lichtman,  regarded 
by  some  who  thought  they  knew 
as  Feist's  successor.  The  im- 
portance of  maintaining  Lichtman 
as  Schenck's  executive  assistant 
with  an  eye  on  special  sales 
situations,  is  interpretable  only- 
one  way  and  that  way  strength- 
ens the  belief  that  it  is  Licht- 
man's  shoulders  which  some  day 
will  be  covered  by  part,  perhaps 
much,  of  the  mantle  of  power  and 
responsibility  which  is  now 
Schenck's.  .  .  . 

▼  T 

The  St.  Louis  blues  are  over. 
Charging  monopolistic  drifts, 
the  Government  sued  and  sued 
Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO 
all  for  the  sake  of  relief  for  F. 
and  M.  Now  Fanchon  and 
Marco,  already  operating  the 
Missouri,  Ambassador  and  New 
Grand  Central,  will  acquire  the 
Shubert-Rialto  and  Orpheum, 
leaving  outside  their  fold  in  the 
downtown  first  run  area  only 
Loew's.  It  is  also  arranged  for 
them  to  purchase  Warner's  42 


per  cent  interest  in  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  neighborhood 
string,  twenty  theatres  strong, 
and  the  Hi-Point  there,  com- 
pletely owned  by  Warners.  In 
toto,  it  makes  F.  and  M.  a  bigger 
noise  in  St.  Louis  than  ever  the 
Warners,  who  had  been  charged 
with  many  things,  were.  It's  all 
too  complicated  for  our  simple 
mind.  .  .  . 

▼  ▼ 

Robert  Atkins  of  Pathe  spilled 
it.  At  the  annual  stockholders' 
meeting  the  other  day  he  told 
one  and  all  assembled  Eddie  Al- 
person  "and  associates  had  been 
persuaded"  to  make  a  substantial 
investment  in  the  company,  men- 
tor of  Grand  National  Films. 
Alperson,  readily  enough,  says 
"sure."  Also  quickly  enough,  he 
denies  the  "associates"  are  the 
Skourases  who,  by  widespread 
report,  are  credited  with  having 
joined  hands  with  Alperson  in 
the  venture.  The  remainder  of 
the  widely  aired  yarn  places  the 
sum  at  $100,000.  Alperson  now : 
"I  suppose  in  view  of  my  close 
association  with  the  Skourases, 
they'd  tie  me  in  if  I  opened  a 
bootblack  parlor.  Only  it  is  not 
so."  .  .  . 

T  ▼ 

When  contracts  expire  and 
new  ones  are  made,  the  conse- 
quence is  the  Joe  E.  Brown  sit- 
uation which  will  prevail  next 
season.  Warners  will  have  two : 
"Eartrnvorm  Tractor,"  completed, 
and  "Polo  Joe,"  to  be  made  be- 
fore the  comic  finishes  his  cur- 
rent pact.  Dave  Loew  will  make 
three  for  Radio.  The  first  will 
come  up  from  the  cutting  room 
before  the  year  runs  out.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Where  pictures  are  evaluated, 
the  new  Gary  Cooper  captures 
plenty  of  attention  these  days. 
There  is  his  excellent  job  of  act- 
ing in  "Desire."  There  is  also 
"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town." 
There  was  "Bengal  Lancer." 
There  is  the  wit  who  yesterday 
said :  "I  don't  understand  it. 
Cooper  must  have  been  a  typo- 
graphical error  up  until  now."  .  .  . 

▼  T 

If  he  has  his  way,  he'll  never 
again  direct  a  film  in  black  and 
white,  says  Lloyd  Corrigan  who 
did  "Dancing  Pirate"  for  Pioneer- 
Radio.  Holding  a  long-term  con- 
tract with  Jock  Whitney.  Corri- 
gan probably  will  never  get  any 
other  kind  of  a  chance.  .  .  . 


Set  "Mohicans"  Shooting 

Hollywood,  April  30. — "The  Last 
of  the  Mohicans"  will  go  into  produc- 
tion tomorrow. 


Mayor  Walker  Is  to 
Preside  at  Luncheon 


Former  Mayor  Walker  will  be 
toastmaster  next  Tuesday  at  a  lunch- 
eon to  be  given  at  the  Hotel  Astor 
by  the  Milk  and  Egg  League  for  the 
Los  Angeles  Tuberculosis  Sanitarium. 
Mrs.  Rose  Warner  Charnus  is  hon- 
orary chairman. 

Among  the  guests  will  be  Harry 
M.  Warner,  Albert  Howson,  Com- 
missioner Rees,  Magistrate  Anna 
Kross,  Vincent  Lippe,  Mrs.  Claire 
Seine,  Harry  Charnas,  Thurston 
Crane,  Jack  Cohen,  Belle  Baker, 
Rae  Samuels,  Bob  Hope  and  Jan 
Pearce. 

Mrs.  Simon  Linz  is  chairman  for 
the  luncheon  with  Mrs.  Louis  L. 
Goldblatt  as  co-chairman.  Mrs. 
Frank  W.  Phelps  is  cultural  chair- 
man of  the  league. 


U.  P.  to  Put  on  New 
39-Hour  Streamliner 

Union  Pacific  will  cut  19  hours  from 
its  fastest  running  time  between  Chi- 
cago and  Los  Angeles  and  in  reverse 
beginning  May  15  when  the  City  of 
Los  Angeles,  an  all  streamlined  train, 
starts  service  east  and  west.  For  the 
present,  however,  the  new  train  will 
leave  every  sixth  day  from  Los  An- 
geles and  Chicago. 

Between  the  two  cities,  the  new 
schedule  will  be  39  hours  and  45  min- 
utes as  compared  with  58  hours  and 
45  minutes  now  maintained  by  the  Los 
Angeles  Limited.  Out  of  New  York, 
U.  P.  points  out,  it  will  be  possible 
to  leave  over  the  New  York  Central 
or  the  Pennsylvania  as  late  as  11 :25 
P.  M.  to  arrive  in  Chicago  4:55  P.  M. 
the  following  afternoon  and  connect 
with  the  streamliner  at  6:15  P.M., 
Central  Standard  time,  for  the  west 
coast. 


Bank  Night  Ruling 
Given  in  the  Bronx 

Bank  Night  won  its  first  ruling  in 
a  Bronx  Magistrate's  Court  yesterday 
when  Judge  Klapp  dismissed  a  case 
against  Felix  Mayer,  manager  of  the 
Bronx,  a  Harris  house. 

Mayer  was  arrested  last  week. 
When  the  case  was  called  Judge 
Klapp  informed  attorneys  for  both 
sides  that  he  had  already  made  up  his 
mind  to  do  as  he  had  done  in  similar 
cases  before— hold  the  defendant  for 
General  Sessions. 

John  M.  Keating,  Bank  Night  at- 
torney, requested  that  the  evidence  be 
heard.  This  was  done,  and  the  dis- 
missal followed. 


Prov.  Fetes  Granlund 

Providence,  April  30.— Nils  T. 
Granlund,  New  York's  big  night  club 
man,  was  just  a  home-town  boy  here 
during  the  week  while  his  revue 
pla}-ed  at  the  RKO  Albee.  Nils  was 
feted  at  a  party  which  included  in 
addition  to  his  former  newspaper  bud- 
dies practically  every  state  and  city 
official.  The  box-office  report  also 
added  to  Granlund's  joy,  showing 
SI  3.000  for  the  week. 


RCA  Stock  Date  Set 

The  board  of  directors  of  RCA 
yesterday  designated  May  22  as  the 
date  to  and  including  which  its  re- 
maining unexchanged  "B"  preferred 
stock  may  be  exchanged  under  the 
corporation's  plan  of  recapitalization. 
The  date  was  fornierlv  May  1. 


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MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


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Action  Ended 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  conflicting  interests.  Two  letters 
signed  by  Albert  Warner,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Warner,  were  addressed  to 
the  former  NRA  administrator.  Harry 
C.  Arthur,  vice-president  of  F.  &  M., 
likewise  addressed  two  missives  to 
Rosenblatt  agreeing  to  the  terms.  All 
letters  are  attached  to  the  stipulation 
signed  by  Judge  Knox. 

As  soon  as  the  final  details  have 
been  ironed  out,  the  theatres  will  be 
turned  over  to  F.  &  M.  Under  the 
terms  of  the  deal,  Warners  will  get 
$150,000  for  the  leases  and  equipment 
in  the  Shubert-Rialto  and  Orpheum. 
The  Shubert-Rialto  lease  runs  until 
September,  while  the  Orpheum  ar- 
rangement does  not  expire  until  1940. 
F.  &  M.  will  pay  Warners  $195,000 
for  its  42  per  cent  stock  interest  in  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  and  $40,000 
for  the  Hi-Point,  a  St.  Louis  subse- 
quent run  house.  The  $385,000  is  pay- 
able monthly  over  a  period  of  10 
years,  the  first  payment  to  be  made 
as  soon  as  F.  &  M.  takes  over  the 
properties. 

Warners  Have  Claim 

Warners  have  a  claim  for  $135,000 
against  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co., 
representing  cash  advanced  to  the 
subsidiary,  which  will  be  turned  over 
to  F.  &  M.  The  distributor  also  has 
a  $22,000  debt  outstanding  against  an- 
other St.  Louis  subsidiary,  which  will 
be  ijiven  to  Arthur. 

Despite  the  three-week  period  of 
negotiations.  Hardy  was  not  called 
to  sit  in  on  the  meetings  until  April 
22.  Attending  the  sessions  were  Louis 
Phillips  and  Austin  C.  Keough,  Para- 
mount ;  Mallard  and  Leisure,  RKO ; 
Arthur  and  Ernest  Wilkinson,  F.  & 
M.,  and  Rosenblatt.  Hardy  yester- 
day stated  Rosenblatt's  entrance  into 
the  .'•cttlenient  negotiations  was  not  at 
the  Government's  solicitation.  Wil- 
kinson denied  that  anyone  identified 
with  F.  &  M.  asked  the  former  ad- 
ministrator to  try  to  iron  out  the  dis- 
pute. 

Rosenblatt  was  not  in  court  yester- 
day, having  left  on  an  early  after- 
noon plane  for  Cincinnati  to  attend  a 
convention  of  radio  dealers.  His 
brother,  Herman,  affiliated  with  Ro- 
senblatt's firm,  acted  for  him.  Ro- 
senblatt is  due  back  Monday  or  Tues- 
day. 


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Paramount  and  Warners,  it  was 
learned,  signed  the  stipulation  Tues- 
day afternoon.  Although  RKO  was 
prepared  to  affix  signatures  at  the 
same  time,  a  question  arose  because 
RKO,  the  parent  company  is  in  reor- 
ganization, and  no  action  could  be 
taken  unless  Federal  Judge  William 
Bondy  approved  such  a  move.  An- 
drew Christiansen,  representing  Irv- 
ing Trust,  and  Mallard  and  Lei  sure 
conferred  with  Judge  Bondy  on  Wed- 
nesday and  suggested  submitting  an 
affidavit.  This  was  done  yesterday 
with  Judge  Bondy  approving  the  10- 
year  franchise  and  signatures  for  the 
company  to  the  stipulation. 

According  to  the  terms  of  payment 


for  the  theatres,  F.  &  M.  will  pay 
Warners  around  $4,500  every  month 
for  the  next  10  years.  This  includes 
interest  on  the  $385,000. 

Commenting  on  the  settlement,  a 
Paramount  executive  said  that  the 
company's  attitude  is  not  to  enter  into 
long-term  franchises  and  only  in  a 
few  instances  have  two  and  three- 
year  term  deals  been  made.  It  was 
added  that  Paramount  has  sold  F.  & 
M.  partners  in  several  situations  and 
the  ending  of  the  civil  suit  opens  the 
way  for  negotiations  in  other  spots. 

The  brief  session  before  Judge 
Knox  found  Hardy  moving  for  dis- 
missal of  the  Government's  case 
based  on  the  petition  which  he  be- 
lieved removed  the  restraint  of  trade 
complained  of  in  a  previous  petition. 

Questions  Hardy's  Authority 


establishes  a  situation  in  harmony 
with  the  law  and  consistent  with  the 
essential  purposes  of  the  action." 

Attending  yesterday's  court  sessions 
were  Hardy,  Rice,  Arthur,  Marco 
Wolff,  Jack  Partington,  Wilkinson, 
Robert  W.  Perkins,  Bromley,  Leisure, 
Connick,  Keough,  Herman  Rosen 
blatt,  Christiansen,  Mallard  and  Joe 
Spivak.  Rice,  Hardy  and  Wilkinson 
returned  to  Washington  last  night. 
Wolff  plans  to  leave  for  Los  Angeles 
tomorrow. 


Leisure  announced  Judge  Bondy's 
approval  of  the  10-year  franchise  and 
brought  up  the  question  of  whether 
the  Assistant  Attorney  General,  mean- 
ing Hardy,  had  the  authority  to  act. 
Judge  Knox  settled  the  matter  with- 
out further  adieu  by  stating  Hardy 
would  not  come  into  court  unless  he 
was  authorized  by  the  Attorney  Gen- 
eral to  do  so. 

"If  the  various  attorneys  are  satis- 
fied with  the  plan,  I  see  no  reason 
why  I  should  take  a  contrary  view," 
the  court  said  and  then  signed  the 
papers. 

All  of  the  settlement  palavers  have 
been  held  in  Rosenblatt's  office  in  the 
International  Bldg.  in  Radio  City. 

F.  &  M.  did  not  sign  the  stipula- 
tion as  the  company  was  not  a  party 
to  the  action. 

"The  decree  of  dismissal,"  Hardy 
asserted  yesterday,  "is  based  on  the 
understanding   that   the  arrangement 


Delay  Radio  Session 
A  scheduled  meeting  of  the  board 
of  Radio  Pictures,  Inc.,  was  ad 
journed  without  date  yesterday  be- 
cause a  number  of  board  members 
were  engaged  throughout  the  day 
on  the  final  arrangements  for  the 
settlement  of  the  St.  Louis  Federal 
suit. 


Cost  of  U.  S.  Suits 
Put  at  $1,060,000 

Legal  costs,  unofficially  estimated, 
for  the  criminal  and  civil  actions  in- 
stituted by  the  Government  against 
Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO,  are 
said  to  have  run  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $1,060,000. 

It  is  figured  that  the  defendants 
spent  as  much  as  $1,000,000  for  coun- 
sel fees,  exclusive  of  the  time  and 
effort  put  in  by  home  office  execu- 
tives. Of  this  total,  Warners  are  re- 
puted to  have  spent  more  than  half. 
RKO  is  said  to  have  spent  the  sec- 
ond highest  amount  and  Paramount  i 
the  least. 

The  Government's  expense  is  con- 
servatively estimated  at  $50,000,  while 
F.  &  M.  is  reported  to  have  spent 
about  $10,000. 


F.  &  M.  Made 
Main  Factor 
In  St.  Louis 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

they  will  be  reopened  after  the  Or- 
pheum and  Shubert-Rialto  have  been 
thrown  into  the  setup  will  be  de- 
termined shortly.  It  is  likely  that  a 
general  shift  of  the  runs  on  Grand 
Ave.  will  take  place  with  the  Fox  and 
Missouri  scheduled  for  first  runs  and 
with  the  Shubert-Rialto  and  New 
Grand  Central  as  second  runs. 

With  the  20  in  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.  group  and  the  Hi-Point 
switching  to  F.  &  M.,  Harry  C.  Ar- 
thur and  his  associates  will  hold  sway 
in  the  neighborhoods.  Arthur  has 
been  after  this  group  of  theatres  for 
some  time,  but  has  not  been  able  to 
make  a  deal  with  John  Cunliff,  the 
receiver.  Whether  Leto  Hill,  super- 
visor for  the  houses,  will  continue 
in  that  post  or  be  transferred  by  War- 
ners to  another  territory  has  not  yet 
been  determined.  Hill  stands  well 
with  Cunliff  and  Warner  home  office 
executives.  In  the  event  he  is  shunted 
to  another  spot,  it  is  likely  Charles 
Kurtzman  will  succeed  him. 

Harry  Greenman,  manager  of  the 
Fox,  most  likely  will  be  appointed 
supervisor  of  the  first  and  second  runs 
downtown  and  on  Grand  Ave. 

F.  &  M.'s  interest  in  the  Fox  and 
St.  Louis  is  50  per  cent,  which  it 
holds  in  the  operating  company, 
known  as  the  Eden  Theatre  Co.  The 
other  half  is  controlled  by  local  in- 
terests. 


Majors  to  Continue 
On  St.  Louis  Appeal 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

equity  case  without  prejudice  on  Jan. 
29. 

Both  the  Government  and  the  de- 
fendants agreed  Wednesday  on  the 
part  of  the  record  to  be  submitted  for 
the  appeal.  This  portion  of  the  civil 
case  was  airmailed  late  Wednesday 
night  to  Judge  Molyneaux  in  St.  Paul 
for  his  execution.  Following  Judge 
Molyneaux's  approval,  the  record  will 
be  sent  to  the  clerk  in  the  Federal 
Court  in  St.  Louis  and  he  in  turn 
will  file  it  in  the  Supreme  Court  by 
Monday. 

The  defendants  which  had  60  days 
to  appeal  from  Judge  Molyneaux's 
ruling  in  St.  Louis  and  took  advan- 
tage of  the  opportunity  on  the  59th 
day.  The  time  for  filing  the  record 
for  appeal  expires  on  May  6.  It  is 
still  possible  that  Warners,  Para- 
mount and  RKO  may  decide  to  have 
the  record  returned  to  them  before 
t  is  sent  to  Washington. 

Meanwhile,  the  Government  says  it 
has  no  control  over  Attorney  General 
Roy  McKittrick  of  Missouri  who  re- 
cently filed  a  quo  warranto  action  to 
stop  the  three  distributors  from  doing 
business  in  the  state.  However,  it  is 
felt  that  this  action  will  be  withdrawn 
as  a  result  of  the  settlement  signed 
yesterday. 


"Counterfeit"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  April  30. — "Counter- 
feit" is  the  release  title  for  the  film 
Columbia  just  has  finished  under  the 
title,  "Queer  Money."  Chester  Mor- 
ris and  Margot  Grahame  have  leading 
roles  under  direction  of  Erie  Kenton. 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Stipulation  of  Agreement 


Text  of  the  stipulation  of  agreement  which  brought  the  Govern- 
ment suit  in  equity  on  behalf  of  Fanchon  &  Marco  against  W arners, 
Paramount  and  RKO  and  various  of  their  subsidiaries  to  an  out- 
of-court  settlement  yesterday: 


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Actors'  Guild  Gives 
Its  Support  to  SWG 


Hollywood,  April  30. — While  pro- 
ducers and  members  of  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  continued  to  fire  ver- 
bal bombshells  back  and  forth  as  a 
preliminary  to  the  final  showdown 
Saturday  night  when  the  guild  will 
vote  on  the  questions  of  amalgama- 
tion with  the  Authors'  League  and 
on  future  contractual  commitments, 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Screen 
Actors'  Guild  planned  to  back  the 
writers  in  their  fight. 

In  a  resolution  adopted  by  their 
board,  the  actors'  group  said,  "The 
attack  of  the  producers  on  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  is  the  opening  gun  of 
an  attack  on  all  talent  organizations. 
With  this  in  mind,  and  fully  realizing 
the  deep  significance  of  our  message, 
we  assure  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
that  we  are  solidly  behind  it  in  its 
fight." 

Reports  of  a  threatened  strike  by 
writers  should  amalgamation  be  voted 
unanimously  are  current.  Both  fac- 
tions are  standing  pat  on  the  original 
war  declarations. 

The  Authors'  League  council  met 
here  last  night  while  a  simultaneous 
meeting  was  held  in  New  York  for 
the  discussion  of  the  next  move. 


Rogers  Files  Denial 
In  Suit  on  "U"  Sale 

A  general  denial  was  filed  in  Fed- 
eral Court  yesterday  in  connection 
with  a  suit  for  professional  services 
brought  by  Gustavus  A.  Rogers,  New 
York  attorney,  against  his  cousin, 
Charles  R.  Rogers.  Another  suit 
brought  by  Gustavus  against  the  same 
defendant  for  an  accounting  was  filed 
earlier  in  the  week. 

A  motion  will  be  heard  this  morn- 
ing in  which  Charles  R.  Rogers  asks 
that  the  plaintiff  be  compelled  to  in- 
clude several  other  persons  as  plain- 
tiffs in  this  action  which  involved  ar- 
rangements for  the  purchase  of  the 
controlling  stock  interest  in  Univer- 
sal. 

Force  Labor  Holiday 
On  Mexican  Theatres 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  April  30. — Every  film 
theatre  in  Mexico  is  shut  for  the  day 
by  Governmental  order  in  recognition 
of  the  nation's  Labor  Day,  strictest 
of  its  holidays.  Exhibitors'  reminders 
that  the  pictures  are  of  high  educa- 
tional and  recreational  value  were  of 
no  avail.  The  Government  insisted 
that  all  film  industry  employes  must 
have  a  full  holiday  to  participate  in 
parades  and  in  the  general  glorifica- 
tion of  the  Mexican  labor  movement. 

Exhibitors  estimate  that  the  rev- 
enue lost  by  the  compulsory  closing 
amounts  to  $20,000  at  least. 


Leichter  Closes  Deals 

Mitchell  Leichter,  independent  pro- 
ducer, left  for  the  coast  yesterday  via 
Dallas,  Denver  and  Salt  Lake  City 
after  closing  a  number  of  deals  for 
distribution  of  six  Margaret  Morris 
action  pictures  and  eight  Conway 
Tearle  outdoor  melodramas. 

Sales  have  been  set,  he  says,  in 
practically  all  of  this  country,  Canada 
and  Europe.  The  American  spots 
covered  include  upper  New  York 
state,  Buffalo,  all  of  Ohio,  Detroit, 
Chicago,  Milwaukee,  St.  Louis,  Minne- 
apolis, Portland  and  Seattle. 


The  undersigned  parties  to  this 
stipulation  have  agreed  as  follows: 

1.  Defendants  Warner  Bros.  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  General  Theatrical  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  Warner  Bros.  Circuit 
Management  Corp.,  Vitagraph,  Inc., 
The  Vitaphone  Corp.,  and  First  Na- 
tional Pictures,  Inc.,  that  they  will 
sign,  execute  and  deliver  all  fran- 
chises, assignments,  deeds,  mortgages, 
escrow  agreements  and  other  paper 
writings  on  their  part  to  be  delivered 
under  certain  letters  dated  April  14, 
1936,  and  April  28,  1936,  addressed 
to  Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  by 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  and  duly  accepted 
by  Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  sub- 
ject to  the  terms  and  conditions  of 
said  letters  and  subject  to  the  signing, 
execution  and  delivery  on  the  part  of 
Fanchon  and  Marco,  Inc.,  of  the 
paper  writings  on  its  part  to  be  de- 
livered under  certain  letters  bearing 
same  dates,  addressed  by  Sol  A.  Ros- 
enblatt to  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.,  and 
containing  the  same  terms  and  con- 
ditions, having  been  accepted  by  Fan- 
chon &  Marco,  Inc.  Copies  of  said 
letters  dated  April  14,  1936,  and  April 
28,  1936,  are  attached  hereto,  made 
part  hereof,  and  marked  Exhibits  A 
and  B,  respectively. 

2.  Defendant  RKO  Distr.  Corp., 
that  it  will  keep  and  perform  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  terms  and  pro- 
visions thereof,  the  agreements  en- 
tered into  by  it  with  Warner  Bros. 
Circuit  Management  Corp.  covering 
the  RKO  1935-36  motion  pictures  in 
said  contracts  referred  to,  including 
the  contracts  for  feature  and  short 
subject  motion  picture  photoplays 
and  Pathe  newsreels  for  the  Shubert- 
Rialto  and  Orpheum  Theatres,  located 
in  the  City  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  will 
consent  to  the  assignment  of  said  con- 
tracts therefor  to  Fanchon  &  Marco, 
Inc.,  upon  its  agreement  to  assume 
performance  of  said  contracts  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  terms  thereof ;  and 
that  it  will  sign,  execute  and  deliver 
to  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.,  a  fran- 
chise for  ten  (10)  years  beginning 
with  the  1936-37  motion  picture  sea- 
son covering  first-run  in  the  Ambas- 
sador, New  Grand  Central,  Missouri, 
St.  Louis,  Fox ,  Shubert-Rialto  or 
Orpheum  Theatres  in  the  City  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  covering  RKO  feature 
and  short  subject  motion  picture 
photoplays  and  Pathe  newsreels,  the 
prices  and  playing  arrangements  and 
in  which  of  the  foregoing  theatres 
the  RKO  product  shall  play  to  be 
mutually  agreed  upon  annually,  and 
in  the  absence  of  agreement  to  be  de- 
termined by  arbitration,  subject, 
however,  to  the  acceptance  and  exe- 
cution of  said  franchise  by  Fanchon 
&  Marco,  Inc. ;  it  being  further  un- 
derstood that  the  agreement  on  the 
part  of  defendant  RKO  Distr.  Corp. 
herein  is  further  subject  to  the.  execu- 
tion and  delivery  to  it  of  general  re- 
leases in  favor  of  RKO  Distr.  Corp., 
its  affiliated  and  subsidiary  corpora- 
tions, their  officers,  agents  and  em- 
ployees, by  and  from  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri Theatres,  Inc.,  St.  Louis  Am- 


bassador Theatre,  Inc.,  F .  &  M. 
Theatre  Co.  of  Missouri,  Fanchon  & 
Marco,  Inc.,  Eden  Theatre  Co., 
Cabart  Theatres  Corp.  and  other 
companies  affiliated  with  Fanchon  & 
Marco,  Inc.,  and  their  principal  offi- 
cers and  agents,  and  the  Ambassador 
Building  Corp.  and  Missouri  Building 
Corp.  In  the  event  general  releases 
as  aforesaid  from  the  Ambassador 
Building  Corp.  and  Missouri  Building 
Corp.  can  not  be  obtained  by  Fan- 
chon &  Marco,  Inc.,  Fanchon  & 
Marco,  Inc.,  shall  give  and  RKO 
Dist.  Corp.  shall  accept  in  lieu  thereof 
the  agreement  of  Fanchon  &  Marco, 
Inc.,  indemnifying  and  saving  harm- 
less the  RKO  Distr.  Corp.,  its  af- 
filiated and  subsidiary  corporations, 
their  officers,  agents  and  employees, 
from  all  claims  of  said  Ambassador 
Building  Corp.  and  Missouri  Building 
Corp.  and  their  officers  and  agents. 

3.  Defendant  Paramount  Pictures 
Dist.  Co.,  Inc.,  that  it  will  keep  and 
perform  in  accordance  with  the  terms 
and  provisions  thereof  the  agree- 
ments entered  into  between  said  Para- 
mount Pictures  Dist.  Co.,  Inc.,  and 
Warner  Bros.  Circuit  Management 
Corp.  covering  the  Paramount  1935- 
36  motion  pictures  in  said  agreements 
referred  to  (said  agreements  includ- 
ing feature  and  short  subject  motion 
picture  photoplays  and  newsreels)  for 
the  Shubert-Rialto  and  Orpheum  The- 
atres, located  in  the  City  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  and  will  consent  to  the  as- 
signment of  said  agreements  therefor 
to  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.,  upon  its 
agreement  to  assume  performance 
thereof  in  accordance  with  the  terms 
and  provisions  thereof.  Paramount 
Pictures  Dist.  Co.,  Inc.,  will  not  dur- 
ing a  period  of  ten  (10)  years  be- 
ginning with  the  motion  picture  sea- 
son 1936-37  refuse  to  deal  with  Fan- 
chon &  Marco,  Inc.,  for  first-run  ex- 
hibition of  Paramount  pictures  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  for  any  reason  extraneous 
to  the  price,  terms  and  conditions 
upon  which  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc., 
shall  be  willing  to  accept  Paramount 
pictures  under  exhibition  contracts 
during  said  period.  It  is  distinctly 
understood  and  agreed  that  no  prom- 
ises, agreements,  understandings  or 
commitments  have  been  made  by 
Paramount  Pictures  Dist.  Co.,  Inc., 
or  by  any  corporation  affiliate  or  sub- 
sidiary thereto,  in  respect  of  Para- 
mount motion  pictures  other  than 
those  covered  by  the  1935-36  agree- 
ments in  this  paragraph  3  referred  to, 
and  that  the  stipulation  on  the  part 
of  defendant  Paramount  Pictures 
Dist.  Co.,  Inc.,  is  subject  to  the  exe- 
cution and  delivery  to  it  of  general 
releases  in  favor  of  Paramount  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  Paramount  Pictures  Dist. 
Corp.,  Paramount  Pictures  Dist.  Co.. 
Inc.,  Paramount  Theatres  Service 
Corp.,  their  affiliated  and  subsidiary 
corporations,  their  present  and  former 
officers,  agents  and  employees,  by  and 
from  St.  Louis  Missouri  Theatre, 
Tnc,  St.  Louis  Ambassador  Theatre, 
Inc.,  F.  &  M.  Theatre  Co.  of  Mis- 
souri, Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.,  Eden 


Friday,  May  I,  1936 


Theatre  Co.,  Cabart  Theatres  Corp. 
and  other  companies  affiliated  with 
Fanchon  &  Marco.,  Inc.,  and  their 
principal  officers  and  agents,  and  the 
Ambassador  Building  Corp.  and  Mis- 
souri Building  Corp.  In  the  event 
general  releases  as  aforesaid  from  the 
Ambassador  Building  Corp.  and  Mis- 
souri Building  Corp  cannot  be  ob- 
tained by  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc., 
Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc.,  shall  give  and 
Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  Paramount 
Pictures  Dist.  Corp.,  Paramount  Pic- 
tures Dist.  Co.,  Inc.,  and  Paramount 
Theatre  Service  Corp.  shall  accept  in 
lieu  thereof  the  agreement  of  Fan- 
chon &  Marco,  Inc.,  indemnifying  and 
saving  harmless  Paramount  Pictures, 
Inc.,  Paramount  Pictures  Dist.  Corp., 
Paramount  Pictures  Dist.  Co.,  Inc., 
and  Paramount  Theatre  Service  Corp., 
their  affiliated  and  subsidiary  cor- 
porations, their  present  and  former 
officers,  agents  and  employees,  from 
all  claims  of  said  Ambassador  Build- 
ing Corp.  and  Missouri  Building 
Corp.,  and  their  officers  and  agents. 

4.  Petitioner  United  States  of 
America,  that,  inasmuch  as  the  exe- 
cution and  delivery  of  the  contracts 
and  writings  above  referred  to  and 
the  doing  and  performing  of  the  acts 
and  things  necessary  and  appropri- 
ate to  effectuate  the  same  will  estab- 
lish a  situation  in  harmony  with  law 
and  consistent  with  the  essential  pur- 
poses of  this  action,  it  hereby  approves 
the  foregoing  agreements,  the  execu- 
tion and  delivery  of  the  paper  writings 
evidencing  the  same,  and  the  per- 
formance thereof  by  the  parties  there- 
to ;  that  this  approval  shall  not  be 
impaired  by  reason  of  any  other  con- 
tracts or  agreements  hereafter  en- 
tered into  by  Fanchon  &  Marco,  Inc., 
or  any  corporation  or  individual  affili- 
ated with  it  relating  to  the  operation 
or  leasing  of  theatres,  or  the  exhibi- 
tion of  motion  picures  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri ;  and  that  upon  the  sign- 
ing of  this  stipulation  and  its  appro- 
val by  the  Court  this  cause  of  action 
shall  be  and  hereby  is  dismissed  with- 
out costs  to  any  party  as  against  any 
other. 


5.  That  the  agreements  and  under- 
takings of  the  several  defendants 
above  mentioned  are  not  joint,  but 
several,  and  no  defendant  herein  is 
obligated  with  respect  to  performance 
by  any  other  defendant. 


6.  That  in  the  event  any  of  the  re- 
spective defendants  parties  to  this 
stipulation  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  exe- 
cute and  deliver  the  paper  writings 
provided  to  be  executed  and  deliv- 
ered by  them  respectively  in  this 
stipulation,  then  and  in  that  event 
petitioner  shall  have  as  its  sole  right 
the  right  to  reopen  this  cause  of  action 
and  restore  the  same  to  the  docket  of 
this  Court,  and  said  right  shall  be  the 
sole  right  of  petitioner  under  this 
stipulation  because  of  such  failure  or 
refusal  or  of  any  one  else  claiming 
any  rights  under  this  stipulation,  it 
being  understood  and  agreed,  however, 
that  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this 
stipulation  with  respect  to  the  obli- 
gations of  the  above-mentioned  de- 
fendants are  fully  set  and  performed 
by  the  execution  and  delivery  on  their 
part  of  the  aforementioned  paper 
writings.  Where  all  of  the  paper 
writings  provided  to  be  executed  and 
delivered  by  the  respective  defendants 
shall  have  been  duly  executed  and 
delivered,  the  dismissal  of  this  cause 
of  action  shall  be  final. 


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BETTE  DAVIS 

In  Celebrated  Michael  Arlen's  Most  Sensational  Play 

The  Golden  Arrow" 


with 


GEORGE  BRENT 

EUGENE  PALLETTE  •  DICK  FORAN  •  CAROL 
HUGHES  •  CATHERINE  DOUCET  •  CRAIG  REYNOLDS 

A   First  National   Picture  •  Directed   by  ALFRED  E.  GREEN 

THEATRE  NAME 


As  advertised  for 
the  N.  Y.  Strand  and 
your  theatre  by 

WARNER  BROS. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Neighborhood  House" 

(Roach-M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  April  30. — With  satire  and  slapstick  as  the  main  selling 
angles  this  film  should  be  acceptable  as  a  secondary  feature  on  many 
programs. 

Charlie  Chase,  ably  supported  by  Rosina  Lawrence,  Baby  Darla  Hood, 
Margaret  Irving,  Donald  Meek  and  others  unfolds  a  story  which  kids 
Bank  Night. 

Established  as  a  family  who  bolt  their  dinner  to  arrive  early  at  a 
neighborhood  theatre  for  the  drawings,  Chase,  Miss  Lawrence  and 
Baby  Darla  encounter  difficulties  when  the  child  draws  Chase's  number, 
then  her  own,  and  the  situation  is  further  complicated  when  Miss  Law- 
rence's number  is  picked.  With  cries  of  frameup  from  the  audience, 
Chase  is  kidnapped  by  mobsters  who  had  their  own  plan  for  capturing 
the  prize.  Chase  returns  the  money  the  following  night  after  escaping 
from  the  mob  and  the  prize  is  won  by  his  boss.  As  an  exit  from  com- 
plications the  authors  of  the  film  have  the  money  finally  paid  in  silver 
and  a  mad  scramble  ensues  when  the  change  falls  from  a  bag. 

Alan  Hale  and  Harold  Law  co-directed,  pacing  the  action  suitably  and 
making  several  time-worn  gags  seem  somewhat  fresh.  The  script  is  by 
Robert  Flournoy  and  Arthur  Jones  from  an  original  story  by  Chase  and 
Law. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,100.  Running  time,  58  minutes.  "G." 


(2 


Kennedy  Not 
To  Join  Para. 
As  an  Adviser 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

tion  at  a  later  date,  however,  is  un- 
derstood to  be  still  open,  but  depen- 
dent upon  the  results  shown  by  the 
management  under  its  new  order  of 
freer  action. 

It  was  reported  following  a  meet- 
ing yesterday  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  company  at  which  as- 
surances of  a  new  order  of  coopera- 
tion with  the  management,  on  the  part 
of  the  board,  are  said  to  have  been 
given.  It  was  learned  also  that  one 
of  the  principal  functions  which  Ken- 
nedy was  intended  to  perform,  had  his 
appointment  been  confirmed,  was  that 
of  arbiter  between  board  and  man- 
agement where  these  were  at  odds  on 
subjects  of  company  policy. 

The  executive  committee  has  the 
power  to  act  for  the  board  on  all  mat- 
ters of  the  type  of  that  under  discus- 
sion yesterday.  The  committee's  as- 
surance of  more  extensive  coopera- 
tion with  the  management  in  the  fu- 
ture is  interpreted  by  those  close  to 
the  situation  as  an  indication  that  the 
the  administration  of  John  E.  Otter- 
son,  president,  may  continue  intact 
with  fuller  powers  to  act,  unhampered 
by  the  board,  than  has  been  the  pol- 
icy up  to  now.  All  of  the  potent  finan- 
cial factors  within  Paramount  are 
members  of  the  executive  committee. 
They  include  John  Hertz  and  Floyd 
Odium,  who  conducted  most  of  the 
discussions  with  Kennedy ;  Stephen 
Callaghan,  Percy  Johnston  and  H.  A. 
Fortington.  Otterson  and  Adolph 
Zukor,  as  president  and  chairman  of 
the  board,  respectively,  are  ex-officio 
members  of  the  committee. 

Kennedy  remained  at  his  office  in 
the  RCA  Bldg.  in  Rockefeller  Center 
until  6 :30  yesterday  evening,  at  which 
time,  presumably,  he  was  advised  of 
the  committee's  decision.  He  left 
without  making  a  statement. 

Court  Stay  Delays 
Tower  Acquisition 

Chicago,  April  30. — Judge  Evans 
of  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
here  today  granted  to  Balaban  &  Katz 
a  stay  of  all  proceedings  regarding  the 
Tower  Theatre  until  the  court  can 
review  a  decision  of  the  lower  court 
concerning  the  house.  B.  &  K.  will 
file  a  $50,000  bond  tomorrow  as  re- 
quired by  the  court. 

The  actual  taking  over  of  the  Tow- 
er by  Jones,  Linick  &  Schaefer,  which 
was  made  known  yesterday,  will  be 
delayed  possibly  for  months,  since  the 
court  calendar  is  crowded.  Jones, 
Linick  &  Schaefer  were  to  have  taken 
over  the  house  on  May  1. 


Boston  State  Refinanced 

Arrangements  for  the  paying  off 
the  mortgage  of  the  State,  Boston, 
by  Loew's  and  refunding  at  a  lower 
rate  of  interest  will  be  completed  by 
Leopold  Friedman  today.  The  Loew 
attorney  left  for  the  Bean  Town  last 
night  to  sign  the  papers  on  the  deal. 
The  rate  of  interest  on  outstanding 
obligations  for  the  State  Theatre  Co. 
will  be  reduced  from  six  to  four  per 
cent  under  the  new  arrangement. 
Friedman  is  due  to  return  tomorrow. 


Ampa  to  Decide  on 
Its  Future  Program 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

purpose  of  discussing  the  future  of  the 
organization." 

The  lack  of  attendance  at  yester- 
day's session  brought  a  second  reso- 
lution postponing  also  until  the  next 
meeting  the  annual  election  of  officers 
and  directors,  and  the  reading  of  an- 
nual reports  by  the  various  officers. 


Jersey  Allied  Meets 

Allied  Theatre  Owners  of  New  Jer- 
sey held  a  monthly  meeting  at  its 
headquarters  in  the  Hotel  Lincoln 
here  yesterday,  during  which  the  chief 
topic  of  discussion  was  the  proposed 
admission  tax  program  in  New  Jer- 
sey which  is  still  pending  in  the  state 
legislature. 


Switch  Warner  Players 

Hollywood,  April  30.  —  Patrick 
Ellis  replaces  Margaret  Lindsay  in 
Warner's  "Blood  Lines."  The  reason 
for  the  change  is  that  Miss  Lindsay, 
who  just  has  finished  "Public  Enemy's 
Wife,"  is  in  need  of  a  rest. 


Maurice  Kaplan  Dead 

Cleveland,  April  30.— Maurice 
Kaplan,  34,  president  of  the  Bell 
Amusement  Co.  operating  five  local 
suburban  houses,  died  here  Wednes- 
day. Funeral  services  were  held  to- 
day. He  is  survived  by  a  widow,  one 
son,  his  parents,  six  brothers  and 
four  sisters. 


Verschleiser  Buried 

Funeral  services  for  Ben  Versch- 
leiser, who  recently  died  on  the  coast, 
were  held  yesterday  at  the  Park  West 
Memorial  Chapel.  Interment  was  in 
Mount  Hebron  Cemetery. 


Sam  Hammer  Joins  G.  E. 

Sam  Hammer,  for  12  years  with  the 
Capitol,  has  joined  General  Electric 
as  its  manager  for  radio  promotion. 


"Brilliant"  Film 

London,  April  30. — Gains- 
borough-Gaumont's  "Tudor 
Rose,"  premiered  here  to- 
night at  the  New  Gallery,  as 
a  historical  picture  surpasses 
in  colorful  glamour,  charm 
and  authenticity  of  at- 
mosphere anything  from  Eng- 
land since  "Henry  VIII." 

The  tragic  story  of  Lady 
Jane  Grey,  queen  of  England 
for  nine  days,  is  told  in 
scenes  which  are  pictorially 
brilliant  and  dramatically 
stirring.  Nova  Pilbeam  as 
Jane  is  a  high  spot  of  the 
production.  The  entire  cast 
is  excellent,  the  big  names 
including  John  Mills,  Cedric 
Hardwicke,  Felix  Aylmer, 
Leslie  Perrins  and  Sybil 
Thorndyke. 

America  should  welcome 
enthusiastically  a  cultured, 
yet  thrilling  film  which 
makes  16th  Century  England 
live  again  in  a  story  of  plot, 
battle  and  innocence  sacri- 
ficed to  statecraft  against  a 
grim  background  of  the  Tow- 
er of  London  and  the  execu- 
tion block. 

Allan 

"Tudor  Rose"  will  be  re- 
leased in  the  U.  S.  by  G.  B. 
on  its  1936-37  program  under 
the  title,  "Lady  Jane  Grey." 


Renovate  the  Lyceum 

Legitimate  theatre  improvements, 
long  dormant,  are  getting  a  fresh  start 
at  the  Lyceum,  where  Daniel  Frohman 
intends  to  spend  $20,000.  The  house 
is  leased  to  the  Lyco  Realty  Corp. 


Lewis  Seiler  Assigned 

Hollywood,  April  30. — Lewis  Seiler 
has  been  assigned  to  direct  "The  Holy 
Lie"  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 


Friday,  May  I,  1936 

Academy  Cuts  Size 
Of  2,000-Foot  Reel 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

closely  to  the  15-inch  reel  and  five- 
inch  hub  issued  in  the  first  Academy 
specifications. 

The  dimensions  were  reduced  after 
a  survey  conducted  through  the  M.  P. 
P.  D.  A.  and  Film  Boards  of  Trade 
in  key  cities.  These  reports  indicated 
that  a  considerable  number  of  projec- 
tion machines  throughout  the  country 
would  operate  more  satisfactorily  with 
the  reduced  reel.  Revised  specifica- 
tions are  now  being  distributed  to  all 
reel  manufacturers  with  orders  ex- 
pected to  be  placed  within  a  few  weeks 
for  the  Aug.  1  changeover. 

"IT  Stockholders 
Are  Meeting  Today 

Wilmington,  April  30.— The  re- 
election of  seven  directors  of  Uni- 
versal Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  and  the 
election  of  two  new  directors  is  sched- 
uled for  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
company's  stockholders  to  be  held 
here  Friday. 

Common  stockholders  will  reelect 
six  of  the  present  directors  and  a 
seventh  new  member  of  the  board. 
Preferred  stockholders  who  are  en- 
titled to  elect  two  board  members  will 
reelect  J.  Meyer  S chine  and  a  suc- 
cessor to  Simon  Klee,  resigned. 


New  Insurance  for  Hub 

Boston,  April  30. — A  new  theatre 
insurance  plan  upon  which  Allied  has 
been  working  for  the  past  few  weeks 
is  ready  to  go  into  operation  with 
more  than  40  theatres  signed  up,  ac- 
cording to  Arthur  K.  Howard,  New 
England  business  manager. 

Two  plans  are  offered :  one  a  reduc- 
tion of  25  per  cent  from  manual  rates 
with  the  insurance  concern  paying 
from  the  first  dollar  on  all  claims 
above  $25,  the  other  a  10  per  cent 
reduction  from  either  the  exhibitor's 
present  rate  or  upon  manual  rates 
based  on  seating  capacity.  An  added 
reduction  of  10  per  cent  is  offered  at 
the  conclusion  of  the  year  if  the  ex- 
hibitor will  re-sign. 


Flash  Previews 

"The  Robber  Symphony" — One  of 
Britain's  best ;  original — fantastic — 
melodious :  an  artistic  combination  of 
opera,  ballet  and  fairy  story,  it  will 
puzzle,  and  delight,  audiences  that 
go  for  the  Continental  type  of  film. 

This  Picture  will  be  reviewed  in  a 
coining  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Goetz  Signs  Wilcoxon 

Hollywood,  April  30. — Harry  Goetz 
has  signed  Henry  Wilcoxon  for  a  role 
in  "The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  which 
Reliance  is  now  producing.  Goetz  is 
also  negotiating  a  long-term  contract 
with  the  actor.  Production  has  started 
in  northern  California.  Another  unit 
will  start  work  at  Pathe  studios  early 
next  week. 


T.  J.  Bragg  Recovering 

Toronto,  April  30. — T.  J.  Bragg, 
secretary-treasurer  of  Famous  Players 
Canadian  Corp.  is  recovering  from  a 
serious  illness.  He  became  ill  some 
time  ago  while  making  a  tour  of  the 
company's  houses. 


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Marx  brothers  and  Charlie  Chaplin  (when  you  can  get  him).  It 
can  no  longer  be  called  a  newsreel.    It  Is  a  fullfledged  dramatic 
entertainment,  or  rather  three  fullfledged  dramatic  entertainments, 
on  facta  and  presented  with  enormous  vitality.   It  raises  the  standard  oj^aj**^ 
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public  thinking  should  not  be  min- 
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that  It  does  its  thinking  for  you,  be- 
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S.M.P.E.  Concludes 
Spring  Convention 


Chicago,  April  30.— The  Society  of 
M.  P.  Engineers  today  concluded  its 
four-day  annual  spring  convention  at 
the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here,  dur- 
ing which  numerous  technical  and 
scientific  papers  were  read  and  several 
symposiums  on  equipment  matters 
held. 

Today's  final  session  was  devoted 
to  a  discussion  by  a  number  of  ex- 
perts on  the  uses  of  the  slide  film 
during  the  morning  meeting,  and  on 
apparatus  and  equipment  in  the  after- 
noon. 

During  the  convention  it  was  de- 
cided to  hold  the  annual  fall  meeting 
in  Rochester  from  Oct.  12  to  15. 

An  outline  of  the  papers  read  at 
today's  session  follows : 

Marie  Witham  of  the  Society  for 
Visual  Instruction  discussed  the  de- 
velopment of  slide  film  stereopticons 
and  improvement  in  new  types  of 
equipment. 

Cites  Value  of  Siidj  Films 

The  experience  of  the  Dep't.  of 
Agriculture's  extension  service  in  the 
preparation  and  use  of  slide  films  was 
outlined  by  C.  H.  Hansen  of  the  de- 
partment. He  noted  the  increasing 
popularity  of  that  form  of  illustrat- 
ing lectures.  The  development  of  bet- 
ter equipment  for  the  purpose  was 
urged  by  Hanson. 

The  recent  progress  and  develop- 
ment in  various  branches  of  the  non- 
theatrical  use  of  the  screen  were  out- 
lined by  R.  F.  Mitchell,  chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Non-Theatrical 
Equipment.  The  chief  advance  has 
been  in  industrial  and  educational 
fields,  he  said,  and  tremendous  ad- 
vances have  been  made  in  the  use  of 
16  mm.  sound  prints. 

The  outstanding  growth  of  films  for 
advertising  purposes  and  in  other  busi- 
ness forms  in  recent  years  was  pointed 
out  by  W.  F.  Kruse,  of  Bell  &  Howell, 
in  his  paper  on  "The  Business  Screen, 
Some  Demands  Made  by  and  Upon 
It."  Most  of  the  business  films  now 
in  use  are  on  16  mm.  film. 

E.  M.  Honan  of  Erpi  in  Hollywood 
discussed  the  installation  and  operation 
of  an  accurate  system  for  timing  and 
judging  horse  races  at  the  Santa 
Anita  track  on  the  coast. 

Sound  on  lGmm.  Film 

A  new  16  mm.  sound-on-film  pro- 
jector of  advance  design,  using  a 
1,000- watt  lamp,  was  described  in  a 
paper  by  R.  Fawn  Mitchell  and  W. 
L.  Herd  of  Bell  &  Howell.  In  con- 
junction with  the  paper  a  typical 
16  mm.  advertising  reel  was  shown  to 
demonstrate  the  use  of  the  new  pro- 
jector. 

In  a  two-part  paper  on  "Copper 
Oxide  Rectifiers  for  Motion  Picture 
Arc  Supply"  and  the  application  of  the 
rectifier  to  projection,  by  I.  R.  Smith 
and  Westinghouse  and  C.  E.  Hamann 
of  General  Electric,  the  unusual  value 
of  this  type  of  rectifier  was  pointed 
out.  The  device  is  capable  of  almost 
unlimited  life,  it  was  said. 

A  new  high  fidelity  telephone  re- 
ceiver and  a  uni-directional  ribbon 
microphone  were  described  in  two 
separate  papers  by  Harry  F.  Olson  of 
the  RCA  Manufacturing  Co.,  at  Cam- 
den. Tests  on  the  receiver  were  out- 
lined and  the  value  of  the  new  rib- 
bon microphone  in  discriminating 
against  undesirable  sounds  was  em- 
phasized.  The  device  has  been  found 


4  Purely    Personal  ► 


EMANUEL  COHEN,  in  town  to 
confer  with  Paramount  officials  on 
his  new  producing  plans,  may  head  for 
Maine  shortly  for  a  lengthy  vacation 
before  returning  to  the  coast  to  start 
work  at  General  Service  Studio. 
• 

Ginette  Marboef-Hoyet,  five  year 
old  winner  of  the  contest  conducted 
by  French  newspapers  for  the  child 
most  resembling  Shirley  Temple, 
is  now  on  the  Paris  en  route  to  this 
country  to  meet  Shirley.  Little  Miss 
Ginette  was  selected  from  an  entry 
field  of  3,000. 

• 

Stanley  Haynes,  unit  producer 
for  G.  B.,  reached  New  York  yester- 
day on  the  Champlain.  He  will  leave 
tonight  for  Revelstoke,  B.  C,  to  make 
location  shots  for  "The  Great  Bar- 


Prize  Double  Bill 

Noted  on  a  local  marquee  by  Al. 
Bondy : 
"The  Walking  Dead" 
"Dancing  Feet" 


H.  Spencer  Berg's  classic  profile  is 
out  of  alignment.  He  tripped  on  the 
bathroom  mat  in  his  city  residence, 
dented  the  edge  of  the  tub  with  his 
nose,  and  then  tried  to  convince  Mrs. 
Berg  he  had  not  been  in  a  brawl. 
• 

Emanuel  Eisenberg,  formerly  with 
the  M-G-M  home  office  publicity  de- 
partment, is  advance  man  for  "Awake 
and  Sing,"  the  Group  Theatre  play 
now  on  tour. 

Keene  Thompson  and  Laura  and 
S.  J.  Perlman  are  due  in  town  today 
from  the  coast  for  conferences  with 
Oscar  Serlin  on  a  musical. 

• 

Marvel  Brown,  film  actress,  sails 
today  on  the  American  Banker  to  fill 
a  British  film  contract. 

• 

Ed  Raftery,  film  attorne3r,  is  in 
Boston  on  business  for  a  few  days. 
• 

Leon  Netter  of  Paramount  is  due 
back  today  from  the  Twin  Cities. 

Herman  G.  Weinberg  of  Balti- 
more is  in  town. 


AL  DEANE  yesterday  learned  by 
London  cable  that  the  Hugh  Per- 
cevals  have  an  addition  in  the  family, 
named  Michael.  Perceval  is  pro- 
duction manager  of  Phoenix  Films 
there.  Mrs.  Perceval  is  known  pro- 
fessionally as  Lillian  Brind  and  was 
recent  head  of  Paramount's  editorial 
and  censorship  department  in  London. 
• 

Sam  Berkowitz  and  Mel  Hulling, 
owners  of  Far  West  Exchanges  in 
Portland,  Seattle,  Los  Angeles  and 
San  Francisco,  are  in  town  for  a  few 
days. 

• 

Jean  Hersholt  to  be  interviewed 
by  Radie  Harris  over  WHN  today 
and  he  will  be  on  the  Lux  program 
over  WABC  next  Monday  night. 


Watterson  Rothacker  is  en  route 
to  New  York  from  the  coast.  He 
plans  a  European  vacation  beginning 
in  about  two  weeks. 

• 

Harry  Kalmine  is  the  father  of  a 
girl.  Aside  from  that,  he  is,  of  course, 
zone  manager  for  Warner  theatres  in 
Pittsburgh. 

• 

Mme.  Rossignol,  mother  of 
Charles  Boyer,  leaves  on  the  Cen- 
tury today  to  visit  her  son  in  Holly- 
wood. 

John   Eder,    circuit    operator  in 
Haiti  and  Jamaica,  is  in  town  to  dis- 
cuss product  deals  with  Warners. 
• 

Ann  Rokash  and  Sam  Forgoston 
are  two  more  M-G-M'ers  whose  birth- 
days fall  today. 

• 

manager,  King  Grudice,  are  heading 
for  the  west  this  week-end. 

Whitford  Drake  left  yesterday  for 
Cape  Cod  on  a  week-end  vacation. 
• 

C.  C.  Moskowitz  is  due  Monday 
from  a  Miami  vacation. 

• 

James  Cagney  is  due  from  the 
coast  tomorrow. 

Constance  Bennett  is  due  on  the 
Europa  today. 


of  considerable  value  in  sound  film 
recording,  it  was  said. 

In  a  paper  by  F.  J.  Loomis  and 
E.  W.  Reynolds  of  RCA  Manufac- 
turing was  detailed  the  design  of  a 
new  rotary  stabilizer  soundhead.  All 
the  convenient  features  of  the  previous 
soundhead  types  are  retained  and  new 
ones  added,  the  description  indicated. 

"The  Magazine  Cine  Kodak"  was 
described  by  O.  Wittel  of  Eastman 
Kodak,  who  pointed  out  the  unique 
developments  in  the  design  of  the 
magazine.  The  camera  contains  a 
novel  finder  system  which  provides 
correct  fields  for  any  of  the  several 
lenses  applicable  for  use  with  the 
camera. 


Harry  Rubin  Is  111. 

Chicago,  April  30. — Harry  Rubin 
of  the  Paramount  in  New  York,  here 
attending  the  S.M.P.E.  convention,  is 
under  a  doctor's  care,  suffering  from 
a  throat  infection.  He  will  be  unable 
to  return  east  for  four  or  five  davs. 


Rodgers  Gets  Feist 
M-G-M  Selling  Post 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

trating  his  attention  on  situations  call- 
ing for  special  handling.  Lichtman 
has  had  no  specific  title,  acting  as 
assistant  to  Schenck. 

Rodgers  was  born  in  Camden,  N. 
J.  He  began  his  selling  career  with 
the  Havana  American  Cigar  Co..  and 
was  later  connected  with  General 
Film  Co.,  Mutual  Film  Corp.,  and 
Triangle. 

He  has  been  with  M-G-M  for  a 
number  of  years.  Originally  a  sales 
executive  of  Goldwyn  Pictures  Corp., 
he  became  eastern  sales  manager  of 
the  enlarged  companv  with  the  merger 
in  1924. 

Connors  and  Saunders  have  been 
with  the  company  from  the  days  of 
the  Metro  Pictures  Corp.,  prior  to  its 
acquisition  by  Loew's. 


Warners  Will  Stage 
"White  Horse"  Here 


Hollywood,  April  30. — Warners 
will  present  "The  White  Horse  Inn" 
as  a  stage  play  on  Broadway  and  on 
tour  before  filming.  The  stage  pro- 
duction will  be  made  in  association 
with  the  Rockefeller  interests  at  Radio 
City  Center  in  September.  Also  inter- 
ested in  that  production  will  be  Row- 
land Stebbins  and  the  London  pro- 
ducer, Erik  Charell. 

Hal  Wallis  is  expected  to  sign  the 
authors,  Blumenthal  and  Kadelberg, 
while  he  is  in  Europe,  and  plans  to 
bring  them  to  Hollywood  to  write 
plays  which  will  be  produced  both  in 
America  and  in  Europe  on  the  stage 
before  they  reach  the  screen.  While 
in  London,  Wallis  will  make  arrange- 
ments to  stage  the  Warners'  backed 
New  York  hit,  "Boy  Meets  Girl." 


Kentucky's  Ticket 
Levy  Passes  House 

Louisville,  April  30. — The  ticket 
tax  bill,  which  has  been  opposed 
strongly  in  recent  weeks,  has  been 
passed  by  the  House  and  is  now  be- 
fore the  Senate.  Exhibitors  have  not 
entirely  lost  hope  for  a  veto  by  Gov. 
A.  B.  Chandler. 

The  measure  passed  by  the  House 
exempts  10-cent  tickets,  but  levies  one 
cent  on  tickets  from  IS  to  19  cents, 
two  cents  from  19  to  28  cents,  three 
cents  up  to  38  cents,  and  one  cent  on 
each  five  cents  of  face  value  above  38 
cents. 


Texas  Managers  Shifted 

Lufkin,  Tex.,  April  30.  - —  F.  F. 
MacHenry  of  Kilgore  is  the  new  man- 
ager of  the  Pines  here,  succeeding 
Non  Binion,  who  becomes  manager  of 
the  Ritz.  Maurice  O.  White,  for- 
merly manager  of  the  Ritz,  has  been 
transferred  to  Nacogdoches,  and  John 
Oxford  of  the  Pines'  staff  goes  to 
Kilgore. 


Wall  Street 


Short  Gains  Partly  Revive  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Cose  Change 

Columbia,    vtc    ..  33  3154  31%  —IY» 

Columbia,  pfd  ...  4554  4554  4554  —1/16 

Consolidated               444      444  444   

Consolidated,  pfd    1544  15Ji  1544  +  54 

Eastman   15854  15644  15644  —154 

Loew's.  Inc  4544  4444  4544  +  Yt 

Paramount                  854       8  854  -r  54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6654  6454  6654  +254 

Paramount  2  pfd.    944      954  944   

Pathe  Film                &%      854  8%  +  54 

RKO                        SH      554  554   

20th  Centurv-Fox.  2454  23  2454   

20th  Centurv.  pfd.  3254  3154  3254  —  54 

Universal,  pfd  ...  95  95  95  —1 

Warner  Bros            9?4      954  944  +  54 

Fractional  Curb  Gains 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sentrv  Safetv   ...     44       ^4       54     -r  Yt 

Sonotone    244      254      2*4  -(-Mi 

Technicolor    27'/2     2554     2TY»     +  44 

Trans-Lux    344      344      344    —  54 

Bonds  Gain  Slightly 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  . .  2354  2244  2354  —  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2354     2254     2354  +1 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93       93  93   

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    9654     9654     9654     +  Yt 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55    56       55^    56  +54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    85       8454     85       —  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9154     90       9154  +154 

(Quotations  at  close  of  April  30) 


OF  IMMEDIATE  IMPORTANCE  I 

In  order  to  lose  no  time  we  are  rushing  to  press  with  the  material  below.  It  is  only  a  small  part  of 
the  nationwide  avalanche  of  newspaper  publicity  on  THE  JONKER  DIAMOND,  the  most  sensational 
topic  of  the  day.  Take  this  page  to  your  local  Art  Sign  Shop.  Have  them  enlarge  the  news  flashes 
to  one-sheet  size  or  bigger  for  your  theatre  front  and  imprint  title  in  red  over  clippings!  Book 
immediately  M-G-M's  dramatically  pictured  short  subject  "THE  STORY  OF  THE  JONKER  DIAMOND" 
thrillingly  described  by  PETE  SMITH.  Please  work  fast!  This  is  SHOW  BUSINESS! 

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VOL.  39.  NO.  104 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  MAY  2,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Trade  Talks 
Will  Resume 
Here  May  12 

Ed  Kuykendall  Schedule 
With  Majors  Is  Set 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  sales  policy 
conferences  with  individual  companies 
Evil]  be  resumed  here  on  May  12,  it 
>vas  learned  yesterday.  A  schedule  of 
neetings  with  each  of  the  seven  dis- 
tributors who  are  cooperating  with 
die  exhibitor  organization  in  bringing 
about  trade  practice  concessions  will 
be  prepared  by  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  president,  on  his  arrival  here 
next  Friday. 

Indications  are  that  the  exhibitor 
committee  which  will  meet  with  the 
ieven  companies  for  final  agreements 
on  a  trade  practice  program  will  con- 
sist of  Kuykendall,  O.  C.  Lam  of 
Rome,  Ga. ;  Lewen  Pizor,  Philadel- 
phia; Jack  Miller,  Chicago;  L.  C. 
Griffith,  Oklahoma  City,  and  possibly 
Morgan  Walsh  of  San  Francisco. 
Resumption  of  the  meetings  was  de- 
ferred for  one  week  in  order  to  make 
it  possible  for  Griffith  and  Walsh  to 
participate. 

The  companies  with  which  the  com- 
(Continued  on  page  3) 

Dramatists  Confer 
With  Theatre  Men 

Indications  of  an  agreement  between 
the  Dramatists'  Guild  and  the  League 
Df  N.  Y.  Theatres  on  the  use  of  the 
former's  contract  were  seen  in  the 
naming  by  the  guild  of  a  special  com- 
mittee to  meet  with  the  producing 
managers  and  discuss  their  objections 
to  the  guild  contract.  The  first  meet- 
ing was  held  late  Thursday  and  an- 
other is  scheduled  for  Monday. 

The  guild,  up  to  this  time,  has  re- 
fused to  meet  with  the  managers  to 
discuss  changes  in  the  contract,  hav- 
ing rejected  bids  for  such  meetings 
with  the  statement  that  they  would  be 
a  "waste  of  time."     The  managers, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Republic's  Budget 
$6,750,000  —Levine 

Republic's  increased  budget  for  next 
season  will  total  $6,750,000,  says  Nat 
Levine,  a  decided  jump  over  the  cur- 
rent season's  total. 

New  talent  is  to  be  signed  as  fast 
as  possible,  he  says.  The  company 
has  13  players  under  contract  at  pres- 
ent New  writers  also  are  to  be 
signed.  The  latest  is  Francis  M. 
Cockrell. 


Appeal  Moves 
In  Trust  Case 
Hanging  Fire 

Contingent  on  F.  &  M.'s 
Carrying  Out  Pledges 


Although  Warners,  Paramount  and 
RKO  are  going  through  with  the  ap- 
peal from  Federal  Judge  Joseph  West 
Molyneaux's  decision  dismissing  the 
Government's  civil  suit  without 
prejudice  on  Jan.  29  last,  such  action 
will  not  be  pressed,  it  was  learned, 
provided  the  contingencies  contained 
in  the  stipulation  ending  the  equity 
suit  out-of-court  are  met  by  F.  &  M. 

Under  the  settlement  reached 
Thursday,  F.  &  M.  has  to  turn  over 
certain  documents  and  meet  other  re- 
quirements and  until  this  is  done  the 
distributors  will  continue  with  the  ap- 
peal to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court.  It 
was  stated  that  submission  to  Judge 
Molyneaux  in  St.  Paul  of  a  portion 
of  the  record  in  the  equity  case  for 
approval  is  for  the  purpose  of  main- 
taining the  right  to  go  to  the  Su- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Arthur  to  St.  Louis 
On  Operating  Plans 

Harry  C.  Arthur,  vice-president  of 
F.  &  M.,  left  last  night  by  plane  for 
St.  Louis  to  work  on  details  pertain- 
ing to  the  circuit's  activities  in  the 
Mound  City.  While  in  St.  Louis  he 
will  set  up  the  new  operating  schedule 
for  the  Orpheum  and  Shubert-Rialto, 
which  are  to  be  taken  over  from  War- 
ners as  a  result  of  a  settlement  of  the 
Government's  equity  suit  against 
Warners,  Paramount  and  RKO. 

Arthur  will  be  gone  about  a  week. 
The  Federal  Court  in  St.  Louis  yes- 
terday was  scheduled  to  approve  a 
plan  of  reorganization  of  the  Theatre 
Realty  Co.,  owners  of  the  Fox.  Under 
the  plan  F.  &  M.  will  continue  opera- 
tion of  the  first  run  on  Grand  Ave. 


KENNEDY  GOES  TO 
PARA.  AS  ADVISER 


V 


JOSEPH  P.  KENNEDY 


"U"  Stockholders 
Elect  9  Directors 

Wilmington,  Del.,  May  1. — Nine 
directors  of  Universal  Pictures  Co., 
Inc.,  were  elected  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  stockholders  here  today  in  the 
offices  of  the  Corporation  Trust  Co. 
The  first  preferred  stockholders 
elected  J.  Meyer  Schine  and  Willard 
S.  McKay,  the  second  preferred  hold- 
ers elected  Robert  H.  Cochrane,  and 
the  common  stockholders  elected  J. 
Cheever  Cowdin,  William  Freiday, 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  Budd  Rogers, 
Paul  G.  Brown  and  P.  D.  Cochrane. 

Schine  was  reelected  to  the  board 
as  a  preferred  stockholders'  repre- 
sentative and  successor  to  Simon  Klee, 
who  resigned  recently  as  a  preferred 
representative.  Other  routine  business 
was  transacted  at  the  meeting. 


Easter  Week  Bounces  Key 
Grosses  Up  to  $1, 732,100 


Easter  week  bounced  grosses  back 
to  good  old  prosperity  standards  in  29 
key  cities.  The  gross  for  the  seven 
days  ending  April  16-17  was  $1,732,- 
100  which  was  $377,476  above  the 
previous  week. 

This  figure  has  been  equalled  only 
five  times  since  the  opening  of  the 
current  exhibition  season  last  Septem- 
(Comparative  Tabulation 


ber.  It  is  within  $186,629  of  the 
highest  mark  of  the  year  registered 
for  the  week  ending  Jan.  2-3. 

The  increases  were  uniform 
throughout  the  country  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Boston,  Los  Angeles, 
Louisville,  Minneapolis,  Oklahoma 
City  and  Portland  where  the  takes 
fell  off  slightly. 
Will  Be  Found  on  Page  4) 


Reaches  Agreement  With 
Board — Leaves  for 
Coast  Monday 

Weeks  of  negotiations  between  Par- 
amount directors  and  Joseph  P.  Ken- 
nedy were  concluded  yesterday  when 
arrangements  for  Kennedy  to  join  the 
company  on  a  basis  satisfactory  to 
both  were  agreed  upon  at  a  special 
meeting  of  the  company's  board  at- 
tended by  the  former  Pathe  and  F 
B.  O.  head. 

In  his  capacity  of  adviser  Kennedy 
assumes  no  direct  authority  within  the 
company,  a  statement  from  the  Para- 
mount board  asserted.  His  principal 
function  will  be  to  survey  the  com- 
pany's studio  situation  and  to  make 
reports  and  recommendations  to  the 
board  and  officers.  While  the  length 
of  Kennedy's  association  with  the 
company  is  undecided,  he  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily  that  it  would  be  tem- 
porary. In  a  formal  statement  is- 
sued to  the  press  he  said  that  this 
would  be  determined  "by  the  time  re- 
quired to  make  my  findings." 

Kennedy  also  told  this  publication 
that  Paramount's  production  problems 
would  be  his  first  concern  and  that 
he  would  leave  for  Hollywood  and 
the  company's  studios  on  Monday  to 
begin  a  survey  of  the  situation.  He 

(Continued  on  page  3) 

Sabath  Studies  New 
Move  in  Film  Probe 

The  Sabath  Congressional  com- 
mittee will  agree  on  a  program  of 
further  procedure  in  its  study  of  the 
Paramount  and  RKO  reorganization 
proceedings  with  the  return  from  Chi- 
cago today  of  Max  D.  Steuer,  special 
attorney  for  the  committee,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

The  committee  has  been  examining 
principals  in  the  reorganization  of 
both  companies  under  the  direction  of 

(Continued  on  page  3) 

RCA  First  Quarter 
Net  Is  $1,286,691.27 

RCA's  net  profit  for  the  quarter 
ending  March  31  was  $1,286,691.27. 
This  compares  with  a  net  of  $1,618,- 
024.74  for  the  same  quarter  last  year. 

Dividends  paid  and  declared  on  the 
"A"  preferred  stock  totaled  $431,- 
148.03.  Last  year  for  the  same  quar- 
ter the  dividends  were  $4,950,74066 
Surplus  at  the  end  of  March  31  was 
$13,256,642.70,  compared  with  $10,- 
185,638.38  for  the  same  quarter  in  1935. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

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Saturday,  May  2,  \93i 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  2,  1936 


No.  104 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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Schusterman  Trial  Set 

Leon  Schusterman,  manager  of  the 
U.  S.,  a  Trio-Consolidated  house  in 
the  Bronx,  yesterday  pleaded  not 
guilty  to  lottery  charges  when  the 
case  came  up  for  preliminary  hearing 
in  Special  Sessions,  Bronx. 

The  date  for  trial  was  set  down  for 
June  2.  Weismas,  Quinn,  Allen  & 
Spett  will  represent  the  circuit.  The 
game  played  in  the  U.  S.  was  Pros- 
perity Night. 


Rites  for  Mrs.  Lantz 

Cincinnati,  May  1. — Mrs.  Bernyce 
G.  Lantz,  wife  of  Myer  Lantz,  local 
theatrical  producer,  who  died  in 
Miami,  Tuesday,  after  a  two-month 
illness,  will  be  buried  here  Sunday. 
Two  sons  in  addition  to  her  husband, 


Rothacker  on  Way  Here 

Hollywood,  May  1.  —  Watterson 
Rothacker  entrained  tonight,  bound 
for  New  York,  for  conferences  with 
John  E.  Otterson  and  a  European 
vacation. 


Denies  Theatre  Permit 

License  Commissioner  Moss  has  de- 
nied a  permit  for  erection  of  a  theatre 
at  691  Madison  Ave.,  on  the  ground 
that  it  is  a  residential  area. 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 


TOM  D.  COCHRANE,  Paramount 
general  manager  in  the  Orient,  will 
leave  for  Washington.  D.  C,  today 
after  which  he  will  proceed  to  Los 
Angeles  from  which  point  he  will  sail 
for  Tokyo. 

• 

Harry  H.  Evans,  director  of  Uni- 
versal^ eastern  talent  department, 
will  pursue  his  duties  around  Churchill 
Downs  and  Louisville  this  week-end, 
when  talent  of  several  varieties  will 
congregate  there. 

• 

Bobby  Breen,  star  of  "Let's  Sing 
Again"  which  opens  at  the  Roxy  May 
8,  sang  for  the  sick  and  crippled  chil- 
dren in  Flower  Hospital  yesterday. 
His  sister,  Sally,  accompanied  him. 
• 

Douglas  Fairbanks,  Sr.,  and  Mrs. 
Fairbanks  are  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  for  a  few  days  before  leaving 
for  the  coast  and  China.  They  arrived 
on  the  Washington. 

• 

Bob  Goldstein,  after  all  these  years, 
has  forsaken  the  Warwick  for  his  own 
apartment  on  West  55th  St.  Jeffrey 
Bernerd  has  abandoned  the  Waldorf 
for  the  Warwick. 

• 

R.  H.  Burnside,  former  impresario 
at  the  Hippodrome  here,  will  leave 
tomorrow  for  the  coast  to  advise  tech- 
nically on  "Hippodrome,"  Universal's 
next  musical. 

• 

Charlie  Ford  and  a  crew  of  seven 
Universal  News  cameramen  left  for 
Churchill  Downs  yesterday  on  the 
pleasant  business  of  covering  the  Ken- 
tucky Derby. 

• 

J.  J.  McCarthy,  who  has  been  re- 
cuperating from  a  recent  illness  at  his 
Mamaroneck  home,  plans  to  resume 
work    Monday    at    his  M.P.P.D.A. 

office. 

• 

Lois    Jacoby    has    completed  the 
Great  American   Drama   which  Jed 
Harris  is  now  reading.    In  the  mean- 
time, Lois  has  her  fingers  crossed. 
• 

Howard  Strickling  can't  wait 
until  he  gets  back  to  the  coast.  As 
it  stands  now  he'll  be  here  for  an- 
other two  to  three  weeks. 

• 

Sig  Wittman  of  Universal  is  due 
back  in  town  within  the  next  day  or 
so  from  a  10-day  tour  of  eastern  Uni- 
versal exchanges. 

Joe  Friedman,  Buffalo  manager  for 
National  Screen,  left  for  the  upstate 
city  last  night  and  will  return  Wed- 
nesday. 

Edward  G.  Robinson,  having  com- 
pleted "Bullets  or  Ballots,"  will  leave 


You  Have  Troubles! 

Toby  Gruen  of  National 
Screen  was  al!  set  to  sail  for 
the  coast  today  on  the  Cali- 
fornia. Then  his  daughter 
was  taken  ill  with  scarlet 
fever. 

The  daughter  is  27.  Not 
only  that,  she  is  married  and 
her  own  daughter,  is  also  ill. 
She  has  the  measles. 


for  England  in  a  few  days  to  make  a 
picture. 

Don  Mersereau,  general  manager 
of  The  Film  Daily,  sails  tomorrow 
on  the  Champlain.  Back  in  three 
weeks. 

• 

Peggy  Goldberg,  formerly  with  the 
publicity  department  at  Educational, 
has  joined  G.B.  in  a  similar  capacity. 
• 

Mrs.  Anna  Roosevelt  Boettiger 
will  observe  her  birthday  tomorrow. 
Her  mother  will  be  among  the  guests. 
• 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  says  he  plans  to 
stick  around  for  another  two  months 
before  sailing  for  home. 

• 

Irene  Dunne  is  due  in  from  the 
coast  on  Tuesday,  having  left  Holly- 
wood by  train  yesterday. 

• 

Truman  Talley  is  in  Louisville 
for  the  Kentucky  Derby  and  Fox 
Movietone  News. 

• 

Margot  Grahame  will  arrive  here 
tomorrow  for  a  brief  visit  before  sail- 
ing for  England. 

Marigold  Ball,  attached  to  the 
M-G-M  home  office,  is  a  year  older 
this  morning. 

• 

Tom  Spry.  Boston  exchange  man- 
ager for  Warners,  is  in  town  for  a 
few  days. 

• 

Kenneth  Hodkinson  will  stay  on 
for  the  G.  B.  convention  late  this 
month. 

• 

Berthold  Yiertel  is  in  town  for  a 
few  days  before  proceeding  to  Holly- 
wood. 

• 

Bill  Powers  was  the  only  film  man 
at  the  Astor  Hunting  Room  yester- 
day. 

• 

William  A.  Scully  of  M-G-M  is 
due  back  Monday  from  Charlotte. 
*  • 

Joe   Moskowitz   goes   west  when 
Billy  Goetz  returns.  Finally. 
• 

Sylvia  Sidney  will  reach  town 
Monday  en  route  to  London. 

• 

I.  W.  Schlesixger  is  en  route 
from  South  Africa. 

• 

N.  L.  Nathanson  is  due  from 
Canada  todav. 


Writers  Delay  Vote 
U pon  Formal  Merger 


Holly  wood,  May  1. — The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  will  not  vote  for  legal 
amalgamation  with  the  Authors' 
League  Saturday  night,  but  instead 
will  vote  for  the  principle  of  amal- 
gamation pending  further  clarification 
and  possible  changes  in  the  constitu- 
tion and  bylaws,  according  to  an 
agreement  just  reached  between  the 
board  of  directors  and  the  so-called 
opposition  group  headed  by  James  K. 
McGuinness  and  John  Lee  Mahin. 

The  conservative  group  has  gone  on 
record  as  being  in  accord  with  the 
guild's  plan  for  unity  and  has  assured 
the  organization  of  a  unanimous  vote! 
for  amalgamation  as  soon  as  certair 
changes  have  been  made  in  the  by 
laws,  it  was  stated. 


Wright,  W anger  Confer 

Hollywood,  May  1. — Loyd  Wright, 
immediately  upon  his  arrival  here 
from  New  York,  went  into  con- 
ference with  Walter  Wanger  on  the 
matter  of  the  Wanger  contract  with 
United  Artists  now  in  negotiation. 
Signature  is  expected  over  the  week- 
end. 


Flash  Preview 

"We  Are  From  Kronstadt"  ...  A 
Soviet  importation  based  on  an  his- 
torical incident  glorifying  the  revo- 
lution. 

This  picture  will  be  reviewed  in  a 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Arthur  Loew  Back; 
Sets  S.  A.  Theatres] 

Arthur  Loew,  head  of  the  M-G-MJ 
foreign  department,  returned  by  air  I 
from  South  America  early  yesterda\ 
morning.  He  visited  Lima,  Peru, 
and  Santiago,  Chile,  where  he  at-i 
tended  to  final  details  in  connection-] 
with  the  opening  of  new  theatres  in] 
these  countries. 

Dave  Lewis,  newly  appointed  man- 
ager of  the  M-G-M  office  in  Japan 
leaves  for  Los  Angeles  Tuesday  and 
from  there  will  sail  for  Tokyo. 

Sam  Eckman,  head  of  the  company's 
activities  in  England,  is  due  shortly 
on  his  annual  visit.  Arthur  Field,  as- 
sistant to  Laudy  Laurence,  is  sched- 
uled to  arrive  in  a  week  or  so  fronr 
Paris. 


End  Dismissal  Move 
In  Kansas  City  Suit 

Kansas  City,  May  1. — U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Judge  Otis  today  allowed  Fox 
Midwest  to  withdraw  a  motion  to  dis- 
miss the  independents'  conspiracy  suil 
against  it  and  major  distributors. 

The  court  denied  an  application  oi 
the  independents  for  an  order  to  take 
depositions  and  gave  the  circuit  15 
days  to  file  an  answer.  The  suit  for 
a  permanent  injunction  then  will  be 
set  for  trial  on  its  merits. 

The  independents  contend  the  Kan- 
sas City  zoning  system  is  a  restraint 
of  trade. 


Argue  on  Mickey's  Name 

Canberra,  Australia,  May  1. 
The  question  of  whether  Walt  Disney 
and  his  companies  can  prevent  a  radio 
set  manufacturer  from  using  the  name 
Mickey  Mouse  is  now  before  the  Fed- 
eral Trade  Marks  Commission.  The 
radio  makers  contend  his  copyright 
covers  only  the  design  and  not  the 
use  of  the  name  as  a  trade  mark. 


Pickford  Suit  Settled 

A  suit  against  Mary  Pickford  by 
Edward  Hammer,  who  sought  $250.- 
000  on  the  ground  that  he  had  acted 
as  "foster  father  and  adviser"  for 
Miss  Pickford,  has  been  settled  out  of 
court.  It  had  been  pending  in  Federal- 
Court  for  three  vears. 


Warner  Party  Returning 

Harry  M.  and  Mrs.  Warner,  Sam 
E.  and  Mrs.  Morris  and  the  Mervyn 
Le  Roys  are  scheduled  to  return  on 
the  Paris  next  Thursday.  The  War- 
ner party  has  been  abroad  about  a 
month  on  a  business  and  pleasure  trip. 


turday.  May  2,  1936 


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dramatists  Confer 
With  Theatre  Men 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ejecting  primarily  to  the  guild  con- 
tact's provisions  for  a  60-40  split  of 
he  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  film 
lights  of  plays,  recently  drafted  their 
jwn  contract  retaining  the  former  50- 
)0  split  and  pledged  themselves  to 
I educe  no  plays  under  any  other  con- 
-act.  Film  companies  which  have 
ieen  active  in  the  financing  of  stage 
lavs  also  took  the  stand  that  they 
poold  back  no  production  which  was 
fut  on  under  the  new  guild  contract. 

So  far  as  could  be  learned  no  defi- 
ne action  resulted  from  Thursday's 
neeting.  A  guild  spokesman,  ques- 
ioned  as  to  the  possibilities  of  a  get- 
o^ether  as  a  result  of  the  meetings 
aid  that,  insofar  as  the  guild  was  con- 
emed,  one  was  possible  "only  on  the 
►asis  of  our  contract,  not  theirs." 


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Sabath  Studies  New 
Move  in  Film  Probe 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Murray  W.  Garsson,  director  of  in- 
vestigation, who  returned  from  Washi- 
ngton yesterday  after  conferences 
vith  Representative  A.  J.  Sabath  of 
Illinois,  chairman  of  the  committee. 
H.  .1.  Yates  of  Consolidated  Film, 
.vhich  owns  slightly  more  than  $1,- 
IX  K).000  of  RKO  gold  notes  secured 
jy  the  principal  assets  of  the  company, 
tvas  to  have  testified  at  a  closed  hear- 
ng  yesterday,  but  the  hearing  was 
postponed  to  next  Thursday  because 
Yates  is  away  from  the  city. 


Trade  Talks  Are  to 
Resume  Here  May  12 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

.nittee  will  meet  in  turn  are  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  Universal,  Paramount. 
Columbia,  United  Artists,  RKO  and 
M-G-M.  Members  of  the  committee 
ire  due  here  May  11. 


M.P.T.O.  for  Arbitration 

St.  Louis,  May  1. — Members  of  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern 
Missouri  and  Southern  Illinois  have 
?one  on  record  unanimously  as  in 
favor  of  the  setting  up  of  local  arbi- 
tration boards. 

They  have  made  it  clear  that  they 
do  not  want  the  old  form  of  boards  set 
up  by  the  Film  Boards  of  Trade,  but 
iavor  the  new  setup  discussed  at  the 
recent  trade  practice  conferences  in 
New  York. 


To  Operate  on  Goldwyn 

Samuel  Goldwyn,  confined  to  the 
Doctors'  Hospital  during  the  past  two 
iweeks  because  of  intestinal  toxemia, 
will  undergo  an  operation  on  Tuesday 
or  Wednesday  for  the  correction  of 
|an  incomplete  obstruction  of  the  small 
(intestine.  Dr.  Harold  Meeker  will 
ibe  in  charge. 

Goldwyn  hopes  to  leave  the  hospi- 
tal a  week  or  10  days  thereafter  and 
go  to  the  coast  following  a  few  days 
01  conferences  at  U.  A.  headquarters 
here. 


Sam  S.  Keller  Marries 

Omaha,  May  1. — Sam  S.  Keller, 
home  office  auditor  for  Warners,  has 
been  married  here  to  Frances  Booth. 
The  bridal  couple  is  now  at  Cheyenne 
where  Keller  is  at  wrork  in  the 
V.  arner  office. 


"The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames" 

{ W anger-Paramount} 

Hollywood,  May  1. — Skillfully  blending  dramatic,  romantic  comedy 
elements  that  have  quick  appeal,  this  newest  Walter  Wanger  production 
looms  as  absorbing  entertainment  for  class  and  mass  audiences.  A  closely 
knit  story  balancing  melodramatic  incident  with  intriguing  love  inter- 
est, rigid'  suspense  and  laugh-provoking  comedy  makes  this  an  impres- 
sive film  for  Madeleine  Carroll.  It,  likewise,  allows  George  Brent  to 
present  a  convincing,  highly  polished  performance. 

The  attraction  has  quality  to  interest  any  kind  of  an  audience. 

Unsuccessful  in  prosecuting  Miss  Carroll  for  the  murder  of  her  hus- 
band, the  district  attorney  castigates  the  jury  as  moronic,  sympathy- 
influenced  sveophants.  He'  is  jailed  for  contempt  of  court. 

Miss  Carroll,  whose  objective  is  to  clear  her  name  and  regain  the 
custodv  of  her  son,  Scotty  Beckett,  from  her  hateful  mother-in-law, 
Beulah  Bondi,  obtains  his  release  and  engages  him  to  investigate  the 
case.  The  ensuing  dialogue  and  action  furnish  Arthur  Treacher,  Alan 
baxter  and  Ed  Brophy  many  opportunities  to  make  comedy  lighten 
the  dramatic  tension.  Miss  Carroll  and  Brent  fall  in  love. 

Gathering  new  evidence  which  reveals  that  Alan  Mowbray,  who  had 
defended  Miss  Carroll  in  the  first  trail,  had  a  motive  for  killing  her 
husband,  Brent  builds  the  story  up  to  a  climax  with  Mowbray  attempting 
>uicide.  This  brings  about  a  happy,  romantic  ending. 

The  picture  has  plenty  of  power  and  sock.  It  was  directed  by 
William  Seiter  from  Arthur  Somers  Roche's  story.  Gene  Towne  and 
Graham  Baker  did  the  screen  play. 

Sold  from  the  angle  of  a  woman  at  bay  with  emphasis  on  the  finished 
duality  of  the  production  and  the  work  of  Miss  Carroll  and  Brent,  the 
film  should  prove  an  audience-pleaser. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,157.    Running  time,  85  minutes.  "G." 


Eastman,  Trans-Lux 
Salaries  Reported 

Washington,  May  1.— Frank  W. 
Lovejoy,  president  of  Eastman  Kodak 
Co.,  last  year  received  a  salary  of 
$101,148,  "it  was  indicated  in  the  an- 
nual report  of  the  corporation  to  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, 
made  public  today. 

William  G.  Stuber,  chairman  of  the 
board,  received  $61,523,  and  Albert  F. 
Sulzer,  vice-president,  was  paid  $54,- 
061.  Thirteen  directors  received  a 
total  of  S434,773,  and  nine  officers  re- 
ceived $182,330.  Stock  holdings  of 
the  officials  at  the  close  of  the  year 
were  reported  as  follows:  William  G. 
Stuber,  3,000  shares  of  common ; 
Lovejoy,  2,670  shares  of  common  and 
229  shares  of  preferred;  Sulzer,  1,032 
shares  of  common,  and  George  H. 
Clark,  director,  15,000  shares  of  com- 
mon and  2,000  shares  of  preferred. 

The  commission  also  made  public 
the  report  of  Trans-Lux  Daylight 
Picture  Screen  Corp.,  showing  that 
Percv  X.  Furber,  president,  received 
$11,420;  Leslie  E.  Thompson,  presi- 
dent of  Trans-Lux  Theatres,  a  sub- 
sidiary, $10,200;  Arthur  C.  Payne, 
vice-president  and  treasurer,  $5,700 ; 
Hunt.  Hill  &  Betts,  attorneys  for  the 
company,  $28,725. 

The  'list  of  officers'  stock  holdings 
showed  Furber  as  the  owner  of  25,- 
330  shares  of  common;  Percival  E. 
Thurber,  vice-president,  50  shares  di- 
rect and  1,000  shares  beneficially; 
Payne,  1,503  shares;  Thompson,  1,000 
shares;  Harold  P.  Farrington,  direc- 
tor, 7,700  shares  direct  and  1,700  bene- 
ficially ;  George  H.  Robinson,  director, 
2,950  shares  direct  and  5,000  bene- 
ficiallv;  Edwin  G.  Lauder,  Jr.,  direc- 
tor, 1,000  shares.  The  report  dis- 
closed that  under  the  contract  with 
Percv  Furber,  w^hich  calls  for  10  per 


cent  of  the  net  profit  with  a  minimum 
of  $35,000  per  year  from  Jan.  1,  1936, 
the  company  paid  $11,000  and  the  bal- 
ance of  S24,000  was  paid  by  the  sub- 
sidiary, Trans-Lux  Movie  Ticker 
Corp. 


GTE  Suit  Trial  Set 
In  St  Paul  May  6 

Kansas  City,  May  1. — The  suit  of 
Jacob  Smith,  Lee  Hamlin  and  other 
General  Theatres  Equipment  Corp. 
bondholders  against  Chase  Xational 
Bank,  National  Theatres  Corp.,  Fox 
Film  Corp.,  et  al,  has  been  set  down 
for  argument  before  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Apoeals  at  St.  Paul,  May  6. 

Bondholders  in  the  suit  are  seeking 
to  impress  a  lien  in  favor  of  them  and 
General  Theatres  Equipment,  Inc.,  on 
properties  which,  before  their  sale  to 
National  Theatres  in  bankruptcy  pro- 
ceedings, here  in  April,  belonged  to  Fox 
Midland  and  Fox  Rocky  Mountain 

The  original  petition  of  the  com- 
plainants, filed  just  prior  to  the  sale 
of  the  Fox  properties,  was  dismissed 
by  Judge  Albert  L.  Reeves  in  U.  S 
District  Court  on  grounds  the  suit  had 
no  standing  in  his  court.  Complain 
ants  amended  their  petition  and  refiled. 
This  petition  Judge  Reeves  also  dis- 
missed on  the  same  grounds. 

Plaintiffs,  represented  by  C.  A 
Randolph  and  R.  R.  Brewster,  had 
two  methods  of  appealing.  They  used 
both.  Last  December  they  applied  to 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  under 
the  bankruptcy  laws  to  allow  the  ap 
peal,  which  the  circuit  court  did ;  and 
they  appealed  in  the  regular  way, 
from  the  District  Court  here.  Inas- 
much as  each  appeal  involved  two 
bankrupt  properties,  there  were  two 
appeals  in  each  case.  These  four 
actions  have  been  consolidated  for 
argument  at  St.  Paul. 


Kennedy  Goes 
To  Paramount 
As  an  Adviser 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

said  he  would  also  have  an  office  in 
the  Paramount  Building  here. 

The  statement  from  the  Paramount 
board  said  that  the  invitation  to  Ken- 
nedy to  become  associated  with  the 
company  was  unanimous  on  the  part 
of  the  directors  and  officers.  Ken- 
nedy had  stated  that  he  would  not 
accept  the  invitation  under  any  other 
circumstances.  From  this  it  is  in- 
ferred that  a  lack  of  unanimity  may 
have  existed  on  Thursday  when  Ken- 
nedy advised  a  meeting  of  the  Para- 
mount executive  committee  that  he 
would  not  accept  the  proffered  post, 
and  that  the  situation  altered  to  the 
satisfaction  of  both  yesterday. 

The  Paramount  board's  statement 
follows. 

"The  board  of  directors  of  Para- 
mount has. been  giving  careful  consid- 
eration to  the  many  serious  problems 
concerning  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try, especially  to  those  touching  upon 
Paramount  in  particular.  Costs  have 
risen  rapidly  in  the  studio  and  sub- 
stantial losses  have  been  taken  on 
pictures  made  since  January,  1935. 

"The  board  has  made  a  search  for 
a  man  best  equipped  to  advise  the 
company.  Finding  that  Joseph  P. 
Kennedy  was  available,  the  directors 
and  officers  unanimously  invited  him 
to  become  a  special  adviser  for  the 
purpose  of  making  a  survey  of  the 
situation  to  report  and  make  recom- 
mendations.    Kennedy  has  accepted. 

Experience  Long  and  Varied 

"Kennedy  brings  a  long  and  varied 
business  experience  to  the  aid  of  the 
company.  He  was  for  a  year  and  a 
half  chairman  of  the  Securities  and 
Exchange  Commission,  from  which  he 
recently  resigned.  Previously  he  had 
been  a  banker  and  for  four  years  he 
had  an  important  and  personal  experi- 
ence in  all  activities  of  the  picture 
business. 

"Paramount,  after  a  long  and  prof- 
itable record,  underwent  reorganiza- 
tion in  1935.  On  the  completion  of 
the  reorganization  Adolph  Zukor  was 
elected  chairman  of  the  board  and 
John  E.  Otterson  was  elected  presi- 
dent. Both  continue  in  their  offices," 
the  board's  statement  concludes. 

Kennedy  said,  "I  have  seen  the 
statement  issued  by  the  Paramount 
corporation  and  there  is  nothing  I 
need  add  to  it,  except,  perhaps,  this : 

"I  have  been  called  into  the  situa- 
tion by  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  di- 
rectors and  officers  to  give  such  help 
as  I  may  to  a  company  that  has  a 
great  potentiality  but  which  recently 
has  had  rough  sledding.  How  that 
potentiality  can  be  most  fully  realized ; 
what  lines  it  should  take,  what 
changes,  if  any,  in  major  policies — 
those  are  the  questions  I  shall  try  to 
answer  in  my  role,  which  is  equivalent 
to  a  committee  of  survey  and  policy. 

"I  shall  take  an  office  in  the  Para- 
mount Building  and  shall  soon  go  to 
the  coast.  How  long  the  engagement 
will  be  is  undecided;  that  will  be  de- 
termined by  the  time  required  to  make 
my  findings.  I  am  assured  of  the  un- 
qualified support  of  the  directors  and 
officers.  I  take  up  the  survey  with 
no  preconceptions.'' 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  2,  I93( 


Trust  Case  Moves 
Are  Hanging  Fire 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

preme  Court  for  a  hearing,  if  such 
move  is  found  necessary. 

After  Judge  Molyneaux  approves 
the  record,  it  will  be  sent  to  the  clerk 
in  the  St.  Louis  Federal  Court,  where 
the  action  was  heard.  The  clerk,  in 
turn,  will  send  it  to  Washington  by 
May  6,  where  it  will  be  docketed  on 
the  Supreme  Court  calendar. 

Two  motions,  one  by  the  Govern 
ment  for  preference  on  the  calendar 
and  another  by  distributors  for  a  bill 
of  particulars,  were  cleared  from 
Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox's  docket 
yesterday  as  a  result  of  the  out-of 
court  settlement  reached  Thursday. 


Helen  Kane  "Betty 
Boop"  Appeal  Lost 

The  Appellate  Division  yesterday 
unanimously  affirmed  an  order  of  the 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  dismissing  the 
complaint  in  a  $250,000  damage  suit 
brought  by  Helen  Kane  against  Max 
Fleischer,  Fleischer  Studios,  Inc.  and 
Paramount  Publix  Corp. 

The  complaint,  in  addition  to  dam 
ages  asked  for  a  permanent  injunction 
restraining  the  defendants  from  using 
without  Helen  Kane's  consent  any 
pictorial  representation  of  her  in  films 
or  animated  cartoons,  particularly  the 
Betty  Boop  pictures.  She  also  asked 
for  a  temporary  injunction  to  enjoin 
the  defendants  from  unfair  competi 
tion.  The  decision  of  a  higher  court 
pointed  out  that  during  the  course  of 
the  trial  of  the  complaint  before  Jus 
tice  E.  J.  McGoldrick,  the  complaint 
was  dismissed  on  June  23,  1934,  as  to 
Max  Fleischer.  This  decision  was  an 
appeal  from  that  dismissal. 

Lorre,  Bennett,  Set 

Peter  Lorre,  who  has  just  com- 
pleted "Secret  Agent"  for  G.  B.,  will 
make  another  for  the  company,  de- 
clared Jeffrey  Bernerd  at  a  cocktail 
party  given  the  actor  in  G.  B.  head- 
quarters yesterday. 

Constance  Bennett,  who  did  "Every- 
thing Is  Thunder"  and  who  returned 
to  America  on  the  Europa  Thursday 
night,  will  also  star  in  another  film. 


Laughton  in  'Rembrandt' 

Word  has  been  received  at  the 
U.A.  office  that  Alexander  Korda  will 
direct  Charles  Laughton  in  "Rem- 
brandt." Previous  announcements  had 
been  to  the  effect  that  Laughton  would 
star  in  "Lion  of  Mayfair." 


New  WPA  Unit  Formed 

Washington,  May  1. — A  new 
WPA  theatrical  unit  to  be  known  as 
the  Vaudeville  Musical  Comedy  and 
Circuit  Unit  of  WPA  has  been  formed. 


Santini  Leases  House 

Victor  Santini,  head  of  the  Santini 
Realty  Co.,  has  leased  a  1,200-seat 
theatre  which  his  company  will  erect 
at  the  southeast  corner  of  170th  St. 
and  Walton  Ave.,  Bronx,  to  Charles 
and  Alfred  C.  Goldreyer  for  a  term  of 
21  years. 


Easter  Week  Bounces  Key 
Grosses  Up  to  $1,732,100 

Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods: 


RCA  Opens  Service 
Station  at  Denver 


No. 


Week  Ending 
April  16-17 


Theatres 

Boston    7 

Buffalo    6 

Chicago    9 

Cincinnati    9 

Cleveland    5 

Denver    7 

Detroit    6 

Houston    4 

Indianapolis    5 

Kansas  City    5 

Lincoln    5 

Los  Angeles     9 

Louisville    7 

Milwaukee   4 

Minneapolis    5 

Montreal    5 

New  Haven    4 

New  York    9 

Oklahoma    City    4 

Omaha    3 

Philadelphia    10 

Pittsburgh    6 

Portland    5 

Providence    5 

San  Francisco    10 

St.  Louis    7 

St.  Paul    4 

Seattle    7 

Washington    8 

180 


Gross 

$93,500 
57,800 
130,500 
58,400 
73,700 
35,500 
77,000 
28,200 
29,500 
55,400 
12,900 
69,700 
23,300 
32,100 
25,000 
50,500 
23,400 
282,950 
12,600 
23,400 
108,700 
36,600 
27,500 
53,400 
96,900 
71,550 
14,000 
36,100 
92,000 


Week  Ending 
April  9-10 


$1,732,100 


iV».  Theatres 
7 

6 

8 

9 

5 

7 

6 

4 

5 

5 

5 
10 

7 

4 

5 

5 

4 
10 

4 

3 

9 

4 

6 

5 

9 

6 

5 

7 

7 

177 


Gross 

$97,500 
35,500 
107,700 
41,400 
50,750 
34,000 
60,800 
21,500 
25,300 
31,000 
11,000 
70,820 
22,900 
20,500 
28,800 
35,500 
16,600 
243,054 
13,700 
15,450 
63,500 
14,000 
34,000 
26,000 
74,700 
42,200 
18,000 
30,450 
68,000 


$1,354,624 


Denver,  May  1.— Better  service  ac- 
commodations are  being  afforded  ex- 
hibitors in  this  territory  by  establish 
ment  of  a  parts  depot  and  branch  of- 
fice here  by  RCA.  Three  engineer; 
will  work  out  of  this  local  office  tc 
cover  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Montana 
Utah  and  sections  of  Idaho,  Nevada 
New  Mexico,  Kansas  and  Nebraska- 
Dean  Lewis  is  manager.  He  comei 
from  Chicago,  and  Sam  Reed  is 
manager  of  Photophone  sales  and  ser- 
vice. Emil  de  Neuf  will  work  in  th< 
Salt  Lake  territory.  M.  W.  Geis-( 
kieng,  who  has  been  transferred  frotr 
the  Kansas  City  office,  will  cover  th< 
southern  territory,  and  Harvey  H 
Long  will  be  in  Wyoming,  Montana 
and  western  Nebraska. 


Free  Film  Shows  for 
Children  Predicted 

Geneva,  May  1. — Free  public  show- 
ings of  films  for  children  in  the  future 
were  predicted  here  by  Dr.  Edgai 
Dale  of  the  Payne  Fund  of  New  York 
before  the  League  of  Nations  Child 
Welfare  Committee. 


Key  city  grosses  from  September  to  the  end  of  the  third  week  in  April 

No.  Theatres 

Sept.  26-27    164 

Oct.  3-4    178 

Oct.  10-11   178 

Oct.  17-18    178 

Oct.  24-25   

Oct.  31 -Nov.  1   

Nov.  7-8   

Nov.  14-15   

Nov.  21-22   

Nov.  28-29   

Dec.  5-6   

12-13   

19-20   

26-27  f|  

2-3   

9-10   


Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 


16-17 

23-24 

30-31 

6-7  .. 

13-14 

20-21 

27-28 

5-6  .. 

12-13 

19-20 


Mar.  26-27 
Apr.  2-3  .. 
Apr.  9-10  . 
Apr.  16-17 


180 
186 
185 
183 
181 
181 
183 
180 
171 
175 
179 
179 
176 
173 
177 
168 
174 
175 
178 
179 
181 
174 
172 
174 
177 
180 


Gross 

$1,655,050 
1,572,310 
1,452,499 
1,563,750 
1,534,575 
1,544,724 
1,545,710 
1,722,305 
1,578,550 
1,593,860 
1,766,910 
1,434,785 
1,321,385 
1,228,199 
1,918,729 
1,901,455 
1,722,400 
1,539,065 
1,515,300 
1,591,350 
1,680,180 
1,558,185 
1,777,650 
1,689,550 
1,761,547 
1,502,583 
1,521,800 
1,373,875 
1,354,624 
$1,732,100 


Miss  Webber  Is  Feted 

Mildred  Webber,  whose  resignation 
as  head  of  the  Warner  talent  depart- 
ment took  effect  yesterday,  was  guest 
at  a  surprise  luncheon  given  her  by 
her  associates  at  Sardi's.  Members 
of  the  talent,  legal  and  casting  de- 
partments attended.  Miss  Webber 
will  join  the  William  Morris  Agency, 
May  25. 


Affirm  Franklin  Award 

Albany,  May  1. — The  Court  of 
Appeals  has  affirmed  a  judgment  ob- 
tained by  Sidney  Franklin,  Brooklyn 
toreador,  against  Columbia  Pictures 
for  $7,000  and  costs  and  restraining 
the  company  from  further  showing  of 
"Throwing  the  Bull."  The  case  had 
been  tried  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court. 


Wall  Street 


(Copyright,  1936,  Quigley  Publications,  Inc.) 


H.  I.  Wasserman  a  Dad 

Boston,  May  1.  —  Harry  I.  Was- 
serman, district  manager  for  the  M. 
&  P.  Theatres  Corp.,  and  Mrs.  Was- 
serman are  the  parents  of  a  seven  and 
a  half  pound  daughter. 


Tri-State  Drive  Begun 

Des  Moines,  May  1.  —  Thirty-one 
Tri-States  managers  have  started  a 
13-week  championship  drive  with  a 
series  of  prizes  for  houses  in  the  A 
and  B  groups  and  also  special  prizes 
for  district  managers. 


To  Honor  Goldsteins 

Boston,  May  1.  —  Nathan  and 
Sam  Goldstein,  circuit  operators,  will 
be  honored  at  a  testimonial  dinner  at 
the  Copley  Plaza  Hotel  May  5. 


Seattle  Club  Sets  Party 

Seattle,  May  1. — Sterling  Chain 
Theatres,  M-G-M,  Universal,  Repub- 
lic and  Majestic  exchanges,  National 
Theatre  Supply  Co.  and  Jensen- Von- 
Herberg  theatres  will  be  joint  hosts 
at  the  second  semi-monthly  Film  Club 
party  scheduled  for  May  6.  Wives  and 
friends  of  club  members  are  now  ad- 
mitted to  the  club  quarters,  and  in- 
creased attendance  at  social  gatherings 
has  resulted. 


Paramount  Has  Best  Board  Gains 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,    vtc    ..  3254     32       32  -f  % 

Consolidated              434      4j£      434  +  56 

Consolidated,    pfd.  16       1534     16  +  54 

Eastman   162      162  162   

Loew's,  Inc             46        45       4536  —  H 

Paramount                 83i      83*6      83£  +  54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  70       67       6934  +354 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9%      9Y2'     934  +  36 

Fathe  Film               954      8j4      854  —  36 

RKO                        5Ji      5J4      536  +  56 

20th  Century-Fox.  2454     2336     24  —  54 

20th  Century,  pfd  3256     3134     32%  —  36 

Universal,  pfd  ...  97       9656     97  +2 

Warner  Bros  1056      934      9%  +  % 


Sonotone,  Trans-Lux  Up  % 

Net 

Low  Close  Change 

234     234    +  X 
27       27       —  56 
334     334    +  Yt 


High 

Sonotone    234 

Technicolor   2754 

Trans-Lux    334 


Bonds  Rise  Up  to  1  Point 


Net 

General  Theatre 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

Equip.  6s  '40  . 

24 

24 

24 

+  3i. 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24 

2334 

24 

+ 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   

56 

56 

56 

Paramount  Pict. 

8654 

8534 

86 

+1 

RKO  6s  '41  pp  .. 

64 

63 

63 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   

92J4 

9154 

92 

+  5* 

(Quotations 

at  close  of 

May 

1) 

- 


The  Leading 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.   NO.  105 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  MAY  4,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Earners  Seek 
Public  Slant 
On  Dual  Bills 


Nationwide  Survey  Will 
End  on  June  15 


Warners  today  begin  a  nationwide 
jrvey  intended  to  learn  the  attitude 

the  general  public  toward  double 
atures.  Included  will  be  film  editors 

newspapers,  students  at  leading  ed- 
ges and  members  of  1,000  organiza- 
)ns  over  the  country.  The  study  will 
•ntinue  until  June  15. 
Warners  declare  that  50  per  cent 

the  theatres  operating  in  the  coun- 
y  are  using  double  bills  today.  In 

statement  Major  Albert  Warner, 
ce-president,  said  that  producers  are 
indicapped  because  they  do  not  know 
hether  they  must  limit  their  films  to 

definite  maximum  length,  suitable 
r  duals. 

"We  undertake  this  survey  with 
oen  minds,"  said  Warner,  "seeking 
iither  to  approve  or  disapprove  the 
-actice,  but  only  to  gain  the  informa- 
on  we  vitally  require." 

It  was  pointed  out  that  the  average 
inning  time  of  the  10  pictures 
dected  as  the  best  for  1935  by  the 

ational  Board  of  Review  was  106.1 
linutes,  exceeding  by  more  than  46 
2r  cent  the  average  runing  time  of 
te  general  output  during  the  year. 

Letters  requesting  cooperation  have 
;en  sent  to  the  film  editors  of  more 
lan  2,000  daily  newspapers,  signed  by 
.  Charles  Einfeld,  director  of  adver- 
sing  and  publicity. 


Varner  Music  Levy 
Plan  Not  Set — Starr 

Although  several  plans  are  being 
iscussed,  no  method  for  levying  a 
?at  tax  on  theatres  using  the  music 
f  Warner  subsidiaries  has  yet  been 
volved,  Herman  Starr,  vice-presi- 
ent,  states. 

Asked  whether  an  announcement 
egarding  the  company's  policy  on  a 
lusic  tax  will  be  made  at  the  War- 
er  coast  convention,  June  1-5,  Starr 
eplied  he  is  not  going  to  the  Los 
uigeles  meeting.  No  definite  time 
.•hen  an  announcement  would  be 
Drthcoming  could  be  given  by  Starr. 


'Dream"  Spotted  in 
Dozen  More  Houses 

Another  dozen  theatres  in  Greater 
*ew  York  have  joined  the  Warner 
andwagon  for  the  showing  of  "A 
didsummer  Night's  Dream"  on  a 
wo-a-day  policy  at  advanced  prices, 
rhree  of  the  group  are  RKO  houses 
(.Continued  on  page  22) 


F.  &  M.  Take 
Three  Houses 
About  May  15 

Acquisition  from  Warner 
Part  of  Settlement 


F.  &  M.  will  assume  operation  of 
the  Shubert-Rialto,  Orpheum  and  Hi- 
Point  in  St.  Louis  between  May  15 
and  June  1,  it  was  learned  over  the 
week-end.  Acquisition  of  the  trio 
from  Warners  is  part  of  the  terms 
contained  in  the  settlement  last 
Thursday  of  the  Government's  equity 
suit  against  Warners,  Paramount  and 
RKO. 

With  the  change  in  management 
of  the  three  houses,  a  general  re- 
vision of  the  Grand  Ave.  and  down- 
town theatre  policies,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Loew's,  operated  by 
Loew's,  will  follow.  Harry  C. 
Arthur,  vice-president,  now  in  St. 
Louis  on  a  week's  trip,  will  move  his 
headquarters  to  that  city  following 
his  return  here  to  wind  up  personal 
affairs.  He  will  personally  supervise 
operation  of  all  the  F.  &  M.  interests 

{Continued  on  page  19) 


F.  &  M.  Distribution 
Deals  Due  on  Coast 

Negotiations  for  distribution  of  four 
pictures  planned  by  F.  &  M.  next  sea- 
son will  be  concluded  on  the  coast, 
Marco  Wolff,  who  will  be  in  charge 
of  production,  stated  Saturday.  Deals 
are  on  with  three  different  com- 
panies to  handle  the  three  musicals 
and  one  drama. 

Wolff  has  been  talking  to  distribu- 
tors while  in  New  York.  He  left  for 
Hollywood  Saturday  and  will  probably 
stop  off  at  St.  Louis  for  a  day  or  so. 


Lawrence  Fox  Forms 
Firm  to  Back  Films 

Lawrence  W.  Fox,  Jr.,  has  resigned 
as  a  vice-president  and  voting  trustee 
of  Standard  Capital  Co.  and  will  de- 
vote his  entire  time  to  a  new  com- 
pany, National  Film  Co.,  organized  to 
engaged  in  film  activities  other  than 
those  of  Standard  Capital. 

The  new  company  will  arrange  pre- 
liminary financing  for  "meritorious 
film  enterprises  and  aid  in  their  devel- 
opment from  the  initial  stages."  Fox 
continues  as  a  Standard  Capital  di- 
rector. 

National  Film  Co.  will  establish 
offices  or  correspondents  in  New  York, 
Hollywood  and  London.  Fox  will  sail 
on  the  Berengaria  May  8  on  business 
for  the  new  company  and  to  study 
the  film  situation  abroad. 


Kalmine  Collects 

Pittsburgh,  May  3.— Harry 
Kalmine,  zone  manager  for 
Warners  here,  wanted  a  boy, 
so  he  "protected"  himself  by 
wagering  with  a  flock  of 
friends  that  it  would  be  a 
girl.  He's  collecting  now,  well 
over  $100. 

It  was  a  nine-pound  girl 
and  both  mother  and  daugh- 
ter are  doing  well  at  the 
West  Penn  Hospital. 


Studio  Costs 
Survey  First 
Kennedy  Act 


A  complete  study  of  Paramount 
studio  costs  will  be  the  first  task  to 
be  undertaken  by  Joseph  P.  Kennedy 
in  his  new  role  of  adviser  to  the  com- 
pany, it  was  learned  on  Saturday. 

The  results  of  the  study  will  be 
reported  to  the  Paramount  board  with 
recommendations  which  are  expected 
to  have  a  direct  influence  on  the  com- 
pany's new  season  production  policies, 
including  production  budgets,  alloca- 
tions for  "A"  and  "B"  pictures,  deci- 
sions on  increases  or  decreases  in  bud- 
gets of  various  studio  departments  and 
recommendations  on  length  and  type 
of  important  contracts  which  may  be 
up  for  renewal  or  under  consideration. 

C.  J.  Scollard,  who  was  executive 
vice-president  of  the  old  Pathe  com- 
pany at  the  time  Kennedy  was  chair- 
man of  its  board,  and  Arthur  B. 
Poole,  Kennedy's  former  Pathe  treas- 
urer, have  been  added  to  the  latter's 
new  Paramount  staff  and  leave  with 
Kennedy  for  the  coast  today  to  aid  in 
the  studio  survey.  While  retaining  his 
present  office  in  the  RCA  Bldg.,  Ken- 
nedy will  have  quarters  in  the  Para- 
mount Bldg.  for  his  home  office 
contact  on  the  new  assignment.  John 
Ford,  at  present  general  manager  of 
Maine-New  Hampshire  Theatres,  may 
join  Kennedy's  home  office  staff  later. 


Sabath  Para.  Study 
Set  for  Washington 

The  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee will  resume  its  open  hearings  on 
Paramount's  reorganization  proceed- 
ings within  the  next  three  weeks  at 
Washington,  Murray  W.  Garsson, 
director  of  investigation  for  the  com- 
mittee, said  Saturday. 

All  officers  and  directors  of  Para- 
mount will  be  called  for  questioning 
at  the  hearings.  Max  D.  Steuer  will 
be  counsel  for  the  committee. 


RKO  to  Build 
Its  National 
Theatre  Setup 

To  Drop  Some;  Realign 
Other  Holdings 

Leo  Spitz,  head  of  the  RKO  cir- 
cuit, is  working  on  a  number  of  deals 
whereby  the  national  situation  will  be 
strengthened. 

In  some  spots  theatres  will  be 
dropped,  while  in  others  units  will  be 
either  added  or  pooled  with  the  cir- 
cuit's present  holdings.  Most  of  the 
activity  is  being  concentrated  in  the 
east  and  midwest. 

Presently,  RKO  operates  about  100 
theatres  exclusive  of  those  pooled  with 
Walter  Reade  in  Trenton  and  New 
Brunswick  and  with  the  major  cir- 
cuits in  other  cities. 

Nate  J.  Blumberg,  operating  head 
for  RKO,  recently  made  a  survey  of 
the  field  and  it  is  believed  it  is  from 
his  report  that  Spitz  is  weeding  out 
the  weak  sisters  and  planning  to  so- 
lidify the  circuit's  status  generally. 

An  initial  step  will  dispose  of  two 
theatres  in  New  Jersey  and  is  sched- 
uled to  be  consummated  some  time 
this  week. 


Cullman  May  Refuse 
To  Head  Exhibitors 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for  the 
Roxy,  will  not  accept  the  presidency 
of  the  to-be-merged  T.  O.  C.  C.  and 
I.  T.  O.  A.,  it  was  learned  from 
authoritative  sources  over  the  week- 
end. 

Although  Cullman  would  not  com- 
mit himself  by  handing  out  a  routine 
statement,  it  is  understood  that  Cull- 
man has  another  offer  in  mind  which 
is  of  far  greater  importance  than  the 
post  in  the  local  exhibitor  combina- 
tion. This,  however,  will  not  develop 
for  another  week  or  two,  it  is  said. 

Cullman's  answer  to  queries  on  the 
acceptance  of  the  New  York  spot  is: 
"To  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and 
belief,  I  have  no  statement  to  make." 


Strong  Pictures  Not 
To  Interrupt  Duals 

Despite  the  list  of  strong  pictures 
available  within  the  next  few  weeks, 
Loew  and  RKO  will  not  discontinue 
twin  bills  in  their  Greater  New  York 
theatres. 

Among  the  pictures  Loew  intends 
to  double  are  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town,"  "These  Three,"  "Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy"  and  "Show  Boat."  None 

(Continued  on  page  28) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  4,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  4,  1936 


No.  105 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up.  tt  . 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  ONeill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo  House, 
310  Regent  Street,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce 
Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Stuelerstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tommaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Cliapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Republic  Buys  "Mystery" 

Hollywood,  May  3. — Republic  has 
bought  "The  President's  Mystery 
Story,"  published  in  Liberty  magazine, 
and  for  which  six  outstanding  authors 
supplied  the  solution.  Proceeds  of  the 
sale  of  the  film  rights  will  go  to  the 
Georgia  Warm  Springs  Foundation. 
Nat  Levine  has  signed  Richard  La 
Marr,  New  York  theatrical  agent,  as 
talent  scout. 


McCanty's  Father  Dead 

Des  Moines,  May  3.— Edward  Mc- 
Canty,  Twentieth  Century-Fox  booker 
here,"  has  been  called  to  Buffalo  by  the 
death  of  his  father. 


William  Preston  Passes 

Woonsocket,  R.  I.,  May  3.— Wil- 
liam Preston  is  dead  here  from 
pneumonia.  He  was  a  veteran  ex- 
hibitor, and  until  recently  had  been 
with  Gordon  and  Lockwood  in  Water- 
ville,  Me. 


Circle  7-7874 


Golf  Lessons 


Practice  Nets 


Table  Tennis 


Rockefeller  center 
golf  school 


Suite  402 
1250  SIXTH  AVENUE 
RCA  Building 


NEAL  FREY 
PROFESSIONAL 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


E  do  have  saddled  on  us, 
» V  as  exhibitors,  what  is 
known  as  the  'score  charge,'  an 
extra  charge  on  each  picture  over 
and  above  the  copyright  license 
fee  or  film  rental,  collected  by 
most  distributors,"  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall  recently  told  the  House 
Patents  Committee  in  Washing- 
ton. Finally,  somebody  has  said 
it.  "What  this  actually  repre- 
sents, Heaven  only  knows ;  we 
have  been  given  all  sorts  of 
stories  about  it  by  various  dis- 
tributors, but  exhibitors  uni- 
formly feel  that  it  is  an  unwar- 
ranted extra  charge  for  which 
there  is  no  real  justification,"  he 
continued.  "It's  just  a  racket  to 
get  extra  money  out  of  us  for 
which  we  get  exactly  nothing  in 
return.  Protests  by  exhibitors 
against  this  unfair  charge  are  of 
no  avail;  the  distributors  can  see 
only  the  money  they  get  out  of  it 
and  won't  give  it  up."  .  .  . 


Why  the  score  charge  at  this 
stage  of  the  game  anyway?  Any 
answer  which  we  might  develop 
here  could  not  be  as  effective  as 
the  further  statement  made  by 
Kuykendall  when  he  said:  "The 
complaint  of  the  exhibitor  is  that 
the  composer  or  publisher  has  al- 
ready been  paid  well  for  the  tune 
and  again  paid  for  the  right  to 
record  it,  but  that,  while  the 
tune  is  an  inseparable  part  of 
the  picture,  it  still  cannot  be  ex- 
hibited until  the  music  tax  is 
paid  by  the  theatre.  Exhibitors 
naturally  feel  that  they  are  forc- 
ing him  to  pay  a  third  time  for 
something  that  he  has  already 
bought  and  paid  for,  to  wit :  a 
license  to  publicly  perform  or 
reproduce  in  his  theatre  the  mo- 
tion picture  as  recorded  by  the 
studio,  intact  and  complete."  .  .  . 

▼  T 

Eddie  Cantor  has  turned 
down  $20,000  against  fifty-fifty 
of  the  gross  at  the  Roxy  for  a 
personal  appearance  with  Bobby 
Breen  when  the  youngster's  pic- 
ture, "Let's  Sing  Again,"  plays 
there  the  week  of  May  8. 
Croesus  must  have  felt  like  that 


It  was  Bill  Shapiro,  the  Boston 
independent  exchangeman,  inci- 
dentally, who  first  interested  Sol 
Lesser  in  Bobby.  The  entire 
gamut  of  producers  rejected  the 
boy  and  finally,  as  Lesser  himself 
puts  it,  the  proposition  traveled 
far  enough  down  the  line  to  reach 
him.  Sol's  deal  for  the  first 
Breen  and  two  others  is  about 
set  with  a  major  distributor  who 
was  the  first  to  turn  hands  down 
on  Bobby  in  a  direct  deal.  That 


makes  everything  just  about  nor- 
mal. .  .  . 

▼  ▼ 

Innocent  enough  item  from 
the  news  columns,  reprinted  in 
part  for  a  reason : 

Milwaukee — An  increase  in 
Sunday  adult  admission  prices 
will  be  effective.  Under  the 
schedule,  early  admission  prices 
are  abolished  and  all  houses  will 
charge  their  top  prices  all  day 
Sunday  with  the  exception  of 
the  Riverside  and  Princess.  The 
former  is  charging  20  cents  to  1 
P.M.  instead  of  the  usual  IS 
cents  and  30  cents  to  closing. 
Former  top  price  was  25  cents. 
.  .  .  The  increase  represents  a 
general  boost  of  five  cents,  al- 
though for  some  houses  charg- 
ing reduced  matinee  admissions 
on  Sunday  the  increase  is  as 
high  as  from  15  to  20  cents. 


But  a  significant  something 
lurks  behind  it.  Gradually  and 
with  as  little  attention  as  they 
know  how  to  muster,  what  with 
Federal  tax  and  the  play  it  al- 
lows, circuit  operators  in  an 
increasing  number  of  situations 
are  stepping  up  admissions.  The 
general  attitude  is  two-fold  :  ( 1 ) 
That  the  depression  is  gone, 
even  though  the  American  Feder- 
ation of  Labor  continues  to  com- 
pute the  unemployed  at  12,000,000 
or  more  and  (2)  that  product  at 
large  has  improved  to  a  point 
where  more  money  can  be  got- 
ten for  it.  Probably,  it  is  too 
early  to  describe  the  develop- 
ment as  completely  national,  al- 
though the  markings  are  clear 
and  quite  definite.  .  .  . 


This  makes  for  a  curious  situ- 
ation. While  the  double  feature, 
spawned  in  the  days  following  the 
'29  crash,  flourishes  and  grows 
and  continues  to  maintain  show 
business  as  very  much  of  a  bar- 
gain business,  the  price  the  pub- 
lic is  asked  to  pay  for  such 
entertainment  is  imperceptibly 
going  up,  thereby  raising  the  not 
too  illogical  question  if  pictures 
face  any  danger  of  being  taken 
out  of  the  bargain  idea  classifi- 
cation. We  believe  the  entire 
problem  of  admissions  and  what 
to  do  about  them  should  be 
scrutinized  with  great  care.  The 
logical  impulse,  naturally,  is  to 
get  all  the  traffic  can  bear,  but 
haste  made  slowly  might  be  well 
to  observe.  .  .  . 


Word  of  the  uppage  will 
please  Hollywood  and  will  fall 
on  gratified  ears  in  the  sales  de- 
partments in  New  York  as  well. 
On  the  coast,  negative  costs,  as 
we    have    pointed    out  several 


Hoffberg  Deals  Set 
On  Leichter' s  List 


Jack  H.  Hoffberg,  who  recently 
formed  a  production-distribution  part- 
nership with  Mitchell  Leichter,  has 
closed  with  a  number  of  independent 
exchanges  throughout  the  country  for 
the  new  lineup  of  14  pictures.  The 
deal  marks  the  most  important  step 
Hoffberg  has  made  since  he  entered 
distribution  in  the  domestic  fceld. 

Contracts  already  have  been  signed 
with  Superior  Pictures  for  Chicago, 
St.  Louis  and  Milwaukee ;  American 
Exchanges,  for  New  England ;  Adams 
Film,  for  Texas;  Oklahoma  and 
Arkansas ;  Metropolitan  Pictures,  for 
Washington  and  Oregon ;  Monarch 
Pictures,  for  Detroit;  Select  Pictures, 
for  Ohio  and  Kentucky;  Monarch 
Pictures,  for  Pittsburgh ;  Elliott  Ex- 
changes, for  Minneapolis,  North  and 
South  Dakota  and  northern  Wiscon- 
sin; F.  C.  Pictures,  for  Buffalo  and 
Albany ;  Principal  Pictures,  for  New 
York.  Foreign  rights  have  been  sold 
to  Guaranteed  Pictures. 

Leichter  is  en  route  to  the  coast 
and  will  stop  off  at  Atlanta,  Des 
Moines  and  Omaha  to  complete  ar- 
rangements for  local  tieups.  Hoffberg 
shortly  will  close  for  the  handling  of 
the  product  in  Philadelphia  and  Wash- 
ington. 

Conway  Tearle  will  be  starred  in 
eight  and  Margaret  Morris  in  six. 
The  first  of  the  14  will  get  under 
way  as  soon  as  Leichter  reaches 
Hollywood. 


Stromberg  Coming  East 

Hunt  Stromberg  is  due  in  town 
early  in  the  week  for  a  few  days 
before  sailing  on  May  9  on  the  Rex 
for  a  vacation.  He  has  stopped  off 
in  St.  Louis,  his  home  town,  and  he 
also  saw  the  Kentucky  Derby. 


Chelsea  Film  Exhibit  On 

Current  at  the  Hudson  Guild  on  W. 
27th  St.  is  an  exhibition  of  "Motion 
Pictures  in  Chelsea,"  with  costumes. 


times  in  the  past  few  weeks,  are 
clambering  to  a  new  high  at  a 
gait  which  makes  even  some  in 
Hollywood,  that  gilt-edged  town, 
wonder  about  the  end.  The  pro- 
ducer who  told  us  that  the  mil- 
lion dollar  negative  today  is 
merely  a  trailer  sounded  off  in 
jest,  but  no  doubt  meant  it  seri- 
ously. The  way  the  studios  are 
going  makes  it  very  apparent  that 
distributors  either  will  seek 
higher  percentages  for  1936-37  or 
designate  more  attractions  in  the 
higher  brackets.  Now  that  the 
money  is  being  spent,  wisely  or 
otherwise,  obviously  the  return 
must  come  from  the  theatres  and 
the  public.  But  the  public,  little 
knowing  and  caring  less  about 
Hollywood  costs,  computes  its 
values  now  on  a  double  feature 
basis  made  available  at  box-office 
prices  attractive  to  it  and  is  not, 
nor  should  it  be,  interested  in 
studio  costs.  This  represents  the 
issue  and  the  exact  point  at 
which  the  men  running  the 
nation's  theatres  should  concen- 
trate their  attention,  exercise 
their  judgment  and  formulate  the 
proper  decisions.  .  .  . 


Paramount  takes  the  guesswork 

out  of  SHORTS  with  the 
PARAMOUNT  BOX-OFFICE  TEST 


in  the  Uniled  Stales  and  Canada  selects  from  the  theatres  in  its  territory  a  representative 
group  of  theatres  playing  Paramount  Short  Subjects.  These  theatres  include  all  types — ■ 
from  the  key  city  house  to  the  little  theatre  in  the  country  town.  These  theatres  are  asked 
to  rate  each  Paramount  Short  as  to  box-office  power,  in  the  following  order:  Excellent, 
Good,  Fair  and  Poor,  and  to  give  their  opinions  in  detail  on  each  short.  Thus  Paramount  is 
able  to  get  a  first-hand,  statistical  report  on  the  pulling  power  not  only  of  each  short,  but 
on  the  characters  or  elements  in  each  short.  From  these  statistics,  which  represent  a  cross- 
section  of  theatres  all  over  this  continent,  the  Paramount  Short  Subjects  Division  is  able  to 
determine  exactly  the  kind  of  short  subject  that  will  do  the  most  business  for  you. 


Phenomenal  growth  of  POPEYE  shown  in 
typical  PARAMOUNT  SHORT  SUBJECT  TEST 


In  July,  1933,  Paramount  first  placed  Popeye  in  a  Betty  Boop  cartoon.  A  statistical  checkup,  or 
test,  showed  he  rated  top  billing  in  a  picture  of  his  own.  He  was  starred  in  September,  1933. 
We  don't  need  to  tell  you  the  results.  In  1934  Popeye  led  the  cartoon  comedy  field. 

The  1935-1936  box-office  test  figures  by  Exchanges,  representing  the  Short  Subject  market 


from  coast  to  coast  in  the  United  States  and  Canada,  are  shown  below.  They  tell  the  story. 


Knowing  the  importance  to  you  exhibitors  of  shorts  that  are 
absolutely  surefire  box-office,  Paramount  uses  a  statistical  test  for 
Paramount  Short  Subjects  that  guarantees  them  100%  box-office. 


Every  one  of  the  43  Paramount  Exchanges 


Paramount  Box -Office  Test  on  Popeye,  1935-1936 
Total  Number  of  Exchanges  Making  Tests :  43 


REPORT  on  POPEYE 

EXCELLENT      GOOD      FAIR  POOR 
Exchanges      41  2  0  0 


► As  a  result  of  Paramount's  box-office 
tests  for  1935-1936  we  offer  the 
Following  PARAMOUNT  SHORT 
SUBJECTS  PROGRAM  for  1936-1937 


■■nrrn 


1 2  POPEYE  THE  SAILOR  CARTOONS 

12  RETTY  ROOP  CARTOONS 
6  SCREEN  SONGS 

18  PARAMOUNT  HEADMNERS 

13  PARAMOUNT  PICTORIALS 

20  PARAMOUNT  PARAGRAPHICS 

13  GRANTLAND  RICE  SPORTLIGHTS 

(with  Ted  Husing) 

6  MUSICAL  ROMANCES 

(3-Color  Technicolor) 

6  COLOR  CLASSIC  CARTOONS 

(3-Dimensional  3-Color  Technicolor) 

6  POPULAR  SCIENCE  FEATURES 

(Full  Color  Cinecolor) 

104  PARAMOUNT  NEWS  ISSUES 

(The  Eyes  and  Ears  of  the  World) 

and  the  First  Two-Reel,  Three-Color  Cartoon  Short 
SINDRAD  THE  SAILOR/'starring  POPEYE. 


O  X-  OFFIC  E  -tttttd 


MAX  FLEISCHER 

POPEYES 


The  sock  of  ihe  cartoon  comedy  business  in  a  new 
series  of  hilarious  contests  with  Bluto  for  the  love  of 
that  spindle-shanked  darling,  Olive  Oyl.  Wimpy,  the 
little  guy  with  the  mustache,  stands  by  as  usual.  New 
gags,  new  laughs,  and  the  same  old  surefire  box-office 
spinach.  The  only  cartoon  in  the  industry  backed  by 
an  ace  newspaper  cartoon  feature  with  millions  of  daily 
readers,  not  to  mention  a  really  important  exploitation 
idea  —  The  Popeye  Clubs  —  300  of  them  from  coast  to 
coast  with  a  membership  of  a  quarter  million  young 
Popeye  fans. 


MAX  FLEISCHER 

BETTY  BOOPS 


Betty,  the  singing  sweetheart  of  the  cartoon  field,  with 
those  two  pals  of  hers — Grampy,  the  youngest  old  man 
in  the  world,  and  Pudgy,  the  funniest  pup  in  the  world. 
By  the  way,  these  two  newcomers  are  racing  neck 
and  neck  for  box-office  laurels.  We  may  have  to  star 
one  of  'em  by  himself  next  year.  The  new  series  has 
all  that  the  old  series  had— plus! 


MAX  FLEISCHER 

SCREEN  SONGS 


The  famous  Bouncing  Ball  Series  with  even  funnier 
cartoons  to  start  'em  off,  and  the  biggest  name  bands 
in  the  country  to  play  the  latest  tunes.  Last  year  we 
used  such  name  bands  as  Abe  Lyman,  Jack  Denny 
Richard  Himber,  Hal  Kemp  and  Vincent  Lopez. 
We're  signing  up  a  similar  list  of  big  lime  draw  names 
for  the  '36-' 37  season. 


Acknowledged  by  the  industry, 
proved  from  coast  to  coast 


BOX-OFFICE 


Always  come  through 
a  winner  in  every  test 


BOX-OFFICE 

-tested 


Rales  the  tops  in  every 
box-office  check-up 


BOX-OFFICE 

—tested 


Paramount's 
GRANTLAND  RICE 


SPORTLIGHTS 


TED  H USING,  star  All- American 
sports  announcer,  gets  together  with 
Grantland  Rice,  ace  sports  commen- 
tator to  prepare  your  Grantland 
Rice  Sportlights  for  1936-1937. 


Grantland  Rice,  top  sports  writer  and  commentator, 
swings  into  action  for  the  new  season,  with  another 
sensational  set  of  thrilling  adventures  in  the  world 
of  sport,  brought  to  you  with  all  the  zip  and  dash 
that  has  made  this  series  a  standby  in  the  industry 
for  sixteen  years  . . .  and  with  that  ace  of  radio  sports 
announcers — TED  HUSING — at  the  mike,  giving  you 
the  play  by  play  payoff. 

1935  tests  prove  "SPORTLIGHTS"  as  always 


BOX-OFFICE 


PARAMOUNT  HEADLINERS 


The  "headliners"  of  radio,  slage  and  screen 
. . .  the  best  known  singers,  the  finest  dance 
orchestras  .  .  .  singing,  playing  unique 
arrangements  of  the  newest  hit  tunes  .  .  . 
You  know  the  kind  of  talent  used  this  past 
^ar — Yascha  Bunchuk's  orchestra,  Andre 
Kostelanetz's  orchestra  and  choir,  Duke 
Ellington's  band,  Red  Nichol's  lunesters, 
Ina  Ray  Hutton  and  Her  Band,  Richard 
Himber's  orchestra,  Hal  Kemp  and  Ben 
Bernie.  You'll  get  the  same  high  quality 
entertainment  this  coming  season. 


Radio  polls  add  to  the 
regular  Paramount  test 
to  prove  "Headliners" 


BOX-OFFICE 


PARAMOUNT  PICTORIALS 


Personalities,  oddities,  adventures,  scenic 
marvels  from  all  over  the  world  in  a  series 
that  is  the  motion  picture's  nearest  approach 
to  the  great  field  of  a  great  daily's  weekly 
magazine  section.  This  series  will  contain 
many  subjects  in  Technicolor.  Robert  C. 
Bruce,  ace  Technicolor  cameraman,  lauded 
by  the  entire  trade  for  his  work  on  "The 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  will  "get"  the 
color  pictures  for  you. 


Proven  in  successive 
tests  by  Paramount 


BOX-OFFICE 


PARAMOUNT  PARAGRAPHICS 

Introducing  the  newest  ideas  in  picture 
entertainment,  but  carefully  tested  to  meet 
the  demands  charted  by  the  reports  from 
the  field.  Everything  from  cock-eyed 
omedies  to  serious  human  interest  stories. 
The  most  exciting  ideas  in  the  whole  world 

of  pictures.  Our  entire  organization  com-  ,  t 

r  _  Careful  tailoring  to 

peted  in  a  title-finding  contest.  Paramount       mee2  known  deraands 
Paragraphics  is  the  name  that  got  the  most       make  these 
votes.  It  speaks  for  itself. 


BOX-OFFICE 


MUSICAL  ROMANCES 

in  Three-Color  Technicolor 

The  World's  Greatest  Music  Lives  Aqain  Upon  the  Screen 


Built  lo  order  according  to 
your  demands  for  a  quality 
short,  we  believe  this  series 
will  be  beyond  question  . . . 


rious  romance  of  such  music  as  Schubert's  "Serenade" 
tmatized,  and  made  to  live  in  vivid  emotional  scenes. 
A  beautiful  series  of  perfect  musice-dramatic  gems,  each  made 
more  real  py  talented  acting,  and  photographed  in  Techni- 
color by  Robert  C.  Bruce,  color  camera  expert  of  "The  Trail 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine,"  who  gives  this  newest  film  medium  the 
touch  of  his  genius.  Glorious  symphonies. . .  sweeping  through 
the  ecstatic  rhythms  of  the 'master  composers ...  played  by 
the  kind  of  orchestras  that  place  symphony  concerts  among 
the  most  popular  forms  of  entertainment.  Something  com- 
pletely new  in  shorts,  yet  the  answer  to  a  countrywide  demand. 


BOX-OFFICE 


Tailored  to  known  box-office 
demands,  guaranteed  .  .  .  . 


So  real  they  seem  lo  walk  out  of  ihe  screen,  these  three- 
dimensional  color  classics  — THE  ONLY  ONES  OF  THEIR 
KIND  IN  THE  INDUSTRY  —  will  be  even  more  exciting 
this  year  than  in  the  past.  The  Fleischer  Studios  have 
created  and  developed  new  trick  effects  both  in  color 
and  dimensional  treatment,  and  exclusively  own  the 
patent  rights  lo  the  three-dimensional  process  and 
equipment.  You  cannot  get  these  effects  in  shorts 
released  by  any  other  company. 


BOX-OFFICE 


POPULAR  SCIENCE 

OUT  FEATURES 

Color! 


The  resources  of  Paramount  merge  with  the 
great  scientific  resources  of  POPULAR  SCIENCE 
MAGAZINE  to  continue  the  sensationally 
successful  series  of  one-reelers  on  the  newest 
inventions  of  the  mind  of  man.  A  short  subject 
built  to  appeal  to  men,  women,  and  children 
.  .  .  science  in  its  direct,  personal  day-to- 
day  meaning  in  the  lives  of  all  of  us. 
POPULAR  SCIENCE  MONTHLY  will  advertise  and 
publicize  these  short  subjects  through  the  medi- 
um of  its  pages  to  more  than  2,000,000  readers. 


On  their  first  year  as  a  short 
subject  series,  these  went 
over  with  a  terrific  bang  .  .  . 


BOX-OFFICE 


the  ace  color  cartoon  of  1936-1937 

18  minutes  of  3-dimensional  laughs . . .  three  times 
the  footage  of  the  average  one -reel  cartoon! 


MAX  FLEISCHER'S 


fi 


starring 


POPE  YE 

with 

Olive  Oyl,  Wimpy  and  a  great  supporting 
cast.  What  happens  when  the  spinach- 
eating  seaman — Popeye — gets  wrecked 
on  Sindbad's  famous  tropical  island.  A 
short  that's  going  to  hit  up  in  the  feature 
picture  class  in  plenty  of  smart  houses. 

Two  years  in  the  making,  and  employing  all 
the  latest  technical  developments  with  sure- 
fire Popeye  starring,  prove  this  absolutely 


Box-orrics 


NEWS  SCOOPS  MEAN  BOX-OFFICE! 


The  test  of  a  news  service  is  the  number  of  times  it  gets  there  first. 
0.  K.,  LOOK  AT  THE  PARAMOUNT  NEWS  RECORD ! 


^^^BkM^^SHH  ^^^^ 


Will  Rogers  and  Wiley  Post  Crash 


Mussolini's  Troops  Invade  Ethiopia 


From  Selassie's  sunbaked 
mountains  to  the  Ant- 
arctic waters,  wherever 
there's  front  page  news, 
Paramount's  ace  news 
cameramen  are  on  the  job 
.  .  .  for  their  motto  is  WE 
GET  THERE  FIRST  And 
week  in,  week  out,  they 
prove  it,  as  these  typical 
Paramount  News  "scoops" 
show . . .  which  means  the 
104  Issues  scheduled  for 
next  season  will  have 
passed  this  acid  test.  They 
will  be  as  in  the  past.  .  . 


BOX-OFFICE  -iUttA 


Monday,  May  4,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


15 


Spring  Boom 
On;  Building 
Takes  Spurt 


Planned  and  current  construction  of 
new  theatres  and  extensive  remodel- 
ing of  others  is  going  forward  at  a 
rapid  pace  in  almost  all  sections  of 
!the  country,  indicative  of  improved 
business  generally,  and  especially  in 
the  film  field.  It  is  significant,  for 
example,  that  in  the  Kansas  City  area 
this  spring  building  and  remodeling 
is  running  well  ahead  of  the  same 
period  last  year. 

Following  is  a  summarization  of 
recent  developments  in  theatre  activ- 
ity, divided  by  sections  of  the  country. 


Kansas  City  Area  Active 

Kansas  City,  May  3. — Fox  Mid- 
west will  spend  $30,000  in  remodeling 
the  Lincoln  here.  Moran  and  Isely 
have  opened  the  Columbia  in  Coffey- 
ville,  Kan.,  after  remodeling.  Lee 
Sproule  plans  a  new  house  at 
Hutchinson,  Kan.,  to  seat  700. 
Chakeres  Theatres  will  spend  ap- 
proximately $15,000  improving  the 
Murphy  at  Wilmington,  O.  New 
seats  are  being  installed  in  the  Apollo 
at  Oberlin,  O.,  by  Jerry  Steel. 

The  Downtown  Lyric  in  St.  Louis 
has  been  reopened  after  extensive  re- 
modeling, including  new  equipment. 
The  Oakland  at  Oakland  Heights,  O., 
has  been  reopened  by  Harry  A. 
Galanes  following  complete  renova- 
tion. A  new  theatre  and  office  build- 
ing will  be  constructed  at  Mattoon, 
111.,  for  E.  F.  Clarke.  A  new  house, 
the  Mars,  seating  600,  has  been 
opened  by  A.  R.  Workman  and  Clar- 
ence Hartford  at  Marsailles,  111 
The  opening  of  the  Plaza  at  Neosho 
Mo.,  by  Charles  Tuggle  has  given 
the  town  three  theatres. 

Harry  E.  Miller  shortly  will  start 
work  on  a  new  theatre  and  office 
building  in  Festus,  Mo.  The  house 
will  seat  500,  and  the  building  will 
cost  about  $40,000.  Contracts  have 
been  awarded  for  the  two  new  thea- 
tres of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 
One  will  be  in  St.  Louis  and  the 
other  in  Clayton,  Mo.  Total  cost  will 
be  about  $200,000.  The  house  which 
the  Leko  Realty  Co.  is  erecting  in 
St.  Louis  will  have  125  seats  equipped 
with  hearing  aids  for  the  deaf.  The 
house  is  expected  to  be  ready  by  the 
end  of  the  summer.  Paul  Gusdanovic, 
James  E.  Scoville  and  Howard  Reif, 
Cleveland  circuit  operators,  have 
bought  property  in  Parma,  O.,  on 
which  they  will  erect  a  theatre. 

T.  R.  Allen  has  reopened  the  Buf 
falo,  Buffalo,  Mo.  St.  Charles,  Mo 
Dickson  &  Klingenschmidt  have  taken 
over  the  Ritz  at  St.  Charles,  Mo 
D.  E.  Wilson  has  taken  the  Ash 
craft  of  Ashland,  111. 


Much  Southern  Activity 

New  Orleans,  May  3. — The  Tivol 
here  has  been  completely  remodeled 
as  has  the  St.  Maurice.  The  name 
of  the  latter  house  has  been  changed 
to  the  Town.  The  Folly  of  the 
United  circuit  is  undei  going  complete 
renovation.  Otto  Hauberg  has  re- 
sumed exhibition  with  a  house  in 
Pineville,  La.  The  Joy-Houk  Co. 
has  added  the  Avalon  in  Hammond, 
La.,  to  its  circuit.  The  Vaudette  at 
Brewton,  Ala.,  and  the  Atmore  at 


Atmore,  Ala.,  have  been  taken  over 
by  the  R.  E.  Martin  circuit. 

Piatt  and  Meade  have  opened  their 
new  house,  seating  250,  at  Sulphur 
Springs,  Ark.,  the  town's  only  theatre. 
Little  River  Theatre  Corp.  and  Beach 
Theatres,  Inc.,  have  been  chartered 
n  Florida  to  operate  theatres.  The 
Avalon,  new  $32,000  house  at  Pass 
Christian,  Miss.,  has  opened.  It  re- 
places the  Kozy,  which  burned  some 
time  ago. 

Malco  Theatres  plans  to  remodel 
the  Joy  at  Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  and  the 
Rialto  at  Camden,  Ark.  The  com- 
pany also  will  install  air  conditioning 
equipment  in  the  Paramount,  Hot 
Springs,  and  the  Strand  in  Memphis. 
W.  Schuler  Snidow,  owner  of  the 
Palace  in  Christiansburg,  Va.,  shortly 
will  open  his  new  750-seat  house  there. 
Construction  is  under  way  on  a  new 
$30,000  theatre  in  Pasadena,  Texas, 
for  D.  P.  Rathbone.    It  will  seat  720. 

Construction  of  a  new  1,000-seat 
house  for  the  Martin  circuit  has 
started  in  Talladega,  Ala.  D.  L. 
Cowart  has  bought  the  Tavern  in 
Georgiana,  Ala.,  from  Mrs.  A.  B.  Mc- 
Gowin,  and  is  remodeling  the  house. 
George  Owen,  operator  of  the  Royal 
in  Opp,  Ala.,  shortly  will  start  erec- 
tion of  a  new  600-seat  house  there. 

Plan  $150,000  House 

The  W.  B.  English  Lunlber  Co., 
Altavista,  Va.,  will  build  a  new 
$25,000  house  there.  M.  F.  Con- 
stantineau  has  taken  over  the  Lyric 
in  Sylva,  N.  C,  and  plans  to  remodel 
the  house.  Hall  Industries  of  Bee- 
ville  will  erect  a  new  theatre  in  Sin- 
ton,  Tex.,  seating  600.  The  Center, 
new  1,200-seat  house,  has  been  opened 
in  Hartsville,  S.  C,  by  H.  R.  Berry. 

Radio  Theatres,  Inc.,  headed  by 
Ben  and  Morris  Flaks,  has  begun 
construction  on  a  new  1,800-seat, 
$150,000  theatre  for  colored  patronage 
in  Baltimore.  The  company  operates 
three  other  houses  in  the  city.  L.  C. 
and  John  Baxley  of  San  Antonio  have 
taken  over  the  Community  Theatre  in 
Comfort,  Texas,  and  will  convert  it 
into  a  film  house,  to  be  called  the 
Ritz.  Martin  Theatres,  Inc.,  will 
build  a  new  theatre  at  Panama  City, 
Fla.  Approximately  $100,000  will  be 
spent  on  a  new  community  film  house, 
seating  650,  in  Charlotte,  N.  C.  A 
1,150-seat  house,  to  cost  $50,000,  is 
planned  in  Shelby,  N.  C,  by  R.  H. 
Rogers.  The  Pitts  Amusement  Co. 
plan  a  new  house  in  Fredericksburg, 
Va.,  at  a  cost  of  approximately  $140,- 
000,  another  in  Richmond,  an  $8,000 
addition  to  their  house  in  West  Point, 
Va.,  and  have  purchased  the  Murphy 
in  Front  Royal,  Va.,  for  $30,000. 


Remodeling  in  New  England 

Boston,  May  3. — One  new  theatre, 
now  under  construction,  and  several 
instances  of  remodeling  are  going  for- 
ward in  New  England.  In  New 
Haven  a  1,000-seat  neighborhood  the- 
atre is  being  built  by  the  Westville 
Realty  Corp.,  headed  by  Maurice  H. 
and  Meyer  E.  Bailey,  which  operates 
the  Whalley  there.  The  house  will 
cost  an  estimated  $75,000. 

The  Rialto,  operated  by  Dave  Mag- 
liora  in  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  is  to 
be  extensively  remodeled.  The  capac- 
ity will  be  increased  from  590  to  690 
seats.  J.  D.  Santamore,  independent 
circuit  operator,  has  reopened  the 
Community  in  South  Hero,  Vt.,  and 
the  Mansfield  in  Underhill.  The 
Auditorium  in  Stowe  has  reopened, 
as  has  the  Fairlee  in  Fairlee,  Vt.  C. 
F.  Millett  is  completely  remodeling 
the  State,  900-seat  house  in  Bridgton, 
Me.    Louis  Gordon,  independent  cir- 


Strauss  All  Wrong 

Vienna,  May  3.  —  That 
"Blue  Danube"  business  is 
all  wrong,  according  to  Trent 
Carr.  After  hearing  the 
Strauss  waltz  for  years  he's 
here  now  and  finds  it  yellow, 
and  thinks  all  the  studio 
technical  departments  should 
know  about  it  in  case  they 
should  ever  want  to  use  the 
river  in  a  Technicolor  fea- 
ture. 

Carr  has  gone  to  St.  Moritz 
for  the  spring  sports — what- 
ever they  are.  Then  he  will 
rest  at  Milan  and  on  the 
Riviera.  He  has  already  gon- 
doliered  on  the  Venetian  ca- 
nals and  has  fed  the  pigeons 
at  St.  Mark's.  Eleven  more 
suitcase  labels  and  he'll  go 
home. 


Federal  Aid 
Assured  for 
Mexico  Films 


cuit  operator,  has  bought  Arthur 
Lockwood's  interest  in  the  State  and 
Opera  House  in  Waterville,  Me. 


New  Pittsburgh  House 

Pittsburgh,  May  3. — Mark  Brow- 
ar,  veteran  local  exhibitor,  has  started 
construction  of  a  1,000-seat  neighbor- 
hood house  in  the  wealthy  Squirrel 
Hill  section.  The  house,  to  be  called 
the  Marrowfield,  is  expected  to  be 
ready  for  occupancy  by  Sept.  1. 


Building  in  Portland 

Portland,  May  3. — The  new  Huff 
here  is  under  construction  by  Dream 
Theatres,  Inc.  The  total  cost  will  be 
approximately  $60,000,  and  it  will  seat 
606. 

Irving  Westenkow  has  taken  over 
the  Oasis  in  Union,  Ore.,  from  G.  L. 
Rose,  and  will  remodel  the  house  be- 
fore reopening  it.  Harold  Zurfluh 
has  sold  the  Liberty  at  Kelso,  Wash., 
to  Basil  Bashor,  and  plans  a  new 
house  at  Oregon  City,  Ore. 


Active  Also  in  Midwest 

Omaha,  May  3. — Ralph  D.  Gold- 
berg will  spend  $9,000  renovating  the 
Uptown  here,  which  he  will  rename 
the  Arbor.  Henry  Hower  plans  a 
784-seat  house  at  Worthington,  Minn., 
to  cost  about  $85,000,  to  be  called  the 
New  State.  Central  States  theatre 
Corp.,  operating  the  Ritz  in  Chariton, 
la.,  will  open  a  new  house,  the  State, 
there,  with  an  expenditure  of  $10,000 
planned  for  remodeling  the  property. 
C.  E.  Carragher,  manager  of  the  Park 
in  Clear  Lake,  la.,  starts  construction 
shortly  on  a  new  $20,000  theatre. 
The  Howard,  new  theatre,  has  been 
opened  in  Jefferson,  la.,  by  the  Pio- 
neer Theatre  Co.,  which  will  reopen 
the  Perry  at  Perry,  la.,  soon,  after 
a  complete  remodeling. 

Duval  Heads  N.  O.  Fund 

New  Orleans,  May  3.— Houston 
Duval,  Columbia  branch  manager,  has 
been  named  director  of  the  Will  Rog- 
ers Memorial  Fund  Drive  here.  He 
has  appointed  the  following  commit- 
teemen to  assist  him:  William  Shiell, 
Affiliated  Producers  ;  L.  V.  Seicshnay- 
dre,  Republic;  Clarence  Eiseman, 
First  Division  E.  V.  Landsiche, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox;  Ben  Duden- 
heifer,  Atlantic  Films ;  Abraham  Har- 
rison, Harcol ;  C.  J.  Briant,  M-G-M ; 
H  F.  Wilkes,  Paramount;  Guy  C. 
Brown,  RKO ;  G.  R.  Frank,  U.  A.; 
M.  H.  Jacobs,  United  Theatres; 
Paul  Tessier,  Universal;  L.  S.  Con- 
ner, Warners. 


By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  April  28. — The  young 
film  production  industry  of  Mexico 
definitely  will  have  the  moral  and 
financial  assistance  of  the  Govern- 
ment. The  aid  was  assured  by  Presi- 
dent Lazaro  Cardenas  during  a  recent 
visit  to  the  newest  and  largest  studio 
in  the  country,  Cinematografica  Latino 
Americana,  S.  A.  (CLASA),  located 
at  Tlalpan,  near  here.  CLASA  has 
completed  its  first  film,  "Vamonos 
Con  Pancho  Villa"  ("Let's  Go  With 
Villa"),  and  has  started  its  second, 
"Su  Gran  Aventura"  ("His  Great  Ad- 
venture"). 

The  President  expressed  gratifica- 
tion that  the  country's  film  industry 
has  advanced  to  the  extent  where  it 
can  maintain  a  large  and  modern 
studio.  He  declared  that  the  time  is 
at  hand  for  the  Government  to  do 
something  for  the  industry.  Car- 
denas said  that  he  considers  the  pro- 
duction of  good  Mexican  pictures  an 
excellent  advertisement  for  the  coun- 
try. He  favors  the  production  of 
high  class  scenics  and  films  that  de- 
pict the  folklore  of  Mexico. 

The  chief  executive  has  instructed 
the  ministries  of  the  Interior,  Foreign 
Relations  and  National  Economy  to 
draft  a  program  to  provide  for  Gov- 
ernment assistance  to  the  industry,  but 
without  meddling  in  it. 

*   *  * 

Evasion  of  the  local  tax  of  13  per 
cent  on  each  day's  admission  gross 
will  not  be  tolerated  by  the  authori- 
ties. This  was  clearly  indicated  in 
the  arrest  of  the  manager,  two  assist- 
ants and  the  cashier  of  a  Mexico  City 
neighborhood  house  on  charges  of 
regularly  holding  out  on  the  municipal 
tax  collectors  when  they  made  their 
rounds  each  night  after  the  show.  The 
city  treasurer  claims  the  evasion  has 
cost  the  city  several  thousand  dol- 
lars. 

He     *  * 

The  public  health  bureau  of  the 
Government  has  produced  63  two-reel 
talking  films  on  general  sanitation, 
personal  hygiene  and  health  educa- 
tion, which  are  being  exhibited  free 
in  workers'  and  peasants'  recreation 
centers  throughout  the  country.  The 
new  Federal  physical  education  de- 
partment is  producing  a  six-reeler  to 
demonstrate  to  the  public  the  benefits 
to  be  derived  from  systematic  physi- 
cal exercise. 


Republic  to  Start  Nine 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Republic 
will  put  nine  films  into  production 
within  the  next  eight  weeks.  On  the 
1935-6  schedule  are :  "Ticket  to  Para- 
dise," "Sitting  on  the  Moon,"  "The 
Gentleman  from  Louisiana,"  "Legion 
of  the  Lost"  and  "Michael  O'Hallo- 
ran."  On  the  1936-37  schedule  are: 
"Follow  Your  Heart,"  starring  Ma- 
rion Talley,  "Danger  Below,"  "The 
Country  Gentleman"  and  "Portia  on 
Trial." 


"Fury"  Is  New  Title 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  "Fury"  is 
the  final  title  of  Norman  Krasna's 
original  heretofore  known  as  "Mob 
Rule." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Second  New  House 
Opened  in  Toronto 


Toronto,  May  3.  —  For  the  second 
time  in  as  many  weeks  Toronto  has 
witnessed  the  opening  of  a  new  the- 
atre in  which  smoking  is  permitted 
in  the  upper  section  of  the  audito- 
rium. The  latest  is  the  Casino,  an 
independent  downtown  house.  The 
weekly  programs  will  change  each 
Sunday  midnight  while  week-day  per- 
formances start  at  9  :30  A.  M.,  which 
is  the  earliest  of  any  daily  opening 
in  Toronto.  Prices  range  from  16 
cents  to  50  cents. 

The  first  theatre  in  Canada  to  per- 
mit smoking  was  the  Elginton,  a  sub- 
urban house  which  was  opened  re- 
cently under  the  direction  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian. 


Griffin  Circuit  for  Sale 

Toronto,  May  3. — An  echo  of  the 
pioneer  past  is  heard  in  the  offer  to 
sell  three  theatres  in  Ontario  of  Grif- 
fin Theatres,  Ltd.,  by  O.  M.  Griffin. 
The  houses  are  the  Palace  at  St. 
Catharines  and  houses  at  Woodstock 
and  Chatham.  The  Woodstock  is  now 
operating  under  a  lease  to  Famous 
Players  Canadian. 

This  circuit  in  many  cities  and 
towns  of  Ontario  was  the  original  film 
theatre  group  in  Canada  and  set  the 
pace  in  the  early  days  of  silent  films 
under  the  direction  of  the  late  Paddy 
Griffin. 


Strong  Denver  Competition 

Denver,  May  3.  —  Stiff  summer 
competition  from  the  Elitch  Stock  Co. 
is  expected  as  a  result  of  the  cast  lined 
up  by  Arnold  B.  Gurtler,  manager, 
who  has  just  returned  from  New 
York. 

In  the  unit  this  season  will  be  Ken- 
neth Mackenna,  Irene  Purcell,  Lynn 
Kendall,  John  Seager,  Phyllis  Welch, 
Harry  Richards,  Frank  Wilcox,  Edith 
Gresham,  Forest  Orr,  C.  Bradford 
Ashworth  and  Lucian  Self.  George 
Somnes  will  be  the  director. 


Crew  to  Des  Moines 

Des  Moines,  May  3.  —  Maurice 
Crew,  formerly  manager  of  the  Para- 
mount in  Waterloo,  has  come  here  to 
take  charge  of  the  Roosevelt,  and  Bob 
Leonard,  who  has  been  managing  the 
Roosevelt,  will  be  transferred  to  the 
Garden.  Both  are  Tri-States  theatres. 

Henry  Workman,  who  has  had 
charge  of  the  Garden  the  past  year, 
has  returned  to  Excelsior,  Minn.,  to 
assist  his  father  in  managing  a  string 
of  theatres. 


Devaney  Goes  to  Albany 

Cincinnati,  May  3.  —  William 
Devaney,  for  several  years  M-G-M 
feature  booker,  has  been  transferred 
to  the  Albany  exchange  as  head  book- 
er. He  is  succeeded  by  Tom  Smiley 
of  the  local  M-G-M  advertising  de- 
partment. Devaney,  charter  member 
and  treasurer  of  the  Booker's  Club 
here,  was  presented  a  watch  by  that 
organization,  while  M-G-M  employes 
gave  him  a  fitted  traveling  bag. 


Charter  Trans-Lux  Firm 

Dover,  Del.,  May  3.  ■ —  Trans-Lux 
Washington  Theatre  Corp.  has  been 
incorporated  with  a  capital  of  $50,000. 
The  incorporators  are  Allen  G.  Mil- 
ler, Robert  McLeod  Jackson  and  John 
V.  Woodhull  of  New  York. 

Electreporter,  Inc.,  has  been  formed 


All  Alone 

Worcester,  Mass.,  May  3, 
— Working  alone  and  unat- 
tended, Joe  Anstead,  mana- 
ger of  the  Elm  Street  here, 
repaneled  and  completely  re- 
decorated the  lobby  of  his 
theatre.  He  did  the  single- 
handed  job  by  working  each 
night  after  the  audience  had 
left  the  last  show.  History 
does  not  record  how  long  it 
took  him,  but  the  job  is  done. 


to  deal  in  sound  recording  and  tran- 
scribing machinery  by  J.  M.  Frere, 
J.  A.  Frere  and  C.  R.  Murphy  of 
Wilmington. 

Phonotone  Music  Co.  has  been  char- 
tered to  deal  in  music  machines,  etc., 
by  M.  C.  Swearer,  M.  E.  Pinder  and 
A.  G.  Foulk  of  Wilmington. 

John  Danz  Renovating 

Seattle,  May  3.  —  John  Danz  will 
close  his  Rex,  first  run  film  and  vaude- 
ville house  this  week  for  approxi- 
mately six  weeks.  The  house  will  be 
reseated,  stage  improvements  will  be 
made,  sound  equipment  renovated  and 
the  entire  house  redecorated.  Reopen- 
ing for  the  summer  season  is  sched- 
uled for  June,  with  the  film-stage 
policy  continuing.  A  new  name  will 
be  selected. 

Danz's  State,  second  run  picture 
and  burlesque  house,  is  slated  for  a 
renovating  job  following  the  Rex  re- 
pairs. 


Plan  3rd  Canada  House 

Toronto,  May  3.  —  Toronto  is  to 
have  still  another  new  suburban  thea- 
tre of  ultra-modern  design,  the  third 
this  year.  The  newest  one  is  being 
erected  at  Bathurst  Street  and  St. 
Clair  Avenue  in  the  North  End. 
Reuben  R.  Dennis  is  the  builder  and 
Jay  I.  English  the  architect.  It  will 
seat  800  persons  and  will  cost  around 
$100,000. 


Ask  Avalon  Interest  Cut 

Milwaukee,  May  3.  —  The  Avalon 
Realty  Co.,  owner  of  a  theatre,  store 
and  apartment  building  on  the  city's 
south  side,  has  filed  a  plan  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court  for  reduction  of  the  six 
per  cent  interest  on  a  first  mortgage 
bond  issue  of  $285,000. 

The  present  bonds  mature  serially 
to  June  1,  1944.  A  new  issue  is  pro- 
posed to  mature  in  15  years. 


Charter  Three  Firms 

Albany,  May  3. — New  incorpora- 
tions here  are :  Hub  Theatre,  Bronx, 
by  Arthur  C.  Joffe,  Abraham  J.  Kauf- 
man and  Maurice  Nass ;  Neighbor- 
hood Ticket  Distributors,  Inc.,  by 
Harold  J.  Sherman,  Eleanor  Brock 
and  I.  Jack  London;  A.  T.  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Brooklyn,  by  Jacob  B. 
Steinfeld,  Anne  N.  Weber  and  Aimee 
R.  Klein. 


Form  Theatre  Firm 

Albany,  May  3. — The  Bronx  Mon- 
tre  Theatre  Corp..  New  York,  has 
been  incorporated  here  by  David  J. 
Wolper,  J.  Richard  Chernok,  Marie 
Roubek. 


Close  St.  Louis  House 

St.  Louis,  May  3. — The  old  Grand 
Opera  House  here  has  closed  until 
Sept.  1,  when  it  will  resume  its  policy 
of  vaudeville  and  films. 


Fox  Midwest  In 
All  Houses  at  Iola 


Kansas  City,  May  3. — Fox  Mid- 
west acquired  control  of  all  theatres 
in  Iola,  Kan.,  when  it  took  over  the 
Uptown  from  E.  Van  Hyning.  The 
circuit  leased  Ira  E.  Kelley's  two 
houses,  the  Iola  and  Kelley,  several 
weeks  ago. 

The  deal  with  Van  Hyning  included 
sale  of  the  property  on  which  the  Up- 
town stands.  A  clause  of  the  contract 
stipulates  that  Van  Hyning  shall  not 
operate  in  Iola  for  the  next  15  years. 

Van  Hyning  will  devote  most  of  his 
time  to  his  two  second  run  houses,  the 
Ritz  at  Parsons,  and  the  Best  at  In- 
dependence, Kan. 

Fox  will  soon  close  the  Kelley,  ac- 
cording to  Harry  A.  McClure,  dis- 
trict manager,  and  will  operate  only 
the  Uptown  and  Iola. 


Jasper  House  Opened 

Jasper,  Ind.,  May  3. — The  650- 
seat  Jasper  under  construction  since 
last  October  has  been  opened.  The 
house  was  started  by  O.  K.  Smith  of 
Indianapolis,  but  was  later  taken  over 
by  Joseph  W.  Gutzweiler,  owner  of 
the  Tivoli.  The  Tivoli  is  to  be  re- 
modeled. 


Tampa  Gets  Revivals 

Tampa,  May  3.  —  "Old  Favorite" 
nights  are  proving  popular  at  the  Vic- 
tory. One  night  each  week  an  old 
film  is  put  on  after  the  regular  show 
at  no  extra  cost. 


Approve  Kansas  Charters 

Kansas  City,  May  3. — The  Kan- 
sas charter  board  has  approved  appli- 
cations for  charters  by  the  Fox  Mid- 
west Agency  Corp.  for  $400,  and  the 
Commonwealth  Garden  City  Theatre 
Corp.  for  $200.  Commonwealth  Amuse- 
ment Corp.  recently  acquired  the 
theatre  in  Garden  City. 


Rename  N.  O.  Theatre 

New  Orleans,  May  3.  —  The 
name  of  the  St.  Maurice  has  been 
changed  to  the  Town.  It  is  a  land- 
mark in  the  lower  section  of  the  city. 
Air  conditioning  is  being  installed 
along  with  other  improvements. 


Buy  Elizabeth  House 

Boston,  May  3. — Standard  Amuse- 
ment Enterprises,  local  circuit,  has 
bought  the  Capitol,  Elizabeth,  N.  J., 
from  the  National  State  Bank  of 
Elizabeth.  All  cash  was  paid  over 
mortgages  totaling  $165,000. 


Loew's  Shifts  Whittman 

Pittsburgh,  May  3.  —  Wade 
Whittman  has  been  transferred  here 
from  Cleveland  by  Loew's  to  be  as- 
sistant to  Mike  Cullen,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  Penn.  Warners  have 
named  Jules  Green  assistant  manager 
at  the  Schenley. 


Charter  Stone  Theatre 

Bassett,  Va.,  May  3.  —  Stone 
Theatre,  Inc.,  has  just  been  chartered 
with  J.  B.  Webster  as  president;  J. 
C.  Hester,  vice-president,  and  Edith 
C.  Hester,  secretary-treasurer. 


Brothers  Takes  House 

Los  Angeles,  May  3.  —  Earl 
Brothers  has  taken  over  operation  of 
the  Boulder,  Boulder  Dam,  from  Mil- 
ton Arthur.  Brothers  and  Arthur 
formerly  operated  the  theatre  jointly. 


Monday,  May  4,  1934 


Milwaukee  County 
Boost  Is  General 


Milwaukee,  May  3.  —  The  Sunday 
admission  hike  which  became  effective 
April  12  in  Milwaukee  county  thea- 
tres, has  been  extended  to  week  days 
as  well.  As  a  result  of  the  new  sched- 
ule, agreed  to  by  circuits  and  inde- 
pendents, all  10-cent  bargain  nights 
are  eliminated. 

The  new  price  setup  leaves  Mil- 
waukee with  only  about  15  15-cent 
houses,  these  being  the  very  last  run 
theatres.  As  under  the  Sunday  agree- 
ment, early  admissions  on  Sundays 
and  holidays  are  abolished  and  6:00 
P.  M.  is  the  deadline  for  admission 
price  changes  during  the  week  day. 

Except  for  the  elimination  of  early 
admissions  on  Sunday,  downtown  first 
run  prices  are  unaffected  by  the  hike, 
early  admissions  remaining  at  25  cents 
and  top  admissions  at  40  cents.  The 
increase  represents  a  general  boost  of 
five  cents. 


Salem  Managers  Shift 

Salem,  Mass.,  May  3.  —  Alfred 
Swett,  former  assistant  to  James  Field 
at  the  Paramount,  has  been  made 
manager  at  the  Empire  by  Phil 
Bloomberg,  general  manager  for 
Salem  Realty  Co.  Timothy  Cawl, 
former  assistant  at  the  Empire,  comes 
to  the  Paramount  as  Field's  assistant. 


FWC  to  Reopen  There 

Los  Angeles,  May  3.  —  F.  W.  C. 
will  reopen  three  houses  soon  that 
have  been  closed  for  some  time.  They 
are  the  Fox  Court,  San  Bernardino ; 
the  Airdrome,  El  Centre  and  the  Rose 
Marie,  Ocean  Park,  all  subsequent 
runs. 


To  Close  for  Summer 

Pittsburgh,  May  3.  —  The  Casino 
is  the  first  downtown  first  run  to  set 
a  summer  closing  date.  The  George 
Jarre  house  will  close  May  8,  with 
renovations  planned  before  fall  re- 
opening. The  Fulton,  closed  since  the 
flood,  is  also  expected  to  remain  closed 
through  the  summer. 


May  Get  Frisco  House 

San  Francisco,  May  3.  —  Irving 
Ackerman,  formerly  of  Ackerman  & 
Harris,  is  reported  to  be  negotiating 
to  take  over  the  1,200-seat  President, 
dark  for  several  months.  Ackerman 
is  operating  the  Casino  as  a  low  price 
downtown  subsequent  run. 


Plymouth  House  Is  Sold 

Norwalk,  O.,  May  3.  —  The 
Deisler  building,  housing  the  Ply- 
mouth, at  Plymouth,  O.,  has  been  sold 
at  sheriff's  sale  here  to  Edward  O. 
Ramsey,  Mansfield.  Ramsey  has  been 
operating  the  house  week-ends  for  the 
past  year. 


Texas  Permit  Granted 

Austin.  Tex.,  May  3.  —  Globe 
Theatre  Prod.,  Ltd.,  of  Illinois,  capital- 
ized at  $20,000,  has  been  granted  a 
foreign  permit  by  the  Secretary  of 
State  here.  M.  T.  Nielsen  of  Dallas 
is  the  Texas  agent. 


Callahan  in  New  Job 

Waxahachie,  Tex.,  May  3.  —  D. 
P.  Callahan  is  the  new  manager  of 
the  Ritz  and  Empire  here,  succeeding 
W.  Lloyd  Pullen.  Callahan  was  for- 
merly with  the  R.  &  R.  theatre  at 
Palestine. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Monday,  May  4,  1936 

F.  &  M.  Take 
Three  Houses 

About  May  15 

  J 

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ii  the  Mound  City.  Arthur  intends  to 
travel  between  St.  Louis  and  New- 
York  every  other  week. 

Under  the  new  setup,  it  now  ap- 
pears, the  Fox  will  be  the  ace  house, 
dropping  its  dual  feature  policy  for 
singles.  The  Ambassador  and  Or- 
i)heum  will  continue  first  runs  without 
the  assistance  of  a  second  picture. 
Now  closed,  the  St.  Louis  will  be  re- 
opened with  stage  shows  and  first 
runs.  The  Missouri  and  New  Grand 
Central  will  be  second  runs.  The  Shu- 
bert-Rialto  will  continue  first  run 
until  the  lease  expires  in  September. 
The  Hi-Point  will  remain  second  run. 

With  the  purchase  of  Warners'  42 
per  cent  stock  interest  for  $195,000, 
Arthur  is  expected  to  be  named  a 
director  of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.  and  take  an  active  part  in  the 
operation  of  the  20  neighborhood 
houses.  Admissions  are  expected  to 
be  raised  and  giveaways  eliminated 
entirely.  This  also  applies  to  first  and 
second  runs  in  the  downtown  and 
Grand  Ave.  sections. 

Charles  Kurtzman,  manager  of  the 
Ambassador,  will  be  retained  in  that 
post,  and  Harry  Greenman,  manager 
of  the  Fox,  will  continue  without 
change.  Byron  (Dinty)  Moore,  city 
manager  for  the  Warners'  three 
houses,  and  Robert  Hicks,  pilot  of  the 
Shubert-Rialto,  will  be  asked  to  stay 
under  the  new  setup.  Leto  Hill,  super- 
visor of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.,  is  expected  to  be  transferred  by 
Warners  to  another  territory. 

With  the  10-year  RKO  and  Warner 
franchises  and  assurances  of  getting 
Paramount  product  from  year  to  year, 
F.  &  M.  will  have  access  to  all  major 
and  independent  output  with  the  ex- 
ception of  M-G-M  and  United  Artists, 
which  are  tied  up  by  Loew's.  With 
the  angement  of  runs  and  relight- 
ing 01  the  New  Grand  Central  and 
St.  Louis,  the  F.  &  M.  move  will 
mark  the  first  time  in  several  years 
that  all  first  and  second  runs  on  Grand 
Ave.  and  in  the  downtown  business 
section  will  be  operating  full  blast. 


Set  Library  Program 

The  Museum  of  Modern  Art  Film 
Library  will  hold  its  fifth  program 
of  films  in  the  series  on  "A  Short 
Survey  of  the  Film  in  America,"  on 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evening  in 
the  Dalton  School.  The  program  will 
be  under  the  general  title,  "The 
Talkies,"  and  will  close  the  Library's 
first  series.  The  next  group  will  open 
next  October. 


Lee  Is  Due  Tomorrow 

Rowland  V.  Lee,  director  of  "One 
Rainy  Afternoon,"  first  Pickford- 
Lasky  film,  will  arrive  here  tomorrow 
for  a  two-week  stay,  during  which  he 
will  attend  the  opening  of  the  film  at 
the  Rivoli  May  13. 


Start  Mount  Pleasant 

Mount  Pleasant,  Tex.,  May  3. — 
Mount  Pleasant  Theatres,  Inc.,  capi- 
talized at  $10,000,  has  been  chartered 
by  J.  H.  Lutzer,  L.  D.  Lutzer  and 
W.  R.  Gerhard. 


Hollywood,  May  3.  —  W.  C. 
Fields,  finished  in  "Poppy"  at  Para- 
mount, off  to  Soboda  Hot  Springs 
via  trailer.  .  .  .  Alan  Marshal  here 
to  start  in  David  O.  Selznick's 
"Garden  of  Allah."  .  .  .  Charles  Col- 
lins resting  at  Laguna  until  preview 
of  "Dancing  Pirate." 

Jean  Bosquet,  unit  man  for 
Samuel  Goldwyn,  back  from  month 
on  Idaho  location  of  "Come  and  Get 
It."  .  .  .  Hal  Roach  signs  Rosina 
Lawrence  to  term  pact.  .  .  .  Working 
in  "The  Long  Trek"  .  .  .  Marie  Pre- 
vost  gets  new  term  contract  at 
Warners.  .  .  .  Paramount  officials 
make  eight-year-old  Virginia  Weid- 
ler  a  star  after  seeing  "The  Girl 
of  the  Ozarks"  rushes. 

Henry  Mollison  resting  at  Cata- 
lina  after  finishing  in  Columbia's 
"Trapped  by  Television"  .  .  .  Marian 
Marsh  at  Victorville  for  rest  .  .  . 
Just  finished  in  "Counterfeit"  .  .  . 
Cecil  B.  DeMille  to  start  "This 
Breed  of  Men,"  June  6. 

Mayor  LaGuardia  turned  down  in- 
vitations from  all  studios  while  he 
was  in  San  Francisco.  .  .  .  Kay  Fran- 
cis going  to  Orient  after  one  more 
picture.  .  .  .  Paramount  gives  Sonja 
Hen ie,  Norwegian  skater,  a  screen 
test.  .  .  .  John  Qualen,  father  of  the 
quintuplets  in  "The  Country  Doctor," 
gets  long-termer  from  Twentieth 
Century-Fox. 

Boris  Morros  entertained  Leopold 
Stowkowski  and  his  orchestra  at 
Paramount.  .  .  .  Mrs.  Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille back  from  the  east  where  she 
was  called  by  illness  of  her  brother. 

the  late  John  Adams  Mervyn 

Houser.  Columbia  publicity  man,  a 
father  of  a  seven-pound  boy. 

E.  E.  Brown,  formerly  with  De 
Soto  Motors,  signed  as  general  man- 
ager of  Associated  Cinema  Studios. 
.  .  .  Joseph  Schildkfaut  dashes  in 
from  Yuma  location  of  "The  Garden 
of  Allah"  for  Hollywood  week-ends. 

.  .  Vincent  Mahoney,  Examiner 
reporter,  joins  Harry  Brand's  pub- 
licity staff  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

F.  E.  Pelton,  M-G-M  studio  man- 
ager, back  from  New  York.  .  .  . 
Tay  Garnett  sends  20.000  feet  of 
background  film  from  Saigon,  Sing- 
apore, Malacca  Straits  and  Siam.  .  .  . 
Universal  changes  Louis  Friedland- 
er's  name.  He  is  now  Louis  Landers. 

Winifred  Shaw  leaves  for  six- 
week  personal  appearance  tour.  .  .  . 
Tames  Melton  due  at  Warners  May 
12  to  start  "Let's  Pretend."  .  .  . 
Irvin  S.  Cobb  resting  at  Palm 
Springs.  .  .  .  Jane  Withers  to  be 
^tarred  hv  Twentieth  Century-Fox  in 
"Public  Nuisance  No.  1." 

+ 

Casting — Warners  nlace  Patricia 
Ellis  in  "Blood  Lines"  lead  instead  of 
Margaret  Lindsay,  previously  an- 
nounced. .  .  .  Pedro  de  Cordova  and 
Katherine  DeMille  in  "Ramona," 
Twentieth  Centurv-Fox ;  Romaine 
Callender  in  "Trouble  Makers," 
same  studio.  .  .  .  Ertc  Blore  in 
"Marry  the  Girl."  Radio.  .  .  .  Eric 
Wilton,  David  Worth  and  Edward 
Waller  join  "Fer  de  Lance"  cast, 
Columbia. 

Drew  Demarest.  Paul  Reagan, 
Don  Barclay  and  Tack  MacLellan 
added  to  "We  Went  to  College," 
M-G-M.  ...  J.  Edward  Bromberg, 
Shirley  Deane  and  John  Qualen 
in    "Girl's    Dormitory,"  Twentieth 


Century-Fox.  .  .  .  Muriel  Robert  in 
"Public  Nuisance  No.  1,"  same 
studio.  .  .  .  Adrian  Rosely  in  "The 
Garden  of  Allah,"  Selznick  Interna- 
tional. 

Robert  Barrat  and  Frank  Mc- 
Glynn,  Sr.,  in  "The  Last  of  the 
Mohicans,"  Reliance.  .  .  .  Hal  Roach 
borrows  Betty  Furness  from  M-G-M 
for  "Mr.  Cinderella"  lead  opposite 
Jack  Haley.  .  .  .  Paul  McVeigh  in 
"Mercy  Killer,"  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox.  .  .  .  Nick  Lukats,  Jane 
Rhodes,  Robert  Cummings  and 
Johnny  Downs  in  Paramount's 
"Rose  Bowl."  .  .  .  Dixie  Dunbar 
added  to  "Girls'  Dormitory,"  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox. 

Juan  Toreno  in  "Fer  De  Lance," 
Columbia.  .  .  .  Jean  Howard,  John 
Dilson  and  Stanley  Mack  in  "San 
Francisco  Nights,"  same  studio.  .  .  . 
Jim  Thorpe  in  "On  Secret  Serv- 
ice," Warners.  .  .  .  Allen  Jenkins, 
Hobart  Cavanaugh  and  Ruth  Don- 
nelly in  "Cain  and  Mabel,"  same 
studio. 

James  Blaine,  Herbert  Ashley, 
Slim  Thompson,  Robert  Humans, 
Jim  Toney,  Lee  Phelps,  Lloyd 
A.  Saunders,  Homer  Sarra,  Roy 
Burgess,  Hank  Bell,  Howard  Joce- 
lyn,  Joe  Dominguez,  Jack  T. 
Montgomery,  Frank  Cordell,  Joe 
Rickson,  Frank  Ellis,  Bill  Gillis, 
Neil  Hart.  Cecil  Kellogg  and  Joe 
Herrick  in  Paramount's  "Rhythm 
on  the  Range."  .  .  .  John  Barry- 
more  in  "Camille,"  M-G-M. 

Harry  Holman,  Morgan  Wal- 
lace, Tom  Herbert  and  Snowflake 
in  "The  Gorgeous  Hussy,"  M-G-M. 
.  .  .  June  Storey  in  "Girls'  Dormi- 
tory." Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
William  Benedict,  James  Bush  and 
Arthur  Hoyt  added  to  "M'liss," 
Radio.  .  .  Joan  Davis  in  "Bunker 
Bean,"  same  studio. 

+ 

Writers — David  M.  Lamson,  Wil- 
liam Robeson  and  Paul  Perez 
working  on  script  of  "We  Who  Are 
About  to  Die,"  Radio.  .  .  .  Robert 
Tasker  and  John  Bright  doing 
screenplay  for  "Turning  Point,"  Para- 
mount. .  .  .  Samuel  Hoffenstein 
adapting  "Espionage,"  M-G-M. 

Director  s — Reeves  Eason  will 
direct  John  Wayne  western  for 
Republic,  "Winds  of  the  Wasteland." 
Archie  Mayo  assigned  to  "Sweet 
Aloes,"  Warners. 

+ 

Assignments  at  Paramount: 
Stuart  Anthony  and  Robert  Yost 
on  script  of  "Stairs  of  Sand."  .  .  . 
Virginia  Van  Upp  and  Dore  Schary 
on  "The  Count  of  Arizona."  .  .  . 
Frederick  Hazlett  Brennan  on 
"The  Count  of  Luxembourg."  .  .  . 
Clarence  Marks  and  Preston 
Sturgis  on  "Hotel  Haywire."  .  .  . 
Garnett  Weston  and  Chester 
Franklin  doing  "Wilderness"  con- 
tinuity. .  .  .  Helen  Hernandez,  sec- 
retary in  the  writing  department,  pro- 
moted to  the  scenario  department  and 
assigned  to  continuity  on  "Three 
Married  Men,"  with  Owen  Davis. 

+  • 

Story  Buys — "Death  on  the  806" 
by  Philip  Wylie  and  "Five  Little 
Heiresses"  by  Alice  Duer  Miller 
bought  by  Columbia. 


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U.S.  Pictures 
Dominate  the 
Paris  Houses 


By  PIERRE  AUTRE 

Paris,  April  25. — American  films 
are  dominating  the  first  run  theatres 
of  Paris.  Of  the  35  theatres  in  the 
city  currently  playing  foreign  product 
in  original  versions,  22  of  which  are 
first  runs,  American  pictures  are 
shown  exclusively  in  13. 

Among  the  American  films  enjoy- 
ing successful  runs  here  are  "I  Dream 
Too  Much,"  "I  Found  Stella  Parish," 
"The  Payoff,"  "Thanks  a  Million," 
"Prisoner  of  Shark  Island,"  "Little 
Lord  Fauntleroy,"  all  in  their  third 
week;  "Strike  Me  Pink,"  "If  You 
Could  Only  Cook,"  "Rose  of  the 
Rancho,"  "Millions  in  the  Air,"  in 
their  second  week;  "Rendezvous," 
"Rose  Marie,"  "Alice  Adams,"  in  the 
first  week.  "Modern  Times"  is  play- 
ing its  seventh  week. 

"The  Ghost  Goes  West"  is  in  its 
12th  week  on  the  Champs  Elysees. 
"Whom  the  Gods  Love"  and  "Rhodes" 
are  among  the  other  more  important 
English  films  showing  here. 

Pathe's  Marignan  is  the  only  thea- 
tre on  the  Champs  Elysees  showing 
French  pictures,  and  only  five  other 
houses  on  the  boulevards  are  showing 
French  films. 

In  the  provinces,  however,  French 
films  are  ahead,  as  well  as  in  the 
neighborhood  districts  of  Paris. 
American  films  are  shown  in  dubbed 
versions,  and  generally  used  as  sup- 
port for  double  bill  programs.  The 
bigger  American  films  are  shown  as 
the  main  feature  on  the  dual  bills. 

*  *  * 

The  opening  of  a  new  newsreel 
theatre  on  the  Champs  Elysees  here 
has  increased  to  15  the  number  of 
such  houses  in  the  city.  In  general 
the  theatres  are  connected  with  the 
daily  newspapers.  Four  of  them,  part 
of  the  Reginald  Ford  Newsreel  Thea- 
tres circuit,  are  connected  with  Le 
Journal.  Another  Ford  house  is 
working  through  L'Intransigeant. 
Three  are  connected  with  Paris  Soir. 
Several  of  the  houses  are  independent- 
ly owned  and  operated. 

*  *  * 

Television  experiments  have  been 
conducted  in  several  theatres  here 
during  the  past  few  weeks,  but  with- 
out conspicuous  success.  For  the 
most  part  the  pictures  were  trans- 
mitted from  a  room  in  the  theatre,  and 
shown  on  very  small  screens. 

Patrons  have  been  disappointed  with 
the  results,  as  they  expected  large  and 
clear  pictures.  The  experiments  seem 
to  be  attracting  very  few  patrons. 


Winston  in  New  Post 

Stamford,  Conn.,  May  3.  —  Hal 
Winston,  formerly  in  exploitation 
work  for  U.A.,  has  been  made  man- 
againg  director  of  the  Strand  and 
Palace,  owned  by  Mrs.  Vuono. 


'7  Serve"  to  Start  Soon 

London,  May  3. — Shooting  on  "I 
Serve,"  Erick  Pommer's  first  under 
the  Alexander  Korda  banner,  will 
start  in  about  two  weeks  at  the  Den- 
ham  studios  of  London  Films.  The 
story  deals  with  events  in  the  life  of 
Queen  Elizabeth, 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  4,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Desert  Phantom" 

(Haeckel-Supreme) 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Combining  elements  of  mystery,  suspense 
and  romance,  this  picture  emerges  as  an  interesting  action  melodrama. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown,  a  traveling  ammunition  salesman,  is  seeking  the 
bandit  responsible  for  the  death  of  his  sister.  During  his  journey  he 
meets  Sheila  Mannors,  a  ranch  owner  whose  property  is  being  attacked 
by  a  "phantom"  killer.  Ted  Adams,  Brown's  bandit  enemy,  soon  shows 
up,  and  a  series  of  battles  between  the  two  follow. 

When  it  seems  most  likely  that  Adams  will  also  turn  out  to  be  the 
phantom,  a  switch  is  made  in  the  plot,  and  the  mysterious  killer  is 
revealed  as  Hal  Price,  who  has  appeared  before  this  as  a  respectable 
town  merchant.  S.  Roy  Lubin,  who  directed,  has  handled  these  situations 
nicely,  developing  a  suspense  which  does  not  suffer  because  of  the  trick 
denouement. 

Karl  Hackett,  Charles  King  and  Nelson  McDowell  give  good  per- 
formances in  support.  The  screen  play  is  by  Earle  Snell  from  an 
original  story  by  E.  B.  Mann.  The  production  is  suitable  throughout, 
and  some  good  camera  work  has  been  done  by  Bert  Longenecker.  The 
picture  should  please  followers  of  outdoor  stories. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,046.   Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


Overseas  Preview 


"The  Robber  Symphony" 

(Concordia) 

London,  April  25. — For  specialized  publics  and  for  "art"  theatres  this 
is  probably  the  biggest  attraction  offered  from  Europe  since  the  out- 
standing post-war  work  from  Germany. 

Original  to  the  point  of  freakishness,  musically  brilliant  and  pictorially 
of  very  great  beauty,  it  is  every  bit  as  different  as  one  would  expect  the 
first  "composed"  film  to  be.  Music,  story  and  direction  are  all  by  one 
man,  Friedrich  Feher,  and  the  unity  achieved  is  more  than  a  skilful 
blending  of  sound,  picture  and  dialogue.  These  three  elements  are  used, 
in  turn  and  together,  to  express  a  single  artistic  conception  with  a  con- 
sistent rhythm. 

The  shortest  description  of  the  film  is  that  it  is  a  fantastic  screen 
interpretation  of  a  musical  theme.  Presenting  a  wildly  impossible  story 
of  the  theft  and  recovery  of  a  fortune-teller's  stockingful  of  money,  it 
employs  the  methods  of  opera  and  of  ballet  and  draws  its  incident  and 
settings  from  the  most  far-fetched  imaginings  of  the  fairy-story  teller. 
Its  acting,  definitely  stylized,  is  on  an  amazingly  high  level. 

Typical  of  the  atmosphere  is  the  whimsically  absurd  strategem  adopted 
by  a  robber  band  to  steal  from  the  vagabond  boy-hero  the  wheeled  piano 
in  which  the  stocking  has  been  hidden.  Scores  of  precisely  similar  pianos, 
drawn  by  identically  seeming  donkeys,  are  lined  up  by  the  side  of  the 
original  and  later  driven  after  it  through  snow-drifts  and  over  Alpine 
mountain  tops. 

This  wild  and  light-hearted  departure  from  the  dullness  of  real  life 
is  the  feature  of  many  scenes,  notably  one  in  which  the  gendarmes  are 
distracted  in  the  search  for  the  robbers  by  pianos  which  play  to  the 
left,  right,  front  and  rear  in  snow-drift,  forest  and  precipice. 

This  delightful  air  of  fantasy, — sometimes  almost  of  nightmare, — 
attaches  also  to  the  characters,  among  whom  are  a  clarinet  and  bassoon 
player,  in  Chaplin  headgear,  who  bob  in  and  out  of  the  picture  in  com- 
pany with  a  Main  in  a  Straw  Hat,  a  puppet  maker's  idea  of  a  villain. 

It  will  certainly  delight,  and  puzzle  a  bit,  the  public  that  goes  for 
Continental  films.  But  don't,  without  seeing  it,  write  it  down  as  just  an 
"art"  film.  It  may  be  a  real  proposition,  if  it  is  handled  right.  See  it, 
anyway,  as  a  fine  piece  of  screen  imagination,  backed  by  amazing 
technique. 

Running  time,  125  minutes.  "G." 

Allan 

(Additional  reviews  on  page  22) 


Variety  Club 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  May  3.  —  All  plans 
have  been  practically  completed  for 
the  third  annual  supper  dance  to  be 
held  in  the  Pavilon  Caprice  of  the 
Netherland  Plaza.  Chief  barker 
Harry  J.  Wessel  has  appointed  the 
following  committeemen :  Col.  Ar- 
thur M.  Frudenfeld,  floor  show; 
Harry  Sheeron,  tickets ;  Harry 
Bugie,  reservations,  and  Noah  Schec- 
ter,  publicity.  As  in  the  past,  all  pro- 
ceeds will  be  turned  over  to  the 
Children's  Christmas  Fund  of  Tent 
No.  3. 

Harry  Nolan  is  the  owner  of  a 
new  home  which  he  took  over  a  few 
days  ago. 

Lee  L.  Goldberg,  president  Big 
Feature  Rights  Pictures,  is  in  New 
York. 


Des  Moines 

Des  Moines,  May  3.  —  Stanley 
J.  Mayer,  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
manager,  has  been  elected  president  of 
the  local  tent.  Other  officers  are : 
first  vice-president,  E.  J.  Tilton; 
second  vice-president,  G.  R.  Bran- 
ton  ;  secretary,  Lew  Patz  ;  treasurer, 
Harold  Cohen  ;  directors,  Lew  Lezy 
and  L.  McKechney. 


Washington 

Washington,  May  3. — A.  Julian 
Brylawski's  committee  on  social  ac- 
tivities has  held  another  Bingo  party. 
There  was  a  big  turnout  of  members 
and  guests. 


Form  Colonial  Theatre 

Norfolk,  May  3. — Colonial  Thea- 
tre Corp.,  has  been  formed  here  with 
George  N.  Badran  as  president.  Other 
officers  are :  vice-president,  V.  H. 
Nusbaum ;  secretary,  Chester  Foster. 

Another  new  incorporation  is  Stone 
Theatre,  Inc.,  Bassett,  Va.,  with  J.  B. 
Webster  as  president,  J.  C.  Hester  as 
vice-president,  and  Edith  C.  Hester  as 
secretary-treasurer. 


Form  Rock  Hill  Firm 

Columbia,  S.  C,  May  3.  —  Rock 
Hill  Theatres,  Inc.,  has  been  chartered 
with  Ben  L.  Strozier,  J.  L.  Holler 
and  S.  S.  Stevenson  as  directors. 


Kenney  with  Filmack 

Chicago,  May  3.  —  Andrew  J. 
Kenney  has  been  named  advertising 
manager  of  Filmack  Trailer  Co.,  in 
charge  of  sales  promotion,  publicity 
and  advertising.  He  formerly  handled 
advertising  and  publicity  for  Warner 
theatres  here. 


Cockrell  to  Republic 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Francis  M. 
Cockrell,  magazine  writer,  has  been 
signed  by  Nat  Levine  to  a  long  term 
contract  with  Republic.  One  of  his 
stories,  "Ticket  to  Paradise,"  will  be 
produced  shortly  by  Republic. 


F.  D.  Manager  Replaced 

New  Orleans,  May  3.  —  Fred 
Goodrow,  First  Division  manager 
here,  has  resigned  and  has  been  suc- 
ceeded by  Clarence  Eiseman,  formerly 
U.  A.  manager  at  Atlanta.  The  change 
was  made  oveT  the  week-end. 


Copeland  on  Vacation 

Des  Moines,  May  3.  —  R  M. 
Copeland,  Paramount  exchange  mana- 
ger here,  is  spending  his  first  vacation 
in  10  years  at  Excelsior  Springs,  Mo. 


Remodel  M.  &  P.  Office 

Boston,  May  3.  —  The  home  of- 
fices of  M.  &  P.  Theatres  Corp.  at 
60  Scollay  Square  are  being  remodeled 
to  the  tune  of  some  $20,000. 


Short  Subjects 


"Adventures  of  Popeye"  j 

(Paramount) 

A  novel  departure  from  the  regular! 
procedure  of  cartoon,  this  strikes  al 
new  note  for  an  entertaining  short.  I 
Standard  photography  is  used  at  the  [ 
start  and   finish   to   illustrate  what 
spinach  will  do  for  the  young.    A  | 
child  is  shown  buying  a  copy  of  a  i 
Popeye  cartoon  book   and    later  is  I 
roughed  up  by  an  older  boy.    As  he  I 
sits  on  the  ground  crying,  Popeye,  on  I 
the  book's  cover,  comes  to  life  and  j 
shows  him  a  few  of  his  exploits  in  1 
past  pictures.  A  few  shots  from  somej 
old  efforts  are  used  to  illustrate  how  ' 
spinach  has  always  revived  the  sailor.  I 
The   child   is    shown   again  eating 
spinach  and  encountering  his  former 
opponent.   Production  Code  Seal  No. 
0613.  Running  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Underground  Farmers"  I 

(Van  Beuren-RKO) 

Xo.  5  in  the  "Struggle  to  Live"  I 
series,  produced  ably  by  H.  L.  and  I 
Stacy   R.   Woodward,   this  pictures,* 
under  the  microscopic  lens,  the  trulyT 
amazing  activity  of  an  ant  colony  in 
the  South  American  jungle,  which, 
seemingly  organized  with  the  utmost 
modern  skill,  yet  behaving  solely  by.  . 
instinct,  carries  on  a  completely  self- 
contained  community.     Divided  into 
various  types  of  workers,  the  colony  • 
builds    its    underground    stronghold,  j 
held  against  attack  by  large  ants  which  ) 
are  soldiers,  and  nothing  else.  The 
climax   is    an   exciting   and  almost 
thrilling  sequence,  as  two  ant  colonies 
fight  to  the  death  for  possession  of 
a  new  home.    Production  Code  Seal 
No.  2,142.     Running   time,   9  mins. 


"Victoria  and  Vancouver" 

(FitzPatrick-M-G-M) 

This  is  another  sterling  travel  film, 
done  in  Technicolor,  from  the  travel- 
ing cameras  of  James  FitzPatrick. 
The  western  metropolis  and  its  neigh- 
boring city  covered  in  the  delight- 
ful manner  as  other  places  have  been! 
done  in  the  past.  The  film  is  high-l 
lighted  by  a  drill  by  the  Royal 
Mounted  Police  in  their  brilliant  uni-j 
forms.  Production  Code  Seal  NoJ 
0817.  Running  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Hippodrome"  Planned 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Universal, 
encouraged  by  the  reception  accorded. 
"Show  Boat"  on  the  coast,  is  layind 
plans  for  another  large-scale  musical] 
next  season.  It  will  be  "Hippodrome" 
and  R.  H.  Burnside,  former  manager 
of  the  New  York  Hippodrome,  will 
act  as  technical  director. 


Charter  Two  Concerns 

Albany,  May  3.  —  Two  new  in- 
corporations here  are  Weber  &  Gor- 
don, Inc.,  by  Bob  Gordon,  Will  Weber 
and  Nathan  H.  Reich,  and  Current 
Theatre,  Inc..  by  Herbert  S.  Ortman.A, 
Beatrice  K.  Rose  and  Elizabeth  Leav-1[ 
en  worth. 


Evans  Heads  New  Unit 

Harry  H.  Evans,  at  one  time  man- 
aging editor  of  Life,  has  been  made 
manager  of  the  eastern  talent  depart- 
ment, a  newly  formed  division  of  Uni- 
versal. He  has  a  roving  commission 
to  seek  talent  wherever  it  is  likely  to 
be  found. 


PENNANT  WINNERS  IN  LAUGHS  I 
FOR  THIS  SEASON  -  and  Tlvxt/ 


"Congratulations,  Buster  and  Tom. 
Glad  well  be  seeing  you  again 
next  year.  And  they  tell  me  your 
new  comedy,  'FRESH  FROM  THE 
FLEET'  is  so  funny  it  will  even 
thaw  my  frozen  face.  That's  fine!" 


\ 


Presented  by 
E.  W.  MAMMONS 


"Thank  you,  Buster.  Your 'GRAND 
SLAM  OPERA'  certainly  takes  all 
tricks  for  laughs.  No  wonder  the 
exhibitors  called  for  another  round 
from  you,  too.  Here's  to  a  season 
of  bigger  and  better  belly  laughs." 


~kf  Uh  THESE  COMEDIES 

*«.L  KEEP  SPRING  0AY* 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  4,  1936 


Hollywood  Race  Club 
May  Be  Given  Permit 


Sacramento,  May  3.  —  Governor 
Merriam  indicated  recently  that  he 
favored  the  granting  of  a  permit  for 
a  horse  racing  track  to  the  Holly- 
wood Horse  Racing  Ass'n.,  rather 
than  to  the  Golden  State  Jockey  Club. 
Film  stars  and  executives  are  repre- 
sented in  both  organizations,  Wallace 
Beery  being  president  of  the  latter 
group. 

The  Governor's  reason  for  favoring 
the  Hollywood  H.  R.  A.  was  the 
club's  decision  to  give  the  major  por- 
tion of  its  take  to  an  old  age  pension 
fund  after  paying  off  the  investment 
and  taking  six  per  cent  interest. 


Rosenzweig  Closes 
For  Mineola  House 

Dave  Rosenzweig,  independent  cir- 
cuit operator,  yesterday  closed  a  deal 
for  the  acquisition  of  the  Mineola, 
Mineola,  L.  I.  Surrogate  James  A. 
Delehanty  owns  the  theatre  and  re- 
cently had  completed  an  arrangement 
with  Walter  Reade  to  assume  opera- 
tion. 

Matty  Chrystamos  operated  the 
Mineola  until  recently  when  a  fire 
ruined  the  interior.  Alterations  start- 
ed by  Reade  will  be  continued  by 
Rosenzweig. 


Crescent  Starts  Soon 

Hollywood,  May  3. — Crescent  Pic- 
tures, which  recently  signed  Tom 
Keene  for  a  series  of  eight  pictures, 
will  get  the  first,  "The  Glory  Trail," 
into  production  within  the  next  four 
weeks.  John  T.  Neville  is  currently 
completing  the  script  from  his  own 
original,  and  E.  B.  Derr,  president, 
will  supervise  production.  As  yet  no 
deal  has  been  closed  for  a  studio. 
Lynn  Shores  will  direct. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Criminal  Within" 

( Invincible-Chesterfield) 

A  murder  story  with  plenty  of  clews  strewn  about  and  many  trails 
to  follow,  this  melodrama  is  average  entertainment  for  a  double  bill. 
The  action  and  comedy  are  well  mixed  and  there  is  enough  excitement 
to  satisfy. 

John  Miljan,  a  detective  of  some  note,  is  on  his  vacation,  at  the 
same  time  doing  some  literary  work.  He  gets  himself  involved  with 
neighbors  and  is  invited  out.  At  a  party  all  sorts  of  hints  for  possible 
crimes  are  evidenced  and  soon  after  he  leaves  Irene  Ware  three  people 
are  killed.  The  case  is  taken  by  the  local  police  and  soon  solved,  to  their 
way  of  thinking.  However,  Miljan  does  further  investigating  for  Miss 
Ware's  satisfaction  and  uncovers  new  angles.  There  is  a  rather  thrilling 
trap  set  and  foiled  and  the  piece  gradually  comes  to  a  satisfactory  con- 
clusion when  the  real  killer  is  found,  shielded,  and  brings  about  her 
own  end. 

The  performances  by  Miljan  and  Miss  Ware  are  convincing.  Iris 
Adrian  delivers  an  excellent  job,  blending  comedy  with  her  interpre- 
tation of  a  golddigging  blackmailer.  The  rest  of  the  cast,  including 
Noel  Madison,  Oscar  Apfel  and  Barry  Norton,  deliver  the  goods. 

Frank  R.  Strayer  directed.  Morton  Lippincott  penned  the  adequate 
screen  play  from  a  story  by  John  W.  Kraft. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


Short  Subjects 

'Bridge  Ahoy" 

(Paramount) 

Bluto  operates  a  ferry  in  this  car- 
toon which  features  the  spinach-eating 
mariner.  His  treatment  of  passenger  3 
disturbs  Popeye  who  decides  to  build 
a  bridge  nearby  where  patrons  mav 
pass  free.  Bluto  becomes  enraged  and 
starts  to  wreck  the  structure  and 
Popeye,  after  the  usual  business  has 
transpired,  subdues  him.  A  good  car- 
toon offering.  Production  Code  Seal, 
No.  0812.  Running  time,  9  mins.  "G. ' 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY3 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Poodle" 

(Paramount) 

Having  to  do  with  the  raising,  care, 
training  and  exhibition  of  curly- 
haired  dogs,  this  short  is  an  appealing 
bit  of  entertainment.  The  dogs  go 
through  their  paces,  many  fine  types 
are  shown  and  the  photography  does 
the  rest.  An  intelligently  spoken  nar- 
rative blends  humor  with  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  finer  points  of  the 
breed.  It  is  tasteful  and  effective. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0799.  Run- 
ning time,  10  mins.  "G." 


Le  Roy  Prinz  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Paramount 
has  signed  Le  Roy  Prinz  to  a  new 
term  contract.  His  first  assignment 
will  be  the  dances  in  "The  Big  Broad- 
cast of  1937."  Prinz  will  accompany 
Lewis  Gensler,  producer,  and  the 
authors  and  song  writers  of  the  script 
to  New  York.  Mitchell  Leisen  has 
been  assigned  to  direct  the  picture. 


Set  Legislative  Areas 

Omaha,  May  3. — Allied  of  Iowa 
and  Nebraska  is  setting  up  legislative 
districts  with  local  chairman  in  order 
to  obtain  the  maximum  activity  on  the 
recent  trade  practice  and  legislative 
program  outlined  in  conferences  here 
and  at  Des  Moines.  District  meetings 
of  exhibitors  will  be  held  shortly,  ac- 
cording to  Leo  F.  Wolcott,  president. 


"Dracula's  Daughter" 

( Universal) 

Hollywood,  May  3. — A  creditable  successor  to  the  original,  "Dracula's 
Daughter"  makes  its  debut  as  an  efficient  chiller,  packing  a  nightmare 
twist  that  is  certain  to  please  the  horror  patrons.  Backed  with  appro- 
priate exploitation,  the  film  should  have  little  trouble  packing  them  in 
where  mystery  chillers  go. 

Situations  are  built  adequately  for  edge-of-the-seat  suspense,  with 
Gloria  Holden  showing  potential  promise  and  beauty  in  the  sinister  role 
of  Dracula's  blood  relation.  Like  its  predecessor,  the  story  deals  with  a 
vampire  who  creates  a  reign  of  terror  by  emerging  at  night  to  satisfy  a 
blood-curdling  obsession  and  leaving  a  trail  of  dead. 

Otto  Kruger,  as  a  psychiatrist,  with  the  aid  of  Edward  Van  Sloan  and 
Scotland  Yard,  uncovers  Miss  Holden  as  the  vampire  after  a  thrilling 
chase  by  plane  from  London  to  a  mythical  hamlet  in  Transylvania. 

Dracula's  daughter  and  her  assistant,  Irving  Pichel,  are  effectively 
destroyed  at  the  fadeout  with  a  romantic  thread  linking  Kruger  and  his 
secretary,  Marguerite  Churchill,  at  the  finale. 

Performances  of  the  principals  and  the  supporting  cast  are  excellent. 
Lambert  Hillyer  has  done  a  creditable  job  of  directing,  with  George 
Robinson's  photography  aiding  substantially.  Garrett  Ford  did  the  story 
and  screen  play. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,019.   Running  time,  74  minutes.  "G." 


Radio  Borrows  Kibbee 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Radio  has 
borrowed  Guy  Kibbee  from  Warners 
and  Douglas  Dumbrille  from  Colum- 
bia for  the  cast  of  "M'liss,"  next  Anne 
Shirley  picture.  "Mary  the  Girl," 
Barbara  Stanwyck's  next,  is  also 
scheduled  to  start  the  same  day. 


Para.  Will  Feed  More 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Paramount 
will  close  down  the  studio  commissary 
on  May  IS  for  one  week.  During  the 
shutdown  the  seating  capacity  will  be 
increased  by  300  seats,  and  the  place 
will  be  air  conditioned  throughout. 


Baranco  Is  Promoted 

Moe  Baranco,  who  has  been  with 
Skouras  for  the  past  four  years  man- 
aging the  Rivoli,  Hempstead,  L.I., 
and  the  Embassy,  Port  Chester,  N.Y., 
in  addition  to  other  houses,  has  been 
named  Jersey  City  district  manager 
for  the  circuit,  succeeding  Al  E.  Kaye, 
resigned. 

Prior  to  Baranco's  joining  Skouras, 
he  was  with  Warners  in  Philadelphia. 


Goldstein  in  Own  Firm 

Boston,  May  3. — Jack  Goldstein, 
who  recently  resigned  as  exploitation 
manager  for  United  Artists,  has 
opened  an  independent  publicity  office 
here.  Goldstein  was  formerly  pub- 
licity head  for  the  RKO  theatres  in 
this  territory,  leaving  the  position  to 
succeed  Hal  Home  in  New  York. 


Flushing  Preview  Off 

Loew's  Prospect  in  Flushing  will 
not  put  on  a  preview  show  tonight, 
as  scheduled.  The  theatre  last  week 
added  a  third  picture  to  the  regular 
dual  feature  show,  creating  quite  a 
furore  with  other  first  runs  in  the 
vicinity.  RKO  was  prepared  to  add 
vaudeville  to  its  regular  twin  bill  pro- 
gram in  the  event  Loew's  did  not  dis- 
continue the  preview  policy. 


Theatre  Is  Damaged 

Cambridge,  O,  May  3. — A  62-foot 
wooden  beam,  supporting  the  fly  loft 
and  roof  of  the  Colonial,  broke  and 
fell  55  feet  shortly  after  the  house 
closed  for  the  night.  It  narrowly 
missed  the  projection  booth,  and 
crashed  through  the  west  wall  of  the 
I  theatre. 


Dream"  Spotted  in 
Dozen  More  Houses 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

not  included  in  the  original  deal, 
which  embraced  13.  The  other  nine 
are  made  up  of  three  Century  circuit 
units  and  six  Walter  Reade  houses. 

Two  of  the  three  RKO  theatres  are 
second  run.  They  are  the  Yorktown 
and  Costello  on  upper  Broadway.  The 
third  is  the  Strand,  Yonkers,  a  first 
run,  which  will  play  the  picture  for 
four  days  at  a  date  to  be  set  shortly 
The  Yorktown  will  run  the  Max 
Reinhardt  spectacle  for  a  full  week 
beginning  May  15.  The  Costello 
will  start  a  three-day  run  on  May  19 

Although  the  dates  have  not  been 
decided  upon,  the  Century  trio  in 
Long  Island  to  play  the  picture  for 
two  and  three  days  the  latter  part  of 
the  month  are  the  Huntington,  Hunt- 
ington; Strand,  Rockville  Center; 
Beacon,  Port  Washington. 

The  half  dozen  Reade  houses  have 
not  been  definitely  set,  but  one  of  the 
circuit's  theatres  in  each  of  the  towns 
listed  will  show  the  picture  for  three 
and  four  days  the  latter  part  of  the 
month  and  early  in  June.  The  towns 
are:  Asbury  Park,  Red  Bank,  Plain- 
field,  Long  Branch,  Freehold  and 
Perth  Amboy  in  New  Jersey.  All 
situations  will  be  first  runs. 

In  practically  all  instances  the 
two-a-day  policy  at  upped  prices  will 
be  a  radical  departure  from  programs 
which  have  been  in  vogue  since  the 
theatres  opened. 


Epstein,  Sage  to  Marry 

Hollywood,  May  3.— Frances  Sage, 
actress  under  contract  to  Radio,  will 
marry  Julian  Epstein,  Warner  writer 
on  Thursday.  The  couple  will  have 
a  short  honeymoon  at  Yosemite  and 
return  to  their  jobs  the  following 
Monday  morning. 


20th-Fox  Buys  Three 

Hollywood,  May  3.  —  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  has  acquired  three 
stories.  They  are,  "Death  in  Paradise 
Canyon"  by  Philip  Wylie,  "Reunion" 
by  Bruce  Gould,  and  "The  Ship 
Master"  by  Boris  Ingster.  The  Wylie 
story  will  be  published  as  a  magazine 
serial  this  fall.  The  other  two  are 
screen  originals. 


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During  the  week  of  May  22nd-28th,  the  entire 
motion  picture  industry  will  stage  a  coast -to -coast 
drive  for  funds  for  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hos- 
pital at  Saranac  Lake,  New  York.  At  that  time,  the 
hospital,  formerly  the  N.  V.  A.  Sanitorium,  will  be 
dedicated,  not  only  as  a  memorial  to  the  beloved 
humorist -philosopher,  but  as  a  haven  for  the  ill 
and  needy  of  the  entire  motion  picture  industry. 
Mr.  Exhibitor,  you,  like  all  the  other  big-hearted 
people  in  show -business,  have  given  your  aid^/to 
hundreds  of  causes  outside  the  industry.  This  oiie  is 
your  own!  We  needn't  say  more. 


CAMPAIGN 
HEADQUARTERS 
WILL  ROGERS 
MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL 
FUND  —  ROOM  414 
1619  Broadway 
New  York 

L.  E.  THOMPSON,  Chairman 


I     HEREBY    APPLY     FOR     MEMBERSHIP     IN     THE     WILL  ROGERS 
MEMORIAL     HOSPITAL     FUND     AS  FOLLOWS: 


1. 


I  will  take  collections  three  times  daily  in  my  ar|d  run  tne  trailer  j — j 

with  Lowell  Thomas,  Bing  Crosby,  Shirley  Temple,  Irvin  Cobb  and 

n  n° 

May  Robson,  during  the  week  of  May  22nd  -  28th. 

I  will  subscribe  memberships  for  my  Jj,'^'^"  on  *ne  seating  basis,  and  Q^j  YES 
enclose  my  check  for  $  

(Each  theaiie  seating  500  or  less  $10)  (Each  theatre  seating  1000  to  2000  $20/ 
(    "         "  "       500  to  1000  $15 )      (    "  over  2000  $25) 

I  will  also  invite  patrons  to  leave  contributions  at  box  office. 


NAME  

ADDRESS  

NAMES  AND  CAPACITIES  OF  THEATRES  

ADOPT  ONE  OF  THESE  PLANS  AND   BE  100   PER  CENT 


PAR. 


READ  THIS  COUPON 
CAREFULLY! 

Many  theatres  are  not  able 
to  take  collections,  due  to  lack 
of  personnel,  policy  set  up, 
etc.  If  this  is  so  in  your  case — 
the  membership  plan  is  open 
to  you/  Get  behind  it! 


K>nday,  May  4,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


27 


Deeds,"  Show 
Grab  $25,000 
[n  Washington 


Washington,  May  3. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Ic€S  to  Town"  at  the  Earle,  with  a 
age  show  composed  of  Jan  Garber 
rid  his  orchestra,  reached  the  rarified 
•eights  of  $25,000,  to  top  the  house 
verage  by  $6,600. 

Opening  April  16  with  a  premiere, 
Rhodes"  at  the  Metropolitan  sent 
7.000  to  the  bank,  or  $2,700  more 
han  average.  This  gross  includes 
he  special  opening  plus  the  regular 
'even  days.  Loew's  Fox  took  $22,500 
m  "The  Country  Doctor,"  to  better 
far  by  $1,600.  "Charlie  Chan  at  the 
Tircus"  did  well  by  Loew's  Columbia, 
;oing  $1,700  over  the  average  for  a 
;ross  of  $5,300. 

Five  days  and  a  half  of  a  revival 
if  "Catherine  the  Great"  at  the 
3elasco  bettered  the  week's  average 
)y  $500,  grossing  $3,500  on  the  short 
-un,  which  gave  way  to  a  special 
American  premiere  showing  of  "Ecs- 
:acy,"  which  started  phenomenally. 

Six  days  on  the  second  week  of 
'Captain  January"  at  Loew's  Palace 
did  $9,000,  under  the  first  week's  par 
oy  $6,900.  "Love  on  a  Bet"  at  RKO- 
Keith's  took  $9,500,  dropping  below 
the  average  $1,100. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  playing  a 
two-a-day  roadshow  at  the  National, 
opened  big  and  stayed  that  way  at 
night,  but  slipped  on  matinees.  A 
gross  of  $18,500  was  run  up  on  this 
first  week  of  a  fortnight's  run. 

Total  first  run  business,  exclusive 
,of  the  National,  was  $81,800.  Aver 
age  is  §76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 
Six  Days  Ending  April  23: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEWS    PALACE— (2,370),  35c-55c, 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
rirst  week,  $15,900) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Tan  Garber  and  His  Orchestra,  with  Judy- 
Randall,  Charlie  Foster,  Grace  Palmer,  Lee 
Bennett,  Col.  Luke  Oliver,  Lorraine  Sant- 
schi  &  Josephine  Buckley.  Gross:  $25,000. 
'Average.  $18,400) 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS 
(20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $5,300.    (Average,  $3,600) 
"THE   COUNTRY  DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Jimmy  Savo,  Benay  Venuta,  Elida 
Ballet,  2nd  week,  Stone-Vernon  Foursome. 
Gross:  $22,500.    (Average,  $20,900) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591).  25c-40c.  7 
days  (plus  special  premiere).  Gross:  $7,000. 
(Average,  $4,300) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,500.    (Average,  $10,600) 

Six  Days  Ending  April  23: 
"CATHERINE  THE  GREAT"  (U.A.) 

BELASCO— (1,140),  25c-65c,  5'A  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  7  days:  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  April  25: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
(Roadshow) 

NATIONAL— (1,744),  55c-$1.65,  7  days,  13 
performances.  Gross:  $18,500.  (Estimated 
80  percent  of  possible  maximum.) 

Interstate  Men  Meet 

Dallas,  May  3. — Interstate's  city 
managers  held  a  two-day  meeting 
here  to  discuss  current  problems. 
Those  present  were :  Louis  Nove, 
Austin;  Edward  Collins,  Houston; 
Raymond  Willie,  San  Antonio;  Ar- 
thur Esberg,  Albuquerque.  James 
Cherry  was  in  charge. 


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Deeds"  Tops 
Kansas  City; 
Gets  $8,300 


Kansas  City,  May  3. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  stepped  out  front  in 
the  box-office  procession  with  a  take 
of  $8,300,  above  normal  by  $1,300,  at 
the  Tower.  A  stage  show  was  headed 
by  Reis  &  Dunn. 

"Captain  January"  went  $800  over 
the  line  on  a  gross  of  $4,300  at  the 
Uptown  in  the  last  seven  days  of  a 
16-day  run. 

"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  topped 
average  $500  at  the  Newman  by  tak- 
ing $6,500  in  six  days. 

"These  Three"  at  the  Midland  took 
the  big  money,  $9,100,  but  fell  below 
$11,500  average. 

"Special  Investigator"  at  the  Main- 
street  did  only  fair,  taking  $5,600, 
$2,400  under  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $33,800. 
Average  is  $36,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  23: 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

MA1XSTREET— (3,100),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,600.    (Average,  single  bills,  $8,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

MIDLAND—  (4,000).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,100.    (Average,  $11,500) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

NEWMAN — (1,900),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,  6  days,  $6,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  davs,  2nd 
week.  Stage:  Reis  &  Dunn,  Dick  it  Edith 
Barstow,  Betty  Lee  and  the  Serc-naders. 
Gross:  $8,300.    (Average,  $7,000) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2.000),  25c-40c,  7  days  (last 
7  of  16  days).  Gross:  $4,300.  (Average, 
$3,500) 


"Deeds"  a  $13,500 
Winner  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  May  3. — "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town"  did  turnaway  business  in  its 
first  week  at  the  Lafayette.  It  drew 
$13,500,  more  than  doubling  par  for 
the  house. 

At  the  Century,  an  exceptionally 
strong  dual,  "Robin  Hood  of  El 
Dorado"  and  "Widow  from  Monte 
Carlo,"  set  the  turnstiles  clicking  to 
the  tune  of  $8,600,  over  average  by 
$2,800.  The  Buffalo's  "Small  Town 
Girl"  was  $2,000  to  the  good  with  a 
take  of  $14,000. 

A  roadshow  of  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld" was  popular  enough  at  the  Er- 
langer  to  warrant  a  third  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $50,500. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  25 : 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

BUFFALO  —  (3,000),    30c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $12,000; 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

HIPPODROME— (2,500),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,400.    (Average,  $7,300) 

"LIFE  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (FJM.) 

GREAT  LAKES— (3,000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.    (Average,  $7,300) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

"WIDOW  FROM  MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.B.) 

CENTURY — (3 ,000) ,  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,600.    (Average,  $5,800) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$13,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"DOUGHNUTS  AND  SOCIETY" 
(Invincible) 

STATE  —  (1,600),  15c-2Sc-35c.  7  days. 
Stage:  "The  Bugletown  Revue."  Gross: 
$3,200.    (Average,  $3,600) 


Rain  Popular 

Kansas  City,  May  3.— Ex- 
hibitors from  out  of  town  and 
even  those  in  town  are  doing 
something  extraordinary. 
They  are  singing  the  praises 
of  rain. 

"Never  before  in  my  time," 
commented  one  distributor, 
"have  exhibitors  expressed 
themselves  as  pleased  over 
being  rained  out,  but  they  are 
doing  it  since  the  rain  over 
the  week-end." 

The  truth  is  the  entire  area 
has  been  for  some  months 
badly  in  need  of  moisture, 
and  general  conditions  had 
been  looking  increasingly 
gloomy  as  a  consequence. 


"Deeds"  Hits 
Big  $22,400, 
Los  Angeles 


Los  Angeles,  May  3. — "Air.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  was  outstanding  at  the 
Paramount  with  a  gross  of  $22,400. 
This  was  over  normal  by  $4,400. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  took  a  fine 
$17,500  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Carthay  Circle.  "Special  Investiga- 
tor" and  "Don't  Get  Personal"  gar- 
nered $6,200  at  the  Pantages,  nearly 
100  per  cent  over  normal.  Other 
spots  were  weak. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $92,- 
200.  Average,  without  the  Carthay 
Circle,  is  $86,150. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  April  29: 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE— (1,518).  50c-$1.50, 
7  days,  2nd  week.     Gross:  $17,500. 

"SMALL  TOWN   GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

CHINESE— (2.500),      30c-55c.      7  days. 
Gross:  $8,500.      (Average,  $12,500) 
"M"  (G.B.) 
FILM  ARTE — (800).     30c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $2,400.     (Average,  $2,000) 

"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(20th-Fox) 

4    STAR—  (900),    30c-55c,     7    days.  2nd 
week.      Gross:   $2,500.      (Average,  $3,250) 
"HALSINGAR"  (Foreign) 
GRAND  INTERNAT'L — (750),  35c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $1,700.      (Average,  $1,200) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 
HILLSTREET— (2,700),   25c-40c,   7  davs. 
Gross:  $6,800.     (Average,  $8,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S     STATE—  (2,500),     30c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $13,000.      (Average,  $14,000) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3.000),     25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,200.     (Average,  $3,200) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  with  Judy  Starr, 
3  Berry  Bros.,  Ethel  Davis,  Al  Lyons  or- 
chestra. Gross:  $22,400.  (Average,  $18,- 
000) 

"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.  B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)- 
(3.000),  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross:  $5,950. 
(Average,  $14,000) 

"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"   (W.  B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)— (3,- 
400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $5,250.  (Av- 
erage, $12,000) 


"Petticoat" 
$15,100  Hit 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  May  3.  —  "Petticoat 
Fever"  led  the  first  run  parade  last 
week  with  a  gross  of  $15,100  at 
Loew's.  This  topped  normal  by 
$6,100. 

"Captain  January"  and  "Roaming 
Lady,"  a  dual  at  the  Fox,  pulled 
$15,600,  thereby  going  over  normal  by 
$3,600.  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town" 
made  an  excellent  showing  at  the  Am- 
bassador with  $8,400,  and  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld,"  roadshowing  at  the  Amer- 
ican, pulled  $12,000  in  its  second  week. 

Among  the  opposition  of  the  week 
was  Lily  Pons  in  a  grand  opera  at- 
traction at  the  Municipal  Auditorium. 

Weather  for  the  week  was  favor- 
able. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $69,050. 
Average  is  $55,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  23 : 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

AMBASSADOR  —  (3,018),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,400.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

AMERICAN— (1,500),  5Sc-84c-$l.ll-$1.65,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Average, 
$10,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$15,600.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"COMING   'ROUND   THE  MOUNTAIN" 
(Republic) 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE— (2,200),  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross: 
$3,300.    (Average,  $3,300) 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  — (3,162),    25c-35c-5Sc,    7  days. 
Gross:  $15,100.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,650.    (Average,  $8,500) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (F.N.) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO— (1,723),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $7,0CO.    (Average,  $6,5C0) 


Pilot  to  Rockville 

Rockville,  Conn.,  May  3. — William 
Pilot  has  replaced  William  Preston 
as  manager  of  the  Princess. 


"January"  $8,000 
Portland  Leader 

Portland,  May  3.  —  "Captain 
January,"  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Paramount,  secured  a  take  of  $8,000, 
well  over  the  usual  average  by  $3,000. 

A  premiere  of  "The  Harvester"  at 
the  Broadway  with  a  personal  ap- 
pearance of  Anne  Rutherford  raised 
the  week's  gross  to  $7,000,  bettering 
average  by  $2,000. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  at  the 
United  Artists  secured  $7,000,  over 
normal  by  $2,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $38,000. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  26 : 

"THE  HARVESTER"  (Republic) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"MUTINY  ON  THE  BOUNTY"  (M-G-M) 
"IN  PERSON"  (Radio) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE    MOUSE— (1,700),    20c-35c-40c,  7 
days     Gross:  $3,000.    (Average.  $1,700) 
"THREE  LIVE  GHOSTS"  (M-G-M) 

MA  YFAIR—  (1.700),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage-  Major  Bowes'  Unit.  Gross:  $7,000. 
(Average,  $3,000) 

"MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008).  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average, 
$5  000) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 


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Brown  Eyes" 
And  Big  Show 
Boston's  Top 


Boston,  May  3.  —  "Big  Brown 
Eyes,"  helped  by  Jack  Benny  and 
Mary  Livingston  in  a  big  revue  on 
the  Metropolitan  stage,  made  a  re- 
markable showing.  The  $37,000  take 
was  over  par  by  $15,000. 

"Petticoat  Fever,"  on  a  dual  with 
"Hell  Ship  Morgan,"  at  Loew's  Or- 
pheum  and  State  made  the  best 
straight  film  showing.  The  former's 
gross,  $15,000,  was  up  by  $2,000,  and 
the  latter's,  $14,000,  was  over  the  line 
by  $2,000. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  pulled 
$13,000  at  Keith's  Memorial  and  was 
held  over  for  a  second  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $109,- 
000.    Average  is  $87,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  1 : 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 

FENWAY— (1,382),  25c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
KEITH'S    MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-S5c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S  ORPHEUM— (2,970),  25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $15,000.    (Average.  $13,000) 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"HELL  SHIP  MORGAN"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,537),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332),   35c-65c,  7 
days.    Stage:  Jack  Benny,  Mary  Livings- 
ton, Kenny  Baker,  and  huge  revue.  Gross: 
$37,000.    (Average,  $22,000) 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,793),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"THE  RETURN  OF  JIMMY 
VALENTINE"  (Republic) 
RKO  BOSTON— (3,246),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Earl  Carroll  Vanities  featuring  Billy 
House,  Buster  West  and  Lou  Cody.  Gross: 
$19,000.    (Average,  $17,000) 


Jefferson  City  Aims 
Taxes  at  Carnivals 

Kansas  City,  May  3.  —  A  bill 
providing  for  a  license  of  $25  a  day 
for  carnivals  carrying  minstrels,  ath- 
letic shows,  riding  devices  and  soft 
drink  stands,  with  an  additional  $10 
or  $15  for  each  concession  that  does 
not  quite  assume  the  character  of 
gambling,  will  be  introduced  in  the 
City  Council  at  Jefferson  City,  Mo., 
at  its  first  meeting  in  May. 

"It  is,  in  effect,"  one  of  the  pro- 
ponents of  the  ordinance  said,  "a 
method  of  easing  carnivals  out  of  the 
picture  in  Jefferson  City.  Few  carni- 
vals will  'light'  here  with  such  an 
ordinance,  nor  will  many  concessions 
pay  such  a  license." 


Coast  Club  Party  Set 

Los  Angeles,  May  3. — A  picnic 
at  the  Riverside  Breakfast  Club  is 
planned  by  the  Film  Row  Exchange 
Club  for  June  30  with  golf,  tennis, 
baseball,  swimming  and  riding. 


Ohio  House  Damaged 

Defiance,  O.,  May  3. — A  fire  of 
undetermined  origin  here  caused  dam- 
age of  $10,000  to  the  Strand,  a 
Mailers  Bros,  house. 


"Deeds"  Sets 
Fast  $11,000 
Pace,  Denver 


Denver,  May  3. — "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town"  bowled  over  the  ticket- 
sellers  and  ushers  at  the  Denver  and 
piled  up  $11,000  on  the  week.  This 
was  $3,500  on  the  profit  side  of  the 
line,  and  the  picture  was  moved  to 
the  Paramount. 

Music  week  got  off  to  a  good  start 
with  fine  weather  prevailing,  but  the 
competition  was  not  harmful  as  many 
visitors  were  attracted  to  town. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,000. 
Average  is  $28,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30 : 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),   25c-40c-50c,   7  days, 
3rd  week.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"THE  SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
BROADWAY— (1,500),    25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"FORCED    LANDING"  (Republic) 
"COMING  'ROUND  THE  MOUNTAIN" 
(Republic) 

CENTER— (1,500),  15c-25c-35c.  Stage  show. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $2,500) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),    25c-35c-40c,    4  days. 
Gross:  $2,000. 

"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),    25c-35c-40c,    3  days. 
Gross:  $1,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN" 
DENVER— (2,500),    25c-35c-50c,  7 
Gross:  $11,000.    (Average,  $7,500) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,500) 


(Col.) 

days. 


"January"  Winner 
In  Montreal  Gain 

Montreal,  May  3. — "Captain  Janu- 
ary," on  a  dual  bill  with  "The  House 
of  a  Thousand  Candles,"  led  a  general 
post-Easter  pickup  by  getting  $13,000 
at  the  Palace.  This  was  $2,000  over 
par. 

"Preview  Murder  Mystery,"  with  a 
second  run  of  "Modern  Times"  at  the 
Imperial,  garnered  $4,500,  up  by 
$1,000.  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  at 
$1.50  top  in  His  Majesty's  was  good 
for  $9,500  in  its  first  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,000. 
Average  is  $50,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  25 : 

"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,500.    (Average,  $9,500) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
HIS    MAJESTY'S  — (1,700),  50c-75c-$l.- 
$1.50,    7    days.     Gross:    $9,500.  (Average, 
$9,500).    Held  over. 

"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

IMPERIAL  —  (1,914),   15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.     Added:    Second    run    of  "Modern 
Times."    Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"EXCLUSIVE  STORY"  (M-G-M) 
"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  —  (3,115),    30c-34c-4Oc-50c-60c,  7 
davs.    Stage:   Six  vaudeville  acts.  Gross: 
$9,500.    (Average,  $10,500) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"HOUSE  OF  A  1,000  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

PALACE— (2,600),   25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2,272) ,  25c -30c -35c -  50c - 65c 


days,  2nd 
$7,000) 


7 

week.   Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 


Can  Film  Jitters 

Evanston,  111,  May  3.— 
Films  and  science  have 
reached  the  point  where  it 
is  possible  to  photograph  a 
case  of  jitters.  The  Mid- 
Western  Psychological  Ass'n. 
has  just  found  this  out  from 
Dr.  Edmund  Jacobson,  assis- 
tant professor  of  psychology 
of  the  University  of  Chicago. 

The  apparatus  measures 
the  electric  voltage  of  ner- 
vous shocks.  It  will  be  a  big 
help  to  those  who  want  to 
make  a  film  record  of  a  hang- 
over. 


"Deeds"  Holdover 
Strong  in  Houston 

Houston,  May  3. — With  a  take  of 
$7,500  for  the  second  week  at  the 
Metropolitan,  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town"  really  went  to  town,  grossing 
a  total  of  $18,000  for  14  days.  Aver- 
age is  $7,000  for  seven  days. 

"The  Unguarded  Hour"  at  Loew's 
barely  reached  the  average  of  $7,000, 
and  "A  Connecticut  Yankee"  at  the 
Majestic  for  five  days  hit  par  with 
$5,000.  "Personal  Appearance,"  stage 
play,  brought  an  estimated  $3,000  in 
three  performances  to  the  Majestic. 

"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus"  broke 
into  the  profit  class  at  the  Kirby  with 
a  margin  of  $300  over  the  usual  $3,000 
and  "Brides  Are  Like  That"  did  $600 
in  one  day,  topping  the  average  by 
$200.  "Every  Saturday  Night"  hit 
mid-week  par  at  the  Kirby  with 
$1,500. 

The  week  was  balmy,  and  Texas 
Centennial  visitors  crowded  the 
streets. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,- 
900.  Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30: 

"CHARLIE   CHAN   AT   THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

KIRBY— (1,450),   15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.     (Average,  $3,000) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 
KIRBY— (1,450),   15c-35c,    1   day.  (Bank 
Night).     Gross:  $1,600.     (Average,  $400) 
"EVERY  SATURDAY  NIGHT" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 
"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S     STATE— (2,750),     25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE" 
(ZOth-Fox)  (Reissue) 
MAJESTIC— (2,250),     25c-50c,     5  days. 
(Road  show,  2  days).  Gross:  $8,000.  (Av- 
erage, $7,000) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

METROPOLITAN— (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $7,500.  (Average, 
$7,000) 


Strong  Pictures  Not 
To  Interrupt  Duals 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

of  the  films  described  will  be  grouped 
on  the  same  bill.  Although  no  de- 
cision has  been  reached  on  the  policy 
to  be  pursued  in  the  booking  of  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  it  is  reported  the 
Loew  houses  may  two-a-day  it  at 
increased  admissions,  following  the 
plan  adopted  by  Warners  for  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream." 

RKO  within  the  next  few  weeks 
will  dual  "Under  Two  Flags"  as  it 
did  "The  Country  Doctor." 


Amos  V  Andy 
And 'Conquer' 
Frisco  Leader 


San  Francisco,  May  3. — A  com 
bination  of  Amos  'n'  Andy  and  "J 
Conquer  the  Sea"  at  the  Golden  Gate 
ran  away  with  the  big  business  of  the 
week  here  by  grossing  $18,000,  over 
normal  by  $3,500.  Some  of  the  other 
houses  suffered  as  a  result. 

"A  Message  to  Garcia"  and  "Gentle 
Julia"  went  $3,500  over  the  line  on  a 
take  of  $15,000  at  the  Paramount,  and 
"Small  Town  Girl"  with  "Till  We 
Meet  Again"  were  $1,000  up  on  a 
take  of  $16,000  at  the  Warfield.  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  garnered  $8,500  in  its 
second  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $82,- 
500.    Average  is  $74,400. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  21: 

"I   CONQUER   THE  SEA"  (Academy) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  15c -25c -40c -55c 
7  days.  Stage:  Amos  'n'  Andy.  Gross 
$18,000.    (Average,  $14,500) 

Week  Ending  April  22: 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
"YELLOW  DUST"  (Radio) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),   15c-25c-35c,   7  days; 
Gross:  $3,500.      (Average,  $3,600) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (CoL) 

ORPHEUM— (2,440),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average 
$6,800) 

"MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  j 
days.     Gross:  $15,000.     (Average,  $11,500) 
"GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.200).  15c-25c-35c- 
40c-55c,  4  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $3,50( 
(Average,  $9,000) 

Week  Ending  April  23: 
WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"CALL  OF  THE  PRAIRIE"  (Para.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c.  J 
days.     Gross:  $6,500.     (Average,  $7,000) 

'  "SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

WARFIELD— (2.680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $16,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  April  24: 
"LA  MATERNELLE"  (French) 

CLAY— (400),  15c-35c,  7  davs,  3rd  week. 
Gross:  $900.     (Average.  $1,000) 

"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

GEARY— (1.400).  55c-85c-$1.10-$1.65,  7 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $8,500. 


Fractional  Gains  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  32J4    32%     32%     +  % 

Consolidated  Film  454      4%  Wt,   

Loew's,  Inc   45%    45       45%     —  Vt 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd..l06      106      106       +  'A 

Paramount    854      8%  8%   

Paramount  1  pfd..  71%  70  70  +  % 
Paramount  2  pfd..  10  954  9%  +  % 
RKO    5%      5%      5%    +  A 


20th  Century-Fox.  23%     23%  23% 


%  ■  , 


20th  Century,  pfd.  31%  31%  31%  —  % 
Warner  Bros   9%      9H      9%    —  % 

Curb  Shares  Dull 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sontone    254      244      254   I 

Technicolor    27       26%  27   

Trans  Lux   3%      3%.      3%     —  'A 

Bonds  Are  Indifferent 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

% 


General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40.... 

23% 

23$1 

23% 

Paramount  Broad- 

56% 

56% 

56% 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55  

86% 

86 

86 

RKO  6s  '41  pp... 

63 

63 

63 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  

91% 

9154 

9154 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  2.) 


konday,  May  4,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


29 


Legion  Approves  All 
Of  13  New  Pictures 


The  National  Legion  of  Decency,  in 
}ts  new  pictures  reviewed  during  the 
airrent  week,  has  approved,  for  gen- 
eral patronage  or  adults,  all  of  the  13 
•ew  films  classified.  None  is  classi- 
ied  as  objectionable  in  part.  The  new 
ilms,  and  their  classification,  are 
isted  as  follows. 

Class  A-l,  Unobjectionable  for  Gen- 
ral  Patronage — "Alte  Kameraden," 
"\venging  Waters,"  "Ein  Ganzer 
<er,"  "The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford,"  "The 
harvester,"  "Schwarzwaldmaedel," 
'Sundown  Saunders."  Class  A-2,  Un- 
ibjectional  for  Adults — "Absolute 
^uiet,"  "August  Week-End,"  "Cham- 
>agne  Charlie,"  "The  Last  Journey," 
'Murder  by  An  Aristocrat,"  "Roam- 
ng  Lady." 

Clevelanders  Name 
Fund  Drive  Leaders 

Cleveland,  May  3. — Frank  Drew, 
ncal  chairman  for  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  drive,  has  appointed 
:hree  committees  to  handle  this  ter- 
ritory. Nat  Holt,  RKO  division  man- 
ager; Harry  E.  Long,  Loew  division 
manager ;  Nat  Wolf,  Warner  zone 
manager;  Earl  Johnson,  chairman  of 
the  first  Rogers'  drive,  and  Ernest 
Schwartz  will  take  care  of  the  major 
circuits. 

Another  committee  composed  of  all 
Cleveland  branch  managers  has  zoned 
the  territory  with  each  manager  tak- 
ing charge  of  one  or  more  zones. 

The  Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n.  makes  up  the  third  committee. 

Three  collections  a  day  during  the 
I>eak  hours  will  be  made  during  the 
week  of  the  drive,  May  22-28,  inclu- 
isive. 


"Deeds"  at  $72,000 
In  Its  Second  Week 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  gar- 
nered $72,000  in  its  second  week  at 
the  Music  Hall.  It  was  succeeded  by 
"Under  Two  Flags"  on  Thursday. 
According  to  Twentieth  Century  Fox, 
the  picture  had  a  big  opening  day. 

"The  Amateur  Gentleman"  ended 
its  week  at  the  Roxy  with  a  fair 
$24,500.  The  Palace,  with  "Singing 
Kid"  and  "Two  in  Revolt,"  tallied 
around  $7,000.  "Special  Investigator" 
at  the  Rialto  did  a  fair  business,  gross- 
ing approximately  $8,500. 

"Champagne  Charley"  goes  into  the 
Center  next  Wednesday,  succeeding 
"The  Country  Beyond." 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  booked 
"A  Connecticut  Yankee"  into  the 
Manhattan  RKO  houses  for  the  week 
May  19  and  into  the  Brooklyn  string 
starting  May  25. 

"Captain  January"  at  the  Capitol 
wound  up  with  an  indifferent  $21,500. 


i  Purely   Personal  ► 


Thomas  Expected  to 
Complete  Deal  Today 

Harry  H.  Thomas,  who  last  week 
stepped  out  of  First  Division,  the  com- 
pany he  founded  10  years  ago,  is  ex- 
pected to  complete  negotiations  either 
today  or  tomorrow  on  a  product  deal 
for  his  new  distribution  venture. 

Thomas  has  a  deal  virtually  set  to 
take  over  a  number  of  independently- 
produced  pictures  which  he  will  dis- 
pose of  through  state  rights  exchanges, 
possibly  holding  (the  Greater  New 
York  rights  for  himself. 


DICK  WATTS  is  in  line  for  Percy 
Hammond's  post  as  drama  critic 
of  The  New  York  Herald-Tribune. 
Howard  Barnes,  now  in  the  drama 
department,  would  assume  the  post  of 
film  critic.  Watts  is  on  his  way  to 
China  at  the  moment. 

• 

Doris  Zinkeisen,  British  portrait 
painter  and  costume  designer,  who  de- 
signed the  costumes  for  "Show  Boat," 
will  arrive  in  New  York  on  the  first 
voyage  of  the  Qwen  Mary. 

• 

George  Gammel  of  the  Gammel 
circuit,  Buffalo;  Abe  Stone,  Albany; 
and  John  Gardner,  Schenectady, 
have  returned  to  their  respective  cities 
after  a  short  visit  here. 

• 

Sylvia  Sidney  arrives  in  New 
York  today  from  Hollywood  en  route 
to  the  G.  B.  studios  to  star  in  a  pic- 
ture tentatively  titled  "Sabotage." 
She  sails  on  the  Berengaria  Friday. 
• 

Dave  Lewis,  former  M-G-M 
branch  manager  at  Havana,  will  leave 
today  to  take  charge  of  the  company's 
Tokio  office. 

• 

Robert  Edmond  Jones,  who  has 
just  finished  work  on  "Dancing  Pi- 
rate" for  Pioneer,  will  get  into  town 
today. 

• 

Joseph  G.  Samartano,  assistant 
manager  of  Loew's  Bedford,  Brook- 
lyn, will  be  married  Sept.  20  to  Marie 
Interrante. 

• 

Paul  Kelly  and  wife,  Dorothy, 
are  due  here  from  the  coast  today  by 
private  plane  as  guests  of  the  Roy 
Gordons. 

• 

Ben  Grauman  Kohn,  Jerome  Hor- 
win  and  Allen  Rivkin  have  sold 
their  original,  "Man  Must  Live,"  to 
Radio. 

• 

Milt  Kusell  plans  to  plane  to 
Buffalo  Thursday.  One  of  those  short 
trips. 

• 

Harold  Schilz  of  the  Department 
of  Justice  has  arrived  in  Buffalo  from 
St.  Louis. 

• 

David  V.  Picker,  son  of  Eugene 
of  Loew's,  is  minus  his  tonsils  these 
days. 

• 

Jack  Goldstein,  former  U.A.  ex- 
ploitation director,  has  opened  his  own 
publicity  bureau  in  Boston. 

• 

Katherine   Locke,    stage  player, 
has  been  signed  to  a  personal  manage- 
ment contract  by  B.  P.  Schulberg. 
• 

Fred  Meyers  returns  today  from 
New  England  after  giving  the  RKO 
theatres  the  once-over. 

• 

Sid  Rechetnik  is  busy  these  days 
poring  over  circulars  dealing  inviting 
data  for  a  Caribbean  cruise. 

• 

Charlie  Moskowitz  is  remaining 
in  Florida  for  another  week. 

• 

William  Shapiro  plans  to  leave  for 
the  coast  in  about  three  weeks. 

V.  I.  Verlinsky  of  Amkino  sails 
next  month  for  Moscow. 

Bill  Scully  is  in  Charlotte. 


BURGESS  MEREDITH  goes  to 
Hollywood  and  RKO  in  July. 
Margo,  the  feminine  lead  in  "Winter- 
set,"  stage  play,  opposite  Meredith, 
will  head  for  studios  in  London  at  the 
same  time. 

• 

Kitty  Carlisle  and  Francis 
Lederer  are  being  discussed  for  the 
new  Dietz-Schwartz  musical  which 
Max  Gordon  will  produce. 

• 

Clyde  Lucas  and  his  orchestra  open 
at  the  Hotel  New  Yorker  on  May  8 
for  the  summer.  They  will  broadcast 
twice  weekly. 

• 

Harry  Sherman  will  remain  in 
town  for  a  week.  Then  back  to  Hol- 
lywood. 

• 

John  C.  Flinn,  general  manager 
of  Pickford-Lasky  Prod.,  will  head 
for  Hollywood  in  about  a  week. 
• 

Rube  Jackter  and  his  new  green 
Buick  are  anxiously  awaiting  the 
opening  of  the  picnic  season. 

• 

Ernie  Morrell  of  M-G-M's  trans- 
portation department  is  handling  con- 
vention details. 

• 

Buster  West  and  Tom  Patricola 
have  been  signed  to  new  long-term 
contracts  by  Educational. 

• 

.  .  .  London 

Norman  File  quits  Reunion  to  be- 
come adviser  to  John  Henry  Iles, 
Margate  and  Blackpool  amusement 
enterprise  operator  and  backer  of  Joe 
Rock  Prod. 

John  Downing,  press  contact  for 
Herbert  Wilcox  Prod.,  handling  pub- 
licity for  Robert  T.  Kane's  New 
World  Pictures. 

W.  B.  Levy  named  as  Walt  Dis- 
ney's representative  in  the  United 
Kingdom  and  Continental  Europe. 

Richard  Haestier  and  Bill  Cee 
of  The  Star,  en  route  to  New  York 
and  Hollywood. 

Patrick  J.  Fryer  is  new  publicity 
manager  for  RCA  Photophone. 

I.      W.      SCHLESINGER      of  South 

African  Theatres,  en  route  here. 
• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

Sunnie  O'Dea's  cousin,  Tommy 
Steele,  is  in  this  year's  Pitt  Cap  and 
Gown  show,  like  his  celebrated  film 
relative  a  tap-dancer,  too. 

Mike  Cullen  and  his  wife  are  leav- 
ing shortly  for  a  two-week  vacation 
at  Daytona  Beach  where  the  Penn 
manager  will  rest. 

"Waddy"  Watson  in  town  doing 
the  exploitation  for  the  roadshow  en 
gagement  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld." 

Harold  Lund  back  at  the  Ross 
Federal  office  after  a  week's  visit  on 
the  coast  with  Dick  Powell. 

Mike  Cullen  driving  to  Daytona 
Beach,  Fla.,  the  end  of  this  month  for 
a  two-week  vacation. 

Ed  (Hip)  Segal,  manager  of  the 
Ritz,  and  Sylvia  Steiner  to  be  mar 
ried  Mav  10. 

Lew  Lefton  and  family  have  just 
celebrated  their  18th  wedding  anni 
versary. 

Wade  Whittman  from  Cleveland 
is  the  new  assistant  manager  at  the 
Penn. 

Charlie  Rich,  Warner  exchange 
manager,  down  with  the  flu. 

Harry  Harris  back  after  several 
months  in  Miami. 


Films  to  Cooperate 
On  Playwright  Plan 

Film  companies  are  cooperating 
with  a  new  bureau  organized  by  The- 
resa Helburn,  one  of  the  heads  of  the 
Theatre  Guild,  to  discover  and  aid 
new  play-writing  talent  in  American 
universities. 

Six  prizes  of  $500  each,  fellowships 
of  $2,500  and  scholarships  of  $1,200 
will  be  awarded  annually  for  plays  of 
merit  submitted  to  the  bureau  by 
students.  Film  companies  will  par- 
ticipate in  the  financing  of  any  of  the 
plays  deemed  suitable  for  production 
and  will  also  contribute  to  the  prize 
funds. 

Film  company  sponsors  cooperating 
with  the  new  bureau  are  Richard  Aid- 
rich,  Columbia;  J.  Robert  Rubin, 
M-G-M  ;  Russell  Holman,  Paramount ; 
Leta  Bauer,  RKO ;  Franklin  Under- 
wood, Twentieth  Century-Fox ;  Wil- 
lard  McKay,  Universal  and  Jacob 
Wilk,  Warners.  Plays  selected  for 
production  will  be  purchased  on  the 
terms  of  whatever  contract  may  be 
adopted  as  a  result  of  the  negotiations 
under  way  between  the  League  of 
N.  Y.  Theatres  and  the  Dramatists' 
Guild,  or,  if  no  agreement  is  reached, 
the  league's  contract  will  be  used, 
Miss  Helburn  said. 

Film  companies  sponsoring  the  bu- 
reau will,  in  rotation,  finance  the  pro- 
duction of  the  plays. 


Ross  Federal  Mushes 
Northward  to  Alaska 

New  Deal  colonization  of  Alaska 
has  forced  exhibitors  in  the  territory 
to  keep  the  lights  up  through  the  six- 
months  Arctic  night,  boosting  business 
to  new  all-time  high  levels  and  pre- 
senting distributors  with  a  new  head- 
ache through  their  inability  to  check 
on  the  increased  receipts. 

The  problem  will  be  solved  for  the 
distributors  in  about  two  months,  for 
northward  with  the  course  of  percent- 
age deals  goes  Ross  Federal  Service. 
W.  H.  Earles,  manager  of  the  Ross 
Seattle  office,  leaves  today  for  Alaska 
to  direct  and  train  a  new  field  force 
to  operate  in  the  chilblain  belt.  Head- 
quarters will  probably  be  established 
in  Juneau  and  by  July  1  there  should 
be  a  Ross  checker  near  the  entrance 
to  every  cinematic  igloo  along  the 
Bering  seacoast. 

Last  reports  mushed  out  of  the  ter- 
ritory handed  Alaska  a  count  of  17 
theatres  with  a  total  seating  capacity 
of  about  10,000.  Juneau,  Nome  and 
Ketchikan  had  three  each. 


Exhibitors  Protest 
Free  Gimbel  Films 

Philadelphia,  May  3. — Downtown 
exhibitors  have  begun  to  object  to 
Gimbel  Brothers'  free  films  to  be 
shown  four  times  daily  for  a  month 
by  the  department  store.  The  pro- 
gram consists  of  about  an  hour  of 
screen  entertainment  culled  from  old- 
time  films,  including  a  William  S. 
Hart  western,  a  Chaplin  and  a  collec- 
tion of  early  newsreels. 

Exhibitors  are  complaining  that  the 
shows  will  cut  into  their  matinee 
grosses  as  they  depend  on  the  shoppers 
for  much  of  their  business.  One  ex- 
hibitor stated  that  he  was  going  to 
advertise  a  "January  White  Sale."  On 
the  other  hand,  another  exhibitor 
chalked  it  up  to  retribution.  "If  the- 
atres give  away  dishes  and  home  sup- 
plies, I  suppose  we  can't  object  to  a 
store  giving  away  films,"  he  said. 


IT  WILL  KEEP  THEM  GUESSING... 

and  they'll  laugh  as  they're  baffled  and  thrilled  I 

This  puzzled  girl  —  was  she  a  poison  queen?  This  scoffing  reporter  —  did 
he  believe  her  innocent?  His  muddle-minded  stooge  —  would  his 
snooping  snare  the  killer?   The  answer  is  spelled  e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-tl 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


F 

KNGEL 


Y  with 

FRANCES  DEE  -  BRIAN  D0NLEV1I 


HELEN  WESTLEY 
HENRY  STEPHENSON 
SARA  HADEN 

a  DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK 
20th  Century  Production 

Presented  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck 

Directed  by  Sidney  Lanfield 

Associate  Producer  Kenneth  Macgowan 

Screen  play  by  Bess  Meredyth,  Gene  Fowler  and 
Allen  Rivkin.  Based  on  a  story  by  F.  Tennyson  Jesse 


The  Leading 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  106 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  MAY  5,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


}06-Allied 

Merger  Moves 
\re  Suspended 

ross-Picketing  Resumed 
In  Many  Sections 


After  several  months  of  palavering, 
egotiations  between  Local   306  and 
.Hied   are  off.    The  latter  charges 
<>cal  306  walked  out  on  every  prom- 
e  made.    Cross-picketing  has  been 
.•sumed  on  Broadway. 
Onlv  George  E.  Browne,  head  of  the 
A.  T.  S.  E.,  of  which  Local  306  is 
unit,  can  bring  about  a  coalition  of 
ie  two  unions,  it  was  intimated  by 
:   Allied  representative  yesterday. 
"The  last  time   I   sat  down  with 
irowne,"  the  Allied  spokesman  de- 
lared,  "he  said  the  original  deal  was 
oing  through. 
"However,  since  then  Local  306  has 
roken   its   promise,   walked  out  on 
very  agreement  made.   I  will  not  sit 
own   writh   them   again   on  merger 
ilks.  If  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  wants  to 
lake  a  deal  with  Allied,  that's  okay ; 

(Continued  on  pope  4) 


Irand  Nat'l  Takes 
Far  West  Exchanges 

Grand  National  Films  has  completed 
rrangements  to  take  over  the  opera- 
on  of  Far  West  Exchanges  on  or 
tfore  Sept.  1.  Far  West  operates 
xchanges  in  Los  Angeles,  San  Fran- 
isco,  Seattle  and  Portland.  This 
eal  marks  the  first  step  in  Grand 
National's  recently  announced  plans 
_  r  a  national  distribution  setup. 

Mel  Hulling  and  Sam  Berkowitz 
ame  on  from  the  coast  last  week  and 
ne  deal  was  closed  with  Edward  L. 
vlperson.  Alperson  has  stated  that 
oth  Hulling  and  Berkowitz  will  con- 
inue  their  association  with  the  new 
rganization. 

It  is  not  improbable  that  other  in- 
ependent  exchanges  will  be  acquired 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


B&K  Adopt  Double 
Bills  Outside  Loop 

Chicago,  May  4. — John  Balaban 
old  Motiox  Picture  Daily  today 
hat  Balaban  &  Katz  have  definitely 
letermined  to  adopt  a  double  feature 
ralicy  in  all  of  their  theatres  outside 
if  the  Loop  within  the  next  two  or 
hree  weeks.  The  success  of  twin  bills 
n  other  cities,  he  added,  has  prompted 
he  policy  change. 

Aaron  Saperstein,  president  of  Al- 
ien1 of  Illinois,  said:  "If  B.  &  K. 
:tart  a  dual  policy  Allied  will  fight 
hem  in  every  way  possible.  Our  or- 
ganization is  violently  opposed  to  dual 
Mils." 


Judges  Decide  Awards  for 
Ampa  Members 9  Work  Today 


Today  is  the  day  when  judge  and 
committees  named  by  Ampa  will  meet 
in  the  College  Room  of  the  Astor  to 
decide  the  winners  of  the  best  trade 
ad,  the  foremost  advertisement  ad- 
dressed to  the  public,  the  best  poster 
and  the  most  practical  press  sheet. 
Each  classification  will  be  determined 
by  a  separate  list  of  judges. 

Trade  paper  publishers  and  editors 
and  advertising  agency  executives  who 
will  figure  out  the  ace  trade  ad  will 
be  Jack  Alicoate,  Film  Daily;  Martin 
Quigley,  Motion  Picture  Herald; 
Elias  E.  Sugarman,  Billboard;  Jay 
Emanuel,    the    Exhibitor;  Charles 


Lewis,  Showmen's  Trade  Review; 
Joe  Gallagher.  Box  Office;  Tom 
Hamlin,  Film  Curb;  Joseph  E.  Han- 
son, executive  vice-president  of  the 
Frank  Presbrey  Advertising  Agency; 
Gerald  Lauck,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  the  New  York  office  of  N.  W. 
Aver  &  Son,  and  Red  Kann,  Motion 
Picture  Daily. 

The  best  ad  addressed  to  the  public 
will  be  judged  by  the  following  ad- 
vertising agency  executives,  magazine 
publishers,  newspaper  executives  and 
heads  of  large  advertising  concerns : 
Bernarr   Macfadden   and   George  T. 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


KAO  and  Keith 
3-Mo.  Profits 


Kuhn,  Loeb; 
Cravath  Win 


In  Huge  Jump    On  Para.  Fees 


Profits  nearly  10  times  larger  than 
those  for  the  same  period  last  year 
are  shown  in  reports  just  issued  by 
Keith-Albee-Orpheum  Corp.,  and  B. 
F.  Keith  Corp.  and  subsidiaries  for  the 
first  three  months  of  this  year  end- 
ing March  28. 

This  year  the  three-month  net  for 
KAO  is'  $274,049.04  after  all  charges. 
Last  year  it  was  $28,954.95  for  the 
same  period.  The  B.  F.  Keith  net, 
also  after  all  charges,  is  $238,326.40 
for  the  first  1936  quarter.  For  the 
1935  first  quarter  the  net  was 
$29,820.13. 

Gross  profits  for  KAO  before  pro- 
vision for  depreciation  and  income 
taxes  this  year  was  $521,103.59.  Last 
vear  for  the  same  period  it  was 
$252,203.99. 

Depreciation  totaled  $184,014.55, 
considerably  less  than  for  the  same 
period  in  1935.  when  it  was  $210,- 

(Continued  on  pane  4) 


Pact  Limitation 
Voted  by  Writers 

Hollywood.  May  4. — The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  has  voted  unanimously 
for  Article  12  of  the  constitution  and 
bylaws  at  the  annual  meeting  at  the 
Hollywood  Athletic  Club._  Article  12 
nrovides  for  amalgamation  of  the 
Guild  with  the  Authors'  League,  and 
prohibits  the  signing  of  any  contract 
bv  a  writer  with  a  producer  bevond 
May  2,  1938. 

The  vote  was  taken  without  the 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.,  former  Para- 
mount bankers,  and  Cravath,  de  Gers- 
dorff,  Swain  &  Wood,  attorneys  for 
the  bank,  were  allowed  fees  for  their 
services  in  the  Paramount  Publix  re- 
organization under  a  decision  handed 
down  yesterday  by  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals,  in  a  reversal  of 
Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe,  who 
had  disallowed  the  applications  of  the 
two  for  fees. 

The  circuit  court  sustained  Judge 
Coxe  in  refusing  to  grant  increases 
in  the  allowances  made  by  him  to 
Root,  Clark.  Buckner  &  Ballantine, 
counsel  to  the  Paramount  trustees ; 
Cook,  Nathan  &  Lehman,  attorneys 
for  the  Paramount  stockholders'  com- 
mittee and  for  Paramount,  and  Cover- 
dale  &  Colpitts,  industrial  engineers, 
retained  by  the  stockholders'  com- 
mittee. 

The  circuit  court  awarded  Kuhn. 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Producers  Active, 
40  Films  in  Work 

Hollywood,  May  4. — Despite  rum- 
blings of  trouble  brewing  between 
writers  and  producers,  20  scripts  were 
being  whipped  into  shape  last  week 
for  production  within  two  weeks,  indi- 
cating heavy  shooting  schedules  for 
at  least  another  month. 

Actual  feature  work  dropped  slightly 
with  40  pictures  in  work  as  compared 
to  43  for  the  previous  week.  Short 
subjects  showed  an  increase  to  six 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Highest  Court 
Denies  Metro 
"Lynton"  Plea 

Plagiarism  Ruling  Stands 
In  Domain  Case 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  May  4.— The  U.S. 
Supreme  Court  today  refused  an  in- 
terpretation of  the  copyright  act  as  it 
applies  to  material  in  the  public  do- 
main, in  denying  a  petition  by  M-G-M, 
in  which  a  number  of  other  producers 
joined,  for  a  review  of  the  decision  of 
the  N.Y.  Federal  courts  in  the  action 
involving  the  M-G-M  picture,  "Letty 
Lynton." 

The  suit,  which  was  brought  against 
the  company  by  Edward  Sheldon  and 
Margaret  Ayer  Barnes,  authors  of  the 
play,  "Dishonored  Lady,"  charged  the 
film  plagiarized  the  stage  play.  The 
U.S.  District  Court  in  1934  found  in 
favor  of  M-G-M,  but  the  U.S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  reversed  the  lower 
court  decision  on  Jan.  17,  this  year. 
The  petition  to  the  Supreme  Court 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Molyneaux's  Ruling 
Goes  to  High  Court 

Washington,  May  4. — A  U.S.  Su- 
preme Court  review  of  the  action  of 
Judge  Molyneaux  in  dismissing  the 
St.  Louis  suit  without  prejudice  was 
asked  today  by  the  companies  involved 
in  the  proceeding. 

At  the  Dep't.  of  Justice  the  filing  of 
the  petition  was  considered  "legal 
strategy." 

Officials  of  the  department  pointed 
out  that  the  stipulation  reached  last 
week  in  New  York  was  based  on  the 
condition  that  the  companies  would 
supply  product  to  the  houses  which 
had  complained,  and  the  Government 
reserves  the  right  to  have  the  suit 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Report  F.  &  M.  Deal 
For  Warner  Interest 

St.  Louis,  May  4. — Following  the 
purchase  of  Warners'  42  per  cent 
stock  interest  in  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.  for  $195,000,  F.  &  M.  is 
understood  to  be  making  a  deal  with 
the  same  company  for  an  outright 
buy  of  Skouras  Bros.  Enterprises, 
which  owns  52  per  cent  of  the  circuit 
of  20  neighborhood  houses.  One  of 
the  houses  is  in  Granite  City,  111. 

Harry  C.  Arthur,  who  negotiated 
the  settlement  of  the  Government's 
anti-trust  suit  against  Warners,  Para- 
mount and  RKO  in  New  York  last 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuetday,  May  5,  1936' 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  5,  1936 


No.  106 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
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righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
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celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
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tee. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter.  January 

4.  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Film  Board  Meeting 
Time  May  Be  Shifted 

Members  of  the  New  York  Film 
Board  of  Trade  will  hold  a  special 
meeting  today  at  the  Cinema  Club  to 
discuss  the  holding  of  regular  meet- 
ings during  the  day  rather  than  at 
night.  The  new  plan  is  to  be  a  sum- 
mer policy  and  will  most  likely  be  ap- 
proved. 

Currently,  local  branch  managers 
meet  every  other  Wednesday  night 
at  the  Paramount  Bldg.  to  map  out 
week-to-week  operations. 


Roxy  Fee  Is  Allowed 

Judge  Francis  G.  Caffey  in  Federal 
Court  yesterdav  granted  an  allowance 
of  $47,000  to  the  law  firm  of  Pros- 
kauer,  Rose  &  Paskus  for  services  to 
receivers  of  the  Roxy  Theatres  Corp. 
The  period  of  service  was  from  July 
1st.  1932.  to  June  14th,  1934.  H.  S. 
Cullen,  as  trustee  for  the  Roxy  The- 
atres Corp.,  was  empowered  to  make 
the  payments  from  time  to  time. 


Paul  Muni  Honored 

Recognition  for  "the  finest  dramatic 
performance  of  the  year"  has  been 
awarded  Paul  Muni  for  his  work  in 
"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur"  by 
Stage  Magazine  in  its  current  issue. 


ITOA  Merger  Move 
Delayed  to  May  13 

Ratification  of  the  T.O.C.C.-I.T.O. 
A.  merger  by  the  latter  exhibitor  or- 
ganization will  not  be  made  until  May 
13,  it  was  learned  yesterday.  A  com- 
mittee composed  of  Maurice  Fleisch- 
man,  Louis  Meyers,  Hyman  Rachmil 
and  Bernard  Barr,  appointed  at  the 
last  I.T.O.A.  general  meeting  to  work 
out  the  details,  will  report  to  the 
board  of  directors  tomorrow. 

The  board,  in  turn,  will  report  to  the 
members  at  the  regular  May  13  session 
at  the  Hotel  Lincoln.  At  this  con- 
clave the  membership  will  formally 
ratify  the  amalgamation.  Harry 
Brandt,  head  of  the  I.T.O.A.,  will  be 
reelected  to  the  presidency  next  week. 

Although  Howard  S.  Cullman,  trus- 
tee of  the  Roxy,  is  being  sought  to 
head  the  combined  units,  it  is  under- 
stood he  will  not  accept  the  post,  hav- 
ing been  offered  another  proposition 
which  he  is  said  to  be  considering. 


Two  Bronx  Managers 
Are  Held  for  Trial 

After  having  been  arrested  for  al- 
legedly conducting  a  lottery,  Gus 
Bouzis,  manager  of  the  Rosedale,  and 
Frank  Valente,  operator  of  the  Boro, 
have  been  paroled  by  Magistrate  Ford 
in  Bronx  Magistrate's  Court  for  hear- 
ing in  Special  Sessions. 

The  arrest  of  the  two  men  is  in  line 
with  the  campaign  by  District  Attor- 
ney Foley  to  end  chance  games. 

Louis  Weber,  attorney  for  Skouras 
Theatres,  yesterday  was  successful  in 
having  a  complaint  against  the  Park 
Plaza  on  Bank  Night  dismissed  in  the 
Bronx  Magistrates'  Court  by  Magis- 
trate Murphy.  Last  week  a  similar 
case  against  the  Valentine  was  thrown 
out  by  Magistrate  Ford. 


Yates  Paid  $75,000, 
SEC  Report  Reveals 

Washington,  May  4. — H.  J.  Yates 
last  year  received  $75,000  as  presi- 
dent of  Consolidated  Film  Industries, 
Inc..  it  is  shown  in  the  annual  report 
of  the  company  filed  with  the  Securi- 
ties and  Exchange  Commission. 

M.  H.  Levenstein  received  $39,000 
for  legal  services,  and  R.  I.  Poucher. 
vice-president,  was  paid  $19,746.  Fin- 
layson.  Bennett  and  Morrow,  attor- 
neys, were  paid  $45,000. 

The  company  was  shown  to  have 
as  100  per  cent  owned  subsidiaries 
the  American  Record  Corn..  Bruns- 
wick Record  Corp.,  Studio  Camera  Co. 
("inactive),  Lubin  Publishinsr  Corp., 
Cinema  Patents  Co.  and  Biograph 
Studios. 


/.  /.  Milstein  Made 
Republic  Vice-Pres. 

Los  Angeles.  May  4. — J.  J.  Mil- 
stein. western  division  sales  manager 
for  Republic,  was  today  made  vice- 
president  of  the  organization  in  charge 
of  sales.  He  had  resigned  from 
M-G-M  a  month  ago  to  take  the 
Republic  divisional  post. 

Milstein  left  by  plane  today  for 
New  York  where  he  will  make  his 
headquarters. 


Milder,  Griffiths  Coming 

London.  May  4. — Max  Milder  and 
D.  E.  Griffiths  sail  for  New  York  on 
the  Berengaria  May  20  to  attend  the 
Warner  sales  convention. 


France  Honors  Kent 

Paris,  May  4. — One  of  the 
surprises  of  the  Twentieth 
Century  -  Fox  international 
convention  which  closed  here 
Saturday  was  the  presenta- 
tion of  the  cross  of  an  offi- 
cer of  the  Legion  of  Honor 
to  S.  R.  Kent.  He  was  al- 
ready a  chevalier. 

Benjamin  Miggins,  European 
manager,  made  the  announce- 
ment and  the  presentation 
was  made  by  M.  Bigot  in  be- 
half of  Foreign  Minister 
Pierre  Flandin. 


Four-Weeks'  Music 
Strike  Is  Settled 

The  strike  of  members  of  Local  802 
of  the  A.  F.  M.,  originally  called  four 
weeks  ago  against  92  music  publishers 
in  the  city,  was  settled  yesterday  at 
the  last  of  a  series  of  conferences  be- 
tween a  strike  committee  headed  by 
William  Feinberg,  vice-president  of 
the  union,  and  a  committee  of  pub- 
lishers led  by  John  G.  Paine,  of  the 
Music  Publishers'  Protective  Ass'n. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  settlement, 
union  recognition  was  obtained  and 
an  average  increase  in  wages,  includ- 
ing both  weekly  and  piece  work  ar- 
rangements, of  about  33  per  cent  was 
agreed  upon.  The  union  members,  in- 
cluding copyists  and  arrangers,  are 
expected  to  return  to  work  today.  In- 
dividual settlements  had  been  made 
during  the  course  of  the  strike  with 
about  30  independent  publishers. 
About  20  of  the  major  publishers 
were  represented  in  the  Protective 
Ass'n.  Other  independent  companies 
are  expected  to  fall  in  line  rapidly, 
it  was  indicated.  A  closed  shop  for 
New  York  was  assured. 


Cinema  Club  Board 
Asked  to  Induction 

The  20  governors  of  the  Cinema 
Club  have  been  invited  to  be  guests 
of  the  club  today  when  the  personnel 
of  the  board  will  be  formally  inducted. 
The  governors  are :  Neil  F.  Agnew, 
Jack  Alicoate,  Joseph  Bernhard,  Harry 
D.  Buckley,  Jack  Cohn,  Sam  Dem- 
bow.  Ned  E.  Depinet.  Stanleigh  P. 
Friedman,  Earle  W.  Hammons,  Aus- 
tin C.  Keough,  Willard  S.  McKay, 
Joseph  H.  Moskowitz,  Louis  Nizer, 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  Martin  Quigley. 
Phil  Reisman,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Louis 
K.  Sidney,  Frank  C.  Walker  and 
Herbert  T.  Yates. 


20th -Fox  to 
Drop  English 
Quota  Film 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  4. — Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox will  drop  quota  pictures  ii 
England  as  a  result  of  its  arrange- 
ment for  four  from  Robert  T.  Kane's 
New  World  Films  and  six  from  ar 
unnamed  producer,  declared  Josepr 
M.  Schenck,  chairman  of  the  board 
today. 

Kane's  first  will  be  "The  Sport  of 
Kings"  in  Technicolor. 

Schenck  said  he  hoped  to  complete 
the  deal  with  the  British  producer 
before  sailing  for  New  York  May  2r. 
on  the  Berengaria  with  S.  R.  Kent  and 
W.  J.  Hutchinson. 


"Trail"  Suit  to  Start 

Trial  of  the  suit  brought  against 
Paramount  by  the  Trail  Co.,  alleg- 
ing that  some  of  the  vital  production 
rights  to  "The  Trail  of  the  Lone- 
some Pine"  were  not  acquired  by 
Paramount,  may  be  reached  in  N.  Y. 
Supreme  court  here  today  or  tomor- 
row. 

Paramount  asserts  that  it  purchased 
all  of  the  dramatic  rights  necessary 
to  the  production  of  the  film. 


Kent   for  Honest  Business 

Paris,  May  4. — Honesty  and  friend- 
ship in  business  were  urged  by  S.  R. 
Kent  as  the  highlight  of  his  address 
before  the  international  convention  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  sales  repre- 
sentatives here. 

Kent  told  the  convention  that  the 
production  schedule  was  the  biggest 
in  the  company's  history  and  that  in- 
creased business  is  expected. 

The  four-day  convention  is  re- 
garded as  a  huge  success.  It  was  the 
first  European  convention  of  the  com- 
pany and  was  attended  by  80  repre- 
sentatives from  26  countries.  "Under 
Two  Flags,"  "The  Road  to  Glory" 
and  "Poor  Rich"  were  screened. 

Kent,  W.  J.  Hutchinson,  Ben  Mig 
gins  and  others  followed  Schenck  to 
London,  where  the  London  convention 
will  open  May  7  and  close  May 
with  a  dinner  at  the  Savoy. 

F.  L.  Harley,  managing  director  in 
England,  will  preside. 


Annabella  Signed 

London,  May  4. — New  Work 
Films,  which  will  produce  for  Twen 
tieth  Century-Fox,  has  signed  Anna 
bella,  French  player,  on  a  three-year 
contract.  Her  first  will  get  under 
way  after  she  makes  "Ballerina"  for 
A.  T.  P. 


Allied  Cash  $2,114,569 

Allied  Owners  Corp.,  which  owns 
the  Brooklyn  Paramount,  Loew's  Pit- 
kin. Valencia  and  Kings,  and  the- 
atres at  Birmingham,  Ala.,  Fremont, 
O.,  and  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  reported 
cash  on  hand  as  of  April  1  amount- 
ing to  $2,114,569. 

Operations  for  the  month  of  Marc! 
resulted  in  receipts  of  $78,292,  dis 
bursements  of  $62,699,  or  a  profit  of 
$25,593  for  the  month.  Allied  Own 
ers  is  just  completing  its  reorganiza- 
tion under  Section  77-B. 


Approve  Fox  Judgment 

A  judgment  for  $188.  approved  by 
Tustice  Charles  B.  McLaughlin,  was 
filed  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yester- 
day on  behalf  of  Fox  Film  Corp. 
against  Hygrade  Amusement  Co.. 
Inc.,  as  money  due  on  three  checks. 


Schaefer  Going  West 

George  J.  Schaefer,  slated  to  go 
west  last  night,  will  await  first  bul- 
letins today  on  Samuel  Goldwyn's  op 
eration  and  leave  tonight. 

The  sole  purpose  of  the  trip  is  to 
line  up  United  Artists'  program  for 
next  season  and  to  set  the  annual  sales 
convention. 


Donat  Denies  Deal 

London,  May  4. — Robert  Donat  de- 
nies he  has  signed  a  two-picture  deal 
with  Max  Schach  of  Capitol  Prod,  as 
stated  bv  Schach  recently. 


WHY  WE  ARE  NOT 

USING  "SHOW  BOAT" 

AS  A  ROAD-SHOW: 

We  are  not  entirely  crazy  in  refusing  to  yield 
to  the  temptation  to  use  "Show  Boat"  as  a  road-show. 

Everybody  who  has  seen  it  says  it  should  be  a 
road-show,  with  openings  at  high  prices. 

Under  our  contracts,  we  could  do  this,  but  we 
have  a  feeling  that  it  would  not  be  quite  the  proper 
thing  to  do. 

We  are  asking  all  exhibitors  who  have  "Show 
Boat"  under  contract  to  improve  the  terms  of  their  con- 
tracts and  they  are  doing  it.  They  know  as  well  as  we 
do  that  we  undersold  it. 

In  fact  they  are  so  decent  about  it,  so  willing 
to  meet  us  more  than  half  way,  that  it  would  be  a  rather 

indecent  thing  for  us  to  milk  their  territories  with  road- 
shows. 

Therefore  "Show  Boat"  will  go  to  regular  movie 
theatres  when  they  need  it  most. 

The  new  Universal  starts  off  by  offering  the 
finest  picture  it  has  ever  made  without  a  single  road- 
show—and it  does  so  solely  for  the  purpose  of  showing 

its  good  faith. 

When  you  see  "Show  Boat"  you  will  still  think 
we  are  crazy  for  not  road-showing  it! 

R.  H.  COCHRANE, 
President,  Universal  Pictures 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  5,  I93< 


"Small  Town" 
Philadelphia 
Top,  $17,000 


Philadelphia,  May  4. — Top  figure 
in  town  was  scored  by  "Small  Town 
Girl"  with  $17,000  after  a  steady  build 
at  the  Boyd.  It  was  held  a  second 
week.  Also  good  for  eight  days  at 
the  Fox  was  "Message  to  Garcia," 
with  $18,000,  while  the  $15,500  which 
"Mr.  Deeds"  got  on  its  second  week 
at  the  Stanley  almost  made  Warners 
hold  it  over.  A  slump  in  the  last  two 
days  resulted  in  its  being  pulled. 

Going  into  its  fourth  roadshow  week 
at  the  Chestnut,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
is  still  clicking  big  with  capacity  night 
shows.  Matinees  are  weaker,  holding 
down  the  total  gross.  The  figure  for 
the  third  week  was  $13,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $96,300. 
Average  (excluding  "Great  Ziegfeld") 
is  $81,360. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30: 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
ALDINE — (1,200),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days,  3rd 
week.    Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $8,160) 
"THE   UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd,  run) 

ARCADIA — (600) ,  25c-40c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,300.     (Average,  $2,800) 

"SMALL   TOWN    GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$17,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CHESTNUT— (1,500),  55c-86c-$1.10-$1.65, 
7  days,  3rd  week.    Gross:  $13,500. 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,000),  25c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Stage:  "Revue  Parisienne"  with  Roger 
Pryor,  Bert  Walton,  Nellie  Arnaut  and 
Bros.,  Ray  Royce,  Helen  Denizon,  Gypsy 
Roma-je.  Gross:  $12,500.  (Average,  $12,000) 

"MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (2ftth-Fox) 

FOX — (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  8  days.  Stage: 
Don  Costello,  Prof.  Lamberti,  Roy  Camp- 
bell's Royalists.  Gross:  $18,000.  (Average, 
7  days,  $14,000) 

"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

KARLTON— (1,000),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),    30c-40c-50c,    6  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  7  days,  $4,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

STANLEY— (3,700),  40c-55c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $15,500.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE    WALKING    DEAD"  (W.B.) 

STANTON— (1,700),  3Oc-4Oc-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Deeds"  Is  Omaha 
Smash  at  $6,700 

Omaha,  May  4. — "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town"  had  what  it  takes  to  bring 
out  the  cash  customers  here.  At  the 
end  of  seven  days  the  Brandeis  gross 
had  gone  up  to  $6,700.  Normal  is 
$3,500. 

"Captain  January"  and  "Boulder 
Dam"  on  a  dual  at  the  Orpheum 
pulled  in  a  big  way  with  a  take  of 
$9,100,  over  the  line  by  $1,600. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $20,050. 
Average  is  $14,750. 

Estimated  takings: 

Week  Ending  April  29: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

OMAHA— (2,200).  25c-40c,  5  days.  Gross: 

$4,150.    (Average,  $3,750) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $6,700.     (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (2<rth-Fox) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,100.     (Average,  $7,500) 


66 


Unguarded, 
Show,  Leader 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  May  4.  —  "The  Un- 
guarded Hour"  and  a  Major  Bowes 
amateur  unit  went  out  front  in  a  gen- 
eral spring  pickup  here  last  week  by 
taking  $21,000  at  the  Stanley.  This 
topped  normal  by  $3,000. 

"The  Ghost  Goes  West"  proved  its 
drawing  powers  by  getting  $7,000  at 
the  Alvin,  up  by  $2,000,  in  six  days. 
"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine" 
was  still  $1,000  over  the  line  at  $6,000 
in  the  Warner. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  was  a  disappoint- 
ment at  the  Penn  on  a  take  of  $9,000. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $44,800. 
Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30 : 

"GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

ALVIN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  9  days.  Gross: 
7,000.    (Average,  for  6  days,  $5,000,) 

"WE'RE  ONLY  HUMAN,"  (Radio) 
"DRAKE  THE  PIRATE"  (First  Division) 

CASINO— (1,800),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,800.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

NIXON  —  (2,100),  55c-$1.65,  12  perform- 
ances.   Gross:  $14,500. 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-40c,   7_  days.  Gross: 
$9,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

STANLEY— (3,600),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Major  Bowes'  amateurs.  Gross:  $21,000. 
(Average,  $18,000) 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week  downtown.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 


"Small  Town"  Dual 
Best  in  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee,  May  4. — "Small  Town 
Girl"  and  "Garden  Murder  Case,"  a 
dual  bill  at  Fox's  Wisconsin,  took  top 
money,  $8,300,  in  what  proved  to  be  a 
skidding  week  soaped  by  several  days 
of  spring  weather.  This  take  was 
just  $300  above  par. 

Second  honors  went  to  "Sutter's 
Gold"  and  "The  Widow  from  Monte 
Carlo"  with  a  $5,800  take  at  the  War- 
ner. Other  business  slumped,  "Every- 
body's Old  Man"  and  "The  Moon's 
Our  Home,"  being  pulled  at  Fox's 
Palace  after  a  five-day  play  in  favor 
of  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  and 
'"Till  We  Meet  Again." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,400. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  28: 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

PALACE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  5  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"DON'T  GAMBLE  ON  LOVE"  (Col.) 

RIVERSIDE— (2,300).  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Joe  Frisco,  Brown  &  Ames,  Paul 
Kirkland.  Lee  Murray  &  Peggy  Reese, 
Peggy  Geary  Girls.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Aver- 
age, $5,000) 

"SUTTER'S   GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"WIDOW    FROM    MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.B.) 

WARNER  —  (2,400),  25c-40c,  7  da  vs. 
Gross:  $5,800.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"GARDEN    MURDER    CASE"  (M-G-M) 

WISCONSIN— (3,200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,300.     (Average,  $8,000) 

Week  Ending  May  1: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO   GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox) 

STRAND  —  (1,400),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,800.  (Extended  first  run  after 
one  week  in  Wisconsin). 


Poetic  Justice 

Thomasville,  Ga.,  May  4. — 
Nat  Williams,  manager  of  the 
Rose  and  a  former  member 
of  the  City  Council,  twice  ar- 
rested in  connection  with  his 
attempt  to  operate  the  thea- 
tre on  Sunday  for  a  charity 
benefit,  is  being  boomed  for 
mayor. 


Previn  Heads  "U"  Music 

Hollywood,  May  4. — Charles  Pre- 
vin has  been  signed  as  musical  direc- 
tor at  Universal,  the  first  time  since 
1931  that  post  has  been  filled  with 
other  than  conductors  signed  for  one 
picture  at  a  time.  Previn,  who  has 
been  conducting  the  Real  Silk  radio 
program  for  the  last  two  years,  was 
associated  formerly  with  the  Shu- 
berts,  Florenz  Ziegfeld,  Klaw  &  Er- 
langer,  Charles  Dillingham,  George 
Gershwin,  the  Roxy  and  the  Music 
Hall. 


Milliken  at  Princeton 

Carl  E.  Milliken,  secretary  of  the 
M.P.P.D.A.,  will  address  a  class  at 
Princeton  on  Friday  on  "The  Motion 
Picture  in  Public  Opinion,"  as  the 
guest  of  Prof.  Harwood  Childs  of  the 
Dep't.  of  Social  Science.  Milliken 
will  take  the  place  of  Will  H.  Hays, 
who  was  scheduled  to  address  the 
class,  but  has  been  delayed  on  the 
coast. 


"Things"  Gets  $20,000 

The  second  week  of  "Things  to 
Come"  at  the  Rivoli  approximated 
$20,000.  "I  Married  a  Doctor"  in  its 
second  stanza  at  the  Strand  tallied 
around  $9,500. 


Warners  Buy  Drama 

Warners  have  secured  world  film 
rights  and  American  stage  rights  to 
"The  White  Horse  Inn,"  Erik  Charell 
play  which  has  been  a  sensation  in 
Europe  and  Australia. 


Wall  Street 


Eastman  Best 

High 

Columbia,  vtc  ...  32 

Consolidated    4/ 

Consolidated,  pfd  15% 

Eastman   159/ 

Loew's,    Inc  46 

Paramount    8% 

Paramount  1  pfd.  67^6 
Paramount  2  pfd.  9y%, 

Pathe    m 

RKO    5Ys, 

20th  Century-Fox  23/ 
Universal,  pfd  ...  97 
Warner  Bros  10 


Board  Gain 

Net 

Low  Close  Change 


32 

4/ 
15/ 

158/ 
45/ 

8/ 
(>m 
m 
&ys 
sy% 

23 
97 
9V4 


32 

4/2 
15/ 
159 
46 

8% 
67% 

9/ 

m 

554 
2VA 
97 

9/8 


/ 

-  / 

-  / 

+21/ 
+  / 


-2/ 


+  / 


Little  Curb  Action 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    254      2f&  254   

Technicolor    27        26/     27        —  / 

Trans-Lux    354      3%      354     +  / 

Universal    10        10  10   

Bonds  Move  Fractionally 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Chang 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2354 

23/ 

23/ 

-  / 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2354 

2354 

2354 

-  / 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93 

92 

92 

—  / 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb    rights   96¥s 

96/ 

96H 

+  / 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   87 

85J4 

86/ 

+  / 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   92 

91V& 

91% 

-5-S 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  4) 


306-Allied 

Merger  Moves 
Are  Suspended 


(Continued  from  paae  1) 

but  for  us,  the  word  of  Local  3<> 
doesn't  mean  anything  any  more,"  th 
spokesman  said. 

When  Allied  and  Local  306  begai 
a  cross-picketing  campaign  in  tin 
Bronx  recently,  the  latter  organiza- 
tion viewed  the  rupture  as  minor 
holding  that  this  would  not  interrupi 
negotiations  at  the  time.  Local  306* 
attitude  today  has  undergone  a  com- 
plete change. 

Meanwhile,  the  Century  circuit  and 
Rugoff  &  Becker  over  the  week-end 
went  into  Kings  County  Court  and 
obtained  an  injunction  against  picket- 
ing by  wives,  relatives  and  friends  of 
several  Empire  operators  let  out  at 
the  Midwood,  Patio  and  Sheepshead 
As  soon  as  the  operators  were  dis- 
charged, pickets  began  parading  the 
three  houses  and  Mitchell  Klupt,  at- 
torney for  Century,  went  into  court. 

In  answer  to  Allied's  charges,  Local 
306  yesterday  stated : 

"We  are  out  to  unionize  every  the- 
atre in  Greater  New  York.  The  so- 
called  truce  between  Allied  and  Local 
306  has  been  broken  repeatedly  by 
the  action  of  Allied  in  reducing  the 
wage  scale  of  men  employed  in  non- 
union houses.  In  accordance  with  the 
truce  we  said  nothing,  but  when  Al- 
lied began  to  picket  our  houses  in  the 
Bronx  with  the  avowed  object  of  re- 
ducing wages  and  increasing  hours 
we  determined  to  fight." 

The  rupture  is  said  to  have  start 
when  the  University  in  the  Bronx, 
employing  Allied,  changed  owner 
ship  and  switched  to  Local  306.  Unde 
the  truce  neither  union  was  to  bi 
for  unionizing  theatres  employing  tb 
other  union.  When  the  Allied  mei 
were  ousted  at  the  University,  th< 
union's  executives  became  irked  and 
started  to  picket  Loew's  Grand 
the  same  street. 

The  number  of  houses  Local  306 
is  picketing  in  the  Bronx  and  Man- 
hattan totals  21 ;  in  Brooklyn,  20 ;  in 
Queens,  five. 


and 
I,  on 


K-A-0  and  Keith 
Profits  in  Jump 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

414.04.  Income  taxes  for  the  first 
1936  quarter  were  $63,040.  For  the 
same  1935  period  they  were  $12,835. 

For  the  52  weeks  ending  March  28, 
1936,  KAO  and  subsidiaries  had  a  net 
profit  of  $648,167.49  after  all  charges. 
This  is  equal  to  $10.07  per  share  for 
the  64,304  shares  of  seven  per  cent 
cumulative  preferred  stock  outstand- 
ing. 

For  B.  F.  Keith  the  operating  profit 
in  the  first  quarter  reached  $426,- 
751.48  before  depreciation  and  income 
taxes,  with  $142,275.08  set  aside  for 
depreciation  and  §46,150  for  income 
taxes.  For  the  opening  three  months 
of  1935  operating  profit,  also  before 
depreciation  and  taxes,  was  $204,- 
923.81,  with  $169,103.68  for  depre- 
ciation and  $6,000  for  income  taxes. 

For  the  52  weeks  ending  March  28 
B.  F.  Keith  and  subsidiaries  had  a 
net  of  $673,151.21  after  deduction  of 
all  charges. 


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MAXIMUM  EFFICIENCY  IN  SCREEN  ILLUMINATION 
SMOOTH  AND  QUIET  IN  OPERATION 

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shown  in  the  following  table. 


National  SRA  Projector  Carbons  give  a 
steady  arc  at  higher  currents  than  are  per- 
missible with  regular  low  intensity  carbons. 


National  Cored  and  Solid  Projector  Combinations  for  Low  Intensity 
D.  C.  Reflecting  Arc  Lamps 


NATIONAL 


P  R  0  I  E  C  T 


Arc 
Current 
Amperes 

Approx. 
Arc 
Volts 

SIZE  and  KIND 

Polarity 

National  National 

Cored  Solid 
Projector  Projector 

10-15 
16-20 
21-25 
26-30 
31-35 

54-57 
54-57 
54-57 
54-57 
54-57 

Positive 

Negative 

Positive 

Negative 

Positive 

Negative 

Positive 

Negative 

Positive 

Negative 

9  mm  x  8"   

  6.4  mm  x  8" 

10  mm  x  8"   

  7  mm  x  8" 

12  mm  x  8"   

8  mm  x  8"     or       8  mm  x  8" 

13  mm  x  8"   

9  mm  x  8"   

14  mm  x  8"   

10  mm  x  8"   

National  SRA 
Cored  Projector 

28-32 
32-42 

54-57 
54-57 

Positive 
Negative 
Positive 
Negative 

12  mm  x  8" 
8  mm  x  8" 

13  mm  x  8" 
8  mm  x  8" 

0  R 

CARBONS 

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Branch  Sales  Offices 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  5, 


"Deeds"Smash 
Cleveland  Hit 
With  $17,500 


Cleveland,  May  4.  —  "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  was  a  smash  hit  at 
Warners'  Hippodrome,  more  than 
doubling  the  average  take  with  a  gross 
of  $17,500.  This  almost  equalled 
record  business  at  the  Hipp.  It  moved 
over  to  the  Allen  for  a  continued 
downtown  run. 

"Captain  January,"  in  its  second 
week,  won  second  place,  topping  the 
usual  $3,000  take  by  $1,000  at  the 
Allen. 

"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine," 
also  playing  a  second  week,  took 
$1,000  more  than  par  at  Loew's  Still- 
man.  "These  Three"  grossed  the  usual 
$12,000  average  at  Loew's  State. 

Total  first  run  business,  exclusive 
of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  was  $50,000. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  1 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

ALLEN — (3,300) ,  30c-35c-42c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-35c-42c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"TRAIL  OF   THE   LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN — (1,900),  30c-35c- 
42c,  7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Aver- 
age, $4,000) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

RKO  iPALAOE — (3,100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Horace  Heidt  and  his  Briga- 
diers. Gross:  $11,500.  (Average,  $15,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME  —  (3,800), 
30c-35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $17,500.  (Aver- 
age, $8,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

HANNA— (1,500),  50c -75c -$1.00- $1.50,  7 
days.     Roadshow.     Gross:  $16,750. 


Rumanian  Duties  on 
Film  Are  Increased 

Washington,  May  4.  —  The  in- 
crease in  the  "established  value"  of 
films  and  a  corresponding  increase  in 
the  ad  valorem  duty  will  have  an  ad- 
verse effect  on  distribution  in  Ru- 
mania, according  to  a  report  received 
by  the  U.  S.  Dep't  of  Commerce  from 
Consul  Sheldon  T.  Mills  in  Bucharest. 

According  to  the  new  regulations, 
all  imported  merchandise  is  subject 
to  a  new  12  per  cent  ad  valorem  tax 
in  addition  to  existing  duties.  An 
increase  in  the  turnover  tax  was  also 
effected  by  the  adoption  of  new  forms 
for  determining  value.  It  raises  the 
"established  value"  on  films  from  1,- 
500  lei  per  100  kilograms  to  2,300 
lei,  at  which  rate  the  regular  l2l/2 
per  cent  ad  valorem  tax  is  to  be  as- 
sessed. 


Royer  Distribution  Set 

Hollywood,  May  4.  —  Fanchon 
Royer,  who  recently  returned  to  the 
independent  production  field,  has  com- 
pleted a  deal  to  distribute  six  pictures 
of  her  1936-37  program  through  Nate 
Soland.  Miss  Royer  will  start  produc- 
ing early  in  June. 


Wellington  to  National 

Duke  Wellington,  former  art  direc- 
tor for  Publix  Theatres,  has  been 
signed  by  Charles  L.  Casanave  as  art 
director  for  National  Screen  Acces- 
sories, Inc.  Wellington's  headquarters 
will  be  in  the  home  office. 


Key  Grosses  Dip  Slightly 
After  Easter  Week  Boom 


After  their  swift  Easter  week 
comeback  grosses  fell  off  slightly  for 
the  week  ending  April  20-24  to  $1,- 
703,822  in  the  29  key  cities  reporting 
to  Motion  Picture  Daily.  This  was 
$28,278  below  the  previous  week. 

The  slight  drop,  however,  still  left 
the  total  well  up  among  the  high  spots 
recorded  since  the  opening  of  the  cur- 
rent theatrical  season  last  September. 
Grosses  have  been  higher  only  seven 


times  during  this  period;  in  mid- 
November,  Christmas  week,  New 
Year's,  in  late  February,  mid-March 
and  last  week. 

Pleasant  spring  weather  usually  has 
an  adverse  effect  upon  grosses,  but  so 
far  this  has  not  been  apparent.  At 
present  179  key  city  first  runs  are 
open.  This  figure  compares  with  180 
first  runs  which  were  listed  as  open 
during  the  prevous  week. 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods : 

Week  Ending  Week  Ending 

April  23-24  April  16-17 

No  Theatres  Gross      No  Theatres  Gross 

Boston                                   7  $106,000  7  $93,500 

Buffalo                                   6  50,500  6  57,800 

Chicago                                  9  132,100  9  130,500 

Cincinnati                              7  59,100.  9  58,400 

Cleveland                                5  52,500  5  73,700 

Denver                                   7  31,500  7  35,500 

Detroit                                   6  73,700  6  77,000 

Houston                                 4  31,100  4  28,200 

Indianapolis                             5  40,150  5  29,500 

Kansas  City                            5  33,800  5  55,400 

Lincoln                                  5  11,800  5  12,900 

Los  Angeles                            9  96,422  9  69,700 

Louisville                                7  28,700  7  23,300 

Milwaukee                              5  30,900  4  32,100 

Minneapolis                             4  29,000  5  25,000 

Montreal                                 5  52,000  5  50,500 

New  Haven                            4  21,600  4  23,400 

New  York                            10  257,200  9  282,950 

Oklahoma  City                        4  14,600  4  12,600 

Omaha                                   3  18,000  3  23,400 

Philadelphia                           10  100,800  10  108,700 

Pittsburgh                               4  40,400  6  36,600 

Portland                                 6  39,000  5  27,500 

Providence                              5  48,700  5  53,400 

San  Francisco                        10  82,400  10  96,900 

St.  Louis                               7  69,050  7  71,550 

St.  Paul                                  5  20,000  4  14,000 

Seattle                                   7  32,500  7  36,100 

Washington                             8  100,300  8  92,100 

179  $1,703,822  180  $1,732,100 
Key  city  grosses  from  September  to  the  last  week  in  April : 


Sept.  26-27 
Oct.  3-4  .. 


Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Nov. 


10-11  .. 
17-18  .. 
24-25  .. 
31-Nov. 
7-8  ... 
14-15  .. 


Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 


Nov.  21-22 
Nov.  28-29 
Dec.  5-6  .. 
Dec.  12-13  . 
Dec.  19-20 
Dec.  26-27  . 
Jan.  2-3  . . . 
9-10  .. 
16-17 
23-24  . 
30-31 
Feb.  6-7 
Feb.  13-14 
Feb.  20-21 
Feb.  27-28 
Mar.  5-6  .. 
Mar.  12-13 
Mar.  19-20 
Mar.  26-27 
Apr.  2-3  . . 
Apr.  9-10  . 
Apr.  16-17 
Apr.  23-24 


No.  Theatres 

Gross 

164 

$1,655,050 

178 

1,572,310 

178 

1,452,499 

178 

1,563,750 

180 

1,534,575 

186 

1,544,724 

185 

1,545,710 

183 

1,722,305 

181 

1,578,550 

181 

1,593,860 

183 

1,766,910 

180 

1,434,785 

171 

1,321,385 

175 

1,228,199 

179 

1,918,729 

179 

1,901,455 

176 

1,722,400 

173 

1,539,065 

177 

1,515,300 

168 

1,591,350 

174 

1,680,180 

175 

1,558,185 

178 

1,777,650 

179 

1,689,550 

181 

1,761,547 

174 

1,502,583 

172 

1,521,800 

174 

1,373,875 

177 

1,354,624 

180 

1,732,100 

179 

1,703,822 

(Copyright,  1936,  Qidgley  Publications,  Inc.) 


"Deeds"  2nd, 
Week  Leader, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  May  4.—  "Mr.  Deed 
Goes  to  Town"  stood  them  up  at  tli 
Orpheum  in  its  second  week  and  ra 
the  take  up  to  $7,500.  The  only  corr. 
petition  to  speak  of  was  "The  Moon' 
Our  Home"  at  the  big  Minnesot 
where  the  gross  reached  a  par  $10,00f 

"Deeds"  also  was  strong  at  th 
Orpheum  in  St.  Paul,  going  $2,00 
over  par  for  a  take  of  $6,000.  "Wif 
vs.  Secretary"  was  over  par  by  $50 
on  a  gross  of  $6,000  at  the  St.  Pai: 
Paramount. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne 
apolis  was  $27,500.  Average  is  $25, 
500.  Total  first  run  business  in  Si 
Paul  was  $17,500.  Average  is  $16,00C 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  April  30: 
"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.A.)  i 

WORLD— (400),  25c-35c,  7  days,  2n<A 
week.    Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  May  1: 
"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Mag  2: 

"THE   MOON'S   OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

MINNESOTA— (4,000).  25c-55c,  7  days 
Stage:  Dave  Appollon.  Gross:  $10,000 
(Average.  $10,000) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.; 

ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-40c,  7  days.  2nv 
week.  Gross:  $7,500.  (Average,  $5,500)  I 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross. 
$5,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  May  2: 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE" 
RIVIERA— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.)  \ 

ORPHEUM— (2,000),     25c-40c,     7  davs 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"THE  PASSING  OF  THE  THIRD 
FLOOR  BACK"  (G.B.) 
WORLD— (400),    25c-35c,    7    days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $2,000.     (Average,  $1,500) 


K.  C.  Insurance  Rate 
For  Robbery  Raised 

Kansas  City,  May  4. — Costs  of 
theatre  operation  have  been  increased 
here.  Rates  for  holdup  and  robbery 
insurance  have  been  increased  from 
$27  to  $50  per  $1,000.  This  is  ap- 
plicable to  Greater  Kansas  City,  in- 
cluding Kansas  City,  Kan. 

The  rates,  promulgated  by  the  Na- 
tional Board  of  Surety  &  Casualty 
Underwriters  approximately  every  two 
years  on  experience  of  the  preceding 
three  to  five  years,  did  not  change  for 
theatres  in  the  out-state  Kansas  and 
Missouri  territory.  The  St.  Louis 
rate  remained  the  same. 

Burglary  (forceful  entry  to  the 
premises  after  closing)  rates  were  re- 
duced 25  per  cent  last  July,  and  this 
reduction  remains  effective. 

Kansas  City  now  becomes  one  of  the 
five  places  in  the  United  States  in 
which  the  highest  rate  is  applied  to 
risks  under  the  robbery-holdup  head- 
ing. 


e-da>    May  5,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


highest  Court 
Denies  Metro 
"Lynton"  Plea 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
las  for  review  of  the  Circuit  Court 
E  Appeals  decision,  which  awarded 
)ic  plaintiffs  $21,000,  plus  attorneys' 
tes,  as  damages  for  84  showings  of 
it  film,  based  on  the  $250  minimum 
image  clause  in  the  copyright  laws. 
In  its  petition,  M-G-M  pointed  out 
uit  on  the  minimum  damage  basis, 
might  be  subject  to  penalties  run- 
ing  as  high  as  $2,000,000  since  the 
lm  was  played  in  8,000  theatres. 
Both  the  play  and  the  picture  were 
ised  on  the  account  of  a  poisoning 
ial  in  Scotland  about  80  years  ago, 
id  the  material,  it  was  contended  by 
[-G-M,  was  in  the  public  domain, 
he  case  was  held  to  be  of  major  im- 
ortance  to  the  industry  because  of 
ie  effect  of  the  decision  on  other  pic- 
ires  founded  on  material  in  the  pub- 
c  domain  which  is  used  by  authors 
nd  playwrights. 

The  questions  decided  are  of  great 
importance  because  they  involve  the 
onstruction  of  the  copyright  act,  and 
neir  decision  directly  affects  the  pur- 
sose  of  said  act  as  declared  by  the 
onstitution,  and  because  of  their  effect 
pon  a  great  industry  of  international 
cope  which  through  the  medium  of 
notion   pictures    is   engaged   in  the 
Iramatization  of  historical  events  and 
!  tandard  works  in  the  public  domain," 
M-G-M  asserted  in  its  petition.  "They 
tre  of  great  importance  in  the  trial 
>t  all  copyright  cases  in  the  Federal 
courts." 

Plea  Made  by  18  Producers 

The  company  was  joined  in  its 
>lea  for  review  by  17  other  producers 
ind  distributors,  including  Twentieth 
. Century-Fox,  Warners,  First  Na- 
ional.  Paramount,  RKO,  Columbia, 
\epublic,  Liberty,  Resolute,  B.  F. 
'eidman  Prod.,  Stage  and  Screen 
J,rod.,  Spectrum,  DuWorld,  Academy, 
Talisman.  Aeolian  and  Aladdin. 

"The  film  industry  could  not  long 
ive  nor  progress  without  the  free  use 
:>f  public  domain  material  and  treat- 
ments ;  nor  do  we  think  it  was  the 
urpose  of  the  copyright  act  to  re- 
-trict  the  legitimate  use  of  the  prior 
art  nor  the  free  and  untrammeled  use 
of  existing  dramatic  rules  and  natural 
forms  of  treatment,"  the  companies 
told  the  high  court  in  their  plea. 

In  their  brief  opposing  the  granting 
of  the  review,  the  authors  declared 
that,  "if  even  a  'very  modest  grade  of 
art  has  in  it  something  irreducible 
which  is  one  man's  alone,'  the  appre- 
hension of  amici  curiae  seems  unwar- 
ranted, and  if  authors  can  be  secure 
for  limited  times  to  the  exclusive  right 
to  their  writing,  the  useful  arts  will 
be  promoted  and  the  dearth  of  ma- 
terial visioned  by  the  petitioners  and 
(tmici  curiae  will  in  some  measure  be 
alleviated  by  stimulating  their  own 
writers  to  individual  effort  and  en- 
couraging other  authors  by  the  pro- 
tection thus  afforded." 


"Deeds"  Set  in  Portland 

Portland,  Ore.,  May  4. — Michael 
A.  Newman,  Columbia  exploitation 
head,  held  a  trade  preview  of  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  at  the  Para- 
mount here  over  the  week-end,  after 
three  weeks  in  Seattle. 


Number  Two 

Universal  has  closed  with 
the  Frank  H.  Durkee  circuit 
for  all  of  its  1936-37  product. 
The  deal  embraces  18  the- 
atres and  was  signed  for 
the  distributor  by  James  R. 
Grainger,  who  returned  from 
a  two-day  visit  to  the  Wash- 
ington exchange  over  the 
weekend. 

This  is  Universal's  second 
major  deal  for  next  season. 
The  first  was  with  the  But- 
terfield  circuit. 


Expect  Reelection 
Of  Universal  Heads 

The  new  board  of  Universal  Pic- 
tures Co.,  Inc.,  will  meet  Thursday 
to  elect  officers.  The  reelection  of  J. 
Cheever  Cowdin  as  chairman  of  the 
board,  R.  H.  Cochrane  as  president, 
and  all  other  officers  is  expected. 

The  monthly  meetings  of  the  boards 
of  Universal  Pictures  Corp.,  the 
wholly  owned  subsidiary,  and  of  Uni- 
versal Corp.,  the  company  organized 
by  Standard  Capital  for  its  Universal 
holdings,  will  also  be  held  Thursday. 

The  form  of  application  for  ap- 
proval by  the  S.  E.  C.  of  the  new 
capitalization  of  Universal  Pictures 
Co.,  Inc.,  will  probably  be  approved 
by  the  company's  board  on  Thursday. 
If  so,  the  application  will  be  forwarded 
to  Washington  before  the  end  of  the 
week. 

Report  F.  &  M.  Deal 
For  Warner  Interest 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Thursday,  is  here  to  complete  arrange- 
ments for  the  purchase  of  Skouras 
Bros.  Enterprises,  which  is  in  re- 
ceivership. This  deal  is  expected  to 
be  completed  this  week.  When  the 
transaction  goes  through  F.  &  M.  will 
have  94  per  cent  of  the  neighborhood 
circuit,  the  outstanding  six  per  cent 
being  in  the  hands  of  the  public. 

Completion  of  the  reorganization  of 
the  Theatre  Realty  Co.,  owner  of  the 
Fox  and  adjoining  Humboldt  Bldg.,  is 
expected  before  June  1. 

The  bondholders'  committee  will 
form  a  new  corporation  and  F.  &  M.. 
through  a  subsidiary,  will  sign  a  new 
lease  at  a  rental  of  $2,000  per  week, 
plus  15  per  cent  of  the  profits. 

Grand  Natl  Takes 
Far  West  Exchanges 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

by  Grand  National.  Alperson  told 
Motion  Picture  Daily  when  the 
company  Was  formed  that  he  intended 
proceeding  along  no  set  lines  and  that 
it  was  not  at  all  unlikely  that  existing 
exchanges,  some  of  them  perhaps  op- 
erating under  First  Division  fran- 
chises, may  be  purchased  in  the  plan 
to  make  Grand  National  a  nationwide 
distributor. 


Lyda  Roberti  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  4. — Lyda  Roberti 
was  placed  under  long-term  contract 
by  Hal  Roach  after  he  saw  her  work 
in  a  Patsy  Kelly  short,  still  untitled. 
Miss  Roberti  has  gone  into  another 
Kelly  short.  After  that,  she  will  be 
featured  with  Patsy  Kelly  and  Rosina 
Lawrence  in  a  feature,  "Girls  Go 
West." 


Producers  Active, 
40  Films  in  Work 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

over  four  for  the  preceding  week. 
Forty-nine  films  on  the  current  year's 
schedules  were  in  the  cutting  rooms. 
Paramount  continued  to  lead  the  field 
with  nine  features  in  work. 

Columbia  had  two  features  shooting, 
three  in  preparation  and  nine  editing. 
M-G-M  had  five,  one  and  10 ;  Para- 
mount, nine,  two  and  five ;  Republic, 
zero,  four  and  four ;  Radio,  three,  two 
and  two ;  Roach,  one,  one  and  two ; 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  six,  four  and 
four ;  Universal,  three,  zero  and  two ; 
W arners,  seven,  one  and  seven ;  inde- 
pendents, four,  two  and  four. 

In  the  shorts  division  Columbia  had 
one  in  work,  none  preparing  and  three 
cutting.  M-G-M  had  two,  one  and 
three ;  Radio,  one,  one  and  two ; 
Roach,  one,  one  and  four ;  Warners, 
zero,  zero  and  one ;  independents,  one, 
one  and  zero. 

Pact  Limitation 
Voted  by  Writers 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

casting  of  a  ballot.  However,  only  the 
principle  of  Article  12  was  voted  on, 
with  the  legal  phase  awaiting  changes 
in  the  Guild  constitution,  as  stipulated 
by  the  conservative  element,  which  is 
now  represented  on  the  Guild  board 
of  directors. 

The  major  producers,  in  an  earlier 
meeting  attended  by  Will  Hays,  Fred 
Beetson  and  Edwin  Loeb  and  presided 
over  by  Irving  Thalberg,  met  for  a 
general  discussion  of  the  situation  and 
declared  they  would  fight  any  Guild 
effort  to  put  through  Article  12.  There 
is  no  change  in  the  producers'  attitude 
with  regard  to  the  proposals  to  estab- 
lish a  closed  shop  for  writers.  It  was 
declared  that  any  plan  to  curb  the 
free  and  independent  relationship  of 
producer  and  writer  will  be  resisted 
to  the  utmost. 

Paramount  in  Shift 
Of  Managers  in  N.  E. 

Boston,  May  4. — A  drastic  shake- 
up  among  Paramount  branch  man- 
agers in  New  England  began  here  to- 
day. Al  Kane  was  shifted  from  New 
Haven  to  Boston,  where  he  was 
formerly  located.  J.  H.  Stevens  goes 
from  Boston  to  Portland,  Me.,  to  han- 
dle the  office  there.  Edward  Ruff  has 
been  transferred  from  Portland  to 
New  Haven. 

The  changes  were  made  by  William 
Erbb,  Paramount  district  manager 
with  headquarters  here. 


7 


Kuhn,  Loeb; 
Cravath  Win 
On  Para.  Fees 


(Continued  front  page  1) 

Loeb  &  Co.  a  $25,000  fee.  The  bank 
had  asked  $100,000  and  its  petition  had 
been  denied  in  toto  by  Judge  Coxe. 
Cravath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine  & 
Wood,  whose  petition  for  $150,000  was 
also  denied  in  toto  by  Judge  Coxe, 
was  allowed  $60,000  by  the  higher 
court,  which  found  that  both  had  been 
engaged  by  the  Paramount  bondhold- 
ers' committee  to  prepare  a  reorgani- 
zation plan  and  had  substantially  ad- 
vanced such  a  plan  by  the  time  of  the 
withdrawal  of  the  two  from  the  reor- 
ganization proceedings.  The  with- 
drawal followed  the  naming  of  officials 
of  Kuhn,  Loeb  as  defendants  in  an 
action  for  recovery  brought  on  be- 
half of  Paramount  by  the  trustees  in 
bankruptcy  against  former  officers 
and  directors  of  the  company.  Judge 
Coxe  ruled  that  the  withdrawals  dis- 
qualified Kuhn,  Loeb  as  reorganiza- 
tion managers  and  held  that,  there- 
fore, neither  the  bank  nor  its  attor- 
ners  was  entitled  to  fees. 

Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballantine 
had  asked  a  fee  of  $700,000  and  were 
appealing  from  Judge  Coxe's  allow- 
ance of  $200,000.  Cook,  Nathan  & 
Lehman  had  petitioned  $250,000  and 
were  appealing  from  Judge  Coxe's 
allowance  of  $150,000.  The  stock- 
holders' committee  appealed  on  be- 
half of  Coverdale  &  Colpitts,  which 
had  asked  $30,000  and  was  awarded 
$18,000. 

Five  additional  petitioners  are  ap- 
pealing from  Judge  Coxe's  rulings  on 
fees  and  their  arguments  will  be  heard 
by  the  circuit  court  during  the  first 
week  of  June. 

1 1  was  reported  yesterday  that 
Paramount  might  ask  a  writ  of  cer- 
tiorari of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
in  a  further  contest  of  the  allowances 
made  yesterday  to  Kuhn,  Loeb  and 
its  counsel. 


Kennedy  Leaves  for  Coast 

Joseph  P.  Kennedy  left  for  the 
coast  by  plane  yesterday  to  begin  his 
survey  of  Paramount  production  activ- 
ities, his  first  assignment  in  his  newly 
designated  capacity  of  special  adviser 
to  the  company.  He  was  accompanied 
by  C.  J.  Scollard,  former  executive 
vice-president  of  Pathe  under  Ken- 
nedy, and  Arthur  B.  Poole,  Kennedy's 
former  Pathe  treasurer.  The  two  will 
assist  Kennedy  in  his  study  of  the 
Paramount  situation.  Kennedy  is  ex- 
pected   on    the   coast    this  morning. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"F-Man" 

{Paramount) 

Taking  a  few  comedy  pokes  at  the  G-Man  type  of  film  yarn,  this  pic- 
ture has  some  amusing  moments,  for  which  jack  Haley,  an  entertaining 
comedian,  is  chiefly  responsible.  As  the  small  town  soda  jerker  who 
goes  to  the  city  to  be  a  G-Man,  Haley  succeeds  in  getting  in  the  way, 
but  emerges  victorious — and  cured. 

The  film  should  be  good  general  audience  stuff,  and  probably  will  get 
best  results  if  it  is  sold  for  what  it  is,  comedy,  with  accent  on  Haley  as 
the  big-little  G-Man. 

Haley  is  given  a  big  sendoff  by  the  townsfolk  and  his  best  girl, 
Adrianne  Marden.  when  he  goes  off  to  be  a  G-Man.  But  to  the  Federal 
men  in  town  he  is  a  first  class  pest.  He  gets  a  job  behind  a  soda  foun- 
tain, and  is  disconcerted  when  Miss  Marden  drops  in  upon  him  un- 
expectedly. When  the  Federal  man,  William  Frawley,  in  order  to  dis- 
pose of  him  once  and  for  all,  puts  him  through  a  framed  "test,"  in  a 
gymnasium,  the  result  is  really  entertaining  comedy. 

Mistaking  a  picture  of  the  head  of  the  office  for  a  wanted  desperado, 
Haley  the  ambitious  knocks  out  the  Federal  chief  and  finds  himself  with- 
out the  "F-Man"  designation  Frawley  had  given  him.  Meanwhile,  with- 
out knowing  it,  he  had  been  running  errands  for  the  criminal,  living 
nearby.  His  final  example  of  detection  comes  when  he  spoils  Frawley's 
attempt  to  trap  the  gangster,  who  takes  Frawley  and  Miss  Marden  in 
attempting  to  escape.  Haley  follows  them,  and  finally  aids  Frawley  in 
making  his  capture,  although  he  is  wounded.  Then,  with  Frawley's  con- 
gratulations in  his  ears,  Haley  and  Miss  Marden  plan  to  open  a  drug 
store  after  they  are  married. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,930.    Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 

N   and   around   "21"   yesterday,  a 
substantial  cross-section  of  the  in- 
dustry.  For  instance : 

Bill  Goetz  with  Joe  Moskow- 
itz,  and,  of  course,  Bob  Gold- 
stein ;  Ben  Goetz  and  his  broth- 
er, Jack,  just  returned  from  the 
coast ;  Sally  Eilers,  Harry  Joe 
Brown  and  Herb  Yates;  Phil 
Reisman;  Jack  Cohn  and  Nate 
Spincold  with  Harold  Lloyd; 
Mrs.  Chico  Marx  and  Mrs.  Hal 
Horne  combining  for  lunch  with 
Frankie  James;  Jack  Con- 
nolly, Louis  Shurr,  Frank  Or- 
satti,  George  Hirliman,  Leon- 
ard Goldstein,  Nell  Farnol, 
missing  her  Lynn;  Margot  Gra- 
hame,  informing  Ben  Goetz  she'd 
probably  next  see  him  in  Lon- 
don ;  Willard  McKay,  Jeffrey 
Bernerd,  and  Arthur  Lee. 

Later :  Lloyd  declaring  he 
leaves  for  the  coast  today ;  Ben 
G.,  ditto  unless  there  are  compli- 
cations ;  Bill,  with  Joe  Mos- 
kowitz  on  Friday ;  the  Harry 
Joe  Browns  (Sally  Eilers) 
abandoning  a  European  jaunt, 
maybe,  for  a  visit  to  Montreal  and 
the  westward  return  via  Banff 
and  Lake  Louise. 

• 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  sails  tomor- 
row on  the  Washington  for  a  six- 
week  visit  to  Paris,  Berlin,  London, 
Rome,  Vienna,  Budapest  and  Barce- 
lona. It's  his  regular  semi-annual  trip 
and  he  doesn't  expect  to  make  any 
changes  in  Paramount's  foreign  set- 
up. 

• 

George  J.  "Jess"  Willard,  Ameri- 
ican  National  professional  badminton 
champ,  and  Bill  Hurley,  coast 
champ,  will  play  the  game  for  a  week 
on  the  Roxy  stage,  starting  Friday. 
• 

William  A.  Scully,  M-G-M  dis- 
trict manager,  returned  from  the 
south  over  the  week-end  to  attend 
Capt.  Harry  Miller's  silver  wedding. 
He's  now  in  Boston. 

• 

C.  C.  Ryan,  Paul  Benjamin, 
Clint  Weyer,  Pete  Woodhull  and 
Louise  Molitch  gathered  at  Snow- 
den  &  Bergen's  yesterday  for  a  noon 
day  snack. 

• 

Fred  Keating  arrived  from  the 
coast  over  the  week-end.  He  begins 
a  month's  engagement  as  master  of 
ceremonies  in  the  Rainbow  Room  to- 
morrow. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Al  Licht- 
man  had  a  tough  time  of  it  dodging 
taxis  as  they  crossed  Broadway  yes- 
terday afternoon. 

• 

Wolff  M.  ("Gus")  Henius,  ex- 
port manager  of  Imperial  Film  of 
Bombay,  is  in  New  York  en  route  to 
India. 

• 

Adolph  Zukor  arrived  on  the  coast 
yesterday  for  conferences.  Walter  B. 
Cokell,  assistant  treasurer  of  Para- 
mount will  also  participate. 

• 

Tom  Waller  has  got  himself  a 
used  Cadillac  for  the  summer. 

George  Lefko,  RKO  Pittsburgh 
branch  manager,  and  Leo  M.  De- 
vaney,  Canadian  district  manager  of 


the  same  company,  are  in  New  York 
here  for  conferences  with  Jules 
Levy. 

• 

Andy  Smith,  Jeff  Bernerd,  Ar- 
thur Lee,  Sam  Dembow,  Phil  Reis- 
man, Cress  Smith  and  Spyros 
Skouras  glimpsed  at  the  Westchester 
Country  Club  over  the  week-end. 
• 

Harry  Rubin,  chief  projectionist 
at  the  Paramount,  who  was  taken  ill 
in  Chicago  during  the  S.  M.  P.  E. 
meet  a  few  weeks  ago,  returns  to  his 
post  today. 

• 

Watterson  E.  Rothacker,  Para- 
mount studio  executive,  arrives  here 
from  the  coast  tomorrow,  and  will  sail 
shortly  for  a  two-month  vacation  in 
Europe. 

• 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  is  a  di- 
rector in  109  corporations,  according 
to  the  1936  edition  of  Directory  of  Di- 
rectors, just  published. 

• 

Zac  Freeman  has  been  named  man- 
aging director  of  Sho-Window,  Gus 
Edwards'  Broadway  two-a-day  vaude- 
ville spot. 

• 

Jay  Emanuel  arrives  today  from 
Philadelphia  and  sails  June  5  on  the 
Queen  Mary  for  England. 

• 

Sam  Hammer  of  General  Electric's 
exploitation  department,  has  left  on  a 
12-dav  South  American  cruise. 
• 

C.  L.  Brookheim,  Universal  man- 
ager in  the  Far  East,  is  due  here  to- 
morrow from  the  coast. 

• 

Hugh  O'Connell  will  be  inter- 
viewed by  Buddy  Cantor  tonight 
over  WMCA  at  7  :30. 

A-Mike  Vogel  returned  yesterday 
from  the  coast. 

Katharine  Hfpburn  in  town  from 
the  coast. 


Set  Quiz  on  Alleged 
Fraud  on  Bank  Night 

Lexington,  Ky.,  May  4. — County 
Judge  W.  E.  Nichols  tentatively  has 
set  tomorrow  for  a  court  of  inquiry  to 
determine  if  frauds  have  been  perpe- 
trated in  the  awarding  of  Bank  Night 
prizes  at  Lexington  theatres.  Com- 
monwealth's Attorney  James  Park  re- 
quested Judge  Nichols  to  hold  the  in- 
quiry after  John  B.  Elliott,  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  Phoenix 
Amusement  Co.,  had  asked  him  to 
make  a  thorough  investigation,  after 
hearing  reports  that  the  name  of  the 
winner  of  a  $500  prize  had  been  known 
to  a  number  of  persons  as  early  as 
1 1  A.  M.  the  day  of  the  drawing. 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Carrier,  the  winner,  told 
Park  she  had  been  informed  that  she 
would  be  permitted  to  win  the  $500  if 
she  would  agree  to  turn  back  all  but 
$50  of  the  prize  monev  to  those  "fix- 
ing" the  drawing.  This  "fixinsr."  Park- 
said,  was  done  without  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  theatre  management.  El- 
liott said  he  wanted  the  entire  mat- 
ter exposed,  no  matter  who  might  be 
guilty  of  the  fraud.  He  said  the  Phoe- 
nix Amusement  theatres  here  imme- 
diately will  discontinue  Bank  Nights, 
as  well  as  Screeno  and  Sweepstakes. 


Rosenthal  Promoted 

William  Rosenthal  has  been  pro- 
moted to  the  nost  of  manager  of  the 
United  Artists  Indianapolis  office.  He 
was  formerly  manager  of  the  U.A. 
exchange  at  Pitssburgh. 


Re-Sign  Miss  M' Donald 

Hollywood,  Mav  4. — Teanette  Mac- 
Donald  has  been  signed  bv  M-G-M  t" 
a  new  term  contract.  The  star  will 
again  be  teamed  with  Nelson  Eddv 
in  "Maytime,' '  based  on  Sigmund 
Romberg's  operetta. 


Tuesday,  May  5,  193 


Judges  Picking 
Ampa  Membei 
Awards  Toda\ 


{Continued  from  page   J  I  ^ 

Uelacorte,  Jr.,  magazine  publishers  ^ 
Frank  W.  Walton,  advertising  di  ' 
rector  of  Wanamaker's ;  Karl  Egg<j 
advertising  head  of  Bloomingdale's-  ' 
Robert  L.  Johnson,  vice-president  irl 
charge  of  advertising  of  Time!) 
Charles  McD.  Puckette,  assistant  tc 
the  publisher  of  the  New  York  Times  ,t 
Lauck  and  Hanson. 

The  poster  award  will  be  in  the 
hands  of  artists,  designers,  agency  ex- 
ecutives and  advertising  manager- 
handling  large  volumes  of  poster  work. 
The  committee  is  composed  of  Hugh 
Philbin,  assistant  to  Barron  G.  Col- 
lier ;  Frank  Quinn,  New  York  metro-- 
politan  advertising  manager  for  Philco  i 
radio ;  Fred  G.  Cooper,  poster  de- 
signer and  color  expert ;  Ben  Nash, 
expert  in  color  work  and  designer; 
F.  S.  Dieterich,  advertising  director 
of  Mennen's ;  William  A.  Adriance. 
art  director,  Dorrance  Sullivan  &  Co..- 
and  Hanson. 

The  exhibitor  group  who  will  voter 
on  the  most  practical  press  sheet  of  i 
the  year  will  include  Ed  Kuykendall. 
head  of  the  M.P.T.O.A. ;  Walter  Vin- 
cent of  the  Wilmer  &  Vincent  circuit ; 
Edward  M.  Fay  of  the  Fay  circuit; 
Harry  Brandt,  head  of  the  Brandt 
group  of  theatres  in  Greater  New 
York ;  W.  G.  Van  Schmus,  director 
of  the  Music  Hall ;  Si  Fabian,  head 
of  the  Fabian  circuit ;  Edward  Hyman, 
of  the  Century  circuit,  and  James  H.  i 
MacFarland,  publicity  director  of  the 
Music  Hall. 

Presentation  of  the  awards  will  be 
made  at  an  Ampa  luncheon  later  in 
the  month. 

Molyneaux's  Ruling 
Goes  to  High  Court 

(Continued  from  pa</c  1) 
reinstated  at  any  time  should  this  con- 
dition not  be  met. 

It  was  suggested  that  the  companies 
think  they  can  save  their  rights  by 
fighting  the  St.  Louis  case  through  to  I 
the  end,  and,  by  securing  a  Supreme 
Court  review,  might  forestall  any  fur- 
ther action  in  New  York  on  the 
ground  that  the  Government  had 
brought  them  into  court  once  and  had 
moved  for  a  dismissal. 

No  decision  has  been  reached  by 
department  officials  as  to  how  they 
will  meet  this  move,  but  it  is  expected 
they  will  call  the  court's  attention  to 
the"  effect  of  the  New  York  agree- 
ment. 


Postpone  K.  C.  Hearing 

Kansas  City,  May  4. — The  City 
Council  hearing  on  the  proposed  ordi- 
nance to  permit  circus  performances 
on  Sundav  has  been  postponed  to  May 
8.  The  I.  T.  0.,  Fox  Midwest  and 
other  exhibitor  groups  are  protesting 
the  ordinance. 


Date  Horlacher  Outing 

Horlacher's  Film  Delivery  Service 
will  hold  its  annual  outing  at  Morris- 
on-the-Delaware,  New  Jersey,  the 
middle  of  June.  The  picnic  will  be 
held  either  June  12  or  June  19.  James 
Clark  is  president  of  the  Horlacher 
organization. 


The  Leading 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  107 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  6,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Majors  Charge 
Harassment  in 
Appeal  Papers 

Government    Insists    1 1 
Had  Dismissal  Right 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

J  Washington,  May  5. — Deliberate 
harassment  of  the  industry  is  charged 
against  the  Dep't  of  Justice  by  the  de- 
fendants in  the  St.  Louis  anti-trust 
jsuit  in  their  brief  in  support  of  their 
petition  for  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  re- 
view of  the  dismissal  of  the  case  with- 
out prejudice  by  Judge  Molyneaux. 

While  the  Dep't.  of  Justice  stated 
yesterday  that  no  decision  had  been 
reached  as  to  whether  the  case  would 
he  fought,  it  was  disclosed  today  that 
lit  was  opposing  the  granting  of  the 
petition  on  the  ground  that  the  Gov- 
ernment has  an  "absolute  right"  to 
dismiss  cases  without  prejudice. 

In  their  brief,  the  distributors  made 
it  clear  that  they  believe  themselves 
to  be  the  object  of  a  definite  campaign 
by  the  department  to  secure  a  decision 
in  the  Government's  favor,  regardless 
of  how  many  courts  it  might  have 
been  necessary  to  appeal  to  had  the 
New  York  suit  not  been  terminated 
by  stipulation. 

Pointing  out  that  the  Government, 
in  enforcing  the  Sherman  Law,  has 
a  choice  of  either  civil  or  criminal 
(Continued  on  pope  12) 


Kent  and  Schenck 
Deny  Gaumont  Buy 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London.  May  5. — Sidney  R.  Kent 
and  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  speaking  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  and  Mark 
Ostrer.  speaking  for  Gaumont  British, 
today  issued  a  joint  denial  of  a  story 
published  in  The  Daily  Film  Renter 
that  the  former  company  was  seeking 
to  purchase  the  Ostrer  family's  in- 
terest in  G.  B. 

Kent    and    Schenck    said  jointly: 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Fight  Awaited 
UponB.&K's. 
Dualing  Plan 

Other  Chicago  Operators 
Bitterly  Opposed 


Chicago,  May  5. — B.  &  K.  will 
have  a  fight  on  their  hands  in  the 
light  of  their  decision  to  go  double 
feature  in  all  of  their  theatres  out- 
side the  Loop. 

Independents  and  other  circuit  op- 
erators are  drastically  opposed  to  the 
policy  shift  which  John  Balaban  told 
Motion  Picture  Daily  on  Monday 
was  dictated  by  the  success  of  twin 
hills  in  other  cities.  They  assert  they 
propose  opposing  the  B.  &  K.  pro- 
posal to  the  last  ditch  and  cite  the 
fact  that  all  contracts  for  film  service 
here  provide  for  single  feature  prog- 
rams, not  doubles.  Exchanges,  on  the 
other  hand,  assert  contracts  can  be 
altered  to  meet  the  dual  demands  of 
B.  &  K.,  if  necessary. 

Doubles  have  been  out  of  Greater 
Chicago  since  October,  1932.  Their 
return  inevitably  will  throw  theatre 
business  into  an  uproar  particularly 
in  view  of  the  Balabans'  plan  to  swing 
into  them  this  season.  Commitments 
already  made  B.  &  K.  on  next  year's 
product  would  change  the  situation 
and  make  the  reinstatement  of  duals 
an  easy  procedure.  However,  to  start 
them  at  the  tail  end  of  this  year  is 
like  lighting  a  keg  of  dynamite. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Gives 
Nathanson  an  Option 

Toronto,  May  5. — Shareholders  of 
Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp.  have 
approved  a  bylaw-  which  permits 
President  N.  L.  Nathanson  to  pur- 
chase 10,000  shares  of  Famous  Play- 
ers' stock  annually  for  a  period  of 
five  vears,  the  purchase  price  being 
graded.  For  the  first  year's  purchase 
the  price  will  be  $13  per  share.  This 
(Continued  on  pope  12) 


Ampa  Award  Result 
Ready  in  3  Weeks 

Winners  of  the  Ampa  contest  for 
the  best  advertisement  to  the  trade, 
the  best  piece  of  copy  to  the  public, 
the  best  poster  and  the  best,  or  most 
practical,  press  sheet,  will  be  made 
public  in  about  three  weeks,  Gordon 
S.  White  stated  yesterday  after  judges 
in  each  division  had  cast  ballots.  The 
occasion  was  a  luncheon  in  the  Col- 
lege Room  of  the  Hotel  Astor. 

All  major  companies  submitted  what 
(Continued  on  pane  12) 


Hirliman  First 

George  A.  Hirliman  is  in- 
dicated as  the  first  producer 
enrolled  in  the  ranks  of 
Grand  National  Dist.  Corp. 
in  small  advertising  display 
copy  which  appears  elsewhere 
in  Motion  Picture  Daily  this 
morning. 

Designed  to  protect  the 
title,  the  copy  declares  Hirli- 
man will  produce  "Gorgeous" 
for  the  new  Pathe-sponsored 
company. 


Dissension  in 
Writers  Guild 
As  13  Resign 


Hollywood,  May  5.  —  Thirteen 
members  have  resigned  from  the 
Writers'  Guild,  it  is  admitted.  Dis- 
sension is  believed  to  have  crept  into 
the  writers'  ranks  as  a  result  of  the 
insistence  of  some  of  the  guild  mem- 
bership on  a  closed  shop  and  the  pro- 
ducers' ultimatum  that  they  will  fight 
any  such  demand. 

Earlier  this  week  it  was  stated  by 
the  guild  that  a  unanimous  vote  had 
approved  the  plan  to  change  the  by- 
laws so  the  guild  can  affiliate  with  the 
Authors'  League. 

The  guild  admission  that  resigna- 
tions had  taken  place  was  to  silence 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Sarnoff  Off  Board 
Of  Radio  Pictures 

David  Sarnoff,  RCA  president,  re- 
signed from  the  board  of  RKO  Radio 
Pictures,  Inc.,  at  a  meeting  of  the 
company's  directors  held  late  Monday. 
Sarnoff  was  succeeded  by  Lunsford 
P.  Yandell,  assistant  treasurer  of 
RCA. 

Sarnoff's  resignation  from  the  board 
of  the  RKO  picture  holding  company 

(Continued  on  par/e  12) 


Giannini  Bank  Gets 
Last  of  RKO  Notes 

Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini's  Bank  of  Amer- 
ica National  Ass'n.  yesterday  acquired 
from  Consolidated  Film  Industries 
$975,000  of  secured  gold  notes  of 
RKO,  which  constitute  a  lien  on  all 
of  the  principal  assets  of  RKO,  in- 
cluding the  stock  of  subsidiary  com- 
panies. 

The  transaction  involves  the  grant- 
ing of  Bank  of  America  National 
Ass'n.  of  a  reduction  of  the  interest 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Brandt  Is  Reelected 
As  Head  of  the  ITOA 

Harry  Brandt  yesterday  was  re- 
elected president  of  the  I.T.O.A.  at 
the  annual  meeting  held  at  the  Astor. 
On  the  same  slate  and  unopposed  were 
Bernard  S.  Barr,  first  vice-president ; 
George  Rudnick,  second  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Leon  Rosenblatt,  treasurer ; 
Maurice  Brown,  secretary ;  David 
Schneider,    sergeant-at-arms ;  Louis 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Zukor  to  Head 
Production  in 
Company  Shift 

Will  Be  Made  President 
Of  Studio  Subsidiary 

Adolph  Zukor  will  be  placed  in  ex- 
ecutive charge  of  Paramount's  pro- 
duction operations  under  a  plan  of 
corporate  "decentralization"  which 
will  accord  increased  authority  to  the 
heads  of  the  company's  six  principal 
operating  divisions,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. 

Zukor's  coast  trip  is  said  to  be  in 
line  with  the  current  plan  of  depart- 
mentalized operations  which,  if  the 
plan  matures  as  proposed  at  this  time, 
may  require  his  presence  at  the  studio 
for  an  extended  period.  Indications 
are  that  Zukor,  who  is  at  present 
chairman  of  the  board  of  the  studio 
subsidiary,  Paramount  Prod.,  Inc., 
will  be  elected  president  of  that  com- 
pany in  assuming  his  new  production 
assignment.  John  E.  Otterson,  who 
is  president  of  the  subsidiary  company, 
will  replace  Zukor  as  chairman  of 
the  board.  The  shift  in  the  corporate 
executive  posts  does  not  affect  Wil- 
liam LeBaron's  position  as  head  of 
production. 

In  the  corporate  decentralization 
move  Famous  Theatres  Corp.,  the 
Paramount  theatre  holding  company, 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Lesser-RKO-Breen 
Deal  Is  Completed 

Sol  Lesser  has  completed  the  sign- 
ing of  a  distributing  deal  with  RKO 
for  four  features  starring  Bobby 
Breen.  The  first,  "Let's  Sing  Again," 
opens  at  the  Roxy,  May  8. 

This  marks  the  second  contract  for 
outside  pictures  arranged  by  Leo 
Spitz.  The  first  is  for  the  Joe  E. 
Brown  comedies  which  David  L.  Loew 
will  produce. 


Sheehan  Was  Paid 
$269,230  For  1935 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  5. — W.  R.  Shee- 
han, vice-president  in  charge  of  pro- 
duction, received  $269,230'  from  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  last  year,  the  high- 
est salary  paid  by  the  company,  ac- 
cording to  the  corporation's  annual 
statement,  made  public  today  by  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission. 

Runners-up  to  Sheehan  were  the 
late  Will  Rogers,  who  received  $250,- 

(Continued  on  page  15) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  6.  1 93* 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  6,  1936 


No.  107 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O^eiU, 
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Representative.  Cable  address  Uuig- 
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Autre  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
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191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevcsi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  tih 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative^  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
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Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

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New  York  Sales  Tax 
Continued  for  Year 

Albany,  May  5.— New  York  City's 
sales  tax  which  distributors  have 
been  battling  in  court  for  some  time, 
will  be  continued  until  July  1,  1937, 
under  the  terms  of  a  bill  just  signed 
by  Governor  Lehman.  It  returns  a 
revenue  of  about  $60,000,000  per  year 
for  unemployment  relief. 

Kennedy  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  5.— Joseph  P. 
Kennedy  arrived  here  today  for 
Paramount  studio  conferences.  He 
was  accompanied  by  C.  J.  Scollard, 
auditor  on  his  staff.  They  will  ex- 
amine studio  production  costs. 

Koplar-Warner,  May  26 

Wilmington.  Del.,  May  5.— The 
Koplar-Warner  Bros,  hearing  was 
postponed  today.  The  new  date  set  is 
May  26. 


Circle  7-7874 


Golf  Lessons 


Practice  Nets 


Table  Tennis 


Rockefeller  center 
golf  school 


Suite  402 
1250  SIXTH  AVENUE 
RCA  Building 


NEAL  FREY 
PROFESSIONAL 


Jones  Sees  Color  as 
Only  Screen  Medium 

Color  as  virtually  supplanting  the 
black  and  white  technique,  and  the 
time  when  the  latter  will  be  as  obso- 
lete as  silent  pictures  are  today,  were 
foreseen  yesterday  by  Robert  Edmond 
Jones,  set  designer  for  the  stage  and 
screen,  who  has  just  returned  from 
the  coast.  Jones  recently  completed 
color  work  on  "Dancing  Pirate"  for 
Pioneer  and  expressed  more  than  a 
little  enthusiasm  for  the  medium.  He 
declared  there  is  a  real  necessity  of 
complete  standardization  of  projection 
lamps  and  screens  in  theatres  in  order 
to  insure  uniformity  of  reproduction 
of  color  films.  At  present,  he  said, 
such  reproduction  varies  greatly  in 
different  theatres. 

As  sound  followed  the  silent,  color 
will  follow  black  and  white,  and  tele- 
vision will  follow  color  as  an  enter- 
tainment medium,  in  Jones'  opinion. 
The  cost  of  color,  now  about  one-third 
greater  than  black  and  white,  will 
come  down  when  there  is  a  greater 
demand  for  its  use,  Jones  said.  He 
is  firm  in  the  belief  that  color  will 
be  as  effective  a  medium  for  filming 
a  modern  story  as  it  is  for  costume 
pictures,  to  which  it  has  been  con- 
fined for  the  most  part  up  to  now. 

Jones  is  here  now  to  discuss  the 
planned  production  of  "Othello"  on 
the  Broadway  stage  in  the  fall  with 
Max  Gordon,  who  will  produce  it.  He 
will  return  to  the  coast  in  about  two 
weeks  for  conferences  with  Walter 
Huston,  who  will  star  in  the  play. 
Jones  expects  to  return  here  in  July, 
but  hopes  to  go  back  to  Hollywood 
and  pictures  in  the  fall,  although  no 
definite  arrangements  have  been  made 
as  yet. 


Mo.  Supreme  Court 
Accepts  State  Suit 

Kansas  City',  May  5. — Sitting  en 
banc,  the  Missouri  Supreme  Court  has 
accepted  the  quo  warranto  proceed- 
ings of  Attorney  General  Roy  Mc- 
Kittrick.  By  issuing  the  writ  the 
court  assumes  jurisdiction  and  will 
hear  argument  and  testimony. 

McKittrick  recently  filed  the  pro- 
ceedings against  General  Theatrical 
Enterprises,  Vitagraph,  Paramount 
and  RKO  at  St.  Louis,  and  against 
Fox  Midwest,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  Columbia,  M-G-M,  Paramount, 
RKO,  Vitagraph,  United  Artists  and 
Universal  at  Kansas  City. 

The  St.  Louis  phase  of  the  pro- 
ceedings grew  out  of  the  Federal  anti- 
trust suit  there ;  the  Kansas  City 
phase  out  of  the  conspiracy  suit  of  a 
group  of  independents  headed  by 
Emanuel  Rolsky,  president  of  the 
I.  T.  O.,  which,  now  in  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here,  is  based  on  zoning 
and  protection. 

What  effect  the  settlement  of  the 
Federal  suit  in  St.  Louis  will  have 
is  not  clear  yet. 


"Little  Egypt"  Case 
Will  Be  Heard  Today 

Hearing  on  the  suit  of  Mrs.  Frieda 
Spyropoulos  of  Chicago  for  an  injunc- 
tion against  M-G-M  to  prevent  the 
showing  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  and 
for  an  award  of  $25,000  damages  is 
scheduled  for  this  morning  in  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court. 

Mrs.  Spyropoulos  says  she  is  the 
"Little  Egypt"  of  the  World's  Fair 
of  1893  and  that  the  portrayal  of  her- 
self without  her  consent. 


Mike  Gets  Back 

A-Mike  Vogel,  manager  of 
Motion  Picture  Herald's 
Managers'  Round  Table  Club, 
is  back  from  that  flying  trip 
to  the  coast. 

He's  a  bit  hoarse  from  try- 
ing to  compete  with  one  of 
those  nine-cylinder  Pratt  & 
Whitney  motors. 


New  Music  Contract 
Sets  a  Closed  Shop 

A  two-year  contract  calling  for  a 
closed  shop,  minimum  wages  and 
hours  and  a  basic  price  list  for  ar- 
rangers on  piece  work  was  signed  by 
Local  802  of  the  A.  F.  M.  and  offi- 
cials of  the  Music  Publishers'  Pro- 
tective Ass'n,  effecting  a  settlement 
of  the  month's  strike  by  the  union,  as 
published  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
yesterday.  Arrangers,  copyists  and 
proofreaders  returned  to  work  yester- 
day. The  contract  is  with  the  35 
members  of  the  M.  P.  P.  A.,  but  44 
independent  publishers  previously  had 
signed  individual  agreements.  There 
remain  13  firms  still  outside  of  the 
union  agreements. 

The  agreement  calls  for  the  fol- 
lowing minimum  of  $75  for  arrangers, 
$40  for  proofreaders,  $35  for  copyists 
and  studio  pianists ;  a  37-hour  week 
for  all  employes,  no  reduction  in  ex- 
isting salaries,  a  basic  price  list  for 
piece  work,  two  weeks'  severance  no- 
tice and  the  use  of  Local  802's  stamp 
on  all  music  manuscripts.  All  skilled 
workers  net  members  of  the  union 
have  until  May  15  to  join.  After  that 
date,  the  closed  shop  will  go  into  ef- 
fect. 


Cantor  Will  Speak 
On  Palestine  Fund 

Eddie  Cantor  will  address  a  group 
of  film  executives  at  a  luncheon  of  the 
Cinema  Club  at  the  Hotel  Algonquin 
today,  on  behalf  of  the  United  Pal- 
estine Appeal.  He  will  urge  the  sup- 
port of  the  drive  to  aid  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Palestine  as  a  refuge  for 
Jews  from  various  European  coun- 
tries. 


Lee  Studying  Scripts 

Rowland  V.  Lee,  director  of  "One 
Rainy  Afternoon,"  who  arrived  from 
the  coast  yesterday,  has  not  yet  de- 
termined on  his  next  picture,  he  said. 
He  is  reading  five  or  six  scripts  which 
he  brought  with  him  from  Hollywood, 
and  expects  to  make  a  decision  within 
a  few  days.  The  scripts  he  is  study- 
ing are  from  various  producers,  he 
said.  He  has  no  contract  commit- 
ments at  present.  He  will  remain 
here  for  two  weeks,  during  which  he 
will  attend  the  opening  of  "One  Rainy 
Afternoon"  at  the  Rivoli  next  Wed- 
nesdav. 


Hicks  Shifts  Managers 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr..  Paramount 
vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign- 
activities,  has  made  the  following 
changes  abroad:  L.  Foldes,  manager, 
from  Budapest  to  Batavia,  Java:  Dr. 
N.  G.  Palugyay  from  Bucharest,  Rou- 
mania,  to  Budapest :  Franz  Sieter  to 
Bucharest :  A.  Lichtscheindl.  district 
manager  for  Austria,  Jugoslavia  and 
Roumania,  with  headquarters  in  Vi- 
enna, takes  over  Hungary  as  well. 


Howard  to  Produce 
And  Act  in  a  Film 


Chicago,  May  5.— Leslie  Howard 
en  route  to  England  with  Mrs.  How- 
ard and  their  son,  said  today :  "I'll 
be  gone  six  months.  My  present  plan*- 
call  for  my  producing  a  picture  my- 
self. The  story  will  be  'Bonnie  Prince 
Charlie.' 

"I'll  try  to  hire  myself  for  the  lead,' 
he  added,  "and  will  probably  windup 
directing  myself.  The  picture  will 
be  shot  in  Scotland  early  this  fall  for 
W  arner  release. 

"Chicago  must  be  a  nice  place;  you 
don't  have  double  features  here." 

John  Considine,  Jr.,  also  en  route  to 
Europe  with  Mrs.  Considine,  said :  "I 
am  looking  for  backgrounds  for  my 
next  film  musical,  'Hats  in  the  Air,' 
starring  Eleanor  Powell  and  Robert 
Taylor.  Scenes  will  be  laid  in  Eng- 
land. We  have  found  the  formula 
for  musicals  and  expect  to  sign  sev- 
eral novelty  acts  in  England." 

Considine  has  just  signed  a  new 
long  term  M-G-M  contract. 


Hanbury  Is  Chosen 
Leishman  Successor 

London,  May  5. — Ralph  Hanbury 
has  been  named  to  succeed  E.  D. 
Leishman  as  chairman  and  managing 
director  of  RKO  Pictures,  Ltd., 
Radio's  British  organization.  Leish- 
man resigned  early  last  month. 

Hanbury  started  in  the  industry 
with  the  Stoll  Film  Co.,  rising  from 
branch  manager  to  general  manager 
and  holding  the  latter  position  for  five 
years.  He  joined  the  Welsh-Pearson 
Co.  at  its  inception  as  general  man- 
ager, and  after  three  years  went  to 
M-G-M  for  a  short  while  as  branch 
supervisor,  leaving  there  to  join  Radio 
when  the  firm  was  started  here.  He 
was  general  manager  at  the  time  of 
his  promotion. 


Bowles  Here  to  Confer 

Arch  Bowles,  San  Francisco 
division  manager  for  National  The- 
atres, is  in  town  for  product  confer- 
ences with  Spyros  Skouras  and  J.  J. 
Sullivan,  western  film  buyer.  Sullivan 
returns  to  his  desk  today  after  recup- 
erating from  a  recent  operation.  It  is 
understood  William  T.  Powers, 
Skouras  attorney,  will  sit  in  on  all 
product  negotiated  in  the  future. 


Paramount  Signs  Boles 

Hollywood,  May  5.  —  Paramount 
has  signed  John  Boles  for  one  pic- 
ture which  William  LeBaron  will  pro- 
duce, though  no  story  has  been  se- 
lected. Boles  is  now  a  free  lance.  He 
leaves  soon  for  a  five-week  personal 
appearance  tour  and  will  report  to 
Paramount  on  his  return. 


Grand  Nat'!  Dist.  Corp. 

announces 
for  immediate  production 

"GORGEOUS" 

to  be  produced  by 

GEORGE  A.  HIRLIMAN 


UNIVERSALE  MAMMOTH    MUSIC  DRAMA 


IRENE  DUNNE 


as 


"MAGNOLIA" 


in 


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Management 
CHAS.  K.  FELDMAN  CORP. 


SHOW  BOAT 


"A  MONEY  PICTURE!  .  .  .  THEATRES 
SHOULD  HAVE  NO  TROUBLE  SELLING 
IT!  .  .  .  BROUGHT  CHEERS 
FROM  THE  PREVIEW  MOB!" 


Si 


Sidney  Skolsky 
rushes  to  tell  the 
millions  who  read 
his  Hollywood 
column! 


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SURE-FIRE  WORLD  APPEAL!  .  .  . 
MAGNIFICENT  IN  SCOPE  AND  PRODUCTION 
AND  UNLIMITED  IN  AUDIENCE  APPEAL!  .  .  . 
THE  SINGING  OF  PAUL  ROBESON  IS 
ALONE  WORTH  THE  PRICE  OF  ADMISSION!" 


WITCH  FOR  NEW  RECORDS! . . .  STEP  OUT  WITH  UNIVERSAL! 


CARL  LAEMMLE,  JR. 

producer  of 

SHOW  BOAT 


SHOW  BOAT 
A  JAMES  WHALE  PRODUCTION 


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SAMMY  WHITE 


White  almost  cops  the  picture  in  one  scene 
where  he  sells  Irene  Dunne  to  a  producer 
for  a  floor  show.  .  .  .  Sammy  White,  in  his 
cinematic  launching,  adds  a  new  personality 
to  the  screen,  and  should  go  places. 

VARIETY,  April  27,  1936 


Management 
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Wednesday,  May  6,  1936 


Columbia's  Midwest 
Sales  Heads  Confer 


Kansas   City,   May   5. — Six  Co 
lumbia  branch  managers  from  this  dis- 
trict met  at  the  Hotel  Muehlebach  in 
the  first  of  the  district's  "sales  cab 
inet"  conferences. 

With  Max  Roth,  district  manager, 
in  charge,  Harry  Taylor,  Kansas 
City ;  Ben  Marcus,  Omaha ;  Hi  Chap 
man,  Minneapolis ;  Oscar  Ruby,  Mil- 
waukee ;  Mel  Evidon,  Des  Moines, 
and  Clarence  Hill,  St.  Louis,  were 
present  and  discussed  their  problems 
and  experiences  of  the  selling  season 
just  closed.  They  will  be  used  in 
production  and  sales  plans  for  next 
season. 

Roth  will  go  to  New  York  again 
in  two  weeks  for  another  conference 
of  district  managers  with  home  office 
executives. 


Columbia  Will  Make 
Ten  Quota  Pictures 

London,  May  5. — Columbia  will 
produce  around  10  quota  pictures  next 
season,  it  is  learned  here.  Last  year 
the  requirements  were  six,  but  due 
to  the  increased  releasing  schedule, 
the  number  of  pictures  to  be  made 
locally  has  mounted  to  10. 

Joe  Friedman,  head  of  the  company's 
activities  here  and  on  the  continent, 
recently  returned  from  New  York  and 
Hollywood  after  conferring  with 
Harry  and  Jack  Cohn  on  the  new 
production  plans. 


Dissension  in  S.  W.  G. 
As  Thirteen  Resign 

{Continued  from  page  1) 
rumors  that  nearly  100  members  had 
quit.      Resignation    letters    will  be 
answered    by    Lawrence  Beilenson, 
guild  attorney. 

Rumors  were  rife  in  Hollywood 
today  that  a  new  guild  was  being 
discussed. 

Those  who  have  resigned  are:  Sam 
Engel,  Bess  Meredyth,  Kenneth  Earl, 
William  Conselman,  S.  G.  Duncan, 
Mark  Kelly,  Howard  Ellis  Smith, 
Gene  Fowler  and  Milton  Sperling,  all 
of  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  and  Carey 
Wilson,  William  Slavens  McNutt, 
Leon  Gordon  and  E.  Richard  Schayer 
of  M-G-M. 


Elsie  Wilkins  Resigns 

Hollywood.  May  5. — Elsie  Wrilkins, 
assistant  secretary  of  Screen  Writers' 
Guild,  tendered  her  resignation  today 
after  three  years  with  the  organization. 
Her  successor  has  not  been  named. 

A  meeting  of  all  voting  members  is 
planned  as  a  result  of  threats  now  cur- 
rent to  form  a  new  guild. 


Lesser  Signs  Howard 

Hollywood,  May  5.  —  Sol  Lesser 
has  signed  David  Howard  to  direct 
"Border  Patrolmen,"  last  of  the 
George  O'Brien  series  he  will  make 
for  release  by  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox.  It  is  considered  likely  that 
Howard  will  go  with  O'Brien  when 
the  western  star  starts  his  series  for 
George  Hirliman. 


Paramount  Loans  Two 

Hollywood,  May  5.  —  Paramount 
has  loaned  two  players.  Roscoe  Karns 
goes  to  Warners  for  the  Marion 
Davies  picture,  "Cain  and  Mabel,"  and 
Kent  Taylor  to  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  for  "Ramona." 


4  Purely    Personal  ► 


ABE  MONTAGUE,  Jack  Cohn, 
Nate  Spingold  and  Abe 
Schneider,  making  a  Columbia  four- 
some of  the  Tavern,  while  Joe  Mosko- 
witz, Marc  Lachmann  and  Bob 
Goldstein  gathered  at  another  table 
to  discuss  this  and  that.  Something 
new  has  been  adopted  at  this  eatery 
by  "Toots"  Shorr.  It's  called  the 
Drifter's  Table  and  anyone  unaccom- 
panied can  park  himself  among  the 
gang  and  join  in  the  topics  of  the 
day.  Yesterday,  the  inauguration  was 
spotlighted  by  Budd  Rogers,  Jack  H. 
Hoffberg,  Jack  Barnstyn,  Paul 
Greenhalgh  and  Herb  Miller  of  the 
Emanuel  Publications,  Philadelphia ; 
Harold  Hopper  and  William 
Haeckell,  from  Hollywood ;  Dave 
Dubin  and  Henri  Ellman,  in  from 
Chicago ;  John  Colder,  a  Quaker 
City  visitor;  Joe  Malcolm  and  Al 
Manheim.  George  Batcheller,  Jr. 
and  Sr.,  at  another  table  with  Maury 
Cohen,  discussing  Chesterfield  and 
Invincible ;  Eddie  Alperson  and  Bill 
Fitelson,  talking  over  private  mat- 
ters;  Leo  Justin,  Alec  Moss,  Al 
Selig,  Leonard  Goldstein  and  A.  P. 
Wax  man  grouped  at  other  spots.  Ed 
Fay  and  Colvin  W.  Brown  doing  a 
twosome. 

• 

Lucius  P.  Ordway  of  the  Wall 
Street  investment  firm  of  Harriman, 
Keech,  accompanied  Joseph  P.  Ken- 
nedy to  the  west  coast  on  his  Para- 
mount studio  survey  assignment. 
Ordway,  a  close  personal  friend  of 
Kennedy,  is  understood  to  be  accom- 
panying him  in  an  unofficial  capacity. 
• 

Milton  Sachson,  formerly  with 
Warners,  is  now  metropolitan  sales- 
man for  Master  Arts.  Harry  Char- 
nass  has  been  named  salesman  in 
Chicago.  He  is  not  the  same  Char- 
nas  who  runs  the  Warner  Broadway 
houses. 

• 

Sam  Seidelman,  U.  A.  manager 
in  Mexico,  gets  into  town  today,  and 
Harold  Sugarman,  U.  A.  manager 
in  Panama,  is  due  Sunday  for  home 
office  conferences. 

• 

Louis  Sobol,  columnist  of  The 
New  York  Evening  Journal,  returned 
from  the  coast  yesterday.  He  has 
been  covering  the  Hollywood  scene 
for  the  last  couple  of  months. 
• 

Harry  Sherman  has  arrived  on 
the  coast.  He  plans  to  make  six  Hop- 
along  Cassidys,  two  Rex  Beach 
westerns  and  one  musical  for  Para- 
mount release  next  season. 

• 

G  i  n  e  t  t  e  Marboeuf-Hoyet,  the 
French  prototype  of  Shirley  Temple 
is  due  today  on  the  Paris.  She  will 
go  to  Hollywood  and  will  be  the 
guest  of  the  real  Shirley. 

• 

Ted  Curtis  curbstone  conferencing 
with  Martin  Quigley  at  7th  and 
49th  St.  with  Ben  Goetz  and  Bill 
German  standing  by.  Ben  goes  west 
today.  Maybe. 

• 

Greta  Garbo,  who  arrived  Sun- 
day on  the  Gripshohn,  from  Sweden, 
is  slated  to  leave  for  Hollywood  this 
afternoon. 

• 

Henry  Sussman  will  open  the  new 
Central  in  Yonkers  on  May  14. 
• 

Col.  Arthur  Lucas  and  William 
Jenkins  of  Atlanta  are  in  town. 


HARRY  GOLD,  tired  of  waiting 
for  Haskall  Masters  to  show 
up,  plunks  himself  down  at  the  table 
where  Irving  Lesser,  Harry  Lewis 
and  Morris  Kinzler  are  ruminating 
on  Hollywood  at  Lindy's.  When 
Masters  arrives  he  finds  a  luncheon 
partner  in  J.  Arthur  Hirsch,  Cana- 
dian exhibitor.  The  Columbia  crowd, 
as  usual,  occupies  a  table  that  is 
crowded  by  Joe  Seidelman,  Rube 
Jackter,  Max  Weisfeldt,  Lou 
Weinberg,  Louis  Astor,  Lou  Bar- 
bano  and  Max  Seligman.  William 
Brandt  comes  in  late  to  sit  himself 
down  with  Jack  Shapiro  and  Lou 
Blumenthal.  Herb  Ebenstein  ar- 
rives to  lament  on  the  closing  of 
Gus  Edwards'  Sho-Window.  Harry 
Ratiiner  eats  by  himself  while  Dave 
Miller,  Cleveland;  Nate  Sauber. 
Buffalo ;  Pete  Dana,  Albany,  and  Al 
Barnett,  Pittsburgh,  the  Buffalo 
alumnae,  go  for  borscht  and  heavy 
sour  cream. 

• 

Charles  Herbert,  "March  of 
Time"  cameraman,  has  left  for  a  trip 
around  the  world,  starting  May  8 
from  the  coast  on  the  President  Gar- 
field. He  will  be  gone  about  a  year, 
filming  general  material  en  route. 
• 

Ben  Kalmenson,  assistant  to 
Harry  Kalmine,  head  of  Warners' 
Pittsburgh  circuit,  returns  May  18 
from  a  cruise  to  Bermuda. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  Ben  and  Bill  Goetz 
among  those  at  "Idiot's  Delight" 
Monday  evening. 

• 

George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-president 
and  general  manager  of  U.A.,  left  for 
the  coast  yesterday.  He'll  be  gone 
several  weeks. 

• 

E.  C.  Mills,  Ascap  general  man- 
ager, is  in  California  on  a  trip  that 
will  keep  him  on  the  west  coast  for 
several  weeks. 

• 

Henry  Randel,  New  Jersey  Para- 
mount branch  manager,  will  leave  by 
plane  to  morrow  for  the  coast  on  a 
two-week  vacation. 

• 

Carl  Leserman  is  resting  com- 
fortably at  the  New  Rochelle  Hospi- 
tal where  he  is  recovering  from  a  re- 
cent illness. 

• 

Morton  and  Mrs.  Downey  (Bar- 
bara Bennett)  and  his  pianist,  Hal 
Hoffer,  sail  today  on  the  Washington. 
• 

Ike  Libson,  RKO  theatre  partner 
in  Cincinnati,  is  back  in  the  Ohio  city 
after  a  week's  home  office  conferences. 
• 

Hlint  Stromberg  has  not  shown 
up  yet.  Mail  and  wires  are  piling 
up  for  him  at  the  Metro  office. 

Berthold  Viertel,  who  has  been 
directing  for  G.B.  in  London,  to  the 
coast  any  minute  now. 

• 

Peter  Lorre  will  be  the  guest  of 
Rudy  Vallee  on  the  latter's  broad- 
cast tomorrow  night. 

• 

D.  A.  Doran's  summer  will  be  de- 
voted to  conduct  of  the  Red  Barn 
Theatre  at  Locust  Valley,  L.  I. 
• 

Oliver  Messel,  who  came  from 
London  to  advise  M-G-M  on  "Romeo 
and  Juliet"  costumes  and  settings,  will 
return  to  New  York  from  the  coast 


Big  Representation 
At  Fox  London  Meet 


London,  May  5.— Practically  the 
entire  selling  organization  of  Twenti- 
eth Century-Fox  in  England,  Scot- 
land and  Ireland  will  be  represented 
at  the  convention  which  gets  under- 
way here  Thursday  and  continues 
through  Saturday. 

S.  R.  Kent,  Joseph  M.  Schenck  and 
W.  J.  Hutchinson  have  arrived  from 
Paris. 

Others  who  will  be  present  will  be: 
Robert  T.  Kane,  executive  producer ; 
F.  L.  Harley,  managing  director,  who 
will  preside ;  R.  S.  Dawes,  sales  man- 
ager ;  C.  V.  Boag,  assistant  sales 
manager ;  R.  Simmonds,  publicity  di- 
rector ;  N.  Gartside,  managing  di- 
rector of  Fox  British  Pictures;  G.  F. 
Sanger,  producer  of  British  Movie- 
tonews ;  Sir  Gordon  Craig,  general 
manager  of  British  Movietonews ;  K 
N.  Hargreaves,  secretary ;  M.  Law- 
rence, Leeds  branch  manager ;  H.  T. 
Holdstock,  Birmingham  branch  man- 
ager; R.  W.  Smith,  Liverpool;  A. 
Wesson,  London ;  D.  Thomas,  New- 
castle ;  Y.  R.  Jones,  Dublin ;  W.  Car- 
ruthers,  Glasgow ;  R.  J.  Parsons, 
Cardiff,  and  all  the  salesmen  of  the 
British  branches. 

Sessions  are  to  be  held  at  the 
Savoy. 


Fox  Men  Going  to  Chicago 

Joseph  M.  Schenck.  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
Joe  Moskowitz  and  William  Goetz 
will  attend  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
annual  sales  meet  in  Chicago,  starting 
May  30.  Schenck  and  Kent,  who  are 
slated  to  return  from  abroad  on  May 
15,  may  delay  the  trip  a  week,  but 
will  make  the  crossing  in  time  for  the 
Windy  City  sessions. 

Goetz  and  Moskowitz  plan  to  leave 
for  Hollywood  Friday.  Moskowitz 
may  not  be  able  to  get  away  this 
week  end  and  may  put  off  the  coast 
trek  until  next  week.  In  any  event, 
Goetz  will  fly  in  from  the  studios  for 
the  sessions,  while  Moskowitz  prom- 
ises to  be  on  hand  for  the  sales 
palavers. 

next  week  and  sail  for  London, 
May  21. 

• 

William  Anthony  McGuire  is 
due  from  the  coast  in  about  three 

weeks. 

• 

.  .  .  Boston 

Max  Weisfeldt,  short  subject  sales 
supervisor  for  Columbia,  aided  by  Ex- 
change Manager  Tim  O'Toole,  in- 
duced the  Mass.  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's Clubs  to  endorse  the  "Happy 
Hour"  shorts. 

Catherine  Horace,  secretary  to 
Booking  Manager  Abraham  Barry  of 
Columbia,  is  convalescing  from  an  op- 
eration. 

Laurence  J.  O'Toole,  publicity  art- 
ist for  the  Metropolitan,  is  now  con- 
tributing cartoon  work  to  Esquire. 
• 

.  .  .  New  Orleans 

R.  H.  Clements  of  the  C.  &  C. 
Theatres,  Shreveport,  was  here  for  a 
few  days  on  film  deals. 

Sid  Harp  of  the  Grand,  Donalds- 
ville,  reports  an  improvement  in  busi- 
ness and  says  prospects  are  good. 

Henry  Lazarus  and  Mrs.  Laza- 
rus have  returned  from  Florida  and 
Havana. 

R.  L.  Bailey  and  his  son  with  other 
relatives  were  on  Film  Row  for  a  few 
days.  He  operates  a  circuit  out  of 
Bunkie,  La. 


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IT'S  ON  EVERYBODY'S  LIPS! 

Everybody  in  the  industry  is  talking  about  the 
jnanimous  critical  acclaim  which  greeted 
he  pre-view  of  Mary  Pickford  and  Jesse  Lasky's 
Irst  offering  of  their  new  enterprise  FRANCIS 
.EDERER  in  "ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON" 
with  Ida  Lupino  •  Hugh  Herbert  •  Roland  Young. 
Erik  Rhodes  •  Joseph  Cawthorn 
Directed  by  Rowland  V.  Lee 

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DAILY 


12 


Majors  Charge 
Harassment  in 
Appeal  Papers 


(Continued  from  Page  1 ) 
proceedings,  the  distributors  told  the 
court  that  in  their  case  the  depart- 
ment chose  to  invoke  both,  and  after 
losing  the  criminal  suit,  instituted  civil 
proceedings. 

Discussing  the  dismissal  of  the  case, 
it  was  explained  that  the  court  held 
it  was  without  discretion  to  deny  the 
Government's  motion,  but,  the  brief 
declared,  explaining  the  situation 
which  led  up  to  the  dismissal,  "If 
there  ever  was  a  case  in  which  a  dis- 
missal without  prejudice  should  have 
been  denied,  it  was  this  case." 

"Clearly,"  it  was  contended,  "if,  in 
any  situation,  a  plaintiff  should  be  re- 
quired to  proceed  or  subject  himself 
to  a  dismissal  with  prejudice,  the  situ- 
ation existing  at  the  time  the  Govern- 
ment's motion  in  this  case  was  made 
is  such  a  situation. 

"If  the  Government  is  right  in  its 
contention  that  its  right  to  dismiss 
without  prejudice  is  absolute,  then  it 
can  continue  the  process  of  bringing 
suit,  trying  its  case,  and  then  dismiss- 
ing before  it  formally  rests,  thus  in- 
definitely harassing  and  annoying  the 
defendants  with  successive,  unsuccess- 
ful efforts  to  prove  them  guilty,  first 
in  one  court  and  then  in  another,  on 
a  charge  of  which  they  have  already 
been  acquitted. 

"By  this  ingenious  procedure  the 
Government  is  at  liberty  to  inflict  up- 
on the  innocent  persons  pecuniary  loss 
and  damage  far  in  excess  of  the  maxi- 
mum $5,000  fine  provided  by  Congress 
for  those  found  guilty  of  violating  the 
Sherman  Law." 

The  court  is  expected  to  announce 
whether  it  will  grant  the  appeal  be- 
fore it  adjourns  its  term  next  month, 
hut,  if  granted,  the  case  cannot  be 
heard  before  next  Fall. 


Kent  and  Schenck 
Deny  Gaumont  Buy 

{Continued  from  page  1) 
"Twentieth  Century-Fox  had  not  at 
any  time  now  or  in  the  future  con- 
templated buying  control  of  Gaumont 
British,  nor  did  they  seek  to  do  so." 

A.  C.  Blumenthal,  promoter,  is  gen- 
erally credited  with  inspiring  stories 
about  the  sale  of  the  control  of  G.  B. 
He  has  been  here  from  New  York  for 
some  months  working  on  various 
deals  of  which  G.  B.  appears  to  be 
his  pet. 

Bernerd  Also  Denies 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  yesterday  added  to 
the  official  denial  made  in  London  of 
any  move  on  the  part  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  to  acquire  control  of 
G.  B.   He  said,  in  part : 

"In  fact,  far  from  contemplating  re- 
tirement from  the  business,  the  com- 
pany is  going  ahead  with  expansion 
plans  of  greater  scope.  In  connection 
with  these  plans,  the  company's  pro- 
gram of  pictures  for  next  season's  re- 
lease in  America  has  been  increased 
from  16  to  24  productions.  Each  one 
of  these  pictures  will  be  of  the  A' 
type,  first-line  calibre ;  and  the  entire 
set-up  of  24  have  been  budgeted  ac- 
cordingly." 


Lightly  Clad 

Hollywood,  May  5.— Walter 
Wanger  has  found  that  one 
of  the  colored  boys  working 
in  "Spendthrift"  is  named 
Few  Clothes. 

And  he  looks  it! 


Ampa  Award  Result 
Ready  in  3  Weeks 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

they  considered  their  best  efforts  in 
one  division  or  another.  For  example, 
while  Universal  was  not  represented 
in  the  trade  paper  display,  it  was  in 
the  pressbook  division.  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  was  the  only  major 
company  which  did  not  enter  any 
phase  of  the  competition. 

Those  of  the  judges  who  were  not 
present  yesterday  will  vote  at  a  later 
date  and  all  ballots  will  be  kept  secret 
until  the  decisions  are  announced  at 
an  Ampa  luncheon  later  this  month. 

Judges  who  voted  in  the  trade 
paper  ad  group  yesterday  were  Martin 
Quigley,  Jack  Alicoate,  Elias  Sugar- 
man,  Tom  Hamlin,  Jay  Emanuel, 
Charles  E.  Lewis,  Joe  Gallagher,  Red 
Kann  and  Joseph  E.  Hanson,  execu- 
tive vice-president  of  the  Frank  Pres- 
brey  Advertising  Agency.  Gerald 
Lauck,  vice-president  in  charge  of  the 
New  York  office  of  N.  W.  Ayer  & 
Son,  Philadelphia,  was  absent. 

Judges  who  voted  in  the  best  ad 
addressed  to  the  public  were  Hanson, 
Charles  McD.  Puckette,  assistant  to 
the  publisher  of  The  Nezv  York 
Times ;  Karl  Egge,  advertising  man- 
ager of  Bloomingdale's ;  George  T. 
Delacorte,  Jr.,  magazine  publisher,  and 
Harry  Carey,  assistant  to  Robert  L. 
Johnson,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
advertising  of  Time.  Bernarr  Mac- 
fadden,  Frank  W.  Walton,  advertis- 
ing director  of  John  Wannamaker's, 
and  Lauck  were  absent. 

In  the  best  poster  field,  votes  were 
cast  by  the  entire  group  aside  from 
F.  S.  Dieterich,  advertising  director 
of  Mennen's,  who  failed  to  appear. 
In  this  group  were  Hugh  Philbin,  as- 
sistant to  Barron  G.  Collier ;  Fred  G. 
Cooper,  poster  designer  and  color  ex- 
pert ;  Ben  Nash,  poster  color  de- 
signer ;  Frank  Quinn,  metropolitan 
advertising  manager  for  Philco,  and 
William  A.  Adriance,  art  director  of 
Dorrance,  Sullivan  &  Co.,  and  Han- 
son. 

The  press  sheet  award  will  be  de- 
termined by  a  straight  exhibitor  vote. 
Ballots  were  cast  yesterday  by  Walter 
Vincent  and  Harry  Brandt.  W.  G. 
Van  Schmus  appeared  for  a  few  min- 
utes, but  was  represented  by  James 
H.  MacFarland.  Yet  to  vote  in  this 
classification  are  Ed  Kuykendall,  Ed 
Fay,  Edward  L.  Hyman  and  Si 
Fabian. 


Para.  Re-Signs  Dupont 

Hollywood,  May  5.  —  Paramount 
has  signed  E.  A.  Dupont,  director,  to 
a  new  term  contract.  His  first  assign- 
ment will  be  the  direction  of  "A  Son 
Comes  Home"  which  will  be  pro- 
duced by  Albert  E.  Lewis.  Produc- 
tion is  scheduled  to  start  May  7. 


Goldwyn  "Satisfactory" 

At  an  early  hour  this  morning  the 
Doctors'  Hospital  told  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  that  the  condition  of 
Samuel  Goldwyn  was  "satisfactory 
and  practically  unchanged." 

■  ; 


Giannini  Bank  Gets 
Last  of  RKO  Notes 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

rate  on  the  notes  from  six  per  cent 
to  four  per  cent.  This  reduction  has 
been  consistently  urged  by  Federal 
Judge  William  Bondy  since  early  in 
the  RKO  receivership  proceedings,  but 
Consolidated  Film  had  declined  to 
agree  to  the  reduction.  The  transac- 
tion was  solely  for  the  purpose  of  ob- 
taining the  lower  interest  rate,  it  was 
stated  by  A.  H.  McCausland,  repre- 
sentative of  Irving  Trust  Co.  as  RKO 
trustee.  The  deal  was  brought  about 
by  McCausland  and  Walton  Ament 
of  Donovan,  Newton,  Leisure  &  Lum- 
bard.  trustee's  counsel. 

The  notes  represent  the  unpaid  bal- 
ance of  an  original  issue  of  $6,000,000 
given  to  Commercial  Investment  Trust 
and  Chemical  Bank  &  Trust  Co.  on 
July  1,  1931.  There  was  $1,825,208 
of  the  notes  outstanding  when  RKO 
went  into  receivership  in  January. 
1932,  and  this  had  been  reduced  to 
$1,500,000  when  Consolidated  ac- 
quired them  from  the  banks  two  years 
ago.  Subsequent  reductions  brought 
the  amount  outstanding  to  $975,000  at 
the  time  of  yesterday's  transaction. 
Bank  of  America  acquired  the  notes 
at  par.  The  interest  saving  is  esti- 
mated at  $40,000  to  $50,000. 

The  notes  are  subject  to  a  retire- 
ment agreement  which  provides  for 
$25,000  of  face  amount  maturing  on 
the  first  of  every  month  up  to  March, 
1937,  and  at  $50,000  a  month  there- 
after. RKO  reserves  the  right  to  re- 
tire the  balance  outstanding  at  any 
time  by  a  payment  in  full. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Gives 
Nathanson  an  Option 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

will  continue  upward  to  $17  per  share 
for  the  fifth  year. 

If  Nathanson  retires  from  the  com- 
pany, or  if  he  should  die,  the  option 
will  lapse. 

An  excellent  public  response  has 
been  reported  on  the  new  bond  issue 
of  Famous  Players.  All  of  the  three 
per  cent  and  three  and  one-half  per- 
cent serial  bonds,  aggregating  $2,100,- 
000,  were  sold  immediately,  it  was  offi- 
cially announced,  and  there  has  been 
a  heavy  demand  from  trust,  insurance 
and  other  companies  as  well  as  pri- 
vate investors  in  all  parts  of  Canada 
for  the  four  and  one-half  per  cent 
bonds  maturing  in  1951.  The  amount 
of  these  bonds  is  $5,000,000.  No  less 
than  22  bond  houses  are  handling  the 
issue. 


Sarnoff  Off  Board 
Of  Radio  Pictures 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

is  in  line  with  his  retirement  from 
RKO  activities  in  consequence  of  the 
sale  of  one-half  of  RCA's  interest  in 
RKO  to  Atlas  Corp.  and  Lehman 
Bros.  He  resigned  some  time  ago 
from  the  boards  of  RKO,  the  parent 
company,  and  from  Keith- Albee-Or- 
pheum,  the  principal  theatre  subsid- 
iary, with  Yandell  succeeding  him  in 
each  instance. 

The  meeting  of  the  RKO  Radio 
Pictures  board  is  reported  to  have  rat- 
ified the  company's  part  in  the  recent 
settlement  of  the  St.  Louis  suit,  in 
which  it  was  a  defendant. 


Wednesday,  May  6,  192 


Zukor  to  Head] 
Production  in 
Company  Shift 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

will  be  dissolved,  it  is  planned.  V 
Frank  Freeman  will  continue  ir 
charge  of  the  company's  theatre  oper 
ations  as  head  of  the  theatre  depart 
merit.  He  is  a  vice-president  of  the 
parent  company,  Paramount  Picture-. 
Inc.,  and  will  administer  the  theatn 
department  under  that  title.  John  W 
Hicks,  Jr.,  also  a  vice-president  o 
the  parent  company,  continues  ii 
charge  of  the  foreign  operations.  Para 
mount  International,  the  subsidiary  foi 
foreign  operations,  has  already  beer 
dissolved. 

Neil  Agnew  continues  as  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  distribution.  R.  E 
Anderson  will  continue  to  head  the 
financial  department  as  a  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  parent  company,  and  Aus- 
tin C.  Keough,  secretary  of  the  par 
ent  company,  continues  as  head  of  the 
legal  department. 

Under  this  plan  Otterson  would  re- 
main as  the  over-all  head  in  his  pos1 
of  president  of  the  parent  company. 


Brandt  Is  Reelected 
As  Head  of  the  ITOA 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Meyers,  John  Benas  and  Al  Cooperj 
finance  committee. 

Elected  to  the  directorate  were 
Maurice  L.  Fleischman,  Hyman 
Rachmil,  S.  Rhonheimer,  Rudy  San- 
ders, Abe  Leff,  Jack  Hattem,  Arthur 
Rapf,  Leo  Brecher,  David  Weinstock, 
Louis  Schiffman,  Stanley  W.  Lawton 
Abe  Shenk,  Bernard  Pear,  S.  Seelen- 
freund.  J.  Rosenblum,  Myers,  Benas 
and  Cooper. 

Rapf,  Benas  and  Hattem  were 
named  as  a  committee  to  work  with 
Ed  Kuykendall  on  fair  trade  prac- 
tices. 

No  discussions  were  held  on  the 
merger  with  the  T.O.C.C. 


Brandt  Asks  Mayor 
To  Settle  Dispute 

As  a  result  of  a  rupture  in  the 
negotiations  among  the  local  operator 
unions,  which  has  been  followed  by  a 
renewed  cross-picketing  campaign  in 
Manhattan.  Bronx  and  Brooklyn. 
Harry  Brandt,  head  of  the  I.T.O.A.. 
yesterday  sent  Mayor  LaGuardia  a 
letter  asking  him  to  step  into  the 
situation  in  an  effort  to  bring  about 
a  peace  pact. 

Brandt's  letter  goes  into  consider- 
able detail  about  the  negotiations  be- 
tween the  I.T.O.A.  and  Local  306 
and  states  that  despite  the  approval 
by  the  exhibitors  of  increases  from  15 
to  30  per  cent  in  their  present  scales, 
the  union  walked  out  on  the  deal. 

In  closing,  Brandt  states :  "We 
would  ask  that  you  take  some  means 
of  consolidating  these  unions,  mean- 
ing Allied,  Local  306  and  Empire, 
and  effectuate  a  contract  with  the  the- 
atre owners  that  would  arrange  for 
arbitration  of  any  controversial  point. 
I  might  say  at  this  time  that  the 
theatre  owners  have  always  been  will- 
ing to  arbitrate  and  have  always  been 
willing  to  accept  your  arbitrator." 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  6, 


"Doctor"  Best 
Chicago  Draw 
With  $15,000 


Chicago,  May  5.  —  "The  Country 
Doctor,"  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Roosevelt,  made  the  best  showing  on 
the  Loop.  It  garnered  $15,000,  over 
normal  by  $4,000. 

"The  Singing  Kid"  got  into  the 
money  with  a  gross  of  $7,200,  up  by 
$1,700,  and  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town"  was  strong  on  a  take  of  $6,000 
at  the  Apollo.  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
held  up  to  $11,800  in  its  third  week 
at  the  Erlanger,  but  elsewhere  there 
was  very  little  to  get  excited  about 
in  spite  of  warmer  weather. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $122,- 
800.  Average  is  $128,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  28: 

"THE   COUNTRY   DOCTOR"  (ZOth-Fox) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average,  $11,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c,  4 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6,500.  (Average, 
$17,000) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Abe  Lyman  and  Band.  Gross: 
$16,600.    (Average,  $19,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
CHICAGO— (4,000),    35c-50c-68c,    7  days. 
Stage:  "Our  Gang."    Gross:  $31,000.  (Aver- 
age, $32,000) 

"PADDY  O'DAY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
ORIENTAL  —  (3,490),   25c-40c,   7  days. 
Stage:    George   Givot,    Jackie   Heller  and 
revue.    Gross:  $15,400.    (Average,  $15,000) 
"THE   SINGING  KID"  (W.B.) 


■ (900),  30c-40c-60c, 
(Average,  $5,500) 


days. 


(Col.) 

days. 


GARRICK 
Gross:  $7,200. 

Week  Ending  May  1: 

"MR.  DEEDS  COMES  TO  TOWN 

APOLLO— (1,400),    30c-40c-60c,  \ 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average.  $4,500) 

"KING  OF  THE  DAMNED"  (G.B.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  "Revels  Revue."  Gross: 
$13,300.    (Average.  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  May  2: 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1.200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50,  7 
days,  3rd  week,  2  shows  daily.  Gross:  $11,- 
800.    (Average,  $11,000) 


Para.  Claims  Only 
Addis  Ababa  Shots 

Exclusive  newsreel  shots  of  the 
rioting  and  evacuation  of  Addis  Ababa 
are  claimed  by  Paramount  News  as 
a  result  of  advices  from  the  Brit- 
ish legation  there  that  films  were  suc- 
cessfully despatched  by  John  Dored, 
Paramount  News  cameraman,  yes- 
terday. 

A.  J.  Richard,  Paramount  News 
editor,  who  received  the  communica- 
tion from  the  British  legation,  said 
that  Dored  was  the  only  newsreel 
cameraman  left  on  the  scene,  other 
newsreels  having  withdrawn  their 
representatives  during  the  past  few 
months. 


Women's  Clubs  Aid 
Warner  Dual  Study 

Warners  have  received  word  from 
the  N.  Y.  State  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs  and  the  Illinois  Fed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs  that  they 
will  assist  in  the  move  to  test  public 
sentiment  toward  dual  bills. 

Preliminary  votes  will  be  taken  at 
nine  regional  meetings  in  New  York 
state  this  week,  and  the  Illinois 
women  will  vote  at  their  annual  con- 
vention in  Chicago  May  19-21. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Jailbreak" 

( Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  5. — Despite  the  title,  this  picture  is  essentially  a 
murder  mystery  laid  within  the  walls  of  a  state  penitentiary.  Joseph 
King,  reformed  racketeer,  has  had  himself  committed  to  the  jail  to  avoid 
becoming  involved  in  a  fur  robbery.  A  gang  of  fur  robbers  led  by 
Richard  Purcell  is  sent  to  the  same  prison  after  being  turned  in  by 
Craig  Reynolds,  a  reporter.  Purcell,  thinking  that  King  has  turned 
stool  pigeon,  swears  vengeance.  Charles  Middleton,  a  prison  guard,  also 
lias  a  grudge  against  King. 

King  is  murdered  in  his  cell  and  suspicion  falls  on  two,  after  which 
a  third  motive  for  the  slaying  is  introduced  when  it  is  discovered  that 
King  had  confided  to  June  Travis,  his  secretary,  that  he  had  a  fortune 
cached  on  the  outside.  Reynolds,  the  reporter,  then  seeks  the  mur- 
derer on  the  theory  that  robbery  was  the  reason  for  the  crime.  Mean- 
while, Barton  MacLane,  police  captain,  is  working  on  revenge  as  the 
motive.  Eventually  the  Reynolds  theory  is  proved  correct  and  Mac- 
Lane  is  made  to  look  ridiculous.  A  mild  romantic  plot  unites  Reynolds 
and  Miss  Travis  at  the  finish. 

The  acting  in  general  is  good,  although  stellar  names  are  missing. 
Competent  supporting  performances  are  offered  by  George  E.  Stone, 
Joseph  Crehan  and  Henry  Hall.  Robert  D.  Andrews  and  Joseph  Hoff- 
man did  the  screen  play  from  a  story  by  Jonathan  Finn.  Nick  Grinde 
directed  under  the  supervision  of  Bryan  Foy.  The  picture  makes  good 
average  entertainment. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,072.  Running  time,  60  minutes.  "G." 


(<Sins  of  Man" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  May  5. — Jean  Hersholt  scores  a  personal  triumph  in 
this  beautifully  produced  tearjerker  which  reeks  with  sentimentality 
in  its  relentless  determination  to  send  the  audience  out  red-eyed. 

Hersholt  plays  a  simple  Swiss  bellringer  who  disowns  his  older  son 
when  the  lad  insists  on  being  an  airplane  mechanic  instead  of  following 
his  father  as  a  church  sexton.  Hersholt's  love  centers  on  his  youngest 
son,  born  deaf,  and  he  journeys  to  New  York  in  an  attempt  to  arrange 
an  operation  for  the  child.  The  elder  son  is  killed  in  a  plane  crash 
immediately  after  his  reconciliation  with  his  father,  who  is  stranded  in 
New  York  when  war  wipes  out  his  native  village  and  with  it  his 
younger  son.  Wonderful  makeup  shows  Hersholt  as  an  ancient  derelict. 
At  the  end  of  the  film  he  hears  a  symphony  in  which  the  melody  of  his 
church  bells  is  dominant  and  in  a  highly  emotional  scene  discovers 
the  famous  composer  and  conducter  is  his  son  whose  hearing  has  been 
restored  by  the  bombardment. 

Don  Ameche  is  assured  an  important  screen  career  by  his  interestingly 
contrasted  work  as  both  brothers.  J.  Edward  Bromberg  and  Ann  Shoe^ 
maker  are  excellent  as  the  simple  peasant  folk.  The  unusually  fine  cast 
includes  Allen  Jenkins,  De  Witt  Jennings,  Fritz  Leiber,  Francis  Ford, 
Christian  Rub,  Adrian  Rosley,  Gene  Reynolds,  Mickey  Rentschler,  John 
Miltern,  Paul  Stanton,  Edward  Van  Sloan,  Egon  Brecher.  Fred  Kohler, 
lr.,  Maxine  Reiner  and  Ruth  Robinson  under  the  joint  direction  of 
Otto  Brower  and  Gregory  Ratoff. 

The  screen  play  is  by  Samuel  Engel,  based  on  "Job"  by  Joseph  Roth, 
and  was  adapted"  by  Frederick  Kohner  and  Ossip  Dymow.  Kenneth 
MacGowan  produced  handsomely. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,153.  Running  time,  86  minutes.  "G." 


20th-Fox  Wins  Suit 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  yesterday 
was  victorious  in  a  suit  brought 
against  David  Sohmer,  operating  the 
St.  Albans,  St.  Albans,  L.  I.,  for 
$107  as  a  percentage  allegedly  due  on 
the  showing  of  "Thanks  a  Million." 
Louis  Nizer,  representing  the  distribu- 
tor, claimed  this  money  was  due  under 
an  oral  arrangement  which  provided 
for  30  per  cent  of  the  receipts.  Soh- 
mer held  that  an  application  he  made 
for  the  picture  had  been  rejected,  but 
Joe  Lee,  Richard  Gledhill  and  M. 
Seymour  of  the  local  exchange  testi- 
fied that  the  oral  agreement  supplant- 
ed the  rejected  application. 


Night  Meetings  Stay 

Periodical  meetings  of  local  branch 
managers  will  be  held  evenings  at  the 
New  York  Film  Board,  as  hereto- 
fore, it  was  decided  yesterday  at  a 
special  meeting.  Because  of  the  sum- 
mer and  the  desire  of  some  branch 
heads  to  leave  town  early,  the  ques- 
tion of  eliminating  the  night  sessions 
was  discussed  and  dropped. 


David  Loew  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  5. — David  Loew 
has  arrived  here  to  start  work  on  his 
first  Joe  E.  Brown  feature  for  Radio. 
He  completed  the  distribution  deal 
while  in  New  York. 


"Garcia"  and 
Show  Detroit 
Top,  $23,60< 


Detroit,  May  5. — "A  Message 
Garcia,"  with  a  vaudeville  bill,  we 
into  top  money  at  the  Fox  at  $2. 
600,  above  normal  by  $3,600. 

"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  was 
close  second  on  a  gross  of  $23,400, 
by  $3,400,  at  the  Michigan.  "Spet- 
Investigator"  was  $2,600  to  the  go' 
on  a  take  of  $12,600  at  the  RK 
Downtown,  with  Buddy  Rogers'  bai' 
heading  the  stage  show.    Other  sp< 
were  weak. 

Total  first  run  business  was  %T, 
900.    Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  en 
ing  April  30: 

"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE" 
(20th-Fox) 

ADAMS— (1,770),   10c-40c,  7  days.  Gros 
$4,500.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th- Fox 

FOX— (5,100).  15c-75c,  7  days.  Statr 
vaudeville.  Gross:  $23,600.  (Averai. 
$20,000) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-75c.  7  dav 
Stage,  vaudeville.  Gross:  $23,400.  CAv. 
age,  $20,000) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

STATE— (3,000).  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gros 
$4,200.      (Average,  $5,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED    ARTISTS— (2.070).  15c-65c. 
days.     Gross:  $9,600.     (Average.  $10,000 '  ! 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

RKO  DOWNTOWN— (2.950).  15c-75c.  ! 
days.  Stage:  Buddy  Rogers  band.  Jean^ 
Lang  and  vaudeville.  Gross:  $12,600.  (A- 
erage,   $10,000)  > 


Warner  Outing  Set 

The  Warner  Club,  home  office  oiJ 
ganization,  will  hold  its  annual  boi 
ride  and  outing  on  June  18.  Thi 
year  the  trip  will  be  to  Playland,  Ry< 
N.  Y.,  on  the  Peter  Stuyvesant.  Th 
entire  boat  has  been  chartered  for  th, 
da  v. 


Wall  Street 


Majority  in  Board  Have  Gains 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  34  33  33K  +®f 

Columbia,  pfd  ....  45  45  45  —  \i 

Consolidated  Film   4%  4%      4%  +  *i 

Consolidated,   pfd.  16  15%  16  +  Vi 

Eastman   162  161  161  +2  ' 

K.-A.-O..  pfd  ....  90  90  90  +2  j 

Loew's,  Inc  47%  46%  47^ 

Paramount                 8%  8%  &%   

Paramount  1  pfd.  69%  69%  69%  —  1%' 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9%  9%      9%  4-  Vi 

Pathe  Film                9%  8%      9  +  f & 

RKO                          6%  6         6%  +  % 

20th  Centurv-Fox.  24  23'/S  24  +  V, 

20th  Century,  pfd.  33%  33%  33%  +1%, 

Warner  Bros  10%  9%  10  +  %, 

Curb  Issues  Hold  Levels 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chang 

Sonotone    2%      2%  2%   

Technicolor   27%     27       27%     +  % 

Trans-Lux    3%      3%  3%   

Bonds  Gain  V&  to  2  Points 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang' 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  24K>  24  24%  +1% 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24%  24*/     24yi     +  % 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93  92%     93  +1 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   96%  96%     96%     +  % 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89  87       88J4  +2 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  65  64       65  +2 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    93  92       92       +  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  5) 


ednesday,  May  6,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


15 


Deeds"  3rd. 
Week  Seattle 
Best,  $5,950 


Seattle,  May  5. — "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
Town"  was  still  top  attraction  here 
its  third  week  at  the  Liberty.  It 

ti  the  gross  up  to  $5,950.  over  par 
$1,950.  while  all  other  houses  were 

?ling  the  effects  of  spring,  or  some- 

ng. 

Even  strong  attractions  like  "  Petti - 
at  Fever"  and  "Everybody's  Old 
an"  at  the  Blue  Mouse,  "Small 
>wn  Girl"  at  the  Fifth  Avenue,  and 
3  Hours  by  Air"  with  "Farmer  in 
a  Dell"  at  the  Orpheum  failed  to 
ike  the  grade. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,400. 
.erage  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
*  April  25 : 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
VERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th- Fox) 

iLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
ys,  2nd  week,  extended  run  from 
pheum.  Gross:  $3,100.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
i-TFTH  AVENUE— (2.500),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
vs.  Gross:  $6,400.  (Average,  $7,000) 
1R.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
iJBERTY  —  (1,800),  20c-25c-40c-55c,  7 
vs,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $5,950.  (Average. 
000) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

MUSIC  BOX — (950).  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
oss:   $2,750.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
•FARMER  IN   THE   DELL"  (Radio) 
3RPHEUM— (2,450).  25c-30c-40c,  7  days, 
■oss:  $5,200.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"ROAD  GANG"  (F.N.) 
MURDER  ON  THE  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050).     20c-25c-30c,  7 
ys.     Gross:  $4,100.     (Average,  $5,000) 
LEATHERNECKS    HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-20c-30c,  7  days.  Stage: 
nideville  and  band.  Gross:  $2,900.  (Aver- 
:e,  $3,500) 


Iheehan  Was  Paid 
$269,230  For  1935 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

K),  and  Warner  Baxter,  who  was 
lid  $208,000. 

Twelve  directors  were  paid  a  total 
:  $300,753,  the  report  disclosed.  Of 
lis,  a  total  of  $295,993  went  to  four 
rectors  who  are  officers,  while  seven 
her  officers  received  $155,014.  Eight 
arsons  in  executive  positions  re- 
:ived  a  total  of  $282,433,  and  95 
:tors,  producers,  writers,  technicians, 
:c,  were  paid  $5,198,470. 
Under  a  contract,  which,  the  re- 
ort  states,  has  been  canceled,  George 
rhite  received  $48,446  for  his  produ- 
:r's  percentage  of  gross  rentals, 
hile  Hughes,  Schurman  and  Dwight 
ere  paid  $200,000  as  general  counsel, 
nd  Alfred  Wright  received  $20,800 
5  counsel. 

The  company  reported  that  holders 
f  10  per  cent  or  more  of  its  stock 
n  Feb.  1,  last,  were  the  Chase  Na- 
onal  Bank,  574,753^4  shares  of  pre- 
:rred,  or  42.29  per  cent,  and  287,- 
7634  shares  of  common,  or  23.43  per 
eat;  White.  Weld  &  Co..  202,126 
hares  of  preferred,  or  14.87  per  cent; 
oseph  M.  Schenck,  204.642^  shares 
f  common,  or  16.68  per  cent;  Darryl 
'.  Zanuck.  183,979^2  shares  of  com- 
lon.  or  15  per  cent,  and  William 
ioetz.  214,642?/6  shares  of  common, 
r  17.5  per  cent. 

Sidney  R.  Kent,  president,  has  an 
ption     for     six     years  beginning 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"La  Canzone  Del  Sole'* 

(Nuovo  Mondo) 

The  latest  importation  from  Italy  by  Nuovo  Mondo,  this  romantic 
comedy-drama  features  the  Italian  opera  star,  Giacomo  Lauri-Volpi  and 
offers  something  for  lovers  of  good  music  everywhere  since  the  singer 
is  in  fine  voice  in  the  several  numbers  he  renders.  Subtitle  translations 
of  the  Italian  dialogue  make  it  a  simple  matter  to  follow  the  trend  of 
the  story. 

The  music  was  written  by  Pietro  Mascagni,  and  is  entirely  enjoyable. 
For  Italian  audiences  anywhere  the  film  should  be  easily  sold  and 
thoroughly  enjoyed.  Outside  of  the  music  and  the  appearance  of  Lauri- 
Volpi,  there  is  comparatively  little  in  the  story  itself  to  draw  the  patron- 
age of  the  average  American  lacking  a  knowledge  of  the  language. 

The  story,  one  of  mistaken  identity  and  romance,  is  set  in  Berlin, 
Venice,  Rome  and  Capri.  Lilliane  Dietz,  ambitious  to  be  a  singer, 
hears  Volpi  but  does  not  see  him.  An  agent  seeks  to  sign  the  star  to  a 
contract,  but  is  told  to  see  the  star's  lawyer  in  Venice.  But  he  is  sen- 
tenced to  three  days  in  jail  for  insulting  a  policeman  and  asks  the  girl 
to  go  for  him,  mailing  postcards  en  route,  since  he  is  afraid  to  tell  his 
wife  of  his  arrest.  In  Venice  the  girl  mistakes  the  lawyer  for  the 
singer ;  he  does  not  tell  her  who  he  is  and  they  travel  about  Italy,  falling 
in  love. 

The  agent,  released,  goes  to  Italy,  while  his  wife  follows  when  she 
receives  all  the  postcards  at  once,  which  are  mailed  together  accidentally. 
When  the  girl  learns  the  truth  she  leaves  for  Berlin,  but  stops  off  to 
hear  Volpi  sing.  In  return  for  reconciling  the  lawyer  and  the  girl,  the 
agent  gets  the  contract  and  is  able  to  appease  his  wife. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  85  min- 
utes. "G." 


ft 


"We  Are  from  Kronstadt 

(Amkino) 

In  1919  the  Red  Army  was  faced  with  difficulty  as  it  fought  White 
troops  in  the  vicinity  of  Petrograd.  A  detachment  of  marines  from  Kron- 
stadt on  the  Baltic  was  enlisted  and  went  to  the  relief  of  the  embattled 
rebels.  They  were  defeated  and  a  lone  survivor  made  his  way  back 
to  the  base,  roused  the  remaining  marines,  returned  to  the  scene  and 
scored  a  victory  as  they  relieved  the  intrenched  troops  who  were  about 
to  be  overcome'.  This  is  the  historical  background  on  which  this  Soviet 
importation  is  based.  Of  course  it  glorifies  the  revolution  and  may  be 
of  interest  to  the  audiences  who  rabidly  attend  the  "little"  theatres  for 
their  entertainment. 

The  situations  are  well  done  after  the  Russian  fashion  and  the 
camera  work,  particularly  the  scenes  on  the  battlefields,  is  superb.  The 
film  has  English  subtitles  which  effectively  transmute  the  thread  of  the 
story. 

The  scenario  is  by  Vsevolod  Vishnevsky.  E.  Dzigan  directed  and  N. 
Naumov-Straj  did  the  photography.  In  the  cast  are  names  perhaps 
somewhat  familiar  to  American  audiences.  The  outstanding  perform 
ances  are  given  by  V.  Zaichikov  and  G.  Bushuev. 

No  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  93  minutes.  "G." 

"Champagne  Charlie,"  previewed  last  night  at  the  Center,  was  reviewed  on 
April  28. 

"Till  We  Meet  Again,"  opening  Friday  morning  at  the  Capitol,  was  re- 
viezved  by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  April  12. 

"Let's  Sing  Again,"  to  be  previewed  tomorrow  night  at  the  Ro.vy,  was 
reviewed  from  Hollywood  by  wire  on  April  17. 


Aug.  22  last,  at  a  price  of  $18.24  per 
share,  and  40,000  shares  have  been 
reserved  for  issuance  to  officers  h? 
part  payment  for  services  rendered  at 
a  price  to  be  determined  by  the  board 
of  directors,  but  not  less  than  $10 
per  share,  it  was  shown. 

The  report  also  showed  a  contract 
with  William  Goetz  commencing  Oct. 
10,  last,  at  $2,000  per  week,  and  one 
with  Walter  J.  Hutchinson  as  gen- 
eral foreign  manager  for  five  years 
beginning  Jan.  1,  last,  at  $750  per 
week  for  the  first  year,  $850  for  the 
second  year,  $950  the  third  year  and 
$1,000  thereafter. 

The  company  reported  it  had  100 
per  cent  ownership  of  United  Ameri- 
can Investing  Corp. ;  Fox  Realty 
Corp.  of  California ;  Fox  Film  Realty 


Corp. ;  Movietone  Music  Corp. ; 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  of  Texas ; 
Dundas  Holding  Corp. ;  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  Distributing  Corp. ;  New 
Art  Plays,  Inc. ;  Fox  Film,  Brazil ; 
Fox  Film  Federal,  Inc. ;  Fox  Film  de 
Cuba;  Fox  Film  A.S. ;  Fox  Film  Co., 
Ltd.;  O/Y  Fox  Film  A/B ;  Fox 
Films  A/S;  Fox  Film  S.A.;  Fox 
Film  Corp.,  Ltd. ;  Fox  Film  Export 
Co. ;  Fox  Eiga  Kaisha ;  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  (Canada)  ;  Fox  Film 
Corp.  (Australasia)  ;  Fox  Movietone, 
Ltd. ;  Surrey  Music  Corp. ;  Sonne- 
mann  Music  Co.,  Inc.,  and  87.5  per 
cent  of  Movietonews,  Inc.,  together 
with  21  foreign  subsidiaries,  "whose 
disclosure  would  be  detrimental  to  the 
interests  of  security  holders,"  which 
are  primarily  engaged  in  distribution. 


"Robin  Hood" 
Frisco's  Top 
With  $12,000 


San  Francisco,  May  5.  —  "Robin 
Hood  of  El  Dorado"  was  the  only  im- 
portant grosser  of  the  week.  It  gar- 
nered $12,000,  up  by  $500,  at  the 
Paramount. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  held  up 
to  $5,000  in  its  third  week  at  the  Or- 
pheum, and  a  combination  of  "Small 
Town  Girl"  and  "Till  We  Meet 
Again"  reached  $15,000,  first  week 
par,  at  the  Warfield.  "Marihuana,"  a 
state  right  picture,  was  strong  at 
$5,000  in  the  Embassy,  but  elsewhere 
business  was  off. 

Three  concerts  by  Leopold  Stokow- 
ski's  orchestra  attracted  18,000  per- 
sons and  grossed  over  $32,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $76,400. 
Average  is  $83,700. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  28: 

"WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,680),  15c-25c-35c-40c, 
7  days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age, $14,500) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  15c-25c-35c- 
40c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average, 
$9,000) 

Week  Ending  April  29: 

"MARIHUANA"  (St.  Rights) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),   15c-2Sc-35c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

ORPHEUM  —  (2,440),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Average, 
$6,800) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-4Oc,  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"BRILLIANT  MARRIAGE"  (Invincible) 
"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,300.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

WARFIELD— (2,680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 
$15,000) 

Week  Ending  May  1: 

"PASSING  OF  THE  3RD  FLOOR  BACK" 
(G.B.) 

CLAY— (400),  15c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average,  $1,000) 

"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

GEARY — (1,400),  55c-85c-$l-10-$1.65,  7  days, 
3rd  week.    Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $10,000) 


"U"  Managers  Leave 
After  Seeing  "Boat" 

Managers  of  all  Universal  eastern 
and  Canadian  exchanges  returned  to 
their  territories  yesterday  following  a 
showing  of  "Show  Boat."  James  R. 
Grainger,  general  sales  manager, 
brought  the  sales  crew  in  to  get  a 
first  hand  view  of  the  picture  prior  to 
the  annual  sales  meeting. 

Attending  the  screening  were  Pete 
Dana,  Albany ;  J.  Ezell,  Atlanta ; 
W.  P.  Kelly,  Boston;  Nate  Sauber, 
Buffalo ;  James  Hobbs,  Charlotte ;  P. 
Krieger,  Cincinnati ;  Dave  Miller, 
Cleveland ;  M.  Joseph,  New  Haven ; 
J.  Engel,  Philadelphia;  Al  Barnett, 
Pittsburgh ;  E.  Heiber,  Washington, 
and  the  Canadian  group. 


Allied  Meets  Tomorrow 

Allied  of  New  Jersey  will  hold  a 
state-wide  luncheon  meeting  at  the 
Stacy-Trent  hotel  in  Trenton,  to- 
morrow. 


COVERED  WITH  GLORY! 

(What  will  Leo  do  now?  He's  got  only  a  few  choice  locations 
left  and  the  tattoo  artist  is  on  the  way  over  to  add  titles  of 
other  great  M-G-M  entertainments  to  come!) 


Motior 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  I 
in  All 
Branches 


)L.  39.  NO.  108 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  MAY  7,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


lepublic  Will 
oin  Industry 
*rogram  Talks 

.  Ray  Johnston  Sends 
Word  to  Kuykendall 


Republic  yesterday  accepted  the 
P.T.O.A.  bid  to  participate  in  the 
liibitor  organization's  trade  prac- 
e  conferences,  which  will  be  re- 
lied here  next  Tuesday  with  indi- 
lual  companies  following  a  prelim- 
iry  joint  conference  with  seven  na- 
nal  distributors  two  weeks  ago. 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  president  of  Re- 
blic.  accepted  for  that  company  in 
letter  to  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T. 
A.  president.  Johnston  said  that  he 
iuld  be  glad  to  receive  the  exhibitor 
ide  practice  committee  at  his  office 

an  individual  meeting  on  the  com- 
ny's  sales  policies  for  the  new  sea- 
n.   The  acceptance  leaves  Warners 

the  only  national  distributor  not 

{Continued  on  page  5) 


lore  Writers  Quit 
Over  Guild's  Stand 

Hollywood,  May  6. — More  resig- 
tions  from  the  Screen  Writers' 
lild  have  intensified  the  disturbance 
er  the  demand  for  a  closed  shop  and 
e  move  for  affiliation  with  the  Au- 
ors'  League. 

James  K.  McGuinness,  Patterson 
'cNutt,  John  Lee  Mahin  and  Bert 
almar,  conservative  leaders,  have 
nt  in  their  resignations,  explaining 
lat  they  felt  the  guild  was  no  longer 
:ting  in  the  best  interests  of  the 
riters. 

They  say  their  checkup  shows  only 
)  per  cent  of  the  voting  membership 
tended  last  Saturday  night's  meeting 
hen  a  vote  was  taken  on  Article  12 
:  the  constitution.  These  figures  are 
)ntradicted  by  the  guild's  board. 
Guild  leaders  say  those  quitting  are 
ibjecting  themselves  to  possible  legal 
:tion  as  violators  of  Article  12. 


Sales  Conventions  Nearly  Set 

Major  companies 

in  practically  all  instances,  have  completed 

plans  for  their  sales  conventions.    The  schedule  as  it  now  stands, 

the  dates  being  inclusive: 

Company 

City 

Date 

.Chicago,  L.A.  or  N.Y... 

.  Between  June  1-15 

Gaumont  British. Warwick,  New  York... 

.  May  22-25 

M-G-M   

.Palmer  House,  Chicago. 

.May  11-15 

Paramount   

.Chicago  or  Kansas  City. June  5-6 

.June  4-6 

RKO   

Waldorf,  New  York  ... 

.June  1-3 

20th  Century- 

Fox   

May  30-June  1 

United  Artists  . 

.  Undetermined 

June  1-3 

.Ambassador,  Los 

.  June  1-5 

Nassau  Houses 
Told  to  Stop 
All  Giveaways 


All  theatres  in  Nassau  County  have 
been  given  notice  by  District  Attorney 
Martin  W.  Littleton  to  discontinue 
chance  games  and  the  distribution  of 
giveaways  by  May  25.  The  move 
follows  the  same  action  taken  recently 
by  District  Attorney  Foley  in  the 
Bronx  and  is  believed  by  theatre  men 
to  have  been  motivated  by  a  decision 
handed  down  some  weeks  ago  by  the 
Appellate  Division  of  the  Supreme 
Court  holding  Farmer  Miller  in  viola- 

(Continued  on  page  5) 


End  Moves  to 
Make  Deal  on 
RKO's  Debts 


Negotiations  for  the  settlement  of 
the  $9,100,000  Rockefeller  Center 
claim  against  RKO  have  been  aban- 
doned after  being  in  work  for  more 
than  a  year  and  the  claim  will  be  con- 
tested by  the  RKO  trustee  in  Federal 
court  here  on  Monday  unless  an  un- 
foreseen development  occurs  in  the 
meantime. 

Col.  William  J.  Donovan  and 
George  Leisure,  of  counsel  to  Irving 
Trust  Co.  as  RKO  trustee,  are  sched- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Showmen  9s  4-Day  Exhibit 
To  Be  Started  on  May  19 


W-G-M  Sees  Record 
For  Its  Convention 

M-G-M  sales  executives  predict  a 
:cord  attendance  at  the  sales  conven- 
on  scheduled  to  start  Mondav  at  thf 
'aimer  House.  Chicago.  Sessions  will 
un  through  May  13,  with  individual 
leetings  on  Mav  14  and  IS. 

In  the  past  the  companv  has  held 
ivo  regional  meetings.  This  year  all 
ie  sales  staff  gathers  at  one.  with 
bout  240  persons  expected,  including 

{Continued  on  page  4) 


Plans  have  been  set  for  the  sec- 
ond annual  Show  of  Showmanship 
conducted  by  the  Managers'  Round 
Table  Club  of  Motion  Picture  Her- 
ald. It  will  start  May  19  and  last 
four  days  at  Quigley  Publications' 
headquarters  on  the  30th  floor  of  the 
RKO  Bldg.,  Rockefeller  Center. 

Campaigns  submitted  by  theatre  ad- 
vertising:, publicity  and  exploitation 
men  to  the  Managers'  Round  Table 
Club  will  be  on  display,  and  in  addi- 
tion there  will  be  a  variety  of  cam- 
oaigns  submitted  by  home  office  pub- 
licity and  advertising  departments. 
About  5,000  invitations  are  being  sent 
out. 

The  arrangements  committee  in- 
cludes both  film  and  theatre  execu- 
tives. The  film  men  are :  Neil  F. 
Agnew,  Edward  L.  Alperson,  Leon  J. 
Bamberger,   John   D.   Clark,   P.  D. 


Cochrane,  Jack  Cohn,  Hy  Daab,  Ned 
E.  Depinet,  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Ed 
Finney,  John  C.  Flinn,  Robert  Gill- 
ham,  J.  R.  Grainger,  Monroe  Green- 
thai,  Paul  Gulick,  John  Hicks,  W. 
Ray  Johnston,  Jules  Levy,  Al  Licht- 
man,  Charles  E.  McCarthy,  S.  Barret 
McCormick,  Dan  Michalove,  Herman 
Robbins,  George  J.  Schaefer,  Si  Sead- 
ler,  Gradwell  Sears,  A.  W.  Smith. 
Nate  Spingold,  Abe  Waxman  and 
Gordon  White. 

Theatre  men  are :  Carter  Barron, 
Toe  Bernhard,  Mort  Blumenstock, 
H.  D.  Buckley,  Ed  Churchill,  Oscar 
Doob,  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons,  Frank  Y. 
Freeman,  Louis  Frisch,  Irving  Lesser, 
Arthur  Mayer,  C.  C.  Moskowitz, 
Martin  J.  Mullin,  R.  J.  O'Donnell, 
Samuel  Rinzler,  Ted  Schlanger,  W. 
G.  Van  Schmus,  George  Skouras  and 
J.  R.  Vogel. 


Subcommittee 
Is  to  Approve 
Booking  Bill 

Move  Will  Put  It  Up  to 
Commerce  Committee 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  6. — A  favorable 
report  on  the  block  booking  bill  will 
be  made  to  the  Senate  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commitee  by  the  subcommittee 
headed  by  Senator  Neely  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, it  was  learned  today. 

The  subcommittee  met  early  this 
week  to  determine  what  to  do  with 
the  measure  and  voted  to  report  it 
favorably.  The  submission  of  such  a 
report  will  bring  the  matter  before 
the  full  committee. 

The  committee  has  not  been  ad- 
vised by  Chairman  Wheeler  of  Mon- 
tana when  the  measure  will  be  brought 
up.  The  group  has  no  scheduled  days 
for  meeting,  but  convenes  at  the  call  of 
the  chairman. 


Agreement  Is  Near 
On  Dramatist  Pact 

An  agreement  between  the  Drama- 
tists' Guild  and  the  League  of  N.  Y. 
Theatres  on  provisions  of  a  play- 
wright's contract  acceptable  to  both 
is  expected  within  the  next  few  days 
as  a  result  of  daily  meetings  held  this 
week  at  guild  headquarters  by  the  con- 
tract committees  of  the  two  organiza- 
tions. 

While  the  producing  managers  have 
not  formally  committed  themselves  to 
either  the  60-40  split  of  the  proceeds 
from  the  sale  of  film  rights  to  stage 
plays  or  the  retention  by  the  author 
of  control  of  his  script,  the  current 
discussions  have  advanced  beyond 
these  two  major  points  of  the  drama- 
tists' contract,  it  is  learned.  The 
guild  committee    is    reported    to  be 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


New  Move  to  Reopen 
F.  W.  C.  Bankruptcy 

Los  Angeles,  May  6. — T.  L.  Tally 
and  the  Corbar  Corp.  have  filed  no- 
tice of  intention  to  amend  their  peti- 
tion to  reopen  the  Fox  West  Coast 
bankruptcy. 

They  contend  new  evidence  has  been 
discovered  since  the  case  was  last  sub- 
mitted to  Judge  Fee. 

U.S.  District  Judge  George  Cos- 
grave  will  hear  argument  by  attorneys 
on  May  11. 

William  H.  Neblett,  law  partner  of 

{Continued  on  page  4) 


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DAILY 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  May  7,  1936  No.  108 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
i.ypubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O  Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1.  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tommaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  J.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative^  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 

No  Number  Fixed  Yet 
On  Hirliman  Series 

The  number  of  pictures  which 
George  A.  Hirliman  will  produce  for 
Grand  National  Dist.  Corp.  has  to  be 
worked  out,  according  to  E.  L.  Alper- 
son  who  said  yesterday  the  only  one 
definitely  scheduled  so  far  is  "Gor- 
geous." 

Approve  Pathe  Dividend 

The  payment  of  Grand  National 
Pictures  stock  as  a  dividend  to  Pathe 
stockholders  was  approved  by  the 
board  of  the  latter  company  at  a  meet- 
ing held  late  Tuesday.  Details  of  the 
payment  are  being  held  in  abeyance 
pending  approval  of  the  New  Grand 
National  stock  issue  by  SEC. 


Frank  J.  Rembusch  Dead 

Indianapolis,  May  6.  —  Frank  J. 
Rembusch,  60,  one  of  the  first  inde- 
pendent exhibitors  in  the  nation,  died 
today  of  pneumonia  in  his  home  city 
of  Shelbyville,  Ind.  His  syndicate  is 
managed  at  the  present  time  by  his 
son,  Trueman  Rembusch.  Funeral  will 
be  held  Saturday  in  Shelbyville. 


Induct  Governors  Today 

The  20  board  of  governors  of  the 
Cinema  Club  will  be  formally  inducted 
into  office  at  a  luncheon  in  club  quar- 
ters at  the  Algonquin  today. 


Discuss  Plans  Aiding 
The  Jews  in  Palestine 

Preliminary  plans  for  the  organiza- 
tion of  an  amusement  division  to  raise 
funds  in  the  $3,500,000  drive  for  the 
United  Palestine  Appeal  were  dis- 
cussed at  a  Cinema  Club  luncheon 
yesterday  with  subsequent  meetings 
in  the  offing.  A  tentative  means  of 
raising  money  took  the  preliminary 
form  of  a  dinner  to  an  outstanding 
film  executive  at  one  of  the  major 
New  York  hotels  sometime  within  the 
next  month. 

Louis  Nizer  acted  for  Nathan  Bur- 
kan  who  had  called  the  luncheon  but 
who  was  confined  to  his  home  yester- 
day with  a  heavy  cold.  Eddie  Cantor 
delved  into  the  purposes  of  the  fund 
which  seeks  to  settle  German  refugees 
in  Palestine.  Present  were  Harry  D. 
Buckley,  Harry  Brandt,  Herman  Rob- 
bins,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  Louis  Phil- 
lips, Gabriel  L.  Hess,  Saul  Rogers, 
Hal  Home  and  others. 

Lesser  Producing  12 
For  3  Distributors 

Sol  Lesser  will  produce  12  features 
next  season,  one  of  which  will  be  a 
special  and  for  which  no  distribution 
deal  has  been  consummated,  he  said 
yesterday.  He  leaves  Saturday  for 
Hollywood. 

Six  of  the  group  will  be  made  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  release,  three 
with  Bobby  Breen  for  RKO,  and  two 
for  Columbia.  The  RKO  deal  for  the 
Breen  films  provides  for  three  re- 
leases next  season  with  options  ex- 
tending over  a  period  of  five  years. 

The  boy  star,  who  was  slated  to 
appear  in  person  at  the  Roxy  tomor- 
row night  with  Eddie  Cantor,  has 
postponed  the  date  until  Saturday  eve- 
ning, due  to  illness.  "Let's  Sing 
Again,"  first  of  the  Lesser-Breen  re- 
leases for  RKO,  will  be  previewed  to- 
night at  that  theatre. 


Protest  Park  Ave.  House 

Sharp  opposition  has  been  registered 
to  the  plan  of  Robert  W.  Goelet, 
wealthy  real  estate  owner,  to  build  a 
small  film  house  on  Park  Ave,  in  the 
block  between  53rd  and  54th  Sts.  A 
group  of  notables,  appearing  as  in- 
dividuals and  residents  of  the  district, 
appeared  before  License  Commission- 
er Paul  Moss  to  protest  the  granting 
of  a  license  for  the  project  to  Goelet. 
They  contend  that  although  the  the- 
atre would  be  located  on  the  side 
street,  an  arcade  entrance  would  be 
on  Park  Ave.,  long  restricted.  Moss 
reserved  decision  on  the  application. 

Ratify  Milstein  Post 

Republic's  board  of  directors  yes- 
terday officially  elected  J.  J.  Milstein. 
western  sales  manager,  as  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  sales.  A  successor 
will  be  named  within  the  next  few 
davs. 

Milstein.  who  makes  his  home  in 
the  west,  leaves  next  Wednesday  or 
Thursdav  for  Los  Angeles  to  wind 
up  his  personal  affairs. 


Get  Vicki  Baum  Novel 

The  French  M.  P.  Co.  has  com- 
pleted negotiations  with  Vicki  Baum. 
for  "Helene  Wilfluer,"  a  novel,  to  be 
produced  abroad  bv  Jose  Marcmis 
Film1;.  Tean  Benoit-Levy.  of  "La  Ma- 
ternelle"  fame,  will  direct.  The  film 
is  to  be  made  with  an  eye  toward 
American  consumption.  Madeleine 
Renaud  will  be  featured. 


Good  Time  Was  Had 

Chicago,  May  6.  —  Greta 
Garbo  and  Berthold  Viertel 
had  an  exciting  time  here  be- 
tween the  arrival  of  the 
Twentieth  Century  and  the 
departure  of  the  Chief.  They 
went  to  the  Field  Museum 
and  looked  over  the  mum- 
mies. 


Legal  formalities  necessary  to  the 
conclusion  of  the  affiliation  of  the 
American  Federation  of  Actors  and 
the  Screen  Actors'  Guild  on  the  coast, 
are  expected  to  be  completed  shortly 
without  difficulty,  Ralph  Whitehead, 
executive  secretary  of  the  A.  F.  A., 
said  yesterday.  At  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  organization  the  membership 
had  voted  unanimously  for  affiliation, 
following  the  reading  of  a  letter  by 
Whitehead  from  Kenneth  Thompson 
of  the  guild,  indicating  that  group  had 
approved  affiliation.  The  agreement 
will  be  much  the  same  as  that  be- 
tween the  Guild  and  Actors'  Equity, 
Whitehead  said. 

The  affiliation  provides  for  mutual 
recognition  between  the  two  groups, 
making  it  unnecessary  for  a  screen 
player  to  register  with  the  A.F.A.  when 
appearing  in  vaudeville,  on  the  stage 
and  the  like.  The  A.  F.  A.  meeting 
elected  Eddie  Cantor,  Sophie  Tuck- 
er, Fred  Keating,  Ed  Lowry,  Eddie 
Miller,  Frank  Lynch,  Sid  Williams 
and  John  Dilson  to  fill  eight  vacan- 
cies on  the  council.  The  membership 
unanimously  voted  the  council's  plan 
for  a  death  benefit  system  to  be  effec- 
tive in  the  fall. 

A  delegation  from  the  stagehands' 
union  presented  Whitehead  a  silver 
gavel  and  block  in  recognition  of  his 
work  "in  behalf  of  organized  labor" 
on  the  Federal  theatre  project.  White- 
head will  leave  shortly  on  a  cross- 
country trip,  during  which  he  will  es- 
tablish an  office  in  Los  Angeles. 


Cocalis  Fined  by  Court 

Sam  Cocalis,  as  head  of  Sprinco 
Amusement  Corp.,  was  fined  §100  for 
contempt  of  court  yesterday  by  Judge 
Louis  Goldstein,  for  failure  to  appear 
on  April  9  in  response  to  a  third 
party  order.  Cocalis  had  been  called 
in_  connection  with  a  judgment  ob- 
tained by  Columbia  for  breach  of  con- 
tract against  New  Union  Theatre, 
Inc.,  operating  the  New  Union  in 
Brooklyn.  Sprinco  now  operates  the 
house.  When  Cocalis  failed  to  ap- 
oear,  Phillips  &  Nizer,  Columbia  at- 
torneys, moved  that  he  be  punished 
for  contempt.    The  fine  followed. 


Delay  Spyropoulos  Suit 

Hearing  on  the  suit  of  Mrs.  Frieda 
Spyropoulos,  the  "Little  Egypt"  of  the 
Chicago  World's  Fair  of  1893,  against 
M-G-M  for  alleged  damages  result- 
ing from  the  showing  of  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  was  postponed  yesterday  by 
Tustice  Aaron  J.  Levy  in  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court.  The  new  date  is  May  18. 


Hearst  Gets  Approval 

Sacramento,  May  6. — A  certificate 
of  approval  has  been  issued  for  an 
increase  in  capital  stock  of  the  Hearst 
Radio  Corp.  from  $250,000  to  $1,000,- 
000.  Payment  of  franchise  tax  is 
awaited. 


Thursday,  May  7,  19: 


Seek  Speedy  Ruling 
In  Sales  Tax  Cas 


A  preference  on  the  Appella 
Division  calendar  will  be  asked  by  tl 
United  Artists  exchange  for  tl 
hearing  of  its  appeal  from  the  ci 
comptroller's  ruling  that  film  renta 
are  subject  to  the  local  two  per  ce 
sales  tax. 

As  the  case  involves  the  city,  it 
entitled  to  a  preference  on  the  cale 
dar.  A  June  hearing  will  be  ask 
when  United  Artists  files  its  brie 
and  record  on  appeal  either  tomorrc 
or  early  next  week.  A  June  hearii 
would  make  a  decision  possible  befo 
the  summer  court  recess.  The  ca< 
however,  is  expected  to  be  carri' 
to  the  Court  of  Appeals  at  Albany  1 
either  the  city  or  the  exchange  befo 
being  finally  disposed  of.  Its  outcor 
is  regarded  by  distributors  and  e 
hibitors  throughout  the  country 
establishing  a  precedent  for  simil 
taxation  measures  in  numerous  loca 
ties. 

Ampa  to  Elect  and 
Discuss  the  Futur 

Annual  election  of  officers  will  tal 
place  at  today's  Ampa  meeting.  Tl 
slate  presented  by  the  regular  non 
nating  committee  is  expected  to  ' 
elected  unanimously.  In  addition 
the  reading  of  reports  of  the  varir 
officers  there  will  be  a  discussion 
the  future  policy  of  the  organizatk 

Gordon  White  has  sent  out  an  a 
peal  to  members  to  be  present  in  for 
for  a  discussion  of  the  future  of  t 
organization  and  for  a  vote  of  co 
fidence  in  the  officers.  He  points  o 
that  the  small  attendance  last  we< 
made  the  outlook  gloomy. 

White  says  the  "full  possibility  f 
future  value  in  the  organization  ca 
not  be  achieved  until  members  pa 
ticipate  actively  in  the  work  and  un 
attendance  is  based  more  on  a  desi 
for  its  serious  work  and  less  for  me 
entertainment. 

Quigley  Plaque  Is 
Presented  Hollan 

Indianapolis,  May  6. — With  met 
bers  of  the  Associated  Theatre  Ow 
ers  of  Indiana  present  at  the  secoi 
annual  "booster"  meeting  of  the  c 
ganization  today,  Motion  Picture  He 
aid  silver  plaque  for  outstanding  e 
ploitation  was  presented  today  to  S 
Holland,  manager  of  the  Elco,  El 
hart,  Ind. 

Corbin  Patrick,  film  critic  of  t 
Indianapolis  Star,  made  the  present 
tion,  declaring  that  exhibition  is  bo 
the  spark  plug  and  shock  absorber  , 
the  industry. 

"If  it  were  not  for  the  skill  and  u 
remitting  work  of  exhibitors,"  Patri 
asserted,  "films  would  have  remain 
in  the  nickelodeon  stage." 


Fox  Theatres  Has  Loss 

Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  now  in  proce 
of  reorganization  under  Section  77- 
of  the  bankruptcy  law,  reports  a  n 
loss  for  the  six  months  ending  Df 
31  of  $46,749.  This  is  after  expensf 
depreciation,  amortization  and  oth 
charges.  , 


Executives  Back  May  1 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  S.  R.  Kent  ai 
Walter  Hutchinson  are  scheduled 
arrive  from  abroad  on  May  23. 


A.  F.  A.  Affiliation 
With  Guild  Is  Voted 


THE     PICTURE     OF     THE  WEEK 


*It's  a  natural',  is  Variety  Daily's  enthusiastic  preview  report  on  Warner  Bros/  sprightly  new  comedy. 

"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY,"  with  WARREN  WILLIAM 
as  the  suavely  sophisticated  Wall  Streeter  and  lovely  June  Travis  as  his  torch-singing  sweetie 
in  this  picturization  of  Geo.  M.  Cohan's  noted  stage  success.  Sparkling  performances  by  Barton 
MacLane,  Gene  and  Kathleen  Lockhart,  Dick  Purcell  and  Craig  Reynolds,  plus  William  McGann's 
'topnotch'  direction,  make  this  comedy  of  errors  the  laugh-hit  of  the  week.  Released  May  9th. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  May  7,  I' 


4 

End  Moves  to 
Make  Deal  on 
RKO's  Debts 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

uled  to  oppose  the  allowance  of  the 
claim.  It  is  understood  that  the  basis 
of  the  opposition  will  be  both  the  pen- 
alty clause  in  the  Rockefeller  Center 
leases  which  made  RKO  liable  for  the 
unamortized  construction  costs  of  the 
Music  Hall  and  Center  and,  also,  the 
provision  in  Section  77-B  of  the  Fed- 
eral Bankruptcy  Laws  limiting  the 
liability  of  a  bankrupt  under  defaulted 
leases  to  a  three-year  period.  The 
Rockefeller  Center  leases,  however, 
were  worded  so  as  to  make  the  lessee 
liable  for  the  full  period  of  the  lease  in 
the  event  of  receivership  or  bankrupt- 
cy. Whether  the  lease  provision  cir- 
cumvents the  Federal  law  has  not  yet 
been  determined  in  the  courts  as  no 
similar  lease  has  been  tested  yet. 

If  the  RKO  trustee  is  successful  on 
both  grounds  the  claim  stands  a  chance 
of  being  reduced  to  the  amount  of 
three  years'  rent  on  the  Music  Hall 
and  Center,  a  total  of  $3,600,000. 

Even  if  the  claim  were  to  be  al- 
lowed at  this  amount,  Rockefeller 
Center  still  would  be  the  largest,  single 
unsecured  creditor  of  RKO,  and  as 
such  one  of  the  important  factors  in 
the  reorganization  of  the  company. 
The  huge  claim  has  been  one  of  the 
principal  obstacles  to  the  advancement 
of  a  plan  of  reorganization  for  RKO 
during  the  past  year.  Its  settlement, 
either  in  court  or  out  of  court,  would 
permit  rapid  progress  on  a  plan. 

Allowance  Recommended 

Thomas  D.  Thacher,  former  Solici- 
tor General,  acted  as  a  special  master 
last  summer  to  decide  on  the  merits  of 
the  claim  and  recommended  to  Feder- 
al Judge  William  Bondy  that  the 
claim  be  allowed  at  $9,100,000.  His 
recommendation  held  that  the  Federal 
three-year  rent  limitation  did  not  ap- 
ply in  the  case  of  the  Rockefeller  Cen- 
ter leases.  Thacher  is  of  counsel  for 
Atlas  Corp.,  which,  in  association  with 
Lehman  Bros.,  acquired  one-half  of 
RCA's  interest  in  RKO  and  an  op- 
tion on  the  remainder  subsequent  to 
his  recommendation  on  the  Rockefel- 
ler Center  claim.  Atlas  and  Lehman 
now  are  major  factors  in  the  RKO  re- 
organization and  as  such  are  vitally 
interested  in  having  Thacher's  recom- 
mendation reversed.  The  RKO  trus- 
tee filed  exceptions  to  the  Thacher  re- 
port last  summer  and  the  matter  was 
scheduled  for  Federal  court  hearings 
before  Judge  Bondy  but  has  been  post- 
poned numerous  times  while  the  settle- 
ment negotiations  continued. 

New  Move  to  Reopen 
F.  W.  C.  Bankruptcy 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

U.S.  Senator  William  G.  McAdoo 
charges  Federal  Judge  William  P. 
James  and  Samuel  W.  McNabb, 
referee  in  bankruptcy,  "participated  in 
a  conspiracy  to  defraud  creditors."  In 
his  new  petition  Neblett  asks  judg- 
ments totaling  $23,185,521. 


Sherman,  Conn  Return 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Harry  Sher- 
man and  Maurice  Conn  returned  here 
today  from  New  York. 


Fleischer  Damages 
Approved  by  Court 


Judge  Woolsey  in  Federal  court 
here  yesterday  approved  the  recom- 
mendation of  Special  Master  Theo- 
dore S.  Kenyon  on  damages  and  costs 
in  the  action  of  the  Fleischer  Studio 
and  Cameo  Doll  Co.,  against  Ralph 
Freundlich,  Inc.,  doll  manufacturer, 
for  copyright  infringement  in  the 
manufacture  of  Betty  Boop  dolls. 
Damages  of  $5,540  were  awarded  the 
plaintiffs,  Fleischer  Studio,  Fleischer 
Art  Service,  Inc.,  and  Cameo,  and 
costs  of  $2,000.  Woolsey  also  approved 
counsel  fees  for  Phillips  &  Nizer,  at- 
torneys for  the  plaintiffs,  of  $15,000, 
almost  three  times  as  much  as  the 
amount  of  the  damages. 

Judge  Woolsey,  in  approving  the 
fees,  declared  the  most  important 
thing  in  a  copyright  case  was  not 
merely  the  damages,  but  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  copyright.  He  declared  the 
attorneys  had  salvaged  the  copy- 
righted character  Betty  Boop,  which 
had  been  attacked  by  the  defendants, 
and  in  view  of  the  unique  nature  of 
the  case  and  the  work  of  Phillips  & 
Nizer,  he  considered  the  designated 
fee  as  justified,  despite  the  fact  that 
it  was  apparently  out  of  proportion  to 
the  damages. 

The  action  was  begun  three  years 
ago,  when  Woolsey  decided  in  favor 
of  the  plaintiffs.  His  decision  was  up- 
held in  1935  by  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  and  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court, 
which  sustained  the  injunction  to  re- 
strain Freundlich  from  further  manu- 
facture of  the  dolls.  Cameo  was  a 
licensee  of  Fleischer  in  the  production 
of  such  dolls. 

It  was  pointed  out  that  the  decision 
is  unique  in  the  allowance  of  the  large 
amount  of  attorney  fees  in  proportion 
to  damages,  and  in  its  protection  of  a 
cartoon  copyright  against  infringe- 
ment by  a  three-dimension  figure. 

Judge  Woolsey,  in  his  approval 
opinion,  set  an  important  point  in 
declaring  that  he  is  turning  over  to 
Lamar  Hardy,  United  States  attorney 
for  the  district,  evidence  taken  from 
the  report  of  the  special  master,  that 
Ralph  Freundlich  filed  a  false  ac- 
count of  the  sales  of  the  infringing 
dolls.  He  suggested  investigation  by 
the  U.S.  attorney  looking  toward  a 
possible  citation  for  contempt  against 
Freundlich  and  an  indictment  for  per- 
jury against  him. 

That  phase  of  the  decision  was  in- 
dicated as  important  in  pointing  out 
how  far  a  court  will  go  in  the  in- 
stance of  fraudulent  accounting. 


Hutchinson  Given  Admittance 

Edward  L.  Hutchinson,  night  club 
operator,  yesterday  won  an  order  from 
Justice  Lloyd  Church  in  N.Y.  Su- 
preme Court  permitting  him  to  see 
"Go  Into  Your  Dance"  in  the  Warner 
projection  room  and  to  copy  from  the 
script  portions  of  the  dialogue  which, 
he  charges,  represent  him  as  a  "big 
shot  racketeer." 

Hutchinson  is  suing  for  $500,000 
on  the  ground  that  he  has  been  libeled. 


New  Setup  for  Center 

Special  Referee  David  L.  Weil  yes- 
terday filed  a  report  in  N.Y.  Supreme 
Court  recommending  a  reorganization 
of  Film  Center,  Inc.,  9th  Ave.  and 
45th  St.  by  means  of  a  foreclosure 
sale.  The  petitioner  is  the  Central 
Hanover  Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  trustee 
under  a  first  mortgage  for  $1,900,000 


Gets  Autograph 

Jimmy  Sileo  has  Toscanini's 
autograph  on  a  photograph. 
He's  quite  enthusiastic  about 
it,  because  he  had  to  pry  his 
way  through  a  collection  of 
detectives  and  others  to  get 
it  on  the  Champlain. 

Sileo  made  a  candid  camera 
picture  of  the  maestro  during 
the  Yehudi  Menuhin  concert 
at  Carnegie  Hall. 


and  a  second  mortgage  for  $300,000 
dated  April  23,  1928. 

The  report  recommends  a  minimum 
bid"  of  $50,000  by  the  trustee,  the 
formation  of  a  new  company  and  the 
issue  of  a  new  mortgage  for  $1,900,- 
000,  with  the  bonds  to  be  distributed 
among  the  first  and  second  mortgage 
bondholders. 


Laemmle  Quiz  Order  Issued 

A  motion  for  examination  before 
trial  was  filed  in  N.Y.  Supreme  Court 
yesterday  by  Nettie  Goldstein,  as  as- 
signee for  Max  Seltzer,  in  a  suit  for 
$10,000  against  Universal.  The  plain- 
tiff seeks  to  examine  Carl  Laemmle. 

The  suit  is  based  on  an  allegation 
that  on  Aug.  1,  1934,  in  The  Satur- 
day Evening  Post,  Universal  asked 
for  ideas  and  suggestions  on  produc- 
tion of  films ;  that  Seltzer  furnished 
ideas,  and  that  these  were  embodied 
in  "The  Man  Who  Reclaimed  His 
Head"  and  "The  Good  Fairy"  with- 
out compensation  to  Seltzer. 

Universal  has  filed  a  general  denial. 


Orpheum  Hearing  Set 

Referee  in  Bankruptcy  Oscar  W. 
Ehrhorn's  report  on  Orpheum  Circuit, 
Inc.,  will  come  up  for  hearing  May 
13.  He  recommends  that  because  of 
general  theatre  conditions  now  the 
trustees  file  suits  to  realize  upon  the 
circuit's  claims. 

The  voluntary  petition  in  bankrupt- 
cy was  filed  by  the  circuit  Jan.  27, 
1933.  In  his  fourth  intermediary  re- 
port on  Sept.  26,  1933,  Ehrhorn  in- 
dicated there  was  a  cash  balance  of 
$2,343,  and  that  a  total  of  586  claims 
against  the  companv  aggregated 
$5,577,855. 


End  Nebraska  Rate  War 

Nebraska  City,  Neb.,  May  6. — 
The  long  price  war  between  W.  J. 
Seydlitz,  manager  of  the  Overland, 
and  the  Paramount  and  Booth  the- 
atres, managed  by  Bob  and  Wes 
Booth,  has  ended  with  the  scale  being 
forced  up  from  15  cents  to  30  cents 
on  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday  and 
W ednesday.  The  remaining  three  days 
will  see  a  scale  of  25  cents.  The 
Paramount,  the  Booth  Brothers'  "B" 
house,  will  have  a  20-cent  charge  for 
the  first  three  days ;  30  cents  on  Wed- 
nesday and  15  cents  on  Thursday,  Fri- 
day and  Saturday.  Children  will  be 
a  dime  at  all  times  in  all  houses. 

The  local  situation  had  been  one  of 
the  sore  spots  in  Nebraska  for  a 
number  of  years. 


Jones  to  Resume  Soon 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Buck  Jones 
will  start  "Ride  'em  Cowboy,"  his  first 
for  the  new  season,  early  next  week. 
The  story  is  an  original  by  Jones  with 
screen  play  by  Frank  Guihan.  "The 
Phanton  Rider,"  last  Jones  production 
on  the  current  program  has  been  fin- 
ished. 


M-G-M  Sees  Recor d 
For  Its  Conventio  I 

(Continued  from  page  I) 

189  branch  managers  and  salesm \ 
10  exploitation  men,  eight  auditoi  I 
four  studio  representatives  and 
from  the  home  office. 

The  coast  representatives  will 
Louis  B.  Mayer,  Hal  Roach,  Howa  j 
Strickling     and     Barrett  Kieslinj 
James  FitzPatrick  also  expects  to  i.\ 
tend. 

The  home  office  delegation  will  i  I 
elude : 

Al  Lichtman,  assistant  to  Nichol  I 
M.    Schenck;    William  F.  Rodgeil 
general  sales  manager;   T.  J.  Col 
nors,  eastern  sales  manager ;  E.  2 1 
Saunders,    western    sales    manage  1 
Howard  Dietz,  director  of  publicit* 
advertising  and  exploitation;  Silas  y 
Seadler,  advertising  manager ;  WiM 
iam  R.  Ferguson,  exploitation  ma  1 
ager ;  Fred  C.  Quimby,  manager  M 
the   short    subject   department;    J;  I 
Gove,  sales  development  manager ; 
K.  Stern,  assistant  treasurer ;  Alan  1 
Cummings,  manager  of  exchange  o  1 
erations ;     Edward    Aaron,    easte  I 
sales    department ;    Charles    Deesc  1 
manager  of  the  contract  departmen  1 
Col.  E.  A.  Schiller,  theatre  depai  1 
ment ;  J.  S.  MacLeod,  manager  e  1 
change  maintenance   department ; 
J.  Sonin,  manager  of  the  purchasii  J 
department;  Harold  Postman,  assisl 
ant,  eastern  sales   department ;  Jem 
Bezahler,  assistant,  western  sales  d  I 
partment;    Arthur    Lacks,  manag'jl 
news    bookings ;    Joseph    Vogel,  M 
charge  of  out-of-town  theatre  oper  fl 
tion;  Harold  Goldgraben,  assistant 
Cummings  ;  Arthur  Loew,  head  of  tl 
foreign    department;    C.    B.  Fogi 
traveling    sound    technician ;  Erne 
Morrell,    transportation  departmei 
and  M.  L.  Simons,  editor  of  the  Di 
tributor. 


Hal  Roach- Sets  Four 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Hal  Roach 
preparing  four  feature  length  comedie; 
the  heaviest  schedule  his  studio  h; 
had  to  date. 

"Mr.  Cinderella,"  starring  Ja( 
Haley,  has  been  started  under  the  di 
rection  of  Edward  Sedgwick.  Patij 
Kelly,  Lyda  Roberti  and  Rosii 
Lawrence  will  be  featured  in  "Gir 
Go  West."  "You'd  Be  Surprised" 
being  written  now  by  Richard  Flou 
noy  and  Charles  Rogers  for  Laur: 
and  Hardy.  "44th  Floor"  will  be  Jac 
Haley's  second  feature.  Edwai 
Sedgwick,  who  will  direct,  is  collal 
orating  on  the  story  with  Arthur  ^ 
Jones.  Spanky  McFarland  is  to  1: 
starred  in  "Spanky." 

Roach  left  the  coast  tonight  f( 
Chicago  and  the   Metro  conventio 


Agreement  Is  Near 
On  Dramatist  Pac 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

adamant  in  its  refusal  to  amer[ 
either  of  the  two  provisions  and  tt  | 
managers  have  passed  over  negoti;l 
tion  of  them,  at  least  for  the  time  b< 
ing. 

Yesterday's  meeting  discussed  th 
sale  of  British  rights  to  plays.  Sei 
eral  more  meetings  are  believed  ne< 
essary  before  any  decisive  action 
possible  by  either  group.  Any  agret 
ment  reached  by  the  committees  won! 
have  to  be  approved  by  the  membei 
ship  of  both  organizations. 


hursday,  May  7,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Republic  Will 
Join  Industry 
Program  Talks 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

luiiferring  with  the  exhibitor  com- 
nittee. 

Uennite  notice  was  received  yester- 
iay  that  Morgan  Walsh  ot  ban  Fran- 
:isco,  a  member  of  the  M.P.T.O.A. 
bcecutive  committee,  would  be  unable 
o  attend  the  coming  sessions  with  in- 
lividual  companies.  The  exhibitor 
rommitteee,  as  a  result,  will  include 
kuykendall,  Jack  Miller,  O.  C.  Lam, 
Lewen  Pizor  and  L.  C.  Griffith.  Kuy- 
cendall  and  Griffith  are  due  here  from 
Jklahoma  City  Sunday  or  Monday, 
lhe  other  members  of  the  committee 
ire  expected  late  Monday,  by  which 
:ime  Kuykendall  is  expected  to  have 
us  schedule  of  meetings  with  the  in- 
dividual distributors  set.  The  first 
tvill  probably  be  held  on  Tuesday  or 
Wednesday. 

Sales  and  executive  heads  of  all  the 
participating  distributors  with  the  ex- 
:eption  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
ind  United  Artists  will  be  available 
ior  the  meetings  next  week.  John  D. 
Clark  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  and 
C-eorge  J.  Schaefer  of  United  Artists 
i\ill  be  in  Hollywood.  Meetings  with 
these  companies,  therefore,  will  be 
scheduled  in  accordance  with  their 
return  to  New  York.  It  is  expected 
[hat  the  eight  company  meetings  will 
occupy  more  than  two  weeks. 

While  requests  for  representation  on 
the  exhibitor  committee  have  been  re- 
reived  by  the  M.P.T.O.A.  from  other 
exhibitor  organizations,  it  is  under- 
stood that  the  committee  will  accept 
proxies  from  any  exhibitor  unit  sup- 
porting its  10-point  trade  practice  pro- 
gram, but  is  opposed  to  enlarging  the 
:ommittee.  The  M.P.T.O.A.  stand  is 
dictated  by  the  fear  that  a  large  com- 
mittee might  split  on  its  own  objec- 
tives and  jeopardize  concessions  which 
some  of  the  eight  distributors  already 
have  indicated  they  would  be  willing 
to  give. 


Two  Hundred  Attend 
Griffith  Convention 

Oklahoma  City,  May  6. — Two 
hundred  film  men  attended  the  second 
day's  session  of  the  convention  held 
here  by  Griffith  Amusement  Co.  Con- 
solidated Theatres,  Inc.,  at  the  Bilt- 
more  Hotel.  The  meetings  are  cele- 
brating the  silver  anniversary  of  the 
Griffith  brothers  in  the  show  business. 

Among  those  present  to  extend  their 
felicitations  were :  Ed  Kuykendall, 
Ned  E.  Depinet,  Neil  Agnew,  Joe 
Unger,  William  Kupper,  M.  Van 
Praag,  Hal  Young,  Wallis  Walthal, 
H.  B.  Walthall,  Ed  Rowley,  Harold 
Robb,  M.  A.  Lichtman,  Cress  Smith, 
Ward  Scott  and  J.  B.  Dugger. 

Tomorrow's  sessions  will  be  fea- 
tured by  talks  to  be  delivered  by 
New  York  executives  and  district 
managers  of  various  distributing  or- 
ganizations. 


Whitney  to  Come  East 

Hollywood,  May  6. — John  Hay 
Whitney  will  leave  by  plane  for  New 
York  on  Sunday. 

Paul  Snell  has  left  for  Denver, 
starting  a  six-weeks'  tour  on  behalf 
of  "Dancing  Pirate." 


Nassau  Spots  Told 
To  Stop  Giveaways 

(Continued  from  paye  1 ) 

tion  of  the  lottery  laws  of  the  State 
of  New  York. 

Exhibitors  have  been  notified  to 
clear  up  outstanding  obligations  in 
connection  with  the  games  and  give- 
aways by  May  25.  in  the  event  the 
practices  are  continued  arrests  will  be 
made,  District  Attorney  Littleton  de- 
clares. 

Skouras  theatres,  which  operates 
seven  houses  in  Nassau  County  play- 
ing Bank  Night  and  Screeno,  does  not 
intend  to  oust  the  games,  it  was  stated 
at  the  circuit's  headquarters  yester- 
day. Louis  Weber,  attorney  for  the 
circuit,  will  contest  the  alleged  il- 
legality in  court.  Century  circuit  has 
about  a  half  dozen  houses  playing 
Bank  Night  and  Currency  Award. 

The  circuits  feel  that  the  games  are 
legal,  according  to  a  spokesman.  They 
claim  a  person  does  not  have  to  buy 
a  ticket  or  be  in  the  theatre  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  award.  To  bring  home 
this  contention,  Skouras  representa- 
tives point  out  that  the  wife  of  a 
police  lieutenant  recently  won  $250 
without  attending  the  Lynbrook,  Lyn- 
brook,  at  the  night  the  lucky  number 
was  drawn. 


Light  man  Now  Acts 
As  a  Radio  Maestro 

Memphis,  May  6. — M.  A.  Light- 
man,  former  national  M.P.T.O.A. 
president,  now  head  of  the  tri-state 
group  of  Mississippi,  Arkansas  and 
Tennessee,  is  developing  into  the 
Major  Bowes  of  the  Mid-South. 

Lightman  acts  as  master-of-cere- 
monies  each  Sunday  afternoon  on  a 
talent  contest  program  staged  over 
Station  WMC  here  under  sponsorship 
of  a  cooking  oil  and  lard  company. 

Recently  also  units  have  been  built 
from  the  talent  found  on  these  radio 
shows  and  Lightman  is  playing  them 
in  a  number  of  his  theatres  around 
the  territory. 

Lightman  has  always  taken  a  keen 
interest  in  the  acting  as  well  as  the 
business  end  of  the  theatre.  He  takes 
part  in  several  plays  at  the  Memphis 
Little  Theatre  each  year  and  while 
in  Hollywood  last  summer  was  given 
a  screen  test  for  the  role  of  Sutter 
in  "Sutter's  Gold,"  a  part  later  as- 
signed to  Edward  Arnold. 


Hit  G-Men  Pictures 

Revival  of  the  "gangster  picture" 
under  the  pretext  of  showing  the  ex- 
ploits of  the  so-called  "G-Men,"  is  cited 
in  the  annual  report  of  the  New  York 
Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice, 
just  issued.  However,  the  report  noted 
"an  improvement  tone  in  films  has 
been  maintained,  generally  speaking." 


Pick  Janet  Gaynor  Film 

Hollywood.  May  6. — Janet  Gay- 
nor's  next  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
will  be  "Ladies  in  Love."  Charles 
Kenyon  is  doing  the  screenplay  now. 
D.  H.  Griffith,  recently  signed  for  two 
years,  will  direct.  Buddy  De  Sylva 
will  produce. 


"Ziegfeld"  at  $10,000 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  now  in  its 
fifth  week  at  the  Astor,  continues  at 
a  steady  pace  with  an  advance  sale  of 
$10,000  reported  by  M-G-M.  For  the 
fourth  week,  the  tally  was  $17,925, 
slightly  under  the  preceding  seven 
days. 


UNIVERSAL S  TIMELY  SENSATION! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Dancing  Pirate" 

{Pioneer-Radio) 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Demonstrating  conclusively  that  great  strides 
have  been  made  in  the  understanding  of  color  application,  especially  in 
its  relation  to  rapid  movement,  this  production  devotes  a  goodly  portion 
of  itself  to  exploiting  the  efficiency  of  that  technical  feature. 

The  picture  introduces  Charles  Collins  to  the  screen  in  the  title  role 
but  has  Frank  Morgan  carrying  most  of  the  entertainment  appeal.  The 
story  is  a  fantastic  comedy-romance-drama  told  against  a  background 
of  music,  dancing  and  spectacle.  Possessed  of  many  entertainment  and 
commercial  qualities,  the  plot  and  personnel — with  the  exception  of 
Morgan — are  secondary  to  the  showmanship  potentialities  of  color. 

The  locale,  for  the  most  part,  is  early  California.  Collins,  a  dancing 
master,  shanghaied  by  pirates,  is  believed  by  the  Spanish  townfolk  to 
be  a  buccaneer.  They  are  about  to  hang  him  in  a  gay  carnival  atmos- 
phere when  Steffi  Duna,  daughter  of  Alcalde  Morgan,  discovers  his 
dancing  talents.  The  women  of  the  town  demand  that  his  life  be  spared 
while  he  teaches  them  to  dance  in  good  old  Boston  style  to  the  accom- 
paniment of  comedy  provided  by  Morgan  and  Luis  Alberni. 

Collins  and  Miss  Duna  fall  in  love.  Complications  enter  as  Victor 
Varconi  comes  to  claim  the  girl's  hand.  The  quality  of  these  sequences 
is  heightened  by  the  work  of  Morgan,  Varconi  and  Jack  LaRue.  The 
tale  builds  to  a  comedy-romance  climax  when  Collins,  about  to  be 
exiled,  is  aided  by  Alberni  in  hamstringing  LaRue's  thug  soldiers,  thus 
breaking  up  Varconi's  marriage  plot.  As  Varconi  is  shown  to  be  a 
renegade,  hero  Collins  wins  Miss  Duna  and  Morgan's  acclaim.  The 
wedding  finale  is  a  brilliantly  colored  ceremony  and  dance  spectacle. 

As  produced  by  John  Speaks,  the  picture  continuously  offers  evidence 
that  color  must  be  given  serious  consideration  in  future  production. 
That  fact  is  its  principal  showmanship  feature. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,162.  Running  time,  85  minutes.  "G." 


"Three  Wise  Guys" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Here  is  good  average  entertainment  based  on 
the  old  "Boy  gets  girl — papa  stops  allowance"  formula.  Robert  Young, 
son  of  Thurston  Hall,  a  wealthy  railroad  executive,  falls  in  love  with 
Betty  Furness,  partner  of  confidence  men  Raymond  Walburn  and 
Bruce  Cabot.  When  Betty  returns  his  love  and  double-crosses  her 
associates  to  marry  Bob,  his  father  disinherits  him.  Young  turns  his 
polo  ponies  and  other  assets  into  cash  and  takes  his  bride  on  a  honey- 
moon spree  around  the  world. 

Back  home  from  the  honeymoon  and  broke,  the  two  settle  in  a  small 
Pennsylvania  town  and  Young  gets  a  job  in  a  factory.  Later  Walburn 
and  Cabot  recognize  Bob's  boss,  Harvey  Stephens,  as  a  former  con- 
fidence man  and  arrange  to  rob  the  plant,  Stephens  placing  blame  for 
the  robbery  on  Bob.  Walburn  and  Cabot,  however,  clear  up  matters  by 
returning  the  stolen  bonds  on  Christmas  Eve,  after  which  Young  and 
Betty,  released  from  trouble,  return  to  his  father  with  their  heir,  born 
at  the  height  of  the  excitement. 

The  tale  was  freely  adapted  from  a  Damon  Runyon  story  by  Elmer 
Plarris,  who  wrote  in  good  comedy  parts  for  Herman  Bing  and  Donald 
Meek,  making  the  script  quite  generally  acceptable.  The  George  Seitz 
direction  keeps  action  going  at  a  good  pace,  establishing  much  story 
background  with  swift,  sure  shots.  Harry  Rapf's  production  is  well  up 
to  the  M-G-M  standard  for  average  entertainment. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  72  min- 
utes. G." 


6 

British  Films  Gain 
In  the  Philippines 

English  product  is  proving  a  seri- 
ous competitor  to  American  films  in 
the  Philippine  Islands,  declared  C.  L. 
Brookheim,  Universal  manager  there, 
yesterday,  on  his  arrival  for  home 
office  conferences  with  N.  L.  Man- 
heim,  foreign  sales  head.  Brookheim 
expects  to  remain  uutil  after  the  Uni- 
versal sales  convention,  scheduled  for 
June  1-3  at  the  Astor  Hotel.  He 
spent  two  weeks  on  the  coast  before 
coming  east. 

English  pictures  have  a  first  run 
outlet  in  Manila,  Brookheim  said, 
and  are  the  only  serious  threat  to 
American  domination  in  the  market. 
They  are  cutting  in  increasingly. 
Spanish  product  has  suffered  in  his 
territory,  Brookheim  declared.  Audi- 
ences in  the  islands  want  action  in 
their  film  fare,  and  will  not  patronize 
films  that  lack  it.  English  dialogue 
is  no  obstacle  to  the  success  of  a  film 
if  the  action  is  there,  he  said.  Musical 
pictures  also  are  extremely  popular 
with  native  audiences. 

First  run  theatre  business  is  on  the 
upgrade,  Brookheim  said,  and  is  bet- 
ter than  last  season,  but  subsequent 
run  houses  are  maintaining  only  the 
level  of  the  past  year,  which  could 
not  be  considered  more  than  fair. 
There  is  practically  no  new  theatre 
construction  under  way  on  the  islands, 
he  said.  The  State,  in  Manila,  opened 
last  December,  being  the  only  new 
house  there  within  the  past  year. 

Goldsteins  Honored 
By  Film  Associates 

Boston,  May  6.— Sam  and  Nathan 
Goldstein  were  feted  last  night  at  the 
Copley  Plaza  Hotel  by  over  200  film 
men.  The  two  brothers  who  recently 
took  back  14  houses  from  M.  &  P. 
Paramount  interests  and  combined 
them  to  form  Western  Massachusetts 
Theatres,  Inc.,  were  guests  at  a  unique 
dinner  where  they  and  Toastmaster 
Tom  Spry,  New  England  Warner 
manager,  were  the  only  speakers. 
Vaudeville  was  supplied  by  Charles 
Koerner  and  Ban  Domingo  of  RKO 
and  Al  Somerby  of  Lathrop  Theatres. 

A  camera  and  projector  were  pre- 
sented to  Sam  Goldstein  while  Broth- 
er Nathan  received  a  Normandie 
chime  clock. 

Tom  Baily,  RKO  divisional  head, 
was  chairman  of  the  affair  and  was 
assisted  by  William  Erbb,  Paramount 
district  manager,  and  Louis  Boas. 


Bank  Night  Used  in 
5,200  Spots— Ezell 

More  than  5,200  theatres  through- 
out the  country  are  now  playing  Bank 
Night,  Claude  Ezell,  general  sales 
manager  for  Affiliated  Enterprises, 
states.  This  compares  with  4,500  ac- 
counts six  months  ago,  he  said. 

Ezell  is  now  in  Washington  and 
will  return  to  New  York  in  a  few 
days.  He  added  that  three  cases  in 
the  local  courts,  involving  Bank  Night 
were  won  by  his  company  within  the 
last  week. 


G.  B.  Picks  Sidney  Title 

"The  Hidden  Power"  will  be  the 
title  of  the  G.  B.  picture  in  which 
Sylvia  Sidney  will  be  starred  under 
the  direction  of  Alfred  Hitchcock, 
states  Jeffrey  Bernerd.  It  will  be 
based  on  a  Joseph  Conrad  story,  Miss 
Sidney  will  sail  May  8  for  England. 


Mine  Rescuers  on  Stage 

Toronto,  May  6.  —  The  boss 
draegermen  who  supervised  the  rescue 
of  the  two  mining  officials  from  the 
old  gold  mine  at  Moose  River,  N.  S., 
quickly  capitalized  on  their  fame  by 
making  personal  appearances  in  the 
Bloom  &  Fine  suburban  theatres  here. 
The  men,  Jack  Simpson  and  George 
Morrell,  attracted  big  crowds.  They 
gave  five-minute  talks.  Simpson  and 
Morrell  "played"  either  two  or  three 
theatres  each  day.  They  expect  to 
appear  in  a  feature  film  sometime  in 
the  future. 


"Hearts"  Ads  Unusual 

Warners  have  turned  out  an  un- 
usual series  of  10  ads  for  Marion 
Davies'  "Hearts  Divided"  and  are  dis- 
tributing them  in  proof  form  on  heavy 
coated  stock.  Two  are  three  columns 
wide  and  813  lines  deep ;  four  are  four 
columns,  running  from  672  to  872 
lines ;  four  are  five  columns,  running 
from  610  lines  to  1,015  lines,  and  one 
is  six  columns,  1,092  lines  deep. 

Illustrations  are  used  in  a  striking 
way,  with  type  designs  intended  to  em- 
phasize the  artistic  nature  of  the  pro- 
duction. 


Thursday,  May  7,  1936 

Sullivan  Goes  West 
For  2nd  Operation 

Jack  J.  Sullivan,  west  coast  filH 
buyer  for  National  Theatres,  yester- 
day left  for  Los  Angeles  where  he  will 
enter  a  hospital  and  undergo  a  second 
operation  for  a  stomach  ailment. 
Prior  to  his  departure  for  New  York, 
Sullivan  had  just  left  the  hospital 
after  an  operation. 

During  his  two-week  stay  in  the 
east,  Sullivan  spent  about  five  days  at 
Cornell  Hospital  where  he  rested  up 
after  the  four-day  train  ride. 

Arch  Bowles,  San  Francisco  divi- 
sion manager,  is  now  in  New  York 
conferring  with  Spyros  Skouras  on 
product  buys  for  next  season.  He  will 
leave  for  the  west  next  week. 

Moe  Baranco,  who  recently  suc- 
ceeded Al  Kaye  as  Skouras  Jersey 
City  division  manager,  is  under  ob- 
servation due  to  stomach  trouble. 
Baranco  reports  daily  to  his  doctor 
and  returns  to  his  home  in  Jersey 
City  without  visiting  his  office. 


"Deadline"  Is  Started 

Hollywood,  May  6.  —  George  R. 
Batcheller,  president  of  Chesterfield, 
has  started  "Below  the  Deadline,"  his 
company's  next  release.  The  story 
deals  with  diamond  thieves  and  the 
title  is  derived  from  the  locale,  which 
centers  around  the  Maiden  Lane  dis- 
trict in  New  York.  Cecilia  Parker, 
Theodore  Yon  Eltz  and  Thomas  Jack- 
son head  the  cast.  Charles  Lamont  is 
directing. 


Shift  Para.  Managers 

Walter  P.  Wiens,  manager  of 
Paramount's  exchange  at  Denver,  has 
been  transferred  to  Milwaukee,  re- 
placing James  O.  Kent,  resigned. 
Chester  J.  Bell,  branch  head  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  has  been  switched  to 
Denver  and  Frank  H.  Smith,  a  sales- 
man at  the  Salt  Lake  office,  is  now 
branch  manager,  succeeding  Bell. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Gains  on  Board 


Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 


Columbia,  pid   

4454 

4454 

4454 

-  54 

5 

5% 

5 

+  5* 

Consolidated,  pfd 

16 

16 

16 

+  Y2 

161V4 

16154 

16154 

K.-A.-O..   pfd..  . 

90 

88 

90 

4754 

4754 

4754 

Paramount   

854 

m, 

Paramount    1  pfd 

.  6954 

mi 

6954 

-  * 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

m 

954 

954 

-  54 

Pathe  Film   

9 

9 

9 

RKO   

654 

654 

6% 

+ 

20th  Century-Fox. 

24^4 

24 

24 

20th  Century,  pfd. 

33% 

3354 

33?£ 

+  54 

Universal,   pfd    . . 

97 

97 

97 

Warner  Bros  

10% 

im 

1054 

+  % 

Curb  Up  Slightly 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

2854 

2754 

2854 

+  % 

m 

3% 

m 

+  H 

Bonds  Have  Substantial  Rises 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 


General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  

2454 

24 

2<t% 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2454 

24% 

24% 

+  v% 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

9654 

9654 

96J4 

Paramount  BVay 

5754 

5754 

57^4 

+1 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   

90 

8856 

90 

+154 

RKO  6s  '41  pp.... 

66 

66 

66 

+1 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   

93 

9254 

93 

+1 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"La  Croisiere  Jaune" 

(John  S.  Tapemoux) 

A  fine  example  of  what  can  be  done  with  travel  films,  this  pictorial 
record  of  the  Citroen-Haardt  motor  expedition  from  Bayreuth,  Syria, 
to  Peiping,  is  an  educational,  entertaining  and  historical  treat. 

The  narrative  begins  with  the  construction  of  the  cars  in  France 
<ind  really  starts  as  the  caravan  goes  across  the  desert  country  between 
Syria  and  Persia.  From  there  it  continues  to  India  and  across  the 
Himalayas  to  a  point- in  the  interior  of  China  and  finally  to  the  objec- 
tive. 

There  were  difficulties  encountered  en  route  and  the  scenes  of  these 
and  native  customs  in  strange  lands  are  novel  and  amusing.  It  is  a 
panorama  of  vitally  interesting  travel  shots  of  high  adventure.  The 
climb  up  Burzil  Pass  in  the  Pamirs  was  fraught  with  danger  and  this 
is  graphically  illustrated  when  part  of  the  mountain  path  gives  way 
under  the  caterpillar  tread  of  one  of  the  cars.  The  fine  photography  is 
a  triumph.  Every  moment  of  the  picture  shows  something  of  interest, 
whether  it  be  a  travel  shot,  customs,  or  the  general  movement  of  the 
cars. 

Arriving  in  China  and  their  objective,  the  members  of  the  outfit  go 
to  Shanghai,  arriving  in  the  midst  of  the  Japanese  fighting  and  record 
some  unusual  shots  of  the  action  and  activity. 

Tragedy  overtakes  the  party  later  when  Haardt,  the  leader,  dies  of 
pneumonia  in  Peiping. 

The  sound,  general  cutting  and  effects  are  first  rate,  and  on  the  whole 
the  picture  should  satisfy  audiences  who  are  tired  of  the  routine.  It  is 
narrated  in  English. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  90  min- 
utes. "G." 


lursday,  May  7,  1936 

I  Purely 
Personal  ► 

[Tarry  H.  Thomas  and  James  A. 
L~i  FitzPatrick,  engrossed  in  deep 
onversation  at  the  Tavern  yesterday, 
idicating  that  important  deal  is  about 
et.  Alan  Friedman  of  DeLuxe 
aboratories  joined  them  after  a  few 
tinutes.  J.  J.  Milstein,  E.  H. 
.oldstein  and  Edward  M.  Schnit- 
er  were  interrupted  briefly  by  Jack 
,oetz's  arrival.  William  T.  Pow- 
rs,  Edward  L.  Alperson  and 
■EORGE  W.  Weeks  found  peace  and 
uiet  until  A.  P.  Waxman  walked 
u,  the  latter  leaving  the  trio  for  a 
able  facing  Sol  Lesser,  Milton 
■>lackston  and  Monte  Proser. 
iIitchel  Klupt,  Edward  Goldstein, 
.ouis  Weber  and  Edward  Rugoff 
hatting  about  Bank  Night  and 
Ioldstein's  outfit.  The  little  party 
\ras  spoiled  when  Charles  Moses 
noved  his  chair  in.  Eugene  Picker 
nd  Marvin  Schenck,  making  a 
uiet  Loew  duo.  Ditto  for  Fred  Mc- 
onnell  and  Edward  Halperin. 
?ob  Goldstein,  all  over  the  place, 
nnoying  Monroe  Greenthal  and 
ome  of  the  other  boys.  Ed  Fay 
\-as  alone,  which  is  unusual ;  Ed 
rHORGERSEN  and  Laurence  Stall- 
xgs  arrive  late  and  are  shortly  fol- 
awed  by  Truman  Talley,  Lew 
.ehr  and  a  couple  of  the  other  Fox 
Jovietone  men.  The  Drifters  table 
s  practically  deserted  except  for 
}udd  Rogers,  Jack  Hoffberg  and 
ack  Barnstyn,  on  one  end,  and  Al 
-Iovel  and  Tom  McLaughlin  at  the 
■ther.  Bill  Fitelson  is  talking  bus- 
ness  at  one  of  the  small  tables,  while 
apL  Jensen  and  Arnold  Van 
.eer  have  company.  Al  Friedland- 
:r  makes  the  rounds  and  deposits 
limself  where  Stacey  Woodward, 
'lie  of  the  Van  Beuren  producers,  is 
itting  with  John  Curtis.  When  the 
ating  is  done  with,  Hovel.  Fried- 
ander.  Rugoff,  Weber,  Moses.  Ed 
iOLDSTein  and  Klupt  convene  at  the 
drifters'  Table  for  a  private  party. 
• 

Carl  Leserman,  who  will  leave  the 
^ew  Rochelle  Hospital  on  Friday, 
vill  not  report  to  work  as  general 
ales  manager  for  Grand  National 
intil  he  has  a  week's  vacation  behind 
lim.  This,  despite  Eddie  Alperson's 
lesire  to  close  as  rapidly  as  possible 
deals  for  nationwide  outlets  for  the 
lew  organization.  Alperson  feels  a 
vacation  will  do  Leserman  a  lot  of 
rood  before  assuming  his  new  du- 
:ies. 

• 

Irene  Dunne,  accompanied  by  her 
nother,  arrived  in  town  yesterday. 
While  here  she  will  attend  the  pre- 
niere  of  "Show  Boat"  on  May  14  and 
lo  a  radio  version  of  "Bitter  Sweet" 
lext  Tuesday  evening. 

• 

James  L.  Thornley,  general  man- 
iger  of  Paramount's  Capitol  in  Mel- 
bourne, Australia,  will  arrive  in  Los 
Angeles  May  16  aboard  the  Mariposa. 
He  is  en  route  to  London. 

• 

Milton  Arthur  has  returned  to 
Los  Angeles  after  a  two-week  visit 
nere. 

• 

George  J.  Schaefer  arrived  on  the 
:oast  yesterday  by  plane. 

Bobby  Breen's  illness  will  postpone 
his  personal  appearance  at  the  Roxy 


with  Eddie  Cantor  to  Saturday  night 
at  8:30.  His  first  picture,  "Let's  Sing 
Again,"  will  be  on. 

• 

Richard  Haestier,  film  critic  of 
The  London  Star,  arrived  yesterday 
on  the  Berengaria,  with  Mrs.  Haes- 
tier. They  wiil  go  to  the  coast  for  a 
five-week  study  of  production. 
• 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  much  enthused 
yesterday  after  a  screening  of  "It's 
Love  Again,"  the  latest  Jf.ssif. 
Matthews.  It  opens  at  the  Roxy 
Mav  22. 

• 

Ray  Noble  and  his  orchestra  signed 
for  a  personal  appearance  at  the  Para- 
mount in  conjunction  with  "The 
Moon's  Our  Home,"  opening  Wed- 
nesday. 

• 

Milt  Kusell  heads  for  Buffalo  to- 
day and  Henry  Randel  will  take 
Horace  Greeley's  advice  and  go  west. 
Both  Paramounteers  will  travel  via 
plane. 

• 

Leslie  Howard  got  in  from  the 
coast  yesterday,  en  route  to  England 
where  he  will  produce  "Bonnie  Prince 
Charlie"  for  Warner  release. 

• 

Jack  Buchanan,  English  star,  is 
in  town  for  a  few  days  before  going 
to  his  Canadian  ranch  for  a  rest. 
• 

Jack  Votion  has  a  new  Para- 
mount contract  as  head  of  the  talent 
and  casting  department. 

• 

James  Dunn  is  in  town  from  the 
coast  and  staying  at  the  Ritz  Tower 
for  a  few  weeks. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Howard 
Strickling  hope  to  return  to  the 
coast  next  week. 

• 

Eric  Wolfgang  Korngold,  Vien- 
nese composer,  arrives  in  New  York 


from  the  coast  tomorrow,  sailing 
Saturday  for  Europe  on  the  Paris. 
He  will  return  in  two  months  to  do 
the  music  for  "Danton,"  for  Warners. 
• 

Charles  Reagan  is  making  a  tour 
of  Paramount  exchanges  under  his 
supervision. 

• 

Watterson  Roth  acker  and  Her- 
bert Wilcox  arrived  yesterday  from 
the  Paramount  studio. 

• 

Marc  Lachman  is  planning  to  go 
to  the  coast  next  week. 

• 

Eleanor  Powell  off  to  the  coast 
May  11  to  work  for  M-G-M. 
• 

Hugh  S.  Strange's  "False  Dreams, 
Farewell,"  acquired  by  M-G-M. 
• 

Eleanor  Griffin's  "Class  Prophecy" 
has  been  acquired  by  Universal. 
• 

.  .  .  Bridgeport 

Morris  Rosenthal,  manager  of 
Loew's  Majestic,  is  a  patient  at  Park 
City  Hospital  for  a  minor  operation. 

Pauline  Starke  and  her  husband, 
George  Sherwood,  a  director,  are 
vacationing  at  Westport. 

Arthur  J.  Smith,  manager  of  the 
Edmund,  Newtown,  has  been  renomi- 
nated as  warden  of  that  borough. 

Lily  Pons'  Connecticut  auto  license 
plates  are  marked  "L.  P.  13."  She 
says  13  is  her  lucky  number. 

• 

.  .  .  St.  Louis 

Bill  Oberbeck,  assistant  manager 
of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  in  the 
dead  center  of  a  thrill.  Says  business 
has  been  so  good  it  has  been  necessary 
to  open  the  second  balcony  for  the  first 
time  in  years. 

Ann  Neisenback,  a  film  inspector 
at  the  M-G-M  exchange,  planning  a 
trip  to  Hollywood. 


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"Ecstasy"  Is 
Washington's 
Top,  $10,000 

Washington,  May  6. — Breaking 
all  records,  the  Czechoslovak  "Ecsta- 
sy" sent  the  gross  at  the  Belasco  to 
$10,000,  topping  the  weekly  average 
by  $7,000.  The  regular  opening  was 
preceded  by  a  special  showing  and  a 
midnight  show.  The  picture  went  in- 
to a  second  week.' 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  con- 
tinued its  phenomenal  run,  opening  at 
the  Metropolitan  morning  after  it 
closed  at  the  Earle.  The  take  was 
$10,500,  or  $6,200  over  the  first  run 
average.    It  was  held  again. 

Loew's  Fox,  with  "The  Moon's 
Our  Home"  and  a  personal  appear- 
ance of  Ray  Noble  and  his  orchestra, 
took  the  week's  big  money,  grossing 
$24,600  to  top  the  average  by  $3,700. 
"I  Married  a  Doctor,"  with  Bill  Rob- 
inson on  the  stage  went  only  $600 
over  par  to  $19,000.  A  return  en- 
gagement of  "Little  Lord  Fauntleroy" 
at  Loew's  Columbia  topped  par  by 
$1,400  at  $5,000. 

The  public  was  not  interested  in 
"Things  to  Come"  at  Loew's  Palace. 
The  gross  was  $9,000,  under  average 
by  $6,900.  A  revival  of  "A  Connec- 
ticut Yankee"  at  RKO-Keith's  for 
6  days  did  $6,500. 

The  second  and  final  week  of  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  at  the  National,  took 
$14,500. 

Total  first  run  business,  excluding 
the  National,  was  $84,600.  Average 
is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 
Six  Dags  Ending  April  29: 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO-KEITH'S — (1,836) ,  25c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.  (Average,  seven  days,  $10,- 
600) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 

EARLE— (2.218),  25c-77c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Bill  Robinson,  Kitares  Troupe,  Ray  &  Sun- 
shine, Lester  Cole  &  His  Texas  Rangers. 
Gross:  $19,000.    (Average,  $18,400) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA — (1,264).  25c-40c.  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $5,000. 
(Average,  first  run,  $3,600) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Ray  Noble  &  His  Orchestra,  with 
Al  Bowlly.  Jimmy  &  Nora  Bell,  the  Har- 
monizing Freshmen.  Gross:  $24,600.  (Aver- 
age. $20,900) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 

LOEW'S   PALACE  — (2,370),   35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.    (Average.  $15,900) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591).  25c-40c,  7 
days,  extended  run  from  Earle.  Gross: 
$10,500.    (Average,  $4,300) 

Week  Ending  Mag  1: 
"ECSTASY"  (Eureka) 

BELASCO— (1,140),  25c-65c,  7  days  (plus 
two  special  opening  shows).  Gross:  $10,000. 
(Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  Mag  2: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

NATIONAL — (1,744),  55c-$1.65,  7  days. 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $14,500. 


Sherman,  Morros  Agree 

Hollywood,  May  6. — Harry  Sher- 
man has  completed  arrangements  with 
Boris  Morros,  head  of  Paramount's 
music  department,  to  supply  all  music 
for  the  "Hopalong  Cassidy"  series. 
No  music  will  be  bought  from  the 
outside.  Victor  Young  and  Sam  Cos- 
low  just  have  completed  "Heart  of  the 
West,"  theme  song  for  the  new  action 
picture,  and  Sherman  will  use  the 
same  title  for  the  film. 


COVERED  WITH  GLORY! 

(What  will  Leo  do  now?  He's  got  only  a  few  choice  locations 
left  and  the  tattoo  artist  is  on  the  way  over  to  add  titles  of 
other  great  M^G-M  entertainments  to  come!) 


The  Leading 

Motio) 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  109 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  MAY  8,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Ike  Libson, 
Skirball  in 
New  Circuit 


Aim  to  Expand  Holdings 
In  Ohio  Territory 


Cleveland,  May  7. — Ike  Libson  of 
Cincinnati,  W.  N.  Skirball  of  this 
:ity  and  their  associates  have  com- 
bined their  theatre  interests  in  the 
newly  formed  Elleness  Theatre  Corp. 

The  combined  holdings  include  18 
theatres  in  Cincinnati,  Dayton  and 
Massillon.  A  circuit  of  major  pro- 
portions is  aimed  at.  The  policy  is 
to  acquire  more  houses  where  possible 
through  buying  or  leasing  and  also 
building.  The  new  corporation  is 
functioning,  but  officers  have  not  been 
named. 

The  deal  does  not  affect  Cincinnati 
first  runs. 


Universal  Renames 
All  Its  Officers 

All  officers  of  Universal  Pictures 
Co.,  Inc.,  were  reelected  at  a  meeting 
of  the  new  board  of  the  company  yes- 
terday and  Willard  S.  McKay  was 
named  vice-president,  a  new  post  for 
him,  in  addition  to  being  reelected 
secretary. 

Others  elected  to  new  posts  were 
William  Koenig,  assistant  treasurer, 
and  E.  E.  Muhl,  assistant  secretary. 

The  officers  are :  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
president;  J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  chair- 
man of  the  board ;  Charles  R.  Rogers, 
executive  vice-president ;  McKay, 
vice-president  and  secretary;  Charles 
B.  Paine,  treasurer ;  Eugene  F.  Walsh 
and  Koenig,  assistant  treasurers ; 
Helen  E.  Hughes  and  Muhl,  assistant 
secretaries. 

Second  preferred  stockholders  were 
represented  at  the  meeting  by  Coch- 
rane; common  stockholders  by  Cow- 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


"Ziegfeld"  2-a-Day 
On  Circuit  Studied 

Loew  executives  are  understood  to 
be  mulling  plans  for  roadshowing  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  in  its  Greater  New 
York  houses,  following  an  indefinite 
run  at  the  Astor  at  $2  top. 

Circuit  heads  are  reported  closely 
checking  the  results  obtained  by  RKO 
which  is  now  two-a-daying  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream"  in  its  neigh- 
borhood houses.  Two  independent 
circuits,  Century  and  Walter  Reade, 
already  have  booked  the  Warner  spec- 

( Continued  on  page  17) 


Warner  Interviews  Daily 
Reporter;  It's  a  Draw 


Arriving  yesterday  on  the  Rex  after 
a  seven-week  trip  abroad,  Harry  M. 
Warner  reversed  the  tables  when  ap- 
proached by  a  Motion  Picture  Daily 
reporter  for  an  interview. 

Tanned  to  a  deep  nut  brown  and  ap- 
parently in  the  pink  of  health,  War- 
ner checked  the  reporter  after  the  first 
question  was  put  to  him. 

"How  would  you  like  me  to  inter- 
view you  after  you  return  from  a 
nine-day  boat  ride?"  was  Warner's 
query. 

There  was  no  answer,  the  reporter 
noting  the  excitement  what  with  a 
customs  inspector  trying  to  check  the 
baggage  and  relatives,  friends  and 
business  associates  gathered  about. 

As  the  reporter  walked  off  to  con- 
tact Sam  E.  Morris,  he  heard  the 
Warner  president  discuss  with  all  the 
adjectives  at  his  command  the  won- 
derful time  he  had  in  England,  France 
and  Italy. 

Morris,  foreign  head,  who  accom- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


White  Again  Named 
President  of  Ampa 

Election  of  officers  and  reports  by 
committees  high-lighted  Ampa's  an- 
nual meeting  at  the  Astor  yesterday. 
Next  week's  session  will  be  in  the 
form  of  a  tribute  to  Jesse  L.  Lasky, 
who  will  be  flanked  on  the  dais  by 
numerous  industry  figures.  Anticipat- 
ing a  large  turnout,  the  luncheon  will 
be  held  in  the  eastern  ballroom. 

Gordon  White,  president,  and  Her- 
bert S.  Berg,  treasurer,  were  reelect- 
ed while  Charles  Leonard  was  named 
vice-president.  Ralph  Lund,  secretary, 
and  William  R.  Ferguson,  trustee. 
The  board  comprises,  in  addition  to 
White.  Leonard,  Lund  and  Berg,  the 
following :  Monroe  Greenthal,  Milton 
Silver,  S.  Barret  McCormick,  George 
Gerhard  and  Tom  Waller. 

White  outlined  some  of  the  plans  for 
the  new  semester  and  Gar  O'Neill, 
retiring  secretary,  reported  22  meet- 
ings had  been  held  in  the  past  year 
with  an  average  attendance  of  50.  Berg 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Pickets  Take  Time 
Off  for  Afternoon 

Pickets  disappeared  from  the  Broad- 
way scene  yesterday  in  what  was  de- 
clared an  afternoon  truce  and  reap- 
peared last  night. 

Starting  in  the  morning,  due  to 
earh'  openfngs,  sandwich  men  from 
Local  306  and  Allied  paraded  in  front 
of  the  State,  Palace,  Mayfair,  Globe. 
Rialto  and  Cohan.  They  were  called 
off  about  noon  time.  Hopes  were  held 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


1-Man  Conventions 

Nate  Manheim,  foreign 
sales  manager  of  Universal, 
finds  all  this  talk  about  sales 
conventions  old  stuff.  In 
keeping  with  his  usual  pro- 
cedure, he  has  been  holding 
conventions  of  his  own  for 
weeks.  It's  practically  an 
all-year  affair  with  him. 

Manheim  brings  his  repre- 
sentatives in  one  at  a  time. 
That  helps  avoid  complica- 
tions and  makes  wielding  the 
gavel  easier.  Six  Universal 
men  already  have  palavered 
with  Manheim.  Currently  on 
the  ground  is  C.  L.  Brook- 
heim,  manager  in  the  Philip- 
pines. Due  next  is  Al  Szek- 
ler  from  Rio.  On  the  way 
is  K.  Tann,  Singapore  man- 
ager. 


Spring  Warmth  Ups 
Key  City  Grosses 

Advent  of  warmer  weather  and  the 
resultant  stimulation  of  outdoor  at- 
tractions caused  grosses  in  18  of  the 
29  key  cities  reporting  to  Motion 
Picture  Daily  to  drop  off  during  the 
week  ending  April  30-May  1  to 
$1,583,945. 

This  was  $119,877  under  the  pre- 
vious week  when  the  total  was  $1,703,- 
822.  The  total  still  ranks  among  the 
high  figures  reported  since  the  open- 
ing of  the  season  last  September,  how- 
ever. Last  week's  declines  were  not 
uniform,  the  falling  off  occurring  in 
Buffalo,  Chicago,  Denver,  Houston, 
Indianapolis,  Los  Angeles,  Louisville, 
Milwaukee,  Minneapolis,  New  York, 
Philadelphia,  Portland,  Providence, 
San  Francisco,  St.  Louis,  St.  Paul, 
Seattle  and  Washington.  All  other 
spots  showed  gains.  Comparative  tabu- 
lation will  be  found  on  page  14. 


Drive  is  Begun  on 
Games  in  Brooklyn 

As  a  result  of  activities  by  district 
attorneys  in  the  Bronx  and  Nassau 
County  in  an  effort  to  eliminate  the 
practice,  District  Attorney  Geoghan 
has  started  a  move  to  drive  chance 
games  from  Brooklyn. 

Two  theatres  already  have  been  vis- 
ited by  officers- who  have  handed  man- 
agers summonses  for  violating  the  lot- 
tery laws.   The  contention  is  based  on 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


Lawrence  Fox 
Financing  on 
"Junior"  Plan 


Standard  Capital  Sphere 
Will  Be  Avoided 


National  Film  Co.,  formed  last 
week  by  Lawrence  W.  Fox,  Jr.,  will 
engage  in  "junior  financing"  of  pro- 
duction beyond  that  in  which  Stand- 
ard Capital  Company  is  now,  or  may 
be  in  the  future  engaged,  Fox  indi- 
cated yesterday.  Fox  resigned  as  a 
vice-president  and  voting  trustee  of 
Standard  Capital  in  order  to  devote 
his  full  time  to  the  new  organization, 
although  he  remains  as  a  director  of 
Standard. 

National  is  not  actually  a  subsidi- 
ary of  Standard,  Fox  declared.  The 
company  "is  open  to  any  and  all 
propositions,"  he  said.  Fox  leaves  to- 
day on  the  Berengaria  and  plans  to 
visit  England  and  the  Continent,  dur- 
ing which  he  will  make  a  general 
survey  of  film  conditions.  He  hopes 
also  to  look  over  the  picture  situation 
in  Russia,  but  that  is  not  definitely 
a  part  of  his  itinerary.  He  will  open 
a  London  office  for  National  while 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


Cocalis  May  Join 
Major  Group  Here 

Sam  Cocalis,  local  independent  cir- 
cuit operator,  may  join  one  of  the 
major  circuits  within  the  next  week 
or  10  days  in  an  advisory  capacity, 
it  was  learned  yesterday  on  excellent 
authority. 

Several  offers  have  been  made  Co- 
calis by  important  independent  cir- 
cuits in  the  territory  in  addition  to  the 
invitations  made  by  major  theatre 
companies,  jt  is  reported.  The  offers 
by  the  unaffiliated  circuit  heads  are 
said  to  carry  with  them  a  pooling  ar- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Zukor  Election  as 
President  Up  Today 

Adolph  Zukor  is  slated  to  be  elected 
president  of  Paramount  Prod.,  Inc., 
the  producing  company  subsidiary  of 
Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  board  of  the  subsidiary 
company  scheduled  for  today. 

The  move  officially  completes  the 
recent  assignment  to  Zukor  of  execu- 
tive authority  over  the  company's 
production  activities  and  is  in  line 
with  a  new  company  policy  of  in- 
creasing the  responsibility  and  author- 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  8,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  8,  1936 


No.  109 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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RKO  Producership 
Awarded  Lou  Lusty 

Hollywood,  May  7.— Lou  Lusty, 
assistant  to  Sam  Briskin,  has  been 
elevated  to  RKO  producership.  He 
will  continue,  however,  to  handle  his 
current  duties. 

Lusty' s  first  producer  assignment 
will  be  a  film  adapted  from  the  life 
of  Will  Barber,  noted  foreign  cor- 
respondent, who  died  in  Ethiopia. 

Ralph  Cohn  Is  Married 

Miss  Laura  Martin,  daughter  of 
James  Martin,  and  Ralph  Cohn,  son 
of  Jack  Cohn,  the  latter  vice-president 
of  Columbia,  were  married  yesterday 
at  the  home  of  the  bride,  115  Central 
Park  West.  Judge  Leopold  Prince 
performed  the  ceremony. 

Miss  Martin  attended  the  Fieldston 
School  and  Columbia  University. 
Ralph  Cohn  is  an  associate  producer 
at  the  Columbia  studios.  The  bride's 
father  is  president  of  the  Martin  Tire 
Corp. 

The  couple  sail  tomorrow  for  Cali- 
fornia on  the  Santa  Rosa. 


Hays  and  Pettey  East 

Hollywood,  May  7.— Will  Hays 
left  by  train  tonight  for  New  York, 
concluding  two  months  on  the  coast. 
He  was  accompanied  by  Tom  Pettey, 
press  relations  head. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Hp  HE  yells  in,  around  and  out 
*■  of  Chicago  are  something, 
now  that  the  Balabans,  succumb- 
ing at  last,  are  determined  to  go 
double  feature  in  their  all-but- 
the-Loop  theatres.  Aaron  Sap- 
erstein,  sounding  off  valiantly, 
but  hopelessly ,  we  are  afraid, 
talks  tight  insofar  as  the  mem- 
bers of  Allied  of  Illinois  are 
concerned.  To  what  avail  ?  We 
ask  you,  but  we  answer  ourselves. 
No  distributor  can  afford,  nor 
would  he  try,  to  tight  the  will  of 
Balaban  and  Katz.  It's  to  be 
twin  bills  and  that's  all  there  is 
to  it.  Like  the  snowball  gather- 
ing momentum,  the  revival  of 
doubles  to  the  Windy  City  will 
spread.  Inevitably,  this  must  be 
so.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Whether  or  not  exchanges 
there  openly  countenance  what 
is  to  come  has  not  reached  the 
surface.  Yet.  But  there  can  be 
no  doubt  whatsoever  about  their 
attitude  and  it's  all  explainable, 
simply  and  obviously,  with  ele- 
mentary mathematics.  Doubles 
mean  more  revenue.  That's  what 
sales  managers  in  New  York 
constantly  hammer  home  and 
this  is  a  likely  and  ready  means 
of  meeting  and  surpassing  quotas. 
If,  therefore,  the  dispatches  out 
of  Chicago  in  the  next  weeks  ap- 
pear to  take  on  a  tinge  slightly 
resembling  the  startling,  pause 
and  figure  out  the  available 
answer.  It'll  help  explain  away 
what's  going  on.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Already  firmly  entrenched  in 
many  of  the  nation's  most  produc- 
tive areas,  the  double  feature 
vogue  is  spreading  beyond  Chi- 
cago. The  next  development,  as 
suspicioned  in  the  confidential 
deliberations  of  sales  managers 
here  in  New  York,  has  to  do 
with  Minneapolis.  There,  some 
of  the  neighborhood  houses  now 
cloak  what  is  twin  bills  with  a 
flimsy  device  advertised  as  the 
"Added  Attraction"  grafted  to 
the  usual  Saturday  show.  There, 
too,  most  of  the  exchanges  are 
keeping  their  fingers  crossed  and 
hoping,  as  they  do  so,  that 
doubles  will  come  in.  It's  the 
lure  of  the  additional  revenue 
again.  For  some  weeks,  it  has 
been  viewed  as  highly  probable 
that  Pennsylvania,  one  of  the  last 
of  the  country's  better  show  ter- 
ritories, will  succumb.  Like  it  or 
not,  deplore  it  or  not,  here  are 
the  facts,  present  and  future,  of 
the  troublesome,  but  popular, 
double  feature  situation  across 
the  land.  .  .  . 

▼  T 

In  Philadelphia  downtown  the- 
atre operators  are  disturbed  over 
the  free  films  shown  four  times 


daily  at  Gimbel's,  one  of  the 
city's  largest  department  stores. 
The  program  runs  about  an  hour 
and  is  made  up  of  old-time  pic- 
tures, including  a  Bill  Hart,  an 
early  Chaplin  and  newsreel  shots. 
Exhibitors  go  quaintly  plaintive 
in  this  matter.  They  observe,  of 
course,  that  Gimbel's  is  cutting 
into  their  matinee  grosses  and 
keeping  shoppers  out  of  their 
houses.  As  long  as  'theatremen 
continue  to  step  into  fields  in 
which  they  have  no  business,  any 
protest  which  they  might  develop 
flops  of  its  own  dead  weight. 
Theatres,  too  many  of  them,  give 
away  everything  but  a  shave  and 
a  haircut.  Why  squawk  about  a 
department  store  giving  away 
free  films  ?  On  what  grounds 
anyway  ? 

T  T 

The  Hirliman  deal  with  Grand 
National,  which  is  to  say  Eddie 
Alperson,  is  expected  to  total  ten 
pictures.  The  breakdown :  Five 
in  Hirlacolor  which  will  be 
English-speaking  versions  of  the 
same  pictures  originally  ac- 
quired in  Spanish  by  Metro  for 
Latin  markets ;  five  in  black  and 
white,  starting  with  "Gorgeous." 
The  six  George  O'Briens  already 
placed  with  RKO  for  next  season 
make  the  Hirliman  enterprise 
one  of  the  most  active  of  the 
younger  and  newer  producing 
groups  which  have  sprung  up  in 
the  last  year  or  less.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Time  was  when  David  Sar- 
noff  and  Merlin  Aylesworth  were 
very  close  business  associates. 
Time,  more  recent,  also  was  when 
Sarnoff  and  Aylesworth  saw 
the  same  problems  through 
slightly  different  glasses.  Time 
now  is  when  both  again  lean 
toward  the  same  point  of  view. 
The  reason?  They  say  it  is  NBC 
about  which  the  Deacon  knows  a 
great  deal.  More,  in  fact,  than 
some  now  charged  with  the  re- 
sponsibility of  running  the  broad- 
casting system.  .  .  . 


J.  R.  McDonough's  contract 
with  Radio  runs  until  September. 
Any  minute  word  will  come 
through  that  his  pact  has  been 
bought  off  which  will  take  him 
from  the  lot  and  out  of  the  pic- 
ture company's  affairs.  This  is 
designed  to  give  the  new  regime 
under  Sam  Briskin  smoother  sail- 
ing by  removing  the  former  head 
of  the  studio  who  has  not  been 
that  and  does  not  like  it  since 
January  1  or  thereabouts.  .  .  . 


Max  D.  Steuer  III 

Chicago,  May  7.— Max  D.  Steuer 
is  suffering  from  a  light  attack  of 
bronchial  pneumonia  at  a  hotel  here. 


Cinema  Club  Board 
Induction  Is  Held 


The  board  of  governors  of  the  re- 
cently-formed Cinema  Club  was  in- 
ducted into  office  yesterday  without 
ceremony.  Of  the  20,  a  number  are 
out-of-town,  but  those  who  attended 
were  Willard  S.  McKay,  Louis  Nizer, 
Louis  K.  Sidney,  Phil  Reisman, 
Austin  C.  Keough,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr., 
and  Charles  C.  Petti john. 

The  club  was  thronged  with  mem- 
bers and  guests  at  lunch  yesterday. 
Included  were  Louis  Phillips,  George 
Borthwick,  David  Palfreyman,  Ga- 
briel L.  Hess,  William  Brenner,  David 
Bernstein,  Jack  Connolly,  Charles  C. ' 
Casanave,  O.  Henry  Briggs,  Joe 
Yogel,  E.  A.  Schiller,  George  Dem- 
bow, Leslie  E.  Thompson,  Leopold 
Friedman,  William  Mallard,  Jules. 
Levy,  Fred  Waller  and  M.  Rousch. 

The  governors  yesterday  appointed 
a  committee  of  seven  to  develop  ideas 
for  additional  club  patronage  by  mem- 
bers. It  is  composed  of  Jack  Con- 
nolly, Louis  K.  Sidney,  Robert  M. 
Gillham,  S.  Barret  McConnick,  Jack 
Alicoate,  Oscar  A.  Doob  and  Red 
Kann  and  meets  for  the  first  time 
today.  The  governors  will  hold  their 
second  meeting  Monday. 


Theatre  League  to 
Act  Upon  Contract 

A  membership  meeting  of  the, 
League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  will  be 
called  for  today  or  Monday  to  pass 
upon  proposed  changes  in  the  play- 
wrights' contract  which  have  been 
tentatively  agreed  upon  by  the  con- 
tract committee  of  the  league  in  con- 
ferences with  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
contract  committee. 

League  members  will  also  be  asked 
to  authorize  the  organization  to  act 
for  them  so  that  any  agreements  on 
a  new  contract  which  may  be  arrived 
at  will  be  binding  upon  the  members. 
Following  the  league's  membership 
meeting,  the  organization's  contract 
committee  will  resume  meetings  with 
the  guild's  committee  providing  favor- 
able action  is  taken  by  the  member- 
ship on  both  requests. 


"Two  Flags"  Pulls 
$85,000  First  Week 

"Under  Two  Flags"  in  its  first  week 
at  the  Music  Hall  tallied  $85,000. 
Indications  are  that  the  second  week 
will  end  with  around  §70,000.  At  the 
Center  where  "The  Country  Beyond" 
has  just  completed  a  week's  run,"  busi- 
ness for  the  stanza  was  approximate- 
ly $6,500. 

"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  and  Guy 
Lombardo  and  his  orchestra  on  the 
stage  grossed  around  $30,000  at  the 
Paramount. 


Kennedy  Gets  2  Aides 

Washington,  May  7.— Joseph  R. 
Sheehan,  administrative  coordinator  of 
the  SEC,  and  William  C.  Hickey. 
member  of  the  SEC  utilities  division, 
have  resigned  their  Government  posts 
to  become  associated  with  Joseph  P. 
Kennedy,  former  SEC  chairman,  in 
his  new  capacity  of  special  adviser 
to  Paramount  Pictures,  Inc. 


Leichter  Back  Tuesday 

Hollywood,  May  7. — Mitchell 
Leichter  is  due  back  from  his  eastern 
trip  on  Tuesday.  He  closed  a  num- 
ber of  distribution  deals  while  in  New 
York  and  in  the  southern  territory. 


"SLEEPER! 

Awake  to  its  possibilities  ...  or 
you'll  cheat  yourself.  Tell  your 
town  howgood  it  is. ..audiences 
will  pass  the  good  word-of- 
mouth  along.  For  here  is  a  pic- 
ture for  the  young-in-heart  .  .  . 
and  who  isn't? 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


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DIXIE  DUNBAR 

JANE  DARWELL 
MARJORIE  GATESON 
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Directed  by  LEWIS  SEILER 
Associate  Producer  JOHN  STONE 

Original  story  and  screen  play  by  Lamar  Trotti. 
Music  "Joan  of  Arkansas"  by  John  W.  Green 
and  Edward  Heyman. 

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"These  Three" 
Hits  $15,000 
In  St.  Louis 


UNIVERSAL  S  HEADLINE  SMASH ! 


St.  Louis,  May  7. — "These  Three" 
was  the  outstanding  hit  of  the  week, 
grossing  $15,000  at  Loew's,  a  take 
$6,000  above  average  for  that  house. 

"I  Married  a  Doctor"  and  "Muss 
'Em  Up"  at  the  Shubert-Rialto  had 
the  second  best  draw  of  the  week  with 
$9,450,  $2,950  above  average. 

"Captain  January"  and  its  accom- 
panying feature  "Roaming  Lady"  at 
the  Ambassador  also  broke  into  the 
profit  class,  grossing  $7,800,  or  $1,800 
better  than  par.  It  was  held  over  for 
five  days.  The  Grand  Opera  House 
closed  with  "Richest  Girl  in  the 
World"  doing  exactly  average  busi- 
ness.   It  will  reopen  about  Sept.  1. 

The  weather  was  favorable  and 
there  was  no  serious  outside  compe- 
tition aside  from  seasonal  sports. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $59,000. 
Average  is  $55,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

AMBASSADOR  —  (3,018),    25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,800.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

AMERICAN— (1.500),  55c-84c-$l-H-$1.55,  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $8,250.  (Average, 
$10,000) 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 

FOX — (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,500.    (Average.  $12,000) 
"RICHEST  GIRL  IN  THE  WORLD" 
(Radio) 

GRAND   OPERA   HOUSE— (2,200).  15c- 
25c-35c,  7  days.    House  has  closed.  Stage, 
vaudeville.    Gross:  $3,300.    (Average,  $3.300 ) 
THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
LOEW'S  —  (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $15,000.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-S5c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,700.    (Average,  $8,500) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO— (1,723),  25c-35c-55c. 
7  days.    Gross:  $9,450.    (Average,  $6,500) 


"Moon"  Oklahoma's 
Best  Bet,  $7,200 

Oklahoma  City,  May  7.  —  "The 
Moon's  Our  Home"  replaced  "Under 
Two  Flags"  at  the  Criterion  and  ran 
the  gross  up  to  $7,200,  over  par  by 
$2,200. 

"The  Bohemian  Girl"  made  a  good 
showing  in  four  days  at  the  Liberty 
by  grabbing  $2,200  with  the  help  of 
a  stage  show,  "Shadow  Box  Revue." 
"Boulder  Dam,"  in  the  other  three 
days,  was  weak  at  $550. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $14,650. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  2 : 

"MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

CRITERION  —  (1,700),    10c-26c-35c-55c  3 
days.      Stage:     "OO-La-La  Continental." 
Gross:  $7,200.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
MIDWEST  —  (1,500),    10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
CAPITOL— (1,200),  10c-20c-26c-40c.  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,200.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
CAPITOL— (1,200),  10c-20c-26c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $500. 

"BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-35c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $2,200.    Stage:  "Shadow  Box  Revue.'- 
(Average  week,  $3,000) 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-35c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $550.    (Average  week,  $3,000) 


Montreal  Holding 
Three  a  2nd  Week 


Montreal,  May  7. —Three  hold- 
overs indicate  a  business  pickup  here. 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  roadshowing  at 
His  Majesty's,  went  into  a  third  week 
after  a  take  of  $9,000.  "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town,"  topping  the  bill  at 
the  Princess,  was  responsible  for  an 
extension  to  a  second  week  after  doing 
$8,500.  The  Imperial  started  a  new 
French  film  policy  with  a  double  bill 
headed  by  "Le  Secret  de  Polichinelle" 
and  the  show  was  held  after  a  first 
week  at  $4,500. 

Top  take  of  the  week  was  $12,000 
at  the  Palace  on  "Wife  vs.  Secretary," 
aided  by  a  stage  presentation.  With 
two  features  and  vaudeville,  Loew's 
registered  $11,000,  and  the  Capitol  ab- 
sorbed $9,000  on  a  screen  dual  with 
"Colleen"  as  feature  No.  1. 

The  theatres  had  opposition,  too,  in 
the  opening  of  the  local  baseball. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,000. 
Average  is  $51,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  2  : 

"COM  .FEN"  (W.B.) 
"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),  25c-35c-4Oc-50c-60c, 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.    (Average.  $9,500) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

HIS  MAJESTY'S — (1,700),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50, 
7   davs.   2nd   week.    Gross:   $9,000.  (Aver- 
age, $9,5001.    First  week:  $9,500.    Held  over. 
"LE  SECRET  DE  POUCHINELLE" 
(French) 
"MLLE.  MOZART"  (French) 

IMPERIAL— (1,914),  15c-20c-25c-34c. 
days.      Gross:    $4,500.      (Average,  $3,500). 
Held  over. 

"THE  PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-Fox) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  —  (3,115),  30c-34c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  "Wake  Up  and  Live"  Revue. 
Gross:  $11,000.    (Average.  $10,500) 

"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

PALACE  —  (2,600),  25c-35c-4Oc-50c-65c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Misha  Poznansky,  concert 
violinist.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $11,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (CoL) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2,272),  25c-30c-3Sc-50c-65c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $8,500.  (Average,  $7,000). 
Held  over. 


"Deeds"  Strong  in 
Dull  Buffalo  Week 

Buffalo,  May  7. — Business  slumped 
badly  here  in  the  first  burst  of  spring 
sunshine.  The  Lafayette  had  a  good 
second  week  with  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town,"  drawing  $9,500  to  break 
par  by  $3,500. 

The  Great  Lakes,  with  "A  Message 
to  Garcia"  in  Elbert  Hubbard's  home 
town,  pulled  $8,400  and  topped  aver- 
age by  $1,100.  At  the  Erlanger,  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  in  its  third  week,  was 
dull  at  $6,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $40,800. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  2: 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

BUFFALO— (3,000),  35c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $9,400.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 
HIPPODROME— (2.500),  30c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $4,300.     (Average.  $7,300) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
GREAT  LAKES—  (3.000).  25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $8,400.     (Average.  $7,300) 
"THE  PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Ra<Eo) 

CENTURY— (3,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,800.     (Average,  $5,800) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LAFAYETTE— (3,300).  25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,500.     (Average.  $6,000) 

"LADY  IN  SCARLET"  (Mascot) 

STATE— (1.600).  15c-25c-35c,  7  days.  On 
stage:  "April  Showers"  revue.  Gross: 
$3,200.    (Average,  $3,600) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  8,  1936 


•'Deeds"  a  $7,000 
Hit  in  Louisville 


Louisville,  May  7. — An  influx  of 
visitors  for  the  Derby  Festival  events, 
concentrated  most  of  the  attention  on 
"Mr,  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  at  Loew's 
State,  sending;  the  gross  to  $7,000,  over 
the  line  by  $1,500. 

"Song  and  Dance  Man"  and  "Char- 
He  Chan  at  the  Circus"  at  the  Strand 
broke  into  the  profit  class,  grossing 
$3,600,  above  average  by  $100.  "The 
Moon's  Our  Home"  at  the  Rialto  had 
*o  be  content  with  light  takings.  The 
gross  was  $4,200.  under  the  line  by 
$300. 

"Brides  Are  Like  That"  at  the  Mary 
Anderson  felt  the  opposition  and  could 
do  no  better  than  $2,500,  under  the 
line  by  $1,000,  while  "The  Witness 
Chair"  at  the  Brown  likewise  was  out 
of  the  running.  It  grossed  only  $2,300, 
under  par  by  $500. 

"The  Leavenworth  Case"  and  a 
vaudeville  bill  at  the  National  failed 
to  get  in  the  profit  column,  taking 
$2,800,  under  average  $200. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,500. 
Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (COL.) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3.000),   15c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,000.    (Average.  $5,500) 
"THE   MOON'S   OUR   HOME"  (Para.) 
RIALTO — (3,000),     15c-25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $4,200.    (Average.  $4,500) 

"THE   WITNESS    CHAIR"  (Radio) 
BROWN— (1,400),     15c-25c-40c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $2,300.     (Average,  $2,800) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th- Fox) 

STRAND — (1,500),  15c-2Sc-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,600.     (Average,  $3,500) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 
MARY  ANDERSON— (1,000).  15c-25c-40c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $2,500.    (Average.  $3,500) 
"THE    LEAVENWORTH  CASE" 
(Chesterfield) 
"BRIDGE   OF   SIGHS"  (Chesterfield) 
"MIDNIGHT   PHANTOM"  (Republic) 
NATIONAL— (2,400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:   Jack   Eddy  &  Co.,  Herb  Larimer, 
Joe  &  Pete  Michon,  Whitey  Roberts,  Floyd 
Cristy  and  Hal  Gould,  four  days.  Straight 
pictures  three  days.    Gross:  $2,800.  (Aver- 
age. $3,000) 

Week  Ending  May  2: 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
"MUSIC    GOES    'ROUND"  (Col.) 
"TOO  MUCH  HARMONY"  (Para.) 
"CHATTERBOX"  (Radio) 

ALAMO— (900),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average.  $1,400) 


"Deeds"  a  $9,500 
Indianapolis  Wow 

Indianapolis,  May  7. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  was  the  hit  of  the 
week,  drawing  $3,500  above  average 
for  a  gate  of  $9,500  at  Loew's. 

"Captain  January"  held  up  well  in 
its  second  week  at  the  Apollo  and 
"The  Witness  Chair"  was  $120  over 
norm;  1  at  the  Circle. 

Tol  d  first  run  business  was  $24,- 
1?0.  \verage,  with  the  Indiana  dark, 
is  $21  000. 

Est  nated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  1 : 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),    2Sc-40c,    7    days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"MURDER  ON  A  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,120.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"DANGEROUS  INTRIGUE"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S — (2,800) ,  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 

LYRIC— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.  Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Chan"  and  a  Show 
Set  Cincy  Record 


Cincinnati,  May  7. — Grosses  last 
week  went  into  really  high  territory, 
led  by  the  RKO  Shubert,  which  estab- 
lished a  house  record  at  $18,000  with 
"Folies  Comiques  de  Paris,"  plus 
"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus"  on  the 
screen.  Average  is  $12,000.  Scale 
for  the  engagement  was  upped  to  42 
and  65  cents. 

"These  Three"  plussed  the  RKO 
Albee  normal  by  $4,500  with  a  $16,500 
take,  and  probably  will  return  to  one 
of  the  other  spots  soon.  "Small  Town 
Girl"  garnered  a  nifty  $13,500  at  the 
RKO  Palace,  where  average  is  $10,- 
000,  and  was  transferred  to  the  RKO 
Capitol. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  did 
$6,700  on  its  second  downtown  week 
at  the  RKO  Lyric,  which  was  $200  to 
the  good.  It  was  moved  to  the  RKO 
Grand.  The  Strand,  independent,  took 
in  $1,600,  or  100  on  the  profit  side, 
with  "King  of  the  Damned."  The 
RKO  Grand  balanced  its  figure  of 
$2,700  with  the  third  downtown  week 
of  "Captain  January." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $69,400. 
Average  is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  29: 
"KING   OF  THE   DAMNED"  (G.B.) 

STRAND  —  (1.500),  15c-25c.  7  days: 
Gross:  $1,600.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 
"THESE    THREE"  (U.A.) 

RKO  ALBEE— (3,300),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $16,500.     (Average.  $12,000) 

"SMALL   TOWN    GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $13,500.  (Average,  $10,000)  Moved 
to  RKO  Capitol. 

"CHARLIE    CHAN    AT   THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th -Fox) 

RKO  SHUBERT— (2.150).  42c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:      "Folies     Comiques     de  Paris." 
Gross:  $18,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"TRAIL   OF    THE    LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

RKO  CAPITOL— (2.000).  35c-42c,  7  days, 
3rd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Aver- 
age. $6,500) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

RKO  LYRIC— (1,400),  35c-42c,  7  days,  2nd 
downtown  week.  Gross:  $6,700.  (Average, 
$6,500)     Moved  to  RKO  Grand. 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO  GRAND— (1.200),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
3rd  downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,700.  (Aver- 
age. $2,700) 

"I  CONQUER  THE  SEA"  (First  Division) 

RKO  FAMILY— (1.000).  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $1,100.     (Average.  $1,250) 

"ROAMING   LADY"  (Col.) 

RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.     (Average,  $1,200) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 

KEITH'S— (1,500),  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,800.     (Average,  $6,500) 


South  Wants  "Pastures" 

Hollywood,  May  7.  —  Pressure  is 
being  brought  on  Warners  by  south- 
ern exhibitors  and  Chambers  of  Com- 
merce to  have  them  stage  the  premiere 
of  "Green  Pastures"  somewhere  in 
the  south.  Warners,  who  have  here- 
tofore had  some  concern  over  the  re- 
ception the  picture  was  likely  to  re- 
ceive south  of  the  Mason  &  Dixon 
line,  now  feel  considerably  relieved. 
They  have  not  decided  as  yet  where 
they  will  open  their  picture. 


Protest  Pensacola  Tax 

Pensacola,  Fla.,  May  7.  —  More 
than  2,000  members  of  organized  labor 
here  have  protested  the  action  of  the 
City  Council  in  passing  an  amusement 
tax  which  affects  the  Saenger  Thea- 
tres Corp.  The  Council  has  been  re- 
quested to  repeal  the  new  ordinance. 


Holdup  Protection 

Boston,  May  7.— The  RKO 
Boston  is  installing  a  steel 
office  in  the  treasurer's  office, 
outfitted  with  special  bullet- 
proof glass,  following  the  re- 
cent holdup  during  which  the 
gunmen  escaped  with  $13,000. 
An  added  incentive  is  the 
holdup  last  week  of  Loew's 
Orpheum  and  the  death  of 
Fred  Sumner  of  the  Para- 
mount in  Lynn,  who  was  shot 
down  in  a  robbery. 


"Bohemian,"  Show 
New  Haven  Draws 

*  New  Haven,  May  7. — The  College 
raised  its  admission  prices  and  almost 
trebled  its  normal  $2,800  with  "The 
Bohemian  Girl,"  and  a  locally-directed 
stage  presentation,  "Town  Topics  of 
1936.  " 

"Big  Brown  Eyes"  and  Benny  Me- 
roff  and  orchestra  on  the  Paramount 
stage  totalled  $6,800,  over  par  by 
$2,000.  The  Poli  dual,  "Captain  Janu- 
ary" and  "Country  Beyond,"  topped 
the  $7,000  average  by  $1,000.  "I  Mar- 
ried a  Doctor"  and  "Man  Hunt"  at 
the  Roger  Sherman  stayed  at  the 
$4,700  average.  The  all-week  circus 
at  the  Arena,  "Tobacco  Road"  at  the 
Shubert,  and  the  sudden  warm 
weather  cut  into  attendance. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,800. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  1  : 

"THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

COLLEGE— (1,499),  35c-50c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Town  Topics  of  1936."  Gross:  $8,300. 
(Average,  $2,800) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,400),  35c-50c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Benny  Meroff  and  orchestra.  Gross: 
$6,800.    (Average.  $4,800) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"THE  COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

POLI— (3,040),  35c-50c.  7  davs.  Gross: 
$8,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
"MAN  HUNT"  (W.B.) 

ROGER  SHERMAN— (2,200),  35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,700.    (Average,  $4,700) 


"These  Three"  Is 
Portland's  Leader 

Portland,  May  7. — "These  Three" 
in  its  initial  week  at  United  Artists 
was  tops  for  the  week  with  a  draw  of 
$7,000,  over  par  by  $2,000. 

The  dual,  "The  Moon's  Our  Home" 
and  "Silly  Billie,"  at  the  Orpheum 
secured  $6,000,  over  the  usual  take  bv 
$1,000. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  secured  $6,000  at 
the  Broadway,  over  normal  by  $1,000. 
Heavy  rains  cut  into  box-offices. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $29,- 
700.   Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  2 : 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"LITTLEST  REBEL"  (20th-Fox) 
"THANKS  A  MILLION"  (20th-Fox) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700),  20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,700.     (Average,  $1,700) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 
"FRISCO    WATERFRONT"  (Republic) 
MAYFAIR— (1,700),   30c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"THE   WITNESS   CHAIR"  (Radio) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Radio) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,008),     30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.     Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
UNIT(ED    ARTISTS — (945) ,  30c-35c-40c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $7,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 


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"Witness"  Is 
Kansas  City's 
Top,  $13,500 

Kansas  City,  May  7. — "The  Wit- 
ness Chair"  and  a  stage  show  left  the 
Mainstreet  sitting  pretty  with  the  best 
comparative  showing  in  a  poor  week 
for  first  runs.  The  house  grossed 
$13,500,  $4,500  over  par. 

Other  first  runs  felt  the  rain  Sun- 
day and  shifting  temperatures  during 
the  week.  However,  "Sutter's  Gold" 
at  the  Fox  Uptown  managed  to  go 
over  average  by  $600  with  $4,600 
take. 

"The  Farmer  in  the  Dell"  at  the 
Tower  went  $800  under  $7,000  aver- 
age ;  "Big  Brown  Eyes"  at  the  New- 
man took  a  $5,900,  compared  with 
$7,000  par,  and  "The  Unguarded 
Hour"  at  the  Midland  fell  under 
$11,500  average  by  $4,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,- 
600.     Average  is  $37,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  30: 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

MAINSTREET—  (3,100>,  25c-35c-50c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Al  Pearce  and  His  Gang; 
June  Knight,  and  Pinky  Tomlin.  Gross: 
$13,500.  (Average,  combination  bills,  $9,- 
000) 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,400.     (Average,  $11,500) 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,900),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $5,900.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"THE  FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Royal  Swedish  Bell  Ringers,  Shay  & 
Peters.  Marie  Hollis,  and  Jerry  Hale. 
Gross:  $6,200.    (Average,  $7,000) 

Week  Ending  May  1: 
"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

UPTOWN-(2,000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,600.     (Average,  $4,000) 


"Dark  Hour,"  NTG, 
Big  in  Providence 

Providence,  May  7. — N.  T.  G.'s  re- 
vue, supplementing  "The  Dark  Hour," 
was  tops  for  the  week,  garnering 
$13,000  at  the  RKO  Albee.  This  was 
$6,000  over  the  usual  take.  "Desire," 
at  the  Strand,  was  next  in  line,  catch- 
ing $8,500.  The  usual  take  for  the 
house  is  $6,500. 

_  Other  houses  in  the  downtown  sec- 
tion were  under  par.  Loew's  State 
was  $2,000  down  with  "A  Message  to 
Garcia,"  which  did  $10,000  and  the 
Majestic  was  $2,000  under  the  normal 
$7,000  figure  with  "A  Connecticut 
Yankee"  and  "Brides  Are  Like  That." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $42,500. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing April  30: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

FAY'S— (1,600),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Stork  Club  Revue."  Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age. $7,000) 

"THE  DARK  HOUR"  (Chesterfield) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2,300),    15c-40c,    7  davs. 
Stage:    N.T.G.'s    Revue.     Gross:  $13,000. 
(Average,  $7,000) 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
STRAND— (2,300).  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,500.    (Average,  $6,500) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (M-G-M) 

"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c.  Gross: 
$10,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE" 
(20th -Fox) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (W.B.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),     15c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


The  master  prints  of  'THE  GREEN  PASTURES'  and 
'ANTHONY  ADVERSE'  have  arrived  safely  at  the 
New  York  office  of  WARNER  BROS.  Their  distribu- 
tion will  be  guarded  as  closely  as  their  transportation. 


MOTION  P1CTURI 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  8,  1936 


Query  British 
Studios  About 
Act  Revision 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  April  30. — The  Board  of 
Trade  has  circulated  among  British 
studios  a  questionnaire,  calling  for  an 
swers  to  15  queries  and  designed  to 
provide  information  on  the  existing 
state  of  British  production.    The  ma 
terial,  which  will  cover  all  phases  of 
production  activity,  is  for  the  depart 
mental  committee  now  in  session  to 
consider  possible  revision  of  the  Films 
Act. 

Several  of  the  questions  asked  refer 
to  the  capacity  and  capabilities  of  the 
stages  existing  or  to  be  erected.  In 
addition  the  questionnaire  calls  for 
the  negative  and  positive  used  during 
1928  and  1935,  the  first  and  most  re 
cent  years  of  the  operation  of  the 
Act;  the  feature  picture  footage  and 
cost  in  those  years ;  details  of  films 
made  by  other  units  than  that  owning 
the  studio;  earnings  of  films  in  1928 
and  1935 ;  the  number  of  permanent 
employes  in  those  years ;  comparative 
labor  cost  totals,  and  similar  figures 
for  players,  costumes,  props,  furniture 
and  the  like;  estimates  of  activity 
planned  for  1936. 

Columbia  is  willing  to  talk  business 
with  any  British  producer  who  can 
make  pictures  good  enough  for  re- 
lease by  Columbia  in  the  United 
States,  Joseph  Friedman,  European 
manager  for  the  company,  declared  on 
his  arrival  here  from  New  York. 

Columbia  does  not  want  its  own 
British  production  unit,  Friedman 
said,  but  is  willing  to  pay  good  money 
for  good  films.  He  advocated  a  revi- 
sion of  the  quota  regulations  to  im- 
pose an  obligation  to  spend  a  fixed 
amount  of  money,  in  place  of  the 
necessity  of  producing  footage.  He 
said  if  this  change  were  made  Ameri- 
can producers  would  spend  more  than 
they  do  at  present  on  "quickies,"  and 
would  not  object  if  the  exhibition 
quota  were  abolished.  The  pictures 
would  sell  on  their  merits  in  England 
and  many  of  them  would  get  world  re- 
lease, he  declared. 


Lithuania  Requires 
Film  Import  License 

Washington,  May  7. — By  an  ex- 
tension of  the  Lithuanian  import  li- 
cense system,  films  are  included  in  the 
list  of  products  requiring  an  import  li- 
cense, according  to  a  report  from 
Vladimir  Kublitzky,  clerk  at  the 
American  consulate  in  Kaunas,  Lithu- 
ania, to  the  U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Com- 
merce. 

This  was  done,  the  report  states,  pri- 
marily to  curtail  imports  of  German 
films,  and  it  is  believed  that  the  re- 
striction will  increase  the  import  of 
films  from  other  countries,  particularly 
the  United  States,  Russia  and  France. 


Seek  Egyptian  Talent 

Washington,  May  7. — The  desire 
on  the  part  of  screen  audiences  in 
Egypt  for  new  talent  has  led  Studio 
Misr,  largest  in  the  country,  to  seek 
players  through  nationwide  contests, 
according  to  a  report  to  the  U.  S. 
Dep't.  of  Commerce  from  Leys  A. 
France,  commercial  attache  in  Cairo. 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Hollywood,  May  7.  —  Fred  Mac- 
Murray,  Jack  Oakie  and  Lloyd 
Nolan  made  deputy  sheriffs  of  Mc- 
Kinley  County,  N.  M.,  where  "Texas 
Rangers"  is  on  location.  .  .  .  W.  C. 
Fields  on  motor  trip  through  Ari- 
zona in  his  trailer.  .  .  .  Charles  Rug- 
gles  to  entertain  handball  champs  in 
June. 

Radio  lifts  options  on  Edward 
Kaufman,  William  Sistrom  and 
Lee  Marcus,  producers.  .  .  .  Olivia 
De  Haviland  gets  new  ticket  at 
Warners.  .  .  .  Cast  of  "Dimples," 
Shirley  Temple's  next  for  Twenti- 
eth Century-Fox,  practically  complete 
with  Astrid  Allwyn,  Julius  Tannen 
and  Berton  Churchill.  .  .  .  Para- 
mount gives  termer  pact  to  Terry 
Ray,  Chicago  girl,  who  has  been  ap- 
pearing in  little  theatres. 

Warners  to  make  "God's  Country 
and  the  Woman"  in  Technicolor.  .  .  . 
Douglas  Fowler  signed  by  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  after  small  part  in  "Pri-- 
vate  Number." 

Jackie  Coogan  and  Betty  Grable 
back  east  for  week  at  Stanley,  Pitts- 
burgh, and  another  at  Earle,  Philadel- 
phia. .  .  .  Kenneth  Goldsmith  rushes 
four  makeup  men  to  Oregon  for  "The 
Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  because  In- 
dians up  there  do  not  photograph  dark 
enough. 


Casting — Hugh  Herbert  loaned  by 
Warners  to  M-G-M  for  "They  Went 
to  Hollywood."  .  .  .  Joseph  Crehan 
replaces  Joseph  King  in  Warners' 
"Secret  Service"  now  in  work.  .  .  . 
Lafe  McKee,  Alameda  Fowler,  Ed- 
ward Earle,  Arthur  Loft,  Allen 
Cavan,  Charles  Hamilton  and 
Mary  Merah  in  Columbia's  "San 
Francisco  Nights."  .  .  .  Vivian  Oak- 
land, Delmar  Watson  and  Bob 
Graves  in  untitled  Radio  short.  .  .  . 


Katharine  Bates  and  Rhea 
Mitchell  in  Paramount's  "Texas 
Rangers."  .  .  .  Herbert  Hayward  and 
Petra  Silva  in  "Arizona  Raiders," 
same  studio.  .  .  .  J.  Carroll  Naish 
in  "Ramona,"  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox.  .  .  .  Edward  Nugent  in  "Pa- 
role," Victory.  .  .  .  Dean  Jagger  as- 
signed to  lead  in  "Public  Nuisance 
No.  1"  opposite  Muriel  Robert, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  .  Jane 
Withers  starred.  .  .  .  Ivan  Lebedeff 
in  "Public  Nuisance  No.  1."  .  .  . 
Walter  Catlett  in  "Cain  and  Ma- 
bel," Warners.  .  .  .  Addison  Richards 
set  in  "China  Clipper"  and  Holmes 
Herbert  in  "Charge  of  the  Light  Bri- 
gade," same  studio. 

+ 

Story  Buys — Lester  Ilfeld  sells 
original,  "Women  Are  Wise,"  to  Co- 
lumbia. .  .  .  Ivan  Lebedeff's  origi- 
nal, "Legion  of  Dishonor,"  taken  by 
Cecil  B.  DeMille  to  be  made  after 
"This  Breed  of  Men."  .  .  .  John 
Twist's  "General  Delivery"  taken  by 
Radio  for  production  by  Cliff  Reid. 
.  .  .  Matt  Taylor's  "Broadway 
Afternoon"  taken  bv  Paramount.  .  .  . 


Directors — Mack  Wright  assigned 
to  "Winds  of  the  Wasteland"  and 
Joseph  Kane  to  "Guns  and  Guitars," 
both  Republic.  .  .  .  Wallace  Fox 
loaned  by  Radio  to  Reliance  for  "The 
Last  of  the  Mohicans."  .  .  .  Charles 
Vidor  set  for  "Man  Must  Live," 
Radio.  .  .  .  Robert  Z.  Leonard  to 
direct  M-G-M's  "Piccadilly  Jim." 
+ 

Writers— Henry  Johnson  adapting 
"Night  Waitress,"  Radio.  .  .  .  Grace 
Neville  signed  bv  Columbia. 
+ 

Title  Change — Columbia's  "Fer  De 
Lance,"  starring  Edward  Arnold,  to 
be  released  as  "Meet  Nero  Wolfe." 


Oxford,  Tenn.y  to 
Get  Second  Theatre 

Memphis,  May  7.  —  R.  X.  Wil- 
liams, Jr.,  president  of  the  Mississippi 
M.P.T.O.,  is  to  have  opposition  in 
Oxford  for  the  first  time. 

Plans  have  been  completed  for  the 
erection  of  a  $25,000  theatre  by  R.  L. 
Smallwood,  Jr.,  attorney;  Sykes 
Haney,  automobile  dealer;  Bramlett 
Roberts,  county  attorney ;  and  S.  T. 
Lyles,  Jr.,  insurance  agent. 

The  theatre  will  seat  750  and  will 
open  in  the  fall.  Williams  is  mayor  of 
Oxford. 

W.  F.  Ruffin,  former  president  of 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Arkansas,  Mississippi 
and  Tennessee,  will  spend  $30,000  re- 
building his  house  at  Covington, 
Tenn.,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire 
recently. 

There  have  been  several  changes  in 
tri-state  theatres  lately.  Tony  Sude- 
kum  of  Nashville  has  bought  the 
Southland  at  Brownsville  and  the  Gem 
at  Paris,  both  from  G.  C.  Lawing.  W. 
B.  Henderson  has  sold  the  Dixie  at 
Ripley  to  G.  W.  Haynes  of  the  Strand 
Amusement  Co.  M.  A.  Lightman  has 
bought  the  Lyric  at  Tupelo,  Miss., 
from  Mrs.  Fred  Marshall.  And  Dave 
Flexer,  operator  of  the  Varsity  at 
Columbus,  has  bought  the  Mingo  at 
Amory  and  changed  its  name  to  the 
Varsity. 


Special  Session  for 
Kansas  Seen  in  July 

Kansas  City,  May  7. — The  pres- 
ent view  is  that  Kansas  will  not  have 
a  special  session  until  some  time  in 
the  summer,  probably  July,  and  that 
it  will  be  called  simply  to  put  up  to 
the  voters  in  the  fall  election  a  con- 
stitutional amendment  permitting  the 
state  to  take  over  from  the  counties 
enough  of  the  responsibility  for  social 
security  to  enable  participation  in  the 
Federal  social  security  program. 

A  special  committee  of  the  state 
legislative  council  was  supposed  to 
have  made  a  report  by  April  15  on 
the  legality  of  a  special  session  to 
bring  the  state's  laws  into  harmony 
with  the  Federal  on  this  issue.  This 
report  probably  will  be  made  this 
week,  and  is  said  to  call  for  a  con- 
stitutional amendment  as  the  only  way 
Kansas  can  solve  the  social  security 
participation  difficulty. 


U.  S.  Films  Are  Most 
Popular  in  Portugal 

Washington,  May  7.  — Although 
American  films  continue  to  be  most 
popular  in  Portugal,  there  has  been  a 
marked  increase  in  the  importation  of 
German  and  British  pictures,  states  a 
report  to  the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Commerce 
from  Vice-Consul  William  B.  Doug- 
lass, Jr.,  at  Lisbon. 

In  1934,  Portugal  censored  886  pic- 
tures; in  1935,  1,083,  an  increase  of 
197.  American  films  jumped  from  437 
to  512,  German  from  84  to  128,  British 
from  25  to  65,  French  from  157  to  180, 
and  others  from  7  to  10.  Tickets  sold 
by  film  houses  during  1935,  the  vice- 
consul  reported,  in  the  seven  principal 
cities  of  Portugal,  totaled  5,533,673, 
an  increase  of  69,652  over  1934.  The 
number  of  performances  in  1935  in 
the  same  cities  totaled  16,739,  an  in- 
crease of  804  over  1934. 


U.  S>  Product  Brings 
Czechoslovakia  Gain 

Washington,  May  7.  —  Average 
attendance  in  Czechoslovakia  during 
the  three  peak  months — November, 
December  and  January — advanced 
eight  per  cent  over  the  same  period 
of  the  previous  year,  according  to  a 
report  from  Commmercial  Attache 
Sam  E.  Woods  in  Prague  to  the  U.  S. 
Dep't.  of  Commerce.  The  attendance 
was  four  per  cent  better  than  the 
similar  period  of  1933-34. 

The  gain  is  attributed  to  the  return 
of  American  films  to  the  Czechoslo- 
vakian  market  during  1935.  The  at- 
tendance percentages  were  figured  on 
the  basis  of  the  amusement  tax  re- 
ceipts, which  is  the  only  method  avail- 
able in  the  country  of  checking  on 
attendance. 


Ohio  Cuts  31  Reels 
Of  a  Total  of  605 

Columbus,  May  7. — Out  of  a  to- 
tal of  605  reels  reviewed  in  April,  the 
Ohio  censor  board  passed  574,  or,  in 
other  words,  ordered  eliminations  in 
31  reels.  The  smallest  number  of 
eliminations  was  three,  for  the  week 
ending  April  16,  when  139  reels  were 
reviewed,  while  the  largest  number 
was  10  out  of  122  reels  for  week 
ending  April  23. 

The  above  record  compares  with 
563  reels  reviewed  and  35  eliminations 
ordered  in.  March. 


Building  Code  Passed 

Wilmington,  Del.,  May  7.  —  The 
proposed  new  building  code  with  its 
drastic  regulations  for  theatres  was 
passed  by  the  City  Council  and  is  now 
before  Mayor  Walter  W.  Bacon,  who 
is  expected  to  approve.  The  proposed 
code  will  work  unusual  hardships  on 
present  and  future  rebuilding  and  re- 
placements. Theatre  men  protested 
vigorously  several  features  of  the  code 
pertaining  to  seating,  aisles,  rigid 
steel  curtain  and  the  like. 


Iowa  Crowding  Is  Cut 

Council  Bluffs,  la.,  May  7. — The- 
atre managers  threatened  by  city  au- 
thorities with  prosecution  for  viola- 
tion of  over-crowding  ordinances  on 
Bank  Nights,  have  kept  promises  "to 
be  good,"  it  is  reported  at  the  May- 
or's office.  Bank  Night  two  weeks 
ago  found  the  three  downtown  the- 
atres packed  far  beyond  capacity. 


Sweepstakes  Case  Set 

Cincinnati,  May  7.  —  Municipal 
Judge  A.  L.  Luebbers  has  set  May 
12  as  the  date  to  hear  the  cases  of 
Thomas  A.  Reilly,  owner  of  the  Ri- 
alto,  Nicholas  Russo  and  Bert  Leder, 
ushers,  and  Jack  Pendleton,  promo- 
tor,  recently  arrested  by  police  charged 
with  operating  Sweepstakes  This  will 
be  a  test  case.  It  is  the  irst  of  the 
kind  to  come  up  here. 


Friday.  May  8.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Princess  Comes  Across" 

(  Paramount) 

Hollywood,  May  7. — This  comedy-romance,  the  ingredients  of  which 
run  all  the  way  from  satirical  burlesque  to  mystery  murder,  is  a  worthy 
entertainment  successor  to  "Hands  Across  the  Table,"  last  Carole 
Lombard-Fred  MacMurray  feature.  It  has  been  smartly  produced  by 
Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.,  and  intelligently  directed  by  William  K.  How- 
ard to  take  full  advantage  of  the  intriguing  amusement  quality  motivat- 
ing the  story.  The  stars  and  supporting  cast  should  have  no  difficulty 
clocking  with  mass  patronage. 

The  action  takes  place  aboard  an  ocean  liner.  It  moves  rapidly,  with 
peppy  dialogue  and  engaging  action.  Starting  as  a  farce-comedy  when 
Miss  Lombard,  a  chorus  girl,  masquerading  as  a  Swedish  princess, 
meets  and  falls  in  love  with  MacMurray,  a  band  leader,  the  burlesque 
quality  turns  dramatic  with  the  appearance  of  Porter  Hall,  a  black- 
mailer, and  Bradley  Page,  an  escaped  convict. 

A  murder  brings  a  group  of  European  and  Asiatic  police  chiefs  into 
action.  When  they  center  suspicion  for  all  the  evil  doings  on  Miss 
Lombard  and  her  companion,  Alison  Skipworth.  MacMurray  goes  to 
work,  protecting  the  girl  and  confusing  the  police  and  George  Barbier, 
ship  captain,  in  their  efforts  to  solve  the  crime.  The  finale  is  romantic. 

Miss  Lombard  and  MacMurray  act  with  an  easy  grace  which  is 
sure  to  enhance  their  popularity.  Capable  performances  are  turned  in 
by  Douglas  Dumbrille,  as  the  menace;  Page,  Hall,  William  Frawley, 
Miss  Skipworth,  Barbier,  Lumsden  Hare,  Sig  Rumann  and  Mischa 
Auer. 

Based  on  a  story  by  Philip  MacDonald,  from  which  a  quartet  of  writ- 
ers prepared  the  screen  play,  the  show  is  gay  and  entertaining.  In 
addition  to  the  title  and  star  value,  the  production  is  crammed  with 
potential  showmanship  angles. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,130.  Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 

(Additional  Revieivs  on  page  17) 


Short  Subjects 


"Share  the  Wealth'' 

(Columbia) 

Andy  Clyde,  a  cobbler  with  Scotch 
background,  is  having  a  bad  time  of 
it  and  goes  to  visit  the  mayor,  Vernon 
Dent,  who  is  also  his  landlord,  about 
the  back  rent.  He  comes  into  contact 
with  crooked  politicians  and  is  set  up 
as  candidate  on  a  "Share  the  Wealth 
Platform."  He  campaigns  earnestly 
and  when  elected  finds  he  is  heir  to 
$50,000.  He  backs  out  and  prepares 
to  flee,  but  the  town  and  his  gangster 
sponsors  raid  his  home  and  store, 
"sharing"  his  possessions.  It  ends 
when  Clyde  calls  the  White  House 
and  explains  his  plan  was  a  failure, 
reversing  the  charges.  There  are  some 
stock  comedy  situations  that  will 
amuse  the  Clyde  fans  and  the  theme 
should  be  interesting.  Average  com- 
edy. Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,009. 
Running  time,  \7l/2  mins.  "G." 


"Major  Bowes'  Amateur 
Parade" 

(Radio) 

This,  No.  1  of  the  new  series  of 
Bowes  subjects,  and  in  one  reel,  in- 
stead of  the  previous  two,  pro- 
vides a  fair  measure  of  entertainment, 
and  is  salable  by  reason  of  the  pub- 
licity and  general  ballyhoo  which  still 
surrounds  the  Bowes  radio  programs. 
It  may  be  noted,  however,  that  in  the 
numbers  presented,  there  appears  sur- 
prisingly little  amateurishness.  In 
fact,  Major  Bowes,  introducing  one 
performer,  described  the  girl  as  one 
of  "the  foremost"  toe-tap  dancers, 
which  appears  rather  at  odds  with  an 
"amateur"  designation.  On  the  whole 
the  short  is  entertaining.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  0915.  Running  time, 
9  mins.  "G." 


"Pathe  Topics  No.  5" 

(RKO) 

The  highlight  of  this  number  of 
the  series  is  Robert  Benchley's  ad- 
dress on  "The  Causes  of  the  Depres- 
sion," which  was  made  originally  in 
1931  and  is  herein  reissued.  It  is 
still  more  than  funny,  especially  as 
it  is  preceded  by  predictions  from  per- 
sonalities in  economics  and  politics. 
Benchley's  name  as  a  comedy  speaker 
is  at  the  moment  worthwhile,  and  the 
subject  as  a  result  gains  considerably. 
Two  other  sequences  offer  glimpses 
of  England's  famous  prep  school, 
Eton,  and  the  Berlin  Zoo,  where  are 
caught  unusual  animal  shots  in  con- 
trast to  the  lithe  grace  of  a  group  of 
dancing  girls.  Entertaining.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  0980.  Run- 
ning time,  9  mins.  "G." 


"Football  Bugs" 

{Columbia) 

A  football  game  between  the  Beetles 
and  Boogie  Bugs  is  the  source  of 
much  spirited  animation  in  which  the 
Beetles  come  out  on  top  in  the  last 
period  after  undergoing  heavy  odds 
and  much  battering  from  the  rivals. 
It  is  done  in  color  and  the  story  has 
novel  twists  which  should  be  enter- 
taining. Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
2,033.  Running  time,  8  mins.  "G." 


"Wholesaling  Along" 

(Radio) 

There  are  real  laughs  in  this  com- 
edy, produced  by  Lee  Marcus,  and 
featuring  Leon  Errol,  as  the  husband 


who  prefers  to  "gain"  by  buying 
things  wholesale.  When  the  plumber 
asks  a  high  price  to  replace  a  bath- 
tub, Errol  goes  to  a  "wholesaler." 
He  discovers  that  he  has  to  take  the 
tub  home  and  install  it  himself.  The 
result  is  good  for  hearty  laughs  from 
any  audience,  seeing  themselves  for 
a  moment  as  others  may  occasionally 
see  them.  As  straightforward  com- 
edy, it  rates  with  the  best  of  them. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,045. 
Running  time,  17  mins.  "G." 


"Major  Google" 

{Columbia) 

A  burlesque  of  the  amateur  hour 
tycoon  provides  some  laughs  and  a 
bit  of  whirlwind  action  as  the  charac- 
ters of  the  comic  strip  cavort  ama- 
teurishly is  this  Technicolor  cartoon. 
Barney  imitates  Bowes  and  his  ac- 
tions and  speech  follow  the  master. 
Lowizie,  Snuffy  and  their  brats  do 
a  few  turns  in  their  fashion  and 
Bunkie  Hill  winds  up  the  piece  in  a 
cyclone  of  drama  as  he  plays  all  the 
characters  in  a  playlet.  Snuffy  then 
empties  the  theatre  with  his  trusty 
firearm.  Entertaining.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  2,136.  Running  time, 
7  mins.  "G." 


"High  Pressure  Beer" 

(Radio) 

Edgar  Kennedy,  who  is  in  perpetual 
hot  water  with  his  wife,  mother-in- 
law  and  brother-in-law,  has  his 
troubles  this  time  when  he  gets  his 
bonus.  He  is  all  for  raising  pigs, 
chickens  and  vegetables,  while  the 
family  is  in  favor  of  a  beer  emporium. 
He  is  firm — and  starts  to  open  the 
beer  place.    With  the  able  assistance 


of  his  relatives,  especially  brother-in- 
law,  he  goes  to  work  on  the  place, 
and  as  usual  comes  out  very  much  on 
the  short  end  of  the  stick — and  with 
the  remains  of  the  shop  on  his  head. 
A  few  laughs  and  entertaining  for 
those  who  like  the  Kennedy  type  of 
comedy,  which  has  its  moments.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal.  No.  2,055.  Run- 
ning time,  18  mins.  "G." 


"Midnight  Blunders" 

( Columbia) 

A  mediocre  comedy  offering  Monte 
Collins  and  Tom  Kennedy  as  a  pair 
of  dumb  sleuths  who  blunder  into  a 
Frankensteinish  situation.  A  Chinese 
with  a  wooden  leg  steals  the  revivify- 
ing apparatus  and  makes  off  with  the 
scientist  who  would  not  reveal  the  se- 
cret. Collins  and  Kennedy  are  the  butt 
of  the  usual  business  and  eventually, 
after  being  chased  about  and  having 
some  adventures  with  the  "corpse" 
capture  the  villain.  It  is  a  stupid  sort 
of  affair,  but  has  its  moments.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  2,044.  Run- 
ning time,  17  mins.  "G." 


"Speed  Mad" 

(Columbia) 

A  collection  of  old  and  new  auto- 
mobile racing  shots,  presumably  gath- 
ered from  newsreels,  flash  in  orderly 
fashion  on  the  screen  as  the  subject 
of  this  News  World  of  Sports  issue. 
It  is  interesting  but  has  been  done 
before.  The  shots  of  wrecks  and  hor- 
rible closeups  of  death  on  the  track, 
may  provide  some  uneasy  moments 
for  audiences.  Production  Code  Seal, 
No.  0957.    Running  time,   10  mins. 


Sears,  Lowenstein 
Convention  Guests 

Oklahoma  City,  May  7. — Ad- 
dresses by  Gradwell  Sears  and  Mau- 
rice Lowenstein,  national  secretary  of 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  at  a  dinner  dance 
held  at  the  Oklahoma  City  Country 
Club  here  this  evening  climaxed  the 
three-day  convention  of  Griffith 
Amusement  Co.  Consolidated  Theatres, 
Inc.  A  high-light  of  the  affair  was 
the  presentation  of  an  onyx  desk  set 
by  the  Griffith  partners  to  the  Grif- 
fith brothers  in  commemoration  of 
their  25  years  in  the  show  business.. 

Congratulatory  telegrams  were  re- 
ceived from  Joan  Blondell,  Glenda 
Farrell  and  Clark  Gable  as  well  as 
from  many  other  actors  and  produ- 
cers. 

James  Adams,  Paramount  newsreel 
cameraman,  made  records  in  sound 
and  photography  of  all  Griffith  mana- 
gers which  will  be  shown  in  126  Grif- 
fith houses  throughout  the  southwest. 

Set  Fire  Endangers 
Twentieth-Fox  Plant 

Hollywood,  May  7. — A  fire  which 
broke  out  today  on  one  of  the  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  sets  threatened  to 
spread  to  the  nearby  sound  stages, 
but  was  localized  and  finally  brought 
under  control  by  the  combined  efforts 
of  the  company's  fire-fighting  unit  and 
the  local  department  apparatus.  The 
set  to  which  the  fire  was  confined  was 
entirely  destroyed. 

Just  a  few  hours  prior  to  the  blaze 
the  set  had  been  occupied  by  a  com- 
pany headed  by  Jane  Withers. 

Columbia  Men  Hold 
Sale  Session  Here 

Columbia  will  hold  the  second  of  a 
series  of  pre-convention  sales  meetings 
today  at  the  home  office  with  Abe 
Montague,  general  manager,  presid- 
ing. 

Branch  managers  will  be  present 
from  Albany,  Boston,  Philadelphia, 
Xew  Haven,  Chicago  and  Buffalo,  and 
Jack  Cohn,  A.  Schneider,  J.  A.  Mc- 
Conville,  Rube  Jackter,  Lou  Wein- 
berg, Louis  Astor,  Max  Weisfeld  and 
Leo  Jaffe  will  also  be  present 


Order  Song  Suit  Detail 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  yes- 
terday directed  that  William  H. 
Hodgson,  a  song  writer,  submit  a  bill 
of  particulars  in  connection  with  his 
action  against  Edward  Farley  and 
Michael  Riley  over  the  song  "Music 
Goes  'Round  and  Around."  Hodgson 
charges  the  song  is  a  steal  from  his 
composition,  "Orange,  No."  Also 
named  as  defendants  are  Rockwell 
O'Keefe,  Inc.,  Select  Music  Publica- 
tions, Inc.,  and  Columbia  Pictures, 
Inc. 


Cantor  Files  a  Denial 

A  general  denial  was  filed  in  Fed- 
eral Court  yesterday  on  behalf  of 
Eddie  Cantor  in  connection  with  a 
copyright  infringement  suit  over 
"Roman  Scandals"  for  $500,000 
brought  against  him,  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn,  United  Artists  Corp.  and  Sam- 
uel Goldwyn  Inc.  by  Mort  Elsman, 
Clara  Dellar  and  Robert  L.  Shayn. 
Cantor  denied  that  he  had  a  contract 
with  United  Artists,  but  admitted  that 
he  was  under  contract  to  Samuel 
Goldwyn,  Inc. 


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DAILY 


Friday,  May  8,  1936 


Cocalis  May  Join 
Major  Group  Here 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

rangement  which  Cocalis  is  believed  to 
have  turned  down.  One  of  the  major 
moves  is  reported  to  provide  for  pool- 
ing three  of  his  20  theatres.  The 
houses  involved  are  located  in  the 
Bronx,  it  is  said. 

Efforts  are  being  made  to  have  Co- 
calis realign  with  Jack  Springer,  but 
the  former  is  said  to  have  vetoed 
such  a  plan.  Presently,  Cocalis  and 
Springer  are  jointly  interested  in 
about  15  theatres.  The  joint  interests 
last  week  took  over  the  Gem  and  the 
Majestic  in  the  west  Bronx  from  Her- 
man Yaffa. 

Springer  is  branching  out  on  his 
own.  The  same  applies  to  Cocalis, 
who  has  just  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  Mineola,  Mineola,  L.  I.,  with 
Dave  Rosenzweig.  Two  new  theatres 
will  be  built  by  Cocalis.  Plans  will 
be  filed  in  two  weeks  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  1,000-seat  house  and 
another  for  a  1,400-seat  structure.  The 
theatres  will  be  ready  for  opening 
between  Oct.  15  and  Nov.  1,  it  is 
said. 

When  these  theatres  are  completed, 
the  Cocalis  group  will  total  23.  The 
joint  interest  in  the  Springer  &  Co- 
calis circuit  is  said  to  amount  to  about 
$2,000,000. 

Cocalis  yesterday  was  to  have  made 
a  decision  on  one  of  the  major  propo- 
sitions, it  was  reported,  and  post- 
poned it  a  week.  He  is  regarded  as 
one  of  the  shrewdest  film  buyers  in 
the  east  and  may  fit  into  a  post  now 
vacant  in  an  important  theatre  string. 

J.  J.  Thompson,  a  former  member 
of  the  New  Jersey  legislature,  who 
has  been  handling  Cocalis'  theatres 
across  the  Hudson  for  the  past  eight 
years,  is  understood  to  have  been  ap- 
pointed his  assistant,  moving  his  head- 
quarters to  the  newly  established  New 
York  office  on  Eighth  Ave. 


L.  W.  Fox  Financing 
On  a  "Junior"  Plan 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

abroad,  indicating  that  the  financing 
may  be  extended  abroad. 

The  incorporation,  organization  de- 
tail and  actual  functioning  of  National 
will  await  his  return  from  abroad,  in 
about  six  weeks,  Fox  said. 

The  company,  it  was  said  at  the 
time  of  Fox's  resignation  from  Stand- 
ard, will  arrange  preliminary  financ- 
ing for  "meritorious  film  enterprises 
and  aid  in  their  development  from  the 
initial  stages."  No  specific  deals  have 
been  made  or  are  contemplated  as  yet, 
Fox  indicated,  and  will  not  be  until 
his  return  to  New  York. 


Margaret  Connors  Killed 

Marion,  Ind.,  May  7. — Margaret 
Connors,  21-year-old  daughter  of 
William  Connors,  manager  of  the  In- 
diana, Lyric  and  Luna-Lite  here,  died 
following  an  airplane  crash  at  the 
municipal  airport  here.  Ed  Marquis, 
port  manager,  who  was  piloting,  was 
killed  instantly  and  Miss  Connors  died 
a  few  hours  later. 


Harry  Brandt  Dickering 

With  53  theatres  in  the  circuit, 
Harry  Brandt  currently  is  negotiat- 
ing for  another  half-dozen  to  add  to 
the  string.  Some  of  the  deals  may 
be  closed  within  the  next  week. 


Balmy  Weather  Causes  Key 
City  Grosses  to  Fall  Off 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods : 
Week  Ending 
April  30-May  1 

No. 

Boston   

Buffalo   

Chicago   

Cincinnati   

Cleveland   

Denver   

Detroit   

Houston   

Indianapolis   

Kansas  City   

Lincoln   

Los  Angeles   

Louisville   

Milwaukee   

Minneapolis   

Montreal   

New  Haven   

New  York   

Oklahoma  City   

Omaha   

Philadelphia   

Pittsburgh   

Portland   

Providence   

San  Francisco   

St.  Louis   

St.  Paul   

Seattle   

Washington   


Week  Ending 
April  23-24 


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23,500 

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5 

23,400 

5 

30,900 

5 

27,500 

4 

29,000 

6 

54,000 

5 

52,000 

4 

27,800 

4 

21,600 

10 

204,225 

10 

257,200 

4 

14,650 

4  . 

14,600 

3 

19,950 

3 

18,000 

10 

96,300 

10 

100,800 

6 

44,800 

4 

40,400 

5 

29,700 

6 

39,000 

5 

42,500 

5 

48,700 

10 

76,400 

10 

82,400 

7 

59,000 

7 

69,050 

5 

17,500 

5 

20,000 

7 

30,400 

7 

32,500 

8 

84,600 

8 

100,300 

186 

$1,583,945 

179  \ 

51,703,822 

Key  city  grosses  from  September  to  the  last  week  in  April : 

No.  Theatres 


Sept.  26-27  . 
Oct.  3-4 
Oct.  10-11  .. 
Oct.  17-18  .. 
Oct.  24-25  . . 
Oct.  31-Nov. 
Nov.  7-8 
Nov.  14-15  . . 
Nov.  21-22  . 
Nov.  28-29  . . 
Dec.  5-6 
Dec.  12-13  . . 
Dec.  19-20  . . 
Dec.  26-27  . . 
Jan.  2-3 
Jan.  9-10  . . . 
Jan.  16-17  .. 
Jan.  23-24  . . 
Jan.  30-31  .. 
Feb.  6-7 
Feb.  13-14  .. 
Feb.  20-21  . . 
Feb.  27-28  . . 
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Mar.  12-13  . 
Mar.  19-20  . 
26-27  . 
2-3 
Apr.  9-10 
Apr.  16-17  .. 
Apr.  23-24  . 
Apr.  30-Mav 


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Gross 

$1,655,050 
1,572,310 
1,452,499 
1,563,750 
1,534,575 
1,544,724 
1,545,710 
1,722,305 
1,578,550 
1,593,860 
1,766,910 
1,434,785 
1,321,385 
1,228,199 
1.918,729 
1,901,455 
1,722,400 
1,539,065 
1,515,300 
1,591,350 
1,680,180 
1,558,185 
1,777,650 
1.689,550 
1.761,547 
1.502,583 
1,521,800 
1,373,875 
1.354,624 
1,732.100 
1,703,822 
1.583,945 


Paderewski  to  Make  Film 

Ignace  Jan  Paderewski,  noted 
pianist,  has  signed  to  appear  in  a  film 
to  be  made  in  London  by  the  Pall 
Mall  Co.,  according  to  George  Engles, 
the  pianist's  New  York  manager.  The 
film  is  to  be  made  at  the  London 
Films  studio  at  Denham.  He  is  to 
have  final  approval  of  the  storj',  and 
the  contract  provides  that  the  option 
on  his  services  must  be  exercised  be- 
fore Oct.  1. 


Seigel  to  Take  2  Spots 

Arthur  Seigel,  stepson  of  Albert 
Warner,  who  sold  out  his  half  inter- 
est in  the  Cinema  circuit  to  Max  A. 
Cohen  some  weeks  ago,  will  return  to 
local  exhibition  circles  within  the  next 
two  weeks. 

He  has  just  completed  a  deal  with 
RKO  to  take  over  the  Rivoli,  Ruther- 
ford, and  Regent,  Kearny,  N.  J.  The 
houses  will  change  hands  between 
Alay  15  and  June  1. 


White  Again  Named 
President  of  Ampa 


(.Continued  from  page  1 ; 

revealed  that  the  Naked  Truth  Din- 
ner resulted  in  a  loss  of  $1,104;  that 
the  organization's  bank  balance  is 
$527  and  an  outstanding  debt  of  $2,- 
281.  Negotiations  for  reductions  in 
the  obligations,  if  consummated,  will 
leave  a  final  deficit  of  $401,  it  was 
stated.  Of  the  182  members,  116  are 
paid  up  and  66  have  not  been  heard 
from. 

Marvin  Kirsch,  head  of  the  service 
committee,  reported  that  in  the  past 
year  jobs  were  obtained  for  64  men 
and  76  women.  At  present  there  are 
five  unemployed  male  members. 

Leonard,  Lund,  Greenthal,  AlcCor- 
mick,  Silver  and  Capt.  Harold  Auten 
gave  their  views  on  future  ideas  for 
the  organization.  Tess  Michaels  of 
L'nited  Artists  was  named  to  take 
charge  of  a  meeting  to  be  run  exclus- 
ively for  the  feminine  members.  Dave 
Davidson  presented  a  thought  in  the 
activities  of  Capa,  a  Chicago  associa- 
tion of  publicity  men,  who  have  estab- 
lished headquarters  at  the  Sherman 
Hotel  without  cost. 

Awards  for  the  best  advertising 
copy  to  the  trade  and  public,  the  most 
practical  press  sheet  and  the  best  post- 
er will  be  made  public  at  the  May  28 
?ession,  White  announced. 


Warner  Interviews 
The  Daily  Reporter 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

panied  Warner,  stated  business  in  all 
the  countries  visited  was  very  good. 
As  far  as  he  noticed,  all  theatres  were 
open  and  prosperous.  Alorris  asserted 
that  within  a  few  days  an  important 
announcement  will  be  made  regarding 
Warners'  production  plans  on  the 
other  side.  About  seven  or  eight 
foreign  branch  managers  will  attend 
the  annual  coast  sales  confab.  No 
changes  in  personnel  abroad  were 
made,  he  said. 

Mervyn  and  Mrs.  LeRoy,  who 
sailed  with  the  Warners  and  Alor- 
rises  on  the  lie  de  France,  did  not 
return  with  them.  The  director  and 
daughter  of  Harry  Warner  will  sail 
Alay  13  on  the  Conte  di  Savoia. 

At  the  pier  meeting  the  arrivals 
were  Harry  and  Airs.  Charnas,  Stan- 
leigh  P.  Friedman,  Albert  and  Airs. 
Warner,  Joseph  Bernhard,  Karl  Mac- 
Donald.  Joe  Hummel,  Sam  Sax,  Ann 
Weiss  and  Edwin  Alorris. 


Explain  Candid  Camera 

What  can  be  done  with  a  candid 
camera  and  how  the  results  were 
achieved  forms  the  subject  matter  of 
a  book  just  issued  by  The  Studio  Pub- 
lications, Inc.  Ivan  Dmitri  is  listed 
as  the  author,  although  it  is  admitted 
this  is  a  nom  de  plume  for  a  well 
known  artist  who  became  a  camera 
enthusiast. 

Detailed  directions,  accompanied  by 
photographs,  on  how  to  handle  shut- 
ters, change  lenses  and  load  cameras 
are  given,  and  56  illustrations  follow. 
These  are  in  the  original  size  of  the 
film  as  well  as  enlargements,  and  some 
of  them  are  verv  striking. 

—J.  M.  J. 


Joe  Brown  in  Hospital 

Baltimore,  Alay  7. — Joe  E.  Brown 
entered  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  to- 
day for  treatment,  the  nature  of  which 
was  not  disclosed. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


17 


"Ziegfeld"  2-a-Day     Pickets  Take  Time 
On  Circuit  Studied       Off  for  Afternoon 


(Continued  from  [•age  1 ) 

tacle  into  a  number  of  their  theatres 
on  Long  Island  and  New  Jersey.  Con- 
solidated Amusements  is  considering 
dating  "A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream"  in  some  of  their  units. 

While  the  idea  is  primarily  in  the 
discussion  stage,  it  is  believed  that  it 
the  Loew  houses  go  for  the  roadshow 
engagements,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
will  not  be  shown  in  the  circuit's 
neighborhood  theatres  until  the  fall. 


Roadshows  Now  Total  77 

Thirty-five  more  roadshows  for 
The  Great  Ziegfeld"  were  set  up  by 
M-G-M  yesterday,  bringing  the  total 
to  date  to  77.    The  new  dates  are : 

Starting  May  14:  Alvin,  Minneapolis; 
Lincoln,  Chevenne;  Orpheum,  Green  Bay. 
Wis.;  Hollywood,  Fort  Worth;  Cataract, 
Niagara  Falls;  Paramount.  Salt  Lake. 

Mav  15:  Palace.  Toledo;  Granby,  Nor- 
folk, Va. ;  National,  Richmond,  Va.;  Rial- 
to,  Dallas.  . 

May  16:  State,  Allentown,  Pa.;  Majes- 
tic, Tulsa. 

May  17:  Quimby,  Zanesville:  Orpheum, 
Kansas  City;  Maryland,  Cumberland.  Md.; 
Parkwav.  Madison.  Wis.;  Shubert,  New- 
ark, N.  J. 

May  20:  Rex,  Sheboygan;  Appleton, 
Appleton,  Wis.;  Orpheum.  San  Diego;  Fox. 
Tucson;  Fox,  Spokane;  Mission,  San  Jose; 
Grand,  Steubenville. 

Mav  21:  Ceramic,  East  Liverpool,  O. 

May  22:  Capitol,  Reading,  Pa.:  Loew, 
Harrisburg,  Pa. 

May  23:  Ohio,  Lorain,  O. 

May  24:  Kentucky.  Lexington.  Ky.; 
Roanoke.  Roanoke.  Va. 

May  26:  Gateaway,  Kenosha;  Stave,  Ra- 
cine. 

May  27:  Strand.  Oshkosh;  State.  Al- 
toona. 

May  30:  Orpheum,  Huntington,  W.  Va. 


Universal  Renames 
All  Its  Officers 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

din.  P.  D.  Cochrane,  Budd  Rogers, 
William  Freiday  and  Paul  G.  Brown, 
and  preferred  stockholders  by  J. 
Myer  Schine  and  McKay. 

Meetings  of  the  boards  of  Univer- 
sal Pictures  Corp.,  a  wholly  owned 
subsidiary,  and  Universal  Corp.,  a 
holding  company  representing  Stan- 
dard Capital  Co.,  were  also  held  for 
the  transaction  of  routine  business. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

that  the  men  would  not  show  up  again, 
but  disappointment  came  with  the  re- 
turn of  the  men  to  resume  where  they 
had  left  off. 

Officials  of  major  and  independent 
circuits,  when  informed  yesterday 
afternoon  that  the  pickets  had  van- 
ished, were  surprised,  claiming  they 
knew  of  no  truce. 

The  labor  committee  of  the  I.T. 
O.A.  held  a  special  session  at  Harry 
Brandt's  office,  where  it  was  denied 
the  discussions  revolved  around  any 
kind  of  a  truce.  Brandt  stated  he 
would  not  have  anything  to  do  with 
Local  306  and  that  the  only  way  he 
would  make  a  deal  would  be  directly 
with  the  I.A.T.S.E. 


Zukor  Election  as 
President  Up  Today 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ity  of  the  heads  of  the  company's  six 
major  operating  departments — produc- 
tion, distribution,  theatre  operation, 
foreign  operations,  financial  and  legal. 

Zukor,  who  has  been  chairman  of 
the  board  of  the  producing  subsidiary, 
succeeds  John  E.  Otterson  as  its 
president.  Today's  meeting  of  the 
subsidiary's  board  will  be  held  as 
scheduled  if  a  quorum  can  be  ob- 
tained. 


Jones  to  Get  Medal 

Robert  Edmond  Jones,  scenic  de- 
signer, whose  latest  is  "Dancing 
Pirate"  for  Radio,  will  receive  the 
Fine  Arts  Medal  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Architects  at  the  institute's 
68th  annual  convention  at  Old  Point 
Comfort,  Va. 


New  Jersey  Allied 
Talks  Legislation 

Trenton,  May  7. — Allied  of  New 
Jersey  met  today  at  the  Stacy-Trent 
and  discussed  pending  legislation  in 
the  state  in  addition  to  the  forthcom- 
ing annual  conventions  of  the  local 
and  national  units.  Sidney  E.  Sam- 
uelson,  former  local  president  and  a 
member  of  the  national  committee, 
spoke.  Lee  Newbury,  head  of  the 
Xew  Jersey  unit,  presided. 


Fund  Trailer  Fine 

The  trailer  for  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital 
Fund,  assembled  by  Truman 
Talley  of  Fox  Movietone 
combines  dignity  and  varia- 
tion in  such  a  manner  as  to 
present  the  maximum  of  ap- 
peal with  a  minimum  of 
"dunning."  Lowell  Thomas 
opens  the  reel  in  introduc- 
tory fashion,  then,  in  turn, 
Bing  Crosby  sings  "Home  on 
the  Range,"  a  Rogers  fa- 
vorite, and  Irvin  S.  Cobb  and 
May  Robson  urge  audience 
help.  Shirley  Temple  is 
shown  unveiling  a  plaque  to 
Rogers'  memory,  and  there 
is  a  shot  of  Rogers  and 
Wiley  Post.  Excellent  was 
the  idea  which  presents  the 
entire  trailer  against  a  back- 
ground of  the  song,  "Home 
on  the  Range."  The  screen 
material  takes  six  minutes, 
while  the  song  alone,  with  a 
blank  screen,  occupies  three, 
with  the  house  lighting  up 
for  the  purpose  of  the  collec- 
tion. 

The  trailer,  which  was  a 
cooperative  effort,  will  be 
distributed  by  National 
Screen  Service  to  all  of  the 
approximately  3,000  circuit 
and  independent  houses 
which  will  participate  in  the 
collection  drive  during  the 
week  of  May  22-28. 

AARONSON 


N.  H.  Club  to  Dance 

New  Haven,  May  7. — The  War- 
ner Club  will  hold  its  annual  spring 
dinner-dance  at  the  Seven  Gables  Inn 
on  May  16.  Michael  Anderson,  presi- 
dent, and  Sidney  Weiner,  Warner 
Theatre  department,  chairman,  are  in 
charge. 


Looking  9Em  Over 


Approve  Actor  Bill 

Washington,  May  7. — The  House 
Immigration  Committee  today  ap- 
proved Chairman  Dickstein's  bill  to 
limit  entry  of  alien  actors,  singers  and 
orchestra  conductors.  Under  the 
terms  of  the  bill  entry  will  be  limited 
to  distinguished  performers. 


British  Producer  Dead 

Edward  Laurillard,  for  more  than 
40  years  a  producer  of  plays  in  Eng- 
land, died  here  yesterday  at  Harbor 
Sanitarium.  He  had  planned  to  con- 
tinue his  career  in  Hollywood. 


Say  Chaplin  May  Retire 

Hongkong,  May  7. — Charlie  Chap- 
lin is  quoted  here  as  saying  he  may 
retire  from  screen  acting.  He  ex- 
pects to  leave  Saturdav  for  California. 


Drive  Is  Begun  on 
Games  in  Brooklyn 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  recent  decision  by  the  Appellate 
Division  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  the 
Farmer  Miller  case. 

The  Garfield,  operated  by  Abraham 
H.  Eisenstadt,  and  the  Terminal, 
owned  by  Pear  Bros.,  were  the  two 
houses  on  which  the  police  clamped 
down.  The  former  has  been  playing 
Monte  Carlo  Night  while  the  latter 
has  been  featuring  Bank  Night.  A 
hearing  on  the  Bank  Night  case  will 
be  held  today  before  Magistrate  Mal- 
bin  in  Snyder  Ave.  Court,  Brooklyn. 
Local  attorneys  for  the  game  will  rep- 
resent the  theatre. 


"Pension  Mimosas" 

(J  obis) 

A  maudlin  tale  of  love  of  a  godmother  for  her  godson,  this  film  has 
a  good  amount  of  drama,  but  registers  as  a  tear-jerker. 

Pierre,  the  son  in  question,  is  brought  up  in  a  hotel  in  the  atmos- 
phere of  the  French  Riviera  and  gambling  casinos.  He  acquires  gam- 
bler's instincts  early  in  life  and  later,  when  he  is  living  in  Paris,  gets 
himself  in  difficulty  as  a  result.  While  ill,  his  foster  mother  visits  him 
amid  his  underworld  surroundings  and  arrives  in  time  to  find  him  re- 
turning, beaten  up  by  the  lover  of  a  woman  with  whom  he  had  carried 
on  an  affair.  Recovering,  he  returns  to  the  Riviera,  but  the  memory 
of  the  girl  pursues  him.  A  letter  from  her  sets  him  off  again.  As  he 
attempts  to  rob  the  till  of  his  people's  hotel  he  is  discovered  by  his  god- 
mother, who  has  just  returned  from  pawning  her  jewels  to  obtain  money 
for  him  to  bring  the  girl  from  London.  He  is  forgiven  and  goes  for 
the  girl.  At  home  again,  the  girl  brings  all  sorts  of  complications  into 
the  orderly  routine  of  the  hotel  and  finally  runs  off.  Pierre,  learning  of 
this,  gambles  his  last  money  and  his  employer's,  loses,  and  takes  an 
overdose  of  sleeping  tablets,  which  cause  his  death. 

Excellently  projected  English  titles  effectively  follow  the  story  as  it 
develops  in  French. 

The  players,  delivering  fine  performances,  include  Francoise  Rosay  of 
the  Theatre  National,  Paul  Barnard,  Lise  Delamare,  Raymond  Cordy, 
Jean  Max  and  Arletty. 

The  film  will  be  found  acceptable  entertainment  by  French  picture 
clientele. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time.  93  min- 
tures.  "A." 


Night  Clubs  Told  to  End  Gifts 

Giveaways  spread  from  theatres  into 
night  clubs  some  months  ago,  but  they 
have  just  run  into  a  snag  in  the  form 
of  an  order  from  Commissioner 
Bruckman  of  the  State  Alcoholic  Con- 
trol Board.  He  threatens  to  suspend 
liquor  licenses  wherever  prize  draw^- 
ings  are  held. 

The  drawings  began  to  gain  some 
months  ago  when  one  or  two  propri- 
etors figured  a  prize  of  a  bottle  of 
champagne  or  something  similar  might 
draw  customers  in  Sunday  nights — 
usually  a  dull  night. 

One  or  two  clubs  have  expanded  on 
the  idea  recently  to  the  point  where 
automobiles  have  been  given  away  and 
cash  prizes  have  run  into  hundreds 
of  dollars. 


WPA  Films  Costing 
More  Than  $50,000 

Washington,  May  7. — From  $50,- 
000  to  $60,000  is  being  spent  by  the 
WPA  for  films  showing  its  activities, 
according  to  testimony  of  Administra- 
tor Harry  P.  Hopkins  made  public 
today  by  the  House  Appropriations 
Committee  upon  introduction  of  the 
1937  relief  legislation. 

Hopkins  did  not  go  into  detail  as 
to  how  the  pictures  are  being  pro- 
duced, but  told  the  committee  "no 
regular  actors"  have  been  used. 
Members  of  the  committee,  apparently 
thoughtful  of  the  vote-getting  possi- 
bilities of  films  showing  how  the  Gov- 
ernment is  aiding  the  unemployed,  did 
not  press  for  details. 

The  Administrator  defended  his 
Federal  theatre  project  against  criti- 
cisms called  to  his  attention  by  mem- 
bers of  the  committee,  assuring  them 
that  "no  political  propaganda"  is  being 
engaged  in,  although  he  admitted  that 
some  of  the  plays  produced  were 
"controversial." 

The  cost  of  the  theatre  project  up 
to  July  1,  next,  is  estimated  at 
$7,000,000. 


Whitehead  Refuses  Post 

Ralph  Whitehead,  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  American  Federation  of 
Actors,  has  declined  the  post  of  di- 
rector of  the  proposed  new  division 
of  musical  comedy,  vaudeville  and  cir- 
cus under  the  Federal  theatre  project. 
Whitehead  explained  yesterday  that 
his  refusal  to  accept  was  based  on  the 
fact  that  the  WPA  sought  to  restrict 
his  activities  to  New  York,  while  his 
plan  was  for  a  national  setup.  The 
A.F.A.  council  accordingly  canceled 
Whitehead's  leave  of  absence.  He 
had  tentatively  accepted  the  post  last 
week. 


18 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  8,  1936 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

L ELAND  HEYWARD.,  Charles 
Beahan,  M.  H.  Aylesworth  and 
Herbert  J.  Yates  deeply  engaged  in 
conversation ;  Lou  Irwin,  Jack  Pearl, 
Frank  Orsatti,  Howard  Dietz,  Bob 
Goldstein,  Frank  Meyer  and  Bill 
German  among  those  at  Jack  and 
Charlie's  yesterday.  Herman  Ber- 
nie,  also  there,  leaves  for  the  coast  to- 
day. He'll  be  gone  four  or  five  weeks. 
• 

Charles  Reagan,  western  division 
manager  for  Paramount,  returned 
yesterday  from  a  week's  tour  of  ex- 
changes under  his  supervision.  He 
visited  Kansas  City,  Detroit,  Des 
Moines,  Indianapolis  and  Chicago. 
• 

Jack  Buchanan  arrived  from 
London  Wednesday  and  today  sails 
for  a  short  holiday  in  Nassau.  Then 
back  to  New  York.  Then  to  Holly- 
wood for  a  few  days.  Then  to  Lon- 
don for  a  new  stage  musical. 

• 

Joe  Moskowitz,  after  all  these 
weeks,  leaves  for  Hollywood  today 
in  a  party  including  Ben  and  Billy 
Goetz  and  their  wives  and  George  A. 
Hirliman.  Leonard  Goldstein 
shoves  off  a  little  later. 


Prize  Double  Bills 

The  Farmer  Takes  a  Wife 
Case  of  the  Curious  Bride 

— Ali  Gaga 


Roy  H.  Haines,  metropolitan  New 
York  manager  for  Warners,  is  being 
honored  by  a  drive  week,  May  24-30. 
On  May  27,  he  will  leave  for  the 
coast  for  the  annual  sales  convention, 
stopping  off  a  day  at  Chicago. 
• 

William  Cameron  Menzies,  who 
directed  "Things  to  Come,"  will  ar- 
rive in  town  tomorrow  morning  en 
route  to  London  and  his  next  Korda 
assignment. 

• 

Arthur  Field  is  en  route  from 
Paris  on  the  Normandic ,  due  May  12. 
He's  assistant  to  Laudy  Lawrence, 
head  of  M-G-M's  activities  on  the 
continent. 

• 

Cyril  von  Bauman,  world  travel- 
er, has  arrived  in  Quito,  the  first 
stopover  in  his  Ecuadorian  jungle 
trek  with  Andre  Roosevelt. 

• 

N.  Coates  Webster's  "Way  of  a 
Lady"  has  been  acquired  by  Univer- 
sal for  Margaret  Sullavan. 

• 

Martin  Starr,  former  editor  of 
Picture  Business,  has  joined  the 
Blackstone  publicity  force. 

• 

Ben  Lyon  is  in  town  again,  having 
returned  from  Boston  and  a  personal 
appearance. 

• 

Lou  Blumenthal  says  the  French 
Casino  will  close  July  1  for  about  five 
weeks. 

• 

S.  Charles  Einfeld  and  Mort 
Blumen stock  leave  Monday  for  the 
coast. 

• 

Hunt  Stromberg  has  landed  and 
the  situation,  meaning  those  messages 


"U"  Testing  Lens 

Universal  Newsreel  is  mak- 
ing tests  with  a  lens,  said 
to  be  a  new  development  in 
photographing  background 
along  with  a  closeup.  Charles 
Ford,  editor  of  the  reel,  says 
the  tests  will  be  completed 
when  the  sun  shines  again. 


and  wires  piled  up  at  Metro,  is  well 
in  hand.  He  sails  on  the  Rex  tomor- 
row for  an  extended  European  vaca- 
tion. 

• 

Heinrich  Gunsberg.  operator  of 
three  first  runs  in  Vienna,  is  here 
from  Austria  and  spending  consider- 
able time  with  X.  L.  Manheim  of 
Universal. 

• 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  will  arrive  from 
the  coast  next  Wednesday  to  attend 
the  opening  of  "One  Rainy  After- 
noon," first  of  the  Pickford-Lasky 
films. 

• 

Eva  Ortega,  daughter  of  Frank  G. 
Ortega,  publisher  of  Cinc-Mundial, 
is  now  singing  in  the  Rainbow  Room, 
Rockefeller  Center. 

• 

Sylvia  Sidney  will  sail  on  the 
Berengaria  today.  She's  on  her  way 
to  England  to  do  "The  Hidden 
Power"  for  G.  B. 

• 

Frederick  Rath  of  Paramount 
joins  hands  with  Milton  Stiefel  in 
operation  of  the  summer  theatre  at 
Ivory  town,  Conn. 

• 

Harry  Paynter,  Canadian  division 
manager  for  Warners,  is  in  town  for 
a  few  days  conferring  with  A.  W. 
Smith. 

• 

Leslie  Howard.  Margot  Grahame. 
Anita  Louise  and  Richard  Bar- 
thelmess  sail  on  the  Berengaria  to- 
day. 

• 

William  Scully  returned  yester- 
day from  Boston  where  he  spent  four 
days  on  M-G-M  business. 

• 

Lewis  Corey's  novel  "The  House 
of  Morgan"  has  been  acquired  by  B. 
P.  Schulberg. 

James  Cagney  is  in  Washington 
and  will  return  to  New  York  the  end 
of  the  week. 

• 

Constance  Bennett  is  expected  to 
leave  for  Hollywood  on  the  Century- 
today. 

• 

Frank  Phelps  returned  yesterday 
from  a  tour  of  the  Warner  circuit. 
• 

Marion  Da  vies,  not  Cosmopolitan's 
M.D.,  sails  for  London  tomorrow. 
• 

George  Jessel  has  been  signed  by 
Sam  Sax  for  a  Yitaphone  short. 
• 

Walt  Disney  is  in  town— seen 
conferring  with  Hal  Horne. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  clings  to  his  derby 
despite  the  summery  weather. 

• 

John  D.  Clark  flew  to  the  coast 
vesterdav. 


Carlisle  and  Jones 
To  Memphis  Carnival 

Memphis,  May  7.  —  Allan  Jones, 
star  of  "Showboat,"  and  Mary  Car- 
lisle will  come  to  Memphis  next  week 
as  honor  guests  at  the  annual  Mem- 
phis Cotton  Carnival,  heralded  as 
"The  South's  Greatest  Party." 

Their  principal  public  appearance  is 
to  be  at  the  Carnival's  Floral  Ball  on 
Thursday  night,  Jones  to  sing  and 
Miss  Carlisle  to  crown  Miss  Dixie 
after  her  selection  from  Miss  Ten- 
nessee, Miss  Arkansas,  and  Miss  Mis- 
sissippi. Paul  Whiteman's  orchestra 
and  entertainers  provide  the  music  for 
this  and  the  Inaugural  Ball  on  Tues- 
day night. 

Jones  will  come  by  plane  while  Miss 
Carlisle  and  her  mother  will  make  the 
trip  by  train. 


New  Denmark  Studio 
Is  Reported  Planned 

Washington,  May  7. — Reports  are 
current  in  Copenhagen  that  a  new 
company  will  be  formed  for  the  pro- 
duction of  Danish  features  and  ad- 
vertising films.  Assistant  Trade  Com- 
missioner Paul  H.  Pearson  has  ad- 
vised the  U.  S.  Dep't  of  Commerce. 
It  is  said  that  part  of  the  studio  equip- 
ment will  be  purchased  abroad  and 
part  from  a  Danish  manufacturer, 
Bang  &  Olufsen,  in  Copenhagen. 

Decision  has  not  been  reached 
whether  to  rent  studio  space  from 
Xordisk  Films  Co.,  in  Copenhagen,  or 
to  erect  two  large  studios  in  a  Copen- 
hagen suburb.  In  case  the  latter  plan 
is  followed,  the  studios  would  be  con- 
structed so  that  they  could  be  used 
as  badminton  halls  when  not  needed 
for  studio  work. 


Detroit  Bank  Given 
Theatre  Suit  Award 

Federal  Judge  Martin  B.  Manton 
has  made  an  allowance  of  $1,111,641 
to  the  Union  Guardian  Trust  Com- 
pany of  Detroit  as  part  of  its  claim 
on  a  lease  for  the  Fox  Theatre  and 
office  building  in  Detroit  which  was 
to  run  to  1947.  He  disallowed 
another  claim  of  $1,421,178  which  was 
the  amount  of  accrued  rent,  and  also 
disallowed  a  claim  of  $8,010,465  for 
damages  for  future  rent  under  the 
lease.  This  decision  was  handed 
down  in  the  proceedings  brought 
against  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  by  the 
Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Co. 


M.  &  P.  Amateurs  Out 

New  Haven,  May  7.— M.  &  P. 
Theatres  in  Connecticut  will  drop 
amateur  night  everywhere  following 
the  engagement  of  one  of  the  Major 
Bowes  units  in  Norwalk  and  New 
London,  George  F.  Cruzen,  division 
manager  says. 

The  policy  as  to  vaudeville  in  the 
Paramount  here  remains  undetermined, 
with  the  Benny  Meroff  presentation 
current,  and  Cab  Calloway  scheduled 
for  the  week  of  May  8.  None  of  the 
other  Connecticut  houses  has  at- 
tempted vaudeville. 


Briskin  Has  14  Stories 

Hollywood,  May  7. — Samuel  Bris- 
kin has  bought  14  stories  in  the  past 
month,  and  still  is  in  the  market.  The 
present  plan  at  Radio  is  to  complete 
six  films  a  month  which  means  that 
the  customary  summer  slow  down  will 
be  passed  by  this  year. 


Long  Feature  Forces 
Dropping  Stage  Show 

Philadelphia,  May  7. — A  new  an- 
gle of  the  long-picture  problem  has 
been  encountered  by  the  Fox,  with 
"Under  Two  Flags."  Unable  to  get 
in  its  regular  stage  show  and  still 
make  a  turnover,  the  theatre  dropped 
its  show  policy  for  the  engagement 
and  is  featuring  only  a  musical  pro- 
logue. It  is  the  first  time  in  years 
that  the  problem  has  arisen,  though 
presentation  theatres  are  beginning 
to  make  plans  for  similar  situations  in 
view  of  the  many  lengthy  films  await- 
ing release. 

The  Fox's  prologue,  presented  en- 
tirely from  the  pit,  except  for  a  flat; 
display  on  the  stage  and  screen,  pre- 
sents the  house  orchestra,  a  vocal 
group,  a  baritone  soloist  and  a  soprano 
soloist,  all  recruited  from  local  radio 
talent.  The  group  offers  15  minutes  of 
instrumental  and  vocal  music.  At  the 
conclusion  of  the  first  presentation,  the 
prologue  won  sustained  applause  from 
the  audience. 


"Trail"  Suit  Is  Set 
For  Monday  Hearing 

Trial  of  the  suit  brought  against 
Paramount  by  the  Trail  Co.,  which 
claims  ownership  of  certain  dramatic 
rights  to  "The  Trail  of  the  Lone- 
some Pine,"  is  expected  to  begin  on 
Monday  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court 
when,  it  is  believed,  the  case  will  be 
reached  on  the  court's  calendar. 

The  Trail  Co.  alleges  that  the 
rights  to  the  production  which  it 
holds  and  which  were  not  acquired  by 
Paramount  are  vital  to  the  film  pro- 
duction. 


Loew  Dividend  Set 

Loew's,  Inc.,  has  declared  a  divi- 
dend of  50  cents,  payable  June  30  to 
stockholders  of  record  June  12. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Changes  on  Board 

Net 

Hijrh  Low  Close  Change 

Consolidated               5         4%  4J£  —  56 

Consolidated,   pfd.  16        16  16   

Eastman   163  162J4  163  +1*4 

Eastman,   pfd    ...16354  163  163  +1 

K.-A.-O  90       8954  90   

Loew's.   Inc  4754     4656  4656  —  15i 

Paramount                 9lA      8*6  8&  -f  56 

Paramount  1  pfd.  70       69^  70  +  H 

Paramount  2  pfd.  10         954  9*6  +  56 

Pathe  Film                9         854  8J4  —  54 

RKO                        65i      6  6  —  *6 

20th  Centurv-Fox.  24}£     23}£  23$i  —  54 

20th  Centurv.  pfd.  34       34  34  +  56 

Universal,   pfd    ..95       95  95  —2 

Warner  Bros  1054      9H  9%  —  $i 

Curb  Off  Slightly 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety    §i        %  56   

Sonotone    234  Z&   

Technicolor   2856     2754     2754     —  H 

Trans -Lux   354      354      354    —  56 

Bonds  Maintain  Levels 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  . .  245-6  24  2456  —  56 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2444     24       24       —  56 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9354     93  93   

Loew's  6s   '41  ww 

deb  rigrhts  97J4     9754     9754     +  54 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55   .....  58       5754     58       +  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90       8954  90   

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  66       66  66   

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   9354    92J4    9254    —  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  7) 


WORLD  LEADER 


ABROAD,  as  well  as  in  America,  its  unique 
photographic  qualities  have  made  Super  X 
the  undisputed  leader  among  motion  pic- 
ture negative  materials.  It  is  king  of  the 
movie-making  capitals  of  the  world. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort 
Lee,  New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  A 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


WITH  A  STROKE  OF  YOUR  PEN . . .  YOU 
HONOR  YOURSELF  AND  THE  INDUSTRY! 

Apply  today  for  membership  in  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  Fund*  Every  dime 
and  dollar  you  collect  in  this  nationwide 
drive  will  help  support  the  needy  in  every 
branch  of  the  stage  and  screen*  Thank  you! 


Clip  and  fill  out  above  coupon 
and  mail  to  Major  L.  E.  Thomp- 
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DAILY 


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OL.  39.  NO.  110 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  MAY  9,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Cowdin  Salary 
$1,750  Week, 
Report  Shows 

^ochrane  Receives  Same 
Under  New  Setup 


J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  head  of  Stand- 
rd  Capital  Co.  and  new  chairman  of 
ne  board  of  Universal,  was  given  a 
ve-year  contract  at  $1,750  a  week  for 
ervices  to  Universal,  it  was  disclosed 
esterday  in  reports  filed  with  the 
>tock  Exchange  on  contracts  made  by 
ne  film  company  with  new  officers 
lected  April  3. 

The  Cowdin  contract  was  made 
,ith  Standard  Capital,  to  which  the 
enumeration  is  payable,  and  provides 
3r  the  lending  of  Cowdin's  services 
d  Universal. 

R.  H.  Cochrane,  Universal  presi- 
!ent,  also  received  a  five-year  con- 
ract  at  $1,750  a  week.  Charles  R. 
iogers,  executive  vice-president  in 
harge  of  production,  receives  $2,000 
weekly  on  a  five-year  contract.  Wil- 
ard  S.  McKay,  vice-president  and 
ecretary,  receives  a  $700  a  week  re- 
ainer  as  general    counsel    under  a 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


rax  Plan  Changes 
Likely  in  Senate 

By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  May  8. — Growing 
:onviction  on  the  part  of  members  of 
he  Senate  Finance  Committee  that  the 
undistributed  profits  tax  adopted  by 
:he  House  would  prove  unworkable 
oday  led  to  the  belief  in  informed 
:ircles  as  hearings  on  the  bill  con- 
:luded  that  the  committee  will  adopt 
m  increase,  possibly  of  five  per  cent, 
n  the  present  corporation  tax  removal 
jf  the  exemption  of  dividends  from 
normal  tax  and  a  tax  on  undistributed 
profits  in  excess  of  a  certain  propor- 
:ion. 

Such  a  plan,  it  was  said,  would  meet 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Carr  May  Supervise 
As  Well  as  Produce 

Trem  Carr,  who  recently  resigned 
as_  production  head  for  Republic,  may 
join  Universal  as  a  supervisor  in  ad 
dition  to  producing  a  series  of  six 
outdoor  pictures  with  John  Wayne, 
he  stated  yesterday  on  his  arrival  on 
the  Bremen  from  a  two-month  vaca- 
tion, during  which  he  visited  Eng- 
land, Holland,  Austria,  Hungary, 
Switzerland  and  France. 

Carr  stated  that  when  he  signed 

(Continued  on  page  41 


Resignations 
From  Writers 
Now  Total  81 


Report  New  Writer  Guild 
Being  Organized 

Hollywood,  May  8. — Resignations 
from  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild  fol- 
lowing the  producer-guild-closed  shop 
row  now  total  81,  according  to  guild 
information.  The  writers  who  have 
resigned  hold  contracts  with  studios 
as  follows :  28  with  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox ;  13  with  Paramount ;  12 
with  Warners ;  17  with  M-G-M ;  eight 
with  Universal  and  one  each  with 
RKO,  Columbia  and  Republic. 

A  new  writers'  guild  composed  of 
many  of  the  resigned  members  of  the 
present  organization  is  reported  au- 
thoritatively to  be  in  the  process  of 
formation  here  with  a  charter  expect- 
ed to  be  obtained  in  a  couple  of 
weeks.  The  new  guild  is  said  to  be 
sponsored  by  a  group  of  writers  at 
M-G-M. 


Kuykendall  Coming 
Monday  to  Confer 

Ed  Kuykendall  and  L.  C.  Griffith 
are  due  here  on  Monday  from  Okla- 
homa City,  at  which  time  Kuykendall 
will  arrange  a  schedule  of  meetings 
for  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
committee. 

O.  C.  Lam,  Jack  Miller  and  Lewen 
Pizor,  other  members  of  the  commit- 
tee, are  also  due  here  Monday.  The 
group  plans  to  begin  its  meetings  with 
sales  heads  of  individual  distribution 
companies  on  Tuesday. 

Kuykendall  attended  the  annual 
meeting  of  Griffith  Circuit  managers 
in  Oklahoma  City.  Also  attending 
were  Ned  E.  Depinet  of  RKO  and 
Gradwell  L.  Sears  of  Warners. 


Chance  Game  Charge 
Fails  in  Brooklyn 

Efforts  by  District  Attorney 
Geoghan  to  oust  chance  games  from 
Brooklyn  theatres  met  a  setback  yes- 
terday when  Magistrate  Malbin  in  the 
Flatbush  Ave.  Court  threw  out  the 
complaint  against  the  Terminal,  oper- 
ated by  Abraham  H.  Eisenstadt. 

This  was  the  first  case  in  the  bor- 
ough to  come  up  since  the  handing 
down  of  the  decision  by  the  Appellate 
Division  of  the  Supreme  Court  hold- 
ing that  Farmer  Miller  was  a  lottery 
and  in  violation  of  the  law. 

John  M.  Keating  acted  as  attorney 
for  the  local  distributors  of  Bank 
Night. 


Former  Bellhops 

Fellow  graduates  from  the 
bellhop  lineup  of  the  Friars' 
Club  and  the  long  defunct 
Lenox  Hill  Players  are  James 
Cagney,  ex-Warner  star,  and 
Charles  Leonard,  advertising 
manager  of  Universal. 

Long  before  either  dreamed 
of  entering  the  film  business, 
Cagney  and  Leonard  served 
together  as  bellhops  at  the 
Friars  for  a  number  of  years, 
later  becoming  Shakespear- 
ean actors  with  the  old 
Lenox  Hill  Players  where 
they  got  their  first  histrionic 
experience. 


Cohen's  Paramount 
Contract  Approved 

Emanuel  Cohen's  contract  to  pro- 
duce eight  pictures  annually  for  Para- 
mount for  three  years  was  approved 
by  the  board  of  directors  of  Para- 
mount Prod.,  Inc.,  at  a  meeting  held 
yesterday  in  Jersey  City. 

Cohen  will  produce  four  "A"  and 
four  "B"  pictures  annually  at  Gen- 
eral Service  Studio  under  the  pact. 
Mae  West,  Bing  Crosby  and  Gary 
Cooper,  under  contract  to  Cohen  for 
pictures  outside  their  Paramount  con- 
tracts, will  be  used  in  the  "A"  pic- 
tures. 

The  board  of  the  production  sub- 
sidiary reelected  all  officers  of  the 
company  after  a  last  minute  change 
in  plans  which  contemplated  the  elec- 
tion of  Zukor  to  the  presidency  of  the 
producing  company  to  carry  out  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Seek  Brokers'  Books 
In  Para.  Stock  Suit 

Subpoenas  for  books  and  records  of 
several  stock  brokerage  houses  which 
dealt  in  Paramount  Publix  securities 
prior  to  the  company's  bankruptcy 
were  issued  yesterday  under  an  order 
signed  by  Federal  Judge  Alfred  C. 
Coxe  authorizing  the  holding  of  hear- 
ings before  Special  Master  John  E. 
Joyce. 

No  date  was  set  for  the  hearings, 
which  will  be  held  to  inquire  into  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Appeal  Stays  Action 
Against  William  Fox 

Judge  Martin  T.  Manton  of  the  U. 
S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  yesterday 
allowed  the  appeal  of  five  brokerage 
houses  which  were  subpoenaed  in  the 
William  Fox  proceedings  from  an 
order  which  directed  them  to  produce 
the  records  for  the  discovery  of  assets 
which  might  belong  to  Fox.  All  pro- 
ceedings   in    the    action    have  been 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Slight  Hopes 
Held  Now  for 
Picture  Bills 


Copgright  and  Booking 
Expected  to  Go  Over 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  8. — Members,  of 
the  Senate  and  House  committees  con- 
cerned with  film  legislation  today  ad- 
mitted that  little  or  no  chance  is  in 
prospect  for  enactment  of  either  copy- 
right or  block  booking  legislation  if 
the  session  is  to  be  adjourned  in  time 
for  the  Republican  National  Conven- 
tion in  Cleveland. 

No  important  measures  other  than 
those  providing  for  taxes  and  relief 
will  be  taken  up,  under  the  plans  of 
Congressional  leaders,  and  a  number 
of  major  bills  are  expected  to  be  left 
on  the  calendar  for  action  next  year  in 
order  to  avoid  bringing  up  contro- 
versial measures  that  might  delay  ad- 
journment. 

There  is  a  chance  that  if  film  legis- 
lation is  reported  to  the  House  it  may 
be  acted  upon,  since  that  body  will 
have  nothing  of  major  importance  be- 
fore it  while  the  Senate  is  struggling 
with  taxes  and  relief,  but  it  is  not  be- 
lieved that  time  will  permit  of  its  con- 
sideration in  the  Senate. 


M-G-M  Special  Off 
For  Chicago  Today 

M-G-M's  "Sales  Special,"  headed 
for  Chicago  and  the  five-day  annual 
sales  meet  at  the  Palmer  House,  is 
scheduled  to  leave  from  the  Grand 
Central  Station  at  5  P.  M.,  daylight 
saving  time,  today. 

Aboard  the  train  will  be  Al  Licht- 
man,  William  F.  Rodgers,  Tom  Con- 
nors, Edward  M.  Saunders,  Howard 
Strickling,  Howard  Dietz,  Si  Seadler, 
home  office  executive  and  sales  forces, 
bookers  and  branch  managers  from 
New  York,  New  Jersey,  Brooklyn, 
Philadelphia  and  New  Haven.  Ernest 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Allied  Heads  Talk 
Convention  Detail 

Cleveland,  May  8. — Allied  leaders 
are  to  hold  a  conference  at  the  Hol- 
lenden  Hotel  tomorrow  to  make  final 
arrangements  for  the  national  conven- 
tion. Among  those  scheduled  to  at- 
tend are  Abram  F.  Myers,  Sidney 
Samuelson,  Nathan  Yamins,  H.  M. 
Richey,  Martin  Smith,  Peter  J. 
Wood  and  local  directors,  including  M. 
B.  Horwitz,  John  Kalafat  and  Henry 
Greenberger. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  9,  193 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  9,  1936 


No.  110 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 

Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  \ork 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up.  . 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  O.  VNeM. 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1.  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  Quie- 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Yiale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhcrt,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tormnaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehlcr,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  AT.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celona Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Milstein  Job  Takes 
In  Foreign  Selling 

J.  J.  Milstein's  appointment  as 
vice-president  in  charge  of  Republic's 
sales  extends  to  the  foreign  field  as 
well  as  domestic  distribution.  Norton 
Ritchey,  Jr.,  who  formerly  handled  all 
foreign  sales,  continues  in  the  depart- 
ment. 

A  successor  to  Milstein  as  western 
division  manager  will  most  likely  be 
named  next  week,  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
president,  stated  yesterday. 


Roxy  Fund  at  $1,000 

Contributions  for  the  Roxy  Mem- 
orial Fund  which  is  being  raised  by 
the  Jewish  National  Fund  of  America 
to  plant  a  memorial  grove  of  trees  in 
Palestine  have  reached  $1,000.  Among 
the  contributors  have  been  Nelson 
Rockefeller,  Henry  Morgenthau,  Will 
H.  Hays,  Fannie  Hurst,  Cornelius 
Vanderbilt,  Jr.,  George  Gordon  Bat- 
tle, Eugene  Ormandy,  Graham  Mc- 
Namee,  Paul  Muni,  William  S.  Pa- 
ley  and  John  P.  Curry. 


Atlas  Orders  Dividend 

Atlas  Corp.  has  declared  a  divi- 
dend of  75  cents  per  share  for  the 
quarter  ending  May  31  on  the  $3  pref- 
erence stock,  Series  A,  payable  June 
1  to  holders  of  record  on  May  20. 


4  Purely   Personal  ► 


TREM  CARR,  returning  from  a 
two-months'  vacation  abroad,  yes- 
terday lamented  the  extremely  cold 
weather  on  the  trip.  On  the  train  en 
route  to  St.  Moritz,  Carr  complained 
to  the  conductor  that  he  was  a  first- 
class  passenger  and  he  was  entitled  to 
heat.  The  answer  was  that  it  was 
April  1  and  Carr  was  out  of  luck. 
A  similar  incident  was  experienced 
in  a  hotel.  Carr  says  he  was  forced 
to  go  to  bed  at  3  P.  M.  in  order  to 
keep  warm. 

• 

Joe  Moskowitz  finally  collected 
his  farewell  party  yesterday.  It  was 
at  The  Tavern  with  Joe  Pincus,  Bob 
Goldstein,  Lou  Irwin,  and  Irving 
Hoffman  in  attendance.  In  strict 
conformity  with  the  bylaws,  Joe  paid 
the  check.  Late  yesterday  afternoon, 
he  left  for  Hollywood.  Bill  Goetz 
couldn't  attend,  but  came  in  for  hand- 
shakes. 

• 

David  Oliver,  Universal  newsreel 
cameraman,  w^ho  made  a  hit  with  his 
Kentucky  Derby  loser  impersonation, 
has  been  signed  for  Radio  and  film 
roles  by  the  William  Morris  office. 
He  left  yesterday  for  the  coast. 
• 

Sol  Lesser  heads  for  the  coast  to- 
day after  a  three-week  stay  during 
which  he  concluded  negotiations  with 
RKO  for  three  Bobby  Breen  pictures 
for  next  season,  with  options  for  four 
additional  years. 

• 

Gabriel  L.  Hess,  Frank  Buck, 
Jack  Connolly,  Louis  Phillips, 
Judge  Isidore  Prey,  David  Bern- 
stein and  Louis  Nizer  among  those 
lunching  at  the  Cinema  Club  yester- 
day. 

• 

Erich  Wolfgang  Korngold,  ar- 
ranger of  the  music  for  "A  Midsum- 
mer Night's  Dream,"  sails  today  on 
the  Paris.  Albert  Hackett,  M-G-M 
scenarist,  is  also  leaving  on  that  boat. 
• 

Lillie    Messenger.    RKO  editor, 
will  be  guest  of  honor  and  speaker 
at  the  weekly  luncheon  of  The  Woman 
Pays  Club,  Tuesday,  at  the  Warwick. 
• 

Marco  Wolff  is  in  St.  Louis  and 
will  leave  for  the  coast  Sunday,  the 
same  day  Harry  C.  Arthur  is  sched- 
uled to  take  a  train  for  New  York. 
• 

Lou  Irwin  slipped  in  his  bath  the 
other  night.  His  arm  has  been  hurt- 
ing ever  since,  but  electric  treatments 
are  bringing  response. 

• 

Ben  Goetz's  return  to  the  coast  is 
off.  He  is  heading  toward  London 
again  and  may  sail  within  the  next 
week. 

• 

Veree  Teasdale.  Henry  O'Neill 
and  Ralph  and  Mrs.  Cohn  sail  to- 
day on  the  Santa  Rosa  for  the  coast. 
• 

Meyer  Schine  and  George  Lynch 
returned  last   night  to  Gloversville, 
N.  Y.,  after  two  days  in  town. 
• 

Nat  Holt,  Cleveland  division  head 
for  RKO,  is  in  town  for  a  few  days. 
He  got  in  yesterday. 

• 

Howard  Parker  of  Lucky  re- 
turned to  Philadelphia  last  night  after 
a  short  visit. 

• 

Joe  Friedman,  National  Screen 
manager  in  Buffalo,  is  in  town  again. 


HUNT  STROMBERG  and  his 
family  sail  on  the  Rex  today  for 
four  months  of  travel  abroad.  His 
itinerary,  an  extensive  one,  includes 
Naples  and  Capri  and  a  motor  tour 
through  Italy,  France,  Sweden,  Eng- 
land and  whatever  other  countries 
come  across  his  path.  On  his  return 
in  the  fall,  one  of  his  first  for  M-G-M 
will  be  a  co-starring  vehicle  with  Ray 
Bolger  and  Eleanor  Powell. 
• 

Fernando  C.  Tamayo,  for  five 
years  director  of  foreign  publicity  for 
Colombia,  has  resigned  to  return  to 
Venezuela,  where  he  will  take  a  gov- 
ernment post  in  producing  educational 
films. 

• 

Paul  Kelly,  who  arrived  in  New 
York  the  other  day,  has  been  called 
back  to  Hollywood  to  start  work  in 
M-G-M's  "Women  Are  Trouble." 
He  leaves  tomorrow. 

• 

Helen  Chandler,  Bramwell 
Fletcher  and  the  London  company  of 
"Boy  Meets  Girl"  sail  on  the  Laconia 
today. 

• 

Arthur  Kay  has  been  signed  by 
Max  Fleischer.  His  voice  will  he 
heard  in  a  Popeye  cartoon. 

• 

Ellery  Queen's  "The  Chinese 
Orange  Mystery"  has  been  acquired 
by  Republic. 

• 

Matt  Taylor's  "Broadway  After- 
noon" has  been  acquired  by  Para- 
mount. 

• 

Chuck  Shannon,  manager  of 
Warners'  Belmar  in  Pittsburgh,  is  in 
town. 

• 

Charles  C.  Moskowitz  yesterday- 
returned  from  Miami. 

• 

.  .  .  Denver 

Edward  Vaughn  moved  from  the 
managership  at  the  Thompkins  at 
Colorado  Springs  to  the  Uptown  at 
Pueblo.  Richard  Raubb,  former  man- 
ager at  the  Uptown,  now  at  the 
Thompkins.  Both  are  J.  H.  Cooper 
houses. 

J.  T.  Sheffield,  Republic  franchise 
holder  here  and  in  the  Pacific  North- 
west, planning  an  exchange  here. 

A.  B.  Harris  considering  a  weekly 
show  at  Encampment,  Wyo.,  a  little 
town  of  about  200. 

Cebe  Goodlett,  National  Screen 
Service  representative,  visiting  Salt 
Lake  City. 


Hays  Due  Here  Sunday 

Will  H.  Hays  and  Tom  Pettey  are 
due  here  from  the  coast  tomorrow. 
Pettey  has  been  substituting  in  the 
Hollywood  office  of  the  Producers' 
Ass'n  for  Lupton  Wilkinson,  who  has 
been  ill  for  some  time.  John  Boet- 
tiger,  Hays  aide,  is  now  filling  in  for 
Wilkinson  and  also  serving  as  Hays' 
contact  on  developments  in  the  cur- 
rent Screen  Writers'  Guild  fracas  with 
producers.  Boettiger's  wife,  the  former 
Anna  Roosevelt  Dall,  left  for  the  coast 
by  train  to  join  him. 

He  will  probably  be  on  his  present 
assignment  until  June  15. 


Jacob  Karp  Starts  East 

Hollywood,  May  8. — Jacob  Karp, 
Paramount  attorney,  left  for  New 
York  by  train  tonight  on  company- 
business. 


Allows  Complaint  in 
Case  Against  Setai 

Justice  Frankenthaler  in  N.  Y.  Sj 
preme  Court  yesterday  granted  a  bboj 
tion  for  the  serving  of  a  supplements 
complaint  and  the  taking  in  of  add 
tional  defendants  in  a  stockholder- 
action  filed  by  Al  Jolson  and  Albert  J 
Karch  against  the  Setay  Co.,  invest; 
ment  house.    Among  the  defendai.i 
are  Jules   E.   Brulatour,  Herbert  J 
Yates,  Joseph  Allen  and  John  C.  Cos] 
grove. 

The  action  was  brought  by  Jolso 
and  Karch  to  compel  the  directors  t  j 
account  to  the  corporation  and  mak  i 
restitution  of  money  which  the  corr 
pany  allegedly  lost  and  which  ha 
been  wasted  because  of  alleged  act*  '.\ 
the  defendants.    The  defendants  ha  j 
entered  a  general  denial  of  all  charge: 
and  entered  affirmative  defenses  allegi 
ing  the  acquiescence  and  ratificatio 
by  the  plaintiffs  and  by  other  stock 
holders. 


Orpheum  Claims  at 
$5,577,856  Tota 

General  claims  against  Orpheui 
Circuit,  Inc.,  totaled  $5,577,856,  as 
Sept.  28,  1935,  according  to  a  repoi 
filed  with  the  Federal  court  here  b 
Referee  Oscar  W.  Ehrhorn.  The  i< 
port  said  that  the  company  has  ind 
cated  cash  assets  of  $2,343. 

A  group  of  Orpheum  stockholder 
had  protested  against  an  allege 
"milking"  of  the  corporation  throug 
transactions  by  which  Stadium  Tht 
atres  Corp.  and  Keith-Albee-Orpheui 
were  said  to  have  acquired  some  of  tr 
company's  most  valuable  assets.  Tr 
referee's  report  did  not  cite  any  of  tH 
transactions  complained  of  as  irregi 
lar. 


Writer  Sues  Warners 

Los  Angeles,  May  8. — Zachar 
Zemby  of  New  York,  claiming  th; 
the  film  "We're  in  the  Money"  we 
based  on  his  play,  "Alimony  Nuts 
filed  suit  here  today  against  Warnc 
Bros.  He  asks  S2.990  damages  and  a 
accounting  of  the  picture's  profits. 


William  Ingersoll  Dead 

Hollywood,  May  8. — William  Ir 
gersoll,  well  known  stage  actor,  wh 
also  has  appeared  in  films  in  recer 
years,  is  dead  here.  He  had  been 
the  stage  55  years  and  was  74  yeai 
old.  His  widow  and  a  daughter  sui 
vive. 


Rites  for  Laurillard 

Funeral  services  for  Edward  Lai 
rillard,  London  theatre  producer,  wh 
died  Thursday  at  the  Harbor  San 
tarium,  will  be  held  Monday  mornin 
at  11  o'clock  in  the  Church  of  tfi 
Transfiguration  (Little  Churc 
Around  the  Corner).  Dr.  Randolp 
Ray  will  officiate.  Burial  will  be  i 
this  country. 


Rembusch  Funeral  Today 

Shelbyville,  Ind.,  May  8. — Fran 
J.  Rembusch,  who  for  30  years  w£ 
one  of  America's  leading  exhibitor 
will  be  buried  here  tomorrow  follov 
ing  services  at  9  a.m.  in  St.  Joseph 
Catholic  Church. 


Morris  Shapiro  Buried 

Funeral  services  were  held 
Riverside  Memorial  Chapel  yesterds 
for  Morris  Shapiro,  70,  father 
Jack,  partner  with  Lou  Blumenthal 
the  French  Casino.  Interment  w; 
held  at  Carmel  Cemeterv. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


aturday.  May  9.  1936 


'Bradf  ord"  Is 
High  Grosser 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  May  8.  —  "The  Ex- 
irs.  Bradford"  did  top  business  here 
ast  week,  going  §6,800  over  the  house 
verage  of  $3,200  at  the  Pantages  and 
feaking  even  at  the  Hillstreet  on  a 
toss  of  $8,000. 

"Things  to  Come"  was  strong  at 
he  900-seat  4-Star,  going  82,750  over 
he  line  for  a  take  of  §6,000.  "The 
}reat  Ziegfeld"  continued  to  excellent 
oisiness  in  its  third  week  at  the 
larthay  Circle  with  a  take  of  $lo,400. 

Other  grosses  were  only  fair. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $94,000. 
Average  is  §88,150. 

Estimated    takings    for    the  week 
nding  May  6 : 
THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE — (1,518),  50c-$1.50.  7 
lavs,  3rd  week.    Gross:  $16,400. 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

CHINESE — (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
7.300.    (Average,  $12,500) 

"M"  (G.B.) 

FILM  ARTE — (800),  30c-40c,  7  days.  2nd 
reek.    Gross:  $1,000.    (Average,  $2,000) 
"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 

4  STAR— (900),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
6.000.    (Average,  $3,250) 

"DUBROVSKY"  (Amkino) 

GRAND  INTERXAT'L— (750;,  35c-40c,  7 
lays.    Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $1,200) 

'THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),  25c-40c.  7  days. 
Iross:  $S.000.    (Average.  $8,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEWS  STATE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Iross:  $11,500.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

PANTAGES  —  (3,000),    25c-40c,    7  days, 
iross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $3,200) 
'MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Hd  week.  Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  Al  Lyons 
ind  orchestra.  Gross:  $16,400.  (Average, 
18.000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)  - 
3.000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,400. 
Average,  $14,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  DOWNTOWN  i  - 
3.400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $6,500. 
Average,  $12,000) 


L.  B.  Mayer  in  Hospital 

Louis  B.  Mayer  last  night  went  to 
he  hospital  for  observation.  He 
s  expected  to  leave  Monday.  Mayer 
las  been  bothered  by  rheumatism  in 
3ne  arm,  it  was  stated  at  the  M-G-M 
iome.  The  condition  is  not  regarded 
is  serious,  but  Mayer  feels  he  wants 
to  be  under  a  doctor's  care  for  a  few 
days  before  heading  for  the  Chicago 
■ales  convention  next  week. 

A  Correction 

In  the  Broadway  gross  story  pub- 
lished in  yesterday's  Motion  Picture 
Daily  it  was  erroneously  reported 
that  "The  Moon's  Our  Home"  was 
playing  at  the  Paramount  with  Guy 
Lomhardo's  orchestra.  It  should  have 
read  "13  Hours  By  Air." 

The  first  week's  gross  on  "Under 
Two  Flags"  at  the  Music  Hall  was 
$93,000,  and  not  $85,000  as  published. 


Hart  Seeks  Interest 

Attorneys  for  William  S.  Hart  yes- 
terday in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  filed 
an  application  asking  Justice  Hammer 
to  enter  interest  amounting  to  $54,417 
to  the  damages  of  $85,000  awarded 
Hart  recently  in  a  jury  verdict.  Jus- 
tice Hammer  has  set  the  hearing  in 
the  request  for  Monday. 


Supply  Ass'n  Board 
Sets  Meet  on  June  2 


Directors  of  the  Independent  The- 
atre Supply  Dealers'  Ass'n  will  hold 
a  three-day  session  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel,  Chicago,  preliminary  to 
the  annua!  convention.  The  directors 
will  meet  from  June  2  to  June  4  and 
on  June  5  the  three-day  regular  ses- 
sions will  begin. 

Standardization  of  equipment  will 
highlight  the  meetings.  Also  to  be 
taken  up  will  be  the  naming  of  a  suc- 
cessor to  Clem  Rizzo,  who  recently 
passed  away.  Rizzo  was  treasurer 
and  operated  his  own  business  in 
Philadelphia  for  many  years. 


New  Dealer  Group  Sets  Meet 

The  planned  Associated  Theatre 
Supply  Dealers,  Inc.,  which  is  in  the 
process  of  formation  by  George  de 
Kruif,  former  executive  of  National 
Theatre  Supply  Co.,  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing at  a  hotel  to  be  designated,  in 
Chicago,  on  June  8  and  9,  if  10  pros- 
pective members  find  it  possible  to 
attend,  it  was  indicated  yesterday  by 
Rudolph  Eisenberg,  who  will  be  gen- 
eral counsel  for  the  new  dealers'  or- 
ganization. Thus  far,  according  to  the 
attorney,  21  dealers  have  declared 
their  willingness  to  join  the  new 
group,  and  70  manufacturers  have 
agreed  to  cooperate.  Three  dealers 
have  promised  to  attend  a  Chicago 
meeting  it  it  is  held. 

If  the  Chicago  meeting  does  not 
take  place,  Eisenberg  said,  another 
time  and  place  will  be  set  but  he  in- 
dicated that  the  association  definitely 
will  get  under  way  during  the  sum- 
mer. A  program  for  the  Chicago 
session  already  has  been  prepared. 
De  Kruif  is  expected  to  remain  in 
Chicago,  where  he  is  clearing  up  per- 
sonal affairs,  until  after  the  June 
meeting. 

Big  Broadcast  for 
"Rainy  Afternoon" 

A  worldwide  radio  plug  for  "One 
Rainy  Afternoon,"  first  Pickford- 
Lasky  effort,  has  been  arranged  by 
U.A.  over  NBC  on  the  RCA  Magic 
Key  hour  Sunday,  May  17. 

The  program  will  be  heard  on  63 
standard  stations  and  five  short  wave 
stations.  Jesse  L.  Lasky  will  speak 
and  sequences  and  songs  from  the  pic- 
ture will  be  broadcast  from  Holly- 
wood by  Francis  Lederer,  Ida  Lupino 
and  Hugh  Herbert. 


Orders  Examination 

Federal  Judge  Murray  Hulbert 
yesterday  directed  the  defendants  in 
a  copyright  infringement  suit  for 
$500,000,  involving  "Roman  Scandals," 
to  submit  to  examination  before  trial 
and  furnish  the  plaintiffs  with  a  copy 
of  the  script  and  a  positive  print  on 
the  film.  The  order  was  in  connec- 
tion with  an  action  brought  by  Mort 
Eisman,  Clara  Dellar  and  Robert 
Louis  Shayon  against  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn,  Samuel  Goldwyn,  Inc.,  Eddie 
Cantor  and  United  Artists. 


Sues  on  Bank  Night 

Tampa,  May  8.— A  suit  for  $3,000 
has  been  filed  in  Circuit  Court  against 
Gulf  Theatres,  Inc.,  operator  of  the 
Tampa,  by  W.  A.  Rice,  whose  name 
was  called  at  the  Bank  Night  drawing 
May  1  and  who  missed  the  pot  of 
$1,550  by  one  minute,  according  to  an 
announcer's  statement  over  a  loud- 
speaker to  a  crowd  waiting  outside. 


U.  S.  Films  Best  in 
Mexico — Seidelman 

American  product  is  still  far  out  in 
front  in  popularity  with  Mexican  au- 
diences, declared  Sam  Seidelman, 
United  Artists  manager  in  Mexico,  in 
town  for  home  office  conferences  on 
the  product  for  the  new  season.  The 
outlook  for  next  season  is  very  prom- 
ising, said  Seidelman,  anticipating  one 
of  the  best  years  in  that  market.  Fed- 
eral censorship  he  sees  as  inevitable 
in  Mexico,  replacing  the  present  local 
censorship. 

There  is  a  surplus  of  good  Ameri- 
can product  in  the  country  as  a  re- 
sult of  the  long  strike  which  kept 
major  American  product  out  of  the 
country,  and  which  was  settled  only 
a  few  months  ago,  Seidelman  de- 
clared. There  is  a  real  need,  especially 
in  Mexico  City,  for  new  theatre  build- 
ing or  the  remodeling  of  present  houses, 
he  said.  The  considerable  use  of  in- 
dependent American  films  and  foreign 
product  by  exhibitors  in  the  country 
during  the  strike  has  not  had  the  ef- 
fect of  retarding  the  major  product. 
Spanish  and  French  pictures  are  the 
chief  American  competitors  in  the 
country.  English  product  is  making 
no  inroads  on  American  supremacy, 
Seidelman  said,  and  only  four  or  five 
English  films,  outside  of  the  United 
Artists  London  Films  releases,  are 
shown  in  Mexico  each  year. 

Seidelman  will  remain  here  about 
two  weeks  before  returning  to  his 
headquarters  in  Mexico  City. 

Columbia  Sale  Meet 
Extended  Extra  Day 

Columbia's  pre-convention  sales 
meeting,  which  opened  yesterday  with 
Abe  Montague,  sales  manager,  pre- 
siding, is  being  extended  through  to- 
day. Attending  the  meeting,  in  addi- 
tion to  home  office  and  sales  execu- 
tives, are  the  following  branch  man- 
agers :  Phil  Fox,  Albany ;  T.  F. 
O'Toole,  Boston ;  H.  E.  Weiner, 
Philadelphia;  I.  H.  Rogovin,  New 
Haven ;  Phil  Dunas,  Chicago ;  Joe 
Miller,  Buffalo,  and  Nat  Cohn,  New 
York,  accompanied  by  Irving  Worm- 
ser  and  Saul  Trauner,  assistant  man- 
agers. 


Plan  Reliance  Lineup 

Hollywood,  May  8. — Harry  Goetz 
and  Edward  Small  of  Reliance  are 
holding  conferences  with  a  number  of 
writers  in  order  to  line  up  stories  for 
the  six  films  Reliance  will  make  for 
RKO  release  in  1936-37.  "The  Last 
of  the  Mohicans,"  now  in  work,  is  the 
last  Reliance  for  United  Artists. 


Max  Barewin  a  Father 

Kansas  City,  May  8. — Max  Bare- 
win,  district  manager  for  Price 
Theatre  Premium  Co.,  is  passing 
cigars.  His  wife  presented  him  an 
eight-pound  boy  this  week  at  Menorah 
Hospital.    It  is  their  first. 


"Adverse"  for  Convention 

Hollywood,  May  8. — Warners  will 
show  "Anthony  Adverse"  at  the  sales 
convention  here  June  1.  Mervyn  Le- 
Roy,  director,  is  expected  to  attend. 


Columbia  Club  Starts 

Boston,  May  8. — The  local  Colum- 
bia Club  officially  got  underway  with 
a  steak  dinner  at  Fahy's  this  week, 
after  which  the  new  clubrooms  in  the 
film  district  were  dedicated. 


3 

"Small  Town," 
Our  Gang  Big 
Detroit  Draw 


Detroit,  May  8. — "Small  Town 
Girl"  was  the  big  noise  of  the  week 
here.  It  garnered  $24,300,  with  the 
help  of  Our  Gang  on  the  stage.  This 
tops  normal  by  $4,300. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  pulled 
$22,500,  up  by  $2,500,  at  the  Fox.  The 
other  three  first  runs  found  the  going 
rough. 

Total  first  run  business,  $69,700.  Av- 
erage is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7 : 

"O'MALLEY  OF  THE  MOUNTED" 
(ZOth-Fox) 
"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 

ADAMS— (1,770),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,100.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

FOX—  (5,100).  15c-75c,  7  days.  Stage: 
vaudeville.  Gross:  $22,500.  (Average,  $20,- 
000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-75c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Our  Gang  kids.  Gross:  $24,300.  Av- 
erage, $20,000) 

"TILL   WE   MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

"GIVE  US  THIS  NIGHT"  (Para.) 
STATE— (3,000),  10c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$3,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (2,070),    15c-65c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $7,600.     (Average.  $10,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
RKO    DOWNTOWN— (2,950),    15c-65c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $7,400.     (Average,  $10,000) 


F.  &  M.  to  Move  June  1 

Fanchon  &  Marco  on  June  1  will 
move  from  the  Bond  Bldg.  to  the 
RCA  Bldg.  in  Radio  City.  The  com- 
pany will  occupy  half  of  the  14th 
floor. 

Harry  H.  Thomas  has  taken  an  of- 
fice on  the  21st  floor  in  the  RKO 
Bldg.  where  he  will  make  his  head- 
quarters for  the  handling  of  from 
eight  to  12  James  A.  FitzPatrick  pic- 
tures. 


Lesser  Signs  Phil  Rapp 

Hollywood,  May  8.  —  Sol  Lesser 
has  signed  Phil  Rapp  to  write  the 
screen  play  of  "Happy  Go  Lucky" 
which  will  be  the  next  for  Bobby 
Breen.  Rapp  is  the  writer  of  Eddie 
Cantor's  radio  material,  and  also  re- 
ceived screen  credit  on  "Strike  Me 
Pink."  He  will  develop  an  idea  sug- 
gested by  Lesser. 


Start  "Chinese  Gold" 

Hollywood,  May  8.  —  Paramount 
has  started  "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn,"  under  the  new  title  "Chinese 
Gold."  The  cast  is  headed  by  Gary 
Cooper  and  Madeleine  Carroll.  Lewis 
Milestone  is  directing. 


Biro  in  New  Korda  Post 

London,  May  8. — Lajos  Biro,  for 
five  years  a  writer  and  associate  direc- 
tor with  London  Films,  has  been 
signed  by  Alexanda  Korda  to  a  term 
contract  as  head  of  the  scenario  de- 
partment. 


Pick  Fairbanks'  Next 

United  Artists  have  received  w*>rd 
from  London  that  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
Jr.,  will  have  the  lead  in  "The  Last 
Minstrel"  for  Criterion.  It  will  be 
based  on  Sir  Walter  Scott's  "The 
Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  9,  193 


4 

Cowdin  Salary 
$1,750  Week, 
Report  Shows 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

three-year  contract,  and  James  R. 
Grainger,  general  sales  manager, 
$1,000  a  week  and  2l/2  per  cent  of  any 
increase  in  paid  business  during  the 
year  ended  July  16,  1935.  The  con- 
tract was  extended  to  May  17,  1936, 
at  $1,000  a  week.  Grainger  recently 
was  given  a  new  three-year  contract. 

Carl  Laemmle,  Sr.,  former  presi- 
dent, received  a  salary  of  $173,983  last 
year,  which  included  $14,983  paid  by 
Big  U  Film  Exchange,  Inc.,  Carl 
Laemmle,  Jr.,  received  $71,437  last 
year,  and  R.  H.  Cochrane,  $33,533,  in- 
cluding $7,033  from  Big  U.  McKay 
received  $37,100  last  year. 

A  report  filed  with  the  Stock  Ex- 
change by  Loew's,  Inc.,  revealed  that 
Arthur  Loew,  general  manager  and 
supervisor  of  foreign  operations,  for 
M-G-M,  receives  $3,500  a  week  and 
five  per  cent  of  combined  annual  net 
profits  of  Loew's  and  its  subsidiaries 
derived  from  foreign  operations  in 
excess  of  $3,640,000,  under  the  new 
10-year  contract  made  with  Loew  last 
year. 

A  report  filed  with  the  Securities 
and  Exchange  Commission  in  Wash- 
ington by  Sonotone  Corp.,  manufac- 
turer of  hearing  aid  devices,  shows 
that  Hugo  Lieber,  president,  received 
a  salary  of  $22,900  in  1935  and  $22,- 
278  in  1934;  Dean  Babbitt,  vice- 
president,  received  $41,447  in  1935  and 
$32,854  in  1934.  C.  A.  Lamkuhl,  also 
a  vice-president,  received  $18,919  in 
1935  and  $21,975  in  1934. 

Carr  May  Supervise 
As  Well  as  Produce 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  produce  the  six  action  pictures 
under  Trem  Carr,  Inc.,  for  Univer- 
saL  release,  an  option  went  along  with 
the  deal  whereby  he  can  join  the  com- 
pany's roster  at  his  own  convenience. 
However,  Carr  said  he  was  anxious 
to  take  it  easy  after  work  at  a 
steady  clip  for  10  years  and  he  had 
not  decided  whether  he  wanted  to 
make  more  than  six  a  year. 

The  half  dozen  pictures  will  be  made 
on  the  Universal  lot.  The  first,  "The 
Abysmal  Brute,"  by  Jack  London,  will 
start  June  1.  Carr  will  leave  for  the 
coast  this  afternoon. 

While  in  England,  he  visited  the 
B.  L  P.  and  G.  B.  studios.  Meeting 
him  at  the  pier  were  W.  Ray  John- 
ston, Dave  Mountan,  Herman  Rifkin, 
Boston ;  Jack  Jossey,  Cleveland  ;  How- 
ard Stubbins,  former  Monogram  fran- 
chise holder  in  Los  Angeles  ;  Norton 
Ritchey,  and  several  Republic  home 
office  employes. 

To  Treat  Brown's  Spine 

Baltimore,  May  8. — Joe  E.  Brown's 
presence  at  Johns  Hopkins,  it  was  ex- 
plained today,  is  for  treatment  for  an 
old  spinal  injury.  No  operation  will 
be  necessary,  it  was  said. 


Spingler  on  Honeymoon 

Boston,  May  8.  ■ —  Harry  Spingler, 
office  manager  at  the  Warner  ex- 
change, is  on  a  honeymoon  trip  to 
Quebec  following  his  marriage  the 
other  day  to  Ann  Kelley. 


M-G-M  Special  Off 
For  Chicago  Today 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Morrell,  transportation  head,  will  be 
in  charge  of  the  train. 

At  Albany  the  Boston  and  Albany 
forces  will  be  picked  up.  The  next 
and  last  stop  for  taking  on  conven- 
tioneers will  be  Buffalo.  At  that  point 
the  sales  force  in  that  city  will  join 
the  party. 

All  Canadian  representatives  will 
go  directly  from  their  cities  to  Chi- 
cago. The  Overland  Special,  which 
left  the  coast  Thursday  night  and  is 
due  in  the  Windy  City  on  Sunday 
morning,  will  have  aboard  salesmen, 
bookers,  division  and  district  heads 
from  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco, 
Portland  and  Seattle. 

Tax  Plan  Changes 
Probable  in  Senate 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

objections  of  Reconstruction  Finance 
Corp.  officials,  who  saw  the  repay- 
ment of  nearly  $750,000,000  in 
Government  loans  to  railroads  and 
industry  threatened  by  the  tax,  would 
retain  the  present  distribution  of 
profits  while  at  the  same  time  per- 
mitting corporations  to  build  up  sur- 
pluses. 

With  the  hearings  ended,  the  com- 
mittee took  the  bill  behind  closed 
doors  to  work  out  its  amendments, 
which  will  require  probably  a  week. 

Appeal  Stays  Action 
Against  Wm.  Fox 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

stayed  pending  the  outcome  of  the 
appeal. 

Counsel  for  the  brokerage  houses 
contended  the  district  court  order 
was  unconstitutional.  The  action  is 
based  on  a  judgment  of  $297,000 
which  the  Capital  Co.  of  San  Fran- 
cisco holds  against  Fox. 


Actors  Union  in  Meet 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Ass'n 
of  Actors  and  Artistes  of  America  was 
held  yesterday.  The  session  was  oc- 
cupied for  most  part  with  the  reading 
of  reports.  Frank  Gillmore,  president 
of  the  organization,  as  well  as  of 
Equity,  was  named  a  delegate  to  the 
convention  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor,  to  be  held  in  Tampa, 
Fla..  in  October.  The  association  is 
the  international  union  with  jurisdic- 
tion over  all  actors'  groups  in  the 
amusement  field  for  the  A.  F.  L.  The 
Screen  Actors'  Guild  was  not  repre- 
sented at  yesterday's  meeting. 


Hirliman  Sets  New  Film 

Hollywood,  May  8. — George  Hirli- 
man's  next  production  will  be  "Song 
•of  the  Andes."  to  be  done  in  Hirli- 
color,  and  which  probably  will  be  one 
of  the  Hirliman  films  for  Grand  Na- 
tional release.  Crane  Wilbur  is  com- 
pleting the  script  on  his  own  original, 
and  will  direct  the  production.  "Gor- 
geous" will  follow  "Song  of  the 
Andes." 


Goldwyn  Signs  Glasmon 

Hollywood,  May  8. — Kubec  Glas- 
mon has  been  engaged  by  Samuel 
Goldwyn  to  do  the  script  for  "Murder 
in  Massachusetts,"  a  Joseph  F.  Di- 
neen  story  based  on  the  Millen  case. 


Cohen's  Paramount 
Contract  Approved 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

special  authority  in  production  activi- 
ties assigned  Zukor  recently  by  the 
board  of  the  parent  company,  Para- 
mount Pictures,  Inc.  Zukor  is  now 
in  Hollywood  on  the  new  assign- 
ment. Indications  are  that  his  elec- 
tion to  the  presidency  will  occur  at 
a  later  date. 

Officers  of  the  company  are  Zukor, 
chairman ;  John  E.  Otterson,  presi- 
dent ;  Henry  Herzbrun  and  Neil  Ag- 
new,  vice-presidents ;  Austin  Keough, 
vice-president  and  secretary ;  George 
L.  Bagnall,  treasurer ;  Eugene  Zukor 
and  Edwin  A.  Brown,  assistant  treas- 
urers ;  Walter  Cokell,  Norman  Coll- 
yer,  Frank  Meyer  and  Jacob  H. 
Karp.  assistant  secretaries,  and  Fred 
Mohrhardt,  general  auditor. 

Seek  Brokers9  Books 
In  Para,  Stock  Suit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Paramount  Publix  stock  transactions 
of  former  officers  and  directors  of  the 
company  who  are  defendants  in  a  suit 
for  recovery  brought  on  Paramount's 
behalf  by  the  comoany's  trustees  in 
bankruptcy  some  time  ago.  The  suits 
allege  that  the  defendants  participated 
in  a  company  employes'  stock  pur- 
chase plan  to  their  own  advantage  by 
acquiring  large  blocks  of  stock  at  be- 
low market  prices.  Recovery  for 
Paramount  of  the  profits  from  these 
transactions  is  sought  by  the  suits. 

The  subpoenas  were  issued  for  the 
books  and  records  of  Harry  Content 
&  Co.,  E.  F.  Hutton  &  Co.,  Stern, 
Kempner  &  Co.,  Sterner.  Rouse  &  Co., 
Ralph  A.  Kohn  and  three  unnamed 
employes  of  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.,  for- 
mer Paramount  bankers. 


Rosener  &  Brill  Open 

Rosener  &  Brill  Enterprises  have 
opened  an  office  in  the  Film  Center 
Bldg.  Globe  Film  Distributing  Co., 
located  in  the  same  building,  will  dis- 
tribute the  product  locally.  Dave 
Brill  will  be  in  charge.  Rosener  Film 
Exchange  in  San  Francisco  will  han- 
dle western  sales. 

The  first  three  pictures  will  be  "The 
Shadow,"  "Death  on  the  Set"  and 
"Souls  for  Sale." 


Reduce  Para.  Claim 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Cox  yes- 
terday signed  an  order  reducing  the 
claim  of  Allied  Owners  Corp.  against 
Paramount  from  823,644.255  to  $5,- 
000,000.  The  court  at  the  same  time 
disallowed  entirely  a  parallel  claim  by 
the  Manufacturers  Trust  Co.  for  ap- 
proximately $5,000,000. 


$15,000  for  Amateurs 

Sacramento,  May  8. — An  amateur 
contest  with  a  $15,000  prize  stake  has 
been  set  for  the  State  Fair  to  be  held 
in  September.  Walter  J.  McLaughlin 
and  Ellis  J.  Levy  of  San  Francisco 
are  handling  the  project  for  the  state 
board. 


Export  Company  to  R.  C. 

British  and  Continental  Trading 
Co.,  film  exporters,  have  leased  space 
on  the  19th  floor  of  the  RKO  Bldg. 
for  immediate  occupancy,  after  10 
years  at  1540  Broadway. 


Short  Subjects 


"Romance  Around  the 
Coffee  Cup" 

{U.  S.  Dept.  of  Commerce) 

How  foreign  trade  affects  the  ind  M 
vidual  is  depicted  in  this  short  pro- 
duced by  the  government  for  release! 
during  Foreign  Trade  Week,  whithj 
starts  May  17.  It  is  a  clever  and  edu A 
cational  compilation  of  facts  concerr.-r| 
ing  international  trade  which  will  be] 
of  interest   to   the   average  citizerd 
Lowell  Thomas  describes  the  situa- 
tion and  plays  actor  in  a  little  sketch] 
which     simplifies     the  explanation. 
Maps  and  animated  drawings  are  used] 
to  illustrate  points.    Regional  office; 
of  the  department  are  handling  the 
free  distribution  of  the  film.  Runnina 
time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Screen  Snapshots  No.  9 

(Columbia) 

Santa  Anita,  the  racetrack,  is  the 
scene  for  this  issue.  All  of  the  per- 
sonages who  make  up  the  usual  source 
of  material  for  these  films  are  shown 
in  brief  glimpses  as  they  try  their 
luck  on  the  bangtails.  A  race  is  inter- 
woven in  the  picture  and  the  telling 
results  on  the  stars  make  the  whole 
an  interesting  10  minutes.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  1,970.  "G." 


Form  Seven  Companies 

Albany,  May  8.  —  Among  seven 
new  incorporations  here  are: 

Robar  Theatre  Corp.,  by  Loui= 
Buchowitz,  Louis  Amsterdam  and 
Sadie  Kammerman;  Philip  L.  Ponce 
Inc.,  by  Inex  Wintner,  Ruth  Regosir 
and  George  D.  Hearn;  White  Mar 
Prod.,  Inc.,  by  I.  Jack  London,  Harold 
J.  Sherman  and  Eleanor  Brook;  I.  L 
M.  Co.,  Inc.,  by  A.  Noel  Span,  Pati 
A.  Katske  and  Charles  F.  Kromm; 
Landau  Amusement  Corp.,  by  Hannar 
Spergel,  Charles  P.  Liff  and  Josepr 
Hall ;  International  Theatrical  Corp. 
by  Jules  Shapiro,  Morris  J.  Gold- 
berg and  Sylvia  Levine ;  Russmoi 
Music  Corp.,  by  John  F.  Nonnen- 
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mvention  Will  Open  in 
Chicago  Today 

hicago,  May  10. — Veering  from 
customary  policy  of  announcing  a 
nite  number  of  pictures  in  ad- 
ce,  M-G-M  sales  forces,  convened 
?,  will  be  told  that  the  new  pro- 
ra  will  call  for  a  minimum  of  44 

a  maximum  of  52  features,  it  is 
erstood.  Of  the  list  there  are  ex- 
ted  to  be  from  six  to  eight  spe- 
s.  The  shorts  lineup,  which  will 
ude  several  new  series,  will  ap- 
ximate  240,  it  is  believed,  includ- 

the  104  Hearst  Metrotone  News. 
)eviation  from  regular  announce- 
its  concerning  totals  of  pictures  is 
eved  due  to  the  request  made  re- 
tly  by  M-G-M  sales  executives  to 
libitors  for  the  cancellation  of  10 
:ures  on  the  current  schedule.  This 
ve  was  instituted  in  an  effort  to 
ninate  seasonal  hangovers  and  the 
ire  on  part  of  the  distributor  to  de- 
:r  product  within  the  period  pro- 
ed  in  the  contract.  In  place  of  the 
features,  M-G-M  offered  exhibitors 
ht  others  which  were  either  com- 
ted  or  in  the  final  stages  of  produc- 
i.  A  majority  of  theatre  owners 
epted  the  plan  and  signed  the  waiv- 

presented  by  the  sales  staff. 
A'ith    the    product  announcement 
leduled  for    Tuesday,   William  F. 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


incoln  Trial  Date 
Is  Set  for  May  18 

Lincoln,  May  10. — The  trial  date 
the  conspiracy  action  of  Indepen- 
it  Theatres  against  major  com- 
nies  has  been  set  for  May  18  in 
deral  court  here.  Independent, 
■ough  its  principal  stockholders,  G. 
Hooper.  Topeka,  Kan.,  and  Carl 

(Continued  on  page  7} 


Double  Bills 
In  K.C.  Area 
Gain  Rapidly 

Of  39  Suburbans,  26  Put 
On  Twin  Features 


Kansas  City.  May  10. — The  city  has 
opened  wider  than  a  barn  door  on 
double  features. 

Out  of  39  suburban  subsequent  runs 
advertising  May  7,  26,  or  almost  70 
per  cent,  offered  two  features.  Those 
that  do  not  offer  double-barrelled 
entertainment  all  the  time  are  on  a 
part  time  basis.  Several  showed  two 
pictures  for  a  dime,  several  at  15  or 
20  cents  with  dishes,  and  several  at 
those  prices  with  a  money  giveaway. 

The  Fox  Warwick,  third  city  run, 
broke  into  the  two-at-a-time  column, 
following  the  Fox  Isis,  second  city 
run,  which  went  overboard  a  week  or 
so  ago  for  the  first  time. 

Out  of  1 1  Fox  Midwest  subsequents 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Schulberg  to  Make 
8  Yearly  for  Para. 

Hollywood,  May  10.— B.  P.  Schul- 
berg will  independently  produce  eight 
pictures  annually  for  Paramount  re- 
lease. His  contract  is  effective  July 
1,  and  runs  for  three  years.  Schul- 
berg will  operate  at  General  Service 
Studios. 

Ralph  Kohn  continues  as  general 
manager  of  the  Schulberg  unit. 


Thomas  to  Handle 
FitzPatrick  Films 


Negotiations  were  consummated 
Saturday  by  Harry  H.  Thomas  for 
handling  in  the  domestic  market, 
the  12  features  James  A.  FitzPatrick 
will  make  in  England  next  season. 
Thomas  personally  will  handle  the 
sales  for  the  state  right  market. 

Thomas  recently  resigned  as  presi- 
dent of  First  Division,  the  company 
he  founded  10  years  ago.  He  has 
opened  offices  in  the  RKO  Bldg. 

Although  the  first  release  has  not 
been  definitely  set,  it  will  most  likely 
be  "David  Livingstone,"  on  which 
FitzPatrick  has  been  working  on  and 
off  for  the  past  year.  Exteriors  al- 
ready have  been  completed  on  the  film 
life  of  the  African  explorer. 


Dramatists  Averse 
To  Any  Compromise 

An  agreement  between  the  Dramat- 
ists' Guild  and  the  League  of  N.  V. 
Theatres  on  a  new  form  of  contract 
for  playwrights  and  producers  appears 
less  likely  now  than  during  meetings 
of  the  contract  committees  of  the  two 
organizations  last  week,  it  was  learned 
on  Saturday. 

A  meeting  of  the  guild's  council 
which  lasted  until  late  Friday  pre- 
sented a  solid  front  against  any  com- 
promise with  the  producing  managers 
on  the  two  principal  points  at  issue  in 
the  guild's  new  contract.  These  are 
the  60-40  split  of  proceeds  from  the 
sale  of  film  rights  to  stage  plays  and 
the  retention  by  the  author  of  legal 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


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t 


Warsaw,  May  10. — Stirring 
up  the  decibels  is  a  new  pas- 
time. A  young  Polish  inven- 
tor who  used  to  work  in  a 
radio  studio  has  developed  an 
apparatus  for  projectors 
which  is  sensitive  to  ap- 
plause. 

When  the  noise  reaches  a 
certain  volume  a  scene  is  re- 
peated, and  everybody's 
happy. 


Cameras  Expose  Racket 


Chicago,  May  10. — Movie  cameras  clicked  when  the  taxicabs 
collided,  for  the  cameramen  knew  when  and  where  the 
collision  was  to  occur.  The  cameras  clicked  again,  when  the 
victims  paid  off  the  drivers  for  arranging  the  accident.  And 
the  other  day  those  films  were  shown  in  court,  to  convict 
three  men  as  members  of  a  fake  accident  ring. 

It  was  the  first  time,  legal  experts  said,  that  films  had 
been  used  in  the  Illinois  courts. 

Confronted  by  the  pictures,  the  three  men  pleaded  guilty 
before  Judge  John  J.  Lupe  in  Criminal  Court  to  charges  of 
obtaining  money  under  false  pretenses.  They  are  Julian 
Lewis,  24;  Bernard  Waldman,  26,  and  Howard  Weitzman,  24. 

The  story,  as  presented  by  Assistant  State's  Attorney 
James  Brown,  was  this: 

Several  months  ago  Lewis  approached  two  cab  drivers  and 
offered  to  pay  them  for  arranging  fake  accidents.  The 
drivers  were  Henry  Kramer  of  the  Checker  Taxi  Co.  and 
Edward  Bernstein  of  the  Yellow  Cab  Co.  The  drivers  re- 
ported at  once  to  their  employers. 

Perennial  victims  of  fake  accident  rings,  the  companies 
instructed  the  drivers  to  pretend  to  enter  the  conspiracv 
and  to  do  as  they  were  told.  Cameramen  with  equipment 
equipped  to  take  pictures  at  long  range  were  engaged. 


Kent,  Schenck 
In  Possible 
English  Deal 

Portal  Interests,  Woolf 
Would  Produce 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  10. — Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president  and  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
chairman  of  the  board,  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  are  reported  discussing 
a  possible  production  arrangement 
with  the  interests  headed  by  Lord 
Portal. 

Portal  was  the  chief  figure  in  the 
syndicate  which  concluded  the  deal  for 
English  participation  in  the  Universal 
purchase  by  Standard  Capital,  and 
which  included  J.  Arthur  Rank,  Paul 
Lindenberg  and  L.  W.  Farrow.  In 
that  arrangement  Portal  was  asso- 
ciated with  C.  M.  Woolf  of  General 
Film  Distributors,  who  had  a  part  in 
the  financing  of  the  Universal  deal. 

Max  Schach  of  Capitol  Films  here 
and  other  Woolf  producers  may  make 
six  British  pictures  wanted  by  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  it  is  said.  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  recently  formed 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Lehman  Signs  Bill 
On  Child  Admission 

Albany,  May  10. — The  Joseph  Bill, 
providing  for  the  admission  to  the- 
atres of  children  under  16  under  cer- 
tain specified  conditions,  was  signed 
yesterday  by  Gov.  Lehman.  The  meas- 
ure was  passed  by  the  state  Senate 
and  Assembly  in  the  past  month._ 

The  law  provides  for  the  admission 
of  children  unaccompanied  by  an  adult, 
only  during  hours  when  schools  are 
not  in  session.  The  children  must  be 
seated  in  a  special  section  of  the  house, 
set  off  for  that  purpose,  and  requires 
that  a  matron  be  in  attendance  to  look 
after  the  children  at  all  times. 

The  measure  originally   was  sup- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


"Anthony  Adverse" 

"The  finest  picture  ever 
turned  out  by  Warners  .  .  . 
certain  to  be  a  box-office  sen- 
sation .  .  .  Fredric  March  giv- 
ing the  most  convincing  and 
accomplished  performance  of 
his  career." 

Flashes  from  the  coast  pre- 
view of  "Anthony  Adverse." 
The  complete  telegraphic 
analysis  will  be  found  on 
page  12  today. 


MOTION  PICTURi 

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Monday.  May  II,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  11,  1936 


No.  Ill 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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Crull  Out  in  Changes 
Made  in  Loew  Circuit 

Several  changes  in  the  managerial 
and  assistant  managerial  lineup  in  the 
Loew  circuit  have  been  made.  Harry 
Crull,  manager  of  the  Valencia,  Ja- 
maica. L.  I.,  has  resigned  and  George 
Oshrin,  manager  of  the  Gates,  Brook 
lyn,  •  has  succeeded  him.  Bernard 
Zelenko,  assistant  manager  of  the 
State  on  Broadway,  has  been  pro- 
moted to  take  charge  of  the  Gates. 

Irving  Ginsberg,  assistant  manager 
of  the  Orpheum  in  Yorkville,  is  now 
at  the  State  in  a  similar  capacity  and 
Leo  Sidowsky,  assistant  at  the  Wood- 
side,  Woodside,  L.  I.,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  Orpheum  with  the  same 
title.  L.  Zeltner,  assistant  manager  of 
the  Hollywood,  is  at  the  Woodside  as 
assistant,  and  L.  Gregory,  chief  usher 
at  the  Apollo,  has  been  elevated  to 
assistant  manager  of  the  Hollvwood. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


SWG  Kills  Art.  12; 
New  Group  to  Meet 


By  RED  KANN 


Rites  for  Mrs.  Glick 

Funeral  services  were  held  yester- 
day for  Mrs.  William  Glick,  wife  of 
Joe  Hornstein's  assistant,  who  died  at 
5  A.  M.  Saturday  from  pneumonia. 


Rogers  Committees  Meet 

Meetings  were  held  Saturday  in  34 
zones  to  finalize  plans  for  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Week,  Mav  22-29. 


T 


HEN  : 

Chase  is  preparing  to  clear 
itself  of  its  holdings  in  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  under  the 
letter  of  the  Federal  law,  en- 
acted early  in  the  Roosevelt 
Administration,  which  dictates 
that  a  bank  must  be  a  bank  or 
an  investment  house,  but  can- 
not play  double-headers.  .  .  . 

The  practical  aspects  of  the 
impending  Chase  divestment 
include  the  formation  of  a  se- 
curities syndicate  by  the  Law- 
rence Stern  Company,  Chicago 
investment  brokers.  It  is  seek- 
ing to  arrange  for  the  ac- 
quisition of  the  Chase  stock. 
It  would  purchase,  with  resale 
the  clear  intent,  the  preferred 
and  common ;  if  not  all.  as  sub- 
stantial an  amount  as  it  can 
arrange  the  capital  to  buy.  .  .  . 

The  owners  of  Twentieth 
Century,  among  other  consider- 
ations set  up  when  the  merger 
with  Fox  Film  wa?  effected, 
acquired  one-half  of  the  com- 
mon of  the  latter  company 
and  approximately  one-tenth  of 
the  preferred.  A  reputed  pro- 
viso in  the  current  deal  dis- 
cussed with  Chase  sets  forth 
that  the  dominant  factors  in 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  are  to 
acquire  the  bank's  common 
while  its  preferred  is  to  be  dis- 
tributed generally.  Boiling  it 
all  down,  the  plan  indicates  that 
the  Joe  Schenck-Darryl  Zanuck 
interests,  through  whatever  ar- 
rangements they  may  make, 
would  assume  a  larger  owner- 
ship in  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
and  enough  to  keep  control  in 
the  hands  of  the  present  man- 
agement. Joe  is  close  to  Nick. 
Darryl  to  Louis  B.  Mayer. 
This  may  seem  extraneous 
data  and  perhaps  it  is.  At 
least,  here  it  is.  .  .  . 

As  recently  as  ten  days  ago, 
this  looked  like  the  ticket.  As 
recently  as  last  week,  some  of 
the  machinery  slowed  down, 
then  stopped.  As  recently  as 
now.  negotiations  are  virtually 
at  a  standstill.  The  one  certain 
factor  in  this  tale  of  finance 
and  films  is  the  necessity  for 
the  Chase  bank  to  get  rid  of 
its  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
holdings  at  the  first  reasonable 
opportunity.  If  this  is  not  to 
be  the  deal,  there  will  be  a 
substitute — a  new  one  or  a  re- 
vamp of  terms  and  conditions, 
but  not  of  objective. — In- 
siders' Outlook,  December  2, 
'9"5. 


Now : 

The  company  [Twentieth 
Century-Fox]  reported  that 
holders  of  ten  per  cent  or  more 


of  its  stock  on  Feb.  1  last  were 
the  Chase  National  Bank,  574,- 
75Zy2  shares  of  preferred,  or 
42.29  per  cent,  and  287.376-K 
shares  of  common,  or  23.43  per 
cent;    White,    Weld    &  Co., 
202,126  shares  of  preferred,  or 
14.87    per    cent;    Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  204,642^  shares  of 
common,  or   16.68  per  cent; 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck.  183.979^ 
shares  of  common,  or  15  per 
cent,  and  William  Goetz,  214,- 
6425,^   shares  of  common,  or 
17.5    per    cent. — Washington 
dispatch  in  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  May  6,  1936. 
Of  the  common,  therefore,  the 
original  Twentieth   Century  in- 
terests   currently    own  613.263 
shares,  or  49.18  per  cent.  The 
percentage     bracket     is  what 
counts.  .  .  . 


To  come : 
Whether  through  the  ma- 
chinery set  up  toward  the  end 
of  last  year  or  through  a  sub- 
stitute, there  continues  to  be 
no  change  in  intent  where 
Chase's  holdings  in  Twenti- 
eth Century-Fox  may  be  con- 
cerned. It  was  the  damage  suit 
brought  last  fall  by  T.  L.  Tally 
and  the  Corbar  Corp.  against 
Fox  West  Coast  in  the  Fed- 
eral court  in  Los  Angeles 
which  delayed  the  stock  trans- 
fer plan.  Only  a  few  days  ago 
came  a  refusal  of  Federal 
Judge  James  A.  Fee  to  reopen 
the  case.  Still  later.  Tally's 
insistence  on  the  ground  of 
new  evidence.  Finally,  a  hear- 
ing, down  for  today,  to  deter- 
mine if  Tally's  allegations  war- 
rant listening  to-  his  lawyers 
again.  Once  this  obstacle  is 
hurdled,  the  conceived  plan 
bears  every  indication  of  going 
through.  Schenck.  Zanuck  and 
Goetz,  in  combination  and  al- 
ready the  most  formidable 
group  in  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  need  little  more  to  assume 
operating  control.  As  the 
strategic  alignments  and  the 
dynasties  in  this  industry  go. 
things  to  come  in  this  formid- 
able company  are  tinged  with 
vast  import,  actual  and  poten- 
tial. .  .  . 


"Yankee"  Revival  at 
$20,200  in  the  Roxy 

The  revival  of  "A  Connecticut  Yan- 
kee" at  the  Roxy  grossed  S20.200  for 
the  week.  "Big  Brown  Eyes"  at  the 
Capitol  garnered  around  $12,500.  "A 
Message  to  Garcia"  and  "Times 
Square  Plavbov"  ended  with  about  $7.- 
000  at  the  Palace.  This  is  $2,000  bet- 
ter than  the  previous  week,  but  the 
house  continues  in  the  red. 


Hollywood.  May  10. — The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  lost  ground  in  its  pro- 
ducer fight  when  Article  12,  pertain- 
ing to  screen  contracts  beyond  May  2. 
19.38.  was  rescinded  by  the  member 
ship  at  a  meeting  held  at  the  Holly- 
wood Athletic  Club. 

The  move  was  described  by  guild 
leaders  as  a  "strategic  retreat."  It  is 
not  expected  to  affect  the  amalgama- 
tion with  the  Authors'  League.  It  is 
understood  here  that  the  guild  con- 
ceded the  loss  of  the  point  to  the  pro- 
ducers but  has  no  idea  of  withdrawing. 

The  meeting  was  first  called  un- 
officially but  when  nearly  100  mem- 
bers showed  up  the  discussion  started 
on  Article  12.  Lawrence  Beilenson. 
guild  attorney,  stated  that  the  meeting 
was  official  in  character. 

Meanwhile,  a  new  group,  consisting 
of  19  high-bracket  writers,  stated 
that  a  meeting  will  be  held  at  the 
Beverly- Wiltshire  Hotel  on  Monday- 
night  for  the  formation  of  a  new 
writers'  association.  The  new  group 
will  cooperate  to  the  fullest  with  the 
producers,  it  was  said.  According  to 
the  announcement,  non-members  of  the 
S.W.G.  are  requested  to  attend. 

The  new  group  consists  of  Rupert 
Hughes.  Bess  Meredyth,  Tom  Reed. 
Williams  Slavins  McXutt.  Frank 
Butler.  Bert  Kalmar.  Hermann  J. 
Markiewicz.  Waldemar  Young.  John 
Lee  Mahin,  E.  Richard  Schaver. 
Grover  Jones.  Roy  Chanslor.  James 
K.  McGuinness.  Carey  Wilson.  Wil- 
liam Conselman.  Patterson  McXutt. 
Kubec  Glasmon.  Leon  Gordon  and 
Howard  Emmett  Rogers. 


No  Swope  Successor 
Set  on  Met's  Board 

Although  Herbert  Bay-ard  Swope 
resigned  some  time  ago  as  chairman 
of  the  KAO  board,  he  has  not  been 
replaced  on  the  directorate  of  Metro- 
politan Playhouses.  KAO  owns  20  per 
cent  of  the  Metropolitan  Playhouses 
stock  and  because  of  this  interest  has 
had  a  representative  on  the  board. 

With  the  Metropolitan  board  sched- 
uled to  meet  May  20.  there  is  no  cer- 
tainty a  successor  to  Swope  will  be 
named.  Officially,  the  circuit  has  not 
been  advised  of  Swope's  resignation 
and  until  it  is  no  moves  will  be  made. 
If.  and  when,  it  is  decided  to  replace 
Swope.  directors  of  Metropolitan  will 
ask  Federal  Judge  Francis  G.  Caffey. 
who  approved  the  original  setup,  to 
officially  sanction  the  new-  man.  It  is 
possible  that  Leo  Spitz,  head  of  the 
RKO  circuit,  will  fill  the  Swope  va- 
cancy. 

Reports  current  that  United  Artists 
Theatres  would  drop  the  Rivoli  are 
unfounded,  it  is  stated.  The  current 
lease  expires  in  November.  1937.  after 
which  there  is  a  20-year  option  which 
most  likely  will  be  exercised  by  the 
circuit.  George  Skouras.  who  operates 
about  50  of  the  Metropolitan  houses, 
is  guiding  the  activities  of  the  Broad- 
wav  theatres. 


Set  "Showboaf  Opening 

Hollywood.  May  10. — Universal  will 
stage  a  special  premier  of  "Showboat" 
at  the  Pantages.  May  12.  The  house 
will  be  scaled  at  $1.65  top,  and  a 
special  parade  down  Hollywood 
Boulevard  will  precede  the  opening 
with  all  members  of  the  cast  in  cos- 
tume. The  picture  will  start  a  regular 
run  day  and  date  at  the  Pantages  and 
Hill  Street  the  following  day. 


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are  going  to  give 
you  something! 


That  Big-Dough  Boy  and  That  Gimme  Girl  Teamed  for  the  First  Time, 
In  Warner  Bros/  Screen  Version  of  One  of  Broadway's  Most  Famous  Hits 


Warner  Bros.  Present  |Ji 


JOEE. 


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ONS  0  GUNS 


And  a  Whole  Regiment  of  Roar  Recruits! 

BEVERLY  ROBERTS 
ERIC  BLORE 
WINIFRED  SHAW 
CRAIG  REYNOLDS 
JOSEPH  KING 
ROBERT  BARRAT 
Directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon 

New  Song  Hits  by  Warren  &  Dubin 


a  Team- 
What  a  Theme  - 
What  A  Time 

they're  going 
to  have  on 

Decoration  Day! 

Release  Date  May  30ih 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Overseas  Previews 


"Tudor  Rose" 

( Gainsborough-G.B.~) 

London,  May  1. — American  audiences  and  American  box-offices 
should  welcome  and  reward  this  British  production  as  a  remarkable 
illustration  of  the  fact  that  history  need  not  be  ultra-romanticized  to 
provide  pageant,  color  and  glamour  understandable  by  the  fan  but  equally 
acceptable  by  the  critical.  It  is  a  vivid  picture  of  the  past,  beautified  by 
costumes  and  by  settings  which  make  Tudor  London  live  again.  It  is 
also  real  drama.    England  has  not  recently  sent  over  a  better  picture. 

Opening  at  the  death-bed  of  Henry  VIII,  and  his  dying  declaration 
that  his  successors  are  to  be,  in  order,  his  son  Edward,  his  daughters 
Mary  and  Elizabeth  and  Lady  Jane  Grey,  the  picture  shows  the  progress 
of  the  struggle  for  power  between  the  Earl  of  Warwick  and  Edward 
Seymour,  in  which  the  innocent  young  Lady  Jane  is  an  unwilling  tool. 
Finally,  betrothed  to  Warwick's  son,  she  is  crowned  Queen  on  the  death 
of  Edward  VI.  The  nation  rises  and  puts  Mary  Tudor  on  the  throne 
and  the  '"nine  days'  Queen"  is  beheaded. 

Without  "heart  interest"  in  the  conventional  sense,  save  that  Jane  is 
shown  as  falling  in  love  with  the  youth  whom  she  is  being  forced  to 
marry,  there  is  a  sense  of  reality  and  of  tragedy  which  it  is  difficult  to 
overpraise.  Partly  this  is  due  to  brilliant  acting  by  Nova  Pilbeam  as 
Lady  Jane,  John  Mills  as  her  husband,  Lord  Guildford  Dudley;  Cedric 
Hardwicke  as  Warwick,  Felix  Aylmer  as  Edward  Seymour,  Leslie 
Perrins  as  Thomas  Seymour  and  Gwen  Francon-Davies  as  Mary  Tudor. 
Partly  it  is  due  to  cultured  and  imaginative  direction  by  Robert  Steven- 
son on  his  first  full-responsibility  job.  An  immense  amount  of  credit  is 
due  also  to  the  art  direction,  which  has  recreated  the  background  of 
Tower,  house-lined  London  Bridge  and  the  Court  with  a  fidelity  worthy 
of  the  skill  with  which  artists  and  director  have  made  flesh  and  blood  of 
historical  characters. 

There  are  the  potentialities  of  another  "Henry  VIII"  here,  though 
humor  is,  necessarily,  lacking. 

Running  time,  78  minutes.  "G." 

Allan. 


"Lady  Jane  Grey"  is  release  title  in  America  fur  "Tudor  Rose."  The 
attraction  is  one  of  G.B.'s  for  1936-37. 


"Two's  Company" 

(Soskin  B.  &  D.-U.A.) 

London,  May  1. — There  is  good  American  appeal  in  this  comedy  of  a 
New  York  family,  on  a  trip  to  England  for  the  first  time  and  up  against 
amusing  difficulties  of  custom  and  language.  The  disappearance  of  mutual 
national  antagonisms  is  most  entertainingly  epitomized  in  a  love  story  of 
an  American  girl  and  a  British  aristocrat. 

The  big  laughs  begin  when,  on  the  liner,  the  Americans  mistake  the 
aristocrat's  man-servant  for  his  master.  When  the  honest-to-goodness 
lord  gets  down  seriously  to  his  chase  of  the  girl  there  is  more  fun  in 
trouble  between  the  butterfly-hunting  earl  and  the  Americans  which  ends 
in  an  assault  charge,  a  court  case,  and  a  let's-be-friends  finish  on  riotous 
lines. 

It  goes  with  a  swing  from  beginning  to  end,  owing  to  first  class  dove- 
tailing of  the  methods  of  Ned  Sparks,  Henry  Holman,  Morton  Selten, 
Gordon  Harker  and  Mary  Brian.  Its  laughter  value  is  best  expressed 
in  the  statement  that  it  will  remind  most  people  of  "So  This  Is  London." 

No  production  code  seal.    Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 

Hope  Williams. 


Monday,  May  I  I,  1936 

New  Beecroft  Setup 
Advanced  by  Court 

Madison,  Wis.,  May  10. — In  an 
order  filed  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  by  Judge  Patrick  T.  Stone,  At- 
torneys Carl  N.  Hill  and  Frank  A. 
Ross,  representing  bondholders  of  the 
Beecroft  Bldg.  Co.,  have  been  named 
reorganization  managers  for  the  com- 
pany bondholders. 

The  managers  will  draft  the  ma- 
chinery of  reorganization  as  outlined 
in  the  plan  which  is  to  be  carried  out 
by  a  board  of  voting  trustees  to  be 
appointed  by  Judge  Stone  and  a 
board  of  directors  who  will  be  se- 
lected by  the  trustees  from  among  the 
bondholders.  About  60  days  will  be 
required  to  perfect  the  reorganization. 

The  directors  will  have  complete 
charge  of  managing  the  reorganized 
company  with  power  to  lease  or  sell 
the  Orpheum,  Parkway  and  Strand. 

Move  to  Halt  Appeal 
Of  Brokerage  Houses 

Motions  to  dismiss  the  appeal  of 
five  brokerage  houses  whose  records 
were  subpoenaed  in  an  effort  by  the 
Capital  Co.  to  discover  hidden  assets 
of  William  Fox  will  be  made  this 
week,  returnable  in  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  on  May  18. 

The  Capital  Co.  holds  an  unsatis- 
fied judgment  of  $240,000  against  Fox, 
which  was  the  basis  of  the  subpoenas 
it  obtained  in  its  search  for  Fox  as- 
sets. The  brokerage  houses  last  week 
were  granted  leave  to  appeal  from 
the  order  directing  them  to  produce 
their  records. 

Academy  vs.  Academy 
In  Action  Over  Name 

Hollywood,  May  10. — The  Acad- 
emy of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences  has 
tiled  suit  for  a  temporary  restraining 
order  and  a  permanent  injunction 
against  Academy  Pictures,  Inc.,  and 
the  company's  distributing  organiza- 
tion, headed  by  the  Halperin  brothers. 
The  action  seeks  to  prevent'  the  film 
company  from  continuing  use  of  the 
trade  name  "Academy." 

The  film  Academy  claims  that  the 
name  attached  to  the  producing  com- 
pany has  been  misleading  and  dam- 
aging to  the  organization. 

Lehman  Signs  Bill 
On  Child  Admission 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ported  by  Mayor  LaGuardia  and  other 
city  officials  in  New  York,  and  was 
an  outgrowth  of  a  series  of  arrests  of 
managers  and  other  employes  of  New 
York  theatres  for  violation  of  the  law 
prohibiting  the  admission  of  unac- 
companied children  under  16.  The 
raids  were  conducted  under  the  orders 
of  Byrnes  MacDonald,  director  of  the 
Juvenile  Aid  Bureau  of  the  New  York 
Police  Department.  MacDonald  said 
at  the  time  that  the  arrests  were  made 
on  the  basis  of  the  belief  that  the  only 
way  to  bring  about  alteration  of  an 
unpopular  law  was  by  the  strict  en- 
forcement of  that  law. 


Clevelanders  Aid  Fund 

Cleveland,  May  10.— -The  Cleve- 
land M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n.  has  sent 
a  check  for  $500  to  Mayor  Harold 
Burton  to  be  turned  over  to  the  Red 
Cross  for  flood  relief.  The  sum  was 
made  up  by  contributions  from  each 
member. 


Legion  Approves  8 
Of  10  New  Pictures 

In  its  list  of  new  pictures  for  the 
current  week,  the  National  Legion  of 
Decency,  has  classified  10  new  films, 
four  as  unobjectionable  for  general 
patronage,  four  as  unobjectionable  for 
adults,  and  two  as  objectionable  in 
part.  The  films  reviewed,  and  their 
classifications,  follow. 

Class  A-l,  Unobjectionable  for 
General  Patronage  —  "The  Cowboy 
and  the  Kid,"  "The  Dancing  Pirate," 
"Oberwachtmeister  Schwenke," 
"Speed."  Class  A-2,  Unobjectionable 
for  Adults — "The  Case  Against  Mrs. 
Ames,"  "Florida  Special,"  "The  Gold- 
en Arrow,"  "Koenigin  Der  Liebe." 
Class  B,  Objectionable  in  Part— "For- 
gotten Faces,"  "Frankie  and  Johnnie." 


Expect  $33,000  for 
"Let's  Sing  Again" 

With  $3,800  chalked  up  for  the 
opening  day,  "Let's  Sing  Again"  is 
expected  to  tally  around  $33,000  for 
the  week  at  the  Roxy.  In  face  of  the 
unusual  weather,  the  gross  is  regarded 
by  the  management  as  above  average. 
Bobby  Breen,  the  star  of  the  picture, 
and  Eddie  Cantor  appeared  in  person 
at  the  Roxy  Saturday  night. 


Para.  May  Pick  Chicago 

Chicago  will  most  likely  be  the  con- 
vention city  for  Paramount  this  year. 
A  definite  decision  whether  or  not  to 
hold  the  annual  sales  meeting  in  the 
Windy  City  on  Jun  5-6  will  be  made 
today  or  tomorrow. 


Kent,  Schenck 
In  Possible 
English  Deal 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

New  World  Prod,  here  for  the  pur- 
pose of  producing  four  British  films, 
to  cost  $500,000  each,  for  world  dis- 
tribution within  the  next  year.  Robert 
T.  Kane,  director  general  of  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  production  in  Eng- 
land, is  in  full  charge  of  New  World 
production. 

The  possibility  also  has  been  aired 
here  that  Woolf  is  seeking  to  buy 
Gaumont-British,  with  the  financial 
backing  of  Lord  Portal  and  Rank. 
The  production  deal  between  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  and  Woolf  is  seen 
as  having  a  possible  bearing  on  that 
situation,  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  holds  a  49  per 
cent  interest  in  Gaumont-British. 

Recently  Kent  and  Schenck  denied 
here  that  Twentieth  Century-Fox  was 
seeking  to  buy  complete  control  of 
Gaumont-British. 


Meynell  Joins  Gaumont 

London,  May  10. — Francis  Meynell, 
director  of  publicity  for  United  Artists 
here,  has  resigned  to  join  Gaumont- 
British  in  a  similar  capacity. 


Lincoln  Trial  Date 
Is  Set  for  May  18 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Bard  of  Lincoln,  asks  $1,353,000  in 
damages  from  United  Artists,  Para- 
mount, M-G-M,  Universal,  RKO, 
W  arners,  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
Lincoln  Theatre  Corp.,  its  head,  J.  H. 
Cooper  of  New  York,  and  Robert 
Livingston  of  Lincoln. 

The  defendants  are  charged  with 
having  controlled  90  per  cent  of  all 
feature  films  while  only  operating 
half  of  the  local  theatres.  Indepen- 
dent controlled  the  Rialto,  Orpheum 
and  Liberty  and  was  the  chief  stock- 
holder in  State  Theatres,  Inc.  State, 
after  introducing  a  similar  action, 
asking  $440,000,  caused  its  suit  to  be 
dismissed  without  prejudice  early  in 
April  after  a  trial  date  had  been  set 
for  May  11.  Representing  the  plain- 
tiff is  Paul  Good,  former  state  attor- 
ney general,  who  obtained  a  $25,000 
verdict  for  William  Youngclaus  in  the 
protection  case  of  several  years  ago. 


Air  Plants  in  5  Houses 

Des  Moines,  May  10. —  A.  H. 
Blank,  president  of  Tri-States,  has 
let  contracts  for  air-conditioning  of 
five  of  the  circuit's  theatres,  the 
Roosevelt  and  Uptown  here,  and 
others  in  Cedar  Rapids  and  Waterloo, 
la.,  and  Moline,  111. 


Beatrice  Levy  with  G.  B. 

Boston,  May  10. — Beatrice  Levy- 
has  been  appointed  office  manager  for 
G.B.  She  was  formerly  with  the  Bay 
State  Film  Co.  here. 


"Dream"  in  73  Spots 

Warners  have  set  special  limited 
roadshow  engagements  on  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream"  in  73  situa- 
tions over  the  country  this  week. 


8 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  II,  1936 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


"Under  Flags" 
$31,000  Lead, 
Philadelphia 

Philadelphia,  May  10. — The  Fox 
went  over  the  top  this  week  with  a 
rousing  $31,000  for  "Under  Two 
Flags,"  its  best  figure  in  months.  The 
picture  was  held  for  a  second  and 
possibly  for  a  third  week. 

It  was  about  the  only  film  in  town 
which  got  business  last  Sunday,  play- 
ing capacity  all  day.  Every  other  the- 
atre felt  the  effect  of  the  balmy 
weather  which  sent  hundreds  of  Phila- 
delphians  to  the  seashore  and  the 
country. 

"Things  to  Come"  opened  well  at 
the  Aldine  and  got  $10,000  on  the 
week,  but  began  to  slump  badly  to- 
ward the  end  of  the  week.  It  was 
held,  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  consist- 
ently off  at  the  matinee,  dropped  to 
$10,000,  and  this  week  may  be  its  last 
at  the  Chestnut. 

The  weather  all  week  was  warm 
and  daylight  saving  helped  to- hurt  the 
early  evening  shows. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $97,900. 
Average  is  $79,960,  inclusive  of 
"Great  Ziegfeld." 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7 : 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 

ALDINE  —  (1,200),  40c-55c-65e,  7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $8,160) 

"ROBIN   HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,300.    (Average,  $2,800) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c,  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 

'THE    GREAT   ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CHESTNUT— (1,500),  55c-86c-$1.10;  $1.65 
(roadshow),  7  days,  4th  week.  Gross: 
$10,000. 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 

EAR  LE  —  (2.000),  25c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Stage:  Phil  Spitalnv  orchestra;  Block  and 
Sully.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $12,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (3,000).  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Adventures  des  Legionnaires"  prolog. 
Gross:  $31,000.    (Average.  $14,000) 

"TIMES  SQUARE  LADY"  (W.  B.) 
KARLTON— (1.000),    25c-35c-40c.    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S  —  (2.000).  30c-40c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,100.    (Average.  $4,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 
STANLEY—  (3.700).     40c-55c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 

"PREVIEW   MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Yaekle  in  New  Post 

Hamilton,  O.,  May  10. — William 
Yaekle,  assistant  manager,  Paramount 
here,  has  been  made  manager  of  the 
Strand,  at  Middletown,  O.,  succeeding 
Milton  Kress.  Marion  Tasso  has 
been  promoted  to  assistant  manager 
of  the  Paramount.  Both  houses  are 
units  of  the  Southio  chain  under  su- 
pervision of  Tracy  Barham,  general 
manager,  with  headquarters  here. 


Cameo  Screen  Expands 

Boston,  May  10. — Cameo  Screen 
Attractions,  which  has  a  setup  this 
year  of  about  90  features  since  it  took 
over  physical  distribution  of  Century 
Film,  now  has  five  salesmen  on  its 
staff.  Manager  Sam  Davidson  has 
assigned  Norman  Lieb  to  the  Maine 
territory  and  Sam  S.  Gan  to  Vermont 
and  New  Hampshire. 


ROY  HAINES'  wife  is  on  the  coast 
visiting  her  family.  The  local 
Warner  exchange  head  will  join  her 
June  1,  when  the  company  starts  its 
five-day  convention  at  the  Ambassador 
Hotel  in  Los  Angeles. 

e 

Bobby  Breen,  child  star  of  "Let's 
Sing  Again,  leaves  on  Tuesday  for  a 
series  of  personal  appearances  with 
cddie  Cantor  in  Cleveland  and  Chi- 
cago. He  will  return  here  to  attend 
the  RKO  sales  convention,  which  will 
be  held  June  1-3. 

• 

Lou  is  Levand,  former  theatre  op- 
erator and  owner  of  the  Wichita  Bea- 
con, was  in  town  last  week.  His  news- 
paper campaign  for  Sunday  shows  in 
Kansas  is  responsible  for  the  full 
week  operation  of  theatres  in  the  state, 
e 

Richard  J.  Madden,  playbroker, 
next  month  will  become  associated 
with  A.  &  S.  Lyons  casting  agency. 
Madden's  clients  include  Eugene 
U'Neill,  Somerset  Maugham,  Sean 
O'Casey  and  Ashley  Dukes. 
• 

Charles  H.  Olive,  Washington  ex- 
hibitor, was  in  town  the  other  day 
with  his  wife,  daughter  and  dog.  It 
was  the  first  trip  to  New  York  for 
the  daughter  and  the  dog. 

• 

Ben  Zeidman  is  in  town  from  the 
coast  negotiating  a  deal  for  a  series  of 
pictures  he  will  produce  next  season. 
Among  the  companies  he  is  talking  to 
is  Grand  National. 

• 

George  Applegate,  managing  direc- 
tor for  Western  Electric  in  Australia, 
has  arrived  in  town.  He  will  be  here 
about  a  month. 

• 

Charles  Skouras  and  Mike  Ro- 
senberg are  expected  from  the  coast 
this  week.  They  will  travel  via  the 
air  route. 

• 

Bernard  Mills,  Albany  Republic 
franchise  holder,  arrived  Friday  night 
and    returned   upstate   the  following 

day. 

• 

Nat  Holt  left  for  Cleveland  Satur- 
day after  spending  five  days  in  town 
conferring  with  Nate  J.  Blumberg. 
• 

Milt  Kusell  expects  to  close  either 
today  or  tomorrow  on  that  two-year 
product  deal  with  Joe  Seider. 

• 

Sol  Lesser,  following  the  opening 
of  "Let's  Sing  Again,"  sailed  for  the 
coast  aboard  the  Santa  Clara. 
• 

Harry  Arthur,  due  from  St.  Louis 
today,  has  delayed  his  return. 
• 

Eddie  Alperson  was  bothered  with 
a  cold  over  the  week-end. 

Claude  Ezell  has  returned  from 
W  ashington. 

. . .  Baltimore 

Herman  G.  Weinberg,  who  re- 
cently resigned  as  managing  director 
of  the  Little  Theatre  here,  has  been 
looking  over  pictures  made  by  foreign 
producers  during  the  last  several  days 
in  New  York. 

Edward  Kimple,  Jr.,  booker  for 
Associated  Theatres,  Inc.,  is  recuper- 
ating at  home  from  a  recent  attack 
of  illness. 

Bill   Henderson,   booker  for  the 


Durkee  Circuit,  was  chairman  of  the 
dance  committee  of  the  Elks'  Club 
Cabaret  Party. 

Benjamin  Livingston  has  closed 
his  Temple  which  he  renovated  from 
the  old  Dixie.  He  continues  to  run 
the  Clover. 

George  Browning,  former  film  edi- 
tor of  the  Baltimore  Post,  is  doing 
general  publicity  work. 

J.  Louis  Rome  is  back  from 
Jamaica. 

.  .   .  Chicago 

W.  A.  V.  Mack,  division  manager 
for  G.B.  here,  says  additions  to  sales 
staffs  include :  Edward  Brichetto  to 
the  Cincinnati  office,  Reuben  Rosen- 
blatt to  the  Milwaukee  staff,  Robert 
Winning  to  the  Des  Moines  office. 

Al  Blasko  had  his  picture  taken 
Friday  with  Charlie  Grimm,  man- 
ager of  the  Chicago  Cubs.  Blasko  is 
manager  of  Warners'  theatre  contest 
team  called  the  Chicago  Cubs. 

Clyde  Eckhardt  has  divided  the 
Chicago  territory  into  eight  divisions 
to  facilitate  the  collection  of  funds  for 
the  Will  Rogers  memorial  fund. 

Henry  Herbel's  new  home  was 
struck  by  lightning.  Some  damage 
was  done  to  the  house,  but  the  occu- 
pants were  unhurt. 

Jack  Rose  has  added  the  Circle,  in 
Goshen,  Indiana,  to  his  circuit, 
add  PUREly  PERsonAL 

.  .  .  Los  Anaeles 

Guy  Gunderson  has  been  named 
professional  chairman  of  Film  Row. 
He  gets  the  chairman  job  whenever 
there  is  need  for  one,  his  latest  being 
chairman  of  the  Film  Club  dance. 

George  A.  Hickey,  division  super- 
intendent ;  Clayton  Lynch,  man- 
ager; William  Callahan  and  Lane 
Gardner,  salesman,  have  left  for 
the  M-G-M  Chicago  convention. 

Newton  P.  Jacobs,  manager  of  the 
RKO-Radio  Exchange,  knee-deep  in 
carpet,  linoleum,  leather  and  sound- 
proofing samples  for  the  new  offices. 

Sam  J.  Gardner,  salesman,  trans- 
ferred from  the  Salt  Lake  M-G-M 
exchange  to  the  Los  Angeles  office. 

Sam  Berkowitz  celebrating  the  fifth 
anniversary  of  his  Far  West  Ex- 
changes with  a  sales  drive. 

J.  J.  Milstein,  Republic  western 
division  manager,  back  from  a  three- 
week  tour  of  the  division. 

Ray  Peterson,  local  exhibitor,  has 
left  for  a  vacation  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
his  former  home. 

Mike  Newman  up  the  coast  for 
three  weeks  in  advance  of  "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town." 

Howard  Stubbins  to  New  York 
to  meet  Trem  Carr  about  May  7. 

Max  Myer,  traveling  auditor  for 
Columbia,  here  for  several  weeks. 

Lee  Dodge,  Columbia  cashier,  to 
marry  Ellen  Parker  in  June. 

Hershon  and  Spaeth  open  the 
Garden,  Belvedere  Gardens. 

W.  C.  Riter,  manager  for  Colum- 
bia, back  from  Arizona. 

L.  K.  Brin  takes  over  the  Arrow 
from  John  Menard. 

S.  Levy  takes  the  Brea,  at  Brea, 
from  L.  G.  Edwards. 

John  Rugar  visiting  here  from 
Park  City,  Utah. 

Herman  Brown  in  town  from 
Nampa,  Idaho. 

Gene  O'Keefe  opens  the  Florence 
Mills. 


"Moon"  Gets  ; 
St.  Paul  Top 
With  $4,500 

Minneapolis,  May  10. — "The 
Moon's  Our  Home"  was  the  only  at- 
traction in  the  Twin  Cities  to  make 
much  of  a  showing  on  the  week,  due 
to  the  competition  of  spring  weather. 
The  take  of  $4,500  at  the  St.  Paul 
Riviera  was  $1,000  over  normal. 

"Sutter's  Gold"  was  $500  up  on  a 
take  of  $4,500  at  the  St.  Paul  Or- 
pheum,  and  "The  Ghost  Goes  West 
went  over  par  by  the  same  amount 
on  a  take  of  §2,000  at  the  St.  Paul 
World.  At  the  World  here  it  held 
up  to  $3,000  in  its  third  week. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $25,500.  Average  is  $25,- 
500.  Total  first  run  business  in  St 
Paul  was  $17,500.  Average  is  $16,000 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis: 
Week  Ending  May  7: 
"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

WORLD  — (400),  25c-35c,  7  days,  3rc 
week.    Gross:   $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  May  8: 

"HERE  COMES  TROUBLE"  (20th-Fox) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  May  9: 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

MINNESOTA  —  (4,000),  25c-55c,  7  days 
Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $10,000) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
ORPHEUM  —  (2,900).    25c-40c,     7  days 
Stage:     "Laugh    Town,    Laugh."  Gross 
$5,500.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross 
$5,500.    (Average,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  May  9: 

"A  MESSAGE   TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300).  25c-40c,  7  days 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

RIVIERA— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross 
$4,500.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM  —  (2,000),    25c-40c,     7  day: 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th  Fox 

TOWER — (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross 
$2,000.    (Average,  $1,500) 


Wolff,  Arthur  Confer 

St.  Louis,  May  10. — Marco  Wol 
has  been  here  with  Harry  C.  Arthu: 
Jr.,  vice-president  and  general  mar 
ager  of  F.  &  M.,  to  discuss  details  fo 
the  new  line  of  local  first  run  an 
second  run  houses  involved  in  th 
peace  pact  recently  approved  by  Fee 
eral  Judge  Knox  in  New  York. 

The  first  definite  local  result  froi 
the  settlement  of  the  legal  warfar 
was  the  return  of  the  Ambassador  t 
a  direct  first  run  house.  In  recer 
weeks  the  house  had  been  followin 
the  Fox  because  of  a  scarcity  of  dt 
sirable  product.  The  first  attractio 
under  the  new  lineup  was  "Things  t 
Come,"  plus  "Beware  of  Blondes"  an 
"Barnyard  Amateurs." 


Tracy  Knight  Advanced 

Hollywood,  May  10. — Nat  Levin 
has  placed  Tracy  Knight  in  charg 
of  writers  and  writing  assignments  : 
Republic.  Knight  will  take  over  a 
former  duties  of  Wallace  MacDonal 
except  that  of  story  editor.  The  po; 
of  story  editor  will  be  left  vacant  fo 
the  present. 


Monday,  May  II,  1936 


MOTION  P1CTURJE 

DAILY 


"Under  Flags" 
Boston  Hit  in 
Two  Theatres 


Boston,  May  10. — "Under  Two 
Flags"  was  outstanding  at  Loew's  Or- 
pheum  and  Loew's  State  in  a  week 
marked  by  heavy  competition  from 
the  circus  and  a  general  warmth  that 
started  outdoor  attractions.  The  gross 
at  the  Orpheum  was  $16,000,  over  the 
line  of  $3,000,  and  at  the  State  it  was 
$14,000,  up  by  $2,000. 

"The  Walking  Dead"  and  "Every- 
body's Old  Man"  was  slightly  over 
normal  at  $7,500  in  the  Paramount 
and  just  made  par,  $4,500,  at  the  Fen- 
way. Other  spots  were  hit  by  the 
competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $89,500. 
Average  is  $87,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  8 : 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 

FENWAY  —  (1,382),  30c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

KEITH'S  MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average 
for  first  week,  $12,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  ORPHEUM— (2,907),  25c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $16,000.    (Average.  $13,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,537).  25c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 

•"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332),  35c-65c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Ina  Ray  Hutton  and  her 
Melodears,  Jack  Pepper,  Fabian  Sevitzky. 
Gross:  $21,00).    (Average.  $22,000) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.B.) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (1,793),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

RKO  BOSTON— (3,246),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Irene  Bordoni,  Hal  Le  Roy,  Joe 
Morrison  and  large  cast  in  "Hollywood 
Holiday."    Gross:  $16,500.   (Average,  »17,0C0) 


"Moon"  on  Dual  Is 
Providence  Leader 

Providence,  May  10. — Three  houses 
in  the  downtown  belt  reached  par  for 
the  week,  although  the  start  of  horse 
racing  at  Xarragansett  made  a  big  cut 
in  matinee  receipts.  The  Strand  was 
$300  over  its  usual  $6,500  gross  with 
"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  and 
"Rhodes,"  while  Loew's  State  was 
even  at  $12,000  with  "Under  Two 
Flags." 

Fay's  caught  a  $7,000  par  with  "The 
Country  Bevond"  and  a  stage  revue. 
The  RKO  Albee  was  down  $1,000 
from  its  average  $7,000  with  "The  Re- 
turn of  Jimmy  Valentine"  and  a  revue. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $38,600. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7 : 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

STRAND — (2,300 1,  15c-40e.  7  davs.  Gross: 
$6,800.    (Average.  $6,500) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 

"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 

MAJESTIC  —  (2,400).  15c-4Gc,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,800.  (Average.  $7,000) 
"THE  COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
n  FAYS — (1,600),  15c-40c.  7  days.  Stage: 
"Les  Femmes  Cheric"  Revue.  Gross: 
$7,000.    (Average.  S7.000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800).  15c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"RETURN  OF  JIMMY  VALENTINE" 
(Republic) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Redheads  and  Blondes"  Revue. 
Gross:  S6,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


On  Job  50  Years 

Hamilton,  O.,  May  10.— 
Charles  Slofner  last  week 
ended  his  50th  year  of  theatre 
work  in  various  capacities 
with  different  local  houses. 
When  approached  for  an  in- 
terview while  working  in  the 
lobby  of  the  Rialto,  where  he 
is  employed  as  a  general 
utility  man,  he  said  he  "was 
too  busy  to  bother  with  such 
trifles." 

Slofner  started  as  a  chore 
boy  attending  the  oil  and  gas 
lamps  in  the  old  Globe  Opera 
house,  which  closed  many 
years  ago. 


"Deeds"  Sets  New 
Record  at  Lincoln 

Lincoln,  Xeb.,  May  10.  —  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  set  a  new 
record  for  holdovers  during  its  third 
week  here  this  week,  getting  $1,900, 
$600  in  the  profit  column,  and  was 
held  a  fourth  week.  This  doubles  the 
previous  all-time  record  for  any  film 
in  this  town. 

"Wife  vs.  Secretary"  was  strong  at 
the  Stuart,  chalking  up  $4,300  on  an 
eight-day  stay,  which  is  §1,200  over 
the  normal  take  for  the  house. 

"The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur" 
stayed  eight  days  at  the  Lincoln  and 
was  a  steady  grosser.  The  final  tally 
was  $2,800,  $600  above  average  for 
seven  days.  The  Orpheum  was  so-so 
with  a  weak  vaudeville  attraction. 
The  take  with  the  vaudeville  and 
three  pictures  was  $2,500,  $400  up. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,550. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  April  29: 

"LUCKY  TERROR"  (Diversion) 

"HORSEPLAY"  (Univ.) 
"DRAKE  THE  PIRATE"  (F.D.) 
"EAST  OF  JAVA"  (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1,200),  10c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,050.    (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  April  30: 
"STORY  OF  LOUIS  PASTEUR"  (W.B.) 

LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    8  days. 
Gross:  $2,800.    (Average,  7  days,  $2,200) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

VARSITY— (1,100),  10c-20c-25c-40c,  7  days, 
3rd  week.  Gross:  $1,900.  (Average,  $1,300). 
Held  for  4th  week. 

"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"SHOW  THEM  NO  MERCY"  (20th-Fox) 
"AFFAIRS  OF  CELLINI"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM  —  (1,350),  10c-15c-20c-25c,  7 
days.  First  three  had  Major  Bowes'  ama- 
teurs on  stage.  Gross:  $2,500.  (Average, 
$2,100) 

Week  Ending  May  1: 
"WIFE  VS.  SECRETARY"  (M-G-M) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $4,300.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,100) 


A.  G.  Eustace  Retires 

San  Francisco,  May  10. — A.  G. 
Eustace,  secretary  to  Aaron  Goldberg, 
operator  of  a  string  of  subsequent  runs 
on  Market  St.,  has  decided  to  retire 
after  having  worked  steadilv  for  64 
years— 1872  to  1936.  He  is  nearly  80 
years  old. 

Eustace  was  an  exhibitor  in  1906, 
the  year  of  the  earthquake  and  fire. 


Paramount  Sets  Six 

Hollywood,  May  10. — Paramount  is 
starting  six  features  during  this 
month.  They  are  "A  Son  Comes 
Home,"  May  11 ;  "Lady  Be  Careful" 
and  "The  Count  of  Arizona,"  formerly 
titled  "Gentleman's  Choice,"  May  18 ; 
"Murder  with  Pictures"  and  "Hide- 
away Girl,"  May  25,  and  Chester 
Franklin's  "Wilderness." 


Paroled  Convict's  Maiiia  for 
Cars  Jailed  Him  3  Times ; 

The  Commissioner  recommended 
that  parole  hearings  be  publicized, 
that  law  enforcing  agencies  be 
notified  when  a  prisoner  is  released 
on  parole,  and  that  the  various 
Parole  boards  be  consolidated. 
A««IIed  by  Moore. 

He  also  asked  that  no  prisoner  be 
paroled  until  it  Is  positive  he  wlU 
engage  in  lawful  employment. 

Problem*  Are  Lilted. 

"One  of  the  major  troubles  with 
the  system,"  he  said,  "is  the  number 
of  men  each  parole  officer  must 
supervise.  Parole  officers  cannot 
perform  their  full  duties  when  each 
is  assigned  to  from  ninety  to  100 
paroled  men." 


Ex-Convict 
As  Slayer 


Under  a  Suspended  Sen- 
tence,  His  False  Ahbi 
of  Reporting  to  Proba- 
tion Officer  Trips  Him 

iex-convict  once  j»rolM  from  Elmira 
Reformatory,  was  locked  up  at  Po- 
lice   Headquarters    last    night  on 
a  charge  of  homicide  as  th,  con- 
fessed  slayer. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

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10 

M-G-M's  List 
To  Be  44-52; 
Limit  Titles 

{Continued  from  page  I) 

Rodgers,  general  sales  manager,  will 
most  likely  announce  about  50  per  cent 
of  the  titles  and  stars  and  featured 
players  who  will  appear  on  the  roster. 

This  will  give  the  company  suffi- 
cient leeway  to  add  a  number  of  new 
vehicles  and  stage  plays  purchased  as 
the  season  progresses. 

The  six  to  eight  specials  will  prob- 
ably be  on  a  percentage  basis  with  in- 
creases in  flat  rentals  to  be  sought  all 
along  the  line,  it  is  said. 

Among  the  specials,  the  following 
are  likely  to  be  included:  "Marie 
Antoinette,"  "Camille,"  "The  Good 
Earth,"  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  "May- 
time"  and  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda." 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  was  one  of  the 
six  specials  on  the  current  program, 
but  was  taken  off  the  contract  when 
it  was  decided  to  roadshow  it. 

Three  of  the  five  days  will  be  de- 
voted to  open  sessions.  The  last  two 
days  are  to  be  given  over  to  meet- 
ings of  the  various  sales  forces  with 
divisional  and  district  managers. 

Sales  forces  from  Canada,  the  west 
and  east  converged  here  this  morning 
and  late  tonight  for  the  yearly  sales 
fest,  which  opens  Monday  at  the 
Palmer  House.  Including  the  home 
office  contingent,  about  240  are  on 
hand.  The  special  convention  train 
which  left  New  York  Saturday  after- 
noon arrived  at  10:15  this  morning 
with  representatives  from  the  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  Boston,  New 
Haven,  Philadelphia,  Albany  and  Buf- 
falo exchanges.  The  Overland  Lim- 
ited, arriving  this  morning  from  the 
coast,  had  on  it  members  of  the  Los 
Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Seattle  and 
Portland  branches.  All  during  the  day 
regular  trains  from  other  parts  of  the 
country  brought  division,  district  and 
branch  managers,  salesmen  and  book- 
ers. 

Mayer  Attending  Later 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  who  had  planned 
to  leave  New  York  Monday  night 
and  speak  to  the  conventioneers  Tues- 
day morning,  has  delayed  his  trip. 
There  will  be  screenings  of  several 
new  releases. 

No  changes  in  the  managerial  line- 
up are  expected. 

Those  arriving  today  immediately 
registered  at  the  Palmer  House,  re- 
porting to  convention  headquarters  for 
badges  and  a  checkup  on  reservations. 
At  2:30,  the  auditors  met  with  Alan 
Cummings.  The  salesmen  and  mana- 
gers spent  the  rest  of  the  day  renew- 
ing acquaintances  and  exchanging 
news  of  the  territories. 

Monday  the  first  session  will  get 
under  way  at  10  A.  M.  sharp  in  the 
Red  Lacquer  Room  on  the  fourth 
floor.  Luncheon  will  be  served  at  1 
P.  M.  and  at  2:15  the  afternoon  meet- 
ing will  start.  Photographs  will  be 
taken  at  5  :30.  Dinner  is  scheduled  for 
6:45  and  at  8  P.  M.  an  announcement 
of  the  evening's  activities  will  be 
made. 

The  home  office  delegation  includes : 
Al  Lichtman,  assistant  to  Nicholas 
M.  Schenck ;  Rodgers,  T.  J.  Connors, 
eastern  sales  manager;  E.  M.  Saun- 
ders, western  sales  manager ;  Howard 
Dietz,  director  of  publicity,  advertis- 


ing and  exploitation ;  Silas  F.  Sead- 
ler,  advertising  manager;  William  R. 
Ferguson,  exploitation  manager  ;  Fred 
C.  Quimby,  manager  of  the  short  sub- 
ject department;  Jay  Gove,  sales  de- 
velopment manager;  C.  K.  Stern,  as- 
sistant treasurer ;  Alan  F.  Cummings, 
manager  of  exchange  operations ;  Ed- 
ward Aaron,  eastern  sales  department ; 
Charles  Deeson,  manager  of  the  con- 
tract department ;  Col.  E.  A.  Schiller, 
theatre  department ;  J.  S.  MacLeod, 
manager  exchange  maintenance  de- 
partment ;  C.  J.  Sonin,  manager  of  the 
purchasing  department ;  Harold  Post- 
man, assistant,  eastern  sales  depart- 
ment; Joel  Bezahler,  assistant,  west- 
ern sales  department ;  Arthur  Lacks, 
manager  news  bookings ;  Joseph  Vo- 
gel,  in  charge  of  out-of-town  theatre 
operation ;  Harold  Goldgraben,  assis- 
tant to  Cummings ;  C.  B.  Fogle,  trav- 
eling sound  technician ;  Ernest  Mor- 
rell,  transportation  department,  and 
M.  L.  Simons,  editor  of  The  Dis- 
tributor. 

The  following  men  will  attend  from 
the  United  States  and  Canada : 

Albany — R.  Pielow,  manager;  W.  L. 
Sherry  and  H.  L.  Ripps.  salesmen;  W. 
Williams,  office  manager;  W.  J.  Devaney, 
first  booker. 


He  Will  Not  Go! 

Hollywood,  May  10.  —  One 
man  who  will  not  go  to  the 
M-G-M  convention  is  Earl 
Grant  in  the  studio  here. 
With  $300  in  his  jeans,  the 
result  of  holding  the  right 
number  in  a  Bank  Night 
drawing,  Grant  is  all  set  to 
barge  off  on  an  extended 
vacation,  his  first  in  10  years. 


Atlanta — C.  E.  Kessnich,  district  man- 
ager; R.  Avey,  manager;  L.  B.  Butler, 
H.  D.  Hearn,  L.  C.  Ingram  and  C.  F. 
McGuire,  salesmen;  T.  E.  Lucy,  office 
manager;   R.  Ervin,  first  booker. 

Boston — M.  N.  Wolf,  manager;  T.  J. 
Donaldson,  R.  J.  Curran.  H.  Rosenblatt, 
H.  O.  Worden  and  M.  Goldstein,  sales- 
man; H.  Wolper,  office  manager;  C.  Repec, 
first  booker. 

Buffalo — E.  K.  O'Shea,  manager:  R.  W. 
Maw,  A.  Harris  and  A.  Weissman,  sales- 
men; C.  Harter,  first  booker. 

Charlotte — I.  Furman,  manager;  B. 
Bishop,  Jr.  and  B.  H.  Rosenwald,  sales- 
men; H.  Margolis,  office  manager;  T.  E. 
Bailey,  first  booker. 

Chicago — S.  A.  Shirley,  district  mana- 
ger; Felix  Mendelssohn,  manager;  F.  B. 
Ishmael,   T.   L.   Mendelssohn,   D.   E.  Ross 


Monday,  May  I  I,  1936 
 .  

and  M.  C.  Brodsky,  salesmen;  J.  G.  Kempt- 
gen,  office  manager;  A.  OToole,  first 
booker. 

Cincinnati — E.  M.  Booth,  manager;  J 
S.  Allen,  J.  M.  Jacobs,  P.  Niland  and  w! 
H.  Windsor,  salesmen;  H.  J.  Sheeran,  of- 
fice manager;  C.  Weigel,  first  booker. 

Cleveland — F.  D.  Drew,  manager;  J. 
J.   Sogg,  E.   V'ogel,   E.   H.    Brauer  and  J. 

B.  Mundstuk.  salesmen;  B.  D.  Stoner,  of- 
fice manager;  J.  P.  Harrington,  first  book- 
er. 

Dallas — L.  Bickel,  manager;   C.  Huston, 

C.  D.  Lyne  and  H.  G.  Krumm.  >alesmen; 
A.  V.  Philbin,  office  manager;  L.  Whiting- 
ton,  first  booker. 

Denver — H.  A.  Friedel,  manager;  J.  H. 
King  and  R.  A.  Cain,  salesmen;  F.  Zek 
man,  office  manager;  M.  Cramer,  first 
booker. 

Des  Moines — D.  C.  Kennedy,  manager; 
L.  Levy  and  J.  Maguire.  salesmen;  H. 
Cohen,  office  manager;  G.  E  McGlynn,  first 
booker. 

Detroit — J.  E.  Flynn,  district  manager; 
F.  J.  Downey,  manager;  J.  F.  Morgan,  F. 
W.  Chrysler  and  S.  Fisher,  salesmen;  G. 
L.  Becker,  office  manager;  H.  Sandelman, 
first  booker. 

Indianapolis — W.  W.  Willman,  manager; 
H.  A.  Wagner,  D.  Taute  and  R.  D.  Mc- 
Raven,  salesmen;  F.  B.  Gauker,  office  man- 
ager; E.  Herndon,  first  booker. 

Kansas  City — H.  P.  Wolfberg.  district 
manager;  F.  C.  Hensler,  manager;  E.  W. 
Green,  G.  M.  Baumeister,  S.  B.  Stoll  T. 
Wildman,  salesmen;  J.  A.  Muchmore,  of- 
fice manager;  L.  Abrahams,  first  booker. 

Los  Angeles — G.  A.  Hickey,  district 
manager;  C.  T.  Lynch,  manager;  W. 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Roars  from  Leo's  Lair 


Monday,  May  I  I.  1936 

M-G-M's  List 
To  Be  44-52; 
Limit  Titles 

{Continued  from  page  10) 
i  lalihan  and  S.  J.   Gardner,  salesmen,  R. 
W.   Carmichael.  office  manager;   J.  Jacobs, 
urst  booker. 

Memphis — J.    F.    Willingham.  manager; 

.  F  Mock  and  J.  ReYille.  salesmen;  M, 
L.  Basse,  office  manager;  L.  J.  Weber, 
"rst  booker. 

Milwaukee — S.  Shurman,  manager;  A.  J. 
Shumow.  M.  Schwartz  and  E.  J.  Lipson, 
alesmen;  J.  H.  Imhof.  office  manager; 
K.  Bennin,  first  booker. 

Minneapolis — W.  H.  Workman,  mana- 
ger: G.  W.  Turner,  A.  S.  Clatworthy.  W. 
P.  Cameron  and  L.  H.  Coen,  salesmen; 
A.  Putz.  office  manager;  W.  McKean,  first 
->ooker. 

Sew  Haven — J.  P.  Byrne,  manager;  M. 
Hyams,  salesman;  F.  G.  Rippingale.  office 
nanager  and  first  booker. 

New  Orleans — C.  J.  Briant,  manager;  V". 
H.  Bridges  and  F.  M.  Jelenke.  salesmen; 
E.    F.    Briwa,  office   manager   and  booker. 

Sew  York  and  New  Jersey — W.  A. 
Scully,  district  manager;  J,  Bowen.  New 
York  manager;  H.  W.  Miller  and  H.  Levy. 
\ew  York  salesmen;  D.  Levy,  New  Jer- 
-ey  manager;  B.  Abner  and  R.  Cuming. 
\'ew  Jersey  salesmen;  D.  Feck,  office  man- 
iger;  R.  Ellsworth,  first  booker. 

Oklahoma  City — W.  B.  Zoellner.  mana- 
ger; J.  N.  Byrd  and  H.  R.  Gaus,  sales- 
nen;  J.  Markowitz,  office  manager:  W.  A. 
Lewis,  first  booker. 

Omaha — H.  J.  Shumow.  manager;  F.  C. 
Thortsen,  C.  Nedley  and  C.  Lieb,  sales- 
men;  V.  B.  Trent,  office  manager. 

Philadelphia — Robert  Lynch,  manager;  S. 
E.  Applegate,  sales  manager;  C.  C.  Pippin, 
(3  Schwartz,  J.  Morrow,  T.  Burns,  Jr. 
and  N.  Lloyd,  Jr..  salesmen;  J.  Farrow, 
office  manager;  W.  Gabriel,  first  booker. 

Pittsburgh — J.  J.  Maloney.  manager;  J. 
Lapidus,  J.  L.  Kelley  and  S.  Gottlieb, 
-alesmen;  H.  W.  Genter.  office  manager; 
M.  Brauman,  first  booker. 

Portland — L.  Amacher.  manager;  J.  T. 
Warren,  salesman:  A.  S.  McCarl.  Jr..  first 
cooker. 

St.  Louis — W.  E.  Banford.  manager;  G. 
'<.  Gregory,  G.  F.  Reilly  and  J.  X.  Quinn, 
salesmen;  F.  Snyder,  office  manager:  C. 
Ritzier,  first  booker. 

Salt  Lake  City — M.  Saffle,  manager;  C. 
W.  Boulet,  C.  Lind  and  D.  T.  McElhin- 
ney,  salesmen;  G.  A.  Derrick,  office  man- 
ager; J.  Comer,  first  booker. 

San  Francisco — G.  C.  Parsons,  manager; 
U  S.  Hulling  and  E.  C.  Mix,  salesmen;  T. 
Aspell,  Jr.,  office  manager;  H.  Schmidt. 
fi.rst  booker. 

Seattle — L.  YVingham.  manager:  M.  Ru- 
benfeld  and  B.  W.  Rucker.  salesmen;  P. 
McElhinney,  office  manager:  H.  Rlatt,  first 
hooker. 

Washington — R.  Berger.  manager;  P. 
Bobys.  H.  Cohen.  J.  Goldberg  and  F.  J. 
Scully,  salesmen;  H.  A.  Weinberger,  office 
manager:  M.  Greenfield,  first  booker. 

Canada — H.  L.  Nathanson  and  W.  Hay- 
ner.  Charles  Ramage.  Vancouver;  T. 
Oould.  Winnipeg",  G.  Lightstone.  Toronto: 
H>  1.  Cass.  Montreal;  A.  E.  Smith.  St. 
John. 

Erploiteers — E.  B.  Coleman.  Atlanta:  B. 
McKenzie.  Boston:  J.  Gilmore.  Buffalo;  F. 
A  Bartow.  Chicago:  C.  C.  Deardourff. 
Cleveland;  W.  G.  Biship.  Detroit;  C.  E. 
Morris,  Kansas  City:  J.  A.  Schiller.  Los 
Angeles;  M.  Abrams.  Minneapolis  and  N. 
W.  Pyle.  Washington. 

Traveling  Auditors — C.  Aaron.  J.  J.  Ash. 
J.  M.  Cummings.  T.  T.  Donahue.  T.  F. 
Grady.  R.  Long.  W.  Marsh.  P.  D.  Agnew 


Three  Shorts  in  Work 

Hollywood,  May  10—  M-G-M  has 
three  shorts  in  work  under  the  super- 
vision of  Jack  Chertock.  They  are 
"Violets  in  the  Spring."  two-reel  mu- 
cal  with  Jean  Chatburn :  "Modern 
Miracle,"  storv  bv  Duffy  Cornell,  and 
"The  Killer."  a  dog  film.  The  last 
two  are  in  the  Pete  Smith  group. 


Roy  Shield  to  Roach 

Hollywood,  May  10. — Hal  Roach 
has  signed  Roy  Shield  to  arrange  the 
musical  score  of  "Our  Relations."  next 
L3urel  &  Hardy  picture.  Shield,  who 
is  with  NBC  in  Chicago,  is  due  here 
tomorrow. 


Chicago,  May  10. — Scheduled  as 
one  of  the  principal  speakers  on 
Tuesday's  program,  Louis  B.  Mayer 
is  not  due  on  the  local  scene  until 
Wednesday.  Last  Friday  night,  he 
entered  Doctors'  Hospital  in  New 
York  for  observation  with  expecta- 
tions of  being  discharged  Monday. 
+ 

Howard  Strickling.  studio  pub- 
licity head,  planned  to  leave  with  the 
convention  special  out  of  New  York, 
but  last  minute  changes  has  him  in  the 
east  keeping  in  close  touch  with 
Mayer.  According  to  present  plans, 
Strickling  will  leave  New  York 
Monday  night. 

+ 

Ernest  Morrell,  head  of  M-G-M's 
transportation  department,  on  April 
11,  celebrated  his  15th  year  with  the 
company.  He  started  in  the  accessory 
and  supply  division,  later  becoming 
manager  of  the  department.  When 
Frank  Rhorenbeck  was  transferred 
to  WHN  some  time  ago,  Morrell 
took  over  the  reins  of  the  travel  de- 
partment. 

+ 

J.  S.  MacLeod,  in  charge  of  ex- 
change maintenance,  has  been  here 
for  several  days  dressing  up  conven- 
tion headquarters  at  the  Palmer 
House.  With  him  is  Bill  Ferguson, 
who  is  plastering  the  place  with  dis- 
plays. Ferguson  also  has  under  his 
wing  the  roadshows  on  "The  Creat 
Ziegfeld,"  which  he  is  trying  to  han- 
dle in  addition  to  campaigning  for 
the  convention.  If  he  hasn't  dropped 
his  Scotch  tendencies  by  now.  it  will 
be  a  surprise  to  a  lot  of  the  bovs. 
+ 

Charles  Deesen  of  the  home  office 
didn't  have  anything  to  worry  about 
this  year.  As  a  rule  he  adds  a  grey 
hair  or  two  trying  to  figure  out  who 
will  be  his  room  mate  on  the  train. 
On  this  trip,  M.  L.  Simons,  editor 
of  The  Distributor,  was  the  second 
man.  According  to  reports  Simons 
read  his  companion  to  sleep  en  route. 
+ 

Within  an  hour  after  he  arrived. 
Bill  Rodgers'  right  hand  went  limp 
because  of  the  many  handshakes  con- 
gratulating him  on  his  appointment  to 
the  top  post  in  the  sales  setup. 
+ 

Fred  C.  Quimby  and  James  A. 
FitzPatrick  had  many  "short" 
things  to  talk  about  on  their  way  out. 
FitzPatrick.  who  produced  10 
Traveltalks  last  season,  is  upping  his 
schedule  two  to  make  an  even  dozen. 
All  will  be  in  Technicolor.  M-G-M. 
by  the  way.  has  a  tieup  to  release  the 
12  features  FitzPatrick  will  make 
next  season  for  England. 

+ 

Arthltr  Loew  and  his  foreign  con- 
tingent are  not  in  evidence.  Loew 
may  hold  an  international  sales  meet 
of  his  own. 

+ 

Morris  ("Moishe")  Wolff,  Bos- 
ton manager,  has  finally  been  re- 
lieved of  the  Charley  Horse  in  his 
arm  by  teaching  Lefty  Grove  of  the 
Red  Sox  a  couple  of  pointers  in 
pitching,  it  is  rumored. 

+ 

Jack  Byrne,  who  pilots  the  New 
Haven  exchange,  is  a  handball  artist 
of  no  mean  ability.  The  nearest  he 
can  come  to  getting  a  game  on  the 


local  grounds,  however,  is  to  chal- 
lenge Howard  Dietz  to  a  ping  pong 
setto. 

+ 

Ira  Furman,  Charlotte  boss,  is 
trying  to  sign  up  a  partner  for  a 
round  of  golf.  He  may  get  Bill 
Scully  and  Jack  Bowen  on  the 
greens,  but  it  all  depends  on  the 
fourth  man.  Al  Lichtman  may  en- 
ter the  contest  if  he  can  manage  to 
take  off  a  couple  of  hours,  the  pros- 
pects of  which  are  not  so  sanguine  at 
the  moment. 

+ 

Bob  Lynch,  garbed  in  his  usual 
convention  black  shirt,  wanted  to  be 
the  engineer  of  the  special  train,  but 
the  boys  talked  him  out  of  it.  Lynch 
will  get  even  with  his  confreres  in 
another  way,  he  says. 

+' 

Clayt  Lynch,  the  St.  Louis  Kid 
who  was  switched  to  Los  Angeles 
when  J.  J.  Milstein  resigned,  is 
catching  up  with  the  latest  gossip 
from  the  Mound  City  by  keeping  con- 
stant company  with  "Doc"  Banford, 
who  now  holds  the  reins  at  the  St. 
Louis  branch.  Banford  hails  from 
Des  Moines  and  he's  hunting  up  gos- 
sip about  his  old  home  town,  too. 
+ 

Charles  C.  Kessnick,  southern 
district  manager  with  headquarters  in 
Atlanta  and  a  colonel  in  the  reserve 
corps,  contends  he's  losing  his  south- 
ern accent.  He  holds  this  is  due  to 
his  association  with  the  Yankee  divi- 
sions, meaning  namely  Jack  Flynn 
of  Detroit  and  Bill  Scully  of  New 
York. 

+ 

Traveling  with  the  50  home  office 
executives  and  their  assistants,  the 
New  York  exchange  crew  kept  to- 
gether like  peas  in  a  pod.  Scully, 
Bowen,  Dave  Levy,  Bob  Cummings, 
Ben  Abner.  Howard  Levy,  Capt. 
Harry  Miller,  Dudley  Peck  and 
Bob  Ellsworth  were  the  insepar- 
ables. Miller  reminisced  largely  on 
his  recent  silver  wedding  anniversary 
celebration. 

+ 

Harry  Margolies.  formerly  a 
booker  at  the  New  York  exchange 
and  now  spending  his  second  year  as 
office  manager  of  the  Charlotte  ex- 
change, is  attending.  From  this 
branch  also  are  Furman,  Ben  Ro- 
senwald.  Burtus  Bishop.  and 
Thomas  Bailey. 

+ 

Jack  Byrne's  contingent  from  New 
Haven  was  the  smallest.  Milton 
Hyams  and  Fred  Rippingale  are 
the  only  salesmen  in  the  exchange  and 
each  covers  a  lot  of  territory. 

+ 

Frank  Scully,  a  salesman  in  the 
Capitol  exchange,  is  a  brother  of  Bill. 
but.  notwithstanding,  has  chalked  up 
a  fine  record  for  himself  in  the  past 
year.  Rudy  Berger  is  the  boss  and 
hates  to  be  interviewed  by  the  press. 
Others  from  the  Washington  office 
attending  include  Harold  Wein- 
berger. Phil  Bobbys,  Harry  Cohen, 
Jack  Goldberg  and  Murray  Green- 
field. 

+ 

On  Monday,  all  the  boys  will  be 
photographed  in  groups.  The  cameras 
will  start  clicking  as  soon  as  the  after- 
noon session  is  over. 


1 1 


"Meet  Again" 
Denver  Draw; 
Gets  $8,500 

Denver,  May  10.— " 'Till  We  Meet 
Again,"  with  a  stage  show  at  the  Den- 
ham,  nearly  doubled  par  with  a  gross 
of  $8,500  last  week.  This  was  an 
outstanding  feature  of  a  general  first 
run  pickup. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  grabbed  big 
money  at  the  Denver  by  going  $4,500 
over  normal  to  a  total  of  $12,000. 

"Special  Investigator,"  helped  by 
Amos  'n'  Andy  for  five  days  at  the 
Orpheum,  also  pulled  a  big  total,  $9,- 
500,  which  was  up  $3,000.  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  was  $1,500  over 
the  line  on  a  $5,000  take  at  the  Para- 
mount, following  a  week  at  the  Den- 
ver. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $41,000. 
Average  is  $28,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7 : 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500).  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
following  three  weeks  at  the  Aladdm. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $1,500) 

"FRISCO  WATERFRONT"  (Republic) 
"OREGON  TRAIL"  (Republic) 

CENTER-(1,500),  15c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Stage:  show.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Average, 
$2,500) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

DENHAM — (1,500),    25c-35c-50c.  Stage: 
show.    Gross:  $8,500.    (Average.  $4,500) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

DENVER — (2,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Averaee 
$7,500) 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c,  5  days. 
Stage:  Amos  'n'  Andy  in  person.  Gross: 
$9,000.    (Average  for  week,  $6,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days 
following  a  week  at  the  Denver.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  $3,500) 


Remodeling  Offices 

New  Haven,  May  10.— Warners  are 
remodeling  their  exchange  offices  here, 
which  will  be  ready  July  1.  A  club 
room  is  among  the  improvements. 


Warshawsky  on  Job 

Hollywood,  May  10. — Samuel  J. 
Warshawsky  has  checked  in  at  Pick- 
ford-Lasky  to  collaborate  with  Ber- 
tram Milhauser  on  the  next  story  for 
Francis  Lederer.  They  will  work  on 
an  original  idea. 


Insurance  to  Use  Films 

St.  Louis,  May  10. — Selling  in- 
surance by  means  of  films  is  the  latest 
gag  under  consideration  here  by  the 
Fire  Underwriters'  Ass'n.  All  the 
citizens  who  have  been  dodging  insur- 
ance agents  for  years  may  encounter 
them  unexpectedly  on  the  screen. 


N.  E.  Insurance  Is  Set 

Boston,  May  10.— The  new  group 
insurance  policy  plan  started  here  by 
Independent  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  local 
Allied  affiliate,  is  set,  according  to 
business  Manager  Arthur  K.  Howard. 
The  scheme,  which  insures  50  or  more 
theatres  of  the  organization  as  a  whole 
and  assures  reductions  in  prevailing 
rates,  has  gone  through.  The  return 
of  the  certified  policy  is  all  that  is 
being  waited  for,  according  to  local 
Allied  headquarters.  Nathan  Yamins 
was  in  town  for  final  arrangements. 


12 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  I  I,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 

"Anthony  Adverse" 

( Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  10. — New  interest  is  given  talking  pictures  with  the 
presentation  of  "Anthony  Adverse."  It  establishes  a  standard  of  dramatic 
tragedy  that  easily  may  stand  as  a  shining  beacon  for  future  production. 
The  finest  picture  ever  turned  out  by  this  producing  organization,  it  is  a 
thrilling  triumph  to  the  courage,  intelligence  and  perseverance  that  went 
into  its  making.  It  is  an  honor  to  everyone  who  was  connected  with  it. 
Certain  to  be  a  box-office  sensation,  it  is  all  audience  entertainment  as  it 
is  a  showmanship  feature  that  makes  available  limitless  opportunities  for 
commercial  exploitation. 

In  clear  bold  strokes  it  tells  the  story  of  "Anthony  Adverse."  It  tells 
it  with  power,  dignity  and  a  precision  sure  to  grip  the  hearts  and  stir 
the  emotions  of  all  who  see  it.  Deftly  avoiding  any  possibility  for 
censurable  objection,  retaining  always  the  full  vigorous  spirit  of  the 
original,  it  paints  character  drama  that  takes  a  child  of  passion  through 
a  welter  of  experiences — romantic,  dramatic  and  tragic — always  pitched 
to  a  key  of  sympathetic  human  interest  that  held  the  attention  of  the 
preview  audience  in  a  viselike  grip. 

In  four  vivid  chapters  it  tells  the  complete  story.  One  is  the  tragedy 
of  Anthony's  birth  and  his  childhood  in  a  convent  school.  The  second 
is  his  apprenticeship  to  Bonnyfeather,  who  knows  the  child  is  his 
daughter's  son,  which  has  for  its  dramatic  contrast  Anthony's  great  love 
for  and  marriage  to  Angela.  Next  is  his  life  as  a  slave  trader  where 
the  man  of  ambitions  becomes  a  beast.  The  finale  is  his  meeting  with 
Angela  again,  the  discovery  that  she  is  Napoleon's  paramour  and  his 
happiness  when  he  claims  his  child  and  sails  to  America  for  a  new  life 
with  the  boy. 

Splendidly  acted  with  Fredric  March  giving  the  most  convincing  and 
accomplished  performance  of  his  career,  and  Olivia  De  Haviland,  Donald 
Woods,  Anita  Louise,  Edmund  Gwenn,  Claude  Rains,  Gale  Sondergaard, 
Steffi  Duna,  Ralph  Morgan,  Henry  O'Neill,  Louis  Alberni  and  Fritz 
Leiber  measuring  him  stride  for  stride.  The  show  is  an  excellent  example 
of  interpretive  narration.  Impressive  as  is  the  work  of  the  star,  principal 
support  and  minor  players,  the  musical  score  arranged  by  Erich 
Wolfgang  Korngold  fulfills  a  function  that  brought  the  story  to  the 
screen  without  missing  a  beat  in  mood  and  spirit. 

The  task  of  adapting  Hervey  Allen's  monumental  novel  as  accom- 
plished by  Sheridan  Gibney  not  only  digests  the  full  scope  of  the  original, 
but  embellishes  it  with  a  realism  and  believability  that  bring  the  picture 
within  the  understanding  and  appreciation  of  the  simplest  mind. 

Mervyn  Le  Roy's  direction  not  only  takes  full  advantage  of  what 
Gibney  prepared  and  the  opportunities  which  the  talents  of  the  star  and 
support  made  possible,  but  brings  in  a  finished,  convincing  way  the  some- 
thing new,  different  and  unusual  that  has  been  so  long  cried  for.  Accepted 
as  a  picture  that  will  exceed  one's  fondest  hopes  in  stimulating  theatre 
business,  "Anthony  Adverse"  has  a  new  significance  to  all  who  have  the 
welfare  of  the  industry  at  heart. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,784.    Running  time,  138  minutes.  "G." 

McCarthy. 


Double  Bills 
In  K.C.  Area 
Gain  Rapidly 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  nine  advertised 
double  bills,  and  the  Waldo  offered 
such  a  program  with  free  china. 

W.  D.  Fulton's  five  houses — South- 
town,  Colonial,  Mokan,  LaSalle  and 
Tivoli — showed  doubles  with  Fulton's 
"mutual"  money  giveaway. 

This  is  more  double  billing  and 
giveawaying  than  the  city  has  had  in 
many  a  moon. 

About  the  same  situation  obtains  in 
the  territory.  Fox  Midwest  has 
paced  other  exhibitors  in  this  respect, 
but  independents  have  occasionally 
opened  the  double-barrelled  shooting. 

R.  H.  Montgomery's  Cozy  at 
Ottawa,  Kan.,  recently  instituted 
double  bills.  The  Fox  Webster  and 
Strand  have  been  using  one  apiece  a 
week,  but  probably  will  use  more  now. 

Fox  took  doubles  into  Topeka  this 
spring,  into  Wichita  last  fall,  and  has 
adopted  the  double  practice  widely  in 
other  towns  in  this  division. 


Form  Nine  Concerns 

Albany,  May  10. — Nine  new  incor- 
porations here  include : 

Hopkins  Prod.,  Inc.,  by  Charles 
Hopkins,  John  Cameron  and  Ada 
Ellison ;  Film  Art  Studios,  Inc.,  by 
John  T.  Doran,  Craig  McD.  Kenny 
and  Annette  Freeman ;  Revelation 
Films,  Inc.,  by  Stanley  S.  Neal,  Mor- 
ris Black  and  Helen  Einkler ;  West 
15th  St.  Amusement  Corp.,  by  Carl 
Klarnet,  Thomas  Anninzisto  and 
Oscar  Buchwald;  S.  R.  F.  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  by  Sol  Rosenberg,  Selma 
Cole  and  Herbert  Schane ;  Straus 
Amusement  Corp.,  by  Greta  L.  Strat- 
man,  Gertrude  N.  Conroy  and  Mary 

F.  Stratman. 

Gamma  Amusement  Corp.,  by  Greta 
Stratman,  Gertrude  M.  Conroy  and 
Mary  E.  Stratman ;  Laburn,  Inc.,  by 

G.  Armour  Burns,  Louis  A.  Brown, 
Jr.,  and  George  T.  Scriba ;  Cinema 
Arts,  Inc.,  by  Philip  Zierler,  Rae 
Teicher  and  Frienda  Zierler. 


Steiner  in  Two  Jobs 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Max  Steiner 
has  signed  a  joint  contract  with  Selz- 
nick  International  and  Pioneer  Pic- 
tures as  head  of  both  music  depart- 
ments. He  is  preparing  the  score  now 
for  "The  Garden  of  Allah"  for  Selz- 
nick,  and  will  start  on  a  production 
for  Pioneer  as  soon  as  that  is  com- 
pleted. Steiner  recently  resigned  from 
Radio  where  he  has  been  in  charge 
of  scoring  and  conducting  many  of 
the  major  productions.  So  far,  no 
one  has  been  signed  at  Radio  by  Al 
Colombo,  manager  of  the  music  de- 
partment, to  take  his  place. 


Sets  "Cassidy"  Titles 

Hollywood,  May  10. — Harry  Sher- 
man has  set  the  titles  of  the  six 
"Hopalong  Cassidy"  pictures  he  will 
make  for  Paramount  release  on  the 
1936-37  program.  In  the  order  of 
which  they  will  be  made,  they  are : 
"The  Return  of  Hopalong  Cassidy," 
"Trail  Dust,"  "Cottonwood  Gulch," 
"Roundup."  "Bring  Me  His  Ears"  and 
"Rustlers'  Valley."  All  are  stories 
by  Clarence  E.  Mulford. 


Boston  Friars  to  Golf 

Boston,  May  10. — The  Boston  Friars 
Club  is  making  tentative  plans  for 
golf  matches  at  the  Pinebrook  V alley 
and  the  South  Shore  clubs.  Boat  ex- 
cursions are  also  under  discussion. 
This  organization,  to  which  some  130 
local  film  men  belong,  is  an  indepen- 
dent fraternal  body. 


Malco  Buys  Building 

Hope,  Ark.,  May  10. — Malco  The- 
atres, Inc.,  has  purchased  the 
Saenger  Theatre  Bldg.  here,  one  of 
the  largest  in  this  section  of  the 
State,  from  J.  P.  Brundige  of  Hope. 
The  deal  was  announced  by  M.  S. 
McCord,  secretary-treasurer  of  Malco. 


Effingham  Tax  Proposed 

Effingham,  111.,  May  10. — An  or- 
dinance pending  before  the  City  Coun- 
col  calls  for  a  tax  of  $250  on  theatres 
seating  less  than  500,  and  $500  per 
vear  on  houses  seating  from  1,200  to 
2,000. 


Mintz  in  Midwest  Deal 

Robert  Mintz,  president  of  Stage  & 
Screen  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  closed  a  deal 
with  P.  Weintraub  of  Majestic  Pic- 
tures of  Omaha  and  Kansas  City  for 
distribution  of  "Custer's  Last  Stand," 
15-episode  Weiss-Mintz  serial  for 
Iowa,  Nebraska,  Kansas  and  Western 
Missouri. 


Scott  in  Oklahoma  City 

Kansas  City,  May  10. — Ward  Scott, 
district  manager  for  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, is  attending  the  meeting  of 
the  Griffith  Amusement  Co.  circuit  at 
Oklahoma  City.  Scott  met  W.  J. 
Kupper,  western  divisional  salesman- 
ager,  and  Harry  Ballance,  southern 
district  manager. 


Mill  Strike  Shuts  House 

North  Grosvenordale,  Conn.,  May 
10. — The  Union  Hall,  operated  by  Al- 
bert Laurian,  has  been  forced  to 
close  because  of  the  mill  strike  which 
affects  most  of  the  town's  inhabitants. 


Dramatists  Averse 
To  Any  Compromise 


(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

title  to  the  plays.  All  other  points  set- 
tled between  the  contract  committees 
were  described  by  a  guild  spokesman 
as  "utterly  trivial." 

Whether  the  managers'  organization  i 
will  accept  the  60-40  split  and  authors'  j 
control  of  plays  is  regarded  as  ex-  i 
tremely  doubtful  in  both  camps.  Man- 
agers have  been  insistent  upon  the  re- 
tention of  the  former  50-50  split  pro- 
visions. Indications  are  that  the  ques- 
tion of  whether  managers  are  willing 
to  cede  this  point  in  the  interest  of  an 
agreement  will  be  put  before  a  mem- 
bership meeting  of  the  League  of  N. 
Y.  Theatres  today  or  tomorrow. 


Royal  Police  Fail 
To  Corral  This  Man 

Ottawa,  May  10. — The  interesting 
story  is  being  told  of  how  the  Royal 
Canadian  Mounted  Police  did  not  get 
their  man  in  traditional  fashion  in 
connection  with  the  presentation  of  a  • 
Russian  film  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Ottawa  Film  Society,  an  artv  group. 

An  officer  of  the  R.  C.  M.  P.  at- 
tended a  meeting  of  the  society  at 
which  the  Russian  feature  was 
screened  and  immediately  branded  it 
as  Communist  propaganda.  The  mat- 
ter was  referred  to  Major-General 
Sir  James  MacBrien,  commissioner  of 
the  mounted  police,  who  got  in  touch 
with  the  society's  secretary.  The 
secretary  finally  advised  the  commis- 
sioner to  get  in  touch  with  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Ottawa  organization. 

"Who  is  the  president?"  the  com- 
missioner asked. 

"Mr.  Justice  Rinfret  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Canada."  was  the  reply. 


Lodge  Honors  Addison 

Boston,  May  10.— H.  M.  Addison. 
Xew  England  manager  of  Loew's. 
flew  back  from  Hollywood  to  receive 
a  certificate  of  honorary  membership 
in  the  Tigris  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  X.  M. 
S.  of  Syracuse. 


Wall  Street 


Trading  Irregular  on  Board 

Net 


High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  

•  m 

4% 

4% 

Consolidated   Film  16 

16 

16 

Eastman  Kodak. 

A62Y2 

162*4 

16254 

-y*\ 

Eastman  Kodak 

pfd   .... 

Loew's,  Inc  

16354 

163J4 

16354 

+  % 

46 

4654 

+  Va  - 

Paramount   

9% 

9% 

-  % 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

73 

73 

73 

-  % 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

10% 

1054 

10% 

-  % 

Pa  the  Film  

&74 

8% 

8% 

-h< 

RKO   

6V2 
24 

654 
24 

654 
24 

20th  Century-Fox 

+  54 

20th  Century,  pfd 

33% 

33% 

33% 

+  %  ■ 

Universal,  pfd... 

96 

95 

96 

+1  , 

Warner  Bros.... 

WVs 

9% 

105i 

+ 

Sonotone  Up  V»  on 

Curb 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Sonotone   

2% 

2% 

2% 

+  %  | 

Technicolor   

27% 

277^ 

27% 

Little  Change  on  Bonds 


Net 

High    Low   Close  Chang< 

Loew's  6s  41  ww 
deb  rights   97       97     97        —  54 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55         90%    9014     90%     -f  % 

Warner    Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   9354     93        9354     +  Ya  ' 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  9:) 


The  Leading 


Motiof 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  112 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  MAY  12,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


^letro  Gives 
Details  for 
33  Pictures 


/  inimum  of  44  ;  Maximum 
Of  52  to  Be  Made 


Chicago,  May  11. — M-G-M  di- 
ulged  definite  plans  for  33  pictures, 
ther  by  title  or  starring  designation 
r  both,  to  its  assembled  sales  forces 
t  the  Palmer  House  today  as  the 
rst  session  of  its  annual  convention 
nt  under  way.  Confirming  Motion 
'ictvre  Daily's  forecast  of  Mon- 
ay,  the  company  announced  a  mini- 
uim  of  44  and  a  maximum  of  52  fea- 
ires  for  1936-37,  but  confined  detail 
i  33  of  the  list.  The  shorts  will 
ggregate  194  releases,  including  102 
isues  of  Hearst  Metrotone  News. 

Starring  attractions  will  include  ve- 
icles  with  Freddie  Bartholomew, 
Wallace  Beery,  Charles  Boyer,  Joan 
rawford,  Nelson  Eddy,  Greta  Garbo, 
ack  Haley,  Jean  Harlow,  Leslie 
loward.  Charles  Laughton,  Laurel 
nd  Hardy,  Myrna  Loy,  Jeanette 
.facDonald,  Marx  Brothers,  Robert 
Montgomery,  Grace  Moore,  Eleanor 
*owell,  William  Powell,  Norma 
shearer  and  Robert  Taylor.  The 
laley  and  Laurel  and  Hardy  pictures 
(rill  be  made  in  a  group  of  four  from 
ial  Roach. 

Co-starring    combinations  include 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Fox  Midwest  Drops 
Novel  Copy  in  Ads 

Kansas  City,  May  11. — Fox  Mid- 
vest  managers  for  the  most  part  have 
:eased  using  Screen  Reporter  news- 
>aper  advertising,  begun  last  year  by 
he  circuit  as  a  novelty.  Elmer  C. 
Rhoden,  president  and  general  man- 
iger  of  the  circuit  adopted  it  as  a 
neans  of  bringing  theatre  advertising 
)ut  of  the  usual  routine.  The  plan 
■vas  originally  to  be  used  at  the  dis- 
:retion  of  the  managers. 

The  decreasing  use  of  the  method  is 
ittributed  to  two  factors.  One  is  that 
t  required  considerable  time  on  the 
?art  of  the  managers,  and  the  other  is 
:he  fact  that  the  novelty  of  the  plan 
tas  worn  off  and  the  public  is  no 
longer  as  much  attracted  to  it  as  was 
true  at  first. 


Columbia  Sessions 
To  Be  on  the  Coast 

Columbia  will  hold  its  annual  con- 
vention on  the  coast  this  year,  pro- 
vided Harry  Cohn,  president,  approves 
the  plan.  The  dates  will  be  set  for 
about  the  middle  of  June. 


End  Arguments  on 
Center  RKO  Claim 


RKO  yesterday  began  its  court 
opposition  to  the  allowance  of  the 
$9,100,000  Rockefeller  Center  claim 
against  the  company  at  a  hearing  be- 
fore Federal  Judge  William  Bondy. 
The  allowance  of  the  claim  at  that 
amount  was  also  opposed  by  RCA, 
Time,  Inc.,  and  individual  RKO  stock- 
holders. 

Oral  argument  was  completed  at 
the  lengthy  hearing  yesterday  and 
Judge  Bondy  gave  both  sides  two 
weeks  for  the  exchange  of  briefs  and 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Production  Slows, 
39  Films  in  Work 

Hollywood.  May  11. — Major  and 
independent  production  activity  dur- 
ing the  past  week  continued  to  show 
a  gradual  letdown,  as  has  been  indi- 
cated for  the  past  month,  with  39  fea- 
tures in  work  as  compared  to  40  dur- 
ing the  preceding  week.  Short  subject 
production  dropped  off  sharply  from 
six  film*,  in  work  last  week  to  one  this 
week.  Warners  headed  the  feature 
production  list  with  seven  in  work. 

Columbia  had  two  features  shoot- 
ing, two  in  preparation  and  scheduled 
for  the  cameras  within  two  weeks  and 
eight  in  the  cutting  rooms.  M-G-M 
had  six,  one  and  12;  Paramount  had 
six,  three  and  eight;  Republic,  two, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


/.  A.  Apreement  Put 
In  Effect  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  11. — The  I.A.T. 
S.E.  closed  shop  and  basic  studio 
agreement  as  worked  out  in  New 
York  became  officially  effective  in  the 
studios  here  today.  William  Bioff, 
oersonal  contact  man  for  George 
Browne,  supervised  the  installation 
with  Harland  Holmden,  I.  A.  vice- 
president. 

The  single  remaining  problem  of 
the  newsreel  men's  status  is  now  being 
worked  out  in  New  York. 


New  Portland  Censor 
Board  Has  Election 

Portland,  May  11. — The  Municipal 
Board  of  Review,  which  is  the  board 
of  censors  under  a  new  name,  in  its 
initial  meeting  elected  Mrs.  Thomas 
M.  Joyce,  as  chairman. 

Maior  Paul  Hathaway  was  elected 
vice-chairman.  With  them  were  named 
J.  T.  Parker,  Edward  N.  Weinbaum 
and  Mrs.  Josephine  Forney.  Two  ad- 
ditional members  to  represent  the  sub- 
urban theatres  will  later  be  named. 

The  new  board  consists  of  seven 
members,  instead  of  the  five  of  the  old 
board. 


Warners  Will  Meet 
In  N.  Y.,  Chicago 


Warners  have  decided  to  hold  two 
sales  conventions,  one  in  New  York, 
June  3-4,  and  the  other  in  Chicago  at 
a  date  not  yet  decided,  instead  of  in 
Los  Angeles,  as  previously  announced. 
As  a  result  S.  Charles  Einfeld  and 
Mort  Blumenstock  have  called  off 
their  coast  trip. 

The  New  York  business  sessions 
will  be  presided  over  by  A.  W.  Smith, 
Jr.,  eastern  and  southern  sales  man- 
ager, and  the  Chicago  meetings  will 
have  Gradwell  L.  Sears,  western  and 
southern  sales  manager,  in  charge. 


London  Television 
To  Start  on  July  1 

London,  May  3.  —  First  programs 
from  the  B.  B.  C.  Television  station 
at  the  Alexandra  Palace,  North  Lon- 
don, will  begin  on  July  1,  it  is  now 
stated. 

The  first  transmission  will  be  of  a 
film  illustrating  the  history  of  British 
television.  This  has  been  produced  by 
Major  L.  G.  Barbrook,  newly  ap- 
pointed assistant  to  Gerald  Cock,  di- 
rector of  television.  He  has  Holly- 
wood experience. 

Other  appointments  to  the  television 
department  of  the  B.  B.  C.  are 
Stephen  K.  Thomas,  once  stage  direc- 
tor to  Sir  Nigel  Playfair;  Dallas 
Bower,  who  has  worked  in  many  Brit- 
ish studios ;  Harry  Pringle,  revue  pro- 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Hughes  May  Lead 
New  Writers9  Group 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Revolt  in 
the  Screen  Writers'  Guild  ranks  pre- 
cipitated by  the  move  for  a  closed 
shop  and  affiliation  with  the  Authors' 
League  may  lead  to  the  formation  of 
a  new  writers'  organization. 

Rupert  Hughes  has  indicated  that 
he  will  lead  the  move.  Hughes  was 
sharply  critical  of  the  guild's  moves. 

"Amalgamation    would    create  an 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Arthur  Prolonging 
His  St.  Louis  Stay 

Harry  C.  Arthur,  vice-president  of 
F.  &  M.,  slated  to  return  yesterday 
from  St.  Louis,  has  been  delayed  until 
the  latter  part  of  the  week.  At  the 
same  time,  Marco  Wolff  has  postponed 
his  departure  from  the  Mound  City 
for  Hollywood. 

Arthur  and  Wolff  are  understood  to 
be  in  St.  Louis  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
pleting arrangements  in  connection 
with  the  settlement  recently  of  the 
Government's  anti-trust  civil  action 
against    Warners,     Paramount  and 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Warners  May 
Confer  with 
Trade  Group 

MPTOA  Heads  Expect 
Early  Conference 


Indications  are  that  Warners  will 
receive  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
committee  during  its  current  sessions 
with  individual  distributors,  the  first 
of  which  will  be  held  with  Paramount 
today. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  presi- 
dent, on  his  arrival  from  Oklahoma 
City  yesterday,  said  that  he  believed 
that  Warners  would  meet  with  the 
exhibitor  committee  in  an  individual 
session  as  the  company's  failure  to 
join  in  the  initial  joint  meeting  be- 
tween the  committee  and  sales  heads 
of  seven  national  distributors  three 
weeks  ago  was  ascribed  to  Warners' 
unwillingness  to  participate  in  a  group 
conference.  The  sessions  now  being 
inaugurated  with  individual  companies 
should  eliminate  the  original  Warner 
objection,  Kuykendall  believes. 

Warners  is  the  only  company  which 
has  not  accepted  the  exhibitor  com- 
mittee's invitation  to  confer  on  new 
season  trade  practices.  Republic,  which 
like  Warners,  did  not  participate  in 
the  joint  session  three  weeks  ago,  ad- 
vised Kuykendall  last  week  that  it 
would   be  glad  to  confer   with  the 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


New  Breach  Is  Seen 
On  Dramatist  Deal 

Indications  of  a  new  breach  in  the 
negotiations  between  the  contract  com- 
mittees of  the  League  of  N.  Y.  The- 
atres and  the  Dramatists'  Guild  on  a 
new  contract  for  playwrights  were 
apparent  yesterday  following  a  meet- 
ing of  the  two  committees  at  guild 
headquarters. 

Although  neither  the  League  nor 
the  guild  would  comment  officially  on 
the  situation,  it  was  indicated  that  un- 
less a  change  of  attitude  on  the  part 
of  both  organizations  occurs  today  no 
further  meetings  will  be  held.  The 
refusal  of  the  guild  to  discuss  any 
change  in  the  provision  for  a  60-40 
split  of  the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of 
film  rights  to  stage  plays  is  reported 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


U.  A.  Convention  For 
Los  Angeles  in  June 

Los  Angeles,  May  11. — United 
Artists  will  hold  their  annual  sales 
convention  in  this  city  during  June, 
the  exact  date  to  be  set  shortly, 
George  Schaefer  said  today. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  12,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  12,  1936 


No.  112 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


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"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications.  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres.  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1.  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  'Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Cuenca  52,  N.  Bruski,  Representative;  Bar- 
celosa  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Sing)'  -opies: 
10  cents. 


Sets  Cincy  Rogers  Drive 

Cincinnati,  May  11. — Joseph  J. 
Oulahan,  Paramount  manager,  local 
chairman  of  the  Will  Rogers  Mem- 
orial Fund  drive,  has  zoned  the  Cin- 
cinnati trade  territory,  consisting  of 
southern  and  central  Ohio,  and  por- 
tions of  Kentucky  and  West  Virginia, 
appointing  all  Cincinnati  branch  man- 
agers to  take  charge  of  one  or  more 
zones.  Oulahan  reports  enthusiastic 
exhibitor  reaction. 


Berkowitz  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  May  11. — Sam  Ber- 
kowitz, head  of  Far  West  Exchanges, 
which  have  just  been  taken  over  by 
Grand  National,  has  returned  here 
from  New  York  where  the  deal  was 
closed.  Berkowitz  stated  that  Far 
West  will  continue  all  releasing  con- 
tracts for  the  present  season,  and  that 
an  announcement  of  product  for  1936- 
37  will  be  made  shortly. 


Leo  Spitz  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Leo  Spitz  is 
here  for  talks  on  the  new  Radio  prod- 
uct lineup.  Ned  E.  Depinet  is  ex- 
pected shortly. 


Lasky  Guest  of  Ampa 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  will  be  guest  of 
honor  at  the  Ampa  lunch  Thursday 
at  the  Astor. 


4  Purely   Personal  ► 


Charles  Stern,  just  arrived  from  At- 
lanta, and  planning  to  spend  a  few 
days  in  town  before  returning ;  L. 
Jack  Schlaifer  and  Frank  Mc- 
Carthy, grouped  at  a  table  at  Lindy's 
yesterday,  while  on  the  Columbia 
reservation  are  Max  Weisfeldt, 
Lou  Weinberg  and  Louis  Astor. 
Joe  Skirball  and  Dave  Chatkin 
conveniently  located  by  a  window. 
Eddie  McEvoy  joins  the  Columbia 
crew.  Moe  Streimer  is  flanked  by 
the  Brandts,  Harry,  Billy  and 
Louis.  Morris  Kinzler  and  A-Mike 
Vogel,  peacefully  enjoying  their 
lunch,  when  Manny  Silverstone  de- 
posits himself  at  the  table.  Al  Mar- 
golies,  somewhat  dazed,  receives  con- 
gratulations on  the  arrival  of  an  eight- 
pound,  five-ounce  boy,  born  Saturday 
morning. 

• 

Then  to  the  Tavern,  where  Ed 
Kuykendall,  Dave  Palfreyman, 
Ed  Levy  and  Helen  O'Toole  discuss 
the  M.P.T.O.A. ;  J.  J.  Milstein,  E. 
H.  Goldstein  and  Edward  Schnitzer 
talk  Republic  affairs ;  Bob  Gillham 
listening  to  what  Hal  Horne  is  try- 
ing to  say  without  the  aid  of  an  in- 
terpreter ;  Al  Fkiedlander  parking 
himself  at  the  corner  nook  where 
Harry  H.  Thomas  and  Budd  Rogers 
are  conferring;  Walter  Futter,  who 
arrived  yesterday  morning  to  talk- 
new  production  and  distribution  plans, 
is  seated  next  to  Jack  D.  Trop  at  the 
Drifter's  Table.  Al  Hovel,  Mitchell 
Klupt  and  Jack  Barnstyn  also 
there.  Truman  Talley  is  at  the  head 
of  the  Fox  Movietone  group  with 
Laurence  Stallings  facing  him  at 
the  other  end  of  the  table.  Ed  Thor- 
gersen  and  Lew  Lehr  are  on  the 
sidelines.  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  ac- 
companied by  Haskell  Masters,  ar- 
rives late  and  takes  a  table  near  the 
right  wall.  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  Arthur 
Lee  and  George  W.  Weeks  at  a  table 
by  themselves,  Bernerd  feeling  in  a 
spirited  mood.  The  Goldsteins,  Bob 
and  Leonard,  in  a  brotherly  feud,  with 
Marc  Lachmann  as  the  official 
referee.  Abe  Schneider,  the  Colum- 
bia treasurer,  enters  with  Floyd 
Weber  and  a  number  of  other  com- 
pany employes.  Harry  Schiffman, 
Irving  Wormser,  Arthur  Fisher 
and  Nat  Cohn  are  among  the  early 
birds  departing.  Mark  Hellinger 
and  his  brother,  ditto.  Irwin  Klee- 
blatt  sits  near  Horne,  but  neither 
can  hear  the  other.  Emil  Jensen 
and  Arnold  Van  Leer  are  together 
again.  Edward  Rugoff,  George 
Batcheller  and  Maury  Cohen  are 
present  at  front  tables.  "Toots"  Shor 
laments  the  money  he  dropped  on 
Jimmy  McLarnin.  The  only  thing 
he  gets  in  return  is  sympathy. 
• 

Max  D.  Steuer,  recovered  from  an 
attack  of  bronchial  pneumonia,  is  due 
here  from  Chicago  tomorrow  to  pre- 
pare for  open  hearings  on  the  Para- 
mount and  RKO  reorganization  pro- 
ceedings before  the  Sabath  Congres- 
sional committee  in  Washington. 
Steuer  is  special  counsel  for  the  com- 
mittee. 

• 

Jimmy  Durante,  Max  Gordon, 
Ben  Goetz,  Samuel  Spewack  and 
John  Considine,  Jr.,  sail  today  on 
the  Normandie. 

• 

Dusolina  Giannini  sails  today  on 
the  Bremen  for  a  Paris  opera  engage- 
ment. 


CC.  Pettijohn  lunching  yesterday 
•  at  the  Cinema  Club  amid,  in  ad- 
dition, Fred  McNamara,  O.  Henry 
Briggs,  Jack  Goetz,  Bob  McKin- 
ney,  Frank  C.  Walker  with  Y.  M. 
Freeman;  Leon  D.  Netter,  Jack 
Alicoate,  L.  K.  Sidney,  Gabriel 
Hess,  Louis  Nizer,  Oscar  A.  Doob, 
Jack  Connolly,  Austin  C.  Keough, 
Joseph  Bernhard  and  Louis  Phil- 
lips. 

• 

Will  H.  Hays  stopped  off  in  Chi- 
cago en  route  here  from  the  coast  and 
may  not  be  back  at  his  office  for  sev- 
eral days.  Tom  Pettey  arrived  from 
the  coast  yesterday  after  a  few  weeks 
of  pinch-hitting  for  Lupton  Wilkin- 
son of  the  Producers'  Ass'n. 

• 

Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Charles  P. 
Skouras,  Mike  Rosenberg  and 
George  T upper  are  on  the  Chief  en 
route  to  New  York.  They  are  due  in 
Wednesday.  Lasky  will  attend  the 
opening  of  "One  Rainy  Afternoon" 
at  the  Rivoli. 

• 

Eddie  Cantor,  Bobby  Breen,  Park- 
yakarkas  and  James  Wallington 
leave  today  for  Cleveland  where  they 
start  personal  appearances  Friday  at 
the  RKO  Palace.  After  a  week  in 
Cleveland,  the  unit  will  headline  the 
Chicago  Palace  show. 

• 

Ralph  Rainger  and  Leo  Robin, 
Paramount  song-writing  team,  will  be 
interviewed  over  WMCA  at  7:30  to- 
night by  Buddy  Cantor. 

• 

Cresson  E.  Smith  has  gone  to 
New  Orleans  from  Oklahoma  City. 
• 

Gradwell  Sears  is  en  route  east 
from  Dallas. 

• 

Jack  Jossey,  Cleveland,  and  Her- 
man Rifkin,  Boston,  Republic  fran- 
chise holders,  have  returned  to  their 
respective  cities.  Howard  Stubbins, 
former  Monogram  franchise  holder, 
has  gone  back  to  Los  Angeles  on  the 
same  train  with  Trem  and  Mrs.  Carr. 
• 

Lawrence  P.  Flynn,  manager  of 
Paramount's  traffic  department,  is  the 
proud  father  of  a  son  born  to  Mrs. 
Flynn  on  Saturday. 

• 

Mort  Singer  has  returned  to  Chi- 
cago after  a  week  in  town. 

• 

David  Gerth's  "Four  Men  and  a 
Prayer"  has  been  acquired  by  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox. 

• 

Stanley  A.  Odlum,  son  of  Floyd 
B.  Odlum  of  the  Atlas  Corp.,  was 
married  on  Saturday  to  Dorothea 
Beverly  Klehr  at  Harrison,  N.  Y. 


Appeals  "Ecstacy"  Ban 

Baltimore.  May  11. — Herman  G. 
Weinberg  has  taken  an  appeal  from 
the  censor  board's  ban  on  "Ecstacv." 
Judge  Joseph  H.  Ulman  saw  the  film 
and  instructed  the  board  to  take  out 
parts  found  objectionable,  but  not  to 
ban  it  entirelv. 


Retitle  20th-Fox  Film 

Hollywood.  May  11. — The  new- 
Tones  family  film,  "Once  Every 
Year,"  has  been  changed  to  "Educat- 
ing Father"  by  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox. 


Paris  Houses  Normal 
Again,  States  Field 


Theatre  business  in  Paris  has  re- 
turned to  normal  following  the  recent 
political  upheaval  after  elections,  Ar- 
thur Field,  assistant  general  manager 
for  M-G-M  in  Europe,  stated  on  his 
arrival  yesterday  on  the  Normandie. 
Not  many  new  theatres  have  been 
erected  in  France  during  the  past  year, 
he  said. 

Field  said  he  is  here  on  a  vacation- 
business  trip.  He  plans  to  stay  in 
New  York  about  a  week  or  two  and 
then  leave  for  the  coast. 

Arriving  on  the  same  liner  was 
Cedric  Gibbons,  M-G-M  designer,  who 
returned  after  a  six-week  vacation  in 
Sweden,  France  and  England.  He  will 
leave  by  plane  today  for  Hollywood. 

Tito  Schipa,  opera  singer,  also  was 
a  passenger.  He  will  head  for  Holly- 
wood May  25  to  take  up  his  option 
with  Paramount.  After  he  makes  one 
picture  at  this  studio,  he  will  sail  for 
Germany  to  make  a  number  of  films 
for  Ufa. 

The  Diamond  Bros.,  vaudeville  team, 
and  a  group  of  French  actors  were  on 
the  boat. 

Sailing  today  on  the  French  liner 
are  Max  and  Mrs.  Gordon,  Ben  and 
Mrs.  Goetz,  Sam  and  Bella  Spewack 
and  Bennet  Cerf. 


"Pine"  Suit  May  Be 
Ended  by  Agreement 

An  out  of  court  settlement  of  a 
damage  action  brought  against  Para- 
mount by  the  Trail  Co.,  owner  of 
certain  dramatic  rights  to  "The  Trail 
of  the  Lonesome  Pine,"  is  beng  dis- 
cussed and  may  be  agreed  upon  today. 

Trial  of  the  suit  was  begun  yester- 
day before  Justice  Isidor  Wasservogel 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  and  adjourned 
until  this  morning  after  an  hour  and 
a  half  of  testimony.  The  settlement 
may  be  agreed  upon  in  the  meantime. 

The  Trail  Co.  contends  that  the 
production  rights  which  it  owns  and 
which  were  not  obtained  by  Para- 
mount are  essential  to  the  film  pro- 
duction. 


Goldwyn  "Doing  Nicely" 

Samuel  Goldwyn,  operated  on  yes- 
terday morninc  by  Dr.  Harold  Meek- 
er at  the  Doctors'  Hospital  for  the 
removal  of  an  incomplete  obstruction 
of  the  small  intestine,  was  reported  as 
"doing  very  nicely"  by  the  institution 
at  an  early  hour  this  morning. 


Postpone  FWC  Hearing 

Los  Angeles,  May  11. — Hearing  on 
the  petition  of  T.  L.  Tally  and  the 
Corbar  Corp.  for  reopening  of  the  Fox 
West  Coast  bankruptcy  on  grounds  of 
newly  discovered  evidence  was  post-* 
poned  today  until  Wednesday. 


Cut  Fox  Theatres  Stock 

Albany,  May  11.  —  Fox  Theatres 
Corp.,  has  filed  a  certificate  in  the 
office  of  the  Secretary  of  State  reduc- 
ing the  number  of  shares  of  non  par ! 
value  capital  stock  from  7,500,000  tc 
7,400,000. 


Progressive  Buys  United 

Progressive  Poster  Exchange  ha; 
purchased  United  Poster  Art,  whicr. 
manufactures  lobby  displays.  A  dea' 
is  on  with  an  independent  film  labora- 
tory to  produce  trailers  exclusiveh 
for  the  poster  renters. 


Tuesday.  May  12,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


3 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"It's  Love  Again" 

(G.  B.) 

If  there  isn't  a  great  showman's  bet  in  the  effervescent,  fast-stepping, 
attractive  and  wholly  appealing  Jessie  Matthews,  this  picture's  star,  then 
this  reviewer  has  completely  lost  his  grip.  She  may  be  British,  and  speak 
slightly  with  the  accent  of  the  King's  English,  but  she  will  draw  a 
response  from  any  audience,  American — or  Chinese,  for  that  matter. 
The  girl,  in  a  word,  has  what  it  takes. 

Behind  her  is  a  light  and  completely  entertaining  story  with  plenty  of 
humor  from  the  laugh  to  the  chuckle ;  "catchy"  tunes,  effective  ensemble 
numbers,  and  for  American  audiences  in  particular,  the  presence  of 
Robert  Young,  capable  U.  S.  player,  who  plays  opposite  Miss  Matthews, 
and  does  it  with  a  well-rounded  performance.  Sonnie  Hale  is  excellent 
as  the  leading  player  in  support.  The  theme  and  title  song,  especially, 
has  that  something  which  should  send  audiences  out  of  the  theatre  hum- 
ming. Sam  Coslow  and  Harry  Woods  did  the  music  and  lyrics. 

Victor  Saville,  who  directed,  has  drawn  the  most  out  of  the  material, 
in  story  and  players,  and  the  result  is  well-paced,  entertaining  and 
thoroughly  enjoyable,  with  all  credit  to  the  star,  who  can  dance  with  the 
best  of  them,  sings  well,  and  is  an  entirely  competent  actress.  Buddy 
Bradley's  dance  numbers  are  elaborate  and  eye-filling. 

The  screenplay  by  Marion  Dix  and  Lesser  Samuels  has  Miss  Mat- 
thews seeking  a  chance  in  his  musical  show  from  an  eccentric  producer. 
He  refuses  to  pay  any  attention  as  she  sings  and  dances  for  him.  Angry, 
she  leaves,  and  runs  into  Young,  who  with  his  pal,  Hale,  is  in  danger 
of  losing  his  columnist  job  because  they  can  get  nothing  on  a  celebrity 
who  is  the  exclusive  property  of  a  rival  columnist.  Young  is  more  than 
a  little  attracted  to  Miss  Matthews  and  she  to  him. 

At  about  the  same  time,  Young  and  Hale  conceive  of  a  brilliant  idea. 
They  construct,  on  paper,  an  entirely  fictitious  Mrs.  Smyth-Smyth, 
who  shoots  tigers,  is  wealthy  and  has  lived  in  India  for  many  years. 
Then  Miss  Matthews  gets  an  equally  brilliant  idea.  She  goes  to  the  best 
hotel,  surrounds  herself  with  mystery,  and  makes  a  public  appearance 
as  Mrs.  Smyth-Smyth,  without  the  knowledge  of  that  person's  creators. 
Her  idea  is  that  the  publicity  will  get  her  a  chance.  She  makes  a  bargain 
with  Young  and  Hale,  and  they  promote  her  in  their  column.  There 
follow  entertaining  and  lively  sequences,  as  she  gets  in  and  out  of  jams 
leading  to  exposure.  She  gets  her  chance,  then  walks  out  in  the  middle 
of  the  show  to  save  Young's  job,  when  the  rival  reporter  gets  wind  of 
the  hoax.  But  on  her  own,  without  the  benefit  of  a  "name,"  Miss  Mat- 
thews proves  her  ability  to  the  producer,  and  she  and  Young  see  hap- 
piness ahead. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  79  min- 
utes. "G." 

Additional  Reviews  on  page  8 


End  Arguments  on 
Center  RKO  Claim 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
five  days  thereafter  in  which  to  file 
answering  briefs.  His  decision  is  not 
expected  for  a  month  at  the  earliest, 
and,  regardless  of  its  nature  the  case 
is  certain  to  be  taken  to  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  by  the  loser 
thereafter. 

The  claim  is  based  on  a  20-year 
lease  made  by  RKO  with  Rockefeller 
Center  in  1931,  which  provides  for 
an  annual  rental  of  $950,000.  Under 
articles  of  the  lease  RKO  was  also 
held  liable  for  the  unamortized  con- 
struction costs  of  the  Music  Hall  and 
Center.  The  claim  was  filed  for  §12,- 
185,000,  and,  after  hearings  last  year, 
Thomas  D.  Thacher,  acting  as  special 
master,  recommended  the  allowance 
of  the  claim  at  $9,950,000,  subject  to 
discounts  which  would  reduce  it  to  ap- 
proximately $9,150,000. 

Donovan,  Newton,  Leisure  &  Lum- 
bard,  attorneys  for  Irving  Trust  Co., 
the  RKO  trustee,  has  been  endeavor- 
ing for  the  past  year  to  effect  a  set- 
tlement of  the  claim  but  the  negotia- 
tions were  ended  last  week  and  the 
decision  was  made  to  contest  the  claim 
in  court.  The  basis  of  the  opposition 
is  the  trustee's  contention  that  despite 
the  lease  provision  RKO  is  liable  only 
for  three  years'  rent.  George  S. 
Leisure,  of  trustee's  counsel,  told  the 
court  yesterday  that  this  would  limit 
the  claim  to  between  $1,000,000  and 
$1,500,000. 

As  the  claim  now  stands  Rockefeller 
Center  is  the  largest  unsecured  credi- 
tor of  RKO  and  as  such  would  be  a 
power  in  the  reorganization  of  the 
company.  The  status  of  the  huge 
claim  has  been  the  principal  obstacle 
to  the  development  of  a  plan  of  re- 
organization for  RKO  and  it  is  ap- 
parent that  until  the  claim  is  disposed 
of  little  or  no  progress  on  a  plan  can 
be  made. 

In  addition  to  Leisure,  RKO  was 
also  represented  at  yesterday's  hear- 
ing by  David  Teitelbaum,  of  the  same 
law  firm.  Stuart  N.  Updike,  attorney 
for  Time,  Inc.,  which  owns  a  block 
of  unsecured  RKO  notes  acquired  last 
year  from  Pathe,  opposed  the  allow- 
ance of  the  claim  on  behalf  of  Time 
as  an  RKO  creditor.  RCA,  which 
owns  about  43  per  cent  of  the  RKO 
stock,  also  opposed  allowance  of  the 
claim,  with  William  D.  Whitney  of 
Cravath,  de  GersdorfF,  Swaine  & 
Wood  as  its  attorney.  Josiah  Stover 
appeared  as  attorney  for  an  RKO 
stockholder  in  opposition  to  the 
claim.  Rockefeller  Center  was  rep- 
resented by  Timothy  N.  Pfeiffer  of 
Milbank,  Tweed,  Hope  &  Webb. 

London  Television 
To  Start  on  July  1 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ducer;  Peter  Bax,  stage  designer  re- 
cently associated  with  C.  B.  Cochran, 
and  G.  More  O'Ferrall,  an  assistant 
film  producer.  They  are  selections 
from  500  applications  for  posts  on  the 
television  production  staff. 


"Sahara"  to  Be  "Simoon" 

Hollywood,  May  11.  —  Walter 
Wanger's  "Sahara"  will  be  released 
as  "Simoon,"  not  "Simoom,"  as  pre- 
viously announced. 


Arthur  Prolonging 
His  St.  Louis  Stay 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
RKO.  F.  &  M.  is  believed  to  be 
negotiating  for  control  of  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.,  42  per  cent  of  which 
will  be  transferred  to  the  circuit  when 
Warners  step  out  of  St.  Louis  theatre 
operation. 

Although  it  was  estimated  that  F.  & 
M  may  take  over  the  20  neighborhood 
houses,  the  Orpheum,  Shubert-Rialto 
and  Hi-Point  from  Warners  on  Fri- 
day, the  switch  in  management  most 
likely  will  be  put  off  until  next  week. 


"Sing"  Gets  $24,388 

Garnering  $24,388  for  the  first  three 
days,  "Let's  Sing  Again"  at  the  Roxy 
will  top  the  preliminary  estimate  of 
$33,000  for  the  week.  "The  Golden 
Arrow"  at  the  Strand  tallied  about 
$16,000. 


Brown  Leaves  Hospital 

Baltimore,  May  11.— Joe  E.  Brown 
has  left  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital.  He 
said  his  visit  to  the  hospital  was 
merely  for  his  annual  checkup. 


Production  Slows, 
39  Films  in  Work 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
two  and  five ;  Radio,  two,  two  and 
three ;  Roach,  two,  zero  and  two ; 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  six,  four  and 
four ;  Universal,  three,  zero  and  two ; 
Warners,  seven,  zero  and  eight ;  in- 
dependents, two,  three  and  three. 

Roach  had  the  only  short  subject  in 
work.  They  had  none  in  preparation 
and  three  editing.  M-G-M  had  three 
preparing  and  four  cutting.  Radio  had 
two  and  three ;  independents,  one  and 
one. 


Theatre  Building  Sold 

The  theatre  building  in  which  is 
located  the  New  Amsterdam,  extend- 
ing through  the  block  from  41st  to 
42nd  Sts.,  was  sold  at  a  foreclosure 
sale  to  the  Dry  Dock  Savings  Insti- 
tution. 


Radio  Holds  Producers 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Radio  has 
taken  up  options  on  three  producers, 
Lee  Marcus,  William  Sistrom  and 
Edward  Kaufman. 


Warners  May 
Confer  with 
Trade  Group 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

M.P.T.O.A.  committee  in  an  individ- 
ual session. 

Jack  Miller  of  Chicago,  O.  C.  Lam, 
Rome,  Ga. ;  L.  C.  Griffith,  Oklahoma 
City,  and  Eewen  Pizor,  Philadelphia, 
who,  with  Kuykendall,  comprise  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  committee,  also  arrived 
yesterday.  Ed  Levy  of  New  Haven, 
M.P.T.O.A.  counsel,  was  here  during 
the  day  to  confer  with  the  committee, 
but  will  not  participate  in  any  of  the 
sessions. 

Kuykendall  indicated  yesterday  that 
the  trade  practice  committee  would 
not  be  enlarged  by  the  inclusion  of 
representatives  of  other  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations, several  of  which  have  re- 
quested that  they  be  admitted  to  the 
conferences  with  the  individual  dis- 
tributors. Nathan  Yamins,  Allied 
States  president,  is  reported  to  have 
stated  that  his  organization  would  not 
recognize  any  agreement  resulting 
from  the  meetings  unless  Allied  was 
represented  on  the  committee.  The 
principal  concession  which  a  majority 
of  distributors  have  indicated  they  will 
be  willing  to  make  is  a  more  liberal 
cancellation  privilege. 

New  Breach  Is  Seen 
In  Dramatist  Deal 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  have  brought  about  the  impasse. 

The  guild's  new  contract,  to  which 
the  managers  and  film  companies  are 
opposed,  has  been  in  effect  since  March 
1.  The  managers  recently  drew  up  a 
contract  for  their  own  use  which  re- 
tains the  former  50-50  split  of  film 
rights  and  pledged  themselves  to  its 
exclusive  use  unless  an  agreement 
could  be  reached  with  the  guild. 

Hughes  May  Lead 
New  Writers'  Group 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

amalgamated  soviet  of  writers,  which, 
if  it  got  a  mad  on  me,  could  forbid 
me  every  form  of  writing  in  every 
field,"  he  said. 

Allan  Rivkin,  one  of  the  guild  lead- 
ers, has  just  signed  a  new  long  term 
contract  with  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
Term  contracts  have  been  opposed  by 
the  guild. 


To  Show  "Poleroid" 

"Poleroid,"  the  substance  invented 
by  George  Wheelwright,  3rd,  and  Ed- 
win Land  of  Boston,  for  the  purpose 
of  giving  a  stereoscopy  effect  on  the 
screen,  will  be  demonstrated  before 
the  final  spring  meeting  of  the  S.  M. 
P.  E.  Wednesday  night  at  the  Hotel 
Pennsylvania. 


Columbia  Managers  Meet 

San  Francisco,  May  11. — The  dis- 
trict managers  of  Columbia's  six  west- 
ern exchanges  met  here  over  the  week- 
end in  a  two-day  regional  sales  ses- 
sion. The  exchanges  represented  were 
Seattle,  Denver,  Salt  Lake  City,  Port- 
land, San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles. 


Dcr&cled  by  PHIL  ROSEN 
Produced  by  MAURY  M,  COHEN 


Joan  Marsh 
Ray  Walker 
Inez  Courtney 
John  Marlowe 


AN    INVINCIBLE  PICTURE 


oO^  school  &dys"? 


Directed  by 

CHARLES  LAMONT 

Produced  6y 

GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER 


CHESTERFIELD 

picture 


NtfOTION  HCTUCfr 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  12,  19 


Metro  Gives 
Details  for 
33  Pictures 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Crawford  and  Robert  Taylor  in  one, 
Boyer  and  Garbo  in  one,  Crawford 
and  Gable  in  one,  perhaps  two ;  Eddy 
and  MacDonald,  Howard  and  Shear- 
er, Loy  and  William  Powell  in  two, 
Loy  and  Montgomery  in  one. 

Prior  to  the  outlining  of  the  com- 
ing season's  plans,  William  F.  Rod- 
gers,  general  sales  manager,  had 
opened  the  session  with  a  sincere  and 
moving  eulogy  of  the  late  Felix  Feist, 
his  predecessor.  "If  my  supreme  ef- 
forts," he  said,  "are  half  as  good  as 
Feist's,  I  will  be  satisfied."  His  tribute 
was  followed  by  a  minute  of  silence  in 
memory  of  the  departed  executive. 

M.  N.  Wolf,  of  Boston,  then  ex- 
tolled Rodgers,  telling  him  that  he 
had  the  confidence  of  all,  including 
exhibitors,  and  presented  him  with  a 
large  floral  horseshoe  as  a  good  luck 
token  for  the  years  to  come. 

Rodgers  followed  with  a  talk  con- 
cerning the  coming  season,  touching 
on  the  matters  of  increased  dates  for 
shorts  and  the  increase  in  negative 
costs  of  features. 

During  the  afternoon  session  Rod- 
gers compared  this  season's  product 
with  the  pictures  yet  to  come,  after 
which  Al  Lichtman  discussed  the 
studio  side  of  the  story. 

An  address  was  also  given  by  Col. 
E.  A.  Schiller,  after  which  a  wire 
from  Nicholas  M.  Schenck  was  read 
by  Howard  Dietz. 

Following  dinner  this  evening  the 
group  attended  "At  Home  Abroad" 
as  guests  of  Dietz. 

"Ziegfeld"  Not  Mentioned 

The  partial  program  revealed  to- 
day makes  no  mention  of  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  which  presumably  will  con- 
tinue its  roadshows  into  the  fall  and 
reach  general  release  thereafter.  It 
likewise  makes  no  mention  of  "Ca- 
mille"  as  one  of  two  starring  pic- 
tures for  Garbo. 

As  far  as  it  goes,  the  detail  fol- 
lows : 

"Broadway  Melody"  with  Eleanor  Pow- 
ell, Sid  Silvers  and  "many  of  the  popu- 
lar players  of  this  year's  'Broadway  Mel- 
ody'." 

"Kim"  by  Rudyard  Kipling,  starring 
Freddie  Bartholomew. 

"Captains  Courageous"  by  Rudyard  Kip- 
ling, starring  Freddie  Bartholomew. 

"The  Gorgeous  Hussy,"  Samuel  Hopkins 
Adams'  novel  with  Joan  Crawford  and 
Robert  Taylor. 

"Mr.  and  Mrs.  Washington"  by  Rupert 
Hughes  and  Carey  Wilson. 

"Born  to  Dance,"  musical  written  by  the 
co-authors  of  the  new  "Broadway  Mel- 
ody," Jack  McGowan  and  Sid  Silvers,  with 
Eleanor  Powell,  Allan  Jones,  Buddy  Ebsen. 

"Easy  to  Love,"  an  Eleanor  Powell  star- 
ring vehicle,   with  music  by  Cole  Porter. 

Clark  Gable  co-starred  with  Joan  Craw- 
ford in  "Saratoga."  and  in  at  least  two 
individual  starring  films,  "No  Hero"  and 
"The  Great  Canadian." 

In  "After  the  Thin  Man,"  William  Pow- 
ell will  appear  opposite  Myrna  Loy.  and 
in  "Adventure  for  Three"  opposite  Luise 
Rainer. 

"Maiden  Voyage"  is  an  individual  Rainer 
vehicle. 

"The  Foundry."  based  on  Albert  Hal- 
per's  novel,  is  a  Wallace  Beery  starring  re- 
lease. 

Pictures  which  Irving  Thalberg  will  pro- 
duce include  "Marie  Antoinette."  based  on 
Stefan  Zweig's  novel,  with  Norma  Shearer 
and  Charles  I.aughton  in  the  leads;  "The 
Good  Earth."  adaptation  of  Pearl  Buck's 
Pulitzer  prize  novel,  which  Sidney  Frank- 
lin will  direct  with  a  cast  headed  by  Paul 
Muni  and  Luise  Rainer;  "Prisoner  of 
Zenda,"    in    which    the   co-stars   of  "The 


Roars  from  Leo's  Lair 


Chicago,  May  11. — Sam  Shirley, 
Billy  Ferguson,  Felix  Mendels- 
sohn, Fred  Bartow  and  J.  Kempt- 
gen  met  M-G-M  "Sales  Special" 
when  it  arrived  here  Sunday  morning 
from  New  York.  Palmer  House  bell- 
boys, 22  of  them  all  in  uniform,  were 
in  attendance  and  stood  at  attention 
while  the  Metro  party  disembarked 
and  walked  down  the  carpeted  room. 
The  special  stopped  Saturday  night 
for  five  minutes  in  Syracuse,  in  front 
of  the  City  Hall  where  the  group 
were  greeted  by  the  mayor  and  other 
officials. 

+ 

Being  the  first  convention  where 
district  managers,  branch  managers, 
salesmen,  auditors,  bookers  and  office 
managers  have  all  conferred  at  the 
same  time,  the  meeting  has  the  larg- 
est attendance  of  any  Metro  sales 
meeting  to  date. 

All  day  Sunday  delegates  from  the 
various  cities  arrived  and  registered 
for  the  meeting.  Balaban  &  Katz  in- 
serted a  special  welcome  ad  in  the 
local  dailies  and  wished  the  gang  a 
splendid  visit  here.  In  the  lobby  and 
at  all  entrances  of  the  Palmer  House, 
Al  Fuller,  press  representative,  and 
his  cohorts,  had  placed  decorative 
posters  with  a  photo  of  Mayor  Ed- 
ward J.  Kelly,  greeting  Leo,  the 
lion.  Various  managers  held  meet- 
ings Sunday  preparatory  to  the  open- 
ing sessions  today. 

'  + 

Al  Lichtman,  Fred  Quimby  and 
Tom  Connors  spent  Sunday  at 
Olympia  Fields  trying  to  beat  par. 
Thunder  showers  broke  up  the  last 
part  of  the  game  and  ruined  what 
the  boys  claimed  would  have  been  new 
low  scores  for  the  local  course. 
+ 

Si  Seadler  spent  a  quiet  Sunday. 
He  visited  with  a  number  of  friends 
and  renewed  old  Chicago  acquaint- 
ances. 

+ 

Howard  Dietz  wended  his  way 
over  to  the  "At  Home  Abroad"  com- 
pany appearing  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  in  the  stage  play  which  he  au- 
thored. Dietz  spent  Sunday  after- 
noon and  evening  visiting  with  Bea 
Lillie,  Herb  Williams  and  other 
members  of  the  cast. 


Report  that  Louis  B.  Mayer  and 
Howard  Strickling  would  not  be 
able  to  attend  the  opening  of  the  con- 
vention were  received  with  great  dis- 
appointment. There  is  some  possibil- 
ity that  they  may  be  able  to  get  here 
before  the  convention  has  ended. 
+ 

Chances  that  Governor  Henry 
Horner  will  speak  at  the  banquet 
Tuesday  night  are  very  good.  The 
governor  received  a  special  invitation 
from  Mayer  and  his  acceptance  is 
expected  some  time  Monday. 
+ 

News  that  Eleanor  Powell  would 
be  in  town  Tuesday  and  possibly  be  in 
attendance  for  the  banquet,  was  en- 
thusiastically received  by  the  conven- 
tionites.  Miss  Powell  will  depart 
from  Chicago  Tuesday  night  on  the 
first  trip  of  the  new  Santa  Fe  "Super- 
Chief,"  a  streamliner  making  its  ini- 
tial trip  to  the  coast. 

+ 

Ernest  Morrell,  transportation  ex- 
ecutive, arrived  with  the  Eastern 
party  and  found  that  his  plans  had 
worked  out  very  satisfactorily,  every- 
one finding  accommodations  on  the 
special  train  excellent. 

+ 

Barrett  Kiesling  from  Holly- 
wood is  the  only  studio  representative 
present.  Kiesling  arrived  Sunday 
from  Toledo  where  he  had  been  speak- 
ing to  women's  clubs  about  "Romeo 
and  Juliet."  Barrett  is  touring  the 
country  on  behalf  of  the  picture,  fill- 
ing speaking  engagements  and  also 
planting  news  copy. 

+ 

Maury  Sherman's  orchestra  has 
been  hired  for  the  floor  show  at  the 
banquet.  Members  of  the  Palmer 
House  floor  show  and  others  will  be 
present  to  provide  entertainment. 
Many  of  the  stage  and  screen  celebri- 
ties present  in  Chicago  will  attend 
the  affair  as  guests  of  M-G-M. 
+ 

Jean  Hers  holt,  now  in  New  York, 
expects  to  fly  in  for  a  day  or  so.  He 
is  now  in  the  East  making  appear- 
ances on  several  radio  programs  and, 
if  he  can  get  away,  will  be  here  to 
meet  the  sales  group. 


Thin  Man,"  William  Powell  and  Myrna 
Loy,  will  appear;  "Maytime,"  operetta  by 
Rida  Johnson  Young  and  Sigmund  Rom- 
berg in  which  Jeanette  MacDonald  and 
Nelson  Eddy,  will  appear.  "Pride  and 
Prejudice,"  starring  Norma  Shearer,  from 
the  stage  play  by  Helen  Jerome,  based  on 
Jane  Austen's  novel;  "Beloved,"  based  on 
the  novel,  "Marie  Walewska."  in  which 
Greta  Garbo  and  Charles  Boyer  will  be 
starred;  a  new,  still  untitled  story  for 
the   Marx  Brothers. 

"Romeo  and  Juliet"  is  now  in  final 
stages  of  editing  and  is  expected  to  be 
available  for  special  release  in  the  early 
fall.  Norma  Shearer  and  Leslie  Howard 
have  leading  roles.  Irving  Thalberg  pro- 
duced. 

Three  Jean   Harlow  pictures. 

Three  for  Robert  Montgomery. 

At  least  one  more  picture  each  for  Joan 
Crawford.  Wallace  Beery  and  the  co-star- 
ring teams  of  Jeanette  MacDonald-Nel- 
son  Eddy.  Myrna  Loy-William  Powell  and 
Mvrna  Lov-Robert  Montgomery. 

Grace  Moore  in  at  least  one  starring 
film. 

Supplementary  properties  from 
which  the  program  may  be  drawn  in- 
clude the  following  plays,  books,  orig- 
inals and  short  stories : 

"The  A.  B.  C.  Murders,"  Agatha  Chris- 


tie detective  thriller. 

"Always  Tomorrow,"  by  Mildred  Cram 
and   Marcella  Burke. 

"The  American  Flaggs,"  Kathleen  Nor- 
ris  novel. 

"Anchor   Man."   Saturday   Evening  Post 
ferial  bv  Fanny  Heaslip  Lea. 
_  "As  Thousands  Cheer,"  the  Irving  Ber- 
lin-Moss  Hart  musical. 

"Bright  Girl."  Vina  Delmar's  Liberty 
Maqasine  serial. 

"Cat  Across  the  Path,"  by  Ruth  Feiner. 

"A  Couple  of  Quick  Ones,"  novel  by 
Eric  Hatch. 

"Declassee,"  Zoe  Akins'  stage  play. 

"The  Devil  Passes,"  stage  play  by  Benn 
W.  Levy. 

"The  Distaff  Side,"  John  Van  Druten's 
play. 

"Espionage."    by    Walter  Hackett. 
"False  Dreams,  Farewell,"  Hugh  Stange's 
play. 

"A  Family  Affair,"  short  story  by  Al- 
bert  Richard  Wetjen. 

"The  Far  Off  Hills,"  Lennox  Robinson's 
stage  play. 

"Felix,"  French  comedy  by  Henri 
Bernstein. 

"Ferike  as  Guest  Artist,"  Hungarian 
play  by  Laszlo  Bus-Fekete  and  Alexander 
Goth. 

"The  Firefly,"  stage  play  by  Otto  Har- 
bach. 

"Frat    House,"    by    Fred    Ballard  and 


List  Helen  Hayes 

Chicago,  May  11.  —  Helen 
Hayes,  now  appearing  in  "Vic- 
toria Regina"  on  the  New 
York  stage  and  by  her  own 
avowal  through  with  pictures, 
nevertheless  appears  in  a  list 
of  M-G-M  starring  talent  for 
1936-37.  Spencer  Tracy  and 
Ernestine  Schumann-Heink 
are  also  placed  in  the  same 
category. 

The  list,  as  released  here, 
follows: 

Norma  Shearer,  Greta  Gar- 
bo, Joan  Crawford,  Clark  Ga- 
ble, Wallace  Beery,  Myrna 
Loy,  Jean  Harlow,  Robert 
Montgomery,  William  Powell, 
Lionel  Barrymore,  Nelson  Ed- 
dy, Jeanette  MacDonald, 
Charles  Laughton,  Helen 
Hayes,  Spencer  Tracy,  Marx 
Brothers,  Freddie  Bartholo- 
mew, Jackie  Cooper  and  Er- 
nestine Schumann-Heink. 


Mignon  G.  Eberhart. 

"The  Girl  from  Trieste,"  by  Ferenc  A 
nar. 

"Gold  Eagle  Guy,"  Melvin  P.  Le- 
play. 

"Goodbye,    Mr.    Chips,"  adaptation 
James    Hilton's    best-seller,    with  Cha 
Laughton  starred  and  Irving  Thalberg 
ducing. 

"Gram,"  Cosmopolitan  Magazine  story 
Kathleen  Norris  in  which  May  Robson 
time.  Schumann-Heink  will  have  leads 

"The    Harbour    Master,"  William 
Fee's  novel. 

"The    Heavenly    Sinner,"    based  on 
Everett  Harre's  novel. 

"Her    Excellency's    Cigar    Store,"  J: 
garian   play   by   Laszlo  Bus-Fekete. 

"I  Have  Married  an  Angel,"  Hunga 
corned}-  by  Tanos  Vaszary. 

"If  I  Were  You,"  farce  by  Guy  Be 
and  P.  G.  Wodehouse. 

"La  Tendresse,"   French   play  by  H 
Bataille. 

"Living  in  a  Big  Way,"  Louis  B 
field's  Cosmopolitan  Magazine  novelette 

"The  Longest  Night,"  with  Joseph 
leia   in  the  lead. 

"Lost   Horizons,"    stage   play   by  H 
Segall. 

"Love  on  the  Run." Cosmopolitan  Mag; 
story  by  Alan  Greene  and  Julian  Brod 

"Lucky    Night,"    short    story    by  O 
Claxton  which  appeared  in  Collier's; 
Proposes,"  by  W.  Chetham-Strode. 

"Merrily  We  Roll  Along,"  BroacJB 
stage  play  by  George  S.  Kaufman  and-H 
Hart. 

"Mrs.  Van  Kleek,"  story  by  Elinor  ] 
daunt. 

"Nancy  Stair,"  novel  by  Elinor  Mai 
ney  Lane. 

"A  Native  Son  Returns,"  novel  by  | 
M.  Evans. 

"Night  in  Glengyle,"  novel  by  John 
guson. 

"Mght  Operator,"  story  by  Lucile 
Edgerton. 

"Not  Too  Narrow,  Not  Too  Deep,"  i 
by  Richard  B.  Sale. 

"Once  There  Was  a  Prisoner."  Fi 
play  by  Jean  Anouilh. 

"One  Came  Home,"  by  Grace  Nort 

"The  Paradine  Case,"  novel  by  R 
Hitchens. 

"Party,"    comedy    drama    by    Ivor  I 
vello. 

"Pitcairn's  Island."  sequel  to  "Mutii 
the  Bounty." 

"Presenting   Lily   Mars."  Saturday 
ninp  Post  serial  and  novel  by  Booth  |P 
ington. 

"Rage  in  Heaven,"  novel  by  JamesiS" 
ton. 

"The  Red  Mill,"  play  by  Victor  He  : 
and  Henry  Blossom. 

"Rennie  Peddigoe."  Woman's  Home  \ 
pair'on  serial  and  novel  by  Booth  Tarkii  i 

"Algeria."  play  by  Glen  McDon  01 
with  music  by  Victor  Herbert. 

"Sad  Indian,"  novel  by  Thames  Wiifr; 
son. 

"Sari."  comic  opera  by  Julius  Wij§« 
and  Fritz  Greenbaum. 

"The  Second  Mrs.  Lynton."  novtf^T 
Wilson  Collison. 

"Sehov.  Ahoy!."  Cosmopolitan  Mai  ine 
short  story  by  Clements  Ripley. 

"The  Shining  Hour."  stage  pla  V 
Keith  Winter. 

"Silas  Mamer."  classic  novel  bv  C|*P 
Eliot. 

"Sweethearts."  musical  play  by  Hat^S 
(Continued  on  pane  8) 


Jay,  May  12,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


7 


What  They're  Down  For 


hicago,  May  11. — Stars,  featured  players  and  other  assignments 
VI-G-M's  1936-37  program  as  they  appear  in  a  breakdown  of  the 
panx's  own  announcement: 


die   Bartholomew — Starred  in  "Cap- 
os Courageous";  "Kim." 
lace    Beery — Starred    in    "The  Foun- 
.-"  and  one  untitled. 

iles  Bover — Co-starred  with  Greta 
rbo  in  "Beloved." 

>H   Calleia — Featured   in   "The  Long- 
Night"  (tentative). 
Crawford — Co-starred     with  Robert 
ylor  in  "Gorgeous   Hussy";  co-starred 
:h  Clark  Gable  in  "Parnell"  (tentative) 
1  "Saratoga";  also  one  more  untitled. 
y  Ebsex — Featured  with  Eleanor  Powell 
i  Allan  Jones  in  '"Born  to  Dance." 
0>T  Eddy — Co-starred  with  Jeanette  Mac- 
nald  in  "May time":  one  more  untitled. 
K  Gable — Starred  in  "The  Great  Cana- 
in"   and    "No    Hero";    co-starred  with 
in   Crawford   in   "Parnell"  (tentative) 
i  "Saratoga." 

a  Garbo — Co-starred  with  Charles  Boyer 
"Beloved." 

Haley — Starred  in  "44th  Floor." 

Harlow — Three  untitled  starring  ve- 
les. 

ie    Howard  —  Co-starred    with  Norma 
earer  in  "Romeo  and  Juliet." 
in  Jones — Featured  with  Eleanor  Powell 
i  Buddy  Ebsen  in  '"Born  to  Dance." 
y  Kelly — Featured  with  Lyda  Roberti 
"Girls  Go  West." 
rles  Laughton — Starred  in  "Goodbye, 
r.   Chips"    (tentative);    co-starred  with 
rma  Shearer  in  "Marie  Antoinette." 
Ft  el  and  Hardy — Starred  in  "Our  Rela- 
ns"  and  "You'd  Be  Surprised." 
na  Loy — Co-starred  with  William  Powell 
"After  the  Thin  Man"  and  "Prisoner 
Zenda";   also  one  untitled;  co-starred 
ith  Robert  Montgomery  in  one  untitled. 
.'ette  MacDonald — Co-starred  with  Ne!- 
n  Eddy  in  "Maytime"  and  one  untitled, 
x  Brothers — Starred   in   one  untitled. 
krt  Montgomery — Starred  in  three  un 
led  and  one  co-starred  with  Myrna  Loy 
1  titled. 

ce  Moore — Starred  in  one  untitled. 

l  Muni — Featured   with   Luise  Rainer 

"The  Good  Earth." 
\xor    Powell — Starred    in    "Easy  to 


Silvers  in 
and  Buddy 
"Born  to 


Love";  featured  with  Sid 
"Broadway  Melody  of  1937' 
Ebsen  and  Allan  Jones  i: 
Dance." 

William  Powell — Starred  in  "Adventure 
for  Three";  co-starred  with  Myrna  Loy 
in  "After  the  Thin  Man"  and  "Prisoner 
of  Zenda"  and  one  untitled. 

Luise  Raines — Featured  in  "Adventure  for 
Three."  "Maiden  Voyage"  and  with  Paul 
Muni  in  "The  Good  Earth." 

Lyda  Roberti — Featured  with  Patsy  Kelly 
in  "Girls  Go  West." 

May  Robsox  —  Featured  with  Mme.  Schu- 
mann-Heink  in  "Gram"  (tentative). 

Mme.  Schumaxx-Heixk  —  Featured  with 
May   Robson  in  "Gram"  (tentative). 

Norma  Shearer  —  Starred  in  "Pride  and 
Prejudice";  co-starred  with  Charles  Laugh- 
ton  in  "Marie  Antoinette"  and  Leslie  How- 
ard in  "Romeo  and  Juliet." 

Sid  Silvers — Featured  with  Eleanor  Powell 
in  "Broadway  Melody  of  1937." 

Robert  Taylor — Co-starred  with  Joan  Craw- 
ford in  "Gorgeous  Hussy." 

Producers 

Berxje  Hymax — "Maiden  Voyage,"  "Mr. 
and  Mrs.   Washington"   and  "Saratoga." 

Sam  Katz — "Easy  to  Love." 

Louis  D.  Lightox — "Captains  Courageous," 
"Gorgeous  Hussy"  and  "Kim." 

Hunt  Strom  berg — "After  the  Thin  Man," 
"Adventure  for  Three"  and  "The  Foun- 
dry." 

Irvixg  Thalberg — "Beloved."  "Good-bye. 
Mr.  Chips"  (tentative).  "Good  Earth," 
"Maytime,"  "Marie  Antoinette";  one 
Marx  Brothers,  untitled;  "Pride  and 
Prejudice,"  "Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  "Romeo 
and  Juliet." 

Lawrence  Weixgartex — "The  Great  Cana- 
dian" and  "No  Hero." 

Directors 

Clarexce  Brown — "The  Gorgeous  Hussy." 
Sidney  Franklin — "Good  Earth." 
Edmund  Gouldi ng — "Maytime." 
William  Wellman — "The  Longest  Night" 
(tentative). 


"£/"  Men  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  May  11. — Branch  man- 
rs  of  all  midwest  Universal  ex- 
nges  were  in  conferences  here 
urday  afternoon.  Special  atten- 
1  was  given  to  the  release  of 
lowboat." 

Managers  from  St.  Louis,  Kansas 
y,  Milwaukee,  Omaha,  Des  Moines, 
lianapolis,  Detroit,  Cincinnati  and 
:veland  were  here.  Henry  Herbel 
the  local  exchange  was  host  to  the 
ending  managers. 


o  Submit  Zoning  Plan 

Los  Angeles,  May  11. — Fox  West 
ast,  Warners  and  independent  ex- 
litors  will  submit  new  zoning  and 
arance  schedules  to  local  exchanges 
s  week.  The  new  schedules  will  not 
:ome  effective  until  next  season's 
xluct  is  released.  It  is  believed  that 
radical  departures  from  present 
ledules  will  be  introduced. 


Albeck  Confers  Here 

J.  B.  Albeck,  Columbia's  Far  East 
Jresentative,  has  just  arrived  at  the 
me  office  for  conferences  with  J.  H. 
idelman,  foreign  manager.  Albeck 
s  just  completed  a  seven-month  trip 
vering  Manila,  Hongkong,  Saigon, 
ingkok,  Singapore,  Bombay  and 
langhai.  He  stopped  in  Hollywood 
his  way  east. 


Hub  House  to  End  Vaude 

Boston,  May  11.— The  RKO  Bos- 
ton will  drop  vaudeville  May  13  and 
go  into  double  features.  The  house 
has  been  grossing  heavily  with  names, 
but  it  is  felt  that  the  loss  of  revenue 
will  be  balanced  by  the  decrease  in 
expenses.  When  the  RKO  Boston 
went  off  vaudeville  during  the  Christ- 
mas season,  the  weekly  grosses 
dropped  as  much  as  70  per  cent.  The 
move  will  leave  the  Metropolitan  the 
only  first-run  vaudeville  spot  in  the 
Hub.  These  two  houses  have  been 
bidding  against  each  other  for  a  num- 
ber of  shows. 


Goetz  Lines  Up  Staff 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Harry  M. 
Goetz  has  lined  up  his  staff  for  "The 
Last  of  the  Mohicans"  with  George 
Seitz  as  director,  Wally  Fox  as  unit 
director.  Emile  de  Ruelle  as  produc- 
tion manager,  Bob  Planck  as  chief 
cameraman  and  John  Ducasse  Schultz 
as  art  director. 


A.  J.  Smith  Reelected 

Xewtown,  Conn.  May  11. — Man- 
er  Arthur  J.  Smith  of  the  Edmond 
is  been  unanimously  reelected  as 
arden  of  the  borough. 


To  Film  Billy,  the  Kid 

Hollywood,  May  11. — Republic  will 
make  a  version  of  the  life  of  Billy  the 
Kid,  as  the  first  of  a  series  of  four 
Technicolor  productions  announced 
for  next  season.  No  writing  assign- 
ment has  been  made. 


Coast  I.T.O.  to  Meet 

Los  Angeles,  May  11. — A  meeting 
of  the  entire  membership  of  I.  T.  O. 
is  scheduled  for  next  Monday.  Rob- 
ert Poole,  executive  manager,  charac- 
terized the  coming  session  as  the  most 
important  of  this  year. 


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Metro  Gives 
Details  for 
33  Pictures 

(Continued  from  page  6) 
Smith  and  F.  De  Gressac. 

"Timberline,"  novel  by  Gene  Fowler. 

"The  Transgressor,"  novel  by  Anthony 
Richardson. 

"Troubadour  in  Trouble,"  by  Franz 
Schulz   and  Jay  Gorney. 

"Two  Thieves,"  novel  by  Manuel  Kom- 
roff. 

"Vein  of  Iron,"  novel  by  Ellen  Glas- 
gow. 

"The  Wedding  Dress,"  by  Helen  Grace 
Carlisle. 

"The  Wind  and  the  Rain,"  by  Merton 
Hodge. 

"Wings  of  Tomorrow,"  by  Frank  Wead. 

Hal  Roach  will  make  at  least  four. 
These  will  comprise  "Girls  Go  West" 
with  Patsy  Kelly  and  Lyda  Roberti ; 
Laurel  and  Hardy  in  "Our  Relations," 
and  in  "You'd  Be  Surprised,"  and 
Jack  Haley  in  "44th  Floor." 

Tuesday's  program  provides  for  the 
men  to  convene  at  9  :30  A.  M.  for  the 
morning  session  and  2:15  P.  M.  for 
the  afternoon  meeting.  From  1  P.  M. 
to  2:15  lunch  will  be  served.  At  7:45 
a  banquet  will  be  held  in  the  private 
dining  room  on  the  club  floor  at  the 
Palmer  House. 


The  194  Short  Subjects 

Chicago,  May  11. — This  is  a  break- 
down of  the  M-G-M's  short  subject 
lineup  for  the  new  season,  totaling  194 
releases : 

One-Reelers 

12  Hal  Roach  "Our  Gangs." 

12  FitzPatrick  Traveltalks  in  Tech- 
nicolor. 

18  Pete  Smith  Specialties. 

18  Harman-Ising  "Happy  Har- 
monies" cartoons  in  Technicolor. 

10  M-G-M  Miniatures  featuring 
Chic  Sale,  Robert  Benchley  and  Carey 
Wilson. 

10  Tabloid  Musicals. 

102  Hearst  Metrotone  News. 
Two-Reelers 

6  M-G-M  Musical  Comedies. 

6  "Crime  Doesn't  Pay." 


More  "Ziegfeld"  Roadshows 

Chicago,  May  11. — M-G-M  plans 
to  show  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  for 
three  days  in  all  downtown  cities  in 


Short  Subject 

"The  Undersea 
Kingdom" 

(Republic) 

This  is  another  of  those  super  scien- 
tific serials  which  will  find  favorable 
reception  with  the  younger  element. 
The  story  concerns  the  adventures  of 
Ray  "Crash"  Corrigan  and  a  party 
consisting  of  Lois  Wilde,  a  newspaper 
woman;  C.  Montague  Shaw,  a  scien- 
tist, and  Lee  Van  Atta,  his  young  son, 
when  they  descend  to  the  ocean's  bot- 
tom to  find  the  causes  of  earthquakes. 
On  the  bottom  they  find  a  strange 
country,  and  powerful  rulers  who  pro- 
vide the  usual  thrills,  excitement  and 
drama.  Corrigan  is  a  fit  hero  and 
the  cast  containing  such  names  as 
Monte  Blue,  William  Farnum,  Jack 
Mulhall,  Lane  Chandler  and  others 
delivers  the  goods.  It  is  a  well  done 
film,  the  models  and  trick  camera  ef- 
fects are  in  a  measure,  quite  con- 
vincing. Previewed  without  produc- 
tion code  seal.  Running  time,  first 
chapter,  20  mins.  "G." 


this  territory  which  have  more  than 
25,000  population.  The  picture  will  be 
shown  on  a  two-day  basis  at  advanced 
prices  with  a  $1.50  top.  Fred  Bar- 
tow is  handling  the  publicity  and  ad- 
vertising on  these  engagements,  the 
majority  of  which  will  be  in  Great 
States  theatres.  He  has  two  assist- 
ants to  help  him  with  the  advance 
work. 


Hilton's  First  "Camille" 

Hollywood,  May  11. — James  Hil- 
ton, author  of  "Goodbye,  Mr.  Chips" 
and  now  under  contract  to  Metro,  will 
collaborate  with  Frances  Marion  on 
"Camille"  for  Garbo  as  his  first. 


M-G-M  Has  Six  in  Work 

Hollywood,  May  11. — M-G-M  now 
has  six  features  in  work  at  the  studio, 
including :  "Witch  of  Timbuctu," 
"Suzy,"  "The  Good  Earth,"  "Romeo 
and  Juliet,"  "Tarzan  Escapes"  and 
"We  Went  to  College."  Five  others, 
which  have  been  completed,  and  which 
will  be  nationally  released  within  the 
next  month  are :  "Three  Wise  Guys," 
May  15;  "Suicide  Club,"  May  22; 
"Fury,"  May  29;  "San  Francisco," 
June  5 ;  "Kelly  the  Second,"  date  not 
set.  "The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  now  being 
shown  on  a  roadshow  basis,  has  not 
yet  been  given  a  national  release  date. 

To  go  into  work  shortly  are  "Gor- 
geous Hussy,"  "Gran,"  "Picadilly 
Jim,"  "A  Night  in  Glengyle."  Casting 
has  started  on  "Camille,"  with  Greta 
Garbo  in  the  title  role,  and  Robert 
Taylor  and  John  Barrymore  cast  in 
important  supporting  roles.  No  other 
assignments  have  been  made  as  yet. 


Play  and  Story  Bought 

M-G-M  has  purchased  "Espionage" 
by  Walter  Hackett,  and  "False 
Dreams,"  play  by  Hugh  Stange. 


FitzPatrick  Flies  West 

Chicago,  May  11. — James  FitzPat- 
rick left  here  by  plane  tonight  for  Los 
Angeles  where  he  will  meet  the 
Franconia  with  a  company  of  players 
making  shots  for  two  pictures  pro- 
duced in  England. 


M-G-M  Stars 
Supported  by 
72  on  Roster 


Chicago,  May  11. — Aside  from 
contract  stars,  M-G-M  will  draw  sup- 
porting casts  on  its  new  program  from 
a  roster  of  72  players,  the  sales  force 
in  convention  here  has  been  advised. 
The-  list  includes  : 

Charles  Butterworth.  Jean  Hersholt. 
Madge  Evans,  Betty  Furness,  Allan  Jones. 
Edna  May  Oliver,  Robert  Taylor,  Johnny 
Weissmuller,  Frank  Morgan,  Chester  Mor- 
ris, Maureen  O'Sullivan.  Jean  Parker, 
Eleanor  Powell,  Luise  Rainer,  May  Rob- 
son,    Franchot   Tone  and   Lewis  Stone. 

Melville  Cooper,  Ann  Loring, 
Luise  Rainer,  Jean  Chatburn,  Mamo 
Clark,  Buddy  Ebsen,  Duncan  Renaldo, 
Rosalind  Russell,  Jean  Hersholt,  Igor 
Gorin,  Allan  Jones,  Louis  Hayward, 
Ray  Bolger,  Francine  Larrimore,  and 
James  Stewart  were  new  last  season 
or  will  be  this. 

The  list  also  includes  these  under 
contract : 

Brian  Aherne,  Elizabeth  Allan,  Robert 
Benchley,  Lorraine  Bridges,  Virginia 
Bruce,  John  Buckler.  Bruce  Cabot,  Jo- 
seph Calleia.  Mary  Carlisle.  Dudley 
Digges,  Henry  Daniell.  Madge  Evans, 
Judy  Garland.  Robert  Greig.  Edmund 
Gwenn.  Ted  Healy.  Louise  Henry,  Wil- 
liam Henry.  Irene  Hervey.  June  Knight. 
Frances  Langford.  Eric  Linden.  Robert 
Livingston.  Una  Merkel,  George  Murphy. 
Edward  Norris.  Reginald  Owen,  Cecilia 
Parker.  Nat  Pendleton.  Juanita  Quigley. 
Mickey  Rooney.  Shirley  Ross,  Harry 
Stockwell.  Harvey  Stephens.  William  Tan- 
nen  and  Robert  Young. 

The  writing  ranks,  the  company 
states,  totals  103  and  is  the  largest  in 
its  history.  This  classification  em- 
braces : 

George  S.  Kaufman.  S.  N.  Behrman. 
William  Slavens  McNutt,  Robert  Bench  - 
ley.  Ladislaus  Fedor.  Dashiell  Hammett. 
Samson  Raphaelson,  R.  C.  Sheriff.  Tames 
Hilton.  Vicki  Baum.  Roland  Brown. 
Harry  Clork.  Lenore  Coffee.  John  Emer- 
son, Howard  Estabrook.  Virginia  Faulk- 
ner. Michael  Fessier,  Jules  Furthman. 
Oliver  H.  P.  Garrett.  Harold  Goldman. 
Frances    Goodrich.    Leon    Gordon.  Albert 


Hackett,  Elmer  Harris.  Lily  Hatvany  J 
John  C.  Higgins,  Samuel  Hoffenstein,  Rob-} 
ert  Hopkins,  Alexander  Hunyady,  Gladyi 
Hurlbut,  Horace  Jackson.  Talbot  Jennings 
Edwin  Knopf,  Aladar  Laszo,  Anita  Loos 
John  Mahin,  Richard  Maibaum,  Hermit 
Mankiewicz,  Frances  Marion,  Jack  Mc- 
Gowan,  James  McGuinness,  William  An- 
thony McGuire.  John  Meehan,  Jack  Mur- 
ray, Arthur  Ripley,  Howard  Emmett  Rog- 
ers, Morrie  Ryskind.  Sid  Silvers,  Test 
Slesinger,  Pete  Smith,  Prof.  Willian 
Strunk.  Hugh  Walpole,  Claudine  We6t 
Doris  Malloy.  Ainsworth  Morgan,  Man 
uel  Seff,  Stephen  Morehouse  Avery. 

Also  included  are  Richard  Blake,  Robert 
Carson,    John    Collier,    Bartlett    Cormack  L, 
Mitzi    Cummings,    Ruth    Cummings,  RajX^ 
Doyle,    Margaret    Echard,    Frank  FentonT-1 
Douglas    Foster,    Harvey    Gates,  Richarcj? 
Goldstone.   H.    W.    Hannemann.  Lawrenc/T 
Hazard,    Victor    Heerman,    Cyril  HumeT) 
Niki   Justin,    George    Kelly,    Tom  Kilpat* 
rick.  Vincent  Laurence,  Robert  Lees,  Jobl 
Lynch,    Sarah    Mason.    Robert  Newman 
George  Oppenheimer,  Robert  Pirosh.  Mau  r 
rice   Rapf.    Gottfried   Reinhardt,    Fred  Rij 
naldo.  Wells  Root,  Florence  Ryerson,  Rich{  { 
ard  Schayer,  George  Seaton,  Joe  Sherman" 
Donald  Ogden   Stewart,  C.  Gardner  Sulli  ' 
van,    A.    E.    Thomas,    Dale    Van  Every 
Harry  Vernon,   Salka  Viertel,   Gladys  vol 
Ettinhausen.    Eric  Von    Stroheim,  Charle: 
Whittaker.    Carey    Wilson.    Walter  Wise 
Edgar  Allan  Woolf,  Col.  W.  L.  Wynn. 

Directors  include : 

W.   S.  Van   Dyke,   tentatively   down  fo 
"Maytime" ;  John  M.  Stahl  for  "Parnell" 
Tod     Browning.     William     Wellman     fo  i 
"The  Longest  Night";  Victor  Fleming  fo  1 
"Captains  Courageous";  Fritz  Lang;  Rob  :| 
ert  Z.  Leonard  for  "Piccadilly  Jim";  Sidne;  I 
Franklin  for  "The  Good  Earth";  Clareno 
Brown   for   "The   Gorgeous   Hussy";  Ed] 
munde   Goulding;    George   Fitzmaurice;   Jj  ■• 
Walter   Ruben ;  George    Cukor,    George  B 
Seitz.  Edwin  L.  Marin,  Richard  Boleslaw 
ski.   Sam   Wood.   Richard  Thorpe.  Rober 
B.    Sinclair,    Joseph    Santley   and   Edwan  i 
Sloman. 


Burke  Is  Stag  Guest 

Boston,  May  11. — Joseph  Burke 
Columbia  auditor,  was  tendered  a  stat ' 
dinner  over  the  weekend  during  thi 
excursion  to  New  York  of  the  Motior 
Picture  Post  of  the  American  Legion, 
Burke  will  marry  Evelyn  Fitzgeralc 
of  the  local  Columbia  exchange,  oi 
June  13. 


Executives  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  11. — John  D 
Clark,  Joseph  Moskowitz  and  Willian 
Goetz  arrived  today  from  New  Yorl 
for    sales    and    product  conferences 


Wall  Street 


Board  Losses  Range  '/s 

to  iVz 

Pti 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Chang 

Columbia,  vtc   3254 

3256 

3256 

-M 

16254 

16354 

+  ¥> 

Loew's,    Inc  4654 

46 

46 

-54 

Paramount    954 

9 

956 

—  54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  73 

7054 

70J4 

-25: 

Paramount  2  pfd.  1056 

m 

<m 

-54 

Pathe  Film  854 

m 

856 

-!4 

RKO    654 

6 

6 

-  54 

20th  Century-Fox.  24 

2314 

23% 

-  Yi 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3354 

3354 

3354 

-'A 

Universal,  pfd  ...  96 

96 

96 

Warner  Bros  10 

954 

9H 

-a- 

Sonotone  Up  Vi  on 

Curb 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang 

Sentry  Safety    f6        54  56  

Sonotone                    256  256      2%     +  Yf 

Technicolor               27%  27%     2756     —  '/? 


Bond  Trading  Erratic 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Chang 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40   ..  2454 

24 

2454 

-  JA 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2454 

24 

24% 

-'A 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    ,  ...  9754 

9754 

97X 

+  54 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s    '55   60 

59^4 

60 

+  Ya 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    91 

9054 

9054 

-5* 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  65 

65 

65 

+  H 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    93 

9256 

9254 

-  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  ID 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Singing  Cowboy" 

(Republic) 

A  pleasant  mixture  of  drama,  romance,  villainy  and  song  in  measured 
quantities,  plus  some  future  entertainment  possibilities  as  a  concoction 
of  television  performances,  make  this  an  appealing  western  for  the 
Gene  Autry  radio  fans  and  the  theatre-seat  cowboys. 

The  story  concerns  Autry's  benevolent  attentions  to  Ann  Gilles,  who 
is  seriously  injured  during  a  horse  raid  in  which  her  father  is  mur- 
dered by  Lon  Chaney's  gang.  Autry  sets  out  with  the  cowhands  for 
the  east  in  an  attempt  to  sell  a  radio  program  to  pay  for  Miss  Gilles' 
hospital  bills.  In  desperation,  he  finally  puts  it  over  with  a  coffee  com- 
pany and  sets  out  with  a  covered  wagon  caravan  from  which  television 
performances  are  given.  He  has  a  measure  of  success  and,  reaching 
his  home  town,  meets  with  his  radio  boss'  daughter,  Lois  Wilde,  a 
runaway,  who  aspires  to  sing.  She  is  trailed  by  her  stupid  fiance  and 
a  detective.  Autry  starts  her  on  a  singing  career  by  teaching  her  a  few 
songs  for  an  amateur  contest.  There  follows  at  this  point  a  series  of 
complications  and  evolvements  which  finally  lead  to  the  capture  of  the 
murderers  and  a  fulfillment  of  the  romance  of  Miss  Wilde  and  Autry 
and  the  recovery  of  little  Miss  Gilles. 

In  addition  to  the  work  of  the  principals,  a  good  comic  performance 
is  turned  in  by  "Smiley"  Burnette.  Others  in  the  supporting  cast  include 
John  Van  Pelt  and  Earl  Eby.  The  direction  is  by  Mack  Wright,  from 
borrell  and  Stuart  McGowan's  screen  play.  The  credit  for  effective 
photography  goes  to  Bill  Nobles. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,167.  Running  time,  63  minutes.  "G." 


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OL.  39.  NO.  113 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  13,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


*ara.  Favors 
Local  Boards, 
Cancellations 


IPTOA  Group  Receives 
Agnew's  Assurance 


Paramount's  willingness  to  remove 
qualifications  from  the  present 
ncellation  provisions  of  its  contract 
d  to  cooperate  in  the  establishment 
local  boards  for  the  hearing  and 
nciliation  of  trade  grievances  is  un- 
rstood  to  have  been  expressed  by 
eil  F.  Agnew,  Paramount  sales 
inager,  at  a  meeting  with  the 
.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice  committee 
sterday. 

The  meeting,  which  was  held  in 
gnew's  office  and  lasted  a  little  more 
an  three  hours,  satisfied  the  com- 
ittee  that  Paramount  is  prepared  to 
ike  concessions  to  the  exhibitors' 
ogram  in  formulating  the  company's 
w  season  sales  policies  and  in  the 
afting  of  its  new  licensing  agree- 
;nt,  according  to  Ed  Kuykendall, 
.P.T.O.A.  president.  Kuykendall 
id  that  the  committee  would  require 
further  meetings  with  Paramount. 
Yesterday's  meeting  was  the  first  of 
series  which  the  M.P.T.O.A.  com- 
ittee  will  hold  with  sales  heads  of 
1  national  distributors.  The  second 
seting  will  be  held  this  morning  with 
niversal,  at  the  office  of  James  R. 
rainger,  sales  manager.  On  the  ex- 
bitor  committee  in  addition  to  Kuy- 
(Continued  on  page  16) 


Showmanship  Show* 
Is  Set  for  May  19 

A  total  of  5,000  invitations  have 
en  sent  out  for  the  second  annual 
show  of  Showmanship,"  sponsored 
r  Motion  Picture  Herald  and  the 
anagers'  Round  Table  Club,  to  be 
:ld  for  four  days  starting  May  19,  in 
e  offices  of  Quigley  Publications, 
ivitations  have  gone  out  to  circuit 
id  district  heads,  managers  in  the 
etropolitan  area,  advertising  agen- 
es  and  heads  of  advertising  classes 
local  colleges. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  for 

(Continued  from  page  6) 


Consolidated' s  Net 
$290,249  on  Quarter 

Consolidated  Film  Industries  and 
ibsidiaries  report  earnings  of  $290,- 
19.06  for  the  three  months  ending 
[arch  31  after  deducting  all  charges 
eluding  depreciation  and  Federal 
xes.  This  is  equal  to  50  cents  per 
iare  on  400,000  shares  of  preferred 
Jtstandirig  and  17  cents  per  share  on 
-4,973  shares  of  common. 


Producers  Bar  Story  Purchases 

With  Restrictions  for  Writers 

Hollywood,  May  12. — No  stories  are  to  be  purchased  by  major 
producers  with  any  restrictions  governing  the  writer  to  be  en- 
gaged to  prepare  the  material  for  the  screen,  according  to  a 
statement  issued  by  the  Producers'  Ass'n. 

The  statement  says  that  this  covers  both  plays  and  manu- 
scripts. It  is  understood  the  decision  is  an  outgrowth  of  the 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  plan  to  bar  all  but  guild  members  from 
adaptations. 


M-G-M  Policy 
Flexible;  30 
Specials  Set 


Chicago,  May  12. — M-G-M  will 
have  30  specials  and  a  flexible  selling 
policy  during  the  coming  season,  the 
sales  staff  was  told  today  at  the  clos- 
ing sessions  of  the  annual  convention 
by  Al  Lichtman,  assistant  to  Nicho- 
las M.  Schenck,  and  William  F. 
Rodgers,  general  sales  manager. 

The  specials  will  be  out  of  a  total 
of  from  44  to  52  features,  it  was 
stated,  and  the  selling  policy  will  be 
fitted  to  experience  with  modern  con- 
ditions. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  will  be  the 
first  release  on  the  list  for  the  new 
season  which  will  see  a  picture  re- 
leased each  week. 

Howard  Dietz  told  the  convention 
that  M-G-M  would  extend  its  nation- 
al advertising  and  exploitation  cam- 
paigns in  newspapers  and  magazines 
and  on  billboards  and  that  the  budget 
would  total  $3,000,000. 

Addresses  also  were  given  by  Fred 
Quimby,  short  subject  sales  manager; 
Silas  F.   Seadler,  advertising  mana- 

(Continucd  on  page  4) 


France-U.  S.  Film 
Agreement  Reached 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  12. — Stabiliza- 
tion of  the  situation  now  existing  in 
France  with  respect  to  American  films 
is  guaranteed  in  the  reciprocal  trade 
agreement  with  that  country  signed 
last  week,  it  was  disclosed  tonight  by 
the  State  Dep't  in  making  public  de- 
tails of  the  pact. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement, 
France  confirms  the  abandonment  of 
proposals  made  some  months  ago  to 
control  and  restrict  more  severely  the 
trade  in  foreign  films  and  the  exhibi- 
tion of  foreign  films  within  the  coun- 
try, and  gives  assurance  that  the  pres- 
ent treatment  will  be  continued  and 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Writers  Move 
To  Start  New 
Organization 


Hollywood,  May  12. — Rupert 
Hughes  has  lost  no  time  in  leading  the 
revolting  writers  into  a  new  organiza- 
tion for  the  purpose  of  fighting  the 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  and  its  pro- 
posed closed  shop  amalgamation  with 
the  Authors'  League. 

Afore  than  100  former  guild  mem- 
bers met  here  last  night  and  discussed 
what  they  described  as  the  evils  that 
have  cropped  up  in  the  guild  and  then 
outlined  plans  for  a  new  organization. 
One  of  their  aims,  it  was  stated,  will 
be  cooperation  with  producers  for  the 
purpose  of  serving  the  interests  of  the 
industry. 

Although  the  new  organization  will 
be  made  up  principally  of  men  and 
women  who  do  most  of  the  writing 
for  the  industry,  it  was  stated,  a  pro- 
vision will  be  made  for  associate  mem- 
bers, who  write  or  wish  to  write  for 
the  screen,  and  who  will  be  invited  to 
join  with  full  membership  status  when 
they  prove  their  worth. 

Hughes  was  named  to  draw  up  a 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Film  Men  Studying 
New  Canada  Budget 

Ottawa,  May  12. — Film  distribu- 
tors of  Canada  are  directly  concerned 
with  several  provisions  of  the  Federal 
Government  budget  now  before  the 
Canadian  Parliament,  although  the 
stipulations  of  Charles  A.  Dunning, 
Minister  of  Finance,  automatically 
became  effective  with  their  announce- 
ment in  the  budget  speech  before  the 
House  of  Commons. 

The  duty  on  films  remains  un- 
changed, but  so-called  educational 
prints  or  negatives  have  been  placed 
on  the  free  list.  The  extent  of  this 
exemption  is  receiving  the  study  of 
exchanges,  but  no  word  is  yet  forth- 
coming as  to  whether  travel  or  scenic 

(Continued  from  page  6) 


Trust  Cases 
In  Missouri 

Are  Dropped 

Seen  As  Final  Step  in 
St.  Louis  Battle 


Dismissal  of  the  anti-trust  ouster 
proceedings  against  Warners,  Para- 
mount and  RKO,  on  application  of 
State's  Attorney  Roy  McKittrick  of 
Missouri,  in  the  State  Supreme  Court 
at  Jefferson  City  and  St.  Louis  yes- 
terday removed  the  last  stumbling 
block  to  the  perfection  of  the  agree- 
ment reached  on  April  30  by  the 
various  interests  involved  and  signed 
by  Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  here. 

Under  terms  of  the  stipulation 
signed  by  Judge  Knox,  the  injunction 
proceedings  in  St.  Louis  and  Jefferson 
City,  filed  by  McKittrick  against 
Warners,  RKO  and  Paramount,  were 
to  be  dropped.  Although  a  hearing 
scheduled  for  April  30,  had  been  con- 
tinued to  May  21  in  St.  Louis,  the 
action  has  been  automatically  taken  off 
the  court  dockets. 

The  two  actions  yesterday  were 
dismissed  an  hour  apart,  the  Jeffer- 
son City  suit  being  the  first.  McKit- 
trick said  in  the  withdrawal  papers 
that  the  violations  of  the  anti-trust 
laws,  as  alleged,  are  now  ended,  re- 
ferring to  the  stipulation  agreed  to 
here,  and  "everything  has  been  gained 
that  might  be  gained  by  a  successful 
prosecution  of  these  cases."  The  quo 
warranto  action  was  filed  April  15  in 
Jefferson  City. 

It  is  unofficially  estimated  that  dis- 

(Continued  from  page  6) 


Theatre  Managers, 
Dramatists  Agree 

A  membership  meeting  of  the 
League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  yesterday 
gave  unanimous  approval  to  the  pro- 
ducer-playwright contract  sponsored 
by  the  Dramatists'  Guild  with  only 
minor  changes  resulting  from  the  re- 
cent negotiations  between  the  contract 
committees  of  the  league  and  guild. 

The  contract  retains  the  guild's  pro- 
vision for  a  60-40  split  of  the  pro- 
ceeds from  the  sale  of  film  rights  of 

(Continued  from  page  6) 


More  2-a-Day  Shows 
Set  by  Independents 

Local  independents  are  switching 
from  the  regular  grind  policies  to  two- 
a-day  shows  where  unusual  attrac- 
tions warrant  the  change.  Walter 
Reade  has  booked  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld" for  a  week,  starting  Decoration 
Day,  for  either  the  Paramount  or  St. 
James  in  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.  The 
(Continued  on  page  16) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  13,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  13,  1936 


No.  113 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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Universal  Accepts 
The  2,000-Ft.  Reel 

Hollywood,  May  12. — Universal 
today  agreed  to  adopt  the  Academy 
Research  Council's  2,000-foot  reel 
commencing  August  1.  This  makes 
acceptance  unanimous  among  the  ma- 
jor studios.  Universal  was  the  last 
holdout. 

The  necessary  reel  changes  are  now 
being  made  in  the  various  key  cities. 


Delay  Hearing  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  May  12. — The  hear- 
ing on  the  proposed  ordinance  to  per- 
mit Sunday  performances  of  circuses, 
was  postponed  by  the  ordinance  com- 
mittee of  the  City  Council  to  May  15. 
About  15  exhibitors  and  other  film 
men  appeared  to  protest  the  proposal. 


Goldwyn  Recuperating 

Authorities  at  the  Doctors'  Hospital 
where  Samuel  Goldwyn  underwent  an 
operation  Monday,  reported  to  Mo- 
tion Picture  Daily  early  this  morn- 
ing that  the  producer's  condition  was 
"satisfactory." 


Sidney-Donat  Co-Stars 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  yesterday  concluded 
a  deal  which  will  co-star  Sylvia  Sid- 
ney and  Robert  Donat  in  "The  Hidden 
Power"  for  G.  B.  Alfred  Hitchcock 
will  direct. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


WRITTEN,  as  this  is  at  a 
point  distantly  removed 
from  the  battleground,  the  im- 
pression is  that  the  Screen  Writ- 
ers' Guild  dealt  itself  a  lusty 
blow  midships  when  its  member- 
ship voted  to  rescind  Article  12. 
Much  of  the  strength  to  come 
was  represented  in  that  article 
which  sought  to  bind  guild  mem- 
bers from  signing  away  their  ser- 
vices or  their  writings  beyond 
May  2,  1938.  Exactly  what  this 
objective  meant  to  guild  aims 
was  explained  in  unmistakably 
clear  language  by  Ernest  Pascal, 
president  of  the  S.W.G.,  in  a  re- 
cent issue  of  Screen  Writers' 
Magazine,  official  organ  of  the 
guild.  .  .  . 

▼ 

We  refresh  your  memory : 
"It  may  seem  to  some  of  us 
a  hardship  to  be  asked  not  to 
sign  a  contract  that  pledges  our 
services  and  works  beyond  two 
years.  But  actually  it  will 
prove  to  be  a  boon.  It  will  tend 
to  abolish  the  'option'  contract, 
where  the  advantage  is  always 
on  the  side  of  the  producer  and 
never  on  the  side  of  the  writer. 
The  individual,  of  course,  as  a 
rule  is  helpless  to  hold  out 
against  these  one-sided  op- 
tions, but  in  this  way,  through 
his  organization,  it  will  be  im- 
possible for  him  to  accept  such 
a  deal. 

"Picture  then  the  strength  and 
the  power  that  will  be  ours  in 
the  next  two  years.  Material  can 
be  worked  upon  only  by  mem- 
bers of  our  organization.  Con- 
tracts, except  for  a  very  few, 
will  have  expired  by  May, 
1938.  We  will  be  in  the  invul- 
nerable position  of  controlling 
both  material  and  manpower. 
Writers,  the  Authors'  League 
of  America,  will  hold  the 
winning  hand.  And  the  pro- 
ducer, who  has  always  proved 
himself  to  be  a  very  shrewd 
poker  player,  will  know  it.  It 
won't  be  necessary  to  call  his 
bluff.  Then  without  a  strike, 
without  any  of  us  suffering 
from  being  out  of  jobs,  it  is 
only  reasonable  to  conclude 
that  we  will  gain  all  that  we 
are  after — guildship  and  a  fair 
minimum  basic  agreement." 

▼ 

Obviously,   the   reverse  must 


be  the  fact.  If  Pascal  envisioned 
in  a  writers'  agreement  not  to 
sell  services  or  wares  beyond 
May  two  years  hence  an  "invul- 
nerable position  of  controlling 
both  material  and  manpower," 
the  deduction  becomes  palpably 
simple  that  without  it,  which 
the  Guild  now  is,  hopes  must  go 
aglimmering.  The  "very  shrewd 
poker  player"  producer,  it  is  also 
patent,  is  living  up  to  Pascal's 
self-ascribed  reputation.  No 
Napoleonic  strategy  was  required 
to  dope  out  that  one  effective 
manner  of  spiking  the  Guild's 
Big  Bertha  was  to  sign  on  ex- 
tended contracts  substantial  per- 
sonalities in  the  very  membership 
which  Pascal  sought  to  hold  on 
other  lines.  It  is  being  tried  and 
it  appears  to  be  working.  .  .  . 

▼ 

We  may  not  know  all  of  the 
angles,  sitting  and  observing  on 
the  Atlantic  seaboard  that  which 
has  the  Pacific  slope  so  excited. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  we  concede 
the  point.  But  a  significance  not 
easily  disposed  of  is  reflected  in 
the  measure  of  successful  nego- 
tiation which  has  marked  pro- 
ducer effort  and  another  signifi- 
cance, by  the  same  token,  be- 
comes painfully  apparent  in  the 
failure  of  the  guild  to  keep  its 
ranks  intact.  The  guild  may  not 
have  been  able  to  resist  the  lure 
dangled  by  the  studios  in  the 
form  of  fat  contracts  ranging 
over  a  period  of  years  and,  in  all 
instances,  beyond  the  May,  1938, 
date.  But  when  its  own  roster 
crumbled  in  its  stand  sufficiently 
to  rescind  the  very  article  on 
which  the  hope  for  power  began 
and  ended,  the  fight  might  well 
be  said  to  have  reached  and 
passed  its  storm  and  fury.  .  .  . 
T 

The  exact  extent  of  producer 
participation  in  the  rival  guild 
about  to  be  organized  by  Rupert 
Hughes  and  others  is,  likewise,  a 
factor  not  clear.  Yet,  as  these 
matters  proceed  and  when  war  is 
declared  officially  on  both  sides 
in  any  conflict,  the  bars  drop  and 
anything  goes.  If  the  opposition 
writers'  association  is  not  actu- 
ally being  spawned  by  the  major 
studios,  it  is  a  leadpipe  cinch  that 
its  development  and  its  nutrition 
will  flow  from  willing  studio 
faucets.  .  .  . 


Party  for  Rothakers 

Douglas  D.  and  Nancy  E.  Rothack- 
er,  heading  the  Rothacker  Co.,  which 
produces  and  distributes  educational 
pictures,  on  Friday  will  celebrate  the 
26th  year  of  the  company.  A  cock- 
tail party  will  be  held  in  the  new 
fourth  floor  offices  at  729  7th  Ave.,  the 
new  and  larger  quarters  having  been 
made  necessary  by  the  expansion  of 
the  organization. 


Universal  Buys  "Big" 

Hollywood,  May  12. — Universal 
has  acquired  "Big,"  a  story  by  Owen 
Francis,  as  a  vehicle  for  Victor  Mc- 
Laglen. 


Mohr  Signed  by  "U" 

Hollywood,  May  12. — Hal  Mohr, 
cameraman,  who  won  an  Academy 
award  this  year,  has  been  signed  by 
Universal. 


20th-Fox  Moves  for 
Roxy  Meet  a  Denial 

Reports  Twentieth  Century-Fox  has 
been  negotiating  with  bondholders  of 
the  Roxy  in  a  move  to  reorganize  the 
company  and  assume  operation  of  the 
theatre  as  its  Broadway  show  window 
were  denied  yesterday  by  White  & 
Case,  attorneys  for  the  first  mortgage 
bondholders. 

The  story  stated  that  in  the  event 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  were  success- 
ful in  getting  the  Roxy,  it  would  be 
pooled  with  the  Capitol  for  use  of  the 
choice  product  of  M-G-M  and  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  at  the  Capitol  and 
the  other  pictures  of  the  two  distribu- 
tors at  the  Roxy. 

"There  have  been  no  new  develop- 
ments in  the  Roxy  situation  for 
months,"  it  was  stated  at  the  White 
&  Case  office  yesterday. 


Paramount  Settles 
"Pine"  Rights  Suit 

An  out-of-court  settlement  of  the 
suit  brought  against  Paramount  by  the 
Trail  Co.  over  production  rights  to 
"The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine" 
was  concluded  yesterday.  The  settle- 
ment involved  the  payment  by  Para- 
mount of  $10,000,  a  sum  described  by 
attorneys  as  satisfactory  to  both  sides. 

The  Trail  Co.'s  action  was  for  an 
injunction  and  an  accounting,  based 
on  the  allegation  that  certain  dramatic 
rights  which  it  owned  were  vital  to 
the  film  production  and  had  not  been 
obtained  by  Paramount.  Trial  of  the 
suit  opened  on  Monday  in  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court  and  was  halted  after  an 
hour  and  a  half  of  testimony  when 
the  court  urged  attorneys  in  the  case 
to  attempt  a  settlement. 


Industry's  Leaders 
To  Be  at  Ampa  Lunch 

Many  industry  leaders  are  to  at- 
tend the  Ampa  luncheon  at  the  Astor 
tomorrow  at  which  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
will  be  guest  of  honor. 

Among  those  who  have  promised  to 
attend  are:  Nathan  Burkan,  Carl  E. 
Milliken,  Jules  E.  Brulatour,  Gabriel 
Hess,  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  Dennis  F. 
O'Brien,  Major  Frederick  L.  Herron, 
Paul  M.  Lazarus,  Joseph  Bernhard, 
Harry  Brandt,  Martin  Quigley,  John 
C.  Flinn,  Thomas  Hamlin,  Terry 
Ramsaye,  P.  S.  Harrison,  Charles 
(Chick)  Lewis,  Emanuel  Silverstone, 
Nellie  Revell,  May  Ninomaya,  Moe 
Streimer,  Harry  L.  Gold,  James  A.  \ 
Mulvey  and  Arthur  L.  Friend. 


Title  Correction 

"Commerce  Around  the  Coffee 
Cup,"  the  Dep't  of  Commerce  one- 
reeler  made  for  free  distribution  fori 
Foreign  Trade  was  inadvertently  titled 
as  "Romance  Around  the  Coffee  Cup" 
in  the  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily 
for  May  9. 


Loew's  London  to  Pay 

Loew's  London  Theatres  have  de- 
clared an  accumulation  dividend  of  35 
cents  a  share  on  the  seven  per  cent 
preferred  stock,  payable  May  30.  This 
will  leave  the  arrears  at  $2.10  pen 
share. 


Irving  Hanower  Quits 

Boston,  May  12. — Irving  Hanower 
has  resigned  as  assistant  manager  ir 
New  England  for  Columbia.  His  suc- 
cessor has  not  been  named. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  13,  1936 


M-G-M  Policy 

Flexible;  30 
Specials  Set 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

ger ;  W.  R.  Ferguson,  exploitation 
manager;  Barrett  Kiesling,  traveling 
studio  representative,  and  Walter 
Hayner,  Canadian  representative. 

The  afternoon  was  given  over  to 
an  open  forum  discussion  by  division- 
al branch  managers  and  bookers. 

In  a  final  address  Rodgers  spoke  in 
detail  on  selling  prices  and  the  future, 
expressing  confidence  in  his  belief  that 
he  has  the  whole-hearted  co-operation 
of  every  man  in  the  field. 

The  day  closed  in  a  blaze  of  festiv- 
ity with  a  banquet  at  which  prizes 
were  awarded  by  company  executives 
to  salesmen  and  managers.  These 
ceremonies  were  followed  by  an  elab- 
orate floor  show. 


M-G-M  Signs  Connolly 

Hollywood,  May  12.— Marc  Con- 
nolly has  been  signed  by  M-G-M  to 
work  on  the  continuity  for  Rudyard 
Kipling's  "Captains  Courageous." 
Preliminary  scenes  were  made  last 
winter  off  the  New  Foundland  coast. 
Freddie  Bartholomew  will  be  fea- 
tured. 


"Spanky"  to  Be  Starred 

Hollywood,  May  12.— "Spanky" 
McFarland  of  Hal  Roach's  Our  Gang 
is  to  be  starred  in  a  full  length  fea- 
ture of  Civil  War  days  called 
"Spanky."  The  story  is  by  Fred  New- 
meyer,  Hal  Yates  and  John  Geudel. 


Feature  Miss  Lawrence 

Hollywood,  May  12. — Rosina  Law- 
rence will  be  featured  with  Patsy 
Kelly  and  Lyda  Roberti  in  "Girls  Go 
West,"  feature  to  be  produced  by  Hal 
Roach  for  M-G-M. 


Retitle  "Suicide  Club" 

Hollywood,  May  12. — "Trouble  for 
Two"  replaces  "The  Suicide  Club"  as 
the  final  title  of  the  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson  story  just  filmed  by 
M-G-M. 


Interstate  Takes  House 

Houston,  May  12. — Interstate  The- 
atres, Inc.,  added  the  eighth  Houston 
theatre  to  its  string  with  the  purchase 
of  the  Bluebonnet,  a  suburban  subse- 
quent run. 

L.  E.  Newton,  former  owner,  will 
continue  as  manager,  and  keep  his 
force  and  policy  intact,  E.  E.  Collins, 
Interstate  city  manager,  said.  The 
Bluebonnet  will  be  remodeled  and  re- 
decorated later.  This  gives  Interstate 
five  suburban  theatres  in  every  part 
of  Houston,  and  three  first  runs  down- 
town. 


Coming  and  Going 

Chicago,  May  12.— A  trick 
car  that  has  two  front  ends, 
two  drivers  and  runs  equally 
as  well  in  two  directions,  but 
not  at  the  same  time,  is  run- 
ning about  the  streets  with  a 
sign  which  reads: 

"Either  way  you  look  at  it 
M-G-M  pictures  are  the  best." 


Chicago,  May  12. — Under  the  su- 
pervision of  Billy  Ferguson  and  his 
gang,  convention  headquarters  are 
trimmed  in  a  riot  of  color.  The  posters 
and  banners  adorning  the  walls  of  the 
convention  hall  are  the  subject  for 
much  praise.  Huge  blow-ups  of  Metro 
stars  are  on  the  wall  back  of  the 
speaker's  table  and  the  surrounding 
wall  space  is  devoted  to  banners  and 
scenes  from  various  pictures,  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  and  "Romeo  and  Ju- 
liet" predominating.  Slogans  every- 
where announce  that  "M-G-M  Is  the 
Greatest  Company  on  Earth."  Large- 
size  match  packets,  colored  blotters 
and  stationery  are  at  each  desk  in  the 
hall  and  make  colorful  decorations. 
Place  cards  at  each  desk  are  out  to 
represent  a  figure  of  the  globe  with 
the  above  slogan  written  on  them. 
+ 

The  entire  group  were  presented  in- 
dividually with  real  leather  zipper 
bags  as  the  convention  opened.  The 
name  of  each  delegate  was  inscribed  in 
gold  on  the  bag  with  a  cut  of  the  com- 
pany's seal  also  inscribed. 

+ 

The  most  fascinating  window  for 
the  conventioneers  in  the  many 
Palmer  House  shops  is  the  one  in  the 
drug  store  that  is  filled  with  various 
types  of  brushes.  The  $100  shaving 
brush  and  the  $250  hair  brush  win 
the  most  comment. 

+ 

The  Saturday  Night  Bugle  filled 
with  "humorous  blasts"  at  M-G-M 
and  Loew  personalities,  was  distrib- 
uted on  board  the  special  en  route  to 
Chicago.  The  lads  are  still  laughing 
at  some  of  the  gags. 

+ 

Leroy  Bickel  and  his  Texans  ar- 
rived in  Chicago  with  10-gallon  hats 
resting  on  feverish  brows  and  loads  of 
Texas  Centennial  publicity  under  each 
arm. 

+ 

William  F.  Rodgers  will  probably 
return  to  New  York  with  his  right 
arm  in  a  sling  if  the  handshaking  con- 


He  had  no  time  to  pose  in  New  York, 
but  the  cameraman  caught  him  in  Chi- 
cago. Latest  pose  of  William  F.  Rodgers, 
Leo's  new  general  sales  manager. 


tinues.  So  far  everyone  at  the  con- 
vention has  congratulated  him  on  his 
new  job  at  least  twice. 

+ 

Ralph  Carmichael  of  the  Los  An- 
geles office  arrived  by  plane.  Due  to 
numerous  storms  encountered,  Car- 
michael reports  he  "all  but  enjoyed 
the  trip." 

+ 

The  huge  floral  horseshoe  presented 
Rodgers  was  taken  to  one  of  the  local 
hospitals  and  the  flowers  distributed 
to  patients. 

+ 

The  convention  hall  echoed  loudly 
with  the  great  round  of  applause  for 
Rodgers  when  he  took  charge  of  the 
meeting. 

Barrett  Kiesling  continues  to  be 
the  solo  M-G-M  studio  representative 
present.  That  is,  if  you  don't  count 
Hal  Roach.  Hal  is  the  lone  member 
of  his  coast  organization  present. 


As  they  stepped  off  the  M-G-M  "Sales  Special"  in  Chicago.  Left  to  right,  these 
Metro  and  Loew  men:  Howard  Dietz,  Tom  Connors,  E.  A.  Schiller,  Al  Lichtman,  Joe 
Vogel,  William  F.  Rodgers  and  Edward  M.  Saunders. 


Morris  Abrams  and  Benny  Dar- 
row  were  two  exploiteers  unable  to 
attend  on  account  of  illness. 

+ 

Col.  Harry  Long,  division  man- 
ager for  Loew's  in  Cleveland,  arrived 
this  morning,  a  day  late.  A.  M. 
Holah  was  another  late  comer.  Both 
were  delayed  by  business  engagements. 
+ 

Col.    E.    A.    Schiller    is  being 
warmly  greeted  by  his  many  friends. 
This  is  the  first  convention  in  three 
years  that  he  has  been  able  to  attend. 
+ 

Felix  Mendelssohn,  after  several 
weeks'  rest  from  his  recent  illness,  is 
now  up  and  about  taking  the  conven- 
tion in  full  stride. 

+ 

Bill  Parker  joins  the  crew  Fred 
Barthow  is  sending  downstate  to  ex- 
ploit "Ziegfeld." 

+ 

Bert  McKenzie,  like  the  other  ex- 
ploiteers, spent  the  majority  of  his 
hurried  moments  in  trying  to  conduct 
publicity  campaigns  in  various  cities 
on  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  by  letter, 
telegraph  and  'phone. 

+ 

Neatly  bound  editions  of  "Kim"  and 
"Enoch  Arden"  were  given  salesmen. 
Metro  plans  to  produce  these  stories 
in  the  near  future  and  the  lads  will 
have  a  chance  to  read  the  stories  be- 
fore they  go  out  to  sell  them. 
+ 

A  furriers'  convention  at  the 
Palmer  House  attracted  many  in  off 
moments.  Plenty  of  beautiful  models 
parading  in  fur  coats  proved  easy  on 
the  optics  even  if  the  thermometer  was 
wav  up  in  the  80's. 

+ 

C.  B.  Fogle  reports  he  will  be  glad 
to  return  east  for  at  least  one  reason. 
He  doesn't  quite  like  the  idea  of  roll- 
ing out  of  bed  at  5  :30  A.  M.  to  start 
the  day's  work  and  then  find  out  he 
should  have  started  earlier  in  order 
to  get  everything  done. 

+ 

Russ  Stewart,  who  used  to  travel 
with  the  M-G-M  studio-on-wheels, 
was  at  the  Palmer  House  greeting 
members  of  the  exploitation  staff. 
Russ  is  now  with  the  Chicago  Daily 
Times. 

+ 

Capt.  Volney  Phifer,  trainer  of 
Leo,  the  lion,  Mary  the  rhino  and 
other  Metro  animals  used  for  exploita- 
tion purposes,  was  here  with  his  man- 
agerie  of  wild  animals  and  used  them 
in  making  still  pictures  for  the  various 
groups.  Each  group  had  some  animal 
as  a  mascot. 

+ 

All  home  office  executives  plan  to 
return  to  New  York  following  the 
convention.    Plans  for  some  to  go  on 
to  the  coast  have  been  canceled. 
+ 

M.  L.  Simons  is  up  until  three 
every  night  getting  The  Distributor  to 
bed.  The  paper  is  being  printed  here 
daily  for  the  conventionites.  One  news 
note  during  the  convention  pays  for  a 
subscription. 

+ 

Some  of  the  lads  ventured  out  to 
the  ball  game  at  Wrigley  Field  where 
the  Chicago  Cubs  met  the  St.  Louis 
Cardinals  and  lost  five  to  one. 
+ 

Aimee  Echoff,  the  Chicago 
"Blonde  Bombshell"  who  takes 
charge  of  the  convention  office  de- 
tails, put  in  a  busy  day  trying  to 
answer  all  questions.  This  is  Miss 
Echoff's  third  Metro  convention. 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  13,  1936 


Trust  Cases 
In  Missouri 
Are  Dropped 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

missal  of  all  pending  suits  resulting 
from  the  St.  Louis  situation  will  save 
the  distributors  about  $1,000,000.  This 
includes  the  time  various  executives 
would  have  had  to  spend  on  the  new 
cases,  legal  fees  and  other  expenses. 
It  is  also  stated  that  the  criminal  and 
civil  suits  already  tried  have  cost  the 
three  companies  more  than  $1,500,000. 

With  the  elimination  of  the  Jeffer- 
son City  and  St.  Louis  injunction 
moves,  the  criminal  indictment  against 
Abel  Cary  Thomas,  secretary  of  War- 
ners, will  be  dropped  from  the  St. 
Louis  Federal  court  calendar.  Al- 
though all  other  defendants  in  the 
misdemeanor  suit  were  tried  and  ac- 
quitted, Thomas  was  excused  because 
of  ill  health.  However,  the  indictment 
has  never  been  marked  off  the  calen- 
der, but  this  is  expected  forthwith. 

In  addition,  the  private  suits  insti- 
tuted by  Harry  C.  Arthur  and  F.  & 
M.  at  about  the  same  time  the  criminal 
action  was  filed  against  the  same 
companies  for  triple  damages  also  will 
be  cleared  from  the  court  dockets. 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  former  NRA  ad- 
ministrator, who  negotiated  the  recent 
settlement,  yesterday  expressed  grati- 
fication at  the  Missouri  results.  He 
represented  all  parties  in  reaching  the 
stipulation  and  will  act  with  S.  R. 
Kent  as  arbiter  on  any  dispute  which 
may  arise  in  the  negotiation  of  agree- 
ments," franchises,  leases,  mortgages, 
notes  and  bonds  between  Harry  C. 
Arthur  of  Fanchon  &  Marco  and  dis- 
tributor interests. 

Papers  for  transferring  the  Shu- 
bert-Rialto,  Orpheum  and  Hi-Pointe 
to  F.  &  M.  by  Warners,  in  addition 
to  the  latter's  42  per  cent  stock  inter- 
est in  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co., 
are  now  being  drawn.  Arthur  arrived 
early  this  morning  by  plane  from  the 
Mound  City  to  complete  negotiations 
for  acquisition  of  the  properties  in  St. 
Louis  and  product. 

The  appeal  taken  by  distributors  in 
connection  with  Federal  Judge  Joseph 
West  Molyneaux's  decision  dismissing 
the  equity  case  without  prejudice  will 
be  withdrawn  from  the  Supreme  Court 
docket,  it  was  said  yesterday.  The 
film  companies  have  insisted  on  go 
ing  through  with  the  appeal  until  the 
injunction  suits  were  out  of  the  way. 

Negotiations  for  settling  the  civil 
action  were  begun  on  April  3.  War- 
ners agreed  to  the  terms  on  April  14. 
A  meeting  with  Attorney  General 
Homer  S.  Cummings,  Rosenblatt  and 
interests  concerned  was  held  in  Rosen- 
blatt's office  on  April  24.  The  stipu- 
lation took  six  days  to  work  out,  ex- 
tended time  being  necessary  because 
RKO,  in  process  of  reorganization, 
required  the  approval  of  Federal 
Judge  William  Bondy  before  signing 


France-U.  S.  Film 
Agreement  Reached 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

that  no  new  measures  will  be  taken  to 
place  American  films  in  a  position  less 
favorable  than  that  now  enjoyed  in 
comparison  with  French  or  other  for- 
eign films. 

France  also  gives  assurance  that  the 
present  import  duty,  together  with  the 
valuations  upon  which  the  ad  valorem 
duty  is  assessed,  will  not  be  increased, 
and  the  reductions  in  the  import  tax 
from  six  to  two  per  cent  will  also 
apply  to  films. 

French  imports  last  year  of  all 
films,  exposed  and  unexposed 
amounted  to  $1,570,000. 


April  15  Case  Dismissed 

Jefferson  City,  May  12. — Attor- 
ney General  Roy  McKittrick  of  Mis- 
souri today  dismissed  the  proceedings 
filed  in  Supreme  Court  on  April  15 
against  General  Theatrical  Enter 
prises,  Inc.,  Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Para 
mount  and  RKO  which  sought  to  stop 
them  from  operating  in  Missouri. 


Showmanship  Show 
Is  Set  for  May  19 

(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

delegations  from  other  cities.  Exhib 
ts  will  include  work  from  the  produ 
cers'  home  offices  and  major  theatre 
circuits.  Appointments  to  the  arrange- 
ments committee  have  been  accepted 
by  executives  in  distribution,  adver- 
tising and  exhibition.  Also  on  dis- 
play will  be  campaigns  entered  by  the- 
atre managers  for  the  Quigley 
Awards  and  others  submitted  to  the 
Round  Table  Club. 


Favor  Pettengill  Bill 

New  Haven,  May  12. — A  special 
meeting  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  today  went 
on  record  as  favoring  the  Pettengill 
bill,  and  Abram  F.  Myers  and  Na- 
than Yamins  were  authorized  to  rep- 
resent the  unit  in  endeavoring  to  se- 
cure passage  of  the  bill. 


Another  Award 

It  was  at  the  Griffith  Bros, 
theatre  convention  in  Okla- 
homa City  last  week.  Among 
the  speakers  was  Gradwell 
L.  Sears  of  Warners.  He  ad- 
vanced to  the  rostrum,  put 
on  his  best  selling  front, 
which  is  some  front,  and 
built  his  harangue  around 
how  distributors  at  large  felt 
toward  the  Griffiths  for  the 
expertness  and  the  showman- 
ship with  which  they  han- 
dled product.  By  his  side 
was  a  package.  It  began  to 
look  like  something. 

Then  Ned  Depinet  of  Radio 
and  Bob  O'Donnell  of  the  In- 
terstate Circuit  advanced  for 
the  presentation.  With  pomp 
and  circumstance,  they  did 
it.  The  award  was  a  dupli- 
cate of  the  recognition  ac- 
corded Sears,  Andy  Smith 
and  Charlie  Einfeld  by  Jack 
Warner  when  they  were  on 
the  coast  recently. 

It  pointed  the  way,  stal- 
wart and  strong,  to  higher 
and  higher  achievements. 
The  Griffiths  smilingly 
acknowledged  the  propriety 
of  the  symbol. 


Film  Men  Studying 
New  Canada  Budget 


Hold  Dusenbury  Rites 

Columbus,  May  12. — Funeral  serv- 
ices were  held  here  today  for  Joseph 
W.  Dusenbury,  78,  who  died  suddenly 
of  a  heart  attack  at  the  Grant  Hos- 
pital. Dusenbury  formerly  operated 
the  Southern  Colonial  and  Grand  here 
and  built  the  State  and  Vernon  in 
association  with  his  brother,  who  died 
10  months  ago.  He  left  no  immediate 
relatives. 


{Continued  from  page  \) 

subjects  as  presented  in  theatres  come 
under  the  budget  change. 

The  exemption  clause  reads  as  fol- 
lows : 

"Educational  moving  picture  films 
of  all  widths,  silent  or  sound,  positive 
or  negative,  when  certified  by  the  min- 
ister as  entitled  to  exemption  from 
customs  duty  under  the  convention  for 
facilitating  the  international  circula- 
tion of  films  of  an  educational  nature; 
subject  to  such  regulations  as  the  min- 
ister may  prescribe." 

The  exact  meaning  of  this  provision 
is  a  puzzle  to  the  film  companies. 

One  item  in  the  budget  which  may 
seriously  affect  the  industry  in  Canada 
is  a  new  five  per  cent  .excise  tax  on 
payments  to  foreign  film  companies 
for  imported  pictures.  If  this  is  found 
to  be  a  blanket  resolution,  the  impost 
is  expected  to  prove  a  real  detriment. 

There  is  no  change  in  the  tariff  on 
imported  advertising  accessories,  but 
the  sales  tax  on  practically  all  com- 
modities has  been  jumped  from  six  to 
eight  per  cent,  thus  adding  to  the  cost 
of  supplies  and  printing.  Another  im- 
portant point  is  that  the  corporation 
income  tax  has  been  raised  from  13^ 
to  15  per  cent  and  where  a  chain  or 
group  of  companies  makes  a  consoli- 
dated return,  the  rate  is  advanced 
from  15  to  17  per  cent.  This  adds 
materially  to  the  cost  of  being  in  busi- 
ness. Film  exchange  and  theatre  of- 
ficials of  Canada  feel  that  they  have 
gained  nothing  from  the  budget  even 
with  the  exemption  on  educational 
films  which  form  a  small  fraction  of 
footage. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'Two  Against  the  World" 


( Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  12. — This  is  sensational,  grim  melodrama.  In  it 
a  scandal-mongering  broadcasting  station  replaces  the  yellow  journalism 
of  yesterday's  screen  in  disseminating  vicious  news  no  matter  what  the 
cost  in  human  heartbreak  and  tragedy.  Stark  in  context  and  carrying 
no  comedy  relief,  but  contrasted  by  an  appealing  love  interest  situation, 
the  show  is  of  that  quality  that  made  such  pictures  as  "Front  Page"  and 
"Five  Star  Final"  interesting  to  the  public. 

Mad  with  the  lust  for  power  and  wealth,  Robert  Middlemass,  station 
owner,  resurrects  the  sordid  details  of  a  forgotten  murder  case.  His 
mania  for  sensationalism  is  opposed  by  Humphrey  Bogart,  station 
manager,  and  his  secretary,  Beverly  Roberts,  who  see  it  leading  only  to 
trouble  and  tragedy.  Implored  to  desist  by  the  woman  in  the  case,  Helen 
MacKellar,  and  her  husband,  Henry  O'Neill,  who  seek  to  protect  their 
own  good  name  and  the  welfare  of  their  daughter,  Linday  Perry,  who 
is  about  to  wed  Carlyle  Moore,  Middlemass  persists  in  recreating  Miss 
MacKellar's  crime  story.  As  Bogart  strives  to  bring  about  the  radio 
commissioner's  influence  to  stop  Middlemass,  heartbroken  Miss  Mac- 
Kellar and  O'Neill  commit  suicide.  Vengeance  bent,  Miss  Perry  would 
kill  Middlemass.  She  is  prevented  by  Moore. 

The  story  is  based  on  the  suggestion  of  Louis  Weitzenkorn's  "Five 
Star  Final."  Arthur  Michael  Jacoby's  screen  play  is  a  stern,  rigid 
picturization  of  human  callousness.  Directed  by  William  McGann  it 
sticks  close  to  that  atmosphere  with  the  featured  players  giving  con- 
vincing realistic  performances. 

Meaty  stuff,  it  calls  for  vivid  exploitation. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,071.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 
(Additional  Reviews  on  Page  16) 


Theatre  Managers, 
Dramatists  Agree 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

stage  plays,  with  the  percentage  in 
the  author's  favor.  The  contract  also 
retains  all  legal  rights  and  title  to 
plays  for  the  author.  Other  provisions 
are  regarded  as  being  of  minor  sig- 
nificance by  both  producer  and  au- 
thor. The  contract  continues  in  force 
for  a  five-year  period. 

Film  companies  which  plan  partici- 
pation in  play  financing  have  asked  for 
a  protective  clause  in  the  contract 
which  would  give  them  the  right  to 
be  advised  of  any  offer  made  to  an 
author  for  the  purchase  of  film  rights 
to  a  play  in  which  the  film  company 
is  financially  interested.  Indications 
are  that  this  provision  will  not  meet 
with  any  opposition. 

The  contract  with  the  minor 
changes  agreed  to  during  the  past 
few  weeks  has  yet  to  be  approved  by 
the  Dramatists'  Guild  membership. 
When  this  has  been  done  it  will  end 
the  protracted  negotiations  over  the 
new  playwright  pact  which  have  been 
under  way  between  managers  and 
guild  since  the  latter  declared  the 
contract  operative  last  March  1. 


Eureka  Loses  a  Move 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  has 
denied  a  motion  of  Eureka  Prod,  for 
judgment  on  pleadings  in  its  suit 
against  Raymond  J.  Mulligan,  former 
U.  S.  Marshal.  Eureka  seeks  $5,300 
for  the  alleged  destruction  of  a  print 
of  "Ecstacy"  after  a  jury  had  found 
the  picture  obscene. 


COLOR  adds  enchantment 

to  romance  that  rings  with 

SONG... 


ANCING  MUSICHI, 
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CING 

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PIONEER 
PICTURES 
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WORLD 


it 


Introducing 

CHARLES  COLLINS 

The  new  dancing  sensation  of  the  screen 

FRANK  MORGAN 

Laugh  star  of  50  hits 

STEFFI  DUNS 

The  girl  of  "La  Cucaracha' 

LUIS  ALBERNI     .VICTOR  VAR 

CONI   JACK  LA  RUE  and  dozen 

of   gorgeous   dancing  girls 
•  * 

New  song  hits  by  Rodgers  A  Haft.  Direclr 
by  Lloyd  Corrigan.  Designed  in  color  b 
Robert  Edmotid  Jones.  Produced  by  Join 
Speaks.  Exec,  producer.  Merian  C.  Coopc 
Distributad  by 

RKO-RADIO  PICTURES,  Inc 


glorious  new  world  of  en- 
chantment and  thrill  brought 
to  America's  beauty -loving 
millions  ...  as  every  pigment 
in  the  color  box  of  Nature  is 
lavished  on  this  living  canvas 
of  romance,  dancing,  song, 
laughter  and  gayety!  .  .  . 

A  BOX-OFFICE  SHOW  THAT  MARKS 
A  THRILLING  ADVANCE  IN  THE 
ONWARD  MARCH  OF  THE  SCREEN! 


Wednesday,  May  13,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


<  Purely 
Personal  ► 

SOL  A.  ROSENBLATT  and  Rob- 
ert W.  Perkins,  in  the  far  cor- 
ler  of  the  Tavern  yesterday,  huddling 
.piritedly  on  topics  pertinent  to  an  im- 
x>rtant  legal  action;  Pat  Casey  and 
\l  Cohn,  the  collector  of  port  in  Los 
\ngeles,  talking  about  the  studio  situ- 
ttion ;  E.  C.  Grainger,  by  his  lone- 
jme  and  behind  him  Ed  Fay  and 
,'olvin  Brown.  Ed  Kuykendall, 
ack  Miller,  Oscar  Lam,  Lewen 
3izor  and  L.  C.  Griffith,  conferring 
m  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  problems;  Irving 
^esser  and  Pete  Harrison,  discuss- 
ng  thisa  and  thata;  VV.  Ray  John- 
.ton,  J.  J.  Milstein,  E.  H.  Gold- 
,tein  and  Ed.  Finney,  going  Repub- 
ic  with  Milstein  making  an  early 
ireak ;  Jack  Goetz,  Leo  Justin  and 
kving  Wormser,  commenting  on  the 
veather  and  the  sock  its  taking  on 
heatre  business;  Lou  K.  Sidney 
eaves  a  foursome  to  rush  back  to 
,VHN ;  Al  Hovel  and  Eddie  Ru- 
;off  lamenting  on  the  absence  of 
\Iitchell  Klupt;  Jack  Hoffberg 
urrounded  by  the  Krellbergs,  Sher- 
,ian  and  Al;  Dan  Frankel  has  A. 
!.  Handel  as  his  guest;  Marc  Lach- 
vIann,  Leonard  Goldstein,  Lou 
rwin  and  Chester  Erskine  kidding 
ach  other  with  Irwin  getting  stuck 
vith  the  check ;  Al  Friedlander  deep 
n  conversation  with  Bert  Mayer  ; 
.ou  Blumenthal  and  Lou  Wein- 
ierg  with  their  own  guests;  John 
jOLDEr  of  Philadelphia  found  Budd 
Rogers  pleasant  company,  while  Jack 
-Sarnstyn  and  Al  Aaronson  held  a 
>rivate  session  of  their  own. 

• 

Roy  Norr  and  Major  Herron 
wosoming  at  the  Cinema  Club  for 
unch  yesterday.  At  other  tables  there 
vere  Cresson  E.  Smith,  Louis 
\tizer,  Jack  Connolly,  Austin 
veough,  Russell  Holman,  Louis 
3hillips,  Hiller  Innes  and  Jack 
-Carp. 

• 

Bob  Gillham  couldn't  duck  a  street 
ameraman  who  snapped  him  with 
oe  Unger,  Charles  Reagan  and 
^Iilt  Kusell  as  the  group  entered 
^ardi's  yesterday  for  a  noon-day  re- 
pite. 

• 

Dan  D.  Halpin,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Acousticon,  has  returned  from 
i  six  weeks'  tour  of  a  number  of  west- 
rn  and  mid-western  cities.  He  made 
he  trip  mostly  by  plane. 

• 

Irving  Lesser  is  wreathed  in  plenty 
if  smiles  these  days  what  with  his 
irother's  picture,  "Let's  Sing  Again" 
)eing  held  over  at  the  Roxy  for  a 
econd  week. 

• 

John  J.  Ford,  who  is  a  partner  of 
Jaramount's  in  New  England,  is  now 
naking  a  tour  of  the  circuit's  south- 
irfl  theatres,  reputedly  on  a  survey. 
• 

Thomas  J.  Valentino  will  sail 
^lay  28  on  the  President  Harrison  for 
he  coast.  He  will  stop  at  Havana  and 
\  ill  be  back  July  20. 

• 

Gordon  Wilson,  general  manager 
or  Harman-lsing,  will  arrive  in  New 
lork  tomorrow  for  a  10-day  stay  at 
he  Waldorf-Astoria. 

• 

James  P.  Normanly,  for  years 
vith  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini  and  now 


Exclusive  Run 

Carl  Leserman,  a  distribu- 
tor at  heart,  is  one  of  the 
industry's  champion  exclusive 
run  advocates. 

Out  of  the  hospital  and 
home  for  convalescence,  his 
young  daughter,  Ruth,  under- 
went an  appendectomy  Mon- 
day. Prior  to  Leserman's  ill- 
ness, his  wife  had  an  opera- 
tion of  her  own. 

All  three  dates  have  been 
or  are  being  played  at  the 
New  Rochelle  Hospital. 


comptroller  for  Universal  City,  is  in 
New  York  from  the  coast. 

• 

Moe  Baranco,  Jersey  City  division 
manager  for  Skouras,  is  partly  re- 
cuperated from  his  stomach  ailment 
and  plans  to  leave  for  a  vacation  in 
10  days. 

• 

Mrs.  George  Frank  will  take  a 
plane  to  the  coast  Sunday.  She's  the 
wife  of  the  first  part  of  the  agency 
of  Frank  &  Dunlap. 

• 

Max  A.  Cohen,  Sam  Rinzler 
and  Leo  Abrams  among  the  few 
film  people  dining  at  the  Astor 
Hunting  Room  yesterday. 

• 

Howard  Benedict,  studio  publicity 
chief  for  Radio,  will  come  east  the 
end  of  the  month  for  the  sales  conven- 
tion. 

• 

Mortimer  Braus  has  sold  to  Col- 
umbia his  story,  "Postoffice  Inspec- 
tor."   It  will  be  filmed  shortly. 
• 

George  Jessel  completes  work  to- 
day on  "The  Lyin'  Tamer"  at  the 
Brooklyn  Yitaphone  plant. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  got  a  great  kick 
out  of  "Boy  Meets  Girl"  at  the  Cort 
last  night. 

• 

Fred  Jacks,  Warner  district  mana- 
ger in  the  Southwest,  is  in  town.  Like- 
wise, Jim  Winn  from  Chicago. 
• 

Stewart  McDonald,  assistant 
treasurer  of  Warners,  left  for  the 
coast  Monday. 

• 

Si  Fabian  and  Leo  Justin  claim 
they  got  those  rosy  complexions  from 
playing  golf. 

• 

Stacey  Woodward,   producer  for 
Van  Beuren,  leaves  for  the  coast  today 
with  stopovers  at  several  key  cities. 
• 

Elmer  Rice  left  yesterday  on  a  voy- 
age around  the  world. 

Grad    Sears    returned  yesterday 
from  Oklahoma  City  and  Dallas. 
• 

Ted  Schlanger  was  Joe  Bern- 
hard's  guest  at  lunch  yesterday. 

Lew  Gensler  is  in  from  the  coast. 


Grand  Nafl.  Chartered 

Harrisburg,  May  12. — Grand  Na- 
tional Distributing  Corp.  has  been 
chartered  here,  with  offices  listed  in 
Philadelphia.  Newtown  Exhibitors, 
Inc.,  also  has  been  incorporated,  by 
Lewis  W.  Fitzgerald,  Roland  Porter 
and  Frank  W.  Fabian,  of  Newtown, 
Pa. 


Considine  Enthuses 
Over  Edison  Picture 


Prior  to  sailing  on  the  Normandie 
last  night,  John  W.  Considine,  Jr., 
M-G-M  producer,  waxed  enthusiastic 
on  the  near  fulfillment  of  his  ambition 
to  produce  a  film  based  on  the  life  of 
Thomas  A.  Edison.  He  said  that  the 
film  will  be  done  on  a  big  scale  and 
ventured  the  opinion  "that  America 
and,  indeed,  the  world  at  large,  are 
sadly  in  need  of  inspiration  personified 
in  the  careers  of  men  who  have  ac- 
complished great  good  for  the  benefit 
of  mankind." 

Considine  will  confer  with  the  Edi- 
son family  while  abroad  regarding  the 
picture.  Mrs.  Considine,  the  former 
Carmen  Pantages,  accompanied  him. 


Writers  Move  for 
New  Organization 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

constitution,  and  a  committee  of  seven 
was  chosen  to  draft  a  code  of  fair 
practice  and  to  work  out  preliminary 
details.  This  committee  includes  Wil- 
liam Slavens  McNutt,  Frank  Butler, 
Waldermar  Young,  Kubec  Glasmon, 
Bess  Meredyth,  Tom  Reed  and  Wil- 
liam Conselman.  Neil  McCarthy  will 
act  as  counsel  for  the  committee  and 
will  attend  later  meetings  with  pro- 
ducers. 

Ratification  of  the  constitution  and 
election  of  officers  will  take  place  at 
the  next  meeting. 


Resignations  Total  118 

Hollywood,  May  12. — The  Screen 
Writers  Guild  today  stated  that  118 
resignations  from  the  organization 
have  been  received  to  date. 

Dorothy  Parker  and  Donald  Ogden 
Stewart  were  elected  to  the  executive 
board  of  the  guild.  They  replace 
James  K.  McGuinness  and  Patterson 
McNutt,  resigned. 


RKO  to  Remodel  Two 

Boston,  May  12.— Both  local  RKO 
first  run  locations  will  be  extensively 
modernized.  Keith's  Memorial,  man- 
aged by  George  French,  will  have  new 
RCA  sound.  The  Boston,  managed  by 
Ben  Domingo,  will  be  reseated.  Other 
minor  improvements  will  be  made  at 
both  houses. 


Another  for  F.  &  S. 

Feiber  &  Shea  has  taken  over  over 
the  Paramount,  Newport,  R.  I.  Al- 
terations are  now  being  made  with  the 
expectations  of  opening  the  house  on 
June  1.  Paramount  operated  the 
house  until  May  1,  when  the  circuit 
dropped  it  and  made  the  Strand,  a 
second  run,  a  first  run  situation. 


Stirling  Dinner  Guest 

Rear  Admiral  Yates  Stirling,  Jr., 

retired,  was  guest  of  honor  at  a  ban- 
quet of  the  Rockefeller  Center  Square 
Club  at  a  banquet  in  the  Shelton  Ho- 
tel. Executives  of  the  Music  Hall  are 
officers  of  the  club.  Admiral  Stirling 
was  introduced  by  G.  S.  Eyssell. 


National  Will  Move 
Offices  to  New  York 


Headquarters  of  National  Theatres 
in  Jersey  City  will  be  moved  to  the 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  home  office 
the  latter  part  of  the  month.  A  small 
office  will  be  retained  across  the  Hud- 
son for  tax  purposes. 

Moving  over  will  be  Sumner  Gam- 
by,  vice-president;  H.  C.  Cox,  treas- 
urer, and  John  Edmonson,  secretary. 
Spyros  Skouras,  operating  head,  has 
been  located  at  the  New  York  office 
for  a  number  of  years  and  the  new 
plan  will  coordinate  the  executive  set- 
up. 


Casey  Going  to  Coast 

Pat  Casey  plans  to  return  to  the 
coast  in  two  weeks,  he  stated  yester- 
day. He  has  two  points  yet  to  clear 
up  in  connection  with  studio  labor 
pacts,  he  said.  Casey  hopes  to  have 
these  matters  out  of  the  way,  within 
the  fortnight. 


Continue  Bank  Night 
Probe  in  Lexington 

Lexington,  Ky.,  May  12. — Because 
two  witnesses  were  missing  the  court 
inquiry  into  alleged  "fixing"  of  Bank 
Night  in  the  Phoenix  Amusement 
Co.'s  Strand  the  case  has  been  con- 
tinued until  next  Friday. 

The  missing  witnesses  were  Wood- 
row  Stewart,  former  doorkeeper  at 
the  Strand,  and  his  cousin,  Snowden 
Stewart.  Witnesses  testified  they  had 
an  arrangement  with  the  Stewarts  to 
share  prizes  and  that  a  little  girl 
chosen  from  the  audience  for  the 
drawings  had  the  numbers  in  her  palm. 

"Things"  Grosses 
$18,000  in  Windup 

"Things  to  Come"  wound  up  its 
stay  at  the  Rivoli  last  night  garner- 
ing approximately  $18,000  in  the  last 
11  days  of  the  run.  For  the  first  two 
days  of  'Absolute  Quiet"  the  Rialto 
tallied  about  $1,500.  Arthur  Mayer 
replaced  the  picture  on  the  third  day 
with  "Three  on  a  Trail,"  which  rail 
for  five  days  and  got  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  $4,500. 


Allow  St.  Louis  Claim 

St.  Louis,  May  12.  —  Referee  in 
Bankruptcy  Hope  has  allowed  a  claim 
of  |72,086  for  back  rent  in  favor  of 
the  Empress  Amusement  Co.,  owner 
of  the  Empress,  against  the  bankrupt 
estate  of  Skouras  Brothers  Enter- 
prises, Inc.  Nelson  Cunliff,  Federal 
court  trustee  for  Skouras  Brothers 
Enterprises,  gave  his  consent  to  the 
payment. 

Back  in  1921  Skouras  Brothers 
Enterprises  entered  into  a  20-year 
lease  on  the  Empress,  agreeing  to  pay 
$2,500  a  month  rent.  The  claim  just 
approved  included  unpaid  rent  for  the 
period  Dec.  1,  1931,  to  Nov.  11,  1933, 
and  also  $14,041  in  taxes.  Referee 
Hope  approved  an  offset  item  of  $940 
obtained  by  the  owner  through  relet- 
ting the  theatre. 

Skouras  Brothers  Enterprises,  Inc., 
is  not  interested  in  the  Empress  at 
this  time.  The  house  is  being  oper- 
ated by  the  Ansells  as  a  second  run. 


Hears  Sweepstakes  Case 

Cincinnati,  May  12. — Municipal 
Judge  A.  L.  Luebbers  today  set  May 
19  as  the  date  for  the  filing  of  a  de- 
fense brief  by  Albert  Weinstein,  at- 
torney for  the  defendants  in  an  action 
involving  Sweepstakes.  Evidence  was 
heard  today  in  the  case  of  Thomas 
A.  Reilly,  owner  of  the  Rialto ;  Nicho- 
las Russo  and  Bert  Leder,  ushers,  and 
Jack  Pendleton,  promoter,  arrested  in 
the  operation  of  the  chance  game.  It 
is  the  first  action  of  its  kind  here 
and  is  considered  a  test  case. 


"Ve  ban  very  happy  to  be 
in  such  beautiful  picture. Ve 
tank  ve  go  to  town." 


ft 


36.7%  faster,  fun- 
nier, better  box- 
office  than  "Hands 
Across  the  Table" 


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'The  Princes 


Office  Royalty 


Comes  Across 


// 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  13,  1934 


Para.  Favors 
Local  Boards, 
Cancellations 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

kendall  are  Jack  Miller,  Chicago;  L. 
C.  Griffith,  Oklahoma  City;  O.  C. 
Lam,  Rome,  Ga.,  and  Lewen  Pizor, 
Philadelphia. 

Indications  are  that  the  principal 
concessions  which  will  result  from  the 
meetings  will  be  an  unqualified  can- 
cellation privilege  and  distributor  co- 
operation in  the  establishment  of  the 
local  conciliation  boards.  The  latter 
are  expected  to  accomplish  much  in 
the  way  of  correcting  overbuying,  un- 
fair clearance,  the  forcing  of  an  un- 
reasonable number  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures and  in  obtaining  relief  from  ar- 
bitrarily designated  playdates. 

The  exhibitor  committee  holds  to 
the  view  that  sales  heads  of  individual 
companies  by  modifications  of  sales 
policy  can  give  exhibitors  immediate- 
ly an  unconditional,  minimum  rejec- 
tion privilege  on  all  group  buys ;  a 
simplified  standard  form  of  contract; 
elimination  of  score  charges;  relief 
from  arbitrary  designation  of  an  ex- 
cessive number  of  preferred  playdates 
and  relief  from  the  forcing  of  an  ex- 
cessive number  of  short  subjects.  Al- 
though the  committee  is  seeking  a  15 
or  20  per  cent  cancellation  privilege 
indications  are  that  an  unqualified  10 
per  cent  rejection  will  be  the  best  dis- 
tributor offer.  Such  a  rejection  privi- 
lege, however,  would  eliminate  the 
necessity  of  proving  a  picture  to  be 
unsuitable  for  exhibition  and,  when 
cancelled  from  a  higher  picture  brac- 
ket, would  not  be  followed  by  the  ad- 
dition to  that  bracket  of  a  picture  from 
a  lower  classification. 

"Sales  Managers  Can  Help" 

The  exhibitor  committee  also  holds 
that  sales  managers,  by  coordinating 
their  own  aims  in  the  near  future,  can 
give  exhibitors  local  conciliation 
boardsj  relief  from  unreasonable  and 
unfair  clearance ;  from  overbuying 
which  deprives  competitive  theatres  of 
needed  product;  from  unfair  cut-rate 
competition  between  theatres;  from 
non-theatrical  competition,  from  ar- 
bitrary designation  of  unsuitable  pic- 
tures for  Saturday  or  Sunday  exhibi- 
tion and  from  the  forcing  of  an  un- 
reasonable number  of  shorts. 

The  last  seven  points  are,  for  the 
most  part,  believed  to  be  attainable 
through  the  local  conciliation  boards. 
The  setting  up  of  these  boards  is  re- 
garded by  the  M.P.T.O.A.  commit- 
tee as  primarily  a  distributor  function 
and,  for  this  reason,  meetings  of  sales 
managers  who  favor  their  establish- 
ment probably  will  have  to  be  held 
later  to  work  out  functions,  mainte- 
nance and  machinery  of  the  boards. 


Mass.  Case  Postponed 

Boston,  May  12. — The  Bank  Night 
legality  case  which  was  scheduled  to 
be  heard  in  the  Massachusetts  Su- 
preme Court  has  been  postponed  in- 
definitely because  of  the  inability  of 
the  Bank  Night  counsel  to  appear. 

A  local  infringement  suit  brought 
by  Bank  Night  is  awaiting  a  hearing 
on  an  appeal  from  having  been  thrown 
out  of  the  lower  court  when  both 
Bank  Night  and  the  alleged  infringe- 
ment were  declared  to  be  lotteries. 


No  Lawyers 

The  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  prac- 
tice committee  concluded  its 
first  conference,  held  with 
Neil  F.  Agnew  of  Paramount, 
in  record  time  yesterday,  dis- 
posing of  all  issues  under  dis- 
cussion before  lunch.  Asked 
if  there  was  any  explanation 
for  the  speedy  understanding 
a  member  of  the  committee 
replied  pointedly: 

"Yes.  There  were  no  law- 
yers present." 


W.  E.  Raynor  Back; 
Indie  Deals  Closed 

William  E.  Raynor  returned  yester- 
day from  an  eight-week  cross  country 
tour  of  independent  exchanges,  during 
which  he  closed  with  numerous  dis- 
tributors for  the  six  quota  pictures 
Dominion  Prod,  is  making  for  M-G-M 
in  Toronto  for  release  in  England. 

Territories  closed  are  Superior  Ex- 
changes, Chicago,  Milwaukee,  St. 
Louis  and  Indianapolis ;  Elliott  Films, 
Minneapolis ;  Mercury  Exchanges, 
Denver  and  Salt  Lake  City ;  All  Star 
Features,  San  Francisco  and  Los  An- 
geles ;  Masterpiece,  Philadelphia  and 
Washington. 

J.  R.  Booth  of  Ottawa  is  backing 
the  production.  The  first  two,  "Under 
Cover  Man,"  with  Charles  Starrett, 
and  "Thoroughbred,"  with  Toby 
Wing,  already  have  been  completed 
and  are  now  available  for  release. 


Hayward  Here  from  Erin 

Richard  Hayward  of  Belfast,  Ire- 
land, has  arrived  in  New  York  with 
his  first  feature  "The  Luck  of  the 
Irish."  He  plans  to  produce  three 
additional  pictures  entirely  with  Irish 
casts. 


Trustee  Protesting 
Claim  on  Skourases 


St.  Louis,  May  12. — Nelson  Cun- 
liff,  Federal  court  trustee  for  Skou- 
ras Brothers  Enterprises,  Inc.,  is  ex- 
pected to  ask  the  Federal  court  to 
reject  the  recent  action  of  John  A. 
Hope,  referee  in  bankruptcy,  in  ap- 
proving the  claim  of  $3,171,796  of  the 
Central  Properties  Corp.  bondholders' 
committee  against  the  Skouras  firm, 
former  operators  of  the  Ambassador, 
Missouri  and  New  Grand  Central  and 
majority  stockholder  of  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co. 

The  claim  was  based  on  bonds  is- 
sued in  1925  by  Central  Properties, 
on  which  Skouras,  as  the  parent  cor- 
poration, had  guaranteed  payment. 
Cunliff  claimed  the  bonds  had  been 
discharged  through  the  reorganization 
of  Central,  but  Hope  declared  the  re- 
organization provided  that  the  bond- 
holders would  not  release  liability  on 
the  bonds.  Hope  rejected  two  other 
claims  of  the  bondholders'  protective 
committee,  involving  §215,300. 


More  2-a-Day  Shows 
Set  by  Independents 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

musical  will  be  scaled  at  §1.50  top. 
On  June  1,  "A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream''  will  begin  a  five-day  run  in 
either  of  the  two  houses. 

Si  Fabian  is  now  showing  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  at  the  Harmanus 
Bleecker  Hall  in  Albany  at  $1.50  top. 
The  first  week  ends  Friday  and  it  is 
likely  it  may  be  held  indefinitely. 


Finishing  Astoria  House 

The  Gilyou  Amusement  Co.,  headed 
by  Frank  Mascato,  is  completing  the 
Ditmars,  Astoria,  and  expects  to  have 
it  open  Decoration  Day.  Modernistic 
fixtures  are  being  supplied  by  the 
Amusement  Supply  Co. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Lawless  Range" 

(Republic) 

Routine  and  average  western  material,  this,  nevertheless,  has  its  full 
quota  of  action,  with  the  fast  riding,  gun  play  and  general  all  around 
scrapping  which  is  especially  pleasing  to  the  youngsters  and  seems  still 
to  have  its  devotees  among  many  of  the  adults.  As  double  bill,  week- 
end material  it  rates  with  the  others,  which  is  to  say  it  is  satisfactory 
entertainment  of  its  kind. 

John  Wayne,  young  and  active,  has  the  lead,  with  Sheila  Mannors 
chiefly  concerned  with  the  romantic  aspects  of  the  support. 

Wayne,  called  to  the  aid  of  an  old  friend  of  his  father,  who  is  in 
trouble,  finds  the  old  man  gone  and  his  niece  trying  to  protect  the  ranch 
from  a  gang  of  marauders,  who  had  tried  to  frighten  Wayne  out  of  the 
country.  He  discovers  that  the  gang  is  keeping  supplies  out  of  the 
valley  and  seeking  to  drive  the  ranchers  out.  Wayne  brings  in  the  sup- 
plies, and  is  asked  to  assist  in  driving  the  cattle  to  market. 

He  is  captured  by  the  gang,  finds  the  old  man,  and  the  two  escape. 
Wayne  rides  for  a  sheriff's  posse  and  the)'  arrive  in  time  to  save  the 
cattle  and  trap  the  gang.  It  is  revealed  that  the  local  banker  is  the 
brains  behind  the  raids,  he  seeking  to  foreclose  on  all  the  ranches  in 
the  valley.  R.  N.  Bradbury  directed  from  a  story  and  screen  play  by 
Lindsley  Parsons. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  58  min- 
utes. "G." 


"One  Rainy  Afternoon,"  which  opens  at  the  Rivoli  today,  was  preinewed 
by  wire  from  Hollyzvood  April  24. 

"The  Moon's  Our  Home,"  pre-Aewed  at  the  Paramount  last  night  and  in  its 
regular  run  there  this  morning,  was  covered  from  the  coast  April  3. 

"Show  Boat,"  opening  at  the  Music  Hall  tomorrow,  was  reviewed  from 
Hollywood  April  14. 


Luise  Rainer  Wins 
April  Guild  Award 


Hollywood,  May  12. — Luise  Rainer  I 
annexed  first  honors  from  the  Screen ! 
Actors'  Guild  for  the  best  performance 
during  April  for  her  work  in  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld." 

For  the  first  time  two  actors  tied 
for  first  honorable  mention,  Williairy 
Powell  for  his  "Ziegfeld"  role  and  G 
Aubrey  Smith  for  "Little  Lord  Faun- 
tleroy."  Henry  Stephenson  took  sec- 
ond mention  for  "Little  Lord  Faun- 
tleroy." 

William  Anthony  McGuire  won  top ' 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  honors  for 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld."  Huge  Walpole 
won  first  honorable  mention  for  "Lit- 
tle Lord  Fauntleroy."  Herbert  Fields 
and  Gertrude  Purcell,  the  latter  of 
whom  did  additional  dialogue  on 
"Love  Before  Breakfast,"  and  Nun- 
nally  Johnson,  for  "The  Prisoner  of 
Shark  Island,"  tied  for  second  men- 
tion. 


Korda  to  Center  His 
Staff  at  New  Plant 

London,  May  12. — Alexander  Kor- 
da proposes  making  his  business  100 
per  cent  self-contained  under  one  roof 
by  transferring  sales  and  publicity  of 
London  Films  from  Grosvenor  St.  to 
the  new  studios  at  Denham  on  May 
23.  He  will  also  screen  pictures  for 
trade  at  the  studio  in  the  small  thea- 
tre, seating  350,  which  is  part  of  the 
new  development 


Film  Center  Plan  Up 

Hearings  will  be  held  today  on  the 
reorganization  plan  for  Film  Center, 
Inc.,  before  Supreme  Court  Justice 
Lloyd  Church.  The  plan  calls  for  for- 
mation of  a  new  company  after  a  fore- 
closure sale  and  issuance  of  new  bonds 
to  the  holders  of  the  present  first  mort- 
gage bonds  for  $1,900,000  and  the 
second  mortgage  bonds  of  $300,000. 


Wall  Street 


Little  Activity  on 


Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Consolidated              554  454      554     +  54 

Consolidated,   pfd.  1754  1654     17  +1 

Eastman   16354  163      163       —  54 

Eastman,  pfd  ....16354  163J4  163J4    +  54 

Loew's,  Inc  4654  46  46 

Paramount                 954  8%  8ft 

Paramount  1  pfd.  71  70  70 

Paramount  2  pfd.    fyi  954  954 

Pathe  Film               8%  854  854 

RKO                        6Vt  SJi  6 

20th  Century-Fox.  23%  2354     2354     —  H 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3354  3354   

Universal,  pfd   ..  95J4  95       95  —1 

Warner                      9%.  954      954     —  'A 


=8 
+  % 


Technicolor  Up  on  Curb 

High  Low  Close  Changi 

Sentry  Safety  ...     54  54  54 

Sonotone                   254  254  2$£ 

Technicolor   2754  2754  2754 

Trans-Lux                 354  354      354  — 

RKO  Bonds  Gain  3  Pts 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 


Net 
hange 


it 


24 


2456 


Equip.  6s  '40....  2454 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2454  24%  2454  +  56 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   9754     9754  9754   

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    6054     60  60   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9054     89%    89%     -  N 

RKO  6s  '41  pp...  68       6754    68  +3 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9254    92       92       —  X 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  12) 


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Branches 


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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  MAY  14,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


chiller  Back 
q  Harness  at 


Alperson,  Group  Take  Over 
66, 66 7  Grand  Nat  7  Shares 


"U"  Promises 
Score  Charge 


1 


Loew  Theatres 


akes  Up  Duties  as  His 
Health  Permits 

E.  A.  Schiller,  who  was  compelled 
suspend  activities  as  a  vice-presi- 
nt  of  Loew's,  Inc..  several  years 
o,  will  pick  up  his  former  duties  as 
jatre  operator  of  the  circuit's  out- 
town  situations  as  his  health  al- 
,vs.  Schiller  has  been  in  New  York 
-  a  couple  of  weeks.  He  is  now  on 
s  way  back  from  the  M-G-M  sales 
nvention  in  Chicago  and  is  seeking 
house  in  the  suburbs  for  the  sum- 
>r. 

He  has  been  recuperating  from  his 
riess  for  about  two  years.  In  that 
riod,  he  has  undertaken  an  occa- 
inal  special  job  for  Loew's.  While 
California  during  the  early  stages 
his  sickness,  his  headquarters  were 
San  Francisco  when  M-G-M  was 
reived  in  a  product  dispute  with 
A.  McNeil  of  the  Golden  State 
•cuit.  Theatres  in  opposition  to 
cNeil  were  then  contemplated,  but 
opped  when  M-G-M  and  the  circuit 
erator  eventually  made  a  deal, 
iter,  when  M-G-M  and  Chicago  ex- 
Sitors  were  lined  up  on  opposing 
les  on  the  question  of  percentages 
d  preferred  playing  time,  for  a  time 

(Continued  on  page  6) 

Uearance  Studies 
Urged  by  Connors 

Chicago,  May  13. — M-G-M  sales 
legates  were  urged  by  T.  J.  Con- 
>rs,  eastern  sales  manager,  in  his 
nvention  talk,  to  analyze  carefully 
:isting  clearances  with  a  view  to 
rrection. 

"Very  often,"  he  said,  "clearance 
ill  remove  a  theatre  from  the  possi- 
lity  list,  or  too  great  a  period  of 
sarance  will  prevent  the  sale  of  prod- 
t.  Often,  theatres  can  run  day  and 
ite.  but  a  selfish  exhibitor  has  in- 
=ted  upon  a  clearance  and  you  have 

(Continued  on  pane  6) 

IKO  Sales  Meet  Set 
For  June  15  in  N.  Y. 

Revisions  of  RKO's  new  season 
eduction  plans  now  in  work  by  the 
;ads  of  the  company  in  Hollywood 
ive  necessitated  the  setting  back  of 
'e  company's  annual  sales  conven- 
rn  to  June  15.  16  and  17  at  the  Wal- 
3rf-Astoria,  Jules  Levy,  vice-presi- 
;nt  and  general  sales  manager,  said 
;-terday. 

The  later    date    will    permit  Leo 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Edward  L.  Alperson  and  associates 
have  acquired  66,667  shares  of  Grand 
National  Films  stock  out  of  the  200,- 
000  shares  which  are  now  outstand- 
ing, it  was  disclosed  in  a  letter  sent 
to  stockholders  of  Pathe  Film  Corp. 
yesterday.  The  remainder  of  the  200,- 
000  shares  of  Grand  National  out- 
standing is  held  by  Pathe,  but,  of  this 
number,  117,000  shares  will  be  re- 
quired for  a  stock  dividend  to  be  paid 
to  Pathe  stockholders.  This  will  leave 
Pathe  with  approximately  16,333 
shares  of  Grand  National. 

The  new  producing  and  distributing 
company,  of  which  Alperson  is  presi- 
dent, has  an  authorized  capital  stock 
of  1,000,000  shares  of  a  par  value  of 
$1  per  share.  Grand  National  received 
$800,000  for  the  200,000  shares  now 
outstanding  in  the  hands  of  Alperson 
and  Pathe,  according  to  the  latter's 
letter  to  its  stockholders.  This  would 
indicate  that  Alperson  and  associates 
subscribed  approximately  $266,000  of 
new  capital  to  Grand  National  and 
Pathe  approximately  $535,000,  be- 
lieved to  represent  what  was  its  con- 
trolling interest  in  First  Division. 

Provision  has  been  made  to  obtain 
additional  capital  bv  offering  to  Grand 
National  stockholders  subscription 
rights  to  additional  shares  out  of  the 
authorized  and  unissued  capital  stock 
of  the  company.  Warrants  covering 
the  additional  stock  to  be  offered  will 
be  distributed  to  Grand  National 
stockholders  of  record  as  of  a  date 
after  the  company  has  complied  with 
S.E.C.  requirements  on  such  additional 
stock. 

Under   the   provisions    of  Pathe's 
(Continued  on  page  7) 

Industry  Fires  Few, 
Convention  Is  Told 

Atlantic  City,  May  13. — The  film 
industry  made  an  amazing  record  in 
1935  in  freedom  from  fires,  Robert  S. 
Moulton  of  Boston,  chairman  of  the 
Fire  Record  Committee,  reported  to 
the  National  Fire  Protection  Ass'n 
here. 

"The  records  show  only  two."  he 
«aid.  "with  ridiculously  low  loss,  one 
being  onlv  $18.    Of  course,  there  were 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

Center  Theatre  Will 
Close  Next  Tuesday 

The  Center,  smaller  of  the  two 
Radio  Citv  theatres,  will  close  next 
Tuesdav  for  the  summer,  reopening 
Sent.  5  with  the  stage  spectacle, 
"White  Horse  Inn."  Previous  to 
reaching  the  decision  to  close,  it  was 
planned  to  maintain  operation?  until 
the  middle  of  July.     Several  Twen- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


The  Winnah! 

When  "One  Rainy  After- 
noon" went  into  production 
in  Hollywood  a  couple  of 
months  ago,  there  was  a 
ceremony  to  mark  the  event. 
It  rained. 

When  the  picture  was  com- 
pleted, it  rained. 

On  the  way  to  a  first  pre- 
view, Jesse  L.  Lasky  turned 
to  Francis  Lederer,  Ida  Lu- 
pino,  Rowland  V.  Lee  and 
Hugh  Herbert  and  said,  "I'll 
bet  you,  it  rains  in  New  York 
the  day  the  picture  opens." 
They  took  him  on,  but  at  two 
to  one. 

Yesterday  morning  after 
his  arrival,  Lasky  received  a 
wire  from  Lederer  inquiring 
about  the  weather.  Lasky 
replied,  "Cloudy,  but  looks 
like  rain." 

What  happened  all  through 
the  afternoon  and  early  eve- 
ning cinched  the  bet  for  the 
producer. 


Safeguards  Studied 
For  Sale  of  Plays 

Protective  provisions  to  safeguard 
the  interests  of  film  companies  under 
the  sale  of  film  rights  to  stage  plays 
which  film  companies  have  financed 
are  to  be  worked  out  immediately  by 
a  joint  committee  representing  pro- 
ducing managers  and  playwrights,  it 
was  stated  by  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
yesterday. 

The  provisions  will  be  in  the  form 
of  instructions  for  the  guidance  of  Jo- 
seph P.  Bickerton,  who  serves  as  ne- 
gotiator in  the  sale  of  production 
rights.  The  instructions  themselves 
will  not  be  made  a  part  of  the  new 
five-year  contract  just  negotiated  by 
managers  and  playwrights,  but  will 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

NewRKO-VanBeuren 
Deal  Runs  for  Year 

A  new  contract  for  the  distribution 
by  RKO  of  Van  Beuren  subjects  for 
another  year  has  been  set,  it  was 
stated  yesterday  by  Jules  Levy,  RKO 
sales  manager. 

The  new  Van  Beuren  schedule  is 
expected  to  number  32  to  36  sub- 
jects next  season  instead  of  the  for- 
mer 48,  as  a  result  of  RKO's  new 
distribution  deal  with  Walt  Disney, 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Elimination 


Cancellation  and  Local 
Boards  Also  Assured 

Universal  has  agreed  to  eliminate 
the  score  charge  from  its  new  season 
contracts,  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade 
practice  committee  was  advised  yes- 
terday by  James  R.  Grainger,  Univer- 
sal sales  manager,  at  the  second  of  the 
committee's  series  of  individual  meet- 
ings with  national  distributors. 

In  addition  to  foregoing  the  score 
charge  next  season,  Universal  will 
agree  to  the  elimination  of  all  restric- 
tions and  qualifications  in  connection 
with  the  exercise  of  the  cancellation 
privilege  and  will  support  the  move  to 
establish  local  conciliation  boards  in 
all  key  cities.  These  boards  are 
counted  upon  by  the'M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
to  aid  materially  in  solving  local  prob- 
lems of  overbuying,  the  forcing  of 
shorts  with  features,  arbitrarily  or  un- 
fairly designated  playdates,  unreason- 
able clearance,  unfair  cut-rate  com- 
petition between  theatres  and  compe- 
tition from  non-theatrical  sources. 
_  The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.'s  trade  prac- 
tice program  calls  for  immediate  re- 
lief from  designation  of  an  excessive 
number  of  preferred  playdates  and 
from  the  forcing  of  shorts  with  fea- 
tures, in  addition  to  Universal's  stated 
concessions.    Universal  has  not  been 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


B.  &  K.  Duals  Await 
M-G-M  Pact  Ruling 

Chicago,  May  13.— B.  &  K.'s 
switch  to  double  bills  in  theatres  out 
of  the  Loop  hinge  upon  clarification 
of  contracts  with  M-G-M,  declares 
Barney  Balaban.  On  the  other  hand, 
William  F.  Rodgers,  general  sales 
manager  of  M-G-M,  states  his  com- 
pany's agreements  carried  no  single 
feature  clause  so  far  as  he  knew. 

Independent  exhibitors  here  have 
been  maintaining  all  contracts  with 
Chicago  exchanges  specifically  provide 
for  single  bills. 

Bank  Night  Fate  Up 
To  Mass.  High  Court 

Boston,  May  13. — The  fate  of  Bank 
Night  was  argued  today  before  the 
Massachusetts  Supreme  Court.  The 
case  reached  the  court  on  an  appeal 
from  conviction  in  a  lower  court. 

Bank  Night  and  other  giveaways 
and  prize  awards  have  been  stopped  in 
most  spots  in  the  state  pending  a  rul- 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


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Big  Turnout  Looked 
For  at  Ampa  Lunch 

A  big  turnout  is  predicted  for  the 
Ampa  lunch  today  at  which  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  will  be  guest  of  honor.  Many 
reservations  have  been  received  from 
Lasky's  friends  and  business  associates 
as  well  as  from  members.  As  a  re- 
sult, the  lunch  will  be  held  in  the 
east  ballroom. 

Entertainment  will  start  at  1  :30 
o'clock  and  luncheon  at  12:45  o'clock, 
with  Pat  Casey  as  toastmaster. 

Among  reservations  received  yester- 
day were  seven  from  Ed  Kuykendall, 
H.  H.  Buxbaum,  Lester  G.  Grady. 
Harry  D.  Buckley,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr., 
Ben  Shlven  and  Lawrence  E.  Reid. 


Delay  Orpheum  Hearing 

A  hearing  on  Referee  Oscar  W. 
Ehrhorn's  report  on  the  bankruptcy 
administration  of  Orpheum  Circuit, 
scheduled  for  yesterday  in  Federal 
District  court  here,  was  postponed  to 
May  27. 


JULES  LEVY  and  Leo  Devaney, 
the  latter  just  arrived  from  Can- 
ada, discuss  RKO  pictures  at  one  of 
the  side  tables  at  the  Tavern  yester- 
day. Harry  C.  Arthur,  Irving 
Lesser,  Ben  Ziedman  and  Louis 
Astor  congregate  at  a  table  near  the 
Fox  Movietone  News  crowd,  com- 
prising Truman  Talley,  Lowell 
Thomas,  Laurence  Stallings,  Ed 
Thorgersen,  Lew  Lehr  and  others. 
The  guffaws  which  emanate  from  this 
table  reverberate  and  some  of  the 
diners  would  like  to  get  in  on  the 
gags,  but  refrain.  Walter  Futter 
and  Jack  D.  Trop,  George  R.  Batch- 
eller  and  James  P.  Normanly  con- 
fer independently  at  individual  tables ; 
Mike  Clofine  is  there  with  a  guest. 
Ed  Finney  straggles  in  late  and  sits 
where  Leonard  Goldstein  and  Jack 
Goetz  are  talking  things  over.  Harry 
Thomas,  Irwin  Kleeblatt,  Edward 
Halperin  and  Al  Friedlander  dis- 
cuss "The  Return  of  White  Zombie," 
which  has  been  dated  into  the  Rialto 
to  follow  "Dracula's  Daughter." 
William  German,  Richard  Brady 
and  Lowell  Calvert  occupy  one  of 
the  front  tables.  Mitchell  Klupt  is 
deserted  and  after  having  his  lunch 
is  joined  by  Thomas  and  Fried- 
lander.  Budd  Rogers  and  Ralph 
Poucher  deep  in  conversation,  while 
Arnold  Van  Leer  and  Jack  Barn- 
styn,  also  without  guests,  ramble  to 
other  tables.  Bugs  Baer  walks  in 
late  and  decides  not  to  have  lunch. 
• 

Jacob  Wilk,  L.  Levand,  Gabriel 
Hess,  Charles  Casanave,  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall, Austin  Keough,  Oscar 
Lam,  Lewen  Pizor,  Sam  and  George 
Dembow,  Carrol  Trowbridge,  Y. 
Frank  Freeman,  S.  Barret  McCor- 
mick,  Jack  Pegler,  George  Borth- 
wick,  Dave  Palfreyman  and  L.  C. 
Griffith,  at  the  Cinema  Club  and 
discussing  the  topics  of  the  day. 
• 

At  the  Astor  are  Howard  Strick- 
ling,  Al  Wilkie,  Moe  Streimer, 
Max  A.  Cohen,  Charles  Reagan, 
Arthur  Mayer,  Herman  Gluck- 
man,  Ed  Schnitzer  and  Leo  Justin. 
• 

J.  J.  Milstein,  who  had  planned  to 
return  to  the  coast  this  week  to  wind 
up  his  business  affairs,  has  changed 
his  mind.  He's  decided  to  stay  in 
New  York  for  a  while  before  heading 
west. 

• 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  who  has  been 
discharged  from  the  hospital  after 
spending  the  week  end  under  obser- 
vation will  leave  for  the  coast  next 
Tuesday  or  Wednesday.  Howard 
Strickling  will  accompany  him. 
• 

Jimmy  Durante  will  tour  impor- 
tant cities  in  Great  Britain,  following 
an  engagement  at  the  London  Palla- 
dium. Lou  Clayton  is  crossing  with 
him,  for  golfing  -purposes. 

• 

Herschel  Stuart  returned  from 
Texas  vesterdav. 


SID  MEYERS,  Miami  exhibitor,  in 
New  York  visiting  Fred  Jack  and 
Norman  Moray  of  the  Warner  sales 
forces,  has  invited  them  to  play  golf 
with  him  on  their  next  trip  to  the 
winter  resort. 

• 

Jimmy  Dunn  "poured"  at  a  cock- 
tail party  yesterday.  Republic  was 
host. 

• 

Tallulah  Baxkhead  may  do  a 
play  in  Hollywood. 

• 

Peggy  Wood  and  Dorothy  Gish 
go  summer  playing  at  Cohasset,  Mass., 
this  year. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Nice  tieup  the  U.  A.  publicity 
boys  arranged  for  the  opening  of 
"One  Rainy  Afternoon"  yesterday 
—Gert. 


Marc  Lachman  is  handling  the 
publicity  for  "Gorgeous,"  the  first 
George  Hirliman  picture  to  be  re- 
leased through  Grand  National.  Lach- 
man is  making  his  offices  at  Grand 
National. 

• 

Max  D.  Steuer,  attorney  for  the 
Sabath  Congressional  Committee  in 
its  study  of  the  reorganizations  of 
Paramount  and  RKO,  has  delayed  his 
departure  from  Chicago  and  is  not  ex- 
pected here  until  the  end  of  the  week. 
• 

Jim  Normanly  is  trying  mightily 
to  leave  for  the  coast  today.  By  train 
is  the  method,  but,  if  delayed,  he  will 
leave  later  by  air.  He  must  be  on 
the  scene  again  at  Universal  City 
Monday  morning. 

• 

Paul  Gallico  has  closed  with 
Paramount  for  the  purchase  of 
"Tightwad,"  his  story  of  life  in  a 
newspaper  office.  Charles  Ruggles 
is  expected  to  be  cast  in  the  title  role 
• 

Harry  C.  Arthur  planned  to  take 
in  a  ball  game  vesterdav  afternoon  as 
a  sort  of  respite  after  10  days  in  St. 
Louis.    The  rain  spoiled  it. 

• 

Richard  Hayward,  star  and  pro 
ducer  of  "Tbe  Luck  of  the  Irish," 
leaves  these  shores  tomorrow  on  the 

Samaria.. 

• 

Murray  Silverstone,  head  of  U.A. 
activities  in  England  and  on  the  Con- 
tinent, is  due  in  about  two  weeks. 
• 

Will  H.  Hays  is  back  from  the 
coast  after  a  stopover  in  Chicago  en 
route. 

• 

Elizabeth  Allan  arrives  today  on 
the  Manhattan  en  route  to  Hollywood 
from  England. 

• 

Edward  Alperson  will  head  for  the 
coast  in  about  a  month. 

Joe  Vogel  is  due  back  from  the 
M-G-M  Chicago  convention  todav. 


Wolff,  Arthur  Here 
On  St.  Louis  Deals 

Marco  Wolff  and  Harry  C.  Arthur1 
of  F.  &  M.  have  returned  to  New- 
York  to  work  out  details  in  connection 
with  the  acquisition  of  the  three  War- 
ner houses  in  St.  Louis.  They  plan 
to  remain  in  New  York  about  a  week 
and  then  return  to  the  Mound  City. 

Wolff  yesterday  said  he  did  apt 
know  when  he  would  return  to  Los 
Angeles,  as  there  were  a  number  of 
matters  he  had  to  clean  up  here  be- 
fore he^  could  leave.  Arthur  stated 
he  hadn't  decided  when  the  switch  in 
management  of  the  Orpheum,  Shu- 
bert:Rialto  and  Hi-Point  in  St. 
Louis  would  take  place. 


Warner  Men  Confer 
On  Shorts  Program 

Warners'  short  subject  program  will 
be  set  by  the  end  of  the  week,  Nor- 
man H.  Moray,  head  of  the  company's 
short  subject  sales,  said  yesterdav. 
He  is  holding  conferences  with  Fred 
Jack,  southern  division  manager  with 
headquarters  at  Dallas;  James  Winn, 
midwest  division  head  with  offices  at 
Chicago;  A.  W.  Smith  and  Gradwell 
Sears. 

Sales  policy  on  the  shorts  also 
being  discussed.    It  is  likely  that  next 
season  will  see  an  increase  in  this 
lineup. 


Price  New  Erpi  Counsel 

T.  Brooke  Price,  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Price,  Smith  &  Spilman. 
Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  has  been  named 
general  counsel  of  Erpi.  He  suc- 
ceeds J.  H.  Ray. 


Says  Deal  Was  On 

London,  May  13. — "I  have  had 
some  discussions  here  with  regard  to 
sale  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox's  in- 
terest in  Gaumont  British,  but  nothing 
has  materialized,"  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
today  was  reported  to  have  told  the 
Dow,  Jones  financial  ticker  service. 


Kodak  Dividend  Set 

Rochester,  May  13. — Eastman 
Kodak  has  declared  an  extra  divi- 
dend of  25  cents  a  share  in  addition 
to  the  regular  payment  on  the  com- 
mon stock.  Both  are  payable  July 
2.  Similar  payments  were  made  on 
April  1. 


FWC-Tally-Corbar 
Hearing  Postponed 

Los  Angeles,  May  13. — Hearing  on 
the  petition  of  T.  L.  Tally  and  Corbar 
Corp.  for  a  rehearing  in  the  Fox 
West  Coast  bankruptcy  was  post- 
poned today  until  next  Monday  ow- 
ing to  the  absence  of  Attornev  Will- 
iam H.  Neblett,  counsel  for  Tally  and 
Corbar,  who  is  now  in  Washington. 

The  brief  hearing  this  morning  con- 
sisted of  a  motion  by  Referee  Earle 
Moss  that  remarks  in  the  record 
which  he  considered  detrimental  to 
himself  be  stricken  out.  The  request 
was  denied  by  Judge  James  Alger 
Fee. 


Kalmus  Coming  to 
Arrange  Financing 

Hollywood,  May  13. — Dr.  Herbert 
T.  Kalmus  entrained  for  New  York 
yesterday  to  arrange  an  additional 
appropriation  of  $1,500,000  for  the  ex- 
pansion of  the  local  Technicolor  plant 
which  is  to  handle  increased  color 
business. 

Kalmus  will  meet  with  the  com- 
pany's board  of  directors  at  the  an- 
nual meeting  in  New  York. 


Para.  Meet  Delayed 

It  is  understood  that  the  Para- 
mount sales  convention  plans  are  be- 
ing delayed  pending  the  settlement  of 
the  Walter  Wanger  deal  now  being 
negotiated  between  Adolph  Zukor  and 
the  producer.  It  is  thought,  however, 
that  the  meet  will  be  held  at  the 
Palmer  House,  Chicago,  June  5-6. 


Cantor  Aids  Hadassah 

While  in  Boston  early  this  week  to 
attend  a  dinner  given  by  A.  Lincoln 
Filene,  Eddie  Cantor  raised  $3,250  in 
cash  and  $4,028  in  pledges  for  Ha- 
dassah. the  women's  Zionist  organiza- 
tion of  America.  The  money  will  be 
used  to  transport  Jewish  children  from 
Germany  to  Palestine. 


THE     PICTURE     OF     THE  WEEK 


 *-*J 

Another  excellent  example  of  Warner  Bros/  flair  for  timely  stories  of  box-office  importance  is 

"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS", 

first  picturization  of  a  woman  lawyer's  battles  against  America's  crime  wave.  'Outstanding'  por- 
trayals by  Margaret  Lindsay  as  the  lady  'mouthpiece',  Glenda  Farrell  as  her  partner-in-law, 
Warren  Hull  as  district  attorney  and  Lyle  Talbot  as  the  boss  racketeer,  are  aided  by  Eddie  Acuff, 
Dick  Purcell,  Al  Shean  and  director  William  Clemens.  A  First  National  Picture.  Released  May  16th. 


of 


.  .  .  following  in  the  million -dollar  profit 
tracks  laid  down  by  WHITE  ZOMBIE 

Watch  the  Smash  First 
Run  openings  at  the 
RIALTO  Theatre,  New 
York  City,  May  23rd,  and 
RKO's  Ace  Te  r m  i  no  I 
Theatre,  Newark,  N.  J., 
May  16th. 

Arthur  Mayer  of  the  Rialto  and 
Bob  Ungerfeld  of  the  Terminal 
are  using  100  original  Exploita- 
tion tie-ups  on  this  Exploitation 
Natural-Money-Picture. 

PRODUCED  by  EDWARD  HALPERIN 
DIRECTED    by    VICTOR  HALPERIN 
with  DOROTHY  STONE 
DEAN  JAGGER 

REVOLT  OF  THE  ZOMBIES  is  the  outstanding  profit  event  of  the  season  .  .  . 
pre-sold  to  both  the  public  and  the  exhibitor  through  their  remembrance  and  the 
never-to-be-forgotten  profits  of  WHITE  ZOMBIE — made  by  the  same  producers 
and  released  five  years  ago. 


FOR  FRANCHISES  AND  BOOKINGS  ON 

REVOLT   OF    THE  ZOMBIES 

Communicate  with 


ACADEMY  PICTDRES  DISTRIBUTING  CORPORATION 

1501  Broadway       paramount  building      New  York,  N.  Y. 

*  Foreign  Distribution  by 

AMER  ANGLO  CORPORATION 

225  West  42nd  Street         cable  address:  chronophon,  n.  y.  New  York,  N.  Y. 


PARTY  GIRL",  "I  CONQUER  THE  SEA 

and  20  OTHER  UNUSUAL  HI 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAISY 


Thursday,  May  14,  193 


Clearance  Studies 
Urged  by  Connors 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

granted  it  and  have  lost  the  sale  of 
our  product.  Much  of  the  clearance 
now  in  existence  came  into  being  dur- 
ing the  NRA  period,  approximately 
two  years  ago.  Conditions  have 
changed  in  the  past  two  years  and  I 
would  suggest  that  everyone  of  you 
carefully  analyze  existing  clearances 
with  a  view  to  correcting  them." 

In  his  final  speech,  William  F. 
Rodgers,  general  sales  manager,  said, 
in  part : 

"We  undersell  our  product.  I  be- 
lieve more  exhibitors  would  have  a 
tough  time  surviving  without  Metro. 
So  let's  get  the  best  price  possible  for 
our  pictures.  I  face  the  future  with 
confidence." 

Group  conferences  were  the  order 
of  the  day  with  Connors  and  E.  M. 
Saunders  in  consultation  with  those 
from  the  most  distant  points  first  in 
order  that  they  might  leave  at  once. 
Policy  and  situational  problems  were 
discussed  with  office  managers  and 
bookers  while  district  managers  con- 
ferred with  Rodgers  and  Al  Licht- 
man.  Exploiteers  left  this  noon  after 
talks  with  Howard  Dietz  and  W.  R. 
Ferguson. 

Among  the  promotions  announced 
by  Rodgers  were :  Clayton  Lynch, 
from  St.  Louis  to  Los  Angeles  as 
branch  manager;  Walter  Banford, 
Des  Moines,  succeeds  Lynch ;  Dexter 
Kennedy,  salesman,  succeeds  Banford. 
Forrest  Snyder,  St.  Louis  booker,  was 
made  office  manager  there  and  Al 
Putz,  Chicago  booker,  becomes  office 
manager  at  Minneapolis. 

The  convention  closed  last  night 
with  a  banquet  in  the  Palmer  House 
ballroom. 

Rodgers  was  presented  a  complete 
set  of  luggage  by  the  sales  force. 
F.  D.  Drew  made  the  presentation 
speech.  Allen  Cummings  and  E.  M. 
Saunders  were  given  star  sapphires 
laid  in  platinum  rings.  Connors  was 
given  diamond-studded  platinum  studs. 

The  banquet  room  was  elaborately- 
decorated.    Rodgers  and  Al  Lichtman 


Roars  from  Leo's  Lair 


Chicago,  May  13. — The  boys  got  a 
break  when  they  were  presented  with 
lapel  watches  by  Hal  Roach.  Key 
cases  with  keyhole  lights  were  also 
presented  to  the  delegates  in  attend- 
ance. 

+ 

Al  Lichtman  said  that  Barrett 
Kiesling  was  a  pioneer  in  the  pub- 
licity line  due  to  his  work  on  "Romeo 
and  Juliet."  Barrett's  speech  won 
rounds  of  applause  and  much  favor- 
able comment  from  those  present. 
+ 

Dates  for  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
have  been  coming  in  so  fast  Bill 
Ferguson  is  unable  to  find  men  to 
handle  them. 

+ 

Ted  O'Shea  followed  a  devious 
route  to  get  here.  The  Buffalo  man- 
ager traveled  east  to  Syracuse  where 
he  picked  up  the  special  out  of  New 
York  and  proceeded  west  again. 
+ 

A  Western  Union  Trans-Lux  sys- 
tem was  set  up  in  convention  hall  and 
used  by  Howard  Dietz  for  presenting 
advertising  plans  to  the  delegates. 
+ 

Henry  Nathanson  of  Regal,  the 
company's  Canadian  distributor,  did 
not  attend  because  of  illness.  Wolfe 
Blankenstein,  Calgary  manager,  ab- 
sent for  the  same  reason. 

+ 

Eddie   Fontaine,    Paramount  dis- 
trict manager,  dropped  into  the  Pal- 
mer House  to  spend  a  few  minutes. 
+ 

All  present  were  greatly  impressed 


Nature  study  of  Howard  Diet  •  and  Si 
Seadler.  Dietz  is  clutching  to  his  manly 
bosom  a  chimp.  Seadler's  pet,  discern- 
ible on  the  table  upon  close  examination, 
is  an  ogouti. 


Great  Ziegfeld"  at  two-a-day  at  th 
Astor   tallied   $17,775   for   the  fi;t'; 
week.    Evening  shows  are  said  to  b 
sellouts  as  well  as  the  Saturday  mid 
night  shows. 

The  second  and  final  week  of  " 
Hours  by  Air"  at  the  Paramount  ga 
nered  about  $22,000.  Guy  Lombar' 
was  on  the  stage  for  the  run.  "T 
Moon's  Our  Home"  and  Ray  Nol. 
and  his  orchestra  on  the  stage  open 
yesterday.  Louis  Armstrong  is  t 
next  band  attraction. 

"Champagne  Charlie"  at  the  Ce 
ter  ended  with  around  $6,000. 


with  the  statements  Lichtman  made 
regarding  the  size  of  M-G-M  which 
he  said  is  the  largest  company  of  its 
kind  in  the  world.  The  figures  he 
gave  regarding  the  extent  of  territory 
the  company  covers  in  foreign  lands 
proved  impressive. 

+ 

Fred  Quimby's  porter  on  the  way 
out  was  a  former  elevator  boy  in  a 
New  York  apartment  building  that 
domiciled  Fred  years  ago. 


made  short  speeches,  but  the  balance 
of  the  evening  was  devoted  to  enter- 
tainment supplied  by  B.  &  K.  head- 
liners.  Among  them  were  Gus  Van 
and  Bob  Hall,  the  Palmer  floor  show, 
and  a  dozen  other  acts. 

The  group  meetings  will  be  con- 
tinued through  Friday. 


Roach  Arrives  Here 

Hal  Roach  reached  town  yesterday 
morning  after  attending  sessions  of  the 
M-G-M  sales  convention  in  Chicago. 
His  stay  here  is  indefinite. 


M-G-M  Publicity  from  Coast 

Production  news  and  feature  storie  i 
on  all  M-G-M  pictures  in  the  futur 
will  be  released  from  the  studios  in  I 
stead  of  New  York  under  a  new  pel 
icy  to  be  adopted,  it  was  learned  yes 
terday.  The  plan  will  go  into  effec 
as  soon  as  Howard  Strickling,  coas' 
publicity  head,  returns  to  the  studios! 
it  is  understood. 

Shifting  of  the  origin  of  news  ani1 
feature  stories  has  been  found  mon 
advantageous  when  they  emanate  fron 
the  studios,  it  was  said.  Syndicates1 
newspapers  and  trade  papers  will  b> 
contacted  directly  by  studio  publicit; 
men  who,  instead  of  transmitting  th> 
material  to  the  home  office  for  dis 
semination,  will  save  time  by  releasing 
the  items  directly  at  the  source. 


"Ziegre!d"  $17,775  in  5th  Week 

Continuing   its   steady   pace,  "The 


Schiller  Back  Again 
At  Loew  Theatre* 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Schiller  was  there  representing  Nich-' 
olas  M.  Schenck. 

"Colonel  Schiller  has  never  beer| 
disassociated  from  the  company,' 1 
Schenck  told  Motion  Picture  Daily! 
yesterday.  "There  are  no  changes  <A\ 
any  kind  in  the  organization.  Schiller 
has  been  here  for  years  and  always 
will  be  so  far  as  I  am  concerned.  He  " 
resumes  duties  as  his  health  wi 
allow." 

When  Schiller  went  on  the  inactive 
list,  Joseph  R.  Vogel,  his  assistant 
and  for  years  a  protege,  assumed  full 
charge  of  Loew  theatre  operations  out 
of  the  metropolitan  area. 


The  cameraman  dominates  the  M-G-M  convention,  but  just  for  a  flash. 


sday,  May  14,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


U"  Promises 
^core  Charge 
Elimination 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

offender  on  either  of  these  prac- 
s  insofar  as  national  exhibitor 
lion  holds,  according  to  Ed  Kuy- 
dall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president,  so 
t  the  company's  concessions  rep- 
ent as  complete  an  accord  with  the 
libitor  program  as  appears  possible 
this  time. 

'he  exhibitor  committee  will  hold 
meeting  today,  but  will  meet  with 
10  tomorrow.  Jules  Levy  and 
;sson  Smith  will  represent  the  dis- 
lutor,  while  Jack  Miller,  of  the 
libitor  committee,  is  expected  back 
m  Detroit  in  time  for  the  meeting 
ich  will  bring  the  committee  repre- 
tation  to  full  strength.  Miller's 
ence  from  yesterday's  session  left 
vkendall,  O.  C.  Lam,  Lewen  Pizor 
1  L.  C.  Griffith  as  the  exhibitor 
resentatives.  They  plan  to  attend 
Ampa  luncheon  at  the  Astor  to- 

rhe  committee  met  with  Paramount 

Tuesday  and  received  assurances 
m  Neil  F.  Agnew,  general  sales 
nager.  that  that  company  would 
■ee  to  an  unqualified  cancellation 
vilege  and  would  support  the  move 

establish  the  local  conciliation 
irds.  No  definite  cancellation  per- 
itage  has  been  set  yet,  although 
vkendall  made  it  plain  yesterday 
t  the  committee  is  persisting  in  its 
Drts  to  obtain  an  increase  over  the 
:sent  10  per  cent.  The  committee 
1  be  required  to  revisit  the  various 
npanies  to  consolidate  and  define 

contract  purposes  the  sales  atti- 
les  which  are  now  being  ascer- 
ned.  and  final  agreements  on  can- 
lation  percentages  will  probably  be 

during  those  visits, 
rhe  board  of  directors  of  I.  T. 
A.,  which  was  not  admitted  to  rep- 
entation  on  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
de  practice  committee  for  its  meet- 
:s  with  distributors,  censured  the 

P.  T.  O.  A.  stand  at  a  meeting 
.terday.  The  I.  T.  O.  A.  said  it 
uld  issue  a  statement  on  the  sub- 
t  today. 

afepuards  Studied 
For  Sale  of  Plays 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

subject  to  change  in  advance  of  the 
liration  of  the  basic  agreement  if 
y  fail  to  work  out  to  the  satisfac- 
n  of  both  sides.  Only  the  method 
drafting  the  instructions  for  the 
jotiator  are  incorporated  in  the 
He  agreement. 

Indications  are  that  the  instructions 
the  negotiator  will  provide  that  a 
n  company  financing  a  play  be  given 
first  chance  to  acquire  the  film 
hts  to  that  play  before  it  is  placed 
the  open  market.  In  addition,  safe- 
ards  for  the  author  of  a  play 
anced  by  a  film  company  are  ex- 
:ted  to  be  included  in  order  to  pre- 
nt  the  forcing  down  of  bids  for  film 
hts  by  limitation  of  outside  interest 
olavs  so  financed.  This  would  prob- 
ly  involve  alloting  the  author  five 
ys  or  a  week  in  which  to  obtain  a 
tter  offer  for  film  rights  to  his  play 
in  that  made  by  the  film  company 
n'ch  financed  its  stasre  production. 
These  provisions  will  not  have  to 


be  submitted  to  the  membership  of  the 
Dramatists'  Guild  or  the  producing 
managers'  organization,  so  that  their 
definition  is  not  expected  to  delay  final 
approval  of  the  five-year  basic  agree- 
ment by  the  guild.  The  agreement  has 
already  been  approved  by  the  council 
of  the  guild  and  the  membership  of  the 
League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres,  the  mana- 
gers' organization.  The  guild  mem- 
bership is  expected  to  give  final  ap- 
provement at  a  meeting  to  be  held 
about  May  25. 


(Continued  from  page  11 

stock  dividend  one  share  of  Grand  Na- 
tional will  be  issued  for  each  five 
shares  of  Pathe  stock,  payable  to 
holders  of  record  May  22.  Dividend 
certificates  are  expected  to  be  avail- 
able about  June  5. 

The  letter  to  Pathe  stockholders  re- 
lates that  the  company's  board  felt 
"that  it  did  not  have  adequate  man- 
agement for  the  operation  of  the  busi- 
ness of  First  Division  Exchanges,  Inc., 
and  it  could  not  acquire  new  manage- 
ment familiar  with  the  distribution  of 
motion  pictures  which  was  willing  to 
take  over  the  operation  of  First  Di- 
vision and  furnish  adequate  additional 
capital." 

"Therefore,"  the  statement  con- 
tinues, "the  Pathe  board  determined  to 
liquidate  First  Division  and  organize 
Grand  National  Films  as  an  indepen- 
dent production  and  distribution  com- 
pany for  the  purpose  of  providing  an 
outlet  for  the  laboratory  business  of 
Pathe  and  incidentally  for  the  purpose 
of  distributing  the  films  now  under 
contract  for  distribution  by  First 
Division." 

The  letter  points  out  that  First  Di- 
vision had  become  involved  in  financial 
difficulties  and  in  order  to  protect  ad- 
vances made  to  it  by  Pathe  the  latter 
company,  through  the  formation  of 
First  International  Pictures  and  the 
making  of  further  advances,  had  ac- 
quired control  of  First  Division. 

"The  orderly  and  economical  liqui- 
dation of  First  Division,"  the  letter 
states,  "has  been  made  possible  by  the 
arrangement  under  which  Grand  Na- 
tional will  take  over  the  distribution 
of  the  films  now  under  contract  by 
First  Division.  It  is  expected  that 
Grand  National  will  furnish  a  sub- 
stantial amount  of  business  to  the 
Pathe  film  laboratory  and  that  the  re- 
lations between  the  two  companies  will 
be  mutually  profitable." 


(Continued  from  pope  1) 

effective  next  season.  Because  of  the 
RKO-Disney  deal  Van  Beuren  is 
dropping  its  series  of  color  cartoons. 
The  series  will  not  be  replaced,  al- 
though Van  Beuren  may  increase 
some  of  its  releases  by  the  addition  of 
a  few  subjects. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

tieth  Century-Fox  attractions  had 
been  lined  up,  but  because  of  the  con- 
sistent losses  in  the  past  weeks,  the 
management  decided  to  darken  the 
house  May  19.  "And  So  They  Were 
Married,"  current  tenant,  will  wind  up 
the  picture  policy. 


Bank  Night  Fate  Up 
To  Mass,  High  Court 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ing.  The  court  took  the  case  under 
advisement. 


N.  C.  Frowns  on  Bank  Night 

Charlotte,  May  13.  —  Attorney 
General  A.  A.  F.  Seeawell  of  North 
Carolina,  has  repeated  his  opinion  that 
the  plan  of  Cash  Night  and  Bank 
Night  submitted  to  him  by  an  Aber- 
deen theatre  manager  is  in  violation 
of  the  state  lottery  laws,  although 
such  nights  operated  along  other  plans 
might  not  bring  the  same  opinion. 

Seeawell  said  he  had  no  authority 
to  enforce  the  criminal  laws  and  "it 
would  be  far  better  for  you  to  con- 
sult the  solicitor  of  your  judicial  dis- 
trict and  explain  your  scheme  to 
him." 


Bank  Nighters  to  Meet 

Kansas  City,  May  13. — Bank  night 
distributors  of  the  country  will  hold 
a  convention  at  Denver  in  June 
under  the  aegis  of  Affiliated  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  patentees. 


Bronx  Hearing  Postponed 

Hear  ing  on  the  Bank  Night  case 
against  the  Bronx  Opera  House, 
scheduled  yesterday  in  Special  Ses- 
sions, Bronx,  was  postponed  until 
May  20. 

Edward  Goldstein,  local  agent  for 
the  game,  has  sent  out  a  warning  to 
all  exhibitor  accounts  against  a  group 
of  alleged  racketeers  who  are  said  to 
switch  tickets  in  the  theatres  playing 
Bank  Night  in  an  attempt  to  defraud 
lucky  winners.    Goldstein  stated  yes- 


7 


terday  that  one  man  was  caught  at 
the  Alba,  Brooklyn,  and  after  spend- 
ing six  days  in  jail  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Ruddick  in  the  Bridge  Plaza 
Court  to  30  days. 

Goldstein  asserted  the  man  was 
offered  immunity  if  he  would  reveal 
his  associates,  but  he  refused  to  con- 
fess. 


RKO  Sales  Meet  Set 
For  June  15  in  N.  Y. 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Spitz,  RKO  president ;  Ned  E.  Depi- 
net,  president  of  RKO  Distributing 
Corp.,  and  Sam  Briskin,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  production,  who  are  now 
conferring  on  the  new  season  plans 
in  Hollywood,  to  disclose  those  plans 
to  the  conventionites,  it  was  said.  The 
new  date  will  also  permit  a  screening 
of  "Mary  of  Scotland"  for  the  dele- 
gates. 

Industry  Fires  Few 
Convention  Is  Told 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  few  theatre  fires  during  idle  periods, 
but  not  in  any  sense  due  to  careless- 
ness or  to  film  projection. 

"We  have  had  complete  cooperation 
from  the  industry  and  it  has  adopted 
every  recommendation  we  have  made. 
In  the  studios  they  have  gone  beyond 
anything  ever  believed  possible.  In 
filming  pictures  everything  about  the 
studios — scenery  and  even  the  wom- 
en's costumes — are  soaked  in  fire-re- 
sistant fluids,  with  the  result  we  have 
not  had  a  conflagration  or  loss  of  life 
there. 

"The  record  of  fire  loss  in  the  in- 
dustry has  been  low  for  several  years 
and  is  steadily  dropping." 


Center  Theatre  Will 
Close  Next  Tuesday 


Motion  Picture  Industry 
testimonial  luncheon  to 

MR.  JESSE  L.  LASKY 

under  auspices  of 

Associated  Motion  Picture  Advertisers,  Inc. 

east  ball  room,  8th  floor 
Hotel  Astor,  New  York  City 

Thursday,  May  14th,  1936 

Luncheon  promptly  at  12:45 


Grand  Nafl  Shares 
To  Alperson  Group 


NewRKO-VanBeuren 
Deal  Runs  for  Year 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  May  14,  I' 


Trans-Lux  '35  Net 
Reaches  $182,272 


Trans-Lux  Daylight  Picture  Screen 
Corp.  and  subsidiaries  had  a  net  profit 
of  $182,272.65,  after  all  charges,  for 
the  year  ending  Dec.  31,  1935,  the 
stockholders  were  told  at  their  annual 
meeting  yesterday.  The  1934  net  was 
$180,637. 

Net  for  the  theatres  was  $30,879.35 
after  all  charges.  This  compares  with 
a  loss  of  $51,159  for  1934.  Cash  divi 
dends  paid  totaled  $142,160.60,  leav 
ing  a  consolidated  earned  surplus  at 
the  end  of  the  year  of  $426,064.01 
Total  assets  of  the  company  were 
listed  as  $1,167,984.61. 

In  his  report  Percy  N.  Furber, 
president,  said  an  improvement  in 
business  last  year  had  been  maintained 
during  the  first  quarter  of  this  year, 
and  that  the  net  for  the  first  three 
months  of  1936  was  $72,386,  as  com- 
pared with  $35,072  for  the  same  pe- 
riod last  year. 

Trans-Lux  Movies  Corp.,  wholly- 
owned  subsidiary,  for  the  first  three 
months  of  this  year  showed  a  net  of 
$14,697,  as  compared  with  a  loss  of 
$13,248  for  the  corresponding  period 
in  1935. 

Furber  called  attention  to  the  pur- 
chase of  a  Washington  theatre  site 
and  said  the  company  hoped  to  open 
at  least  three  new  theatres  this  year. 
He  predicted  that  in  time  the  theatre 
division  would  show  a  larger  profit 
than  the  company's  ticker  unit. 

All  officers  were  reelected  as  fol- 
lows :  President,  Furber ;  executive 
vice-president,  Furber ;  vice-president 
and  treasurer,  Arthur  C.  Payne ;  vice- 
president,  Robert  L.  Daine ;  secretary 
and  assistant  treasurer,  Edward  T. 
Holway ;  assistant  secretary,  A.  T. 
Mulcahy ;  comptroller,  A.  D.  Erick- 
son ;  directors,  Robert  W.  Atkins, 
Daine,  George  H.  Eichelberger,  Har- 
old P.  Farrington,  Furber,  Robert  L. 
Gordon,  Edwin  G.  Lauder,  Jr.,  George 
H.  Robinson,  Walter  Siemers  and 
Leslie  E.  Thompson. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Gains  on  Board 

Net 
Close  Change 


Low 

554 
1754 
163^ 
46 

10654 
854 
69 
954 

6 

2354 

33 

95 


5Vs 
175/8 
1635i 
4654 
10654 
854 
69!/2, 
954 

m 

6 

2354 
3354 
95 


+  54 
+  % 
+  54 

+  54 

+  54 

-  Mi 

-  54 


+  54 


High 

Consolidated    554 

Consolidated,   pfd  175^ 

Eastman   16354 

Loew's,  Inc   4654 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd  10654 

Paramount    8% 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6954 
Paramount  2  pfd.  9% 

P'athe  Film    9 

RKO    6 

20th  Century-Fox.  2354 
20th  Century,  pfd.  3354 
Universal,  pfd  ...  95 
Warner  Bros   954 

Slight  Curb  Rises 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2$i      254.      254     —  % 

Technicolor    285i     2754     28  +54 

Trans-Lux    VA       354      Wt,  +54 

Universal    1054     1054     1054     +  54 

Paramount  Leads  Bonds 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2554  2454  2554  +  V% 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26  2454  2554  +  54 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    97ys     9754  9754   

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    61        61        61  +1 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9054    9054     9054     +  V% 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    92       92  92   

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  13) 


"The  Case  of  the  Velvet  Claws" 

( Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  13. — This  latest  in  the  Perry  Mason  series  is  weaker 
in  story  than  its  predecessors,  relying  on  comedy  to  sustain  the  interest. 
Warren  William,  as  a  detective,  is  literally  dragged  from  home  on  his 
wedding  night  with  Claire  Dodd  to  work  on  a  blackmail  case  involving 
Winifred  Shaw,  Kenneth  Harlan,  Joseph  King  and  Addison  Richards. 

When  King  is  murdered,  Shaw  and  William  try  to  pin  the  guilt  on 
each  other  and  after  a  maze  of  false  clews  has  been  introduced  William 
finally  discovers  Gordon  Elliott  is  the  culprit. 

The  comedy  mainly  concerns  unsuccessful  attempts  by  William  to 
rejoin  his  bride.  A  sneezing  epidemic  is  inserted  for  laughs. 

Eddie  Acuff,  as  William's  assistant,  and  Olin  Howland,  as  the  cor- 
oner, give  the  best  performances  in  support.  The  screen  play  is  by  Tom 
Reed,  from  Erie  Stanley  Gardner's  story.  William  Clemens  directed 
under  the  supervision  of  Bryan  Foy. 

The  selling  campaign  may  best  be  concentrated  on  the  names  in 
the  cast. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,151.  Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


Stereoscopic  Films 
Shown  to  the  SMPE 

Stereoscopic  pictures  in  both  black 
and  white  and  color  were  demon- 
strated last  night  before  the  final 
spring  meeting  of  the  S.  M.  P.  E.  at 
the  Hotel  Pennsylvania.  In  connec- 
tion with  the  demonstration  George 
Wheelwright  of  the  Land-Wheel- 
wright Laboratories,  Boston,  one  of 
the  inventors,  read  a  paper  explaining 
the  principle  of  the  invention. 

Spectators  are  required  to  use 
glasses.  The  difference  between  these 
and  previous  efforts  along  this  line  is 
that  they  are  not  red  and  green 
glasses,  but  are  colorless.  The  polar- 
ization of  the  light  so  that  the  vibra- 
tions are  horizontal  on  one  eye  and 
vertical  on  the  other  give  the  effect  of 
denth. 

In  making  the  films  two  cameras 
are  used,  Wheelwright  explained,  and 
the  films  are  projected  one  over  the 
other.  The  fact  that  the  spectators' 
glasses  are  without  color  makes  it 
possible  to  project  third-dimension 
color  films  for  the  first  time,  Wheel- 
wright said.  He  nredicted  that  a  sim- 
plified apparatus  for  making  the  films 
would  be  available  soon. 

The  Polaroid,  as  the  glass  is  called, 
is  made  by  laminating  sheets  of  trans- 
parent material  between  panes  of 
glass.  In  these  sheets  the  crystals 
"comb  out"  the  light  vibrations  so  that 
they  all  go  in  one  direction. 


Irwin  in  Suit  Over 
"Ghost  Goes  West" 

Wallace  Irwin,  author  and  play- 
wright, has  filed  suit  in  Federal  dis- 
trict court  to  enioin  further  showings 
of  "The  Ghost  Goes  West."  and  seek- 
ing an  accounting  and  restitution  al- 
Wing  olagiamm  o^  his  storv.  "The 
TransDlanted  Ghost,"  which  he  claims 
was  written  and  copvrighted  prior  to 
1910. 

Defendants  are  London  Film  Prod.. 
Ltd.  which  made  the  film:  UnitH 
Artists,  distributor,  and  Robert  E. 
Sherwood,  author  of  the  film  storv. 
Trwin  contends  his  storv  was  pub- 
lished in  Everybody's  Maaazhic  and 
later  was  included  in  a  volume,  "Hu- 
morous Ghost  Stories." 


Bronx  Stay  Sought 
On  Cocalis  Theatre 

Injunction  proceedings  have  been 
instituted  in  the  Bronx  Supreme  Court 
by  John  Bolte  and  Matty  Kutinsky 
seeking  to  prevent  Sam  Cocalis  from 
operating  the  Melba,  Bronx,  in  an  al- 
leged violation  of  partnership  agree- 
ments. Milton  Hart  is  representing 
Bolte  and  Morris  Wolff  is  attorney 
for  Kutinsky. 

•  According  to  the  partnership  pact 
with  Kutinsky,  Cocalis  is  supposed  to 
have  made  Kutinsky  a  partner  in  the 
Melba,  or  any  theatre  in  the  vicinity 
of  Kutinsky's  houses.  Cocalis  is  said 
to  have  refused  to  include  him  in  the 
Melba  situation.  The  Bolte  agreement 
is  said  to  provide  that  Cocalis  cannot 
take  a  theatre  a  mile  from  the  Wake- 
field, Laconia  and  Burke. 

Cocalis  yesterday  stated :  "Anyone 
can  sue.  They  haven't  a  leg  to  stand 
on.     The  Melba  is  out  of  the  mile 


Yeager  Takes  Over 
Nine  More  Theatres 

Denver,  May  13. — Nine  theatres 
have  been  added  to  the  string  of  C. 
U.  Yeager,  Bank  Night  owner,  as 
a  result  of  a  partnership  with  Charles 
Klein  of  Deadwood,  S.  D.  The  Klein 
theatres  are  operated  by  the  Dead- 
wood  Amusement  Co.  Yeager  already 
operates  seven  Colorado  houses,  is  in 
partnership  in  two  Denver  houses,  and 
so  now  has  interests  in  18  in  this  ter- 
ritory, Fox  Intermountain  being  the 
only  group  with  a  larger  number. 

Klein's  theatres  include  seven  in 
South  Dakota:  the  Majestic  at  Stur- 
gis ;  Belle  at  Belle  Fourche :  Dead- 
wood  and  Isis  at  Deadwood ;  Elk  and 
Rex,  Rapid  City:  the  Hot  Springs  at 
Hot  Springs,  and  two  Nebraska 
houses,  the  Pace  at  Gordon  and  the 
Pace  at  Chadron. 


Hake  Here  for  New  Post 

C.  V.  Hake,  formerly  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  manager  in  Japan,  has 
arrived  in  New  York  to  assume  the 
post  in  the  head  office  Foreign  Dept. 
to  which  he  was  appointed  some 
weeks  ago  by  W.J.  Hutchinson,  for- 
eign manager. 


Short  Subjects 


"March  of  Time  No.  5"  ' 

(RKO) 

The  three  episodes  in  the  new  is,j 
of  the  "March  of  Time,"  No.  5  " 
1936,  combine  the  significant  in  woi 
and  U.  S.  affairs  with  action  and  dr 
matic  force  in  such  a  fashion  as  „ 
cause  this  issue  to  rank  high  in  j, 
tential  general  interest.  The  three  y 
quences  present  in  the  nature  of- 
cross-section  view  of  the  relief  pr<" 
lem  in  the  country,  the  League 
Nations  European  dilemma  and  tj 
manner  in  which  the  railroads  of  tl 
country  are  meeting  the  challenge  . 
other  transportation  media. 

Outstanding  in  the  League  of 
tions  episode,  in  which  is  clearly  a 
simply  outlined,  with  a  fast,  terf 
pace,  the  situation  which  finds  t\ 
league  facing  collapse.  Japan  to> 
Manchuria,  Germany  rearmed,  th 
came  a  new  crisis  as  Italy  pressed  \ 
Ethiopian  campaign.  England  soug; 
to  prevent  the  movement  with  san' 
tions,  and  French  help  was  vital.  B 
when  Hitler's  troops  entered  t 
Rhineland,  France  dared  not  offei: 
the  Italy  which  might  later  be  : 
valued  ally  against  Germany.  So  t« 
possibility  of  collective  action  CO 
lapsed  and  England  set  about  armir 
itself  to  the  limit,  preparing  for  at 
eventuality. 

The  vital  and  significant  phase 
the  relief  situation  in  this  country 
typified  by  the  recent  action  in  Ne 
Jersey  legislative  halls  by  unemployi 
minus  relief  checks,  and  by  the  offici 
licensing  for  begging  of  members 
the  450  families  of  Ewing  Townshi 
N.  J.  Relief,  it  is  pointed  out,  is  tl 
most  pressing  problem  of  this  electk 
year. 

In  interesting,  amusing  fashion  tl 
last  sequence  pictures  the  lax  ar 
faulty  operation  of  U.  S.  railroad 
during  the  monopoly  years.  But  wil 
the  coming  of  sharp  competition  fro 
buses,  trucks  and  airplanes,  the  rai 
roads  have  been  forced  to  take  actio 
with  streamlined  speed  trains,  air  coi 
ditioning,  the  operation  of  bus  line 
cooperative  effort  with  trucking  coi 
cerns  and  now  new  low  rates,  effectn 
next  month. 

Intelligent  audiences  everywher 
should  welcome  this  cleancut  expos' 
tion  of  three  major  problems. 

Reviewed  without  production  coo» 
seal.  Running  time,  21  minutes.  "G: 


"C  anzoneri-McLarnin 
Fight" 

(De  Luxe  Film  Lab.) 

Excellent  photography  from 
variety  of  angles  bring  out  all  th 
thrilling  points  of  the  bout.  The  filt 
provides  a  better  than  ringside  viev 
The  end  is  particularly  thrilling  a 
McLarnin  makes  his  last  stand  again; 
the  onslaught  of  Canzoneri's  try  for 
knockout.  No  production  code  sea 
Running  time,  20  mins.  "G." 


A.  W.  Kane  Dinner  Guesi 

New  Haven,  May  13. — On  the  ev| 
of  his  departure  for  Boston  to  be 
come  Paramount  exchange  manager 
50  friends  and  associates  feted  Alber 
M.  Kane  at  the  Hofbrau  Inn.  Kane' 
New  Haven  post  will  be  taken  ove 
by  Edward  Ruff,  formerly  of  th 
Portland  exchange. 

Harry  F.  Shaw,  Poli  division  man 
ager,  was  toastmaster.  Kane  was  pre 
sented  a  set  of  golf  clubs  and  balls 


Motior 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  I 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  115 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  MAY  15,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


[Yade  Policy 
ralks  Resume 
to  RKO  Today 

1GM  Meeting  Arranged 
For  Next  Wednesday 


The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practice 
)tnmittee,  after  a  day  of  inactivity 
ssterday,  resumes  its  meetings  with 
dividual  distribution  companies  at  3 
clock  this  afternoon  at  RKO.  In 
idition,  arrangements  were  com- 
eted  yesterday  for  a  meeting  with 
[-G-M,  to  be  held  next  Wednesday. 

No  meetings  will  be  scheduled  for 
le  week-end,  but  an  effort  will  be 
lade  to  schedule  additional  sessions 
>r  Monday  and  Tuesday.  Meetings 
ith  Republic  and  Twentieth  Century- 
ox  are  regarded  as  possibilities  for 
lese  days.  John  D.  Clark,  sales  man- 
ner of  the  latter  company,  is  expected 
ick  from  the  coast  early  next  week 
id  may  be  here  in  time  for  a  meeting 
i  advance  of  the  one  set  with  M-G-M. 

Today's  meeting  at  RKO  will  be 
eld  with  Jules  Levy,  sales  manager, 
id  Cresson  Smith,  western  and  south- 
■n  division  manager.  This  will  be  the 
>mmittee's  third  individual  meeting, 
;ssions  with  Paramount  and  Univer- 
il  having  been  held  already.  A  meet- 
lg  with  United  Artists  will  be  set  as 
Don  as  George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-pres- 
lent,  returns  from  Hollywood.  A 
leeting  with  Columbia  has  been  de- 
lved because  of  the  illness  of  the 
lother  of  Abe  Montague,  Columbia 
ales  manager.  The  committee  also 
opes  to  set  conferences  with  War- 
ers  and  G.B. 


Nebraska  Move  for 
Price  Boost  Gains 

West  Point,  Neb.,  May  14. — The 
ight  to  boost  prices  for  this  entire 
ector  of  Nebraska  made  headway 
irhen  Phil  Lannan,  manager  of  the 
livola  and  Nebraskan,  raised  admis- 
ions  to  40  cents  for  a  five-day  run 
f  "The  Country  Doctor."  The  price 
aise  was  in  the  nature  of  an  experi- 
nent.  It  was  successful,  Lannan  re- 
lorted,  despite  the  fact  the  picture  had 
(.Continued  on  page  10) 


Paramount  Drops  Its 
A,  B  Classification 

Hollywood,  May  14 — Paramount 
will  immediately  drop  the  policy  of 
classifying  its  product  as  A  or  B,  Wil- 
liam LeBaron  stated  today.  The 
studio,  he  said,  needs  a  more  elastic 
policy  to  avoid  the  difficulties  which 
result  when  so-called  B  pictures  prove 
to  be  superior  to  some  A  product. 

LeBaron  added,  however,  that  pro- 
duction costs  will  continue  to  be  based 
upon  the  merits  of  the  story,  director 
and  cast  but  that  the  personnel  will 
not  suffer  what  he  feels  to  be  a  pre- 
liminary letdown  by  having  its  pic- 
ture put  in  the  B  classification  as  in 
the  past. 

Studio  officials  are  of  the  opinion 
that  the  distribution  department  may 
continue  to  label  the  product  but  that 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Boston  Sees  Early 
Bank  Night  Ruling 

Boston,  May  14. — An  early  deci- 
ion  on  Bank  Night  is  expected  from 
he  Massachusetts  Supreme  Court  as 
-  result  of  the  closing  of  testimony 
oday. 

The  court  is  sitting  for  a  two- week 
erm,  and  it  is  expected  by  some  that 
.  ruling  will  be  made  within  three 
veeks. 


All  Major  Concerns 
Will  Use  Long  Reels 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Universale 
decision  to  use  the  2,000-foot  reel 
makes  the  agreement  unanimous  as 
far  as  major  companies  are  concerned. 

Columbia,  M-G-M,  Paramount, 
RKO,  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  U.A. 
and  Warners  agreed  to  make  the 
changes  some  time  ago.  Exchange 
changes  are  now  being  made  and  it 
is  expected  that  films  reaching  thea- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


14  Firms  Set  Space 
At  Showman's  Show 


Fourteen  producing  companies  and 
circuits  have  displays  in  work  for 
exhibition  at  the  second  annual  "Show 
of  Showmanship,"  sponsored  by  the 
Managers'  Round  Table  Club  of 
Motion  Picture  Herald,  which  is  to  be 
held  at  the  offices  of  Quigley  Publica- 
tions for  four  days  from  May  19.  Ac- 
cording to  A-Mike  Vogel,  Round  Table 
chairman,  space  has  been  allotted  thus 
far  to  LTniversal,  Educational,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  Loew's,  M-G-M, 
Paramount,  United  Artists,  Republic, 
Warners  (theatres  and  pictures),  Ra- 
dio, RKO  Theatres,  March  of  Time 
and  G.B. 

Many  leading  industry  executives 
have  accepted  appointment  to  the  com- 
mittee of  arrangements.  Numerous 
circuit  and  independent  theatre  men 
are  expected  to  attend  during  the 
four-day  exhibit  in  response  to  the  in- 
vitations sent  out.  In  addition  to  the 
company  displays,  the  exhibit  will 
feature  the  Quigley  Award  exploita- 
tion contest  entries  and  other  theatre 
campaigns  submitted  during  the  past 
year  to  the  Round  Table  Club. 


Amusements  Strike 
Blow  to  Barcelona 

Barcelona,  May  14. — An  amuse- 
ment strike  here  has  hit  theatres  hard 
during  the  past  six  days.  All  thea- 
tres, bullfights  and  games  conducted 
by  Spectacles  Andalucia  are  closed. 

It  is  estimated  that  film  houses 
alone  have  lost  65,000  pesetas.  Houses 
in  Seville.  Cadiz,  Jerez  and  Algeciras 
are  affected. 


Product  Talks  Keep 
FWC  Men  in  N.  Y. 

Discussions  on  product  buys  for 
National  Theatres'  units  next  season 
will  keep  Charles  P.  Skouras,  operat- 
ing head  of  F.W.C. ;  Arch  Bowles, 
division  head  of  the  circuit's  San 
Francisco  group;  L.  J.  McCarthy, 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Flags"  at  $73,000 
In  Its  Second  Week 

The  second  week  of  "Under  Two 
Flags"  at  the  Music  Hall  ended  Wed- 
nesday night  with  a  gross  of  $73,000. 
"Let's  Sing  Again"  in  its  initial 
stanza  at  the  Roxy  tallied  $34,000. 


Lasky  Discusses  Success; 
Ampa  Gathering  Enthralled 


By  J.  M.  JERAULD 

Some  of  the  emotions,  the  hopes 
and  ambitions,  the  triumphs  and  dis- 
appointments, the  pursuit  of  rainbow 
ends  that  make  this  business  what  it 
is  were  revealed  yesterday  to  an  en- 
thralled audience  of  Ampa  members 
and  guests.  Jesse  L.  Lasky  drew 
aside  the  curtain  from  a  lifetime  of 
impulses  while  discussing  "The  Real 
Meaning  of  Success." 

If  he  had  continued  all  afternoon, 
probably  nobody  would  have  noticed 
the  passage  of  time  as  a  man  who  can 
retain  a  boyish  charm  and  enthusiasm 
for  a  fresh  start  after  making  and 


losing  millions  displayed  the  courage 
to  stand  and  to  sketch  in  public  a 
word  picture  of  his  ups  and  downs. 

When  Sousa's  band  went  to  San 
Jose,  Cal.,  in  the  days  before  films 
were  known,  Lasky  had  already 
learned  to  play  a  cornet  and  wanted 
above  everything  to  join  the  band — 
not  as  a  mere  cornetist,  but  as  a 
soloist. 

His  home  was  on  the  main  street 
opposite  the  theatre  where  the  con- 
cert was  given.  He  knew  Sousa  and 
Arthur  Pryor  and  all  the  other  fa- 
mous figures  in  that  historic  group 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Battle  Looms 
Among  Circuit 
Independents 

Cocalis  and  Stein  in  New 
Partnership 

With  the  formation  of  the  new  Co- 
calis-Stein  partnership  for  the  pur- 
pose of  acquiring  and  building  a  num- 
ber of  new  theatres,  a  battle  looms 
among  local  independent  theatre  men, 
it  was  indicated  yesterday. 

Turning  down  offers  to  join  two 
major  circuits  to  continue  independ- 
ently, Sam  D.  Cocalis  has  lined  up 
with  Dr.  Emil  Stein  and  his  son, 
Monroe,  a  lawyer,  in  organizing  the 
Cocalis-Stein  circuit.  The  aim  of  the 
new  combination  is  to  build  or  acquire 
theatres  of  the  de  luxe  type,  Cocalis 
said  yesterday.  The  first  move  will  be 
the  construction  of  a  1,170-seat  house 
at  Ogden  Ave.  and  166th  St.  in  the 
Bronx.  Two  other  houses  will  be 
built  before  Jan.  1,  Cocalis  stated.  One 
of  them,  it  is  understood,  will  be 
erected  in  Greenwich  Village.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  the  first  structure  will  be 
ready  for  opening  around  the  middle 
of  October. 

One  of  the  two  offers  Cocalis  is 
said  to  have  rejected  was  to  turn  three 
of  his  Bronx  theatres  over  to  Loew's 
for  operation.  In  addition,  the  inde- 
pendent was  to  join  the  circuit  as 
supervisor  of  11  "C"  houses.  The 
deal,  it  is  understood,  did  not  involve 
Cocalis'  18  other  theatres  in  New 
Jersey  and  New  York. 

Spyros  Skouras  is  reported  to  have 
made  the  second  offer.  This  arrange- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


New  Chicago  Houses 
Coming,  Says  Ellman 

Deals  are  practically  set  for  the 
construction  of  about  20  new  theatres 
in  and  around  Chicago,  Henri  Ell- 
man. head  of  the  Capitol  exchange  in 
the  Windy  City,  stated  yesterday.  Al- 
though he  would  not  mention  names 
of  the  builders,  Ellman  said  in  every 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Local  306  Picks  Men 
To  Go  to  Convention 

After  a  spirited  election  contest  in 
which  1,100  of  the  1,800  members 
participated,  Local  306  yesterday 
named  a  committee  of  11  to  represent 
the  New  York  unit  at  the  I.A.T.S.E. 
annual  convention  in  Kansas  City, 
starting  June  7.  The  midwest  ses- 
sions may  continue  10  days. 

Elected  were :  Joseph  D.  Basson, 
president ;  Frank  Ruddock,  vice-presi- 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


MOTION  PICTURl 

DAILY 


Friday.  May  15,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  15,  1936 


No.  115 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative: 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

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Life  of  Mme.  Curie 
To  Be  Filmed  by"U" 

Universal's  plans  for  a  film  based 
on  the  life  of  Mme.  Curie,  famed 
scientist,  who,  with  her  husband,  dis- 
covered radium,  took  definite  form 
yesterday  with  the  purchase  of  the 
rights  to  the  Curie  biography  now 
being  written  by  Eve  Curie,  the  scien- 
tist's daughter. 

Irene  Dunne  has  been  cast  for  the 
role  of  Mme.  Curie. 


Fehlberg  Killer  to  Die 

Chicago,  May  14. — Peter  Chrisou- 
los  who  murdered  Irving  Fehlberg, 
assistant  manager  of  the  Midwest 
here,  was  sentenced  last  night  to 
death  in  the  electric  chair.  Fehlberg 
was  killed  by  Chrisoulos  when  he 
caught  him  annoying  a  little  girl  10 
years  of  age. 


Goldwyn  "Doing  Nicely" 

Bulletins  from  the  Doctors'  Hospi- 
tal at  an  early  hour  this  morning 
stated  that  Samuel  Goldwyn  is  "doing 
very  nicely,  indeed." 


Colbert  to  Do  "Joan" 

Warners  are  planning  to  star 
Claudette  Colbert  in  a  film  based  upon 
the  life  of  Joan  of  Arc. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Hp  HE  excitement  launched  it- 
*-  self  early  and  with  a  bang 
yesterday.  There  was  Jimmy 
Grainger  on  the  telephone  a  few 
minutes  after  nine,  which  con- 
tinues to  be  a  most  unseemly 
hour,  insisting  The  Daily's 
story  reporting  Universal  had 
promised  to  eliminate  score 
charges  was  contrary  to  the 
facts.  The  telephones  were  busy 
for  a  time  thereafter,  talking  to 
Ed  Kuykendall  to  Grainger  to 
Kuykendall  and  again  to  Grain- 
ger. Out  of  it  developed  a  couple 
of  statements  which,  of  course, 
get  their  full  say.  .  .  . 


Here  is  Grainger's : 

In  your  issue  of  Thursday, 
May  14,  an  article  appears  stat- 
ing, "U  promises  score  charge 
elimination"  and  further  states 
that  Universal  has  agreed  to  elim- 
inate score  charges  from  its  new 
season's  contracts. 

For  your  information,  a  com- 
mittee from  the  M.P.T.O.A., 
headed  by  Ed  Kuykendall.  presi- 
dent, called  on  me  on  Wednesdav, 
May  13.  _ 

As  Universal  during  the  past 
three  years  has  not  collected  any 
score  charges  in  the  sale  of  its 
product  to  theatres  throughout  the 
country,  there  is  nothing  for  me  to 
discuss  so  far  as  Universal  is 
concerned  and  I  refused  to  discuss 
this  subject  in  any  way  whatso- 
ever, although  L.  C.  Griffith,  one 
of  the  committee,  asked  my  opin- 
ion on  score  charges. 

Ed  Kuykendall  agreed  that  I 
should  not  be  called  upon  to  ex- 
press my  opinion  on  this  subject. 

Will  you  therefore  please  cor- 
rect the  statement  appearing  in 
your  issue  of  May  14,  and  give 
the  correction  as  much  prominence 
as  you  gave  the  article  mentioned. 

T 

And  this  is  Kuykendall's : 
When  we  came  to  the  part  of 
our  10  point  program  concerning 
the  score  charge  Mr.  Grainger 
stated  Universal  had  no  score 
charge,  therefore  he  would  make 
no  statement  as  to  this.  The 
M.P.T.O.A.  committee,  naturally, 
assumed  that,  as  there  had  been 
no  score  charge  in  the  past,  there 
would  not  be  any  in  the  coming 
year.  In  trying  to  discuss  the 
merits  of  the  score  charge  Mr. 
Grainger  declined  to  enter  into 
this  discussion  stating  that,  inas- 
much as  Universal  was  not  in- 
volved, not  having  a  score  charge, 
that  he  did  not  care  to  enter  into 
a  discussion  as  to  the  merits  of 
it. 

I  make  this  statement  in  justice 
to  Mr.  Grainger  and  in  justice  to 
the  committee. 

That  clarifies  matters  and,  im- 
portant to  our  reportorial  integ- 
rity, makes  yesterday's  story 
hold  up.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Rowland  V.  Lee,  interviewed 
bv  Eileen  Creelman  in  The  Sun, 


speaks  of  his  experiences,  current 
and  past.  He  also  thinks  what 
follows : 

International,  it's  got  to  be  in- 
ternational. You  can't  ignore  that 
international  market  now ;  it's  41 
per  cent  of  your  total. 

That  should  be  remembered  all 
the  time.  If  I  hear  a  story  that 
Hollywood  will  like,  or  New 
York  will  like,  I  forget  it.  The 
kind  I  want  is  the  kind  that  can 
be  simplified  down  to  a  parable, 
that  can  be  understood  in  a  sort  of 
international  language. 

Sometimes  there  are  dialect 
plays  or  localized  pictures  that 
make  New  York  say  "marvel- 
ous," and  Chicago  say  "great" 
and  Hollywood  say  "swell." 
That's  no  good  for  me.  They've 
got  to  be  understood  everywhere. 
It's  fun  to  make  pictures  for  your 
friends,  but  it's  awfully  expen- 
sive. 


Lee  is  one  Hollywood  director, 
at  least,  who  displays  knowledge 
of  his  market.  We  have  always 
had  a  genuine  respect  for  his 
approach  to  his  job.  For  years 
and  with  an  occasional  defection, 
Lee  saw  to  it  that  he  took  on 
only  enough  jobs  on  the  coast  to 
permit  time  out  for  a  jaunt  across 
the  ocean  every  year.  Whereas, 
many  producers  and  directors  in 
Hollywood  have  only  vague  sus- 
picions that  a  lot  of  country 
spreads  out  from  the  other  side 
of  the  San  Bernardino  Moun- 
tains. Lee  has  been  aware  not 
only  of  that,  but  of  the  fact  films 
sell  internationally  and  that  a 
broad  viewpoint  might  be  a 
pretty  good  thing  for  a  director 
making  entertainment  for  a 
whole,  wide  world  to  have.  Our 
hope,  more  forlorn  than  other- 
wise, is  that  more  like  Lee  were 
around.  .  .  . 

T  T 

The  extent  to  which  abuse  of 
passes  may  reach  is  almost  with- 
out limit.  A  sales  manager, 
however,  comes  along  now  with 
a  topper.  It  concerns  a  theatre 
operated  by  three  partners.  One 
was  a  brewer  and  handed  out  the 
Oakleys  to  promote  the  sale  of 
his  lager.  Another  was  an  alder- 
man ;  he  kept  his  political  fences 
constantly  mended.  The  third 
had  connections  at  the  city  hall 
and  saw  to  it  everything  was 
serene  in  that  direction.  The 
sales  manager  was  playing  the 
house  on  percentage.  Therefore, 
his  burnup.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Unfair  to  presidents  observa- 
tion: The  other  Sunday  Leo 
Spitz  went  to  his  office  in  the 
RKO  Building  for  a  bit  of  Sab- 
bath stint.  Nobody  recognized 
him.  Nobody  would  let  him  in. 
The  janitor  came  along  finally  to 
save  the  day.    If  that  had  hap- 


Metro  Convention 
Brought  to  Close 


Chicago,  May  14. — Sales  execu- 
tives of  M-G-M  gathered  in  a  final 
conference  this  morning  bringing  to 
a  close  the  company's  sales  conven- 
tion which  had  been  in  progress  at 
the  Palmer  House  since  last  Monday. 

William  F.  Rodgers,  sales  manager, 
was  host  at  a  luncheon  this  afternoon 
tendered  to  Chicago  circuit  executives 
and  leading  independent  exhibitors. 
The  affair  was  purely  a  social  gath- 
ering at  which  Al  Lichtman  and  E. 
M.  Saunders  were  also  present. 

Rodgers,  Lichtman  and  Howard 
Dietz  left  on  the  Century  for  New 
York  later  in  the  day.  The  rest  of 
the  M-G-M  party  leaves  for  home  to- 
night. 


M-G-M  Men  Get  Back 

The  first  contingent  arriving  from 
the  M-G-M  sales  convention  in  Chi- 
cago yesterday  included  Hal  Roach, 
Fred  O.  Quimby,  Joe  Vogel,  Si  Sead- 
ler  and  William  Ferguson.  Roach 
plans  to  leave  for  Hollywood  today, 
but  may  defer  the  trip  until  tomor- 
row. 


Shorts  Here,  Metro  Plan 

M-G-M  will  produce  from  four  to 
five  shorts  in  the  east.  Dave  Miller, 
assistant  to  Pete  Smith,  is  in  New 
York  lining  up  material  and  a  studio 
for  the  pictures.  Miller  expects  to 
spend  about  10  weeks  here. 


Get  Bill  in  Music  Suit 

On  application  of  the  defendant, 
Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  yester- 
day directed  William  H.  Hodgson, 
composer,  to  furnish  a  bill  of  particu- 
lars in  connection  with  his  suit  over 
"The  Music  Goes  'Round  and 
Around."  The  bill  was  asked  by  Ed 
Farley  and  Michael  Riley. 

Hodgson  is  suing  them  and  Colum- 
bia Pictures,  Select  Music  Publishers, 
Inc.,  and  Rockwell-OKeefe,  Inc.,  for 
an  accounting,  alleging  that  the  de- 
fendants pirated  "Music  Goes  'Round 
and  Around"  from  his  song  entitled 
"Orange,  No."  The  defendants  deny 
all  his  allegations. 


Littlefield  Honored 

Boston,  May  14.— Walter  B.  Lit- 
tlefield. who  will  sail  May  20  on  the 
Manhattan  for  several  months  in 
Europe,  was  guest  of  honor  at  a  fare- 
well dinner  at  the  Fox  and  Hounds 
Club  tonight.  He  was  presented  a 
motion  picture  camera. 

Nathan  Yamins  was  toastmaster. 
Arthur  K.  Howard  was  in  charge  of 
arrangements. 


Florine  McKinney  Wed 

London,  May  14. — Barry  Trivers. 
Hollywood  scenarist,  and  Florine  Mc- 
Kinney, American  actress,  were  mar- 
ried here  today.  Trivers  is  writing 
for  a  British  company  and  Miss  Mc- 
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Warners'  eastern  and  Canadian 
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Ritz  Towers,  New  York,  June  3-4. 
The  western  convention  date  remains 
to  be  fixed. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  15,  1936 


Under  Flags" 
Only  Grosser 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  May  14. — Early  May 
heat  knocked  the  bottom  out  of  busi- 
ness here  last  week,  and  only  the  Penn, 
with  "Under  Two  Flags,"  was  able 
to  show  anything  approximating  a 
profit.  It  did  around  $16,000,  ordina- 
rily enough  to  win  the  picture  a  sec- 
ond downtown  week  at  the  Warner, 
but  not  in  the  face  of  stifling 
weather. 

Elsewhere,  all  was  deep  gloom.  At 
the  Stanley,  "The  Moon's  Our  Home" 
and  a  stage  show  headed  by  Little 
Jack  Little  dropped  that  house  to  its 
lowest  take  in  some  time,  about  $14,- 
000,  while  at  the  Alvin,  "Rhodes" 
couldn't  even  last  out  the  full  week 
and  was  yanked  after  six  days  to  an 
unusually  weak  $3,750.  The  Warner 
had  a  struggle  collecting  $3,800  with 
"The  Walking  Dead"  and  "The 
Farmer  in  the  Dell"  and  the  Casino 
sank  to  a  pitiful  $1,150  with  "Frankie 
and  Johnnie." 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  in  the  second 
week  of  its  roadshow  engagement  at 
the  Nixon,  was  also  affected  by  the 
heat,  dropping  off  several  thousand  to 
around  $8,500. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $38,700. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7 : 

"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 

ALVIN— (2,000),  2Sc-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$3,750.  (Average,  for  7  days,  $5,500) 
"FRANKIE  AND  JOHNNIE"  (Republic) 

CASINO— (1,800),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,150.  (Average,  $2,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 

NIXON— (2,100),  55c-$1.65,  14  perform- 
ances, 2nd  week.    Gross:  $8,500 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

PENN — 3,300),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$16,000.  (Average.  $12,000) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

STANLEY  —  (3,600).  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Little  Jack  Little  and  his  band, 
Three  Wiere  Brothers,  Lyda  Sue.  Gross: 
$14,000.  (Average,  $18,500) 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,800.  Average,  $5,000) 


Paramount  Drops  Its 
A,  B  Classification 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

the  practice  of  carrying  the  classifica- 
tion all  the  way  back  to  the  incep- 
tion of  production  is  unnecessarily 
harmful.  It  is  their  desire  that  each 
picture  will  establish  its  own  level  at 
the  box  office  and  not  by  preconceived 
limitations.  To  this  end,  the  efforts 
expended  on  pictures  of  less  impor- 
tance will  be  just  as  intensive  as  the 
attention  given  to  the  bigger  films. 


Starr  Quits  Agency 

Martin  Starr  has  resigned  from  the 
Blackstone  Agency  and  says  he  will 
continue  his  own  office  with  his 
"Movie  Starr  Dust"  column  for  news- 
papers and  will  do  reviews  and  film 
comments  over  the  radio. 


4  Purely     Personal  ► 


Nate  J.  Blumberg,  John  O'Connor, 
Max  Fellerman,  E.  C.  Grain- 
ger and  A.  J.  Kearney,  the  first  three 
of  the  RKO  circuit  and  the  other  two 
of  Feiber  &  Shea,  in  a  huddle  at  one 
of  the  round  tables  at  the  Tavern 
yesterday.  All  sides  agree  there's 
nothing  serious  about  the  session. 
Lou  Geller  and  Alex  Marks,  com- 
ing in  late  and  sat  at  one  of  the  front 
tables.  Nat  Saland  and  A.  W. 
Hackel,  the  latter  of  Supreme  Pic- 
tures, Hollywood,  in  the  far  left  cor- 
ner; Irwin  Kleeblat  and  Harry 
Goldman  talking  generalities ;  J.  J. 
Milstein,  Edward  Schnitzer,  E.  H. 
Goldstein  and  Moe  Siegel,  discuss- 
ing Republic;  Jack  Barnstyn,  by  his 
lonesome,  as  is  Colvin  W.  Brown, 
Irving  Lesser  and  Budd  Rogers,  dis- 
cussing business  and  seated  close  by 
Leo  Justin.  Harry  Thomas  is 
paired  with  Edward  Halpern,  Al 
Friedlander  with  John  Curtis. 
Cress  Smith  has  a  visitor.  Ditto  for 
Dan  Frankel  and  Jack  Hoffberg. 
Harry  Shiffman  and  Charles 
Moses  are  among  the  early  depar- 
tures. 


Prize  Double  Bills 


Give  Us  This  Night 
Our  Daily  Bread 


-AH  Gaga 


Clayton  Bond,  Kenneth  Hodkin- 
son,  George  Weeks  and  Arthur 
Greenblatt  were  at  the  Astor  Hunt- 
ing Room  with  G.B.  the  principal 
topic.  Herman  Starr  has  a  guest, 
while  Sam  Shipman  doesn't  get  seat- 
ed until  he  makes  the  rounds  and 
shakes  with  all  his  friends.  Herman 
Gluckman  has  a  date,  but  shows  up 
late.  Walter  Vincent  there  with  a 
few  friends. 

• 

Arthur  Field,  M-G-M  home  office 
representative  on  the  continent,  ar- 
rived on  the  coast  yesterday  to  spend 
about  a  week  at  the  studios. 


Walter  Plunkett  arrived  yester- 
day from  the  RKO  studio  following 
completion  of  "Alary  of  Scotland." 


CHARLES  STERN,  U.A.  division 
manager,  returned  to  Atlanta  yes- 
terday. Lou  Wechsler,  manager  of 
the  New  Haven  exchange,  was  in 
town  for  a  brief  visit  and  took  the 
afternoon  train  home.  . 

• 

O.  C  Lam  and  L.  C.  Griffith,  in 
town  for  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  prac- 
tice conferences  with  distributors, 
made  a  bus  man's  holiday  of  yester- 
day afternoon.  They  spent  it  at  the 
Music  Hall. 

• 

Dave  Blum  has  practically  com- 
pleted his  home-made  ultra  high-fre- 
quency transmitter  which  will  operate 
on  five  meters.  He's  a  licensed  short- 
wave operator. 

• 

Torsten  Floden,  Swedish  corre- 
spondent who  has  been  covering  his 
chain  of  newspapers  in  Hollywood  for 
the  last  seven  weeks,  sails  for  Stock- 
holm tomorrow  on  the  Drottningholm. 
• 

James  Clark,  head  of  Horlacher 
Film  Delivery  Service,  arrives  today 
from  Philadelphia  on  one  of  his  cus- 
tomary visits. 

• 

Nat  Saland  says  he  has  closed  a 
deal  for  the  film  printing  of  the  Louis- 
Schmeling  fight.  The  pact  was  signed 
with  Jack  Dietz. 

• 

Elizabeth  Allan  will  arrive  to- 
day aboard  the  Manhattan.  After  a 
short  stay  in  our  midst,  she'll  go  on 
to  the  coast. 

• 

Kay  Francis  will  have  as  her 
next  starring  vehicle,  "You're  All  I 
Want,"  a  story  by  Katherine 
Brush. 

• 

Harry  Arthur's  Percheron  has 
given  birth  to  a  filly.  It's  a  black 
beauty. 

• 

Bill  Savage  of  the  RKO  legal 
forces  is  vacationing. 

• 

Claude  Ezell  has  returned  to  Dal- 
las. 

• 

Charles  C.  Moskowitz  denies 
Screeno  is  going  into  Loew's  State. 


Many  at  Iowa  Opening 

Perry,  Ia.,  May  14. — M  a  y  o  r 
Clothier  was  present  and  spoke  at 
the  opening  of  the  new  Pioneer.  An 
entertainment  followed  the  opening 
ceremonies  and  later  the  guests  went 
to  the  Perry  Country  Club  for  a 
dance. 

Among  those  who  attended  were 
Harold  and  Danny  Fields,  Minne- 
apolis, who  own  the  house ;  Ted 
Karatz,  Minneapolis ;  A.  H.  Blank 
and  son ;  L.  E.  Weinberg,  manager  of 
Central  States ;  J.  C.  Kennedy, 
M-G-M ;  Louis  Patz,  Universal ;  R. 
M.  Copeland,  Paramount ;  Lou  El- 
man,  RKO;  E.  J.  Tilton,  Warners, 
and  Melvin  Evidon,  Columbia. 


Pratt  Gets  Boston  Job 

Boston,  May  14. — Douglas  Pratt, 
traveling  auditor  for  Columbia,  who 
happened  to  be  here  when  Irving 
Hanower,  '  assistant  New  England 
manager,  resigned,  has  been  named 
temporarily  to  fill  the  position. 


Ratoff  Speeds  to  Coast 

Gregory  Ratoff  arrived  on  the  Man- 
hattan yesterday,  breaking  off  a 
European  vacation,  and  rushed 
through  town  and  aboard  a  plane  for 
the  coast  all  in  a  matter  of  a  few 
hours.  He  was  called  back  for  a  role 
in  Twentieth  Century-Fox's  "Sing, 
Baby,  Sing."  He  was  met  at  Quar- 
antine and  taken  to  the  Battery  by  tug. 


Albert  L.  Duhaime  Dead 

Providence,  May  14. — Albert  L. 
Duhaime,  theatre  manager  in  Mystic, 
Conn.,  for  25  years,  is  dead  here. 
At  one  time,  prior  to  entering  show- 
business,  he  managed  a  restaurant 
chain  in  Providence. 


Philip  Kay  Passes 

Moville,  Iowa,  May  14. — Philip 
Kay,  manager  of  the  Iowa,  is  dead 
here  of  heart  trouble.  Kay  was  a 
nephew  of  the  late  Nathan  Dax,  man- 
ager of  the  Hipp  at  Sioux  City. 


Rites  for  Max  A.  Davis 

St.  Louis,  May  14. — Funeral  ser- 
vices were  held  here  yesterday  for 
Max  A.  Davis,  61,  stepfather  of  Paul 
Beisman,  manager  of  the  American 
and  the  Municipal. 


Three  Writers  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Leon  Gor- 
don, James  Cain  and  Henry  Wag- 
staff  Gribble  have  been  signed  to  new 
M-G-M  writing  contracts.  Cain  has 
been  tentatively  assigned  to  adapt  "No 
Hero." 


"Deeds"  Holds 
To  $5,400  4th 
Seattle  Week 


Seattle,  May  14.  —  "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  was  outstanding  in  its 
fourth  week  at  the  Liberty  with  a  take 
of  $5,400.  This  was  in  the  face  of  a 
general  first  run  slump,  with  all  other 
spots  below  par. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  took 
§6,950  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  and  was 
moved  to  the  Music  Box.  "A  Mes- 
sage to  Garcia"  and  "Snowed  Under," 
after  getting  $5,450  at  the  Orpheum, 
was  moved  to  the  Blue  Mouse. 

Total  first  run  business  $31,100. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  8 : 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (MGM) 
BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue. 
Gross:  $3,400.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (MGM) 
FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-S5c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,950.  (Average,  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY— (1,800),  15c-25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
4th  week.    Gross:  $5,400.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 
MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,250.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 
ORPHEUM— (2,450),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,450.  (Average,  $6,000) 

"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
"DANGEROUS  WATERS"  (Univ.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050).  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Jay  Clarke,  mentalist.    Gross:  $4,- 
600.  (Average,  $5,000) 

"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 

REX— (1,500).  20c-25c-30c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Petch  &  Deauville. 
Gross:  $2,050.  (Average,  $3,500) 


"Flags"  a  $6,600 
New  Haven  Leader 

New  Haven,  May  14. — With  a  take 
of  $8,600,  or  $1,600  over  par,  "Under 
Two  Flags"  at  the  Poli  led  a  gener- 
ally good  week.  "The  Moon's  Our 
Home,"  on  the  Paramount  dual  with 
"Drift  Fence,"  out-grossed  the  aver- 
age $4,800  by  $1,100.  The  revival  of 
"Dancing  Lady"  and  "The  Big 
House,"  which  has  been  doing  well 
over  the  Loew  New  England  circuit, 
tajlied  $3,500  at  the  College,  up  by 
$700  from  the  normal.  The  Roger 
Sherman  cut  the  run  of  "Times 
Square  Playboy"  and  "House  of  1,000 
Candles"  to  five  days,  and  fell  $1,800 
under  the  $4,700  mark. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $20,900. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  8 : 

"DANCING  LADY"  (M-G-M) 
"THE  BIG  HOUSE"  (M-G-M) 

COLLEGE  —  (1,499),    25c-35c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.     (Average,  $2,800.) 
"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

"DRIFT  FENCE"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,400),   35c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $5,900.     (Average,  $4,800.) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
POLI— (3,040).    35c-50c,    7    davs.  Gross: 
$5,600.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 
"THE  HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND 
CANDLES"  (Republic) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2.200),    35c-50c,  5 
days.    Gross:  $2,900.    (Average,  $4,700) 


Dissolve  Empire  Theatre 

Dover,  Del.,  May  14.  —  Empire 
Theatre  of  San  Antonio,  Inc.,  has 
been  dissolved.  A  certificate  of  vol- 
untary dissolution  was  issued  by  the 
Secretary  of  State. 


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Team  in  'Bright  Lights''  Successor  from 
a  Famous  Musical  Stage  Hit— 'Definitely 
Joe's  Best  Picture',  says  Literary  Digest 


JOEE. 


BEVERLY  ROBERTS 
ERIC  BLORE 
WINIFRED  SHAW 
CRAIG  REYNOLDS 
JOSEPH  KING 
ROBERT  BARRAT 
Directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon 

New  Song  Hits  by  Warren  &  Dubin 

^Released  May  30th  by 

WARNER  BROS. 


:riday.  May  15.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Bradford"  Is 


Hollywood  Hit 
In  Dull  Week 


Los  Angeles,  May  14.  —  "The  Ex- 
\lrs.  Bradford"  went  into  the  hit  di- 
ision  in  a  big  way  at  the  Pantages 
vith  a  $6,800  gross,  more  than  100  per 
ent  over  normal,  but  fell  down  at  the 
Lllstreet,  where  the  $6,400  take  was 
mder  par  by  $1,600. 

"Things  to  Come"  was  substantially 
>ver  normal  in  the  second  week  at 
he  4-Star  with  a  gross  of  $4,100. 
'The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  in  its  fourth 
veek  at  the  Carthay  Circle,  fell  off 
o  $14,700. 

Business  otherwise  was  slow,  al- 
hough  the  weather  was  good. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $81,950. 
\verage  is  $105,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ng  May  13 : 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE— (1,518),  50c-$1.50,  7 
lays.  4th  week.  Gross:  $14,700.  (Average, 
17.600) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

CHINESE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  6  days.  Gross: 
7,250.    (Average,  $12,500) 
"LIEBELEI"  (General  Foreign  Sales) 
FILMARTE— (800).  30c-40c.  7  davs.  Gross: 
1,000.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 
4  STAR— (900).  30c-55c,  7  davs.    2nd  week. 
Iross:   $4,100.    (Average,  $3,250) 
"PEG  OF  OLD  DRURY"   (B.  &  D.) 
GRAND  INTERNAT'L — (750),  3Sc-40c,  7 
ays.    Gross:  $1,800.    (Average.  $1,200) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
HILLSTREET— (2,700),   25c-40c,   6  days. 
Iross:  $6,400.    (Average,  $8,000) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

I.OEWS  STATE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  6  days. 
Iross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
PANTAGES  —  (3,000),    25c-40c,    6  days. 
Iross:  $6,300.    (Average,  $3.2(X)) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT — (3,595),   30c-55c,   7  days, 
itage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  Jimmie  Allen,  Sam 
rayes.    Gross:  $10,800.    (Average,  $18,000) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 
"MAN  HUNT"  (W.B.) 
YVARXER    BROS.    (HOLLYWOOD)  - 
3.000),    25c-40c,    7    days.     Gross:  $9,900. 
Average.  $14,000) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 

"MAN  HUNT"  (W.B.) 
WARNER    BROS.     (DOWNTOWN)  — 
3.400),    25c-40c.    7    days.     Gross:  $7,700. 
Average,  $12,000) 


Estabrook  Is  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Howard  Es- 
abrook  has  signed  a  term  contract 
vith  Paramount  and  will  become  an 
issociate  producer  on  Frank  Lloyd's 
;tafF.  Lloyd  and  Estabrook  will  pro- 
iuce  four  pictures  on  next  season's 
Drogram,  with  the  title  of  the  first  to 
>e  announced  shortly. 


Cohen  Sets  Crosby  Film 

Hollywood,  May  14.  —  Emanuel 
"ohen  will  start  production  of  "Pen- 
lies  from  Heaven,"  his  Bing  Crosby 
>icture  for  Columbia,  immediately 
jpon  his  return  here  from  New  York, 
rhe  unit  will  work  at  the  Columbia 
studio.  Arthur  Johnson  is  finishing 
:he  musical  score. 


"Three  Men"  for  LeRoy 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Mervyn  Le- 
Koy  will  direct  the  screen  version  of 
Three  Men  On  A  Horse,"  success- 
ful Broadway  comedy.    Laird  Doyle 
las  been  assigned  the  screenplay. 


"Deeds"  Big  in  4th 
Stanza  at  Lincoln 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  May  14.  —  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  went  strong 
through  the  fourth  week  and  got 
$1,600,  which  was  $300  over  the  nor- 
mal take  for  the  Varsity.  It  was  held 
the  fifth  and  probably  the  final  week. 
This  is  three  weeks  more  than  any 
picture  has  ever  stayed  on  this  theatre 
row.  Total  gross  in  the  past  four 
weeks  has  approximated  $8,000. 

"Modern  Times"  took  it  in  the 
neck  and  was  pulled  at  the  Stuart 
after  six  days  with  only  $2,600  taken. 
That's  $500  down  from  the  seven-day 
average.  At  the  Lincoln,  "The  Sing- 
ing Kid"  got  only  an  average  $2,200. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $9,900. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  May  6: 
"FOR  THE  SERVICE"  (Univ.) 
"FLASH  GORDON"  (Univ.) 
"RETURN  OF  CHANDU"  (Principal) 

"HITCHHIKE  LADY"  (Republic) 
LIBERTY— (1,200),    10c,    7    days.  Gross: 
$1,000.  (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  May  7: 
"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.  A.) 

STUART— (2,000),     10c-25c-40c,     6  days. 
Gross:  $2,600.  (Average,  7  davs,  $3,100) 
"SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
I.INXOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,200.  (Average,  $2,200) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
"PADDY  O'DAY"  (20th-Fox) 
"CAPTAIN  BLOOD"  (W.  B.) 
ORPHEUM  —  (1,350),    10c-15c-20c-25c,  7 
days.    First  three  with  vaudeville  headlin- 
ing Blue  Steele  and  his  band.  Gross:  $2,500. 
(Average.  $2,100) 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

VARSITY— (1,100).  10c-20c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,600.  (Average,  $2,100) 


"Flags"  on  a  Dual 
Milwaukee  Leader 

Milwaukee,  May  14. — "Under  Two 
Flags"  and  "Song  and  Dance  Man" 
beat  May  heat  records  here  to  the 
tune  of  $10,200,  grossing  $2,200  above 
par  at  Fox's  Wisconsin.  Second  best 
bet  was  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town" 
and  "  'Till  We  Meet  Again"  at  the 
circuit's  Palace  with  an  $8,300  take, 
just  $3,300  above  par. 

Other  business  was  sick.  Starting 
off  to  a  good  week,  several  days  of 
weather  with  the  temperature  flirting 
with  the  nineties  sent  receipts  skid- 
ding toward  the  end  of  the  seven  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,700. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  May  5: 
"l  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 
"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

WARNER  — (2,400),  25c-40c,  5  days. 
Gross:  $3,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  6: 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

PALACE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  8  days.  Gross: 
$8,300.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  7: 

"THE   GIRL   FROM  MANDALAY" 
(Republic) 

RIVERSIDE— (2,300),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Clifford  and  Marion,  Tommy  Trent. 
Lathrop  Bros.,  Virginia  Lee,  Jackie  Green. 
Howard  Weiner.  Gross:  $4,200.  (Average, 
$5  000) 

"SINGING  KID"  (F.  N.) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 

STRAND— (1,400),  25c-40c,  6  davs.  Gross: 
$1,200.    (Extended  first  run) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (29th-Fox) 

WISCONSIN  —  (3,200).  25c-40c,  7  davs 
Gross:  $10,200.    (Average,  $8,000) 


306  Plans  Benefit 

Local  306  will  stage  a  benefit  show 
for  the  sick  membership  at  the  Roxy 
on  May  22. 


"Deeds"  on  a  Dual 
$9,000,  Portland 


Portland,  May  14. — Big  money  for 
the  week  at  regular  admission  prices 
went  to  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town," 
on  a  dual  with  "  'Till  We  Meet 
Again"  at  the  Paramount.  The  $9,- 
000  take  topped  normal  by  $4,000. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  at  $1.85  top 
also  pulled  well,  getting  $9,000,  over 
the  usual  take  by  $4,000,  at  the  May- 
fair. 

"These  Three,"  in  its  second  week 
at  the  United  Artists,  held  up  to  $8,- 
000,  and  "Petticoat  Fever,"  also  in  its 
second  week,  turned  in  a  neat  $6,000 
at  the  Broadway. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,- 
000.  Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  9 : 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average,  $5,- 
000) 

"A  NIGHT  AT  THE  OPERA"  (M-G-M) 
"RENDEZVOUS"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700).  20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average,  $1,700) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

MAYFAIR— (1,700),  55c-$1.85,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,000.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"I   MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"   (W.  B.) 
"MURDER  ON  BRIDLE  PATH"  (Radio) 

ORPHEUM— (1,700),   30c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

"TILL   WE   MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3.008).     30c-35c-40c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $9,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$6,000) 


"Personal"  Leads 
In  Buffalo  Slump 

Buffalo,  May  14. — "Don't  Get  Per- 
sonal," heading  a  dual  bill  with 
"Rhodes"  at  the  Lafayette,  made  the 
best  showing  in  a  dull  week  here  by 
going  to  $7,000,  up  by  $1,000,  at  the 
Lafayette. 

The  only  other  first  run  to  get  into 
the  profit  column  was  another  dual, 
"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus"  and 
"Muss  'em  Up,"  at  the  Century,  which 
grossed  $6,200,  over  the  line  by  $400. 

The  State,  which  opened  Christmas 
with  a  combination  of  films  and 
vaudeville,  has  closed. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $40,700. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  9 : 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

BUFFALO— (3,000).  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$11,900.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 
(Para.) 

HIPPODROME— (2,500),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,200.    (Average.  $7,300) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
GREAT  LAKES — (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $6,600.    (Average.  $7,300) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 
"MUSS  'EM  UP"  (Radio) 
CENTURY— (3.000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
S6.200.    (Average.  £5.800) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
"DON'T  GET  PERSONAL"  (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c.  7  days.  Gross: 
S7.000.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"THE   CRIME   OF   DR.   CRESPI  (Auer) 

STATE  —  (1.600).  15c-25c-35c,  7  davs. 
Stage:  ''Mavtime"  revue.  Gross:  $2,800. 
(Average.  $3,600) 


Universal  Signs  Three 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Universal  has 
signed  three  new  players  to  term  con- 
tracts. They  are  David  Oliver,  former 
newsreel  cameraman:  William  Hall, 
baritone,  and  Grade  Barrie,  singer. 


9 


"Bradford," 
Revue,  Lead 
Loop  Grosses 


Chicago,  May  14.  —  "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford,"  with  the  "Folies  Comique" 
revue  on  the  stage  at  the  Palace,  were 
the  big  noise  of  the  week  in  the  Loop. 
The  $27,800  gross  was  over  par  by 
$8,800. 

"Petticoat  Fever"  did  well  at  the 
Roosevelt  by  getting  $12,600,  over  the 
line  by  $1,600.  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town"  held  up  to  $5,900  in  its  second 
week  at  the  Apollo,  but  elsewhere 
there  was  nothing  to  get  excited  about, 
due  to  the  heat. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $130,- 
700.  Average,  without  the  Erlanger, 
is  $128,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  5: 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,600.    (Average,  $11,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $14,500.    (Average,  $17,000) 

Week  Ending  May  7: 

"THE    EX-MRS.    BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

PALACE  —  (2,509),  2Sc-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Folies  Comique"  revue.  Gross: 
$27,800.     (Average,  $19,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Radio  City  Glee  Club  and  revue. 
Gross:  $24,500.     (Average,  $32,000) 

"DON'T  BET  ON  LOVE"  (Col.) 

ORIENTAL  —  (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Eddie  Peabody,  Bob  Hall  and  Mary 
Sunde.     Gross:  $15,200.     (Average,  $15,000) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

GARRICK"  —  (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $6,400.     (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  May  8: 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

APOLLO— (1,400),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $5,900.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"WIDOW  FROM  MONTE  CARLO" 
(W.B.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Paul  Ash,  Marty  May, 
Odette  Myrtil  and  vaudeville.  Gross: 
$13,400.     (Average,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  May  9: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER  -  (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$l-50, 
7  days.  Two  shows  daily.  Gross:  $10,400. 
(Average,  $11,000) 

Indianapolis  Tips 
"Ziegfeld"  $10,000 

Indianapolis,  May  14. — "The  Great 
Ziegfeld,"  at  Loew's,  and  "The  Coun- 
try Beyond"  coupled  with  Duke  El- 
lington and  his  band  at  the  Lyric, 
divided  the  cream  of  first  run  receipts 
here.  The  Lyric  took  $10,500,  which 
is  $3,500  above  the  line,  and  Loew's 
about  $10,000,  $4,000  upstairs. 

"Ziegfeld"  was  held  over.  While  at- 
tendance was  not  large,  sufficient  per- 
sons paid  the  appreciably  higher  ad- 
mission price  to  roll  up  a  large  gross. 
"Rhodes"  brought  an  average  return 
into  the  Circle  with  $4,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,300. 
Average  is  $21,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  8 : 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 

APOLLO— (1,100),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,800.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
"  'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  —  (2,800),    SSc-$1.50,    7  days. 
Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE  COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

LYRIC—  (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Duke  Ellington  and  his  band.  Gross: 
$10,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAI  IY 


Friday,  May  15,  1936 


Product  Talks  Keep 
FWC  Men  in  N.  Y. 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

assistant  to  Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  in 
charge  of  Fox  Midwest;  Mike  Rosen- 
berg, head  of  Principal  Theatres,  an 
F.W.C.  affiliate,  and  Edward  Zabel, 
assistant  to  Jack  J.  Sullivan,  coast 
film  buyer,  in  New  York  for  several 
weeks. 

Sullivan,  who  had  come  on  from  the 
coast  for  his  usual  seasonal  stay,  was 
forced  to  cut  his  trip  short  due  to  a 
stomach  ailment.  He  was  scheduled 
to  enter  a  hospital  on  the  coast  yes- 
terday for  a  second  operation. 

William  T.  Powers,  attorney,  is 
sitting  in  on  the  talks,  as  heretofore. 


Nebraska  Move  for 
Price  Boost  Gains 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

played  in  a  neighboring  competitive 
town  at  a  35-cent  top  three  days  be- 
fore. 

Exhibitors  are  expected  to  lift  the 
price  range  all  along  the  line  follow- 
ing the  lead  set  by  Lannan.  He  said 
he  had  set  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town" 
for  a  five-day  run  at  a  40-cent  top 
for  evening,  and  25  cents  for  matinees 
with  children  10  cents.  With  the 
apparent  return  of  more  prosperous 
times  and  with  promising  crops,  ex- 
hibitors have  wanted  to  raise  admis- 
sions, but  none  has  had  .the  courage 
heretofore  to  take  the  chance. 


New  Chicago  Houses 
Coming,  Says  Ellman 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

instance  independent  exhibitors  are 
behind  the  projects. 

Seating  capacities  will  range  from 
1,000  to  1,500,  it  was  asserted.  Plans 
are  now  being  drafted  for  a  number 
of  houses  with  actual  building  on  the 
first  group  to  get  under  way  shortly, 
he  said. 

Ellman  plans  to  leave  for  Chicago 
either  today  or  tomorrow.  He  has 
been  in  town  10  days  on  product 
deals. 


Local  306  Picks  Men 
To  Go  to  Convention 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

dent;  Charles  Beckman,  financial  sec- 
retary ;  Herman  Gelber,  secretary ; 
Bert  Popkin,  business  agent ;  Jack 
Winnick,  Alex  Polin,  Wallace  Byrnes, 
Morris  Kravitz,  Jack  Kieley  and 
Dick  Cancellaire. 

Cross-picketing  between  Local  306 
and  Allied  on  Broadway  and  in  the 
neighborhoods  is  being  continued  with 
no  signs  of  a  truce  in  sight. 


Radio  to  Do  "Zeppelin" 

Hollywood,  May  14.  —  Radio  will 
rush  production  of  a  story  to  be  called 
"Zeppelin"  to  take  advantage  of  the 
current  publicity  on  the  Hindenburg. 
The  story  will  be  based  on  an  incident 
of  the  crossing  of  the  Graf-Zeppelin 
in  1928,  when  Dr.  Hugo  Eckener 
ordered  motors  started,  though  it 
meant  the  possible  killing  of  his  son. 
John  Beal  will  play  the  son,  and  the 
studio  is  trying  to  borrow  Lionel 
Barrymore  for  the  role  of  Dr.  Ecke- 
ner. No  writer  has  been  assigned  to 
develop  the  idea  as  yet. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


The  King  Steps  Out" 

(Columbia) 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Presenting  Grace  Moore  in  a  story  constructed 
in  the  best  comic  opera  tradition,  this  picture  offers  opportunities  which 
its  star  utilizes  fully,  giving  a  performance  of  great  charm.  Josef  Von 
Sternberg  has  turned  out  a  picture  in  a  delicate  mood,  making  for  enter- 
tainment of  wide  mass,  as  well  as  class,  appeal. 

The  story  concerns  court  intrigue  in  the  neighboring  monarchies  of 
Austria  and  Bavaria.  Franchot  Tone,  the  Austrian  monarch,  is  betrothed 
to  Frieda  Inescourt,  his  cousin  and  Miss  Moore's  sister.  The  match 
has  been  arranged  by  Elisabeth  Risdon  and  Nana  Bryant,  their  respec- 
tive mothers,  and  is  opposed  by  Walter  Connolly,  Miss  Moore's  father, 
as  well  as  by  the  principals,  who  have  never  met.  To  prevent  the  con- 
summation of  the  marriage,  Miss  Moore  and  Connolly  travel  to  the 
Austrian  summer  palace.  Here  Miss  Moore  wins  Tone  in  the  guise  of 
a  dressmaker,  making  him  desert  the  court  for  a  night  of  revelry  as  a 
commoner.  The  situations  are  cleared  when  Miss  Moore  is  jailed  for 
exploit  and  Connolly  dons  his  state  uniform  to  tell  of  the  scheming 
mothers,  one  his  sister-in-law  and  the  other  his  wife. 

The  situations  are  expanded  to  permit  Miss  Moore  opportunities  to 
sing  and  permit  the  comedian,  Herman  Bing,  a  chance  for  his  explosive 
comedy  resulting  from  an  inability  to  recognize  royalty  in  its  various 
disguises.  The  musical  numbers  are  well  spotted-  and  enter  the  plot 
pleasingly  although  the  tunes  by  Fritz  Kreisler  do  not  seem  destined  for 
smash  popularity. 

Sydney  Buchman  wrote  the  screen  play  from  a  story  by  Gustav  Holm, 
Ernst  Decsey  Hubert  and  Ernst  Marischka.  The  photography  is  of  un- 
lisual  beauty,  several  closeups  standing  out  as  gems  of  composition  with 
the  camera  work  credited  to  Lucien  Ballard.  Dorothy  Fields'  lyrics  are 
acceptable  and  credit  for  the  showmanlike  production  is  due  William 
Perlberg,  the  associate  producer. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,058.  Running  time,  85  minutes.  "G." 


"Bullets  or  Ballots" 

( First  National) 

Hollywood,  May  14. — Something  new  in  suspense-laden,  melo- 
dramatic, racketeer-gangster-cop  entertainment  is  unfolded  here. 
Different,  vivid  and  punchy,  it  holds  much  to  engage  attention  while 
providing  numerous  fresh  angles  in  personnel,  story  and  production 
values  for  commercial  exploitation.  Based  on  a  meaty,  topical  story  by 
Martin  Mooney,  contemporary  reporter  of  the  racket  nemesis  and 
Seton  I.  Miller,  with  the  screen  play  by  Miller,  the  show  is  narrated 
with  vigorous,  convincing  realism. 

In  it  the  work  of  Edward  G.  Robinson  is  a  fine  job  and  that  of  Bar- 
ton MacLane,  Humphrey  Bogart,  Joseph  King,  George  E.  Stone  and 
Joseph  Crehan  is  fully  worthy  of  the  standard  set  by  the  star.  So 
directed  by  William  Keighley  that  the  basic  melodrama  is  continually 
stressed,  the  meager  comedy  and  romantic  contrasts  are  interpolated 
with  skillful  dexterity. 

Swapping  his  gangster  role  for  that  of  a  tough  cop,  Robinson  is  the 
feared  foe  of  all  mugs.  A  plethora  of  modern  rackets  wreaks  havoc 
with  the  city  and  leads  to  the  assassination  of  a  crusading  editor,  Henry 
O'Neill.  Staging  a  public  brawl  with  Commissioner  King,  Robinson 
is  accepted  wholeheartedly  by  MacLane  and  suspiciously  by  Bogart  as 
a  law-and-order  enemy.  With  his  objective  the  nabbing  of  the  high 
toned  brains  and  money  behind  the  rackets,  he  first  breaks  up  a  bunch 
of  minor  grafts  and  creates  a  tense  situation  between  himself,  MacLane 
and  Bogart. 

The  wrecking  of  Bogart's  pet  produce  racket  leads  to  his  killing  of 
MacLane.  Gradually  drawing  the  web  tighter,  Robinson  and  Bogart 
vie  for  leadership  with  the  former  winning.  About  to  nab  the  higher- 
ups,  the  cop  and  gangster  meet  in  a  gun  battle,  and,  as  Bogart  is  killed, 
Robinson  is  mortally  wounded.  With  his  life  ebbing  fast,  he  leads  King 
and  the  police  to  the  headquarters  of  Henry  Kolker,  who  controls  the 
rackets. 

Through  all  the  melodrama  there  is  a  slight  romantic  thread  involv- 
ing Robinson  and  Joan  Blondell  which  gives  the  latter  a  small,  but 
effective,  opportunity  to  demonstrate  her  dramatic  abilities. 

Worthy  of  a  spot  on  any  program,  the  picture  is  gripping  audience 
entertainment  that  places  in  the  hands  of  exhibitors  countless  formula 
and  novel  exploitation  leads  with  which  to  sell  it  to  far  above  average 
business. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,135.  Running  time,  70  minutes.  "G." 
(Additional  Reviews  on  page  14) 


Short  Subjects 


"The  Clutching  Hand" 

(Stage  &  Screen  Prod.) 

A  suitable  thriller  for  children'^ 
trade,  this  serial  has  what  it  takes  to 
put  it  over  with  them.  Arthur  B. 
Reeve's  story  has  been  transferred  to 
celluloid  adequately  and  Jack  Mulhall 
in  the  Craig  Kennedy  role  will  be  wel- 
comed. 

The  story  centers  around  a  formula 
for  synthetic  gold  discovered  by  Rob- 
ert Frazer,  a  scientist,  and  the  pos- 
session of  which  is  desired  by  a  vari- 
ety of  unscrupulous  characters.  When 
Frazer  is  kidnapped,  Mulhall  takes 
the  case,  assisted  by  William  Farnum, 
a  Federal  man.  They  pick  up  the 
trail  of  their  old  arch  enemy,  "The 
Clutching  Hand,"  soon  become  en- 
meshed in  many  exciting  events 
around  which  pseudo-scientific  ap- 
paratus is  introduced,  and  carry  on 
with  much  exciting  chase,  fighting, 
shooting,  escapes  and  the  other 
requisites  of  this  type  of  film.  The 
action  is  played  against  picturesque 
and  convincing  backgrounds.  The  sets 
are  well  done. 

The  cast  includes  Mae  Busch, 
Marion  Schilling,  Yakima  Canutt, 
Bryant  Washburn,  Rex  Lease,  Gas- 
ton Glass,  Bull  Montana,  Ruth  Mix 
and  a  host  of  others  who  acquit  them- 
selves well.  Albert  Herman  directed. 
The  screen  play  is  by  Leon  Dusseau 
and  Dallas  Fitzgerald. 

Production  Code  Seals,  Nos.  2,066-7, 
first  two  chapters.  Running  time,  35 
and  25  mins.  respectively.  "G." 


"Let  It  Be  Me" 

(Vita-phone) 

Emilie  Chicken  runs  off  to  the  city 
with  "Bingo,"  a  crooner,  and  is 
thrown  aside  by  him  when  he  be- 
comes infatuated  with  a  French  singer 
at  a  night  club.  Her  true  love  still 
cares  and,  hearing  the  crooner  on  the 
radio  goes  to  the  studio,  beats  up  the 
idol  and  goes  in  search  of  Emilie.  He 
finds  her  on  a  snow-swept  corner  sell- 
ing violets  and  takes  her  back.  Later 
they  raise  a  brood  of  chicks  and  one 
takes  after  Emilie's  former  love  for 
which  he  gets  a  book  thrown  at  him. 
It  is  fairly  good  cartoon  stuff.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  2,048.  Run- 
ning time,  7  mins.  "G." 


"Irons  in  the  Fire" 

(Vitaphone) 

In  this  number  of  the  "Our  Own 
United  States"  series  there  is  a  col- 
lection of  obscure  and  not  so  obscure 
occupations  which  thrive  quite  profit- 
ably. In  the  11  minutes  the  manufac- 
ture of  wooden  shoes,  wooden  stir- 
rups, decoy  ducks,  raising  mushrooms 
and  goldfish  breeding  are  shown  in 
succession  and  provide  an  education- 
al "inside"  on  the  little  known.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  0891.    "G."  ji 


"Westward  Whoa" 

(Vitaphone) 

The  "Looney  Tunes"  characters  are 
in  this  cartoon,  a  covered  wagon  sa- 
tire, which  will  be  found  excellent  en- 
tertainment. With  clever  invention 
the  "Cry  Wolf"  gag  is  worked  by  the 
"Twins"  as  they  scare  the  outfit  by 
impersonating  Indian  war  cries.  The 
expected  happens  and  a  grand  battle 
with  much  comic  relief  takes  place. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,122.  Run- 
ning time  7  mins.  "G." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


day.  May  15,  1936 


>asky  Talks  on 
mccess;  Ainpa 
s  Enthralled 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

jukl  pass  his  house,  so  he  hid  be- 
id  a  rosebush  and  played  "The  Stars 
d  Stripes  Forever,"  "El  Capitan" 
d  the  other  favorites  of  the  day, 
pecting  Sousa  to  hurry  through  the 
)nt  gate  and  invite  him  to  join  up. 
That  wasn't  a  success,  he  admitted, 
msa  failed  to  listen.  The  neighbors 
mplained. 

He  was  among  the  first  100  men 
10  landed  at  Nome,  Alaska,  in  the 
Id  rush  and  found  the  yellow  metal 
the  beach.  In  a  short  time  he 
d  a  few  thousands.  It  was  his  first 
hievement;  his  first  grasp  at  power, 
iccess,  he  thought. 

When  it  was  gone  he  returned  to 
n  Francisco  with  his  first  disillu- 
mment.  Jobs  were  hard  to  get  in 
19,  he  revealed.  Times  were  some- 
lat  as  they  are  today.  He  took  a 
3  in  an  orchestra  at  $20  a  week  and 
:nt  to  Honolulu.  In  a  few  weeks 
:re  was  no  salary.  He  found  an- 
ler  job — this  time  at  $50  a  month 
th  the  Royal  Hawaiian  Band.  There 
ts  no  thrill  in  this,  in  spite  of  the 
iform.  A  pretty  girl  was  surprised 
find  he  was  a  white  man. 

Describes  First  "Success" 

In  the  course  of  time  he  reached 
n  Francisco  again  and  organized 
,  first  musical  act  with  his  sister. 
•  reached  Tony  Pastor's  in  New 
>rk  in  the  days  when  only  the  sec- 
d  rate  acts  played  three  times  a  day. 
le  night  Pastor  told  him  he  could 
ty  there  three  or  four  times  a  year 
twice  a  day.  Success  at  last ! 
More  success  when  he  became  a 
udeville  producer ;  a  new  height  of 
hievement  when  he  opened  his  first 
;ht  club ;  a  new  depth  of  disappoint- 
:nt  when  it  closed  two  weeks  later. 
;  was  broke  with  a  wife  and  young 
n  to  support. 

He  saw  a  sign  Mission  Coffee,  an 
:a  for  an  operetta.  William  de 
ille's  mother  wouldn't  see  him. 
ijliam  was  busy,  too.  They  ushered 
n  into  Cecil  B.  DeMille's  office. 
"I  had  never  heard  of  him  and 
in't  want  to  see  him,"  Lasky  con- 
led. 

DeMille  was  enthusiastic.  They 
ganized  their  units  and  began  to  go 
ices — the  highroad  to  fame  at  last ! 
Lasky  began  to  hear  of  motion  pic- 
res.  He  confided  to  Pat  Casey  that 
wanted  to  produce.  Casey  was  the 
astmaster  yesterday.  He  looked  up 
id  grinned. 

"Casey  told  me  not  to  put  a  nickel 
it,"  Lasky  said,  "unless  I  had  a 
leasing  arrangement  for  my  pic- 
res.  He  told  me  to  go  upstairs  in 
e  Putnam  Bldg.  and  see  Adolph 
nkor.  Forty-eight  hours  later  we 
id  made  a  deal. 

"I  kept  on  producing  vaudeville  acts, 
ough ;  I  wanted  to  be  sure  of  myself, 
still  think  my  greatest  ambition  is  to 
•oduce  a  stage  play.  At  that  time 
wanted  above  everything  else  to  buy 
.ess  Than  the  Dust'  from  Charles 
rohman.  I  couldn't  get  beyond  Al 
ayman.  He  was  tough." 
"Was  he!"  interjected  Casey  with 
s  well  known  Irish  emphasis.  "The 
ughest  of  'em  all." 
Lasky  continued :   "One  day  Zukor 


came  to  me  and  told  me  that  he  had 
bought  the  Frohman  company."  He 
waited  for  the  laughs  to  die  down. 

"Zukor  insisted  that  as  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production  I  had  to 
take  over  the  Frohman  management. 
We  were  making  52  Paramount  pic- 
tures a  year,  48  Realart,  and  32  Art- 
craft,  i  was  busy.  Hayman  called 
me  up.  He  had  a  number  of  problems 
to  be  decided. 

"There  I  was  —  Hayman  on  one 


side  of  the  desk,  myself  on  the  other. 
I  thought  it  was  success. 

"I  watched  my  few  thousands  grow 
to  a  million,  to  two  million,  three,  six. 
Then  came  1929.  I  was  loyal  to  Par- 
amount ;  I  didn't  sell.  The  powers 
that  be  decided  that  perhaps  I  wasn't 
a  good  executive  after  all.  Somebody 
had  to  be  the  goat,  I  suppose.  I  was 
on  the  verge  of  bankruptcy  without  a 
job. 

"Within  48  hours  Sidney  Kent  had 


offered  me  a  place  with  Fox.  That 
was  a  high  spot  in  my  life. 

"In  my  new  connection  with  Mary 
Pickford  I  am  happy  again.  Ten  days 
ago  when  we  opened  'One  Rainy 
Afternoon'  in  Hollywood  it  seemed  to 
me  a  new  success  had  come. 

"Today  I  have  a  new  understand- 
ing of  success.  Surrounded  here  by 
old  friends — many  pioneers  in  this  in- 
dustry, some  of  you  newcomers  of  a 
new  generation,  I  have  a  new  thrill, 
a  new  feeling  of  achievement.  Suc- 
cess, it  seems  to  me,  lies  in  making 
and  keeping  friends." 

Lasky  sat  down  and  wiped  his 
glasses.  The  applause  jarred  the  or- 
nate decorations  of  the  old  east  ball- 
room walls  of  the  Astor. 

On  either  side  of  him  were  men 
who  had  lived  through  most  of  the 
story — Casey,  Morris  Gest,  Charles  C. 
Pettijohn,  John  C.  Flinn,  Herbert  J. 
Yates,  J.  J.  Murdock,  Arthur  Friend, 
Nathan  Burkan,  Terry  Ramsaye,  Mar- 
tin Quigley,  Dennis  F.  O'Brien.  Others 
whose  rise  came  later  were  also  there 
— Walt  Disney,  Rowland  Lee,  Louis 
Nizer,  Ed  Kuykendall,  Sol  Rosenblatt, 
Arthur  Kelly,  Carl  Milliken,  Harry 
Buckley,  Jack  Alicoate. 

Lasky's  talk  was  preceded  by  short 
laudatory  addresses  by  Pettijohn, 
Quigley  and  Rosenblatt.  But  it  was 
Lasky's  day  and  story. 

India,  Japan  Native 
Films  More  Popular 

Although  American  films  are  still 
the  most  popular  in  the  Far  East, 
native  product  in  some  instances  is 
offering  increasingly  strong  competi- 
tion to  pictures  from  the  United 
States,  yesterday  declared  J.  B.  Al- 
beck,  Columbia's  sales  representative 
in  the  Far  East.  Here  for  new  prod- 
uct conferences  with  J.  H.  Seidelman, 
foreign  manager,  Albeck  plans  to  re- 
main until  May  23.  He  will  stop  off 
for  a  few  days  in  Hollywood  on  his 
return. 

Especially  in  India  and  Japan  the 
native  films  are  gaining  in  popularity 
with  audiences,  Albeck  said.  Japa- 
nese producers  turned  out  150  fea- 
tures last  season  and  will  make  more 
than  that  total  next  season,  he  pointed 
out.  They  have  entirely  discontin- 
ued production  of  silent  films.  In  In- 
dia, English  product  and  native  In- 
dian films  offer  serious  competition 
to  the  films  from  this  country.  There 
has  been  considerable  building  in 
Japan  during  the  past  year,  he  said, 
and  a  good  season  is  in  prospect  for 
next  year,  as  is  true  of  India.  But 
business  in  general  is  weak  in  China, 
Albeck  indicated,  by  reason  of  wide- 
spread unsettled  conditions. 

Parent-Teachers  End 
Censorship  Support 

Milwaukee,  May  14. — The  Na- 
tional Congress  of  Parents  and 
Teachers  has  voted  to  rescind  its  1935 
indorsement  of  a  Federal  censorship 
board  and  limit  its  legislative  cam- 
paign to  support  of  the  Neely-Petten- 
gill  bill. 

Many  members  argued  that  a  Fed- 
eral censorship  board  might  too  easily 
be  controlled  by  political  interests  and 
that  local  influence  over  exhibitors 
will  accomplish  the  desired  end. 


Gledhill  on  Vacation 

Hollywood,  May  14.— D  o  n  a  1  d 
Gledhill,  executive  manager  of  the 
Academy,  has  left  on  a  two-week 
vacation  in  the  middle  west. 


What  the  Camera  Caught 


Harry  Brandt  in  conversation  with  Martin  Quigley.  Next  is  Jesse  L.  Lasky, 
then  Cordon  S.  White 


Ed  Kuykendall,  Louis  Nizer,  Yates,  Rowland  V.  Lee  and  Walt  Disney. 


Three  old-timers  in  the  show  world:  Nellie  Revell,  Morris  Gest  and  J.  J.  Mur- 
'C^'  Metropolitan  Pliotos 


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AUGMENTING  its  service  to  the  motion  picture  industry  and 
further  internationalizing  its  activities,  Quigley  Publications  will 
shortly  issue  TEATRO  AL  DIA.  This  new  publication  will  bring 
to  the  Latin  American  countries  a  Spanish  equivalent  of  Better 
Theatres.  Functioning  however,  on  a  broader  scale,  it  will  be 
devoted  to  Maintenance,  Equipment,  Construction  and  all  the 
kindred  phases  of  motion  picture  theatre  operation  in  the  Spanish 
speaking  world.  * 

TEATRO  AL  DIA  is  the  result  of  an  extended  survey  indicating  the  value 
and  need  of  exactly  such  a  publication  in  the  Latin  American  territories. 
It  will  be  the  only  publication  of  its  type  in  this  field  and  will  reach 
approximately  10,000  readers,  its  circulation  including  not  only  theatres 
but  exchanges,  studios,  laboratories,  supply  houses,  architects  and  all 
related  branches  of  the  industry.  Accordingly  TEATRO  AL  DIA  will  pro- 
vide complete  coverage  in  the  Spanish  speaking  countries  —  virtually  a 
virgin  market  for  manufacturers  of  all  types  of  motion  picture  theatre 
equipment  and  its  allied  lines,  including  studio  and  laboratory  supplies. 

Quigley  Publications,  through  its  international  resources,  is  in  a  position 
to  serve  this  important  market  and  the  manufacturers  seeking  repre- 
sentation therein,  completely  and  with  a  maximum  of  effectiveness. 

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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY,  BETTER 
THEATRES  and  the  other  papers  of  the  Quigley  group;  it  will  share  the 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  15,  1 934 


Battle  Looms 
Among  Circuit 
Independents 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

meiit  did  not  carry  with  it  a  change 
in  management  of  Cocalis'  houses. 
Skouras  is  said  to  have  wanted  his 
fellow  countryman  to  sit  in  on  film 
buys,  both  in  New  York  and  on  the 
coast. 

Cocalis  is  believed  to  have  vetoed 
the  first  bid  because  he  did  not  want 
to  part  with  any  of  his  theatres.  The 
second  offer  was  dropped,  it  is  said, 
because  Cocalis  wanted  to  devote  all 
his  time  to  his  own  interests  and  could 
not  make  trips  west. 

With  excavation  now  under  way 
on  the  first  project,  the  theatre,  when 
completed,  will  be  in  opposition  to 
the  Ogden,  one  of  the  Consolidated 
Amusement  Enterprises.  While  no 
definite  information  is  available  on 
the  other  two  sites,  it  is  believed  that 
when  they  are  announced  one  of  the 
larger  independent  circuits  will  find 
new  competition. 

Several  months  ago  Harry  Brandt, 
Jack  W.  Springer  and  Consolidated 
issued  a  joint  statement  warning  Co- 
calis not  to  invade  their  territories. 
The  first  theatre  is  said  to  be  in  vio- 
lation of  an  agreement  with  Consoli- 
dated. At  this  circuit's  headquarters 
it  was  stated  that  there  will  be  no 
watching  from  the  sidelines  as  Co- 
calis continues  his  theatre  campaign. 

Opposition  of  Long  Standing 

Brandt  and  Cocalis  have  been  en- 
gaged in  a  nip  and  tuck  contest  in 
acquiring  new  units  in  each  other's 
territories  for  several  months. 
Springer,  who  has  a  joint  interest  in 
22  houses  with  Cocalis  in  the  Springer 
&  Cocalis  circuit,  has  a  few  deals  on 
which  are  expected  to  enter  the  Co- 
calis domain. 

John  Bolte  and  Matty  Kutinsky, 
partners  in  a  number  of  Bronx  the- 
atres with  the  S.  &  C.  group,  are 
claiming  a  violation  of  an  agreement 
by  Cocalis  in  connection  with  the  lat- 
ter's  purchase  of  the  Melba.  Mr. 
Bolte  claims  that  Cocalis  made  a  deal 
not  to  take  a  house  within  the  mile 
zone  of  the  Wakefield,  Burke  and 
Laconia.  Kutinsky  alleges  that  he 
had  an  agreement  providing  for  an 
interest  in  any  theatre  Spring  &  Co- 
calis added  in  the  mile  area  of  his 
houses.  Cocalis  denies  that  the  Melba 
is  in  the  mile  zone  and  states  both  he 
and  Springer  checked  the  radius  be- 
fore closing  the  contract. 

Dr.  Stein  several  years  ago  was 
in  partnership  with  Si  Fabian  in  a 
number  of  New  Jersey  theatres.  He 
has  put  $250,000  into  the  new  circuit 
in  which  his  son  will  be  active  in  the 
management  and  as  legal  adviser. 

Cocalis  yesterday  asserted  he  never 
will  rejoin  Springer  in  partnership. 

Meanwhile,  independents  are  as- 
suming a  watchful  waiting  attitude. 
It  is  reported  that  Brandt  and  Con- 
solidated and  possibly  Springer  may 
form  a  buying  pool  to  offset  Cocalis' 
threatened  power. 

Randforce,  which  has  been  experi- 
encing a  little  excitement  with  Co- 
calis, isn't  committing  itself,  but  Sam 
Rinzler  and  Louis  Frisch  hold  that 
when  the  time  comes  they  will  act  "to 
protect"  their  interests. 


Overseas  Preview 


"Secret  Agent" 

(G.B.) 

London,  May  6. — Based  on  the  W.  Somerset  Maugham  novel,  "Ash- 
enden,"  this  story  of  espionage  during  the  World  War  combines  mys- 
tery, romance  and  action  in  what  is  for  the  most  part  an  intriguing  film. 

For  the  exhibitor  in  the  United  States  there  are  three  leading  cast 
names  which  to  a  certain  extent  should  simplify  the  job  of  selling, 
which  is  further  aided  by  the  fact  that  Maugham  was  the  author  of  the 
original  novel,  and  the  pull  which  lies  in  the  nature  of  the  story.  The 
three  players  are  Peter  Lorre,  Madeleine  Carroll  and  Robert  Young. 

The  work  of  Lorre  as  the  extremely  eccentric,  strange-looking  opera- 
tive who  will  do  any  job  of  murder,  in  the  interests  of  the  country  for 
which  he  is  working  at  the  moment,  is  the  high  spot.  Young  is  com- 
petent, as  the  mysterious  personage  who  turns  out  to  be  the  key  to  the 
situation,  and  Miss  Carroll  is  at  least  satisfactory. 

An  English  author  in  1916  is  publicly  reported  killed  in  action  and 
under  an  assumed  name  is  sent  to  Switzerland  to  track  and  dispose  of 
a  German  agent.  The  success  of  the  mission  is  vital  to  the  future  of 
England's  campaign  in  the  East.  Lorre  accompanies  the  author.  There 
the  latter  finds  Miss  Carroll,  who  poses  as  his  wife  to  quiet  suspicion, 
and  is  revealed  as  an  English  girl  seeking  a  thrill,  rather  than  being  an 
accomplished  spy.  She  meets  and  is  taken  with  Young,  apparently  an 
American  traveler.  When  Lorre  and  the  author  cause  the  death  of 
what  turns  out  to  be  the  wrong  man,  Miss  Carroll  insists  the  author 
resign.  At  that  moment  Lorre  finds  a  new  clue,  which  leads  to  Young. 
They  pursue  him,  Miss  Carroll  having  gone  with  him  in  anger  at  the 
Englishman.  The  matter  is  finished  for  them  when  the  train  is  bombed 
and  wrecked,  Young  dying  at  Lorre's  hand,  and  Miss  Carroll  and  her 
'"husband"  making  the  fiction  of  their  marriage  real.  Alfred  Hitchcock 
directed  from  the  screen  play  by  Charles  Bennett. 

Running  time,  85  minutes.  "A." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Three  of  a  Kind" 

(Invincible) 

A  number  of  laughs  and  several  good  performances  make  this  inde- 
pendent picture  entertaining  fare,  which  should  serve  excellently  on  dual 
bills  and  perhaps  be  able  to  stand  alone  in  the  smaller  situations.  A  yarn 
of  a  headstrong  daughter  of  wealth,  a  young  man  who  has  his  own  ideas 
of  how  to  get  "into  the  money,"  and  three  amusing  crooks,  this  is  an 
entertaining  series  of  complications,  mistaken  identities  and  romance. 

The  best  performance,  in  one  of  the  gentle  "con  man"  roles  he  does  so 
well  is  that  of  Berton  Churchill.  The  cast  is  headed  by  Evalyn  Knapp 
and  Chick  Chandler,  with  Bradley  Page  in  a  chief  supporting  role. 

Arthur  T.  Homan's  story  and  screenplay  has  Miss  Knapp,  daughter  of 
a  wealthy  laundry  owner,  in  love  with  and  seeking  her  father's  consent 
to  help  Page,  crook,  after  what  he  can  get.  Chandler,  driver  for  the 
laundry,  quits  his  job  when  he  is  awarded  $1,000  for  his  work  and  goes 
off  to  the  big  hotel  and  a  bigger  bluff.  There,  waiting  for  suckers,  are 
Churchill  and  his  daughter.  An  amusing  situation  develops  as  Page, 
Chandler  and  Churchill,  each  bluffing  and  taking  the  others  for  suckers, 
tries  to  work  what  he  thinks  is  a  good  thing. 

Complications  further  develop  when  Miss  Knapp's  father  arrives, 
mistakes  the  identities  of  Page  and  Chandler,  and  hires  Page  to  take 
Miss  Knapp  from  Chandler,  thinking  the  latter  is  the  man  after  her 
money.  When  an  inquisitive  detective  recognizes  Churchill  and  Page, 
the  situation  is  straightened  out,  with  Chandler  the  winner  all  the  way. 
Phil  Rosen  directed. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,260.    Running  time,  74  minutes.  "G." 


"Speed,"  this  morning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  previewed  by  wire  from 
Hollywood  on  April  27. 

"Sons  O'  Guns,"  which  opened  at  the  Strand  on  Wednesday,  was  reviewed 
by  wire  on  April  27  from  Hollywood. 

"And  So  They  Were  Married,"  now  current  at  the  Center,  was  reviewed 
on  April  11  by  wire  from  Hollywood. 


Columbia,  IS — U.  A.,  3 

The  baseball  team  of  Columbia  Pic- 
tures has  met  and  defeated  the  nine 
of  United  Artists  by  a  score  of  13-3. 
Charlie  Craft  pitched  for  the  win- 
ners :  Milton  Weil  for  U.  A. 


"Ziegfeld"  in  69  More 

Sixty-nine  more  roadshow  spots 
have  been  booked  for  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld,"  bringing  the  total  to  148 
special  showings  since  the  April  pre- 
miere here. 


All  Major  Companies-. 
Will  Use  Long  Reeh 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

tres  after  Aug.  1  will  all  be  mountec 
on  the  long  reels. 


Insurance  Men  Approve 

Atlantic  City,  May  14. — The  ties  i 
2,000-foot  reel  will  be  recognized  orJ 
the  same  basis  as  the  1,000-foot  reel  1 
under  a  report  to  the  National  Fire 
Protection  Ass'n.  at  its  annual  meet- 
ing here. 

The  committee  on  hazardous  chemi- 
cals and  explosives  made  this  recom-f 
mendation,  "subject  only  to  the  stan- 
dard limitations  as  to  total  weight, 
of  nitrocellulose  film  permissible  in< 
certain  situations.  Otherwise  the 
double  length  does  not  increase  the 
fire  hazard." 

The  report,  by  A.  H.  Nuckolls, 
chemical  engineer  of  the  Underwrit- 
ers' Laboratories,  Chicago,  also  rec- 
ommends revising  the  regulations  on 
photographic  and  X-ray  nitrocellulose 
films  and  on  the  storage,  handling  and 
use  of  pyroxylin  plastic  in  factories. 


Demand  for  SMPE  Reels 

Standard  test  reels  developed  by  the 
S.M.P.E.  for  the  purpose  of  improv- 
ing the  quality  of  sound  projection 
are  in  demand,  the  engineers  say.  The 
reels  are  run  off  for  the  purpose  of 
providing  an  exact  precision  checkup 
on  quality  of  the  sound. 

Sylvan  Harris,  editor-manager  of 
the  society,  says  two  of  the  reels,  one 
for  sound  and  the  other  for  visual 
tests,  are  being  distributed  in  21 
countries.  In  this  country  167  prints 
are  in  circulation  for  sound  and  52 
for  the  visual  test. 


Nathanson  on  New  Ship 

Toronto,  May  13. — Among  those' 
who  have  booked  passage  from  Eng- 
land on  the  maiden  voyage  of  the' 
Queen  Mary,  are  President  N.  L. 
Nathanson  of  Famous  Players  Cana- 
dian Corp. 


Wall  Street 


Entire  Board  Advances 

^ 

High  Low  Close  Chi 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  3354  33        3354  4 

Consolidated    5%      5$i  5$i 

Consolidated,  pfd    \8$i  18       18%  4 

Eastman   16554  164^4   165J4  4 

Eastman,  pfd  ....164  164      164  4 

Loew's.  Inc  4754  46*4     4754  4 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd.. 107  107      107  4 

Paramount    9%      8%      9  +  54 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9%      9%      9%  4 

Pathe  Film    9%      8%      9%  4 

RKO    6f4      6%      654  4 

20th  Century -Fox.  24Ji  2354     24%  4 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3454  34%     34%  4 

Warner  Bros  10%      9%     10%  +  Vi 

Curb  Gains  Range  '/8  to  PA  Pts 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang' 

Sentry  Safety  ....     H  Vi       H     +  H 

Sonotone                    2$£  24*      24i  +% 

Technicolor   29%  2846     29%  +VA 

Trans-Lux                  4J4  4         454     +  H 

Bonds  Rise  Fractionally 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

6s  '40    25       24J4     25    —  . . 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2444  2444  2444  —  H 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97VS     97       97%     4  Vi 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   9154     9054     9154     4  'A 

RKO  6s  '41  pp  ..  68       68  68   

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   92J4     92%     9244     4  U 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  14) 


Motiof 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  116 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  MAY  16,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


[TOA  Charges 
VIPTOA  Moves 
\re  "Mockery" 


Uatement  Says  They're 
"To  Fool  Government" 


Charges  that  current  conferences 
stween  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  leaders  and 
istribution  executives  are  a  "hollow 
lockery;"  that  they  are  "smothering 
ny  real  solution  of  problems,"  and 
lat  "the  strategy  is  designed  to  fool 
le  Government  and  persuade  Wash- 
igton  that  the  industry  is  going  to 
ean  house"  are  contained  in  a  state- 
lent  just  issued  by  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 

The  statement  is  over  the  signature 
t  Maurice  Brown,  secretary.  It  was 
:nt  out  by  John  Manheimer,  execu- 
ve  secretary,  by  order  of  the  board 
f  directors,  he  states. 

The  statement  begins  by  reciting 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Examination  Sought 
In  Warner  Bond  Suit 

A  motion  to  examine  officers  and 
irectors  of  Warner  Bros.  Pictures, 
ic,  will  be  heard  on  Monday  by 
upreme  Court  Justice  Carew  in  con- 
ection  with  a  bondholders'  action 
rought  by  Clarence  H.  Morrow. 

Morrow  in  his  petition  asks  for  an 
1  junction  to  restrain  the  defendants 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


jasky  Testifies  in 
Para.  Trustee  Suit 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  was  called  yesterday 
s  a  witness  in  an  action  instituted 
Dme  time  ago  by  the  Paramount 
"ustees  against  former  officers  and 
irectors  of  the  company  in  an  effort 
)  recover  for  Paramount  losses  al- 
:ged  to  have  resulted  from  stock  re- 
urchase  agreements  entered  into  by 
le  company. 

Lasky  was  named  a  defendant  in 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Avoirdupois 

Hollywood,  May  15. — Laurel 
&  Hardy  were  officially 
weighed  at  the  Hal  Roach 
studio  to  decide  the  winner 
of  the  Laurel  &  Hardy  weight 
guessing  contest  conducted 
by  La  Petit  Parisien,  Paris 
daily.  Stan  tipped  the  beam 
at  185  pounds,  and  Babe 
Hardy  weighed  in  at  303,  up 
18  pounds  since  he  started 
"Our  Relations." 


Booking  Bill 
Move  Delayed 
By  Wrangling 

Sub-Committee  Members 
Unable  to  Agree 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  May  15. — Sidetrack- 
ing of  block  booking  legislation  for 
the  session  is  indicated  by  wrangling 
among  members  of  the  Pettengill  sub- 
committee. They  appear  to  have  made 
no  progress  in  preparing  a  bill  to  re- 
port to  the  whole  Interstate  and  For- 
eign Commerce  Committee. 

The  group  will  meet  again  next 
week.  Asked  as  to  progress,  Chair- 
man Pettengill  said  merely  that  while 
there  was  a  great  deal  of  opposition 
to  the  measure  there  also  was  a  great 
deal  of  support  for  it. 

The  Indiana  congressman  this  week 
joined  the  ranks  of  authors  with  pub- 
lication of  his  book,  "Hot  Oil,"  a  re- 
view of  Congressional  investigations 
of  the  oil  industry  in  which  he  par- 
ticipated, and  the  attempt  at  Federal 
control. 

Opposition  to  Government  control 
of  industry  is  indicated  in  a  discussion 
of  the  struggle  between  Federal  con- 
trol and  states  rights  in  which  is 
posed  the  question :  "Will  bureaucracy 
in  destroying  liberty  also  destroy  the 
efficiency  in  production  and  distribu- 
tion of  wealth  which  alone  makes  se- 
curity possible?" 


Loeufs  to  Resume 
Bronx  Prize  Games 

After  dropping  the  giveaways  sev- 
eral months  ago  at  the  request  of  city 
officials,  Loew's  will  reinstate  Screeno 
and  Bank  Night  in  12  Bronx  theatres, 
starting  May  25.  Decision  by  the  cir- 
cuit's officials  was  reached  following 
a  number  of  victories  in  court  by 
agents  for  the  games. 

Yesterday,  Magistrate  Clapp  in  the 
Bronx  threw  out  a  Screeno  case 
against  the  Yorke,  an  S.  &  C.  house. 
In  dismissing  the  complaint,  the  mag- 
istrate held  that  "Screeno  is  not  a 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Form  New  Exhibitor 
Unit  in  Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  May  15. — A  new  inde- 
pendent exhibitor  organization,  known 
as  the  Greater  Cincinnati  Independent 
Exhibitors,  has  been  formed  here.  At 
the  organization  meeting,  at  which 
some  25  theatres  were  represented, 
Harold  Bernstein,  of  the  Plaza  was 
elected  president.   Other  officers  are: 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Anticipate  $100,000 

"Show  Boat"  is  off  to  a 
roaring  start  at  the  Music 
Hall.  Thursday,  the  opening 
day,  tally  ran  close  to  $11,000. 

Universal  forecasts  "$100,- 
000  or  more"  on  the  week. 


RKO  Promises 
Its  Help  for 
Trade  Shifts 


The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practice 
committee  yesterday  was  assured  the 
cooperation  of  RKO  in  the  drafting 
of  that  company's  sales  policies  for 
the  new  season. 

The  committee's  meeting  with  Jules 
Levy,  RKO  general  sales  manager, 
and  Cresson  E.  Smith,  western  and 
southern  division  manager,  was  the 
third  of  10  meetings  which  it  plans 
to  hold  individually  with  as  many 
national  distributors.  The  committee 
had  met  with  Paramount  and  Univer- 
sal earlier. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president,  and  spokesman  for  the  com- 
mittee, said  that  his  group  had  been 
assured  yesterday  that  RKO  believed 
that  many  points  in  the  exhibitors' 
trade  practice  program  should  and 
could  be  worked  out.  Specific  conces- 
sions from  the  distributor,  however, 
await  further  discussion  between  Levy 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Horlacher-TWA  Pact 
Made  on  Air  Service 

Horlacher's  Film  Delivery  Service 
has  closed  a  deal  with  the  TWA  air 
lines  to  handle  delivery  of  all  pack- 
ages sent  air  express  where  it  has 
offices.  The  deal  also  provides  for 
picking  up  and  delivering  parcels  sent 
on  the  Hindenberg.  The  German  dir- 
igible will  make  10  round  trips  this 
summer. 

It  is  understood  Horlacher's  will 
extend  its  operations  to  Pittsburgh. 
Louis  Molitch,  New  York  manager, 
is  now  in  the  Smoky  City  working  on 
a  deal,  it  is  said. 


Thomas  Making  Deal 
To  Lift  Total  to  32 

Having  closed  with  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick  to  distribute  12  features  in  the 
domestic  market,  Harry  Thomas  is 
now  negotiating  with  a  number  of 
other  independent  producers  on  deals 
which  would  bring  the  total  of  pic- 
tures he  will  handle  to  more  than  32. 

Thomas   is   talking   with  Edward 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Allied  Asks 
Independents 
to  Convention 


Non-Members'  Presence 
Is  Urged  by  Yamins 


Cleveland,  May  15. — Invitations  to 
independent  exhibitors,  regardless  of 
their  affiliations,  to  attend  the  Allied 
convention  here  June  3-5  have  been 
sent  out  by  Nathan  Yamins,  president. 
As  a  result,  members  are  being  urged 
to  bring  in  as  large  an  attendance  as 
possible. 

In  a  letter  to  Allied  leaders  Abram 
F.  Myers  writes : 

"Self-constituted  leaders  receiving 
special  favors  from  distributors  and 
speaking  the  lines  written  by  em- 
ployes of  the  Hays  Ass'n.  are  oppos- 
ing every  constructive  movement  for 
the  relief  and  benefit  of  independent 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Sabath  Probe  Moves 
Into  Philadelphia 

Washington,  May  15. — Members 
of  the  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee investigating  reorganizations  in 
various  industries,  including  films,  will 
be  in  Philadelphia,  May  19  for  hear- 
ings which  may  extend  through  the 
week,  it  was  made  known  here  today. 

Subjects  to  be  taken  up  have  not 
been  announced  by  the  chairman,  and 
are  not  expected  to  be  disclosed  before 
the  hearings  open. 


Cost  Problem  Seen 
Television  Hurdle 

Washington,  May  15. — Financial 
problems  now  face  the  general  use  of 
television,  say  officials  of  the  Federal 
Communications  Commission,  al- 
though it  is  admitted  that  technical 
advances  have  reached  the  point  where 
broadcasts  are  possible. 

The  commission  will  open  hearings 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Mystery  Visit 

Washington,  May  15.  —  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  head  of  the 
amusement  division  of  the 
late  NRA,  was  a  vistor  to  the 
White  House  today. 

Rosenblatt  was  non-com- 
municative, saying  simply 
that  his  vist  was  "satisfac- 
tory" and  that  general  mat- 
ters were  discussed  with  the 
President. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  16,  1936 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  May  16,  1936  No.  116 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
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Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1.  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  47  Higashi 
Gokencho  Ushigome-Ku,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  J.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tee. 

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City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Eastern  Salesmen  of 
M-G-M  Back  on  Jobs 

Salesmen  of  the  eastern  M-G-M 
exchanges  returned  to  their  territories 
yesterday  from  Chicago  after  attend- 
ing the  annual  sales  meet  at  the  Pal- 
mer House.  Branch,  district  and  divi- 
sion managers  are  still  in  the  Windy 
City  for  further  meetings.  M.  L.  Si- 
mons, editor  of  the  Distributor,  also 
returned  yesterday. 


English  Film  Men  Dead 

London,  May  15. — Two  prominent 
film  men  are  dead  here,  Sir  Philip 
Nash,  chairman  of  the  C.  M.  Woolf 
company,  General  Film  Distributors, 
and  Harry  Sanders,  for  many  years 
editor  of  Pathe  Gazette,  which  he 
founded.  Sanders  resigned  from  Pathe 
in  1934  and  recently  supervised  the 
official  filming  of  the  Football  Cup 
final. 


"Cloistered"  Run  Set 

The  Best  Film  Co.,  on  Tuesday  will 
open  at  the  55th  St.  Playhouse 
"Cloistered,"  produced  by  Pathe  Ci- 
nema in  France,  with  the  cooperation 
and  permission  of  the  Catholic  Church. 
Best  is  the  distributor  in  this  coun- 
try. English  dialogue  is  used  in  the 
film,  which  is  set  entirely  within  a 
nunnery. 


EC.  Grainger  trying  to  make  a 
»  deal  with  Bill  SussMANforTwen- 
tieth  Century-Fox  films  in  the  Tavern 
yesterday.  For  support  Grainger  has 
A.  J.  Kearney.  Sussman  has  Clar- 
ence Hill  and  his  assistant.  At  one 
of  the  other  tables  Harry  H.  Bux- 
baum  and  Joe  Lee  tackle  the  Brandts, 
Harry  and  Billy.  Col.  E.  A.  Schil- 
ler, Joe  Vogel,  Lou  Sidney  and 
Walter  Vincent  discuss  theatre 
operations,  while  close  by  are  Harry 
Arthur,  Jack  Partington,  Marco 
Wolff,  Hal  Horne,  Irving  Lesser 
and  Louis  Astor  working  on  a  Col- 
umbia deal.  Horne  is  there  as  inspira- 
tion. 

• 

Charles  Moses  annoys  Mitchell 
Klupt,  Herman  Gluckman  and  Ed- 
ward Schnitzer,  the  latter  getting 
stuck  with  the  check.  W.  Ray  John- 
ston, Moe  Seigel  and  E.  H.  Gold- 
stein sat  far  from  the  other  Repub- 
lic-ites.  Lenore  Ulric,  in  red  hat  and 
skirt,  is  seated  close  to  the  entrance 
with  another  woman.  Nellie  Revell 
has  a  table  reserved  for  herself.  Marc 
Lachman  and  Joe  Weil  parked  in 
one  corner,  Weil  departing  early, 
leaving  Lachman  to  wander  to 
George  Brown's  table.  Al  Fried- 
lander  and  Jack  Barnstyn  discuss 
topics  of  the  day,  while  Eddie  Alper- 
son  and  Bill  Fitelson  are  in  a  deep 
huddle  on  something  important.  Al 
Hovel  and  Eddie  Rugoff  desert  the 
usual  kibitzers'  table  for  peace  and 
quiet,  but  Moses  spies  them  and  ram- 
bles over  to  the  group. 

• 

Dave  Chatkin  passes  by  and  says 
hello.  Ed  Kuykendall,  James  Clark 
of  Horlacher's,  Robert  Robinson  and 
Morgan  Logan  of  TWA  and  Clint 
Weyer  confer  at  one  of  the  larger 
tables,  Kuykendall  complaining  about 
lack  of  sleep  the  night  before.  Harry 
Gold,  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  Haskell 
Masters  and  Monroe  Greenthal 
talk  about  U.  A.  matters,  while  Joe 
Plunkett  and  Sherman  Krellberg. 
in  spirited  conversation,  probably  re- 
ferring to  the  terrific  business  the 
Astor  is  doing  with  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld." 

• 

Richard  Connell's  "Playboy"  has 
been   acquired   by    Paramount   as  a 
starring  vehicle  for  George  Raft. 
• 

Arthur  Brisbane  visited  Nicholas 
M.  Schenck  at  the  latter's  offices 
yesterday. 

Helen  Cooper,  scenarist,  sails  to- 
day on  the  Virginia  for  the  coast  via 
the  Canal. 


Hope  to  Show  "Plough" 

Washington,  May  15. — Resettle- 
ment Administration  officials  have  not 
given  up  hope  of  getting  into  theatres 
their  three-reel  film,  "The  Plough 
That  Broke  the  Plains,"  a  production 
which  has  been  labeled  in  some  sec- 
tions as  New  Deal  propaganda.  The 
Hays  office  has  not  taken  any  action 
in  the  matter. 


RKO  Drive  Extended 

Closing  date  for  RKO's  billings  and 
sales  contest  has  been  set  back  from 
May  22  to  June  5  by  E.  L.  McEvoy 
and  Cresson  E.  Smith,  eastern  and 
western  sales  managers,  because  Jules 
Levy  has  postponed  the  sales  conven- 
tion from  June  1-3  to  June  15-17. 


Sam  E.  Morkis,  Max  Schlesinger, 
Jack  Connolly,  Austin  C.  Keough, 
Walter  Trumbull,  John  C.  Flinn, 
Emil  Jensen,  Charles  Casanave, 
Max  Seligman,  Dave  Palfreyman, 
Louis  Nizer,  Louis  Phillips  and 
Gabriel  Hess,  seen  among  those 
gathered  at  the  Cinema  Club  yester- 
day during  the  noon  hour  respite. 
• 

Norman  Moray  is  still  working  on 
the  new  shorts  program  for  Warners 
next  season.  A  decision  whether  to 
increase  the  current  lineup  will  be 
made  Monday  or  Tuesday. 

• 

Al  Szekler,  Universal  manager  in 
Rio  de  Janeiro,  will  arrive  May  27  on 
the  Southern  Prince  for  a  "conven- 
tion" with  Nate  Manheim  at  the 
home  office. 

• 

J.    H.    Hoffberg    will  distribute 
"Wanted  Men"  in  the  domestic  mar- 
ket.   It's   a   B.   &   D.   picture  with 
Charles  Laughton  and  Dorothy  Gish. 
• 

Sidney  Kandell,  of  the  General 
Film  Library,  is  the  father  of  a  seven 
and  a  half  pound  boy  born  to  Mrs. 
Kandell  yesterday. 

• 

Harry  Brandt  has  taken  over  the 
Windsor  on  a   15-year  lease.  The 
theatre  will  be  closed  for  alterations. 
• 

Lou  Sonin,  nephew  of  Sam,  is  now 
busy  buying  and  booking  for  the  West 
End,  Long  Beach. 

Charles     Leonard     is  hobbling 
around  with  a  cane.   He  twisted  his 
ankle  while  swatting  a  tennis  ball. 
• 

Henry  Randel  of  Paramount  will 
return  from  his  Hollvwood  vacation 
May  25. 

• 

Dr.  Herbert  T.  Kalmus  is  in  from 
the  coast.    He  is  at  the  Barclay. 
• 

Pat  Casey  is  now  trying  to  get 
away  to  the  coast  next  week. 

Walt  Disney  left  town  and  headed 
westward  yesterday. 

John  Hay  Whitney  has  returned 
from  the  coast. 

• 

Leonard  Goldstein  left  for  Holly- 
wood yesterday. 

• 

Sam  Hammer  is  back  from  a  south- 
ern cruise. 

• 

Howard  Dietz  is  back  from  Chi- 
cago. 


Johnston  Moves  Office 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  Republic  presi- 
dent, is  moving  his  office  to  1776 
Broadway  where  the  entire  22nd  floor 
has  been  taken  over.  The  foreign 
sales  department  is  already  located  at 
1776.  The  domestic  sales  department, 
contract  and  publicity  departments  will 
continue  on  the  20th  and  22nd  floors 
of  the  RKO  Bldg. 


"We  Meef'  Gets  $12,000 

"  'Till  We  Meet  Again"  at  the  Capi- 
tol did  not  fare  so  well,  grossing 
around  $12,000  for  the  week.  The 
Palace  with  a  twin  bill  headliner  com- 
prising "Captain  January,"  second  run 
and  "The  House  of  a  Thousand  Can- 
dles," first  run,  tallied  $6,300. 


George  Cruzen  Out 
In  an  M.  &  P.  Shift 


Boston,  May  15. — George  Cruzen 
has  resigned  as  district  manager  for 
AL  &  P.  Theatres,  and  has  been  re- 
placed by  Hy  Fine,  former  stage  show- 
manager,  and  Charles  Brennan.  The 
shakeup  is  said  to  be  a  move  to  cut 
expenses  as  a  result  of  loss  of  revenue 
from  14  western  Massachusetts  houses 
recently  taken  back  by  Goldstein 
Brothers. 

Harry  Brown,  Jr.,  publicity  man- 
ager for  the  Paramount,  Fenway, 
Modern  and  Olympia,  has  resigned 
with  his  assistant,  John  McConville, 
Paul  Levy,  assistant  at  the  four 
houses,  takes  over  Brown's  post.  Don 
Chambers,  circuit  publicity  assistant 
out  of  home  office,  assigned  as  adver- 
tising manager  for  the  Allyn,  Hart- 
ford ;  Paramount,  New  Haven,  and 
Capitol,  Worcester,  is  awaiting  a  new 
spot  and  considering  other  offers. 
David  Perkins,  of  late  assistant  on 
publicity  to  Harry  Browning,  also  is 
out. 

Expect  Skouras-Fox 
Suit  Postponement 

An  injunction  action  brought  by 
Skouras  to  restrain  the  RKO  81st 
Street  from  playing  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox product  day  and  date  with 
competing  Skouras  houses  in  the 
neighborhood  will  be  adjourned  to 
June  26  when  it  is  reached  on  the 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  calendar  on 
Monday. 

Efforts  to  agree  on  an  out  of  court 
adjustment  of  the  suit  will  be  made 
on  the  return  here  of  John  D.  Clark, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  general  sales 
manager,  and  of  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president,  it  was  learned.  Clark  is  in 
Hollywood  and  Kent  in  Europe. 

The  Skouras  action  alleges  that  the 
day  and  date  playing  of  the  RKO 
81st  Street  is  in  violation  of  a  fran- 
chise the  Skouras  houses  hold  for  Fox 
Film  product  and  if  permitted  would 
result  in  serious  losses  for  the  plain- 
tiff's theatres. 


Kent  and  Schenck  Returning 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  S.  R.  Kent  and 
Walter  J.  Hutchinson  are  scheduled 
to  arrive  on  the  Berengaria,  due  May 
26.  John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  man- 
ager for  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  will 
return  from  the  coast  next  week. 


/.  A.  Executives  East 

Hollywood,  May  15. — William  Bi- 
off,  personal  representative  of  George 
Browne,  and  Harland  Holmden,  vice- 
president  of  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  left  to- 
night by  train  for  New  York  having 
completed  the  installation  of  the  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  closed  shop  in  the  local 
studios. 


Columbus  to  Go  Dark 

Consolidated  Amusements  will  close 
the  Columbus  tomorrow.  The  the- 
atre will  be  converted  into  a  Wool- 
worth  store.  The  Park  in  Columbus 
Circle  is  now  showing  Greek  talking 
pictures. 


Bergner  Wins  Award 

London,  May  15. — Elisabeth  Berg- 
ner's  performance  in  "Escape  Me 
Never"  was  voted  the  best  of  the  year 
in  the  fifth  annual  ballot  of  Film 
Weekly  readers. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Fatal  Lady" 

(  W  anger-Paramount) 

Hollywood,  May  15. — Music  of  an  operatic  flavor,  mystery  and  occa- 
sional flashes  of  melodramatic  action  are  combined  in  this  picture  in 
such  fashion  as  to  make  it  intriguing  entertainment.  The  fact  that  these 
several  elements  are  component  parts  of  the  story  should  open  the  way 
for  selling  which  will  appeal  to  varied  types  of  audiences.  An  out- 
standing factor  which  should  not  be  overlooked  is  the  singing  of  Mary 
Ellis,  revealing  an  unusually  well  trained  and  accomplished  voice. 

In  supporting  roles  are  Walter  Pidgeon,  Norman  Foster,  Allan  Mow- 
bray, John  Halliday,  and  for  a  touch  of  incidental  comedy,  Edgar  Ken- 
nedy and  Ruth  Donnelly.  The  story,  and  its  complications,  therefore, 
appear  to  offer  the  best  selling  attack.  The  story  is  set  against  a  back- 
ground which  moves  from  New  York  to  Brazil  to  Paris,  and  has  been 
produced  elaborately  throughout.  Emil  Ludwig's  direction  for  the  most 
part  has  imparted  to  the  film  a  swift  pace  which  is  only  occasionally 
slowed,  and  helped  by  what  might  be  termed  a  change  of  pace. 

The  interesting  title  conveys  the  story's  basic  theme.  Miss  Ellis,  on 
the  threshold  of  an  operatic  career  in  New  York,  is  questioned  by  police 
in  connection  with  the  murder  of  a  man  she  had  once  known.  The  shock 
causes  her  to  fail  at  her  debut.  She  goes  to  South  America  with  Ken- 
nedy and  Miss  Donnelly,  and  Guy  Bates  Post,  her  concert  master. 
Foster,  who  with  his  brother  Pidgeon,  owns  a  coffee  plantation,  is  in 
love  with  her.  From  that  moment  in  New  York,  murder  and  death 
dog  her  footsteps.  Mowbray,  wealthy  Brazilian,  is  killed  while 
she  is  with  him.  In  Paris,  Foster  is  murdered  and  Pidgeon,  his 
brother,  who  has  been  trying  to  keep  his  brother  from  her,  seeks  to  find 
the  culprit.  Suspected  is  Halliday,  friend  of  Mowbray.  Eventually,  in 
an  action-filled  climactic  sequence,  the  entirely  unsuspected  killer  is 
revealed  as  Post,  who  sought  to  save  Miss  Ellis  from  marriage,  so 
that  she  might  continue  her  musical  career.  Her  intense  dislike  of 
Pidgeon  turns  to  love  at  the  conclusion. 

The  screen  play  was  the  work  of  Sam  Ornitz.  Boris  Morros  prepared 
the  excellent  musical  score. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,113.  Running  time,  73  minutes.  "G." 


lurday,  May  16,  1936 


Lllied  Asks 


Independents 
to  Convention 


{.Continued  from  page  1) 

hibitors  and  are  even  presuming  to 
present  and  speak  for  the  latter  at 
tngressional  hearings  and  industry 
nferences. 

"The  mere  silence  of  exhibitors  in 
me  territories  on  such  momentous 
iues  as  compulsory  block  booking 
:reased  film  rentals,  designation  of 
rydates,  and  last  (but  not  least) 
ain  expansion  and  aggression,  may 

interpreted  as  acquiescence  in  the 
orts  of  those  who  would  gladly  de- 
er the  independent  exhibitors  into 
i  hands  of  their  oppressors  in  order 
feather  their  own  nests. 
"This  convention  will  afford  you  the 
portunity  to  repudiate  such  false 
idership  and  to  proclaim  openly 
lere  you  stand  on  the  many  grave 
iues  confronting  exhibitors." 
The  convention  program  arranged 

H.  M.  Richey  follows: 

Wednesday,  June  3 

00  P.M.  Business  Meeting.  Hollenden 
Hotel. 

Opening  Address  by  Nathan  Ya- 
mins. 

Address:  "The  Outlook-  for  1937," 
George  W.  Weeks,  G.  B.  sales 
manager. 

Discussion:  "Is  Designation  of 
Playdates  Illegal?"  by  Ray 
Tesch  of  Wisconsin,  with  ex- 
planation of  playdate  laws  as 
passed  in  Wisconsin  and  Ohio. 
(In  Ohio  the  legality  of  the  law 
is  awaiting  a  decision  of  the 
Ohio  Supreme  Court.) 
For  the  women:  A  trip  through 
the  Terminal  Tower  with  25- 
miles  panorama  view  of  the 
surrounding  country  and  inspec- 
tion of  Great  Lakes  Exposition 
grounds. 

:30  P.M.  For  all  delegates  and  their 
wives,  a  special  night  club 
party  at  the  Mayfair  Casino,  in- 
cluding dinner,  dancing  and  floor 
show,  as  guests  of  Allied. 

Thursday,  June  4 

AS  P.M.  Assembly  at  Hollenden  Hotel 
for  golf  match  at  Beechmont 
Country  Club.  Cups  for  prizes 
donated  by  Republic  Pictures 
and  National  Theatre  Supply 
Co. 

Inspection  of  exhibits. 
Registration. 
:30  P.M.  Women's  luncheon  at  Hollenden 
Hotel   followed   by  trip  through 
^ela  Park  and  inspection  of  all 
new  G.  E.  electrical  appliances, 
as  guests  of  G.  E. 
Luncheon  for  delegates  at  Hol- 
lenden. 

:00  P.M.  Second  business  meeting: 
Announcements. 
Introduction  of  noted  visitors. 
Address:    "The    Job    Must  Be 
Done"  by  Abram  F.  Myers. 
Address:   "The  Coming  Buying 
Season — What   Was   Coming  — 
Last  Year — Things  to  Look  Out 
for  in  1937"  by  Pete  Harrison. 
General  discussions  of  the  pres- 
ent situation. 

Address:  "An  Outsider's  View- 
point,"  by   a   nationally  known 
speaker,  name  not  divulged. 
Committee  assignments. 
:30  P.M.  Banquet  in  Hollenden  Ballroom. 

Speakers:  Gov.  Martin  L. 
Davey,  Mayor  Harold  Burton 
and  a  nationally  known  surprise 
speaker. 

Friday,  June  5 

A.M.  Inspection  of  exhibits. 
.00  P.M.  For   women:    Luncheon    at  the 
Variety   Club  as  guests'  of  the 
Variety  Club  ladies. 
Closed  business  session  for  dele- 
gates. 

Reports  of  committees. 
Introduction  of  visitors. 
Address:  "Is  Governmental  Con- 
trol the  Only  Way  to  Stop  Un- 
fair Producer  Aggression?"  by 
an  unnamed  official  high  in  gov- 
ernmental knowledge. 


Form  New  Exhibitor 
Unit  in  Cincinnati 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

A.  J.  Holt,  vice-president ;  David  Hel- 
wig,  secretary,  and  Herman  Bly, 
treasurer.  Directors  are:-  Maurice 
White,  F.  Wesley  Huss,  Jr.,  Charles 
Weigel,  Elmer  Shard,  Charles  Fine, 
H.  O.  Worsel  and  Andrew  Neiden- 
thal.  For  the  present,  meetings  will 
be  held  monthly  at  the  Hotel  Gibson, 
and  there  will  be  no  affiliation  with 
any  other  organization. 

Independents  have  not  been  organ- 
ized here  since  the  Ohio  Valley  group 
disbanded  two  years  ago. 


Approve  Toby  Wing  Pact 

Hollywood,  May  15. — Juvenile  film 
contracts  today  approved  by  the  court 
included  one  for  Toby  Wing,  19,  who 
will  receive  $200  to  $1,250  per  week 
as  her  contract  progresses. 


Address:  "The  Producers'  Side 
of  Selling,"  by  W.  F.  Rodgers, 
general  sales  manager,  M-G-M. 
Address:  "Our  Good  Friend,  the 
Public,"  by  Walter  B.  Littlefield 
of  Boston  with  a  report  on  the 
legislative  situation  of  block 
booking. 

Reports  by  H.  A.  Cole  of  Texas, 
Sidney  Samuelson  of  New  Jer- 
sey and  Abram  F.  Myers,  gen- 
eral counsel. 

Committee  meetings  including 
legislative  committee. 
Discussion:  Chain  Theatres,  Ex- 
pansion— Taxation — Product  Situ- 
ation— Designation  of  Playdates 
— Theatre  Loans  and  Buildings 
— Music  Tax — Copyright  Tax — 
Score  Charges  —  Trailer- — Mat- 
ters of  Miscellaneous  Interest. 
Adjournm  ent. 


Loew's  to  Resume 
Bronx  Prize  Games 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

lottery."  The  basis  for  the  opinion, 
according  to  George  B.  West,  eastern 
division  manager  for  Screeno,  was  the 
fact  that  anyone  can  play  the  game;  a 
person  does  not  necessarily  have  to 
buy  a  ticket  to  participate,  West 
stated. 

The  dozen  Loew  houses  going  back 
to  games  are  the  Paradise,  Boulevard, 
Grand,  Fairmount,  Victory,  Elsmere, 
Boston  Road,  Spooner,  167th  St., 
Burnside,  Burland  and  National. 

Leff  &  Meyers  have  decided  to  re- 
instate the  game.  It  is  believed  Con- 
solidated will  do  likewise  with  Lucky. 
Springer  &  Cocalis  have  been  playing 
Screeno  without  interruption. 

District  Attorney  Foley  of  the 
Bronx  is  understood  to  have  sched- 
uled a  meeting  Monday  with  the  game 
agents  and  exhibitors. 


Delay  Making  "Monster" 

Because  of  casting  difficulties,  they 
say,  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  Mac- 
Arthur  have  postponed  production  of 
"The  Monster."  They  say  they  will 
take  it  up  later  when  the  players  they 
have  in  mind  are  available. 


"U"  Films  for  Veterans 

Universal  has  been  awarded  the 
contract  to  supply  features,  shorts  and 
newsreels  to  82  veterans'  hospitals  and 
soldiers'  homes  by  the  U.  S.  Veter- 
ans' Administration.  This  marks  the 
sixth  consecutive  year  Universal  has 
been  awarded  the  contract. 


RKO  Promises  Help 
For  Trade  Shifts 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

and  Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of 
RKO  Distributing,  and  will  necessi- 
tate another  meeting  with  the  com- 
pany by  the  exhibitor  committee. 

Efforts  will  be  made  by  the  com- 
mittee over  the  week-end  to  set  a 
fourth  meeting,  which  would  be  with 
either  United  Artists  or  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  on  Monday.  Arrange- 
ments were  completed  yesterday  for 
a  meeting  on  Wednesday  morning 
with  Republic.  A  Wednesday  after- 
noon meeting  with  M-G-M  was  set 
earlier. 

Charles  E.  Williams  of  Omaha  re- 
placed O.  C.  Lam  of  Rome,  Ga.,  on 
the  committee  for  yesterday's  meet- 
ing. Lam  left  for  his  home  by  plane 
yesterday  on  business  and  is  expected 
back  on  Monday.  Jack  Miller  of 
Chicago,  who  was  called  out  of  town 
on  business  several  days  ago,  is  also 
expected  back  in  time  for  a  Monday 
session. 

The  committee  yesterday  was  com- 
posed of  Kuykendall,  Williams,  Lewen 
Pizor  of  Philadelphia,  and  L.  C.  Grif- 
fith of  Oklahoma  City. 


Irvin  Cobb  Godfather 

Hollywood,  May  15. — -When  Mason 
Alan  Dinehart,  the  infant  son  of  Alan 
and  Mrs.  Dinehart,  is  christened  here 
next  week,  Irvin  S.  Cobb  will  stand  as 
the  baby's  godfather. 


Blystone  to  Direct  "Big" 

Hollywood,  May  15. — John  G. 
Blystone  has  been  signed  by  Charles 
R.  Rogers,  vice-president  of  Univer- 
sal, to  direct  Victor  McLaglen  in 
"Big." 


W anger  Cancels  Trip 

Hollywood,  May  15. — Walter  Wan- 
ger  has  definitely  cancelled  his  trip  to 
Europe.  The  producer  plans  to  remain 
in  Hollywood  all  summer. 


Wall  Street 


Board-  Issues  Maintain  Level 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ... 

33% 

33% 

+  % 

554 

5% 
18% 

+  % 

Consolidated,  pfd.  18% 

18 

165% 

166 

+  % 

47 

47 

-  % 

Paramount    9% 

9 

9% 

+  % 

Paramount  1  pfd.  71 

70 

70% 

+1% 

Paramount  2  pfd.  1054 

9% 

10 

+  % 

Pathe  Film  9% 

9 

9 

—  % 

RKO    6% 

6% 
2454 

6% 
24% 

20th  Century-Fox.  24% 

20th  Century,  pfd.  34% 

34% 

34% 

+  % 

Warner  Bros  10% 

9% 

10 

-  % 

Technicolor  Gains  %  on  Curb 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2%      2%  2%   

Technicolor    30%     29%     30       +  % 

Trans-Lux    4%      4%  4%   

GTE  Bonds  Advance 


Net 

High 

Low  Close 

Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  .. 

26 

25 

26 

+1 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  25% 

24^ 

25% 

+1 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

97% 

97% 

97% 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   

61 

61 

61 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   

91% 

90 

91 

-  % 

RKO  6s  '41  pp.... 

68 

68 

68 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   

92% 

92% 

92% 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  15) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Echoes  from  Leo's  Lair 


4 


"Special"  Is 
Frisco's  Hit 
With  $19,500 

San  Francisco,  May  15.  —  In  a 
week  marked  by  generally  good  busi- 
ness that  sent  all  houses  over  normal, 
"Special  Investigator"  led  the  parade 
with  a  take  of  $19,800  at  the  Golden 
Gate.  This  was  $5,300  on  the  profit 
side  of  the  line. 

"These  Three"  was  $1,000  up  on  a 
take  of  $10,000  at  the  United  Artists. 
"Robin  Hood  of  El  Dorado"  and 
"Brides  Are  Like  That"  held  up  to 
$13,500  in  the  second  week  at  the  Par- 
amount. "Rhodes"  made  a  fine  show- 
ing in  nine  days  at  the  St.  Francis 
on  a  take  of  $9,500.  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld"  took  $13,000  in  its  fourth  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $96,100. 
Average  is  $83,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  5: 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE — (2,680),  15c-25c-35c- 
40c,  7  days.  Stage:  Band.  Gross:  $19,- 
800.     (Average,  $14,500) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  15c-25c-35c- 
40c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
$9,000) 

Week  Ending  May  6: 

"MARIHUANA"  (Roadshow  Att.) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $3,000.  (Average,  $3,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (CoL) 

ORPHEUM— (2,400),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  4th  week.  Gross:  $6,800.  (Average, 
$6,800) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(MGM) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 

PARAMOUNT — (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $13,500.  (Average, 
$11,500) 

Week  Ending  May  7: 
"ABSOLUTE  QUIET"  (MGM) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.  (Average,  $6,000) 

"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c,  30c,-35c-40c,  9 
days.    Gross:  $9,500.  (Average,  $7,000) 
"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"COUNTY  BEYOND"  (ZOth-Fox) 
WARFIELD— (2.680),     15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $16,000.  (Average,  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  May  8: 

"LA  MATERNELLE"  (French) 

CLAY— (400),  15c-35c,  7  days;  return  en- 
gagement. Gross:  $1,000.  (Average,  $1,000) 
"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

GEARY  —  (1,400),  55c-85c-$1.10-$1.65,  7 
days,  4th  week.  Gross:  $13,000.  (Average, 
$10,000) 


F utter  Again  Sues  Keene 

Los  Angeles,  May  15.  —  Walter 
Futter,  through  his  attorneys,  Golden 
&  Kaufman,  has  filed  an  action  in 
Federal  court  to  enjoin  Tom  Keene 
from  accepting  other  employment,  and 
asking  $100,000  damages  in  the  event 
that  such  injunctive  relief  is  not 
granted.  Though  a  similar  action  was 
dismissed  several  weeks  ago  for  want 
of  equity,  a  ruling  on  the  damages 
petition  has  not  yet  been  made. 
Keene's  counter  suit  to  have  his  con- 
tract with  Futter  terminated  has  been 
transferred  from  Superior  to  Federal 
court  and  will  be  argued  at  the  same 
time. 


Rothacker  Holds  Party 

Douglas  D.  Rothacker  entertained 
yesterday  afternoon  at  a  cocktail  party 
celebrating  his  company's  26th  year  as 
a  producer  and  distributor  of  indus- 
trial and  educational  pictures.  The 
party  served  at  the  same  time  as  a 
house  warming  for  the  firm's  new  and 
larger  quarters  on  the  fourth  floor  at 
729  7th  Ave. 


Chicago,  May  15. — Bob  Workman, 
in  presenting  the  platinum  diamond- 
studded  cuff  links  to  Eddie  Saunders 
at  the  banquet  which  closed  the 
M-G-M  convention  at  the  Palmer 
House  here,  made  his  presentation 
remarks  by  singing,  "I  Love  You 
Truly."  Workman  once  studied 
opera  in  Europe. 

+ 

A  parade  of  50  colored  Palmer 
House  waiters  around  the  banquet 
room  prior  to  the  serving  of  the 
dessert  was  a  high  point.  Carved  ice 
images  of  Leo,  the  lion  and  ice  cream 
molds  in  the  shape  of  a  globe  were 
the  pieces  de  resistance. 

+ 

Plenty  of  the  lads  spent  the  late 
hours  in  the  Empire  Room  tripping 
the  light  fantastic. 

+ 

Word  was  passed  around  that  all 
meetings  would  be  canceled  yester- 
day afternoon  so  that  all  could  attend 
the  ballgame.  The  rib  was  that  the 
announcement  was  made  after  the 
game  had  been  cancelled  on  account 
of  cold  weather. 

+ 

The  dance  performed  by  Howard 
Dietz,  Joe  Vogel  and  Si  Seadler 
with  the  help  of  the  Abbott  dancers 
of  the  Palmer  House  was  a  classic. 
+ 

Gus  Van's  comment  that  the 
orderly  reception  given  all  the  acts 
pointed  up  the  courtesy  of  the  M-G-M 
personnel  was  graciously  accepted  and 


Lasky  Testifies  in 
Para,  Trustee  Suit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  trustees'  actions  but  has  never  been 
subpoenaed.  His  appearance  as  a 
witness  yesterday  was  as  a  result  of 
an  agreement  approved  by  Federal 
Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  that  the  pro- 
ducer would  not  be  served  while  here. 
His  court  appearance  was  a  brief  one 
and  confined  almost  entirely  to  the 
identification  of  papers  involved  in  the 
suits. 

Indications  at  this  time  are  that  the 
trustees'  suits  cannot  be  brought  to 
trial  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  before 
the  fall  term.  Lasky  plans  to  return 
to  Hollywood  tomorrow. 

Examination  Sought 
In  Warner  Bond  Suit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

from  continuing  an  alleged  conspiracy, 
the  effect  of  which  will  damage 
holders  of  first  mortgage  6l/2  per  cent 
serial  gold  bonds  of  the  Capital  The- 
atre Co.,  Morrow  charges.  The  re- 
quest for  an  examination  also  states 
that  the  complainant  asks  for  damages 
sustained  by  bondholders  who  hold 
bonds  valued  at  $330,000. 

Morrow  explained  that  the  suit  is 
brought  with  the  approval  of  a  bond- 
holders' protective  committee. 


Yawitz  Gets  Term  Pact 

Hollywood,  May  15. —  Radio  has 
signed  Paul  Yawitz,  New  York  col- 
umnist, to  a  long  term  writing  con- 
tract. He  will  report  to  the  studio 
next  week.  His  first  assignment  will 
be  announced  shortly. 


commented  upon  by  Bill  Rodgers. 
Van  acted  as  master-of-ceremonies 
and  did  a  swell  job. 

+ 

The  Texas  group  in  12  gallon  hats 
made  a  colorful  entry.  Their  light 
summer  suits  were  packed  away  yes- 
terday when  the  thermometer  took  a 
dive  from  88  to  47  degrees. 

+ 

Frank  Drew's  presentation  speech 
when  the  luggage  was  presented  to 
Rodgers,  was  a  high  point  of  the  final 
evening's  entertainment. 

+ 

C.  B.  Fogle  said  the  convention 
was  the  best  he  ever  attended.  Said 
he  was  too  busy  to  realize  it  until 
the  sessions  were  over. 

+ 

Most  of  the  gang  pulled  out  for 
home  yesterday.    The  ones  residing 
nearest  Chicago  were  the  last  to  leave. 
+ 

Carl  Mock  and  Jack  ReVille  of 
Memphis  were  glad  to  be  in  attend- 
ance but  also  felt  they  missed  a  great 
time  in  the  home  town  as  the  annual 
"Cotton  Carnival"  was  in  session  with 
Paul  Whiteman,  Allan  Jones  and 
a  host  of  others  providing  the  fun. 
+ 

Al  Lie  htm  an  told  the  banqueteers 
that  with  Sam  Katz  in  the  Metro 
"zoo"  it  would  not  be  unlikely  that 
the  Balabans  would  be  out  there  one 
of  these  days.  He  said  Metro  would 
enjoy  having  Balaban  and  Katz 
represented  at  the  studio. 


Cost  Problem  Seen 
Television  Hurdle 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
June  15  for  the  purpose  of  getting  in- 
formation for  the  development  of  a 
long  range  program  of  regulation. 

Little  chance  for  motion  picture 
broadcasts  on  a  commercial  basis  is 
seen  at  present.  Commission  men 
point  out  that  a  feature  would  cost 
at  least  $200,000  and  that  the  cost  of 
a  wire  hookup  for  a  two-hour  broad- 
cast might  be  another  $100,000,  to 
say  nothing  of  the  expense  to  which 
the  scanners  would  be  put  in  buying 
receivers. 

The  commission  expects  early  tele- 
vision to  be  confined  to  outdoor  sports 
and  similar  events. 


Thomas  Making  Deal 
To  Lift  Total  to  32 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Halperin  for  a  series  of  six  features 
and  a  deal  with  Maurice  Conn  for  12 
others  is  practically  set.  Mercury 
Laboratories  is  understood  to  be  back- 
ing Halperin  and  Conn.  Thomas  will 
handle  the  various  outputs  through 
state  right  exchanges.  It  is  under- 
stood several  have  been  lined  up  to 
distribute  the  FitzPatrick  dozen  with 
other  deals  under  way. 


Charter  MPTO  of  Ky. 

Frankfort,  Ky.,  May  15. — Motion 
Picture  Theatre  Owners  of  Kentucky, 
with  principal  office  in  Frankfort,  has 
been  chartered  as  a  non-stock  corpo- 
ration. Lee  Moffitt,  Sam  Switow  and 
Charles    Hunston   are  incorporators. 


Saturday,  May  16.  1936  , 

ITOA  Charges 
MPTO  A  Moves 
Are  "Mockery" 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

that  when  Harry  Brandt,  president, 
read  in  the  trade  papers  that  trade 
practice  conferences  were  contem- 
plated he  contacted  those  involved  and ' 
was  referred  to  Ed  Kuykendall, 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  head.  The  I.  T.  O.  A.  I 
wanted  to  sit  in  on  the  conferences, 
the  statement  goes  on  to  explain. 

Kuykendall,  the  statement  reads,  in- 
formed Brandt  that  only  M.  P.  T.  O. 
A.  men  would  be  permitted  to  partici- 
pate "and  if  the  rest  of  the  exhibitors 
did  not  like  what  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
agreed  upon,  they  did  not  have  to  ac- 
cept the  same." 

"The  I.  T.  O.  A.  wanted  to  sit  in 
at  these  conferences  for  the  purpose 
of  helping  independent  exhibitors  to 
get  a  square  deal,"  the  statement  goes 
on,  "but  as  we  do  not  foresee  such  a 
fair  deal  forthcoming,  we  are  there- 
fore warning  independent  exhibitors 
to  protest  vigorously  against  any  move 
to  be  made  in  these  unfair  trade  prac- 
tice conferences. 

Indies'  "Thunder  Stolen" 

"The  I.  T.  O.  A.  does  not  believe 
that  there  is  any  •  exhibitor  element 
throughout  the  entire  industry  that 
needs  to  be  convinced  and  shown  that 
Mr.  Kuykendall-  and  his  crowd  can 
never  speak  for  and  truly  represent 
the  independent  unaffiliated  exhibitors 
of  the  country,  but  in  reality  his  group 
is  and  always  has  been  supported  by 
the  affiliated  group  of  exhibitors  and 
producers  as  well  as  the  Hays  organ- 
ization. The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  is  at- 
tempting in  a  subtle  but  unconvincing 
fashion  to  steal  the  thunder  and  sin- 
cere purpose  of  independent  exhibitors. 

"This  procedure  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  in  calling  upon  the  distributor 
big-wigs  of  the  majors  is  a  hollow 
mockery.  The  best  that  can  be 
achieved  is  to  have  distributors  throw 
the  exhibitors  a  bone  in  the  form  of 
small  concessions  "n  cancellations  and 
other  such  relatively  unimportant  tid- 
bits which  are  counted  on  to  keep 
theatre  owners  quiet  for  another  year. 

"Their  strategy  is  designed  as  a 
gesture  to  fool  the  Government  and 
persuade  Washington  that  the  indus- 
try is  going  to  clean  house  and  that 
there  is  no  need  for  outside  regulation. 

"They  will  fail  in  this  attempt.  Not 
one  genuine  independent  and  responsi- 
ble exhibitor  representative  has  been 
placed  on  the  'packed'  committee  or 
invited  to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  con- 
ferences. 

"The  Kuykendall  committee  repre- 
sents no  one  but  themselves  and  the 
distributors — their  investigations  are 
merely  futile  motions  of  investigating 
themselves." 


Kuykendall  Derisive 

Asked  if  he  had  any  reply  to  make 
to  the  statement  issued  by  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  yesterday,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  president,  and  chairman 
of  the  exhibitor  organization's  trade 
practice  committee,  said:  "What  is 
there  to  reply  to?  Every  charge 
against  us  in  that  statement  has  been 
made  time  and  time  again — and  in 
better  English — by  envious,  rival  or- 
ganizations. The  answers  are  too 
well  known  to  responsible,  thinking 
exhibitors  to  bear  repeating  now." 


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oster  Rental 
iattle  Looms 
In  Para.  Plan 


ill  Start  Own  Service; 
Other  Majors  Watch 


rirst  moves  by  a  major  distributor 
combat  the  competition  of  the 
;ter  service  companies  throughout 
country  will  get  under  way  June 
vhen  Paramount  will  alter  its  sales 
icy  in  connection  with  posters, 
by  displays  and  photographs, 
.'nder  the  new  plan  all  exhibitors 
II  be  offered  the  option  of  either 
y  ing  the  accessories  outright,  as  in 
:  past,  or  to  rent  them  on  the  same 
ms  as  the  renting  houses.  All  types 
posters  will  be  mounted  for  theatres 
;iring  this  type  of  advertising.  Mor- 
i  Lithograph,  which  manufactures 
:  Paramount  accessories,  will  do  the 
r.inting.  The  only  items  not  return- 
ee will  be  window  cards  and  heralds 
lich  bear  the  imprint  of  the  theatre. 
Decision  by  Paramount  to  offer  the 
iv  service  to  exhibitors  was  reached 
er  many  sessions  between  Don 
:lde,  head  of  the  accessory  depart- 
ing and  distribution  executives.  Ma- 
ial  bought  on  and  after  June  1,  and 
t  before,  will  be  returnable. 
Activities  of  the  poster  renters  dur- 
l  the  past  years  have  resulted  in  ap- 
{Continucd  on  page  4) 


Jew  Attendance  Aid 
Uses  Ticket  Stubs 

A  new  plan  of  stimulating  theatre 
tendance,  through  the  use  by  the 
eatre  of  premiums  offered  to  patrons 

return  for  a  specified  number  of 
:ket  stubs,  has  been  developed  by 
:rnard  Hoffenstein,  who  was  en- 
ged  in  theatre  exploitation  work  in 
ew  England  for  several  years.  The 
in  is  being  operated  under  the  name 

Associated  Stub  Clubs,  with  the 
ganization  offering  the  service  to 
eatres  at  a  rate  based  on  a  percent- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Taxi  60  Miles 

Mansfield,  0.,  May  17.— Two 
members  of  Major  Bowes' 
Amateur  Unit,  having  missed 
the  last  bus  at  Canton,  their 
previous  stand,  and  being 
unable  to  make  connections 
by  bus  or  train  to  reach  here 
in  time  to  open  at  the  Madi- 
son, hired  a  taxi  to  make  the 
jump,  a  distance  of  60  miles. 


Production  Lively; 
40  Features  Going 

Hollywood,  May  17. — Production 
continued  at  a  lively  pace  here  last 
week.  There  were  40  features  and 
one  short  subject  in  work  as  compared 
to  39  features  and  the  same  number 
of  shorts  the  previous  week.  Twenty 
features  were  in  preparation  and 
scheduled  for  cameras  within  two 
weeks.  Fifty-one  features  were  in 
the  cutting  rooms. 

Twentieth  Century  -  Fox  finally 
placed  "Ramona,"  starring  Loretta 
Young,  in  production,  adding  to  the 
list  of  "specials"  shooting.  M-G-M's 
"The  Good  Earth''  entered  its  tenth 
week  of  production.  David  O.  Selz- 
nick's  "Garden  of  Allah,"  co-starring 
Marlone  Dietrich  and  Charles  Boyer, 
was  in  its  fourth  week,  while  War- 
ner's "Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade" 
had  six  works  of  work  behind  it.  The 
Marion     Davies     film,     "Cain  and 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Circuit  Men  to  See 
Showmen's  Exhibit 

Delegations  from  the  Loew  N.  Y. 
circuit,  Randforce,  RKO  and  Skouras 
theatres  are  to  attend  the  opening  of 
the  second  annual  show  of  Showman- 
ship of  Motion  Picture  Herald  on  the 
30th  floor  of  the  RKO  Bldg.  next 
Tuesday. 

Men  from  the  New  Jersey  Warner 
houses,  Netco,  Consolidated  and  Cen- 
tury circuits,  among  others,  will  also 
visit  the  show  during  the  week.  Ar- 
rangements for  these  visits  are  now 
being  made  by  A-Mile  Vogel,  man- 

(Coutinucd  on  page  11) 


TOCC-ITOA  Merger 
Meets  a  New  Delay 

Although  the  merger  of  the  T.  O. 
C.  C.  and  I.  T.  O.  A.  was  scheduled 
to  be  effected  this  week,  the  combina- 
tion has  temporarily  been  delayed  by 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly's  absence  from 
the  city.  O'Reilly,  who  has  all  the 
concessions  for  the  Texas  Centennial, 
has  gone  to  Fort  Worth  and  is  not 
expected  back  for  another  week  or 
two. 


Powers  Discussing 
Eastern  Production 

P.  A.  Powers  may  move  the  Comi- 
Color  production  to  New  York  from 
Los  Angeles  for  next  season.  This 
would  take  in  the  "Reg'lar  Fellers" 
series  of  Celebrity  Prod. 

Harry  A.  Post,  vice-president  of 
Celebrity,  is  on  his  way  to  the  coast 
to  confer  with  Ub  Iwerks  on  the  pos- 
sibility of  moving  the  entire  animat- 
ing staff  eastward,  or  the  advisability 
of  making  the  "Reg'lar  Fellers"  here 
and  continuing  the  Comi-Colors  at  the 
Beverly  Hills  plant. 


Fox  Midwest  Denies 
ITO  Charges  in  K.C. 

Kansas  City,  May  17. — Fox  Mid- 
west has  filed  an  answer  in  the  con- 
spiracy suit  of  Emanuel  Rolsky  and 
other  independents  against  it  and 
major  distributors  in  which  it  is 
charged  the  plaintiffs  are  all  members 
of  the  I.T.O.  and  are  attempting  to 
restore  the  practice  customary  seven 
or  eight  years  ago  of  basing  clearances 
on  admission  price  alone. 

It  is  contended  this  would  throttle 
competition  between  exhibitors  in  pur- 
chasing and  exhibiting  pictures.  The 
plaintiffs,  the  reply  asserts,  have  con- 
spired to  force  distributors  to  deal 
with  them  in  this  way  and  have  con- 
certedly  refused  to  buy  on  any  other 
basis,  except  where  in  urgent  need  of 
films.  It  is  contended  this  is  in  re- 
straint of  interstate  commerce  and  also 
a  restraint  of  intrastate  trade. 

The  answer  denies  concerted  action 
{Continued  on  page  11) 


Bronx  Police  Resume 
Drive  Against  Games 

Despite  the  decision  of  Loew's  and 
Leff  &  Meyers  to  reinstate  Bank 
Night  and  Screeno,  police  activity  in 
the  Bronx  was  resumed  Friday  night 
when  managers  of  the  Ward,  Yorke 
and  Pelham  were  handed  summonses 
for  playing  Screeno.  The  three  the- 
atres are  operated  by  Springer  &  Co- 
calis. 

Friday  afternoon,  a  lottery  com- 
plaint against  the  Yorke  was  thrown 
out  in  the  Magistrate's  Court,  Bronx. 

The  latest  subpoenas  make  five  for 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Brandt  Negotiating 
For  Another  Circuit 

Having  acquired  the  Windsor,  Har- 
ry Brandt  is  now  working  on  a  deal 
to  take  over  one  of  the  smaller  local 
independent  circuits.  Negotiations  for 
the  group  of  houses  are  expected  to 
be  consummated  in  about  a  week. 

When  the  deal  is  completed,  the 
new  additions  will  give  the  Brandt 
outfit  a  new  total  of  close  to  70  units. 


Local  Child  Patron 
Bill  Being  Drafted 

The  New  York  City  ordinance 
which  will  permit  local  theatres  to 
admit  children  between  the  ages  of 
eight  and  16  when  unaccompanied  by 
an  adult,  in  conformity  with  the 
Joseph  law,  signed  by  Gov.  Lehman 
last  week,  is  now  being  drafted.  The 
state  law  was  merely  an  enabling  act, 
which  indicated  the  limits  of  the  pro- 
cedure, and  provided  for  local  option 
by  municipalities  throughout  the  state. 

The  bill  now  in  work  is  being  pre- 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


New  National 
Theatre  Group 
Being  Talked 

Sponsors  Hope  to  Have  It 
Started  by  Autumn 

Plans  for  a  third  national  exhibitor 
organization  are  being  revived  again 
by  a  number  of  local  independent  the- 
atre operators.  Dormant  for  some 
time,  the  sponsors  are  bringing  the 
subject  to  the  fore  with  hopes  of 
forming  a  nucleus  of  the  proposed  as- 
sociation by  the  fall. 

Under  the  proposed  setup,  units  will 
be  formed  in  each  state  with  delegates 
to  a  national  board  to  conform  to  Con- 
gressional districts.  The  affiliated 
units  will  be  limited  only  to  inde- 
pendents. 

Some  months  ago  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly  suggested  the  plan,  and  al- 
though he  received  responses  from  a 
number  of  groups,  he  could  not  give 
the  proposed  organization  sufficient 
time  to  see  it  through.  While  O'Reilly 
remains  in  the  background,  it  is  un- 
derstood he  is  taking  an  active  part 
in  trying  to  get  the  move  started.  His 
candy  vending  business  will  not  per- 
mit him  time  to  become  the  guilding 
figure,  it  is  said. 

A  prominent  exhibitor  in  the  local 
area  with  political  affiliations  is  under- 
stood being  primed  for  the  presidency. 
He  has  been  contacted  and  while  he 
has  not  definitely  committed  himself, 
it  is  believed  he  will  accept  as  soon  as 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


F.  &  M.  Not  to  Shift 
St.  Louis  Personnel 

F.  &  M.  does  not  intend  to  disturb 
the  executive  or  managerial  setup  of 
the  W arner  theatres  in  St.  Louis  when 
the  switch  in  management  takes  place 
shortly  as  a  result  of  the  recent  set- 
tlement out  of  court. 

Reports  have  been  current  that 
Harry  C.  Arthur,  upon  his  assuming 
supervision  of  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 

(Conti nued  on  page  4) 


'The  Green  Pastures' 

".  .  .  something  new  under 
the  motion  picture  sun.  It 
has  had  no  predecessor; 
nothing  heretofore  produced 
is  even  vaguely  familiar  .  .  . 
sure  to  make  a  deep  impres- 
sion upon  audiences  .  .  . 
played  entirely  by  negroes." 

Reviewed  in  detail  on  page 
10  today. 


t 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  18,  1936 


No.  117 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
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Warners  Plan  Radio 
Child  Talent  Quest 

Warners  has  inaugurated  a  plan 
in  conjunction  with  Paul  Whiteman 
and  his  Woodbury  Soap  radio  pro- 
gram for  a  national  radio  quest  of 
talented  children,  the  most  prom- 
ising of  whom  will  be  given  screen 
tests.  The  new  plan  was  announced 
last  night  over  WJZ. 

Youngsters  all  over  America  will 
be  invited  to  appear.  Warners  will 
make  one  test  a  week  for  the  most 
talented  child,  the  test  to  be  under 
the  supervision  of  Sam  Sax  at  the 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studios.  Coin- 
cidentally,  Warners  will  produce  a 
number  of  shorts  with  casts  com- 
posed entirely  of  children. 

The  new  plan  does  not  neglect  the 
parents,  but  provides  for  instructions 
to  be  given  them  concerning  the  best 
method  of  preparing  children  for  a 
professional  career. 

Warners  will  have  the  exclusive 
rights  to  the  use  of  any  of  the  children 
whom  they  wish  to  cast  in  pictures. 


Alliance  Has  6  Films 

Budd  Rogers,  general  manager  of 
Alliance,  says  he  has  six  features  for 
state  right  release.  They  are :  "Hell's 
Cargo,"  "Radio  Follies,"  "Jilted," 
"Give  Her  a  Ring,"  "It's  a  Bet"  and 
"Loveat  Second  Sight." 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


WEEKEND  brainstorm, 
some  questions  and  no  con- 
clusions : 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  his 
very  substantial  interest  in 
M-G-M,  as  you  know,  go 
beyond  Leo.  His  son-in-law, 
Bill  Goetz,  is  a  ranking  ex- 
ecutive on  the  20th  Century- 
Fox  lot  and,  according  to 
that  company's  analysis  of 
the  holders  of  ten  per  cent 
and  more  of  its  stock  on 
February  1,  held  214,642^ 
shares  of  common,  or  17.50 
per  cent.  Considerable  for  a 
pleasant  and  young  fellow 
like  Billy  to  have  amassed 
so  early  in  his  business  life. 
And  more  than  the  204,6425/6 
shares,  or  16.68  per  cent, 
held  by  Joe  Schenck  and  the 
183,979y2  shares,  or  15  per 
cent,  by  Zanuck,  whose  as- 
sistant Goetz  is. 

Edwin  C.  Weisl  is  the 
personal  attorney  for  Floyd 
B.  Odium  who  is  head  of 
Atlas,  which  with  Lehman 
Brothers,  is  a  big  noise  in 
Paramount  and  w-hich  holds, 
again  with  the  Lehmans, 
fifty  per  cent  of  RKO  and 
an  option  on  the  remaining 
half. 

Certainly,  there  is  no  ex- 
ternal connection  or  associ- 
ation of  interests.  Yet,  why 
did  Mayer  and  Weisl  jour- 
ney together  to  Washington 
in  the  last  couple  of  days  ? 


Mystery  Visit 

Washington,  May  15. — 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  head  of 
the  amusement  division  of 
the  late  NRA,  was  a  visi- 
tor to  the  White  House 
today. 

Rosenblatt  was  non-com- 
municative, saying  simply 
that  his  visit  was  "satis- 
factory" and  that  general 
matters  were  discussed 
with  the  President. 


Down  in  the  lower  right  cor- 
ner of  page  one  on  Saturday,  the 
above  ran.  What  catches  our 
eyes  is  Rosenblatt's  one-word 
comment  that  his  talk  with  the 
President  was  "satisfactory."  As 
we  interpret  it  and,  let  us  say 
quickly  and  to  the  point  that  we 
have  no  idea  what  went  on,  the 
inference,  nevertheless,  becomes 
rather  clear  that  specific  and  not 
the  general  matters  Rosenblatt 
mentions  further,  were  discussed. 

It  was  Lewis  J.  Selznick  in  the 
days  of  National  Picture  The- 
atres who  once  tried  to  sell  the 
industry  that  two  plus  two 
equalled  six,  or  maybe  it  was 


eight.  We're  notoriously  bad  with 
mathematics  and  had  a  helluva 
time  with  trigonometry,  while 
calculus  simply  drove  us  nuts. 
Maybe  you  can  figure  out  what 
this  is  all  about.  .  .  . 

T  T 

The  resignation  of  Percy 
Johnston  of  Chemical  National 
from  the  Paramount  directorate 
has  been  talked  of  and  reported 
for  months.  Now,  it  is  about  to 
become  a  fact.  The  correspon- 
dence flowing  back  and  forth  be- 
tween Johnston  and  Saul  E. 
Rogers,  however,  is  interesting. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  it  is  very 
interesting.  Rogers'  letter  was 
w-ritten  as  a  stockholder's  inquiry 
as  to  company  policies  which  the 
board  may  have  in  mind  for  the 
improvement  of  the  corporation 
and  its  personnel  in  the  imme- 
diate future  and  also  asked  an 
"accounting"  of  the  acts  of  the 
board  to  date  in  the  light  of 
Johnston's  testimony  during  the 
hearings  on  the  Paramount 
reorganization  plan.  Johnston 
stated  at  that  time  the  company's 
"depleted  executive  ranks  would 
be  strengthened  by  the  addition 
of  experienced  film  men,"  ac- 
cording to  Rogers'  letter.  .  .  . 
T 

Rogers'  initial  communication 
said  this,  in  part,  for  itself: 

"Your  board  of  directors  con- 
sists of  bankers,  stock  brokers, 
promoters  and  men  engaged  in 
every  conceivable  walk  of  life 
except  that  of  the  manufacture 
or  exhibition  of  motion  pictures. 
It  is  my  understanding  that  the 
members  of  the  board  no  longer 
control  or  represent  substantial 
security  holders,  yet  they  are 
controlling  the  policies  and  des- 
tinies of  the  company. 

"Cold,  executive  business  abil- 
ity standing  by  itself  might  be 
valuable  in  the  administration  of 
finances  or  as  a  qualification  for 
membership  on  a  finance  com- 
mittee, but  should  be  confined 
exclusively  to  those  channels  of 
the  business." 

T 

And  Johnston's  answer : 
"The  motion  picture  industry 
is,  as  you  say,  a  highly  special- 
ized business,  differing  from  any 
other  industry.  Since  I  went  on 
the  board  of  the  company  it  has 
become  increasingly  plain  to  me 
that  I  cannot  hope  to  find  time 
to  give  the  company's  problems 
the  amount  of  study  they  should 
receive  from  an  active  director 
and  also  discharge  my  obliga- 
tions to  the  institution  of  which 
I  am  chairman.  Consequently, 
as  I  do  not  wish  to  be  merely  an 
inactive  director,  I  have  deter- 
mined to  retire  from  the  board 
of  the  company  when  my  term 
expires  next  month  and  have 
so  informed  the  management. 
Under  the  circumstances,  any 
discussion  by  me  of  what  the 
company's  business  policies  for 


Legion  Approves  13 
Of  15  New  Pictures 


The  National  Legion  of  Decency,  in 
its  list  of  new  pictures  reviewed  and 
classified  for  the  current  week,  ap- 
proved 13  of  the  15  new  films  con- 
sidered as  unobjectionable  for  general 
patronage  or  for  adults.  One  film  was 
called  objectionable  in  part,  and  one 
was  condemned,  that  being  the  only 
addition  to  the  condemned  list  since 
the  original  three  which  were  on  the 
first  list  issued  by  the  Legion. 

The  new  films,  and  their  classifica- 
tion, follow.  Class  A-l,  Unobjection- 
able for  General  Patronage — "Border 
Flight,"  "Born  to  Fight,"  "The  Devil's 
Squadron,"  "Don  Bosco,"  "Let's  Sing 
Again,"  "The  Revolt  of  the  Zombies," 
"Sons  o'  Guns."  Class  A-2,  Unobjec- 
tionable for  Adults  —  "Abdul,  the 
Damned,"  "Dracula's  Daughter,"  "The 
Dragnet,"  "The  First  Baby,"  "One 
Rainy  Afternoon,"  "Show  Boat.' 
Class  B,  Objectionable  in  Part — "Two 
Against  the  World."  Class  C,  Con- 
demned— "Ecstasy." 


Fred  Althauser  Buried 

Cincinnati,  May  17. — Funeral  ser-, 
vices  were  held  here  yesterday  for 
Fred  J.  Althauser,  70,  president  ol 
Local  5  of  the  Stage  Employes'  Unioni 
Althauser,  who  had  been  a  stageham 
at  the  Shubert  and  Strand  for  3C| 
years,  died  of  heart  failure  after  ar 
illness  of  two  years. 


Services  for  Arthur  Lehman 

Funeral  services  for  Arthur  Leh 
man,  senior  member  of  the  banking 
firm  of  Lehman  Bros.,  who  died  earl: 
Saturday,  will  be  held  today  from  th< 
home,  45  East  70th  Street.  Lehmai 
Bros.,  in  association  with  Atlas  Corp. 
has  a  large  investment  in  RKO  and  i 
represented  on  the  board  of  Para 
mount. 


Carl  E.  Edwards  Dead 

Detroit,  May  17. — Carl  E.  Ed 
wards,  for  22  years  a  manager  of  sev 
eral  Detroit  theatres,  was  found  dea 
in  a  cottage  near  Milford,  Mich.  H 
was  59.  A  physician  said  death  wa 
caused  bv  a  blood  clot  in  the  heart. 


Lachmann  to  "U" 

Marc  Lachmann  flew  west  Saturda 
to  join  Universal  where  he  will  de 
velop  special  exploitation  on  the  bis 
ger  pictures  from  the  studio. 


the    future    should    be  would 
hardly  be  appropriate." 
[Johnston's  term  does  not  ex- 
pire next  month.    He  was  elected 
for  a  three-year  term.] 
▼ 

Then,  Rogers'  second  letter : 
"The  mere  fact  that  you  have 
decided  now  to  relieve  yourself 
of  the  responsibility  originally 
assumed  by  you  is  no  reason 
why  a  proper  accounting  should 
not  be  made  to  those  who  relied 
on    promises    and  assurances 
made  by  you  under  oath." 
He  adds  that  Johnston  should 
have  determined  at  the  begin- 
ning of  his  term  which  of  his 
obligations  was  the  more  impor- 
tant, "instead  of  permitting  Para- 
mount to  suffer  as  a  result  of 
your  inactivity  as  a  director." 

And  so  it  goes  at  Paramount, 
while  others  make  "The  Great 
Ziegfelds"  and  the  "Show  Boats." 


THE  BREAD  AND 
BUTTER  OF  THE 
FILM  INDUSTRY! 

Today  is  the  12th  Birthday 
of  Metro  -Goldwyn  -  Mayer 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  18,  I93< 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

KAY  KAMEN,  Walt  Disney  rep- 
resentative, will  occupy  new  quar 
ters  in  the  RKO  Bldg.,  Rockefeller 
Center,  June  1,  after  being  located  at 
729  7th  Ave.  for  the  past  four  years. 
• 

Morris  Goodman,  Republic's  for- 
eign sales  manager,  left  Saturday  by 
plane  for  Puerto  Rico.  He  is  survey- 
ing the  South  American  and  Central 
American  situation. 

• 

Walter  Vincent  and  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall  did  some  theatre-going  over  the 
week-end. 

• 

Mrs.  Richard  Barthelmess  has 
left  the  Ritz  Towers  for  Pasadena. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

Charles  McDonald,  district 
manager  for  RKO,  has  recehvd 
a  letter  from  a  man  in  Spring- 
field, Conn.,  who  said  he  had 
been  the  altar  boy  at  the  funeral 
services  for  McDonald's  father, 
requesting  eight  tickets  for  a 
Major  Bozues  broadcast. 

McDonald  says  his  father  died 
36  years  ago.  The  author  didn't 
get  the  tickets. 

Marco  Wolff,  Harry  C.  Arthur 
and  Jack  Partington  are  expected  to 
leave  for  St.  Louis  the  latter  part  of 
the  week. 

• 

Charles  Bruce  Millholland,  au- 
thor of  "Twentieth  Century,"  has  gone 
to  the  coast  for  a  studio  writing  as- 
signment. 

• 

Louis  Molitch  of  Horlacher's  Film 
Delivery  returns  today  from  Pitts- 
burgh. 

• 

Harman  Yaffa  plans  to  go  to  the 
coast  shortly. 

• 

Fred  Meyers  has  returned  from 
Boston. 

.  .  .  Atlanta 

John  T.  Ezell,  celebrating  his 
third  anniversary  as  branch  manager 
of  Universal  recently,  was  the  recipient 
of  a  handsome  desk  set. 

Oscar  Morgan,  district  manager 
for  Paramount,  spoke  to  the  motion 
picture  committee  of  the  Atlanta 
Woman's  Club  on  phases  of  picture 
making.  "The  Case  of  Mrs.  Ames" 
was  screened. 

M.  C.  Moore,  Jacksonville,  Fla., 
in  charge  of  arrangements  for  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Southeastern 
Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n.,  to  be  held 
there  early  in  August,  was  in  Atlanta 
a  few  days. 

.  .  .  Denver 

J.  B.  Melton,  owner  of  the  Vic- 
tory, is  back  in  town.  He  has  been 
in  Florida  for  several  months  on  his 
plantation  there. 

Ross  Labart  has  started  a  Colorado 
film  delivery  service,  covering  the  San 
Luis  Valley  and  the  surrounding  area. 
Labart  also  operates  a  portable  cir- 
cuit. 

Out  of  town  exhibitors  seen  on  the 
row  recently :  William  Swessky, 
Charles  Klein,  S.  L.  Hessbeck,  B. 


Poster  Rental 
Battle  Looms 
In  Para.  Plan 


(Continued  from  paye  1) 

preciable  losses  to  film  companies. 
Efforts  have  been  made  to  stop  them 
by  enforcement  of  the  copyright  pro- 
visions, but  without  avail.  All  of  the 
distributors  now  have  printed  on 
posters,  photographs  and  lobby  cards 
the  sentence  "this  is  not  sold  but 
leased." 

Even  these  instructions  have  been 
disregarded  by  exhibitors  who  have 
been  selling  the  material  to  the  rent- 
ing companies  for  half  of  the  cost 
price.  After  many  discussions,  Para- 
mount officials  felt  that  the  only  way 
to  bring  the  practice  to  an  end  is  to 
buy  back  its  own  material  after  it  has 
been  used. 

No  reduction  in  the  quantity  of  ac- 
cessories is  contemplated  by  the  dis- 
tributor, it  was  stated  on  Saturday. 
Prices  will  remain  unchanged,  the  re- 
bates being  made  on  the  return  of  the 
material.  Paramount  doesn't  expect 
to  face  any  difficulty  in  the  bookkeep- 
ing, although  it  is  likely  extra  help 
may  be  added  where  needed. 

Some  time  ago  distributors  dis- 
cussed a  plan  to  merge  all  poster 
houses  and  serve  exhibitors  from  a 
central  depot.  The  idea  was  to  cut 
the  operating  expense  of  the  accessory 
departments  in  the  exchanges,  but  this 
was  not  found  feasible.  Various  other 
plans  have  been  talked  over,  but  Para- 
mount feels  the  one  it  has  decided 
upon  is  the  best  proposed. 

Columbia  may  go  for  the  idea,  ac- 
cording to  Al  Seligman,  in  charge  of 
ad  sales.  He  personally  thinks  the 
Paramount  plan  ideal,  but  will  not 
make  any  statements  as  to  the  com- 
pany's policy  until  he  confers  with 
distribution  executives  this  week. 

M-G-M  will  not  adopt  the  policy,  it 
was  declared  by  a  home  office  execu- 
tive. 

Universal  has  not  decided  on  its 
stand.  P.  D.  Cochrane  stated  he  had 
not  heard  of  the  details  of  Para- 
mount's  offer,  but  he  would  most 
likely  talk  it  over  with  Andy  Sharick 
in  a  few  days. 

Lou  Goudreau  of  RKO  was  out  of 
town  over  the  week-end  and  could  not 
be  reached  for  a  statement.  His  sec- 
retary said  she  had  heard  a  rumor 
about  Paramount's  plan,  but  nothing- 
official.    Goudreau  will  take  the  mat- 


Warners  Ready? 

Despite  denials,  Warners 
on  Saturday  were  reported 
ready  to  adopt  the  Para- 
mount policy  on  rental  of 
accessories  beginning  June  2. 


ter  up  with  distribution  heads  either 
today  or  tomorrow. 

Harry  D.  Buckley  of  U.A.  has  no 
plans.  He  asserted  he  had  not  been 
apprised  of  the  rental  service,  and 
while  he  will  give  it  thought,  the 
company  will  not  change  its  present 
setup  on  June  1. 

A.  W.  Schwalberg  said  Warners 
will  not  rent  its  accessories  at  this 
time.  However,  he  will  study  the 
matter. 

Lee  Balsly  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  stated  the  company  definitely  was 
against  renting  its  own  posters  and 
photographs. 

Paramount  is  preparing  special  con- 
tracts which  will  be  offered  exhibitors. 
Only  those  desiring  the  rental  service 
will  be  asj<ed  to  sign. 

Losing  no  time,  an  executive  emer- 
gency committee  of  the  National 
Poster  Service  Ass'n.,  Inc.,  held  a 
special  meeting  in  New  York  Satur- 
day to  discuss  the  new  development. 
Attending  were  Simon  Libros,  presi- 
dent ;  Al  Blofson  and  Oscar  Libros, 
from  Philadelphia ;  Louis  Weinzim- 
mer,  Harry  Schlit  and  Harry  Egert. 

Libros  charged  the  Paramount  move 
was  to  "freeze  out  the  poster  renters," 
and  that  the  renters'  association  was 
going  to  contact  every  independent 
exhibitor  organization  to  act  against 
the  distributor's  accessory  policy. 

"All  Paramount  wants  to  do  is 
freeze  us  out  and  after  that  they  will 
sell  the  posters  outright  on  their  own 
terms,"  Libros  stated. 

George  P.  Aarons,  acting  for  the 
association,  has  dispatched  wires  to 
non-members  of  the  association  urging 
that  they  join  in  order  to  fight  the 
move. 

A  Paramount  executive  admitted 
the  purpose  of  the  plan  was  to  drive 
the  renters  out.  "They  have  no  busi- 
ness being  in  the  business.  The  ma- 
terial is  ours  and  they  have  no  right 
to  rent  it  out. 

"If  exhibitors  begin  complaining 
about  our  service  what  would  they  do 
if  we  decided  not  to  make  posters  and 
stills?"  the  executive  wondered. 

In  face  of  the  decisions  of  other 
distributors  not  to  follow  suit,  reports 
have  it  that  within  the  next  six 
months  all  major  companies  will  be 
renting  their  advertising  material. 


B.  Grove,  Mrs.  C.  V.  Wright  and 
Sam  Feinstein. 

.  .  .  London 

S.  W.  Smith,  British  Lion ;  Max 
Milder  and  Irving  Asher.  Warners ; 
Dave  Griffiths,  First  National,  and 
Ralph  Hanbury,  Radio,  leave  soon 
for  the  United  States  to  attend  sales 
conventions. 

Hal  B.  Wallis  in  with  print  of 
"Anthony  Adverse." 

William  K.  Howard  discussing  a 
British  picture. 

. . .  Los  Angeles 

J.  J.  Sullivan  is  still  resting  at 
his  home.  It  is  thought  unlikelv  that 
he  will  reouire  an  operation  for  his 
stomach  ailment. 

Bill  Heineman,  Al  O'Keefe.  Ed- 
die Cook,  Lon  Hoss  and  Cecil  Pace 


will  attend  the  Universal  convention 
in  New  York.  They  will  leave  here 
the  last  week  in  May. 

Howard    Stubbins    has  returned 
from  New  York.  Also  Milt  Arthur. 
• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

The  Harry  Kalmines  have  named 
their  new  daughter  Janet  Helens. 

Joe  Feldman  spoke  last  week  be- 
fore a  Duquesne  University  business 
class  for  two  hours  on  theatrical  ad- 
vertising. 

Sam  Stern's  three-month  hospital 
story  at  an  end.  he  has  returned  to  his 
art  post  with  Warners. 

Ken  Hoel  has  just  taken  a  post 
with  Charlie  Stanton's  Atlantic 
Film  Service. 

Donn  Wermuth  is  sporting  a  new 
green  phaeton  which  he'll  drive  to  the 
coast  in  July  for  a  vacation. 


New  Attendance  Aid 
Uses  Ticket  Stubs 


(Continued  from  paye  1 ) 

age  of  the  theatre's  weekly  gross  re- 
ceipts. 

fioffenstein  is  general  manager  of 1 
the  organization,  with  David  Hoffen- 
stein,  his  brother,  as  sales  manager. 
The  plan  has  been  in  the  process  of 
formulation  for  the  past  two  years, 
Hoffenstein  said,  and  was  put  into 
preliminary  operation  about  Jan.  1, 
this  year.  Thus  far,  he  declared,  ap- 
proximately 40  theatres  have  con- 
tracted for  the  service.  The  rate  to 
theatres  has  been  determined  at  an 
approximate  base  one-half  of  one 
per  cent  of  the  average  weekly  gross, 
the  cost  to  theatres  being  estimated 
at  from  $2  up  each  week,  dependent 
upon  the  type  of  house  involved.  The 
rate,  however,  is  subject  to  variation, 
Hoffenstein  indicated,  since  circuits, 
for  example,  may  undertake  volume 
membership,  which  would  lower  the 
rate  per  theatre.  Contracts  are  signed 
on  a  52-week  basis,  the  fee  payable 
monthly. 

The  premiums,  which  include  the 
products  of  several  well  known  manu- 
facturers, are  entirely  varied.  The 
organization  buys  the  premiums  from 
the  manufacturer  and  sells  them  to 
the  exhibitor,  as  needed,  and  in  what- 
ever quantity  required,  at  the  whole- 
sale price.  Representatives  are  being 
named  for  various  key  cities.  The 
theatres  already  signed  are  located  in 
Ohio,  Pennsylvania  and  Texas. 


New  Nat'l  Theatre 
Group  Being  Talked 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

lines  are  definitely  drawn  for  the  new 
association. 

No  attempts  will  be  made  to  bring 
in  local  organizations  now  affiliated 
with  either  the  M.  P.  T.  0.  A.  or 
Allied.  The  idea  will  be  to  set  up 
new  exhibitor  units  in  each  state  with 
each  state  having  as  many  delegates 
to  the  national  body  as  there  are  con- 
gressmen. Independent  theatre  owners 
who  are  members  of  the  two  existing 
national  bodies  will  be  invited  to  join. 


F.  &  M.  Not  to  Shift 
St.  Louis  Personnel 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ment  Co.,  the  Orpheum,  Shubert- 
Rialto  and  Hi-Pointe,  would  make 
radical  changes.  Such  rumors  are  de- 
nied by  Arthur,  who  states  that  as 
soon  as  the  papers,  now  being  drawn, 
are  signed  and  he  gets  possession  of 
the  theatres  he  will  ask  the  personnel 
to  continue  as  heretofore. 

It  is  expected  that  F.  &  M.  will 
take  over  the  Warner  St.  Louis  houses 
on  June  1. 


Sets  M-G-M  Madrid  Deal 

Madrid,  May  17.  —  Jacques  Edel- 
stein,  M-G-M  manager  here,  has 
closed  a  contract  for  the  exclusive 
showing  of  M-G-M  product  second 
run  at  the  Alcazar  Theatre  here.  The 
house  has  been  for  years  one  of  the 
outstanding  theatres  in  the  city. 


Ted  Healy  Married 

Yuma,  May  17. — Ted  Healy  was 
married  here  the  other  day  to  Betty 
Hickman,  actress. 


THANKS  TO 
EVERYBODY! 

How  is  it  possible  to  thank  everybody  for 
"Show  Boat"? 

Starting  with  Jerome  Kern  and  Arthur  Hammer- 
stein,  who  adapted  Edna  Ferber's  deathless  story— then 
starting  all  over  again  with  James  Whale,  who  directed 
the  picture,  and  Irene  Dunne  and  Allan  Jones  and  Paul 
Robeson  and  Charlie  Winninger  and  Helen  Morgan  and 
the  superb  cast  who  actually  made  it— with  even  these 
two  starts  we  have  only  begun  to  start. 

How  about  the  critics  who  reviewed  it  and 
showered  it  with  such  reckless  praise? 

How  about  the  theatre  owners  who  started  to 
buy  this  picture  nearly  two  years  ago  and  yet  are  per- 
fectly willing  to  give  Universal  better  terms  than  their 
contracts  call  for? 

How  can  we  thank  them  enough? 

The  answer  is  that  we  can't! 

We  are  simply  overwhelmed  with  gratitude,  and 
words  seem  flat. 

If  we  have  given  the  picture  business  the  box 
office  spur  which  it  needed,  we  have  already  been  more 
than  repaid  in  your  acknowledgment  of  that  fact. 

And  "Show  Boat"  is  only  one  of  the  many  things 
which  the  new  Universal  hopes  to  contribute  toward  the 
success  of  the  whole  entertainment  world,  as  well  as  to- 
ward its  own  success. 

We  take  a  bow,  first  to  all  of  you  and  then  on 
behalf  of  Universal. 

Thanks  to  everybody. 

UNIVERSAL  PICTURES 

R.  H.  COCHRANE,  President 

PS.  We  are  days  behind  in  acknowledging  telegrams  and  letters  of  congratulation  and 

support.  But  we'll  catch  up  as  soon  as  we  can.  Just  now  we  are  a  little  bit  overwhelmed. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  18,  1936 


"Deeds"  Has 
Big  Holdover 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  May  17. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town,"  playing  its  second 
week  downtown,  continued  to  hold 
first  place.  It  grossed  $8,250  at  the 
Allen,  following  a  tremendous  first 
week  at  Warners'  Hippodrome.  This 
was  more  than  double  the  average 
house  business.  It  was  held  a  third 
week. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  was  the  big 
success  of  the  week's  new  attractions. 
It  grossed  $17,000  at  Loew's  State, 
where  $12,000  is  tops.  It  was  moved 
over  to  the  Stillman  for  a  continued 
run. 

Bill  Robinson,  as  the  stage  headlin- 
er,  was  the  real  reason  the  RKO  Pal- 
ace, showing  "The  Song  and  Dance 
Man"  on  the  screen,  chalked  up  a 
$21,000  gross  against  a  $15,000  aver- 
age. 

"I  Married  a  Doctor"  came  through 
with  an  average  of  $8,000  at  Warners' 
Hippodrome  and  "Too  May  Parents" 
at  Loew's  Stillman,  dropped  down  to 
$2,000  or  50  per  cent  off  the  usual 
take. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  had  a  good 
second  week  at  the  Hanna  with  a  re- 
ported gross  of  $13,000.  It,  also,  was 
held  a  third  week. 

Total  first  run  business,  exclusive 
of  the  road  showing  of  "Ziegfeld"  was 
$56,250.  Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  8: 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

ALLEN— (3,300),  30c-35c-42c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.  Gross:  $8,250.  (Average,  $3,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-35c-42c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $17,000.  (Average,  $12,000) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  25c-35c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $2,000.   (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

RKO  PALACE— (3.100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Bill  Robinson,  Fats  Waller 
and  a  Colored  Revue.  Gross:  $21,000.  Aver- 
age, $15,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 

WARNER'S  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c- 
35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average, 
$8,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 

HANNA — (1.500),  50c-75c-$1.00-$1.50),  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000 


"Two  Flags"  Omaha 
Winner  at  $6,900 

Omaha,  May  17.  —  "Under  Two 
Flags,"  on  a  dual  with  "Too  Many 
Parents,"  was  the  first  run  leader 
with  a  gross  of  $6,900  at  the  Omaha. 
This  was  $1,900  over  normal. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  was 
still  strong  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Brandeis,  going  over  the  line  $700  for 
a  take  of  $4,200. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,600. 
Average  is  $16,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  6: 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
"TWO   MANY   PARENTS"  (Para.) 

OMAHA— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,900.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

BRANDIES— (1,200).  25c-35c-40c,  7  davs, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $4,200.    (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  May  7: 
"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM  — (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,500) 


'  Flags"  a  $14,000 
Top  in  Louisville 

Lou  i  sville,  May  17. — "Under  Two 
Flags"  was  a  smash  hit  at  the  Rialto, 
sending  the  gross  to  $14,000,  over 
the  line  by  $9,500.  It  was  held  over. 
A  heavy  exploitation  campaign,  and 
expensive  lobby  display  helped. 

Other  first  runs  felt  the  opposition. 
Loew's  State  couldn't  climb  over 
$4,500,  with  "Robin  Hood  of  El  Do- 
rado" and  "Don't  Gamble  With  Love," 
while  the  Strand  nosedived  with  "  'Till 
We  Meet  Again"  and  "The  Sky  Pa- 
rade," getting  only  $2,400.  "Special 
Investigator"  at  the  Brown  could  not 
get  better  than  $1,800,  and  "Times 
Square  Playboy"  at  the  Mary  Ander- 
son was  a  disappointment,  taking  only 
$1,900. 

Weather  has  been  much  too  warm 
for  theatre  attendance.  The  race  meet- 
ing at  Churchill  Downs  claimed  the 
attention  of  the  public  almost  exclu- 
sively. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,300. 
Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  7: 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S    STATE— (3,000),    15c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $5,500) 
"UNDER   TWO   FLAGS"  (Para.) 
RIALTO  —  (3,000),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $14,000.     (Average,  $4,500) 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
BROWN  —   (1,400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,800.    (Average,  $2,800) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
STRAND  —  (1,500),   15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,400.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 
MARY  ANDERSON— (1,000),  15c-25c-40c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $1,900.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"BROADWAY  BILL"  (Col.) 
"DESERT  GOLD"  (Para.) 
NATIONAL—  (2,400),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:    Carlos    Molina    Orchestra,  Charles 
&   Helen   Stone,   Ricardo,    Myrna  Louise, 
Carol    Lansing,    Beth    Dean,    Hope  Hall, 
Reilly,  Thrower  &  La  Dayne,  four  days; 
straight     pictures,     three     davs.  Gross: 
$2,500.     (Average  $3,000) 
"COMIN'   ROUND  THE  MOUNTAIN" 
(Republic) 

"REMEMBER   LAST   NIGHT"  (Univ.) 
"THREE    ON    THE   TRAIL"  (Para.) 
"DANGEROUS   INTRIGUE"  (Col.) 

ALAMO  —  (900),  15c-25c,  7  days,  split 
week.    Gross:  $1,200.     (Average,  $1,400) 


"Deeds"  Sensation 
In  Oklahoma  City 

Oklahoma  City,  May  17. —  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  proved  a  sensa- 
tion at  the  Midwest.  It  ran  the  take 
up  to  $6,500,  passing  normal  by  $2,500. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  was  in  the  big 
money,  too,  getting  $6,000  at  the  Cri- 
terion. This  was  $1,000  over  the  line. 
"The^Liberty  took  $2,800  in  four  days 
with  "The  Walking  Dead"  and  a  stage 
show. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,600. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  9 : 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

CRITERION— (1,700).     10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $6,000.  (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),     10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,500.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (1,200).  10c-20c-26c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $800.  (Average,  $2,000) 

"WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c,35c,  4  days. 
Stage:  "Monkey  Shines."  Gross:  $2,800.. 
(Average,  week,  $3,000) 

"ITS  A  GREAT  LIFE"  (Para.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-35c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $500.  (Average  week,  $3,000) 


"Ziegfeld"  $8,000 
Denver  Hit;  Held 


Denver,  May  17.  —  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  was  a  sellout  in  its  first 
week  as  a  roadshow  at  the  Broadway. 
The  $8,000  gross  was  $6,500  over  a 
normal  take  at  regular  prices  at  this 
house  and  the  film  was  held. 

In  the  face  of  this  competition  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  held  up  to 
$4,500  at  the  Aladdin,  following  a 
week  each  at  the  Denver  and  Para- 
mount, and  it  probably  will  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  Broadway  for  another 
week  when  "Ziegfeld"  winds  up  there. 
"Under  Two  Flags"  went  to  the  Alad- 
din for  a  third  week  after  getting 
$6,000  at  the  Paramount,  following 
a  week  at  the  Denver. 

"The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames" 
went  over  in  a  big  way,  with  a  stage 
show,  at  the  Denham.  The  $10,OOJ 
take  was  more  than  100  per  cent  over 
normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $46,000. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (CoL) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days, 
following  week  at  each  the  Denver  and 
Paramount.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Average,  $3,- 
000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),   50c-75c-$l-$1.36,  7 
days,  twice  daily.     Gross:  $8,000.  (Aver- 
age, $1,500) 
'THE  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES" 
(Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
$4,500) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 

DENVER — (2,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $12,500.  (Average,  $7,- 
500) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
"ABSOLUTE  QUIET"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
following  week  at  the  Denver.  Gross:  $6,- 
000.     (Average,  $3,500) 


Providence  Houses 
Fall  into  a  Slump 

Providence,  May  17.— Theatres  felt 
the  forerunner  of  the  summer  slump 
last  week,  none  managing  to  reach 
par,  although  the  attractions  were 
favorably  received. 

"Champagne  Charlie"  and  a  revue 
came  the  nearest  at  Fay's  where  the 
take  was  $500  down  at  $6,500.  "The 
Unguarded  Hour"  and  "Moonlight 
Murder"  caught  only  $9,000  at  Loew's, 
$3,000  under,  and  "Big  Brown  Eyes" 
and  "Doughnuts  and  Society"  was 
$1,000  below  average  at  the  Strand 
where  the  bill  caught  $5,500.  At  the 
Majestic  "The  Golden  Arrow"  and 
"The  First  Baby"  did  §5,600. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,900. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Bring  on  the  Dames"  revue. 
Gross:  $5,300.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (W.  B.) 
"THE  FIRST  BABY"   (W.  B.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),     15c-40c,     7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,600.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 
"DOUGHNUTS  AND  SOCIETY" 
(Republic) 

STRAND — (2,300).  15c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$5,500.    (Average,  $6,500) 
"CHAMPAGNE   CHARLIE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

FAY'S—  (1.600),  15c-40c.  7  days.  Stage: 
"Silver  Slipper"  revue.  Gross:  $6,500.  (Av- 
erage. $7,000) 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days 
Gross:  $9,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 


"Hour;'  with 
Vallee,  Smash 
In  the  Capital 


Washington,  May  17. — "The  Un- 
guarded Hour"  and  Rudy  Vallee  and 
His  Connecticut  Yankees  crashed 
through  at  Loew's  Fox  to  a  gross  01 
$29,000.  Opening  strong  and  building 
throughout  the  week,  the  take  topped 
par  by  $8,100. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town,"  at  the. 
Metropolitan  again  topped  the  firs' 
run  par,  taking  $8,000  on  the  seconc 
week  of  a  continued  run  (the  thirc 
downtown  week),  or  $3,700  over  av- 
erage. A  third  week  was  ordered. 

"Ecstasy,"  at  the  Belasco  for  a  sec- 
ond week,  took  $5,800  to  top  the  firs' 
week  average  by  $2,800,  and  was  con- 
tinued a  third  week.  At  Loew's  Co 
lumbia,  "The  Country  Doctor"  tool 
$4,200,  over  par  by  $600. 

"The  Golden  Arrow"  and  Majoi 
Bowes'  Amateurs  on  the  stage  slippec 
$400  to  a  gross  of  $18,000  at  the  Earle 
and  "The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine' 
at  Loew's  Palace  dropped  to  $13,500 
$2,400  under  the  average. 

RKO-Keith's  pulled  "The  Witness 
Chair"  after  six  days.  "The  Ex-Mrs 
Bradford"  replaced. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $83,000 
Average  is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax 
Six  Days  Ending  May  5: 

"THE    WITNESS    CHAIR"  (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  6  days 
Gross:  $4,500.  (Average,  seven  days,  $10,600; 

Week  Ending  May  7: 
"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 

EARLE— (2,218).  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage  ! 
Major  Bowes'  "All  Star  Amateurs,"  wit! 
Loring  Smith,  m.  c,  Deehan  &  Kramer 
Boole  Powell,  Ann  Mahoney,  Parker  Berly 
Stanley  Brothers,  Gloria  Rich,  Tony  Russo 
Dorothy  Bows,  Billy  Clower,  Eagles  Har 
monica  Quintette,  Raymond  Trotter.  Gross 
$18,000.  (Average,  $18,400) 
"THE    COUNTRY   DOCTOR"  (20th-Fox 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264).  25c-40c. 
days   (return  engagement).     Gross:  $4,200 
(Average,   first  run,  $3,600) 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days 
Stage:  Rudy  Vallee  &  His  Connecticu 
Yankees,  with  Cyril  Smith  &  Hilde^ardi 
Haliday;  Ford,  Booey,  &  Daley;  the  Threi 
Graces,  The  Gentlemen  Songsters.  Gross 
$29,000.     (Average.  S20.900) 

"TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE' 
(Para.) 

LOEW'S  PALACE  —  (2,370),  35c-55c, 
days.     Gross:    $13,500.     (Average.  $15,909 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col. 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c-40c, 
days,  2nd  week.     Gross:  $8,000.  Average 
first  run.  $4,300) 

Week  Ending  May  8: 

"ECSTASY"  (Eureka) 

BELASCO— (1.140),  25c-65c,  7  davs,  2n. 
week.  Gross:  $5,800.  (Average,  first  week 
$3,000) 


Drops  Stage  Policy 

Cincinnati,  May  17.— The  RKC 
Shubert  here  has  discontinued  the  re- 
cently installed  policy  of  a  permaneir 
chorus  and  five  acts  in  addition  tc 
films,  after  returns  indicated  the  ven- 
ture to  be  unprofitable.  The  house  ha.' 
resumed  a  straight  film  policy  unti 
its  expected  closing  for  the  summei 
in  a  few  weeks. 


"U"  Assigns  Producer 

Hollywood,  May  17. — "Three  Little 
Sisters"  will  be  the  first  picture  tc 
be  produced  in  this  country  by  Josepl 
Pasternack,  producer,  and  Henrj 
Koster,  director,  for  Universal.  The 
story  is  by  Adele  Comandini.  The 
pair  were  brought  to  America  by  the 
company  following  the  closing  of  the 
Budapest  studios. 


Monday,  May  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Flags"  Tops 
Seattle  Takes 
For  2d  Week 


Seattle,  May  17. — Warm  weather 
hit  grosses,  with  the  result  that  only 
two  houses  went  over  par.  "Under 
Two  Flags"  made  the  best  showing 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 
with  a  gross  of  $7,800.  This  was  over 
;i  first  week  average  by  $800. 

The  only  other  attraction  to  get  to 
rirst  base  was  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town"  in  its  fifth  week  at  the  Liberty 
where  it  garnered  $4,400,  up  by  $400. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,950. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  15 : 

"MESSAGE    TO    GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
Jays,  2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Or- 
pheum.     Gross:  $3,100.      (Average,  $4,000) 

"UNDER    TWO    FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

FIFTH  AVENUE — (2,500),  25c-40c-55c. 
1  days.  Gross:  $7,800.  (Average,  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY— (1,800).  15c-25c-35c-50c,  7 
'ays.  5th  week.  Gross:  $4,400.  (Average, 
$4,01)0) 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY" 
(M-G-M) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
Jnd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Ave- 
nue.    Gross:  $3,250.      (Average.  $4,000) 
"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

"BRIDES   ARE   LIKE   THAT"    (F.  N.) 

ORPHEUM— (2.450).  25c-30c-40c.  7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,100.      (Average.  $6,000) 

"THREE  GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 
"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050),  20c-25c-30c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Jay  Clarke,  mentalist.  Gross: 
54,450.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"TANGO"  (First  Div.) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-20c-30c,  7  days.  Stage: 
vaudeville  headed  by  Sherman  &  Wallace. 
Gross:  $2,850.     (Average,  $3,500) 


"Flags"  Near 
Record  Mark 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  May  17.  —  With  new 
record  business,  "Under  Two  Flags" 
sent  the  gross  at  Loew's  to  $17,450, 
beating  the  regular  weekly  mark  by 
$8,450.  It  was  held  over. 

"Big  Brown  Eyes"  and  "Sky  Pa- 
rade" at  the  Shubert-Rialto  also  got 
into  the  profit  class  with  a  take  of 
$8,450,  beating  par  by  $1,900. 

The  principal  opposition  of  the  week- 
was  the  opening  of  the  summer  amuse- 
ment parks  and  also  the  arrival  in 
town  of  a  number  of  carnival  com- 
panies. Some  special  attractions  at  the 
Municipal  Auditorium  also  helped 
keep  down  first  run  business. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $45,550. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  6: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

AMBASSADOR— (3.018).    25c-35c-40c.  6 
days  only.    Gross:  $5,250.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"THE   COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (20th-Foxi 
"THE  DARK  HOUR"  (Chesterfield) 
FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$7,200.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
LOEW'S  —  (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,    7  davs. 
Held  over.  Gross:  $17,450.  (Average.  $9,000) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.N.) 
ORPHEUM— (1.950).  25c-35c-55c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $7,200.    (Average,  $8,500) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO— (1.725).  25c-35c-35c. 
7  days.    Gross:  $8,450.    (Average,  $6,500) 


Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
"F-MAN"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  —  (3,115),  30c-34c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Major  Bowes'  Amateurs. 
Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $10,500) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

PALACE— (2,600),  25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Average,  $11,000) 
Held  over. 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2,272),  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  First  week, 
$8,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Manitoba  Group  Elects 

Winnipeg,  May  17— It's  news  when 
a  theatre  organization  elects  an  en- 
tirely new  board  of  officers  and  that 
is  what  the  Manitoba  M.  P.  Exhib- 
itors' Ass'n.  has  done.  The  officers 
are :  President,  Henry  Morton ;  vice- 
president,  Joseph  Pearson ;  secretary, 
Frank  Kershaw;  treasurer,  M.  Tril- 
ler;  board  of  directors,  Helmer  Jern- 
berg,  Ray  Tubman,  S.  Morros,  Jack 
Miles  and  Frank  L.  Willis. 

Reports  for  the  year  showed  a  gen- 
eral improvement  in  conditions,  par- 
ticularly in  Winnipeg. 


Columbia  Buys  Five 

Hollywood,  May  17. — Columbia  has 
acquired  screen  rights  to  five  maga- 
zine stories.  They  are,  "Golden 
Honeymoon"  by  Ring  W.  Lardner, 
'Preventer  of  Accidents"  by  Clarence 
Budington  Kelland,  "Birth  of  a  Hero" 
and  "Five  Little  Heiresses"  by  Alice 
Duer  Miller,  and  "Innocents  at  Large" 
by  Doris  Peel.  Walter  Connolly  is 
set  for  the  leading  role  in  the  Lardner 
story. 


Warners  Use  Bank  Night 

New  Haven,  May  17. —  Warner's 
have  contracted  for  Bank  Night  in  the 
Capitol,  Danbury;  Palace,  Torring- 
ton;  Broadway,  Norwich,  and  Bristol, 
Bristol,  to  begin  operation  in  two 
weeks.  Adolph  G.  Johnson,  Bank 
Xight  manager  here,  says  the  con- 
tracts are  for  one  year,  with  cancella- 
tion privilege  after  16  weeks  on  30 
days'  notice.  The  Savin  Rock  auto 
racetrack  is  also  contemplating  Bank 
Night  operation. 


Flags"  a  $14,000 
Smash  in  Montreal 

Montreal,  May  17.— "Under  Two 
Flags"  proved  to  be  a  natural  here 
with  its  high  French-Canadian  strain 
and  the  Palace  took  care  of  $14,000 
worth  of  patronage  during  the  week. 
The  film  was  held. 

Loew's  take  went  up  to  $13,000  with 
a  Major  Bowes'  amateur  unit  on  the 
stage  and  two  screen  hits  topped  by 
"13  Hours  by  Air."  Third  week  of 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  at  His  Majesty's 
brought  $6,500  after  a  second  ' week 
of  $9,000.  The  second  week  of  the 
twin  bill  headed  by  "Air.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town"  at  the  Princess  meant  $6,090 
after  a  first  week's  $8,500.  The  sec- 
ond week  of  "Le  Secret  de  Polichi- 
nelle"  at  the  Imperial  registered 
$3,000,  the  first  week  accounting  for 
$4,500. 

"The  Moon's  Our  Home"  headed 
the  dual  bill  at  the  Capitol  for  $8,000. 
or  less  than  par.  Chief  opposition 
around  town  was  baseball  and  the 
start  of  amateur  sports  for  the  sum- 
mer. 

Total  first  run  business  '  was  $50  - 
500.  Average  is  $51,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  9 : 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Fara.) 
"  'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (2.547),    25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $9,500) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

HIS  MAJESTY'S -(1.700).  50c-75c-$l.- 
$1.50,  7  days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6  500 
(Average,  $9,500) 

"LE  SECRET  DE  POLICHINELLE" 
(French) 

IMPERIAL  —  (1,914),  15c.20c-2Sc-34c,  7 
days,    2nd    week.     Added:    Mile.  Mozart. 


Harmon-Ising  Plan 
Personnel  Increase 

Gordon  Wilson,  general  manager 
for  Harmon-Ising,  producers  of  car- 
toons for  M-G-M  release,  will  take 
with  him  to  the  coast  when  he  returns 
a  number  of  people  who  will  be  added 
to  the  production  staff.  The  increase 
in  personnel  was  made  necessary  by 
the  company's  expansion,  Wilson  said, 
with  Harmon-Ising  scheduled  to  make 
18  cartoons  for  M-G-M  in  1936-37, 
which  is  a  40  per  cent  increase  over 
the  current  season,  when  13  were 
made.  Several  former  employes  of 
Van  Beuren,  which  has  disbanded  its 
cartoon  unit,  may  accompany  Wilson. 

All  next  season's  productions  will 
be  in  three-color  Technicolor,  Wilson 
said,  with  the  use  of  12  or  15  main 
characters,  instead  of  the  usual  focus- 
sing on  one  or  two.  The  idea  of  a 
cartoon  cast  of  characters  has  been  in 
work  for  about  six  months,  he  said. 
No  cartoons  longer  than  one  reel  are 
planned,  but  one  two-reeler,  on  which 
the  studio  has  been  working  for  some 
time,  may  be  released  next  season. 
Wilson  will  leave  for  the  coast  on 
May  25.  at  the  conclusion  of  current 
conferences  with  M-G-M  home  office 
executives. 


RKO  SHUBERT— (2,150),  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross:  $8,400.  (Aver- 
age, $12,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.    Gross:  $4,200.  (Aver- 
age, $6,500) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
RKO    LYRIC  —  (1,400),   35c-42c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $6,500) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
RKO  GRAND  —  (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
3rd  downtown  week.    Gross:  $3,400.  (Aver- 
age, $2,750) 

"YELLOW  DUST"  (Radio) 
RKO  FAMILY — (1,000),  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,100.    (Average,  $1,250) 

"HER  MASTER'S   VOICE"  (Para.) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,100.    (Average,  $1,200) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 
KEITH'S— (1,500).  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.    (Average,  $6,500) 


Sherman  Finishes  Series 

Hollywood,  May  17. — Harry  Sher- 
man has  completed  the  cast  for  "Heart 
of  the  West,"  final  picture  of  the  cur- 
rent "Hopalong  Cassidy"  series. 


Acquire  Charteris  Story 

Hollywood,  May  17. —  Radio  has 
acquired  screen  rights  to  "The  Saint 
in  New  York,''  latest  novel  by  Leslie 
Charteris.  Pandro  S.  Berman  will 
produce  and  the  cast  will  be  announced 
later.  The  studio  has  also  taken  an 
option  on  all  the  works  of  Charteris, 
including  stories  to  be  written  in  the 
future.   


Start  British  Film  Soon 

Montreal,  May  17. — The  shooting 
of  scenes  for  the  first  British  picture 
to  be  made  in  Canada  is  to  start 
shortly,  according  to  Walter  W. 
Murton,  art  director  of  G.B.,  who 
is  supervising  production  details. 

The  feature,  "The  Great  Divide," 
deals  with  the  construction  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway  through  the 
Rocky  Mountains  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  18.  193*. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Green  Pastures" 

( Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  17. — "The  Green  Pastures"  is  something  new  under 
the  motion  picture  sun.  It  has  had  no  predecessor ;  nothing  heretofore 
produced  is  even  vaguely  similar.  It  is  a  fable.  It  tells  a  story  that  is 
spiritual  and  ethereal,  also  a  story  that  is  gay  comedy  and  stark  tragedy. 

Sensibly  produced,  some  slight  changes  having  been  made  in  the 
original  play  from  which  it  was  adapted,  it  is  of  a  quality  sure  to  make 
a  deep  impression  upon  audiences. 

Literally,  the  fable  the  picture  narrates  is  that  of  God's  trials  and 
tribulations,  His  joys  and  sorrows  when  He  created  the  world  and  made 
mankind.  Actually  it  is  the  primitive,  modern  Louisiana  negro's  con- 
cept of  God,  heaven  and  man's  experiences  on  earth  and  with  God  as 
described  in  the  Old  Testament. 

Played  entirely  by  negroes,  the  picture  is  of  that  character  of  simplicity 
that  is  commonly  attributed  to  negroes  to  whom  religion  is  a  subject 
close  to  heart  and  spirit. 

A  Sunday  school  class  of  negro  children  listens  to,  and  questions  its 
instructor  who  tells  the  Bible  story.  Heaven  is  described  and  pictured, 
black  angels  having  a  good  time,  "De  Lawd"  creates  the  world  and  makes 
Adam  and  Eve.  Cain  kills  Abel  and  "De  Lawd"  is  mortified.  The 
world  goes  to  pot  until  Noah  comes  along.  Then  the  flood  and  a  hoped 
for  better  start.  "De  Lawd"  commissions  Moses  to  deliver  his  chosen 
people  from  bondage  in  Egypt  and,  despite  his  high  hope,  humanity  sinks 
into  the  cesspool  of  Babylonian  iniquity.  A  tired  "Lawd"  talks  with 
Hesdrel  and  learns  that  probably  He  was  wrong.  He  had  been  a  just 
God  in  his  own  estimation  but  a  God  of  vengeance,  giving  and  expecting 
much.  Hesdrel  tells  Him  the  people  are  frail  and  need  a  merciful  God. 
The  tragedy  of  Calvary  is  made  evident  by  illusion  and  Gabriel's  dialogue 
convinces  "De  Lawd"  that  Hesdrel  was  right. 

Played  with  a  dignity  that  bespeaks  sincerity,  the  picture  is  crammed 
with  incidents  and  events  in  action,  dialogue  and  characterization  that 
provoke  hearty  laughter.  In  contradistinction,  it  follows  a  sincere  and 
believable  dramatic  trend  that  is  profoundly  impressive.  At  all  times  it 
is  entertainment  and  never  a  preachment.  Never  seeking  to  point  a  moral, 
rather  continually  giving  a  vivid  and  colorful  picturization  of  a  simple 
people's  belief  and  willingness  to  believe,  it  looms  as  a  valuable  con- 
tribution in  the  progress  of  production. 

With  the  exception  of  Rex  Ingram,  none  of  the  players  is  familiar  to 
screen  fans.  It  is  not  necessary  for  any  purpose  that  they  should  be. 
Personally  they  may  mean  little,  but  as  Adam  and  Eve,  Gabriel,  Moses, 
Abraham,  Isaac,  Jacob,  Aaron,  Pharaoh,  Hesdrel,  Joshua  and  the  king 
of  Babylon  they  contribute  performances  that  will  leave  an  indelible 
memory. 

The  picture,  as  supervised  by  Henry  Bianke  and  codirected  by  Marc 
Connelly,  who  produced  it  originally  as  a  stage  play,  and  William 
Keighley,  is  a  tribute  to  brainy,  intelligent  craftsmanship  in  making 
available  a  radically  different  form  of  film  fare.  Since  there  is  no 
precedent  for  this  type  of  attraction,  its  box-office  future,  as  mere  enter- 
tainment, is  not  determinable. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,915.   Running  time,  90  minutes.  "G." 


Short  Subjects 


"Changing  of  the  Guard" 

(Vitaphone) 

Built  around  a  sentimental  plot  this 
short  in  Technicolor,  featuring  Sybil 
Jason,  Halliwell  Hobbes,  Sidney 
Bracey  and  a  precision  dancing 
chorus  makes  a  delightful  bit  of  enter- 
tainment. On  New  Year's  Eve  Sybil 
comes  down  and  has  her  grandfather, 
Hobbes,  tell  her  about  his  army  life. 
As  he  proceeds  to  do  so  the  scene 
changes  and  there  follows  a  retire- 
ment ceremony  which  is  impressive 
with  the  skirling  of  bagpipes  and  a 
male  chorus  singing  "Annie  Laurie." 
After  this  Sybil  childishly  states  that 
she  will  join  the  service.  This  devel- 
ops into  the  precision  dance  routine 
which  is  quite  the  best  part  of  the  film. 
The  finish  has  the  three  principals 
singing  in  the  new  year.  The  color, 
directed  by  Natalie  Kalmus,  is  su- 
perb. Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
2,101.    Running  time,  20  mins.  "G." 


"Stranger  Than  Fiction 
No.  21" 

(Universal) 

There  is  general  entertainment  and 
a  touch  of  humor  in  this  number  of 
the  series,  which  pictures  the  bicycle 
fire  department  of  a  California  town, 
the  railroad  switchman  who  achieves 
amazing  effects  working  with  colored 
sand  in  bottles,  the  quaint  sewing 
machine  which  dates  from  1849  and  is 
still  serviceable ;  the  ink  spring  in  the 
San  Andrea  Mountains,  the  San  Fran- 
cisco man  who  makes  remarkable 
miniature  furniture,  and  the  commu- 
nity circus  of  Gainesville,  Tex.,  where 
the  townspeople  are  the  performers, 
and  good  ones. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0976. 
Running  time,  9  mins.  "G." 


"Barnyard  Five" 

(Universal) 

An  average  cartoon  in  the  Oswald 
group,  wherein  Mrs.  Duck  hatches 
quintuplets,  while  Mr.  Duck  has  the 
usual  bad  half-hour.  When  Oswald 
invites  the  family  to  dinner,  the  quins 
make  life  extremely  miserable  for  him, 
and  have  a  few  uncomfortable  mo- 
ments themselves.  Rates  as  ordinary 
cartoon  material. 

Reviewed  without  production  code 
seal.    Running  time,  7  mins.  "G." 

"Vincent  Lopez  and  His 
Orchestra" 

( Vitaphone) 

The  orchestra  plays  with  tuneful 
perfection  and  the  acts  rounding  out 
the  piece  include  a  torch  singer,  nov- 
elty whistling,  a  rhumba  by  Holland 
and  Hart  and  a  song  by  a  bandsman. 
It  is  well  done  and  elaborate.  The 
nimble  Lopez  fingers  on  the  piano 
open  and  close  the  piece.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  0841.  Running  time, 
10  mins.  "G." 


"Here's  Howe" 

(  Vitaphone) 

More  adventures  of  Joe  Palooka. 
Palooka,  Knobby  and  "Punchy"  are 
installed  in  a  farmhouse  at  which  Pa- 
looka is  training.  Nearby  lives  Ann 
Howe  who  comes  over  to  watch  the 
champ  do  his  stuff.  "Punchy"  puts 
on  a  pantomimic  exhibition  that  will 
be  one  of  the  highs  in  humor  this 
season.  Sweet  charity  brings  Palooka 
into  the  ring    in  a    bout    with  Jim 


Perry,  Miss  Howe's  fiance,  and  after 
the  usual  business  he  wins.  Inter- 
woven in  the  story  are  some  clever 
lowbrow  but  humorous  situations 
which  will  go  over  big  with  an  audi- 
ence. The  "Punchy"  character  will 
be  in  demand  after  he  has  been  seen. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0820.  Run- 
ning time,  21  mins.  "G." 


"Stranger  Than  Fiction 
No.  20" 

(Universal) 

The  highlight  of  this  series  of  oddi- 
ties picked  up  by  the  camera  is  the 
old  general  store  in  CoulterviHe,  Cab, 
which  stands  today  as  it  did  in  its 
heyday— the  gold  rush  era  of  '49 — and 
still  with  much  of  the  original  stock 
on  the  shelves.  The  founder's  sons, 
86  and  74,  "operate"  the  store.  Other 
bits  in  this  generally  interesting  sub- 
iect  are  a  woman  bullfighter,  the  $100 
judgment  of  1897  which  with  interest 


is  today  equal  to  trillions  of  dollars, 
the  woman  who  clothes  her  family 
with  wool  from  her  own  sheep,  the 
spray  gun  which  coats  with  a  fine 
mist  of  metal. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0857. 
Running  time,  9  mins.  "G." 


"The  Fun  House" 

(Universal) 

When  Oswald  and  his  girl  go  car- 
toon-fashion to  the  amusement  park, 
their  dog  is  refused  admission.  As 
they  rush  through  the  various  stunts, 
by  compulsion,  the  dog  burrows  his 
way  into  the  park,  comes  up  in  a 
shooting  gallery,  and  has  a  series  of 
adventures  not  calculated  to  add  to 
his  comfort.  Eventually  the  dog  and 
the  couple  leave  the  place,  in  a  hurry. 
A  fairly  amusing  cartoon. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,057. 
Running  time,  7  mins.  "G," 


Variety  Club 
Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  May  17. — Attendant 
at  the  third  annual  supper  dance  a 
the  Pavilon  Caprice  in  the  Netherlan' 
Plaza,  exceeded  that  of  previou 
years,  according  to  Harry  Sheekjn 
in  charge  of  ticket  sales.  Arthl'i 
M.  Frudenfeld,  main  sideshow  guy 
lined  up  some  surprise  talent  for  th 
occasion. 

William  C.  Bishop,  M-G-M  ex 
ploiteer,  Detroit,  member  of  Tent  No 
5,  is  in  town  doing  advance  work  oi 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld." 

Bill  Clark,  skipper  of  Radio  Sta 
tion  WCPO,  is  recovering  from  injur 
ies  to  his  collar  bone  received  whei 
a  taxi  in  which  he  was  riding,  col 
lided  with  an  auto  in  a  downtown  traf 
fic  jam. 

Joe  Kolling,  property  master,  wa 
granted  exclusive  use  of  the  club' 
quarters  recently  for  a  party  given  fo 
his  daughter. 

Harry  Wessel,  chief  barker,  ha 
conscripted  the  services  of  his  son  a  i 
special  secretary  in  typing  notices  fo 
distribution  concerning  activities  of  th 
local  tent. 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  May  17. — A  list  c 
notables  will  be  initiated  by  Tent  N<  • 
8  here  tomorrow.  The  list  includ' 
Tom  Edwards,  Ozark,  Eldon,  Mo 
C.  H.  Potter,  Baltis  and  other 
Kansas  City ;  "Doc"  Cook,  Tivol ' 
Maryville,  Mo.;  O.  K.  Mason,  e> 
ecutive  of  Commonwealth  Theatre 
Inc.;  Homer  Ellison,  State,  Garde 
City,  Kan.,  and  J.  C.  Nichols. 

Edward  W.  Cochrane,  sports  ed ' 
tor  of  the  Kansas  City  J oumal-Po'. 
discussed  sports  at  the  weekly  luncl 
eon,  although  he  said  he  general 
would  pass  up  a  sporting  event  ar 
time  in  order  to  go  to  the  movies. 

He  said  the  popularity  of  soft  bs 
is  the  worst  thing  that  could  happ(l 
to  baseball,  whereupon  Harry  M 
Clure,  district  manager  for  Fox  Mi' 
west,  interjected  "for  movies,  tocj 
Cochrane  believes  the  fad  will  pet 
out.  Movies  have  felt  the  competitk 
particularly  in  the  smaller  outsta 
towns,  for  the  last  two  or  three  yeai 

Guests   included   Dick  O'Rear 
Commonwealth,  J.  Frank,  Jr.,  RCt 
home  office,  and  J.  P.  Muller,  MetrJ 
tone   news   cameraman  stationed 
Kansas  City. 


Washington 

Washington,  May  17.  —  Yarie 
paid  tribute  to  mothers  at  the  sen 
monthly  luncheon,  when  Nathan 
Stiefel  and  Archie  D.  Engle  pr 
sided  as  kings  for  a  day.  More  th 
125  barkers  and  their  wives  a 
friends  attended.  Rev.  Abram  Simo 
chaplain,  spoke. 

Mrs.  Aaron  Brylawski,  moth 
of  A.  Julian  Bry-lawski,  was  he 
ored  as  the  oldest  mother  present. 

Entertainment    was  furnished 
the  Fred  East  Trio  and  a  group 
Major    Bowes'    amateurs,  presid 
over  by  Gongster  Loring  Smith. 

Another  luncheon  will  be  held  ' 
morrow  when  Joseph  Kaliski  a\ 
Samuel  N.  Wheeler  will  be  kir1 
for  a  day. 

Plans  are  materializing  for  the  rr 
ning  of  the  second  annual  golf  tourr 
ment. 

The  following  have  been  elected  | 
affiliate    membership:     W.  Stok 
Sammons,   James   H.    Simon,  a 
Robert  Edward  Stein, 


Monday,  May  18.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Production  Lively; 
40  Features  Going 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

Mabel,"  went  into  the  third  week  of 
••hooting. 

Paramount  and  Warners  led  in 
activity,  each  having  eight  features  in 
work. 

Columbia  had  two  features  going, 
two  in  preparation  and  six  editing. 
M-G-M  had  six,  one  and  12 ;  Para- 
mount, eight,  four  and  six ;  Republic, 
two,  two  and  five ;  Radio,  three,  three 
and  three ;  Roach,  one,  zero  and  one ; 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  seven,  two 
and  three ;  Universal,  two,  two  and 
three ;  Warners,  eight,  one  and  eight ; 
independents,  one,  three  and  four. 

For  the  short  subjects  Columbia  had 
none  shooting,  four  in  preparation  and 
two  in  the  cutting  rooms.  M-G-M 
had  one,  three  and  three ;  Radio,  zero, 
two  and  three ;  Roach,  zero,  one  and 
one ;  independents,  zero,  one  and  zero. 


Bronx  Police  Resume 
Drive  Against  Games 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

each  of  the  three  theatres.  In  addi- 
tion, S.  &  C.'s  Allerton  and  Rosedale 
have  been  encountering  similar  trouble 
by  the  police.  Scheduled  for  hearing 
in  Special  Sessions,  Bronx,  on  May 
22,  are  the  complaints  against  the 
Ward,  Rosedale  and  Allerton.  As  a 
matter  of  record  there  are  two  com- 
plaints up  Friday  against  the  Ward. 

Last  week,  the  Momart,  Brooklyn, 
playing  Lucky,  ran  afoul  of  the  po- 
lice. A  hearing  is  scheduled  this  week 
in  the  Magistrate's  Court,  Brooklyn. 

S.  &  C.  officials  say  they  are  in  a 
quandary  on  the  game  situation.  If 
they  are  found  illegal,  Screeno  and 
other  games  will  be  dropped.  It  is 
hoped  that  the  Session  Sessions'  hear- 
ing Friday  will  put  an  end  to  the  ar- 
rests and  determine  the  legality,  or 
illegality,  of  the  games. 


Local  Child  Patron 
Bill  Being  Drafted 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

pared  under  the  supervision  of  Ken- 
neth Dayton,  an  attache  of  the  office 
of  Mayor  LaGuardia.  It  will  provide 
the  specific  conditions  under  which 
children  will  be  admitted  to  theatres 
and  will  in  particular  describe  the 
exact  duties  and  functions  of  the 
matron  in  each  theatre,  who  is  re- 
quired, according  to  the  terms  of  the 
Joseph  law,  to  look  after  the  children. 
The  proposed  ordinance  is  expected  to 
be  presented  to  the  Board  of  Alder- 
man very  shortly,  although  a  definite 
date  could  not  be  determined. 


Circuit  Men  to  See 
Showmen's  Exhibit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

iger  of  the  Managers  Round  Table  Club. 

With  the  completion  of  plans  for 
the  Columbia  booth,  all  available  space 
has  been  set  aside  for  major  com- 
panies and  for  winners  of  the  Quigley 
Awards  as  well  as  other  campaigns 
submitted  by  managers  from  all  parts 
of  the  country. 


Hayward  Closes  Deal 

Richard  Hayward,  who  produced 
"The  Luck  of  the  Irish"  in  Ireland, 
has  closed  with  Guaranteed  Pictures 
for  American  distribution. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Last  Outlaw" 

(Radio) 

Hollywood,  May  17. — Cleverly  conceived  and  produced,  this  has  all 
the  earmarks  of  a  "sleeper."  It  has  all  the  requirements  of  an  outdoor 
picture  plus  action,  dialogue,  comedy  and  it  builds  steadily  with  situations 
topping  each  other  until  the  finish. 

The  story  starts  with  the  release  from  prison  of  Harry  Carey,  who 
has  finished  a  25-year  stretch  for  bank  robbery.  Returning  to  his  home, 
Carey  finds  Henry  B.  Walthall,  the  sheriff  who  captured  him,  now 
serving  as  deputy  to  Russell  Hopton,  an  advocate  of  the  new  theory  of 
criminology.  When  the  town  bank  is  held  up  again,  Carey  and  Walthall, 
with  the  assistance  of  Hoot  Gibson,  pursue  the  robbers,  who  have  taken 
Margaret  Callahan,  Carey's  daughter,  with  them  as  a  hostage. 

Carey's  knowledge  of  the  hideouts  in  the  district  enables  the  trio  to 
capture  the  bandits  despite  the  efforts  of  Hopton,  who  tried  pinning  the 
crime  on  Carey.  For  the  finish,  the  romance,  cleverly  built,  allows  Miss 
Callahan  and  Gibson  to  unite. 

Christy  Cabanne's  direction  milks  all  the  situations  in  the  commendable 
script  by  Jack  Tow:nley  and  John  Trist,  written  from  a  story  by  John 
Ford  and  Murray  Campbell.  The  Robert  Sisk  production  sparkles  with 
good  showmanship. 

Properly  sold  from  its  many  selling  angles  this  should  please. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,208.   Running  time,  72  minutes.  "G." 


"Private  Number" 

(Tiveiiticth  Century-Fox) 

Long  Beach,  Cal.,  May  17. — This  is  typical  Hollywood  fare,  as 
Loretta  Young  makes  the  most  of  her  long  eyelashes  and  tremulous 
smile  in  the  role  of  an  inexperienced  lady's  maid  in  the  house  of  Winfield. 

Robert  Taylor,  as  Richard  Winfield,  the  scion  of  the  family,  provides 
the  romance  with  Miss  Young.  Their  romance  is  handicapped  by  the 
machinations  of  Basil  Rathbone,  as  the  domineering  butler,  but  it 
flourishes  at  the  summer  home  in  the  Maine  woods.  The  boy  goes  back 
to  college  and  the  maid  discovers  she  is  going  to  have  a  baby. 

The  family  throws  her  out  and  starts  annulment  proceedings,  but  to 
protect  the  baby's  name  she  fights  the  case  in  court.  The  courtroom 
scene  is  calculated  to  draw  audience  tears,  and  concludes  with  a  surprise 
punch.  The  happiness  of  the  couple  closes  the  film  in  the  expected 
fashion. 

Miss  Young  is  as  appealing  as  ever.  Taylor  is  less  boyish  than  usual 
and  offers  a  more  finished  performance.  Patsy  Kelly  as  the  assistant 
maid  is  good  and  brings  many  laughs.  Joe  Lewis,  Marjorie  Gateson, 
Paul  Harvey,  Jane  Darwell,  Paul  Stanton  and  John  Miljan  have  minor 
roles.  Entertainment  is  provided  in  the  appearance  of  Hamlet,  a  Great 
Dane. 

Roy  Del  Ruth  directed  from  a  screenplay  by  Gene  Markey  and 
William  Conselman. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,249.  Running  time,  90  minutes  (un- 
cut). "A." 


Newark  House  Uses 
Vivid  Exploitation 

Unusual  exploitation  is  being  em- 
ployed in  Newark  by  Robert  Unger- 
feld,  manager  of  the  RKO  Terminal 
there,  in  his  campaign  on  "The  Revolt 
of  the  Zombies"  which  opened  at  the 
house  on  Saturday.  A  feature  of  the 
selling  is  a  parade  of  three  men  and 
a  woman,  dressed  and  acting  like  the 
film's  central  characters,  in  the  gro- 
tesque appearance  of  the  "living  dead." 

In  addition,  considerable  use  has 
been  made  of  fireworks  displays  in 
front  of  the  house,  with  red  flares 
chiefly  employed.  An  automaton  stands 
before  the  theatre.  This  material  is 
combined  with  the  usual  newspaper 
display  space,  one  sheets  and  stickers 
posted  in  the  area. 


Jack  Daily  to  Monarch 

Detroit,  May  17. — Jack  Daily, 
former  theatre  manager  here,  has 
joined  the  Monarch  Pictures  staff  as 
booker  and  city  salesman. 


Rex  to  Open  Another 

With  offices  now  located  in  New 
York,  Albany,  Buffalo  and  St.  Louis, 
Rex  Premiums  will  open  another 
branch  in  Philadelphia.  The  Quaker 
City  show  room  is  scheduled  to  be 
opened  in  the  fall. 


Smith  Ballew  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  17.— Smith  Bal- 
lew, actor  and  radio  master  of  cere- 
monies, has  been  signed  to  a  long 
term  contract  by  Radio.  He  will  re- 
port to  the  studio  next  week. 


Lardner,  Jr.,  Gaining 

Hollywood,  May  17.— Ring  Lard- 
ner, Jr.,  on  David  Selznick's  pub- 
licity staff,  is  recovering  in  the  Santa 
Monica  Hospital  from  injuries  re- 
ceived in  an  automobile  accident. 


Leaves  Comi  Company 

Boston,  May  17.— George  Mellow 
has  resigned  as  office  manager  of  the 
Theatre  Service  and  Supply  Co. 


Fox  Midwest  Denies 
ITO  Charges  in  K.C. 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

by  the  circuit  and  asks  for  a  dismissal 
because  the  facts  are  insufficient.  It 
is  also  requested  that  costs  be  assessed 
against  the  plaintiffs. 

Fox  Midwest  denies  that  it  owns  or 
operates  theatres,  but  admits  it  owns 
stock  of  corporations  which  do.  It 
denies  it  is  wholly  or  substantially 
owned  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  or 
by  any  corporation  subsidiary  to  it. 


Pick  Five  Trustees 
For  Beecroft  Firm 

Madison,  Wis.,  May  17.  —  Five 
voting  trustees  provided  in  the  reor- 
ganization plan  adopted  for  the  Bee- 
croft Building  Co.  to  control  the  Or- 
pheum,  Strand  and  Parkway  theatres 
until  all  indebtedness  is  liquidated 
have  been  named  by  Federal  Judge 
Patrick  T.  Stone  as  follows : 

Dr.  E.  A.  Gilmore,  M.  E.  Mc- 
Caffrey, H.  F.  Ibach,  H.  S.  Haggart 
and  Dr.  W.  G.  Beecroft  The  first 
four,  as  provided  by  the  plan,  are 
bondholder  representatives,  appointed 
upon  recommendation  of  Paul  N. 
Grubb,  special  master,  and  Circuit 
Judge  A.  G.  Zimmerman,  Beecroft  is 
the  debtor  representative. 

Five  directors  who  also  will  in- 
clude four  bondholder  representatives 
and  one  representing  the  company,  are 
still  to  be  elected. 


Milwaukee,  May  17. — Stockhold- 
ers, bondholders  and  creditors  of  the 
Avalon  Realty  Co.,  owner  of  the 
building  housing  the  Avalon,  have 
been  notified  that  the  time  for  filing 
an  amended  plan  of  reorganization  has 
been  extended  to  May  30,  while  the 
time  for  acceptance  or  rejection  has 
been  extended  to  June  20. 


Griffiths  Expanding 

Oklahoma  City,  May  17. — Con- 
solidated Theatres,  Inc.,  a  Griffith 
Brothers  affiliate,  today  took  over  the 
Grand,  Liberty  and  Dixie  at  Holden- 
ville. 

The  Griffiths  and  their  companies 
now  own  and  operate  126  houses  in 
Texas,  Oklahoma  and  New  Mexico. 


Wall  Street 


Little  Change 

on 

Week-end  Board 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

\m 

18J4 

-  'A 

46-/8 

46% 

-  Vt 

Paramount   

9'A 

9 

9A 
70 

Paramount  1  pfd. 

70 

70 

- 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

10 

10 

10 

Pa  the  Film  

9'A 

9 

9Vs 

+  Vt 

RKO'   

6lA 
25 

6*4 
24M 

654 
25 

20th  Century-Fox. 

+  54 
-  'A 

20th  Century,  pfd. 

34H 

34^ 

34K 

Warner  Bros  

10 

9Vs 

9Vs 

-  'A 

High 


Curb  Largely  Inactive 

Net 

High   Low   Close  Change 

Technicolor    30%     29J4     29J4     —  % 

Trans   Lux   4J4      454  454   

Bonds  Show  Little  Activity 

Net 

Low    Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  26 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  97!A 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55   91J4 

RKO  6s  '41  pp   68 

Warner    Bros.  6s 

•39  wd  9244    92V2     92Yt    —  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  16.) 


2SM 

97J4 

90 
68 


26 

97}4 

90 


+  54 


-l 


THE  CflmERAITmn  PLUS  COnSOLIDflTED 


mEflns  this  to  the  producer 


SAM  WOOD 


TRADE  REVIEW 


Let  Em  Have  It 

Reliance  Pictures  production  for 
United  Artists  release.  Directed  by 
Sam  Wood.  Story  by  Joseph  Moncure 
March  and  Elmer  Harris.  .  Additional 
dialogue  by  Al  Boasberg.  Photography 
by  J.  Peverell  Marley  and  Robert 
Planck.  Technical  director.  Captain 
Don  Wilkie.  Art  director.  John  Du- 
casse  Schulze.  Assistant  director,  Nate 
Watt.  Cast:  Richard  Arlen.  Virginia 
Bruce.  Alice  Brady.  Bruce  Cabot,  Har- 
vey Stephens.  Eric  Linden,  Gordon 
Jones.  Joyce  Comnton,  J.  Farrell  Mac- 
Donald.  Bodll  Rosins'.  Paul  Stanton, 
Robert  Emmett  O'Connor,  Hale  Ham- 
ilton. Dorothy  Appleby.  Barbara  Pep- 
per. Matthew  Betz,  Harry  Woods, 
Clyde  DIUson.  Matty  Fain.  Paul  Fix, 
Donald  Kirke.  Eugene  Strong,  Chris- 
tian Rub.  Eleanor  Wesselhoeft.  Wes- 
ley Barry.  Ian  Maclaren.  George 
Pauncefort,  Joseph  King.  Clarence 
Wilson.  Katherine  Clare  Ward.  Lan- 
ders Stevens.  Sidney  Bracy.  Previewed 
at  Grauman's  Chinese,  May  29.  Run- 
ning time,  92  mlns. 

Edward  Small's  important  contribu- 
tion to  the  Department  of  Justice 
crime  smashing  picture  gallery.  "Let 
'Em  Ha^g^^m^mgU^s^  the 
ran' 

aspects 
cycle.    .    .  . 


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Photography  by  Peverell  Marl  , 
and  Robert  Planck  is  up  to  general 
level  of  picture's  excellence. 


A 

UNITED  ARTISTS 
PICTURE 
• 

Directed  by 

SAM  WOOD 

Produced  by 

EDWARD  SMALL 


J.  PEVERELL  MARLEY 


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Consolidated  Film  Industries. i Nc7 


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959  SEWARD  ST.  —  HOLLYWOOD 


Motioh^ 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert. 
Intelligent 


the  Ini 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  118 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  MAY  19,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


V 


U.  S.,  Foreign 
Theatre  Work 
In  Exhibition 


Showman  Exhibit  Starts 
Today  with  Awards 

Exploitation  and  advertising  cam- 
paigns from  practically  every  state  in 
he  union,  and  also  from  Canada, 
England,  France,  India,  the  Philip- 
tines,  South  Africa,  Italy,  Spain  and 
^outh  America  will  be  included  in  the 
lisplays  at  the  second  annual  Show 
>f  Showmanship  of  the  Managers' 
^ound  Table  Club  of  Motion  Picture 
icrald  which  gets  under  way  this 
norning  at  Quigley  Publications 
leadquarters  on  the  30th  floor  of  the 
IKO  Bldg. 

The  following  distributors  and  cir- 
uits  also  will  be  represented :  Colum- 
iia,  Educational,  March  of  Time, 
if-G-M,  Loew's  Paramount,  Repub- 
ic,  Radio  Pictures  and  RKO  theatres, 
fwentieth  Century-Fox,  Universal, 
(Continued  on  page  7) 

Fields  Named  K-A-0 
Counsel,  Secretary 

James  Fields,  formerly  associated 
ivith  the  law  firm  of  Goldwater  & 
Flynn,  has  been  named  counsel  and 
secretary  of  Keith-Albee-Orpheum 
Corp.  and  of  RKO  Proctor  Corp.. 
succeeding  Major  I.  E.  Lambert,  who 
resigned  the  posts  about  a  month  ago. 

With  Fields'  withdrawal  from 
'ioldwater  &  Flynn,  the  law  firm  loses 
its  only  Republican.  Monroe  Gold- 
water,  senior  partner,  is  attorney  for 
M.  J.  Meehan,  large  K-A-0  preferred 
stockholder,  and  is  himself  a  member 
of  the  K-A-0  board.  Goldwater  is 
also  attorney  for  the  trustees  of  Al- 
lied Owners  Corp.,  large  theatre 
owner  and  lessor.  Edward  J.  Flynn, 
the  other  member  of  the  law  firm,  is 
the  Bronx  Democratic  leader. 

Lambert  became  identified  with 
Gov.  Landon's  campaign  for  the  Re- 
publican Presidential  nomination  after 
leaving  the  RKO  theatre  posts. 

Sherman  Indicted  on 
Union  Theft  Charge 

Harry  Sherman,  former  president 
of  Local  306,  was  indicted  yesterday 
on  a  charge  of  first  degree  grand  lar- 
ceny. He  is  charged  with  the  theft 
of  $150,961.75  of  union  funds  on  Dec. 
18,  1933. 

Shortly  after  the  indictment  was  re- 
turned to  General  Sessions  Judge 
Koenig,  Sherman  appeared  at  the  dis- 
trict attorney's  office.  He  denies  all 
charges. 


Foley  Drops 
Games  Drive 
In  the  Bronx 


Theatre  Men  Are  Warned 
To  Observe  the  Law 

Summoning  leading  independent  cir- 
cuit heads  to  his  office  for  a  special 
meeting,  District  Attorney  Samuel  J. 
Foley  of  the  Bronx  yesterday  an- 
nounced he  would  no  longer  prosecute 
chance  games  in  theatres,  provided 
they  were  played  according  to  the 
law. 

Within  the  past  few  months,  Dis- 
trict Attorney  Foley  has  waged  a 
campaign  to  eliminate  all  games  from 
theatres  in  his  borough.  A  number  of 
cases  before  various  magistrates  have 
been  thrown  out.  Several  complaints 
are  scheduled  for  hearing  in  Special 
Sessions. 

Prior  to  the  session  with  the  exhib- 
itors, Foley  conferred  with  his  assis- 
tants. The  district  attorney  told  the 
theatre  men  that  he  has  been  accused 
of  being  a  "persecutor"  because  of  his 
drive  against  games.  He  added  lie 
didn't  want  this  impression  to  pre- 
vail, as  he  was  a  prosecutor  doing  his 
duty. 

Foley  said  that  as  long  as  exhibitors 
did  not  charge  an  admission  to  any- 
one desiring  to  participate  in  the 
games,  such  procedure  was  in  conso- 
nance with  a  decision  handed  down 
recently  by  the  Appellate  Division  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  New  York,  on 
(Continued  on  page  7) 

Para.  Meeting  Set 
For  Chicago,  June  5 

Paramount  will  hold  its  sales  con- 
vention at  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel,  Chicago,  June  5  and  6,  Neil 
Agnew,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
sales,  declared  yesterday. 

The  session  will  be  attended  by  the 
district  sales  managers  and  the  fol- 
lowing men  from  the  home  office  sales 
department :  Agnew,  J.  J.  Unger,  C. 
M.  Reagan,  R.  M.  Gillham,  Don 
Veldo,  G.  B.  J.  Frawley,  Fred  Le- 
Roy,  Jack  Roper,  Arthur  Dunne  and 
Herman  Lorber. 

Rothacker  to  Sail; 
Leaving  Paramount 

Watterson  R.  Rothacker  sails  on 
the  Empress  '  of  Britain  tomorrow, 
marking  his  formal  retirement  from 
Paramount  where  he  has  been  acting 
as  a  studio  contact  for  John  E.  Otter- 
son. 

Rothacker's  sailing  today  starts  a 
six-weeks  vacation  trip. 


Films  and  Grosses 

Pictures  and  what  they  do, 
make  the  business  go  'round. 
"Trouble  for  Two,"  previewed 
in  Hollywood  over  the  week- 
end; "Frankie  and  Johnnie," 
screened  yesterday  by  Repub- 
lic; "Feud  on  the  Range," 
caught  at  the  Arena  over  on 
8th  Ave. — all  covered  this 
morning  in  Motion  Picture 
Daily  as  fast  as  they  break. 
See  pages  4  and  8. 

What  happens  at  the  box- 
office?  Key  city  grosses,  by 
wire  and  by  airmail  and 
chiefly  the  former,  from  these 
cities  today:  Cincinnati, 
Cleveland,  Detroit,  Houston, 
Indianapolis,  Kansas  City, 
Lincoln,  Louisville,  Milwau- 
kee, Minneapolis,  New  Haven, 
Oklahoma  City,  Omaha,  Phila- 
delphia and  Pittsburgh.  See 
pages  10,  11  and  12. 


MPTOA  Men  Confer 
Today  at  Columbia 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practice 
committee  will  meet  today  with  Co- 
lumbia to  hear  from  Abe  Montague, 
sales  manager,  the  extent  to  which 
that  company  is  willing  to  cooperate 
with  the  exhibitor  organization's  trade 
practice  program  in  setting  its  1936- 
'37  sales  policies. 

Tomorrow  the  committee  has  a 
morning  meeting  scheduled  with  Re- 
public and  an  afternoon  one  with 
M-G-M.  W.  Ray  Johnston  will  rep- 
resent the  first  company  and  William 
F.  Rodgers,  M-G-M  sales  manager, 
the  second. 

O.  C.  Lam,  a  member  of  the  exhibi- 
tor committee,  arrived  last  night  by 
plane  from  his  home  at  Rome,  Ga., 
where  he  was  called  late  last  week 
when  local  authorities  brought  lottery 
charges  against  one  of  his  theatres  in 

(.Continued  on  page  7) 

Court  Refuses  New 
Move  in  FWC  Case 

Los  Angeles,  May  18. — Judge 
James  Alger  Fee  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  today  refused  permission  to 
Attorney  William  H.  Neblett  to  file 
an  amended  complaint  on  behalf  of 
T.  L.  Tally  and  the  Corbar  Corp. 
for  reopening  of  the  Fox  West  Coast 
bankruptcy.  The  court  ruled  the 
only  change  in  the  complaint  was 
one  restoring  the  same  charges  of 
conspiracy  against  the  court  that 
were  retracted  at  the  first  hearing. 

Judge  Fee  said :  "The  original  re- 
traction is  binding  upon  counsel  and 

I  (Continued  on  page  7) 


Preference  in 
Sale  Tax  Case 
To  Be  Sought 

U.  A.  Anxious  for  Quick 
Ruling  on  Dispute 

A  preference  on  the  calendar  of  the 
Appellate  Division  of  the  state  court 
will  be  sought  by  United  Artists  to- 
day when  T.  Newman  Lawler,  of 
counsel  for  the  company,  will  ask  the 
court  to  set  June  IS  as  the  hearing 
date  for  the  company's  appeal  from 
the  city  ruling  that  film  rentals  are 
subject  to  the  two  per  cent  city  sales 
tax. 

The  motion  for  the  preference  will 
be  returnable  May  29.  Indications 
are  that  the  city  will  not  oppose  the 
petition  for  the  preference  as  the 
comptroller's  office  is  reported  to  be 
equally  anxious  for  a  ruling  on  the 
taxability  of  the  film  rentals.  Final 
briefs  and  the  appeal  record  of  the 
hearings  conducted  by  the  city  comp- 
troller's office  will  also  be  filed  with 
the  Appellate  Division  today  by  Law- 
ler. 

Supreme  Court  Will 
Hear  A  ppeal  by  Fox 

Washington,  May  18. — The  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  today  consented  to 
hear  argument  of  William  Fox  on  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Second  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  in  refusing  to  con- 
sider his  appeal  from  an  order  of  the 
District  Court  in  New  York  impos- 
ing a  penalty  for  contempt  of  $235,082 
which  represented  the  unpaid  balance 
of  a  judgment  against  him  of  $297,- 
412  in  favor  of  the  Capital  Co.,  and 
ordering  him  to  pay  $10,000  costs  of 
Capital  Co.  attorneys. 

The  judgment  was  entered  by  con- 
fession in  the  District  Court  July  10 
last  and  a  subpoena  was  served  on 
Fox  in  Pennsylvania.  Upon  his  failure 
to  appear  he  was  charged  with  con- 
tempt, later  making  the  defense  that 
the  court  had  no  jurisdiction  by  reason 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

Allied  Leaders  Here 
On  Convention  Plans 

H.  M.  Richey  of  Detroit,  chairman 
of  the  Allied  convention  to  be  held  in 
Cleveland  June  3-5  ;  Aaron  Saperstein, 
Chicago ;  Nathan  Yamins,  Fall  River, 
Mass.,  president  of  Allied,  and  Sidney 
Samuelson,  Newton,  N.  J.,  arrived  in 
town  yesterday  to  set  plans  for  the 
annual  meeting. 

Saperstein  would  not  discuss  reports 
emanating    from    Chicago    that  the 

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Tuesday,  May  19,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May   19,  1936 


No.  118 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O  Netll, 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Yiale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa 
tive;  Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative:  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu 
ka.  Ichikawa-shi.  Chiba-Ken.  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41,  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road.  J.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummcr,  Represen- 
tee. 

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Hammons,  Kent  Sailing 

London,  May  18. — Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president  of  20th  Century-Fox,  and 
Earle  W.  Hammons,  president  of  Ed- 
ucational, are  booked  on  the  Bcrcn- 
garia  which  sails  for  New  York 
Wednesday. 


Griffith  Adds  Men 
For  His  Expansion 


Three  former  southwestern  distribu- 
tion executives  have  joined  the  Grif- 
fith Bros,  circuit  organization  to  di- 
rect its  future  expansion  activities, 
L.  C.  Griffith,  head  of  the  circuit,  who 
is  here  from  Oklahoma  City  for  the 
current  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  conferences 
with  distributors  on  national  sales 
policies,  said  yesterday. 

The  men  are  E.  R.  Slocum,  former- 
ly Oklahoma  City  branch  manager 
for  Warners ;  F.  L.  Stocker,  former 
Dallas  branch  manager  for  Columbia, 
and  R.  I.  Payne,  former  Dallas 
branch  manager  for  Universal.  The 
three  have  been  placed  in  charge  of 
the  newly  organized  Griffith  Realty 
Co.,  which  was  formed  to  buy  and 
build  new  theatres  for  the  Griffith  op- 
erating companies.  The  operating 
companies  now  have  129  houses  in 
Oklahoma,  Texas  and  New  Mexico. 


Schenck  on  Normandie 

London,  May  18.  —  Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
20th  Century-Fox,  sails  for  New  York 
on  the  Normandie  Wednesday. 


Silverstone  Coming  Over 

Murray  Silverstone,  in  charge  of 
U.  A.  sales  in  England  and  on  the 
continent,  will  sail  tomorrow  on  the 
Normandie  from  Southamton  for 
New  York. 

It's  his  annual  visit  and  he  will 
attend  the  company's  sales  meetings 
on  the  coast  next  month. 


Mayer  Delays  Return 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Howard  Strick- 
ling  have  postponed  their  return  to  the 
coast  until  next  week.  The  M-G-M 
executives  left  last  night  for  Boston 
and  are  due  back  tonight  or  tomorrow. 


Plans  Yonkers  Theatre 

Leo  Silver,  president  of  the  Sher- 
wood River  Corp.,  has  bought  a  Bronx 
River  Parkway  plot  in  Yonkers,  on 
part  of  which  a  film  theatre  will  be 
erected. 


Takes  Two  in  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  May  18. — R.  D. 
Howell,  veteran  Holdenville,  Okla., 
theatre  owner,  has  sold  the  Grand  and 
Liberty  there  to  the  Griffith  Amuse- 
ment Co. 

The  deal  was  completed  through 
the  new  Griffith  expansion  depart- 
ment, which  is  developing  the  Griffith 
Realty  Co.  for  the  purpose  of  buying 
and  building  theatres  for  the  Griffith 
brothers  and  their  theatre  partners. 
Included  in  the  department  are  E.  R. 
Slocum,  former  Warner  salesman ;  F. 
Lynn  Stocker,  former  local  Columbia 
branch  manager,  and  R.  I.  Payne,  for- 
mer Universal  branch  head  here. 


G.  T.  E.  Assets  Bring 
$4,039,367  at  Sale 

Wilmington,  May  18. — Assets  of 
the  receivership  estate  of  General 
Theatres  Equipment  Co.,  Inc.,  were 
sold  for  $4,039,367.72  at  public  auc- 
tion in  Public  Building  here  today. 
Robert  G.  Starr,  New  York  attorney, 
bought  in  the  assets  for  the  reorgani- 
zation committee.  There  was  very 
little  spirited  bidding.  The  sale  was 
one  of  the  early  major  steps  in  the 
reorganization  of  the  company  which 
has  been  in  the  hands  of  receiver  U. 
S.  Senator  Daniel  O.  Hastings  of 
Delaware  since  1932. 

Memorandum  of  sale  will  be  made 
to  Chancellor  Josiah  P.  Wolcott  in 
Chancery  Court  on  May  20. 

Two  of  the  larger  items  to  go  under 
the  hammer  were  18,536^4  shares, 
preferred  stock  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  which  brought  $644,134.69  and 
9,268^5  shares  of  the  same  company's 
common  which  brought  $231,703.13. 

The  reorganization  committee  pro- 
poses to  issue  shares  of  capital  stock 
in  the  new  company  and  option  war- 
rants for  shares  of  capital  stock  of 
Twentieth  Century  -  Fox  Film  Corp. 
in  exchange  for  secured  and  unsecured 
and  debentures  of  G.  T.  E. 

The  reorganization  committee  con- 
sists of  Arthur  W.  Loasby,  chairman ; 
Edward  C.  Delafield,  Harry  S.  Du- 
rand,  Lloyd  S.  Gilmour,  Arthur  Peck, 
Conrad  fl.  Poppenhusen,  Seton  Por- 
ter and  Ray  W.  Stephenson. 


Littlefield  to  Marry 

Boston,  May  18. — Walter  B.  Little- 
field's  European  trip  will  be  a  honey- 
moon. He  will  marry  Marjorie  E. 
Kerr  of  Danbury,  Conn.,  prior  to 
sailing  on  the  Manhattan  Wednes- 
day. 


Films  Vocal  Cords 

Kansas  City,  May  18.— Dr. 
Joel  J.  Pressman  of  Los  An- 
geles, husband  of  Claudette 
Colbert,  does  a  few  things 
with  films  himself.  Here  this 
week  for  the  American  Med- 
ical Ass'n.  convention,  Dr. 
Pressman  showed  to  his  col- 
leagues the  first  motion  pic- 
tures of  the  vocal  cords  dur- 
ing speech. 

Dr.  Pressman  experimented 
a  long  while  before  he  evolved 
an  apparatus  that  would  take 
the  pictures.  To  get  enough 
light  he  attached  a  four-watt 
bulb  to  the  ordinary  laryngo- 
scope. To  get  focus  so  close 
to  the  object,  he  inserted  a 
metal  ring  between  the 
camera  and  lens. 


Television  Held  No 
Competitor  as  Yet 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Technical 
progress  in  television  broadcasts  is 
predicted  by  the  Academy  Research 
Council  in  1937,  but  not  much  prog- 
ress is  foreseen  for  it  outside  of  home 
entertainment  in  urban  areas  for  1938, 
and  a  limited  field  for  it  is  predicted 
thereafter  until  costs  are  reduced. 

In  contrast  with  the  skepticism  of 
the  industry  which  preceded  the  com- 
mercial success  of  sound  pictures,  the 
council  points  out  there  is  "excessive 
credulity"  regarding  television.  It 
says  there  is  no  prospect  of  the  in- 
dustry being  caught  by  surprise,  as  it 
was  with  sound,  because  of  the  exist- 
ence of  a  trained  technical  personnel. 

Because  of  the  necessity  for  im- 
mense investments  in  cables  and  sta- 
tions and  the  fact  that  receivers  for 
small  pictures  will  cost  $300  or  more, 
even  when  manufactured  on  a  com- 
mercial scale,  the  council  does  not  con- 
sider it  a  serious  competitor  for  pic- 
tures in  the  near  future.  All  informa- 
tion is  being  kept  up  to  date,  the 
council  says. 

The  report  of  the  scientific  com- 
mittee is  signed  by  Carl  Dreher,  chair- 
man ;  Gordon  Chambers,  L.  E.  Clark, 
J.  G.  Frayne,  N.  W.  LaPorte,  Wes- 
ley C.  Miller,  Hollis  Moyse  and  Wil- 
liam Mueller. 


Roach  to  Make  Five 
Features  for  M-G-M 

Hal  Roach  will  make  five  features 
and  12  shorts  for  M-G-M  next  sea- 
son, he  stated  yesterday  prior  to  his 
departure  to  the  coast  on  the  20th 
Century.  During  the  M-G-M  sales 
convention  in  Chicago,  it  was  an- 
nounced the  producer  would  have  only 
four  features. 

Lyda  Roberti  and  Patsy  Kelly  will 
be  co-starred  in  two  and  Jack  Haley 
in  a  third,  Roach  said.  He  added 
that  he  is  a  partner  with  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  in  Haley's  contract. 

Grace  Rosenfield  is  now  in  charge 
of  the  New  York  office,  which  has 
been  without  an  official  head  since 
Joe  Rivkin  left  for  the  coast  last 
year. 


Smith  in  3-Year  Pact 

Hollywood,  May  18". — Pete  Smith 
will  do  54  short  subjects  for  M-G-M 
during  the  next  three  years  by  the 
terms  of  a  new  pact  just  signed  with 
the  studio. 

The  new  contract  calls  for  the  pro- 
duction of  18  annually. 


Hays  to  Speak  for 
Rogers  Fund  Drive 

Will  H.  Hays  will  be  one  of  the 
speakers  on  a  CBS  coast-to-coast 
hookup  tonight  from  6:35  to  6:45  in 
behalf  of  the  W  ill  Rogers  Memorial 
Fund  Drive.  Others  who  will  talk 
will  be  Jesse  H.  Jones,  head  of  the 
Reconstruction  Finance  Corp.,  who  is 
treasurer  of  the  Rogers  Memorial 
Fund  Commission,  and  Major  Leslie 
E.  Thompson,  chairman  of  the  cam- 
paign committee. 


Rogers  Drive  Opens  Friday 

On  Friday  will  begin  the  week-long 
drive  of  the  industry  for  money  to 
carry  on  the  work  of  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund,  centering  in  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  at  Sara- 
nac  Lake,  formerly  the  N.  V.  A. 
Sanitarium.  Theatres  throughout  the 
country  will  participate  in  the  drive, 
either  through  direct  contribution  to 
the  memorial  commission,  or  by  so- 
liciting contributions  from  patrons. 

Plans  are  underway  for  the  expan- 
sion of  the  hospital's  facilities,  which 
will  administer  to  ill  and  needy  mem- 
bers of  the  professions  of  the  stage 
and  screen.  The  campaign  was  or- 
ganized at  the  suggestion  of  Will 
Hays  by  Major  Leslie  E.  Thompson. 
The  governors  of  44  states  are  serv- 
ing as  state  chairmen  during  the 
week. 


Local  306  Pickets 
Arrested  in  Bronx 

About  20  Local  306  pickets  were 
arrested  Sunday  night  for  disorderly 
conduct  while  picketing  the  De  Luxe 
and  Tuxedo  in  the  Bronx.  Both 
houses  are  independently  operated. 

The  union  yesterday  disclaimed  any 
affiliation  with  the  Nassau  Co.  Chap- 
ter of  the  I.A.T.S.E.,  which  has  juris- 
diction over  the  Long  Island  operator 
situation  in  the  international.  District 
Attorney  Martin  W.  Littleton  on 
Sunday  had  four  representatives  of 
the  union  arrested  in  connection  with 
the  bombing  of  the  Mineola,  Mineola, 
on  Friday  night.  The  men  are 
Thomas  E.  Cubbard,  Great  Neck, 
president ;  Michael  De  Angelo, 
Cedarhurst.  business  manager;  John 
Baptiste,  Freeport,  and  Thomas  A. 
Watson.  Mineola.  Local  640  has  41 
members,  it  was  stated. 


Delay  Skouras  Trial 

Trial  of  the  Skouras  action  to  re- 
strain the  RKO  81st  St.  from  playing 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  product  day 
and  date  with  competing  Skouras 
houses  was  postponed  yesterday  to 
June  1  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court. 


Allied  Booth  Space  Sold 

Cleveland,  May  18. — Practically  all 
booth  space  for  the  Allied  States 
convention  to  be  held  here  June  3-5  at 
the  Hollenden  Hotel,  has  been  sold, 
according  to  John  D.  Kalafat,  chair- 
man of  the  committee  on  exhibits. 


Wolff  to  St.  Louis 

Marco   Wolff   will   leave   for  St. 

Louis  tomorrow  or  Thursday.  He  will 
remain  there  until  June  6,  when  he 

will  leave  for    the    coast    with  his 

daughter,  who  is  in  school  in  the 
Mound  City. 


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"Trouble  for  Two" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Plenty  of  talent  in  this  with  Robert  Mont- 
gomery, Rosalind  Russell,  Frank  Morgan,  Reginald  Owen,  David  Holt 
and  Virginia  Weidler  in  the  cast.  They  do  good  jobs,  but  the  story 
with  which  they  have  to  work — a  complicated  combination  of  comedy, 
romance,  melodrama  and  mystery — is  hardly  worthy  of  their  prestige  and 
abilities. 

Fantastic,  but  after  its  opening  sequences,  rather  gruesome  dialogue 
dominates  the  action  in  the  narration.  It's  a  mythical  kingdom,  prince, 
princess  yarn  that  has  for  its  motivation  the  efforts  on  the  part  of  the 
princess  to  ascertin  whether  the  prince  has  all  the  nerve  he  boasts.  As 
kids,  prince  Montgomery  and  princess  Miss  Russell,  are  bound  to  a 
political,  loveless  marriage.  The  sequences  featuring  young  Holt  and 
Miss  Weidler  in  the  juvenile  roles  are  full  of  action  and  humor.  Years 
later  the  incognito  prince  again  meets  Miss  Russell  and  does  not  recog- 
nize her,  but  she  is  aware  of  his  identity.  To  test  his  nerve  both  join 
a  suicide  club,  an  organization  presided  over  by  Owen  which  provides 
an  easy  way  out  for  those  tired  of  it  all. 

Miss  Russell  is  selected  to  effect  Montgomery's  doom  via  an  entrance 
into  a  .lion's  cage.  Love  has  dawned  for  the  pair  and  she  reneges.  But 
Owen,  who  turns  out  to  be  an  exiled,  anarchistic  expatriate  of  Mont- 
gomery's country,  is  not  so  easily  satisfied.  Foiled  several  times  in  put- 
ting him  on  the  spot,  he  finally  gets  embroiled  in  a  rapier  duel  with 
Montgomery  which  is  disastrous  to  himself.  The  finale  is  a  formula 
state  wedding. 

The  picture,  based  on  "The  Suicide  Club,"  by  Robert  Louis  Steven- 
son, is  adapted  by  Manuel  Seff  and  Edward  Paramore,  and  directed 
by  J.  Walten  Ruben  with  an  eye  toward  providing  modernized  thrill- 
action  but  everything  is  so  evident  to  audiences  that  the  comedy  atmos- 
phere is  the  dominating  factor. 

Despite  the  names,  the  picture  will  require  plenty  of  selling. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2237.   Running  time,  85  minutes.  "G." 


Short  Subjects 


"To  The  Rescue" 

{American  Red  Cross) 

The  recent  floods  in  the  eastern  part 
of  the  country  are  graphically  depicted 
and  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the 
rescue  of  the  victims  is  shown  in  an 
appeal  for  new  funds.  The  film  has 
authenticity  and  is  built  up  intelli- 
gently. Alois  Havrilla  delivers  the 
narrative.  The  picture  is  being  dis- 
tributed free  from  Red  Cross  division 
headquarters.  Running  time,  11  mins. 
"G." 


"Farming  Fools" 

(Universal ) 

There  are  a  few  laughs  in  this  ani- 
mated cartoon,  in  which  three  mon- 
key hitch-hikers  steal  Oswald's  pies. 
He  forces  them  to  work  on  the  farm, 
and  things  are  under  control  until 
they  attempt  to  brand  a  bull.  The 
bull  doesn't  like  the  idea,  and  the  re- 
sult is  as  anticipated.  It  will  do  for 
a  light  spot  on  the  program. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,056. 
Running  time,  7  mins.  "G." 


"Marine  Follies" 

( Mentone-  U  niversal) 

With  Jackson,  Irving  &  Reeve  sup- 
plying a  background  of  comedy  which 
is  only  occasionally  amusing,  this  sub- 
ject presents  an  entertaining  group 
of  turns.  Included  are  Dolores  and 
Pedro,  clever  eccentric  dancers ;  Ra- 
chel Carley,  singing  with  a  French 
accent  and  good  results ;  Rosamond, 
who  plays  the  accordion  brilliantly ; 
Dick  and  Edith  Barstow,  toe-tap  danc- 
ing with  amazing  skill,  and  Selden 
and  Endler,  with  amusing  and  effec- 
tive "drunken"  acrobatics. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0960. 
Running  time,  19  mins.  "G-." 

No  Duty  Increases, 
U.  S. -Finland  Agree 

Washington,  May  18. — A  guaran- 
tee against  increase  in  the  present  rate 
of  duty  on  American  films  is  given  by 
Finland  in  the  reciprocal  trade  agree- 
ment with  that  country  announced  to- 
night by  the  State  Dep't. 

In  making  public  details  of  the 
agreement,  the  department  explained 
that  most  American  films  are  supplied 
to  Finland  through  exchanges  operated 
in  Europe  by  American  companies  and 
that  statistics  consequently  do  not 
show  the  relative  importance  of  our 
films  in  that  market. 

"However,"  the  department  stated, 
"it  is  estimated  that  over  75  per  cent 
of  all  the  films  imported  into  Finland 
in  1935  were  of  American  make. 
Binding  of  the  duty  of  34  cents  per 
pound  carried  with  it  also  safeguards 
against  the  imposition  of  quantitative 
import  restrictions  during  the  life  of 
this  agreement." 


Discuss  Trade  Policies 

New  Haven,  May  18. — Further  dis- 
cussions of  policy  in  connection  with 
the  industry  trade  practice  conferences 
now  under  way  in  New  York  will 
take  place  today  at  a  luncheon  meet- 
ing of  the  Connecticut  M.P.T.O. 


Votion  En,  Route  East 

Hollywood,  May  18.- — Jack  Votion, 
Paramount  studio1  talent  scout,  has 
left  for  New  York^by  boat  on  a  com- 
bined business  and  Vacation  trip.  He 
will  confer  for  two  Weeks  with  home 
office  talent  scouts. 


Ticket  Levy  Passed 
By  Kentucky  Senate 

Louisville,  May  18. — Despite  the 
efforts  of  film  and  other  amusement 
interests,  the  Kentucky  legislature  has 
passed  the  amusement  tax.  The  Senate 
followed  the  lead  of  the  lower  house, 
which  passed  the  tax  measure  about 
three  weeks  ago. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  bill,  admis- 
sions up  to  and  including  10  cents  will 
be  exempt.  From  11  to  19  cents,  the 
tax  is  one  cent;  from  20  to  29  cents, 
two  cents;  from  30  to  39  cents,  three 
cents,  and  continues  in  multiples  of 
10  up  to  a  10  per  cent  tax  on  admis- 
sions of  $1  and  over.  A  special  daily 
license  tax  was  placed  on  race  tracks 
in  addition  to  the  admission  tax,  rang- 
ing from  $500  a  day  for  small  town 
tracks  to  $2,500  a  day  at  Louisville. 


Ernest  Glendinning  Dies 

South  Coventry,  Conn.,  May  18. — 
Ernest  Glendinning,  52,  for  years  a 
Broadway  stage  star,  who  appeared 
also  in  a  few  films,  notably  "When 
Knighthood  Was  in  Flower,"  died  at 
his  cottage  in  the  actors'  colony  here 
after  an  illness  of  eight  weeks. 


Milla  Davenport  Passes 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Milla  Daven- 
port, widow  of  Harry  Davenport, 
stage  star,  who  has  appeared  in  a 
number  of  pictures  over  a  period  of  25 
years,  is  dead  at  her  home  here. 


Phil  Frease  Dead 

San  Francisco,  May  18. — Phil 
Frease,  widely  known  exhibitor,  died 
last  night  of  a  heart  attack.  Frease 
also  operated  houses  in  Redwood  City, 
Albany  and  Vacaville. 


Spanish  Films  Gain 
In  Central  America 

Spanish  product,  produced  in  Mex- 
ico, Spain  and  Argentina,  looms  more 
seriously  than  ever  before  as  com- 
petition to  be  reckoned  with  in  the 
Central  American  market,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  Harold  Sugarman,  United 
Artists  manager  in  that  territory. 
Sugarman  is  in  New  York  for  confer- 
ences on  sales  policies  and  new  prod- 
uct. With  headquarters  in  Cristobal, 
C.Z.,  Sugarman  has  supervision  over 
the  north  and  west  coasts  of  South 
America,  and  all  of  Central  Amer- 
ica. 

As  a  result  of  generally  improved 
business  conditions  throughout  the 
world,  theatre  business  in  the  terri- 
tory has  had  a  good  season,  and  he 
looks  forward  to  a  better  one  next 
year,  since  practically  all  of  the  ac- 
tivity of  the  area  is  connected  with 
the  export  business.  American  prod- 
uct still  dominates  the  market,  Sugar- 
man  declared,  but  pointed  out  that  an 
improvement  in  Spanish  films,  and  the 
use  of  the  right  stories  for  the  native 
audiences,  has  brought  a  considerable 
interest  in  that  product.  Contrary  to 
the  general  belief,  Sugarman  said  that 
these  audiences  prefer  heavy  drama  on 
the  screen — the  heavier  the  better. 

The  use  of  dubbing  in  American 
films  in  the  market  is  coming  back, 
he  said.  For  some  years  they  have 
been  unacceptable  to  native  audiences, 
and  superimposed  titles  have  been 
used  on  the  original  versions. 

Sugarman  will  remain  in  town  for 
about  a  week.  He  expects  to  leave 
on  May  23,  and  may  stop  off  in 
Hollywood  on  his  return  to  Panama. 


Variety  Club 
Dallas 

Dallas,  May  18. — Variety  Club 
held  an  all-day  outing  today  at  Brook 
Hollow  Country  Club.  Members  par 
ticipated  in  a  golf  tournament  begin 
ning  at  9 :30,  taking  time  out  for  an 
hour  and  a  half  Dutch  lunch  followed 
by  a  barbecue  dinner  tonight.  Man. 
prizes  were  donated,  the  first  being  a 
beautiful  silver  loving  cup. 

Ned  Depinet,  Gradwell  Sears  anc 
Cresson  Smith  who  spent  the  day  ii 
Dallas  after  the  Griffith  convention  ir 
Oklahoma  City,  each  took  a  non-resi- 
dent membership  in  the  club. 

Chief  Barker  Bob  O'Donnell  left 
by  plane  for  Houston  and  returns 
two  days  later. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  May  18. — Variety  Qui 
is  sponsoring  Pittsburgh's  first  annua 
Golden  Gloves  amateur  boxing  tour 
nament  at  Duquesne  Garden  Frida; 
and  Saturday  nights  of  this  week.  I 
will  be  part  of  the  nationwidi 
competition  among  amateurs. 

Don  Stitt,  until  recently  managei 
of  the  Victor  in  McKeesport,  is  ii 
charge  of  the  business  end  of  th< 
tourney. 


Washington 

Washington,  May  18. — Tent  Nc 
11  held  a  "triple  threat"  evening  spon 
sored  by  A.  Julian  Brylawski': 
committee  on  social  activities. 

First  threat  was  a  card  party,  dur 
ing  which  non-participants  listened  tc 
the  radio  account  of  Washington' 
first  championship  boxing  bout — tha 
between  Fred  Miller  and  Pete; 
Sarron. 

At  midnight  the  other  two  threat 
were  put  on  in  the  small  ballroom  u 
the  Willard.  To  the  accompanimen 
of  beer  and  sandwiches,  Noble  Sissei 
with  his  pianist  and  drummer,  put  th 
principals  and  chorus  of  the  curren 
Howard  show  through  their  paces. 

The  real  treat  of  the  evening  cam 
when  Col.  James  J.  Lake  made  hi 
second  appearance,  introducing  Sa> 
Raynor  as  master  of  the  ceremonie.-' 
Present  were  Lillian  Dixon,  Made 
lon  Winters  and  Ann  Mitchell 
Mac  Dennison,  comic,  and  the  Ban 
doliers — Eddie  Brady,  Jack  KeuyI 
Frank  Blyler  and  Bert  Bartlett.  : 

Robert  M.  ("Bob")   Pruett,  clu  ] 
steward,  has  returned  to  his  dutie 
i"l lowing  nearly  three  weeks'  illnes:] 

Sam  A.  Galanty  is  again  headin 
the  general  committee  for  the  annus  ] 
golf  tournament,  which  probably  wi  I 
be  held  about  the  middle  of  June. 

Carter  T.  Barron  will  be  the  adj 
miral  of  the  second  annual  showboaJ 
cruise. 

MPTO  of  Washington  I 
Discusses  Tax  Bill 

Seattle,  May  18.  —  Twenty-thre 
initiative  measures  to  be  brought  be 
fore  the  legislature  next  January  wer  I 
discussed  at  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  monthl  J 
business  session. 

Douglas  Shelor,  executive  secretar 
of  the  American  Automobile  -$|s'i  1 
was  the  speaker.    Most  of  the  /bill 
will  increase  taxes  to  raise  funds  fc 
state  old  age  pension  plans,  Shek 
said.  One  of  the  most  important  bill 
introduced  by  John  C.  Stevenson,  coi  i 
sidered  a   likely   possibility   for  tf  1 
governorship  next  year,  doubles  a  j 
existing  business  taxes,  including  tl  I 
present  theatre  admission  tax. 


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NO  MATTER  WHAT  SHORTS  YOU'VE  GOT  PENCILLED 
IN  FOR  YOUR  MAY  30TH  PROGRAM,  CHANGE  TO 


OF  THE 


Because  It's  a  Short  'Special'  If  There  Ever  Was 
Made-To-Order  for  Holidays -And  So  Memorably 
ing  That  You'll  Want  To  Play  It  Early,  Long  And 


THE  TOPS  IN 
TECHNICOLOR 

With  Male  Vocal 
Chorus  and  Band  of  50 
And  Military  Danc- 
ing Chorus  of  100 


2-Reel  'Broadway  Brevity'  Starring 

SYBIL  JASON 

HALLIWELL  HOBBES  •  SIDNEY  BRACEY 
DIRECTED   BY    BOBBY  CONNOLLY 


VITAPHONE  S 

NOMINATION  AS  THE  SHORT  OF  THE-YEAR  -  AVAIL- 
ABLE FOR  'A'  TIME  ONLY  WEEK  OF  JUNE  6th 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


fuesday,  May  19,  1936 


U.  S.,  Foreign 
Theatre  Work 
In  Exhibition 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

,'nited  Artists,  Vitaphone.  \\rarner 
pictures  and  Warner  theatres. 

The  exhibit  will  be  open  from  10 
\.M.  to  6  P.M.  today,  tomorrow, 
rhursday  and  Friday. 

One  of  the  features  of  the  opening 
lay  will  be  a  presentation  by  Martin 
Juigley  of  Quigley  Award  honorable 
nention  certificates  in  April  to  the- 
ttremen  in  the  metropolitan  area.  The 
vinners  are:  Paul  Binstock,  manager 
»f  the  Republic;  Louis  Fishkin,  man- 
iger  of  the  Commodore ;  A1  Westes, 
nanager,  and  Carl  Fishman,  publicity 
nan,  the  Oriental,  all  of  Brooklyn. 

Winners'  Work  Displayed 

In  addition  to  the  special  exhibit  all 
he  campaigns  voted  the  1935-36 
nonthly  Quigley  Award  plaque  win- 
ters also  will  be  displayed.  The  list 
ncludes : 

1935 —  January:  Harry  Crull,  Val- 
encia, Jamaica  for  "Flirtation  Walk"  ; 
f.  Lloyd  Dearth,  Capitol,  Vancouver, 
Kid  Millions" ;  February :  R.  E. 
knight,  Fairmount,  Fairmount,  West 
^ra.,  "Devil  Dogs" ;  Ed  Douglas, 
.oew's  Kings,  Brooklyn,  "Forsaking 
Ml  Others";  March:  William  J. 
Reilly,  Warners  Kentucky,  Hender- 
son, Ky.,  "Little  Colonel" ;  Fred  C. 
^outtar,     Lincoln,     Belleville,  111., 

David  Copperfield" ;  April :  Bill 
Hendricks,  Warner,  Memphis,  "Ba- 
ioona" ;  S.  S.  Holland,  Elco,  Elkhart, 
[nd.,  "Ruggles  of  Red  Gap" ;  May : 
\1  Sindlinger,  Appleton,  Appleton, 
Wis.,  "Goin'  to  Town" ;  Herb  Mor- 
lan,  Loew's,  Baltimore,  "Les  Miser- 
ibles" ;  June  :  John  Armstrong,  Carle- 
on,  London,  "Lives  of  a  Bengal 
Lancer" ;  Chuck  Shannon,  Hollywood, 
Pittsburgh,  "Marietta" ;  July :  Sig 
Solomon.  Regent.  Newark,  N.  J., 
'Goin'  to  Town" ;  Ralph  Lawler, 
^rpheum,  Springfield,  111.,  "Becky 
Sharp." 

August :  Earle  M.  Holden,  Capitol, 
Atlanta,  "A  Dog  of  Flanders" ;  Chuck 
Shannon,  Hollywood,  Pittsburgh, 
"Doubting  Thomas" ;  September : 
Dick  Brown,  Rowland,  Wilkinsburg, 
Pa„  "China  Seas" ;  Larry  Woodin, 
Arcadia,  Wellsboro,  Pa.,  "Bright 
Lights"  ;  October  :  Morris  Rosenthal, 
Majestic,  Bridgeport,  "Diamond  Jim"  ; 
Harry  Goldberg,  Chestnut  St.  Opera 
House,  Philadelphia,  "A  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream" ;  November :  Les 
Pollock,  Loew's  Rochester,  Rochester, 
"Mutiny  on  the  Bounty";  E.  N. 
Whitaker,  Fox,  Atlanta,  "So  Red  the 
Rose" ;  December :  Ed  Hart,  Oxford, 
Plainfield,  "Mutiny  on  the  Bounty" ; 
Wally  Caldwell,  Loew's  Valentine, 
Toledo,  "A  Night  at  the  Opera." 

1936 —  Januarv  :  Bene  Lambreton, 
Paramount,  Paris,  "The  Crusades"; 
Seth  Field,  Dirigo.  Ellsworth,  Mo., 
"The  Littlest  Rebel" ;  February :  Dan 
Krendel,  Tivoli,  Toronto,  "The  Mag- 
nificent Obsession" ;  Matt  Saunders, 
Loew's  Poli,  Bridgeport,  "Rose  Ma- 
rie"; March:  S.  S.  Holland,  Elco, 
Elkhart,  Ind.,  "The  Music  Goes 
Round" ;  Ben  Newman,  Loew's  Rio, 
New  York,  "Rose  Marie" ;  April : 
Bill  Hendricks,  Warner,  Memphis, 
"Colleen" ;  Russ  Hardwick,  Lyceum, 
Clovis,  N.  M.,  "The  Trail  of  the 
Lonesome  Pine." 


MPTOA  Men  Confer 
Today  at  Columbia 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

what  is  reported  as  a  test  case  on 
Bank  Night  in  the  state.  Lam  will 
rejoin  the  committee  with  the  Colum- 
bia meeting  today.  Jack  Miller,  an- 
other member  of  the  committee  who 
was  also  called  out  of  town  on  busi- 
ness last  week,  is  expected  here  from 
Chicago  today  to  rejoin  the  commit- 
tee. Lewen  Pizor  of  Philadelphia, 
Charles  E.  Williams  of  Omaha,  L.  C. 
Griffith  of  Oklahoma  City  and  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president, 
complete  the  committee. 

No  meeting  with  a  distribution 
company  was  held  yesterday.  The 
committee  met  Paramount,  Universal 
and  RKO  last  week.  Meetings  still 
remain  to  be  set  with  United  Ar- 
tists, Twentieth  Century-Fox,  G.  B. 
and  possibly  Warners. 

Allied  Leaders  Here 
On  Convention  Plans 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Essaness  circuit,  headed  by  Emil 
Stern,  will  join  with  Allied  in  fight- 
ing the  dual  feature  plan  to  be  adopted 
by  B.  &  K.  shortly.  He  said  he  had 
no  particular  purpose  of  being  in  town 
other  than  to  work  on  the  Allied  meet. 
Saperstein  said  while  here  he  would 
"scout  around  a  little."  The  Allied 
men  expect  to  remain  several  days. 


Chicago,  May  18. — Emil  Stern, 
head  of  Essaness,  would  neither  con- 
firm nor  deny  reports  that  the  circuit 
would  line  up  with  Allied  in  a  united 
fight  against  the  dual  feature  return 
planned  by  B.  &  K. 

Nebraska  Action  Is 
Delayed  to  June  1 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  May  18. — Trial  of 
the  action  of  Independent  Theatres 
against  major  companies,  charging  col- 
lusion and  conspiracy,  has  been 
definitely  set  to  start  June  1,  after 
having  been  called  for  today.  The 
Federal  court  ordered  the  delay  until 
the  criminal  case  docket  is  cleared. 
Damages  of  $1,353,000  are  asked 
from  J.  H.  Cooper,  Lincoln  Theatres 
Corp.,  Robert  Livingston,  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  Universal,  M-G-M, 
Radio,  Warners,  Paramount  and 
United  Artists. 

Chances  of  an  out  of  court  settle- 
ment are  considered  slight,  unless  an 
attempt  is  made  as  the  case  goes  to 
trial.  The  charge  is  based  on  the  al- 
leged control  of  90  per  cent  of  the 
films  in  the  city  by  the  defendants, 
who  control  only  half  the  theatres. 
The  plaintiffs  have  declared  frequent- 
ly that  they  want  the  suit  tried. 


Mary  Minter  Files  Suit 

Los  Angeles,  May  18. — Mary 
Miles  Minter,  former  screen  star, 
today  filed  suit  here  for  $750,000 
against  Blyth  &  Co.,  brokerage  house, 
and  its  predecessor,  Blyth,  Wittmer  & 
Co.  She  alleges  that  Leslie  B.  Henry, 
now  serving  a  prison  sentence  for  de- 
falcations of  bonds  and  other  securities 
of  Miss  Minter  and  her  relatives,  acted 
as  agent  for  the  firm,  with  which  he 
was  connected  at  the  time.  Defense 
attorneys  indicated  they  would  con- 
tend the  firm  was  not  involved  in  the 
defalcations. 


Court  Refuses  New 
Move  in  FWC  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
client  for  all  time  unless  reversed  by 
the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals, 
or  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court." 

Judge  Fee  stated  that  though  the 
new  complaint  is  said  to  be  based  on 
new  evidence  he  felt  the  court  must 
continue  to  expugn  the  same  and  could 
not  assume  jurisdiction  to  set  the  mat- 
ter for  trial. 

Answering  the  court's  opinion  that 
the  charges  were  impertinent,  Neb- 
lett  assured  the  court  no  disrespect 
was  intended  by  a  reiteration  of  the 
charges  and  said  they  were  withdrawn 
at  the  first  hearing  because  they  had 
not  been  presented  strongly  enough. 

Neblett  said  he  would  file  an  ap- 
peal with  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  before  May  28. 

Supreme  Court  Will 
Hear  Appeal  by  Fox 

(Continited  from  page  1) 
of  service  of  the  subpoena  in  Pennsyl- 
vania.  Appeal  was  taken  to  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals,  which  refused 
to  entertain  it. 

The  court  held  the  subpoena  had 
been  properly  served  and  that  Fox 
was  in  contempt,  issuing  the  order  re- 
quiring payment  of  the  judgment  and 
attorneys'  costs  and  directing  the  issu- 
ance of  a  warrant  of  imprisonment 
until  the  money  was  paid  or  Fox  sub- 
mitted to  examination. 

Fox  again  appealed  to  the  Circuit 
Court,  where  the  Capital  Co.  argued 
against  consideration  on  the  ground 
that  the  District  Court  order  was  final 
and  therefore  could  not  be  appealed. 

Foley  Drops  Games 
Drive  in  the  Bronx 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Farmer  Miller  case  of  the  Win- 
tlirop,  Brooklyn. 

Attending  the  conclave  were  Lau- 
rence Bolognino,  of  Consolidated 
Amusements;  Louis  Weber,  attorney 
for  Skouras  Theatres ;  Louis  Joffee, 
RKO  attorney,  and  John  Manheimer 
of  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 

Details  of  the  Foley  conference  will 
be  related  to  I.  T.  O.  A.  members  at 
the  regular  session  tomorrow  at  the 
Astor. 


Dodds  Succeeds  Weiner 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Harold  Dodds 
has  been  appointed  to  succeed  Jack 
Weiner  who  will  resiern  as  Republic 
casting  director  May  27.  Dodds  was 
formerly  assistant  to  Weiner,  and  prior 
to  that  was  assistant  casting  director 
at  Columbia. 


Glickman,  Weber  Resign 

Harry  Glickman  and  John  N. 
Weber,  president  and  treasurer,  re- 
spectively, of  Producers  Laboratories, 
Inc.,  have  resigned  effective  immedi- 
atelv.  Their  plans  will  be  announced 
in  the  very  near  future. 


Disney  Artists  Leave 

Three  young  artists,  appointed  here 
by  Walt  Disney  as  animators  for  his 
cartoons,  left  for  the  coast  yesterday. 
Thev  are :  Armin  R.  Shafer,  Dunbar 
N.  Roman  and  Nicholas  De  Tolly. 


Brooklyn  Paramount 
Deal  on  Percentage 

Details  of  the  sale  or  leasing  by 
Allied  Owners  of  six  theatres  to  Para- 
mount and  Loew's  were  made  public 
yesterday  with  the  filing  of  a  con- 
firmation report  on  the  transactions 
in  U.  S.  District  Court  at  Brooklyn 
by  the  retiring  trustees  of  Allied 
Owners  Corp.  in  connection  with  the 
latter's  reorganization. 

The  Brooklyn  Paramount  is  leased 
to  Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  for  20 
years  at  a  guaranteed  minimum  annual 
rental  of  $100,000,  plus  a  percentage 
of  weekly  gross  receipts.  If  the  house 
is  operated,  on  a  straight  film  policy, 
Allied  Owners  is  to  receive  12^  per 
cent  of  the  gross  up  to  $15,000  week- 
ly, 15  per  cent  of  the  next  $5,000  and 
20  per  cent  of  any  gross  in  excess  of 
$20,000.  If  operated  on  a  stage  show 
policy  or  on  a  combination  film  and 
stage  show  policy,  Allied  Owners  is 
to  receive  12^4  per  cent  of  the  gross 
up  to  $20,000 ;  15  per  cent  of  the  next 
$5,000  and  20  per  cent  of  everything 
in  excess  of  $25,000. 

Office  space  in  the  building  is  not 
included  in  the  lease ;  the  operation 
of  that  phase  of  the  building  to  re- 
main with  Allied  Owners.  The  re- 
port discloses  that  an  offer  to  pur- 
chase the  theatre  for  $150,000  cash 
and  a  first  mortgage  of  $1,575,000  was 
received  from  Si  Fabian  and  was  re- 
jected some  months  ago  although  it 
was  the  best  of  several  purchase  of- 
fers received. 

The  Brooklyn  Paramount  has  in- 
curred a  total  net  loss  of  $1,573,000 
since  its  opening,  the  report  states. 

Allied  Owners  has  sold  outright  the 
Kings,  Pitkin  and  Valencia  to  Loew's 
for  an  aggregate  of  $12,875,000  for 
the  three  theatres,  payable  in  monthly 
installments  over  a  period  of  25  years, 
the  report  discloses.  The  Alabama  at 
Birmingham  was  purchased  by  Para- 
mount for  $100,000  cash  and  a  $900,- 
000  purchase  money  mortgage.  The 
Paramount  at  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  is 
leased  to  Paramount  for  20  years  at 
an  aggregate  guaranteed  minimum 
rental  of  $240,000,  payable  out  of  a 
percentage  of  gross  receipts.  The 
Paramount  at  Fremont,  O.,  is  leased 
to  Paramount  for  20  years  at  an  ag- 
gregate, guaranteed  minimum  rent  of 
$300,000,  with  provisions  for  further 
rent  participation  if  gross  receipts  ex- 
ceed certain  amounts. 


Accessory  Credits  in  Para.  Plan 

Paramount's  plan  for  renting  ac- 
cessories, effective  June  1,  will  be  set 
upon  credit  allowance  basis,  it  was 
stated  by  Neil  F.  Agnew,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  distribution,  in  out- 
lining the  details.  Theatre  owners 
will  be  charged  a  certain  amount  for 
each  item.  Credit  allowances  will 
be  made  following  return  of  the  ma- 
terial. 

Posters,  lobby  displays  and  photo- 
graphs returned  in  usable  condition 
will  be  credited  at  a  higher  scale 
than  damaged  material,  it  was  said. 
There  will  be  a  list  of  new  prices 
for  advertising  material. 

Meanwhile,  a  special  emergency 
committee  of  the  National  Poster 
Service  Ass'n.,  met  again  yesterday 
to  discuss  Paramount's  move. 


"Arrow"  Gets  $10,119 

The  second  week  of  "Golden  Ar- 
row" at  the  Strand  tallied  $10,119. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Frankie  and  Johnnie" 

{Republic) 

From  the  long-famous  ballad  of  Frankie  and  Johnnie,  which,  told 
with  weighty  vocalization  the  story  of  Frankie's  meeting  with  Johnnie, 
the  manner  in  which  he  "done  her  wrong,"  and  how  she  made  him  pay 
the  price,  has  been  made  a  film  which,  after  having  passed  through  suc- 
cessive processes  of  renovation  with  an  eye  on  the  production  code, 
emerges  as  ineffectual  fare.  The  film  was  produced  about  two  years 
ago  at  and  by  the  Biograph  Studio  in  New  York,  under  the  direction  of 
Chester  Erskin. 

With  Helen  Morgan  and  Chester  Morris  as  Frankie  and  Johnnie, 
respectively,  and  the  veteran,  Florence  Reed,  as  the  befriending  Lou, 
the  story  is  set  against  a  background  of  the  St.  Louis  of  1870,  and  the 
dance  hall  run  by  Lou.  The  bare  facts  of  the  story  indicated  above  tell 
the  whole  thing,  the  only  addition  being  the  manner  in  which  William 
Harrigan,  in  love  with  Frankie,  stands  by  her  through  her  fight  to  hold 
the  love  of  the  gambling,  two-timing  Johnnie,  and  offers  her  his  loyal 
affection  after  she  kills  Johnnie. 

For  the  most  part  the  film  somehow  lacks  the  pace  it  might  have  been 
expected  to  possess,  moving  at  a  laggard  rate,  only  gaining  a  bit  of  speed 
as  it  nears  the  conclusion,  when  Frankie,  finally  convinced  against  her 
will  of  the  duplicity  of  her  man,  firids  a  gun  and  goes  in  search  of 
Johnnie.  Miss  Morgan,  it  would  seem,  has  not  been  given  sufficient 
opportunity  to  exercise  the  talent  for  a  special  style  of  singing  which  she 
unquestionably  possesses,  and  in  some  fashion  her  voice  throughout 
registers  poorly. 

Moss  Hart  did  the  screen  play  from  a  story  by  Jack  Kirkland.  It 
appears  that  the  film's  story  origin  offers  the  best  selling  opening. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  851.  Running  time,  67  minutes.  "A." 


"Feud  of  the  Range" 

(F  utter-Diversion) 

An  old  feud  between  two  die-hard  cattlemen  and  the  intrusion  of 
Hoot  Gibson  into  their  quarrels  when  he  captures  all  the  prizes  at  a 
rodeo  give  the  star  of  the  piece  a  good  opportunity  to  show  his  congenial 
smile  and  portray  an  excellent  serio-comic  role. 

Gibson  sides  with  both  ranches  to  track  down  the  man  responsible  for 
the  constant  fighting.  A  horse  auction  brings  him  into  contact  with 
Joan  Barclay  and  the  romance  is  worked  in  at  a  point  when  he  finally 
squares  himself,  gets  the  culprit,  sends  Bozz  Barton  home  to  Wyoming 
and  ends  the  piece  happily. 

Theatre  cowpunchers  will  appreciate  this  one.  Harry  Frazer  directed 
from  the  screen  play  by  Russell  A.  Barkson,  which  weaves  action  and 
plenty  of  movement  into  the  narrative. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,138.  Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


n 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

TRUMAN  TALLEY  again  heads 
the  Fox  Movietone  table  at  the 
Tavern  and  is  having  a  swell  time  as 
Laurence  Stallings,  Lew  Lehr  and 
Ed  Thorgensen  and  a  number  of  other 
members  of  the  organization  join  in. 
Sam  Seidelman  is  talking  foreign 
matters  with  Jack  Hoffberg,  Harry 

C.  Arthur,  Marco  Wolff,  Jack 
Partington  and  Hal  Horne  are 
grouped  on  F.  &  M.  topics  ;  Nat  Sa- 
land  can't  find  words  to  argue  with 
three  lawyers  flanking  him.  They  are 
Abe  Simon  of  Hollywood ,  Irving 
Levtne  and  Al  Rosenhirsch  ;  Lynn 
Farnol  and  Monroe  Greenthal  in 
a  huddle  on  U.  A.  advertising;  Harry 
and  William  Brandt  are  with  Rob- 
ert Wolff  of  RKO  on  a  deal ;  Harry 
Shiffman,  sitting  with  E.  H.  Gold- 
stein, Mitchell  Klupt,  Arthur 
Fisher,  Ed  Schnitzer  and  Al  Fried- 
lander  says  that  the  reports  he's 
joined  the  Elmsford  Golf  Club  aren't 
so.  Harry  Thomas  has  Robert 
Benjamin  and  Budd  Rogers  as 
guests ;  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  Harry 
Buckley  and  Ed  Raftery,  at  a  table 
close  to  Greenthal  and  Farnol; 
Arthur  Lee,  George  W.  Weeks, 
Ralph  Poucher  and  Herman 
Gluckman  discuss  topics  of  the  day ; 
Bill  German  and  Lee  Garmes  are 
at  one  of  the  front  tables  ;  Leonard 
Goldstein  and  Edward  Halperin  are 
together;  A.  P.  Waxman  and  Al 
Selig  are  another  couple  of  G.  B.  men 
scattered  around.  William  Fitelson 
and  Ben  F.  Zeidman  at  one  of  the 
smaller  tables.  Jack  Shea  is  with  a 
guest  who  won't  listen  to  picture  talk. 
J.  J.  Milstein  made  an  early  exit  to 
keep  an  appointment,  but  will  be  back 
today  with  the  regular  Republic 
crowd. 

• 

Joe  Seidelman  had  very  little 
chance  to  compete  with  the  four 
Pickers  at  Lindy's  yesterday,  despite 
the  fact  that  the  Columbia  foreign 
head  was  surrounded  by  Rube  Jack- 
ter,  Lou  Weinberg,  Max  Cohn, 
Max  Weisfeldt,  Louis  Astor  and  a 
couple  of  other  Columbia-ites.  Harry 
Gold  marched  in  with  Haskell  Mas- 
ters for  his  ration  of  sour  cream  and 
pumpernickle.  Lou  Blumenthal  and 
Jack  Shapiro  occupied  one  of  those 
corner  booths,  while  Morris  Kinzler, 
Martin  Dickstein,  Alec  Gottlieb 
and  Emanuel  Silverstone  talked 
about  unimportant  things.  Leo  Jus- 
tin has  a  couple  of  guests  and  Bert 
Mayer  is  in  a  corner  seat  alone. 
• 

Dave  Palfreyman,  J.  R.  Polk, 
Henry  Anderson,  Tom  Varnon, 
Gabe  Hess,  Austin  Keough,  Leon 

D.  Netta,  M.  F.  Gonthorpe,  Jack 
Alicoate,  Walter  Futter,  Louis 
Nizer,  Jack  Connolly,  Dan  Frank- 
el,  David  O.  Decker  and  Tyree  Dil- 
lard  were  among  those  lunching  at 
the  Cinema  Club  yesterday. 

• 

A.  H.  Schwartz  and  George 
Skouras  arm-and-armed  it  into  Sardi's 
yesterday  afternoon  for  one  of  those 
confabs. 

• 

Charles  E.  McCarthy  is  back 
from  that  Caribbean  cruise. 

• 

Grace  Lucille  Hargesheiner,  for- 
merly secretary  to  Winfield  Shee- 


han,  was  married  over  the  weekend, 
in  Hollywood,  to  Russell  K.  Rad- 
cliffe. 

William  F.  Rodgers,  general  sales 
manager  for  M-G-M,  returned  Sunday 
from  the  Windy  City  and  the  annual 
sales  meets. 

• 

J.  A.  Tanney,  president  of  the 
Sales  on  Sound  Corp..  is  recovering 
from  an  operation  at  the  Israel  Zion 
Hospital,  Brooklyn. 

• 

Frank  Gross,  owner  of  the  Grand 
and  Cedar  in  Cleveland,  sails  today 
on  the  Pihudski  for  vacation. 
• 

Nate  J.  Blumberg,  John  O'Con- 
nor, Fred  Meyer  and  Max  Feller- 
man  held  their  luncheon  round  robin 
at  the  Gateway. 

• 

Leon  Netter  of  the  Paramount  the- 
atre department  leaves  today  by  plane 
for  Detroit.   He  is  expected  back  in 
New  York  at  the  end  of  the  week. 
• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  is  expected  from 
Hollywood  today. 

• 

George  J.  Schaefer  due  in  from 
I  the  coast  today  or  tomorrow. 


Loew  Firm  Chartered 

Sacramento,  May  18. — David  L. 
Loew  Prod,  has  been  incorporated  here 
with  directors  listed  as  David  L. 
Loew,  Louis  E.  Swarts  and  David 
Tannenbaum,  all  of  Hollywood.  Capital 
is  listed  at  $301,000,  with  3,000  shares 
of  preferred  stock  and  10,000  shares 
of  common. 


Incorporate  K.  C.  Opera 

Kansas  City,  May  18. — A  charter 
has  been  granted  the  Kansas  City 
Civic  Opera  Ass'n.,  Inc..  and  all  but 
$4,000  of  a  $40,000  guarantee  has 
been  raised  by  business  men  to  pro- 
duce summer  operas  in  the  new  Mu- 
nicipal Auditorium.  Herbert  M. 
Woolf  has  been  named  chairman  of 
the  production  committee,  which  will 
select  a  producer. 


Paramount  Sets  Film 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Paramount 
will  start  production  of  a  picture  to 
be  called  "Hollywood  Boulevard,"  on 
May  25.  John  Halliday  will  play  the 
leading  role  and  Robert  Florey  will 
direct.  The  story  is  an  original  by 
Florey  and  the  screenplay  is  by  Mar- 
guerite Roberts. 


Tuesday,  May  19,  1936 

Grand  Jury  to  Study 
Houston  Bank  Night 

Houston,  May  18. — A  grand  jury 
investigation  of  Bank  Night  in 
Houston  theatres  has  been  asked  by 
Assistant  District  Attorney  Allie  Pey- 
ton. Two  months  ago  this  request 
was  made  by  the  district  attorney's 
office,  but  dropped  without  action.  The 
investigation,  it  is  said,  will  deter- 
mine whether  Bank  Night  falls  under 
the  Texas  lottery  laws. 

R.  J.  O'Donnell,  general  manager 
of  Interstate  Theatres,  Inc.,  which 
holds  the  Bank  Night  franchise  here, 
said  he  would  welcome  a  test  case. 
Meanwhile,  the  chance  games  continue 
at  the  Kirby,  Metropolitan.  Majestic, 
Delman  and  Tower. 


Cite  Two  in  Game  Fraud 

Lexington,  Ky.,  May  18. — War- 
rants were  issued  for  the  arrest  of 
Snowden  and  Woodrow  Stewart, 
cousins,  following  a  court  inquiry  into 
an  alleged  fraud  in  connection  with 
Bank  Night  drawings  in  three  houses 
of  the  Phoenix  Amusement  Co. 
County  Judge  W.  E.  Nichols,  who 
conducted  the  investigation,  declared 
the  circuit  was  an  entirely  innocent 
victim  of  the  deception. 


Court  Deals  Blow  to 
Virginia's  Blue  Law 

Richmond,  May  18. —  Virginia's 
ancient  "blue  laws"  received  a  set- 
back here  today  when  a  jury  brought 
in  a  verdict  of  "not  guilty"  in  the 
case  of  Charles  A.  Somma,  of  the 
Byrd,  who  had  been  fined  $5  in  police 
Court  for  operating  on  a  Sunday. 

Following  the  announcement  of  the 
verdict  Attorney  T.  Gray  Haddon 
construed  the  decision  as  meaning 
that  all  film  houses  here  may  remain 
open  on  Sundays.  Such  a  develop- 
ment would  undoubtedly  result  in  the 
Sunday  operation  of  theatres  through- 
out the  state. 


Wall  Street 


Board  Off  Slightly 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

534     536    —  54 

Consolidated   

5'A 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

18 

18 

18 

-  A 

Eastman   

163^ 

16354 

163K 

-2Y2 

Eastman,  pfd  

164 

164 

164 

Loew's.  Inc  

47li 

47J4 

V'A 

+  a 

Paramount   

9V% 

m 

87^ 

-  'A 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

9% 

9H 

9% 

-  'A 

Pathe  Film   

9 

m 

m 

-  'A 

RKO   

&A 

6'/s 

-  'A 

20th  Century-Fox. 

24% 

24% 

2m 

-  % 

20th  Century,  pfd. 

347/8 

3434 

3434 

Universal,  pfd  . . 

92 

92 

92 

—3 

Warner  Bros  

10 

934 

934 

-  M 

Curb  Up  Fractionally 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety  ....     34        34  34   

Sonotone    2£4      254  2-56   

Technicolor   31        3054     3054     +  54 

Trans-Lux    4-J6      436      4/     +  'A 

Trading  Uneven  on  Bonds 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  25% 

2554 

2554 

-% 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40,  ctf  25% 

25  54 

2554 

-  54 

Keith  B.  F. 

6s  '46    93?^ 

93J4 

9354 

+  % 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

+  X 

deb  rights  ...  9734 

9734 

9734 

Paramount  Pict. 

-  V* 

6s  '55    9054 

90 

90 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   9254 

92% 

9254 

-  54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  18) 


MR.  J.  EDGAR  HOOVER: 


YOU  ARE  THE  CHIEF  CROOK- 
CATCHER  OF  THE  NATION. 
YOU  TRAPPED  DILLINGER, 
NELSON,  KARPIS,  HUNTER, 
MAHAN,  ROBINSON,  ET  AL. 
BUT  YOU'RE  GOING  TO  GET 
YOUR  MOST  TREMENDOUS 
KICK  OUT  OF  UNIVERSALE 


-BECAUSE  UNIVERSAL  AGAIN 
BEATS  THE  FIELD  WITH  THE 
TIMELIEST  PICTURE  OF  THE  HOUR! 


10 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  M*y  19,  1936 


Heat  Knocks 
Pittsburgh's 
Grosses  Down 


Pittsburgh,  May  18. — Heat  again 
threw  business  for  a  terrific  loss  and 
grosses  plunged.  Hit  hardest  was 
"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To  Town"  at  the 
Penn,  which  took  only  $9,000,  below 
par  by  $3,000. 

At  the  Stanley,  with  Johnny  Green's 
band  to  punch  up  "I  Married  A  Doc- 
tor" on  the  screen,  things  weren't 
much  better  at  $13,500,  while  the  Alvin 
decided  to  yank  "Captain  January" 
after  three  days  of  the  second  week 
during  which  it  had  barely  registered 
$2,000. 

The  Casino  finished  up  the  season 
in  the  hole,  doing  only  around  $1,300 
with  "The  Leathernecks  Have  Landed" 
and  "Laughing  Irish  Eyes,"  and  the 
Warner,  also  with  two  features,  "Till 
We  Meet  Again"  and  "Timothy's 
Quest,"  dipped  to  $3,600.  The  heat 
played  no  favorites,  also  cutting  into 
the  third  and  last  week  of  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld's"  roadshow  engagement  at 
the  Nixon.  There  was  only  around 
$6,000  in  the  till  for  the  last  14  show- 
ings which,  however,  gave  the  specta- 
cle close  to  $30,000  on  the  run. 

Total  grosses  in  five  regular  first- 
run  houses  were  $29,400.  Average  is 
$42,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

ALVIN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  3  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:  $2,000.  (Average,  7  days,  $5,500) 
"LEATHERNECKS  HAVE  LANDED" 
(Republic) 

"LAUGHING  IRISH  EYES"  (Republic) 

CASINO— (1,800).  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,300.  (Average,  $1,500) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 
NIXON— (2,100),  55c-$1.65,  14  showings,  3rd 
week.     Gross:  $6,000. 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
PENN— (3,300),   25c-40c,   7   days.  Gross: 
$9,000.  (Average.  $12,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 
STANLEY— (3,600).  25c-55s,  7  days.  Stage: 
Johnny  Green's  band,  Joy  Lynne,  Howard 
Phillips.  Dave  Wade,  Jerry  Adler  and  Shea 
and  Raymond.  Gross:  $13,500.  (Average, 
$18,500) 

"  'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
"TIMOTHY'S  QUEST"  (Para.) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,600.  (Average,  $5,000) 


"Flags"  at  $6,500 
Indianapolis  Lead 

Indianapolis,  May  18. — "Under 
Two  Flags"  went  to  $6,500  at  the 
Apollo ;  this  is  $2,500  above  normal. 
The  picture  was  held  over. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  went 
$1,200  over  the  line  at  the  Circle  for 
a  gross  estimated  at  $5,200.  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  in  its  second  week 
at  Loew's,  started  the  week  slowly 
but  gained  at  the  finish  to  bring  in 
$5,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,800. 
Average  is  $21,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  15 : 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO — (1,100).  25c -40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.  (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,200.  (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 

LOEW'S— (2,800).  55c-$1.50,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,100.  (Average,  $6,000) 

"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.  N.) 

LYRIC— (2,000).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Major  Bowes  Unit  No.  7.  Gross:  $10,000. 
(Average,  $7,000) 


"Ziegfeld"  $8,500 
Louisville  Winner 


Louisville,  May  18. — "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  at  the  Brown  came  in  for 
most  of  the  attention,  the  roadshow 
attraction  taking  $8,500  on  13  per- 
formances, prices  ranging  from  50 
cents  to  $1.36.  A  bang-up  exploita- 
tion campaign  was  handled  by  Fred 
Bartow  for  M-G-M  and  Richard  A. 
Pierson  for  Theatre  Managers,  Inc. 

Other  first  runs  found  the  takings 
rather  light.  Loew's  State  with  the 
dual,  "Dancing  Lady"  and  "The  Big 
House,"  pulled  only  $4,500,  under 
normal  by  $1,000.  "Under  Two 
Flags"  at  the  Rialto  for  a  second 
week  took  $4,200,  a  dip  of  $300. 

The  National  was  able  to  hit  a  gross 
of  $3,200  with  "It's  A  Great  Life." 
A  stageshow,  in  for  four  days,  was 
headed  by  Reis  and  Dunn.  "Florida 
Special"  and  "Gentle  Julia"  at  the 
Strand  was  only  fair,  taking  $3,400, 
or  $100  under  par.  "I  Married  A 
Doctor"  also  wound  up  with  under 
normal  takings  at  the  Mary  Ander- 
son. The  gross  was  $3,100,  just  $400 
under  the  mark. 

Opposition  has  been  heavy  from  the 
races  at  Churchill  Downs  and  a  Roller 
Derby  at  the  State  Fair  Grounds. 

Total  first  run  business,  exclusive  of 
the  Brown,  was  $20,200.  Average  is 
$24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14 : 

"DANCING  LADY"  (MGM) 
"THE  BIG  HOUSE"  (MGM) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3,000),   15c-25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,500.  (Average,  $5,500) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (Para.) 
RIALTO— (3,000),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $4,200.  (Average,  $4,500) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
STRAND— (1,500),     15c-25c-40c,     7  davs. 
Gross:  $3,400.  (Average,  $3,500) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 
MARY  ANDERSON— (1.000).  15c-25c-40c. 
7  days.   Gross:  $3,100.  (Average,  $3,500) 
"IT'S  A  GREAT  LIFE"  (Para.) 
"DOUGHNUTS  AND  SOCIETY"  (Mascot) 
"THE  AGE  FOR  LOVE"  (F.  D.) 
NATIONAL— (2,400).  15c-25c-40c,i  7  days. 
Stage:  Reis  &  Dunn,  Irene  Vermillion  Girls. 
Pat  Daly  &  Jean.  Toyama  Troupe.  Harold 
&  Reeves,  four  davs;  straight  pictures  three 
days.    Gross  $3,200.   (Average,  $3,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 
BROWN— (1,400).    55c-$1.36,    7   days,  13 
performances.    Gross:  $8,500. 


"Bradford"  Pulls 
$5,100,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  May  18. — "The 
Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  was  the  only  at- 
traction in  town  to  go  into  the  profit 
column.  It  grossed  $5,100,  above 
normal  by  $1,100,  at  the  Midwest. 

"The  Lone  Wolf  Returns,"  with  a 
stage  show  for  five  days,  garnered 
$2,200  at  the  Liberty.  Normal  for  a 
week  is  $2,200.  "My  Marriage" 
reached  $3,000  in  three"  days  at  this 
house. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $14,400. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  16 : 

"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

CRITERION  —  (1,700).  10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $3,800.  (Average,  $5,000) 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

MIDWEST  —  (1.500).    10c-26c-35c-55c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $5,100.  (Average.  $4,000) 
"GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 

CAPITOL— (1.200).  10c-20c-26c-40c.  7  days. 
Grcss:  $1,900.  (Average.  $2,000) 

"LONE  WOLF  RETURNS"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY — (1.500),  10c-20c-26c-35c,  5  days. 
Gross:   $2,200.     Stage:    Wally  Vernon  and 
stage  show.    (Average,  week.  £3.000) 
"MY  MARRIAGE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LIBERTY—  (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-35c.  3  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.  (Average,  week,  $3,000) 


•'Small  Town  Girl" 
$4,100  in  Lincoln 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  May  18. — "Small 
Town  Girl,"  with  Robert  Taylor, 
former  local  boy,  reached  $4,100,  which 
is  $1,000  above  the  seven-day  average 
at  the  Stuart. 

"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  at  the 
Lincoln  took  $2,800,  which  was  $600 
in  the  profit  column.  It  was  helped 
on  the  opening  by  national  ads  in  the 
dailies. 

Fifth  week  for  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To 
Town"  at  the  Varsity  was  the  first  to 
drop  below  average  and  then  only  $100 
with  $1,200.  It  was  the  first  five 
weeks  in  a  row  of  profit  operation  for 
the  house  since  it  opened  under  West- 
land  management  more  than  a  year 
ago. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $11,450. 
Average  is  $9,850. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  13: 

"DAWN  RIDER"  (Lone  Star) 
"ALL    QUIET    ON    THE  WESTERN 
FRONT"  (Univ.) 
"INVISIBLE  MAN"  (Univ.) 
"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
LIBERTY— (1,200),  10c-15c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$950.  (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  May  14: 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
VARSITY— (1,100),  10c-20c-25c-40c,  7  days, 
5th  week.   Gross:  $1,200.   (Average,  $1,300> 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,800.  (Average,  $2,200) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 
"DANGEROUS"  (W.  B.) 
ORPHEUM  —  (1,350),    10c-15c-20c-25c,  7 
days.     Stage:    Vaudeville  3  days.  Gross: 
$2,400.  (Average.  $2,100) 

Week  Ending  May  15: 
"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (MGM) 

STUART— (2,000),  10c-25c-40c.  8  days. 
Gross:  $4,100.   (Average,  7  days,  $3,100) 


Houston's  Leader 
"13  Hours  by  Air" 

Houston,  May  18. — "13  Hours  by 
Air"  crossed  the  line  by  $1,000,  taking 
$8,000  at  the  Metropolitan. 

Loew's  State  advanced  prices  to 
$1.50  top  on  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  and 
fell  below  estimates  with  a  take  of 
$10,000.  Average  is  $7,000.  "Rhodes" 
at  the  Majestic  took  $6,800.  Average 
is  $7,000. 

Heavy  rains  Thursday  and  Friday, 
and  city  and  county  Centennial  cele- 
brations, failed  to  slow  theatre  busi- 
ness. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,800. 
Average  is  $26,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

KIRBY — (1.450).  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.  (Average.  7  days,  $5,700) 

"THUNDER  IN  THE  EAST"  (U.  A.) 

KIRBY— (1.450).  15c-35c,  1  day.  Bank 
Night.   Gross:  $1,500 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (ZOth-Fox) 

KIRBY— (1,450).  15c-35c.  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.  (Average,  7  davs.  $5,700) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 
LOEW'S    STATE— (2.750).    50c-$1.50,  7 
days.   Gross:  $10,000.  (Average.  $7,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
MAJESTIC  — (2,250).     25c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,800.  (Average.  $7,000) 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (2.600).  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.  (Average,  $7,000) 


Circuit  Building  Seven 

Columbus,  Ga.,  May  18. — Seven 
new  theatres  are  under  construction 
for  the  local  Martin-Davis  circuit,  op- 
erating 50  theatres  in  Georgia,  Ala- 
bama and  Florida.  The  new  houses 
are  being  built  in  cities  which  the 
Martin-Davis  executives  believe  are 
on  the  upgrade. 


"Deeds"  Good 
In  Cleveland 
For  3d  Week 


Cleveland,  May  18. — Unexpected 
heat  caught  theatres  without  their 
cooling  systems  and  the  results  were 
obvious,  but  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To 
Town,"  in  its  third  week  downtown, 
drew  $5,500  at  the  Allen  where  $3,000 
is  par. 

"Under  Two  Flags,"  which  moved 
from  Loew's  State  to  Loew's  Still- 
man,  topped  the  usual  $4,000  take  by 
$500. 

Of  the  new  releases,  "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford"  at  Warners'  Hippodrome 
was  top  with  $10,000.  This  is  $2,000 
better  than  average. 

"A  Message  to  Garcia"  at  Loew's 
State,  with  John  Boles  on  the  stage, 
broke  even  with  $15,000,  while  "Robin- 
hood  of  El  Dorado"  on  the  RKO 
Palace  screen  with  Buddy  Rogers  on 
the  stage,  dropped  $4,000  from  the 
average  $15,000  take. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $46,000. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings,  without  the 
Hanna,  for  the  week  ending  May  15 : 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

ALLEN— (3,300).  30c-35c-42c,  7  days,  3rd 
week.   Gross:  $5,500  (Average,  $3,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3,400),    30c-42c-60c,  7 
davs.  Stage:  John  Boles  in  person  and  vau- 
deville.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average,  $15,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN — (1,900),  30c-35c-42c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $4,500  (Average, 
$4  000) 

"ROBINHOOD  OF  EL  DORADO"  (MGM) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100).  30c-42c-60c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Buddv  Rogers.    Gross:  $11,000.  (Av- 
erage, $15,000) 
"THE   EX-MRS.   BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3.800),  30c- 
35c-42c,  7  davs.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
$8,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 

HANNA— (1.500).  50c-75c-$1.0O-$1.5O.  7 
days,  3d  week.   Gross:  $5,000. 


"Deeds"  on  a  Dual 
New  Haven,  $7,000 

New  Haven,  May  18. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town,"  with  "Gentle  Julia," 
at  the  Poli,  led  by  a  $2,800  increase 
over  the  $7,000  par,  and  stayed  for 
a  second  week  at  the  College. 

The  Paramount  featured  Cab  Cal- 
lowav  and  his  orchestra  with  "The 
Skv  Parade,"  to  the  tune  of  $7,000. 
up  by  $2,200.  "The  Great  Ziegfeld," 
playing  at  the  College  at  roadshow 
prices  more  than  tripled  the  usual  top 
admission,  garnered  $4,000.  Average 
is  $2,800.  "The  Golden  Arrow"  and 
"The  Leathernecks  Have  Landed," 
Roger  Sherman  dual,  fell  $1,700  below 
the  $4,700  usual  take. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,800. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  15 : 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (MGM) 

COLLEGE— (1,499),  50c-$1.50,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.  (Average,  $2,800) 

"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.400),   35c-50c,   7  days. 
Stage:  Cab  Calloway  and  orchestra.  Gross: 
$7,000.    (Average,  $4,800) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
POLI— (3.040),  35-50c,  7  days.  Gross:  $9,- 
800.  (Average,  $7,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.  N.) 
"THE  LEATHERNECKS  HAVE  LAND- 
ED" (Republic) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2,200),    35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.  (Average,  $4,"00) 


Tuesday,  May  19,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Cincinnati  Feels  the  Heat; 
"Bradford" Leads,  $11,500 


Bradford"  Is 
Twin  Cities' 
Best  Grosser 


Minneapolis,  May  18. — "The  Ex- 
Mrs.  Bradford"  was  the  profit-maker 
of  the  week  on  both  sides  of  the  river. 
It  garnered  $7,000,  over  par  by  $1,500 
at  the  Orpheum  here,  and  was_  the 
same  amount  over  the  line  on  a  $5,500 
take  at  the  St.  Paul  Orpheum. 

"The  Ghost  Goes  West"  pulled 
$2,500,  up  by  §1,000,  in  its  second 
week  at  the  St.  Paul  World.  "Under 
Two  Flags"  took  a  par  $10,000  at  the 
Minnesota  here.  No  other  house  suc- 
ceeded in  getting  over  average. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Min- 
neapolis was  $26,500.  Average  is 
$25,500.  Total  first  run  business  in 
St.  Paul  was  $18,500.  Average  is 
316,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  May  14: 
"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.A.) 

WORLD—  (400),  25c-35c,  7  days,  4th  week. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  May  15: 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th- Fox) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-2Se,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  May  16: 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

MINNESOTA—  (4,000),    25c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $10,000.     (Average,  $10,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM  —  (2,900),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE" 
(20th-Fox) 
(Reissue) 

STATE— (2,300),  25c-40c,  5  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average  for  week,  $5,500) 

"BIG  BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

STATE—  (2.300),  25c-40c,  2  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average  for  week,  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  May  16: 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

PARAMOUNT—  (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"MODERN  TIMES"  (U.A.) 
RIVIERA— (1.000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (2,000),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"HERE    COMES    TROUBLE"  (20th-Fox) 
TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"THE  GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.A.) 
WORLD— (400).  25c-35c,  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 


Signs  4  Abbey  Players 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Sam  Briskin 
has  signed  four  of  the  Abbey  Players 
of  Dublin  to  appear  in  "The  Plough 
and  the  Stars."  They  are  Barry  Fitz- 
gerald, Eileen  Crowe,  Arthur  Shields 
and  F.  J.  McCormick.  The  players 
are  due  to  arrive  here  June  29,  and 
the  picture  will  be  their  first  effort 
before  the  cameras.  Dudley  Nichols 
is  now  working  on  the  screenplay 
which  John  Ford  will  direct.  Robert 
Sisk  and  Cliff  Reid  will  produce. 


Handles  K.  C.  Office 

St.  Louis,  May  18. — Charles  Greg- 
ory, manager  of  the  local  branch  of 
National  Screen  Service  is  also  super- 
vising sales  in  the  Kansas  City  sector 
until  a  successor  is  named  for  Bev- 
erly Miller,  manager,  who  resigned 
recently  to  join  a  portable  air-condi- 
tioning system  manufacturer. 


Cincinnati,  May  18. — Those  who 
braved  the  heat  spell  of  last  week 
were  not  attracted  by  the  cooling  sys- 
tems which  theatres  put  into  operation, 
and  business  took  a  decided  nosedive 
as  a  result.  At  that,  "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford"  succeeded  in  going  $1,500 
over  the  line  on  a  $11,500  take  at  the 
RKO  Palace,  and  moved  to  the  RKO 
Lyric  for  the  second  stanza. 

The  Strand,  independent,  playing 
"Arrow-smith"  and  "The  Lost  Patrol" 
on  a  split  week,  was  $400  to  the  good 
on  a  total  of  nine  days.  Other  than 
these  two  spots,  the  week  was  a 
headache. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$42,800.    Average  is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  May  13: 
"ARROWSMITH"  (U.A.) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c,  5  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average,  7  days,  $1,500) 

"THE  LOST  PATROL"  (Radio) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c,  4  days.  Gross: 
$800.    (Average,  7  days,  $1,500) 


"Old  Man"  and 
Benny  Detroit 
Wow,  $28,600 

Detroit,  May  18. — "Everybody's 
Old  Man,"  with  Jack  Benny  on  the 
stage,  proved  an  outstanding  combina- 
tion for  the  Fox  box-office.  The 
$28,600  take  raced  $8,600  past  par. 

"Golden  Arrow"  and  a  vaudeville 
show  were  also  in  the  money  at  the 
Michigan  where  the  $24,400  gross  was 
$4,400  on  the  profit  side  of  the  line. 
All  the  other  first  runs  found  the 
going  rough  as  a  result. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $74,200. 
Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
(Second  run) 

ADAMS— (1,700),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,200.    (Average.  $5,000) 

"EVERYBODY'S  OLD   MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (5,000),  15c-75c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Jack  Benny  unit.  Gross:  $28,600.  (Average, 
$20,000) 

"GOLDEN  ARROW"  (W.B.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,000).  15c-75c,  7  days. 
Stage:  vaudeville.  Gross:  $24,400.  (Aver- 
age, $20,000) 

"EL  DORADO"  (M-G-M) 
"DUGANS  AND  FLANNIGANS" 
(Mascot) 

STATE— (3,000),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,300.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS-(2,070),    15c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,400.    (Average,  $10,000) 
"RHODES"  (G.B.) 
"TOO  MANY  PARENTS"  (Para.) 
RKO    DOWNTOWN— (2,950),    15c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,300.     (Average,  $10,000) 


Five  Writers  on  Serial 

Hollywood,  May  18. — Louis  Weiss, 
head  of  Weiss  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  signed 
five  writers  to  do  the  story  of  "Phan- 
tom Island,"  new  15-chapter  serial. 
They  are  Eddy  Graneman,  Dallas 
Fitzgerald,  William  Schenker,  George 
Merrick  and  Victor  Jardon.  The  serial 
will  be  released  through  state  rights 
exchanges  by  Stage  and  Screen  Prod., 
Inc. 


Week  Ending  May  14: 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

RKO    ALBEE— (3,300),    35c-42c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
RKO   PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $11,500.     (Average,  $10,000)  Moved 
to  RKO  Lyric. 

"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
RKO  SHUBERT— (2,150),  3Sc-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:   "Hip  Hip  Hooray."    Gross:  $7,000. 
(Average,  $12,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000),  35c-42c,  7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.    Gross:  $4,400.  (Aver- 
age, $6,500) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
RKO    LYRIC- ■(1,400),    35c-42c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,700.     (Average,  $6,500) 

"THESE  THREE"  (Univ.) 
RKO    GRAND—  (1,200),    25c-40c,    7  days, 
2nd  downtown  week.    Gross:  $2,400.  (Aver- 
age, $2,750) 

"LAWLESS  NINETIES"  (Republic) 
RKO   FAMILY— (1,000),   15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,000.     (Average,  $1,250) 

"SOAK  THE  RICH"  (Para.) 
RKO  FAMILY— (1,000),  15c-25c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $400.     (Average,  4  days,  $1,200) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 
KEITH'S— (1,500),  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,800.    (Average,  $6,250) 


"Flags"  Hits 
Big  $14,000, 
Kansas  City 


Kansas  City,  May  18.  —  "Under 
Two  Flags"  took  the  big  money  and 
made  the  best  showing,  going  into  the 
profit  column  $2,500.  Average  is  $11,- 
500.   A  heat  wave  affected  grosses. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  took 
$8,500  average  for  eight  days  at  the 
Mainstreet.  "A  Connecticut  Yankee" 
disappointed  at  the  Uptown,  pulling 
$3,900,  $100  under  par. 

"  'Till  We  Meet  Again"  grossed 
$4,800  at  the  Newman,  under  by 
$2,200;  while  "Frankie  &  Johnnie"  at 
the  Tower  took  $5,500,  $1,500  under 
average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $36,- 
700.  Average  is  $38,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  7: 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th- Fox) 

MIDLAND  —  (4,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 

"  'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

NEWMAN  —  (1,900),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,800.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"FRANKIE   &  JOHNNIE"  (Republic) 

TOWER— (2,200)..  25c-35c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Gautier's  Toy  Shop,  Nelson  &  Knight, 
Benny  Strong,  and  Paul  Lloyd.  Gross: 
$5,500.     (Average,  $7,000) 

Week  Ending  May  8: 

"THE   EX-MRS.   BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c-40c,   8  days. 
Gross:  $8,500.    (Average,  $8,500) 
"CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN  —  (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,900.    (Average,  $4,000) 


To  Reopen  in  September 

Pittsburgh,  May  18. — The  Fulton 
and  Art  Cinema,  two  houses  closed  by 
the  flood  in  March,  will  not  reopen 
until  September.  The  sudden  warm 
weather  led  to  the  decision.  The  Art 
Cinema,  which  shows  foreign  films, 
will  reopen  under  the  management  of 
Gabe  Rubin  alone,  he  and  Mannie 
Greenwald  having  dissolved  their  part- 
nership. Greenwald  has  returned  to 
free  lance  exploitation. 


"Florida"  and 
Penner  Top  in 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  May  18.  —  Ther- 
mometer readings  that  were  almost 
record  high  put  a  crimp  in  show  busi- 
ness for  the  week.  The  effect  was 
particularly  felt  on  Sunday.  At  the 
Earle,  Joe  Penner  on  the  stage  and 
"Florida  Special"  on  the  screen 
brought  in  a  good  $15,000  on  six  days. 

The  second  week  of  "Under  Two 
Flags"  held  up  well  at  the  Fox,  get- 
ting $16,000.  Most  of  the  trade  was 
concentrated  in  the  night  showings. 
"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  gave  a 
good  $4,100  second  run  gross  at 
Keith's  on  nine  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $79,400. 
Average,  exclusive  of  the  Chestnut, 
is  $81,100. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  14: 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 
ALDINE— (1,200),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.     Gross:  $4,200.     (Average,  $8,160) 
"MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA — (600),     25c-40c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $2,400.     (Average,  $2,800) 
"TILL   WE    MEET   AGAIN"  (Para.) 
BOYD— (2,400),   40c-55c,  7   days.  Gross: 
$8,500.     (Average,  $14,000  ) 

"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
CHESTNUT  —  (1,500),  55c-86c-$1.10-$1.65, 
7  days,  5th  week.    Gross:  $8,500. 

"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
EARLE—  (2,000),     25c-40c-55c,     6  days. 
Stage:    Joe   Penner   unit.     Gross:  $15,000. 
(Average,  $12,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),    40c-55c-65c,    7    days,  2nd 
week.    Stage:  "Affaires  des  Legionnaires," 
prologue.  Gross:  $16,000.   (Average,  $14,000) 
"PANIC  IN  THE  AIR"  (CoL) 
KARLTON— (1,000),   25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $2,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),     30c-40c-50c,    9  days. 
Gross:  $4,100.     (Average,  7  days,  $4,000) 
"THE   EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

STANLEY  —  (3,700),  40c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,500.    (Average,  $14,000) 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 


Amateurs  at  K.  C.  Tower 

Kansas  City,  May  18.  ■ —  Barney 
Joffee,  manager  of  the  Tower,  inde- 
pendent downtown  first  run,  liked  the 
success  of  his  Goldman  Jewelry- 
WDAF  amateur  contest  tie-up  so 
much  that  he  has  begun  a  series  of 
weekly  amateur  contests  on  the 
Tower's  stage. 

Labelled  "Jack  Carson's  Talent 
Night,"  they  will  be  offered  at  7:45 
P.  M.  each  Monday.  Winners  will  be 
given  a  week's  engagement  on  the 
Tower  stage. 


Bridgeport  Lyric  Dark 

Bridgeport,  May  18. — The  Lyric,  a 
Loew  house,  is  the  first  in  this  terri- 
tory to  close  for  the  summer,  follow- 
ing the  conclusion  of  a  three-day 
lease  to  a  roadshow  company  present- 
ing "Tobacco  Road." 

Warners  have  closed  the  Strand, 
Newburyport,  and  may  close  the  Tre- 
mont,  Ansonia,  and  the  Circle,  South 
Manchester,  in  the  near  future. 


L.  A.  House  Destroyed 

Los  Angeles,  May  18. — Fire  has 
destroyed  the  Wonderland  Theatre, 
Main  St.  grand  house.  The  damage 
is  estimated  at  $10,000.  The  house  is 
owned  and  was  operated  by  Tom 
Smith. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday.  May  19,  1936 


"First  Baby,"  Show 
High  in  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee,  May  18.  —  Big  noise 
in  an  otherwise  average  week  was 
"The  First  Baby,"  with  Jack  Hylton 
and  his  stage  revue,  which  grossed 
$8,300  for  a  four-day  stand.  Average 
business  for  seven  days  is  $5,000. 
Opening  on  a  Monday  and  closing  on 
a  Thursday,  the  combination  did  so 
well  that  it  was  trotted  across  the 
street  into  the  circuit's  Wisconsin  to 
play  that  house  on  Friday.  Top  price 
was  65  cents,  the  highest  charged  for 
a  first  run  attraction  here  in  many 
moons. 

Despite  the  40th  annual  convention 
of  the  National  Congress  of  Parents 
and  Teachers,  which  attracted  some 
1,000  women,  other  first  run  business 
was  just  about  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,400. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  10: 

"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 
"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 

PALACE — (2,800),  25c-40c,  4  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  13: 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
"THE  FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 

WARNER  —  (2,400),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,300.    {Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  14: 

"THE  FIRST  BABY"  (20th-Fox) 

PALACE — (2,800) ,  25c-40c-65c,  4  days. 
Stage:  Jack  Hylton  and  His  Continental 
Revue.  Gross:  $8.3C0.  (Average,  $5,000) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 
RIVERSIDE — (2,300),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Lee  Sims  and  Ilomay  Bailey,  Ames 
Arno,  Dick  &  Dot  Remy,  Gold  &  Bernie, 
Pete  the  Dog.  Lee  Roth  and  his  band. 
Gross:    $4,800.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
"SONG  AND   DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
STRAND— (1,400),  25c-40c,  7-  days.  (Ex- 
tended first  run  from  the  Fox's  Wisconsin.) 
Gross:  $1,800. 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"TOUGH  GUY"  (M-G-M) 
WISCONSIN— (3,200),     25c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $8,000) 


Form  Six  Companies 

Albany.  May  18. — New  incorpora- 
tions here  are :  Provincial  Prod.,  Inc., 
by  Norman  Bel  Geddes,  George  D. 
Woods,  Nicholas  Holde,  Samuel  Rud- 
ner,  George  H.  Schwartz,  Ruth  R. 
Ehrentreu ;  Film  Guild,  Inc.,  by 
Edgar  F.  Sacjs;  Morway  Picket  and 
Charlotte  N.  Lax ;  Amfilmco,  Inc., 
by  Henry  Schainholtz,  Samuel  C. 
Lefkowitz  and  Benjamin  Brenner; 
Terminal  Projects,  Inc.,  by  Harold 
Dublirer,  Helen  Neugewirtz  and  Ern- 
est Fleischmann ;  Austin  Theatre 
Corp.,  New  York,  by  Anne  Y.  Handel, 
J.  Charles  Zimmerman  and  Manuel 
C.  Barbarisi,  and  Trichrome,  Inc., 
New  York,  to  produce  color  film,  by 
Lincoln  Epworth,  David  Lazarus  and 
Thomas  J.  Irving. 


Buys  Into  Detroit  Spot 

Detroit,  May  18. — Wes  Schram, 
owner  of  the  Bijou,  has  purchased  the 
50  per  cent  interest  of  Gus  Coplan 
in  the  Columbia  and  will  operate  it 
with  Louis  Goldberg,  holder  of  the 
other  50  per  cent.  Ben  Wachnansy 
will  manage  both  houses,  which  are 
competitive  Monroe  avenue  grinds. 


Name  Assistant  Manager 

Salem,  Mass.,  May  18. — Jack  Fos- 
ter, formerly  assistant  manager  at  the 
Federal  and  later  manager  of  the  Em- 
pire, has  been  named  assistant  man- 
ager at  the  Plaza. 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Hollywood,  May  18.  —  William 
Wellman  back  after  a  Honolulu  va- 
cation. .  .  .  Walter  Plunkett,  cos- 
tume designer,  to  New  York  after  fin- 
ishing work  on  "Mary  of  Scotland." 
.  .  .  John  Speaks  in  from  a  vaca- 
tion in  Nevada.  .  .  .  The  Weldon 
Heyburns  honeymooning  in  Coro- 
nado.  .  .  Marlene  Dietrich,  Charles 
Boyer  and  the  rest  of  the  Selznick 
"Garden  of  Allah"  company  back  from 
location  near  Yuma. 

Harry  Sherman  starts  today  on 
"Heart  of  the  West,"  last  of  the 
Hopalong  Cassidy  series  for  this  sea- 
son. Howard  Bretherton  will  di- 
rect. .  .  .  John  Ducasse  Schulze 
signed  for  the  art  direction  of  "The 
Last  of  the  Mohicans"  for  Reliance. 
.  .  .  Joe  Egli,  Paramount  casting 
head,  back  from  an  eight-week  vaca- 
tion. .  .  Raoul  Walsh  and  Frances 
Farmer  down  with  influenza,  and 
Walter  Wancer  holding  "Spend- 
thrift" until  Walsh  returns.  .  .  . 
Charles  Boyer  entertaining  his  moth- 
er, Mme.  Rossignol,  visiting  from 
France. 

Barbara  Jacques  succeeds  Isabel 
Stein  as  Lindsley  Parson's  secre- 
tary at  Republic,  Miss  Stein  going 
the  honeymoon  way.  .  .  .  John  Le- 
roy  Johnston  declares  he  is  not  the 
J.  Leroy  Johnson  who  is  a  candi- 
date for  delegate  to  the  Republican 
national  convention.  .  .  .  Jack  Votion 
gets  a  new  one-year  Paramount  con- 
tract. .  .  .  Lucien  Ballard,  first 
cameraman,  gets  a  new  Columbia  con- 
tract. .  .  .  "Opera  vs.  Jazz"  set  as  the 
next  Gladys  Swarthout  film  for 
Paramount,  with  George  Raft  oppo- 
site. Production  starts  June  1, 
Frederick  Hazlitt  Brennan  finish- 
ishing  the  screenplay. 

Radio  set  to  start  "Mummy's  Boys" 
May  27  if  Robert  Woolsey  recovers 
in  time.  .  .  .  Bing  Crosby  accepts 
summer  invitation  from  Mayor  G.  G. 
McGeer  of  Vancouver,  B.  C.  .  .  . 
Fred  MacMurray  recovering  from 
a  throat  attack  on  location  at 
Gallup,  N.  M.  .  .  .  Al  Dubin  vaca- 
tioning at  Vancouver.  .  William 
Shea  host  to  Virginia  Weidler  and 
"Girl  of  the  Ozarks"  company  to  cele- 
brate her  rise  to  star  position  and  his 
to  director.  .  .  .  Universal  signs  Mor- 
rie  Ryskind  as  a  writer,  director  and 
producer. 

+ 

Casting — Ricardo  Cortez  signed 
for  lead  in  Universal's  "Postal  Inspec- 
tor.". .  .  James  Boyd,  James  Ellison 
and  George  Hayes  in  Harry  Sher- 
man's "Heart  of  the  West.".  .  .  Guy 
Kibbee  and  Sybil  Jason  in  "Way  for 
a  Pirate,"  Warners.  .  .  .  Patrick 
Knowles,  Henry  Stephenson  in 
"Sweet  Aloes,"  same  studio.  .  .  . 
Moroni  Olsen  and  Betty  Grable  in 
"Mummy's  Boys,"  Radio.  .  .  .  Adolphe 
Menjou  cast  for  "Wives  Never 
Know,"  Paramount.  .  .  .  Edward 
Stanley,  Al  Herman.  William 
Wort  h  i  n  gton  in  "San  Francisco 
Night,"  Columbia. 

Ted  Healy,  borrowed  from  M-G-M, 
and  Patsy'  Kelly;,  borrowed  from 
Roach,  Alice  Faye,  Gregory  Ra- 
toff,  cast  in  "Sing,  Baby,  Sing,"  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  .  Frank 
Morgan  in  "Dimples,"  same  studio. 
.  .  .  Lionel  Belmore,  Hugh  Buck- 
ler, Phillip  Reed,  Will  Stanton 
in  "The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  Re- 
liance. .  .  .  Richard  Carle  and  Irv- 


ing Bacon  in  "Arizona  Raider," 
Paramount. .  .  Robert  Cummings  cast 
for  "Lady  Be  Careful,"  same  studio. 
.  .  .  Jean  Arthur  to  star  in  Colum- 
bia's "Purple  and  Fine  Linen,"  maga- 
zine story  by  May  Edginton  .  .  . 
Wade  Boteler  and  Lloyd  Ingraham 
in  "Marry  the  Girl,"  Radio.  .  .  .  Hen- 
rietta Weaver  to  make  Warner  debut 
in  "China  Clipper.".  .  .  Halliwell 
Hobbes  and  Miki  Morita  in  Walter 
Wanger's  "Spendthrift." 

+ 

Writers — Viola  Roberts  Shore 
working  on  script  of  "Broadway 
Afternoon,"  and  Gilbert  Gabriel  on 
"I,  James  Lewis,"  both  for  Para- 
mount. .  .  .  Maurice  O'Neill  signs 
Russell  Gleason  for  a  series  of 
eight  comedy  adventure  stories.  .  .  . 
Victor  Young  and  Sam  Coslow 
writing  theme  song  for  Harry  Sher- 
man's "Heart  of  the  West.".  .  .  Roy 
Webb  writing  the  music  for  "Mummy's 
Boys,"  Radio. 

+ 

Story  Purchases — Universal  buys 
screen  rights  to  "Class  Prophecy," 
McCall  Magazine  story  by  Eleanors 
Griffin. 


Theatre  Patrons  Elect 

New  Haven,  May  18.  —  Theatre 
Patrons,  Inc.,  elected  Dr.  Mark  A. 
May,  executive  director  of  the  Yale 
Institute  of  Human  Relations,  as 
president,  at  the  first  meeting  of  stock- 
holders. 

Vice-president  is  Mrs.  Wilder  Tiles- 
ton,  head  of  the  film  study  movement 
here ;  secretary,  C.  P.  Ives,  Journal- 
Courier  editor,  and  treasurer,  Jack 
W.  Schaefer,  Theatre  Ncivs  editor. 
Directors  are:  Dr.  May,  Mrs.  Tiles- 
ton,  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Connor  and  Jack 
Schaefer.  An  augmented  board  of  di- 
rectors will  be  elected  at  the  next 
stockholders'  meeting  in  June. 


Dubinskys  to  Build 

Kansas  City.  May  18. — Dubinsky 
Brothers  will  build  a  new  theatre  at 
Leavenworth,  Kan.,  where  they  oper- 
ate the  present  three  houses,  some  time 
this  summer,  Ed  Dubinsky  said  this 
week. 

The  house  will  be  a  duplicate  of 
the  Capitol  at  Jefferson  City,  Mo., 
which  Dubinsky  built  at  an  approxi- 
mate cost  of  560,000  last  Spring. 

Dubinskys  have  controlled  the  sit- 
uation in  Leavenworth  for  some  time. 
They  operate  the  Orpheum,  Lyceum 
and  Strand  there,  with  a  combined 
seating  capacity  of  2,350. 


Moore  Gets  Story  Job 

Hollywood,  May  18.  —  Louis  F. 
Moore  has  replaced  Milton  Schwartz 
as  head  of  the  story  department  at  the 
Western  Ave.  studios  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox.  Schwartz,  who  resigned 
last  week  has  made  no  announcement 
as  to  his  future  plans. 


Pick  Southern  Managers 

New  Orleans,  May  18.  —  Roth 
Hooks  has  been  named  manager  of 
the  recently  opened  Palace  at  Alice- 
ville,  Ala.,  and  S.  A.  Hines  has  been 
put  in  charge  of  the  new  house  at 
Winnfield,  La.,  by  O.  K.  Smith,  the 
operator. 


'Brown  Eyes,"  Show 
$14,800  Omaha  Bet 


Omaha,  May  18.  —  "Big  Brown 
Eyes,"  with  Dave  Apollon's  revue  on 
the  stage  built  to  a  strong  $14,800  at 
the  Orpheum  for  the  week.  This  was 
over  par  by  $4,400. 

"Sutter's  Gold"  and  "Next  Time 
We  Love"  skimmed  over  average  with 
$5,100  at  the  Omaha,  and  "Special 
Investigator"  and  "Brides  Are  Like 
That"  went  $400  over  the  line  on  a 
take  of  $3,900  at  the  Brandeis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  523,800. 
Average  is  $18,900. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  13: 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 

BRANDEIS — (1,200),  25c-35c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,900.     (Average,  $3,500) 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
"NEXT  TIME  WE  LOVE"  (Univ.) 

OMAHA— (2.200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,100.     (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  14: 

"BIG   BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

ORPHEL'M — (3,000),  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Dave  Apollon  and  International 
Varieties.  Cross:  $14,800.  (Average.  $10,400) 


Auditorium  Control  Set 

Kansas  City,  May  18. — A  new  city 
department  is  being  created  here  for 
the  Municipal  Auditorium.  The  ordi- 
nance gives  the  director,  who  has  a 
salary  of  $6,000  per  year,  supervisory 
and  managerial  control,  with  author- 
ity to  sign  rental  contracts,  collect 
rents,  etc.  George  L.  Goldman  is  di- 
rector. Clarence  R.  Mook  is  superin- 
tendent at  a  salary  of  $3,000.  Five  as- 
sistant superintendents  will  draw 
$2,400  a  vear  each ;  a  utility  man, 
$1,620;  cle'rk,  51,620. 


Boston's  Duals  Spread 

Boston,  May  18. — Even  the  Fine 
Arts  Theatre  has  gone  over  to  double 
features.  The  RKO  Boston  also 
joined  the  double-standard  bookers 
this  week  when  first  run  vaudeville 
was  shelved  for  the  summer  months, 
leaving  the  Metropolitan  and  the  15c- 
25c  E.  M.  Loew  Gayety  the  Hub's 
only  stage  show  standbys.  Keith's  Me- 
morial is  at  present  the  only  spot 
using  singles,  and  this  situation  fre- 
quently reverts  to  doubles. 


To  Call  Kansas  Session 

Kansas  City,  May  18. — A  special 
session  to  submit  the  social  security 
amendment  to  the  state  constitution 
will  be  called  sometime  in  July  by 
Gov.  Alf  M.  Landon.  The  amend- 
ment then  will  be  submitted  to  the 
voters  in  November. 

Governor  Landon  indicated  he  knew 
of  no  other  subjects  the  legislature 
will  take  up,  but  that  it  can  consider 
and  pass  any  it  likes. 


Takes  Frisco  Theatre 

San  Francisco,  May  18. — Irving 
Ackerman,  who  operates  the  Casino, 
will  take  over  the  President  within 
30  days.  The  President.  1,400-seat 
house,  will  be  extensively  remodeled, 
and  will  be  a  subsequent  run.  It  ha? 
been  closed  for  more  than  a  vear. 


Seattle  Races  Banned 

Seattle,  May  18. — Local  exhibitors 
this  week  sighed  a  sigh  of  relief  when 
the  City  Council  ruled  against  grant- 
ing of  a  license  to  a  group  of  pro- 
motors  who  would  sponsor  nightly 
midget  automobile  races. 


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TEN  CENTS 


]himp  Steals 
The  Show  at 
Sales  Exhibit 


howmanship  Display  on 
For  Four-Day  Stand 


By  CHARLES  S.  AARONSON 

The  big  town's  impresarios  in  the 
t  and  profession  of  selling  entertain- 
snt  to  the  public  at  large  almost 
lanimously  reverted  to  ancestor  wor- 
ip  yesterday,  as  a  smart  little  chimp 
io,  fortunately,  did  not  resemble 
yone  too  closely,  practically  stole 
e  Show  of  Showmanship,  which 
irted  its  four-day  lesson  in  how  it 
ould  be  done. 

The  show  was  the  second  annual 
thering  of  exploitation  exhibits, 
onsored  by  Motion  Picture  Herald 
d  the  Managers'  Round  Table  Club, 
d  the  vociferous  leader  of  the  Club 
ck.  A-Mike  Vogel,  was  reduced  to 
state  of  unaccustomed  silence  and 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


"riedl,  Ludwig  Here 
?or  Para.  Conference 

J.  J.  Friedl  and  L.  J.  Ludwig, 
iramount  theatre  operators  in 
inneapolis,  and  A.  H.  Blank  and 
ilph  Branton,  partners  in  the  opera- 
*i  of  the  circuit's  theatres  in  Iowa 
id  Illinois,  arrive  in  town  today  for 
line  office  conferences  on  new  prod- 
t  buys. 

Y.  Frank  Freeman,  theatre  head, 
tt  yesterday  for  Atlanta.  John 
nrd,  who  was  recently  delegated  by 


(Continued  on  page  4) 


Ipril 


il  Admission  Tax 
Rises  to  $1,266,425 

Washington,  May  19. — April  col- 
rtions  from  the  admission  tax  were 
.266,425,  compared  with  $1,255,393 
March  and  $1,157,970  in  April, 
•35,  according  to  figures  made  pub- 
:  today  by  the  Internal  Revenue  Bu- 
au. 

Receipts  from  admissions  during  the 
"st  four  months  of  the  current  year 
ached  $5,386,350,  the  bureau  re- 
>rted. 


He's  an  Admiral 

J.  K.  Emmett,  manager  of 
the  Capitol,  who  is  recuper- 
ating from  a  maior  operation 
at  the  Doctors'  Hospital,  was 
informed  yesterday  of  his 
appointment  as  admiral  in 
the  Nebraska  navy. 


Hot  Spell  Cuts  Takes  in 
Spite  of  Outstanding  Hits 


First  touches  of  summer  weather 
with  the  resulting  outdoor  competition 
sent  grosses  skidding  in  17  of  the  29 
key  cities  reporting  to  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  for  the  week  ending  May 
8-15.  As  a  result,  the  total  was 
$1,565,050. 

This  was  $18,915  under  the  previ- 
ous week,  and  was  the  continuance  of 
a  spring  decline  which  followed  a 
pickup  for  the  week  ending  April  16- 
17,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  several 
big  pictures — "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to 
Town,"  "Under  Two  Flags,"  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  and  "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford"  —  are    rolling    up  huge 


grosses    right    across    the  country. 

The  decline  for  the  week  ending 
May  8-15  was  widely  scattered,  being 
reported  from  Boston,  Cincinnati,  De- 
troit, Houston,  Kansas  City,  Lincoln, 
Los  Angeles,  Milwaukee,  Minneapo- 
lis, Montreal,  New  Haven,  New  York, 
Omaha,  Pittsburgh,  Providence,  St. 
Louis  and  Washington. 

Balancing  these  to  some  extent  were 
slight  gains  in  Buffalo,  Chicago, 
Cleveland,  Denver,  Indianapolis, 
Louisville,  Oklahoma  City,  Philadel- 
phia, Portland,  San  Francisco  and 
Seattle.  [Comparative  tabulation  will 
be  found  on  page  8.] 


Report  a  $50,000 
Offer  for  Allied 

Allied  States  would  receive  $50,000 
from  Chesterfield  and  Invincible  in 
return  for  a  guarantee  of  3,000  play- 
dates  for  the  companies'  new  season 
output  under  a  proposal  discussed 
with  Allied  leaders  at  the  Warwick 
yesterday. 

George  Batcheller,  Chesterfield 
president,  and  Edward  Golden,  sales 
representative  for  the  company,  could 
not  be  reached  for  comment.  An 
Allied  official  described  the  report  as 
"premature." 

Allied  States'  leaders  will  wind  up 
their  meeting  here  today  with  the 
completion  of  final  arrangements  for 
the  organization's  national  conven- 
tion, to  be  held  at  the  Hollenden 
Hotel,  Cleveland,  June  3  to  5. 

George  W.  Weeks,  G.  B.  sales  man- 
ager ;  Edward  Golden  of  Chesterfield- 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Warners  Deny  Plan 
For  Poster  Rentals 

A.  W.  Schwalberg,  head  of  ex- 
change operations  for  Warners,  yes- 
terday denied  reports  the  company 
would  offer  its  advertising  material  on 
a  rental  basis,  starting  June  2. 

Following  a  meeting  of  its  emer- 
gency committee,  the  National  Poster 
Service  Ass'n.  has  decided  to  hold  a 
second  convention  this  year.  The  first 
was  held  April  18  in  Chicago.  The 
second  is  tentatively  set  for  Cleve- 
land on  June  2-3  at  a  hotel  to  be 
designated  later.  With  44  members  in 
the  organization,  it  is  planned  to  admit 
new  units  which  will  bring  the  total 
to  around  70. 

The  Cleveland  session  is  being  timed 
to  take  place  with  Allied's  convention. 
Allied's  support  to  fight  the  Para- 
mount rental  plan  will  be  solicited,  it 
was  stated  yesterday  by  an  executive 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


See  June  Hearing 
In  Sale  Tax  Case 

Indications  are  that  the  Appellate 
Division  will  hear  the  United  Artists 
appeal  from  the  city's  ruling  holding 
film  rentals  to  be  subject  to  the  two 
per  cent  city  sales  tax  within  three 
weeks.  Attorneys  for  the  distributor 
who  had  planned  to  ask  that  the  hear- 
ing be  set  for  June  15  in  making  a 
motion  for  a  preference  for  the  case 
on  the  court's  calendar,  decided  yes- 
terday to  advance  the  date  and  will 
probably  ask  that  it  be  set  for  June 
8.  The  motion  for  a  preference  is 
returnable  May  29. 

Final  briefs  on  the  appeal  and  the 
record  of  the  hearings  conducted  by 
the  city  last  winter  were  filed  with 
the  Appellate  Division  yesterday. 


20th-Fox  to  Pace  in 
World  Market — Kent 

London,  May  9. — Speaking  at  the 
Savoy  Hotel  banquet  which  con- 
cluded the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
sales  convention,  Sidney  R.  Kent  de- 
clared that  only  one  company  in  the 
business  was  doing  a  greater  volume 
of  world  business  and  that  he  ex- 
pected Twentieth  Centurv-Fox  to 
pass  it  within  18  months.  He  did  not 
specify  the  other. 

Saying  that  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  was  in  "a  very  fine  financial 
condition,"  Kent  said  the  fact  that  it 
was  back  on  a  dividend-oaving  basis 
was  due  to  the  work  of  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Darryl  F.  Zanuck. 

Under  production  arrangements  be- 
ing discussed,  said  Kent,  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  would  have  nine  British 
nictures  in  the  next  vear.  each  cost- 
ing between   £50,000"  and  £100,000. 


Aim  5  for  This  Market 

London,  Mav  9. — If  five  of  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox's  proposed  nine  or 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Columbia  to 
Grant  Trade 
Concessions 


MPTOA  Group  Assured 
Company  Cooperation 

Assurances  of  Columbia's  coopera- 
tion in  drafting  new  season  sales  poli- 
cies which  will  be  as  nearly  in  accord 
as  possible  with  the  M.P.T.O.A.'s 
10-point  trade  practice  program  were 
given  the  exhibitor  organization's  com- 
mittee yesterday. 

The  meeting  with  Columbia  was 
the  fourth  to  be  held  by  the  M.P.T. 
O.A.  trade  practice  committee  with 
a  national  distributor.  Meetings  are 
scheduled  for  this  morning  with  Re- 
public and  for  this  afternoon  with 
M-G-M.  The  next  meeting  will  prob- 
ably be  with  United  Artists  and  may 
be  held  tomorrow  or  Friday. 

The  exhibitor  committee  consisting 
of  O.  C.  Lam,  L.  C.  Griffith,  Charles 
E.  Williams,  Lewen  Pizor  and  Ed 
Kuykendall  issued  a  statement  follow- 
ing yesterday's  meeting  which  said 
that  despite  the  fact  that  "no  definite 

(Continued  on  page  4) 

Technicolor  Decides 
On  Plant  Expansion 

Expansion  of  the  Technicolor  plant 
in  Hollywood  to  double  its  present 
size  to  take  care  of  increased  color 
work  was  decided  upon  at  the  com- 
pany's annual  directors'  meeting  yes- 
terday. 

The  present  officers  were  reelected. 


UU"  Convention  Set 
Back  to  June  15-17 

The  Universal  sales  convention  has 
been  moved  back  from  June  1-3  to 
June_  15-17.  The  Astor  will  be  the 
meeting  place  of  Universal  men  not 
only  from  the  exchanges,  but  from  all 
of  the  company's  domestic  and  for- 
eign offices  as  well. 


Sound  Sleeper 

Hollywood,  May  19.  —It 
took  a  burglar  to  prove  that 
a  dog  with  brains  isn't  nec- 
essarily a  good  watch  dog. 

While  Lee  Duncan  and  his 
famous  dog,  Rin  Tin  Tin,  Jr., 
slept  calmly  the  other  night 
a  prowler  went  through  the 
Duncan  house  and  took  about 
$500  worth  of  clothing,  jewel- 
ry and  silver. 


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May  20,  1936 


No.  119 


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Consolidated  to  Pay 

Consolidated  Film  Industries  has 
declared  a  dividend  of  25  cents  a 
share  on  account  of  accumulations  on 
the  $2  cumulative  preferred  stock, 
payable  July  1.  A  similar  amount 
was  paid  April  1,  at  which  time  ar- 
rears on  the  B  stock  were  $4.50  a 
share. 


Cullman  Issues  Denial 

Denial  was  made  yesterday  by 
Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  at  the 
Roxy,  that  he  would  succeed  Victor 
F.  Ridder  as  administrator  of  the 
WPA  here.  Cullman  stated  he  had 
not  been  offered  the  post  and  if  he 
had  been  he  would  have  turned  it 
down. 


Warner  Directors  Meet 

Warners  board  of  directors  yester- 
day held  a  monthly  meeting  at  the 
home  office  which  was  described  as 
"routine."  Morris  Wolff  of  Philadel- 
phia, a  member  of  the  board,  also 
attended. 


Parsons  in  New  Post 

Hollywood,  May  19. — Lindsley 
Parsons,  Republic  publicity  director, 
was  today  made  story  supervisor  and 
assistant  to  Sol  C.  Siegel,  executive  in 
charge  of  westerns,  serials  and  action 
pictures  at  the  studio. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


a 


omment   upon  publi 
entirely,  anti : 

Frank  S.  Nugent,  alert  film 
critic  and  commentator  in  The 
New  York  Times: 

"Sometimes  we  wonder  just 
how  important  the  movie  stars 
are.  Offhand,  there  does  not  seem 
to  be  any  denying  their  hold  on 
producer,  exhibitor  and  specta- 
tor. .  .  .  The  more  you  contem- 
plate the  Hollywood  firmament, 
the  more  you  sense  that  the  lead- 
ing stars  are  held  in  their  place 
by  the  slender,  almost  invisible 
strings  of  featured  players.  There 
are  few,  indeed,  of  the  luminaries 
who  are  capable  of  carrying  a  pic- 
ture alone ;  there  are  half  a  dozen 
others  who  can  pull  it  along  with 
the  aid  of  a  co-star.  But  the  ma- 
jority depend  even  more,  per- 
haps, than  they  realize  upon  the 
efficiency  of  the  great  unsung 
whose  names  rarely  appear  on 
the  marquees  and  seldom  above 
fourth  or  fifth  place  on  the  cast- 
ing sheets." 

▼ 

We  can  supply  Nugent  with 
some  data.  We  can  tell  him,  for 
instance,  that  his  wonder  may- 
cease,  for  the  stars — we  mean 
the  real  ones — as  a  group  are  the 
industry's  richest  asset.  The 
reason  for  it  is  simple  enough : 
they  furnish  the  lure  that  sells 
the  tickets  that  return  the  profits 
that  keep  producer,  distributor 
and  exhibitor  in  business  and 
thus  give  fellows  like  Nugent 
and  us,  if  The  Times  has  no  ob- 
jection, something  to  write  about. 
With  all  of  the  tyranny  their 
power  permits  them  to  impose, 
recognizing  the  almost  complete 
subservience  of  the  producer  to 
their  demands,  acknowledging  the 
drain  inflicted  by  the  pseudo- 
stars  who  profit,  parasite-like,  by 
the  star  system  of  which  they 
are  the  far  less  illustrious  part — 
the  personality  boys  and  girls, 
nevertheless,  make  this  business 
swing  merrily  on  its  orbit.  This 
is  a  trade  made  up  of  personali- 
ties, developed,  nursed  and 
fawned  upon  by  the  public,  and 
the  producer  is  merely  the  guy 
who  delivers  what's  ordered.  .  .  . 
T 

Featured  players,  of  course, 
support  the  starring  institution 
and  often,  indeed,  make  suckers 
of  it.  But  for  Nugent  to  declare 
that  the  leading  stars  are  "held 
in  their  place  by  the  slender,  al- 
most invisible  strings  of  featured 
players"  seems  to  be  stretching 
an  idea  far  beyond  the  confines 
of  the  facts.  Garbo  has  been  do- 
ing very  well  and  that  goes  for 
Laughton.  Shearer,  Shirlev  Tem- 
ple, Freddie  March.  Claudette 
Colbert  and  a  few  others.  Few 
luminaries  are  capable  of  carry- 
ing a  picture  alone,  it  is  true ; 


shed  comment,   mostly,   but  not 

others  do  need  co-stars,  while 
still  others  lean  on  their  support. 
What  Nugent  did  not  mention 
was  the  fact  that,  once  "the  great 
unsung  whose  names  rarely  ap- 
pear on  the  marquee"  find  them- 
selves sung  about  they  join  the 
company  of  those  same  stars  they 
have  been  supporting.  There 
isn't  a  producer  in  Hollywood 
who  won't  jump  at  half  a  star 
to  make  him  a  full  one.  .  .  . 
▼  T 

Joe    Schenck,    in    a  London 
press  interview : 

"Big  hits  are  not  made  by  de- 
sign. With  a  good  story  and  a 
good  producer  and  cast  you  can 
ensure  a  good  picture,  but  you 
cannot  definitely  say  it  is  going 
to  be  a  hit." 

How  true,  how  true  !  A  quick- 
appraisal  of  any  given  year  in 
Hollywood — you  name  it— demon- 
strates the  point  to  those  who 
may  have  their  doubts. 
More  from  Schenck : 

"The  chief  trouble  is  a  good 
story.  Stories  don't  grow  on 
trees.  I  am  reminded  of  the  story 
of  a  man  who  wanted  an  evening 
at  cards.  A  friend  told  him  there 
was  only  one  gambling  house  and 
that  was  crooked.  'Well,'  he  said, 
'if  that's  the  only  one,  I'll  have 
to  go  there.' 

"If  the  top  stories  aren't  there, 
you  have  to  use  what  you  can 
get." 

That  is,  if  you  have  to  gamble 
or  if  you  have  to  meet  a  certain 
commitment  in  number  of  pic- 
tures. But  suppose  you  don't 
have  to  gamble  or  don't  have  to 
make  as  many  pictures  as  all 
major  producers  are  told  they 
have  to  by  their  sales  managers  ? 
The  story  might  then  be  differ- 
ent. .  .  . 

T  T 

John  McManus,  manager  of 
Loew's  Midland,  Kansas  City,  to 
Landon  Laird,  photoplay  editor 
of  that  city's  Star: 

"They  would  come  in  the  front 
door  and,  if  the  door  to  Aisle  Two 
was  open,  they  could  see  the  pic- 
ture ["Small  Town  Girl"]  on 
the  screen  from  a  point  well  out 
in  the  lobby.  If  [Robert]  Taylor 
was  acting,  the  girls,  particularly 
those  around  the  high  school  or 
college  age,  would  gasp,  flutter, 
put  their  hands  to  their  throat 
and  go  through  performances  such 
as  I  never  saw  before  in  my  life. 
I  couldn't  take  it." 

To  that,  McManus  further  re- 
marked he  had  seen  nothing  like 
such  feminine  swooning  since  the 
first  Gable  frenzy  sent  American 
womanhood  sighing  several  years 
ago. 

One  of  these  minutes,  detail  of 
the  Kansas  City  phenomena  will 
reach  Hollywood,  then  Taylor's 


FitzPatrick  Closes 
Deal  with  Nathanson 


James  A.  FitzPatrick  has  concluded 
a  deal  with  N.  L.  Nathanson  for  the 
distribution  in  Canada  of  the  12  fea- 
tures he  plans  to  produce  in  England. 
FitzPatrick  returned  from  Toronto 
yesterday  after  conferring  with  Na- 
thanson. 

Harry  H.  Thomas  has  the  American 
distribution  rights  to  the  dozen  fea- 
tures. M-G-M  will  release  them  in 
England  and  U.  A.  in  a  number  of 
other  foreign  countries. 

FitzPatrick  will  sail  on  May  28  for 
England  on  the  Berengaria.  With  him 
will  be  Sinclair  Manson,  production 
manager. 


G.  B.  Men  Arriving 

G.  B.  conventioneers  are  beginning 
to  arrive  for  the  company's  sales  con- 
vention to  be  held  at  the  Warwick 
beginning  Friday.  Among  the  arrivals 
are  Kenneth  Hodkinson  of  the  San 
Francisco  exchange,  Reg  Wilson,  Cin- 
cinnati ;  John  Scully,  Boston,  and  Paul 
de  Outo  of  the  Los  Angeles  branch. 


Bloom  to  Columbia 

Ben  Bloom,  former  assistant  to  the 
general  manager  at  Irving  Berlin, 
Inc.,  will  enter  production  via  Colum- 
bia.   He  leaves  for  the  coast  June  1. 


agent  who  will,  no  doubt,  tell 
Taylor  about  it ;  thereafter,  the 
time  will  be  short  ere  it  filters 
into  the  M-G-M  studio. 

This  is  a  first-class  instance  of 
how  $5,000-a-week  contracts  are 
born.  .  .  . 

T  ▼ 

Daniel  Frohman,  dean  of 
Broadway's  theatrical  producers, 
on  the  status  of  the  drama : 

"Shakespeare  wrote  long  solilo- 
quies and  speeches  in  his  plays  for 
a  good  reason.  There  were  about 
9,000,000  people  in  Great  Britain 
then  and  many  of  them  could  not 
read.  They  had  to  see  the  play 
and  to  hear  the  beauty  of  the 
poet's  lines  spoken.  Now  we  can 
all  read  and  in  the  plays  we  see 
we  want  action,  movement  and  not 
the  story." 

Mr.  Frohman,  perhaps.  But 
certainly  he  is  not  speaking  for 
some  millions,  including  us,  who 
continue  to  believe  the  play's — 
and  the  story's — the  thing.  Ac- 
tion and  movement  is  it?  To 
what  end  either  or  both  without 
reason,  which  is  another  way  of 
saying  the  story?  .  .  . 

▼  T 

General  Theatre  Equipment. 
Inc.,  once  had  a  potential  value 
hitting  close  to  $300,000,000. 
In  receivership,  its  assets  were 
sold  in  Wilmington  on  Monday 
for  $4,039,367  and  the  sale  did 
not  even  engage  the  attention  of 
those  whose  business  took  them 
through  the  corridors  of  the 
Delaware  courthouse  that  day. 
Ten  thousand  shares  of  the  Ash- 
craft  Automatic  Arc  Co.  went 
under  the  hammer  for  $1.40. 

The  typewriter  accidentally 
slipped  a  second  ago  and  pounded 
out : 

The  gory  that  once  was. 
What  we  meant  was  the  glory 
that  once  was.  .  .  . 


(Leo  Jr.  towers  over  all  other  companies  in  the  Short  Subject  test!) 


NOW  YOU  KNOW  WHICH 
SHORTS  TO  BUY  FOR 
THE  NEXT  SEASON ! 

The  results  of  the  biggest  theatre-voting  contest  ever  conducted 
on  Shorts  of  All  Companies  show  that  M-G-M  won  first  place 
in  7  out  of  17  classifications.  By  exhibitor  opinion  M-G-M 
Shorts  are  bringing  the  real  business  to  the  box-office,  as  shown 
in  the  Annual  Survey  of  the  Jay  Emanuel  Publications: 

BEST  2 -REEL  COMEDY:  uOur  Gang  Follies  of  1936." 

(Next  Season  Hal  Roach  will  make  the  "Our  Gang"  Series  in  One  Reel  Each.) 

BEST  2 -REEL  DRAMATIC:  "The  Perfect  Tribute." 

(Next  Season  you'll  get  similiar  Chic  Sale  Subjects  in  M-G-M  i-Reel  Miniatures.) 

BEST  2 -REEL  COLOR  MUSICAL:  "Pirate  Party  on  Catalina." 

(Next  Season  M-G-M  will  make  musicals  in  i  and  2  Reels.) 

BEST  1  -  REEL  COMEDY:  "How  To  Sleep." 

(Next  Season  Robert  Benchley  will  continue  in  M-G-M  l-Reel  Miniatures.) 

BEST  1  -  REEL  NOVELTY:  "Audioscopiks." 

(Next  Season  you'll  get  more  i-Reel  novelties  in  Pete  Smith's  Specialties.) 

BEST  1- REEL  SPORT:  "Football  Teamwork." 

(Next  Season  Pete  Smith  Specialties  bring  you  equally  great  i-Reel  sport  films.) 

BEST  1  -  REEL  COLOR  TRAVEL:  "Beautiful  Banff  and  Lake  Louise." 

(Next  Season  the  Fitzpatrick  Technicolor  Traveltalks  will  top  his  best.) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Fury" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  May  19. — With  mass  hysteria  as  its  main  theme,  this 
film  emerges  as  a  heavy  drama,  too  grim  for  acceptance  by  most  audi- 
ences as  entertainment.  Though  presented  with  unquestioned  sincerity 
and  an  effort  to  treat  all  angles  fairly,  the  story  will  hardly  appeal  to 
shoppers  for  a  pleasant  evening. 

Spencer  Tracy,  while  journeying  to  meet  his  fiancee,  Sylvia  Sidney, 
is  picked  up  by  Edward  Ellis,  a  sheriff,  on  suspicion  of  being  a  kid- 
napper. When  the  town  learns  the  reason  for  the  prisoner's  detention, 
Bruce  Cabot  and  others  organize  a  mob,  storm  the  jail  and  set  it  afire 
when  they  are  unable  to  unlock  Tracy's  cell.  After  hours  of  torture, 
Tracy,  believed  dead,  escapes,  rejoining  his  brothers,  Frank  Albertson 
and  George  Walcott,  intent  on  securing  vengeance  against  his  torturers. 
Through  Albertson  and  Walcott  he  manages  to  have  20  of  the  mob 
indicted  for  his  murder.  District  Attorney  Walter  Abel  has  built  a 
strong  case  against  the  defendants  and  is  about  to  secure  convictions 
when  Miss  Sidney,  learning  Tracy  still  lives,  persuades  him  to  appear 
and  end  the  matter. 

Fritz  Lang's  direction  of  these  incidents  ranges  from  forceful  to 
indifferent.  His  screen  play,  written  in  collaboration  with  Bartlett  Cor- 
mack  from  Norman  Krasna's  story,  is  too  superficial  to  serve  as  effec- 
tive propaganda. 

All  the  cast  performances  are  excellent,  with  Walter  Brennan, 
Howard  Hickman  and  Morgan  Wallace  best  supplementing  the  sterling 
work  of  the  top  members.  The  Joseph  Mankiewicz  production  is  good. 

Exhibitors  should  play  this  one  with  a  light  supporting  program. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,229.  Running  time,  90  minutes.  "A." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Cloistered" 

(Best  Film  Co.) 

Produced  in  France  by  Pathe  Cinema,  this  is  strictly  a  documentary 
film,  a  record  of  the  life  of  the  women  in  a  cloistered  convent,  and 
pretends  to  be  nothing  more.  However,  in  its  very  simplicity,  its  stark 
sincerity,  it  presents  to  the  eye  of  the  layman  an  amazing  story,  detailing 
the  manner  in  which  these  hundreds  of  women  give  themselves  utterly 
to  the  church,  completely  renouncing  the  outside  life,  hearing  nothing 
of  it,  and  never  seeing  it. 

The  film  was  made  with  the  cooperation  and  necessary  permission  of 
the  authorities  of  the  Catholic  Church  and  is  said  to  be  the  first  picture 
so  made.  Obviously  complete  camera  and  sound  crews  entered  the  pre- 
cincts of  the  convent,  and  there  filmed  the  entire  life  of  the  inhabitants. 
The  picture  was  made  in  the  Motherhouse  of  Good  Shepherd  Cloistered 
Convent  at  Angers,  France.  The  meaning  of  the  word  "cloistered"  in 
relation  to  a  convent  refers  to  the  completely  segregated  life  of  the 
group. 

The  value  of  the  film  from  the  standpoint  of  exhibition  is  necessarily 
problematical.  For  Catholic  audiences  it  should  be  of  unquestioned 
interest,  as  well  as  for  all  enlightened  and  intelligent  patrons,  who  herein 
are  given  an  opportunity  to  see  behind  the  walls  of  a  form  of  religious 
fervor  and  faith  which  seems  hardly  possible  in  the  light  of  modern 
civilized  activity.  The  general  average  theatre  use  of  the  film  is  still 
another  question. 

The  picture,  which  was  directed  by  Robert  Alexandre,  and  contains 
an  explanatory  narration  in  English  by  Rev.  Father  Matthew  Kelly, 
opens  with  the  application  of  a  girl  for  admission  to  the  convent.  From 
that  point  is  told  in  pictures  of  the  work  and  prayer  which  occupy  the 
women,  nuns,  penitents  and  Magdalene  Sisters,  three  separate  groups 
which  never  see  each  other.  Of  almost  dramatic  intensity  are  the  scenes 
of  investiture  in  the  chapel. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


4 


Columbia  to 
Grant  Trade 
Concessions 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
decision  as  to  the  extent  of  cancella- 
tions" which  would  be  allowed  by 
Columbia  under  new  season  contracts, 
the  committee  felt  "assured  that  it 
would  get  the  fullest  cooperation"  from 
that  company.  The  exhibitor  program 
proposes  a  20  per  cent  cancellation 
privilege. 

Abe  Montague,  Columbia  sales  man- 
ager, told  the  committee  that  the  com- 
pany was  working  on  what  was 
described  as  a  "decentralization  of 
policies,"  under  which  division  and 
branch  managers  were  being  given 
more  latitude  for  action  on  problems 
involving  the  company's  product  which 
arise  locally.  This  policy  is  taken 
as  an  indication  that  Columbia  is  pre- 
pared to  support  the  exhibitor-distrib- 
utor proposal  for  the  formation  of 
local  conciliation  boards  to  hear  and 
treat  trade  practice  problems  in  each 
exchange  center.  The  effectiveness  of 
these  boards  is  said  to  depend  to  a 
large  extent  upon  local  representatives 
of  the  distributors  being  authorized  to 
act  for  their  companies  when  com- 
plaints involving  them  are  presented 
for  conciliation. 

In  addition  to  Montague,  Columbia 
was  represented  at  the  meeting  by 
Rube  Jackter  and  Joseph  McConville. 

Jack  Miller,  a  sixth  member  of  the 
exhibitor  committee,  arrived  from 
Chicago  last  night  to  be  on  hand  for 
today's  meetings. 

Friedl,  Ludwig  Here 
For  Para.  Conference 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Joseph  P.  Kennedy  to  make  a  theatre 
survey  for  Paramount,  has  returned 
from  Atlanta  where  he  spent  a  day. 
Ford  owns  50  per  cent  of  the  Para- 
mount houses  in  Maine  and  New 
Hampshire,  controlled  by  Olympia 
Theatres  which  is  owned  100  per  cent 
by  Paramount. 

Robert  Wilby  was  in  town  from 
Atlanta  last  week  buying  furniture 
for  his  new  home. 

Ziegfeld  Injunction 
Decision  Reserved 

Judge  Patterson  has  reserved  de- 
cision on  an  application  for  an  injunc- 
tion against  the  showing  of  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  filed  by  William  P. 
Coffey,  administrator  for  the  estate 
of  the  producer,  who  is  said  to  have 
died  insolvent. 

M-G-M,  against  which  the  action 
is  directed,  characterizes  it  as  a 
"black-jack"  effort  and  states  that  it 
paid  Billie  Burke,  another  film  com- 
pany and  the  Shuberts  in  full  for  the 
rights  to  the  use  of  the  material  in 
the  current  film. 


Hearst  Permit  Granted 

Sacramento,  May  19. — Hearst 
Radio  and  King  Features  Syndicate 
have  qualified  with  the  Secretary  of 
State  to  do  business  in  California. 
John  Francis  Neyland,  an  attorney, 
will  be  the  agent  working  out  of  San 
Francisco.  Both  companies  have  been 
incorporated  in  New  York. 


Powell  Regains  Voice 

Hollywood,  May  19. — Dick  Pow- 
ell has  recovered  the  use  of  his  voice 
after  a  siege  of  laryngitis. 


Shapiro  World  Manager 

Irvin  Shapiro  has  been  named  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  recently  formed 
World  Pictures  Corp. 


Wednesday,  May  20,  1936 

Demurrer  Overruled 
In  Kansas  Tax  Suit 

Kansas  City,  May  19. — The  Kan- 
sas Supreme  Court  has  sustained  an 
order  of  the  Shawnee  County  (To- 
peka)  District  Court  in  which  the 
latter  overruled  a  demurrer  by  the 
Ohio  Casualty  Co.  to  the  petition  of 
the  Kansas  Amusement  Co. 

The  amusement  concern,  which 
owns  the  State  building  at  Topeka, 
a  Fox  Midwest  property,  wrote  a 
check  to  J.  A.  Eddy,  Shawnee 
County  treasurer,  in  December,  1931, 
in  payment  of  taxes  on  the  building. 

The  International  Mortgage  Trust 
Co.,  Topeka,  on  which  the  check  was 
drawn,  went  into  bankruptcy  in  Feb., 
1932.  Eddy  had  not  cashed  the  check 
and  in  order  to  prevent  the  sale  of 
the  building  for  taxes,  the  Kansas 
Amusement  Co.  later  had  to  pay  the 
$1,732  a  second  time. 

The  amusement  company  then  sued 
Eddy  and  Ohio  Casualty,  which  car- 
ried the  bond  on  Eddy,  to  recover 
the  amount,  charging  Eddy  with  neg- 
ligence in  not  cashing  the  check  in 
more  than  two  months.  Eddy  claimed 
he  came  to  the  check  in  the  ordinary 
routine  of  business. 

Ohio  Casualty  demurred  to  the  pe- 
tion  on  grounds  it  did  not  show  suf- 
ficient cause  for  action  and  that  no 
such  action  could  be  brought  be- 
cause of  the  statute  of  limitations. 

The  State  has  been  dark  for  some 
time. 


20th~Fox  to  Pace  in 
World  Market— Kent 

(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

10  quota  pictures  emerge  as  suitable 
for  American  distribution  "  we  shall 
consider  ourselves  fortunate,"  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  declared  here  in  a  press 
interview.  He  sails  for  New  York 
on  the  N ormandie  Wednesday. 

Following  "The  Sport  of  Kings," 
first  to  be  made  by  New  World  Pic- 
tures, Ltd.,  which  Robert  T.  Kane 
heads,  the  company  will  produce 
"Broken  Road"  by  A.  E.  W.  Mason 
and  "If  Winter  Comes,"  by  A.  M. 
Hutchinson.  The  latter  was  made 
some  years  ago  by  Fox. 


Plan  Party  for  Emanuel 

Philadelphia,  May  19.  —  Jay 
Emanuel  will  be  guest  of  honor  at  a 
farewell  party  prior  to  his  departure 
for  a  month's  vacation  in  Europe.  The 
party  will  be  held  June  1  at  the  War- 
wick Hotel.  Frank  McNamee  of  the 
RKO  exchange  heads  the  committee 
on  arrangements. 


Joseph  Has  Anniversary 

New  Haven,  May  19. — Morris  Jo- 
seph, manager  of  the  Universal  ex- 
change here,  celebrates  this  week  the 
22nd  anniversary  of  his  appointment 
to  the  local  "U"  post. 


London  Sees  "Adverse" 

London,  May  19.- — Warners  stage 
a  preview  of  "Anthony  Adverse"  to 
night  at  the  Cambridge  for  the  trade 
press  and  exhibitors. 


Flash  Preview 

"She  Knew  Wluit  She  Wanted." 
An  English  production  adapted  from 
the  musical  comedy  "Funny  Face 
this  offers  much  humor  of  the  di 
tinctively  British  type. 

This  -film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  20,  1936 


Chimp  Steals 
The  Show  at 
Sales  Exhibit 


(Continued  from  pane  1) 

exhaustion  by  the  end  of  a  day  of 
handshaking  and  general  excitement. 

They  came,  they  saw,  and  they 
were  conquered  by  displays  which 
ranged  from  a  well-bronzed  Tarzan 
swinging  from  the  "limb"  of  a  "tree" 
to  a  bathing  beauty  in  blonde  tresses 
and  bathing  suit,  all  wrapped  up  in  a 
slicker  which  looked  like  cellophane, 
and  perhaps  it  was.  When  the  rain 
started  to  beat  against  the  windows 
of  the  30th  floor  of  the  RKO  Bldg., 
headquarters  of  Quigley  Publications 
and  of  the  Show  of  Showmanship,  it 
was  an  open  question  for  a  while  as 
to  who  would  be  able  to  persuade  the 
girl  to  part  with  the  slicker  just  long 
enough  to  permit  someone  to  go  out 
for  lunch  without  getting  any  wetter 
than  he  deserved.  When  the  skies 
cleared,  she  still  had  her  slicker, 
which  is  reported  just  by  way  of 
keeping  the  record  straight. 

A  "Kiltie"  on  Hand 

For  an  idea  of  how  to  sell  "Mary 
of  Scotland"  RKO  came  into  sight 
in  the  afternoon  with  an  elderly 
Scotchman.  He  must  have  been,  since 
he  wore  the  traditional  kilts  and  spats 
and  socks  and  beribboned  cap,  and 
other  things  which  completely  pass  the 
New  York  ken. 

During  the  morning  Martin  Quig- 
ley presented  honorable  mention  cer- 
tificates for  campaigns  submitted  in 
the  Round  Table  exploitation  contest 
for  April.  The  recipients  of  the 
sheepskins — and  a  few  well-chosen 
words,  were :  Paul  Binstock,  of  the 
Republic  in  Brooklyn,  for  his  cam- 
paign on  "Follow  the  Fleet" ;  Louis 
Fishkin,  of  the  Commodore  in  Brook- 
lyn, of  the  Randforce  unit,  for  his 
job  on  "Modern  Times,"  and  Al 
Weiss,  manager,  and  Carl  Fishman. 
publicity  man,  of  Loew's  Oriental, 
also  of  Brooklyn,  for  their  exploita- 
tion of  "Robin  Hood  of  El  Dorado." 

It  was  the  greatest  day  Brooklyn 
has  had  since  it  joined  the  rest  of 
New  York  City  and  began  to  elect 
aldermen. 

Whole  Zoo  from  M-G-M 

Most  of  the  crowd  which  moved 
in  and  out  all  day — to  disturb  the 
complacency  of  the  RKO  Bldg.  ele- 
vator operators — gave  considerable 
attention  to  the  M-G-M  display,  the 
temporary  home  of  the  chimp,  which, 
by  the  way,  wore  pink  bloomers,  the 
latest  type  of  chimpanzee  negligee. 
M-G-M  had  a  well-stuffed  set  of 
animals,  including  Tarzan  out  on  a 
limb  again,  consisting  of  Leo,  the 
lion,  a  tiger,  three  chimps  which  re- 
fused to  pay  any  attention  to  their 
living  model,  and  considerable  foliage. 
Everything  in  the  display,  including 
Tarzan,  was  in  restless  animation. 

This  display  was  under  the  general 
direction  of  its  big  boss,  Capt.  Volney 
Phifer,  to  whom  the  Show  of  Show- 
manship was  merely  a  four-night 
stand,  prior  to  a  tour  of  the  country 
in  behalf  of  the  new  Tarzan  series. 
Other  displays,  in  addition  to  the 
United  Artists  slicker  girl  and  a 
miniature  merry-go-round  on  U.  A. 
present  and  planned  product,  plus 
the  Radio  Scotchman,  were  drawing 


Showmanship  Show  Is  On 


193S-I936 
MOHTHLY 


Martin  Quigley  greets  theatre  men.  Left  to  right:  Carl  Fischman,  publicist,  and 
Al  Weiss,  manager  of  Loew's  Oriental,  Brooklyn;  Quigley ;  Louis  Fishkin,  mana- 
ger, Commodore,  Brooklyn ;  and  Paul  Binstock,  manager,  Republic  Theatre,  Brooklyn 


Randforce  circuit  turns  out  its  managerial  crew  en  masse.  Group  inspecting  ex- 
hibits at  Show  of  Showmanship. 


Long  shot  of  one  of  the  theatre  groups  which  found  the  exhibit  of  interest  yes- 
terday.   Many  men  stayed  for  hours. 


World's  End 

The  world  practically  came 
to  an  end  along  about  mid- 
night Monday,  during  the  fe- 
verish hours  of  preparation 
for  the  Show  of  Showman- 
ship, which  opened  yesterday 
morning.  When  Al  Sind- 
linger,  exploitation  director 
of  the  March  of  Time,  ar- 
rived with  his  display,  he  dis- 
covered to  his  dismay  that 
the  large-sized  globe  would 
not  fit  through  the  door.  The 
best  brains  were  brought  in- 
to action,  with  the  result 
that  the  "world"  was  taken 
apart  to  make  it  fit. 


attention  to  the  films  of  Columbia 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  Educa- 
tional, March  of  Time,  Loew's,  Para 
mount,  G.  B.,  RKO  Theatres,  Uni 
versal,  Warner  Pictures  and  Warnei 
Theatres  and  Republic. 

On  tables  about  the  room  reposec 
the  (by  afternoon)  well-thumbed  cam 
paigns  of  the  winners  of  the  1935-3T- 
monthly  Quigley  Awards,  which  in- 
cluded the  work  of  showmen  from  al 
parts  of  this  country,  and  from  Can 
ada,  England,  France,  India,  thi 
Philippines,  South  Africa,  Italy,  Spain 
South  America  and  all  points  west. 

The  selling  forces  began  to  arrive 
early,  even  before  the  debris  of  hecti' 
hours  of  preparation  had  been  com 
pletely  swept  away.  Reports  vary,  bu 
it  was  quite  definitely  ascertained  tha 
A-Mike  Vogel  caught  very  little  sleej 
Monday  night,  and  Gertrude  Merri 
am,  his  constantly  active  assistant 
caught  even  less.  That  they  did  : 
good  job  was  the  general  consensu 
of  opinion. 

Almost  the  first  to  arrive  was  . 
group  of  managers  from  the  Rand 
force  circuit,  en  masse,  and  all  fror 
Brooklyn.  Throughout  the  day  to 
advertising  and  publicity  executive 
api>eared,  while  the  register  of  ma 
agers  from  the  metropolitan  area  b 
came  filled  to  overflowing. 

Kuykendall  Attends 

He  would  not  admit  it,  but  it  w 
rumored  Earl  Carroll  came  over 
find  out  how  it  should  be  done.  Wh 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  th 
M.P.T.O.A.,  arrived  in  the  afternoo 
having  taken  a  respite  from  tra 
practice  discussions,  he  had  a  bit 
difficulty  making  up  his  mind  whethe 
to  go  first  to  the  Show  of  Showman 
ship  or  visit  around.  He.  finally  de 
cided  on  the  show,  since  that  close 
for  the  day  at  6  o'clock. 

With  Kuykendall  was  L.  C.  Griffitf 
head  of  the  Griffith  Bros,  circuit,  wh 
was  down  from  his  headquarters  i 
Oklahoma  City.  Present  and  account 
ed  for  at  various  times  in  the  day-l 
and  some  may  not  be  accounted  fol 
— were :  Joe  Vogel  and  Oscar  Dool 
of  Loew's,  Y.  Frank  Freeman,  hea! 
of  Paramount  theatres ;  S.  Barrel 
McCormick  of  RKO ;  Nate  Blumberd 
RKO  theatre  operator,  and  Domini! 
F.  Barreca,  Loew's  Brooklyn  divisiol 
manager. 

Among  others  were :  Monroe  Greer- 
thai,  director  of  United  Artists  adj 
vertising  and  publicity ;  Charles  V 
McCarthy,  Twentieth  Century-Fol 
director  of  advertising,  publicity  an 
exploitation ;  Arch  Reeve,  advertisin 
manager  for  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
Sam  Dembow,  Morton  Van  Praa; 
and  George  Dembow,  of  Nation; 
Screen  Service ;  Fred  McConnell  c 


ednesday,  May  20,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


]himp  Steals  Show 
At  Sales  Exhibit 


(Continued  from  preceding  page) 

olumbia ;  Charles  Casanave,  Amer- 
an  Display  Co. ;  Ed  Finney,  director 
:  advertising  and  publicity  for  Re- 
iblic ;  Leon  Bamberger  of  RKO ; 
•win  Zeltner  of  Loew's ;  Alec  Moss, 
aramount ;  Lee  Balsly,  Twentieth 
entury-Fox ;  Ernest  Emerling  of 
oew's.  and  Les  Whelan  of  Twen- 
:th  Century-Fox  ;  Gordon  S.  White, 
rector  of  advertising  and  publicity 
Educational ;  Truman  H.  Talley. 
;neral  manager  of  Fox  Movietone 
ews :  and  Harold  Danson  of  Para- 
ount. 


Varners  Deny  Plan 
For  Poster  Rentals 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ember  of  the  National  Poster  Service 
ss'n. 

Local  independent  circuit  heads  are 
udying  Paramount's  new  plan  to 
fer  advertising  material  on  a  rental 
isis  beginning  June  1.  Complete 
cts  concerning  the  new  plan  have 
)t  been  given  to  the  theatre  men, 
■nee  no  opinions  could  be  obtained 
hether  or  not  they  would  go  for  it. 


Bridgeport  Talking  Club 

Bridgeport,  May  19. — Theatre  men 
re  are  considering  the  organization 
a  Variety  Club.    If  the  unit  is 
rmed  it  will  be  the  first  in  the  state. 


Joe  Vogel  of  Loew's,  John  J.  O'Con- 
)r  and  Nate  J.  Blumberg  of  RKO,  drop 
for  a  looksee. 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 

JAMES  A.  FITZPATRICK  talks 
over  production  matters  with  Sin- 
clair Max  son,  his  new  production 
assistant,  at  the  Tavern.  Paul  Green- 
halgh,  Herb  Miller,  Floyd  Stone 
and  Charles  Mersereau  grouped  at 
a  table  which  has  all  the  earmarks  of 
a  Jay  Emanuel  conclave.  Al  Fried- 
lander  and  William  Fitelson  in  a 
serious  conversation.  The  Brandts, 
Harry  and  William  at  one  of  the 
far  end  tables  with  Edward  Rugoff. 
Harry  Thomas,  Budd  Rogers  and 
Jack  Hoffberg  discussing  the  inde- 
pendent field.  Jack  Cohn,  Abe  Mon- 
tague, Lou  Jackter  and  Lou  Wein- 
berg trying  to  map  out  the  Columbia 
convention  date,  Montague  insisting 
he  hasn't  decided  yet.  All  indications 
point  to  a  coast  conclave  unless  Harry 
Cohn  vetoes  the  plan.  Ed  Moray 
and  Robert  Cobb,  Republic  men  from 
Boston,  getting  the  lowdown  from 
J.  J.  Milstein,  E.  H.  Goldstein  and 
Edward  Schnitzer.  Harry  Arthur 
is  surrounded  by  Nate  J.  Blumberg 
and  John  O'Connor  and  when  Cohn 
gets  through  with  his  repast  he  moves 
over  to  Arthur  and  engages  him  in 
a  protracted  confab.  Ed  Kuykendall 
leaves  L.  C.  Griffith  and  Lewen 
Pizor  for  an  appointment.  Jack 
Schlaifer  and  John  Nolan  are  hid- 
den away  at  one  of  the  rear  tables. 
Al  Hovel,  Edward  Goldstein  and 
Mitchell  Klupt  occupy  the  Drifters' 
Table  and  are  later  joined  by  Thomas. 
Charles  Moses  enters  late,  but  has 
a  lot  of  fun  without  eating.  Charles 
Reagan  and  Harry  Ross  pore  over 
figures  at  one  of  the  side  tables. 
Irving  Mills  and  William  McCaf- 
fery  discuss  music.  The  meetings 
start  breaking  up  at  around  2:15,  fol- 
lowing which  "Toots"  Shor  gives  a 
sigh  of  relief  and  talks  about  the  new 
ticker  which  is  being  installed. 
• 

Jerome  Saffron,  who  started  the 
Columbia-FWC  product  deal  on  the 
coast  several  weeks  ago,  resumed  with 
L.  J.  McCarthy.  Ed  Zabel,  Au- 
brey Schenck  and  George  Balsdon 
at  Lindy's  yesterday.  Charles  Haring, 
Louis  Blumenthal  and  Jack  Sha- 
piro huddle  in  a  corner,  while  at  an- 
other table  Joe  Seidelman  and  Abe 


All  Photographs  made  by 
Cosmo-Silco 


David  L.  Strumpf,  art  director;  S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  advertising  and 
ublicity,  and  Lou  E.  Gaudreau,  purchasing  agent  of  Radio  Pictures,  in  front  of 
heir  own  exhibit. 


Pre-release 

Morris  Kinzler  to  Sam 
Rinzler  at  Lindy's  yesterday: 

"How's  business?" 

"We've  had  a  tough  sum- 
mer," Rinzler  retorted. 


Schneider  talk  Columbia  matters. 
Walter  Gould  tries  to  find  room  at 
the  table  where  Emanuel  Silver- 
stone  is  seated  with  Morris  Kinzler 
and  Sam  Rinzler,  but  it's  no  go  and 
he  sits  at  an  adjoining  spot.  Charles 
Rosenzweig  meets  some  of  his  friends 
and  Dave  Miller,  assistant  to  Pete 
Smith,  brings  in  two  guests  and 
parks  in  one  of  the  booths.  Harry 
Rathner  comes  in  late  and  is  lucky 
to  get  a  table  by  the  window  where 
he  can  enjoy  the  rain. 

Walter  Reade  and  his  partner  Leo 
Justin  have  been  hearing  so  much 
about  the  Four-Star  Bar  that  they 
decided  to  give  it  a  try  yesterday. 
• 

Mervyn  LeRoy  and  his  wife,  the 
former  Doris  Warner,  will  arrive 
tomorrow  from  Europe  on  the  Conte 
di  Savoia,  planning  to  spend  several 
days  in  New  York  before  going  on 
to  Hollywood.  Ernst  Lubitsch  will 
arrive  on  the  same  boat. 

• 

Morris  Gest,  Sam  Shipman, 
Brock  Pemberton.  Arnold  Van 
Leer.  Georgie  Price,  Elias  Sugar- 
man,  Arthur  Loew,  S.  Jay  Kauf- 
man, Dave  Blum,  Mort  Spring  and 
John  Shubert  were  spotted  at  vari- 
ous tables  at  Sardi's. 

• 

Florence  Britton,  ingenue  in  "A 
Private  Affair,"  is  under  close  scruti- 
ny of  several  talent  scouts.  On  the 
hunt  for  new  faces,  opinion  appears  to 
be  Miss  Britton  has  one. 

• 

Rex  Ingram,  who  plays  "de  Lawd" 
in  Warners'  "Green  Pastures,"  paid 
a  visit  to  the  home  office  advertising 
and  publicity  department  yesterday. 
• 

Jesse  Lasky  arrives  today  on  the 
coast.    He  was  in  New  York  about  a 
week.    John  C.  Flinn  is  planning  to 
leave  for  Hollywood  in  a  few  days. 
• 

George  Skouras  and  Wtlliam  T. 
Powers  lunched  at  the  Astor,  min- 
gling with  the  meal  legal  matters  per- 
taining to  Skouras  Theatres. 

• 

John  L.  Day,  Jr..  Paramount  gen- 
eral manager  in  South  America,  will 
arrive  in  New  York  today  on  the 
Western  World. 

• 

Kelcey  Allen,  critic  of  Womrn's 
Wear,  is  bound  for  Hollywood.  Go- 
ing to  see  what  makes  it  tick. 
• 

J.  L.  Thornley.  general  manager 
of  Paramount's  Capitol  in  Melbourne, 
arrives  todav  en  route  to  England. 
• 

Helen   Ferguson,   coast  publicity 
woman,  reached  town  yesterday  morn- 
ing.   She's  stopping:  at  the  St.  Moritz. 
• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  did  not  return  yes- 
terday from  the  coast.  Now  due  some- 
time next  week. 

• 

Norman  Bel  Geddes  back  yester- 
day from  a  cruise  to  Mexico  and 
Yucatan. 

• 

John  D.  Clark  is  expected  in  from 
the  coast  about  Friday. 


Report  a  $50,000 
Offer  for  Allied 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Invincible,  and  P.  S.  Harrison  were 
added  to  the  list  of  convention  speak- 
ers yesterday.  William  F.  Rodgers, 
M-G-M  sales  manager,  is  also  sched- 
uled to  address  the  session.  H.  M. 
Richey,  a  director  of  Allied,  said  that 
the  meeting  would  be  a  "buyers'  con- 
vention" and  that  all  distribution 
classifications — major,  independent  and 
foreign — would  have  a  representative 
on  the  program.  Richey  said  that 
7,500  convention  programs  were 
mailed  to  exhibitors  yesterday  and 
that  a  drive  to  obtain  representative 
exhibitor  attendance  would  continue 
up  to  the  time  of  the  convention. 

Nathan  Yamins,  Allied  president; 
Aaron  Saperstein  of  Chicago,  Sidney 
Samuelson  and  Richey  comprised  the 
Allied  convention  workers  in  meeting 
here.  Saperstein  returned  to  Chicago 
yesterday. 

Nova  Scotia  Unit  Formed 

Halifax,  N.S.,  May  19. — Indepen- 
dent exhibitors  of  the  Province  of 
Nova  Scotia  have  organized  the 
Allied  Exhibitors  Ass'n.  of  Nova 
Scotia,  which  is  concentrating  its 
attention  on  a  move  to  secure  a  reduc- 
tion in  the  amusements  tax. 

Officers  of  the  association  were 
elected  as  follows :  President,  A.  J. 
Mason,  Springfield ;  vice-president,  R. 
J.  Macadam,  Halifax ;  secretary- 
treasurer,  T.  J.  Courtney,  Halifax ; 
directors,  W.  H.  Cuzner,  Sydney 
Mines ;  N.  W.  Mason,  New  Glas- 
gow; S.  M.  Bartling,  Liverpool,  and 
Myer  Herschorn,  Halifax.  Among 
this  number  is  one  mayor,  N.  W. 
Mason  of  the  Roseland,  New  Glas- 
gow, while  another,  S.  M.  Bartling, 
proprietor  of  the  Astor  at  Liverpool, 
is  a  member  of  the  provincial  legis- 
lature and  magistrate  of  the  town. 


Governors  Aiding  in 
Rogers  Fund  Drive 

The  governors  of  more  than  a  dozen 
states  have  stated  that  they  will  issue 
official  proclamations  calling  for  the 
observance  of  Will  Rogers'  Memorial 
Fund  Drive  Week  which  will  open 
on  Friday  and  will  continue  until 
May  28. 

The  proclamations  will  recognize 
the  beneficial  influence  of  Will  Rog- 
ers on  the  lives  of  his  fellow  men 
and  will  call  upon  the  citizenry  to  sup- 
port the  drive  which  will  perpetuate  in 
substantial  and  useful  form  the  mem- 
ory of  the  humorist. 


Plan  Rogers  Fund  Show 

Des  Moines,  May  19. — Lou  Elman, 
local  RKO  exchange  manager  and 
general  chairman  of  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  drive  in  Iowa,  is  co- 
operating with  A.  H.  Blank,  head  of 
Tri-States  Theatres  and  a  member 
of  the  fund  exhibitor  committee,  in  an 
elaborate  midnight  stage  show  at 
the  Paramount  May  23,  the  proceeds 
of  which  are  to  go  toward  the  fund 


Ruff  Is  Dinner  Guest 

Portland,  Me.,  May  19. — Edward 
Ruff,  former  Paramount  exchange 
manager,  was  tendered  a  dinner  by 
associates  before  leaving  for  Boston 
to  head  the  Paramount  offices  there. 
Ruff  was  presented  a  silver  humidor 
and  a  wardrobe  trunk.  J.  H.  Stevens 
takes  over  Ruff's  former  post. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  20,  1 936 


Michigan  Giveaway 
Fight  May  Be  Ended 

Detroit,  May  19. — The  campaign 
to  prevent  the  use  of  Screeno,  Bank 
Night  and  other  cash  giveaways, 
which  has  been  waged  by  Allied  of 
Michigan,  will  be  dropped,  it  was  re- 
ported following  a  meeting  of  the 
board  of  directors.  It  is  said  that 
several  members  felt  they  needed  to 
use  the  games  to  combat  the  buying 
power  of  Co-Operative  and  the  hold 
which  circuits,  chiefly  United  De- 
troit Theatres,  are  gaining  on  the 
neighborhood  situations. 

There  is  a  belief  that  Allied  still 
frowns  on  the  use  of  the  games,  but 
will  not  take  an  active  part  in  pre- 
venting their  use  as  it  has  in  the  past, 
notably  in  the  case  of  the  injunctions 
which  were  obtained  against  the 
Jacob  Schreiber  houses  using  them. 

Schreiber's  appeal  on  local  court 
rulings  against  the  use  of  cash  prizes 
is  still  pending  before  the  State  Su- 
preme Court  and  a  ruling  is  expected 
soon. 

Many-  exhibitors  who  have  hesi- 
tated about  using  the  games  during 
the  active  Allied  campaign  against 
them  are  said  to  be  getting  ready  to 
start  them. 


Houston  Bank  Night  Agreement 

Houston,  May  19. — Upon  agree- 
ment of  R.  J.  O'Donnell,  general 
manager  of  the  Interstate  Theatres, 
Inc.,  and  Mike  Rice,  counsel  for 
Affiliated  Enterprises,  licensers  of 
Bank  Night,  that  they  would  comply 
with  the  regulations  set  down  by 
State's  Attorney  McCraw,  District 
Attorney  K.  C.  Barkley  in  Houston 
said  today  that  the  practice  may  be 
continued  at  Houston  Interstate 
theatres. 

The  terms  are  that  there  shall  be 
no  more  matinee  registrations  for 
night  drawings,  the  registration  book 
shall  be  carried  to  the  foyer  so  that 
free  registrations  may  be  made,  and 
loudspeakers  shall  be  installed  on  the 
sidewalks  to  announce  the  number 
drawn. 

City  Manager  E.  E.  Collins  said 
today  Bank  Night  will  continue  at 
the  downtown  Kirby,  and  suburban 
Delman,  Tower  and  North  Main. 


Wm.  Neblett  Sees  a 
Disbarment  Move 

Los  Angeles,  May  19. — William 
H.  Neblett,  attorney  for  T.  L.  Tally 
and  Corbar  Corp.  in  the  Fox  West 
Coast  bankruptcy  actions,  issued  a 
statement  today  saying  that  he  under- 
stands that  the  State  Bar  Assn.  will 
attempt  to  disbar  him  for  his  activi- 
ties in  the  case.  He  claims  that  the 
move  has  been  instigated  by  a  group 
of  lawyers  involved  as  defendants. 

"I  refuse  to  be  intimidated  by  these 
acts,"  said  Neblett,  "and  shall  proceed 
with  all  dispatch  in  taking  an  appeal 
from  Judge  Fee's  decision." 

Germany  Bars  "Garcia" 

Berlin,  May  19. — "A  Message  to 
Garcia"  has  been  barred  by  the  Minis- 
try of  Press  and  Propaganda  be- 
cause one  of  the  characters  portrayed 
a  German  acting  as  a  spy  for  the 
Spanish  Government. 


Clark  Replaces  Connaty 

Boston,  May  19. — Edward  Con- 
naty, assistant  manager  of  the  Metro- 
politan, has  resigned.  John  D.  Clark 
has  succeeded  to  the  post. 


Hot  Spell  Cuts  Takes  in 
Spite  of  Outstanding  Hits 


Comparative  grosses  for 


Boston   

Buffalo   

Chicago   

Cincinnati 

Cleveland  

Denver   

Detroit   

Houston   

Indianapolis  . . 
Kansas  City  .  . 

Lincoln  

Los  Angeles  . . 

Louisville  

Milwaukee 
Minneapolis    . . 

Montreal   

New  Haven  . . 
New  York  . . . 
Oklahoma  City 

Omaha   

Philadelphia   . . 

Pittsburgh   

Portland  

Providence  . . . 
San  Francisco 

St.  Louis   

St.  Paul   

Seattle   

Washington  . .  . 


No 


Theatres 

7 


the  latest  available  periods : 
Week  Ending 
May  7-8 

Gross  No 

$  89,500  7 

40,700  6 

130,700  9 

51,350  9 

69,250  6 

41,000  7 

69,700  6 

26,500  4 

28,300  4 

36,700  5 

9,900  5 

94,000  11 

28,300  7 

27,700  5 

25,500  5 

47,500  6 

20,900  4 

201,200  10 

16,600  4 

18,600  3 

97,900  10 

38,700  6 

40,000  5 

38,600  5 

98,800  10 

45,550  7 

17,500  5 

31,100  7 

83,000  8 


6 
9 
9 
6 
6 
6 
4 
4 
5 
5 
11 
7 
5 
5 
6 
4 

10 
4 

3 

10 

6 
5 
5 

10 
5 
5 
7 

7 


Week  Ending 
April  30-May  1 
Theatres  Gross 

$109,000 
40,600 
122,800 
69,400 
66,750 
30,000 
77,900 
28,900 
24,120 
37,600 
12,550 
88,100 
23,500 
23,400 
27,500 
54,000 
27,800 
204,225 
14,650 
19,950 
96,300 
44,800 
29,700 
42,500 
76,400 
59,000 
17,500 
30,400 
84,600 


182  $1,565,050 


Sept. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 


26-27  ... 

3-4   

10-11  .... 
17-18  .... 
24-25  .... 
31-Nov.  1. 


Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 


Nov.  7-8  

Nov.  14-15  ... 
Nov.  21-22 
Nov.  28-29 

Dec.  5-6   

12-13  .... 
19-20  .... 
26-27  .... 

2-3   

9-10   

16-17  .... 
23-24  .... 
Jan.  30-31  .... 

Feb.  6-7   

Feb.  13-14  .... 
Feb.  20-21 
Feb.  27-28 

Mar.  5-6   

Mar.  12-13  ... 
Mar.  19-20  ... 
Mar.  26-27  ... 

Apr.  2-3  

Apr.  9-10  

Apr.  16-17 
Apr.  23-24 
Apr.  30-May  1 . 
May  8-15  .-, . . . 


(Copyright,  1936,  Quigley  Publications,  Inc.) 


0  186 

$1,583,945 

.  week  in  April : 

No.  Theatres 

Gross 

164 

$1,655,050 

178 

1,572,310 

178 

1,452,499 

178 

1,563,750 

180 

1,534,575 

186 

1,544,724 

185 

1,545,710 

183 

1,722,305 

.  •  181 

1,578,550 

181 

1,593,860 

183 

1,766,910 

180 

1,434,785 

171 

1,321,385 

175 

1,228,199 

179 

1,918,729 

179 

1,901,455 

176 

1,722,400 

173 

1,539,065 

177 

1,515,300 

168 

1,591,350 

174 

1,680,180 

175 

1,558,185 

178 

1,777,650 

179 

1,689,550 

181 

1,761,547 

174 

1,502,583 

172 

1,521,800 

174 

1,373,875 

177 

1,354,624 

180 

1,732,100 

179 

1,703,822 

186 

1,583,945 

182 

1,565,050 

Levy  Gets  Poland  Post 

N.  L.  Manheim,  Universal  export 
manager,  has  named  William  Levy  as 
manager  of  the  company's  office  in 
Poland.  Levy  returned  from  Java 
last  year. 


Friedland  Recovering 

Anatole  Friedland,  stage  producer, 
is  recovering  at  the  Mount  Sinai  from 
an  operation  resulting  in  the  removal 
of  a  leg. 


John  J.  Brennan  Dead 

Boston,  May  19. — John  J.  Brennan, 
brother  of.  Joseph  H.  Brennan,  busi- 
ness manager  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  is 
dead.  Funeral  will  be  held  tomor- 
row at  St.  Gabriel's  Monastery. 


Mrs.  Kay  to  Run  House 

Moville,  la.,  May  19. — Mrs.  Phil 
Kay,  widow  of  the  manager  of  the 
Iowa,  says  she  will  continue  operation 
of  the  house. 


Taxes  Confirmed  by 
Canadian  Commons 


Ottawa,  May  19.— With  the  Lib- 
erals holding  a  substantial  majority 
of  seats  in  the  Canadian  House  of 
Commons,  the  budget  resolutions  of 
Charles  Dunning,  Minister  of  Fi- 
nance, were  adopted  by  a  one-sided 
vote,  thus  confirming  the  new  excise 
and  tariff  measures. 

These  provide  for  the  free  entry 
into  Canada  of  educational  films  of  all 
sizes ;  five  per  cent  excise  tax  on  pay- 
ments to  foreign  companies  for  im- 
ported films ;  an  approximate  two  per  < 
cent  increase  in  the  corporation  in- 
come tax,  and  an  increase  from  six  to 
eight  per  cent  in  the  sales  tax. 


<( 


Rainy  Afternooon 
$21,000  at  Rivoli 

"One  Rainy  Afternoon"  tallied  about 
$21,000  during  its  first  week's  run  at. 
the  Rivoli.    The  Rialto  with  "Abdul .'. 
the  Damned"  and  the  Canzoneri-Mc- 
Larnin  fight    pictures    garnered  ap- 
proximately $7,500. 

The  Center,  which  closed  last  night 
for  the  summer,  fared  badly  with 
"And  So  They  Were  Married,"  get- 
ting less  than  $5,000  for  the  week. 
The  Paramount,  on  the  first  week  of 
"The  Moon's  Our  Home,"  ended  with 
about  $31,000.  Ray  Noble  and  his  or- 
chestra were  the  stage  attraction. 


Giveaways  Before  ITOA 

Decision  of  District  Attorney  Sam- 
uel J.  Foley  in  the  Bronx  to  discon- 
tinue his  campaign  against  games  pro- 
vided exhibitors  played  them  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  law  will  be  the 
principal  topic  at  the  regular  I.T.O.A. 
meeting  at  the  Astor  today.  Labor 
also  will  be  discussed. 


Goldwyn  Recovering 

Samuel  Goldwyn,  recuperating  at 
the  Doctors'  Hospital  from  the  effects 
of  an  operation  for  intestinal  toxemia, 
is  on  the  road  to  rapid  recovery. 


Wall  Street 


Board  Losses  Range  From  x/%  to  5 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  33        31%  3154  —2 

Consolidated               5%      5Ji  5J4  —  Yt 

Consolidated,  pfd    17%     17%  17}4  —  Y2 

Eastman   162J4  162  162%  —IK 

K.-A.-O..  pfd  ....  86       85  86  —5 

Loew's,  Inc.   47J4     45%  45<^  — 1M 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd. 107  107  107   

Paramount                 8%      8%  8%  —  Ys 

Paramount  1  pfd.  69       6854  68J4  —  M 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9%      9%  9%  —  Yi 

Pathe  Film                9         8%  8%   

RKO                        6        5%  5%  —  Yi 

20th  Century-Fox.  24%     24  24  —  % 

20th  Century,  pfd.  33%     33%  33%  —  l'/j 

Warner  Bros            9%      9%  9Y2  —  Yi 

Technicolor  Off  Most  on  Curb 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2%      2%  2%   

Technicolor   30J4     29       29       — 1% 

Trans-Lux    4%      4%      4%    —  Ys 

Bonds  Suffer  Losses 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ...  25  25  25  —  Ys 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  25%  2454  24^  —154 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93%  93%  93%  —  lis 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97%     97%     97%     —  % 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s   '55    90       89%  90   

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    91%    90%    90%  —1% 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  19) 


Motio) 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  120 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  MAY  21,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Score  Charge 
Cut  by  Metro 
Held  Possible 


lepublic  Will  Cooperate 
with  the  MPTOA 


The  hope  that  M-G-M  will  effect 
>me  modification  of  its  policy  on  the 
Election  of  score  charges  next  sea- 
Mi  is  held  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
ade  practice  committee  as  a  result 
i  its  meeting  yesterday  with  sales 
:ads  of  the  company. 
In  a  statement  issued  following  the 
[-G-M  meeting,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M. 

T.  O.  A.  president,  said  that 
score  charges  were  discussed  at 
ngth  and  we  feel  definitely  hope- 
il  of  an  understanding  as  to  this." 
[e  added  that  the  distributor  "is  in 
;cord  as  to  the  removal  of  certain 
;strictions  on  the  exercising  of  can- 
;llations  but  we  did  not  arrive  at 
le  exact  amount  of  the  cancellations 
)  be  granted.  Inasmuch  as  Metro 
ave  us  such  assurances  we  feel  that 
e  are  making  definite  progress," 
[uykendall's  statement  concluded. 
The  meeting  was  held  with  Al 
ichtman,  special  assistant  to  Nicho- 
ls M.  Schenck;  William  F.  Rodgers, 
f-G-M  sales  manager;  T.  J.  Con- 
ors and  E.  M.  Saunders,  division 
lanagers.  On  the  exhibitor  commit- 
:e  were  Kuykendall,  L.  C.  Griffith, 
).  C.  Lam,  Charles  E.  Williams.  Jack 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


showmen's  Show  in 
Active  Second  Day 

Between  the  skirling  of  the  bag- 
ipe  of  the  Scotchman  and  the  pho- 
ographic  reproduction  of  numbers 
rom  a  picture  or  two,  and  the  em- 
phatic objections  of  the  chimp  to  both, 
he ,  second  annual  Show  of  Show- 
nanship  had  a  busy  second  day  of  its 
our-day  session  yesterday  at  the 
)uiglev  Publications  offices  in  the 
IKO  Bldg. 

Innumerable  theatre  managers  and 
xploitation  men  from  the  metropoli- 
an district  continued  to  arrive 
hroughout  the  day,  while  advertising 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


ITOA  to  Take  Its  Grievances 

Before  U.  S.  Attorney  General 

Irked  over  alleged  malpractices  reported  in  the  local  territory 
and  getting  no  favorable  response  to  its  offers  to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
to  sit  in  on  the  trade  practice  conferences  now  being  held  with 
major  distributors,  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  yesterday  named  a  committee 
of  four  to  go  to  Washington  and  register  a  complaint  with  Attor- 
ney General  Homer  S.  Cummings. 

The  committee  appointed  comprises  Harry  Brandt,  president 
of  the  unit;  Jack  Hattem,  John  Benas  and  Maurice  Fleischman. 
No  date  has  been  set  for  the  capital  trip. 

Pointed  out  at  the  session  at  the  Hotel  Astor  yesterday  was 
the  grievance  of  one  exhibitor,  operating  a  300-seat  house,  who 
was  asked  to  pay  $500  for  film.  A  number  of  other  instances  were 
cited  where  the  small  theatre  owner  cannot  get  product,  it  was 
stated. 

Although  a  resolution  was  passed  condemning  Paramount's  plan 
to  rent  advertising  material,  the  members  did  not  take  it  seri- 
ously, it  was  said  after  the  meeting.  Reports  on  the  Joseph  law 
and  labor  also  were  made. 


Harvey  Gibson  on 
Paramount  Board 

Harvey  D.  Gibson,  president  of  the 
Manufacturers'  Trust  Co.,  was  elected 
to  the  board  of  directors  of  Para- 
mount Pictures,  Inc..  yesterday  to  fill 
a  vacancy  created  by  the  resignation 
of  Percy  H.  Johnston,  chairman  of 
the  board  of  Chemical  Bank  &  Trust 
Co.  Johnston  was  serving  a  three- 
year  term  expiring  in  June,  1938. 

Manufacturers'  Trust  Co.  was  one 
of  a  group  of  13  banks  which,  in 
1932,  refinanced  Paramount  to  the 
extent  of  an  $11,600,000  credit.  Un- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Spitz  Absent,  Fox 
Met.  Post  Unfilled 

Due  to  absence  from  the  city  of 
j&s  Spitz,  president  of  RKO,  action 
>n  a  successor  to  Herbert  Bayard 
Swope  was  deferred  yesterday  by  the 
»ard  of  Metropolitan  Playhouses.  It 
s  likely  that  Spitz  will  be  named  to 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Poster  Service  Men 
May  Handle  Trailers 

Negotiations  are  reported  under  way 
whereby  members  of  the  National 
Poster  Service  Ass'n  will  handle  the 
distribution  and  sales  for  Theatre 
Trailer  Co.,  of  which  Michael  Hoff- 
man  is   president.    The   trailer  firm 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Portal  Deal  as 
Kent,  Schenck  Sail 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  20. — Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president,  and  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
chairman  of  the  board,  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  left  here  for  New 
York  today  on  the  Berengaria  and 
Normandie  without  having  completed 
a  production  deal  with  the  English 
interests  headed  by  Lord  Portal.  The 
two  executives  were  reported  earlier 
this  week  as  discussing  such  a  deal. 

In  a  statement  issued  following  the 
departure  of  Kent  earlier  in  the  day, 

{Continued  on  page  8) 


Allied  Closes 
Chesterfield 
Play  date  Deal 

Pact  Set  by  Golden  and 
Exhibitor  Leaders 


Warner-Schine  Deal 
Set  on  Entire  List 

Warners  have  closed  a  deal  with 
the  Schine  circuit  of  65  houses  for 
the  entire  1936-'37  list  of  Warner, 
First  National  and  Cosmopolitan  fea- 
tures, and  the  Vitaphone  shorts.  The 
Schine  group  has  25  houses  in  Al- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


French  Trend  to  Socialism 
Is  Threat  to  Film  Industry 


The  possibility  that  films  may  come 
under  the  direct  control  of  the  Gov- 
ernment in  France  as  a  result  of  the 
Leftist  landslide  in  the  recent  elec- 
tions for  the  Chamber  of  Deputies, 
is  seen  by  Paul  Faure,  general  secre- 
tary of  the  Socialist  Party,  Motion 
Picture  Herald  will  say  today  in  an 
article  from  Pierre  Autre,  Paris  cor- 
respondent. 

In  an  interview  in  the  fan  magazine, 
Cinemondc ,  Faure  declared  it  is  the 
aim  of  the  party  to  make  a  national 


institution  of  the  film  industry.  The 
Socialist  program  calls  for  the  man- 
agement by  the  state  of  all  industry. 
Faure  was  quoted  as  saying,  "It  is 
impossible  for  a  Government  which 
wants  to  induct  a  new  kind  of  policy 
to  leave  a  medium  of  propaganda  as 
strong  as  the  cinema  in  the  hands  of 
groups  which  may  have  interests  con- 
trary to  those  of  the  Government." 

He  pointed  out  that  although  the 
Government  under  such  circumstances 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Playing  time  support  in  an  esti- 
mated 4,000  independent  theatres  is 
to  be  given  to  Chesterfield-Invincible 
pictures  next  season  under  an  agree- 
ment completed  by  those  companies 
yesterday  with  Allied  States,  nation- 
al independent  exhibitor  organiza- 
tion. 

Completion  of  the  arrangements  by 
Edward  Golden,  sales  representative 
for  the  two  companies,  and  an  Allied 
arrangements  committee  at  the  War- 
wick Hotel,  confirms  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily's  exclusive  report  yes- 
terday of  the  producer-exhibitor  al- 
liance. 

A  joint  announcement  of  the  plan 
indicates  a  partnership  basis  in  back 
of  it,  as  it  is  described  by  Nathan 
Yamins,  Allied  president,  as  "the  in- 
troduction into  the  field  of  a  ninth 
major  company."  The  joint  state- 
ment, however,  adds  that  "it  is  not 
prompted  by  any  desire  to  make 
money  out  of  production.  Rather,  it 
is  the  desire  to  give  to  the  exhibitor 
more  product  of  a  quality  that  he  can 
with  pride  present  to  his  public." 

The  statement  sets  forth  that  the 
move  is  regarded  by  the  organizations 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


G.  B.,  125  Strong, 
ConvenesTomorrow 

George  W.  Weeks,  general  sales 
manager  of  G.  B.,  did  some  lightning 
calculation  yesterday  afternoon  and 
figured  delegates  to  the  company's 
three-day  sales  convention  which  be- 
gins at  the  Hotel  Warwick  tomorrow 
will  total  125.  The  number  will  in- 
clude home  office  executives  as  well  as 
district  and  branch  managers  and 
salesmen  from  all  American  offices. 

Present  will  be  Jeffrey  Bernerd, 
general  manager  of  distribution  in 
England ;  Arthur  A.  Lee,  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  American  company ;  C.  M. 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Foley  Asks  Ending 
Of  Bank  Night  Case 

Following  the  recent  ruling  handed 
down  by  District  Attorney  Samuel  J. 
Foley  that  he  would  not  prosecute 
games  provided  they  are  played  with- 
in the  law,  Assistant  District  At- 
torney Stanton  of  the  Bronx  yester- 

(Continned  on  page  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  May  21,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 


DAT  I  Y  MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY) 
*****  ^  R  HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


May  21,  1936 


No.  120 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

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Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
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Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative:  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi.  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopfs  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road.,  /.  P. 
Koehlcr,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Wcissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer.  Represen- 
tative. 

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City,  N.  _  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

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Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Gov.  Lehman  Urges 
Aid  to  Rogers  Fund 

Albany,  May  20. — Governor  Her- 
bert Lehman  today  added  his  voice 
to  those  of  other  governors  who  have 
urged  support  for  the  Will  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  Drive  to  be  held  May 
22-28. 

Regarding  the  establishment  of  the 
Will  Rogers  Memorial  Hospital  at 
Saranac  Lake,  Governor  Lehman 
said : 

"There  could  not  possibly  be  a 
more  fitting  memorial  to  his  name 
and  I  urge  all  of  our  citizens  to  join 
in  this  tribute." 


Proclaims  Rogers  Week 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  May  20. — 
Gov.  Guy  B.  Park  has  issued  a  proc- 
lamation designating  the  week  of  May 
22  to  28  as  Will  Rogers  Week  in  the 
state,  calling  on  the  public  to  join  in 
the  tribute. 


BEACH  HOME 
For  Rent — Furnished.  Ocean  front 
home  between  Atlantic  Beach 
Club  and  Long  Beach.  Four  bed- 
rooms, sun  decks.  For  appoint- 
ments phone  Wm.  L.  Lally, 
L.B.-2153;  J.  M.  Jerauld,  Circle 
7-3100. 


Love  Begins  at  Twenty 

(First  National) 

Hollywood,  May  20. — A  succession  of  domestic  comedy  situations 
which  furnishes  good  family  type  of  entertainment.  The  story  is  prin- 
cipally Hugh  Herbert's,  giving  him  the  opportunity  to  indulge  in  a 
quick-paced  series  of  his  familiar  character  antics. 

Herbert,  a  hard-working,  small  town  citizen,  lives  in  constant  terror 
of  his  domineering  wife,  Dorothy  Vaughn,  and  his  hard-boiled  boss, 
Clarence  Wilson.  His  one  ambition  is  the  successful  promotion  of  the 
love  affair  between  his  daughter,  Patricia  Ellis,  and  Warren  Hull. 

In  the  course  of  events  Herbert  is  robbed  of  some  bonds  by  stick-up 
man  Robert  Gleckler,  whereupon  the  henpecked,  dishwashing  victim 
imbibes  freely  of  firewater  provided  by  Hull.  Attending  a  lodge  meet- 
ing he  again  comes  face  to  face  with  Gleckler,  whose  pal,  Henry  Otto, 
slips  their  loot  in  Herbert's  pocket  just  as  the  cops  raid  the  meeting 
looking  for  the  crooks.  They,  and  Herbert,  are  clapped  in  jail. 

Herbert,  placed  in  the  same  cell  with  Gleckler,  goes  to  work  on  him 
and  gives  him  a  beating  up.  Gleckler  confesses  that  he  is  a  former 
sweetheart  of  Miss  Vaughn — a  man  who  has  always  been  held  up  to 
Herbert  as  a  model.  About  this  point,  Miss  Vaughn  experiences  a 
change  of  heart  and  permits  the  marriage  of  Hull  and  Miss  Ellis. 

The  film  closes  with  a  worm-turning  finale  in  which  Herbert  is  wel- 
comed home  as  a  hero  and  made  a  partner  in  Wilson's  business. 

The  story  is  based  on  a  play  by  Martin  Flavin.  Dalton  Trumbo  and 
Tom  Reed  did  a  script  that  is  a  catchy  combination  of  laugh-provoking 
action  and  dialogue.  The  Frank  McDonald  direction  establishes  fun  as 
the  dominating  quality  and  also  permits  nice  contributions  to  the  merri- 
ment by  the  minor  characters:  Hobart  Cavanaugh.  Arthur  Aylesworth 
and  Mary  Treen.  The  show  should  click  well  in  smaller  houses. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,160.  Running  time,  58  minutes.  "G." 


"Educating  Father" 


( Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  May  20. — This  second  offering  in  the  Jones  family  series 
is  a  pleasing  comedy  and  should  sustain  interest  despite  its  slight  plot. 

The  action  starts  when  Jed  Prouty,  head  of  the  tribe,  insists  that  his 
eldest  son,  Kenneth  Howell,  follow  him  in  the  drug  business  and  aban- 
don his  own  ideas  to  become  a  flier.  When  the  boy  disobeys  and  gets 
into  trouble  while  flying  the  matter  is  made  a  serious  issue.  Howell 
promises  to  remain  on  the  ground,  but  breaks  his  pledge  to  get  Prouty 
back  from  a  fishing  trip  in  time  to  save  the  drug  store  lease. 

Director  James  Tinling  seems  most  interested  in  getting  over  the 
character  portrayals  and  succeeds  with  the  help  of  good  performance? 
from  Shirley  Deane,  Spring  Byington  and  Florence  Roberts  as  the 
senior  members  of  the  family,  and  June  Carlson,  George  Ernest  and 
William  Mahan  as  the  juniors.    Dixie  Dunbar  is  effective  as  a  sub-deb. 

The  screen  play  is  an  original  by  Katherine  Kavanaugh,  Edward  T. 
Lowe  and  John  Patrick.  The  Max  Golden  production  is  entirely  suit- 
able for  smaller  communities  and  neighborhoods  at  which  the  picture 
is  aimed. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,233.  Running  time,  58  minutes.  "G." 


"It's  hove  Again,"  to  be  previewed  at  the  Roxv  tonight  and  opening 
generally  Friday  morning,  zvas  reviewed  May  12. 

"Three  IVisc  Guys,"  opening  at  the  Capitol  tomorrow  morning,  was 
previewed  from  Hollywood  May  7. 

"Show  Boat"  holds  over  at  the  Music  Hall.  "The  Moon's  Our  Home" 
at  the  Paramount.  "One  Rainy  Afternoon"  at  the  Rivoli  and  "The 
Great  Zieofeld."  of  course,  at  the  Astor. 

"Frankic  and  Johnnie"  opens  at  the  Globe  Saturday  morning,  it 
teas  reviewed  May  19. 


Delay  Warner  Hearing 

Hearing  on  a  motion  to  examine 
officers  and  directors  of  Warners  in 
connection  with  a  bondholders'  action 
brought  by  Clarence  H.  Morrow  has 
been  nostooned  until  Mav  28.  The 
hearing  was  scheduled  for  this  week. 


Son  to  D.  O.  Selznich 

David  O.  Selzniek  and  Mrs.  Selz- 
nick  are  receiving  congratulations  on 
the  birth  of  their  second  son. 


Flash  Preview 

"Secret  Patrol" — Another  of  the 
Royal  Northwest  Mounted  Police 
stories  with  the  usual  plentiful  sup- 
ply of  romance  and  action. 

Tins  film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in 
a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Datly. 


"Zieqfeld"  Gets  $17400 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld."  in  its  sixth 
week  at  the  Astor,  tallied  $17,400. 


GTE  Reorganization 
Approved  by  Court 

Wilmington,  Del.,  May  20. — Chan- 
cellor Josiah  P.  Wolcott  in  Chancery 
Court  today  approved  the  sale  of 
assets  of  the  receivership  estate  of 
General  Theatres  Equipment,  Inc., 
which  were  sold  to  the  reorganization 
committee  on  Monday  for  $4,039,367 
and  several  other  proposals  at  the 
same  time. 

These  included  a  certificate  of  in- 
corporation, the  bylaws  and  transfer 
of  assets  to  the  new  company ;  a  trust 
indenture  between  the  new  company 
and  the  Commercial  National  Bank 
and  Trust  Co.  of  New  York  relating 
to  $2,000,000  in  five-year,  five  per 
cent  convertible  debentures  which 
were  proposed  in  the  original  reor- 
ganization plan ;  a  $2,000,000  loan  to 
the  new  company  by  Chase  National 
Bank,  which  thus  will  participate  in 
the  reorganization,  and  the  proposed 
escrow  between  the  Chase  institution, 
the  new  company  and  City  Bank 
Farmers  Trust  Co.,  New  York,  escrow 
agents  for  the  new  company,  relating 
to  issuance  of  option  warrants  to  be 
issued  in  the  reorganization. 


"Zombies"  Campaign 
Reported  Newark  Hit 

Newark,  May  20. — The  high-pres- 
sure campaign  put  on  by  Bob  Unger- 
feld  for  the  run  of  "The  Return  of 
the  Zombies"  at  the  RKO  Terminal 
clicked,  the  theatre  management  re- 
ported tonight.  The  local  dailies  went 
for  some  of  the  stunts  which  aroused 
public  curiosity  and,  continued  the 
theatre,  reflected  in  the  gross. 


More  Dates  Set  Up 

The  Rialto,  New  York,  runs  "Re- 
turn of  the  Zombies"  after  "Dracula's 
Daughter,"  now  current  there.  Si 
Fabian  has  booked  the  picture  for 
Albany,  Troy,  Schenectady  and 
Brooklyn  and  the  Warner  circuit  for 
Paterson.  The  Ambassador,  San 
Francisco,  is  another  date. 


Paramount-Fabian 
Upstate  Pool  Nears 

Pooling  arrangements  between 
Paramount  and  Si  Fabian  at  Middle- 
town,  N.  Y.,  are  expected  to  be  set 
the  end  of  the  week.  Indications  are 
that  Paramount  may  also  pool  at 
Newburgh  with  Eugene  Levy. 

Fabian  has  the  State  and  Stratton, 
while  Paramount  operates  the  Para- 
mount in  Middletown.  Levy  owns 
the  Ritz,  Park  and  Cameo  in  New- 
burgh, while  Paramount  has  the 
Broadway.  The  Cameo  and  Fabian's 
Stratton  are  closed. 


Allows  Skouras  Claims 

St.  Louis,  May  20. — Referee  in 
Bankruptcy  Hope  has  allowed  a  claim 
of  $20,000  against  Skouras  Brothers 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  by  the  Middletown 
Realty  Co.,  based  on  a  sub-lease  on  an 
airdrome.  Two  other  claims,  one  for 
$272,000  and  the  other  for  $6,715,  have 
been  withdrawn. 


Protests  Picture  Ban 

Guaranteed  Pictures,  American  dis- 
tributors of  the  French  film  "Jeanne," 
which  stars  Gaby  Morley,  are  appeal- 
ing to  the  Commissioner  of  Education 
at  Albany  the  action  of  the  New- 
York  state  censor  board  in  banning 
the  film. 


THE     PICTURE     OF     THE  WEEK 


Presenting  the  1935  Academy  Award  winner  in  her  first  role  since  capturing  that  coveted  trophy, 

BETTE  DAVIS  in  "THE  GOLDEN  ARROW" 
'hits  the  mark'  in  a  swift-moving  romantic  comedy  'ideally  suited'  to  its  star's  superb  talents. 
Adapted  from  noted  Michael  Arlen's  sensational  play  of  Florida's  frenzied  socialites,  and  studded 
with  sparkling  performances  by  George  Brent,  Eugene  Pallette,  Dick  Foran,  Carol  Hughes,  Cath- 
erine Doucet,  and  Craig  Reynolds,  this  film  should  easily  attain  the  high  grosses  trade  pre  viewers 
have  predicted  for  it.  Directed  by  Alfred  E.  Green.  A  First  National  Picture.  Released  May  23rd. 


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W,TH  A  SOCKEROO 


Carole  Lombard  and  Fred  MacMorray 

THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS 

A  Paramount  Picture  with  Douglass  Dumbrille,  William  Frawley  •  Directed  by  William  K.  Howard 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  May  21,  1936 


G.  B.,  125  Strong, 
ConvenesTomorrow 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
White,  assistant  sales  manager; 
James  Campbell,  head  of  the  music 
department;  A.  P.  Waxman,  adver- 
tising counsel,  and,  of  course,  Weeks. 
Others  will  include  Claude  MacGow- 
an,  comptroller;  Charles  Leach,  sec- 
retary; S.  Schwengeler,  Al  Selig, 
Charles  Garrett,  William  Berry,  R. 
McGrath,  J.  O'Connor,  H.  William 
Fitelson,  Bert  Mayers,  J.  London  and 
Peter  Rosoff. 
From  the  field: 

Albany— Marcel     Mekelburg,     Carl  Goe, 

Atlanta — Scott  E.  Chesnutt,  James  H. 
Butner,  Paul  Bryan.  ; 

Boston— John  Scully,  Ben  Rogers,  Nathan 
Ross,  Sam  Levine. 

Buffalo— George  Rosenbaum,  Amos  Leon- 
ard, Jules  Jasper. 

Charlotte— F.  E.  Dyer,  J.  R.  Kitchens. 

Chicago— W.  A.  V.  Mack,  A.  H.  Fischer, 
Max  Mazur,  J.  E.  Armgardt. 

Cincinnati— J.  Reg  Wilson,  Herman  L. 
Booth,  Rudolph  Knoepfle,  Edward  L.  Bri- 
chette.  „, 

Cleveland— Harry  Scott,  J.  E.  Loeffler, 
George  Davidson.  .  „ 

Dallas — J.  L.  Franconi,  Ernest  r.  Stem, 
W.  B.  Wesley. 

Des  Moines— -George  Hartley,  Robert 
Winnig. 

Denver — Irving  Jacobs,  R.  W.  Selig. 

Detroit— -M.  Harlan  Starr,  Fred  Sture- 
gess,  Clive  Waxman. 

Indianapolis  —  Fred  Wagoner,  Sam 
Abrams.  _       _  ... 

Kansas  City— Russell  Borg,  Guy  Brad- 
ford, Howard  Gould. 

Los  Angeles— Paul  de  Outo,  C.  F.  Rose, 
M.  J.  McCarthy,  W.  Kofeldt. 

Memphis — Glenn  Calvert. 

Milwaukee— W.  R.  Marshall,  William 
Kent,  Reuben  Rosenblatt. 

Minneapolis — Fred  Abelson,  Robert  Abel- 
son,  Donald  Conley. 

Neiv  Haven — P.  Sherman. 

New  Orleans — William  Minder. 

New  York — Arthur  Greenblatt,  Irving 
fiumberg,  Charles  Penser,  Irving  Landes, 
Rudolph  Bach,  Ray  Halpern,  Sol  Kravitz. 

Oklahoma  City — W.  J.  Cammer. 

Omaha — Jack  McCarty. 

Philadelphia  —  Herbert  Given,  John 
Schaeffer,  Jack  Klein,  Si  Perlsweig. 

Pittsburgh — Mark  Goldman,  Joseph  Lef- 
ko.  James  Nash,  George  Wheeler. 

Portland — Walter  Wessling,  Archie  Holt. 

St.  Louis— J.  M.  Harris,  Al  Kent,  T.  M. 
Eckert. 

Salt  Lake  City — A.  Shepherd. 
San  Francisco — Kenneth  Hodkinson,  Jack 
Erickson,  George  Blumenthal. 
Seattle — Jean  Spear. 

Washington — Joseph  Kaliski,  Milton  Cap- 
Ion,  Robert  Campbell. 

The  following  delegation  from 
Canada,  headed  by  Oscar  Hanson, 
head  of  Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  will  also 
attend:  A.  W.  Perry,  general  sales 
manager;  William  Marriott,  publicity 
manager ;  Walter  Kennedy,  Frank 
Fisher,  Archie  Laurie,  Toronto ;  Ger- 
ald Hoyt,  branch  manager,  St.  John ; 
I.  H.  Allen,  branch  manager,  Mon- 
treal ;  J.  E.  Archer,  branch  manager, 
Vancouver ;  J.  Palansky,  branch  man- 
ager, Calgary;  I.  Coval,  branch  man- 
ager, Winnipeg. 


Matthews  Film  at  Roxy 

"It's  Love  Again,"  latest  starring 
Jessie  Matthews,  goes  into  the  Roxy 
tomorrow  while  the  G.  B.  delegates 
assemble  for  the  first  day  of  their 
three-day  sales  convention  at  the  War- 
Warwick. 


Poster  Service  Men 
May  Handle  Trailers 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

recently  set  up  offices  at  630  Ninth 
Ave.  and  has  a  library  on  all  releases 
for  the  last  two  years. 

Edmund  Mantell,  who  operates  the 
Ritz,  Star,  Art,  Tiffany  in  the  Bronx, 
and  Stadium  in  Manhattan,  is  vice- 
president  of  the  company. 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


SAM  HOROWITZ,  mid-west 
division  sales  head  for  Republic, 
gathers  with  J.  J.  Milstein,  E.  H. 
Goldstein  and  Herman  Gluckman 
at  the  Tavern  yesterday  for  a  quick 
bite.  He  left  in  the  afternoon  for  Chi- 
cago, his  home  town.  Meanwhile,  the 
west  is  without  a  division  head.  Lat- 
est report  is  that  one  of  the  branch 
managers  will  be  given  the  job  next 
week.  Max  Roth,  garbed  in  an  aqua- 
marine shirt  and  tie  combination,  is 
feting  E.  C.  Grainger.  Roth  says 
he's  here  for  pre-Columbia  conven- 
tion talks  while  Grainger  claims  Abe 
Montague's  representative  is  trying 
to  sell  him  film.  Laurence  Stall- 
ings,  Truman  Talley,  Lowell 
Thomas,  Ed  Thorgersen  and  Lew 
Lehr  are  among  the  10  Fox  Movie- 
tone News-ites  grouped  at  one  of  the 
center  tables.  Warren  Doane,  Har- 
old Hopper,  Joe  Malcolm,  Simon 
Schlussel  and  Lou  Geller  confer  on 
independent  production  topics.  Hopper 
states  he'll  return  to  the  coast  in  a 
few  days,  while  Doane  has  no  idea 
when  he'll  be  seeing  Hollywood 
again.  Walter  Futter  and  Jack  D. 
Trop  are  engaged  in  serious  business, 
while  Nate  Blumberg,  John  O'Con- 
nor and  Joe  Vocel  find  theatre  mat- 
ters to  talk  about  at  another  table. 
Al  Hovel  and  Mitchell  Klupt 
reminiscing,  the  latter  recalling  how 
he  was  a  sports  writer  many  years 
ago,  and  former  Judge  Hovel  brings 
back  his  experiences  as  a  baker's  de- 
livery boy.  A.  H.  Schwartz,  who 
comes  over  from  Dinty  Moore's, 
brags  about  his  two-hour  jockey  feat 
in  the  morning  at  Cedarhurst,  declar- 
ing he  felt  like  a  16-year-old  young- 
ster. He  also  scotches  the  report  that 
has  him  taking  over  operation  of  the 
Skouras  houses  in  Long  Island  with 
the  brief  query  "How  can  you  stop 
reports  from  getting  around  ?"  Greg- 
ory Dickson  and  Ken  O'Brien  pay 
their  weekly  visit.  Becoming  more  of 
a  daily  visiting  team  are  Harry  C. 
Arthur,  Marco  Wolff,  Jack  Part- 
ington, Irving  Lesser  and  Hal 
Horne.  No  one  can  understand  what 
Horne  is  trying  to  say.  Joe  Seidel- 
man  is  around  with  a  guest  at  one 
of  the  side  tables.  The  red  tie  is  a 
sure  sign  of  a  close  summer.  Will- 
iam German,  Richard  Brady  and 
Al  Friedman  convene  at  one  of  the 
front  tables,  the  usual  meeting  spot 
for  this  group.  Al  Friedlander 
shows  up  with  "cheaters" — glasses  to 
Klupt.  Harry  Thomas  and  Budd 
Rogers  are  talking  and  eating  to- 
gether until  Jack  Miller  of  Chicago 
breezes  in  and  sits  at  their  table. 
Jack  Barnstyn  is  alone.  Alec 
Moss'  tan  is  so  dark  one  can  hardly 
recognize  him  under  the  amber  lights. 
Nat  Saland  and  William  Hackel 
are  kidding  again.  L.  C.  Griffith, 
William  Fitelson  are  among  the 
others.  Bob  Goldstein  shows  up  late 
inquiring  for  Eddie  Alperson,  who 
isn't  around. 

• 

Norman  Moray  has  not  decided  yet 
on  the  number  of  shorts  Warners  will 
have  next  season.  He's  still  confer- 
ring with  Fred  Jack  and  James 
Winn,  division  managers  on  the  new 
lineup. 

• 

Ben  Shlyen  intends  to  leave  for 
Kansas  City  over  the  week-end. 
• 

George  J.  Schaefer  now  expected 
from  the  coast  tomorrow. 


AUSTIN  C.  KEOUGH,  Martin 
Quigley,  Ed  Raftery,  Dennis 
O'Brien,  C.  C.  Pettijohn,  Jack 
Connolly,  Gabriel  Hess,  Paul 
Lazarus,  Leon  Netter,  Y.  Frank 
Freeman,  A.  H.  Blank  and  Ralph 
Branton  among  the  diners  at  the 
Cinema  Club  at  yesterday's  lunch 
hour. 

• 

M.  H.  Aylesworth  and  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall  had  membership  applications, 
accompanied  by  the  proper  checks,  ac- 
cepted by  the  Cinema  Club  yesterday. 
• 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin  and  R.  H. 
Cochrane  plan  to  leave  for  the  coast 
tomorrow  for  final  production  con- 
ferences with  Charles  R.  Rogers  in 
advance  of  Universal's  annual  sales 
meeting. 

A 

Phil  Reisman,  Herman  Robbins, 
Sam  Dembow,  Frank  Buck,  Jack 
Cohn,  Nate  Spingold,  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth and  Sol  Rosenblatt  among 
those  glimpsed  at  "21"  yesterday. 
• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  J.  Robert 
Rubin  caught  chatting  in  front  of  the 
State  Bldg.  yesterday  afternoon.  It 
looks  as  if  L.  B.  will  not  return  to 
the  coast  next  week  after  all. 
• 

"Spanky"  McFarland,  quaran- 
tined at  the  Leland  Hotel,  Detroit, 
with  the  measles,  will  return  to  the 
coast  without  making  a  trip  to  New 
York  when  he  recovers. 

• 

Arthur  Horne,.  formerly  at  the 
New  Haven  office,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  New  York  M-G-M  sales 
force. 

• 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president,  will  be  a  luncheon  guest  at 
the  G.  B.  sales  convention  at  the 
Warwick  Friday 

• 

David  Wilentz,  attorney  general  of 
New  Jersey,  will  be  the  principal 
speaker  at  the  Cheese  Club  next  Mon- 
day. 

• 

Edna  May  Oliver,  Mary  Philbin 
and  Dean  and  Mrs.  Babbitt,  the  lat- 
ter of  the  Sonotone  Corp.,  sailed  Tues- 
day on  the  Euro  pa. 

• 

Dave  Blum  is  celebrating  the  ar- 
rival of  a  baby  girl  at  the  Medical 
Center.  The  event  took  place  Mon- 
day. 

• 

Si  Fabian  left  for  Albany  yester- 
day and  will  return  next  Monday. 


Spitz  Absent,  Fox 
Met  Post  Unfilled 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

fill  the  vacancy  at  the  next  meeting 
on  June  17. 

With  the  approval  during  the  last 
week  by  Federal  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack  of  expenses  in  connection  with 
the  reorganization  of  Fox  Met,  the 
circuit  immediately  starts  an  "open 
balance  sheet."  The  annual  financial 
report  for  the  year  ended  Feb.  1, 
1936,  will  be  ready  for  approval  at 
the  next  board  meeting,  it  was  said 
yesterday.  Indications  are  that  a  profit 
will  be  shown,  notwithstanding  heavy 
depreciation  items. 

William  Phillips  presided  at  the 
meeting  because  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
was  in  Europe. 


French  Socialists 
Threat  to  Industry 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

would  not  use  the  films  especially  for 
propaganda  purposes,  "sometimes  we 
could  make  some  pictures  showing  our 
social  ideas." 

Nationalization  of  the  industry, 
Autre  declares,  virtually  means  nothing 
but  seizure  by  two  principal  companies, 
supported  and  managed  by  the  state, 
of  the  complete  activity  of  the  busi- 
ness. It  is  generally  reported  that 
it  is  because  of  this  possible  national- 
ization move  that  the  French  Tribunal 
of  Trade  has  postponed  its  decision 
on  the  receivership  of  Gaumont-Franco 
Film-Aubert,  as  well  as  Pathe  Cinema. 
It  is  expected  that  the  Government 
will  group  these  two  major  companies 
as  the  foundation  of  the  so-called 
National  Cinema. 

The  French  trade  press  is  urging 
strongly  the  complete  cooperation  of 
all  branches  of  the  industry  in  a 
working  organization  to  protect  its 
interests  and  protest  against  any  na- 
tionalization plans. 


Foley  Asks  Ending 
Of  Bank  Night  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

day  withdrew  a  lottery  complaint 
against  the  Bronx  Opera  House  when 
it  came  up  for  hearing  before  Spe- 
cial Sessions.  The  theatre  has  been 
playing  Bank  Night. 

Stanton  told  the  three  judges  that 
he  did  not  believe  the  game  was  be- 
ing conducted  in  violation  of  the  lot- 
tery laws  and  asked  that  it  be  dis- 
missed. 


Warner  Buys  Miami  Plot 

Miami,  May  20. — Major  Albert 
Warner,  vice-president  of  Warners, 
has  purchased  a  business  plot  at  Lin- 
coln Road  and  Euclid  Ave.,  Miami 
Beach,  on  which  an  office  building  is 
to  be  erected. 


Wall  Street 


Losses  Still  Dominate  Board 


Columbia,  vtc  .... 
Columbia,  pfd  . . . 
Consolidated,  pfd. 
Eastman  Kodak  . 
K.-A.-O..  pfd  .... 

Loew's,  Inc  

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd. 

Paramount   

Paramount  1  pfd. 
Paramount  2  pfd. 

Pathe  Film   

RKO   

20th  Century -Fox. 
20th  Century,  pfd. 
Warner  Bros  


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Low  Close  Change 

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31 

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43V2 

43 

43 

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17 

17 

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Little  Curb  Activity 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2*6      2J4  2*6   

Technicolor   28?6     28*6    2&7A    —  Vs 

Trans-Lux    4*6      VA  4*6   

Bonds  Revive  Slightly 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  25       25       25       +  *4 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93*6     9354  93*6   

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   9TA    97$4     97'/S     +  % 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55  61J6    (f>lA    eoA   -  V* 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90       89'/£    89J4  —'A 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   91J4    90*4    91'/2     +  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  20) 


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8 


Allied  Closes 
Chesterfield 
Play  date  Deal 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
identified  with  it  as  their  solution 
"of  the  monopoly  they  allege  exists 
in  the  motion  picture  business"  which 
"can  only  be  relieved  by  more  prod- 
uct." The  statement  says  that  Ches- 
terfield-Invincible will  deliver  18  pic- 
tures next  season  "as  the  start  of 
an  ambitious  program  looking  to- 
ward the  eventual  delivery  of  52  pic- 
tures a  year." 

The  arrangement  between  the  pro- 
ducer-distributors and  Allied  was  con- 
summated after  a  study  of  the  inde- 
pendent field,  the  statement  relates, 
and  resulted  in  a  promise  from  Ches- 
terfield-Invincible that  "if  independent 
support  could  go  behind  them,  they 
would  scrap  their  present  plans  in 
favor  of  better  pictures  in  view  of 
the  possibility  of  wide  distribution. 
Estimates  place  it,"  the  Chesterfield- 
Invincible-Allied  statement  declares, 
"at  4,000  theatres  as  being  set  through 
independent  support." 

Considered  at  Cleveland 

The  statement  relates  that  the  sub- 
ject was  discussed  at  a  special  meet- 
ing of  Allied  heads  two  weeks  ago 
in  Cleveland  "at  a  secret  meeting 
called  for  that  purpose"  and  that  those 
who  attended  the  meeting  and  ap- 
proved the  plan  pending  final  nego- 
tiations were  Martin  G.  Smith,  P.  J. 
Wood,  George  Erdman,  M.  B.  Hor- 
witz,  Henry  Greenberger,  John  Ka- 
lafat  and  several  other  Ohio  exhibi- 
tors;  H.  M.  Richey,  Detroit,  Nathan 
Yamins,  Fall  River,  Mass.;  Sidney 
Samuelson,  New  Jersey;  William 
Davis  and  Fred  Herrington,  Pitts- 
burgh ;  Aaron  Saperstein,  Chicago ; 
Rov  Bair,  Indiana ;  Frank  Hornig, 
Maryland ;  A.  C.  Gutenberg,  Milwau- 
kee, and  E.  A.  Peaslee,  Minneapolis. 

The  meeting  appointed  Saperstein, 
Samuelson,  Richey  and  Yamins  to 
prepare  a  contract,  and  this  was  com- 
pleted yesterday.  George  Batcheller, 
president  of  Chesterfield,  and  Maury 
M.  Cohen,  president  of  Invincible, 
represented  the  companies.  The  two 
will  concentrate  on  production  and 
leave  for  the  coast  at  an  early  date 
to  prepare  the  first  release,  which  is 
scheduled  for  delivery  Aug.  15.  The 
schedule  calls  for  one  release  every 
three  weeks  thereafter. 

Edward  Golden  will  handle  distrib- 
ution and  sales  and  leaves  on  a  coun- 
try-wide trip  at  ence  to  select  local 
distributors  for  the  product.  Plans 
are  being  made,  it  was  said,  to  make 
it  possible  for  the  exhibitor  support- 
ers of  the  venture  to  have  a  voice  in 
the  selection  of  story  material  and 
casting  of  the  pictures. 


Kuykendall  Attacks  Deal 

Commenting  on  what  he  described 
as  the  "reported  'partnership'  deal" 
between  Allied  and  Chesterfield  and 
Invincible,  Ed  Kuykendall.  president 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  in  a  state- 
ment issued  last  night  said,  in  part : 

"Much  heat  and  hatred  have  been 
promoted  by  Allied  against  wThat  is 
vaguely  dubbed  as  'affiliated  exhib- 
itors.' Just  what  status  do  Allied's 
own  members  now  assume?  Does 
this  official  affiliation  with  a  'producer' 
make  the  Allied  members  all  affiliated 


exhibitors  and  make  it  inevitable  that 
they  all  be  classified  as  tools  of  the 
producers  in  industry  affairs  from 
now  on?  As  partners  of  the  produ- 
cers, do  they  propose  to  sell  their 
own  pictures  in  blocks  or  separately? 
After  bringing  in  the  W.  C.  T.  U., 
the  M.  P.  Research  Council  and  such 
organizations  to  bitterly  denounce  the 
movies  for  selling  (and  buying)  pic- 
tures in  blocks,  how  can  they  con- 
sistently sell  pictures  other  than  one 
at  a  time?  And  what  about  blind 
selling?  Will  each  picture  be  com- 
pleted and  screened  before  each  ex- 
hibitor is  asked  to  buy  it,  so  he  can 
know  exactly  what  he  is  going  to 
get?" 


"Not  in  Allied  Yet,"  Says  Stern 

Chicago,  May  20. — Discussing  re- 
cent reports  his  circuit  would  join 
Allied  in  a  protest  against  B.  &  K.'s 
plan  to  reinstate  duals  in  the  local 
territory,  Emil  Stern,  head  of  Es- 
saness,  today  stated : 

"We  have  not  joined  Allied  as  yet, 
but  are  contemplating  doing  so.  Nego- 
tiations have  not  been  definitely  con- 
summated and  our  reasons  for  this 
are  we  are  independent  theatre  men. 
We  have  no  affiliation  with  producers 
such  as  B.  &  K.  with  Paramount  and 
Warners  with  the  Warner  circuit. 

"If  we  join  Allied  we  will  not  sit 
on  the  board,  nor  will  we  be  on  the 
staff  of  officers,"  Stern  said.  A  final 
decision  on  the  matter  will  be  made 
in  a  few  days. 


Harvey  Gibson  on 
Paramount  Board 

(Continued  from  parte  1) 

finished  negatives  were  pledged  by 
Paramount  as  security  for  the  new 
credit  under  an  arrangement  attacked 
later  by  the  bankruptcy  trustees  of 
the  company  who  contended  it  con- 
stituted a  pledging  of  the  company's 
assets  so  as  to  result  in  giving  the 
banks  a  preferential  position  over 
other  Paramount  creditors.  The  trus- 
tees' suit  was  withdrawn,  however, 
under  a  settlement  provision  in  the 
Paramount  reorganization  plan  which 
allowed  the  banks'  claims  against  the 
company  in  full  and  with  interest. 

An  official  statement  from  Para- 
mount announcing  Gibson's  election  to 
the  board  yesterday  said  that  Manu- 
facturers' Trust  Co.  is  "substantially 
interested  in  the  company  today." 

The  Paramount  board  meeting  also 
elected  Stanton  Griffis  to  the  com- 
pany's executive  committee  to  fill  the 
vacancy  created  by  the  recent  death 
of  Gerald  Brooks.  Griffis  is  associ- 
ated with  the  investment  firm  of 
Hemphill,  Noyes  and  was  elected  to 
the  board  several  months  ago  to  fill  a 
vacancy  created  bv  the  resignation  of 
Frank  A.  Yanderlip. 

Showmen's  Show  in 
Active  Second  Day 

(Continued  from  pane  \) 

and  publicity  executives  were  among 
the  visitors.  Lily  Pons  was  greeted 
with  flowers  and  words  from  Theo- 
dore J.  Sullivan,  representing  Mar- 
tin Quigley.  Others  who  attended 
included:  Tohn  Dowd.  RKO :  Ray 
Norr,  J.  J.  McCarthy  and  Maurice 
McKenzie  of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  \.\ 
William  R.  Ferguson.  M-G-M :  Pat 
Powers.:  P.  A.  McGuire  ;  A.  P.  Wax- 
man,  G.  B. ;  Walter  Kofeldt,  Los  An- 
geles :  Abe  Goodman.  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox ;  Morris  Kinzler,  Roxy  The- 
atre ;  Herb  Berg,  Blackstone  Agencj'. 


S ten's  Latest 

London,  May  20. — "A  Woman 
Alone,"  Anna  Sten's  latest 
film,  just  previewed  here,  is 
a  highly  colorful  production 
with  Russian  atmosphere  and 
spectacular  singing  and  danc- 
ing. It  is  a  story  of  a  peasant 
girl's  love  for  an  officer. 
Jealous,  her  soldier  fiance 
strikes  the  officer,  is  court 
martialed,  and  to  save  him, 
the  girl  confesses  to  an  affair 
with  the  officer  which  she  did 
not  have.  Finally  she  marries 
the  officer. 

Miss  Sten's  performance  is 
outstanding,  as  are  those  of 
Henry  Wilcoxon  as  the  offi- 
cer and  Esme  Percy  as  the 
general  who  victimizes  the 
soldier.  With  no  earmarks  of 
British  production,  the  film 
is  up  to  Hollywood  standard. 

ALLAN 


Score  Charge  Cuts 
By  Metro  Possible 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Miller  and  Lewen  Pizor.  Another 
meeting  with  the  M-G-M  sales  heads 
will  be  held  at  a  later  date. 

The  committee  was  assured  of  the 
complete  cooperation  of  Republic  Pic- 
tures in  achieving  its  10-point  trade 
practice  program  at  a  morning  meet- 
ing yesterday  with  Jack  J.  Milstein! 
Republic  sales  manager.  The  com- 
mittee was  assured  by  Milstein,  Kuy- 
kendall said,  that  Republic  is  in  com- 
plete accord  with  the  exhibitors'  pro- 
gram and  would  grant  a  20  per  cent 
cancellation,  the  maximum  sought  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  in  every  case  in 
which  the  company's  complete  pro- 
gram was  bought.  Republic  also 
stated  a  policy  against  the  collection 
of  the  score  charge,  according  to  the 
exhibitor  committee's  statement. 

The  committee  hopes  to  conclude 
its  meetings  tomorrow  if  sessions  can 
be  arranged  with  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  and  United  Artists.  Meetings 
with  these  two  distributors  have  been 
delayed  because  of  the  absence  from 
the  city  of  John  D.  Clark,  sales  man- 
ager of  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  and 
George  J.  Schaefer.  vice-president  of 
United  Artists,  both  of  whom  have 
been  in  Hollywood  but  are  expected 
back  daily.  Kuykendall  said  that  the 
committee,  which  is  composed  en- 
tirely of  out  of  town  men.  would 
remain  here  over  the  weekend  if  a 
meeting  could  be  arranged  for  Mon- 
day but  otherwise  all  would  leave  Fri- 
day night  or  Saturday  even  though 
meetings  with  the  remaining  distribu- 
tors had  not  been  held.  In  this  event 
the  committee  would  gather  here 
again  earlv  in  June  to  revisit  com- 
panies with  whom  it  has  already  met 
^>nd  to  comnlete  its  schedule  of  meet- 
inn's  with  the  others. 

The  committee  mav  meet  with  G.  B. 
torlav.  A  wire  asking  Warner  sales 
officials  to  meet  the  committee  Fri- 
day has  been  sent  to  that  company. 


F.  D.  Cohen  Passes 

Baltimore.  May  20. — Frank  D. 
Cohen,  father-in-law  of  Mever  Lpven- 
*ha1.  managing  director  of  the  Phili" 
T.  Scheck  Enterprises  and  the  Lord 
Calvert  Theatre  Co..  died  at  his  home 
and  was  huried  yesterday  in  Hebrew 
Rosedale  Cemetery. 


Thursday,  May  21,  1934  J 

No  Portal  Deal  as 
Kent,  Schenck  Sail  I 

(Continued  from  page  1)  I 

Schenck  declared  the  nine  films  to  be  1 
made  here  for  Twentieth  Century-  I 
Fox  under  the  supervision  of  Robert  I 
T.  Kane  will  be  made  with  a  view  to  I 
suitability  for  American  as  well  as  * 
English  distribution.  Kane  will  be  1 
permitted  to  draw  on  Hollywood  for  1 
star  names  for  the  nine  films,  Schenck  d 
said. 

Twentieth   Century-Fox   has   pur-  J 
chased   from   Alexander    Korda   the  1 
rights  to  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac"  and 
"Under  the  Red  Robe."  Both  will  be  J 
produced  by  Kane  here  for  world  dis- 
tribution.  The  company  also  obtained 
the  screen  rights  to  the  play  "The  Old 
Folks  at  Home,"  which  ran  for  a  year 
here  with  Sybil  Thorndike  and  Marie  1 
Tempest  in  the  cast. 

Schenck  and  Kent  yesterday  saw  an 
uncut  version  of  "As  You  Like  It," ' 
which  Twentieth  Century-Fox  will 
release.  Seen  in  more  than  11,000 
feet,  the  film  will  be  cut  to  8,500  feet. 
Schenck  was  enthusiastic  over  the 
performance  of  Elisabeth  Bergner. 

Klement  En  Route  to  U.  S. 

Loxdox,  May  20. — Otto  Klement,  j 
one  of  the  principals  in  Garrett-Kle-  .' 
ment   Pictures,   left  today    on  the 
Xormandie  with  Anna  Sten  and  her  ] 
husband,  Eugene  France.   Klement  is 
bringing  with  him    a    print    of  "A 
Woman  Alone."  which  has  just  been 
completed  and  stars  Miss  Sten.  Kle- 
ment will  seek  distribution  of  the  film 
in  Xew  York. 

Warner-Schine  Deal 
Set  on  Entire  List 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

bany,  23  in  the  Buffalo  district.  13 
in  Cleveland  and  four  in  the  Cincin- 
nati territory. 

A.   W.    Smith,   Jr..   in   charge   of  i 
eastern    and    Canadian  distribution, 
handled  the  deal   for  Warners,  and 
Meyer  Schine  and  George  Lynch  act- 
ed for  the  circuit. 

New  Color  Series  Planned 

Hollywood,  May  20. — Warner>  are 
so  pleased  with  the  Technicolor  shurt. 
"Song  of  a  Nation,"  which  they  re- 
cently completed  that  they  have  de- 
cided to  make  it  the  first  of  a  series 
of  shorts  dealing  with  American  his-  " 
tory.    The  series  will  be  released  un- 
der the  title  of  "American  Parade."  J 
Titles  of  individual  subjects  will  in- 
clude. "Louisiana  Purchase."  "Hoosier 
Youth."  "Fall  of  the  Alamo."  "Patrick  \ 
Henry,"    "Declaration    of  Indepen- 
dence"    and     "The     Burr-Hamilton  j 
Duel."    First  rate  casts  and  directors 
will  be  assigned. 


Foreign   Heads  Coming 

Six  Warner  foreign  heads  are  due  ' 
in  New  York  the  end  of  the  month  ' 
to  attend  the  annual   sales  conven- 
tion.   They  are  Harold  Dunn,  man- 
ager   in    China    and   Japan ;  David 
Blvthe.   in  charge  of   India :   Peter  S 
Colli,  head  of  Central  America ;  Rob- 
ert Schless,  supervisor  of  Continental 
Europe ;   Max   Milder,  manager  for 
Warners  in  England ;  and  D.  Griffiths, 
manager  for  First  National  in  England. 

In  the  event  some  of  the  managers  : 
do  not  arrive  during  the  sales  ses- 
sions for  the  domestic  forces,  Sam 
E.  Morris  and  Joseph  Hummel  will 
hold   special   meetings   with   the  six  : 
men. 


The  Leading 
D< 


Motiof 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


WL.  39.  NO.  121 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  MAY  22,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Rogers  Drive 
On  Today  in 
5,000  Houses 

Memory  Fund  Campaign 
To  Last  One  Week 


Approximately  5,000  film  theatres 
iroughout  the  country,  circuits,  in- 
ependents  and  affiliated  houses,  to- 
ay  will  begin  the  one-week  drive  for 
le  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Fund, 
hich  extends  through  next  Thursday. 

Weeks  of  organization,  under  the 
upervision  of  zone  heads,  have  pre- 
eded  the  start  of  the  drive,  under 
le  leadership  of  Major  L.  E.  Thomp- 
on,  chairman  of  the  campaign  com- 
littee.  Designed  as  a  tribute  to  the 
ite  comedian  and  film  star,  the  cam- 
aign  seeks  to  raise  money  for  the 
laintenance  and  support  of  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Hospital,  formerly 
nown  as  the  NVA  Sanitarium  and 
-odge,  at  Saranac,  N.  Y.,  in  the 
i.dirondacks.  The  sanitarium  was  a 
ift  of  a  group  of  film  executives  to 
le  Rogers  Memorial  Commission. 

The  theatre  drive  in  44  states  has 
le  active  support  of  the  governors, 
'he  chief  executives  of  about  10 
tates  within  the  past  two  weeks  have 
;sued  proclamations  urging  people  to 
□ntribute  to  the  cause.  The  latest 
roclamations  were  those  of  Gov. 
'ark  of  Missouri  and  Gov.  Lehman  of 
(Continued  on  page  13) 


B.  Men  Cullman's 
Guests  at  the  Roxy 

G.B's.  sales  force,  in  town  for  the 
hree-day  sales  convention,  which 
tarts  today  at  the  Warwick,  were 
uests  of  Howard  Cullman  last  night 
t  the  Roxy  at  a  special  showing  of 
It's  Love  Again." 

Following  the  screening,  a  buffet 
upper  and  cocktail  party  were  staged 
n  the  theatre's  assembly  room.  Among 
hose  present  were  Jeffrey  Bernerd, 
eneral  manager  of  world  distribution ; 
Arthur  A.  Lee,  vice-president  of  the 
Vmerican  Company;  George  W. 
\  eeks,  general  sales  manager ;  Clin- 
on  White,  assistant  sales  manager, 
(Continued  on  page  9) 


Sales  Heads  Attend 
Showmanship  Show 

With  several  top  industry  sales  ex- 
cutives  putting  in  belated  but  inter- 
ested appearances,  the  second  annual 
show  of  Showmanship,  sponsored  by 
iioturn  Picture  Herald  and  the  Man- 
gers* Round  Table  Club,  went 
hrough  its  third  day  yesterday  in  a 
ush  of  activity.  Heading  the  big 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


New  Score  Charge  Policy 
Next  Season  Is  Foreseen 


H.  M.  Warner,  As  Reporter 
Interviews  His  Son-in-Law 


By  BILL  ORNSTEIN 

Harry  M.  Warner  developed  his 
reportorial  penchant  one  step  further 
yesterday,  taking  his  pad  and  pencil 
in  hand  to  interview  Mervyn  LeRoy, 
his  son-in-law,  upon  the  latter's  ar- 
rival on  the  Conte  di  Savoia.  Warner, 
it  will  be  remembered,  returned  about 
10  days  ago  from  a  vacation  abroad 
and  the  germ  of  an  idea  apparently 
took  root  when  he  tried  to  interview  a 
Motion  Picture  Daily  reporter  who 
met  the  boat  for  the  same  purpose. 

Spurred  on  by  Sam  E.  Morris  and 
Harry  Charnas,  who,  likewise,  had  a 
couple  of  questions  to  ask,  Warner  was 
momentarily  lost  for  a  name  of  a  paper 
he  could  say  he  represented.  He 
turned  to  Motion  Picture  Daily's 
ship  news  sleuth  for  a  suggestion. 
Warner  was  given  a  fictitious  name 
and  he  proceeded  to  use  one. 

The  first  question  the  Warner  presi- 
dent asked  was :  "What  will  the  next 
baby  be,  a  boy  or  a  girl?" 

"Say,  be  careful,"  LeRoy  replied, 
(Continued  on  page  13) 


20th-Fox,  Warners 
Close  3-Year  Deal 

Negotiations  have  been  concluded 
whereby  all  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
product  for  the  next  three  years  will 
be  exhibited  in  300-odd  Warner  the- 
atres throughout  the  country.  The 
three-year  franchise,  which  expires  in 
1939,  will  begin  in  September  when 
the  current  two-year  deal  ends. 

Details  of  the  arrangement  will  be 
worked  out  by  Clayton  Bond,  Warner 
film  buyer,  who  closed  the  deal  with 
William  Sussman,  assistant  to  John 
D.  Clark,  general  sales  manager  of 
(Continued  on  page  13) 


Kennedy  Is  Coming 
Monday  with  Survey 

Hollywood,  May  21.— Joseph  P. 
Kennedy,  nearing  the  completion  of 
his  Paramount  studio  survey,  plans  to 
go  to  New  York  Monday  by  plane, 
there  to  make  a  report  on  his  findings 
to  the  Paramount  board  of  directors. 

Kennedy's  activities  have  been  close- 
ly guarded  since  his  arrival  here  three 
weeks  ago.  No  statements  have  been 
issued  and  none  is  expected  until  after 
his  arrival  in  New  York. 


20,000,000  Tickets 

At  about  1:45  yesterday 
afternoon  Irene  Farrell  of 
Brooklyn,  purchasing  a  ticket 
at  the  box-office  of  the  Music 
Hall,  received  the  20,000,000th 
pasteboard  sold  by  the  the- 
atre. In  honor  of  the  occa- 
sion the  astonished  Miss 
Farrell  was  presented  with 
a  large  bouquet  of  roses  and 
escorted  to  the  front  row  of 
the  house. 

The  Music  Hall  was  opened 
Dec.  27,  1932. 


Report  Miller  to 
Quit  Chicago  Unit 

Chicago,  May  21. — Jack  Miller  is 
planning  an  immediate  resignation 
from  the  Chicago  Exhibitors'  Ass'n, 
which  he  has  headed  for  12  years, 
it  is  understood  here.  Miller,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  prac- 
tices committee,  has  been  in  New 
York  engaging  in  discussions  with 
major  distributors.  He  is  en  route 
here,   expected  to   arrive  tomorrow. 

Miller's  contemplated  resignation 
from  the  exhibitor  group  is  said  to  be 
based  on  the  withdrawal  of  Essaness 
from  the  Miller  organization  to  join 
Allied  in  protest  against  the  plan  of 
B.  &  K.  to  reinstate  duals  in  the  ter- 
ritory, and  the  jeopardizing  of  the 
income  from  his  own  theatres  as  a 
result  of  the  extra  week's  clearance 
which  is  to  be  granted  to  B.  &  K. 
houses. 

It  is  understood  Miller's  interests 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Entire  "U"  Lineup 
To  Fox  West  Coast 

Universal  yesterday  closed  a  deal 
for  the  showing  of  its  entire  new  sea- 
son lineup  in  the  435  Fox  West  Coast 
theatres.  J.  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager,  acted  in  the  negotiations  for 
Universal,  while  for  the  circuit  were 
Spyros  and  Charles  Skouras,  A.  M. 
Bowles,  L.  J.  McCarthy  and  George 
Balsdon. 


Five  Distributors  Agree 
To  Modifications  in 
MPTOA  Talks 


Definite  indications  that  the  score 
charge  will  be  well  on  its  way  out  of 
existence  next  season  are  apparent 
in  distribution  quarters  since  the 
meetings  of  six  national  distributors 
with  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
committee  during  the  past  two  weeks. 

Indications  are  that  at  least  five 
national  distributors  will  either  elimin- 
ate the  charge  entirely  next  season 
or  will  so  modify  and  liberalize  their 
policy  in  connection  with  it  that  it 
can  no  longer  be  referred  to  fairly  in 
exhibitor  circles  as  a  "distributor 
racket."  The  belief  is.  that  wherever 
the  charge  is  not  eliminated  outright 
it  will  remain  only  as  a  "profit  in- 
surance" on  accounts  which  otherwise 
would  cost  the  distributor  more  to 
sell  than  he  could  realize  on  them. 

With  as  much  progress  in  this 
direction  as  is  indicated  for  next  sea- 
son, many  representative  figures  in 
exhibition  and  distribution  believe 
that  the  score  charge  will  be  a  thing 
of  the  past  by  the  season  following. 

The  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
committee  may  complete  its  current 
meeting  with  a  session  with  United 
Artists  today.  This  is  dependent  upon 
the  arrival  from  the  coast  of  George 
J.  Schaefer.  If  Schaefer  is  delayed, 
the  meeting  will  not  be  held  until  early 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Suit  Hits  Transfer 
Of  Wm.  Fox  Estate 

William  Fox  and  his  wife,  Eva  Fox, 
are  being  sued  by  Capital  Co.,  a  Cali- 
fornia corporation,  in  the  Supreme 
Court,  First  Department,  Nassau 
County,  to  set  aside  an  alleged  trans- 
fer by  Fox  of  his  estate  to  his  wife  at 
Woodmere,  L.  I.  The  transfer  is  al- 
leged to  have  been  made  April  14, 
1930,  and  for  the  purpose  of  defeatiing 
the  claims  of  creditors  and  prospective 
(Continued  on  page  13) 


Managers  Object  to 
Guild's  Reservation 

Producing  managers  represented 
by  the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres, 
after  having  pledged  their  signatures 
to  the  revised  basic  agreement  with 
the  Dramatists'  Guild,  have  raised  ob- 
jections now  to  a  provision  in  the 
guild's  constitution  which  gives  that 
organization  the  right  to  make  a  stan- 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


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DAILY 


Friday,  May  22,  1936 


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May  22,  1936  No.  121 


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Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
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Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
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"Show  Boat"  Pulls 
$90,000;  Held  Over 

"Show  Boat"  wound  up  its  first 
week  at  the  Music  Hall  with  $90,000 
and  is  being  held  for  a  second  week. 
Last  Wednesday's  gross  was  $1,000 
better  than  T.uesday's,  which  was  $1,- 
000  above  the  Monday  intake. 

Garnering  $25,000  for  the  second 
week  of  "Let's  Sing  Again,"  the  Roxy 
was  forced  to  end  the  run  of  the  first 
Bobby  Breen  picture  due  to  previous 
commitments. 


Guests  to  See  "Pastures" 

Philadelphia,  May  21. — Teachers 
of  Philadelphia's  parochial  schools 
will  be  guests  of  Warners  Friday  at 
a  private  screening  of  "The  Green 
Pastures." 


Censors  Pass  "Ecsiacy" 

Baltimore,  May  21. — The  censor- 
ship controversy  over  "Ecstacy"  has 
been  ended  by  the  making  of  cuts  or- 
dered by  the  board.  The  picture  opens 
tomorrow  at  the  Palace. 


Schaefer  Planing 

Hollywood,  May  21.  —  George  J. 
Schaefer  left  here  by  plane  for  New 
York  tonight,  having  completed  three 
weeks  of  conferences. 


i  Purely    Personal  ► 


MAX  ROTH,  Columbia  midwest 
division  head,  kidded  no  end  by 
Jerome  Saffron  on  his  blood-red 
shirt  at  Lindy's  yesterday.  Abe 
Montague,  Lou  Weinberg,  Joe  Sei- 
delman,  Rube  Jackter  and  Louis 
Astor  side  with  Saffron,  but  there's 
no  telling  what  color  combination 
Roth  will  display  today.  Others 
seated  at  various  tables  include 
Marco  Wolff,  who  has  decided  to 
leave  for  St.  Louis  Saturday  instead 
of  going  yesterday  ;  Jack  Partington, 
Irving  Lesser,  John  Schultz,  Harry 
Rathner,  Arthur  Mayer,  William 
Brandt,  Louis  Blumenthal  and  his 
partner,  Jack  Shapiro;  Mike  Rosen- 
berg and  Howard  E.  Jameson,  the 
former  from  the  coast  and  the  latter 
from  Kansas  City,  both  National 
Theatres  representatives ;  A-Mike 
Vogel,  raving  over  the  Show  of 
Showmanship;  J.  J.  Milstein  and  E. 
H.  Goldstein,  the  Republic  insep- 
erables. 


Prize  Double  Bills 


Every  Saturday  Night 
It  Had  to  Happen 


-Ali  Gaga 


Joe  and  Meyer  Stern,  independent 
distributors,  are  in  town.  Joe  is  from 
Minneapolis  and  his  brother  headquar- 
ters at  Milwaukee. 

• 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  in  charge  of 
Paramount's  foreign  activities,  is  in 
Italy  and  is  scheduled  to  return  in 
about  three  weeks. 

• 

Roger  Ferri  shoves  off  for  20th 
Century-Fox  convention  in  Chicago 
the  middle  of  next  week.  The  meet- 
ings start  May  30. 

• 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin  and  R.  H. 
Cochrane  are  uncertain  about  the 
starting  date  of  their  planned  coast 
trip. 

• 

Jack  Benny  leaves  for  the  coast 
Monday  to  start  work  in  "The  Big 
Broadcast  of  1937"  for  Paramount. 
• 

Carl  Brisson  will  star  in  "For- 
gotten Melody,"  stage  musical  planned 
by  Sam  H.  Grisman. 

• 

Robert  Lynch,  M-G-M  sales  head 
in  Philadelphia,  arrived  today  for  a 
short  visit. 

• 

Jose  Noguero,  French  stage  and 
film  actor  now  visiting,  sails  for  Paris 
Tuesday. 

• 

Samuel  Spring,  film  attorney,  is 
planning  a  trip  to  Europe  for  next 
month. 

• 

John  D.  Clark  is  expected  back 
from  the  coast  next  Tuesday. 
• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  is  due  from  the 
coast  today. 

Abe  Blank  in  town  from  Des 
Moines. 


HARRY  BRAND,  publicity  gen- 
eralissimo at  the  20th  Century- 
Fox  studio,  will  come  on  here  after 
the  company's  convention  in  Chicago. 
By  post  he  says  the  purpose  will  be 
to  "look  over  the  political  situation." 
• 

Ed  Kuykendall,  Paul  Lazarus. 
Jack  Connolly,  Will  Hays,  Ga- 
briel Hess,  Lowell  Calvert,  Aus- 
tin Keough,  Ed  Raftery  and  Bill 
Shea  put  on  a  Cinema  Club  nose- 
bag yesterday  noon. 

• 

Charles  L.  Dortic  has  joined  the 
U.  A.  sales  force  at  the  Pittsburgh 
exchange.  O.  K.  Swann  has  replaced 
Charles  Kamp  as  office  manager  of 
the  U.  A.  exchange  at  Chicago. 
• 

N.  A.  McKay,  Mary  Pickford's 
business  manager,  will  be  in  town 
soon.  He  left  the  coast  last  night  by 
train  en  route  here  for  two  weeks  of 
conferences. 

• 

Eileen  Francis,  wife  of  Neil 
Agnew,  is  the  radio  announcer  for 
Zotos,  which  sponsors  the  Phil 
Spitalny  all-girl  orchestra. 

• 

William  F.  Rodgers,  new  general 
sales  manager  at  M-G-M,  will  be 
guest  of  honor  at  a  Cinema  Club 
luncheon  next  Wednesday. 

• 

Vladimir  Verlinsky,  president  of 
Amkino,  is  booked  to  sail  on  the 
maiden  return  voyage  of  the  Queen 
Mary,  June  5. 

• 

Sam  Rinzler  on  May  28  will  cele- 
brate his  silver  wedding  anniversary. 
He's  going  to  Grossinger's  for  the  big 
splurge. 

• 

James  Whale,  director  of  "Show 
Boat,"  will  arrive  in  town  Monday  on 
his  way  to  a  visit  to  his  native  Eng- 
land. 

• 

Margo  is  en  route  to  Hollywood  to 
play  one  of  the  leads  in  "Lost  Hori- 
zon" which  Frank  Capra  is  directing. 
• 

Helen  Hayes  and  her  husband, 
Charles  MacArthur,  sail  on  the 
Queen  Mary  June  24. 

• 

Clements  Ripley's  "Gold  is  Where 
You  Find  It"  has  been  acquired  by 
Warners. 

• 

Joseph  Steiner  has  resigned  as 
contact  man  for  the  Stone  Film 
Library. 

• 

Sam  Aberman  will  attempt  to  blow- 
out the  candles  of  his  birthday  cake 
today. 

Tom  Mulrooney  of  United  Artists 
will  return  Monday  from  a  vacation. 
• 

William  Savage  of  the  RKO  legal 
staff  is  back  from  a  vacation  tour. 

Joe  Pollak  sails  Saturday  to  spend 
the  summer  in  Europe. 

Eric  Linden  is  in  from  the  coast. 


'High  Tension'  New  Title 

Hollywood,  May  21. — "High  Ten- 
sion" has  been  picked  by  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  as  the  final  title  of 
"Trouble  Makers." 


Columbia  Signs  Del  Rio 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Dolores  Del 
Rio,  now  working  in  a  picture  in 
England,  has  been  signed  to  a  long 
term  contract  by  Columbia. 


Too  Many  Films  in 
South  America — Day 

With  approximately  500  features 
released  annually,  the  greatest  prob- 
lem of  the  film  industry  in  South 
America  is  "too  many  pictures,"  John 
L.  Day,  Jr.,  general  manager  for 
Paramount  for  the  past  21  years  in 
that  territory,  stated  yesterday.  There 
are  a  limited  number  of  first  runs  in 
the  various  key  cities  and  because  of 
the  great  supply  of  output  it  is  difficult 
to  get  playing  time,  he  said. 

In  Buenos  Aires  there  are  18  first 
runs  and  in  Rio  de  Janeiro  there  are 
about  five.  If  a  picture  is  held  over 
a  second  week,  another  attraction, 
usually  from  the  same  exhibitor,  is 
sacrificed,  according  to  Day.  Pref- 
erence in  the  Latin  American  coun- 
tries is  for  American  pictures  with 
superimposed  titles.  Dubbed  films  re- 
ceive mild  response.  About  15  pictures 
are  produced  in  the  Argentine  yearly, 
the  Paramount  representative  stated. 

New  theatre  building  continues  all 
the  time,  Day  said.  Three  to  four 
structures  are  now  being  erected  in 
Rio  de  Janeiro  and  a  1,000-seat  house 
is  in  the  final  stages  of  construction 
at  Buenos  Aires.  M-G-M  is  building 
four  theatres  in  South  America  which 
are  expected  to  be  ready  for  opening 
in  September. 

Approximately  95  per  cent  of  the 
Paramount  product  released  in 
America  is  handled  in  South  America, 
Day  stated.  He  plans  to  be  here  about 
two  weeks.  In  a  few  days  he  will 
leave  for  Chicago  to  visit  his  father. 


Consolidated  to  Put 
Games  Back  in  Bronx 

Consolidated  Amusements  next 
week  will  reinstate  games  in  several 
of  its  Bronx  theatres,  Laurence  Bo- 
lognino  stated  yesterday.  The  speci- 
fic houses  and  the  type  of  game  have 
not  been  set.  The  move  was  made 
as  a  result  of  District  Attorney  Sam- 
uel J.  Foley's  edict  earlier  in  the 
week  not  to  bother  theatres  playing 
games  within  the  law. 

Gilbert  Josephson,  general  manager 
for  the  circuit,  has  resigned.  No  suc- 
cessor has  been  appointed,  it  was 
said. 


Cop  Sues  Schildkraut 

Joseph  Schildkraut,  actor,  is  the 
defendant  in  a  suit  brought  by  John[_ 
Rindos,  radio  car  policeman,  for  $50,- 
000  for  injuries  which  the  officer 
claims  to  have  sustained  when  struck 
by  Schildkraut's  automobile  on  Cen- 
tral Park  West,  Nov.  4,  1934.  Trial 
of  the  case  is  set  for  May  25  in 
Queens  Supreme  Court.  Schildkraut 
is  on  location  in  Yuma,  Ariz. 


W anger  Going  Abroad 

Hollywood,  May  21.  —  Walter! 
Wanger  has  decided  to  go  to  Europe! 
after  all,  and  will  sail  from  New  Yorkl 
on  the  Rex,  May  29.  Production  ofl 
"Simoon,"  last  picture  on  his  Para-I 
mount  contract,  has  been  postponedl 
until  mid-July.  He  will  suspend  all! 
studio  activities  until  that  time. 


Agnew,  Gillham  on  Coasft 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Neil  F.  | 
Agnew,  Paramount  sales  manager,  and 
Robert  Gillham,  in  charge  of  pub- 
licity and  advertising,  are  at  the 
studio  for  conferences  with  Adolph 
Zukor  and  William  LeBaron  about 
season's  product. 


HELD  OVER  N.Y.  RIALTO! 


-AND  THAT'S  ONLY 
THE  BEGINNING, 
BOYS! 


SURE-FIRE  WAKER -UPPER! 

RATES  TOPS! 

—  Variety 


WEIRD,  HAUNTING  FILM! 
SATURATED  WITH  SUSPENSE! 

— N.  Y.  American 


PROVIDES  SHOCKS,  SURPRISES,  THRILLS, 
SUSPENSE  AND  AMUSEMENT! 

— N.  Y.  Mirror 


"Meaner  than  her  old  man!"  is  what 
they're  saying  about  UNIVERSALE 

DRACULAS  DAUGHTER 


There's  the  heart-thrill  that  fills  theatres  in  this 
love-tale  of  a  millionaire's  son  who  sought  safety  in 
numbers  .  .  .  till  he  met  a  girl  who  kept  hers  a  secret! 


TAYLOR  YOUNG 

■ 


PATSY  KELLY  •  BASIL  RATH80NE  •  MARJORIE  GATESON 

A  Fox  Picture  *  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  in  Charge  of  Production 
DIRECTED  BY  ROY  DEL  RUTH    •    Associate  Producer  Raymond  Griffith 

Screen  play  by  Gene  Markey  and  William  Conselman.  Based  on  a  play  by  Cleves  Kinkead. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  22,  1936 


New  Supply  Dealer 
Unit  Sets  Meeting 

The  Associated  Theatre  Supply 
Dealers,  Inc.,  in  the  process  of  forma- 
tion by  George  de  Kruif,  former  ex- 
ecutive of  National  Theatre  Supply 
Co.,  has  definitely  set  its  initial  meet- 
ing for  June  8  and  9  at  the  Medinah 
Club  in  Chicago.  The  convention  will 
be  attended  by  at  least  20  dealers,  ac- 
cording to  Rudolph  Eisenberg,  who 
will  be  general  counsel  of  the  organ- 
ization. The  dealers  are  located  in 
various  parts  of  the  country,  he  said. 
In  addition,  there  will  be  present 
representatives  of  70  equipment  manu- 
facturers. 

No  exhibits  or  displays  are  planned 
for  this  first  meeting,  which  will  con- 
cern itself  exclusively  with  the  formu- 
lation of  methods  of  operation  of  the 
organization.  It  is  expected  that  the 
new  group  will  begin  to  function  ac- 
tively during  the  summer.  De  Kruif, 
who  has  been  in  Chicago  for  several 
weeks,  will  preside  at  the  two-day 
session.  Any  further  meetings  will 
be  decided  upon  at  that  time. 

The  convention  coincides  in  point  of 
time  with  the  annual  convention  of  the 
Independent  Theatre  Supply  Dealers' 
Ass'n.,  headed  by  J.  E.  Robin,  which 
will  be  held  at  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel  in  Chicago,  June  4-8. 


Dallas  Variety  Has 
First  Golf  Contest 

Dallas,  May  21. — Variety  Club 
held  its  first  annual  golf  tournament 
at  the  Brook  Hollow  Country  Club, 
with  about  30  members  playing.  Prizes 
were  awarded  at  an  evening  banquet 
attended  by  members  of  the  players' 
families  and  other  guests. 

Herman  Beiersdorf  won  first  prize, 
a  cup  presented  by  Karl  Hoblitzelle. 
Hugh  Owen  took  second,  a  leather 
golf  bag;  Mike  Rice  was  third.  He 
received  a  wrist  watch.  Fourth  prize, 
$50  in  cash,  went  to  R.  C.  Mcllheran. 

An  auction  of  a  case  of  Scotch 
presented  by  Ned  E.  Depinet  raised 
$674  for  the  charity  fund. 


M-G-M  Studies  Move 
For  Holland  House 

M-G-M  may  invade  Holland  with 
a  theatre  of  its  own  in  pursuance  of 
a  recently  adopted  policy  to  expand  its 
circuit  in  foreign  countries,  it  was 
learned  yesterday.  Negotiations  to 
acquire  one  of  the  leading  theatres  in 
Rotterdam  are  reported  under  way. 
Arthur  Loew,  head  of  M-G-M's  for- 
eign activities,  said  yesterday  that  he 
is  thinking  of  a  theatre  in  Holland, 
but  has  made  no  definite  decision. 


Starr  Gets  Ventilators 

Louis  J.  Starr  of  Plainfield,  former 
film  distributor,  has  taken  over  sole 
sales  rights  for  air  conditioning  and 
ventilating  systems  of  the  Condenser, 
Service  and  Engineering  Corp.  of 
Hoboken.  This  company  has  pre- 
viously specialized  in  ventilating  sys- 
tems for  ships  and  oil  companies.  It 
is  new  in  the  theatre  field. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Early  to  Bed" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  May  21. — This  is  surely  a  tonic  for  every  depressive 
ailment.  As  an  effective  laugh-getter  it  surpasses  all  the  Mary  Boland- 
Charlie  Ruggles  farce  comedies  thus  far.  The  situations  and  the  sup- 
porting dialogue  are  aimed  carefully  and  craftily  at  the  solar  plexus  and 
succeed  hilariously  in  hitting  the  mark. 

Ruggles  does  a  naturally  funny  characterization  as  a  clerk  who  sees 
promotion  after  26  years  on  the  same  job  in  the  employ  of  Robert 
McWade,  a  ruthless  manufacturer.  His  courtship  of  Miss  Boland  finally 
takes,  after  20  years  of  romantic  association.  Married,  he  combines 
business  with  his  moneymoon  by  taking  Miss  Boland  to  a  health  resort 
love  nest  where  he  plans  to  make  an  office  coup  by  selling  big  merchant 
George  Barbier  several  million  glass  eyes. 

Things  begin  to  happen  faster  and  funnier  when  it  is  discovered 
that  Ruggles  is  a  sleep-walker,  for  which  reason  he  had  not  married 
Miss  Boland  earlier  in  life.  There  is  a  subsequent  theft  and  murder, 
with  Ruggles  suspected  because  of  his  sleep-walking  activities.  A 
hilarious  climax  finds  Ruggles  on  one  of  his  usual  nocturnal  walks  fol- 
lowed by  the  entire  resort  patronage.  He  suddenly  awakens,  captures  the 
lesort  menace  and  wins  a  good  job. 

Miss  Boland  as  the  tittering  wife  trying  to  keep  Ruggles  chained  to 
the  bed,  gives  another  of  her  characteristically  fine  performances,  as 
does  the  entire  cast.  Norman  McLeod's  direction  is  first  rate,  while 
Arthur  Kober  has  done  a  riotously  funny  adaptation  from  the  original 
by  Lucien  Littlefield  and  Chandler  Sprague.  Henry  Sharp's  photography 
is  excellent.  The  film  is  top  notch  for  any  box  office  in  all  spots. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,187.  Running  time,  73  minutes.  "G." 


"Bunker  Bean" 

(Radio) 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Light  entertainment  is  offered  in  this  new  ver- 
sion of  the  Harry  Leon  Wilson  novel  and  the  Lee  Wilson  Dodd  play. 
Owen  Davis,  Jr.,  makes  Bunker  Bean  a  likable  character,  establishing 
himself  as  a  potential  future  favorite. 

Davis  is  the  sycophant  secretary  to  Robert  McWade,  air  tycoon, 
until  he  inherits  stabilizer  patents  that  yield  him  $5,000  in  cash.  Invest- 
ing one-fifth  of  the  inheritance  with  phony  seers,  Davis  is  told  that  he 
is  the  reincarnation  of  an  early  Egyptian  king  and  is  given  the  mummy 
of  his  ancestor  to  spur  his  courage.  Inspired,  he  sells  the  stabilizer  to 
McWade  for  a  high  figure  and  wins  Louise  Latimer,  McWade's  daugh- 
ter, assuring  himself  a  bright  future. 

Davis  underplays  the  role  effectively,  managing  the  transition  of  the 
character  expertly.  Good  support  is  contributed  by  Jessie  Ralph,  Ber- 
ton  Churchill,  Hedda  Hopper  and  Russell  Hicks.  Co-directors  William 
Hamilton  and  Edward  Killy  timed  the  action  nicely  for  laughs.  Edmund 
North,  James  Gow  and  Dorothy  Yost  did  the  screen  play.  William 
Sistrom  produced. 

The  picture  should  please  as  a  comedy  offering. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,200.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 

(Additional  Reviews  on  Page  12) 


Dog  Men  to  See  Films 

Dog  breeders  and  kennel  club  of- 
ficials will  attend  a  preview  and  cock- 
tail party,  Tuesday,  at  the  Chanin 
Auditorium,  sponsored  by  Pedigreed 
Pictures.  "The  Chesapeake  Bay  Re- 
triever," "The  Collie"  and  "The 
Poodle"  in  the  series  of  doggy  shorts 
will  be  shown. 


Sole,  Picket,  Freed 

Charges  of  disorderly  conduct 
against  Sam  Sole  in  the  picketing  of 
the  Times  Square  on  May  4  were  dis- 
missed yesterday  by  Magistrate  Katz 
in  the  West  Side  Court.  Pending  are 
similar  charges  against  Julius  Charle- 
ton,  Sol  Glaszrock  and  Ira  Knaster. 
All  are  members  of  Local  306. 

A  conspiracy  complaint  against  81 
pickets,  not  members  of  the  union,  for 
congregating  at  the  Ritz,  Star  and 
Art  in  the  Bronx  has  been  dismissed 
in  the  Bronx  Alagistrate's  Court. 


U.  A.  Transfers  Levy 

Kansas  City,  May  21. — Joe  Levy, 
formerly  United  Artists  exchange 
manager  at  St.  Louis,  has  joined  the 
local  U.  A.  exchange  under  W.  E. 
Truog,  and  will  cover  southern 
Kansas. 


Pick  Salem  for  Lloyd 

Hollywood,  May  21.— Frank  Lloyd 
will  produce  and  direct  "The  Maid  of 
Salem"  as  his  first  under  a  producer 
contract  with  Paramount.  Gaudette 
Colbert  will  star. 

The  story  is  an  original  by  Bradley 
King  and  deals  with  witchcraft  in  the 
year  1692.  Howard  Estabrook  will 
be  associate  producer. 


Para.  Assigns  Directors 

Hollywood,  May  21.  —  Paramount 
has  given  assignments  to  three  direc- 
tors. Charles  Barton  will  direct  "Lady 
Be  Careful,"  with  Robert  Cummings 
in  the  leading  role,  Elliott  Nugent  will 
direct  "Wives  Never  Know,"  a  Char- 
lie Ruggles-Mary  Boland  picture,  and 
Paul  Sloane  will  direct  "Everything 
for  Sale,"  with  no  cast  having  been 
named  as  yet. 


Variety  Club 

Columbus 

Columbus,  May  21.  —  M.  R. 
("Duke")  Clark,  head  of  the  Para- 
mount exchange  and  chief  barker  of 
Tent  No.  2,  was  one  of  the  committee 
with  city  officials  to  welcome  Colleen 
Moore  to  the  city.  She  is  exhibiting 
her  doll  house.  Clark's  participation 
was  good  for  a  nice  newspaper  story, 
with  his  likeness  accompanying. 

Pete  Wood,  secretary  of  the  Ohio 
I.T.O.,  was  master  of  ceremonies  at  a 
luncheon-meeting  in  Cleveland,  when 
the  independent  unit  there  entertained 
the  Cuyahoga  county  delegation  of 
state  legislators.  Wood  received  sev- 
eral verbal  bouquets  for  his  services 
to  the  industrv. 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  May  21.  —  Three 
hundred  and  fifty  film  and  theatre 
meiT,  their  waives  and  guests  "May 
danced"  at  Variety  Club  in  the  first 
of  a  series  of  parties  to  be  given  once 
about  every  two  months.  Credit  for 
the  success  of  the  party,  which  in- 
cluded an  orchestra,  floor  show,  and 
food  and  drink,  goes  to  Harry  Tay- 
lor, chairman  of  the  committee  in 
charge,  and  to  Norris  Cresswell  and 
Homer  Blackwell,  its  personnel. 

Variety  Club  will  initiate  five  new 
members  May  25. 

O.  C.  Murphy,  commissioner  of 
sanitation  for  Kansas  City,  talked  on 
"Milk."  at  a  recent  luncheon.  Guests 
included  Ralph  Lawler,  manager  of 
the  Newman ;  Floyd  Luce  ;  and 
M.  Hos  sfeld,  National  Theatres,  New 
York. 


Commonwealth  Meet  Set 

Kansas  City,  May  21. — Managers 
of  the  24  theatres  controlled  by  Com- 
monwealth Amusement  Corp.  will 
hold  their  annual  convention  at  the 
Blue  Hills  Country  Club  here  June  2 
and  3. 

Clarence  A.  Schultz,  executive  vice- 
president,  and  O.  K.  Mason,  secretary- 
treasurer,  will  be  in  charge.  The  com- 
pany expects  approximately  40  people. 
Besides  new  season  product,  managers 
will  discuss  Commonwealth's  basic 
operating  idea,  "Save  dollars  and 
spend  them  more  wisely."  Every 
house  is  to  be  budgeted. 


Dismiss  Operators  Suit 

Atlanta,  May  21.  —  The  Georgia 
Supreme  Court  has  dismissed  actions 
brought  by  C.  A.  Adams  and  C.  F. 
Dodd  against  Dewey  L.  Johnson,  city 
electrician  and  others  to  compel  the 
issuance  of  licenses  to  the  plaintiffs  as 
projectionists.  The  plaintiffs  alleged 
they  had  successfully  passed  the  re- 
quired examinations,  but  their  licenses 
were  withheld.  They  also  attacked  the 
city  ordinance  as  void. 


Col.  Writers  Assigned 

Hollywood,  May  21.  —  Columbia 
in  addition  to  signing  Richard  Ma- 
caulay,  author  of  "Front  Page  Wo- 
man," for  its  writing  staff,  has  re- 
signed Grace  Neville  and  given  story 
assignments  to  Herman  Boxer, 
Searle  Kramer  and  Preston  Black. 


'We  the  Jury"  for  Radio 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Radio  will 
make  "We  the  Jury,"  based  on  a  story 
by  Ferdinand  Reyher  from  a  sugges- 
tion by  Julius  Klein.  Robert  Sisk  will 
produce,  and  Walter  Abel  probably 
will  head  the  cast. 


IN  ALL  THESE  GREAT  HOUSES 


Metropolitan  .  Boston 
Denver  ....  Denver 
Orpheum  .  .  .  Seattle 

Keith's  Cincinnati 

Midwest    .  .  .  Oklahoma  City 

Rialto  St.  Louis 

Century  ....  Rochester 
Mary  And'son  .Louisville 
Paramount  .  .  Youngstown 
Orpheum  .  .  .  Omaha* 
Olympic ....  Altoona 

Strand  Binghamton 

Alhambra   .  .  Canton 
Paramount  .  .  Fort  Wayne 
Downtown  .  .  Los  Angeles 
Rog.  Sherm.  .  .New  Haven 

Earle   Philadelphia* 

Rialto  St.  Louis 

Warner  ....  Worcester 

FOR  DECORATION  DAY  ...  . 


Buffalo.  .  .  . 

.  Buffalo 

Paramount  . 

.  Des  Moines 

Music  Box  . 

.  Tacoma* 

Orpheum  .  . 

.  Spokane 

Victory  .  .  . 

.  Dayton 

Colonial    .  . 

.  Richmond 

Capitol  .  .  . 

.  Salt  Lake  City* 

Majestic  .  .  . 

.  Houston* 

Orpheum  .  . 

.  Seattle 

Colonial .  .  . 

.  Allentown 

.  Akron 

Broadway  . 

.  Charlotte 

Hippodrome 

.  Cleveland 

.  Hartford 

Warner  .  .  . 

.  Milwaukee 

Stanley  .  .  . 

.  Pittsburgh 

Astor   .  .  .  . 

.  Reading 

.  Springfield,  111. 

.  York 

'Early  June  dates 


BIGGER  THAN  "BRIGHT  LIGHTS'  AT  N.Y.STRAND 


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BEVERLY  ROBERTS  •  ERIC  BLORE 
WINI  SHAW  •  CRAIG  REYNOLDS 
JOSEPH  KING  •  ROBERT  BARRAT  X 
Directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon 

New  Song  Hits  by  Harry  Warren  and  Al  Dubin 


Released    May     3  0  1  h  by 

WARNER  BROS. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

They  Say  at  G.  B. — 


Friday,  May  22,  1936 

G.B.  Men  Cullman's 
Guests  at  the  Roxy 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

and  A.  P.  Waxman,  advertising  coun- 
sel. 

Weeks  said  yesterday  that  in  addi- 
tion to  his  force  of  managers  and 
salesmen,  12  new  members  recently 
added  in  the  field,  would  be  at  the 
convention.  These  men  are :  Tom 
Jennings,  Boston ;  Robert  Winnig, 
Des  Moines ;  Donald  Conley,  Min- 
neapolis ;  Ed  Brichette,  Cincinnati ; 
James  Nash,  Pittsburgh;  Olive  Wax- 
man,  Detroit ;  George  Blumenthal,  San 
Francisco ;  Amos  Leonard  and  Jules 
Jasper,  Buffalo;  Walter  Kofeldt,  Los 
Angeles ;  George  Davidson,  Cleveland, 
and  Reuben  Rosenblatt,  Milwaukee. 

Following  the  Saturday  session,  the 
conventioneers  will  be  guests  at  a  din- 
ner arranged  in  their  honor  at  the 
Paradise,  Broadway  hot  spot. 

A  trailer,  almost  feature-length,  pre- 
senting shots  from  the  new  season's 
product  either  completed  or  now  in 
production,  will  be  a  feature  of  the 
confab.  At  the  suggestion  of  Wax- 
man,  the  studios  have  been  supplying 
scenes  shot  from  day  to  day,  and  the 
trailer,  designed  by  National  Screen 
Service,  presents  a  complete  picture  of 
G.B.  studio  activities. 


G.B.  Hits  Production  Peak 

London,  May  21.  —  Shepherd's 
Bush,  studio  headquarters  for  G.B.,  re- 
ports a  new  production  high  with  10 
features  either  completed  or  in  vari- 
ous stages  of  production. 

Completed  are  "Secret  Agent," 
co-starring  Peter  Lorre,  Made- 
leine Carroll,  Robert  Young  and 
John  Gielgud;  "The  Alan  Who  Lived 
Again,"  starring  Boris  Karloff,  and 
"East  Meets  West,"  starring  George 
Arliss.  Also  completed  is  "Nine  Days 
a  Queen,"  historical  drama,  featuring 
Cedric  Hardwicke,  John  Mills,  Nova 
Pilbeam  and  Sybil  Thorndyke. 

The  following  are  in  the  final  pro- 
cess of  editing :  "Everything  Is 
Thunder,"  based  on  the  novel  by 
Jocelyn  Lee  Hardy,  in  which  Con- 
stance Bennett  heads  a  cast  including 
Douglass  Montgomery  and  Oscar 
Homolka ;  "Doomed  Cargo,"  co-star- 
ring Edmund  Lowe  and  Constance 
Cummings ;  "The  Two  of  Us,"  a  com- 
edy with  music,  starring  Jack  Hul- 
bert ;  "Where  There's  A  Will,"  co- 
starring  Will  Hay  and  Gina  Malo. 

Shooting  on  "The  Great  Barrier," 
with  Richard  Arlen,  Barry  M'ackay 
and  Lilli  Palmer,  is  now  in  progress  in 
British  Columbia  where  exteriors  are 
being  made  for  this  story  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway. 

Preparations  are  under  way  for 
production  on  "The  Hidden  Power," 
based  on  a  novel  by  Joseph  Conrad, 
and  for  which  Sylvia  Sidney,  Robert 
Donat  were  signed.  Alfred  Hitch- 
cock, who  was  at  the  directorial  helm 
of  "Secret  Agent,"  is  to  direct. 


G.  B.  List  to  Dickinson 

Kansas  City,  May  21. — Glenn  W. 
Dickinson  has  completed  a  deal  with 
Russ  Bo.rg,  G.B.  exchange  manager, 
to  take  next  season's  G.B.  product  100 
per  cent  far  20  theatres  in  Kansas, 
Missouri  and  Iowa. 


"Love  Again"  Score  on  Air 

The  entire  music  scoie  of  "It's  Love 
Again"  will  go  over  the  air  Sunday 
on  the  "America  Dances"  program. 
The  hookup  will  be  via  Columbia  and 
cover  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
Station  WABC  will  be  the  New 
York  outlet. 


Judging  from  his  broad  smiles, 
George  W.  Weeks,  genial  G.  B.  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  seems  as  proud 
of  his  boys  as  Papa  Dionne  of  his 
Quins. 

+ 

Joe  Kaliski,  Washington,  seemed 
very  unhappy  until  he  discovered  a 
bagatelle  machine  at  a  drugstore  not 
too  far  from  the  Warwick.  Joe,  who 
has  been  champion  bagatelle  player 
at  the  Variety  Club,  is  willing  to  take 
anyone  on  for  high  score. 

+ 

Special  Representative  Reg  Wilson 
is  renewing  acquaintanceship  with  his 
family  at  Cos  Cob.    His  son  wanted 
to  know  who  that  strange  man  was. 
+ 

Ben  Rogers  of  the   Boston  Rog- 
ers lost  no  time  rounding  up  a  four- 
some for  a  fast  game  of  contract. 
+ 

Arthur  (Dynamite)  Greenblatt 
walks  around  looking  like  the  cat  who 
just  ate  the  canary.  It's  been  good 
business  for  Art,  and  he's  all  pepped 
up  over  the  new  season's  potentiali- 
ties. 

+ 

Carl  Goe,  G.  B.'s  official  Beau 
Brummell,  is  getting  serious  sarto- 
rial competition  this  year.  The  boys 
have  gone  in  for  Technicolor  effects 
in  a  big  way.  The  convention  hall 
looked  like  the  Rainbow  Room,  with 
Paul  de  Outo  blazing  forth  in  a 
maroon  shirt,  John  Scully  sporting  a 
nifty  azure  affair,  and  Reg  Wilson 

Empire  Films  Group 
Here  on  Sale  Meets 

Branch  managers  and  the  sales  staff 
of  Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  headed  by  O. 
R.  Hanson,  president,  and  Alf  W. 
Perry,  general  manager,  reached  New 
York  yesterday  for  conferences  with 
producers  whose  pictures  are  dis- 
tributed by  the  company  in  Canada. 
The  entire  group  is  stopping  at  the 
Warwick. 

One  of  the  first  moves  of  the  visit- 
ors was  a  conference  with  J.  H.  Skir- 
ball,  sales  manager  of  Educational, 
followed  by  a  trip  to  Great  Neck, 
where  Al  Christie  and  an  Educational 
unit  are  on  location. 

Today  and  tomorrow  the  group  will 
attend  the  G.  B.  sales  convention,  and 
on  Monday  they  will  be  present  at 


flagrantly  offering  a  Kelly  green. 
+ 

Herb  Given's  pep  certainly  gives 
the  lie  to  the  constant  reference  to 
Philadelphia  as  the  sleepy  city. 
+ 

Mark  Goldman,  clean  from  Pitts- 
burgh (oh,  oh)  said  he  was  going  to 
take  a  walk  around  the  reservoir  in 
Central  Park.  No  doubt  to  keep  him 
from  getting  too  lonesome  for  his 
water-marked  city. 

+ 

George  Rosenbaum,  Buffalo,  is 
complaining  of  the  upkeep  on  the 
wrist  watch  he  won  as  Weeks'  per- 
sonal prize  for  last  year's  playdate 
contest.  George,  who  apparently 
thinks  he  makes  his  sales  talk  more 
potent  by  banging  the  table  with  his 
fist,  has  already  bought  20  crystals 
for  the  watch. 

+ 

John  Scully,  whose  voice  matches 
his  size,  has  been  presented  with  a 
telephone  silencer,  accompanied  by  the 
request  that  he  use  it  whenever  pos- 
sible. 

+ 

Freddie  Wagoner,  Indianapolis, 
says  he  has  to  wear  two  sets  of  every- 
thing (socks,  ties,  etc.)  to  use  up  all 
the  prizes  he  won  in  the  "Big  Push" 
race. 

+ 

Practically  every  member  of  the 
feminine  contingent  at  the  G.  B.  home 
office  misses  a  couple  of  heartbeats 
every  time  Irving  Jacobs  breezes  in, 
not  excepting  Peggy  Goldberg. 


the  Republic  convention.  The  return 
trip  to  Canada  will  take  place  early 
next  week. 

In  the  group,  in  addition  to  Hanson 
and  Perry,  are :  Paul  Nathanson,  vice- 
president  ;  Archie  Laurie,  Toronto 
branch  manager ;  W.  A.  Marriott, 
publicity  director,  and  Frank  Fisher, 
Walter  Kennedy  and  Norman  Brooke, 
Toronto  salesmen ;  Gerry  Hoyt,  St. 
John  branch  manager ;  I.  H.  Allen, 
Montreal  branch  manager ;  L.  Coval, 
Winnipeg ;  J.  Palensky,  Calgary,  and 
J.  Archer,  Vancouver. 


N.  P.  J.  Cogley  Passes 

Santa  Monica,  May  21. — Nicholas 
P.  J.  Cogley,  stage  and  screen  player, 
who  appeared  for  years  in  Keystone 
comedies,  is  dead  at  his  home  here. 
He  was  67. 


9 

Managers  Object  to 
Guild's  Reservation 

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dard  contract  for  the  leasing  of  film 
rights  to  a  play  prior  to  its  produc- 
tion. The  dispute,  although  not  be- 
lieved to  involve  a  serious  difference, 
threatens  complications  if  it  is  not 
cleared  up  before  the  guild  member- 
ship meeting  on  Monday,  which  has 
been  called  to  ratify  the  revised  basic 
agreement,  after  two  and  one-half 
months  of  quibbling. 

The  managers  contend  that  the  pro- 
vision gives  the  guild  the  right  to  es- 
tablish a  basic  royalty  in  making  such 
contracts,  and  fears  that  their  use 
might  frighten  film  money  from  the 
producing  field,  according  to  report. 

Report  Miller  Will 
Quit  Chicago  Unit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
here  are  very  conflicting.  It  is  re- 
ported here  today  that  Essaness  has 
definitely  decided  to  join  Allied  in  the 
protest  move.  Yesterday  Emil  Stern, 
head  of  Essaness,  declared  the  circuit 
was  contemplating"  such  a  move,  but 
had  not  made  a  definite  decision  in 
the  matter. 


Burroughs-Tar  zan 
Lists  Total  of  16 

Burroughs-Tarzan  Pictures  has 
adopted  a  new  policy  on  campaign 
books  for  its  releases.  It  will  have 
two — one  for  each  eight  features.  The 
first  has  just  been  issued  by  James 
J.  Goldberg. 

It  is  novel  in  appearance,  the  cover 
being  of  paper  resembling  hammered 
copper,  with  the  edges  of  the  pages 
cut  back  so  that  each  shows  a  different 
color  for  each  feature. 

Of  the  first  eight  subjects  listed,  the 
first  four  are  complete  and  are  being 
cut.  They  are :  "The  Drag-Net," 
"Phantom  of  Santa  Fe,"  "Tundra" 
and  "Three  Wise  Monks." 


M.  H.  Baseball  Leader 

In  recent  games  of  the  M.  P.  Base- 
ball League,  which  includes  nine 
teams,  Consolidated  Film  Industries 
beat  Paramount,  11-8;  NBC  trimmed 
Skouras,  8-0 ;  United  Artists  was 
beaten  by  Paramount,  2-1,  and  the 
Music  Hall  beat  Skouras,  9-3.  The 
Music  Hall  team  is  leading  the  league. 
Each  team  will  play  16  games.  Other 
teams  in  the  group  are  Columbia, 
Loew-Metro  and  RKO. 


FULL  SPEED  AHEAD 


ITS  ALL  'BOAT 
IN  ST.L  AT 


st  Louis,  ttay  19« 

•Show  Boat'  will  be  ci       ^  ^ 

b.0.  take.     Aided  J 

paign,  it  got  a  tW  ^  an 

(15)  the  ,?°°rUr  usual.  House 
h0U^rlaylroTn  field  with  close 

walking  away  x» 

to  $20,000  for  week. 


m  si.iouisi 


MOW  BOAT  STROM  i 
WRY  BIG! 


BIGGEST  BLAST  IN 
BALTOl  HEAVENLY'. 
WAY  GO  FOUR  WEEKS! 


WITH  UNIVERSAL! 


12 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  22,  1936 


Score  Charge 
Modification 
Now  Foreseen 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

in  June  when  the  committee  plans  to 
reconvene  for  additional  sessions 
with  .those  already  visited  and  for 
first  meetings  with  the  four  remaining 
companies  with  which  it  has  not  met. 
These  arc,  in  addition  to  United 
Artists,  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  G.B. 
and  Warners.  The  latter  had  not 
replied  up  to  late  yesterday  to  the 
committee's  request  for  a  meeting  to- 
day. 

Companies  with  which  meetings 
have  been  held  are  Paramount,  Uni- 
versal, RKO,  Columbia,  Republic  and 
M-G-M.  Assurances  of  definite  con- 
cessions from  each  were  received  by 
the  committee.  Little  doubt  remains 
that  an  unqualified  cancellation  priv- 
ilege, in  some  instances  amounting  to 
more  than  the  present  10  per  cent,  will 
result  from  the  meetings  and  be  as 
direct  a  boon  to  exhibitors  as  the 
more  liberal  policies  indicated  for  the 
score  charge.  It  is  also  apparent  that 
a  sufficient  number  of  national  dis- 
tributors are  in  favor  of  the  setting- 
up  of  local  conciliation  boards  to  make 
that  project  possible.  Through  these 
boards  it  is  hoped  to  conciliate  many 
local  trade  differences,  especially  those 
arising  from  overbuying  and  unfair 
clearance. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  presi- 
dent, and  O.  C.  Lam  of  Rome,  Ga., 
leave  for  their  homes  tomorrow  morn- 
ing. Kuykendall  plans  to  attend  the 
convention  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Vir- 
ginia, June  1  and  2,  at  Virginia 
Beach,  and  return  here  immediately 
afterward  to  resume  the  trade  prac- 
tice meetings.  L.  C.  Griffith  of  Okla- 
homa City  and  Charles  E.  Williams 
of  Omaha,  other  committee  members, 
plan  to  leave  tonight.  Jack  Miller 
of  Chicago  and  Lewen  Pizor  of 
Philadelphia  left  yesterday. 


Allied  Men  Seeking 
Washington  Speaker 

Allied  States  is  reported  to  be  cur- 
rying Washington  in  an  effort  to  line 
up  an  impressive  Government  name 
for  its  speakers'  list  at  the  organiza- 
tion's convention  to  be  held  at  the 
Hollenden,  Cleveland,  June  3  to  S. 

Congressman  Pettengill  of  Indiana, 
author  of  the  block  booking  bill  be- 
fore the  House,  has  been  sought  for 
some  time  as  the  "surprise"  speaker 
for  the  convention,  but  the  uncertain- 
ty of  an  adjournment  of  Congress  by 
the  date  of  the  convention  will  make  it 
impossible  to  announce  his  acceptance 
in  time  to  reap  any  benefit  in  the  way 
of  attendance  which  might  be  attracted 
by  the  name.  The  uncertainty  of  re- 
ceiving a  definite  acceptance  from  Pet- 
tengill has  sent  Allied  searching  for 
a  name  draw  in  another  direction,  re- 
ported to  be  the  Attorney  General's 
office.  Nothing  definite  has  developed 
in  that  direction,  either,  up  to  now. 


Ralph  Doil  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Ralph  Doil, 
Radio  representative  in  Australia,  has 
arrived  at  the  studio  on  his  way  to  the 
annual  sales  convention  in  New  York. 
He  will  spend  several  days  looking 
over  new  product  before  going  east. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Hot  Money" 

(Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  21. — Farce  comedy-drama  keyed  to  a  speedy  tempo 
with  the  entire  cast  contributing  engaging  performances,  this  is 
pleasant  amusement,  geared  to  appeal  to  general  audiences.  The  picture 
is  not  pretentious.  It  concentrates  on  substantial  entertainment  and  lias 
dements  in  story  content,  dialogue,  action  and  situations  that  should 
satisfy  audiences. 

The  story  is  built  on  a  smart  promoter's  get-rich-quick  idea  at  the 
expense  of  suckers.  It  has  a  full  quota  of  laughs  contrasted  by  enough 
light  drama  and  romance  to  hold  the  interest. 

Ross  Alexander,  as  a  high  pressure  stock  salesman,  is  front  for 
Andrew  Tombes,  a  promoter.  Joseph  Cawthorne,  a  capitalist,  gets  in 
dutch  when  Paul  Gratz,  an  inventor,  disappears.  As  a  gasoline  substitute 
fails  to  work,  investors  yell  for  the  return  of  their  money  and  the  Better 
Business  Bureau  steps  in.  As  the  excitement  runs  high,  Beverly  Roberts, 
who  shares  the  romantic  interest  with  Alexander,  gives  the  menacing 
buyers,  Cy  Kendall  and  Harry  Burns,  a  jug  supposed  to  contain  cider. 
When  they  put  it  in  their  gas  tank  it  proves  to  be  a  super  fuel. 

As  the  police  descend  upon  Alexander  and  things  look  bad,  Kendall 
and  Burns  come  rushing  back  enthusiastically  acclaiming  the  power 
of  the  product.  This  guarantees  millions  for  the  inventor,  promoters 
and  investors. 

The  story  by  Abem  Kandel,  screen  play  by  W  illiam  Jacobs  and 
added  dialogue  by  Harry  Seymour,  make  for  snappy  action.  In  handling 
the  story  material  and  players  Director  William  McGann  has  displayed 
good  craftsmanship.  There  are  many  angles  for  interesting  selling  cam- 
paigns. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,259.   Running  time,  70  minutes.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


(( Secret  Patrol" 

(Columbia) 

Action  fare  set  in  the  Northwest  and  concerning  the  activities  of  the 
Royal  Northwest  Mounted  Police,  this  picture  should  be  satisfactory 
entertainment  on  a  dual  program  or  on  the  week-end  bill  when  action  is 
the  requirement. 

Starred  is  Charles  Starrett,  with  the  support  of  Finis  Barton,  Henry 
Mollison  and  J.  P.  McGowan  in  particular.  With  the  familiar  back- 
ground of  the  north  woods,  and  the  familiar  basic  plot  structure,  the 
film  has  its  quota  of  action  and  excitement,  and  self-sacrificing  romance. 

Starrett  and  Mollison,  who  is  a  son  of  the  commandant  of  the  post, 
are  in  love  with  Miss  Barton,  the  commandant's  ward.  She  chooses 
Mollison,  and  Starrett,  when  offered  a  dangerous  assignment  which 
may  mean  promotion,  insists  that  Mollison  take  it,  since  the  promotion 
will  be  of  value  to  him.  The  assignment  is  the  investigation  of  mysteri- 
ous "accidents"  in  a  lumber  camp.  The  pace  moves  rapidly  as  Mollison 
is  imprisoned  by  the  gang,  Starrett  goes  to  find  him,  and  Mollison  is 
killed  in  a  final  battle  with  the  gang,  which  leaves  the  way  open  for  the 
expected  completion  of  the  romance  between  Starrett  and  Miss  Barton. 
David  Silman  directed. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,203.  Running  time,  58  minutes.  "G." 


Berle,  Gleason  at 

Local  306  Benefit 

Milton  Berle  and  Billy  Gleason  will 
be  masters  of  ceremonies  tonight  at 
a  midnight  benefit  at  the  Roxy  for  the 
relief  fund  of  Local  306. 

Other  stage,  screen  and  radio  stars 
who  have  promised  to  appear  are 
Harry  Rose,  Bob  Hope,  Ethel  Mer- 
man, Ed  Marshall,  Gertrude  Neisen, 
Arturo  De  Filipe,  Ernie  Mack,  Bob 
Fisher,  Pauline  Alpert,  Lucille  Bal- 
lantine  and  Paul  Pierce.  A  preview  of 
a  picture  and  film  shorts  will  also 
be  a  part  of  the  program. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Calls 
7c  Bonds  for  July  1 


As  a  part  of  its  recent  moves  to  re- 
finance its  bonds  at  lower  rates  of 
interest  Famous  Players  Canadian 
Corp.  has  served  formal  notice  of  a 
call  for  redemption  of  its  six  per 
cent  sinking  fund  gold  bonds,  series 
"A"  and  "B,"  on  July  1.  Interest  will 
cease  on  that  date. 

Principal  and  interest  and  a  premi- 
um of  three  per  cent  will  be  paid  at 
that  time.  Depositories  are  branches 
of  the  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  and  the 
Bank  of  Montreal. 


Sales  Heads  Attend 
Showmanship  Show 


(Continued  from  paijc  1) 

parade  of  visitors  were :  Gradwcll 
Sears  and  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  western 
and  eastern  sales  managers  of  War- 
ners, respectively;  Monroe  Greeuthal, 
publicity  and  advertising  director  of 
United  Artists ;  E.  W.  Wingart. 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  publicity  man- 
ager ;  Si  Seadler,  advertising  man- 
ager, and  Howard  Dietz,  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity  of  M-G-M  ; 
Howard  Strickling,  also  of  M-G-M  ; 
Sol  Rosenblatt;  Charles  Paine,  Uni- 
versal ;  William  A.  Brady. 

Others  included:  Jack  Alicoate.  pub- 
lisher, and  Jack  Harrower,  of  Film 
Daily;  Harry  Rathner,  Burroughs- 
Tarzan  Co. ;  Bill  Yearsley ;  Morris 
Konheim,  Joseph  Tisman,  Warners ; 
Jack  Betz,  Hanff-Metzger ;  George 
Dublin,  Paramount :  W.  Shifka, 
Loew's;  Lou  Miller,  J.  P.  Skelley, 
RKO ;  Paul  Benjamin.  National 
Screen ;  J.  E.  Baker,  Consolidated 
Film  Industries;  G.  B.  Odium,  Para- 
mount ;  J.  C.  Barnstyn,  British  and 
Continental  Trading  Co. ;  Carter  Lud- 
low, Disney ;  E.  C.  Grainger ;  J.  H. 
Gallagher,  Lou  Guimond,  Ben  Shlyen. 
Box  Office;  Harry  Thomas,  Budd 
Rogers. 

Theatre  managers  included :  John 
Judge,  Loew's  Lincoln  Square.  New 
York ;  Freddie  Jablons.  Loew's  Valen- 
cia. Jamaica ;  George  Kami,  Loew's 
Willard,  Richmond  Hill ;  Rudy  Kuehn. 
Stanley.  Jersey  City;  Ben  Newman, 
Loew's  Rio,  New  York;  Edward 
Crawford,  Loew's  167th  St..  New 
York ;  Robert  Duberstein,  Surf,  Coney 
Island;  L.  Berkowitz,  Kinema,  Brook- 
lyn ;  Charles  Steiner,  Belle  Theatres, 
New  York :  D.  Harris,  Loew's  Lex- 
ington ;  J.  C.  Fuller.  Loew's  Ziegfeld ; 
Mack  Herbert.  Ruby,  New  York. 


Hoffberg  Gets  "Maxim" 

Domestic  distribution  rights  to  "Girl 
from  Maxim's"  have  been  acquired  by 
J.  H.  Hoffberg  from  Mundus  Films. 
Broadway    showing   is  contemplated. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Movements  on  Board 


Columbia,  pfd 


K.-A.-O..  pfd  .. 
Loew's,  Inc.   . . . 


Pathe  Film 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

..  41H 

4iVs 

43Vs 

+  H 

5 

5 

—  Va 

1.  17 

17 

17 

..  85 

85 

85 

.  47'A 

47 

47 

8H 

8^ 

8*6 

-  'A 

1.  9V, 

9Vz 

9>A 
8 

—  A 

8 

..  6>4 

8 

5% 

5% 

-  % 

c.  24 

24 

24 

.. 

9'A 

9Vi 

+  A 

Warner  Bros. 

Little  Activity  on  Curb 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2lA      254      2*A  —'A 

Technicolor   29Vi     2tyA     2VA    —  \i 

Trans-Lux    VA  VA   

Some  Bonds  Gain  Slightly 

Net 

High  Lew  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40        25  25  25   

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2SM  2SV2  2S'k 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9iH  93H  9iH 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  ......  97i4  97'/5  97ii 

Paramount  B'way 

3s    '55    .........  60  59^  60 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90'/-  90  90>i 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   91'/  91^  91% 


+ 

+  JA 

-Vz 

+  M 
 i/ 


(Quotations  at  close  of  May  21) 


Friday.  May  22,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


Harry  Warner 
Interrogates 
Mervyn  LeRoy 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

"the  boys  will  think  something  is 
doing." 

"Well,  I'm  going  to  be  the  grand- 
father and  I  ought  to  know  in  ad- 
vance," W  arner  stated. 

The  customs  inspectors  began  to 
get  busy.  The  trade  paper  men  be- 
came restive,  getting  no  where  while 
the  hustle  and  bustle  of  checking  the 
baggage  got  under  way.  Mrs.  LeRoy 
stood  on  the  sidelines  and  was  joined 
by  her  father,  mother  and  friends.  In 
a  few  minutes  the  business  of  clear- 
ing the  customs  was  over  and  LeRoy 
was  free  to  answer  questions. 

"I'm  definitely  going  to  produce  for 
myself,"  he  replied  to  reports  about 
forming  his  own  unit.  "I'm  going  to 
make  four  to  six  pictures  a  year  with 
my  own  company.  It  will  most  likely 
be  known  as  Mervyn  LeRoy  Prod., 
Inc.,  but  I  haven't  decided  on  the 
name  yet,"  he  said. 

All  indications  point  to  the  pro- 
ducer continuing  with  Warners.  Le- 
Roy asserted  he  expected  to  close  a 
deal  for  this  arrangement  before  he 
leaves  for  the  coast. 

Charnas  then  rejoined  the  interview- 
ers and  asked  LeRoy  about  color,  to 
which  the  producer  responded. 

"I  expect  pictures  to  be  made  in 
natural  colors  in  two  to  three  years," 
LeRoy  declared.  "The  same  film  that 
is  now  being  used  will  be  employed, 
but  the  colors  will  be  picked  up  in 
the  soup,"  he  said.  "Eastman  Kodak 
is  now  using  the  process  with  16mm 
films,  but  can  only  make  one  print. 
However,  they  are  developing  the 
process  awfully  fast  and  I  expect  it 
will  be  ready  for  35  mm  film  in  about 
two  years." 

Lubitsch  Also  Aboard 

LeRoy  purchased  two  stories  while 
abroad  and  has  options  on  four  others. 
He  has  under  consideration  cue  player 
whose  name  he  would  not  mention. 
While  abroad,  LeRoy  visited  France, 
Wales,  Italy  and  England.  He  was 
away  two  and  a  half  months. 

Ernst  Lubitsch  and  his  wife  wen- 
passengers  on  the  same  liner.  They 
spent  three  months  touring  England, 
Austria,  Hungary,  Poland,  Italy,  Rus- 
sia and  France. 

Queried  about  his  status  at  Para- 
mount, Lubitsch  said :  "I'm  glad  I'll 
be  responsible  for  my  own  pictures  in- 
stead of  everybody  else's.  I'm  going 
to  have  a  unit  of  my  own  and  pro- 
duce three  to  four  a  year.  Marlene 
Dietrich  will  be  in  one  of  the  groups." 

Lubitsch  added  he  did  not  know 
what  would  be  his  first  picture  when 
he  returns  to  the  Paramount  lot.  He 
did  not  sign  anyone  while  abroad. 
Asked  if  he  had  bought  any  stories, 
Lubitsch  replied : 

"I  have  a  trunk  full  of  stories.  I 
read  a  number  of  them.  Some  of  them 
were  bad  and  some  were  pretty  good. ' 

He  expects  to  leave  for  Hollywood 
Monday  or  Tuesday,  probably  the 
first  date,  he  said. 

Just  as  he  was  about  to  leave,  Mrs. 
Warner  produced  a  recent  picture  of 
the  LeRoy  baby  on  a  kiddie  car. 
"That's  the  boy,"  the  father  recalled 
enthusiastically. 

Warner  plans  to  go  to  the  coast 
next  month. 


20th-Fox,  Warners 
Close  3-Year  Deal 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Twentieth  Century-Fox,  with  the  va- 
rious theatre  division  heads. 

Howard  Waugh,  southern  head,  will 
arrive  Monday  from  Memphis  to 
work  on  the  setup  for  his  theatres. 
Ben  Kalmenson  is  due  later  in  the 
week  from  Pittsburgh.  Other  theatre 
executives  who  will  visit  Bond  in- 
clude Ted  Schlanger  and  Lester 
Kreiger,  Philadelphia ;  John  J.  Pay- 
ette, Washington ;  Nat  Wolff,  Cleve- 
land ;  Lou  Halper,  Los  Angeles.  No 
two  groups  will  be  in  New  York  at 
the  same  time.  Halper  is  scheduled 
to  make  the  eastern  trip  in  July. 

For  the  1936-37  season,  the  distrib- 
utor will  have  56  features. 


All  Warner  Product 
Is  Taken  by  F.  W.  C. 

All  Warner  and  First  National 
product  for  next  season  will  be  shown 
in  Fox  West  Coast  theatres  under  a 
deal  closed  between  Spyros  Skouras, 
representing  F.W.C.  and  Gradwell 
Sears,  western  and  southern  division 
sales  head  for  the  distributor.  Sitting 
in  on  the  negotiations  for  the  circuit 
were  Charles  Skouras,  Arch  Bowles, 
William  T.  Powers  and  Edward  Zabel. 


Warner-Fox  Deal  Reported 

Milwaukee,  May  21. — Bookings 
are  being  traded  by  Fox  and  Warners 
in  the  Green  Bay  and  Sheboygan  ter- 
ritories, it  is  reported.  In  the  former 
spot,  Warners  control  the  Bay,  while 
Fox  operates  the  Orpheum  and  Strand 
and  the  latter  is  reported  doing  the 
booking  for  the  Bay  in  addition  to  its 
own  houses.  Warners  have  control  in 
Sheboygan,  where  they  operate  the 
Majestic,  Rex  and  Sheboygan,  and  are 
reported  booking  for  Fox's  Van  dcr 
Yaart  as  well. 

Indications  that  this  is  the  case  are 
also  apparent  here,  where  Fox  has 
been  booking  pictures  from  the 
W'arner  as  extended  first  runs  into  its 
Strand,  downtown  house  recently  ac- 
quired. James  Keefe,  formerly  with 
Saxe  Amusement  Management,  Inc., 
has  been  placed  in  charge  of  Fox  ad- 
vertising and  publicity,  succeeding 
Charles  Lowenberg,  who  has  been 
named  supervisor  for  the  circuit's  Wis- 
consin and  upper  Michigan  houses. 


Ampa  Meetings  for 
Tuesday  Discussed 

Ampa  may  change  its  meeting  days 
from  Thursday  to  Tuesday.  The  pro- 
posal is  being  considered  by  the  mem- 
bership. The  organization's  board  of 
directors  has  discussed  the  matter 
and  has  reached  an  agreement  that 
Tuesdays  are  preferable  to  a  number 
of  members  and  newspaper  represen- 
tatives. 

Various  opinions  were  voiced  yes- 
terday at  the  meeting  and  it  was 
finally  decided  to  send  out  question- 
naires to  members.  It  was  pointed  out 
by. .Paul  Benjamin  that  for  1.8  years 
Ampa  has  met  on  Thursdays. 

Because  metal  casts  were  not  ready, 
awards  for  the  best  advertising  copy 
designed  for  the  trade  and  public,  the 
most  practical  press  sheet  and  the  best 
poster  will  not  be  made  next  Thurs- 
day as  planned,  but  on  June  4. 

Efforts  are  being  made  to  set  up 
quarters  at  a  hotel  to  be  known  as  the 
permanent  home  of  Ampa.  John  C. 
Flinn  thanked  the  organization  for  its 
splendid  turnout  at  the  Jesse  Lasky 
testimonial  on  May  21. 


Greeks  Prefer  Action 

-  Washington,  May  21.  —  American 
western,  mystery,  detective,  and"  ac- 
tion pictures  in  general  enjoy  great 
popularity  among  the  poorer  classes  of 
the  population  in  Greece,  reports  Com- 
mercial Attache  K.  L.  Rankin  from 
Athens  to  .the  U.  .S.  Dept.  of  Coiht 
merce.  These  pictures  form  a  regu- 
lar part  of  the  programs  of  the  so- 
called  "popular"  theatres,  which  at- 
tract large  audiences. 


Rogers  Drive  Is  On 
In  5,000  Theatres 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

New  York,  who  declared :  "There 
could  not  possibly  be  a  more  fitting 
memorial  to  his  name  and  I  urge  all 
of  our  citizens  to  join  in  this  tribute." 

The  Memorial  Hospital  will  be 
maintained  as  a  retreat  for  the  ill  and 
needy  of  the  stage  and  screen  pro- 
fessions. 

Theatres  are  participating  in  the 
drive  under  either  one  of  two  plans. 
About  half  of  the  total  number  which 
are  joining  in  the  drive  are  conduct- 
ing collections  among  the  audiences, 
taken  in  conjunction  with  a  20-minute 
trailer,  which  features  Bing  Crosby 
singing  "Home  on  the  Range,"  a 
Rogers  favorite,  and  containing  trib- 
utes and  appeals  from  Lowell  Thomas, 
Irvin  S.  Cobb  and  May  Robson. 

The  alternative  plan,  to  which  ap- 
proximately 2,500  houses  have  sub- 
scribed, entails  membership  by  the 
theatre  and  the  promise  to  contribute 
a  fixed  amount,  ranging  from  $10  for 
seating  capacity  up  to  500  to  $25  for 
capacity  above  2,000.  It  provides 
also  for  the  use  of  a  short  trailer  an- 
nouncing the  theatre's  participation 
and  urging  patron  contributions,  to  be 
left  at  the  box-office. 


Rogers  Week  in  California 

Sacramento,  May  21. — Governor 
Merriam,  in  a  proclamation  issued  to 
the  people  of  California  has  estab- 
lished the  week  starting  May  22  as 
Will  Rogers  Week  and  urged  attend- 
ance at  the  gatherings  which  will  sup- 
port the  drive. 


Suit  Hits  Transfer 
Of  Wm.  Fox  Estate 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

creditors.  The  Capital  Co.  holds  an 
unsatisfied  judgment  of  $297,412 
against  Fox. 

An  application  was  made  yesterday 
before  Supreme  Court  Justice  George 
H.  Furman  in  Brooklyn  to  examine 
Fox  and  his  wife  before  the  trial  and 
for  an  inspection  of  his  books  to  de- 
termine whether  he  was  solvent  or  in- 
solvent at  the  time  of  the  alleged  trans- 
fer. 

Justice  Furman  reserved  decision  in 
the  matter. 


Circuses  Hit  Bridgeport 

Bridgeport,  May  21.  —  Theatre 
managers  in  this  area  are  having 
competition  from  three  circuses  in  the 
four  weeks  starting  yesterday.  Ring- 
ling  Barnum  and  Bailey  show  is 
among  the  three  booked  into  the  city 
during  that  period. 


friends,  this  little  what  not 
you  see  in  my  hands  is  only 
J  one  of  the  thousands  of  such 
wondrous  contrivances  I  employ 
in  Paramount's  newest  extrava- 
ganza beauty  .  .  .  POPPY 


WORLD  LEADER 


ABROAD,  as  well  as  in  America,  its  unique 
photographic  qualities  have  made  Super  X 
the  undisputed  leader  among  motion  pic- 
ture negative  materials.  It  is  king  of  the 
movie-making  capitals  of  the  world. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort 
Lee,  New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  A 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


The  Leading 

MotioK^ 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


VOL.  39.  NO.  122 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  MAY  23,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


New  Writers    [Sidney  Kent 


Group  Votes 
Constitution 


Arbitration   Sought  As 
Settlement  Basis 


Hollywood,  May  22. — Screen  Play- 
wrights, Inc.,  new  organization  of 
screen  writers,  formed  in  opposition 
to  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild,  met  at 
the  Beverly  Wilshire  Hotel  last  night 
to  approve  a  constitution  and  bylaws 
and  officially  induct  the  directors. 

A  copy  of  the  constitution  is  to 
be  filed  for  incorporation  at  Sacra- 
mento within  a  few  days.  The  11 
members  appointed  to  the  board  are: 
Rupert  Hughes,  Bess  Meredyth,  Wil- 
liam Slavens  McNutt,  Kubec  Glas- 
mon,  William  Conselman,  Sonia  Le- 
vien,  Grover  Jones,  Frank  Butler. 
Gerald  Geraghty.  Waldemar  Young 
and  Tom  Reed.  McNutt  was  named 
as  temporary  secretary. 

In  an  explanation  of  the  purpose  of 
the  organization  it  was  pointed  out 
that  the  new  group  was  formed  to  de- 
velop amicable  relations,  for  the  ar- 
bitration of  any  dispute  arising  be- 
tween producers  and  screen  writers, 
and  to  protect  themselves  from  the 
activities  of  radically-minded  writers 
and  organizations  which  are  seen  as 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Statements  on  New 
Stock  Filed  by  "U" 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  22. — Receipt  of 
three  registration  statements  covering 
the  financing  of  the  new  Universal 
Corp.  which  was  incorporated  March 
13,  last,  was  made  known  today  by  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission. 

The  first  registration  covers  $4,000,- 
000  worth  of  10-year  five  per  cent 
convertible  debentures  now  outstand- 
ing, and  1,089,232  2/3  shares  of  $1  par 
value  common  stock,  to  be  represented 
by  voting  trust  certificates,  of  which 
130,000  shares  are  to  be  sold  to  Ham- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


M-G-M  Gets  Another 
Year  at  the  Astor 

M-G-M  yesterday  concluded  negoti- 
ations with  Sherman  Krellberg,  Joseph 
Plunkett  and  Myron  Robinson  for  a 
year's  extension  of  the  lease  on  the 
Astor.  Under  terms  of  the  deal, 
M-G-M  will  have  the  theatre  until 
June,  1937. 

Expectations  are  that  "The  Great 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Sets  English 
Product  Deal 


British  National,  Portal 
Firm,  to  Produce 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  22. — The  arrange- 
ment for  production  here  between 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  the  in- 
terests headed  by  Lord  Portal  and  J. 
Arthur  Rank,  reported  on  several  oc- 
casions recently,  was  officially  re- 
vealed here  today.  Confirmation  of 
the  reports  published  in  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  came  in  the  form  of  a 
statement  from  British  National 
Films  that  a  contract  had  been  signed 
by  John  Corfield,  managing  director 
of  British  National,  and  Sidney  R. 
Kent,  president  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  immediately  prior  to  the  latter's 
departure  for  New  York. 

During  their  visit  here,  Kent  and 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chairman  of  the 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  board,  denied 
that  the  company  was  seeking  to  ac- 
quire complete  control  of  Gaumont 
British. 

Under  the  British  National  deal  the 
company  will  make  four  pictures  a 
year   at   the   Pinewood    Studios  for 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


See  B.  &  K.  Delay 

Chicago,  May  22.— B.  &  K. 
may  delay  starting  duals 
until  fall,  it  is  believed. 

Since  the  company's  recent 
announcement  there  has  been 
a  storm  of  protest,  and  it  is 
thought  this  may  have  had 
some  effect  on  the  company's 
plans. 


Columbia  Net  for 
9  Months  $958,578 

Columbia  Pictures  reports  a  net  for 
nine  months  ending  March  28  of  $958,- 
578  after  all  charges,  including  pro- 
vision for  Federal  income  and  other 
taxes.  This  is  equivalent  to  approxi- 
mately $3.13  per  share  on  common 
after  the  deduction  of  all  preferred 
dividends. 

Last  year  for  the  same  period  the 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


14  Starring 
Vehicles  on 
G.B.  Program 


Fourteen  starring  vehicles  yester- 
day were  listed  by  G.  B.  in  its  lineup 
of  24  features  for  next  season,  as  the 
company's  three-day  sales  convention 
started  at  the  Hotel  Warwick.  Addi- 
tional starring  pictures  may  be  em- 
braced in  the  remaining  10. 

George  Arliss,  Constance  Bennett 
and  Jessie  Matthew's  are  down  for 
two  each ;  Constance  Cummings  will 
be  co-starred  in  two ;  Sylvia  Sidney 
and  Robert  Donat  in  one,  Will  Hay 
and  Gina  Malo  in  one,  Jack  Hulbert 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Jack  Miller  Admits 
He'll  Quit  C.  E.  A. 

Chicago,  May  22. — Jack  Miller  to- 
day confirmed  reports  that  he  intended 
to  resign  as  head  of  the  Chicago  Ex- 
hibitors' Ass'n.  The  move,  he  said,  is 
due  to  demands  upon  his  time  from 
business  interests  other  than  exhibi- 
tion. The  resignation  will  take  effect 
either  June  15  or  July  1. 

Miller  emphasized  that  the  Essaness 
break  with  the  C.E.A.  had  no  bearing 
on  his  decision.  He  discussed  his 
plans  today  with  B.  &  K. 


Hearst  Soviet  Propaganda 
Charge  Stirs  Reel  Protest 


William  Randolph  Hearst's  New 
York  American  published  a  page-wide 
editorial  yesterday  morning  in  bold, 
black  type — and  stirred  a  hornets'  nest 
of  sharp  and  angry  protest  and  denial 
on  the  part  of  newsreel  executives  of 
charges  made  therein. 

The  sparkplug  of  the  Hearst  news- 
paper group  declared,  in  part :  "Our 
American  picture-producing  companies 
must  agree  to  the  humiliating  condi- 
tion that  the  sound-strip  speaker,  in 
showing  Russian  shots,  shall  not  say 


anything  derogatory  to  Russia,  Com- 
munism or  the  Five- Year  Plan."  The 
greater  part  of  the  foregoing  was  set 
in  caps. 

The  editorial  went  on  to  say  that 
the  "orders"  to  include  Communist 
propaganda  in  American  newsreels 
are  "a  part  of  the  agreement  which 
every  American  motion  picture  corpo- 
ration must  sign  when  it  buys  Russian 
matter  either  from  Amkino,  the 
American    distributing   company  for 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


G.  B.  Never  to 
Be  Sold,  Says 
Bernerd  Here 


Producer    Is  Emphatic 
At  Sales  Session 


"G.  B.  will  never  be  sold." 

These  are  Jeffrey  Bernerd's  own 
words  in  answer  to  rumors  going  the 
rounds  and  the  highlight  of  his  talk 
before  125  G.  B.  executives,  branch 
managers  and  salesmen  convened  yes- 
terday at  the  Warwick  for  the  annual 
sales  convention  which  is  to  extend  for 
three  days. 

"It  will  always  remain  G.  B.  Pic- 
tures Corp.,"  he  stated  with  emphasis. 

"I  want  to  take  you  into  confidence 
to  ease  any  doubt  in  your  minds  that 
G.  B.  is  on  the  verge  of  selling  to 
someone  else.  I  am  giving  you  this 
absolutely  official.  G.  B.  has  never 
lost  confidence  in  the  men  who  have 
built  this  great  organization." 

To  bring  home  his  point,  Bernerd 
outlined  the  financial  structure  and  the 
various  interests  of  the  company,  de- 
claring G.  B.  has  a  capital  of  $75,- 
000,000.  This  should  show  our  fi- 
nances and  security.  "In  England,  we 
feel  we  are  the  tops,"  he  said. 

"  G.  B.  has  350  of  the  most  modern 
and  largest  theatres  in  England,  and 
in  addition  controls  250  cafes,  several 
hotels  and  the  most  powerful  broad- 
casting station  in  Europe." 

Approximately  15,000  people  are  on 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Empire  Takes  G.  B. 
Sales  for  Canada 

Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  has  closed  a 
deal  to  distribute  G.  B.  product  in 
Canada,  Paul  Nathanson,  son  of  N. 
L.,  stated  yesterday  at  a  luncheon  dur- 
ing the  G.  B.  convention  at  the  War- 
wick Hotel.  It  runs  seven  years  ef- 
fective with  the  1936-37  lineup  of  24 
features. 

Regal  Films,  Ltd.,  has  been  releas- 
ing G.  B.'s  output  for  the  last  three 
years. 

In  addition  to  this  company's  prod- 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Giveaways  Again 
Spread  in  Detroit 

Detroit,  May  22. — With  opposition 
of  Allied  out  of  the  way,  cash  give- 
aways appear  to  be  in  for  another 
tussle  in  local  theatres.  Allied's  board 
of  directors  last  week  came  to  an 
understanding  that  the  organization 
would  withdraw  from  the  fight  to  keep 
them  out  of  the  local  houses,  cer- 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  23,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  May  23,  1936  No.  122 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES   A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


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Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications.  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W,  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35 :  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti_,  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative: 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269.  James 
Lock  hart   Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative:  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf j  Representative! 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Wcissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City.  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3.  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


New  G.T.E.  Company 
Formed  in  Delaware 

Wilmington,  May  22. — General 
Theatre  Equipment  Corp.  has  been 
incorporated  at  Dover  to  deal  in  sup- 
plies for  theatres.  Capital  is  listed 
at  800,000  shares  of  no  par  value.  The 
incorporators  are  L.  H.  Herman,  Wal- 
ter Lenz  and  W.  T.  Hobson  of  Wil- 
mington. 

This  is  the  new  company  to  take 
over  G.  T.  E.  as  a  result  of  the  ap- 
proval of  a  reorganization  plan  by 
Chancery  Court  a  few  days  ago. 


Showmanship  Show 
Ends  4-Day  Exhibit 

The  second  annual  Show  of 
Showmanship,  sponsored  by  'Motion 
Picture  Herald  and  the  Managers' 
Round  Table  Club,  concluded  its 
four-day  exhibition  yesterday  at  the 
offices  of  Quigley  Publications  in  the 
RKO  Bldg.  It  was  estimated  that 
approximately  500  theatre  managers 
from  the  metropolitan  area  and  execu- 
tives from  the  home  offices  attended 
the  display. 

Among  the  visitors  during  the  clos- 
ing day  were :  J.  M.  Addison,  Loew's 
division  manager,  Boston ;  H.  J. 
Yates,  head  of  Consolidated  Film  In- 
dustries ;  Joe  Weil  of  Universal ; 
Ralph  Lund,  RKO  ;  Irving  Windisch, 
Broadway  Strand ;  Joe  Di  Pesa,  pub- 
licist for  Loew's  in  Boston;  Al  Zim- 
balist ;  Harry  Kendrick,  Warners' 
Enright,  Pittsburgh ;  Matt  Saunders, 
Poli,  Bridgeport,  and  Robert  Deitch, 
Stanley,  Tersey  City. 


Public  Fights  Tax 
After  Houses  Shut 


Pensacola,  Fla.,  May  22. — Peti- 
tions said  to  carry  more  than  8,000 
signatures  of  individuals  and  business 
firms  have  been  presented  to  the  City 
Councilmen  here  in  an  effort  to  bring 
about  the  repeal  of  the  recently 
adopted  amusement  levy  which  re- 
sulted in  the  closing  of  the  Saenger 
and  Isis  on  May  6.  The  houses  are 
still  dark. 

The  current  protest  of  the  general 
public  against  the  tax  follows  close- 
ly similar  resolutions  passed  by  the 
United  Brotherhood  of  Carpenters  and 
Joiners  of  America,  Local  1194,  and 
the  Central  Labor  Union.  All  pro- 
tests thus  far  have  been  futile,  Mayor 
H.  Clay  Armstrong  declaring  that  the 
tax  argument  appeared  to  be  a  "closed 
ncident." 


M-G-M  in  Deal  for 
Boy  Scout  Subjects 

M-G-M  has  closed  a  deal  with  the 
Boy  Scouts  of  America  by  which  the 
company  will  produce  a  series  of  one- 
reel  films  based  on  the  activities  of  the 
boys' ,  organization.  The  deal  was 
signed  by  Fred  Quimby,  in  charge  of 
short  subjects  for  M-G-M,  and  James 
E.  West,  chief  executive  of  the  Boy 
Scouts. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement, 
the  entire  resources  of  the  Scout  or- 
ganization will  be  placed  at  the  dis- 
posal of  M-G-M.  Scout  executives  will 
collaborate  with  M-G-M  writers  in 
the  preparation  of  stories.  The  agree- 
ment will  run  for  a  term  of  years, 
and  provides  that  the  films  will  be 
publicized  by  inter-organization  an- 
nouncements and  through  the  national 
Scout  publications.  M-G-M  is  now 
preparing  the  script  on  the  first  of  the 
series,  which  will  be  produced  on  the 
coast  for  fall  release. 


FWC  Statisticians  Here 

Walter  McCarthy  and  Beach 
Abrams,"  statisticians  for  F.W.C.,  ar- 
rived by  plane  last  night  from  the 
coast  for  conferences  with  Spyros  and 
Charles  Skouras. 

Charles  Skouras,  George  Topper, 
treasurer  of  F.W.C.,  McCarthy  and 
Abrams  are  expected  to  return  to  Los 
Angeles  next  week. 


F.  K.  Speidell  Made 
President  of  Audio 

Frank  K.  Speidell  has  been  named 
president  of  Audio  Prod.,  Inc.,  as  sue 
cessor  to  William  A.  Bach,  who  has 
been  named  managing  director  of 
Western  Electric  Co.,  Ltd.,  London. 
Speidell  has  been  with  the  company 
since  its  formation  three  years  ago. 

Bach  is  familiar  with  the  London 
market.  He  was  sales  manager  there 
for  First  National  for  a  number  of 


RCA  Pays  on  New  Stock 

RCA  yesterday  declared  an  initial 
dividend  of  87>2  cents  on  the  new 
$3.50  cumulative  convertible  first  pre- 
ferred stock.  It  is  payable  July  1  to 
holders  of  record  at  the  close  of  busi 
ness  June  8. 

David  Sarnoff,  president,  said  after 
the  board  meeting  that  more  than  95 
per  cent  of  B  preferred  stock  has  been 
deposited  for  exchange  under  the  plan 
of  recapitalization. 


Agnew,  Gillham  Coming 

Hollywood,  May  22. — Neil  Agnew, 
Paramount  general  sales  manager, 
will  leave  by  the  noon  plane  for  New 
York  tomorrow. 

Robert  M.  Gillham  flew  to  San 
Francisco  last  night  and  will  continue 
on  to  New  York  from  there. 


Potter  Now  a  Director 

Hollywood,  May  22. — Henry  Pot 
ter  is  now  a  full-fledged  Goldwyn 
director,  having  been  awarded  a  con 
tract  after  about  a  year  of  "appren 
ticeship"  on  the  Goldwyn  lot.  Pot 
ter  was  formerly  a  Broadway  stage 
director. 


Reserves  Decision 
On  Warners'  Claim 

St.  Louis,  May  22. — John  A.  Hope, 
referee  in  bankruptcy,  has  reserved 
decision  on  the  claim  of  Warner  Bros. 
Pictures,  Inc.,  against  the  bankrupt 
estate  of  Skouras  Bros.  Enterprises, 
Inc.,  for  $111,605,  which  has  been  con- 
tested. Warners'  claim  is  based  on 
the  balance  due  for  funds  they  ad- 
vanced to  the  Skouras  firm  between 
July,  1930,  and  September,  1933. 

Nelson  Cunliff,  Federal  trustee  for 
the  bankrupt  company,  opposed  the 
claim  on  the  ground  that  Skouras 
Bros.  Enterprises  was  controlled  and 
dominated  by  Warners,  and  that 
therefore  the  claim  did  not  represent 
an  actual  indebtedness,  since  the  acts 
of  Skouras  in  their  dealings  with 
Warners  were  not  their  own  acts. 


Philadelphia  ITO 
Attacks  Clearance 

Philadelphia,   M!ay   22. — Resolu 
tions  condemning  the  present  clear 
ance  setup  here  were  adopted  today 
by  the  I.T.O.  board    of  governors. 
The  present  arrangement    was  de 
scribed  as  discriminatory  and  in  need 
of  legal  action  to  show  that  a  con 
spiracy  exists  between  distributors  and 
affiliated  theatres. 

Paramount's  proposed  competition 
with  poster  renters  also  was  con- 
demned on  the  ground  that  it  would  be 
the  prelude  to  similar  moves  by  other 
distributors. 

Sentiment  in  favor  of  joining  Al 
lied  was  voiced. 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


WILLARD  McKAY  and  P.  D. 
Cochrane    join    J.    Cheeveb  j 
Cowdin  and  R.  H.  Cochrane  in  that  j 
trip  to  the  studio  for  final  production 
conferences  in  advance  of  the  com-  ' 
pany's  annual  sales  convention  June  15.  I 
The  trip  gets  under  way  tomorrow. 
• 

Mrs.  Paul  Lukas,  Mrs.  Charles  j 
Butter  worth  and  Leopold  Mannes,  I 
the  latter  co-inventor  of  the  Techni- 
color   process,    sail    today    on  the 
Champlain. 

• 

A.  H.  Blank    and   his  assistant, 
Ralph  Branton,  left  for  Des  Moines  I 
yesterday  afternoon. 

• 

Eddie  Dowling  has  returned  from 
Chicago    to    appear  in  the  minstrel 
show  at  his  St.  James  Theatre. 
• 

John  C.  Flinn  left  for  the  coast 
yesterday,  via  rail. 

• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  is  scheduled  to  re- 
return  from  Hollywood  today. 

George  J.  Schaefer  is  back  from  a 
visit  to  the  U.  A.  studios. 

• 

Y.  Frank  Freeman  is  due  back 
from  Atlanta  on  Monday. 

• 

Ben  Judel  returned  to  Chicago  yes- 
terday after  a  brief  trip. 

Sam  Wolf,  coast  attorney,  got  in 
yesterday. 


Cut  RKO  Fees 

An  application  by  Irving  Trust  Co. 
for  interim  allowances  of  $65,000  for 
services  as  trustee  of  RKO  was  re 
duced  to  $15,000  by  Federal  Judge 
William  Bondy  yesterday.  The  appli- 
cation of  Donovan,  Newton,  Leisure  & 
Lumbard,  counsel  to  the  trustee,  for 
an  interim  allowance  of  $80,000  was 
reduced  to  $30,000.  Disbursements  of 
were  allowed  to  counsel. 


Show  Detection  Films 

Trenton,  May  22. — A  preliminary 
showing  of  new  sound  film  criminal 
detection  apparatus  was  held  at  the 
New  Jersey  State  Police  training 
school  at  Wilburtha  today.  The  test 
was  to  permit  newsreel  and  newspaper 
photographers  to  make  pictures  so  that 
they  will  not  interfere  with  the  so 
called  public  showing  scheduled  here 
Wednesday. 


Empire  Takes  G.  B. 
Sales  for  Canada 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

uct,  Empire  next  season  will  handle 
62  from  Republic,  including  the  west- 
erns, and  all  Educational  shorts.  Edu- 
cational plans  to  have  weekly  one  two- 
reeler  and  two  single  reel  subjects. 

Paul  Nathanson  sails  June  12  for 
England  with  Sam  Smith,  who  is 
due  to  arrive  from  London  next  week. 
Nathanson  will  be  associated  in  pro- 
duction of  British  Lion  with  Smith. 
N.  L.  Nathanson  is  due  to  sail  on 
the  Queen  Mary  on  June  5. 

Oscar  Hanson,  president  of  Em- 
pire films,  and  branch  managers  of 
the  company  attending  the  G.  B.  con- 
vention will  meet  Monday  with  Re- 
public executives  at  the  Warwick  on 
product  talks. 


Columbia  Net  for 
9  Months  $958,578 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

net  after  all  charges  including  Fed- 
eral income  taxes  were  $1,572,720,  or 
$5.47  on  the  common  after  preferred 
dividends. 

During  April,  the  report  states,  the 
release  of  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Towti" 
brought  about  a  rise  in  income  that 
sent  the  total  approximately  14  per 
cent  over  the  same  month  last  year. 

Current  assets  are  $9,692,440,  off 
which  $1,814,000  is  cash,  including  a 
time  deposit  of  $500,000.  Total  cur- 
rent liabilities  are  $1,694,664.  and 
working  capital  is  $7,997,775. 


Saturday,  May  23,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


G.  B.  Never  to 
Be  Sold,  Says 
Bernerd  Here 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

the  weekly  payroll,  he  stated.  Two 
newspapers,  one  of  which  has  the  larg- 
est circulation  in  London,  are  owned 
by  G.  B.,  he  added.  The  company  has 
two  modern  equipped  studios,  owns  a 
film  laboratory,  gets  out  its  own 
newsreel  and  has  one  of  the  greatest 
libraries  of  educational  films,  he  said. 
Out  of  the  4,000  English  theatres, 
1,700  show  the  newsreel. 

"My  idea  is  to  give  you  a  picture 
of  the  vast  octopus  of  which  you  in 
America  are  a  part,"  he  said.  "When 
you  go  out  to  sell  the  new  program 
you  can  feel  you  are  representing  one 
of  the  greatest  picture  enterprises  in 
the  whole  world. 

"We  have  been  battling  rumors  of 
a  pending  sale  and  I  know  no  one 
could  buy  our  company.  We  want  too 
much  and  they  haven't  enough  money 
to  buy,"  he  declared. 

Bernerd  praised  Arthur  Lee,  gen- 
eral manager  ;  George  W.  Weeks,  A.  P. 
YVaxman  and  Clinton  White  for  the 
work  they  have  done.  He  also  read 
cables  from  Mark  Ostrer.  Michael 
Balcon,  Alfred  Hitchcock,  Jessie  Alat- 
thews,  and  Robert  Donat. 

He  concluded  by  reciting  an  inci- 
dent which  took  place  on  his  recent 
trip  to  Hollywood,  saying  that  on  the 
coast  producers  look  upon  Balcon  as 
the  "Darrvl  F.  Zanuck  of  England." 


Get  20  Weeks  at  Roxy 

Having  played  18  of  the  company's 
pictures  for  23  weeks  during  the  past 
two  years,  the  Roxy  has  guaranteed 
G.B.   20   weeks'   playing   time  next 


season,  Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee 
of  the  theatre,  yesterday  told  the  dis- 
tributor's sales  force  at  a  convention 
luncheon  at  the  Warwick. 

Not  one  of  these  pictures  has  shown 


a  loss,  Cullman  asserted,  and  "I 
challenge  the  record  of  any  other 
theatre." 

Cullman  lauded  A.  P.  Waxman's 
efforts,  humorously  stating  he  ran  out 


Harry  Cullman,  trustee  of  the  Roxy;  Arthur  A.  Lee,  vice-president  of  G.  B.  of 
America,  and  Jeffrey  Bernerd ,  general  manager  of   G.  B.'s   world  distribution. 


George  W.  Weeks,  general  manager  of  distribution,  passing  on  something  of 
obvious  merriment  to  Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 


of  ideas  at  Warners  and  began  using 
them  all  over  again  at  G.B.  He  also 
told  of  an  incident,  which  he  modestly 
claimed  to  be  true,  where  two  men 
in  a  restaurant  were  overheard  dis- 
cussing the  meaning  of  G.B. 

The  two  men  apparently  were  ad- 
vised that  G.B.  was  a  film  company 
and  one  of  them  remarked  that  the 
initials  stood  for  "Got  Brains." 

"No,  it  can't  mean  that,"  the  other 
replied.  "They  make  English  pic- 
tures." Another  suggestion  was  made 
to  the  effect  that  the  letters  indicated 
"Great  Box-Office."  This  solution  was 
ignored  until  one  of  the  two  puzzled 
alphabeticians  decided  that  it  must  mean 
"Good  Bictures." 

Nate  J.  Blumberg,  John  J.  O'Con- 
nor and  Max  Fellerman  of  RKO  were 
introduced  to  the  gethering  by  George 
W.  Weeks,  who  acted  as  host. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  was  the  next  speaker. 
He  said  he  enjoyed  the  lunch  because 
food  is  90  per  cent  of  his  overhead. 
He  talked  about  cooperation  between 
exhibitors  and  the  support  the  M.P. 
T.O.A.  is  giving  the  industry. 

"I  am  unalterably  opposed  to  gov- 
ernmental regulation  of  the  industry," 
he  said,  *  "as  this  industry  is  not  run 
like  a  sausage  factory  where  the  same 
type  of  food  is  manufactured  without 
change." 

Paul  Nathanson,  son  of  N.  L.,  was 
the  final  speaker.  He  acted  as  spokes- 
man for  his  father  and  conveyed  an 
expression  to  the  sales  force  which 
was  brief  and  to  the  point. 

In  addition  to  the  speakers,  on  the 
dais  were :  Arthur  Lee,  Jeffrey  Ber- 
nerd, Oscar  Hanson  and  James 
Campbell,  the  latter  head  of  G.B.'s 
music  division .  Ralph  Poucher  of 
Consolidated  dropped  in  during  lunch 
for  a  round  of  handshakes. 


Candid  Camera  shots  by  Metro- 
politan Photo  Service 


Mi 


m 


G.B.  men  photographed  en  masse  as  their  convention  opened  at  the  Warwick  yesterday  morning 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Saturday,  May  23,  1936 


4 


14  Starring 
Vehicles  on 


G.B.  Program 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

and  Miss  Malo  in  one  as  well  as  Vic- 
tor McLaglen,  Richard  Tauber  and 
Roland  Young  in  individually  starring 
pictures. 

The  lineup  includes  these: 

"Everything  Is  Thunder,"  starring  Con- 
stance Bennett,  based  on  the  novel  by 
Jocelyn  Lee  Hardy.  Douglass  Montgom- 
ery and  Oscar  Homolka  head  the  sup- 
porting cast.      Milton  Rosmer  directed. 

"Doomed  Cargo,"  which  co-stars  Ed- 
mund Lowe  and  Constance  Cummings,  from 
an  original  by  Arnold  Ridley  and  Bernard 
Merivale.     Albert  de  Courville  directed. 

"The  Two  of  Us,"  starring  Jack  Hulbert 
and  Gina  Malo,  adapted  from  "Youth  at 
the  Helm,"  comedy- with-music  by  Paul 
Vulpius.  Sigler,  Goodhart,  and  Hoffman, 
lyric  trio,  contributed  the  music.  Jack 
Hulbert  and  Robert  Stevenson  co- directed. 

"His  Majesty's  Pajamas,"  a  Capitol  Film 
directed  by  Al  Werker,  with  Clive  Brook, 
Helen  Vinson,  and  Mary  Carlisle,  a  com- 
edy-drama by   Gene  Markey. 

"The  Marriage  of  Corbal,"  authored  by 
Rafael  Sabatini,  is  headed  by  a  cast  which 
includes  Nils  Asther.  Noah  Beery,  Hugh 
Sinclair,  and  Hazel  Terry.  A  Capitol  Film 
directed  by  Karl  Gruue. 

"Where  There's  a  Will"  co-stars  Will 
Hay  and  Gina  Malo,  directed  by  William 
Beaudine. 

"Nine  Days  a  Queen"  with  an  all-star 
cast  headed  by  Cedric  Hardwicke,  John 
Mills,  Nova  Pilbeam,  Sybil  Thorndyke  and 
Desmond  Tester.  Robert  Stevenson  di- 
rected.    These  are  all  completed. 

Pictures  now  in  production  include: 
Geoffrey  Barkas  is  directing  "The  Great 
Barrier,"  with  Richard  Arlen,  Barry 
Mackay.  and  Lilli  Palmer.  This  describes 
the  building  of  the  G.  P.  R.  railroad  in 
Canada. 

"Everybody  Dance"  under  direction  of 
Charles  Reisner.  Gordon  and  Revel  are 
writing  music  and  lyrics.  Ralph  Spence 
collaborated  on  the  script  with  Leslie  Ar- 
liss. 

Another  directed  by  Reisner. 

Richard  Tauber,  tenor,  will  play  the  lead 
in  a  modern  musical  romance  as  yet  -un- 
titled. This  will  be  produced  by  Capitol 
Films. 

Exteriors  for  Kipling's  "Soldiers  Three" 
have  been  completed  in  India.  The  pic- 
ture goes  into  production  upon  the  ar- 
rival in  London  of  Raoul  Walsh  and  Vic- 
tor McLaglen. 

Among  the  others  that  will  complete 
the  24  are: 

"Paris  Love  Song."  starring  Jessie 
Matthews.    Sonnie  Hale  will  direct. 

Following  this.  Miss  Matthews  will  star 
in  another  as  yet  untitled.  "Paris  Love 
Song"  will  have  a  music  score  by  Gordon 
and  Revel. 

"Strangers  on  a  Honeymoon,"  a  roman- 
tic melodrama  by  Edgar  Wallace,  co-star- 
ring Constance  Cummings  and  Hugh  Sin- 
clair.    Albert  de  Courville  will  direct. 

"King  Solomon's  Mines."  based  on  the 
novel  by  H.  Rider  Haggard.  Roland 
Young  will  be  starred. 

"The  Nelson  Touch."  starring  George 
Arliss,  based  on  Neil  Grant's  stage  play. 
There  will  also  be  a  second  Arliss  pro- 
duction. 

"The  Hawk,"  taken  from  the  stage  play 
by  Francois  de  Croisset,  will  be  Con- 
stance   Bennett's    second    starring  vehicle. 

Alfred  Hitchcock  will  direct  Sylvia  Sid- 
ney and  Robert  Donat  in  "The  Hidden 
Power,"  romantic  melodrama.  This  will 
be  a  version  of  one  of  Joseph  Conrad's 
novels,  "The  Secret  Agent."  Hitchcock's 
second  production  for  the  company  will 
be  a  melodrama  of  the  type  of  "The  39 
Steps." 

An  "outstanding"  cast  will  be  assembled 
for  the  "River  of  Unrest."  a  modern  action 
melodrama;  likewise  for  "The  Threat." 

"The  Dark  Invader."  suggested  by  the 
war-time  reminiscences  of  a  German  naval 
intelligence  officer. 


Mrs.  G.  A.  Crouch  Dead 

Washington,  May  22.  — Mrs. 
George  A.  Crouch,  wife  of  the  assist- 
ant to  John  J.  Payette,  Warner  zone 
manager,  passed  away  yesterday  morn- 
ing. Funeral  services  will  be  held 
at  the  Crouch  home,  207  Quincy  St., 
N.  W.,  tomorrow. 


Statements  on  New 
Stock  Filed  by  "U 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

mons  &  Co.,  Inc.,  New  York,  the  un- 
derwriters, at  $8  per  share  and  211,- 
569  shares  to  persons  "who  the  cor- 
poration believes  may  purchase  such 
shares  in  substantial  amounts,"  also  at 
$8  per  share ;  and  222,566  shares  are 
to  be  reserved  for  exercise  of  out- 
standing warrants  entitling  the  holders 
to  purchase  stock  at  $10  per  share ; 
266,666^3  shares  are  to  be  reserved 
for  conversion  of  debentures  and  258,- 
431  shares  are  outstanding. 

The  proceeds  from  the  sales  of  the 
130,000  shares  to  Hammons  &  Co., 
the  211,569  to  be  offered  by  the  cor- 
poration and  the  222,566  to  be  issued 
on  the  exercise  of  warrants  will  be 
added  to  the  general  funds  of  the  cor- 
poration and  the  greater  part  thereof 
will  be  advanced  from  time  to  time  to 
subsidiary  companies  as  required  for 
picture  production,  improvement  of 
property  and  satisfaction  of  indebted- 
ness. No  proceeds  are  to  be  received 
from  the  other  securities  being  regis- 
tered. 

Large  Holders  Listed 

Present  large  holders  of  voting  trust 
certificates  were  reported  by  the  com- 
pany as  including  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
president,  26,473 ;  William  Freiday. 
director.  3,500 ;  Charles  R.  Rogers, 
director,  25,000  (also  holds  111,283 
warrants)  ;  Standard  Capital  Co., 
25,000  (also  holds  111,283  warrants)  ; 
G.  F.  C.  Corporation,  134,375  (also 
holds  $1,000,000  in  10-year  deben- 
tures) ;  and  Julia  F.  Cochrane,  44,083. 

The  second  statement  covers  80,000 
shares  of  no  par  $6  convertible  pre- 
ferred and  533,333  Vz  shares  of  $1  par 
value  common  stock,  represented  by 
voting  trust  certificates  to  be  reserved 
for  conversion  of  the  preferred,  to- 
gether with  scrip  certificates  for  frac- 
tional shares  of  common  to  be  issued 
on  conversion  of  the  preferred.  The 
preferred  stock  will  be  convertible  be- 
ginning Jan.  1,  1937.  at  $15  to  Janu- 
ary 1,  1939;  $17.50  between  that  date 
and  Jan.  1,  1941  ;  $20  between  that 
date  and  Jan.  1,  1943  :  $22.50  between 
that  date  and  Jan.  1,  1945,  and  $25 
thereafter. 

Forty  thousand  shares  of  the  pre- 
ferred are  to  be  offered  in  exchange 
for  $4,000,000  of  10-year  convertible 
five  per  cent  debentures  now  outstand- 
ing, and  the  remaining  40,000  shares 
are  to  be  offered  publicly.  The  name 
of  the  underwriter,  price  and  applica- 
tion of  the  proceeds  from  sales  will  be 
reported  to  the  commission  at  a  future 
date. 

The  third  statement  covers  voting 
trust  certificates  for  1,622,566  shares 
of  $1  par  common  stock,  to  be  issued 
for  all  the  common  mentioned  in  all 
registrations.  The  voting  trustees  are 
George  N.  Armsby,  New  York;  Paul 
G.  Brown,  Philadelphia;  J.  Cheever 
Cowdin,  New  York;  Garrettson  Du- 
lin,  Los  Angeles ;  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini, 
Los  Angeles :  J.  Arthur  Rank,  Eng- 
land, and  Charles  R.  Rogers,  Holly- 
wood. 

Universal  Co.  is  primarily  a  hold- 
ing company  controlling  Universal 
Pictures  Co.,  Inc. ;  Universal  Pictures 
Corp. ;  Big  "U"  Film  Exchange,  etc. 
The  statements  show  that  the  parent 
company  has  37  entirely  owned  and 
six  partly  owned  subsidiaries. 

The  filing  of  the  three  registration 
statements  entailed  payment  of  filing 
fee  of  $3,957.  Rogers  and  Standard 
Capital  were  named  as  promoters  of 
the  new  corporation. 


New  Writers'  Group 
Votes  Constitution 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

imperiling  the  jobs  of  screen  writers. 
There  is  a  basic  difference  between 
playwrights  and  magazine  writers  on 
the  one  hand,  and  screen  writers  on 
the  other,  it  was  said. 

Active  members  pay  no  member- 
ship fees,  but  are  subject  to  $5  dues 
monthly  and  assessments  not  exceed- 
ing $250.  Tentative  plans  call  for 
$1  monthly  dues  for  associate  mem- 
bers. As  a  result  of  the  recent  fight 
between  the  producers  and  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild,  Screen  Playwrights 
has  declared  it  will  ask  immediately 
that  producers  institute  no  reprisals 
against  any  writer,  including  members 
of  the  guild. 

Temporary  headquarters  have  been 
established  in  the  Taft  Bldg.  here. 

M-G-M  Gets  Another 
Year  at  the  Astor 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Ziegfeld"  will  continue  on  the  two-a- 
day  policy  until  the  latter  part  of  July 
or  early  August.  "Romeo  and  Juliet" 
will  follow  the  current  musical  and  it 
is  anticipated  "The  Good  Earth"  will 
be  dated  in  following  the  Shakespeare- 
an special. 

In  1925,  M-G-M  took  over  the  house 
from  Walter  Reade  on  a  10-year  lease 
with  an  option  for  another  decade. 
"The  Big  Parade"  was  the  first  two-a- 
day  and  was  followed  by  "Ben  Hur," 
"Broadway  Melody,"  "Trader  Horn," 
and  others.  Upon  expiration  of  the 
lease,  the  distributor  did  not  take  up 
the  option. 

Now  in  its  seventh  week,  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  has  not  grossed  under 
?  17,000  a  week. 

Giveaways  Again 
Spread  in  Detroit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

tain  members  feeling  that  they  needed 
the  games  to  combat  Co-Operative's 
buying  power  and  circuit  competition. 

George  W.  Trendle,  president  of 
United  Detroit  Theatres,  says  he  will 
either  institute  court  action  or  appeal 
to  Mayor  Frank  Couzens  to  revoke 
the  licenses  of  all  theatres  using  the 
games.  Another  possibility  is  that 
Trendle  will  attempt  to  have  a  city 
ordinance  passed  against  their  usage. 

Bank  Night,  Screeno  and  other  such 
games  are  not  lotteries  in  the  opinion 
of  members  of  the  Attorney  General's 
staff.  Vance  G.  Ingalls,  assistant  cor- 
poration counsel,  points  out  that  the 
city  charter  gives  the  Mayor  power  to 
revoke  any  theatre's  license  "for  good 
and  satisfactory  reasons." 

Kent  Sets  Product 
Deal  with  British 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

world  distribution  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. An  important  aspect  of  the 
arrangement  is  the  plan  by  which  the 
American  company  will  loan  writers 
and  directors  to  British  National,  and 
train  the  latter  company's  personnel  in 
•Hollywood,  which  is  taken  as  a  defi- 
nite indication  that  the  films  are  to  be 
designed  for  American  distribution. 

The  pictures  to  be  made  by  British 
National  will  be  in  addition  to  those 
from  New  World  Prod.,  formed  here 
by  Twentieth  Century-Fox  for  the 
production  of  four  films  within  the 
next    year    for    world  distribution. 


|  under  the  supervision  of  Robert  T. 

Kane,  director  general  of  Twentieth 
|  Century-Fox  production  in  England. 
Included  in  the  arrangement  is  a 
10-year  management  contract,  by 
which  Capt.  Richard  Norton,  a  B. 
&  D.  director,  will  be  managing  direc- 
tor of  the  Pinewood  Studios,  and  all 
the  B.  &  D.  directors  will  be  added  to 
the  directorate  of  Pinewood.  The 
studio  will  increase  its  capital  to  £300.- 
000  and  is  raising  a  loan  of  £600,000. 
These  proposals  will  be  acted  upon 
at  a  special  meeting  of  the  B.  &  D. 
board  of  directors  on  May  26. 


Hearst  Propaganda 
Charge  Protested 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  state-controlled  pictures  made  in 
Russia,  or  from  the  Russian  Govern- 
ment itself." 

Specifically  cited  are  Paramount 
News,  Fox  Movietone  News  and  Uni- 
versal Newsreel. 

Yesterday  afternoon  Charles  E. 
Ford,  managing  director  of  the  Uni- 
versal reel,  addressed  a  registered  let- 
ter to  the  managing  director  of  the 
New  York  American,  "written  in  pro- 
test  against  your   untrue  editorial." 

Ford's  sentiments  were  echoed  by 
Truman  Talley,  general  manager  of 
Fox  Movietone  News,  who  addressed 
a  telegram  of  protest  to  Hearst  in  the 
west. 

The  most  emphatic  corroboration  of 
this  answer  to  the  charges  came  from 
Amkino  itself,  which,  through  one  of 
its  leading  executives,  yesterday  told 
the  writer  that  the  charges  are  un- 
true, declaring:  "We  definitely  state 
that  Amkino  has  never  signed  any 
agreement  with  any  American  news- 
reel  company  with  reference  to  what 
they  might  or  might  not  say  in  con- 
nection with  Russian  material." 

Paramount  newsreel  executives  were 
not  available  last  night  for  comment 
on  the  editorial. 


Wall  Street 


Revivals  Spot  Board 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . 

32% 

32% 

32% 

+1 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

4354 

43_% 

43K 

-  % 

Consolidated    .  , 

5 

5 

5 

Consolidated,  pfd 

17 

17 

17 

Eastman   

162% 

16254 

162% 

+  % 

Eastman,  pfd  ... 

165 

165 

165 

+1 

K.-A.-O.,  pfd  ... 

91 

90 

91 

+6 

47 

46?4 

46% 

-  % 

8% 

8% 

8% 

-  % 

Paramount  1  pfd 

es% 

68% 

+  % 

Paramount  2  pfd 

m 

9% 

m 

-  % 

Pathe  Film 

.  s% 

m 

m 

-% 

RKfl  

(M 

5% 

5% 

20th  Century-Fox.  24 

24 

24 

20th  Century,  pfd 

33% 

33}4 

-% 

Warner  Bros.  . .. 

9% 

954 

9% 

Curb  Gains 

Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety  . . . 

% 

% 

% 

-  % 

Sonotone   

.  2% 

2% 

2% 

+  % 

30 

29% 

30 

+1% 

•  4% 

4% 

4% 

Bonds  Up  Fractionally 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

+  % 

Equip.  6s  '40....  25% 

25% 

25% 

General  Theatre 

-% 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  25% 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

25 

25 

-% 

deb  rights   97% 

97% 

97J4 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55   60 

60 

60 

Paramount  Pict. 

+  % 

6s  '55    90% 

90% 

90% 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   91% 

90% 

90% 

-  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  22) 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.   NO.  123 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  MAY  25,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


French  Decree 
Held  Move  for 
World  Censors 


Films  Shown  Elsewhere 
May  Bring  Import  Ban 


Details  of  what  appears  to  be  an 
attempt  by  the  French  Government  to 
establish  a  world-wide  censorship  over 
films  it  considers  detrimental  to  its 
interests  have  just  reached  this  coun- 
try and  distributors  are  amazed. 

A  Cabinet  decree  was  put  into  ef- 
fect May  7  by  the  new  Government. 
Copies  reached  this  country  on  the 
last  trip  of  the  Hindenbmg.  What 
to  do  about  it  is  now  the  subject  of 
home  office  discussion. 

Leading  newsreels  have  already 
been  stopped  while  filming  an  annual 
beauty  contest  in  Paris  and  have  been 
informed  that  any  attempt  to  smuggle 
films  out  of  France  will  be  met  by  a 
complete  ban  on  importations  by  their 
companies. 

A  ■  new  Government  bureau  is  set 
up  in  the  decree  for  censorship  of  films 
with  the  cost  assessed  against  distribu- 
tors. All  films  released  in  France 
will  be  under  the  control  of  the  Min- 
ister of  Xational  Education,  who  will 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


RKO  Share  Cut  in 
Music  Hall  Profit 

RKO  is  virtually  eliminated  from 
immediate  participation  in  profits  of 
the  Music  Hall  under  the  terms  of  a 
revised  agreement  defining  the  par- 
ticipation of  Rockefeller  Center,  RCA 
and  RKO  in  the  operations  of  the 
house. 

Under  the  original  agreement  en- 
tered into  by  the  three  following  the 
invalidating  of  the  RKO  leases  on 
the  Radio  City  theatres  through  the 
RKO  receivership,  provision  was 
made  for  a  payment  of  $500  per  week 
to  RKO   Service   Corp.  for  special 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Cinema  Club  Opened 
For  Picture  Parties 

The  Cinema  Club  has  been  made 
available  for  receptions  and  cocktail 
parties  given  by  film  companies  foi 
press  functions  and  as  courtesies  to 
visiting  celebrities,  it  was  stated  on 
Saturday.  A  change  in  the  bylaws  of 
the  club  was  made  to  make  the  new 
policy  possible. 

The  publicity  facilities  of  the  club 
are  to  be  at  the  disposal  of  film  com- 
panies and  their  publicity  departments 
when  the  club  quarters  are  employed 
for  such  receptions,  it  was  stated. 


U.  A.  Will  Have  26  to  30 
Next  Season,  Says  Schaefer 


United  Artists  will  have  from  26  to 
30  features  next  season,  numerically 
the  greatest  number  in  any  one  season 
for  the  company,  George  J.  Schaefer, 
vice-president  and  general  manager, 
stated  Saturday. 

With  the  signing  of  the  Walter 
Wanger  deal,  that  producer  will  con- 
tribute six.  Samuel  Goldwyn  will 
have  seven,  Pickford-Lasky,  five ; 
Selznick  International,  five ;  Pioneer, 
four,  all  in  Technicolor ;  and  Alexan- 
der Korda  four  or  five. 

Although  no  definite  date  has  been 
set,  Schaefer  said  the  annual  sales 
convention  will  be  held  on  the  coast 
the  second  or  third  week  in  June.  Dis- 
trict and  branch  managers,  but  not 
salesmen,  will  attend. 


Producers  Active 
With  39  in  Work 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Feature  pro- 
duction dropped  off  only  one  from  the 
previous  week's  total  last  week,  while 
short  subject  activity  moved  ahead. 
There  were  39  features  and  five  shorts 
in  work.  The  previous  week's  sched- 
ules showed  40  features  before  the 
cameras,  and  only  one  short. 

Pictures  in  preparation  and  sched- 
uled for  shooting  within  two  weeks 
numbered  17,  with  47  of  the  current 
season's  product  in  the  cutting  rooms. 
Many  organizations  had  companies 
working  on  location  to  take  advan- 
tage of  early  summer  weather. 

Paramount  moved  up  another  notch 
to  take  first  place  among  the  majors, 
having  nine  films  in  work.  Twenti- 
eth Century-Fox  ran  a  close  second 
with  eight.  Columbia  had  two  fea- 
tures shooting,  two  in  preparation  and 
six  editing.  M-G-M  had  five,  one  and 
12;  Paramount,  nine,  three  and  seven; 

(Continued  on  pane  4) 


Hanson  Seeking  100 
Houses  for  Circuit 

With  14  units  already  in  the  circuit 
and  deals  on  for  the  acquisition  of  six 
additional  houses,  Hanson  Theatres 
Corp..  Ltd.,  is  aiming  for  a  goal  of 
100  theatres  in  Canada,  Oscar  Han- 
son, vice-president,  stated  over  the 
week-end.  There  is  no  specific  time 
limit  in  which  the  goal  is  expected  to 
be  reached,  but  it  is  planned  to  extend 
from  coast  to  coast. 

Negotiations  for  the  half  dozen 
houses,  all  of  w-hich  are  in  Toronto, 
are  scheduled  to  be  consummated 
within  a  month,  Hanson  said.  Asso- 
ciated Theatres.  Ltd.,  headed  by 
Hanson,  is  handling  the  booking  for 
35  Canadian  theatres. 


Big  Delegation 

The  Normandie  arrives  this 
morning  from  England  and 
France  bearing  the  biggest 
quota  of  film  and  theatrical 
people  on  any  boat  this  sea- 
son. Among  her  passengers 
are  Anna  Sten  and  her  hus- 
band, Eugene  Frenke,  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  Erik  Charell, 
coming  here  to  produce 
"White  Horse  Inn,"  Laura  La 
Plante  and  her  husband, 
Irving  Asher;  Murray  Silver- 
stone,  U.  A.  managing  direc- 
tor in  England;  I.  W.  Schles- 
inger  of  South  African  Thea- 
tres Consolidated;  Robert 
Ritchie,  Jeannette  MacDon- 
ald's  manager,  and  Robert 
Marquis,  French  producer, 
who  will  present  "Koenigs- 
mark"  here. 


20th-Fox  May 
List  67  with 
Shorts  at  96 


Twentieth  Century-Fox  will  release 
67  features  and  96  shorts,  exclusive  of 
Fox  Movietone  News,  next  season,  it 
is  understood  branch  managers,  sales 
executives  and  salesmen  will  be  told  at 
the  annual  convention  which  opens  in 
Chicago  on  May  30. 

Of  the  67  productions,  52  are  sched- 
uled to  be  made  on  the  coast  and  five 
in  England.  One  of  the  five  English 
pictures  will  be  "As  You  Like  It" 
with  Elisabeth  Bergner.  Four  others 
will  be  made  by  New  World  Pictures 
under  Robert  T.  Kane.  Six  outdoor 
action  features,  three  of  which  will 
star  Richard  Arlen,  will  be  produced 
by  Sol  Lesser.  Revival  of  four  Will 
Rogers  pictures,  namely,  "State  Fair," 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Second  Warner  Meet 
Chicago  June  15-17 

Warners'  southern  and  western 
sales  convention  will  be  held  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  June  15-17, 
according  to  Gradwell  Sears,  southern 
and  western  distribution  head. 

Sears  will  preside  at  the  Chicago 
meet  and  Andrew  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  will 
be  in  charge  of  the  western  and  Cana- 
dian gathering  to  be  held  at  the  Ritz 
Towers  here,  June  3-4. 


Para.  Theatre 
Policy  Hinges 
On  Ford  Ideas 


Centering   Study  Upon 
Partnership  Deals 

Paramount's  future  theatre  policy 
may  be  influenced  by  the  report  on 
partnership  operations  now  being  pre- 
pared for  the  company's  board  of  di- 
rectors by  John  J.  Ford,  New  Eng- 
land theatre  operator,  who  was  named 
by  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  to  cover  the 
theatre  phase  of  the  company  survey 
now  being  concluded. 

Ford,  who  holds  a  half  interest  in 
Maine  &  New  Hampshire  Theatres,  a 
Paramount  subsidiary,  has  been  fo- 
cusing his  study  of  the  company's  the- 
atre operations  on  the  present  and  fu- 
ture advisability  of  the  decentralized 
partnership  operating  policy  now  in 
force  at  Paramount.  While  the  re- 
port is  not  expected  to  upset  the  actual 
policy  of  decentralized  operation,  it  is 
believed  that  it  will  have  an  imme- 
diate bearing  on  the  continuation  of 
specific  theatre  partnerships  and  the 
arrangements  on  which  they  are  now 
based.  Ford  recently  returned  from 
observation  of  Paramount  theatre  op- 
erations in  the  South. 

Actual  recommendations  may  be  in- 

(ContinueJ  on  page  7) 


Seven  Promoted  As 
G.B.  Meeting  Ends 

Seven  promotions  in  the  G.B.  sales 
force  were  announced  Saturday  by 
George  W.  Weeks,  general  sales  man- 
ager. The  three-day  annual  conven- 
tion concluded  at  the  Warwick 
yesterday  when  the  out-of-town  repre- 
sentatives left  for  their  headquarters. 

The  appointments  made  were :  Ken- 
neth Hodkinson,  from  branch  manager 
of  the  San  Francisco  exchange  to 
assistant  to  Weeks  and  Clinton  WThite 
at  the  home  office ;  Arthur  Greenblatt, 
New  York  branch  head,  now  district 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Poster  Men  Discuss 
Making  Own  Product 

Arrangements  for  the  manufacture 
of  all  types  of  advertising  and  for 
handling  trailers  will  be  the  principal 
topics  to  be  discussed  at  the  three-day 
meeting  of  National  Poster  Service 
Ass'n,  in  Cleveland,  on  June  2-4. 

The  organization  plans  to  print  its 
own  posters  and  manufacture  photo- 
graphs and  lobby  displays,  it  is  stated. 
Negotiations  are  pending  whereby  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  May  25,  1936  No.  123 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W,  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassutij  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative: 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative:  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf;  Representative j 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road.  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 

Cochranes  En  Route 
For  Coast  Meetings 

R.  H.  Cochrane  left  New  York  for 
Universal  City  Saturday  on  his  first 
trip  to  the  studio  since  he  assumed  the 
presidency  of  the  company.  His 
brother,  P.  D.,  who  heads  Universal's 
advertising  and  publicity  department, 
accompanied  him. 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  chairman  of  the 
board,  and  Willard  McKay,  recently 
elected  a  vice-president,  left  by  air 
yesterday. 

James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager,  was  scheduled  to  go  along, 
but  stays  on  to  close  additional  circuit 
deals  on  the  1936-37  lineup. 


Protests  Reel  Cuts 

London,  May  24. — -Viscount  Cecil 
has  protested  against  the  action  of 
British  censors  in  altering  scenes  in  the 
current  issue  of  the  March  of  Time 
as  they  pictured  England's  part  in  re- 
cent League  of  Nations  affairs,  par- 
ticularly as  they  relate  to  Italy. 


Mentone  to  Radio  City 

Mentone  Prod.,  short  subjects  pro- 
ducer distributing  through  Universal, 
has  leased  space  on  the  10th  floor  of 
the  RKO  Bldg.  for  immediate  occu- 
pancy, Milton  E.  Schwarzwald,  presi- 
dent, said  Saturday. 


<  Purely 

IRVING  ASHER,  head  of  the  War- 
A  ner  British  studios  at  Teddington, 
accompanied  by  his  wife,  the  former 
Laura  La  Plante,  and  their  child, 
arrive  today  on  the  Normandie.  He 
will  attend  the  sales  convention  and 
visit  the  coast  studios. 

• 

Marco  Wolff  has  definitely  set  to- 
night as  his  departure  time  for  St. 
Louis.  Mrs.  Wolff  arrived  in  the 
Mound  City  from  the  coast  on  Satur- 
day to  be  with  her  daughter  who  is 
attending  school  there. 

• 

Paula  Stone,  daughter  of  Fred 
Stone,  and  Alma  Lloyd,  daughter  of 
Frank  Lloyd,  accompanied  by  Henry 
Willson,  Stone  business  representa- 
tive, arrived  today  from  Hollywood 
for  a  vacation. 

• 

Edward  Goldstein,  local  Bank 
Night  agent,  leaves  June  5  for  Den- 
ver to  attend  the  three-day  conven- 
tion of  Affiliated  Enterprises  starting 
three  days  later. 

• 

Moe  Koppleman,  head  of  Uni- 
versal's print  department,  left  the 
home  office  Saturday  to  become  as- 
sistant manager  of  the  Philadelphia 
exchange. 

• 

Mrs.  Paul  Lukas,  Harriet  Kim- 
ball Eberhardt,  Joe  Mielziner  and 
his  wife,  and  Lola  Woursell  sailed 
on  the  Cham-plain  Saturday. 

• 

Harry  Thomas  will  take  his  be- 
lated vacation  starting  May  28.  He's 
sailing  then  on  the  Siatendam  for  a 
four-day  trip  to  Bermuda. 

• 

Edwin  Cline  of  Erpi  sailed  Satur- 
day on  the  American  Legion  for 
South  America. 

• 

Henry  Randel  of  Paramount  is 
back  on  the  job  after  a  two-week  trip 
to  Hollywood. 

• 

Jesse  Kay  of  the  F.  &  M.  office 
returned  Saturday  from  his  honey- 
moon vacation. 

• 

Buddy  Cantor  will  interview  Earl 
Carroll  over  WMCA  tomorrow  night 
at  7:30. 

• 

Ernest  Wilkinson.  F.  &  M.  at- 
torney, has  returned  to  Washington. 
• 

.  .  .  Denver 

Hugh  Braly  back  from  an  ex- 
tended trip  in  the  north.  He  is  district 
manager  for  Paramount. 

S.  R.  Langwith,  Erpi  manager, 
who  had  his  tonsils  removed,  is  back 
at  work. 

Charles  R.  Gilmour,  Gibraltar 
Enterprises  president,  was  taken  to  a  I 

Educators  to  Pick 
Best  Play  Material 

A  panel  of  prominent  educators  is 
being  selected  from  which  a  board  of 
judges  will  be  chosen  to  select  prize 
play  material  written  by  college  stu- 
dents and  submitted  to  the  newly  or- 
ganized Bureau  of  New  Plays,  which 
is  sponsored  by  seven  major  film  com- 
panies. 

The  contest  opens  June  1  and  closes 
Nov.  1.  Film  companies  sponsoring 
it  are  Columbia.  Paramount,  Univer- 
sal, RKO,  M-G-M,  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox and  Warners. 


Personal  ► 

Scotts  Bluff,  Neb.,  hospital  suffering 
from  a  heart  attack. 

Charles  J.  Bell  is  visiting  his 
brother,  Earl  Bell.  Charles  is  a 
salesman  from  the  Omaha  Warner 
exchange,  and  Earl  manages  the  Den- 
ver exchange. 

T.  B.  Noble,  general  manager  for 
Westland  Theatres,  Inc.,  has  returned 
from  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Glenn  Genoway  made  manager  of 
the  Kiva,  Grand  Junction. 

B.  P.  McCormick  was  in  town 
purchasing  supplies  for  his  house  at 
Hot  Springs,  N.  M.,  to  replace  his 
old  Rialto.  McCormick  also  operates 
houses  in  Canon  City  and  Florence, 
Col. 

J.  T.  Whelan  purchased  the  Kiva 
at  Santa  Rosa,  N.  M.,  from  R.  L. 
Riddle.  He  will  rename  it  the  Pecos. 

William  Heinemann  looked  things 
over  at  the  local  Universal  exchange 
and  conferred  with  Jack  Langan, 
local  manager,  when  he  stopped  off 
here. 

Lolis  H.  Sullivan,  executive  from 
the  RCA  plant  at  Camden,  N.  J.,  an- 
other recent  Denver  visitor.  He  con- 
ferred with  Dean  Lewis  and  others. 
• 

.  .  .  Lincoln 

James  Hostettler,  former  circuit 
operator  here  now  living  in  Cali- 
fornia, here  for  a  visit  with  Bob 
Livingston,  Capitol  manager;  Milton 
Overman,  Westland  city  manager, 
and  Cal  Bard. 

Barbara  Livingston,  wife  of  the 
Capitol  manager,  is  back  after  a  winter 
in  California  and  Arizona. 

Jerry  Zigmond  establishes  service 
club  for  employes  of  the  Lincoln  Thea- 
tres Corp.  Bill  Lideman,  house 
manager,  is  president. 

• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

Donn  Wermuth  plans  to  drive  to 
the  coast  next  month  for  a  vacation 
and  a  visit  with  his  family. 

Ben  Kalmenson,  Mike  Cullen 
and  Chuck  Shannon  all  on  the  job 
once  more  after  spring  leaves. 

The  Ed  Segals  are  back  home  from 
their  Manhattan  honeymoon. 

Wini  Shaw's  first  request  upon 
reaching  Pittsburgh  was  for  an  intro- 
duction to  Mayor  McNair. 

• 

.  .  .  Washington 

Arthur  A.  DeTitta,  Fox  Movie- 
tone News  Washington  supervisor, 
made  a  special  trailer  for  the  cam- 
paign of  the  police  for  the  Metropoli- 
tan Police  Boys'  Clubs. 

Celebrities  recently  in-our-midst : 
Peter  Lorre,  Phil  Regan,  Jean 
Hersholt,  James  Cagney,  Ethel 
Barrymore  Colt,  Louis  B.  Mayer. 
Latter  was  dined  by  Mrs.  Mabel 
Walker  Willebrandt. 

Bronx  Lottery  Case 
Hearings  Postponed 

Hearing  on  charges  of  violating  the 
lottery  laws  in  the  playing  of  Screeno 
at  the  Ward,  Rosedale,  Allerton,  Pel- 
ham  and  Yorke,  all  Springer  &  Co- 
calis  theatres  has  been  postponed 
until  June  16,  when  the  cases  came 
up  in  Bronx  Special  Sessions. 

In  accordance  with  District  At- 
torney Samuel  J.  Foley's  instructions, 
these  houses  are  playing  games  so 
that  non-patrons  can  participate.  No 
summonses  have  been  handed  out 
during  the  past  week  as  a  result. 


Monday,  May  25,  1936 

Approval  Expected 
On  Dramatist  Pact 

Ratification  of  the  revised  basic 
agreement  between  producing  man- 
agers and  the  Dramatists'  Guild  by 
the  membership  of  the  latter  organiza- 
tion at  its  meeting  today  appears  a 
certainty  as  a  result  of  the  overrul- 
ing of  final  objections  on  the  part  of 
the  producers  to  entering  into  the  new 
five-year  agreement. 

The  revised  pact  has  already  been 
approved  by  the  guild's  council,  which, 
in  the  past,  has  been  tantamount  to 
organizational  acceptance.  After  spir- 
ited discord  between  the  managers  and 
the  guild  since  the  expiration  of  the 
old  agreement  last  March  1,  the  pro- 
ducers two  weeks  ago  pledged  their 
signatures  for  the  revised  pact  and 
then  raised  objections  to  a  clause 
which  has  been  a  part  of  the  guild's 
constitution  for  the  past  10  years.  At 
a  meeting  of  the  League  of  N.  Y. 
Theatres  late  last  week,  however,  the 
objections  were  overruled  and  power 
of  attorney  was  voted  to  the  league 
to  permit  it  to  sign  the  new  agree- 
ment on  behalf  of  managers.  The  new 
pact  retains  the  guild's  provision  for 
a  60-40  split  of  the  proceeds  from  the 
sale  of  film  rights  to  stage  plays  in 
the  author's  favor. 


Legion  Approves  16 
Of  18  New  Pictures 

Of  a  total  of  18  new  pictures  re- 
viewed and  classified,  the  National 
Legion  of  Decency,  in  its  list  for  the 
current  week,  lists  12  as  unobjection- 
able for  general  patronage,  four  as  un- 
objectionable for  adults  and  two  as 
objectionable  in  part.  The  new  pictures 
and  their  classifications  follow: 

Class  A-l,  Unobjectionable  for  Gen- 
eral Patronage — "And  So  They  Were 
Married,"  "Die  Stimme  Der  Liebe,'' 
"Darkest  Africa."  "Fatal  Lady,'' 
"Half  Angel,"  "Man's  Best  Friend," 
"The  Mine  with  the  Iron  Door,"  "The 
Princess  Comes  Across,"  "Schloss 
Vogeloed,"  "The  Singing  Cowboy," 
"Three  Wise  Guys,"  "Wolves  of  the 
Underworld."  Class  A-2,  Unobjec- 
tionable for  Adults — "Jailbreak,"  "The 
Law  in  Her  Hands,"  "Scandals  of 
Paris,"  "Sins  of  Man."  Class  B,  Ob- 
jectionable in  Part — "It's  Love 
Again,"  "Daredevils  of  the  Earth." 

F.  P.  Canadian  Takes 
Entire  Warner  List  | 

Warner  Bros,  have  just  concluded! 
a  deal  with  Famous  Players  Cana-I 
dian  Corp.,  Ltd.,  for  the  latter's  1261 
houses  to  play  the  entire  output  of  J 
Warner,  First  National,  Cosmopoli- 1 
tan  and  Vitaphone  shorts  and  trailers  I 
for  1936-'37. 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr..  represented  War- 1 
ners  in  the  deal  and  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons  I 
and  Ben  Goldsaler  acted  for  the  Cana-  I 
dian  circuit. 


To  Quiz  Para.,  RKO 

Additional   interrogation  of  Para-1 
mount  and  RKO  officials  may  be  un-  I 
dertaken  late  this  week  by  the  Sabatr  1 
Congressional  committee  in  closed  ses- 
sions here,  according  to  Murray  W 
Garsson,  director  of  investigation  foi  | 
the  committee.  Max  D.  Steuer,  attor- 
ney for  the  committee,  is  expected  tc : 
quiz  officials  of  the  two  companies  or 
reorganization    matters    at    sessions  | 
which  have  been  tentatively  set  foi 
Thursday  of  this  week. 


Pick  Up  Some  Ready 
Cash  Quick  With  This 
Great  Cagney  Hit! 

Warner  Bros.  Suggest  a  Return  Engagement  of 

JAMES 


Never  Better  Than  He  Is  Today  In 

TAXI! 

NOW  DOING  BETTER 
THAN  AVERAGE  NEW- 
PICTURE  BUSINESS 

AT  N.Y.  STRAND! 

• 

Certain  Smart  Showmen  Suggested 
Repeat  Dates  of  This  Famous  Gros- 
ser—And the  Idea's  Spreading! 

WHAT  ABOUT  YOU? 


(It's  part  of  a  special 
return  engagement 
campaign  available 
in  mat  form.) 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  25,  1936 


What  They're  Down  For 


Stars,  featured  players  and  other  cast  assignments  in  G.  B.'s  1936- 

a  breakdown  of  the  company's 


37  lineup  of  24  as  they  appear  in 
product  announcement: 

Richard  Arlen — "The  Great  Barrier." 
George    Arliss — Starred    in    "The  Nelson 
Touch." 

Nils  Asther — "The  Marriage  of  Corbal." 

Constance  Bennett — Starred  in  "Every- 
thing Is  Thunder"  and  "The  Hawk." 

Noah   Beery — "The  Marriage  of  Corbel." 

Clive  Brook — "His  Majesty's  Pajamas." 

Mary  Carlisle — "His  Majesty's  Pajamas." 

Constance  Cummings — Co-starred  with  Ed- 
mund Lowe  in  "Doomed  Cargo";  with 
Hugh  Sinclair  in  "Strangers  on  a  Honey- 
moon." 

Robert  Donat — Co-starred  with  Sylvia  Sid- 
ney in  "That  Hidden  Power." 

Cedric  Hardwicke — "Nine  Days  a  Queen." 

Will  Hay — Co-starred  with  Gina  Malo  in 
"Where  There's  a  Will." 

Oscar  Homolka — "Everything  Is  Thunder." 

Jack  Hulbert — Co-starred  with  Gina  Malo 
in  "The  Two  of  Us." 

Edmund  Lowe — Co-starred  with  Constance 
Cummings  in  "Doomed  Cargo." 

Barry  Mackay — "The  Great  Barrier." 

Gina  Malo— Co-starred  with  Will  Hay  in 


"Where  There's  a  Will";  with  Jack  Hul- 
bert in  "The  Two  of  Us." 
Jessie  Matthews — Starred  in  "Paris  Love 

Song." 

John  Mills — "Nine  Days  a  Queen.  ' 
Douglass     Montgomery — "Everything  Is 
Thunder." 

Victor    McLaglen — Starred    in  "Soldiers 
Three." 

Lilli  Palmer — "The  Great  Barrier." 
Nova  Pilbeam — "Nine  Days  a  Queen." 
Sylvia    Sidney — Co-starred     with  Robert 

Donat  in  "The  Hidden  Power." 
Hugh   Sinclair — "The   Marriaue   of  Cor- 
bal";   co-starred    with    Constance  Cum- 
mings in  "Strangers  on  a  Honeymoon." 
Richard  Tauber — Starred  in  untitled  mu- 
sical romance. 
Hazel  Terry — "The  Marriage  of  Corbal." 
Desmond  Tester — "Nine  Days  a  Queen." 
Sybil  Thorndyke — "Nine  Days  a  Queen." 
Helen  Vinson — "His  Majesty's  Pajamas." 
Roland   Voung — Starred  in    "King  Solo- 
mon's Mines." 


Seven  Promoted  As 
G.B.  Meeting  Ends 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

manager  of  the  New  York,  Phila- 
delphia and  Washington  offices.  Irving 
Gumberg,  former  salesman  in  the 
local  exchange,  elevated  to  head  the 
office. 

Scott  Chesnutt,  manager  of  Atlanta, 
now  is  southern  district  manager  in 
addition  to  handling  sales  at  the  ex- 
change. John  Scully,  pilot  of  the 
Boston  office,  is  in  charge  of  New 
England  sales.  Carl  Goe,  former 
Albany  salesman,  has  been  named 
manager  of  the  branch  and  Jack 
Erickson,  former  salesman  at  the 
San  Francisco  office,  has  succeeded 
Hodkinson  as  manager  there. 

Ray  Halperin  is  a  new  salesman  at 
the  New  York  exchange.  Reg  Wil- 
son, home  office  representative,  has 
been  delegated  to  cover  the  Midwest. 
Marcel  Mekelberg,  Albany  manager, 
has  been  transferred  to  Boston  in  a 
similar  capacity. 

Speakers  on  Saturday  morning  in- 
cluded James  Campbell,  in  charge  of 
G.  B.  music,  who  told  the  conven- 
tioneers that  the  company  had  signed 
a  number  of  prominent  writers.  He 
added  that  he  would  make  periodic 
trips  to  this  country  from  England  to 
aid  in  the  exploitation  of  important 
musicals. 

William  Fitelson,  counsel  for  the 
company,  talked  on  legal  angles  in 
signing  contracts.  William  Berry, 
head  of  the  non-theatrical  department, 
discussed  the  progress  he  is  making. 

The  afternoon  session  was  devoted 
to  a  screening  of  "Secret  Agent"  and 
individual  conferences  with  Weeks. 
Saturday  night  the  men  were  enter- 
tained at  the  Paradise. 

Yesterday  was  set  aside  for  further 
individual  meetings  with  Weeks  and 
Arthur  Lee.  A  screening  of  "Nine 
Days  a  Queen"  was  also  held. 

Poster  Men  Discuss 
Making  Own  Product 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

poster  renters  will  sell  and  distribute 
trailers  made  by  Theatre  Trailer  Co., 
headed  by  Michael  Hoffman. 

Seven  new  members  have  joined  the 
national  association,  making  a  new 
total  of  51.  It  is  expected  that  the 
membership  will  be  increased  to  70 
before  the  convention  is  over. 


20th-Fox  to  List  67 
With  Shorts  at  96 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

"Lightnin',"  "Ambassador  Bill"  and 
"Doctor  Bill." 

The  shorts  lineup  for  1936-37  is  ex- 
pected to  be  the  same  as  the  current 
season's  list  of  58  single  and  38  two- 
reelers. 


Hollywood,  May  24. — Two  of  the 
specials  planned  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox will  be  "Queen  of  Sheba" 
and  "King  of  the  Khyber  Rifles." 
Both  are  to  be  made  on  a  scale  com- 
parable with  "Under  Two  Flags." 


Three  to  Fox  West  Coast 

Salt  Lake  City,  May  24.— Fox 
West  Coast  has  taken  over  the  Crest 
in  Provo,  and  the  Egyptian  and  Ogden 
in  Ogden,  Utah,  from  the  Peery  in- 
terests. Intermountain  Theatres,  Inc., 
has  purchased  the  Isis  in  Preston, 
Idaho. 


Producers  Active 
With  39  in  Work 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Republic,  one,  one  and  hve;  Radio, 
three,  three  and  three ;  Roach,  one, 
zero  and  two;  Selznick  International, 
one,  zero  and  zero ;  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, eight,  four  and  five;  Uni- 
versal, two,  two  and  two;  Warners, 
seven,  one  and  five ;  independents, 
zero,  four  and  three. 

In  the  shorts  division  Columbia  had 
one  being  filmed,  three  preparing  and 
two  cutting.  M-G-M  had  two,  three 
and  five ;  Radio,  one,  two  and  three ; 
Roach,  one,  zero  and  four ;  indepen- 
dents, zero,  one  and  zero. 

Columbia  Acquires 
Home  Office  Space 

Columbia  has  taken  over  another 
full  floor  at  the  home  office  at  729  7th 
Ave.,  the  added  space  having  become 
necessary  because  of  the  expansion  of 
the  company.  With  the  additional  10,- 
000  square  feet  of  floor  space,  Colum- 
bia now  leases  the  entire  seventh, 
eighth,  ninth,  tenth  and  eleventh  floors, 
and  part  of  the  fifth. 

Carrier  air  conditioning  equipment 
has  been  installed  throughout  the  of- 
fice. Numerous  departments  have 
been  moved.  The  chief  executive  of- 
fices, the  legal  department  and  the 
projection  room  are  still  on  the  11th 
floor  as  before. 


Edgar  Kennedy  to  Tour 

Hollywood,  May  24.  ■ —  The  local 
F.  &  M.  office  has  set  five  weeks  of 
personal  appearances  for  Edgar  Ken- 
nedy. He  will  open  at  the  Fox,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  June  19,  and  at  the 
Roxy,  New  York,  June  26.  F.  &  M. 
have  also  extended  the  present  tour  of 
Betty  Grable  and  Jackie  Coogan,  book- 
ing them  in  to  the  Steel  Pier,  Atlantic 
City,  for  one  week. 


RKO  Outings  Are  Set 

Two  days  will  be  necessary  to  take 
care  of  the  1,500  RKO  home  office 
employes  on  their  annual  excursion  to 
Bear  Mountain  on  the  Alexander 
Hamilton.  June  8  and  15  are  the 
dates. 


RKO  Share  Cut  in 
Music  Hall  Profit 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

services  to  the  Music  Hall.  The  pay- 
ment was  to  be  made  out  of  initial 
operating  profits  of  the  house.  This 
payment  has  been  eliminated  from  the 
new  agreement. 

Subsequent  participations  in  profits 
under  the  original  agreement,  made 
Sept.  1,  1934,  provided  for  a  rent  pay- 
ment of  $1,050,000  to  Rockefeller  Cen- 
ter after  the  service  payment  of  $500 
per  week.  Next,  a  joint  payment  of 
$36,000  per  year  was  to  be  made  to 
RCA  and  RKO  for  the  retirement  of 
RCA's  advances  of  working  capital  to 
the  Music  Hall  during  1933  when  it 
was  still  being  operated  by  RKO. 
Thereafter,  Rockefeller  Center  be- 
came entitled  to  an  additional  $150,000 
and  if  profits  remained  after  these  par- 
ticipations a  first  $300,000  was  to  be 
split  60  per  cent  to  Rockefeller  Cen- 
ter and  40  per  cent  jointly  to  RCA 
and  RKO,  and  a  second  $300,000 
would  be  split  50  per  cent  to  Rocke- 
feller Center  and  50  per  cent  to  RCA 
and  RKO. 

No  division  of  profits  under  these 
terms  has  been  made  and,  conse- 
quently, the  participations  of  each 
were  increased  proportionately  under 
two  extensions  of  the  agreement.  The 
last  extension  expired  April  30  and 
the  revised  agreement  has  been  in 
negotiation  since.  When  signed  by 
the  parties  involved  and  approved  by 
the  Federal  court  here,  it  will  be 
effective  to  Aug.  1. 

A  supplemental  agreement  was 
made  last  December  between  Rocke- 
feller Center  and  RKO  Service  Corp. 
which  runs  to  Aug.  31.  Under  this 
agreement  Service  Corp.  receives  ap- 
proximately $1,500  per  month  for  ad- 
visory services  to  the  Music  ,Hall,  the 
fee  being  based  on  a  percentage  of 
the  average  weekly  gross  receipts  of 
the  house. 


Carlisle  Re-Assigned 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Warners  will 
substitute  David  Carlisle,  radio  singer 
recently  signed  to  a  term  contract, 
in  the  picture  previously  announced 
for  Frank  Melton.  Carlisle  is  current- 
ly working  in  the  Marion  Davies  pic- 
ture, "Cain  and  Mabel." 


They  Said  at  G.B. 


General  Sales  Manager  Weeks  was 
presented  a  beautiful  ring  as  a  token 
of  admiration  and  appreciation  by  the 
entire  sales  force.  The  presentation 
was  made  by  Bill  Mack,  he  of  the 
many  initials. 

+ 

Col.  Butner  of  Atlanta  couldn't  see 
why  the  Warwick  doesn't  serve  corn 

pone. 

+ 

Irving  Jacobs,  the  Adonis  from 
Denver,  turns  out  to  be  just  a  hick 
in  disguise.  He  became  so  confused 
in  Chicago  (maybe  the  city's  reputa- 
tion had  him  scared)  he  almost  took 
a  train  which  would  have  brought 
him  right  to  Canada. 

+ 

Jeffrey  Berxerd  was  impressive 
with  amazing  facts  about  the  enor- 
mous interests  of  the  G.  B.  parent  or- 
ganization. 

+ 

Scotty  Chesnutt's  plain  shirt 
would  make  any  Scotchman  turn 
green  with  envy. 

+ 

John  (Horse  Race)  Franconi 
doesn't  think  he  should  return  to 
Dallas  for  a  few  days.  He  says  he 
expects  his  grandmother  to  be  ill  next 
week,  but  the  boys  think  it's  some- 
thing of  a  coincidence  that  his 
"grandmother"  lives  in  Belmont  Park. 
+ 

To  hear  Bill  (Milwaukee)  Mar- 
shall tell  it  (and  he  does  nothing 
but)  the  Blizzard  of  '88  was  just  a 
little  flurry  by  comparison  with  Mil- 
waukee's recent  snowstorms. 

+ 

The  girls  at  the  home  office  are 
somewhat  lost  during  the  absence  of 
Clinton  (Beatrice  Fairfax)  White. 
debonair  assistant  to  George  W. 
Weeks.  Their  love  problems  will 
simply  have  to  wait  until  after  the 
convention. 

+ 

M.  Harlan  Starr,  Detroit,  rooted 
for  both  the  Giraffe  and  the  Tigers. 
+ 

Candid  Camera  Snapshot :  Joe 
Kaliski,  this  year's  benedict,  in  a 
huddle  with  Russell  Borg,  who 
brought  his  bride  to  the  convention 
last  vear. 

+ 

Abe  Fisher  fenegled  a  ringside  seat 
for  the  Paradise  show,  which  the  gang 
saw  Saturday  night.  Incidentally,  there 
was  a  premium  on  binoculars  when 
the  boys  learned  they  were  going  to 
this  hot  spot. 


Goldwyn  Holds  Potter 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Samuel  Gold- 
wyn has  exercised  his  option  on  the 
services  of  Henry  C.  Potter,  producer, 
whom  he  has  under  contract.  Potter 
will  probably  be  assigned  to  the  next 
Miriam  Hopkins  picture. 


Myrtil  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Odette  Myr- 
til, a  graduate  of  the  Folies  Bergere 
in  Paris,  has  been  signed  by  Samuel 
Goldwyn  for  the  role  of  Madame  De 
Penable  in  his  forthcoming  production 
of  "Dodsworth." 


Pick  W.  C.  Fields  Next 

Hollywood,  May  24. — W.  C.  Field? 
next  picture  for  Paramount  will  be 
"Need  of  Change,"  a  story  by  Juliai 
Street. 


SMART     SHOWMEN..  ..NO.  3 


FOX  WEST  COAST 

THEATRES  CORP. 
SIGN  UNIVERSAL 

1936-37  LINEUP! 

THE  SHOWMEN  WHO  OPERATE 
435  THEATRES  IN  THE  LOS 
ANGELES,  SAN  FRANCISCO, 
PORTLAND,  SEATTLE,  DENVER, 
KANSAS  CITY,  MO.  AND 
MILWAUKEE  TERRITORIES,  SHOW 
THEIR  FAITH  IN  UNIVERSALE  NEW 
SEASON'S  LINEUP  BY  BEING 
AMONG  THE  FIRST  TO  SIGN! 

^OiiL  SPEED  AHEAD  WITH  THE 

NEW  UNIVERSAL! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  May  25,  1936 


Standardizing  Data 
On  Sound  Track  Use 


Hollywood,  May  24. — The  first 
step  towards  the  standardization  of  the 
various  new  types  of  sound  tracks,  de- 
veloped by  studios  with  new  record- 
ing methods  during  the  past  year,  has 
been  taken  by  the  Academy  Research 
Council.  Preliminary  standards  for 
dimension,  position  on  film,  and  no- 
menclature for  various  classes  of  sin- 
gle and  push-pull  sound  track  as 
drawn  up  by  the  council's  sound  re- 
cording committee  are  being  sent  to 
all  studio  sound  departments,  sound 
equipment  manufacturers  and  the  New 
York  S.  M.  P.  E.  committee. 

The  council  committee  is  headed  by 
E.  R.  Hansen  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  and  the  S.  M.  P.  E.  committee 
is  headed  by  Porter  Evans  of  War- 
ners. Standardization  of  sound  track 
methods,  it  was  pointed  out,  will  re- 
sult in  great  economy  to  the  industry, 
due  to  the  fact  that  all  organizations 
will  be  guided  by  whatever  prelimin- 
ary standards  may  be  finally  adopted, 
with  the  subsequent  use  of  the  sound 
tracks  on  any  equipment  without  modi- 
fication. 


Demonstration  Planned 

Hollywood,  May  24. — The  Academy 
Technicians'  Branch  will  meet  with 
the  Pacific  coast  section  of  the 
S.M.P.E.  Tuesday  at  M-G-M  to  wit- 
ness a  demonstration  by  Douglas 
Shearer,  studio  sound  director,  of  a 
group  of  new  sound  recording  and  re- 
producing equipments. 

At  the  same  time  M-G-M's  new  con- 
trol system  for  cameras  and  sound 
recording  machines,  which  received  the 
scientific  or  technical  achievement 
award  from  the  Academy  this  year 
will  be  demonstrated  publicly  for  the 
first  time. 

Arrangements  for  the  meeting  are 
under  the  direction  of  Gerald  F. 
Rackett,  chairman  of  the  local  section 
of  S.M.P.E.  and  Sidney  J.  Twining, 
chairman  of  the  Technicians'  Branch. 

SMPE  Picks  Rochester 

The  fall  convention  of  the  S.  M.  P. 
E.  will  be  held  at  the  Hotel  Saga- 
more, Rochester.  Sessions  will  start 
Oct.  12  and  continue  through  Oct,  15, 
according  to  W.  C.  Kunzmann,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  conventions. 
This  will  be  the  first  convention  to  be 
held  in  Rochester  since  1922. 


Leaves  British  Lion 

London,  May  24.  —  H.  Kessler 
Howes  has  resigned  from  his  post  as 
publicity  director  of  British  Lion,  and 
will  return  to  Columbia  in  a  similar 
capacity.  He  will  be  succeeded  at 
British  Lion  by  J.  Leslie  Williams, 
recently  publicity  director  for  Uni- 
versal. 


Six  for  Grand  National 

Edward  Alperson,  president  of 
Grand  National,  has  closed  a  deal 
with  B.  F.  Zeidman,  head  of  B.  F. 
Zeidman  Prod.,  for  six  pictures. 
"Angels  in  White,"  already  completed, 
will  be  the  first  release  under  the  deal. 


Stapel  in  Sanitarium 

Kansas  City,  May  24.— John 
Stapel,  Rockport,  Mo.,  exhibitor  and 
newspaper  publisher,  and  president  of 
K.  M.  T.  A.,  is  in  the  McCleary 
Sanitarium  at  Excelsior  Springs,  Mo., 
for  treatment  of  a  minor  ailment. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Palm  Springs" 

(  W anger-Paramount) 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Judicious  use  of  a  trio  of  songs,  plus  a  series 
of  good  personal  performances,  endow  this  picture  with  entertainment 
qualities  far  above  the  worth  of  the  plot  motivation.  Three  numbers, 
"I  Don't  Want  to  Make  History,"  "I  Want  to  Make  Love"  and  "Will  I 
Ever  Know?"  sung  by  Frances  Langford,  and  "Hills  of  Wyoming"  by 
Smith  Ballew,  with  Miss  Langford  in  a  duet,  are  potential  hits  likely 
to  have  audiences  humming.    They  are  the  framework  for  the  show. 

Miss  Langford,  sophisticated  modern  maid,  believes  her  father,  Guy 
Standing,  wealthy,  but  discovers  him  working  as  a  Palm  Springs 
gambling  croupier.  Adopting  an  English  title,  she  encourages  a  loveless 
romance  with  David  Nevin,  a  socialite.  Ballew,  a  horse  wrangler,  waits 
and  wishes.  To  save  the  girl  from  unhappiness  and  direct  love  in  its 
true  course,  Standing  denounces  his  daughter,  although  she  is  a  child 
of  true  nobility. 

The  finale  has  Miss  Langford  and  Ballew  crooning  a  love  song  on 
a  mountain  top. 

Several  alterations  have  been  made  in  Miles  Connolly's  original  by 
Joseph  Fields,  who  did  the  screenplay.  Humphrey  Pearson  adapted  it, 
and  it  was  directed  intelligently  by  Aubrey  Scotto.  Ralph  Rainger  and 
Mack  Gordon  did  the  lyrics,  and  the  music  is  by  Leo  Robin  and  Harry 
Revel. 

Standing,  Ernest  Cossart,  David  Nevin  and  Spring  Byington  deliver 
standard  performances.  The  picture  introduces  Ballew  and  is  a  step 
forward  in  Miss  Langford's  career,  although  E.  E.  Clive  almost  steals 
the  show  in  one  sequence. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,002.   Running  time,  70  minutes.  "G." 


"Nobody's  Fool" 

(Universal) 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Tailor  made  for  Everett  Horton  followers,  the 
film  deals  with  a  small  town  economic  optimist  who  reforms  two  warring 
gangster  factions  by  making  them  apartment  house  owners.  It  is  certain 
to  garner  an  extra  share  of  audience  laughs  in  all  spots.  Exhibitors  can 
bank  upon  it  as  reliable  comedy. 

W  hen  Horton  prematurely  discards  his  waiter's  apron  for  the  speak- 
ers' table  at  a  small  town  real  estate  pep  meeting  and  subsequently  is 
gently  invited  to  leave  town  his  career  proceeds  by  leaps  and  bounds. 

Arriving  in  New  York,  Horton  humorously  walks  into  a  lecture  hall 
where  he  gives  an  impromptu  speech  and  is  immediately  thereafter 
spotted  as  a  lowly  impersonator.  Glenda  Farrell,  a  member  of  a  real 
estate  racketeering  mob,  whisks  him  out  of.  a  jam  into  more  trouble. 
He  immediately  gets  up  to  his  ears  in  gang  warfare  with  mobs  headed 
by  Cesar  Romero  and  Frank  Conroy.  In  typical  Horton  style  disputes 
are  unraveled  with  the  hero  wistfully  succumbing  to  Miss  Farrell's 
smiles  at  the  fadeout,  while  the  gangsters,  bewildered,  are  transformed 
into  good  citizens. 

The  performances  of  Horton,  Miss  Farrell  and  Romero  stand  out, 
with  the  supporting  cast  doing  creditable  work.  Arthur  Greville  Collins' 
direction  has  drained  all  the  situations  for  a  maximum  of  laughs.  Ralph 
Block  and  Ben  Markson's  screenplay  packed  plenty  of  chuckles  which 
were  not  lost  in  Jerry  SackheiuTs  adaptation. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,165.    Running  time,  64  minutes.  "G." 


K.  C.  Ad  Ban  Removed 

Kansas  City,  May  24. — Exhibitors 
here,  may  again  carry  outside  adver- 
tising on  Bank  Night  and  other  money 
giveaways,  providing,  however,  that 
the  advertising  reads,  "If  Present." 

Some  months  ago  City  Manager  H. 
F.  McElroy  ordered  the  police  to  take 
down  marquee  and  other  outside  signs 
on  giveaways. 


Wurtzel  to  Start  "Aisle" 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Sol  Wurtzel 
will  start  production  of  "Across  the 
Aisle,"  final  picture  on  his  1935-30 
schedule,  on  June  1.  Michael  Whalen 
and  Gloria  Stewart  will  have  the  lead- 
ing roles.  The  screen  play  is  by  Lew 
Breslow. 


Wond  Chinese  Producer 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Bruce  Wond, 
who  is  now  supervising  Chinese  extras 
in  "Chinese  Gold,"  at  Paramount,  is 
the  director-producer  of  a  Chinese  film 
called  "Sun  Yun."  Wai  Kim  Fung, 
star  of  that  picture,  is  now  en  route 
to  China  where  she  will  make  per- 
sonal appearances  when  it  is  released. 
Later,  Wond  plans  an  American  show- 
ing of  the  film  with  English  sub-titles. 
The  production  was  financed  by  San 
Francisco  and  Los  Angeles  Chinese 
merchants. 


"Show  Boaf  Is  N.  O.  Hit 

New  Orleans,  May  24. — "Show 
Boat"  at  the  Saenger  is  doing  prac- 
tically an  S.R.O.  business. 


Short  Subjects 

"Going  Places  No.  21" 

(Universal ) 

With  Lowell  Thomas  supplementing 
verbally  what  the  screen  depicts,  this 
interesting  subject  is  a  detailed  ac- 
count of  Aden,  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Red  Sea,  a  naturally  rocky  and  for- 
midable British  fortress,  companion 
piece  to  Gibraltar.  In  the  midst  of 
the  volcanic  mass  of  rock  is  a  sleepy 
town,  supplied  from  the  outside,  since 
Aden  produces  nothing  of  its  own.  Its 
only  industry  is  the  making  of  cloth. 
Little  is  seen,  however,  of  the  forti- 
fications themselves. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0995. 
Running  time,  9  mins.  "G." 


"Along  the  Life  Line  of 
the  British  Empire" 

(Harold  Auten) 

For  audiences  that  demand  good 
travel  shorts  this  is  a  requisite.  The 
atmosphere  of  travel  is  always  evi- 
dent as  the  film  begins  on  a  ship  en- 
tering the  Suez  Canal,  stops,  takes  in 
Port  Said,  continues  on  to  Malta  and 
finally  to  Gibraltar.  Some  parts  of  the 
film  have  been  photographed  from  still 
pictures  but  on  the  whole  the  inter- 
esting and  informative  is  well  pre- 
sented. British  forts,  warships  and  the 
army  are  evident.  Reviewed  without 
production  code  seal.  Running  time, 
11  mins.  "G." 


"Heart  of  Paris" 

(Harold  Auten) 

In  a  different  manner  this  film  takes 
in  the  highlights  of  the  French  city. 
The  narrative  is  informative  and 
much  is  condensed  into  11  minutes. 
The  camera  takes  the  audience  into 
the  Louvre,  up  to  the  towers  of 
Xotre  Dame,  along  the  principal 
thoroughfares,  to  civic  centers,  shop- 
ping districts,  parks  and  many 
other  places,  all  of  which  are  ef- 
fectively and  sometimes  excellently 
photographed.  It  will  entertain.  Re- 
viewed without  production  code  seal. 
"G." 


"Colonial  Williamsburg" 

(Harold  Auten) 

The  historical  Virginia  city  is  pre- 
sented in  this  tastefully  executed  short 
of  the  "Screen  Traveler"  series.  The 
camera  rambles  around  the  town 
catching  all  the  interesting  buildings, 
places  of  interest,  customs  and  other 
details  which  are  well  photographed 
and  never  boring.  It  holds  the  charm 
of  the  old  colonial  atmosphere  and 
should  prove  entertaining.  Reviewed 
without  production  code  seal.  Run- 
ning time,  11  mins.  "G." 


Radio  Has  New  Series 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Radio  has 
started  production  of  a  new  series  of 
two-reel  comedies  to  be  known  as  the 
Smart  Set  series.  Lee  Marcus  will 
produce,  and  Bert  Gilroy  will  act  as 
associate  producer.  Jean  Yarborough, 
who  wrote  the  script  of  the  first  in 
collaboration  with  Charles  Roberts,  is 
directing.  The  picture  has  not  been 
titled  as  yet.  The  cast  includes  Lucille 
Ball.  Bud  Jamison.  Loren  Raker  and 
Constance  Bergin. 


Luise  Rainer  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  24.  —  .Luise 
Rainer,  foreign  star  now  working  in 
"The  Good  Earth,"  has  been  given  a 
long  term  contract  by  M-G-M. 


Monday,  May  25,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Robin  Hood" 
Loop  Leader; 
Gets  $14,200 


Chicago,  May  24. — In  spite  of  a 
general  falling  off  of  Loop  business 
"Robin  Hood  of  El  Dorado"  hit  the 
smart  figure  of  $14,200  at  the  Roose- 
velt, over  average  by  $3,200. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  took  second 
honors,  helped  by  a  revue,  at  the 
Chicago  with  a  gross  of  $34,800.  This 
topped  normal  by  $2,800.  "Small 
Town  Girl"  was  $700  up  on  a  take 
of  $6,200  at  the  Garrick.  "The  Un- 
guarded Hour"  took  $5,800  at  the 
Apollo.  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  held  up 
to  $10,000  in  its  fifth  week  at  the 
Erlanger,  but  elsewhere  business  was 
dull. 

Total     first     run     business  was 
$124,700.    Average  is  $128,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  21: 
"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  ELDORADO 
(M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT   —    (1,591).    30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.     Gross:    $14,200.     (Average,  $11,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
PALACE— (2,509),    25c-35c-50c,    7  days, 
3rd     week.      Stage:     "Folies  Comique." 
Gross:  $13,000.     (Average.  $19,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
CHICAGO— (4.000),    35c-50c-68c,    7  days. 
Stage:     "Broadway     Sketchbook  Revue." 
Gross:   $34,800.     (Average,  $32,000) 

"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

ORIENTAL— (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Dance  Festival  Winners.  Gross: 
$14,700.     (Average,  $15,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

GARRICK— (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,200.     (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  May  22: 
"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c. 
7  davs.  Gross:  $14,500.  (Average,  $17,000) 
"THE   UNGUARDED    HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

APOLLO— (1,400),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.     (Average.  $4,500) 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  "Laff.  Town,  LafT"  Revue. 
Gross:  $11,500.     (Average,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  May  23: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$L50,  5th 
week.    Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 


French  Move  Seen 
For  World  Censors 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
function    through    a    Commission  of 
Cinematographic  Control  of  the  Ad- 
ministration of  the  Beaux-Arts.  Visas 
will  be  issued  for  films  approved. 

"Before  granting  this  visa,"  the  de- 
cree reads,  "this  commission  shall 
take  into  consideration  the  ensemble  of 
national  interests  in  question  and  par- 
ticularly the  interest  of  the  defense  of 
good  morals  and  respect  for  national 
traditions. 

"The  visa  can  be  refused  to  films 
imported  from  abroad  even  when  the 
film  itself  is  of  such  a  character  that 
it  should  be  approved,  in  the  event 
that  it  is  established  that  the  person 
demanding  the  visa,  or  the  producer, 
has  participated  in  the  public  exhibi- 
tion outside  of  French  territory  of 
films  contrary  to  French  national  in- 
terest." 

The  censorship  commission  will  in- 
clude a  small  army  of  officials.  It 
will  include  two  representatives  of  the 
Presidency  of  Council,  three  represen- 
tatives of  the  Minister  of  the  Inter- 
ior, three  representatives  of  the  Min- 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Hearts  in  Bondage" 

(Republic) 

Hollywood,  May  24. — The  drama  of  the  historic  battle  between  the 
Monitor  and  Merrimac  is  the  theme  of  this.  James  Dunn,  discharged 
from  the  U.  S.  Navy  before  the  Civil  War  for  refusing  to  sink  the 
Merrimac  when  left  in  charge,  returns  on  the  Monitor,  built  by  his  uncle, 
Fritz  Lieber,  as  Ericsson,  and  destroys  the  ship  after  the  Confederates 
have  transformed  it  into  an  ironclad. 

In  the  plot  are  incidents  which  show  the  individual  feelings  of  the 
participants  in  the  war  and  a  love  theme  which  has  Dunn  court  Mae 
Clarke,  whose  brother,  David  Manners,  is  fighting  for  the  south. 

The  picture  unreels  an  interesting  document  and  events  are  kept  mov- 
ing by  the  direction  of  Lew  Ayres.  The  supporting  cast  includes  Char- 
lotte Henry,  Henry  B.  Walthall,  Irving  Pichel  and  Frank  McGlynn,  Sr., 
as  Lincoln.  Dunn  seems  at  home  in  the  role  and  convinces  in  a  part 
unusual  for  him.  The  screenplay  is  by  Bernard  Schubert  and  Oliver 
Cooper  from  Wallace  MacDonald's  original.  It  is  a  Colbert  Clark 
production.  A  musical  score  by  Hugo  Riesenfeld  aids  in  telling  the  story. 
Exploitation  should  stress  the  love  interest  as  well  as  the  historical 
nature  of  the  picture. 

Production  Code  Seal,  2,145.    Running  time,  69  minutes.  "G." 


Overseas  Preview 


"She  Knew  What  She  Wanted" 

( Rialto-Associatcd  British) 

London,  May  14. — Indicating  a  change  in  production  policy  at  B.I. P. 
studios,  this  Rialto  feature  is  made  by  a  special  unit  in  which  Thomas 
Bentley  is  both  producer  and  director.  From  the  stage  musical  comedy 
"Funny  Face,"  it  has  been  written  for  the  screen  by  Frank  Miller 
from  a  treatment  by  Tom  Geraghty  and  the  music  is  by  Gershwin. 

A  strong  team  of  British  comedians  has  been  put  behind  a  frankly 
farcical  story  of  an  English  schoolgirl,  Betty  Ann  Davies,  with  an 
instinctive  and  prodigious  gift  of  lying,  which  she  uses  to  involve  a 
famous  dance  band  conductor,  Fred  Conyngham,  in  an  attempt  to  rifle 
a  safe.  Two  comedy  crooks,  W.  H.  Berry  and  Ben  Welden,  and  the 
eccentric  manager  of  the  conductor,  Albert  Burdon,  have  the  same 
object  and  the  laughs  depend  upon  the  extent  to  which  American  audi- 
ences can  understand  their  distinctly  British  idiom.  It  is  a  second 
feature  in  any  case. 

Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G."  Allan 


ister  of  National  Education,  one  rep- 
resentative each  from  the  Dep'ts  of 
Foreign  Affairs,  Justice,  War,  Ma- 
rine, Air,  and  functionaries  represent- 
ing various  branches  of  the  French 
industry,  as  well  as  a  representative 
of  the  ministry  charged  with  the  af- 
fairs of  Alsace  and  Lorraine,  each 
time  the  film  is  in  the  German  lan- 
guage. 

"Whenever,  by  reason  of  the  nature 
of  the  film,"  the  decree  continues,  "the 
President  deems  it  necessary,  he  may 
include  in  the  commission,  temporily 
and  with  advisory  votes,  representa- 
tives of  public  administrations  other 
than  those  enumerated  in  Paragraph 
2  of  the  present  Article." 

The  Director-General  of  Beaux- 
Arts,  the  Director-General  of  the 
State  Police,  the  Chief  of  the  Dep't 
of  Music  and  Theatrical  Representa- 
tions will  be  ex-officio  members,  and 
all  these  officials  must  have  passes 
to  all  theatres. 

The  same  type  of  censorship  visas 
is  reauired  for  all  films  to  be  ex- 
ported. 

This  latter  provision  not  only  hits 
newsreels,  but  all  film  processed  in 
France.     Paris  is  a  center  for  dub- 


bing, printing  and  re-titling  films 
shown  in  continental  Europe. 

Newsreels  operating  in  Paris  have 
designated  a  representative  to  contact 
the  Government  and  receive  instruc- 
tions. 

The  agitation  is  believed  to  date 
back  to  the  assassination  of  King 
Alexander  of  Jugoslavia  when  Eng- 
lish and  American  newsreels  smuggled 
negative  out  of  France,  and  newspa- 
pers both  inside  and  outside  of  France 
attacked  the  Government  because  they 
considered  the  reels  showed  inade- 
quate police  protection  for  the  visiting 
monarch. 

Some  discussion  has  already  been 
held  on  the  possibility  of  barring  all 
French  newsreel  shots  in  this  coun- 
try, on  the  theory  that  this  will  avoid 
any  chance  of  irritating  French  sen- 
sibilities. 


Plan  Burlesque  Party 

The  Burlesque  Artists'  Ass'n.,  na- 
tional organization  of  burlesque  per- 
formers affiliated  with  the  A.  F.  of 
L.,  will  hold  its  first  annual  dance  and 
entertainment  June  14  at  the  Man- 
hattan Opera  House.  The  proceeds 
will  be  used  for  a  benevolent  fund. 


Para.  Theatre 
Policy  Hinges 
On  Ford  Ideas 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

corporated  in  the  report  on  the  ad- 
visability of  continuing  the  partnership 
deals  with  Wilby-Kincey,  Lucas  & 
Jenkins  and  Hoblitzelle  circuits,  all 
three  of  which  expire  July  1.  The 
agreements  now  in  force  incorporate 
provisions  under  which  Paramount  is 
privileged  to  buy  back  the  stock  inter- 
ests of ' the  partners  in  these  theatre 
operations.  The  Paramount  board  in 
the  past  has  evidenced  considerable  in- 
decision over  the  advisability  of  ex- 
tending theatre  partnership. agreements 
or  in  exercising  the  buy-back  options. 

Kennedy's  own  report  on  studio  op- 
erations is  understood  to  be  ready  now 
for  submission  to  the  Paramount 
board  either  at  its  monthly  meeting 
scheduled  for  next  Thursday  or  at  a 
special  meeting  of  the  board  which 
might  be  called  for  tomorrow  or 
Wednesday.  Kennedy  is  expected  here 
from  the  coast  late  today  or  some 
time  tomorrow.  His  report,  it  is  said, 
will  deal  primarily  with  production 
financial  problems,  morale  of  studio 
personnel  and  may  incorporate  sug- 
gestions for  strengthening  studio  ex- 
ecutive ranks  and  bolstering  produc- 
tion resources. 

However,  actual  recommendations 
for  improving  situations  which  present 
themselves  to  Kennedy  as  vital  prob- 
lems may  not  be  made  to  the  board 
until  after  he  has  itemized  for  that 
body  the  matters  he  believes  require 
correcting,  it  is  said.  This  is  on  the 
theory  that  the  board,  or  some  part 
of  it,  may  not  agree  that  corrective 
action  is  required  for  some  of  the  situ- 
ations which  Kennedy  may  regard  as 
"problems." 


Radio  Re-Signs  Cabanne 

Hollywood,  May  24. — Christy  Ca- 
banne, veteran  director,  has  been 
signed  to  a  new  long  term  contract 
with  Radio. 


Wall  Street 


Universal  Up  7Vz  Pts  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  32S/t     32U     32S/&     +  % 

Columbia,  pfd   43  43        43        —  *4 

Consolidated,  pfd..  17        17  17   

Loew's  Inc  4754     47        4754     +  *4 

Paramount    854      854      854     +  Vi 

Paramount  2  pfd..    9*4      9*4      9*4     +  *4 

Pathe  Film   77/s      77/s  7%   

Universal  pfd          99*4     91        99*4  +7*4 

Warner  Bros   10         954     10        +  Vi 

No  Curb  Change 

Net 

High   Low   Close  Change 

Sonotone    254      254  254   

Technicolor    2954     295/s  2954   

Trans  Lux   454      Wi  W%   

G.  T.  E.  Bonds  Gain 

Net 

High   Low   Close  Change 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40           2554  .   2554     2554     +  Vi 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  26       25*4     26  +1 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  .  93%     93%     93%     —  *4 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 
deb  rights..          97*4     97*4  97*4   

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55   90*4     90*4     90*4    —  *4 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   91      91        91  +54 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  23.) 


TWO  PAIRS  THAT  WIN  EVERY  DEAL 


The  Leading 


Motiol 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  124 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  MAY  26,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Fight  Against 
French  Decree 
Planned  Here 


First  Protest  May  Be  on 
Export  Features 

How  to  combat  the  French  move 
or  control  of  world  showings  of  films 
egarded  by  that  Government  as  in- 
mical  to  its  interests  will  be  the  sub- 
ject of  distributor  conferences  this 
,veek. 

First  protests,  it  is  expected,  will 
)e  directed  to  that  portion  of  the  May 
7  censorship  decree  which  permits  the 
jovernment  to  inspect  and  disapprove 
ill  films  taken  into  France  for  proc- 
;ssing  and  reshipment  to  other  coun- 
ries. 

Enforcement  of  this  provision  would 
nake  it  possible  for  France  to  con- 
rol  all  showings  of  American  films 
n  continental  Europe,  it  is  pointed 
)ut,  because  France  is  a  center  for 
printing,  titling  and  dubbing. 

Distributors  here  say  the  regula- 
:ions  are  far  more  drastic  than  any 
imposed  by  Germany,  Russia  or  Italy. 

American  film  men  admit  freely 
that  France  has  the  right  to  impose 
;ensorship  on  all  films  shown  within 
its  territories,  but  are  resentful  over 
the  broad  terms  of  the  decree  which 
permit  the  censors  to  refuse  visas  to 
any  picture,  because  the  individual  or 
company  offering  it  for  approval,  has 
(.Continued  on  page  8) 


Say  No  Film  Money 
For  Stage  in  Future 

Despite  a  declaration  from  film  pro- 
ducers that  no  motion  picture  money 
would  go  into  Broadway  stage  pro- 
ductions under  the  new  and  amended 
minimum  basic  agreement  for  dramat- 
ists and  producing  managers,  a  mem- 
bership meeting  of  the  Dramatists 
Guild  approved  the  amended  agree- 
ment by  a  two  to  one  vote  yesterday. 

The  film  producers'  ultimatum  was 
delivered  to  Sidney  Howard,  presi- 
dent of  the  Guild,  during  the  meeting. 
It  was  in  the  form  of  a  letter  from 
J.  Robert   Rubin  of   M-G-M,  who 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Synopsis  Section  Dropped; 
Pettengill  Bill  Reported 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  May  25. — Eliminat- 
ing the  blind  selling  provisions  of  the 
Pettengill  block  booking  bill,  the  sub- 
committee in  charge  of  the  legislation 
today  made  a  favorable  report  on  the 
measure  to  the  House  Interstate  and 
Foreign  Commerce  Committee. 

The  blind  selling  provisions  were 
eliminated  on  a  motion  by  Represen- 
tative Peyser  of  New  York.  Under 
them,  it  would  have  been  necessary 
for  a  distributor  to  accompany  every 
contract  offered  with  a  "complete  and 
true  synopsis"  of  the  film,  and  if  the 
completed  picture  deviated  from  the 
synopsis  in  any  substantial  manner  the 
exhibitor  could  cancel  without  liabil- 
ity for  breach  of  contract  and  recov- 
er any  damages  suffered  by  reason  of 
such  difference,  or  could  retain  the 
lease  and  recover  damages  as  for  a 
breach  of  warranty. 

"The  majority  of  the  committee," 
it  was  explained  by  Representative 
Pettengill  following  the  reporting  of 
the  bill,  "felt  that  with  compulsory 
block  booking  forbidden  the  alleged 
faults  of  blind  selling  would  tend  to 
correct  themselves.  The  effective  date 
of  the  bill  would  be  18  months  from 
the  date  of  its  enactment  to  give  the 
industry  ample  opportunity  to  adjust 
itself  to  the  bill." 

A  similar  measure,  introduced  by 
Senator  Neeley  of  West  Virginia,  was 
favorably  reported  by  the  Senate  In- 
terstate Commerce  Committee  this 
month. 


Only  8  RKO  Claims 
Left  to  Be  Settled 

Only  eight  claims  totalling  approxi- 
mately $2,930,000  which  were  filed  by 
general  creditors  of  RKO  in  the  com- 
pany's reorganization  proceedings  re- 
main to  be  negotiated  as  a  result  of 
the  filing  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here 
yesterday  of  stipulations  for  the  allow- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Otterson  a  Witness 
In  FCC  Sound  Probe 

Early  sound  film  developments  when 
he  was  president  of  Erpi  were  de- 
scribed by  John  E.  Otterson  yester- 
day before  A.  G.  Patterson,  director 
of  the  telephone  division  of  the  Fed- 
eral Communications  Commission  now 
investigating  A.  T.  &  T. 

The  hearing  was  scheduled  to  start 
at  10  o'clock,  but  Otterson  did  not 
arrive  until  11  o'clock.  He  will  go 
on  the  stand  again  today. 

Much  of  the  questioning  centered 
about  contracts  with  Vitaphone  Corp. 


Says  U.  A.  to  Bring 
Over  8  from  England 

Eight  of  the  pictures  to  be  made 
by  United  Artists  producing  affiliates 
in  London  next  season  will  be  dis- 
tributed in  the  United  States,  Murray 
Silverstone,  chairman  and  managing 
director  of  U.  A.  in  England  and 
Europe,  said  yesterday  when  he  ar- 
rived on  the  Normattdie.  Six  of  the 
number  will  be  made  by  Alexander 
{Continued  on  page  8) 


Full  of  Nays 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chair- 
man of  the  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox board,  returned  on 
the  Normandie  yesterday  in 
a  denying  mood.    He  denied: 

1.  That  the  company's  49 
per  cent  interest  in  G.  B. 
would  be  sold  to  a  syndicate 
headed  by  Lord  Portal. 

2.  That  the  company  would 
purchase  G.  B.'s  49  per  cent 
interest  in  G.  B. 

3.  That  the  company  was 
interested  in  taking  over  the 
Roxy. 

On  inquiry,  Schenck  said 
that  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
would  have  26  "A"  pictures 
on  its  lineup  next  season.  He 
leaves  for  Chicago  Friday  to 
attend  the  sales  convention. 


Para  Sets  65; 
May  Have  More 
For  Next  Year 


Paramount  will  have  65  features 
next  season  and  perhaps  more.  Defi- 
nitely set  as  the  result  of  the  trip  west 
of  Neil  F.  Agnew,  general  sales  man- 
ager, and  Robert  M.  Gillham,  head  of 
the  advertising  and  publicity  depart- 
ment who  have  returned  to  New  York, 
is  the  decision  to  release  40  in  the 
first  six  months  of  the  1936-37  season. 

The  company  this  year  will  not  in- 
clude branch  managers  and  salesmen 
at  its  Chicago  convention,  set  for  June 
5-6  at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  in 
Chicago.  Home  office  executives  will 
attend  and  only  district  managers 
from  the  field.  Later,  district  man- 
agers either  will  hold  meetings  of  that 
portion  of  the  sales  force  which  they 
(.Continued  on  page  8) 


IATSE  Issues  Rule 
Upon  "Lab"  Members 

All  laboratory  workers  in  New 
York  will  have  to  become  active  I. 
A.  T.  S.  E.  members  under  the 
"closed  shop"  agreement  with  major 
producers,  the  I.  A.  yesterday  ad- 
vised various  plants  in  the  metropoli- 
tan area. 

The  majority  of  "lab"  help  were 
I.  A. -affiliated  until  the  NRA  became 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


KennedyHeld 
On  Coast;  Will 
Depart  Today 

Ford's    Theatres  Study 
Is  Progressing 


With  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  delaying 
his  departure  from  the  coast  until 
today,  earlier  expectations  that  his  re- 
port on  the  Paramount  studio  situa- 
tion might  be  presented  to  the  com- 
pany's regular  board  meeting  on 
Thursday  were  considerably  lessened. 

According  to  present  plans,  Kennedy 
leaves  the  coast  this  morning  by  train, 
accompanied  by  his  assistants,  A.  B. 
Poole  and  C.  P.  Scollard.  This  means 
that  no  special  meeting  of  the  board 
will  be  called  today  or  tomorrow  to 
receive  the  report  and  that  there  is 
little  likelihood  of  a  formal  report 
being  ready  for  the  regular  monthly 
meeting  Thursday.  It  is  believed,  how- 
ever, that  if  Kennedy  arrives  in  time 
for  the  latter  session  he  may  make  an 
advance  oral  report  to  the  board  on  the 
high  spots  of  his  studio  survey.  The 
final  report,  in  this  case,  probably 
would  go  before  a  special  meeting 
some  time  next  week  and  would  be 
consolidated  by  the  company  later  for 
possible  presentation  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  Paramount  stockholders  on 
June  16. 

The  final  report  would  incorporate 
the  observations  and  recommendations 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


High  Court  Blocks 
St.  Louis  Appeal 

Washington,  May  25. — Rejecting 
a  petition  of  Warners  and  other  film 
companies  involved  in  the  St.  Louis 
suit  for  review  of  the  Molyneaux  rul- 
ing dismissing  the  case  "without  prej- 
udice" at  the  motion  of  the  Govern- 
ment, the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  today 
affirmed  the  decree  without  issuing  a 
formal  opinion. 

Affirmation  of  the  decree  was  asked 
by  the  Government  in  its  brief  oppos- 
ing the  granting  of  the  review  on  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Hardy  Will  Address 
Allied's  Convention 

Washington,  May  25. — R  u  s  s  e  1 1 
Hardy,  special  assistant  to  the  attor- 
ney general,  who  acted  for  the  Gov- 
ernment in  the  recent  St.  Louis  ac- 
tions, will  be  one  of  the  chief  speakers 
at  the  Allied  convention  in  Cleveland, 
June   3-5.     The   announcement  was 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  May  26,  1936  No.  124 


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Looks  Like  Sellout 

The  Cinema  Club  luncheon  tomor- 
row to  William  F.  Rodgers,  recently 
appointed  general  sales  manager  of 
M-G-M,  is  rapidly  assuming  the  pro- 
portions of  a  sellout.  The  list  closes 
at  4  P.  M.  today.  Charles  C.  Petti- 
john  will  be  toastmaster.  Bert  Adler 
is  now  secretary  of  the  club. 

The  Loew-M-G-M  office  will  turn 
out  in  bulk,  the  delegation  to  include 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  David  Bern- 
stein, J.  Robert  Rubin,  Al  Lichtman, 
Leopold  Friedman,  T.  J.  Connors,  E. 
M.  Saunders,  Fred  C.  Quimby,  Bill 
Kelly,  Joseph  R.  Vogel,  E.  A.  Schiller, 
Howard  Dietz,  Si  Seadler,  Louis  K. 
Sidney,  Oscar  A.  Doob,  Charles 
Sonin  and  W.  R.  Ferguson. 


Wanger  in  Tomorrow 

Walter  Wanger  arrives  from  the 
coast  tomorrow  and  sails  shortly 
thereafter  for  Italy  on  a  vacation  prior 
to  launching  production  under  his 
new  deal  with  United  Artists.  His 
studio  will  close  for  six  weeks. 


Kelly  to  Sail  July  25 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  head  of  U.  A. 
foreign  activities  with  the  exception 
of  England  and  the  continent,  will  sail 
July  25  on  the  Eastern  Prince  for  Rio 
de  Janeiro  and  other  ports. 


Actors  Equity  Holds 
23rd  Annual  Meeting 

A  proposal  of  the  council  of  Actors' 
Equity  Ass'n.,  to  amend  the  constitu- 
tion regarding  the  qualifications  of 
junior  members  for  senior  member- 
ship was  defeated  at  the  23rd  annual 
meeting  yesterday.  Although  the  pro- 
posal received  a  majority  of  the  votes 
of  the  700  members  present,  a  two- 
thirds  vote  is  necessary  to  amend  the 
constitution.  The  meeting  was  held 
at  the  Astor. 

The  proposal  called  for  stricter 
qualifications,  replacing  the  automatic 
promotion  to  senior  membership  at  the 
end  of  two  years,  with  a  requirement 
of  50  weeks  actual  performance  with- 
in the  two-year  period.  Lacking  that, 
an  additional  two-year  period  must 
be  served  by  the  junior  member  be- 
fore being  admitted  to  senior  member- 
ship. The  vote  for  14  members  of 
the  council,  10  of  them  regular  terms 
and  four  replacements,  will  not  be  an- 
nounced until  late  today.  A  nominat- 
ing committee  slate  and  an  indepen- 
dent group  were  candidates.  The 
council  recommended  the  establish- 
ment of  a  minimum  wage  of  $40  per 
week  for  all  classes  of  members.  Jun- 
ior members  now  get  a  minimum  of 
$25  weekly. 

William  A.  Brady  made  a  plea  for 
an  end  to  the  internal  quarrels,  which 
was  causing  the  organization  to  lose 
the  opportunity  of  half  a  century,  the 
veteran  producer  said. 


Carl  Laemmle  to  Be 
Honor  Dinner  Guest 

Carl  Laemmle  will  be  guest  of 
honor  at  a  dinner  to  be  tendered  him 
at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  on  June  22 
under  the  auspices  of  the  amusement 
division  of  the  United  Palestine  Ap- 
peal. Probably  it  will  be  the  final 
function  signalizing  his  retirement 
from  general  activity  in  the  industry. 

A  committee  of  100,  representing  all 
branches  of  show  business,  is  being 
organized  under  the  general  direction 
of  Nathan  Burkan  who  is  chairman 
of  the  amusement  division  of  the  Ap- 
peal. Eddie  Cantor  and  Louis  Nizer 
are  co-chairman. 


Rogers  Services  Today 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  today 
at  10  o'clock  at  The  Jewish  Center  at 
131  W.  86th  St.,  for  Harris  Rogers, 
who  died  Sunday  at  the  age  of  93  at 
his  home.  He  was  the  father  of  Saul, 
Gustavus,  Lou  T.  and  Charles  Rogers, 
and  the  uncle  of  Budd  and  Charles  R. 
Rogers. 


Mrs.  Gartner  Passes 

Mrs.  Marion  Gartner,  wife  of 
Charles  L.  Gartner,  manager  of  the 
foreign  publicity  department  at  Para- 
mount, died  Sunday.  Funeral  services 
will  be  held  today  at  the  Fairchild 
Chapel,  86  Lefferts  Place,  Brooklvn, 
at  2:30. 


George  Keys  Buried 

Nashville,  May  25. — George  Keys, 
head  of  Jackson  City  Enterprises, 
Inc.,  a  Paramount  theatre  unit,  was 
buried  at  Jackson  City,  Tenn.,  today. 
Keys  died  suddenly  last  Friday. 


Moskowitz,  Brand  East 

Hollywood,  May  25. — Joseph  Mos- 
kowitz and  Harry  Brand  left  for 
Chicago  by  plane  today  to  attend  the 
sales  meeting  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox. 


A  Delegate 

Hollywood,  May  25.— Cecil 
B.  DeMille  has  been  named  a 
delegate  to  the  Republican 
national  convention  which 
will  be  held  in  Cleveland 
June  9. 


First  Reports  Good 
On  the  Rogers  Fund 

Scattered  reports  on  the  first  results 
of  the  nationwide  drive  on  behalf  of 
the  Will  Rogers  Memorial  Fund  are 
excellent,  declared  Major  Leslie  E. 
Thompson,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee in  charge,  yesterday.  He  expressed 
confidence  that  the  final  tally,  which 
will  not  be  available  for  a  couple  of 
weeks,  will  be  satisfactory. 

Approximately  $20,000  was  collected 
in  memberships  before  the  drive  got 
under  way,  he  added.  At  an  average 
of  $10  per  theatre,  this,  he  said  rep- 
resents 2,000  houses. 

Preliminary  reports  from  a  number 
of  leading  houses  indicated  that  the 
totals  would  be  twice  to  three  times 
as  great  as  was  collected  during  the 
last  similar  drive,  for  the  N.  V.  A., 
in  1934.  For  the  three  days,  Friday, 
Saturdav  and  Sunday,  the  Music  Hall 
in  New  York  collected  $2,820.  The 
Coliseum  in  uptown  Manhattan  col- 
lected $716,  compared  with  $268  for 
the  corresponding  three  days  during 
the  N.  V.  A.  drive.  Other  three-day 
figures  included :  Paradise,  Bronx, 
$827;  RKO  Flushing,  $654;  Albee, 
Brooklyn,  $801.  The  Golden  Gate  in 
San  Francisco  took  in  $534  during 
the  first  day  of  the  drive. 


Jack  Miller  Names 
July  1  to  Quit  CEA 

Chicago,  May  25. — Jack  Miller  to- 
day designated  July  1  as  the  date  on 
which  he  will  resign  as  head  of  the 
Chicago  Exhibitors'  Ass'n,  a  post 
which  he  has  held  for  the  past  12 
years. 

No  indication  concerning  his  suc- 
cessor has  been  received  as  yet. 


Academy  Sued  on  Title 

Amusement  Securities  Corp.,  yes- 
terday obtained  a  show  cause  order  in 
N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  against  Acad- 
emy Pictures,  Edward  J.  and  Victor 
Halperin  and  others  in  an  action  to 
restrain  the  defendants  from  using  the 
word  "Zombie"  as  part  of  the  title  of 
the  Academy  film,  "The  Revolt  of  the 
Zombies,"  scheduled  to  open  at  the 
Rialto  tomorrow.  The  plaintiff  con- 
tends the  title  infringes  on  their  film, 
"The  White  Zombie."  The  order  is 
returnable  tomorrow. 


Marquis  Brings  in  Film 

Robert  Marquis,  president  of  the 
Private  Bank  of  the  Film  Industry  in 
France,  arrived  yesterday  on  the  Nor- 
mandie  with  a  print  of  "Koenigsmark," 
which  was  produced  by  Roger  Rich- 
ebe.  Marquis  said  he  will  stay  until 
June  12.  He  added  that  he  was  not 
interested  in  the  picture,  but  that 
Richebe  had  asked  him  to  try  to  dis- 
pose of  it  in  the  American  market. 


Night  Patronage  Heavy 

"Cloistered,"  now  current  at  the 
55th  St.  Playhouse,  is  doing  substan- 
tial night  business  at  that  house. 


"White  Horse"  Show 
On  Big  Scale  Here 


Between  $280,000  and  $300,000  will 
be  spent  on  production  of  "White 
Horse  Inn,"  which  is  to  open  at  the 
Center  on  Sept.  5,  according  to  Erik 
Charell,  producer,  who  arrived  yester- 
day on  the  Normandie  with  his 
brother,  Ludwig,  and  Hans  Muller, 
author,  to  prepare  the  settings  and  line 
up  the  cast. 

The  entire  population  of  the  village 
of  Marquetstein,  about  40  to  be  exact, 
in  the  Tyrol,  will  be  brought  over  to 
appear  in  the  play,  Charell  stated. 
They  will  arrive  in  July.  In  addition, 
Charell  will  reproduce  a  hotel  in  St. 
W  olfgang,  Austria,  in  the  interior  of 
the  Center  and  plans  to  have  brought 
over  products  of  the  Tyrol  which  are 
to  be  sold  in  the  theatre. 

There  will  be  200  people  in  the  cast 
and  three  different  orchestras ;  one 
from  the  Tyrol  with  native  instru- 
ments ;  the  second  a  symphony  orches- 
tra and  the  third  a  jazz  band.  Charell 
expects  to  have  the  three  play  simul- 
taneously during  one  sequence.  Pro- 
fessors M.  Stern  and  Max  Rivers  will 
assist  in  the  decorations  and  costumes. 

Warners  are  participating  in  the 
financing,  but  Rowland  Stebbins'  com- 
pany, known  as  Lawrence  Rivers, 
owns  the  play.  After  the  Center  run, 
the  play  will  be  sent  on  the  road, 
winding  up  in  Hollywood  where  War- 
ners will  produce  it  in  picture  form. 


Madison  Houses  Are 
Sought  by  Circuits 

Madison%  Wis.,  May  25.  —  Saxe 
Amusement  Management,  Inc.,  opera- 
tors of  the  Capitol  here ;  Great  States 
Amusement  Co.,  Chicago,  and  E.  R. 
Ruben,  Minneapolis,  head  of  Wel- 
worth  Theatres  of  Wisconsin,  Inc.,  are 
reported  to  be  interested  in  obtaining 
the  Orpheum,  Parkway  and  Strand, 
now  in  process  of  reorganization  here. 

The  houses  are  now  leased  by  the 
Ashley  Theatre  Corp.,  with  Fox  re- 
ported as  being  concerned  in  the  book- 
ing. The  contract  with  Ashley  still 
has  six  years  to  run,  but  it  is  indicated 
bids  for  new  leases  on  the  houses  will 
be  taken  following  the  reorganization 
of  the  Beecroft  Bldg.  Co.,  owner. 


Acquittal  of  S omnia 
Opens  Va.  Theatres 

Richmond,  May  25. — Acquittal  of 
Charles  A.  Somma  in  Hustings  Court 
on  a  charge  of  operating  on  Sunday 
after  he  had  taken  an  appeal  from  a 
Police  Court  fine  has  resulted  in  a 
spread  of  Sunday  openings. 

Judge  John  L.  Ingram  placed  a 
broad  construction  on  the  word 
"necessity"  in  the  blue  laws. 

Many  houses  were  open  last  Sunday. 


Empire-Educational 
Men  Convene  Today 

Oscar  Hanson,  president  of  Em- 
pire Films,  and  the  various  Canadian 
branch  managers,  will  meet  today 
with  Harvey  Day  of  Terrytoons  and 
Jack  Skirball  of  Educational  for  a 
one-day  sales  conference.  The  men 
will  leave  for  their  headquarters  to- 
night. 

Yesterday  the  Empire  representa- 
tives were  tendered  a  special  luncheon 
at  the  Tavern  by  Republic  home  office 
executives,  later  meeting  at  the  War- 
wick for  a  general  discussion  of  next 
season's  lineup. 


MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Song  of  China" 

(Douglas  MacLean) 

Hollywood,  May  25. — This  picture,  made  in  China,  with  a  native 
cast,  may  hold  interest  as  a  novelty  in  metropolitan  centers. 

The  story  is  told  in  pantomime  with  the  aid  of  Chinese  and  English 
:  ubtitles  and  unfolds  as  a  naive  saga  of  filial  devotion.  Covering  family 
life  for  four  generations,  it  shows  the  second  and  fourth  sons  devoted 
to  the  Chinese  tradition  of  parental  respect,  with  the  third  son  a  prodigal 
who  goes  to  the  city  for  a  period  of  riotous  living,  but  returns  repentant 
at  the  end. 

A  musical  background  accompanies  the  action  which  will  please  some 
Western  ears  but  grate  on  others.  The  photography  is  surprisingly  good 
and  the  acting  and  direction  have  a  strong  professional  flavor. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. "G." 


Overseas  Preview 


"Love  in  Exile" 

(Capitol  Films-G.B.) 

London,  May  14. — This  is  a  comedy-romance  based  on  Gene  Mar- 
key's  "His  Majesty's  Pajamas"  It  deals  with  the  embarrassments,  finan- 
cial and  feminine,  of  a  Nuritanian  King,  who  abdicates  in  the  first 
scene  at  the  behest  of  scheming  concession-owners  and  triumphantly 
returns  to  the  throne  in  the  last,  carrying  in  his  arms  the  beautiful 
countess  whose  love  for  him,  misrepresented  by  enemies,  helped  to  bring 
about  the  original  disaster. 

The  story  seems  to  invite  a  musical  background  and  a  franker  atmos- 
phere  of  satire,  but  although  it  might  cause  reflections  as  to  what 
Lubitsch  and  Chevalier  would  have  made  of  the  material,  the  film  as 
it  stands  has  the  appeal  attaching  to  romantic  and  good-looking  royalty 
in  exile  plus  a  really  good  ending  when  the  king,  surrounded  by  his 
courtiers  and  soldiers,  wrestles  his  lady-love  to  the  palace  balcony  to 
share  with  him  the  plaudits  of  the  overjoyed  populace. 

It  drags  in  the  middle  and  right  through  suffers  from  too  much  con- 
versation. Give  Brook  is  the  king,  Helen  Vinson  the  countess.  Ronald 
Squire  as  the  royal  valet  and  Cecil  Ramage  as  concession  hunter  number 
one  are  bright  spots  in  the  cast. 

Mary  Carlisle  gives  a  very  highly  colored  picture  of  an  American 
celebrity  hunter  who  descends  on  the  king's  bedroom  balcony  on  a  rope 
of  sheets.  Backgrounds  include  Geneva,  Paris,  and  a  yacht  on  which 
the  concession  hunter  plans  to  double-cross  the  king  after  persuading 
him  to  attempt  a  counter-revolution.  Alfred  L.  Werker  directed. 

After  editing  it  should  please  the  Brook  fans. 

Running  time,  78  minutes.  "A."  Allan 
(Additional  Reviews  on  Page  16) 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 

WRay  Johnston,  president  of  Re- 
*  public,  yesterday  played  host  to 
die  visiting  Empire  Films  sales  crew  at 
the  Tavern.  Attending  the  luncheon 
were  .1.  .1.  Milstein,  Oscar  Hanson, 
Paul  Xathanson,  E.  H.  Goldstein, 
Norton  Ritchey,  Edward  Schnit- 
zer  and  Herman  Gluckman,  Harry 
Thomas.  Al  Hovel,  Mitchell 
Klupt,  Charles  Moses  and  Edward 
Hvman  were  grouped  around  for  a 
session  of  their  own.  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick  was  there  with  a  friend. 
Laurence  Stallings,  Truman  Tal- 
lev,  Lew  Lehr  and  a  number  of  Fox 
Movietone  News  boys  had  their  own 
table.  Charles  Ford.  Ralph  Pouch- 
kr,  William  German,  Johnny  Hyde, 
Emil  Jensen,  William  and  Harry 
Brandt,  Arthur  Seigel.  Ralph 
Poucher  were  seen  at  various  spots, 
some  with  and  some  without  company. 
• 

Robert  Ritchie  was  not  aboard  the 
Xormandic  when  it  docked  yesterday. 
I.  YV.  Schlesinger  of  South  African 
Theatres  Consolidated,  Irving  Asher. 
Laura  LaPlante  and  their  baby,  and 
Don  Mersf.reau.  general  manager  of 
Film  Daily,  were  passengers,  but  pre- 
ferred not  to  talk. 


Quip  of  the  Day 

Joe  Moskowitc  telegraphed  Bob 
Goldstein  to  line  up  a  novelty  act 
for  a  forthcoming  20//i  Century- 
Fox  picture. 

Goldstein  wired  hack :  "Clyde 
Shapiro,  the  Fire-cater,  is  avail- 
able nozv.  Been  held  up  last  tzvo 
weeks  because  of  heart  burn. 
Advise." 

Bob's  waiting. 


Linda  Watkins  (Mrs.  Gabriel  L 
Hess),  James  Kirkwood,  Dorothy 
Stickney  and  Alexander  Kirkland 
— all  identified  with  films  at  one  time 
or  another — are  in  the  cast  of  "The 
County  Chairman,"  the  George  Ade 
play  which  was  revived  last  night  at 
the  National  for  one  week. 

• 

Fred  Ayer,  onetime  reporter  for 
Motion  Picture  Herald  and  now  a 
stage  producer — "Parnell"  was  his — 
will  go  summer  theatreward  in  asso- 
ciation with  Ranney  Compton. 
Theirs  will  be  the  Post  Road  Theatre 
and  it  opens  June  29  with  "The  Petri- 
fied Forest." 

• 

E.  D.  Leishman,  former  head  of 
the  management  board  of  Radio  Pic- 
tures, Ltd.,  of  London,  arrives  on  the 
Washington  Friday.  Ralph  Han- 
bury,  who  succeeded  him,  is  crossing 
on  the  Manhattan  and  is  due  in  June 
11  for  the  RKO  sales  convention. 
• 

Irving  Dreeben,  who  has  been  head 
of  ad  sales  at  the  local  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  exchange  for  a  number 
of  years,  has  joined  Morris  Liber- 
man's  valance  firm. 

• 

Graham  Greene,  author  of  "A  Gun 
for  Sale,"  has  had  his  novel  purchased 
by  Paramount.   A.  M.  Botsford  will 
produce  as  "This  Gun  for  Hire." 
• 

John  D.  Clark  returned  yesterday 
from  a  two-week  stay  in  Hollywood 
and  busied  himself  immediately  with 


plans  for  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
sales  convention. 

• 

Sam  Rosenshine  will  open  the 
Strand,  Loch  Sheldrake,  N.  Y.,  on 
Decoration  Day. 

• 

Si  Fabian  returned  yesterday  from 
Albany  and  a  tour  of  his  upstate 
theatres. 

• 

Harry  D.  Buckley  will  summer  in 
Connecticut.  Near  Cos  Cob. 

Mervyn  and  Mrs.  LeRoy  will  leave 
for  Hollywood  tomorrow. 

Leo  Spitz  is  expected  from  the 
coast  today. 

e 

Sidney  R.  Kent  and  Walter  J. 
Hutchinson  are  due  on  the  Beren- 
garia  today. 

• 

William  Gaxton  and  Ginette 
Marboeuf-Hoyet,  the  French  Shir- 


ley Temple,  will  sail  tonight  on  the 
N  ormandie. 

Y.  Frank   Freeman    is  expected 
back  from  Atlanta  tomorrow. 
• 

.  .  .  Seattle 

Myke  Lewis,  division  sales  manager 
for  Paramount,  and  Bill  Caldwell, 
traveling  ad  sales  director  for  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  were  visitors  on 
Film  Row. 

Roy  Cooper,  general  manager  of 
John  Danz's  Sterling  Chain  Theatres 
circuit,  leaves  with  Mrs.  Cooper  this 
week  for  his  first  visit  to  the  Holly- 
wood studios  after  12  years  in  the 
business. 

Mike  Barovic  of  the  Constanti  cir- 
cuit in  Tacoma  and  Joe  Reidt  of  the 
new  Lake  at  Lake  Stevens  among  the 
out-of-town  parade  on  Film  Row. 

J.  L.  Wallace  is  now  assistant  man- 
ager of  State,  Paterson,  which  is  op- 
erated by  Stateray,  Inc.  He  formerly 
was  an  assistant  at  the  Broad  and 
Rialto,  Newark. 


7 


Detroit  Circuit  Is 
Buying  and  Building 


Detroit,  May  25. — United  Detroit 
Theatres  has  added  the  Carlton,  of  the 
William  Schulte  group,  to  its  local 
circuit.  United  Detroit,  it  is  reported, 
also  will  build  a  new  1,500-seat  de  luxe 
neighborhood  house  at  Grand  River 
and  Oakman  Boulevard  in  the  near 
future.  The  circuit's  new  Norwest  was 
opened  last  week  and  the  University, 
another  new  1,500-seater  which  George 
W.  Trendle  will  operate,  is  rapidly 
nearing  completion  and  probably  will 
be  opened  within  the  next  six  weeks. 

The  W.  S.  Butterfield  circuit  has 
announced  that  the  Eastown,  which  it 
is  building  in  Grand  Rapids  and  will 
operate  in  partnership  with  Allen 
Johnson  of  that  city,  will  be  ready  on 
Sept.  1.  It  is  a  1,000-seat  house  and 
will  cost  approximately  $100,000. 


Sues  on  'Unguarded  Hour 

Cincinnati,  May  25. — A  copyright 
infringement  suit,  with  damage  claims 
for  more  than  $1,000,000,  has  been  filed 
in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  by  Mar- 
garetta  Tuttle,  author,  against  M-G-M. 
She  claims  "The  Unguarded  Hour" 
infringes  on  her  novel,  "Kingdoms  of 
the  World." 

In  January,  1925,  the  petition  states, 
plaintiff  sold  the  silent  picture  rights 
to  a  scenario  entitled  "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  to  First  National  for  $25,000, 
the  plot  being  substantially  the  same 
as  the  plot  and  dialogue  of  her  book, 
"Kingdoms  of  the  World."  The  silent 
picture  was  widely  exhibited,  it  is 
averred. 


Takes  Three  in  Jersey 

B.  Stein  of  Imperial  Theatres,  Inc., 
has  taken  over  three  New  Jersey 
houses  from  A.  Rosen.  The  trio  are 
the  Strand,  Hackettstown ;  Palace, 
Flemington ;  Strand,  Lambertsville. 


Mayer  to  Go  Thursday 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Howard  Strick- 
ling  have  set  Thursday  for  their  de- 
parture for  the  coast. 


Wall  Street 


Short  Losses  Mark  Board  Trading 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  3254,  32*4  3254  —  54 

Columbia,  pfd   ...  4354  43  4354  4-  U 

Consolidated              554      554  554  +  54 

Consolidated,   pfd.  V%  17  17   

Eastman   162  16054  161  —154 

Loew's,  Inc  4754  47  4754  —  Vt 

Paramount                 854      854  854  —  Vt. 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9$4      954  914  —  Vi 

Pathe  Film                IV*      754  754  —  Vt 

RKO                          654      654  654  —  Vt 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3354  3354  3354   

Universal,  pfd  ...9954  99  99  —  54 

Warner  Bros           10         954  954  —  54 

Little  Curb  Change 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety  ....     11/16   11/16  11/16+1/16 

Sonotone    V/%      254  254   

Technicolor    3054     2954  2954   

Trans-Lux   454      454  45-6   


Bonds  Up  Slightly 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40...  26 

26 

26 

+  54 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2554 

2454 

2454 

-m 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9354 

933/s 

9354 

+  54 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    9754 

9754 

9754 

-  Vt 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9054 

90% 

9051 

-  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   92 

9VA 

92 

4-154 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  25) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Kennedy  Held 
On  Coast;  Will 
Depart  Today 

(Continued  from  paijc  1) 

on  Paramount  theatre  operations  re- 
sulting from  the  survey  recently  com- 
pleted by  John  J.  Ford,  head  of  the 
Maine  &  New  Hampshire  circuit,  in 
which  Paramount,  through  its  sub- 
sidiary, Olympia  Theatres,  is  inter- 
ested. Ford  was  drafted  by  Kennedy 
for  the  theatre  survey,  and  his  report, 
which  will  not  be  completed  for  an- 
other week,  at  least,  will  relate  to  the 
company's  decentralized  theatre  op- 
erations and,  specifically,  to  partner- 
ship agreements  expiring  in  the  near 
future.  The  latter  include  the  Lucas 
&  Jenkins,  Wilby-Kincey  and  Hob- 
litzelle  deals,  all  of  which  expire  July 
1.  His  report  is  expected  to  have  a 
direct  bearing  on  the  extension  of 
these  partnerships  and  may  influence 
any  changes  in  the  terms  of  the  agree- 
ments which  might  be  made  under  re- 
newals. 

Hardy  Will  Address 
Allied's  Convention 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

made  by  Abram  F.  Myers,  general 
counsel  of  Allied,  at  his  headquarters 
here. 

Myers  declared  that  Hardy,  who 
will  be  one  of  a  list  of  speakers,  will 
explain  to  the  delegates  the  rulings  of 
the  courts  in  the  recent  actions  and 
the  importance  to  independent  exhib- 
itors of  the  rulings  and  the  final  set- 
tlement. 


Wilentz  Represents  Allied 

David  T.  Wilentz,  attorney  general 
of  New  Jersey,  is  representing  Al- 
lied of  New  Jersey  on  an  appeal  from 
the  two  per  cent  New  York  sales  tax 
pending  in  the  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court, 
he  stated  yesterday.  He  said  that  tax 
matters  in  New  Jersey  as  far  as 
amusements  are  concerned  have 
reached  a  deadlock. 

Wilentz  was  a  guest  of  the  Cheese 
Club  yesterday,  but  limited  his  brief 
talk  to  general  matters.  Flanked  on 
the  dais  and  also  making  short 
speeches  were  Jonah  Goldstein,  re- 
cently named  by  Governor  Lehman  as 
judge  in  General  Sessions;  Milton 
Solomon  of  the  comptroller's  depart- 
ment ;  Harry  M.  Pizor,  chief  of  the 
Brooklyn  tax  division ;  Joseph  Israels, 
who  covered  the  Italia- Ethiopian  fra- 
cas for  the  Ar ezv  York  Times,  and 
Joseph  P.  Day,  real  estate  man  re- 
cently appointed  Tri-State  Sanitation 
Commissioner. 


Allied  Directors  Gather 

Cleveland,  May  25. — H.  M.  Richey 
of  Detroit,  P.  J.  Wood  of  Columbus 
and  M.  B.  Horwitz  of  this  city  will 
meet  here  on  Wednesday  to  complete 
final  arrangements  for  the  Allied 
States  national  convention  June  3-4-5. 
Members  of  the  board  of  directors  will 
gather  June  2,  the  day  before  the  open- 
ing of  the  meeting. 


Await  Seattle  Building 

Seattle,  May  25. — Curiosity  has 
been  stirred  here  by  the  sale  of  a 
corner  lot  at  10th  Ave.  Northeast  and 
East  75th  St.  Plans  for  a  1,200-seat 
theatre  are  reported. 


High  Court  Blocks 
St.  Louis  Appeal 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
ground  that  to  allow  appeals  from  de- 
crees other  than  those  disposing  of  the 
merits  of  a  case  "would  thwart  the 
very  purpose"  of  the  law  covering 
appeals. 

In  their  appeal,  the  producers 
charged  that  the  Government  could 
use  motions  to  dismiss  as  a  means  of 
continually  harassing  businesses  and 
declared  that,  having  been  acquitted 
in  the  criminal  suit,  the  Government 
should  not  adopt  a  series  of  civil  suits 
in  which,  eventually,  it  was  bound  to 
secure  a  favorable  verdict  in  some 
court,  as  a  means  of  keeping  the  issue 
alive. 

"If  the  Government,"  it  was  as- 
serted, "is  correct  in  its  contention 
that  its  right  to  dismiss  without  preju- 
dice is  absolute,  then  it  can  continue 
the  process  of  bringing  suit,  trying  its 
case  and  then  dismissing  before  it 
formally  rests,  thus  indefinitely  har- 
assing and  annoying  the  defendants 
with  successive  unsuccessful  efforts  to 
prove  them  guilty,  first  in  one  court 
and  then  in  another,  of  a  charge  of 
which  they  have  already  been  acquit- 
ted. By  this  ingenious  procedure  the 
Government  is  at  liberty  to  inflict 
upon  the  innocent  persons  pecuniary 
loss  and  damage  far  in  excess  of  the 
maximum  $5,000  fine  provided  by  Con- 
gress for  those  found  guilty  of  vio- 
lating the  Sherman  Act." 

IATSE  Issues  Rule 
Upon  "Lab"  Members 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

effective  when  labor  conditions  and 
wages  were  set  up  under  the  man- 
date of  the  Recovery  Administration. 
It  is  believed  subsequently  many  re- 
tained I.  A.  cards,  but  became  lax 
in  the  payment  of  dues. 


I.  A.  Rules  on  Independents 

Hollywood,  May  25.  —  Officials  of 
the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  here  have  instructed 
members  to  demand  of  independent 
producers  the  same  wage  scale  as  is 
in  effect  at  the  major  companies. 

Wage  scale  negotiations  between 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  and  independents  which 
started  several  months  ago  failed  to 
materialize  and  union  officials  state 
that  confabs  in  the  future  are  out  of 
the  question,  saying  that  the  inde- 
pendents must  adhere  to  the  present 
major  studio  wage  rates. 

It  is  understood  here  that  negotia- 
tions are  now  in  progress  between  the 
independents  and  I.  B.  E.  W.,  with 
contracts  likely  to  be  signed  momen- 
tarily. Al  Speede,  newly  appointed 
Local  40  I.  B.  E.  W.  business  agent, 
today  refused  comment  on  the  subject. 

Brandt  Adds  Two  More 

Harry  Brandt  added  two  theatres, 
one  in  Brooklyn  and  the  other  in  the 
Bronx,  to  his  circuit  over  the  week- 
end, making  a  new  total  of  55.  The 
houses  are  the  Ritz,  Bronx,  acquired 
from  Edmund  Mantell,  and  the  Ox- 
ford. Brooklyn,  taken  from  Charles 
Schwartz  and  Herbert  Muller. 


Sets  Summer  Season 

The  Starlight,  near  Pawling,  N.  Y., 
will  open  its  third  season  of  summer 
stock  on  June  29.  Maryverne  Jones, 
who  established  the  theatre  in  1934. 
will  be  managing  director  during  the 
10-week  season. 


Goes  Hill  Billy 

Kansas  City,  May  25. — 
James  M.  Owen,  mayor  and 
"exhibitor  of  Branson,  Mo., 
who  now  operates  the  Owen 
there,  expects  to  open  his 
new  Hill  Billy  theatre  in  a 
few  weeks. 

The  new  house  is  unique. 
Materials  come  largely  from 
the  Ozarks — logs,  rocks,  etc. 
The  exterior  will  be  of  logs, 
the  box-office  will  be  of  logs. 
The  400  seats  won't  be.  Owen 
spent  approximately  $15,000 
on  the  new  house.  The  Owen 
will  be  closed. 


Say  No  Film  Money 
For  Stage  in  Future 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

stated  that  the  decision  was  reached 
at  a  meeting  of  film  company  repre- 
sentatives yesterday  morning. 

In  reply  to  the  film  companies' 
stand,  Howard  said,  "I  am  mindful  of 
Hollywood's  protests  against  the  con- 
tract and  its  decision  not  to  invest 
money  in  the  theatre  if  the  contract 
is  approved.  However,  I  have  disre- 
garded these  because  film  producers 
have  already  invested  in  plays  under 
our  contract  and  did  so  even  before 
the  contract  was  amended." 

He  added  that  he  "could  see  no 
reason  for  prolonging  the  fight  against 
the  managers  when  the  dramatists 
have  a  much  better  contract  than  they 
ever  had  before." 

Producing  managers  have  already 
pledged  their  signatures  to  the 
amended  agreement,  which  makes  it 
effective  now. 

Paramount  Sets  65; 
More  Possible  in  '37 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

handle  or  individual  meetings  with  the 
crews  of  each  exchange. 

A  national  billboard  campaign  is 
being  lined  up  for  "The  General  Died 
at  Dawn,"  which  reverts  to  its  orig- 
inal title  as  against  "Chinese  Gold" 
and  for  "Texas  Rangers." 


Lowe  Sued  by  Relatives 

A  suit  for  $121,750  was  instituted 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday 
by  Jennie  Robinson  and  Hattie  Blu- 
menson,  sisters  of  the  late  Lilyan 
Tashman,  against  Edmund  Lowe.  The 
suit  is  for  jewelry  and  furs  which  be- 
longed to  Lilyan  Tashman  and  which 
they  charge  Lowe  promised  to  turn 
over  to  them  provided  they  did  not 
contest  her  estate.  Miss  Tashman  died 
without  leaving  a  will.  A  motion  will 
be  made  on  Friday  asking  that  the 
suit  be  dismissed. 


LeRoy  Signs  Graavey 

Fernand  Graavey,  French  actor,  has 
been  signed  as  the  first  star  for  Mer- 
vyn  LeRoy  Prod.,  it  was  stated  by 
Mervyn  LeRoy  yesterday.  Graavey  is 
due  in  November  and  may  appear  in 
the  initial  picture  for  the  new  com- 
pany. 


Columbia  Shifts  Angelo 

Boston,  May  25. — Sid  Angelo,  for- 
merly special  publicity  representative 
for  Columbia  out  of  Boston,  has  been 
named  as  sales  representative  for  Co- 
lumbia in  England. 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 

Only  8  RKO  Claims 
Left  to  Be  Settled 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ance  of  20  claims  at  a  total  of  $1,- 

227,000. 

The  $2,930,000  of  claims  remaining 
is  exclusive  of  RKO's  secured  debt  in 
the  principal  amount  of  $13,768,500. 
Negotiation  or  investigation  of  the 
final  eight  claims  is  now  under  way. 
There  were  $55,104,721  of  claims  filed 
against  RKO  under  its  reorganization 
proceedings.  Of  these,  approximately 
$5,000,000  were  withdrawn  and  reduc- 
tions amounting  to  approximately 
$16,500,000  were  effected  in  others  by 
stipulations  or  contesting.  A  total  of 
about  $30,200,000,  including  the  se- 
cured debt  of  the  company,  has  been 
allowed  to  date.  This  includes,  how- 
ever, the  $9,100,000  Rockefeller  Cen- 
ter claim  which  has  been  allowed  by 
the  special  master  but  is  now  being 
contested  in  the  Federal  court. 

The  stipulations  filed  yesterday  by 
Donovan,  Leisure,  Newton  &  Lum- 
bard,  counsel  to  Irving  Trust  Co.  as 
trustee  of  RKO,  represent  reductions 
of  about  $27,000. 

Says  U.A.  to  Bring 
Over  8  from  England 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Korda  and  Eric  Pommer  and  the  other 
two  will  include  one  with  Elisabeth 
Bergner  and  "Accused,"  which  Doug- 
las Fairbanks  is  making  for  Criterion 
Films. 

Silverstone  said  he  was  here  on  a 
holiday  and  to  attend  the  annual  sales 
convention  to  be  held  on  the  coast  the 
latter  part  of  next  month.  "I've  not 
a  thing  in  the  world  to  do  and  I'm 
going  to  have  lots  of  time  to  do  it," 
be  said  when  queried  as  to  the  purpose 
of  his  trip. 

Plan  Fight  Against 
French  Decree  Here 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

exhibited  something  elsewhere  to 
which  the  French  object. 

Suggestions  have  already  been  ad- 
vanced that  American  newsreels  can 
bar  all  French  scenes  in  retaliation 
and  that  producers  can  refuse  to  film 
French  stories,  but  these  have  not  ad- 
vanced beyond  the  tentative  stage. 

The  terms  of  the  decree  were  not 
known  in  detail  in  this  country  until 
late  last  week,  and  company  execu- 
tives are  discussing  it  in  general  terms 
before  formulating  any  definite  policy. 

It  is  believed  likely  that  the  State 
Department  will  be  asked  to  act. 


Anna  Sten  to  Do  "Witch" 

Anna  Sten's  next  picture  will  be 
made  for  C.  M.  Wolff  in  Hollywood, 
her  husband  Eugene  Frenke,  asserted 
yesterday  upon  his  arrival  on  the 
Normandic.  It  will  be  called  "The 
Witch"  and  will  be  directed  by  Frenke. 

United  Players  Prod,  is  the  com- 
pany name  for  which  the  picture  is 
being  made,  the  director  said.  Miss 
Sten  has  just  completed  under  her 
husband's  direction  "Woman  Alone." 
The  star  and  director  will  leave  for 
Hollywood  in  three  or  four  days 
After  making  "The  Witch,"  Miss  Sten 
will  return  to  London  in  September  to 
do  "Nina"  for  B.  &  D.  Frenke  de- 
clared that  "Nina"  was  a  successful 
stage  play  in  London. 


ITS  THE  FIRST 


ANNIVERSA 


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And  everybody's 
going  to  help  \ 


Warner  Bros* 


Celebrate 


THE  CRITICS  HAVE 
STARTED  IT! 


Listen  quietly*  please,  while  Hollywood's  top  trade 
previewers  deliver  a  few  well-chosen  cheers 
for  "a  gangster  story  that  leaves  all  predeces- 
sors so  far  behind  that  they'll  never  be  missed!' 


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AND  THAT'S  JUST  THE  START 
OF  THE  BIGGEST  BOX-OFFICE 
COMMOTION  SINCE  'G-MEN7! 

Watch  the  Trade  Papers! 
Watch  the  Newspapers! 
Watch  the  Ads! 
Watch  N.  Y.  This  Week! 

Watch  P hilly  on  the  30th! 
Watch  Baltimore  June  6th! 


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Watch 


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in 


JLLETS 5  BALLOTS 

with 

IN  BLONDELL  •  Barton  MacLane 


tnphrey  Bogart  *  Frank  McHugh 

Joseph  King  •  Richard  Pureed  -  George  E.  Stone  •  Joseph  Crehan  •  Henry  O'Neill 
Directed  by  William  Keighley  -  A  First  National  Picture 


WARNER  BROS.  Repeat  G-Men  Grosses  for  You! 

[maybe  increase  'em— who  knows?) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


12 


"Show  Boat" 


Philadelphia 
Top,  $22,500 


Philadelphia,  May  25. —  "Show 
Boat"  steamed  into  the  lead  this  week 
with  a  fine  $22,500  at  the  Stanley.  It 
was  held  for  a  second  week.  "One 
Rainy  Afternoon"  was  also  on  the 
right  side  of  the  ledger  with  $10,000 
for  its  first  week. 

Rest  of  the  town,  except  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  which  held  on  to 
$8,500  for  its  sixth  week  and  thus  ex- 
tended the  booking  for  one  or  two 
more  weeks,  was  off.  Matinee  trade 
all  over  town  was  light,  though  cool 
evenings  helped  the  grosses. 

"Golden  Arrow"  proved  weak  at 
the  Boyd  with  $9,500.  The  $5,700 
secured  for  the  revival  of  "G-Men" 
at  the  Stanton  was  deemed  satisfac- 
tory. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $87,500. 
Average  is  $79,560. 

Estimated    takings    for    the  week 
ending  May  21  : 
"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 
ALDTNE — (1,200).     40c-55c-65c,     7  clays. 
Gross:  $10,000.     (Average,  $8,160) 

"BIG   BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),     25c-40c-50c,     6  days. 
Gross:  $1,600.     (Average.  7  days,  $2,800) 
"THE  GOLDEN   ARROW"  (F.N.) 
BOYD— (2.400),   40c-55c,   7  days.  Gross: 
$9,500.     (Average,  $14,000) 
"THE    GREAT    ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 
CHESTNUT— (1,500),  55c-86c-$110-$l-65,  7 
days,  6th  week.    Gross:  $8,500. 

"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
EARLE— (2,000),     25c-40c-55c,     6  days. 
Stage:  Johnny  Green  and  Orchestra,  Shea 
&    Raymond,    Joy    Lynne,    Jerry  Adler. 
Gross:    $11,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Voice     of     Experience.     Paul     Remos  & 
Midgets;     Five     Rileys.      Gross:  $13,500. 
(Average.  $14,000) 

"TOO   MANY   PARENTS"  (Para.) 
KARLTON— (1,000),    25c-35c-40c,   7  davs. 
Gross:  $2,000.    (Average.  $4,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),    30c-40c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $3,200.     (Average.  $4,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
STANLEY— (3,700),      40c-55c.     7  days. 
Gross:  $22,500.     (Average,  $14,000) 
"G-MEN"  (W.B.) 
(Revival) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,700.     (Average,  $7,000) 


Small  Town"  Dual 


At  Omaha,  $5,100 

Omaha,  May  25.  —  "Small  Town 
Girl,"  on  a  dual  with  "Moonlight 
Murder,"  made  a  fine  showing  at  the 
Omaha  by  taking  $6,750,  over  normal 
by  $1,750.  Ideal  weather  and  strong- 
attractions  helped  business  all  along 
the  line. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  was  in  the 
money  at  $5,100,  up  by  $1,600,  at  the 
Brandeis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,050. 
Average  is  $16,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  20: 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,100.     (Average,  $3,500) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

OMAHA— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,750.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"DESIRE"  (Para.) 
"HERE    COMES   TROUBLE"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,200.     (Average,  $7,500) 


"Show  Boat" 


Los  Angeles 
Record  Maker 


Los  Angeles,  May  25.  —  "Show 
Boat"  set  some  new  season's  records 
here  in  two  spots  by  reaching  $10,- 
500,  which  was  practically  three  times 
the  normal  take,  at  the  Pantages, 
while  at  the  same  time  pulling  $9,400 
at  the  Hillstreet.  This  latter  gross 
was  $1,400  over  par. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  also  was  in 
the  money.  It  pulled  $17,000,  up  by 
$3,000,  at  Loew's  State,  and  $13,000 
at  the  Chinese.  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld" held  up  to  $14,500  in  its  fifth 
week  at  the  Carthay  Circle. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $100,- 
620.    Average  is  $105,750. 

Estimated  takings    for    the  week 
ending  May  20: 
"THE  GREAT   ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE— (1,518),  50c-$150, 
7  days,  5th  week.  Gross:  $14,500.  (Aver- 
age, $17,600) 

"UNDER    TWO    FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

CHINESE— (2,500),     30c-55c,      7  days. 
Gross:   $13,000.      (Average.  $12,500) 
"LAC  AUX  DAMES"  (Franco-American) 

FILM  ARTE— (800),  30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $1,300.    .  (Average,  $2,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 

4  STAR— (900),  30c-55c,  7  days,  3rd  week. 
Gross:  $2,800.      (Average.  $3,250) 

"PEG  OF  OLD  DRURY"   (B.  &  D.) 

GRAND  INTERNAT'L— (750),  35c-40c, 
first  3  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $620.  (Av- 
erage, $1,200) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,400.      (Average.  $8,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LOEW'S     STATE— (2,500).     30c-55c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $17,000.      (Average,  $14,000) 
"SHOW   BOAT"  (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $10,500.      (Average.  $3,200) 

"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),   30c-55c.   7  days. 
Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  Olsen  &  Tohnson. 
Gross:    $15,800.        (Average,  $18,000) 
"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.  N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)— (3,- 
000).  25c-40c,  7  days.    Gross:  $8,200.  (Aver- 
age. $14,000) 
"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.  N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)— (3,- 
400).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,500.  (Av- 
erage, $12,000) 


"Flags"  Smash  Hit 
Buffalo,  $13,000 

Buffalo,  May  25.  —  "Under  Two 
Flags"  was  the  downtown  leader 
here,  drawing  $13,800  to  the  Great 
Lakes.  The  figure  was  over  par  by 
$6,500.  The  picture  was  held  another 
week. 

Weather  for  the  period  was  gen- 
erally fair  and  warm.  "Winterset" 
offered  stiff  competition  at  the 
Erlanger  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday, 
playing  to  capacity  audiences. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$36,400.    Average  is  $38,400. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  16: 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

BUFFALO — (3.000),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
HIPPODROME — (2,500),  30c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $4,200.     (Average,  $7,300) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),  30c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $13,800.     (Average.  $7,300) 

"WOMAN  TRAP"  (Para.) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
CENTURY— (3,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,400.     (Average.  $5,800) 

"THE  GREAT  IMPERSONATION" 
(Univ.) 

"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 

LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$6,000.     (Average,  $6,000) 


Show  Goes  On 

Red  Oak,  la.,  May  25.— 
Frank  Good,  manager  of  the 
Iowana,  wouldn't  have  the 
biggest  Sunday  of  the  season 
ruined  just  because  fire  broke 
out  and  destroyed  the 
seventh  reel  of  "Wife  vs. 
Secretary."  The  house  was 
packed  and  the  first  show 
nearly  finished  when  a  reel 
was  ignited. 

As  soon  as  the  smoke 
cleared  the  show  went  on — 
minus  a  burned  reel.  The 
crowd  beefed,  but  stayed.  So 
did  the  crowds  for  subse- 
quent shows,  but  Good  was 
adamant.  He  wouldn't  have 
his  biggest  Sunday  wrecked 
just  because  one  reel  was 
missing  from  a  full  show. 

"Show  Boat"  Cincy 
Hit;  Gets  $12,000 

Cincinnati,  May  25. — One  of  the 
big  draws  in  an  otherwise  dull  week 
caused  by  heat  was  "Show  Boat" 
which  went  $2,000  over  par  for  a  take 
of  $12,000  at  the  RKO  Palace. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  at  $1.50  top, 
went  up  to  $14,000  in  its  first  week  at 
the  RKO  Capital  and  was  held  over. 

"Small  Town  Girl"  upped  average 
by  $100  on  the  third  downtown  week 
at  the  RKO  Grand  where  normal  is 
$2,750.  The  RKO  Family,  playing  a 
lull  instead  of  a  split  week,  did  $2,550 
with  "Silly  Billies,"  compared  with  a 
$2,450  normal  on  the  usual  split  week 
basis.  "Alias  Bulldog  Drummond"  and 
"The  Girl  from  Mandalay,"  on  a  dual 
bill  at  the  independent  Strand,  bal- 
anced the  average  of  $1,500.  The  other 
spots  didn't  come  within  hailing  dis- 
tance of  their  established  figures. 

Total  first  run  business,  exclusive  of 
the  RKO  Capitol,  was  $39,000.  Aver- 
age is  $60,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  20: 

"ALIAS  BULLDOG  DRUMMOND  (G.  B.) 
"THE   GIRL   FROM  MANDALAY" 
(Republic) 

STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.  (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"THE  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES" 
(Para.) 

RKO   ALBEE— (3,300),   35c-42c,   6  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.  (Average,  7  days,  $12,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

RKO  PALACE— (2,700),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $10,000.)  Moved 
to  RKO  Lyric. 

"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  SHUBERT— (2,150),  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Footlight  Follie."  Gross:  $7,200. 
(Average,  $12,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

RKO     CAPITOL— (2,000),  55c-83c-$1.10- 
$1.50,  7  days.  Gross:  $14,000.  Held  over. 
"THE   EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

RKO  LYRIC— (1,400).  35c-42c.  7  days,  2nd 
downtown  week.  Gross:  $3,800.  (Average, 
$6,500) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

RKO  GRAND— (1.200),  25c-40c,  7  days,  3rd 
downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,850.  (Average. 
$2,750) 

"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 

RKO  FAMILY— (1.000).  15c-25c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,550.  (Average,  for  split  week. 
$2,450) 

"THE  GOLDEN   ARROW"   (F.  N.) 

KEITH'S— (1,500).  30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.  (Average,  $6,500) 


"Devil  Doll"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  May  25. — M-G-M  has 
changed  the  title  of  "The  Witch  of 
Timbucktu"  to  "The  Devil  Doll." 
Lionel  Barrymore,  Maureen  O'Sulli- 
van  and  Frank  Lawton  head  the  cast. 
Sidney  Franklin  is  directing. 


"Show  Boat" 
Nabs  $6,500 
In  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee,  May  25. — "Show- 
Boat,"  playing  Fox's  Palace  on  the 
first  single  feature  program  booked 
into  the  first  runs  here  in  months, 
grossed  $6,500,  just  $1,500  above  par, 
in  an  otherwise  slow  and  spotty  week. 
With  the  exception  of  "Doughnuts  and 
Society"  on  the  screen  and  Earl  "Fa- 
ther" Hines'  band  on  the  Riverside- 
stage,  good  for  just  $200  above  the 
$5,000  average,  business  was  off. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  did  fairly  well 
for  itself  at  the  Davidson  with  a  $5,100 
take  for  13  performances.  First  sub- 
urban roadshow  engagement  of  "A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream"  May  22 
at  the  Avalon,  1,675-seat  south  side 
neighborhood  house,  and  the  Egyptian, 
1,500-seat  north  side  spot,  were  less 
than  $500  in  each  instance.  A  matinee 
and  evening  performance  were  given 
at  each  house  with  55  and  85-cent  ad- 
missions charged  for  the  former  and 
55c,  85c  and  $1.10  at  night.  Plans  are 
for  the  picture  to  go  into  the  Downer, 
for  a  day's  engagement  next  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,400. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  20: 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.  N.) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

WARNER— (2,400).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,400.  (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

PALACE— (2,800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.  (Average.  $5,000) 

'  DOUGHNUTS  AND  SOCIETY"  (Mascot) 

RIVERSIDE — (2.300),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Earl  "Father"  Hines  and  his  NBC 
orchestra,  Bill  Bailey,  O'Neil  and  Williams. 
Maurice  Mitchell.  Gross:  $5,200.  (Average, 
$5  000) 

"COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

WISCONSIN — (3,200),  25c-40c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.  (Average,  $8,000) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
'FARMER   IN   THE   DELL"  (Radio) 

STRAND— (1,400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,200  (extended  first  run  from  the  Warner) 

Week  Ending  May  23: 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

DAVIDSON— (1.500).  50c-$1.36.  7  days.  13 
performances.  Gross:  $5,100. 


Coast  Managers  Moved 

Los  Angeles,  May  25. — Shifts  in 
the  Warner  circuit  managerial  have 
just  been  made  here. 

Charlie  Martin,  manager  of  the 
Huntington  Park  house,  has  been 
moved  up  as  assistant  to  Dick  Owen, 
who  is  in  charge  of  engineering  and 
maintenance.  Harry  C.  Schlinker  has 
succeeded  him  as  manager.  Ray 
Averill  has  replaced  Cliff  Chellew  at 
the  Forum  and  Forest  McComber  has 
succeeded  Jerry  Cooper  at  Warners' 
Beverly.  Both  Chellew  and  Cooper 
have  resigned  from  the  organization. 


Boston  Critic  Is  III 

Boston,  May  25. — Elinor  Hughes 
motion  picture  editor  of  the  Boston 
Herald,  is  ill  at  the  Massachusetts 
Osteopathic  Hospital.  Thomas  Chase 
and  Al  Williams  are  substituting 


Hoffberg  Acquires  Film 

J.  H.  Hoffberg  Co.  have  acquired 
the  American  distribution  rights  to 
"Girl  from  Maxim's,"  produced  by 
Mundus  Films.  Arrangements  are  be- 
ing made  for  a  Broadway  showing. 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


"Dancing  as 
Re-Issue  Big 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  May  25. — The  arrival 
of  slightly  cooler  weather,  together 
with  the  fact  that  the  downtown 
houses  now  have  their  cooling  plants 
in  operation  for  the  first  time  since 
the  flood,  brought  some  improvement 
in  business  last  week.  "Dancing 
Lady,"  a  reissue,  on  a  double  bill  with 
"Special  Investigator,"  proved  the  talk 
of  the  town.  It  gave  the  Fifth  avenue 
house  $7,000,  the  best  gross  this  house 
has  collected  in  almost  a  year. 

At  the  Penn,  "These  Three" 
started  slowly  but  picked  up  briskly 
on  the  strength  of  fine  notices  and 
excellent  word-of -mouth  and  wound 
up  close  to  $12,000,  while  at  the  Stan- 
ley "Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  and  a 
stage  show  rang  up  a  fair  enough  $17,- 
000.  The  Alvin,  however,  had  tough 
sledding  with  "A  Message  to  Garcia" 
and  had  a  long  pull  to  get  even  a 
weak  $4,000. 

Downtown  Pittsburgh  is  now  down 
to  four  first  runs  and  it  looks  as  if 
this  situation  will  exist  now  until  at 
least  the  first  of  September. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $40,000. 
Average  is  $40,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  21 : 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

ALVIN— (2,000).  25c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$4,000.  (Average.  $5,000) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 

PENN— (3,300),    25-40c,    7    days.  Gross: 
$12,000.  (Average.  $12,000) 
'  LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

STANLEY— (3,600),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Wini  Shaw.  Jackie  Coogan.  Betty  Grable, 
Raymond  Wilbert,  Lew  Parker  &  Co.,  and 
the  Biltmorettes.  Gross:  $17,000.  (Average, 
$18,500) 

"DANCING  LADY"  (M-G-M) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

WARNER— (2,000).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,000.  (Average,  $5,000) 


"Deeds"  New  Haven 
Top;  Pulls  $4,500 

New  Haven,  May  25. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town,"  in  its  second  week  at 
the  College  and  on  a  dual  bill  with 
"Gentle  Julia,"  led  the  town  by  going 
nearly  100  per  cent  over  normal  for 
a  take  of  $4,500. 

"Show  Boat,"  single  featured  at  the 
Polo,  ran  up  to  $8,000,  over  normal 
by  $1,000,  and  "The  Case  of  Mrs. 
Ames"  and  "Florida  Special"  at  the 
Paramount  drew  well  on  a  take  of 
$5,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,600. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  22 : 

"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 

COLLEGE— (1.499).  35c-50c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Average,  $2,800) 
'  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES"  (Para.) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.348).  35c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,100.  (Average.  $4,800) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FOLI— (3,040),    35c-50c,    7    days.  Gross: 
$8,000.  (Average,  $7,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 
"THE  LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.  N.) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2.200),   35c-50c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average.  $4,700) 


"ShowBoat"Top  inDenver 
At  $9, 000 and  Is  Held  Over 


Denver,  May  25.  —  "Show  Boat" 
went  into  the  big  business  classifica- 
tion so  fast  that  holdouts  were  numer- 
ous at  the  Denver  during  the  week. 
The  gross  was  $9,000,  over  normal  by 
$1,500,  and  the  picture  was  moved  to 
the  Paramount  for  a  second  week. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  held  up  to 
$4,000  in  its  second  week  at  the  Broad- 
way. "Under  Two  Flags"  did  average 
business  in  its  third  and  last  week. 

Amusement  parks  and  perfect 
weather  were  competition  for  theatres. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,700. 
Average  is  $27,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  22: 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
"THE    FIRST    BABY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

ALADDIN— (1.500).  25c-40c-50c.  7  days, 
3rd  week  for  "Under  Two  Flags,"  having 


played  a  week  at  each  the  Denver  and 
Paramount.  Gross:  $3,000.  (Average, 
$3,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),  50c-75c-$l-$1.36,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
at  regular  prices,  $1,500) 

"TWO    SINNERS"  (Republic) 
"FEUD  OF  THE  WEST"  (First  Division) 

CENTER— (1.500),     15c-20c-25c,     4  days. 
Stage  show  (plays  revivals  rest  of  week.) 
Gross:  $1,200.    (Average,  for  4  days,  $1,500) 
"FLORIDA   SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500).  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"SHOWBOAT"  (Univ.) 

DENVER — (2.500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  band.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
$7,500) 

"THE   EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

ORPHEUM— (2.600).   25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.     (Average.  $6,000) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 
"BORN  TO  GLORY"  (G-B) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 


"Hour"  with 
"Robin  Hood" 
Boston  Lead 


T.  M.  Poe  to  Blockton 

Des  Moines,  May  25. — T.  M.  Poe 
has  been  named  manager  of  the 
Electric,  Blockton,  la. 


Boston,  May  25.— Top  honors  in 
a  week  marked  by  fair  and  warm 
weather  which  stimulated  outdoor  at- 
tractions went  to  "The  Unguarded 
Hour"  and  "Robin  Hood  of  El 
Dorado,"  playing  day  and  date  as  a 
dual  at  Loew:'s  Orpheum  and  State. 
At  the  former  the  $13,500  take  was 
above  normal  by  $500,  and  at  the 
latter  it  was  $15,000,  up  by  $3,000. 

"Champagne  Charlie,"  with  Rudy 
Vallee  and  his  band  on  the  stage  at 
the  Metropolitan,  went  to  $24,000, 
over  par  by  $2,000.  Other  first  runs 
were  weak. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $72,500. 
Average  is  $81,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  22  : 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

FENWAY  —  (1,382).  30c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,000.     (Average.  $4,500) 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 

KEITH'S  MEMORIAL— (2.907),  25c-65c, 
7  davs.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average.  $12,000) 
"THE   UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEWS  ORPHEUM— (2,970).  25c-55c,  7 
davs.    Gross:  $13,500.     (Average,  $13,000) 
"THE  UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEWS   STATE   —   (3,537),  25c-55c.  7 
davs.    Gross:  $15,000.     (Average.  $12,000) 
"CHAMPAGNE    CHARLIE"  (ZOth-Fox) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332),  35c-65c.  7 
days.     Stage:  Rudy  Vallee  and  his  Con- 
necticut Yankees.  Cvril  Smith.  Red  Stan- 
ley.   Gross:  $24,000.     (Average.  $22,000) 
"GENTLE  JULIA"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"FLORIDA   SPECIAL"  (ZOth-Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (1.793).   25c-50c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.     (Average.  $7,000) 
"KING  OF  THE   DAMNED"  (G.B.) 

"SILLY   BILLIES"  (Radio) 
RKO  BOSTON— (3,246),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,500.     (Average,  $11,000) 


Open  Frisco  President 

San  Francisco,  May  25. — Irving 
C.  Ackerman  has  opened  the  Presi- 
dent, former  legitimate  house,  at  popu- 
lar prices  with  subsequent  runs.  Ack- 
erman was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Ackerman  &  Harris.  He  re- 
cently joined  Julian  Harvey,  who  has 
a  circuit  in  a  number  of  small  Cali- 
fornia cities. 


"Bradford"  Is 
Seattle  Lead; 
Pulls  $7,850 


Seattle,  May  25.— "The  Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford"  made  the  best  showing  in 
a  dull  week  here  by  getting  $7,850,  up 
by  $850,  at  the  Fifth  Avenue.  It  was 
moved  to  the  Blue  Mouse  for  an  ex- 
tended run. 

The  second  week  of  "Under  Two 
Flags"  was  good  at  $4,100  in  the 
Music  Box  on  an  extended  run  from 
the  Fifth  Avenue. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,250. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  19: 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 

BLUE     MOUSE— (950).     25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,850.    (Average.  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY — (1,800).  15c-25c-40c-55c,  7 
days,  6th  week.  Gross:  $3,900.  (Average, 
$4,000) 

"UNDER    TWO    FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue. 
Gross:  $4,100.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

"BIG   BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 
ORPHEUM— (2.450),   25c-30c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,350.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
"TWO  IN  REVOLT"  (Radio) 
"FLASH  GORDON"  (Univ.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3.050).      20c-25c-30c.  7 
days.    Stage:  Jimmie  Allen  in  person  and 
^rd  week  of  Jay  Clarke,  mentalist.  Gross: 
$4,950.    (Average.  $5,000) 

"HERE    COMES    TROUBLE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

REX— (1,500),  20c-25c-30c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Three  St.  Johns. 
Gross:  $2,900.    (Average,  $3,500) 


Powell  Heads  "Diggers" 

Hollywood,  May  25. — Dick  Powell 
will  head  the  cast  of  Warners  "Gold 
Diggers  of  1937."  Tom  Reed  is  cur- 
rently working  on  the  script  which 
will  be  a  screen  adaptation  of  the 
New  York  Musical,  "Sweet  Mystery 
of  Life." 


Beachler,  Pickett  Shift 

Grand  Island,  Neb.,  May  25. — 
Jack  Beachler,  manager  of  the  Ma- 
jestic for  A.  H.  Blank,  will  exchange 
jobs  with  James  Pickett,  manager  of 
the  Strand  at  Hastings. 


"Murder"  and 
Cantor's  Show 
Cleveland  Hit 


Cleveland,  May  25. — Eddie  Cantor 
with  his  radio  show,  including  Parkya- 
karkus  and  Bobby  Breen,  was  a  wow 
at  the  RKO  Palace  on  the  bill  with 
"Murder  on  the  Bridle  Path,"  boosting 
the  $15,000  weekly  average  to  $30,000. 

"The  Walking  Dead"  more  than 
doubled  the  usual  Allen  take  with  a 
gross  of  $7,250. 

"Show  Boat"  bettered  the  Warners' 
Hippodrome  $8,000  par  by  $2,500,  fin- 
ishing the  run  with  $10,500. 

"Small  Town  Girl"  at  Loew's  State 
finished  the  week  with  $15,000,  which 
is  $3,000  above  par.  "The  Sky  Pa- 
rade" at  Loew's  Stillman  dropped 
from  the  $4,000  average  to  $3,300. 

The  weather  was  cool  and  there  was 
little  outside  competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $66,500. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ings May  22: 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 

ALLEN — (3,300),  30c-35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,250.  (Average,  $3,000) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S   STATE— (3,400),   30c-35c-42c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  25c-35c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $3,300.  (Average.  $4,000) 
"MURDER   ON    THE   BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Eddie  Cantor  with  his  radio 
show  including  Parkyakarkus,  Bobby  Breen 
and  Jimmy  Wallington.  Gross:  $30,000. 
(Average,  $15,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c- 
35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $10,500.  (Average, 
$8,000) 


"Soldier,"  Show, 
Oklahoma  Leaders 

Oklahoma  City,  May  25. — "Pro- 
fessional Soldier,"  at  the  Liberty  for 
four  days  with  a  stage  show,  was  the 
only  attraction  to  make  much  of  a 
showing  in  the  heat  wave  here.  The 
take  was  $2,300.  Average  for  seven 
days  is  $3,000. 

"I  Married  a  Doctor"  made  the 
grade  at  the  Capitol  by  getting  $2,000, 
but  elsewhere  business  was  pretty  dull. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $11,480. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  23 : 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 

CRITERION— (1,700).     10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $4,000.   (Average,  $5,000) 
"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"   (F.  N.) 

MIDWEST— (1,500).  10c-20c-26c-36c-56c,  6 
days.  Gross:  $2,400.  (Average,  $4,000) 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.  B.) 

CAPITOL— (1.200),    10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $2,000.   (Average.  $2,000) 
"PROFESSIONAL  SOLDIER"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LIBERTY—  (1.500).  10c-20c-26c-41c,  4  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.  Gross:  $2,300.  (Average 
for  week,  $3,000) 

"DRIFT  FENCE"  (Para.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c.  3  days. 
Gross:  $780.   (Average  for   week,  $3,000) 


Mrs.  Oliver  to  Continue 

Cleveland.  May  25. — Oliver  Thea- 
tre Supply,  Inc.,  will  continue  under 
the  management  of  Mrs.  Oliver,  who, 
sinee  the  recent  death  of  her  hus- 
band, has  expanded  the  business  by 
taking  over  the  local  agency  of  the 
complete  sound  equipment  line  manu- 
factured by  the  Weber  Machine  Corp., 
of  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


14 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


"Deeds"  Pulls 
$6,300 Second 
Capital  Week 


Washington,  May  25. — Return  en- 
gagements and  extended  runs  topped 
Washington  last  week  as  the  first 
real  summer  weather  arrived.  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town,"  in  its  third 
week  of  the  continued  run  at  the 
Metropolitan,  took  $6,300,  to  top  the 
first  week  average  by  $2,000. 

A  return  engagement  of  "Captain 
January"  at  Loew's  Columbia  took 
$4,000,  going  over  the  first  week 
average  by  $400. 

Outstanding  first  run  of  the  week 
was  that  of  "The  Ex-Mrs.  Brad- 
ford" at  RKO-Keith's,  which  gar- 
nered $12,500  on  a  nine-day  run, 
$11,100  of  which  came  in  during  the 
first  seven  days,  $1,400  on  the  last 
two.  The  seven-day  average  is 
$10,600. 

Total     first     run     business  was 
$72,100.    Average  is  $76,700. 
Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 
Week  Ending  May  14: 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

EARLE—  (2.218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Ted  Fio-Rito  &  Orchestra,  Muzzy  Mar- 
cellino.  Three  Debutantes,  Stanley  Hick- 
man, "Candy."  Gross:  $17,000.  (Average, 
$18,400) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c.  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $4,000. 
(Average,  first  run,  $3,600 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Mitchell  &  Durant;  Fred  East 
Trio;  Capt.  Willie  Mause;  Bryant,  Raines 
&  Young.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 
$20,900) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

LOEW'S    PALACE— (2,370),    35c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $11,500.    (Average.  $15,900) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1.591),  25c-40c,  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6,300.  (Average, 
first   run,  $4,300) 

Nine  Days  Ending  May  14: 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  9  davs. 
Gross:  $12,500.  (First  7  days,  $11,100;  last 
2  days,  $1,400)  (Average,  seven  days, 
$10,600) 

Week  Ending  May  15: 

"ECSTASY"  (Eureka) 

BELASCO— (1,140),  25c-65c,  7  days,  3rd 
week.  Gross:  $5,800.  (Average,  first  week, 
$3,000) 


M-G-M  Golf  Set  June  21 

Hollywood,  May  25. — The  annual 
M-G-M  studio  golf  tournament  will 
be  held  at  the  Rancho  Golf  Club  June 
21.  The  committee  selected  that  date 
because  it  is  the  longest  day  in  the 
year,  and  all  possible  daylight  is 
needed  to  permit  the  contestants  to 
get  off.  Matches  will  start  at  4:45 
A.  M.  Harry  Rapf  is  chairman  of 
the  committee,  and  E.  J.  Mannix  will 
act  as  handicapper. 


Heisler  Made  Director 

Hollywood,  May  25.  —  Stewart 
Heisler,  formerly  head  cutter  for 
Samuel  Goldwyn,  and  more  recently 
in  the  Paramount  cutting  department, 
has  been  made  a  director  at  that  stu- 
dio. Heisler  will  direct  "Johnny  Gets 
His  Gun." 


Building  Canadian  House 

Toronto,  May  25. — Famous  Play- 
ers Canadian  Corp.  is  continuing  its 
expansion.  Work  has  started  on  the 
construction  of  a  new  theatre  in  Hull, 
Quebec,  which  will  cost  $100,000,  and 
is  scheduled  to  be  ready  for  operation 
late  in  the  fall. 


"Deeds"  2nd  Week 
Lead  in  Portland 


Portland,  May  25. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town,"  in  its  second  week  at 
Paramount,  with  "Till  We  Meet 
Again,"  annexed  $6,000,  over  average 
by  $1,000. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  also  was  given 
a  second  week  at  the  Mayfair,  and 
grossed  $6,000,  over  average  due  to 
roadshow  prices  by  $3,000. 

In  its  initial  week  at  the  Orpheum, 
"Under  Two  Flags"  had  a  take  of  $8,- 
000,  above  par  by  $3,000. 

Total  first  run_business  was  $36,200. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  16: 

"SINGING  KID"  (F.N.) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,500.    (Average,  $5,000} 

"WHIPSAW"  (M-G-M) 
"TALE  OF  TWO  CITIES"  (MGM) 
(2nd  Run) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700),  20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,700.    (Average,  $1,700! 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

MAYFAIR— (1,700),  55c-$1.85,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (zOth-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (1,700),   30c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

"  'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 


Deeds"  a  $10,000 
Hit  in  Providence 


Providence,  May  25. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  smashed  its  way  to  a 
$10,000  gross  at  the  Strand,  over 
average  by  $3,500. 

The  Majestic  was  the  only  other 
house  to  reach  par  with  "Show  Boat" 
which  caught  $8,000  and  _was  held 
over.    House  average  is  $7,000. 

"Robin  Hood  of  El  Dorado"  did 
$8,000  at  Loew  State,  under  by  $4,000 
and  the  RKO  Albee  was  $500  down 
from  the  average  take  of  $7,000  with 
"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  and  "Two 
in  Revolt."  "August  Week-End"  and 
a  revue  at  Fay's  did  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,500. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  21 : 

"SHOW   BOAT"  (Univ.) 

MA  TESTIC— (2,400).  15c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.  (Average.  $7,000) 
"AUGUST  WEEK-ENDS"  (Chesterfield) 
FAYS—  (1.600),  15c-40c.  7  days.  Stage: 
"Truckin's  Parade  Revue."  Gross:  $6,000. 
(Average.  $7,000) 

"ROBIN   HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 
"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S     STATE — (3,800) ,     15c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE   EX-MRS.   BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
"TWO  IN  REVOLT"  (Radio) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2.300).    15c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $7,000) 
"MR.   DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

STRAND— (2,300).  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,000.    (Average,  $6,500) 


"Unguarded," 
Bowes  Unit, 
Detroit  Wow 


Detroit,  May  25. — "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  with  a  Major  Bowes  amateur 
unit  on  the  stage,  was  something  of 
a  sensation  at  the  Michigan,  the  take 
going  $5,600  over  normal  for  a  total 
of  $25,600. 

"Under  Two  Flags,"  with  Benny 
Meroff  and  his  band  on  the  stage, 
garnered  $22,300  at  the  Fox.  This  was 
up  by  $2,300.  Other  houses  were 
hard  hit  by  the  competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $66,- 
800.   Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  21 : 

"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 
"HERE  COMES  TROUBLE"  (20th-Fox) 

ADAMS— (1.770).  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,400.    (Average.  $5,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (5.100).    15c-75c.    7   days.  Stage: 
Bennv  Meroff  band  and  vaudeville.  Gross: 
$22,300.    (Average.  $20,000) 
"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

MICHIGAN— (4.100).  15c-75c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Major  Bowes  amateurs.  Gross: 
$25,600.    (Average.  $20,000) 

"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

STATE— (3.000).  10c-40c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED    ARTISTS— (2.070).  ~15c-65c.  7 
days.     Gross:  $5,200.     (Average.  $10,000) 
"DANCING  PIRATES"  (Radio) 

RKO  DOWNTOWN — (2.950) .  15c-65c.  7 
days.     Gross:  $6,300.     (Average.  $10,000) 


Finish  T.V.  A.  Picture 

Washington,  May  25. — The  U.  S. 
Dept.  of  Agriculture  has  completed 
"Norris  Dam,"  three-reel  silent  film 
on  the  T.  V.  A.  project,  showing  in 
detail  the  construction  of  the  engineer- 
ing development.  The  film  is  avail- 
able in  either  16  mm.  or  35  mm.  prints. 


"Things"  Is 
$12,500  Hit 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  May  25. — "Things  to 
Come"  was  an  outstanding  hit  at  the 
Ambassador,  closing  a  nine-day  run 
on  May  14  with  a  gross  of  $12,500, 
which  is  about  $2,500  above  par. 

"Under  Two  Flags"  in  its  second 
week  at  Loew's  continued  a  winner 
with  a  take  of  $9,800,  topping  average 
by  $800.  Its  opening  week  it  set  a 
season  record  with  a  gross  of  $17,450. 

These  two  were  the  only  profit 
makers  in  a  fair  business  week. 
Weather  on  the  whole  was  favorable. 
The  opposition  included  a  concert  by 
the  Philadelphia  Symphony  Orchestra 
at  the  Municipal  Auditorium. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,900. 
Average  is  $46,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  14: 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 

AMBASSADOR  — (3,018),    25c-35c-40c.  9 
days.    Gross:  $12,500.    (Average,  $10,000) 
"DEVIL'S  SQUADRON"  (Col.) 
"THE  HARVESTER"  (Republic) 

BOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,900.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEWS  —  (3,162),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $9,800.    (Average.  $9,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 

ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $8,500) 

"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
"PREVIEW  MURDER  MYSTERY" 
(Para.) 

SHUBERT-RJALTO— (1.723),  25c-35c-55c. 
7  days.    Gross:  $6,200.    (Average.  $6,500) 


Elliot  Norton  a  Father 

Boston,  May  25. — Elliot  Norton, 
dramatic  editor  of  the  Boston  Post,  is 
the  father  of  a  baby  girl,  Eden 
Norton. 


"Flags"  Hits 
$19,000  Top, 
San  Francisco 


San  Francisco,  May  25. — "Under 
Two  Flags"  ran  away  with  the  big 
money  here  on  the  week  by  pulling 
$19,000  to  the  Warfield.  This  topped 
par  by  $4,000. 

"The  Unguarded  Hour"  and  "Sky 
Parade"  were  good  for  $12,000  at  the 
Paramount,  over  par  by  $500.  In  its 
fifth  week  at  the  Orpheum  "Mr. 
Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  was  still  going 
strong  at  $7,000.  "These  Three" 
dropped  off  to  $8,000  in  its  second 
week  at  the  United  Artists.  "Cap- 
tain January"  and  "The  Country 
Beyond"  ran  over  normal  by  $1,000 
for  a  total  of  $8,000  at  the  St. 
Francis. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$89,700.    Average  is  $83,800. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  14 : 

Week  Ending  May  12: 

"SPECIAL   INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

_  GOLDEN  GATE— (2.680),  15c-25c-40c-55c. 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Stage:  "Folies  de  Paris." 
Gross:  $15,000.  (Average.  $14,500) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 
UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  15c-25c-40c- 
55c,  7  days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,000. 
'Average.  $9,000) 

Week  Ending  May  13: 

"MARIHUANA"  (Roadshow  Att.) 

EMBASSY-(1.400).  15c-25c-35c.  7  days. 
3rd  week.  Gross:  $3,000.  (Average,  $3,000) 
"MR.   DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

ORPHEUM— (2.440),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  5th  week.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average, 
$6,800) 

"UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.740).  15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $12,000.     (Average.  $11,500) 

Week  Ending  May  14: 
"LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.N.) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

FOX— (5.000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,800.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

ST.   FRANCIS-(1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

WARFIELD— (2,680).  15c-30c-35c-40c  7 
days.    Gross:  $19,000.     (Average.  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  May  15: 

"HALSINGAR"  (Scandinavian) 

CLAY — (400),  15c-35c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$900.     'Average.  $1,000) 

"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

GEARY  —  (1,400),  55c-85c-$1.10-$1.6S,  7 
days.  5th  week.    Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 

$10,000)  S 


Ask  Kenosha  Foreclosure 

Kenosha,  Wis.,  May  25.  —  Fore- 
closure proceedings  have  been  started 
with  a  request  for  appointment  of  a 
receiver  by  Chris  Schroeer  &  Son  Co. 
and  Alonzo  H.  Wilkinson,  joint 
trustees,  against  the  Orpheum  theatre 
building. 

The  action  is  directed  against  the 
Kenosha  Orpheum  Theatre  Co.,  Mid- 
west Theatres,  Inc..  Walter  M.  Burke 
and  joseph  G.  Rhode.  It  charges  that 
$125,000  in  bonds  are  in  default  and 
that  taxes  are  overdue.  Saxe  Amuse- 
ment Management  Co.,  Inc.,  has  been 
operating  the  house. 


Dunn  for  "Hippodrome" 

Hollywood,  May  25.— Jack  Dunn, 
recipient  of  a  long  term  Universal 
contract,  has  been  cast  for  the  ro- 
mantic male  lead  in  "Hippodrome," 
musical  spectacle  which  "U"  will  pro- 
duce next  season.  At  the  present 
time  Dunn  is  the  skating  partner  of 
Sonja_  Henie,  Norwegian  Olympic 
champion. 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Fauntleroy"  Hits 
$10,500,  Montreal 

Montreal,  May  25.  —  "Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy,"  heading  a  twin  bill  at 
the  Princess,  grossed  $10,500,  over 
par  by  $3,500,  and  was  held. 

Another  nice  figure  was  registered 
with  "Petticoat  Fever,"  which  took 
SI 0,500  at  the  Capitol,  this  being  the 
first  feature  of  the  dual  card.  Second 
week  of  "Under  Two  Flags"  at  the 
Palace  meant  $9,000  after  a  first 
week's  $14,000. 

Loew's  dropped  to  summer  prices, 
but  made  average  of  $10,500  on  two 
screen  attractions  and  a  stage  show, 
the  headliner  being  "Love  Before 
Breakfast." 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$47,000.    Average  is  $49,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  16: 

"PETTICOAT  FEVER"  (M-G-M) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th- Fox) 

CAPITOL — (2,547),    25c-35c-4Oc-50c-6Oc,  7 
days.    Gross:  $10,500.    (Average,  $9,500) 
"THE   LAND   OF  PROMISE" 
(Urim-Palestine) 
HIS  MAJESTY'S — (1,700),     35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  $7,500) 
"VALSE   ETERNEI  .1  ,F."  (French) 
IMPERIAL  —  (1,914),  15c-20c-25c-34c,  7 
days.    Stage:  "L'Ame  de  Mozart."  Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"LOVE  BEFORE  BREAKFAST"  (Univ.) 
"THE  FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
LOEW'S— (3,115),  25c-34c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:    "Sirens    in    Silk    Revue.''  Gross: 
$10,500.     (Average,  $10,500) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
PALACE—  (2,600),    25c-35c-40c-50c-65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $9,000.  First  week, 
$14,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.A.) 
"CHATTERBOX"  (Radio) 
PRINCESS—  (2.272).  25c-30c-35c-50c-65c,  7 
days.     Gross:    $10,500.     (Average,  $7,000) 
Held  over. 


Circuit  Takes  Fourth 

Lincoln*,  May  25. — The  new  West- 
ern Theatre  Enterprises  circuit,  with 
headquarters  at  Grand  Island,  has 
taken  over  the  Newman  at  Newman 
Grove,  Neb.,  bringing  the  circuit's 
total  to  four  houses,  all  in  Nebraska. 
The  circuit  is  headed  by  William 
Voungclaus,  in  association  with 
Lloyd  Thompson. 


Asks  Receiver's  Ouster 

Toledo,  May  25. — Testimony  has 
been  heard  by  Judge  Robert  Gosline, 
here,  on  the  demand  of  Conrad  Netter, 
a  creditor,  asking  removal  of  Carl 
Miller  as  receiver  of  Town  Theatres, 
Inc.,  of  which  Jack  O'Connell  is 
president.  The  Town  Theatre  inter- 
e>ts  formerly  operated  the  Capitol. 


In  South  America  Post 

New  Haven,  May  25. — David  Gold- 
enberg,  assistant  manager  of  the  Poli 
in  Waterbury,  and  former  manager  of 
the  Empire  in  London,  has  been  as- 
signed to  a  Loew  house  in  South 
America.  Al  Weir,  assistant  at  the 
Poli  here,  has  replaced  Goldenberg, 
who  was  tendered  a  farewell  dinner. 


Eight  Film  Teams  Play 

Results  of  the  most  recent  games  in 
the  M.  P.  Baseball  League  were : 
Loew's  M-G-M  17,  Consolidated,  5 ; 
Skouras,  10,  RKO.  2;  Columbia,  12, 
NBC,  3:  Music  Hall,  4,  Paramount  1. 


Joins  Morris  Agency 

Mildred  Webber,  former  Warner 
talent  scout,  has  joined  the  William 
Morris  Agency,  heading  a  new-  depart- 
ment designed  to  discover  and  develop 
new  stage  and  screen  talent. 


"These  Three"  Top 
As  Lincoln  Slumps 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  May  25. — Heat  hit 
grosses  the  past  week.  "These  Three," 
the  hope  of  the  street,  faded  into  a 
$3,100  on  a  six-day  stay,  which  is  just 
a  little  over  average  for  the  Stuart. 

"Message  to  Garcia"  went  begging 
at  the  Lincoln  and  tallied  only  $1,900 
at  the  finish,  $300  down. 

"Rhodes"  took  a  whipping  at  the 
Varsity  with  §900,  $400  below  par,  and 
the  Orpheum  on  nine  days  with 
"Shark  Island,"  "Silly  Billies"  and  a 
stage  show  gathered  $2,300,  barely 
$200  above  the  seven-day  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $9,150. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  20: 

"TRIGGER  TOM"  (Reliable) 
"BLACK  FURY"  (F.  N.) 
"CHARLIE   CHAN    AT   THE  CIRCUS" 
(20th-Fox) 
"ALWAYS   TOMORROW"  (Univ.) 
LIBERTY — (1,200),  10c-15c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$950.  (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 

LINCOLN— (1,600),    10c-20c-25c,    7  davs. 
Gross:  $1,900.  (Average,  $2,200) 
"RHODES"   (G.  B.) 
VARSITY— (1,100),    10c-20c-25c,    7  days. 
Gross  $900.  (Average,  $1,300) 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.  A.) 
STl'ART— (2,000),     10c-25c-40c.    6  davs. 
Gross:  $3,100.  (Average.  7  davs,  $3,100) 
"SILLY  BILLIES"  (Radio) 
"PRISONER  OF  SHARK  ISLAND" 
(20th-  Fox) 
"METROPOLITAN"  (20th-Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (1,350),     10c-15c-20c-25c,  9 
davs.    Gross:    $2,300    (seven-dav  average, 
$2,100) 

Film  Delivery  Case 
Up  May  28,  Detroit 

Detroit,  May  25. — Hearing  on  the 
long  delayed  suit  of  Film  Truck  Ser- 
vice Co.  against  the  Independent 
Theatre  Owners,  Inc.,  to  secure  an 
injunction  to  prevent  members  of  the 
association  from  delivering  their  own 
film  has  been  set  for  May  28. 

The  plaintiff  secured  an  injunction 
Aug.  18  preventing  the  exhibitors 
from  securing  new  members.  The  de- 
fendants asked  that  the  case  be  ad- 
vanced, but  were  unable  to  do  so  until 
all  the  defendants  had  been  served. 


Has  20th  Anniversary 

Salt  Lake  City,  May  25. — W.  F. 
Shipley  is  celebrating  the  20th  anni- 
versary of  the  Gem.  The  house  has 
been  under  one  management  during 
all  this  period.  Shipley  recently  had 
it  renovated  and  redecorated  and  at 
the  same  time  installed  a  new  venti- 
lating system. 


Win  Manager  Contest 

Des  Moines,  May  25. — John  Mc- 
Kay, manager  of  the  Garden  in 
Davenport,  Iowa,  and  Ray  Werni- 
mont,  manager  of  the  Spencer  at  Rock 
Island,  111.,  tied  for  first  place  in  the 
fifth  week  of  the  Tri-States  contest. 


Pizor  on  Bank  Board 

Philadelphia,  May  25. — Lewen 
Pizor,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern 
New  Jersey  and  Delaware,  has  been 
elected  to  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Broad  Street  Trust  Co.,  here. 


Ewald  Named  Club  Head 

Salt  Lake  City,  May  25. — Fred- 
erick J.  Ewald,  treasurer  of  Inter- 
mountain  Theatres,  Inc.,  has  been 
elected  president  of  the  Orpheus  Club. 


"Hell  Ship"  Gets 
$3,000  in  Houston 

Houston,  May  25. — "Hell  Ship 
Morgan"  turned  in  the  best  showing  of 
the  week  by  garnering  $3,000  in  three 
days  at  the  Kirby,  where  average  for 
a  week  is  $5,000. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  ran  up  to 
$9,500  on  the  week.  This  topped  nor- 
mal by  $2,500. 

In  the  second  week  at  Loew's  State 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  had  a  take  of 
$6,000  at  prices  from  50c  to  $1.50.  This 
is  $500  under  the  $7,000  weekly  aver- 
age at  regular  prices.  "Things  to 
Come"  also  fell  under  par  at  the  Ma- 
jestic, taking  $6,500.  Average  is  $7,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,- 
500.  Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  21 : 

"HELLSHIP   MORGAN"  (Col.) 

KIRBY— (1.450),  15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$3,000.  (Average,  7  days.  $5,000) 

"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.  B.) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  7  days.  Bank 
Night.  Gross:  $1,000.  (Average,  7  days, 
$5,000) 

"WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

KIRBY— (1,450),    15c-35c,    1    day.  Bank 
$1,500.  (Average,  7  davs.  $5,000) 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,750),  50c-$1.50,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$7,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 

MAJESTIC— (2,250),     25c-50c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.  (Average,  $7,000) 
"THE   EX-MRS.   BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

METROPOLITAN— (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $9,500.  (Average,  $7,000) 


Incorporate  Two  Firms 

Sacramento,  May  25.  —  Herman 
Bernie,  Inc.,  has  been  incorporated 
here  as  a  talent  and  literary  agent  and 
to  produce  and  distribute  pictures.  Di- 
rectors are  listed  as  E.  J.  Osborne, 
Jean  Rolston,  N.  Joseph  Rose.  Capi- 
tal is  listed  at  $15,000,  with  150  $100 
par  shares.  Also  incoprorated  was 
Cinegraphic  Corp.,  to  operate  theatres 
and  produce  pictures.  Directors  are 
H.  V.  and  A.  B.  Hoagland  and  A.  B. 
Redding. 


Charter  Railway  Cinema 

Dover,  May  25. — Railway  Cinema 
Corp.  has  been  formed  here  with  a 
capitalization  of  $200,000  and  10,000 
shares  of  no  par  value.  Incorporators 
are  Paula  Ceinza,  Alary  Padlin  and 
Anna  Marie  Willenbrock. 

International  Filmbook  Corp.  of 
New  York  has  increased  its  capital 
stock  from  1,000  shares  to  1,250  shares, 
no  par  value. 


South  Town  in  Missouri 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  May  25. — 
The  South  Tow-n  Theatre  Corp.  of 
Kansas  City,  Kan.,  has  been  author- 
ized by  the  Secretary  of  State  to 
operate  in  Missouri  as  a  foreign 
corporation. 


Charter  Coast  Firm 

Sacramento,  May  25.  —  Interna- 
tional Educational  Films  of  Los 
Angeles  has  been  incorporated  here. 
Directors  are  Charles  E.  Hewing, 
Warren  S.  Hewing  and  Harris  An- 
derson of  Los  Angeles,  Cecil  E.  May 
of  Long  Beach  and  John  T.  Harms 
of  San  Pedro.  The  firm  listed  1,000 
no  par  shares. 


Form  Edinburg  Theatre 

Edinburg,  Tex.,  May  25.  —  Edin- 
burg Theatre  Co.,  Inc.,  capitalized  at 
$5,000,  has  been  granted  a  State  char- 
ter. The  incorporators  include  Louis 
Baxley,  Fred  Hansen  and  Katherine 
Baxley. 


15 

Protest  Carnivals 
On  Sundays  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  May  25. — The  pro- 
posed amendment  to  the  city  ordinance 
which  would  permit  Sunday  showing 
of  circuses,  carnivals,  medicine  shows 
and  the  like  has  been  taken  under  ad- 
visement by  the  Finance  Committee 
of  the  City  Council.  Representatives 
of  the  city's  more  than  50  theatres 
objected  strenuously  to  the  amendment. 

It  is  to  the  operation  on  Sundays 
of  carnivals  that  the  theatremen  ob- 
ject in  particular.  Martin  Finkel- 
stein,  city  manager  for  Fox  Midwest, 
declared  that  40  per  cent  of  any  week's 
attendance  total  is  obtained  on  Sun- 
day. Other  theatre  operators  made 
similar  statements  in  protest  against 
the  proposed  ordinance.  They  also 
pointed  out  that  the  promiscuous 
showing  of  carnivals  would  tend  to 
cause  the  neighborhoods  of  the  shows 
to  deteriorate. 


St.  Leger  Will  Direct 

Denver,  May  25. — The  annual  Cen- 
tral City  revival  held  in  the  Opera 
House  at  Central  City,  will  this  year 
be  directed  by  Frank  St.  Leger,  who 
also  directed  last  year. 

Gilbert  and  Sullivan's  "Gondoliers" 
is  to  be  presented.  St.  Leger  is  mak- 
ing negotiations  with  several  famous 
singers  for  leading  roles,  but  the 
chorus  will  be  mostly  local  talent. 
Dates  for  the  festival  are  not  set. 


Form  New  Exchanges 

Los  Angeles,  May  25. — Ray  Olm- 
stead  and  Howard  Stubbins  have 
formed  a  partnership  to  operate  inde- 
pendent exchanges  here  and  in  San 
Francisco,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Olmstead  &  Stubbins,  Inc.  They 
have  not  lined  up  any  product  as  yet. 


Hirliman  Signs  Lewis 

Hollywood,  May  25. — Joseph  H. 
Lewis,  formerly  with  Republic,  has 
been  signed  by  George  Hirliman  to  a 
one-year  contract  as  supervising  edi- 
tor. Lewis  will  report  for  duty  at 
Pathe  studios  June  1. 


Book  Now 

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Now  playing  at  the  55th 
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where  hundreds  are  being 
turned  away  daily. 

CRITICS  RAVE  ABOUT  IT— 

the  most  unusual  picture  of  the 
year. 

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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Cattle  Thief" 

( Columbia) 

A  western  with  enough  novel  twists  to  provide  suitable  diversion  for 
outdoor  fans.  The  plot  limps  along  at  times,  but  finishes  coherently. 

Ken  Maynard  plays  an  undercover  representative  of  a  cattlemen's 
association  who  is  on  the  trail  of  a  racketeering  syndicate.  In  the  guise 
of  a  wandering  peddler  he  moves  about  the  range  with  Tarzan  installed 
in  the  interior  of  his  wagon.  From  convenient  spots  he  sallies  forth  and 
gets  the  required  information  playing  two  games  until  the  time  is  ripe 
to  strike  and  settle  accounts.  The  action  is  suitably  woven  into  the 
narrative  and  the  characterization  of  Maynard  as  the  peddler  gives  the 
piece  some  genuine  humorous  moments. 

Geneva  Mitchell,  as  a  nurse,  emotes  opposite  Maynard.  Also  in  the 
cast  are  Ward  Bond  and  Roy  Williams,  who  give  adequate  support. 

The  screen  play  is  by  Nate  Gatzler  from  an  original  by  J.  A.  Duffy. 
Spencer  Gordon  Bennet  directed.  He  brings  all  the  entertainment  possi- 
bilities out.  Herbert  Kirkpatrick's  photography  effectively  projects  the 
action  and  movement  against  picturesque  backgrounds. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,940.  Running  time,  57  minutes.  "G." 


"Raggen-det  ar  Jag  det" 

(  Scandinavian  Pic  hires) 

A  Swedish  film,  with  all-Swedish  dialogue  and  no  English  subtitles, 
this  appears  a  lively  comedy,  which  should  be  sold  with  no  difficulty  by 
the  exhibitor  whose  patronage  numbers  people  understanding  the  lan- 
guage. 

Chiefly  by  reason  of  the  lack  of  subtitles,  there  is  little  in  the  film 
which  should  register  an  appeal  with  the  average  American  audience, 
since  the  story  presents  nothing  outstanding,  and  the  performances,  al- 
though definitely  satisfactory,  offer  nothing  which  is  unusual. 

The  story  concerns  a  group  of  attractive  girls  who,  headed  by  Raggen, 
eldest  of  many  daughters  of  a  college  professor,  form  a  pact  under 
which  they  will  not  permit  themselves  to  be  kissed,  and  will  not  marry 
anyone.  The  moment  the  pact  is  completed,  with  spring  in  the  air  and 
romance  hovering  about,  the  girls  proceed  to  break  the  agreement  one 
after  the  other,  with  Raggen,  the  ringleader,  succumbing,  rushing  to 
Paris  to  escape,  and  falling  in  love  again. 

S.  Bauman  directed  from  a  novel  by  Gunnar  Widegren. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  85  min- 
utes. "G." 

"Bullets  and  Ballots,"  which  opens  at  the  Strand  today,  was  previewed 
from  Hollyiuood  May  15. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford,"  opening  at  the  Rivoli  tomorrow,  likezvise  was 
covered  from  on  the  coast  April  21. 


16 

London  Paramount' s 
Bookings  Cause  Stir 

London,  May  15.  —  Use  of  the 
Paramount,  Tottenham  Court  Road, 
as  a  pre-release  house  is  causing  con- 
troversy here.  Situated  a  few  hun- 
dred yards  from  the  Dominion,  run  by 
Gaumont  British  as  a  second  pre- 
release theatre,  the  Paramount  has 
been  doing  big  business  with  book- 
ings putting  it  substantially  on  the 
same  basis  as  the  West  End  houses — 
Tivoli,  Empire,  Leicester  Square, 
Pavilion,  etc. 

Exhibitors,  who  have  a  long-stand- 
ing grievance  against  the  West  End 
run  in  any  case,  are  alarmed  at  the 
possibility  of  the  area — never  con- 
clusively defined — being  indefinitely 
extended.  With  a  lead  from  G.  B., 
which  has  the  power  to  withhold  its 
circuit  bookings  from  features  playing 
pre-release  at  the  Paramount,  there 
will  be  an  effort  to  force  that  theatre 
back  to  general  release  date. 

Olympic  to  Import 
Films  Salable  Here 

Olympic  Pictures,  headed  by  M.  J. 
Kandel,  will  distribute  in  America  as 
many  of  the  12  British  Lion  pictures 
as  are  suitable  for  this  market,  Sam 
Smith  stated  yesterday  upon  his  ar- 
rival from  London  on  the  Normandie. 

He  plans  to  leave  for  Hollywood 
in  a  few  days  for  a  "checkup  on  pro- 
duction." On  his  way  back  he  will 
stop  off  at  Chicago  for  the  Republic 
convention. 


F.  W.  C.  Men  Shifted 

Los  Angeles,  May  25. — The  fol- 
lowing managerial  changes  in  F.  W. 
C.  houses  have  gone  into  effect :  W. 
R.  Roberts  replaced  George  Barber 
at  the  Carlton,  with  Ernest  Martin 
taking  Roberts'  old  place  at  the  Em- 
bassy ;  Lester  Solberg  took  over  the 
Sunkist,  Pomona,  from  Stanley 
Kriner,  who  went  to  the  Golden  Gate, 
Riverside.  W.  T.  Cunningham  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  the  West 
Coast,  San  Bernardino. 


"U"  After  Robeson 

Hollywood,  May  25. — Paul  Robe- 
son, one  of  the  stars  of  "Show  Boat" 
is  being  considered  for  another  star- 
ring role  with  Universal.  Robeson 
has  just  completed  "Song  of  Free- 
dom" in  England  and  has  been  signed 
by  G.  B.  for  "King  Solomon's  Mines." 


"Pastures"  for  2  Spots 

Warners  have  decided  upon  two 
openings  for  "Green  Pastures,"  one 
at  the  Ritz,  Tulsa,  and  the  other  at 
the  Miller,  Wichita,  June  13. 

Announcement  of  the  Tulsa  show- 
ing was  made  at  a  meeting  called  by 
Mayor  T.  A.  Penney  for  the  purpose. 

Set  Coast  "Adverse"  Date 

Hollywood,  May  25. — "Anthony 
Adverse"  will  follow  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  into  the  Carthay  Circle.  It 
is  likely  that  the  two-a-day  current 
policy  will  be  maintained  for  the  War- 
ner picture. 

Jackson  Rejoins  "U" 

Portland,  May  25. — George  E. 
Jackson,  former  Universal  manager, 
who  for  the  past  seven  years  has  been 
buyer  for  Woodlawn  theatres  here, 
has  returned  to  Universal  as  a  sales- 
man. 


Paramount  Planning 
First  Film  in  Spain 

Barcelona,  May  25.  —  Paramount 
will  produce  one  experimental  film  in 
Spain,  with  production  scheduled  to 
get  underway  in  September,  accord- 
ing to  John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Paramount  International  Corp., 
and  Frederick  W.  Lange,  general  for- 
eign representative  in  Continental 
Europe  for  the  company,  who  have 
just  arrived  here. 

Presumably,  if  the  initial  produc- 
tion venture  proves  successful,  Para- 
mount will  set  plans  for  additional 
Spanish  pictures  to  be  made  here. 

Sets  Radio  Madrid  Deal 

Madrid,  May  25. — Trillo  has  closed 
a  deal,  effective  in  September,  for  the 
showing  of  Radio  products  exclusive- 
ly as  second  run  at  the  Progreso  Thea- 
tre here,  following  first  run  at  the 
Avenida. 


Joins  Bay  State  Film 

Boston,  May  25. — Sylvia  Finestein, 
who  resigned  a  few  days  ago  from 
the  local  Grand  National  exchange, 
has  been  appointed  office  manager  of 
the  Bay  State  Film  Co.  by  Edward 
Kline. 


Greek  Houses  Total 
153;  135  Are  Wired 

Washington,  May  25. — A  total  of 
153  film  theatres  were  in  actual  opera- 
tion in  Greece  at  the  end  of  March, 
according  to  a  report  to  the  U.  S. 
Dep't.  of  Commerce  from  Commercial 
Attache  K.  L.  Rankin  at  Athens.  Of 
the  total,  135,  or  88  per  cent,  are  wired 
for  sound.  All  are  indoor  houses 
which  usually  operate  from  October 
through  May.  During  the  summer 
months,  a  number  of  outdoor  theatres 
are  opened.  The  lack  of  air-condition- 
ing equipment  or  adequate  ventilating 
apparatus  makes  operation  impossible 
during  the  summer. 

Outside  of  Athens,  Salonika,  Patras 
and  a  few  other  cities,  the  film  facil- 
ities are  virtually  primitive.  No  new 
houses  were  built  during  1935.  Two 
large  theatres  now  under  construction 
at  Athens  will  not  be  ready  for  an- 
other year. 


Named  Salem  Manager 

Salem,  Mass.,  May  25. — Christo- 
pher Beloff,  former  Publix  manager 
in  the  territory,  has  been  named  man- 
ager of  the  local  Rialto,  which  has 
been  taken  over  from  Charles  Gold- 
reyer  by  local  business  men. 


Tuesday,  May  26,  1936 

Providence  Suit  to 
Be  Heard  Next  Month 

Boston,  May  25. — The  anti-trust 
suit  brought  by  A.  &  W.  Amusement 
Co.  against  major  distributors  for  al- 
leged conspiracy  in  withholding  prod- 
uct from  the  now  closed  Metropolitan 
in  Providence,  will  have  a  June  hear- 
ing in  Federal  Court  here,  according 
to  Joseph  W.  Walsh,  vice-president  of 
the  company. 

Although  Walsh  and  Louis  J. 
Anger  have  an  option  to  renew  the 
lease  of  the  3,000-seat  house  if  product 
is  obtained,  it  is  considered  doubtful 
that  they  would  re-enter  the  field  with 
the  new  competition  of  the  Modern 
there.  George  J.  Ryan  is  attorney  for 
the  corporation,  while  Jacob  Kaplan 
represents  the  defendants. 

Hecht  and  Mac Arthur 
Paramount  Deal  Off 

Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur 
will  not  produce  two  pictures  in  As- 
toria for  Paramount  after  all,  the  con- 
tract between  the  parties  having  been 
settled  with  the  understanding  that 
the  authors  write  a  script  for  Ernst 
Lubitsch,  which  they  are  now  doing. 

As  a  result  of  the  settlement,  "The 
Monster"  will  not  be  made  for  Para- 
mount. Negotiations  are  under  way 
to  produce  it  for  G.B.  Lee  Garmes, 
cameraman,  who  was  brought  over 
from  England  to  photograph  "The 
Monster,"  plans  to  sail  either  June  20 
or  June  24  for  London,  where  he  will 
work  on  a  picture  for  British  Na- 
tional. 


Brazil  Approves  171 

Washington,  May  25.— Of  the  184 
films  submitted  to  the  censorship  board 
in  Brazil  during  March,  171  were 
approved  without  qualification,  five 
were  listed  as  improper  for  children, 
one  improper  for  minors,  and  one  was 
rejected.  Six  were  noted  as  educa- 
tional material.  The  figures  were  in- 
corporated in  a  report  to  the  U.  S. 
Dep't.  of  Commerce  from  Trade  Com- 
missioner J.  Windsor  Ives.  Of  the 
total,  134  were  American  films,  38 
Brazilian  (all  shorts),  9  German  and 
two  French. 


Republic  Gets  Bartlett 

Hollywood,  May  25.  —  Michael 
Bartlett  has  been  signed  by  Republic 
to  play  opposite  Marion  Talley  in  her 
initial  picture,  "Follow  Your  Heart." 
Aubrey  Scotto  will  direct  with  pro- 
duction scheduled  to  start  June  1. 
Victor  Schertzinger  will  write  the 
musical  score.  Nat  Levine  bought 
Bartlett's  contract  from  Columbia. 


Pittsburgh  Branch  Wins 

Pittsburgh,  May  25.  —  The  local 
Warner  exchange,  headed  by  Charles 
Rich,  has  been  awarded  the  $1,000 
company  prize  in  the  recent  11-week 
drive  for  increased  sales  and  collec- 
tions. In  addition  to  the  $1,000,  Rich 
will  get  an  extra  week's  salary  and 
another  undetermined  cash  prize. 


Bach  Succeeds  Hatfield 

W.  A.  Bach,  named  managing  direc- 
tor of  Western  Electric  of  London, 
will  succeed  R.  M.  Hatfield,  who  re- 
turns to  New  York  for  an  assignment 
not  divulged.  Bach  sails  on  the 
Bremen,  June  14,  and  is  to  be  suc- 
ceeded as  president  of  Audio  Prod.,  by 
F.  K.  Speidell. 


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VOL.  39.  NO.  125 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  27,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Republic  List, 
52  Features; 
Four  Serials 


Sales  Forces  to  Be  Told 
Details  in  Chicago 


Republic  will  have  52  features  and 
four  serials  next  season,  the  com- 
pany's sales  forces  meeting  in  Chicago 
June  5-6  will  be  told  by  J.  J.  Mil- 
stein,  general  sales  manager.  The 
feature  group  will  be  broken  down  into 
seven  divisions. 

The  first  group  will  be  two  Anni- 
versary Specials,  "Two  Years  Before 
the  Mast"  and  "The  President's 
Mystery  Story." 

The  second  group  will  comprise  six 
Jubilee  Specials — "Army  Girl,"  "Por- 
tia on  Trial,"  by  Faith  Baldwin; 
"Happy  Go  Lucky,"  "Follow  in  Your 
Heart,"  with  Marion  Talley,  "Join  the 
Marines"  and  "Heart  in  Bondage," 
with  James  Dunn,  Mae  Clarke,  David 
Manners  and  Charlotte  Henry. 

In  the  third  division  will  be  24  Gilt 
Edge  Pacemakers. 

Four  Epics,  done  in  natural  colors, 
are  down  for  the  outdoor  action 
group  in  the  fourth  classification. 

The  Gene  Autrey  westerns  are 
divided  into  two  groups,  one  consist- 
ing of  two  specials  and  the  other  six 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


$15,000,000  for  34 
Films  in  Three  Years 

President  of  four  English  produc- 
ing companies  and  a  director  in  a 
fifth,  Major  Henry  A.  Procter,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Parliament,  arrived  on  the 
Berengaria  yesterday  with  details  of 
plans  whereby  the  five  units  will 
spend  $15,000,000  in  the  next  three 
years  on  34  pictures.  Space  at  the 
new  studios  at  Denham  have  been 
leased  for  36  months  for  the  purpose, 
he  said. 

The  companies  in  which  Procter  is 
associated  are  Capital  Films  Corp.,  of 
which  he  is  president;  Cecil  Films, 
president ;  British  Cine  Alliance,  pres- 
ident; Somlo  Films,  president;  Tra- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Williams,  Bertrand 
For  Allied  Session 

Cleveland,  May  26.— Daniel  Bert- 
rand, author  of  Report  No.  34  on  films 
for  the  NRA  in  which  he  advocated 
government  regulation  of  the  industry 
by  a  Federal  commission,  and  Assis- 
tant Attorney  General  Paul  Williams 
will  address  the  Allied  convention  at 
the  Hotel  Hollenden,  Cleveland,  dur- 
ing its  sessions,  June  3-5.  Williams 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Radio  Sponsors  Battling 
For  Coast's  Film  Talent 


Trans-Lux  Move  to  Use  British 

Television  Seen  Furber's  Aim 

London,  May  26. — Percy  N.  Furber,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
Trans-Lux  Daylight  Screen  Corp.  and  Trans-Lux  Movies  Corp., 
is  here,  it  is  believed,  for  the  purpose  of  resuming  discussions 
started  some  time  ago  with  Norman  Hulbert  of  Capital  and 
Provincial  News  Theatres  on  expansion  moves.  He  is  at  the 
Carlton,  but  refuses  to  discuss  his  plans. 

British  Trans-Lux  may  also  be  considering  expansion  plans 
as  part  of  the  movement  for  television  theatres. 

Lord  Beaverbrook  is  interested  in  a  British  company,  of  which 
his  son,  Peter  Aitken,  is  a  director.  This  is  regarded  as  sig- 
nificant in  view  of  Lord  Beaverbrook's  big  television  interests. 

The  British  Broadcasting  Corp,  is  planning  store  shows  of 
television  in  the  autumn  and  might  tie  in  with  Trans-Lux. 


Court  Victory  for 
Erpi  andA.T.&T. 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  has 
handed  down  a  decision  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court  for  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  New  York  granting  the  mo- 
tion of  the  A.  T.  &  T.,  Western  Elec- 
tric Co.  and  Erpi  to  dismiss  the  com- 
plaint of  Bernard  Gogel,  who,  as  as- 
signee of  the  Standard  Sound  Re- 
cording Corp.,  brought  suit  against 
these  three  companies  for  $3,000,000 
damages  alleging  violation  of  the 
Sherman  Law  and  the  Clayton  Anti- 
Trust  Act. 

The  action  was  one  of  the  18 
"treble  damage"  suits  instituted  by 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


20th-F  ox-British 
Deal  Is  Unlimited 

Twentieth  Century-Fox's  arrange- 
ment with  British  National  for  the 
production  of  four  features  a  year  in 
England  is  unlimited  as  to  time  and 
subject  to  cancellation  by  either  side 
after  three  pictures  are  delivered,  S. 
R.  Kent,  president  of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, declared  upon  his  arrival 
on  the  Berengaria  after  five  and  a 
half  weeks  in  England  and  France. 

"We  will  cooperate  with  British 
National  on  casting  and  we  have  the 
veto  power  on  all  stories,"  Kent 
stated.  "A  minimum  of  $250,000  will 
be  spent  on  some  of  the  pictures  and 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


FCC  Quiz  of  Otter  son  on 
Para.  Reveals  Little  New 


Further  probe  by  the  Federal  Com- 
munications Commission  into  the  part 
played  by  Erpi  in  the  reorganization  of 
Paramount  yesterday  brought  little 
to  light  which  had  not  been  known 
earlier. 

John  E.  Otterson,  Paramount  presi- 
dent and  former  head  of  Erpi,  testi- 
fied. After  declaring  that  Erpi  had 
an  unsecured  creditor's  claim  of  $1,- 
800,000  against  Paramount  at  the  in- 
ception of  the  latter's  financial  diffi- 
culties which  resulted  in  a  voluntary 
application  for  receivership  early  in 
1933,  Otterson  denied,  in  reply  to  a 
question  by  Samuel  Becker,  attorney 
for  the  committee,  that  Erpi  had  at 


any  time  suggested  a  receiver  for 
Paramount.  It  was  shown  through 
direct  testimony  and  by  correspon- 
dence subpoenaed  from  Erpi's  files 
that  the  company  had  supported 
Charles  E.  Richardson's  appointment 
as  a  trustee  in  bankruptcy  of  Para- 
mount and,  in  further  activities  in 
connection  with  the  company's  re- 
habilitation proceedings,  had  sought 
support  of  other  Paramount  credi- 
tors to  maintain  Adolph  Zukor  as  the 
head  of  the  company  when  it  should 
emerge  from  bankruptcy.  Otterson 
also  identified  a  slate  of  nine  indus- 
try figures  as  representing  a  panel 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Programs  Are  Moving  to 
The  Film  Capital  in 
Growing  Numbers 


Hollywood,  May  26. — The  tussle  for 
film  names  to  take  the  air  lanes  will 
assume  what  is  regarded  as  its  most 
intensive  form  to  date  in  the  next 
couple  of  weeks  with  national  adver- 
tisers, tied  in  with  coast-to-coast 
hookups,  out  hammer  and  tongs  for 
guest  stars.  Money  is  apparently  no 
object. 

Louella  Parsons  has  her  "Holly- 
wood Hotel"  program ;  Mary  Pick- 
ford,  her  "Parties  at  Pickfair" ;  Bing 
Crosby,  his  Kraft  Cheese  program ; 
Shell  Chateau,  its  hour  on  Saturday 
and  Dr.  West's  Toothbrushes,  30  min- 
utes each  Saturday  night.  On  Mon- 
day, the  Lux  Radio  Theatre  trans- 
fers broadcasting  from  New  York 
with  a  program  headed  by  Clark 
Gable  and  Marlene  Dietrich  and  with 
Cecil  B.  DeMille  as  narrator. 

The  Swift  hour,  with  Sigmund 
Romberg,  reaches  New  York  for  a 
half  hour  starting  at  9 :30  eastern  day- 
light saving  time,  5 :30  coast  time, 
Monday  nights.  John  Barrymore, 
with  Cora  Sue  Collins,  has  been  mas- 
ter of  ceremonies.  He  quit  last  Mon- 
day night  and  his  successor  has  not 
been  chosen. 

Ben  Bernie's  regular  program  for 
American   Can  shifts    here    as  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Educational  Plans 
98  on  New  Program 

Educational  will  produce  52  two- 
reelers  and  46  singles  next  season, 
E.  W.  Hammons,  president,  said  yes- 
terday when  he  disembarked  from  the 
Berengaria  after  four  and  a  half 
weeks  abroad.  About  60  per  cent  of 
the  output  will  be  made  in  the  east 
and  the  balance  on  the  coast,  he 
stated. 

Among  the  stars  will  be  Buster 
Keaton,  Buster  West,  Tom  Patricola 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Pennsylvania  Gets 
Footage  Tax  Bill 

Harrisburg,  May  26. — An  effort  to 
add  to  the  tax  burden  of  the  film  in- 
dustry in  Pennsylvania  came  to  light 
last  night  in  the  House  with  the  in- 
troduction by  Assemblyman  Joseph 
Ominsky  of  Philadelphia  of  a  bill 
proposing  a  tax  of  one  and  one-half 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


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Vol.  39 


May  27,  1936 


No.  125 


Martin  Quigley 
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Producers  to  Back 
Plays  Despite  Pact 

Hollywood,  May  26. — Producers 
here  are  formulating  plans  for  the 
financing  of  stage  productions  outside 
of  the  dramatist-manager  agreement 
which  was  signed  yesterday. 

Details,  which  are  not  yet  worked 
out,  will  be  announced  later. 


"U"  Executives  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  May  26. — J.  Cheever 
Cowdin,  R.  H.  and  P.  D.  Cochrane 
and  Willard  McKay  arrived  here  to 
day  for  four  days  of  conferences  on 
next  year's  program  and  budget  for 
Universal. 


Shapiro  Made  Ad  Head 

Hollywood,  May  26. — Victor  Sha 
piro  will  become  advertising  and  pub- 
licity director  of  Major  Pictures  June 
1.   The  appointment  was  made  today 
by  Emanuel  Cohen. 


BEACH  HOME 
For  Rent — Furnished.  Ocean  front 
home  between  Atlantic  Beach 
Club  and  Long  Beach.  Four  bed- 
rooms, sun  decks.  For  appoint- 
ments phone  Wm.  L.  Lally, 
L.B.-2153;  J.  M.  Jerauld,  Circle 
7-3100. 


THIS  probably  will  answer 
nothing  and  yet  the  facts 
are  incontrovertible.  Whoever  it 
once  was  who  suggested  "marry- 
ing the  girl"  where  radio  and 
films  were  concerned  might  have 
another  story  to  sing  in  the  light 
of  what  has  happened  and  is 
slated  to  happen  in  the  next  few 
weeks  and  months  in  Hollywood. 
Long  second  fiddle  to  New  York 
as  a  point  of  radio  program 
origin,  national  advertisers  and 
the  two  national  broadcasting 
chains  are  descending  on  the 
coast  colony  with  a  whoop,  a 
vengeance  and  a  war  cry  for 
scalps  which  are  very  apt  to  be 
the  exhibitors'.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Hiring  in  rather  desultory 
fashion  well-known  film  names 
for  broadcasting  is  not  a  new 
gadget,  of  course.  But  what  is 
new  is  the  decision  to  get  more 
and  bigger  talent  by  the  very 
obvious  and  simple  expedient  of 
taking  the  mountain  to  the  cellu- 
loid Mohammeds.  In  other  words, 
making  Hollywood  the  program 
point  of  origin  as  against  New 
York.  That's  taking  place  now 
in  wholesale  manner  and  with 
final  conclusions  only  the  wind 
knows  and  won't  tell.  .  .  . 


Set  or  about  to  start  already 
are  Monday,  one  hour  and  a  half 
in  two  programs;  Tuesday,  one 
hour  divided  over  two  programs ; 
Thursday,  two  hours  and  two 
programs;  Friday,  one  hour  and 
Saturday  one  hour  and  a  half, 
split  into  two  shows.  All  of 
these  are  coast-to-coast  hookups, 
using  either  Columbia  or  Na- 
tional Broadcasting,  paid  for  and 
sponsored  by  national  advertisers 
who  very  definitely  are  in  the 
market  for  film  names  that  click. 
Moreover,  the  designated  broad- 
casting time,  while  early  and  in 
some  cases  in  the  afternoon  what 
with  the  four  hour  difference — 
daylight  —  between  Hollywood 
and  New  York,  nevertheless  is 
astutely  devised  to  reach  the 
Middle  West  and  the  East  when 
picture  business  is  presumably  at 
its  peak.  .  .  . 

T 

The  detail  of  these  major 
events  is  on  the  reverse  side  and 
elsewhere  in  this  morning's  edi- 
tion. But  a  highlight  or  two, 
selected  to  indicate  how  the  drift 
goes :  On  Monday,  Lux  Radio 
Theatre  headquarters  go  to  the 
coast.  Its  opening  starring  bat- 
tery will  be  Clark  Gable  and 
Marlene  Dietrich.  Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille,  signed  on  a  six  month 
contract,  will  be  the  narrator. 
Other  top  names  will  be  sought 
and,  no  doubt,  hired  at  fantastic 
figures.     In    September,  Fred 


Astaire  becomes  master  of  cere- 
monies of  a  new  series  sponsored 
by  Packard.  Significant  in  that 
setup,  is  a  $5,000  budget  beyond 
Astaire  and  for  a  guest  star  on 
each  succeeding  week's  pro- 
gram. .  .  . 


What  will  be  the  immediate 
consequences  ?  It  takes  no  crystal 
gazer  to  imagine  the  effect  on 
theatre  grosses.  Only  the  strong 
in  films  will  be  able  to  withstand 
the  seven  hours  spread  over  every 
evening  but  the  Wednesday  in 
each  week  with  Eddie  Cantor 
still  around  the  ether  lanes, 
Astaire  coming  up  in  September 
and  who  knows  what  else  not  yet 
known.  You  might  figure  that  it 
is  in  the  star  contracts  with  their 
chief  employer,  the  producer, 
that  matters  outside  of  films,  such 
as  radio,  should  be  taken  care  of. 
If  you  want  to  theorize,  this  may 
furnish  a  likely  answer.  You 
must,  however,  take  into  con- 
sideration that  when  Radio,  for 
instance,  has  only  one  Astaire 
and  Metro  one  Gable  and  Para- 
mount one  Dietrich,  to  which 
you  must  perforce  add  the  hold 
which  stars  have  on  their  em- 
ployers anyway,  the  chance  to 
tell  them  nay  is  a  pretty  slim  one. 
We  strike  this  generally  pessi- 
mistic note  about  box-offices  and 
radio  because  we  know  of  no 
other  kind  of  note  to  strike. 
Built  by  the  producer  and  the 
public,  here  comes  radio,  paying 
its  way  handsomely,  it  is  true, 
to  cash  in  on  a  personality  prod- 
uct born,  almost  entirely,  of  and 
in  motion  pictures.  And  about 
it  there  appears  to  be  nothing  to 
do  except  to  take  the  rocks  and 
socks  on  the  chin  with  as  much 
grace  as  may  be  around  with  no 
place  to  go.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Mervyn  Le  Roy,  commenting 
at  large  on  story  buys : 

"I  am  convinced,  thoroughly 
convinced,  that  the  properties 
which  mechanical  story  depart- 
ments turn  down  are  among 
those  which  the  public  most  wants 
to  see.  Everyone  rejected  'I  Am 
a  Fugitive' ;  nobody  could  see  a 
thing  in  it.  We  bought  'Little 
Caesar'  for  $3,000  after  it  had 
been  kicked  around ;  again  nobody 
could  see  a  thing  in  it.  With 
story  departments,  it  is  too  often 
a  case  of  eyes  that  read,  but  don't 
know  what  they  read." 

We  suggested  that  he  organize 
a  company  to  pick  up  options  on 
all  plays,  stories,  scripts  and 
ideas  the  mechanically-minded 
turn  down  flat  on  his  theory  there 
must  be  plenty  of  opportunity 
overlooked,  with  which  idea,  if 
it  carries  any  weight,  we  agree. 

"It's  a  good  idea.  Maybe  I'll 


48  from  Radio 

Radio  is  expected  to  adhere 
to  its  traditional  48  features 
for  1936-37,  according  to  Ned 
E.  Depinet  who  stated  yester- 
day the  number  may  be 
slightly  increased. 

Plans  for  the  sales  conven- 
tion to  be  held  at  the  Wal- 
dorf-Astoria beginning  June 
15  are  practically  completed. 


ITOA  Men  Talk  Over 
Trip  to  Washington 

Harry  Brandt,  Jack  Hattem,  John 
Benas  and  Maurice  Fleischman,  the 
committee  appointed  by  the  I.T.O.A. 
last  week  to  go  to  Washington  to  pro- 
test malpractices  reputedly  engaged  in 
by  distributors  in  the  local  area,  will 
meet  today  with  the  organization's 
board  of  directors  to  decide  on  the 
departure  date  for  the  Capital. 

One  of  the  board's  members  who 
brought  up  the  complaint  of  an  ex- 
hibitor with  a  theatre  seating  300,  for 
which  distributors  are  said  to  be  ask- 
ing film  rentals  as  high  as  $500,  is  ex- 
pected to  reveal  the  theatre  owner's 
name  today,  or  prior  to  the  commit- 
tee's departure. 


Rodgers  Testimonial 
To  Draw  Full  House 

With  seating  capacity  for  100, 
reservations  up  to  yesterday  afternoon 
totaling  104,  and  the  management 
planning  to  enlarge  the  seating  capac- 
ity to  110,  the  Cinema  Club  testi- 
monial luncheon  today  to  William  F. 
Rodgers,  new  general  sales  manager 
of  M-G-M,  takes  on  the  aspect  of  a 
major  problem. 

Late  yesterday  members  were  being 
asked  to  limit  the  number  of  guests 
at  the  luncheon.  Charles  C.  Pettijohn 
will  be  toastmaster,  and  numerous  top 
home  office  executives  are  slated  to  be 
among  those  present,  in  addition  to  a 
virtually  complete  rollcall  of  Loew's- 
M-G-M  executives. 


Poster  Men  to  Meet 

Directors  of  National  Poster  Ser- 
vice Assn.  will  convene  today  at  the 
Lincoln  to  discuss  plans  for  the  com- 
ing convention,  scheduled  for  June  2-4 
in  Cleveland.  Attending  will  be 
Simon  Libros,  George  P.  Aarons  and 
Al  Blofson,  from  Philadelphia,  and 
Louis  Weinzimmer,  Harry  Egert, 
Harry  Schlit  and  M.  Berhens,  of  New 
York. 


Warner  Lineup  to  Circuit 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  Warners'  eastern 
and  Canadian  sales  manager,  has 
closed  with  Ed  Beatty,  of  the  Butter- 
field  circuit  of  Michigan,  for  the 
entire  Warner  and  Cosmopolitan  line- 
up including  Vitaphone  shorts  and 
trailers  for  the  1936-37  season.  The 
deal  involves  34  towns  in  Michigan. 


do  it,"  was  Mervyn's  reply.  .  .  . 
T 

Le  Roy,  by  the  way,  is  deter- 
mined to  proceed  in  business  for 
himself  at  the  rate  of  four  a  year. 
He  has  submitted  a  proposition 
to  Warners,  but  is  understood  to 
have  several  other  deals  under 
way.  It's  a  case  of  the  highest 
bidder  on  the  best  terms,  family 
or  no  family.  .  .  . 


Wednesday,  May  27,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

THE  Mervyn  Le  Roys,  Herbert 
STates,  Oscar  Hanson,  Paul  Na- 
thanson,  Ned  Depinet,  Phil  Reis- 
man,  Sam  Dembow,  Leslie  E. 
Thompson,  Ad  Schulberg,  Edwin 
Knopf,  Bob  Goldstein,  Mrs.  Ernst 
Lubitsch,  Jack  Cohn  and  Ben 
Bloom — among  those  at  "21"  yester- 
day for  noonday  repast.  The  LeRoys 
and  the  Lubitsches  leave  for  the 
coast  this  afternoon.  Likewise 
Bloom,  who  enters  production  via 
Columbia,  leaving  the  local  Music 
Row  with  pleasant  memories  including 
a  dinner  by  his  associates  at  Irving 
Berlin,  Inc.,  and  a  wrist  watch  from 
Berlin. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

"Hello,  Mr.  Lubitsch,  this  is 
the  Ampa  calling,"  said  a  voice  to 
the  director  as  he  rested  at  Mt. 
Kisco  over  the  weekend.  "We're 
checking  to  see  if  you're  coming 
to  our  luncheon.  You  know,  zve 
are  having  a  curtain  of  fame — all 
the  leading  people  in  show  busi- 
ness will  be  there  and  we  want 
you." 

"Well,  I  don't  know  anything 
about  it,"  replied  Lubitsch,  stall- 
ing for  time. 

"Yes,  you  do.  Al  IVilkie  at 
Paramount  said  you'd  be  there 
and  now  what  are  zve  going  to  do 
with  the  hole  in  the  curtain  re- 
served for  your  head.  You  can't 
disappoint  the  boys  that  way." 

"Well,"  sparred  Lubitsch  who 
didn't  knoiv  a  thing  about  it,  "I 
didn't  tell  Wilkie  positively." 

By  this  tinu?,  Mervyn  Le  Roy 
had  grabbed  the  phone  from  Bob 
Goldstein  and  the  gag  it/as  out. 

"I'll  burn  your  house  down 
when  I  get  back  to  Hollywood" 
yelled  Ernst  to  Mervyn. 

Wlliam  Wyler,  director,  and 
Ruth  Chatterton  and  Walter 
Huston,  stars  of  Samuel  Goldwyn's 
"Dodsworth,"  will  fly  east  and  board 
the  Queen  Mary  at  Quarantine  on  her 
maiden  voyage  to  America.  They 
will  film  scenes  to  be  used  in  the  pic- 
ture. Permission  is  being  sought  to 
record  statements  of  Captain  Sir 
Edgar  Britten,  commander  of  the 
new  super-liner. 

• 

Ned  E.  Depinet  who  journeyed 
east  from  the  coast  with  Leland 
Heyward  had  a  time  of  it.  The 
planes  were  down  every  other  minute 
and  their  arrival  here  about  24  hours 
behind  schedule. 

• 

Phil  Abrams'  arm  is  out  of  a 
sling.  The  Warner  home  office  ex- 
ecutive slipped  some  time  ago  and 
broke  the  arm. 

• 

Charles  Skouras  and  George 
Topper  have  put  off  their  return  to 
the  coast  until  next  week. 

• 

Hedda  Hopper  is  in  town  from 
Hollywood  en  route  to  England  to 
make  a  picture  for  G.B. 

• 

Leo  Spitz,  due  in  from  the  coast 
yesterday,  will  not  arrive  until  today. 
• 

Benny  Fields  will  open  Friday  at 
Loew's  State. 


Empire  Men  Confer 
On  Educ'l  Product 


Harvey  Day  of  TerryToons,  Jack 
Skirball  of  Educational  and  William 
J.  Clarke  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
met  yesterday  with  Oscar  Hanson, 
president ;  Paul  Nathanson,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  of  Canada, 
and  the  various  branch  managers  of 
the  Canadian  company  for  informal 
discussions  of  next  season's  product. 

The  Canadian  group  left  for 
Toronto  last  night,  accompanied  by 
Sam  Smith  of  British  Lion  and  James 
Campbell.  The  latter  will  work  on 
G.B.  music  matters.  After  a  brief 
visit,  Smith  will  leave  for  the  Repub- 
lic studios  in  Hollywood  and  from 
there  go  to  Chicago  to  attend  the  Re- 
public convention.  Hanson  will  leave 
Toronto  over  the  week-end  for  Jack- 
sonville, 111.,  to  visit  his  family  prior 
to   attending   the   Republic  sessions. 

When  Smith  returns  to  England,  he 
will  be  accompanied  by  Paul  Nathan- 
son,  son  of  N.  L.,  who  will  work  with 
Smith  on  production. 


Empire-B.  I.  Pact  Ending 

Toronto,  May  26. — Empire  will  re- 
lease from  five  to  six  British  Interna- 
tional pictures  next  season.  Accord- 
ing to  the  three-year  contract,  which 
expires  this  summer,  all  British  Inter- 
national films  trade  shown  up  to  July 
will  be  handled  in  Canada  by  Empire. 

Replacing  this  company's  product 
next  season  is  G.B. 


Robert  Montgomery 
Again  Heads  Guild 

Hollywood,  May  26. — R  o  b  e  r  t 
Montgomery  has  been  reelected  head 
of  the  Screen  Actors'  Guild. 

Other  officers  named  are :  first 
vice-president,  James  Cagney ;  second 
vice-president,  Claudette  Colbert ; 
third  vice-president,  Chester  Morris ; 
secretary,  Kenneth  Thompson ;  as- 
sistant secretary,  Boris  Karloff ;  trea- 
surer, Noel  Madison;  assistant  trea- 
surer, Murray  Kinnell. 

During  the  past  year  78  members 
have  joined,  it  was  reported. 


Employes  of  Madrid 
Capitol  in  Walkout 

Madrid,  May  26. — Striking  em- 
ployes of  the  Capitol  here  have  de- 
manded that  the  administrative  staffs 
of  the  theatre  and  of  M-G-M's  Span- 
ish distributing  unit  be  ousted.  The 
managers  of  40  other  houses  are  ro- 
tating in  substituting  for  the  strikers, 
who  gradually  are  being  replaced  by 
volunteers  from  the  M-G-M  office. 

Operators  are  closing  six  other 
houses  showing  M-G-M  product,  and 
the  Government  has  ordered  their  ar- 
rest. The  Madrid  exhibitors'  organi- 
zation is  supporting  the  management 
of  the  Capitol,  headed  by  Caesar  Alba. 


Ethiopian  Rioting, 
Conquest  Screened 

Paramount  gave  trade  paper  and 
daily  newspaper  men  a  private  screen- 
ing yesterday  of  nearly  5,000  feet  of 
film  of  the  rioting  at  Addis  Ababa  be- 
fore the  arrival  of  Italian  troops,  the 
final  advance  of  the  Italian  forces, 
the  flight  of  Haile  Selassie  and  his 
arrival  in  Jerusalem.  The  Emperor 
makes  a  speech  in  French  which  is 
translated  into  English  by  his  daugh- 
ter. 

It  is  exclusive  stuff  made  by  John 
Dored,  the  only  cameraman  to  remain 
in  Addis  Ababa,  it  is  claimed,  and  his 
assistant,  who  rode  on  the  train  to 
Djibouti  upon  which  the  Emperor  fled. 

The  negative  arrived  Monday  after- 
noon on  the  Normandie  and  450  feet 
of  film  was  shown  at  the  Embassy 
that  night.  It  was  shipped  all  over 
the  country  during  the  night. 

Hundreds  of  feet  of  film  were  made 
from  a  moving  truck  while  the  burn- 
ing and  shooting  at  Addis  Ababa  were 
in  progress,  with  the  dead  still  lying  in 
the  streets.  The  scenes  made  on  the 
train  and  in  Palestine  were  flown  to 
France.  All  material  shot  by  Dored 
after  the  arrival  of  the  Italians  and 
material  made  with  the  advancing 
army  was  flown  to  Rome  to  be  cen- 
sored and  shipped  by  air  from  there 
to  France  to  catch  the  Normandie. 

Some  of  the  photography  made  with 
the  Italian  army  and  the  column  which 
advanced  to  Lake  Tsana  is  beautiful. 


B.  &  D.  Stockholders 
Favor  Pinewood  Plan 

London,  May  26. — British  &  Do- 
minion stockholders  today  approved 
the  proposed  10-year  contract  by 
which  Capt.  Richard  Norton,  a  B.  & 
D.  director,  will  become  managing 
director  of  the  Pinewood  studios. 

This  is  a  part  of  the  arrangement 
for  the  production  of  New  World 
films  here  by  Robert  Kane  for  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox.  The  studio  will 
increase  its  capital  and  float  a  loan 
for  expansion  purposes. 


F.  P.  Canadian  Wins 
Stockholder  Action 

Toronto,  May  26. — Famous  Players 
Canadian  Corp.,  and  the  trustees  in 
bankruptcy  of  Paramount,  Charles  D. 
Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake  and  Charles 
E.  Richardson,  gained  a  legal  victory 
here  when  the  Ontario  Court  of  Ap- 
peals dismissed  the  plea  of  H.  W. 
Phelan  of  Toronto  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  other  shareholders  of  Famous 
Players  to  set  aside  the  exchange  of 
shares  in  the  Canadian  company  for 
those  of  Paramount-Publix  in  1930. 

The  decision,  which  is  of  consider- 
able importance,  came  on  an  appeal  by 
Phelan  from  the  judgment  of  Justice 
MacKay  in  upholding  the  decision  of 
the  master  of  the  Supreme  Court  in 
dismissing  the  plaintiff's  application. 
Phelan  had  asked  for  a  declaration 
that  the  trustees  of  Paramount-Publix 
merely  held  the  stock  of  Famous 
Players  in  trust  for  the  plaintiffs  and 
for  an  order  that  the  share  register 
of  the  Canadian  corporation  be 
amended  accordingly.  A  decision  in 
favor  of  plaintiff  might  have  resulted 
in  a  claim  for  return  of  Famous 
Players'  shares  by  hundreds  of  in- 
vestors throughout  Canada. 


Flash  Preview 

"Don  Bosco" — A  review  of  the  life 
of  the  Italian  priest  noted  for  his  ef 
forts  in  the  rehabilitation  of  wayward 
boys.  Interesting,  well  done,  but  lim- 
ited in  appeal. 

This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in 
a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Ask  "Chain"  Theatre  Tax 

New  Orleans,  May  26. — A  bill  in 
troduced  in  the  legislature  here  today 
seeks  to  place  a  tax  on  affiliated,  or 
"chain"  theatres  graded  from  $100  to 
$500.  The  measure  is  believed  to  be 
aimed  at  the  United  and  Saenger  cir- 
cuits.   Indies  are  not  affected. 


To  Ask  Theatre  Aid 
On  Detection  Films 


Trenton,  May  26. — An  appeal  for 
nationwide  exhibition  of  sound  film 
criminal  identifications  through  news- 
reel  programs  will  be  made  tomorrow 
by  Col.  H.  Norman  Schwarzkopf, 
superintendent  of  New  Jersey  state 
police,  in  the  first  public  showing  of 
new  criminal  detection  films.  Gov- 
ernor Hoffman  has  been  invited  to 
preside  at  the  demonstration,  to  be 
held  in  the  War  Memorial  Bldg.,  ad- 
jacent to  the  state  capitol. 

More  than  600  police  officials,  legis- 
lators and  film  executives  have  been 
invited.  Several  films  of  New  Jersey 
criminals  will  be  shown.  RCA  offi- 
cials, who  developed  the  special  police 
apparatus,  will  present  data  on  cost 
and  production.  The  new  equipment, 
according  to  Schwarzkopf,  can  be  op- 
erated efficiently  by  two  men  without 
technical  experience.  His  proposal 
will  be  for  the  exhibition  of  the  films 
by  theatres  in  sections  where  criminals 
are  thought  to  be  hiding. 


Organization  Slate 
Is  Voted  by  Equity 

The  regular  organization  slate,  se- 
lected by  the  nominating  committee, 
was  elected  to  the  council  of  Actors' 
Equity  Ass'n,  it  was  revealed  yes- 
terday, following  the  completion  of 
the  tally.  The  vote  was  taken  at  the 
annual  meeting  on  Monday,  but  the 
count  on  the  vote  was  not  completed 
until  yesterday.  An  independent 
group  of  candidates  met  defeat  by  a 
vote  of  approximately  five  to  three. 
More  than  1,000  votes  were  cast,  some 
of  them  by  mail. 

Those  elected,  including  10  for  full 
five-year  terms  and  four  replacements 
to  fill  unexpired  terms,  are :  Beverly 
Bayne,  E.  J.  Blunkall,  Robert  T. 
Haines,  Maida  Reade,  J.  Malcom 
Dunn,  Richard  Sterling,  Clyde  Fill- 
more, T.  Reed  Brown,  Jr.,  Robert 
Keith,  Bretaigne  Windust,  Katharine 
Warren,  Dudley  Clements,  Richard 
Whorf,  Lily  Cahill.  The  last  four 
named  were  the  replacements. 


Wall  Street 


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Net 

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Consolidated               5  5         S        —  % 

Eastman   161      161  161   

Loew's,  Inc  47Ji  47J4    47%,    +  Vi 

Paramount                 8%  8         8       —  % 

Paramount  1  pfd.  66%  6654     6654     —  1% 

Paramount  2  pfd.    954  9V%      9l/s     —  % 

Pathe  Film    7M  7%   

RKO                          6Vs  5%,      6       —  % 

20th  Century-Fox.  23%  23%     23%     —  % 

20th  Century,  pfd.  33%  33%     33%     +  % 

Warner  Bros   9%      9Vs  °%   

Technicolor  Up  a  Point 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2%      2%      2%     +  % 

Technicolor   30%     29%     30%  +1 

Trans-Lux    4%      4%  4%   

Bonds  Mostly  Off 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  25  2454  24%  — 1% 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  25  25  25  +  54 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  _         97%     9754     97%     +  % 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    9054    89%    90       —  % 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   92J4     91%  92   

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  26) 


NEW  YORK  BUFFALO  ROCHESTER  ATLANTA 
CINCINNATI  SYRACUSE  BALTIMORE  DALLAS 
ST.  LOUIS      LOUISVILLE      AKRON      KANSAS  CITY 

WATCH  FORf 


NEW  ORLEANS 
PHILADELPHIA 
NEW  HAVEN 
f  H  E  OTHERS 


SAN     FRANCISCO      SAN  DIEGO 
PROVIDENCE         LOS  ANGELES 
DENVER       HARTFORD  ALBANY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  May  27,  1936 


Radio  Staging 
Hot  Fight  for 
Picture  Names 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
orchestra  leader  fills  an  engagement 
at  the  Cocoanut  Grove  in  the  Hotel 
Ambassador.  Rudy  Vallee  will  make 
another  picture  for  Warners  and  will 
broadcast  his  regular  Fleischmann's 
Yeast  hour  from  this  end  of  the 
country.  In  September  Fred  Astaire 
will  act  as  master  of  ceremonies  and 
sing  in  a  new  series  for  Packard. 

All  of  these  programs  either  use 
or  will  use  film  names  and  all  are  pre- 
pared to  put  plenty  on  the  line  with 
the  exception  of  the  "Hollywood 
Hotel"  program,  for  which  Miss  Par- 
sons, film  editor  of  the  Hearst  news- 
papers, gets  paid,  but  not  the  talent. 
The  program  reproduces  scenes  from 
current  pictures,  usually  with  the  play- 
ers who  appeared  in  them.  The  plan 
is  regarded  as  national  ballyhoo  for 
those  pictures. 

As  an  indication  of  how  it  goes,  the 
forthcoming  Astaire  program,  aside 
from  its  principal  star,  includes  a  bud- 
get of  f 5,000  a  week  for  a  guest  star. 
It  will  run  30  minutes  over  one  of  the 
national  chains,  but  no  time  has  been 
purchased  as  yet,  although  the  broad- 
cast will  be  on  Sunday  evenings. 

So  far,  Wednesday  is  the  only  night 
in  the  week  now  open  for  nationwide 
program  emanating  from  Hollywood 
or  Los  Angeles.  The  schedule  of 
main  events  as  it  now  stands  follows : 

Every  Night  But  Wednesday 

Monday — One  hour  beginning  5 
P.  M.,  Pacific  time,  over  CBS.  The 
Lux  Radio  Theatres,  sponsored  by 
the  manufacturers  of  Lux  soap.  First 
program  Monday  night  with  Clark 
Gable  and  Marlene  Dietrich  as  guest 
stars  and  Cecil  B.  DeMille  as  narra- 
tor. 

Half  hour,  starting  5 :30  Pacific 
time,  NBC,  with  Sigmund  Romberg 
and  orchestra.  Cora  Sue  Collins  act- 
ing as  mistress  of  ceremonies  pending 
selection  of  John  Barrymore's  suc- 
cessor. 

Tuesday — Half  hour  beginning  at 
5  P.  M.,  Pacific  time,  over  the  Na- 
tional Broadcasting  coast-to-coast 
hookup.  Ben  Bernie  and  his  band, 
now  at  the  Cocoanut  Grove,  Hotel 
Ambassador,  will  broadcast  his  regu- 
lar program  for  American  Can  Co., 
while  filling  his  hotel  engagement. 
He  will  use  guest  stars. 

"Parties  at  Pickfair,"  starring  Mary 
Pickford  and  using  guest  stars.  Half 
hour  program  from  6  to  6:30  P.  M., 
Pacific  time,  over  coast-to-coast  CBS 
hookup.  Program  is  sponsored  by  the 
Ice  Industry  of  America  and  Canada, 
a  trade  association  of  ice  manufactur- 
ers fighting  electric  and  gas  refrigera- 
tors. 

Thursday — One  hour,  beginning  at 
4  P.  M.,  Pacific  time,  over  the  Na- 
tional Broadcasting  coast-to-coast 
hookup.  The  Rudy  Vallee  program 
for  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  This  is  the 
regular  Vallee  hour,  which  transfers 
to  the  coast  while  the  star  makes  a 
picture  for  Warners.  It  will  use  guest 
stars. 

One  hour,  beginning  6  P.  M., 
Pacific  time,  over  a  nationwide  NBC 
chain.  The  Bing  Crosby  program  for 
Kraft  Cheese.  This  hour  uses  guest 
stars. 

Friday — One  hour,  beginning  5  P. 


Perfect  Technique 

Hollywood,  May  26.  —  For 
several  years  Lew  Smith  has 
been  employed  as  a  soda 
jerker  in  the  M-G-M  studio 
commissary.  On  the  side  he 
has  studied  acting  and  has 
burned  much  midnight  oil  in 
his  quest  for  histrionic  per- 
fection. 

His  big  chance  arrived.  He 
was  selected  for  a  role  in 
M-G-M's  "Women  are  Trou- 
ble"— and,  of  all  things — he 
portrays  a  soda  jerker. 


M.,  Pacific  time,  over  a  CBS  hookup. 
The  "Hollywood  Hotel"  program, 
conducted  by  Louella  Parsons,  spon- 
sored by  Campbell's  Soups.  This  pro- 
gram does  not  pay  for  the  services 
of  the  guest  stars  it  uses.  Scenes  from 
new  attractions  are  featured,  the  Par- 
sons theory  being  this  exploits  the  film 
to  millions  of  potential  customers. 

Saturday — One  hour,  beginning  5  :30 
P.  M.,  Pacific  time,  over  a  nation- 
wide NBC  chain.  The  Shell  Chateau 
program  sponsored  by  Shell  Oil.  This 
uses  and  pays  for  guest  stars. 

Thirty  minutes,  beginning  6:30  P. 
M.,  Pacific  time,  over  NBC  coast-to- 
coast  hookup.  Dr.  West's  Toothbrush 
program  with  George  Olsen  and  Ethel 
Shutta.  This  will  use  guest  stars. 


DeMille  Has  Six-Month  Deal 

Cecil  B.  DeMille's  deal  as  narrator 
for  the  Lux  Radio  Theatre  will  run 
for  six  months,  beginning  Monday 
evening  at  the  rate  of  one  hourly 
broadcast  a  week.  He  will  handle  the 
first,  drop  out  of  the  second  while  he 
attends  the  Paramount  convention  in 
Chicago  and  the  Republican  National 
Convention  in  Cleveland,  and  resume 
on  the  third.  W.  S.  Van  Dyke  will 
handle  the  second  hour  while  DeMille 
is  away.  Danny  Danker,  coast  repre- 
sentative for  the  J.  Walter  Thompson 
agency,  which  handles  Lux,  is  engag- 
ing talent  in  Hollywood.  Frank 
Woodruff  will  produce  the  programs, 
while  J.  Savington  Crampton,  account 
executive  handling  the  Lux  account 
for  the  agency,  goes  west  next  week 
for  a  month  to  keep  an  eye  on  de- 
velopment of  the  programs. 


Williams,  Bertrand 
For  Allied  Sessions 

(Continued  from  page  I) 
will  receive  any  complaints  on  unfair 
and  monopolistic  practices. 

It  is  expected  that  a  representative 
of  the  Federal  Housing  Administra- 
tion will  tell  exhibitors  how  to  re- 
model their  theatres  with  the  financial 
aid  of  the  Government. 

Dave  Palfreyman  of  the  Hays  or- 
ganization will  attend  the  sessions. 

Two  hundred  room  reservations 
have  been  received  at  the  Hollenden 
and  100  Pontiacs  have  been  chartered 
to  meet  the  delegates  at  the  railroad 
station. 


Freidl,  Ludwig  Arrive 

J.  J.  Freidl  and  L.  J.  Ludwig,  Para- 
mount theatre  operators,  finally  got 
in  yesterday  from  Minneapolis  for 
home  office  product  conferences  with 
Y.  Frank  Freeman.  A.  H.  Blank 
and  Ralph  Bran  ton,  who  returned  to 
Des  Moines  over  the  week-end,  are 
scheduled  to  be  back  again  in  three 
weeks. 


20th  Fox-British 
Deal  Is  Unlimited 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  others  will  cost  around  $400,000." 

The  first  of  four  pictures  Robert 
T.  Kane  will  produce  for  New  World 
Prod.,  Twentieth  Century-Fox  sub- 
sidiary, will  be  in  Technicolor.  No 
title  has  been  set,  according  to  Kent. 

Two  of  the  British  National  and  all 
four  New  World  films  will  be  brought 
over  for  distribution  in  the  American 
market,  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
head  asserted.  With  the  six  English 
pictures,  but  exclusive  of  the  six  west- 
erns Sol  Lesser  will  make  and  the 
one  Elisabeth  Bergner  production,  the 
company  will  release  60  features  next 
season,  Kent  said. 

"There  is  nothing  to  reports  Lord 
Portal  is  dickering  for  our  49  per 
cent  interest  in  G.  B.  Neither  is  there 
anything  to  the  rumors  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  is  after  control  of  G.  B. 
These  stories  crop  up  every  year 
when  I  make  a  trip  abroad,"  Kent 
added. 

He  also  denied  there  was  any  truth 
to  reports  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
was  interested  in  acquiring  the  Roxy 
as  its  own  Broadway  show  window. 

"Conditions  abroad  are  very  good 
and  the  film  business  is  growing,"  he 
stated.  Kent  leaves  tomorrow  for 
Chicago  and  the  annual  sales  conven- 
tion and  may  go  to  the  coast  from 
there. 


Hutchinson  to  Far  East 

Returning  from  a  five-month  trip 
to  26  European  countries,  Walter  J. 
Hutchinson,  head  of  the  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  foreign  division,  is  look- 
ing forward  to  a  tour  of  the  Far  East 
in  the  fall,  he  said  yesterday  when  he 
arrived  on  the  Berengaria. 

However,  no  reorganization  is 
necessary  there  since  all  sales  have 
been  centralized  some  time  ago  with 
Delbert  Goodman  in  charge.  The 
trip  will  be  for  a  general  checkup. 

Reorganization  of  the  26  foreign 
countries  under  the  general  manage- 
ment of  Ben  Miggins  is  working  out 
satisfactorily,  Hutchinson  said.  It's 
the  first  time  that  the  company  has 
had  such  a  setup,  he  added. 

Conditions  are  very  encouraging, 
especially  in  England  where  there  is 
a  very  definite  amount  of  prosperity, 
Hutchinson  declared.  As  for  the 
Continent,  "we  can't  complain."  He 
will  be  one  of  the  home  office  group 
leaving  tomorrow  for  Chicago  and 
the  sales  confab. 


Big  Coast  Delegation 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  Sol  Wurtzel, 
William  Goetz,  William  Dover, 
Irving  Berlin  and  Irving  Caesar  will 
leave  Hollywood  in  a  special  char- 
tered plane  Friday  for  the  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  convention  in  Chicago, 
John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  manager, 
stated  yesterday.  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
and  S.  R.  Kent  leave  New  York  to- 
morrow with  Clark  and  numerous 
home  office  executives  and  members 
of  the  sales  forces. 

Clark  said  the  purpose  of  his  latest 
trip  to  the  coast  was  to  get  a  lineup 
on  product  from  Zanuck  and  Wurtzel. 
He  said  that  in  the  fall,  or  later,  all 
production  will  be  combined  under 
one  studio. 

No  promotions  will  be  made  at  the 
convention,  the  general  sales  manager 
asserted.  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
definitely  will  not  adopt  the  poster 
rental  plan  to  be  inaugurated  by 
Paramount  on  June  1,  he  added. 


Republic  Lists  52 
Features;  4  Serials 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

musicals.  This  constitutes  group  five 
and  six. 

The  final  batch  of  features  embraces 
eight  "Three  Mesquiteers"  westerns. 
Three  characters  will  be  featured. 

No  stars  are  given  for  the  four 
serials. 

Home  office  executives  are  sched- 
uled to  leave  for  Chicago  next  Tues- 
day for  preliminary  arrangements  and 

conferences. 


Parsons  Moved  Up 

Grover  Parsons,  San  Francisco 
branch  manager  for  M-G-M  for  the 
past  17  years,  has  resigned  to  join 
Republic  as  western  division  sales 
manager.  He  will  assume  his  new 
duties  in  about  a  month.  The  west- 
ern division  post  has  been  vacant  since 
J.  J.  Milstein  was  appointed  general 
sales  manager  several  weeks  ago. 

No  successor  to  Parsons  at  the 
M-G-M  San  Francisco  office  has  been 
named,  it  was  stated  yesterday  by 
William  F.  Rodgers,  general  sales 
manager.  A  new  man  will  be  set  in 
the  post  shortly,  it  was  said. 


Pennsylvania  Gets 
Footage  Tax  Bill 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

cents  a  foot  on  all  film  examined  by 
the  censors. 

It  is  estimated  this  measure  would 
yield  $3,470,000  a  year,  as  the  Dep't. 
of  Re  venue  has  ascertained  that 
210,000,000  feet  of  film  were  exam- 
ined last  year.  This  was  about  70,- 
000,000  of  original  film  and  140,000,000 
reissues  of  patched  and  repaired  film. 
The  bill  was  referred  to  the  Ways 
and  Means  Committee. 

Last  year  the  Legislature  imposed  a 
tax  of  one  cent  on  each  25  cents  or 
fraction  thereof  on  tickets  to  theatres 
and  other  amusements. 

The  present  session  is  a  special  one 
called  solely  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
ducing revenue  for  unemployment  re- 
lief. While  the  Ominsky  bill  does 
not  bear  the  official  earmarks  of  the 
Administration,  Assemblyman  Omin- 
sky is  a  Democrat  and  is  said  to 
share  the  confidence  of  Governor 
George  H.  Earle,  3rd.,  also  a  Demo- 
crat. 


$15,000,000  for  34 
Films  in  Three  Years 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

falgar  Films,  director.  All  the  com- 
panies will  become  part  of  a  holding 
company  now  being  formed  and  which 
will  be  headed  by  Procter,  he  asserted. 
He  will  remain  here  until  July  8. 

"We  may  come  over  to  produce," 
Procter  said.  "We  hope  to  contribute 
something  in  the  development  in  mo- 
tion picture  art.  We  have  learned  a 
great  deal  from  you  people,"  he  added. 

Procter  believes  Max  Schach  is  an 
outstanding  foreign  director.  In  ad- 
dition to  his  film  work,  Schach  is  a 
director  on  the  boards  of  most  of  the 
companies.  Procter  also  holds  out 
hopes  for  Carl  Grune,  another  di- 
rector. 

All  financing  is  privately  arranged, 
Procter  declared.  He  brought  with 
him  a  print  of  "Love  in  Exile"  with 
Helen  Vinson  and  Clive  Brook.  Al- 
fred Werker  directed. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ii 


FCC  Quiz  of 
John  Otterson 
Reveals  Little 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

approved  by  Erpi  for  membership  on 
the  board  of  the  reorganized  Para- 
mount. 

The  slate  included  Karl  Hoblitzelle, 
Barney  Balaban,  Martin  Quigley, 
Watterson  Rothacker,  Richardson, 
George  J.  Schaefer,  Zukor,  Frank  C. 
Walker  and  E.  V.  Richards. 

Otterson  denied  that  Erpi  supported 
the  designation  of  any  candidates  to 
positions  of  influence  within  Para- 
mount in  the  hope  that  "friendly  inter- 
ests" would  aid  Erpi  in  obtaining  re- 
newals of  its  recording  and  reproduc- 
ing licenses  with  Paramount. 

A  letter  written  by  Otterson  to 
Edgar  S.  Bloom,  president  of  West- 
ern Electric,  was  read  into  the  rec- 
ord, which  emphasized  the  impor- 
tance to  Erpi  of  "friendly  trustee- 
ships" in  maintaining  or  protecting 
the  latter's  theatre  licensees.  The  let- 
ter disclosed  that  Otterson  had  been 
offered  a  post  as  a  voting  trustee  in 
the  receivership  of  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  by  Halsey,  Stuart  &  Co., 
and  cited  a  cut  rate  drive  by  RCA 
Photophone  for  some  of  the  theatre 
sound  equipment  business  controlled 
by  Erpi.  It  stated  that  the  RCA 
subsidiary  had  urged  several  large 
theatre  circuits  which  were  in  receiv- 
ership or  bankruptcy  to  cancel  their 
Erpi  contracts  for  RCA  licenses. 

Asked  by  Becker  if  he  did  not  think 
that  it  was  "more  likely"  that  Erpi's 
contracts  with  Paramount  would  be 
renewed  if  "a  friendly  trustee"  was 
named  for  the  company,  Otterson  de- 
clined to  answer  on  the  ground  that 
the  question  pertained  only  to  Rich- 
ardson's character,  which  he  believed 
to  be  above  reproach. 

Invited  by  Halsey,  Stuart 

Otterson  said  that  he  had  also  been 
urged  by  Halsey,  Stuart  to  become  a 
trustee  of  Paramount.  He  said  that 
he  had  been  brought  into  contact  with 
Halsey,  Stuart  several  years  earlier 
through  financial  transactions  which 
Erpi  and  its  affiliates  had  had  with 
Fox  Film,  with  which  Halsey,  Stuart 
was  also  identified. 

Otterson  traced  the  formation  of 
the  Paramount  merchandise  creditors' 
committee,  of  which  Erpi  was  a  mov- 
ing factor,  touched  upon  the  negotia- 
tions through  which  Erpi's  $1,800,000 
claim  against  Paramount  was  settled 
for  $1,200,000  and  new  licensing 
agreements,  and  then  related  the 
events  leading  up  to  his  own  selection 
as  president  of  the  reorganized  Para- 
mount. 

Otterson  said  that  the  merchandise 
creditors'  committee  eventually  gave 
its  support  to  the  socalled  "Forting- 
ton  group"  in  the  final  stages  of  the 
reorganization.  The  group  consisted 
of  H.  A.  Fortington,  representative 
of  the  Royal  and  Liverpool  insurance 
companies ;  John  Hertz  of  Lehman 
Bros.,  Floyd  Odium  of  Atlas  Corp., 
Frank  Altschul  of  Lazard  Freres,  Al- 
lied Owners  Corp.  and  several  bank 
creditors,  in  addition  to  the  merchan- 
dise creditors'  committee. 

Asked  if  the  group  represented  only 
about  $8,000,000  of  the  S55,000,000  of 
creditors*  claims  against  Paramount, 


Utterson  replied  that  he  thought  it 
was  "more  than  tnat." 

Utterson  testined  mat  his  own  name 
nad  Deen  advanced  tor  a  place  on  tne 
ooard  ot  tne  reorganized  raramount, 
out  said  tnat  he  would  not  go  on 
as  director.  borne  time  later,  he 
said,  Hertz  nrst  suggested  to  him 
the  presidency  of  Paramount.  Asked 
at  tms  point  ii  Lenman  tiros,  were 
•'substantial  holders '  ol  Paramount 
securities,  Otterson  replied  "1  believe 
not." 

He  testified  that  he  brought  R.  E. 
Anderson,  former  lirpi  vice-president, 
into  Paramount  as  treasurer  at  a  sal- 
ary 'of  $700  weekly;  that  Herbert 
\\  llcox  came  to  raramount  as  a  sta- 
tistician and  engineer  at  $500  weekly ; 
tnat  Watterson  Rothacker  came  trom 
General  Service  Studio  and  was 
elected  a  vice-president  of  the  Para- 
mount production  subsidiary,  although 
the  post  was  described  as  a  "tempo- 
rary "  one  and  was  concluded  within 
the  past  two  weeks.  Keith  Glennon 
was  also  drafted  from  Erpi  ranks  for 
a  Paramount  post,  Otterson  said. 
The  Paramount  president  related  that 
his  five-year  contract  is  at  $3,000 
weekly,  and  that  his  salary  at  Erpi 
was  $50,000  a  year. 

Traces  Early  Sound  Moves 

In  earlier  testimony  Otterson 
traced  the  organization  and  rise  of 
Erpi  as  a  medium  for  supplying  sound 
equipment  to  the  industry  and  out- 
lined two  separate  plans  for  its  devel- 
opment with  producer  participation  be- 
tween 1925  and  1927,  neither  of 
which  materialized. 

The  commission's  hearing  here  was  to 
"fill  in  incomplete  portions  o  f  the 
commission's  record,"  Becker  said  fol- 
lowing yesterday's  adjournment.  He 
said  that  the  A.  T.  &  T.  hearings 
probably  would  be  resumed  on  June  2 
in  Washington  and  that  the  commis- 
sion might  recess  for  the  summer 
shortly  thereafter. 

A  clash  between  Becker  and  Otter- 
son's  attorney,  Arthur  Schwartz  of 
the  Nathan  Burkan  office,  occurred  at 
the  end  of  yesterday's  hearing  over 
the  producing  of  certain  correspon- 
dence from  Otterson's  and  Erpi's 
files.  The  correspondence  was  iden- 
tified as  the  "Beck  Plan  re  British 
Quota"  and  included  letters  which 
passed  between  Otterson,  Will  H. 
Hays  and  James  M.  Beck,  Jr.,  Hays 
office  representative  at  London.  Re- 
fusing to  produce  the  letters,  Schwartz 
declared  them  to  be  "irrelevant"  to 
the  purposes  of  the  commission's  in- 
vestigation. 


Educational  Plans 
98  on  New  Program 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

and  Bert  Lahr.  Lupino  Lane,  who 
made  a  number  of  shorts  for  Educa- 
tional in  the  silent  days,  may  be 
brought  over  for  a  new  series,  Ham- 
mons  indicated,  adding  that  the  star 
is  a  big  hit  in  London  in  "20  to  1." 

The  Educational  president  described 
the  visit  as  his  usual  trip.  Reports 
the  company  would  produce  features 
are  "idle  rumors,"  he  said.  Educa- 
tional-G.B.  have  a  releasing  deal  for 
the  United  Kingdom  which  has  sev- 
eral years  to  run  while  in  America 
Twentieth  Century-Fox's  deal  on  the 
Educational  subjects  has  three  and  a 
half  years  to  go.  Hammons  will  at- 
tend the  Chicago  sales  meeting  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  leaving  to- 
morrow with  home  office  sales  execu- 
tives for  the  Windy  City. 

Court  Victory  for 
Erpi  and  A.  T.  &  T. 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

various  makers  of  talking  picture 
equipment  or  users  thereof  who  have 
sought  monetary  redress  from  West- 
ern Electric  Co.  and  its  associates  on 
the  ground  that  this  group  was  en- 
gaging in  restraint  of  trade  in  the 
sale  and  leasing  of  talking  film 
equipment. 


'Rainy"  Has  $12,700 
For  2nd  Week's  Run 


Murray s  Celebrate 

Hollywood,  May  26. — C  h  a  r  1  i  e 
Murray  and  Mrs.  Murray  have  just 
celebrated  their  30th  wedding  anni- 
versary. He  says  he  was  clowning  in 
one  night  stands  when  he  was  married. 


"One  Rainy  Afternoon,"  for  the 
second  week  ending  last  night,  took 
in  about  §12,700.  Intake  for  the 
seventh  week  of  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
at  the  Astor  on  a  two-a-day  policy 
was  $17,000.  Very  few  vacant  seats 
are  the  order  of  the  day  at  this  house. 
The  second  week  of  "The  Moon's  Our 
Home"  wound  up  with  close  to 
$20,000. 

"Bullets  and  Ballots"  opened  to 
good  business  at  the  Strand  yesterday. 
The  Paramount  this  morning  opens 
with  "The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames." 
A  gross  of  $32,000  is  anticipated  for 
the  first  week  of  "It's  Love  Again" 
at  the  Roxy.  It's  being  held  over. 
Following  this  G.B.  film  will  be  Jane 
Withers   in   "Little   Miss  Nobody." 

At  the  Strand,  six  days  of  "Taxi" 
garnered  around  $8,000.  "Sons  o' 
Guns,"  the  previous  tenant,  ended  an 
11-day  run  with  $11,500.  "Dracula's 
Daughter"  at  the  Rialto  was  good  for 
$9,500  and  is  now  in  its  second  stanza. 

The  Capitol  registered  its  worst 
business  in  years  and  hit  a  new  low 
with  "Speed,"  which  grossed  approxi- 
mately $7,500.  A  double  feature  at 
the  Palace,  "Champagne  Charlie"  and 
"Human  Cargo,"  also  hit  the  tobog- 
gan with  less  than  $5,000  for  the 
week. 


Max  Roth  Back  to  K.  C. 

Having  completed  his  part  of  the 
National  Theatres'  deal,  Max  Roth, 
Columbia  midwestern  division  head, 
has  returned  to  his  headquarters  in 
Kansas  City. 


Pedigreed  Party,  Preview 

Pedigreed  Pictures,  Inc.,  composed 
of  a  group  of  socially  prominent  dog 
owners  and  breeders,  and  producers 
of  a  series  of  short  subjects  on  various 
types  of  dogs,  held  a  cocktail  party 
yesterday  afternoon  in  the  Chanin 
Auditorium.  The  party  was  in  con- 
junction with  a  preview  of  three  sub- 
jects recently  completed,  "The  Chesa- 
peake Bay  Retriever,"  "The  Poodle" 
and  "The  Collie."  The  three  dog 
"stars"  of  the  three  subjects  were 
among  those  present. 


Film  Jacksonville  Fete 

Jacksonville,  May  26. — S  o  u  n  d 
films  of  the  "Greater  Jacksonville 
Day"  celebration,  staged  here,  Satur- 
day, are  to  be  released  throughout  the 
country  by  Paramount  News,  through 
the  co-operation  of  Mayor  John  T. 
Alsop  and  E.  J.  Sparks. 


MOMENT 


PLEASE 


In  its  7th  Week  at  the  Astor  Theatre 
the  business  for  M^G-M's  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  on  Thursday  was  $302  better 
than  the  first  Thursday.  That's  really 
excellent!  In  Frisco  the  6th  week  is  top^ 
ping  the  1st  week  by  almost  two  thou- 
sand  dollars.  That's  magnificent  I  And 
we're  happy  to  report  that  this  great 
Road-show  in  its  225  engagements  (the 
list  is  increasing  daily)  is  doing  SWELL! 

(Isn't  it  a  jolly  thought  that  "THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (At 
Popular  Prices)  will  be  the  fitst  release  of  M-G-M's  1936-37  season 
and  what  a  flying  statt  fot  M-G-M's  YEAR  OF  BIG  ONES!) 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  126 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  MAY  28,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Davis-Furber 
Talking  News 
Theatre  Plans 


English  Expansion  Move 
Aims  at  Television 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  27. — Percy  N.  Fur- 
ber  is  definitely  talking  to  Jack  Davis 
in  connection  with  the  latter's  plans 
for  a  big  expansion  of  news  theatres 
on  lines  of  his  Monseigneur  in  Pica- 
dilly  Circus.  The  plan  is  to  open  in 
London  at  Trafalgar  Square,  Marble 
Arch,  Leicester  Square  and  in  Shef- 
field and  Manchester,  followed  by 
other  large  cities. 

Furber's  rear  projection  system  in- 
terests Davis  and  he  does  not  deny 
the  possibility  of  a  commercial  deal 


The  Films  Act  in  England, 
and  conditions  in  Spain,  Mex- 
ico and  Japan  are  discussed 
in  articles  on  page  10. 


with  Furber  and  his  British  asso- 
ciates in  Trans-Lux,  Will  Evans  and 
Lord  Beaverbrook. 

Davis  will  go  to  New  York  next 
month,  via  Canada.  He  is  dickering 
with  the  British  Broadcasting  Corp. 
for  exclusive  rights  on  the  screen  to 
any  news  film  made  by  it  for  tele- 
vision. 

B.  B.  C.  admits  considering  several 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Bill  Rodgers:  Single  Bill 
On  %  Establishes  New  High 


By  RED  KANN 

The  humidity  played  its  part,  of 
course.  But  all  of  the  flush  that  suf- 
fused Bill  Rodgers'  face  yesterday  at 
the  Cinema  Club  was  not  traceable  to 
the  weather.  The  quiet,  retiring  new 
general  sales  manager  of  M-G-M,  on 
his  left  and  on  his  right  was  flanked 
by  well  known  industry  figures  in- 
cluding Al  Lichtman,  David  Bern- 
stein, Martin  Quigley,  Howard  Dietz, 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  Louis  B.  Mayer, 
J.  Robert  Rubin,  Arthur  M.  Loew 
and  Jack  Alicoate.  There  in  front 
of  him,  packed  in  so  tightly  that  71 
who  sought  to  attend  the  luncheon 
for  him  could  not  find  place,  were 
approximately  110  film  men  repre- 
senting a  tidy  and  representative 
cross-section  of  the  New  York  in- 
dustry turned  out  in  wholesale  and  in 
a  spirit  of  camaraderie  to  formally 
recognize  his  promotion  to  his  present 
high  post. 

The  luncheon  was  keyed  largely  to 
a  tempo  of  fun.  There  were  inter- 
spersed, of  course,  more  serious  mat- 
ters. Tribute  to  the  memory  of  Felix 
F.  Feist  whose  mantle  Rodgers  has 
inherited  was  paid  by  several  speak- 
ers. There  were  words  of  praise  for 
Rodgers,  but  there  also  was  fun. 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  was  toast- 
master.  "I  don't  know  what  this  is 
about,  but  as  master  of  ceremonies  I 

{Continued  on  page  8) 


Australian  Quotas 
Expected  to  Spread 

New  quota  laws  to  encourage  the 
development  of  film  production  in 
Australia  become  effective  in  New 
South  Wales  and  Victoria  this  season 
and  are  expected  to  be  duplicated  in 
all  other  Australian  states  in  the  near 
future,  James  Thornley,  manager  of 
Paramount's  Capitol  at  Melbourne, 
who  is  here  en  route  to  England,  said 
yesterday. 

The  quota  laws  apply  to  both  ex- 
hibitors and  distributors  and  are  for 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Asher  Leaving  for 
Product  Conference 

Irving  Asher,  head  of  Warner  pro- 
duction in  England,  will  leave  for  the 
coast  tomorrow  for  conferences  with 
>ack  Warner.    He   will   be  accom- 

nied  by  his  wife,  Laura  LaPlante, 
-*nd  their  baby. 

Sam  E.  Morris,  head  of  the  com- 
pany's foreign  activities,  is  scheduled 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Thomas  Forms  a  New 
Distributing  Firm 

Harry  Thomas  has  formed  Mutual 
M.  P.  Distributors,  Inc.,  as  the  com- 
pany to  handle  the  various  indepen- 
dent releases  he  has  signed  for  next 
season. 

Negotiations  have  been  consum- 
mated for  distributing  12  James  A. 
FitzPatrick  productions  and  14  pic- 
tures to  be  produced  by  Maurice  Conn. 
Another  deal  for  16  pictures  is  pend- 
ing. Thomas  is  now  closing  con- 
tracts with  state  right  distributors  to 
handle  the  product  throughout  the 
country. 


Waiting  Policy  Is 
Adopted  on  France 

A  policy  of  watchful  waiting  has 
been  adopted  in  connection  with  the 
new  French  decree  which  threatens 
world  wide  censorship  for  films 
through  a  system  of  barring  visas  for 
French  exhibition  to  individuals  and 
companies  who  have  offended  else- 
where. 

Major  Frederick  L.  Herron  of  the 
Hays  office  said  vesterday  the  prob- 
lem would  probably  be  handled 
through  representatives  in  Paris. 


No  Issue  Saturday 

Motion  Picture  Daily  will 
not  publish  on  Saturday,  May 
30,  which  is  Decoration  Day 
and  a  legal  holiday. 


Sabath  Probe 
On  Today  As 
Protest  Fails 


The  Sabath  Congressional  com- 
mittee's study  of  Paramount's  internal 
affairs  will  be  resumed  today,  as 
scheduled,  despite  protests  said  to  have 
been  lodged  with  Rep.  A.  J.  Sabath 
of  Illinois,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee, against  Max  D.  Steuer  serving 
as  counsel  for  the  committee  at  hear- 
ings on  Paramount  affairs  while  he 
is  counsel  for  defendants  in  suits  in- 
stituted by  the  Paramount  Publix  trus- 
tees. 

Murray  W.  Garsson,  investigator 
for  the  committee,  advised  Motion 
Picture  Daily  from  Philadelphia 
yesterday  that  the  "Paramount  in- 
vestigation is  being  continued  as 
scheduled."  He  added  that  a  "deter- 
mination as  to  whether  or  not  Steuer 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


M-G-M  Ends  Harris 
Stage  Backing  Deal 

Following  a  decision  by  major  com- 
panies not  to  finance  new  plays  as  a 
result  of  the  new  basic  agreement 
reached  between  the  Dramatists'  Guild 
and  the  Managers'  League,  M-G-M 
has  terminated  its  partnership  ar- 
rangement with  Sam  Harris  and  Max 
Gordon,  effective  May  31. 

John   Hay  Whitney,   president  of 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Hoover  and  Lowe  to 
Be  Allied  Speakers 

Detroit,  May  27. — J.  Edgar 
Hoover,  U.  S.  Secret  Service  head, 
and  D.  L.  Lowe  of  the  Federal  Hous- 
ing Administration  have  been  added  to 
the  list  of  speakers  for  the  Allied 
convention  from  June  3  to  5  at  the 
Hollenden  Hotel,  Cleveland,  according 
to  H.  M.  Richey,  committee  chairman. 

These  are  in  addition  to  Russell 
Hardy,  special  assistant  to  U.  S.  Attor- 
ney General  who  prosecuted  the  St. 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Circuits  Are 
Making  Bids 
For  the  Roxy 

S chines,  Cocalis,  Brandt, 
Others  File  Plans 


Several  important  independent  cir- 
cuit theatre  operators  are  understood 
to  have  made  bids  within  the  past 
few  months  for  reorganizing  the 
Roxy.  The  proposals  are  said  to  have 
been  filed  with  Carlos  Israels,  of 
White  &  Case,  attorneys  for  the  first 
mortgage  bondholders'  committee. 

Among  the  bidders  are  Louis  and 
Meyer  Schine,  who  operate  large 
group  of  theatres  in  Ohio  and  up- 
state New  York ;  Sam  Cocalis,  who 
has  21  theatres  of  his  own  in  Greater 
New  York  in  addition  to  an  interest 
in  22  other  houses  with  Jack  Springer ; 
Haring  &  Blumenthal,  prominent  real 
estate  and  theatre  operators,  who 
run  the  French  Casino,  opposite  the 
Roxy ;  Harry  Brandt,  whose  circuit 
now  totals  55  and  continues  to  nego- 
tiate for  a  number  of  other  small 
houses  on  the  east  side,  and  Mort 
Singer,  head  of  the  Singer  circuit  in 
the  Midwest  in  which  RKO  has  a 
partnership  arrangement. 

Si  Fabian  of  the  Fabian  circuit  has 
been  trying  to  get  the  Roxy  for  the 
past  three  years  with  little  success. 

Although  there  are  no  indications 
when  the  corporation  will  be  rehabili- 
tated and  the  bondholders  paid  off, 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Kennedy's  Report 
Awaited  Next  Week 

Joseph  P.  Kennedy's  report  on  his 
survey  of  the  Paramount  production 
situation  may  not  be  ready  for  the 
company's  board  of  directors  until 
late  next  week  or  early  the  following 
week,  it  was  indicated  here  yester- 
day. 

Kennedy,  who  left  the  coast  by  train 
on  Tuesday,  is  expected  here  tomor- 
row.   So  far  as  could  be  learned,  no 
report   was   forwarded   by  Kennedy 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


See  Rogers  Fund  As 
Exceeding  $250,000 

In  the  five  days  from  last  Friday 
through  Tuesday  the  Hoblitzelle  cir- 
cuit of  Texas  collected  a  total  of  $7,- 
000  for  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial 
Fund,  with  R.  J.  O'Donnell,  circuit 
executive,  anticipating  a  total  for  the 
full  week  of  $12,000.  The  commit- 
tee in  charge  of  the  drive,  on  the  ba- 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


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Thursday,  May  28,  1936 


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39 

May  28,  1936 

No.  126 

Martin  Quigley 
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MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

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Skouras-Columbia 
In  One-Year  Deal 

Spyros  Skouras,  operating  head  of 
National  Theatres,  has  closed  with 
Columbia  for  all  of  the  latter's  prod- 
uct in  the  circuit  next  season.  Rep- 
resenting the  distributor  were  Abe 
Montague,  general  sales  manager,  and 
Joe  McConville,  national  sales  super- 
visor.    It's  a  one-year  deal. 

Harold  J.  Fitzgerald,  head  of  the 
Fox  Wisconsin  group,  is  in  from  Mil- 
waukee conferring  with  Skouras.  Rick 
Ricketson,  handling  the  Rocky 
Mountain  circuit,  and  Elmer  C. 
Rhoden.  head  of  Fox  Midwest,  will 
arrive  from  Denver  and  Kansas  City 
the  end  of  the  week. 


Roach's  Father  Dead 

Los  Angeles,  May  27. — Charles  H. 
Roach,  76,  father  of  Hal,  the  M-G-M 
producer,  passed  away  here  this  morn- 
ing after  a  short  illness.  He  was  sec- 
retary and  treasurer  of  Hal  Roach 
studios. 

He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Mabel  Bally  Roach,  a  son,  Jack,  in 
addition  to  the  producer. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  four 
o'clock  on  Friday  at  the  Little  Church 
of  Flowers.  Forest  Lawn  Memorial 
Park. 


4  Purely 
Personal  ► 


l^D  ANSIN  and  William  Smith, 
■-^independent  exhibitors  from  Boston, 
in  town  for  the  day,  lunching  with 
Edward  Golden  at  the  Tavern  yes- 
terday. Ansin  and  Smith  state  they 
are  going  to  the  Allied  convention  in 
Cleveland  next  Tuesday,  while 
Golden  says  he  will  depart  Monday. 
Nancy  Carroll  drops  in  late  to  visit 
her  cousin,  Billy  LaHiff,  Jr.  She 
causes  a  momentary  stir  as  necks  are 
craned  in  her  direction.  Lester 
Krieger  of  the  Warner  circuit  in 
Philadelphia  is  on  hand  with  Harry 
Weiner,  Columbia  manager  in  the 
Quaker  City.  Both  have  a  chat  with 
Leo  Justin  and  Irving  Wormser, 
who  then  visit  the  table  where 
Arthur  Gottlieb  and  Jack  Goetz 
of  DuArt  Laboratory  are  seated. 
Harry  Thomas,  after  finishing  a 
luncheon  date  with  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick,  joins  Gottlieb  and  Goetz. 

Harry  Arthur,  Marco  Wolff  and 
Jack  Partington,  the  F.  &  M.  tri- 
umvirate, drop  in  and  are  shortly 
joined  by  E.  H.  Goldstein  and  Ed- 
ward Schnitzer.  Wolff  says  he 
now  plans  to  leave  for  St.  Louis  to- 
morrow-. Eugene  Picker  and  his 
uncle,  Lou  Weinberg  of  Columbia, 
have  a  tete-a-tete  of  their  own,  while 
Truman  Talley  is  flanked  at  the 
Fox  Movietone  News  table  by 
Charles  Richardson,  Laurence 
Stallings,  Ed  Thorgersen,  Lowell 
Thomas  and  Lew  Lehr,  among 
others.  C.  King  Charney  makes  the 
rounds  of  various  tables  and  hopes 
to  leave  by  car  tomorrow  for  the  Chi- 
cago Republic  convention.  Jack  H. 
Hoffberg  and  Irwin  Kleeblatt  talk 
about  old  times.  Jack  D.  Trop,  Xat 
Saland  and  Sherman  Krellberg  are 
in  a  huddle  on  something  or  other. 
Louis  Astor  has  company.  Ditto 
for  Ben  Rosenberg,  Fred  Ayer  and 
Ed  Fay.  Edward  Halperin  and 
Gregory  Dickson  are  without  guests. 
• 

James  A.  FitzPatrick.  accom- 
panied by  Sinclair  Manson,  produc- 
tion manager,  and  Frank  Madden, 
cutter,  will  sail  tonight  on  the  Beren- 
garia  for  England.  FitzPatrick 
plans  to  return  in  August  with  the 
first  two  of  the  12  features  he  will 
produce  next  season. 

• 

Harry  M.  Warner  spent  about 
three  hours  in  Philadelphia  yesterday 
attending  the  confirmation  services  of 
the  daughter  of  his  wife's  sister. 
Mrs.  Warner  also  attended. 

• 

Walter  Wanger  is  being  tendered 
a  cocktail  party  this  afternoon  at  the 
Stork  Club  by  United  Artists.  It's 
scheduled  to  take  place  from  four  to 
six. 

• 

Eddie  Cantor  is  expected  to  ar- 
rive in  Hollywood  May  30  and  take 
up  residence  with  his  wife  and  family 
in  their  new  Beverly  Hills  home. 

Sig  Wittman  of  Universal  is  mak- 
ing a  tour  of  eastern  exchanges  under 
his  supervision. 

• 

Joe  Hornstein  leaves  Saturday  for 
Chicago  and  will  return  the  latter  part 
of  next  week. 

• 

R.    W.    Rome    is    replacing  Joe 


Just  a  Few  Names 

Hollywood,  May  27.— Frank 
Prince  has  a  string  of  aliases 
acquired  since  Warners  put 
him  under  contract  a  few 
weeks  back. 

It  was  Prince  when  a  War- 
ner scout  discovered  him  in 
Jean  Muir's  Theatre  Work- 
shop. Somebody  at  Warners 
decided  he  ought  to  be  known 
as  Robert  Wells.  That  stuck 
a  few  days.  Now  it's  Fred 
Lawrence. 


Fliesler,  resigned,  as  press  contact 
for  Ascap.     The  company's  general 
publicity  department,  which  Fliesler 
headed,  is  being  disbanded,  however. 
• 

Walter  Gould  will  sail  June  5  on 
the  Santa  Lucia  for  a  five-month  trip 
to  South  America.  Arthur  W. 
Kelly  plans  to  sail  about  the  middle 
of  Julv  for  foreign  ports. 

• 

Sybil  Brand  has  arrived  here 
from  the  coast.  Harry  will  meet 
her  next  week  after  first  attending 
the  Twentieth  Century-Fox  conven- 
tion in  the  Windy  City. 

• 

Lou  Irwin  will  take  in  the  20th 
Century-Fox  convention  in  Chicago. 
He  will  leave  today  and  will  survey 
the  talent  field  there  at  the  same  time. 

Quip  of  the  Day 

"And  what  trill  you  have?" 
asked  the  head  waiter  at  "21." 

"/'//  have  a  combination  salad." 
replied  Bob  Goldstein.  "You 
know,  all  cut  up — tomatoes,  let- 
tuce and  green  pastures  instead  of 
green  peppers." 

Lewis  Blumberg.  son  of  Nate  J., 
will  be  Bar  Mitzvahed  at  the  Park- 
Synagogue  on  June  13.    From  then 
on  Lewis  will  be  on  his  own. 
• 

Margaret  Sullavan  has  arrived 
from  Hollywood  to  undergo  an  opera- 
tion on  her  arm  which  she  recently 
broke  while  on  the  set. 

Albert  S.  HowrsoN,  censorship  di- 
rector  for  Warners,   today  embarks 
upon  his  12th  year  with  the  company. 
• 

Y.  Frank  Freeman  is  back  from 
a  brief  visit  to  his  home  in  Atlanta 
and  a  trip  to  New  Orleans. 

• 

George  Metaxa,  recently  signed  by 
Radio.  will  leave  for  the  coast  today 
on  the  Twentieth  Century. 

• 

W.  P.  Bernfield,  U.  A.  exploita- 
tion man  in  the  Kansas  City  area,  is 
in  town  for  a  fewr  days. 

• 

Al  Szekler.  Universal  manager  in 
Rio  de  Janeiro,  arrived  last  night  on 
the  Southern  Prince. 

• 

Eugene  Pallette  sails  on  the  Ber- 
engaria  today. 

• 

Irene  Dunne  is  here  for  a  short 
stav.    She  is  at  the  Pierre. 

• 

Katharine  Hepburn  is  in  town 
from  the  coast. 

• 

Antonio  Moreno  arrives  on  the 
Bremen  today. 

• 

Lf.o  Spitz  returned  from  the  coast 
yesterdav. 


Foreign  RKO  Heads 
On  Way  to  New  York 

Delegates  from  all  parts  of.  the 
world  are  on  their  way  to  New  York 
for  the  RKO  sales  convention  which 
will  get  underway  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  June  15. 

Ralph  Doyle,  managing  director  in 
Australia,  arrived  in  Los  Angeles 
May  16.  Others  en  route  are : 
Roberto  Trillo,  general  manager  in 
Spain ;  Fred  S.  Gulbransen,  Panama ; 
Ralph  Hanbury,  chairman  of  the 
board  and  managing  director  in  the 
United  Kingdom ;  Luis  Lezana,  Mex- 
ico City ;  Pedro  Saenz,  Cuban  dis- 
tributor ;  Bert  Reisman,  home  office 
representative  in  Cuba ;  Jacobo 
Glucksmann,  New  York  manager  of 
Cia  Commercial  Radiolux,  S.  A.,  dis- 
tributors in  the  Argentine,  Uruguay, 
Paraguay  and  Chile,  and  Fred  H. 
Knocke.  of  Puerto  Rico. 


Lincoln  Conspiracy 
Trial  Set  June  15 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  May  27. — After  two 
delays  due  to  the  heavy  criminal  docket 
in  Federal  court  June  15  has  been  set 
as  the  date  for  the  trial  of  the  con- 
spiracy in  restraint  of  trade  suit 
brought  by  Cal  Bard  and  G.  L. 
Hooper  against  theatres  and  major 
distributors. 

Defendants  named  are:  J.  H. 
Cooper,  Lincoln  Theatres  Corp.,  Rob- 
ert Livingston,  manager  of  the  Capitol 
and  one  time  operator  of  the  Strand, 
and  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  M-G-M. 
RKO,  Universal,  Warners,  United 
Artists  and  Vitagraph. 


Editor  in  Boston  to 
Cut  Skolsky  Column 

.Boston,  May  27. — Sidney  Skolsky's 
column  is  to  be  censored  here.  A 
complaint  by  Joseph  H.  Brennan,  busi- 
ness manager  of  the  M.P.T.O.A.,  drew 
a  prompt  response  from  Robert  Choate. 
managing  editor  of  the  Boston  Herald. 

Choate  replied  that  he  had  already 
taken  steps  to  see  that  items  deroga- 
tory to  exhibitors  do  not  appear. 

"Skolsky's  column  will  go  througli 
my  hands  personally,"  Choate  wrote. 

About  a  year  ago  the  column  was 
dropped  for  three  or  four  days  because 
of  complaints  from  exhibitors. 


Five  Entertainers 
On  Ampa  List  Today 

Five  and  possibly  six  screen  and 
stage  players  are  on  the  Ampa  enter- 
tainment list  for  the  weekly  luncheon 
at  the  Astor  today.  Joe  Penner  is  an 
"if  possible"  starter,  but  he  may  be 
scratched  before  the  soup  is  served. 
Definitely  set  are  Hildegarde  Halli- 
day.  comedienne  of  the  Rudy  Vallee 
show ;  Helen  Ferguson,  star  of  the 
silent  screen ;  Alma  Lloyd,  Frank 
Lloyd's  daughter,  and  Carol  and  Paula 
Stone,  daughters  of  Fred  Stone. 

A  drawing  will  be  held  to  find  the 
winner  of  the  vacation  credit  at 
Grossinger's  Country  Club,  and  the 
results  will  be  announced  of  the  mem- 
bership poll  on  the  proposed  change 
of  the  weekly  meeting  day  from 
Thursdav  to  Tuesdav. 


Columbia  to  Chicago 

Columbia's  annual  sales  convention 
will  not  be  held  on  the  coast  after  all. 
Chicago  will  be  the  city  for  the  gath- 
ering, probably  starting  June  22. 


THE     PICTURE     OF     THE  WEEK 


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In  celebration  of  Decoration  Day,  Warners  release  their  film  version  of  a  famous  musical  stage  hit, 

JOE  E.  BROWN  in  "SONS  O'GUNS",  with  JOAN  BLONDELL, 
hailed  by  the  Literary  Digest's  critic  as  'definitely  Joe's  best  picture/  Beverly  Roberts,  Eric  Blore, 
Winifred  Shaw,  Craig  Reynolds,  Joseph  King  and  Robert  Barrat  head  the  regiment  of  roar  recruits 
that  marches  this  "box-office  bell  ringer'  right  into  the  front  line  of  the  year's  song-and-laugh 
shows.  'Sure-hit'  Lloyd  Bacon  directed;  Harry  Warren  and  Al  Dubin  wrote  the  catchy  tunes. 


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Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer  from  its  very  beginning  has  been 
the  leader  in  that  delightful  habit  of  making  Big  Budget 
Pictures.  Each  year  Leo  has  made  more  and  more  of  them. 
And  so  we're  going  to  SPECIALIZE  even  more  next 
season  on  a  flock  of  BIG  ONES.  There  are  THIRTY  BIG 
BUDGET  PRODUCTIONS  actually  in  preparation  NOW 
with  many  of  them  COMPLETED!  The  total  number  of 
M-G-M  Feature  Pictures  next  season  will  range  between 
44  and  52  and  you'll  agree  with  our  descriptive  slogan: 
Glorifying  The  American  Screen". 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Girl  of  the  Ozarks" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Little  Virginia  Weidler  does  remarkably 
appealing  work  in  her  first  star  part  and  is  sure  to  draw  pleasing  com- 
ment from  family  audiences  for  carrying  the  entire  weight  of  this 
routine  hill  billy  tale  though  the  supporting  cast  is  good. 

The  young  star  plays  a  poverty  stricken  problem  child  who  is  always 
in  hot  water  through  her  romantic  and  gallant  lies  designed  to  save 
her  self-respect  and  reassure  her  dying  mother.  The  teacher  of  the 
country  school,  in  desperation,  threatens  to  send  the  child  to  the  county 
home  after  one  more  exploit.  Henrietta  Crosman  as  the  gun-toting 
grandma,  steals  a  dress  for  the  child  to  wear  on  graduation  day  which 
results  in  a  tear- jerking  scene  when  the  harsh  storekeeper  claims  his 
property  in  the  midst  of  the  exercises. 

The  story  by  Maurine  Babb,  John  Bright  and  Robert  Tasker  is  routine 
in  plot  and  character  with  all  the  emphasis  thrown  to  Miss  Weidler. 
The  screenplay  by  Stuart  Anthony  and  Michael  L.  Simmons  has 
bright,  quaint  dialogue.  A.  M.  Botsford  produced,  Edward  Cline  super- 
vised and  William  Shea  directed. 

Lief  Erikson  shows  capacity  to  develop  into  a  strong  bet  as  a  lead- 
ing man.  Good  support  is  contributed  by  Elizabeth  Russell,  Russell 
Simpson,  Louis  Mason,  Nora  Cecil,  Lois  Kent,  Arthur  Aylesworth  and 
Janet  Young. 

Emphasize  the  tribulations  of  the  "quaint"  baby  going  after  the 
school  board  with  her  gun  and  her  lying  from  love  and  lonesomeness. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,244.  Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Don  Bosco" 

(Nuovo  Mondo) 

Not  entertainment  in  the  accepted  sense  of  the  word,  this  latest  Italian 
importation  by  Nuovo  Mondo  is  rather  a  review  of  the  highlights  of  the 
life  of  Don  Bosco,  a  priest  who  lived  and  worked  about  the  middle  of 
the  19th  Century,  and  was  particularly  noted  for  his  efforts  in  the  re- 
liabilitation  of  wayward  boys. 

There  are  moments  of  dramatic  strength  in  the  picture,  which  carries 
the  story  from  the  early  years  of  the  small  boy,  John  Bosco,  the  son  of 
peasant  widow,  to  his  death  in  1888,  honored  and  revered  throughout 
the  country.  In  1934  Pope  Pius  XI  elevated  him  to  sainthood. 

Except  for  the  fact  of  offering  an  interesting  picturization  of  the  life 
of  a  great  humanitarian  and  educator,  the  film  has  little  in  it  which  will 
recommend  it  to  the  average  American  audience.  Patrons  of  Italian 
descent,  however,  should  find  much  in  the  film  to  interest  them.  There 
are  a  sufficient  number  of  English  subtitles  to  make  for  ready  under- 
standing. 

The  establishment  by  Don  Bosco  in  later  years  of  missionary  groups 
to  unenlightened  countries  was  actually  secondary  to  his  most  important 
work,  the  establishment  of  trade  and  agricultural  schools  in  Italy, 
centering  in  Turin.  At  this  time  he  propounded  his  theory  based  on  a 
preventive  system,  fundamentally  that  boys  usefully  occupied  would  not 
become  juvenile  delinquents. 

It  is,  on  the  whole,  an  interesting  film  of  limited  appeal. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  88  min- 
utes. "G." 


"The  King  Steps  Out,"  opening  this  morning  at  the  Radio  City  Music 
Hall,  ivas  reviewed  by  zvire  from  Hollyivood  on  May  15. 

"The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames,"  yesterday's  opener  at  the  Paramount, 
ivas  revieived  on  the  coast  on  May  2. 

"Trouble  for  Two,"  previeived  from  Hollywood  on  May  19,  opens  at  the 
Capitol  tomorrow'  morning. 


6 


Short  Subjects 


"The  Plow  That  Broke 
The  Plains" 

(Resettlement  Administration) 

Produced  by  the  Resettlement  Ad- 
ministration as  part  of  the  work  of 
the  Works  Progress  Administration, 
this  three-reeler  attempts  to  recount 
in  pictures  the  effort  of  the  R.A.  to 
rehabilitate  the  Great  Plains  area  of 
the  United  States  and  the  people 
thereof,  but  the  effort  is  amazingly 
inept  from  the  standpoint  of  the  mo- 
tion picture.  Pare  Lorentz,  film  critic, 
is  credited  with  the  writing  and  direc- 
tion of  the  subject,  and  Virgil  Thom- 
son with  the  composition  of  the  musi- 
cal score. 

The  intention  obviously  was  of  the 
best,  and  the  idea  worthwhile,  but  the 
manner  in  which  it  has  been  made  is 
crude  and  ineffectual  in  the  extreme- 
Discounting  the  poor  facilities  at  the 
Women's  Exposition  of  Arts  and 
Industries  at  the  Grand  Central  Pal- 
ace, the  result  is  still  weak.  The  film 
darts  about  from  sequence  to  sequence, 
generally  with  little  apparent  continu- 
ity, telling  of  the  building  of  the  Great 
Plains  area,  its  devastation  by  drought, 
and  the  attempts  of  the  R.A.  to  re- 
store the  vast  territory.  A  major 
fault  lies  in  the  delaying  until  almost 
the  last  few  minutes  of  the  RA.  re- 
settlement work. 

Reviewed  without  production  code 
seal.    Running  time,  28  mins.  "G." 


"Colourful  Cairo" 

(Harold  Auten) 

The  Egyptian  city  with  its  colorful 
moving  life  and  the  ancient  history 
about  its  walls  is  shown  with  all  the 
beauty  of  the  buildings,  thoroughfares, 
mosques,  etc.,  brought  out  with  fine 
photography.  A  sophisticated  note  is 
struck  when  the  famous  terrace  of 
Shepheard's  Hotel  and  the  lurking 
guides  and  tourists  are  seen.  The 
film  ends  following  a  trip  to  the  Pyr- 
amids and  the  Sphinx.  Very  well 
done.  Reviewed  without  production 
code  seal.     Running  time,   11  mins. 


"Damascus  and  Jerusa- 
lem" 

(Harold  Auten) 

A  scenic  and  architectural  treat, 
combining  the  historically  holy  with 
the  modern  development  of  the  Bib- 
lical center,  this  short  will  please  the 
audience  that  appreciates  a  higher 
type  of  travel  offering.  The  many 
interesting  places  about  the  two  cen- 
ters of  religion  are  exceptionally  well 
photographed  and  many  camera 
studies  of  the  inhabitants  and  bazaars 
make  a  distinctive,  artistic  offering. 
Reviewed  without  production  code 
seal.    Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


"Glimpses  of  Picturesque 
Java" 

(Harold  Auten) 

This  is  an  excellent  travel  film. 
The  photography  is  remarkably  clear 
and  the  subject  matter  along  with  the 
descriptive,  spoken  accompaniment  is 
interesting.  The  big  cities,  Batavia 
and  Surabaya,  are  well  presented  and 
the  contrasts  in  customs,  architecture 
and  people  with  modern  Dutch  im- 
provements should  please.  Reviewed 
without  production  code  seal.  Run- 
ning time,  11  mins.  "G," 


Plan  Jack  Miller  Dinner 

Chicago,  May  27. — Film  leaders 
met  today  to  formulate  plans  for  a 
testimonial  dinner  to  be  given  Jack 
Miller  at  the  Palmer  House,  June  29. 
Aaron  Saperstein  is  chairman  of  the 
committee.    It  will  be  a  stag  affair. 


ITOA  Attendance  Slim 

Because  yesterday  was  a  Jewish 
holiday,  the  feast  of  Pentecost,  very 
few  board  members  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
showed  up  for  a  meeting  held  at  the 
Astor.  Maurice  Fleischman,  chair- 
man, presided  at  the  routine  session. 


Thursday,  May  28,  1936 

Six  Are  Indicted  in 
Bombing  of  Theatres 

The  Nassau  County  grand  jury  has 
returned  four  open  and  two  secret 
John  Doe  indictments  against  six  men 
in  connection  with  the  explosion  of  a 
mustard  gas  bomb  in  a  Mineola,  L.  I., 
theatre  on  May  13.  The  four  men 
named,  members  of  the  Nassau  County 
local  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.,  are :  John  E. 
Cubeard,  president  of  the  local ;  Thom- 
as A.  Watson,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer ;  Michael  D  Angelo,  business 
agent,  and  John  Baptiste. 

The  police  declared  a  panic,  in  which 
15  persons  were  slightly  injured,  fol- 
lowed the  explosion  of  the  bomb. 
They  charged  the  planting  of  the  bomb 
was  preceded  by  a  demand  that  the 
theatre  re-employ  a  stagehand  who  had 
been  dismissed  because  new  equipment 
made  his  services  unnecessary. 

Academy  Plans  New 
Fail  Sound  Courses 

Hollywood,  May  27. — The  sound 
course  committee  of  the  Academy 
Research  Council  met  here  today  to 
discuss  arrangements  for  the  educa- 
tional courses  to  be  conducted  by  the 
Research  Council  in  the  fall.  J.  G. 
Frayne,  committee  chairman,  pre- 
sided. 

Plans  are  under  way  for  two 
courses,  both  to  start  about  Sept.  1, 
one  to  cover  the  fundamentals  of 
sound  recording,  similar  to  the  course 
recently  concluded,  and  the  other  to 
treat  of  the  more  advanced  details  of 
recording  equipment.  Enrollment  in 
both  courses  will  be  limited  to  tech- 
niciarK  employed  in  the  studio  sound 
depai  ,ients. 

Referee  Allows  Big 
Skouras  Bros.  Claim 

St.  Louis,  May  27.— Referee  in 
Bankruptcy  Hope  has  allowed  a 
$1,214,950  claim  against  the  bankrupt 
estate  of  Skouras  Brothers  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  based  upon  the  unpaid 
balance  of  a  $4,500,000  bond  issue 
floated  in  1925  which  was  guaranteed 
by  the  firm. 

The  claim  was  filed  by  William  R. 
Orthwein,  co-trustee,  and  Melvin  L. 
Straus,  original  trustee  under  a  deed 
of  trust  and  chattel  mortgage  executed 
by  Central  Properties  Corp.,  which 
issued  the  $4,500,000  in  bonds.  Cen- 
tral Properties  was  a  subsidiary  of 
Skouras  Brothers  Enterprises. 

"Deeds"  Tops  April 
"Champions"  Rating 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  leads  the 
list  of  Motion  Picture  Herald  "Box- 
Office  Champions"  for  April. 

In  second  and  third  place  are  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  and  "Captain  Janu- 
ary." Runners  up,  in  order,  include 
"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,"  "The  Sing- 
ing Kid,"  "Petticoat  Fever,"  "Wife 
vs.  Secretary"  and  "These  Three." 


Dwyer  Leaves  IBEW 

Hollywood,  May  27.  —  Charles 
Dwyer  has  resigned  as  manager  of 
I.B.E.W.,  local  40.  Dean  Daily,  his 
assistant,  resigned  simultaneously. 

Al  Speede  of  United  Artists  has 
moved  in  to  act  as  business  agent  for 
the  local. 

Dwyer  headed  the  office  during  the 
recent  fracas  between  I.B.E.W.  and 
I.A.T.S.E.  which  led  to  the  latter 
getting  a  studio  closed  shop. 


SMART    SHOWMEN....  No.  4 


SCHINE  THEATRES 
CORPORATION  BUYS 
ALL  UNIVERSAL 
1936-37  PRODUCT! 

J.  MEYER  SCHINE,  PRESI- 
DENT OF  SCHINE  THE- 
ATRES CORP.,  OPERATING 
71  HOUSES  IN  N.Y.  STATE 
AND  OHIO,  SIGNS  UP 
ALL  OF  UNIVERSALE 
PRODUCT  FOR  THE  NEW 
SEASON.  MORE  POWER 
TO  YOU,  MR.  SCHINE  ! 


FULL  SPEED  AHEAD  WITH  THE 

NEW  UNIVERSAL! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thuriday,  May  28.  1936 


Rodgers  on  a 
Single  Bill 
A  Big  %  Draw 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

suppose  the  thing  to  do  is  to  call  on 
the  dumb  act,  the  roller  skaters  to 
get  the  show  moving.  Therefore,  I 
call  on  Howard  Dietz,  chief  exploiteer 
of  M-G-M,"  was  Petti john's  opener. 
Said  Dietz: 

"I  understand  only  two  or  three 
fellows  have  been  coming  in  here  for 
lunch  and  so  someone  decided  to 
throw  a  party.  Bill  Rodgers  may  be 
a  topnotch  sales  executive  to  you. 
To  me,  he  might  be  termed  an  asso- 
ciate, an  associate  of  16  years'  stand- 
ing as  a  matter  of  fact.  Really,  he  is 
No.  282  on  the  inter-office  telephone." 

Lichtman  "Fu-Manchu" 

"We  don't  know  any  more  about 
the  reason  for  this  party  than  we  did 
before,"  complained  Pettijohn.  "I'm 
told  that  in  my  job  today  the  thing  to 
do  between  speakers  is  to  make  an 
announcement.  Alright,  I'll  make 
one.  There  is  to  be  a  dinner  for  Carl 
Laemmle  at  the  Waldorf  on  June  22, 
Louis  Nizer  informs  me.  Now,  I'll 
call  upon  the  mystery  man  at  Metro. 
Nobody  knows  what  he  does  there 
and  it's  about  time  he  explained.  Al 
Lichtman." 

"If  you  don't  know  who  I  am,  I'll 
tell,"  opened  Lichtman.  "I'm  Fu- 
Manchu.  Furthermore,  the  purpose  of 
getting  you  here  was  not  on  account 
of  Bill  Rodgers,  but  to  tell  you  about 
the  dinner  for  Laemmle.  Dietz  and 
I  exchanged  that  inter-office  telephone 
gag,  but  when  Pettijohn  called  on 
Howard  first  I  gave  it  back  to  him." 

Pettijohn  then  declared  71  men  had 
been  turned  away  because  of  lack  of 
accommodations.  "From  now  on,  we 
play  Rodgers  on  percentage  only." 
Came  Tom  Connors  sotto  voce  from 
the  sidelines :  "Yes  and  single  feature, 
too." 

Mayer  Clarifies 

Explaining  that  exhibitors  cannot 
play  duals  unless  someone  makes  the 
pictures,  Pettijohn  next  turned  to 
Louis  B.  Mayer.  "Pettijohn  can  say 
what  he  likes  because  this  is  a  Demo- 
cratic day.  However,  another  day  is 
coming  and  when  it  does  I  won't  for- 
get Charlie.  Nobody  yet  has  ex- 
plained what  this  function  is  all  about, 
but  I  can  and  will.  Besides,  it  always 
takes  Hollywood  to  tell  New  York — 
in  New  York.  When  the  company 
decided  to  elevate  Rodgers,  it  was 
figured  he  had  all  the  necessary  qual- 
ifications except  one.  He  was  too 
timid.  So  we  decided  to  give  him  a 
dinner — there  are  others  coming — in 
order  to  put  him  up  against  the  ham- 
mer and  prepare  him  to  meet  the  ex- 
hibitor. When  he  says  he's  had 
enough  dinners,  then  we  know  the  one 
missing  qualification  will  have  been 
met.  Actually,  I  came  here  because 
I  am  a  Republican  and  because  I 
have  had  no  other  chance  to  make  a 
speech." 

Having  heard  from  producer  and 
distributor,  Pettijohn  then  swung  to 
exhibitors.  "Mixed  up  as  usual,"  he 
read  a  fake  telegram  addressed  to 
Harry  Hershfield,  toastmaster  of  the 
Will  Rogers  Memorial  luncheon 
which  outlined  I.  M.  Smart's  nine- 
point  program  for  next  year.  The 


Left  to  right  at  the  Rodgers  luncheon:  Al  Lichtman,  Rodgers,  Charles  C.  Petti- 
john, Louis  B.  Mayer,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Arthur  M.  Loew,  and  Jack  Alicoate  (deco- 
rating a  cigarette) .    His  back  to  the  camera  is  Jules  Levy. 


nine  ran  something  like  this : 

"2. — I  will  cut  out  the  newsreels. 
The  people  in  this  country  are  learn- 
ing too  much  about  what  is  going  on 
anyhow.  The  customers  become  'in- 
telligentsia' from  them  things. 

"8. — I  will  believe  all  them  stories 
about  pictures  breaking  box-office 
records  and  taking  in  $30,000  last 
week  in  a  house  with  a  500  seating 
capacity.  If  they  can't  arrest  you  for 
publishing  it,  they  can't  lock  you  up 
for  believing  it." 

The  why  of  the  gathering  appearing 
to  continue  in  doubt,  Pettijohn,  smart 
young  fellow,  found  the  way  out  by 
turning  to  the  trade  papers.  He 
called  on  Jack  Alicoate,  editor  of  The 
Film  Daily  who  was  in  good  form. 

"  'Timid'  is  a  delightful  word  com- 
ing from  Metro.  Bill  Rodgers,  how- 
ever, is  a  member  of  a  fine  and  pro- 
gressive organization.  It  is  always 
seeking  new  things.  I  understand 
that  since  Louis  Mayer  arrived  in 
town  and  what  with  'Romeo  and 
Juliet'  coming  up,  he  is  insisting  that 
inter-office  correspondence  be  written 
in  blank  verse.  Can  you  imagine 
Charlie  Moskowitz  communicating 
with  Dave  Bernstein  in  something 
like  the  following  vein : 

"  'I  bring  you  greetings,  my  dear 
Sir  David,  for  I  have  passed  a  fear- 
ful night  full  of  hysteria  and  miser- 
able dreams,  of  union  musicians  who 
bring  forth  unholy  sounds  from  flutes 
and  lyres,  of  competitive  showmen, 
who  steal  and  plunder  from  our  treas- 
ury of  mind  and  of  ushers  and  door- 
men who  grin  with  glee.  Here,  dear 
David,  to  ask  for  doubloons,  a  satchel 
full  of  gold  that  I,  melancholy  mal- 
content, may  don  sword  and  helmet 
to  go  forth  and  do  battle  with  our 
enemies.    So  'elp  me'." 

The  crowd  roared. 

The  explanation  finally  was  reach- 
ing the  open.  Martin  Quigley,  next 
to  talk,  spoke  briefly  and  seriously 
and  praised  Rodgers'  record  as  a  dis- 
tributor over  the  years.  "I  have 
watched  his  progress  for  years  and 


I  see  the  hand  of  Felix  Feist  as  hav- 
ing played  an  important  part  in 
Rodgers'  career." 

J.  Robert  Rubin  was  also  emphatic. 
"This  is  a  proper  luncheon  for  a 
proper  man,"  he  said.  "For  Rodgers 
is  worthy.  It  takes  an  excellent  man 
to  succeed  Felix  Feist  and  to  Bill  I 
would  say :  Be  as  Felix  was  as  you 
will  be,  I  know." 

Pettijohn  proposed  a  rising,  silent 
toast  to  the  memory  of  Feist.  It 
stirred  the  memories  of  the  days  that 
were.    Then,  finally  came  Rodgers. 

"I  am  not  one  of  those  who  regard 
distribution  as  a  'lost  art.'  It  has 
progressed  from  the  days  of  the 
'locked  reel'  when  one  slipup  wrecked 
the  entire  distribution  system.  I  re- 
member the  days  when  special  officers 
were  necessary  in  the  exchanges. 
They  are  no  longer  necessary;  we 
have  vice-presidents  now.  If  the  op- 
portunity given  me  has  allowed  me 
to  play  a  small  part  in  that  progress, 
I  am  gratified  as  I  am  proud  that  all 
of  you  have  come  here  todav  on  mv 
behalf." 

On  his  own  summation  that  it  was 
a  "triple  feature  show  in  29^  min- 
utes," Pettijohn  then  called  it  a  day. 

Those  present  included,  in  part : 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  Arthur  A.  Lee, 
George  \V.  Weeks,  Miles  Gibbons,  \V.  G. 
German,  Richard  Brady,  W.  G.  Van 
Schmus,  James  R.  Grainger,  F.  J.  C.  Mc- 
Carthy, Charles  B.  Paine,  Colvin  Brown, 
Arthur  L.  Mayer.  Leon  D.  Netter.  Gabriel 
L.  Hess,  E.  C.  Raftery,  Dennis  F.  O'Brien, 
E.  C.  Grainger,  Louis  Nizer,  Jack  Levin, 
Joe  Stein,  Herman  Robbins,  William  B. 
Brenner,  Sam  and  George  Dembow,  Joseph 
J.  Unger.  Milt  Kusell.  Charles  Reagan. 
Herbert  J.  Yates,  D.  O.  Decker,  Joseph 
Bernhard,  Ned  E.  Depinet.  Phil  Reisman. 
Cresson  E.  Smith,  David  Falfreyman,  Jack 
Connolly,  Austin  C.  Keough,  Jules  Levy. 
Louis  Phillips.  Sam  Morris,  Maurice  Mc- 
Kenzie,  Whitford  Drake.  Charles  K.  Stern, 
Charles  C.  Moskowitz.  Thomas  J.  Connors. 
E.  M.  Saunders.  Jay  Gove,  Alan  Cum- 
mings,  Charles  Sonin.  Joseph  R.  Vogel.  E. 
A.  Schiller,  W.  R.  Ferguson,  Si  Seadler, 
Louis  K.  Sidney,  David  J.  Chatkin,  Harry 
D.  Buckley,  Budd  Rogers,  J.  S.  McCloud, 
George  J.  Schaefer,  George  Borthwick,  Paul 
Lazarus,  Paul  Benjamin,  Harry  Gold,  James 
A.  Cron,  Don  Mesereau,  Leo  Lubin  and 
Red  Kann. 


Cosmo-Sileo  Photos 

The  lens  swings  and  catches  in  the  foreground,  Tom  J.  Connors,  Red  Kann, 
James  A.  Cron,  Jules  Levy,  Howard  Dietz  and  Martin  Quigley.  In  profile  and  on 
the  extreme  right  again  are  Rodgers  and  Pettijohn. 


Sabath  Probe 
On  Today  As 
Protest  Fails 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

will  remain  in  the  case  is  dependent 
upon  any  possible  inconsistency  or 
diversity  of  interest,  which  will  be  de- 
termined in  the  next  few  days." 

John  E.  Otterson,  Paramount 
president,  and  H.  A.  Fortington. 
chairman  of  the  executive  committee, 
may  be  the  first  witnesses  called  by 
the  committee  if  today's  hearing  pro- 
ceeds as  scheduled. 

When  questioned  about  reports  that 
he  would  withdraw  from  his  position 
of  counsel  to  the  Sabath  committee 
Steuer  said  that  he  "is  considering  the 
question  of  whether  or  not  there  is 
any  inconsistency  in  his  posi- 
tion," and  added  that  he  would  reach 
a  conclusion  by  tomorrow  or  Monday. 

Steuer  is  of  counsel  for  Kuhn,  Loeb 
&  Co.,  defendants  in  actions  instituted 
by  the  Paramount  trustees  against 
former  officers,  directors  and  asso- 
ciates of  Paramount  to  recover  for  the 
company  under  two  causes  of  action. 
One  relates  to  the  participation  of  the 
defendants  in  the  socalled  Paramount 
employes'  stock  purchase  plan,  in  ef- 
fect prior  to  the  company's  bank- 
ruptcy. The  suit  alleges  that  the  de- 
fendants wrongfully  participated  in 
acquiring  Paramount  stock  at  below 
market  levels  through  the  employes' 
plan  and  seeks  to  recover  for  the  com- 
pany the  difference  between  the  price 
of  the  stock  when  issued  to  the  de- 
fendants and  its  market  price  at  the 
time.  The  second  cause  of  action  re- 
lates to  the  redemption  by  Paramount 
of  its  own  stock  at  guaranteed  prices, 
when  issued  for  theatre  acquisitions. 


Hearing  Set  Today 
In  "Zombie"  Action 

Hearing  on  an  application  for  an 
injunction  to  prevent  the  showing  of 
"Revolt  of  the  Zombies"  will  be  held 
today  in  X.  Y.  Supreme  Court  before 
Justice  Aaron  J.  Levy.  The  case  was 
postponed  yesterday  when  it  came  up. 
In  the  meantime  the  showing  at  the 
Rialto  has  been  set  back  indefinitely. 

Application  for  the  injunction  has 
been  made  by  Amusement  Securities 
Corp.,  which,  through  its  vice-presi- 
dent, Sherman  Krellberg,  charges  that 
the  new  picture  damages  the  exhibi- 
tion value  of  "White  Zombie,"  which 
it  bought  from  Halperin  Prod.,  Inc., 
in  1932  and  is  still  showing.  The 
complaint  charges  Victor  Halperin 
and  Edward  J.  Halperin,  producers  of 
"Revolt  of  the  Zombies,"  were  offi- 
cers of  Halperin  Prod.,  Inc.,  when 
that  company  sold  "Revolt  of  the 
Zombies." 

The  plaintiff  seeks  $50,000  damages 
in  addition  to  a  stay.  Defendants 
named  are  Midtown  Theatre  Corp.. 
operator  of  the  Rialto ;  Producers' 
Laboratories,  Inc.,  Melbert  Pictures, 
Inc.,  RKO  Film  Booking  Corp.  and 
Ameranglo  Corp. 


Hold  Coast  Services 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Memorial 
Day  tribute  to  deceased  screen  players 
was  held  today  in  special  services  at 
the  Riverside  Breakfast  Club.  Rev. 
Cleveland  Kleihauer  delivered  the 
main  address. 


Thursday,  May  28,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Davis-Furber 
Talking  News 
Theatre  Plans 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

such  requests  for  concessions.  Tele- 
vision to  theatre  screens  is  impractical 
at  present,  as  the  maximum  picture 
size  is  about  six  inches  wide,  with 
possible  magnification  to  12  inches. 
B.  B.  C.  transmission  will  be  strictly 
experimental  from  early  July  to  Sep- 
tember, with  October  as  "dress  re- 
hearsal month." 

Regular  service  with  entertainment 
value  is  scheduled  to  begin  in  Novem- 
ber, with  three  shows  daily  from  3 
o'clock  to  4  o'clock,  6:15  to  7:15,  and 
9:00  to  10:30.  The  plan  is  to  have 
a  half-hour  cabaret  or  variety  show, 
10  minutes  of  news  films,  and  the  bal- 
ance illustrated  talks  on  "How  to 
Play  Golf"  and  other  subjects. 
Transmission  will  be  by  Baird  and 
E.  M.  I.,  each  fortnightly  in  turn. 
Receivers  will  be  dual,  switching  to 
either  system. 

Broadcasting  will  be  limited  to 
London  at  first,  but  perfection  of  a 
coaxial  cable  will  permit  later  relays 
to  provincial  towns,  each  serving  30- 
mile  areas.  Birmingham  will  be  the 
first  of  these. 


Australian  Quotas 
Expected  to  Spread 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  five-year  duration.  The  exhibitors' 
quota,  which  is  closely  paralleled  by 
that  for  distributors,  specifies  that 
four  per  cent  of  his  bookings  must  be 
of  Australian  origin  during  the  first 
year  of  the  quota,  and  increase  annu- 
ally up  to  15  per  cent  in  the  fifth  year. 
The  law  becomes  effective  for  dis- 
tributors in  the  two  states  next  month 
and  for  exhibitors  in  October. 

Thornley  related  that  safeguards 
have  been  incorporated  in  the  laws 
which  eliminate  many  of  the  obnox- 
ious features  of  quotas  generally.  An 
impartial  board  is  set  up  to  determine 
whether  pictures  offered  by  Australian 
producers  measure  up  to  an  accepted 
production  standard.  Three  of  ap- 
proximately seven  Australian-made 
pictures  submitted  to  this  board  have 
been  rejected  already.  Thornley  said 
provision  is  also  made  for  appeals  to 
an  under-secretary  from  decisions  by 
the  impartial  board  that  pictures 
measure  up  to  the  accepted  standard. 
The  appeal  right  is  regarded  as  of 
benefit  to  independent  de  luxe  houses 
which  might  find  average  program 
pictures  approved  by  the  board  un- 
suitable for  their  policy.  Australian 
theatres  will  be  permitted  to  reject 
pictures  contracted  for  from  foreign 
distributors  in  order  to  take  care  of 
their  quota  playing  time  requirements. 

Thornley  said  that  Australian 
studios  felt  the  need  of  technicians  and 
writers.  He  plans  to  spend  three  or 
four  weeks  in  New  York  on  his  re- 
turn here  next  month  before  returning 
to  Australia.  He  leaves  for  England 
tonight  on  the  Berengaria. 

The  Capitol  in  Melbourne  is  oper- 
ated under  the  Paramount  distribution 
system  for  Australia,  Thornley  said, 
and  is  used  primarily  as  a  show  win- 
dow. No  theatre  expansion  is  planned 
by  the  company  in  Australia,  he  said. 


Peru  Imports  Off;       Discuss  Changes  in 
V.  S.  Product  Leads    Film  Storage  Rules 


W  ashington,  May  27. — Imports  of 
films  into  Peru  during  1935  totaled 
9,275  kilograms,  as  compared  with 
11,099  kilograms  during  the  preced- 
ing year,  reports  Commercial  Attache 
Julian  Greenup  from  Lima  to  the  U. 
S.  Dept.  of  Commerce.  The  decrease, 
however,  is  within  the  limits  of  normal 
fluctuation,  the  report  explains. 

The  portion  of  trade  falling  to  the 
United  States  has  held  close  to  85 
per  cent  of  the  total.  In  1935,  the  per- 
centage of  imports  from  various  coun- 
tries was  :  United  States,  85.03  ;  Eng- 
land, 3.55 ;  Germany,  2.98 ;  Japan, 
3.06;  France,  2.47;  and  Spain,  1.50. 


Train  Films  Steady  Fare 

Denver,  May  27. — The  Aristocrat 
and  Overland  Express,  Burlington 
crack  trains  between  Denver  and 
Chicago,  are  now  featuring  talking 
pictures  at  a  regular  performance  each 
evening  after  dinner.  The  plan  was 
tried  out  recently  when  President 
Ralph  Budd  was  on  board  and  he  ap- 
proved. The  diner  is  used  as  a  theatre 
and  25  cents  admission  is  charged. 
Latest  film  hits  are  shown. 


Cohen  Starts  " Accidents" 

Hollywood,  May  27.  — Maury  M. 
Cohen  has  started  "Accidents  Will 
Happen,"  next  picture  on  the  Invin- 
cible program.  The  story  is  by  Paul 
Perez,  Ewart  Adamson  and  Arthur 
Horman,  and  deals  with  swindles 
practised  on  insurance  companies.  On- 
slow Stevens,  Kay  Linaker  and  Noel 
Madison  head  the  cast.  Lon  Young 
is  supervising  production. 


Ben  Darrow  Is  Dead 

Cleveland,  May  27. — Ben  Darrow, 
39,  M-G-M  exploiteer,  died  at  Charity 
Hospital,  following  an  illness  of  more 
than  a  year.  He  is  survived  by  his 
widow,  his  parents,  C.  F.  Darrow  and 
Mrs.  Darrow  of  Cairo,  111.,  four  sis- 
ters and  two  brothers.  Prior  to  his 
connection  with  films  Darrow  was  in 
charge  of  local  legitimate  theatre  pub- 
licity. 


Retain  English  Title 

Hollywood,  May  27.  —  Warner 
will  release  the  new  Kay  Francis 
picture  under  the  title  "Give  Me 
Your  Heart"  in  the  United  States, 
and  as  "Sweet  Aloes"  in  England. 
The  play  has  had  such  success  in  Lon- 
don that  it  was  deemed  best  to  retain 
the  original  title  in  the  United 
Kingdom. 


Radio  Buys  Markey  Yarn 

Hollywood,  May  27.  —  Radio  has 
purchased  an  original  by  Gene  Markey 
entitled  "By  the  Dawn's  Early  Light." 
The  story  deals  with  the  adventures 
of  an  American  consul  and  his 
daughter  in  China  during  a  revolution. 


Radio  Gets  Samuel  Fain 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Radio  has 
signed  Samuel  Fain  to  write  the  music 
for  "  'Round  the  Town,"  musical 
which  Lew  Brown  will  produce.  Rian 
James  and  Paul  Yawitz  are  complet- 
ing the  script. 


Boettiger  to  Come  East 

Hollywood,  May  27.  —  John  Boet- 
tiger has  practically  completed  his 
stay  at  the  Hays  office  here.  He  plans 
to  leave  for  New  York  next  week. 


Revision  of  the  rules  and  fees  for 
storing  film  at  the  local  exchanges 
will  be  discussed  today  at  a  special 
meeting  in  the  Municipal  Bldg.  be- 
tween the  exchange  maintenance 
heads  and  fire  officials. 

Under  a  classification  of  fees  pro- 
posed by  the  fire  department  for  the 
storage  of  film  a  fee  of  §10  will  be  re- 
quired for  2,000  to  10,000  feet;  $25 
for  10,000  to  30,000 ;  $50  for  30,000  to 
100,000;  $75  for  100,000  to  150,000; 
S100  for  150,000  feet  and  more. 

Also  sought  is  a  special  levy  of  $25 
for  projection  rooms,  $25  for  the  room 
for  cleaning  films,  $100  for  studios 
where  printing  and  developing  is  done, 
the  combination  of  all  not  to  exceed 
$100. 

For  each  vehicle  collecting  or  de- 
livering junk  film  a  $10  fee  will  be 
imposed.  Trucking  companies  must 
put  signs  on  their  vehicles  stating 
"Inflammable"  and  "Keep  away  from 
Fire." 

Theatres  will  not  be  affected  by  any 
new  rules  and  levies. 


Mayer  Trip  Off  Again 

Scheduled  to  leave  for  the  coast  to- 
day after  a  month  here,  Louis  B. 
Mayer  and  Howard  Strickling  again 
have  put  their  departure  indefinitely. 


Kleinbach  Now  Brandon 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Henry  Klein- 
bach,  now  playing  in  Selznick  Inter- 
national's "Garden  of  Allah,"  has 
changed  his  name  to  Henry  Brandon. 


Asher  Leaving  for 
Product  Conference 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

to  leave  for  Hollywood  next  week  for 
the  production  sessions  which  are  ex- 
pected to  last  three  or  four  weeks. 

Asher  stated  yesterday  that  the 
company  next  season  will  increase  its 
English  production  from  12  to  20  pic- 
tures. He  is  taking  with  him  screen 
tests  of  three  players  for  Warner  to 
look  at. 


20th-Fox  Sets  Dividend 

A  second  regular  dividend  of  37^4 
cents  on  the  preferred  stock  was  de- 
clared yesterday  by  the  board  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  It  is  payable 
June  30  to  stockholders  of  record  at 
the  close  of  business  June  13. 

The  preferred  stock  was  issued  in 
August,  1935.  It  carries  an  annual 
dividend  of  $1.50,  cumulative  from 
Jan.  1. 


Schine  Takes  "U"  List 

Universal  product  for  next  season 
will  be  shown  by  the  71  Schine  houses 
in  New  York  state  and  Ohio  in  ac- 
cordance with  an  agreement  signed 
yesterday  by  J.  R.  Grainger  of  Uni- 
versal and  L.  Myer  Schine,  acting 
for  the  circuit. 

Other  circuits  which  have  recently 
signed  for  the  "U"  list  include  F.  W. 
C,  Durkee  and  Butterfield. 


Seek  Bank  Night  Ban 

New  Orleans,  May  27. — A  bill  has 
been  introduced  in  the  Louisiana  House 
to  declare  Bank  Night  and  other  thea- 
tre cash  giveaways  lotteries. 


AT  THE 


A 


PA 

TODAY 


HILDECARDE  HALLIDAY 

Comedienne  of  Rudy  Vallee  Show 

JOE  PENNER 
HELEN  FERGUSON 

FRANK  LLOYD'S  DAUGHTER  ALMA 

CAROL  AND  PAULA  STONE 

Daughters  of  Fred 


HOTEL  ASTOR 

SAME  TIME  AS  USUAL  .  .  12:45 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


10 


Exhibitors  in 
London  Favor 
Booking  Laws 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  18. — Exhibitors  in  the 
London  area  emphatically  expressed 
themselves  as  in  favor  of  retaining 
the  present  Films  Act  restrictions  on 
block  and  blind  booking,  in  replies  to 
a  questionnaire  sent  out  by  the  Cine- 
matograph Exhibitors'  Ass'n. 

Of  275  theatres  which  replied  to  the 
queries,  addressed  to  the  London  and 
Home  Counties'  Branch,  80  per  cent 
answered  in  the  negative  on  the  ques- 
tion :  "Would  permission  to  block 
and  blind  booking  be  of  any  advantage 
to  you?"  The  nature  of  the  reply  to 
this  portion  of  the  questionnaire  is 
considered  highly  significant  in  view 
of  the  frequent  suggestion  that  the 
booking  restrictions  section  of  the  Act 
has  served  its  purpose. 

It  is  pointed  out  that  if  the  same 
sentiment  is  expressed  by  exhibitors 
in  other  parts  of  the  country,  it  can- 
not fail  to  influence  the  C.E.A.  com- 
mittee in  favor  of  the  continuance  of 
this  section  of  the  Act.  The  section 
makes  it  illegal  to  book  any  film  that 
has  not  been  shown  to  the  trade  and 
imposes  a  booking  time  limit  whereby 
exhibition  dates  may  not  be  more  than 
six  months  after  the  date  of  signing. 

Opposes  Dropping  Quota 

Arthur  Taylor,  secretary  of  the 
branch,  made  an  analysis  of  the  results 
of  the  questionnaire,  which  was  for 
the  purpose  of  determining  the  advis- 
ability of  continuing  or  altering  the 
Act.  Since  the  three  large  circuits, 
Gaumont  British,  Associated  British 
and  Union  Cinemas,  did  not  reply,  the 
answers  are  considered  to  offer  a  true 
cross-section  of  independent  exhibitor 
opinion. 

Other  significant  results  indicated 
that  67  per  cent  of  the  exhibitors  are 
opposed  to  the  total  abolition  of  the 
quota,  29  per  cent  think  it  should  be 
applied  to  distributors  only,  and  49 
per  cent  reported  that  they  have  seri- 
ous difficulty  in  "profitably  complying" 
with  the  present  quota  rules. 

Of  the  last  49  per  cent,  41  per  cent 
ascribe  their  difficulty  to  a  shortage  of 
available  product,  and  22  per  cent  to 
audience  dislike  of  British  films.  A 
total  of  47  per  cent  suggested  that  the 
new  quota  basis  should  be  10  per  cent 
for  exhibitors  and  20  per  cent  for  dis- 
tributors. 


Urge  Quota  Increase 

The  English  Association  of  Cine 
Technicians,  which  has  a  member- 
ship of  900  studio  specialists  of 
British  nationality,  is  making  repre- 
sentations to  the  Departmental  Com- 
mittee on  the  Films  Act  urging  a 
minimum  cost  of  £2  per  foot  for 
quota  films,  or  a  £6,000  minimum  for 
features  of  6,000  feet  or  over, 
excluding  story  costs. 

Another  suggestion  which  it  will 
put  forward  is  that  the  distributors' 
quota  shall  increase  from  20  per  cent 
to  25  per  cent  and  that  the  quota  on 
exhibitors  shall  be  reduced  to  12^4 
per  cent. 

Inclusion  of  "documentary"  films 
in  subjects  ranking  for  quota  is  also 


urged  by  the  A.  C.  T.  and  it  is  sug- 
gested that  the  preference  given  to 
British  scenario  writers  under  the 
existing  act  should  be  extended  to 
other  technicians. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  asso- 
ciation it  was  claimed  that,  as  a  result 
of  a  deputation  to  the  Ministry  of 
Labor,  there  had  been  a  tightening  up 
of  regulations  governing  the  issue  of 
labor  permits  to  foreign  technicians. 


U.  S.  Picture 
Firms  Urging 
Spanish  Loan 


By  HARRY  C.  PLUMMER 

Barcelona,  May  15. — Reports  are 
current  and  persistent  in  business  and 
financial  circles  here  and  in  Madrid 
that  American  motion  picture  and 
automobile  interests  in  the  United 
States  are  actively  supporting  a  New 
York  banking  group  which  is  negoti- 
ating with  the  Spanish  Government 
a  loan  sufficient  to  meet  a  Spanish 
obligation  of  350,000,000  pesetas,  long 
overdue. 

Under  the  terms  asked  by  the  U.S. 
group,  the  deposit  of  at  least  a  portion 
of  the  heavy  Spanish  gold  stocks  in 
London  is  necessary.  An  inducement 
is  the  surprisingly  low  interest  rate 
of  V/2  per  cent  asked  by  the  group. 

The  reason  for  the  activity  of  the 
film  and  auto  interests  in  the  matter 
lies  in  the  fact  that  conclusion  of  such 
a  loan  automatically  would  bring 
about  the  favorable  termination  of  ne- 
gotiations for  the  American-Spanish 
reciprocal  trade  agreement,  which 
only  awaits  signatures.  The  chief 
obstacle  to  the  signing  of  the  treaty 
is  the  question  of  dollar  export. 

It  is  understood  that  negotiations 
with  the  Bank  of  France  for  a  similar 
loan  collapsed  when  the  French  asked 
a  virtual  monopoly  of  the  Spanish  and 
Spanish  Moroccan  market  for  French 
cars. 

*  *  * 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  pictures 
had  impressive  openings  at  two  first 
run  local  houses  last  week.  "Thanks 
a  Million"  had  its  premiere  at  the 
Fantasio,  with  many  of  the  city's  so- 
ciety figures  in  attendance.  "It  Had 
to  Happen,"  with  "Charley  Chan's 
Secret,"  a  dual  bill,  opened  at  the 
Capitol,  following  several  successful 
films  booked  at  the  large  downtown 
house  recentlv  by  Hispano  Fox  Film, 
S.A.E. 

*  *  * 

"Gentlemen  Are  Born"  played  at 
the  Cine  Maryland  to  sufficient  busi- 
ness to  warrant  holding  it  over  for  a 
second  week.  It  is  expected  that  the 
picture  will  be  dubbed  for  second  and 
subsequent  runs  throughout  the 
country. 


Joins  Canadian  Group 

Toronto,  May  27.  —  F.  C.  Badgley, 
director  of  the  Canadian  Government 
Film  Bureau,  Ottawa,  was  elected  a 
director  of  the  National  Film  Society 
of  Canada  at  its  second  annual  meet- 
ing. The  society  was  established  a 
year  ago  to  promote  the  cultural  fac- 
tors of  films  and  branches  have  been 
organized  in  Montreal,  Toronto, 
Ottawa  and  Vancouver.  The  society 
shortly  will  publish  a  report  on  pic- 
tures, the  book  to  be  financed  by  the 
Carnegie  Foundation  of  New  York. 


Mexican  Film 
Actors  Fight 
Union's  Dues 


By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  May  27.  —  Further 
eviuence  ot  tne  instability  ot  the 
Mexican  laoor  situation  is  apparent 
in  tne  sharp  dispute  wnich  nas  arisen 
here  over  wage  assessments  between 
screen  players  and  tne  cinematograph- 
ists'  union,  Ihe  union  demands  tnree 
per  cent  ot  all  wages  received  by  the 
piayers.  ihe  latter  contend  the  rate 
is  too  high,  since  they  need  all  the 
money  tney  earn,  production  in 
Mexico  being  too  irregular  and  too 
limited  to  permit  them  to  earn  very 
much. 

Ihe  union,  on  the  other  hand,  claims 
its  demands  are  justified  in  view  ol 
the  expenses  of  operating  the  organi- 
zation tor  the  protection  of  players 
rights.  Several  producing  companies 
have  been  requested  to  enter  the  con- 
troversy in  the  capacity  of  arbitrators. 

*  *  * 

The  first  of  a  series  of  shorts  being 
produced  by  the  Ministry  of  Public 
education  ior  the  sole  purpose  01 
stimulating  the  tourist  traffic  in 
Mexico  is  running  at  the  Cine  Palacio 
nere.  it  is  planned  to  show  the  film, 
and  others  01  the  series,  in  the  United 
Mates  and  other  foreign  countries. 

Xavier  Uavilla  has  in  work  a  nine- 
reel  film,  "Marihuana,"  which  deals 
with  the  methods  ot  the  Mexican 
police  in  fighting  dope  and  its  peddlers, 
carry  Norton,  Jose  Bohr  and  Lupita 
Tovar  head  the  cast.  Technical  police 
details  are  being  supervised  by  Ted 
Gonzales,  fingerprint  expert  of  the 
local  department,  who  at  one  time  was 
a  New  York  detective.  The  picture, 
a  departure  for  Mexican  producers, 
is  planned  for  the  U.  S.  and  general 
foreign  distribution. 

*  *  * 

Business  at  local  theatres  has  been 
cut  approximately  25  per  cent  from 
the  normal  by  the  start  of  the  rainy- 
season  here,  which  lasts  until  Novem- 
ber. However,  exhibitors  are  of  the 
opinion  that  the  weak  business  situa- 
tion will  prevail  for  only  a  few  weeks, 
until  the  public  becomes  accustomed  to 
the  continued  rain.  After  that  business 
is  expected  to  return  to  normal. 

*  *  * 

A  new  trend  in  film-stage  policies 
here  is  the  booking  by  the  de  luxe 
Cine-Teatro  Alameda,  new  theatre, 
of  the  famous  Ballet  Espagnol  of 
Madrid,  a  company  of  Spanish  dancers 
for  a  two-week  engagement  in  the 
fall.  The  show  will  come  here  from  a 
run  at  the  Guild  Theatre  in  New 
York. 

*  *  * 

Among  the  most  popular  foreign 
films  current  in  the  leading  local 
houses  are  "These  Three,"  at  the 
Cine-Teatro  Alameda;  "Sanders  of 
the  River,"  at  the  Cine  Olimpia,  and 
"Bonnie  Scotland,"  at  the  Cine  Iris. 


Toronto  Building  Gains 

Toronto,  May  27. — A  theatre  build- 
ing boom  is  in  evidence  here,  with 
two  neighborhood  houses  expected  to 
get  underway  shortly  and  two  others 
already  under  construction.  These  are 
in  addition  to  the  Eglinton  and 
Casino,  recently  opened. 


Thursday,  May  28,  1936 


Japan  Circuit 
Expansion  Is 
Slowing  Down 


By  TETSUYA  MORI 

Tokyo,  April  30. — Theatre  circuit 
expansion  has  tapered  off  rapidly  of 
late  as  a  result  of  the  discovery  by 
large  operators  that  mere  numbers  can 
be  a  burden  where  indiscriminate  ac- 
quisition is  carried  on  on  a  competitive 
basis.  More  careful  selection  is  to  be 
the  rule  in  the  future. 

Some  of  the  larger  companies  have 
been  aiming  at  circuits  of  from  500  to 
700  houses,  with  the  idea  of  impress- 
ing the  public  as  well  as  competitors. 
In  the  rush  many  unprofitable  spots 
have  been  acquired. 

At  the  end  of  March,  Xikkatsu  had 
544  houses,  with  229  operated  from  the 
head  office  and  315  from  the  Kansai 
branch.  Of  these,  25  were  under 
direct  control,  137  under  percentage 
contract  and  382  under  special  con- 
tract. Shochiku  had  540  houses,  with 
212  operated  from  the  head  office  and 
328  from  the  Kansai  branch.  Of 
these,  13  were  under  direct  control, 
287  under  percentage  contract,  and  240 
under  special  contract.  Shinko  had 
469  houses,  with  186  operated  by  the 
head  office  and  283  by  the  Kansai 
branch.  Of  these,  six  were  under 
direct  control,  116  under  percentage 
contract,  and  347  under  special  con- 
tract. Daito  had  120  houses,  with  87 
operated  by  the  head  office  and  120  by 
the  Kansai  branch.  Of  these,  15  were 
under  percentage  contract,  and  117 
under  special  contract.  Figures  on 
Daito's  other  branches  were  not  ob- 
tainable. 

*  *  * 

James  A.  Fitz Patrick's  Technicolor 
camera  crew  of  seven  men  is  having 
censor  trouble.  They  want  to  film 
native  dances  either  at  Tokyo  or 
Kyoto  and  must  work  outdoors.  Such 
films  must  be  censored,  but  there  is  no 
Technicolor  laboratory  in  this  country. 

Officials  are  inclined  to  look  favor- 
ably on  the  films  on  the  theory  that 
they  are  good  advertising.  Last  year 
Mrs.  FitzPatrick  had  the  cooperation 
of  the  Board  of  Tourist  Industry  of 
the  Japanese  Government  Railway. 
One  suggestion  advanced  is  that  the 
censors  accompanv  the  cameramen 
while  thev  are  working. 

*  *  * 

There  are  now  only  1,063  film  thea- 
tre speakers  in  Tokyo  as  compared 
with  2,000  in  1926.  This  is  due  to  the 
increasing  number  of  wired  houses,  of 
which  there  are  now  203,  or  80  per 
cent  of  the  total.  The  Metropolitan 
Police  Board  recently  decided  to  abol- 
ish before  long  the  system  of  giving 
licenses  to  new  speakers. 

*  *  * 

Ichizo  Kobayashi,  owner  of  the 
Takarazuka  circuit,  just  back  from  a 
six-month  tour  of  America  and 
Europe,  says  he  has  become  a  con- 
firmed conservative  on  stage  shows. 
They  are  decadent  and  obscene  in 
Europe,  he  says,  and  he  is  now  against 
social  dancing  and  exotic  revues.  He 
has  some  new  ideas  in  mind,  he  says. 

*  *  * 

The  Takarazuka  circuit  has  ob- 
tained police  permission  for  construc- 
tion of  a  three-story  film  house  near 
the  Shibuya  station  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  2,000.  It  is  planned  to 
have  it  in  operation  about  Oct.  1. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Kennedy's  Report 
Awaited  Next  Week 


Thursday,  May  28,  1936 

M-G-M  Ends  Harris 
Stage  Backing  Deal 

(Continued  from  page  1) 


Pioneer,  last  season  financed  Billy 
Rose's  "Jumbo"  to  the  extent  of  $250,- 
000.  M-G-M  advanced  $110,000  for 
the  production  of  "Jubilee,"  which  was 
staged  by  Harris  and  Gordon. 

It  is  estimated  in  film  circles  that 
between  §1,000,000  and  $1,500,000  was 
spent  by  picture  companies  in  backing 
stage  plays  for  the  season  just  ending. 

Just  prior  to  sailing  on  the  Nor- 
inandie  recently,  Gordon  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily  he  had  renewed  his 
deal  with  M-G-M  and  that  he  ex- 
pected an  amicable  adjustment  of  the 
differences  between  the  Dramatists' 
Guild  and  the  film  companies. 


Warners  Withdraw  Financing 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Contradict- 
ing the  statement  attributed  to  Sidney 
Howard,  president  of  the  Dramatists' 
Guild,  to  the  effect  that  film  producers 
are  not  consistently  fighting  the  guild 
program,  it  was  learned  here  today 
that  Warners  have  informed  legiti- 
mate producers  and  affiliates  that  they 
will  get  no  Warner  financing  under 
the  present  guild  setup.  Information 
to  this  effect  has  been  sent  to  Brock 
Pemberton,  Alexander  Yokel  and 
other  stage  producers  whom  the  film 
company  formerly  backed. 


"Little  Egypt"  Suit  Ended 

Attorneys  for  Mrs.  Freida  Syro- 
poulos  yesterday  withdrew  injunction 
proceedings  against  M-G-M  in  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  in  connection  with  the 
"Little  Egypt"  sequence  in  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld." 

The  plaintiff  claimed  she  was  the 
original  "Little  Egypt,"  having  per- 
formed under  the  name  in  the  World's 
Fair  in  1893.  In  the  application  for 
an  injunction,  Mrs.  Syropoulos  con- 
tended the  term  became  associated 
with  her  when  used.  She  also  claimed 
an  invasion  of  her  rights  because  the 
distributor  did  not  get  her  permission 
to  use  the  appellation. 

M-G-M  in  its  answer,  held  that 
there  were  many  people  that  employed 
the  use  of  "Little  Egypt." 


See  Rogers  Fund  as 
Exceeding  $250,000 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

sis  of  preliminary  reports,  expects  a 
probable  grand  total  of  $250,000  or 
more.  The  highest  previous  figure 
in  a  similar  drive,  that  for  the  N.V.A. 
in  1934,  produced  a  total  of  $191,000. 

The  Golden  Gate  in  San  Francisco, 
which  completed  the  week's  drive  on 
Tuesday,  collected  a  total  of  $2,240. 
For  the  three  days  ending  on  Sunday 
three  Pittsburgh  houses  reported  a 
total  of  $1,625:  the  Stanley,  $750,; 
Alvin,  $575;  Perm,  $300.  In  Cleve- 
land, for  the  same  three  days,  four 
Loew  houses  reported  $1,200  and  three 
RKO  theatres   collected  $1,350. 

William  Quits  W.B. 
For  Free  Lancing 

Hollywood,  May  27. — Warren  Wil- 
liam today  severed  his  contract  with 
Warners  effective  following  the  com- 
pletion of  the  current  vehicle  entitled 
"Stage  Struck."  He  is  reported  to 
have  paid  Warners  a  sum  exceeding 
$10,000  for  his  release.  Warners  were 
oreparing  to  renew  the  ticket.  M.  C. 
Levee  negotiated  the  release. 

William  will  free  lance. 


Hollywood,  May  27.  —  Harold 
Lloyd  working  on  a  new  story,  but 
very  secretive  about  it.  .  .  .  Three 
governors  here  at  once — Henry  H. 
Blood  of  Utah,  Edward  C.  Johnson 
of  Colorado  and  Roy  L.  Cochran  of 
Nebraska. 

Clark  Gable  back  at  Warners  after 
retakes  on  "San  Francisco  Nights"  at 
M-G-M.  .  .  .  Will  start  in  Marion 
Davies'  "Cain  and  Mable."  .  .  . 
James  Montgomery  Flagg  to  do  ad- 
vertising sketches  at  Radio  studio. 
.  .  .  Wallace  Fox,  back  from  loca- 
tion with  "Last  of  Mohicans"  com- 
pany, has  injured  leg  x-rayed  at 
Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital. 

Bebe  Daniels  and  Ben  Lyon 
leave  for  Europe  June  11.  .  .  .  Warn- 
er Janssen,  conductor,  signed  by 
Boris  Morros  to  write  a  musical  score 
for  "Chinese  Gold."  .  .  .  Edward 
Arnold  resting  at  the  Lake  Narconian 
Club. 

John  Ford,  the  director,  blushingly 
admits  he  is  the  author  of  "The  Last 
Outlaw,"  recently  completed  Radio 
western  with  Harry  Carey  and  Hoot 
Gibson.  .  .  .  Mrs.  Connie  Lupino 
gets  role  with  her  daughter,  Ida,  in 
"Yours  for  the  Asking." 

+ 

Casting — John  Carradine  in  "Dim- 
ples," Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
Jane  Darwell  top  role  in  "The  Holy 
Lie,"  same  studio.  ...  At  Paramount, 
Dale  Armstrong,  radio  announcer, 
cast  in  "The  Count  of  Arizona,"  and 
Charles  Williams,  Charles  Arnst 
and  Sid  Saylor  added  to  "Rhythm  on 
the  Range,"  and  Willie  Fung  signed 
for  "Chinese  Gold."  .  .  .  Robert  Mid- 
dlemass     added     to     "Lone  Star 

Hoover  and  Lowe  to 
Be  Allied  Speakers 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Louis  case,  and  Daniel  Bertrand,  au- 
thor of  the  NRA  report  recommend- 
ing Federal  control  of  the  industry, 
previously  announced. 

Richey  is  in  Cleveland  today  put- 
ting final  touches  on  the  convention 
arrangements. 


Luncheon  for  Proctor 

The  amusement  division  of  the 
United  Palestine  Appeal,  on  behalf  of 
the  Zionist  Organization  of  America, 
is  arranging  a  luncheon  at  the  As- 
tor  Wednesday  for  Major  Henry 
Adam  Procter,  M.  P.  and  the  presi- 
dent of  a  number  of  British  producing 
units.  He  is  now  here,  and,  while  not 
Jewish,  Procter  is  a  supporter  of  the 
Palestine  settlement  movement  for  the 
Jews. 


Hays  To  Be  Chairman 

Will  H.  Hays  will  be  chairman  of 
the  dinner  planned  by  the  amusement 
division  of  the  United  Palestine  Ap- 
peal for  Carl  Laemmle  at  the  Wal- 
dorf June  22. 


Sutherland  on  "Waltz" 

Hollywood,  May  27.  —  Edward 
Sutherland  has  been  assigned  to  di- 
rect "Champagne  Waltz"  at  Para- 
mount, with  production  to  begin  as 
soon  as  he  returns  from  Europe. 
Gladys  Swarthout  and  Jack  Oakie  will 
have  the  leading  roles. 


Ranger,"   Warner  Brothers  western. 

Kenneth  Harlan  in  "China  Clip- 
per," Warners.  .  .  .  Don  Ackerman 
taken  from  chorus  to  dance  with 
Marion  Davies  in  "Cain  and  Mabel," 
also  Warners.  .  .  .  Louise  Latimer, 
Willie  Best  and  Frank  W.  Thomas 
in  "Mummy's  Boys,"  Radio. 

Frances  Farmer  on  loan  from 
Paramount  goes  into  Goldwyn's  "Gome 
and  Get  It."  .  .  .  Grant  Mttchell 
added  to  "The  Count  of  Arizona," 
Paramount.  .  .  .  Wallace  Ford  and 
Anthony  Nace  added  to  "A  Son 
Comes  Home,"  Paramount.  .  .  . 
Ralph  Bellamy,  on  loan  from  Co- 
lumbia, goes  into  "Johnny  Gets  His 
Gun,"  same  studio.  .  .  .  Henry  Fonda 
gets  title  role  in  "Slim,"  Warners. 
+ 

Writers — Dorothy  Parker  and 
Alan  Campbell  working  with  Frank 
Partos  on  "Three  Married  Men," 
Paramount.  It  is  an  original  by 
Owen  Davis.  .  .  .  Radio  signs  Doro- 
thy Yost  and  Tom  Lennon  to  new 
contracts.  Lennon  working  with 
Dudley  Nichols  on  script  of  "Robber 
Barons."  .  .  .  Charles  Kaufman  and 
Harry  Siegal  get  term  pacts  from 
Radio. 

+ 

Directors — Bruce  Humberston  as- 
signed to  direct  "Charlie  Chan  at  the 
Racetrack,"  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
.  .  .  James  Tinling,  previously  an- 
nounced for  the  job,  switched  to  the 
Jane  Withers  picture.  .  .  .  William 
Shea  directing  "Johnnie  Gets  His 
Gun,"  Paramount. 

+ 

Title  Change — "The  Secret  Service" 
now  "Trailin'  West,"  Warners. 

Circuits  Are  Making 
Bids  for  the  Roxy 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

it  is  understood  that  one  of  the  choice 
bids  is  that  submitted  by  Howard  S. 
Cullman  and  Harry  C.  Arthur.  Cull- 
man is  trustee  and  Arthur  holds  a 
management  contract  with  him  under 
the  Artco  Corp.  The  pact  endures 
during  the  life  of  the  trusteeship. 


Associated-Warners  Set 

Under  terms  of  a  deal  just  com- 
pleted, the  27  units  of  Associated  The- 
atres of  Ohio  will  play  all  Warner- 
First  National  product  next  season. 
Arrangements  were  concluded  by 
Meyer  Fine,  head  of  the  circuit,  and 
A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and  Cana- 
dian sales  manager,  and  Milton 
Mooney,  Cleveland  branch  head,  for 
the  distributor. 


Para.  News  Claims  Beat 

Jacksonville,  May  27. — Paramount 
News  claimed  a  beat  here  today  on  a 
film  showing  the  presentation  of  an 
appointment  to  the  U.  S.  Senate  to 
Scott  M.  Loftin  by  Gov.  Dave  Sholtz. 

The  formal  appointment  was  made 
yesterday  at  Tallahassee,  but  the  film 
was  made  last  Saturday  through  the 
influence  of  Mayor  John  T.  Alsop. 


Grainaer  Promotes  Camp 

T.  F.  Camo.  formerly  a  Universal 
salesman,  has  been  promoted  by  T.  R. 
Grainerer  t"  the  managership  of  the 
company's  Milwaukee  exchange. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

prior  to  his  departure  from  Holly- 
wood for  the  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Paramount  board,  which  is  being  held 
today.  The  meeting,  it  was  said,  will 
be  a  routine  one  with  nothing  before 
it  pertaining  to  the  current  advisory 
studies  being  conducted  under  Ken- 
nedy's supervision. 

The  possibility  that  Kennedy  might 
make  an  oral  report  of  the  high  spots 
of  his  studio  study  to  a  meeting  of 
the  executive  committee  tomorrow 
was  admitted  but  described  as  "not 
expected"  by  Paramount  officials.  It 
was  stated  that  the  probability  is  that 
Kennedy  will  begin  the  compilation  of 
his  report  on  his  arrival  here  tomor- 
row and  that  a  special  meeting  of 
the  board  would  be  called  to  receive 
it  on  its  expected  completion  within 
the  next  week  or  10  days. 

It  was  said  that  the  report  on  Par- 
amount theatre  partnership  agreements 
being  prepared  by  John  J.  Ford  will 
not  be  completed  for  several  weeks. 
This  report  will  deal  directly  with  the 
extensions  and  terms  of  the  partner- 
ship contracts  with  the  Wilby-Kincey, 
Lucas  &  Jenkins  and  Hoblitzelle  cir- 
cuits, all  of  which  expire  July  1. 

Kennedy  is  accompanied  east  by 
Arthur  Poole  and  C.  J.  Scollard,  who 
aided  him  in  the  Paramount  studio 
survey. 


Tibbett  Asks  Star  Ban 

Washington,  May  27.  —  A  plea  for 
the  amendment  of  the  Dickstein  Bill 
to  bar  in  this  country  the  perform- 
ances of  all  artists  from  countries 
which  ban  American  talent  was  made 
to  the  House  Immigration  Committee 
today  by  Lawrence  Tibbett.  The 
Dickstein  bill  bars  "routine  perform- 
ers" but  not  outstanding  stars. 


Set  30  "Ziegfeld"  Dates 

Thirty  new  roadshow  dates  have 
been  set  by  M-G-M  for  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld."  This  brings  the  total  to 
128. 


Wall  Street 


Board  Declines 

Predominate 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  vtc  . . . 

33 

33 

33 

+  / 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

42/ 

42/ 

42/ 

Consolidated  .... 

5 

5 

5 

Consolidated,  pfd 

16% 

1634 

16/8 

~"v» 

Eastman   

161& 

161 

161 

Loew's,  Inc  

4734 

4734 

4731 

—  Vs 

Paramount   

8/ 

m 

m 

-  Vt 

Paramount  1  pfd 

65/ 

6134. 

6134 

—434 

Paramount  2  pfd 

9/8 

834 

m 

-  / 

Pathe  Film   

7% 

7 

7/ 

-  % 

RKO   

6 

534 
34 

6 

20th  Century,  pfd 

34 

34 

+  / 

Universal,   pfd  . 

99 

97 

99 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

m 

95i 

934 

Trans-Lux  Only  Curb  Advance 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    234      234      234     —  9% 

Technicolor    3034     30       30       —  % 

Trans-Lux    4/      43£      4/     +  / 

Bonds  Show  Decline 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ...  24  24  24  —  / 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24/  24/  24/  —  / 
Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90/     87/     87/  —234 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    30/     30/     30/  +1/ 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  27) 


HE  LIVED  TO  MURDER  AND  MURDERED  TO  LIVE! 


Exotic!  Striking!  Unusual! 
Vivid!  Stirring!  Thrilling 
story!  Bizarre  situations! 
Exceptional  film!" 

—  raves  Bland  Johaneson 
ace  critic  for  the 
N.  Y.  Daily  Mirroi 


Behind  these  satanic 
eyes  a  fiendish  mind 
planned  torture  and 
death. ..to  seize  a  white 
princess  for  the  Palace 
of  Death ! 

First  New  York  Showing  of  the 
year's  most  spectacular  picture! 


ABDULS  damned 

(MAD  MONARCH  OF  THE  FLAMING  EAST) 


beauties  in  o  P  a 

e   „„e's  beoulie*  •« 
lavish  dance  V 
SEE_Th.  P»«-*»  °' 

despot  *ho  do 
— ..  with  murder 


A  Columbia  Picture  with 
NILS  ASTHER  •  ADRIENNE  AMES 
FRITZ  KORTNER  •  Cast  of  Thousands 


TODAY 

AT  9i30  A.  M. 

THE  NEW 


RIALTO 

Times  Square 


...and  here's  how  Showman 
Arthur  Mayer  went  to  town 
with  a  bang-up  ad  campaign 
for  Broadway's  famous 
Rialto . . .  jam-packed  'em  in 
during  entire  run  at  the 
House  of  Hits! 


COLUMBIA'S  SENSATIONAL  EXPLOITATION  SPECIAL 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  127 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  MAY  29,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


1  Brand  Name 
At  20th-Fox; 
Off  to  "Chi" 


Sales     Convention  on 
There  Tomorrow 


The  entire  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
lineup,  which  will  be  divulged  to  the 
assembled  sales  forces  now  converg- 
ing on  the  Congress  Hotel  in  Chicago 
for  a  three-day  convention  beginning 
tomorrow  morning,  will  be  sold  under 
one  name  next  year.  This  season, 
two — Twentieth  Century  and  Fox — 
prevail. 

After  the  merger  of  Twentieth 
Century  with  Fox,  12  pictures  sold  on 
franchise  while  the  former  company 
was  distributing  through  United  Art- 
ists remained  for  delivery.  With  the 
completion  of  the  1935-36  season,  this 
obligation  also  runs  out,  thereby  per- 
mitting Twentieth  Century-Fox  to 
proceed  under  the  designation  of  one 
brand. 

Headed   by   Joseph    M.  Schenck, 
chairman  of  the  board,  and  Sidney  R. 
Kent,  president,  the  home  office  con- 
tingent left  for  Chicago  late  yesterday 
{Continued  on  page  11) 


"Quins"  Contracted 
By  20th  Century-Fox 

Toronto,  May  28.  —  The  Dionne 
quintuplets  have  been  signed  by  Twen- 
tieth Century  -  Fox  to  appear  in  three 
features  which  are  to  be  completed  by 
the  end  of  1938.  The  first  will  be  in- 
cluded in  the  company's  1936-37  line- 
up. It  is  understood  that  $250,000  will 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Charnas  Denies  Buy 
Into  the  Criterion 

Reports  were  current  yesterday  that 
Harry  Charnas  had  purchased  a  half 
interest  from  Ben  Moss  in  the  new 
Criterion  on  Broadway. 

When  queried  about  the  story,  Char- 
nas denied  it,  holding  that  someone 
who  saw  him  together  with  Moss  at 
lunch  originated  the  story. 


Ifs  In 

Sidney  Samuelson  picked 
up  his  telephone  at  Newton, 
N.  J.,  yesterday  and  had  this 
to  say: 

"The  success  of  Allied's 
convention  in  Cleveland  next 
week  is  assured. 

"Dave  Palfreyman  of  the 
Hays  association  has  made  a 
reservation." 


Brandt  Seeking  New 
Deal  for  the  Roxy 

His  offer  for  a  21-year  lease  at  an 
annual  rental  of  $268,000  having  been 
turned  down,  Harry  Brandt  is  nego- 
tiating with  the  first  mortgage  bond- 
holders of  the  Roxy  for  a  management 
contract. 

Brandt  some  time  ago  submitted  the 
bid  to  lease  in  writing  to  Carlos 
Israels  of  White  &  Case,  attorneys  for 
the  bondholders.  It  was  rejected. 
Brandt  then  offered  to  enter  into  a 
deal  whereby  he  would  manage  for 
them,  but  so  far  has  not  had  a  re- 
sponse. 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee,  has 
had  a  management  contract  with 
Artco,  headed  by  Harry  C.  Arthur, 
for  the  past  three  years.  It  is  under- 
stood that  Cullman  and  Arthur  jointly 
have  made  a  proposition  to  the  bond- 
holders to  take  the  theatre.  As  soon 
as  the  outstanding  receiver's  certifi- 
cates amounting  to  $450,000  have  been 
paid  off,  the  Cullman-Arthur  proffer 
may  be  accepted. 


David  Ostrer  World 
Sales  Chief  for  GB 

London,  May  28. — David  Ostrer, 
formerly  in  charge  of  the  overseas  de- 
partment of  G.  B.,  is  now  general 
manager  of  world  distribution,  al- 
though the  company  has  not  signalized 
the  appointment  by  formal  announce- 
ment. This,  however,  is  the  post 
which  has  been  filled  by  Jeffrey  Ber- 
nerd,  now  in  New  York. 


Efforts  to  reach  Jeffrey  Bernerd 
for  a  statement  were  unavailing  last 
night.  Arthur  A.  Lee,  vice-president 
of  G.  B.  of  America,  was  reported 
out  of  town  by  his  office. 


Poster  Men  Abandon 
Cleveland  Sessions 

Directors  of  the  National  Poster 
Service  Ass'n.  have  decided  to  call 
off  the  three-day  emergency  meeting 
planned  to  be  held  in  Cleveland 
starting  June  2.  No  reason  was  given. 

Although  nettled  no  end  when 
Paramount  announced  its  poster 
rental  service,  the  attitude  of  the 
renter  services  is  said  to  have  changed 
when  it  was  learned  none  of  the  other 
distributors  is  going  for  the  same 
plan.  This  is  said  to  be  the  reason 
for  calling  off  the  Ohio  meet. 


Frels  Suit  Demurrer 
Sustained  by  Court 

Dallas,  Tex.,  May  28. — Jefferson 
Amusement  Co.,  East  Texas  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  J.  G.  Long  and  major  dis- 
tributors have  won  the  first  step  in 
their  defense  against  an  anti-trust  law 
complaint  filed  by  Ruben  Frels.  Judge 
Atwell  in  U.  S.  District  Court  has 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Kennedy  in  Without 
Comment  on  Studio 


Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  Paramount  ad- 
viser, arrived  in  New  York  late  last 
night,  coming  by  plane  from  Chicago. 

In  the  Midwest  city  yesterday  Ken- 
nedy refused  any  comment  regarding 
the  investigation  of  Paramount  studio 
affairs  which  he  has  just  completed  on 
the  coast.  He  also  declined  to  say 
whether  his  findings  were  favorable 
to  the  present  studio  operation  or  not. 

"I  will  have  nothing  to  say  until  the 
job  is  finished,"  he  declared.  "I  will 
make  my  report  within  the  next  two 
weeks.  Any  comment  at  this  time 
might  prove  harmful." 


Luce  Resigns  from  Board 

Henry  R.  Luce,  president  of  Time, 
Inc.,  resigned  from  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  Paramount  at  the  monthly 
meeting  of  the  board  yesterday.  Luce's 
position  in  Paramount  was  chiefly 
concerned  with  public  relations.  No 
successor  on  the  board  has  been 
named  as  yet. 


Most  National  Men 
Now  Gathered  Here 

With  the  arrival  today  from  Kansas 
City  of  Elmer  C.  Rhoden  and  Rick 
Ricketson  from  Denver,  all  division 
operating  heads  of  National  Theatres, 
with  the  exception  of  Frank  Newman 
of  Seattle,  will  begin  a  series  of  spe- 
cial business  meetings  on  operations 
and  product  buys. 

Attending  the  sessions  will  be 
Charles  Skouras,  Arch  Bowles,  Ed- 
ward Zabel,  Walter  McCarthy  and 
Beach  Abrams,  from  the  coast  office; 
Harold  Fitzgerald,  Milwaukee;  L.  J. 
McCarthy,  assistant  to  Rhoden,  and 
William  T.  Powers,  attorney. 


Campaign  on  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  Ends 

The  week-long  drive  for  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Fund  ended  yester- 
day in  theatres  throughout  the  coun- 
try. Although  complete  returns  on 
the  collections  carried  on  in  several 
thousand  houses  will  not  be  available 
for  several  days,  it  was  indicated  that 
the  total  would  far  exceed  that  ob- 
tained in  any  similar  previous  drive. 

Major  L.  E.  Thompson,  chairman 
of  the  campaign  committee,  said  yes- 
terday :  "This  committee  is  indebted 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


About  150  Theatres 
Opened  in  Britain 

Approximately  150  new  theatres 
have  been  opened  in  the  British  Isles 
in  the  last  year,  L.  E.  Kalker,  Re- 
public representative  for  that  terri- 
tory, said  yesterday  upon  his  arrival 
on  the  Washington. 

The  new  houses  have  an  average 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Para.  Poster 
Rentals  Face 
Complication 

ITOA  Said  to  Have  10- 
Year  Contract  Here 


Paramount's  poster  rental  plan  may 
suffer  a  temporary  setback  in  the  local 
area  when  it  goes  into  effect  on  June 
1  as  scheduled. 

Although  it  is  stated  at  the  distribu- 
tor's New  York  branch  that  several 
small  accounts  and  one  or  two  inde- 
pendent circuits  already  have  signed 
the  special  contract  for  the  new  serv- 
ice, it  was  learned  yesterday  by 
Motion  Picture  Daily  that  the  I. 
T.  O.  A.  has  a  10-year  contract  with 
all  of  the  poster  service  renters 
whereby  the  organization  receives  50 
cents  for  every  theatre  which  joins  its 
membership  and  begins  to  do  business 
with  the  renters.  The  pact  was  en- 
tered into  last  Jan.  1. 

Some  members  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
are  reported  to  have  signed  with  Par- 
amount and  as  a  result  injunction  pro- 
ceedings are  expected  to  be  started  for 
breach  of  contract. 


Paramount,  RKO 
Set  St  Paul  Pool 

Arrangements  were  completed  late 
yesterday  afternoon  between  RKO  and 
Paramount  executives  for  the  pooling 
of  five  theatres  in  St.  Paul.  The  deal 
is  scheduled  to  become  effective  start- 
ing June  26. 

Representing  RKO  was  Nate  J. 
Blumberg.  Acting  for  Paramount 
were  J.  J.  Freidl  and  L.  J.  Ludwig, 
operating  heads  for  the  circuit's  Min- 
nesota units. 

Paramount  has  three  first  runs,  the 
Paramount,  Riveria  and  Tower,  while 
RKO  has  the  Orpheum  and  President. 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Grand  Nafl  Stock 
For  the  N.  Y.  Curb 

Washington,  May  28. — Grand  Na- 
tional Films,  Inc.,  has  applied  for  the 
registration  of  200,000  snares  of  capi- 
tal stock,  $1  par  value,  on  the  New 
York  Curb  Exchange,  according  to  a 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Issue  Tomorrow 

Motion  Picture  Daily  will 
not  be  published  tomorrow, 
which  is  Decoration  Day. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

Insiders'  Outlook 

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Vol.  39  May  29,  1936  No.  127 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

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Pathe  Film  Quarter 
Net  Is  $41,277,56 

For  the  12  weeks  ending  March  21 
Pathe  Film  Corp.  and  subsidiaries  re- 
ports a  net  profit  after  Federal  income 
taxes  and  other  charges  of  $41,277.56. 

Profit  from  laboratory  operations 
was  $36,358.46.  Income  from  film 
rentals,  less  distribution  allowances 
and  producers'  participation,  including 
estimated  provisions  from  unrecouped 
advances  to  producers,  was  $79,456.30. 
Income  from  other  operations  was 
$11,549.29. 

Non-operating  income,  including 
dividends  from  Du  Pont  Film  Mfg. 
Corp.  and  miscellaneous  items  was 
$46,047.74. 


Roach  Funeral  Today 

Los  Angeles,  May  28. — Charles  H. 
("Dad")  Roach,  father  of  Hal  Roach, 
will  be  buried  tomorrow  at  four 
o'clock  in  Forest  Lawn  Park.  The 
Roach  studios  will  close  for  the 
funeral. 


"Ziegfeld"  Dates  178 

An  error  in  yesterday's  Motion 
Picture  Daily  gave  the  total  of 
M-G-M's  roadshow  dates  on  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  as  128,  It  should 
have  read  178. 


If  ROM  his  office  with  its  tick- 
"  tack-toe  wallpaper  in  the 
Rialto  Theatre,  Arthur  L.  Mayer 
the  other  day  made  columning 
easier  for  Thornton  Delehanty 
of  the  New  York  Evening  Post 
by  clearing  his  chest  of  the  prob- 
lems of  an  independent  exhibitor 
with  no  product  source  on  which 
to  lean.  It  went  something  like 
this,  generously  reproduced  be- 
cause making  columning  easier 
is  a  prerogative  we  resent  going 
to  Delehanty  alone : 

I  am  already  a  ripe  subject  for 
Dr.  Freud.  First  of  all  I  am  the 
smallest  Broadway  exhibitor.  I 
am  referring  to  my  theatre's  seat- 
ing capacity  and  not  to  my  own. 
Secondly,  I  am  the  most  inde- 
pendent. I  do  not  mean  the  most 
independent  financially,  spiritually 
or  physically,  but  that  the  Rialto, 
in  contrast  to  other  first-run 
Broadway  theatres,  has  no  affilia- 
tions with  any  national  producers 
or  distributors. 

As  a  result  of  this  independ- 
ence I  have  to  screen  a  dozen  or 
so  pictures  a  week  in  the  effort 
to  find  unusual  or  striking  pro- 
ductions which  are  not  included 
in  the  mass  purchases  of  my  com- 
petitors. Some  of  the  worthy  re- 
formers and  less  worthy  exhibi- 
tors who  inveigh  against  block 
booking  should  tackle  my  prob- 
lem of  trying  to  produce  a 
picture  a  week.  They  would  then 
be  less  convinced  that  the  cur- 
rent method  of  distributing  pic- 
tures by  groups  rather  than 
individually  is  so  unfair  to  the 
exhibitor  and  so  unfortunate  for 
the  public. 

Some  time  ago  one  of  my  es- 
teemed confreres  in  an  address 
compared  himself  to  a  shoe  mer- 
chant. This  afforded  an  unkind 
representative  of  the  press  the 
opportunity  of  wisecracking  that 
his  pictures  looked  as  if  they  had 
been  selected  for  a  shoe  em- 
porium. I  am  prepared  to  risk 
even  fiercer  barbs  of  critical 
humor  by  confessing  that  my 
situation  is  more  unfortunate.  I 
am  a  scavenger,  a  sad-eyed 
neurotic  who  haunts  projection 
rooms  and  mulls  over  hidden 
shelves  in  the  Film  Center  seek- 
ing to  ferret  out  the  discards  and 
sloughs  of  his  well  fed  competi- 
tors. 

The  pursuit  of  product  is  ardu- 
ous but  the  joys  of  accomplish- 
ment are  commensurate.  A  the- 
atre manager  whose  product  is 
signed  and  sealed  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  season  can  never  have 
the  intense  satisfaction  of  suddenly 
and  unexpectedly  coming  across  a 
"Revolt  of  the  Zombies"  or 
"Florida  Special."  (Free  adver- 
tising for  my  next  two  pictures.) 
My  ushers,  cashiers,  even  stage 
hands  share  my  excitement  and 
enthusiasm. 

▼  " 

Written  largely  with  his 
tongue  in  cheek,  there  is  more 
substance  to  Mayer's  exposition 
of  his  situation,  in  which  many 
other  exhibitors  find  themselves, 


than  might  appear  if  you  read 
too  quickly  or  too  lightly.  This 
business  is  one  of  excitement  and 
enthusiasm  and  those  character- 
istics do  not  confine  themselves 
to  any  particular  branch.  Those 
who  watch  Darryl  Zanuck's  op- 
erating technique,  once  they  ad- 
mit and  dismiss  his  knowledge 
of  stories  and  his  photographic 
mind,  generally  agree  that  the 
snap  injected  into  the  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  lot  stems  to 
Darryl's  own  enthusiasm  for  each 
new  picture,  plus  his  ability  to 
pass  it  on  to  the  organization 
beneath  him.  Excitement  and 
enthusiasm  reduce  themselves  to 
no  adding  machine  tally,  but  the 
profits  which  might  and  do  come 
from  either  or  both  run  to  in- 
calculable totals.  If  some  of  the 
downtown  boys  who  are  in  pic- 
tures chiefly  for  manipulation, 
not  operation,  could  only  under- 
stand, matters  in  some  directions 
might  be  vastly  different.  .  .  . 
T  T 

About  two  months  ago,  Joe 
Bernhard  walked  into  the  lobby 
of  the  Beverly-Wilshire  Hotel  in 
Beverly  Hills,  that  swanky 
suburb  of  Hollywood,  with  fire 
in  his  eyes.  Fox  West  Coast 
or  nobody  on  any  coast  was  go- 
ing to  keep  Warner  product  from 
getting  its  proper  return.  Again 
came  the  wheeze,  so  old  you 
wouldn't  think  anyone  would 
fall  for  it  in  the  twentieth  cen- 
tury, and  we  don't  mean  that  it 
was  not  at  one  time  foxy,  about 
building  theatres.  A  few  days 
ago,  Grad  Sears  closed  a  product 
deal  with  Charlie  Skouras.  Now 
there  won't  be  any  Warner 
construction  on  the  Pacific  Slope. 
Surprised?  .  .  . 

T  T 

Claudette  Colbert  has,  or  will, 
sign  a  new  contract  with  Para- 
mount for  seven  pictures  over  a 
two  year  spread  at  $150,000  per 
picture.  Claudette's  agent  must 
have  made  a  bad  deal ;  that  was 
Zanuck's  figure  for  "Under  Two 
Flags."  What,  no  increase? 

This  ought  to  be  enough  of  an 
occasion  to  smoke  up  another 
Hearst  editorial.  You  know,  like 
that  recent  one  about  stars  work- 
ing under  peon  contracts  in  serf- 
like servitude  of  the  produc- 
ers. ... 

T  T 

Ever  hear  of  the  case  of  Abbott 
versus  Stern?  The  issue  deals 
with  personal  service  contracts, 
the  way  they  hold  and  also  howr 
they  may  not.  Certain  members 
of  the  Paramount  board  appear 
much  interested  in  the  decision — 
to  come — of  the  Court  of  Appeals 
at  Albany.  .... 

▼  ▼ 

Stanton  Griffis  of  Hemphill, 
Noyes  and  Co.,  downtown  firm 


Friday.  May  29.  1936 


GTE  Receiver  Asks 
Fees  of  $140,000 


Wilmington,  May  28. — U.  S.  Sen- 
ator Daniel  O.  Hastings,  as  receiver 
for  General  Theatres  Equipment,  Inc., 
which  is  in  the  process  of  reorganiza- 
tion, today  petitioned  Chancellor  Jo- 
siah  O.  Wolcott  in  Chancery  Court 
for  allowance  of  additional  fees  total- 
ing $140,000.  Chancellor  Wolcott  set 
June  17  as  the  date  of  hearing  on  the 
petition. 

Senator  Hastings  seeks  permission 
to  pay  himself  $62,500  and  the  law 
firms  of  Marvel,  Morfod,  Ward  and 
Logan,  of  this  city,  and  Hughes, 
Schurman  and  Dwight  of  New  York, 
his  counsel,  an  aggregate  of  $77,500. 
This  includes  $25,000  as  fees  for  coun- 
sel service  in  the  case  involving  the 
receiver  and  All-Continent  Corp.  An 
additional  $1,195  is  asked  for  expenses 
incurred  by  the  New  York  counsel. 

General  Theatres  has  been  in  re- 
ceivership since  February,  1932.  Sen- 
ator Hastings  has  already  received 
$62,500  and  the  law  firms  an  aggre- 
gate of  $60,000.  Senator  Hastings  also 
served  the  estate  as  ancillary  receiver 
by  appointment  in  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  of  the  Southern  District  of 
New  York  in  May,  1932. 

Date  of  Ampa  Award 
Delayed  to  June  11 

Because  the  plaques  would  not  be 
ready  in  time,  the  Ampa  again  has 
postponed  the  date  for  the  first  awards 
for  the  best  advertising  copy  designed 
for  the  trade  and  public,  the  most 
practical  press  sheet  and  the  best 
poster.  Instead  of  June  4,  the  presen- 
tations will  be  made  at  June  11,  the 
last  meeting  of  the  season. 

Huldegarde  Halliday  highlighted  the 
entertainment  lineup  yesterday  with 
three  sketches.  Henry  Wilson,  coast 
agent  handling  youngsters ;  Helen 
Ferguson,  Jurell  Kimball,  Paula 
Stone,  daughter  of  Fred,  and  Alma 
Lloyd,  daughter  of  Frank  Lloyd,  the 
director,  took  bows.  Miss  Lloyd  re- 
cently was  signed  by  Warners. 

Miss  Stone  drew  the  winner  of  the 
raffle  for  a  due  bill  to  Grossinger's, 
which  was  in  payment  for  an  ad 
appearing  in  the  Naked  Truth  Dinner 
journal.  The  winner  was  Joan  Orn- 
stein,  five-year-old  daughter  of  Bill, 
a  member  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Daily  reportorial  staff. 


K-A-0  to  Pay  $1.75 

A  dividend  out  of  capital  surplus  of 
$1.75  per  share  on  the  seven  per  cent 
cumulative  convertible  preferred  stock 
of  K-A-0  has  been  declared  by  the 
board  for  the  quarter  ending  March 
31,  1932,  payable  on  July  1  to  holders 
of  record  at  the  close  of  business 
June  15,  this  year. 


which  means  something,  is  now 
a  member  of  the  company's  ex- 
ecutive committee,  succeeding 
the  late  Gerald  Brooks.  Keep 
the  name  up  front  in  your  mind 
when  you  think  of  Paramount. 
It's  a  perfect  headline  type  of 
name,  moreover.  Very  easy  to 
handle.  .  .  . 

T  T 

Harry  R.  Luce  yesterday  re- 
signed from  the  Paramount 
directorate  and  no  successor 
named.  Our  candidate :  Represen- 
tative Zioncheck.  .  .  . 


far   y /9  J 


. . .  .and  for 
romance  in 
June! 

Hundreds  of  theatres 
plan  to  celebrate 
Memorial  Day  with 
this  sparkling  new  love 
team.  "The  combination 
spells  box-office  in  the 
smash  category/'  says 
Hollywood  Reporter. 
The  match-making 
producers  of  20th 
Century-Fox  have  hit 
a  natural  again! 


ROBERT  TAYLOR  •  LORETTA  YOUNG 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


PATSY  KELLY  •  BASIL  RATHBONE 
MARJORIE  GATESON 

A  FOX  PICTURE 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck  in  Charge  of  Production 

DIRECTED  BY  ROY  DEL  RUTH 
Associate  Producer  Raymond  Griffith 

Screen  play  by  Gene  Markey  and  William  Conselman 
Based  on  a  play  by  Cleves  Kinkead 


HAVE 


(That  great  big,  beautiful  box-office  natu 
you've  been  searching  high  and  low 


THE  NEW  DICTATORSHIP  OF  GANGDOM! 


"G-Men's"producers  score  an- 
other sensational  scoop  with 
the  first  big  drama  of  the 
SECRET  SYNDICATE  OF  CRIME  that 
supplants  the  Public  Enemies 
as  the  nation's  No.  1  Menace ! 

And  Heading  This  Huge 
New  Crime  Combine 
Is  None  Other  Than 


EDW.  G.  ('Little  Caesar') 


ROBinson 


TRUST? 


F 


^.How  high  up  in  social  circles  are  the  real 
RATS  OF  THE  RACKETS  who  are  still 
sticking  up  America  to  the  tune  of  15  billion 
a  year?  YOU'VE  GOT  TO  KNOW— AND 


BULLETS 

"leaves  nothing  to  the  imagination— but  leaves 
all  predecessors  so  far  behind  they'll  never  be 
missed"! — writes  'Variety  Daily's'  Coast  Previewer 


LLOTS 


with 


JOAN  BLONDELL 

BARTON  MacLANE 
HUMPHREY  BOGART 
FRANK  McHUGH 

also  Joseph  King* Richard  Pureed* Geo. 
E.  Stone  •  Joseph  Crehan  •  Henry  O'Neill 


One  of  the  nine 
big-space  ads 
that  helped 
bring  a  BIGGER 
OPENING 
THAN  'CEILING 
ZERO'  at  N.  Y. 
Strand  Tuesday. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  29,  1936 


Frels  Suit  Demurrer 
Sustained  by  Court 

(Continued  from  page  I) 

sustained  a  demurrer  of  the  de- 
fendants. 

breis  charged  he  was  unable  to  get 
first  run  product  for  theatres  at  Vic- 
toria, El  Campo,  Yorktown,  Bellville 
and  Columbus.  Frels  sought  $547,000 
and  counsel  fees. 

The  court  pointed  out  that  there 
was  "no  attempt  in  the  present  case 
to  complain  of  any  fixing  of  prices, 
nor  a  refusal  to  sell.  There  is  no 
sufficient  basis  alleged  to  show  the 
deprivation  of  the  public  of  any  com- 
modity controlled  by  the  defendant.  In 
truth,  it  clearly  appears  that  the  pub- 
lic had  unusual  advantages  as  to  op- 
portunity to  view  a  variety  of  films." 

The  court  also  held  the  complaint 
contained  "no  specific  statements  of 
any  agreement  or  conspiracy  or  mon- 
opoly. It  is  wholly  immaterial  to 
the  public  and  is  not  sufficiently  spe- 
cific as  to  any  injury  to  the  plaintiff." 

Frels  has  filed  notice  that  he  will 
appeal. 

Campaign  on  Rogers 
Memorial  Fund  Ends 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  exhibitors  throughout  the  United 
States  for  their  wholehearted  and  en- 
thusiastic support.  The  34  zone  chair- 
men did  magnificent  work  in  organiz- 
ing their  respective  territories  in  a 
surprisingly  short  time  and  all  report 
the  energetic  cooperation  from  all  the 
important  factors  in  the  industry.  The 
results  obtained  were  made  possible 
through  combined,  sincere  and  devoted 
efforts." 


Ascap  Board  in  Meeting 

The  board  of  directors  of  Ascap 
held  a  monthly  meeting  yesterday, 
which  was  described  at  the  Ascap  of- 
fices as  "merely  routine." 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Gains  Dot  Board 


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General  Theatre 

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Warner  Bros.  6s 

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<  Purely    Personal  ► 


(Quotations  at  close  of  May  28) 


Bern ie  Mills,  Republic  franchise 
holder  in  Albany,  accompanied  by 
Charles  Gordon,  Utica  exhibitor,  get 
together  at  the  Tavern  to  talk  over  a 
film  deal.  Both  are  in  for  the  day 
and  make  the  most  of  it,  handshaking 
with  friends  scattered  at  various  tables. 
Harry  Thomas  is  one  of  them.  He's 
giving  an  informal  farewell  party  be- 
cause he  is  to  sail  in  the  evening  on 
the  Statendam  for  a  Bermuda  vaca- 
tion. He's  due  back  Monday.  Jack 
Springer,  Harry  Brandt,  Harry 
Shiffman  and  Jack  Shapiro,  four 
important  independent  theatre  men, 
group  around  one  table  to  discuss 
business  in  general.  When  Brandt 
and  Springer  have  something  in  par- 
ticular to  talk  over,  they  leave  the 
table  for  a  few  minutes  and  then  re- 
turn satisfied  because  another  tele- 
phone conference  has  been  eliminated. 

Norton  Ritchey  brings  along  L.  E. 
Kalker,  just  arrived  from  the  British 
Isles.  Lynn  Farnol  is  coupled  with 
Monroe  Greenthal,  but  the  session 
is  sotto  voce.  Edward  Schnitzer 
arrives  ahead  of  time  for  a  date  with 
H.  J.  Yates,  who  strolls  in  by  him- 
self and  is  followed  a  few  minutes 
later  by  Harry  C.  Arthur.  The  trio 
sit  in  the  far  end  of  the  room  to  avoid 
the  crowd,  but  Eddie  Alperson  passes 
by,  stops  a  few  minutes  and  prevents 
the  conclave  from  getting  under  way. 
Later  Alperson  says  he  hasn't  made 
up  his  mind  when  he'll  leave  for  the 
coast  and  wants  someone  to  make  up 
his  mind.  Leonard  Goldstein  volun- 
teers to  do  this,  but  it's  no  dice  with 
Alperson.  He  seeks  but  Bill  Pow- 
ers, with  whom  he  has  an  appoint- 
ment, and  finally  sits. 

• 

Al  Lichtman  is  accompanied  by 
Leopold  Friedman.  Lichtman  is 
ha-ha-ed  and  greeted  on  all  sides  and 
he  answers  the  hecklers  by  ha-ha 
yourself.  Frank  Buck  enters  with- 
out his  menagerie.  A.  J.  Van  Beuren 
drops  in  with  Ed  Finney,  who  is  try- 
ing to  disguise  himself  with  a  pair  of 
smoked  glasses.  Arthur  W.  Kelly, 
Murray  and  Emanuel  Silverstone, 
Arthur  Gould,  James  Mulrooney 
lend  a  foreign  touch  to  the  dining 
room.  Moe  Streimer,  who  says  he's 
feeling  much  better  these  days,  joins 
the  overseas  contingent.  Jules  Levy 
and  Cress  Smith  make  a  tour  of  the 
tables,  pass  out  greetings  gratuitously. 
A.  P.  Waxman  is  seated  with  Red 
Kann,  who  is  annoyed  no  end  by 
"Toots"  Shor.  Irwin  Kleeblatt  and 
Arnold  Van  Leer  find  things  to  talk 
about.  Al  Hovel,  vice-president  of 
the  Century  circuit,  is  without  his 
Mitchell  Klupt,  but  is  joined  by 
Budd  Rogers  and  Irving  Wormser 
for  a  few  minutes.  Bob  Benjamin  is 
a  late  arrival  and  joins  the  Thomas 
send-off  party. 


Louis  B.  Mayer  danced  and  danced 
on  the  Starlight  Koof  at  the  Waldorf 
the  other  evening.  Jay  Paley  and 
Howard  Strickling  were  in  his 
party  and  later,  Joe  Schenck  dropped 
in  for  a  bit  of  rhumba.  Gwen  Heller 
was  the  target  of  a  birthday  party  on 
those  fancy  premises,  as  well,  lhose 
merrymaking  included  Doris  and 
Mervyn  LeRoy,  Joe  and  Mrs. 
Rosenthal  and  bOB  Goldstein. 
Nearby,  but  on  his  own,  were  Joe 
Lee  of  20th  Century-Fox  and  Mike 
kudin,  local  exhibitor. 

• 

J.  J.  Friedl  and  L.  J.  Ludwig, 
Paramount  theatre  operators,  left  for 
Minneapolis  yesterday  after  several 
days  of  home  office  conferences. 
t  riedel  said  prior  to  his  departure 
that  no  product  deals  were  closed,  but 
there  has  been  a  lot  of  conversation. 
The  duo  plan  to  return  in  three  to 
four  weeks. 

• 

Sam  Seidelman,  U.  A.  manager  in 
Mexico,  and  Harold  Sugarman,  Pa- 
nama manager,  having  completed 
home  office  conferences  with  Arthur 
W.  Kelly,  left  yesterday  for  their  re- 
spective territories. 

• 

Anna  Sten  will  leave  for  Holly- 
wood next  Monday.  Her  husband  and 
director,  Eugene  Frenke,  will  en- 
train for  the  west  several  days  later. 
He's  being  held  here  on  several  im- 
portant negotiations,  he  says. 
• 

Edwin  Knopf,  head  of  the  M-G-M 
story  department  on  the  coast,  left  for 
Hollywood  yesterday.  Louis  B. 
Mayer  and  Howard  Strickling  hope 
to  depart  today  on  the  20th  Century. 
• 

J.  Don  Alexander,  president  of 
Alexander  Films  of  Colorado  Springs, 
is  en  route  west  after  several  weeks 
in  town.  He  will  attend  the  Allied 
convention  in  Cleveland,  June  3-5. 
• 

Lynn  Farnol  off  to  Hollywood 
again  on  the  "Parties  at  Pickfair"  air 
program.    He  will  take  in  the  United 
Artists  convention  and  then  return. 
• 

Arthur  Seigel,  who  returns  to  the 
exhibition  field  in  July,  is  making  his 
headquarters  in  the  Paramount  Bldg. 
• 

George  Dembow  will  be  back  on 
local  terrain  today  after  a  few  days 
up  Boston  way. 

• 

Mort  Singer  is  due  in  Hollywood 
either  today  or  tomorrow  from  Chi- 
cago. 

• 

Ben  Shlyen  leaves  today  for  Kan- 
sas City.  He  was  in  Boston  last  week- 
end. 


Clifford  in  New  Post 

Eugene  Clifford  has  joined  publicity 
organization  of  Fred  Baer  and  Asso- 
ciates, and  will  specialize  in  corporate 
publicity  in  the  film  field.  Clifford 
was  formerly  in  the  financial  depart- 
ment of  the  New  York  Times  and 
prior  to  that  was  in  film  publicity  and 
production  departments. 


"His  Majesty's  Pyjamas" 

"Love  in  Exile,"  reviewed  from 
London  on  May  26,  will  be  released  by 
G.  B.  here  next  season  as  "His  Ma- 
jesty's Pyjamas." 


Fund  Collections  Grow 

Los  Angeles,  May  28.  —  David  O. 
Selznick,  chairman,  United  Jewish 
Relief  Fund,  today  stated  that  $78,000 
of  the  $125,000  quota  is  already 
reached.  Universal,  he  said,  was  first 
over  the  top,  having  collected  $6,000 
on  a  $5,000  quota. 


Levine  Signs  Walker 

Nat  Levine  has  signed  Stuart  Walk- 
er as  writer,  producer  and  director  for 
Republic.  Walker  formerly  held  di- 
rectorial posts  at  Universal  and  Para- 
mount. 


Grand  Nat'l  Stock 
for  the  N.  Y.  Curb 


(Continued  from  page  \) 

statement  of  the  Securities  and  Ex- 
change Commission  today. 

It  is  reported  that  the  stock  has 
alreadv  been  issued. 


Five  Regals  to  Be  in  Color 

Regal  Prod.,  which  is  headed  by 
George  Hirliman,  will  produce  five 
features  in  color  for  the  1936-37 
schedule  of  Grand  National,  accord- 
ing to  E.  L.  Alperson,  president.  The 
first  of  the  five,  all  of  which  will  be 
made  with  the  Hirlicolor  process,  has 
been  tentatively  titled  as  "Captain 
Calamity."  It  is  now  being  edited 
and  will  be  ready  for  early  fall 
release. 

The  second  of  the  series,  a  Foreign 
Legion  story  by  a  well  known  author, 
is  now  in  production.  Selection  of 
the  other  three  stories  has  not  been 
made  as  yet,  but  it  is  planned  to  find 
material  which  will  lend  itself  to 
action  in  color. 


About  150  Theatres 
Opened  in  Britain 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

seating  capacity  of  1,000,  he  stated. 
Kalker,  who  makes  his  headquarters 
at  the  British  Lion  office  in  London 
and  passes  upon  all  contracts  for  Re- 
public product,  will  attend  the  annual 
sales  sessions  to  be  held  in  Chicago 
next  week.  He  will  leave  Tuesday 
for  the  Windy  City  with  other  home 
office  executives. 

Business  in  the  past  12  months  has 
been  better  than  in  any  year  since  the 
early  post-war  period,  according  to 
the  Republic  representative. 

Arriving  on  the  same  boat  was  E. 
D.  Leishman,  formerly  head  of  RKO 
activities  in  England. 


Paramount,  RKO 
Set  St.  Paul  Pool 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Freidl  and  Ludwig  left  for  Minne- 
apolis after  finishing  the  deal. 

The  pooling  arrangement,  as  far  as 
RKO  is  concerned,  is  in  consonance 
with  Leo  Spitz's  plan  to  solidify  the 
circuit's  position  in  situations  where 
needed.  In  other  spots  the  circuit  is 
dropping  units,  such  as  the  Rivoli, 
Rutherford,  and  Regent,  Kearny, 
N.  J.,  which  will  be  turned  over  to 
Arthur  Seigel  on  July  3  and  4. 


Product  Talks  at  "U" 

Hollywood,  May  28.  —  J.  Cheever 
Cowdin,  R.  H.  and  P.  D.  Cochrane, 
and  Wlllard  S.  McKay  went  into  con- 
ference today  at  Universal  studio  with 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  James  Normanly, 
William  Koenig  and  other  executives 
on  the  subject  of  the  "U"  production 
program  which  is  four  pictures  behind 
schedule. 

Cowdin,  McKay  and  the  Cochranes 
will  return  to  New  York  by  train  on 
Saturday. 


Friedland  "Fairly  Good" 

The  condition  of  Anatole  Fried- 
land,  who  has  been  gravely  ill  at  the 
Mt.  Sinai  Hospital  following  a  seri- 
ous operation,  was  reported  as  "fairly 
good"  at  an  early  hour  this  morn- 
ing. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"White  Angel" 

{ Warners) 

Hollywood,  May  28. — This  is  a  worthy  successor  to  "The  Story  of 
Louis  Pasteur."  It  grippingly  portrays  the  struggle  of  Florence  Night- 
ingale to  overcome  Victorian  prejudices  against  freedom  of  women 
and  scientific  advancement.  Kay  Francis,  cast  in  the  title  role,  captures 
the  indomitable  courage  of  the  character  and  gives  a  performance  which 
stirs  the  emotions.  It  will  appeal  particularly  to  feminine  audiences. 

Attracted  to  nursing  by  hospital  scandals  unearthed  by  her  father, 
Charles  Croker  King,  superintendent  of  London  institutions,  Miss 
Francis  studies  abroad  and  is  mocked  when  she  returns  intent  upon  a 
nursing  career. 

Later,  when  distressing  conditions  in  military  hospitals  in  the 
Crimea  are  reported,  she  is  permitted  to  organize  a  unit  for  war  ser- 
vice. At  the  front  she  is  hampered  by  Donald  Crisp,  army  commandant, 
who  resents  the  intrusion  of  women.  Miss  Francis  overcomes  handi- 
caps and  changes  the  base  hospital  from  a  filthy  hole  to  a  sanitary 
lefuge  for  the  sick  and  wounded.  Constantly  battling  Crisp,  Miss  Fran- 
cis works  tirelessly  and  wins  public  support  and  recognition  from  the 
Queen.  The  picture  ends  on  this  note. 

Deep  dramatic  suspense  is  maintained  throughout  by  this  struggle 
of  reactionary  forces  exemplified  by  Crisp  at  the  front  and  Montague 
Love  at  home  and  the  forces  of  progress  led  by  Miss  Francis  with  the 
support  of  Henry  O'Neil,  army  doctor,  and  Ian  Hunter,  war  correspond- 
ent. The  direction  by  William  Dieterle  rings  true  and  portrays  events 
to  the  maximum  advantage.  The  screen  play  by  Mordaunt  Shairp  sounds 
no  false  notes  and  the  production  by  Henry  Blanke  is  definitely  class. 

A  selling  campaign  similar  to  "Pasteur"  seems  indicated  and  should 
produce  satisfactory  results  in  all  situations. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,075.  Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 
(Additional  Review  on  Page  11) 


Friday,  May  29,  1936 

Little  Progress  at 
Fire  Rules  Meeting 

Little  progress  was  made  yester- 
day at  a  meeting  in  the  Municipal 
Bldg.  between  industry  representatives 
and  a  committee  representing  the  fire 
commissioner  of  New  York  on  pro- 
posed revisions  of  the  fire  rules  re- 
lating to  the  storage  and  shipment  of 
films  at  exchanges.  Another  meeting 
will  be  held,  probably  next  Thursday, 
at  which  representatives  of  all 
branches  of  the  industry  will  attempt 
to  reach  a  decision  on  the  revisions. 
Some  time  later  another  meeting  will 
be  held  with  the  city  committee. 

At  yesterday's  meeting  were  J.  P. 
Skelly  of  RKO,  Knox  Haddow  of 
Paramount,  and  Arthur  Dickinson  of 
the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  The  chief  prob- 
lem revolves  about  the  clause  provid- 
ing that  no  film  is  to  be  allowed  to 
remain  on  the  floor  of  the  shipping 
room  of  the  exchange,  but  must  be 
kept  in  the  vault.  The  exchanges  are 
seeking  modification  of  the  clause  to 
permit  the  holding  of  film  out  of  the 
vault  for  a  certain  number  of  hours. 

Elman  Closes  Deals 
With  Independents 

Chicago,  May  28. — The  Capitol 
Film  Exchange  will  distribute  the  new 
product  to  be  made  by  Chesterfield 
and  Invincible  Pictures  during  the 
coming  season,  according  to  Henri 
Elman. 

Just  back  from  a  trip  to  New  York, 
Elman  reports  that  while  there  he 
signed  contracts  for  the  distribution 
of  16  Burroughs-Tarzan  pictures  for 
this  territory.  Other  deals  completed 
in  the  east  by  the  Chicago  exchange 
operator  include  eight  Hoot  Gibson 
westerns  from  Alliance,  and  a  number 
of  Italian  pictures  released  through 
Count  Mazzovinie,  president  of  Nuovo 
Mundo  Film  Co. 


Wanger  Sets  U.  A.  Film 

"First  Time  Loser,"  starring  Syl- 
via Sidney,  will  be  the  first  Walter 
Wanger  picture  for  United  Artists 
under  a  deal  recently  signed  on  the 
coast.  Gene  Towne  and  Graham 
Baker  are  writing  the  script. 

Wanger  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Justine  Johnson,  sail  today  on  the 
Rex  for  a  five  or  six-week  vacation 
in  Italy  and  France  where  the  pro- 
ducer will  sign  a  number  of  foreign 
stars. 

Yesterday  afternoon  United  Artists 
tendered  its  new  producer  a  cocktail 
party-  at  the  Stork  Club. 

Wanger  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  last  night  that  his  pact  with 
U.A.  is  for  10  years.  He  hopes  to 
make  six  pictures  annually. 

No  Sabath  Hearing  Held 

The  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee, investigating  Paramount  affairs, 
held  no  hearing  yesterday,  as  was 
tentatively  scheduled.  Murray  W. 
Garsson,  investigator  for  the  commit- 
tee, was  in  Washington,  having  gone 
there  from  Philadelphia.  It  was  said 
at  his  office  that  no  date  has  been  set 
for  the  continuation  of  the  probe. 


Flash  Preview 

"Navy  Born" — Republic  offers  this 
interesting  bit  of  excitement  and 
drama  against  a  background  of  naval 
aviation. 

This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  a 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Warner  Pacts  Shown 
With  Morris,  Thomas 

Washington,  May  28. — The  Se- 
curities and  Exchange  Commission 
today  made  public  contracts  made  by 
Warner  Bros,  with  Sam  E.  Morris 
and  Abel  Cary  Thomas.  Both  con- 
tracts expired  last  year.  The  com- 
pany had  asked  that  they  be  held  con- 
fidential. 

The  agreement  with  Morris  called 
for  his  services  as  general  manager 
of  distribution  for  a  period  of  five 
years  beginning  January  1,  1931,  at  a 
salary  of  $2,000  a  week  but  was  ac- 
companied by  a  statement  that  after 
October  16,  1933,  he  received  and 
accepted  $1,500  a  week. 

The  pact  with  Thomas,  which  ex- 
pired Sept.  17  last,  called  for  his  ser- 
vices "in  any  capacity"  at  a  salary  of 
$1,500  a  week  during  the  first  year, 
$2,000  during  the  second  and  $2,500 
for  the  third  year.  This  was  accom- 
panied by  a  statement  saying  that 
Thomas  had  also  taken  a  cut  in  1933. 


Century  Adds  3  in  Fall 

Three  new  theatres  will  be  added 
to  the  Century  circuit  in  November 
when  construction  of  two  houses  in 
Brooklyn  and  one  in  Manhasset,  L.  I., 
is  completed.  One  of  the  Brooklyn 
houses  will  be  located  at  Quentin  Rd. 
and  will  seat  600.  The  second  in 
this  borough  is  set  to  go  up  at  Ave. 
M  and  will  have  a  seating  capacity 
of  779.  The  Manhasset  structure  will 
have  599  seats. 


"Boat"  Gets  $71,000 

"Show  Boat"  in  its  second  week  at 
the  Music  Hall  tallied  $71,000.  The 
Palace,  with  "Under  Two  Flags"  and 
"First  Baby."  garnered  about  $7,000. 


Injunction  Denied 
On  Use  of  "Zombie" 

The  petition  of  Amusement  Securi- 
ties Corp.  for  an  injunction  to  re- 
strain Academy  Pictures  Distribut- 
ing Corp.  and  others  from  using  the 
word  "Zombie"  in  "Revolt  of  the  Zom- 
bies" was  denied  yesterday  by  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  Justice  Wasservogel. 

An  affidavit  submitted  by  Attorney 
H.  William  Fitelson  for  the  defen- 
dant declared  that  the  title  of  the  de- 
fendant's picture,  "Revolt  of  the 
Zombies,"  was  entirely  different  and 
distinguishable  from  the  title  of  the 
plaintiff's  picture  which  is  "White 
Zombie"  and  that  there  was  no  con- 
flict in  the  two  titles.  He  further 
asserted  that  zombie  is  a  descriptive 
word  and  can  be  found  in  the  diction- 
ary and  that  on  Feb.  10,  1932,  a  play 
entitled  "Zombie"  by  Kenneth  Webb 
was  produced  at  the  Biltmore  which 
was  prior  to  the  production  of  "White 
Zombie."  However,  the  plaintiff's  suit 
for  an  accounting  and  damages  was 
referred  to  a  referee  for  hearing. 


Fight  Midtown  House 

Property  owners  in  the  vicinity  of 
Madison  Ave.  and  62nd  St.,  headed  by 
Lawrence  B.  Elliman,  are  registering 
a  vigorous  protest  against  the  plan 
of  the  Henry  Phipps  estate  to  obtain 
a  permit  for  the  erection  of  a  the- 
atre on  that  corner.  Si  Fabian,  inde- 
pendent theatre  operator,  will  operate 
the  house  if  it  is  built.  The  case  is 
now  before  the  New  York  Supreme 
Court,  where  the  estate  is  attempting 
to  compel  Commissioner  of  Licenses 
Paul  Moss  to  approve  the  building 
permit.  Elliman  called  the  attempt 
"only  the  entering  wedge  to  get  the 
Broadway  element  on  Madison  Ave." 


7 

Georgia  Court  Rules 
Against  Sunday  Sho 

Atlanta,  May  28. — The  Georgia 
Court  of  Appeals  ruled  here  yesterday 
that  there  is  no  justification  in  the 
eyes  of  the  law  for  Sunday  operation 
of  film  theatres  for  charity  in  the 
state.  The  ruling  came  in  the  affirma- 
tion of  the  recent  conviction  of  F.  J. 
Wood,  manager  of  the  Cordele,  in 
Cordele,  for  Sunday  law  violation. 

The  decision  served  to  reaffirm  an 
earlier  decision  of  the  same  court  and 
a  similar  ruling  by  the  Georgia 
Supreme  Court. 

J.  W.  Setze,  Jr.,  financial  secretary 
of  the  Scottish  Rite  Hospital,  which 
operates  Sunday  shows  here,  expressed 
the  opinion  that  Sunday  films  will  still 
be  available  in  this  city,  despite  the 
Court  of  Appeals  ruling  on  the  Cor- 
dele, Ga.,  case,  which  he  declared  is 
not  applicable  to  the  situation  here. 
All  receipts  from  Sunday  shows  here 
are  turned  over  to  his  organization,  he 
said. 


Set  Virginia  Test  Case 

Charlottesville,  Va.,  May  28.— 
On  the  heels  of  the  opening  last 
Sunday  of  many  theatres  in  the  state 
for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of 
Virginia,  as  a  result  of  the  acquittal 
in  Richmond  of  Charles  A.  Somma  on 
a  charge  of  blue  law  violation,  a  court 
test  here  tomorrow  is  expected  to  at- 
tract statewide  attention. 

Police  Chief  Maurice  Greaver  here 
has  requested  R.  E.  Eason,  manager  of 
the  Paramount,  to  appear  in  police 
court  to  answer  a  blue  law  charge. 
Sentiment  in  other  cities  appears  to 
be  divided,  numerous  managers  de- 
claring they  will  open  on  Sunday  if 
the  people  want  them  to,  and  others 
fearing  to  cause  dissension,  when 
various  interests  in  their  communities 
are  opposed  to  Sunday  films. 


"Quins"  Contracted 
By  20th  Century-Fox 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
be  placed  in  trust  for  the  babies  with 
their  guardians. 

The  news  of  the  deal  was  given  cir- 
culation tonight  over  a  coast-to-coast 
broadcast  on  the  Columbia  network  in 
observance  of  the  second  birthday  of 
the  famous  "quins". 

Joseph  H.  Moskowitz  and  Harry 
Brand  of  Twentieth  Century  -  Fox 
were  in  Callander  today  for  the  broad- 
cast and  are  now  on  their  way  to 
Chicago  for  the  company's  sales  con- 
vention which  opens  there  Saturday 
morning. 

Fight  Dog  Race  Bill 
At  a  Hearing  Monday 

Film  interests  will  appear  at  a  hear- 
ing before  Governor  Lehman  at  Al- 
bany on  Monday  to  oppose  the  signing 
of  the  Hall  Bill,  which,  permitting 
dog  racing  and  betting  in  New  York 
State,  slipped  through  both  houses  of 
the  legislature  on  the  last  day  of  the 
session  recently  ended.  The  exhibitors 
of  the  state  will  be  represented  at  the 
hearing  by  J.  Henry  Walters  of  RKO. 

The  bill,  introduced  by  Assembly- 
man Hall,  was  a  measure  to  amend 
the  agricultural  and  marketing  laws 
to  provide  for  dog  races  at  county 
fairs  by  agricultural  societies,  and 
would  permit  pari-mutuels  and  betting 
on  dog  racing. 


An  instantaneous  hit  in  his  very  first 
picture!...  124,783  people  crowded  the 
Roxy  the  first  week  — and  almost  as 
many  more  came  the  second  week  — 
to  see  the  "Bobby"  of  Eddie  Cantor's 
radio  program  on  the  screen ! ...  His 
unbelievable  singing  voice ...  his  amaz- 
ingly winning  personality,  combined  in  a 
heart-warming  picture  drenched  in  song 
. . .  sent  the  critics  away  shouting  his 
praises . . .  and  sent  the  fans  away  bub- 
bling over  with  wonderment  and  delight. 


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MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Friday,  May  29.  1936 


The  Chatter  Side 


In  point  of  years  of  service,  the 
veterans  at  Chicago  will  be  Jack 
Sichelman,  who  has  been  an  employe 
of  the  company  for  20  years;  Irving 
Maas,  20  years;  I.  J.  Schmertz, 
Cleveland,  for  25  years. 

+ 

Before  leaving  for  Chicago,  John 
D.  Clark  said  this  week  was  produc- 
tive of  the  highest  revenue  the  com- 
pany has  had  since  the  last  week  in 
November  when  a  new,  all-time 
record  was  established. 

+ 

Among  those  attending  their  first 
convention     will     be     Joseph  M. 

SCHENCK,  DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK,  WIL- 
LIAM Goetz,  Ed  Sullivan,  Jimmv 
Fidler  and  Sol  Lesser. 

+ 

Feature  of  the  first  day's  session 
will  be  the  presentation  of  the  Presi- 
dent S.  R.  Kent  watches  for  outstand- 
ing district  results  during  the  last 
Kent  Drive  to  Harry  G.  Ballance, 
Southern  district  manager.  A  similar 
watch  has  already  been  forwarded  to 
L.  B.  Steedman,  for  best  showing 
among  the  overseas  branches. 

+ 

Joseph  Podoloff  of  Minneapolis  at- 
tends the  convention  as  the  company's 
No.  1  salesman  from  the  angle  of  in- 
dividual who  has  turned  in  the  most 
revenue  from  his  zone  since  the  first 
of  the  year.  He  broke  all  records  for 
company  zone  revenue  for  a  21 -week 
period. 

Sol  Lesser  will  present  checks  to 
Managers  M.  A.  Levy  of  Minneap- 
olis, Ira  H.  Cohn  of  Pittsburgh, 
Charles  L.  Walker  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  Ben  Reingold  of  St.  Louis,  Ray 


A.  Higdon  of  Oklahoma  City,  H.  R. 
Beiersdorf  of  Dallas  and  Stanley  J. 
Mayer  of  Des  Moines,  whose  offices 
finished  in  that  order  in  the  1935  sales 
race  on  the  George  O'Brien  series. 
+ 

Among  former  bookers  attending  as 
salesmen,  being  promoted  during  the 
past  year,  are  J.  Sam  Hinson,  of 
Charlotte;  W.  W.  Rucker,  Dallas; 
Nat  Wyse,  Memphis ;  J.  Feloney, 
Boston ;  H.  Gold,  Boston ;  Ben  Dare, 
Albany,  and  E.  Naegel,  Cincinnati. 
+ 

The  delegate  with  the  finest  col- 
lection of  multi-colored  shirts  is  again 
Joe  Lee. 

+ 

These  ex-ad  sales  managers,  pro- 
moted during  the  past  year,  also  at- 
tend their  first  meeting;  as  film  sales- 


men: Glenn  Norris,  Philadelphia; 
George  Pabst,  New  Orleans ;  Lionel 
Lester,  Toronto,  and  Abe  Eskin,  San 
Francisco. 

+ 

Joe  Moskowitz  planed  to  Chicago 
from  the  Coast  with  the  studio  dele- 
gation headed  by  Darryl  Zanuck, 
William  Goetz,  Harry  Brand  and 
Col.  Jason  Joy.  Joseph  Pincus, 
eastern  talent  scout,  planed  to  Chi- 
cago from  New  York  Wednesday 
night. 

+ 

Beau  Brummel  is  none  other  than 
that  personification  of  sartorial  per- 
fection, Herman  Beidersdorf,  who, 
since  being  promoted  to  a  branch 
managership,  has  managed  to  win  a 
Kent  Drive  prize  annually.  Other  bid- 
ders for  Beau  Brummel  honors  were 


Jack  Dillon,  Eddie  McElhinney 
and  Ernest  Landaiche. 

+ 

As  usual,  the  Movietone  News 
delegation,  headed  by  Truman  Tal- 
ley,  will  keep  open  house  on  the  spe- 
cial, en  route  to  Chicago. 

+ 

Harry  Blxbaum,  New  York,  went 
on  a  speculation  spree.  Ten  minute* 
after  the  train  pulled  out  of  the  Grand 
Central,  he  summoned  Edgar  Moss. 
Tom  Bailey,  Ira  Cohn  and  Morris 
Kurtz,  emptied  his  pockets  of  some 
1,000  pennies  and  defiantly  said: 
"Now,  we'll  have  a  real  game  of 
cards !"  Harry  wears  out  at  least 
one  suit  a  year  at  the  convention — 
carrving  pennies ! 

+ 

Two  delegates  became  grandfathers 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Head  20th  Century-Fox  Parleys  in  Chicago 


JOSEPH  M.  SCHENCK 
Board  Chairman 


SIDNEY  R.  KENT 
President 


DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK 
Production  Vice-President 


JOHN  D.  CLARK 
General  Sales 
Manager 


WILLIAM  SUSSMAN 
Eastern  Sales 
Manager 


W.  J.  KCPPER  VV.  J.  HUTCHINSON  SOL  M.  WURTZEL 
Western  Sales  Foreign  Sales  Executive  Pro- 

Manager  Manager  ducer 


WILLIAM  GOETZ 
Assistant  to 
Zanuck 


SPYROS  SKOCRAS 
Vice-President 
National  Theatres 


CHARLES  SKOURAS         E.  W.  HAMMONS  TRUMAN  TALLEY       JACK  SKIRBALL       J.  H.  MOSKOWITZ         C.  E.  MCCARTHY  HARRY  BRAND 

President,  Fox  President  General  Manager  General  Sales        Eastern  Representa-     Director,  Advertising        Studio  Publicity 

W.  C.  Corp.  Educational  Movietone  News       Manager.  Educational       tive  for  Schenck  and  Publicity  Head 


Friday.  May  29,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


1  Brand  Name 
At  20th-Fox; 
Off  to  "Chi" 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 
on  a  special  section  of  the  Commodore 
Yanderbilt  over  New  York  Central 
trackage.  Approximately  298  men  will 
attend  the  sessions  which  terminate 
Monday  evening.  This  will  the  largest 
attended  convention  ever  held  by  the 
company  and  is  the  first  sales  conven- 
tion held  by  that  company  at  which 
all  bookers  and  ad  sales  managers 
are  to  be  present.  Heretofore,  only  a 
selected  few  adsales  managers  have 
attended. 

From  Hollywood,  the  studio  group 
led  by  Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production,  and  Sol 
M.  Wurtzel,  executive  producer,  is 
on  its  way  to  the  convention. 

At  the  opening  session,  John  D. 
Clark,  general  manager  of  distribu- 
tion, who  will  preside,  will  address  a 
welcome.  Discussion  of  short  sub- 
jects will  occupy  the  remainder  of  the 
morning,  with  addresses  by  Earle 
Hammons,  president  of  Educational ; 
Jack  Skirball,  W.  J.  Clark  and  W.  J. 
kupper,  western  division  manager. 

Zanuck  will  open  the  afternoon  ses- 
sion with  an  address  on  production 
plans  for  1936-1937,  followed  by  an 
analysis  of  the  feature  schedule  by 
Clark.  The  evening  session  will  be 
turned  over  to  a  screening  of  "'The 
Poor  Little  Rich  Girl,"  starring 
Shirley  Temple  and  final  release  on 
the  current  schedule,  and  "The 
Road  to  Glory,"  one  of  the  scheduled 
big  attractions  to  open  the  new  sea- 
son. 

Charles  E.  McCarthy,  director  ot 
advertising  and  publicity,  will  make 
the  initial  address  of  the  Sunday  ses- 
sion. He  will  be  followed  by  Harry 
Brand,  studio  advertising  and  pub- 
licity director ;  Arch  Reeve,  advertis- 
ing manager ;  Earl  YYingart.  publicity 
manager,  and  Lee  Balsly.  ad-sales 
manager. 

An  address  by  Herman  W'obber, 
west  coast  district  manager,  will  be 
followed  by  distribution  of  prizes  in 
the  third  S.  R.  Kent  Drive  by  Wil- 
liam C.  Gehring,  leader  of  the  drive. 

Truman  H.  Talley,  Movietone  News 
producer,  will  introduce  two  new 
members  of  the  newsreel  editorial 
staff,  Jimmie  Fidler  and  Ed  Sullivan. 
He  will  be  followed  by  Laurence 
Stallings,  Lew  Lehr,  Ed  Thorgersen 
and  Lowell  Thomas.  Addresses  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  Sidney  R. 
Kent  will  conclude  the  morning  ses- 
sion of  the  second  day.  The  afternoon 
session  will  be  given  over  to  screen- 
ings. 

Branch  and  district  managers  will 
convene  with  Clark,  Kupper  and  Wil- 
liam Sussman  on  the  morning  of  the 
final  day.  Managers,  salesmen  and 
bookers  will  meet  under  Jack  Sichel- 
man  and  Nat  Finkler.  Balsly  will 
conduct  an  ad-sales  meeting.  Screen- 
ings will  occupy  the  afternoon  session 
until  adjournment  of  the  convention. 

The  attendance  will  include: 

Home  Office  Executives:  Josenh  M. 
Schenck,  Sidney  R.  Kent,  Spyros  Skouras, 
Felix  A.  Jenkins. 

Sales  Department:  John  D.  Clark,  Jack 
Sichelman.  William  Sussman,  William  J. 
Kupper.  William  C.  Gehring,  William  J. 
Clark,  Nat  B.  Finkler.  Edwin  H.  Collins. 
Clarence  A.  Hill,  Martin  Moskowitz,  Roger 
Ferri,  Jack  Bloom.  Harry  Mersay,  Isidore 
Lincer.  Deon  DeTitta. 

Production   Department:   Darryl  F.  Za- 


The  Chatter  Side 


"The  Poor  Little  Rich  Girl" 

{ Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  May  28. — As  produced  by  B.  G.  De  Sylva  and  directed 
by  Irving  Cummings,  this  follows  the  you-can't-give-them-too-much- 
Shirley-Temple  legend.  For  entertainment  and  showmanship  purposes, 
r.nd  with  all  due  respect  to  the  supporting  players,  who  strive  worthily 
to  be  effective,  the  little  starlet  is  the  whole  show.  Typically  herself 
at  all  times,  she  sings,  dances,  acts  and  is  a  charming  little  lady  in  every 
way  and  in  the  manner  which  audiences  have  manifested  they  like  to  see 
her. 

The  story  departs  widely  from  the  original.  It  is  actually  a  light 
situation  drama  which  gives  Shirley  ample  opportunity  to  demonstrate 
her  talents.  A  little  bit  fed  up  with  being  the  pampered  daughter  of 
great  wealth,  this  child  of  the  rich  widower  soap  manufacturer,  Michael 
Whelan,  takes  a  vacation  on  her  own  when  nurse  Sara  Haden  is 
injured  en  route  to  a  summer  camp.  First  joining  up  with  organ  grinder 
Henry  Armetta,  she  comes  to  the  notice  of  hoofers  Alice  Faye  and  Jack 
Haley.  She  joins  them  and  the  three  are  signed  up  by  Gloria  Stuart, 
Whelan's  publicity  director,  for  a  radio  program.  Here  one  of  the 
highspots  of  the  picture  is  the  thread  of  romance  which  springs  up 
between  Whelan  and  Miss  Stuart  and  the  manner  in  which  Shirley  sings 
her  way  into  the  heart  of  the  crusty  Gillingwater,  Whelan's  business  rival. 

Listening  to  the  program  with  Miss  Stuart,  Whelan  recognizes  the 
voice  of  his  child  though  he  does  not  know  at  the  time  that  she  is 
missing.  Kidnaping  accusations  follow ;  Haley  knocks  out  John  Wray 
and  Whelan  recovers  his  Shirley  after  which  he  effects  two  mergers^ 
one  with  his  rival,  Gillingwater,  and  the  other  with  Miss  Stuart.  There 
is  a  spirited  Temple-Faye-Haley  tap  dance  finale. 

The  song  numbers  are  hardly  up  to  the  Temple  standard,  but  are 
put  over  well  by  Shirley.  The  dance  features  are  excellent  and  definitely 
of  the  applause-bringing  variety.  The  love  interest  between  Whelan  and 
Miss  Stuart  provides  neither  with  much  opportunity,  but  Whelan  is 
convincing  as  the  child's  father.  The  Temple-Gillingwater  sequences 
lun  away  with  the  show  while  Haley  and  Miss  Faye  account  for  most 
of  the  entertainment  not  provided  by  the  first-named  pair.  A  campaign 
concentrating  on  the  inimitable  Shirley  looks  like  the  best  selling  angle. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,133.  Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 


(Continued  from  page  10) 

during  the  past  year :  Dave  David- 
son of  Cleveland  and  Clyde  Eck- 
hardt  of  Chicago.  Harvey  Day  sig- 
nificantly smiled  at  both,  for  as  Bill 
Kupper  put  it:  "Harvey's  on  his 
way  to  become  a  great  grandfather." 
+ 

Bill  Sussman,  eastern  division 
manager,  goes  to  the  convention  as 
head  of  the  division  that  had  broken 
all  company  records  thus  far  this 
yearl  Also,  Bill  makes  his  first  ap- 
pearance as  eastern  head.  He  had 
been  assistant  to  John  D.  Clark  for 
many  years. 

+ 

Harry  Ballance,  Southern  dis- 
trict manager,  with  Managers  Paul 
Wilson  of  Atlanta,  Phil  Longdon 
of  Charlotte  and  Tom  Young  of 
Memphis,  is  flying  his  own  plane  to 
Chicago  from  the  Georgia  metropolis. 
+ 

Booker  George  Blenderman  of  the 
New  York  exchange  got  back  from 
his  two  weeks'  vacation  in  Florida 
just  in  time  to  taxi  from  the  Penn- 
sylvania to  the  Grand  Central  station 
to  connect  with  the  Convention  special. 
+ 

Arch  Bowles,  San  Francisco  head 
of  Fox  West  Coast  theatres,  will  con- 
tinue on  to  his  home  city  after  the 
convention,  having  been  in  New  York 
for  the  past  month  on  film  buying. 
+ 

Clarence  A.  Hill  is  receiving  ex- 
pressions of  condolences  from  his  asso- 
ciates.   His  father,  an  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
exhibitor,  died  earlv  in  the  week. 
+ 

Philadelphia  Salesman  Tolmas  is 
known  as  "Bank-Roll"  in  his  zone. 
Reason :  his  initials  are  "B.  R." 


nuck,  William  Goetz,  Sol  M.  Wurtzel,  Wil- 
liam Dover.  Col.  Jason  Joy,  Joseph  Mos- 
kowitz, Joseph  Pincus. 

Advertising  and  Publicity:  Charles  E. 
McCarthy,  Harry  Brand,  Arch  Reeve.  F.arl 
W.  Wingart.  Arthur  O.  Dillenbeck. 

Movietone  News:  Truman  H.  Talley, 
Laurence  Stallings,  Jimmie  Fidler.  Lew 
Lehr,  Edward  Thorgersen,  Ed  Sullivan. 
Lowell  Thomas. 

Foreign  Department:  Walter  J.  Hutchin 
son,  Irving  A.  Maas,  Clarence  V.  Hake, 
Maurice  L.  Ahern,  Anthony  S.  Santos. 

Ad  Sales  Department:  Lee  Balsly,  Elliot 
McManus.  Jerry  Novat.  Paul  Allison,  Wil- 
liam Caldwell,  Don  Reed. 

Educational:  Earl  W.  Hammons,  Jack 
Skirball,  Sol  Edwards,  Harvey  Day. 

Guests:  George  Skouras.  Charles  Skour- 
as, Irving  Berlin,  Irving  Caesar,  George 
Weeks,  Sol  Lesser,  Paul  Terry,  Arch 
Bowles,  Elmer  Rhoden,  Rick  Ricketson, 
Harold  J.  Fitzgerald,  Lon  Cox,  Howard  E. 
Jameyson,  Harry  A.  McClure,  Al  Finkel 
stein,  Ed  Shanberg,  Leo  J.  McCarthy,  E.  W. 
Holmberg,  Percy  Heiliger,  Sam  Fox,  Leon- 
ard Greene,  Hettie  Grey  Baker. 

From  the  field: 

Albany:  Moe  Grassgreen,  manager;  Keith 
Goldsmith,  Ben  Dare.  Dan  Houlihan,  E. 
Stamp. 

Atlanta:  Harry  Ballance,  district  mana- 
ger; Paul  Wilson,  manager;  R.  G.  Mc- 
Clure, M.  H.  Mitchell,  R.  H.  Fairchild, 
Fred  R.  Dodson.  H.  P.  Laseter,  Richard 
H.  Ford,  Edward  Tucker. 

Boston:  Tom  Bailey,  district  manager; 
Edward  X.  Callahan,  manager;  Harry  S. 
Alexander,  John  Feloney,  Harry  Gold,  Jay 
Cobb,  Matt  Simons.  Sam  Berg,  Xorbert  E. 
Murrav,  Sigfried  Horowitz. 

Buffalo:  Sidney  Samson,  manager;  Wil- 
liam D.  Rowell,  George  Dickman,  Maurice 
W.  Kempner,  Louis  E.  Blumenfeld. 

Charlotte:  Phil  Longdon.  manager;  John 
E.  Holston,  George  E.  Ebersole,  J.  Sam 
Hinson,  Jack  O  Mock,  Carl  Hardin. 

Chicago:  Clyde  W.  Eckhardt,  manager; 
A  M.  VanDyke,  George  Benson,  E.  P. 
Grohe.  Harold  Loeb,  Harry  Goodamote, 
Fred  Sliter,  Milton  Simon,  Henry  Wise, 
Jack  Eckhardt,  Frank  Wagner. 

Cincinnati:    James    J.    Grady,  manager; 


Edwin  A.  Burkhart,  Jack  A.  Needham 
Louis  J.  Bugie.  E.  Naegel,  James  Neff. 

Cleveland:  George  A.  Roberts,  district 
manager;  I.  J.  Schmertz.  manager:  David 
S.  Davidson,  Edward  R.  Bergman,  Sam  N. 
Lichter,  Frank  J.  Hunt,  Theodore  Schein- 
berg. 

Dallas:  Herman  R.  Beiresdorf,  manager; 
William  Miller,  Neal  B.  Houston,  Daniel 
W.  Scott,  D.  P.  Rathbone,  William  W. 
Rucker,  Ted  P.  Tidwell.  James  R.  Gribble. 

Denver:  R.  James  Morrison,  manager; 
Hugh  Rennie,  Edward  M.  Loy,  Carl  A. 
Larson,  J.  J.  Aldrich. 

Des  Moines:  Stanley  J.  Mayer,  manager; 
Harold  J.  Gottlieb,  A.  W.  Riegelman,  E. 
P.  O'Neill,  Edward  Canty,  G.  F.  Hallo- 
ran. 

Detroit:  Lester  Sturm,  manager;  Arthur 
D.  Knapp,  Edward  A.  Westcott,  Raymond 
Carrow,  Leo  Sanshie,  Floyd  Keiller. 

Indianapolis:  George  T.  Landis,  mana- 
ger, Joseph  R.  Neger,  H.  L.  Hancock, 
George  J.  Black,  Tom  McCleaster,  James  J. 
Ricketts,  J.  W.  Christian. 

Kansas  City:  Ward  E.  Scott,  district 
manager;  George  W.  Fuller,  manager;  Wil- 
liam Kubitzki,  Joseph  F.  Woodward, 
Charles  Knickerbocker,  William  Flynn,  Mi- 
chael A.  Tanner,  Harry  R.  Buckmaster. 

Los  Angeles:  John  N.  Dillon,  manager; 
William  f.  Wall,  Ben  F.  Robison,  Morris 
Sudmin,  Elmer  Youngs. 

Memphis:  Tom  W.  Young,  manager;  Ted 
I.  Baskin,  Nat  Wyse,  Mark  Sheridan.  Rob- 
ert M.  Bandy. 

Milwaukee:  Jack  H.  Lorentz,  manager; 
Moe  Horwitz.  George  Edgerton,  Carl  Mi- 
chel, Morris  Kahn.  Raymond  Schultz,  Sam 
Kohlberg. 

Minneapolis:  Moe  A.  Levy,  manager;  Jo- 
seph M.  Podoloff,  Neal  F.  Hall,  Ernest  Lo- 
rentz, Joseph  S.  Cohan,  Louis  Cohen,  Frank 
G.  Hallowell,  Paul  Lundquist,  William  Clay- 
son.  _ 

New  Haven:  Benjamin  A.  Simon,  mana- 
ger; Earl  Wright,  Sam  Germain,  Morris 
Weinstein. 

New  Orleans:  E.  V.  Landaiche,  mana- 
ger; Charles  Clark,  George  Pabst,  George 
Broggi,  Malcolm  Johnston. 

New  York:  Harry  H.  Buxbaum,  mana- 
ger; J.  J.  Lee,  salesmanager;  Moe  Sanders, 


Abe  Blumstein,  Morris  Kurtz,  William 
Schutzer,  R.  A.  Gledhill,  Seymour  Florin, 
George  Blenderman,  L.  Kuttler,  E.  Hol- 
lander. 

Oklahoma  City:  Raymond  A.  Higdon, 
manager;  M.  W.  Osborne,  H.  B.  Kinser, 
G.  L.  James,  J.  O.  Whelihan. 

Omaha:  Joseph  E.  Scott,  manager;  C.  F. 
Reese,  Hymie  Novitsky,  Harold  P.  Ironfield, 
Ray  A.  Wagle,  F.  C.  Miller. 

Philadelphia:  Edgar  Moss,  district  mana- 
ger; Sam  Gross,  manager;  Alfred  Davis. 
W.  C.  Humphries,  Benjamin  R.  Tolmas,  C. 
Glen  Norris,  Francis  J.  Kelly,  J.  Howard 
Smith,  Al  Truell. 

Pittsburgh:  Ira  H.  Cohn,  manager;  Ar- 
thur W.  McCormick,  Austin  Interrante, 
Charles  C.  Kellenberg,  George  Moore,  Joe 

B.  Hanna,  Jack  Vandergrift. 

Portland:  Charles  F.  Powers,  manager; 
Carl  L.  Robinett,  V.  A.  Whitcomb,  Herschel 
Fox. 

San  Francisco:  Herman  Wobber,  district 
manager;  George  M.  Ballentine,  manager: 
Al  Laurice,  Abe  Eskin,  Floyde  C.  Bernard, 
Walter  H.  Cree,  Joseph  W.  Flanagan, 
George  M.  Westergren. 

Salt  Lake  City:  Charles  L.  Walker,  man- 
ager; James  D.  McElhinney,  James  L.  Tid- 
well, Vincent  J.  Dugan,  Carl  J.  Hallstrom, 

C.  A.  Blasius. 

St.  Louis:  Benjamin  B.  Reingold,  mana- 
ger; William  Guinan,  Miss  Florence  Patke, 
Joseph  A.  Feld,  George  H.  Ware,  Larry  J. 
Williams,  Art  McManus. 

Seattle:  Herndon  Edmond,  manager;  A. 
Gollofon,  H.  A.  Frederick,  J.  W.  Brooks, 
A.  Y.  Filigno. 

Washington:  S.  N.  Wheeler,  manager; 
Sam  Diamond,  Fred  B.  Klein,  Jeremiah  A. 
Murphy,  John  Skillman,  Mrs.  Sarah  Young, 
Ira  Sichelman. 

Canada 

Calgary:  Verne  M.  Skorey,  manager. 

Montreal:  Edward  English,  manager; 
Walter  J.  O'Hara,  James  F.  Pearson. 

St.  John:  Reginald  G.  March,  manager. 

Toronto:  J.  P.  O'Loghlin,  district  mana- 
ger; Harry  J.  Bailey,  manager;  William  J. 
Reid,  Lionel  Lester,  James  W.  Powis,  Sam 
Glasier. 

Vancouver:  James  E.  Patterson,  mana- 
ger. 

Winnipeg:  James  H.  Huber,  manager; 
Charles  Krupp. 


// 


LEO 

SWINGS 
IT! 


Yeah  man !  He's  right  up  to 
the  red  hot  second ! 

Your  fast'Stepping  pal  comes 
through  with  the  FIRST 
"SWING"  CARTOON! 
The  folks  will  come  truckin' 
down  to  your  show  shop  to 
see  M-G-M's 

THE  OLD 

MILL 

POND" 

Sure  it's  one  of  those  high- 
class  Harman-Ising  honey 
cartoons  in  3-color  Techni- 
color. 

That  name  Harman-Ising 

is  in  the  news,  in  the  ads,  on 
the  marquees.  Because  those 
boys  are  stepping  ahead  of 
the  entire  cartoon  field. 
"The  Old  Mill  Pond"  is  gay, 
funny,  clever.  It  will  have 
your  audience  swaying  to  its 
infectious  rhythm! 

Typical  of  the  new,  modern 
Short  Subject  that  sets 
M-G-M  apart  from  all 
others.  And  a  sample  of 
why  the  boys  are  buying 
M-G-M  Shorts  solid  for 
1936-37. 


Motiol 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


try 


OL.  39.  NO.  128 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JUNE  1,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Vi 

20th-Fox  to 
Release  69; 
100  Shorts 

Henie,  Simon  Two  New 
Women  Stars 

Chicago,  May  31. — Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox will  distribute  69  features 
next  season,  John  D.  Clark,  general 
sales  manager,  informed  the  as- 
sembled sales  force  at  the  Congress. 

Fifty-four  will  be  made  by  the  com- 
pany in  Hollywood,  36  of  them  under 
the  supervision  of  Darrvl  F.  Zanuck 
and  18  by  Sol  M.  Wurtzel.  Sol  Les- 
ser will  produce  six  action  films  with 
Richard  Arlen  starring  in  three.  Five 
will  be  made  in  England,  one  starring 
Elisabeth  Bergner  and  four  coming 
from  New  World  Pictures.  The  re- 
maining four  will  be  Will  Rogers 
reissues  and,  while  the  product  an- 
nouncement failed  to  mention  them, 
these  are  understood  to  be  "State 
Fair,"  "Lightnin',"  "Dr.  Bull"  and 
"Ambassador  Bill." 

In  the  short  subject  division,  the 
company  will  have  its  usual  104  issues 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Kuykendall  to  Set 
Schedule  Thursday 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president,  is  due  here  on  Thursday  to 
arrange  a  schedule  of  final  meetings 
on  new  season  trade  practices  between 
major  distributors  and  his  organiza- 
tion's trade  practice  committee. 

The  committee  has  not  yet  met  with 
sales  heads  of  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  United  Artists,  G.  B.  or  War- 
ners. In  addition,  follow-up  meetings 
with  some  of  the  six  national  dis- 
tributors with  whom  meetings  have 
been  held  are  planned  by  the  exhibi- 
tor committee.  Meetings  have  been 
held  with  RKO,  Paramount,  Univer- 
sal, Columbia,  Republic  and  M-G-M. 

Kuykendall  is  now  at  Virginia 
Beach  as  a  guest  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
A.  of  Virginia,  which  is  holding  its 
annual  two-day  meeting  there  today 
and  tomorrow. 

See  Theatres  Hit  by 
Reported  Ohio  Levy 

Major  company  distribution  execu- 
tives here  have  pointed  out  that  ex- 
hibitors would  bear  the  full  burden 
of  a  new  tax  which  is  reported  from 
Cleveland  to  be  in  preparation  for  in- 
troduction in  the  Ohio  legislature. 
The  reported  measure  would  be  sim- 
ilar to  that  recently  introduced  in  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Warners'  Net 
In  Huge  Jump 
For  29  Weeks 


Shift  to  $1,976,245  Profit 
Overshadows  1935 

Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  report 
an  extraordinary  shift  from  the  defi- 
cit to  the  profit  column  for  the  29 
weeks  ending  Feb.  29,  this  year.  A 
net  profit  of  $1,976,245.42  is  reported 
for  the  period  after  Federal  income 
taxes  and  all  other  charges.  This 
compares  with  a  deficit  of  $133,515, 
after  similar  charges,  for  the  same 
period  in  1935.  For  the  entire  year 
ending  Aug.  11,  1935,  the  net  profit 
was  $674,159. 

The  net  operating  profit  for  the  29 
weeks  ending  Feb.  29,  after  deduct- 
ing all  charges  including  amortiza- 
tion and  depreciation,  but  before  de- 
ducting Federal  income  taxes,  was 
$2,406,245.42.  The  net  before  amor- 
tization and  depreciation  was  $5,- 
358,979.29. 

During  the  period  $1,013,111.46  was 
credited  to  deficit  account.    This  rep- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Ostrer  Supervision 
'Titular' — Bernerd 

David  Ostrer  has  not  been  appoint- 
ed general  manager  of  world  distribu- 
tion for  G.  B.,  but  has  assumed 
"titular  supervision  of  sales  in  Eng- 
land" during  his  absence  in  this  coun- 
try, Jeffrey  Bernerd  declared  on  Fri- 
day. London  cables  had  reported  Os- 
trer had  succeeded  to  Bernerd's  post. 
"My  contract,"  stated  Bernerd,  "with 
Gaumont  British  Distributors  charged 
me  with  the  responsibility  for  sales  in 
England  and  the  United  States.  Be- 
cause of  the  expansion  of  our  plans, 
the  increase  of  our  production  budgets, 
and  the  international  value  of  our  pic- 
tures, I  decided  to  spend  at  least  half 
my  time  each  year  right  on  the  spot, 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

No  U.  A.  Sale  Policy 
Changes  Are  Planned 

No  changes  in  the  U.  A.  sales 
policy  will  be  made  next  season,  it 
is  understood  George  J.  Schaefer, 
vice-president  and  general  manager, 
will  tell  division,  district  and  branch 
managers  at  the  annual  sales  conven- 
tion to  be  held  on  the  coast  June 
26-28. 

About  50  home  office  executives  and 
sales  heads  will  attend  the  three-day 
session,  which  most  likelv  will  be  held 
at  the  Ambassador  in  Los  Angeles. 
The  same  hostelry  played  host  to  the 
convention  last  year. 


Pity  the  Operator 

Leonard  Hoot  Goldstein 
Hollywood,  Calif. 

Hy  cowboy  Sthuup  How's 
everything  on  dee  old  pray- 
eree  Sthuup  Meet  you  on  de 
Plus  Four  Ranch  wit  my 
boots  and  strudel  Sthuup 
Must  get  along  little  poopie 
nu  no,  hoo  hoo,  ha  ha,  pe  pe. 
Adwise.  S'long. 
Cap  Pistol  (Mervyn)  LeRoy 

Goldstein  is  a  producer  of 
westerns  in  association  with 
George  Hirliman. 


Sale  Tax  Case 
Given  June  4 
Hearing  Date 


The  motion  of  the  local  United 
Artists  exchange  for  a  preference  on 
the  Appellate  Division  calendar  for 
its  appeal  from  the  city's  ruling  that 
film  rentals  are  subject  to  the  two 
per  cent  city  sales  tax  was  granted 
last  Friday  and  the  case  was  set  for 
hearing  on  June  4.  Indications  are 
that  it  will  be  reached  not  later  than 
Friday. 

The  preference  given  the  case  makes 
possible  a  decision  from  the  Appellate 
Division  before  the  end  of  the  month. 
At  present,  indications  are  that  which- 
ever way  the  decision  goes  an  appeal 
will  be  taken  to  the  Court  of  Appeals 
at  Albany  by  either  the  city  or  the 
exchange  in  an  effort  to  obtain  a  final 
ruling  from  the  state's  highest  court. 

The  United  Artists'  appeal  is  in  the 
nature  of  a  test  case  for  all  local  ex- 
changes. Distribution  offices  in  many 
other  sections  of  the  country  where 
efforts  have  been  made  to  assess  local 
sales  and  emergency  taxes  against  film 
rentals  are  also  watching  the  local 
case  with  much  interest  for  its  value 
as  legal  precedent. 

William  Fox  Files 
Bankruptcy  Action 

Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  May  31. — 
William  Fox,  it  is  admitted  by  for- 
mer Judge  Cole,  his  personal  attor- 
ney here,  has  filed  a  voluntary  peti- 
tion in  bankruptcy  in  the  Federal 
court  at  Camden,  N.  J.  Liabilities 
were  listed  at  $9,000,000  and  assets  at 
approximately  $2,000,000. 


A  second  action  against  William 
Fox  was  filed  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  late  last  week  by  the  Capital 
Co.,  lessors  of  the  Fox,  San  Fran- 

(Contmued  on  page  8) 


Kennedy  Seen 
Behind  Zukor 
As  Studio  Top 

Decision   Believed  Part 
Of  Coast  Findings 

Joseph  P.  Kennedy  made  his  first 
appearance  at  the  Paramount  home 
office  as  a  special  adviser  to  the  com- 
pany when  he  sat  in  Friday  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  board  of  Paramount  Prod., 
Inc.,  the  producing  company  sub- 
sidiary. 

Kennedy's  views  on  several  pending 
production  matters  were  solicited  by 
the  board  during  a  three-hour  session 
which  began  at  noon  and  was  hurried 
to  an  adjournment  a  little  before  three 
by  unsatisfactory  sandwich  deliveries 
to  the  board  room. 

Kennedy  is  reported  to  favor  the 
retention  of  Zukor  as  active  head  of 
the  production  company,  the  post  he 
has  held  with  full  credentials  from  the 
subsidiary  company's  board  since  the  be- 
ginning of  his  current  coast  stay.  Zukor 
is  chairman  of  the  board  of  the  produc- 
tion subsidiary  and  his  current  studio 
assignment,  if  extended  by  the  board, 
would  fulfill  the  objects  in  mind  sev- 
eral weeks  ago  when  it  was  planned 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Para.  Balance  for 
Quarter  $718,921 

Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  in  a  con- 
solidated earnings  statement  for  the 
first  quarter  of  1936,  reported  a  bal- 
ance of  $718,921,  after  applying 
$800,000  of  the  special  inventory  re- 
serve set  up  out  of  1935  earnings  to 
operations  for  the  first  quarter. 

The  company's  annual  statement  for 
1935  set  forth  that  $2,500,000  was  be- 
ing set  aside  as  a  special  inventory 
reserve  to  provide  for  the  excess  costs 
of  certain  pictures  which  had  not 
been  released  up  to  Dec.  28,  1935.  Of 
these  excess  costs  approximately  $800,- 
000  was  charged  to  operations  for  the 
first  quarter  in  accordance  with  the 
company's  regular  film  amortization 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Sahath  Para.  Probe 
Resuming  This  Week 

Interrogation  of  Paramount  officials 
by  the  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee will  be  continued  this  week,  ac- 
cording to  Murray  W.  Garsson,  in- 
vestigator for  the  committee,  although 
indications  are  that  Max  D.  Steuer, 
special  counsel  for  the  committee,  will 
withdraw  from  active  participation  in 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  I,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  1,  1936 


No.  128 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES   A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


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Florida  Firm  Formed 
By  M.  H.  Hoffman,  Jr. 

Hollywood,  May  31. — M.  H.  Hoff- 
man, Jr.,  has  incorporated  Pan  Ameri- 
can Pictures  at  Tallahassee,  Florida. 
Capitalization  is  $2,000,000,  with  New 
York  and  Florida  interests  participat- 
ing.   A  Florida  studio  will  be  built. 


Arthur  Moskowitz  a  Dad 

Arthur  Moskowitz,  brother  of  Joe, 
C.  C.j  Harry  and  Martin,  is  the  father 
of  a  seven-pound  12-ounce  boy  born 
early  Friday  morning  at  the  Doctors' 
Hospital.  The  boy's  name  will  most 
likely  be  Lewis,  after  the  grandfath- 
er. Mrs.  Moskowitz  on  Friday  was 
reported  doing  nicely. 


Club  Plans  New  Stunt 

The  Cinema  Club  is  to  have  a 
"Table  of  Esteem"  series  of  luncheons 
with  Will  H.  Hays  at  the  first  table 
so  dedicated  tomorrow. 

Beginning  June  8  prominent-  men  in 
the  fields  of  radio,  finance,  politics 
and  other  activities  will  be  guests. 


"Love  Again"  $32,000 

"It's  Love  Again"  wound  up  with 
$32,000  on  its  first  seven-day  gross 
at  the  Roxy,  as  anticipated. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


IGNORING  his  own  by  the 
*■  well-worn  expedient  of  for- 
getting to  mention  it  and  in- 
directly suggesting  to  his  readers 
that  they  might  draw  their  own 
conclusions  on  the  basis  of  pur- 
ported relative  merit,  the  Hearst 
editorial  policy,  breaking  loose 
again  the  other  day,  attacked 
Soviet  propaganda  in  American 
newsreels.  The  forum  on  this 
occasion  was  half  of  the  editorial 
page  of  The  New  York  Ameri- 
can with  typography  bouncing 
from  upper  and  lower  case  to 
register  emphasis  and  to  caps  to 
register  fury.  By  agreement  with 
Amkino,  so  went  the  claim,  "our 
American  picture-producing  com- 
panies must  agree  to  the  hu- 
miliating condition  that  the 
sound-strip  speaker,  in  showing 
these  Russian  shots  Shall  Not 
Say  Anything  Derogatory  to 
Russia,  Communism  or  the 
Five- Year  Plan."  .  .  . 


Specific  criticism  was  directed 
at  a  clip  in  Paramount  News  No. 
79  which  showed  Russia  follow- 
ing the  lead  of  other  nations  in 
establishing  day  nurseries  for 
babies  whose  mothers  have  to 
work.  The  bleat  is  that  nowhere 
does  the  narrator  say : 

"I  am  forbidden  by  the 
Russian  Government,  who 
dictated  the  taking  of  this 
picture,  from  telling  you  that 
these  babies  are  from  the 
moment  of  their  birth  the 
Chattel  Property  of  the 
Russian  state  and  that  they 
will  he  taught  Atheistic 
Materialism  and  Hatred 
of  all  classes,  except  the 
proletarian,  as  soon  as 
their  little  minds  begin  to 
open."  .  .  . 


More  specific  criticism:  Uni- 
versal Newsreel  of  April  24 
which  picturized  a  Russian  girl 
controlling  216  looms  simulta- 
neously as  she  introduces  the 
Stakhanovite  system  of  speeding 
up  production.  On  this  score, 
runs  the  editorial : 

"But  again  the  American 
announcer  is  prohibited  by 
the  Russian  Government 
from  pointing  out  that  this 
girl,  like  millions  of  others, 
is  being  worked  to  death  in 
this  speed-up  system  at 
starvation  wages  and  that 
she  hasn't  the  freedom  of  an 
American  convict  on  parole." 

T 

Since  Hearst,  arch  loudspeaker 
of  Americanism,  presumably  runs 
his  newspapers  of,  for  and  by 
America,  it  seems  more  than 
passing  strange  that  he  should 
overlook    adjustments    in  the 


socio-economic  system  which  re- 
quire slight  attention  on  home 
ground.  We  can  suggest  a  few. 
In  fact,  we  will.  He  might  check 
into  the  sharecroppers'  situation 
in  the  South.  He  might  find  a 
thing  or  two  close  to  New  York 
that  have  an  odor  about  them : 
conditions  in  the  Pennsylvania 
and  other  coal  fields ;  what's 
happened  in  West  Virginia  now 
that  high-speed  mining  machin- 
ery has  been  introduced ;  the 
Ghetto  only  a  couple  of  miles 
from  the  hotels  he  owns  in  the 
mid-town  area ;  something  of  the 
working  conditions  for  young 
girls  in  the  mill  towns.  .  .  . 


As  long  as  he  hits  at  newsreels 
on  an  arrangement  which  has 
been  formally  denied  on  all  sides, 
his  outraged  sense  of  justice 
about  matters  abroad  might  in- 
duce some  comment  on  the  status 
quo  in  Germany  under  Hitler 
where  men  of  God  are  being  im- 
prisoned, where  an  ancient  race 
is  being  slowly  and  inhumanly 
starved  out  of  existence,  where 
Nazi  doctrine  as  it  pertains  to 
the  law  now  dictates  that  stu- 
dents must  learn  how  to  handle 
rifles  and  throw  hand  grenades 
as  a  corollary  to  their  university 
training  in  torts  and  briefs, 
where  the  children  are  as  much 
the  chattel  property  of  the  state 
as  in  the  Soviet.  Or  to  Italy 
where  the  freedom  of  the  press 
has  been  stifled,  where  II  Duce 
violates  his  treaties  and  conquers 
a  peaceful  Ethiopia,  where  wom- 
en are  urged  to  breed  children 
for  the  machines  of  future  wars. 
Pick  on  Russia,  if  he  likes.  We 
have  no  objection,  but  we  fail 
to  understand  why  his  geog- 
raphy is  so  deliberately  limited. 
"The  Propaganda  Continues," 
screams  the  Hearst  editorial. 
More  quietly,  we  assert : 

"And  so  does  Mr.  Hearst's."  .  . . 

▼  T 

In  France :  A  Cabinet  decree 
hampering  the  business,  which, 
of  course,  means  American  dis- 
tributors not  only  there  but  in 
any  other  land  if  the  subject  mat- 
ter is  found  objectionable  to  the 
traditions  of  the  country.  In  ef- 
fect, a  world-wide  censorship. 
This  is  an  instance  of  what  can 
happen  when  nationalist  spirit 
runs  high. 

In  the  United  States :  French 
and  all  other  foreign-made  prod- 
ucts enter  the  open  door  to  cap- 
ture whatever  playdates  merit 
and  salesmanship  can  corral. 
Internally,  the  Government  is 
pursuing  a  course  which  makes 
it  difficult  for  the  normal  flow 
of  business  to  continue  and  does 
little  or  nothing  to  protect  the 


Convention  of  Va. 
MPTO  Starts  Today 

Virginia  Beach,  Va.,  May  31. — 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  will  deliver  one  of  the 
principal  addresses  at  the  two-day 
summer  convention  of  the  M.P.T.O. 
of  Virginia,  which  opens  at  the  Cava- 
lier Hotel  here  tomorrow.  The  num- 
ber of  delegates  arriving  within  the 
past  few  days  indicates  a  large  atten- 
dance. Sidney  Gates  is  chairman  of 
the  arrangements  committee. 

An  address  of  welcome  will  be 
made  by  Mayor  Roy  Smith,  to  which 
Morton  G.  Thalheimer,  M.P.T.O. 
president,  will  respond.  Other  speak- 
ers will  include  Winder  R.  Harris, 
managing  editor  of  the  Norfolk 
Virginian-Pilot,  and  Robert  T.  Bar- 
ton, Jr.,  organization  counsel.  Offi- 
cers of  the  exhibitor  unit  are :  A.  E. 
Lichtman,  Benjamin  T.  Pitts,  A. 
Frank  O'Brien,  R.  C.  Overby,  Hun- 
ter Perry,  William  S.  Wilder,  vice- 
presidents  ;  Harold  Woods,  secretary ; 
Charles  A.  Somma,  treasurer.  The 
directors  are:  Mrs.  Bertha  Gordon, 
Otto  Wells  and  the  officers. 


Delay  Skouras-RKO  Suit 

Trial  of  the  Skouras  action  against 
the  RKO  81st  St.,  scheduled  for  today 
in  N.  Y.  supreme  court,  will  be  post- 
poned again  to  afford  time  for  further 
discussions  of  an  out-of-court  settle- 
ment. The  action  involves  the  sale  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  product  to 
the  RKO  house  day  and  date  with 
competing  Skouras  nouses.  The  lat- 
ter contends  the  product  deal  with 
RKO  is  in  violation  of  its  Fox 
franchise. 


Field  in  New  Posts 

James  Field,  counsel  and  secretary 
of  Keith-Albee-Orpheum,  has  been 
elected  to  the  same  posts  in  the  B.  F. 
Keith  Corp.  He  will  also  be  named 
to  similar  posts  in  RKO  Proctor  at 
a  meeting  of  the  board  of  that  com- 
pany in  the  near  future. 


interests  of  its  business  fraternity 
abroad.  This  is  an  instance  of 
what  does  happen  when  nation- 
alist spirit  runs  low-.  .  .  . 

▼  T 

The  stories  about  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  and  its  trade  practice  con- 
ferences are  several.  Heard  has 
been  the  yarn  that  the  conces- 
sions to  come  were  set  up  in  ad- 
vance; that  Ed  Kuykendall  and 
his  committee  pranced  through 
the  motions  of  a  fight  merely  to 
make  it  all  look  completely  gen- 
uine. The  point  is  not  even 
worth  the  argument.  Take  the 
score  charge  as  a  case  in  issue. 
Very  irksome  to  exhibitors  who 
have  been  buying  sound  pictures 
only  to  discover  they  are  unable 
to  get  the  sound,  when  it  hap- 
pens to  be  music,  unless  they 
cough  up  for  a  score  charge,  the 
indications  now  have  it  this  will 
be  out,  or  altered  so  radically 
recognition  will  be  difficult.  No 
matter  how  you  approach  it,  no 
matter  through  what  means  the 
result  comes  about,  it  will  be 
there  ready  for  anyone's  inspec- 
tion. That  seems  to  have  been 
the  objective  in  the  first  in- 
stance. .  .  . 


THE  NEW  UNIVERSAL  HAS  SIGNED 


JAMES  WHALE 

Mr.  Whale  is  the  brilliant  direc- 
tor who  gave  you  "Show  Boat/' 
"The  Bride  of  Frankenstein/' 
and  other  huge  productions. 


FULL  SPEED  AHEAD  WITH 
THE  NEW  UNIVERSAL ! 


SWELL  FILM!  MAR 

CRITICS . . .  PUI 


"As  entrancing  as  'One 
Night  of  Love7" 

—Frank  S.  Nugent,  N.  Y.  Times 


. . .  and  while  New  York's 
happy  crowds  jam 
RADIO  CITY  MUSIC 
HALL,  key-city  theatres 
everywhere  report  rec- 
ord attendance  . . .  and 
holdover  dates  are 
beginning  to  pour  in/ 


"Completely  captivating  /  " 

—Howard  Barnes,  N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 


"Graceful  /  . . .  Tuneful  / . . . 
Charmingly  sung/" 

—Eileen  Creelman,  N.  Y.  Sun 


RE  -  THE  KING  ST 


ELOUS  BOXOFFICE! 

—Douglas  Gilbert,  NEW  YORK  WORLD -TELEGRAM 


iIC  •  •  •  ACCIj  AIRA 

IORE  IPlCTUiUS  ? 


"Picture  has  everything/  A  visit  to  Radio 
City  Music  Hall  is  imperative  / " 

—  Kate  Cameron,  N.  Y.  Daily  News 


"Gay!  Delightful/  Thoroughly  enter- 
taining/" — Rose  Pelswick,  N.  Y.  Eve.  Journal 


" Excellent/  Adds  another  lustrous  gem  to 
Grace  Moore#s  diadem  / " 

—Regina  Crewe,  N.  Y.  American 


WITH 


FRANCHOT  TONE 

WALTER  CONNOLLY  •  MUSIC  BY  EREISLER  •  DIRECTED  BY  JOSEF  VON  STERNBERG 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


What  They're  Down  For 


Chicago,  May  31. — Stars,  featured  players  and  other  cast  assign- 
ments in  Twentieth  Century-Fox's  1936-37  program  as  they  appear 
in  a  breakdown  of  the  company's  product  lineup: 


Astrid  Allwyn — "The  Holy  Lie." 
Don  Ameche — "Lloyds   of    London"  and 
"Ramona." 

Richard  Arlen — Starred  in  three  outdoor 
pictures,  produced  by  Sol  Lesser. 

Lionel  Barrymore — "The  Road  to  Glory." 

Warner  Baxter — Co-starred  with  Fredric 
March  in  "The  Road  to  Glory"  and  with 
Myrna  Loy  in  "To  Mary — With  Love." 

Thomas  Beck — "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race- 
track." 

William  Benedict — "Ramona." 
Elisabeth  Bergner — Starred  in  one  British 

made  picture.    Understood  to  be  "As  You 

Like  It." 

J.  Edward  Bromberg — "Girls'  Dormitory" 

and  "The  Holy  Lie." 
Spring  Byington — "See  America  First." 
Delma  Byron — "The  Bowery  Princess." 
June  Carlson — "See  America  First." 
John   Carradine — "Bowery  Princess"  and 
"Ramona." 

Ruth  Chatterton — "Girls'  Dormitory." 

Irvin  S.  Cobb — "Pepper." 

Constance  Collier — "Girls'  Dormitory." 

Jean  Dagger — "Pepper." 

Jane  Darwell — "The  Holy  Lie,"  "Romo- 
na"  and  several  now  in  preparation. 

Shirley  Deane — "Girls'  Dormitory"  and 
"See  America  First." 

Alan  Dinehart — "Charlie  Chan  at  the 
Racetrack." 

Jean  Dixon — "To  Mary — With  Love." 

Dixie  Dunbar — "Girls'  Dormitory." 

George  Ernst — "See  America  First." 

Alice  Faye — -"Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 

Stepin  Fetchit — "The  Bowery  Princess." 

Pauline  Frederick — "Ramona." 

Janet  Gaynor — Co-starred  in  "Ladies  in 
Love"  with  two  other  feminine  stars. 

Hall  Johnson  Choir — "The  Bowery  Prin- 
cess." 

Ted  Healy — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 
Sonja  Henie — Starred  in  "Peach  Edition." 
Kenneth  Howell — -"See  America  First." 
Ian  Hunter — "To  Mary — With  Love." 
Harry  Jans — "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race- 
track." 

Arline  Judge — "The  Holy  Lie." 
Patsy  Kelly — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 
Robert  Kent — "The  Bowery  Princess." 
Victor  Kilian — "The  Road  to  Glory." 
Victor  McLaglen — Starred  in  "Singapore" 

and  "King  of  the  Khyber  Rifles." 
June  Lang — "The  Road  to  Glory." 
Ivan  Lebedeff — "Pepper." 


Myrna  Loy — Co-starred  with  Warner  Bax- 
ter in  "To  Mary — With  Love." 
Keye  Luke — "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race- 
track." 

Billy  Mahan — "See  America  First." 
Fredric   March — Co-starred   with  Warner 

Baxter  in  "The  Road  to  Glory." 
Herbert  Marshall — "Girls'  Dormitory." 
Adolphe  Menjou — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 
Frank  Morgan — "The  Bowery  Princess." 
Gavin  Muir — "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race 

Track." 

Warner  Oland — Starred  in  "Charlie  Chan 
at  the  Racetrack";  "Charlie  Chan  in  Mur- 
der at  the  Opera"  and  "Charlie  Chan 
With  the  Fleet." 

Jed  Prouty — "See  America  First." 

John  Qualen, — "Girls'  Dormitory"  and 
"The  Road  to  Glory." 

Gregory  Ratoff — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing"  and 
"The  Road  to  Glory." 

Frank  Reicher — "The  Holy  Lie." 

Ritz  Brothers — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 

Muriel  Robert — "Pepper." 

Florence  Roberts — "See  America  First." 

Simone  Simon — Starred  in  "Girls'  Dormi- 
tory." 

Paul  Stanton — "The  Holy  Lie"  and  "The 

Road  to  Glory." 
Slim  Summerville — "Love    Flight"  and 

"Pepper." 

Julius    Tannen — "The    Bowery  Princess" 

and  "The  Road  to  Glory." 
Kent  Taylor — "Ramona." 
Shirley  Temple — Starred  in  "The  Bowery 

Princess,"  "The  Stowaway,"  "Sunbonnet 

Sue"  and  one  untitled. 
Lawrence    Tibbett  —  Starred    in  "Love 

Flight." 

Arthur    Treacher — "Love    Flight"  and 

starred  in  "Thank  You,  Jeeves." 
Claire   Trevor — "To   Mary — With  Love," 

and  "The  Holy  Lie." 
Delmar  Watson — "Pepper." 
Jane  Withers — Starred  in  "Pepper"  and 

three  others  untitled,  one  of  which  will  be 

a  musical. 

Helen  Wood — "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race- 
track." 

Loretta  Young — "Ramona." 

Directors 

John  Cromwell — "To  Mary — With  Love." 
Howard  Hawks — "The  Road  to  Glory." 
Henry  King — "Ramona." 
Sidney  Lanfield — "Sing,  Baby,  Sing." 


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20th-Fox  to 
Release  69; 
100  Shorts 


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of  Fox  Movietone  News,  six  "Along  the 
Road  to  Romance,"  six  "Adventures 
of  a  Newsreel  Cameraman"  and  42 
two-reelers  and  46  one-reelers  from 
Educational. 

Shirley  Temple  will  be  starred  in 
four.  Jane  Withers  in  four,  Warner 
Oland  in  three  Charlie  Chans,  Janet 
Gaynor  in  one  with  two  women  as  co- 
stars,  Lawrence  Tibbett  in  one,  Ar- 
thur Treacher  in  one,  Victor  McLag- 
len in  two,  Warner  Baxter  co-starred 
in  two.  One  is  "The  Road  to  Glory" 
with  Fredric  March  as  co-star  and 
the  other  will  be  "To  Mary— With 
Love"  co-starring  Myrna  Loy.  Two 
new  women  stars  appear  in  the  list. 
Sonja  Henie,  the  international  skating 
star,  is  down  for  "Peach  Edition" 
and  Simone  Simon,  French  player, 
for    "Girls'  Dormitory." 

Irving  Berlin,  an  old  associate  of 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chairman  of  the 
company's  board,  will  produce  two, 
the  first  to  be  "On  the  Avenue." 

The  Jones  Family  series,  launched 
this  season,  will  be  represented  by  a 
group  of  three,  while  "Ramona"  with 
Loretta  Young  and  Don  Ameche,  will 
be  the  company's  first  all-Technicolor 
feature.  Interesting  to  note  is  the  in- 
tention to  remake  "Seventh  Heaven," 
one  of  the  top-notch  grossers  in  Fox 
history. 

List  Is  Itemized 

Detail  on  individual  pictures  fol- 
lows : 

"The  Road  to  Glory"  co-stars  Fredric 
March  and  Warner  Baxter,  with  Lionel 
Barrymore,  June  Lang,  Gregory  Ratoff, 
Victor  Kilian,  Paul  Stanton,  John  Qualen 
and  Julius  Tannen.  Howard  Hawks  is 
director. 

"Ramona,"  all-color  romance  of  old  Cali- 
fornia, has  Loretta  Young  and  Don  Ameche 
in  the  leads  under  direction  of  Henry  King. 
Jane  Darwell,  John  Carradine,  Pauline 
Frederick,  Kent  Taylor  and  William  Bene- 
dict are  featured. 

"Sing,  Baby,  Sing."  musical  comedy  with 
Adolphe  Menjou,  Ted  Healy,  Alice  Faye, 
the  Ritz  Brothers,  Patsy  Kelly  and  Greg- 
ory Ratoff  in  important  roles,  is  in  pro- 
duction under  direction  of  Sidney  Lanfield. 

"Girls'  Dormitory"  presents  Simone  Si- 
mon, French  importee  in  her  American  de- 
but, heading  a  cast  which  includes  Ruth 
Chatterton,  Herbert  Marshall,  Constance 
Collier,  J.  Edward  Bromberg,  Shirley 
Deane,  Dixie  Dunbar  and  John  Qualen. 

"To  Mary— With  Love"  co-stars  Warner 
Baxter  and  Myrna  Loy  with  Ian  Hunter, 
Claire  Trevor  and  Jean  Dixon  among  the 
featured  players.  John  Cromwell  is  di- 
recting. 

"On  the  Avenue."  Irving  Berlin's  musi- 
cal for  which  he  wrote  the  story,  music 
and  lyrics,  is  waiting  casting. 

"Love  Flight"  stars  Lawrence  Tibbett. 
Slim  Summerville  and  Arthur  Treacher 
have  featured  roles. 

"King  of  the  Khyber  Rifles"  stars  Vic- 
tor McLaglen  in  a  story  of  the  British 
Army  detachment  which  guarded  the  Khy- 
ber Pass. 

"Singapore"  also  stars  McLaglen.  It  is 
an  adventurous  film  of  a  salvage  opera- 
tor off  the  coast  of  China. 

"The  Bowery  Princess"  is  Shirley 
Temple's  first  for  the  season.  Frank 
Morgan.  Robert  Kent,  Delma  Byron,  Ju- 
lius Tannen,  John  Carradine,  Stepin 
Fetchit  and  the  Hall  Johnson  Choir  are 
included  in  the  cast. 

"The  Stowaway"  will  be  another  Temple. 

"Sunbonnet  Sue"  will  be  a  third. 

The  fourth  is  untitled. 

"Lloyds  of  London"  with  Don  Ameche 
in  the  lead.  This  is  a  story  about  the 
insurance  company  and  deals  with  the  per- 
iod of  Lord  Nelson's  sea  triumphs. 

"Pepper,"  starring  Jane  Withers  with 
Irvin  Cobb.  Slim  Summerville,  Dean  Jag- 


ger,  Muriel  Robert,  Ivan  Lebedeff  and 
Delmar  Watson. 

A  musical  starring  Jane. 

Two  untitled  Withers. 

"Mark  of  Zorro,"  operetta,  based  upon 
the  comedy  in  which  Douglas  Fairbanks 
starred  in  silent  days,  is  waiting  casting. 

"The  Holy  Lie"  features  Jane  Dar- 
well. Claire  Trevor,  Arline  Judge,  J.  Ed- 
ward Bromberg,  Paul  Stanton  and  Astrid 
Allwyn. 

"Ladies  in  Love"  will  have  Janet  Gay- 
nor and  two  feminine  co-stars  in  leads. 

"Thank  You,  Jeeves"  will  star  Arthur 
Treacher.  It  is  based  upon  the  character 
created  by  P.  G.  Wodehouse. 

"Charlie  Chan  at  Race  Track"  stars 
Warner  Oland  with  Helen  Wood,  Alan 
Dinehart,  Thomas  Beck,  Keye  Luke  and 
Gavin  Muir. 

"Charlie  Chan  with  the  Fleet"  starring 
Oland. 

"Charlie  Chan  in  Murder  at  the  Opera" 
is  the  final  Oland. 

"See  America  First"  is  the  initial  Jones 
Family  picture  with  Jed  Prouty,  Shirley 
Deane,  Spring  Byington,  Florence  Roberts. 
Kenneth  Howell.  June  Carlson,  George  Er- 
nest and  Billy  Mahan.  There  will  be  two 
others. 

"Peach  Edition"  will  star  Sonja  Henie, 
champion  figure  skater.  It  is  an  original 
by  Mark  Kelly. 

Richard  Arlen  will  star  in  three  of  the  six 
outdoor  pictures  to  be  produced  by  Sol 
Lesser. 

The  five  British  pictures  will  in- 
clude one  starring  Elisabeth  Bergner 
and  believed  to  be  "As  You  Like  It." 
The  remaining  four  are  to  be  made  by 
New  World  Pictures  in  London  under 
Robert  T.  Kane. 

Other  properties  which  are  to  be 
produced  in  Hollywood,  but  for  which 
no  assignments  have  been  made,  were 
given  as  these : 

"The  Last  Slaver." 
"Wake  Up  and  Live." 


"Love  Is  News." 

"Banjo  on  My  Knee." 

"The  Splinter  Fleet." 

"Career  Woman." 

"White  Hunter." 

"Doctor,  Wife  and  Nurse." 

"Cafe  Metropole." 

"Rings  on  Her  Fingers." 

"Fifty  Roads  to  Town." 

"Sky  King." 

"Seventh  Heaven." 

"They  Always  Come  Back." 

"The  Barbieri  Vase." 

"The  Certain  Girl." 

"The  McKinley  Case." 

"Death  in  Paradise  Canyon." 

"Pigskin  Parade." 

"The  Lost  Nancy  Steele." 

"Four  Gallant  Men." 

"15  Maiden  Lane." 

"Island  in  the  Sky." 

Opening  the  meeting  Saturday 
morning,  Clark  welcomed  the  sales 
force.  During  the  discussion  of  short 
subjects  which  followed,  Earle  W. 
Haramons,  president  of  Educational ; 
Jack  Skirball,  Educational  general 
sales  manager ;  W.  J.  Clark  and  W. 
J.  Kupper,  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
western  division  sales  manager,  spoke 
briefly. 

Zanuck  shared  the  spotlight  in  the 
afternoon  with  Clark.  Zanuck  out- 
lined production  plans  for  next  sea- 
son, and  Clark  analyzed  the  planned 
feature  product.  During  the  evening 
the  men  saw  previews  of  "The  Poor 
Little  Rich  Girl,''  starring  Shirley 
Temple,  the  last  film  on  the  current 
season's  schedule,  and  "The  Road  to 
Glory,"  one  of  the  anticipated  big  pic- 
tures set  for  early  in  the  new  season. 

Today's  session  was  opened  this 
morning  by  Charles  E.  McCarthy,  di- 


Monday,  June  I,  1936 


rector  of  advertising  and  publicity, 
followed  by  discussions  of  their  own 
phases  of  that  field  of  selling  by  Harry 
Brand,  coast  advertising  and  publicity 
director ;  Arch  Reeve,  advertising 
manager ;  Earl  Wingart,  publicity 
manager,  and  Lee  Balsly,  ad-sales 
manager  for  New  York. 

Herman  Wobber,  west  coast  district 
manager,  spoke  briefly,  after  which 
prizes  in  the  third  S.  R.  Kent  Drive 
were  distributed  by  William  C.  Gehr- 
ing,  who  was  in  charge  of  the  drive. 
Truman  Talley,  producer  of  Fox 
Movietone  News,  introduced  two  ad- 
ditions to  the  editorial  staff  of  the 
reel,  Jimmie  Fidler  and  Ed  Sullivan. 
Then,  in  turn,  short  talks  were  made 
by  Laurence  Stallings,  Lew  Lehr,  Ed 
Thorgersen  and  Lowell  Thomas  of 
the  reel  staff. 

Addresses  by  Schenck  and  Sidney 
R.  Kent,  president,  concluded  the  Sun- 
day morning  session.  The  afternoon 
was  devoted  entirely  to  the  screening 
of  new  pictures. 


20th-Fox  Studios  Humming 

Hollywood,  May  31. — Activity  on 
the  Twentieth  Century-Fox  lot  is  go- 
ing ahead  at  high  speed,  despite  the 
absence  of  leading  studio  executives 
who  are  attending  the  Chicago  con- 
vention. 

Three  films,  now  in  preparation,  are 
being  rushed  through  for  early  pro- 
duction. First  of  the  crop  schedule  for 
shooting  is  "Across  the  Aisle,"  and 
will  feature  Michael  Whalen  and 
Gloria  Stuart.  W.  R.  Burnett  penned 
the  original  story  with  Lou  Breslow 
handling  the  screenplay.  H.  Bruce 
Humberstone  will  direct.  "See  Amer- 
ica First"  is  next.  James  Tinling 
will  direct  from  a  screenplay  by  Ka- 
therine  Kavanaugh.  "Thank  You, 
Jeeves"  will  follow  these.  Arthur 
Treacher  will  be  starred.  Joseph  Hoff- 
man and  Harry  Sauber  wrote  the 
screenplay  from  P.  G.  Wodehouse's 
original  butler  characterization.  No 
cast  has  been  set. 

Finished  and  now  in  the  cutting 
room  for  final  editing  is  "High  Ten- 
sion." Brian  Don  Levy  and  Glenda 
Farrell  have  top  spots  in  the  cast. 
Allan  Dwan  directed.  The  yarn  deals 
with  the  dangerous  and  romantic  ad- 
ventures of  cable  repairing  at  the 
bottom  of  the  sea.  Also  in  the  proc- 
ess of  cutting  are  "White  Fang,"  fea- 
turing the  dog,  "Lightning,"  and  "To 
Mary — With  Love."  A  heavy  pub- 
licity campaign  is  planned  for  the  dog 
picture. 

At  the  Westwood  studios  three  films 
continue  in  work.  They  are  "Sing, 
Baby,  Sing,"  "Bowery  Princess"  and 
"Girls'  Dormitory." 


Administration  Building  Going  Up 

Hollywood,  May  31. — Construction 
on  the  new  administration  building  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  is  being 
rushed  to  completion  at  the  Westwood 
studios.  The  new  structure  will  pro- 
vide space  equivalent  to  a  15-story  of- 
fice building  and  is  expected  to  be 
ready  by  Sept.  1.  It  will  contain  221 
offices,  a  gymnasium  and  Turkish 
bath. 

The  new  development  is  part  of  the 
$4,000,000  building  program  which 
will  include  eight  sound  stages  as  well 
as  property  structures  and  wardrobe 
buildings. 


Educational  Signs  Machamer 

Jefferson  Machamer,  writer  and  art- 
ist, has  been  signed  by  Educational 
for  a  group  of  four  two-reel  comedies 

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Monday,  June  I,  1936 


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MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Road  to  Glory" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  May  31. — W  hile  this  is  primarily  concerned  with  the 
record  of  one  French  regiment  in  the  World  War,  it  also  portrays 
vividly  the  personal  story  of  several  individuals,  blending  the  whole  into 
a  drama  of  stark  realism. 

Fredric  March,  Warner  Baxter,  Lionel  Barrymore,  June  Lang  and 
Gregory  Ratoff,  while  appearing  constantly  in  the  foreground,  are 
nevertheless  merely  pawns,  the  main  interest  centering  on  the  tragic 
plight  of  the  entire  39th  as  it  performs  its  day-after-day  duty  of  holding 
down  the  hottest  sector  on  the  western  front.  March,  as  a  replacement 
lieutenant,  is  first  amazed  at  what  he  believes  to  be  unnecessarily  heavy 
casualties  suffered  by  the  troops  under  command  of  Baxter.  When  his 
cwn  regiment  moves  up  and  he  learns  of  the  hazards  which  are  encoun- 
tered he  apologizes  to  Baxter  and  settles  down  to  steady  soldiering. 

Behind  the  lines,  March  and  Baxter  both  fall  in  love  with  June  Lang, 
a  war  nurse.  Their  separate  suits  and  Miss  Lang's  return  of  March's 
affection  are  played  with  deep  sincerity.  The  cross  currents  naturally 
lesult  in  conflict.  Lionel  Barrymore  enters  upon  the  scene  as  a 
private.  He  is  the  father  of  Baxter,  who  has  tried  unsuccessfully  to 
send  him  to  the  rear.  His  presence  in  the  group  adds  to  the  complica- 
tions of  the  central  characters.  Eventually,  both  Barrymore  and  Bax- 
ter die  heroically  during  a  big  drive  and  March  is  left  to  carry  on 
the  traditions  of  the  regiment. 

This,  briefly,  is  the  simple  story  which  director  Howard  Hawks  uses 
principally  as  a  background  for  the  battle  scenes,  which  are  superbly 
done.  Some  comedy  creeps  in  occasionally,  usually  delivered  by  the 
antics  of  Ratoff,  who.  at  the  same  time,  gives  an  authoritative  portrayal 
of  a  typical  French  poilu.  John  Qualen,  Victor  Killian  and  Theodore 
Von  Eltz  stand  out  in  the  supporting  cast.  The  screen  play  of  Joel 
Sayre  and  William  Faulkner  is  potent  and  sympathetic.  Nunnally 
Johnson's  production  is  effectively,  and  tastefully,  realistic  in  picturing 
the  horrors  of  war. 

With  the  current  war  interest  to  spur  attention,  this  should  show 
highly  satisfactory  returns. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,104.  Running  time,  100  minutes.  "G." 


The  Chatty  Side 


Chicago,  May  31.  —  The  largest 
group  of  studio  executives  ever  to  at- 
tend a  20th  Century-Fox  convention  is 
at  hand.  Not  only  Darryl  Zanuck 
and  his  executive  assistant,  William 
Goetz,  and  Studio  Publicity  Manager 
Harry  Brand,  but  Col.  Jason  Joy, 
Sol  Wurtzel,  and  William  Dover 
came  in  for  the  sessions.  Joe  Mosko- 
witz,  who  has  been  on  the  coast,  flew 
in  with  the  studio  delegation,  while 
Joe  Pincus  joined  him  in  Chicago, 
planing  it  from  New  York  Wednes- 
day night.  Irving  Berlin,  who  will 
make  two  pictures,  also  was  on  hand, 
going  there  on  the  convention  train, 
while  Irving  Caesar  came  on  from 
the  coast. 

+ 

Just  before  boarding  the  train 
Harvey  Day,  Terrytoon  representa- 
tive and  self-appointed  choir  master, 
appeared  with  a  copy  of  a  song  book 
entitled:  "Songs  My  Mother  Sang." 
He  hoped  to  lead  a  sextette  including 
Charles  E.  McCarthy,  Bill  Kup- 
per,  Bill  Sussman,  Harry  Bux- 
baum,  Felix  Jenkins  and  Roger 
Ferri.  On  the  trip  to  Chicago  for 
Clark's  district  managers'  meeting 
last  February  this  sextette,  with  Day 
leading,  sang  its  way  right  up  to 
breakfast  at  the  Englewood  station. 
+ 

Harry  Ballance,  southern  district 
manager,  started  something  when  he 
bought  his  own  plane.  Three  years 
ago  no  one  in  the  sales  force  would 
venture  in  a  plane.  Today  seven  dis- 
trict and  branch  managers  and  sales- 
men own  their  own  planes.  Practical- 
ly all  of  the  travel  done  by  District 
Managers  Ballance,  Ward  Scott, 
Tom  Bailey,  Edgar  Moss,  Herman 
Wobber,,  George  Roberts  and  Phil 
Longdon  is  now  via  airplanes. 
+ 

Statistically  inclined  O'Loghlin, 
who  still  has  his  brogue  although  the 
nearest  he  ever  got  to  Ireland,  was 
the  St.  John  branch,  estimates  that 
37  nationalities  and  11  dialects  were 
represented  on  the  convention  train. 
Incidentally,  O'Loghlin  vied  with 
Lew  Lehr,  Movietone  News'  funny 
man,  in  story-telling.  Every  once  in 
a  while  Joe  Lee  stepped  in  with  a 
story,  but  it  proved  an  antique,  so 
he  finally  gave  it  up. 

+ 

Quite  collegiate  is  the  20th  Century- 
Fox  crowd.  Graduates  of  Harvard, 
Yale,  Pennsylvania,  Penn  State,  Vir- 
ginia, Michigan,  Illinois,  Stanford, 
Colby,  Brown,  Duke  and  Georgia  Tech. 
From  "the  college  of  hard  knocks" 
there  was  a  bigger  delegation.  There 
are  23  men  at  this  convention  who 
had  rounded  out  20  years  service  with 
the  company,  including  Jack  Sichel- 
man,  Irving  Maas,  I.  J.  Schmertz, 
and  others. 

+ 

In  the  ranks  of  those  who  attend 
the  convention  are  many  who  enjoyed 
promotions  during  the  past  year,  in- 
cluding Overseas  Drive  Leader  C.  V. 
Hake,  who  is  assistant  to  Foreign 
Manager  W.  J.  Hutchinson;  Char- 
lotte Manager  Phil  Longdon,  Sales- 
men Feloney,  Gold,  Simons,  Dare, 
Norris,  Naegel,  McClure,  Pabst, 
and  Wyse.  They  all  were  formerly 
bookers. 

+ 

Domestic  Kent  Drive  Leader  Wil- 
liam C.  Gehring  glad-handed  at  the 
drive  headquarters  at  the  Congress. 
Truman  Talley  staged  an  opposition 


hang-out  on  the  floor  above,  with  Ed 
Sullivan  and  Jimmy  Fidler  being  in- 
troduced around.  Incidentally,  the  first 
views  of  these  two  commentators' 
contributions  to  Movietone  News  were 
exhibited  at  the  convention.  Laurence 
Stallings.  Ed  Thorgerson  and 
Lowell  Thomas,  other  commenta- 
tors, helped  keep  the  boys  up  all  night 
on  the  trip  west. 

+ 

Dan  Houlihan,  Albany ;  Matt 
Simons,  Boston ;  Ira  Sichelman, 
Washington ;  Art  McManus,  St. 
Louis ;  Ed  Tucker,  Atlanta ;  Mark 
Sheridan,  Memphis;  G.  M.  Wester- 
gren.  San  Francisco;  Elmer  Youngs, 
Los  Angeles ;  Carl  Blasius,  Salt 
Lake  City;  Abe  Blumstein,  New 
York,  Herschel  Fox,  Portland,  and 
Al  Truel,  Philadelphia,  are  here  on 
their  first  sales  convention. 

+ 

This  is  the  third  sales  convention 
held  within  one  month  by  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox. Three  weeks  ago  the  first 
European  convention  the  company 
ever  held  was  staged  at  the  George  V 
Hotel  in  Paris.  Two  weeks  ago  the 
British  organization  held  its  confab 
in  London.  Both  were  attended  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Sidney  R. 
Kent  and  Walter  J.  Hutchinson. 
+ 

Proudest  man  on  the  train  was 
Canadian  District  Manager,  J.  P. 
O'Loghlin.  For  the  first  time  in  the 
history  of  the  company  his  Dominion 
division  paced  the  rest  of  the  organiza- 
tion in  amount  of  revenue  secured  so 
far  this  season.    Edgar  Moss  was 


made  unhappy  by  this  knowledge,  for 
up  until  a  few  weeks  ago  his  district 
was  on  top. 

+ 

Every  district  and  divisional  head 
of  theatres  affiliates  of  the  company 
is  attending.  Among  them  were 
Spyros  Skouras,  George  Skouras, 
Charles  Skouras,  Arch  Bowles, 
Harold  J.  Fitzgerald,  Elmer  Rho- 
den,  Rick  Ricketson,  Ed  Shanberg, 
Al  Finkelstein,  Leo  McCarthy  and 
H.  E.  Jameyson,  as  well  as  Lon  Cox 
and  H.  A.  McClure. 

+ 

As  the  New  York  special  stopped  at 
Syracuse  for  30  minutes,  where  the 
mayor,  the  fire  department  and  city 
officials  extended  official  greetings, 
Lew  Lehr  made  a  speech  announcing 
his  candidacy  for  President  on  the 
platform  of  the  Dribblepuss  Party.  It 
amused  the  Syracuse  town  folks  no 
end. 

+ 

Joe  Schenck  and  Sidney  Kent  ar- 
rived from  New  York  Saturday ; 
Darryl  Zanuck  from  the  coast,  ditto 
Joe  Moskowitz  and  Harry  Brand, 
the  new  Dionne  "quin"  deal  behind 
them,  used  the  air  lanes  from 
Toronto. 

+ 

Phil  Longdon,  Charlotte  manager 
who  was  recently  promoted  to  that 
post  from  a  Florida  salesmanship,  is 
issuing  a  sweeping  challenge  for  1936- 
37,  insisting  that  office  will  continue 
prize  collections  indefinitely  and  de- 
fying other  branches  "to  stop  us." 
+ 

,  John    D.    Clark    will  distribute 


checks  for  prizes  covering  a  num- 
ber of  competitions  held  during 
the  1935-36  season,  including  last 
year's  Kent  Drive.  Bulk  of  the  money 
is  to  go  to  Southern  branches,  who 
again  came  out  as  champions. 
+ 

The  heavyweight  brigade  came 
from  Des  Moines.  The  combined 
weight  of  Stanley  Mayer's  Des 
Moines  delegation — Harold  Gottlieb, 
Abe  Riegelman,  E.  R.  O'Neil,  Eddie 
Canty  and  Gordon  Halloran — 1,128 
pounds,  an  average  of  188  pounds 
each. 

+ 

Keith  Goldsmith  of  Albany  was 
another  salesman  who  had  been  ail- 
ing for  some  time,  but  he,  too,  is  his 
healthy  self  again,  although  he  has 
lost  poundage.  Ben  Dare  doubled  up 
in  covering  his  and  Goldsmith's  zone 
for  several  months. 

+ 

For  years  the  home  office  boys  have 
been  trying  to  guess  Nat  Finkler's 
age.  The  other  day  he  revealed  the 
fact  that  he  has  been  with  the  com- 
pany about  25  years  and  since  then 
the  boys  have  started  figuring  all  over 
again. 

+ 

Walter  H.  Cree,  San  Francisco 
salesman,  never  looked  better.  He 
missed  the  last  two  conventions  be- 
cause of  illness.  However,  he  has 
thoroughly  recovered  and  has  re- 
sumed coverage  of  his  zone. 

+ 

Herndon  Edmond,  Seattle  manager, 
came  to  Chicago  from  Baltimore.  He 
spent  several  days  in  that  latter  city, 
his  home,  and  former  stamping  ground 
when  he  was  selling  out  of  the  Wash- 
ington branch. 

+ 

Buffalo  Manager  Sidney  Samson 
joined  the  delegation  at  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.  last  night.  The  Cleveland,  Cin- 
cinnati, Detroit  and  Toronto  delega- 
tions went  straight  from  those  cities 
to  Chicago. 

+ 

Feminine  workers  are  represented 
by  Bookers  Florence  Patke  of  St. 
Louis  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Young  of 
Washington  and  Hattie  Gray  Baker, 
censorship  department  head. 

+ 

Ira  Cohn,  Pittsburgh,  can  claim  a 
record.  This  season  he  sold  contracts 
to  all  but  one  possibility  in  his  en- 
tire territory.  Lester  Sturm's  De- 
troit did  the  second  best  job. 
+ 

George  Stanton,  passenger  agent 
of  the  New  York  Central,  accom- 
panied the  delegates  on  the  special 
train  to  Chicago  and  will  return  with 
the  delegation  Tuesday. 

+ 

Edgar  Moss  telling  the  world  that 
he,  too,  is  now  a  grandfather.  The 
father  is  none  other  than  J.  Howard 
Smith,  one  of  the  Philadelphia 
bookers. 

+ 

Sam  Wheeler,  Washington  sales- 
man, found  Chicago  much  too  hot  last 
year — too  hot  to  sport  a  mustache,  so 
he  shaved  it  off  before  entraining! 

Most  cosmopolitan  personnel  is  at 
Eddie    Callahan's    Boston  branch. 
No  less  than  12  different  nationalities 
are  represented  on  the  Hub  payroll. 
+ 

The  coast  executives  are  believed 
to  be  planning  a  late  Saturday  de- 
parture for  Hollywood. 

"  + 

Herman  _  Wobber,  coast  district 
manager,  zig-zagged  his  way  across 
the  country. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Kennedy  Seen 
Behind  Zukor 
As  Studio  Top 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

to  elect  him  to  the  presidency  of  the 
production  subsidiary.  Although  the 
election  was  deferred,  Zukor  was 
given  the  production  administrative 
assignment  by  the  board  at  the  time. 

Kennedy's  formal  report  on  studio 
matters  is  not  expected  for  approxi- 
mately another  10  days,  at  which  time 
a  special  meeting  of  the  parent  com- 
pany's board  will  be  called  to  receive  it. 
A  digest  of  the  report  may  be  prepared 
for  use  at  the  company's  annual  meet- 
ing of  stockholders,  June  16. 

20th-Fox  Convention 
Lists  Stars,  Films 

(Continued  from  page  6) 

to  be  distributed  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. They  will  be  known  as 
"Gags  and  Gals  Pictures." 

Changes  Three  Titles 

Hollywood,  May  31.  —  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  has  shifted  the  titles  of 
three  pictures.  "Mercy  Killer"  has 
been  changed  to  "The  Crime  of  Dr. 
Forbes,"  "Public  Nuisance  No.  1"  to 
"Pepper"  and  "Dimples"  to  "The 
Bowery  Princess."  "See  America 
First"  has  been  set  as  the  title  of  the 
third  of  the  series  of  feature  comedies 
on  the  Jones  Family. 


Praskins  Gets  Contract 

Hollywood,  May  31.  —  Leonard 
Praskins,  writer,  has  been  given  a 
one-year  contract  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. Recent  cast  assignments 
include :  Robert  Warwick  in  "Charlie 
Chan  at  the  Race  Track,"  J.  Howard 
Bromberg  in  "The  Holy  Lie"  and 
Betty  Jane  Hainey  in  "The  Bowery 
Princess." 


Ceasar  and  Schwartz  to  East 

Hollywood,  May  31. — Irving  Cea- 
sar and  Arthur  Schwartz,  having 
completed  their  song  writing  assign- 
ments for  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
have  left  for  New  York. 


Composer  Is  Signed 

Hollywood,  May  31. — Alexis  Arch- 
angelsky,  composer,  arranger  and  mu- 
sical director,  has  been  signed  to  a 
year's  contract  by  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox.  Archangelsky  was  brought  to 
Hollywood  some  months  ago  for  one 
film,  "Sins  of  Man." 


Cooper  to  20th-Fox 

Hollywood,  May  31.  —  Willis 
Cooper,  radio  continuity  writer  who 
does  the  "Flying  Tim"  and  "Lights 
Out"  programs  for  NBC,  has  been 
signed  to  a  term  writing  contract  by 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  Cooper's 
work  came  to  the  attention  of  Darryl 
F.  Zanuck,  who  heard  the  programs 
while  riding  in  his  car. 


Last  Atherton  in  Work 

Hollywood,  May  31.  ■ —  When 
George  O'Brien  finishes  "Border 
Patrolman"  this  week,  the  last  pic- 
ture to  carry  the  Atherton  Prod, 
trade  mark  will  have  been  made.  Sol 
Lesser,  who  produced  the  O'Briens 
under  that  name  for  many  years,  will 
hereafter  make  all  his  pictures  under 
the  Principal  Prod,  banner. 


Warner  Net  in  Jump 
For  29-Week  Period 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

resented  $703,627.41  discount  realized 
on  redemption  of  optional  six  per  cent 
convertible  debentures  and  bonds  of 
subsidiary  companies  and  $309,484.05 
adjustments  of  Federal  income  tax 
liability  to  and  including  the  fiscal 
year  ending  Aug.  31,  1929.  There  was 
charged  to  deficit  account  $303,725.28, 
representing  $120,000  as  provision  for 
flood  losses— estimated  total  property 
damage;  $25,600  provision  for  Fed- 
eral income  taxes  on  discount  arising 
from  purchase  of  debentures  and 
bonds  of  subsidiaries  during  the 
period;  $158,125.28  loss  on  disposal  of 
capital  assets  and  cancellation  of 
leases.  The  deficit  account  now 
stands   at  $14,961,309.96. 

The  consolidated  balance  sheet  as 
of  Feb.  29  shows  total  assets  of  $21,- 
433,045.34,  including  cash  of  $3,575,- 
491.30.  Current  liabilities  totaled  $16,- 
058,519.97. 


Warners  Set  in  Detroit 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and 
Canadian  sales  manager  for  Warners, 
ihas  concluded  negotiations  with 
George  W.  Trendle  of  United  Detroit 
Theatres  whereby  all  Warner-First 
National  product  next  season  will  be 
played  in  12  first  runs  in  Detroit. 
Fred  North,  Central  district  manager 
for  Warners,  assisted  Smith  in  the 
deal. 

The  theatres  involved  are  the  Michi- 
gan, United  Artists,  State,  Fisher, 
Riveria,  Annex.  Alger,  Madison,  Ra- 
mona,  Regent,  Rosedale  and  Birming- 
ham. 


New  Building  Program  Set 

Hollywood,  May  31. — J.  L.  War- 
ner today  described  the  extensive 
building  program  of  his  company, 
which  calls  for  the  construction  of  a 
five-story  office  building,  a  complete 
laboratory,  a  1,000-seat  theatre,  a  new 
makeup  department  and  two  more 
sound  stages.  Warner  stated  that 
when  completed  the  Burbank  plant 
will  be  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the 
world. 

It  was  also  stated  that  the  com- 
pany has  acquired  a  500-acre  ranch 
site  south  of  Calabas  for  use  in  the 
shooting  of  outdoor  scenes. 


Winn  Out;  Blank  Successor 

Chicago,  May  31. — James  Winn  has 
resigned  as  district  manager  for  War- 
ners to  assume  a  similar  post  with 
Grand  National. 


Gradwell  L.  Sears,  western  sales 
manager  for  Warners,  on  Friday  ap- 
pointed Leo  Blank  district  manager, 
succeeding  James  Winn,  resigned. 
Blank,  who  was  Chicago  branch  man- 
ager, is  succeeded  in  that  post  by  Tom 
Gillian,  his  assistant. 

See  Theatres  Hit  by 
Reported  Ohio  Levy 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Pennsylvania  legislature,  calling  for  a 
tax  of  one  and  one-half  cents  a  foot  on 
all  film  examed  by  the  official  state 
censor. 

The  distribution  heads  declared  that 
there  is  a  clause  in  every  contract 
with  exhibitors  which  provides  that 
any  tax  instituted  after  the  date  of 
the  signing  of  the  contract  must  be 
borne  by  the  exhibitor,  and  not  the 
distributor. 


William  Fox  Files 
Bankruptcy  Action 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

cisco,  in  which  a  judgment  of  $210,- 
000  is  asked  of  the  former  film  ex- 
ecutive. 

The  Capital  Co.  won  a  judgment 
of  $297,000  from  Fox  about  a  year 
ago  and  since  has  been  engaged  in 
considerable  supplementary  action  in 
an  effort  to  collect  it.  The  judgment 
actions  are  based  on  Fox's  guaranty  of 
defaulted  leases  on  the  San  Francisco 
theatre  which  were  entered  into  in 
January,  1927,  and  run  to  Dec.  31, 
1951,  at  an  annual  rental  of  $235,- 
000.  The  total  rent  which  will  be- 
come due  under  the  lease  amounts  to 
$6,250,000.  The  new  action  is  for 
rent  alleged  to  be  due  on  the  prop- 
erty from  the  time  the  first  judgment 
was  obtained  up  to  the  present. 

Samuel  B.  Stewart,  attorney  for  the 
Capital  Co.,  said  that  his  client's  ac- 
tions now  would  be  transferred  to 
the  bankruptcy  court  at  Camden  and 
that  proofs  of  claim  on  both  the  judg- 
ment already  received  and  the  unpaid 
rent  sought  in  the  new  action  would  be 
filed  with  the  bankruptcy  trustee  there 
at  once. 

Sabath  Para.  Probe 
Resuming  This  Week 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Paramount  study  of  the  com- 
mittee. 

Steuer  said  over  the  week-end  that 
he  expected  to  decide  today  whether 
or  not  there  is  any  inconsistency  in 
his  position  as  counsel  for  the  com- 
mittee in  its  investigation  of  Para- 
mount affairs  while  he  is  counsel  for 
a  defendant  in  an  action  brought  by 
the  Paramount  Publix  trustees  against 
former  officers,  directors  and  financial 
associates  of  the  company.  There 
were  advance  indications  within  the 
committee,  although  not  corroborated 
by  Steuer,  that  he  would  remain  as 
counsel  to  the  committee  without  tak- 
ing part  in  its  investigation  of  Para- 
mount. 

Garsson  said  that  Meyer  Kraushaar, 
former  attorney  for  the  committee, 
would  serve  as  its  counsel  if  the  re- 
sumed Paramount  hearings  got  under 
way  before  Steuer  had  made  a  decision. 


Rappaports  Lose  Jewels 

Baltimore,  May  31.  —  Isador  M. 
Rappaport,  proprietor  of  the  Hippo- 
drome, and  his  wife  have  lost  jewels 
insured  for  $8,000  including  three 
diamond  bracelets,  two  diamond  rings 
and  a  diamond  pin.  All  were  in  a 
case  which  had  been  placed  in  the 
pocket  of  one  of  Rappaport's  coats. 


De  Mille  Addresses  Club 

Providence,  May  31. — William  de 
Mille  addressed  the  Elmwood  Wo- 
man's Club  here,  contrasting  the  new 
and  old  order  in  Hollywood. 


Flash  Previews 

"A  Woman  Alone" — A  British  pro- 
duction, the  work  of  Garrett  Klement 
Pictures,  Ltd.,  this  has  Anna  Sten  in 
a  Russian  story  of  romance  between  a 
peasant  girl  and  an  army  officer. 


"Broken  Blossoms" — Another  from 
London — this  time  from  Twickenham 
— tells  of  the  affection  of  a  Chinese 
for  a  mistreated  eirl  of  the  slums. 

These  films  will  be  rev'iezi'cd  in  full 
in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


Monday,  June  I,  1936 


Para.  Balance  for 
Quarter  $718,921 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

tables.  That  amount  of  the  reserve, 
therefore,  was  credited  to  the  oper- 
ations of  the  quarter  reported  on. 
The  $718,921  balance  for  the  first 
th  ree  months  of  the  year  has  been 
transferred  to  surplus. 

Operating  earnings  after  applying 
the  $800,000  reserve  for  the  quarter 
amounted  to  $1,058,627.  Earnings 
after  the  inclusion  of  $174,749  in  divi- 
dends from  non-consolidated  subsidi- 
aries and  $21,766  for  foreign  ex- 
change adjustments  amounted  to  $1,- 
255,143.  Interest  on  the  company's 
debentures  for  the  quarter  amounted 
to  $392,544  and  estimated  Federal  in- 
come taxes  are  $143,677,  leaving  a 
balance  of  $718,921,  transferred  to 
surplus. 

The  statement  reports  that  Para- 
mount's  net  interest  as  a  stockholder 
in  the  combined  undistributed  earn- 
ings of  partially  owned  companies  for 
the  quarter,  amounted  to  approximate- 
ly $480,000,  available  to  Paramount 
if,  when  and  to  the  extent  that  divi- 
dends are  declared  by  such  compa- 
nies. The  companies  referred  to  are 
understood  to  be  partially  owned  Par- 
amount theatre  companies. 


Ostrer  Supervision 
'Titular'— Bernerd 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

here  in  America;  and  the  other  half 
in  England.  This  is  to  be  my  policy 
from  now  on. 

"I  shall  return  to  London  at  the 
end  of  August  for  conferences  and  a 
survey  of  conditions,  and  shall  then 
return  here.  The  United  States  is  too 
important  a  market  to  be  served  from 
long  distance.  Hence  my  decision  to 
spend  at  least  half  my  time  here. 

"There  are  no  changes  in  the  sales 
setup  planned  either  here  or  abroad." 


Wall  Street 


Substantial  Gains  on  Board 

Net 


High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,  pfd 

4254 

4254 

42J4 

Consolidated 

-  n 

Consolidated, 

pfd 

17 

17 

17 

Eastman 

161  Vz 
467A 

mVz 

46!4 
10754 

161  !4 
4654 
10754 

+i 

-  54 

Loew's.  Inc.  . 

Loew's.  Inc., 

pfd. 10734 

8 

m 
em 

8 

+  k 

+154 

Paramount  1 

pfd 

6354 

63/2 

Paramount  2 

pfd 

9 

9 

+  54 

Pathe  Film 

m 

7H 

-a 

RKO   

6 

5% 
23 

5% 
23 

20th  Century- 

Fox 

23  }4 

-a 

20th  Century. 

pfd 

3354 

33 

33 

-  j| 

Universal,  pfd  . . 

101  Vz 

100 

10154 

+154 

Warner  Bros. 

954 

9§£ 

956 

Technicolor  Up  V&  on  Curb 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    244      2%  254   

Technicolor    30       29^     30        +  % 

Trans-Lux    V/z      Ws  4}£   


RKO  Bonds  Drop  3  Points 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 


General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40   . .  24 

24 

24 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24J4 

24 

24 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    9754 

97X 

9754     —  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    87 

85-4 

87  +156 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  6654 

6454 

65  —3 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   91  % 

9154 

9154    -  Yz 

(Quotations  at  close  of  May  29) 


Motior 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  129 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  2,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


20th-Fox  Has  Allied  Convention  to  Open 


52  Stories  in 
W^ork-- Zanuck 


At  Cleveland  Tomorrow 


rells  Convention  Studio 
Is  Ahead  of  Schedule 


Chicago,  June  1.— That  stories  for 
12  of  the  company's  69  features  for 
lext  season  have  been  bought  and 
writers  assigned  to  their  screen  treat- 
ment so  they  can  be  fitted  into  the 
iroduction  schedule  was  one  of  the 
acts  revealed  to  the  Twentieth  Cen- 
ury-Fox  sales  forces  by  Darryl  F. 
lanuck,  production  head. 

Zanuck  also  told  the  conventioneers 
hat  seven  features  had  been  finished, 
ir  nearly  so,  and  that  the  company 
vas  ahead  of  schedule.  He  was  the 
irst  speaker  at  the  afternoon  session 
esterday.  He  admitted  that  the 
leath  of  Will  Rogers  was  a  box-office 
oss  as  well  as  a  personal  loss,  and 
hat  he  had  been  in  a  "tough  spot." 

"We  are  not  an  organization  that 
ives  or  dies  on  one  picture,"  he  con- 
inued.  "We  are  one  of  the  two 
greatest  companies  in  Hollywood." 

In  discussing  the  recent  Screen 
JVriters'  Guild  upheaval  and  its  de- 
nands  for  a  closed  shop,  he  said  that 
iome  of  the  writers  had  stuck  with 
he  company  and  that  the  guild  is  now 
i  dead  issue. 

Zanuck  tossed  a  bouquet  in  S.  R. 
Kent's  direction  by  saying:  "I  am 
imazed  at  the  strength  of  our  dis- 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Cleveland,  June  1. — Cleveland  is 
set  for  the  Allied  convention  which 
opens  at  the  Hollenden  Wednesday 
and  concludes  Friday  afternoon.  The 
hotel  today  reported  250  reservations. 
What  with  local  exhibitors  and  others 
looking  in,  total  attendance  of  between 
500  and  600  is  being  forecast. 

The  meeting  of  the  Allied  board 
originally  scheduled  for  Tuesday  has 
been  postponed  to  Wednesday  morn- 
ing. The  change  was  made  because 
some  of  the  Allied  leaders  could  not 
be  here  on  Tuesday. 

In  addition  to  a  program  of  business 
and  entertainment  for  the  delegates,  a 
complete  program  has  been  arranged 
for  the  women.  This  includes  special 
tours  of  interest,  a  dinner-dance  at  the 
Mayfair  Casino,  a  luncheon  given  by 
the  Variety  Club  with  its  feminine 
contingent  as  hostesses  and  a  golf 
match. 

A  last  minute  announcement  of  in- 
terest is  that  William  M.  James  of 
Columbus,  former  exhibitor  and  for 
nine  successive  years  president  of  the 
state  exhibitor  organization,  has  ac- 
cepted an  invitation  to  act  as  toast- 
master  at  the  banquet. 

Local  independent  exhibitors  have 
{Continued  on  page  IS) 


58  in  1,  42  in  2 
Reels  for  20th-Fox 

Chicago,  June  1.— Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox's short  subject  lineup  next 
season  will  include  42  two-reel  com- 
edies and  58  one-reelers,  aside  from 
104  issues  of  Fox  Movietone  News. 
Educational  will,  as  usual,  furnish  the 
entire  program  of  two-reel  comedies, 
while  Educational  and  Fox  Movie- 
tone will  both  contribute  to  the  one- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Par  amount's  Sales 
Heads  Go  Tomorrow 

Paramount's  home  office  delegation 
to  the  sales  convention  to  be  held  in 
Chicago  June  5-6  will  leave  New  York 
Wednesday  by  train.  It  will  be  headed 
3y  Neil  F.  Agnew. 

Others  in  the  party  will  be:  J.  J. 
Unger.  Charles  Reagan,  R.  M.  Gill- 
iam, Don  Velde,  Herman  Lorber, 
Arthur  Dunne,  Jack  Roper,  Fred  Le- 
Roy  and  G.B.J.  Frawley.   Milton  Ku- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


U.A.  Meet  on  Coast 
June  30,  July  1-2 

United  Artists'  sales  convention  will 
be  held  in  Hollywood  June  30  and 
July  1  and  2.  The  meeting  place  has 
not  been  decided  as  yet.  Home  office 
executives,  district  and  branch  man- 
agers and  representatives  of  producers 
will  attend.  Canadian  representatives 
also  will  be  present. 

A  special  train  will  leave  New 
York  June  26  with  the  home  office 
contingent  and  will  pick  others  on  the 
way  across  the  country,  reaching  the 
coast  June  29. 

The  home  office  contingent  will  in- 
clude George  J.  Schaefer,  Harry  D. 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Groups  Leaving  for 
Republic  Meetings 

Members  of  the  executive,  sales  and 
distribution  staffs  of  Republic  Pictures 
Corp.  are  converging  on  Chicago 
where  the  company's  annual  conven- 
tion will  be  held  for  three  days  at  the 
Hotel  Drake  starting  next  Thursday. 
The  first  two  days  will  be  devoted  to 
general  sessions  while  Saturday  will 
be  given  over  entirely  to  sectional 
meetings. 

Edward  M.  Finney,  advertising  and 
publicity  head;  John  S.  Harrington, 
in  charge  of  accessories  and  prints, 

(.Continued  on  page  7) 


Selznicks  Retitle 

Hollywood,  June  1. — The 
David  O.  Selznicks  have  given 
their  10-day-old  son  the  name 
of  Daniel  Mayer  Selznick  and 
at  the  same  time  changed  the 
name  of  his  three-year-old 
brother  from  Geoffrey  to 
Louis  David  in  honor  of  his 
paternal  grandparent. 


Sabath  Probe 
To  Resume  Its 
Para.  Studies 


The  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee will  resume  its  study  of  the  Para- 
mount reorganization  and  the  com- 
pany's current  status  in  open  hear- 
ings scheduled  to  get  under  way 
Thursday  in  Washington.  The  hear- 
ing was  arranged  following  several 
hours  of  questioning  of  John  E.  Ot- 
terson,  Paramount  president,  in  a 
closed  session  at  the  committee's  head- 
quarters here  yesterday. 

Numerous  directors  and  officers  of 
Paramount  are  being  subpoenaed  for 
the  Washington  hearing,  among  them 
Otterson,  John  D.  Hertz,  Edwin 
Weisl,  Floyd  B.  Odium,  H.  A.  For- 
tington  and  S.  A.  Lynch.  Several 
bankruptcies  in  addition  to  Para- 
mount's are  on  the  committee's  sched- 
ule beginning  tomorrow,  with  that 
company  being  reached  the  day  fol- 
lowing. In  all  likelihood  the  hearings 
will  continue  for  several  days  as  the 
House  marks  time  while  the  Senate 
(Continued  on  page  16) 


Lustberg  Opening 
Argentine  Studio 

Buenos  Aires,  June  1. — Jack  Lust- 
berg, Argentine  representative  for 
RCA  Victor  and  distributor  of  Lib- 
erty Pictures,  is  opening  a  sound  film 
studio  here  under  the  name  of  Foto- 
fono  Argentina. 

Lustberg  is  now  preparing  his  first 
Argentine  independent  production, 
with  shooting  scheduled  to  start  about 
the  end  of  June. 

The  Argentine  industry  has  an  am- 
bitious plan  for  30  features  next  year 
and  a  contingent  bill  is  now  before  the 
Senate  for  study. 


New  Contract 
Form  Is  Asked 
By  Kuykendall 

Seeks  Condensed  Version 
Of  1932  NRA  Pacts 


A  short  form  of  standard  exhibition 
contract,  based  entirely  on  the  con- 
densed optional  standard  license  agree- 
ment of  1933  specified  in  the  NRA 
code  for  the  industry,  was  submitted 
to  national  distributors  yesterday  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  with  a  recom- 
mendation for  its  adoption  for  im- 
mediate use  in  deals  with  members  of 
that  organization  and  any  other  ex- 
hibitors preferring  a  simplified  con- 
tract form. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president,  said  in  a  letter  accompany- 
ing copies  of  the  short  contract  form, 
that  the  1933  optional  agreement  was 
being  recommended  in  response  to  re- 
quests from  "several  distributors"  for 
a  definite  plan  or  proposal  for  such 
a  contract  form  as  sought  in  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.'s  current  10-point  trade 
practice  program.  Kuykendall  points 
out  that  "long  and  tedious"  negotia- 
tions would  be  required  to  revise  the 
contracts  now  in  use,  but  that  the 
pact  suggested  could  be  adopted  and 
placed  in  use  without  delay. 

His  letter  states  that  "in  effect,  this 
form  of  exhibition  contract  was  ap- 
proved by  over  9,000  exhibitors  who 
filed  written  assents  to  the  code  with 
the  Code  Authority."     He  adds  that 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Fox  Held  Liable  on 
Claim  for  Million 

William  Fox  was  held  liable  for  a 
$1,000,000  judgment  in  favor  of  the 
Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Co.  in  a  final 
report  filed  with  the  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  by  Referee  Sol 
Stroock.  The  report  held,  however, 
that  Fox  is  entitled  to  a  judgment  in 
a  like  amount  from  Fox  Theatres 
Corp. 

Fox's  liability  arises  from  a  personal 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Rogers  Fund  Total 
May  Reach  $300,000 

The  total  of  collections  for  the  Will 
Rogers  Memorial  Fund,  which  com- 
pleted its  week's  drive  last  week,  is 
expected  to  reach  $300,000,  it  was 
estimated  yesterday  by  the  fund  com- 
mittee on  the  basis  of  incomplete  re- 
turns from  independents  and  circuits. 
An  earlier  estimate  had  placed  the  to- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  June  2,  1936 


No.  129 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 

Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Ouigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W,  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
■Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassutij  Representa- 
tive; Melbourne  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre, 
191  Collins  St.,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative; 
Mexico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
^.ockhart.  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 
i,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Kepresentative :  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
na,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Th«tre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  J.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


FWC-Tally-Corbar 
Case  to  Be  Reheard 

Los  Angeles,  June  1. — The  Fox 
West  Coast  bankruptcy  case  will  be 
reopened  under  a  judgment  handed 
down  today  by  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals  in  San  Francisco  granting 
to  T.  L.  Tally  and  Corbar  Corp.  a 
rehearing  in  the  case.  The  court's 
decision  overruled  that  of  Judge  James 
Alger  Fee  of  Oregon  who  denied  a 
rehearing. 

The  rehearing,  which  is  scheduled 
for  some  time  in  October — probably 
at  Los  Angeles — will  be  under  the  ju- 
risdiction of  the  Federal  District 
Court. 


Postpone  Club  Luncheon 

The  first  of  the  series  of  "Table  of 
Esteem"  luncheons  planned  by  the 
Cinema  Club,  with  Will  Hays  as  the 
initial  guest  of  honor,  has  been  post- 
poned until  June  9.  At  the  following 
luncheons  figures  prominent  in  the 
fields  of  radio,  finance  and  politics  will 
be  guests. 


Mayer,  Strickling  West 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Louis  B. 
Mayer  arrived  here  by  plane  today. 
Howard  Strickling  got  in  on  the 
night  train. 


Philadelphia  Spots 
Talk  Sunday  Closing 

Philadelphia,  June  1. — A  survey 
of  the  local  field  indicates  that  sen- 
timent is  favorable  to  Sunday  closing 
for  the  summer  among  the  smaller  in- 
dependent exhibitors.  With  the  com- 
ing of  warm  weather  grosses  have 
fallen  off  in  all  spots  except  the  most 
densely  populated  and  many  ex- 
hibitors believe  that  the  extra  playing 
day  is  not  returning  its  share  of  the 
overhead. 

Summer  weather  has  started  earlier 
than  usual  in  this  territory  and  most 
Sundays  have  been  particularly 
favored  by  the  temperature.  The  re- 
sult is  that  the  seashore  resorts  got 
off  to  a  good  start,  but  local  theatre 
patronage  has  suffered. 

There  will  probably  be  little  change 
in  the  situation  as  far  as  the  first 
runs  are  concerned.  The  Earle,  a 
stage  show  house,  has  already  stopped 
its  Sunday  shows.  The  others,  how- 
ever, probably  will  continue,  depend- 
ing on  the  out-of-town  trade.  The 
Aldine,  dropped  for  the  season  by 
United  Artists,  is  still  continuing 
under  straight  Warner  management, 
but  may  close  later  for  the  summer. 


Roxy-G.  B.  Deal  for 
Product  Is  Approved 

Judge  Caffey  in  Federal  court  yes- 
terday signed  an  order  approving  an 
agreement  made  on  May  26  between 
Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  of  the 
Roxy,  and  G.B.,  whereby  the  latter 
agrees  to  supply  the  Roxy  with  24 
features  during  the  year  beginning 
Aug.  1,  1936,  which  Gaumont  British, 
Ltd.,  of  England  authorizes  for  re- 
lease in  the  United  States. 

The  order  noted  that  Cullman  had 
agreed  to  spend  at  least  $2,500  per 
week  on  the  advertising  of  each  of  the 
G.B.  features,  which  will  be  first  runs 
in  the  New  York  metropolitan  area. 


Capitol  Gets  $7,000 

"Three  Wise  Guys"  at  the  Capitol 
garnered  $7,000,  a  new  low  for  the 
theatre. 

"It's  Love  Again"  last  Saturday 
netted  about  $10,600  at  the  Roxy,  the 
largest  Saturday's  gross  under  the 
present  management.  The  first  four 
days  of  "The  King  Steps  Out"  took 
in  around  $65,000  at  the  Music  Hall 
and  is  being  held  a  second  week. 


M.  H.  Leading  League 

Games  played  in  the  M.  P.  Baseball 
League  during  the  past  week  resulted 
as  follows :  RKO,  10 — Loew's- 
M-G-M,  9;  Music  Hall,  16— United 
Artists,  1;  Consolidated,  9— NBC,  8; 
Columbia,  11— RKO,  3.  The  Music 
Hall  Team  is  still  leading  the  league. 


Draw  Fox  Realty  Bonds 

Fox  Film  Realty  Corp.  six  per  cent 
sinking  fund  gold  bonds  due  Jan.  1, 
1942,  in  the  amount  of  $8,800  have 
been  drawn  for  redemption  for  the 
sinking  fund,  July  1,  1936,  at  \0\y2 
per  cent  of  their  principal  amount. 
Halsey,  Stuart  &  Co.  is  agent. 


Lyons,  Madden  Combine 

The  Lyons  Agency,  artists'  repre- 
sentatives, has  joined  forces  with  the 
Richard  Madden  Play  Co.  Margaret 
Linley,  formerly  with  the  Theatre 
Guild  as  casting  director,  has  resigned 
from  her  post  and  joined  the  Lyons 
Agency  in  a  similar  capacity. 


Film  Cases  Figure 
In  High  Court  List 

By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  June  1. — Ruling  on 
several  cases  of  interest  to  the  film  in- 
dustry, the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  to- 
day concluded  its  work  for  the  1935- 
36  term  and  adjourned  until  next  Oc- 
tober. 

The  court  granted  a  petition  of  the 
Southeastern  Express  Co.  for  review 
of  a  decision  of  the  South  Carolina 
courts  holding  it  liable  to  the  Pas- 
time Amusement  Co.,  Charleston  ex- 
hibitor, for  failure  to  make  prompt 
delivery  of  films,  and  will  hear  the 
case  in  the  fall. 

The  case  involves  the  liability  of 
the  carrier  for  damages  resulting  from 
the  interruption  of  business  due  to 
the  former's  neglect  to  make  prompt 
delivery  of  films  entrusted  to  its  care 
by  distributors  in  Jacksonville.  The 
films  were  sent  to  Charlotte,  N.  C, 
by  mistake,  leaving  the  theatre  with- 
out product  for  several  days,  forc- 
ing it  to  close.  The  state  courts  had 
awarded  damages  of  $1,500. 

The  court  dismissed  for  want  of 
jurisdiction  the  appeal  of  Thomas  J. 
Parker,  administrator,  against  James 
Grainger,  Inc.,  and  the  Tanner  Motor 
Livery  for  damages  arising  out  of  the 
death  of  Kenneth  H.  Hawks  and 
others  in  a  plane  collision  near  Santa 
Monica  in  1930  during  the  making  of 
a  Fox  film. 

Review  of  a  decision  of  the  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  holding  valid  the  im- 
position of  the  state  income  tax  on 
income  from  patents  and  copyrights, 
sought  by  Elmer  Rice,  playwright,  was 
refused  by  the  court. 


Personal  Firms  Hit 
In  Senate  Tax  Bill 

Washington,  June  1. — Rates 
ranging  up  to  53  per  cent  are  to  be  ap- 
plied against  personal  holding  compa- 
nies under  the  draft  of  the  tax  bill 
prepared  by  the  Senate  Finance  Com- 
mittee, it  was  disclosed  tonight  as  the 
committee  prepared  to  submit  the 
measure  to  the  Senate  for  debate  to- 
morrow. 

The  taxes  would  be  in  addition  to 
the  regular  corporation  taxes  and 
would  run  from  13  per  cent  of  the  un- 
distributed adjusted  net  income  not  in 
excess  of  $2,000  to  53  per  cent  of  the 
amount  in  excess  of  $1,000,000. 

Film  and  other  corporations  en- 
gaged in  business  would  be  subject 
to  taxes  ranging  from  \Sl/>  per  cent 
on  incomes  not  in  excess  of  $2,000 
to  18  per  cent  on  incomes  in  excess  of 
$40,000,  plus  a  surtax  of  seven  per 
cent  on  undistributed  net  income. 


GTE  Hearing  Wednesday 

Wilmington,  June  1. — An  ad- 
journed hearing  on  decree  of  the  sale 
of  assets  of  General  Theatres  Equip- 
ment, Inc.,  has  been  set  down  for 
Wednesday  in  Chancery  Court  here. 
Assets  were  sold  to  the  reorganization 
committee  of  the  corporation  recently 
for  $4,039,000.  U.  S.  Senator  Dan- 
ield  O.  Hastings  is  receiver  for  the 
estate. 


Boettiger  Coming  Back 

Hollywood,  June  1. — John  Boet- 
tiger, who  has  been  on  assignment  in 
the  Hays  office  here,  has  completed  his 
detail  and  will  entrain  for  New  York 
tomorrow  morning. 


Employment  Pacts 
Upheld  on  Appeal 


- 


Albany,  June  1. — The  validity 
executive  employment  contracts  was 
upheld  by  the  Court  of  Appeals  in  a 
decision  handed  down  here  today 
which  has  widespread  significance 
in  the  film  industry. 

The  state's  high  court  held  in  the 
case  of  Abbott  vs.  Stern  that  while 
officers  of  a  corporation  holding  em- 
ployment contracts  can  be  removed 
from  their  powers  at  will  by  the  board 
of  directors  officers  so  removed  have 
a  cause  of  action  for  damages  under 
their  contracts.  Three  of  the  four 
judges  concurred  in  the  opinion. 


The  Court  of  Appeals  decision  on 
employment  contracts  is  held  by  at- 
torneys here  to  have  a  special  sig- 
nificance at  the  moment  in  connec- 
tion with  the  settlement  of  several 
employment  contracts  of  former  of- 
ficers of  Paramount,  who  filed  claims 
against  the  company  in  its  bankruptcy 
proceedings  for  the  unexpired  terms 
of  their  contracts.  Among  these  was 
Sam  Katz,  whose  claim  for  $265,000 
was  contested  by  counsel  for  the 
Paramount  trustees  on  the  ground  that 
the  board  of  directors  had  the  right 
to  terminate  employment  contracts  at 
will. 

Sam  Spring,  attorney  for  Katz,  said 
that  decision  obligates  the  Federal 
courts,  in  which  the  claim  was  filed, 
to  follow  the  state  law  in  cases  inj 
kind. 


Legion  Approves  All 
Of  14  New  Pictures 

All  of  the  total  of  14  new  picture: 
reviewed  and  classified  by  the  Na- 
tional Legion  of  Decency  in  its  lis 
for  the  current  week  were  approve( 
as  unobjectionable  either  for  genera 
patronage  or  adults.  Eight  were  ii 
the  first  group  and  six  in  the  second 
The  new  films  and  their  classification 
follow : 

Class  A-l,  Unobjectionable  fo 
General  Patronage — "The  Last  of  th; 
Warrens,"  "Love  Begins  at  20,"  "Th 
Aline  with  the  Iron  Door,"  "Nobody 
Fool,"  "Rio  Grande  Romance 
"Rogue  of  the  Range,"  "Three  of 
Kind,"  "Trouble  for  Two."  Cla: 
A-2,  Unobjectionable  for  Adults- 
"Bullets  or  Ballots,"  "The  Case  of  tl 
Velvet  Claws,"  "Human  Cargo 
"The  King  Steps  Out,"  "Reekie 
Roads,"  "Reckless  Way." 


A.  T.  &  T.  Films  Up 
For  F.  C.  C.  Hearin 

Washington,  June  1. — "Instit 
tional"  films  and  "educational  acti' 
ties"  of  A.  T.  &  T.  will  be  studied 
the  resumption  of  the  Federal  Coi  i 
munications  Commission  probe  tod; 
The  investigation  has  been  in  reai 
for  several  weeks. 

Witnesses  will  be  E.  S.  Wils' 
A.  T.  &  T.  vice-president  in  charge 
public  relations ;  R.  E.  Marburg 
vice-president  of  the  Ohio  Bell  Te  | 
phone  Co.  in  charge  of  public  relatic 
and  J.  M.  Hamilton,  A.  T.  &  T.  dir 
tor  in  charge  of  the  film  bureau. 


"Ziegfeld"  Dates  201 

Twenty-two  new  roadshow  d;  5 
have  been  set  by  M-G-M  on  ""  s 
Great  Ziegfeld,"  bringing  the  total  3 
date  up  to  201. 


THE  NEW  UNIVERSAL  HAS  SIGNED 


JEROME  KERN 

Mr.  Kern  wrote  the  deathless  melodies  of 
"Show  Boat/'  He  also  composed: "Smoke 
Gets  In  Your  Eyes"  and  other  "Roberta" 
hits;  "Music  In  The  Air,"  "Sunny,"  "Sally", 
and  numerous  other  musical  shows. 


FULL  SPEED  AHEAD  WITH 
THE  NEW  UNIVERSAL ! 


The  Story  of  The 
New  Dictatorship 
of  Gangdom  is 

ANOTHER  ASSURED  SUC- 
CESS FOR  WARNER  BROS. 

 H.  Y.  Morning  Telegraph 

^^^^ 


FAST  FLASHES  FROM  FIRST  REVIEWS 

(More  Later!) 
"Hot  as  headlines  in  a  midnight 

'extra'!"      -  N.Y.American 

"Robinson  at  his  best!  Tensely 

thrilling!"     .      .      .      -     N.Y.  Journal 

"Packs  a  thrill  in  every  foot  of 

film!"       -       »       -      N.  Y.  World-Telegram 

"A  knockout!  Rousing,  red -meat 
melodrama!"    .     -     -    n.y.  Mirror 


// 


S  OR  BALLOTS 


Jammed  Mobs  Join 
Critics  Celebrating 
G-Men  Anniversary* 

FIRST  WEEK'S  TAKE  BIGGEST 
IN  A  YEAR  AT  N.  Y.  STRAND 

■  Held  Over,  Of  Course! 

1INS0N 


or  BALL 


L*  Barton  MacLane 
rt  •  Frank  McHugh 

ge  E.  Stone  •  Joseph  Crehan  •  Henry  O'Neill 

ire  Directed  by  William  Keighley 


6 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 


On  the  Chatty  Side 


20th-Fox  Has 
52  Stories  in 
Work-Zanuck 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

tribution  organization.  I  have  been 
with  three  companies,  but  ours  is  the 
greatest.  When  I  have  asked  for 
more  money  for  pictures  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Kent  have  upped  the  fig- 
ures.  They  want  product." 

He  introduced  his  assistants,  Wil- 
liam Dover,  William  Goetz,  Jason 
Joy,  and  Sol  Wurtzel.  He  also 
praised  Nunnally  Johnson,  Raymond 
Griffith,  Kenneth  MacGowan,  Buddy 
DeSylva  and  Gene  Markey,  and  pre- 
dicted that  stars  who  would  go  places 
would  be  Simone  Simon,  Michael 
Whalen,  Robert  Kent  and  Sonja 
Henie.  He  told  the  salesmen  that  he 
had  already  been  offered  $50,000  for  a 
loan  of  Don  Ameche  for  one  picture 
by  another  company,  although  Ameche 
has  appeared  in  only  one  film  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  He  said  he 
expected  great  things  next  year  from 
Warner  Baxter,  Alice  Fay,  Loretta 
Young,  Jean  Hersholt  and  Tyrone 
Power,  Jr.,  and  remarked  jestingly 
that  Schenck's  talent  for  poker  made 
it  possible  for  the  company  to  borrow 
big  names  from  other  studios. 

Lauds  Kent 

Zanuck  said  that  Kent  had  pushed 
through  this  year  as  no  one  else  ever 
had.  If  all  John  D.  Clark's  sales 
force  were  like  Herman  Wobber, 
whom  he  knew  best,  be  said,  they 
were  the  tops. 

Clark  opened  the  convention  with 
an  address  of  welcome,  and  was  fol- 
lowed by  W.  J.  Hutchinson  who 
talked  on  foreign  sales  and  predicted 
that  the  British  sales  total  would  be 
higher  than  ever  before. 

Sol  Lesser  told  about  three  Zane 
Grey  and  three  Harold  Bell  Wright 
stories  he  will  make  next  season. 

William  Sussman  discussed  the  need 
of  following  through  on  contracts. 
Earle  W.  Hammons,  Educational 
president;  Jack  Skirball,  sales  mana- 
ger, and  William  Clark  went  into  de- 
tail on  short  subject  plans,  both  from 
the  production  and  sales  standpoints. 

W.  J.  Kupper,  western  division 
manager,  accepted  the  eastern  divi- 
sion's challenge  in  the  sales  drive. 

McCarthy  Talks  Advertising 

Charley  E.  McCarthy,  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity,  opened  the 
morning  meeting  with  a  talk  about 
plans  in  his  department  for  the  com- 
ing year.  McCarthy  revealed  that  the 
advertising  budget  for  newspapers  and 
trade  papers  would  be  materially  in- 
creased and  said  that  present  produc- 
tion tendencies  warranted  this  in- 
crease. 

Following  McCarthy's  talk,  Harry 
Brand,  west  coast  publicity  chief, 
talked  to  the  members  and  told  them 
what  the  studio  press  department  had 
in  store.  Arch  Reeve  of  the  home  of- 
fice talked  about  a  new  form  of  press 
book  material  and  Earl  W.  Wingart 
told  of  the  plans  for  newspaper  and 
magazine  publicity  service  on  coming 
productions.  Lee  Balsly  also  told  of 
plans  for  advertising  accessories. 

Following  this,  Herman  Wobber, 
west  coast  district  manager,  told  the 
sales  force  of  the  fine  work  the  stu- 


Chicago,  June  1. — Following  the 
Sunday  morning  session,  which 
lasted  until  the  middle  of  the  after- 
noon, the  Hollywood  contingent  left 
for  the  coast  by  chartered  plane.  On 
board  were  Darryl  Zanuck,  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  Bill  Dover,  William 
Goetz,  Sol  Wurtzel  and  Sol 
Lesser. 

+ 

Bill  Sussman  was  up  at  6  o'clock 
Saturday  morning,  not  to  celebrate 
Decoration  day  but  to  polish  up  his 
initial  convention  speech.  He  said  he 
was  a  bit  nervous  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, but  by  the  time  it  came  to  deliver 
the  address  he  was  all  over  his  anxiety 
and  spoke  like  a  veteran.  The  gang 
almost  wore  his  arm  out  with  hand- 
shaking and  congratulations. 

+ 

The  Fox  Movietone  News  gang 
consisting  of  Truman  Talley, 
Laurence  Stallings,  Lew  Lehr, 
Ed  Thorgerson,  Jimmy  Fidler  and 
Lowell  Thomas  dropped  over  to  the 
Palace  theatre  to  see  their  co-worker, 
Ed  Sullivan  do  his  stuff  on  the 
stage. 

+ 

Assisting  Eckhardt  in  welcoming 
and  playing  host  to  the  visitors,  were : 
A.  M.  Van  Dyke,  E.  P.  Grohe,  H. 

LOEB,    H.   GOODAMOTE,   F.    SLITER,  M. 

Simon,  Jack  Eckhardt,  H.  Wise, 
G.  Benson,  F.  Wagner  and  Selma 
Hackman,  all  of  the  local  office. 
+ 

Original  paintings  used  for  posters 
on  "Poor  Little  Rich  Girl"  and  "The 
Road  to  Glory"  were  part  of  the  dis- 
play at  the  Gold  Room  entrance. 
Joseph  Maturo,  George  Wintield, 
Fredric  and  Alec  Luders  made  the 
originals. 

+ 

Clark  Rodenbach,  film  editor  of 
the  Chicago  Daily  Neivs  was  a  con- 
vention visitor.  He  renewed  ac- 
quaintances with  a  number  of  the 
delegates  he  hadn't  seen  for  many 
years. 

+ 

Lowell  Thomas  said  the  radio 
audience  was  greater  than  that  of  the 
newsreel  audience  until  Lew  Lehr 
challenged  him.  The  newsreel  audi- 
ence weekly  is  near  the  40,000,000 
mark,  said  Lehr. 

+ 

All  delegates  present  were  glad  to 
hear  of  the  business  "Private  Num- 
ber" is  doing  at  the  Chicago.  The 
picture  did  a  very  heavy  weekend 
business. 

+ 

The  news  story  which  broke  Satur- 
day morning  about  William  Fox 
filing  suit  for  bankruptcy  caused  a 
great  stir  of  interest  among  most  of 
the  delegates  present. 

+ 

Col.  Jason  Joy,  filled  with  en- 
thusiasm over  plans  for  the  coming 
season,  revealed  that  stories  for  1937- 
38  product  for  the  most  part  had 
been  bought  already. 


dios  were  doing.  He  praised  Zanuck 
and  other  members  of  production 
forces  and  said  that  the  salesmen  could 
rely  on  the  production  end  to  deliver 
good  pictures. 

William  C.  Gehring,  in  charge  of 
the  S.  R.  Kent  sales  drive,  then  an- 
nounced the  prize  winners  in  the  last 
contest.      Gehring,  incidentally,  was 


Sol  Lesser's  six  action  outdoor  pic- 
tures will  get  a  lot  of  contracts  this 
coming  season.  Sol  gave  all  the 
members  of  the  sales  staff  a  lapel 
watch  and  the  boys  are  for  him  100 
per  cent. 

+ 

Those  who  arrived  early  either  at- 
tended the  races  at  Hawthorne  or 
went  to  the  ball  game.  The  cold 
weather  gave  the  horseraces  the  big- 
ger draw. 

+ 

Clyde  Eckhardt  attended  his  21st 
convention.    He  missed  one  22  years 
ago   by  joining  the   company  three 
weeks  after  the  meeting  had  been  held. 
+ 

Ed  Sullivan  attended  the  conven- 
tion piecemeal.    He  is  appearing  at 
the  RKO  Palace  with  a  stage  revue 
and  attended  meetings  between  shows. 
+  ■ 

Charlie  Blake,  who  wrote  the 
story  for  "The  Country  Doctor"  was 
a  convention  visitor.  Charlie  is  on 
the  Chicago  American. 

+ 

Laurence  Stallings'  story  telling 
drew  a  packed  house  after  screenings. 
The  tales  he  told  about  Hollywood 
in  the  old  davs  were  gems. 

+ 

No  one  was  allowed  to  enter  or 
leave  the  convention  hall  while 
Sidney  Kent  made  his  speech. 
Strict  orders  from  the  front. 

+ 

Much  enthusiasm  was  displayed 
over  "The  Sins  of  Man."  How  to  sell 
this  picture  is  what  the  boys  are  try- 
ing to  figure  out. 

+ 

C.  V.  Hake  of  the  foreign  depart- 
ment was  besieged  by  delegates  who 
wanted  to  know  all  about  the  Japanese 
film  business. 

+ 

B.  &  K.  carried  ads  in  all  dailies 
welcoming  the  conventioneers.  They 
also  gave  the  men  passes  to  all  B.  & 
K.  theatres. 

+ 

Darryl  Zanuck  visited  with  his 
friend,  Eddie  Silverman  of  Essaness, 
until  the  wee  small  hours  Friday 
night. 

+ 

Col.  Spaggett's  fine  work  in 
charge  of  all  hotel  arrangements  won 
the  sincere  praise  of  the  convention- 
eers. 

+ 

Herman  Wobber  made  a  hit  with 
his  peppy  speech.  He  got  rounds  of 
applause  several  times. 

+ 

Roger  Ferri  made  the  rounds 
greeting  the  personnel.  He  knew  all 
by  their  first  names. 

+ 

Felix  A.  Jenkins  made  a  tour  of 
the  hotel  noon,  renewing  acquaint- 
ances. 

+ 

Joe  Pincus  spent  part  of  his  time 
interviewing  potential  talent. 


elected  to  head  the  S.  R.  Kent  drive 
for  the  coming  year.  This  drive 
will  start  Aug.  1. 

No  changes  in  sales  policy  were 
promised  by  Jack  Sichelman  and  Nat 
Finkler. 

Spyros  Skouras,  who  was  scheduled 
to  speak  was  not  in  attendance. 
The  Fox  Movietonews  gang  took 


the  rostrum.  Truman  H.  Talley,  Lau- 
rence Stallings,  Lew  Lehr,  Jimmie 
Fidler,  Ed  Thorgersen,  Ed  Sullivan 
and  Lowell  Thomas  addressed  the 
delegates  in  turn.  Each  told  intimate 
details  of  his  particular  phase  of  the 
work  in  making  up  the  Fox  Movieto- 
news and  how  the  news  was  gathered. 
Talley  and  Thomas  gave  the  more  se- 
rious talks  and  told  the  members  of 
the  way  in  which  the  newsreel  was 
compiled. 

The  session  then  adjourned  for  IS 
minutes. 

After  the  intermission  Schenck  re- 
vealed the  manner  in  which  the  new- 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  company  was 
formed.  His  signing  of  Darryl  Za- 
nuck and  the  progress  the  company 
had  made  under  Zanuck's  leadership 
were  told.  He  gave  the  inside  work- 
ings of  the  merger  plans  and  how  they 
were  effected  and  what  they  meant. 

Kent  Talks  at  Length 

After  Schenck's  address,  Kent  took 
the  platform  and  behind  guarded 
doors,  gave  a  complete  picture  of  the 
company  and  its  workings.  He 
stressed  the  importance  of  the  rela- 
tionship that  should  exist  between  the 
production  and  the  distribution  de- 
partments and  said  that  he  hoped  the 
cooperation  that  had  existed  in  the 
past  would  continue. 

Kent  paid  particular  attention  to 
the  foreign  sales  meeting  in  Paris  sev- 
eral weeks  ago.  He  said  that  the  In- 
ternational aspect  of  the  business  was 
greater  than  ever  before  and  that  spe- 
cial attention  should  be  paid  to  the 
:ompany's  foreign  product.  He  told  of 
the  five  foreign  pictures  which  the 
company  would  release,  which  were, 
or  would  be,  made  abroad  and  told  of 
their  relative  importance. 

One  highlight  of  his  speech  was  his 
discussion  of  how  the  sales  convention 
in  Paris  was  handled. 

Following  Kent's  address  the  con- 
vention was  adjourned  and  except  for 
screenings  and  sales  group  sessions  the 
convention  meetings  were  at  an  end. 

The  New  York  contingent  will 
leave  tomorrow  afternoon. 


Fire  to  Cause  No  Delay 

Chicago,  June  1. — There  will  be  no 
delay  in  the  production  schedule  as  a 
result  of  the  week-end  fire  in  the 
studio  administration  building,  S.  R. 
Kent  told  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
sales  force  here. 

The  fire  caused  no  serious  loss  he 
said  and  the  damage  was  mostly  from 
water  and  will  not  exceed  $10,000. 
No  important  records  were  destroyed, 
he  stated. 


Cash  Prizes  Awarded 

Chicago,  June  1. — Charlotte  won 
first  place  in  the  short  subject  division 
in  the  Third  Sidney  R.  Kent  Drive, 
prizes  for  which  were  one  of  the 
features  of  the  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  convention  which  closed  here 
tonight. 

In  the  short  classification,  the  win- 
ners were : 

1.  — Charlotte  :  Phil  Longdon,  man- 
ager. 

2.  — New  Orleans :  E.  V.  Landaiche, 
manager. 

3.  — Washington :  Sam  N.  Wheeler, 
manager. 

4.  — Atlanta  :  Paul  Wilson,  manager. 
Dividing  the  $5,000  offered  by  Sol 

Lesser,  producer  of  action  pictures  for 
the  company,  were  these : 
1. — Minneapolis:    Moe    A.  Levy, 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 

20th-Fox  Has 
52  Stories  in 
Work-Zanuck 


{Continued  from  page  6) 

manager ;  first  prize,  $1,500. 

2.  — Pittsburgh :  Ira  H.  Cohn,  man- 
ager. 

3.  — Salt  Lake  City;  Charles  L. 
Walker,  manager. 

4.  — St.  Louis :  Ben  Reingold,  man- 
ager. 

5.  — Oklahoma  City :  Raymond  A. 
Higdon,  manager. 

6.  — Dallas  :  Herman  R.  Beiresdorf, 
manager. 

7.  — Des  Moines :  Stanley  J.  Mayer, 
manager. 

In  the  ad  sales  department,  winners 
were : 

1.  — Salt  Lake  City. 

2.  — Oklahoma  City. 

3.  — Memphis :  Tom  W.  Young, 
manager. 

4.  — Denver :  R.  James  Morrison, 
manager. 

5.  — Des  Moines. 

Prizes  in  the  S.  R.  Kent  drive  for 
the  various  exchanges  resulted  in  the 
following  classification : 

1.  — Atlanta. 

2.  — Charlotte. 

3.  — San  Francisco  :  George  H.  Ball- 
entine,  manager. 

4.  — New  Orleans. 

As  seen  by  the  records,  the  southern 
offices  were  ahead  in  the  ratings  by 
a  considerable  margin.  Western 
offices  suffered  this  year  from  Will 
Rogers'  death,  as  his  pictures  had 
given  them  considerable  boost  in 
years  past. 

As  district  manager  of  the  Atlanta 
division,  Harry  Ballance  won  a  spe- 
cial prize  of  a  fine  watch  as  a  per- 
sonal gift  from  Kent.  In  the  foreign 
field,  J.  Steedman  of  Singapore  was 
the  winner  of  a  similar  prize  and  his 
award  will  be  sent  to  him  by  C.  V. 
Hake  of  the  foreign  department  who 
accepted  for  Steedman. 


Donlevy  with  Gaynor 

Hollywood,  June  1. — 20th  Century- 
Fox  plans  to  team  Janet  Gaynor  and 
Brian  Donlevy  in  Miss  Gaynor's 
next.  No  story  has  been  decided 
upon. 


Venable  Resumes  Work 

Hollywood;  June  1. — Evalyn  Ven- 
able will  have  a  lead  in  "The  Holy 
Lie"  at  20th  Century-Fox,  her  first 
part  since  the  birth  of  her  child.  Miss 
Venable  is  the  wife  of  Hal  Mohr, 
cameraman. 


Henie  Deal  for  Five  Years 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Sonja  Henie, 
Norwegian  Olympic  skating  cham- 
pion, holds  a  five  year  optional  agree- 
ment with  20th  Century-Fox.  Her 
first  will  be  "Peach  Edition,"  a  story 
by  Mark  Kelly.  Paramount  and  sev- 
eral other  studios  had  also  been 
negotiating  for  her  services. 


DeSylva  Has  3  to  Go 

Hollywood,  June  1. — B.  G.  De- 
Sylva, 20th  Century-Fox  producer, 
will  vacation  in  Europe  when  he  com- 
pletes the  three  remaining  pictures  on 
his  contract.  He  now  has  "Sing, 
Baby,  Sing"  in  work  and  has  sched- 
uled "Ladies  in  Love"  and  "Sunbonnet 


Sue"  for  production  early  in  July. 

De  Sylva  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  that  he  will  not  consider  a 
new  contract  until  after  his  return. 


Robinson  Turns  Instructor 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Bill  Robinson 
has  already  started  the  picture  educa- 
tion of  Sonja  Henie.  He  is  instruct- 
ing the  skater  in  "truckin'."  Miss 
Henie  will  eventually  try  the  dance 
on  skates. 


"Ramona"  Under  Schedule 

Hollywood,  June  1. — The  "Ra- 
mona" company  stays  for  two  weeks 
more  on  location.  The  company  and 
crew  of  300  worked  through  the  holi- 
day and  Sunday.  The  first  Techni- 
color film  for  20th  Century-Fox  is 
well  under  schedule  after  three  weeks 
of  shooting. 

Rogers  Fund  Total 
May  Reach  $300,000 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

tal  at  $250,000.  The  Music  Hall  here 
collected  $3,863. 

Among  reports  received  at  head- 
quarters here  was  one  from  Pitts- 
burgh's zone  chairman,  John  H. 
Harris,  which  estimated  a  total  of 
$15,000  for  the  drive.  New  Haven 
collections  are  expected  to  amount  to 
$5,000,  with  $2,300  collected  by  first 
run  houses  alone.  A  $20,000  total  is 
expected  to  be  received  from  the  state 
of  Connecticut.  Frank  Drew,  general 
chairman  of  the  Cleveland  area,  re- 
ported that  Loew's  led  the  local  cir- 
cuits with  a  total  of  $4,000,  with  RKO 
houses  reporting  more  than  $3,000. 
The  complete  tabulation  of  collections 
will  not  be  available  for  several  days. 

Paramount  Sales 
Heads  Go  Tomorrow 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

sell,  William  Erbb  and  P.  A.  Block, 
eastern  district  managers,  also  will  be 
in  the  party. 

In  addition  to  this  group,  the  con- 
vention will  be  attended  by  Harry 
Goldstein,  Oscar  Morgan,  Jack  Dug- 
ger,  J.  E.  Fontaine,  R.  C.  LiBeau, 
Hugh  Braly  and  M.  H.  Lewis,  dis- 
trict managers,  and  Ben  Blotcky  and 
M.  A.  Milligan  of  Canada. 

M-G-M  Says  Patent 
No  Cause  for  Worry 

Exhibitors  throughout  the  country 
playing  M-G-M  product  who  have  re- 
ceived letters  from  Ralph  Gordon 
Fear,  warning  that  the  showing  of  this 
company's  output  constitutes  an  in- 
fringement of  a  patent  developed  by 
the  engineer,  have  nothing  to  fear, 
according  to  J.  Robert  Rubin,  head 
of  M-G-M's  legal  department. 

In  his  letters  to  theatre  owners, 
Fear  claims  that  the  patent  No.  1,891,- 
225,  dated  Dec.  20,  1932,  and  dealing 
with  an  apparatus  for  driving  film 
through  projectors,  is  his.  The  notice 
orders  exhibitors  to  cease  exhibition 
of  M-G-M  films  and  make  an  account- 
ing before  June  8,  1938.  Threats  of 
action  in  Federal  Courts  are  made  as 
an  alternative. 

"M-G-M  has  a  contract  with  Fear 
by  which  we  have  a  right  to  use  the 
machine,"  Rubin  stated.  "It  was  made 
at  our  studios."«  2 

"We  believe  the  matter  will  be 
ironed  out  shortly,"  the  head  counsel 
of  M-G-M  declared.  "I'm  not  great- 
ly disturbed  about  it." 


More  Slogans 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Paul 
Snell,  that  demon  publicity 
director  for  Pioneer,  is  coin- 
ing slogans  for  Technicolor 
again. 

Here  are  three  of  the 
latest: 

Black  and  White — Harlem 
in  a  snowstorm. 

Technicolor  —  A  field  o  f 
spring  flowers. 

Black  and  White — A  julep 
without  green  mint. 

Even  the  Gay  White  Way 
uses  colored  lights. 


U.A.  Meet  on  Coast 
June  30,  July  1-2 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Buckley,  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  Harry 
Gold,  Paul  Lazarus,  Haskell  Masters, 
Jack  Schlaifer,  Charles  M.  Steele, 
N.  A.  Thompson,  Monroe  W.  Green- 
thai,  Morris  Helprin  and  Sam  Cohen, 
Charles  Stern,  Ben  Fish  and  Jack 
Goldhar  will  board  the  train  while 
it  is  en  route. 

Producers'  representatives  at  the 
convention  will  be  James  A.  Mulvey 
for  Samuel  Goldwyn,  Lowell  Calvert 
for  Selznick  International,  Emanuel 
Silverstone  for  Alexander  Korda, 
John  Flinn  and  Emil  Jensen  for  Pick- 
ford-Lasky. 

Maurice  Silverstone,  chairman  and 
managing  director  in  England  and 
Europe,  will  also  attend. 

Producers'  publicity  representatives 
will  sit  in.  They  are :  Jock  Lawrence 
for  Goldwyn,  Russell  Birdwell  for 
Selznick,  Lincoln  Quarberg  and  Mark 
Larkin  for  Pickford-Lasky,  Dan 
Thomas  for  Walter  Wanger,  Paul 
Snell  for  Pioneer,  Sam  B.  Cohen  for 
Reliance  and  Hal  Sloane  for  Walt 
Disney. 

Groups  Leaving  for 
Republic  Meetings 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

and  Al  Adams  left  last  night  for  the 
Windy  City  to  make  preliminary  ar- 
rangements. 

Leaving  this  evening  at  6 :30  are : 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  president ;  E.  H. 
Goldstein,  vice-president;  J.  J.  Mil- 
stein,  general  sales  manager ;  Edward 
Schnitzer,  eastern  district  manager ; 
N.  K.  Loder,  head  of  the  contract 
department ;  Norton  Richey,  head  of 
the  foreign  department ;  Jerry  Kess- 
ler,  director;  L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic's 
representative  in  the  British  Isles;  J. 
W.  Coffman,  and  Madeleine  White, 
secretary  to  Johnston. 

 1 — 

Republic  and  British  Lion  Set 

Los  Angeles,  June  1. — Republic  has 
arranged  a  five-year  deal  with  British 
Lion  for  British  distribution  of  all 
Republic  pictures.  The  details  of  the 
contract  were  outlined  by  Nat  Levine 
at  a  dinner  tendered  the  company's 
studio  executives  over  the  weekend. 
Samuel  Smith,  chairman  of  the  board 
of  the  English  company,  attended  the 
affair. 

The  contract,  which  is  reported  to 
be  a  five-year  optional  deal,  includes 
the  current  Republic  program  of  32 
features. , 

Levine  leaves  either  tomorrow  or 
Wednesday  for  the  Republic  conven- 
tion in  Chicago.  , 


7 

58  in  1,  42  in  2 
Reels  for  20th-Fox 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

reel  lineup.  The  comedy  product 
breaks  down  as  follows : 

6  Buster  Keaton  comedies. 

6  Buster  West-Tom  Patricola  com- 
edies. 

10  Musical  comedies,  including  four 
"Gags  and  Gals"  pictures,  written 
by  Jefferson  Machamer  and  fea- 
turing this  writer-artist  with  his 
company  of  girls. 
6  Tim  and  Irene  comedies. 
8  All-star  comedies,  featuring  vari- 
ous comics. 
6  Novelty  comedies. 
The  one-reelers  will  be  divided  into 
five  series.    Educational  will  furnish 
three  of  these  series  as  follows : 
26  TerryToons  by  Paul  Terry. 
10  Treasure  Chest  productions. 
10  "Song  and  Comedy  Hits." 

The  remaining  two  series  will  come 
from  Fox  Movietone.    They  will  be : 
6  Adventures     of     the  Newsreel 
Cameraman.     Produced  by  Tru- 
man  Talley  and  edited  by  Lew 
Lehr. 

6  Along  the  Road  to  Romance  on 
the  Magic  Carpet  of  Movietone. 
Produced  by  Truman  Talley.  Ed- 
ited by  Lew  Lehr.  Narrated  by 
Ed  Thorgersen. 

Educational's  comedy  stars,  already 
signed  and  working  on  next  year's 
product,  include  Buster  Keaton,  Bus- 
ter West  and  Tom  Patricola,  Bert 
Lahr,  Tim  and  Irene,  Pat  Rooney 
3rd  and  Herman  Timberg,  Jr.,  and 
Jefferson  Machamer.  Machamer  and 
the  Rooney-Timberg  team  are  the 
latest  to  be  signed. 

David  Freedman  on  Staff 

Three  two-reel  comedies  have  al- 
ready been  completed.  Al  Christie, 
working  at  the  Astoria  studios,  will 
finish  camera  work  on  three  or  four 
more  before  the  summer  studio  va- 
cation, E.  W.  Hammons,  president 
of  Educational,  told  the  convention. 

Addition  of  David  Freedman  to 
Educational's  writing  staff  gives  this 
organization  six  writers  at  Astoria  in- 
cluding Charlie  Williams  and  Marcy 
Klauber,  collaborating;  Arthur  Jar- 
rett  and  William  Watson,  working 
together,  and  Jefferson  Machamer, 
who  will  write  the  stories  for  his 
own  "Gags  and  Gals"  productions. 

The  TerryToon  cartoon  series  is  be- 
ing produced  by  the  recently  reorgan- 
ized Paul  Terry  unit  which  will,  with- 
in a  few  weeks,  introduce  several  new 
cartoon  characters. 

The  Treasure  Chests  will  embrace  a 
variety  of  novelty  subject  material  in- 
cluding several  "Krazi-Inventions"  by 
Juliet  Lowell,  originator  of  the  Dumb- 
bell Letters ;  one  release  featuring  wo- 
men in  sports,  and  several  subjects 
featuring  animals.  The  Song  and 
Comedy  Hit  series  will  continue  to 
combine  music  and  humor,  featuring 
Henry  King  and  His  Orchestra ; 
Dario  and  Diane,  dancers ;  the  five 
Cabin  Kids,  and  a  number  of  other 
musical  entertainers. 


F.  W.  C.  Heads  Go  West 

Arch  Bowles,  San  Francisco  divi- 
sion head  for  Fox  West  Coast,  and 
Mike  Rosenberg,  head  of  Principal 
Theatres,  F.W.C.  affiliate,  have  re- 
turned to  the  coast  after  a  series  of 
product  conferences  with  Sypros 
Skouras. 


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AND  HELD  OVER  A 


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MUSIC 

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WEEK! 

OSS  THE  COUNTRY! 

.  .  and  then  by  only  $200  on  Washington 's  Birthday  ! 


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"Navy  Born" 

(Republic) 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Nicely  balanced,  with  fine  performances, 
direction  and  cutting,  this  is  an  excellent  dual  bill  film  packing  an  audi- 
ence wallop  from  the  first  chuckle  to  the  windup  chase.  The  picture 
stands  out  as  a  fine  example  of  low-budget  product  and  should  thor- 
oughly satisfy  the  neighborhood  patrons  for  which  it  is  aimed. 

The  plot  centers  around  three  navy  flyers  playing  nursemaid  to  a 
diapered  baby.  After  the  wife  of  Addison  Randall,  a  flyer,  dies  in  child- 
birth and  Randall  has  a  mishap  which  results  in  his  death,  William 
Gargan,  another  flyer,  promises  to  act  as  guardian  to  the  child.  He 
and  his  fellow  flyers,  William  Newell  and  Douglas  Fowley,  go  into 
the  diaper-changing  business  with  a  dramatic  high  point  reached 
when  Claire  Dodd  and  Claudia  Coleman,  relatives  of  the  dead  flyer's 
wife,  try  to  obtain  custody  of  the  child.  Gargan  and  Miss  Dodd  soon 
go  romantic,  with  the  love  interest  jelling  when  the  kidnaping  of  the 
baby  from  a  hospital  leads  to  a  chase  involving  navy  planes. 

Nate  Watt  scores  on  his  first  directorial  job,  indicating  a  fine  evalua- 
tion of  story  and  box-office  values  and  forecasting  a  future  as  a  direc- 
torial asset.  Excellent  performances  are  contributed  by  Gargan,  Miss 
Dodd,  Fowley  and  Miss  Coleman,  also  by  George  Irving  as  an  admiral 
and  Georgia  Caine  as  the  child's  aunt.  The  screen  play  of  Albert  De- 
mond  and  Olive  Cooper  successfully  blends  comedy  and  drama  to 
advantage,  while  the  adaptation  of  Maurice  Goodrich  from  Mildred 
Cram's  original  is  intelligently  done.  Dick  Fantl  edited. 

Production  Code  Seal,   No.  2,230.  Running  time,  69  minutes.  "G." 


Overseas  Preview 


"Broken  Blossoms" 

{Twickenham  Prod.) 

London,  May  26. — This  sound  edition  of  the  famous  D.  W.  Griffith- 
Lillian  Gish-Barthelmess  silent  masterpiece  is  a  thoroughly  efficient  and 
artistic  piece  of  work.  With  a  close  general  resemblance  in  form  to  the 
original  as  one  of  its  virtues,  undoubtedly  it  gains  in  dramatic  force  and 
in  pathos  from  the  addition  of  dialogue.  Well  directed  by  Hans  Brahms, 
as  his  first  picture,  it  is  also  well  cast  and  technical  qualities  are  good. 

The  tragedy  of  the  Limehouse  waif,  brutally  ill-used  by  her  prize- 
fighter father,  and  finding  refuge  in  the  idealistic  love  of  a  young 
Chinaman,  is  one  which  depends  almost  entirely  on  good  acting  for  its 
impressiveness  as  screen  material.  Definitely  the  work  of  Dolly  Haas 
as  the  girl,  Arthur  Margetson  as  the  villainous  Battling  Burrows  and 
Emlyn  Williams  as  the  Chinaman  is  on  an  extremely  high  level. 

Few  exhibitors  are  unacquainted  with  the  Thomas  Burke  story  or 
with  the  fact  that  it  offers  an  exceptional  sob  appeal  in  its  picture  of  a 
slum  child  to  whom  a  young  Chinaman  gives  shelter,  dressing  and 
the  respect  due  a  princess.  With  a  mob  behind  him,  the  father  carries 
her  back  to  the  slum,  leaving  the  Chinaman's  house  ablaze.  In  a  sadistic 
fury,  he  beats  her  to  death.  The  Chinaman,  too  late  to  save  her,  kills 
the  father  and  carries  the  dead  girl  back  to  the  burning  house,  himself 
dying  in  the  flames. 

There  is  an  atmosphere  of  sincerity  throughout  this  film  which  makes 
it  very  appealing  and  intensely  moving.  It  is  tragedy  without  qualifica- 
tion, but  no  one  who  appreciates  good  acting,  dramatic  realism  and 
suspense  developed  to  a  painful  degree  can  fail  to  appreciate.  Twicken- 
ham has  far  surpassed  the  best  of  its  previous  work. 

Running  time,  80  minutes.   l'G."  Allan. 


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Short  Subject 


"The  Phantom  Rider*' 

(Universal) 

A  serial  that  is  definitely  for  the 
smaller  houses  that  feature  serials  on 
week-ends  for  children's  trade.  The 
story  is  quite  too  far-fetched  to  merit 
any  attention  by  their  elders. 

The  first  three  chapters,  reflecting 
on  the  excitement  content  of  the  re- 
mainder, are  given  to  Buck  Jones' 
adventures  curtailing  the  activities  of 
a  gang  which  intends  to  drive  the 
population  of  a  small  western  com- 
munity from  its  land  holdings  so  the 
gang  can  take  over  and  sell  to  rail- 
road interests. 

Much  shooting  and  many  runaways, 
death  scenes,  riding,  stampeding  cat- 
tle, dynamite  laden  wagons,  all  of 
which  Jones  heroically  figures  in  as 
he  pursues  his  duty  as  a  state  ranger 
in  white-robed  disguise,  follows. 

In  the  cast  are  Maria  Shelton,  the 
romantic  interest ;  Diana  Gibson,  Joey 
Ray,  Harry  Woods,  Eddie  Gribbon, 
Frank  LaRue,  Charles  King  and 
Charles  Regas  running  the  gamut  of 
roles  from  an  Indian  chief  to  a  judge. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,171. 
Running  time,  each  chapter  approxi- 
mately 20  mins.  "G." 

Kay  Kamen  to  Take 
Hal  Home  Magazine 

Kay  Kamen,  who  handles  Walt  Dis- 
ney's commercial  enterprises,  has 
closed  a  deal  with  Hal  Home  and 
Cuneo  Press  whereby  he  will  publish 
the  Mickey  Mouse  Magazine,  starting 
with  the  July  issue,  which  goes  to 
press  this  week. 

Home  has  been  publisher  of  the 
magazine  since  its  first  issue. 


New  Denver  Competitor 

Denver,  June  1. — Another  spot  of 
competition  to  the  local  film  houses 
will  be  offered  when  the  city  of  Den- 
ver completes  its  10,000-seat  amphi- 
theatre in  the  park  of  the  Red 
Rocks.  Full  plans  as  to  the  admis- 
sion charge  and  the  number  of  shows 
each  season  have  not  been  an- 
nounced. The  big  outdoor  theatre, 
which  will  be  located  about  12  miles 
west  of  Denver,  is  expected  to  at- 
tract national  stars  of  music  and 
drama. 


Warner  List  to  3  More 

Three  more  circuits  have  signed  for 
the  entire  Warner-First  National  and 
Cosmopolitan  product  for  1936-37. 
They  are :  M.  &  P.  Circuit  of  New 
England ;  Durkee  of  Maryland,  and 
the  M.  A.  Shea  circuit.  A.  W.  Smith, 
Jr.,  acted  for  Warners  in  the  negotia- 
tions. 


Hagen  Forms  New  Unit 

London,  June  1. — Julius  Hagen  of 
Twickenham  Film  Studios,  Ltd.,  is 
forming  a  special  production  unit  to 
make  two  pictures  a  year  starring 
Dolly  Haas  under  the  direction  of 
Hans  Brahm.  This  is  the  combination 
which  made  "Broken  Blossoms." 


Joe  Goetz  in  Hospital 

Cincinnati,  June  1.  —  Joe  Goetz, 
assistant  division  manager  and  booker 
for  RKO  Midwest,  is  in  Christ  Hos- 
pital recovering  from  an  emergency 
appendicitis  operation. 


Derby  Filmed  in  Color 

London,  June  1. — Robert  T.  Kane 
and  Glenn  Tryon,  producer  and  direc- 
tor of  "Wings  of  the  Morning,"  first 
British  all-Technicolor  feature,  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  took  racing 
scenes  in  color  throughout  the  four 
days  of  the  Epsom  meeting.  The 
Derby,  big  event  of  the  week,  was  a 
feature  of  the  film.  It  had  never  pre- 
viously been  filmed  in  color.  The 
Kane  unit  had  two  technicolor  cam- 
eras on  it. 


Turley  Is  Reelected 

Dallas,  June  1. — Clarence  M.  Tur- 
ley, who  is  associated  with  the 
Skouras  Brothers  in  St.  Louis,  has 
been  reelected  president  of  the  Na- 
tional Association  of  Building  Own- 
ers and  Managers  at  the  annual  con- 
vention of  the  body  held  here.  Tur- 
ley manages  the  Ambassador  The- 
atre Bldg.  in  St.  Louis  among  other 
properties.  He  also  was  one  of  the 
Government's  witnesses  in  the  suit 
against   Para.,   RKO   and  Warners. 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 

FitzPatrick  Troupe 
Leaves  for  England 

James  A.  FitzPatrick,  who  will 
produce  12  features  in  England  next 
season,  has  sailed  on  the  Franconia 
with  his  production  crew.  In  the 
party  were  Phillip  Brandon,  assistant 
director;  Frank  Madden,  film  editor; 
Frank  Goodliffe,  cameraman;  Percy 
Marmont,  Daphne  Wilson,  Myra 
Lynd,  Hugh  McDermott  and  Thelma 
Paige. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  the  crew  in 
London  production  will  be  started  on 
"David  Livingstone"  and  "The  Private 
Life  of  Shakespeare."  The  first  two 
features  are  expected  to  be  available 
for  release  in  August  when  FitzPat- 
rick will  return  to  these  shores  with 
the  complete  subjects. 

James  H.  Smith,  production  man- 
ager of  the  Technicolor  units  of 
FitzPatrick  Traveltalks,  Will  leave 
June  10  for  Yellowstone  Park,  where 
he  will  make  a  short  for  M-G-M  re- 
lease next  season. 


Weymouth  Drive-In 
Theatre  Is  Opened 

Weymouth,  Mass.,  June  1. — The 
Weymouth  Drive-In  Theatre,  has  been 
opened  by  Thomas  DiMaura.  It  is 
an  eight-acre  affair  accommodating 
some  500  automobiles  on  one  of  the 
busiest  roads  in  Massachusetts. 

The  enterprise  is  said  to  be  the 
largest  of  its  kind.  Seven  ramps,  run- 
ning from  700  feet  to  350  feet,  furnish 
parking  spaces  for  the  machines.  The 
staff  of  20  ushers  is  mounted  on  bi- 
cycles. The  ampitheatre  slants  up- 
grade. The  projection  room  is  sub- 
terranean. Sixteen  loudspeakers, 
slanted  at  different  angles,  are  used. 
The  venture  cost  about  $70,000.  James 
Guarino  is  manager. 

The  management  says  that  thunder 
and  lightning  storms  may  heighten  the 
atmosphere  of  war  pictures,  but  that 
fog  will  make  it  just  too  bad. 


Pickford-Lasky  Resume 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Pickford- 
Lasky  will  start  production  of  their 
second  picture.  "The  Gay  Desperado," 
on  June  3.  Nino  Martini,  Ida  Lupino 
and  Leo  Carrillo  will  head  a  cast 
which  will  also  include  James  Blake- 
ly,  Harold  Huber  and  Mischa  Auer. 
The  picture  will  have  an  eight-week 
shooting  schedule.  Rouben  Mamoulian 
will  direct. 


Cohen  Starts  June  15 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Emanuel 
Cohen  will  start  production  of  "Pen- 
ies  From  Heaven,"  his  Bing  Crosby 
picture  for  Columbia  release,  on  June 
15.  Edith  Fellows  has  just  been  added 
to  the  cast. 


Indiana  House  Damaged 

Mitchell,  Ind.,  June  1. — The  New 
Orpheum  was  damaged  at  an  estimated 
loss  of  $30,000  as  a  result  of  an  ex- 
plosion in  the  projection  room.  Clyde 
Tidd,  the  operator,  suffered  bums. 


Arthur  Field  Returns 

Arthur  Field,  assistant  to  Laudy 
Lawrence,  head  of  M-G-M's  activities 
in  Europe,  has  returned  from  a  trip 
to  Hollywood  and  plans  to  sail  for 
Paris,  his  headquarters,  in  about  a 
week. 


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adapted  to  steady  operation  oveT  an  unusually  wide  range  of 
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Show  Boat" 


Frisco  Lead; 
Pulls  $8,000 


San  Francisco,  June  1.— "Show 
Boat"  did  the  only  important  business 
here  last  week  by  garnering  $8,000  at 
the  Orpheum.  This  was  $1,200  over 
normal. 

"Fatal  Lady"  and  "Ring  Around  the 
Moon"  went  slightly  on  the  profit  side 
of  the  ledger  with  a  take  of  $6,500 
at  the  Fox.  "Under  Two  Flags"  held 
up  to  par,  $15,000,  at  the  Warfield  in 
its  second  week.  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld"  was  still  strong  in  its  sixth  week 
at  the  Geary  with  a  take  of  $10,000. 

Elsewhere  business  fell  off  sharply. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $74,300. 
Average  without  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
is  $72,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  19: 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
7  days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Aver- 
age, $14,500) 

Week  Ending  May  20: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM  —  (2,440),    15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $6,800) 
"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (F.N.) 
"CHAMPAGNE  CHARLIE"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT — (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $10,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 
"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  15c-25c-40c- 
55c,  8  days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age, $9,000) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 

"GIRL   FROM    MANDALAY"  (Republic) 
"COMING   'ROUND   THE  MOUNTAIN" 
(Republic) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

"FATAL  LADY"  (Para.) 
"RING  AROUND  THE  MOON" 
(Chesterfield) 
FOX — (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th-Fox) 
"COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (Z0th-Fox) 
ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:   $6,000.  (Average, 
$7,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

WARFIELD  —  (2,680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average, 
$15,000) 

Week  Ending  May  22: 

"THREE  WOMEN"  (Amkino) 

CLAY— (400),  15c -35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,300.    (Average,  $1,000) 

Week  Ending  May  24: 
"GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

GEARY  —  (1,400),  55c-85c-$1.10-$1.65,  9 
days,  6th  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average. 
$10,000) 


Seek  Muni  for  Lead 

London,  June  1. — Soskin  Prod,  is 
negotiating  with  Paul  Muni  for  the 
lead  in  "The  Shadow  on  the  Wall," 
spy  story  by  Llewellyn  Hughes.  The 
film  will  be  made  at  a  cost  of  $400,000 
at  the  new  Amalgamated  Studios,  Els- 
tree,  in  September.  Wanda  Tuchok 
will  write  the  screenplay. 


To  Film  "Black  Legion" 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Warner  Bros, 
has  in  preparation  "Black  Legion,"  a 
film  based  on  the  secret  organization 
now  in  the  public  eye  because  of  its 
activities  in  Michigan.  Shooting  will 
probably  start  within  a  month. 


Re-Sign  Thyra  Winslow 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Thyra  Samp- 
ter  Winslow,  writer,  has  been  signed 
to  a  long  term  contract  by  Radio.  The 
William  Morris  office  set  the  deal. 


Lottery  Bill  Stirs 
New  Orleans  Smiles 

New  Orleans,  June  1. — That  bill 
to  prohibit  Bank  Night  as  a  lottery  in 
this  state  has  caused  many  a  broad 
grin  in  some  sections  and  a  bit  of 
half-suppressed  anger  in  others. 

Gambling  isn't  exactly  prohibited 
here.  On  some  portions  of  St. 
Charles  and  Royal  Sts.  passers-by 
are  invited  in  to  "buck  the  tiger."  In 
other  sections  the  system  is  more  dig- 
nified. Customers  walk  in  without  an 
invitation.  Policy  slips  are  openly 
distributed  all  over  the  city. 


To  Use  Screeno  Daily 

San  Francisco,  June  1. — "Screeno 
Every  Night"  is  the  catch-line  under 
which  the  President  will  operate  here 
when  it  opens  on  June  4.  Rene  T. 
LaMarre  will  manage  the  house  for 
Lawrence  Borg  and  Irving  Acker- 
man. 

The  house  policy  will  be  double 
bills  daily  with  admissions  scaled  at 
20  cents  for  adults  and  10  cents  for 
children.  With  the  exception  of  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday,  the  house  will  not 
be  opened  until  6  P.M. 


Sweepstakes  Ruling  June  8 

Cincinnati,  June  1.  —  Municipal 
Judge  A.  L.  Luebbers  has  set  June  8 
as  the  date  upon  which  he  will  render 
a  decision  on  the  local  Sweepstakes 
case,  based  on  the  briefs  recently  filed 
by  Albert  Weinstein,  attorney  for  de- 
fendants, Thomas  Reilly,  owner  of 
the  Rialto;  Nicholas  Russo  and  Bert 
Leder,  ushers,  and  Jack  Pendleton, 
promoter.  Inasmuch  as  this  is  a  test 
case,  it  is  being  watched  with  interest 
by  exhibitors. 


Country  Store  Upheld 

Portland,  June  1. — "Country  Stores" 
conducted  in  suburban  theatres  are  not 
lotteries  in  the  opinion  of  Judge 
Woodley,  on  the  ground  that  the 
holders  of  the  tickets  do  not  pay 
a  valuable  consideration  for  a  chance 
to  win  a  prize.  The  defendant  in  the 
case  was  Mrs.  Rose  Moyer,  Sellwood 
Theatre. 


Screeno  in  2  New  Spots 

Screeno  has  been  adopted  at  Con- 
solidated's  Mt.  Eden  and  Ogden  in 
the  Bronx. 


Close  Burroughs  Deals 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Burroughs- 
Tarzan  have  closed  with  the  Holly- 
wood Film  Exchange  of  Philadelphia 
and  Washington  for  the  release  of 
their  product  in  eastern  Pennsylvania, 
southern  New  Jersey,  West  Virginia, 
Maryland,  Delaware  and  the  District 
of  Columbia.  They  have  also  awarded 
a  franchise  to  the  Monarch  Film 
Corp.  of  Detroit  for  the  lower  penin- 
sula of  Michigan. 

Ben  S.  Cohen,  president  of  the 
company,  leaves  for  New  York  this 
week  to  confer  with  Harry  Rathner, 
sales  manager,  and  to  negotiate  for 
foreign  distribution. 


Al  Rackin  Rejoins  Radio 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Al  Rackin, 
formerly  in  charge  of  Radio  studio 
publicity,  and  more  recently  with 
Eckels  &  Ford,  agents,  returned  to 
the  studio  here  today.  He  will  work 
under  Howard  S.  Benedict,  publicity 
director. 


Everything  Free 

From  Walter  Reade  to  My- 
ron Sattler  of  the  New  York 
Paramount  Exchange: 

"My  Dear  Myron: 

"With  reference  to  your 
complaint  of  May  25th,  in 
connection  with  the  distribu- 
tion of  service  passes  for  the 
Savoy,  would  say  that  we  are 
now  giving  away  ice  boxes, 
giving  away  $50  on  bank 
night  and  also  giving  away 
free  tickets. 

"On  or  about  July  1,  we 
shall  give  away  the  theatre." 


Hearings  Ordered  on 
"Zombie"  Film  Title 

Justice  Wasservogel  in  the  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  has  appointed  Attor- 
ney Herman  Hoffman  to  conduct 
hearings  in  the  injunction  and  ac- 
counting proceedings  brought  by 
Amusement  Securities  Corp.  against 
the  Academy  Pictures  Distributing 
Corp.  and  others  over  the  use  of  the 
word  "zombie." 

The  order  stated  that  the  law  firm 
of  Krellberg  &  Fitzsimmons  had 
withdrawn  the  motion  for  a  temporary 
injunction  with  the  consent  of  the 
attorneys  for  both  sides  and  that  the 
plaintiff  may  serve  an  amended  com- 
plaint at  any  time  prior  to  the  com- 
mencement of  the  hearings  by  Referee 
Hoffman. 

These  hearings  will  be  conducted 
just  as  if  the  case  were  actually  being 
tried  in  the  Supreme  Court.  At  the 
conclusion  Hoffman  is  to  report  to 
Justice  Wasservogel.  On  Thursday 
Justice  Wasservogel  denied  an  injunc- 
tion from  the  bench,  but  in  making  his 
ruling  ordered  that  the  matter  proceed 
immediately  to  trial. 

W anger  Predicts  All 
Films  in  Color  Soon 

All  pictures  will  be  made  in  color 
in  five  years,  Walter  Wanger,  new 
U.A.  producer,  stated  prior  to  his 
sailing  on  the  Rex  for  a  five-week 
vacation  in  Italy  and  France. 

The  cost  of  all-color  features  will 
be  about  the  same  as  black  and  white, 
Wanger  asserted.  He  pointed  out 
that  the  production  budget  of  his  first 
color  film,  "Trail  of  the  Lonesome 
Pine,"  amounted  to  less  than  $750,000. 
About  twice  the  amount  of  time  for 
an  ordinary  black  and  white  film  was 
consumed  in  the  making  of  "Trail  of 
the  Lonesome  Pine,"  but  with  the 
developments  being  made  it  is  antici- 
pated that  no  additional  time  will  be 
required  for  photographing  all  color 
pictures. 

Presently,  Wanger  hasn't  any  color 
films  lined  up  on  his  first  year's 
schedule  for  U.A.  This  pact  runs  for 
10  years  and  the  producer  hopes  to 
make  six  annually. 


Roach  Pact  to  Quartet 

Hollywood,  June  1. — The  Avalon 
Four  have  been  signed  by  Hal  Roach 
to  a  term  contract  and  assigned  to 
"Girls,  Go  West,"  which  features 
Patsy  Kelly,  Lyda  Roberti  and  Rosina 
Lawrence.  The  quartet  is  composed 
of  Chill  Wills  from  the  University  of 
Texas,  Walter  Trask  from  U.  S.  C, 
Don  Brookins  from  U.  C.  L.  A.,  and 
Art  Green  from  the  University  of 
Montana. 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 

"Show  Boat" 
$19,600  Hit 
In  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  June  1. — "Show  Boat" 
was  the  best  draw  in  a  week  of  plus 
business,  grossing  $19,600  at  the  Fox, 
$7,600  better  than  average  for  the  big 
house.    It  was  held  over. 

"A  Message  to  Garcia"  and  "Moon- 
light Murder"  at  Loew's  did  $11,400, 
or  $2,400  above  house  average.  "For- 
gotten Faces"  and  "Times  Square 
Playboy"  at  the  Shubert-Rialto  were 
the  third  ranking  attraction  of  the 
week  with  a  take  of  $7,600  compared 
with  a  $6,500  house  average,  although 
"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  and  March 
of  Time  at  the  Orpheum  did  more 
business,  $8,900.  However,  the 
Orpheum's  average  gross  is  $8,500. 

Weather  of  the  week  was  generally 
favorable,  although  somewhat  warm 
near  the  close.  There  were  no  out- 
standing rival  attractions. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $53,800. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  21 : 
"AND  SO  THEY  WERE  MARRIED" 
(Col.) 

"CHAMPAGNE  CHARLIE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

AMBASSADOR  —  (3,018),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,300.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  davs.  Gross: 
$19,600.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox) 
"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S— (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $11,400.    (Average,  $9,000) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

MARCH  OF  TIME 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,900.    (Average,  $8,500) 

"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO  —  (1,725),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $7,600.    (Average,  $6,500) 

Grosses  Off  in  K.  C. 
Since  Spring  Chills 

Kansas  City,  June  1.  —  Theatre 
business  here  hasn't  recovered  from 
the  doldrums  into  which  it  was 
dragged  by  the  two-month  cold  snap 
last  winter,  according  to  first  and 
subsequent  run  exhibitors. 

First  runs,  though  doing  nicely  on 
occasional  outstanding  films,  haven't 
been  doing  the  level  of  business  they 
should.  The  report  from  subsequent 
runs  is  that  grosses  are  off  from  a 
year  ago. 

The  slump  doesn't  affect  outstate 
Kansas  and  Missouri  theatres.  Exhib- 
itors there  are  feeling  the  effect  of  im- 
proved general  conditions,  which  is 
due  largely  to  rains  and  prospects 
for  a  bumper  wheat  crop. 


Study  "Dinsmore"  Yarns 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Paramount 
will  make  a  survey  to  determine 
whether  or  not  the  "Elsie  Dinsmore" 
stories  would  be  popular  as  screen 
material.  The  stories  by  Martha 
Stanley  were  considered  juvenile 
classics  early  in  the  century.  If 
made,  the  studio  will  star  Virginia 
Weidler,  child  actress,  in  the  series. 


Melton-Keeler  Paired 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Ruby  Keeler 
has  replaced  Joan  Blondell  for  the 
lead  opposite  James  Melton  in  "Let's 
Pretend"  for  First  National. 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


15 


Cleveland  Set 
For  500-600 
Allied  Guests 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
been  drafted  en  masse  to  assist  the 
committees  in  welcoming  the  guests 
and  in  caring  for  them  after  their 
arrival. 

Unusual  interest  is  being  shown  in 
the  exhibit  displays,  space  for  which 
has  been  oversold  to  such  an  extent 
that  some  of  the  late  arrivals  will  be 
placed  in  the  convention  room  proper. 
There  will  be  30  units  of  display. 
Those  who  have  bought  space  include 
National  Carbon,  National  Theatre 
Supply  Co.,  Independent  Supply  Co., 
National  Screen  Advertising,  Revela- 
tion Pictures,  Air  Kure,  Republic 
Pictures,  Carrier  Engineering  Co., 
Alexander  Film  Co.,  International 
Projector  Co.,  General  Register  Co., 
Oliver  Theatre  Supply  Co.,  American 
Seating  Co.,  Neon  Electric  Clock  Co., 
Ticket  Issuing  Co.,  Hertner  Electric 
Co.,  Emerling  and  Kahn  Window 
Craft,  Chesterfield  Pictures  and 
"Bonus  Nite." 


Leave  for  Cleveland 

George  R.  Batcheller,  president  of 
Chesterfield;  Maury  Cohen,  head  of 
Invincible,  and  Edward  Golden,  gen- 
eral sales  manager  for  both  compa- 
nies, have  left  for  Cleveland  to  at- 
tend the  three-day  Allied  convention 
which  gets  under  way  tomorrow. 

Nathan  Yamins,  president  of  Allied, 
who  was  in  New  York  with  Max 
Levinson,  Boston  exhibitor,  last  week 
will  leave  today  from  Fall  River, 
Mass.,  for  the  Ohio  sessions. 


Weeks,  Wilson  on  Way 

George  W.  Weeks,  general  sales 
manager  of  G.B.,  left  for  Cleveland 
yesterday  where  he  will  address  the 
Allied  convention  tomorrow  afternoon. 

Reg  Wilson,  special  sales  representa- 
tive, left  last  night  for  Cleveland  and 
Pittsburgh.  He  will  also  look  in  on 
the  Allied  deliberations. 


McCarthy  Leaves  Tonight 

Frank  J.  A.  McCarthy,  eastern  sales 
manager  of  Universal,  leaves  for 
Cleveland  tonight  to  sit  on  the  side- 
lines of  the  Allied  convention.  Sig 
Wittman  also  mav  attend. 


Van  Keuren  to  Head 
Roach's  Production 

Hollywood,  June  1. — S.  S.  Van 
Keuren  has  been  made  production 
manager  in  complete  charge  of  all 
production  for  Hal  Roach  Studios,  ac- 
cording to  Mat  O'Brien,  general  man- 
ager. 

L.  A.  French  will  continue  to  han- 
dle Laurel  and  Hardy  under  Van 
Keuren,  with  Lawrence  Tarver  con- 
tinuing as  Van  Keuren's  assistant. 
Van  Keuren  was  formerly  in  charge 
of  technical  construction. 


Seek  to  Halt  M-G-M    May  Revive  Tax  on 


Postpone  Sound  Meeting 

Hollywood,  June  1. — The  joint 
meeting  of  the  Academy  Technicians' 
Branch  and  the  Pacific  Coast  Section 
of  the  S.M.P.E.,  originally  scheduled 
for  tomorrow  night  at  the  M-G-M 
studio,  has  been  postponed  to  Thurs- 
day evening.  Douglas  Shearer,  sound 
head  at  M-G-M,  will  preside. 


Short  on  Bank  Night 

D  enver,  June  1. — Affiliated  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  owner  of  Bank  Night,  is 
negotiating  to  halt  the  showing  of  the 
two-reel  Charles  Chase  comedy, 
Neighborhood  House,"  which  was 
produced  by  Hal  Roach  and  is  sched- 
uled for  M-G-M  release.  The  film 
concerns  Bank  Night,  and  Affiliated 
claims  that  the  showing  of  it  would 
cast  "irreparable  reflections"  and  do 
damage  to  the  chance  game  plan. 

According  to  Emmett  Thurman, 
Affiliated  attorney,  the  story  of  the 
film  shows  several  attempts  to  defraud 
theatres  using  the  plan,  and  might 
leave  such  ideas  in  the  minds  of  the- 
atre patrons.  The  film  was  originally 
titled  "Bank  Night,"  but  was  changed 
on  the  request  of  Affiliated,  it  is 
understood. 


Missouri  Test  Aug.  31 

Kansas  City,  June  1. — Judge 
Waltner  has  set  Aug.  31  as  the  date 
for  the  trial  of  R.  W.  McEwan,  local 
Bank  Night  distributor,  in  connection 
with  the  sale  of  the  promotion  to  the 
Ashland  last  year.  The  action  is  a 
test  case  to  determine  whether  Bank 
Night  is  in  violation  of  the  Missouri 
lottery  laws. 

There  will  be  no  interference  with 
the  operation  of  Bank  Night  until 
after  the  determination  of  the  action. 
No  matter  which  side  loses,  the  case 
will  be  appealed  to  the  state  Supreme 
Court,  it  was  indicated. 


Jay  Emanuel  Feted 
By  200  Exhibitors 

Philadelphia,  June  1. — Two  hun- 
dred exhibitors  and  film  men  at- 
tended the  luncheon  to  Jay  Emanuel 
held  today  at  the  Hotel  Warwick. 
The  speakers  pretended  to  represent 
the  countries  which  he  is  to  visit  on 
his  European  trip,  with  amusing  re- 
sults. The  affair  was  climaxed  by  the 
presentation  of  a  gift  to  Emanuel. 

Out-of-towners  included  Isidore 
Rappaport  of  Baltimore  and  Sig  Witt- 
man  of  the  Universal  home  office. 

Wires  of  greeting  were  received 
from  Ned  E.  Depinet,  George  J. 
Schaefer,  Jules  Levy,  William  F. 
Rodgers  and  others. 


To  Build  Miss  Weidler 

Hollywood,  June  1.  —  Because  of 
the  reception  accorded  Virginia  Weid- 
ler at  the  preview  of  "Girl  of  the 
Ozarks,"  Paramount  will  build  the 
actress  with  a  national  campaign.  She 
will  appear  next  in  "Three  Married 
Men"  with  Roscoe  Karns,  Lynn  Over- 
man and  William  Frawley.  Later  she 
will  appear  with  Benny  Bartlett  in 
"Tom  Sawyer,  Detective." 


Supply  Men  to  Chicago 

Joe  Hornstein,  a  member  of  the 
board  of  directors,  and  Joe  Robin, 
secretary  of  the  Independent  Theatre 
Supply  Dealers'  Ass'n.,  left  for  Chi- 
cago yesterday  afternoon.  En  route 
they  will  pick  up  Ken  Douglas,  vice- 
president,  at  Albany,  and  Oscar  Neu 
at  Buffalo. 


Admission  in  N.  J. 


Trenton,  June  1. — Revival  of  the 
amusement  tax  appeared  probable  to- 
day as  New  Jersey  legislators  real- 
ized there  is  virtually  no  chance  of 
either  a  general  sales  or  income  tax 
obtaining  approval.  The  amusement 
levy,  which  passed  the  Assembly  but 
was  defeated  twice  in  the  Senate  by 
three  votes,  exempts  tickets  up  to  10 
cents.  A  tax  of  one  cent  is  imposed 
on  admissions  from  11  to  25  cents  and 
one  cent  on  each  additional  25-cent 
bracket  or  fraction  thereof. 

For  a  time  the  amusement  tax,  with 
its  bracketed  cigarette  and  cosmetic 
levies,  appeared  dead.  The  anti-sales 
and  income  planks  before  the  Re- 
publican and  Democratic  state  con- 
ventions, however,  brought  a  revival 
of  the  amusement  levy. 


"Accused"  New  Title 

"Accused"  has  been  picked  as  the 
release  title  of  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
Jr's.,  Criterion  film  previously  called 
"To  You  My  Life." 


May  Drop  Maiden  Plans 

Boston,  June  1. — Although  the 
Loew  circuit  plans  to  build  a  new 
$250,000  theatre  in  Maiden  indications 
are  that  the  venture  may  be  aban- 
doned. 


Loew  home  office  officials  would  not 
comment  yesterday  on  reports  that  the 
Maiden  project  will  not  materialize. 


Col.  Raises  4  Writers 

Hollywood,  June  1. — Four  Colum- 
bia scenarists,  Howard  J.  Green,  Ed- 
ward Chodorov,  Jack  Kirkland  and 
Sidney  Buchman,  have  been  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  producer.  Thomas 
Mitchell,  New  York  stage  player  and 
author,  has  been  named  a  writer-actor- 
director. 


Music  Hall's  Staff 
Holds  Annual  Party 


Following  the  last  show  at  the 
Music  Hall  last  night,  the  theatre  staff 
went  to  the  roof,  seven  stories  above 
the  street,  and  gave  the  annual  show 
which  officially  opens  the  recreation 
space. 

The  corps  de  ballet  did  "sister  acts," 
the  Rockettes  a  number  of  dramatic 
playlets  and  the  symphony  orchestra 
musicians  bravely  stood  by  listening 
to  harmonica  virtuosos.  The  place 
was  gayly  bedecked  with  lights,  and 
comfortably  scattered  about  were 
beach  chairs,  card  tables,  and  the 
other  trimmings,  including  six  bar- 
rels of  beer. 

The  playground  was  outfitted  two 
years  ago  by  W.  G.  Van  Schmus,  di- 
rector of  the  theatre,  to  be  used  as  a 
recreation  place  by  the  theatre  em- 
ployes. 


Supply  Men's  Board 
To  Fill  Rizzo  Post 

Directors  of  the  Independent  The- 
atre Supply  Dealers'  Ass'n.,  meeting 
at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel,  Chi- 
cago, starting  today,  will  elect  a 
successor  to  the  late  Clem  Rizzo, 
treasurer.  The  directors'  session  is 
preliminary  to  the  annual  convention 
which  is  to  be  held  at  the  same  hotel 
for  three  days,  starting  June  5. 

When  the  general  membership 
meeting  gets  under  way  on  Friday,  a 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  Rizzo  and 
E.  E.  Oliver  will  be  paid  by  a  two- 
minute  silence  during  the  morning. 

Standardization  of  equipment  in  an 
effort  to  eliminate  bootleg  apparatus 
will  highlight  the  general  conclave. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  2,  1936 


New  Contract 
Form  Is  Asked 
By  Kuykendall 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

"after  the  discontinuance  of  the  film 
code  this  form  of  contract  continued 
to  be  generally  used." 

The  1933  optional  contract  embod- 
ies all  of  the  important  provisions  of 
the  longer  contract  form,  as  well  as 
the  terms  and  conditions  agreed  upon 
by  bargaining  which  are  ordinarily 
written  into  the  schedule.  The  short 
form,  however,  does  away  with  what 
Kuykendall  describes  in  his  letter  as 
"the  numerous  provisions  of  the  long 
contract  that  seldom  need  be  referred 
to  in  the  actual  performance  of  the 
contract  and  which  provide  for  remote 
contingencies  and  possibilities."  Such 
provisions  are  covered  in  the  short 
form  by  reference  and,  although  just 
as  much  a  part  of  the  agreement  as 
though  they  were  printed  therein,  they 
avoid  much  of  the  phraseology  that 
makes  for  a  "clumsy  and  confusing 
form  of  contract." 

"In  other  words,"  Kuykendall's  let- 
ter concludes,  "the  active  provisions 
are  all  in  the  short  form,  while  stan- 
dardized trade  customs  are  set  forth 
in  the  long  form  and  made  a  part  of 
the  short  one  only  by  reference.  The 
step  is  urged,"  he  says,  "as  a  be- 
ginning towards  a  simpler  contract." 

The  short  contract  form  is  one  of 
the  10  principal  concessions  being 
sought  from  distributors  by  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practice  committee 
which  has  held  meetings  with  six  na- 
tional distributors  during  the  past  two 
weeks.  Kuykendall  is  scheduled  to  ar- 
rive here  late  this  week  to  set  meet- 
ings with  four  additional  companies 
and  define  concessions  already  obtained 
from  the  others. 


Sabath  Is  Resuming 
Paramount  Studies 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

considers  the  new  tax  bill.  No  de- 
cision has  been  made  as  to  whether 
the  committee  will  function  after 
Congress  adjourns,  but  it  is  expected 
that  little  will  be  done  during  the 
campaign  period. 

Max  D.  Steuer,  special  counsel  for 
the  committee,  is  not  expected  to  take 
an  active  part  in  the  Paramount  hear- 
ings in  view  of  his  position  as  coun- 
sel for  defendants  in  a  pending  action 
instituted  some  time  ago  by  the  Para- 
mount trustees.  Steuer  said  yesterday 
he  expected  to  make  a  decision  tomor- 
row concerning  his  future  activities 
with  the  committee. 


Expect  More  Delay 
For  Skouras  Action 

The  Skouras  product  action  against 
the  RKO  81st  St.  was  marked  ready 
on  the  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  trial 
calendar  yesterday  although  a  further 
postponement  is  anticipated. before  the 
case  goes  to  trial,  as  efforts  to  settle 
the  action  out  of  court  have  not  been 
abandoned. 

The  suit  alleges  a  breach  of  the  Fox 
Film  franchise  held  by  Skouras  in  the 
sale  of  that  product  to  the  81st  St., 
day  and  date  with  competing  Skouras 
houses. 


i  Purely     Personal  ► 


SIDNEY  KINGSLEY,  the  play- 
wright, entered  Lindy's  yesterday 
with  a  cane  accompanied  by  Lou 
Blumenthal  and  several  friends. 
Marco  Wolff  and  Jack  Parkington 
take  a  window  location.  Marco  in- 
sists he  will  leave  for  St.  Louis  to- 
night with  his  wife  and  dog.  John 
L.  Day,  Jr.,  head  of  Paramount's 
activities  in  South  America,  is  coupled 
with  Jacob  Glucksman.  Alex  Got- 
tlieb of  Columbia  passes  out  the 
cigars.  He  became  a  daddy  Sunday, 
a  seven-pound,  eight-ounce  boy  at  the 
Polyclinic.  Morris  Kinzler  kids 
Gottlieb  along  and  he  proves  he  can 
take  it. 

At  the  Tavern  Charles  Mosko- 
witz,  Leopold  Friedman,  Marvin 
Schenck  and  Joe  Phillips  are 
grouped  at  one  table.  Phillips  says 
he's  leaving  for  the  coast  the  end  of 
the  week.  Jack  D.  Trop  is  coupled 
with  Jack  Barnstyn.  Trop  advises 
he  will  leave  for  Cleveland  tomorrow 
and  from  there  he  will  go  to  Chicago 
to  meet  Harry  Sherman  and  attend 
the  Paramount  sales  sessions.  Gor- 
don White,  Ray  Gallagher  and 
Marvin  Kirsch  discuss  Ampa  mat- 
ters. George  Dembow  and  Bob 
Wolff  have  guests.  J.  J.  Milstein, 
E.  H.  Goldstein  and  Edward 
Schnitzer  say  they're  leaving  in  the 
afternoon  for  Chicago  and  the  Repub- 
lic convention.  Freddie  Schwartz, 
Charles  Moses,  Mitchell  Klupt, 
Edward  Hyman  and  Harvey  Newins 
confer  on  Century  Circuit  matters, 
while  at  an  adjourning  table  ex-judge 
Al  Hovell  has  a  session  of  his  own. 
Arthur  Lee  and  Charles  Paine 
finish  early  and  leave  for  a  walk 
around  the  block  for  exercise.  Dave 
Chatkin  has  a  chat  with  them  before 
they  leave.  Irving  Wormser  visits  a 
few  of  the  tables.  Leo  Justin  enters 
late  and  says  he's  not  giving  a  party. 
Ditto  Billy  Brandt. 

• 

N.  L.  Nathanson  arrived  from 
Toronto  yesterday  with  Arthur  Lee, 
who  spent  the  week-end  there.  Nath- 
anson will  sail  on  the  Queen  Mary 
on  its  return  voyage. 

• 

Max  Milder  and  D.  E.  Griffiths. 
Warner  executives  in  England,  are 
expected  here  on  their  annual  visit 
sometime  this  month.  They  do  not 
plan  to  attend  either  the  eastern  or 
western  company  sales  conventions. 
• 

Sam  Forgotson,  assistant  to  Bill 
O'Brien  at  the  M-G-M  advertising 
department,  will  marry  Ann  Rogers 
Sunday.  Sid  Glaser,  assistant  to 
Forgotson,  will  marry  Rose  Dia- 
mond on  Saturday. 

• 

Gladys  Swarthout,  accompanied 
by  her  husband,  Frank  Chapman, 
left  Sunday  on  the  Commodore 
Vanderbilt  for  the  coast.  Miss 
Swarthout's  next  will  be  "Cham- 
pagne Waltz." 

• 

Jerry  Cowan,  who  had  one  of  the 
writers  in  "Boy  Meets  Girl,"  left 
the  cast  Saturday  for  a  two-week  va- 
cation, following  which  he  will  report 
in  Hollywood  for  Samuel  Goldwyn. 
• 

Buddy  Cantor  will  interview  Wil- 
liam Montague,  Jr.,  news  editor  of 
Paramount  News,  tonight,  over 
WMCA  at  7 :30. 

• 

R.  Altman,  M-G-M  talent  execu- 
tive, leaves  for  the  coast  today. 


ROY  E.  LARSEN,  Ralph  Rolan, 
A.  K.  Mills,  Al  Sindlinger, 
Beverly  Jones,  Reavis  O'Neil, 
James  Shute  and  Charles  Findley 
of  the  March  of  Time  have  returned 
from  the  Shawnee  on  Delaware  where 
they  attended  the  annual  convention 
of  Time,  Inc. 

• 

Edward  Selzer,  studio  publicity 
head  for  Warners,  is  due  to  arrive 
today  in  advance  of  the  annual 
sales  conventions  which  he  will  attend 
here  and  in  Chicago. 

• 

Malrice  Sigler,  Al  Goodhart 
and  Al  Hoffman,  song  writers,  sail 
on  the  Washington  tomorrow,  bound 
for  the  G.B.  studio,  to  which  they  are 
under  contract. 

• 

Roy  H.  Haines,  metropolitan  ex- 
change manager  for  Warners,  is  due 
to  return  from  the  coast  today.  He 
left  for  Los  Angeles  about  10  days 
ago  to  visit  his  wife. 

Joe  Moskowitz  returned  from  the 
coast  and  the  20th  Century-Fox  con- 
vention in  Chicago  with  a  badly 
wrenched  shoulder.  It's  painful,  but 
not  serious. 

• 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  head  of 
Paramount's  foreign  activities,  and 
Roger  Clement  of  the  company's 
legal  department,  will  return  from 
Europe  next  week  on  the  Normandie. 
• 

Sid  Blumenstock,  publicity  direc- 
tor of  Warner  Atlantic  City  houses, 
has  been  married  to  Consuelo  Hill 
of  Ventnor,  N.  Y,  at  Belair,  Md. 
• 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for 
the  Roxy,  says  there  are  outstanding 
$250,000  worth  of  receiver's  certifi- 
cates, and  not  $450,000  as  reported. 
• 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin  and  Willard 
McKay  of  Universal  have  returned 
from  the  coast  studio.  R.  H.  and  P.  D. 
Cochrane  are  due  in  today. 

Harry  Brand  is  in  town  from  the 
20th  Century-Fox  convention.  He 
and  his  wife  sail  for  Los  Angeles  via 
the  canal  Saturday. 

• 

Van  Nest  and  Mrs.  Polglase 
sailed  over  the  week-end  on  the 
Pennsylvania  for  the  coast,  via  the 
Panama  Canal. 

• 

Harold  S.  Dunn,  supervisor  for 
Warners  in  China  and  Japan,  has  ar- 
rived for  conferences.  He'll  be  here 
several  weeks. 

• 

Harry  Rice  and  Bob  Horter  are 
back  after  advance  work  on  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  at  Pittsburgh  and 
Cleveland. 

• 

Helen  Ferguson,  star  of  the  silent 
screen,  will  be  interviewed  on  the  air 
by  Sam  Taylor  over  WOR  tonight. 
• 

Sig  Wittman  of  Universal  arrived 
in  Philadelphia  yesterday  for  a  two- 
day  visit. 

• 

Peter  B.  Kyne's  "Without  Orders" 
has  been  acquired  by  Radio. 

Robert  Taylor,  M-G-M  player, 
is  in  from  the  coast. 


Fox  Held  Liable  on 
Claim  for  Million 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

guarantee  of  a  $1,000,000  indebted- 
ness of  Fox  Theatres,  given  March 
4.  1932,  in  connection  with  the  issu- 
ance of  a  large  block  of  Roxy  The- 
atre stock  to  Herbert  Lubin.  Chicago 
Title  &  Trust  Co.  is  Lubin's  assignee. 
Stroock's  report  makes  the  provision 
that  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  does  not  be* 
come  liable  to  Fox  on-  the  judgment 
against  it  until  the  former  film  execu* 
tive  has  paid  up  the  Chicago  Title  & 
Trust's  judgment  against  him.  The 
report  also  allows  interest  from  March 
4,  1932,  and  costs  of  litigation  in 
recommending  judgment  liabilities 
against  both  Fox  and  Fox  Theatres. 

The  referee's  report,  which  must 
be  confirmed  by  the  state  court  before 
the  judgments  can  be  entered,  dis- 
misses counter  actions  in  the  claim 
litigation  which  were  brought  by  Fox 
against  Fox  Film  Corp.,  Chase  Na- 
tional Bank,  Chase  Savings  Corp. 
and  others.  The  hearings  before 
Stroock  were  begun  more  than  a 
year  ago.  Fox  Theatres  is  now  in 
receivership. 


Court  Finds  Fox  Bankrupt 

Camden,  N.  J.,  June  1.— William 
Fox,  a  resident  of  Atlantic  City,  was 
adjudged  bankrupt  here  today  by  Fed- 
eral Judge  William  Clark. 

Fox  listed  his  liabilities  as  $9,535,- 
201,  his  assets  as  $1,590,100  and  stated 
that  his  cash  on  hand  amounted  to 
exactly  $100.  He  listed  all  lawsuits 
pending  against  him  as  liabilities. 


Services  for  Chaney 

Baltimore,  June  1. — Funeral  ser- 
vices were  held  here  today  for  Nor- 
man Chaney,  who  played  the  fat  boy 
in  "Our  Gang"  comedies.  He  was  17. 


Chase,  Roach  Separate 

Hollywood,  June  1.— Charles  Chase 
has  reached  a  settlement  agreement 
with  Hal  Roach  on  his  contract  and 
has  severed  a  connection  of  17  years. 


Wall  Street 


Fair  Gains  Mark  Board 


High  Low 

Columbia,  pid   ...  42££  4254 

Consolidated,    pfd.  1654  1654 

Eastman   162J4  162J4 

K.-A.-O.,  pfd  9154  9154 

Loew's,  Inc  461£  4534 

Paramount    8J4  8J4 

Paramount  1  pfd.  65  6454 

Paramount  2  pfd.    954  9 

Pathe  Film    754  7Yt 

RKO    6  5yi 

20th  Centurv-Fox.  2354  22J4 

20th  Centurv.  pfd  33M  32% 

Warner  Bros  10%  10 

Warner  Bros.,  pfd.  4754  4754 


Net 
Close  Change 

4246    4-  56 


w/2 

16254 
9154 
45}4 

m 

65 
9 

m 
m 

224i 
33% 
10 
47J4 


-  34 
-fl 

+  & 

-  v2 

+  J4 

+154 


-sy2 


No  Curb  Change 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2%      2%  244   

Technicolor    30       30  30   

Warner  Bonds  Head  Gain 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24       24  24 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93       93  93   

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    97J4     97%     97%     —  % 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    87%    8756     87%    -f-  % 

U  arner  Bros.  6s 

'^9  wd    9354     92       93       +154  ! 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  1) 


Motioi 
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Industry 


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DAILY 


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Intelligent 


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OL.  39.  NO.  130 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  3,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Earners  Are 
Expected  to 
Announce  60 


Eastern  Meeting  Opening 
Today  in  New  York 

Warners  are  expected  to  announce 
total  of  60  features  for  the  1936-37 
;ason  at  the  annual  three-day  eastern 
nd  Canadian  sales  convention  which 
:arts  here  today.  The  product  will 
e  the  combined  output  of  Warners, 
irst  National  and  Cosmopolitan.  The 
Dmpany  announced  the  same  number 
f  features  for  the  season  just  end- 
lg.  The  1936-37  production  program 
ill  be  revealed  tomorrow  at  the  Ritz 
owers. 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and  Can- 
dian  sales  manager,  will  preside  at 
le  meeting  opening  today.  The  west- 
rn  and  southern  sales  group  will  meet 
t  the  Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  June 
5-17,  with  Gradwell  L.  Sears,  west- 
rn  and  southern  sales  manager,  prc- 
ding. 

Among  the  executives  who  will  at- 
:nd,  headed  by  H.  M.  Warner,  presi- 
ent,  will  be  Albert  Warner,  vice- 
resident  in  charge  of  distribution ; 
iam  E.  Morris,  vice-president  in 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Vox  Judgments  for 
$1,251,704  Filed 

A  judgment  for  $1,251,704  was  filed 
i  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday 
n  behalf  of  the  Chicago  Title  & 
?rust  Co.  against  William  Fox  and 
.  judgment  for  a  similar  amount 
vas  filed  on  behalf  of  William  Fox 
.gainst  the  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  The 
atter  judgment  was  designated  as  a 
>rovisional  judgment,  meaning  that 
.Villiam  Fox  cannot  collect  against 
he  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  until  he  has 
latisfied  the  judgment  of  the  Chi- 
:ago  Title  &  Trust  Co. 

This  suit  is  based  on  a  financing 
)lan  involving  the  Roxy  whereby 
Fox  and  other  defendants  executed  a 
purchasing  contract  in  the  name  of 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


Allied,  Scrappy,  Makes 
It  a  Buying  Convention 


Neely  Bill  Gets 
Favorable  Report 

By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  June  2. — A  favorable 
report  on  the  Neely  block  booking  bill 
was  ordered  today  by  the  Senate  In- 
terstate Commerce  Committee,  despite 
the  apparent  impossibility  of  obtain- 
ing any  action  on  the  measure  during 
what  remains  of  the  present  session 
of  Congress. 

On  the  House  side  the  Interstate 
and  Foreign  Commerce  Committee 
met  this  morning  to  consider  the  Pet- 
tengill  Bill  and  other  measures,  but 
found  it  impossible  to  obtain  a  quorum 
and  adjourned  without  action.  No 
date  has  been  fixed  for  another  meet- 
ing, and  members  of  the  committee 
tonight  said  it  is  unlikely  that  the 
group  would  meet  again  this  year 
unless  the  session  is  prolonged. 

Members  of  the  House  committee 
were  little  interested  in  the  Senate 
committee's  action,  pointing  out  that 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


Charnas  Joins  Moss; 
Will  Run  Criterion 

Harry  L.  Charnas  yesterday  re- 
signed as  managing  director  of  War- 
ners metropolitan  theatres,  a  post  he 
has  held  for  nine  years,  to  join  B.  S. 
Moss  in  the  operation  of  the  new  Cri- 
terion on  Broadway.  When  queried 
about  the  reports  linking  him  with 
Moss,  Charnas  last  Thursday  denied 
there  was  any  truth  to  them. 

Under  the  new  affiliation,  Charnas 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


New  Ad  Campaigns 
Under  Discussion 

Plans  for  conducting  an  annual  na- 
tional advertising  campaign  to  in- 
augurate the  new  production  season 
and  stimulate  late  summer  and  early 
fall  theatre  attendance  are  being  con- 
sidered in  a  series  of  meetings  of  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  heads  of  mem- 
ber companies  of  the  M.P.P.D.A.  The 
second  of  the  series  of  meetings  was 
held  yesterday,  but  no  definite  plans 
for  the  campaign  have  been  devised 
yet. 

Consideration  is  being  given  to  the 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


Store  Television 
New  British  Plan 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  May  26,  via  the  Queen 
Mary. — The  British  Broadcasting 
Corp.  is  considering  a  plan  of  break- 
ing in  the  public  to  the  idea  of  tele- 
vised screen  programs  by  means  of 
demonstration  sets  in  radio  and  other 
stores.  It  is  expected  that  the  previ- 
ous plan,  to  open  a  television  theatre 
in  Broadcasting  House  in  Portland 
Place  here,  will  be  abandoned. 

It  is  seen  as  likely  also  that  the 
B.  B.  C.  may  use  for  the  new  plan  the 
Trans-Lux  British  theatres  expected 
to  be  inaugurated  during  the  current 
visit  here  of  Percy  N.  Thurber,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  Trans-Lux. 

The  programs  are  expected  to  start 
about  July  15,  with  the  transmission 
on  an  experimental  basis  for  some 
time.  The  public  will  not  have  avail- 
able receiving  sets  capable  of  taking 
the  new  service. 

It  is  pointed  out  in  connection  with 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


City's  Sales  Tax 
Extended  for  Year 

The  city's  two  per  cent  sales  tax 
and  other  emergency  relief  levies 
were  extended  for  another  year  from 
July  1  by  the  Board  of  Estimate  at 
a  special  meeting  yesterday. 

The  city  has  ruled  that  the  sales 
tax  applies  to  film  rentals  received  by 
New  York  exchanges,  but  the  ruling 
is  being  contested  in  a  test  case 
brought  by  United  Artists  and  sched- 
uled for  hearing  tomorrow  or  Friday 
in  the  Appellate  Division  of  the  state 
court. 


RKO  Will  Have  106 
Shorts  Next  Season 

RKO  will  have  106  short  subjects, 
12  to  24  Walt  Disney  cartoons  and 
104  issues  of  Pathe  News  on  its  new 
season  schedule. 

The  short  subject  list  includes  ap- 
proximately 36  two-reelers  to  be  made 
in  Hollywood,  33  subjects  from  Van 
Beuren,  13  March  of  Times,  the 
Major  Bowes  Amateur  series,  12 
Pathe  Reviews  and  seven  Pathe 
Topics.  The  33  from  Van  Beuren 
compares  with  46  which  RKO  has 
taken  from  this  producer  every  sea- 
(Continued  on  page  31) 


Sabath's  Bankruptcy 
Probe  Resumes  Today 

Washington,  June  2. — The  Sabath 
bankruptcy  committee  will  resume 
hearings  here  tomorrow,  but  it  is  not 
expected  to  take  up  the  Paramount 
case  until  Thursday. 

Representatives  of  Paramount  were 
said  to  be  seeking  a  further  post 
ponement  of  the  hearings,  but  it  was 
indicated  that  this  will  probably  be 
refused,  members  of  the  committee 
taking  the  attitude  that  it  has  already 
been  postponed  over  a  period  of  two 
or  three  months  and  should  not  be 
further  delayed. 


Seeks  Data  on  Lineups, 
Better  Deals,  Theatre 
Aggression  Check 


By  RED  KANN 

Cleveland,  June  2. — Allied's  pow- 
wow this  year  will  be  a  buying  con- 
vention. Its  leaders  want  light 
thrown  on  what  is  being  offered  and 
plenty  of  it. 

They  also  will  seek  a  curb  on  pro- 
ducer aggression  in  the  theatre  field ; 
the  revision  of  selling  terms  which 
they  charge  are  ruining  hundreds  of 
independent  exhibitors.  Individual 
leaders  in  the  organization  which 
starts  its  three-day  convention  at  the 
Hollenden  Wednesday  go  beyond  and 
seek  more. 

There  is,  for  instance,  W.  A. 
Steffes,  regional  vice-president  for  the 
Northwest  whose  voice  in  Allied  con- 
claves has  been  slightly  stilled  in  the 
last  couple  of  years.  He  returns  with 
something  akin  to  a  roar,  tied  to  that 
hardy  perennial,  "Hays  Must  Go." 

There  is,  also,  Harry  A.  Cole,  re- 
gional vice-president  for  the  Southwest 
and  president  of  Allied's  Texas  unit, 
who  proposes  that  the  organization 
abandon  every  other  activity  during 
the  coming  year  for  concentration  on 
one  or  two  basic  court  actions  to  go 
as  high  up  the  line  as  the  Supreme 

(Continued  on  page  32) 


B.  F.  Keith  Reports 
,033,895  Intake 


Washington,  June  2. — Box-office 
admissions  of  the  B.  F.  Keith  Corp. 
last  year  totaled  $6,250,814  and  those 
of  Keith  and  its  subsidiaries  totaled 
$9,033,895,  according  to  the  company's 
annual  report  to  the  Securities  and 
Exchange  Commission,  made  public 
today. 

K-A-O,  also  filing  a  report,  showed 

(Continued  on  page  31) 


M.  P.  Daily  First 

Cleveland,  June  2.— The 
airmail  edition  of  Motion 
Picture  Daily  arrived  late 
this  afternoon  and  was  avidly 
seized  by  the  early  arrivals 
at  the  Allied  convention.  It 
was  the  only  national  trade 
paper  in  evidence. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  June  3,  1936 


No.  130 


Martin  Quigley 
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Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Duffy  Plans  to  Call 
Up  Copyright  Treaty 

Washington,  June  2. — Senator 
Duffy  of  Wisconsin  today  served  notice 
upon  the  Senate  that  he  will  call  up 
the  copyright  treaty  for  consideration 
at  the  earliest  opportunity. 

The  treaty  is  at  the  head  of  the 
Senate's  executive  calendar  and  will 
be  called  first  at  the  first  executive 
session  the  Senate  holds. 


Australia  Deal  Signed 

London,  June  2. — Ernest  Turnbull, 
managing  director  of  British  &  Do- 
minions in  Australia,  declared  before 
sailing  for  Australia  tomorrow  that 
contracts  have  been  signed  by  Do- 
minions Film  Distributors,  Ltd.,  of 
Australia,  to  distribute  the  product  of 
Gaumont  British  and  affiliated  compa- 
nies in  the  Dominion.  The  deal  ac- 
tually was  completed  during  April, 
with  Dominions  formed  for  the  deal. 
Alan  Williamson,  Gaumont  British 
Australian  representative,  has  joined 
the  B.  &  D.  board  of  directors. 


Columbia  Meet  June  22 

Columbia  has  finally  decided  on  its 
convention  details.  The  annual  sales 
meet  will  be  held  at  the  Drake,  Chi- 
cago, the  week  starting  June  22. 


i  Purely     Personal  ► 


Paul  Lazarus,  Haskell  Masters 
and  Charles  Stern  gathered  at 
the  Tavern  yesterday  afternoon,  Stern 
spending  a  few  hours  with  his  con- 
freres prior  to  his  return  to  Atlanta 
where  he  guides  the  southern  division 
sales  for  U.  A.  Harry  Gold  is  at  an- 
other table  flanked  by  Harry  and 
Billy  Brandt.  Moe  Streimer,  local 
U.  A.  manager,  finds  the  table  with 
Harry  H.  Thomas,  Leo  Justin, 
Irving  Wormser  and  Morris  Epstein 
more  to  his  liking.  Kay  Kamen  and 
Irwin  Kleeblatt  discuss  the  Mickey 
Mouse  Magazine  when  Paul  Ben- 
jamin interrupts  to  congratulate 
Kamen  on  the  deal  he  made  with  Hal 
Horne,  who  has  been  publishing  the 
monthly.  The  F.  &  M.  triumvirate, 
Harry  C.  Arthur,  Marco  Wolff 
and  Jack  Partington,  are  grouped 
together,  as  usual.  Max  Weisfeldt, 
Lou  Weinberg  and  A.  J.  Kearney 
talk  about  Columbia  product.  Charles 
Moses  and  Harvey  Newins  arrive 
late  and  join  Al  Hovell  and 
Mitchell  Klupt.  A.  P.  Waxman 
is  another  late  comer  and  ferrets  out 
Marvin  Kirsch.  Arnold  Van  Leer 
passes  by  and  stops  for  a  brief  con- 
versation. Budd  Rogers  has  a  guest 
and  Herb  Ebenstein  makes  the 
rounds,  sitting  at  various  tables  and 
chatting. 

• 

Irene  Dunne  will  sail  Friday  on 
the  return  trip  of  the  Queen  Mary 
for  an  extended  tour  of  England  and 
the  continent.  She  will  be  accompanied 
by  her  mother  and  her  husband,  Dr. 
Francis  Griffin. 

• 

Leslie  Pierce,  who  has  been  direct- 
ing films  in  England  for  the  past  two 
years,  arrives  in  New  York  today. 
He  will  be  here  three  weeks  and  will 
make  his  headquarters  at  Emil 
Jensen's  office. 

• 

Sam  E.  Morris,  head  of  Warners' 
foreign  activities,  will  leave  for  the 
coast  today  to  confer  with  Jack 
Warner  and  Irving  Asher  on  for- 
eign production  plans. 

• 

Mildred  Kelly,  secretary  to  Harry 
Rapf,  and  Goldie  Appelby,  secretary 
to  Irving  Thalberg,  will  leave  for 
Washington  today. 

• 

W.  S.  McDonald  of  Warners  is 
due  back  from  a  three-week  visit  on 
the  coast  late  this  week. 

• 

Jerome  Safron,  west  coast  division 
sales  head  for  Columbia,  will  head  for 
the  coast  Saturday. 

• 

Joe  Cook,  Jr.,  son  of  the  comedian, 
on  Friday  will  start  headlining  the 
Roxy  stage  show. 

• 

Frank  F.  Kolbe  of  Pathe  arrives 
on  the  Europa  tomorrow  from  a 
European  vacation. 

• 

H.  J.  Morley,  G.  B.  newsreel 
cameraman,  is  in  New  York  from 
England. 

• 

John  Boettiger  of  the  M.P.P.D.A. 
is  due  in  from  the  coast  Friday. 
• 

John  Kirkpatrick's  "Ada  Beats 
the  Drum"  has  been  acquired  by 
M-G-M. 


RH.  and  P.  D.  Cochrane  arrived 
•  yesterday  following  produc- 
tion conferences  at  the  studio.  Charles 
R.  Rogers,  Universal  production  head, 
comes  in  next  week  for  the  company's 
annual  sales  meeting,  June  15,  at  the 
Astor. 

• 

D.  W.  May,  district  radio  sales 
manager  for  G.  E.,  will  play  host  to 
about  1,500  metropolitan  New  York 
dealers  at  the  French  Casino  on  June 
12.  Several  film  stars  have  been  lined 
up  for  appearances. 

• 

Meyer  Beck,  of  U.  A.  will  sail 
June  17  for  a  six-week  vacation 
abroad.  He  intends  to  spend  most  of 
his  time  in  Spain.  He  also  plans  to 
visit  Morocco  for  the  fun  of  it. 
• 

Sid  Rechetnick  has  booked  pas- 
sage on  the  Ponce,  which  sails  June 
29  for  a  Caribbean  cruise.  Arnold 
Albert,  Rechetnick's  side  kick,  also 
will  be  on  the  tramp  steamer. 

• 

James  Whale,  who  sails  on  the 
Queen  Mary  Friday  for  a  two-month 
vacation  in  England,  is  spending  the 
few  days  before  sailing  attending 
stage  shows. 

• 

Walter  Castle,  baritone,  recently 
signed  to  fill  the  Lanny  Ross  spot 
on  the  Maxwell  House  radio  hour, 
has  been  optioned  by  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. 

• 

Ludwig  Landy,  president  of  Garri- 
son Film  Distributors,  Inc.,  will  sail 
on  the  Queen  Mary,  June  5.    He  will 
visit  the  principal  European  capitals. 
• 

George  Barnett,  president  of  Mod- 
ern Film  Sales  Corp.,  will  get  back 
from  a  trip  through  Europe  on  June  9. 
• 

Robert  Mintz,  president  of  Stage 
and  Screen  Prod.,  is  in  Cleveland  for 
the  Allied  convention. 

• 

Ed  Selzer,  head  of  Warners  coast 
publicity,  arrived  Monday  for  the  con- 
ventions. 

• 

Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  was  in  Wash- 
ington two  days  last  week  on  a  secret 
mission. 

• 

Leland  Hayward  will  leave  for  the 
coast  by  plane  tomorrow. 

E.  Stern,  Warner  stage  director, 
arrives  tomorrow  on  the  Nonnandie. 

• 

Paul  Ash  will  start  an  engage- 
ment at  the  Roxy,  June  5. 

• 

Joe  Brandt  is  due  to  arrive  from 
the  coast  today. 


B.  I.  P.  Layoff  Temporary 

London,  June  2. — The  layoff  of  half 
of  the  staff  at  the  B.  I.  P.  studio  here 
was  declared  by  Walter  Mycroft,  di- 
rector of  production,  to  be  merely 
temporary.  The  production  recess  fol- 
lowed the  completion  of  "The  Tenth 
Man,"  but  a  long  list  of  big  pictures 
is  scheduled. 


Columbia  to  Pay  25c 

Columbia  has  declared  a  quarterly 
dividend  of  25  cents  per  share  on  the 
common  stock,  payable  July  1  to  stock- 
holders and  voting  trust  certificate 
holders  of  record  June  18. 


New  Writers*  Group 
Seeks  Incorporation 

Sacramento,  June  2. — Screen  Play- 
wrights, Inc.,  has  offered  articles  for 
incorporation.  The  filing  is  awaiting 
a  check  on  a  requested  tax  exemption 
for  a  non-profit  statement. 

Eleven  directors  are  named  in  the 
statement.  They  are  Bess  Meredyth, 
Sonya  Levien,  Rupert  Hughes,  Grover 
Jones,  Waldemar  Young,  William 
Slavens  McNutt,  Kubec  Glasmon, 
William  Conselman,  Frank  Butler, 
Tom  Reed  and  Gerald  Geraghty,  who 
state  that  the  articles  "seem  necessary 
to  maintain  a  position  of  dignity,  im- 
portance and  prosperity." 


Alperson,  McKinney 
West  on  Production 

Edward  L.  Alperson,  head  of  Grand 
National  Films,  and  Robert  M.  Mc- 
Kinney, a  Pathe  vice-president,  left 
for  the  coast  by  plane  last  night  to 
conclude  production  arrangements 
there  for  Grand  National's  initial 
release  schedule.  The  two  will  be 
gone  a  week  or  10  days.  They  were 
accompanied  by  Robert  Goldstein,  a 
New  York  agent. 

Carl  Leserman,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Grand  National  Distributing 
Corp.,  took  up  his  duties  with  the  new 
company  yesterday  after  recuperating 
from  a  recent  operation. 


20th-Fox  Salesmen 
En  Route  from  Meet 

Chicago,  June  2. — All  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  men  left  here  tonight 
following  the  sales  convention.  John 
D.  Clark,  in  charge  of  sales,  left  by 
plane,  declaring  he  was  much  en- 
thused over  the  meeting,  which  he 
thought  was  very  satisfactory. 

The  sales  policy  for  the  coming  year 
will  be  the  same  as  last  year's,  he 
said.  The  sales  executives  anticipate 
bigger  sales  since  the  new  schedule  is 
so  far  advanced.  The  majority  of  the 
eastern  party  left  on  the  Commodore 
Vanderbilt  this  afternoon. 


Seeks  Justice  Dep't 
Aid  on  Hawaii  Film 

Charles  Franklin,  attorney,  has  ap- 
pealed to  Attorney  General  Cummings 
to  take  action  on  an  investigation 
which  he  says  the  Dep't  of  Justice 
has  been  making  for  the  past  20 
months  on  the  theatre  situation  in  the 
Hawaiian  Islands. 

Franklin  charges  the  Consolidated 
Amusement  Co.  is  overbuying  fromi 
majors  for  the  purpose  of  forcing  outa 
of    business    houses    controlled  bylj 
Franklin  Theatrical  Enterprises. 


T.  R.  Williams  Injured 

Theodore  R.  Williams,  treasurer  o: 
Educational,  is  in  Nassau  Count) 
Hospital  suffering  from  injuries  h< 
sustained  in  an  automobile  accidenj 
near  Port  Washington,  L.  I.,  over  thd 
week-end.  Williams  and  members  ql 
his  party  were  hurt  when  their  caj 
had  a  blowout  after  being  stuck  in  thj 
mud.  His  injuries  are  said  not  to  b< 
serious. 


Roy  Norr  in  Hospital 

Roy  Norr  is  in  the  Flower  Hospita 
with  a  fractured  collar  bone  and  cut 
and  abrasions  which  he  suffered  Mon 
day  in  a  taxicab  crash  with  a  true! 
He  was  on  his  way  to  meet  the  Que? 
Mary  when  the  accident  happened. 


START  THE 

BALL  ROLLING! 

The  Biggest  Showmanship  opportunity 
since  Barnum  brought  over  Jenny  Lind ! 


Keep  rolling  along  to  next  page! 


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"Reported  to  be  the  most  libeial 
film  ever  permitted  by  the  censors." 

—  Leonard  Lyons,  New  York  Post 
'A  triumph.  One  of  the  best  of  the 
year.  Pack?  a  terrific  punch.  Holds 
you  to  your  seat  in  fear  you  will  miss 
:  of  the  hundreds  of  dramatic 
lations."  —Hollywood  Reporter 

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such  punch  and  power  as  "Fury"!... The  word  is  around... The  Whole  Town 


TOMORROW  CAPITOL 


B" WAY  at  51st  ST. 
MAJOR  EDWARD 
BOWES,  Mng.  Dir. 


— Last  Tim'j  Today — 
ROBERT  MONTGOMERY 
ROSALIND  RUSSELL 
"TROUBLE    FOR  TWO" 


MOTION  PICTURE 


Warners  Are 
Expected  to 
Announce  60 


and  Charles  Belden  have  completed 
the  screen  adaptation  of  the  James 
Oliver  Curwood  novel,  "God's  Coun- 
try and  the  Woman."  First  National 
will  start  production  shortly  in  Tech- 
nicolor. Bette  Davis  and  George 
Brent  will  be  starred. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

charge  of  foreign  distribution ;  Joseph 
Bernhard,  general  manager  of  Warner 
Theatres;  S.  Charles  Einfeld  director 
of  advertising  and  publicity;  Norman 
H.  Moray,  in  charge  of  ViUphone 
shorts  and  trailers;  Robert  Mochne, 
assistant  eastern  and  Canadian  sales 
manager;  Sam  Sax,  head  of  the  Vita- 
phone  studio  in  the  east ,  J .  b.  ttum 
mel,  general  foreign  sales  manager, 
Karl  MacDonald,  district  manager  tor 
Latin  America;  Jacob  Wilk  story 
editor;  Ed.  Selzer,  publicity  director 
of  the  coast  studio;  A.  W.  Schwal- 
berg,  director  exchanges;  Art.iur 
Sachson  and  Mike  Dohd. 

Divisional  Managers  Attend 
The  company's  eastern  and  Canadian 
district  and  branch  managers  who  will 
attend  include:  ,•„.•  * 

Robert    Smeltzer,    eastern  district 
manager,  with  headquarters  in  Wash- 
ington, and  branch  managers  Ray  b. 
Smith  of  Albany;  Thomas  B.  Spry, 
Boston;  Harry  A.  Seed  Buftalo;  Nat 
Furst   New  Haven;  W.  G.  Mansell, 
Philadelphia;    Charles    Rich  Pitts- 
burgh ;  Fred  E.  North,  central  district 
manager  with  headquarters  in  Detroit, 
and  branch  managers  Al  Shmitken, 
Cincinnati;   M.   Mooney,  Cleveland; 
Oscar  Kuschner,  Indianapolis;  R.  ri. 
Haines,  metropolitan  district  manager, 
and  branch  managers  Harry  Decker, 
New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  Harry 
Hummell   of    New  Jersey;    H.  O. 
Paynter,   Canadian   district  manager 
with   headquarters   in   Toronto,  and 
branch  managers  L.  Geller,  Calgary ; 
M  J  Isman,  Montreal ;  L.  McKenzie, 
St.  John;  J.  Plottel,  Vancouver;  W. 
Cohen,  Winnipeg. 

Western,  Southern  Men  to  Chicago 

The  following  district  and  branch 
managers  from  the  south  and  west 
will  attend  the  convention  in  Chicago : 
Fred    M.    Jack,    southern  district 
manager  with  headquarters  in  Dallas 
and  branch  managers  H.  J.  Ochs  At- 
lanta; R.  L.  McCoy,  Charlotte;  W.  E. 
Callaway,    Dallas;     Byron  Adams, 
Memphis ;  L.  Conner,  New  Orleans ; 
J.   O.   Rohde,   Oklahoma  City;  Leo 
Blank,  midwest  district  manager  with 
headquarters  in  Chicago  and  branch 
managers  T.  I.  Gillian,  Chicago ;  E. 
J  Tilton,  Des  Moines;  William  War- 
ner, Kansas  City;  R.  T.  Smith,  Mil- 
waukee; Rud  Lohrenz,  Minneapolis; 
C.  K.  Olson,  Omaha ;  Hall  Walsh,  St. 
Louis;  N.  H.  Brower,  west  coast  dis- 
trict manager  with  headquarters  in 
Los  Angeles,  and  branch  managers  E. 
A.   Bell,   Denver;    Newt   Levi,  Los 
Angeles;  Vete  Stewart,  Portland;  W. 
F.  Gordon,  Salt  Lake  City;  Charles 
Muehlman,    San   Francisco,   and  Al 
Oxtoby,  Seattle. 

Today's  session  will  be  devoted  to 
screenings.  Following  each  screening, 
informal  business  meetings  will  be 
held  with  Smith  and  Mochne.  '  The 
White  Angel"  will  be  shown  this 
morning,  "The  Green  Pastures"^  this 
afternoon  and  "Anthony  Adverse"  this 
evening.  . 

The  regular  business  sessions  will  be 
resumed  at  the  Ritz  Towers  tomorrow. 


Allen  to  View  "Adverse" 

Hervey  Allen,  author  of  "Anthony 
Adverse,"  will  be  a  guest  today  at  the 
Warner  home  office  projection  room, 
where  he  will  see,  for  his  first  time, 
a  screening  of  his  story. 


of  these  are  two-reelers,  while  13  are 
one-reelers. 


Planning  "Kid  Galahad" 

Hollywood,  June  2.— Warners  have 
purchased  Francis  Wallace's  Saturday 
Evening  Post  serial,  "Kid  Galahad," 
and  will  start  work  on  it  at  once.  The 
cast  will  be  named  within  two  weeks. 


Vitaphone  Cutting  25 

Twenty-five  Vitaphone  shorts  are  in 
the  hands  of  the  cutters  at  the  Brook- 
lyn Vitaphone  studios,  according  to 
Sam  Sax,  production  chief.  Twelve 


Finishing  "Light  Brigade" 

Hollywood,  June  2.  — The  latter 
part  of  this  week  will  mark  the  com- 
pletion of  "The  Charge  of  the  Light 
Brigade"  in  which  Warners  are  star- 
ring Errol  Flynn  and  Olivia  de  Havil- 
land  under  the  direction  of  Michael 
Curtiz.  Patric  Knowles,  English  act- 
or, will  make  his  American  debut  in 
the  film. 


"God's  Country"  Script  Finished 

Hollywood,  June  2.  — Peter  Milne 


Warner4tes  in  Convention 


H.  M.  WARNER 
President 


A.  L.  WARNER 
Vice-President 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 

Entire  Warner  List 
Signed  for  by  RKO 

The  complete  list  of  Warner,  First 
National  and  Cosmopolitan  features, 
including  Vitaphone  shorts  and  trail- 
ers, will  play  all  RKO  metropolitan 
"A"  nouses  under  the  terms  of  a  deal 
negotiated  by  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  War- 
ner manager  of  eastern  and  Canadian 
distribution. 

The  following  34  houses  are  in- 
volved: 81st  Street,  23rd  Street,  58th 
Street,  86th  Street,  Regent,  125th 
Street,  Hamilton.  Coliseum,  Fordham, 
Franklin,  Royal,  Chester,  Yonkers, 
Mt.  Vernon,  New  Rochelle,  White 
Plains,  Alhambra,  Colonial,  Acad- 
emy, Jefferson,  Crotona,  Park  Plaza, 
Alden,  Kenmore,  Prospect,  Green- 
point,  Bushwick,  Tilyou,  Madison, 
Richmond  Hill,  Dyker,  Orpheum, 
Flushing  and  Far  Rockaway. 


Line  Up  Four  for  Flynn 

Hollywood,  June  2. — Warners  have 
four  pictures  lined  up  for  Errol  Flynn. 
They  are,  "Another  Dawn,"  in  which 
Bette  Davis  and  Ian  Hunter  are  also 
to  appear,  "Robin  Hood,"  a  re- 
make of  Rafael  Sabatini's  "The  Sea 
Hawk,"  and  "The  Wrhite  Rajah," 
Flynn's  original  storv,  which  Warners 
have  purchased.  They  will  be  pro- 
duced in  the  order  named. 


Warners  Set  Release 

Hollywood,  June  2. — Warners  will 
release  "Give  Me  Your  Heart,"  the 
new  Kay  Francis  picture,  under  the 
Cosmopolitan  banner.  The  studio  also 
has  purchased  "Return  from  Limbo," 
a  Saturday  Evening  Post  story  by  A. 
H.  Z.  Carr,  as  the  next  picture  for 
Miss  Francis. 


A.  VV.  SMITH,  Jr. 
Eastern,  Canadian 
Sales  Manager 


G.  E.  SEARS 
Western  Sales 
Manager 


NO  KM  AN  H.  MORAY 
Shorts  Sales 
Manager 


JOSEPH  BERNHARD 
General  Manager 
Theatres 


SAM  E.  MORRIS 
Foreign  Sales 
Manager 


JACOB  WIEK 
Head  of  Story 
Department 


S.  CHAS.  EINFEED 
Director,  Advertising 
Publicity 


ROBERT  MOCHRIE 
Assistant  Sales  Mgr. 
East,  Canada 


SAM  SAX 
Vitaphone  Studio 
Head 


The  largest  employers  of  man- 
power in  the  entertainment  world. 

• 

15,000  people  on  the  permanent 
payroll  (52)  weeks  In  the  year; 
outside  of  production  


f  \ 

THEATRES 
PRODUCTION 
DISTRIBUTION 
NEWSREELS 
VAUDEVILLE  THEATRES 
LEGITIMATE  THEATRES 
STAGE  PRODUCTIONS 
RADIO  STATIONS 
RADIO  SETS 
PHONOGRAPH  SETS 
EDUCATIONALS 
16  MM  PROGRAMMES 
HOME  PROJECTORS 
THEATRE  SUPPLIES 
RECORDING  EQUIPMENT 
SOUND  EQUIPMENT 
CONSTRUCTION  CO. 
BUILDING  ENGINEERS 
HOTELS 
CATERERS 
RESTAURANTS 
CAFES 

DANCE  PALACES 
TELEVISION 




WILL 
HAY 


+  Courtesy  of  WALTER  WANGER    ^Courtesy  of  20th  CENTURY-FOX 


OR   193  6  -'37 


CENTURY- FOX     •     CANADA.   EMPIRE   FILMS,  LTD. 


WEST  AND  GREATEST 
ROMANTIC  TEAM  IN 
MOTION  PICTURES 


Romantic  JMelodrama  .  .  . 

SYLVIA  SIDNEY    ROBERT  DONAT 
THE  HIDDEN  POWER 

Director,  Alfred  Hitchcock  Author,  Joseph  Conrad  *  Courtesy  of  Walter  Wanger 

Hitchcock  (director  of  "The  39  Steps"  and  "Secret  Agent"}  follows  with  another  vast  production. 


^Mystery  'Drama  .  .  , 

GEORGE  ARLISS  in  (2)    First,  THE  NELSON  TOUCH 

From  the  play  by  Neil  Grant 

Arliss  in  a  new  role.  A  modern  Jekyll  and  Hyde.  Second — untitled. 


^Adventure  Drama  ...  , 

THE  GREAT  BARRIER  RICHARP  miHr  11111  pAL|WtR> Mm  mackay,  babbma  greene 

Director,  GeoflFrey  Barkas  Based  on  a  story  by  Alan  Sullivan 

Remember  "The  Iron  Horse"?  Remember  "The  Covered  Wagon"?  This  saga  of  the  C.P.R.  will  be  bigger. 


eviction  xjylelodrama  .  .  . 

idmund  lowe.  Constance  cummings.  doomed  cargo 

Director,  Albert  de  ■Courville.         Authors,  Arnold  Ridley  and  Bernard  Merivale. 
Blue  Wood  Bandits  working  a  new  racket  on  transcontinental  trains. 


Fas;  Stepping  ^Musicals 

mmmxmm" mmm  productions  (2). First,  everybody  dance 

Story  by  Ralph  Spenee,  Leslie  Arliss.  Music  by  Gordon  and  Revel 

Edme*  diHeied.  Chaplin's,  Dressier'*  biggest  hits.  Second  subject  untitled. 


Romantic  JMelodrama  .  .  . 

STRANGERS  ON  A 


CONSTANCE  CUMMiNGS     HUGH  SINCLAIR 
Director,  Albert  de  Courville  Author,  Edgar  Wallace 

A  combined  "It  Happened  One  Night"—  "39  Steps".  Edgar  Wallace's  bestseller. 


A 


Dancing  <JMuskal  ... 

JACK  HULBERTin  THE  TWO  OF  US.    GINA  MALO 

Directors,  Jack  Hulbert,  Robert  Stevenson.  Music  by  Sigler,  Goodhart,  Hoffman 
From  the  play,  "Youth  at  the  Helm"  by  Paul  Vulpius,  which  holds  all  recent  long  run  records  in  London. 


ri$pmantic  ^Jrielodrama  .  .  . 

THE  MARRIAGE  Of  CORBAL.  NOAH  BEERY,  NILS  ASTHER,  HAZEL  TERRY 

Director,  Karl  Grime.  Author,  Rafael  Sabatini  ("Captain  Blood",  "Sea  Hawk") 
Sa&aUni's  novels  are  sure  fire.  As  romantic  thrillers.  As  best  sellers.  This  is  bis  best  yet. 


^.Action  t^Melodrama  .  .  . 

RIVER  OF  UNREST 


Hilarious  Farce  .  .  . 

WILL  HAY  in  WHERE  THERE'S  A  WILL  gina  malo 

Directed  by  America's  speediest  farce  director,  William  Beaudine. 

Hey,  Hey!  Here's  Will  Hay.  As  a  sleepy  stooge  for  fast  working  New  York  crooks. 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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B.  F.  Keith  Reports 
$9,033,895  Intake 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

admissions  collected  by  six  sub- 
sidiaries as  §1,448,287. 

The  B.  F.  Keith  report  showed  a 
total  income  for  the  company  and  its 
subsidiaries  of  $9,974,650  and  for  it- 
self alone  of  $7,236,905.  Film  service 
and  production  expense  were  $2,291,- 
190  for  the  group  and  $1,718,537  for 
the  parent  company,  while  artists' 
salaries  were  $730,547  for  the  group 
and  operating  expense  and  theatre 
overhead  $3,576,666,  of  which  $2,678,- 
596  was  incurred  by  the  Keith  com- 
pany alone.  The  net  profit  for  the 
year,  after  allowance  for  income 
taxes,  was  $361,376  for  Keith  and 
$464,644  for  Keith  and  its  subsidiaries. 

The  company  paid  the  RKO  Serv- 
ice Corp.  $223,535  during  the  year 
for  management  service  and  RKO 
Film  Booking  Corp.  $21,584  for  book- 
ing service,  it  was  stated. 

The  K-A-0  report  showed  income 
of  $1,187,009  and  expenses  of  $36,- 
308,  with  a  net  profit  after  taxes  of 
$499,101.  A  report  on  the  six  sub- 
sidiaries showed  they  received  book- 
ing fees  of  $112,709.  Film  service  and 
production  cost  were  $298,979,  artists' 
salaries  $142,300  and  operating  ex- 
pense and  theatre  overhead  $611,844. 
The  net  profit  after  taxes  was  $112,- 
611. 


RKO  Will  Have  106 
Shorts  Next  Season 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

son  since  1930.  The  change  results 
from  the  addition  of  the  Disney  car- 
toons and  the  elimination  of  13  Van 
Beuren  color  cartoons  for  next  season. 

Arrangements  were  closed  recently 
under  which  Pathe  granted  an  exten- 
sion of  the  maturity  on  past  due 
credits  advanced  to  Van  Beuren  some 
time  ago.  The  agreement  calls  for 
payments  on  the  indebtedness  at  regu- 
lar intervals.  Indications  at  one  time 
were  that  Pathe  might  ask  the  ap- 
pointment of  a  conservator  for  the 
Van  Beuren  Corp.,  but  the  new  agree- 
ment disposes  of  the  possibility. 


Store  Television 

New  British  Plan 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  store  demonstrations  that  they  can 
be  used  only  for  direct  transmission, 
providing  a  very  small  picture.  It  is 
thought  in  many  quarters  that  the  use 
of  an  intermediary  film  will  bar  the 
exhibition  of  the  larger  picture  obtain- 
able by  these  means  in  all  buildings 
except  those  licensed  for  motion  pic- 
ture purposes. 


Report  No  Bronx  Sale 

Consolidated  Amusements  is  under- 
stood to  have  made  an  offer  to  Abe 
Leff  and  Louis  Meyers  for  the  eight 
Bronx  theatres  in  the  Leff  &  Meyers 
circuit.  The  deal  is  said  to  have 
been  turned  down. 


ITOA  to  Decide  on  Trip 

Members  of  the  I.T.O.A.  will  meet 
today  to  decide  when  the  special  com- 
mittee, appointed  recently  to  go  to 
Washington  and  air  alleged  grievances 
in  the  local  area,  will  visit  Attorney 
General  Homer  S.  Cummings. 


New  Ad  Campaigns 
Under  Discussion 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

idea  for  this  fall  when,  it  is  believed, 
Presidential  campaign  addresses  will 
keep  many  theatre  patrons  at  home 
radios  during  September,  October  and 
early  November.  A  film  promotion 
campaign  stressing  the  advent  of  new 
season  product  would  do  much  to  off- 
set the  indicated  loss  of  patronage,  it 
is  believed.  If  successful  this  season, 
the  cooperative,  institutional  campaign 
would  be  made  an  annual  event. 

Robert  Gillham  of  Paramount, 
S.  Charles  Einfeld  of  Warners  and 
Howard  Dietz  of  M-G-M  have  been 
named  to  a  committee  charged  with 
developing  the  idea.  Alternates  for 
the  committee  are  Oscar  Doob  of 
Loew's  and  S.  Barret  McCormick  of 
RKO. 


Neely  Bill  Gets  a 
Favorable  Report 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

even  if  the  bill  were  reported  to  the 
House  it  would  be  necessary  to  ob- 
tain a  special  rule  for  its  considera- 
tion and  the  Rules  Committee  is  not 
granting  right  of  way  even  to  bills 
sent  over  after  passage  by  the  Sen- 
ate. 


Ohio  ITO  Endorses 
New  Giveaway  Plan 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Cleveland*,  June  2. — The  I.T.O. 
of  Ohio  has  officially  endorsed  a  new 
chance  game  idea  known  as  Bonus 
Nite  and  sponsored  by  Midwest  Busi- 
ness Builders,  Inc.,  of  Columbus,,  E. 
J.  O'Donnell,  president. 

The  scheme  provides  for  a  blanket 
issuance  of  certificates  to  subscribing 
theatres.  On  Bonus  Nite  a  winning 
number  is  drawn  in  Western  Union 
headquarters  in  Columbus  and  tele- 
graphed to  all  participating  houses. 
No  registration  in  theatres  is  neces- 
sary. Already  Cleveland  attorneys  for 
Affiliated  Enterprises,  distributors  of 
Bank  Night,  have  made  a  claim  that 
Bonus  Nite  appears  to  infringe  on 
their  plan. 


Delay  Lottery  Hearing 

Hearing  on  charges  of  violating  the 
lottery  laws  in  connection  with  Pros- 
perity Night  at  the  U.  S.,  Bronx,  was 
postponed  yesterday  for  a  week  in 
Special  Sessions. 


Tax  Effective  Thursday 

Frankfort,  Ky.,  June  2. — Governor 
Chandler  in  a  statement  has  reminded 
amusement  operators  that  the  new 
state  amusement  tax  will  go  into  effect 
on  June  7,  and  asked  that  applica- 
tions for  permits  and  blank  bonds  be 
sent  at  once  to  the  Division  of  Ex- 
cises, Department  of  Revenue,  in  or- 
der to  avoid  penalties.  These  forms 
are  ready  for  distribution. 


Two  Exchanges  Add  Men 

Pittsburgh,  June  2. — Robert  Clark 
has  joined  the  booking  department  at 
the  local  Paramount  exchange,  and 
Charles  L.  Dortic  has  been  added  to 
the  sales  force  at  United  Artists. 


Ponder  Cooling  Bids 

Bids  for  air  conditioning  the  dining 
room  of  the  Cinema  Club  are  being 
considered  by  the  board  of  directors. 


G.  B.  Picks  Winner 

G.B's.  newsreel  pulled 
something  new  in  England  by 
picking  the  winner  of  the 
Derby  in  advance,  according 
to  word  received  here  by 
Jeffrey  Bernerd. 

The  editors  took  a  long 
chance  and  flashed  Mahmoud, 
an  outsider,  on  the  screen 
several  days  before  the  race. 


Charnas  Joins  Moss; 
Will  Run  Criterion 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

becomes  vice-president  of  the  Macon 
Amusement  Co.,  of  which  Moss  is 
president  and  Charles  B.  Moss,  secre- 
tary. 

It  is  expected  that  the  Criterion  will 
be  ready  for  opening  around  Aug. 
15.  According  to  an  announcement 
issued  yesterday,  it  was  stated  that 
the  1,600-seat  theatre  will  exhibit  first 
runs  at  prices  scaled  to  99  cents  top 
and  special  loges  at  $1.25. 

Indefinite  runs  will  be  the  policy,  it 
was  stated.  It  is  likely  that  "An- 
thony Adverse,"  tentatively  set  for  the 
Strand  in  the  fall,  may  be  the  open- 
ing attraction  at  the  Criterion,  al- 
though Warners  claim  no  theatre  has 
been  set. 


Canada  Sends  Delegates 

Toronto,  June  2. — Leading  pro- 
jectionists of  eastern  Canada  will  at- 
tend the  annual  convention  of  the 
M.  P.  Operators'  Union  and  the 
I.A.T.S.E.  at  Kansas  City  which  opens 
with  a  conference  of  Canadian  dele- 
gates on  June  5.  The  deputation  from 
the  Dominion  is  headed  by  W.  P. 
Covert  of  Toronto,  international  vice- 
president  of  the  I. A.,  and  Charles 
Dentelbeck  of  Toronto,  supervisor  of 
Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp.,  and 
president  of  the  Toronto  operators' 
local  for  many  years.  Among  other 
delegates  are  Arthur  Milligan  of 
Toronto,  C.  H.  Perry  of  Sudbury  and 
William  Hartnett  of  Ottawa. 


Closes  Selling  Deals 

Guaranteed  Pictures  Co.,  has  closed 
deals  for  the  distribution  of  "Women 
in  White"  and  "Just  My  Luck"  with 
B.  N.  Judell  for  several  Midwestern 
states,  and  on  the  latter  picture  with 
Syndicate  Exchanges  for  the  Greater 
New  York  territory. 


Raoul  Walsh  Gets  In 

Raoul  Walsh  gets  into  town  today 
en  route  to  England  to  make  two  films 
for  G.  B.  at  Shepherd's  Bush  Stu- 
dios. The  first  of  these  will  be  Kip- 
ling's "Soldiers  Three,"  with  Victor 
McLaglen. 


Klein  Has  'Royal  Eagle' 

London,  June  2. — Edward  L.  Klein 
has  acquired  world  distribution  rights, 
including  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  of  "Royal  Eagle,"  a  new 
British  film  which  is  beins:  distributed 
in  this  country  by  Columbia. 


F.  &  S.  Takes  Col.  List 

All  Columbia  product  for  next  sea- 
son will  be  shown  in  about  30  Feiber 
&  Shea  houses  in  New  York,  Ohio 
and  Pennsylvania.  The  deal  was  closed 
yesterday. 


Fox  Judgments  for 
$1,251,704  Filed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Fox  Theatres  Corp.  on  March  24, 
1927,  and  the  Fox  Theatres  Corp. 
agreed  to  purchase  certain  securities 
from  Herbert  Lubin.  Fox  guaran- 
teed a  portion  of  the  payments  pro- 
vided for  in  the  purchasing  contract. 
The  suit  was  filed  when  the  defen- 
dants defaulted"  in  a  payment  of 
$410,190  which  became  due  on  Mar. 
24,  1932.  Fox  was  brought  into  the 
action  as  a  guarantor.  The  Chi- 
cago Title  &  Trust  Co.  is  the  as- 
signee of  Lubin. 

The  case  has  been  in  litigation  for 
more  than  a  year  with  a  final  report 
having  been  filed  with  the  state  court 
on  Monday  by  Referee  Sol  Stroock, 
in  which  both  Fox  and  Fox  Theatres 
were  found  liable  for  the  judgments 
stated.  Fox  was  adjudged  a  bankrupt 
in  Camden,  N.  J.,  on  Monday  and  Fox 
Theatres  has  been  in  receivership  for 
the  past  four  years. 


Flash  Previews 

"Yellow  Cargo" — A  story  which 
concerns  itself  with  the  smuggling  of 
Chinese  into  California.  It  is  the 
first  of  a  series  featuring  Conrad 
Nagel  as  a  Government  man. 


"Counterfeit" — The  title  tells  the 
story  which  is  a  satisfying  tale  of  the 
Government's  printing  bureau.  Ches- 
ter Morris,  Margot  Grahame,  Marian 
Marsh  and  others. 


These  films  will  be  reviwed  in  a 
coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


RKO  Takes  "It's  Love" 

Arthur  Greenblatt,  district  manager 
for  G.B.,  has  closed  with  John  O'Con- 
nor whereby  "It's  Love  Again"  will 
play  the  entire  RKO  metropolitan 
New  York  circuit.  The  picture  finishes 
a  two-week  run  at  the  Roxy  tomor- 
row night. 


Wall  Street 


Losses  Outweigh  Board  Gains 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  33        32%     32%     —  % 

Consolidated    5         4%  4%   

Eastman   163%    163      163        +  % 

Loew's,  Inc  45%     45%     45%     —  % 

Paramount    8%      8         8       —  A 

Paramount  1  pfd.  63%  61%  61%  —3% 
Paramount  2  pfd.  9  8%  8%  —  As 
Pathe  Film    7%      ?%      7%     —  As 

RKO    6       5%  5%   

20th  Century- Fox.  22%  22%     22%  +  % 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3354  33        33%  —  As 

Universal,   pfd...  103  101%  103  +1% 

Warner  Bros  10%  10  10%  +  As 

Most  on  Curb  Off 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sentry  Safety    A        A        A  —As 

Sonotone    2%.      2%      2%  —As 

Technicolor   29%     29%     29%.     —  A2 

Trans -Lux    4%      4%      4A2     +  As 

Warner  Bonds  Up  Vi  Point 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40. ...  24  24  24  ..... 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  24  23%  23%  —  A2 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97%    97%     97%     +  As 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   .....59       59  59   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    &7A&    87%     87%    —  A 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   93%    92%    93%     +  % 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  2) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Allied  Meets 
In  a  Scrappy, 
Buyers'  Mood 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Court,  if  necessary,  to  demonstrate  his 
charge  that  monopoly  and  trustifica- 
tion exist. 

The  various  keynotes  of  the  im- 
pending convention  are  sounded  in 
Allied's  official  program.  "Right 
now,"  declares  the  foreword,  which  is 
unsigned,  "several  of  the  producing 
companies  are  burning  the  midnight 
oil  in  some  nearby  city  compounding 
the  best  arguments  as  to  how  to  sell 
exhibitors  to  the  best  advantage — 
Nothing  wrong  in  that,  but — 

"Isn't  it  time  that  exhibitors  hold  a 
buying  convention,  compare  notes,  get 
expert  opinions  as  to  what  the  various 
companies  delivered  last  year,  what 
they  didn't,  discuss  the  sales  policies 
they  are  going  to  be  asked  to  sub- 
scribe to,  and  get  a  line-up  on  what 
they  are  to  be  offered  next  year. 

Producer  Methods  Recommended 

"Producers  are  organized  and  talk 
over  mutual  problems.  To  Cleveland 
will  be  brought  experts  who  will  give 
the  exhibitors  assembled  the  same  in- 
formation. Plans  must  be  made  at 
Cleveland  to  fortify  the  position  of  the 
independent  exhibitor — to  make  plans 
to  help  those  who  are  being  oppressed. 
You  must  take  a  part  in  that. 

"Legislative  destruction  waits  on 
every  side.  Exhibitors  must  ready 
themselves  for  any  and  all  unfair 
taxation  onslaughts." 

In  his  pre-convention  message, 
Nathan  Yamins,  of  Fall  River,  Allied 
president,  starts  with  a  compliment  to 
his  Ohio  unit  which  he  describes  as 
Allied's  "most  virulent  organization" 
and  asks : 

"Are  we  to  return  to  the  days  of 
'28  and  '29,  when  with  ruthless  aban- 
don producers  forced  hundreds  of 
theatre  owners  out  of  business  by 
building  and  threatening  to  build,  by 
their  ill-advised  invasion  into  the  ex- 
hibition field,  or  are  we  going  to  de- 
vise ways  and  means  that  will  guar- 
antee to  independent  theatre  owners 
the  right  to  stay  in  business,  make  a 
normal  profit,  and  leave  a  small 
heritage  to  those  dependent  on  them? 

Immediate  Action  Asked 

"Are  we  going  to  face  another  sell- 
ing season  blind  as  to  what  we  are  to 
buy  and  what  we  are  to  get?  Are 
we  going  to  sit  idly  by  and  accept  sales 
terms  that  spell  ruination  for  hun- 
dreds of  us? 

"Cleveland  must  sound  the  warning. 
Cleveland  must  find  the  solution. 
Cleveland  will  find  the  answer,  if  there 
are  in  Cleveland  the  scores  of  theatre 
owners  expected,  who  come  not  alone 
to  get  away  from  home  scenes  for  a 
while  but  come  ready  to  take  off  their 
coats  and  make  it  the  'workingest' 
convention  Allied  has  ever  sponsored." 

Hays's  influence  is  "pernicious," 
states  Steffes.  It  "has  squeezed  dol- 
lars out  of  the  independents  and  en- 
abled the  accomplishment  of  throttling 
control  of  production,  distribution  and 
exhibition."    He  says  : 

"Chief  among  the  tasks  of  the  inde- 


pendent theatre  owner,  if  he  is  to  with- 
stand the  continued  and  insidious  at- 
tempts being  made  to  trustify  the  busi- 
ness and  eliminate  the  little  fellow,  is 
the  removal  of  Will  H.  Hays  as  head 
of  the  producer-distribution  associa- 
tion." 

At  another  point,  he  adds : 

"It  is  no  accident  that  monopoly 
suits  have  been  instituted  on  many 
fronts  by  the  Government  which  is 
making  efforts  to  cut  the  tentacles  of 
the  Frankenstein  the  Hays  association 
has  become. 

Calls  Promises  "Empty" 

"Decent  thinking  men  and  women 
the  country  over  have  risen  in  protest 
against  the  calibre  of  pictures  we  are 
forced  to  show.  Finding  that  Hays' 
promises  meant  nothing,  various  or- 
ganizations, headed  by  the  Legion  of 
Decency  organized  to  protect  the  na- 
tion's morality  and  forced  a  partial 
clean-up.  In  spite  of  this,  pictures 
bearing  the  stamp  of  approval  of 
Hays'  censor  committee  have  been 
forced  upon  us  which  brought  down 
upon  our  heads  the  justified  wrath  of 
the  decent  people  of  our  communities. 

"Allied  States  Association  has  tried 
to  work  with  Mr.  Hays  to  effect  in- 
dustry reforms.  The  empty  promises 
we  received  are  history.  The  time, 
money  and  energy  we  spent  was  just 
so  much  waste,  for  Mr.  Hays  never 
intended  to  give  us  a  square  deal,  for 
to  do  so  he  obviously  believes  would 
imperil  his  job." 

Cole  Tells  of  Allied  Formation 

Cole,  dipping  into  Allied  history, 
asserts : 

"The  basic  reason  for  the  formation 
of  Allied  eight  or  nine  years  ago,  was 
that  independent  exhibitors  were  con- 
vinced that  their  major  problems  come 
from  within  the  industry — not  with- 
out. A  man  who  is  dying  from  cancer 
is  not  interested  in  a  remedy  for  a 
wart  on  his  neck.  The  exhibitor  who 
can  get  no  film — the  exhibitor  who 
knows  he  stands  in  the  shadow  of  ex- 
tinction— is  not  especially  interested 
when  his  trade  association  saves  him 
$50  on  his  insurance  premium,  or  even 
a  $5,000  admission  tax.  As  an  ex- 
treme example  of  that,  one  of  my 
members  demanded  that  I  go  before 
our  Legislature  and  advocate  a  10% 
admission  tax,  so  bitter  was  he 
against  those  who  were  taking  away 
from  him  his  little  living. 

Court  Plea  Asked 

"The  MPTOA,  when  it  was  taken 
over  by  distributor-chain  interests, 
and  ever  since  that  time,  has  pictured 
a  united  industry  fighting  its  foes, 
legislative  and  economic,  on  the  out- 
side. These  dangers  we  all  recognize ; 
but  to  the  Independent  exhibitor  they 
sink  into  insignificance  beside  the  one 
great  threat  to  his  existence  that 
comes  from  within  the  industry  itself 
— that  would  deprive  him  of  product, 
or  that  would  place  such  onerous  con- 
ditions in  the  line  of  clearance,  price 
fixing,  etc.,  as  would  make  it  difficult 
or  impossible  for  him  to  continue  in 
business.  I  have  one  suggestion :  per- 
haps it  may  be  a  first  step  toward  that 
end.  That  suggestion  is  that  Allied 
National  abandon  every  other  activity 
during  the  coming  year  and  concen- 
trate on  one  or  two  basic  court  actions 
to  be  carried  up  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States  for  final  deter- 
mination. We  have  cried  our  wrongs 
to  the  high  heavens,  and  still  our  thea- 


tres are  being  black-jacked  and  taken 
away  from  us.  We  have  protested 
that  their  whole  system  of  protection 
is  inequitable  and  illegal :  their  only 
contemptuous  answer  has  been  to 
make  it  worse.  We  have  shouted 
monopoly  and  trust;  but  our  only  an- 
swer has  been  the  feeble  echo  of  our 
cry.  Uncertainty  of  our  legal  rights 
is  really  worse  than  the  situation  it- 
self :  for  every  theatre  that  has  been 
torced  out  of  business,  there  are  hun- 
dreds that  have  sold  out  through  in- 
timidation and  fear.  Let's  get  through 
with  uncertainty.  Let's  find  out  if  our 
claims  of  illegality  are  justified.  Then, 
at  least,  if  we  go  down,  we'll  go  down 
nghting." 

Myers  on  Arbitration 

Abram  F.  Myers,  general  counsel 
and  board  chairman,  maintains  ad- 
judication of  exhibitor  problems  is  not 
possible  by  negotiation.  Citing  the 
5-5-5  conterences  as  proof,  he  de- 
scribes efforts  in  the  past  as  a  "dis- 
illusioning experience." 

"In  the  first  place,"  avers  Myers, 
"the  autocrats  of  the  industry  will  not 
negotiate  in  reference  to  the  special 
privileges  they  enjoy  and  regard  as 
rights  unless  the  pressure  of  exhibitor 
agitation  becomes  too  strong  to  resist 
and  even  then  will  not  participate  be- 
yond the  point  where  the  danger  has 
Deen  averted  or  the  exhibitors'  solid- 
arity has  been  dissipated. 

Attacking  Hays,  he  states : 

"Mr.  Hays  has  often  stated  that  it 
is  his  function  to  put  the  oil  where 
the  squeak  is.  When  he  first  entered 
the  industry  he  appeared  genuinely 
anxious  to  correct  injustice  and  pro- 
mote good  feeling  by  dealing  directly 
with  the  complaining  parties.  But 
flies  soon  gathered  about  the  Great 
Emollient,  flies  whose  purpose  it  was 
to  create  suspicion  and  unrest  rather 
than  allay  it.  Hays  by  virtue  of  his 
contract  will  be  with  us  for  many 
years,  but  the  flies  need  not  be. 

Public  Regulation  a  Possibility 

"All  of  these  maneuvers  ignore  the 
realities  and  merely  provide  additional 
ammunition  to  be  used  against  the  in- 
dustry in  the  next  encounter  with  pub- 
lic authority'.  It  is  all  so  palpable 
that  nobody  is  being  misled;  on  the 
contrary  large  bodies  of  interested 
citizens  and  persons  exercising  public 
authority  are  gazing  on  the  proceed- 
ings with  amazement.  Unless  the  in- 
dustry gets  wise  to  itself,  casts  out  the 
dead  flies  and  deals  with  exhibitor 
problems  seriously  and  in  good  faith, 
public  regulation  will  be  inevitable." 

Members  Arriving  Rapidly 

The  delegates  for  whose  benefit 
these  statements  of  their  leaders  had 
been  prepared,  began  to  arrive  during 
the  afternoon  with  a  fairly  repre- 
sentative attendance  on  hand  by  late 
this  evening.  H.  M.  Richey,  chairman 
of  the  national  convention  committee, 
flew  in  from  Detroit  Monday  eve- 
ning; Sydney  Samuelson  of  New  Jer- 
sey arrived  during  the  day  and  made 
for  the  golf  course.  P.  J.  Wood,  busi- 
ness manager  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  of 
Ohio,  checked  in  about  noon  and 
Abram  F.  Myers  from  Washington 
about  the  end  of  the  day.  H.  A. 
Cole,  president  of  Allied  of  Texas, 
and  regional  national  vice-president, 
arrived  early  this  evening. 

By  Wednesday  morning  the  arrivals 
will  reach  their  crest.  Computing  on 
the  basis  of  reservations  at  the  Hol- 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 


Members  from 
Many  Sections 
Attend  Meet 

lenden  late  today,  Richey  predicted 
the  heaviest  attendance  at  any  exhibi- 
tor convention  held  thus  far.  He 
said  the  hotel  reported  235  reserva- 
tions which  do  not  include  space  for 
a  delegation  of  45  which  he  said 
western  Pennsylvania  is  sending. 

He  computed  major  delegations  as 
follows :  34  from  Michigan  represent- 
ing eight  theatres,  12  from  Philadel- 
phia, 22  from  New  England,  six  from 
Texas,  two  from  California,  14  from 
Minnesota,  20  from  Wisconsin,  30 
from  Chicago,  20  from  Indiana,  12 
from  New  Jersey  and  150  from  Cleve- 
land and  neighboring  Ohio  cities. 

Detroit  Delegation  Heavy 

"Detroit  registered  345  bona  fide 
exhibitors.  The  Chicago  convention 
went  to  375.  I  predict  between  400 
and  450  here  representing  1,500  in- 
dependent theatres,"  he  told  Motion" 
Picture  Daily.  Richey  quoted  My- 
ers as  stating  the  purpose  of  the 
presence  of  Russell  Hardy,  special  as- 
sistant to  the  Attorney  General  of  the 
U.  S.,  who  prosecuted  the  criminal 
and  civil  suits  against  Warners,  Para- 
mount and  RKO  in  St.  Louis  was  to 
listen  to  exhibitor  complaints  against 
unfair  trade  practices  with  the  pos- 
sible view  of  gathering  material  for 
an  investigation  by  the  Dep't  of  Jus- 
tice and  ultimate  prosecution  in  the 
Federal  courts.  Paul  Williams,  one 
of  Hardy's  assistants,  will  also  at- 
tend. Daniel  Bertrand,  who  recently 
made  a  final  NRA  report  on  the  in- 
dustry in  which  he  suggested  Gov- 
ernment control,  will  sound  an  inter- 
esting note,  according  to  pre-conven- 
tion word  from  Allied  leaders  already 
on  the  ground.  While  they  were  re- 
luctant about  forecasting  the  content 
of  his  address,  which  will  be  prepared 
and  not  delivered  extemporaneously, 
one  prediction  from  an  Allied  source 
in  a  position  to  know  tonight  was 
that  Bertrand  will  urge  independent  ex- 
hibitors to  strike  for  Federal  inter- 
vention and  control  unless  alleged 
malpractices  on  the  part  of  distribu- 
tors cease. 

Theatre  Loan  Talk  Set 

James  Caffrey  of  the  Federal  Hous- 
ing Administration  will  speak  on  Gov- 
ernment loans  for  the  reconstruction 
of  theatres  and  explain  to  the  assem- 
bled exhibitors  how  they  may  arrange 
to  get  them. 

All  through  the  day  M.  B.  Hor- 
witz,  chairman  of  the  general  conven- 
tion committee,  was  busyr  whipping 
exhibits  into  shape.  Thirty-one  com- 
panies will  be  represented  with  10 
more  seeking  space  to  no  avail. 

Rangy,  gangly  Walter  Stoeppleman, 
exhibitor  from  the  Texas  plains,  who 
panicked  the  Atlanta  convention  last 
year  with  his  dry  and  penetrating  wit, 
arrived  this  afternoon  holding  out  a 
promise  of  fun  again  being  injected  in- 
to the  deliberations.  Operating  in 
such  metropoli  as  Silsby,  Wiergate, 
Kirbysville  and  Jasper,  somewhere 
along  the  line  he  will  expound  the- 
atre problems  as  seen  through  small 
town  eyes. 


Headline  drama  that  made  millions  for  news- 
papers will  soon  startle  them  at  your  theatre !••• 
It's  welded  from  the  raging  terrors  of  life  today, 
from  the  homes,  the  prisons,  the  streets  and  the 
hideouts  of  every  city  in  the  country! ...  It's  the 
EXTRA7'  attraction  you've  been  waiting  for  ! 


with 


HENRY  HUNTER,  ANN  PRESTON,  ALAN  DINEHART,  ALAN  BAXTER, 
ALAN  HALE,  GRANT  MITCHELL,  BERTON  CHURCHILL,  NOAH  BEERY,  Jr. 
BERNADENE  HAYES,  WALLIS  CLARK,  JOHN  MILTERN,  CHARLES  RICHMAN, 
FRANK  MILLS,  SELMAR  JACKSON,  CLIFF  JONES,  ANTHONY  QUINN  •  Screenplay 
by  Horace  McCoy  and  Kubec  Glasmon  •  Original  story  by  Kubec  Glasmon  and 
Joel  Sayre  •  Directed  by  Louis  Friedlander  •  Robert  Presnell,  Associate  Producer 


UNIVERSAL 


PICTURE 


IT'S  THE  BIG  HOUSE  DRAMA  with  THE  POWERHOUSE  PUNCH  ! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DAILY  

Largest  Groups  from  East 
And  Midwest  to  Convention 

New  England,  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey  will  be  heavily  repre- 
sented at  the  Allied  convention,  which  gets  underway  today  in  Cleveland, 
while  outside  the  east  large  delegations  will  be  in  attendance  from 
Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Michigan,  Indianapolis,  Dallas,  and  other  cities.  A 
breakdown  of  the  expected  attendance  from  various  sections  is  here  listed. 


34 

N.  O.  Allied  Men  to 
Miss  Annual  Session 


New  Orleans,  June  2. — This  city 
and  the  state  of  Louisiana  will  not  be 
represented  at  the  Allied  convention 
in  Cleveland  June  3-5.  According  to 
Henry  Lazarus,  representing  Allied 
in  this  section,  both  he  and  exhibitors 
at  large  believe  that,  inasmuch  as  the 
legislature  is  in  session  at  Baton 
Rouge,  that  it  would  be  unwise  to 
leave  the  gate  unguarded  at  this  time. 

According  to  Lazarus  no  sugges- 
tions for  legislation  will  be  sent  to 
the  floor  in  Cleveland  from  Louisiana. 


Group  Due  from  Philadelphia 

Philadelphia,  June  2.  —  Philadel- 
phians  who  will  attend  the  Allied 
convention  include  Harry  Freed,  Mor- 
ris Wax,  Dave  Milgrim,  Ray 
Schwartz,  Mo  Wax  and  possibly 
Charles  Segall. 

Since  there  is  no  Allied  unit  in 
Philadelphia,  there  will  be  no  formal 
delegation  from  any  of  the  local  or- 
ganizations. The  men  are  going  "on 
their  own"  and  have  no  particular 
plan  or  protest  to  submit,  unless  some- 
thing develops  during  the  convention. 


N.  J.  Delegates  in  Force 

Lee  Newbury,  president  of  Allied 
of  New  Jersey,  has  left  for  Cleveland 
and  the  Allied  convention  and  will 
make  several  stopovers  which  may  not 
bring  him  to  the  Ohio  city  until  to- 
morrow, the  opening  day  of  the  three- 
day  meet. 

Among  other  New  Jersey  theatre- 
men  attending  the  national  conclave 
will  be  Harry  Hecht,  Passaic ;  Mrs. 
Helen  Hildinger,  Trenton ;  Simon 
Myers,  Moorestown,  all  directors  of 
the  local  unit ;  Jack  Unger,  Hillside, 
secretary,  and  Harry  and  Mrs.  Kridel, 
Newark. 


Herrington  Heads  Unit 

Pittsburgh,  June  2. — Fred  J.  Her- 
rington of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Western 
Pennsylvania,  an  Allied  affiliate,  is 
heading  a  delegation  from  here  to  the 
Allied  meeting  in  Cleveland. 

No  specific  grievances  will  be  car- 
ried to  the  floor  of  the  convention  by 
the  local  group,  it  has  been  indicated 
here. 


St.  Louis  Not  Interested 

St.  Louis,  June  2. —  Since  Allied 
States  has  no  unit  in  either  southern 
Illinois  or  eastern  Missouri,  no  dele- 
gates are  expected  to  be  present  at 
the  Allied  convention  from  those  terri- 
tories. 


A  Blank  From  Tulsa 

Tulsa,  Okla.,  June  2.— -No  exhibi- 
tors from  this  city  are  expected  to 
attend  the  Allied  meeting.  The  ma- 
jority of  the  theatremen  in  the  city 
are  members  of  the  M.P.T.O. A. 


None  to  Go  From  Albany 

Albany,  June  2.  —  Queries  among 
exhibitors  in  this  city  have  revealed 
that  none  of  the  theatremen  plans  to 
attend  the  Allied  convention  in  Cleve- 
land. 


No  Washington  Complaints 

Washington,  June  2. — The  Wash- 
ington delegation  to  the  annual  Allied 
convention  will  take  no  particular 
grievances  from  the  local  membership, 
but  will  be  prepared  to  take  the  floor 
on  matter  of  immediate  interest. 

The  delegates,  and  the  topics  of 
each  are :   Charles  H.  Olive,  zoning 


and  protection,  good  will,  air  condi- 
tioning; John  Henry  Hiser,  sound 
service,  percentage ;  Samuel  M.  Boyd, 
contract  provisions,  percentage ;  A.  E. 
Lichtman,  producer  aggression,  taxa- 
tion, theatre  financing. 


Few  from  Atlanta 

Atlanta,  June  2. — Hugh  Manning 
of  Etowah,  Tenn. ;  J.  C.  Wink  of 
Dalton,  Ga. ;  Nat  Williams  of  Thomas- 
ville,  Ga.,  and  Mack  Jackson  of  Alex- 
ander City,  La.  are  among  South- 
eastern exhibitors  who  plan  to  sit  in 
at  the  Allied  convention  in  Cleveland. 
The  group  will  carry  no  particular 
grievances  to  the  floor.  No  legisla- 
tures meet  in  the  states  composing  the 
Atlanta  territory  until  1937,  hence  tax 
matters  are  not  a  matter  of  direct 
concern  at  this  time. 


Blum  from  Baltimore 

Baltimore,  June  2. — Herman  A. 
Blum,  owner  of  the  Little  here,  and 
an  officer  of  national  Allied,  will  at- 
tend the  Allied  convention  in  Cleve- 
land, acting  as  representative  of  the 
M.P.T.O. A.  of  Maryland,  Inc.,  which 
is  affiliated  with  Allied. 


Birmingham  Not  Represented 

Birmingham,  Ala.,  June  2.  —  Bir- 
mingham will  not  be  represented  at 
the  Allied  convention  in  Cleveland,  a 
local  survey  shows.  N.  H.  Waters, 
a  leading  independent  exhibitor,  re- 
ported that  the  industry  locally  is 
satisfied  with  business  improvement 
and  trade  conditions  and  have  no  com- 
plaints to  make. 


Strong  New  England  Unit 

Boston,  June  2. — Business  Manager 
Arthur  K.  Howard  reports  that  a 
strong  delegation  from  New  England 
will  support  Nathan  Yamins.  who  is 
also  local  Allied  president,  at  the 
Cleveland  convention.  E.  M.  Loew  of 
Hartford,  head  of  the  circuit  which 
bears  his  name,  will  be  among  the 
New  England  group. 

With  Yamins  from  here  will  go 
Warren  Nichols,  Edward  Ansin,  Phil 
Smith,  Max  Levenson,  Ernest  Horst- 
mann,  A.  Bendsley,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Peterson,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Arthur  K.  Howard.  The  local  group 
plans  to  bring  up  no  specific  problems 
relating  to  this  city. 


No  Carolina  Allied  Units 

Charlotte,  N.  C,  June  2. — Allied 
has  no  state  association  in  either 
North  or  South  Carolina,  and  as  far 
as  could  be  learned  from  local  theatre 
sources  there  will  be  no  delegates  to 
the  Allied  Cleveland  convention. 


A  Score  from  Chicago 

Chicago,  June  2. — Allied  members 
from  Chicago  and  territory  will  leave 
for  Cleveland  in  a  special  car.  More 
than  20  theatre  men  will  be  in  the 
local  contingent  to  the  Allied  conven- 
tion. 

According  to  Aaron  Saperstein, 
head  of  Allied  Theatres  of  Illinois,  the 
local  group  will  not  have  any  specific 


grievances  or  ideas  to  bring  before 
the  national  body. 

Before  departing  Saperstein  said, 
"We  are  attending  the  meeting  with 
open  minds.  We  want  to  hear  the 
matters  up  for  discussion  and  any 
situations  which  exist  concerning  us 
will  be  dealt  with  at  the  proper  time. 
We  have  no  serious  problems  to  bring 
before  the  national  organization  at  this 
convention." 


30  from  Southern  Ohio 

Cincinnati,  June  2.  —  Approxi- 
mately 25  to  30  exhibitors  from  the 
southern  Ohio  territory  will  attend 
the  Allied  convention.  As  far  as  can 
be  ascertained,  no  specific  grievances 
or  suggestions  will  be  brought  before 
the  convention  by  this  territorial 
group. 


Cole  Heads  Dallas  Group 

Dallas,  June  2. — Attending  the  Al- 
lied convention  in  Cleveland  will  be 
B.  Legg  of  Denison,  Homer  Mulkey, 
Clarendon ;  F.  W.  Zimmerman,  San 
Marcos ;  R.  Z.  Glass  and  H.  A.  Cole 
of  Dallas. 

Colonel  Cole  stated  circuit  expan- 
sion is  the  only  grievance  his  party 
will  take  to  the  convention  this  year. 
It  is  expected  several  other  Allied 
members  will  join  the  Cole  party. 


Wolcott  Promises  Delegation 

Des  Moines,  June  2. — A  number  of 
members  of  the  Independent  Theatre 
Owners'  Ass'n  of  Iowa  and  Nebraska 
nlan  to  attend  the  Allied  convention  in 
Cleveland,  according  to  Leo  F.  Wol- 
cott, of  Eldora,  la.,  who  is  president. 
The  delegation  will  be  headed  by  Gaol 
Pettit  of  Algona.  Wolcott  mar  be  un- 
able to  be  present  personally.  A 
checkup  reveals  no  Des  Moines  theatre 
men  will  go. 


Group  from  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis.  June  2. — A  group  of 
Allied  men  will  attend  the  Cleveland 
convention  from  here.  Among  them 
will  be  Stanley  Kane,  secretary  of 
\llied  of  the  Northwest ;  E.  L.  Peaslee, 
Stillwater;  Al  Steffes,  Minneapolis: 
T.  B.  Clinton.  Duluth ;  Sidney  and 
William  Volk.  Ben  Berger,  Able  Kap- 
lan and  Louis  Rubenstein,  all  from 
this  city. 


At  Least  40  From  Michigan 

Detroit,  June  2.  —  Michigan  will 
send  at  least  40  exhibitors  to  the  Al- 
lied convention,  about  20  of  them  be- 
;nsr  accompanied  by  their  wives. 

Michigan  will  have  no  special  axes 
to  grind  at  the  meeting,  but  is  solidly 
behind  the  various  policies  of  the  na- 
tional association.  Practically  every 
local  exchange  will  send  a  represen- 
tative to  the  convention  and  several  of 
the  supply  and  accessory  companies 
here  will  also  send  men. 

Among  the  Michigan  exhibitors 
who  will  attend  are  James  C.  Ritter. 
Fred  DeLodder,  Delno  Ritter,  Frank 
S.  Wetsman,  Lou  Wisper,  Alex 
Schreiber,   W.    A.    London,  Harold 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 


Smilay,  J.  E.  Stocker,  William  Schut- 
tenhelm,  Arthur  Robinson  and  Sol 
Krim,  all  of  Detroit,  and  Tom  Eland, 
Ferndale ;  W.  A.  Cassidy,  Midland ; 
P.  C.  Schram,  Kalamazoo,  and  Glen 
A.  Cross,  Battle  Creek. 


25  from  Indianapolis 

Indianapolis,  June  2.  —  About  25 
exhibitors  from  Indiana,  including 
probably  half  a  dozen  from  this  city, 
plan  to  attend  the  Allied  convention 
in  Cleveland.  The  Hoosiers  are  ex- 
pected to  take  an  active  part  in  dis- 
cussions of  compulsory  block-booking, 
circuit  expansion,  taxation  and  film 
rentals.  Members  of  the  A.T.O.  of 
Indiana  are  keenly  interested  in  the 
convention.  Their  magazine.  The 
Indiana  Exhibitor,  says  editorially: 

"The  convention  will  be  one  that 
will  go  down  in  history  so  far  as  the 
independent  theatre  owners  are  con- 
cerned. The  Allied  national  men  have 
been  our  watchdogs  at  Washington 
and  if  it  were  not  for  these  men  you 
would  be  paying  many  Federal  taxes 
today." 


Few  From  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  June  2.  —  Few,  if 
any  exhibitors  from  this  territory  will 
attend  the  Allied  convention  at 
Cleveland.  The  local  I.T.O.,  despite 
overtures  at  one  time,  has  remained 
unaffiliated. 


No  Exhibitors  from  Seattle 

Seattle,  June  2. — Seattle  and  west- 
ern Washington  theatre  interests  will 
not  be  represented  in  Cleveland  when 
the  Allied  convention  is  called  to 
order.  A  survey  disclosed  no  local 
exhibitors  planning  to  attend. 


No  Members  in  Louisville 

Louisville,  June  2. — None  of  the 
exhibitors  in  this  city  is  a  member  of 
Allied  States  Ass'n.  and  in  conse- 
quence there  will  be  no  representation 
at  the  Allied  convention  from  here. 


Large  Milwaukee  Group 

Milwaukee.  June  2.  - —  Approxi- 
mately 25  leaders  of  the  I.T.P.A.  of 
Wisconsin  and  Upper  Michigan  will 
attend  the  Allied  sessions  in  Cleve- 
land. 

Among  those  slated  to  make  the  trip 
are  A.  C.  Gutenberg,  F.  J.  McWilliams, 
E.  F.  Maertz  and  Ray  A.  Tes"ch,  presi- 
dent, vice-president,  secretary  and 
business  manager  of  the  organization, 
respectively. 

Others  expected  to  attend  are 
George  and  Frank  Fischer,  Harry 
Perlowitz,  Ed  Moore,  Walter  Kru- 
sienski,  James  Boden,  all  from  Mil- 
waukee ;  August  Berkholtz,  West 
Bend,  and  John  Adler,  Marshfield. 
Many  of  the  exhibitors  will  be  accom- 
panied bv  their  wives. 

Delegates  from  the  Wisconsin  asso- 
ciation will  attend  the  convention  to 
seek  some  solution  to  the  problem 
of  circuit  aggression. 


Bard  Not  Going  from  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  June  2. — Lou  Bard, 
the  only  member  of  the  Allied  State? 
from  this  city,  who  operates  a  group 
of  six  or  seven  second  run  houses 
will  not  attend  the  Allied  conventior 
in  Cleveland. 


Few  from  Far  West  Attending 

The  cities  of  the  far  west  are,  as  : 
general  rule,  not  represented  at  th< 
current  meet.  Reports  to  Motion 
Picture  Daily  from  Seattle,  Denver 
Los  Angeles  and  Portland  indicate 
that  no  exhibitors  from  those  section 
are  in  attendance. 


MOTION  VlGgU&E 

DAILY 


"Up  Front"  Men  of  Allied 


H.  M.  RICHEY  SIDNEY   SAMIIELSON  H.  A.  COLE 

Michigan  New  Jersey  Texas 


AARON  SAPERSTEIN  W.  A.  STEFFES  MARTIN  G.  SMITH 

Illinois  Minnesota  Ohio 


Wednesday,  June  3,  1936 

Will  Do  Real 
Job  at  Allied 
In  Afternoons 


Cleveland,  June  2. — The  straight 
convention  end  of  the  Allied  conven- 
tion will  be  confined  to  the  afternoons 
of  W  ednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday. 
The  exhibit  display,  golf,  lunch  and 
gabfests  will  take  up  the  mornings. 
The  first  session  is  set  for  2  P.M. 
Wednesday.  Thursday's  is  slated  to 
get  going  at  the  identical  hour,  while 
Friday"s,  the  final,  is  down  for  1  P.M. 
to  permit  an  early  evening  getaway 
for  those  who  plan  to  return  to  their 
respective  cities  that  evening. 

Subject  to  the  usual  percentage  of 
shifts,  but  with  its  main  bouts  all  set 
as  to  time,  this  is  the  official  program 
as  it  now  stands  : 


Wednesday 


Morning 

Registration. 

Registration  oi  exhibits — mezzanine  floor. 
Opening  of  exhibits — mezzanine  floor. 

Afternoon 

Opening  session   at  2   P.M.   in  Assembly 

Room,  mezzanine  floor. 
Address  of  welcome  by  Mayor  Harold  H. 

Burton  of  Cleveland. 
Response  by  Moe  B.  Horwitz,  Cleveland. 
Outline  of  convention  activities  by  H.  M. 

Richey,  Detroit,  convention  chairman. 
Opening  address  by  Nathan   Yamins,  Fall 

River,  president. 
Outline  of  entertainment  program,  by  Henry 

Greenberger,  Cleveland,  chairman  of  the 

entertainment  committee. 
Appointment  of  committees  and  designation 

of  meeting  places. 
Address:  "The  Outlook  for  1937,"  by  George 

W.  Weeks,  general  sales  manager,  GB. 
Discussion:    "Is   Designation   of  Playdates 

Illegal?"    by    Ray   Tesch    of  Wisconsin. 

This  will   include  an  explanation  of  the 

playdate  laws  passed  in   Wisconsin  and 

Ohio,    now    awaiting    a    decision    as  to 

legality  before  the  Federal  court  for  the 

Southern  district  of  Ohio. 
Announcements  and  adjournment. 

Evening 

"Allied  Night"  at  the  Mayfair  Casino, 
beginning  7:30  P.M.  Registration  tickets 
entitle  delegates  to  dinner  and  floor  show. 
This  will  be  a  general  convention  party. 


Thursday 


Morning 

Inspection  of  exhibits — mezzanine  floor. 

Registration  of  delegates — mezzanine  floor. 

Golf  tournament  will  get  under  way  at  7:45 
A.M.  sharp.  Delegates  will  be  required 
to  furnish  their  own  transportation  to  the 
Beechmont  Country  Club  where  the  play 
will  tee  off  promptly  at  8:30.  Nat  Lefton 
of  Republic  and  Ray  Langford  of  National 
Theatre  Supply  are  offering  cups. 

Afternoon 

Luncheon  at  12:30  at  the  Hollenden. 

Second  business  session  starts  at  2  P.M.  in 
Assembly  Room,  mezzanine  floor. 

Announcements. 

Introduction  of  noted  vistors. 

Address:  "The  Job  Must  Be  Done,"  by 
Abram  F.  Myers,  Washington,  general 
counsel  and  chairman  of  Allied's  board. 

Address:  "The  Coming  Buying  Season: 
What  Was  Promised  Last  Year,  What 
Delivered;  Things  to  Look  Out  for  in 
1917,"  by  P.  S.  Harrison  of  Harrison's 
Reports,  New  York. 

General  discussion  of  the  product  situation 
and  plans. 

Address :_  "An   Outsider's   Viewpoint."  by 

a  nationally  known  speaker." 
Committee  assignments. 
Miscellaneous. 
Adjournment. 


Evening 

Banquet  in  grand  ballroom  of  the  Hollenden 
beginning  7:30  P.M.  Night  clubs  and  local 
theatres  will  supply  talent.  There  will  be 
a  few  short  addresses  and  further  intro- 
ductions of  visiting  notables,  including 
Governor  Martin  L.  Davey  of  Ohio, 
Mayor  Burton  of  Cleveland,  a  nationally 
known  "surprise"  speaker  and  others  un- 
announced. 


Friday 


Morning 

Inspection  of  exhibits. 

Meetings  of  committees,  including  those  on 
legislation,  chain  theatre  expansion,  taxa- 
tion, product  situation,  designation  of 
playdates,  theatre  loans  and  building, 
music  tax  and  copyright,  score  charges, 
trailers  and  other  subjects,  not  defined. 

Meetings  of  committees  in  headquarters  to 
be  designated. 

Validation  of  return  railroad  tickets. 

Luncheon  at  noon. 

Afternoon 

Closing  session  beginning  at  1:30  P.M. 

Meeting  opened  by  Nathan  Yamins. 

Reports  of  committees. 

Introduction  of  visiting  guests. 

Address:  "Is  Governmental  Control  the 
Only  Way  to  Stop  Unfair  Producer  Ag- 
gression?" by  "an  official  high  in  Gov- 
ernmental knowledge." 

Address:  "Our  Good  Friends — the  Public," 
by  Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  New  Jersey, 
Abram  F.  Myers  and  others. 


Miscellaneous  business. 
Open  forum. 
Adjournment. 


For  the  Women 

Cleveland,  June  1. — While  Allied 
delegates  are  active  on  the  floor,  this 
program  of  entertainment  for  women 
attending  the  convention  has  been  ar- 
ranged : 

Wednesday — At  2  P.  M.,  trip  to  New  Ter- 
minal Tower  for  its  panoramic  view  of 
the  city.  Followed  by  a  shopping  tour 
with  guides  to  the  city's  leading  stores. 

Thursday — Luncheon  at  the  Hollenden. 
Transportation  will  be  provided  immedi- 
ately thereafter  for  an  inspection  tour  of 
Nela  Park  where  General  Electric  will 
act  as  host.  Special  hostesses  will  explain 
the  highlights.    Tea  will  be  served. 

Banquet  at  7:30  P.M. 

Friday  —  Luncheon  at  the  Hollenden  de- 
scribed as  a  "Queens  for  the  Day"- 
Variety  Club  function,  followed  either  by 
cards  or  a  trip  to  the  Cleveland  Art 
Institute. 


Committees  Fully  Designated 

Cleveland,  June  1. — Personnel  of 
the  various  committees  handling  dif- 
ferent aspects  of  the  Allied  convention 
follow  : 

National  Convention  Committee — H.  M. 
Richey,  Michigan,  chairman;  Sidney  E. 
Samuelson,  New  Jersey;  W.  A.  Steffes, 
Minnesota;  Moe  B.  Horwitz,  Ohio;  Martin 


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Many  Theatres  Are 
Opened  Through  N.E. 

Boston,  June  2.  —  Theatre  open- 
ings in  New  England  are  far  ahead 
ot  closings.  Among  recent  reopenings 
are  the  Community  in  South  Hero, 
vt.,  by  J.  D.  Santamore;  the  Knowl- 
ton  in  West  Upton,  Mass.,  by  M.  Ler- 
ner,  who  has  changed  the  house  name 
to  the  Upton ;  the  Town  Hall,  in  Jef- 
fersonville,  Vt.,  by  B.  C.  Hawley,  for 
single  features.  Mrs.  E.  D.  McGowan 
has  taken  over  the  Community  in 
Worth  Troy,  Vt.,  from  H.  Feldman. 

F.  Howard  has  opened  the  Sanford 
in  Sanford,  Me.,  and  the  Sea  Breeze 
in  Oak  Bluffs,  Mass.,  has  been  re- 
opened. The  Auditorium  at  Stowe, 
Vt.,  has  closed,  but  is  expected  to  re- 
open shortly.  F.  Banzi  has  reopened 
the  Brant  Rock  in  Brant  Rock,  Mass., 
running  first  run  duals.  E.  A.  Mason 
has  taken  the  Perkins  Hall  in  Me- 
chanicsville,  Me.,  from  S.  Sanford. 
Two  other  reopenings  are  the  Bethel 
in  Bethel,  Vt.,  and  the  Opera  House 
at  Alton,  N.  H. 

Fox  Intermountain 
Adds  Two  Theatres 

Two  theatres  in  Ogden,  Utah,  the 
Ogden  and  Egyptian,  have  been  added 
to  the  Fox  Intermountain  circuit,  Rick 
Ricketson,  operating  head  of  the  Na- 
tional Theatre  subsidiary,  stated  yes- 
terday prior  to  his  departure  for  Den- 
ver after  conferring  with  Spyros 
Skouras  on  product  deals.  He  plans 
to  return  in  a  month. 

Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  in  charge  of  Fox 
Midwest,  will  leave  today  for  Kansas 
City.  Charles  Skouras,  head  of  F. 
W.  C,  will  depart  for  the  coast  to- 
morrow. Harold  J.  Fitzgerald,  major 
domo  of  the  Fox  Wisconsin  circuit, 
is  planning  to  head  for  Milwaukee  the 
latter  part  of  the  week. 


Gayety,  K.  C,  Is  Sold 

Kansas  City,  June  2. — Ownership 
of  the  Gayety  Bldg.  at  12th  and  Wy- 
andotte Sts.,  former  burlesque  and 
film  house,  has  changed  hands.  The 
Kansas  City  Title  &  Trust  took  over 
the  property  for  a  client  at  a  reported 
price  of  $70,000. 


G.  Smith,  Ohio;  William  Davis,  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

General  Convention  Committee  ■ —  M.  B. 
Horwitz,  chairman;  Henry  Greenberger, 
John  Kalafat,  Ernest  Schwartz,  Myer  Fine, 
L.  G.  Baldwin,  John  Urbansky,  all  of 
Cleveland. 

Cleveland  General  Committee — P.  J.  Wood. 
Columbus,  and  George  W.  Erdmann — 
general  secretaries. 

Banquet  —  Myer  Fine,  ihairman;  Sam 
Stecker,  P.  E.  Essick. 

Entertainment  of  Delegates  and  Wives — 
Henry  Greenberger,  chairman;  Myer  Fine, 
Maurice  Kaplan,  Al  Ptak,  all  of  Cleveland; 
Jules  Schwartz,  Painsville,  O. 

Publicity — L.  G.  Baldwin,  chairman;  Frank 
Gross,  Ted  Vermes,  all  Cleveland. 

Reception  —  Ernest  Schwartz,  chairman; 
Abe  Kramer,  Abe  Schwartz,  Harry  Hor- 
witz, Paul  Gusdonavic,  Max  Lefkowich, 
Frank  Porzynski,  all  of  Cleveland;  Jerry 
Steele,  Oberlin,  O. 

Exhibits — John  Kalafat,  chairman;  J.  E. 
Scoville,  Cleveland;  John  Pekras,  Elmyra, 
Ohio. 

Transportation  —  John  Urbansky,  chair- 
man; Howard  Reif,  Oscar  Stotter,  all  of 
Cleveland. 

Convention  Arrangements  —  Martin  G. 
Smith,  Toledo,  chairman;  Charles  Weigel, 
Cincinnati;  Max  Stearn,  Columbus;  Robert 
Menches,  Akron;  R.  E.  Myers,  Chillicothe; 
Sam  E.  Lind,  Zanesville;  Nat  Charnas, 
Toledo;  L.  F.  Eick,  Martins  Ferry;  J.  W. 
Trunk,  Youngstown;  L.  E.  Miller,  Bryan; 
Ed  Biggio.  Steubensville;  Ray  Wallace, 
Alliance;  William  Tallman,  East  Liverpool 
Ohio. 


Chesterfield  and  Invincible 

ACCEPT  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF 
INDEPENDENT  LEADERSHIP 


•  We  stand  firmly  upon  our  record  of  years  of  accomplishment 
in  that  market. 

Year  in  and  year  out,  Chesterfield  and  Invincible  have  made 
promises  of  delivery,  and,  year  after  year,  every  promise  has 
been  fulfilled. 

In  the  season  of  1936-37,  responsible  Independent  producers 
and  distributors  will  again  assume  the  position  of  respect  and 
confidence  that  they  so  justly  deserve. 

Our  plans  for  1936-37  consist  of  18  pictures,  nine  to  be  made 
by  Chesterfield  and  nine  to  be  made  by  Invincible. 

We  shall  offer,  through  Independent  exchanges,  a  program  of 
feature  pictures,  planned  and  conceived  with  the  Box  Office  as 
our  sole  objective. 

Chesterfield  and  Invincible  will  offer  action  stories  of  living,  virile 
characters;  drama,  and  comedy,  with  a  sprinkling  of  music. 

•  There  are  three  important  factors  in  the  successful  operation 
of  Independent  production  and  distribution: 

First,  a  spirit  of  encouragement  and  support  by  exhibitors  to 
the  product  of  the  Independent  producer. 

Second,  a  product  of  worth-while  quality,  produced  by  pro- 
ducers with  an  established  record  for  regularity  of  delivery; 
producers  with  a  financial  responsibility  that  enables  them  to 
make  good  every  promise;  producers  with  a  proved  knowl- 
edge of  sound  showmanship  principles  in  production;  pro- 
ducers with  a  keen  sense  of  integrity. 

Third,  Independent  exchanges  properly  manned;  exchanges 
with  a  full  understanding  of  their  responsibilities  to  exhibitors; 
exchanges  with  an  appreciation  of  their  obligations  to  the 
Independent  producer. 

We  are  now  ready  to  negotiate  for  such  distribution. 

•  Chesterfield  and  Invincible,  in  the  future  as  in  the  past,  shall 
continue  to  strive  for  the  creation  and  fulfillment  of  confidence 
with  all  whom  they  serve  in  business. 


Chesterfield  Pictures 

GEORGE  R.  BATCHELLER.  PRES. 


Invincible  Pictures 

MAURY  M.  COHEN,  PRES. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Earner  List 
Details  for 
60  Out  Today 

light  from  Plays,  Six  to 
Be  Biographical 


Plans  are  to  be  revealed  today  on 
le  second  day  of  the  Warner  eastern 
id  Canadian  annual  sales  convention 
t  the  Ritz  Towers  for  a  total  of  60 
atures  for  the  1936-37  season,  called 
y  Jack  L.  Warner,  vice-president  in 
large  of  production,  "the  most  ambi- 
ous  program  in  the  history  of  the 
jmpany."  The  product  announce- 
tent  was  made  by  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr., 
istern  and  Canadian  general  sales 
lanager,  who  is  presiding  at  the  ses- 
ons. 

The  opening  day  yesterday  was  de- 
oted  to  screenings  of  "The  White 
ingel,"  "Anthony  Adverse"  and  "The 
ireen  Pastures"  at  the  company's 
ome  office,  followed  by  discussions  of 
it  three  pictures. 

Informal  discussions  will  follow  the 
roduct  announcement  today.  Consid- 
red  will  be  the  films  still  to  come 
n  the  current  season's  schedule,  and 
ompany  distribution  problems. 

Among  the  60,  eight  are  to  be  from 
tage  plays,  18  from  books  and  stor- 
:s,  seven  will  be  based  on  "newspa- 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


French  Strike  Hits 
Film  Printing  Plant 

Paris,  June  3. — Film  interests  were 
ffected  here  today  by  the  country- 
ride  series  of  strikes  when  the  work- 
rs  at  the  film  printing  plant  of  Leo- 
old  Maurice  in  Gennevillier  went  on 
trike,  seizing  and  locking  the  plant. 

The  Gennevillier  plant  does  the 
minting  for  all  films  exhibited  in 
"ranee  by  Columbia,  M-G-M,  United 
Artists  and  Universal. 

Employes  in  Eclair  studios,  Epinay 
ind  Pathe  studios  in  Paris  are  also  on 
itrike.  Exhibitors  fear  that  the  even- 
ual  walkout  of  power  plant  workers 
nay  prevent  operation  of  theatres. 


Cullman  Offers  32 
Weeks  to  20th-Fox 

\\  ith  32  weeks  open  for  next  sea 
on,  Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for 
he  Roxy,  has  offered  the  playing  time 
o  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  Terms 
or  a  deal  have  been  submitted  to 
\  R.  Kent,  president,  and  John  D. 
Jark,  general  sales  manager. 

About  two  weeks  ago,  Cullman 
losed  with  G.  B.  whereby  the  dis- 
ributor  will  get  a  minimum  of  20 
reeks  for  its  1936-37  product. 


Yamins  Ostensibly  Seeks 
A  New  Policy  for  Allied 


Board  Plans  Allied  Expansion; 
Approves  Cooperative  Play  dates 

Cleveland,  June  3. — Allied  will  embark  on  a  program  of  expan- 
sion this  year  in  accordance  with  a  decision  reached  at  a  meeting 
of  the  full  Allied  board  held  here  this  morning  preceding  the 
opening  of  the  convention  this  afternoon.  A  committee  based  on 
geographical  alignment  will  be  named  to  devise  ways  and  means 
of  conducting  a  membership  drive. 

The  board  also  officially  approved  the  cooperative  playdate  deal 
set  up  recently  in  New  York  with  Chesterfield  and  Invincible  and 
asked  various  state  leaders  to  prepare  a  summary  of  taxation  in 
their  areas  and  report  back  Friday  for  the  convention  agenda  to 
combat  the  situation. 


Suits  Attack 
Erpi,  Theatre 
Deals  by  Para. 


Two  separate  actions  were  filed 
against  Paramount  Pictures  and  as- 
sociated defendants  in  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  by  individual  stock- 
holders, one  involving  the  settlement 
of  Erpi's  $1,800,000  claim  in  the  Para- 
mount reorganization  proceedings  and 
the  other  directed  at  the  theatre  part- 
nership operating  agreements  held 
with  Karl  Hoblitzelle  and  A.  H. 
Blank. 

The  action  against  the  Erpi  claim 
settlement  was  brought  by  William 
Yoost,  who  opposed  the  settlement 
when  it  was  submitted  to  Federal 
Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  for  approval 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Allied  Deal 
With  Lloyd's 
Hanging  Fire 


Cleveland,  June  3. — Between  now 
and  the  close  of  the  convention,  Al- 
lied is  expected  to  consider  and  per- 
haps approve  a  national  insurance 
deal  with  Lloyd's  of  London,  interna- 
tionally known  underwriters. 

Direct  negotiations  have  been  under 
way  for  many  weeks  by  Independent 
Exhibitors  of  Massachusetts,  Inc., 
New  England  unit  of  50  members, 
which  is  reported  already  committed 
to  such  an  arrangement.  If  Allied 
approves,  the  plan  will  mean  the 
elimination  of  underwriting  by  Ameri- 
can insurance  companies  for  liability 
and  other  types  of  insurance  of  place- 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Republic  Men  Get  Product 
Lineup  Today  from  Levine 


Chicago,  June  3. — Republic's  second 
sales  convention  will  get  under  way 
tomorrow  morning  at  the  Drake  with 
W.  Ray  Johnston  presiding  and  with 
Nat  Levine,  production  head,  making 
the  annual  announcement  of  product. 

The  lineup  is  expected  to  include 
two  specials,  six  Jubilee  features,  24 
other  features,  four  in  color,  eight  by 


Gene  Autry  and  eight  other  westerns, 
and  four  serials. 

Discussion  of  domestic  distribution 
problems  will  follow  the  product  an- 
nouncement tomorrow.  Friday,  for- 
eign problems  will  be  taken  up,  and 
the  convention  will  close  with  a  ban- 
quet Friday  night.   Regional  problems 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Myers  Opposes  Change  in 
Viewpoint  and  Urges 
Continued  Action 


By  RED  KANN 

Cleveland,  June  3. — Allied  policy 
ostensibly  took  a  walk  from  its  united 
front  today  when  Nathan  Yamins, 
striking  for  an  adjudication  of  inde- 
pendent exhibition  problems  by  round 
table  conference  with  industry  leaders 
in  New  York  found  his  view  out- 
wardly, at  least,  opposed  by  Abram 
F.  Myers. 

The  suspicion  was  around  late  in 
the  afternoon  that  this  apparently 
startling  schism  in  the  ranks  of  Al- 
lied's  upper  councils  might  have  been 
staged  for  convention  ballyhoo  pur- 
poses. By  the  time  the  festivities 
swung  into  high  later  in  the  evening 
at  the  Mayfair  Casino,  and  caution 
dropped  for  frivolity,  the  suspicion 
began  to  assume  factual  forms,  unless 
it  was  designed  to  cover  up  the  on- 
the-surface  break.  "How'd  you  like 
the  gag  we  staged  this  afternoon,"  one 
Allied  leader  asked. 

Efforts  were  made  subsequently  by 
the  president  of  Allied  to  reshape  his 
point  of  view  with  that  emphasized  by 
its  general  counsel  who  stepped  away 
from  his  prepared  address  long 
enough  to  say :  "It  would  be  a  mistake 
for  Allied  to  depart  from  its  policies 
after  all  these  years.  The  minute  Al- 
lied becomes  an  organization  of  peti- 
tion, one  of  talk  and  not  one  of  action, 
it  loses  its  distinguishing  mark." 

The  difference  of  opinion  presumably 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Para.  Executives 
Leave  for  Chicago 

Paramount's  home  office  contingent 
left  yesterday  afternoon  for  Chicago 
to  attend  the  two-day  sales  confer- 
ences at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel 
Friday  and  Saturday. 

Neil  F.  Agnew,  general  sales  man- 
ager, headed  the  group.  With  him 
were :  J.  J.  Unger,  Charles  Reagan, 
R.  M.  Gillham,  Don  Velde,  Herman 
Lorber,  Arthur  Dunne,  Jack  Roper, 
Fred  LeRoy,  G.  B.  J.  Frawley,  Milton 
Kusell,  Wm.  Erbb  and  P.  A.  Bloch. 

Others  who  will  attend  the  confer- 
ences will  include  Harry  Goldstein, 
Oscar  Morgan,  Jack  Dugger,  J.  E. 
Fontaine,  R.  C.  Li  Beau,  Hugh  Braly, 
M.  H.  Lewis  and  Ben  Blotcky,  district 
manager,  and  M.  A.  Milligan  of 
Canada. 


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Dramatist-Producer 
Pact  Expected  Soon 

Negotiations  toward  a  settlement  of 
the  differences  between  the  Dramat- 
ists' Guild  and  film  companies  on  the 
form  of  contract  to  be  used  where 
film  interests  finance  plays  are  ex- 
pected to  be  concluded  in  about  two 
weeks,  it  was  said  yesterday  by  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  major 
companies. 

A  committee  appointed  recently  by 
the  film  men  is  now  working  on  the 
matter  and  it  is  expected  that  a  clause 
protecting  film  companies  financing 
plays  will  be  inserted  in  the  new  con- 
tracts. 


Cobb  and  20th-Fox  Sued 

A  suit  for  an  injunction,  impound- 
ing of  films  and  an  accounting  for 
damages  has  been  filed  against  Irvin 
S.  Cobb,  author,  and  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox in  Federal  court  here  by 
Ray  Long  and  Richard  R.  Smith,  Inc., 
who  charge  abrogation  of  an  agree- 
ment giving  them  an  interest  in  talk- 
ing film  rights  to  the  stories  incorpor- 
ated in  Cobb's  book,  "Down  Yonder 
with  Judge  Priest  and  Irvin  S.  Cobb." 
The  complaint  charges  that  Cobb  sold 
two  of  the  stories,  "A  Tree  Full  of 
Hoot  Owls"  and  "Br'er  Fox  and  the 
Briar  Patch"  to  the  film  company. 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

WILLIAM  F.  RODGERS,  gen- 
eral sales  manager  of  M-G-M, 
and  William  A.  Scully,  eastern  dis- 
trict manager,  are  expected  Monday 
from  Boston  where  they  are  conferring 
with  M.  &  P.  officials  on  next  season's 
product. 

• 

Leslie  Pearce,  who  directed  "You 
Must  Get  Married"  in  London  for 
City  Films,  arrived  on  the  Paris  yes- 
terday for  a  two-week  stay.  Alice 
White  also  was  a  passenger. 
• 

Samuel  Spring,  film  attorney,  will 
sail  Saturday  for  Europe  with  his 
family  on  the  Paris.  He  will  be  away 
about  five  weeks  on  a  combined  busi- 
ness and  vacation  trip. 


Prize  Double  Bills 

Life  Begins  at  40 

The  Age  of  Indiscretion 

— AH  Gaga 


Harry  Ham,  London  representative 
for  Joyce-Selznick,  is  en  route  to  the 
coast.  Myron  Selznick,  who  is  now 
in  England,  is  due  shortly. 

• 

S.  A.  Lynch,  former  adviser  on 
theatre  reorganizations  for  the  Para- 
mount Publix  trustees,  is  in  town  for 
an  indefinite  stay. 

• 

Harry  C.  Arthur  and  John  Eber- 
son,  who  planned  to  leave  by  plane 
for  St.  Louis  yesterday,  called  off  the 
trip. 

• 

Ernest  Wilkinson,  F.  &  M.  at- 
torney, left  for  Washington  yesterday 
after  a  three-day  stay  in  town. 
• 

Robert  Taylor  and  Alvin  Man- 
uel, M-G-M  players,  will  TWA  it  to 
the  coast  Sunday. 

• 

H.  C.  Potter  and  Ray  Binger  of 
U.  A.  will  take  a  plane  to  Hollywood 
tomorrow. 

• 

Will  H.  Hays  is  due  to  return  to- 
day from  a  two-day  trip  to  Chicago. 
• 

Si  Fabian,  who  left  for  Albany 
Tuesday,  will  return  tomorrow. 
• 

Al  Friedlander  is  still  around  Buf- 
falo for  Grand  National. 

• 

Tom  Page,  F.  W.  C.  statistician,  is 
in  town  from  the  coast. 

Denismore  Ross  is  on  a  trip  to 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis. 

• 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  has  returned 
from  Chicago. 

• 

Jack  Miller  is  in  town  from 
Chicago. 


Add  to  Hammill  Duties 

Hollywood,  June  3. — John  Hammill, 
Paramount  studio  censorship  editor 
for  10  years,  today  was  assigned  ad- 
ditional duties  as  manager  of  the 
Ernst  Lubitsch  unit  which  will  pro- 
duce four  features  annually. 


"Secret  Agenf  to  Roxy 

"Secret  Agent,"  the  G.  B.  spy  story, 
will  open  at  the  Roxy  June  12. 


Sabath  Washington 
Hearing  Postponed 

The  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee's hearing  on  Paramount  affairs 
which  was  scheduled  to  get  underway 
in  Washington  today  has  been  post- 
poned indefinitely.  A  representative 
of  the  committee  advised  Paramount 
officials  who  had  been  subpoenaed  to 
appear  at  the  hearing  that  the  com- 
mittee would  not  reach  Paramount 
during  its  current  session.  It  is  be- 
lieved doubtful  that  the  committee  will 
hold  hearings  during  the  summer, 
which  means  that  the  chances  of  fur- 
ther study  by  it  of  Paramount  affairs 
is  remote. 

Max  D.  Steuer,  New  York  attorney 
who  was  associated  with  the  commit- 
tee as  special  counsel,  said  yesterday 
that  he  was  doing  nothing  about  the 
committee's  activities  "for  the  pres- 
ent." 

Report  on  G.  T.  E.  Is 
Delayed  to  June  10 

Wilmington,  June  3. — The  ad- 
journed hearing  at  which  Senator 
Daniel  O.  Hastings,  receiver  for  Gen- 
eral Theatres  Equipment,  Inc.,  will 
present  his  report  of  the  receivership, 
was  continued  today  to  June  10  by 
Chancellor  Josiah  O.  Wolcott. 

Senator  Hastings  and  representa- 
tives of  the  reorganization  committee 
of  G.  T.  E.  met  here  today  to  arrange 
for  the  transfer  of  the  assets  to  pur- 
chasers and  other  details  in  the  reor- 
ganization of  the  company.  Recently 
the  reorganization  committee,  a  group 
representing  about  $24,000,000  in  gold 
debentures  of  the  companv,  purchased 
all  of  the  assets  for  $4,029,000.  The 
receivership,  which  has  existed  since 
February,  1932,  is  expected  to  be  com- 
pleted within  a  .month. 

New  Delay  Seen  for 
Skouras  Film  Suit 

The  Skouras  product  suit  against 
the  RKO  81st  St.,  which  has  been 
marked  ready  for  trial  on  the  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  calendar,  probably 
will  not  be  reached  before  the  fall 
term,  attorneys  connected  with  the 
case  said  yesterday.  Indications  are 
that  a  settlement  of  the  action  will  be 
made  in  the  meantime. 

The  Skouras  suit  alleges  a  breach 
of  its  Fox  Film  franchise  in  the  sale 
of  that  company's  product  to  the  RKO 
81st  St.  day  and  date  with  competing 
Skouras  houses. 


Ampa  Meet  Closed  Today 

Ideas  on  the  future  course  of  the 
Ampa  will  be  discussed  at  a  closed 
meeting  at  the  Astor  today,  with  Gor- 
don White,  president,  presiding.  The 
advertising  awards  meeting  will  be 
held  next  Thursday,  which  session 
will  close  the  Ampa  season. 


Name  Engel  a  Producer 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Samuel  Engel 
today  was  named  a  producer  for 
Twentieth  Century  -  Fox,  with  six 
productions  on  next  season's  program. 
Engel  did  the  screenplay  on  "Sins  of 
Man"  for  the  company. 


Set  Laemmle  Dinner  Spot 

The  Rose  Room  at  the-  Cinema 
Club  has  been  reserved  by  the  com- 
mittee for  the  dinner  honoring  Carl 
Laemmle,  June  22.  They  will  meet 
there  next  Tuesday. 


Thursday,  June  4,  193 


Disney's  Total  for 
RKO  Is  IndefiniU 


When  RKO  takes  the  sales  of  1 
Walt  Disney  shorts  next  season,  r: 
specific  number  of  Mickey  Mouse  c 
Silly  Symphony  subjects  will  be  liste- 
Roy  Disney,  business  manager,  state 
yesterday  upon  his  arrival  from  tl 
coast. 

The  reason  for  this,  Disney  e> 
plained,  is  because  certain  storic 
planned  for  Mickey  Mouse  may  1 
dropped,  the  same  holding  true  f( 
the  second  series.  For  the  currei 
season,  Disney  is  making  nine  of  eac 
subject,  and  while  it  is  likely  the  san 
number  may  hold  next  season  there 
nothing  definite.  It  is  also  possib 
that  12  Mickey  Mouses  may  be  ma< 
and  six  Silly  Symphony  subjects,  i 
vice  versa,  Disney  said. 

With  15  animators  already  sent 
the  coast.    Disney  stated  he  planni 
to  sign  up  from  15  to  20  more  befo 
closing  the  office,  specially  opened 
the  RKO  Bldg.,  the  end  of  the  mont 
Disney  will  return  west  on  June 
with  the  U.  A.  conventioneers  and  w 
also  attend  the  sales  meeting  at  t 
Ambassador,  Los  Angeles. 

The  first  RKO  short  will  be  rea- 
around  Jan.  1,  1937. 

Delay  MPTOA  Talk. 
To  Late  Next  Wee 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practi, 
committee  probably  will  not  resui 
its  sessions  here  with  distributors 
new  season  sales  policies  until  1; 
next  week.    Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P. 
O.  A.  president,  stopped  off  in  Was  j 
ington  yesterday  for  an  indefinite  si, 
en  route  here  from  Virginia  Bea 
where  he  attended  the  annual  meeti 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Virginia.  \ 
is  not  expected  here  until  tomorr  : 
or  some  time  this  weekend. 

In  the  meantime,  no  new  meetii 
with  distribution  companies  have  bi 
scheduled  and  no  call  has  gone  < 
for  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  pract; 
committee  to  reassemble  here. 


Rosenblatt  in  New  Jot 

Washington,  June  3.  - —  Sol 
Rosenblatt,  former  NRA  administ 
tor  of  the  film  code,  today  was  nan 
by  the  Democratic  National  Comn 
tee  as  chairman  of  its  film  and  ra 
division.  Rosenblatt  is  expected 
arrive  here  tomorrow  to  take  up  I 
new  duties. 


Poster  Men  Meet  Toda 

Directors  of  National  Poster  S{\ 
vice  will  meet  today  at  the  Line  I 
to  discuss  a  deal  whereby  mem!  ,* 
of  the  renter  organization  will  harS 
sales  and  distribution  for  The;  5 
Trailer  Service.  The  Paramc  fe 
rental  plan  for  accessories  also  wil  - 
aired. 


Grainger  Gets  New  Pit 

Los  Angeles,  June  3.  —  Unive  ! 
today  took  up  Edmund  Graing  * 
option  as  an  associate  producer  flj 
another  year.  "Flying  Hostess"  Ij 
"Big"  will  be  his  first  films  ur  r 
the  new  contract. 


20th-Fox  Group  Bad 

John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  n  -I 
ager  for  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  -J 
terday  headed  the  home  office  v 
eastern  sales  contingent  returning  f  n 
the  Chicago  sales  convention.   S.  «j 
Kent  returned  on  Tuesday. 


THE      PICTURE      OF      THE  WEEK 


EDW.  G.  ROBINSON  in  "BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS",  wilh  JOAN  BLONDELL 

Having  smashed  its  way  to  holdovers  with  record  pre-release  grosses  in  New  York  and  'Frisco, 
Warner  Bros.'  timely  successor  to  "G-Men"  seems  certain  to  surpass  the  cyclonic  success  of  its  pre- 
decessor. Frenzied  critical  acclaim  such  as  'Hot  as  headlines  in  a  midnight  'extra' . . .  Packs  a  thrill 
in  each  foot  of  film  . .  .  Will  go  down  in  screen  history  as  a  masterpiece  of  drama'  has  helped  launch 
one  of  the  first  truly  big  box-office  pictures  in  many  months.  In  the  cast  are  Barton  MacLane,  Hum- 
phrey Bogart  and  Frank  McHugh.  Wm.  Keighley  directed.  A  First  National  Picture.  Released  June  6th. 


MOTION  PICTURt 

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Yamins  Urges 
Negotiation; 
Myers  Opposes 


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failed  to  rest  kindly  with  other  Al- 
lied leaders  and  that  difference  may 
assert  itself  rather  sharply  Thursday 
afternoon  when  the  second  business 
session  gets  under  way  at  the  Hol- 
lenden. 

It  was  reported  tonight  that  W.  A. 
Steffes,  former  Allied  president  and 
its  quondam  chief  fire  spouter,  and 
Harry  A.  Cole,  president  of  the  Texas 
unit  as  well  as  a  regional  vice-presi- 
dent of  national  Allied,  will  take  the 
floor  tomorrow  and  pour  icy  water 
on  Yamins'  suggestion  of  adjudication 
by  conference.  Others  in  the  Allied 
ranks  offered  by  way  of  explanation  a 
failure  on  Yamins'  part  to  clearly  ex- 
press what  was  in  his  mind,  although 
there  appeared  to  be  little  room  for 
any  other  interpretation  of  the  lan- 
guage he  used. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  what  he  said 
at  the  close  of  the  opening  day's  ses- 
sion was,  in  effect,  what  he  said  pub- 
licly earlier  in  the  afternoon. 

The  Usual  Welcoming 

In  a  sequence  of  events,  this  was  the 
day:  The  meeting  opened  at  2:15  with 
Martin  G.  Smith  of  Toledo  in  the 
chair.  Mayor  Harold  H.  Burton  of 
Cleveland  did  the  usual  sort  of  wel- 
coming in  the  usual  way  and  was  fol- 
lowed by  M.  B.  Horwitz,  Cleveland, 
chairman  of  the  general  convention 
committee,  whereupon  the  meeting 
was  turned  over  to  H.  M.  Richey  of 
Detroit,  chairman  of  the  national  con- 
vention committee.  Among  other 
statements,  he  thanked  the  trade 
papers  for  their  cooperation  in  nation- 
ally publicizing  the  convention,  wel- 
comed any  independent  exhibitor  to 
participate  in  the  meetings  and  added 
that  the  official  program  had  been 
mailed  to  6,500  independent  exhibitors 
in  the  country. 

A  telegram  from  William  F.  Rodg- 
ers,  general  sales  manager  of  M-G-M, 
was  read,  expressing  his  inability  to 
make  the  speech  he  had  promised.  He 
said  he  was  needed  in  New  York.  "If 
some  exhibitor  in  Boston  didn't  need 
an  adjustment  he  would  have  been 
here,"  remarked  Richey.  "What  hap- 
pened I  don't  know,  but  the  curtain 
was  rung  down.  Maybe  Rodgers,  who, 
by  the  way,  is  a  very  fine  gentleman, 
found  himself  in  a  meeting  at  the  Hays 
office.  At  any  rate,  I  know  the  cir- 
cumstances must  have  been  beyond 
his  control." 

"Dum"  and  "Salve" 

Yamins,  introduced  by  Richey  as 
one  who  has  "endeared  himself  to 
independent  exhibitors  for  his  ability 
to  take  it,"  was  the  next  and  first 
major  speaker.  Referring  to  the 
Latin  inscriptions  on  the  decorations 
over  the  rostrum,  he  said,  "I  see  the 
word  'dum'  and  suppose  that  refers 
to  those  exhibitors  who  are  not  mem- 
bers of  Allied.  Then  I  see  the  word 
'salve'  which  doesn't  mean  what  you 
think  it  does.  I  promise  you  won't 
be  handed  any  of  it  here." 

Launching  into  the  serious  aspects 
of  his  address,  which  was  not  from 
prepared  script,  Yamins  decried  what 
he  called  an  annual  custom  of  tak- 
ing inventory  and  noting  progress  or 


Papers'  Bouquet 

Cleveland,  June  3.  —  Bou- 
quets for  trade  papers  were 
handed  out  early  at  the  Al- 
lied convention.  A  few  min- 
utes after  proceedings  start- 
ed this  morning,  H.  M.  Rich- 
ey, chairman  of  the  general 
convention  committee,  for- 
mally voiced  Allied's  thanks 
for  "the  splendid  job  they 
have  done  in  informing  the 
exhibitors  of  the  nation  about 
this  convention." 

That  wasn't  all.  A  spacious 
table  was  provided  for  their 
needs  as  well  as  ice  water. 
Then  along  came  George  Erd- 
mann  to  inquire  if  everybody 
was  comfortable.  The  re- 
porters by  this  time  began 
to  look  at  each  other  in  grat- 
itude if  not  in  some  amaze- 
ment. 


otherwise  on  the  basis  of  the  previous 
year's  record. 

"A  year  is  too  short  a  time  to 
judge,"  he  said.  "Business  analysts 
figure  over  a  long  period  of  years, 
and  so  we  should  compute  not  where 
we  were  a  year  ago,  but  by  a  period 
in  the  past."  The  analogy  he  drew 
went  back  to  the  Cleveland  convention 
of  1920,  as  compared  with  this  one. 
At  that  time,  he  said,  major  compa- 
nies released  between  600  and  800 
features  a  year  and  today  350  is 
top  from  the  majors  and  a  couple 
of   hundred   from   the  independents. 

"There  were  15  or  more  producers 
then.  Today  they  have  been  reduced 
to  eight.  There  was  competition  then 
and  it  was  a  buyers'  market.  Today 
it  is  reversed.  It  is  a  sellers'  mar- 
ket and  exhibitors  are  competing 
among  themselves  for  product.  In 
1920  exhibitors  had  problems  but  they 
didn't  have  to  buy  shorts  to  get  fea- 
tures or  newsreels  to  get  features. 
Today  they  must  take  shorts  for 
which  they  have  no  playing  time  and 
more  newsreels  than  they  can  use. 
Then  pictures  were  bought  at  a  fair 
price.  There  was  no  problem  of 
selective  playing  time. 

Compares  Past  and  Present 

"Today  the  exhibitor  has  the  dis- 
tributor for  a  partner  the  best  half 
of  the  week  and  takes  the  losses  the 
poor  half.  Then  there  was  no  such 
thing  as  reallocation  of  product.  If 
the  pictures  proved  to  be  big,  the  ex- 
hibitor cashed  in.  Then  there  were 
no  score  charges,  a  racket  that  came 
in  with  the  talkies  and  which  re- 
minds of  the  days  of  Capone  in  Chi- 
cago. The  exhibitors  didn't  have  to 
buy  trailers  from  the  distributors  to 
get  their  product. 

"Now  there's  a  new  one.  Exhibitors 
have  to  take  accessories  from  the  dis- 
tributors. Slowly  the  exhibitor  is 
being  crushed  out  of  business." 

He  traced  the  growth  of  distribu- 
tor participation  in  exhibition  and 
charged  distributors  were  exacting 
higher  and  higher  rentals  by  threat- 
ening to  acquire  competitive  houses 
if  the  exhibitor  resists  film  rental 
demands. 

"I  do  not  defend  the  chiseling  ex- 
hibitor. We  have  them  in  our  ranks 
just  as  the  distributor  does,  but  the 
exhibitor  should  not  be  faced  with  de- 
structive competition.  This  competi- 
tion is  not  coming  entirely  from  affili- 
ated chains,  but  from  independent  cir- 


cuits which  threaten  independents 
through  their  massed  buying  power. 
These  conditions  would  not  exist  if 
this  were  a  buyers'  market.  First 
National  entered  production  and  Mar- 
cus Loew  did  also  to  protect  his  the- 
atres, but  this,  I  think,  is  unfeasible 
for  us.  Our  problem  is  not  to  make 
pictures,  but  to  exhibit  them.  We 
can  encourage  independent  producers 
in  order  to  restore  the  balance  be- 
tween the  distributor  and  the  exhibi- 
tor." 

It  was  here  that  Yamins  first 
sounded  his  round  table  plan.  He 
said  that  as  a  member  of  Campi  he 
found  a  certain  breadth  of  vision  on 
the  part  of  the  real  members,  "not 
their  third  or  sixth  assistants." 

"I  don't  think  the  real  men  in  the 
industry  want  to  operate  their  busi- 
nesses by  crushing  the  independent.  I 
urge  the  formation  of  some  commit- 
tee to  sit  down  with  these  real  lead- 
ers to  solve  these  problems." 

Cites  an  Incident 

Without  specifying  detail  Yamins 
cited  an  incident  as  fresh  as  last  Fri- 
day. He  said  a  certain  exhibitor  had 
been  threatened  by  a  new  theatre 
planned  in  his  town. 

"I  went  to  New  York  and  in  two 
hours  cleared  it  up.  We  realize  that 
the  distributor  must  be  successful,  if 
we  are  to  be  successful.  It  applies  in 
reverse  as  well.  With  such  a  meet- 
ing of  minds  we  can  solve  the  prob- 
lems. Moreover,  I  don't  think  they 
want  outside  interference.  Personally, 
I  don't  think  we  do." 

The  unnamed  incident  is  believed  to 
refer  to  authentic  reports  from  the 
east  that  Meyer  Schine  was  planning 
a  theatre  in  Fall  River,  which  Ya- 
mins dominates  today.  In  reply  to  an 
inquiry,  Yamins  said  with  what  may 
have  been  a  significant  smile,  that  he 
had  not  been  referring  to  himself  and 
denied  knowledge  of  such  a  plan  on 
the  part  of  the  Schine  interests. 

In  the  corridors  after  the  close  of 
the  session  Schine  also  denied  such 
a  plan  and  dismissed  it  by  declaring 
"I  was  in  Gloversville  all  of  last 
week,  not  in  Fall  River." 

"No  Place"  for  Radicals 

Continuing  his  round  table  note,  Ya- 
mins made  the  statement  that  "radi- 
calism has  no  place  in  any  exhibitor 
organization.  If  round  table  confer- 
ences cannot  bring  results,  the  exhibi- 
tor has  the  right  to  appeal  to  outside 
forces.  But  Allied  should  mobilize  all 
its  strength  and  display  its  interest  in 
the  constructive  solution  of  the  prob- 
lems which  confront  it.  These  are 
my  own  ideas.  They  were  not  set 
down  in  writing.  They  were  not 
shown  to  the  board  before  I  started 
to  speak,  and  submitted  to  no  cen- 
soring. If  we  can  send  leaders  dis- 
playing no  taint  of  radicalism  to  New 
York,  if  we  can  send  leaders  who  have 
an  investment  in  brick  and  mortar 
and  be  represented  by  real  business 
leaders,  we  would  be  respected  and 
get  a  hearing.  If  it  fails,  we  have 
a  legal  remedy." 

The  conclusion  of  his  speech  was 
heralded  by  hearty  applause. 

After  the  introduction  of  former 
presidents,  including  Myers,  Steffes, 
James  Ritter  of  Michigan,  and  Syd- 
ney Samuelson  of  New  Jersey,  and 
the  reading  of  a  wire  from  Walter  J. 
Littlefield,  Massachusetts  Allied  leader 
who  is  honeymooning  abroad,  George 
W.  Weeks,  general  sales  manager  of 
G.  B.,  was  called  upon. 

"I  know  prosperity  is  back  by  the 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Thursday,  June  4,  1936 


Convention's 


Work  Goes  to 


11  Committees 


Cleveland,  June  3. — Eleven  com- 
mittees, the  work  horses  of  the  con- 
vention, who  will  do  their  stint  behinc 
closed  doors  and  report  to  the  floor 
were  named  by  Nathan  Yamins,  presi- 1 
dent  of  Allied,  at  the  opening  sessior  | 
of  the  annual  convention  this  after  f 
noon  at  the  Hollenden. 

Marking    the    return    of    W.  A| 
Steffes,  Minnesota  fire-eater,  to  ac 
tive  participation  in  Allied  affairs,  h< 
was  named  as  chairman  of  the  com  , 
mittee  on  chain  expansion  with  thes'f 
associates :  A.  E.  Lichtman,  Wash  | 
ington ;  A.  C.  Gutenberg,  Wisconsin  i 
Harry  Perlewitz,  Wisconsin;  Sidne; 
Samuelson,  New  Jersey;  Bennet  Am 
dur,  Pennsylvania ;  H.  A.  Cole,  Texas 
Van  Nomikas,  Illinois ;  D.  L.  SchJ 
mann,  Ohio;  James  C.  Ritter,  Michil 
gan;    Sam    Neall,    Indiana;  Ernesl 
Horstmann,  Massachusetts  and  Mattill 
Markus. 

Edward  Ansin,  Massachusetts,  is  chaii  ( 
man  of  the  committee  on  taxation.  Othei 
on  it  are  P.  J.  Wood,  Ohio;  W.  L.  Browi 
Pennsylvania;  R.  Z.  Glass,  Texas;  At 
Schwartz,  Ohio;  Glenn  A.  Cross,  Mich 
gan;  I.  R.  Holycross,  Michigan;  Ma! 
Steam,   Ohio,  and  Mrs.   W.   Krusienski.  i 

Copyright,  music  tax  and  taxation  con 
bined  in  one  committee  will  be  handled  ti 
Martin  G.  Smith,  Ohio,  as  chairman  < 
Others  to  work  with  him  are  R.  A.  Tesc' 
Wisconsin;  H.  W.  Walker,  Pennsylvani: 
Frank  Panopolos,  Pennsylvania;  Walti 
Stoeppleman,  Texas;  Tippy  Harrison,  111 
nois;  Leonard  Sowar,  Indiana;  Adolf 
Bendslev,  Massachusetts;  Charles  Weigt  / 
Ohio,  and  Phil  Smith. 

Contract  provisions,  preferred  playir 
time  and  cancellations  are  in  the  hands 
William  D.  Davis,  Pennsylvania  as  chai 
man,  and  S.  M.  Boyd,  Washington,  D.  C 
Meyer  Fine,  Ohio;  Nathan  Yamins,  Mass 
chusetts;  Sidney  Volk,  Minnesota;  Ja<j 
Rose,  Illinois;  William  London,  Michiga 
J.  Real  Neth,  Ohio;  Harry  Markum,  I 
diana. 

Theatre  financing  and  remodeling  will 
headed  by  Lee  Newbury,  New  Jerse  i 
Frank  Fisher.  Wisconsin;  Benny  Bergf 
Minnesota;  Morris  Roth,  Pennsylvania;  \ 
R.  Wheat,  Jr.,  Pennsylvania;  Sam  Stecke ; 
Ohio;  Harry  Lubliner,  Illinois;  Frai 
Westman,  Michigan;  Ray  Harrell.  Indian! 
Max  Levinson,  Massachusetts;  John  Hue 
ner,  Ohio;  Nathan  Meyers,  New  Jerse  i 
will  assist  Newbury. 

Air  conditioning:    C.  H.  Olive,  Washii 
ton,   chairman;    W.   J.    Walker,    Penns;  j 
vania;    P.    E.    Essick,   Ohio;    Max   Sacl ; 
Illinois;  Harry  Abrams,  Ohio;  Chick  Cal 
way,  Indiana  and  F.  A.  Schneider. 

Sound  service,  Ray  Branch,  Michig;  I 
chairman.  Others  include  B.  K.  Fisch  Mr 
Wisconsin;  William  Finkel,  Pennsylvan  m 
Howard  Reif,  Ohio;  Walter  Easley,  )l| 
diana;  William  Chesbrough.  Ohio. 

Zoning,  protection  and  admission  prio 
C.  H.  Olive,  Washington,  D.  C,  chairm:ifc 
George  Fischer,  Wisconsin;  E.  T.  Beec1 
Pennsylvania;  Ernest  Schwartz.  Ohio;  S.  I 
Kane.  Minnesota ;  Verne  Langdon,  Illino  II 
W.    A.    Cassidy,    Michigan;    Alex   Man  J 
Indiana;    Harold   Bernstein.    Ohio:  Sidrij 
Samuelson,  New  Jersey;  Henry  Greenbe  J- 
er.  Ohio. 

Good  will  and  legion  of  decency:  Sidill 
Samuelson.  New  Jersey,  chairman;  J.  1 
Clinton,  Minnesota;  C.  E.  Herman.  Pei'j 
sylvania;  C.  R.  Blatt.  Pennsylvania;  ! 
Legg,  Texas;  Paul  Gusdanovic.  Or 
Fred  de  Lodder.  Michigan;  Edward  Zc  . 
Illinois;  R.  R.  Blair,  Indiana;  Mrs.  J<|B 
Weinig.  Ohio. 

General  organization  and  financing:  Htfl 
man  A.  Blum,  Maryland,  chairman;  F'B 
J.    Herrington,    Pennsylvania;  Aaron 
perstein.    Illinois".    A.    K.   Howard.  Ma 
chusetts;  E.  L.  Peasee.  Minnesota:  F. 
Zimmerman.  Texas ;  M.  B.  Horwitz.  01  3 
Allen  Johnson.   Michigan:   Maurice  Ru  • 
Indiana:  R.  E.  Meyers,  Ohio. 

Percentage    checking  .  trailers,    previe  , 
premiums       and     score     charges:     -J  > 
Schreiber.     Michigan,     chairman:  E. 
Maertz,  Wisconsin;  C.  S.  Philbrook.  Pe  *■ 
sylvania;     N.     G.     Kuhn.     Pennsylva-  i 
Fred  Sherman,  Ohio;  Abe  Kaplan.  MirHta 
sota;     Frank     Sanders,     Indiana:     Ha  1 
Bernstein.  Ohio:  Ralph  Wilkins.  New  .'  • 
sey. 


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i  her  maiden  voyage 


NEARLY  LET  LOVE  GO  SLIPPING 
iROUGH  MY  FINGERS"  .... 

TO  DANCE  MY  WAY  TO 
iAVEN".  .  /'ITS  LOVE  AGAIN" 

ie  three  outstanding  song  hits 
the  outstanding  choice  of  every 
ftstanding  radio  band  leader. 


in  ITS  LOVE  AGAIN 

is  the  sensation  of  the  nation 

PRAISE  FROM  THE  COLUMNISTS 
PRAISE  FROM  THE  RADIO  EDITORS 
PRAISE  FROM  THE  MOVIE  EDITORS 


New  Yorchids:  Jessie  Matthews  in"lt's  Love  Again"at  the  Roxy. 

WALTER  WINCHELL,  Mirror. 

The  Jessie  Matthews  flicker  at  the  Roxy  is  sweller  make-believe. 

ED  SULLIVAN,  News. 

A  crack-up  swell  pic,  "It's  Love  Again"  at  the  Roxy. 

LOUIS  SOBOL,  Journal. 

Mine  eyes  have  seen  the  glory  that  is  Jessie  Matthews. 

NICK  KENNY,  Mirror. 

Roxy  audience  sat  thrilled  and  spellbound. 

WANDA  HALE,  News. 

Gay  entertainment . .  .  filled  with  sprightly,  tuneful  numbers, 
clever  stepping,  good  comedy.     REGINA  CREWE,  American. 

A  lavish  musical,  beautifully  staged,  a  screenic  delight. 

DOUGLAS  GILBERT,  World-Telegram. 

Tuneful  plot,  witty  dialogue  and  skillful  performance. 

MARGUERITE  TAZELAAR,  Herald-Tribune. 

Certain  to  delight  Roxy  audiences  .  .  .  Miss  Matthews  has 
no  equal  in  Hollywood.  IRENE  THIRER,  Post. 

"IT'S  BOX  OFFICE  THE  TRADE  PAPERS 


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Thursday,  June  4,  1936 


Warner  List 
Details  for 
60  Out  Today 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

per  headlines,"  six  will  be  in  the  na- 
ture of  biographies  on  the  screen,  and 
six  western  melodramas. 

The  stars  will  include  Marion 
Davies,  Paul  Muni,  Errol  Flynn,  Les- 
lie Howard,  Olivia  de  Havilland,  Kay 
Francis,  Dick  Powell,  Rudy  Vallee, 
James  Cagney,  Bette  Davis,  Ruby 
Keeler,  Edward  G.  Robinson,  Al  Jol- 
son,  the  Yacht  Club  Boys,  Claude 
Rains,  Joe  E.  Brown,  Pat  O'Brien, 
Sybil  Jason,  Josephine  Hutchinson 
and  Boris  Karloff. 

Production  Lineup  Itemized 

In  addition  to  these  Warner  stars, 
others  who  will  appear  in  Warner 
product  will  include  Clark  Gable, 
Fredric  March,  Claudette  Colbert, 
Madeleine  Carroll,  Robert  Montgom- 
ery and  Henry  Fonda. 

Details  on  the  productions  from 
stage  plays  are  as  follows : 

"The  Green  Pastures,"  from  the  play 
by  Marc  Connelly,  directed  by  Connelly 
and  William  Keighley.  The  cast,  all  col- 
ored, is  headed  by  Rex  Ingram.  (Fin- 
ished and  ready  for  release.) 

"Three  Men  on  a  Horse,"  from  the  play 
by  John  Cecil  Holm,  with  an  all-comedy 
cast. 

"Call  It  a  Day,"  from  the  current  play 
by   Dodie  Smith. 

"The  Desert  Song"  (in  Technicolor),  the 
light  opera  by  Otto  Harbach,  Oscar  Ham- 
merstein  II  and  Frank  Mandel;  music 
by    Sigmund  Romberg. 

"White  Horse  Inn,"  from  the  London 
musical.  To  be  produced  by  Erik  Cha- 
rell. 

"A  Slight  Case  of  Murder,"  from  the 
play  by  Howard  Lindsay  and  Damon  Run- 
yan. 

"The  Fortune  Hunter,"  by  Winchell 
Smith.  Starring  Dick  Powell  and  Ruby 
Keeler. 

"Give  Me  Your  Heart,"  from  the  play 
"Sweet  Aloes,"  by  Joyce  Carey.  Starring 
Kay  Francis.  (Now  in  production.)  Di- 
rected  by   Archie  Mayo. 

Adaptations  Number  16 

The  sixteen  features  adapted  from 
famous  books  and  stories  are  as  fol- 
lows : 

"Anthony  Adverse,"  by  Hervey  Allen, 
with  Fredric  March;  directed  by  Mervyn 
LeRoy.    (Completed  and  ready  for  release.) 

"Cain  and  Mabel,"  a  Cosmopolitan,  star- 
ring Marion  Davies  and  Clark  Gable.  From 
the  story  by  H.  C.  Witwer.  (Now  in 
production).      Directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon. 

"The  Sea  Hawk,"  starring  Errol  Flynn 
in  a  new  version  of  the  Rafael  Sabatini 
romance. 

"The  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood,"  star- 
ring Errol  Flynn. 

"The  Prince  and  the  Pauper,"  by  Mark 
Twain;  with  Billy  Mauch  and  Bobby 
Mauch,  twin  brothers,  in  the  title  roles. 

"Green  Light,"  from  the  novel  by  Lloyd 
C.  Douglas,  author  of  "Magnificent  Obses- 
sion."   Starring  Leslie  Howard. 

"Men  Are  Such  Fools,"  by  Faith  Bald- 
win.     Starring   Bette  Davis. 

"God's  Country  and  the  Woman"  (in 
Technicolor),  from  the  novel  by  James 
Oliver  Curwood.  Starring  Bette  Davis 
with  George  Brent.  To  be  directed  by 
William  Keighley. 

"The  Head  of  the  House  of  Coombe." 
by  Frances  Hodgson  Burnett,  with  Olivia 
de  Havilland  and  Sybil  Jason. 

"And  It  All  Came  True,"  by  Louis 
Bromfield.  Starring  Ruby  Keeler  and 
Dick  Powell. 

"Earthworm  Tractors,"  from  the  stories 
by  William  Hazlett  Upson.  Starring  Joe 
E.  Brown.  (Now  being  edited  and  cut). 
Directed    by    Raymond  Enright. 

"The  Marriage  Clause,"  by  Rupert 
Hughes.  With  Robert  Montgomery  and 
Olivia  de  Havilland. 

"Slim,"  from  the  story  by  William  Wis- 
ter  Haines.  With  Pat  O'Brien  and  Henry 
Fonda. 

"The  Making  of  O'Malley,"  from  Gerald 
Beaumont's   Saturday   Evening   Post  story, 


What  They're  Down  For 


Detailed  assignments  of  stars,  featured  players  and  other  cast  assign- 
ments for  Warners'  1936-37  list  are  as  follows: 


Ross  Alexander — "China  Clipper." 

Joan  Blondell — "Stage  Struck"  and  co- 
featured  with  Glenda  Farrell  in  two  un- 
titled. 

Humphrey  Bogart — "China  Clipper." 
George  Brent — "God's    Country    and  the 
Woman." 

Joe    E.    Brown — Starred    in  "Earthworm 

Tractors"  and  "Polo  Joe." 
Claudette  Colbert — Starred  in  "Joan  of 

Arc." 

Marion  Davies — Starred  in  "La  Marseil- 
laise" and  co-starred  with  Clark  Gable  in 
"Cain  and  Mabel." 

Bette  Davis — Starred  in  "God's  Country 
and  the  Woman,"  "Men  Are  Such  Fools," 
"Mountain  Justice"  and  co-starred  with 
Errol  Flynn  in  "Another  Dawn." 

Olivia  de  Havilland — "The  Charge  of  the 
Light  Brigade,"  "The  Head  of  the  House 
of  Coombe"  and  "The  Marriage  Clause." 

Glenda  Farrell — Co-featured  with  Joan 
Blondell  in  two  untitled. 

Errol  Flynn — Starred  in  "The  Adventures 
of  Robin  Hood,"  "The  Charge  of  the 
Light  Brigade,"  "The  Sea  Hawk"  and 
"The  White  Rajah"  and  co-starred  with 
Bette  Davis  in  "Another  Dawn." 

Henry  Fonda — "Slim." 

Dick   Foran — Six  westerns. 

Kay  Francis — Starred  in  "Give  Me  Your 
Heart,"  "Mistress  of  Fashion,"  "Return 
from  Limbo"  and  "You're  All  I  Want." 

Clark  Gable  —  Co-starred  with  Marion 
Davies  in  "Cain  and  Mabel." 

Hall  Johnson   Choir — "Green  Pastures." 

Leslie  Howard — Starred  in  "Green  Light." 

Josephine  Hutchinson — Co-featured  with 
Pat  O'Brien  in  two  untitled. 

Rex  Ingram — "Green  Pastures." 

Sybil  Jason — "The  Head  of  the  House  of 
Combe"  and  "Making  of  O'Malley." 

Ruby  Keeler — Starred  in  "Let's  Pretend" 


and  co-starred  with  Dick  Powell  in  "And 
It  All  Came  True,"  "The  Fortune 
Hunter"  and  "Ready,  Willing  and  Able." 

Jeanne  Madden — "Stage  Struck." 

Fredric  March — Starred  in  "Anthony  Ad- 
verse." 

Billy  Mauch  —  "The  Prince  and  the 
Pauper." 

Bobby  Mauch  —  "The  Prince  and  the 
Pauper." 

James  Melton — "Let's  Pretend." 
Robert    Montgomery  —   "The  Marriage 
Clause." 

Paul  Muni — Starred  in  "The  Gentleman 
from  Kimberley." 

Pat  O'Brien — "China  Clipper,"  "Making 
of  O'Malley"  and  "Slim."  and  co-featured 
with  Josephine  Hutchison  in  two  untitled. 

Dick  Powell — Starred  in  "Gold  Diggers 
of  1937"  and  "Stage  Struck"  and  co- 
starred  with  Ruby  Keeler  in  "And  It 
All  Came  True,"  "The  Fortune  Hunter" 
and  "Ready,  Willing  and  able." 

Beverly  Roberts — "China  Clipper." 

Henry  B.  Walthall — "China  Clipper." 

Warren  William — "Stage  Struck." 

Yacht  Club  Boys — "Stage  Struck." 

Directors 

Lloyd  Bacon — "Cain  and  Mabel." 

Marc  Connelly — "Green  Pastures"  in  as- 
sociation with  William  Keighley. 

Michael  Curtiz — "The  Charge  of  the 
Light  Brigade." 

William  Dieterle — "Story  of  Beethoven." 

Raymond  Enright — "China  Clipper"  and 
"Earthworm  Tractors." 

William  Keighley — "God's  Country  and 
the  Woman";  also  "Green  Pastures"  in 
association  with  Marc  Connelly. 

Mervyn    LeRoy — "Anthony  Adverse." 

Archie  Mayo — "Give  Me  Your  Heart." 

.Max  Keinhardt — "Danton." 


"Everybody's  Sweetheart."  With  Pat 
O'Brien  and  Sybil  Jason. 

"Return  from  Limbo,"  by  A.  H.  Z. 
Carr.    Starring   Kay  Francis. 

"The  Schoolhouse  in  the  Foothills,"  by 
Ella  Enslow.  Published  in  the  Saturday 
Evening  Post, 

"You're  All  I  Want,"  by  Katharine 
Brush.     Starring  Kay  Francis. 

"Kid  Galahad,"  from  the  Saturday  Eve- 
ning Post  serial  by  Francis  Wallace,  with 
an  all-star  cast. 

The  "newspaper  headline"  pictures 
will  include : 

"China  Clipper,"  with  Pat  O'Brien, 
Humphrey  Bogart,  Ross  Alexander,  Bever- 
ly Roberts  and  Henry  B.  Walthall.  (Now 
in  production.)  Directed  by  Raymond  En- 
right. 

"Over  the  Wall,"  original  by  Warden 
Lewis  E.  Lawes  of  Sing  Sing. 

"Mountain  Justice,"  starring  Bette 
Davis. 

"Sergeant  Murphy,"  a  romance  of  the 
Grand  National  Steeplechase  at  Aintree. 

"Gold  Is  Where  You  Find  It."  from  the 
Cosmopolitan  Magazine  serial  by  Clements 
Ripley. 

"Black  Legion,"  drama  suggested  by  re- 
cent revelations. 

"Dangerous  Courage,"  film  concerning 
mine  disasters. 

Biography  on  the  screen  is  repre- 
sented by  the  following  subjects: 

"The  White  Rajah,"  to  star  and  writ- 
ten by  Errol  Flynn. 

"Danton,"  to  be  directed  by  Max  Rein- 
hardt,   with   an   all-star  cast. 

"Joan  of  Arc,"  starring  Claudette  Col- 
bert. 

"Panama  Canal,"  the  story  of  William 
Crawford  Gorgas. 

"The  Mississippi  Bubble,  or  the  Story 
of  John  Law."  the  story  of  the  Scotchman 
who  became  the  financial  ruler  of  France. 

"The  Storv  of  Beethoven,"  to  be  di- 
rected by  William  Dieterle. 

Six  other  specials  include : 

"The  Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade,"  from 
the  poem  of  Alfred,  Lord  Tennyson.  Star- 
ring Errol  Flynn  with  Olivia  de  Havil- 
land, and  directed  by  Michael  Curtiz. 
(Now  in  production.) 

"The  Gentleman  from  Kimberley."  _  orig- 
inal story  written  by  Sheridan  Gibney. 
Probablv    starring   Paul  Muni. 

"Another  Dawn."  original  by  Laird 
Doyle  in  which  Bette  Davis  will  be  starred 
with  Errol  Flynn. 

"Gold  Diggers  of  1937."  starring  Dick- 
Powell. 


"Submarine  262,"  written  by  Commander 
Frank  Wead. 

"Stage  Struck,"  a  musical  with  Dick 
Powell,  Joan  Blondell,  Warren  William, 
the  Yacht  Club  Boys  and  Jeanne  Mad- 
den.    (Now  being  edited  and  cut.) 

Marion  Davies'  next  Cosmopolitan  star- 
ring vehicle,  following  "Cain  and  Mabel," 
probably  will  be  titled  "La  Marseillaise." 

Other  features  will  include : 

"Let's  Pretend."  a  romantic  comedy  with 
music,  with  Ruby  Keeler  and  James  Mel- 
ton. 

"Mistress  of  Fashion,"  a  story  with  a 
Parisian  setting.     Starring  Kay  Francis. 

"Mister  Melody,"  a  musical  comedy 
with  a  radio  background. 

"Polo  Joe."  starring  Joe  E.  Brown. 

"Ready.  Willing  and  Able."  co-starring 
Dick  Powell  and  Ruby  Keeler. 

"Three-a-Day."  a  comedy  of  Broadway 
and  the  sticks.     With  music. 

In  addition  there  will  be  two  pictures  fea- 
turing Pat  O'Brien  and  Josephine  Hutch- 
inson and  two  pictures  teaming  Joan 
Blondell  and  Glenda  Farrell. 

Six  westerns  will  feature  Dick  Foran 
and    other   popular  players. 


Seven  Stories  Are  Set 

Hollywood,  June  3.— With  14  feat- 
ures completed,  a  majority  of  which 
have  been  previewed  ready  for  release, 
Warners  have  seven  stories  earmarked 
for  early  production. 


Acuff  Rides  First  Time 

Hollywood,  June  3. — For  the  first 
time  since  he  has  been  under  contract 
to  Warners,  Eddie  Acuff  was  called 
upon  to  ride  a  horse  in  the  western 
"Lone  Star  Ranger"  which  features 
Dick  Foran.  First  day's  experiences 
necessitated  eating  meals  standing  up. 


Klein  Designs  Trailer 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Art  Klein, 
head  of  Warners  transportation  de- 
partment, has  designed  an  over-sized 
trailer  for  the  housing  of  props.  Nine 
trailers  of  his  design  will  replace  the 
heavy  trucks  now  in  use,  and  an  un- 
determined   number    of    light  sound 


55  Featured 
Players  on 
Warner  Roll 


Warners  have  a  roster  of  55  fea- 
tured players  on  whom  to  draw  for  j 
supporting  casts,  in  addition  to  the  \ 
contract  stars,  the  convention  learned. 
Seven  associate  producers,  19  direc- 
tors and  37  writers  are  under  contract 
on  the  coast. 

Headed  by  Jack  L.  Warner,  vice-'i 
president  in  charge  of  production,  Hal1) 
B.    Wallis,    associate    executive  ir. 
charge   of  production,   the  associate! 
producers   are :    Robert    Lord,  Sarr 
Bischoff,  Henry  Blanke,  Bryan  Foy 
Harry  Joe  Brown,  Lou  Edelman  anc 
Earl  Baldwin. 

The  directors  include : 

Max  Reinhardt.  Mervyn  LeRoy,  Frank 
Borzage,  William  Dieterle,  Marc  Connelly 
Michael  Curtiz,  William  Keighley,  Lloy< 
Bacon,  Archie  Mayo,  Raymond  Enright 
Busby  Berkeley,  Bobby  Connolly,  Willian 
McGann.  Frank  McDonald.  Willian 
Clemens.  Louis  King.  Nick  Grinde,  Noe ' 
Smith  and  Breezy  Eason. 

The  writers  under  contract  are : 

Laird  Doyle,  Sheridan  Gibney,  Case 
Robinson.  Delmar  Daves,  Seton  I.  Millet 
Commander  Frank  Wead,  Norman  Reill 
Raine.  Warren  Duff,  Frank  Craven,  Wil 
ham  Wister  Haines,  Jules  Epstein, 
Felton.  Lillie  Hayward,  Peter  Milne,  No 
man  Springer,  Dalton  Trumbo,  Chark 
Kenyon,  John  Lloyd,  Tom  Reed,  Jer 
Wald.  Luci  Ward.  Rowland  Leigh.  Milt 
Krims.  Mary  McCall.  Jr.,  Ulrich  Ste 
dorf,  Abem  Finkel.  F.  Hugh  Herber 
Roy  Chanslor.  Sig  Herzig,  George  Bricke 
Harold  Buckley,  Barry  Starr,  Bro\» 
Holmes,  Abe  Jacoby.  William  Jacobs,  Wi 
Ham  Oman  and  Anthony  Coldeway. 

The  55  featured  players  under  cor 
tract  include : 

George  Brent.  Joan  Blondell.  Ricar 
Cortez.  Guy  Kibbee,  Margaret  Lindsa 
Hugh  Herbert.  James  Melton.  Ian  Hunte 
Frank  McHugh.  Ross  Alexander.  Ani> 
Louise.  Ann  Dvorak.  Glenda  Farrell,  Jui 
Travis,  Paul  Graetz,  Donald  Woods.  H' 
bart  Cavanaugh.  Jeanne  Madden.  Warn 
Hull.  Jean  Muir,  Wini  Shaw.  Dick  Fora 
Carol  Hughes.  Marie  Wilson,  Robert  Ba 
rat.  George  E.  Stone.  Gale  Sondergaar 
Patric  Knowles.  Craig  Reynolds.  Hu 
phrey  Bogart.  Allen  Jenkins.  Gordon 
liott,  Mildred  Law.  Patricia  Ellis,  Gei 
Raymond.  Richard  Purcell.  Carlyle  Moori 
Jr..  Beverly  Roberts.  Addison  Richarc' 
Barton  MacLane.  Henry  O'Neill.  An; 
Xagel.  Paula  Stone.  Jane  Froman.  Ros 
land  Marquis.  Joseph  King.  Joseph  Creha 
Mary  Treen.  Fred  Lawrence,  Jane  Brya ' 
David  Carlyle.  Dennis  Moore,  Lin' 
Perry,  Jane   Wyman  and  Gordon  Hart. 


trucks  of  his  design  will  be  bui: 
shortly  to  replace  heavier  equipment 


Patricia  Ellis  Is  Loaned 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Warners  ha  ! 
loaned  Patricia  Ellis  to  Universal  f  ; 
the  feminine  lead  in  "Postal  Inspe 
tor."  Ricardo  Cortez  has  the  ms 
lead  and  production  is  scheduled 
start  June  2.  Otto  Brower  will  dire- 


Wayne  Morris  Is  Signed 

Hollywood.  June  3. — Following 
screen  test,  Warners  signed  Way 
Morris,  young  Hollywood  graduate 
the  Pasadena  Community  Playhou 
to  a.  long-term  contract  and  assign 
him  to  a  role  in  "China  Clipper." 


Brent-Davis  to  Co-Star 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Upon  comp 
tion  of  "I  Gave  My  Heart,"  Warn( 
will  co-star  George  Brent  with  Be 
Davis  in  "God's  Country  and  T 
Woman,"  a  James  Oliver  Curwo 
story.  The  screen  play  has  been  pi 

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DAILY 


Earner  List 
Details  for 
60  Out  Today 


(Continued  from  page  6) 

ired  by  Peter  Milne,  Charles  Beldon 
id  Norman  Reilly  Raine.  William 
eighley  will  direct. 


Pick  Next  for  Melton 

Hollywood,  June  3. — For  his  second 
arring  vehicle  for  Warner,  James 
:elton  will  have  the  romantic  singing 
ad  in  "Let's  Pretend." 


Finish  Foran  Western 

Hollywood.  June  3. — Production 
is  been  finished  on  the  Dick  Foran 
estern,  "Lone  Star  Ranger."  Ann 
agel  and  Eddie  Acuff  are  featured 
i  the  cast.  Noel  Smith  directed. 


Kay  Francis  Delays  Trip 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Kay  Francis 
as  postponed  her  scheduled  trip  to 
le  Orient  to  play  the  title  role  in 
Earners  "Mistress  of  Fashion." 


Will  Film  Canal  Story 

Hollywood,  June  3.- — Warners  will 
lake  a  film  on  the  construction  of 
le  Panama  Canal  based  on  the  book, 
The  Life  of  Dr.  William  Gorgas." 
larie  Gorgas,  daughter  of  the  doc- 
)r,  and  author  of  the  work,  will  come 
ere  to  work  on  the  screenplay.  Paul 
luni  is  tentatively  set  to  play  the  role. 


Purchase  "Trial  Horse" 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Warners  have 
urchased  a  story  by  Edward  Flan- 
gan  titled  "The  Trial  Horse,"  which 
oncerns  the  boxing  sport.  Bryan  Foy 
nil  produce  the  vehicle.  No  cast  or 
irector  have  been  assigned. 


Rehearse  "Stage  Struck" 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Eddie  Larkin, 
V'arner  dance  director  has  started  re- 
earsing  the  dance  numbers  for  "Stage 
Itruck,"  which  Busby  Berkeley  is  di- 
ecting.  Dick  Powell,  Joan  Blondell, 
Varren  William  and  the  Yacht  Club 
Soys  are  featured. 


Gaby  Fay  in  "Polo  Joe" 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Gaby  Fay  has 
een  added  to  the  cast  of  the  Warner 
lm,  "Polo  Joe,"  starring  Joe  E. 
Srown.  This  is  Brown's  last  picture 
n  his  Warner  contract. 

William  McGann,  who  was  an  as- 
istant  director  on  Brown's  first  film 
or  the  company,  is  directing  the 
omedian's  last. 


Assign  Margaret  Lindsay 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Margaret 
^indsay  has  been  assigned  the  leading 
ole  in  "Three  in  Eden"  at  Warners. 


Foy  to  Start  Four  More 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Bryan  Foy, 
Varne'r  producer,  will  have  four  more 
lms  before  the  cameras  within  the 
ext  few  days.  He  has  two  in  work. 
Way  for  a  Pirate"  and  "The  West- 
rner." 

Going  into  work  soon  will  be  "Polo 
joe,"  "Loudspeaker  Lowdown,"  "Three 
jh  Eden"  and  "Draegermen." 


William  Dieterle  Assigned 

Hollywood,  June  3.— William  Die- 


Among  the  Warnerites 


The  opening  gun  of  the  first  day's 
meet — the  screening  of  "The  White 
Angel" — brought   applause   from  the 
eastern  and  Canadian  delegates. 
+ 

Inside  a  white  suit,  dark  shirt  and 
speckled  yellow  tie  was  M.  J.  Isman 
of  Montreal  who  seemed  to  anticipate 
the  weather.  Harry  Paynter  of 
Toronto,  on  the  other  hand,  was 
garbed  in  a  dark  blue  suit,  dark  shirt 
and  a  "knock-your-eye-out"  tie  of 
bright  yellow. 

+ 

Tom  Spry  cf  Boston  has  attended 
more  Warner  conventions  than  any  of 
the  branch  managers.  How  many? 
Tom  won't  talk ! 

+ 

Oscar  Kuschner,  Indianapolis'  gift 
to  the  convention,  came  out  on  top  in 
the  Tuesday  evening  stud  poker  foray 
at  the  hotel.  The  "also  rans"  were 
Bob  Mochrie,  Charlie  Rich,  Jack 
Magann,  Arthur  Sachson,  Nat 
Furst  and  Harry  Decker. 

+ 

Bob  Mochrie's  full  house  proved 
too   much    for    Schwalberg's  three 
aces,  and  Al  is  ready  to  talk  turkey 
on  the  sale  of  his  new  Buick. 
+ 

Smoke  may  get  in  Charlie  Rich's 
eye  in  Pittsburgh,  but  it's  the  cinders 
that  found  a  resting  place  in  Milt 
Mooney's  left  optic  on  his  first  day 
here. 

+ 

Harry  Seed,  Buffalo's  Beau  Brum- 


mel,  sporting  the  only  pair  of  brown 
suede  shoes  among  the  delegates. 
+ 

The  Canadian  invaders,  headed  by 
Mickey  Isman,  Lou  Mackenzie  and 
Wolf  Cohen  hit  the  high  spots  of 
Greenwich  Village  Tuesday  night,  the 
first  time  they  had  been  there.  They 
got  tired  arguing  about  the  rate  of 
exchange  of  Canadian  currency  in 
paying  their  checks,  and  went  back  to 
the  hotel  early — in  the  morning ! 
+ 

Ed  Selzer  telling  the  men  to  watch 
for  "The  Charge  of  the  Light  Bri- 
gade" and  assuring  them  that  Dick 
Powell's  voice  is  plenty  okay  now. 
+ 

Roy  Haines  got  back  from  his 
West  Coast  trip  just  in  time  to  sit  in 
on  the  first  day's  session. 

+ 

Tom  Spry  making  the  cryptic  re- 
mark that  "New  York  is  not  the  spot 
for   me."     Could   it  have  been  the 
poker  game  that  brought  that  on? 
+ 

Norman  Moray  telling  the  boys 
about  the  latest  Technicolor  two- 
reeler  to  come  in  from  the  coast— 
"The  Song  of  a  Nation" — which  tells 
the  story  of  the  life  of  Francis  Scott 
Key  and  the  birth  of  "The  Star 
Spangled  Banner." 

+ 

Andy  Smith  took  his  men  to  din- 
ner at  Jack  Dempsey's  Tuesday  night 
just  before  they  went  back  to  the 
home  office  to  see  "Anthony  Adverse." 


Warners  Have  15  in 
Work,  18  Completed 


Hollywood,  June  3. — Warners' 
studio  has  18  features  completed  and 
ready  for  release,  and  15  features  in 
work,  of  which  seven  are  before  the 
cameras  and  eight  in  preparation. 

The  18  completed  are :  "Stage 
Struck,"  "The  Bengal  Killer,"  "Blood 
Lines,"  "Trailin'  West,"  "The  White 
Angel,"  "Public  Enemy's  Wife,"  "Hot 
Money,"  "Earthworm  Tractor  s," 
"Love  Begins  at  Twenty,"  "The  Case 
of  the  Velvet  Claws,"  "Hearts  Di- 
vided," "Jailbreak,"  "Two  Against 
the  World,"  "The  Big  Noise,"  "The 
Green  Pastures,"  "Anthony  Adverse," 
"Murder  by  an  Aristocrat"  and  "Hard 
Luck  Dame." 

The  seven  in  work  include :  "Way 
for  a  Pirate,"  "Lone  Star  Ranger," 
"Give  Me  Your  Heart,"  "China  Clip- 
per," "Cain  and  Mabel,"  "The  Charge 
of  the  Light  Brigade"  and  "Polo 
Joe." 

The  eight  in  preparation  are :  "Let's 
Pretend,"  "Slim,"  "Another  Dawn," 
"God's  Country  and  the  Woman," 
"Marriage  Clause,"  "Shrinking  Vio- 
let," "The  Head  of  the  House  of 
Coombe"  and  "The  Green  Light." 


Krims,  Ulman  Together 

Hollywood,  June  3.  —  Milton 
Krims  is  collaborating  with  William 
Ulman  on  the  screenplay  of  "The 
White  Rajah."  Ulman  and  Errol 
Flynn,  who  will  star,  wrote  the  origi- 
nal, and  Ulman  has  been  signed  to  a 
term  writing  contract  at  Warners  as 
a  result.  Sam  Bischoff  is  supervising. 
Flynn  probably  will  make  "The  White 
Rajah"  after  "The  Charge  of  the 
Light  Brigade." 


Morris  to  Coast  on 
British  Film  Plans 

Sam  E.  Morris,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  Warner  foreign  sales,  left 
yesterday  for  the  coast,  where  he  will 
confer  with  Jack  L.  Warner,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  production,  and 
Irving  Asher,  in  charge  of  Warner 
British  production,  on  the  lineup  of 
production  at  the  company's  British 
studio  at  Teddington.  A  total  of  24 
features  will  be  made  next  season. 

It  is  expected  that  a  number  of  lead- 
ing American  stars  will  make  films  at 
Teddington  during  the  coming  year. 
The  Teddington  plant  is  in  the  course 
of  reconstruction,  with  additional 
stages  and  other  improvements  nearly 
completed.  Asher  will  be  in  a  posi- 
tion to  have  two  units  at  work  at  the 
same  time  at  the  plant,  and  an  en- 
larged schedule  is  contemplated  as  a 
result.  Asher  will  reveal  the  details 
of  the  British  schedule  when  he  re- 
turns from  the  coast. 


terle  has  been  assigned  by  Warners  to 
direct  the  next  Kay  Francis  feature, 
"Mistress  of  Fashion."  The  produc- 
tion will  start  in  about  two  weeks. 


Borzage  on  "Green  Light" 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Warners  have 
assigned  Frank  Borzage  to  direct  "The 
Green  Light,"  Lloyd  C.  Douglas  novel, 
which  will  be  released  as  a  special  un- 
der the  Cosmopolitan  banner.  Errol 
Flvnn  is  tentatively  set  for  the  leading 
role. 


Acquire  Burnett  Story 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Warners  have 
acquired  screen  rights  to  "The  Head 
of  the  House  of  Coombe  and  Robin," 
a  novel  by  Frances  Hodgson  Burnett. 


W  HARRY  BAUR:  Europe's  greatest 
contribution  to  great  acting  since  it 
sent  us  Jannings  and  Laughton.  See 
him  as  the  profit-stuffed  profiteer  who 
was  defeated  by  love. 


PENELOPE  DUDLEY-WARD:  First 
acclaimed  in  "Escape  Me  Never".  Now 
returns,  lovelier  than  before,  as  the 
girl  who  refused  the  man  she  loved. 


LAURENCE  OLIVIER:  Handsome, 
suave,  irresistible.  Playing  the  role  of 
a  soldier  caught  in  the  net  of  inter- 
national espionage  because  he  dared 
to  love  a  girl  he  couldn't  have. 

STAND 
CONDEMNED 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  4,  1936 


Republic  Men 
To  Hear  About 
Product  Today 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

will  be  taken  up  Saturday  at  confer- 
ences between  franchise  holders,  ex- 
change managers  and  their  staffs. 

More  than  300  men  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada  have 
arrived  here  for  the  sessions.  Among 
the  company  executives  are  Johnston 
and  Levine,  E.  H.  Goldstein,  vice-pres- 
ident;  J.  J.  Milstein,  general  sales 
manager ;  Edward  Schnitzer,  eastern 
district  manager ;  N.  K.  Loder,  treas- 
urer ;  S.  Hacker,  head  of  the  contract 
department ;  Norton  Ritchey,  foreign 
department  head ;  Jerry  Kessler,  mem- 
ber of  the  board ;  J.  W.  Coffman ;  M. 
J.  Siegel,  studio  executive ;  Edward 
F.  Finney,  head  of  advertising  and 
publicity,  and  J.  S.  Harrington,  in 
charge  of  accessories  and  prints. 
'Madeleine  White,  secretary  to  John- 
ston, also  is  present. 

All  Sections  Represented 

Among  the  franchise  holders,  ex- 
change managers  and  salesmen  present 
are : 

Republic  Pictures  of  the  Southeast  — 
Arthur  C.  Bromberg,  franchise  holder; 
John  Mangham,  Albert  Rook  and  J.  H. 
Spann,  Atlanta;  Carl  Floyd,  Tampa;  H.  H. 
Everett,  Jack  London  and  Cy  Dillon. 
Charlotte;  L.  Seischnaydre,  Ed  Ortte  and 
C.  Y.  Harrell,  New  Orleans;  Henry 
Glover,  Memphis. 

Republic  Pictures  of  the  Northeast — Her- 
man Rifkin,  franchise  holder;  M.  E.  Morey, 
Steve  Broidy,  Al  Fecke  and  Jack  Davis, 
Boston;  R.  Cobe,  New  Haven;  Republic 
Distributing  Corp.,  Jack  Berkowits,  fran- 
chise holder;  N.  R.  Sodikman,  Nat  Marcus 
and  H.  L.  Berkson.  Buffalo;  Bernie  Mills. 
E.  M.  Lowe,  Ben  Smith  and  Tony  Ryan, 
Albany;  Republic  Pictures  Corp.  of  Illi- 
nois, L  W.  Mandel,  franchise  holder;  Max 
Dreifuss,  Sigmund  Decker,  Jack  Schwartz 
and  Harry  Lorch,  Chicago;  L.  W.  Mar- 
riott, E.  A.  Sipe,  Indianapolis;  Republic 
Pictures  of  Wisconsin,  Jack  Frackman,  M. 
Lavin  and  Jerry  Marks.  Milwaukee;  Re- 
public Pictures  Corp.  of  Ohio,  Nat  Lefton. 
J.  S.  Jossey,  franchise  holder;  F.  E. 
Belles,  R.  O.  Flem.  Sam  Gorrell  and  Rudy 
Norton.  Cleveland;  William  Onie.  George 
Kirby,  M.  Margolis.  R.  Drew.  Cincinnati. 

Republic  Pictures  Corp.  of  Texas,  Claude 
Ezell,  William  G.  Underwood,  franchise 
holders;  Lloyd  Rust,  R.  Starling  and  H. 
R.  Bisbv,  Dallas;  Sol  Davis  G.  A.  Alt. 
Oklahoma  City;  B.  F.  Busby  and  G.  W. 
Jones.   Little  Rock. 

Republic  Pictures  Corp.  of  Michigan, 
Sam  Seplowin,  franchise  holder;  C.  H. 
Townsend,  Fred  Strubank  and  Harry 
Hondorf,  Detroit;  Republic  Pictures  Mid- 
west Film  Dist.,  Inc..  C.  A.  Schultz  and 
Robert  Withers,  franchise  holders;  C.  M. 
Farkhurst  and  L.  F.  Durland,  Kansas 
City;  W.  Troxell.  L.  O.  Ringler  and  Jack 
Riggs,  Omaha;  F.  E.  Judd  and  Everett 
Rushing,  Des  Moines;  Republic  Pictures  of 
Minneapolis,  Gilbert  Nathanson,  franchise 
holder;   W.   W.   Adams,  Minneapolis. 

Republic  Pictures.  New  York  City,  Her- 
man Ghickman  franchise  holder;  Jack 
Bellman.  D.  M.  Sohmer,  J.  J.  Felder, 
David  Black.  Martin  Harra.  Jerome  Wil- 
son. Sidney  Picker,  New  York  City;  Harry 
LaVine,  Michael  Levinson,  William  Karrer. 
Jerome  Lewis,  Philadelphia;  Republic  Pic- 
tures Corp.  of  Pittsburgh,  J.  H.  Alex- 
ander, franchise  holder;  Sam  Fineberg. 
George  Collins  and  Hymie  Wheeler,  Pitts- 
burgh. 

Republic  Pictures  Corp.  of  Missouri,  Nat 
Steinberg  and  Barney  Rosenthal,  franchise 
holders;   William  Weiss,  St.  Louis. 

Republic  Pictures  Corp.  of  California; 
Floyd  St.  John,  franchise  holder;  Francis 
Bateman,  R.  Cadman,  N.  Bosley,  C.  Buch- 
anan and  L.  Scamahorn,  Los  Angeles; 
S.  J.  Goldman,  S.  C.  Martenstein  and  C. 
T.  Crowley,  San  Francisco;  Republic  Pic- 
tures of  Northwest;  J.  T.  Sheffield  fran- 
chise holder;  E.  Walton.  L.  C.  Tomlinson 
and  Tony  Hartford,  Seattle;  Cecil  Fames 
and  F.  W.  Talbert,  Portland;  Gene  Ger- 
base,  Marvin  Cohen,  Denver;  J.  H.  Shef- 
field, Salt  Lake  City;  Republic  Pictures 
Corp.   of   Washington,   D.    C. ;   Sam  Flax, 


Republic's  Convention  Bigwigs 


W.  KAY  JOHNSTON 
President 


NAT  LEVINE 
Production 


J.  .J.  MILSTEIN 
Sales 


E.  H.  GOLDSTEIN 
Vice-President 


E.  M.  SCHNITZER 
Eastern  Sales 


ED  FINNEY 
Advertising? 


Jake  Flax,  franchise  holders,  W.  R.  Or- 
letsky,  Washington. 

Empire  Films,  Ltd.,  Canada,  Oscar 
Hanson  and  A.  W.  Perry,  franchise  hold- 
ers; F.  W.  Fisher,  Calgary;  I.  H.  Allen, 
Montreal;  Gerald  M.  Hoyt,  St.  John;  J.  E. 
Archer,  Vancouver  and  I.  Coval,  Winnipeg. 


Dance  Rehearsals  Started 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Republic  has 
started  dance  rehearsals  for  "Follow 
Your  Heart,"  to  co-star  Marion  Tal- 
ley  and  Michael  Bartlett.  Larry  Ce- 
ballos  is  directing  the  ensembles. 

Actual  filming  on  the  picture  will 
not  start  until  June  10.  Aubrey  Scotto 
will  direct.  Victor  Schertzinger 
penned  the  music  which  will  mark  the 
former  opera  star's  screen  debut. 


Republic  Slows  Studio 

Hollywood,  June  3. — With  Nat  Le- 
vine attending  the  Republic  convention 
in  Chicago,  production  at  that  studio 
has  reached  a  near  shutdown. 

The  only  film  currently  in  work  is 
the  serial.  "The  Vigilantes  Are  Com- 
ing." Heavy  activity  was  scheduled 
to  get  underway  following  the  product 
announcements,  however. 

Robert  Livingstone  and  Ray  Cor- 
rigan  are  the  featured  names  in  the 
serial  now  being  filmed. 


Rush  Print  to  Chicago 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Republic  will 
rush  a  print  of  "Down  to  the  Sea" 
back  to  Chicago  for  showing  at  the 
company's  annual  sales  convention. 

The  cast  features  Ben  Lyon,  Rus- 
sell Hardie,  Ann  Rutherford,  Irving 
Pichel,  Fritz  Leiber,  Vince  Barnett, 
Victor  Potel  and  Maurice  Murphy. 
Lewis  D.  Collins  directed. 


"Dancing"  Big  in  England 

Hollywood,  June  3.  —  "Dancing 
Feet,"  Republic  picture,  grossed  $500,- 
000  on  its  first  run  in  the  British  Isles, 
according  to  company  figures.   This  is 


more  business  than  any  film  of  the 
company  has  done  since  Nat  Levine 
has  headed  Republic.  The  film  is  now 
playing  second  runs. 

The  picture  was  distributed  through 
British  Lion  in  London. 


Livingston  to  Republic 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Robert  Liv- 
ingston has  been  signed  to  a  long  term 
contract  to  play  the  lead  in  Republic's 
"The  Vigilantes,"  a  serial.  He  also 
will  be  featured  in  "Three  Mesqui- 
teers,"  one  of  a  series  of  eight 
westerns. 

Livingston  secured  a  release  from 
M-G-M  to  go  to  Republic. 


Corrigan  Signed 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Republic  has 
given  a  new  contract  to  Ray  "Crash" 
Corrigan,  and  will  develop  him  as  a 
western  star  to  replace  John  Wayne. 
Corrigan  will  appear  in  eight  pictures 
on  the  coming  season's  program,  the 
first  four  of  which  will  be  from  the 
"Three  Mesquiteers"  stories  by  Wil- 
liam Colt  MacDonald. 


Republic  Gets  Kay  Hughes 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Republic  has 
signed  Kay  Hughes  to  a  long  term 
contract.  She  was  formerly  under 
an  M-G-M  ticket  and  later  did  "Every 
Saturday  Night"  for  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox. 


Smith  Flies  to  Chicago 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Samuel  Smith, 
head  of  British  Lion,  with  whom  Re- 
public has  just  completed  a  five-year 
releasing  deal  for  the  entire  feature 
lineup,  left  here  by  plane  today  for  the 
Republic  convention  in  Chicago. 


Gillette  in  "Louisiana" 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Ruth  Gillette 
has  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Gentleman   from   Louisiana"   at  Re- 


Committee  Gets  Bill 
On  Child  Admissions 


The  New  York  board  of  aldermen 
has  referred  to  the  committee  on  local 
laws  a  bill,  sponsored  by  Murray  W. 
Stand,  to  license  theatres  to  admit 
children  between  the  ages  of  eight  and 
15  unaccompanied  by  adults.  The  bill 
is  in  conformity  with  the  Joseph  law, 
recently  passed  by  the  state  legisla- 
ture, providing  for  local  option  on 
the  admission  of  unaccompanied  chil- 
dren under  specific  conditions. 

The  bill  requires  that  unaccompa- 
nied children  may  be  admitted  only 
during  hours  when  school  is  not  in ! 
session,  that  they  must  be  seated  in  a| 
particular  section  of  the  theatre  andi 
that  the  theatre  must  provide  a  ma- 
tron, licensed  by  the  board  of  health, 
to  care  for  the  children.    A  fee  of  $1C. 
for  the  child  admission  license  would! 
be  required  under  the  terms  of  the 
bill. 


Joe  Brandt  Returns; 
Opened  Coast  Officer 

Joe  Brandt,  head  of  Nuovo  Monde 
Films,  which  is  releasing  26  feature: 
this  season,  returned  from  the  coas 
yesterday  after  a  seven-week  trip.  Ai 
office  has  been  opened  in  San  Fran 
cisco  with  Herbert  Rosener  and  Gj 
Tuoni  in  charge.  Other  offices  haY 
been  established  in  Chicago,  Boston] 
Philadelphia  and  New  York. 

While  in  Hollywood,  Brandt  visite<  I 
his  son,  Jerome,  who  is  now  in  thj 
story  department  at  Columbia. 


Wall  Street  . 


Universal  Up  2  Points  On  Boar 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang 

Columbia,  vtc   34}4     32  3454  +ljd 

Eastman   163J4  163  163 

Loew's.  Inc  4554     45%  45% 

Paramount                 8         7Ji  7% 

Paramount  1  pfd.  61^     59  59M 

Paramount  2  pfd.    8%      84i  V% 

Pathe  Film                7</»      7%s  7%     —  * 

RKO                        SH      5&  SYa  —Bi 

20th  Centurv-Fox.  23       23  23        +  gl 

20th  Century,  pfd.  33%     3354  33%  + 

L'niversal.   pfd  105  105  105  +2 

Warner  Bros.  . . .  1C%     10  10       —  M- 

Curb  Fractionally  Off 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chans 

Sonotone    24i      V/t  2H   

Technicolor   29%     29%     29%     —  y.  ■ 

Trans-Lux    4H      4H      4$i  —hi 

Bonds  Off  Slightly 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Char.: 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2354     23%     23%  —V 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2354     23  23%   

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93  93  93  ..i.j 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97^     97       97  —V\ 

Paramount  B'wav 

3s  '55    59J4     5954     59K     +  $d 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    87K     iiy2     8654  — 1> 

Warner   Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   93&     93^     93!4     —  *| 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  3) 


public.  Charlotte  Henry  and  Edd 
Quillan  head  the  cast  with  Irvir 
Pichel  directing. 


Republic  Signs  Walker 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Stuart  Walk 
has  been  signed  by  Republic  on 
writer,  producer,  executive  contrac 
His  first  assignment  is  "The  Pres 
dent's  Mystery,"  magazine  serk 
which  Republic  will  make  as  one 
eight  specials. 


lursday,  June  4,  1936 


MOTION  P1CTURJL 

DAILY 


Suits  Attack 
Erpi,  Theatre 
Deals  by  Para. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

i  the  U.  S.  District  Court  here 
arly  in  1935.  Yoost  at  that  time  was 
epresented  by  Ralph  Vatner,  attor- 
ey,  associated  with  Robert  Robins  of 
he  Society  for  the  Protection  of  the 
1.  P.  Theatre.  They  have  been  iden- 
ified  with  litigation  against  Erpi  for 
lany  years.  The  suit  filed  yesterday 
ames  as  defendants  in  addition  to 
Paramount  and  the  company's  board 
f  directors,  A.  T.  &  T.,  Western 
Electric,  Erpi,  S.  A.  Lynch,  former 
dviser  to  the  Paramount  trustees  on 
heatre  reorganizations,  and  Southern 
enterprises,  a  Paramount  theatre 
ubsidiary. 

The  second  suit  was  brought  by 
_ucille  B.  Sharmat,  identified  only  as 
.  Paramount  stockholder.  It  is  an 
ction  to  compel  Paramount  Pictures, 
nc,  and  the  company's  board  of  direc- 
ors  to  exercise  the  options  held  by 
he  company  to  repurchase  the  50  per 
ent  stock  interests  held  by  Hoblitzelle 
md  Blank  in  the  circuits  operated  by 
hem  under  their  Paramount  contracts, 
ioblitzelle's  operations  are  princi- 
jally  in  Texas  while  Blank's  are  in 
.owa.  Successive  extensions  of  the 
>ptions  have  been  made  in  the  past, 
he  most  recent  bringing  the  expira- 
ion  of  the  Hoblitzelle  agreement  to 
[uly  1,  next,  and  the  Blank  agreement 
it  the  end  of  the  year. 

Name  King  to  Board 

The  two  actions  were  brought  to 
he  attention  of  the  Paramount  board 
it  a  special  meeting  yesterday  and 
,vere  referred  by  it  to  the  company's 
egal  department.  Austin  C.  Keough, 
Paramount  secretary  and  general 
rounsel,  said  that  he  had  not  read  the 
:omplaints  and  withheld  comment  for 
hat  reason. 

The  board  elected  Harry  O.  King 
i  Paramount  director  at  yesterday's 
neeting.  King,  who  is  a  director  of 
Allied  Owners  Corp.,  holder  of  a  large 
)lock  of  Paramount  securities,  fills 
:he  vacancy  created  by  the  recent 
leath  of  Gerald  Brooks.  Allied  Own- 
ers has  a  second  representative  on 
:he  board  in  Stephen  Callaghan, 
xustee  in  Allied's  reorganization  pro- 
:eedings. 

The  board  also  elected  the  follow- 
ing to  a  proxy  committee  for  the 
innual  meeting  of  Paramount  stock- 
lolders,  June  16:  Callaghan,  Jacob 
France,  Harvey  D.  Gibson,  Stanton 
Sriffis  and  Adolph  Zukor. 

The  production  contract  under 
ivhich  B.  P.  Schulberg  will  make  16 
pictures  for  Paramount  release  over 
a  two-year  period  was  approved  by 
the  board  yesterday.  A  meeting  of 
the  board  of  Paramount  Prod,  is 
scheduled  for  today. 


Fox  Midwest  Keens 
97  of  Its  128  Onen 

Xinety-seven  of  the  128  theatres  in 
he  Fox  Midwest  circuit  are  now 
>pen,  Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  operating 
lead  for  the  National  Theatre  sub- 
sidiary, asserted  yesterday  just  before 
ie  entrained  for  Kansas  City  after 
onferring  here  several  days  with 
'Pyros  Skouras  on  product  deals  for 
iext  season. 


Show  Boat"  Leads 
Louisville  Again 


Louisville,  June  3. — "Show  Boat" 
held  up  to  $3,700  in  its  second  week 
at  the  Strand  and  was  the  only  at- 
traction in  town  to  show  a  profit  in 
the  face  of  a  heat  wave. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford,"  also  in 
its  second  week,  was  good  for  $2,600, 
which  was  $200  under  the  first  week 
par. 

The  first  house  to  shutter  for  the 
summer  was  the  National,  which 
wound  up  a  four-day  booking  on  Mon- 
day, May  25.  The  house  has  been  op- 
erating with  vaude-film  for  four  days, 
the  remaining  three  days  being  turned 
over  to  straight  pictures.  Announce- 
ment has  been  made  that  the  house 
will  reopen  in  the  early  fall. 

Fontaine  Ferry  Park,  a  summer  spot 
on  the  Ohio  River  here,  has  opened 
for  the  season.  This  will  provide  op- 
position for  the  theatres.  The  dog 
races,  which  are  in  progress  across 
the  river  from  Louisville,  in  Jeffer- 
sonville,  Ind.,  boat  excursions  and 
night  baseball  are  also  factors  tending 
to  reduce  the  attendance  at  the  down- 
town houses. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,- 
600.    Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  28: 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

"AND  SO  THEY  WERE  MARRIED" 
(Col.) 

LOEWS  STATE — (.1.000).   15c-25c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,700.    (Average,  $5,500) 
"THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS" 
(Para.) 

"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 

RIALTO  —  (3,000),    15c-25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $4,100.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
BROWX— (1,400).  15c-25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $2,600.    (Average,  $2,800) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
STRAND— (1,500),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $3,700.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 
MARY  AXDERSON — (1,000),  15c-25c-40c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $2,200.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"BRILLIANT  MARRIAGE"  (F.D.) 
"COCK  OF  THE  AIR"  (U.A.) 
NATIONAL—  (2.400),    15c-25c.    4  days. 
Gross:  $1,500.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 
"HOME  ON  THE  RANGE"  (Para.) 
"ITS  A  GIFT"  (Para.) 
"NOW  AND  FOREVER"  (Para.) 
"KING  OF  THE  PECOS"  (Republic) 
ALAMO— (900),   15c.  7  days,  split  week. 
Gross:  $800.    (Average,  $1,400) 


Mississippi  Shows 
Theatre  Tax  Gains 

Jackson,  Miss.,  June  3.  —  As  an 
evidence  of  "prosperity's  return"  to 
Mississippi,  the  State  Tax  Commis- 
sion said  it  expected  to  collect  ap- 
proximately $1,000,000  this  year  in 
amusement  taxes. 

The  state  last  year  collected  $837,- 
988  in  amusement  taxes,  with  film 
houses  paying  $712,207  of  the  tax,  and 
the  yield  this  year  is  running  nine 
per  cent  ahead  of  last  year.  Steve 
Burwell,  amusement  tax  collector,  said 
10  new  theatres  have  been  opened  in 
Mississippi  since  the  first  of  the  year, 
bringing  the  total  now  in  operation  to 
150. 


Cincy  Closings  Start 

Cincinnati,  June  3.  —  The  May- 
fair,  400-seat  downtown  "intimate 
theatre,"  playing  first  run  foreign 
nroduct,  has  closed  for  the  summer. 
The  RKO  Shubert  is  in  its  final  week 
of  stage  shows  and  pictures,  and  will 
be  relighted  in  the  fall.  The  Em- 
press, heretofore  playing  burlesque 
and  pictures,  has  dropped  the  former, 
and  will  play  pictures  only  for  the 
summer. 


A 


COIN  FLUNG  TO  A  BEGGAR  WAS 
THE  DEATH  SENTENCE  TO  AN  ARMY 
AND  TO  A  GIRL'S  HEROIC  LOVE! 

Now  it  can  be  told . . .  the  desperate  weapons  of  World 
War  spies  that  were  deadlier  than  guns.  Gasp  at  the 
daring  of  men  whose  decorations  were  the  bullets  of  a 
firing  squad.  Open  your  heart  to  the  recklessness  of  wo- 
men ready  to  accept  death  but  unwilling  to  reject  love! 


fTANft 
CONDEMNED 


with 


HARRY  BAUR.  LAURENCE  OLIVIER 
PENELOPE  DUDLEY-WARD 

Directed  by  ANTHONY  ASQUITH 
Produced  by  ALEXIS  GRANOWSKY 
A  London  Film 

iZdea.d  tLu  UNITED  ARTISTS 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  4,  1936 


Yamins  Urges 
Negotiations; 
Myers  Opposes 


(Continued  from  page  4) 

way  major  circuits  are  out  after  the- 
atres. Our  problems  are  joint  prob- 
lems. Aside  from  political  and  sales 
difficulties  and  problems  about  admis- 
sion prices,  the  real  trouble  with  in- 
dustry is  the  scarcity  of  fine  pictures. 
There  is  the  problem  of  dual  bills 
also.  Some  producers  encourage  it 
by  deliberately  making  cheaper  pic- 
tures and  so  do  some  exhibitors  by 
running  twin  bills.  This  won't  solve 
anything  because  even  bad  duals  won't 
bring  them  in.  It  will  take  all  of  the 
combined  production  brains  in  Amer- 
ica and  abroad  to  turn  out  enough 
films  of  quality. 

"I  forecast  for  you  that  this  will  be 
an  international  market  by  the  end  of 
the  year,"  he  continued.  "Every  boat 
is  loaded  with  talent  bound  for  Eng- 
land. Nearly  every  major  producer 
is  making  pictures  there  and  these 
will  be  offered  to  you.  Forty  to  SO 
per  cent  of  American  revenue  comes 
from  England  and  has  helped  exhibi- 
tors here  because  without  that  rev- 
enue American  producers  would  not 
be  able  to  turn  out  good  pictures. 
The  day  is  coming  when  no  exhibitor 
will  be  able  to  take  a  stand  against 
a  picture  because  it  is  foreign.  You 
must  support  good  product  no  matter 
where  it  is  made."  Weeks  said  G.  B. 
sold  16  last  year  and  delivered  10  be- 
cause "we  made  some  mistakes."  He 
left  for  New  York  tonight  at  9:30 
o'clock. 

Paramount  Scored 

J.  Don  Alexander,  head  of  Alexan- 
der Film,  acknowledged  the  effective- 
ness of  his  company's  partnership  with 
Allied  last  year  on  sponsored  reels 
and  said  that  in  the  offing  were  better 
films  and  more  revenue  for  theatres 
running  his  type  of  subject. 

Currently  he  offers  his  advertisers 
circulation  of  24  million  weekly. 

Pete  Wood,  business  manager  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  of  Ohio,  scored  Paramount 
on  its  new  accessory  deal.  He  charged 
the  proferred  contract  meant  added, 
not  lessened  cost,  and  no  cash  refunds, 
but  only  credits  on  material  returned 
and  that  even  the  credits  dropped  un- 
less accessories  are  returned  to  the 
exchanges  in  five  days  after  the  close 
of  the  run. 

"If  Paramount  is  successful,  others 
will  go  for  it.  That  will  mean  an  in- 
crease in  accessory  costs  to  the  ex- 
hibitor of  from  $300  to  $500  a  year." 

Wisconsin  Status  Traced 

He  recommended  that  Allied  voice 
its  objection  to  this  "monopoly."  By 
a  hand  vote  it  developed  virtually 
every  exhibitor  in  the  room  bought 
his  accessories  through  poster  renters, 
who,  according  to  Wood,  face  extinc- 
tion if  the  Paramount  plan  spreads 
nationally. 

Ray  Tesch,  business  manager  of 
Allied's  Wisconsin  unit,  traced  the 
history  of  legislation  in  his  state,  hold- 
ing designated  playdates  to  be  illegal. 
Distributors  are  fighting  it  in  Wiscon- 
sin courts.  Approaching  the  bill  from 
the  social  angle,  he  declared  that  if  the 
law  holds  and  distributors  are  barred 


Palfreyman  There 

Cleveland,  June  3. — There 
was  no  way  of  telling  how 
many  spotted  him  there,  but 
on  his  feet  and  using  a  Na- 
tional Screen  Accessories  lob- 
by display  as  a  back  rest,  at 
the  first  business  session  of 
Allied's  convention  today  was 
David  Palfreyman,  theatre 
contact  for  the  Hays  organ- 
ization. Nobody  molested 
him.  Indeed,  apparently,  no- 
body paid  any  attention  to 
him. 

When  George  W.  Weeks, 
general  sales  manager  for  G. 
B.,  started  his  talk,  Palfrey- 
man and  his  cigar  stepped 
out,  but  not  before  he  and  Al 
Steffes  exchanged  a  brief  but 
friendly  smile.  It  was  friend- 
ly from  a  long  distance  view, 
at  any  rate. 


from  designating  playing  time  in  Wis- 
consin, it  is  conceivable  that  they  may 
not  be  so  insistent  about  percentages. 
He  envisioned  as  an  ultimate  possi- 
bility an  extension  of  the  same  prin- 
ciple to  exclude  block  and  blind  selling 
and  urged  all  Allied  units  to  seek  a 
similar  bill  regardless  of  the  time  it 
takes  to  establish  validity  or  lack  of  it. 

Myers  was  the  final  speaker  of  the 
day.  He  stuck  closely  to  his  prepared 
address  in  which  he  cited  Allied  his- 
tory as  it  pertained  to  its  ineffectual 
attempts  at  settling  problems  amicably 
with  the  major  companies,  but  inter- 
spersed additional  remarks  aside  from 
the  set  content  which  is  published  in 
highlight  elsewhere  on  this  page. 

"I  have  found  that  the  best  place 
to  fight  is  in  the  other  fellow's  terri- 
tory." He  devoted  much  of  his  ex- 
temporaneous remarks  to  last  winter's 
hearings  on  the  Neely  and  Pettengill 
bills  in  Washington  and  said  the  other 
side  has  been  unable  to  defend  block 
and  blind  selling  on  its  merits.  He 
also  has  found,  he  added,  that  pro- 
ducer and  distributor  leaders  had  "no 
standing"  with  any  of  the  important 
social  groups  in  the  nation,  but  that 
these  groups  had  sought  an  industry 
contact  through  Allied  as  against  the 
Hays  association. 

The  Reply  to  Yamins 

Making  the  flat  statement  that  "a 
monopoly  admittedly  exists,"  Myers 
said  the  extent  of  Allied's  legislative 
efforts  in  Washington  could  best  be 
judged  by  the  "consternation  in  the 
other  camp  which  now  takes  the  form 
of  dealing  with  its  own  henchmen." 

Much  of  his  impromptu  comment 
has  already  been  covered  in  Allied 
bulletins,  part  of  the  text  of  which  has 
appeared  from  time  to  time,  as  re- 
leased, in  the  columns  of  Motion 
Picture  Daily. 

Then  came  his  reply  to  Yamins,  his 
sharp  difference  of  opinion  as  to  Al- 
lied's approach  on  a  possible  solution 
of  the  issues  facing  its  constituency. 
At  this  point  Yamins  was  out  of  the 
room.  He  did  not  hear  Myers'  com- 
ment, yet,  upon  resuming  the  chair- 
manship of  the  convention,  he  pro- 
ceeded to  answer  Myers  as  if  he  had 
been  in  the  audience. 

"I  am  in  harmony  with  Myers,"  be- 
gan Yamins.  "I  never  meant  a  let- 
down in  our  activities.  I  am  ready  to 
carry  on  with  A.  F.  Myers'  ideas. 
This  is  no  qualification  of  what  I  have 
said,  but  I  hope  the  minds  of  the  dis- 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Myers  Pleads 
For  Stronger 
Indie  Groups 


Cleveland,  June  3. — Solidification 
of  independents  through  well-knit  or- 
ganizations, free  from  "producer-sub- 
sidized" groups  for  the  preservation  of 
their  rights  keynoted  the  address  of 
Abram  F.  Myers,  general  counsel,  at 
the  opening  session  of  the  three-day 
Allied  convention  here  today. 

Outlining  eight  principles  which 
make  up  the  Allied  program,  Myers 
said : 

"1. — The  independent  exhibitors 
have  made  a  major  contribution  to  the 
growth  and  development  of  the  motion 
picture  industry  and  are  deserving  of 
as  much  consideration  as  any  other 
branch  of  the  industry. 

"2. — Since  their  interests  frequently 
conflict  with  those  of  producers,  dis- 
tributors and  producer-affiliated  the- 
atres, the  independent  exhibitors  must 
maintain  purely  independent  trade  as- 
sociations for  the  protection  of  their 
interests. 

"A  Legitimate  Business" 

"3.— While  the  independent  exhibi- 
tors are  willing  to  cooperate  with  or- 
ganizations representing  other 
branches  of  the  industry  in  matters  of 
common  concern,  such  cooperation 
must  be  rendered  through  organiza- 
tions and  leaders  of  their  own  choos- 
ing and  not  through  producer-subsi- 
dized organizations  and  leaders. 

"4. — The  motion  picture  business  is 
a  legitimate  business  and  its  affairs 
should  be  so  conducted  as  to  inspire 
confidence  within  the  industry  and 
command  the  respect  of  the  public. 

"5. — Realization  of  the  ideal  of  the 
previous  paragraph  calls  for  the  ob- 
servance of  ethical  business  principles 
as  distinguished  from  the  use  of  shady 
political  methods  in  both  internal  and 
public  relationships. 

"6. — The  operation  of  theatres  is 
properly  the  function  and  responsibil- 
ity of  exhibitors  who  live  in  and  are 
intimately  acquainted  with  the  com- 
munities they  serve,  and  these  exhibi- 
tors should  be  left  unmolested  in  all 
matters  calling  for  the  exercise  of 
discretion  as  to  what  is  best  suited  for 
the  needs  and  desires  of  such  com- 
munities. 

Hits  Block  Booking 

"7. — Chief  among  the  trade  prac- 
tices which  interfere  with  the  ren- 
dering by  exhibitors  of  the  maximum 
of  service  to  the  public  and  tend  to 
vest  control  of  operating  policy  in 
persons  remote  from  such  communi- 
ties are : 

"(a)  Compulsory  block  booking  and 
blind  selling. 

"(b)  Unreasonable  protection  and 
clearance. 

"(c)  Favoritism  in  leasing  and  de- 
livering films  to  affiliated  theatres. 

"(d)  Compulsory  designation  of 
dates. 

"(e)  Regulation  of  admission 
prices  of  subsequent-run  independent 
theatres  in  favor  of  prior-run  affiliated 
theatres. 

"8. — Independent  exhibitors  are  war- 
ranted in  employing  all  necessary  le- 
gal means  to  carry  the  foregoing 
principles  into  effect  including  cam- 
paigns of  legislation  and  litigation  and 


Taking  It  Straight 

Cleveland,  June  3. — Above 
the  rostrum  in  the  conven- 
tion room  where  Allied  holds 
forth  at  the  Hollenden  are 
three  triangular-shaped  fres- 
coes with  cherubs  and  grace- 
ful scrolls  in  the  decorative 
design. 

There  are  also  Latin  in- 
scriptions. For  instance,  on 
the  left  is  "Dum  vivimus 
vivamus."  On  the  right,  "Ap- 
petitus,  rationi,  pareat." 

But  in  the  middle  is  the 
solitary  word  "Salve."  In 
Latin,  it  means  one  thing. 
To  the  exhibitors  here,  it 
reads  as  it  looks  and  means 
what  it  reads. 


the  setting  up  or  encouraging  of  addi- 
tional sources  of  supply. 

"While  the  principles  of  Allied  are 
unchanging  and  unchangeable,' 
Myers  added,  "it  is  the  province  anc 
duty  of  the  great  body  of  exhibitor; 
who  make  up  the  association,  directl> 
and  through  their  representatives,  tc 
translate  those  principles  into  definite 
programs  of  action. 

"The  greatest  value  derived  fron 
national  conventions  is  the  crystalliza 
tion  of  exhibitor  opinion  for  the  ad- 
vice and  guidance  of  the  officers  anc 
directors  during  the  year.  The  bac 
feature  is  that  too  many  exhibitors 
having  expressed  themselves  in  thi: 
fashion,  call  it  a  day  and  leave  it  tc 
the  national  officers  to  carry  on  with 
out  further  encouragement  or  suppor 
from  them." 

Viewing  litigation  and  legislatioi 
as  recourse  for  relief  for  the  indepen 
dent  exhibitor,  Myers  stated  that  "ex 
perience  teaches  us  that  nothing  can  b< 
gained  by  petitioning  the  Big  Eigh 
for  reforms  or  redress.  The  onl; 
hope  for  relief  is  in  the  direction  o 
legislation  and  litigation."  He  addc 
that  no  group  can  get  very  far  ii 
this  business  unless  the  public  is  o 
its  side. 


Allied's  Deal  with 
Lloyd's  Hangs  Fir 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ment  of  such  protection  with  Amer 
can  companies  with  Lloyd's. 

The  plan,  as  learned  by  Mono 
Picture  Daily,  would  provide  fc  j 
a  blanket  policy  to  Allied  nationall , 
and  sub-master  policies  to  state  affil  I 
ates.    The  idea  is  reputedly  credite 
to  Arthur  K.  Howard,  business  mar 
ager  of  the  New  England  unit,  whf 
today  was  named  as  one  of  a  commi  I 
tee  of  three  by  the  Allied  board  wit , 
the   duty   as    officially  explained  tl 
check    into    liability  insurance  rate] 
with  a  view  to  making  them  cheape  I 
His  committee  mates  are  Martin  ( I 
Smith,  Ohio,  and  J.  B.  Clinton,  Mil  I 
nesota. 

The  committee  will  submit  its  r<  i 
port  to  the  convention  Friday.  It 
understood  Nathan  Yamins,  Abram  1 
Myers,  Sidney  Samuelson  and  H.  ^ 
Richey   are  familiar  with  the  pre] 
posal.    There  may  be  complicatioi 
mitigating  against  national  adoptio 
however.    In  Michigan,  for  instanc  j 
Richey  has  had  a  blanket  insurant 
deal  for  members  for  a  number  i 
years.   He  says  it  is  working  sati 
factorily  and  indicates  without  dei 
nitely  committing  himself  there  wou  j 
be  little  reason  to  change. 


HARRY  BAUR  •  LAURENCE  OLIVIER 
PENELOPE  DUDLEY-WARD 

Directed  by  ANTHONY  ASQUITH 
Produced  by  ALEXIS  GRANOWSKY 
A  London  Film 


Europe  sent  you  Jannings  ana 
Laughton.  Now  if  rounds  out 
a  trio  of  genius  with  Baur 
whose  name  will  forevermore 
mean  fo  you  -  •  •  "one  of  the 
matchless  artists  of  our  day!" 


JZcUa.d  tL«  UNITED  ARTISTS 


12 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  4,  1936 


Yamins  Urges 
Negotiations; 
Myers  Opposes 


(Continued  from  page  10) 

tributors  are  big  enough  to  recognize 
our  side.  I  continue  to  hope  for  round 
table  conferences  not  by  compromise 
but  through  amicable  means.  Per- 
sonally I  am  skeptical  of  the  effica- 
ciousness of  legislation.  It  is  a  long 
and  hard  road.  Personally,  after  the 
failure  of  any  round  table  discussions 
I  am  for  a  short  cut  to  Daniel  Bert- 
rand's  suggestions  for  Federal  regu- 
lation. 

"With  my  investment  I  am  ready 
for  the  protection  which  is  guaranteed 
public  utilities.  So  there  is  no  mis- 
understanding, I  want  you  to  know  we 
Allied  leaders  are  all  together.  Even- 
tually we  always  agree  on  the  means. 
I  doubt  if  the  Neely  and  Pettengill 
Bills  pass  that  they  will  do  much 
good  for  us.  Chain  theatres  can  buy 
pictures  individually  as  well  as  in 
blocks.  I  want  no  compromise,  but  I 
am  for  peaceful  means." 

Richey  declared  toward  the  end  of 
the  day  the  official  registration  tallied 
589. 

"How  many  exhibitors?"  he  was 
asked. 

"I  can't  tell  and  you  can  break  it 
down  any  way  you  like,  but  I'll  bet 
there  are  500,"  he  replied. 

At  a  late  hour,  Thursday's  session 
appeared  headed  toward  fireworks 
principally  on  the  part  of  Steffes  and 
Cole.  Russell  Hardy,  P.  S.  Harrison, 
Daniel  Bertrand  and  Eddie  Golden 
are  slated  to  talk.  In  the  morning 
there  will  be  a  golf  tournament  at  the 
Beechmont  Country  Club  and  com- 
mittee meetings.  In  the  evening  will 
be  a  banquet.  Tonight  the  social  side 
concentrated  at  the  Mayfair  Casino, 
where  Abe  Lyman  and  his  orchestra 
are  playing. 


Hardy  Will  Receive 
Allied' s  Complaints 

Washington,  June  3. — -Complaints 
from  exhibitors  will  receive  full  con- 
sideration, it  was  said  today  at  the 
Dep't  of  Justice  in  response  to  in- 
quiries regarding  statements  attrib- 
uted to  Russell  Hardy,  special  assis- 
tant to  the  Attorney  General,  that  he 
was  going  to  the  Allied  convention  to 
gather  complaints  on  which  to  base 
future  suits. 

Officials  of  the  department  refused, 
however,  to  admit  that  the  Govern- 
ment was  planning  a  series  of  prose- 
cutions against  persons  or  companies 
in  the  industry,  and  would  not  com- 
ment on  the  report  concerning  the 
purpose  of  Hardy's  attendance  at 
Cleveland. 


ITOA  Aids  Charities 

After  hearing  addresses  by  Irving 
Steingut  and  Algernon  I.  Nova,  mem- 
bers of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  yesterday 
pledged  $5,000  to  the  Brooklyn  Fed- 
eration of  Jewish  Charities. 

No  organization  business  was  dis- 
cussed.   Harry  Brandt  presided. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


Noah  Beery  Cast  by  G.  B. 

Noah  Beery  has  been  cast  by  G.  B. 
for  a  featured  role  in  "Strangers  on 
a  Honeymoon." 


"Counterfeit" 

( Schulb  erg -Columbia) 

Hollywood,  June  3. — Tapping  a  subject  which  has  had  but  little 
picture  attention,  this  unreels  as  an  interesting  melodrama  with  authentic 
flavor. 

Lloyd  Nolan,  head  of  a  counterfeiting  ring,  snatches  Claude  Gilling- 
water,  an  expert  engraver,  from  the  Government  printing  bureau,  and 
compels  him  to  make  a  set  of  bogus  plates.  Chester  Morris  enters  the 
scene  as  a  Government  agent,  ingratiating  himself  with  the  gang  when 
he  supposedly  kills  two  policemen  while  protecting  Margot  Grahame, 
Nolan's  accomplice,  and  Marian  Marsh,  Miss  Grahame's  innocent 
sister.  Firmly  intrenched  with  the  gang,  Morris'  problem  is  to  find  the 
plates  and  avoid  directing  suspicion  to  himself.  When  the  Government 
net  finally  closes,  Morris  saves  Miss  Marsh,  whom  he  loves,  but  is 
unable  to  protect  Miss  Grahame,  who  dies  in  the  battle. 

Erie  C.  Kenton's  direction  builds  constant  excitement  and  has  the 
audience  frequently  worried  over  the  safety  of  Morris.  The  cast  mem- 
bers give  excellent  portrayals,  with  George  McKay  and  John  Gallaudet 
best  in  the  support.  The  William  Rankin  story  with  the  screen  play  by 
Rankin  and  Bruce  Manning  is  an  education  in  the  working  of  Govern- 
ment departments  and  seems  accurately  drawn.  The  Schulberg  produc- 
tion is  class  and  the  photogfaphy  by  John  Stumar  is  effective. 

As  an  unusual  action  entertainment  the  offering  should  give  general 
satisfaction. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,062.  Running  time,  72  minutes.  "G." 


"Yellow  Cargo" 

{Grand  National) 

Hollywood,  June  3. — A  new  twist  in  a  smuggling  story  gives  value 
to  the  first  of  a  series  of  eight  starring  Conrad  Nagel  as  a  Govern- 
ment uncover  man. 

Chinese  are  smuggled  in  from  an  island  off  California  by  a  gang 
masquerading  as  an  independent  movie  company.  Extras  in  Chinese 
makeup  are  shipped  to  the  location  and  replaced  by  real  orientals  on  the 
return  trip.  Nagel  poses  as  an  actor  and  runs  down  the  gang  with  the 
aid  of  Eleanor  Hunt,  a  persistent  reporter,  and  Vince  Barnett,  a  dumb 
news  photographer.  Jack  LaRue  plays  the  chief  menace  and  Claudia 
Dell,  Henry  Strange,  John  Ivans,  Vance  Carroll  and  Lillian  Messner 
carry  the  chief  support  under  the  direction  of  Crane  Wilbur,  who  also 
supplied  the  fast-moving  story  and  screen  play. 

George  Hirliman,  the  producer,  has  made  an  excellent  film  in  the 
low  budget  class. 

The  entire  cast  makes  a  smart  showing  and  the  film  should  build 
interest  for  the  rest  of  the  series.  Emphasize  the  new  angle  in  a  smug- 
gling melodrama. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  70  min- 
utes. "G." 


Four  Houses  Close 
In  N.  Y.  Territory 

Four  theatres  have  been  closed  with- 
in a  week,  according  to  the  New  York 
Film  Board.  Skouras  Theatres  have 
darkened  the  Glen,  Glen  Cove,  L.  I. ; 
RKO,  the  Alden,  Jamaica,  L.  I. ;  Abel 
Fanchi,  the  Village,  8th  Ave. ;  Walter 
Reade,  the  Oxford,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Sam  Cocalis  has  sold  his  interest  in 
the  Garden  on  New  Utrecht  Ave., 
Brooklyn.  The  Capitol,  now  the 
Broad,  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  has  been 
taken  over  by  Adolph  Rettig  under 
the  Elmont  Amusement  Co. 


Vaudeville  Back  at  Met 

Starting  June  5,  Loew  will  reinstate 
vaudeville  at  the  Metropolitan,  Brook- 
lyn, for  two  weeks.  Milton  Berle  will 
headline  the  first  show.  Full  week 
bookings  will  be  the  policy.  The  dual 
feature  program  will  be  dropped  for 
singles  for  the  fortnight. 


Sunday  Circus  Bill 
Is  Defeated  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  June  3. — The  City 
Council  has  unanimously  voted  against 
an  amendment  to  a  city  ordinance 
which  would  have  permitted  the  Sun- 
day showing  of  circuses,  carnivals, 
medicine  shows  and  the  like.  Ten 
days  ago  independent,  circuit  and  first 
run  theatre  men  appeared  against  the 
proposed  amendment. 

Exhibitors  pointed  out  that  as  high 
as  40  per  cent  of  their  week's  busi- 
ness is  done  on  Sunday,  and  that 
whenever  they  play  against  circus  or 
carnival  competition,  grosses  suffer 
by  as  much  as  40  to  50  per  cent. 


M.  &  P.  Sets  Outing 

Boston,  June  3. — The  annual  out- 
ing of  M.  &  P.  Theatres  has  been  set 
for  June  27  at  the  Mayflower  Hotel 
in  Plymouth.  Edward  Canter,  comp- 
troller, is  chairman  of  the  entertain- 
ment committee. 


"SmallTown" 
Only  Grosser 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  June  3. — "Small  Town 
Girl,"  playing  its  second  week  down- 
town, was  the  only  bright  spot  in  an 
otherwise  bleak  week  during  which 
the  grosses  dropped  to  a  new  low 
since  the  first  of  the  year.  It  took 
$7,000  at  Loew's  Stillman  and  was  the 
only  first  run  to  beat  par. 

"Sons  of  Guns"  at  Warners'  Hippo- 
drome had  a  $7,000  take.  This  is 
$1,000  under  the  house  average. 

"The  Unguarded  Hour"  at  Loew's 
State  was  $1,500  shy  of  the  usual 
$12,000  weekly  take.  "The  Golden 
Arrow"  on  the  RKO  Palace  screen 
with  "The  Broadway  Heat  Wave"  or 
the  stage,  took  §11,500.  Average  is 
$15,000.  "Rhodes  the  Diamond  Mas- 
ter," playing  four  days  at  the  Aller 
and  "Everybody's  Old  Man"  finishing 
the  week  with  a  three-day  run 
reached  the  house  $3,000  average. 

The  weather  was  good.  Competitioi 
was  not  strong. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $39,000 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end 
ing  May  29: 

"RHODES"  (G.B.) 

ALLEN  —  (3,300),    30c-35c-42c,    4  days 
Gross:  $2,200.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox 

ALLEN  —  (3,300),  30c-35c-42c,  3  days 
Gross:  $800.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,000) 

"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE  —  (3,400),  30c-35c-42c, 
days.    Gross:  $10,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  30c-35c-42< 
7  days,  2nd  week  downtown.  Gross:  $7,00 
(Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.  N.) 

RKO     PALACE— (3,100),  30c-42c-60c, 
days.    Stage:  "Broadway  Heat  Wave"  wit 
Renee    Villon    and    Jimmy    Savo.  Gross 
$11,500.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"SONS  O*  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 

WARNER'S  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c 
35c-42c,  7  days.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Averag. 
$8,000) 


"Show  Boat"  is  Onl 
New  Haven  Grossei 

New  Haven,  June  3. — A  week  o 
warm  weather  sent  most  of  the  grosse 
down  to  summer  slump  level.  "Shcn 
Boat,"  playing  a  second  week  at  th 
College,  garnered  $4,000,  or  $1,20 
above  average  for  the  theatre's  regula 
lower  admission  prices. 

"A  Connecticut  Yankee,"  on  th 
Poli  dual  with  "Message  to  Garcia 
dipped  $1,000  under  the  $7,000  par 
while  "Forgotten  Faces"  and  "Son 
and  Dance  Man"  at  the  Paramoui 
and  "Dancing  Pirate'"  and  "Dangeroi 
Waters"  at  the  Roger  Sherman  droi 
ped  under  the  line  by  $800  and  $1,50' 
respectively. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $17,20' 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  em 
ing  May  29 : 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
COLLEGE— (1,499),  35c-50c.  7  davs.  2i 
week.    Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $2,800) 
"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 
"SONG  AND  DANCE  MAN"  (ZOth-Fcw 
PARAMOUNT— (2,348),  35c-50c.  7  day 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $4,800) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fo 
"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (20th-Fox 
POLI  — (3,040),  35c-50c,  7  days.  Gros 
$6,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
"DANGEROUS  WATERS"  (Univ.) 
ROGER  SHERMAN— (2,200),  35c-50c, 
days.    Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $4,700) 


WINNER 


EASTMAN  Super  X  is  a  winner  for  every- 
body in  the  industry . . .  from  the  camera- 
man and  producer  who  choose  it  to  the 
exhibitor  and  public  who  ultimately  benefit 
by  its  exceptional  photographic  quality. 
That  is  why  Super  X  is  used  in  making  the 
majority  of  the  world's  feature  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort  Lee, 
New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  X 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


14 


"Show  Boat" 
Seattle  Hit 
Despite  Heat 


Seattle,  June  3. —  "Show  Boat" 
was  an  outstanding  hit  in  a  week  of 
warm  weather  that  affected  all  other 
downtown  grosses.  The  take  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue  was  $8,700,  over  normal 
by  $1,700.  It  was  moved  to  the  Music 
Box  for  an  extended  run. 

"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  held  up 
to  $3,800  at  the  Blue  Mouse  in  the 
second  week  of  an  extended  run  from 
the  Fifth  Avenue.  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes 
to  Town"  was  good  for  $3,750  in  its 
seventh  week  at  the  Liberty. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$32,600.    Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  May  29 : 

"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD  (Radio) 

BLUE  MOUSE—  (950),  25c-40c-S5c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue. 
Gross:  $3,800.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,500),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,700.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY—  (1,800),  15c-25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
7th  week.    Gross:  $3,750.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
3rd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue. 
Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
ORPHEUM— (2,450),  25c-30c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,350.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 
"DESERT  GOLD"  (Para.) 
"FLASH  GORDON"  (Univ.) 
PARAMOUNT  —  (3,050),   20c-25c-30c,  7 
days.    Stage:  Jay  Clarke,  mentalist.  Gross: 
$4,600.    (Average,  $5,000) 

"GIRL   FROM   MANDALAY"  (Republic) 

REX— (1,500),  15c-20c-30c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville headed  by  Three  Gauchos.  Gross: 
$3,200.    (Average,  $3,500) 


"Show  Boat"  Wins 
Lead  in  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  June  3. — "Show 
Boat"  and  "The  Great  Ziegfeld"  bat- 
tled for  high  honors  here  last  week, 
and  the  Universal  musical  came  out  on 
top.  At  regular  prices  "Show  Boat" 
pulled  $4,900  at  the  1,500  seat  Mid- 
west, and  at  $1.50  top  the  M-G-M  spe- 
cial reached  $4,500  at  the  1,200-seat 
Capitol. 

Other  houses  found  the  competition 
pretty  tough.  "The  Princess  Comes 
Across"  was  weak  at  the  Criterion, 
and  "Road  Gang,"  with  a  stage  show 
at  the  Liberty  for  four  days,  wound 
up  with  $2,700. 

Total  first  run  business  $16,320. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  week  ending 
May  30: 

"THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS" 
(Para.) 

CRITERION— (1,700),    10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,800.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"SHOWBOAT"  (Univ.) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c-56c, 
8  days.  Gross:  $4,900.  (Average,  7  days, 
$4,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),    55c-83c-$1.10-$1.50,  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,500.    2  shows  a  day,  re- 
served seats  only.     (Average,  $2,000) 
"ROAD  GANG"  (W.B.) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-41c,  4 
days.  Stage:  "The  Merrie  Marvels," 
Wally  Vernon,  m.  c.  Gross:  $2,700.  (Aver- 
age for  week,  $3,000) 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c,  3 
days.  Gross:  $800.  (Average  for  week, 
$3,000) 


"Bridle"  and 


Cantor's  Unit 
Chicago  Smash 


Chicago,  June  3. — "Murder  on  the 
Bridle  Path,"  with  Eddie  Cantor  and 
Parkyakarkas  heading  a  stage  show, 
set  a  new  house  record  at  the  Palace 
by  piling  up  $35,200.  Average  is 
$19,000. 

"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus"  gar- 
nered $17,400,  up  by  $2,400,  with  the 
aid  of  Buddy  Rogers  and  his  band. 
The  United  Artists  was  $1,000  up  on 
a  gross  of  $18,000  with  "The  Princess 
Comes  Across."  "The  Great  Ziegfeld" 
held  up  to  $9,800  in  its  sixth  week  at 
the  Erlanger. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $132,- 
300.    Average  is  $128,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  28: 

"ROBIN  HOOD  OF  EL  DORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  5  days, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 
"MURDER  ON  THE  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-60c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Eddie  Cantor  and  Radio  Show. 
Gross:  $35,200.    (Average,  $19,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.    Stage:  "Broadway  Sketchbook" 
Revue.    Gross:  $22,000.    (Average,  $32,000) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 

ORIENTAL— (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Buddy  Rogers  and  Band.  Gross: 
$17,400.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"THE  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES" 
(Para.) 

GARRICK— (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,200.    (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  May  29: 
"THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS" 
(Para.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700).  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.   Gross:  $18,000.    (Average,  $17,000) 
"THE  UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

APOLLO— (1,400),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $4,400.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"SNOWED  UNDER"  (F.  N.) 

STATE- LAKE— (2,776),  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  'Artists'  and  Models'  Cabaret 
Revue."    Gross:  $13,300.    (Average,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  May  23: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50,  6th 
week.    Gross:  $9,800.    (Average,  $11,000) 


"Show  Boat"  Pulls 
$8,100,  Omaha  Top 

Omaha,  June  3. — "Show  Boat"  led 
the  procession,  playing  nine  days  as  a 
single  feature  at  the  Omaha.  It 
grossed  $8,100,  which  was  $1,100  to 
the  good,  and  was  the  first  single  fea- 
ture at  the  house  in  more  than  a  year. 

"The  Golden  Arrow"  and  "Roaming 
Lady"  went  $200  over  the  line  on  a 
take  of  $3,700  at  the  Brandeis,  and 
"Unguarded  Hour"  and  "Voice  of 
Bugle  Ann"  were  normal  at  $7,500  in 
the  Orpheum. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,300. 
Average  is  $18,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  20: 
"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.  N.) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

BRANDIES— (1,200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,700.    (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  May  21: 
"UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"VOICE  OF  BUGLE  ANN"  (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,500) 

Week  Ending  May  22: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

OMAHA— (2,200).  25c-40c,  9  days.  Gross: 
$8,100.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Ames"  Fair,  But 
Providence  Skids 


Providence,  June  3. — The  windup 
of  the  racing  season  made  inroads  into 
box  office  takes  for  the  week  and  no 
house  in  the  downtown  area  reached 
par.  The  Strand  came  closest  with 
"The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames"  and 
"The  Sky  Parade,"  catching  $6,000, 
which  is  $500  under  normal. 

The  second  week  of  "Show  Boat," 
which  moved  from  the  Majestic  to 
Fay's,  plus  a  strong  stage  show,  was 
$800  under  the  ordinary  $7,000  gross 
at  the  latter  theatre.  "Sons  o'  Guns" 
and  "Law  in  Her  Hands"  at  the  Ma- 
jestic garnered  $5,800,  down  $1,200, 
and  $7,500  was  the  best  Loew's  could 
do  with  "One  Rainy  Afternoon"  and 
"Absolute  Quiet."  The  usual  gross  for 
the  house  is  $12,000.  The  RKO  Albee, 
with  "The  Witness  Chair"  and  "The 
Little  Red  Schoolhouse,"  was  $2,000 
down,  catching  $5,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,500. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  28: 
"THE  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES" 
(Para.) 

"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 

STRAND— (2,300).  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,  $6,500) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 
"LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (W.B.) 
MAJESTIC—  (2,400),     15c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $5,800.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FAY'S—  (1,600),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
"Topics  in  Rhythm"  revue.    Gross:  $6,200. 
(Average,  $7,000) 

"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 

"ABSOLUTE  QUIET"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
"THE    LITTLE   RED  SCHOOLHOUSE" 
(Chesterfield) 
RKO   ALBEE— (2,300),   15c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 


"Show  Boat"  Leads 
Lincoln  at  $4,100 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  June  3. — In  swelter- 
ing heat,  grosses  soared  to  new  highs. 
"Show  Boat,"  after  a  premiere  at  the 
Stuart,  turned  up  $4,100  on  an  eight 
day  stay.  This  is  $1,000  over  the 
seven  day  average. 

"The  King  Steps  Out"  took  $2,100 
at  the  Varsity  and  was  held  over. 
Average  in  this  house  is  $1,300.  "The 
Ex-Mrs.  Bradford"  at  the  Lincoln 
clicked  off  $3,000,  $800  up  on  par. 

Major  Bowes  amateurs  two  days  at 
the  Orpheum  and  three  days  of  "The 
Witness  Chair"  gathered  $2,500,  which 
was  $400  higher  than  the  seven  day 
normal  pace. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,600 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  27: 

"THREE  ON  THE  TRAIL"  (Para.) 
"COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,200).  10c-15c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$900.    (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  May  28: 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

LINCOLN  —  (1,600),   10c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $2,200) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
"WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 

ORPHEUM  — (1,350),  10c-15c-20c-25c,  5 
days.  Gross:  $2,500.  (Average,  7  days, 
$2,100) 

"KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

VARSITY— (1.100),  10c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,100.    (Average,  $1,300) 

Week  Ending  May  29: 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

STUART  — (2,000),  10c -25c -40c,  8  days. 
Gross:  $4,100.    (Average,  7  days,  $3,100) 


Thursday,  June  4,  1934 


"Bradford"  Is 


Frisco's  Lead 


With  $16,00C 


San  Francisco,  June  3.  —  To 
honors  on  the  week  went  to  "The  Ex 
Mrs.  Bradford"  which  reached  §16,00 
at  the  Golden  Gate.  This  was  $1,50 
over  the  line. 

"Show  Boat"  made  an  exceller 
showing  in  its  second  week  at  tt 
Orpheum,  taking  $7,800.  "Under  T\v 
Flags"  pulled  $7,500,  up  by  $500,  -A 
the  St.  Francis,  and  "Three  Women, 
a  Russian  film,  hit  §1,400  at  the  Cla; 
Other  spots  were  weak. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $73,00  I 
Average  is  §73,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  May  26: 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN   GATE—  (2,850),  15c-30c-40c, 
days.    Stage,  band.    Gross:  $16,000.  (Ave 
age,  $14,500) 

Week  Ending  May  27: 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,440),  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $7,800.  (Avera? 

$6,800) 

"GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.) 
"HALF  ANGEL"  (20th-Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
days.  Gross:  $11,000.  (Average,  $11,500) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  QJJ 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  15c-35c-4C 
55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Averas 
$9,000) 

Week  Ending  May  28: 

"FIRE  TRAP"  (Republic) 
"LAST  JOURNEY"  (Republic) 

EMBASSY— (1,400),   15c-25c-35c,   7  da' 
Gross:  $2,500.     (Average,  $3,000) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B 
"THREE  ON  THE  TRAIL"  (Para.) 
FOX— (5.000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gra 
$5,800.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th- Fox) 
ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
days.    Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
WAR  FI  ELD— (2,680) ,     15c-30c  -  45c-  55c, 
days.    Gross:  $15,000.    (Average,  $15,000; 

Week  Ending  May  29: 

"THREE  WOMEN"  (Amkino) 

CLAY— (400),  15c-35c,  7  days,  2nd  we< 
Gross:  $1,400.    (Average,  $1,000) 


"13  Hours,"  Bowes 
Unit  Buffalo  Woi 

Buffalo,  June  3.  —  For  the  fii 
time  in  nearly  a  year,  the  Buffalo  tri 
a  stage  show  along  with  a  picture  a 
turned  'em  away.  A  Major  Bow 
unit  of  amateurs,  combined  with  " 
Hours  by  Air,"  drew  $19,200  to  t 
par  by  §7,200  and  give  the  house 
best  gross  in  months. 

At  the  Lafayette,  "Showboat"  b 
a  take  of  $10,000,  over  average 
§4,000,  and  continues  for  a  seco 
week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  §46,6 
Average  is  §38,400. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  ei 

ing  May  23 : 

"13  HOURS  BY  AIR"  (Para.) 

BUFFALO— (3,000),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Sta  | 
No.  14  Troupe,  Major  Bowes  Amatei  . 
Gross:  $19,200.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"LOVE  ON  A  BET"  (Radio) 
"FARMER  IN  THE  DELL"  (Radio) 
HIPPODROME—  (2,500),  30c- 50c,  7  ds  I 
Gross:  $4.S00.    (Average,  $7,300) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  di 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $6,100.    (Average,  $7,;  I 
"ROAD  GANG"  (W.B.) 
"TWO  IN  THE  DARK"  (Radio) 
CENTURY—  (3.000),  25c,  7  days.   Gr<  I 
$6,500.    (Average.  $7,300) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c,  7  days.  Gn  1 
$10,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 


THEY'RE  OFF! 


Th  is  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Herald  recording  the  simultaneous  product  announce- 
ments for  the  1936-37  season  from  four  great  corporations  presents  a  merchandise 
situation  without  precedent  in  the  annals  of  the  industry.  Never  before  in  a  single 
week,  in  fact,  by  reason  of  the  Herald's  unified  account,  in  a  single  day,  has  the 
production-distribution  machine  launched  upon  the  market  so  vast  an  array  of 
features  at  once,  a  total  of  259. 

The  season  now  drawing  to  a  close  has  been  very  much  a  sellers'  market.  Despite 
a  flow  of  the  best  product  that  the  screen  has  ever  achieved,  by  reason  of  com- 
petitive exhibition  situations,  double  billing  and  distribution  methods  calculated  to 
swiftly  cover  the  markets,  the  theatres  have  been  picture  hungry.  The  working  life 
of  pictures  is  now  measured  in  weeks  as  compared  with  months  in  product  circula- 
tion of  an  earlier  day. 

The  tremendously  accelerated  rate  of  communication  and  the  vehicles  of  fame, 
and  publicity,  by  radio,  by  wire  photo,  extended  press  syndication,  air  transport, 
intensifies  the  motion  picture  merchandising  reaction  and  shortens  its  duration.  What 
was  once  a  glow  of  success  that  swept  across  the  land  like  the  dawn  has  now  become 
relatively  a  meteoric  explosion. 

Things  are  happening -  to  Time.  The  speed-up  is  evidenced  everywhere  and  in 
every  operation,  every  device.  Ordinary  stock  passenger  cars  do  a  hundred  miles  an 
hour.  The  biggest  ships  ever  built  can  steam  at  forty  miles  an  hour.  A  new  target 
rifle,  a  mere  22  calibre,  delivers  the  unbelievable  velocity  of  4,000  feet  a  second. 
New  York  to  Hollywood  'phone  service  is  as  fast  as  from  Times  Square  to  Wall  Street. 
Streamline  trains  are  cutting  days  off  the  coast-to-coast  traffic.  Passenger  planes 
are  doing  200  miles  an  hour,  and  the  airlines  are  talking  about  300  as  not  very  far  off. 

So  the  prospect  that  motion  picture  merchandising  is  becoming  a  more  intensified, 
more  rapid  process,  is  only  token  of  a  generally  accelerated  tempo. 

This  year  the  exhibitor  gets  the  product  story  substantially  all  at  once,  all  of  it 
in  less  than  a  month.  This  abrupt  and  sudden  tide  of  promised  product  tends,  for 
the  moment  at  least,  to  create  a  buyers'  market.  Selling  must  be  more  competitive, 
trading  more  hectic. 

One  of  the  curious  effects  now  manifest,  however,  is  that  much  of  the  selling  now 
under  way  partakes  of  the  oldest  of  program  methods,  but  with  new,  usually  implied, 
elements  of  elasticity  and  adjustment. 

And  despite  the  large  array  of  formal  presentations  of  programs  set  and  outlined, 
there  is  indication  that  the  product  of  the  coming  season  will  be  found  to  be  adjust- 
ing itself  more  rapidly  and  precisely  to  developments,  trends,  discoveries,  than 
ever  before. 


An  editorial  in 

Motion  Picture  Herald 

by  Terry  Ramsaye 


The  Leading 

ewsp9'5er\\ 

Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


L.  39.  NO.  132 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  JUNE  5,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


ara.toHave  |  Sabath  Probe  PRODUCER-CIRCUIT 


70  to  80  for 

Next  Season 


mew  to  Reveal  Detail 
On  50  Films  Today 


hicago,  June  4. — Paramount  will 
ase  a  total  of  between  70  and  80 
ures  for  the  season  of  1936-37. 
I  F.  Agnew,  vice-president  in 
■ge  of  sales,  will  reveal  to  the 
gates  who  will  assemble  tomor- 
at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel 
!  for  the  company's  annual  sales 
lention. 

gnew  indicated  that  the  antici- 
■d  total  is  based  on  a  definite 
:dule  for  the  first  six  months  of 
new  season  of  40  features.  At 
convention  tomorrow  he  will  out- 
details  on  the  40  and  an  addi- 
al  10  pictures  which  have  been 
nitely  titled  and  completely  or  par- 
y  cast. 

liversification  of  story  and  star 
ngth  will  be  emphasized  by  the 
:f  sales  executive  as  characteriz- 
the  new  lineup.  At  least  two 
or  pictures  of  different  types  are 
jduled  for  release  each  month, 
'he  stars  who  will  top  the  casts 
the  new  product  include :  Edward 
lold,  Jean  Arthur,  Joan  Bennett, 
k    Benny,    John    Boles.  George 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


rans-Lux  London 
Plan  Believed  Off 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

.ox don.  June  4. — Moves  to  open 
ms-Lux  theatres  in  stores,  hotels 

other  spots  are  believed  to  have 
en  through  as  a  result  of  objec- 
ts of  the  London  County  Council 

other  authorities  to  the  granting 
theatre  licenses  as  contrary  to 
;ty  regulations. 

)iscussions    between    Jack  Davis 
I  Percy  N.  Furber,  chairman  of 
board  of  Trans-Lux.  are  definite- 
off.  it  is  reported. 


leuer  Is  Awarded 
$100,000  for  Fees 

'eferee   Frederick    Spiegelberg  in 
Y.    Supreme    Court  yesterday 
nmmended  that  Max  D.  Steuer  be 
irded  a  fee  of  $100,000  for  legal 
vices  he  performed  on  behalf  of 
ckerbocker  Theatres.  Inc.,  and  the 
lton-Apollo  Theatres  Corp. 
he  lawyer  originally  asserted  that 
should  receive  a  fee  of  $150,000 
his  negotiations  in  the  suit  over 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Is  Halted  by 
Kennedy  Plea 

Adviser's    Wire  Brings 
Indefinite  Delay 


SPLIT  ALLIED  S  AIM 


Washington,  June  4. — The  inter- 
cession of  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  former 
chairman  of  the  S.  E.  C,  was  respon- 
sible for  the  indefinite  postponement 
of  the  Sabath  Congressional  commit- 
tee's new  inquiry  into  Paramount  af- 
fairs, which  had  been  scheduled  to 
open  here  today. 

Representative  A.  J.  Sabath,  chair- 
man of  the  investigating  committee, 
said  that  Kennedy,  who  is  acting  as 
special  adviser  to  Paramount,  asked 
that  the  hearing  be  postponed  at  least 
until  after  the  company's  annual  meet- 
ing of  stockholders  in  New  York  on 
June  16. 

"At  that  time."  Kennedy  declared 
in  a  wire  to  Sabath,  "I  hope  a  pro- 
gram will  be  initiated  which  will  be 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Ad  Film  Production 
Of  A.  T.  &  T.  Shown 

Washington,  June  4. — The  Amer- 
ican Telephone  and  Telegraph  Co., 
since  the  establishment  of  its  film  bu- 
reau in  1924.  has  produced  56  pictures, 
about  equally  divided  between  silent 
and  sound,  J.  M.  Hamilton,  director 
of  the  bureau  since  1929,  testified  to- 
day before  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission. 

Hamilton  declared  that  some  of  the 
films  were  produced  by  commercial 
companies,  but  divulged  no  costs.  The 
total  production  cost  since  1926  was 
S261.959.  which  did  not  include  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Republic  to 
Ask  for  100% 
Rental  Boost 


Chicago,  June  4. — Republic  will 
ask  for  100  per  cent  increases  in  ren- 
tals on  specials  and  increases  in  pro- 
portion on  other  products  over  this 
year's  prices,  J.  J.  Milstein,  general 
sales  manager,  told  the  company's 
sales  force  as  the  annual  sales  meet 
got  underway  here  today  at  the  Drake. 

"This  will  be  the  sales  policy  for 
the  coming  year,"  he  said,  predicting 
a  sales  record  for  Republic. 

Prior  to  the  opening  of  the  second 
annual  sales  gathering,  the  Mayor's 
representative  extended  the  key  of  the 
city  to  W.  Ray  Johnston,  president, 
who  made  the  welcoming  address. 

Sam  Hacker  told  the  group  how  to 
write  contracts  and  to  avoid  rejections 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


French  Strike  Hits 
Studios,  Theatres 

By  PIERRE  AUTRE 

Paris,  June  4.— The  general  strike 
was  extended  today  to  all  Paris  and 
suburban  film  studios,  including  Para- 
mount, Gaumont  and  Pathe  at  Join- 
ville  and  Billancourt.  Managerial 
staffs,  directors  and  players  are  prac- 
tically prisoners  in  the  studios,  kept 
there  by  the  staffs. 

All  printing  laboratory  staffs  also 
have  gone  on  strike,  making  it  irri- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


New  Film  Era  Has  Arrived, 
Smith  Tells  Warner  Men 


"We  are  entering  a  new  era  in  the 
history  of  the  film  business  this  com- 
ing season,"  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern 
and  Canadian  sales  head,  yesterday- 
told  his  men  as  he  opened  the  first 
business  session  of  Warners  eastern 
and  Canadian  convention  at  the  Ritz 
Towers. 

To  bring  home  his  point  he  asked 
the  assembled  branch  managers  and 


home  office  sales  and  executive  per- 
sonnel to  make  a  comparison  of  the 
company's  product  lineup  during  the 
past  10  years  with  that  for  1936-37. 

"We  have  grown,  and  by  that  I 
mean  in  the  industry  and  with  the 
movie  public,"  he  said.  "We've  a  big 
job  ahead  of  us — we  must  do  it." 

One  of  the  surprises  of  the  ses- 

(Continued  on  page  9) 


Will  Seek  Federal  and 
State  Laws  to  Bar 
Present  Setup 


By  RED  KANN 

Cleveland,  June  4. — Allied  today  by 
a  unanimous  resolution  voted  to  em- 
bark on  a  legal  campaign  to  divorce 
large  production  and  distribution  in- 
terests from  exhibition  and  appointed 
a  committee  composed  of  W.  A. 
Steffes,  Minnesota ;  Sidney  Samuel- 
son,  New  Jersey,  and  Harry  A.  Cole, 
Texas,  to  work  with  Nathan  Yamins, 
president,  and  Abram  F.  Myers,  gen- 
eral counsel,  toward  this  end. 

"The  general  counsel  is  further  au- 
thorized and  directed  to  prepare  drafts 
of  bills  for  introduction  into  Congress 
and  state  legislatures  having  for  their 
purpose  the  complete  disassociation  of 
the  functions  of  production  and  dis- 
tribution on  the  one  hand  and  exhibi- 
tion on  the  other,"  read  the  resolu- 
tion. 

Russell  Hardy,  special  assistant  to 
the  Attorney  General,  who  prosecuted 
the  St.  Louis  case,  earlier  had  told 
the  convention  nothing  in  the  present 
law  could  compel  producers  to  di- 
vorce themselves  from  exhibition,  but 
new  legislation  could  make  that  pos- 
sible. 

A  summation  of  production  perfor- 
mance prepared  by  P.  S.  Harrison, 
an  address  by  Hardy,  another  by  Dan- 
iel Bertrand,  a  vitriolic  attack  on  Will 
H.  Hays  by  Al  Steffes  and  prelimi- 
nary discussion  and  passage  of  resolu- 
tions comprised  the  second  day's  ses- 
sion at  the  Hollenden. 

Harrison's  analysis  was  read  by  H. 
M.  Richey,  who,  together  with  Fred 
Herrington,  threw  many  words  of 
praise  in  the  author's  direction.  The 
approximate  300  in  attendance  ap- 
peared considerably  interested.  On 
the  basis  of  exhibitor  questionnaires 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Yamins  Denies  His 
Move  Was  for  Self 

Cleveland,  June  4.  —  Nathan 
Yamins  late  today  denied  the  elimina- 
tion of  proposed  chain  competition  in 
a  town  where  one  of  his  members  al- 
ready operates  had  reference  to  his 
own  business  situation. 

He  called  attention  to  a  statement 
in  Motion  Picture  Daily  in  which 
it  was  stated  that  Meyer  Schine  had 
been  reported  as  contemplating  a  the- 
atre in  Fall  River,  and  in  a  personal 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  5,  )  936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  5,  1936 


No.  132 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief    and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES   A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


gagga  Published  daily  except  Sunday 
flSlJil  and  holidays  by  Quigley  l'ub- 
LyjM  lications,  Inc.,  Martin  Quigley 
■^jfl  president;  (olvin  Brown,  vice- 
l^^^M    president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W,  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
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Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau :  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative:  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominogo, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissmun, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Start  Equity  Petition 

A  petition  is  being  circulated  among 
members  of  Actors'  Equity  calling  for 
a  referendum  on  a  proposed  amend- 
ment to  the  constitution  requiring  50 
weeks  of  experience  for  junior  mem- 
bers as  a  qualification  for  senior  mem- 
bership. The  present  rule  makes  the 
junior  automatically  a  senior  member 
at  the  end  of  two  years.  The  petition, 
which  must  be  signed  by  100  senior 
members,  is  expected  to  be  presented  to 
the  council  at  its  next  meeting,  June 
16,  when  the  council  will  authorize  a 
referendum,  by  mail,  on  the  issue.  A 
two-thirds  vote  is  required  to  amend 
the  constitution. 


Quins  in  One  a  Year 

Clarifying  the  recent  deal  made  with 
guardians  of  the  Dionne  quintuplets, 
Joe  Moskowitz  states  that  the  children 
will  appear  in  one  picture  a  year  for 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  for  the  next 
three  years.  The  first  picture  under 
the  new  deal  is  not  set. 


Indicted  on  Game  Charge 

Goldsboeo,  N.  C,  June  4. — James 
McKoy,  local  theatre  manager,  has 
been  indicted  by  the  Wayne  County 
grand  jury  on  charges  of  operating  a 
lottery  in  connection  with  Cash  Night 
awards  at  his  house. 


i  Purely     Personal  ► 


HAROLD  FITZGERALD,  operat- 
ing head  of  Fox  Wisconsin 
theatres,  will  leave  for  Milwaukee  to- 
day after  conferring  with  Spyros 
Skouras  here  a  week.  He  says  that 
the  plan  for  increasing  admissions  in 
Milwaukee,  adopted  by  70  houses  three 
weeks  ago,  is  working  out  satisfac- 
torily. 

• 

Joe  Moskowitz  and  Harry  Brand 
will  sail  tomorrow  on  the  Oriente  for 
Havana.  After  a  week's  vacation 
there,  Moskowitz  will  return  north 
while  Brand  will  head  for  the  Panama 
Canal  and  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
studios. 

• 

Jay  Emanuel,  N.  L.  Nathanson, 
Carl  Brisson,  Elsie  Ferguson,  Mrs. 
Robert  Lord  and  Hedda  Hopper  are 
among  those  sailing  this  morning  on 
the  first  return  voyage  of  the  Queen 
Mary. 

• 

Edward  Zabel,  assistant  to  J.  J. 
Sullivan,  west  coast  film  buyer  for 
National  Theatres,  flew  to  LaCross, 
Wis.,  the  other  day  to  be  with  his 
mother,  who  is  seriously  ill. 

• 

Martin  Starr,  former  editor  of 
Picture  Business,  starts  his  Movie 
Starr  Dust  broadcasts  June  13  over 
the  Intercity  network  in  which 
WM'CA  is  the  local  outlet. 

• 

Ed  Olmstead,  formerly  in  charge 
of  publicity  at  the  Columbia  studios, 
has  sold  the  company  an  original, 
"Counterfeit  Lady." 

• 

William  H.  Heineman,  Universal 
western  district  manager,  is  in  town 
for  product  talks  at  the  home  office. 
• 

Darryl  Zanuck  will  leave  Holly- 
wood today  for  Mexico  and  a  two- 
week  fishing  trip. 

• 

Charles  Skouras,  in  charge  of 
Fox  West  Coast,  will  head  for  Los 
Angeles  today. 

• 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  is  planning  to 
go  to  the  coast  shortly. 

• 

Claude  Saunders  is  in  Minneap- 
olis this  week. 

e 

Harry  M.  Goetz  is  due  from  the 
coast  June  15. 


MAURICE  SILVERSTONE  will 
leave   for  the  coast  today  by 
plane  to  confer  with  U.  A.  producers 
prior  to  the  annual  sales  meet  in  Los 
Angeles  the  end  of  the  month. 
• 

Walter  Gould,  U.  A.  representa- 
tive in  South  America,  will  be  a  pas- 
senger on  the  Santa  Lucia,  which  sails 
for  Peru  today. 

• 

Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  who  returned  to 
Kansas  City  on  Wednesday,  will  re- 
turn to  these  parts  in  a  month  or  so. 
• 

Raoul  Walsh  is  sailing  for  Eng- 
land today.    He  will  direct  two  for 
G.B.,  the  first  to  be  "Soldiers  Three." 
• 

Ed  Kuykendall  is  expected  here 
from  Washington  late  today  or  some 
time  tomorrow. 

• 

Joe  Shea  flew  back  to  the  coast 
yesterday. 

.  .  .  London 

Noel  Thompson,  press  representa- 
tive of  Associated  Talking  Pictures, 
latest  publicity  man  to  hand  in  his 
resignation. 

J.  Leslie  Williams  previously  re- 
signed University  publicity  job  when 
C.  M.  Woolf  took  over  distribution 
for  "U"  here. 

E.  D.  Leishman  presented  a  silver 
cigarette  case  by  executives  and  sales 
staff  of  Radio  Pictures,  on  leaving 
that  company. 

Thomas  Bentley,  now  producer 
as  well  as  director,  supported  by  all 
the  leads  of  "She  Knew  What  She 
Wanted,"  first  Rialto  production,  at 
Wardour  Films'  trade  show. 

Oliver  Bell  appointed  general  man- 
ager of  the  British  Film  Institute  in 
succession  to  J.  W.  Brown.  Has 
been  a  member  of  the  League  of 
Nations  Union  staff  and  of  its  film 
sub-committee. 

Lloyd  Corrigan,  on  vacation  trip, 
met  the  press  at  the  Mayfair. 

Herbert  Smith  of  British  Lion 
back  from  the  States. 

Glenn  Tryon,  to  direct  "Wings  of 
the  Morning,"  first  British  all-Tech- 
nicolor feature  for  New  World-Fox, 
will  stay,  with  Ray  Rennahan, 
cameraman,  to  start  "Lawrence  of 
Arabia,"  Korda's  first  Technicolor. 


Ira  Fur  man  to  Frisco 

Ira  Furman,  Charlotte  manager  for 
M-G-M,  has  been  promoted  to  head 
of  the  San  Francisco  branch,  succeed- 
ing Grover  Parsons,  who  leaves  the 
company  June  20  to  join  Republic  as 
western  division  manager.  A  sales- 
man at  the  Charlotte  office  will  be 
promoted  to  branch  manager  in  a  day 
or  so.  Furman  will  leave  for  his  new 
duties  on  June  8,  arriving  on  the  coast 
June  12. 


St.  Paul  Pool  on  June  26 

Minneapolis,  June  4. — Pooling  ar- 
rangements between  RKO  and  Para- 
mount in  St.  Paul  will  become  effec- 
tive June  26  for  the  Orpheum  and 
Sept.  4  for  the  President.  A  joint 
committee  will  operate  the  live  houses 
involved,  including  the  Riviera,  Tower 
and  Paramount. 


IATSE  Group  in  K.  C. 

Headed  by  Joseph  D.  Basson,  presi- 
dent, a  committee  of  11  members  of 
Local  306  will  arrive  in  Kansas  City 
today  for  the  annual  convention  of  the 
I.A.T.S.E.,  which  gets  under  way  on 
Sunday.  Although  11  men  comprise 
the  committee,  the  New^  York  group 
carries  with  it  19  votes. 


Start  "Rembrandt" 

London,  June  4. — Alexander  Korda 
has  started  work  on  "Rembrandt," 
based  on  the  life  of  the  famous  Dutch 
artist.  Charles  Laughton  has  the  title 
role. 


Build  at  Kew  Gardens 

Rugoff  &  Becker  are  building  a  new 
theatre  at  Kew  Gardens,  L.  I. 


Other  Concerns  Join 
U.  A.  Sale  Tax  Fight 


Briefs  in  support  of  United  Art- 
ists'  contention  that  film  rentals  are, 
not  subject  to  the  two  per  cent  city  1 
sales  tax  were  filed  with  the  Appellate 
Division  of  the  state  court  yesterday 
by  five  companies  in  the  role  of  ami- 
cus curiae. 

The  new  opposition  to  the  city's 
ruling  that  the  tax  is  applicable  to  i 
rentals  came  from  the  Music  Hall,  j 
Allied  of  New  Jersey,  RKO  Distri-J 
buting  Corp.,  K-A-O  and  GurntyJ 
Elevator  Co. 

Arguments  in  connection  with  the 
United  Artists'  appeal  were  not  heard  I 
in  the  Appellate  Division  yesterday,  j 
but  the  case  may  be  reached  on  the 
court's   calendar  today   or  Tuesday. 
The  court  does  not  sit  on  Monday  I 
A  decision  on  the  appeal  is  expected '! 
within  two  to  three  weeks  after  the  | 
hearing. 


Warners  Sued  Over 
"Yanks  Are  Coming9 

A  suit  for  $200,000  damages  alleg 
ing  copyright  infringement  was  file< 
in  Federal  Court  yesterday  by  th( 
Beekman  Film  Corp.  against  Warnei 
Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.  The  complain 
asks  for  an  injunction  and  accounting 

The  plaintiff  charges  that  on  Juni 
17,  1933,  it  produced  a  film  callei 
"This  Is  America"  and  subsequent); 
the  defendant,  after  a  copy  of  the  pic 
ture  had  been  submitted  to  Jack  L 
Warner,  produced  a  picture  callei 
"The  Yanks  Are  Coming,"  which,  th 
complaint  charges,  appropriated  th 
results  of  the  plaintiff  s  labor  and  in 
fringed  upon  the  exclusive  rights  o 
the  plaintiff.  No  answers  in  the  cas 
have  been  filed. 


Final  Hearing  Set 
Upon  Fox  Met  Pirn 

Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  yes 
terday  signed  an  order  in  the  matter  o 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses,  Inc.,  i 
reorganization  proceedings  in  which  h 
set  June  15  for  a  final  hearing  in  th 
case,  directing  all  creditors  and  stock 
holders  to  show  cause  why  the  trus 
tees  should  not  be  discharged  and  th 
case  closed. 

The  order  was  signed  on  a  petitio 
of  Milton  C.  Weisman,  receiver  c 
Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  who  asked  fo 
the  final  decree.  Hearing  will  be  hel 
in  the  Federal  Building. 


Thursday  Continues  i 
For  Ampa  Meeting 

Thursday  will  stay  as  the  day  fc 
Ampa  weekly  meetings,  it  was  ai 
nounced  yesterday  by  Gordon  Whit 
president.  Results  from  a  questioi 
naire  sent  out  to  the  membershi 
showed  25  in  favor  of  Thursday  ar 
16  against. 

Meetings  will  be  continued  througl 
out  the  summer  on  an  informal  basi 
The  first  annual  awards  will  be  at 
nounced  next  week. 


Verree  Teasdale  Gains 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Verree  Tea 
dale,  wife  of  Adolphe  Menjou,  w; 
reported  to  be  gaining  today  at  a  ho 
pital  following  an  emergency  open 
tion. 


■I 

and  when  theu  kidded  •  •  • 


ROBERT  TAYLOR 
LORETTA  YOUNG 


PHILLY 
WENT 
WILD! 

in  smash  pre 
release  run! 


How  crowds  jammed  the  Fox,  Phila- 
delphia, to  pile  up  the  take  . . .  over- 
capacity night  and  day...  almost 
hitting  the  sensational  "Under 
Two  Flags"  record.  SET  FOR  2nd 
WEEK,  naturally.  Plan  on  extra 
playing  time,  when  these  box- 
office  sweethearts  hit  your  town! 


in 


PATSY  KELLY  •  BASIL  RATHBONE 
|    MARJORIE  6ATES0N 

A  FOX  PICTURE 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck  in  Charge  of  Production 

DIRECTED  BY  ROY  DEL  RUTH 

Associate  Producer  Raymond  Griffith 

Screen  play  by  Gene  Markey  and  William  Conselman 
Based  on  a  play  by  Cleves  Kinkead 


THE  KEYSTONE 
OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  5,  1936 


Para,  to  Have 
70  to  80  for 

Next  Season 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Burns  and  Grade  Allen,  Bob  Burns, 
Claudette  Colbert,  Gary  Cooper,  Bing 
Crosby,  Marlenc  Dietrich,  Irene 
Dunne,  W.  C.  Fields,  Gladys  George, 
Harold  Lloyd,  Carole  Lombard,  Fred 
MacMurray,  Adolphe  Menjou  and 
Verree  Teasdale,  Jack  Oakie,  George 
Raft,  Charlie  Ruggles  and  Mary  Bo- 
land,  Sylvia  Sidney,  Gladys  Swarthout 
and  Mae  West. 

Newcomers  this  season  to  the  ros- 
ter of  stars  are  Arnold,  Miss  Arthur, 
Benny,  Burns,  Miss  George  and  Miss 
Dunne.  Benny  and  Bob  Burns,  both 
radio  performers,  join  the  four  other 
air  stars  on  the  company's  list,  Cros- 
by, Burns  and  Allen  and  Miss  Swart- 
hout. 

The  40  pictures  scheduled  for  re- 
lease in  the  first  six  months  of  the 
new  season,  listed  by  months,  follow. 

For  August,  seven  pictures  as  fol- 
lows : 

"The  Texas  Ranger."  with  Fred  Mac- 
Murray,  Jack  Oakie,  Jean  Parker,  Lloyd 
Nolan  and  Bennie  Bartlett;  directed  by 
King  Vidor. 

"The  General  Dies  at  Dawn."  with  Gary 
Cooper,  Madeleine  Carroll,  William  Fraw- 
ley,  Akim  Tamiroff,  Dudley  Digges  and 
Porter  Hall;  directed  by  Lewis  Milestone. 

"My  American  Wife,"  with  Francis 
Lederer,  Ann  Sothern,  Fred  Stone,  Billie 
Burke,  Ketti  Gallian;  directed  by  Harold 
Young. 

"Lady  Be  Careful,"  with  Lew  Ayres, 
Mary  Carlisle,  Larry  Crabbe,  Grant  With- 
ers and  Benny  Baker;  directed  by  Ted 
Reed  and  Irving  Salkow. 

"I'd  Give  My  Life,"  with  Tom  Brown 
and  Janet  Beecher. 

"Johnny  Gets  His  Gun."  with  Ralph 
Bellamy,  Katherine  Locke  and  David 
Holt. 

"Hollywood  Boulevard,"  with  John  Hal- 
liday,  Robert  Cummings,  Marsha  Hunt, 
Esther  Ralston  and   Frieda  Innescourt. 

Seven  Listed  for  September 

The  seven  set  for  September  re- 
lease are : 

"Big  Broadcast  of  1937,"  with  Jack 
Benny,  George  Burns  and  Grade  Allen 
and  an  all-star  cast,  plus  specialties  by 
Bing  Crosby,  Bob  Burns,  Leopold  Sto- 
kowski  and  other  celebrities;  directed  by 
Mitchell  Leisen. 

"Wedding  Present."  from  the  Satur- 
day Evening  Post  story  by  Paul  Gallico. 
with  Joan  Bennett.  Gary  Cooper  and 
George  Bancroft.  B.  P.  Schulberg's  first 
production. 

"Hideaway  Girl,"  with  Frances  Farmer. 
Kent  Taylor,  and  a  cast  of  featured  play- 
ers. 

"Wives  Never  Know,"  with  Charlie 
Ruggles,  Mary  Boland,  Adolphe  Menjou 
and  Verree  Teasdale;  directed  by  Elliott 
Nugent. 

"Stairs  of  Sand,"  Zane  Grey  story,  with 
Larry  Crabbe,  Marsha  Hunt,  Raymond 
Hatton  and  Leif  Erikson. 

"Murder  with  Pictures,"  with  Ketti  Gal- 
lian  and   Kent  Taylor. 

"With  Banners  Blowing,"  with  Gladys 
George,  John  Howard.  Arline  Judge.  Isa- 
bel Jewel,  Dudley  Digges  and  Harry 
Carey. 

October  to  Have  Six 

The  October  list  of  six  includes : 

"Maid  of  Salem,"  Frank  Lloyd  produc- 
tion, starring  Claudette  Colbert. 

"Personal  Appearance,"  starring  Mae 
West,  an  Emanuel  Cohen  production. 

"Queen  of  the  Jungle,"  with  Raymond 
Milland,  Sir  Guy  Standing,  Akim  Tami- 
roff and  Lynne  Overman;  directed  by  Max 
Marcin. 

"Everything  for  Sale,"  with  a  featured 
cast. 

"Three  Married  Men,"  with  Lynne  Over- 
man, Roscoe  Karns.  William  Frawley, 
George  Barbier,  Robert  Cummings.  Marsha 
Hunt,  Elizabeth  Patterson,  Bonnie  Bartlett 
and  Virginia  Weidler;  directed  by  Eddie 
Buzzell. 


Running  Paramount^  Convention 


NEIE  F.  AGNEW 
General  Sales 
Manager 


J.  J.  TJNGER 
Eastern  Division 
Manager 


CHARLES  REAGAN" 
Western  Division 
Manager 


ROBERT  M.  GILLHAM 
Director,  Advertising 
and  Publicity 


"Rose  Bowl,"  with  Frances  Farmer, 
Larry  Crabbe  and  Nick  Lukats. 

The  following  six  are  set  for  No- 
vember release : 

"The  Plainsman,"  Cecil  B.  DeMille  pro- 
duction, with  Gary  Cooper  and  Jean  Ar- 
thur. 

"Champagne  Waltz,"  with  Gladys  Swart- 
hout, Fred  MacMurray,  Jack  Oakie,  Lyda 
Roberti,  Veloz  and  Yolanda;  directed  by 
Edward  Sutherland. 

"Pinkerton,  the  Detective,"  with  Edward 
Arnold  and  an  all-star  cast. 

"Hotel  Haywire."  with  Charlie  Ruggles, 
Mary  Boland,  George  Burns  and  Gracie 
Allen. 

"The  Barrier,"  from  the  Rex  Beach 
story,  with  an  all-star  cast;  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Harry  Sherman. 

"Our  Miss  Keane,"  with  Virginia  Weid- 
ler and   Billy  Lee. 

The  five  for  December  are : 

"College  Holiday,"  with  Jack  Benny, 
Frances  Farmer,  Louis  DaPron,  Robert 
Cummings,  Johnny  Downs,  Eleanore  Whit- 
ney and  Martha  Raye. 

"Don't  Look  Now,"  starring  W.  C. 
Fields. 

"The  Tightwad,"  starring  Charlie 
Ruggles,  with  a  cast  of  featured  players. 

"Broadway  Afternoon,"  with  an  all-star 
cast. 

"The  Turning  Point,"  with  Gail  Patrick, 
Marsha  Hunt  and  Elizabeth  Patterson. 

Five  features  for  January  include : 

"Spawn  of  the  North,"  in  Technicolor, 
starring  Carole  Lombard.  Henry  Fonda 
and  Cary  Grant;  directed  by  Henry  Hath- 
away. 

"Hard  to  Handle,"  starring  Claudette 
Colbert ;  directed  by  Wesley  Ruggles. 

"Follow  the  Sun,"  with  Bing  Crosby, 
George  Burns  and  Gracie  Allen  and  Lynne 
Overman;  directed  by  Norman  Taurog. 

"Playboy,"  with  George  Raft,  Ida  Lu- 
pino,  and  an  all-star  cast. 

"A  Gun  for  Hire,"  with  a  cast  of  fea 
tured  players. 

Making  up  the  rest  of  the  50  will  be 
an  elaborate  musical  titled  "Artists 
and  Models,"  and  three  of  the  Hop- 
along  Cassidy  series,  starring  Bill 
Boyd ;  "The  Return  of  Hopalong  Cas- 
sidy," "Trail  Dust"  and  "Cottonwood 
Gulch." 

Others  of  the  SO  include : 

"Diamond  Rush,"  with  Wesley  Ruggles 
directing,  and  starring  either  Gary  Cooper 
or    Fred  MacMurray. 

"The  Count  of  Luxembourg,"  with 
Irene  Dunne,  Frank  Forrest  and  W.  C. 
Fields. 

"Panama  Gal,"  with  Carole  Lombard 
and   Fred  MacMurray. 

"High,  Wide  and  Handsome."  with 
Irene  Dunne,  Fred  MacMurray  and  Ran- 
dolph Scott. 

"Safari,"  starring  Edward  Arnold. 

"That's  What  Girls  Are  Made  Of,"  with 
Sylvia    Sidney    and    Fred  MacMurray. 

"It  Happened  in  Paradise,"  starring 
Bing  Crosby. 

"Easy  Living."  with  a  featured  cast 
headed  by  Jean  Arthur. 

A  Harold  Lloyd  comedy  which  the  co- 
median will  produce  himself. 

The  schedule  also  will  include  two  fea- 
tures starring  Marlene  Dietrich,  the  first 
a  musical  to  be  directed  by  Ernst  Lu- 
bitsch,  and  the  second  to  be  directed  by 
Frank  Lloyd;  two  other  Claudette  Colbert 
vehicles,  one  to  be  "The  Golden  Era," 
and  an  additional  starring  vehicle  for  Gary 
Cooper. 


What  They're  Down  For 


The  details  of  the  assignments  of  stars,  featured  players  and  directors  fur 
the  1936-37  Paramount  schedule  arc  as  follows : 


Edward  Arnold — Starred  in  "Pinkerton, 
the  Dective"  and  "Safari." 

Jean  Arthur — Co-starred  with  Gary  Cooper 
in  "The  Plainsman"  and  featured  in 
"Easy  Living." 

Lew  Ayres — "Lady  Be  Careful." 

Benny  Baker — "Lady  Be  Careful." 

George  Barbier — "Three  Married  Men." 

Bennie  Bartlett — "Three  Married  Men" 
and  "The  Texas  Rangers." 

George  Bancroft — "The  Wedding  Present." 

Janet  Beecher — "I'd  Give  My  Life." 

Ralph   Bellamy' — "Johny  Gets  His  Gun." 

Joan  Bennett — "The  Wedding  Present." 

Jack  Benny' — "College  Holiday"  and  fea- 
tured with  Burns  and  Allen  in  "The  Big 
Broadcast  of  1937." 

Mary  Boland — Co-featured  with  Charlie 
Ruggles  in  "Wives  Never  Know"  and 
with  Burns  and  Allen  and  Charlie  Rug- 
gles in  "Hotel  Haywire." 

Bill  Boyd  —  Starred  in  "Cottonwood 
Gulch,"  "Return  of  Hopalong  Cassidy" 
and  "Trail  Dust." 

Tom  Brown— "I'd  Give  My  Life." 

Billie  Burke — "My  American  Wife." 

Bob  Burns — "The  Big  Broadcast  of  1937." 

Burns  and  Allen — Co-featured  with  Jack 
Benny  in  "The  Big  Broadcast  of  1937"; 
with  Charlie  Ruggles  and  Mary  Boland 
in  "Hotel  Haywire"  and  with  Bing  Cros- 
by and  Lynne  Overman  in  "Follow  the 
Sun." 

Harry  Carey — "With  Banners  Blowing." 

Mary  Carlisle — "Lady  Be  Careful." 

Madeleine  Carroll — Co-starred  with  Gary 
Cooper  in  "The  General  Died  at  Dawn." 

Claudette  Colbert — Starred  in  "Hard  to 
Handle,"  "Maid  of  Salem,"  "The  Golden 
Era"  and  one  untitled. 

Gary  Cooper — Starred  in  "Diamond  Rush" 
(tentative) ;  "Slave  Ship"  and  one  un- 
titled; co-starred  with  Jean  Arthur  in 
"The  Plainsman"  and  with  Madeleine 
Carroll  in  "The  General  Died  at  Dawn." 

Larry  Crabbe — "Rose  Bowl,"  "Stairs  of 
Sand"  and  "Lady  Be  Careful." 

Bing  Crosby — Starred  in  "It  Happened 
in  Paradise";  co-featured  with  Jack  Benny 
and  Burns  and  Allen  in  "The  Big  Broad- 
cast of  1937"  and  Burns  and  Allen  and 
Lynne  Overman  in  "Follow  the  Sun." 

Robert  Cummings  —  "College  Holiday," 
"Hollywood  Boulevard"  and  "Three  Mar- 
ried Men." 

Louis  Da  Pron — "College  Holiday." 

Marlene  Dietrich — Two  untitled. 

Dudley  Digges — "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn"  and  "With  Banners  Blowing." 

Johnny  Downs — "College  Holiday." 

Irene  Dunn — Co-featured  with  Fred  Mac- 
Murray  and  Randolph  Scott  in  "High, 
Wide,  Handsome"  and  with  W.  C.  Fields 
and  Frank  Forrest  in  "The  Count  of 
Luxembourg." 

Leif  Erikson — "Stairs  of  Sand." 

Frances  Farmer — "College  Holiday."  "Rose 
Bowl"  and  "Hideawav  Girl." 

W.  C.  Fields — Starred  in  "Don't  Look 
Now"  and  co-featured  with  Irene  Dunne 
and  Frank  Forrest  in  "The  Count  of 
Luxembourg." 

Henry  Fonda — "Spawn  of  the  North." 

Frank  Forrest — Co-featured  with  Irene 
Dunne  and  W.  C.  Fields  in  "The  Count 
of  Luxembourg." 


William  Frawley — "The  General  Hied  a 

Dawn"  and  "Three  Married  Men." 
Ketti  Gallian — "My  American  Wife"  ani 

"Murder  with  Pictures." 
Gladys  George — "With  Banners  Blowing.' 
Cary     Grant — "Wedding     Present"  an. 

"Spawn  of  the  North." 
Porter     Hall — "The     General     Died  a 

Dawn." 

John    Halliday — "Hollywood  Boulevard. 
Raymond  Hatton — "Stairs  of  Sand." 
David  Holt — "Johnny  Gets  His  Gun." 
John  Howard — "With  Banners  Blowing." 
Marsha     Hunt — "Hollywood  Boulevard. 

"Stairs  of  Sand,"  "The  Turning  Point 

and  "Three  Married  Men." 
Frieda     Innescourt — "Hollywood  Bouli 

vard." 

Isabel  Jewel — "With  Banners  Blowing." 
Arline  Judge — "With  Banners  Blowing.'' 
Roscoe  Karns — "Three  Married  Men." 
Francis  Lederer — "My  American  Wife. 
Billy  Lee — "Our  Miss  Keane." 
Harold  Lloyd — Starred  in  one  untitled. 
Katherine    Locke  —  "Johnny    Gets  H; 
Gun." 

Carole  Lombard — Starred  in  "Spawn  ( 
the  North"'  and  co-featured  with  Fre 
MacMurray  in  "Panama  Girl." 

Nick  Lukats — "Rose  Bowl." 

Ida  Lupino — Co-starred  with  George  Ra 
in  "Playboy." 

Fred  MacMurray — Co-featured  with  Caro 
Lombard  in  "Panama  Girl";  with  Irei 
Dunne  and  Randolph  Scott  in  "Hig.. 
Wide.  Handsome";  with  Sylvia  Sidney  i 
"That's  What  Girls  Are  Made  Of";  ah 
in  "Champagn  Waltz,"  "Texas  Ranger 
and  "Diamond  Rush"  (tentative). 

Adolphe  Menjou — "Wives  Never  Know. 

Raymond  Milland — "Queen  of  the  Jungle' 

Lloyd  Nolan — "The  Texas  Rangers." 

Jack    Oakie — "The    Texas  Rangers" 
"Champagne  Waltz." 

Lynne  Overman — "Queen  of  the  JungU 
and  "Three  Married  Men";  co-featun 
with  Bing  Crosby  and  Burns  and  Alii 
in  "Follow  the  Sun." 

Jean  Parker — "The  Texas  Rangers." 

Gail  Patrick — "The  Turning  Point." 

Elizabeth  Patterson  —  "Three  Marrii 
Men"  and  "The  Turning  Point." 

George  Raft — Co-starred  with  Ida  Lupi 
in  "Playboy." 

Esther  Ralston — "Hollywood  Boulevard 

Martha  Raye — "College  Holiday." 

Lyda  Roberti — "Champagn  Waltz." 

Charlie   Ruggles — Co-featured  with  Ma, 
Boland  in  "Wives  Never  Know"  and  wi 
Mary   Boland   and   Burns   and  Allen 
"Hotel     Haywire";     featured     in  "T 
Tightwad." 

Randolph  Scott — Co-featured  with  Ire 
Dunne  and  Fred  MacMurray  in  "Hig 
Wide,  Handsome."  I 

Sylvia  Sidney — Co-featured  with  Fr 
MacMurrav  in  "That's  What  Girls  A 
Made  Of."  „ 

Ann  Sothern — "My  American  \\  ife. 

Sir  Guy  Standing — "Queen  of  the  Jungle 

Fred  Stone — "My  American  Wife." 

Leopold   Stokowski — "The   Big  Broader 
of  1937."  J 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Warner  Bros,  say 

To  Set  These  In  3()T>oint 


if 


Hot  as  headlines  in  a  midnight  'extra.'  Makes 
dynamite  look  like  a  lollypop.  A  heart-clutching, 
nerve-rasping  drama  blasts  its  way  from  the 
Strand  screen  in  a  manner  to  wrench  watchers 
from  their  seats  with  the  four -alarm-fire  excite- 
ment of  its  entertainment.  Suspense  mounts 
with  every  sequence  to  a  heart- stopping,  gasping 
climax.  Robinson  in  a  piercing,  pungent  portrait 


such  as  only  he  can  conceive  and  execute.  The 
picture  is  a  stirring  service  to  civilization,  per- 
formed by  Warner  Bros."— N.  Y.  American 
Replete  with  thrills.  A  terse  and  vivid  critique 
of  big -shot  racketeering.  Packs  a  thrill  in  each 
foot  of  film  and  is  quite  the  best  of  the  cinema's 
sermons  against  crime."—  N.Y.  World  -Telegram 
If  you  care  to  see  a  picture  that  will  certainly 
thrill  you,  don't  miss  ^Bullets  or  Ballots.'  It's  a 
grand  picture,  one  to  make  your  flesh  creep  at 
times.  Thrills  are  not  always  educational,  and 
education  is  seldom  thrilling.  ^Bullets  or  Ballots' 
contrives  to  be  both.  It  will  go  down  in  screen 
history  as  a  masterpiece  of  drama."— From  an 
Editorial  in  the  New  York  Evening  Journal 
Taut  and  compelling.  Exciting  and  violent 
enough  to  satisfy  the  most  avid  melodrama  en- 
thusiast."—New  York  Herald-Tribune 
This  one  is  a  thriller,  a  fast -paced  talkie  with 
all  the  suspense  a  melodrama  can  stand."-  N.Y.  Sun 
Warner  Bros,  have  turned  out  another  crackling 
underworld  melodrama."— N.  Y.  Times 
A  knock-out.  Rousing,  red -meat  melodrama. 
Not  since  Tittle  Caesar'  has  Robinson  had  such 


a  vigorous  and  exciting  story.  Violent  action  and 
strong  suspense,  vivid  characters,  a  strong  plot, 
brisk  action,  tender  romance  are  in  *  Bullets  or 
Ballots.'  That  covers  everything.'— N.  Y.  Mirror 
Fast -moving.  Tensely  thrilling  entertainment. 
Timely  as  well  as  exciting.'  —  N.  Y.  Eve.  Journal 
A  thrilling  hour  and  a  half's  worth  of  entertain- 
ment."—N.  Y.  Daily  News.  ^Another  assured  suc- 
cess for  Warner  Bros."— N.  Y.  Morning  Telegraph 


rSA  COUPLE  OF 
)THER  'G-MEN' 

>roken  'G-Men'  rec- 
rds  in  'Frisco  and 
ilbany!  Year's  record 
nd  holdover  in  New 
rork!  It's  set  as  a  top- 
loney  show  — so  go 
et  it,  and  go  to  it ! 


with 


JOAN  BLONDELL  •  Barton  MacLane 
Humphrey  Bogart  •  Frank  McHugh 

[oseph  King  •  Richard  Purcell  •  George  E.  Stone  •  Joseph  Crehan  •  Henry  O'Neill 

A  First  National  Picture  directed  by  William  Keighley 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  5,  I' 


Republic  to 
Ask  for  100% 
Rental  Boost 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

on  technical  points.  G.  C.  Schaefer 
talked  on  exchange  operation,  while 
Edward  Finney  discussed  the  elabo- 
rate plans  for  press  books,  larger  ad- 
vertising campaigns  and  exploitation. 

Joe  Cooper,  exploiteer  from  Seattle, 
spoke  on  individual  exchange  exploi- 
tation policy  and  suggested  that  the 
plan  be  adopted  generally.  William 
Saal  gave  the  men  a  resume  on  ex- 
ploitation and  "Frankie  and  Johnnie." 

The  afternoon  session  was  high- 
lighted by  an  address  by  Nat  Levine, 
production  head,  who  said :  "This  is 
the  biggest  day  in  my  life.  I  appre- 
ciate the  opportunity  that  is  mine  to 
be  your  producer  and  you  can  be  as- 
sured we  will  deliver  pictures  you 
will  be  proud  to  distribute. 

"We  have  17  stories  in  preparation 
today,  two  pictures  shooting,  and  six 
to  eight  of  the  new  season's  product 
will  be  in  exchanges  by  Sept.  1. 

"Our  production  staff  is  hitting  on 
high.  We  have  everything  we  need, 
studio  personnel  and  finances.  We 
have  been  spending  more  on  produc- 
tion than  distributors  have  been  bring- 
ing in,  but  our  prospects  are  most  ex- 
cellent and  our  finance  people  have 
confidence  in  us. 

In  "Major"  Class 

"We  are  no  longer  considered  an 
independent  company.  Our  facilities 
and  work  are  of  major  calibre.  We 
have  21  players  under  contract  and 
in  the  last  10  days  we  signed  Olsen 
and  Johnson,  Eddie  Quillan  and  Chic 
Sale.  We  have  42  on  the  writing 
staff,  mostly  on  long  term  contracts." 

Levine  then  went  into  detail  on  the 
new  lineup,  predicting  that  the  big- 
gest picture  will  be  "Follow  Your 
Heart''  with  Marion  Talley  and  Mi- 
chael Bartlett.  It  will  be  ready  for 
delivery  Aug.  1.  Shooting  starts  next 
week.  The  address  was  enthusias- 
tically received. 

Siegel  Talks  on  Production 

M.  J.  Siegel,  executive  at  the  coast 
studio,  spoke  about  the  work  of  the 
production  forces.  Before  the  conclu- 
sion of  today's  session,  a  general  dis- 
cussion was  held  in  which  branch 
managers  and  salesmen  considered 
methods  of  selling  the  program  out- 
lined by  Levine. 

The  foreign  market  will  be  under 
consideration  during  the  morning  ses- 
sion tomorrow.  Norton  Ritchey,  for- 
eign department  head,  will  discuss 
"Republic  in  the  World  Market."  L. 
E.  Kalker,  Republic  representative  in 
Great  Britain,  will  talk  on  company- 
activity  in  his  territory,  and  Sam 
Smith,  managing  director  of  British 
Lion,  which  has  just  completed  a  dis- 
tribution deal  with  Republic,  will  fol- 
low Kalker.  Both  came  to  this  coun- 
try expressely  to  attend  the  conven- 
tion. 

A  talk  by  Herman  Gluckman,  head 
of  the  New  York  and  Pennsylvania 
exchanges,  and  a  screening  of  "Hearts 
in  Bondage,"  recently  completed,  will 
complete  the  morning  session. 

H.  J.  Yates  also  is  taking  an  ac- 
tive part  in  the  meetings. 


52  Republic 
Titles  Listed 
At  Sales  Meet 


Chicago,  June  4. — The  titles  of  the 
52  features  which  Republic  has  sched- 
uled for  the  season  of  1936-37  were 
revealed  here  today  at  the  national 
convention  of  the  company  at  the 
Drake  Hotel  by  Nat  Levine,  presi- 
dent of  Republic  Prod. 

He  declared  that  he  plans  to  use 
outstanding  players  on  the  coast  as 
well  as  a  number  of  new  players  from 
the  new  Republic  stock  company. 

The  1936-37  program  is  divided  into 
six  different  groups:  two  anniversary 
specials,  six  in  the  Jubilee  Six  group, 
24  Gilt  Edge  Pacemakers,  four  epics 
in  natural  color,  eight  Gene  Autry 
westerns,  two  of  them  to  be  specials, 
and  eight  William  Colt  MacDonald 
westerns.  In  addition  there  will  be 
four  serials  produced  next  season. 

The  two  specials  are  "Two  Years 
Before  the  Mast"  and  "The  Presi- 
dent's Mystery  Story." 

"Jubilee  Six"  and  "Pacemakers" 

The  Jubilee  Six  includes :  "Army 
Girl,"  "Portia  on  Trial,"  "Happy-Go- 
Lucky,"  "Follow  Your  Heart,"  star- 
ring Marion  Talley ;  "Join  the 
Marines"  and  "Hearts  in  Bondage." 

Included  in  the  24  Pacemakers  are : 
"Down  to  the  Sea,"  "The  Country 
Gentleman,"  "Gangs  of  New  York," 
"Steamboat  Mary,"  "Legion  of  the 
Damned,"  "The  Broadcasting  Mys- 
tery," "Between  Two  Loves,"  "Navy 
Blues,"  "Bachelor  Girl,"  "Sky  Host- 
ess," "Isle  of  Lost  Men,"  "Why 
Worry?"  "Two  Men  and  a  Woman," 
"Special  Order,"  "The  Beloved 
Brute,"  "Bulldog  Edition,"  "The  Af- 
fairs of  Cappy  Ricks,"  "The  Kentucky 
Handicap,"  "  Swift  Lightning,"  "The 
Chinese  Orange  Mystery,"  "Danger- 
ous Pleasure,"  "Missing  Men,"  "Call 
of  the  Primitive"  and  a  Mrs.  Wallace 
Reid  special. 

The  four  Epics  in  natural  color 
will  be:  "Lives  of  a  Texas  Ranger," 
"The  Painted  Stallion,"  "In  Old  Mon- 
terey" and  "The  Vanishing  West." 

The  Gene  Autry  western  specials 
have  not  yet  been  titled.  The  six 
musical  westerns  are :  "Oh,  Sussan- 
nah,"  "Get  Along  Little  Dogies," 
"Riding  the  Range,"  "Old  Corral," 
"Mexicali  Rose"  and  "Roundup  Time 
in  Texas." 

Included  in  the  MacDonald  western 
group  will  be :  "Roarin'  Lead," 
"Ghost  Town  Gold,"  "Riders  of  the 
Whistling  Skull,"  "Bullets  for  Buck- 
aroos,"  "Come  on,  Cowboy,"  "Hit  the 
Saddle,"  "Gun  Smoke  Ranch"  and 
"Three  Fightin'  Fools." 


Williams  Covers  Ground 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Guinn  Wil- 
liams is  working  in  Republic's  "The 
Vigilantes  Are  Coming"  at  Kernville, 
but  he  drove  200  miles  Monday  after- 
noon in  order  to  play  a  part  in  the 
stage  production  "Bury  the  Dead"  at 
the  Belasco,  returning  the  same  night 
to  Kernville.  A  substitute  will  take 
Williams'  part  in  the  stage  show  until 
next  week  when  he  will  be  finished  in 
the  film  and  will  return  to  his  stage 
role. 


French  Strike  Hits 
Studios,  Theatres 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

possible  for  distributors  to  release 
some  of  their  films  tomorrow. 

Newsreels  were  issued  yesterday 
without  trouble.  The  Eclair  Journal 
was  printed  in  Belgium.  Fox  Movie- 
tone and  Paramount  News  are  releas- 
ing. 

A  machinists'  strike  closed  the  6,000- 
seat  Gaumont  Palace  after  the  elec- 
tricity had  been  cut.  The  manager  and 
office  staff  are  being  kept  in  the  theatre 
by  the  strikers.  Spread  of  the  strike 
to  projectionists  and  ushers  is  feared 
on  the  Gaumont  and  Pathe  circuits. 

Theatre  business  is  off  everywhere. 
Newspapers  are  still  being  published, 
but  spread  of  the  shutdown  is  expected 
by  bus  and  subway  companies. 


Ad  Film  Production 
Of  A.  T.  &  T.  Shown 

(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

cost  of  making  prints.  The  testimony 
brought  out  that  the  company  spent 
$25,769  on  nine  films  in  1926,  and 
thereafter  produced  from  three  to 
nine  a  vear,  1935  operations  costing 
$33,119. 

Associated  companies  in  the  past 
six  years  have  spent  $309,386  on  pic- 
tures, including  the  production  efforts 
of  individual  companies.  Hamilton 
was  questioned  exhaustively  by  Sam- 
uel Becker,  special  commission  coun- 
sel, on  the  methods  employed  by  the 
company  to  get  the  films  shown  in 
theatres.  Hamilton  defended  the  films 
as  showing  telephone  industry  prob- 
lems and  acquainting  the  public  with 
various  phases  of  the  activity,  while 
Becker  charged  they  were  subtle  and 
potent  propaganda. 

With  the  examination  of  Hamilton, 
Becker  brought  to  a  close  the  inquiry 
into  the  film  activities  of  A.  T.  &  T. 
for  the  present,  postponing  the  inves- 
tigation of  the  Erpi  situation  until 
next  September. 


Steuer  Is  Awarded 
$100,000  for  Fees 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
theatre  leases  brought  by  the  corpora- 
tions against  the  Greater  New  York 
Vaudeville  Theatre  Corp.,  an  RKO 
subsidiary.  Steuer's  client  refused  to 
pay  the  fee,  stating  that  it  was  out  of 
proportion  with  a  judgment  of  only 
$45,000  which  he  obtained  for  them  in 
their  case. 

Steuer  contended  that  the  $45,000 
judgment  was  inconsequential  because 
his  services  actually  compelled  the  de- 
fendant in  the  suit  to  fulfill  a  contract 
amounting  to  $2,340,000  with  his 
client. 


Newburgh  Pool  Is  Set 

Newburgh,  June  4.  —  Paramount 
this  week  end  will  pool  its  Paramount 
here  with  Eugene  Levy's  Park,  Ritz 
and  Cameo.  The  Ritz  and  Paramount 
will  continue  as  first  runs.  The  pol- 
icy for  the  other  two  houses  has  not 
been  set. 


"Ziegfeld"  Spots  Now  213 

Twelve  new  roadshow  dates  for 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  for  the  period 
of  June  15-July  1,  bring  to  213  the 
total  engagements  of  the  production. 


"Show  Boat" 
$20,000  Hi) 
In  Hub  Slum] 

Boston,  June  4. — "Show  Boat"  »| 
a  sensation  m  what  was  otherwise 
quiet  week  here.    It  piled  up  520,0 
at  Keith's  Memorial  where  normal 
$12,000.  The  showing  was  exception, 
because  all  other  first  runs  were  bel< 
par. 

"Sons  O'  Guns,"  with  a  stage  sk 
at  the  Metropolitan,  went  to  $20,0(; 
but  this  was  $2,000  under  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $81,51, 
Average  is  $71,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  ent 
ing  May  29 : 

"CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  <20th-F0 
"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 

FENWAY — (1,382),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gro 
$3,000.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
KEITH'S    MEMORIAL— (2,907),  25c-( 
7  (lays.    Gross:  $20,000.    (Average.  $12/0 
"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.  A 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Co 
LOEWS  ORPHEUM— (2.970).  25c-55c 
days.    Gross:  $11,000.    (Average.  $13,000) 
"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.  A 
"DON'T  GAMBLE  WITH  LOVE"  (Co 
LOEWS  STATE — (3,537).  25c-55c.  7 
Gross:  $9,000.    (Average.  $12,000) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332).  25c-65c. 
(lays.    Stage  show.    Gross:  $20,000.  (Av 
age.  $22,000) 

"FANG  AND  CLAW"  (Radio) 
"BRIDGE  OF  SIGHS"  (Invincible) 
RKO   BOSTON-(3.246).  35c-65c  6 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 
"CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fo 
"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT-(1.793j.    25c-50c.    7  da 
Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 

Wm.  Fox  BankrupU 
Hearing  Set  June  1 

Atlantic    City,    June    4.— Fi 
hearing  in  the  bankruptcy  petition 
William  Fox  has  been  set  for  10 
o'clock   June    19   before  Robert 
Steele,  Federal  referee  in  bankrupt 

At  that  time  Fox  is  to  be  examii 
as  to  his  financial  status,  and  one 
possibly  three  trustees  will  be  elect 
After  that  his  estate  will  be  admir 
tered  for  the  benefit  of  creditors. 

The  petition  sets  forth  that  Fox 
willing  to  surrender  all  his  prope 
for  the  benefit  of  creditors,  except 
personal  effects  exempted  by  law,  s 
that  he  is  temporarily  without  occu] 
tion.  It  lists  his  total  liabilities' 
$9,535,261.91  and  assets  as  $1,590,10 


Report  Boston  Move 
Against  Long  Ree 

Boston,  June  4.  —  An  underco 
fight  on  2,000-foot  reels  said  to  be 
by  Thad  Barrows,  head  of  the  ope 
tors'  union,  is  in  progress.  The  rrii 
is  said  to  be  directed  at  the  Dep't 
Public  Safety  which  is  rewriting 
rules  governing  handling  of  film. 

The  union  has  been  trying  to 
pose  $50  fines  on  members  using 
longer  reels,  but  it  is  said  that  ab 
75  per  cent  of  them  favor  the  char 


Schulberg  Incorporate 

Sacramento,  June  4. — Incorpc 
tion  papers  for  B.  P.  Schulberg  I 
tures,  Inc.,  were  filed  here  toe' 
Officers  of  the  new  company  a 
Schulberg,  president ;  Ralph  A.  Kc 
vice-president  and  treasurer, 
Louis  E.  Swartz,  secretarv. 


sy,  June  5,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ew  Film  Era 
lere,  Warner 
Meet  Is  Told 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

was  the  elevation  of  four  fea- 
d  players  to  stardom.  They  are 
ta  Louise,  Errol  Flynn,  Olivia 
avilland  and  Bette  Davis.  They 
»  been  advised  of  their  promo- 
s. 

j  enthused  over  "Anthony  Ad- 
e."  "Green  Pastures"  and  "White 
;el"  was  Robert  Smeltzer,  district 
ager  in  the  east,  that  he  held  up 
morning  session  for  an  hour  be- 

Smith  could  begin  the  business 
lie  day.  Smeltzer  offered  to  han- 
the  sale  of  the  three  pictures  him- 
in  his  territory  and  recommended 

the  other  district  men  do  like- 
;.  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  head  of 
licity,  advertising  and  exploitation, 
Norman  H.  Moray,  short  subject 
s  head,  also  spoke  of  the  outlook. 

"Gambled  on  Intelligence" 

Recalling  the  skepticism  which 
:ted  Warners'  announcement  last 
r  when  "A  Midsummer  Night's 
am"  and  "The  Story  of  Louis  Pas- 
•"  were  scheduled.  Smith  took  the 
verbial  bull  by  the  horns  and  stated 
e  made  those  pictures  and  others 
iuse  we  gambled  on  the  intelli- 
ce  and  taste  of  the  American  pub- 
-and  we  'won." 

En  this  coming  season,"  he  said, 
:'re  going  to  gamble  again  and 
vier — and  we're  going  to  win 
in."  Smith  then  discussed  some 
:he  product  in  which  the  company 
i  staking  its  future, 
hat  Warners'  advertising  budget 
t  year  would  be  the  largest  in  the 
ory  of  the  company  highlighted 
feld's  speech.  He  said  that  the  ad- 
lising  would  be  concentrated  al- 
it  entirely  in  newspapers. 

Sax  and  Moray  Praised 

foray  paid  tribute  to  Sam  Sax, 
duction  head  at  the  Yitaphone  stu- 
>  in  Brooklyn.  He  outlined  the 
!  short  subject  lineup,  which  will 
made  public  at  the  Chicago  meeting 
June  15.  Smith  complimented 
ray  for  the  fine  work  he  has  done, 
uiita  Louise,  who  appears  in  "An- 
ny  Adverse"  and  will  leave  for  the 
st  Monday,  spoke  briefly,  telling 
v  she  attended  a  command  perfor- 
nce  in  London  of  "The  Green  Pas- 
ss"  with  the  Duke  and  Duchess  of 
lit. 

ack  L.  Warner,  vice-president  in 
rge  of  production,  and  Marion  Da- 
5  sent  telegrams  from  California 
ising  the  efforts  of  the  sales  organ- 
tion. 

roday  the  final  meetings  will  be 
d.     The  morning  session  will  be 
aside  for  individual  discussions  of 
new  output  with  Smith  and  Rob- 
Mochrie,    assistant    eastern  and 
nadian  general  sales  manager, 
iarry  M.  Warner,  president;  Al- 
t  Warner,  vice-president ;  Joseph 
-nhard,  and  a  number  of  other  ex- 
tives  will  attend  the  luncheon.  Miss 
jise  will  be  on  hand  again  today. 
The  afternoon  will  be  taken  up  with 
;tmgs  between  the  various  branch 
nagers  and  home  office  executives. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Hearts  Divided" 

(Cosmopolitan-First  National) 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Frank  Borzage,  producer  and  director,  has 
here  taken  the  story  of  the  Louisiana  purchase  and  etched  a  cameo-like 
picture  of  considerable  charm.  Napoleon,  Thomas  Jefferson,  Alexander 
Hamilton  and  other  celebrities  of  the  time  pass  on  the  screen,  attracting 
greater  interest  than  the  central  characters,  though  they  are  all  inci- 
dental to  the  plot,  w  ith  the  exception  of  Napoleon — superbly  played  by 
Claude  Rains. 

Specifically,  the  story  concerns  the  Patterson  family  of  Baltimore. 
Henry  Stephenson  is  the  father,  Marion  Davies  the  daughter  and 
Clara  Blandick  a  spinster  aunt.  Stephenson,  a  leading  figure  in  the 
movement  for  the  purchase  of  Louisiana,  is  to  act  as  host  to  Jerome 
Bonaparte,  played  by  Dick  Powell,  special  emissary  of  his  brother,  the 
Emperor  of  France.  Powell,  a  playboy  at  heart,  arrives  incognito,  wins 
Miss  Davies  in  the  guise  of  a  tutor  and  takes  her  to  France,  where  his 
identity  is  revealed.  The  Emperor  convinces  the  girl  that  for  reasons  of 
state  she  should  give  up  Powell.  Heartbroken,  she  returns  to  America, 
but  is  followed  soon  thereafter  by  Powell  and  reunited  for  a  happy 
finish. 

The  script  by  Laird  Doyle  and  Casey  Robinson  from  the  Rida  John- 
son Young  play  introduces  three  comedy  characters  played  by  Charles 
Ruggles,  Edward  Everett  Horton  and  Arthur  Treacher,  who,  as  rival 
Davies  suitors,  score  repeated  laughs,  climaxing  their  work  with  a 
mock  duel  which  is  the  picture's  comedy  highlight.  The  lavishness  of 
the  production  may  be  judged  from  the  fact  that  Hattie  McDaniels,  a 
sterling  actress,  appears  only  in  a  brief  flash  with  other  parts  filled  by 
such  capable  players  as  Halliwell  Hobbes,  Etienne  Giradot  and  Beulah 
Bondi  in  small  roles.  \Yarren  and  Dubin  contribute  one  musical  num- 
ber which,  with  two  spiritual  songs  by  the  Hall  Johnson  Choir,  is  most 
effective.  The  picture  is  well  up  to  the  Davies  standard. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  1,916.    Running  time,  85  minutes.  "G." 


Warner  Men  Reach 
Chicago  Next  Week 

Chicago,  June  4. — Warners  branch 
and  district  managers  from  the  west- 
ern, southern  and  midw-estern  offices 
will  arrive  here  June  14  for  the 
opening  of  the  second  regional  sales 
convention.  It  will  run  for  three  days, 
June  15-17. 

Gradwell  Sears,  southern  and  west- 
ern sales  manager,  will  preside. 
Among  the  speakers  will  be  S.  Charles 
Einfeld,  advertising  and  publicity 
director;  Norman  H.  Moray,  Yita- 
phone sales  manager  Sam  Sax,  in 
charge  of  Yitaphone  studios ;  Leo 
Blank,  newly  appointed  district  man- 
ager in  this  territory,  and  Ed  Selzer, 
studio  publicity  manager. 


Warner  Readers  on  Lot 

Hollywood,  June  4.  —  All  reading 
for  the  story  department  at  Warners 
now  is  done  on  the  lot  instead  of  out- 
side as  was  formerly  the  practice. 
Fifteen  readers  are  housed  in  the  de- 
partment. 


Young  Going  Abroad 

Hollywood,  June  4. — As  soon  as 
Roland  Young  finishes  "I  Gave  My 
Heart,"  starring  Kay  Francis,  at 
Warners,  he  will  leave  for  England 
to  make  "King  Solomon's  Mines"  for 
Alexander  Korda. 


Joan  Blondell  Injured 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Busby  Berke- 
ley is  shooting  "Stage  Struck"  at 
Warners  around  Joan  Blondell  who 
tripped  over  a  cable  on  Tuesday  and 
sprained  her  ankle.  She  will  be  out 
of  the  studio  until  the  end  of  the  week. 


Stories  Determine 
Costs,  Says  Warner 

Hollywood,  June  4. — "Story  value 
is  the  only  legitimate  excuse  for  extra 
budget  expenditures  on  pictures,"  de- 
clared Jack  L.  Warner,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  production  for  Warners, 
today. 

His  remarks  were  made  in  explan- 
ation of  Warners'  policy  of  never  an- 
nouncing a  "million  dollar  picture." 

"No  picture  budget  can  be  intelli- 
gently set  until  the  story  has  been 
settled  upon,  a  screen  treatment  writ- 
ten, or  at  least  tentatively  adopted, 
and  a  preliminary  study  of  the  re- 
quired cast  and  sets  made.  Story 
value  is  the  only  legitimate  excuse 
for  extra-budget  pictures.  We  know 
that  expense  is  not  necessarily  the 
vital  thing  behind  a  great  screen  suc- 
cess." 


Maxwell  Arnow  a  Dad 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Maxwell  Ar- 
now, Warners  casting  director,  is  the 
father  of  a  nine  pound  boy.  The  boy 
was  born-  at  Cedars  of  Lebanon  hos- 
pital. Mother  and  son  are  reported 
doing  well. 


Harry  Joe  Brown  Busy 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Harry  Joe 
Brown  is  back  from  his  vacation  in 
New  York  and  preparing  the  follow- 
ing eight  pictures  on  his  coming 
schedule  at  Warners :  "Panama 
Canal,"  "Mistress  of  Fashion,"  "The 
Sea  Hawk,"  "The  Head  of  the  House 
of  Coombe,"  "And  It  All  Came  True," 
"Another  Dawn,"  "The  Making  of 
O'Malley,"  "The  Changeling." 


Among  Warnerites 


Wednesday,  the  first  day  of  the 
Warner  meet,  was  also  Milt 
Mooney's  birthday.  Andy  Smith 
and  the  men  gave  him  a  huge  birth- 
day cake  made  by  Jack  Dempsey, 
while  the  men  were  having  dinner  at 
Dempsey's. 

+ 

Tom  Spry,  is  quartered  in  the  Chi- 
nese suite  at  the  Ritz  Towers  and  he 
is  now  taking  his  highballs  with  chop- 
sticks ! 

+ 

"Very  good,  very  good,"  was  Al 
Schwalberg's  comment  on  Oscar 
Kuschner's  pinochle  play,  "he  needs 
plenty  of  practice." 

+ 

Charlie  Kenneth  got  a  "hand- 
shake" from  Jack  Dempsey.  He  con- 
fided that  his  wife  would  be  disap- 
pointed if  he  hadn't.  Charlie's  wing 
is  a  bit  lame. 

+ 

Harry  Rosenquest,  formerly  as- 
sistant Vitaphone  sales  manager  and 
recently  made  short  subjects  booker 
for  Warner  theatres,  still  loves  the 
distributors,  despite  the  fact  that  he 
is  now  an  exhibitor.  He  meets  with 
the  boys  every  evening. 


Morin  Named  Manager 

Pittsburgh,  June  4. — John  Morin 
has  been  named  manager  of  the  Pal- 
ace, which  reverted  to  the  Harris 
Amusement  Co.  last  week  after  five 
years  as  a  Warner  house.  Morin's 
former  post  as  relief  manager  for  the 
Harris  circuit  has  been  assigned  to 
Ken  Kenfield,  who  has  been  managing 
Duquesne  Garden,  a  sports  arena,  for 
Harris,  Charles  Murray  has  resigned 
as  assistant  manager  of  the  Warner, 
and  has  been  replaced  by  Pat  Nat- 
tarro,  chief  of  service  at  the  house. 


Build  Big  Log  Jams 

Longview,  Wash.,  June  4. — Build- 
ing of  giant  log  jams  is  now  under 
way  in  the  Toutle  River  northeast  of 
here.  The  jam  will  be  used  for  scenes 
of  "God's  Country  and  the  Woman." 

Norman  Reilly  Raine,  author  of  the 
"Tugboat  Annie"  stories,  is  now  on 
the  ground,  as  he  is  writing  the 
screen  version  of  the  Curwood  story. 
He  was  accompanied  north  by  W.  L. 
Guthrie,  Warner  location  manager. 


To  Stage  Summer  Jubilee 

Pittsburgh,  June  4.  —  George  Ty- 
son, manager  of  the  Alvin,  has  been 
granted  a  three  months'  leave  of  ab- 
sence to  direct  the  annual  Showmen's 
Variety  Jubilee  in  Atlantic  City  this 
summer.  He  takes  the  place  of  the 
late  Ed  Corcoran,  who  handled  the 
pageant  last  year. 


Set  Conn.  Pooling  Deal 

Soundview,  Conn.,  June  4.  —  A 
pooling  arrangement  has  been  con- 
cluded between  George  LeWitt,  oper- 
ating the  Strand  in  Plainville,  and 
the  Casino  here,  and  John  Glackin,  op- 
erating the  Strand  here. 


Filming  "Brigade"  Battle 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Warners  have 
started  filming  the  battle  scenes  fof 
"The  Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade" 
on  location  at  Chatsworth.  The  com- 
pany will  remain  on  location  for  at 
least  two  weeks. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


10 


Producer  and 
Theatre  Split 
AlliecTs  Aim 

{Continued  from  paye  1) 

Harrison's  findings  drew  the  conclu- 
sion that  despite  the  statements  of  dis- 
tributors that  they  operated  under  one 
national  sales  policy,  this  was  not 
backed  by  facte.  Breaking  down  the 
returns  in  a  company-by-company  re- 
port, he  asserted  that  some  exhibi- 
tors had  bought  shorts  without  fea- 
tures, or  features  without  newsreels ; 
that  designated  playing  time  was  not 
always  insisted  upon ;  that  some  did 
and  others  did  not  pay  score  charges ; 
that  some  theatremen  had  been  suc- 
cessful in  buying  all  the  product  of 
some  companies  flat. 

It  further  stated  that  70  per  cent 
of  the  distributors  had  delivered  what 
they  promised,  and  80  per  cent  had 
promised  to  deliver  what  they  had 
sold,  and  that  of  the  367  pictures  rep- 
resenting the  majors,  only  12  released 
so  far  fell  into  the  classification  of 
good  box-office. 

Myers  Introduces  Hardy 

Hardy,  introduced  by  Myers  "with 
pride  and  pleasure"  and  as  "my 
friend  and  very  able  colleague  of 
many  years,"  spoke  for  43  minutes. 
He  reviewed  the  St.  Louis  actions  and, 
at  large,  dwelt  upon  the  philosophy 
of  the  law  as  it  might  bear  upon  anti- 
trust activities  and  protection  for 
minorities  under  those  Federal  sta- 
tutes. The  highlights  of  his  address 
included  these  points : 

1 —  That  since  his  arrival  in  Cleve- 
land he  was  more  thoroughly  im- 
pressed that  the  most  important  prob- 
lem facing  exhibitors  was  their 
inability  to  obtain  a  supply  of  product. 

2 —  That  the  Government  had  scored 
a  victory  in  the  St.  Louis  situation 
because  by  the  settlement  it  reached 
in  New  York  F.  &  M.  was  assured 
of  product  for  a  period  of  years. 

3 —  That  the  settlement  of  the  case 
had  prevented  Warners,  Paramount 
and  RKO  from  using  more  coercive 
methods  to  injure  F.  &  M.  and,  by 
implication,  other  exhibitors,  as  well. 

4 —  That  those  who  criticized  Gov- 
ernment interference  on  the  ground 
that  Washington  was  meddling  and 
that  St.  Louis  represented  a  situation 
to  be  handled  privately  by  the  par- 
ties involved,  overlooked  the  function 
of  the  anti-trust  laws. 

He  added  that  the  defendants'  as- 


Just  Golfers 

Cleveland,  June  4. — Friend- 
ly enemies  become  brothers 
under  the  skin  when  they 
reach  the  golf  links.  Inter- 
esting this  morning  was  the 
foursome  at  Beechmont  with 
David  Palfreyman  as  Nathan 
Yamins'  partner  opposing  Ed- 
ward Ansin  and  Arthur  K. 
Howard  of  Massachusetts. 
Yamins  was  admittedly  off 
his  game,  but  Palfreyman 
was  not.  They  won,  but  not 
before  the  Allied  president 
readily  admitted  Palfreyman 
was  chiefly  responsible. 


sets  outpowered  F.  &  M.  3,000  to  one, 
and  that  the  cost  of  the  injunction 
bond  alone  would  have  been  costly 
enough  to  F.  &  M.  to  make  private 
prosecution  impossible.  Hardy  quoted 
defense  counsel  as  having  described 
the  three  distributors  as  "an  irresis- 
tible economic  force"  and  added  that 
former  Judge  Thomas  D.  Thacher,  as 
counsel  for  one  of  them,  had  described 
the  three  as  "consolidated  by  combi- 
nation." 

The  Dep't.  of  Justice  official  said 
the  three  companies  controlled  1,900 
theatres  and  50  per  cent  of  the  prod- 
uct, and  that  they  used  each  other's 
pictures,  which  were  the  backbone  of 
the    industry.      He    appeared  con- 


Cleveland,  June  4. — The  demand 
on  exhibit  space  went  beyond  the 
space  itself.  Somewhere  in  the  melee, 
the  allotment  for  National  Screen 
Accesories,  latest  off-shoot  of  Na- 
tional Screen  Service  in  association 
with  the  American  Display  Corp.,  be- 
came slightly  mixed.  The  result : 
more  sample  lobby  than  space. 
Morton  Van  Praag,  coming  down 
from  Chicago,  saw  no  reason  why  he 
couldn't  have  his  exhibit  set  up  in  a 
corner  of  the  convention  room  itself. 
It  was  done,  one  on  the  left  as  the 
delegates  enter  and  a  second  on  the 
right,  also  as  they  enter.  Both  are  ex- 
tremely effective. 

"What  can  I  do?"  complained  Moe 
Horwitz,  Cleveland  independent, 
who  has  been  in  general  charge  of  the 
Allied  work  on  home  ground.  "Pos- 
session is  nine  tenths — or  is  it  points? 
— of  the  law." 

+ 

Among  the  earliest  arrivals  were 
George  Dembow,  Ben  Rosenberg 
and  Chick  Lewis.  Herman  Rob- 
bixs  arrived  this  morning  from  New 
York. 

+ 

Jack  Jossey  and  Nat  Lefton  had 
time  to  shake  a  few  visiting  exhibitor 
hands  and  left  this  afternoon  for  Re- 
public's own  convention  in  Chicago. 
+ 

Fred  Herkington,  long  business 
manager  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Western 
Pennsylvania  which  is  an  Allied  affili- 
ate despite  its  Kuykendall-like  name, 
is  here,  of  course,  and  slightly  more 
on  the  paunchier  side  than  in  other 
years  and  at  other  conventions. 
+ 

Abram  F.  Myers,  who  has  done 
some  flying  in  his  time,  was  im- 
pressed with  the  speed  of  his  trip  here 
from  Washington.  The  running 
schedule  was  two  hours  and  a  half, 
comparing  with  12  hours  by  rail.  It's 
the  winding  in  and  out  of  those 
Alleghanies  that  consumes  the  time. 
+ 

Col.  Harry-  A.  Cole,  president  of 
Allied  of  Texas  and  a  regional  vice- 
president  of  national  Allied,  drove  up 
from  Dallas,  as  usual.  This  time  he 
was  accompanied  by  B.  Legg,  operator 
of  the  Superba,  Dennison,  and  Homer 
Mulkey,  whose  house  is  the  Pastime 
at  Clarendon.  Beef-eaters,  all,  they 
developed  a  hankering  for  a  chicken 
dinner  on  the  way.  Like  little  Audrey, 
they  tried  and  tried  and  tried  without 
luck  until  they  hit  Springfield,  O., 
Monday  afternoon.  Successful  in 
locating  their  chicken  dinner,  they 
wished  they  had  not.  It  was 
pediculous. 


cerned  over  "the  ease  by  which  they 
may  conspire." 

"It  is  easy  for  them,"  he  said,  re- 
ferring to  the  eight  major  companies, 
"to  make  whatever  arrangements 
about  regulating  the  industry  they  may 
wish  to  make.  They  can  well  nigh 
overcome  any  factor  unless  the  pres- 
tige and  long  arm  of  the  Government 
is  interposed  to  protect  others  from 
oppression." 

He  said  that  distributors  entering 
into  competition  with  their  own  cus- 
tomers was  not  unlawful,  and  produc- 
ers under  existing  statutes  cannot  be 
prevented  from  entering  exhibition. 
He  cited  railroads,  oil  and  the  pack- 
ing industries    as    enterprises  which 


RCA  Photophone,  in  keeping  with 
its  custom,  has  a  delegation  here  and 
will  demonstrate  new  horns  and  sound- 
heads during  the  convention.  The 
familiar  Ed  Auger,  smiling  and  hand- 
clasping  again,  is  very  much  around. 
James  Mullin  is  another  represent- 
ing the  sales  department.  The  demon- 
strations will  be  handled  by  Russell 
Stier,  Mike  Yahr  and  M.  Bexham, 
all  engineering  men  from  Camden, 
N.  J. 

+ 

The  open  door  policy  started  early 
enough.  George  Dembow,  Van 
Praag  and  Ben  Rosenberg,  acting  as 
hosts  for  National  Screen,  gave  a 
cocktail  party  for  all  comers  Monday 
evening.  Present  were  H.  A.  Cole,  B 
Legg,  Homer  Mulkey,  Nat  Barach, 
George  Batcheller,  Maury  Cohen, 
Eddie  Golden,  H.  M.  Richey  and 
others. 

+ 

Barach  is  the  local  representative 
for  National  Screen  which,  incident- 
ally, seems  to  be  strolling  through  these 
notes  with  considerable  frequency. 
He  is  an  old-timer  and  dates  to  the 
days  when  Bill  Fox  had  organized 
the  Box-Office  Attractions  Corp.  Sam 
Dembow,  Nat  Spitzer  and  Barach 
were  among  the  selling  crew  in  the 
field  closing  state  right  contracts 
when  Fox  determined  to  open  his  own 
exchanges.  Again  this  trio  hit  the 
rails.  Barach  also  was  district 
manager  for  Warners  in  this  area  for 
five  vears. 

+ 

Mrs.  Pete  Wood  joined  her  hus- 
band today  from  Columbus  and  Mrs. 
Henderson  M.  Richey  hers  from 
Detroit. 

+ 

While  Jack  is  at  the  Republic  con- 
vention in  Chicago,  Mrs.  JossE\r  is  a 
member  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
entertain  the  women  attending  the 
Allied  powwow  here. 

+ 

Harry  Long,  Loew  district  mana- 
ger, is  on  vacation  in  Washington. 
The  courtesy  of  the  Loew  houses,  like 
all  others  here,  has  been  extended  to 
the  visitors. 

+ 

Richey  has  devised  a  neat  gadget 
for  the  conventioneers.  It  is  a  com- 
bination plate  for  the  name  of  dele- 
gates, attached  to  a  key  chain  which 
carries  a  second  plate  giving  its  car- 
rier the  run  of  the  city's  first  runs. 
+ 

Parlor  K  is  the  dumping  ground  for 
grief.  All  complaints,  squawks,  et  al, 
go  there  for  distribution  to  their 
proper  committees. 


Friday,  June  5,  I93i 


Hardy  Talks 
On  Policy  of 
Governmenl 


had  undergone  identical  experience 
and  gave  as  his  opinion  that  wide 
the  country's  Governmental  system  th 
small  man  will  never  vanish  from  th 

scene. 

"I  do  not  think  the  sixth  large 
industry  in  the  United  States  is  be 
yond  the  reach  of  Government  coi 
trol  in  the  public  interest,"  he  cot 
eluded. 

He  reiterated  the  Justice  Dept 
well  known  policy  of  exhausting  a 
efforts  in  its  power  to  run  down  ar 
prosecute  any  demonstrated  sidestej 
ping  of  anti-trust  statutes. 

Upon  inquiry,  Hardy  declared  lat< 
he  had  been  addressing  the  convei 
tion  as  an  individual  and  generally  e> 
pounding  his  personal  views. 

Daniel  Bertrand,  who  recently  mac 
a  final  report  to  the  Dep't  of  Con 
merce  on  NRA  conclusions  for  trac 
practices  in  the  industry,  spoke  ; 
length,  but  covered  ground  outline 
in  his  original  report.  He  reiterate 
that  his  solution  of  industry  problen 
calls  for  Federal  regulation. 

Resolutions  were  adopted  urgir 
Allied  members  not  to  sign  Par; 
mount's  new  accessory  contracts. 

Suggestions  that  Allied  seek  to  elin 
inate  "onerous  provisions"  in  tl 
copyright  law  which  make  scoi 
charges  and  the  seat  tax  possible  wei 
referred  to  the  board  of  directors, 
resolution  is  expected  condemning  i; 
sertion  of  political  propaganda  in  filn 
and  urging  Allied  members  to  ed 
such  material  when  they  find  it.  Th 
was  referred  to  the  resolutions  con 
mittee. 

Connecticut  Unit  Sends  Wire 

The  I.T.O.  of  Connecticut,  which 
not  affiliated,  sent  a  wire  indicatii 
its  sympathy  with  Allied's  objective 

The  final  day  will  be  marked  1 
addresses  from  Eddie  Golden.  Che 
terfield  and  Invincible  sales  manage: 
a  sound  demonstration  by  RCA  Ph> 
tophone;  a  discussion  on  how  to  o 
tain  loans  from  the  Federal  Housii 
Administration,  and  reports  of  cor 
mittees. 

A  resolution  proposed  by  Jam ' 
Ritter,  Michigan,  was  unanimous 
passed.  It  commends  officers  for  the 
efforts  in  behalf  of  the  Neely  ai  j 
Pettengill  bills  and  expresses  reser 
ment  because  "certain  industrv  spoke 
men"  allegedly  slandered  Allied  lea 
ers  in  Washington  when  hearin. 
were  under  way. 

Other  resolutions  being  worked  ov  \ 
tonight  will  be  presented  Friday. 


Seek  Hays  Ouster 

Cleveland,  June  4. — Allied 
will  seek  the  resignation  of 
Will  H.  Hays  as  head  of  the 
organized  industry  by  peti- 
tioning stockholders  of  com- 
panies employing  him  to  de- 
mand his  retirement. 

W.  A.  Steffes  is  preparing 
a  resolution  along  these  lines 
for  presentation  to  the  con- 
vention on  Friday.  It  prob- 
ably will  be  passed. 


From  the  Corridor  Reporter 


y,  June  5,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


I! 


imins  Denies  His 
dove  Was  for  Self 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
to   Red   Kami   from  speakers' 
:  wrote : 

.'our  article  insinuating  that  my 
ence  to  straightening  out  an  im- 
mt  exhibitor  situation  involving 
building  of  a  theatre  is  capable 
nisinterpretation  and  some  may 
the  inference  that  I  was  innu- 
d  bv  reason  of  getting  personal 
f.  The  insinuation  is  wholly  false 
unwarranted. 

,Iax  Levenson  was  present  during 
negotiation,  or  conference,  with 
distributor  as  a  member  of  a  com- 
ee  of  two  sent  by  the  Independent 
ibitors'  Ass'n.  of  N.  E.  to  this 
erence.  He  can  give  you  the  facts 
>rove  that  I  was  not  personally 
-ested. 

think  in  all  fairness  you  should 
onally  acknowledge  this  error  to 
convention  and  correct  it  in  your 
ication." 

amins  said  lateness  of  the  hour 
pressure  of  business  made  it  im- 
ible  to  give  Kami  a  hearing, 
sever,  in  private  be  explained  the 
ition,  but  declined  to  authorize 
ication. 


xrdy  to  Consider, 
Not  Seek,  Plaints 

leveland,  June  4. — While  he 
;s  that  he  will  be  glad  to  listen 
omplaints  or  alleged  malpractices 
ch  exhibitors  may  make  during  the 
ed  convention  being  held  here, 
sell  Hardy  of  the  U.  S.  Dep't  of 
ice  today  informed  Motion  Pic- 
e  Daily  that  he  is  not  in  Cleve- 
l  expressly  for  the  purpose  of 
:ing  out  such  complaints. 
Is  it  correct  to  say  then  that 
rges  will  have  to  be  lodged  with 
but  that  you  will  not  ferret  them 
yourself?"  he  was  asked. 
That  is  correct,"  Hardy  replied. 
[.  M.  Richey,  Allied  leader,  had 
ed  on  Monday  that  Hardy's  trip 
Jie  Allied  convention  was  for  the 
pose  of  investigating  complaints 
i  possible  future  suits  by  the 
'ernment  in  mind. 


0,000  Attend  Banquet 

leveland,  June  4.  —  Approxi- 
ely  10,000  attended  the  Allied  ban- 
t  held  in  the  main  ballroom  of  the 
llenden  tonight  when  William 
les  of  Columbus  was  toastmaster. 
'alent,  supplied  by  local  theatres, 
uded  Joe  Morrison,  Block  and 
ly  and  others.  Virtually  the  entire 
il  industry,  whether  affiliated  or 
;pendent,  was  on  hand. 


'ees  Centennial  Boom 

leveland,  June  4. —  The  Texas 
itennial  which   opens   Monday  to 

for  the  next  six  months  will  aid 
itre  business  in  the  Lone  Star 
e  immeasurablv,  in  the  opinion  of 
.  H.  A.  Cole,  Allied  leader, 
rhcatres  in  Dallas  have  been  doing 
-emely  well  in  the  last  month,"  he 
I.  "I  think  the  first  30  days  of  the 
itennial  will  leave  their  mark  on 
itre  grosses   generally,   but  that, 

eafter,  Texas  exhibitors  will  do  a 

business." 


Allied  Men  in  Ohio 
Watch  S chine  Moves 

Cleveland,  June  4. — Ohio  exhibi- 
tors gathered  for  the  Allied  parleys 
express  great  interest  in  the  rapid 
expansion  of  the  Schine  circuit  in  this 
state.  The  Schines  earlier  this  week 
and  in  one  day  annexed  four  more 
houses.  These  are  the  Civic  and 
Roxy,  Fostoria,  the  Opera  House  in 
Ashland  and  the  Opera  House  in 
Kent. 

Schines  now  have  two  in  Piqua, 
two  in  Bellefontaine,  one  in  Delaware, 
three  in  Athens,  two  in  Wooster,  two 
in  Ashland,  two  in  Tiffin,  two  in  Fos- 
toria, two  in  Van  Wert,  two  in 
Bacyrus,  one  in  Ashland  and  one  in 
Kent,  and  more  are  reported  on  the 
wing. 

Theatre  activity  in  this  area,  as  re- 
ported in  lobby  talk  with  Allied  dele- 
gates, apparently  is  considerable.  Fred 
Rowlands  is  enlarging  the  Parsons, 
Columbus,  to  1,000  seats,  while  a  new 
450-seat  house  at  Oak  and  Wilson  is 
being  built  in  the  same  city.  The 
Kaufman  estate  is  constructing  a 
house  in  Montpelier.  George  Mannos 
who  now  has  the  Washington  and 
Rex  in  Toronto,  O.,  is  building  a  700- 
seater  in  Lisbon  where  he  now  has  a 
house  with  a  capacity  of  300. 

Otto  Reider  is  adding  300  seats  to 
his  Royal  in  Oak  Harbor,  40  miles 
from  Cleveland,  and  Nate  Scholtz 
local  theatre  operator,  is  increasing 
the  size  of  the  Union  by  400  seats. 


Expect  600  Guests 
At  Miller  Banquet 

Cleveland,  June  4.  —  The  testi- 
monial dinner  planned  for  Jack  Miller 
retiring  president  of  the  Chicago  Ex- 
hibitors' Ass'n,  at  the  Palmer  House 
Chicago,  on  June  26,  will  have  an 
attendance  of  approximately  600,  ac- 
cording to  Aaron  Saperstein,  president 
of  Allied  of  Illinois,  which  is  competi- 
tive with  the  C.E.A.  Saperstein, 
nevertheless,  is  chairman  of  the  dinner 
committee.  A  group  of  20,  represent- 
ing all  phases  of  Chicago's  show  busi- 
ness, is  handling  details. 


Ohio  Cuts  Only  21 
Of  514  May  Reels 

Columbus,  June  4. — Out  of  a  total 
of  514  reels  reviewed  by  the  Ohio 
censor  board  in  May,  eliminations 
were  ordered  in  only  21  reels.  For 
the  week  ending  May  7,  there  was 
only  one  elimination  ordered  in  116 
reels. 

These  figures  compare  with  60S 
reels  reviewed  and  31  eliminations  or- 
dered in  April. 


"Bride  Walks"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  June  4. — "The  Bride 
Walks  Out"  is  the  new  title  for  the 
film  which  Edward  Small  has  been 
producing  at  Radio  under  the  title, 
"Marry  the  Girl."  Barbara  Stan- 
wyck has  the  star  role  and  Gene 
Raymond  and  Robert  Young  are 
featured. 


Burroughs  Closes  Deals 

Burroughs  -  Tarzan  Pictures  has 
completed  deals  for  distribution  with 
John  Golder  of  the  Hollywood  Ex- 
change in  Philadelphia,  for  the  Penn- 
sylvania, Maryland,  Delaware  and 
surrounding  territory,  and  with 
Monarch  Film  Corp.  of  Detroit  for 
Southern  Michigan. 


Not  Enough  Prizes 

Hollywood,  June  4. — There 
are  225  entrants  in  the  War- 
ners Annual  Golf  Tourna- 
ment which  will  be  held  Sun- 
day at  Altadena  Country 
Club.  But  there  are  only  220 
prizes,  and  everybody  is 
worried. 


Commonwealth  Men 
To  "Look  for  Gold" 

Kansas  City-,  June  4. — "To  look 
for  the  gold  in  the  average  picture" 
will  be  the  theme  of  the  exhibition  ef- 
forts of  Commonwealth  Amusement 
Corp.  theatre  managers  the  coming 
year,  C.  A.  Schultz  said  following  a 
two-day  annual  convention  of  the 
group  at  Blue  Hills  Country  Club.  Ap- 
proximately 30  attended,  including 
managers  of  the  corporation's  25  thea- 
tres in  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Iowa. 
Schultz,  executive  vice-president  and 
O.  K.  Mason,  secretary-treasurer, 
were  in  charge. 

Schultz  announced  a  group  insur- 
ance plan  for  employes,  managers,  and 
executives.  The  company  will  pay 
half,  the  individual  half. 

A  bonus  plan  for  managers  has  been 
evolved  for  the  company's  annual 
"King  of  the  Sun"  contest,  running 
this  year  from  June  7  to  Sept.  5. 
Managers  who  go  over  a  "get-by" 
figure  by  a  certain  percentage,  will  get 
five  per  cent  of  the  overage.  Man- 
agers who  go  over  the  low  "get-by" 
figure  by  50  per  cent,  get  10  per  cent 
of  the  overage.  At  the  end  of  the 
contest  all  managers  will  be  taken  on 
a  trip  on  the  Lake  of  the  Ozarks. 


Plan  for  Beecroft 
Firm  Is  Approved 

Madison,  Wis.,  June  4. — Stockhold- 
ers have  ratified  the  Beecroft  Bldg. 
Co.  reorganization  plan  have  ap- 
proved an  increase  in  the  company's 
directorate  from  three  to  five.  They 
have  also  authorized  borrowing  $125,- 
000  on  a  note  and  first  mortgage  on 
the  Orpheum. 

A  provision  authorizing  the  direc- 
tors to  assign  judgment  in  favor  of 
the  Beecroft  Bldg.  Co.  and  against  the 
Orpheum  circuit  totaling  $25,566  in 
consideration  of  discharge  by  the  Sta- 
dium Theatre  Corp.  of  a  note  and 
mortgage  for  $50,000,  was  also  en- 
dorsed. The  directors  have  instructed 
attorneys  to  press  negotiations  with 
theatre  interests  which  have  sought 
to  lease  the  Orpheum,  Parkway  and 
Strand. 


Tarzan,  Cinecolor  Sign 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Cinecolor  has 
signed  a  contract  with  Burroughs- 
Tarzan  Pictures  for  two  pictures  a 
year  for  three  years.  The  first  film  to 
be  made  under  the  new  agreement  will 
be  "The  Phanton  of  the  Santa  Fe," 
featuring  Nena  Quartero,  Norman 
Kerry,  Carmelita  Geraghty  and  Frank 
Mavo. 


Johnson  to  Macon 

Macon.  Ga.,  June  4. — H.  Vernon 
Johnson,  formerly  manager  of  the 
Rialto  in  Columbus,  Ga.,  is  the  new 
manager  of  the  Rialto.  He  succeeds 
Bill  Johnson,  who  has  resigned  to 
take  a  position  in  Dallas,  Tex. 


"Ziegfeld,"  in  8th 
Week,  Over  $17,000 

"The  Great  Zeigfeld,"  now  in  its 
ninth  week  at  the  Astor,  continues  to 
hold  above  the  $17,000  mark.  For  the 
eighth  week  the  take  hit  $17,200, 
which  is  $75  more  than  the  previous 
stanza. 

Another  good  draw  was  "The  Ex- 
Mrs.  Bradford"  at  the  Rivoli.  The 
RKO  film  garnered  around  $31,000. 
It's  being  held  over.  "Bullets  and 
Ballots"  at  the  Strand  wound  up  the 
first  week  with  approximately 
$32,000. 

"The  Case  of  Mrs.  Ames,"  at  the 
Paramount,  ended  a  seven-day  run 
with  slightly  less  than  $22,000.' 

The  Music  Hall  on  the  first  week  of 
"The  King  Steps  Out"  chalked  up  a 
gross  of  $95,000.  The  Palace  with 
"Golden  Arrow"  and  "Half  Angel" 
tallied  about  $6,000.  The  last  five 
days  of  "Dracula's  Daughter"  at  the 
Rialto  got  $4,200,  while  "Florida  Spe- 
cial" ended  its  week  with  approxi- 
mately $6,000. 


Build  at  Hawkesbury 

Toronto,  June  4. — The  lumber  in- 
dustry town  of  Hawkesbury,  Ontario, 
has  taken  a  new  lease  of  business  ac- 
tivity and  Lucien  Senecal,  veteran  in- 
dependent exhibitor,  has  started  the 
erection  of  a  $25,000  theatre.  Senecal 
has  been  the  proprietor  of  the  Otta- 
wan,  seating  385  persons,  for  years. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


12 

Sabath  Probe 
Is  Halted  by 
Kennedy  Plea 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

based  upon  definite  recommendations 
that  will  remedy  conditions  in  the 
company  now  subject  to  criticism." 

At  the  same  time  the  Congressman 
announced  that  investigators  for  the 
committee  would  keep  "fully  in- 
formed" as  to  any  proposed  plans  or 
changes,  adding  that  "many  charges 
have  been  made  that  insiders  of  the 
company  are  wilfully  and  deliberately 
seeking  to  wreck  it  for  the  purpose 
of  consummating  a  merger  between 
Paramount  and  RKO."  In  addition, 
Murray  Garsson,  director  of  investi- 
gation for  the  committee,  was  ordered 
by  Sabath  to  make  a  complete  and 
thorough  inquiry  as  to  "who  has 
grabbed  the  theatres  in  Chicago,  Los 
Angeles,  St.  Louis  and  other  cities." 

In  his  wire  to  Sabath  requesting 
postponement  of  the  Paramount  hear- 
ing Kennedy  declared  that  "it  is  very 
evident  to  me  from  the  investigation 
that  I  have  just  concluded  for  the 
company  that  a  hearing  at  this  time 
will  confuse  matters  to  a  greater  ex- 
tent insofar  as  the  bondholders  and 
security  holders  are  concerned.  I, 
therefore,  respectfully  request  that 
this  hearing  be  postponed  until  at 
least  after  the  stockholders'  meeting." 

"One  of  Finest  Properties" 

Kennedy  referred  to  Paramount  as 
"a  company  which  I  consider  one  of 
the  finest  properties  in  the  motion 
picture  industry,"  and  said  that  he 
believed  that  "the  sending  of  anony- 
mous communications  reflecting  upon 
the  purpose  of  the  investigation  by 
your  committee  is  inspired  by  persons 
wishing  to  unnecessarily  complicate 
the  Paramount  situation  further.  I 
am  very  anxious,"  Kennedy  concluded, 
"to  cooperate  with  your  committee  and 
I  am  endeavoring  to  do  a  construc- 
tive job  for  the  ultimate  good  of  the 
security  holders,  which  I  know  is 
your  viewpoint,  too,  and  that  purpose 
would  best  be  served  by  adjourning 
this  matter  with  an  opportunity  to  work 
out  their  problem." 

Numerous  other  requests  that  the 
investigation  be  held  in  abeyance  have 
also  been  received,  Sabath  disclosed 
in  suspending  the  hearing. 

"While  at  this  time  we  have  decided 
to  postpone  hearings  to  afford  the 
company's  officials  an  opportunity  to 
show  that  they  actually  desire  to  pro- 
tect the  interests  of  stockholders  and 
bondholders,"  Sabath  said,  "the  com- 
mittee has  received  hundreds  of  ap- 
peals for  a  thorough  investigation,  not 
only  of  Paramount's  present  activities 
but  also  as  to  any  proposed  merger 
or  reorganization." 

Nine  Films  in  Work 
At  Paramount  Studio 

Hollywood,  June  4. — The  Para- 
mount lot  is  the  scene  of  heavy  pro- 
duction with  nine  pictures  shooting. 
They  are :  "Rhythm  on  the  Range," 
"Texas  Rangers,"  "The  General  Died 
at  Dawn,"  "A  Son  Comes  Home," 
"Hollywood  Boulevard,"  "Lady  Be 
Careful,"  "Johnny  Gets  His  Gun," 
j\nd  "My  American  Wife,"  which 
formerly  was  titled  "Gentleman's 
Choice." 


What  They  Are 
Down  For 


(Continued  from  page  4) 

Gladys    Swarthout — "Champagne  Waltz." 

Akim  Tamiroff — "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn"  and  "Queen  of  the  Jungle." 

Kent  Taylor — "Hideaway  Girl"  and  "Mur- 
der with  Pictures." 

Verree  Teasdale — "Wives  Never  Know." 

Yeloz  &  Yolanda — "Champagne  Waltz." 

Mae  West — Starred  in  "Personal  Appear- 
ance." 

Virginia  Weidler — "Our  Miss  Keane"  and 

"Three  Married  Men." 
Eleanore  Whitney — "College  Holiday." 
Grant  Withers — "Lady  Be  Careful." 

Directors 

Eddie  Buzzell — "Three  Married  Men." 
Henry     Hathaway  —  "Slave     Ship"  and 

"Spawn  of  the  North." 
Mitchell  Leisen — "The  Big  Broadcast  of 

1937." 

Frank  Lloyd — One  untitled  starring  Mar- 

lene  Dietrich. 
Ern^t     Lubitsch — One     untitled  starring 

Marlene  Dietrich. 
Max  Marcin — "Queen  of  the  Jungle." 
Lewis  Milestone — "The  General  Died  at 

Dawn." 

Elliott  Nugent — "Wives  Never  Know." 
Ted  Reed — "Lady  Be  Careful"  with  Irving 

Salkow  as  co-director. 
Wesley   Ruggles — "Hard  to  Handle"  and 

and  "Diamond  Rush." 
Irving   Salkow — "Lady   Be  Careful"  with 

Ted  Reed  as  co-director. 
Edward  Sutherland — "Champagne  Waltz." 
Norman  Taurog — "Follow  the  Sun." 
King  Vidor — "The  Texas  Rangers." 
Harold  Young — "My  American  Wife." 

Para,  Will  Name 
Five  New  Directors 

Five  new  members  of  the  board  of 
Paramount  Pictures  are  slated  to  be 
elected  at  the  annual  meeting  of  stock- 
holders to  be  held  at  noon,  June  16, 
in  the  Paramount  Bld'g. 

Four  of  the  five  will  be  elected  for 
two-year  terms  expiring  in  1938  and 
the  fifth  will  be  elected  to  fill  the 
vacancy  created  by  the  recent  resig- 
nation from  the  board  of  Henry  R. 
Luce,  who  was  serving  a  term  expir- 
ing next  year.  The  four  to  be  elected 
to  the  two-year  term  replace  the  slate 
of  one-year  directors  in  accordance 
with  the  company's  by-laws.  The 
one-year  directors,  all  of  whom  re- 
signed in  advance  of  the  expiration 
of  their  terms,  were  Robert  K.  Cas- 
satt,  William  S.  Gray,  Jr.,  Charles  E. 
Richardson  and  George  J.  Schaefer. 

The  identity  of  the  candidates  for 
the  five  board  posts  who  will  be  sup- 
ported by  the  company  proxy  com- 
mittee appointed  at  a  special  meeting 
of  the  board  on  Wednesday  is  not  dis- 
closed in  the  notices  of  the  meeting 
being  mailed  to  stockholders  today. 
The  notices,  however,  solicit  proxies 
and  powers  of  attorney  on  behalf  of 
the  committee.  Stockholders  of  record 
up  to  noon  of  May  9  will  be  qualified 
to  vote  at  the  meeting. 


Act  on  Production  Deals 

The  board  of  directors  of  Para- 
mount Prod.,  Inc.,  the  producing  com- 
pany subsidiary,  held  a  special  meet- 
ing yesterday  to  act  on  new  season 
production  deals  in  order  to  permit 
their  announcement  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  company's  sales  offi- 
cials, opening  today  in  Chicago.  Pub- 
lic announcement  of  the  contracts 
which  were  approved  is  to  be  made 
after  the  board  of  the  parent  company 
has  ratified  them,  it  is  understood. 


Mae  West  Takes  to  Air 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Mae  West 
took  her  first  ride  in  an  aeroplane  to- 
day— from  San  Francisco  to  Los  An- 
geles— and  said  she  liked  it. 


Many  Problems  Up 
Before  Supply  Men 


Chicago,  June  4. — A  wide  range 
of  problems  including  new  technical 
developments,  foreign  business,  theatre 
accounting  and  the  business  outlook  is 
scheduled  to  come  before  the  four-day 
convention  of  the  Independent  Thea- 
tre Supply  Dealers'  Ass'n  which  gets 
under  way  tomorrow  at  the  Edge- 
water  Beach  Hotel. 

Registration,  a  tribute  to  the 
memories  of  Clem  Rizzo  and  E.  E. 
Oliver,  reading  of  minutes  and  offi- 
cers' reports  will  take  up  the  morning 
session. 

During  lunch  manufacturers'  repre- 
sentatives and  dealers  will  join  the 
members.  This  will  be  followed  by  a 
two-hour  examination  of  new  equip- 
ment in  the  east  and  west  lounges,  and 
a  business  session  from  4  to  6 :30 
o'clock  in  the  Berwyn  Room.  A  busi- 
ness session  running  from  8 :30  to 
midnight  will  include  an  open  forum 
for  manufacturers  and  association  rep- 
resentatives and  addresses  as  follows : 
N.  D.  Golden,  "Foreign  Trade  As 
Regards  Motion  Picture  Equipment" ; 
A.  Wienke,  "The  New  Model  Motio- 
graph  Projector" ;  Charles  R.  Schat- 
ten,  "The  Silent  Salesman" ;  O.  F. 
Neu,  "What  the  Manufacturer  Ex- 
pects of  His  Dealer  Representatives" ; 
A.  J.  Levin,  "Accounting  for  the 
Theatre  Supply  Dealer" ;  J.  J.  Finn, 
"The  Relation  of  the  Projectionist  to 
the  Theatre  Supply  Dealer" ;  C.  B. 
O'Neill,  "Advertising." 

A  Full  Saturday  Scheduled 

There  will  also  be  three  Saturday 
sessions.  The  morning  meeting,  from 
8  to  1 :30  will  include  conferences,  an 
address  by  E.  A.  Williford  of  the  Na- 
tional Carbon  Co.  and  S.  M.  Zinner, 
who  will  talk  on  "Sales  Financing." 
After  luncheon  speeches  will  be  deliv- 
ered by  Capt.  John  W.  Gorby  on 
"Standardization,  Quality  and  the 
Value  of  a  Testing  Bureau"  and  by 
J.  B.  Kleckner  on  "Should  the  Inde- 
pendent Theatre  Supply  Dealer  Re- 
main in  the  Commercial  Banking 
Business  ?"  Reports  of  committees 
will  precede  adjournment. 

The  annual  dinner  and  entertain- 
ment will  take  place  in  the  Michigan 
Room  in  the  evening. 

Reports  of  committees  will  be  pre- 
sented at  the  Sunday  morning  session 
and  officers  will  be  elected  at  the 
afternoon  session. 

The  Monday  morning  session  will 
be  devoted  to  business  problems.  Un- 
finished business  will  be  taken  care  of 
in  the  afternoon  and  a  vote  will  be 
taken  on  next  year's  convention. 

About  300  equipment  men,  about 
twice  the  attendance  of  last  year,  are 
expected,  according  to  B.  F.  Shearer, 
president.  The  biggest  exhibit  also 
is  announced. 

Directors  held  a  meeting  today,  but 
did  not  name  a  successor  to  the  late 
Clem  Rizzo,  treasurer,  of  Philadel- 
phia. 


Leaves  for  Dealer  Meet 

Rudolph  Eisenberg,  general  counsel 
of  the  Associated  Theatre  Supply 
Dealers,  now  in  process  of  formation 
by  George  De  Kruif,  left  yesterday 
for  Chicago,  where  he  will  attend  the 
annual  convention  of  the  group  at  the 
Medinah  Club  June  8  and  9.  Repre- 
sentatives of  a  number  of  equipment 
manufacturers  are  expected  to  attend. 


Friday,  June  5,  1936 

Production  Changes  \ 
Start  at  Universal 

Hollywood,  June  4. — Acting  swfftly 
following  the  recent  visit  of  Universal 
home  office  executives  and  subse- 
quent production  conferences,  several 
changes  were  made  at  that  studi' 
this  week. 

Construction  and  stage  supervision 
were  split  into  two  departments  witl  ; 
Robert  P.  Knoche  succeeding  Archi* 
Hall  as  superintendent  of  construction 
Hall    has    left   the   studio.  Georgt 
Dixon  has  been  made  stage  managei 
and  will  have  charge  of  all  grips  an'  | 
general  set  management  during  pro  \ 
duction. 

John   E.   Otterson,   Jr.,   has  beei-f 
made  head  of  the  art  department  sue 
ceeding  Charles  D.  Hall,  who  has  als<; 
left  the   lot.     The  property  depart 
ment  has  been  split  under  two  head 
with   Russ   Gausman   heading  prop 
and  Ralph  Morgan  placed  in  charge 
of  the  prop  shop,   supervising  con 
struction  of  properties.    Julius  Bern  | 
heim  has  finished  as  associate  pro 
ducer  with  the  studio. 

Several  other  changes  are  contem 
plated. 


Libson  and  Skirboll 
To  Take  More  House} 

Cleveland,  June  4. — Ellaness  Thea 
tres,  Inc.,  the  combination  recentl 
effected  by  Ike  Libson  of  Cincinnat 
and  Joe  Skirboll  of  Cleveland,  plan 
further  penetration  into  the  Ohio  fielc 
Skirboll  told  Motion  Picture  Dail' 
today.  The  first  step  is  acquisition  c 
the  Temple  at  Bryan. 

Seventeen  houses  already  are  in  th 
consolidation  including  the  RK( 
suburban  theatres,  but  not  the  firs 
runs,  in  Cincinnati.  Ellaness  is  i 
Ashland,  Newport,  M'assillon,  Toled 
and  Mansfield.  Skirboll  is  presidei 
and  Maurice  White  of  Cincinnati  sec 
retary.    Jointly  they  do  the  buying. 


Wall  Street 


Small  Gains  Dot  Board 


Net 

High 

Low  Close  Chan; 

Columbia,  pfd  . . . 

44M 

43M 

44 

+  k 

4% 

Consolidated,  pfd. 

17 

17 

17 

+%». 

Eastman   

162 

161-4 

16154 

45"^ 

43*4 

43^ 

— S 

m 

m 

Paramount  1  pfd 

60 

60 

60 

+  \ 

Paramount  2  pfd 

m 

m 

Pathe  Film   

7'A 

7 

7 

  I 

RKO   

sh 

5'A 

—  \ 

20th  Century- Fox 

24 

23^ 

24 

+1 

20th  Century,  pfd 

34>4 

34K 

34>4 

+  ? 

Universal,  pfd  . . . 

105 

1047^ 

105 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

10 

9H 

9ti 

 .  I 

Little  Curb  Activity 

Nel 

High 

Low 

Close 

Chan 

Sentry  Safety  . . . 

Vz 

Sonotone   

2% 

2*4 

Technicolor   

29 

38*4 

29 

  l-i 

Trans -Lux   

m 

Bonds 

Up  Slightly 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Chan 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  

24 

24 

24 

+ ;] 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  23^i 

23^ 

23J4 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  .... 

97J4 

97^ 

97^ 

+ 1\ 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55   

85 

8554 

—i  , 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

+.A 

'39  wd   

94 

92% 

93*4 

(Quotations  »t  close  of  June  4) 


The  Leading 


Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.  NO.  133 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  6,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Spending  Road 
To  Prosperity, 
Warner  States 


Urges  U.  S.  Business  to 
Follow  Film  Example 


America  would  be  a  lot  further 
along  the  road  to  prosperity  if  busi- 
ness would  loosen  its  purse  strings 
and  keep  its  expansion  paced  with  that 
of  the  film  industry,  declared  H.  M. 
Warner  at  a  luncheon  preceding  the 
closing  of  the  Warner  convention  at 
the  Ritz  Towers  yesterday. 

"We've  seen  good  times  and  bad, 
years  of  prosperity  and  depression, 
but  somehow  the  nation  always  comes 
through,''  he  asserted. 

"Remembering  that,  we  should  not 
be  short-sighted  and  magnify  our 
problems.  Instead,  we  should  be  plan- 
ning for  the  future,  making  this  a 
period  of  progress  rather  than  of 
stagnation.  A  gamble  now  on  the 
future  of  America  is  the  best  gamble 
in  the  world. 

"We  practice  what  we  preach,"  he 
continued,  in  describing  the  expansion 
of  the  Warner-First  National  studio. 
"The  company  has  just  finished  one 
(.Continued  on  page  4) 


U. A.  Sales  Tax  Case 
Off  Until  Next  Week 

The  United  Artists  appeal  from  the 
city's  ruling  that  film  rentals  are  sub- 
ject to  the  two  per  cent  city  sales 
tax  was  not  reached  on  the  Appellate 
Division  calendar  yesterday,  but  in- 
dications are  that  arguments  will  be 
heard  Tuesday  or,  at  the  latest,  on 
Wednesday.  The  court  does  not  hold 
sessions  on  Mondays. 

A  decision  from  the  court  is  ex- 
pected before  the  end  of  the  month, 
and  regardless  of  which  way  it  goes, 
indications  are  that  a  final  ruling  will 
be  sought  by  either  one  of  the  liti- 
gants from  the  Court  of  Appeals  at 
Albany. 


Creditors  May  Fight 
Wm.  Fox  Bankruptcy 

Creditors  of  William  Fox  may  con- 
test his  voluntary  petition  in  bank- 
ruptcy on  the  ground  that  the  former 
film  executive  is  not  insolvent,  it  was 
indicated  yesterday  by  a  prominent 
creditor  of  Fox's. 

A  first  meeting  of  Fox  creditors  has 
been  set  for  June  16  at  Atlantic  City 
by  Referee  W.  C.  Steedle.  Fox  filed 
his  petition  in  bankruptcy  at  Camden 
a  week  ago,  listing  total  liabilities  of 
$9,535,261  and  assets  of  $1,590,100. 
Most  of  the  liabilities  listed  were 
claims  in  litigation  against  him. 


Republic  Men 
Told  List  Is 
Raised  to  68 


Addition  of  2  Western 
Series  Made  Known 


Chicago,  June  5. — With  the  an- 
nouncement today  by  Nat  Levine,  pro- 
duction head,  that  the  company  had 
acquired  eight  Bob  Steele  and  eight 
Johnny  Mack  Brown  westerns  for 
inclusion  on  next  season's  program,  it 
became  apparent  Republic  will  release 
68  instead  of  52  features  during  1936- 
1937. 

An  analysis  of  the  foreign  situation 
on  Republic  pictures  by  American  and 
foreign  representatives  was  made  this 
morning  after  a  special  preview  of 
"Hearts  in  Bondage." 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  president,  intro- 
duced Norton  Ritchey,  who  spoke  on 
Republic  in  foreign  territories.  He 
told  of  the  rapid  expansion  of  the 
organization's  activities  in  that  direc- 
tion, describing  details  involving  com- 
plete representation  in  such  countries 
as  Cuba,  Argentine,  Switzerland,  Hol- 
land, Belgium,  Egypt,  Persia,  Syria, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Seek  Compromise  on 
Change  in  Fire  Law 

A  committee  representing  major 
companies  will  meet  during  the  week 
of  June  15  with  a  committee  from  the 
office  of  the  New  York  fire  commis- 
sioner in  an  effort  to  arrive  at  a  com- 
promise on  amendments  to  the  fire 
regulations  as  they  effect  the  storage 
of  film  in  exchanges.  At  a  meeting 
at  the  Hays  office,  at  which  were 
present  representatives  of  the  major 
companies  and  Arthur  Dickinson  of 
the  Hays  office,  discussions  were  held 
leading  to  the  preparation  of  counter 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


ALLIED  TO  SEEK 
$250,000  FUND 


If  s  New,  Anyway 

Cleveland,  June  5. — A  b  e 
Lichtman,  Washington  circuit 
operator,  declares  business  is 
good  in  the  Capital  city,  but 
would  be  better  if  it  were  not 
for  one  reason. 

"What  is  it?" 

"Over  employment,"  was  his 
answer. 

"What  do  you  mean?" 

"Exactly  that.  So  many 
people  are  employed  by  the 
Government  and  work  so  late 
they  haven't  the  time  to  go  to 
pictures.  At  the  peak  in  '29, 
the  Government  payroll  listed 
62,000  in  Washington.  Today, 
it  is  112,000." 


Strike  Closes  More 
Theatres  in  France 

Paris,  June  5. — The  general  strike 
is  spreading  among  theatres.  After 
the  closing  of  the  Gaumont  Palace 
employes  in  most  of  the  other  houses 
of  the  Gaumont  circuit  quit  work. 

The  4,000-seat  first  run  Rex  is  dark 
with  the  Palais  Rochehouart  and 
others. 

The  Boulevard,  Paramount,  Olym- 
pia,  Madeleine,  Aubert,  Palace, 
Champs  Elysees,  and  Pathe  circuit 
houses  are  open. 

Buses,  the  subways  and  taxis  are 
running,  but  the  strike  is  expected  to 
spread.  The  studio  strike  is  continu- 
ing, except  at  the  small  Neuilly  studio. 

Business  at  the  first  runs  and  subur- 
bans is  affected,  as  many  patrons  are 
either  striking  or  are  prisoners  in  fac- 
tories and  stores. 

No  Paris  newspapers  were  issued 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Round-Table  Discussions 
Analyze  Para 's.  Product 


Chicago,  June  5. — Round-table  dis- 
cussions of  1935-36  results  and  an  out- 
line of  pictures  scheduled  for  next 
season  featured  the  first  day's  session 
of  Paramount  division  and  district 
sales  heads  meeting  here  at  the  Edge- 
water  Beach  Hotel. 

In  the  morning  J.  J.  Unger,  east- 
ern and  southern  division  sales  head, 
and  Charles  M.  Reagan,  western 
division  head,  talked  about  the  record 
of  sales  for  the  current  season's  out- 


put. District  managers  also  gave  an 
account  of  their  accomplishments  dur- 
ing the  past  12  months. 

The  afternoon  was  devoted  to  a  gen- 
eral breakdown  by  Neil  F.  Agnew, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  sales,  of 
the  prospects  for  1936-37.  He  stressed 
the  value  of  stars  on  the  Paramount 
roster  and  also  dwelt  on  the  proper- 
ties on  hand.  Robert  Gillham  also 
spoke,    saying    that    the  advertising 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Aims   at   a  Legislative 
Fight  Upon  Circuits 
Of  Distributors 


By  RED  KANN 

Cleveland,  June  5. — Allied  will  seek 
a  fund  of  $250,000— $100,000  to  be 
collected  within  the  next  21  days — 
with  which  to  conduct  a  legislative 
campaign  to  drive  producer-distribu- 
tors from  exhibition. 

The  move,  sponsored  by  W.  A. 
Steffes,  Minnesota,  admittedly  was 
Allied's  "last  stand"  in  its  fight  for 
the  rights  of  independents.  Commit- 
ments totaling  $45,000  were  made  by 
five  state  unit  leaders,  while  other 
affiliates  joined  the  band  wagon  with- 
out stipulating  the  amounts. 

The  fund,  it  was  promised,  would 
be  set  apart  from  Allied's  national 
treasury,  placed  in  the  hands  of 
James  C.  Ritter,  Michigan,  as  treas- 
urer and  employed  to  purchase  ex- 
pensive legal  talent.  A  resolution 
passed  by  the  convention  demanded 
the  retirement  of  Will  H.  Hays  as 
head  of  the  organized  industry  by  pe- 
titioning stockholders,  trustees  and 
creditors  of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  mem- 
ber companies  to  so  act. 

"Fighting  Al"  Steffes,  who  had 
attacked  Hays  on  Thursday,  led  the 
movement. 

It  became  apparent  as  adjournment 
neared  that  behind  the  move  seeking 
the  creation  of  a  fund  was  the  in- 
spiration imparted  in  Assistant  U.  S. 
Attorney  General  Russell  Hardy's 
speech  on  Thursday  in  which  he  ob- 
served that  legislation  aimed  to  sep- 
arate production  and  distribution  from 
exhibition  was  possible.  A  plea  for 
money  also  came  from  Steffes  who 
basked  in  the  floodlights  of  the  short 
and  final  session. 

Referring  to  the  passage  of  the  reso- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Supply  Men  Start 
Annual  Convention 

Chicago,  June  5. — An  open  forum 
for  manufacturers  and  association 
representatives  featured  the  opening 
day  of  the  four-day  annual  convention 
at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here 
today  of  the  Independent  Theatre  Sup- 
ply Dealers'  Ass'n.  The  open  forum 
discussion  was  held  this  evening. 

The  earlier  part  of  the  day  was  de- 
voted to  small  meetings,  as  the  dis- 
plays will  not  be  set  up  until  tomorrow. 

The  morning  session  was  devoted 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  June  6.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  6,  1936 


No.  133 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

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Denies  "Ecstacy"  Award 

Federal  Judge  John  C.  Knox  yes- 
terday denied  a  motion  for  a  judg- 
ment on  the  pleadings  in  the  suit 
brought  by  Eureka  Prod.,  Inc.,  against 
Raymond  J.  Mulligan,  U.  S.  marshal. 
The  plaintiff  sought  damages  of  $5,000 
for  the  alleged  seizure  and  destruc- 
tion of  a  print  of  "Ecstacy"  in  August, 
1935. 


Young  to  GB,  Not  Korda 

Roland  Young  was  erroneously  re- 
ported in  Friday's  Motion  Picture 
Daily  to  be  leaving  for  England 
shortly  to  make  "King  Solomon's 
Mines"  for  Alexander  Korda.  Gau- 
mont  British  is  making  the  film  adapt- 
ation of  the  Rider  Haggard  novel. 


Loew's  to  Pay  $1.62% 

The  board  of  directors  of  Loew's, 
Inc.,  has  declared  a  quarterly  dividend 
of  1.62^  per  share  on  the  outstanding 
$6.50  cumulative  preferred  stock.  The 
dividend  is  payable  Aug.  15  to  stock- 
holders of  record  at  the  close  of  busi- 
ness July  30. 

Board  to  Meet  at  Club 

Members  of  the  Film  Board  will 
hold  their  next  regular  meeting  at  the 
Cinema  Club  on  Wednesday.  Routine 
discussions  will  be  held. 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


FRANK  MCCARTHY,  eastern 
division  sales  head  for  Universal, 
is  back  in  town  after  attending  the 
Allied  convention  in  Cleveland.  Sig 
Wittman,  eastern  district  manager, 
who  had  planned  to  go  to  the  meet- 
ings, didn't. 

• 

Charles  Boyer,  following  comple- 
tion of  "The  Garden  of  Allah,"  will 
spend  a  brief  holiday  in  France.  In- 
cidentally, he  will  appear  on  one 
French  picture.  His  wife,  the  former 
Pat  Paterson,  will  accompany  him. 
• 

John  Boettiger  of  the  M.  P.  P. 
D.  A.  returned  yesterday  from  Holly- 
wood where  he  replaced  Lupton 
Wilkinson  in  the  Producers'  Ass'n 
office  during  the  latter's  illness  of  sev- 
eral weeks. 

• 

Sally  Schulman,  secretary  to 
Tom  Murray,  office  manager  of  the 
Century  circuit,  is  to  marry  Joe 
Goodman  today.  They  will  leave  at 
once  on  their  honeymoon. 

• 

Al  Zimbalist,  formerly  manager 
of  the  Ritz,  Lyndhurst,  will  manage 
the  Regent,  Kearny,  N.  J.,  when 
Arthur  Siegel  takes  the  house  over 
from  RKO  on  July  4. 

• 

Jack  Unger  of  Allied  of  New  Jer- 
sey cancelled  his  plans  to  attend  the 
Allied  convention  when  it  was  found 
necessary  to  have  his  daughter's  ton- 
sils taken  out. 

• 

Jimmy  Campbell  and  H.  J.  Mor- 
ley,  music  head  and  star  cameraman, 
respectively,  for  G.  B.,  were  among 
those  who  sailed  yesterday  on  the 
Queen  Mary. 

• 

Theodore  R.  Williams,  treasurer 
of  Educational,  who  was  injured  in 
an  automobile  accident  last  weekend 
is  reported  to  be  "getting  along  very 
nicely." 

• 

Louis   Nizer  will  be  one  of  the 
principal  speakers  at  the  banquet  to 
be  tendered  Ludwig  Lewisohn  to- 
morrow night  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 
• 

William  F.  Rodgers,  M-G-M  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  and  William  A. 
Scully,  eastern  district  manager,  got 
back  from  Boston  yesterday. 

• 

Harry  C.  Arthur  will  leave  next 
week  for  St.  Louis.  Marco  Wolff, 
now  there,  will  head  for  the  coast 
either  Monday  or  Tuesday. 

• 

Ed  Kuykendall  checks  in  here  to- 
morrow from  Washington,  and  will 
set  new  trade  practice  meetings  with 
distributors  next  week. 

• 

Dave  Palfreyman  returns  today 
from  a  week  of  conventions — M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  in  Virginia  and  Allied  States 
in  Cleveland. 

• 

Harry  Kalmine,  head  of  Warners 
theatres  in  Pittsburgh,  will  sail  today 
with  his  wife  for  a  week's  vacation 
in  Havana. 

• 

Roy  Norr  is  recovering  from  in- 
juries he  sustained  in  a  taxicab  acci- 
dent.   He  is  at  the  Flower  Hospital. 


RKO  Wins  Contract 
Suits  in  Brooklyn 


RKO  yesterday  was  victorious  in 
its  three  breach  of  contract  suits 
against  Harry  Pincus  of  the  Mon- 
terey, Brooklyn,  when  Judge  Richard- 
son in  Municipal  Court  awarded  the 
distributor  a  total  of  $695.  The  ex- 
hibitor also  was  assessed  costs. 

Charles  R.  Rubin,  attorney  for  the 
respondent,  claimed  that  RKO  broke 
the  contract  when  it  refused  to  fur- 
nish pictures  because  of  two  "n.g." 
checks  outstanding.  The  lawyer  also 
held  that  the  distributor  couldn't  sue 
for  future  deliveries,  but  only  for 
pictures  played. 

Louis  Aizer,  representing  RKO, 
claimed  an  anticipatory  breach  and 
that  suit  could  be  brought  on  the  en- 
tire pact.  The  court  upheld  Nizer  on 
this  point. 


Lottery  Defendants 
Freed  in  Brooklyn 

Magistrate  Sylvester  Sabbatino  in 
Flatbush  Court,  Brooklyn,  yesterday 
dismissed  the  lottery  complaint  against 
Century  circuit's  Patio  alter  Mitchell 
Klupt  of  Hovel!,  McChesney,  Clark- 
sun  &  ivlupt  argued  for  the  defense. 

The  theatre  on  Thursday  night 
awarded  $1,000  to  a  patron  as  a  re- 
sult of  a  contest  held  in  11  of  the  cir- 
cuit's houses.  Albert  Meyers,  man- 
ager ;  Evelyn  Wood,  cashier ;  Harry 
King,  ticket  taker,  and  Lester  Fein, 
assistant  manager,  were  arrested  after 
the  award  was  made. 


Orders  Doll  Firm  to  Pay 

Federal  Judge  Woolsey  has  signed 
an  order  directing  the  Freundlich  Doll 
Co.  to  pay  Phillips  &  Nizer  counsel 
fees  totaling  $15,000  and  Max 
Fleischer  damages  amounting  to 
$5,400,  or  be  punished  for  contempt  of 
court. 

Fleischer  recently  won  a  suit 
against  the  doll  firm  for  infringement 
of  copyright  in  connection  with  Betty 
Boop.  Phillips  &  Nizer  represented 
the  plaintiff. 


Dog  Racing  Bill  Vetoed 

Albany,  June  5. — Governor  Leh- 
man today  vetoed  the  dog  racing  bill 
passed  by  the  N.  Y.  legislature,  after 
introduction  by  Leonard  W.  Hall  of 
Nassau.  Senator  J.  Henry  Walters 
of  RKO  appeared  at  a  hearing  last 
week  in  opposition  to  the  bill,  which 
provided  for  amendment  to  the  agri- 
culture and  market  law  to  permit  dog 
racing  on  the  grounds  of  any  agri- 
cultural society  in  the  state.  Gover- 
nor Lehman  called  the  bill  "unsound." 


S.  &  C.  Close  Majestic 

Springer  &  Cocalis  have  closed  the 
Majestic,  Bronx,  recently  acquired 
with  the  Gem  from  Harman  Yaffa. 


Jules  Levy  returned  from  Chicago 
yesterday  after  closing  the  RKO- 
Great  States  product  deal. 

• 

Mary  Alice  Rice,  former  Ziegfeld 
girl,  has  been  given  a  long  term  Uni- 
versal contract. 

• 

Katharine  Hepburn  ended  her 
Hartford  vacation  yesterday  and  flew 
to  the  coast. 

• 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  plans  to  leave 
for  the  coast  Tuesday. 


Revelation,  Powers 
To  Work  in  Harmony 

Revelation  Pictures,  Inc.,  which  has 
been  incorporated  in  Delaware  to  pro- 
duce and  distribute  sponsored  adver- 
tising films  in  association  with  British 
interests,  will  have  a  working  agree- 
ment with  Celebrity  Prod.,  which  is 
headed  by  P.  A.  Powers,  it  was  stated 
by  a  representative  of  the  latter  yes- 
terday. 

Stanley  S.  Neal,  managing  director 
of  Revelation  Pictures  of  London,  will 
be  an  officer  of  the  American  company 
and  together  the  concerns  will  offer 
international  circulation  for  sponsored 
films.  Celebrity,  which  has  already 
made  two  advertising  pictures  for  the 
London  company,  will  produce  for  the 
American  company.  Color  and  black 
and  white  cartoons  will  be  supplied, 
as  well  as  short  subjects. 

The  company  expects  to  be  able  to 
offer  advertisers  5,000  theatre  ac- 
counts by  fall,  it  was  said,  although 
no  tieup  with  an  exhibitor  organiza- 
tion is  anticipated  and  the  exhibition 
contracts  are  expected  to  be  made  in- 
dividually. No  sponsors  have  been 
signed  yet,  but  a  deal  with  the  maker 
of  a  chemical  product  is  near  closing, 
it  was  said. 


KMT  A  Plans  Annual 
Meeting  June  23-24 

Kansas  City,  June  5. — The  Kan- 
sas-Missouri Theatres  Ass'n.  will 
hold  its  annual  convention  and  elec- 
tion of  officers  at  the  rooms  of  the 
Variety  Club  here  June  23  and  24. 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.,  with  which  the  local  unit 
is  affiliated,  is  expected  to  discuss  the 
progress  of  recent  conferences  with 
distributors. 

Legislation  is  expected  to  be  an  im- 
portant topic  of  discussion  at  the  meet- 
ing, in  view  of  the  probable  special 
session  of  the  legislature  in  July.  It 
is  anticipated  that  the  grievance  board 
plan  will  be  continued.  The  board  in- 
cludes Frank  Cassil,  A.  J.  Simmons 
and  Tom  Edwards. 


Liggett  Is  Awarded 
$33,000  by  a  Jury 

After  a  four-day  trial  by  jury,  Jus- 
tice Julius  Miller  in  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  awarded  Sonny  Lig- 
gett, a  salesman  in  the  local  Universal 
exchange,  $33,000  for  the  death  of  his 
wife's  parents  at  Jones  Beach  in  1932. 

The  suit  was  filed  against  the  city 
because  an  employe  was  using  an  auto- 
mobile of  the  Dock  Department  when 
the  accident  occurred.  Corporation 
Counsel  Bryan  was  assisted  by  Fred 
Wallstein  in  trying  the  case  for  the 
city,  while  Louis  Nizer  of  Phillips  & 
Nizer  presented  the  plaintiff's  side  of 
the  issue. 


Issues  Book  on  Breen 

RKO  has  issued  an  elaborate  press 
book  on  "Let's  Sing  Again,"  produced 
by  Sol  Lesser  and  released  by  RKO, 
which  features  the  screen  debut  of 
Bobby  Breen,  eight-year-old  singer. 
The  book  has  gone  out  to  5,300  exhib- 
itors, circuit  officials  and  managers  in 
this  country  and  Canada. 


Reade  Will  Remodel 

Approximately  $50,000  will  be 
spent  by  Walter  Reade  for  remodeling 
the  Oxford,  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  recently 
ruined  by  fire. 


Saturday,  June  6,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Republic  Men 
Told  List  Is 
Raised  to  68 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
Denmark,  Panama,  Salvador,  Nicara- 
gua, Guatamala,  South  America,  Brit- 
's h  W  est  Indies,  Jamaica  and  Mexico. 

L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic  representa- 
tive in  Great  Britain,  anal)  zed  condi- 
tions there,  saying  British  Lion  is 
concentrating  on  distribution  through 
their  national  organizations,  with 
headquarters  in  leading  cities  in  Eng- 
land and  the  British  Empire. 

Levine  took  the  dais  to  highlight 
production  values  in  the  balance  of  the 
1935-36  program  now  in  production, 
taking  in  "Navy  Born,"  which  is  be- 
ing shipped  to  exchanges;  ""Ticket  to 
Paradise,"  cutting  on  which  will  be 
completed  in  10  days,  he  said :  "A 
Gentleman  from  Louisiana,"  now  be- 
fore the  cameras  with  Eddie  Quillan, 
Chic  Sales,  Charlotte  Henry  and  John 
Mil j an  under  the  direction  of  Irving 
Pichel  and  "Sitting  in  the  Moon," 
which  is  being  built  along  light  musi- 
cal comedy  lines  and  will  go  into  pro- 
duction shortly. 

Other  speakers  included  Herman 
Gluckman,  who  compared  his  Repub- 
lic franchise  to  an  insurance  policy 
that  was  bound  to  increase  in  value  as 
time  went  on.  Arthur  C.  Bromberg 
of  Atlanta  foresaw  a  bright  future  for 
Republic.  Carl  Floyd  of  Florida  gave 
a  sales  analysis  on  general  conditions. 
Floyd  St.  John  of  California  discussed 
what  he  described  as  the  tremendous 
strides  made  by  the  company  since  its 
inception. 

Addresses  by  Divisional  Men 

Oscar  Hanson,  Canadian  distribu- 
tion head,  dwelt  on  the  strength  of 
the  company  based  on  the  friendly 
cooperation  among  its  franchise  hold- 
ers. Nat  Lefton  of  Ohio  gave  an 
analysis  of  Republic's  serials.  Ed- 
ward N.  Schnitzer,  eastern  division 
manager,  reviewed  the  company's 
progress  during  its  first  year.  Claude 
Ezell  of  Texas  emphasized  the  value 
to  the  company  of  its  "partnership" 
organization,  declaring  that  its  suc- 
cess is  founded  upon  the  success  of 
the  individual  franchise  holder. 

Walter  Vincent,  chairman  of  the 
board,  forecast  unusual  possibilities 
for  Republic  and  predicted  that  its 
new  product  would  command  in- 
creased first  run  playing  time.  E.  H. 
Goldstein,  vice-president,  emphasized 
the  solidarity  of  the  organization 
which  he  said  had  been  realized 
through  linking  closely  the  exchanges 
with  the  home  office. 

A  special  dinner  in  honor  of  Nat 
Levine  was  held  at  the  Drake  tonight 
and  was  attended  by  the  entire  dele- 
gation. H.  J.  Yates  of  Consolidated 
Film  closed  the  convention  with  a  talk 
in  which  he  assured  the  meeting  that 
financing  of  the  company's  new  sea- 
son program  was  on  hand. 

Group  sales  meetings  will  be  held 
on  Saturday  before  the  delegates  re- 
turn to  their  respective  cities. 


Cast  "Before  the  Mast" 

Hollywood,  June  5. — "Two  Years 
Before  the  Mast"  is  now  being  cast  at 
Republic.  Bob  Livingston,  Kay 
Hughes  and  Ray  Corrigan  are  the 
first  to  be  assigned  by  Bert  Clark. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Poppy" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  June  5. — A  liberal  serving  of  W.  C.  Fields'  gag,  situa- 
tion and  conversation  comedy,  this  is  leavened  by  a  thread  of  youthful 
romance  and  serio-drama,  mainly  involving  Rochelle  Hudson.  As  produced 
by  William  LeBaron  and  directed  by  Edward  Sutherland  there  is  definite 
evidence  of  an  effort  to  divide  audience  interest  in  the  adventures  of 
both. 

Adapted  from  the  play  by  Dorothy  Donnelly  in  which  Fields  scored  a 
number  of  years  ago,  the  screen  play  is  jerky  as  it  concentrates  on  the 
comedy  and  romantic  and  dramatic  highlights. 

Landing  in  a  small  town,  Fields,  carnival  grifter,  indulges  in  his 
typical  comedy  antics  as  Miss  Hudson  meets  and  falls  in  love  with 
Richard  Cromwell,  son  of  the  mayor.  In  collusion  with  Lynne  Overman, 
a  hick  lawyer,  Fields  advances  his  daughter  as  an  heiress  to  a  rich  estate 
which  Catherine  Doucet,  a  jittery  old  maid,  thinks  she  has  in  the  bag. 
Complications  arising  when  Overman  double-crosses  Fields  cause  the 
romance  of  Miss  Hudson  and  Cromwell  to  threaten  to  go  on  the  rocks 
and  Fields  to  leave  town.  Kindly  Maude  Eburne,  however,  recognizes 
rhe  resemblance  between  Miss  Hudson  and  the  deceased  owner  of  the 
estate  to  foil  the  plot  of  Overman  and  Miss  Doucet  and  to  bring  about 
a  happy  ending  for  Miss  Hudson,  Cromwell  and  Fields. 

Up  to  the  standard  of  his  best  appearances,  Fields  gives  an  amusing 
performance  which  should  provoke  much  laughter.  The  affair  of  Miss 
Hudson  and  Cromwell,  while  not  completely  convincing,  is  given  an  air 
nf  realism  by  the  sincere  way  in  which  they  go  about  their  work. 

The  Ralph  Rainger-Leo  Robin  song,  "A  Rendezvous  With  a  Dream," 
sung  by  Miss  Hudson  and  a  chorus,  aids  the  romantic  contrast  consid- 
erably." Adequate  characterizations  are  presented  by  Miss  Doucet,  Over- 
man, Miss  Eburne  and  Granville  Bates. 

As  summertime  amusement  the  picture  should  please  those  liking 
Fields'  comedy,  counterbalanced  by  romance  and  light  drama. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,247.  Running  time,  70  minutes.  "G." 


Seek  Compromise  on 
Change  in  Fire  Law 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

proposals  on  the  planned  amendments. 

At  the  meeting  were:  Senator  J. 
Henry  Walters,  RKO ;  J.  S.  McLeod, 
M-G-M  ;  Knox  Haddow,  Paramount ; 
J.  P.  Skelly,  RKO;  O.  C.  Binder, 
Universal ;  Robert  Hilton,  United 
Artists ;  David  Newman,  Warners ; 
Joseph  Spray,  Warner  Laboratory; 
John  Condon,  Warner  Reclamation 
Plant ;  J.  P.  Clark,  president,  National 
Film  Carriers ;  Cliff  Weyer,  secretary 
of  Carriers;  Frank  LeGrand,  Para- 
mount Laboratory;  W.  S.  Tupping, 
Bureau  of  Explosives,  I.C.C. ;  Frank 
Meyer,  Paramount. 


Strike  Closes  More 
Theatres  in  France 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

today  except  the  Royalist  Action  Fran- 
caise,  the  Socialist  Populaire,  the 
Communist  Humanite. 

Trade  shows  scheduled  for  next 
week  have  been  postponed  as  prints 
are  blockaded  in  laboratories. 


Report  Phila.  Sale  Near 

Philadelphia,  June  5. — Warner 
purchase  of  the  Fox,  rumored  for 
more  than  a  year,  is  expected  shortly. 
Negotiations  are  reported  to  have 
been  on  all  week. 


"Love"  Grosses  $30,600 

"It's  Love  Again"  grossed  $30,600 
at  the  Roxy  in  its  second  week. 


Supply  Men  Start 
Annual  Convention 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
to  registration,  a  tribute  to  the  mem- 
ory of  Clem  Rizzo  and  E.  E.  Oliver, 
reading  of  the  minutes  and  the  officers' 
reports. 

This  evening  addresses  were  made 
by  N.  D.  Golden,  on  "Foreign  Trade 
As  Regards  Motion  Picture  Equip- 
ment" ;  A.  Weinke,  on  "The  New 
Model  Motiongraph  Projector"; 
Charles  R.  Schatten,  on  "The  Silent 
Salesman" ;  O.  F.  Neu,  on  "What  the 
Manufacturer  Expectes  of  His  Dealer 
Representatives" ;  A.  J.  Levin,  on 
"Accounting  for  the  Theatre  Supply 
Dealer";  J.  J.  Finnon,  "The  Rela- 
tion of  the  Projectionist  to  the  The- 
atre Supply  Dealer,"  and  C.  B. 
O'Neill,  on  "Advertising." 

Three  sessions  will  be  held  tomor- 
row, with  the  reports  of  the  commit- 
tees concluding  the  day's  session.  The 
annual  dinner  and  entertainment  will 
be  held  in  the  Michigan  Room  in  the 
evening.  Officers  will  be  elected  for 
the  new  year  at  the  Sunday  afternoon 
session,  and  business  problems  will 
be  taken  up  during  the  Monday  morn- 
ing meeting. 


Report  Schulberg  Deal 

Hollywood,  June  5. — B.  P.  Schul- 
berg is  reported  closing  a  deal  to  pro- 
duce at  Prudential  studios.  Papers  will 
probably  be  signed  Monday. 

H.  B.  Walthall  III 

Hollywood,  June  5. — H.  B.  Wal- 
thall is  ill  of  intestinal  flu  at  his  En- 
cino  ranch. 


Round-Table 
Talk  Held  on 
Para.  Product 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

budget  will  be  increased  to  include 
big  billboard  campaigns  on  "The 
General  Dies  at  Dawn"  and  "Texas 
Ranger."  He  also  divulged  plans  for 
extensive  newspaper  advertising  on  a 
cooperative  basis. 

Analysis  of  sales  policy  is  expected 
to  be  taken  up  tomorrow.  Cecil  B. 
DeMille  and  Frank  Lloyd  arrived 
from  the  coast  today  to  sit  in  on  the 
discussions.  DeMille,  speaking  of  the 
page  in  Motion  Picture  Herald  on 
the  Lux  advertisement,  said : 

"I  am  surprised  at  this  form  of 
criticism.  I  have  never  done  anything 
I  felt  was  harmful  to  the  industry.  I 
feel  that  the  advertising  for  pictures 
far  exceeds  any  harm  which  such 
broadcasts  may  do.  This  news  about 
pictures  reaches  millions  and  helps 
create  more  interest  in  them,  resulting 
in  a  wider  box-office  appeal." 

DeMille  is  much  chagrined  over 
the  incident.  He  feels  that  he  has 
been  treated  unjustly. 

District  managers  are  expected  to 
set  dates  for  regional  meetings  with 
local  branch  managers  and  salesmen 
as  soon  as  they  return  to  their  head- 
quarters. 

It  is  expected  that  salesmen  will 
be  told  to  make  as  many  two-year 
deals  as  possible.  Several  already 
have  been  closed  with  major  and  in- 
dependent circuits. 

Lloyd  and  Lew  Smith  left  for  New 
York  on  the  Century  today. 


Governor  Allred  to  Act 

Hollywood,  June  5. — Gov.  James 
V.  Allred  of  Texas  will  appear  in 
Paramount's  "The  Texas  Rangers." 
King  Vidor  will  send  a  camera  crew 
from  Gallup,  N.  M.,  to  Austin,  Tex., 
next  week  to  take  the  Governor  in 
the  same  sequence  in  which  Gov. 
Clyde  Tingley  of  New  Mexico  already 
has  appeared. 


Lubitsch  Forming  Unit 

Hollywood,  June  S. — Ernst  Lu- 
bitsch is  organizing  his  production 
unit  at  Paramount  after  an  extended 
vacation  in  Europe,  He  also  is  read- 
ing all  available  material.  He  will 
direct  one,  and  supervise  three  others. 


Veloz,  Yolanda  Signed 

Hollywood,  June  5. — Veloz  and 
Yolanda  have  been  signed  by  Para- 
mount for  "Champagne  Waltz"  in 
which  Gladys  Swartout,  Fred  Mac- 
Murray,  Jack  Oakie  and  Lyda  Roberti 
will  appear. 


Flash  Previews 

"Lack  of  the  Irish" — A  pleasant  tale 
of  a  Celtic  noble  who  bets  his  all  on 
his  steeplechaser  in  the  Grand  Na- 
tional— and  loses.  Good  quantities  of 
subtle  Irish  humor  and  tuneful  Irish 
music. 


"Revolt  of  the  Zombies"  — ■  Weird, 
exciting  and  unusual,  this  Academy 
feature  is  set  among  the  ruins  of 
Angkor  in  French  Indo-China. 


These  films  zvill  be  reznewed  in  full 
in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  June  6.  193 


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e, 


Allied  Seeks 
$250,000  for 
Circuit  Fight 


{Continued  from  page  1) 
lution  favoring  the  divorce  of  produc- 
tion-exhibition from  theatre  operation 
he  said,  "If  you  men  didn't  mean  it, 
I  urge  you  to  repeal  that  resolution 
before  you  go  home.  To  do  what  you 
determined  upon  yesterday  will  cost 
more  than  this  organization  has  had 
collectively  in  its  treasury  since  its  in- 
ception. We'll  need  $250,000,  at  least. 
Allied  alone  has  not  the  facilities.  It 
means  the  employment  of  outstanding 
legal  talent. 

"I  don't  know  but  it  may  mean  a 
Congressional  investigation  of  how 
producers  got  their  theatres  in  the 
first  place.  Legislation  also  will  have 
to  be  introduced  in  the  48  state  legis- 
latures as  well.  Unless  we  can  raise 
$100,000  in  the  next  14  to  21  days, 
your  committee  recommends  dropping 
the  plan.  It  occurs  to  me  this  is  the 
last  stand.  From  contacts  I  made  last 
night  and  this  morning  around  the  con- 
vention hall  I  am  impressed  that  some 
want  this  job  done.  Benny  Bergnernof, 
Minnesota,  personally  told  me  he  will 
contribute  $5,000.  I'll  contribute  $1,000 
and  can  guarantee  a  minimum  of 
$10,000  from  Minnesota.  If  there  are 
any  excess  funds  when  the  job  is  done, 
they  will  be  returned  to  those  who 
make  the  contributions." 

Pledges  from  Many  Sections 

Sidney  Samuelson,  another  member 
of  Steffes  committee,  also  urged  the 
need  for  action  and  money,  ending  with 
a  pledge  of  support  of  an  unnamed 
amount  from  New  Jersey.  Martin  G. 
Smith  of  the  I.  T.  0.  of  Ohio  pledged 
between  $10,000  and  $15,000.  Harry 
A.  Cole,  Texas,  guaranteed  $5,000, 
including  $1,000  from  himself.  Yamins 
whispered  to  Ritchie  who  announced 
$5,000  from  New  England. 

Speaking  for  his  own  state,  Richey 
added  that  $10,000  was  not  improb- 
able from  Michigan.  "Western  Penn- 
sylvania will  go  along,"  declared  Wil- 
liam B.  Davis.  "So  will  Washington, 
D.  C,"  added  Charles  H.  Olive.  E. 
F.  Maertz,  Wisconsin,  delivered  his 
unit  for  an  unspecified  amount,  while 
Ritter  stated  $1,000  he  would  donate 
would  pay  for  his -bond  as  guardian 
of  the  fund,  describing  what  he  char- 
acterized as  the  necessity  for  the  cam- 
paign. Cole  told  of  conditions  in  Tex- 
as in  1919.  He  explained  there  were 
no  affiliated  houses  in  his  state.  Two 
years  later  there  were  11.  By  1933, 
four  chains  had  187,  while  today,  he 
added,  290  of  Texas'  700  houses  in  op- 
eration were  chain  controlled. 

The  convention  passed  a  reso- 
lution thanking  Hardy  for  his  talk 
and  petitioning  Attorney  General 
Cummings  in  Washington  to  take  ac- 
tion promptly  where  circumstances  in- 
dicate independent  exhibitors  need  re- 
lief from  trade  malpractices. 

Insertion  of  political  propaganda  in 
films  was  condemned  in  another  reso- 
lution, as  was  the  appearance  of  stars 
in  national  broadcasts  competing  with 
theatre  business.  The  delegates  in  still 
another  resolution  frowned  upon  per- 
centage pictures  and  designated  play- 
dates  and  urged  members  to  avoid 
buying  films  on  such  terms  "where 
possible."  The  committees  on  good- 
will and  Legion  of  Decency  activities 


submitted  no  report  and  merely  rec- 
ommended continuation  of  Allied's 
policy  of  cooperating  with  public  and 
social  groups  in  furtherance  of  clean 
pictures.  Clearance  and  zoning  were 
held  by  that  committee  to  be  a  lo- 
cal problem. 

Abram  F.  Myers,  before  the  final 
gavel  fell,  reviewed  the  three-day  ses- 
sion and  declared  himself  as  having 
been  impressed  with  the  "amazing  soli- 
darity and  strength"  shown.  He  urged 
members  not  to  rest  on  trade  paper 
headlines,  but  cautioned  that  the  course 
plotted  here  must  be  carried  on.  He 
also  intimated  little  action  may  be  ex- 
pected in  the  next  couple  of  months 
because  legislatures  generally  are  not 
meeting  and  many  courts  are  about 
to  embark  on  their  summer  vacations. 

As  predicted,  Allied  voted  for  the 
national  insurance  plan  developed 
with  Lloyd's  of  London  by  Arthur  K. 
Howard,  business  manager  of  the  In- 
dependent Exhibitors  of  New  Eng- 
land, Inc. 

Eddie  Golden,  sales  manager  for 
Chesterfield  and  Invincible,  spoke  on 
the  playdate  tieup  with  Allied  and  de- 
clared he  viewed  the  potentialities  of 
the  deal  as  perhaps  auguring  the  crea- 
tion of  a  new  major  company. 

James  Caffrey  of  the  Federal  Hous- 
ing Administration  explained  how  ex- 
hibitors might  arrange  for  loans  from 
the  Government,  declaring  that  this 
was  possible  on  anything  which  be- 
came real  estate.  He  embraced  in 
these  classifications  air  conditioning 
and  other  types  of  equipment. 

Dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Frank 
J.  Rembusch  and  the  work  he  had 
done  on  behalf  of  the  independent  ex- 
hibitor was  a  resolution  sponsored  bv 
R.  R.  Blair. 

The  chair  expressed  thanks  to  Na- 
tional Screen  for  its  sympathy  and 
cooperation,  the  bows  for  which  were 
accepted  by  Morton  Van  Praag. 

Allied's  1937  convention  city  was 
not  designated,  but  will  be  deter- 
mined by  the  board  in  January.  Chi- 
cago already  has  entered  its  bid. 

Late  afternoon  and  early  evening 
planes  and  trains  were  heavily  booked 
with  the  departing  delegations. 


Lichtman  Looks  to  N.  C. 

Cleveland,  June  5. — With  one 
theatre  at  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C,  as  a 
jumping  off  place,  A.  E.  Lichtman, 
Washington  exhibitor,  is  carefully 
scanning  North  Carolina  as  a  field  for 
expansion.  He  has  just  taken  over 
the  Jefferson,  at  Newport  News,  Va. 


Spending  Road 
To  Prosperity, 
Warner  States 


{Continued  from  page  1) 
expansion  program  and  is  starting  on 
another.  We  have  just  finished  five 
gigantic  sound  stages,  a  craft  build- 
ing that  covers  five  acres,  a  new  prop- 
erty building,  truck  sheds,  scene  docks, 
20  acres  of  permanent  street  sets  and 
smaller  structures.  We  have  also  pur- 
chased a  500-acre  tract  near  Cala- 
bassas,  Cal. 

"We  have  approved  and  given  or- 
ders for  a  five-story  office  building,  a 
new  laboratory  for  developing  film,  a 
tremendous  sound  stage  inside  which 
will  be  a  theatre  seating  1,000  persons, 
new  film  vaults,  projection  and  cutting 
rooms  and  22  additional  dressing 
rooms.  Also,  we  shall  re-build  a 
sound  stage  and  lift  its  roof  from  40 
to  90  feet." 

Business  judgment  plus  an  absolute 
faith  in  the  future  led  to  the  decision 
for  the  expansion  program,  Warner 
explained. 

"We  studied  our  problem,  and 
learned  that  we  could  make  better  pic- 
tures, improve  their  entertainment 
value  and  work  more  efficiently  with 
the  added  facilities,"  he  said.  "It  was 
a  business  decision  pure  and  simple." 

The  motion  picture  has  assumed  a 
new  and  important  social  and  educa- 
tional significance,  he  said. 

"We  could  not  have  developed  and 
grown  without  that  occurring,"  he 
said.  "It  was  an  inevitable  step,  and 
one  that  we  welcomed. 

"We  hear  much  talk  today  of  the 
need  for  better  international  under- 
standing, that  it  will  lessen  the  chances 
for  war,  will  make  for  increased  trade. 
That  undoubtedly  is  true.  And,  is 
there  any  better  medium  to  accomplish 
this  understanding  than  through  the 
motion  picture?    I  know  of  none. 

"When  we  were  children,  all  we 
knew  about  the  people  and  life  in 
other  lands  was  what  we  got  from  our 
school  books.  We  did  not  really  know 
these  people.  They  seemed  too  re- 
mote, too  far  away  to  permit  of  gen- 
uine understanding. 

"But  the  child  of  today,  through  the 
motion  picture,  actually  sees  the  people 


From  the  Corridor  Reporter 


Cleveland,  June  5.— H.  M.  Ritchie 
is  eating  lunch  on  the  perilous  end  of 
tables  and  chairs.  It  seems  he  is  busy. 
+ 

J.  Don  Alexander  is  holding  open 
house  for  all  and  sundry.     The  ad- 
vertising film  business  must  be  it. 
+ 

A   familiar   sight :    Harry  Cole's 
distinguished    white    mane    and  his 
equally  long  and  ever-present  cigars. 
+ 

Al  Steffes  is  affecting  white  ties 
and  deep  black  or  maroon  shirts. 
+ 

Sid  Samuelson  insists  he  started 
off  badly  at  golf  and  then  picked  up 
as  he  traveled  around  the  Beechmont 
course. 

+ 

George  Roberts,  district  manager 


for  Twentieth  Century-Fox;  Izzv 
Schmertz,  local  manager,  H.  C.  Bis- 
sell  of  Columbia,  and  Harry  Scott 
of  G.  B.  among  the  branch  managers 
mixing  around. 

+ 

Many  familiar  facees  here :  Saper- 
stein  of  Chicago,  Ritter  of  Detroit, 
Mack  of  Chicago,  O'Donnell,  once 
of  New  York  and  now  Columbus;  E. 
M.  Loew  of  Boston,  Ansin,  also  of 
Bean  Town,  Herrington  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Berger  of  Minneapolis  and 
Minnesota  points  ;  Blum  of  Baltimore, 
Lichtman  and  Olive  of  Washing- 
ton; Schine  of  Gloversville — to  name 
a  few. 

+ 

The  town  and  the  Hollenden  are 
infested  with  tiny  mosquitos.  "Very 
unusual,"  reports  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 


of  other  lands,  what  they  look  like, 
how  they  live.  He  knows  them  almost 
as  well  as  his  fellows,  as  the  boy  down 
the  block.  This,  it  seems  to  me,  is 
the  greatest  possible  spur  to  inter- 
national understanding. 

An  afternoon  session  following  the 
luncheon  closed  the  three-day  conven- 
tion. 

The  convention  delegates  return  to- 
day to  their  territories,  where  they 
will  hold  individual  meetings  with 
their  sales  forces  on  the  Warner  line- 
up for  the  forthcoming  season. 

The  Eastern  and  Canadian  district 
and  branch  managers  who  leave  to- 
day are :  Robert  Smeltzer,  Eastern 
district  manager,  with  headquarters  in 
Washington,  and  branch  managers 
Ray  S.  Smith  of  Albany;  Thomas  B. 
Spry  of  Boston;  Harry  A.  Seed  of 
Buffalo;  Nat  Furst  of  New  Haven; 
W.  G.  Mansell  of  Philadelphia; 
Charles  Rich  of  Pittsburgh;  Fred  E. 
North,  central  district  manager,  with 
headquarters  in  Detroit,  and  branch 
managers  Al  Shmitken  of  Cincinnati; 
M.  Mooney  of  Cleveland ;  Oscar 
Kuschner  of  Indianapolis ;  R.  H. 
Haines,  metropolitan  district  manager, 
and  branch  managers  Harry  Decker 
of  New  York  and  Brooklyn;  and 
Harry  Hummell  of  New  Jersey; 
H.  O.  Paynter,  Canadian  district  man- 
ager with  headquarters  in  Toronto, 
and  branch  managers  L.  Geller  of 
Calgary;  M.  J.  Isman  of  Montreal; 
L.  McKenzie  of  St.  John;  J.  Plottel 
of  Vancouver ;  W.  Cohen  of  Winni- 
peg. 

The  Western  and  Southern  -ales 
convention  will  be  held  June  15  to  17, 
inclusive,  at  the  Blackstone,  Chicago, 
with  Gradwell  L.  Sears,  western  and 
southern  sales  manager,  presiding. 


Cochran  Plans  Color  Film 

London,  May  28. — C.  B.  Cochran 
has  signed  with  Max  Schach  of  Capi- 
tol to  produce  a  Technicolor  feature, 
under  the  direction  of  Walter  Forde, 
at  Denham  in  the  fall.  General  Film 
Distributors  will  release  the  film, 
which  will  be  a  revue,  featuring  old 
and  new  vaudeville  stars. 


Wall  Street 


Small  Gains  Continue  on  Board 

Net 

Close  Change 

3554  +  x 
m  -  h 

164        -f  54 

4454  +  a 


High 

Columbia,   vtc    . .  3554 

Consolidated    4% 

Eastman   Kodak..  164 


Loew  s.  Inc  4454 

Paramount    8 

Paramount  1  pfd.  60*i 
Paramount  2  pfd.  8*4 

Pathe   Film    754 

RKO    5$6 

20th  Century-Fox.  25*4 
20th  Century,  pfd.  3454 
Warner  Bros.   . . .  9% 


Low 

35 
4*4 
164 
43% 
7*4 
60{4 
854 


554 
2454 
34 

m  9*4 


60*6  +  X 

m   

7   

5*i  +  H 

25*4  +1# 
34J4 


Xo  Change  on  Curb 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Sonoione    2*4      254  2*4   

Technicolor    29       28*4  29   

Trans-Lux    4*6      4*6      4*6   1 

GTE  Bonds  Up  Slightly 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40. ...  2354  2354  2354  —  V> 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  23*4  23*4  23*4  +  H 
Keith  B.  F. 

6s  '46    92*4    92*4    92*4    —  J4 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   9754     97J4  97%   

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    86       86       86       +  *4 

RKO  6s  '41  pp...  6354  6354  6354  —154 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94       9354    93%    +  X 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  5) 


The  Leading 


Motior 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  Ini 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.   NO.  134 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JUNE  8,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


V 


Burkan,  Noted 
Attorney,  Dies 
At  L.  I.  Home 


Acute    Indigestion  the 
Cause — Was  57 

Xathan  Burkan,  probably  the  most 
prominent  of  film  and  theatrical  at- 
torneys and  a  director  of  United 
Artists,  died  suddenly  at  his  home  at 
Great  Neck,  L.  I.,  Saturday,  follow- 
ing an  attack  of  acute  indigestion.  He 
was  57. 

The  end  came  at  8  A.  M.,  but  word 
of  Burkan's  passing  did  not  circulate 
until  later  in  the  day  when  it  became 
a  general  topic  of  regret,  especially 
among  the  many  prominent  film  men 
attending  the  races  at  Belmont. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  at 
Temple  Emanu-El  at  11  A.  M.  to- 
morrow morning.  Rabbi  Xathan 
A.  Perilman  will  officiate  and  inter- 
ment will  be  at  Union  Field  Cemetery 
in  Queens.  Yesterday,  the  body  was 
removed  to  the  Universal  Funeral 
Chapel. 

Many  prominent  civic  and  show 
world  figures  will  be  among  the  honor- 
ary pallbearers,  including  Nicholas  M. 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

Bank  Night  Meeting 
In  Denver  Tomorrow 

Denver,  June  7. — Affiliated  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  owners  of  Bank  Night, 
will  open  their  three-day  convention 
at  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel  here  on 
Tuesday.  The  first  two  days  will  be 
devoted  to  business  sessions  and  the 
third  to  entertainment,  consisting 
chiefly  of  mountain  trips.  Rick 
Ricketson,  manager  of  Fox  Inter- 
mountain,  will  be  toastmaster  at  a 
luncheon  Tuesday  and  Mayor  Ben  F. 
Stapleton  will  make  the  principal 
address. 

Salesmen  and  representatives  of  the 
chance  game  will  attend.    Claude  C. 
Ezell,    sales   manager,    will  preside. 
Talks  will  be  given  by  Emmett  Thur- 
(Continued  on  page  7) 

Ampa  Awards  to  Be 
Made  on  Thursday 

Presentation  of  Ampa's  first  annual 
advertising  and  publicity  awards  will 
take  place  Thursday  at  the  Astor. 
Four  plaques  and  several  certificates 
of  merit  will  be  awarded.  The  affair 
will  be  Ampa's  final  public  program 
of  the  season. 

Plaques  will  be  given  for  the  best 
trade  ad,  the  best  public  ad,  best 
poster  _  and  best  press  sheet.  Judges 
are  being  named  from  advertising,  ex- 
hibition and  publishing  ranks. 


M-G-M  Not  to 
Sell  Star  Units 
Next  Season 


Thirty  of  44  to  Be  Big 
Features,  Force  Told 

M-G-M  will  not  sell  next  season's 
lineup  in  star  series,  as  heretofore,  it 
is  learned.  Salesmen  will  concentrate 
on  the  44-52  figures  rather  than  stress 
players  tentatively  listed,  assuring  ex- 
hibitors that  of  the  minimum  number 
of  44  there  will  be  at  least  30  big 
pictures. 

For  smaller  circuits  and  individual 
theatre  owners,  the  company  is  under- 
stood to  have  a  policy  whereby  sales 
forces  will  ask  a  minimum  of  four 
pictures  at  40  per  cent.  The  next  12 
will  be  sold  on  a  flat  rental,  the  fig- 
ures to  be  based  on  the  percentages 
received  for  the  four  35  per  cent  fea- 
tures on  this  season's  schedule.  The 
next  14  pictures  will  be  scaled  at  70 
per  cent  of  the  flat  rental  asked  for 
the  previous  12,  it  is  said. 

The  balance  of  14-22  will  be  subject 
to  negotiations  on  a  rental  said  to  be 
along  the  lines  of  prices  paid  for 
(Continued  on  page  8) 

Talk  Increases  in 
Cincinnati  Prices 

Cincinnati,  June  7. — According  to 
reports  current  here,  a  price  advance 
in  neighborhood  and  suburban  houses 
is  due  in  the  early  fall,  if  not  now. 

"Prices  in  all  other  lines  have  ad- 
vanced, and  in  many  cases  there  have 
been  sizable  wage  increases,  so  why 
shouldn't  admissions  be  revised  up- 
ward, at  least  by  a  small  amount,"  an 
exhibitor  spokesman  is  quoted  as 
saying.  In  the  majority  of  cases 
suburban  houses,  particularly  in  the 
outlying  districts,  are  operating  only 
in  the  evenings.  Matinees,  except  on 
Saturdays,  Sundays  and  holidays, 
have  proved  unprofitable.  However, 
many  suburban  houses  are  being  re- 
modeled or  improved  in  anticipation 
of  a  pickup  in  business  based  on  better 
business  conditions  generally. 

I  AT  SE  Men  in  K.C. 
For  Annual  Session 

Kansas  City,  June  7.  —  Delegates 
are  arriving  here  today  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada  for 
the  I.A.T.S.E.  and  M.P.O.A.  conven- 
tion which  starts  tomorrow.  It  will 
continue  for  three  days. 

Executive  board  members  have  been 
in  town  for  several  days  and  have  held 
discussions  of  policy  and  convention 
details. 


Just  the  Same 

Chicago,  June  7. — Are  all 
theatres  in  England  open? 
L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic  repre- 
sentative in  the  British  Isles, 
was  asked  by  an  inquiring 
reporter  from  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 

"Yes,  all  but  the  flea  pits." 
"What  are  flea  pits?" 
"They're    what    you  call 
dumps  over  here." 


Agnew  Ends  Sales 
Meet  of  Paramount 

Chicago,  June  7. — Paramount  sales 
executives  closed  their  conference  at 
the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here  yes- 
terday with  a  company  message  from 
Neil  Agnew,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  and  an  outline  by  Cecil 
B.  De  Mille  of  his  production  plans 
for  the  new  season. 

Agnew  completed  a  review  of  the 
product  planned  for  next  year  and 
answered  sales  policy  queries  by  the 
district  managers.  Agnew  said  he  felt 
Paramount  had  a  better  lineup  for 
next  season  than  the  company  had  had 
in  years  and  that  with  the  studio 
organization  rapidly  being  strength- 
ened the  sales  force  could  be  confident 
of  deliveries  which  matched  the  plans 
for  the  new  season. 

Discussing  his  plans  for  "The 
Plainsman,"  De  Mille  said  shooting 
on  the  picture,  which  will  star  Gary 
Cooper,  with  Jean  Arthur  and  George 
Bancroft,  would  start  July  15.  He 
said  it  was  being  planned  on  "super- 
special"  lines. 

William  LeBaron,  studio  head,  was 
scheduled  to  be  here  to  address  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Meeting  Thursday  on 
Sale  of  Film  Rights 

Contract  committees  of  the  Drama- 
tists' Guild  and  the  League  of  N.  Y. 
Theatres  will  meet  Thursday  to  work 
out  rules  for  the  sale  of  film  rights  to 
plays. 

Film  companies,  led  by  M-G-M  and 
Warners,  assert  that  unless  the  rules 
which  are  drafted  are  made  a  part  of 
the  new  contract  just  entered  into  by 
the  dramatists  and  producing  man- 
agers, no  financial  backing  for  new 
season  stage  plays  will  be  forthcoming 
from  them.  The  dramatists  contend 
that  the  selling  rules  should  be  flexible 
and  in  a  form  to  permit  revision  in 
accordance  with  possible  changes  in 
production  conditions,  which  would  be 
impossible  if  the  rules  were  made  a 
part  of  the  new  five-year  contract. 

Warners  have  already  made  ar- 
rangements for  financing  two  produc- 
tions by  George  Abbot  and  the  pro- 
duction of  "White  Horse  Inn"  for  next 
season. 


Wide  Changes 
In  RCA's  New 
20th-Fox  Pact 

Free    Installation  and 
Parts;  Fees  Cut 

Wide  departures  from  the  terms  of 
sound  recording  licensing  agreements 
in  use  heretofore  are  contained  in  a 
new  10-year  agreement  which  RCA 
Photophone  has  just  closed  with 
Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

Outstanding  innovations  in  the  new 
contract,  which  constitutes  the  first 
extension  of  RCA  service  within 
major  studio  ranks  in  years,  include 
free  installation  and  wiring  and  the 
furnishing  of  spare  and  renewal  parts 
without  charge,  a  single  fee  for  a  pic- 
ture recorded  in  this  country  and  dis- 
tributed throughout  the  world,  no 
additional  charge  for  the  recording  of 
trailers  or  for  "dubbing"  of  sound  in 
this  country  and  the  establishment  of 
a  charge  of  50  per  cent  of  the  domes- 
tic recording  fee  for  original  foreign 
language  versions  made  here. 

The  agreement  specifies  generally 
lower  royalty  fees  for  sound  recording 
than  Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  ever 
paid  before,  according  to  the  equip- 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Warner  Short  List 
Increased  to  136 

Warners  will  have  136  shorts  next 
season,  an  increase  of  six  over  the 
current  schedule.  At  the  same  time, 
the  single  reel  subjects  will  be  in- 
creased and  the  two-reelers  reduced  in 
number. 

Two  new  series  will  be  featured  on 
the  1936-37  lineup.  One  will  be  13 
Pictorial  Reviews  in  color  and  spon- 
sored by  the  Pictorial  Review  maga- 
zine. The  other  series  will  include  13 
black  and  white  cartoons  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Leon  Schlesinger,  who  will 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Sees  Republic  Gains 
In  U.  K.  Next  Season 

Chicago,  June  7.  —  Republic  is  ex- 
pected to  double  last  year's  business 
in  the  United  Kingdom  next  season, 
Sam  Smith,  British  franchise  holder, 
told  delegates  here  before  the  annual 
sales  convention  ended  at  the  Drake. 
He  stated  that  the  company's  lineup 
for  1936-37  had  many  pictures  with 
unusual  appeal  to  the  English  public. 

Smith  announced  that  British  Lion 
would  probably  have  six  of  its  fea- 

(Centinued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  June  8,  1936  No.  134 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


^Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancatl,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
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Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
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Autre,  Representative:  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 
3V  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka:,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative:  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  IVeissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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Supply  Group  Hears 
Reports,  Addresses 

Chicago,  June  7.  —  Reports  from 
various  committees  today  featured  the 
convention  of  Independent  Theatres 
Supply  Dealers  Ass'n.  as  it  neared  its 
close.  The  four-day  session  will  wind 
up  tomorrow. 

Addresses  by  E.  A.  Williford  of 
National  Carbon  Co.,  S.  M.  Zinner, 
Capt.  John  W.  Gorby  on  "Standard- 
ization, Quality  and  the  Value  of  a 
Testing  Bureau,"  J.  B.  Kleckner  on 
"Should  the  Independent  Theatre 
Supply  Dealer  Remain  in  the  Com- 
mercial Banking  Business,"  high- 
lighted Saturday's  sessions. 

A  bigger  attendance  had  been  antici- 
pated, but  the  Allied  convention  in 
Cleveland,  which  conflicted  with  the 
opening  of  the  Supply  Dealers'  meet- 
ing, had  an  effect  on  the  attendance. 


Lloyd  in  New  Para.  Deal 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Harold  Lloyd 
yesterday  signed  an  independent  pro- 
ducing and  releasing  contract  with 
Paramount  for  more  than  one  picture 
annually,  the  exact  number  not  being 
revealed. 

Paramount  also  signed  Fanchon  to 
a  long  term  contract  to  advise  William 
LeBaron  on  the  production  of  musi- 
cals. The  contract  provides  for  a 
producing  post  later. 


En  Route  to  New  York 

IT  was  alright.  Many  of  the 
boys  wanted  to  get  away  from 
home  anyway  and  this  conven- 
tion, like  all  the  others  whose 
spots  have  not  changed  down  the 
years,  offered  the  opportunity. 
Not  only  that.  Railroad  fares 
were  down,  allowing  exhibitors 
to  ride  in  and  out  of  Cleveland 
in  drawing  rooms  and  bedrooms 
at  so  little  money,  relatively,  that 
it  became  a  cinch  and  practically 
no  expense  to  travel  in  the  style 
usually  associated  with  pluto- 
cratic producers  and  distributors. 

T 

At  five  bucks,  all  inclusive, 
there  was  food.  There  was  a 
party  at  a  night  club  called  the 
Mayfair  Casino.  There  was  a 
golf  tournament.  And  a  banquet 
with  entertainment  furnished  by 
the  affiliated  chains  Allied  is  al- 
ways death  on.  The  Vogue 
Room  and  the  bar  at  the  Hollen- 
den  did  a  right  smart  gross.  The 
burleycue  show  around  the  cor- 
ner did  only  a  fairish  business, 
but  Wimpy's  hamburger  joint 
along  about  two  and  later  each 
morning  could  have  hung  out  the 
S.R.O.  sign  if  the  management 
owned  one.  Between  the  conven- 
tion of  the  Brotherhood  of  Loco- 
motive Engineers,  the  Exide  bat- 
tery boys  and  the  advance  crowd 
of  Republicans  trying  to  go  en- 
thusiastic over  Landon,  it  was 
sometimes  hard  to  tell  which 
convention  was  doing  what.  .  .  . 

T 

But  business  was  transacted. 
Of  course,  after  all  these  years,  it 
is  our  own  idea  that  Messrs. 
Myers,  Yamins,  Steffes,  Richey, 
Samuelson,  Cole  and  others  of 
that  limited  group  which  fashions 
Allied's  bullets  ought  to  be 
slightly  shame-faced  and  cer- 
tainly should  have  done  better  by 
their  constituency  than  reviving 
such  old  chestnuts  for  campaign 
issues  and  organizational  bally- 
hoo. We  propose  taking  you 
back  over  some  of  the  ground  for 
whatever  fun  we  may  have  over- 
looked as  the  day-by-day  dis- 
patches were  hurried  over  the 
wires.  .  .  . 

T 

Chestnut  Number  One — Pro- 
ducer-distributor aggression  in 
the  theatre  field  must  cease  forth- 
with and  even  faster.  We'll  let 
the  formal  resolution  have  its  say 
and  then  we'll  pick  up : 

Whereas,  the  operation  of 
theatres  by  the  producers 
and  distributors  tends  directly 
toward  monopoly,  results  in  un- 
fair practices  and  restraint  of 
trade  bringing  about  inevitably 
the  complete  destruction  of  inde- 
pendent theatres,  deprives  the 


public  of  freedom  of  choice  on 
the  matter  of  motion  picture  en- 
tertainment and  is  otherwise 
contrary  to  the  public  interests 

NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE  IT  RE- 
SOLVED by  the  independent  mo- 
tion picture  theatre  owners  of 
the  United  States  assembled  at 
the  annual  convention  of  Allied 
States  Association  of  Motion 
Picture  Exhibitors  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  this  fourth  day  of  June, 
1936,  as  follows : 

First— That  Allied  States  As- 
sociation embark  on  a  campaign 
of  vigorous  action,  employing 
all  legal  means  at  its  disposal 
to  retard  and  prevent  the  fur- 
ther expansion  of  the  affiliated 
chains  and  to  enjoin  and  re- 
strain the  unfair  and  oppressive 
methods  by  which  they  are  en- 
larging and  extending  their 
monopoly. 

Second — That  in  carrying  out 
this  mandate  the  general  coun- 
sel and  the  president  of  Allied, 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  special  committee  of  three, 
is  authorized  and  directed  to  co- 
operate with  and  assist  indepen- 
dent exhibitors  belonging  to  re- 
gional units  of  Allied  in  the 
institution  and  prosecution  to 
final  judgment  such  numbers  of 
cases  as  may  be  necessary  to 
obtain  a  judicial  determination 
of  the  legal  rights  of  such  inde- 
pendents under  existing  laws  in 
their  struggle  to  remain  in 
business. 

Third — That  the  general  coun- 
sel is  further  authorized  and 
directed  to  prepare  suitable 
drafts  of  bills  for  introduction 
into  the  Federal  Congress  and 
the  legislatures  of  the  states 
having  for  their  purpose  the 
complete  disassociation  of  the 
functions  of  production  and  dis- 
tribution of  motion  pictures  on 
the  one  hand  and  the  exhibition 
of  such  pictures  on  the  other 
with  the  recommendation  that 
independent  exhibitors,  individu- 
ally and  through  their  associ- 
•  ation,  strive  for  the  enactment 
of  such  legislation. 

▼ 

There  is  a  reason  or  two 
around  to  support  the  impression 
that  Myers  had  a  slant  on  the 
text  of  Russell  Hardy's  address. 
When  the  latter,  who  told  us,  but 
not  the  convention,  that  he  was 
uncovering  his  personal  views, 
declared  he  believed  legislation 
divorcing  production  and  distri- 
bution from  exhibition  was  pos- 
sible, although  admittedly  not 
illegal  under  present  statutes, 
there  followed  the  above  resolu- 
tion. It  all  dovetailed  very  neatly 
as  was  designed.  The  resolution 
marked  the  highlight  of  Thurs- 
day's session,  made  the  headlines 
in  the  trade  press  which  it  was 
expected  to  make  and  got  some 
of  the  Allied  boys  slightly 
steamed.  That's  how  successful 
conventions    are    made.  After 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 


eighteen  years  of  'em,  we  admit 
to  the  designation  of  expert  

T 

Everyone  seemed  perfectly 
willing  to  take  it  for  granted  that 
producers  could  be  made  to  kiss 
their  theatres  goodbye.  Nobody 
seemed  interested  enough  to  ask 
what  the  producers  might  think 
of  the  suggestion.  Nowhere  did 
we  run  across  anyone  who  could 
or  would  deny  the  right  of  a 
manufacturer  to  enter  the  retail 
end  of  his  own  industry.  You 
know,  like  Standard,  Shell  and 
the  oil  companies;  Johnson  and 
Murphy  shoes,  et  al.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Chestnut  Number  Two — The 
blasts  and  the  tirades  against 
Will  Hays.  That  one  came 
straight  from  the  archives,  as 
thoroughly  dusty  as  all  of  the 
fake  Napoleon  brandy  on  the 
market.  The  stockholders,  credi- 
tors and  trustees  of  Hays-mem- 
ber companies  are  to  be  peti- 
tioned to  give  Hays  his  pink  slip, 
or  whatever  color  slip  they  use 
over  on  West  44th  St.  Nobody 
stopped  to  inquire  how  Allied 
would  go  about  learning  who  the 
stockholders  of  Warners,  Metro, 
Paramount,  RKO,  etc.,  were.  The 
important  holdings  are  on  file 
with  the  S.  E.  C.  in  Washington, 
of  course,  but  those  blocks  of  se- 
curities are  in  the  hands  of  the 
interests  and  the  individuals  who 
gave  Hays  his  new  five  year  con- 
tract some  months  back,  well 
satisfied  with  his  administration 
and  the  job  he  is  turning  out. . . . 

▼ 

But,  we  repeat,  it  was  alright 
if  you  keep  the  objectives  in 
mind.  The  cheers  which  greeted 
the  Hays  resolution  tied  in  with 
the  excitement  of  chain  oppres- 
sion and  aggression.  That,  in 
turn,  filled  in  the  background  for 
Al  Steffes  and  his  "war  chest" 
drive.  We  have  a  respect  for 
Al's  technique.  Either  he  has 
made  a  study  of  mob  psychology 
or  inherently  understands  what 
makes  it  tick.  There  were  the 
Allied  stalwarts,  naturally,  ready 
to  back  him  up.  For  Minnesota, 
Steffes  pledged  a  minimum  of 
$10,000  toward  the  ultimate 
$250,000;  Sid  Samuelson  ha- 
rangued the  boys  into  further 
action.  Harry  Cole  had  to  look 
in  his  bankbook,  said  he,  before 
taking  the  road  to  Cleveland,  but 
he'd  give  $1,000  if  he  had  to  bor-  ! 
row  it.  Ohio,  it  developed,  was  j 
good  for  $10,000;  by  stretching  a 
point,  perhaps  $15,000.  Benny 
Berger,  just  a  small  exhibitor 
from  Minnesota,  promised  $5,000. 
Steffes  said  so.  The  tally  ended 
at  $45,000,  arrived  at  almost  as 
quickly  as  you  can  read  this.  We 
thought  it  was  pretty  good  for  a 
crowd  of  small  exhibitors  who 
didn't  know  where  the  next  filet 
mignon  was  coming  from. . . . 

T 

Anyhow,  H.  M.  Richey  did  a 
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1 


DARINGLY  DIFFERENT  TYPE 
OF  SCREEN  ATTRACTION 
SALUTED  WITH  THE  GREATEST 
REVIEWS  IN  THE  HISTORY  OF 
THE  MOTION  PICTURE  PRESS! 


"  'The  Green  Pastures'  is  something  new  under  the  mo- 
tion picture  sun!  It  has  had  no  predecessor;  nothing 
heretofore  produced  is  even  vaguely  similar.  Sure  to 
make  a  deep  impression  upon  audiences,  it  looms 
as  a  valuable  contribution  in  the  progress  of 
screen  production.  It  is  a  tribute  to  brainy,  intelli- 
gent craftsmanship,"  declares  Motion  Picture  Daily. 
"To  describe  the  utter  charm  of  'The  Green  Pastures' 
makes  a  review  sound  like  some  Warner  publicity. 
And  a  week  after  'Anthony  Adverse'  from  the 
same  lot,  it  sets  an  example  difficult  for  any  studio  to 
follow!  In  every  department  it  may  be  regarded  as 
flawless.  Undoubtedly  one  of  the  outstanding  films  of 
the  decade!  "-Douglas  Churchill's  syndicated  review. 
"One  of  the  screen's  truly  great  dramatic  recordings 
is  Warners'  production  of  'The  Green  Pastures'.  It 
will  feed  the  pride  of  producers,  directors,  players 
and  all  who  had  a  big  or  little  share  in  the  film  trans- 
lation. It  will  amply  feed  the  tills  of  exhibitors  in 
city  and  hamlet  the  world  around,  wherever  folk 


can  be  moved  by  simple,  majestic  drama  and  beauty. 
Primarily  it  is  mass  entertainment— and  should  have 
a  long,  prosperous  life  on  merit  and  novelty  which 
will  be  widely  broadcast",  writes  Variety  Daily. 
Louella  Parsons,  popular  motion  picture  columnist, 
calls  this  "One  of  the  grandest  pictures  ever  made!" 
"Marvelous-there  never  was  a  better  or  finer  pic- 
ture made!"  agrees  Harry  Neimeyer  of  St.  Louis  Post- 
Dispatch.  "It's  a  pip  —  most  refreshing  picture  I've 
ever  seen!"  raves  Dorothy  Manners  of  Photoplay. 
"A  magnificent  motion  picture!"  says  Literary  Digest. 
And  Jack  Moffitt  of  the  Kansas  City  Star  names  it 
"the  greatest  picture  to  come  out  of  Hollywood"! 
"Laughter  from  the  heart  was  the  perfect  tribute.  Sure- 
ly this  is  the  most  beautiful  triumph  of  the  screen  for 
years  to  come!"— Richard  Sheridan  Ames  of  Chicago 
Mail.  "Extraordinarily  moving.  If  anything  the  con- 
gratulations showered  on  Jack  Warner  were  more  ef- 
fusive than  those  following  the  preview  of  'Anthony 
Adverse'!"— Harrison  Carroll's  syndicated  flash. 
"'The  Green  Pastures'  deserves  a  play  date  in  every 
theatre  throughout  the  whole  wide  world.  It  is 
grand  entertainment !  You  will  be  able  to  look  back 
upon  its  engagement  at  your  theatre  with  pleasure— 
when  you  think  of  the  receipts;  and  with  pride— that 
your  theatre  was  privileged  to  play  it,"  is  the  opinion 
of  Editor  'Chick'  Lewis  of  Showmen's  Trade  Review. 
"An  opinion  can  be  best  expressed  by  cheers.  If 
you  get  the  idea  that  I  am  very  much  excited  about 
'The  Green  Pastures',  then  you've  got  the  right  idea ! " 
says  Sidney  Skolsky  in  his  syndicated  column. 
"Undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  unusual  and  most  en- 
tertaining motion  pictures  to  reach  the  screen!"  ex- 


claims  Jimmy  Starr  of  the  L.  A.  Herald-Express.  "A 
perfect  marvel  of  entertainment !"-  Lloyd  Pantages. 
"An  absolute  artistic  triumph!,,  reports  Box-Off  ice. 
"This  is  positively  one  of  the  finest  films  the  screen 
has  ever  made— a  film  to  see  and  cheer  about", 
says  William  Boehnel  in  the  N.Y.  World-Telegram. 


PASTURES 

A  Fable  by  Marc  Connelly  •  Directed  by  Marc  Connelly  and  William  Keighley 

Following  Its  Phenomenal  Five -Year 
Stage  Run,  This  Greatest  Of  All  Modern 
Show  Properties  Is  Ready  Now  For  Early 
Screen  Presentation  By  Warner  Bros. 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 


Wide  Changes 
In  RCA's  New 
20th-Fox  Pact 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

nent  company's  announcement.  These 
ovalties  vary  in  accordance  with  the 
:o*st  of  each  production,  it  was  said. 
Substantial  savings"  will  be  effected 
3v  the  producer  in  both  the  cost  of 
he  sound  equipment  and  in  the  distri- 
bution charges  of  its  product,  RCA 
isserts.  A  number  of  the  new  record- 
ng  systems  are  now  en  route  to  the 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  studios  where 
detailed  plans  for  its  use  are  being 
ivorked  out.  The  equipment  is  fur- 
nished complete  and  ready  for  opera- 
:ion  in  the  studios  and  no  charge  is 
nade  for  the  recording  apparatus 
itself,  RCA  states. 

Royalty  fees  for  sound  recording 
n  ill  be  based  "on  actual  running  time 
oi  a  picture  in  the  theatre,  rather  than 
on  an  arbitrary  charge  per  reel 
recorded,"  the  equipment  manufacturer 
says.  It  makes  available  to  the  licen- 
see immediately  the  newest  RCA  "high 
fidelity"  recording  methods  and  all 
new  developments  which  have  been 
perfected  by  the  manufacturer's  labora- 
tories. In  addition,  RCA  states  that 
it  "will  undertake  to  incorporate  new 
improvements  and  developments  in 
sound  into  existing  equipment  as  they 
become  available  during  the  life  of  the 
contract." 

Erpi  Officials  Unavailable 

While  officials  of  Erpi  could  not  be 
reached  on  Saturday  for  a  statement, 
it  is  understood  that  that  company's 
equipment,  which  has  been  used  ex- 
clusively by  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
heretofore,  is  not  being  removed  from 
the  studio.  The  producer's  license 
agreement  with  Erpi  has  not  expired 
and  the  Erpi  agreements  call  for  a 
minimum  recording  royalty  of  ap- 
proximately $100,000  a  year.  It  is 
assumed,  therefore,  that  the  RCA 
equipment  will  be  used  by  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  for  everything  above  the 
Erpi  recording  minimum. 

The  use  of  RCA  equipment  has 
been  confined  to  RKO,  Republic,  Walt 
Disney,  Van  Beuren,  Pathe  News  and 
industrial  film  producers.  The  new 
agreement  with  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  is  the  first  major  extension  of 
RCA  licensing  and  was  made  possible, 
according  to  an  RCA  official,  by 
negotiations  concluded  last  winter  by 
which  Erpi  liberalized  its  agreements 
to  permit  its  licensees  to  use  other 
than  Erpi  equipment  on  recording 
above  the  specified  minimum  amount. 
Negotiations  between  RCA  and  other 
major  studios  are  in  work  and  one  or 
more  licensing  agreements  may  be 
closed  in  the  near  future,  it  was 
learned. 


MOTION  PICTURJE 

DAILY 


Insiders'  Outlook 


(Continued  from  page  2) 

swell  job  of  arrangements.  The 
delegates  got  their  fillip  of  excite- 
ment and  Allied  —  maybe  —  will 
get  a  new  bankroll.  Even  Hardy 
was  given  a  great,  big  hand  when 
he  said  the  Department  of  Justice 
could  be  depended  upon  to  fully 
probe  all  complaints  and  take 
action  when  the  facts  demanded. 
Xobody  took  time  out  to  point 
out  that  this  was  stock  stuff  with 
the  Department  and  its  routine 
statement  of  policy  available  as 
many  times  a  business  day  as 
anyone  may  care  to  inquire.  Per- 
sonally, we  went  through  a  let- 
down. In  Atlanta  last  year, 
Walter  Stoeppleman,  a  Texas  ex- 
hibitor with  a  sense  of  humor, 
was  great  fun.  In  Cleveland,  he 
was  too  quiet.  Richey  slipped 
there.  .  .  . 


Legion  Approves  14 
Of  16  New  Pictures 

Of  16  new  films  reviewed  and  classi- 
fied by  the  National  Legion  of  De- 
cency in  its  list  for  the  current  week, 
10  were  classed  as  unobjectionable  for 
general  patronage,  four  as  unobjection- 
able for  adults  and  two  as  objection- 
able in  part.  The  new  pictures  re- 
viewed, with  their  classifications, 
follow. 

Class  A-l.  Unobjectionable  for 
General  Patronage — "Below  the  Dead- 
line," "Early  to  Bed,"  "The  Green 
Pastures,"  "The  Last  Outlaw,"  "The 
Song  of  China,"  "Thoroughbred," 
"Undercover  Man,"  "The  White 
Angel,"  "Bunker  Bean,"  "Aces  and 
Eights."  Class  A-2.  Unobjectionable 
for  Adults — "Fury,"  "Palm  Springs," 
"Private  Number,"  "She-Devil  Is- 
land." Class  B.  Objectionable  in 
Part — "Das  Verlorene  Tal,"  "Go-Get- 
'Em  Haines." 


Warner  Short  List 
Increased  to  136 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

also  make  a  series  of  13  Technicolor 
animated  subjects. 

Next  season's  two-reelers  will  total 
32  as  compared  with  52  currently 
being  released.  The  one-reel  lineup 
will  total  104  instead  of  the  78  sched- 
uled for  1935-36. 

Titles  and  the  number  of  series  will 
be  announced  at  the  Chicago  sales  ses- 
sion on  June  15. 


Bank  Night  Meeting 
In  Denver  Tomorrow 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

man,  counsel ;  A.  G.  Edwards,  promo- 
tion and  publicity  head,  and  H.  A. 
Grabow,  accountant.  C.  U.  Yaeger, 
president  of  Affiliated,  will  take  part 
in  the  discussions  to  follow  the  talks. 


Maryland  Censor  Injured 

Baltimore,  June  7. — Dr.  George 
Heller,  62,  one  time  chairman  of  the 
State  board  of  censors,  suffered  a 
fractured  skull  and  fracture  of  the 
right  wrist  here  today  when  his  car 
and  another  collided.  He  was  taken 
to  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital.  His  con- 
dition is  serious. 


Arthur  Mayer  Adds  One 

Arthur  Mayer  will  operate  a  new 
theatre  to  be  erected  on  East  23rd 
Street  near  Fourth  Ave.,  which  is  ex- 
pected to  be  opened  next  winter. 


Ronaldo  Back  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  7— Duncan  Ren- 
aldo  has  returned  here  from  Mexico 
and  next  Monday  will  file  an  appli- 
cation for  citizenship. 


Thomas,  Seletsky  III 

Boston,  June  7.  —  Mike  Thomas, 
who  recently  resigned  as  manager  of 
the  former  First  Division  exchange  in 
New  Haven,  is  ill  at  his  home  here. 
Phil  Seletsky,  chief  booker  for  M.  & 
P.  Theatres,  is  at  the  Beth  Israel 
Hospital  recuperating  from  an  opera- 
tion. 


Jack  Ryder  Passes 

Cincinnati,  June  7. — Jack  Ryder, 
64,  veteran  baseball  writer  of  the  Cin 
cinnati  Enquirer,  who  occasionally  re 
viewed  pictures,  is  dead  from  a  heart 
attack.     Funeral  services  are  to  be 
held  Monday. 


"Hill  Tillies"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  June  7. — "Hill  Tillies" 
is  the  new  title  for  the  Kelly-Roberti 
short  filmed  under  the  title  "Ha,  Ha, 
Wilderness."  Gus  Meins  directed  for 
Hal  Roach. 


Wisconsin  Case  Pending 

Milwaukee,  June  7. — With  a  case 
pending  against  Milton  Harman,  man- 
ager of  Saxe's  Garfield,  local  neigh- 
borhood house,  involving  the  legality 
of  Bank  Night,  the  game  is  getting  a 
big  play  in  houses  throughout  the  city 
as  well  as  in  other  situations  in  the 
state. 

The  action  has  been  started  by  the 
new  city  attorney's  office  contending 
Bank  Night  constitutes  a  lottery  and 
is  therefore  illegal.  Efforts  of  the 
former  administration  to  deal  with  the 
problem  were  unsuccessful. 


Astor  Will  Produce 
12  in  Next  2  Years 

Astor  Prod.,  Inc.,  company  just 
formed  by  Robert  M.  Savini,  as  presi- 
dent, and  C.  J.  Tevlin,  will  produce  12 
features  for  national  release  during 
the  next  two  years,  Savini  declared  on 
Saturday.  The  schedule  will  be  pro- 
duced jointly  with  Morgan  Pictures, 
Ltd.,  headed  by  George  Bernard 
Morgan. 

The  first  film,  which  will  start  in 
Hollywood  June  15,  will  be  James 
Fenimore  Cooper's  "The  Deerslayer," 
to  be  supervised  by  William  Berke. 
The  leads  for  the  large  cast  will  be 
determined  in  a  few  days.  The  second 
film,  to  start  immediately  after  "The 
Deerslayer,"  will  be  "The  Wreck  of 
the  Hesperus,"  from  the  Longfellow 
poem.  The  third  will  be  "Salt  of  the 
Earth."  Distribution  plans  will  be 
revealed  shortly  by  Savini. 


Burkan.,  Noted 
Attorney,  Dies 
At  L.  I.  Home 


Hamrick  Cuts  Time  Reel 

Seattle,  June  7. — One  of  the  three 
subjects  in  the  current  issue  of  The 
March  of  Time,  that  devoted  to  the 
breakdown  of  relief  administration  in 
an  Eastern  community,  has  been  de- 
leted from  the  reel  this  week  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue. 

Inquiry  brought  out  the  fact  that 
John  Hamrick,  general  manager  of 
the  Evergreen  circuit,  believed  the 
subject  "depressing." 


Set  Washington  Meet 

Seattle,  June  7. — June  15  at  Spo- 
kane has  been  selected  as  the  date 
and  place  of  the  next  regional  meet- 
ing of  the  M.P.T.O.,  of  Washington. 
Executive  secretary  James  M.  Hone 
of  this  city  is  arranging  the  day's  pro- 
gram. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
and  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Sidney  R. 
Kent,  Samuel  Goldwyn,  John  E. 
Otterson,  Jack  Cohn,  Thomas  Mei- 
ghan,  George  J.  Schaefer,  Gene  Buck, 
Irving  Berlin,  Saul  Bornstein,  E.  C. 
Mills,  Max  Dreyfuss,  Spyros  Skou- 
ras,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Maurice  Silver- 
stone,  Sam  Harris,  Louis  Frohlich 
and  Charles  Schwartz. 

Burkan  was  attorney  for  important 
film  executives,  among  them  Winfield 
Sheehan  and  Walter  Wanger.  For 
many  years,  he  had  been  not  only  at- 
torney, but  friend  and  advisor  for 
Charlie  Chaplin.  He  was  lawyer  for 
Ascap  and  his  office  represented 
Columbia  Pictures  as  well.  He  had 
played  a  prominent  part  in  Washing- 
ton during  code-formulation  days  as 
general  legal  representative  for  the 
affiliated  circuits  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death  was  very  active  in  the  affairs 
of  United  Artists.  Burkan  also  was 
chairman  of  the  amusement  division 
of  the  United  Palestine  Appeal  and 
personally  interested  in  the  forthcom- 
ing arrangements  for  the  Carl 
Laemmle  dinner,  slated  for  the  Wal- 
dorf June  22.  From  time  to  time,  he 
had  been  retained  on  special  assign- 
ments by  M-G-M  and  Paramount. 
Politically,  he  was  a  Democrat,  high 
in  the  councils  of  Tammany  Hall  and 
one  of  the  leaders  of  the  17th  Demo- 
cratic Assembly  District. 

Burkan  is  survived  by  his  widow, 
the  former  Marienne  Alexander, 
whom  he  married  in  1927  ;  his  son, 
Nathan,  Jr.,  aged  5,  and  two  brothers, 
Joseph  and  David. 


Cukor's  Mother  Dead 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Mrs.  Helen 
Cukor,  mother  of  George  Cukor,  the 
director,  died  here  Saturday  after  a 
two-month  illness.    She  was  63. 


Wall  Street 


Small  Gains  on  Board 


High 

Columbia,    vtc   3554 

Columbia,  pfd  4254 

Consolidated,  pfd..  16V$ 
Keith-Albee  Or- 

pheum,    pfd  91 

Loew's,    Inc  4454 

Paramount    8 

Paramount  2  pfd..  854 

Pathe   Film   754 

20th  Century-Fox.  27 
20th  Century,  pfd.  35 
Universal,  pfd  — 105 
Warner  Bros   9% 


Net 

Low   Close  Change 

3554  35J4   

4254    4254    —  54 


91 


91 

4454 


m 

854 

754 
2654 
3454 

10454  105 

954 


854 
754 
2654 
3454 


+  54 
+  Va 

+  y* 


Little  Curb  Activity 


+  54 


Net 


High 

Low 

Close  Change 

2954 

2954 

2954  +54 

Bonds 

Gain  Slightly 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40... 

.  2454 

2454 

2454  +1 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  2454 

24 

2454  +  54 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46.  93 

93 

93  +54 

Paramount  Broad 

.  5854 

S854 

5854    -  Va 

Paramount  Pic- 

87 

87 

87  +1 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  

■  9454 

9454 

9454  +54 

(Quotations 

at  close  of  June  6.) 

8 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"And  Sudden  Death" 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Paramount  jacked  up  a  wildly  exploited  title 
and  ran  under  it  a  routine  melodrama  and  a  lot  of  motor  crashes  with  the 
result  that  the  exhibitor  will  have  enthusiastic  support  from  traffic 
departments,  pulpits,  schools  and  the  press,  but  he  may  have  difficulty 
getting  audiences  in  to  see  what  is  after  all  only  a  glorified  lecture 
against  careless  driving. 

Randolph  Scott  plays  a  police  lieutenant  in  charge  of  traffic  and  rather 
than  send  Frances  Drake,  a  wealthy  chronic  speeder  to  jail,  he  sen- 
tences her  to  a  traffic  school  which  also  includes  trips  to  the  morgue 
to  see  the  tragic  results  of  criminal  speed.  She  becomes  a  responsible 
driver,  but  takes  the  blame  when  her  drunken  brother,  Tom  Brown, 
crashes  into  a  bus  filled  with  children.  Brown  does  outstanding  work 
as  the  craven  who  allows  his  sister  to  serve  a  second  degree  murder 
term  for  his  folly  until  his  deathbed  confession  frees  her  to  marry 
Scott. 

Hair-raising  motor  crashes  illustrate  vividly  the  dreadful  fact  that  one 
person  is  killed  by  a  motor  every  15  minutes  in  this  country. 

The  good  cast  includes  Billy  Lee,  Fuzzy  Knight,  Terry  Walker, 
Forter  Hall,  Charles  Quigley,  Joseph  Sawyer,  Oscar  Apfel,  Maidel 
Turner,  Charles  Arnt,  Jimmy  Conlin,  John  Hyams,  Herbert  Evans,  Don 
Rowan  and  Wilma  Francis  under  the  direction  of  Charles  Barton.  A. 
M.  Botsford  produced  and  William  T.  Lackey  supervised.  The  story  is 
by  Theodore  Reeves  and  Madeleine  Ruthven.  The  screen  play  by  Joseph 
Moncure  March. 

Exhibitors  should  not  fail  to  take  advantage  of  the  ready  made  tieups. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,245.  Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


"Revolt  of  the  Zombies" 

{Academy) 

There  is  a  wealth  of  exploitation  material  in  this  picture.  The  story 
has  weird  angles  and  situations  in  good  proportion  to  the  drama.  It 
builds  dramatically  to  an  exciting  conclusion. 

Dean  Jagger  in  the  World  War  shows  an  Allied  commander  the 
possibilities  of  having  the  invincible  "living-dead"  for  soldiers.  The 
authorities  bear  down  on  the  idea  and  plans  are  made  for  a  peace  time 
expedition  to  Indo-China  to  eradicate  the  sinister  knowledge  at  its 
source.  When  the  expedition  reaches  the  site  of  Angkor  and  work  is 
progressing,  Jagger  falls  in  love  with  Dorothy  Stone,  daughter  of  the 
group's  head.  Miss  Stone,  however,  turns  her  attention  to  Robert 
Noland  and  soon  after  Jagger  loses  his  post  and  Miss  Stone.  Dis- 
couraged, Jagger  uncovers  the  secret  that  can  make  men  his  slaves 
by  a  weird  form  of  hypnotism  and  soon  the  entire  camp,  including  the 
natives,  is  under  his  spell.  He,  master  of  them  all,  arranges  for  his 
marriage  to  Miss  Stone.  Married,  they  conflict  and  Miss  Stone  has  him 
throw  off  the  yoke  from  his  "subjects."  The  natives  revive  and,  led 
by  Teru  Shimada,  revolt  and  kill  Jagger. 

Also  in  the  cast  are  Roy  DArcy,  George  Cleveland,  Fred  Warren, 
Carl  Stockdale  and  William  Crowell,  all  of  whom  acquit  themselves  well. 

Victor  Halperin  directed  from  the  screen  play  by  himself,  Howard 
Higgins  and  Rollo  Lloyd. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,161.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


M-G-M  Not  to 
Sell  Star  Units 
Next  Season 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

similar  attractions  on  the  current  pro- 
gram, it  is  understood. 
-'■  M-G-M  is  reported  asking  major 
circuit  buyers  for  30  pictures  on  per- 
centage and  preferred  playing  time. 
It  is  said  that  the  distributor  is  de- 
manding 25  per  cent  of  the  gross  up 
to  the  point  where  the  circuit  clears 
house  expenses,  and  from  that  point 
on  there  are  increases  in  units  of  10. 
The  balance  of  the  product  is  under- 
stood subject  to  deliberation. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  is  said  to 
be  out  for  a  15  per  cent  increase  over 
the  1935-36  prices.  The  same  group- 
ings for  the  current  season  will  most 
likely  prevail,  it  is  said. 

G.B.,  which  is  striving  for  a  reputa- 
tion similar  to  M-G-M  and  will  not 
stop  until  it  reaches  this  goal,  accord- 
ing to  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  will  offer  its 
24  features  in  three  different  groups. 
Pictures  will  be  designated  by  home 
office  executives  as  soon  as  they  are 
completed.  The  three  classifications 
are  four  "AA,"  eight  "A,"  and  12  "B." 

Paramount's  policy  will  most  likely 
continue  to  be  flexible,  as  heretofore. 
Increases  will  be  sought,  it  is  said. 

Sees  Republic  Gains 
In  U.  K.  Next  Season 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

tures  released  through  Republic  this 
season. 

Edward  M.  Schnitzer,  eastern  di- 
vision sales  head,  stated  that  he 
expects  2,000  additional  contracts  on 
the  current  season's  schedule  and  a 
wide  increase  on  the  new  deals. 

Oscar  Hanson  of  Empire  Films, 
Toronto,  handling  Republic's  output 
in  Canada,  praised  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
president  of  Republic,  at  the  banquet 
tendered  to  Nat  Levine,  production 
head,  on  Friday  night.  He  said  John- 
ston's friendship  and  record  with  ex- 
hibitors paved  the  way  for  hundreds 
of  new  deals  that  otherwise  would  not 
have  been  available.  The  delegates 
stood  up  and  cheered. 

The  convention  broke  up  Saturday 
after  J.  J.  Milstein  and  Schnitzer  held 
meetings  with  the  individual  sales 
groups.  Levine  has  gone  back  to  the 
coast.  Prior  to  his  departure  he  said 
the  sessions  were  highly  successful. 
"They  have  given  me  everything  I 
need,  money,  confidence  and  distribu- 
tion." 

Home  office  executives  and  all  sales 
forces  have  returned  to  their  respec- 
tive headquarters. 


Light  Crust  Boys  Return 

Hollywood,  June  7.— After  finish- 
ing scenes  for  the  first  of  Republic's 
new  series  of  musical  westerns,  The 
Light  Crust  Dough  Boys  have  left  for 
the  Texas  Centennial.  Nat  Levine 
will  use  a  different  radio  troupe  in 
each  of  the  eight  westerns  in  this 
group. 


Ben  and  Bebe  to  Travel 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Ben  Lyon, 
Bebe  Daniels  and  their  baby,  left 
for  New  York  on  Saturday.  They 
sail  for  Great  Britain  on  June  11  to 
make  personal  appearances  in  connec- 


tion with  Republic's  "Down  to  the 
Sea." 


Horton's  Estate  a  Location 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Edward  Ever- 
ett Horton's  eight-acre  estate  in  En- 
cino,  Cal.,  was  used  as  location  for 
the  first  day's  shooting  on  Republic's 
"The  Gentleman  from  Louisiana" 
which  started  recently. 


Coast  Song  Suit  Filed 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Leo  Mantin 
and  his  wife,  Eleanor  Nino,  have  filed 
suit  for  $1,000,000  in  Federal  court 
here  charging  infringement  against 
Maurice  Chevalier,  Jeannette  Mac- 
Donald,  Adolph  Zukor  and  Ernst 
Lubitsch  for  alleged  use  of  the  song, 
"Si,  Si  Senorita  in  Spain"  in  "One 
Hour  With  You." 


F.  &  M.  Delays  Moving 

Although  scheduled  to  move  from 
the  Bond  Bldg.  today  into  new  head- 
quarters at  the  RCA  Bldg.,  F.  &  M. 
has  delayed  the  switch  until  July  1. 
Additional  space  has  been  taken  since 
the  lease  was  signed,  hence  the  new 
quarters  will  not  be  ready  until  the 
end  of  the  month. 


Singer  Quits  Universal 

Julius  C.  Singer,  who  has  been  with 
the  Carl  Laemmle  company  almost 
continuously  since  1906,  most  recently 
as  Universal  special  sales  representa- 
tive at  the  New  York  exchange,  has 
resigned  to  enter  the  16mm.  field,  hav- 
ing formed  Social  Motion  Picture 
Corp.,  with  offices  at  126  W.  46th  St. 


Agnew  Ends  Sales 
Meet  of  Paramount 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

final  session  but  was  unable  to  leave 
Hollywood  because  of  the  present  pro- 
duction rush.  Home  office  officials 
left  on  the  Century  yesterday. 

Regional  meetings  of  the  Para- 
mount field  sales  force  will  be  called 
in  the  near  future  by  district  managers 
in  all  key  territories  at  which  the  new 
season  plans  will  be  placed  before  the 
salesmen.  The  regional  meetings  will 
take  the  place  of  a  national  convention 
of  the  entire  sales  staff. 


Henry  Hathaway  in  Alaska 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Henry  Hath- 
away, who  will  direct  "Spawn  of  the 
North"  for  Paramount  in  natural 
color,  has  landed  in  Ketchikan,  Alas- 
ka. He  will  have  a  company  of  150 
persons  there  within  a  month  for  an 
eight-week  location  schedule.  Carole 
Lombard  will  have  the  feminine  lead 
and  John  Howard  will  have  a  major 
role  though  the  male  lead  has  not  yet 
been  selected.  Grover  Jones,  author 
of  the  screenplay,  leaves  for  Alaska 
this  week  to  join  Hathaway. 


Boris  Morros  in  Film 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Boris  Morros 
and  most  of  the  members  of  the  Par- 
amount music  department  will  be  seen 
in  "Melody  Magic"  to  be  produced 
by  Paramount  as  a  short.  The  pic- 
ture will  explain  how  music  is  writ- 
ten for  the  screen  and  will  cover  all 
activities  from  tap  dancing  routines 
to  grand  opera  arias.  Ralph  Rainger, 
Leo  Robin,  Sam  Coslow,  Victor 
Young  and  Frederick  Hollander  are 
also  among  those  slated  to  appear. 


Para.  Signs  Vera  Marshe 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Vera  Marshe, 
musical  comedy  player  of  New  York 
and  London,  has  been  signed  to  a 
term  contract  by  Paramount.  Her 
last  stage  assignment  was  in  "Parade" 
which  the  New  York  Theatre  Guild 
produced. 


Estabrook  at  Paramount 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Howard 
Estabrook  has  completed  his  writing 
assignment  on  "Kim"  at  M-G-M  and 
has  moved  over  to  Paramount  where 
he  will  act  as  production  assistant  to 
Frank  Lloyd.  Their  first  picture  will 
be  "Maid  of  Salem,"  with  Claudette 
Colbert. 


Drop  Old  Sound  Booths 

Hollywood,  June  7. — The  last  of 
the  huge  old  sound  booths  with  cum- 
bersome 12-pound  microphones  has 
been  replaced  at  Paramount  with  new 
equipment  for  "The  General  Died  at 
Dawn."  All  stages  now  are  using 
small  monitor  tables  equipped  with 
14-ounce  non-directional  microphones 


Gladys  Swarthout  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Gladys 
Swarthout  has  returned  here  from  he: 
eastern  operatic  and  concert  appear- 
ances to  resume  her  screen  work  foi 
Paramount.  She  will  start  in  "Cham- 
pagne Waltz"  on  June  22  with  Free 
MacMurray,  Jack  Oakie  and  Lyd: 
Roberti. 


Para.  Signs  Irving  Bacon 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Irving  Bacor 
has  been  signed  to  a  long  term  acting 
contract  by  Paramount,  and  will  ap- 
pear in  "Hollywood  Boulevard"  first 


Motiof 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  39.   NO.  134 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JUNE  8,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


British  Quota  M-G-M  Not  to 
study  Reaches 
KRS,  CEA  Side 


Producers',  Technicians' 
Plans  Submitted 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  June  1.  — Following  the 
jresentation  to  the  departmental  com- 
nittee  on  the  Films  Act  of  the  state- 
nents  of  producers  and  the  Ass'n  of 
rechnicians,  comprising  the  pro-quota 
ase,  the  exhibitors  and  distributors 
ire  to  be  heard  next. 

Producers  already  have  asked  a 
luota  increase  to  33  1/3  or  35  per 
:ent,  and  the  insertion  of  a  £12,000 
ninimum  cost  clause. 

The  exhibitors,  through  the  Cine- 
natograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n,  and  the 
listributors,  through  the  Kinemato- 
jraph  Renters'  Society,  will  ask  a 
■nodification  of  the  quota  rules  in- 
,tead  of  intensification.  The  C.E.A. 
Dolicy  suggests  a  10  per  cent  exhibi- 
tor quota  against  a  distributor  quota 
}f  15  or  20  per  cent.  The  "margin 
if  safety"  is  the  chief  point,  but  ex- 
hibitors also  are  seeking  some  meas- 
jre  which  will  eliminate  "quickies." 

The  K.R.S.  is  expected  to  put  for- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

Bank  Night  Meeting 
In  Denver  Tomorrow 

Denver,  June  7—  Affiliated  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  owners  of  Bank  Night, 
will  open  their  three-day  convention 
it  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel  here  on 
Tuesday.  The  first  two  days  will  be 
ievoted  to  business  sessions  and  the 
;hird  to  entertainment,  consisting 
:hiefly  of  mountain  trips.  Rick 
Ricketson,  manager  of  Fox  Inter- 
mountain,  will  be  toastmaster  at  a 
luncheon  Tuesday  and  Mayor  Ben  F. 
Stapleton  will  make  the  principal 
address. 

Salesmen  and  representatives  of  the 
chance  game  will  attend.  Claude  C. 
Ezell,  sales  manager,  will  preside. 
Talks  will  be  given  by  Emmett  Thur- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Ampa  Awards  to  Be 
Made  on  Thursday 

Presentation  of  Ampa's  first  annual 
advertising  and  publicity  awards  will 
take  place  Thursday  at  the  Astor. 
Four  plaques  and  several  certificates 
of  merit  will  be  awarded.  The  affair 
will  be  Ampa's  final  public  program 
of  the  season. 

Plaques  will  be  given  for  the  best 
trade  ad,  the  best  public  ad,  best 
poster  and  best  press  sheet.  Judges 
are  being  named  from  advertising,  ex- 
hibition and  publishing  ranks. 


Sell  Star  Units 
Next  Season 


Thirty  of  44  to  Be  Big 
Features,  Force  Told 


M-G-M  will  not  sell  next  season's 
lineup  in  star  series,  as  heretofore,  it 
is  learned.  Salesmen  will  concentrate 
on  the  44-52  figures  rather  than  stress 
players  tentatively  listed,  assuring  ex- 
hibitors that  of  the  minimum  number 
of  44  there  will  be  at  least  30  big 
pictures. 

For  smaller  circuits  and  individual 
theatre  owners,  the  company  is  under- 
stood to  have  a  policy  whereby  sales 
forces  will  ask  a  minimum  of  four 
pictures  at  40  per  cent.  The  next  12 
will  be  sold  on  a  flat  rental,  the  fig- 
ures to  be  based  on  the  percentages 
received  for  the  four  35  per  cent  fea- 
tures on  this  season's  schedule.  The 
next  14  pictures  will  be  scaled  at  70 
per  cent  of  the  flat  rental  asked  for 
the  previous  12,  it  is  said. 

The  balance  of  14-22  will  be  subject 
to  negotiations  on  a  rental  said  to  be 
along   the   lines   of  prices   paid  for 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Talk  Increases  in 
Cincinnati  Prices 

Cincinnati,  June  7.— According  to 
reports  current  here,  a  price  advance 
in  neighborhood  and  suburban  houses 
is  due  in  the  early  fall,  if  not  now. 

"Prices  in  all  other  lines  have  ad- 
vanced, and  in  many  cases  there  have 
been  sizable  wage  increases,  so  why 
shouldn't  admissions  be  revised  up- 
ward, at  least  by  a  small  amount,"  an 
exhibitor  spokesman  is  quoted  as 
saying.  In  the  majority  of  cases 
suburban  houses,  particularly  in  the 
outlying  districts,  are  operating  only 
in  the  evenings.  Matinees,  except  on 
Saturdays,  Sundays  and  holidays, 
have  proved  unprofitable.  However, 
many  suburban  houses  are  being  re- 
modeled or  improved  in  anticipation 
of  a  pickup  in  business  based  on  better 
business  conditions  generally. 


I  AT  SE  Men  in  K.C. 
For  Annual  Session 

Kansas  City,  June  7.  —  Delegates 
are  arriving  here  today  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada  for 
the  I.A.T.S.E.  and  M.P.O.A.  conven- 
tion which  starts  tomorrow.  It  will 
continue  for  three  days. 

Executive  board  members  have  been 
in  town  for  several  days  and  have  held 
discussions  of  policy  and  convention 
details. 


Just  the  Same 

Chicago,  June  7. — Are  all 
theatres  in  England  open? 
L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic  repre- 
sentative in  the  British  Isles, 
was  asked  by  an  inquiring 
reporter  from  Motion  Picture 
Daily. 

"Yes,  all  but  the  flea  pits." 
"What  are  flea  pits?" 
"They're    what    you  call 
dumps  over  here." 


Agnew  Ends  Sales 
Meet  of  Paramount 

Chicago,  June  7. — Paramount  sales 
executives  closed  their  conference  at 
the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here  yes- 
terday with  a  company  message  from 
Neil  Agnew,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  and  an  outline  by  Cecil 
B.  De  Mille  of  his  production  plans 
for  the  new  season. 

Agnew  completed  a  review  of  the 
product  planned  for  next  year  and 
answered  sales  policy  queries  by  the 
district  managers.  Agnew  said  he  felt 
Paramount  had  a  better  lineup  for 
next  season  than  the  company  had  had 
in  years  and  that  with  the  studio 
organization  rapidly  being  strength- 
ened the  sales  force  could  be  confident 
of  deliveries  which  matched  the  plans 
for  the  new  season. 

Discussing  his  plans  for  "The 
Plainsman,"  De  Mille  said  shooting 
on  the  picture,  which  will  star  Gary 
Cooper,  with  Jean  Arthur  and  George 
Bancroft,  would  start  July  15.  He 
said  it  was  being  planned  on  "super- 
special"  lines. 

William  LeBaron,  studio  head,  was 
scheduled  to  be  here  to  address  the 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Meeting  Thursday  on 
Sale  of  Film  Rights 

Contract  committees  of  the  Drama- 
tists' Guild  and  the  League  of  N.  Y. 
Theatres  will  meet  Thursday  to  work 
out  rules  for  the  sale  of  film  rights  to 
plays. 

Film  companies,  led  by  M-G-M  and 
Warners,  assert  that  unless  the  rules 
which  are  drafted  are  made  a  part  of 
the  new  contract  just  entered  into  by 
the  dramatists  and  producing  man- 
agers, no  financial  backing  for  new 
season  stage  plays  will  be  forthcoming 
from  them.  The  dramatists  contend 
that  the  selling  rules  should  be  flexible 
and  in  a  form  to  permit  revision  in 
accordance  with  possible  changes  in 
production  conditions,  which  would  be 
impossible  if  the  rules  were  made  a 
part  of  the  new  five-year  contract. 

Warners  have  already  made  ar- 
rangements for  financing  two  produc- 
tions^ by  George  Abbot  and .  the  pro- 
duction of  "White  Horse  Inn"  for  next 


Wide  Changes 
In  RCA's  New 
20th-Fox  Pact 


Free    Installation  and 
Parts;  Fees  Cut 


Wide  departures  from  the  terms  of 
sound  recording  licensing  agreements 
in  use  heretofore  are  contained  in  a 
new  10-year  agreement  which  RCA 
Photophone  has  just  closed  with 
Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

Outstanding  innovations  in  the  new 
contract,  which  constitutes  the  first 
extension  of  RCA  service  within 
major  studio  ranks  in  years,  include 
free  installation  and  wiring  and  the 
furnishing  of  spare  and  renewal  parts 
without  charge,  a  single  fee  for  a  pic- 
ture recorded  in  this  country  and  dis- 
tributed throughout  the  world,  no 
additional  charge  for  the  recording  of 
trailers  or  for  "dubbing"  of  sound  in 
this  country  and  the  establishment  of 
a  charge  of  50  per  cent  of  the  domes- 
tic recording  fee  for  original  foreign 
language  versions  made  here. 

The  agreement  specifies  generally 
lower  royalty  fees  for  sound  recording 
than  Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  ever 
paid  before,  according  to  the  equip- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Warner  Short  List 
Increased  to  136 

Warners  will  have  136  shorts  next 
season,  an  increase  of  six  over  the 
current  schedule.  At  the  same  time, 
the  single  reel  subjects  will  be  in- 
creased and  the  two-reelers  reduced  in 
number. 

Two  new  series  will  be  featured  on 
the  1936-37  lineup.  One  will  be  13 
Pictorial  Reviews  in  color  and  spon- 
sored by  the  Pictorial  Review  maga- 
zine. The  other  series  will  include  13 
black  and  white  cartoons  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Leon  Schlesinger,  who  will 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Sees  Republic  Gains 
In  U.  K.  Next  Season 

Chicago,  June  7.  —  Republic  is  ex- 
pected to  double  last  year's  business 
in  the  United  Kingdom  next  season, 
Sam  Smith,  British  franchise  holder, 
told  delegates  here  before  the  annual 
sales  convention  ended  at  the  Drake. 
He  stated  that  the  company's  lineup 
for  1936-37,  had  many  pictures  with 
unusual  appeal  to  the  English  public. 

Smith  announced  that  British  Lion 
would  probably  have  six  of  its  fea- 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

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Vol.  39 


June  8,  1936 


No.  134 


Martin  Quigley 
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MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

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Supply  Group  Hears 
Reports,  Addresses 

Chicago,  June  7.  —  Reports  from 
various  committees  today  featured  the 
convention  of  Independent  Theatres 
Supply  Dealers  Ass'n.  as  it  neared  its 
close.  The  four-day  session  will  wind 
up  tomorrow. 

Addresses  by  E.  A.  Williford  of 
National  Carbon  Co.,  S.  M.  Zinner, 
Capt.  John  W.  Gorby  on  "Standard- 
ization, Quality  and  the  Value  of  a 
Testing  Bureau,"  J.  B.  Kleckner  on 
"Should  the  Independent  Theatre 
Supply  Dealer  Remain  in  the  Com- 
mercial Banking  Business,"  high- 
lighted Saturday's  sessions. 

A  bigger  attendance  had  been  antici- 
pated, but  the  Allied  convention  in 
Cleveland,  which  conflicted  with  the 
opening  of  the  Supply  Dealers'  meet- 
ing-, had  an  effect  on  the  attendance. 


Lloyd  in  New  Para.  Deal 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Harold  Lloyd 
yesterday  signed  an  independent  pro- 
ducing and  releasing  contract  with 
Paramount  for  more  than  one  picture 
annually,  the  exact  number  not  being 
revealed. 

Paramount  also  signed  Fanchon  to 
a  long  term  contract  to  advise  William 
LeBaron  on  the  production  of  musi- 
cals. The  contract  provides  for  a 
producing  post  later. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


En  Route  to  New  York 

IT  was  alright.  Many  of  the 
boys  wanted  to  get  away  from 
home  anyway  and  this  conven- 
tion, like  all  the  others  whose 
spots  have  not  changed  down  the 
years,  offered  the  opportunity. 
Not  only  that.  Railroad  fares 
were  down,  allowing  exhibitors 
to  ride  in  and  out  of  Cleveland 
in  drawing  rooms  and  bedrooms 
at  so  little  money,  relatively,  that 
it  became  a  cinch  and  practically 
no  expense  to  travel  in  the  style 
usually  associated  with  pluto- 
cratic producers  and  distributors. 


At  five  bucks,  all  inclusive, 
there  was  food.  There  was  a 
parly  at  a  night  club  called  the 
Mayfair  Casino.  There  was  a 
golf  tournament.  And  a  banquet 
with  entertainment  furnished  by 
the  affiliated  chains  Allied  is  al- 
ways death  on.  The  Vogue 
Room  and  the  bar  at  the  Hollen- 
den  did  a  right  smart  gross.  The 
burleycue  show  around  the  cor- 
ner did  only  a  fairish  business, 
but  Wimpy's  hamburger  joint 
along  about  two  and  later  each 
morning  could  have  hung  out  the 
S.R.O.  sign  if  the  management 
owned  one.  Between  the  conven- 
tion of  the  Brotherhood  of  Loco- 
motive Engineers,  the  Exide  bat- 
tery boys  and  the  advance  crowd 
of  Republicans  trying  to  go  en- 
thusiastic over  Landon.  it  was 
sometimes  hard  to  tell  which 
convention  was  doing:  what.  .  .  . 


But  business  was  transacted. 
Of  course,  after  all  these  years,  it 
is  our  own  idea  that  Messrs. 
Myers,  Yamins,  Steffes,  Richey, 
Samuelson,  Cole  and  others  of 
that  limited  group  which  fashions 
Allied's  bullets  ought  to  be 
slightly  shame-faced  and  cer- 
tainly should  have  done  better  by 
their  constituency  than  reviving 
such  old  chestnuts  for  campaign 
issues  and  organizational  bally- 
hoo. We  propose  taking  you 
back  over  some  of  the  ground  for 
whatever  fun  we  may  have  over- 
looked as  the  day-by-day  dis- 
patches were  hurried  over  the 
wires.  .  .  . 


Chestnut  Number  One — Pro- 
ducer-distributor aggression  in 
the  theatre  field  must  cease  forth- 
with and  even  faster.  We'll  let 
the  formal  resolution  have  its  say 
and  then  we'll  pick  up : 

Whereas,  the  operation  of 
theatres  by  the  producers 
and  distributors  tends  directly 
toward  monopoly,  results  in  un- 
fair practices  and  restraint  of 
trade  bringing  about  inevitably 
the  complete  destruction  of  inde- 
pendent theatres,  deprives  the 


public  of  freedom  of  choice  on 
the  matter  of  motion  picture  en- 
tertainment and  is  otherwise 
contrary  to  the  public  interests 

NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE  IT  RE- 
SOLVED by  the  independent  mo- 
tion picture  theatre  owners  of 
the  United  States  assembled  at 
the  annual  convention  of  Allied 
States  Association  of  Motion 
Picture  Exhibitors  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  this  fourth  day  of  June, 
1936,  as  follows : 

First— That  Allied  States  As- 
sociation embark  on  a  campaign 
of  vigorous  action,  employing 
all  legal  means  at  its  disposal 
to  retard  and  prevent  the  fur- 
ther expansion  of  the  affiliated 
chains  and  to  enjoin  and  re- 
strain the  unfair  and  oppressive 
methods  by  which  they  are  en- 
larging and  extending  their 
monopoly. 

Second — That  in  carrying  out 
this  mandate  the  general  coun- 
sel and  the  president  of  Allied, 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  special  committee  of  three, 
is  authorized  and  directed  to  co- 
operate with  and  assist  indepen- 
dent exhibitors  belonging  to  re- 
gional units  of  Allied  in  the 
institution  and  prosecution  to 
final  judgment  such  numbers  of 
cases  as  may  be  necessary  to 
obtain  a  judicial  determination 
of  the  legal  rights  of  such  inde- 
pendents under  existing  laws  in 
their  struggle  to  remain  in 
business. 

Third — That  the  general  coun- 
sel is  further  authorized  and 
directed  to  prepare  suitable 
drafts  of  bills  for  introduction 
into  the  Federal  Congress  and 
the  legislatures  of  the  states 
having  for  their  purpose  the 
complete  disassociation  of  the 
functions  of  production  and  dis- 
tribution of  motion  pictures  on 
the  one  hand  and  the  exhibition 
of  such  pictures  on  the  other 
with  the  recommendation  that 
independent  exhibitors,  individu- 
al!}' and  through  their  associ- 
ation, strive  for  the  enactment 
of  such  legislation. 


There  is  a  reason  or  two 
around  to  support  the  impression 
that  Myers  had  a  slant  on  the 
text  of  Russell  Hardy's  address. 
When  the  latter,  who  told  us,  but 
not  the  convention,  that  he  was 
uncovering  his  personal  views, 
declared  he  believed  legislation 
divorcing  production  and  distri- 
bution from  exhibition  was  pos- 
sible, although  admittedly  not 
illegal  under  present  statutes, 
there  followed  the  above  resolu- 
tion. It  all  dovetailed  very  neatly 
as  w7as  designed.  The  resolution 
marked  the  highlight  of  Thurs- 
day's session,  made  the  headlines 
in  the  trade  press  which  it  was 
expected  to  make  and  got  some 
of  the  Allied  boys  slightly 
steamed.  That's  how  successful 
conventions    are    made.  After 


eighteen  years  of  'em,  we  admit 
to  the  designation  of  expert. . . . 

T 

Everyone  seemed  perfectly 
willing  to  take  it  for  granted  that 
producers  could  be  made  to  kiss 
their  theatres  goodbye.  Nobody 
seemed  interested  enough  to  ask 
what  the  producers  might  think 
of  the  suggestion.  Nowhere  did 
we  run  across  anyone  who  could 
or  would  deny  the  right  of  a 
manufacturer  to  enter  the  retail 
end  of  his  own  industry.  You 
know,  like  Standard,  Shell  and 
the  oil  companies ;  Johnson  and 
Murphy  shoes,  et  al.  .  .  . 

T 

Chestnut  Number  Two — The 
blasts  and  the  tirades  against 
Will  Hays.  That  one  came 
straight  from  the  archives,  as 
thoroughly  dusty  as  all  of  the 
fake  Napoleon  brandy  on  the 
market.  The  stockholders,  credi- 
tors and  trustees  of  Hays-mem- 
ber companies  are  to  be  peti- 
tioned to  give  Hays  his  pink  slip, 
or  whatever  color  slip  they  use 
over  on  West  44th  St.  Nobody 
stopped  to  inquire  how  Allied 
would  go  about  learning  who  the 
stockholders  of  Warners,  Metro, 
Paramount,  RKO.  etc.,  were.  The 
important  holdings  are  on  file 
with  the  S.  E.  C.  in  Washington, 
of  course,  but  those  blocks  of  se- 
curities are  in  the  hands  of  the 
interests  and  the  individuals  who 
gave  Hays  his  new  five  year  con- 
tract some  months  back,  well 
satisfied  with  his  administration 
and  the  job  he  is  turning  out. . . . 

▼ 

But,  we  repeat,  it  was  alright 
if  you  keep  the  objectives  in , 
mind.  The  cheers  which  greeted 
the  Hays  resolution  tied  in  with 
the  excitement  of  chain  oppres- 
sion and  aggression.  That,  in 
turn,  filled  in  the  background  for 
Al  Steffes  and  his  "war  chest" 
drive.  We  have  a  respect  for 
Al's  technique.  Either  he  has 
made  a  study  of  mob  psychology 
or  inherently  understands  what 
makes  it  tick.  There  were  the 
Allied  stalwarts,  naturally,  ready 
to  back  him  up.  For  Minnesota, 
Steffes  pledged  a  minimum  of 1 
S10.000  toward  the  ultimate 
S250.000:  Sid  Samuelson  ha- 
rangued the  boys  into  further 
action.  Harry  Cole  had  to  look 
in  his  bankbook,  said  he,  before 
taking  the  road  to  Cleveland,  but 
he'd  give  $1,000  if  he  had  to  bor- 
row it.  Ohio,  it  developed,  was! 
good  for  $10,000;  by  stretching  a 
point,  perhaps  $15,000.  Benny 
Berger,  just  a  small  exhibitor 
from  Minnesota,  promised  $5,000. 
Steffes  said  so.  The  tally  ended 
at  $45,000,  arrived  at  almost  as 
quickly  as  you  can  read  this.  We 
thought  it  was  pretty  good  for  a 
crowd  of  small  exhibitors  whc 
didn't  knowr  where  the  next  filet 
mignon  was  coming  from. . . . 

T 

Anyhow,  H.  M.  Richey  did  a 

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WARIER  BROS" 


It  was  a  dark  horse-but 


DARINGLY  DIFFERENT  TYPE 
OF  SCREEN  ATTRACTION 
SALUTED  WITH  THE  GREATEST 
REVIEWS  IN  THE  HISTORY  OF 
THE  MOTION  PICTURE  PRESS! 


"  'The  Green  Pastures'  is  something  new  under  the  mo- 
tion picture  sun!  It  has  had  no  predecessor;  nothing 
heretofore  produced  is  even  vaguely  similar.  Sure  to 
make  a  deep  impression  upon  audiences,  it  looms 
as  a  valuable  contribution  in  the  progress  of 
screen  production.  It  is  a  tribute  to  brainy,  intelli- 
gent craftsmanship,"  declares  Motion  Picture  Daily. 
"To  describe  the  utter  charm  of  'The  Green  Pastures' 
makes  a  review  sound  like  some  Warner  publicity. 
And  a  week  after  'Anthony  Adverse'  from  the 
same  lot,  it  sets  an  example  difficult  for  any  studio  to 
follow!  In  every  department  it  may  be  regarded  as 
flawless.  Undoubtedly  one  of  the  outstanding  films  of 
the  decade!  "-Douglas  Churchill's  syndicated  review. 
"One  of  the  screen's  truly  great  dramatic  recordings 
is  Warners'  production  of  'The  Green  Pastures'.  It 
will  feed  the  pride  of  producers,  directors,  players 
and  all  who  had  a  big  or  little  share  in  the  film  trans- 
lation. It  will  amply  feed  the  tills  of  exhibitors  in 
city  and  hamlet  the  world  around,  wherever  folk 


can  be  moved  by  simple,  majestic  drama  and  beauty. 
Primarily  it  is  mass  entertainment— and  should  have 
a  long,  prosperous  life  on  merit  and  novelty  which 
will  be  widely  broadcast",  writes  Variety  Daily. 
Louella  Parsons,  popular  motion  picture  columnist, 
calls  this  "One  of  the  grandest  pictures  ever  made!" 
"Marvelous-there  never  was  a  better  or  finer  pic- 
ture made!"  agrees  Harry  Neimeyer  of  St.  Louis  Post- 
Dispatch.  "It's  a  pip  —  most  refreshing  picture  Fve 
ever  seen!"  raves  Dorothy  Manners  of  Photoplay. 
"A  magnificent  motion  picture!"  says  Literary  Digest. 
And  Jack  Moffitt  of  the  Kansas  City  Star  names  it 
"the  greatest  picture  to  come  out  of  Hollywood"! 
"Laughter  from  the  heart  was  the  perfect  tribute.  Sure- 
ly this  is  the  most  beautiful  triumph  of  the  screen  for 
years  to  come!"— Richard  Sheridan  Ames  of  Chicago 
Mail.  "Extraordinarily  moving.  If  anything  the  con- 
gratulations showered  on  Jack  Warner  were  more  ef- 
fusive than  those  following  the  preview  of 4 Anthony 
Adverse'!"— Harrison  Carroll's  syndicated  flash. 
"'The  Green  Pastures'  deserves  a  play  date  in  every 
theatre  throughout  the  whole  wide  world.  It  is 
grand  entertainment!  You  will  be  able  to  look  back 
upon  its  engagement  at  your  theatre  with  pleasure— 
when  you  think  of  the  receipts;  and  with  pride— that 
your  theatre  was  privileged  to  play  it,"  is  the  opinion 
of  Editor  'Chick'  Lewis  of  Showmen's  Trade  Review. 
"An  opinion  can  be  best  expressed  by  cheers.  If 
you  get  the  idea  that  I  am  very  much  excited  about 
'The  Green  Pastures',  then  you've  got  the  right  idea ! " 
says  Sidney  Skolsky  in  his  syndicated  column. 
"Undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  unusual  and  most  en- 
tertaining motion  pictures  to  reach  the  screen!"  ex- 


claims  Jimmy  Starr  of  the  L.  A.  Herald-Express.  "A 
perfect  marvel  of  entertainment !"—  Lloyd  Pantages. 
"An  absolute  artistic  triumph!,,  reports  Box-Off  ice. 
"This  is  positively  one  of  the  finest  films  the  screen 
has  ever  made -a  film  to  see  and  cheer  about", 
says  William  Boehnel  in  the  N.Y.  World-Telegram. 


PASTURES 

A  Fable  by  Marc  Connelly  •  Directed  by  Marc  Connelly  and  William  Keighley 

Following  Its  Phenomenal  Five -Year 
Stage  Run,  This  Greatest  Of  All  Modern 
Show  Properties  Is  Ready  Now  For  Early 
Screen  Presentation  By  Warner  Bros. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 

Wide  Changes 
In  RCA's  New 
20th-Fox  Pact 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ient  company's  announcement.  These 
^yahies  vary  in  accordance  with  the 
ost  of  each  production,  it  was  said. 
Substantial  savings"  will  be  effected 
v  the  producer  in  both  the  cost  of 
ie  sound  equipment  and  in  the  distri- 
ution  charges  of  its  product,  RCA 
sserts.  A  number  of  the  new  record- 
lg  systems  are  now  en  route  to  the 

wentieth  Century-Fox  studios  where 
etailed  plans  for  its  use  are  being 
•  orked  out.  The  equipment  is  fur- 
ished  complete  and  ready  for  opera- 
ion  in  the  studios  and  no  charge  is 
lade  for  the  recording  apparatus 
:self,  RCA  states. 

Royalty  fees  for  sound  recording 
,  ill  be  based  "on  actual  running  time 
f  a  picture  in  the  theatre,  rather  than 
in  an  arbitrary  charge  per  reel 
ecorded,"  the  equipment  manufacturer 
ays.  It  makes  available  to  the  licen- 
ce immediately  the  newest  RCA  "high 
idelity"  recording  methods  and  all 
ie\v  developments  which  have  been 
ierfected  by  the  manufacturer's  labora- 
ories.  In  addition,  RCA  states  that 
t  "will  undertake  to  incorporate  new 
mprovements  and  developments  in 
ound  into  existing  equipment  as  they 
iccome  available  during  the  life  of  the 
ontract." 

Erpi  Officials  Unavailable 

While  officials  of  Erpi  could  not  be 
cached  on  Saturday  for  a  statement, 
t  is  understood  that  that  company's 
iquipment,  which  has  been  used  ex- 
lusively  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
leretofore,  is  not  being  removed  from 
he  studio.  The  producer's  license 
igreement  with  Erpi  has  not  expired 
md  the  Erpi  agreements  call  for  a 
minimum  recording  royalty  of  ap- 
proximately $100,000  a  year.  It  is 
issumed,  therefore,  that  the  RCA 
:quipment  will  be  used  by  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  for  everything  above  the 
Erpi  recording  minimum. 

The  use  of  RCA  equipment  has 
ieen  confined  to  RKO,  Republic,  Walt 
Disney,  Van  Beuren,  Pathe  News  and 
industrial  film  producers.  The  new 
igreement  with  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  is  the  first  major  extension  of 
RCA  licensing  and  was  made  possible, 
according  to  an  RCA  official,  by 
negotiations  concluded  last  winter  by 
which  Erpi  liberalized  its  agreements 
to  permit  its  licensees  to  use  other 
than  Erpi  equipment  on  recording 
above  the  specified  minimum  amount. 
Negotiations  between  RCA  and  other 
major  studios  are  in  work  and  one  or 
more  licensing  agreements  may  be 
closed  in  the  near  future,  it  was 
learned. 


Arthur  Mayer  Adds  One 

Arthur  Mayer  will  operate  a  new 
theatre  to  be  erected  on  East  23rd 
Street  near  Fourth  Ave.,  which  is  ex- 
pected to  be  opened  next  winter. 


Ronaldo  Back  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  7— Duncan  Ren- 
ildo  has  returned  here  from  Mexico 
and  next  Monday  will  file  an  appli- 
cation for  citizenship. 


Insiders'  Outlook 

-   


{Continued  from  page  2) 

swell  job  of  arrangements.  The 
delegates  got  their  fillip  of  excite- 
ment and  Allied  —  maybe  —  will 
get  a  new  bankroll.  Even  Hardy 
was  given  a  great,  big  hand  when 
he  said  the  Department  of  Justice 
could  be  depended  upon  to  fully 
probe  all  complaints  and  take 
action  when  the  facts  demanded. 
Nobody  took  time  out  to  point 
out  that  this  was  stock  stuff  with 
the  Department  and  its  routine 
statement  of  policy  available  as 
many  times  a  business  day  as 
anyone  may  care  to  inquire.  Per- 
sonally, we  went  through  a  let- 
down. In  Atlanta  last  year, 
Walter  Stoeppleman,  a  Texas  ex- 
hibitor with  a  sense  of  humor, 
was  great  fun.  In  Cleveland,  he 
was  too  quiet.  Richey  slipped 
there.  .  .  . 


Legion  Approves  14 
Of  IS  New  Pictures 

Of  16  new  films  reviewed  and  classi- 
fied by  the  National  Legion  of  De- 
cency' in  its  list  for  the  current  week, 
10  were  classed  as  unobjectionable  for 
general  patronage,  four  as  unobjection- 
able for  adults  and  two  as  objection- 
able in  part.  The  new  pictures  re- 
viewed, with  their  classifications, 
follow. 

Class  A-l.  Unobjectionable  for 
General  Patronage — "Below  the  Dead- 
line," "Early  to  Bed,"  "The  Green 
Pastures,"  "The  Last  Outlaw,"  "The 
Song  of  China,"  "Thoroughbred," 
"Undercover  Man,"  "The  White 
Angel,"  "Bunker  Bean,"  "Aces  and 
Eights."  Class  A-2.  Unobjectionable 
for  Adults — "Fury,"  "Palm  Springs," 
"Private  Number,"  "She-Devil  Is- 
land." Class  B.  Objectionable  in 
Part — "Das  Verlorene  Tal,"  "Go-Get- 
'Em  Haines." 


Maryland  Censor  Injured 

Baltimore,  June  7. — Dr.  George 
Heller,  62,  one  time  chairman  of  the 
State  board  of  censors,  suffered  a 
fractured  skull  and  fracture  of  the 
right  wrist  here  today  when  his  car 
and  another  collided.  He  was  taken 
to  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital.  His  con- 
dition is  serious. 


Thomas,  Seletsky  III 

Boston,  June  7.  —  Mike  Thomas, 
who  recently  resigned  as  manager  of 
the  former  First  Division  exchange  in 
New  Haven,  is  ill  at  his  home  here. 
Phil  Seletsky,  chief  booker  for  M.  & 
P.  Theatres,  is  at  the  Beth  Israel 
Hospital  recuperating  from  an  opera- 
tion. 


Jack  Ryder  Passes 

Cincinnati,  June  7. — Jack  Ryder, 
64,  veteran  baseball  writer  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Enquirer,  who  occasionally  re- 
viewed pictures,  is  dead  from  a  heart 
attack.  Funeral  services  are  to  be 
held  Monday. 


"Hill  Tillies"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  June  7. — "Hill  Tillies" 
is  the  new  title  for  the  Kelly-Roberti 
short  filmed  under  the  title  "Ha,  Ha, 
Wilderness."  Gus  Meins  directed  for 
Hal  Roach. 


Warner  Short  List 
Increased  to  136 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

also  make  a  series  of  13  Technicolor 
animated  subjects. 

Next  season's  two-reelers  will  total 
32  as  compared  with  52  currently 
being  released.  The  one-reel  lineup 
will  total  104  instead  of  the  78  sched- 
uled for  1935-36. 

Titles  and  the  number  of  series  will 
be  announced  at  the  Chicago  sales  ses- 
sion on  June  15. 

Bank  Night  Meeting 
In  Denver  Tomorrow 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

man,  counsel ;  A.  G.  Edwards,  promo- 
tion and  publicity  head,  and  H.  A. 
Grabow,  accountant.  C.  U.  Yaeger, 
president  of  Affiliated,  will  take  part 
in  the  discussions  to  follow  the  talks. 


7 

British  Quota 
Study  Reaches 
KRS,  CE  A  Side 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ward  a  suggestion  that  an  obligation 
to  spend  a  certain  amount  on  British 
film  should  replace  the  requirement  that 
a  certain  amount  of  footage  of  British 
film  be  handled.  To  meet  objections 
that  the  freedom  to  put  all  the  money 
into  a  few  big  pictures  would  re- 
duce the  number  of  British  films  and 
the  demand  for  British  studio  space, 
the  distributors  have  suggested  that 
by  means  of  an  "average  cost"  clause 
they  should  be  compelled  to  make  a 
minimum  number  of  films.  These, 
however,  could  be  individually  bud- 
geted at  the  discretion  of  the  produc- 
ers, it  was  said. 

*    *  * 


Wisconsin  Case  Pending 

Milwaukee,  June  7. — With  a  case 
pending  against  Milton  Harman,  man- 
ager of  Saxe's  Garfield,  local  neigh- 
borhood house,  involving  the  legality 
of  Bank  Night,  the  game  is  getting  a 
big  play  in  houses  throughout  the  city 
as  well  as  in  other  situations  in  the 
state. 

The  action  has  been  started  by  the 
new  city  attorney's  office  contending 
Bank  Night  constitutes  a  lottery  and 
is  therefore  illegal.  Efforts  of  the 
former  administration  to  deal  with  the 
problem  were  unsuccessful. 


Astor  Will  Produce 
12  in  Next  2  Years 

Astor  Prod.,  Inc.,  company  just 
formed  by  Robert  M.  Savini,  as  presi- 
dent, and  C.  J.  Tevlin,  will  produce  12 
features  for  national  release  during 
the  next  two  years,  Savini  declared  on 
Saturday.  The  schedule  will  be  pro- 
duced jointly  with  Morgan  Pictures, 
Ltd.,  headed  by  George  Bernard 
Morgan. 

The  first  film,  which  will  start  in 
Hollywood  June  15,  will  be  James 
Fenimore  Cooper's  "The  Deerslayer," 
to  be  supervised  by  William  Berke. 
The  leads  for  the  large  cast  will  be 
determined  in  a  few  days.  The  second 
film,  to  start  immediately  after  "The 
Deerslayer,"  will  be  "The  Wreck  of 
the  Hesperus,"  from  the  Longfellow 
poem.  The  third  will  be  "Salt  of  the 
Earth."  Distribution  plans  will  be 
revealed  shortly  by  Savini. 


Lord  Tyrrell  of  Avon,  president  of 
the  British  Board  of  Film  Censors, 
will  be  the  chief  speaker  at  the  sum- 
mer conference  of  the  Cinematograph 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n,  which  opens  at  the 
Grand  Hotel,  Eastbourne,  on  June  22. 
He  will  discuss  censorship  problems. 

Overbuilding,  salesmanship  and 
trade  propaganda  are  subjects  sched- 
uled for  other  papers,  with  Simon 
Rowson,  Ken  Nyman  and  J.  K. 
Prendergast  to  be  leading  speakers. 
A  record  attendance  is  expected. 


Remodel  Rex  in  Seattle 

Seattle,  June  7. — John  Danz's  Rex 
here,  the  only  house  with  first  run 
films  and  vaudeville,  has  closed  for  a 
month's  remodeling.  It  will  reopen 
about  July  1,  under  the  name  Palomar. 
About  $40,000  is  being  spent  on  the 
house. 


Hamrick  Cuts  Time  Reel 

Seattle,  June  7. — One  of  the  three 
subjects  in  the  current  issue  of  The 
March  of  Time,  that  devoted  to  the 
breakdown  of  relief  administration  in 
an  Eastern  community,  has  been  de- 
leted from  the  reel  this  week  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue. 

Inquiry  brought  out  the  fact  that 
John  Hamrick,  general  manager  of 
the  Evergreen  circuit,  believed  the 
subject  "depressing." 


Set  Washington  Meet 

Seattle,  June  7. — June  15  at  Spo- 
kane has  been  selected  as  the  date 
and  place  of  the  next  regional  meet- 
ing of  the  M.P.T.O.,  of  Washington. 
Executive  secretary  James  M.  Hone 
of  this  city  is  arranging  the  day's  pro- 
gram. 


Jolson,  Grauman  Explore 

Deadwood,  S.  D.,  June  7. — Al  Jolson 
and  Sid  Grauman  are  said  to  be  inter- 
ested in  the  new  Black  Hills  Explora- 
tion Co.  which  has  begun  drilling 
here. 


Wall  Street 


Small  Gains  on  Board 


High 

Columbia,    vtc  3554 

Columbia,  pfd  4254 

Consolidated,  pfd..  16% 
Keith-Albee  Or- 

pheum,    pfd  91 

Loew's,    Inc  4454 

Paramount    8 

Paramount  2  pfd..  854 

Pathe    Film   754 

20th  Century- Fox.  27 
20th  Century,  pfd.  35 

Universal,  pfd  105 

Warner  Bros   9yi 


Net 

Low   Close  Change 

3554   

4254  4254  —  54 
16%     16%    -  Vs 


91 

A4VS 

m 

854 

m 
x>y2 

3454 


91 

4454 


754 
2654 
3454 


54 


10454  105 

954  m 


+  54 
+  54 
+  54 


+ 


Little  Curb  Activity 

Net 

High   Low   Close  Change 

Technicolor    2954     2954     2954     +  54 

Bonds  Gain  Slightly 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40....  2454     2454     2454  +1 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  2454     24       2454     +  54 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46.  93       93       93       +  54 

Paramount  Broad- 
way 3s  '55.         5854    5854    58J4    —  34 

Paramount  Pic- 
tures 6s  '55          87       87       87  +1 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   94%    94%    94%    -f  J4 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  6.) 


8 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  8,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"And  Sudden  Death" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Paramount  jacked  up  a  wildly  exploited  title 
and  ran  under  it  a  routine  melodrama  and  a  lot  of  motor  crashes  with  the 
result  that  the  exhibitor  will  have  enthusiastic  support  from  traffic 
departments,  pulpits,  schools  and  the  press,  but  he  may  have  difficulty 
getting  audiences  in  to  see  what  is  after  all  only  a  glorified  lecture 
against  careless  driving. 

Randolph  Scott  plays  a  police  lieutenant  in  charge  of  traffic  and  rather 
than  send  Frances  Drake,  a  wealthy  chronic  speeder  to  jail,  he  sen- 
tences her  to  a  traffic  school  which  also  includes  trips  to  the  morgue 
to  see  the  tragic  results  of  criminal  speed.  She  becomes  a  responsible 
driver,  but  takes  the  blame  when  her  drunken  brother,  Tom  Brown, 
crashes  into  a  bus  filled  with  children.  Brown  does  outstanding  work 
as  the  craven  who  allows  his  sister  to  serve  a  second  degree  murder 
term  for  his  folly  until  his  deathbed  confession  frees  her  to  marry 
Scott. 

Hair-raising  motor  crashes  illustrate  vividly  the  dreadful  fact  that  one 
person  is  killed  by  a  motor  every  15  minutes  in  this  country. 

The  good  cast  includes  Billy  Lee,  Fuzzy  Knight,  Terry  Walker, 
Porter  Hall,  Charles  Quigley,  Joseph  Sawyer,  Oscar  Apfel,  Maidel 
Turner,  Charles  Arnt,  Jimmy  Conlin,  John  Hyams,  Herbert  Evans,  Don 
Rowan  and  Wilma  Francis  under  the  direction  of  Charles  Barton.  A. 
M.  Botsford  produced  and  William  T.  Lackey  supervised.  The  story  is 
by  Theodore  Reeves  and  Madeleine  Ruthven.  The  screen  play  by  Joseph 
Moncure  March. 

Exhibitors  should  not  fail  to  take  advantage  of  the  ready  made  tieups. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,245.  Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


"Revolt  of  the  Zombies" 

(Academy) 

There  is  a  wealth  of  exploitation  material  in  this  picture.  The  story 
has  weird  angles  and  situations  in  good  proportion  to  the  drama.  It 
builds  dramatically  to  an  exciting  conclusion. 

Dean  Jagger  in  the  World  War  shows  an  Allied  commander  the 
possibilities  of  having  the  invincible  "living-dead"  for  soldiers.  The 
authorities  bear  down  on  the  idea  and  plans  are  made  for  a  peace  time 
expedition  to  Indo-China  to  eradicate  the  sinister  knowledge  at  its 
source.  When  the  expedition  reaches  the  site  of  Angkor  and  work  is 
progressing,  Jagger  falls  in  love  with  Dorothy  Stone,  daughter  of  the 
group's  head.  Miss  Stone,  however,  turns  her  attention  to  Robert 
Noland  and  soon  after  Jagger  loses  his  post  and  Miss  Stone.  Dis- 
couraged, Jagger  uncovers  the  secret  that  can  make  men  his  slaves 
by  a  weird  form  of  hypnotism  and  soon  the  entire  camp,  including  the 
natives,  is  under  his  spell.  He,  master  of  them  all,  arranges  for  his 
marriage  to  Miss  Stone.  Married,  they  conflict  and  Miss  Stone  has  him 
throw  off  the  yoke  from  his  "subjects."  The  natives  revive  and,  led 
by  Teru  Shimada,  revolt  and  kill  Jagger. 

Also  in  the  cast  are  Roy  D'Arcy,  George  Cleveland,  Fred  Warren, 
Carl  Stockdale  and  William  Crowell,  all  of  whom  acquit  themselves  well. 

Victor  Halperin  directed  from  the  screen  play  by  himself,  Howard 
Higgins  and  Rollo  Lloyd. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,161.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


M-G-M  Not  to 
Sell  Star  Units 
Next  Season 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

similar  attractions  on  the  current  pro- 
gram, it  is  understood. 

M-G-M  is  reported  asking  major 
circuit  buyers  for  30  pictures  on  per- 
centage and  preferred  playing  time. 
It  is  said  that  the  distributor  is  de- 
manding 25  per  cent  of  the  gross  up 
to  the  point  where  the  circuit  clears 
house  expenses,  and  from  that  point 
on  there  are  increases  in  units  of  10. 
The  balance  of  the  product  is  under- 
stood subject  to  deliberation. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  is  said  to 
be  out  for  a  15  per  cent  increase  over 
the  1935-36  prices.  The  same  group- 
ings for  the  current  season  will  most 
likely  prevail,  it  is  said. 

G.B.,  which  is  striving  for  a  reputa- 
tion similar  to  M-G-M  and  will  not 
stop  until  it  reaches  this  goal,  accord- 
ing to  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  will  offer  its 
24  features  in  three  different  groups. 
Pictures  will  be  designated  by  home 
office  executives  as  soon  as  they  are 
completed.  The  three  classifications 
are  four  "AA,"  eight  "A,"  and  12  "B." 

Paramount's  policy  will  most  likely 
continue  to  be  flexible,  as  heretofore. 
Increases  will  be  sought,  it  is  said. 

Sees  Republic  Gains 
In  U.  K.  Next  Season 

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tures  released  through  Republic  this 
season. 

Edward  M.  Schnitzer,  eastern  di- 
vision sales  head,  stated  that  he 
expects  2,000  additional  contracts  on 
the  current  season's  schedule  and  a 
wide  increase  on  the  new  deals. 

Oscar  Hanson  of  Empire  Films, 
Toronto,  handling  Republic's  output 
in  Canada,  praised  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
president  of  Republic,  at  the  banquet 
tendered  to  Nat  Levine,  production 
head,  on  Friday  night.  He  said  John- 
ston's friendship  and  record  with  ex- 
hibitors paved  the  way  for  hundreds 
of  new  deals  that  otherwise  would  not 
have  been  available.  The  delegates 
stood  up  and  cheered. 

The  convention  broke  up  Saturday 
after  J.  J.  Milstein  and  Schnitzer  held 
meetings  with  the  individual  sales 
groups.  Levine  has  gone  back  to  the 
coast.  Prior  to  his  departure  he  said 
the  sessions  were  highly  successful. 
"They  have  given  me  everything  I 
need,  money,  confidence  and  distribu- 
tion." 

Home  office  executives  and  all  sales 
forces  have  returned  to  their  respec- 
tive headquarters. 


Light  Crust  Boys  Return 

Hollywood,  June  7.— After  finish- 
ing scenes  for  the  first  of  Republic's 
new  series  of  musical  westerns,  The 
Light  Crust  Dough  Boys  have  left  for 
the  Texas  Centennial.  Nat  Levine 
will  use  a  different  radio  troupe  in 
each  of  the  eight  westerns  in  this 
group. 


Ben  and  Bebe  to  Travel 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Ben  Lyon, 
Bebe  Daniels  and  their  baby,  left 
for  New  York  on  Saturday.  They 
sail  ,  for  Great  Britain  on  June  11  to 
make,  personal  appearances  in  connec- 


tion with  Republic's  "Down  to  the 
Sea." 


Horton's  Estate  a  Location 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Edward  Ever- 
ett Horton's  eight-acre  estate  in  En- 
cino,  Cal.,  was  used  as  location  for 
the  first  day's  shooting  on  Republic's 
"The  Gentleman  from  Louisiana" 
which  started  recently. 


Coast  Song  Suit  Filed 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Leo  Mantin 
and  his  wife,  Eleanor  Nino,  have  filed 
suit  for  $1,000,000  in  Federal  court 
here  charging  infringement  against 
Maurice  Chevalier,  Jeannette  Mac- 
Donald,  Adolph  Zukor  and  Ernst 
Lubitsch  for  alleged  use  of  the  song, 
"Si,  Si  Senorita  in  Spain"  in.  "One 
Hour  With  You."  ,.-r, 


F.  &  M.  Delays  Moving 

Although  scheduled  to  move  from 
the  Bond  Bldg.  today  into  new  head- 
quarters at  the  RCA  Bldg.,  F.  &  M. 
has  delayed  the  switch  until  July  1. 
Additional  space  has  been  taken  since 
the  lease  was  signed,  hence  the  new 
quarters  will  not  be  ready  until  the 
end  of  the  month. 


Singer  Quits  Universal 

Julius  C.  Singer,  who  has  been  with 
the  Carl  Laemmle  company  almost 
continuously  since  1906,  most  recently 
as  Universal  special  sales  representa- 
tive at  the  New  York  exchange,  has 
resigned  to  enter  the  16mm.  field,  hav- 
ing :  formed  Social  Motion  Picture 
Corp.,  with  offices  at  126  W.  46th  St. 


Agnew  Ends  Sales 
Meet  of  Paramount 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

final  session  but  was  unable  to  leave 
Hollywood  because  of  the  present  pro- 
duction rush.  Home  office  officials 
left  on  the  Century  yesterday. 

Regional  meetings  of  the  Para- 
mount field  sales  force  will  be  called 
in  the  near  future  by  district  managers 
in  all  key  territories  at  which  the  new 
season  plans  will  be  placed  before  the 
salesmen.  The  regional  meetings  will 
take  the  place  of  a  national  convention 
of  the  entire  sales  staff. 


Henry  Hathaway  in  Alaska 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Henry  Hath- 
away, who  will  direct  "Spawn  of  the 
North"  for  Paramount  in  natural 
color,  has  landed  in  Ketchikan,  Alas- 
ka. He  will  have  a  company  of  150 
persons  there  within  a  month  for  an 
eight-week  location  schedule.  Carole 
Lombard  will  have  the  feminine  lead 
and  John  Howard  will  have  a  major 
role  though  the  male  lead  has  not  yet 
been  selected.  Grover  Jones,  author 
of  the  screenplay,  leaves  for  Alaska 
this  week  to  join  Hathaway. 

Boris  Morros  in  Film 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Boris  Morros 
and  most  of  the  members  of  the  Par- 
amount music  department  will  be  seen 
in  "Melody  Magic"  to  be  produced 
by  Paramount  as  a  short.  The  pic- 
ture will  explain  how  music  is  writ- 
ten for  the  screen  and  will  cover  all 
activities  from  tap  dancing  routines 
to  grand  opera  arias.  Ralph  Rainger, 
Leo  Robin,  Sam  Coslow,  Victor 
Young  and  Frederick  Hollander  are 
also  among  those  slated  to  appear. 

Para.  Signs  Vera  Marshe 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Vera  Marshe, 
musical  comedy  player  of  New  York 
and  London,  has  been  signed  to  a 
term  contract  by  Paramount.  Her 
last  stage  assignment  was  in  "Parade" 
which  the  New  York  Theatre  Guild 
produced. 


Estabrook  at  Paramount 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Howard 
Estabrook  has  completed  his  writing 
assignment  on  "Kim"  at  M-G-M  and 
has  moved  over  to  Paramount  where 
he  will  act  as  production  assistant  to 
Frank  Lloyd.  Their  first  picture  will 
be  "Maid  of  Salem,"  with  Claudette 
Colbert. 


Drop  Old  Sound  Booths 

Hollywood,  June  7. — The  last  oi 
the  huge  old  sound  booths  with  cum- J 
bersome  12-pound  microphones  has 
been  replaced  at  Paramount  with  new 
equipment  for  "The  General  Died  all 
Dawn."  All  stages  now  are  using* 
small  monitor  tables  equipped  with 
14-ounce  non-directional  microphones  1 


Gladys  Swarthout  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  7.  —  Gladys 
Swarthout  has  returned  here  from  hei 
eastern  operatic  and  concert  appear 
ances  to  resume  her  screen  work  fo: 
Paramount.  She  will  start  in  "Cham 
pagne  Waltz"  on  June  22  with  Fre< 
MacMurray,  Jack  Oakie  and  Lyd-j 
Roberti. 


Para.  Signs  Irving  Bacon 

Hollywood,  June  7. — Irving  Bacoi 
has  been  signed  to  a  long  term  actins 
contract  by  Paramount,  and  will  ap 
pear  in  "Hollywood  Boulevard"  first 


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Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  ln< 
in  All 
Branches 


VIPTOATrade 
falks  Are  Set 


Paramount 's  Selling  Plan 
To  Be  on  a  Flexible  Basis 


Proxy  Contest 
For  Paramount 


With  20th-Fox 


Meet  Clark  on  Friday; 
Seek  U.  A.  Date 


The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  trade  practice 
"inmittee  will  meet  with  Twentieth 
'entury-Fox  on  Friday  in  a  resump- 
ion  of  its  series  of  conferences  with 
ndividual  distributors  on  new  sea- 
on's  sales  policies.  The  meeting  was 
trranged  yesterday  by  Ed  Kuyken- 
lall.  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  president,"  with 
ohn  D.  Clark,  Twentieth  Century- 
7ox  sales  manager. 

An  attempt  to  set  a  meeting  with 
.'nited  Artists  for  Thursday  will  be 
nade  by  Kuykendall  today  on  the 
eturn  of  George  J.  Schaefer,  U.  A. 
ice-president,  from  a  Canadian  trip. 

Kuykendall,  who  is  remaining  in 
Yashington  until  tomorrow,  has 
isked  members  of  his  organization's 
rade  practice  committee  to  reas- 
emble  here  on  Thursday.  The  com- 
nittee  includes  O.  C.  Lam  of  Rome, 
?.a. ;  Lewen  Pizor  of  Philadelphia ; 
Diaries  F.  Williams  of  Omaha,  L. 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Nathan  Burkan  Rites 
Will  Be  Held  Today 

Funeral  services  for  Nathan  Bur- 
can  will  be  held  today  at  11  o'clock 
it  Temple  Emanu-El,  5th  Ave.  Rab- 
)i  Nathan  A.  Perilman  will  officiate 
md  interment  will  be  at  the  Union 
Field  Cemetery,  Queens,  L.  I. 

A  long  line  of  friends  and  busi- 
iess  and  political  associates  visited 
he  Universal  Funeral  Chapel,  Lexing- 
on  Ave.  and  52nd  St.  yesterday. 

Honorary  pallbearers  will  include 
postmaster-General  Farley,  Mayor  La- 
Suardia,  former  Governor  Smith  and 

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The  Lowdown 

Excerpts  from  the  coast 
mailbag,  David  O.  Selznick 
taking  pen  in  hand: 

"I  note  your  front  page 
box  of  June  2,  'Selznicks 
Retitle.'  I  think  you  missed 
the  most  interesting  angle  of 
this,  which  is  that  our  first 
boy.  formerly  Jeffrey,  is  now 
not  Louis  David,  but  Lewis 
Jeffrey — to  be  to  the  picture 
business,  a  generation  hence, 
the  second  Lewis  J.  Selznick." 


Paramount's  sales  policy  next  sea- 
son will  be  flexible,  as  heretofore,  with 
deals  to  be  predicated  upon  individual 
theatres  and  possibilities.  With  70-80 
scheduled,  40  releases  for  the  next  six 
months  have  been  definitely  set. 

Regional  district  meetings  have  been 
dated  for  this  week  and  next.  Milton 
Kusell,  New  York  state  district  man- 
ager, left  by  plane  for  Buffalo  yester- 
day afternoon  and  today  will  open  a 
two-day  conclave  with  the  Albany 
and  Buffalo  sales  forces  at  the  latter 
exchange.  On  Thursday  he  will  con- 
fer locally  with  the  New  York,  New 
Jersey  and  Brooklyn  men. 

Tomorrow  the   Atlanta,  Memphis, 


Melniker  Made 
MGM  Foreign 
Theatres  Head 


William  Melniker,  for  the  past  10 
years  in  charge  of  M-G-M  activities 
in  South  America,  has  been  named 
by  Arthur  M.  Loew  as  head  of  all 
foreign  theatre  operations  for  the  com- 
pany. His  headquarters  will  be  in 
New  York. 

Succeeding  Melniker  in  South 
America  is  Stewart  Dunlap,  who  has 
been  head  of  the  China  office.  Dunlap 
is  en  route  to  New  York  for  con- 
ferences with  Loew.  Morey  Marcus, 
manager  of  the  Dutch  East  Indies 
branch,  fills  the  China  spot.  He  is 
now  in  his  new  post.  No  successor  to 
Marcus  in  the  Dutch  East  Indies  has 
been  set. 

Under  his  new  duties,  Melniker 
will  supervise  the  operations  of  22 
theatres  either  owned  or  affiliated  with 
M-G-M.    The  theatres  are  Cremorne 

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Production  Holds 
With  34  in  Work 

Hollywood,  June  8. — A  1 1  h  o  u  g  h 
seven  new  films  went  into  work  last 
week,  the  feature  production  level  re- 
mained at  34,  the  same  as  the  pre- 
ceding week.  The  cutting  rooms  held 
a  large  percentage  of  new  product 
with  51  features  being  edited.  Short 
subject  production  dropped  off  from 
four  to  one.  Nineteen  features  and 
seven  shorts  were  in  preparation. 

New  films  which  went  before  the 
cameras     during     the     week  were 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Jacksonville,  Charlotte  and  New  Or- 
leans salesmen  and  branch  heads  will 
meet  in  Atlanta.  On  the  same  day 
Boston,  New  Haven  and  Maine  forces 
will  convene  at  the  Copley-Plaza, 
Boston. 

Four  different  western  sessions  will 
be  held  June  12-13.  In  Chicago,  the 
Detroit,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  In- 
dianapolis men  will  discuss  the  new 
lineup.  The  Kansas  City,  St.  Louis, 
Omaha  and  Des  Moines  sales  staffs 
will  gather  at  the  Kansas  City  ex- 
change. The  Salt  Lake  City  and  Den- 
ver men  will  get  together  in  the  for- 
mer city  at  the  exchange,  while  in 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Columbia  and 
RCA  in  10-Yr. 
Pact  on  Sound 

Columbia  yesterday  signed  a  10- 
year  sound  recording  license  agree- 
ment with  RCA  photophone,  marking 
the  second  contract  to  be  signed  with 
a  major  studio  by  the  equipment  man- 
ufacturer in  the  past  few  days.  A 
10-year  agreement  with  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  was  closed  by  RCA  late 
last  week. 

In  neither  case  will  the  new  equip- 
ment supplant  Erpi  equipment  now  in 
use  at  the  two  studios,  it  was  stated 
yesterday  by  officials  of  both  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  and  Columbia.  Both 
companies  have  Erpi  licenses  running 
to  1944  and  calling  for  minimum  roy- 
alties of  $100,000  annually. 

A  spokesman  for  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox said  that  the  extent  to  which 
Photophone  equipment  would  be  used 
at  the  studio  could  not  be  ascertained 
(Continued  on  pane  6) 

Skouras  Dickering 
At  Para.,  RKO,  U.A. 

Having  set  new  product  deals  with 
Warner-First  National,  Universal, 
Columbia  and  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
Sypros  Skouras,  operating  head  of 
National  Theatres,  is  now  negotiating 
with  Paramount,  RKO  and  United 
Artists. 

Discussions  on  the  Paramount  deal 
are  being  held  with  Neil  F.  Agnew, 
vice-president  and  general  sales  man- 
ager, now  in  Chicago  for  a  two-day 
meeting    with    division    and  district 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Session  Seen 


Expect  Rival  Ticket  for 
Five  Board  Places 

Intimations  of  a  proxy  contest  for 
the  first  annual  meeting  of  stockhold- 
ers of  reorganized  Paramount  on  June 
16  with  a  rival  slate  of  candidates  for 
the  five  vacancies  on  the  board  were 
had  yesterday  in  company  and  finan- 
cial circles. 

The  contest  is  reported  being  led  by 
an  influential  director  of  the  com- 
pany and  a  former  Paramount  official 
both  of  whom  are  said  to  be  seeking 
the  support  of  downtown  banks  and 
investment  houses  known  to  hold 
large  blocks  of  Paramount  securities. 
No  public  solicitation  of  proxies  is 
being  made  by  this  faction.  The  com- 
pany's own  proxy  committee,  named 
by  its  board  of  directors  last  week, 
asks  for  proxies  in  a  form  attached 
to  notices  of  the  annual  meeting  which 
went  out  to  all  Paramount  stockhold- 
ers over  the  week-end. 

Allied    Owners    Corp.,    which  has 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Ohio  Court  Imposes 
Sweepstake  Penalty 

Cincinnati,  June  8. — Judge  A.  L. 
Luebbers,  in  Municipal  Court  here  to- 
day, fined  Thomas  Reilly,  owner  of 
the  Rialto,  $50  and  costs,  for  operat- 
ing Sweepstakes.  The  fine  was  sus- 
pended. 

Judge  Luebbers  based  his  decision 
on  the  similar  Bader  Case  of  1922 
which  involved  a  local  restaurant  giv- 
ing away  free  tickets  on  automobiles. 
Albert  Weinstein,  defense  attorney, 
contended  that  the  decision  was  un- 
just, declaring  Sweepstakes  has  been 
declared  legal  in  other  Ohio  situa- 
tions, but  he  will  not  appeal. 


Only  Silence 

Washington,  June  8. — The 
Dept.  of  Justice,  in  pursu- 
ance of  its  customary  policy, 
today  refused  to  shed  any 
light  in  answer  to  a  query  as 
to  whether  or  not  Russell 
Hardy  brought  back  to  Wash- 
ington from  the  Allied  con- 
vention in  Cleveland  exhibi- 
tor complaints  of  alleged  dis- 
tributor malpractice. 

In  Cleveland,  Hardy  said 
he  would  listen  to,  but  not 
ferret  out,  complaints. 


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Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Kochler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
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Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
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Paris  Strike  Gains, 
But  Settlement  Near 

Paris,  June  8. — The  stay-in  strike 
spread  over  the  week-end  to  include 
the  M-G-M,  Olympia,  Warners' 
Apollo  and  the  Cineac  newsreel  cir- 
cuit and  some  district  houses. 

The  Gaumont  Palace  and  Rex  and 
All  Gaumont  circuit  houses  have  re- 
opened as  a  result  of  the  granting  of 
the  staff  demands.  The  Olympia 
opened  today  at  6  P.  M. 

Laboratories  are  still  closed,  as  are 
Osso  and  G.F.T.A.,  distributors. 

An  early  settlement  under  official 
pressure  is  looked  for  with  the  grant- 
ing of  workers'  demands  for  a  40-hour 
week  and  salary  increases,  with  col- 
lective bargaining  contracts,  paid  vaca- 
tions and  recognition  of  the  unions. 


Barrymore  Amends  Case 

Los  Angeles,  June  8. — John  Barry- 
more  has  filed  an  amended  complaint 
in  his  $30,000  suit  against  Warners. 
The  first  complaint  was  ruled  invalid 
on  a  technicality.  The  new  action  de- 
clares that  six  years  ago  the  film  com- 
pany paid  him  $150,000  each  for  five 
pictures  and  promised  him  10  per  cent 
of  the  profits.  The  actor  contends 
that  $30,000  in  percentage  profits  is 
now  due  him.  At  present  Barrymore 
is  in  Santa  Barbara  Hospital. 


St.  Louis  MPT O  Meet 
On  Building  Problem 

St.  Louis,  June  8.— The  M.  P.  T. 
O.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern  Missouri 
and  Southern  Illinois  today  held  a 
a  special  mass  meeting  of  members, 
exchange  men  and  salesmen  to  dis- 
cuss the  necessity  of  regulating  the 
building  of  new  theatres  in  the  area, 
which  is  currently  in  the  middle  of 
a  building  boom.  Fred  Wehrenberg, 
president  of  the  exhibitor  unit,  pre- 
sided. 

Wehrenberg  pointed  out  that  unless 
the  construction  of  "useless"  film 
houses  is  discouraged,  the  result  may 
be  disastrous  for  the  theatres  now 
operating.  He  declared  that  many 
people  without  any  knowledge  of  the 
industry  are  being  promoted  into  the- 
atre operation  by  real  estate  dealers, 
stock  and  bond  dealers,  film  sales- 
men and  others. 

Benson  to  Present 
Ampa's  Ad  Plaques 

John  Benson,  president  of  the 
American  Ass'n.  of  Advertising 
Agents,  will  present  the  awards  for 
various  forms  of  ad  campaigns  at  the 
Ampa  meeting  Thursday.  The  pres- 
entation will  be  made  in  the  Laurel 
room  of  the  Astor. 

Negotiations  are  on  for  a  well 
known  master  of  ceremonies. 

Four  plaques  will  be  presented, 
three  to  individuals  and  one  to  a  pro- 
ducing company.  At  least  one  certi- 
ficate of  merit  also  will  be  pre- 
sented and  several  honorable  mentions 
will  be  included. 


Wright  Rejoins  Selznick 

Hollywood,  June  8.  —  William  H. 
Wright,  former  assistant  to  David  O. 
Selznick,  and  more  recently  assistant 
to  Harry  Cohen  at  Columbia,  has 
joined  the  production  staff  of  Selz- 
nick-International  Pictures.  He  will 
act  as  assistant  to  Selznick. 


Wharton  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  8. — John  Whar- 
ton, treasurer  for  Selznick  and 
Pioneer,  arrived  here  today  for  a  week 
of  conferences  with  Selznick  and 
Merian  Cooper. 


Selznick  Picks  "Caesar" 

Hollywood,  June  8. — David  O. 
Selznick  will  produce  Shakespeare's 
"Julius  Caesar"  with  Ronald  Colman 
starring  following  completion  of 
"The  Garden  of  Allah." 


"Zieafeld"  at  $16,100 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  ended  its 
ninth  week  at  the  Astor  with  a  take 
of  $16,100,  the  first  time  the  figure 
has  dropped  below  $17,000.  Unusual 
week-end  weather  is  blamed  for  the 
drop.  The  Capitol  with  "Trouble  for 
Two"  earnered  $12,000.  This  week, 
with  "Fury."  the  gross  will  most  like- 
ly double  the  previous  take. 


Deny  Philadelnhia  Bun 

Joseph  Bernhard,  in  charge  of  the- 
atre operations  for  Warners,  yester- 
day denied  reports  emanating  from 
Philadelphia  that  the  circuit  would 
acquire  the  Fox  in  the  Quaker  City. 

Sam  Wolf  Planina  East 

Los  Angeles,  June  8. — Sam  Wolf, 
attornev  for  a  number  of  independ- 
ents, left  here  by  plane  todav  for  New 
York. 


Callaghan  Removal 
As  Trustee  Is  Asked 

The  removal  of  former  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court  Justice  Stephen  Cal- 
laghan as  a  trustee  of  the  Prudence 
Co.,  now  in  the  process  of  reorganiza- 
tion, and  which  failed  in  1933,  was 
asked  in  Brooklyn  Federal  court  yes- 
terday. He  was  charged  with  taking 
no  action  with  regard  to  the  sale  of 
properties  valued  at  $1,622,678  for 
$100,000  in  cash.  The  removal  of  Wil- 
liam T.  Cowin,  second  of  the  three 
trustees,  also  was  asked. 

The  accusation  against  the  two  was 
that  they  made  it  possible  to  rent  two 
of  the  Prudence  theatre  buildings  in 
Florida,  mortgaged  for  $1,041,700  to 
Paramount  Pictures,  of  which  Cal- 
laghan is  a  director,  for  a  "small  per- 
centage" of  the  theatres'  receipts.  The 
petition  was  filed  with  Federal  Judge 
Moskowitz  on  behalf  of  Benjamin 
Sandel,  who  owned  a  guaranteed 
mortgage  certificate  of  the  Prudence 
Co.  of  $3,000  face  value. 

Graham  President 
Of  Supply  Dealers 

Chicago,  June  8. — Closing  the  big- 
gest trade  show  in  its  history  at  the 
Edgewater  Beach  Hotel  here  today, 
the  Independent  Theatre  Supply 
Dealers'  Ass'n  elected  H.  W.  Graham 
as  its  president  for  the  coming  year. 

K.  R.  Douglass  was  reelected  vice- 
president.  W.  J.  Katz  was  elected 
treasurer.  Directors  named  are  B.  F. 
Shearer,  J.  C.  Hornstein,  George  Mc- 
Arthur  and  A.  F.  Marrone. 

It  was  stated  that  several  new  as- 
sociate members  would  be  named  to 
the  organization  shortly. 

Next  year's  convention  will  again 
be  held  at  the  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel 
here. 


Sales  Tax  Appeal  Ready 

The  hearing  by  the  Appellate  Divi- 
sion of  United  Artists'  appeal  from 
the  city's  ruling  that  film  rentals  re- 
ceived by  New  York  City  ex- 
changes are  subject  to  the  city's  two 
per  cent  sales  tax  appears  likely  for 
today.  The  case  was  placed  on  the 
court's  calendar  last  week  after  hav- 
ing been  given  a  preference  and  ex- 
pectations are  that  it  will  be  reached 
today. 


Take  5  L.  I.  Houses 

Sam  Strassberg  and  Jack  Hattem  of 
Interboro  have  acquired  from  Sam 
Baker  the  Laurel.  Springfield  Gar- 
den :  Laurelton,  Laurelton :  Island. 
Hollis;  Gables,  Merrick,  and  Little 
Neck,  Little  Neck. 


Pathe  to  Pay  Dividend 

Pathe  Film  Corp.  has  declared  a 
quarterly  dividend  of  $1.75  per  share 
on  the  $7  convertible  preferred  stock 
payable  July  1  to  stockholders  of 
record  June  22. 


Columbia  Sets  Title 

Hollywood.  Tune  8. — Columbia  has 
set  "The  Final  Hour"  as  the  release 
title  of  the  film  which  was  produced 
under  the  title  "San  Francisco 
Nights." 


DeFrenne  to  RKO 

Des  Moines.  June  8. — W.  F.  De- 
Frenne of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  joined 
RKO  as  salesman  in  the  Des  Moines 
branch. 


Tuesday,  June  9,  193 
 ■ 

Green  Pledges  AFL 
Support  to  I  AT  SI 


Kansas  City,  June  8. — More  tha 
1,000  delegates  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  mee 
ing  here  today  heard  William  Gret 
president  of  the  American  Federatk 
of  Labor,  pledge  the  support  of  tl 
federation  whenever  and  wherev 
needed,  adding  that  the  A.  F.  L.  wou 
continue  to  fight  for  trade  unionist 

Green  criticized  the  decision  of  til 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  by  which  t  | 
minimum  wage  law  for  women  an 
children  was  declared  unconstitution; 
He  asked  for  more  justices  like  t 
dissenters  to  the  decision  on  the  s 
preme  bench. 

Rabbi  Jacob  Tarshish  spoke  on  t 
place  of  unionism  in  an  age  of  cooper 
tion. 

George  E.  Brown  and  other  office 
and  delegates  were  welcomed  by  r< 
resentatives    of    the    city  and  sta 
William  Schulte,  delegate  and  me  ! 
ber  of  congress,  delivered  an  addre 

The  main  business  of  the  conventi 
will  get  under  way  tomorrow. 


Kentucky  Ticket  Ta 
Is  Put  Into  Effer 

Louisville,  June  8. — The  new  ; 
missions  tax  went  into  effect  at 
A.M.  Sunday,  and  the  State  T 
Commission  announced  that  the  1 
will  include  admissions  to  theatt 
night  clubs,  skating  rinks,  puf 
bathing  places  and  other  amusem 
sites. 

The  tax  does  not  apply  to  the  fll 
10  cents  of  admission  charges. 

The  schedule  of  charges  is  from 
cents  to  18  cents,  inclusive,  one  ce 
from  19  to  28  cents,  inclusive,  t 
cents ;  from  29  to  38  cents,  three  cei 
plus  one  cent  for  each  five  cents 
increase  or  fractional  part  of  I 
cents. 

Amusements  on  which  at  least 
per  cent  of  the  gross  receipts 
for  religious,  charitable  or  educatic 
purposes  are  exempt  from  paym 
of  the  tax. 


No  Statement  on  Mill 

Chicago,  June  8. — Warner  B  . 
and  the  B.  &  K.  circuit  had  no  cc'jl 
ment  to  make  today  concerning  a  5 1 
cessor  to  Jack  Miller,  who  resig*§ 
recently  as  head  of  the  Chicago  ]1 
hibitors'  Ass'n.  The  general  br« 
here  is  that  C.E.A.  will  disband  a 
July  1. 


Sparks  Staff  in  Film 

St.  Petersburg.  June  8. — Filtr  I 
of  a  parody  of  "Mutiny  on  )i 
Bounty,"  by  a  group  of  local  1 
ployees  of  Sparks  theatres,  has  tm 
announced.  The  four-and-a-half  r  I 
er,  "Mutiny  on  the  Mugwump,"  im 
be  given  a  private  screening,  for  lc 
cast  and  guests,  soon. 


Start  Musical  Showt 

Oklahoma  City,  June  8.  —  '  e 
Criterion  has  started  a  new  type  <f 
musical  shows  for  the  summer,  b 
Calloway  and  his  band  will  be  broi  it 
in  June  12,  13  and  14.  A  choruf  >f 
12  girls  and  four  boys  will  be  use<|* 
each  show. 


Remodel  Rex  in  Seatt 

Seattle,  June  8. — John  Danz's  I 
here,  the  only  house  with  first  n 
films  and  vaudeville,  has  closed  f<  a 
month's  remodeling.  It  will  recB 
about  July  1,  under  the  name  Palot  r. 
About  $40,000  is  being  spent. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Overseas  Previews 


"The  Marriage  of  Corbal" 

{Capitol-General  Film  Distributors,  London) 

London,  June  1. — Romantic  melodrama  against  a  vivid  background 
of  the  French  Revolution,  and  therefore  essentially  popular  in  its  appeal, 
this  adaptation  of  a  Rafael  Sabatini  novel  may  find  audiences  in  America 
despite  some  rather  obvious  crudities  of  situations  and  acting,  which  can 
be  considerably  lessened  by  editing.  There  is  good  crowd  work,  varied 
action  and  a  colorful  atmosphere  to  set  against  very  stagey  dialogue. 

The  story  is  concerned  with  the  adventures  of  Cleonie,  a  beautiful 
girl  aristocrat  rescued  from  the  Terror  by  Varennes,  a  Revolutionary 
officer,  who  disguises  her  as  his  nephew.  The  young  Marquis  of  Corbal 
easily  penetrates  the  disguise  and  falls  in  love  with  the  young  girl, 
finally  giving  her  refuge  in  his  chateau.  Varenne's  attempts  to  bring 
him  to  the  guillotine  are  defeated  by  Corbal's  popularity  with  the 
peasants.  To  protect  Cleonie  against  a  Revolutionary  edict  making 
immediate  marriage  of  "aristos"  to  peasants  compulsory,  Corbal  per- 
suades her  to  marry  him,  though  the  penalty  is  death.  Varennes,  don- 
ning Corbal's  coat,  shoots  himself.  The  lovers  escape  with  Varenne's 
passport. 

American  names  are  Nils  Asther  as  the  "Red"  Varennes  and  Noah 
Beery  as  a  Republican  soldier.  Hazel  Terry  is  a  pretty  heroine  and 
Hugh  Sinclair,  very  much  the  English  gentleman,  is  Corbal.  Critical 
audiences  may  laugh  in  wrong  places,  but  there  is  heart  interest  in 
plenty  for  those  less  critical  of  fine  shades. 

Running  time,  80  mins.  "G." 


"A  Woman  Alone" 

{Garrett  Klement  Prod.) 

London,  June  1. — First  production  of  Garrett  Klement  Pictures,  Ltd., 
releasing  here  through  General  Film  Distributors,  Ltd.  From  an  original 
by  Fedor  Otzep  it  was  directed  by  Eugene  Frenke,  husband  of  the  star, 
Anna  Sten.   Henry  Wilcoxon  is  the  other  big  name. 

Story  values  are  strong  and  of  a  popular  type  and  backgrounds  are 
colorful  and  original  in  a  picture  which  shows  no  obvious  signs  of  its 
British  origin ;  technically  it  is  up  to  Hollywood  standards. 

The  popular  "woman  up  against  the  world"  theme  is  presented  in  a 
story  of  a  Russian  peasant  girl,  who  attracts  the  attention  of  a  Guards 
officer  and,  later  becoming  nursemaid  to  his  child,  is  unjustly  suspected 
of  becoming  his  mistress.  Her  soldier-fiance  strikes  the  officer  and  is 
court-martialed.  The  Secret  Service  attempts  to  represent  him  as  a 
political  agitator,  but,  at  the  trial,  the  girl  saves  him  by  stating,  untruly, 
that  she  was  the  officer's  mistress.  Later,  girl  and  officer,  now  divorced, 
come  together. 

A  lot  of  the  values  in  the  picture  are  due  to  the  authenticity  of  its 
atmosphere  of  Russia  in  Czarist  days.  Extraordinarily  vivid  picture  of 
peasant  fetes,  with  good  folk-singing,  and  dancing  by  the  Leon  Woizi- 
kovsky  ballet,  are  a  feature.  The  court-martial  scene  is  dramatic,  with 
real  suspense  value. 

This  is  audience  material  of  a  decidedly  popular  type,  with  plenty  of 
action,  novelty  and  variety  of  setting.  The  woman  appeal  should  be 
strong. 

Running  time,  90  minutes.   "A."  Allan. 
( Additional  Reviews  on  Page  6) 


sday,  June  9,  1936 


Short  Subjects 


he  Chesapeake  Bay 
letriever" 

ir  amount) 

Veil  photographed,  wieh  the  narra- 
■  composed  in  a  pleasing  and  en- 
ainingly  informative  manner,  this 
rt  will  delight  dog-loving  audiences 
.  hold  the  interest  of  others.  A  his- 
i  of  the  breed  traces  the  lineage  of 

dog.  Spectacular  shots  of  their 
ning  and  play  against  beautiful 
kgrounds  of  shore  and  woods  lead 
)  field  trials  at  which  the  dogs  are 

through  their  paces,  the  winner 
ling  through  in  good  style.  Plenty 
action  is  involved  in  the  filming  of 
contest.  An  exceptional  and  novel 
;ring.  Reviewed  without  production 
e  seal.  Running  time,  10  min- 
5.  "G." 


[quatic  Artistry" 

-G-M) 

<ery  precise  photography,  in  slow 
tion,  underwater,  above  and  with 
v  angles,  as  the  art  of  diving  by 
utch"  Smith  is  demonstrated,  will 
this  short  over  with  any  audi- 
e.  Smith  goes  through  all  the 
in  and  fancy  dives  and  the  comic- 
r  awkward.  The  other  Smith,  Pete, 
is  the  commenting  and  he  has  new 
ny  touches  to  offer.  The  last  se- 
:nce,  Smith  diving  at  night  with  a 
tlight  on  him,  is  beautiful.  Pro- 
lion  Code  Seal,  No.  2,233.  Run- 
g  time,  9  mins.  "G." 


Vonderland  of  Gaspe" 

ynamic  Pictures) 

in  interesting  and  beautifully  corn- 
ed short  showing  life  and  points  of 
:rest  in  this  eastern  part  of  Can- 
The  narrative  opens  in  Mon- 
il  and  takes  in  the  interesting  coun- 
on  the  route  to  the  peninsula. 
)m  Quebec  there  follows  a  photo- 
.phic  treat  as  the  pictorial  composi- 
is  of  the  camera  record  the  scenery 
I  highlights  of  the  seashore  and 
intryside.  It  is  a  fine  offering  and 
iuld  please  generally.  Reviewed 
hout  production  code  seal.  Run- 
g  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


nter national  Broad- 
ast" 

tentone-  Universal) 
I"eddy  Bergman  cavorts  through 
s  short,  making  it  good  variety  en- 
tainment  plus  his  style  of  comic 
personation.  The  Bergman  dialects 
i  interpretation  of  "The  Merchant 
Venice"  in  various  tongues  inter- 
red the  acts  of  Rita  Rio,  the 
:rnandez  Brothers,  Billy  Reyes, 
lrienne  and  The  16  Sophisticates. 
•St  moving  and  clever,  it  should 
ase.  Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
22.  Running  time,  20^4  mins.  "G." 


irbor  Day" 

I-G-M) 

This  one  is  about  the  "Gang's"  cele- 
ation  of  Arbor  Day  at  school.  The 
uations  are  quite  humdrum.  There 
the  usual  entertainment  provided  by 
e  class  and  the  rebellious  "Spanky" 
made  to  take  part  after  he  is 
ought  in  by  the  truant  officer. 
:orge  and  Olive  Brasno,  midgets, 
iy  the  usual  mistaken  identity  angle, 
ne  film  is  suitable  for  children  for 
10m  it  is  aimed.  Production  Code 
:al,  No.  2,027.  Running  time,  18 
ins.  "G." 


C.  F.  Rose  to  Frisco 

Los  Angeles,  June  8. —  C.  F.  Rose 
of  the  local  G.B.  office  has  been 
transferred  to  San  Francisco  where 
he  will  take  over  the  territory  of  Jack 
Erickson,  who  has  been  made  branch 
manager.  Erickson  replaces  Ken 
Hodkinson  who  has  gone  to  the  New 
York  office  as  assistant  to  George 
Weeks.  Paul  de  Outo  will  supervise 
both  the  Los  Angeles  and  San  Fran- 
cisco offices. 


Conn.  Groups  to  Meet 

New  Haven,  June  8. — Both  exhib- 
itor organizations  have  called  meet- 
ings for  tomorrow.  The  Connecticut 
M.P.T.O.  meeting  at  the  Hofbrau 
will  deal,  on  the  lighter  side,  with 
a  proposed  industry  golf  tournament 
at  Racebrook  Country  Club  on  July 
14. 


Stein  Gets  Jersey  Spots 

William  B.  Stein,  former  partner  of 
Si  Fabian,  on  June  15  will  assume 
operation  of  the  Strand,  Hackettstown ; 
Palace,  Flemington,  and  Strand, 
Lambertville,  N.  J.  Stein  is  head  of 
Imperial  Theatre  Corp.  Perry  Stein  is 
treasurer.  Charles  Blum  will  act  as 
supervisor. 


Jolson,  Grauman  Explore 

Deadwood,  S.  D— June  7.— Al  Jol- 
son and  Sid  Grauman  are  said  to  be 
interested  in  the  new  Black  Hills  Ex- 
ploration Co.  which  has  begun  drill- 
ing here. 


Josephson  to  Open  World 

Gilbert  Josephson,  formerly  general 
manager  for  Consolidated  Amuse- 
ments, will  reopen  the  World  with 
"Girl  From  Maxim's"  on  June  11. 


3 


Variety  Club 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  June  8. — Business 
and  industry  are  confronted  with  a 
crisis,  Harry  Sharp,  secretary  of 
Associated  Industries  of  Kansas,  told 
members  of  Variety  Club.  If  business 
and  industry,  including  films,  are  not 
to  suffer  unjustly  in  the  revolution- 
ary period  through  which  the  country 
is  going,  such  groups  as  Variety  Club 
must  exercise  the  influence  they  have, 
he  said. 

"The  film  business  is  intelligently 
and  effectively  represented  at  Topeka 
by  Harry  McClure,  by  R.  R.  Bie- 
chele,  and  others,"  Sharp  said,  but 
he  urged  film  men  to  pay  more  at- 
tention to  things  affecting  the  business 
indirectly. 

Kansas  will  have  a  special  session, 
probably  the  latter  part  of  July,  and 
it  will  not  be  restricted  as  to  the  sub- 
jects it  can  take  up.  Admission  and 
sales  taxes  are  being  discussed. 

"Only  those  industries  which  are 
well  organized  can  escape  very  bur- 
densome taxes  the  next  two  or  three 
years,"  he  concluded. 

Guests  were  A.  C.  Cooper,  Ray 
McLain,  Fox  Granada,  Emporia ;  and 
M.  G.  Shackelford,  Republic-Mid- 
west. 


Omaha 

Omaha,  June  8. — Tent  No.  16  is 
now  located  in  temporary  quarters, 
Suite  231,  Fontenelle  hotel,  while  the 
new  quarters  are  being  prepared  for 
opening  June  27. 

The  clubrooms  in  the  Paxton  were 
vacated  last  week.  The  new  quarters 
will  treble  the  space  in  the  Paxton 
and  the  furnishings  and  decoration 
promise  to  be  outstanding. 

Exploitation  angles  are  being  de- 
vised by  D.  V.  McLucas,  chief 
barker,  and  Ted  Emerson,  chairman 
of  the  entertainment  committee.  As- 
sisting Emerson  on  the  committee  are 
Eddie  Shafton,  Sol  Francis,  Sol 
Yeager,  John  Gillin,  Jr.,  and  E.  R. 
Cummings,  the  last  ex-officio. 

Negotiations  are  on  to  obtain  Fan- 
nie Brice,  Gus  Van  and  other  top- 
notchers  for  the  house  warming.  Al- 
though the  party  is  a  month  off,  160 
reservations  have  been  made.  Capacity 
has  been  set  at  400. 

Cummings  is  dickering  for  a  name 
orchestra. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburg,  June  8. — Variety  Club 
is  looking  ahead  and  has  already  set 
the  date  for  its  1936  "Big  Top"  ban- 
quet. It  will  be  held  here  in  the  Wil- 
liam Penn  hotel  this  year  the  night  of 
Oct.  25,  according  to  John  H.  Har- 
ris, general  chairman. 

The  first  celebrity  to  accept  a 
guest-of-honor  invitation  is  Governor 
Chandler  of  Kentucky.  Harris  in- 
vited him  while  attending  the  Derby. 


Washington 

Washington,  June  8. — The  lunch- 
eon supposed  to  have  been  held  on 
June  8  under  the  sponsorship  of 
Hardie  Meakin  and  Carter  T. 
Barron  was  cancelled. 

Of  the  summer  activities,  many  of 
which  are  under  consideration,  the 
principal  one  now  engaging  the  at- 
tention of  the  barkers  is  the  second 
annual  showboat  cruise.  Details  have 
not  been  announced,  but  "Admiral" 
Barron  is  working  on  the  proposi- 
tion. 


IN  SAN  FRANCISCO  •  BALTIMORE!  — AND  NO  STOPPING  IT! 
RECORDS  GOING  HAYWIRE! 


IN  BOSTON  •  DENVER  •  LOS  ANGELES  •  SEATTLE  •  DETROIT 
CINCINNATI  •  PITTSBURGH  •  WASHINGTON  •  NEW  ORLEANS! 
—AND  STILL  GOING  STRONG! 


IN  NEW  YORK  •  PHILADELPHIA  •  SCRANTON  •  WILKES  BARRE 
PROVIDENCE  •  HARTFORD  •  NEW  HAVEN  •  PORTLAND 
BUFFALO  •  ALBANY  •  ROCHESTER  •  SYRACUSE  •  KANSAS  CITY 
SAN  DIEGO  •  HOUSTON  •  DALLAS  •  LOUISVILLE  •  COLUMBUS 


DAYTON  •  SALT  LAKE  CITY  •  ATLANTA!— THE  BIGGEST  MONEY 
HONEY  IN  YEARS! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  9,  193. 


Columbia  in  Deal 
For  New  RCA  Sound 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 
at  this  time,  as  it  would  be  affected 
by  production  requirements  from  time 
to  time  in  the  future,  the  availablity 
of  equipment  at  the  studio  and 
several  other  factors.  He  stated,  how- 
ever, that  the  new  equipment  would 
be  used  on  all  of  several  new  stages 
constructed  recently  and  that  RCA 
Photophone  reproducing  equipment 
would  be  installed  in  new  projection 
rooms  being  erected  at  the  studio. 

"The  choice  was  made  only  after 
adequate  tests  which  showed  that  we 
might  expect  an  even  higher  quality 
of  sound  from  the  new  equipment  than 
we  have  ever  had  before,"  the  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  official  said.  "The 
idea  of  competition  does  not  enter  into 
this.  We  just  decided  to  give  a  trial 
to  something  we  believe  to  be  good, 
and  we  are  convinced  that  Photo- 
phone's  new  type  of  recorders  are 
good.  They  have  several  valuable 
improvements,  such  as  'push-pull'  at- 
tachments and  we  are  convinced  that 
their  use  is  highly  practical,"  he  said. 

At  Columbia  it  was  said  that  no 
definite  estimate  of  the  extent  to  which 
the  new  equipment  would  be  used 
could  be  made  at  this  time.  It  was 
indicated,  however,  that  the  initial 
usage  would  be  limited  to  certain  types 
of  production,  with  more  extensive 
use  depending  upon  the  results 
achieved  and  production  requirements. 

A  Photophone  official  said  that  the 
terms  of  the  Columbia  licensing  agree- 
ment were  similar  to  those  of  the 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  contract  and 
permit  both  licensees  to  pay  "consid- 
erably lower  sound  royalty  fees  than 
in  the  past."  He  added  that  ne- 
gotiations with  other  major  studios 
were  under  way.  The  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  and  Columbia  contracts 
represent  the  first  extension  of  RCA 
licensing  in  major  studio  ranks 
since  the  inception  of  sound. 


Skouras  Dickering 
At  Para.  RKO,  U.  A. 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

managers.  It's  a  two-year  deal  and 
is  expected  to  be  signed  as  soon  as 
Agnew  returns  from  the  Windy  City. 

Leo  Spitz  and  Ned  Depinet  are  con- 
ducting the  negotiations  for  RKO, 
while  George  J.  Schaefer  is  handling 
the  U.A.  deal. 

Preliminary  talks  have  been  held 
with  M-G-M.  Indications  are  this 
arrangement  will  not  be  concluded 
until  the  latter  part  of  the  summer. 


Radio  Signs  John  Boles 

Hollywood,  June  8. — John  Boles 
has  been  signed  by  Radio  for  one 
picture  with  options.  He  is  now  on  a 
personal  appearance  tour  which  will 
be  cancelled.  He  will  return  imme- 
diately to  begin  on  an  untitled  musical. 
Boles  recently  completed  a  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  contract. 


"Take  a  Number"  for  Radio 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Radio  has 
purchased  screen  rights  to  "Take  a 
Number,"  a  story  by  Richard 
Macauley  recently  published  in  the 
Saturday  Evening  Post.  Houston 
Branch  will  write  the  screenplay  and 
Sid  Rogell  will  produce.  The  story 
has  a  racetrack  background. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Parole" 

(Universal) 

Patterned  somewhat  after  the  recent  exposure  of  inadequate  and 
politically  duped  parole  boards,  this  film  is  a  fast-moving  melodrama, 
replete  with  good  characterizations,  excitement,  new  twists  and  new 
faces.  It  never  lags  and  ends  on  a  hopeful  crusading  note  which  at- 
tempts to  solve  the  problem. 

Henry  Hunter,  through  the  efforts  of  political  racketeers  headed  by 
Alan  Dinehart  and  his  colleague,  Alan  Hale,  is  released  from  prison, 
leaving  behind  Grant  Mitchell,  his  penmate,  who  is  freed  shortly  after- 
ward. Hunter  goes  to  Dinehart  for  a  job  and  is  made  assistant  to  an 
ex-convict  collector  in  Dinehart's  "insurance"  racket.  He  soon  sees 
himself  heading  back  to  jail  and  quits.  Through  Mitchell's  daughter,  Ann 
Preston,  he  obtains  another  position  and  is  discharged  when  the  boss 
finds  he  has  a  prison  record.  Challenging  the  boss,  he  reveals  that 
other  people  in  his  employ  have  records  and  he  unwittingly  brings 
about  their  dismissal.  A  newspaper  takes  up  his  story  and  the  expose 
that  follows  shakes  the  city,  forcing  Dinehart  and  Hale  to  flee.  Hale 
is  killed  when  the  pair  are  apprehended  aboard  ship.  The  romance 
angle  is  worked  in  quite  ingeniously  and  humorously  at  the  end.  Parole 
forbidding  marriage,  a  pardon  does  the  trick. 

In  the  cast,  aside  from  the  principals  and  rounding  out  their  perform- 
ances, are  Alan  Baxter,  Charles  Richman,  Noah  Beery,  Jr.;  Christian 
Rubb  and  Frank  McGlynn.  Louis  Lander  did  an  excellent  job  of  direct- 
ing and  he  brings  all  the  action,  drama  and  comedy  out  for  their  best 
effect.  The  screen  play  was  written  by  Kubec  Glasmon,  Joel  Sayre  and 
Horace  McCoy. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,230.  Running  time,  67  minutes.  "G." 


"Luck  of  the  Irish*' 

(Guaranteed) 

A  pleasant  tale,  rambling  and  almost  always  in  a  vein  of  light  comedy, 
this  film  will  be  found  a  delightful  change.  It  is  said  to  be  the  first  Irish 
importation  and  the  brogues  and  dialects,  not  incoherent,  lend  a  novel 
note.  The  Irish-American  populace  should  go  for  it.  It  is  well  done, 
tastefully  produced  and  the  acting  by  the  Belfast  Repertory  Players 
deserves  special  mention. 

A  noble  of  Tyr  Owen  bets  his  estate  on  his  steeplechaser,  Knockavoe, 
in  the  Grand  National.  The  horse  wins  but  is  disqualified  and  conditions 
at  the  castle  consequently  go  from  bad  to  worse.  However,  Richard 
Hayward,  in  the  role  of  Sam  Mulhern,  an  excellent  characterization,  in 
an  attempt  to  save  the  estate,  works  a  hoax  with  the  schoolmaster,  is 
found  out,  and  dismissed.  As  the  bookmaker  is  packing  up  the  valuables 
and  the  family  is  at  its  wit's  end,  a  saviour  in  the  form  of  a  wealthy 
American  arrives  and  buys  the  horse,  saving  the  day  financially.  At 
this  point  young  romance  is  fulfilled  and  Hayward  manages  to  marry 
off  the  Widow  Whistler  to  the  village  constable. 

The  film  has  the  good  qualities  of  Irish  customs  and  the  portrayals, 
and  folk  songs  which  are  authentically  delivered  are  good  entertainment. 
Much  of  subtle  Gaelic  wit  is  in  evidence. 

In  the  cast,  perhaps  known  to  audiences  here,  are  Kay  Walsh,  Niall 
McGinnis,  J.  R.  Mageean,  R.  H.  MacCandless,  Charles  Sagan,  Charlotte 
Tedlie,  Nan  Cullen  and  Meta  Grainger. 

Credit  for  a  good  direction  job  belongs  to  Donovan  Fedelty,  who  also 
produced  from  the  novel  by  Victor  Haddick. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  80  minutes.  "G." 


M-G-M  Promotes  Bishop 

Burtus  Bishop,  who  has  been  a 
salesman  in  the  exchange  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  yesterday  was  promoted 
to  branch  manager  of  the  M-G-M 
branch  in  Charlotte.  He  succeeds  Ira 
Furman,  recently  transferred  to  the 
San  Francisco  office  to  fill  the  spot 
vacated  by  Grover  Parsons,  now  west- 
ern division  sales  head  for  Republic. 


Cantor  to  Honolulu 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Eddie  Cantor, 
accompanied  by  his  wife,  has  sailed 
for  a  three-week  trip  to  Honolulu. 
En  route  the  couple  will  celebrate 
their  22nd  wedding  anniversary.  Upon 
his  return,  Cantor  will  start  "Pony 
Boy,"  his  seventh  for  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn. 


Pick  G.B.  Talent  Scout 

London,  June  8. — Maud  Gilroy  has 
been  named  talent  scout  for  G.B.  by 
Michael  Balcon,  production  chief.  She 
will  visit  West  End  theatres  and  fol- 
low repertory  houses  and  music  halls. 


Retitle  Francis  Film 

Hollywood,  June  8. — "I  Gave  My 
Heart"  is  the  new  title  of  the  War- 
ner-Cosmopolitan starring  vehicle  for 
Kay  Francis,  previously  known  as 
"Give  Me  Your  Heart." 


Radio  Checks  Missing 

Mexico  City,  June  8. — Five  checks 
with  a  face  value  of  about  $1,000  dis- 
appeared during  the  Saturday  morn- 
ing payoff,  according  to  Radio  Pic- 
tures. 


Production  Holds 
With  34  in  Wort 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

"Sworn  Enemy"  at  M-G-M,  "Holl:, 
wood  Boulevard,"  "Johnny  Gets  H 
Gun"  and  "Lady  Be  Careful"  ,- 
Paramount,  "The  Vigilantes  are  Con 
ing"  at  Republic,  "The  Holy  Lie"  ; 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  "Post 
Inspector"  at  Universal. 

Paramount,  Twentieth  Century-Fo 
and  Warners  led  the  field  for  heav 
production.  Each  had  seven  pictur* 
shooting. 

Columbia  had  one  feature  workin. 
four  in  preparation,  slated  for  camen 
within  two  weeks,  and  five  in  the  cu 
ting  room.  M-G-M  had  four,  two  ar 
13 ;  Paramount,  seven,  three  and  nine 
Pickford-Lasky,  one,  zero  and  zercj 
Republic,  one,  two  and  seven;  Radi 
three,  zero  and  two;  Roach,  one,  zei 
and  two ;  Selznick  International,  on 
zero  and  zero;  Twentieth  Cenrur 
Fox,  seven,  three  and  four ;  Universe  i 
one,  zero  and  three ;  Warners,  seve 
one  and  five ;  independents,  zer 
four  and  one. 

The  lone  short  subject  working  w; 
at  Columbia.  That  studio  had  tv 
preparing  and  three  cutting.  M-G-] 
had  three  preparing  and  seven  editin 
Radio,  two  and  one;  Roach,  zero  ar 
three.  The  independents  had  none 
work. 


Back  After  Illness 

Louisville,  June  8. — Tom  Davi 
manager  of  Libson's  Mary  Andersc 
Theatre  here,  is  back  on  the  jc 
after  a  long  siege  of  scarlet  fever. 


Flash  Preview 

"Le  Scarpe  Al  Sole" — Nuo- 
Mondo  offers  this  importation,  ir 
pressive  for  its  Alpine  pictorial  bac 
ground  rather  than  for  its  sto 
values.  Italian  dialogue  with  adequa 
sub-titles. 

This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  ji 
in  a  coming  issue  of  Motion  Picrr 
Daily. 


Wall  Street 


Majority 

Up 

on 

Board 

M  - 

High 

Low 

Close  Char 

Columbia,  vtc  ... 

36 

3544 

3544 

+ 

Columbia,  pfd  ... 

44 

44 

44 

+1 

Consolidated    Film  444 

444 

444 

Eastman  Kodak 

162 

161 

162 

+ 

K.-A.-O..  pfd  ... 

91 

9054 

9054 

4454 

44J4 

+ 

Paramount   

m 

8 

8 

Paramount  1  pfd 

6254 

6154 

621/4 

+i 

Paramount  2  pfd. 

9 

9 

9 

+ 

Pa  the  Film 

7% 

7J4 

+ 

RKO   

SVi 

554 

554 

20th  Century -Fox 

28  ' 

27J4 

2754 

+ 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3574 

3554 

3574 

+i 

Universal,  pfd  . . . 

10444 

10444 

10444 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

10 

m 

9% 

Little  Activity  on  Curb 

Ne 

High  Low  Close  Change  Sa 

Sonotone    254      ZA      254  — 

Technicolor    2954     29  2954 

Trans-Lux    4H      444      44^     ...  J 

GTE  Best  Bond  Gains 

Ne 

High    Low  Close  Char 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  . .  2544  25  2554  +1  I 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2544    2454     2554  -H 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9354     9244    9244    —  i 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  .....  9754     97Vs    974i  — 
Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    88       87}4     88  + 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94       93J4    9344    -  I 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  8) 


esday,  June  9,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


I  Purely 
Personal 


*  RANK  LLOYD  left  for  Salem 
Mass.,  last  night  where  he  will 
end  several  weeks  getting  exteriors 
d  authentic  atmosphere  for  "Maid  of 
dem,"  which  will  be  his  first  under 
>  new  Paramount  contract  and  wi 
ir  Claudette  Colbert.  Lou  Smith 
the  home  office  publicity  staff  is 
companying  Lloyd  on  the  trip. 
• 

Joe  Moskowitz  is  in  Havana  for  a 
ell.   He  arrives  there  today  on  the 
rientc  with  the  Harry  Brands.  To 
ther,  they  remain  there  for  about 
t  days.  Then  the  Brands  travel  on 

California  and  Moskowitz  returns 

New  York  by  rail. 

• 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  M.  H.  Ayles 
jrth,  Leslie  E.  Thompson,  Phil 
•jSMAN,  Howard  Dietz,  Frank 
;ck,  Willard  McKay.  Herbert 
Yates  and  Charles  B.  Paine 
iong  those  at  "21"  yesterday. 
• 

George  Barnett.  president  of  Mod 
n  Film  Sales  Corp.,  returns  from  an 
^ht-month   trip   around   the  world 
day  on  the  lie  De  France.  Also  ar 
ring    on    the    same  boat   is  Ben 
)etz.  M-G-M  executive. 

• 

Jerome  Kern  has  deserted  New 
jrk  for  the  coast.  He  is  another  of 
e  composers  who  have  gone  over  to 
ms.  Kern's  latest  musical  score 
11  be  heard  in  "Never  Gonna 
ince." 

• 

Sam  Forgoston  and  his  bride,  the 
rmer  Ann  Rogosa,  are  honeymoon- 
%  in  Pennsylvania.  Sam  is  assistant 
Bill  O'Brien  at  M-G-M. 
• 

M.  Coates  Webster's  and  Clar- 
ce  Upson  Young's  original 
ieauty  Incorporated"  has  been  pur- 
ased  by  Radio. 

• 

Max  Reinhardt  has  received  an 
norary  citation  from  the  King  of 
Ay  for  his  work  in  the  drama  and 
th  films. 

• 

Paul  Fennyvessy,  head  of  Fenny- 
isy  Enterprises  of  Rochester,  will 
•ive  in  town  Wednesday  for  a  short 
it. 

• 

David  Lewis,  assistant  to  Irving 
ialberg,  leaves  Chicago  today  for 
I  coast. 

• 

Zharles  Beahan  and  Sidney  Fox, 
wife,  have  gone  to  the  coast  for 
G-M. 

• 

Edward  G.  Robinson  gets  into 
vn  today  on  the  Twentieth  Cen- 

y. 

• 

Dodo  and    Si    Seadler.  window- 
'pping  at  Bonwit's  Sunday  evening. 
• 

\l  Friedlander  returned  yesterday 
m  a  two-week  stay  in  Buffalo. 
• 

.  Chicago 

Zlauk  Rodenbach  back  from  Hol- 
rood  after  a  series  of  star  inter- 
ws  for  Daily  News  readers. 
Jeut  Harry  Costello,  police 
:sor,  is  back  from  Arizona  after 
eral  months  of  recuperating  from 
■umonia. 

German  F.  Jensen,  formerly  in 


Bullets"  Big 
Chicago  Draw; 
Gets  $17,700 


Chicago,  June  8.— "Bullets  or  Bal- 
lots" started  out  with  a  rush  and  kept 
up  the  pace  all  week  at  the  Roose- 
velt with  the  result  that  the  take 
went  $6,700  over  the  line  to  $17,700. 

"Private  Number,"  with  Ramon 
Novarro  and  a  revue  on  the  stage  at 
the  Chicago,  pulled  $33,000,  up  by 
$1,000.  "The  Golden  Arrow"  was 
strong  on  a  take  of  $6,600  at  the 
Apollo,  but  other  downtown  houses 
failed  to  make  much  of  a  showing. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $112,- 
600.    Average  is  $128,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  4: 
"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (W.  B.) 
ROOSEVELT — (1,591),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $17,700.    (Average,  $11,000) 

"DANCING  PIRATES"  (Radio) 
PALACE  — (2.509),    25c-35c-60c,    5  days. 
Stage:    Ed    Sullivan   and   Revue.  Gross: 
$11,000.      (Average.  $19,000) 

"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 
CHICAGO— (4,000),   35c-50c-68c,   7  days. 
Stage:  Ramon  Novarro  and  Revue.  Gross: 
$3.1.000.    (Average,  $32,000) 

"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 
ORIENTAL— (3,490),    25c-40c,     7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville  and  Revue.  Gross:  $15,400. 
(Average,  $15,000) 

"EXCLUSIVE  STORY"  (M-G-M) 
GARRICK  -  (900),    30e-40c-60c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $6,100.    (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  June  5: 

"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 

LXITED  ARTISTS — (1.700),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
$17,000) 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (W.  B.) 

APOLLO— (1,400).    30c-40c-60c,    7  davs. 
Gross:  $6,600.    (Average,  $4,500) 
"HOUSE  OF  1,000  CANDLES"  (Republic) 

STATE-LAKE— (2.776).  20c-.10c-.15c,  7  days. 
Stage:  "Yacht  Club  Boys  and  Revue." 
Gross:  $13,200.    (Average.  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  June  6: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50,  8th 
week.  Two  shows  daily.  Gross:  $9  500 
(Average,  $11,000) 

Silent  Stars  in  Film 

Hollywood,  June  8.— Bryant  Wash- 
burn, Jack  Mulhall,  Frank  Mayo, 
Harry  Myers  and  other  stars  of  the 
silent  days  will  play  themselves  in 
Paramount's  "Hollywood  Boulevard." 
The  picture  is  the  story  of  a  fallen 
screen  idol's  comeback.  John  Halliday 
has  the  principal  role. 

Tax  Threatens  in  Tampa 

Tampa,  Fla.,  June  8. — An  amuse- 
ment tax  is  seen  as  possible  here.  In 
making  up  the  budget  for  next  year, 
it  was  discovered  that  the  present 
taxes  would  provide  revenue  $581,000 
shy  of  the  amount  needed.  A  tax  on 
amusements  is  among  the  new  rev- 
enue-raising measures  considered. 


the  maintenance  department  of  Essan- 
ess  Theatres,  is  now  with  Joe  Gold- 
berg, Inc.,  in  an  executive  capacity. 

Irving  Mack  has  'been  ill  with 
laryngitis. 

Don  Nelsen  has  been  named  as 
booker  in  the  Republic  exchange,  ac- 
cording to  F.  E.  Judd,  exchange 
manager. 

Walter  Brown  is  back  at  his 
office  at  Ross  Federal  Service  after  an 
illness. 

Jack  Barry  and  Sid  Baker  are 
two  additions  to  the  Ben  Judell  ex- 
change sales  staff  downstate. 


Kansas  City  Royal 
May  Be  a  First  Run 

Kansas  City,  June  8.  —  Jack 
Truitt  and  Breckenridge  Fagin,  who 
have  been  operating  the  Royal,  down- 
town house,  as  a  10  and  15-cent  sub- 
sequent run,  may  change  the  policy  to 
a  regular  first  run  of  B  pictures  next 
fall. 

The  house  has  just  completed  a 
week's  test  of  a  first  run  double  fea- 
ture with  "King  of  the  Damned,"  a 
G.B.  picture,  and  "Dancing  Feet,"  a 
Republic  release.  The  take  was  $1,200, 
which  Truitt  and  Fagin  considered 
fair. 

"Kansas  City  doesn't  have  a  B  type 
first  run  house,"  commented  Fagin, 
"and  conditions  look  favorable  for  the 
establishment  of  a  house  with  that  sort 
of  policy."  The  house  might  operate 
a  split  week,  first  run  double  policy. 
The  operators  of  the  Royal  will  de- 
cide within  the  next  month. 


Donat  Out  of  "Sabotage" 

London,  June  8.  —  Robert  Donat, 
due  to  illness,  will  not  appear  in 
"Sabotage"  with  Sylvia  Sidney.  Al- 
though Donat's  contract  called  for  him 
to  start  on  the  film  June  1,  his  doc- 
tor and  a  G.  B.  specialist  have  de- 
clared him  unfit  to  start  work  for  an- 
other three  weeks.  Terms  of  Miss 
Sidney's  contract  make  postponement 
impossible. 


Set  Publicity  Post 

Philadelphia,  June  8. — Warners 
have  set  up  a  separate  publicity  control 
for  the  Earle,  stage  show  house  here, 
and  the  Stanton.  Henry  Sarazen,  from 
the  Far  East,  will  handle  the  publicity. 


MelnikerMade 
MGM  Foreign 
Theatres  Head 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

and  Metro  in  Brisbane;  Metro,  Mel- 
bourne and  St.  James,  Sydney,  all  in 
Australia ;  Cameo  and  Queens  Hall, 
Brussels ;  Majestic,  Ghent,  and 
Forum,  Liege,  Belgium;  Metro,  Rio 
de  Janeiro ;  Metro,  Santiago,  Chile ; 
Empire,  London ;  Olympia,  Paris ; 
Scala,  Budapest;  Metro,  Calcutta, 
India ;  Metro,  Tokio ;  Metro,  Lima, 
Peru ;  Ideal,  Manila,  P.  I. ;  Metro, 
Johannesburg ;  Metro,  Capetown ; 
Metro,  Durban,  South  Africa;  Capi- 
tol, Madrid;  Metro,  Montivideo 
Uruguay. 

Arthur  Field,  assistant  to  Laudy 
Laurence,  is  on  the  high  seas  bound 
for  Paris  after  a  three-week  vacation 
here.  Sam  Burger,  roving  repre- 
sentative, now  in  Panama,  is  due  in 
New  York  shortly,  as  is  Sam  Eckman, 
in  charge  of  England. 


Win  Suit  on  Equipment 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  June  8. — Decision 
against  Lincoln  Theatres  Corp.  for 
$2,050  has  been  awarded  Jennie  and 
Frank  Kimball,  owners  of  the  Varsity 
(once  the  Rialto)  in  District  Court 
here.  The  Kimballs  brought  action 
for  $24,300  for  sale  of  equipment  by 
the  defendants  which  did  not  belong 
to  them  and  damage  to  the  house. 
Counter  suit  for  $16,836  was  used  to 
combat  the  action. 


m  m 


NOW  COME  THE 


BLASTING  A  BARRAGE  OF 
BOX-OFFICE  BULLETS  IN 


COUNTERFEIT 


ff 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Proxy  Contest 
For  Paramount 


Paramount 's  Selling  Plan 
To  Be  on  a  Flexible  Basis 


Session  Seen 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

two  representatives  on  the  Paramount 
board  in  Stephen  Callaghan  and 
Harry  O.  King,  is  regarded  as  be- 
ing in  a  strategic  position  in  the  event 
a  rival  proxy  move  attains  propor- 
tions of  any  significance.  In  a  settle- 
ment of  Allied  Owners'  claim  against 
Paramount,  25,000  shares  of  the  com- 
pany's first  preferred  stock  was  is- 
sued to  the  Brooklyn  realty  company 
only  recently.  A  share  of  first  pre- 
ferred stock  is  entitled  to  20  votes, 
which  gives  Allied  Owners  500,000 
votes  in  next  Tuesday's  meeting, 
which  might  spell  victory  or  defeat 
should  any  close  proxy  contest  actu- 
ally develop.  With  several  of  the 
financial  interests  represented  on  the 
Paramount  board  having  either  re- 
duced appreciably  or  disposed  of  their 
Paramount  holdings  entirely,  a  con- 
test for  proxies  is  viewed  in  some 
quarters  as  likely  to  be  a  spirited  one. 

Publication  of  Report  Not  Set 

Meanwhile,  expectations  that  Jo- 
seph P.  Kennedy  will  complete  his  re- 
port on  the  company's  status  and  sub- 
mit it  to  a  special  meeting  of  the 
board  some  time  this  week  appear  to 
be  lessening.  There  were  definite 
indications  yesterday  that  the  report 
might  not  be  presented  until  after  the 
stockholders'  meeting  in  order  that  it 
may  be  received  by  the  board  as  it 
will  be  reconstituted  at  the  June  16 
meeting.  In  addition  to  the  election  of 
five  directors  by  the  stockholders,  new 
resignations  from  the  Paramount 
board  are  reported  likely  within  the 
next  week  or  10  days.  Among  these 
is  Callaghan,  who  came  on  the  board 
as  a  representative  of  Allied  Own- 
ers in  his  capacity  as  a  trustee  of 
that  company,  which  is  itself  in  re- 
organization. With  the  reorganiza- 
tion essentially  completed.  Callaghan 
will  be  discharged  as  an  Allied  trus- 
tee in  the  near  future,  which  will  end 
his  status  as  an  official  representative 
of  that  company. 

Kennedy,  meanwhile,  is  making 
himself  unavailable  to  reporters  and 
his  office  associates  profess  to  have 
no  knowledge  of  when  the  report  is  to 
be  submitted.  The  general  assumption 
is  growing,  however,  that  with  the 
board  in  its  present  state  of  flux  there 
is  little  likelihood  of  a  complete,  for- 
mal reoort  being  made  until  it  at 
tains  the  semblance  of  permanency 
promised  by  the  expected  developments 
of  the  next  week  or  10  days. 


Want  Benny  for  Another 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Paramount  is 
negotiating  to  hold  Tack  Benny  for 
a  second  picture  after  he  completes 
"The  Big  Broadcast  of  1037."  Har- 
lan Thomnson.  who  will  nroduce 
"College  Holiday."  wants  the  co- 
median for  the  leading  role.  Frederick 
Hazlett  Brennan  is  now  writing  an 
original  storv  around  the  title,  and 
the  picture  will  be  one  of  next  season's 
big  musicals. 


Marv  Bi-ian  Assigned 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Marv  Brian, 
who  has  just  returned  here  after  mak- 
ing several  pictures  in  England,  has 
been  cast  as  one  of  the  wives  in  Par- 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

San  Francisco  the  Seattle,  Portland, 
Los  Angeles  and  San  Francisco 
groups  will  go  over  the  new  product 
details.  On  the  same  dates  the  Dallas 
exchange  will  be  the  meeting  quarters 
for  the  Dallas,  San  Antonio  and 
Oklahoma  City  men. 

On  Thursday  the  Pittsburgh,  Cleve- 
land, Columbus  and  Cincinnati  ex- 
change personnel  will  meet  at  the 
William  Penn,  Pittsburgh.  The 
Philadelphia  force  has  set  Friday  for 
the  special  sales  talks.  On  June  16 
the  Washington  salesmen  will  hear 
the  new  sales  policy  at  the  Shoreham 


MPTOA  Trade  Talks 
Set  With  20th-Fox 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

C.  Griffith  of  Oklahoma  City  and 
Kuykendall. 

The  committee  already  has  held  ini- 
tial meetings  with  Paramount, 
M-G-M,  RKO,  Universal,  Columbia 
and  Republic.  Warners,  so  far,  have 
not  accepted  the  committee's  invita- 
tion for  a  meeting.  Follow-up  meet- 
ings with  the  companies  whose  poli- 
cies in  connection  with  the  exhibitor 
organization's  10-point  program  have 
been  outlined  already  will  probably 
be  held  next  week. 


Badger  to  Australia 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Clarence  Bad- 
ger has  been  signed  by  National  Stu- 
dios in  Australia  to  direct  a  Zane 
Grey  picture,  as  yet  untitled,  starring 
Victor  Jory.  Jory  is  on  a  four-month 
loanout  from  Columbia.  Badger  has 
left  for  Australia. 


amount's  "Three  Married  Men."  Eddie 
Buzzell  will  direct  under  the  supervi- 
sion of  Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.  Pro- 
duction is  set  to  start  June  15. 


Sherman  Finishes  Series 

Hollywood.  June  8. — Harry  Sher- 
man has  finished  camera  work  on 
"Heart  of  the  West,"  last  of  the  first 
series  of  "Hopalong  Cassidy"  pictures. 
The  first  of  the  new  series,  "Hopalong 
Cassidy  Returns,"  will  go  into  pro- 
duction July  1.  The  pictures  are  re- 
leased by  Paramount. 


Take  Up  Ruggles  Option 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Paramount 
has  exercised  its  option  on  Wesley 
Ruggles  for  another  year.  His  next 
picture  will  be  "Valiant  Is  the 
Word  for  Carrie,"  set  to  start  June 
15. 


Para.  Sets  "The  Barrier" 

Hollywood,  June  8.  —  Harry 
Sherman  will  produce  "The  Barrier" 
for  Paramount.  The  Rex  Beach  story 
will  have  top  bracket  Paramount 
names  and  be  a  feature  of  the  com- 
ing season's  program. 


Add  3  to  "Son"  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  8.— Paramount 
has  added  three  players  to  the  cast  of 
"A  Son  Comes  Home."  They  are, 
Anthony  Nace,  Eleanor  Wessellhoeft 
and  Gertrude  W.  Hoffman. 


Hotel.  The  Minneapolis  and  Sioux 
Falls  staffs  will  convene  at  Minne- 
apolis on  June  12-13. 

Neil  F.  Agnew,  general  sales  man- 
ager ;  Charles  Reagan,  western  and 
southern  division  head,  and  Kusell  re- 
turned Sunday  by  plane  from  Chicago. 
J.  J.  Unger,  eastern  and  southern 
division  sales  head,  was  called  to  New 
York  last  Friday,  when  he  was  noti- 
fied of  the  death  of  his  mother,  Regina 
Unger,  who  had  been  ill  for  some 
time.  She  was  buried  Sunday  at  Mt. 
Pleasant  Cemetery  in  Westchester. 
Neither  Unger  nor  Reagan  will  at- 
tend the  local  sessions. 

Impounding  Rialto 
Receipts  Is  Sought 

An  application  was  made  in  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  yesterday  for  appoint- 
ment of  a  temporary  receiver  to  im- 
pound the  box-office  receipts  of  the 
Rialto  during  the  showing  of  "Revolt 
of  the  Zombies"  by  the  attorney  for 
Amusement  Securities  Corp.,  who 
asked  for  this  pending  the  outcome 
of  a  special  referee's  finding  in  con- 
nection with  the  action  brought  against 
Academy  Pictures  Distributing  Corp. 
and  others  charging  wrongful  use  of 
the  word  "zombies"  in  the  title. 

Justice  Valente  reserved  decision  in 
the  motion.  The  attorney  for  the  de- 
fendant stated :  "This  application  is 
most  pressing  in  its  shamelessness." 

Gainsborough  Unit 
Separate  from  G.  B. 

London.  June  8.  —  Gainborough 
has  become  a  separate  production  unit, 
engaging  its  own  stars,  directors  and 
writers,  instead  of  functioning  as  a 
subsidiary  of  Gaumont  British.  The 
company  has  announced  11  pictures  in 
the  next  year,  doubling  its  previous 
output. 

Edward  Black  has  been  named  as 
associate  producer,  working  under  the 
supervision  of  Maurice  Ostrer,  direc- 
tor of  administration.  Among  the 
planned  films  are  three  silent  hits 
which  will  be  remade  as  talking  films  : 
"Rob  Rov,"  "Alf's  Button"  and  "Owd 
Bob." 


Take  "Tundra"  from  "U" 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Burroughs- 
Tarzan  has  taken  over  background 
material  shot  by  Universal  for  "Tun- 
dra." Footage  shot  by  Norman  Dawn 
during  seven  months  in  Alaska  will 
be  used  in  a  film  featuring  Del  Cam- 
bre.  all-American  football  star  from 
Southern  Methodist  in  1933. 


Delay  "Jeeves"  Picture 

Hollywood..  June  8.  —  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  has  postponed  "Thank 
You,  Jeeves"  until  July.  Arthur 
Treacher,  who  will  play  the  lead,  has 
a  commitment  at  M-G-M  which  will 
keep  him  busy  until  that  time.  Arth"- 
G.  Collins  will  direct. 


"U"  Adds  Salesmen 

Los  Angeles.  June  8. —  Universal 
has  added  C.  W.  Stomdaugh  and  O. 
Wog  to  their  sales  staff. 


Tuesday,  June  9,  19! 


Nathan  Burkan  Rite 
To  Be  Held  Toda 


(Continued  from  page  I) 

U  S.  Senators  Wagner  and  Cop 
land. 

United  Artists'  offices  will  be  clou 
until   1  o'clock. 

Samuel    Goldwyn   paid  tribute 
Burkan  yesterday,  saying :  "He  v. 1 
fearless,  yet  friendly ;  his  heart  w- 
as  great  as  his  brain.    The  film  wor; 
has  lost  one  of  its  real  leaders  a; 
I  my  closest  friend." 

"He  belonged  as  much  to  us 
his  chosen  profession,"   said  Geor 
J.  Schaefer. 

"In   the   passing   of   Nathan  Bu 
kan,"  said  James  Mulvey,  "we  k 
not  only  a  marvelous  brain,  but 
kindly,  understanding  friend." 


No  Halt  in  Laemmle  Fete 

The  unexpected  death  of  Nath 
Burkan  on  Saturday  will  cause  . 
change  in  plans  for  the  dinner  planr' 
by  the  amusement  division  of  i 
United  Palestine  Appeal  to  hor ' 
Carl  Laemmle  at  the  Waldorf  Ji 
22.  Burkan  was  chairman  of  the  co 
mittee. 

The  decision  was  reached  larg 
through  the  instrumentality  of  \Y 

H.  Hays  at  a  meeting  of  the  organ 
ing  committee  at  the  Cinema  Club  y 
terday.  Hays  declared  the  fin 
tribute  to  Burkan's  memory  would 
consummation  of  the  dinner  in  wh 
the  latter  had  been  actively  engag 
Louis  Nizer  presided. 

A  resolution  of  tribute  to  Burka< 
memory  was  passed  and  plans  m; 
to  designate  executives  in  each  ma 
company    for    the    sale    of  tick 
Harry     Brandt,     president  of 

I.  T.O.A.,  said  his  organization  mi 
be  counted  upon  for  substantial  r ! 
resentation.    Those  present  inclu< 
Austin  C.  Keough.    Eugene  Zut 
Leo  Spitz,  Gabriel  L.  Hess,  Carl 
Milliken.   Harold   Rodner,  Siegfi 
Hartmann,  William  J.  German,  Ha 
Hershfield,  Gus  Edwards,  Saul  R 
ers,    Maurice    Goodman,  Harry 
Buckley,   Louis    Phillips,  Dennis 
O'Brien,  Jack  Alicoate    and  Maj 
Henry   Procter   of  London.  Ma 
Quigley  was  among  those  who  wi 
his  inability  to  attend. 


Jobyna  Howland  Passes 

Hollywood,  June  8. — Jobyna  H  4 
land,  55,  character  actress  of  the  sti 
and  screen,  died  here  today.  Dei 
is  believed  to  have  been  caused  ■ 
heart  disease.  Among  her  film  !  1 
cesses  were  "Cohens  and  Kellysl 
Trouble"  and  "Story  of  Ten  e 
Drake."  She  is  survived  by  a  brot  '. 
Olin  Howland.  a  Warner  cont  m 
player. 


Claude  Richey  Is  Dead 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  June  - 
Claude  W.  Richey,  41,  owner  of  ■* 
Grace  at  West  Terre  Haute,  diec  t 
his  home  here.  He  recently  optm 
the  theatre.  Surviving  are  his  wic  h 
his  parents  and  one  sister.  Bil 
was  in  Grandview  Cemetery  here  I 


Royer  Purchases  Fir, 

Hollywood,  June  8.  • —  Fane n 
Royer  has  bought  "Mystery  in  iei 
Air,"  an  original  by  Bernard  J.  m 
Conville,  as  the  first  production  of  I 
new  organization,  Fanchon  Royer  In 
tures.  Production  starts  soon  at  li  H 
national  studio. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
in  All 
Branches 


>L.  39.  NO.  136 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  10,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Ind  of  Score 
lharges  Seen 
ly  Kuykendall 

xpresses  His  Opinion  In 
MPTOA  Bulletin 


Indie  Circuit 
Moves  Are  Hit 
In  Cleveland! 


MAJORS  STUDYING 
ERPI  ACQUISITION 


7he  opinion  that  the  separate  score 
rge  "is  on  its  way  out"  and  that 
will  quickly  disappear"  if  indi- 
ual  exhibitors  follow  through  with 
ing  resistance  to  it,  is  expressed 
the  current  M.P.T.O.A.  organiza- 
lal  bulletin  issued  yesterday  by  Ed 
ykendall. 

fhe  M.P.T.O.A.  opinion  is  based  on 
results  to  date  of  the  organiza- 
Vs  trade  practice  meetings  with 
tributors,  Kuykendall  says.  The 
letin  summarizes  the  progress  made 
these  meetings  in  attaining  distribu- 
cooperation  in  connection  with  the 
P.T.O.A.'s  10-point  trade  practice 
igram,  which  includes  the  elimina- 
n  of  the  score  charge. 
Die  bulletin  states  that  unqualified 
icellations  of  10  to  20  per  cent  have 
:n  indicated  by  some  companies; 
it  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  the 
:al  boards  for  the  adjustment  and 
iciliation  of  trade  disputes  and 
uplaints  will  be  set  up  and  that 

{Continued  on  page  7) 


Subsequents  Assert  Film 
Is  Being  Delayed 


Cleveland,  June  9. — Independent 
theatre  owners  here  are  leveling  the 
same  complaints  against  independent 
circuits  that  the  circuits  have  been 
shooting  in  the  direction  of  producer- 
controlled  houses  for  years. 

They  say  the  circuit  men  are 
using  their  buying  power  to  squeeze 
the  smaller  unit  and  are  delaying 
designation  of  playdates  to  a  point  that 
causes  a  product  shortage  in  subse- 
quent runs. 

Affiliated  circuits,  in  some  instances, 
they  say,  are  more  willing  to  cooper- 
ate than  the  independent  circuits. 

Some  of  those  affected  who  refuse 

{Continued  on  page  7) 


ites  for  Burkan 
Attended  bv  2,000 

Approximately  2,000  attended 
neral  services  for  Nathan  Burkan, 
ted  lawyer,  who  died  suddenly  at 
s  Great  Neck  home  Saturday  morn- 
g.  at  Temple  Emanu-El  yesterday, 
any  important  figures  in  the  civic 
id  political  life  of  the  city  intermin- 
ed  with  a  representative  cross-sec- 
)n  of  ranking  film  executives  with 
ost  of  whom  Burkan  had  been  on 
timate  terms  for  years. 
Perhaps  the  most  touching  portion 
the  services  was  a  eulogy  delivered 
'  Gene  Buck,  president  of  Ascap 
id  a  friend  of  Burkan  of  25  years' 
anding.  His  voice  broke  toward  the 

{Continued  on  page  7) 


New  sreels  Exempt 
By  French  Decree 

Newsreels  and  certain  other  types 
of  product  are  exempt  from  the  terms 
of  the  drastic  French  censorship  de- 
cree which  became  effective  on  May 
7,  under  the  provisions  of  a  new  de- 
cree which  went  into  effect  May  27, 
it  was  learned  here  yesterday. 

Although  the  censorship  decree  is  on 
the  statute  books  and  in  effect,  its 
actual  application  has  been  suspended 
temporarily  pending  a  study  of  the 
situation.  The  suspension  was  allowed 
{Continued  on  page  15) 


He  Was  Glad! 

Boulder  City,  Nev.,  June  9. 
— During  the  big  battle  scene 
in  "Robin  Hood  of  El  Do- 
rado" a  young  patron — about 
six  or  seven  years  old — at  the 
Boulder  ran  up  the  aisle  and 
shouted: 

"Oh,  boy!  I'm  sure  glad 
Shirley  Temple  isn't  in  that 
mess." 


Kennedy  Report  to 
Para.  Board  Friday 

Joseph  P.  Kennedy's  report  on  the 
current  status  of  Paramount  and  its 
operating  problems  is  scheduled  to  be 
presented  to  a  special  meeting  of  the 
company's  board  of  directors  on  Fri- 
day. 

The  directors  were  advised  that  the 
report  would  be  ready  by  the  latter 
part  of  the  week  and  a  special  meeting 
of  the  board  was  set  yesterday  for 
Friday  to  receive  it.  The  calling  of 
the  special  meeting  ends  consideration 
of  a  reported  plan  for  receiving  Ken- 
nedy's report  after  the  company's  an- 
nual meeting  of  stockholders  next 
Tuesday  in  order  that  it  might  be  con- 
sidered by  the  Paramount  board  as  it 
will  be  reconstituted  after  the  meet- 
ing of  stockholders.  Five  new  direc- 
tors are  slated  to  be  elected  by  the 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Meeting  Held  Monday  for 
Discussion  of  Plan; 
Decision  Later 


decision  Reserved 
On  City  Sales  Tax 

The  Appellate  Division  yesterday 
served  decision  after  hearing  argu- 
ents  on  the  United  Artists'  appeal 
om  the  city's  ruling  that  film  rentals 
e  subject  to  the  two  per  cent  city 
les  tax.  Indications  are  that  the 
»urt  will  hand  down  its  decision 
ithin  two  weeks. 

Robert  Burke,  who  argued  the  case 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Pettijohn  Favors  Selling  Each 
Picture  to  the  Highest  Bidder 

Cleveland,  June  9. — Charles  C.  Pettijohn  stopped  off  here  to  get 
a  Democratic  slant  on  a  Republican  convention  and  to  see  what 
damage  the  Allied  convention  did  to  the  Hollenden. 

After  he  had  found  the  Hollenden  in  good  shape  he  fired  this 
16-inch  long-range  shell: 

"I  favor  doing  away  with  the  present  distribution  plans  for 
one  year  and  selling  pictures  singly  to  the  highest  bidder.  After 
that  we  would  have  peace  in  the  industry." 

After  the  Motion  Picture  Daily  correspondent  had  sniffed 
her  smelling  salts  she  thought  she  heard  him  say,  too: 

"I  know  very  little  about  the  Allied  convention.  Most  of  our 
troubles  are  those  that  never  happen." 

A  great  many  state  legislators  are  here.  Also  present  are 
Georgia  Moffett,  Cleveland;  Emma  Ablanap,  Chicago,  and  Marion 
Hull,  Indianapolis — film  board  secretaries — so  Pettijohn  may  have 
something  to  do  besides  listening  to  Kansans  tell  how  Landon 
will  be  nominated. 


The  major  companies  are  seri- 
ously considering  purchase  of  the 
control  of  Erpi,  Motion  Picture 
Daily  learned  last  night.  A  meet- 
ing, attended  by  leading  company 
executives,  was  held  in  New  York 
on  Monday  to  discuss  the  pros  and 
the  cons  with  no  decision  arrived 
at,  it  is  understood. 

A.  T.  and  T.  controls  Erpi 
through  Western  Electric,  the 
manufacturing  arm  of  the  Bell 
System,  and  is  willing  to  dispose 
of  Electrical  Research  Products, 
Inc.  The  interest  of  the  major  film 
companies  is  believed  to  revolve 
around  a  desire  to  control  directly 
the  technical  equipment  used  daily 
in  the  production  of  talkers  in  their 
studios  and  the  reproduction  of 
such  talkers  in  their  own  and  other 
theatres. 

Queried  yesterday  on  the  possi- 
bility of  a  sale  of  Erpi  materializ- 
ing in  the  near  future,  Whitford 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

No  Date  for  M-G-M 
English  Start  Set 

Although  four  pictures  are  sched- 
uled, no  starting  date  for  M-G-M's 
English  production  unit  has  been  set, 
Ben  Goetz  asserted  yesterday  upon 
his  arrival  on  the  lie  de  France.  Plans 
for  the  company's  activities  abroad 
will  be  determined  after  conferences 
with  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  Irving  Thalberg  and  Edward 
J.  Mannix,  Goetz  stated.  He  will 
leave  for  the  coast  Friday  by  plane. 
After  spending  about  three  weeks  in 
Hollywood,  Goetz  will  return  to  Eng- 

(Continucd  on  page  6) 


KRS  Delays  Action 
On  Britain's  Quota 

London,  June  9. — Presentation  of 
the  Kinematograph  Renters'  Society 
views  on  the  quota  act  scheduled  for 
today  was  postponed  pending  the  re- 
turn of  John  Maxwell  from  Scot- 
land. 

It  is  thought  probable  that  the  case 
will  be  amended  to  meet  differing 
views  of  British  and  American  pro- 
ducers. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  June  10,  19! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


Vol.  35 


June  10,  1936 


No.  136 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
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Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
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Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
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Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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No  Pioneer-Selznick 
Mergering — Wharton 

Hollywood,  June  9. — The  reported 
consolidation  of  Pioneer  and  Selznick 
International  was  denied  here  today 
by  John  Wharton,  counsel  for  both 
companies.     Wharton  stated : 

"The  thing  farthest  from  the  mind 
of  John  Hay  Whitney  is  the  mergin; 
of  these  two  companies.  Both  will 
continue  as  separate  organizations  but 
we  would  like  both  units  to  work  in 
closer  cooperation  with  regard  to  the 
interchange  of  creative  and  artistic 
talent." 


Seidelman  Going  Abroad 

J.  H.  Seidelman,  foreign  manager 
for  Columbia,  will  sail  this  week  on 
the  lie  de  France  with  a  heavy  sched- 
ule of  company  business  planned  for 
the  next  few  months.  Seidelman  has 
been  conferring  here  for  some  time 
with  Jack  Cohn  on  Columbia's  expan- 
sion policy. 


Rogers  to  Leave  Friday 

Hollywood,  June  9. — Charles  R. 
Rogers,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Rogers 
and  his  assistant,  William  A.  Pierce, 
will  leave  by  train  on  Friday  for  the 
Universal  convention.  John  LeRoy 
Johnston,  publicity  chief,  leaves  the 
same  day  by  plane. 


By  RED  KANN 


IT  started  last  night.  From  9 
to  10  P.  M.,  Eastern  Daylight 
Time,  Republican  convention 
sidelights  prior  to  delivery  of  the 
keynote  speech  filled  the  air ;  in 
New  York  the  local  outlets  were 
WOR  and  WABC.  From  10  to 
11  P.  M.,  millions — who  knows 
how  many — listened  to  the  key- 
noter by  Senator  Steiwer  of  Ore- 
gon from  Cleveland;  for  that 
event,  there  were  a  mere  four 
stations  in  New  York — WABC, 
WEAF,  WJZ  and  WOR— 
hooked  up.  If  you  know  your 
outlets,  vou'll  recognize  the  N. 
B.  C.  and  C.  B.  C.  networks. 
National  Broadcasting,  upon  in- 
quiry, stated  ninety-seven  from 
Maine  to  Honolulu  over  the  blue 
and  the  red  systems  were  tied  in. 
Columbia  proudly  gave  its  total 
as  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five.  .  .  . 


Thus,  from  nine  to  eleven  in 
the  East  and  in  corresponding 
hours  across  that  great  belt  of 
the  country  when  theatre  busi- 
ness reached  its  peak,  the  ether 
was  filled  with  political  promises. 
Later,  the  same  procedure  will 
rent  the  air  lanes  from  Philadel- 
phia. From  now  until  Election 
Day,  which  is  some  months  off, 
the  Republican  candidate  will 
speak  regularly  and,  of  course, 
so  will  the  President,  seeking  re- 
election. The  weather  will  be 
warm,  if  not  hot,  and  the  public 
will  be  seeking  relief  out-of- 
doors.  The  effect  on  grosses 
naturally  becomes  obvious  and 
this  suggests  two  things :  One 
is  a  better  foot  thrust  forward 
by  Hollywood.  Two  is  the  neces- 
sity for  showmen  who  call  them- 
selves that,  but  often  are  not,  to 
peel  oft  their  coats  and  go  to 
work.  It  will  be  no  walk- 
away. .  .  . 

▼  ▼ 

Meanwhile,  exhibitors  are  yell- 
ing about  the  lack  of  product. 
That  is,  good  product.  There's 
miles  of  celluloid  around.  The 
habit  is  an  annual  one  and  more 
frequent  than  that  when  release 
schedules  hit  a  vacuum  in  merit. 
Deplorable  and  regrettable,  yes. 
What  to  do  about  it  ?  Exactlv 


nothing,  this  year  as  in  others. 
Last  week  in  Cleveland,  Allied 
leaders  ranted  about  poor  pic- 
tures, overlooking  completely  and 
probably  deliberately  the  indis- 
putable record  which  is  that  qual- 
ity this  season  never,  or  rarely 
at  least,  has  been  exceeded. 
Whether  it's  a  shortage  in  suffi- 
cient brains  or  too  many  pic- 
tures, Hollywood  has  never  been 
able  to  maintain  a  constant  flow 
of  superior  attractions,  every 
week  of  the  year.  Moreover, 
those  who  have  been  around  the 
business  for  any  length  of  time 
understand  how  it  goes  and,  long 
since,  have  resigned  themselves 
to  the  status  quo.  .  .  . 

▼ 

To  illustrate,  if  at  this  late 
date,  any  illustrating  is  neces- 
sary, was  this  conversation  with 
a  sales  manager  as  recent  as  yes- 
terday : 

Sales  Manager — "The  studio  is 
talking  about  all  big  pictures  next 
year.  I  told  them  to  forget  it  and 
go  modest  by  delivering  ten." 

We — "Ten?  You'll  take  four 
big  ones  and  be  satisfied,  won't 
you  ?" 

Sales  Manager — "You  know  I 
will." 

We — "As  a  matter  of  fact, 
you'll  take  two  smashes  and  let 
it  go  at  that.  Right?" 

Sales  Manager — "Right".  .  .  . 

T  T 

The  untimely  passing  of  Nathan 
Burkan  was  discussed  on  many 
tongues  yesterday.  As  far  as 
marks  of  respect  may  go,  the 
evidences  were  substantial  at  the 
services  held  at  Temple  Emanu- 
El.  Privately  and  as  matters  of 
such  a  distressing  nature  have  a 
habit  of  showing  themselves,  the 
stories  of  the  stature  of  the  man's 
capacity  for  friendship  were 
legion.  Burkan,  of  course,  was 
very  prominent  in  the  profession 
of  law.  But  those  who  knew  him 
best  yesterday  liked  to  tell  and 
re-tell  his  many  kindnesses,  his 
ever  constant  desire  to  help  the 
low  as  well  as  the  mighty.  Their 
comment  went  to  make  up  the 
sort  of  tribute  any  man  might 
want  to  think  that  he  had  earned 
for  himself,  but  which  relatively 
few  actuallv  achieve.  .  .  . 


RKO  Claims  Ruling 
Reserved  by  Bond 


LaGuardia  Will  Sign 
Sales  Tax  Extension 

Following  a  hearing  yesterday. 
Mayor  LaGuardia  announced  that  he 
would  sign  the  bills  extending  the 
city's  emergency  relief  tax  program 
for  another  year.  The  levies  include 
the  two  per  cent  sales  tax,  the  1/20 
of  one  per  cent  tax  on  gross  business, 
the  three  per  cent  utility  tax  and  a 
personal  property  tax.  The  taxes  col- 
lected for  the  past  year  amounted  to 
$67,000,000. 


Marco  Wolff  Returns 

Los  Angeles.  June  9. — Marco 
Wolff  of  F.  &  M.  arrived  today  from 
St.  Louis,  where  his  daughter  has 
just  finished  attending  school  for  the 
present  semester.  Wolff  has  been  in 
New  York  several  months  conferring 
with  Harry  C.  Arthur  on  theatre 
operations  in  St.  Louis. 

Within  the  next  few  weeks  Wolff  is 
expected  to  close  with  one  of  three 
major  distributors  for  release  of  the 
four  pictures  planned  by  F.  &  M.  next 
season. 


Federal  Judge  William  Bondy  i 
served  decision  yesterday  on  the  ; 
lowance  by  stipulation  of  20  creditc 
claims  against  RKO  amounting 
$1,227,000.  The  stipulation  for  t 
allowance  of  the  claims  were  made 
the  creditors  and  Irving  Trust  C 
trustee  of  RKO. 

With  the  disposal  of  the  claims  1 
fore  the  court  yesterday  there  v 
remain  only  eight  creditors'  clai 
against  RKO,  amounting  to  $2,939,1 
for  the  allowance  of  which  no  net 
tiations  have  been  consummat 
The  latter  amount  is  exclusive  of  1 
$9,100,000  Rockefeller  Center  cla 
which  is  in  litigation.  Efforts  to  se' 
the  latter  claim  by  negotiation  fai 
recently  and  a  hearing  was  held 
fore  Judge  Bondy,  following  wh 
the  RKO  trustee  and  Rockefe' 
Center  were  allowed  several  we 
in  which  to  file  briefs.  The  last 
the  briefs  was  presented  to  the  co 
recently  and  a  decision  on  the  amo 
in  which  this  claim  should  be  allo\ 
is  now  being  awaited  from  Ju> 
Bondy. 


Ampa  Ad  Awards  A 
Set  for  Tomorrc 

The  Ampa  awards  for  adverti; 
and  exploitation  material  will  be  m 
at  the  weekly  luncheon  tomorrow 
the  Astor,  after  having  been  p< 
poned  from  last  Thursday  because 
award  plaques  were  not  ready, 
meeting  will  be  the  last  Ampa  g; 
ering  for  the  summer,  with  sessi 
scheduled  to  be  resumed  in  the 

The  four  awards,  the  first  of  tl 
kind  offered  by  Ampa,  will  be  for 
best  advertising  designed  for  the  tr; 
the  best  advertising  designed  for 
public,  the  most  practical  press  si 
and  the   best   poster.    The  wini 
pieces  will    be    exhibited  under 
auspices  of  the  Cinema  Club  in 
Rose  Room  of  the  Algonquin  for 
week  starting  next  Monday. 


E.  G.  Robinson  Re-Sigr 

Edward  G.  Robinson,  who  arr 
in  New  York  yesterday,  has  sif 
a  new  contract  with  Warners  to  n 
two  pictures  a  year  for  two  ye 
Robinson  will  leave  soon  for  Lor 
to  make  "Thunder  in  the  City" 
Atlantic  Films  and  will  return  to 
coast  about  Oct.  1. 


Postpone  Club  Lunches 

The  Cinema  Club  Table  of  Est 
luncheon  series,  planned  to  start 
terday,  was  postponed  because  of  m 
funeral  services  for  Nathan  Bur  6 
The  luncheon  will  be  held  next  T| 
day  with  the  first  guests  of  hm 
Will  H.  Hays  and  William  F.  R  | 
ers,  general  sales  manager  of  M-Q1! 


Radio  Men  East  Fridi  i 

Hollywood,  June  9. — David  L  m 
Sam  Briskin  and  Howard  Ben  <| 
will  leave  Friday  for  the  Radio  j 
vention.  Edward  Gross,  produij 
manager  for  Sol  Lesser,  left  by  i>fl 
for  New  York  this  afternoon. 


Plan  Drive-In  Theat  j 

Universal  City,  Mo.,  June  9  1 
new  drive  in  theatre  is  planned 
by  Joseph  M.  Goldman.    The  h  m 
will  open  about  July  15. 


YOUR 
DISH! 


CAN  A 


She  might  be  the  gir 
who  lives  next  door 
Your  stenographer,  01 
the  waitress  who  take 
your  order !  Was  th< 
soft  flesh  beneath  he 
filmy  finery  eve 
scratched  by  prisoi 
denim  ?  How  can  yoi 
tell?  They're  girls  on  .  • 


HOT  HEADLINE  DRAMA  OF  PA 


CHANGE  HER  STRIPES? 


with  Henry  Hunter,  Ann  Preston,  Alan  Dinehart,  Alan 
Baxter,  Alan  Hale,  Grant  Mitchell,  Berton  Churchill, 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  Bernadene  Hayes,  Wallis  Clark,  John 
Miltern,  Charles  Richman,  Frank  Mills,  Selmar  Jackson, 
Cliff  Jones,  Anthony  Quinn  •  Screenplay  by  Horace 
McCoy  and  Kubec  Glasmon  •  Original  story  by 
Kubec  Glasmon  and  Joel  Sayre  •  Directed  by  Louis 
Friedlander  •  Robert  Presnell,  Associate  Producer 
A     UNIVERSAL  PICTURE 


J  MEN  AND  WANTED  WOMEN! 


6 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  June  10,  1936 


i  Purely 
Personal  > 

JOSEPH  M.  SCHENCK,  his  valet, 
John  Keller;  Elizabeth  Sund- 
mark,  Alberto  Dodero  and  Alex 
Elisault  flew  to  the  coast  via  TWA 
yesterday. 

• 

David  Rubinoff  is  en  route  to 
Europe  for  a  month's  vacation,  the 
first  he  has  had  in  five  years.  He 
will  take  part  in  the  celebration  of 
the  200th  anniversary  of  the  death 
of  Antonio  Stradivari. 

• 

Alma  Lloyd  accompanied  her 
father,  Frank  Lloyd,  on  his  research 
trip  to  Boston  and  Salem  in  prepara- 
tion for  the  Claudette  Colbert  film, 
"Maid  of  Salem." 

• 

John  W.  Hicks.  Jr.,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  the  foreign  depart- 
ment, and  Rogek  Clement,  attor- 
ney for  Paramount,  arrive  Monday  on 
the  Normandic. 

• 

William  G.  Smith  leaves  tomor- 
row for  the  coast  to  become  west 
coast  representative  for  Samuel 
Cummins,  with  headquarters  in  Los 
Angeles. 

• 

Joe  Hornstein  and  J.  E.  Robin  are 
due  from  Chicago  today  after  attend- 
ing the  annual  convention  of  the  In- 
dependent Theatre  Supply  Dealers' 
Ass'n. 

• 

Jack  Miller  returned  yesterday 
from  Buffalo  where  he  has  spent  the 
last  10  days.  He  was  accompanied 
by  I.  Slavens,  his  partner. 

• 

John  Eberson,  architect,  will  leave 
for  St.  Louis  tomorrow  to  look  over 
the  Missouri,  New  Grand  Central 
and  St.  Louis  for  F.  &  M. 

• 

Ben  Lyon  and  Mrs.  Lyon  (Bebe 
Daniels)  and  their  young  daughter 
arrive  today  en  route  to  London  for 
personal  appearances. 

• 

Edward  Zabel  has  returned  from 
Bangor,  Wis.,  after  a  visit  to  his 
mother,  who  is  seriously  ill. 

• 

Karl  Hoblitzelle,  Paramount  the- 
atre operator  in  the  southwest,  is  in 
town  from  Dallas. 

• 

Garretson  Dulin  of  Universal  will 
plane  to  Hollywood  either  today  or 
tomorrow. 

Walter  Batchelor  of  Batchelor 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  left  yesterday  for 
the  coast. 

• 

A.  H.  Schwartz  got  back  last  night 
from  Lake  Placid  and  a  four-day  va- 
cation. 

Buddy    Cantor   interviewed  Dor- 
othy Stone  last  night  over  WMCA. 
• 

Pat  Casey  will  head  for  the  coast 
today.  He  plans  to  return  next  month. 
• 

Charles  Skouras  plans  to  return 
to  the  coast  the  end  of  the  week. 
• 

Louise  Fazenda  arrives  on  the 
Conic  Di  Savoia  tomorrow. 


No  Date  for  M-G-M 
English  Start  Set 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

land  to  set  the  production  wheels  in 
motion. 

The  quartet  scheduled  are  "Silas 
Marner,"  "Wind  in  the  Rain,"  "Rage 
in  Heaven"  and  "Yank  at  Oxford." 
Stars,  writers  and  directors  have  not 
been  decided  upon,  Goetz  said. 

Returning  from  an  eight-month 
tour  of  the  world,  George  Barnett, 
president  of  Modern  Film  Sales  Corp., 
held  that  in  all  foreign  countries  he 
visited  the  natives  prefer  to  see  and 
hear  pictures  made  in  their  own  lan- 
guages. While  abroad,  he  closed 
deals  with  foreign  independent  distrib- 
utors for  two  features,  the  Louis  Weiss 
serials  and  60  reels  of  shorts.  In 
addition,  arrangements  were  concluded 
whereby  Modern  Film  Sales  will  act 
as  New  York  representative  for  in- 
dependent distributors  in  Japan, 
China,  Philippine  Islands,  Singapore, 
India,  Egypt,  Morocco,  Dutch  East 
Indies,  England  and  the  Continent. 

On  the  same  liner  was  Nick  Long, 
Jr.,  who  recently  completed  a  six 
months'  appearance  in  Charles  B. 
Cochran's  "Follow  the  Sun."  He  said 
Cochran  had  planned  to  make  the  show 
into  a  picture,  but  temporarily  has 
abandoned  the  thought  because  he  has 
had  to  go  to  Spain  for  an  operation. 

Long,  Jr.,  may  go  to  the  coast  in 
three  weeks,  he  said,  to  appear  in 
M-G-M's  "Broadway  Melodv  of 
1937." 

Jack  Curtis  of  Curtis  &  Allen, 
agents,  also  was  a  passenger. 

John  Paddy  Carstairs  is  enroute  to 
Hollywood.  He  plans  to  leave  by 
plane  Saturday  for  a  Hollywood  angle 
on  a  book  he  is  writing  for  Neus 
Publishing  Co.  He  said  he  recently 
completed  the  dialogue  for  Columbia's 
"Two  Is  Company."  He  also  has 
been  writing  and  directing  for  B.  &  D. 
Carstairs  hopes  to  remain  on  the 
coast  until  October,  during  which 
time  he  will  get  together  with  Myron 
Selznick,  now  in  England  and  due  to 
return  shortly,  on  an  M-G-M  pact. 

Al  Trahan  and  Lady  Yukona 
Cameron,  vaudeville  team,  arrived  on 
the  same  liner  after  a  tour  abroad. 

Memorial  in  Boston 
Goes  to  Dual  Bills 

Boston,  June  9. — Keith's  Memorial, 
the  only  first  run  here  which  has 
been  showing  single  features  on  a 
straight  film  policy  for  the  past  year, 
this  week  turns  to  double  features. 
Loew's  State  and  Orpheum  have  been 
running  double  bills  for  the  past  few 
months,  and  the  RKO  Boston  dropped 
stage  shows  several  weeks  ago  for  a 
straight  film,  dual  bill  policy. 

The  de  luxe  Metropolitan,  which 
offers  such  added  attractions  as  free 
dancing,  combines  films  with  vaude- 
ville in  the  nearest  thing  to  a  policy 
of  straight  pictures  on  a  single  bill. 
Duals  are  still  the  general  rule 
throughout  New  England. 


Rowland  Signs  Stone 

Hollywood,  June  9.  —  Richard  A. 
Rowland  has  signed  Lewis  Stone  for 
the  lead  in  the  first  of  his  series  for 
Paramount.  The  story  will  be  called 
"I'd  Give  My  Life,"  and  is  a  screen 
adaptation  by  George  O'Neil  of  H. 
H.  Van  Loan's  stage  play.  Tom 
Brown  and  Frances  Drake  have  the 
juvenile  leads. 


Kennedy  Report  to 
Para.  Board  Friday 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

stockholders  and  the  possibility  of  sev- 
eral resignations  from  the  board  in 
the  near  future  is  reported. 

The  Kennedy  report  will  touch  up- 
on recognized  problems  in  the  com- 
pany's production  and  theatre  opera- 
tions, in  particular,  and  may  make 
general  suggestions  for  improvement. 

The  prospects  of  a  proxy  contest  be- 
tween the  company  and  an  independent 
faction  headed  by  one  Paramount  di- 
rector and  a  former  official  of  the 
company  yesterday  appeared  indefinite 
of  materialization  at  the  stockholders' 
meeting.  The  independent  faction  is 
said  to  have  obtained  the  support  of 
several  banks  and  investment  houses 
holding  Paramount  securities  for  its 
move  to  obtain  changes  in  the  board's 
membership  at  the  stockholders'  meet- 
ing. Whether  or  not  this  support 
would  be  carried  into  the  meeting  as  a 
proxy  battle  may  not  be  decided  until 
the  end  of  the  week,  according  to  yes- 
terday's indications. 

Decision  Reserved 
On  City  Sales  Tax 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

for  the  city,  asserted  that  S2.000.000 
in  additional  city  relief  revenue  was 
involved,  which  represented  his  esti- 
mate of  the  tax  yield  from  rentals  re- 
ceived by  the  New  York  City  film  ex- 
changes. The  tax  law  specifies  that 
the  levy  must  be  passed  on  to  the 
consumer,  in  the  case  of  film  rentals, 
the  exhibitor.  Local  distributors  es- 
timate that  the  tax  to  date  would 
amount  to  $1,500,000. 

Ed  Raftery  of  O'Brien.  Driscoll  & 
Raftery,  attorneys  for  United  Art- 
ists, argued  the  appeal  for  the  ex- 
changes. 

Film  Players  Turn 
To  Summer  Theatres 

Identified  at  one  time  or  another 
with  Hollywood,  a  number  of  players, 
as  usual,  will  turn  their  energies  to 
summer  theatres  shortly.  A  tentative 
schedule  included  these  engagements  : 

Peggy  Wood  in  "The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew" — Ridgeway  Theatre.  White  Plains. 

Burgess  Meredith,  under  contract  to 
RKO.  in  "Liliom" — same  company. 

Louis  Calhern  and  Ruth  Weston  in 
"The  Command  to  Love" — Urban  Play- 
house, Yonkers. 

Henry  Hull  in  "Tobacco  Road" — Summer 
Playhouse,  Ivorytown,  N.  Y. 

Beverly  Bayne  in  "The  Shining  Hour" — 
Griswold  Summer  Theatre,  New  London. 

Muriel  Kirkland  in  "Dulcy" — same  the- 
atre. 

Dorothy  Gish  in  "Russet  Mantle"' — West- 
port  Country  Playhouse,  Westport,  Conn. 

Peggy  Wood  in  "The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew" — Cape   Playhouse,   Dennis,  Mass. 

Alexander  Kirkland  in  "Men  in  White" — 
Berkshire  Playhouse.  Stockbridge.  Mass. 

Katharine  DeMille  in  "Topaze" — same 
theatre. 

Dorothy  Mackaill  in  "Personal  Appear- 
ance"— Beach  Theatre,  West  Falmouth, 
Mass. 

Dorothy  Gish  in  "Russet  Mantle" — same 
theatre. 

Frances  Starr  in  "Kind  Lady" — Ogun- 
quit  Playhouse,  Ogunquit.  Me. 

Sidney  Fox  in  "Russet  Mantle" — same 
theatre. 

Mary  Rogers  in  "Apron  Strings" — Lake- 
wood  Theatre,  Skowhegan,  Me. 

D.  A.  Doran,  in  association  with 
Arthur  Hanna,  will  manage  the  Red 
Barn  at  Locust  Valley.  L.  I.,  this 
year.  Frederick  W.  Aver  is  slated 
to  be  the  director  of  the  Post  Road 
Theatre  at  Madison  Beach. 


Browne's  Reelection 
Expected  at  I A  Meet 

Kansas  City,  June  9. — George 
Browne,  president  of  the  I.A.T.S.E. 
is  expected  to  be  reelected  before  tht 
annual  convention,  being  held  hen- 
winds  up  this  week. 

As  far  as  could  be  learned,  there  i 
no  opposition  ticket  in  sight. 

During  today's  session,  Wednesday 
was  set  for  the  consideration  of  th( 
new  constitution  and  bylaws  suggests 
by  Browne  in  a  report  which  he  sub 
mitted.  Browne  stated  that  he  con 
sidered  changes  necessary  because  thi 
present  constitution  cannot  keep  pac< 
with  law  changes  and  legal  rulings 
The  new  constitution.  Browne  feel- 
will  reduce  the  number  of  member 
seeking  redress  in  court  by  the  inclu 
sion  of  provisions  for  the  exhaustin;' 
of  all  remedies  within  the  alliance  be! 
fore  court  action  is  possible,  thus  sav: 
ing  much  time  and  money. 

Browne  asserted  that  it  will  b 
necessary  at  the  earliest  possibl  | 
moment  to  clear  up  the  unorganize 
conditions  in  Local  306.  To  do  thi: 
he  said,  some  means  must  be  provide 
to  curb  unofficial  groups  of  politicall  \ 
ambitious  members  in  the  local  wh 
have  embarrassed  the  general  office  i 
the  past. 

In  speaking  of  American  and  Cans' 
dian  conditions.  Browne  regretted  thi 
of  14,000  American  theatres,  only  5,00 
employ  alliance  members. 

He  hopes  to  clear  up  the  conflic 
resulting  from  the  organization's  ha\ 
ing  taken  jurisdiction  over  cashier 
doormen  and  ushers  who  are  affiliate! 
with  another  national  labor  organiz; 
tion. 

Browne  concluded  his  address  wit 
a  tribute  to  the  late  NRA  and  adde 
that  the  very  stability  of  I. A. T.S.I 
makes  it  a  target  for  renewed  attacl 
by  employers,  attacks  which  "call  fc 
positive  and  judicious  action."  E 
pleaded  for  the  carrying  out  of  tl 
organization's  platform  provision 
saying  that  only  by  this  method  coul 
concrete  results  be  obtained. 

The  convention  approved  last  week 
action  of  the  executive  board  in  ei 
dorsing  President  Roosevelt  for  p' 
election  and  called  for  more  vigoroi 
union  action  in  non-union  situation 
It  endorsed  the  appointment  of  a  o 
ordinator  for  industrial  cooperatio 
also  separate  classification  and  unifor 
wage  scale  for  industrial  projectio 

Fred  J.  Dempsey's  report  show 
income  over  expenses  by  $24,000  1 
a  two-year  period  and  stated  that  tl 
membership  is  now  5.600. 


Would  Raise  Censor  Ft 

Baton  Rouge,  La.,  June  9. — Sen 
tor  Nicholas  G.  Carbajal.  New  0 
leans,  has  introduced  a  bill  providii 
for  use  by  the  public  school  syste 
of  the  film  censorship  fees  collect 
by  the  state  board  of  censors.  T 
fees  would  be  increased  from  25  cer 
per  100  feet  of  film  to  $10  per  1,0- 
feet. 

Another   bill   would   prohibit  fi? 
houses   from   charging  different  aj 
mission  prices  for  the  same  show 
different  hours  on  the  same  day. 


Has  District  Ad  Unit 

Hartford,  June  9. — M.  &  P.  The 
tres  of  Boston  has  established  a  d: 
trict  advertising  department  he: 
with  Don  Chambers  in  charge.  I 
handles  copy  for  the  Capitol.  Wc 
cester ;  the  Paramount,  New  Hav< 
and  the  Allyn,  Hartford. 


sdnesday,  June  10,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Ind  of  Score 
Charges  Seen 
>y  Kuykendall 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
jortant  modifications  of  policy  will 
made  by  distributors  on  the  sub- 
t  of  forcing  shorts  with  features. 
Jost  of  the  remaining  seven  points 
the  10-point  program  are  possible 
>olution  through  the  remedies  prom- 
i  by  the  establishment  of  the  local 
iciliation  boards,  Kuykendall's  bul- 
n  says.  These  are  the  adjustment 
unreasonable  clearance,  correction 
overbuying  which  deprives  a  com- 
itor  of  needed  pictures  ;  elimination 
unfair  cut-rate  competitions  be- 
en theatres  ;  non-theatrical  compe- 
on  by  professional  entertainment 
:ures.  and  the  designation  of  plac- 
es and  the  forcing  of  excess  short 
jects. 

fhe  bulletin  points  out  that  while 
latter  two  practices  are  essentially 
ject  to  bargaining  in  connection 
h  film  buying,  the  local  boards  may 
expected  to  be  of  aid  in  relieving 
exhibitor  who  is  overloaded  with 
ler  designated  play  dates  or  short 
jects  after  his  contracts  have  been 
de. 

he  bulletin  notes  that  the  tenth  point, 
adoption  of  a  simplified  standard 
libition  contract,  could  not  be  real- 


Convention  Coverage 


ALU  IE  0 


THEATRES  OF  MICHIGAN.  INC 


June  8,1936. 


Mr.  Maurice  D.  Kann, 
Motion  Picture  Daily, 
Rockefeller  Center, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


Dear  Red: 


Just  a  note  of  thanks. 

Few  exhibitors  realize  the  cost 
or  the  effort  necessary  to  make 
possible  a  running  account  of  a 
convention  and  when  I  realized  the 
manner  in  which  you  covered  it  I 
couldn't  close  my  convention  history 
without  a  word  of  compliment  and 
thanks . 

I  hope  that  you  understood  that 
there  were  times  when  I  couldn't 
give  you  time  I  know  you  wanted,  but 
there  was  a  lot  to  do  and  a  lot  of 
guys  after  one's  time. 

It  was  a  great  meeting  and  your 
contribution,  both  before  and  during 
the  meeting,  is  truly  appreciated. 


Sincerely  yours, 


HMR/T 


H.  M.  RICHEY 


l  betore  the  new  selling  season 
ough  long  negotiations  on  the  re- 
on  of  the  standard  contract.  It 
orts  that  the  new  short  form  of 
tract  recently  made  public  by  the 
P.  T.  O.  A.  has  been  submitted 
distribution  companies  with  recom- 
ldations  for  its  use.  The  bulletin 
iresses  no  opinion,  however,  of  the 
nces  of  the  simplified  form  being 
'Pted  and  placed  in  use  for  the  new 
son. 

Pettengill  Bill  Criticized 

Cuykendall  asserts  that  the  Petten- 
Bill.  pending  in  Congress,  has  han- 
ipped  the  exhibitor  committee's  ne- 
iations  with  distributors  and  he 
Is  that  the  bill  "would  definitely 
vent  our  proposals  from  being 
pted."  He  points  out  that  the  bill. 
If,  could  offer  exhibitors  no  re- 
for  at  least  three  or  four  years 
"it  does  not  go  into  effect  for  18 
iths  after  it  is  enacted  and  would 
certain  to  be  tied  up  in  litigation 
another  18  months  or  two  years 
ile  a  test  case  was  fought  out 
augh  the  courts." 

kuykendall  arrives  here  from  Wash- 
ton  today  and  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
le  practice  committee  may  resume 
sessions  with  a  meeting  with 
ited  Artists  tomorrow.  The  com- 
tee  will  meet  with  Twentieth 
ltury-Fox  on  Friday  and,  there- 
•r.  final  meetings  will  be  held  at 
ich  it  will  be  determined  "how. 
ai  and  by  whom"  the  moves  agreed 
n  can  be  placed  in  effect,  the  bulle- 
states. 

"he  recent  Cleveland  convention  of 
ied  States  is  taken  for  the  cus- 
lary  "ride"  in  Kuvkendall's  mes- 
e  to  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  members.  In 
letailed  analysis  of  the  convention 
istration  the  bulletin  derives  great 
sf action  from  its  discovery  that  of 
otal  registration  of  439.  only  204 
re  exhibitors,  w-hereas  the  bulletin 
5  there  are  3,000  independent  ex- 
ors  in  the  country.  Kuykendall 
i  gleefully  reports  that  the  204  ex- 


hibitors operate  only  about  500  of  the 
estimated  13,000  independent  theatres 
in  the  country. 

The  bulletin  closes  with  what  it 
captions  as  "The  Low-Down  on  the 
Great  Allied  Xational  Convention," 
hitting  at  the  drive  for  a  $250,000 
legal  fund  to  obtain  the  divorcement 
of  affiliated  theatres  from  producing 
and  distributing  companies,  which  the 
convention  authorized,  and  the  speech 
by  Nathan  Yamins,  Allied  president, 
in  which  solution  of  the  independent's 
trade  problems  by  round-table  confer- 
ences in  New  York  was  suggested. 

"The  suggestion  was  promptly  bur- 
ied by  those  who  had  other  plans." 
the  bulletin  observes. 


New  Haven,  June  9.  —  Further 
changes  in  staffs  have  been  made  by 
Harry  F.  Shaw,  Loew  division  man- 
ager.       -t  |     .  • ,  , 

Al  Weir,  assistant  at  the  Poli,  New- 
Haven,  has  been  transferred  to  the 
Poli,  Waterbury,  and  has  been  re- 
placed by  Larry  Stark,  former  assist- 
ant at  the  Bijou.  Eugene  Schmidt, 
new  in  the  organization,  has  been 
made  assistant  at  the  Majestic, 
Bridgeport.  The  shifts  followed  the 
drafting  of  Dave  Goldenberg  of 
Waterbury  for  the  Loew  house  in 
South  America. 


Leslie  Taylor  Salesman 

Kansas  City,  June  9.  —  Leslie 
Taylor,  son  of  Harry  Taylor,  Col- 
umbia exchange  manager  here,  has 
gone  with  the  Hollywood  Advertising 
Co.  to  represent  the  owner,  Nat 
Hechtman,  on  the  road  in  this  terri- 
tory. 


Indie  Circuit  Moves 
Hit  in  Cleveland 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

to  be  quoted  at  present  contend  that 
something  should  be  done  about  the 
independent  circuits  before  Allied 
presses  its  campaign  for  separation  of 
production  and  distribution  from  ex- 
hibition. Just  what  action  will  de- 
velop, if  any,  is  not  clear  yet.  Most 
of  the  independents  here  belong  to  the 
Cleveland  Independent  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n.,  an  Allied  affiliate. 

Allied  emerged  from  the  convention 
financially  in  the  black,  it  was  stated 
today. 


"U"  to  Talk  with  London 

At  a  banquet  to  be  held  at  the 
Dorchester  Hotel  in  London  follow- 
ing the  premiere  in  England  of  "Show 
Boat"  tonight.  Lord  Portal  will  ex- 
tend greetings  by  transatlantic  tele- 
phone to  R.  H.  Cochrane,  president, 
and  J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Universal.  It  will  be  a 
two-way  hook-up,  enabling  Cochrane 
and  Cowdin  to  reply  to  Portal  and,  by 
amplification,  to  all  the  guests  at  the 
banquet. 


Drop  Conn.  Partnership 

Sound  View,  Conn.,  June  9. — The 
proposed  partnership  of  John  Glackin 
and  George  LeWitt  of  Plainville  in 
the  leasing  and  operation  of  the 
Strand,  has  not  materialized,  and 
Arthur  O'Connor,  the  village  post- 
master, will  continue  to  run  the 
Strand.  Tentative  opening  of  both 
the  Strand  and  Casino  has  been  set 
for  the  second  week  in  July. 


7 


Majors  Study 
Acquiring  of 
Erpi  Control 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Drake,  executive  vice-president  of 
the  company,  said  that,  while  he 
had  been  aware  for  the  past  year  of 
reports  that  major  companies  were 
interested  in  acquiring  control  of 
Erpi,  he  did  not  believe  that  any- 
decisive  action  was  in  the  offing. 

"There  is  a  big  distance  between 
a  meeting  of  executives  and  a  meet- 
ing of  the  minds,"  he  said.  "If 
the  subject  is  up  for  discussion 
again  I  believe  it  is  in  just  as  in- 
definite a  state  as  it  was  a  year  or 
more  ago." 


Rites  for  Burkan 
Attended  by  2,000 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

end  when  he  declared,  "Emotion  gets 
in  the  way  of  my  thoughts." 

An  impressive  array  of  honorary 
pallbearers  included  many  Supreme 
Court  justices  and  from  this  industry 
Nicholas  M.  and  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
Jack  Cohn,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  David 
Bernstein  and  others. 

The  services  opened  with  the 
Emanu-El  Quartet  singing  "Cast  Thy 
Burden  on  the  Lord"  and  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  reading  of  the  90th  Psalm 
bv  Rabbi  Nathan  A.  Perilman.  "Shi- 
visi,"  a  selection  in  Hebrew,  was  next 
sung  from  the  pulpit  by  Cantor  Moshe 
Rubinow.  After  Buck's  eulogy  the 
cantor  again  sang  and  the  closing 
prayer  was  made  by  Rabbi  Perilman. 
As  the  remains  were  carried  slowly  up 
the  aisle  on  their  way  to  final  inter- 
ment at  the  Union  Field  Cemetery  in 
Queens,  the  organ  played  the  Reces- 
sional from  Handel's  "Largo." 

United  Artists,  of  which  Burkan 
was  a  director,  and  Columbia,  for 
which  he  was  general  counsel,  re- 
mained closed  until  1  P.  M. 


Pietro  Cinelli  Dead 

Pietro  Cinelli,  operator  of  the 
Cinelli-Savoy  Theatres  in  the  Bronx, 
is  dead  after  a  long  illness.  Death 
took  place  at  the  Post  Graduate 
Hospital.  He  is  survived  by  five 
sons,  Albert  A.  and  John,  both  doc- 
tors ;  Nicholas,  an  attorney,  and 
Joseph  and  Salvatore,  and  one 
daughter,  Mrs.  Adelaide  Marguscelli. 


Will  Build  at  Ottawa 

Chicago,  June  9.  —  The  Gregory 
Circuit  has  acquired  from  S.  W.  Neall 
of  Chicago  the  old  Orpheum  Theatre 
Bldg.,  which  burned  down  four  years 
ago  at  Ottawa,  111.  Plans  are  being- 
drawn  for  the  erection  of  a  1,165-seat 
house. 


Form  New  Cozy  Theatre 

Dover,  Del.,  June  9. — New  Cozy 
Theatre  Co.  has  been  incorporated 
here  with  capital  stock  of  1,000  shares 
no  par  value.  Incorporators  are  S. 
L.  Mackey,  J.  Skrivan  and  H.  Ken- 
nedy of  Wilmington. 


N.  E.  Loew  Men  Shifted 


THE  HEAT  WAV 


-in  PHILADELPHIA:  Set  for  3rd 

week  ...  as  record-breaking  run  tor. 
"Country  Doctor"  grosses. 


-in  INDIANAPOLIS:  Equalled  "Coui 
try  Doctor"  in  first  three  days. 

-in  LOUISVILLE:  First  three  da: 
sensational ! 

-in  ST.  LOUIS:  Bigger  than  "Counti 
Doctor." 

-in  MINNEAPOLIS:  Opened  bigg 

than  "Country  Doctor"! 


-in  CHARLOTTE:  Hitting  sensation 
"Under  Two  Flags"  pace  . . .  60%  ahec 
of  "Message  to  Garcia."  I  ] 


HDN  T  MATTER! 


-in  KANbAb  UTY:  One  of  the  best 
openings  in  theatre's  history. 

—  in  MIAMI:  Audience  went  wild  .  .  . 
outstanding  out-of-season  gross. 

-in  BALTIMORE:  Bigger  than  "Coun- 
try Doctor"... almost  doubled  "Message 
to  Garcia." 


-in  CINCINNATI:  Held  over  after  1st 
smash  week! 

-in  OKLAHOMA  CITY:  Hitting  tre 
mendous  "Thanks  a  Million"  pace! 

-in  SYRACUSE:  Opened  more  than 
25%  ahead  of  "Country  Doctor." 


TAYLOR 

JZotetta 


YOUNG 


with 


PATSY  KELLY 
BASIL  RATHBONE 
MARJORIE  GATESON 

A  FOX  PICTURE 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck  in  Charge  of  Production 

DIRECTED  BY  ROY  DEL  RUTH 
Associate  Producer  Raymond  Griffith 

Screen  play  by  Gene  Markey 
and  William  Conselman 
Based  on  a  play  by  Cleves  Kinkead 


THE  KEYSTONE  OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  June  10,  I9i 


"Number"  the 
Philadelphia 
Top,  $23,000 


Philadelphia,  June  9.  —  "Private 
Number"  rang  the  bell  this  week  with 
$23,000  at  the  Fox.  It  topped  a  field 
that  remained  pretty  low  in  spite  of 
being  helped  by  a  cool  Memorial  Day. 
The  picture  was  held  a  second  week. 

Two  other  films  earned  enough 
trade  to  warrant  part-week  holdovers. 

The  $14,000  for  "Bullets  or  Ballots" 
at  the  Stanley  made  it  look  good  as  a 
second  week  prospect  for  the  Stanton. 
"The  King  Steps  Out"  took  $13,500 
at  the  Boyd  and  was  held  for  extra 
days. 

A  surprise  was  the  $4,200  secured 
by  the  re-issued  "Private  Life  of  Henry 
VIII"  at  the  Karlton.  It's  the  best 
figure  the  house  has  had  in  weeks.  De- 
cidedly on  the  weak  side  were  "It's 
Love  Again"  at  the  Aldine  and  "Three 
Wise  Guys"  at  the  Stanton.  "The 
Great  Ziegfeld"  ended  its  eight-week 
roadshow  engagement  at  the  Chestnut 
with  a  $6,500  gross. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $86,650. 
Average,  exclusive  of  Chestnut,  is 
$78,400. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end^ 
ing  June  4 : 

"IT'S  LOVE  AGAIN"  (G.B.) 
ALDINE—  (1,200).     40c-55c-65c,     6  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.    (Average,  7  days,  $8,160) 
"FLORIDA   SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-35c-50c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $800.  "Private  Worlds"  (re-issue), 
two  days.  Gross:  $450.  (Average.  7  days, 
$2,800) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

BOYD— (2.400),  40c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$13,500.     (Average.  $14,000) 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CHESTNUT— 55c-85c-$1.10-$1.65,  7  days, 
8th  week.    Gross:  $6,500. 

"LAW  IN  HER  HANDS"  (F.N.) 

EARLE— (2,000).     25c-40c-55c,     6  days. 
Stage:    N.T.G.    Revue,    Rita    Rio,  Slate 
Brothers.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $12,000) 
"PRIVATE   NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  40c-55c-65c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Vincent  Lopez  orchestra  and  revue.  Gross: 
$23,000. 

"PRIVATE  LIFE  OF  HENRY  VIII" 
(U.  A.)  (Re-issue) 

KARLTON— (1,000).   25c-35c-40c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,200.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),  30c-40c-50c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $3,500.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"BULLETS   OR   BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 
STANLEY— (3,700),      40c-55c,      7  davs. 
Gross:  $14,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"THREE  WISE   GUYS"  (M-G-M) 
STANTON— (1.700),    30c-40c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $5,200.     (Average,  $7,000) 


Seigel  Takes  2  in  July 

Having  closed  his  deal  with  RKO, 
Arthur  Seigel  on  July  3  and  4  will 
take  over  the  Rivoli,  Rutherford,  and 
Regent,  Kearny,  N.  J.,  respectively, 
assuming  the  leases  held  by  the  major 
circuit. 


Not  to  Rebuild  Theatre 

Louisville,  June  9.  —  The  Gayety, 
local  burlesque  house,  recently  dam- 
aged by  a  fire  in  which  several  people 
were  injured,  will  not  be  rebuilt.  It  is 
planned  to  convert  the  property  into  a 
parking  lot  and  a  store. 


WPA  Group  Takes  House 

Hartford,  June  9. — The  WPA  has 
leased  the  Loew-Poli  Palace  for  the 
summer  and  has  moved  its  Civic 
Repertory  stock  company  from  the 
State.  WPA  shows  are  meeting  with 
favor  here. 


"Bullets"  on 
Double  Frisco 
Hit,  $18,000 


San  Francisco,  June  9. — "Bullets 
or  Ballots,"  on  a  dual  bill  with  "Palm 
Springs"  at  the  Paramount,  ran  away 
with  top  honors  here  last  week  by 
getting  $18,000.  This  was  $6,500 
above  par. 

"Show  Boat"  was  good  for  $6,000 
in  its  third  week  at  the  Orpheum. 
"The  House  of  a  Thousand  Candles" 
and  "The  Last  Mile"  were  $1,000 
over  the  line  on  a  take  of  $4,000  at 
the  Embassy.  "Peg  of  Old  Drury" 
was  normal  at  $1,000  in  the  Clay. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $70,000. 
Average  is  $73,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  2: 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,850),  15c-30c-35c-40c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Stage,  band.  Gross: 
$12,000.    (Average,  $14,500) 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM  —  (2,440),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$6,800) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.  N.) 
"PALM  SPRINGS"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,740),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $18,000.    (Average,  $11,500) 
"LITTLE  LORD  FAUNTLEROY"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS  — (1,200),  15c-35c-40c- 
55c,  7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Aver- 
age $9,000) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"HOUSE  OF  A  THOUSAND  CANDLES" 
(Republic) 
"THE  LAST  MILE"  (Republic) 

EMBASSY  —  (1,400),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 

"FIRST  BABY"  (20th-Fox) 
"REVOLT  OF  THE  ZOMBIES"  (Academy) 

FOX— (5,000),  10c-25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,470),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$7,000) 

"MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"BIG  BROWN  EYES"  (Para.) 

WAR  FIELD  —  (2.680),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

Week  Ending  June  5: 

"PEG  OF  OLD  DRURY"  (G.  B.) 

CLAY  — (400),  15c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,000.    (Average.  $1,000) 


"Show  Boat"  Heads 
Buffalo  2nd  Week 

Buffalo,  June  9. — "Show  Boat"  led 
the  downtown  parade  here.  Its  sec- 
ond week  at  the  Lafayette  drew  $8,200 
to  top  par  by  $2,200. 

"Things  to  Come"  was  the  only 
other  first  run  to  equal  average,  just 
sliding  by  the  mark  with  a  take  of 
$7,500  at  the  Great  Lakes,  where 
$7,300  is  normal.  Weather  for  the 
period  was  cold  and  rainy. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $38,400. 
Average  is  $38,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  30: 

"THE   EX-MRS.   BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

BUFFALO  —  (3,000),  30c-50c.  7  davs. 
Gross:   $10,800.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"GOLDEN  ARROW"  (W.  B.) 
TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"   (W.  B.) 
HIPPODROME— (2.500),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,900.     (Average,  $7,300) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"   (U.  A.) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,500.    (Average,  $7,300) 
"MOONLIGHT    MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

"DRIFT  FENCE"  (Para.) 
CENTURY— (3,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,700.     (Average,  $5,800) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE  — (3,300),     25c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $8,200.     (Average.  $6,000) 


Here's  How! 

Hollywood,  June  9.  —  Just 
how  these  picture  titles  get 
running  in  grooves  is  demon- 
strated by  the  alphabetical 
file  at  the  Academy. 

It  reads: 
"Here  Comes  Cookie" 
"Here  Comes  the  Band" 
"Here  Comes  the  Groom" 
"Here  Comes  the  Navy" 
"Here  Comes  Trouble" 
"Here  is  My  Heart" 
"Here's  to  Romance" 


"Trouble"  Is 
Fair  in  Dull 
Detroit  Week 


Detroit,  June  9. — Outdoor  attrac- 
tions sent  grosses  skidding  here  last 
week,  with  the  result  that  "Trouble 
For  Two"  and  a  vaudeville  bill  at 
the  Michigan  made  the  best  compar- 
ative showing,  $19,600,  which  was 
$400  under  normal. 

"Show  Boat"  reached  $19,400  in  its 
second  week.  This  was  under  a  first 
week  normal  by  $600. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,- 
700.    Average  is  $60,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  4: 

"THE  COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 

ADAMS— (1,770),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FOX—  (5.100).  15c-75c.  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Stage:    Sam    Hearn   and    vaude.  Gross: 
$19,400.     (Average.  $20,000) 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
MICHIGAN— (4.100).     15c-75c,     7  days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.    Gross:  $19,600.  (Aver- 
age, $20,000) 

"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 
"THREE   WISE   GUYS"  (M-G-M) 
STATE— (3.000).  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,800.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (2.070) .    15c-65c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $8,600.     (Average.  $10,000) 


"Boat"  $9,000  Hit 
In  Portland  Start 

Portland,  June  9. — "Show  Boat" 
sailed  into  the  lead  in  its  initial  week 
at  the  Paramount  with  a  gross  of 
,000,  over  normal  by  $4,000. 
In  its  fourth  downtown  week  "Mr. 
Deeds,"  with  "Till  We  Meet  Again," 
was  held  at  the  Blue  Alouse,  securing 
$2,000,  $800  over  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,000. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  31 : 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY—  (1,912),      30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average.  $5,000) 
MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 
"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
BLUE    MOUSE  —  (1,700).    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,   4th   downtown   week.     Gross:  $2,000. 
(Average,  $1,700) 

"THREE  GODFATHERS"  (M-G-M) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.B.) 
MAYFAIR— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.    (Average.  $3,000) 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
"THE  FIRST  BABY"  (20th-Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (1.700),   30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average.  $5,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.    (Average.  $5,000) 
"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 
UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 


"Ames"  Pulls 

$6,500;  Tops 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  June  9. — "The  Ca^ 
Against  Mrs.  Ames"  was  the  bi 
monev-maker  of  the  week  with  a  tak 
of  $6,500  at  the  State.  This  was  $1,00 
above  normal. 

"Dancing  Pirate."  with  Blackstom, 
the  magician,  on  the  stage,  was  $50 
up  with  a  take  of  $6,000  at  the  Oi 
pheum.  Big  money,  $10,000.  went  t 
"The  Princess  Comes  Across"  at  tr 
Minnesota.  This  was  normal  for  th 
house. 

"Captain  Januarv"  garnered  $6.50' 
up  by  $1,000,  at  the  St.  Paul  Pan' 
mount. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minn< 
apolis  was  $26,500.  Average  is  $25.50' 
Total  first  run  business  in  St.  Pai 
was  $17,500.    Average  is  $16,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  June  4: 
"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.A.) 

WORLD — (400).  25c-35c,  7  davs.  Gros 
$2,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  June  5: 

"THE   SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 

LYRIC— (1,238).    7    days.     Gross:  $1,5( 
(Average.  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  June  6: 

"THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS" 
(Para.) 

MINNESOTA—  (4,000),    25c-55c.    7  da\ 
Gross:  $10,000.    (Average.  $10,000) 

"DANCING   PIRATE"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM— (2.900).     25c-40c.     7  daj 
Stage:    Blackstone.   the   Magician.  Gros 
$6,000.    (Average.  $5,500) 
"THE  CASE  AGAINST-  MRS.  AMES 
(Para.) 

STATE — (2.300),  25c-40c,  7  davs.  Gro< 
$6,500.     (Average.  $5,500) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  June  6: 

"CAPTAIN  JANUARY"  (20th- Fox) 

PAF  AMOUNT — (2,300),   25c-40c.   7  da- 
Gross.  S6.500.     (Average.  $5,500) 

"ilIG   BROWN   EYES"  (Para.) 

RIVIERA— (1.000).  25c-40c.  7  davs.  Groi 
$3,500.     (Average.  $3,500) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N. 

ORPHEUM— (2,000).  25c-40c.  7  da;j 
Stage:  "Folies  Miques."  Gross:  $4.5 
(Aver*  ;e.  $4,000) 

"MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

TOWER— (1.000),  15c-25c.  5  davs.  Gro: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"MARIHUANA"  (Special) 

WORLD — (400),  25c-35c,  7  davs.  Grot 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 


Weiss  Signs  Herman 

Hollywood,  June  9. — Louis  Wei 
of  Weiss  Prod.,  Inc.,  has  signed  l\ 
bert  Herman  to  direct  "Phantom  ; 
land,"  15-episode  serial  which  \\l 
soon  go  into  production.  Herrr 
recently  directed  "The  Clutchi. 
Hand." 


20th-Fox  Buys  Novels 

Hollywood,  June  9.  —  Twentie 
Century-Fox  has  purchased  t1- 
novels,  "Wake  Up  and  Sing"  by  Dm 
othea  Brande,  and  "Love  Is  News"  j 
William  R.  Litman  and  Frederi 
Stephanie. 


May  Use  Road  Patrol 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  June  9.  —  T 
attorney  general  of  California  has  j-1 
proved  the  lending  of  highway  pat 
equipment  to  film  companies,  on  I 
condition  that  they  pay  the  operati: 
costs. 


nesday,  June  10,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


[Cing  Steps," 
lhow,$  10,000 
Lead  in  K.C. 


axsas  City.  June  9. — "The  King 
>s  Out"  at  the  Tower  finished  an 
■  first  in  a  poor  week  for  first 
i  The  take  was  $10,000  in  eight 
$2,500  into  the  profit  column. 

film  was  held.    The  weather  was 
but   night    baseball,  Riverside 
s,    graduation    exercises,    and  a 
el  pageant  at  the  new  Municipal 
[itorium  forced  grosses  at  other 

runs  below  normal. 
Sons  O'  Guns"  at  the  Newman 

|200  under  the  S7.000  line; 
ouble  For  Two"  took  $8,100  at 

Midland,  compared  with  $11,500 
;  "Let's  Sing  Again"  was  good 

only  $4,600  at  the  Mainstreet 
re  S8.000  is  average.  The  Up- 
n  pulled  its  double  bill.  "Rhodes" 

"Laughing  Irish  Eyes,"  after  the 

had  taken  only  $2,500  in  five 
5,  when  average  is  $3,200  for  the 
od. 

otal  first  run  business  was  S32.000. 
rage  is  $37,200. 
stimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"RHODES"  (G.  B.) 
A.UGHING  IRISH  EYES"  (Republic) 

JTO\VX— (2,000),  25c-40c,  5  days.  Gross: 
0.    (Average,  $3,200) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"LET'S  SING  AGAIN"  (Radio) 

AIXSTREET  —  (3,100).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
5«:  £4,600.    (Average,  single  bills.  $8,000) 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
[DLAXD — (4.000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
».   (Average.  $11,500) 

"SONS  'O  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
F.W.MAX— (1,900),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
».    (Average,  $7,000) 
"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
OWER— (2,200).  25c-35c,  8  days.  Stage: 
ddy  Stritt  &  Co.,  Monroe  &  Adams  Sis- 
.  the  3  Bvrons,  and  Jack  Cole.  Gross: 
X».    (Average,  $7,500) 


vings  Steps  Out" 
New  Haven  Leader 

Jew  Haven,  June  9. — "The  King 
ps  Out,"  on  a  dual  with  "Absolute 
iet,"  garnered  top  honors  in  a  week 
ped  bv  the  holidav  week-end  turn- 
.  The  take  at  the  Poli  was  $7,800, 
>ve  par  by  S800. 

The  Princess  Comes  Across,"  on 
double  bill  with  "Call  of  the 
airie,"  was  strong  with  a  take  of 
500,  up  by  S700.  The  other  two 
•t  runs  went  below  the  line, 
[otal  first  run  business  was  S19.900. 
erage  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ling  June  5 : 

"SUTTER'S  GOLD"  (Univ.) 
•MOONLIGHT  MURDER"  (M-G-M) 

OLLEGE—  (1,499).  25c-35c.  7  days.  Gross: 
,00.    (Average,  $2,800) 
RINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 
'CALL  OF  THE  PRAIRIE"  (Para.) 
I'ARAMOVXT—  (2.348),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
<ss:  $5,500.    (Average.  $4,800) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

"ABSOLUTE  QUIET"  (M-G-M) 
.01.1— (3.040).    35c-50c.    7    days.  Gross: 
(Average.  $7,000) 
"SONS  'O  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 

DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 
OCER  SHERMAX  —  (2,200),  35c-50c,  7 
5.     Gross:  $3,800.     (Average,  $4,700) 


"Boat"  Tops 
St.  Louis  in 
Second  Week 


St.  Louis,  June  9. — "Show  Boat," 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Fox,  had  the 
best  gross  of  the  week,  $12,500,  but 
was  only  $500  above  house  average. 

"Dracula's  Daughter"  and  "First 
Babv"  at  the  Ambassador  with  an 
$8,400  take,  $2,400  above  par,  and 
"One  Rainy  Afternoon"  and  "Speed," 
which  grossed  $10,700  at  Loew's,  made 
better  comparative  showings.  The 
Loew's  gross  was  $1,700  above  aver- 
age for  that  house.  "Show  Boat" 
moved  into  the  Ambassador. 

The  weather  continued  warm  and 
dry.  This  made  the  cooling  systems 
of  the  first  runs  very  appealing. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $45,100. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing May  28 : 

"DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 
"FIRST  BABY"  (ZOth-Fox) 

AMBASSADOR  — (3,018),    25c-35c-40c,  7 
da  s.    Gross:  $8,400.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
FOX  — (3,038).    25c-35c-55c,    7    days,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $12,500     (Average.  $12,000) 
"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 

"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  —  (3,162),    25c-35c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $10,700.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
ORPHREUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,200.    (Average.  $8,500) 
"CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES"  (Para.) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO — (1,725),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $6,300.    (Average,  $6,500) 


Perkins  with  Schines 

•ostox,  June  9.— David  F.  Perkins, 
ner  Public  district  manager  here 
later    publicity    assistant  for 
&  P.   Theatres,   has   joined  the 
ine  circuit  in  a  similar  capacity. 


"Three"  and  Bowes 
Unit  Omaha  Smash 

Omaha,  June  9. — After  a  slow  start 
at  the  Orpheum  "These  Three,"  with 
a  Major  Bowes  unit  on  the  stage, 
picked  up  speed  and  did  near  holdout 
business  at  the  end  of  the  week.  The 
gross  was  $14,800.  $4,800  over  normal. 

"Sons  o'  Guns"  and  "Florida  Spe- 
cial" were  slightly  on  the  profit  side 
of  the  line  with  $5,100  at  the  Omaha. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $22,500. 
Average  is  S18.500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  5: 
"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

OMAHA— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,100.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
"MURDER  ON  A  BRIDLE  PATH" 
(Radio) 

BRAXDEIS— (1.200),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,600.     (Average,  $3,500) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"THESE  THREE"  (U.A.) 

ORPHEUM  —  (3.000),  35c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Major  Bowes  Amateurs.  Gross: 
$14,800.     (Average.  $10,000) 


O'Toole  Leads  Friars 

Boston,  June  9.  —  Tim  O'Toole, 
Columbia  manager,  has  been  appointed 
head  of  the  entertainment  committee 
of  the  Boston  Friars'  Club  for  the 
season.  The  organization  is  made  up 
of  local  film  men  who  do  a.  great  deal 
of  charity  work  within  the  industry. 
O'Toole  plans  golf  tournaments  at 
Pinebrook  and  South  Shore  for  June. 
July  and  August.  A  moonlight  sail 
is  also  in  the  wind  for  the  latter  part 
of  July,  while  the  group  will  stage  an 
outing  in  Plymouth  for  the  entire  dis- 
trict some  time  in  August. 


"Florida,"  Show, 
Milwaukee  Leader 


"Two  Flags"  Pulls 
$3,400  at  Lincoln 


Milwaukee.  June  9.  —  "Florida 
Special"  at  Fox's  Palace  with  Veloz 
and  Yolanda  on  the  stage  outstripped 
anything  on  the  avenue  last  week  by 
grossing  $14,000.  or  $9,000  above  aver- 
age. Except  for  "Show  Boat,"  play- 
ing an  extended  run  from  Fox's 
Palace  with  "Brides  Are  Like  That" 
from  the  Warner  on  a  dual  bill  at 
Fox's  Strand  to  the  tune  of  $2,000, 
other  business  was  off. 

A  pleasant  Memorial  Day  week-end 
cut  into  business,  as  did  two  night 
baseball  games  of  the  Milwaukee 
Brewers,  which  drew  some  20,000 
people. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,400. 
Average  for  four  houses  is  $23,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 

WARXER  —  (2.400),  25c-40c.  6  days. 
Gross:  $4,600.    (Average,  $5,000) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 

PALACE— (2,800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Veloz  &  Yolanda.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Aver- 
age, $5,000) 

"SECRET  PATROL"  (Col.) 

RIVERSIDE— (2.300),  20c-25c-30c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Don  Cummings.  Abbott  &  Robey, 
Helen  Honan,  Dick  &  Edith  Barstow.  Ran- 
dolph Avery  &  Co.  Gross:  $5,800.  (Aver- 
age. $5,000) 

"THE   UNGUARDED    HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"THREE  WISE  GUYS"  (M-G-M) 

WISCOX  SIN— (3.200),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $8,000) 

Week  Ending  June  5: 

"SHOW   BOAT"  (Univ.) 
"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 

STRAXD— (1,400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,000. 


Lixcoln,  Neb.,  June  9.  —  "Under 
Two  Flags"  at  the  Stuart  and  the 
"Princess  Comes  Across"  at  the  Lin- 
coln were  both  $300  over  average 
last  week.  Most  of  the  pickings  were 
slim  and  the  weather  was  changeable. 
The  Stuart  take  was  $3,400  and  the 
Lincoln  was  $2,500. 

The  Orpheum,  with  "The  Ghost 
Goes  West"  and  "Ceiling  Zero"  on 
a  dual  bill,  the  first  straight  pictures 
since  the  withdrawal  of  vaudeville, 
was  below  average  at  $1,800.  The 
second  week  of  Grace  Moore  at  the 
Varsity  drew  $1,400. 

Business  generally  has  been  dull  all 
over  this  section. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $10,000. 
Average  is  $9,850. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"O'MALLEY  OF  THE  MOUNTED" 
(20th-Fox) 
"IT'S  A  GIFT"  (Para.) 
"BIRTH  OF  A  NATION"  (Triangle) 
"FORCED  LANDING"  (Republic) 
LIBERTY— (1,200),  10c-15c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$900.    (Average,  $850) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

VARSITY—  (1,100),   10c-20c-25c,   7  days, 
2nd  week.    Gross:  $1,400.    (Average.  $1,300) 
"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 

LINCOLN  —  (1,600),  10c-20c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $2,200) 

Week  Ending  June  5: 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

STUART—  (2,000),  10c-25c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,400.    (Average,  $3,100) 

Week  Ending  June  6: 

"GHOST  GOES  WEST"  (U.  A.) 
"CEILING  ZERO"  (W.  B.) 

ORPHEUM  — (1,350),  10c-15c-20c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,800.    (Average,  $2,100) 


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Show  Boat" 
Holds  up  2nd 
Week  in  L.A. 


Los  Angeles,  June  9. — In  a  week  of 
falling  grosses  "Show  Boat"  made  an 
excellent  shewing  as  a  holdover  at  the 
Pantages,  going  $2,100  over  normal 
for  a  total  of  $5,300.  At  the  Hill- 
street  it  slipped  to  $5,700. 

"Bullets  or  Ballots"  turned  in  a 
strong  $14,100  at  the  Warner  Down- 
town. This  was  up  by  $2,100.  At  the 
Warner  Hollywood,  however,  it  was 
weak  at  $12,700.  "The  Great  Zieg- 
celd"  took  $12,600  in  its  seventh  week 
at  the  Carthay  Circle. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $88,116. 
Average  is  $105,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  3 : 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE — (1,518),  50c-$1.50,  7 
davs,  7th  week.  Gross:  $12,600.  (Average, 
$17,600) 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
"LITTLE  MISS  NOBODY"  (20th-Fox) 

CHINESE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,166.    (Average,  $12,500) 
"LAC  AUX  DAMES"  (Franco-American) 

FILM  ARTE  (800),  30c-40c,  7  days,  2nd 

week.    Gross:  $1,100.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 

4  STAR— (900).  30c-55c,  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:  $3,600.    (Average,  $3,250) 

"WE  ARE  FROM  KRONSTADT" 
(Amkino) 

GRAND  INTERNATIONAL -(750),  35c- 
40c,  7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $2,350. 
(Average,  $1,200) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),  25c-40c,  7  days, 
3rd  week.    Gross:  $5,700.    (Average,  $8,000) 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 

"LITTLE  MISS  NOBODY"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEWS  STATE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $9,900.    (Average,  $14,000.) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days,  3rd 
week.     Gross:    $5,300.    (Average,  $3,200) 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  California  Collegians, 
Grace  Haves.  Gross:  $12,600.  (Average, 
$18,000)- 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)  — 
(3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $12,700. 
(Average,  $14,000) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)  — 
(3.400).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross:  $14,100. 
(Average,  SI  2.000) 


"Garden  Case"  at 
$2,300,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  June  9.  —  "The 
Garden  Murder  Case,"  with  a  vaude- 
ville bill  and  a  special  plug  for  Wally 
Vernon's  farewell,  reached  82,300  in 
four  days  at  the  Liberty.  Normal 
for  seven  days  is  $2,300. 

"Private  Number"  pulled  $5,000, 
par.  at  the  Criterion. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,600. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  6: 

"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 

CRITERION  — (1,700),    10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
MIDWEST— (1.500),  10c-20c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES" 
(Para.) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),  10c-20c-26c-41c,  6  days 
Gross:  $1,400.    (Average,  $2,000) 
"GARDEN  MURDER  CASE"  (M-G-M) 

LIBERTY'— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-41c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $2,300.    Wally    Vernon's  Farewell 
Week  as  m.  c.  with  seven  acts  vaudeville. 
( Average,  for  week,  $3,000) 
"EVERYBODY'S  OLD  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c.  3  days. 
Grass:  S700.    (Average,  for  week,  $3,0001 


Hollywood,  June  9.  —  June 
Travis  in  New  York  on  three-week 
vacation.  .  .  .  Charles  Collins  and 
Mrs.  Collins  (Dorothy  Stone)  on 
eastern  personal  appearance  tour. . . . 
Janet  Beecher  and  Margery  Lane 
get  term  contracts  at  M-G-M.  .  .  . 
Charles  Butterworth  going  on  a 
Scandinavian  vacation  this  summer. 

Joseph  Calleia  buying  his  own 
nag  for  his  daily  ride.  .  .  .  Jean 
Harlow  moving  into  a  new  Spanish 
home  at  Beverly  Hills.  .  .  .  Wallace 
Beery  building  several  ultra-modern 
houses  in  Beverly  Hills  for  sale.  .  .  . 
Clarence  Brown  and  Mrs.  Brown 
(Alice  Joyce)  planning  a  six-month 
trip  to  Europe.  .  .  .  Will  take  along 
a  station  wagon  with  radio  and  sleep- 
ing accommodations. 

George  Warde  resigns  from  F.  & 
M.  publicity  to  join  William  Meikle- 
john  Agency.  .  .  .  F.  &  M.  arranging 
a  publicity  tour  for  Patricia  Ellis. 
.  .  .  George  Archainbaud  and  Mrs. 
Archainbaud  observing  another  wed- 
ding anniversary. 

Harlan  Thompson  gets  new  term 
contract  at  Paramount.  .  .  .  Sched- 
uled for  four  this  season.  .  .  .  Andy 
Hervey,  M-G-M  publicity  man,  back 
from  vacation  in  New  Mexico.  .  .  . 
Columbia  extends  shooting  schedule 
of  "The  Lost  Horizon"  to  July  2. 

Paramount  finishing  construction  of 
17th  stage.  .  .  .  Victor  Jory  signed 
for  Zane  Grey  story  to  be  made  by 
National  Studios  in  Australia.  .  .  . 
Will  be  gone  four  months.  .  .  .  Nat 
Pendleton  off  to  Mexico  City  with 
a  trailer  for  three-week  vacation. 
+ 

Casting — Clara  Blandick  in  "The 
Gorgeous  Hussy,"  and  Olaf  Hytton 
in  "The  Good  Earth,"  M-G-M.  .  .  . 
Jack  Mulhall  and  G.  P.  Huntley, 
Jr.,  in  "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Race- 


Forest  Fire,  Plant 
Films  on  U.  S.  List 

Washington,  June  9. — To  combat 
the  ravages  of  forest  fires  and  to 
educate  the  public  in  necessary  pre- 
cautions, the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agri- 
culture's Division  of  Motion  Pictures 
is  releasing  three  trailers  and  a  one- 
reel  subject. 

"Stop  Forest  Fires"  is  the  one-reel 
subject,  in  sound,  offering  a  general 
discussion  of  the  problem,  with  strik- 
ing scenes  of  recent  conflagrations. 
The  trailer  series  consists  of  three 
subjects. 

Also  recently  released  is  "The  Life 
of  Plants,"  a  one-reel  sound  picture 
showing  by  slow  motion  and  time- 
lapse  photography  how  seeds  germ- 
inate and  how  roots,  stems,  leaves  and 
flowers  develop. 

All  pictures  and  trailers  are  avail- 
able in  the  16  and  35  mm.  widths. 


Halt  Stage  Dancing 

Oklahoma  City,  June  9. — A  raid 
by  police  interrupted  the  inaugural  of 
the  new  policy  at  the  Criterion  of  per- 
mitting patrons  to  dance  on  the  stage. 
George  Henger,  city  manager  for 
Standard  Theatres,  Inc.,  was  arrested 
for  operating  a  dance  hall  without  a 
license.  He  was  released  on  bond  for 
a  hearing  later. 


track,"  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
Don  Burns  added  to  "Night  Wire," 
Columbia.  .  .  .  Charles  Judels,  Ar- 
thur Aylesworth  and  Willard 
Robertson  cast  in  "Mr.  Cinderella," 
Hal  Roach.  .  .  .  Louise  Latimer 
set  for  lead  in  "Grand  Jury"  and  Tiny 
Sanford  added  to  "Mummy's  Boys," 
Radio.  .  .  .  Frederick  Burton  and 
Charles  Colman  also  in  "Mummy's 
Boys." 

Fred  MacMurray  in  "Champagne 
Waltz"  opposite  Gladys  Swarthout, 
Paramount.  .  .  .  Martha  Sleeper  in 
"Rhythm  on  the  Range,"  Paramount. 
.  .  .  Robert  Cummings  in  "Holly- 
wood Boulevard,"  Thomas  Jackson 
in  "A  Son  Comes  Home."  .  .  .  Larry 
Crabbe  in  "Lady  Be  Careful,"  all  at 
Paramount. 

+ 

Director  —  Joseph  Santley  bor- 
rowed from  M-G-M  by  Radio  for 
"Count  Pete."  .  .  .  Warners  assign 
William  McGann  to  direct  "Polo 
Joe." 

+ 

Writer — Jack  Townley  assigned 
by  Radio  to  work  on  gags  with  Fred 
Guiol  for  next  Wheeler  &  Woolsey 
effort,  "Mummy's  Boys." 

+ 

Song  Writers — Ann  Ronell  doing 
music  and  lyrics  on  Paramount's 
"Champagne  Waltz."  .  .  .  M.  K.  Je- 
rome and  Jack  Scholl  doing  two 
songs  for  Warners'  "Way  for  a 
Pirate." 

+ 

Story  Buy — Jack  O'Donnell's  "At 
Your  Service  Madam"  purchased  by 
Paramount. 

+ 

New  Contracts  —  M-G-M  signs 
Luise  Rainer  to  new  term  contract. 
.  .  .  Astrid  Allwyn  gets  new  pact 
from  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 


Seattle  Censors  Cut 
From  Nine  to  Three 

Seattle,  June  9.  —  Seattle's  new 
mayor  John  F.  Dore,  has  appointed 
three  civic  leaders  to  the  Board  of 
Theatre  Censors.  They  are  Edward 
A.  Clifford,  attorney  and  political 
leader ;  P.  Allen  Rickles,  attorney  and 
leader  in  Jewish  community  affairs, 
and  Mrs.  Aileen  M.  Baumgarten,  well 
known  clubwoman  and  also  important 
in  political  affairs. 

The  new  board  of  three  will  replace 
former  Mayor  Charles  L.  Smith's 
censorship  board  of  nine  members. 


Arrest  Two  for  Lottery 

Denver,  June  9.  —  Two  Denver 
managers  were  named  in  charges  filed 
in  court  here,  alleging  that  they  oper- 
ated a  lottery.  The  men,  Willie  Chin 
and  Roy  Wennberg,  who  operated  the 
Sun,  were  named  with  six  others  who 
operated  a  poolhall  and  a  dance  hall. 
The  theatre  men  are  charged  with 
selling  tickets  entitling  the  holder  to 
a  chance  on  a  $500  cash  prize.  The 
two  were  released  on  $500  bond  each. 


Retitle  Foran  Picture 

Hollywood,  June  9. — "Guns  of  the 
Pecos"  is  the  new  title  for  Warners' 
"Lone  Star  Ranger"  which  stars 
Dick  Foran. 


At  Pittsburg! 


Pittsburgh,  June  9. — A  big  Deci 
ration  Day  week-end  gave  the  dowtj 
town  houses  a  respite  last  week  ar 
business  went  soaring  to  turn  in  r< 
spectable  profits  all  along  the  line  fo 
the  first  time  in  a  couple  of  month 
Furthermore,  cooling  plants  in  the  di 
luxe  houses,  damaged  by  the  Manj 
flood,  were  finally  repaired. 

At  the  Alvin,  "Show  Boat"  on 
holdover  matched  the  first  week's  tak 
getting  close  to  $9,000. 

The  Stanley  came  through  wi 
an  excellent  showing  on  "The  Pri 
cess  Comes  Across"  and  the  "Paris  < 
Parade"  unit,  getting  around  $18,fX 
while  the  Penn  managed  to  colle 1 
SI  1,000  with  "The  Ex-Mrs.  Bra 
ford,"  which  fell  off  somewhat  aft 
a  sizzling  start.  Even  the  Warn 
topped  the  summer  par,  grossi 
$4,300  with  "Florida  Special"  a  ' 
"Times  Square  Playboy." 

Weather  conditions  all  week  wt 
practically  perfect. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $42,31 
Average  is  $34,500. 

Estimated    takings    for    the  we 
ending   June   4 : 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

ALVIN— (2,000).    25c-40c,    7  days, 
week.    Gross:  $9,000.    (Average.  $4,500)  ; 
"THE   EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radi 
PENN— (3,300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gro 
$11,000.     (Average,  $10,000) 
"THE  PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS 
(Para.) 

STANLEY.—  (3,600),    25c-55c,    7  da 
Stage:  "Paris  on  Parade"  with  Bert  Vt 
ton,    Art    Frank,    Rachel    Carlay,  Ne 
Arnaut  and  Brothers.  Ray  Royce  and  M 
Nirska.    Gross:  $18,000.    (Average,  $16,C 
"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.I 
WARNER  —  (2,000).    25c-40c,    7  da 
Gross:  $4,300.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"Show  Boat"  Hits 
$13,500,  Montrej 

Montreal,  June  9. — "Show  Bo;, 
sole  feature  at  the  Palace,  sailed  ty 
gross  of  $13,500,  or  $2,500  above  av 
age,  and  the  engagement  was  c/ 
tinued.    The  same  thing  happened 
the  Princess  where  "The  King  St  J 
Out,"   topping   a   double   bill,  dt 
$9,000  and  went  into  a  second  weel*B 
At  Loew's,  "The  Garden  Muri 
Case,"  a  second  feature  and  a  vau  I 
ville  unit  were  good  for  $10,000. 
dual  bill,  headed  by  "Golden  Arro I 
brought  $9,000  to  the  Capitol. 
Imperial  did  not  operate. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $41. :  ■  ; 
Average  is  $38,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  e.-rtj 
ing  June  6 : 

"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (F.N.)  I 
"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 
CAPITOL— (2,547),  25c-35c-40c-50c-60i 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.    (Average,  $9,5001 
IMPERIAL— Dark. 
"THE  GARDEN  MURDER  CASE' 

(M-G-M) 
"THE  FIRST  BABY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
LOEWS— (3,115).  25c-34c-40c-5Oc,  7  c  -  I 
Stage:    "Ladies    from    Hades"    vaude  el 
unit.    Gross:  $10,000.    (Average.  $10,500  *1 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
PALACE  —  (2,600),    25c-35c-40c-50c-65  ' : 
days.    Gross:    $13,500.     (Average,    $11  'M 
Held  over. 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
"DANGEROUS  INTRIGUE"  (Col. 
PRINCESS— (2.272).  25c-30c-35c-50c-6:  7i 
days.      Gross:    $9,000.      (Average.    $i  '>  i 
Held  over. 


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Wednesday,  June  10,  193 


Short  Subjects 

"Little  Boy  Blue" 

(M-G-M) 

A  tender,  sentimental  story  is  built 
around  the  poem  in  another  "Chic" 
Sale  portrayal.  Sale  plays  an  old 
codger  judge  who  visits  his  club  every 
night  and  is  the  charge  of  his  butler. 
At  his  ease  one  morning  he  is  hit  by 
a  ball  and  when  the  youngster  comes 
to  get  it  Sale  is  stirred  by  the  mem- 
ory of  his  own  boys.  He  befriends 
the  child  and  they  have  quite  a  time 
together.  He  shows  the  youngster 
his  boy's  playroom.  Much  sentimen- 
tality is  evident  at  this  point,  and 
when  the  child  is  given  a  few  toys  and 
leaves,  Sale  decides  to  live  at  the  club. 
This  is  a  rough  outline  of  the  plot, 
but  the  story  is  well  done  and  the 
characterizations,  particularly  the  na- 
tural ability  of  the  child,  should 
prove  touching  to  all  audiences.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  2,030.  Run- 
ning time,  11  mins.  "G." 


"The  Old  Mill  Pond" 

( Harma  n-Ising-M-  G  -M ) 

This  cartoon  rates  among  the  best. 
The  coloring,  action,  music  and 
amiable  burlesque  of  colored  entertain- 
ers, condensed  into  eight  minutes, 
makes  effective  and  satisfying  enter- 
tainment which  will  bring  applause 
from  audiences.  The  theme  song, 
after  the  title,  opens  the  film  peace- 
fully, and  as  the  camera  swings  over 
the  pond,  frog  characters  begin  to 
"get  hot."  A  spiritual  is  sung,  fol- 
lowed by  a  parade  of  famous  negro 
acts  doing  their  stuff  in  fine  cartoon 
style.  An  amphibian  Cab  Callo- 
way and  orchestra  playing  and  sing- 
ing like  the  real  one  sets  the  pace. 
The  coloring  is  dramatically  effec- 
tive. Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,- 
179.     Running  time,  8  mins.  "G." 


"New  Shoes" 

(M-G-M) 

A  new  comedy-romance  innova- 
tion with  shoes  playing  the  oppo- 
sites  of  Arthur  Lake's  and  Jean  Chat- 
burn's  portrayals.  It  is  a  novelty,  well 
produced,  light  and  pleasing.  Lake 
meets  Miss  Chatburn  while  buying 
shoes  and  later  takes  her  to  dinner. 
The  shoes,  new  and  unbroken,  cause 
them  some  suffering  which  they  bear 
up  under.  Later,  deeply  in  love,  they 
behave  romantically  over  the  telephone 
while  relieving  their  abused  feet.  The 
trick  conversation  and  actions  of  the 
shoes  is  entertaining  stuff.  Sammy 
Lee,  a  Ziegfeld  dance  director,  di- 
rected. Two  songs  written  by  Chet 
Forrest  and  Bob  Wright  aid  consid- 
erably in  the  musical  interpretation. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,235. 
Running  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Dog  Blight" 

(Radio) 

Here  is  a  comedy  that  has  some 
refreshingly  funny  lines  and,  while  the 
situations  and  business  are  standard 
stuff,  it  should,  on  the  whole,  be  well 
received.  Jack  Norton  secretly  buys 
the  wife,  Maxine  Jennings,  a  dog  for 
her  birthday.  He  gets  involved  in  all 
sorts  of  awkward  situations  while 
leading  the  animal  home  and  runs  into 
more  difficulty  while  preparing  dinner 
for  his  wife's  guests.  Following  the 
disastrous  serving  of  the  food,  Norton 
with  much  exasperation  and  dog  chas- 
ing, winds  up  in  the  house  he  had  de- 
livered for  the  mutt.  Also  in  the  cast 
are  Edgar  Deering,  Barbara  Pepper, 
Willie  Best  and  Vernon  Dent,  a  good 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Crime  of  Doctor  Forbes" 

(Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  June  9. — In  a  vigorous,  straightforward  fashion  this 
tackles  the  subject  of  mercy  killing.  A  sound,  logical  story,  combining 
romantic  love  interest,  comedy,  a  topical  news  headline  and  thrill-drama, 
it  is  intelligently  produced  and  acted  with  realistic  conviction.  Basi- 
cally an  exploitation  feature,  the  story  content  opens  new  paths  to 
novel,  interest-quickening  publicity  which,  when  approached  from  a 
controversial  angle,  place  in  the  showman's  hands  a  mass  of  unique 
advertising  material. 

Treated  with  impressive  and  sincere  dignity,  the  early  reels  of  the 
film  contrive  to  build  an  atmosphere  that  makes  the  concluding  dramatic 
sequences  potently  powerful. 

Robert  Kent,  a  young  doctor,  is  befriended  by  J.  Edward  Bromberg, 
a  famous  specialist,  and  succumbs  to  the  romantic  lure  of  Gloria  Stuart, 
Bromberg's  young  wife,  during  his  absence  on  a  research  expedition. 
The  scenes  building  the  romantic  quality  give  Henry  Armetta  oppor- 
tunity to  contribute  an  approval-winning  performance.  Bromberg  is 
mortally  injured  and  doctors  Paul  Stanton,  Kent  and  worshiping  Sarah 
Haden  are  called  to  attend  him.  Bromberg  pleads  with  his  colleagues 
for  an  overdose  of  opiates  to  end  his  suffering.  Driven  frantic  by 
Bromberg's  pleas,  Kent  administers  the  overdose. 

The  picture  whirls  into  powerful  drama  when  Miss  Haden  accuses 
Kent  of  murder.  In  a  thrill-packed  trial  that  has  many  comedy  asides 
in  a  desert  village  courtroom,  the  evidence  is  presented  convicting  Kent. 
Alan  Dinehart,  the  prosecutor,  plays  his  trump  card  in  calling  Armetta 
to  the  stand  to  prove  that  Kent  had  a  motive  of  jealousy  leading  to  the 
killing.  Miss  Stuart's  name  is  innocently  brought  into  the  testimony  as 
Kent  talks.  It  is  revealed  that  all  three  physicians,  Kent,  Stanton  and 
Miss  Haden  had  mercifully  given  an  overdose,  permitting  the  jury  to 
return  a  verdict  of  suicide. 

As  produced  by  Sol  Wurtzel  and  directed  by  George  Marshall,  the 
picture  is  a  searching  expedition  into  a  gripping  drama  that  gives  ex- 
hibitors much,  in  addition  to  the  formula,  with  which  to  work. 

With  personal  performances  of  a  higher  calibre,  the  picture  should 
be  sold  with  the  intelligence  which  marks  its  production.  It  should 
return  in  that  way  better  than  average  grosses. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  3,275.  Running  time,  75  minutes.  "G." 


collection  of  comedy  names.  Produc- 
tion Code  Seal  No.  2,151.  Running 
time,  16  mins.  "G." 


"Half  Shot  Shooters" 

(Columbia) 

The  Three  Stooges  are  generally 
good  for  laughs,  with  their  completely 
insane  antics,  and  this  comedy  is  no 
exception  in  that  respect.  Three  sol- 
diers, they  sleep  until  the  armistice 
and  browbeat  the  sergeant  when  they 
are  discharged.  Some  years  later, 
three  tramps,  they  are  decoyed  into 
signing  up  for  the  army  again,  and 
find  themselves  face  to  face  with  that 
same  sergeant.  As  a  gun  crew,  they 
succeed  in  ruining  the  neighborhood 
and  the  admiral's  ship,  at  which  point 
the  sergeant  turns  the  gun  where  it 
will  do  the  most  good.  Production 
Code  Seal  No.  2,088.  Running  time, 
19  mins.  "G." 


"Polo" 

(M-G-M) 

If  the  audience  cannot  play  polo 
after  this  short,  it  is  because  Pete 
Smith's  gagging  around  has  rendered 
it  incapable.  The  film  was  shot  on 
a  California  field,  in  beautiful  sur- 
roundings. The  training  of  ponies, 
methods  of  making  difficult  shots  and 
finally  an  exhibition  game  provide 
enough  interest.  Smith's  gags  are  of 
the  fresh  variety.  A  good  sporting 
short.  Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,- 
201.    Running  time,  8  mins.  "G." 


Changes  at  Para.  Branch 

Oklahoma  City,  June  9. — Several 
personnel  changes  at  the  local  Para- 
mount exchange  include :  the  resigna- 
tion of  Winston  Loew,  a  salesman ; 
promotion  of  Howard  Nicholson,  as- 
sistant booker,  to  salesman  in  west- 
ern Oklahoma ;  Jack  Curry,  trans- 
ferred from  western  to  eastern  Ok- 
lahoma ;  Athel  Boyther.  from  as- 
sistant advertising  manager  to  as- 
sistant booker;  Phillip  Ascher.  added 
in  Boyther's  place ;  Fred  Hill,  re- 
placing Sam  Craiker,  resigned,  as  as- 
sistant shipper. 


Ohio  House  Cuts  Prices 

Hamilton,  O.,  June  9.  —  The 
Paramount,  local  Southio  house,  has 
reduced  weekday  evening  prices  from 
30  and  40  cents  for  balcony  and 
lower  floor,  respectively,  to  25  and  35 
cents.  The  matinee  rate  of  25  cents 
for  any  seat  remains  the  same,  and 
no  change  was  made  in  the  Sunday 
scale  of  30  cents  until  2:30  P.M.,  and 
40  cents  thereafter. 


Resume  Theatre  Control 

Louisville,  June  9.  —  Richard  A. 
Pierson  and  Jack  I.  Schwartz  have 
resumed  control  of  the  Brown  and 
Alamo  here,  as  well  as  houses  in  New 
Albany,  Ind.,  and  Shelb)'ville,  Ky.,  fol- 
lowing the  expiration  of  a  one-year 
operating  deal  with  Theatrical  Man- 
agers, Inc.,  Indianapolis  firm. 


Gain  Concession  in 
Canada  Tax  Measure 


Toronto,  June  ^. — Film  distributor 
of  Canada  gained  an  important  poii 
in  budget  changes  laid  before  t 
Canadian  House  of  Commons  b 
Charles  Dunning,  Minister  of  Financ 
when  a  reduction  was  granted  in  ti 
new  tax  on  remittances  to  foreiy 
companies  for  film  rentals. 

The  original  budget  called  for 
straight  five  per  cent  levy  on  sui 
payments  but  an  amendment  adoptc 
in  committee  stipulates  that  the  ta| 
will  be  imposed  on  only  40  per  ceil 
of  the  gross  amount  paid  "by  Canadi; 
debtors  to  non-residents  in  respect  t] 
films   whether   copyrighted   or  not] 
This  change  brings  the  tax  down  ; 
a  matter  of  two  per  cent  on  the  who 
payment  instead  of  five  per  cent  of  til 
gross. 

Canadian  film  exchanges  were  up 
arms  over  the  new  assessment  ai 
concerted  action  was  taken  through  tl 
M.  P.  Distributors  of  Canada,  who 
president,   Col.   John   A.  Cooper 
Toronto,  made  immediate  represent 
tions  to  the  Government  at  Ottav 
regarding  the  effect  of  the  tax.  Tl 
outcome  is  a  distinct  victory  for  f 
film  business.    The  budget  measur 
remain  to  be  acted  upon  in  the  for 
of  a  bill  by  the  Commons  but  this 
considered     a     mere  parliamenta 
formalitv. 


Peace  Unit  to  Show 
Free  Films  on  Ton 

Philadelphia,  June  9. — Three  fin 
theatres  on  wheels,  which  will  she 
anti-war  films,  will  start  a  summ 
tour  on  Friday  under  the  auspices 
the     Emergency    Peace  Campaig 
which  has  headquarters  here.  It 
planned  to  visit  30  states.    Each  pn 
gram  will  run  for  one  hour  and 
admission  is  to  be  charged. 

The  pictures  will  be  shown  in  pari 
churches,  clubs,  at  summer  confc 
ences  and  on  college  campuses.  T 
trucks  carry  a  portable  projector  a| 
rolling  screen  making  possible  outdc 
showings.  The  films  will  incluc 
"Drums  of  Doom."  pre-Hitler  Gi 
man  film ;  "Dealers  in  Death,"  a 
several  short  subjects. 


Finley  Replaces  Kenfie 

Pittsburgh,  June  9.  —  With  tj 
resignation  of  Kenny  Kenfield  to  i 
ter  the  hotel  field,  John  Finley  a 
been  named  relief  manager  for 
Harris  Amusement  Co.   Wade  Whi 
man  has  returned  to  his  assistant  m; 
ager's  duties  at  the  Penn  after  co 
pany-managing  several  roadshow  'jj 
gagements  of  "The  Great  Ziegfe 
through  eastern  Ohio. 


Shift  Sparks  Manager 

Tampa,  June  9. — Sparks  manag 
have  been  shifted  as  a  result  of  A 
resignation  of  S.  A.  Quinerly  at  S 
phur   Springs.    Howard  Jaudon  I  < 
gone  from  the  Seminole  to  the  Rc 
at  Sulphur  Springs.  Charles  Morri 
is  at  the  Seminole  from  the  Park  rl 
O.  G.  Finlev  has  been  returned  to  I 
Park. 


Robertson  to  Sedalia 

Kansas  City,  June  9. — Robert  R 
ertson,  who    formerly    managed  I 
State  in  Kansas  City,  Kas.,  will  m 
age  the  Uptown,  Joe  T.  Ghosen's  r| 
house  at  Sedalia,  Mo.,  which  opjl 
tomorrow. 


dnesday,  June  10.  1936 


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eivsreels  Exempted 
By  French  Decree 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Government  following  repre- 
tations  to  the  authorities,  chiefly  by 
lerican  interests,  pointing  out  that 

terms  of  the  decree  were  unequal. 
Jiough  no  specific  order  of  suspen- 
n  was  issued,  it  was  said,  an  un- 
standing  was  reached  providing  for 

withholding  of  enforcement  tem- 
■arily. 

[*he  reels  are  exempt  under  cer- 
i  conditions  which  for  the  most 
•t  are  matters  of  form,  it  was  indi- 
ed.  The  conditions  are  chiefly  con- 
ned with  formal  registration  of  the 
vsreels.  within  one  month  after  the 
ictive  date  of  the  decree  and  15 
s  before  the  appearance  of  the  reel, 
n  addition  to  the  reels  the  other 
es  of  product  which  are  exempt 
m  the  censorship  decree  include 
umentary  films  and  animated  ear- 
ns produced  by  or  under  the  su- 
vision  of  the  Government,  educa- 
lal  films,  commercial  films  and 
toons  with  running  time  up  to  three 
lutes,  which  are  taken  to  mean  ad- 
tising  or  sponsored  reels.  The  ear- 
ns, according  to  the  terms  of  the 
v  decree,  must  not  depict  any  per- 
ality  in  official  circles  in  a  criti- 
sense. 

rorbidden  under  the  decree  is  the 
'St-synchronization"  of  newsreels, 
ich  refers  to  the  dubbing  in  of  the 
ual  words  of  a  person  photographed 
;r  the  initial  recording  of  the  reel, 
e  later  inclusion  of  explanatory 
.titles  or  dialogue  which  merely 
ilains  the  subject  of  the  reel  is  per- 
•sible.  however. 


Exchange  Employes  Quit 

^aris.  June  9. — In  spite  of  the  Gov- 
ment's  moves  for  settlement  of  the 
leral  strike,  employes  in  the  War- 
and  Paramount  exchanges  have 
t  work. 

["he  Apollo,  Cineac  theatres.  Osso, 
-.F.A..  all  studios  and  all  labora- 
ies  are  still  idle. 


Closing  for  Summer 

Eew  Haven,  June  9.  —  Warners 
•e  closed  the  Broadway  in  Nor- 
h,  in  accordance  with  the  regular 
jmer  policy.  It  is  expected  that 
Empress.  Danbury.  will  follow 
Ttly,  though  no  date  has  been  set. 
gelo  Sette.  Broadway  manager, 
1  go  on  relief  duty  over  the  cir- 
t,  following  a  two  weeks'  vacation. 


Alfred  Hall  Candidate 

Jostox,  June  9. — Alfred  Hall,  cir- 
t  operator,  is  a  candidate  for  the 
t  of  district  governor  of  the  33rd 
triet  of  the  Lions'  Club  which 
ers  Massachusetts.  New  Hamp- 
re  and  Vermont. 


.  H.  Holds  League  Lead 

["he  fourth  week  of  the  M.  P. 
;eball  League  finds  the  Music  Hall 
m  in  the  lead.  The  latest  games 
ulted  as  follows :  Loew's-M-G-M 
Paramount  3 :  Skouras  15,  United 
:ists  6;  Loew's-M-G-M  12.  XBC  1. 


Lazarus  Celebrates 

>e\v  Orleaxs,  June  9. — Henry  La- 
us  and  Mrs.  Lazarus,  owners  and 
rators  of  the  Wonderland.  New- 
ib  and  Coliseum,  have  just  cele- 
ted  their  30th  wedding  anniver- 


Looking  'Em  Over 


'Le  Scarpe  Al  Sole'* 


(Xuoz'o  Mondo) 

More  impressive  for  its  pictorial  effects  than  by  reason  of  its  story, 
this  latest  Italian  importation  presents  an  interesting,  and  at  times 
dramatically  exciting  picture  of  modern  warfare  as  it  was  carried  on 
during  the  World  War  in  the  Italian  Alps. 

Sub-title  translations  make  for  ready  understanding  of  the  narra- 
tive for  those  lacking  a  knowledge  of  Italian.  The  film  is  said  to  have 
been  taken  from  the  war  diary  of  Capt.  Paolo  Monelli.  The  war  scenes, 
which  make  up  fully  half  of  the  picture,  are  set  against  and  contrasted 
with  a  picturization  of  the  quiet  pastoral  life  of  the  people  of  a  small 
village  set  in  the  lowlands  of  the  Italian  Alps: 

Especially  effective  are  the  scenes  depicting  the  movement  of  an 
Italian  ski  patrol,  mounted  on  runners,  and  dressed  completely  in  white, 
in  the  nature  of  camouflage,  and  the  stealthy  attack  of  an  Italian  com- 
pany, executed  by  climbing  the  almost  sheer  face  of  a  mountain  peak. 
The  story  centers  about  the  manner  in  which  the  war  tore  fathers, 
husbands  and  sweethearts  from  their  homes,  the  capture  of  the  village 
by  the  Austrians,  and  the  eventual  recovery  of  the  position  by  the  vic- 
torious Italians.  The  most  important  character  is  that  of  the  company 
cook,  who  turns  hero  in  the  attempted  repulse  of  an  Austrian  attack. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  92  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Little  Red  Schoolhouse" 

(Chesterfield) 

An  unpretentious,  but  entertaining,  little  film,  this  should  prove  satis- 
factory especially  in  the  smaller  situations,  adaptable  chiefly  for  double 
bill  programs.  It  tells  the  story  of  a  young  boy  who  revolts  against 
school,  bums  his  way  to  the  big  town  and  becomes  involved  in  a  bank 
holdup,  with  the  reformatory  as  the  result. 

Despite  the  prominence  of  Dickie  Moore's  name  in  the  selling  of 
tiie  film,  he  has  a  relatively  minor  part.  The  key  role  is  taken  by  Frank 
Coghlan.  Jr.,  as  the  rebellious  young  man,  while  in  support  are  Lloyd 
Hughes  and  Mathew  Betz,  the  two  players  with  known  names. 

Paul  Perez's  screen  play  and  story  recounts  Coghlan's  antipathy 
toward  Hughes,  fellow  teacher  of  Coghlan's  sister  in  the  small  town 
school,  his  feeling  that  Hughes  is  against  him  and  his  unheralded  de- 
parture. He  falls  in  with  a  tramp,  through  whom  he  is  involved  in  a 
bank  robbery.  Although  innocent,  he  is  sentenced  to  the  reformatory. 
Hughes,  in  an  effort  to  get  him  out,  is  arrested  as  aiding  the  boy's  escape. 
To  save  Hughes.  Coghlan  gives  himself  up,  then  is  cleared  when  an 
alibi  is  found  for  him.  Charles  Lamont  directed. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,015.  Running  time.  60  minutes.  "G." 


Bank  Night  Brief  in 
For  Missouri's  Test 

Kaxsas  City,  June  9. — Fred  Belle- 
mere,  attorney  for  R.  W.  McEwan, 
Bank  Night  distributor  here,  has  filed 
a  brief  to  support  his  demurrer  to  the 
charge  filed  in  Judge  Marion  D. 
Waltner's  division  of  the  Circuit  Court 
last  week  that  Bank  Xight  violates 
the  state's  lottery  laws. 

In  the  brief,  Bellemere  points  out 
that  there  is  no  charge  for  registra- 
tion, that  it  is  not  necessary  to  buy 
a  ticket  to  win.  etc.  He  stressed  the 
fact  that  Bank  Xight  patentees  have 
gone  into  Federal  Court  and  secured 
judgments  in  infringement  of  patent 
suits,  and  he  pointed  to  the  precedent 
set  by  supreme  courts  of  various 
states  in  holding  the  promotion  not 
to  be  a  lottery. 

The  only  issue  involved  is,  accord- 
ing to  Bellemere.  whether  there  is 
consideration  in  Bank  Xight. 

It  is  planned,  whichever  side  wins 
in  lower  court,  to  take  the  case  to  the 
Missouri  Supreme  Court. 


Republic  Signs  Goodrich 

Hollywood,  June  9. — Marcus  Good- 
rich has  been  signed  by  Republic  to 
work  on  the  script  of  "Sitting  on_the 
Moon,"  which  starts  about  June  15. 


To  Release  Foreign 
Newsreel  in  the  U.  S. 

John  S.  Tapernoux,  president  of 
French  M.  P.  Corp.,  importers  of  for- 
eign product,,  has  closed  a  deal  with 
French  Gaumont  for  the  distribution 
in  this  country  to  theatres  showing 
foreign  films,  of  a  foreign  newsreel, 
which  is  sponsored  by  Havas  News 
Agency.  It  is  planned  to  insert  Eng- 
lish titles  abroad  and  substitute  sound 
effects  for  excessive  foreign  comment. 

Territorial  deals  on  the  reel,  which 
will  be  released  first  late  this  summer, 
and  in  weekly  editions  thereafter  three 
days  after  showing  in  Paris,  are  being 
negotiated  with  Herbert  Rosener,  for 
the  west :  Wesley  Greene,  for  In- 
diana. Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  and 
Capital  Film  Exchange,  for  eastern 
Pennsylvania,  southern  New  Jersey 
and  Delaware.  Tapernoux's  firm  will 
handle  metropolitan  New  York  dis- 
tribution. 


Rand  force  Gets  Coolers 

Cooling  plants  are  being  installed 
in  six  Randforce  theatres  in  Brook- 
lyn at  a  cost  of  approximately  $100,- 
000.  They  are  expected  to  be  ready 
for  operation  July  1.  The  theatres 
are  the  Alba,  Commodore.  Ambassa- 
dors Carrol,  Tivoli  and  Benson. 


G.B.  Finishes  Seven 
Of  New  Season  Films 


G.B.  has  completed  or  has  in  work 
16  productions,  amounting  to  two- 
thirds  of  the  new  season's  schedule, 
according  to  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  com- 
pany executive.  Seven  have  been 
completed,  six  are  shooting  and  three 
are  in  preparation.  The  seven  com- 
pleted are :  "Nine  Days  a  Queen," 
"The  Marriage  of  Corbal,"  "His 
Majesty's  Pajamas,"  "The  Two  of 
Us,"  "Doomed  Cargo,"  "Everything 
Is  Thunder"  and  "Where  There's  a 
Will." 

Shooting  is  under  way  on :  "The 
Great  Barrier,"  "The  Nelson  Touch," 
"The  Hidden  Power,"  "Strangers  on 
a  Honeymoon,"  "Paris  Love  Song" 
and  "Everybody  Dance."  Scheduled  to 
go  into  work  shortly  are  "Soldiers 
Th  ree,"  "King  Solomon's  Mines"  and 
"The  Hawk." 


British  Medal  to  Hitchcock 

London,  June  9.— Alfred  Hitchcock, 
G.B.  director,  has  been  awarded  the 
British  Film  Medal  for  his  production 
of  "The  39  Steps."  This  marks  the 
second  ti  me  Hitchcock  has  won  the 
annual  award.  Last  year  he  won  with 
the  film  "The  Man  Who  Knew  Too 
Much." 


Start  Oklahoma  Shows 

Oklahoma  City,  June  9.— Sum- 
mer "revusicals"  have  been  started  at 
the  Criterion.  They  include  a  12- 
girl  and  eight-boy  chorus.  The 
shows  will  be  interrupted  June  12,  13 
and  14  for  a  Cab  Calloway  engage- 
ment. 

The  Liberty  has  dropped  vaudeville 
for  the  first  four  days  each  week 
during  the  summer. 


Gets  Her  Degree 

Hollywood,  June  9. — D  e  1  p  h  i  n  e 
Meyer,  daughter  of  Fred  S-,  executive 
assistant  to  William  Koenig  at  Uni- 
versal, has  had  a  Bachelor  of  Arts 
degree  conferred  upon  her  by  the 
University  of  Southern  California. 


Gains  From  V4  to  2^  Pts.  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia,  vtc   3634     35  36  +  54 

Consolidated   Film    434      Wi  434   

Consolidated              1654     1654  16'/2  —  J4 

Eastman  Kodak  ..162J4  162  16254  +  54 

Eastman,  pfd   164  164  164   

Loew's.  Inc             4654  44%  45?6  +134 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd.  107  10634  10634  —  13i 

Paramount                854      854  854  +54 

Paramount  1  pfd.  65  63  65  +234 

Paramount  2  pfd.    954      954  954  +  54 

Pathe  Film               754      754  754  —  54 

RKO                      534     554  534  +  54 

20th  Century-Fox.  2736  27  27  —  % 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3534  35  35  —  % 

Universal,  pfd  ...10354  10354  10354  —154 

Warner  Bros           1054  10  1054  +  54 

Curb   Changes  Fractionally 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

Sonotone    2J4      254      234    +  54 

Technicolor   29J4     29       2954     —  54 

Trans-Lux    454      434  4J4   

Paramount  Bonds  Up  a  Point 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2534    2554    2534    +  54 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf.  2554     25     25        —  54 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    9754     9754     9754    —  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8954     8854     89  +1 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    9454     9334    9454     +  34 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  9) 


^  50£|C   Betfer  fhan  Three  iittie  pigs ! 

If  your  opposition  beat  you  playing  "Three  Little  Pigs",  here's  your  chance  for 
revenge!  Book  "THREE  LITTLE  WOLVES"  before  your  competitor  hears  the  news 
that's  spreading  further  every  hour... that  Walt  Disney  has  made  a  short  better 
than  the  greatest  short  ever  made! 


W.  G.  Van  SCHMUS,  Managing  Director  of  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  says.- 
"Waves  of  laughter  and  applause  echo  throughout  Radio  City  Music 
Hall  at  every  showing  of  Walt  Disney's  latest  production,  THREE  LITTLE 
WOLVES.  It  even  exceeds  'Three  Little  Pigs'.  This  is  the  sort  of  short 
feature  you  can  afford  to  bill  not  only  in  newspaper  ads  but  on  the 
marquee  as  well." 

JOHN  WRIGHT  of  the  Rivoli  Theatre  says:  "Greater  than  'Three  Little 
Pigs'!  Sends  my  audiences  into  spasms  of  laughter.  Storm  of  applause 
greets  each  showing.  It's  Walt  Disney's  best.  Watch  this  one  walk 
away  with  the  Academy  Short  Subject  Award  this  year!" 


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"Is  it  as  good  as  'Three  Little 
Pigs'?  The  answer  is  emphati- 
cally'yes  I  — Film  Daily 

"A  memorable  chapter  in  the 
great  series  of  Silly  Symphonies. 
A  masterpiece." 

—  N.  y.  Herald-Tribune 

"Holds  its  own  with  anything 
Disney  has  done." 

—  Showmen's  Trade  Review 


"A  sheer  triumph.  Is  manifestly 
advertisable.  Altogether  excel- 
lent!" —  Motion  Picture  Herald 

"The  best  Disney  since  'Three 
Little  Pigs'.  Should  get  heavy 

billing.  —  Independent  Exhibitor 

Film  Bulletin 

"A  natural  for  audiences  every- 
where. Superlative."  —  Box-Off/ce 


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THE  BIG  BAD  WOLF 

and  His  Triplets  with 
The  Three  Little  Pigs 

P.  S.  The  whole  world  will  be  singing 
"Pig  Stew" like  it  sang"Who's  Afraid 
of  the  Big  Bad  Wolf?" 


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DAILY 


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Intelligent 


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In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  137 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  JUNE  11,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


MPTOA  Trade 
ralks  Are  to 
Finish  Friday 

Sessions  Scheduled  with 
20th-Fox  and  U.  A. 


The  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
:>mmittee  will  complete  its  meetings 
ith  national  distributors  tomorrow, 
hen  sessions  are  scheduled  with 
wentieth  Century-Fox  in  the  morn- 
lg  and  United  Artists  in  the  after- 
oon.  The  committee  meets  with  G.  B. 
lis  afternoon. 

With  the  meetings  scheduled  for  to- 
ay  and  tomorrow  the  committee  will 
ave  met  and  presented  its  10-point 
rogram  of  trade  practice  reforms  to 
ie  sales  heads  of  nine  national  dis- 
•ibution  companies.  Warners,  which 
as  declined  to  meet  with  the  com- 
littee,  has  shown  no  change  of  atti- 
ide  to  date. 

The  meetings  scheduled  for  today 
nd  tomorrow,  like  those  which  have 
een  held  with  the  six  other  national 
istributors,  will  be  for  the  purpose 
f  presenting  to  the  individual  com- 
anies  the  M.P.T.O.A.  trade  practice 
rogram  and  obtaining  their  views  on 
he  extent  of  the  concessions  which 

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Dietz  Toastmaster 
For  Ampa  Luncheon 

Howard  Dietz,  publicity  and  adver- 
sing  head  of  M-G-M,  will  be  toast- 
laster  at  the  annual  awards  luncheon 
f  the  Ampa  at  the  Astor  today.  Gor- 
on  S.  White,  president  of  the  asso- 
iation,  will  make  the  brief,  introduc- 
3ry  speech  and  then  turn  over  the 
roceedings  to  Dietz. 

Martin  Quigley  will  speak  for  the 
idustry's  trade  papers,  Ed  Kuyken- 
all,  for  exhibitors,  and  Al  Lichtman 
3r  distributors. 

John  Benson  will  speak  generally 
or  advertising  agencies  and  will  pre- 
ent  the  awards. 


M-G-M  and  20th-Fox 
Selling,  ITOA  Topic 

Product  and  sales  policies  of 
'1-G-M  and  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
or  next  season  were  discussed  yester- 
ay  by  the  I.T.O.A.  board  of  direc- 
ors  at  the  Astor.  Increases  of  75 
>er  cent  by  M-G-M  and  25  per  cent 
iy  Twentieth  Century-Fox  were  noted 
>y  the  exhibitors,  it  was  stated  follow- 
ng  the  session. 

No  action  was  taken,  with  further 
iscussions  to  be  held  next  Wednes- 
ay.  Maurice  Fleischman,  chairman 
>t  the  board,  presided. 


No  Stopping  It 

Dresden,  Tenn.,  June  10. — A 
little  thing  like  the  enforced 
absence  of  one  reel  of  a  fea- 
ture is  not  enough  to  stop 
the  show  at  the  Uptown  here. 
While  Raymond  Bradbury, 
projectionist,  was  handling 
one  reel  of  "The  Walking 
Dead,"  it  caught  fire  and  was 
consumed.  The  operator  set 
the  next  reel  in  the  magazine 
and  continued  the  show  with- 
out a  break — and  nobody  even 
missed  the  reel. 


St.  Louis  MPTO  to 
Seek  End  of  Duals 

St.  Louis,  June  10. — Elimination  of 
double  features,  cut-rate  price  scales 
and  bargain  hours  will  be  the  aim  of  a 
conference  to  be  held  between  Fred 
Wehrenberg,  M.P.T.O.  head,  and 
Harry  Arthur  of  F.  &  M.  within  a 
few  days. 

The  problem  was  discussed  at 
length,  along  with  proposed  new  the- 
atre building,  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  unit.  It  was  agreed  that  nothing 
could  be  accomplished  by  subsequents 
unless  the  first  runs,  now  controlled 
hv  F.  &•  M..  fall  in  line. 


Dinty  Moore  Named 
Manager  of  Strands 

Dinty  Moore  replaces  Harry  Char- 
nas  as  managing  director  of  the  New- 
York  and  Brooklyn  Strands  by  ap- 
I>ointnient  of  Joseph  Bernhard,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Warner  circuit. 
Moore  has  been  running  the  Orpheum 
and  Shubert-Rialto  in  St.  Louis  for 
Warners,  these  houses  now  going  to 
F.  &  M.  under  out-of-court  settle- 
ment of  the  famous  St.  Louis  cases. 
Charnas  joins  B.  S.  Moss  in  the  op- 
eration of  the  New  Criterion  which 
opens  on  Rroadway  next  month. 


ERPI  RATES  CUT 
TO  RCA'S  LEVEL 


Delay  2,000-Foot 
Reels  to  Sept.  1 

Adoption  of  the  2,000-foot  reels 
will  be  delayed  from  Aug.  1  to  Sept. 
1  because  equipment  manufacturers 
will  be  unable  to  supply  the  new  ship- 
ment cases  in  time.  Decision  to  post- 
pone the  changeover  was  made  at  a 
meeting  of  the  east  coast  committee 
representing  producers  at  the  Hays 
office. 

All  subjects  over  1,000  feet  released 
on  and  after  Sept.  1  will  be  delivered 
to  theatres  mounted  on  the  2,000-foot 
reels.  Manufacturers  will  be  in- 
structed to  ship  cases  and  reels  so 
they  will  reach  distributing  points  not 
later  than  Aug.  15. 

Those  who  attended  the  meeting 
were:  J.  S.  MacLeod,  M-G-M,  chair- 
man; Harry  Mersay  and  D.  J. 
Smolen,  Twentieth  Century-Fox ; 
Robert  Hilton,  U.  A. ;  O.  C.  Binder 
and  Sam  Sadren,  Universal;  J.  P. 
Skelly  and  S.  Kramer,  RKO ;  B.  E. 
Zeeman,  Max  Seligman  and  Joseph 
Brennan,  Columbia ;  C.  C.  Ryan, 
Warners  and  A.  S.  Dickinson,  Hays 
office. 


Pickford-Lasky  and 
Selznick  in  MPPDA 

Pickford-Lasky  Prod,  and  Selznick 
International  Pictures,  Inc.,  were  ad- 
mitted to  membership  in  the  M.  P.  P. 
D.  A.  at  a  meeting  of  the  board  of 
directors  yesterday. 

The  resignation  of  Jesse  L.  Lasky, 
who  represented  his  former  company, 
Jesse  L.  Lasky  Prod.,  on  the  board, 
was  accepted,  and  the  vacancy  was 

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Probe  Threat  on  New  Deal 
Films  Causing  the  Jitters 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  June  10. — New  Deal 
agencies  planning  to  publicize  them- 
selves in  films  were  jittery  this  week 
over  the  threat  of  a  Congressional  in- 
vestigation next  year  which  would  in- 
quire into  the  authority  by  which 
funds  were  diverted  from  the  purposes 
intended  by  Congress  to  the  making  of 
pictures. 

Averted  only  by  a  party  vote  of  the 
Senate  committee  to  audit  and  control 
contingent  expenses,  a  resolution  for 


an  investigation  of  the  Works  Prog- 
ress and  Emergency  Relief  Admin- 
istrations' operations  in  Pennsylvania, 
introduced  by  Senator  Davis  (Rep.) 
of  Pennsylvania,  is  expected  to  be 
pressed  next  year,  when  it  will  be 
expanded  so  as  to  take  in  the  activities 
of  all  emergency  agencies  throughout 
the  country. 

Much  rumor  has  been  buzzing  in 
Washington  concerning  plans  of  the 
New  Deal  to  use  films  to  show  the 

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Licensees   Are  Notified 
Agreements  Will  Be 
Readjusted 


Electrical  Research  Products,  Inc., 
will  meet  RCA  Photophone's  new 
sound  recording  license  terms  by  im- 
mediately adjusting  its  license  agree- 
ments to  correspond  with  those  ob- 
tained from  RCA  late  last  week  by 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  Colum- 
bia. All  Erpi  licensees  were  advised 
by  the  equipment  company  yesterday 
of  the  impending  rate  changes. 

Erpi's  decision  to  meet  RCA's  new 
low  royalty  scale  means  appreciable 
reductions  in  recording  costs  for  the 
entire  production  end  of  the  indus- 
try. Moreover,  it  is  learned,  Erpi 
is  prepared  to  make  even  further 
downward  adjustments  of  its  royalty 
schedules  in  the  event  RCA  moves  to 
lower  its  rates  below  the  forthcoming 
Erpi  level.  Whether  or  not  the  in- 
dicated rate  "war"  develops  is  under- 
stood to  hinge  upon  any  further  de- 
crease in  RCA's  schedules. 

Erpi's  new  reduced  rates  are  not 
expected  to  make  that  company's  li- 
censing agreement  identical  with 
RCA's.  It  is  learned,  however,  that 
while  the  basis  for  computing  Erpi's 
new  royalty  charges  may  differ  from 
that  adopted  by  RCA,  the  net  cost 
result  will  be  equally  advantageous  to 
the  former's  licensees. 

Erpi's  recording  rate  adjustments 
are  the  direct  result  of  the  closing  of 
new  10-year  license  agreements  by 
RCA  Photophone  with  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  and  Columbia  at  ap- 
preciably lower  royalties  than  either 
producer  had  had  before.  In  addi- 
tion, the  Erpi  decision  was  influenced 
by  new  RCA  negotiations  with  other 
major  studios,  which  are  still  under 
way.  The  two  license  agreements 
closed  last  week  represent  the  first 

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RKO  Will  Announce 
48  to  Sales  Staff 

RKO  will  announce  48  features  next 
season  when  the  annual  sales  con- 
vention gets  under  way  at  the  Wal- 
dorf on  Monday.  Of  the  total,  46 
will  be  made  by  the  company,  with 
David  Loew  supplying  the  additional 
two,  with  Joe  E.  Brown  starred. 

Loew,  Sam  Briskin  and  Howard 
Benedict  will  arrive  from  Hollywood 
on  Monday  for  the  meetings. 

Cliff  Work,  western  division  head 
for  the  RKO  circuit,  and  Nat  Wolff, 
Cleveland  district  head,  are  due  in 

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MOTION  PICTURt 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  II,  193* 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  11,  1936 


No.  137 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 

J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  ONeM, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  )?m% 
pubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  IVeissman. 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,"" and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
1 0  cents. 


Schenck  Reveals  G.B. 
Pact  for  Ten  Films 

Hollywood,  June  10.  —  Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  who  arrived  here  from 
New  York  today  by  plane,  stated 
that  he  has  arranged  for  the  produc- 
tion of  10  pictures  for  the  coming- 
season  by  G.B.  studios.  Two  of  the 
titles  are :  "Under  the  Red  Robe"  and 
"Cyrano  de  Bergerac." 

Commenting  on  the  buying  out  of 
G.B.  by  Twentieth  Century  -  Fox, 
Schenck  said  that  such  a  deal  was  a 
future  possibility. 

Republic  Builds  Stage 

Hollywood,  June  10. — A  permanent 
revolving  stage,  75  feet  in  diameter,  is 
being  built  at  Republic  Studios  on  the 
biggest  sound  stage.  For  the  sake  of 
silence,  it  will  be  operated  by  hand 
winches  instead  of  by  motors.  Its 
first  use  will  be  in  the  Marion  Talley 
film,  "Follow  Your  Heart." 


Maryland  Censor  Killed 

Baltimore,  June  10. — George  Hell- 
er, formerly  chairman  of  this  state's 
Board  of  Motion  Picture  Censors,  died 
here  today  as  a  result  of  injuries  re- 
ceived in  an  automobile  accident.  He 
was  60, 


Belleville  Operator 
Says  Films  Withheld 

Belleville,  III.,  June  10. — Noah 
Bloomer,  operator  of  the  Rex  and 
Ritz,  says  he  has  filed  a  complaint 
with  the  Dep't.  of  Justice  in  Wash- 
ington charging  that  he  cannot  get 
film  from  M-G-M,  Paramount,  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  and  U.A.  since 
Fox  Midwest  took  over  the  Lincoln 
and  Washington. 

Bloomer  says  he  is  getting  second 
runs  of  Warner,  First  National,  RKO 
and  independent  film. 


William  F.  Rodgers,  general  sales 
manager  for  M-G-M,  and  Paul  Laza- 
rus of  U.A.  denied  any  knowledge  of 
a  complaint  from  Noah  Bloomer  of 
the  Rex  and  Ritz  at  Belleville,  111., 
yesterday. 

Charles  Reagan,  western  and  south- 
ern division  head  for  Paramount,  and 
William  Kupper,  western  division 
sales  manager  for  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  could  not  be  reached  for  state- 
ments. 


McDonough-RKO 
Agree  on  Contract 

A  settlement  of  J.  R.  McDonough's 
RKO  contract,  which  had  two  years 
to  run,  has  been  made,  the  company 
said  yesterday.  McDonough's  retire- 
ment from  the  company  has  been 
expected  since  he  became  officially  in- 
active several  months  ago. 

McDonough  entered  the  company 
about  two  years  ago  as  president  of 
RKO  Radio  Pictures,  relinquishing 
that  office  to  Leo  Spitz  last  fall.  He 
then  became  executive  vice-president 
of  the  producing  company  subsidiary. 
He  made  Hollywood  his  headquarters 
and  is  on  the  coast  at  this  time.  He 
has  been  comparatively  inactive  in 
RKO  production  affairs  since  Sam 
Briskin  was  elected  vice-president  of 
the  producing  company. 


Van  Keuren,  O'Brien 
Promoted  by  Roach 

Hollywood,  June  10.- — Hal  Roach 
today  promoted  S.  S.  Van  Keuren 
from  production  manager  to  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  production. 

Matt  O'Brien,  formerly  vice-presi- 
dent and  general  manager,  is  now 
secretary,  treasurer  and  general  man- 
ager, taking  over  the  duties  of  the 
late  "Dad"  Roach. 


Goldwyn  Leaves  Hospital 

Samuel  Goldwyn  was  discharged 
from  the  Doctors'  Hospital  on  Tues- 
day, having  completely'  recovered  from 
the  intestinal  toxemia  which  he  con- 
tracted following  his  recent  arrival 
from  Europe. 

Goldwyn  will  remain  here  for  two 
weeks  of  staff  conferences  after  which 
he  will  return  to  the  coast. 


Film  Board  at  the  Club 

Members  of  the  New  York  Film 
Board  yesterday  convened  at  the 
Cinema  Club  for  their  regular  meet- 
ing, _  which  was  stated  to  have  been 
routine. 


Bank  of  America  Pays 

Bank  of  America  National  Trust 
and  Savings  Ass'n.  has  declared  a 
dividend  of  50  cents  a  share,  payable 
in  July,  the  exact  date  to  be  desig- 
nated later. 


Major  Prod.  Names 
Its  Executive  Setup 


Hollywood,  June  10. — Major  Pro- 
ductions today  made  public  its  cor- 
porate personnel  as  well  as  the  execu- 
tive operating  setup. 

In  addition  to  Emanuel  Cohen,  pres- 
ident, the  officers  are:  Ben  Piazza, 
vice-president ;  Loyd  Wright,  secre- 
tary and  Wilfred  Pineau,  treasurer. 

Cohen  has  appointed  George  Palmer 
Putnam  as  eastern  editorial  represen- 
tative ;  Walter  Schmidt,  assistant  edi- 
torial representative ;  Ernest  Gann, 
eastern  talent  representative ;  Leon- 
ard Spiegelgass,  scenario  editor  and 
Joseph  Nadel,  unit  production  mana- 
ger. 

Putnam  and  Gann  left  tonight  by 
the  11 :30  plane  to  open  offices  in  New 
York. 


"U"  Overseas  Talks  Held 

R.  H.  Cochrane,  president  of  Uni- 
versal, and  J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  chair- 
man of  the  board,  last  night  spoke 
over  a  transatlantic  hook-up  which 
carried  their  voices  to  the  assembled 
guests  at  a  banquet  held  in  the  Dor- 
chester Hotel,  London,  in  honor  of 
the  British  opening  of  "Show  Boat." 

Cochrane  congratulated  the  stars, 
Irene  Dunne  and  Paul  Robeson  and 
the  director,  James  Whale,  all  of 
whom  were  guests  at  the  London  af- 
fair. Cowdin  voiced  pleasant  recol- 
lections of  his  recent  visit  to  England 
and  called  for  still  stronger  coopera- 
tion between  the  film  organizations  of 
the  two  nations. 


Guaranteed  Gets  Series 

Under  a  deal  closed  with  Maurice 
Conn,  president  of  Ambassador  Pic- 
tures, Guaranteed  Pictures  Co.  ac- 
quires all  foreign  distribution  for  the 
new  1936-37  series  of  Kermit  May- 
nard's.  Guaranteed  is  already  distrib- 
uting the  first  series  as  well  as  Conn's 
series  with  Frankie  Darro. 


Charter  F.  &  M.  Firm 

St.  Louis,  June  10. — Fanchon  & 
Marco  Enterprises,  Inc.,  has  been  in- 
corporated to  carry  on  a  general  film 
theatre  and  amusement  business.  In- 
corporators were  Harry  Greenman, 
Charles  E.  Kurtzman  and  Rose  Wipt- 
ler.  who  are  listed  as  the  company's 
first  board  of  directors. 


Radio  Will  Start  Six 

Hollywood,  June  10. — Radio  will 
start  production  of  six  features  on 
June  15,  the  day  the  national  conven- 
tion opens  in  New  York.  They  are 
"Don't  Turn  'Em  Loose,"  "Count 
Pete,"  "Daddy  and  I,"  "Portrait  of  a 
Rebel,"  "Grand  Jury"  and  "We  Who 
Are  About  to  Die." 


GB  Army  Yarn  for  Walsh 

Raoul  Walsh  will  direct,  as  his  first 
assignment  in  England,  a  G.  B.  pro- 
duction, as  yet  untitled,  depicting  on 
a  lavish  scale,  British  army  life. 

Walsh's  second  for  G.  B.  will  be 
Kipling's  "Soldiers  Three." 


Burroughs  Set  Upstate 

Harry  Rathner,  general  sales  man- 
ager for  Burroughs-Tarzan,  has 
closed  a  deal  with  John  Sitterly  of 
Pyramid  Exchange,  Buffalo  and  Al- 
bany, for  a  two-year  product  fran- 
chise in  northern  New  York. 


Par  amount -National 
Only  Two-Year  Pact 


Paramount' s  deal  with  National 
Theatres,  now  being  negotiated,  will 
be  the  only  two-year  covenant  to  le 
signed  this  season  for  any  company' - 
product.  The  deal  will  take  in  all  oi 
National  Theatres'  subsidiaries 
well  as  the  entire  Paramount  outpui 
for  1936-38. 

Preliminary  conferences  have  been 
held  between  Spyros  Skouras  and 
Xeil  F.  Agnew  prior  to  Paramount'- 
policy  confabs  in  Chicago  last  week 
l'urther  meetings  are  scheduled  to  b* 
held  shortly  on  the  master  agreement 


Kusell  Conferring  Today 

Branch  managers  and  salesmen  foi 
the  New  York,  New  Jersey  anc 
Brooklyn  Paramount  exchanges  wil 
meet  with  Milt  Kusell,  district  man- 
ager, today  for  a  general  discussior 
of  the  new  product  lineup  and  sale: 
policy. 

Kusell  held  a  similar  session  Tues 
day  in  Buffalo  with  the  Albany  anc 
Buffalo  sales  forces.  Although  th< 
meeting  was  scheduled  for  two  days 
Kusell  concluded  the  business  con- 
ference in  one  and  returned  to  hi: 
local  headquarters  yesterday  morning 


Understood  Chicago 
Unit  Not  Disbanding 

The  Chicago  Exhibitors'  Ass'n.  wil 
not  be  disbanded  when  Jack  Millei 
leaves  the  office  of  president  on  Jul) 
1,  it  was  learned  here  yesterday 
A  small  office  will  be  maintained  witl 
Maurice  Leonard,  B.  &  K.  legal  anc 
real  estate  executive,  taking  Mill 
er's  place  as  president  of  the  organi 
zation. 

It  is  understood  that  the  office  wil 
serve  as  an  approach  for  whatevei 
dealings  B.  &  K.  and  Warners  ma3 
have  with  the  organization. 


Over  250  to  Attend 
Columbia  Sessiom 

More  than  250  delegates  are  ex- 
pected at  the  Columbia  sales  conven- 
tion, which  will  get  under  way  at  the 
Drake  Hotel,  Chicago,  June  22.  Il 
will  include  east  and  west  coast  execu- 
tives, divisional  and  branch  manag- 
ers, the  entire  sales  force,  office  man- 
agers and  home  office  executives 
Canada  will  also  be  represented 
Harry  and  Jack  Cohn  both  will  be 
present.  Abe  Montague,  general  sales 
manager,  will  precide. 


Warner  List  for  B  &  K 

Warner  Bros,  have  closed  a  dea 
with  Balaban  and  Katz  for  the  exhibi-. 
tion  of  their  entire  1936-37  lineup,  in- 
cluding shorts  and  trailers,  in  the  cir- 
cuit's 35  theatres  in  Chicago  and  vi- 
cinity. John  Balaban  signed  for  the 
chain  with  Gradwell  Sears. 


Lease  Renewal  for  Loew'i 

Loew's  has  acquired  an  extension 
to  its  lease  covering  Loew's  Lincoln 
Square,  occupying  the  west  block 
front  on  Broadway  from  65th  to  66th 
St.  Loew  opened  the  house  about  3C 
vears  ago. 


"Shakedown"  New  Title 

Hollywood,  June  10. — -"Shake- 
down" will  be  the  release  title  of 
"Night  Wire,"  Columbia  feature,  with 
Lew  Ayres  and  Joan  Perry. 


THE      PICTURE      OF      THE  WEEK 


"MURDER  BY  AN  ARISTOCRAT" 

Adapted  from  Mignon  G.  Eberhart's  sensational  best-selling  story  of  high-society  homicide,  pro- 
duced by  Warner  Bros,  and  backed  by  the  company's  nationwide  Clue  Club  promotion,  this  baf- 
fling murder-mystery  affords  a  talented  cast,  led  by  Lyle  Talbot,  Marguerite  Churchill,  and  Claire 
Dodd,  splendid  opportunities  to  match  their  wits  against  the  screen's  first  blue-blooded  killer.  Also 
featured  are  Virginia  Brissac,  William  Davidson,  John  Eldredge,  Gordon  Elliott,  Joseph  Crehan, 
and  Florence  Fair,  directed  by  Frank  McDonald.  A  First  National  Picture.  Released  June  13th. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  II,  193 


U.S.  Imports  Lead 
In  Czechoslovakia 


4  Purely    Personal  ► 


By  HARRY  KNOPF 

Prague,  June  10.— Between  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year  and  the  end  of 
April,  94  feature  films  were  imported 
into  Czechoslovakia.  Leading  im- 
porters were  M-G-M,  with  12;  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox,  with  11,  and  Para- 
mount with  seven.  Seventy-seven 
shorts  were  admitted. 

Last  month  there  were  23  openings 
here.  Of  these,  10  were  American, 
eight  German  and  three  Austrian. 

*  *  * 

Miklos  Laszlo,  prominent  Hun- 
garian writer  and  actor,  made  an 
unsuccessful  attempt  to  obtain  an  in- 
junction against  showing  in  Hungary 
of  Paramount's  "Desire,"  which  is 
still  holding  up  in  an  exceptional 
first  run  showing.  Laszlo  claimed  that 
the  picture  was  based  on  a  one-act 
play  written  by  him  and  declared  both 
play  and  film  opened  in  the  same 
manner.  The  court  decided  there 
were  no  grounds  for  an  injunction, 
as  the  incident  with  which  the  picture 
opens  actually  happened  in  Odessa  in 
1900,  and  since  then  has,  therefore, 
become  common  property. 

*  *  * 

The  Chaplin  picture  continues  to 
knock  all  records  sideways  in  this  ctiy, 
and  is  playing  to  business  that  is 
phenomenal  for  this  country. 

*  *  * 

Projektograph  Film,  intended 
filming  "Jugenfreunde"  (Boyhood 
Friend),  based  on  a  play  by  Ludwig 
Fulda,  but  the  Reichsfilmkammer,  to 
which  the  subject  was  submitted  for 
approval,  refused  acceptance  on  the 
ground  that  Fulda  is  non-Aryan.  It 
will  be  replaced  by  a  subject  by  an 
unknown  Austrian  author. 

*  *  * 

When  "The  Milky  Way"  was 
shown  to  2,000  children  of  workless 
parents  at  the  Adria  and  Avion  the- 
atres each  received  a  half-litre  of  milk 
and  a  roll  by  way  of  exploitation. 

*  *  * 

W.  T.  Binovec  has  started  on  in- 
teriors for  the  AB  film,  "Cavalry 
Patrol,"  based  on  Frantisek  Langer's 
stage  play.  While  Siberian  scenes  for 
this  picture  are  on  the  floor,  Karl 
Lamac  has  moved  out  for  exteriors 
on  his  current  Elekta  film. 

*  ^  * 

Grace  Moore's  stage  appearance 
here  as  Mimi  in  "La  Boheme"  was 
a  great  theatrical  and  social  event, 
smashing  all  box-office  records  for  the 
city. 

*  *  * 

Slavia  Film  will  produce  three 
Czechoslovak  films  in  the  coming 
season:  "Port  Arthur,"  in  German 
and  French,  from  the  novel  of  Claude 
Farrere;  "The  Street  Girl"  and  "The 
Golden  Woman." 


Two  Ohio  Houses  Close 

Cincinnati,  June  10. — The  Marvel 
Art,  downtown  house  playing  foreign 
films  has  gone  dark  for  the  summer. 
The  Strand,  Middletown,  O.,  unit  of 
Southio,  also  has  been  shuttered,  to 
be  relighted  in  the  fall.  This  leaves 
the  Paramount,  Sorg  and  Gordon. 
Southio  houses,  still  in  operation 
there. 


Laemmle  East  Friday 

Hollywood,  June  10.  —  Carl 
Laemmle,  Sr.,  plans  to  leave  the  coast 
bv  train  for  New  York  on  Friday. 


JOSEPFI  SEIDELMAN,  who  sails 
today  on  the  He  de  France,  yester- 
day was  tendered  a  farewell  party  at 
the  Tavern.  Among  those  attending 
were  Abe  Montague,  Rube  Jackter, 
Harry  Weiner,  Philadelphia  branch 
manager  for  Columbia;  Jerome 
Safron,  Lou  Weinberg,  Morris 
Grad,  Max  Weisfelt.  Seidelman 
stated  he  was  not  going  to  Europe  on 
production  matters  and  that  he  did 
not  know  how  long  he  would  be  away. 
• 

Leon  Netter,  vice-president  of 
Paramount  Theatre  Service  Corp.,  is 
en  route  to  New  Orleans  to  discuss 
theatre  operating  problems  with  E.  V. 
Richards  of  the  Saenger  Circuit.  He 
may  extend  his  trip  to  include  confer- 
ences with  Hoblitzelle  circuit  officials, 
although  this  is  doubtful  as  Karl 
Hoblitzelle  is  now  in  New  York. 
• 

John  Wexley,  writer  recently 
signed  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox;  M. 
Perrin  and  Arthur  and  Mrs.  Phil- 
lips will  leave  for  the  coast  today. 
Wexley  will  stop  over  at  Chicago  for 
a  few  days  to  visit  his  family,  while 
Perrin  and  the  Phillips  will  travel 
via  TWA. 

Marquee  Mischief 

In  lights  at  the  Cameo  on  West 
42nd  St.: 

THE  RED  MARINES  OF  1919 
COMFORTABLY  AIR  COOLED 

Norma  Rathner,  daughter  of 
Harry,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
sales  for  Burroughs-Tarzan  Pictures 
Corp.,  was  married  yesterday  to 
Abraham  Elkon  of  Antwerp,  Bel- 
gium, at  the  Temple  Rodeph  Sholom. 
Rabbi  Louis  Newman  officiated. 
• 

Harold  J.  Fitzgerald  of  Fox  Wis- 
consin theatres  is  still  around  town. 
He  expected  to  leave  for  Milwaukee 
last  week,  but  just  couldn't  get  away. 
• 

Joe  Rosen,  brother  of  Al,  who  pro- 
duced "One  Good  Year,"  is  in  town 
from  Hollywood.    Both  plan  to  head 
west  within  the  next  few  weeks. 
• 

Leo  J.  McCarthy,  film  buyer  for 
Fox  Midwest,  can't  wait  until  he  gets 
on  a  train  bound  for  Kansas  City. 
• 

Jack   Gilmore  has   succeeded  the 
late  Benny  Darrow  as  M-G-M  ex- 
ploitation representative  in  Buffalo. 
• 

Paul  Benjamin  celebrated  his 
third  wedding  anniversary  last  night, 
but  he  wouldn't  say  where. 

• 

Ben  Rosenberg  returned  yesterday 
from  Cleveland,  where  he  attended 
the  Allied  convention. 

• 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly  will  head  for 
Fort  Worth  and  the  Texas  Centen- 
nial on  July  1. 

• 

Andy  Dietz.  former  independent 
exchange  man  in  St.  Louis,  is  in  town 
for  a  few  days. 

• 

Mrs.  Edgar  Selwyn  left  for  the 
Columbia  studios  by  plane  yesterday. 
• 

F.  Simon  tomorrow  will  head  for 
Warners'  Burbank  studios  via  plane. 
• 

Ben  Goetz  is  scheduled  to  leave  for 
Hollywood  today  by  plane. 


British  Unit  Plans 
Industry  Standard} 


JOHN  HAY  WHITNEY  and 
Monroe  Greenthal  may  leave  for 
the  coast  by  plane  tomorrow.  If 
business  pressure  holds  them  in  town, 
they  will  postpone  the  trip  until  Sun- 
day, the  day  John  Paddy  Carstaik- 
has  plans  of  going  to  Hollywood. 
• 

Sam  Dembow,  Herbert  Yates — 
pere  et  fil — Willard  McKay,  Phil 
Reisman,  Dorothy  Mackaill,  Ja<  k 
Cohn,  Nate  Spingold,  Ben  Goetz, 
who  insists  that  he  is  flying  west  to- 
night promptly  at  7  P.  M.,  and  Bill 
German  were  among  the  diners  at 
"21"  yesterday. 

• 

Rex  Ingram,  who  plays  "De 
Lawd"  in  "Green  Pastures,"  will  play 
the  lead  in  "Emperor  Jones"  when 
it  is  revived  at  the  County  Theatre, 
Suffern,  during  the  summer. 

• 

John  W.  and  Mrs.  Considixe,  Jr.. 
Ralph  and  Mrs.  Hanbury  and  Wil- 
liam B.  Levy,  Walt  Disney's  Euro- 
pean representative,  arrive  today  on 
the  Manhattan. 

• 

Ben  Lyon,  Bebe  Daniels,  Jean 
de  Cavaignac  and  Robert  Marquis, 
French  producers,  depart  these  shores 
at  noon  today  on  the  lie  de  France. 
• 

Louis  Frisch  will  celebrate  his  sil- 
ver wedding  anniversary  June  17. 
Sam  Rinzler,  his  partner,  on  May 
28,  had  a  similar  anniversary. 

• 

Irving  Dreeben,  formerly  ad  sales 
manager  at  the  local  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox exchange,  has  joined  Na- 
tional Studios. 

• 

Hal  B.  Wallis  and  his  wife, 
Louise  Fazenda,  arrive  on  the  Conti 
di  Savoia  today  from  a  European 
vacation. 

• 

Harry    Brandt    has    added  the 
Variety  on  Third  Ave.  to  his  circuit. 
This  makes  55,  according  to  Brandt. 
• 

Jack  H.  Hoffberg  has  taken  over 
"Voice  of  India"  from  Paul  Hoef- 
Ler  for  world  distribution. 

• 

Ed  Klykendall  will  be  a  guest 
speaker  at  the  Ampa  luncheon  at  the 
Astor  today. 

• 

Maurice  Silverstone  leaves  on  the 
Century  this  afternoon  for  coast  con- 
ferences. 

• 

Lynne  Overman  is  in  town  from 
the  coast  for  a  vacation  between  pic- 
tures. 

Virginia  Bruce  will  be  spotted  on 
the  Bing  Crosby  program  tonight. 
• 

Fred  Ayer's  next  stage  venture 
will  be  "Left  Turn." 


London,  June  1.  —  The  Brit&ll 
Standard  institution  plans  to  set  up  I 
permanent  committee  to  control  a  I 
industrial  standards  in  the  industr.. 
Details  are  to  be  discussed  at  a  con  l| 
ference  of  delegates  from  the  variou  :J 
technical  branches  of  the  industry  a  \ 
the  Institute  of  Civil  Engineers  late  \ 
this  month. 

*  *  * 

U.K.  Films,  Ltd.,  has  been  forme  1 
here.    The  company  will  absorb  Ba.x 
ter  &  Barter  Prod.    Directors  of  th] 
new  firm,  in  addition  to  John  Baxte 
and  John  Barter,  are  Norman  Loudo  i 
and  L.  G.  Hill  of  Sound  City,  whic  J 
studio  will   be   used,   and   Frederic : 
White,  of  Associated  Producers  an  I 
Distributors,  who  will  distribute  th 
product.    The  first  film,  "Men  of  Ye.c' 
terday,"   was   made   entirely  by  ex  i 
soldiers  with  the  cooperation  of  thj 
Imperial  War  Museum. 

*  *  * 

The   Pinewood   Studios   will   begi  I 
active   production   on  July   5,  whe 
Herbert  Wilcox  Prod,  will  transfe 
its  work  there,  originally  set  for  th 
B.  &  D.  studios  at  Elstree,  recentl 
destroyed  by  fire.    Pinewood  Studio: ' 
Ltd.,  operating  the  new  plant  as  | 
service  studio,   is  controlled  by  th 
Rank-Yule   interests   associated  witl 
British    National    Films   and  C. 
Woolf. 


Remick  Sues  Station 

Wilmington,  June  10. — Remick 
Music  Corp.  of  New  York  has  filed 
suit  against  Radio  Station  WDEL,  of 
Wilmington,  in  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  here  for  damages  arising  from 
the  alleged  violation  of  national  copy- 
right laws.  The  plaintiff  charges  that 
two  copyrighted  songs  were  played 
over  the  station  without  permission  of 
the  copyright  owners. 


New  Constitution 
Adopted  by  IATSl 

Kansas  City,  June  10.— The  I.  A 
T.  S.  E.  by  a  unanimous  vote  toda^ 
adopted  the  new-  constitution  and  b>  1 
laws  which  have  been  drawn  up  large 
ly  for  the  purpose  of  settling  grie\ 
ances  of  members  without  resorting  t 
the  civil  courts. 

A  post  of  general  counsel  has  bee 
created.  The  president  is  authorize- 
to  appoint  an  attorney  familiar  wit 
the  labor  laws,  and,  with  the  board 
approval,  to  fix  his  salary.  The  al 
torney  will  be  available  to  all  local 

Under  the  new  regulations  the  pres' 
dent  must  call  two  meetings  of  th 
board  yearly  in  order  that  the  sen 
ices  of  the  organization  may  be  mor 
readily  available  to  members. 

The  Grievance  Committee  has  e.x 
pel  led  George  Hart,  of  the  Salen 
Mo.,  local.  It  has  also  fined  Osca 
Kleintopf,  business  manager  of  S 
Louis  Local  143,  and  suspended  hit 
for  two  years. 

John  Paussell.  president  of  the  opef 
ating  engineers,  warned  the  delegate 
that  "the  boss  loves  you  only  as  muc 
as  he  fears  you.  You  must  maintai 
the  element  of  fear — but  on  his  sidi 
not  yours." 

Nominations  are  slated  for  tomor 
row  with  elections  and  adjournmei 
Fridav. 


Dismiss  Wash.  Asca\ 
Restraining  Orde 

Seattle,  June  10. — An  agreemer 
reached  yesterday  in  Olympia  pre 
vided  that  the  American  Society  r 
Composers.  Authors  and  Publisher 
abide  by  the  laws  of  the  State  c 
Washington.  On  the  basis  of  th 
agreement,  Superior  Judge  D.  I 
Wright  dismissed  the  restrainin 
order  which  has  been  in  effect  fo 
the  past  year. 

The  Ascap  receiver  will  be  dis 
missed  and  the  society  wiil  agai 
transact  its  normal  business. 


SMART    SHOWMEN  ....  No.  5 

ROBB  &  ROWLEY 
THEATRES  SIGN 
100%  UNIVERSAL 
FOR  1936-1937! 

The  South-west's  biggest 
circuit,  operating  72  houses 
in  Texas  and  Oklahoma, 
buys  everything  Universal 
has  to  offer  for  the  new 
season!  Gentlemen,  we 
salute  your  good  judgment ! 


SPEED  AHEAD  WITH  THE 

? 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


6 

MPTOATrade 
Talks  Are  to 
Finish  Friday 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

each  company  is  willing-  to  make.  The 
final  procedure  for  deciding  on  means 
for  putting  the  indicated  concessions 
into  effect  has  not  been  decided,  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  president, 
said  yesterday  on  his  arrival  here 
from  Washington.  Kuykendall  said 
that  the  M.P.T.O.A.  hoped  that  the 
distributors  could  see  their  way  clear 
to  agreeing  at  a  joint  meeting  on  the 
procedure  to  be  adopted  and  advising 
the  exhibitor  committee  of  their  de- 
cisions. This  would  make  it  un- 
necessary for  the  committee  to  hold 
subsequent  meetings  with  the  dis- 
tributors, either  jointly  or  en  masse. 

If  company  objections  to  a  joint 
session  of  distributors  are  raised,  in- 
dications are  that  the  committee  would 
be  obliged  to  re-visit  the  nine  dis- 
tributors in  order  to  receive  their  final 
decisions  on  the  new  season  conces- 
sions. 

The  exhibitor  committee  which  will 
represent  the  M.P.T.O.A.  at  the  three 
meetings  being  held  today  and  tomor- 
row will  consist  of  Kuykendall,  O. 
C.  Lam,  Lewen  Pizor,  Jack  Miller 
and,  possibly,  Walter  Vincent.  G.  B. 
probably  will  be  represented  by  Jeffrey 
Bernerd,  Arthur  Lee  and  George 
Weeks ;  Twentieth  Century-Fox  by 
John  D.  Clark  and  United  Artists  by 
George  J.  Schaefer  and  Paul  Lazarus. 


K.  C.  Men  Hope  for 
Hot  Weather  Pickup 

Kansas  City,  June  10. — Theatre- 
men  are  hoping  for  hot  weather !  Bus- 
iness has  been  off  since  the  first  of 
the  year  for  exhibitors  here  and  in 
the  territory.  Hot  weather,  exhibi- 
tors with  cooling  systems  hope,  will 
drive  the  public  into  theatres. 

Unusually  cool  weather  all  spring 
has  stimulated  participation  in  sports 
and  outdoor  activities,  attendance  at 
baseball  games,  more  and  more  of 
which  are  being  held  at  night,  races, 
and  so  on.  Out  in  the  territory,  in 
the  smaller  towns,  as  well  as  in  Kan- 
sas City,  a  great  many  are  playing 
soft  ball.  The  game  afforded  the- 
atres stiff  competition  last  summer. 
Indications  are  it  will  offer  stiffer  op- 
position this  year. 

In  Kansas  City,  where  business 
seems  to  be  more  generally  off  than 
elsewhere,  double  bills,  cash  and 
premium  giveaways  and  stunts  have 
reached  the  highest  peak  in  the  city's 
history. 

One  factor  that  helps  explain  the 
business  drop  in  spots  out  in  the  ter- 
ritory is  that  no  more  Government 
money  is  going  into  the  hands  of 
farmers. 


Boston  Firm  Takes  House 

Boston,  June  10. — The  B-G  Film 
Co.,  cash  giveaway  and  premium  dis- 
tributors here,  have  entered  exhibition 
acquiring  the  Central  in  Manville, 
R.  I.  Meyer  Gruber,  former  First 
Division  manager  here  and  Harry 
Bloomberg,  head  of  the  company,  plan 
to  open  the  house  late  in  the  summer 
following  complete  renovation. 


"Show  Boat" 


Second  Week 


High,  Boston 


Boston,  June  10. — "Show  Boat"  was 
outstanding  in  its  second  week  at 
Keith's  Memorial  with  a  take  of 
$14,000,  over  a  first  week  par  by 
$2,000.  The  gross  was  striking,  be- 
cause all  other  first  runs  were  off. 

"The  King  Steps  Out"  and  "Roam- 
ing Lady"  on  dual  bills  at  Loew's 
Orpheum  and  State,  pulled  §13,000 
and  $12,000,  normal  in  each  instance. 
"Bride's  Are  Like  That"  and  "The 
Country  Beyond"  were  good  for 
$7,000  at  the  Paramount. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $77,000. 
Average  is  $81,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.N.) 
"THE  COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (ZOth-Fox) 

FENWAY—  (1,382),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
KEITH'S  MEMORIAL  —  (2,907),  25c-65c 
7  days,  2nd  week.    Gross:  $14,000.  (Aver- 
age. $12,000) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (CoL) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S  ORPHEUM— (2,970),  2Sc-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $13,000.    (Average,  $13,000) 
"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
"ROAMING  LADY"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S  STATE — (3.537),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332),    35c-fa5c,  7 
days.    Stage:  Cliff  Edwards.    Gross:  $19,500. 
(Average,  $22,000) 

"BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (F.  N.) 
"THE   COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
PARAMOUNT  —  (1,793),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 
"NOBODY'S  FOOL"  (Univ.) 
RKO  BOSTON  —  (3,246),  36c-65c,  8  davs. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average.,  $11,000) 


"Princess"  Pulls 
$7,700  in  Houston 

Houston,  June  10. — "The  Princess 
Comes  Across"  came  across  with  a 
profit  at  the  Metropolitan,  taking 
$7,700,  or  10  per  cent  above  average 
for  the  week. 

"Gentle  Julia"  at  the  Kirby  for 
three  days  made  the  next  best  show- 
ing with  a  take  of  $2,400.  "The 
Walking  Dead,"  also  a  little  above 
average,  and  "Times  Square  Playboy" 
for  one  day  brought  the  weekly  take 
at  the  Kirby  to  $5,600  as  compared 
with  $5,000  average. 

"One  Rainy  Afternoon"  at  Loew's 
State  fell  under  the  $7,000  weekly 
figure  by  $1,000,  and  "Show  Boat" 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Majestic 
brought  $5,600,  under  par  by  $1,400. 

The  thermometer  touched  94  this 
week,  the  highest  of  the  year. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,- 
900.    Average  is  $26,000. 

"THE  WALKING  DEAD"  (W.  B.) 

KIRBY — (1/50),   15c-35c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$2,200.    (Average,  7  days,  $5,000) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.  B.) 
KIRBY— (1,450),    15c-35c,    1   day.  Bank 
Night.     Gross:   $1,000.     (Average,   7  days, 
$5,000) 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox) 

KIRBY— (1,450),  15c-35c,  3  davs.  Gross: 
$2,400.    (Average,  7  days,  $5,000) 

"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.  A.) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,750),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

MAJESTIC— (2.250),  25c-50c.  7  davs,  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $5,600.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (2,600),  25c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,700.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Thursday,  June  II,  193 


"Two  Flags"  i 
Washington's 
$19,500  Hil 

Washington,  June   10.  —  "L'nd 
Two  Flags"  was  the  outstanding  fea 
ture    in    a    so-so    week,  gatherin 
$19,500  to  top  the  average  by  §3,60 
at  Loew's  Palace. 

At  the  Metropolitan,  "Dracula  | 
Daughter"  went  over  par  by  $1,6<. ; 
for  a  take  of  $5,900. 

"Ecstasy"  at  the  Belasco,  in  its  sixti 
week    (shy   one   day),   took  $2,60< 
which  was  §400  under  average  for  tb) 
first  week.    This  was  a  new  Wasl 
ington  record. 

Second  week  of  "Show  Boat"  i 
RKO-Keith's  took  $11,500,  topping 
for  the  second  consecutive  week,  tr 
average  by  §900.  Return  engagemei 
of  "A  Message  to  Garcia"  at  Loew 
Columbia  Theatre  was  good  for  $4,00! 
over  by  $400. 

Vaude-film  houses  were  weak,  tr 
Earle  with  "It's  Love  Again,"  takini 
$18,500,  over  par  by  §100,  and  Loew 
Fox,  with  "Till  We  Meet  Again, 
taking  §16,000,  under  average  b 
$4,900. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $78,00  ' 
Average  is  $76,700. 
Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax' 
Week  Ending  June  2: 

"DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,590,  25c-40c.  7  dav 
Gross:  $5,900.    (Average,  $4,300) 

Week  Ending  June  3: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

RKO-KEITH'S  —  (1,836).  25c-55c.  7  day 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $11,500.  (Average,  fir 
week,  $10,600) 

Six  Days  Ending  June  4: 

"ECSTASY"  (Eureka) 

BELA.SCO— (1.140).  25c-65c,  (.  days  <, 
sixth  week.  Gross:  $2,600.  (Average,  fir 
week,  $3,000) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"IT'S  LOVE  AGAIN"  (G.  B.) 

EARLE— (2,218),   25c-77c.   7   d.n  s.  Slag 
Wini   Shaw.    Radio   City    Music   Hall   (il  i 
Club  (second  week).  Honey  Family,  l'redci 
Craig.  Jr.:  Gine,  DeQuincy  &  Lewis.  Gros 
S13.500. 

"A  MESSAGE  TO  GARCIA"  (ZOth-Fox 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA — (1,243),  25c-40c._ 
davs  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $4,0C: 
(Average,  first  run,  $3,600) 

"'TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S   FOX— (3,434),   25c-66c,   7  day 
Stage:    Benny    Meroff   &   Orchestra,  wi. 
revue.    Gross:  $16,000.    (Average.  S20.900) 
"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (20th-Fox) 

LOEW'S  PALACE— (2,370).  35c- 55c,  i 
days.    Gross:  $19,500.    (Average.  $15,900) 


Cincy  Show  Boat  Open 

Cincinnati,  June  10.  —  Bryan! 
Show  Boat,  which  has  been  playii 
various  Ohio  river  towns,  now  is  a 
chored  at  the  foot  of  Lawrence  S 
a  reasonable  distance  from  the  dow 
town  business  section,  for  its  eigh 
summer  season  of  repertoire. 


Republic  Signs  Say  lor 

Hollywood,  June  10. — Sid  Saylc 
character  actor,  has  been  signed  to  ! 
term  contract  by  Republic.  He  w: 
be  featured  with  Bob  Livingston  at  j 
Ray  Corrigan  in  a  series  of  eig 
westerns  from  books  and  origin 
stories  by  William  Colt  McDonald. 


Drops  Acts  for  Summer 

Louisville,  June  10. — The  Nation 
here  has  discontinued  stage  shows  f< 
the  summer,  planning  to  run  on 
straight  film  policy  until  Labor  Da 


AT  THE 

AM  PA 

TODAY 

+ 

FIRST  ANNUAL 
PRESENTATION 
OF  ADVERTISING 
AND  PUBLICITY 
AWARDS 

+ 

HOTEL  ASTOR 

Laurel  Room  12:45  P.M.  Promptly 
TICKETS  $1.00 


sday.  June  II.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURi 

DAILY 


rpi  Charges 
Lre  Lowered 
ro  RCA  Level 


(Continued  from  patie  1) 
ik  away  from  Erpi  in  major  com- 
y    ranks    since    the    inception  of 
ad. 

he  break  was  aided  by  a  modifica- 

of  Erpi's  contracts  last  fall  which 
nitted  its  licensees  to  make  out- 
licensing  agreements  for  all 
>rding  above  a  $100,000  minimum, 
ch  is  specified  in  the  Erpi  agree- 
lts.    RCA  influenced  Erpi  to  put 

modification  into  effect  after  a 
rthy  study  of  both  the  major  stu- 

recording  requirements  and  of 
.1  angles  involved  in  the  licensing 
cements  themselves, 
he  new  RCA  agreements  offer 
installation  and  wiring  and  the 
lishing  of  spare  and  renewal  parts 
lout  charge,  a  single  fee  for  a 
ure  recorded  in  this  country  and 
ributed  throughout  the  world,  no 
itional  charge  for  the  recording  of 
lers  and  "dubbing"  of  sound  in 

country  and  the  establishment  of 
harge  of  50  per  cent  of  the  re- 
iing  fee  for  original  foreign 
ruage  versions  made  here.  Royalty 

vary  in  accordance  with  the  cost 
i  production  and  are  based  on  the 
lal  running  time  of  a  picture  in 
theatre.  Erpi's  charges  have  been 
a  per  reel  basis.  Its  first  new 
cement  embodying  the  reduced 
?dules  is  reported  to  be  in  nego- 
ion  now  with  M-G-M.  Deals  with 
li's  other  licensees  on  the  same 
is  will  be  made  as  rapidly  as  pos- 
e. 


ew  Deal  Film  Probe 
Possible  Next  Year 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

:rs  how  the  Roosevelt  Admin- 
ition  is  aiding  them,  but  if  such 
is  are  in  the  making  they  are  be- 

drafted  very  quietly.  "  Officials 
;rally  assert  they  have  no  political 
ights  and  are  concerned  only  with 
prosecution  of  the  relief  program 

down  by  Congress, 
he  very  evident  sentiment  in  Con- 
s  in  favor  of  an  investigation  of 

political  activities  of  the  emer- 
:y  organizations  may  prove  to  be 
iwerful  influence  in  minimizing  the 
of  films  during  the  campaign. 


Seattle  Golf  July  9 

battle,  June  10. — Exhibitors  and 
iiange  men  in  the  territorv  will 
ier  at  the  Glendale  Golf  and 
ntry  Club  on  July  9  for  the  first 
jal  Northwest  Film  Club  golf 
nament.  A  dinner  will  follow  the 
dies.  Handling  the  details  are  B. 
Shearer,  Neal  Walton,  Frank  L. 
'•man,  Guy  F.  Navarre  and  Paul 
Aust. 


em's  First  "Riviera" 

[oixywood,  June  10.— J  e  r  o  m  e 
n's  first  score  for  Universal  will 

called  "Riviera."  Charles  R. 
ers  will  produce  personally.  Doro- 

Fields  will  write  the  lyrics,  and 
brother,  Herbert  Fields,  will 
e  the  screen  play  from  his  own 
inal  story. 


RKO  Will  Announce 
48  to  Sales  Staff 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

town  Monday  for  conferences  with 
Xate  J.  Blumberg  on  operations. 
They  will  drop  in  on  the  sales  ses- 
sions during  their  stay  here. 


Meet  Details  Being  Set 

Final  details  for  the  RKO  conven- 
tion scheduled  to  start  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Monday  are  being  whipped 
into  shape  by  committees  named  by 
Jules  Levy,  vice-president  and  general 
sales  manager. 

The  committees  are :  General — A. 
A.  Schubart  and  Mike  Poller ;  recep- 
tion-— Cresson  E.  Smith,  Edward  L. 
McEvoy,  Harry  Michalson,  Poller, 
Schubart,  Leon  J.  Bamberger,  Harry 
Gittleson,  Robert  Wolff,  P.  Hodes,  B. 
G.  Kranze,  E.  T.  Carroll,  T.  J.  Dacey, 
M.  Westebbe,  J.  Ellis,  L.  I.  Kutinsky, 
Frank  Drumm,  Rutgers  Neilson  and 
James  Finey  ;  foreign  reception — Phil 
Reisman,  B.  D.  Lion,  Michael  Hoffay 
and  Robert  Hawkinson ;  publicity — 
Gittleson,  Neilson  and  Hoffay;  trans- 
portation— Schubart  and  William  Ge- 
genbach  ;  entertainment — A  r  t  h  u  r 
Willi.  Ralph  Rolan,  William  Saal, 
William  Howard,  Bamberger  and 
Neilson  ;  decorations — Bamberger. 

Some  of  the  foreign  delegation  has 
already  arrived.  These  include : 
Pedro  Saenz,  president  of  Cia,  Cubana 
de  Peliculas,  S.  A. ;  Bert  Reisman, 
home  office  representative  in  Cuba, 
and  Luis  Lezama,  manager  of  the 
Mexico  branch. 

The  studio  contingent  left  Los  An- 
geles yesterday  by  plane.  In  the  party 
were :  Sam  Briskin,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production ;  Howard  Bene- 
dict, studio  publicity  chief ;  Edward 
Cross,  production  manager  for  Sol 
Lesser,  and  David  Loew,  who  will  pro- 
duce the  Joe  E.  Brown  films  for 
RKO. 


Attacks  Federal  Play 

San  Francisco,  June  10. — The 
Examiner,  Hearst  morning  paper 
here,  has  been  making  a  vigorous  at- 
tack on  "Censored,"  Federal  theatres 
project  production  now  showing  at 
the  Columbia.  Both  editorials  and 
signed  drama  page  articles  by  Ada 
Hanifin,  drama  editor,  attacked  the 
"vile  language"  used  in  the  produc- 
tion, which  was  designed  to  provide 
work  for  unemployed  professionals. 
Al  Wood,  New  York  stage  producer, 
is  rumored  to  have  purchased  the 
rights   for  professional  production. 


Jones  Starts  "Rider" 

Hollywood,  June  10. — Buck  Jones 
has  started  "The  Boss  Rider  of  Gun 
Creek,"  his  final  picture  for  the  cur- 
rent season.  The  cast  includes  Muriel 
Evans,  Lee  Phelps  and  Frances  Gehan. 
Les  Selander  is  directing.  The  screen 
play  is  by  E.  B.  Mann. 


Ned  Collins  to  Sidney 

Sidney,  Neb.,  June  10. — Ned  Col- 
lins has  succeeded  Carl  Smith  as  man- 
ager of  the  Fox.  The  latter  has  been 
assigned  to  handle  portable  sound 
equipment  for  four  towns  in  Wyoming 
without  theatres. 


Universal  to  Start  3 

Hollywood,  June  10.— Universal 
will  start  production  of  "Big"  and 
"Yellowstone"  on  June  IS.  "Flying 
Hostess"  will  start  June  23. 


Van  Beuren  to  Drop 
Easy  Aces  Subjects 

The  Van  Beuren  "Easy  Aces"  series 
is  being  dropped  from  the  company's 
new  season  production  list  for  RKO 
release,  as  well  as  Van  Beuren's  Rain- 
bow Parade  color  cartoons.  There 
were  26  subjects  in  the  two  series  this 
season,  of  a  total  of  46  scheduled 
for  delivery  by  Van  Beuren. 

On  the  new  season  list  there  will 
be  13  Bill  Corum  sport  reels  instead 
of  the  seven  scheduled  for  this  sea- 
son, 13  of  the  World  on  Parade  se- 
ries instead  of  this  season's  seven,  and 
six  of  the  Struggle  to  Live  series,  the 
same  number  as  heretofore.  The  Van 
Beuren  subjects  will  be  sold  only  in 
complete  series  next  season,  that  is, 
exhibitors  desiring  the  Bill  Corum 
subjects,  for  example,  will  be  re- 
quired to  contract  for  the  entire  13 
in  this  series,  although  they  would  not 
be  required  to  take  the  other  two 
series  as  well. 

Final  arrangements  for  the  exten- 
sion by  Pathe  of  a  $240,000  credit  to 
Van  Beuren  are  being  made  under 
an  agreement  understood  to  call  for 
an  extension  of  Van  Beuren's  print- 
ing contract  with  the  Pathe  labora- 
tory. 


James  Kent  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  June  10. — James  Kent,  one- 
time branch  manager  of  the  Chicago 
and  Milwaukee  Paramount  ex- 
changes, has  been  rushed  in  to  pinch- 
hit  in  the  territory  for  George  Hin- 
ton,  salesman,  who  has  been  seriously 
ill  for  the  past  four  weeks.  Hinton 
is  at  home  gathering  strength  for  an 
operation  for  the  removal  of  his  teeth 
and  tonsils. 


Pickford-Lasky  and 
Selznick  in  MPPDA 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

filled  by  the  election  of  John  C.  Flinn, 
general  manager  of  Pickford-Lasky 
Prod. 

The  directors  designated  Edwin 
P.  Kilroe,  attorney  for  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  and  chairman  of  the  pro- 
ducers' copyright  committee,  as  ob- 
server at  the  International  Copyright 
Union  meeting  in  Brussels,  Belgium, 
convening  Sept.  7.  That  meeting  will 
consider  revision  of  the  Berne  copy- 
right convention,  which  has  a  bearing 
on  legislation  pending  in  Congress 
and  is  expected  to  be  of  vital  impor- 
tance to  the  industry. 


Open  Three  New  Houses 

Oklahoma  City,  June  10. — Three 
new  houses  have  opened  in  Oklahoma 
and  Kansas  recently.  They  are  the 
Midwest  at  Chickasha,  operated  by 
Southwestern  Theatres,  Inc.,  which 
also  has  reopened  the  old  Columbia 
at  Coffeyville,  Kan.,  renaming  it  the 
Ismo  after  extensive  remodeling. 
Charles  Kembel  has  opened  a  new 
300-seat  house  at  Wagoner,  Okla. 


Remodeling  in  Boston 

Boston,  June  10. — Work  has  begun 
on  the  remodeling  of  the  RKO 
Keith's  Memorial  here,  with  a  new 
sound  system  being  installed.  The 
other  RKO  first  run  will  be  exten- 
sively renovated  next  month.  Also 
being  touched  up  now  is  the  Metro- 
politan. Loew's  State  and  Orpheum 
were  remodeled  earlier  in  the  year 
at  a  cost  of  $125,000. 


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Short  Subjects 

"March  of  Time  No.  6" 

(RKO) 

Interest,  entertainment  and  signifi- 
cance lie  in  this  sixth  issue  of  the 
second  year  of  "March  of  Time."  The 
three  episodes  tell,  in  punchy,  often 
dramatic  and  occasionally  amusing 
fashion,  of  the  hopeful,  help- 
less situation  in  which  the  remnant 
of  the  once-great  House  of  Habsburg 
finds  itself  in  Austria ;  of  the  begin- 
nings of  the  gigantic  drive  planned 
by  social  welfare  agencies  to  prevent 
small  boys  in  deadly  environments 
from  becoming  gun-toting,  crime-pur- 
suing young  men ;  of  the  laugh-pro- 
voking competition  between  Dallas  and 
Fort  Worth  for  the  honor  of  being 
the  key  city  of  the  Texas  Centen- 
nial. 

Of  deepest  significance  and  dra- 
matic strength  is  the  sequence  on  the 
juvenile  crime  drive.  Stemming  from 
the  active  beginning  of  the  drive  at 
a  recent  convention,  the  film  presents 
the  case  history  of  a  typical  boy, 
picturing  him  going  from  childhood 
slums  by  devious  paths  into  the 
shadow  of  the  electric  chair.  Con- 
trasted is  the  playground  and  super- 
vised sports  program  of  welfare  or- 
ganizations. 

The  plight  of  the  Habsburgs,  who 
once  ruled  half  of  Europe  and  today 
are  reduced  to  an  almost  hopeless 
state  of  watchful  waiting  and  hoping, 
is  recounted  interestingly,  presenting 
a  page  in  European  history  which  has 
not  yet  been  turned.  The  hope  of  the 
Habsburgs  centers  about  24-year-old 
Archduke  Otto,  pretender  to  the 
throne  of  Austria,  schooled  to  the  du- 
ties he  may  never  assume,  and  if  he 
does,  probably  only  as  a  pawn  in  the 
great  European  chess  game. 

The  final  sequence  entertainingly 
highlights  the  great  Dallas-Fort 
Worth  battle  of  the  centennial.  When 
Dallas  got  the  bid  because  it  had 
more  money,  Fort  Worth  went  to 
work,  via  Billy  Rose  and  plenty  of 
girls,  to  prepare  a  show  of  its  own. 
Dallas  retaliated  in  kind,  and  now  it's 
a  case  of  may  the  best  legs  win,  while 
Col.  Jackson  Houston,  only  surviving 
son  of  the  man  who  made  Texas  a 
state,  wonders  if  they  are  celebrating 
the  birth  of  Texas  or  the  birth  of  mu- 
sical comedy. 

Reviewed  without  production  code 
seal.    Running  time,  21  mins. 


"It  Happened  All  Right" 

(Educational) 

Tim  and  Irene  get  themselves  mar- 
ried after  much  interruption  by  wit- 
nesses and  family,  who  sneeze  at  in- 
opportune moments..  They  go  off  to 
Niagara  Falls  and  on  arrival,  to 
Tim's  dismay,  he  finds  Irene's  family 
there.  Follows  the  usual  family  in- 
terruption and  nuisance.  After  a  night 
in  which  the  sleepwalking  gag  is  used 
Tim  finally  arranges  to  kidnap  his 
bride,  which  he  does,  only  to  find  his 
in-laws  ensconced  in  the  getaway  cab. 
It  is  moderately  entertaining  stuff  at 
its  best.  Production  Code  Seal  No. 
0965.   Running  time,  18  mins.  "G." 


"Bold  King  Cole" 

(Radio) 

Plenty  of  trick  effects  and  dramatic 
lighting,  plus  some  effective  and  novel 
situations,  should  make  this  a  highly 
entertaining  color  cartoon.  Felix, 
caught  in  a  lightning  storm,  makes 
for  King  Cole's  palace  and  finds  the 


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"Women  Are  Trouble" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  June  10. — Newspaper  folk  and  racketeers  are  at  it 
again  and,  as  the  cops  and  scribes  combine  to  administer  a  liberal  dose 
of  what  the  underworld  has  coming  to  it,  the  result  is  pretty  fair 
amusement  for  average  audiences.  Nothing  much  that  is  novel  or  differ- 
ent is  introduced  in  the  story,  but  the  familiar  stock  stuff,  abetted  by 
all-around  good  acting  and  smartly  contrived  dialogue,  situations  and 
actions,  are  interesting  and  attention-holding.  Comedy  keynotes  the 
show,  but  romance,  melodrama  and  thrills  have  not  been  ignored. 

Paul  Kelly,  a  crusading  editor,  and  Stuart  Erwin,  his  star  reporter, 
can't  do  much  about  it  until  Florence  Rice,  who  wants  a  job,  appears. 
Possessed  of  the  faculty  of  always  being  the  "Jenny  on  the  spot,"  with 
a  photographic  mind  and  a  camera,  she  gets  the  dope  on  the  John 
Harrington-Harold  Huber  mob  that  puts  it  in  a  pickle.  As  alimony- 
hounded  Kelly  gets  romantic  with  Miss  Rice  and  real  love  blooms  for 
her  and  Erwin,  the  mob  kidnaps  the  editor  and  his  protege,  but  Erwin 
arrives  in  time  to  prevent  an  elevated  train  from  drowning  out  the 
sound  of  their  massacre.  Cy  Kendall,  as  inspector,  rounds  up  Harring- 
ton and  Huber. 

All  the  players  have  fat  roles  which  they  play  with  zest  and  vigor. 
Erwin,  Kelly  and  Miss  Rice  are  typical  newspaperites,  Harrington  and 
Huber  are  similarly  convincing  as  mugs,  and  Kendall  is  a  different 
kind  of  a  cop.  A  standout  bit  in  the  show  is  Kitty  McHugh,  a  mobster's 
moll  who  has  singing  ambitions. 

Produced  by  Lucien  Hubbard  and  Michael  Fessier,  who  also  did  the 
screen  play  from  George  Cox's  original,  and  directed  by  Errol  Taggart. 
the  show's  objective  is  to  provide  audiences  with  a  pleasant  hour's  en- 
tertainment. This  also  is  the  angle  on  which  ticket-selling  showmanship 
should  be  plugged. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  60  min- 
utes. "G." 


"Private  Number,"  opening  this  morning  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall, 
ivas  reviewed  from  Hollywood  by  wire  on  May  18. 

"Secret  Agent,"  tonight's  preview  at  the  Roxy,  was  reviewed  on  May  15. 

"Hearts  Divided,"  previeived  by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  June  4,  is 
scheduled  to  open  at  the  Strand  tomorrow  morning. 


monarch  bragging  away.  His  an- 
cestor's portraits,  hanging  on  the  walls, 
are  fed  up  with  his  tall  stories  and 
come  to  ghostly  life,  determined  to 
take  the  wind  out  of  him.  There  fol- 
lows fast-moving  and  exciting  anima- 
tion in  which  Felix  saves  the  king's 
day  by  ingeniously  exterminating  the 
spirits.  Production  Code  Seal  No. 
0845.    Running  time,  7  mins.  "G." 


"Racing  Canines" 

(M-G-M) 

Not  only  does  this  short  give  the 
inside  on  the  breeding  and  racing  of 
greyhounds,  whippets  and  assorted 
dogs,  but  it  has  flashes  of  humor  in 
the  Pete  Smith  style  that  will  bring 
guffaws.  It  is  fine  entertainment  and 
the  scenes  that  are  burlesqued  as 
monkeys  ride  the  "mounts"  will  make 
a  hit.  Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
9H.    Running  time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Spooks" 

(Educational) 

The  Cabin  Kids  harmonize  as  they 
take  shelter  from  a  storm  in  a  haunted 
house.  Their  singing  is  excellent  as 
usual,  and  the  obvious  comic  effects 
of  the  situation  are  mild.  Moderately 
entertaining,  it  will  suit  the  followers 
of  the  children.  Production  Code  Seal 
No.  0874.  Running  time,  8l/2  mins. 
"G." 


"The  Sailor's  Home" 

(  Terry  Toon-Educational) 
The  title  gives  the  location  of  the 


cartoon's  plot.  A  couple  of  old  salts 
fall  to  discussing  their  various  tattoo- 
ing and  a  story  evolves  of  the  court- 
ships, marriage  and  trials  of  one  who 
married  a  mermaid,  bested  an  octopus 
and  was  thrown  up  out  of  the  water 
by  the  girl  on  his  wedding  day,  all  of 
which  is  told  in  flashback.  The  ani- 
mation is  good.  This  should  round  out 
a  program.  Production  Code  Seal  No. 
31079.    Running  time.  6yi  mins.  "G." 


'Screen  Snapshots  No.  10' 

(Columbia) 

The  highlight  of  this  number  of  the 
series  is  a  sequence  filmed  at  the  re- 
cent Acadamy  Awards  banquet  on  the 
coast,  with  numerous  personalities  and 
the  presentation  of  the  awards  to  Bette 
Davis  and  Victor  McLaglen  pictured. 
Bowling  on  the  green,  a  fashion 
parade  for  stars,  Al  Jolson  imprinting 
his  knees  in  the  cement  at  Grauman's 
Chinese  make  up  the  rest  of  the  reel, 
which  would  be  less  than  average  if 
not  for  the  awards  sequence.  Produc- 
tion Code  Seal,  No.  2.211.  Running 
time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Fast  Friends" 

( Treasure  Chest-Educational) 

All-embracing  as  it  covers  the  care, 
training  and  hospitalization  of  dogs, 
also  their  burial,  this  short  will  be 
found  pleasing  to  most  audiences,  par- 
ticularly the  canine  lovers.  Many 
fine  types  are  shown  and  human  in- 
terest is  worked  in  to  strike  a  novel 
note.  Production  Code  Seal  No.  01040. 
Running  time,  Syi  mins.  "G." 


Variety  Club 

Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  June  10. — Joe  Got 
assistant  division  manager  and  bo*' 
er  for  RKO  Midwest,  is  home  fr 
Christ  Hospital  where  he  underw 
an  emergency  appendicitis  opcrati 
Goetz  also  submitted  to  a  major 
eration  at  the  same  institution  1 
than  a  year  ago. 

John    Schwalm,   skipper  of 
Rialto,  Hamilton,  is  back  from  a  vi 
at    South    Bend,    Ind.,  where 
daughter  is  attending  school. 

Clarence  Williams,  steward, 
studying  timetables  and  road  maps 
anticipation  of  a  vacation  in  Cana 
next  month.    Harry  Donau,  sear1 
in  command,  will  see  the  sights 
Detroit  on  his  vacation  a  week  hen 


Dallas 


Dallas,  June  10. — Out-of-town  vi- 
ors  to  the  club  rooms  last  week  we 
Berry  Miller,  Kansas  City ;  Mrs. 
Spencer  of  Honolulu;  W.  A.  Stuc 
ert,  Brenham ;  Sam  Schwarz,  Ea 
Pass ;  Charlie  Touchon,  New  Yoi 
Bill  Lytle,  San  Antonio ;  Le 
Ray  and  Phil  Harris. 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  June  10.  —  Yari 
Club  has  discontinued  its  Satun 
night  "Rendezvous"  gatherings 
the  hot  weather,  and  has  instituted 
policy  of  cold  plate  luncheons  on  M' 
days. 


St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  June  10. — The  third 
nual  boat  ride  under  Variety  Club  a 
pices  drew  a  crowd  of  about  1,800. 
cording  to  Barney  Rosenthal,  pr 
ident.  Proceeds  will  go  to  the  CI 
Conservation  Conference. 

Music  was  furnished  by  Rai 
Williams  of  Chicago. 

Rosenthal  has  named  a  commil 
to  arrange  for  a  dinner  to  be  gi- 
at  the  Meadowbrook  Country  Club 
the  near  future. 


Wall  Street 


Gains  Continue  on  Board 

N 

High  Low  Close  Cha 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  3654  36%     36%  + 

Consolidated   Film    5  5         5  + 

Consolidated.   pfd.  16%  l6'/2  \6% 

Eastman   Kodak .. 162'/  162  162 

Loew's.  Inc              4654  45^  45'/S 

Paramount                 854  %%  &A 

Paramount  1  pfd.  66  65%     6S%  +' 

Paramount  2  pfd.    954  9%      954  +' 

Pathe  Film                7%  7%      7%  + 

RKO                       5%  554  554 

20th  Century-Fox.  27%  27%     27%     +  . 

20th  Century,  pfd.  35  34%  34% 

Universal,  pfd  ...10254  100  100 

Warner  Bros  1054  10  10 

Curb  Off  Slightly 

N 

High   Low  Close  Cha 

Technicolor    29       29  29 

Trans-Lux    454      *%      4%  — 

Bond  Trading  Erratic 

N 

High   Low  Close  Cha 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  25'4  25%  2554  - 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2554  2454  25^4  + 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  .....  97%  97  97  —I 
Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90       89       89%  +1 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   94'/£    9354     9354    — ' 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  10) 


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Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


,.  39.  NO.  138 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  JUNE  12,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


ohn  Predicts 
love  to  Keep 
Stars  Off  Air 


/s  Films  Selling  What 
Radio  Gives  Free 


dustry  moves  to  restrict  the  radio 
arances  of  Hollywood  stars  were 
icted  yesterday  by  Jack  Cohn, 
president  of  Columbia,  who  sees 
industry  eventually  being  placed 
tie  position  of  seeking  a  paying 
mage  for  the  same  attraction 
h  radio  can  offer  to  the  public 
out  charge. 

Vlien  the  exhibitor  is  forced  to 
names  which  radio  offers  to  the 
m  free  it  doesn't  require  much  im- 
ation  to  see  how  the  theatre's  mer- 
dise  is  being  cheapened,"  Cohn 
"Why  should  any  one  who  can 
amfortably  at  home  and  hear  from 

to  six  of  the  screen's  foremost 
:rs  on  a  great  radio  program  for 
ing  journey  to  the  theatre  and  pay 
dmission  to  see  only  one  or  two 
hose  stars?"  he  asked. 

know  that  New  York  executives 
opposed  to  the  wholesale  appear- 

(Continued  on  page  26) 


>lumbia  Expected 
o  Have  58  on  List 

Dlumbia  is  expected  to  announce 
eatures  on  next  season's  program 
ddition  to  104  to  116  shorts.  Of 
feature  lineup,  16  will  be  westerns, 
t  to  be  known  as  "The  Fighting 
gers"  and  another  eight  to  star 
rles  Starrett  in  a  series  of  Peter 
Kyne  stories. 


Lot  of  "Holes" 

Of  the  4,700  theatres  in 
England,  about  1,000  are 
"holes,"  Ralph  Hanbury,  man- 
aging director  for  RKO 
Radio  Pictures  in  England, 
said  upon  his  arrival  yester- 
iay. 

Non-plussed,  a  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  reporter  inquired 
the  meaning  of  "holes,"  re- 
calling recently  the  remark 
by  L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic's 
-epresentative  in  the  British 
Isles,  who  said  "flea  pits"  in 
England  were  "dumps"  in 
America. 

"You  don't  mean  'flea  pits' 
>y  any  chance?" 

"Yes.  'Flea  pits,'  or  'holes.' 
They're  the  same  thing." 


Seriousness,  Persiflage 
MarkAmpa  Presentations 


By  J.  M.  JERAULD 

True  to  form,  Ampa  mixed  serious- 
ness with  persiflage  in  getting  its  new 
venture — awards  tor  members  achieve- 
ments under  way — yesterday,  and  Gor- 
don White  coined  a  new  catchline — 
"glorifying  the  glorifiers." 

At  least  two  constructive  ideas  were 
presented  by  speakers,  and  these  prob- 
ably will  receive  consideration  at  later 
meetings,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T. 
U.  A.,  head,  urged  members  to  avoid 
too  much  emphasis  on  the  metropoli- 
tan viewpoint  in  making  up  advertis- 
ing material.  He  made  a  plea  for  the 
rural  exhibitor  who  has  so  many 
things  to  do  that  he  can't  devote 
thought  to  advertising,  because,  Kuy- 
kendall said,  "after  all  it's  the  last 
run  accounts  that  turn  in  much  of  the 
industry's  profit." 

Kuykendall  also  pointed  out  that 
old-time  stars  are  losing  their  drawing 
power  and  that  a  persistent  effort 
should  be  made  by  advertising  depart- 
ments to  make  small  town  exhibitors 
conscious  of  the  value  of  new  names 
and  to  develop  ways  of  presenting 
them  to  the  public. 

Al  Lichtman  took  up  this  idea  and 
said  that  distributors  had  learned 
through  long  experience  that  it  was 
impossible  to  sell  a  picture,  no  matter 
how  meritorious,  without  box-office 
names.  He  suggested  that  Ampa  could 
include  in  its   annual    awards  some 

(Continued  on  page  22) 


French  Strike  Hits 
Theatres,  'Changes 

Paris,  June  11. — The  strike  here 
has  reached  into  all  branches  of  the 
industry,  resulting  in  the  closing  of 
the  exchanges  operated  by  various 
American  distributing  companies  as 
well  as  those  of  a  number  of  French 
organizations.  Labor  delegates  and 
workers  forced  a  shutdown  by  in- 
vading the  offices  of  the  various  com- 
panies. They  are  demanding  in- 
creases of  almost  50  per  cent  in 
wages. 

The  strike  is  also  assuming  menac- 

(Continued  on  page  26) 


Expect  Skouras-RKO 
Case  Will  Fold  Up 

Indications   are   that   the  Skouras 
action  against  the  RKO  81st  St.  over 
the  latter's  booking  of  Twentieth  Cen 
tury-Fox  product  will  end  in  the  next 
few  weeks  without  coming  to  trial. 

The  case  is  so  far  down  on  the 
state  court's  calendar  that  there  is 
(Continued  on  page  26) 


The  Award 


The  Ampa  plaque  for  winning  adver- 
tising and  publicity  material.  The  plaque 
itself  is  six  inches  in  diameter,  was  cast 
from  a  design  by  Anthony  De  Francisci, 
sculptor,  is  bronzed  and  mounted  on 
wood.   Four  were  awarded  yesterday. 


RKO  English  Unit 
Signs  for  15  Films 

With  all  of  England's  4,700  theatres 
playing  dual  bills,  RKO  Radio  Pic- 
tures, Ltd.,  has  contracted  with  three 
independent  producers  for  15  features 
and  it  is  planned  to  sign  pacts  with 
another  producer  for  two  more,  Ralph 
Hanbury,  managing  director  for  the 
company  in  England,  declared  yester- 
day when  he  arrived  on  the  Manhat- 
tan for  conferences  with  Phil  Reis- 
man  and  to  attend  the  annual  sales 
convention  at  the  Waldorf. 

The  three  producing  companies, 
which  will  make  five  each,  are  George 
Smith  Prod.,  Faye  Prod,  and  Stafford 
Prod.  The  last  named  will  make  the 
more  expensive  pictures  at  a  cost  of 
about  $150,000  each,  Hanbury  stated. 

During  the  quota  year  of  April  1, 
1935,  to  April  1,  1936,  independent 
producers  made  about  16  for  RKO. 
The  pictures  are  distributed  in  India, 
Australia  and  Continental  Europe.  In 
Spain  only  one  or  two  are  released. 

The  RKO  British  representative 
expressed    some    concern    over  the 

(Continued  on  page  26) 


Robbins  and 
20th-Fox  in 
Music  Tieup 

Pact  Runs  20  Years;  G.B. 
Deal  Due  Shortly 

Robbins  Music  Corp.,  music  pub- 
lishing subsidiary  of  M-G-M,  has 
closed  a  20-year  deal  as  the  exclusive 
music  representative  of  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  whereby  Robbins  will 
publish  and  distribute  all  music  from 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  pictures.  The 
agreement  will  go  into  effect  at  the 
expiration  of  the  current  contract  be- 
tween Twentieth  Century-Fox  and 
the  Sam  Fox  Music  Co.,  which  runs 
until  October,  1937. 

In  addition,  contracts  have  been 
drawn,  and  are  expected  to  be  signed 
within  a  week  or  two,  which  will 
make  Robbins  similarly  the  exclusive 
representative  of  Gaumont  British  in 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 

With  the  Robbins  company  includ- 
ing Leo  Feist,  Inc.,  and  Olman  Music 
Corp.,  as  two  of  the  most  important 
of  its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries,  and 
handling  the  music  output  of  M-G-M, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  probably 

(Continued  on  page  26) 


G.  B.  to  Cooperate 
With  MPTOA  Plans 

G.  B.  agreed  to  cooperate  fully  with 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  in  effecting  the 
exhibitor  organization's  10-point  trade 
practice  program  for  the  new  season, 
Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  presi- 

(Continued  on  page  26) 


Seat  14 

John  Hay  Whitney,  head  of 
Pioneer  Prod.,  has  reserva- 
tions on  a  TWA  plane  leaving 
for  the  coast  today.  As  is  his 
custom,  Whitney  has  pur- 
chased an  extra  seat  so  that 
he  can  sleep. 

Provided  Whitney  leaves, 
the  TWA  local  offic*  will 
wire  its  coast  office  as  fol- 
lows: 

"Seat  14  reserved  for  Whit- 
ney's feet." 

Not  satisfied  with  accom- 
modations provided  by  the  air 
line,  Whitney  always  has  a 
special  mattress  of  his  own 
at  the  airport  which  assures 
him  of  all  the  comforts  of 
home. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  12,  1936 


No,  138 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigjey, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau :  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,-  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings.  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga. 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehlerj  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter.  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas^  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Warner  Executives 
To  Leave  Tomorrow 

Home  office  executives  of  Warners 
will  leave  tomorrow  night  for  Chicago 
to  attend  the  company's  sales  meet 
for  branch  and  district  managers  from 
the  west  and  south. 

Among  those  to  leave  tomorrow 
will  be:  Albert  Warner,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  distribution ;  Grad- 
well  L.  Sears,  A.  W.  Smtih,  Jr.,  east- 
ern and  Canadian  general  sales  man- 
ager; S.  Charles  Einfeld,  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity  ;  Norman  H. 
Moray,  in  charge  of  Vitaphone  shorts 
and  trailers ;  Harold  S.  Bareford, 
A.  W.  Schwalberg,  supervisor  of  ex- 
changes ;  Ed  Selzer,  west  coast  pub- 
licity head;  H.  M.  Doherty,  I.  F. 
Dolid,  L.  Tietjen,  J.  Kelly,  Rudy 
Hagen,  Jack  Brower,  western  district 
manager;  Fred  Jack,  southern  district 
manager,  and  Leo  Blank,  midwest 
district  manager. 


Hays,  McKenzie  West 

Will  H.  Hays  and  Maurice  Mc- 
Kenzie of  the  M.P.P.D.A.  leave  for 
Hollywood  by  train  on  combined  busi- 
ness and  vacation  jaunts.  Hays  is 
making  his  usual  summer  trip  to  the 
coast  and  will  be  away  for  a  minimum 
of  six  weeks.  McKenzie  will  visit 
his  father,  who  resides  in  Pasadena. 
He  will  return  in  two  or  three  weeks. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


HISTORICAL  interlude:  The 
current  discussions  of  plans 
for  the  majors  to  acquire  control 
of  Erpi  from  Western  Electric 
and  the  A.  T.  &  T.  bring  the 
subject  of  talking  picture  equip- 
ment control  back  to  its  starting 
point  when  sound  was  something 
for  conversation  and  theorizing 
instead  of  the  basic  industry 
commodity  it  has  become  since 
the  halycon  days  of  '27-'28. 
You  may  not  know  it,  but  back 
in  those  days  when  the  devel- 
opment of  recording  and  repro- 
ducing equipment  was  rapidly 
attaining  the  stage  where  its 
commercial  introduction  on  a 
wide  scale  first  raised  the  prob- 
lem of  how  and,  especially,  by 
whom  that  equipment  was  to  be 
marketed,  several  definite  pro- 
posals were  made  for  the  indus- 
try itself  to  take  over  the  licens- 
ing rights.  .  .  . 

T 

Western  Electric  officials  held 
meetings  with  major  company 
representatives  over  a  period  of 
almost  two  years  beginning  late 
in  1926  in  an  effort  to  work  out 
a  plan  under  which  the  A.  T.  & 
T.  sound  equipment  patents  could 
be  assigned  to  the  industry  which 
would  itself  license  users  of  the 
equipment.  At  least  three  very 
complete  schemes  for  bringing 
about  this  result  were  proposed 
by  W.  E.  officials  and  consid- 
ered at  great  length  bv  members 
of  the  M.P.P.D.A.  before  the 
A.  T.  &  T.  subsidiary,  known 
as  Electrical  Research  Products, 
Inc.,  came  into  being.  For  one 
reason  or  other,  all  such  pro- 
posals ultimately  were  rejected 
by  the  majors,  the  last  of  such 
plans  failing  before  the  conflict- 
ing interests  injected  into  the 
situation  by  the  Warner-con- 
trolled Vitaphone  Corp.  and  its 
valuable  sound  devices.  .  .  . 
▼ 

When  Western  Electric  and 
Vitaphone  failed  to  reconcile  the 
claims  of  each  to  its  respective 
place  in  an  industry-controlled 
licensing  picture,  the  electric  pro- 
ceeded to  organize  Erpi  as  its 
licensing  subsidiary.  Again  the 
major  companies  go  back  to  the 
early  idea  of  controlling  their 
own  important  tools  for  sound 
recording,  but  this  time  the  sug- 
gestion appears  to  come  from 
them  with  Western  Electric,  how- 
ever, apparently  lending  a  very 
receptive  ear,  what  with  Federal 
commissions  hammering  at  A. 
T.  &  T.'s  "diversified  interests" 
and  a  sound  equipment  rate 
situation  apparently  staring  the 
electric  in  the  face  as  RCA  makes 
its  first  advances  into  hitherto 
exclusive  Erpi  territory.  .  .  . 
T  ▼ 

The  mushroom  growth  which 


stamps  a  number  of  glittering 
producing  enterprises  in  Eng- 
land today  has  more  sober  ob- 
servers there  and  here  worried. 
Not  this  trip,  but  on  his  return 
from  his  last,  Sidney  R.  Kent 
sounded  a  note  of  warning  about 
the  headlong  spree  generally  in- 
dulged in  on  the  other  side. 
There  was  little  startling  about 
admonition  for  caution  aside 
from  the  fact  that  his  was  a  pub- 
lic utterance.  From  a  high  and 
conservative  informant  comes 
this: 

"A  very  hell  of  a  smash  is 
coming  somewhere.  British 
production  costs  are  already 
higher  than  Hollywood's — 
wonder  of  wonders — due  to 
all  the  stars  and  directors  put- 
ting up  their  prices  far  above 
the  American  level.  Actually, 
some  of  the  companies  have 
$500  or  other  nominal  capitals 
and  depend  on  getting  loans  to 
be  able  to  go  into  production 
at  all.  It  appears  as  if  quite  a 
number  of  them  have  been 
floated  less  to  make  films  than 
to  book  space  at  some  studio 
in  or  near  London." 


Joe  Schenck,  recently  in  from 
London  and  just  returned  to  Hol- 
lywood, now  has  something  to 
say  along  identical  lines.  The 
United  Press : 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox, who  returned  from 
London  yesterday,  predicted 
that  the  British  are  "due  for 
a  sad  awakening"  in  motion 
picture  production. 

He  said  that  English  movie 
producers  are  going  through 
growing  pains  similar  to  Hol- 
lywood in  the  movie  boom 
days.  He  said  that  money  for 
production  was  easy  to  obtain 
and  that  the  British  were  doing 
pictures  on  a  grand  scale,  but 
were  aping  Hollywood.  In- 
experienced producers  are 
making  too  many  costly  pic- 
tures, Schenck  said,  and  can- 
not hope  to  get  back  the  money 
spent  on  them. 

"When  the  hubbub  dies 
down,  there  will  be  a  sudden 
sad  awakening  for  British 
financiers  who  have  placed 
money  in  incompetent  hands." 
he  said. 


Rumblings  come  from  overseas 
about  prospectuses,  but  none 
about  the  extravagances  of  their 
claims  which  are  available  for  all 
who  may  care  to  read.  Finances 
from  the  City — London's  Wall 
Street — are  not  easy  to  get  these 
days  and,  in  that  direction,  at 
least,    care    is    prevailing.  But 


S.  E.  C.  Reveals  Sto 
Plan  of  Grand  No  I 


Washington,  June  11. — The  J 
posed   issue  of   securities   of  Gi 
Xational    Films,   Inc.,   was  disci' 
in  a  statement  of  registration 
with    the    Securities'  and  Exch; 
Commission  here.  The  statement 
ered  800,000  shares  of  capital  si 
of  which  200,000  are  outstanding 
the  remainder,  according  to  the  si 
ment,  200,000  are  to  be  oft'ere- 
present  stockholders  at  $1.75  per  s 
in  the  ratio  of  two  shares  for 
one  share  held  on  a  date  to  be 
termined    later ;    40,000  shares 
under  option  to  Time,  Inc.,  at 
a  share,  and  160,000  shares  art 
served   for   issuance   to  Edward 
Alperson,  president,  under  an 
ployment  contract. 

Grand  National,  according  to 
statement,  was  incorporated  on  M 
30,  this  year,  with  the  Pathe 
Corp.  taking  193,000  shares  of 
capital  stock  and  Alperson  and 
sociates  7,000  shares  at  $4  per  si 
Later,  however,  Pathe  sold  5(. 
shares  to  the  Alperson  group  and 
dared  a  dividend  on  its  common 
payable  on  the  basis  of  one  shar 
the  latter  for  each  five  share: 
Pathe  beld,  which  will  require  a 
117,019  shares  of  Grand  Xationa 


Considine  to  Make 
Six  or  8,  He  So 

John  W.  Considine  will  pre 
from  six  to  eigbt  pictures  for  M- 
next  season,  he  said  yesterday 
he  arrived  on  the  Manhattan  aft 
vacation  in  England  and  Fr. 
While  in  England  he  visited  Ox 
the  university  he  once  attended. 

Considine,  who  plans  to  remai 
New  York  for  a  week  or  two,  s' 
he  spent  a  good  deal  of  his  tin- 
England  looking  over  the  Bi 
studios  and  getting  background 
formation  for  his  next  picture,  " 
in  the  Air,"  which  is  to  star  Ele 
Powell. 

A  peculiar  incident  happened  t< 
producer  when  the  Manhattan  rea 
quarantine,  Considine  said.  A  fa 
iar  voice  in  a  small  boat  yelled  i 
him  only  to  discover  his  assi 
O.  O.  Dull  and  a  camera  crew  t; 
scenes  of  the  liner's  arrival  for 
Powell's  "Born  to  Dance."  The 
ducer  lined  up  two  stories  i 
abroad,  but  would  not  divulge 
titles. 


"Fatal  Lady"  to  Ro* 

For  the  first  time  in  more  th 
year,  the  Roxy  will  play  a  Parang 
picture.  It's  "Fatal  Lady"  with 
Ellis  and  is  dated  in  for  the  wee 
July  10.  The  Paramount  theat 
booked  to  September. 


huge  surpluses  in  corporate 
ups  outside  the  film  industry 
seeking  a  place  to  alight  and  t 
ing  upon  pictures  as  a  likely  c 
The  course  in  England  to 
smacks  loudly  and  familiarly  i 
day  in  this  field  before  1 
when  stock  issues  were  easy 
sell.  Today,  however,  there 
the  S.E.C.  as  a  curb  to  flamb 
ant  promises  and  it  is  a 
thing.  London  could  do  w< 
than  submitting  the  statute 
some  study.  .  .  . 


GET  READY  FOR  THE 
MOST  THRILLING  BOOK 
OF  YOUR  LIFETIME! 

Next  week  we  will  have  ready  a  book  which  we  believe  is  the 
most  important  (not  to  mention  the  most  informative  and  attrac- 
tive) piece  of  literature  ever  printed  since  this  business  began, 

(please  turn  to  next  page) 


THIS  BOOK  gives  you  frankly 
and  informally  the  whole  pic- 
ture of  what  Metro  -Goldwyn- 
Mayer  will  represent  to  theatre 
box-offices  in  the  coming  season 

19364937. 


"IT 
CONTAINS 

118 

EXCITING 
PAGES!" 


"LEO'S  CANDID  CAMERA 
BOOK"  tells  you  everything 
you  would  want  to  know  about 
the  big  budget  plans  of  M-G-M 
next  season.  You  have  heard  in 
the  trade  and  you  may  have  al- 
ready seen  in  some  trade  papers 
early  reports  of  what  M-G-M  is 
doing  in  '36-37.  As  announced, 
M-G-M  is  making  more  big 
budget  productions  than  have 
ever  been  issued  either  by  our- 
selves or  any  other  company  in 
one  season. 

With  such  a  gigantic  program 
under  way,  you  will  be  inter- 
ested in  the  details  of  the  great 
starring  casts,  the  box-office 
properties  that  they  will  appear 
in,  the  wealth  of  resources  that 
make  this  book  the  most  as- 
tounding story  of  achievement 
in  all  the  annals  of  the  screen. 
When  you  finish  reading  this 
book  you  will  agree  that 
"M-G-M  is  an  industry  in  itself". 


WHAT  THE  BRIGHT  LIGHTS 
WILL  SAY  IN  1936-1937! 

It's  all  in  "LEO'S  CANDID  CAMERA  BOOK." 
Watch  for  it!   And  when  you  get  it,  keep 

it  Under  ff\\    and  if  And  here's  just  a  brief  idea  of 

the  CONTENTS.  Next  couple 
.  I  of  pages,  please ! 


S, 


"Gosh,  these 
pages  are  just 
a  sample.  Wait 
'til  you  read 
the  book!  And 
wait  'til  you  see 
the  pictures!" 


A  BRIEF  SUMMARY 

of  the  material  in  "Leo's  Candid 
Camera  Book"  which  tells  the  thrill- 
ing story  of  M-G-M  in  19364937. 

NUMBER  OF  PICTURES 

A  minimum  of  44  and  a  maximum  of  52  of  which  30 
OUTSTANDING  BIG  BUDGET  PRODUCTIONS 
are  either  in  preparation  or  completed. 

STARS  APPEARING  IN  THEM 

NORMA  SHEARER,  CLARK  GABLE,  GRETA  GARBO,  JOAN  CRAWFORD, 
JEAN  HARLOW,  WALLACE  BEERY,  WILLIAM  POWELL,  MYRNA  LOY, 
JEANETTE  MacDONALD,  NELSON  EDDY,  CHARLES  LAUGHTON, 
LUISE  RAINER,  ROBERT  MONTGOMERY,  ROBERT  TAYLOR,  The  MARX 
BROTHERS,  FREDDIE  BARTHOLOMEW,  ELEANOR  POWELL,  SPENCER 
TRACY,  HELEN  HAYES,  LIONEL  BARRYMORE,  JOHN  BARRYMORE, 
JACKIE  COOPER.  (Note:  In  addition  to  these  stars  GRACE  MOORE  has  joined 
the  roster  of  M-G-M  for  an  important  picture  in  '36-'37.) 

Plus  more  fhan  69  contract  players,  many  of  them  stars  in  their  own 
right  as  well,  including:  Brian  Aherne,  Elizabeth  Allan,  Ray  Bolger,  Virginia 
Bruce,  Billie  Burke,  Charles  Butterworth,  Bruce  Cabot,  Joseph  Calleia,  Mary 
Carlisle,  Jean  Chatburn,  Melville  Cooper,  Dudley  Digges,  Henry  Daniell,  Buddy 
Ebsen,  Stuart  Erwin,  Madge  Evans,  Betty  Furness,  Ted  Healy,  Jean  Hersholt, 
Irene  Hervey,  Allan  Jones,  June  Knight,  Frances  Langford,  Francine  Larrimore, 
Eric  Linden,  Ann  Loring,  Edmund  Lowe,  Una  Merkel,  Frank  Morgan,  Chester 
Morris,  George  Murphy,  Edna  May  Oliver,  Maureen  O'Sullivan,  Reginald  Owen, 
Cecilia  Parker,  Jean  Parker,  Nat  Pendleton,  May  Robson,  Mickey  Rooney, 
Shirley  Ross,  Rosalind  Russell,  Lewis  Stone,  James  Stewart,  Franchot  Tone, 
Johnny  Weissmuller,  Robert  Young. 


AMONG  PICTURES  IN  PREPARATION 
OR  COMPLETED 

NORMA  SHEARER,  LESLIE  HOWARD  in  "Romeo  and  Juliet"...PAUL  MUNI, 
LUISE  RAINER  in  "The  Good  Earth".. .A  MARX  BROS.  COMEDY.. .NORMA 
SHEARER  in  "Pride  and  Prejudice".  .  .  JEANETTE  MacDONALD,  NELSON 
EDDY  in  "Maytime".  .  .  GRETA  GARBO  in  "Camille".  .  .  GRETA  GARBO  in 

"Beloved"  NORMA  SHEARER,  CHARLES  LAUGHTON  in  "Marie 

Antoinette".  .  .  WILLIAM  POWELL,  MYRNA  LOY  in  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda" 
..."BROADWAY  MELODY  OF  '37"  with  Eleanor  Powell,  Allan  Jones,  Igor  Gorin, 
Sid  Silvers,  George  Murphy,  Una  Merkel,  Frances  Langford  .  .  .  Rudyard  Kipling's 
"KIM"  with  big  M-G-M  cast  including  FREDDIE  BARTHOLOMEW  .  .  .  "MR. 
AND  MRS.  WASHINGTON"  by  Rupert  Hughes  . .  .  "BORN  TO  DANCE"  with 
Eleanor  Powell,  Allan  Jones,  Sid  Silvers,  George  Murphy,  Buddy  Ebsen,  etc.  .  .  . 
WALLACE  BEERY  in  "The  Foundry".  .  .  WILLIAM  POWELL,  MYRNA  LOY 
in  "After  the  Thin  Man".. .CLARK  GABLE  in  "No  Hero  "...WILLI  AM  POWELL, 
LUISE  RAINER  in  "Adventure  For  Three".  .  .  JOAN  CRAWFORD,  CLARK 
GABLE  in  "Saratoga".  .  ."CAPTAINS  COURAGEOUS"  with  big  M-G-M  cast 
including  FREDDIE  BARTHOLOMEW  .  .  .  LUISE  RAINER  in  "Maiden  Voyage" 
. . .  CLARK  GABLE  (tentative)  in  "The  Great  Canadian". . .  "EASY  TO  LOVE" 
with  Eleanor  Powell,  Allan  Jones,  Buddy  Ebsen,  Frank  Morgan,  Sid  Silvers,  Una 
Merkel,  Frances  Langford,  etc.  The  first  release  of  the  Neu'  Season 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD" 

STORY  PROPERTIES 

Millions  of  dollars  in  story  and  play  properties,  the  result  of  unceasing  search  the 
world  over,  many  of  which  will  make  up  the  balance  of  the  product. 

THREE  MILLIONS  FOR  PROMOTION 

In  1936-37  M-G-M  puts  behind  its  unprecedented  array  of  Giant  Entertainments  a 
far-flung  promotion  drive  in  the  newspapers,  national  magazines,  nationwide  bill- 
boards, network  radio,  exploitation  staffs,  etc. 


SOON! 

Be  sure  that  you  get 
this  book  personally. 
Don't  let  someone  else 
"borrow"  it  first.  You 
wouldn't  blame  them. 
In  all  modesty,  it's  a 
possession  for  any  li- 
brary. It  runs  approxi- 
mately 118  pages,  pro- 
fusely illustrated  with 
informal,  candid  pic- 
tures of  the  vast  galaxy 
of  M-G-M  stars  and 
players. 

IT'S  THE  BIG  BOX- 
OFFICE  NEWS  OF 
1936-1937! 


DON'T  LOOK  NOW! 

But  when  you've  finished  these 
pages,  turn  over  QUICK! 


Over  there  is  the  most 
important  Short  Subject 
Announcement  that  has 
ever  been  made  by  any 
company  at  any  time! 


THE  KID'S 

CLEVER! 


—  and  his  proud 
parents  take  this 
opportunity  to 
announce  fT\§T"5 


f 

for 


1936 


.1937 


"  We  send  him  back  to  you  in 
1936-37,  Mr.  Exhibitor,  our  hearts 
overflowing  with  gratitude  for  your 
kindnesses  to  Junior  in  the  past 
season. 


Mother  has  washed  him  behind 

the  ears  and  dressed  him  up  in  the 

best  M-G-M  manner.  I've  spent  a 

fortune  on  him  and  you'll  find 

that  the  kid's  got  a  flock  of  new 

tricks  that  will  keep  your  paying 

guests  amused  and  delighted  all 

season  long."  | 

• 

Good -luck,  Junior,  you're  goinj 
out  into  the  1936-37  season  wit! 
the  wonderful  reputation  you 
established  last  year.  Remember 
you're  backed  by  all  the  resources 
and  talents  of  the  world-famous 
M-G-M  clan  and  you're  worth} 
to  stand  beside  the  best  feature- 
fellows  of  the  family.  Your  olc 
mammy  and  pappy  are  proud  oi 
you!" 


SO  LONG 
FOLKS! 

Til  bring  home 
another  statuette 
just  like  this 
Prize  I  won 
last  year!" 


MUSICALS  IN  A 
I  THE  ZIEGFELD(i 
MANNER  V 


ISN'T  IT  THE  TRUTH,  MR.  EXHIBITOR 

that  when  you  need  Junior  Musical  Comedies  on 
your  screen,  you'd  prefer  to  have  them  made  by 
the  same  celebrated  talents  and  at  the  same  studio 
that  made  M-G-M's  "The  Great  Ziegfeld."  We 
thought  so  and  that's  why  we're  making  — 


6  M-G-M  MUSICAL  COMEDIES 

in  2  Sparkling  Reels  Each 

Gay  and  eye-filling  screen  spectacles,  handsomely 
mounted  in  the  M-G-M  manner  —  studded  with  abun- 
dant casts  of  feature-rank  star  names  and  beautiful  girls 
—  and  produced  on  a  lavish  scale  with  all  the  resources 
of  the  mighty  M-G-M  Studios,  including  the  ace  song- 
writers of  "Great  Ziegfeld"  fame,  Walter  Donaldson, 
Gus  Kahn,  Nacio  Herb  Brown  and  Arthur  Freed — and 
outstanding  composers  and  conductors  such  as  Herbert 
Stothart  and  Nathaniel  W.  Finston. 


10  M-G-M  TABLOID  MUSICALS 

in  1  Sensational  Reel  Each 

Romantic  short  stories — smart,  bright  and  charming  inter- 
ludes in  highly  concentrated  form — splashed  with  laughs, 
girls  and  dancing,  and  set  to  specially  written  music  that  will 
tune  up  any  program.  Series  will  include: 

Name  Bands  but  presented  with  a  specially  built  STORY 
World -Famous  Songs  each  dramatized  with  a  novel  STORY 
Dance  Novelties  created  by  Sammy  Lee  (noted  dance 
director  for  Florenz  Ziegfeld)  each  to  contain  a  STORY 


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Announcing  the  continuation  and  development  of 
the  Greatest  Short  Subject  Series  in  ten  years  — 


CRIME  DOESN'T  PAY 

6  THRILLING  DRAMAS 
IN  TWO  REELS  EACH! 

Experience  has  proven  that  no  matter  what  else  is  on 
the  program  you  can  rest  assured  that  a  CRIME 
DOESN'T  PAY  subject  will  send  them  out  satisfied 
with  the  whole  show.  To  exhibitors  who  have  con^ 
sistently  played  these  wonderful  little  entertainments 
we  don't  have  to  expound  their  virtues.  We  want  the 
industry  to  know  that  M-G-M,  proud  of  the  nationwide 
response  to  this  series,  is  zealously  guarding  the  reputa- 
tion they  have  won  from  press  and  public.  We  are 
proceeding  with  new  slants  on  CRIME  DOESNT  PAY 
.  .  .  timely,  dramatic  stories  that  are  designed  for  Page- 
One  publicity  breaks  at  the  time  of  release.  (By  the 
way,  the  phenomenal  newspaper  space  piled  up  by  "Hit 
and  Run  Driver"  throughout  the  nation,  editorials, 
news  stories,  picture  publicity,  etc.,  has  broken  all  exist- 
ing publicity  records  for  ANY  short  subject.)  M-G-M 
will  continue  to  give  this  series  the  feature-value  pro- 
duction with  feature-value  casts  and  directors  that 
actually  lifts  them  out  of  the  short  category.  And  as  in 
the  past,  which  developed  stars  like  Robert  Taylor, 
Edward  Norris,  etc.,  the  casts  will  present  new,  out- 
standing talents. 


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IT  WAS  AN  "M-G-M  MINIATURE"  THAT 
COPPED  THE  INDUSTRY  AWARD  LAST  YEAR1 

Happily  we  present  in  1936-37  THE  PRIZE-WINNING  SERIES! 

10  M-G-M  MINIATURES 


THREE  BRILLIANT 
PERSONALITIES 
BEHIND  THE  SERIES! 

The  carefully  thought-out 
program  of  M-G-M  shorts  for 
next  season  covers  a  wide 
range  of  audience  interests. 
We  honestly  feel  that  no- 
where else  could  a  theatre 
obtain  show-building  ele- 
ments so  absorbing  and  en- 
tertaining as  those  provided 
by  the  Miniature  series. 


CHARLES  'CHIC  SALE 

His  "Perfect  Tribute"  did 
more  to  win  new  patrons  to 
theatres  than  any  film  of  the 
year,  long  or  short,  and 
what  publicity  it  got.  'Chic' 
Sale  is  one  of  the  greatest 
character  actors  of  our  time. 
He  has  new,  distinguished 
impersonations  for  next 
season  to  delight  your 
audiences. 


ROBERT  BENCHLEY 

A  new,  refreshing  personal- 
ity for  the  screen!  Already 
famous  in  literary  fields, 
Benchley  brings  to  pictures 
a  casual  quality  of  genuine 
humor  that  has  won  him  an 
immediate  and  enthusiastic 
public.  His  first  Miniature 
took  the  prize  for  Best  Short 
of  the  Year.  Watch  for  "How 
to  Cure  a  Cold." 


CAREY  WILSON 

Another  brilliant  talent  for 
this  interesting  series.  He 
has  long  been  a  famed 
writer  of  outstanding  fea- 
ture pictures.  He  wrote  and 
delivered  the  dialogue  for 
the  fascinating  "Pitcairn 
Island"  featurettes  of  the 
past  season... and  audiences 
demanded  more ! 


)  CARTOON 


ISN'T  IT  THE  TRUTH,  MR.  EXHIBITOR 

that  the  first  principle  of  wide-awake  show- 
manship is  to  keep  one  step  ahead  of  the 
times;  never  to  let  your  patrons  tell  you  they're 
fed  up  with  the  old  year-after-year  stuff— BUT 
TO  BEAT  THEM  TO  IT  WITH  SOMETHING 
BRIGHT  AND  NEW! 


THE  ONLY  CARTOON 

offering  a 

COMPLETE  NEW  CAST  AND 
AN  ENTIRELY  NEW 
SHOW  EACH  ISSUE 


18   -  A 

Harmon -Ising  HAPPY  HARMONIES 
CARTOONS  in  3-Color  TECHNICOLOR 

and  Scored  by  a  34 -PIECE  SYMPHONY  ORCHESTRA 

The  well-known  critic  of  the  N.  Y.  Times.  Mr.  Frank  Nugent,  expresses  what  is 
coming  to  be  more  and  more  the  general  editorial  opinion  in  America  when  he 

says:  "Mr.  is  not  the  only  wizard  of  animation  in  Hollywood. 

Harman-Ising  have  displayed  a  real  talent."  How  wise  of  these  showmen  to  refuse 
to  limit  their  product  to  a  tiresome  repetition  of  any  one  or  two  set  characters. 
Cleverness  of  theme,  beauty  of  technicolor-reproduction  and  distinguished  sym- 
phonic musical  effects  make  Happy  Harmonies  the  class  cartoons  of  the  industry. 


BROAD- 
CAST 


M-G-M'S 
PRIZE-WINNING 
SHORTS 
for  1936-1937 


ISN'T  IT  THE  TRUTH 
MR.  EXHIBITOR- 

that  things  with  distinction  and 
quality  give  your  theatre  a  standing  in 
the  community  that  other  theatres 
lack,  because  they  are  sometimes  care- 
less in  watching  details  of  their 
program— BUT  THE  AUDIENCE  NEVER 
STOPS  WATCHING! 


There  is  only  ONE  De  Luxe  Travel  Series — 

FITZPATRICK 
TRAVELTALKS 

12  GREAT  1-REEL  SUBJECTS  IN 
THREE  COLOR  TECHNICOLOR 

In  the  Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer 
manner!  That's  Fitzpatrick 
Traveltalks!  Their  Technicolor 
beauty,  their  de  luxe  quality, 
their  ever-interesting,  new  story- 
telling approach  make  them 
FIRST!  The  extra  sparkle  on 
your  program  and  the  extra  draw 
at  your  box-office! 


M-G-M'S 
PRIZE-WINNING 
SHORTS 
/or  1936-1937 


15  YEARS  AGO! 

In  1921  Hal  Roach  the  famed  comedy  producer  collected  a 
flock  of  assorted  kids  and  started  "OUR  GANG"  comedies. 
Probably  in  no  other  phase  of  motion  pictures  has  any  idea 
retained  its  hold  on  the  American  public  so  steadfastly  year 
after  year.  The  Gang  is  as  American  as  baseball  and  the  circus, 
and  there's  no  age  limit  to  its  enjoyment.  Their  series  for 
1936-37  will  feature  "Spanky"  McFarland,  supported  by  Darla 
Hood,  "Alfalfa"  Switzer,  Billy  "Buckwheat"  Thomas,  Baby 
Patsy.  Fred  Newmeyer,  who  directed  "The  Pinch  Singer"  and 
uArbor  Day"  will  direct.  This  year  "Our  Gang"  went  on  a 
personal  appearance  tour  and  it  was  no  surprise  that  they 
broke  box-office  records. 


12  OUR  GANG  COMEDIES  d  REEL  Each 


HE'S  JUST  PLAIN  PETE  SMITH, 
AN  AMERICAN  GUY  WITH 
A  GREAT  SENSE  OF  HUMOR! 

That's  how  one  exhibitor  sized  him  up !  No  sir,  he  doesn't  wear  a  monocle 
or  spout  a  lot  of  phoney  theories  about  Art  in  the  movies.  He's  just  another 
American  named  SMITH,  with  a  delicious  funny  bone  and  a  happy  faculty  for 
observing  his  fellow-citizens  in  action  and  making  swell  cracks  about  the 
globe  we  spin  on.  He's  accumulated  a  world-wide  reputation  during  the  five 
years  he's  been  M-G-M's  ace  screen  commentator,  and  he's  better  than  ever. 
The  variety  of  his  recent  subjects,  such  as  "Audioscopiks,"  "Airhoppers," 
"Jonker  Diamond"  (what  publicity  it  got!),  will  be  extended.  Whether  it's  the 
world  of  sports  or  adventure,  animal,  vegetable  or  mineral  life,  if  it  lends  itself 
to  his  keen  and  comic  handling  he'll  do  it.  Your  program's  bright  spot  in  36-37 ! 

18  PETE  SMITH  SPECIALTIES  (Re°NELh) 


HATS  OFF 

)  the  Qlobe  Trotter 

DWIN  C.  HILL 
EADS  AGAIN 


/  1933 


/  1934 

/1935 

'1936 


THE  NEWSREEL 
WITH  THE 
LARGEST 
CIRCULATION! 

If  it's  NEWS— it's  in  Hearst 
Metrotone  News!  If  it's  in 
Hearst  Metrotone  News  it's 
FIRST!  And  it's  expertly 
described  by  Edwin  C.  Hill, 
GREATEST  of  them  all! 


For  the  fourth  consecutive  year 

Edwin  C.  Hill  ranks  FIRST  in  the 
Annual  Radio  Editors'  Poll  con- 
ducted by  N.  Y.  World-Telegram. 

Smart  showmen  advertise  the 
name  because  he  is  on  the  screen 
104  times  a  year  and  on  the 
radio  twice  every  week  in  the 
year!  Reaching  an  audience  of 
80  millions  weekly. 

The  Magic  Voice  of  Edwin  C. 
Hill  continues  to  hold  the  nation 
spellbound.  His  popularity,  ever- 
increasing,  makes  his  name 
a  definite  news-reel  draw! 


HEARST 
METROTONE 
NEWS 

featuring  EDWIN  C  HILL 

THE  GLOBE  TROTTER 

TWICE  WEEKLY 
ONE  REEL  EACH 


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THEY  NEVER  STOP 
TALKING  ABOUT 
JUNIOR! 

And  that  goes  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Public,  too! 
M-G-M  short  subjects  get  attention.  They 
have  a  flair  and  quality  about  them  that  can 
be  duplicated  nowhere  else.  They  win  prizes 
and  they  win  additional  attendance  at  theatres. 
De  luxe  in  production,  carefully  built  up 
with  known  names  and  up-to-the-minute  in 
showmanship  they  take  their  place  with  distinc- 
tion alongside  of  the  world-renowned  M-G-M 
feature  productions! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Earthworm  Tractors" 

(  First  National) 

Hollywood,  June  11. — With  vigorous  hilarity  as  his  keynote,  Joe 
E.  Brown  here  brings  Alexander  Botts,  the  famous  tractor  salesman 
of  William  Hazlett  Upson's  magazine  stories  to  life.  The  picture  gives 
incident  after  incident  from  the  career  of  Botts,  a  self-styled  natural- 
born  salesman,  with  each  one  topping  its  predecessor  as  a  laugh-pro- 
voker  until  in  the  last  sequence  when  Brown,  demonstrating,  rides  Guy 
Kibbee,  a  tractor  prospect,  over  a  callapsing  trestle,  adding  suspense 
which  will  floor  the  spectators  who  may  have  survived  previous  efforts 
to  knock  them  into  the  aisles  with  laughter. 

Brown,  ever  sure  of  himself,  stumbles  into  success  after  outlandish 
blunders.  In  his  first  demonstration,  to  Kibbee,  he  leaves  Guy  stranded 
;n  a  tractor  that  is  running  wild  through  a  swamp.  This  escapade  brings 
him  an  order  from  William  Davidson,  Kibbee's  business  competitor. 
Later,  on  his  own,  he  moves  Kibbee's  house  at  night  to  the  wrong 
address.  During  his  adventures  he  courts  Carol  Hughes  and  later 
decides  he  loves  June  Travis,  Kibbee's  daughter,  messing  his  love  affairs 
as  efficiently  as  his  business.  However,  he  finally  wins  Miss  Travis. 

Richard  Macauley,  Joe  Traub  and  Hugh  Cummings  wrote  the  screen 
play,  contributing  smart  dialogue,  and  director  Ray  Enright  has  routined 
the  action  for  comedy  punch.  Supporting  cast  includes  Joseph  Crehan, 
Gene  Lockhart.  Dick  Foran  and  Olin  Howland,  who  aid  the  merriment 
by  straight  performances.  The  Sam  Bischoff  production  combines  the 
elements  tastefully  and  Arthur  Todd's  photography  is  above  average. 

The  picture  should  add  to  Brown's  following  and  click  generally. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,076.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


"Wellington  Pike  Goes  West" 

{Maurice  O'Neill  Prod.-State  Rights) 

Hollywood,  June  11. — Typical  wild  west,  production  of  which  takes 
a  satirical  twist,  this  is  aimed  directly  at  the  patronage  contingents  that 
enthuse  to  cowboy-tender foot-badman  stuff.  In  the  title  role  Russell 
Gleason,  writer  of  lurid  western  yarns,  goes  west.  The  townfolk,  aided  and 
abetted  by  Virginia  Carroll,  with  whom  Gleason  has  fallen  in  love,  con- 
spire to  give  him  a  thrill  action  reception  outdoing  in  excitement  any- 
thing conceived  by  his  fertile  mind. 

Turning  to  burlesque,  a  gang  of  real  desperadoes  headed  by  Jack 
LaRue,  bankrobbing  bent,  swoop  down  on  the  town  and  its  celebrants. 
To  the  tune  of  much  gun-popping  and  comic,  hair-raising  adventure, 
tenderfoot  author  Gleason  outwits  and  captures  bad  man  LaRue  and 
saves  the  town's  finances  from  spoilation. 

Impressionable  youngsters  and  imaginative  western  addicts  probably 
will  find  much  to  thrill  and  amuse  them,  but  the  quality  of  the  entertain- 
ment probably  will  not  excite  run-of-the-mill  theatregoers. 

No  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  55  minutes.  "G." 


riday,  June  12,  1936 

(  Purely 
Personal  ► 

f  AX  REINHARDT  will  sail  next 
V  1  w  eek  for  Salzburg  to  attend  the 
:stivals.  He  is  now  working  on  his 
;\v  picture  at  the  Warner  studios 
hich  has  given  him  leave  to  be  on 
md  for  the  big  event. 

• 

LOUIS  Hayward,  recently  the  re- 
pient  of  a  long  term  Universal  con- 
act,  left  the  coast  yesterday  by 
ane  for  Xevv  York  en  route  to  Lon- 
ln  and  the  bedside  of  his  mother, 
ho  is  critically  ill.  He  will  sail 
l  the  Bcrcnyaria  Wednesday. 
• 

John  R.  Sloan,  an  assistant  direc- 
r  at  Warners'  Teddington  studios  in 
ngland,  arrived  yesterday  on  the 
anhattan  for  a  four  to  six-month 
>liday.  He  plans  to  leave  by  plane 
r  Hollywood  in  a  day  or  so  "to 
ok  around." 

• 

William  Heineman,  west  coast 
vision  manager  for  Universal,  and 
l  O'Keefe,  Los  Angeles  branch 
ad,  are  in  town  for  the  company's 
inual  sales  meet  which  gets  under 
iv  at  the  Waldorf  Monday. 
• 

Edgar  Kennedy  and  his  wife,  Pat- 
cia  Alwyn,  arrived  today  from  the 
ast.  Kennedy  will  make  personal 
ipearances  in  the  east,  opening  at 
e  Earle,  in  Washington,  D.  C,  on 
me  19. 

• 

John  Wexley,  playwright,  flies  to 
ollywood  today  to  start  a  writing 
signment  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
he  deal  was  arranged  by  the  Wil- 
im  Morris  Agency. 

• 

Irving  Asher,  London  studio  head 
r  Warners,  will  arrive  from  Holly- 
ood  the  latter  part  of  next  week, 
;aded  for  the  other  side. 

• 

"Dinty"  Moore,  who  arrived  from 
t.  Louis  on  Tuesday,  already  has 
ken  over  his  new  duties  as  metro- 
)litan  manager  for  Warner  theatres. 
• 

Robert  Nathan's  new  novel,  "The 
nchanted  Voyage,"  has  been  sold  to 
wentieth  Century- Fox,  through  the 
William  Morris  office. 

• 

Ozzie  Nelson  and  bis  band,  with 
'arriet  Hilliard.  will  play  at  the 
aramount  in  conjunction  with  "Pop- 
opening  next  Wednesday. 
• 

Edward  Gross,  general  production 
anager  for  Sol  Lesser,  arrived  yes- 
rday  from  the  coast  to  see  plays  and 
ok  for  talent. 

• 

William  Gedris  of  Ideal  Seating 
o.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  will  leave 
r  home  today  after  a  three-day  visit 
sre. 

• 

Howard  Parker  of  Dennis  Games, 
hiladelphia,  left  for  Philadelphia 
?sterday  and  is  due  to  return  here 
fain  this  afternoon. 

• 

Sam  Rinzler,  Max  A.  Cohen, 
am  Strassberg  and  Joe  Hornstein 
ade  a  foursome  at  the  Glen  Oaks 
ountry  Club  yesterday. 

• 

Mel  Huling  of  Far  West  Ex- 
langes,  San  Francisco,  left  for  the 
last  yesterday  via  TWA.  On  the 
ime  plane  were  M.  Perrin  and  Ar- 


thur Phillips,  Paramount  writers. 
Ben  Goetz  also  was  aboard  the  same 
>lane. 

• 

Gregory  La  Cava  is  heading  for 
New  York  and  Europe,  but  will  look 
in  on  the  LTniversal  convention  at  the 
Astor  next  week  before  sailing. 
• 

Sam  E.  Morris.  Warners  foreign 
head,  is  due  to  return  from  Holly- 
wood in  about  three  weeks. 

• 

James  Winn,  Grand  National's 
division  manager  for  the  midwest,  left 
for  Chicago  yesterday. 

• 

Michael  Farmer  and  Epskine 
Gwynne  will  take  the  airlines  to 
Hollywood  tomorrow. 

• 

Andy  Dietz  has  returned  to  St. 
Louis  after  a  10-day  stay  in  town. 
• 

Kay  Kamen  plans  to  head  for  the 
coast  sometime  next  month. 

Lupe  Yei.ez  arrives  on  the  Bremen 
today. 


"King"  Gets  $67,000 

Approximately  $67,000  was  chalked 
up  for  the  second  week  of  "The  King 
Steps  Out"  at  the  Music  Hall. 
"Bullets  and  Ballots"  at  the  Strand 
garnered  about  $16,000  for  the  third 
week,  or  $4,500  under  the  second 
stanza.  "The  Princess  Comes  Across" 
ended  with  slightly  over  $32,000  at  the 
Paramount  while  "Little  Miss  No- 
bodv"  tallied  about  $25,000  at  the 
Roxy. 


Use  British  National 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  was  quoted  in 
yesterday's  Motion  Picture  Daily  as 
saying  in  Hollywood  that  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  would  produce  10  pic- 
tures in  the  G.  B.  studios  in  England. 
The  company's  English  production 
will  be  at  British  National  Studios. 


Bank  Night  Spreading 

'New  Haven,  June  11. — The  Strand, 
Sound  View  and  Windsor,  have  signed 
for  Bank  Night. 


21 


Short  Subjects 


"The  Song  of  a  Nation" 

{ Vitaphone) 

Taking  the  familiar  story  of  how 
the  national  anthem  came  to  be  writ- 
ten and  embellishing  it  with  an  inti- 
mate and  seemingly  authentic  touch, 
the  producers  of  this  short  have  made 
a  stirring,  historical  document.  It  is 
filmed  in  Technicolor  and  the  incident 
is  vividly  and  colorfully  brought 
home.  Touching  and  restrained,  Don- 
ald Woods,  in  the  role  of  Francis 
Scott  Key,  plays  against  the  dramati- 
cally projected  scenes  of  the  bom- 
bardment of  Fort  McHenry  by  the 
British  fleet,  anchored  in  Chesapeake 
Bay,  and  gives  a  finished  performance. 
The  slight  thread  of  story  has  Woods 
conflicting  with  his  wife,  Claire  Dodd, 
in  government  opinions.  She  leaves 
him  after  writing  the  famous  letter  on 
which  he  wrote  the  words  of  the  song. 
A  tieup  with  patriotic  societies  will 
reap  dividends  when  this  short  is 
shown.  The  color  is  well-done,  as 
usual,  and  the  battle  scenes  are  re- 
markably realistic.  Also  in  the  cast 
are  Joseph  Crehan,  Addison  Rich- 
ards, Virginia  Brissac  and  Gordon 
Hart.  The  musical  setting  is  finely 
given  by  the  invisible,  Hall  Johnson 
Choir.  Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
2,175.    Running  time,  22  mins.  "G." 

"Home  On  The  Range" 

{Educational) 

A  fairly  entertaining  musical  fea- 
turing Niela  Goodelle,  Fred  Light- 
ner  and  Nell  Kelly.  The  plot  of  the 
film  involves  mistaken  identity  angles, 
resultant  complications,  comic  treat- 
ment of  marriage  for  money.  A  few 
well-spotted  harmony  songs  by  the 
Buccaneers'  Octette  and  an  excellent 
solo  by  Miss  Goodelle  enliven  the  piece. 
Production  Code  Seal  No.  01019.  Run- 
ning time,  19J-4  mins.  "G." 

"Dumbbell  Letters  No.  4" 

{ Van  Beuren-Radio ) 

In  this  short  there  is  the  usual  col- 
lection of  "hot  ones"  from  the  mailbag. 
Some  are  unconsciously  funny  and 
others  downright  stupid.  However, 
some  humor  prevails  in  practically  all. 
Production  Code  Seal  No.  0376. 
Running  time,  5  mins.  "G." 

Malfeasance  Action 
Hits  Theatre  Heads 

Wilmington,  June  11.  —  An  action 
charging  malfeasance  in  office  was 
filed  against  four  directors  of  the 
Wilmington  Amusement  Co.  and  Top- 
kis-Ginns  Theatre  Co.  in  Chancery 
Court  here  today  by  the  Farmers' 
Bank  of  Delaware.  The  action  charges 
James  N.  Ginns,  Charles  Topkis,  his 
wife,  Mrs.  Vitelia  Topkis,  and  Oscar 
Ginns  with  malfeasance  in  office  as 
officers  and  directors  of  the  two  com- 
panies. Their  removal  is  asked. 

The  bill  alleges  that  the  funds  of 
Topkis-Ginns  Co.  were  used  wrong- 
fully to  gain  voting  control  of  Topkis 
Bros.  Co.,  local  manufacturers.  The 
complainant  is  owner  and  holder  of 
stock  of  Wilmington  Amusement  Co. 
The  bill  asks  for  an  accounting,  re- 
turn of  funds  to  Topkis-Ginns  Co.  and 
immediate  election  of  directors. 

Wilmington  Amusement  Co.  is  a 
holding  company  whose  assets  consist 
solely  of  cash  and  the  Queen  Theatre, 
leased  to  Warner  Bros.  Topkis-Ginns 
Co.  is  its  subsidiary  with  assets  of 
cash  and  the  Arcadia  Theatre,  also 
leased  to  Warner  Bros. 


22 


MOTION  PICTUKE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  12,  19- 


Seriousness, 
Humor  Mark 
Ampa  Awards 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

kind  of  an  honor  for  the  best  cam- 
paign on  a  picture  sold  on  its  merits 
without  the  help  of  names. 

It  was  a  large  turnout  of  members 
and  company  executives.  On  the  dais 
were :  Gordon  White,  Howard  Dietz, 
Al  Lichtman,  Martin  Quigley,  Col- 
vin  Brown,  Ed  Fay,  Ed  Kuykendall, 
Harry  Brandt,  Tom  Hamlin,  Joseph 
Gallagher,  S.  Barret  McCormick,  Rob- 
ert M.  Gillham,  Walter  Vincent,  Jack 
Alicoate,  John  Benson,  Joseph  E. 
Benson,  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Charles 
McD.  Puchette,  Paul  Gulick,  J.  Hood 
MacFarland  and  Red  Kann. 

White  outlined  the  steps  leading  up 
to  a  decision  to  make  awards  by  say- 
ing that  it  had  been  discussed  for 
several  years  before  it  had  been  found 
possible  to  work  out  the  details.  Mar- 
tin Starr  was  one  of  the  persistent 
advocates,  be  said,  and  recently  Mil- 
ton Silver  had  suggested  the  plan 
anew.    No  exploitation  and  publicity 


awards  were  made,  he  explained,  be- 
cause of  the  impossibility  of  present- 
ing something  concrete  to  the  judges. 
As  finally  decided,  the  plan  had  been 
split  into  four  classifications — best  ad- 
vertisement addressed  to  the  trade, 
best  advertisement  addressed  to  the 
public,  best  poster  and  best  press 
sheet. 

Winners  were :  Best  addressed  to 
the  trade — Moe  Kallis,  Paramount,  for 
16-page  insert  on  "How  to  Pack  'em 
In" ;  best  ad  addressed  to  the  public 
— Leo  Quanchi,  RKO,  for  newspaper 
layout  on  "The  Little  Minister,"  with 
a  certificate  of  merit  to  Ralph  E. 
Lund ;  best  poster,  a  24-sheet  on  Joe 
E.  Brown's  "Alibi  Ike" — Joseph  Tis- 
man,  Warners ;  best  press  sheet — 
"Mutiny  on  the  Bounty,"  M-G-M,  ac- 
cepted by  Howard  Dietz  in  behalf  of 
his  department. 

Howard  Dietz  Toastmaster 

The  awards  were  bronze  plaques 
mounted  on  wood,  the  original 
sketches  for  which  were  drawn  by  Hap 
Hadley,  an  Ampa  member,  and  were 
developed  by  Anthony  de  Francisci,  a 
sculptor. 

Dietz  acted  as  toastmaster  after 
White  had  explained  that  he  (Dietz) 
had  been  out  on  a  bachelor  party  the 
night  before.  The  toastmaster  arose 
with  an  effort  and  said  he  hoped  the 
gathering  would   forgive  him   if  he 

(Continued  on  pane  23) 


CAMPAIGN; 
BOOK 


IANT  $2,000,000  PRODUCTION  I 

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ON 


MUTINY?*! 


Winner  in  the  pressbook  division:  M-G-M.  Prepared  under  supervision  of  Billy 
Ferguson,  exploitation  manager.  The  cover,  a  riot  of  color  in  light  red  and  yellow, 
is  a  reproduction  of  a  window  card.  The  book  itself,  20  by  14  inches,  contains  an 
insert  on  coated  stock  which  includes  reproduction  of  window  cards,  other  exploi- 
tation material  and  descriptions  of  tieups.  The  main  body  of  the  book  includes  a 
wide  variety  of  publicity  suggestions,  prepared  reviews  and  newspaper  ads. 


I.  A.  Renames  Browne 
As  Convention  Ends 


Kansas  City,  June  11. — The  I.  A. 
T.  S.  E.  today  reelected  all  of  the  of- 
ficers by  unanimous  vote,  as  the  or- 
ganization ended  its  convention  here. 
The  officers  are :  George  E.  Browne, 
president ;  John  P.  Nick,  first  vice- 
president;  William  P.  Covert,  second 
vice-president;  Harland  Holmden, 
third  vice-president ;  Richard  F. 
Walsh,  fourth  vice-president ;  Floyd 
M.  Billingsley,  fifth  vice-president ; 
James  J.  Brennan,  sixth  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Roger  M.  Kennedy,  seventh 
vice-president. 

An  amendment  to  increase  the  terms 
of  the  officers  from  two  to  four  years 
passed  by  the  narrow  margin  of  10 
votes.  The  organization  will  continue 
to  hold  conventions  biennially.  The 
incoming  board  was  authorized  by  the 
convention  to  set  up  a  pension  and  hos- 
pitalization plan.  It  is  planned  to 
attempt  to  have  the  Government  re- 
quire I.  A.  men  in  theatres  at  mili- 
tary bases  and  other  Government  insti- 
tutions. 

Browne  was  empowered  to  seek  the 
introduction  into  Congress  of  a  bill 
to  bring  Government  service  film  op- 
erators under  civil  service.  The  plac- 
ing of  I.  A.  men  in  the  many  small, 
non-union  theatres  in  outlying  dis- 
tricts was  urged.  The  grievance  com- 
mittee asked  the  organization  to  de- 
mand more  cooperation  from  Equity  in 
the  matter  of  summer  stock  actors 
who  do  not  refuse  to  work  when  I. 
A.  members  are  not  employed. 


$15,775  Is  Michigan 
Rogers  Contribution 

Detroit,  June  11. — Michigan  the- 
atres and  exchanges  contributed  $15,- 
77578  to  the  Will  Rogers  Memorial 
fund,  according  to  J.  E.  Flynn,  divis- 
ional manager  for  M-G-M,  who 
served  as  chairman  of  the  committee 
in  charge  of  the  drive  in  Zone  12. 
Based  upon  four  per  cent  auota  of 
the  $300,000  sought  nationally,  this 
put  Michigan  more  than  33  1/3  per 
cent  over  the  top. 

In  announcing  the  sum  collected, 
Flynn  expressed  thanks  to  the  various 
members  of  the  committee,  composed 
of  local  exchange  managers,  who 
helped  to  make  the  drive  a  success, 
as  well  as  to  all  contributors. 


The  final  figures  representing  the 
total  collected  during  the  Rogers 
Fund  drive  throughout  the  country 
will  not  be  available  for  several  davs, 
at  the  earliest,  it  was  indicated  at  the 
headquarters  of  the  fund  yesterday. 


Wallis  to  Put  Six 
Pictures  into  Work 

Within  three  weeks  after  he  arrives 
on  the  coast,  Hal  B.  Wallis  will 
nlace  six  pictures  in  work  at  the 
Warner  studios,  he  stated  yesterdav 
noon  his  return  on  the  Conte  de 
ISavoia  from  a  five-week  Vacation 
abroad. 

Three  of  the  productions  will  be 
"God's  Country  and  the  Woman," 
with  Bette  Davis  and  George  Brent ; 
"The  Green  Light,"  with  Errol  Flynn 
and  with  Frank  Borzaee  directing,  and 
Paul  Muni  in  "The  Gentleman  from 
Kimberley"  with  William  Dieterle 
directing. 

With  his  wife.  Louise  Fazenda, 
Wallis  visited  London,  where  he  spent 
10  days ;  Paris,  Vienna  and  Prasrue, 
where  he  spent  a  week  at  Max  Rein- 


THE  LITTL] 
MINISTEf 


SIRJames  M.  Barrie': 

great  heart  story  of  the  ages  .  .  .  Th< 
romance  of  a  love  that  flamed  thrcugf 
combat  to  conquer  a  city  and  lift  th< 
spirits  of  the  world  .  .  .  with  volcanii 
Hepburn  more  thrilling,  more  dis 
turbing,  more  fascinating  than  ever 

RKO  -  RADIO  PICTUR 


JOHN 
BE  AL 

ALAN 
HALE 

DirMtd  br 
RICHARD 
WALLACE 

PAN  D 10  S 
I  £  k  M  A  N 
Production 


Adjudged  the  best  piece  of  copy 
dressed  to  the  public.  A  three  column  a 
from  Radio's  pressbook  on  "The  Litt 
Minister".  Plaque  went  to  Leo  Quanch 
artist  in  S.  Barret  McCormick's  depart 
ment,  chiefly  for  layout.  Certificate 
merit  went  to  Ralph  Lund  for  copy. 


hardt's  castle  in  Salzburg ;  Venice  an 
Nice.  The  Warner  studio  executh 
said  he  looked  over  a  number  of  play 
and  made  two  or  three  tests,  but  wl 
do  nothing  about  these  until  he  get 
back  to  Hollywood. 

Only  two  features  will  be  made 
Technicolor,    Wallis    asserted.  Oi 
will    be    "God's    Country    and  th 
Woman." 

Miss  Fazenda  will  appear  in  "Air 
It  All  Came  True"  for  Cosmopolitat 
She  may  do  one  for  M-G-M  befor 
this  picture. 

Accompanied  by  Henry  Blankt 
Warner  supervisor,  who  also  reache 
these  shores  on  the  Conte  de  Savoi 
after  a  six-week  Sabbatical  leave,  th 
Wallises  left  for  the  coast  yesterda 
on  the  Century. 


Friday,  June  12,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


23 


Seriousness, 
Humor  Mark 
Ampa  Awards 


{Continued  from  page  22) 

acted  like  a  "milk  toastmaster."  Phy- 
sically he  may  have  been  weak,  but 
his  wit  was  as  nimble  as  usual  and 
his  satire  as  biting. 

Ampa  had  gone  through  a  number 
of  phases,  he  said,  from  the  "night 
club  administration  of  William  R. 
Ferguson,  White's  predecessor,  to  the 
present  academic,  educational  regime." 
A  session  like  this  one  in  Ferguson's 
administration  would  have  been  "like 
a  meeting  of  the  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tute in  Leon  and  Eddie's." 

"Awards  are  getting  so  common," 
Dietz  went  on,  "that  we  meet  them 
everywhere — the  Academy,  trade 
papers  and  fan  magazines.  If  this 
<eeps  up  we'll  be  able  to  hire  an  adver- 
tising man  for  $75  per  week  and  three 
plaques." 

Then  he  got  down  to  the  business 
9f  introducing  speakers.  "The  man 
I  am  about  to  present  is  beginning  to 
be  an  annoyance  to  me.  I  meet  him 
everywhere  at  these  luncheons — Quig- 
ley,  I  mean  the  man,  not  the  plaque." 

Quigley  said  that  if  Dietz  had 
looked  at  the  pencilled  notation  before 
him  he  would  have  discovered  that  he 
was  supposed  to  speak  on  trade  paper 
advertising. 

Ads  an  "Auxiliary" — Quigley 

"I  am  interested  in  this  venture," 
Quigley  said,  "because  of  my  concern 
that  trade  papers  should  do  certain 
things  for  the  industry.  I  want  trade 
advertising  to  be  a  definite  working 
auxiliary.  I  want  it  to  continue  to 
represent  the  ideals  of  the  industry. 

"It  was  40  years  ago  that  the  first 
industry  ad  appeared.  There  has  been 
great  progress.  The  industry's  prod- 
uct has  won  the  admiration  of  the  ad- 
vertising world.  You  men  directly 
concerned  with  its  production  are  de- 
serving of  the  highest  appreciation.  I 
congratulate  you  and  hope  your  stan- 
dards will  be  maintained." 

"Quigley  is  a  dreamer,"  said  Dietz 
before  introducing  the  next  speaker. 
"He  isn't  interested  in  what  he  gets 
out  of  it.  Now  I'll  present  another 
publisher — of  sorts — Jack  Alicoate." 

Alicoate  remarked  drily  that  he 
wasn't  sure  that  "alleged  humorous 
comments"  of  toastmasters  should  be 
introduced  in  an  occasion  of  this  kind. 

"I'm  not  interested  so  much  in  the 
type  of  advertising  as  I  am  in  how 


much,"  Alicoate  went  on.  "When  I 
get  down  to  the  office  in  the  morning 
— or  the  early  afternoon — that  is  what 
I  want  to  know. 

"But  seriously,"  he  continued,  "I 
think  this  industry  has  more  compe- 
tent men  engaged  in  advertising,  pub- 
licity and  exploitation  than  any 
other." 

Kuykendall  was  the  next  speaker 
and  was  followed  oy  Lichtman.  Be- 
fore going  into  the  serious  phases 
of  his  talk  Lichtman  took  up  Dietz's 
reference  to  a  $75  a  week  advertising 
man,  and  said :  "I'm  glad  to  know  we 
can  get  one  tor  that  figure.  Dietz's 
contract  is  coming  up  for  renewal. 
We'll  offer  him  your  plaques  and  $50 
a  week." 

A.  A.  A.  A.  Head  Presents  Awards 

Presentation  of  the  awards  was 
made  by  John  Benson,  president  of  the 
American  Ass'n.  of  Advertising  Agen- 
cies. He  gave  a  number  of  statis- 
tics on  film  advertising  and  said  that 
more  than  15,000  individual  ads  are 
turned  out  daily.  Good  copy,  he  said, 
should  be  judged  by  the  honesty  of  its 
appeal,  the  impression  it  makes  on 
readers,  fair  play  to  competitors.  It 
is  one  thing  to  tell  a  plausible  story ; 
it's  another  to  tell  it  with  sincerity 
of  statement  and  service  to  readers, 
he  added.  These  contests  give  a  stimu1 
lus  to  better  advertising  by  recogniz- 
ing the  men  who  produce  it,  he  con- 
cluded. 

The  judges  were  :  Joseph  E.  Hanson, 
Hugh  Philbin,  Harry  Carey,  Frank 
Quinn,  Ben  Nash,  Fred  G.  Cooper, 
Karl  Egge,  William  A.  Adriance, 
Gerald  Lauck,  Bernarr  Macfadden, 
Charles  McD.  Puchette,  Ed  Kuyken- 
dall, Edward  M.  Fay,  W.  G.  Van 
Schmus,  Martin  Quigley,  Harry 
Brandt,  Si  Fabian,  Elias  Sugarman, 
Walter  Vincent,  Jay  Emanuel,  J.  W. 
Alicoate,  Ray  Gallagher,  Tom  Ham- 
lin, Chick  Lewis,  Joe  Gallagher, 
George  T.  Delacorte,  Jr.,  Gordon  S. 
White,  George  Batcheller,  James 
MacFarland,  Red  Kann. 

Beginning  next  Monday  the  win- 
ning Ampa  award  pieces  will  be 
placed  on  exhibition  for  one  week  at 
the  Cinema  Club. 


Conn.  IMPTO  Hits 
Para  Ad  Sale  Plan 

New  Haven,  June  11. — The  Inde- 
pendent M.  P.  T.  O.  has  passed  a 
resolution  condemning  Paramount's 
new  accessories  plan,  in  spite  of  the 
credit  feature  on  the  ground  that  a 
majority  of  exhibitors  would  not  be 
able  to  take  advantage  of  the  credit. 

It  was  also  decided  to  ask  sound 
equipment  men  to  address  future 
meetings. 


'he  winner  in  the  poster  division.  A  24-sheet  for  which  award  went  to  Joseph  I. 
Phu""'  aru  diJector  of  Earners  in  charge  of  posters.  The  artist  was  Melville 
rniuips.  Head  of  Joe  E.  Brown  is  only  portion  of  poster  requiring  color.  The 
rigure  is  in  white  and  maroon;  the  lettering,  yellow  with  dark  gray  outline  and 
the  background  in  gray. 


Committee  Is  Named 
For  Laemmle  Dinner 


A  lengthy  list  of  well-known  men, 
in  and  out  of  the  industry,  constitute 
the  committee  making  arrangements 
for  the  dinner  to  Carl  Laemmle  at  the 
Waldorf  June  22.  The  late  Nathan 
Burkan  was  chairman,  as  head  of  the 
amusement  division  of  the  United  Pal- 
estine Appeal.  Co-chairmen  are  Eddie 
Cantor,  Louis  Nizer  and  Louis  K. 
Sidney  and  Isidor  Kadis,  secretary. 
The  committee  itself  is  composed  of : 

Jack  Alicoate,  M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Paul 
Benjamin,  David  Bernstein,  Edgar  S. 
Bloom,  Major  Edward  Bowes,  Wil- 
liam A.  Brady,  Harry  Brand,  Leo 
Brecher,  Jules  E.  Brulatour,  Gene  Buck, 
Harry  D.  Buckley,  Eddie  Cantor,  How- 
ard S.  Cullman,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  JSled 
E.  Depinet,  Eddie  Dowling,  Gus  Edwards, 
Mitchel  Erlanger,  Dave  Ferguson,  William 
J.  German,  Morris  Gest,  Bernard  F.  Gim- 
bel,  Jonah  J.  Goldstein,  Sam  H.  Grisman, 
Siegfried  F.  Hartman,  Maurice  Kann, 
Austin  Keough,  George  N.  Kirchwey,  Wil- 
liam Klein,  Mitchell  Klupt,  Albert  Kobler, 
Samuel  Levy,  Al  Lichtman,  Julian  W. 
Mack,  Carl  E.  Milliken,  Alfred  J.  Mc- 
Cosker,  Henry  Moskowitz,  B.  S.  Moss,  Paul 
Moss,  Dennis  F.  O'Brien,  John  E.  Otter- 
son,  William  S.  Paley,  Brock  Pemberton, 
C.  C.  Pettijohn,  Theodore  A.  Peyser,  Mar- 
tin Quigley,  Matty  Radin,  Robert  Robins, 
Herman  Robbins,  Gustavus  A.  Rogers,  Saul 
E.  Rogers,  Louis  K.  Sidney.  William  I. 
Sirovich,  Max  D.  Steuer,  Albert  Warner, 
Harry  M.  Warner,  Wm.  D.  Weinberger 
and  Alex  Yokel. 

The  one  woman  member  is  Fannie 
Hurst. 


Appeals  Bank  Night 
Sentence  to  "Gang 


La  Grange,  Ga.,  June  11. — Joe 
Jorman,  theatre  operator,  who  was 
fined  $250  and  given  a  suspended  sen- 
tence of  six  months  on  the  chain 
gang  on  a  Bank  Night  lottery  charge 
here  yesterday,  has  filed  a  motion  for 
a  new  trial.  Judge  W.  T.  Tuggle  set 
the  hearing  for  July  16. 

The  Lam  Amusement  Co.,  of  Rome, 
Ga.,  employers  of  Jorman,  has  stated 
that  the  appeal  will  be  taken  to  the 
Supreme  Court  if  necessary  in  order 
to  secure  a  final  ruling  on  the  legality 
of  Bank  Night  operations  in  Georgia. 

Three  other  men  recently  charged 
with  similar  offenses  include :  Fred 
Jabley  and  O.  L.  Gaston,  La  Grange, 
and  L.  J.  Duncan,  West  Point. 


Goldwyn  Signs  Newcomer 

Samuel  Goldwyn  has  signed  Kath- 
ryn  Marlowe  for  an  important  role  in 
"Dodsworth."  It  will  be  Miss  Mar- 
lowe's first  experience  as  an  actress. 
She  has  appeared  currently  as  a  solo- 
ist with  a  popular  dance  band. 


Levi  Flying  to  Chicago 

Hollywood,  June  11. — Newton  Levi 
is  planning  to  leave  by  plane  Friday 
for  the  Warner  convention  in  Chicago. 


The  plaque  for  the  best  advertising  copy  addressed  to  the  trade  goes  to 
Paramount.  Moe  Kallis  of  the  company's  art  department  was  responsible  for  the 
layout  and,  in  part,  the  conception.  This  was  a  16-page  insert  in  two  colors,  the 
opening  page  of  which  is  illustrated  above.  It  advertised  "The  Trail  of  the  Lone- 
some Pine"  in  four  colors  and  10  attractions  all  told.  The  insert  appeared  in 
leading  trade  papers  in  January,  this  year. 


OPPORTUNITY 
POUNDING 

(on  your  box-office  window!) 


In  "SINS  OF  MAN"  20th  Century-Fox  gives  you  another 
of  the  year's  great  pictures. 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  stars  Jean  Hersholt  ...  in  his  first 
picture  since  "The  Country  Doctor".  .  .  in  a  sensational 
performance. 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  introduces  to  the  screen  Don 
Ameche,  radio  star  of  "The  First  Nighter."  His  brilliant 
performance  in  this  picture  already  has  earned  him 
stellar  assignments  in  the  1936-37  program. 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  packs  the  kind  of  emotional  wallop 


that  made  "Humoresque,"  "Stella  Dallas"  and  "Sorrell 
and  Son"  the  box-office  smashes  of  their  time. 

The  values  are  there!  But  to  get  all  that's  coming 
to  you,  you've  got  to  get  behind  it. 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  is  as  big  as  you  make  it.  It  is  one 
of  the  greatest  word-of-mouth  hits  ever  made. 

"SINS  OF  MAN,"  forcefully  advertised,  will  start 
packing  your  house  from  the  opening  of  the  doors. 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  is  a  production  of  which  20th 
Century-Fox  is  highly  proud  .  . .  and  of  which  you  also 
will  be  proud! 

If  you've  asked  for  a  screening, 
you've  seen  for  yourself! 


IERSHOLT  in  "SINS  OF  MAN"  with  DON  AMECHE,  Alien  Jenkins. 
A  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  20th  Century  Production.  Presented  by  Joseph  M. 
Schenck.  Directed  by  Otto  Brower  and  Gregory  Ratoff.  Associate  Producer 
Kenneth  Macgowan.  Based  on  a  story  by  Joseph  Roth.  Screen  piay  by 
Samuel  G.  Engel.    Adaptation  by  Frederick  Kohner  and  Dr.  Ossip  Dymos* 


K  KEYSTONE 
OF  YOUR  FUTURE 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  12,  193' 


Robbins  and 
20th-Fox  in 
Music  Tieup 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

Gaumont  British,  the  music  firm 
looms  as  one  of  the  dominant  organi- 
zations in  its  field  in  the  industry,  ri- 
valing Warner  Brothers'  Music  Pub- 
lishers' Holding  Corp.  in  strength. 

The  Twentieth  Century-Fox  agree- 
ment was  concluded  in  effect  on  the 
coast  recently,  with  Jack  Robbins, 
vice-president,  representing  the  music 
company,  and  William  Goetz,  Dar- 
ryl  F.  Zanuck  and  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  acting  for  the  film  company. 
The  contract  actually  was  drawn  and 
signed  in  New  York.  E.  P.  Kilroe 
prepared  the  agreement  for  Twentieth 
Century- Fox  and  Julian  T.  Abeles, 
Robbins  attorney,  for  that  company. 
Jack  Bregman,  Robbins  Music  sec- 
retary and  general  manager,  acted  for 
the  company  in  New  York. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  music  is 
currently  handled  through  Movietone 
Music  Corp.,  a  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  company,  which  acts  virtually  as 
an  intermediary  between  the  film  com- 
pany and  the  publisher  and  distribu- 
tor of  the  music,  Sam  Fox  Music. 
Under  the  new  agreement  Movietone 
Music  will  retain  its  identity.  It 
will  copyright  the  music  of  the  film 
company,  which  then  will  be  assigned 
to  and  distributed  by  Robbins  or  £  eist, 
under  a  royalty  agreement  with 
Movietone  Music.  The  Sam  Fox  com- 
pany will  be  entirely  eliminated  under 
the  new  setup. 

Pact  with  G.B.  Subsidiary 

The  English  agreement  actually 
will  be  concluded  with  Cinephonic 
Music  Co.,  Ltd.,  which  is  a  subsidiary 
of  Gaumont  British.  Jimmy  Camp- 
bell, head  of  Cinephonic  and  acting  in 
charge  of  the  Gaumont  British  music 
department  in  England,  has  been  ne- 
gotiating the  deal  in  this  country. 

He  left  for  England  last  week,  car- 
rying with  him  a  copy  of  the  contract, 
to  seek  the  approval  of  the  G.  B. 
board  of  directors  on  the.  agreement. 
It  is  expected  that  such  approval  will 
be  forthcoming,  and  the  contract 
signed  shortly,  probably  in  London. 
Campbell  is  expected  to  return  to 
this  country  in  August,  but  the  deal 
is  expected  to  be  closed  before  then. 
Cinephonic  will  continue  to  handle 
G.  B.  music  in  England. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  owns  a  49 
per  cent  interest  in  Gaumont  British. 


Olin  Morgan  Heads  Club 

Macon,  Ga.,  June  11. — Olin  Mor- 
gan, assistant  manager  of  the  Capitol, 
has  been  elected  president  of  the  Ma- 
con Theatre  Club,  members  of  which 
•are  Lucas  &  Jenkins  employes.  Other 
officers:  Jimmy  Powell,  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Clyde  Andrews,  treasurer ; 
Eleanor  Miller,  secretary ;  Ed  Sandi- 
fur,  sergeant-at-arms ;  Steve  D.  Man- 
derson,  press  reporter. 


Three  Signed  by  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  June  11. — -M-G-M  has 
signed  new  term  contracts  with  George 
Oppenheimer,  Cecelia  Parker  and 
Cary  Wilson.  Oppenheimer  is  a 
writer,  Miss  Parker  is  an  actress,  and 
Wilson's  contract  calls  for  his  ser- 
vices both  as  dialogue  writer  and 
screen  commentator. 


RKO  English  Unit 
Signs  for  15  Films 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

quota  law,  which  was  put  into  effect 
seven  years  ago  and  expires  the  end 
of  next  year.  He  said  producers 
want  a  higher  quota,  exhibitors  a 
lower  quota  and  distributors  are  aim- 
ing for  the  elimination  of  the  law 
entirely. 

Hanbury  feels  that  the  British  in- 
dustry is  not  being  helped  any  by  the 
quota  act.  He  said  that  for  the  first 
year  the  quota  was  seven  and  a  half 
per  cent  of  the  imported  footage  and 
this  has  risen  to  20  per  cent.  There 
is  a  possibility  that  the  current  figure 
may  be  reduced  to  15  per  cent,  the 
RKO  representative  held.  He  is  in 
favor  of  ruling  out  the  quota  on  a 
footage  basis  and  in  its  stead  substi- 
tute a  clause  for  quality  pictures,  one 
for  every  10  imported. 

"If  fewer  quality  pictures  replace 
the  many  cheap  pictures  being  made 
it  will  be  better  for  the  industry," 
Hanbury  believes. 

About  175  new  theatres  were  built 
in  England  last  year  and  indications 
are  that  200  will  be  constructed  this 
year,  according  to  Hanbury.  "Build- 
ing is  going  on  at  a  rapid  rate  and 
there  is  a  lot  of  buying  in  progress 
by  the  big  circuits." 

Business  has  improved  tremendous- 
ly and  prospects  for  the  coming  sea- 
son are  very  good,  the  RKO  execu- 
tive stated.  He  plans  to  remain  in 
New  York  about  two  weeks  and  then 
return  home. 


French  Strike  Hits 
Theatres,  'Changes 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

ing  proportions  insofar  as  the  the- 
atres are  concerned  and  the  Exhibitor 
Ass'n  is  trying  to  make  arrangements 
to  prevent  a  walkout.  Theatre 
grosses  in  Paris  have  suffered  a  sharp 
decline. 

The  shutdown  of  the  exchanges  will 
halt  the  release  of  many  pictures 
tomorrow  necessitating  the  closing  of 
some  of  the  houses. 


Hartford  Power  Cheaper 

Hartford,  June  11. — Theatres  and 
other  commercial  users  in  Hartford 
and  surrounding  territory  will  save 
$300,000  annually  on  current  from  the 
Hartford  Electric  Light  Co.  The  re- 
duction followed  an  agreement  be- 
tween the  company  and  Joseph  L. 
Shulman,  attorney  for  a  group  of  con- 
sumers including  the  Rivoli,  who  peti- 
tioned the  Public  Utilities  Commission 
for  lower  rates.  Beginning  with  this 
month's  bills,  an  average  saving  of 
12%  will  go  into  effect,  with  addi- 
tional savings  for  theatres  and  others 
increasing  their  use  of  power  over  last 
year. 


Coast  Group  Entraining 

Hollywood,  June  11.- — Pandro  S. 
Berman,  P.  J.  Wolfson,  Harry  Sher- 
man, Bill  Boyd  and  Leigh  Jason  will 
leave  here  by  train  for  New  York  to- 
morrow. 


Vacationing  in  Franee 

Detroit,  June  11. — Joe  Miskinis, 
owner  of  the  Alden  and  Midway  in 
Dearborn,  is  vacationing  in  Versailles, 
France,  with  his  family. 


G.  B.  to  Cooperate 
With  MPTOA  Plans 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

dent,  reported  yesterday  following  a 
meeting  with  G.  B.  officials. 

The  company  indicated  that  it 
would  make  concessions  on  cancella- 
tions, score  charges  and  other  trade 
practice  issues  which  would  match 
those  offered  by  other  companies, 
Kuykendall  said.  The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
president  and  Lewen  Pizor  of  Phila- 
delphia represented  the  exhibitor  trade 
practice  committee,  while  G.  B.  was 
represented  by  Arthur  Lee  and  George 
W  eeks. 

O.  C.  Lam  of  Rome,  Ga.,  and  Jack 
Miller  of  Chicago  are  expected  to  join 
Kuykendall  and  Pizor  today  for  meet- 
ings with  Twentieth  Century-Fox  this 
morning  and  United  Artists  this  after- 
noon. With  today's  meetings  the  ex- 
hibitor trade  practice  committee  will 
have  met  with  nine  national  distribu- 
tors individually,  which  will  conclude 
the  committee's  current  sessions. 
Kuykendall  plans  to  leave  for  his 
home  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  tomorrow 
and  may  be  back  here  about  the  end 
of  the  month.  In  the  meantime,  he 
hopes  that  distributors  will  agree  upon 
means  for  putting  their  indicated  con- 
cessions into  effect  for  the  new  sea- 
son. In  this  event  a  second  series  of 
meetings  between  the  exhibitor  com- 
mittee and  the  distribution  companies 
would  not  be  necessary. 


Expect  Skouras-RKO 
Case  Will  Fold  Up 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

said  to  be  virtually  no  chance  of  its 
being  called  for  trial  before  the  court 
adjourns  for  the  summer  term.  By 
the  time  the  court  reconvenes  next 
fall  the  RKO  theatre's  product  deal 
with  Twentieth  Century-Fox  will 
have  expired,  as  it  was  a  one-year 
deal  only,  made  last  September. 

The  case  was  based  on  the  Skouras 
contention  that  the  sale  of  the  films 
to  the  RKO  house  day  and  date  with 
competing  neighborhood  houses  oper- 
ated by  Skouras  was  a  violation  of 
the  latter's  Fox  franchise.  Skouras 
obtained  an  injunction  last  fall  re- 
straining the  81st  St.  from  playing 
the  product  and  the  RKO  house  has 
managed  without  it  since.  Efforts  to 
settle  the  case  were  made  during  the 
winter,  but  were  abandoned  recently 
when  it  become  apparent  that  there 
was  little  chance  of  the  case  going  to 
trial  before  the  expiration  of  the 
RKO  deal. 


Fire  Damages  N.  O.  Spots 

New  Orleans,  June  11. — Audiences 
at  the  Wonderland  and  Newcomb  here 
vacated  the  houses  in  orderly  fashion 
when  a  fire  on  the  second  floor  of  the 
building  housing  the  twin  theatres 
caused  $10,000  damage  to  walls  and 
equipment.  Henry  Lazarus,  operator, 
stated  that  his  insurance  will  cover  50 
per  cent  of  the  loss. 


Cuba  to  Pre-Censor  Film 

Havana,  June  11. — The  Govern- 
ment of  Cuba  has  decided  to  estab- 
lish film  censorship  offices  in  New 
York,  and  has  appointed  Roberto 
Hernandez  as  commissioner  there.  Be- 
ginning July  1,  American  films  des- 
tined for  Cuba  are  to  be  reviewed  by 
the  censor  prior  to  shipment. 


Cohn  Predicts 
Move  to  Keep 
Stars  Off  Air 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ance  of  stars  on  radio  programs  am 
at  a  recent  meeting  methods  of  cor 
recting  this  foolish  competition  of  oui 
own  people  with  the  theatres  in  whicl 
their  real  popularity  and  income  i: 
found  were  discussed." 

Cohn  said  that  while  no  definite  ac 
tion  was  taken  at  the  meeting  referret 
to,  he  predicted  that  more  contract: 
would  include  clauses  prohibiting  radi< 
appearances  in  the  future  and  tha 
producers  whose  players'  contracts  al 
ready  had  such  clauses  would  be  les: 
free  to  waive  those  restrictions  hence 
forth.  He  said  that  Hollywood  pro 
ducers,  too,  were  finding  the  radii 
activities  of  stars  increasingly  costly 
not  only  in  competitive  results  bu 
in  actual  delays  and  inconveniences  t( 
shooting  schedules  caused  by  length} 
rehearsals  of  the  players  for  theii 
radio  programs. 

Cohn  referred  in  particular  to  the 
Lux  Theatre  program  staged  by  Ceci 
B.  DeMille,  with  Clark  Gable  anc 
Marlene  Dietrich,  and  to  the  Louell; 
Parsons  Hollywood  Hotel  program 
with  its  broadcasts  of  excerpts  fron 
outstanding  pictures  by  the  player: 
starred  in  the  productions. 


Cortez  Is  Assigned 

Hollywood,  June  11. — Ricardo  Cor 
tez,  recently  signed  to  a  term  contrac 
at  Warners,  has  been  assigned  to  pla? 
Perry  Mason  in  "The  Case  of  th< 
Caretaker's  Cat."  Cortez  will  mak 
several  films  in  the  Erie  Stanley  Gard 
ner  detective  series  for  the  coming 
season,  replacing  Warren  Willian 
who  has  played  the  character  fou: 
times. 


Wall  Street 


Eastman  Leads  Gains  on  Board  i 

Net 


High 

Low  Close 

44 

44 

44 

Eastman  Kodak. 

164/ 

162/ 

164/2 

Eastman,  pfd  ... 

164 

164 

164 

Loew's,  Inc  

Paramount   

45 

44/ 

4454 

8/ 

8/ 

8/ 

Paramount  1  pfd 

66/ 

66 

66 

Paramount  2  pfd 

9/ 

9/ 

9/ 

Pathe  Film   

m 

7'A 

7/ 

RKO   

SYa 

5Va 

20th  Century -Fox 

265$ 

26>/2 

26/ 

20th  Century,  pfd 

3m 

34-/2 

3454 

Warner  Bros.  . . . 

10/ 

m 

-  Ys 

+2/ 


-  Ya 

+  u 

+  Y2 

+  / 


+  Ya\ 
+  Ya) 


Little  Curb  Activity 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chang' 

Sonotone    2%      254  2Vt   

Technicolor   2854 — 285$-  285i     —  5i 

Trans-Lux    4J4      4J4  4/   


Most  Bonds  Advance 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang* 

2SYa 


General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  25% 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40.  ctf  26 
Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97/ 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    58/ 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    90 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  63/ 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94}4 


25/ 


25 
93 


97 


89/ 
63/ 

94 


26 
93 


90 
63/ 


+  m 

+  Ya 


+  / 


94/     +  / 


(Quotations  at  close  of  June  11) 


SMART    SHOWMEN  ....  No.  6 


JEFFERSON  AMUSE- 
MENT COMPANY 
AMONG  FIRST  TO 
BUY  UNIVERSALE 
PRODUCT">rl936-37! 


Operators  of  59  East  Texas 
theatres,  the  Jefferson 
Amusement  Company  as- 
sures itself  of  the  best  by 
signing  100%  of  Universal's 
lineup  for  the  new  season ! 
Gentlemen -to  your  success! 


ECLl  SPEED  AHEAD  WITH  THE 

-NEW  iJNI VERSMjI 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  12,  1936 


King  Steps" 
$16,500  High 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  June  11.  —  "The  King 
Steps  Out"  was  an  outstanding  hit  at 
the  Fox  with  a  take  of  $16,500,  which 
was  $4,500  above  par  for  this  house. 

"Show  Boat,"  after  a  two-week  run 
at  the  Fox,  grossed  $10,400  at  the 
Ambassador,  which  was  $1,400  above 
the  average  for  that  house  under  the 
price  scale  charged. 

The  weather  of  the  week  was  fair- 
ly seasonal  for  this  period  and  had 
little  effect  either  way  on  attend- 
ance. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,350. 
Average  is  $46,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  4 : 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

AMBASSADOR— (3.018),     2Sc-35c-S5c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $10,400.      (Average,  $9,000) 
"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
FOX— (5,038),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$16,500.      (Average.  $12,000) 

"UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"ROBIN   HOOD  OF  ELDORADO" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEWS— (3,162),     25c-35-55c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $9,950.      (Average,  $10,000) 
"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 
ORPHEUM— (1,950),  25c-35c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,600.     (Average,  $8,500) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
"BORDER  FLIGHT"  (Para.) 
SHUBERT-RIALTO — (1,725),  25c-35c-55c, 
7  days.     Gross:  $6,900.     (Average,  $6,500) 


"Things"  Is  $7,250 
Cincinnati  Leader 

Cincinnati,  June  11. — "Things  to 
Come"  turned  in  the  best  showing 
of  the  week  by  getting  $7,250,  up  by 
$750,  at  the  RKO  Lyric. 

Grosses  were  better  in  a  number  of 
spots  as  a  result  of  the  double  holi- 
day and  cooler  weather. 

"The  Harvester"  reaped  $2,100  at 
the  independent  Strand,  up  $600.  "Pri- 
vate Number"  figured  $12,500  at  the 
RKO  Albee,  where  par  is  $12,000.  It 
moved  to  the  RKO  Capitol.  "Show 
Boat"  steamed  in  with  $3,100  on  the 
third  downtown  week  at  the  RKO 
Grand.  Average  is  $2,750.  It  held 
for  a  fourth  stanza.  "Road  Gang" 
gathered  $2,500  on  a  full  week  at  the 
RKO  Family,  where  a  split  week  is 
the  normal  policy. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $41,- 
950.    Average  is  $48,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  2: 

"THE  HARVESTER"  (Republic) 

STRAND— (1,500).  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,100.     (Average.  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  June  4: 

"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (ZOth-Fox) 

RKO  ALBEE— (3,300),  35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $12,500.  (Average,  $12,000)  Moved 
to  RKO'  Capitol. 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
RKO  PALACE— (2.700),  35c-42c,  7  davs. 
Gross:   $6,300.      (Average,  $10,000) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
RKO  CAPITOL— (2,000).  35c-42c,  7  days. 
2nd  downtown  week.     Gross:  $4,600.  (Av- 
erage. $6,500) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"   (U.  A.) 
RKO    LYRIC— (1,400),    35c-42c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $7,250.     (Average,  $6,500) 

"SHOW   BOAT"  (Univ.) 
RKO   GRAND — (1,200).    25c-40c.    7  days, 
3rd  downtown  week.     Gross:  $3,100.  (Av- 
erage, $?  750).      Held   for  fourth  week. 
"ROAD   GANG"   (F.  N.) 
RKO  FAMILY — (1.000).   15c-25c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.      (Average   for   split  week, 
$2,450) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"   (W.  B.) 

KEITH'S— (1,500).  30c-40c,  7  days.  2nd 
week.    Gross:  $3,600.    (Average,  $6,500) 


Out  Hollywood  Way 


Hollywood,  June  11.  —  David  O. 
Selznick  to  produce  "The  Man  with 
a  Young  Wife"  during  the  summer. 
.  .  .  May  precede  "Julius  Caesar."  .  .  . 
Robert  Corbin,  portrait  photographer, 
quits  Radio  after  eight  years  to  join 
Goldwyn.  .  .  .  James  Montgomery 
Flagg  does  Merle  Oberon  portrait  in 
one  day. 

Betty  Grable,  back  from  personal 
appearance  tour  with  Jackie  Coogan, 
reports  at  Radio.  .  .  .  Arthur  Ar- 
thur, formerly  on  Brooklyn  Eagle 
staff,  joins  M-G-M  publicity  depart- 
ment. .  .  .  Frederick  James  Smith 
here  on  national  magazine  campaign 
for  Howard  Dietz.  .  .  .  Harvey 
Stephens  building  a  40-foot  glider. 
.  .  .  Clarence  Brown  directing  "The 
Gorgeous  Hussy"  with  fractured  arm 
in  a  plaster  cast. 

Jed  Prouty  has  new  four-picture 
contract  at  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
.  .  .  Chester  Morris,  released  from 
M-G-M  contract,  signs  with  Columbia 
for  three  years.  .  .  .  Playing  in  "There 
Goes  the  Bride"  .  .  .  Lynn  Starling 
finishes  with  Wanger  ;  signed  by  Co- 
lumbia. .  .  .  Frank  McHugh  gets  new 
term  pact  at  Warners.  .  .  .  Assigned  to 
"Three  Men  on  a  Horse."  .  .  .  Co- 
lumbia signs  Marguerite  Churchill 
to  term  contract  and  casts  her  in 
"Find  the  Witness." 

+ 

Casting — Max  Wagner  added  to 
"Charlie  Chan  at  the  Racetrack"  .  .  . 
Helen  Brown  in  "Pepper";  Tyrone 
Power,  Jr.,  in  "Girls'  Dormitory,"  and 
Franchot  Tone  in  "The  Gorgeous 
Hussy"  opposite  Joan  Crawford  at 
M-G-M.  .  .  .  Gary  Cooper,  Harold 
Lloyd  and  Francis  X.  Bushman 
added  to  Paramount's  "Hollywood 
Boulevard"  .  .  .  Harry  Carey  in 
"Valient  Is  the  Word  for  Carrie," 
same  studio. 

Columbia  signs  James  Dunn  for 
lead  in  "The  Fighter"  .  .  .  Claude 
Rains  in  lead  of  "Mistress  of 
Fashion"  opposite  Kay  Francis, 
Warners.  .  .  .  Helen  Broderick  in 
"Count  Pete,"  Radio.  .  .  .  Holmes 
Herbert,   Snub  Pollard,  Kenneth 


Lawton  in  "The  Gentleman  from 
Louisiana,"  Republic.  .  .  .  Fred  Keat- 
ing, Fuzzy  Knight  and  Jean  Chat- 
burn  in  "The  Devil  on  Horseback," 
Hirbman  Prod.  .  .  .  Caroline  Chew, 
Oriental  dancer,  cast  in  "The  Good 
Earth,"  M-G-M.  .  .  .  Barnett  Park- 
er and  Hans  Morehart  in  "The 
General  Died  at  Dawn,"  Paramount. 
.  .  .  Gail  Sheridan  in  "Three  Mar- 
ried Men,"  same  studio. 

+ 

Directors — Edwin  L.  Marin  gets 
new  term  contract  at  M-G-M.  .  .  . 
John  Cromwell  signed  to  two-year 
pact  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
Assigned  to  "The  McKinley  Case." 
.  .  .  Philip  Moeller,  N.  Y.  Theatre 
Guild  director,  signed  by  Radio  to 
direct  "Million  Dollar  Profile."  .  .  . 
Dorothy  Arzner  to  direct  "Craig's 
Wife,"  Columbia. 

+ 

Writers — Joseph  A.  Fields  and 
Philip  G.  Epstein  assigned  to  w-ork 
on  "Beauty,  Inc.,"  Radio  .  .  .  Viola 
Brothers  Shore  working  on  "Count 
Pete"  and  Thyra  Sampter  Winslow 
on  an  untitled  story,  Radio. 

+ 

Story  Buys — Dialogue  rights  to 
Paul  Kelly's  play,  "Craig's  Wife," 
cleared  by  Columbia.  .  .  .  "Satisfaction 
Guaranteed"  by  Richard  English 
acquired  by  Radio;  William  Sis- 
trom,  Jr.,  to  produce. 

+ 

Title  Change — "The  Plainsman" 
final  title  of  Cecil  B.  DeMille's  film 
previously  called  "Buffalo  Bill"  and 
"This  Breed  of  Men." 

+ 

.1/  usicians — Sigmund  Romberg 
signed  by  M-G-M  to  adapt  score  of 
his  "Maytime."  .  .  .  Lew  Pollock  and 
Sidney  Mitchell  doing  musical  num- 
bers for  "Pigskin  Parade"  at  Twen- 
tieth Centurv-Fox. 

+ 

Cameramen — John  Mescall,  first 
camera,  and  Allan  Jones,  second, 
signed  by  Republic  for  "Follow  Your 
Heart."  Thev  did  "Show  Boat." 


"King  Steps"  Gets 
$9,500  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  June  11. — "The  King  Steps 
Out"  really  stepped  out  over  a  holi- 
day week-end  of  cold  and  unpleasant 
weather.  It  drew  $9,500  to  the  La- 
fayette to  go  over  par  by  $3,500,  and 
was  held  over. 

"Bullets  or  Ballots"  clipped  along 
at  a  good  pace  at  the  Great  Lakes, 
with  a  take  of  $11,400,  over  average  by 
$3,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $40,600. 
Average  is  $38,400. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  6 : 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 

BUFFALO— (3.000),  30c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,500.     (Average.  $12,000) 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
"ABSOLUTE   QUIET"  (M-G-M) 
HIPPODROME— (2.500).   3Oc-S0c.   7  days. 
Gross:  $4,600.     (Average.  $7,300) 
"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"   (W.  B.) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $11,400.      ( Average.  $7,300) 
"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
"BOULDER  DAM"  (W.  B.) 
CENTURY — (3,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,600.     fAverage,  $5,800) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,500.     (Average,  $6,000) 


"Sons"  and  a  Show 
Indianapolis  High 

Indianapolis,  June  11. — "Sons  O' 
Guns,"  plus  Barney  Rapp  and  his 
band,  beat  the  warm  weather  at  the 
Lyric  for  a  gross  estimated  at  $10,500, 
about  $3,500  over  the  line. 

At  Loew's  "The  King  Steps  Out" 
stepoed  $2,000  over  the  line  for  a  total 
of  $8,000.  "Speed"  shared  the  bill 
with  it.  First  run  business  recovered 
rapidly  from  the  Memorial  day  slump 
and  500-mile  race  popularity. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $25,800. 
Average  is  $21,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  5 : 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

APOLLO— (1,100).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,800.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"FLORIDA  SPECIAL"  (Para.) 
"FORGOTTEN  FACES"  (Para.) 
CIRCLE—  (2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S— (2.800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,000.    (Average,  $6,000) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 
LYRIC—  (2,000),   25c-40c,   7   days.  Stage: 
Barney  Rapp  and  his  band.    Gross:  $10,500. 
(Average,  $7,000) 


"Princess"  at 
$7,600  Leads 
Seattle  Takes 


Seattle,  June  11. — "The  Princess 
Comes  Across"  turned  out  to  be  the 
strongest  attraction  of  the  week.  It 
pulled  $7,600  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  and 
was  moved  to  the  Blue  Mouse  for  an 
extended  run. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  went 
into  the  hardy  perennial  classification 
by  grossing  $4,250  in  its  eighth  week 
at  the  Liberty.  This  was  $250  better 
than  a  first  week  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,200. 
Average  is  $30,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  5 : 

"THE  MOON'S  OUR  HOME"  (Para.) 
"I  MARRIED  A  DOCTOR"  (W.B.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950).  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days,  2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Or- 
pheum.     Gross:   $3,100.     (Average.  $4,000) 

"THE  PRINCESS   COMES  ACROSS" 
(Para.) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2.500).  25c-40c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $7,600.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

LIBERTY— (1.800).    15c-25c-40c.    7  davs, 
8th  week.    Gross:  $4,250.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Avenue. 
Gross:   $3,700.     fAverage.  $4,000) 

"SONS  O"  GUNS"  (W.B.) 
"THE   COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (2.450).  25c-30c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,300.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
"TIMES  SQUARE  PLAYBOY"  (W.B.) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3.050),  15c-20c-30c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,250.    (Average,  $5,000) 


"Miss  Nobody"  Gets 
$5,000,  Louisville 

Louisville.  June  11. — "Little  Miss 
Nobody"  did  the  only  important  busi- 
ness here  last  week  by  garnering 
$5,000  at  the  Rialto.  This  was  $500 
over  normal. 

"Dancing  Pirate"  did  $3,000,  or 
$200  above  average.  "Trouble  For 
Two"  and  "Pride  of  the  Marines"  at 
Loew's  took  $4,500,  while  other  first 
runs  were  not  up  to  expectations. 

Weather  of  the  week  was  generally 
favorable,  with  evenings  cool  for  this 
season.  Opposition  was  furnished  by 
night  professional  baseball,  amateur 
Softball  games,  open  air  wrestling 
shows,  and  dog  races  every  night 
across  the  Ohio  River  in  Jefferson- 
ville,  Ind. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,500. 
Average  is  $24,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  4 : 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES"  (Col.) 

LOEW'S  STATE  —  (3.000),  15c-25c-40c.  7 
days.    Gross:  $4,500.    (Average.  $5,500) 
"LITTLE  MISS  NOBODY"  (20th-Fox) 

"HUMAN  CARGO"  (ZOth-Fox) 
RIALTO  —  (3,0001.    15c-25c-40c.    7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"DANCING  PIRATE"  (Radio) 
BROWN  —  (1,400),    15c-25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $2,S0O) 

"FIRST  BABY"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"THE   COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 
STRAND  —  (1.500),    15c-25c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $3,100.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"SONS  'O  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
MARY  ANDERSON— (1.000),  15c-25c-40c. 
7  days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,500) 
"GAY  DIVORCEE"  (Radio) 
"THE  LONE  COWBOY"  (Para.) 
"KENTUCKY  KERNELS"  (Radio) 
"DESIGN  FOR  LIVING"  (Para.) 
ALAMO  —  (900),  15c,  7  days,  split  week. 
Gross,  $900.    (Average,  $1,400) 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


GETTING  BEHIND  THE  SHOW 
By  Phil  Reisman 

EXPLOITATION  FEATURES  DATES  IN  MEXICO 
By  Lulz  Lezama 

WINDOW  DISPLAYS  ACCEPTED  IN  INDIA 
By  Reginald  Armour 

AUSTRALIAN  ADVERTISING  STARTS  WEEKS  AHEAD 
By  Ralph  R.  Doyle 

EGYPT  RESPONSIVE  TO  EXPLOITATION 
By  Dimitri  Raissi 

SPAIN  RESPONSIVE  TO  HIGH-POWER  CAMPAIGN 
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SWEDEN  DEMANDS  TRUTH  IN  ADVERTISING 
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EUROPEAN  EXPLOITATION  FIRMLY  RULED 
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AUSTRALIAN  THEATRE  MERGER  DRAWS  FIRE 
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NEW  TAXES  IMPEND  IN  POLAND 
By  Joseph  Fryd 

PARAMOUNT  TESTING  SPANISH  PRODUCTION 
By  Harry  Chapin  Plummer 

SIZE  OF  SCREEN  LIMITS  TELEVISION 
By  Bruce  Allan 


England  has  television  troubles  .  .  .  France  is  going  to  be 
sensible  about  censorship  .  .  .  Austria  will  listen  to  a  pro- 
duction proposition  .  .  .  China  may  wash  up  American 
films  .  .  .  Poland  is  toying  with  a  tax  program  .  .  .  Russia 
can  be  had  .  .  .  Spain's  exhibitor  organization  wants  a  new 
leader  .  .  .  Scotland  will  see  what  can  be  done  about  sal- 
vaging the  Lusitania(l)  and  Peru  isn't  importing  as  much 
film  as  it  used  to.  Also — 

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NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  13,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Oth-Fox  and  Theatre  Pact 
LLA.  Favoring  In  St.  Louis 
Conciliation!  Ready  to  Sign 

o  Score  Charge  Ruling!  Final  Contract  Will  Be 
MPTOA  Group  Told  Settled  Next  Week 


lath  Twentieth  Century-Fox  and 
ited  Artists  advised  the  M.P.T. 
\.  trade  practice  committee  in  indi- 
ual  meetings  yesterday  that  they 
ored  the  establishment  of  local 
iciliation  boards  to  hear  and  aid 
the  settlement  of  local  trade  prob- 
15.  but  both  companies  are  unde- 
ed  on  a  score  charge  policy, 
rwentieth  Century-Fox,  through 
in  D.  Clark,  general  sales  manager, 
•ised  the  exhibitor  delegation  that  it 
uld  agree  to  an  unrestricted  10  per 
it  cancellation  privilege  but  that  it 
dd  not  commit  itself  at  this  time  on  a 
inite  policy  concerning  the  collec- 
i  of  score  charges  next  season, 
signated  play  dates  and  the  buying 
short  subjects  were  described  dur- 
the  meeting  as  bargaining  issues 
be  determined  with  the  negotiation 
contracts. 

-nited  Artists  maintains  that  its 
(duct  is  not  subject  to  cancellation 
smuch  as  its  pictures  are  sold 
gly,  George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-presi- 
lt.  and  Paul  Lazarus,  sales  man- 
;r.  told  the  exhibitors.  United 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


rand  National  Gets 
wo  More  Exchanges 

K  new  link  in  the  national  distribu- 
1  chain  being  established  by  Grand 
tional  Distributing  Corp.  will  be 
led  in  the  next  few  weeks  with  the 
luisition  of  the  Denver  and  Salt 
ke  City  exchanges  of  Distinctive 
reen  Attractions,  it  was  stated  at 
and  National  yesterday.  Lon  Fid- 
,  former  owner  and  operator  of  the 
:hanges,  will  remain  with  Grand 
tional. 

["he  new  distributing  company  re- 
itly  acquired  Far  West  Exchanges 
m  Mel  Hulling  and  Sam  Berkowitz 
Pacific  Coast  outlets. 


Iperson  Plans  at 
Least  30  for  '36-37 

Tollywood,  June  12. — Grand  Na- 
nal,  according  to  Edward  L.  Alper- 
i,  president,  will  have  at  least  30 
hire  releases  for  the  season  of 
56-37. 

Mperson.  following  the  current 
iduct  conferences  here,  will  return 
New  York,  at  which  time  definite 
tements  concerning  the  coming  year 
1  be  made. 


Final  papers  for  F.  &  M.'s  acquisi- 
tion of  three  Warner  houses  in  St. 
Louis  and  a  10-year  product  franchise 
are  scheduled  to  be  signed  next  week, 
it  was  learned  yesterday.  Ernest  L. 
Wilkinson,  attorney  for  F.  &  M.,  and 
Robert  W.  Perkins,  Warner  lawyer, 
have  been  working  on  the  drafts  for 
several  weeks  with  the  final  contract 
slated  to  be  ready  tor  signatures  either 
Monday  or  Tuesday. 

Under  the  deal  F.  &  M.  will  take 
over  the  leases  on  the  Shubert-Rialto, 
Orpheum  and  Hi-Pointe  in  addition 
to  Warners  42  per  cent  stock  interest 
in  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.,  op- 
erating 20  neighborhood  theatres. 

John  Ebreson,  architect,  is  now  in 
the  Mound  City  making  a  survey  for 
Harry  C.  Arthur  on  the  Guild  Cinema. 
Missouri  and  St.  Louis  theatres. 
Arthur  is  planning  to  leave  for  St. 
Louis  some  time  next  week. 

With  the  promotion  of  Byron  F. 
"Dinty"  Moore  from  city  manager 
of  Warners'  three  St.  Louis  theatres 
to  managing  director  of  the  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Strands,  Robert 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Seek  to  Quash  Writ 
In  Cincinnati  Case 

Cincinnati,  June  12. — A  motion  to 
quash  the  summons  for  Edwin  M. 
Booth,  local  manager,  has  been  entered 
in  Federal  Court  here  by  M-G-M,  de- 
fendant in  an  infringement  suit 
brought  by  Margaretta  Turtle,  local 
authoress.  M-G-M  asserts  that  Booth 
is  not  its  agent,  and  that  the  corpora- 
tion, not  doing  business  in  Ohio,  is  not 
subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  court. 

RKO  Midwest,  co-defendant,  has 
filed  a  motion  for  an  order  of  court 
requiring  the  plaintiff  to  comply  with 
certain  court  rules  by  attaching  a  copy 
of  her  novel,  "Kingdoms  of  the 
World."  the  copyright  of  which  she 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


"Mr.  Deeds"  Stands 
Out  in  Guild  Honors 

Hollywood,  June  12. — "Mr.  Deeds 
Goes  to  Town"  monopolized  top  hon- 
ors in  the  guild's  competition  for  May 
awards. 

Gary  Cooper's  performance  was 
voted  the  outstanding  film  accomplish- 
ment of  the  month  by  Screen  Actors' 
Guild.     The   Screen  Writers'  Guild 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Togs  Expensive 

New  Orleans,  June  12. — 
Kentucky  colonels  may  get  a 
kick  out  of  having  their  com- 
missions framed  in  their 
offices,  but  it's  different  with 
the  Louisiana  brand. 

Governor  Noe  named  about 
1,000  of  them.  The  incoming 
governor,  Leche,  has  more  in 
mind,  but  there  are  no  film 
men  on  the  lists.  They  can't 
afford  to  buy  the  gold-braided 
dress  uniforms  for  receptions 
and  the  khaki  outfits  for 
parades  which  the  chief  ex- 
ecutive insists  upon. 


Universal  Forces 
Due  from  36  Spots 

Delegates  from  36  cities  outside  of 
New  York,  including  a  group  from 
Canada  and  two  sales  chiefs  from  out 
of  the  country,  have  arrived  already 
or  will  flock  into  the  city  tomorrow 
and  early  Monday  to  attend  the  three- 
day  annual  sales  convention  of  Uni- 
versal at  the  Astor  beginning  Mon- 
day. Approximately  200  will  be  pres- 
ent, with  James  R.  Grainger,  general 
manager  of  distribution,  presiding. 

The  home  office  group  will  be 
headed  by  J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  chair- 
man of  the  board ;  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
president ;  F.  J.  A.  McCarthy,  eastern 
sales  manager,  and  E.  T.  Gomersall, 
western  sales  manager.  From  the 
coast  studio,  Charles  R.  Rogers,  ex- 
ecutive vice-president  in  charge  of  pro- 
duction, will  be  present.  He  will  ar- 
rive early  Monday,  as  will  Gregory 
La  Cava,  who  has  just  completed  "My 
Man  Godfrey." 

Jacob  Epstein.  Universal  manager 
in  Mexico,  and  Al  Szekler,  manager 
in  Buenos  Aires,  who  arrived  yes- 
terday, will  attend. 


Expect  250  Men  in 
For  Radio  Meeting 

More  than  250  delegates  to  the 
three-day  Radio  convention,  opening 
at  the  Waldorf  on  Monday,  are  ex- 
pected in  over  the  week-end.  Coming 
in  at  Grand  Central  will  be  the  men 
from  Albany,  Buffalo,  Chicago,  Cin- 
cinnati. Cleveland,  Dallas.  Denver, 
Des  Moines,  Detroit,  Indianapolis, 
Kansas  City,  Los  Angeles,  Milwaukee, 
Minneapolis,  New  Haven,  Oklahoma 
City,  Omaha,  Portland,  Salt  Lake 
City-,  San  Francisco,  Seattle,  Sioux 
Falls,  St.  Louis,  Calgary,  Montreal, 
Toronto,  Vancouver  and  Winnipeg. 

At  Pennsylvania  Station  will  arrive 
the  groups  from  Atlanta,  Charlotte, 
Jacksonville,  Memphis,  New  Orleans, 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Kennedy  Will 
Stay  in  Para. 
Adviser  Post 


Committee  Gets  Report 
For  Detailed  Study 


Joseph  P.  Kennedy  will  continue  in 
his  capacity'  as  special  adviser  to  Para- 
mount indefinitely,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday following  the  submitting  of  his 
first  report  on  the  company's  status  to 
a  special  meeting  of  the  Paramount 
board. 

The  report  was  referred  by  the 
board  to  a  committee  consisting  of 
Stanton  Griffis  of  Hemphill,  Noyes ; 
Harry  O.  King  of  Allied  Owners 
Corp.,  and  Harvey  D.  Gibson  of  Man- 
ufacturers Trust  Co.  This  committee 
was  instructed  to  study  the  Kennedy 
report  and  return  it  to  the  board  with 
recommendations  for  action  at  an  early 
date. 

While  Kennedy's  future  status  in 
Paramount  remains  in  doubt  despite 
his  intention  to  continue  as  a  special 
adviser  for  the  time  being,  it  was  re- 
ported in  authoritative  quarters  yes- 
terday that  a  high  post  in  the  com- 
pany has  been  offered  him  and  that 
his  final  decision  has  not  been  made 
yet.  The  same  sources  reported  that 
posts  on  the  company's  board  have 
been  offered  to  Frank  C.  Walker  of 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Decision  Reserved 
On  Para  Fee  Appeal 

Decision  was  reserved  yesterday  by 
the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  on 
the  arguments  of  six  petitioners  whose 
applications  for  fees  and  expenses  in 
the  reorganization  of  Paramount  Pub- 
lix  were  disallowed  entirely  by  Fed- 
eral Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  last  Oc- 
tober. The  petitioners  sought  a  total 
of  $225,000. 

The  six  and  the  fees  sought  bv  each 
are  Samuel  Zirn,  $75,000,  and  S1.207 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Spitz  to  Join  RKO 
Board  on  Wednesday 

Election  of  Leo  Spitz,  head  of  RKO, 
to  the  board  of  Metropolitan  Play- 
houses to  fill  the  vacancy  created  by 
Herbert  Bayard  Swope's  resignation 
from  RKO,  is  scheduled  for  next 
Wednesday.  The  board  last  month 
did  not  act  on  Swope's  successor  be- 
cause Spitz  was  on  the  coast  at  the 
time. 

The  financial  report  for  the  local 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  June  13,  I92< 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  13,  1936 


No.  139 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and   holidays    by    Quigley  Pub- 
.  lications,  Inc.,   Martin  Quigjey, 
president;    Colvin    Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

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Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
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righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boont 
Mancall.  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager;  London  Bureau :  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
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Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Anartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2.  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  Weissman, 
Representative:  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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Major  3-Year  Budget 
$10,000,000  for  24 

Hollywood,  June  12. — Twenty-four 
pictures  at  an  approximate  cost  of 
$10,000,000  is  the  production  schedule 
of  Major  Prod;  for  the  next  three 
years,  according  to  Emanuel  Cohen, 
president. 

Mae  West,  under  exclusive  contract 
to  Major,  will  make  at  least  one  film 
a  year.  Her  first  starts  in  July  at 
General  Service  Studios,  and  will  be 
the  film  version  of  Lawrence  Reilly's 
"Personal  Appearance." 

Bing  Crosby  is  contracted  for  one 
picture  a  year.  His  first,  "Pennies 
from  Heaven,"  starts  about  June  30. 
Norman  McLeod  will  direct. 

Gary  Cooper  also  has  been  signed 
for  one  film  a  year,  and  will  make  his 
first  for  Major  next  spring. 

All  films,  with  the  exception  of 
"Pennies  from  Heaven,"  will  be  re- 
leased through  Paramount.  The  first 
Bing  Crosby  film  already  is  contracted 
to  Columbia. 


"Adverse"  Run  Set 

Hollywood,  June  12. — "Anthony 
Adverse"  goes  into  the  Carthay  Cir- 
cle July  8  on  a  two-a-day  basis  at 
advanced  prices.  This  will  be  its 
world  premiere.  "Green  Pastures" 
follows. 


4  Purely     Personal  ► 


Ned  Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  Phil 
Reisman,  Ralph  Hanbury  and 
Stuart  Doyle  made  up  a  party  of 
RKO-ites  at  "21"  yesterday.  In  their 
group,  also,  was  Mitchell  May,  Jr. 
Others  there  included  E.  D.  Leish- 
man,  Herbert  J.  Yates,  Frank 
Buck,  Jack  Cohn,  Willard  McKay, 
although  there  is  nothing  startling  in 
that ;  Charles  B.  Paine,  Irving 
Hoffman,  Bob  Goldstein,  Jeffrey 
Bernerd  and  Ralph  Poucher.  Ber- 
nerd  expects  to  leave  for  the  coast  the 
end  of  the  month. 

• 

William  Melniker,  newly  ap- 
pointed foreign  theatre  head  for 
M-G-M,  is  due  from  South  America 
the  end  of  the  month.,  Sam  Burger, 
roving  representative,  and  William 
Weiner  of  the  Loew  construction  de- 
partment, have  arrived  from  Panama. 
• 

Joe  Hornstein  was  the  winner  of 
the  foursome  which  abused  the  Glen 
Oaks  Golf  Links  Thursday.  He  hit  92. 
Max  A.  Cohen  tallied  94,  Harold 
Rinzler,  99,  and  his  dad,  103,  which 
proves  that  Sam  Rinzler  is  a  better 
film  buyer  than  a  pill  chaser. 

• 

Harold  J.  Fitzgerald  left  for  Mil- 
waukee yesterday  after  two  weeks  in 
town  conferring  with  Spyros  Skou- 
ras.  Charles  Skouras  and  George 
Topper  are  due  to  leave  for  Los  An- 
geles on  Monday. 

• 

Paula  Stone  is  en  route  to  the 
coast,  following  a  visit  with  her  family 
in  Forest  Hills.  Henry  Willson, 
business  manager  for  Paula  and  Fred 
Stone,  is  accompanying  her. 

• 

Myer  Beck  of  the  U.  A.  publicity 
department  sails  today  on  the  Conte 
de  Savoia  for  a  six-week  trip  to 
North  Africa  and  Spain.  He  intends 
to  visit  Briska  in  Algiers. 

• 

Hal  B.  Wallis  and  Mrs.  Wallis 
(Louise  Fazenda)  are  en  route  to 
the  coast.    They  returned  Thursday 
from  their  two-month  trip  to  Europe. 
• 

Harry  M.  Goetz,  who  was  sched- 
uled to  arrive  from  the  coast  Mon- 
day, has  postponed  the  eastern  trip 
for  two  weeks. 

• 

J.  Robert  Rubin  has  plans  set  for 
another  trip  to  Europe  this  summer. 
He  intends  to  sail  on  the  Queen 
Mary  on  July  3. 

• 

Tyree  Dillard,  Jr.,  of  the  M-G-M 
legal  department,  will  sail  June  30  on 
the  Kungsholm  for  a  six-week  North 
Cape  cruise. 

e 

John    Hay    Whitney,  Monroe 
Greenthal  and  Lupe  Velez  left  for 
the  coast  by  plane  yesterday. 
• 

Louis  B.  Mayer  is  due  from  the 
coast  within  the  next  few  weeks  en 
route  to  Europe. 

• 

Bobby  Breex  will  arrive  from  the 
coast  Monday  to  attend  the  RKO  con- 
vention. 

• 

L.  R.  Case  of  Pioneer  Prod.,  will 
leave  for  Hollywood  via  TWA  to- 
day. 

• 

Bob  Goldstein  returned  from  Hol- 
lywood by  air  yesterday. 

• 

James  Cagney  plans  a  three-month 
trip  to  the  Orient. 


Ed  Kuykendall's  June  traveling 
schedule  was  complete  yesterday, 
;alling  first  for  his  return  to  Mississippi, 
then  back  to  the  Democratic  National 
Convention  at  Philadelphia,  starting 
June  23 ;  then  to  Chicago  for  the  testi- 
monial dinner  to  Jack  Miller,  June 
25 ;  then  to  Kansas  City  for  the  con- 
vention of  the  Kansas-Missouri  M.  P. 
T.  O.  and  then  back  here  for  final 
trade  practice  meetings  with  distribu- 
tors early  in  July. 

• 

Frank  McGrann,  Columbia  ex- 
ploitation manager,  will  leave  tomor- 
row for  Chicago  where  he  will  make 
preliminary  arrangements  for  the 
company's  convention  which  opens 
June  22  at  the  Drake  Hotel. 

• 

Lou  Diamond  of  Paramount's  short 
subject  department  plans  to  be  on  the 
coast  about  June  22  for  product  con- 
ferences and  musical  auditions. 
• 

Eddie  Cook  is  in  town  from  Los 
Angeles  for  the  Universal  convention. 
His  boss.  Bill  Heineman,  preceded 
him  by  about  10  days. 

e 

Lewis  Blumberg,  according  to  Jew- 
ish rites,  becomes  a  man  today.  The 
Bar-Mitzvah  ceremony  is  set  for  this 
morning. 

• 

William  Boyd  will  arrive  in  town 
Monday  for  a  brief  vacation. 


Prudence  Trustees 
Stay,  Court  Rules 

Federal  Judge  Grover  M.  Moscow- 
itz  in  Brooklyn  yesterday  dismissed  a 
petition  for  the  removal  of  Stephen 
Callaghan  and  William  P.  Cowin  as 
reorganization  trustees  of  Prudence 
Co.,  Inc.  Prior  to  his  action  Judge 
Moscowitz  also  dismissed  a  petition 
of  prejudice  directed  against  himself. 

The  removal  of  the  two  trustees  was 
asked  on  June  9  by  Clarence  Mc- 
Millan, attorney,  on  behalf  of  James 
and  Louis  Sandel,  as  committee  for 
Benjamin  Sandel,  a  disabled  war  vet- 
eran, holding  $3,000  in  participation 
certificates.  The  petition  alleged  that 
Callaghan  and  Cowin  had  taken  no 
action  with  regard  to  the  sale  of  prop- 
erties valued  at  $1,622,678  for  $100,000 
in  cash.  A  second  accusation  was 
that  the  two  directors  made  it  possible 
to  rent  two  of  the  Prudence  theatre 
building's  in  Florida  mortgaged  for 
$1,041,700  to  Paramount,  of  which 
Callaghan  is  a  director,  for  a  "small 
percentage  of  the  theatre  receipts." 

McMillan,  when  Judge  Moscowitz 
denied  his  petition  of  prejudice,  told 
the  court  that  in  his  opinion  there  was 
now  nothing  before  the  court  and 
asked  for  an  adjournment.  This,  Judge 
Moscowitz,  denied  and  requested  the 
attorney  to  present  his  accusation 
against  the  two  trustees.  McMillian 
refused  to  do  this  and  shortly  after- 
wards left  the  courtroom  whereupon 
the  judge  ordered  the  opponents  of  the 
petition  to  present  their  side  of  the 
case.  Emil  Weitzner,  an  attornev, 
representing  $1,000,000  certificate  hold- 
ers, said  that  his  clients  had  no  criti- 
cism of  Callaghan  or  Cowin.  The 
record  of  the  two  trustees  was  also 
endorsed  by  Meyer  Kraushaar  and 
George  F.  Corrigan,  Jr.,  representing 
the  Sabath  Congressional  committee 
and  by  an  attorney  for  the  Recon- 
struction Finance  Corp..  which  has 
loaned  Prudence  S6.000.000. 


Detroit  Fox  Claim 
Is  Fixed  by  Cour\ 

Federal  Judge  Martin  T.  Mantoi 
has  allowed  a  claim  by  the  Colwoo< 
Co.  of  Detroit  against  Fox  Theatre 
Corp.  at  $2,532,779  for  rent  on  th 
Fox  Theatre  Bldg.,  Detroit. 

The  claim,  based  on  liability  und'; 
a  lease  breached  by  Fox  Theatres  i 
1933,  had  been  filed  for  $8,010,46.: 
The  court  denied  a  counter  claim  fo 
$2,900,000  brought  against  Colwood  b 
Fox  Theatres. 


Refuse  "Zombie"  Receiver 

Justice  Louis  A.  Valente  in  Su- 
preme Court  yesterday  denied  a  mc 
tion  made  on  behalf  of  the  Amuse 
ment  Securities  Corp.  for  the  appoint 
ment  of  a  receiver  in  connection  wit 
injunction  proceedings  against  th< 
Academy  Pictures  Dist.  Corp.  m 
action  arises  over  "Revolt  of  tt] 
Zombies." 


File  Bankruptcy  Pleas 

Six  major  distributors  have  file 
a  petition  of  involuntary  bankruptc 
against  the  Jaydo,  Inc.,  and  Fair  De; 
Enterprises.  Inc.,  in  the  Feder; 
Court.  The  Jaydo  company  former 
operated  the  Gem  and  Fair  Deal  Ei 
terprises  the  Majestic,  both  in  tl 
Bronx  and  recently  taken  over  I 
Springer  &  Cocalis. 


Reverse  Ziegfeld  Ruling 

Judge  Patterson  in  N.  Y.  Supren 
Court,  Westchester  County,  has  r 
served  decision  in  the  suit  filed  by  tl 
estate  of  Florenz  Ziegfeld  again 
M-G-M  to  enjoin  the  distributor  fro 
using  the  name  in  connection  wi. 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  from  furth 
exhibition  of  the  picture  and  an  a 
counting  of  all  profits. 


Seeks  Reorganization 

The  Empire  Theatre  Supply  C 
has  filed  a  reorganization  petitit 
under  Section  77  B  in  the  Feder 
Court  for  the  Southern  District 
New  York.  The  company  lists  liabi' 
ties  of  $23,665  and  assets  of  $18,050. 


Confirm  Hess  Award 

L'nanimous  confirmation  of  an  awa 
of  $10,565  in  favor  of  Gabriel  L.  He 
of  the  Hays  office  and  against  t 
publishers  of  The  Churchman  h 
been  given  by  the  Appellate  Divisi' 
in  dismissing  the  publication's  appe 


Disney  Best  in  Englan 

Because  of  money  restrictions 
other  countries,  Walt  Disney's  Mick 
Mouse  and  Silly  Symphony  subjei 
find  the  biggest  outlet  in  Englai 
William  Levy,  European  represem 
tive  for  Walt  Disney,  said  upon  1 
return  to  these  shores. 

Levy  will  remain  in  New  Yo 
about  three  weeks  and  will  attend  t 
RKO  sales  convention  which  sta  j 
Mondav  at  the  Waldorf. 


Roach  Starts  Remodelii 

Hollywood,  June  12. — The  F 
Roach  studios  here,  in  anticipation 
future  production  activities,  are  1 
ing  remodeled.  One  of  the  stages  v 
be  enlarged  and  the  executive  offii 
are  to  be  modernized. 


W.  E.  Declares  Divider 

The  board  of  Western  Electric  1 
declared  a  dividend  of  50  cents  a  sh; 
on  the  common  stock,  payable  June  j 
to  stockholders  of  record  on  June  2 


aturday.  June  13,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


>0th-Fox  and 
U.  A.  Favoring 
Conciliation 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

rtists  is  now  working  out  its  score 
large  policy  for  next  season  and  its  de- 
>ion  is  to  be  forwarded  to  Ed  Kuy- 
?ndall.  M.P.T.O.A.  president,  in  the 
ear  future,  Schaeter  advised  the  ex- 
ibitor  delegation. 

Kuykendall,  who  leaves  for  his 
jnie  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  today,  said 
lat  the  M.P.T.O.A.  committee  had 
;ceived  no  reply  from  Warners  to 
i  invitation  for  a  meeting  with  that 
impanv.  The  committee  has  held 
icetings  with  all  other  national  dis- 
ibutors.  Thev  are  Paramount, 
KO.  Columbia,  Republic,  M-G-M, 
niversal,  G.B.,  Twentieth  Century- 
ox  and  United  Artists. 
Kuykendall  said  he  was  hopeful 
iat  the  distributors  would  get  to- 
ether  and  work  out  their  final  trade 
ractice  programs  and  methods  of 
jtting  them  into  effect  during  the 
ext  few  weeks.  He  said  he  would 
convene  his  committee  here  early 
i  July  either  to  receive  the  final  de- 
mons of  the  distribution  companies 
r  to  hold  final  meetings  with  them 
that  is  necessarv. 


Iaurice  Woolf  Promoted 

Lon'don,  June  2. — Maurice  Woolf, 
rother  of  C.  M.  Woolf,  has  been 
amed  general  manager  of  General 
ilm  Distributors  following  a  person- 
el  shift  as  a  result  of  the  Universal 
eup.  The  board  of  directors  now 
lcludes  C.  M.  Woolf,  managing  di- 
jctor;  Paul  Lindenberg,  J.  Arthur 
lank,  L.  W.  Farrow,  Maurice  Woolf, 
,  A.  Neel  and  S.  F.  Ditcham.  The 
Siairmanship  is  still  vacant  since  the 
eath  of  Sir  Philip  Nash. 


Gross  Gets  4  Stories 

Kdward  Gross,  production  manager 
>r  Sol  Lesser,  in  New  York  for  the 
KO  convention,  has  purchased  four 
iw  stories  for  Bobby  Breen.  In  ad- 
ition,  Gross  is  looking  over  a  num- 
;r  of  talent  possibilities.  He  expects 
)  leave  for  Hollywood  in  the  next 
!\v  days. 

Due  to  a  heavy  program  lined  up 
>r  next  season,  Lesser  will  not  at- 
nd  the  RKO  sales  conclaves. 


Bronx  House  Has  Fire 

Broken  film  in  the  projection  ma- 
rine started  a  small  fire  which 
tiptied  the  Wakefield,  Bronx,  Thurs- 
iv  night.  The  audience  filed  out  in 
rderly  fashion  and,  when  the  blaze 
ad  been  extinguished,  the  show  re- 
imed  a  half  hour  later. 


Pidgeon  Signed  by  "U" 

Hollywood,  June  12. — Walter  Pid- 
eon,  star  in  some  of  Universal's 
irliest  talkies,  has  been  given  a  con- 
"act  by  the  same  company,  bringing 
s  roster  of  contract  plavers  to  a 
nal  of  38. 


Plan  34th  Street  House 

Plans  are  under  way  to  build  a  new 
00-seat  theatre  at  34th  St.  and 
eventh  Ave.  Max  A.  Cohen  had  a 
eal  on  for  the  house,  but  decided  not 
)  step  into  the  theatre  which  will  be 
pposition  to  Walter  Reade's  Savov. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY* 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'My  Man  Godfrey' 


(Universal) 

Hollywood,  June  12. — Nonsensical  comedy  pitched  to  a  satirical 
farce  key,  this  can  be  readily  tabbed  as  all-audience,  all-laugh  enter- 
tainment. In  story  content,  production  and  cast  values  it  has  qualities 
that  should  make  selling  a  pleasure.  There  is  never  a  trace  of  serious- 
ness from  start  to  finish  and  at  times  it  waxes  insanely  hilarious.  The 
dialogue,  action  and  situations  all  combine  to  accentuate  the  ridiculous 
theme.  The  whole  film  sparkles  with  personal  performances  of  real 
merit  while  the  character  of  the  screen  play  and  the  direction  reveal  a 
keen  knowledge  of  all  that  induces  exhibitor  and  patron  enthusiasm. 

Some  idea  of  the  film's  ludicrous  content  can  be  gleaned  from  the  fact 
that  suave  William  Powell  is  introduced  as  a  trash  dump  derelict.  He 
is  found  on  the  dump  and  claimed  by  feather-brained  Carole  Lombard 
as  candidate  for  first  prize  in  a  scavenger  hunt.  After  he  has  given 
her  snobbish,  socialite  sister,  Gail  Patrick,  a  verbal  and  physical  shellac- 
ing he  becomes  Miss  Lombard's  protege  and  is  brought  into  the  Bullock 
family  as  butler. 

There  follows  one  of  the  nuttiest  conglomerations  of  femininity  ever 
conceived  on  the  screen.  Powell  must  please  the  addle-minded  mother, 
Alice  Brady,  escape  the  amorous  advances  of  the  half-baked  Miss  Lom- 
bard and  evade  the  vengeful  plots  of  Miss  Patrick,  who  hopes  to  see 
him  end  up  behind  the  eight  ball.  A  modicum  of  dignity  is  maintained 
between  Powell  and  old  man  Bullock,  Engene  Pallette,  who  is  striving 
to  keep  secret  the  fact  that  he  is  the  scion  of  an  aristocratic  Boston 
family.  The  foolishness  of  the  resulting  situations  sent  the  audience 
here  into  spasms  of  glee. 

Eventually,  Powell  saves  Pallette's  fortune  and  rids  the  family  of 
monkey-aping  Mischa  Auer.  Incidentally,  he  teaches  Miss  Patrick  a 
lesson.  But  he  cannot  elude  Miss  Lombard,  who  follows  him  back  to 
the  dump  pile,  which  has  been  miraculously  transformed  into  a  gaudy 
night  club,  providing  work  for  Powell's  erstwhile  derelict  pals. 

The  Gregory  La  Cava  production  and  direction  are  highly  intelligent 
and  reflect  a  keen  understanding  of  what  the  public  and  showmen  will 
go  for.  He  presents  a  captivating  Powell,  a  surprising  Patrick  and 
certainly  elevates  Miss  Lombard  to  top-notch  farceur  ranking.  Morris 
Ryskind  and  Eric  Hatch  fashioned  from  the  Hatch  novel  a  screen  play 
which  is  a  fine  job  of  farcical  wit,  providing  La  Cava  with  all  that 
he  needed  to  utilize  to  the  fullest  the  talents  of  the  supporting  players 
in  a  manner  that  should  click  with  any  kind  of  an  audience. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  before  cut- 
ting, 95  minutes.  "G." 


'Spendthrift' 


( W anger-Paramount) 

Hollyw-ood,  June  12. — Walter  Wanger's  last  for  Paramount  has  a 
pleasant  cast  and  an  improbable  development  of  a  routine  plot,  but  with 
enough  laughs  to  do  nicely. 

Henry  Fonda  is  most  engaging  as  a  boy  who  has  houses,  yachts, 
polo  ponies,  a  racing  stable,  but  not  a  dime  in  cash.  His  last  hope  of 
saving  his  estate  is  based  on  winning  the  Kentucky  Derby.  George 
Barbier,  his  crochety  uncle,  refuses  to  give  financial  aid,  but  after  a 
series  of  races,  J.  M.  Kerrigan,  the  trainer;  his  daughter,  Pat  Patter- 
son. Edward  Brophy  and  Fonda  all  travel  in  the  box  car  with  the 
horse.  After  losing  the  race  Fonda  falls  into  the  clutches  of  Mary 
Brian,  a  southern  belle,  and  does  not  extricate  himself  from  her  strangle- 
hold until  the  foreclosures  begin  to  fly  thick  and  fast,  but  he  makes 
good  as  the  world's  best  radio  announcer  and  marries  Miss  Patterson 
for  the  expected  finale. 

Miss  Patterson  is  charming  in  a  small  role  and  Brophy  is  funny  as 
a  loyal,  tough  mug.  There  are  telling  performances  by  the  rest  of  the 
cast,  which  includes  Richard  Carle,  Halliwell  Hobbes,  Jerry  Mandy, 
Greta  Meyer,  Miki  Morita,  Robert  Strange  and  June  Brewster,  as  a 
tough  playgirl,  and  Spencer  Charter  as  a  comic  Kentucky  colonel. 

The  somewhat  jerky  screen  play  is  by  Raoul  Wralsh  and  Bert  Han- 
Ion  from  Eric  Hatch's'  original.  The  direction  by  Walsh  is  smooth  and 
rapid  and  the  production  is  excellent  for  the  budget. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,289.  Running  time,  80  minutes.  "G." 


Music  Hall  Team  Wins 

The  Music  Hall  baseball  team  won 
its  fifth  straight  game  in  the  M.  P. 
Baseball  League,  defeating  M-G-M  4-1. 


Pastures"  Has  Opening 

"The  Green  Pastures"  had  a  dual 
premiere  last  night  at  the  Ritz  in 
Tulsa  and  the  Miller  in  Wichita. 


Short  Subjects 

"The  Wife  of  the  Party" 

(Vitaphone) 

Ken  Murray's  and  Sassafras'  "Oh 
Yeahing,"  and  their  general  carrying 
on  as  they  put  over  this  comedy,  are 
the  redeeming  feature  of  an  otherwise 
routine  affair.  It  is  one  of  those  sit- 
uations where  Murray  and  Peggy 
O'Donnell,  working  in  the  same  office 
are  secretly  married  and  the  boss  is 
sweet  on  Miss  O'Donnell.  George 
Watts,  the  boss,  invites  himself  to  a 
party  in  Miss  O'Donnell's  flat  and 
means  to  propose  to  her.  Murray  and 
Jeanne  Kelly,  somewhat  bewildered 
by  the  situation,  play  dumb.  However, 
Sassafras'  and  Don  McBride,  a  cop, 
intrude  and  mess  up  the  whole  farce. 
Murray,  in  the  last  scene  hurls  Watts' 
birthday  cake  in  his  face.  The  piece 
has  some  good  funny  moments  and 
should  generally  please.  Production 
Code  Seal,  No.  0937.  Running  time, 
22  mins.  "G." 


"When  Fish  Fight" 

( Vitaf>houe) 

Big  game  fishing  off  Bimini,  in  the 
Bahamas.  Well  filmed  and  with  Clem 
McCarthy's  comment  interestingly  de- 
livered, this  makes  an  exciting  addi- 
tion to  a  program.  Shown  are  the 
manner  in  which  bait  is  trolled  and 
the  fish  played.  A  particularly  fine 
shot  in  which  the  actual  strike  of  a 
swordfish  is  filmed  is  a  remarkable 
closeup.  Lurking  sharks  are  shot  at 
and  the  big  fish  is  landed.  Reviewed 
without  production  code  seal.  Running 
time,  10  mins.  "G." 


"Islands  of  the  Nether- 
lands" 

(Harold  Auten) 

Two  islands  lying  in  the  Dutch 
East  Indies,  Nias,  a  small  spot  of  land, 
little  visited,  on  which  live  a  group 
of  primitive  natives,  and  Sumatra,  one 
of  the  largest  islands  in  the  world, 
well-designed  and  with  a  high  grade 
of  population,  are  the  subjects  of  this 
camera  visit  in  the  Screen  Traveler 
series  produced  by  Andre  de  la  Varre. 
It  should  fill  a  spot  in  any  film  pro- 
gram in  highly  satisfactory  fashion. 
Reviewed  without  production  code 
seal.    Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


"Clyde  Lucas  and  His 
Orchestra" 

(Vitaphone) 

A  lively  and  tuneful  offering,  this 
short  moves  with  a  snappy  pace  and 
provides  adequate  amusement  and 
novelty.  There  are  specialties  by  the 
band,  dancing  by  Dave  and  Dorothy 
Fitzgibbons,  harmony  by  The  Sym- 
phonettes  and  Lyn  Lucas  sings  a 
comical,  Chinese  version  of  a  rhumba. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  0989. 
Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


"/  Love  to  Singa" 

(Vitaphone) 

A  pleasing  enough  color  cartoon 
that  has  sufficient  novelties  and  humor 
to  please.  It  concerns  a  family  of 
musical  owls.  Of  four  newly-hatched 
owlets,  one  has  modern  inclinations 
and  is  made  to  leave  home.  He  gets 
an  audition  on  an  amateur  hour  and 
clicks.  .  A  family  reunion  and  he  is 
forgiven  for  his  disregard  of  the 
classical  tradition.  Fine  coloring  and 
a  trick  ending  make  it  an  entertaining 
tidbit.  Production  Code  Seal,  No. 
2,240.    Running  time,  7  mins.  "G." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  June  13,  1936 


Kennedy  Will 
Stay  in  Para. 
Adviser  Post 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Comerford  Theatres  and  S.  A. 
Lynch,  formerly  of  Southern  Enter- 
prises, in  line  with  a  move  said  to 
have  been  recommended  by  Kennedy 
to  strengthen  the  board's  membership 
with  men  of  recognized  industry  ex- 
perience. However,  it  was  learned  on 
good  authority  that  neither  Walker 
nor  Lynch  is  likely  to  accept  the  posts. 

Other  men  of  industry  experience 
have  also  been  urged  for  posts  on  the 
Paramount  board,  although  the  identi- 
ties of  those  regarded  as  likely  to  ac- 
cept the  bids  was  not  disclosed.  Five 
new  members  of  the  board  are  sched- 
uled to  be  elected  at  the  company's 
annual  stockholders'  meeting  on  Tues- 
day and  additional  vacancies  may  be 
filled  at  that  time  or  at  a  meeting  of 
the  board  in  the  near  future.  The 
resignations  of  at  least  two  members 
are  expected  if  the  board  committee 
upholds  Kennedy's  findings,  it  is  said. 

Yesterday's    Meeting  Peaceful 

The  threatened  proxy  fight  between 
the  company  committee  and  a  coali- 
tion of  former  Paramount  associates 
headed  by  H.  A.  Fortington,  chairman 
of  the  company's  executive  committee, 
appeared  yesterday  to  have  been  aban- 
doned and  one  of  the  active  partici- 
pants in  the  Fortington  campaign  in- 
dicated that  he  would  attend  the  stock- 
holders' meeting  on  Tuesday  only  as 
an  individual  stockholder  and  not  as 
a  spokesman  for  an  independent  proxy 
group.  The  abandonment  of  this 
proxy  move  is  interpreted  in  Para- 
mount circles  as  meaning  that  Kuhn, 
Loeb  &  Co.  and  other  banking  and  in- 
vestment organizations  contacted  re- 
cently by  the  Fortington  group  will 
not  reenter  the  Paramount  situation 
at  this  time. 

Reports  that  Kennedy  recommended 
the  resignation  of  two  board  members 
and  criticised  the  activities  of  a  third 
could  not  be  verified  officially.  The 
report  is  said  to  have  dealt  generally 
with  the  problems  of  board  politics 
and  their  effect  upon  company  opera- 
tions ;  with  executive  and  personnel 
problems  and  with  the  studio  situation. 
Adolph  Zukor,  now  in  executive 
charge  of  Paramount  production,  is 
said  to  have  been  commended  highly 
by  Kennedy  and  general  optimism  was 
said  to  have  been  expressed  over  the 
company's  ability  to  recoup  its  earn- 
ing power  with  a  revision  of  policy. 
No  official  word  on  the  report  was 
issued  by  the  board,  however. 

Reports  on  Paramount  theatre  and 
foreign  problems  are  understood  to  be 
nearing  completion  under  Kennedy's 
direction  and  probably  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  board  some  time  next 
week. 

Paramount  observers  attached  con- 
siderable significance  to  the  fact  that 
neither  John  D.  Hertz  of  Lehman 
Bros.,  or  Fortington  attended  yester- 
day's board  meeting.  The  two  have 
been  at  loggerheads  on  matters  of 
company  policy  for  the  past  few 
months. 


Studio  Marking  Time 

Hollywood,  June  12.— The  action 
taken  by  the  Paramount    board  of 


Decision  Reserved 
On  Para  Fee  Appeal 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

expenses;  A.  J.  Schanfarber  et  al, 
$75,000,  and  $7,808  expenses;  Adolph 
Feldblum,  $3,000,  and  $20  expenses ; 
Archibald  Palmer,  $15,000;  Jacob  J. 
Lesser,  $37,500,  and  Louis  Boehm, 
$10,000. 

In  disallowing  the  petitions  origi- 
nally, Judge  Coxe  held  that  the  peti- 
tioners, who  are  attorneys  who  rep- 
resented independent  intervening  cred- 
itors of  Paramount,  should  look  to 
their  clients  rather  than  the  company 
for  remuneration,  as  the  regularly  or- 
ganized creditors'  committees  were 
held  to  be  adequate  for  the  representa- 
tion of  all  claimants. 

The  six  appeals  are  the  last  petitions 
to  be  carried  to  the  higher  court  by 
applicants  for  Paramount  reorganiza- 
tion allowances.  The  circuit  court  re- 
cently upheld  Judge  Coxe's  rulings  in 
denying  the  appeals  for  increased  al- 
lowances of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  & 
Ballantine,  attorneys  for  the  Para- 
mount trustees,  and  Cook,  Nathan  & 
Lehman,  counsel  for  the  Paramount 
stockholders  committee  and  temporary 
counsel  for  Paramount.  The  higher 
court,  however,  reversed  Judge  Coxe's 
order  denying  allowances  to  Kuhn, 
Loeb  &  Co.  and  the  bank's  attorneys, 
Cravath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine  & 
Wood,  and  allotted  a  substantial  al- 
lowance to  each. 

Thomas  D.  Thacher,  Paramount 
counsel,  opposed  the  allowance  of  any 
fees  to  the  last  six  appellants. 


Theatre  Agreement 
Ready  for  Signing 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Hicks,  who  has  been  managing  the 
Orpheum,  has  taken  over  Moore's 
duties.  William  J.  Mahoney,  who  has 
been  in  charge  of  the  Hi-Pointe,  is 
now  at  the  Orpheum.  Homer  Har- 
mon, former  assistant  to  Moore  and 
press  representative,  has  taken  over 
management  of  the  Hi-Pointe.  No 
change  in  this  setup  is  expected  when 
the  theatres  switch  to  F.  &  M. 

Leto  Hill,  who  is  supervising  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  for  Nelson 
Cunliff,  receiver,  is  reported  dicker- 
ing for  a  number  of  neighborhood 
theatres  on  his  own.  It  is  likely  that 
when  this  circuit  passes  to  F.  &  M. 
Hill  may  continue  in  his  post. 


Takes  Chesterfield 

Boston,  June  12. — Academy  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  headed  by  Phil  Smith,  who 
also  operates  a  circuit  and  distributes 
a  cash  giveaway,  has  taken  over  the 
New  England  franchise  of  Chester- 
field. These  pictures  were  formerly 
handled  by  American  Film  Exchange 
and  later  by  First  Division. 


Lynch  on  a  Vacation 

Bridgeport,  June  12. — Manager  Ed- 
gar Lynch  of  the  Cameo  is  vacation- 
ing at  Virginia  Beach  for  two  weeks. 


directors  in  connection  with  the  re- 
port of  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  had  no 
repercussions  at  the  studio  here.  The 
general  feeling  was  one  of  waiting 
to  see  what  form  the  recommendations 
take. 

Meanwhile,  it  is  understood  that 
Adolph  Zukor  is  quietly  gathering 
stockholders'  proxies  in  anticipation 
of  the  Tuesday  meeting. 


Expect  250  Men  in 
For  Radio  Meeting 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Pittsburgh  and  Washington.  By  way 
of  entertainment,  the  delegates  will  be 
the  guests  of  Major  Bowes  at  his  radio 
broadcast  tomorrow  night,  while  base- 
ball and  sightseeing  will  occupy  many 
during  the  day.  March  of  Time  ex- 
ecutives Roy  Larsen,  John  Martin, 
Louis  de  Rochemont  and  Ralph  Rolan 
will  play  hosts  at  a  dinner  party  at 
Jack  and  Charlie's  Tuesday  evening 
to  RKO  salesmen  who  have  sold  the 
reel  100  per  cent  in  their  territories, 
and  a  number  of  others.  From  Time, 
Inc.,  will  be  C.  D.  Jackson  and 
Charles  Stillman,  and  from  RKO  Ned 
E.  Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  Cresson 
Smith,  Ed  McAvoy  and  Harry 
Michaelson. 


12  Current  Films  in  Work 

Hollywood,  June  12. — Twelve  fea- 
tures now  in  work  at  the  Radio  studio 
here  will  complete  the  schedule  for  the 
current  season.  The  12  are  :"Never 
Gonna  Dance,"  "Portrait  of  a  Rebel," 
"Marry  the  Girl,"  "M'liss,"  "The 
Riddle  of  the  Dangling  Pearl,"  "We 
Who  Are  About  to  Die,"  "Don't  Turn 
'Em  Loose,"  "The  Plough  and  the 
Stars,"  "Grand  Jury,"  "Daddy  and  I," 
"Count  Pete"  and  "General  Delivery." 


Bobby  Breen  Is  Due 

Bobby  Breen,  Sol  Lesser's  child 
star,  will  arrive  Monday  from  the 
coast  to  attend  the  Radio  sales  con- 
vention at  the  Waldorf.  He  will  be 
accompanied  by  his  sister,  Sally 
Breen.  The  child  will  return  west 
after  the  meeting  to  make  "Every- 
body's Boy,"  which  Radio  will  re- 
lease. 


Berman  En  Route  from  Coast 

Pandro  S.  Berman,  Radio  associate 
producer,  is  en  route  from  the  coast 
to  attend  the  sales  meeting  Monday. 
He  has  just  completed  production  on 
"Mary  of  Scotland,"  which  he  super- 
vised, and  which  will  be  released  in 
midsummer. 


Coast  Group  On  Way 

Hollywood,  June  12. — Aboard  the 
Super  Chief  which  left  today  for  New 
York  and  Radio's  convention  are 
these : 

Samuel  J.  Briskin,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production ;  Pandro  S.  Ber- 
man, associate  producer ;  Howard  S. 
Benedict,  studio  publicity  manager ; 
David  Loew,  producer  of  .the  Joe  E. 
Brown  comedies ;  Leonard  Goldstein 
of  Hirliman  Pictures  ;  George  O'Brien, 
who  will  star  in  six  action  films  for 
Radio,  and  Marguerite  Churchill,  his 

wife.  .  

Will  Do  Carolina  Short 

Charlotte,  June  12. — Plans  for  a 
full-color  sound  film  depicting  scenic 
and  historic  spots  in  the  Carolinas 
are  being  completed  by  C.  W.  Rob- 
erts, president  of  the  Carolina  Motor 
Club  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
RKO  is  said  to  have  agreed  to  dis- 
tribute the  short  and  Van  Beuren  may- 
produce  it. 


Supply  Board  to  Meet 

First  meeting  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Independent  Theatre  Sup- 
ply Dealers'  Ass'n.,  under  the  new  ad- 
ministration will  be  held  about  the 
middle  of  November  when  the  next 
convention  date  is  scheduled  to  be  set. 
The  Edgewater  Beach  Hotel,  Chicago, 
will  again  be  the  meeting  place. 


Spitz  to  Join  RKO 
Board  on  Wednesday 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

circuit  is  due  the  first  week  in  July. 
The  balance  sheet  will  show  an  invest- 
ment of  $5,000,000  in  leaseholds. 

Skouras  Theatres,  a  subsidiary  of' 
Metropolitan  Playhouses,  has  just 
taken  over  the  Broadway,  Haver- 
straw,  N.  Y.,  to  replace  the  Capitol, 
which  was  recently  ruined  by  fire. 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  chairman  of 
the  board,  will  not  attend.  He  is  on 
the  coast  and  is  not  expected  back  for 
the  monthly  meeting. 


Seek  to  Quash  Writ 
In  Cincinnati  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

alleges  is  infringed  in  the  picture, 
"The  Unguarded  Hour."  The  court 
also  is  asked  to  require  the  plaintiff  to 
strike  from  her  bill  certain  paragraphs 
allegedly  containing  intimations  of  un- 
fair competition  on  the  ground  that 
both  RKO  Midwest  and  the  plaintiff 
are  of  Ohio,  and  there  is  no  diversity 
of  citizenship  between  them  to  give 
the  court  jurisdiction. 

RKO  is  made  defendant  because 
"The  Unguarded  Hour"  recently  was 
played  in  the  circuit's  theatres. 


"Mr.  Deeds"  Stands 
Out  in  Guild  Honors 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

voted  Robert  Riskin's  screenplay  on 
the  film  the  month's  best. 

For  the  first  time  actresses  dom- 
inated the  honors  in  their  division  as 
the  guild  accorded  Jean  Arthur  first 
honorable  mention  for  "The  Ex-Mrs 
Bradford"  and  second  mention  went 
to  Claudette  Colbert  for  "Under  Two 
Flags." 

The  writers  gave  Oscar  Hammer- 
stein  first  honorable  mention  for 
"Show  Boat"  and  second  honors  to  H. 
G.  Wells  for  "Things  to  Come." 


Wall  Street 


Universal  Up  2  Points  on  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Changi 

Columbia,  vtc  ....  35lA  35       35  —1 

Consolidated    4%      4*i      4*i     —  H 

Consolidated,   pfd.  16*4  16*4     16*4    —  H 

Eastman  Kodak  .164  164      164       —  Vz 

Loew's,    Inc  45*$  44%     44%     +  J/g 

Paramount    &Vz      Wa      V/%     —  H 

Paramount  1  pfd.  66  63'/2  63'/4  -M 
Paramount  2  pfd.    9lA      9V%      W%     —  H  [ 

Pathe  Film    7J4      7*$      7Vz    I 

rko    s%    v-a    sy&  —Vi' 

20th  Century- Fox.  26Yz  26*A  26Vz   

20th  Century,  pfd.  35%  34*4  35  +  $4 

Universal,  pfd   ..102  102  102  +2  - 

Warner  Bros  10^  10        10  —  V*  I 

Most  of  Curb  Off 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang. 

Sentry  Safety  ....     11/16   11/16  11/16+3/i* 

Sonotone    2*4      2%      2*4    —  li  •' 

Technicolor    28*4.     285i     28*4     —  H  >\ 

Trans-Lux    4J4      4%      4%   ] 

Fractional  Bond  Changes 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Changi 

General  Theatre 
Equip.  6s  '40....  26*|     25*$     25*s     +  H 

General  Theatre- 
Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26*4    25*4    25*4    —  V*  " 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 
deb  rights    97       97       97   , 

Paramount  B'way 
3s  '55  S&A     5854    S&A    +  Vz 

Paramount  Pictures 
6s  '55    90       89!4    89*4    —  Vz 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94       93*4     94  —Ml 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  12) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


L.  39.   NO.  140 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JUNE  15,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


KO's  Forces 
Will  Be  Told 
Lineup  Is  54 

>tal  Is  48  Features,  Six 
O'Brien  Films 


"U"  to  Have 
42  Features 
Next  Season 


iadio,  as  anticipated,  will  release  48 
ures  and  six  action  films  starring 
>rge  O'Brien  next  season,  the  com- 
y's  sales  convention  which  gets 
ler  way  today  in  the  Sert  Room  of 
Waldorf-Astoria  will  be  told  on 
>sday. 

'his  will  be  the  fifth  annual  and  sec- 
[  international  Radio  convention, 
len  A.  A.  Schubart,  manager  of  the 
tract  department  and  general  con- 
ition  chairman,  calls  the  roll  al- 
st  300  men  will  answer  including 
ne  office  and  studio  executives,  pro- 
ps' representatives,  foreign  dele- 
es  as  well  as  domestic  district  and 
nch  managers,  and  salesmen, 
sed  E.  Depinet,  president  of  the 
10  Dist.  Corp.,  will  guide  the  pro- 
dings.  He  will  welcome  the  dele- 
es  and  turn  the  meeting  over  to 
es  Levy,  vice-president  and  general 
es  manager  of  the  distributing 
npany,  who  is  to  be  presiding  offi- 

of  the  three-day  session.  Morning 
iiness  will  include  general  discus- 
ns  on  current  product.  Depinet 
1  discuss  the  dozen  features  now  in 

editing  and  final  stages  for  this 
tr  and  in  the  afternoon  "Alary  of 
3tland,"  Radio's  first  "dreadnaught" 

1936-37  will  be  shown.  Katharine 
:pburn  is  starred,  with  Fredric 
irch  the  co-star. 

3n  schedule  for  today  will  be  an  of- 

(Continued  on  page  18) 


OCC-ITOA  Merger 
Delayed  Until  Fall 

Proposed  plans  to  merge  the 
O.  C.  C.  and  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  will 
t'  materialize  until  fall,  it  was 
irned  over  the  week-end. 
Although  details  for  the  amalgama- 
>n  have  been  worked  out  between 
larles  L.  O'Reilly,  president  of  the 
"mer  organization,  and  Harrv 
•andt,  head  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A., 
Reilly  has  not  been  able  to  meet 
th  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  men  for  a  final 
-sion  during  which  the  combination 
>uld  be  made  effective. 
The  T.  0.  C.  C.  head  will  leave  for 
>rt  Worth,  Tex.,  in  connection  with 
i  concessions  he  has  lined  up  for 
i  Texas  Centennial.  He  may  be 
ay  for  a  great  part  of  the  summer, 
andt  is  waiting  on  O'Reilly  to  wind 
the  merger  in  the  hope  that  the 
ubination  will  be  able  to  start  with 
'  new  season. 


Sales  Meeting  to  Hear 
Details  Wednesday 


Forty-two  features,  including  six 
Buck  jones  westerns,  will  be  produced 
by  Universal  next  season,  the  dele- 
gates to  the  annual  three-day  sales 
convention  opening  today  at  the  Astor 
will  be  advised.  The  announcement  of 
the  schedule  for  1936-37  will  be  made 
on  Wednesday,  the  final  day  of  the 
meeting. 

The  schedule  will  be  the  same  as 
that  for  the  current  season  when  six 
Jones  westerns  also  were  produced. 

James  R.  Grainger,  general  mana- 
ger of  distribution,  will  preside  at  the 
sessions,  the  first  since  Universal  was 
taken  over  by  the  Standard  Capital 
group,  headed  by  J.  Cheever  Cowdin, 
and  interests  represented  by  Charles 
R.  Rogers.  Approximately  200  will 
attend  the  meeting,  with  the  majority 
coming  from  37  exchange?  throughout 
this  country  and  Canada. 

R.  H.  Cochrane,  president,  will  play 
an  important  part  in  the  meetings. 
Rogers,  head  of  the  studio,  is  here  and 
will  talk  on  the  product  lineup.  Others 
who  will  attend  include  Frank  J.  A. 
McCarthy,  eastern  sales  manager ;  E. 
T.  Gomersall,  western  sales  manager ; 
Edward  Bonns,  short  subject  sales 
manager ;  P.  D.  Cochrane,  in  charge 

(.Continued  on  page  16) 


Loses  Everything 

Kansas  City,  June  14. — Joe 
Green  of  W.  D.  Fulton's  The- 
atres, is  pushing  for  in- 
creased grosses.  While  he 
was  driving  down  Paseo,  he 
was  held  up  and  robbed  of 
$40  by  two  bandits  who  also 
took  his  car.  He  has  neither 
seen  nor  heard  of  robbers, 
car,  or  40  bucks  since. 


F.  &  M.  Will 
Take  Warner 
Trio  June  26 


68  Starring 
Vehicles  in 
Para.  Lineup 


Paramount  is  seeking  to  make  next 
year  an  all-star  year  and,  in  a  re- 
vised production  schedule  for  1936-37, 
promises  exhibitors  68  starring  ve- 
hicles. 

The  revamped  list,  outlined  in  paid 
advertising  which  appears  in  this  is- 
sue, represents  contracts  which  were 
pending  at  the  time  of  the  company's 
sales  convention  in  Chicago  and  now 
consummated.  Edward  Arnold's  se- 
ries remains  unchanged  at  two : 
"Pinkerton,  the  Detective"  and  "Sa- 
fari." Jean  Arthur,  previously  listed 
as  co-star  with  Gary  Cooper  in  "The 
Plainsman,"  which  Cecil  B.  DeMille 
will  make,  also  will  be  starred  in 
"Easy  Living."  Joan  Bennett,  for- 
merly featured,  will  be  starred  in  two, 
one  of  which  will  be  "The  Wedding 

(Continued  on  page  19) 


Warner  Western  Convention 
Starting  in  Chicago  Today 


Chicago,  June  14. — Warner  district 
and  branch  managers  were  gathering 
here  today  for 
the  opening 
Monday  of  the 
three-day  west- 
ern and  south- 
ern sales  meet- 
i  n g  at  the 
B  1  a  ck  s  t  o  n  e, 
which  will  be 
fea  t  u  r  e  d  on 
Wednesday  by 
announce  m  e  n  t 
of  the  Vita- 
phone  short 
subject  schedule 
for  1936-37. 
The  sessions 
will  be  presided 
over  by  Grad- 
well  L.  Sears,  western  and  southern 
general  sales  manager. 


G.  L>.  SEARS 


Those  attending  from  the  home  of- 
fice include  Major  Albert  Warner, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  distribu- 
tion ;  Sears,  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  east- 
ern and  Canadian  general  sales  man- 
ager; S.  Charles  Einfeld,  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity ;  Norman  H. 
Moray,  general  sales  manager  in 
charge  of  shorts  and  trailers ;  Harold 
S.  Bareford,  A.  W.  Schwalberg,  su- 
pervisor of  exchanges ;  Ed  Selzer, 
coast  publicity  head;  Arthur  Sach- 
son,  H.  M.  Doherty,  I.  F.  Dolid,  L. 
Tietjen,  J.  Kelly  and  Rudy  Hagen. 

Southern  and  western  district  and 
branch  managers  who  will  attend  are : 

Fred  M.  Jack,  southern  district 
manager  with  headquarters  in  Dallas, 
and  branch  managers  H.  J.  Ochs,  At- 
lanta; R.  L.  McCoy,  Charlotte;  W. 
E.  Callaway,  Dallas ;  Byron  Adams. 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Also  to  Get  Interest  in 
St.  Louis  Circuit 

Indications  over  the  weekend  were 
that  Warners  will  turn  over  the 
Shubert-Rialto,  Orpheum  and  Hi- 
Pointe  in  St.  Louis  to  Fanchon  & 
Marco  on  June  26.  In  addition  to  the 
leases  of  the  three  theatres,  F.  &  M. 
will  acquire  Warners  42  per  cent  in- 
terest in  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.,  operating  20  neighborhood  thea- 
tres, and  now  in  receivership  witli 
Nelson  Cunliff  as  receiver,  thereby 
making  F.  &  M.  the  dominant  factor 
in  the  Mound  City. 

Contracts  in  the  deal,  which  have 
been  in  work  since  the  Government's 
equity  case  against  Warners,  RKO 
and  Paramount  was  settled  out  of 
court  on  April  30,  are  expected  to  be 
ready  for  signatures  the  latter  part  of 
the  week  when  Harry  C.  Arthur,  vice- 
president,  will  make  the  first  monthly 
payment  of  about  $4,500,  as  part  of  the 
$385,000  deal,  plus  interest. 

Negotiations  for  the  52  per  cent 
stock  in  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co., 
owned  by  Skouras  Brothers  Enter- 
prises, also  in  receivership,  have  beeii 
discontinued  for  the  time  being,  but 
will  be  resumed  shortly  after  F.  &  M. 
takes  over  the  three  Warner  first  and 
second  runs. 

The  10-year  franchise  for  Warner 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Disnev  Will  Make 
Features  in  1940 

With  "Snow  White  and  the  Seven 
Dwarfs"  now  in  work  and  the  rights 
for  another  story  being  cleared,  Walt 
Disney  plans  to  concentrate  on  feature 
production  in  1940,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. 

This    is    covering    a  considerable 
space  of  time  in  this  industry,  but 
these    are    Disney's    plans.  "Snow 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


Shea  and  Warners  in 
Jamestown,  N.Y.Pool 

Feiber  and  Shea  and  Warners  have 
pooled  their  three  theatres  at  James- 
town, N.  Y.  E.  C.  Grainger  of  the 
former  circuit  will  set  policy  this 
week,  but  the  Shea  there  will  play  the 
choice  of  "A"  product  on  a  single  bill 
policy.  The  Palace  and  Winter  Gar- 
den are  the  two  Warner  houses  in  the 
pool  which  provides  for  joint  opera- 
tion. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Vol.  39  June  15,  1936  No.  140 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 

^and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1270  Sixth 
Avenue,  at  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York. 
Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  address 
"Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  contents  copy- 
righted 1936  by  Quigley  Publications,  Inc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to  the  New  York 
Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Heralij,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
Office  Check-Up. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boont 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
Manager  j  London  Bureau:  4  Golden 
Square,  London,  W.  1,  Bruce  Allan, 
Representative.  Cable  address  "Quig- 
pubco, London";  Berlin  Bureau:  Stuel- 
erstrasse  2,  Berlin  W  35;  Joachim  K. 
Rutenberg,  Representative;  Paris  Bureau: 
19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des-Noues,  Pierre 
Autre,  Representative;  Rome  Bureau:  Viale 
Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  888  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehler,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  VVeissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 

4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y„  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
Americas,,  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
1 0  cents. 


Legion  Approves  8 
Of  9  New  Pictures 

Eight  of  nine  new  pictures  reviewed 
and  classified  in  the  list  for  the  cur- 
rent week  of  the  National  Legion  of 
Decency  were  noted  as  unobjection- 
able for  general  patronage.  Only  one 
was  called  objectionable  in  part.  The 
new  films  reviewed,  and  their  classifi- 
cations, follow : 

Class  A-l,  Unobjectionable  for  Gen- 
eral Patronage — "Educating  Father," 
"Fugitive  Sheriff,"  "The  Girl  of  the 
Ozarks,"  "Gruess  Mir  Die  Lore," 
"Hearts  Divided,"  "Nine  Days  a 
Queen,"  "Poor  Little  Rich  Girl,"  "The 
Shadow."  Class  B,  Objectionable  in 
Part — "Secret  Agent." 

Frances  Marion  Busy 
On  2  English  Films 

London,  June  14. — Frances  Marion 
is  here  working  with  Alexander 
Korda,  associate  producer,  on  the 
scripts  of  two  pictures.  The  first 
will  be  "Knight  Without  Armor," 
with  Marlene  Dietrich,  which  will 
start  Aug.  1. 

Miss  Marion  is  writing  the  script 
for  the  first  from  a  story  by  James 
Hilton,  author  of  "Goodbye  Mr. 
Chips."  Miss  Marion  will  return  to 
M-G-M  next  year. 


THOSE  who  continue  to  main- 
tain faith  in  Hollywood  and 
the  celluloid  institution  are  about 
to  enjoy  the  gratifying  glow  of 
throwing  out  their  chins  a  bit 
more  firmly  and  proudly.  No  one, 
of  course,  can  tell  what  surprises 
the  busy  lots  in  the  west  are  about 
to  spring.  It  is,  therefore,  per- 
haps well  enough  to  adhere  to 
the  available  facts  predicated  on 
direct  scrutiny  of  quality  per- 
formance and  film  completed  and 
showing  or  about  to  be.  The 
preponderance  of  that  evidence  is 
quite  enough.  .  .  . 

▼ 

The  stories  of  "The  Great 
Ziegfeld"  and  "Show  Boat"  have 
been  recounted,  if  not  in  this 
space,  in  the  preview  wires  out 
of  Hollywood  and  in  box-office 
headlines  out  of  the  nation's  key 
cities.  They  are  standing  four- 
square on  their  own  and  doing 
very,  very  nicely  if  you  don't 
mind.  This  weekend  pondering 
rather  has  to  do  with  matters  cur- 
rent or  about  to  become  so.  It 
has  to  do,  for  one  thing,  with  a 
picture,  now  in  its  second  week 
on  Broadway,  called  "Fury."  In- 
terested by  appraisals  from  the 
coast,  intrigued  and  then  excited 
by  the  typewriter  boys  on  the 
New  York  dailies,  finally  we  took 
a  look.  We  are  going  again.  . .  . 
T 

Sitting  on  the  loge  steps  at  the 
Capitol  until  a  couple  of  seats 
came  along  was  no  inconvenience 
at  all  and  besides,  they  use  soft 
and  deep  carpets  there.  In 
"Fury,"  Hollywood,  in  this  in- 
stance represented  by  Metro,  hit 
out  hard  and  valiantly  against 
mob  rule  and  lynching  and  filled 
each  blow  with  the  kind  of  sock 
that  leaves  its  mark.  For,  in  this 
story  of  mass  hysteria  and  fright- 
ful injustice,  is  an  indictment  of 
scathing,  pungent  and  prussic- 
acid  bite.  The  foreword  makes  it 
clear  that,  if  what  follows  should 
happen  to  remind  of  individuals 
and  dates  and  places,  they  merely 
become  "coincidental."  Yet,  culled 
from  newspaper  headlines  but 
with  dramatic  melodramatic  em- 
broidery added,  the  highlights 
easily  will  be  recognized  as  a  bif 
of  this  from  one  lynching  and  a 
trifle  of  that  from  another.  The 
sum  total  pieces  itself  together  as 


Conn.  M.P.T.O.Plans  Golf 

New  Haven,  June  14. — The  Con- 
necticut M.P.T.O.  has  completed  plans 
for  a  statewide  film  golf  tournament, 
to  be  held  at  the  Race  Brook  Country 
Club  here  on  July  14.  President  Ir- 
ving C.  Jacocks,  Jr.,  has  named  Ed- 
ward G.  Levy  secretary  and  Ed  Raffile 
treasurer  of  the  chief  tournament  com- 
mittee, with  other  groups  to  handle 
handicaps,  entertainment,  gifts,  attend- 
ance, publicity  and  refreshments. 


what  might  be  and,  indeed  has 
been,  the  disgraceful  history  of 
the  six  thousand  lynchings  of 
record  in  the  last  forty-nine 
years.  And  that,  we  assert,  is  a 
blight  on  the  social  escutcheon  of 
the  nation  and  one  requiring 
penetration.  .  .  . 

"Fury"  throws  cold,  unreliev- 
ing  light  into  the  inefficiencies  of 
the  legal  system,  the  political 
boss,  the  smugness  of  small  town 
America  and  it  points  out  in  bold 
and  horrific  detail  how  easily 
may  be  scratched  and  then  in- 
flamed the  sadistic  tendencies  of 
the  average  American  moron. 
This  is  not  a  pleasant  picture.  It 
is  strong,  drippy  red  meat,  but  it 
is  powerful  and  effective.  It  in- 
duces thought  and  invites  con- 
siderable morose  and  unhappy 
reflection  over  the  sort  of  social 
scheme  which  allows  such  un- 
pardonable matters  as  lynchings 
to  happen.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Frankly,  we  are  skeptical  about 
"Fury"  at  the  box-office.  Cer- 
tainly and  for  the  seriousness 
and  the  drama  which  are  in  it, 
Metro  deserves  an  accolade  for 
the  courage  which  gave  it  birth. 
We  extend  the  awards  further  to 
include  Fritz  Lang,  the  distin- 
guished director  of  "M"  and 
"Metropolis,"  whose  job  this  is; 
to  Bartlett  Cormack  and  to  Nor- 
man Krasna  for  their  acid  pens ; 
to  the  strong  cast  which  includes 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Sylvia  Sidney 
and  Walter  Abel,  whose  work  as 
the  prosecuting  attorney  we  have 
the  conviction  to  describe  as 
impressive.  .  .  . 

T 

"Fury,"  a  commercial  success 
or  not,  is  Hollywood  at  its  most 
intelligent  and  at  its  most  seri- 
ous. There  are  segments  of  the 
public  greater  than  perhaps  are 
appreciated  by  most  within  the 
industry  who  want  something  be- 
yond boy  meeting  girl  and  who, 
by  their  faithful  allegiance  at 
large  to  Hollywood,  thereby  are 
entitled  to  have  that  wish  met. 
"Fury"  is  of  the  sort  which  not 
only  does  this,  but  imparts  con- 
tinued hope  that,  as  a  medium  for 
depicting  drama,  the  screen  com- 
mands recognition  as  a  major 
force.  .  .  . 


Para.  Sets  Argentine  Film 

Buenos  Aires,  June  14. — John  Na- 
than, Paramount  manager  in  Argen- 
tina, has  concluded  negotiations  for 
the  production  of  a  film.  The  company 
will  be  the  first  foreign  firm  to  pro- 
duce in  this  country.  Negotiations 
were  concluded  yesterday  with  A. I. A. 
of  La  Plata,  which  controls  a  circuit 
in  that  city.  Shooting  will  begin  next 
week,  with  a  cast  of  local  players 
under  the  direction  of  Manuel  Romero. 


Monday,  June  15,  IV 

Columbia  to  Raise 
Advertising  Budgi 

Columbia  Pictures  will  increase 
national  advertising  expenditures  i 
all  important  pictures  on  the  cc 
pany's  new  season  schedule,  accord  i 
to  Jack  Cohn,  vice-president. 

Extensive  advertising  campaigns 
individual  productions  are  planned 
cooperation  with  pre-release  and  fir 
run  theatres,  Cohn  said.    The  ad\( 
tising  budget  for  this  purpose  is  bei 
appreciably  increased  on  the  basis 
results  obtained  wherever  the  plan  1 
been  employed  during  the  past  seast 
he  said.    Cohn  expressed  the  opini 
that   increased   advertising  approp 
ations  for  films  are  required  in  ore 
that   films   may   command   a  bet 
share  of  public  attention  in  compe 
tion  with  the  increased  merchandisi 
appeal  of  other  entertainment  for1 
and  large  scale  advertising  used 
travel  agencies  and  beverage  firms 

"Columbia,  like  other  film  co 
panics,  realizes  the  competition  it 
facing  in  the  advertising  field  vv 
competing  industries  increasing  th 
budgets  and  turning  to  unusual  n, 
thods  for  presenting  their  merchi 
dise,"  Cohn  said.  "We  have  for. 
that  retrenchment  in  merchandising 
expensive  in  the  long  run  and  tl 
the  public  responds  only  to 
sustained,  planned  campaign." 


Golf  Tourney  Nears 

Final  arrangements  are  being  m; 
for  The  Film  Daily's  annual  golf  toi 
nament,  always  one  of  the  big  pari 
of  the  year,  at  Glen  Oaks  in  Gr 
Neck,  L.  I.,  on  June  24.  A  wide 
sortment  of  prizes  is  being  lined 
Latest  to  join  is  Joe  Hornstein  \\ 
will  present  each  entrant  whose  f 
are  paid  on  or  before  June  19  \v 
inscribed  Spalding  golf  balls. 


"Deeds9'  Setting  Recor 

Seattle,  June  14. — "Mr.  Dei 
Goes  to  Town"  is  pointing  to  a  rec< 
locally  for  length  of  run.  It  is  in 
10th  week  at  the  Liberty,  after  havi 
been  set  in  for  four.  The  pres 
record  is  held  by  "It  Happened  C 
Night,"  which  ran  for  11  week* 
the  same  house. 


F.  W.  Speers  Resigns 

Denver,  June  14. — Fred  W.  Spee 
dramatic  editor  of  the  Denver  Pi 
has  resigned  to  become  city  editor 
the  Wyoming  Tribune-Leader  at  On 
enne.  Speers  has  been  drama 
editor  of  the  Post  since  1932. 


Music  Hall  Still  Leadt 

During  the  fifth  week  of  the  M 
Baseball  League,  four  games  w 
played,  with  the  Music  Hall  team  s 
in  the  lead.  The  results  of  the  gar 
were  :  Columbia,  7 — Paramount, 
Skouras,  8 — Consolidated.  6 ;  M 
and  United  Artists  tied ;  Music  H 
4— M-G-M,  1. 


Wolfe  Joins  Photophon 

Hollywood,  June  14. — M.  V.  Wq 
has  been  named  manager  of  the  w| 
coast  Photophone  engineering  depa 
ment  of  RCA  Manufacturing  '• 
Wolfe  will  report  directly  to  Maxj 
Batsel,  Photophone  development 
in  Camden,  N.  J. 


Opens  Argentine  Offic 

Buenos  Aires,  June  14. — Twenti^ 
Century-Fox  tomorrow  will  open 
new  exchange  here. 


INCREASED 


MANPOWER 


Talent  Attracts  Talent 
Success  Begets  Success 


mm  the  threshold  of  its  most  wmmmmm- 


to  announce  that 


tan 


$f$  and  box-office  personalities 


it's  already  brilliant 


m 


and  writers* 


PLAYERS 

Edward  Arnold,  Jean  Arthur,  Jack  Benny/  Bon  Burns,  Irene 
Dunne,  Frank  Forest,  Ketti  Gallian,  Gladys  George  (by 

arrangement  with  M.G.M. 

PRODUCERS 

Emanuel  Cohen,  Frank  Lloyd,  Harold  Lloyd,  B.  P.  Schulberg 
and  Richard  Rowland;  each  of  whom  has  an  impressive  record  of 
box-office  successes  to  his  credit. 

DIRECTORS 

George  Archainbaud,  Eddie  Buzzell,  Stuart  Heisler,  Elliott 
Nugent,  William  Russell  and  FRANK  LLOYD,  Producer- 
Director,  who  has  directed  during  the  past  year  two  of  the  outstand- 
ing box-office  attractions  of  all  time  in  "Mutiny  on  the  Bounty"  and 
"Under  Two  Flags". 

COMPOSER 

Jerome  Kern,  whose  melodies  are  famous  the  world  over. 

PARAMOUNT  is  also  happy  to  announce  that  the  following  players 
who  have  been  in  Paramount  hits  during  the  past  year  will  again  be 
associated  with  that  company  in  one  or  more  pictures  during  the 
coming  year:  Joan  Bennett,  John  Boles,  Madeleine  Carroll, 
Harold  Lloyd,  Adolphe  Menjou,  Sylvia  Sidney,  ¥eree  Teasdale 
. . .  and  that  Harry  Sherman  will  again  produce  his  famous  "Hopalong" 
series  in  1936=37  in  addition  lo  "The  B  arrier  • 


**** 


Cparamount 


(pictures 


PLATERS 

Lei!  Erikson 

Ann  Evers 

Jimmie  Allen 

Frances  Farmer 

Edward  Arnold 

V/.  C  Fields 

Henry  Arthur 

Robert  Fiske 

Jean  Arthur 

Frank  Forest 

Benny  Baker 

Wilma  Francis 

George  Barbier 

William  r  rawley 

Paul  Barrett 

Ketti  Gallian 

Bennie  Bartlett 

*  Gladys  George 

Joan  Bennett 

Gary  Grant 

Irene  Bennett 

Kay  Gritnth 

Jack  Benny 

rorter  nan 

Mary  Boland 

1  uuf  nuyuuii 

John  Boles 

David  Holt 

Veda  Ann  Borg 

Wr»Hi&  Hnnnpi' 

Olympe  Bradna 

nu  nwuiu 

Tom  Brown 

lohn  Howard 

Bob  Burns 

A/frtren /*t  Hunt 

George  Burns  and 

Roscoe  Karns 

Gracie  Allen 

Marten  Lamont 

Claudette  Colbert 

Billy  Lee 

Gary  Cooper 

Harold  Lloyd 

Ernest  Cossart 

Carole  Lombard 

Larry  Crabbe 

Nick  Lukats 

Bing  Crosby 

Ida  Lupino 

Robert  Cummings 

Fred  MacMurray 

Louis  DaPron 

Gertrude  Michael 

Marlene  Dietrich 

Ray  Milland 

Johnny  Downs 

John  Morley 

Frances  Drake 

Jack  Oakie 

Irene  Dunne 

Lynne  Overman 

By  Arrangement  wwh  M.O.M 


Gail  Patrick 
Elizabeth  Patterson 
Jeanne  Perkins 
Purnell  Pratt 
Charles  Quigley 
George  Raft 
Terry  Ray 
Jane  Rhodes 
Charlie  Ruggles 
Elizabeth  Russell 
Sylvia  Sidney 
Randolph  Scott 
Gail  Sheridan 
Alison  Skipworth 
Sir  Guy  Standing 
Louise  Stanley 
Louise  Stuart 
Gladys  Swarthout 
A  lam  T  amir  off 
Colin  Tapley 
Kent  Taylor 
Terry  Walker 
Virginia  Weidler 
Mae  West 
Eleanore  Whitney 

DIRECTORS 

George  Archainbaud 
Charles  Barton 
Eddie  Bunell 
Cecil  B.  DeMille 

Emit  Lubitsch 


©-19 


E.  A.  Dupont 
Robert  Florey 
Chester  M.  Franklin 
Alexander  Hall 
Henry  Hathaway 
Stuart  Heisler 
James  Hogan 
Mitchell  Leisen 
Frank  Lloyd  (Pt«duc«.-Di^cto,; 
Otho  Lovering 
Leo  McCarey 
Ray  McCarey 
Norman  McLeod 
Lewis  Milestone 
Elliott  Nugent 
Wesley  Ruggles 
William  Russell 
William  Shea 
Norman  Taurog 
King  Vidor 
Harold  Young 

WRITERS 

Frank  R.  Adams 
Stuart  Anthony 
Duke  Atteberry 
George  Auerbach 
Harry  Behn 
Arnold  Belgard 
Dorothy  Bennett 
Claude  Binyon 
Ralph  Block 
Charles  Brackett 


John  Bright 

Frederick  Hazlett  Brennan 

Frank  Butler 

Alan  Campbell 

Franklin  Coen 

James  A.  Creelman 

Walter  DeLeon 

Herbert  Fields 

Edith  Fitzgerald 

Nina  C.  Fraser 

Gilbert  Gabriel 

Gerald  Geraghty 

Eve  Greene 

Wid  Gunning 

Oscar  Hammerstein  II 

Don  Hartman 

Betty  Hill 

Grover  Jones 

Norman  Krasna 

Harold  Lamb 

Albert  Shelby  LeVino 

Jeanie  Macpherson 

Philip  MacDonald 

Max  Marcin 

Clarence  Marks 

Joseph  Moncure  March 

Brian  Marlow 

Francis  Martin 

Edwin  Justus  Mayer 

Patterson  McNutt 

Jack  Mintz 

Sam  Mintz 

John  C,  Moffitt 


Thomas  Monroe 
Seena  Owen 
Dorothy  Parker 
Frank  Partos 
William  Rankin 
Marguerite  Roberts 
Harry  Buskin 
Madeleine  Ruthven 
Sidney  Salkow 
Dore  Senary 
Paul  Schofield 
Viola  B.  Shore 
Michael  L.  Simmons 
Louis  Stevens 
Preston  Sturges 
Robert  Tasker 
Sylvia  Thalberg 
Keene  Thompson 
Virginia  Van  Upp 
Bobby  Vernon 
Frank  Wallace 
Richard  Weil 
Robert  Yost 
Waldemar  Young 
Harlan  Ware 

COMPOSERS 
and  LYRICISTS 

Sam  Coslow 
Frederick  Hollander 
Jerome  Kern 

Erich  Wolfgang  Korngold 
Ralph  Rainger 
Leo  Robin 


1936-37  PAR  AMOUNT'S  MA 


TITLE 


CAST  AND  DIRECTOR 


TITLE 


AUGUS 

T 

NOVEMBER 

THE  TEXAS  RANGERS 


THE  GENERAL  DIED  AT  DAWN 


My  American  Wife 


Lady  Be  Careful 


I'd  Give  My  Life 


Johnny  Gets  His  Gun 


Hollywood  Boulevard 


BIG  BROADCAST  OF  1937 


With  FRED  MacMURRAY.  JACK  OAKIE.  JEAN  PARKER. 
LLOYD  NOLAN.  BENNIE  BARTLETT.  Directed  by  KING 
VIDOR. 


GARY  COOPER  and  MADELEINE  CARROLL,  with  WIL- 
LIAM FRAWLEY.  AKIM  TAMIROFF  and  PORTER  HALL. 
Directed  by  LEWIS  MILESTONE.  Screen  play  is  by 
CLIFFORD  ODETS. 


With  FRANCIS  LEDERER.  ANN  SOTHERN.  FRED 
STONE.  BILLIE  BURKE.  KETTI  GALLIAN.  Directed  by 
HAROLD  YOUNG. 


With  LEW  AYRES.  MARY  CARLISLE.  LARRY  CRABBE. 
BENNY  BAKER.  GRANT  WITHERS.  Directed  by  TED 
REED  and  IRVING  SALKOW. 


With  TOM  BROWN,  FRANCES  DRAKE  and  a  picked 
cast. 


With  RALPH  BELLAMY.  KATHERINE  LOCKE.  DAVID 
HOLT. 


WITH  BANNERS  BLOWING 


Murder  with  Pictures 

(Title  Tentative) 


Wedding  Present 


Hideaway  Girl 


WIVES  NEVER  KNOW 


Stairs  of  Sand 


The  Return  of  Hopalong  Cassidy 


With  JOHN  HALLIDAY.  ROBERT  CUMMINGS.  MARSHA 
HUNT.  ESTHER  RALSTON.  FRIEDA  INESCORT.  BETTY 
COMPSON  and  MAURICE  COSTELLO.  Directed  by 
ROBERT  FLOREY. 


With  JACK  BENNY.  GEORGE  BURNS  and  GRACIE 
ALLEN.  RANDOLPH  SCOTT.  MARTHA  RAYE.  BOB 
BURNS.  LEOPOLD  STOKOWSKI  and  the  Symphony 
Orchestra  and  other  star  specialties  from  stage,  screen 
and  radio.  Directed  by  MITCHELL  LEISEN. 


Starring  GLADYS  GEORGE,  star  oi  the  stage  success 
"PERSONAL  APPEARANCE,"  ARLINE  JUDGE.  JOHN 
HOWARD.  DUDLEY  DIGGES,  ISABEL  JEWELL.  HARRY 
CAREY.  Directed  by  WESLEY  RUGGLES. 


KETTI  GALLIAN.  KENT  TAYLOR  and  box-office  cast. 


JOAN  BENNETT,  CARY  GRANT.  GEORGE  BANCROFT 
and  popular  cast;  B.  P.  SCHULBERG'S  first  production 
on  his  return  to  Paramount.  From  the  story  by  Paul 
Gallico  in  the  "Saturday  Evening  Post,"  Directed  by 
RICHARD  WALLACE. 


With  FRANCES  FARMER  and  a  cast  oi  featured  players. 


MARY  BOLAND,  CHARLIE  RUGGLES.  ADOLPHE  MEN- 
JOU,  VEREE  TEASDALE.  Directed  by  ELLIOTT  NUGENT. 


A  ZANE  GREY  picture  with  LARRY  CRABBE.  MARSHA 
HUNT,  RAYMOND  HATTON,  LEIF  ERIKSON. 


MAID  OF  SALEM 


PERSONAL  APPEARANCE 


Queen  of  the  Jungle 


Everything  for  Sale 


Three  Married  Men 


Rose  Bowl 


With  BILL  BOYD.  JIMMY  ELLISON  and  GEORGE 
HAYES.  Follow-up  series  oi  HARRY  SHERMAN  West- 
erns will  be  bigger  and  better  than  last  year's  releases. 


Starring  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT  in  a  picture  oi  tre- 
mendous scope.  With  an  important  cast.  Directed  by 
FRANK  LLOYD. 


With  MAE  WEST,  LYNNE  OVERMAN,  ELIZABETH 
PATTERSON.  An  EMANUEL  COHEN  Production.  This 
is  the  stage  play  that  ran  for  more  than  a  year  on 
Broadway  and  is  a  natural  ior  MAE  WEST. 


RAYMOND  MILLAND.  SIR  GUY  STANDING.  AKIM 
TAMIROFF,  LYNNE  OVERMAN.  Directed  by  MAX 
MARGIN. 


With  a  selected  cast  oi  Players. 


LYNNE  OVERMAN,  ROSCOE  EARNS,  WILLIAM  FRAW- 
LEY. GEORGE  BARBIER.  ROBERT  CUMMINGS.  GAIL 
SHERIDAN.  ELIZABETH  PATTERSON.  BENNIE  BART- 
LETT. VIRGINIA  WEIDLER.  Directed  by  EDDIE  BUZZELL. 


FRANCES  FARMER.  JOHN  HOWARD.  LARRY  CRABBE. 
NICK  LUKATS.  BENNY  BAKER.  Released  at  the  height 
oi  the  iootball  season  and  with  plenty  oi  exploitation 
angles. 


THE  PLAINSMAN 


CHAMPAGNE  WALTZ 


PINKERTON,  THE  DETECTIVI 


HOTEL  HAYWIRE 


The  Barrier 


Our  Miss  Keane 


Trail  Dust 


COLLEGE  HOLIDAY 


DON'T  LOOK  NOW 


The  Tightwad 


Broadway  Afternoon 
The  Turning  Point 


SPAWN  OF  THE  NORTH 
HARD  TO  HANDLE 


FOLLOW  THE  SUN 


Playboy 


A  Gun  for  Hire 


ARTISTS  AND  MODELS 


Cottonwood  Gulch 


'O- MEASURE  GROUP  1936-37  I 


CAST  AND  DIRECTOR 


IY  COOPER,  JEAN  ARTHUR,  and  a  big  supporting 
.  A  CECIL  B.  DeMILLE  Production, 

LDYS  SWARTHOUT.  FRED  MacMURRAY.  JACK 
□E,  VELOZ  and  YOLANDA,  LYDA  ROBERTI,  FRANK 
[REST.  Directed  by  EDDIE  SUTHERLAND,  director 
Mississippi." 

I/ARD  ARNOLD  and  an  all-star  cast.  Dramatizes 
of  the  most  exciting  events  in  the  life  of  the  great 
jrican  detective.  A  B.  P.  SCHULBERG  Production. 

i  CHARLIE  RUGGLES.  MARY  BOLAND.  GEORGE 
NS  and  GRACIE  ALLEN.  In  the  same  class  as 
amational  House." 

best  read  and  probably  the  best  liked  oi  all  the 
BEACH  yams.  A  pitcure  that  actually  beats  with 
thunder  oi  its  great  emotions.  HARRY  SHERMAN, 
producer  oi  action  pictures,  will  see  to  it  that  it 
the  kind  oi  production  it  deserves. 

x  VIRGINIA  WE  IDLER  and  BELLY  LEE.  From  "Sat- 
ry  Evening  Post"  story  by  the  popular  woman 
sr.  Grace  Sartwell  Mason. 

'ALONG  CASSIDY  No.  2. 
BOYD.  JIMMY  ELLISON.  GEORGE  HAYES,  and 


I  BENNY.  FRANCES  FARMER,  LOUIS  DaPRON, 
ERT  CUMMDMGS,  JOHNNY  DOWNS.  ELEANORE 
TNEY.  MARTHA  RAYE. 

i  W.  C.  FIELDS  and  a  hand-picked  cast.  This  is  the 
ire  that  Bill  has  wanted  to  do  for  years.  It's  his  idea 
i  real  No.  1  Fields'  vehicle.  Based  on  JULIAN 
EET'S  famous  "Need  of  Change." 

i  CHARLIE  RUGGLES  heading  a  cast  of  prominent 
mount  featured  players.  Another  Paul  Gallico  story 
of  the  "Saturday  Evening  Post."  An  hilarious  role 
uggles  as  the  penny  pincher  who  suddenly  awakes 
enerosity. 

i  a  cast  of  Paramount  featured  players.  This  is  the 
urday  Evening  Post"  story  that  took  the  prize  as 
trickiest  mystery  story  of  1935. 

i  TOM  BROWN,  GAIL  PATRICK,  MARSHA  HUNT. 
ABETH  PATTERSON.  A  thrilling  drama  set  against 
ixciting  background  of  life  in  smalltown  America. 


OLE  LOMBARD,  CARY  GRANT,  RANDOLPH 
TT,  and  all-star  cast  Directed  by  HENRY  HATHA- 
f.  who  did  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer"  and  "Trail 
le  Lonesome  Pine."  In  TECHNICOLOR. 

i  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT  and  a  perfect  supporting 
Directed  by  WESLEY  RUGGLES. 

i  BING  CROSBY.  GEORGE  BURNS  and  GRACIE 
iN.  LYNNE  OVERMAN.  Directed  by  NORMAN 
ROG. 


'RGE  RAFT.  IDA  LUPINO  and  an  all-star  cast. 


i  a  cast  of  featured  players.  Thrilling  melodrama 
murderer  who  ends  the  liie  of  a  great  statesman 
how  he  is  tricked  into  capture.  Built  on  original 
>  with  several  novel  twists  of  plot  that  make  for  sus- 
ie  and  intense  excitement. 

3  musical  studded  by  spectacular  acts  never  seen 
>e  screen  before.  Song  hits,  and  lavish  dance  num- 
galore.  Script  by  KATHARINE  BRUSH,  S.  J.  and 
RA  PERELMAN.  and  KEENE  THOMPSON. 

ALONG  CASSIDY  No.  3. 


Third  and  Fourth  Quarters  1936-37 

TITLE 

CAST  AND  DIRECTOR 

2  with  MARLENE  DIETRICH 

1st  with  ERNST  LUBITSCH  (musical)  directing.  2nd 
with  FRANK  LLOYD  directing. 

2  with  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT 

One  of  these  will  be  THE  GOLDEN  ERA."  a  glorious 
drama  cut  to  the  Colbert  design. 

SLAVE  SHIP 

Paramount's  Second  BIG  ALL-TECHNICOLOR  Pic- 
ture of  the  year,  with  GARY  COOPER.  Directed  by 
HENRY  HATHAWAY. 

DIAMOND  RUSH 

Starring  either  GARY  COOPER  or  FRED  MacMUR- 
RAY and  directed  by  WESLEY  RUGGLES.  An  excit- 
ing story  of  the  South  African  diamond  rush. 

COUNT  OF  LUXEMBOURG 

With  IRENE  DUNNE.  JOHN  BOLES;  W.  C.  FIELDS 
and  FRANK  FOREST.  .  Franz  Lehar's  world-famous 
operetta  with  the  original  glorious  Lehar  music. 

PANAMA  GAL 

FRED  MacMURRAY  and  CAROLE  LOMBARD.  A  ro- 
mantic comedy  with  music,  of  the  "Princess  Comes 
Across"  type. 

SAFARI 

With  EDWARD  ARNOLD  and  a  prominent  feminine 
star.  A  picture  with  all  the  excitement  and  intrigue 
that  an  African  background  can  supply. 

HIGH,  WIDE  and  HANDSOME 

Starring  IRENE  DUNNE  and  FRED  MacMURRAY, 
RANDOLPH  SCOTT.  Music  and  lyrics  by  Jerome 
Kern  and  Oscar  Hammerstein  II. 

THAT'S  WHAT  GIRLS  ARE 
MADE  OF 

SYLVIA  SIDNEY  and  FRED  MacMURRAY,  in  a  mod- 
ern romantic  drama.  B.  P.  SCHULBERG  Production. 

IT  HAPPENED  IN  PARADISE 

Starring  oiWvj  OHUodi,  IDA  L U rin <~K  n,  ©sg-ume  j 
song  and  dance  show  aimed  to  catch  the  late  spring 
trade.  A  summer  camp  musical. 

EASY  LIVING 

JEAN  ARTHUR  in  a  last-stepping  romance  of  the  ] 
"Hands  Across  the  Table"  kind.  Miss  Arthur  is  now  1 
one  of  the  top  draws  in  pictures. 

1  more  GARY  COOPER 

Made  i©  the  measure  of  Cooper's  importance  to  the  1 
box-office  with  a  star  supporting  cast  and  en  ace  I 
director. 

1  with  HAROLD  LLOYD 

Another  ace  comedy  oi  the  same  box-office  proper-  1 
tions  as  "THE  MILKY  WAY"  with  the  same  big-time  I 
all-star  cast, 

3  More  Hopaiong  Cassidys 

"THE  ROUNDUP,"  "BRING  ME  HIS  EARS,''  "RUS-  I 
TLERS'  VALLEY." 

STAR  POWER! 

PARAMOUNT  will  deliver  during  1936-37  at  least 
5 5  important  pictures  made  to  the  measure  of 
26  box  office  stars  listed  alphabetically  below: 


2 

-  KDWMO  ARNOLD 

S 

SI 

«a  JEAN  ARTHUR 

4 

2 

^  JOAN  BENNETT 

1 

3 

....  JACK  BENNY 

4 

1 

....  JOHN  BOLES 

3 

...k  BURNS  &  ALLEN 

4 

2 

BOB  BURNS 

4 

.»  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT 

4 

2 

2 
2 


(2  directed  by  Frank  Lloyd) 
(2  directed  by  Wesley  Haggles) 

ilEf  COOPBR 

(%  with  Madeleine  Carroll) 
(1  with  Jean  Arthur) 
{1  directed  by  Henry  Hathaway) 
fl  Emanuel  Cohen  Production) 

BIN  €  CROSBY 
MARLENE  DIETRICH 

(1  directed  by  Ernst  Lubitsch) 
(1  directed  by  Frank  Lloyd) 

IRENE  DUNNE 
W.   C.  FIELDS 


«-tth 


with 


wijh 


2 
4 


with 


with 


wish 


4 
1 

3 
1 


GLADYS  GEORGE 

By  arr-mgement  wi*i.  M.O.M. 

GARY  GRANT 
HAROLD  LLOYD 
CAROLS  LOMBARD 

(1  in  Technicolor  with  Gary  Grant 

and  Randolph  Scott) 
(1  with  Fred  MacMurray) 
(2  others  not  cast  yet) 

FRED  MacMURRAY 

(t  with  Carole  Lombard) 
(1  with  Irene  Dunne) 
(i  with  Sylvia  Sidney) 
(1  with  Gladys  Swarthout) 

ADOLPHE  MBNJOU- 
VERSE  TEASDALE 

JACK  OAKIE 

GEORGE  RAFT 

MARY  BOLAND- 
CHARLIE  RUGGLES 

RANDOLPH  SCOTT 

SYLVIA  SIDNEY 

GLADYS  SWARTHOUT 

MAE  WEST 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Return  of  Sophie  Lang" 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Light  drama,  roguery,  comedy  and  romance 
are  the  ingredients  of  this  story,  telling  of  the  regeneration  of  a  notorious 
woman  Raffles.  Keyed  to  a  vein  of  suspense,  the  dialogue  and  action  are 
well  balanced  and  move  at  a  speedy  pace.  With  effective  application, 
these  qualities,  plus  credible  individual  performances,  result  in  a  good 
average  entertainment. 

Supposedly  dead,  Gertrude  Michael,  as  Sophie,  in  making  her  farewell 
visit  to  her  London  tomb,  meets  the  romantically  inclined  Ray  Milland, 
an  American  reporter.  Reformed,  Miss  Michael  sails  to  America  as  a 
companion  to  Elizabeth  Patterson,  a  wealthy  jewel  collector. 

Also  on  board  the  ship  are  Sir  Guy  Standing,  an  international  jewel 
thief,  and  Milland.  Standing  steals  Miss  Patterson's  jewels,  and,  though 
she  is  not  suspected,  Miss  Michael  admits  to  Miss  Patterson  that  she  is 
Sophie  Lang,  and  promises  to  recover  the  stolen  gems.  Getting  off  the 
boat  safely  by  placing  the  loot  in  Milland's  pocket,  Standing  cleverly 
recovers  it  when  he  is  safely  past  the  customs.  To  protect  his  own  hide, 
Standing  tips  off  the  police  that  Miss  Michael  has  the  jewels,  but  she, 
by  brilliant,  exciting  application  of  Raffles'  tactics  after  eluding  the 
police,  re-steals  and  returns  the  diamonds  to  Miss  Patterson.  The  finale 
is  her  regeneration  in  Milland's  love. 

The  realistic  work  of  the  principals  is  embellished  by  the  performances 
of  Colin  Taplcy,  Paul  Harvey,  Garry  Owen,  Don  Rowan  and  Purncll 
Pratt.  George  Archainbaud's  direction  takes  full  advantage  of  the  pro- 
duction's assets  and  the  talents  of  the  players.  The  film  is  based  on  a 
story  by  Frederick  Anderson.  The  screenplay  by  Patterson  McNut.t 
and  Brian  Marlow  is  smooth  and  believable. 

Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  67  minutes. 
"G." 


"High  Tension" 

( Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Treating  deep  sea  diving  in  a  farcical  rather 
than  a  dramatic  manner,  this  picture  emerges  as  a  fast-moving  comedy 
which  should  click  in  smaller  houses. 

Brian  Donlevy,  a  diving  expert  with  a  Zioncheck  complex,  carries  the 
brunt  of  the  story,  getting  himself  involved  in  scrapes  ashore  but  gaining 
forgiveness  from  Robert  McWade,  his  boss,  and  Glenda  Farrell,  his 
sweetheart,  because  when  laying  cables  30  fathoms  under  he  is  the  best 
in  the  business.  During  one  barroom  brawl,  Norman  Foster  befriends 
Donlevy.  In  appreciation,  Donlevy  teaches  Foster  the  diving  business, 
and  later,  when  Foster  is  on  his  own,  Donlevy  saves  him  from  a  watery 
grave  in  the  best  picture  tradition. 

Allan  Dwan  directed  the  script,  concentrating  on  the  comedy  elements 
and  getting  some  very  humorous  sequences.  Helen  Wood,  Romaine 
Callender,  Jasper  Sawyer  and  Hattie  McDaniel  are  best  in  the  support, 
with  Sawyer  scoring  heavily  in  one  scene  where  he  and  Donlevy  push  a 
piano  at  each  other. 

The  script  is  the  joint  work  of  Lou  Breslow,  Edward  Eliscu  and  John 
Patrick  from  an  original  by  Norman  Huston  and  Robert  Bren.  Sol 
Wurtzel  produced. 

Comedy  is  the  best  selling  angle  and  should  produce  satisfactory  results 
if  emphasized. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,305.   Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


mday,  June  15,  1936 

erman  Censorship 
Stirs  Home  Critics 

Berlin,  June  14. — Increases  in  the 
ruber  of  American  films  banned  for 
hibition  in  Germany  have  become 
pronounced  during  the  past  few 
:eks  that  the  Ministry  of  Propa- 
nda  is  being  criticized  by  publica- 
ns controlled  by  state  officials  who, 
is  believed,  see  the  German  theatre 
lustry  ultimately  being  crippled  by 
i  shutting  off  of  a  supply  of  Ameri- 
i  pictures. 

rhe  increasing  severity  of  the  cen- 
>hip  regulations  has  been  felt  espe- 
lly  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
ramount  and  M-G-M  in  recent 
eks.  Permits  are  reported  to  have 
in  refused  on  the  flimsiest  of  pre- 
;ts  and  are  commonly  barred  on  the 
jund  that  Jews  were  involved  either 
producers,  directors,  actors  or 
nposers  of  the  music  used.  In  ad- 
ion  to  the  new  censorship  activities, 
nerican  distributors  here  are  con- 
nted  with  an  increasingly  difficult 
■mit  system  which  tends  to  increase 
!  cost  of  obtaining  permits  while 
i  chances  of  their  films  being  ap- 
ned  for  exhibition  are  lessening. 


Foreign  representatives  of  Twen- 
th  Century-Fox,  M-G-M  and  Para- 
iunt  were  not  available  for  comment 
.terday  on  the  current  exhibition 
nation  in  Germany.  An  industry 
icial  familiar  with  foreign  problems, 
ivever,  said  that  the  German  market 
>  not  been  an  important  factor  in 
eign  distribution  revenue  for  many 
irs  because  of  the  currency  regula- 
ds  which  prevent  the  transfer  of 
meys  outside  Germany  even  in  the 
snt  profits  could  be  made  in  that 
xket.  He  expressed  the  opinion  that 
that  reason  any  increase  in  the 
xrity  of  censorship  or  permit  regu- 
ions  within  Germany  was  of 
le  significance  to  the  American 
tributors. 

Pastures"  Builds 
In  Run  at  Wichita 

Wichita,  June  14. —  "The  Grten 
stures*'  is  going  over  in  a  big  way 
re.  It  was  greeted  with  consider- 
le  enthusiasm  at  the  opening  Friday 
;ht  and  has  been  building  since  that 
le. 

rhe  opening  was  on  a  reserved  seat 
sis  and  completely  sold  out.  Theatre 
n  and  circuit  officials  came  from  all 
rts  of  the  territory. 


Gross  High  in  Tulsa 

ruLSA,  June  14. — The  highest  week- 
i  gross  in  the  history  of  the  Ritz 
re  is  expected  to  be  made  on  "The 
een  Pastures,"  which  opened  Friday 
?ht  to  the  second  largest  Friday 
ass  the  theatre  has  had. 


Republic  to  Quit  R.  C. 

Republic  Pictures  will  complete  its 
>ve  to  1776  Broadway  about  Tulv  1 
ien  space  now  being  readied  for  'the 
partments  still  located  in  the  RKO 
dg.,  Radio  City,  will  be  available  on 
:  third  floor  of  the  building  con- 
riled  by  the  H.  J.  Yates  interests, 
public's  executive  and  foreign  offices 
)ved  to  the  new  location  several 
?eks  ago. 


Derr  Finishes  First 

Hollywood,  June  14— "The  Glory 
ail,"  first  of  a  series  of  six  which 
B.  Derr  is  producing  for  Crescent 
ctures,  has  been  finished. 


H.  W.  Chotiner  Dies 

Los  Angeles,  June  14.— Harry  W. 
Chotiner,  50,  prominent  exhibitor  and 
past  president  of  I.T.O.,  who  died 
here  Friday  night,  was  buried  today. 

Chotiner,  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
operated  three  theatres  here.  Several 
of  his  former  houses  are  now  F.W.C. 
property. 


N.  0.  Ends  Cloth  Banners 

New  Orleans,  June  14. — Theatre 
managers  have  been  notified  by  City 
Architect  Morris  B.  DePass  that  use 
of  cloth  banners  across  streets  must 
be  stopped  at  once.  Theatre  owners 
are  not  the  only  ones  affected.  Mer- 
chants are  also  included. 


Refuse  Seattle  License 

Seattle,  June  14. — The  Rialto,  third 
run  film  and  stage  house  downtown, 
has  been  refused  a  renewal  of  its  an- 
nual license  by  the  license  committee 
of  the  City  Council. 

Granting  of  the  new  license  was 
denied  after  protests  by  Parent- 
Teacher  groups  and  ministerial  bodies 
who  objected  to  alleged  obscene  lan- 
guage and  nudity  of  the  stage  per- 
formances. 


Kill  Vending  Tax  Bill 

Boston,  June  14. — A  bill  to  impose 
a  $5  annual  tax  on  all  vending  ma- 
chines has  been  killed  in  the  Legis- 
lature. 


Short  Subjects 


"Ceremonies  in  Bali" 

(Harold  Auten) 

The  somewhat  overdone  Island  of 
Bali,  which  is  fast  losing  its  charm 
and  isolation  in  the  wake  of  consider- 
able publicity  via  the  screen,  forms 
the  subject  matter  of  this  number  in 
the  Screen  Traveler  series,  produced 
by  Andre  de  la  Varre.  Fortunately 
the  film  does  not  attempt  to  take  in 
too  much,  concentrating  on  certain  of 
the  picturesque  and  interesting  cere- 
monies which  make  up  the  life  of  the 
inhabitants.  In  particular  the  elabo- 
rate and  almost  frenzied  cremation 
service  for  the  dead  is  treated.  Re- 
viewed without  production  code  seal. 
Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 

"Bits  of  Brittany" 

(Harold  Auten) 

An  interesting  and  pictorially  effec- 
tive tour  through  the  charming  old 
province  of  Brittany  in  France  is  af- 
forded in  this  number  of  the  Screen 
Traveler  series,  for  which  Andre  de 
la  Varre  was  the  producer  and  cam- 
eraman. All  the  customs  which  are 
quaint  to  today's  American  audience, 
and  the  costumes,  which  are  even 
more  quaint,  against  a  background  of 
attractive  scenery  and  architectural 
accomplishment,  serve  to  make  up  a 
superior  sort  of  travel  subject.  Re- 
viewed without  production  code  seal. 
Running  time,  11  mins.  "G." 


"A  Job's  a  Job" 

(Van  Beur en-Radio) 

Many  little  known  jobs  are  made 
known  as  the  Easy  Aces  take  turns 
reading  titles.  In  their  usual  fashion 
they  comment  on  the  making  of  glass 
eyes,  knife-throwing,  raising  of  sal- 
mon spawn,  piecing  together  pre- 
historic skeletons,  meteorite  slicing, 
feeding  of  sea  cows  and  grating 
scavengers  who  pick  up  trinkets  that 
are  lost  under  gratings.  It  is  interest- 
ing stuff  and  the  Ace  humor  has  its 
moments.  Good  entertainment.  Pro- 
duction Code  Seal,  No.  01007.  Run- 
ning time,  10  mins.  "G." 


" Scrappy' s  Camera 
Troubles" 

(Columbia) 

When  Scrappy  goes  out  into  the 
woods  to  photograph  the  animals  he 
meets  with  little  success,  but  when  he 
returns  home  and  tries  to  film  his 
dog,  his  little  brother  gets  very  much 
in  the  way,  with  the  eventual  conclu- 
sion of  a  ruined  camera  and  disposi- 
tion. As  a  cartoon  it  rates  as  average 
in  production  technique  and  quality. 
Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,137.  Run- 
ning time,  7  mins.  "G." 


Baltimore  Men  Shifted 

Baltimore,  June  14.  —  Several 
changes  in  the  personnel  have  been 
made  by  Associated  Theatres.  Leon 
Back,  manager  of  the  Broadway,  has 
been  promoted  to  the  head  office  as 
shorts  booker  and  supervising  man- 
ager of  the  Broadway,  Rialto,  Cameo, 
Apollo  and  Preston.  George  Lang 
succeeds  Back  as  manager  of  the 
Broadway.  Ffarold  Grott  succeeds 
Lang  as  manager  of  the  Rialto.  Wil- 
bur Brizandine  goes  from  the  Cameo 
as  manager  of  the  Preston  and  Leo 
McGreevy  goes  from  the  Preston  as 
manager  of  the  Cameo. 


4t  DOESN'T  HOLD  OU1 


CARROLL 


as  a  glamourous, 
alluring  siren  to  be 
loved  ....  and  a 
spy  to  be  feared. 

SECRET 
AGENT 


HELD  OVER 

ROXY,  N.  Y. 


BUT  DOE! 


<fc  Hits.  Now.  Wh 


1 


L  0  R  R  E 


as  a  lady-killer, 
whose  motto  was 
"Dead  Women  Tell 
No  Tales." 

SECRET 
AGENT 


GIELGUO 


as  a  dashing  hero 
and  lover  .  .  .  who'll 
break  your  heart  in 
a  way  you'll  love. 

SECRET 
AGENT 


RIGHT  ON  THE  HEELS  OF  JEStt 

SECRE1 


tOESN'T  HOLD  BACK 
[OLD  OVER 


i  need  them  most 


as  a  dangerous  vil- 
lain pretending  to  be 
a  hero... and  almost 
getting  away  with  it. 

SECRET 
AGENT 


■nHHHMi 


ATTHEWS  in  "ITS  LOVE  AGAIN' 

AGENT 


MAUGHAM 


When  he  writes  a 
secret  agent  story . 
it's  a  masterpiece  of 
intrigue. 

SECRET 
AGENT 


TOPS 
'EM  ALL 


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Monday,  June  15,  H 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


LEWIS  BLUMBERG,  son  of 
a- ate,  general  manager  of  the 
RKO  circuit,  entered  man's  estate  on 
Saturday  when  he  was  Bar-Mitzvahed 
at  the  Park  Ave.  Synagogue.  Self- 
possessed  at  all  times,  Lewis  went 
through  without  a  hitch  before  an 
assemblage  which  included  many 
prominent  film  men.  In  the  audience 
were  Ned  E.  Depinet,  Leslie  E. 
Thompson,  Jules  and  Mrs.  Levy, 
George  Skouras,  Malcolm  Kings- 
bury, Leon  Goldberg,  Cliff  Work  of 
San  Francisco,  Nat  Holt  of  Cleve- 
land, Jack  S^iilaifer,  Harry  Bux- 
baum,  Joe  Lee,  Louis  and  Mrs. 
Frisch,  Sam  and  Mrs.  Rinzler,  Joe 
and  Mrs.  Gekshenson,  Max  A.  and 
Mrs.  Cohen,  Nat  Cohn,  Morris 
Sanders,  Charles  and  Mrs.  O'Reil- 
ly, Herman  and  Mrs.  Gluckman, 
Eddie  Schnitzer,  Joe  and  Mrs. 
Felder,  Eugene  Pickf:r,  Arthur 
Siegel,  Arthur  Willi,  Sig  Witt- 
man,  Max  Cohen,  Arnold  Ritten- 
berg,  Emanuel  Silversione,  Lou 
Goldberg,  Benjamin  Sherman,  Sam 
Lf.fkowitz  and  M.  Barrison. 
• 

Howard,  Fine  and  Howard,  the 
1  1 1 ree  Stooges,  wilLstart  a  personal 
appearance  tour  at  the  Roxy  on  July  3. 
Atter  three  months  on  tour,  they  will 
return  to  the  Columbia  studio  to  re- 
sume shorts  production. 

• 

Robert  Nathanson's  novel,  "The 
Enchanted    Voyage,"    which   will  be 
published  in  August,  has  been  bought 
tor  filming  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 
• 

Leslie  Pearce,  English  director, 
plans  to  sail  for  home  the  latter  part 
of  next  week. 

• 

Edward  G.  Robinson  will  sail  for 
England  on  the  Normandie  Wednes- 
day. 

• 

Doug  Leishman  expects  to  remain 
in  these  parts  for  a  few  more  weeks. 
• 

Max  Gordon  will  return  from  Eng- 
land on  June  28. 

• 

John  W.  Hicks  and  Roger  Clem- 
ent are  due  today  on  the  Normandie. 

„  .  .  Denver 

B.  D.  Cockrill,  for  two  years  man- 
aging director  of  the  Denham,  has  ac- 
quired a  controlling  interest  from  the 
Denham  Bldg.  Co.  The  Denham  will 
continue  to  show  Paramount  product, 
lor  Cockrill  holds  the  franchise  for 
first  runs  here. 

Deforrest  Swanson,  manager  of 
the  Roxy,  Denver,  has  swapped  man- 
agerial positions  with  James  Howell 
of  the  Rex  at  Brighton,  Col. 

Archie  Hurley  has  opened  his 
New  at  Tucumcari,  N.  M. 

L.  E.  Hinkley  of  the  Bernalillo 
Motor  Co.,  is  building  a  new  theatre 
at  Bernalillo,  N.  M. 

T.  A.  Whalen  has  reopened  the 
Kiva  at  Santa  Rosa,  N.  M.,  as  the 
Pecos. 

B.  P.  McCormick  has  opened  a  new 
house  at  Hot  Springs,  N.  M.,  named 
the  El  Cortez. 

• 

.  .  .  London 

Richard  Barthelmess  signed  to 
play  opposite  Dolly-  Haas  in  "Spy  of 


F.  &  M.  Will 
Take  Warner 
Trio  June  26 


{Continued  from  page  I) 
product  will  go  along  with  the  transfer 
of  the  Orpheum,  Shubert-Rialto  and 
Hi-Pointe.  Although  no  new  con- 
tracts have  been  signed  for  RKO  and 
Paramount  product,  F.  &  M.  will  con- 
tinue playing  the  pictures  lined  up  for 
three  houses  by  Warners. 

With  the  booking  of  "First  Lady" 
for  the  Roxy,  starting  July  10,  the 
first  Paramount  picture  booked  by  F. 
&  M.  for  the  house  in  more  than  a 
year,  indications  point  to  the  two 
companies  getting  together  on  a  two- 
year  deal  for  St.  Louis  proper.  Para- 
mount recently  initiated  a  drive  for 
two-year  pacts  and  several  important 
circuits  throughout  the  country  already 
have  signed  under  this  arrangement. 

Arthur,  who  had  planned  to  leave 
for  the  Mound  City  last  week,  has 
postponed  the  trip  until  the  contracts 
with  Warners  have  been  signed,  sealed 
and  delivered.  Ernest  L.  Wilkinson, 
F.  &  M.  attorney,  who  has  been  work- 
ing on  the  deal  with  Robert  W.  Per- 
kins of  Warners'  legal  staff,  returned 
to  Washington  yesterday  and  is  sched- 
uled to  be  back  again  Wednesday  for 
final  conferences. 


Disney  Will  Make 
Features  in  1940 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

White  and  the  Seven  Dwarfs"  is  not 
expected  to  be  readv  for  release  until 
he  fall  of  1937. 

RKO's  contract  with  Disney  is  for 
a  three-year  period,  without  options, 
and  provides  for  a  minimum  of  12  and 
a  maximum  of  24  M  ickey  Mouse  and 
Silly  Symphony  subjects.  However, 
18  shorts  will  most  likely  be  pro- 
duced for  RKO  during  the  first  year. 

Production  cost  of  features  is  ex- 
pected to  average  10  times  that  of  the 
shorts,  which  is  figured  at  $65,000  to 
$75,000  a  subject.  Disney's  produc- 
tion staff  on  the  coast  now  totals  340 
in  comparison  to  100  people  he  em- 
ployed when  he  made  "The  Three 
Little  Pigs." 

Roy  Disney,  business  manager  for 
his  brother,  plans  to  leave  for  Holly- 
wood on  |  une  24. 


Buy  "Ada  Beats  Drum" 

Hollywood,  June  14. — M-G-M  has 
purchased  screen  rights  to  "Ada  Beats 
the  Drum,"  a  play  by  John  Kirk- 
patrick.  No  writing,  acting  or  direct- 
ing assignments  have  been  made  as 
yet. 


Warner's  Western 
Meet  Starts  Today 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Memphis;  L.  Conner,  New  Orleans; 
J.  O.  Kohde,  Oklahoma  City. 

Leo  Blank,  midwest  district  mana- 
ger with  headquarters  in  Chicago, 
and  branch  managers  T.  Gillian,  Chi- 
cago; E.  J.  Tilton,  Des  Moines;  Will- 
iam Warner,  Kansas  City;  R.  T. 
Smith,  Milwaukee;  Rud  Lohrenz, 
Minneapolis ;  C.  K.  Olson,  Omaha ; 
Hall  Walsh,  St.  Louis. 

N.  H.  Brower,  west  coast  district 
manager  with  headquarters  in  Los 
Angeles,  and  branch  managers  E.  A. 
Bell,  Denver ;  Newt  Levi,  Los  An- 
geles;  Pete  Stewart,  Portland;  W.  F. 
Gordon,  Salt  Lake  City ;  Charles 
Muehlman,  San  Francisco;  Al  Ox- 
toby,  Seattle. 

Marry  M.  W  arner  is  expected  to 
address  the  men  at  the  final  session 
on  Wednesday. 

The  opening  session  tomorrow  will 
be  devoted  to  screenings  of  "Hearts 
Divided,"  "The  Green  Pastures"  and 
"The  White  Angel."  Individual  meet- 
ings conducted  by  Sears  will  follow 
each  screening.  The  men  will  see 
"Anthony  Adverse"  on  Tuesdav. 


Four  Added  to  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Four  players 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Three 
in  Eden, "now  in  work  at  the  Warner 
studio.  Two  of  the  players  are 
Japanese,  Tetsu  Komai  and  Miki  Me- 
rita. The  others  are  E.  E.  Clive  and 
George  Regas. 


Napoleon"  for  Twickenham. 

E.  C.  Thompson  is  new  press  con- 
tact man  for  television  at  Broadcast- 
ing House. 

Max  Milder  of  Warners  in  Hol- 
land on  a  business  tour. 

Iris  Barry'  and  her  husband,  John 
Abbott,  looking  for  British  films 
worthy  of  inclusion  in  the  collection 
of  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  Film 
Library  in  New  York. 

Aubrey  Black  stone  has  resigned 
as  secretary  of  Associated  Talking 
Pictures. 


Anita  Louise  with  Cortez 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Warners 
have  cast  Anita  Louise  in  the  feminine 
lead  of  "The  Case  of  the  Caretaker's 
Cat,"  opposite  Ricardo  Cortez.  The 
picture  will  be  the  next  in  the  series 
of  Perry  Mason  stories  by  Erie  Stan- 
lev  Gardner. 


Warners   Pick  "The  Rivals" 

Hollywood.  June  14. — Warners 
will  produce  a  version  of  Richard 
Brindsley  Sheridan's  play,  "The 
Rivals."  Mary  Boland  will  play 
"Mrs.  Malaprop,"  and  Hugh  Herbert 
will  be  prominently  cast.  No  one  has 
been  assigned  to  write  the  script  as 
yet. 


Has  Broadcast  Stunt 

Cincinnati,  June  14. — The  public 
is  given  an  opportunity  to  go  on  the 
air  at  the  RKO  Albee.  Passersby  are 
granted  a  few  minutes  at  12  :30  P.M. 
daily  to  speak  into  a  microphone 
spotted  near  the  lobby  entrance,  on 
any  subject.  The  talks  are  carried 
over  WCPO.  Cincinnati  Post  station, 
under  title  of  "The  Man  on  the 
Street." 


To  Honor  Matt  Saunders 

Bridgeport,  June  14.  —  Manager 
Matt  Saunders  of  the  Palace,  who  is 
celebrating  his  25th  year  in  the  show 
business,  will  be  honored  at  a  testi- 
monial dinner  on  June  27  at  the  Strat- 
field  Hotel. 


Hirliman  Signs  Gasnier 

Hollywood,  June  14. — George  Hir- 
liman signed  Louis  Gasnier  to  direct 
two  pictures  which  will  be  made  at 
RKO  Pathe.  Gasnier  formerly  was 
with  Paramount  prior  to  which  he  was 
a  producer  at  Pathe. 


"Arrow"  Dual 
Gets  $7,1001 
Seattle  Hig: 


•  Seattle,  June  14. — "The  Goi 
Arrow,"  heading  a  dual  bill  with  "q 
cial  Investigator"  at  the  Orpha 
turned  in  the  best  gross  of  the  \\\ 
$7,100.  This  was  $1,100  over  the 
Rainy  weather  all  week  heli>ed  bl 
ness  by  hitting  outdoor  attractions! 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town"  sho 
no  signs  of  loss  of  popularity  in 
ninth  week.  The  $4,450  take  was 
a  first  run  normal  at  the  Liberty 
$450,  and  the  picture  was  held  f< 
tenth  stanza.  "Show  Boat"  fell  of 
$3,650  in  its  third  week.  "Pri 
Number"  was  $200  to  the  good 
take  of  $7,200  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30 
Average  is  $30,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ing  June  12 : 

"THE   PRINCESS   COMES  ACROS 
(Paramount) 
"HOLD  THAT  RIVER"   (S.  R.) 

BLUE  MOL'SE— (950).  25c-40c-55c.  7 
2nd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Ave 
Gross:   $3,100.    (Average.  $4,000) 

"PRIVATE    NUMBER"  (20th-Fox 
FIFTH   AVENUE— (2.500).  25c-40c-3 
days.    Gross:  $7,200.    (Average.  $7,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  ( 

LIBERTY— (1,800).  15c -25c -40c -55c, 
9th  week.   Gross:  $4,450.  (Average.  $4.0 
"SHOW   BOAT"  (Universal) 
MUSIC   BOX— (9503.  25c-40c-55c.  7 
3rd  week,  extended  run  from  Fifth  Av< 
Gross:  $3,650.   (Average.  $4,000) 
"THE  GOLDEN  ARROW"  (W. 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Rad 
ORPHEUM— (2.450).  25c-30c-40c.  7 
Gross:  $7,100.    (Average,  $6,000) 
"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
"CHAMPAGNE   CHARLIE"  (20th- 
PAR  AMOUNT  —  (3.050).  20c-25c-3 
days.    Gross:  $4,600.    (Average.  $5,000) 


Now  Permits  Smokir 

Albany,  June  14.  —  The  Wa 
Strand  here  has  shifted  its  polic 
permit  smoking  in  the  balcony 
loges.  At  1 1  o'clock  each  Satu 
night  a  community  sing  program, 
the  audience  participating,  is  br 
cast. 


Wall  Street 


Columbia  Off  V/a  Pt.  on  Bow 

High  Low    Close  Cr 

Columbia  Pictures. 

pfd  4354     4244  '4244 

Eastman   Kodak..  16444  16444  '6414 
Eastman  Kodak. 

pfd  163"/,  16311.  16354 

Loew's,  Inc   45  -     45  45 

Paramount    844  $M 

Pathe  Him   754      7'A  7% 

RKO    544      S'A  S'/i 

Warner  Bros   10         97i  97% 

Little  Curb  Activity 

High  Low    Close  C 

Technicolor    2854     28%  28% 

Bonds  Change  Fractionally 


High 

Low 

Close  C 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf 

•  25H 

25^ 

2SH 

Loew's  6s  41  w\v 

deb  rights  

-  9754 

97J4 

97J4 

Paramount  Broad 

way  3s  '55  

.  5854 

5854 

5854 

Paramount  Pic- 

tures 6s  '55  

8954 

89 

89 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd  

.  934i 

93H 

93^ 

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42  Features 


Next  Season 


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of  advertising,  publicity  and  exploi- 
tation ;  Willard  McKay,  secretary 
and  general  counsel ;  Charles  B. 
Paine,  treasurer;  N.  L.  Manheim,  for- 
eign manager ;  Edward  Walsh,  Paul 
Gulick,  publicity  manager ;  Joe  Weil, 
exploitation  manager ;  Charles  Leon- 
ard, advertising  manager  ;  Sidney  Sin- 
german ;  William  Kraemer ;  Sam  Se- 
dran,  purchasing  agent ;  Oscar  Bind- 
er ;  Charles  E.  Ford,  editor,  Univer- 
sal Newsreel ;  R.  V.  Anderson,  sales 
manager,  Universal  Newsreel ;  An- 
drew Sharick,  and  Eugene  Cox. 

The  district  managers  include : 
Harry  Graham,  Atlanta ;  A.  Herman, 
Boston ;  W.  J.  Heineman,  Los  An- 
geles ;  Sig  Wittman,  New  York,  and 
Clair  Hague,  Toronto. 

Branch  managers  and  salesmen, 
listed  alphabetically  by  cities,  follow : 

Albany — P.  Dana,  F.  Duffy,  L.  J.  I.eiser. 

Atlanta— J.  Ezell,  C.  T.  Jordan,  H.  M. 
Williams,  J.  M.  Young,  J.  W.  Greenleaf. 

Boston— XV.  P.  Kelly,  F.  P.  Dervin,  J.  H. 
Curran.  H.  Konnis,  Irving  Shiftman. 

Buffalo— N.  Sautter,  O.  A.  Siege!.  J.  G. 
Fater,  J.    W.  II olden. 

Charlotte — J.  Hobbs,  A.  B.  Cheatham, 
R.  H.  Masterman. 

Chicago — H.  M.  Herbel.  R.  W.  Funk. 
T.  G.  Meyers.  M.  Godshaw.  XV.  Baker. 
J.  Blank,  E.  Gruenberg. 

Cincinnati — P.   Krieger,   N.   LeYene,  Jr.. 

C.  Littman,  G.  B.  Gomersall,  A.  Kolitz. 
Cleveland — Dave  Miller,  H.  H.  Young.  J. 

Kvenit?,  J.  Withers,  J.  F.  Lefton. 

Dallas— E.  S.  Olsmith.  J.  H.  Litzer,  L 

D.  Lutzer,  W.  R.  Pittinger. 

Denver — J.  Langan,  J.  S.  Hommel,  A.  W. 
O'Connell. 


Des  Moines — L.  Patz,  J.  Smith,  Paul 
Fine. 

Detroit— U.  Gottlieb.  J.  Stewart.  H.  R. 
Schilds.  II.  Peckham. 

Indianapolis — F.  Brown.  G.  L.  Levy.  H. 
H.  Hull,  C.  G.  Butler.  A.  Lachnit. 

Kansas  City — W.  Benjamin.  R.  R.  Thomp- 
son, E.  M.  Block,  J.  M.  Flynn.  R.  A. 
Morrow. 

Los  Angeles — A.  J.  O'Keefe,  L.  E.  Hoss. 
C.  E.  Pace. 

Memphis—  W.  E.  Sine,  A.  E.  Sipe.  R. 
Elliott. 

Milwaukee— J .  F.  Camp.  W.  E.  Wein- 
shenker. 

Minneapolis — F.  Mantzke.  W.  Shartin. 
A.  L.  Zacherl.  S.  Frank,  J.  M.  Fieldman. 

New  Haven — M.  Joseph,  A.  L.  Titus. 

New  Orleans — P.  Tessier,  C.  S.  Mc- 
Millin,  W.  T.  Hickey. 

New  York— A.  Abrams,  M.  Cohen.  P. 
Winnick,  H.  Furst,  B.  Price,  J.  E.  Liggett, 
Nat  Goldberg.  W.  J.  Callahan. 

Oklahoma  City— XV .  S.  Quade,  M.  M. 
Holstein. 

Omaha — J.  J.  Spandau.  L.  J.  Miller,  J.  E. 
Schlank. 

Philadelphia— J .  Engel,  J.  I.eon.  W.  J. 
Doyle,  P.  Baron. 

Pittsburgh— A.  Barnett,  D.  Barnholtz,  L. 
Hess.  J.  B.  Kauffman,  A.  G.  Leary. 

Portland— G.  C.  Craddock,  R.  O.  Wilson. 

St.  Louis — J.  E.  Garrison.  H.  Hvnes.  T. 
H.  Sarfaty.  S.  H.  Xesbitt. 

Salt  Lake  City—C.  J.  Feldinan.  C.  R. 
Wade.  C.  M.  Van  Horn.  E.  XV.  Stombaugh. 

San  Francisco — B.  Rose.  M.  Aparton. 

Seattle— E.  J.  McGinley.  A.  Bloom.  R. 
Ackles. 

Washington — E.  Heiber,  J.  I..  Young,  B. 
Frank,  P.  Rosian.  W.  Davis. 
Calgary — J.  A.  Wilson. 
Montreal— F.  D.  Leduc.  L.  Rosenfield. 
St.  John— XV.  A.  Sault. 
Toronto— S.  Brint.  J.  I.  Fov.  R.  C.  Hague 
Vancouver — R.  A.  Scott. 
Winnipeg — F.  L.  Vaughan.  R.  W.  Wilson. 

On  Wednesday,  company  executives 
will  play  host  at  a  beefsteak  dinner  to 
be  held  at  the  N.  Y.  Athletic  Club. 


Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  June  14.— Universal 
has  signed  Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  to  a  new 
term  contract.  The  actor  last  ap- 
peared in  "Parole."  His  next  assign- 
ment has  not  been  selected. 


Jumbo  Style 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Uni- 
versal has  set  aside  its  heav- 
iest production  budget  since 
"The  King  of  Jazz"  for  "Hip- 
podrome." 

The  Whiteman  film  cost 
$1,500,000,  or  about  $500,000 
more  than  "Show  Boat." 


"U"  to  Put  14  Into 
Work  Before  July  15 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Although 
Universal  has  only  one  picture,  "Pos- 
tal Inspector,"  shooting  at  present, 
14  are  scheduled  to  go  into  production 
before  July  15.  They  will  include 
"Casey  of  the  Coast  Guard,"  a  John 
Wayne  action  picture ;  "Big,"  with 
Victor  McLaglen  and  Binnie  Barnes ; 
"Flying  Hostess,"  with  Jane  Wyatt; 
"Everybody  Sings,"  with  an  all  star 
cast  of  radio  and  screen  names ;  "Yel- 
lowstone," with  Judith  Barrett,  and 
"Reno  in  the  Fall,"  with  Doris  Nolan 
and  possibly  Henry  Fonda. 


Henry  Armetta  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  June  14. —  Henry  Ar- 
metta has  been  signed  to  a  new  term 
contract  at  Universal.  The  comedian 
has  been  on  a  personal  appearance 
tour  and  at  other  studios  since  last 
September,  and  has  just  returned  to 
the  lot. 


Doris  Nolan  in  "Reno" 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Doris  Nolan, 
who  played  the  lead  in  A.  H.  Woods 
stage  production,  "The  Night  of  Jan- 
uary 16,"  has  been  assigned  by  Uni- 
versal to  the  feminine  lead  in  "Reno 
in  the  Fall." 


Monday,  June  15.  I  93 -i 

Universal  to  Erect 
Building  at  Studic 

Hollywood,  June  14. —  Universa 
will  soon  start  construction  of  a  nev 
three-story  building  to  house  the  writ 
ing,  publicity,  casting  and  wardroL 
departments.  It  will  be  erected  on  th 
site  of  the  New  York  St.  and  Nurser 
both  of  which  were  recently  remove- 
to  the  back  lot. 

When  the  building  is  completed,  th 
lot  itself  will  be  left  entirely  for  fjm 
duction,  and  none  but  those  actuall 
working  in  productions  will  be  ai 
lowed  outside  of  the  building.  It  wil 
be  ready  for  occupancy  Jan.  1. 

With  alterations  that  have  alread 
been  completed,  cost  of  the  I  nivers: 
building  program  will  run  more  thai 
a  half  million  dollars. 


"U"  Busy  on  Musicals 
Hollywood,  June  14. — Heavy  en' 
phasis  is  being  placed  on  big  musical, 
at  Universal  with  three  now  bein 
prepared.    Garrett  Fort,  Ralph  Mui 
phy  and  R.  H.  Burnside  are  workin 
on  the  script  of  "Hippodrome" :  Rol 
ert  Benchley  and  Charles  Greyson  ai 
doing  the  story  and  Irving  Loess< 
and   Frank   Actman   the   music  fc 
"Everybody    Sings."      Herbert  ar 
Dorothy  Fields  and  Jerome  Kern  ai 
preparing  book,  lyrics  and  music  ff 
"Riviera." 


Youngsters  on  "U"  Roll 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Thirty-sev<, 
players  bring  Universal's  contract  li 
to  an  all-time  high.  Of  these.  11  ha' 
been  signed  since  June  1  in  order 
expand  the  group  of  younger  player 
This  latter  group  includes  Judith  Ba< 
rett.  Edward  Jack  Dunn.  Walter  Co 
Louis  Hayward.  Mary  Alice  Ric 
Maxine  Reiner,  Russell  Wade,  El 
Logan,  William  Hall,  David  Oliv 
and  Michael  Loring. 


"Ace  Drummond"  Next  Serial 

Hollywood,  June    14. — Universa 
next  big  serial  will  be  "Ace  Drui 
mond."  from  the  King  Features  Sy 
dicate  strip  by  Eddie  Rickenbackta 
The  series  will  tell  a  story  of  aviatac ; 
John  King  will  play  the  title  ro  I 
with  other  cast  assignments  to  be  a  1 
nounced.    Louis  Freidlander  will  <J 
rect.    Production  will  start  on  or  Yt 
fore  July  1. 


Plan  Build-up  for  Wayne 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Univen 
will  build  John  Wayne  as  an  actij 
picture  star  and  attempt  to  alter  H 
present  reputation  as  a  western  st.J 
He  will  appear  in  a  series  of  six  & 
tion  pictures  which  Trem  Carr  \\! 
produce.  The  first,  "Casey  of  tl 
Coast  Guard,"  is  scheduled  for  eail 
production. 


Devine  Gets  New  Pact 

Hollywood,  June  14.— Andy  Devi 
has  signed  a  new  Universal  contra 
his  third  in  five  years.  Devine  sta 
ed  with  the  studio  when  they  \\< 
making  the  Collegian  series  and  1 
been  off  and  on  the  lot  continuou 
since  then. 


"Empty  Saddles"  for  Jones 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Buck  Joi 
has  decided  on  the  Cherry  Wil- 
story,  "Empty  Saddles,"  as  his  fi 
production  for  the  coming  season.  1 
picture  will  go  into  production  in  Ji 
Universal  will  release. 


They  Head  Universal  Meetings 


J.  C.  COWDIX 
Chairman  of  the 
Board 


R.  H.  COCHRANE 
President  of  Universal 
Pictures 


C.  R.  ROGERS 
V.-P.  in  Charge  of 
Production 


J.  R.  GRAINGER 
General  Sales 
Manager 


f.  .i.  a.  McCarthy 

Eastern  Sales 
Manager 


EDDIE  BONNS 
Short  Subject  Sales 
Manager 


W.  S.  McKAY 
Head  of  Legal  De- 
partment 


P.  D.  COCHRANE 
Head  of  Advertising, 
Publicity 


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Monday,  June  15,  1936 


RKO's  Forces 
Will  Be  Told 
Lineup  Is  54 


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ficial  welcome  by  Levy  to  members  of 
the  selling  family  who  have  joined 
the  company  since  last  year.  They  are 
B.  G.  Tighe,  Detroit,  July  29,  1935: 
J.  L.  Raper,  Minneapolis,  Aug.  26, 
1935 ;  W.  A.  Benson,  Pittsburgh,  Nov. 
11,  1935;  H.  Woolfe,  Winnipeg,  Jan. 
6,  1936;  L.  L.  Plotell,  Montreal,  April 
6,  1936;  J.  F.  Samuels,  Salt  Lake 
City,  April  27,  1936;  E.  Spiers,  Mil- 
waukee, May  4,  1936;  Garrett  Payne, 
Detroit,  May  18,  1936,  and  Guy  Han- 
cock, Indianapolis,  June  6,  1936. 

Late  this  afternoon,  the  entire  con- 
vention will  be  the  guests  of  W.  G. 
Van  Schmus,  managing  director  of  the 
Music  Hall,  at  the  theatre.  In  the  eve- 
ning, the  conventionites  will  take  in 
"Boy  Meets  Girl"  at  the  Cort  as 
guests  of  John  Hay  Whitney  on  be- 
half of  Pioneer  Pictures  which  will 
release  through  Radio  next  season. 

Here  is  the  roster : 

Home  Office — M.  H.  Aylesworth,  chair- 
man of  board  of  directors;  Leo  Spitz,  pres- 
ident RKO  Radio  Pictures;  Ned  E.  Depi- 
net,  president.  RKO  Dist.  Corp. ;  Jules 
Levy,  vice-president  and  general  sales  man- 
ager; W.  H.  Clark,  treasurer  of  RKO  Dist. 
Corp.;  Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  and 
general  export  sales  manager;  William  Mal- 
lard, chief  of  counsel;  A.  A.  Schubart.  man- 
ager contract  department;  H.  J.  Michaelson, 
short  subject  sales  manager;  S.  Barret  Mc- 
Cormick.  director  of  advertising  and  pub- 
licity; George  Muchnic.  assistant  secretary, 
RKO  Dist.  Corp.;  A.  H.  McCausland.  rep- 
resentative of  Irving  Trust  Co.;  J.  P. 
Skelly.  in  charge  of  branch  operations;  C. 
E.  Smith,  western  and  southern  sales  man- 
ager; E.  L.  McEvoy,  eastern  and  Canadian 


sales  manager;  L.  J.  Bamberger,  sales  pro- 
motion manager;  L.  E.  Gaudreau,  purchas- 
ing agent;  Harry  Gittleson,  editor  of  Flash: 
H.  F.  Hendee,  director  of  research;  W.  V. 
Derham,  company  comptroller;  William  E. 
Dahler,  contract  approval  for  east;  R.  K. 
Hawkinson,  foreign  division  manager;  Wil- 
liam Home,  contract  liquidation  manager: 
B.  D.  Lion,  foreign  division  manager;  Sid 
Kramer,  manager  of  print  and  negative  de- 
partment; L,.  H.  Miller,  contract  approval 
for  west  and  south;  M.  G.  Poller,  contract 
liquidation  manager;  E.  J.  Smith,  Jr.,  audit 
control  department;  J.  Sharkey,  special 
short  subject  representative;  James  Finey, 
secretary  to  Jules  Levy;  R.  S.  Gavin,  as- 
sistant purchasing  agent;  <G.  E.  Youngman, 
legal  department;  T.  A.  Quinn.  in  charge 
of  legal  claims;  David  L.  Strumpf.  art  di- 
rector; Mike  Hoffay.  foreign  publicity  man- 
ager; W.  Marcus,  purchasing  department; 
Arthur  Willi,  talent  scout;  Rutgers  Neil- 
son,  publicity  manager;  Ken  Hallam,  ex- 
ploitation manager;  Edward  Holland,  pub- 
licity department;  John  Level,  publicity  de- 
partment; Irving  Shiffrin,  publicity  depart- 
ment. 

Studio — Samuel  J.  Briskin,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production;  Howard  S. 
Benedict,  in  charge  of  studio  publicity. 

Foreign  Delegation  ■ —  Ralph  Hanbury. 
United  Kingdom;  Ralph  Doyle.  Australia; 
Robert  Trillo,  Spain;  F.  S.  Gulbransen.  Pa- 
nama; Louis  Lezama.  Mexico;  Pedro 
Saenz.  Cuba;  Bert  Reisman.  Cuba;  Jaco.bo 
Glucksman.  Argentina;  Frederick  H. 
Knocke,  Puerto  Rico;  C.  E.  Hilgers. 
France. 

RKO  Theatres — L.  E.  Thompson;  N.  J. 
Blumberg.  general  manager;  John  Dowd. 
director  of  publicity  and  advertising;  J.  J. 
O'Connor.  Max  Fellerman,  Fred  Meyers. 
W.  G.  Van  Schmus.  G.  Van  Wagner.  Ike 
Libson.  Cliff  Work.  Nat  Holt.  Charles 
Koerner,  J.  M.  Brennan.  Mort  Singer.  Lou 
Goldberg,  R.  H.  Emde.  William  Howard.  J. 
Berne.  Charles  McDonald. 

District  Managers — Nat  Levy.  Detroit; 
Walter  E.  Branson,  Chicago;  J.  H.  Mc- 
Intyre,  Dallas;  H.  C.  Cohen,  Los  Angeles: 
L.  M.  Devaney.  Canada. 

Walt  Disney  Enterprises — Roy  Disney, 
business  manager:  Kay  Kamen.  head  of 
subsidiary  company  handling  Disney  mer- 
chandise; William  Erskine.  assistant  to 
Kamen;  George  Drake,  chief  animation  in- 
structor: Don  Graham,  art  director;  Car- 
ter Ludlow,  publicity  director. 

March  of  Time — Ralph  Rolan.  in  charge 
of  advertising;  C.  D.  Jackson,  assistant 
to  president  of  Time.  Inc.:  Roy  E.  Larsen, 
head  of  March  of  Time;  John  S.  Martin, 
editor  of  Time  Magazine;  A.  K.  Mills, 
head  of  publicity  of  March  of  Time:  Louis 
de   Rochemont,  editor  of   March  of  Time; 


Nice  Work 

Cress  Smith,  Radio's  west- 
ern sales  manager,  has  a  son 
who  is  an  exhibitor  operating 
a  theatre  in  Eddie  McEvoy's 
territory.  When  Cress  signs 
him  up  Eddie,  eastern  sales 
manager,  gets  the  credit. 


Al  Sindlinger,  in  charge  of  exploitation  of 
March  of  Time;  Charles  Stillman,  treasur- 
er of  Time,  Inc. 

Pioneer  Pictures — Lowell  Calvert,  in 
charge  of  sales  and  distribution. 

Principal  Pictures — William  Shapiro; 
Bobby  Breen.  for  Sol  Lesser. 

Pathe  News — Courtland  Smith,  president; 
Jack  Connolly,  general  manager. 

Van  Beuren  Pictures — Don  Hancock,  gen- 
eral manager;  Frank  Snell.  vice-president: 
Bill  Corum.  star  of  sports'  series;  Alois 
Havrilla,  star  commentator. 

George  Hirliman — Robert  Goldstein.  Leon- 
ard Goldstein. 

Major  Bowes'  Shorts — William  Saal. 

These  men  are  here  from  the  field : 
United  States 

Albany — C.  R.  Halligan.  branch  manager; 
T.  M.  Conlon.  G.  F.  Tucker.  Frank  Field- 
ing, salesmen. 

Atlanta — H.  M.  Lyons,  branch  manager: 
W.  J.  Collins.  B.  S.  Bryan.  F.  W.  Salley. 
salesmen. 

Boston — R.  C.  Cropper,  branch  manager; 
W.  H.  Gardiner.  H.  F.  Goldstein.  F.  G. 
Ross.  C.  L.  DeVizia.  M.  M.  Ames,  sales- 
men. 

Buffalo — H.  T.  Dixon,  branch  manager: 
L.  P.  Murphy.  C.  Boasberg.  J.  G.  Chinell, 
salesmen. 

Charlotte — R.  C.  Price,  branch  manager; 
R.  F.  Branon.  R.  S.  Mitchell,  salesmen. 

Chicago — J.  C.  Osserman.  branch  mana- 
ger: S.  Gorelick,  R.  V.  Nolan,  J.  J.  Clarke. 
Harry  Walders.  R.  Egner.  salesmen. 

Cincinnati — S.  C.  Jacques,  branch  mana- 
ger; R.  Kinsler.  A.  L.  Sugarman.  L.  Ro- 
senfeld.  J.  A.  McKnight.  salesmen. 

Cleveland — H.  H.  Greenblatt.  branch 
manager;  A.  Goldsmith.  W.  D.  Ward.  M. 
E.  Lefko.  salesmen. 

Dallas — S.  M.  Sachs,  branch  manager; 
J.  H.  Gruben.  J.  B.  Brecheen,  W.  V.  Ad- 
well.  L.  C.  Montgomery,  salesmen. 

Denver — J.   H.   Ashby.   branch  manager: 


F.  J.  Lee,  F.  P.  Brown,  salesmen. 

Des  Moines — L.  Elman.  branch  manager; 
R.  F.  Crawford,  M.  A.  Raymon.  N.  Sand 
ler,  salesmen. 

Detroit — A.  J.  Mertz,  branch  manager; 
E.  C.  Murphy.  F.  Bonnem,  B.  G.  Righe. 
(jarrett  Payne,  salesmen. 

Indianapolis — R.  E.  Churchill,  branch 
manager;  Claude  McKean,  C.  C.  Wallace, 
Guy  Hancock,  R.  L.  Brentlinger,  talesmen. 

Jacksonville — C.  W.  Allen,  branch  mana- 
ger; P.  Harrison,  salesman. 

Kansas  City — T.  R.  Thompson,  branch 
manager;  E.  L.  Dyson,  J.  Lewis,  A.  A. 
Kenfro.  K.  G.  Howe,  salesmen. 

Los  Angeles — N.  P.  Jacobs,  branch  man- 
ager; S.  W.  Whitehead,  J.  Rubenstein.  G, 
R.   Giroux,  salesmen. 

Memphis — P.  M.  Baker,  branch  manager; 
N.  J.  Colquhoun,  W.  M.  Snelson,  sales- 
men. 

Milwaukee — A.  N.  Schmitz,  branch  man- 
ager; M.  Anderson,  H.  Melcher,  E.  Spiers, 
salesmen. 

Minneapolis — L.  E.  Goldhammer,  branch 
manager;  W.  C.  Winters.  Eph  Rosen,  C.  J. 
Dressell,  L.  S.  Gruenberg.  J.  L.  Rapcr. 
salesmen. 

New  Haven — Barney  Pitkin,  branch  man- 
ager; H.  Zeitels,  salesman. 

New  Orleans — G.  C.  Brown,  branch  man- 
ager; H.  F.  Cohen,  R.  E.  Pfeiffer.  sales- 
men. 

New  York — R.  S.  Wolff,  branch  mana- 
ger; B.  G.  Kranze,  E.  T.  Carroll,  J.  J. 
Dacey,  M.  Westebbe.  J.  Ellis.  L.  1.  Kutin- 
sky.  F.  L.  Drumm.  Phil   Hodes.  salesmen. 

Oklahoma  City — R.  B.  Williams,  branch 
manager;  P.  D.  Fielding.  C.  IJ.  Burton, 
salesmen. 

Omaha — A.  M.  Avery,  branch  manager; 
O.  Hanson.  W.  J.  Foley.  E.  G.  Huhnke. 
salesmen. 

Philadelphia — F.  L.  McNamee,  branch 
manager;  S.  Lefko,  H.  W.  Tyson.  J.  J. 
McFadden.  Jr..  M.  Shulman,  E.  J.  Ep- 
stein,  salesmen. 

Pittsburgh — G.  Lefko.  branch  manager: 
R.   H.  Lange.  J.  Graham.  E.  Lebby.  Wm. 

A.  Benson,  salesmen. 

Portland — M.  E.  Cory,  branch  manager; 

B.  R.   Keller.  G.    M.   Engleman,  salesmen. 
St.  Louis — B.  J.   McCarthy,  branch  man- 
ager; T.  C.  Tobin,  W.  F.  DelVenne,  H.  D. 
Levy,  salesmen. 

Salt  Lake  City — T.  J.  Walsh,  branch 
manager;  H.  C.  Fuller,  H.  W.  Landstrom. 
J.  F.  Samuels,  salesmen. 

San  Francisco — -G.  Wm.  Wolf,  branch 
manager:  G.  R.  Seach.  J.  J.  O'Loughlin. 
E.  A.  Stein,  salesmen. 

Seattle — E.  A.  Lamb,  branch  manager; 
J.  F.  Burke.  H.  W.  Boehme.  salesmen. 

Sioux  Falls — S.  W.  Fitch,  branch  mana- 
'Continued  on  page  19) 


Radio's  Executives  at  Sales  Convention 


LEO   SPITZ  M.  H.  AYLESWORTH         NED  E.  DEPINET  JULES  LEVY  S.  J.  BRISKIN  PHIL  REISMAN 

President   of   RKO  Chairman  of  the  President.  RKO  Dist.         V.-P.  General  Sales  V.-P.  in  Charge  V.-P.  RKO  Export 

Corp.  Board  Corp.  Manager  Production  Corp. 


E.  L.  McEVOY  C.  E.  SMITH  HARRY  MICHAELSON       S.  B.  McCORMICK      HOWARD  BENEDICT    L.  E.   THOMPSON         N.  J.  BLUMBERG 

Eastern  Sales  Mana-         West.,  Southern  Short  Subject  Sales  Advertising,  Pub-  Studio    Publicity  Head    of    RKO  G.  M.   of  RKO 

ger  Sales  Manager  Manager  Iicity  Director  Manager  Theatres  Theatres 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


More  or  Less  Personal 


londay,  June  15,  1936 

RKO's  Forces 
Will  Be  Told 
Lineup  Is  54 


(Continued  from  page  IS) 
;r:   E.   J.   Frace,   Fred   Horn,  salesmen. 
Washington — K.  J.  Folliard.  branch  man- 
fa;    H.    E.    Kahn.    E.    W.    Grover,  O. 
nox.  A.  P.  Folliard.  salesmen. 

Canada 

Calgary — J.  T.  Droy,  branch  manager. 

Montreal — N.  M.  Durant,  branch  mana- 
;r:  L.  Plottel,  salesman. 

St.  John — E.   Whelpley.  branch  manager. 

Toronto — F.  Meyers,  branch  manager;  H. 
.  Taylor,  salesman. 

Y one  on  vet — \V.  S.  Jones,  branch  mana- 
;r. 

Winnipeg — Mark  Pluttel,  branch  mana- 
r:  H.  U'oolfe,  salesman. 

?arf«o  Contract  List 
Is  Expanded  Rapidly 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Rapid  ex- 
unsion  of  Radio's  contract  lists  bears 
lit  Samuel  Briskin's  announced  in- 
ntion  to  concentrate  on  "A"  product 
>r  the  coming  season.  Since  the  first 
f  the  year  star  players  signed  include 
nhn  Boles,  Fred  Stone,  Barbara 
tanwyck,  Ann  Sothern,  Burgess 
leredith,  Herbert  Marshall,  Doris 
>udley  and  Joe  Penner. 
With  the  signing  of  Edward  Small 
^  producer,  Radio  acquired  the  serv- 
es of  Robert  Donat  and  Jack  Oakie. 
,nd  the  contracts  with  David  Loew 
nd  George  Hirliman  brought  in  Joe 
Brown  and  George  O'Brien.  This 
\pansion  not  only  puts  Radio  in  a 
rategic  position  for  the  borrowing 
f  talent,  but  it  provides  plenty  of 
dent  on  the  lot  so  that  casts  may 
ave  box-office  names. 


Shilkret  to  Broadcast 

Hollywood.  June  14. — Nathaniel 
hilkret,  head  of  the  Radio  music 
epartment,  has  signed  a  deal  with 
ie  manufacturers  of  Camel  cigar- 
ttes.  and  will  broadcast  with  the 
IKO  orchestra  on  the  Camel  pro- 
ram  for  13  weeks  starting  June  30. 
lupert  Hughes  will  act  as  master  of 
eremonies  and  Al  Goodman's 
swing"  band  will  also  be  heard.  Shil- 
ret  will  present  various  Radio  stars 
ach  week  and  has  tentatively  set 
linger  Rogers,  Georges  Metaxa  and 
\nn  Sothern  for  early  appearances. 


Seeking  Two  Youngsters 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Radio  is 
laking  an  intensive  search  for  two 
mall  girls,  one  three  and  the  other 
\e,  who  look  enough  alike  to  play 
ne  character  at  these  two  ages.  The 
ole  is  that  of  Katharine  Hepburn's 
aughter  in  "Portrait  of  a  Rebel." 
Jark  Sandrich,  who  will  direct,  and 
Robert  Palmer,  casting  head,  are  con- 
ucting  the  search. 


Curtis  and  Price  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Alan  Curtis 
nd  Edward  Price  have  been  added  to 
ne  cast  of  "Grand  Jury."  Owen 
)avis,  Jr.,  and  Louise  Latimer  will 
ead  the  cast,  and  Al  Rogell  will  di- 
ed.   The  picture  starts  June  15. 


Close  with  Singer  Circuit 

The  RKO-Singer  circuit,  operating 
ine  houses  in  nine  western  cities,  has 
!osed  a  deal  for  the  entire  1936-37 
Earner  lineup  of  features  and  shorts, 
he  deal  was  negotiated  by  Gradwell 
ears,  in  charge  of  southern  and  west- 


Joe  Ashby,  Denver  branch  man- 
ager, takes  on  all  comers  matching 
coins  for  sompen. 

+ 

Fred  Brown,  Denver,  holds  the 
ping  pong,  golf,  pool  and  bowling 
championship  of  his  office. 

+ 

Jack  Osserman,  Chicago  chief,  and 
his  gang  have  been  convention  hosts 
so  long  it's  strange  to  be  on  the  re- 
ceiving end. 

+ 

Stan  Jacques  had  the  tailors 
jumping  just  before  he  pulled  out  of 
Cincy.  You  should  see  that  new 
drapery. 

+ 

Rosey  Rosenfeld,  Cincinnati,  had 
a  yen  to  fly  East,  but  his  pals  claim 
he  carried  too  much  weight. 

+ 

"You  all"  Joe  McKnight  is  a  he- 
man  looker. 

+ 

Bill  Ward,  Cleveland,  is  one  of 
those  guys  who  can't  read  his  own 
writing. 

+ 

Art  Goldsmith's  a  sucker  for  Hi- 
Low-Jack — but  15  cents  a  game  is  the 
limit. 

+ 

Morris  Lekko  has  a  young  son  who 
screams  the  minute  an  exhibitor  ap- 
proaches. 

+ 

Johnny  Clarke,  Chicago,  is  eli- 
gible for  the  fashion  parade. 
+ 

A  new  convert  to  the  vice  of  golf 
is  Walter  Dekham,  home  office. 
+ 

Jim  Finley.  home  office  sales  de- 
partment, is  columnist  for  company's 
house  organ.  Flash.    Any  funny  busi- 
ness and  James  goes  to  town. 
+ 

Harold  Hendee,  research  depart- 
ment, was  spotted  scanning  the  an- 
tiques, his  hobby.  Among  his  precious 
ones  is  a  whale  oil  lamp  given  him 
at .  Concord  while  on  research  for 
"Little  Women." 


ern  sales,  for  Warners,  and  John 
O'Connor,  for  the  circuit. 

Scripts  Go  to  Briskin 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Samuel  Bris- 
kin has  issued  a  general  order  that 
no  pictures  may  be  started  until  the 
scripts  are  approved  as  ready  to  go 
by  his  office  at  Radio,  thus  eliminating 
need  for  rewriting  delays  after  pro- 
ductions start. 


Radio  Has  36  Writers 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Radio  has  36 
writers  working  on  the  lot.  This  is  a 
new  high,  exceeding  the  previous 
record  by  eight.  They  are  working 
on  31  scripts  for  production  next 
season. 

Radio  Gets  28  Stories 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Radio  has 
purchased  28  storv  properties  since 
Jan.  1.  Of  these,  20  are  original,  two 
are  published  novels,  and  the  balance 
are  stage  plays. 

Jason  to  Direct  Pons 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Leigh  Ja- 
son, recently  graduated  from  two-reel 
comedies  at  Radio,  is  scheduled  to  di- 
rect Lily  Pons  in  "Street  Girl,"  which 


General  Committeemen  Augie 
Schubart  and  Mike  Poller  should 
have  been  quintuplets,  what  with  all 
the  territory  they  have  to  cover 
around  the  clock. 

+ 

Mike  Hoffay  is  generalissimo  of 
foreign  publicity.  The  sun  never  sets 
on  Mike. 

+ 

Debonair  Phil  Reisman,  foreign 
sales  chief,  could  double  for  a  film 
star. 

+ 

Boys    are    hanging    around  Joe 
Heppner  of  the  Metropolitan  Photo 
Service,  official  photog,  to  see  where 
he  got  the  models  for  those  blotters. 
+ 

Salesman   Frace   has   been  heard 
gleaning  golf  tips  from  his  caddies. 
+ 

Branch  Manager  W.  S.  Jones, 
Vancouver,  B.  C,  is  a  pioneer  Cana- 
dian exhibitor  and  distributor  who 
knows  all  the  angles  and  can  tell  some 
good  ones  about  the  salesman  in  the 
Arctic. 

+ 

They  call  Mark  Plottel  the  "Lit- 
tle Napoleon  of  Western  Canada." 
+ 

Salesman  George  Seach  is  instiga- 
tor, conspirator  and  conniver  in  the 
ribbing  field. 

+ 

Prima  Donna  Stein  and  Debonair 
Jack    O'Loughlix    are  representing 
Frisco's  Fashion  as  well  as  Film  Row. 
+ 

Two  or  three  drinks  and  W.  Will- 
iam Wolf's  Irish  accent  sounds  like 
the  real  McCoy.  Bill  is  Frisco's 
branch  chief. 

+ 

Dick  Lange  of  Pittsburgh  mixes  a 
little  gout  and  golf. 

+ 

Jack  Graham,  Pittsburgh,  has 
clicked  with  91  sales  out  of  96  pos- 
sibilities. 

+ 

"Butch  DeFrenne  has  a  "rep"  for 
thoroughness. 


will  start  Aug.  1.  He  won  the  as- 
signment for  his  work  on  "Love  on  a 
Bet"  and  on  his  current  picture,  "The 
Bride  Walks  Out,"  which  stars  Bar- 
bara Stanwyck  and  features  Gene 
Raymond,  Ned  Sparks  and  Robert 
Young. 


Build  Up  Nine  at  Radio 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Nine  young 
contract  players  are  being  built 
through  a  series  of  important  support- 
ing parts  by  Radio  towards  leads. 
Lucile  Ball.  Owen  Davis,  Jr.,  Louise 
Latimer,  Smith  Ballew,  Frances  Sage, 
Barbara  Pepper,  Betty  Grable,  Anita 
Colby  and  John  Arledge  are  the 
youngsters  who  are  getting  intensive 
workouts  in  varying  roles. 


Mark  Sandrich  Returns 

Hollywood,  June  14. — Mark  Sand- 
rich is  back  at  Radio  from  his  extend- 
ed vacation  following  his  direction  of 
"Follow  the  Fleet,"  and  is  preparing 
"Portrait  of  a  Rebel,"  in  which  Kath- 
arine Hepburn  will  be  starred.  Im- 
mediately after,  Sandrich  will  direct 
"Mother  Carey's  Chickens,"  which 
will  star  Ginger  Rogers  with  the  next 
Astaire-Rogers  film,  "Watch  Your 
Step,"  to  follow. 


19 


68  Starring 
Vehicles  in 
Para.  Lineup 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

Present."  Jack  Benny,  earlier  down 
for  two,  has  signed  a  contract  for  a 
third.  One  is  "College  Holiday"  and 
a  second  is  "The  Big  Broadcast  of 
1937"  with  Burns  and  Allen  as  co- 
stars. 

John  Boles  did  not  appear  in  the 
first  lineup.  He  will  star  in  one,  prob- 
ably "The  Count  of  Luxembourg"  with 
Irene  Dunne  as  co-star.  Burns  and 
Allen,  according  to  Paramount,  step 
into  the  stellar  division  with  three : 
"The  Big  Broadcast  of  1937,"  as  co- 
stars  with  Mary  Boland  and  Charles 
Ruggles  in  "Hotel  Haywire"  and 
"Follow  the  Sun."  Bob  Burns,  for- 
merly down  for  only  "The  Big 
Broadcast  of  1937,"  will  star  in  one 
other  as  a  result  of  his  radio  popular- 
ity. 

Claudette  Colbert's  series  of  four 
remains  unchanged  and  that  goes  for 
Gary  Cooper  as  well  although  one  of 
his  four  will  be  produced  by  Major 
Prod.  Bing  Crosby  was  first  down  for 
three,  but  will  star  in  four.  He  may 
not  appear  in  "The  Big  Broadcast  of 
1937,"  however.  Marlene  Dietrich's 
brace  remains  as  planned,  as  does  W. 
C.  Fields'.  However,  Gladys  George, 
scheduled  only  for  "With  Banners 
Blowing,"  will  take  top  spot  in  two 
additional  and  Cary  Grant  will  star  in 
four  instead  of  only  two.  Harold 
Lloyd  stays  at  one,  while  Carole 
Lombard,  mentioned  first  for  "Spawn 
of  the  North"  and  "Panama  Girl," 
will  do  these  and  two  more. 

Fred  MacMurray,  down  for  four, 
may  do  a  fifth.  Adolphe  Menjou  and 
Verree  Teasdale,  slated  for  one,  will 
star  in  two.  Two  for  Jack  Oakie 
represent  no  shift,  but  George  Raft 
will  star  in  four,  as  against  one  an- 
nounced in  Chicago.  Mary  Boland 
and  Charles  Ruggles,  as  originally  re- 
ported, stay  at  two  as  a  co-starring 
team,  but  Randolph  Scott  now  will 
make  four,  not  one.  There  also  will 
be  one  Sylvia  Sidney  and  not  one 
Gladys  Swarthout,  but  three.  Mae 
West  will  do  one,  "Personal  Appear- 
ance." 

New  starring  names,  therefore,  are 
Edward  Arnold,  Jean  Arthur,  John 
Boles,  Irene  Dunne,  Bob  Burns,  and 
Gladys  George. 

Dual  Bills  Planned 
For  National  Spots 

Dual  features  will  be  extended  to  a 
number  of  National  Theatres'  units 
throughout  the  country.  Provision  for 
two-ply  attractions  is  being  taken  care 
of  in  negotiations  under  way  and  deals 
already  closed  for  next  season's  out- 
put. 

Although  the  new  houses  adding  a 
second  feature  are  centered  in  the 
west,  the  circuit  of  some  300-odd 
houses  will  not  be  on  a  100  per  cent 
twin  bill  policy.  There  are  several 
spots  which  will  not  adopt  the  two- 
picture  programs,  at  least  not  for  the 
1936-37  season. 


Left -Meyers  Drop  House 

Left  &  Meyers  have  dropped  the 
Radio,  Bronx,  from  the  circuit. 


THE    CAMERAMAN    PLUS  CONSOLIDATED 
MEANS    THIS    TO    THE  PRODUCER 


WILLIAM  SEITER 


TRADE  REVIEW 


"IN  PERSON" 
(Radio) 

Producer.  . .  .•   Pandro  S.  Berman 

Direction  ;  William  Seiter 

Original  Story ...  Samuel  Hopkins  Adams 

Screen  Play  ...Allan  Scott 

Music    and    Lyrics:   Oscar    Levant  and 

Dorothy  Fields. 

Photography  Edward  Cronjager 

Cast:  Ginger  Rogers,  George  Brent,  Alan 

Mowbray,  Grant  Mitchell,  Samuel  S. 

Hinds,    Joan    Breslau,    Louis  Mason. 

Spencer  Charters,  Edgar  Kennedy. 

Miss  Rogers  steps  out  on  her  own  in 
this  one  and  steps  right  into  a  barrel  of 
fun,  lightheadedness  and  gayety  that 
keeps  her  happily  perched  'way  up  th'e 
ladder  of  film  fan  admiration  There^s 
elegant  music,  fine  direction  and  a 
superb  supporting  cast  headed  by  George 
Brent  that  gives  you  your  money's  worth, 
plus,  ladeez  and  gentlemen,  another 
winnah  to  the  box  office  from  Pan  Berman. 

We  have  here  a  movie  star  getting 
over  a  nervous  breakdown  caused  by 
+00  much  mobbing  by  her  deah  public. 

Os£tfg  M^elds  con- 

three    excellent  sonc^^takars. 

r  ou 'II  be  singing  and  dancing  to 
with  pleasure  in  no  time  at  all.  Edward^ 
Cronjager's  photography  gives  the  pic- 
ture that  look  you  love  to  see. 


AN 

RKO 

PICTURE 

PANDRO  S.  BERMAN 

PRODUCER 


NEGATIVE  DEVELOPING 
DAILIES,  TITLES 

AND  RELEASE  PRINTS 

by 

CONSOLIDATED 


EDWARD  CRONJAGER 


Consolidated  Film  Industries. inc. 


NEW  YORK 
1776  Broadway 


HOLLYWOOD 

933  Seward  St. 


he  Leading 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


39.  NO.  141 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  16,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


nance  Set,  RKO  Film  Budget  Biggest 
armony  Seen |     Ever,  Leo  Spitz  Asserts 
i  Universal 


hrane  Assures  Sales 
orce  Problems  Met 


lancing  arrangements  for  Univer- 
new  production  plans  have  been 
ileted,  harmony  has  been  estab- 
i  between  the  studio  and  sales 
'tments  and  a  policy  of  non-in- 
rence  with  the  management  has 

set  up  by  the  company's  new 
i  of  directors  and  financial  in- 
ts,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Universal 
dent,   told   the   company's  sales 

at  the  opening  session  of  Uni- 
il's  national  sales  convention  at 
Vstor  yesterday. 

ichrane,  as  well  as  J.  Cheever 
din,  chairman  of  the  board  ;  James 
Grainger,  sales  manager,  and 
les  R.  Rogers,  vice-president  in 
je  of  production,  stressed  the 
e  of  a  "new  Universal"  in  their 
to  the  sales  force,  pointing  out 
with  its  reorganized  financial 
s  and  studio  setup  the  company 
geared  to  take  a  new  place  in 
industry. 

■ainger  opened  the  convention  with 
statement  that  the  entire  sales 
I  had  been  called  in  to  hear  the 
zany's  plans  for  launching  a  "new 
•ersal"  because  that  message  and 
new  policies  to  be  adopted  "are 
the  entire  sales  force,  not  just 
district  and  branch  managers." 
convention  is  the  first  in  Uni- 
al  history  to  be  attended  by  the 
>nal  sales  organization, 
"ainger,  who  will  devote  most  of 

(Continued  on  page  22) 


T"  Sales  12%  Over 
ist  Year — Grainger 

ew  season  contracts  already  closed 
Jniversal  exceed  by  more  than  12 
cent  those  closed  by  the  cor- 
onding  date  a  year  ago,  James  R. 
nger,  Universal  sales  manager, 
the  opening  session  of  the  corn- 
's national  sales  convention  at 
Astor  yesterday. 

le  increase  is  recorded  in  sales  to 
circuits  and  individual  theatres, 
nger  said, 
le  Universal  sales  manager  told 
field  staff  that  the  company's  es- 
shed  policy  of  making  promotions 
i  within  its  ranks  would  be  carried 
into  the  new  season, 
"ainger  informed  the  men  that  a 
p  of  important  pictures,  which  in- 
:s  two  Margaret  Sullavan  starring 
:les,  not  delivered  this  season  would 
lade  and  delivered  during  the  new 
m  under  the  now  current  contracts 
v'hich  they  were  sold. 


RKO  will  spend  more  money  on 
next  season's  program  than  in  any 
year  in  the  history  of  the  company, 
Leo  Spitz,  president,  and  Sam  Briskin, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  production, 
told  Motion  Picture  Daily  yester- 
day. 

The  studio  setup  with  Briskin  as 
head  man  is  permanent,  Spitz  added. 
Negotiations  are  under  way  for  an  ad- 
ditional producer  to  join  the  company, 
the  RKO  head  stated.  If,  and  when 
he  joins,  he  will  work  on  the  RKO 
lot,  Spitz  added. 

"We  are  thinking  of  roadshowing 
'Mary  of  Scotland'  and  'Gunga  Din,' " 
Spitz  asserted.  The  first  picture  was 
shown  the  sales  force  yesterday  in 
rough  form.  The  latter  is  now  in 
work.  "We  will  also  have  the  great- 
est lineup  of  talent  ever,"  the  RKO 
studio  head  declared. 

Pandro  Berman,  who  plans  to  pro- 
duce eight  to  nine  on  next  season's 
schedule,  stated  "Winterset"  looks  like 
a  roadshow  attraction.  Burgess  Mere- 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Television  Is  No 
Threat — Sarnoff 

By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  June  15. — Television 
will  not  supersede  other  forms  of  en- 
tertainment, but  will  provide  a  new 
type  of  amusement,  members  of  the 
Federal  Communications  Commission 
were  told  today  by  David  Sarnoff, 
president  of  Radio  Corp.  of  America. 

Appearing  before  the  commission  as 
one  of  the  first  witnesses  in  the  hear- 
ings on  the  engineering  problems  of 
the  various  radio  frequency  bands, 
Sarnoff  declared  that  the  American 
public  has  invested  more  than  three 
billion  dollars  in  radio  receiving  ap- 
paratus, which  is  10  times  as  much  as 
the  investment  in  broadcasting  sta- 
tions and  radio  manufacturing  plants. 

"Technically,"  he  said,  "television 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


French  Trade  Still 
Affected  by  Strike 

Paris,  June  15. — The  strike  here  as 
it  affects  the  film  industry  has  not 
reached  a  settlement.  Producers,  dis- 
tributors and  exhibitors  are  holding 
lengthy  meetings  with  workers  and 
their  syndicates.  Exchanges  and  dis- 
tributors expect  the  negotiations  to 
lead  to  the  reopening  of  the  studios 
tomorrow.  The  laboratories  are  still 
closed. 

The  Paramount  has  been  closed 
since  Friday.  The  staffs  of  the  Cineac 
newsreel  houses  are  also  still  on 
strike. 


Sign  5,000  Houses 

Approximately  5,000  thea- 
tres already  have  signed  up 
for  RKO'S  product  next  sea- 
son, Leo  Spitz  stated  yester- 
day. This  figure  does  not  in- 
clude the  circuits,  he  said. 


Three  Majors 
Talk  Ending 
German  Sales 


Five  Industry 
Men  Sought  on 
Para's  Board 


Due  to  increasing  restrictions,  which 
are  making  it  impossible  to  operate  in 
the  country,  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
M-G-M  and  Paramount  are  expected 
to  withdraw  from  Germany  shortly, 
it  is  understood.  The  three  companies 
are  the  only  major  American  dis- 
tributors operating  in  Germany  at 
present. 

One  of  the  major  companies  has 
just  completed  a  survey  on  conditions 
in  Germany  as  it  affects  the  film  busi- 
ness in  general.  The  report  is  said 
to  be  pessimistic  and  will  recommend 
the  closing  of  offices,  announcement  of 
which  is  expected  to  be  made  within 
the  next  few  days,  it  is  said. 

Not  only  are  American  companies 
barred  from  taking  money  out  of  the 
country,  but  new  restrictions  being 
imposed  are  making  it  so  difficult  that 
the  only  recourse  for  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, Paramount  and  M-G-M  is 
to  stop  doing  business  in  Germany. 

Spain,  Italy  and  now  Poland  have 
also  put  the  clamp  down  on  money 
going  out.  France  is  understood  to  be 
thinking  along  the  same  lines,  but  as 
yet  nothing  has  been  done.  Meanwhile, 
American  distributors  are  closely 
watching  developments  for  future  ac- 
tion. 


Independents  Attack 
Low  Cleveland  Scale 

Cleveland,  June  15. — Small  inde- 
pendent theatre  owners  who  have  ex- 
pressed themselves  as  opposed  to  the 
recently  voted  Allied  move  to  oust 
producers  from  exhibition  until  they 
have  been  relieved  of  the  alleged  op- 
pression of  independent  circuits,  have 
added  to  their  complaints  of  over- 
buying and  delay  in  designating  play- 
dates,  that  of  excessively  low  admis- 
sion prices. 

They  claim  that  even  with  the  ad- 

f  Continued  on  page  13) 


Richards,  Lynch,  Walker, 
Nathanson,  Balaban 


N.  L.  Nathanson,  Barney  Balaban, 
E.  V.  Richards,  Frank  C.  Walker  and 
S.  A.  Lynch,  all  ranked  among  the 
industry's  leading  theatre  operators, 
were  reported  in  authoritative  quarters 
yesterday  to  comprise  the  complete 
slate  of  candidates  wanted  by  the 
company's  proxy  committee  to  fill  the 
five  vacancies  on  the  Paramount 
board  on  which  stockholders  will  bal- 
lot at  the  annual  meeting  scheduled 
for  today. 

Uncertainty  as  to  whether  or  not 
sufficient  proxies  to  supply  a  quorum 
would  be  on  hand  to  make  the  hold- 
ing of  a  meeting  possible  when  the 
session  is  called  to  order  at  noon  to- 
day persisted  at  a  late  hour  yester- 
day. Paramount  officials  said  the 
meeting  would  be  held  as  scheduled 
if  a  quorum  could  be  obtained. 

The  five  candidates  reputed  to  be 
the  proxy  committee's  choice  for  the 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


Para,  to  Contract 
For  Nine  in  Europe 

Approximately  nine  pictures  will  be 
made  by  independent  producers  for 
Paramount  in  France,  Italy  and  Spain 
next  season,  Fred  W.  Lange,  manag- 
ing director  for  Paramount  on  the 
Continent,  stated  yesterday  on  his  ar- 
rival on  the  N ormandie  for  his  annual 
vacation  here. 

Six  will  be  made  at  the  Joinville 
studios  in  France,  one  in  Italy  and  one 
or  two  in  Spain. 

Lange  said  he  expected  the  French 
strike  to  end  either  today  or  tomor- 
row. Paramount  closed  its  theatres, 
studios  and  laboratory  before  a  strike 
could  be  called. 

Business  on  the  Continent  is  just 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


Sears  Opens  Warner 
Western  Convention 

Chicago,  June  15. — Gradwell  L. 
Sears  opened  the  Warner  southern 
and  western  sales  convention  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel  here  today  with  a 
welcome  to  the  district  and  branch 
managers  present  from  the  territory 
under  his  supervision.  He  introduced 
Leo  Blank,  midwest  district  manager, 
and  Tom  Gilliam,  who  replaced  Blank 
as  Chicago  branch  manager,  when 
the  latter  was  named  district  head. 

After  hearing  the  plans  for  the  later 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  16,  19:' 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  16,  1936 


No.  141 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


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Burkan  Estate  Goes 
To  His  Widow,  Son 

Nathan  Burkan's  estate,  estimated 
at  $1,500,000,  is  divided  into  two 
trusts,  one  for  Mrs.  Marianne  Alex- 
ander Burkan,  the  widow,  and  the 
other  for  Nathan  Burkan,  Jr.,  ac- 
cording to  the  terms  of  the  will  filed 
in  the  Surrogate's  Court.  Mrs. 
Burkan's  share  is  to  revert  to  her  son 
upon  her  death. 

Income  from  the  son's  trust  is  to  be 
used  for  his  support  and  education  un- 
til he  reaches  21.  The  will  was  filed 
by  Burkan's  associates,  Charles 
Schwartz  and  Louis  D.  Froelich,  to 
whom  he  left  his  law  library  and  of- 
fice furnishings.  His  law  books  on 
copyright  go  to  Ascap.  Bequests  are 
also  made  to  his  physician,  Dr.  Max- 
milian  Goldstein  and  to  a  niece, 
Adelaide  Burkan. 


Selznick,  Chaplin  Cited 

Hollywood,  June  15.— The  motion 
picture  division  of  the  League  of  Na- 
tions has  awarded  to  David  O.  Selz- 
nick its  1936  gold  medal  for  his  pro- 
duction of  "Little  Lord  Fauntleroy." 

At  the  same  time  the  League's  com- 
mittee confirmed  the  award  of  a  spe- 
cial gold  medal  to  Charles  Chaplin  "in 
honor  of  the  greatest  personality  of 
the  art  of  the  cinema." 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 


JOE  BERNHARD,  relaxing  over  the 
week-end  from  his  duties  as  general 
manager  of  Warner  theatres,  seen 
riding  the  trails  of  the  Poconos  in  and 
near  the  Valley  Dude  Ranch  attired 
in  a  10-gallon  hat,  etc. 

Here  and  there  in  the  dining  room 
of  the  Cinema  Club  yesterday  at 
luncheon  were:  Earl  Wingart,  Jack 
Connolly,  Gabriel  Hess,  Louis 
Nizer,  Louis  Frisch,  Willard  Mc- 
Kay, Ray  Collins,  Col.  E.  A. 
Schiller,  Samuel  Rinzler,  Louis 
K.  Sidney  and  Gus  Edwards. 
• 

Dolores  Del  Rio,  Watterson 
Rothacker  and  Connery  Chappell, 
the  latter  film  critic  of  the  London 
Sunday  Despatch,  are  due  on  the 
Queen  Mary  next  Monday. 

• 

Buster  Keaton,  recently  arrived  in 
our  midst,  will  start  work  in  Astoria 
tomorrow  on  an  Educational  produc- 
tion tentatively  titled,  "The  Fourth 
Alarm." 

• 

Harry    Sherman,   producer,  and 
William  Boyd,  star  of  the  "Hopa- 
long  Cassidy"  series  for  Paramount, 
arrived  from  the  coast  yesterday. 
• 

Marguerite  Churchill  (Mrs. 
George  O'Brien),  arrived  from  the 
coast  yesterday  and  will  return  after 
the  Louis-Schmeling  fight. 

• 

Edward  Gross,  production  manager 
for  Sol  Lesser,  left  by  air  for  the 
coast  yesterday. 

• 

Toby  and  Mrs.  Gruen  return  from 
that  Central  American  cruise  today  on 
the  Santa  Rosa. 

• 

Robert  J.  O'Donnell,  that  big  the- 
atre man  from  the  Southwest,  is  in 
New  York  for  a  spell. 

• 

Bobby  Breen  reached  Gotham  from 
Hollywood  yesterday. 

.  .  .  New  Haven 

Bill  Elder,  Bijou  manager,  and 
Helen  Costello  of  the  Poli  division 
office,  to  be  married  June  29. 

Arthur  Lockwood  the  father  of  a 
boy. 

Abe  Fishman  and  Mrs.  Fishman 
leave  for  Europe  in  August,  on  a  tour. 

Harry  Zeitel  of  Radio  will  move 
his  family  to  New  Haven  instead  of 
weekending  it  to  New  York. 

J.  R.  Vogel  was  a  weekend  guest 
here. 

George  Reising's  son,  Richard,  is 
considering  entering  Notre  Dame. 
• 

.  .  .  Pittsburgh 

Sally  Starr,  who  has  just  finished 
shorts  for  Paramount  in  the  east,  is 
here  visiting  her  family  for  a  few 
weeks. 

Joe  Feldman  and  family  have  as 
their  house  guest  the  Warner  adver- 
tising director's  sister,  Mrs.  Harold 
Bloom,  from  New  York. 

Peggy  Dougherty,  stock  actress 
here,  became  Mrs.  Al  Griffin,  wife 
of  a  coal  salesman,  last  week. 

Katherine  Ford,  confidential  sec- 
retary in  the  Harris  Amusement  Co. 
office  for  the  last  20  years,  lost  both 
her  mother  and  a  sister  within  four 
months. 


Good  OV  Boston 

Boston,  June  15. — A  new 
high  in  villainy  on  the  screen 
has  been  attained! 

Not  once,  but  at  several 
performances,  staid,  conserv- 
ative Beacon  Hill  folks,  this 
week  hissed  the  dastardly 
tactics  of  Basil  Rathbone  in 
"Private  Number,"  current 
showing  at  the  Metropolitan. 

It  wasn't  a  gentle  hiss, 
either.  Nor  was  it  indulged 
in  by  a  few  of  the  younger 
set  over  the  house.  It  was  a 
100  per  cent  hiss. 


M-G-M  and  RCA  Are 
Talking  Agreement 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Negotiations 
are  in  progress  here  between  M-G-M 
and  RCA  with  a  view  to  the  formu- 
lation of  a  sound  recording  license 
agreement.  No  official  statement  has 
been  issued  by  either  organization. 

Judge  L.  B.  Morris,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  legal  matters,  and  E.  M. 
Hartley,  manager  of  the  Photophone 
division  of  RCA  are  expected  here 
tomorrow  from  Manhattan. 

It  is  thought  that  the  swingover 
may  be  made  at  any  time  since  the 
present  Erpi  contracts  are  not  exclu- 
sive. 

Erpi  engineers  J.  S.  Ward  and  Fred 
Marion  are  here  demonstrating  a  new 
horn  to  M-G-M. 


Church  Council  for 
Further  Film  Movis 


Wolf  of  Erpi  Returns 

Sidney  K.  Wolf,  acoustics  engineer 
for  Erpi,  yesterday  returned  on  the 
Normandie  after  a  five-week  trip  to 
Paris,  London  and  Scandinavia  where 
he  made  a  study  of  sound  equipment 
recording  and  reproducing  in  theatres 
and  studios. 

Whitford  Drake,  vice-president  of 
the  company,  is  expected  to  leave  for 
Europe  shortly  to  confer  with  officials 
of  Tobis  and  Klang  film  and  other 
foreign  sound  equipment  companies  on 
patents. 


"Ziegfeld"  $16,900 
For  Its  Tenth  Week 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld"  continues  to 
do  capacity  business  at  the  Astor.  The 
M-G-M  musical  garnered  $16,900  for 
the  10th  week,  ended  Sunday.  The 
Capitol,  with  "Fury,"  tallied  $30,000 
for  the  first  week  and  indications  are 
the  second  stanza  will  end  with  around 
$20,000. 

The  Rivoli,  on  the  second  week  of 
"The  Ex-Mrs.  Bradford,"  grossed 
around  $17,000.  The  Palace  was  off 
with  $5,500  for  "Sons  o'  Guns"  and 
"Law  in  Her  Hands."  The  Rialto, 
with  "Revolt  of  the  Zombies,"  tallied 
around  $7,000. 


Pettey  to  Coast  Office 

Tom  Pettey,  special  press  represen- 
tative for  the  M.P.P.D.A.,  is  en  route 
to  Hollywood  on  a  permanent  assign- 
ment as  assitant  to  Lupton  Wilkinson 
of  the  Producers  Ass'n.  Wilkinson 
has  been  ill  for  some  time  past.  Pet- 
tey's  successor  here  has  not  been 
named  yet. 


Fields  Rallies  Slightly 

Riverside,  Calif,  June  15. — W.  C. 
Fields,  gravely  ill  of  pneumonia  at 
the  Riverside  Community  Hospital, 
was  reported  today  as  having  rallied 
very  slightly. 


Continued    pressure    on  produi 
and    exhibitors    for    clean  films 
sought  by  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches  of  Christ  in  America, 
though  it  is  admitted  there  has  U 
improvement  through  the  Produc* 
Code  Administration  under  the  sup 
vision  of  Joseph  I.  Breen. 

The  new  action  came  up  in  the  fa 
of  a  report  of  a  sub-committee  heai 
by  Right  Rev.  Frank  Du  Moulin 
St.  John's  Church,  Locust  Vail; 
L.  I.,  to  the  council's  executive  bo 

In  addition  to  urging  "contin 
pressure,"  the  report  urges  "exen 
of  great  care  in  the  selection  of 
tures,"  support  of  good  films,  ext 
sion  of  better  films  groups,  "wh< 
independent  of  the  industry" ;  sh< 
ing  of  more  desirable  foreign  fi 
and  booking  of  exceptional  Ameri 
films  in  small  communities  and 
neighborhood  theatres,  and  "con 
film  estimates"  in  daily  paper  ci 
cisms,  "with  particular  attention  to 
social  and  moral  values  of  picture? 
well  as  to  their  dramatic  and  arti 
merits." 


Mrs.  Grauman  Rita 
Will  Be  Held  Todt 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Funeral  s< 
ices  for  Mrs.  Rosa  Grauman,  mot 
of  Sid  Grauman,  who  died  Satun 
will  be  held  at  Forest  Lawn  Ceme' 
at  noon  tomorrow.  Active  pallb 
ers  include  Louis  B.  Mayer,  Jack 
Warner,  Al  Jolson,  Irving  Thalb 
Edward  Mannix  and  W  illiam  Goet 

Many  civic  and  film  leaders  will 
as  honorary  pallbearers,  the  list 
eluding  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini,  H; 
Chandler.  Buron  Fitts,  Mayor  Fr 
Shaw,  Abraham  Lehr,  Archie  M 
Edgar  Selwyn  and  others. 

A  Christian  Science  reading 
Theodore  Chelson  will  mark  the  r 


G.B.  Closes  Warner 
Ohio  Circuit  De 

George  W.   Weeks,  general 
manager  for  G.B.,  has  closed  a 
with  Warner  theatres  for  the  ei 
G.B.  1936-37  lineup  in  Ohio. 

Deals  also  have  been  closed  for 
company's  product  with  the  Die 
son  circuit  in  Kansas  and  the  R 
circuit  in  Baltimore.  John  L.  F 
coni,  Dallas  manager,  also  has  cl 
a  deal  with  the  Interstate  circuit 
"It's  Love  Again." 


"Secret  Agent"  Held 

"Secret  Agent"  will  be  held  ov£ 
the  Roxy  for  a  second  week. 


Set  Laemmle  Prograi 

An  elaborate  entertainment  prog 
has  been  planned  for  the  dinne: 
Carl  Laemmle  by  the  amusement  < 
sion  of  the  United  Palestine  Appe: 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  on  June  22. 
a  meeting  of  the  committee  in  ch 
yesterday  at  the  Cinema  Club,  the 
tertainment  committee,  headed 
Louis  K.  Sidney,  reported  that  a 
ture  of  the  program  will  be  p 
recounting  the  highlights  of  L; 
mle's  film  career,  including  one  o: 
first  films,  "Hiawatha,"  produce 
1909. 


Laemmle  Due  Friday 

Carl  Laemmle  is  expected  here  : 
Chicago  on  Friday.  Laemmle  sto 
off  to  visit  Chicago  friends  en  r 
here  from  the  coast. 


as  it  beats  even  its  own 
great  1935-36  record 


What  20th  Century-Fox  did  during  the  past 
season  is  glowing  history.  You  know  it!  But  this 
company  is  not  content  to  stand  on  its  record. 
Great  as  were  those  hits,  dazzling  as  were  the 
stars  heading  the  casts  .  .  .  pictures  already 
completed  and  in  production,  stories  already 
purchased,  additional  stars  already  signed  .  .  . 
plus  the  producing  organization  that's  the  talk  of 
show  business . . .  definitely  guarantee  a  program 
for  next  season  far  more  powerful  in  every  way! 


You  never  started  a  season  with  hits  li 
AUGUST,  SEPTEMBER,  OCTOBER  rel 


****** 


WILL  ROGERS  •   JANET  GAYNC 


in 


LEW  AYRES,  SALLY  EILERS,  Norman  Fos  rj 
Louise  Dresser,  Frank  Craven,  Victor  Jor  a 
and  Blue  Boy.    Story  by  Phil  Stong. 
Directed  by  Henry  King.  The  first 
of  the  Will  Rogers  pictures  to 
be  re -issued  this  season. 


m 


GE  TRACK 


Starring  WARNER  OLAND  1  with 
Helen  Wood,  Alan  Dinehart,  Thomas 
Beck,  Keye  Luke,  Gloria  Roy.,  Gavin 
Muir,  G.  P.  Huntley,  Jr.,  Frankie  Darro. 
Based  on  the  character  "Charlie 
Chan"  created  by  Earl  Derr  Biggers. 
Directed  by  H.  Bruce  Humberstone. 


THE 


HOLY  LIE 


Fred  ric  Warner 

MARCH  BAXTER 

Lionel 

I  BARRYMORE 


in 


The  ROAD  to  GLORY 

With  JUNE  LANG,  GREGORY  RATOFF, 
Victor  Kilian,  Paul  Stanton,  John  Qualen, 
Julius  Tannen,  Theodore  Von  Eltz. 
Directed  by  Howard  Hawks. 


JANET  GAYNOR 


(AND  TWO  MORE  STARS) 


in 


LADIES  IN  LOVE 

Two  feminine  stars  of  comparable 
rank  with  Miss  Gaynor  will  be  , 
signed  for  this  important  pic- 
ture. Directed  by  E.  H.  Griffith. 


JANE  WITHERS 


in 


IRVIN  S.  COBB,  SLIM  SUMMERVILLE, 
Muriel  Robert,  Ivan  Lebedeff,  Dean  Jagger, 
George  Humbert.  Directed  by  James  Tinling. 


PIGSKIN 
PARADE 


Mark  this  down  as  one  of  your 
big  fall  dates!   A  FOOTBALL 
MUSICAL,  ablaze  with  fun, 
gayety  and  big -game  color  .  .  . 
timed  to  cash  in  when  gridiron 
interest  is  at  fever  heat.  A 
notable  cast  is  being  chosen 
to  measure  up  in  every 
way  to  the    high  20th 
Century- Fox  standards  for 
its  most  important  pictures. 


A 


9 


From  the  celebrated  and  hilarious  Saturday 
Evening  Post  stories  by  P.  G.  WODEHOUSE. 
Arthur  Treacher,  the  butler  who  reached  fame 
in  "Curly  Top,"  plays  Jeeves. 


^  ^otl'  «^ 


-  Ago**  - 


As**1' 


V 


atut  Ut&fe  opfiet 
I1© 


Following  the  outstanding  product  of  the  first  quai 
Century-Fox  has  scheduled  a  program  that  will  make  the  rest  of 
the  season  equally  memorable.  To  mention  but  a  few:  SHIRLEY 
TEMPLE  in  "Sunbonnet  Sue/'  "The  Stowaway"  and  one  other; 
"ON  THE  AVENUE,"  a  musical  smash  by  Irving  Berlin  who 
wrote  story,  music,  lyrics;  "KING  OF  THE  KHYBER  RIFLES," 
starring  Victor  McLaglen  in  the  deathless  story  of  the  defense  of 
Khyber  Pass;  another  DIONNE  QUINTUPLET  box-office  sen- 
sation; "LLOYD'S  OF  LONDON"  epic  of  British  naval  power 
and  the  birth  of  the  most  colorful  institution  of  today;  "THE 
PEACH  EDITION,"  introducing  beautiful  and  famous  Sonja 
Henie,  world's  champion  figure  skater;  "MARK  OF  ZORRO,"  in 
music;  "WHITE  HUNTER,"  powerful,  sweeping  adventure  and 
love-drama  in  Africa's  depths;  "BANJO  ON  MY  KNEE," 
rich -as -earth  Southern  tale  adapted  by  William  Faulkner  (author 
of  "Sanctuary")  against  a  background  similar  to  "Tobacco  Road"; 
"THE  LAST  SLAVER,"  mighty  sea- drama  of  slave  running 
with  a  lone  ship  defying  the  navies  of  two  nations;  "THE 
McKINLEY  CASE"  (tent,  title)  strangely  engrossing  story  of  the 
first  G-Man;  "WAKE  UP  AND  LIVE,"  the  year's  most  sensa- 
tional-selling, non-fiction  book  with  a  strong  appeal  to  women . 
And,  as  the  past  season  has  so  well  demonstrated,  20th 
Century-Fox  will  invest  these  and  other  productions  with  the 
smartest  of  modern  showmanship  .  .  .  and  people  the  casts  with 
stars  that  will  make  your  marquee  the  bright  spot  in  your  town. 


i 


Darryl  F.  Zanuck 

in  Charge  of  Production 


esday,  June  16.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


^ive  Industry 
Ien  Sought  on 
*ara*s  Board 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ard  vacancies  were  reported  to  have 
en  sought  in  response  to  demands 
influential  stockholders  tor  the 
dition  to  the  Paramount  directorate 

men  of  recognized  industry  experi- 
ce.  The  need  of  industry  men  on 
e  board  is  also  said  to  have  been 
ged  by  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  special 
viser  to  Paramount,  in  his  interim 
port  to  the  board  last  Friday. 
Considerable  doubt  was  expressed 

to  whether  any  of  the  five  men 
wse  names  were  advanced  for  the 
ard  vacancies  would  agree  to  becom- 
;  candidates.  It  was  learned  on 
od  authority  late  last  week  that 
alker  and  Lynch  definitely  had  re- 
;ed  the  proffered  posts.  Several  of- 
ials  who  professed  to  know  the  at- 
udes  of  Xathanson,  Balaban  and 
chards  said  that  it  was  "extremely 
ubtful"  if  any  of  them  would  ac- 

The  assumption  of  these  informants 
that  either  an  alternate  slate  has 
en  prepared  or  that  the  scheduled 
;eting  of  stockholders  today  will  be 
stponed  until  an  acceptable  slate  has 
en  drafted,  even  though  sufficient 
3xies  to  provide  a  quorum  are  on 
nd  when  the  meeting  opens. 


^dependents  Attack 
Low  Cleveland  Scale 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

mages  of  product  buying  and  with 
:  operation  of  most  of  the  better  sub- 
luent  run  houses,  having  seating 
parity  of  1,000  or  more,  they  are 
Iding  prices  down  to  15  cents.  In- 
pendent  operators  of  small  theatres 
of  small  circuits  claim  this  is  un- 
r  competition  and  should  be  cor- 
ned. 


hree  Offices  Plan 
Moves  in  Salt  Lake 

Salt  Lake  City,  June  IS. — M-G-M, 
effield-Republic  and  Twentieth  Cen- 
y-Fox  exchanges  here  are  moving 
o  larger  quarters.  M-G-M  is  to  be 
irtered  in  new  and  larger  space  on 
:  extreme  east  end  of  Film  Row, 
th  the  move  scheduled  for  the  fall, 
lurice  Saffle  is  manager. 
Sheffield-Republic  will  move  within 
o  weeks  into  larger  quarters  imme- 
itely  adjoining  the  present  office, 
le  local  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
ice  will  be  considerably  enlarged, 
arles  Walker  is  manager. 


Terry  Adds  to  Staff 

Paul  Terry  of  Terry  Toons  has 
larged  his  staff  of  artists  by  the 
iition  of  Dan  Gordon,  Herb  Roth, 
"thur  J.  Zander  and  Carl  Vincig- 
rra.  The  organization  is  now  60 
cent  larger  than  when  Terry 
•rted  his  reorganization  last  spring. 


unningham  a  Producer 

Hollywood,  June  IS.— Jack  Cun- 
gham.  Paramount  writer  and  late- 
supervisor  in  the  A.  M.  Botsford 
t.  has  been  raised  to  status  of  pro- 
per by  William  LeBaron.  His  first 
hire  will  be  "Tightwad"  from  a 
ry  by  Paul  Gallico. 


Para,  to  Contract 
For  Nine  in  Europe 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

fair,  the  Paramount  representative  as- 
serted. There  is  no  theatre  building 
of  any  consequence  going  on,  he  said. 

As  to  Germany.  Lange  said :  "We 
don't  know  where  we're  going." 
Stringent  restrictions  are  making  it 
impractical  to  operate,  he  stated.  The 
production  moves  in  Italy  and  Spain 
are  being  made  to  see  if  "they  will 
help  our  situation  in  those  countries." 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  foreign  activities,  visited 
Hungary,  Austria,  Germany,  Spain, 
England  and  Italy  where  he  held 
meetings  with  the  local  forces.  He  re- 
turned on  the  same  liner  after  a  five- 
week  trip.  Roger  Clement  of  the 
Paramount  legal  department  accom- 
panied Hicks.  His  purpose  for  the 
trip  was  to  adjust  contracts,  a  move 
which  was  found  necessary  because 
of  the  change  in  name  of  the  parent 
company.  Lange  expects  to  remain 
about  a  month. 

John  L.  Day,  Jr.,  head  of  South 
America  for  Paramount,  who  has  been 
here  several  weeks  conferring  with 
home  office  executives,  will  sail  July 
4  on  the  Pan  American.  He  returned 
Sunday  from  Chicago  where  he  spent 
10  days  with  his  family. 

Another  passenger  on  the  Nor- 
mandie  was  Jacques  Deval,  writer  and 
playwright,  en  route  to  Hollywood. 


London  to  Publish 
Films  Act  Evidence 

London,  June  15.— The  Board  of 
Trade  on  June  19  will  publish  all  the 
evidence  before  the  Moyne  Committee 
studying  possible  revision  of  the  Films 
Act,  as  filed  by  the  Federation  of 
British  Industries,  the  Cinematograph 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n  and  the  technicians' 
group.  The  move  is  seen  as  answering 
the  criticism  that  opponents  of  the 
recommendations  of  various  interests 
would  have  no  opportunity  to  answer 
them. 

No  Complaints  Over  Labor 

Loxdox,  June  15.  —  Secretary 
O'Brien  of  the  National  Ass'n  of  The- 
atrical Employees,  which  presents  its 
suggestions  for  Films  Act  revision  to 
the  Statutory  Committee  June  16,  has 
no  complaints  about  labor  conditions 
in  British  studios  put  before  the  com- 
mittee, but  will  support  legislation  to 
abolish  "quickies."  In  the  theatre  field, 
he  declares,  refusal  of  some  branches 
of  the  C.E.A.  to  meet  unions  might 
lead  to  trouble  shortly. 


Will  Probe  Theatre  Threat 

London,  June  10— The  C.E.A.  gen- 
eral council  is  to  discuss  charges 
made  by  E.  J.  Hinge,  prominent  North 
Country  exhibitor,  against  a  leading 
American  distributing  company.  A 
salesman,  said  Hinge  recently,  held 
him  up  with  a  threat  that,  unless  he 
took  the  output,  his  company  would 
have  an  opposition  theatre  built  by  a 
British  circuit  in  which  it  has  an  in- 
terest. 


30  Book  for  Trip  Here 

London,  June  10. — Thirty  bookings 
have  already  been  made  for  the  trip 
of  British  exhibitors  to  New  York  and 
Hollywood  organized  by  Arthur  Tay- 
lor, secretary  of  the  London  branch 
of  the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n.  The  party  sails  on  the  Queen 
Mary  on  July  22. 


Almost  Jobless 

Hamilton,  O.,  June  15. — 
Through  a  political  reorgani- 
zation here,  John  A.  Schwalm, 
manager  of  the  Rialto,  has 
been  elected  vice-chairman  of 
the  Butler  County  Demo- 
cratic Committee.  In  addi- 
tion, Schwalm  is  president  of 
the  Jewel  Photoplay  Co.,  a 
director  of  the  Ohio  I.T.O., 
member  of  the  City  Council, 
president  of  a  building  and 
loan  company,  executive  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
director  of  the  Anthony 
Wayne  Hotel,  owner  of  a 
local  bus  terminal  building 
and  a  summer  hotel  in  Ver- 
mont, a  real  estate  operator 
and  a  golf  enthusiast. 


Sears  Opens  Warner 
Western  Convention 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

session  of  the  three-day  meeting,  the 
convention  adjourned  for  a  screening 
of  "Hearts  Divided"  at  the  Chicago. 
Following  a  luncheon  Sears  held 
round-table  discussions,  centering 
about  plans  for  selling  such  specials 
as  "Anthony  Adverse"  and  "The 
Green  Pastures."  The  group  saw  the 
latter  film  this  afternoon,  and  "White 
Angel"  tonight.  "Anthony  Adverse" 
will  be  viewed  tomorrow. 

The  outline  of  the  Vitaphone  short 
product  will  be  the  feature  of  tomor- 
row's session.  During  the  afternoon 
the  men  will  listen  in  on  a  telephone 
conversation  between  Jack  L.  War- 
ner on  the  coast  and  Sears  at  the  meet- 
ing. Major  Albert  Warner  and  A. 
W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  and  Canadian 
sales  head,  arrived  here  today  by 
plane. 


Irving  Asher  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Irving  Ash- 
er, production  head  of  Warners'  Ted- 
dington  studio,  here  on  a  two  week 
visit,  sees  an  early  change  in  the  Brit- 
ish quota  laws.  Under  the  present 
law,  quotas  are  figured  on  a  footage 
basis,  the  law  requiring  a  producer 
to  make  20  per  cent  of  the  footage 
exhibited  in  Britain,  in  England.  Ash- 
er believes  that  within  a  year  this 
will  be  changed  so  that  dollars  will 
be  set  as  a  standard.  This  will  permit 
a  producer  to  make  four  pictures  at 
$250,000  each  instead  of  ten  for  $100,- 
000  each.  Asher  states  that  if  the 
change  is  made,  Warners  will  use  big- 
ger names  and  better  stories  in  their 
British  product. 


Staub  Rejoins  Warners 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Ralph  Staub 
has  returned  to  the  Warner  lot  to 
produce  another  Technicolor  short.  It 
will  be  a  musical  called  "Echo  Moun- 
tain." Fred  Lawrence  and  Rosalind 
Marquis  have  the  leading  roles. 


Travis,  Hull  Assigned 

Hollywood,  June  15. — June  Travis 
and  Warren  Hull  have  been  added 
to  "The  Case  of  the  Caretaker's  Cat" 
at  Warners.  Ricardo  Cortez  and 
Anita  Louise  have  leading  roles. 
Bryan  Foy  will  produce. 


Television  Is  No 
Threat — Sarnoff 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

is  an  accomplished  fact,  although  it  is 
not  yet  ready  commercially. 

"The  television  which  is  assuming 
shape  in  our  laboratories  will  not,  as 
many  persons  assume  without  war- 
rant, replace  sound  broadcasting.  The 
present  sound  broadcasting  service 
will  proceed  without  interruption. 
Television  must  find  new  functions, 
new  entertainment  and  new  programs. 

"As  soon  as  television  has  been 
brought  to  a  point  of  practical  service 
it  will  be  made  available  to  the 
American  people." 

The  hearings,  expected  to  last  prob: 
ably  three  weeks,  are  to  be  devoted 
to  discussion  of  technical  points,  it 
was  stressed  by  Commissioner  Prall, 
chairman,  and  will  be  followed  by  fur- 
ther hearings  at  which  details  of  tele- 
vision and  other  radio  services  will  be 
considered. 

The  problems  of  the  film  industry  in 
the  use  of  radio  communication  will  be 
discussed  before  the  close  of  the 
present  series  of  hearings  by  E.  H. 
Hansen,  who  will  represent  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  and  the  Research  Coun- 
cil of  the  Academy. 


McDonald  is  the  director  and  Bryan 
Foy  is  producing. 


Assigned  "Cave  In"  Role 
Hollywood,  June  15.— Priscilla 
Lyon  is  added  to  the  cast  of  "Cave 
In"  at  Warners.  This  film,  formerly 
titled  "Daegerman's  Courage,"  features 
Jean  Muir  and  Barton  MacLane  under 
direction  of  Louis  King.  Bryan  Foy 
is  producing. 


Purcell  Gets  a  Lead 

Hollywood,  June  15.— Richard 
Purcell  will  play  the  title  role  of  "The 
Shrinking  Violet"  at  Warners.  Bryan 
Foy  will  produce  and  William  Mc- 
Gann  is  assigned  to  direct.  Ross  Alex- 
ander was  named  for  this  part  some 
time  ago,  but  his  part  in  "China  Clip- 
per" interferes. 


Stage  Player  in  Film 

Hollywood,  June  15.— Warners 
have  signed  Peddy  Hart  of  the  stage 
cast  of  "Three  Men  on  a  Horse"  to 
play  a  part  in  the  picture  which  starts 
July  5.     Mervyn  LeRoy  will  direct. 

Mauch  Twins  Are  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  15.— Warners  will 
produce  "The  Prince  and  the  Pauper" 
with  the  Mauch  twins,  Billv  and 
Bobby,  in  the  title  roles.  Billy' is  the 
boy  who  plays  young  Anthony  Ad- 
verse. His  brother  has  not  yet  ap- 
peared on  the  screen. 


Not  Selling  Dickinson 

Kansas  City,  June  IS.— Warners 
this  year  are  selling  away  from  the 
Glenn  W.  Dickinson  circuit,  which 
was  served  last  year.  The  exchange 
already  has  closed  deals  with  the  Bel- 
dorf,  Independence;  the  Orpheum, 
Parsons ;  the  Varsity,  Manhattan,  and 
other  Kansas  theatres  in  opposition 
to  Dickinson. 


Add  to  "Eden"  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Gordon  Hart 
has  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Three 
in  Eden,"  featuring  Ian  Hunter  and 
Margaret  Lindsay,  at  Warners.  Frank 


Wolf  Area  Increased 

Cleveland,  June  15.— Col.  Nat 
Wolf,  Warner  zone  manager  for 
Ohio,  West  Virginia  and  part  of  Ken- 
tucky, has  had  his  territory  increased 
to  include  Henderson,  Owensboro, 
Princeton  and  Fulton  in  Kentucky, 
and  Memphis. 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  16,  192 


RKO  Budget 
Biggest  Ever, 
Spitz  Says 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

dith  and  Eduardo  Cianello  have  al- 
ready been  cast  for  the  picture,  he 
said,  and  efforts  are  being  made  to  get 
John  Barrymore  and  several  other  im- 
portant players.  In  addition,  Berman 
will  make  two  Fred  Astaire-Ginger 
Rogers  musicals,  two  with  Katharine 
Hepburn,  one  of  which  will  be  "Qual- 
ity Street"  and  the  other  "Portrait  of  a 
Rebel"  in  addition  to  a  Lily  Pons  pic- 
ture which  will  be  "Street  Girl."  Ber- 
man leaves   for   Hollywood  Friday. 

The  company's  lineup  next  season 
will  comprise  54  features.  The  figure 
takes  in  the  six  George  O'Briens  to  be 
produced  by  George  Hirliman,  two 
Joe  E.  Browns,  to  be  made  by  David 
Loew,  and  three  Bobby  Breens,  which 
will  be  produced  by  Sol  Lesser. 

There  will  be  a  minimum  of  22  big 
pictures,  it  was  stated  by  an  important 
sales  executive  yesterday.  The  an- 
nouncement will  be  made  to  the  sales 
staff  today. 

Most  of  yesterday's  session  at  the 
Waldorf  was  taken  up  with  a  review 
of  the  current  season's  lineup.  Ned 
E.  Depinet  called  the  morning  session 
to  order  and  read  telegrams  from 
numerous  exhibitors  throughout  the 
country.  He  stated  that  the  current 
season  showed  an  increase  of  67J-2 
per  cent  in  contracts  over  last  season. 
He  also  spoke  of  the  company's  in- 
crease in  distribution  in  the  foreign 
field. 

Cresson  E.  Smith,  western  and 
southern  division  sales  head ;  E.  L. 
McEvoy,  eastern  division  sales  head ; 
Harry  Michaelson,  head  of  short  sub- 
ject sales,  addressed  the  men  and  told 
them  the  company  was  starting  in  bet- 
ter shape  than  ever  before. 

Jules  Levy  presented  gold  and  silver 
medals  to  "blue  ribbon"  salesmen,  who 
have  sold  90  per  cent  or  more  of  the 
possibilities  in  their  territories.  Six 
gold  medals  were  awarded  for  100  per 
cent  sales  to : 

Fred  Horn  and  E.  J.  Frace,  Sioux  Falls; 


C.  Boasberg,  Buffalo;  J.  J.  Clarke,  Chi- 
cago; G.  R.  Giroux,  Los  Angeles,  and  W. 
V.   Adwell,  Dallas. 

Thirty -nine  silver  medals  for  90  to  99 
per  cent  sales  went  to:  F.  G.  Ross,  Boston; 
B.  R.  Keller,  Portland;  W.  C.  Winters, 
Minneapolis;  S.  Gorelick,  Chicago;  P.  D. 
Fielding.  Oklahoma  City;  C.  J.  Dressel, 
Minneapolis;  H.  F.  Goldstein,  Boston;  E. 
L.  Dyson,  Kansas  City;  J.  H.  Gruben, 
Dallas;  S.  W.  Whitehead  and  J.  Ruben- 
stein,  Los  Angeles;  J.  B.  Brecheen.  Dal- 
las; E.  J.  Epstein,  Philadelphia;  H.  F. 
Cohen,  New  Orleans;  A.  A.  Renfro  and  J. 
Lewis,  Kansas  City;  J.  Graham  and  E. 
Lebby,  Pittsburgh;  H.  Melcher.  Milwaukee; 
B.  S.  Bryan  and  F.  W.  Salley,  Atlanta; 
H.  W.  Landstrom  and  H.  C.  Fuller,  Salt 
Lake  City;  C.  L.  De  Vizia  and  M.  M. 
Ames,  Boston;  E.  G.  Huhnke,  O.  Hanson 
and  W.  J.  Foley,  Omaha;  J.  L.  Raper. 
Minneapolis;  R.  S.  Nolan,  Chicago;  R.  L. 
Brentlinger.  Indianapolis;  R.  E.  Pfeiffer, 
New  Orleans;  C.  D.  Burton.  Oklahoma 
City;  W.  F.  De  Frenne,  St.  Louis;  G.  R. 
Seach,  San  Francisco;  R.  F.  Branon.  Char- 
lotte; J.  A.  McKnight,  Cincinnati;  M.  E. 
Lefko,  Cleveland;  R.  F.  Crawford,  Des 
Moines. 

Phil  Reisman,  foreign  head,  spoke 
on  the  progress  the  company  has  made 
abroad  and  the  opening  of  new  offices 
in  Brazil,  Austria  and  Poland. 

Spitz,  M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Ned  E. 
Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  Briskin,  Berman, 
David  Loew,  Edward  Gross  and  Roy 
Disney  are  scheduled  to  talk  today  on 
the  new  season's  output. 

S.  Barret  McCormick  will  discuss 
advertising,  publicity  and  exploitation  ; 
Howard  Benedict,  studio  publicity ; 
Leon  Bamberger,  sales  promotion ; 
Lou  Gaudreau,  accessories. 

A  party  will  be  given  the  men  by 
Major  Edward  Bowes  in  his  Capitol 
Theatre  suite. 

Wires  expressing  confidence  in  the 
organization  were  received  from  Sam 
Bendheim,  Jr.,  Richmond,  and  Morton 
G.  Thalheimer,  Richmond ;  John  F. 
Kumler,  Toledo ;  Mike  Rosenberg, 
Los  Angeles ;  Milt  Arthur,  Los  An- 


geles ;  Rick  Ricketson,  Denver; 
Charles  R.  Gilmour,  president,  Gibral- 
tar Enterprise,  Inc. ;  Harry  L.  Nace, 
Phoenix ;  John  Hamrick,  Seattle ;  E. 
M.  Hartley,  New  York;  Abe  Blank, 
Des  Moines ;  Najeeb  N.  Lawand, 
Montreal ;  John  Hazza,  Calgary, 
Alta. ;  Bob  McNeil,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal. ; 
George  Rotsky,  Montreal ;  Jules  and 
Herb  Allen,  Toronto;  Ken  Leach, 
Calgary ;  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons,  Toronto ; 
Ray  Tubman,  Winnipeg ;  Oscar  Han- 
son, Toronto ;  Harold  and  Dan  Yield, 
Minneapolis ;  B.  &  F.  Theatres,  Ltd., 
Toronto ;  Samuel  H.  Levin,  San  Fran- 
cisco and  others.  One  of  the  most 
interesting  was  from  Vincent  You- 
mans,  composer  of  "Carioca,"  who  is 
in  Colorado  Springs  recovering  from 
a  recent  illness. 

At  six  o'clock  the  convention  was 
guest  of  W.  G.  Van  Schmus  at  a 
cocktail  party  at  the  Music  Hall.  Last 
night,  the  delegates  saw  "Boy  Meets 
Girl"  as  guests  of  John  Hay  Whitney. 


Theatre  Men  Here,  Too 

All  RKO  theatre  division  heads  are 
in  town  for  the  Radio  convention. 
They  include  Cliff  Work,  San  Fran- 
cisco; Nat  Holt,  Cleveland;  James 
Brennan,  Trenton ;  James  A.  Chris- 
tie, Chicago;  Charles  Koerner,  Bos- 
ton. 

Fred  Meyers,  New  England  super- 
visor, returned  over  the  week-end 
from  a  tour  of  theatres  in  his  division 
and  will  leave  Thursday  for  Detroit, 
Boston,  Providence  and  Syracuse.  He 
expects  to  be  gone  about  a  week. 

Mort  Singer,  RKO  theatre  partner 
in  the  Midwest,  is  scheduled  to  arrive 
from  the  coast  tomorrow. 

Charles  McDonald,  William  Eng- 


Photographic  interlude  at  the  Radio  convention.     Left  to  right:  Sam  Briskin,  Leo 
Spitz,  Ned  E.  Depinet  and  Jules  Levy. 


land  and  Roy  Byron  are  now  in  Ber 
muda  on  a  two  weeks'  vacation. 


Making  3,  Releasing  2 

Only  two  of  the  three  Joe  E.  Brow 
pictures  David  Loew  will  produce  f< 
RKO  will  be  released  next  season,  th 
producer  stated  yesterday  on  his  a: 
rival  from  the  coast  to  attend  the  con 
pany's  annual  sales  meet  at  the  Wal 
dorf.  The  third  film  will  be  amon 
the  first  of  RKO's  1937-38  release' 

Depkin,  Rappaport  Drop  In 

Bernard  Depkin,  who  operates  nin 
theatres  in  Virginia,  and  Izzy  Rappa 
port,  operator  of  the  Hippodrome,  Bal 
timore,  are  in  town  and  yesterda  j 
dropped  in  at  the  Waldorf  where  RK( 
is  holding  its  annual  sales  conventioi . 


"Time"  Entertains  Tonight 

March  of  Time  executives  tonigr  * 
play  host  at  "21"  to  25  RKO  sale; 
men,  together  with  their  district  an| 
branch  managers,  who  led  their  corrl 
petitors  in  sales  percentages  on  th] 
subject. 

Attending  will  be  F.  G.  Ross,  M. 
Ames,  W.  H.  Gardiner,  H.  F.  Golc^l 
stein,  R.  C.  Cropper,  Boston ;  R.  Y 
Nolan,  S.  Gorelick,  J.  C.  Ossermai 
Chicago ;  R.  Kinsler,  S.  C.  Jacque- 
Cincinnati ;  A.  Goldsmith,  H.  I- 
Greenblatt,  Cleveland ;  J.  Lewis,  1 
R.  Thompson,  Kansas  City ;  S.  \\ 
Whitehead,  G.  R.  Giroux,  J.  Ruber 
stein,  N.  P.  Jacobs,  Los  Angeles;  ( 
J.  Dressell,  J.  L.  Raper,  L.  E.  Gold 
hammer,  Minneapolis ;  L.  I.  Kutinski 
R.  S.  Wolff,  New  York;  H.  W.  T> 
son,  E.  J.  Epstein,  S.  Lefko,  F.  I 
McNamee,  Philadelphia ;  J.  Grahan 
E.  Lebby.  G.  Lefko,  Pittsburgh ;  H.  ( 
Fuller,  H.  W.  Landstrom,  T. 
Walsh.  Salt  Lake  City;  E.  A.  Steii 
G.  William  Wolf,  San  Francisco ;  P. 
W.  Boehme,  J.  F.  Burke,  E.  A.  Laml 
Seattle. 

H.  C.  Cohen,  W.  E.  Branson,  J.  P 
Maclntyre,  N.  Levy  and  L.  M.  Dt 
vaney  are  the  district  managers  wh 
will  be  present. 

Representing  the  home  office  will  b 
M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Ned  E.  Depine 
Jules  Levy,  L.  J.  Bamberger,  Williat 
Clark,  W.  E.  Dahler.  Lou  Gaudreai 
Harry  Gittleson,  S.  Kramer,  S.  Bai 
rett  McCormick,  E.  L.  McEvo} 
Harry  J.  Michaelson,  L.  H.  Mille 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


(Metropolitan  Photo  SertSce 

The  largest  sales  convention  in  Radio's  history  as  it  assembled  for  its  first  session  in  the  Sert  Room  of  the  Waldorf-Astoria  yesterday  morning. 


day,  June  16.  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


KO  Budget 
Biggest  Ever, 


More  or  Less  Personal 


Spitz  Says 


(Continued  from  page  16) 

had  G.  Poller,  A.  A.  Schubart. 
r.  Sharkey,  Cresson  E.  Smith,  Leo 
tz  and  Sam  Briskin. 
'nil  Reisman,  Ralph  Hanbury, 
ph  Doyle,  Luis  Lezana,  Robert 
llo,  Fred  Gulbranson  and  Bert 
sman  constitute  the  foreign  con- 
:ent. 


March  of  Time  Expanding 

larch  of  Time  plans  an  expansion 
listribution  abroad  during  the  corn- 
year,  the  second  of  RKO  release 
he  reel,  and  an  increase  in  the  pro- 
don  of  special  subjects  for  foreign 
ntries,  according  to  Roy  E.  Larsen, 
ducer  of  the  reel. 

l  special  Spanish  version  is  now 
ased  regularly,  and  it  is  expected 
ilar  versions  will  be  prepared  for 
nee,  Sweden,  Germany  and  Italy. 


Pathe  Topics  Unit  to  Alaska 

he  new  season  releases  of  the  short 
es,  "Pathe  Topics,''  will  include 
siderable  footage  from  two  expe- 
jns  which  will  invade  outlying  re- 
is  of  Alaska,  according  to  Thomas 
.lmers,  editor  of  the  subjects.  Popu- 
science  material  and  old  sequences 
;n  from  film  vaults  also  will  form 
irt  of  the  subject  matter  of  the  reel 
the  new  season. 


Van   Beuren   Series  Up 

an  Beuren  will  increase  to  13  re- 
es  each  the  two  short  subject 
es,  "Sports  with  Bill  Corum"  and 
orld  on  Parade,"  according  to 
edee  J.  Van  Beuren,  president. 
!  company  will  produce  32  single 

subjects  for  RKO  release  next 
son.  The  "Struggle  to  Live"  series 

remain  at  six  releases,  he  said. 


George  Stevens  Busy 

Iollywood,  June  15.  —  George 
vens,  now  directing  the  Astaire- 
',ers  film,  "Never  Gonna  Dance," 
two  big  assignments  coming  up  at 
lio.  "The  Big  Game"  follows  the 
rent  picture  and  immediately  after- 
■d  he  will  direct  Katharine  Hep- 
n  in  "Quality  Street,"  with  an 
aire-Rogers  special  to  follow. 


Stephenson,  Jones  Signed 

Iollywood,  June  IS.  —  Radio  has 
led  Henry  Stephenson  and  Gordon 
es  for  roles  in  "Count  Pete."  Ann 
hern  and  Gene  Raymond  will  play 
top  roles  and  Joseph  Santley  will 
ict.    Production  has  started. 


Studio  Buys  "All  Scarlet" 

Iollywood,  June  IS.— Radio  has 
ight  "All  Scarlet,"  original  by  Da- 
rt Runyon.  William  Sistrom  will 
duce.  Cortland  Fitzimmons  is  do- 
the  script.  It  is  likely  that 
ather  Angel  will  play  an  important 
e. 

Bagley  on  "Gunga"  Detail 

Iollywood,  June  15.— Major  G.  O. 
Bagley,  retired  British  army  offi- 
,  has  been  signed  by  Radio  to  act 
technical  advisor  on  "Gunga  Din." 
|ter  Cohen  is  currently  writing  the 
ipt  from  the  Kipling  poem.  Ed- 
rd  Small  will  produce. 


The  entire  convention  wore  plaid 
ties  by  way  of  inducing  atmosphere 
for  the  rough  print  of  "Mary  of  Scot- 
land" which  was  screened  in  the  ball- 
room of  the  Waldorf  yesterday. 

"What  clan?"  asked  a  diligent 
Motion  Picture  Daily  reporter. 

"We  don't  know,  but  maybe  it's  the 
Clan  MacBriskin,"  was  one  sugges- 
tion. 

"At  any  rate,"  came  another,  "we 
know  one  thing  positively.  It's  not 
the  Clan  McDonough." 

+ 

W.  G.  Van  Schmus,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  Music  Hall,  entertained 
the  RKO  conventioneers  with  a  cock- 
tail party  last  evening  on  the  roof 
of  the  theatre. 

+ 

Leonard  Goldstein  and  George 
O'Brien  were  luncheon  visitors.  Both 
arrived  from  the  coast  in  the  morning 
and  made  a  dash  for  the  Waldorf. 
O'Brien  had  his  right  hand  bandaged 
from  a  fall  and  did  all  his  handshak- 
ing with  his  left.  Goldstein  said  that 
two  of  the  six  which  O'Brien  is  to 
make  for  George  Hirliman  will  be  in 
color. 

+ 

E.  L.  McEvoy,  eastern  district  man- 
ager, is  annoyed  by  a  mild  case  of 
the  hives. 

+ 

Charles  L.  Casanave,  general 
manager  for  National  Screen  Acces- 
sories, attended  all  sessions  yester- 
day. 

+ 

Arthur  Willi,  talent  scout,  looked 
over  the  faces  for  possible  screen  ma- 
terial, but  says  he's  still  looking 
around. 

+ 

Gordon  E.  Youngman  of  the  legal 
staff  was  surrounded  by  O.  C.  Doer- 
ing,  a  partner  of  Donovan.  Lum- 
bard  &  Leisure,  and  A.  H.  Mc- 
Causland,  A.  C.  Christensen, 
Garrett  Van  Wagner  and  Walton 
Arment  of  Irving  Trust,  trustees  for 
RKO. 

+ 

Edward  Gross,  production  manager 
for  Sol  Lesser,  who  is  producing 
three  Bobby  Breens  for  the  company's 
release,  was  in  evidence  with  Hal 
Horne  introducing  him  to  the  bovs. 
+ 

William  B.  Levy,  English  repre- 
sentative for  Walt  Disney,  heard 
enough  about  Detroit  and  automobiles 
to  last  him  for  some  time.  At  the 
luncheon  table  he  was  flanked  by  A.  J. 
Mertz,  Detroit  manager ;  Garrett 
Payne  and  Fred  Bonnem,  salesmen 
from  the  same  citv. 

'+ 

Bert  Gillette,  formerly  with  Dis- 
ney and  who  has  just  finished  with 
A.  J.  Van  Beuren.  will  rejoin  Dis- 
neVs  outfit  in  August.  He  sails  Sat- 
urday on  the  Tuscania  for  a  tour  of 
a  month.  He  sat  with  Roy  Disney 
at  lunch  yesterday. 

+ 

Kay  Kamen  was  another  Disney- 
ite  attending.    He  was  responsible  for 
every  salesman  and  branch  manager 
getting  a  Mickey  Mouse  in  his  room. 
+ 

Nate  J.  Blumberg,  who  was  on 
hand  with  all  his  theatre  men,  intro- 
duced a  lot  of  the  men  to  each  other. 
Nate  was  feeling  pretty  good,  after 
the  Bar  Mitzvah  of  his  son,  Lewis, 


Pandro  S.  Berman,  associate  producer 
for  Radio,  snapped  as  he  arrived  from 
the  coast  yesterday.  With  him  is  How- 
ard S.  Benedict,  studio  publicity  director. 


on  Saturday.  The  festivities  contin- 
ued all  that  day  and  were  resumed  on 
Sunday  as  well. 

+ 

Levy  says  he's  going  to  return  to 
England  on  the  .V ormandie  on  July  1. 
Meanwhile,  he's  conferring  daily  with 
Roy  Disney. 

+ 

Barney    Pitkin,   manager  of  the 
New  Haven  office,  is  inviting  the  local 
boys  to  the  golf  tournament  which  is 
to  be  held  up  his  way  next  month. 
+ 

Bill  Wolf.  San  Francisco  mana- 
ager,  says  he's  gained  six  pounds  in 
the  last  few  weeks.    Part  of  it  is  due 
to  a  recent  vacation  at  Hot  Springs. 
+ 

Bob  Wolff,  local  branch  head,  man- 
aged to  keep  his  men  close  together  at 
the  sessions,  screenings  and  lunch. 
Frank  Dacey,  one  of  the  real  old 
timers  at  the  exchange,  is  present  and 
doing  wads  of  handshaking. 

+ 

Bob  Goldstein  joined  his  brother, 
Leonard,  for  a  free  lunch  during  ses- 
sions. 

+ 

Harry    Cohen,    western  division 
manager,  has  a  gag  for  everyone  he 
meets.     He's  popular  with  the  boys. 
+ 

Some  disa  and  datas  about  the  New 
York  branch  boys,  with  Bob  Wolff: 
Max  Westebbe  is  out  for  the  toe  and 
heel  championship.  Max  has  enorm- 
ous gondolas.  They're  now  hailing 
Lou  Kutinsky  as  the  "Kingfish"  be- 
cause of  his  resemblance.  Eddie 
("Moe")  Carroll  is  the  only  Irish- 
man with  a  Jewish  moniker.  "Uncle" 
John  Dacey  is  a  life  member  of  the 
Treasurers'  Club.  Jack  ("Gersh- 
win") Ellis  is  a  writer  of  unpub- 
lished songs.  Bernie  Kranze  has  a 
"rep"  for  picking  talent  and  losing 
straw  hats.  Phil  Hodes  is  the  origi- 
nal Annie  Oakley  kid. 

+ 

They  tell  this  one  on  Ely  Epstein, 
Philadelphia's  crack  salesman.  He 
won't  take  "no"  for  an  answer.  One 
night  when  talking  to  an  exhibitor 
the  lights  went  out  and  the  exhibitor 
followed  to  see  what  was  wrong,  but 


[7 


Ely  kept  right  on  talking  to  a  vacant 
chair. 

+ 

Mike  Shulman  covers  the  stick 
towns  and  for  exhibitors  in  small 
towns  he  has  been  known  to  milk  the 
cow,  churn  the  butter  and  diaper  the 
baby. 

+ 

Among  the  Beau  Brummels  put 
Sam  Lefko,  Philly,  up  there  with 
Abou  Ben  Adhem. 

+ 

J.  J.  McFadden,  Jr.,  covers  the 
Pennsylvania  coal  regions  and  can 
talk  back  to  himself  in  Russian,  Pol- 
ish, Hungarian  and  Pennsylvania 
Dutch. 

+ 

Jim  Finey  took  all  the  speeches  for 
the  record. 

+ 

Jules  Levy  got  a  fan  letter  the  first 
thing  yesterday  morning.  It  was  writ- 
ten in  French  and  Levy  doesn't  know 
whether  it's  a  gag  or  not.  He's  hav- 
ing one  of  the  French  representatives 
interpret  it  for  him. 

+ 

A.  Schubart  and  Mike  Poller 
handed  out  the  badges  as  the  conven- 
tionites  checked  in  for  the  morning 
session. 

+ 

Bill  Corum,  who  keeps  the  New 
York  Journal  readers  well  informed 
on  sports,  will  give  the  boys  the  low- 
down  on  the  Louis-Schmeling  fight 
today. 

+ 

Bert  Reisman  is  checking  up  on 
Don  Hancock.  When  in  Cuba  re- 
cently, Don  put  a  lily  in  the  hands  of 
several  local  boys  under  the  weather 
and  when  they  discovered  the  gag 
there  were  no  kind  words  for  A.  J. 
Van  Beuren's  representative. 
+ 

Several  of  the  boys  visited  the 
French  Casino  Sunday  night.  Com- 
ments on  the  show  were  heard  all 
around  convention  headquarters  yes- 
terday, so  much  so  that  a  number  of 
the  out-of-towners  have  already  made 
plans  to  attend  the  night  club  before 
going  home. 

Cooperate,  But  Not 
Merge,  Says  Whitney 

Hollywood,  June  15. — John  Hay 
Whitney,  president  of  Pioneer  Prod., 
stated  upon  his  arrival  here  today  that 
his  visit  is  in  no  way  concerned  with 
a  reported  merger  of  Pioneer  and 
Selznick  International. 

Amplifying  John  Wharton's  re- 
marks as  published  last  Wednesday, 
Whitney  said  that  he  will  devote  his 
efforts  to  the  evolving  of  a  plan  for 
closer  physical  coordination  between 
the  companies.  The  objective  would 
be  an  interchange  of  story  properties 
and  personnel  with  the  holdings  of 
each  so  distributed  as  to  work  for  the 
common  welfare  of  both. 

Since  the  individuality  of  each  or- 
ganization is  to  be  retained,  a  mutual 
agreement  will  be  proposed  whereby 
stories  owned  by  either  company  will 
be  produced  by  the  one  best  equipped 
to  handle  the  production. 


O'Brien  in  "Daniel  Boone" 

Hollywood,  June  15.  —  George 
Hirliman  has  signed  Daniel  Jarrett 
to  a  term  writing  contract.  His  first 
assignment  is  "Daniel  Boone"  which 
will  be  George  O'Brien's  first  for  the 
producer.  David  Howard,  who  directs 
the  O'Brien  pictures,  has  finished  his 
work  for  Sol  Lesser  and  has  reported 
to  Hirliman  to  assist  in  writing  the 
script. 


me  is  box-office  ...  and 
svery  one  is  entertain- 
nent.  Whatever  your 
eature,  there's  a  com- 
edy from  SclucaEonai that 
vill  add  spice  to  the  pro- 
:jramfwith  a  star  that  will 
jring  in  more  customers. 

10 

MUSICAL  COMEDIES, 

including  four  Jefferson 
Machamer  "Gags  and 
Gals"  Pictures. 

8 

ALL  STAR  COMEDIES 

6 

NOVELTY  COMEDIES 


Presented  by 

MONS 


TAT 

'Rpcma/f3hcl 

AMD 


MTURY-FOX  FILM  CORPORATION  1  *  / 


Quick  and  Powerful -the  Punch-Packing 
Short  Short  Stories  of  the  Screen 


Along  the  ROAD  to 
ROMANCE  on  the 
MAGIC  CARPET 
of  Movietone 

Produced  by 

Truman  Talley 

Edited  by 

Lew  Lehr 

Narrated  by 

Ed  Thorgersen 


TREASURE  CHEST 
Productions 

Gems  of  novelty, 
beauty,  thrills  and 
human  interest 


jut) 


THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


Distributed  by 
20th  Century-Fox  Film  Corporation 


uesday,  June  16,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


21 


Short  Subjects 


Nut  Guilty" 

I  'itaphone) 

This  one  strikes  a  new  note  in  short 
lbject  material.  Edgar  Bergen,  the 
entriloquist,  and  his  dummy  "Charley 
IcCarthy,"  act  out  some  good,  novel 
.imedy  scenes.  The  piece  revolves 
round  "Boys  Day  at  City  Hall." 
Charley"  plays  judge  for  the  day 
nd  delivers  himself  of  some  "learned" 
pinions  and  decisions.  Pondering  a 
ivorce  case  with  a  pretty  defendant, 
e  is  scared  out  of  his  wits  when  the 
usband  comes  in  and  pulls  a  gun  on 
le  court.  Timely  intervention  by 
Charley's"  friends  with  inkballs  saves 
le  day.  The  familiar  vaudeville  an- 
cs  of  Bergen  are  good  entertain- 
lent.  Reviewed  without  production 
?de  seal.  Running  time,  10  mins. 
G." 


Cities  of  North  Africa" 

Harold  Auten) 

There  is  a  strong,  but  well-coated 
avor  of  educational  value  in  the  sub- 
jet.  One  of  the  Screen  Traveler 
;ries,  which  is  the  work  of  Andre 
:  la  Varre,  producer  and  camerman, 
provides  brief  but  comprehensive 
limpses  of  three  of  the  most  impor- 
int  cities  in  North  Africa,  Tunis, 
.lgiers  and  Rabat.  Each  the  key 
ty  of  a  French  protectorate,  the 
ties  are  vital  jumping-off  spots  for 
rench  rule  in  the  not  always  tran- 
uil  area  of  Africa  dominated  from 
aris.  Reviewed  without  production 
jde  seal.     Running  time,   11  mins. 


The  Peppery  Salt" 

Columbia) 

Only  fair  comedy  results  as  Andy 
lyde,  a  "would-be"  old  sailor,  finds 
le  "ship"  which  has  been  left  him  is 
nly  a  sandwich  stand  on  the  dock, 
k'hen  it  becomes  fastened  to  a  ship, 
.ndy  goes  with  it  out  to  sea  and  dis- 
jvers  it  is  the  hideout  of  the  gang 
■hich  has  kidnaped  his  former  boss's 
lughter.  Rigged  out  in  his  full  ad- 
iiral's  uniform,  he  goes  to  the  rescue, 
nd  through  no  fault  of  his  own,  saves 
le  girl.  A  fair  number  with  a  few 
mghs.  Production  Code  Seal  No. 
186.  Running  time,  18  mins.  "G." 


Rail  Birds" 

Educational) 

The  efforts  of  Tom  Howard  and 
George  Shelton  are  good  for  some 
lughs  in  this  short.  They  try  to  aid  a 
nuthern  "colonel"  who  is  in  debt  to 

bank  by  betting  his  money  on  as- 
urted  horses  which  are  touted  at  them, 
hey  lose,  but  also  win  out  in  the 
nd  when  the  tout  is  caught  and 
Dughs  up  theirs  and  other  victims' 
loney,  to  them.  They  save  the  day 
>r  the  colonel,  his  daughter  is  able 
)  marry  and  they  come  out  ahead, 
here  are  some  effective  race  track 
nd  humorous  sallies  and  a  collection 
f  typical  Howard-Shelton  situations 
'hich  have  their  moments.  Produc- 
on  Code  Seal  No.  0990.  Running 
me,  Yiy2  mins.  "G." 


Young  Goes  to  Cohen 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Waldemar 
roung's  two-year  writing  contract, 
ist  signed  with  Paramount,  has  been 
'ansferred  and  assigned  to  Major 
'rod.  Young  is  on  vacation,  but  will 
stum  in  October  to  write  the  first 
jary  Cooper  story  for  Emanuel 
ohen's  new  company. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"Seven  Brave  Men" 

( A  in  kino) 

This  latest  importation  from  Russia  is  more  nearly  a  pictorial  record 
than  a  dramatic  narrative,  concerned  as  it  is  with  the  adventures  of  a 
group  of  explorers  in  the  wastes  above  the  Arctic  Circle.  It  is  lifted 
somewhat  out  of  the  average  plane  of  most  of  the  importations  from  the 
Soviet  state-controlled  industry,  in  that  it  is  characterized  by  some  excel- 
lent photography  and  occasional  drama,  recording  the  fight  of  the  group 
against  the  elements  which  at  one  point  very  nearly  overwhelmed  them. 

Aside  from  citing  the  heroism  and  hardiness  of  the  group,  it  has 
rather  less  of  propaganda  for  Russia  than  most  of  the  importations  from 
that  country.  In  Russian,  the  dialogue  is  explained  by  subtitles  for  those 
lacking  a  knowledge  of  the  language.  A  subtitle  to  the  film  reading 
"And  One  Woman,"  refers  to  the  rather  unusual  circumstance  of  a 
woman  as  the  only  feminine  member  of  the  expedition,  the  doctor.  A 
somewhat  insignificant  romance  is  interwoven  in  the  mutual  love  of  the 
expedition's  leader  and  the  woman,  which  culminates  in  her  approved 
request  to  remain  with  the  few  of  the  original  group  who  will  stay  at 
the  base  camp. 

The  film's  highlights  are  the  air  trip  to  the  rescue  of  an  injured 
Eskimo,  the  avalanche  which  sweeps  away  the  dog  team  of  two  of  the 
group,  and  their  fight  back  to  their  camp,  without  food  or  skiis. 

Reviewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  92  min- 
utes. "G." 


Penn.  10-Month  Tax 
Reaches  $2,662,794 

Harrisburg,  June  15. — Admission 
tax  receipts  from  theatres  and  other 
amusement  places  in  the  state,  which 
went  into  effect  in  July,  1935,  are  ex- 
ceeding expectations,  the  total  for  the 
fiscal  year  to  May  31  reveal.  Total 
collections  for  the  10-month  period 
were  $2,662,794,  which  compares  with 
estimates  of  $3,000,000  for  the  full 
year.  May  collections  were  $301,- 
634.50,  or  at  the  rate  of  $3,619,614 
annually. 

The  bill  pending  before  the  current 
special  session,  calling  for  a  new  tax 
of  \l/2  cents  per  foot  on  film  approved 
by  the  censor  board,  is  still  in  com- 
mittee. The  measure  is  being  held  in 
reserve,  with  several  others,  to  be 
brought  out  in  the  event  of  failure  of 
the  legislature  to  agree  on  a  relief 
taxation  program  from  other  sources 
sufficient  to  take  care  of  relief  needs 
until  next  February,  when  the  regular 
session  convenes. 


Roach's  Writers  Busy 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Jack  Jevne, 
Hal  Roach  scenario  editor,  has  his 
staff  working  on  four  features  and 
12  one-reel  scripts  for  "Our  Gang." 
The  Roach  studio  is  currently  closed, 
but  will  go  back  into  production  be- 
tween July  6  and  July  13. 

First  picture  to  face  the  cameras 
will  be  an  "Our  Gang,"  which  will  be 
directed  by  Gordon  Douglas,  former 
assistant  to  Gus  Meins.  Next  will  be 
a  new  Laurel  &  Hardy  feature  as  yet 
untitled.  Later,  Meins  will  start 
"Girls  Go  West,"  a  Patsy  Kelly-Lyda 
Roberti  feature,  Edward  Sedgewick 
will  start  "Forty-fourth  Floor,"  with 
Jack  Haley,  and  Fred  Newmeyer  will 
begin  the  first  Spanky  MacFarland 
feature,  "Colonel  Spanky." 


Form  Partnership 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Murray  Ell- 
man  and  Al  Feinman  have  formed  an 
agency  partnership  here.  Ellman  was 
associated  with  the  William  Morris 
Agency  and  Feinman  recently  re- 
signed from  M-G-M. 


Horwitz  Tries  New 
Stunt  on  Giveaways 

Houston,  June  15. — Will  Horwitz 
continues  to  enliven  the  days  for  his 
"homefolks"  with  original  publicity 
blurbs  and  bubbles. 

Horwitz'  four  subsequent  run  thea- 
tres, including  the  swanky  little 
Uptown  and  popular  Texan,  connected 
by  an  under-street  tunnel,  are  called 
the  "Horwitz  Homefolks  Theatres." 

Horwitz  plastered  his  lobbies  with 
signs  condemning  "tin  horn  gamblers" 
when  the  Interstate  theatres  started 
Bank  Night,  but  within  a  week  had 
started  two  Bank  Nights  weekly  in- 
stead of  the  Interstate's  one.  After 
four  weeks,  he  closed  his  Bank 
Nights,  announcing  that  such  games 
of  chance  had  ruined  theatre  business 
in  Houston,  and  he  had  "promised  the 
people  of  Houston  he  would  not  be 
mixed  up  again  in  lottery  schemes." 

The  free  lottery  is  the  newest  de- 
velopment. A  few  weeks  ago  Hor- 
witz asked  a  reporter :  "Have  you 
ever  owned  a  dog?  Did  you  ever  feed 
him  raw  meat?  And  then  did  you  ever 
take  him  off  the  meat  diet  and  feed 
him  beans  and  potatoes  ?  That's  what 
Bank  Night  is  doing — whetting  the 
appetite  of  theatre  goers  for  some- 
thing for  nothing  until  you  can't  feed 
them  just  a  good  show  and  satisfy 
them." 


Holds  District  Meeting 

Pittsburgh,  June  15. — Harry  Gold- 
stein, district  sales  manager  for  Par- 
amount, had  four  of  his  exchange 
chiefs  in  Pittsburgh  over  the  week- 
end for  a  two-day  conference  at  the 
William  Penn  Hotel.  Present  were 
John  Himmelein,  Cleveland ;  Duke 
Clark,  Columbus ;  J.  J.  Oulahan,  Cin- 
cinnati, and  Dave  Kimmelman,  Pitts- 
burgh. 


Austell  Is  Transferred 

Spartanburg,  S.  C,  June  15. — D. 
B.  Austell,  for  the  past  two  years 
manager  of  the  Strand,  has  been 
transferred  to  Concord,  N.  C,  as  man- 
ager of  the  Paramount. 


Variety  Club 
Cleveland 

Cleveland,  June  15. — According  to 
a  bulletin  just  released  by  Harry  J. 
Wessel,  chief  barker,  the  third  an- 
nual picnic  of  Tent  No.  3  is  set  for 
July  20,  at  Tom  Reilly's  Pleasure 
Isle,  across  the  river  in  Kentucky. 
Reilly  is  owner  of  the  Rialto. 

The  annual  golf  tournament  is  in 
the  offing,  according  to  the  same  bul- 
letin. Rumor  has  it  that  Jim  Grady 
and  Joe  Oulahan,  who  were  tops  last 
year,  expect  to  hang  up  some  new 
records  this  year.  In  fact,  they  admit 
it,  and  don't  have  to  prove  it. 

The  tent  went  on  summer  schedule 
this  week  in  so  far  as  the  steward's 
hours  are  concerned. 

Michael  Greenburg,  a  partner  in 
the  Bard  Amusement  Co.,  Los  An- 
geles, has  been  approved  for  mem- 
bership. 


Omaha 

Omaha,  June  15. — Tent  No.  16  be- 
gan its  second  year  in  its  new  and 
elaborate  quarters  in  the  Fontenelle 
hotel,  moving  there  from  the  Paxton 
hotel,  with  a  housewarming  party  for 
members  and  wives  and  friends.  Prac- 
tically the  entire  membership  was 
present. 

The  new  quarters  are  believed  to 
be  among  the  more  elaborate  Variety 
tents  in  the  country.  Formal  dedica- 
tion will  be  held  the  night  of  June 
27  with  a  supper-dance. 


20th-Fox  Signs  Writers 

Hollywood,  June  15. — W.  Scott 
Darling  and  David  Silverstein  have 
joined  the  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
writing  department.  Darling  has  been 
assigned  to  work  on  "Murder  at  the 
Opera"  which  will  be  next  in  the 
"Charlie  Chan"  series.  Silverstein  is 
collaborating  on  the  script  of  "15 
Maiden  Lane"  with  Paul  Burger,  au- 
thor of  the  original  story. 


Wall  Street 


Eastman  Heads 

Board  Gains 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Columbia,   vtc    ..  34J4 

34M 

3454 

-  54 

Consolidated   Film  V/% 

4% 

4% 

+  Vs 

Consolidated,   pfd.  1654 

1654 

-  'A 

Eastman    Kodak.  168J4 

165 

16854 

+354 

Eastman,   pfd  ...164 

164 

164 

+  lA 

Loew's,  Inc  107 

107 

107 

+  Vs. 

Paramount    854 

8 

8 

—  u 

Paramount  1  pfd.  64 

64 

64 

+  v* 

Paramount  2  pfd.  9Ji 

9Vs 

9Vs 

+  *a 

RKO    SH 

55i 

554 

+  % 

20th  Century-Fox.  27 

2654 

2654 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3554 

3554 

3554 

Warner  Bros  10 

954 

954 

-  A 

Technicolor  Gains  on  Curb 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sentry    Safety....     11/16   11/16  11/16.. 

254 

254 

-  Vs 

Technicolor          ,  2&Ve 

2SV& 

2&Vt 

+  54 

454 

454 

GTE  Bonds  Up  Fractionally 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40....  2654  25%  2654  +  Vt, 
General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2654  2554     2654     +  54 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46  93  93  93   

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights  ....  9754  97  97  —  Vs 
Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89  885/1     8854     —  54 

RKO  6s  '41  pp..  63  63  63  —  54 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94  9354  94   

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  15) 


22 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  16,  1936 


Universal  Sales  Parleys  Get  Under  Way  at  Astor 


On  the  dais,  left  to  right:  Sidney  Singerman,  Eddie  Bonns,  Frank  J.  A.  McCarthy,  Phil  D.  Cochrane,  Charles  B.  Paine,  Willard  S.  McKay,  Robert  H.  Cochrane, 
James  R.  Grainger,  J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  Charles  R.  Rogers  and  E.  T.  Gomersall. 


Finances  Are  Set, 
Cochrane  Tells  "U" 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

tomorrow's  session  to  discussions  of 
new  sales  policy  and  the  new  product, 
introduced  Cochrane. 

"For  the  first  time  in  the  history 
of  the  company,"  Cochrane  said,  "we 
are  properly  financed  so  that  we  can 
give  you  the  kind  of  pictures  you 
have  been  hungry  for  .  .  .and  plenty 
of  them." 

After  stating  that  there  was  "com- 
plete harmony  and  understanding  be- 
tween the  studio  and  sales  depart- 
ment," the  Universal  president  praised 
the  work  done  by  Rogers  in  reorgan- 
izing and  strengthening  the  studio 
and  production  staff  and  paid  tribute 
to  the  ability  of  William  Koenig,  stu- 
dio manager. 

"Studio  morale  has  increased  100 
per  cent,"  Cochrane  said.   "Rogers  re- 


organized the  studio  exactly  as  you 
would  have  if  you  were  in  his  place," 
he  told  the  sales  force. 

"Our  relations  with  all  of  the  other 
studios  have  been  improved,  and  this 
will  have  a  fine  effect  on  our  future 
as  we  can  get  cooperation  such  as  we 
have  never  had  before." 

Cowdin  was  credited  by  Cochrane 
with  the  success  of  Universal's  new 
financing  program  and  the  men  were 
told  that  Universal's  new  board  of 
directors,  a  majority  of  whom  are  not 
industry  men,  "has  no  intention  of  do- 
ing what  other  financial  men  did  in 
other  companies.  They  are  going  to 
let  motion  picture  men  run  this  mo- 
tion picture  company  and  they  are  go- 
ing to  back  us  because  they  have  con- 
fidence in  us,"  Cochrane  said.  "They 
are  in  for  life.  They  are  not  taking 
a  'flier'  in  the  market." 

"I  accepted  the  presidency  of  the 
new  company,"  he  added,  "because  of 
these  things  and  because  I  know  we 
have  a  bright  future.   When  the  com- 


pany was  sold  I  did  not  sell  any  of  my 
stock.  I  left  everything  in  the  new 
company  —  practically  everything  I 
have  made  in  30  years  of  work.  I 
wouldn't  have  done  it  without  a 
mighty  good  reason." 

In  closing,  Cochrane  complimented 
the  sales  organization  on  its  perform- 
ance during  the  past  season. 

Cowdin,  introduced  by  Cochrane, 
placed  his  stamp  of  approval  on  the 
latter's  statements  concerning  the  Uni- 
versal board's  policy  of  non-interfer- 
ence with  management  and  the  com- 
pany's financing  arrangements.  He 
related  that  the  purchase  of  control  of 
Universal  by  his  company,  Standard 
Capital,  came  about  through  his  asso- 
ciation with  men  who  knew  the  film 
business  and  whose  policy  was  to 
"find  men  and  give  them  the  power 
and  the  money  to  run  their  company." 

He  said  that  he  believed  success- 
ful operation  of  a  film  company  de- 
pended upon  four  basic  factors — the 
top  executive  and  his  staff,  the  sales 


Long  shot  of 
got  under  way 


part,  but  by 
in  the  North 


no  means 
Ballroom 


(Cosmo-Sileo) 

all  of  the  Universal  men  paying  strict  attention  to  the  rostrum  as  their  convention 
of  the  Hotel  Astor  yesterday  afternoon. 


manager  and  his  organization,  th| 
production  organization  and  a  financia 
policy.  Examining  Universal,  Cow 
din  said  he  found  the  executive  sta! 
headed  by  Cochrane  and  the  sales  or 
ganization  by  Grainger  to  be  second  t 
none  in  the  industry. 

"But,"  he  added,  "I  found  a  produc 
tion  situation  which  was  impossible 
which  required  new  personnel  and 
reorganization  from  top  to  bottom. 

Cowdin  said  that  with  the  acquis 
tion  of  Rogers  the  production  pro! 
lem  has  been  solved  and  that  the  ne 
financing  has  given  Universal  a  sour 
financial  policy.  With  the  strength 
the  executive  and  sales  department 
Universal  is  ready  to  take  its  ne 
place  in  the  industry,  he  said,  and 
deliver  pictures  which  exhibitors  ar 
the  company  want. 

Rogers,  who  followed  Cowdin,  to 
the  convention  that  he  would  do  h 
talking  today.  The  studio  head 
scheduled  to  make  known  the  ne 
production  plans  to  the  sales  force,  ar  f 
his  talk  may  take  up  the  larger  pa 
of  today's  sessions.  In  a  brief  tal 
however,  Rogers  recalled  his  own  da; 
as  a  salesman  and  sales  executive. 

Grainger  will  have  the  floor  f> 
most  of  tomorrow's  session,  outlinii 
new  season  sales  policies  to  the  me 
The  convention  is  scheduled  to  clo 
Thursday  noon  after  a  meeting  of  di 
trict  and  branch  managers. 


Ryskind  Gets  "Hippodrome" 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Morrie  Ry 
kind  has  been  named  producer  <. 
"Hippodrome"  at  Universal.  Rah; 
Murphy,  who  will  direct,  wrote  tl 
original  with  Garrett  Fort  and  R.  I 
Burnside. 


Rogers  in  from  Coast 

Charles  R.  Rogers,  vice-preside 
in  charge  of  Universal  production,  a; 
rived  in  New  York  yesterday  for  tl 
company's  sales  convention  at  tl 
Astor. 


Reduces  Prices  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  June  15. — Tl 
Tower,  downtown  independent  firs 
run  operated  by  Barney  Joffee  ar 
William  Reinke,  has  reduced  admi 
sions  for  the  summer  from  25  cen 
to  35  cents  to  a  straight  25  cents.  Tl 
house  probably  wTill  return  to  the  o 
schedule  the  middle  of  August  or  tl 
first  of  September,  according  to  Joffe 
Other  downtown  first  runs  may  mal 
some  adjustment  in  prices  to  me3 
the  change. 


Tuesday,  June  16,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


23 


Among  the  New  "U"  Boys 


P.  D.  Cochrane,  Willard  McKay, 
Eddie  Bonns,  F.  J.  McCarthy,  Paul 
G click.  Andy  Sharick  and  Charles 
E.  Ford  were  among  the  "U"  home 
office  men  who  took  bows  at  the  open- 
ing session  in  the  Astor  yesterday. 

Budd  Rogers,  a  member  of  the  Uni- 
versal board  and  brother  of  Charles 
R.,  was  spotted  at^the  meeting. 

J.  Cheever  Cowdin,  attending  his 
first  film  sales  convention,  drew  plenty 
of  applause  and  hearty  laughter  with 
what  was,  of  course,  his  first  conven- 
tion message. 

+ 

Charles  R.  Rogers  recalled  that 
the  last  sales  convention  he  had  at- 
tended was  held  in  the  same  room  at 
the  Astor.  He  presided  over  that  one 
as  general  sales  manager  of  Selznick 
Pictures  at  a  time  when  that  company 
tiad  just  lost  a  bevy  of  its  first  flight 
stars.  He  told  the  meeting  the  depart- 
ing ones  were  "all  on  the  decline,  any- 
how," and  proudly  read  off  a  list  of 
jnknowns  who  would  replace  them. 
+ 

Andy  Sharick  shook  so  many 
bands  as  the  delegates  gathered  he 
looked  like  a  complete  reception  com- 
mittee. 

+ 

William  Kelly  arrived  with  a  hat 
iull  of  Boston  jokes  but  found  it  diffi- 
:ult  to  gather  an  audience  willing  to 
isten. 

+ 

Dave  Miller,  Cleveland  manager, 
staged  a  one-man  show  on  the  train 
:oming  in,  delivering  his  complete 
repertoire  of  impersonations. 

+ 

Morris  Joseph  is  celebrating  his 
21st  anniversary  as  New  Haven 
Dranch  manager  and  had  to  interrupt 
nis  anniversary  sales  drive  to  attend 
the  convention. 

+ 

Paul  Krieger,  Cincinnati  branch 
manager,  nearly  had  to  interrupt  an- 
Dther  anniversary  to  attend.  He  cele- 
brated his  25th  wedding  anniversary 
last  Saturday. 

+ 

Jimmy  Hobbs  of  Charlotte  likes  the 
Broadway  view  from  the  convention 
meeting  room  on  the  eighth  floor  of 
the  Astor. 

+ 

Nate  Sauber,  manager  of  the 
Buffalo  branch,  can't  wait  to  get  back 
and  start  selling  the  new  season  line- 
up. 

+ 

Henry  Herbel  of  Chicago  still 
ranks  high  on  the  sales  organization's 
list  of  well-dressed  men. 

+ 

Joe  Weil  was  busy  making  the 
delegates  comfortable. 

+ 

Joe  Garrison,  St.  Louis  branch 
manager,  and  William  Benjamin, 
Kansas  City  manager,  played  pencil 
golf  all  the  way  in.  Both  lost  their 
amateur  standing. 

+ 

Paul  Gulick  was  hours  renewing 
Did  acquaintances. 

+ 

Frank  Mantzke,  Minneapolis 
branch  manager,  was  less  impressed 
when  he  learned  there  were  other 
3ffkes  in  Rockefeller  Center  besides 
Universal's. 


Jack  Camp,  recently  appointed 
branch  manager  at  Milwaukee,  is  at- 
tending his  first  convention  in  that 
capacity. 

+ 

Charles  Paine,  Nate  Manheim, 
Charley  Leonard  and  Sam  Sedran 
got  big  hands  when  introduced  to  the 
first  session  bv  Jimmy  Grainger. 
+ 

Barney  Rose,  San  Francisco  branch 
manager,  is  trying  to  pick  a  name  for 
a  late  Julv  blessed  event. 

+ 

J.  C.  Feldman,  manager  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  met  in  Chicago  by 
about  $280  worth  of  good  news. 
+ 

H.  C.  Gibson  of  Dallas  and  H.  H. 
Hull  of  Indianapolis  were  both  forced 
to  miss  the  convention  because  of  ill- 
ness. 

+ 

Paul  Tessier  is  requisitioning 
extra  contracts  for  the  New  Orleans 
exchange  in  anticipation  of  a  big  sea- 
son. 

+ 

Eddie  Olsmith,  Dallas  manager,  is 
in  again  with  a  new  picture  of  his 
youngest. 

+ 

John  Ezell  of  Atlanta  swears  that 
what  they  say  about  Dixie  is  true. 


Para.  Gets  NBC  Serial 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Paramount 
has  purchased  screen  rights  to  "One 
Man's  Family,"  an  NBC  radio  serial. 
Under  the  terms  of  the  sale  the  broad- 
casting company  will  turn  over  the 
complete  cast  of  the  radio  play.  Pro- 
duction will  start  in  August,  and  the 
picture  will  be  made  as  a  special. 
Carleton  Morse,  the  author,  will  come 
to  Hollywood  to  write  the  script. 

Remake  for  British  Cut 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Republic  will 
spend  two  days  retaking  scenes  in 
"The  Leavenworth  Case,"  for  British 
release.  In  the  story,  •  a  doctor  is 
made  a  murderer  and  the  British  cen- 
sor refused  to  pass  the  film  unless  this 
was  changed.  The  picture  was  com- 
pleted four  months  ago  and  has  been 
shown  in  the  United  States. 

Hersholt  Back  at  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Jean  Her- 
sholt, who  has  been  on  loan  to  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  has  returned  to 
M-G-M  where  he  will  play  in  "His 
Brother's  Wife."  Robert  Taylor  and 
Barbara  Stanwyck  will  also  be  in  the 
cast  and  W.  S.  Van  Dyke  will  direct. 
Lawrence  Weingarten  is  the  producer. 

Theatre  Firm  Bankrupt 

Oklahoma  City,  June  15. — The 
Rivoli  Theatre  Corp.,  owned  and  man- 
aged by  A.  M.  Avery,  Blackwell, 
Okla.,  has  filed  a  voluntary  bank- 
ruptcy petition  in  Federal  court  here. 
Assets  were  listed  at  $7,500  and  lia- 
bilities at  $6,590. 


Musical  for  Dietrich 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Marlene  Die- 
trich's next  for  Paramount  will  be 
a  musical  comedy  which  Ernst  Lu- 
bitsch  will  direct.  Lubitsch  is  cur- 
rently reading  scripts  to  pick  the 
story,  but  has  not  yet  made  a  selec- 
tion. 


"Boat"  Hits 
Big  $25,700 
In  the  'Loop' 


Chicago,  June  15. — "Show  Boat" 
was  outstanding  in  a  quiet  week  here. 
It  ran  the  Palace  gross  up  to  $25,700 
in  nine  days.  Normal  for  seven  days 
is  $19,000.  Paul  Haakon  and  a  revue 
were  on  the  stage. 

"Bullets  or  Ballots"  pulled  $12,500 
at  the  Roosevelt,  above  the  line  by 
$1,500.  "Sons  o'  Guns"  was  slightly 
over  the  line  on  a  take  of  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $126,- 
900.  Average  is  $126,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  11: 
"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (W.  B.) 

R009EVELT— (1,591),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $12,500.  (Average, 
$11,000) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-60c,  9  days, 
Stage:  Paul  Haakon  and  Revue.  Gross: 
$25,700.    (Average,  $19,000) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
CHICAGOr(4,000),    35c-50c-68c,    7  days. 
Stage:  Harriet  Hoctor  and  revue.  Gross: 
$30,000.    (Average,  $32,000) 
"AND  SO  THEY  WERE  MARRIED" 
(Col.) 

ORIENTAL— (3,490),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Major  Bowes  Amateurs  Unit  No.  3. 
Gross:  $15,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 

GARRICK  —  (900),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

Week  Ending  June  12: 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 

UNITED   ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.    Gross:  $14,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 
"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.I 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  30c-35c-40c 
days.    Gross:  $6,000.    (Average,  $5,000) 


"HALF  ANGEL"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO  — (1,400),  30c-40c-60c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $1,500.    (Average,  $4,500) 

"THE  GARDEN   MURDER  CASE" 
(M-G-M) 

STATE  -  LAKE — (2,776) ,  20c-30c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Verne  Buck  and  Girl  revue. 
Gross:  $13,200.    (Average,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  June  13: 
"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

ERLANGER— (1,200),  50c-75c-$l-$1.50,  7 
days,  9th  week,  2  shows  daily.  Gross: 
$9,000.    (Average,  $11,000) 


"Boat"  Portland's 
Top  for  2d  Week 

Portland,  Ore.,  June  15. — "Show 
Boat,"  in  its  second  week  at  the  Para- 
mount, grossed  another  $9,000,  over 
par  by  $4,000. 

"Mr.  Deeds  Goes  to  Town,"  with 
"  'Till  We  Meet  Again,"  was  held  for 
a  fifth  week  at  the  Blue  Mouse,  secur- 
ing $2,000,  over  par  by  $300. 

Rain  was  persistent. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,000. 
Average  is  $24,700. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  7: 

"FURY"  (M-G-M) 
"NOBODY'S  FOOL"  (Univ.) 

BROADWAY  —  (1,912),    30c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $5,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"MR.  DEEDS  GOES  TO  TOWN"  (Col.) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
BLUE  MOUSE— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c,  days, 
5th  downtown  week.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Aver- 
age, $1,700. 

"LAUGHING    IRISH    EYES"  (Republic) 
"DESERT    GOLD"  (Para.) 

MAYFAIR— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.     (Average,  $3,000) 

"EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 
"THE  FIRST  BABY"  (20th-Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (1,700),  30c-35c-40c,  7  days, 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average,  $5,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),  30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 


RELEASED  TODAY! 
COAST  TO  COAST! 


Storm  the  nation's  theatres 
in  Columbia's  "spectacular" 
"exciting",  "unusual"  smash  hit 


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A  COLUMBIA  PICTURE 


24 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  16,  19 


"Bullets"  on 


Dual  Boston's 


Best  Grosser 


Boston,  June  15. — In  a  week  of 
dull  grosses  "Bullets  or  Ballots,"  on  a 
dual  with  "The  Sky  Parade"  at  the 
Paramount  went  $2,000  over  normal 
for  a  take  of  $9,000.  Playing  day  and 
date  at  the  Fenway,  the  same  bill  was 
$1,400  up  with  a  take  of  $6,000. 

"The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames," 
with  Ted  Lewis  and  his  band  on  the 
stage  at  the  Metropolitan,  garnered 
$23,000,  over  the  line  by  $1,000. 
"Show  Boat"  took  $7,000  in  its  third 
week  at  Keith's  Memorial. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $66,000. 
Average  is  $68,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  11  : 

"BULLETS   OR   BALLOTS"    (F.  N.) 
"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Paramount) 

FENWAY— (1,382),  30c-S0c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average.  $4,600) 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Universal) 

KEITH'S  MEMORIAL — (2,907),  25c-65c, 
7  days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average, 
$12,000) 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
"DEVIL'S   SQUADRON"  (Col.) 

LOEWS  ORPHEUM — (2,970),  25c-55c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $9,000.  (Average,  $13,000) 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
"DEVIL'S  SQUADRON"  (Col.) 
LOEWS  STATE— (3.537),  25c-55c,  7  davs. 
Gross:   $8,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"CASE  AGAINST  MRS.  AMES"  (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (4,332),  3Sc-65c.  7 
days.  Stage:  Ted  Lewis  and  show.  Gross: 
$23,000.    (Average,  $22,000) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.  N.) 
"THE  SKY  PARADE"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,793),   25c-55c,   7  days. 
Gross:  $9,000.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"THE  HARVESTER"  (Republic) 
"ABDUL  THE  DAMNED"  (British) 
RKO  BOSTON— (3,246).  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.  (Average,  $11,000) 


"King"  on  Dual  Is 
Providence  Leader 

Providence,  June  15.— The  Strand 
with  "The  King  Steps  Out"  and 
"Devil's  Squadron"  was  top  house  for 
the  week  and  the  only  theatre  to  ex- 
ceed par.  The  pictures  grossed  $7,400. 
The  usual  take  is  $6,500. 

The  Majestic  took  in  $5,100  with 
"Human  Cargo"  and  "Murder  By  An 
Aristocrat."  down  $1,900.  "Little  Miss 
Nobody"  and  Major  Bowes'  Ama- 
teurs brought  in  $5,500  at  Fay's,  under 
by  $1,500,  and  the  unusual  "Things  to 
Come"  and  "Brilliant  Marriage"  gar- 
nered $4,500  at  the  RKO  Albee.  The 
usual  take  is  $7,000.  Loew's  with 
"Three  Wise  Guvs"  and  "Half  Angel" 
was  down  $4,000,  bringing  in  $8,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,500. 
Average  is  $39,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  11 : 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 
"DEVIL'S  SQUADRON"  (Col.) 

STRAND— (2.300).  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,400.    (Average,  $6,500) 

"HUMAN  CARGO"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"MURDER  BY  AN  ARISTOCRAT" 
(F.  N.) 

MAJESTIC— (2,400),     15c-40c,     7  days. 
Gross:  $5,100.    (Average,  $7,000) 
"LITTLE  MISS  NOBODY"  (20th-Fox) 
FAYS—  (1,600),    15c-40c,    7   days.  Stage: 
Major    Bowes    Amateurs.     Gross:  $5,500. 
(Average.  $7,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 
"BRILLIANT  MARRIAGE"  (Invincible) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2.300),    15c-40c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $4,500.  (Average.  $7,000) 

"THREE  WISE  GUYS"  (M-G-M) 
"HALF  ANGEL"  (20th-Fox) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 


"Married"  Is 
Top  in  Slump 
At  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  June  15. — The  Republi- 
can national  convention  knocked  the 
spots  out  of  downtown  first  run  busi- 
ness. With  thousands  of  visitors  in 
town,  theatre  grosses  dropped  to  a 
new  low  for  the  season. 

"And  So  They  Were  Married,"  with 
a  stage  show  headed  by  N.  T.  G.  and 
his  Radio  show,  the  RKO  Palace  was 
the  only  house  to  go  over  the  top  and 
that  only  to  the  tune  of  $500,  marking 
up  a  gross  of  $15,500. 

"Gentle  Julia,"  playing  four  days  at 
the  Allen,  and  "The  Farmer  in  the 
Dell"  for  three  days,  made  an  aver- 
age $3,000  total  at  the  Allen. 

"Bullets  or  Ballots,"  playing  a  sec- 
ond week  at  Warners'  Hippodrome, 
came  within  $500  of  the  $8,000  aver- 
age. The  picture  doubled  average 
business  its  first  week. 

"Sins  of  Man"  dropped  $3,000  be- 
low par  to  an  $8,000  take  at  Loew's 
State,  while  "Fatal  Lady"  needed 
$1,000  to  reach  the  theatre's  average 
of  $4,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,550. 
Average  is  $42,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  12 : 

"GENTLE  JULIA"  (20th-Fox)  4  days 
"THE  FARMER  IN  THE  DELL" 
(Radio)  3  days 

ALLEN  — (3,300),  30c-35c-42c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $3,000) 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-35c-42c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"THE  FATAL  LADY"  (Para.) 
LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900),  25c-35c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $3,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"AND  SO  THEY  WERE  MARRIED" 
(Col.) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-42c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  N.T.G.  and  his  radio  show, 
with  Rita  Rio  and  Slate  Bros.  Gross:  $15,- 
500.     (Average,  $15,000) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME  —  (3,800), 
30c-35c-42c,  7  days.  2nd  week.  Gross: 
$7,500.    (Average,  $8,000) 

New  Color  Process 
Reported  Invented 

Chicago,  June  15. — Telco,  new  pro- 
cess for  films  in  color  is  said  to  have 
been  evolved  here  by  two  young  men, 
Robert  Hoyt  and  Leon  Ungar,  whose 
experiments  presumably  were  financed 
in  part  by  an  unnamed  Hollywood 
studio. 

The  claim  is  made  that  the  new 
process  will  save  both  time  and  money 
in  the  production  of  films  in  color. 


Promote  Wally  Westmore 

Hollywood,  June  15. — Wally  West- 
more  has  been  placed  in  complete 
charge  of  the  makeup  and  hairdress- 
ing  departments  at  Paramount.  Le- 
nore  Sabine  has  been  appointed  head 
hair  dresser.  The  Westmore  broth- 
ers supervise  makeup  and  hair  dress- 
ing at  Paramount,  Radio  and  War- 
ners. 


"Devil  Sissy"  Cast  Full 

Hollywood,  June  15. — M-G-M  has 
completed  the  cast  of  "The  Devil  Is 
a  Sissy."  The  latest  additions  are 
Gene  and  Kathleen  Lockhart,  Etienne 
Giradot  and  Mary  Doran.  Freddie 
Bartholomew,  Jackie  Cooper  and 
Mickey  Rooney  also  are  in  the  cast. 
Rowland  Brown  will  direct. 


"Number"  a  Denver 
Draw  with  $8,500 


Denver,  June  15. — "Private  Num- 
ber" turned  out  to  be  a  hit.  After 
several  standouts  and  steady  business 
in  between  during  the  week  the  take 
at  the  Denver  reached  $8,500,  up  by 
$1,500,  and  the  film  was  moved  to  the 
Aladdin  for  a  second  week  downtown. 

"The  King  Steps  Out"  continued 
strong  by  getting  $2,500  at  the  Broad- 
way, after  a  week  each  at  the  Denver 
and  Aladdin.  This  was  $1,000  over 
par.  "Things  to  Come"  was  a  sur- 
prise at  the  Paramount,  going  to 
$5,500,  up  by  $2,500.  "Fury"  and 
"Let's  Sing  Again,"  on  a  dual  at  the 
Orpheum,  started  well,  but  dipped 
later  and  finished  $500  under  the  line. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,500. 
Average  is  $27,250.  Estimated  takings 
for  the  week  ending  June  11 : 

"AND  SO  THEY  WERE  MARRIED" 
(Columbus) 

ALADDIN — (1.500),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,500.  (Average,  $2,750) 

"THE    KING    STEPS    OUT"  (Col.) 

BROADWAY— (1,500),    25c-40c,    7  days, 
following  a  week  each  at  the  Denver  and 
Aladdin.    Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 
"THE   HARVESTER"  (Republic) 

"AFFAIRS    OF    SUSAN"  (Universal) 

CENTER — (1,500),  15c-25c,35c,  4  doys. 
(House  used  for  revivals  rest  of  week). 
Gross:  $1,000.  (Average,  for  four  days, 
$1,500) 

"EARLY  TO  BED"  (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000.  (Average,  $4,500) 

"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 
DENVER— (2.500),    25c-35c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:   $8,500.   (Average.  $7,000) 
"FURY"  (M-G-M) 
"LET'S  SING  AGAIN"  (Radio) 
ORPHEUM — (2.600),   25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.    (Average.  $6,000) 

"THINGS  TO  COME"  (U.  A.) 
PARAMOUNT — (2.000),   25c-40c.   7  days. 
Gross:  $5,500.    (Average,  $3,000) 


"Bullets"  on  Dual 
$6,500,  New  Haven 

New  Haven,  June  15. — "Bullets  or 
Ballots"  and  "It's  Love  Again"  at  the 
Roger  Sherman  stole  all  the  noise  this 
week,  as  other  first  runs  all  went 
under  par.  The  $6,500  gross  was  over 
average  business  by  $1,800. 

The  Poli  went  $1,500  under  the 
usual  take  of  $7,000  with  "The  Ex- 
Mrs.  Bradford"  and  "Panic  on  the 
Air."  "Charlie  Chan  at  the  Circus" 
on  the  College  dual  with  "Lady  of 
Secrets"  missed  the  $2,800  average  by 
$800;  while  the  Paramount  shot  down 
to  almost  half  its  normal  $4,800  with 
"Fatal  Lady"  and  "Nobody's  Fool." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,500. 
Average  is  $19,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  12: 

"CHARLIE  CHAN  AT  THE  CIRCUS" 
(ZOth-Fox) 
"LADY  OF  SECRETS"  (Col.) 

COLLEGE— (1,499),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average.  $2,800) 

"FATAL  LADY"  (Para.) 
"NOBODY'S  FOOL"  (Univ.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,348),    35c-50c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $2,500.    (Average,  $4,800) 
"THE  EX-MRS.  BRADFORD"  (Radio) 

"PANIC  ON  THE  AIR"  (Col.) 
POLI— (3.040),    35c-50c.    7   days.  Gross: 
$5,500.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"BULLETS   OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

"ITS  LOVE  AGAIN"  (G.B.) 
ROGER    SHERMAN— (2,200).    35c-50c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $6,500.     (Average,  $4,700) 


Judell  to  Coast 

Chicago,  June  15. — Ben  Judell  is 
moving  to  the  coast  permanently  the 
end  of  August.  He  will  retain  his 
four  exchanges  in  Chicago,  Mil- 
waukee, St.  Louis  and  Indianapolis 
and  make  trips  here  every  two  months. 


"King  Steps" 
Detroit  Hit; 
Gets  $25,500 

Detroit,  June  15. — "The  King  Step, 
Out"  hit  the  high  spots  at  the  Fox  D> 
piling   up   $25,500,   over  normal  b- 

$5,500. 

At  the  same  time  "Fury"  went  int<: 
big  money  at  the  Michigan,  $24,200, 
which  was  $4,200  to  the  good.  "Show 
Boat"  held  up  to  $5,300  in  its  thirc 
week  at  the  Adams. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $67,500) 
Average  is  $60,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  weeH 
ending  June  1 1 : 

"SHOWBOAT"  (Univ.) 

ADAMS— (1,770).    10c-40c,    7    days,  3rd 
week.    Gross:  $5,300.    (Average,  $5,000; 
"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

FOX-(5.100j.  15c-75c,  7  days.  Stage, 
vaudeville.       Gross:     $25,500.  (Average, 

$20,000; 

"FURY"  (M-G-M) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-75c,  7  days. 
Stage,  vaudeville.  Gross:  $24,200.  (Aver- 
age. $20,000) 

"BORDER  FLIGHT"  (Para.) 
"PALM   SPRINGS"  (Para.) 
STATE— (3,000),  10c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,900.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"FATAL  LADY"  (Para.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (2.070),    15c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:  $8,600.    (Average,  $10,000) 


"Yankee"  Revival 
Oklahoma's  Leader 

Oklahoma  City,  June  15. — "A 
Connecticut  Yankee"  demonstrated  the 
continued  popularity  of  Will  Rogers 
in  this  state.  It  went  $1,300  over  nor- 
mal for  a  take  of  $3,300  in  eight  days 
at  the  Capitol  in  spite  of  heavy  com- 
petition. 

At  the  Criterion  "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  with  a  musical  stage  show  and 
a  pit  orchestra,  took  $6,100,  over  par 
by  SI, 100.  Other  houses  failed  to 
stand  up. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $13,450. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  13 : 

"UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 

CRITERION  — (1,700),  10c-20c-36c-55c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $6,100.  Revusical  on  stage, 
Don  Richards,  m.  c,  and  his  orchestra  in 
pit.     Two    stage    shows    daily.  (Average, 

$5,000) 

"FURY"  (M-G-M) 

MIDWEST— (1.500),  10c-20c-26c-36c-56c,  5 
days.    Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (20th-Fox) 

CAPITOL  —  (1.200),  10c-2Oc-26c-41c,  8 
days.  Gross:  $3,300.  (Return  engagement 
in  city.    (Average,  $2,000) 

"SPECIAL   INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 

LIBERTY  —  (1.500),  10c-20c-26c-36c.  4 
days.  Gross:  $1,600.  (Average,  for  week, 
$2,500) 

"HERE    COMES    TROUBLE"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,500),  10c-20c-26c-36c,  3 
days.     Gross:    $450.     (Average,    for  week, 

$2,500) 


Y eager  Made  a  Ranger 

Denver,  June  15. — During  the  con- 
vention of  Affiliated  Enterprises,  Inc., 
Bank  Night  owners,  Charles  U. 
Yeager,  president,  was  made  a  Texas 
Ranger  by  special  commission  brought 
by  Claude  Ezell.  sales  manager.  The 
convention,  which  lasted  three  days, 
was  highlighted  by  a  luncheon  at  a 
local  hotel,  attended  by  more  than  200 
salesmen,  exhibitors  and  distributors, 
and  a  day's  outing  at  Colorado 
Springs.  At  the  luncheon  it  was  re- 
vealed that  over  4,000  theatres  are  now 
using  the  Bank  Night  scheme. 


WINNER 


EASTMAN  Super  X  is  a  winner  for  every- 
body in  the  industry . . .  from  the  camera- 
man and  producer  who  choose  it  to  the 
exhibitor  and  public  who  ultimately  benefit 
by  its  exceptional  photographic  quality. 
That  is  why  Super  X  is  used  in  making  the 
majority  of  the  world's  feature  pictures. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  Fort  Lee, 
New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  SUPER  X 

PANCHROMATIC  NEGATIVE 


The  Leading 

Yewspapei 

Motio 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


L.  39.  NO.  142 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  17,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


ko  Lists  26  Three  Industry  Men  Made 

Star  Films  in 


Its  Total  54 


k  Will  Be  O'Briens;  88 
Shorts  Releases 


announcing  its  anticipated  54  fea- 
:s  for  next  season  yesterday, 
lio's  product  analysis  lists  plans 
26  starring  vehicles  which  include 

George  O'Brien  action  films.  In 
le  instances,  detail  was  outlined, 
the  main,  it  was  not  aside  from 
ring  designations, 
n  the  short  subject  division,  the 
sdule  will  embrace  88  releases  and 

issues,  as  usual,  of  Pathe  News, 
ails  are  listed  elsewhere  in  this 
ion.  The  big  shot  here  is  Walt 
ney  who  is  now  completing  his 
ited  Artists  contract  and  joins 
lio  about  Jan.  1. 

'he  starring  vehicles  outlined  in- 
le  one  solo  vehicle  for  Fred  As- 
e  and  one  co-starring  Ginger  Rog- 

two  Hepburns,  one  solo  vehicle 
Miss  Rogers,  one  co-starring  her 

Jack  Oakie,  one  Lily  Pons,  two 
bara  Stanwycks,  but  one  co-star- 
x  Herbert  Marshall,  one  Robert 
nat.  one  Joan  Bennett-Fred  Stone, 

John  Boles,  one  Charles  Boyer, 
i  Joe  E.  Browns,  two  Wheeler- 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


udio  Harmonious, 
Briskin  Tells  Men 

larmony  reigns  at  the  RKO  stu- 
i,  Samuel  J.  Briskin,  vice-president 
:harge  of  production,  yesterday  told 
company's  sales  force.  He  praised 
producers  working  on  the  lot  and 
1  high  hopes  for  the  company  next 
son. 

iriskin  added  that  it  took  five 
nths  to  reorganize  the  studio  set- 
and  emphasized  the  staffs  are 
red  to  hit  on  all  four.  He  also 
iplimented  the  work    of  Pandro 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


'ncoln  Anti-Trust 
Suit  Is  Dismissed 

.ixcoLx,  Neb.,  June  16.— The  In- 
endent  Theatre  Circuit's  anti-trust 
against  Lincoln  theatres  and  ma- 
distributors,  was  dismissed  with- 
prejudice  in  Federal  Court  today 
lie  direction  of  the  plaintiffs.  The 
iplaint  charged  conspiracy  in  re- 

( Continued  on  page  7) 


Members  of  Para.  Board 


'U'Men  Wildly  Enthused  by 
Rogers '  Plans;  42  Scheduled 


Universal's  product  announcement 
which,  as  expected,  will  include  42 
features,  was  presented  to  the  sales 
convention  at  the  Astor  yesterday  by 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production.  In  addition  to 
the  features  there  will  be  65  single 
reelers,  four  serials,  made  up  of  52 
two-reel  episodes,  and  104  issues  of  the 
newsreel.  There  also  will  be  a  special 
thrill  picture  by  the  producer  of  "Cam- 
era Thrills,"  Charles  E.  Ford. 

"Madame  Curie,"  a  story  by  Eve 
Curie,  daughter  of  the  famous  co-dis- 
coverer of  radium,  with  Irene  Dunne 
starred,  will  be  one  of  the  important 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Charles  R.  Rogers,  production  head 
of  Universal,  yesterday  virtually  "took 
his  hair  down"  at  the  company's  sales 
convention.  In  the  same  spirit  of 
frankness  which  characterized  the 
speeches  of  R.  H.  Cochrane  and  J. 
Cheever  Cowdin  on  Monday,  Rogers 
gave  the  lowdown  on  his  troubles  in 
reorganizing  the  studio  and  by  that 
frankness  evoked  enthusiasm  wilder 
than  company  veterans  later  declared 
had  ever  prevailed  before  at  a  similar 
gathering. 

"It  is  like  coming  back  home  to  me 
at  Universal  City  again,"  he  said.  "As 
an  independent  producer,  I  made  some 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Vitaphone  to 
Release  140 
Next  Season 


Chicago,  June  lb. — Vitaphone,  short 
subject  unit  of  Warners,  will  produce 
a  total  of  140  shorts  for  the  1936-37 
season,  the  western  sales  convention 
at  the  Blackstone  Hotel  will  be  told  to- 
morrow by  Sam  Sax,  production  ex- 
ecutive at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
studio,  and  Norman  H.  Moray,  in 
charge  of  shorts  and  trailers. 

The  total  of  140  will  be  divided  in- 
to 36  two-reelers  and  104  one-reelers, 
an  increase  of  10  subjects  over  the 
totals  for  the  previous  three  years. 
The  shorts  output  for  the  current  sea- 
son included  52  two-reelers  and  78 
singles.  Of  the  new  season  group,  100 
will  be  made  under  the  supervision 
of  Sax  at  the  Brooklyn  plant.  Six 
will  be  produced  at  the  coast  studio, 
as  well  as  34  cartoons  by  Leon  Schles- 
inger. 

The  new  season's  schedule  will  in- 
clude eight  different  series,  as  fol- 
lows :  36  two-reel  "Broadway  Brev- 
ity" musicals  and  comedies,  18  one- 
reel  "Melody  Master"  band  numbers, 
13  one-reel  "Vitaphone  Novelties,"  13 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Television  as 
New  Field  for 
Film  Foreseen 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  June  16. — Promises 
that  film  producers  will  have  a  new 
market  in  television  were  made  to  the 
Federal  Communications  Commission 
today  by  James  M.  Skinner,  president 
of  the  Philadelphia  Storage  Battery 
Co.  (Philco  Radios)  and  chairman  of 
the  special  committee  on  television  of 
the  Radio  Mfrs.  Ass'n. 

"It  is  likely  that  television  will  de- 
pend to  a  very  large  degree  on  film 
producers  for  films  for  television 
broadcasting,"  Skinner  said.  "The  re- 
quired technique  is  the  same." 

Skinner  told  the  commission,  which 
is  holding  hearings  on  the  engineering 
problems  of  frequency  allocation,  that 
television  will  not  supersede  either 
motion  pictures  or  sound  broadcasting, 
pointing  out  that  picture  radio  re- 
quires a  tiring  concentration  which  is 
not  involved  in  sound  broadcasting. 

"Television  and  films  should  not,  in 
the  opinion  of  the  manufacturers,  be 
serious  competitors,"  he  declared. 
"Television  will  never   supplant  the 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Queries  on  Otterson  and 
Kennedy  Status  Stir 
Up  a  Storm 

By  SHERWIN  A.  KANE 

Three  industry  figures — Neil  F.  Ag- 
new,  vice-president  of  Paramount  in 
charge  of  distribution,  and  E.  V.  Rich- 
ards and  Barney  Balaban,  Paramount 
theatre  operators — were  among  the 
five  new  directors  elected  yesterday 
to  the  board  of  Paramount  at  a 
stormy  annual  meeting  of  the  com- 
pany's stockholders  which  sought  to 
bring  the  relative  positions  in  the  com- 
pany of  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  John  E. 
Otterson  and  Adolph  Zukor  into  the 
open. 

The  two  additional  directors  elected 
are  Paul  McClintock,  vice-president  of 
the  drug  firm  of  Sterling  Products, 
Inc.,  and  A.  Conger  Goodyear,  presi- 
dent of  the  N.  Y.  Museum  of  Modern 
Art,  and  an  officer  of  southern  rail- 
road and  paper  companies.  No  speci- 
fic information  on  what  stock  or 
financial  interest  in  Paramount  they 
represented  could  be  obtained. 

Agnew  was  elected  for  a  one-year 
term  expiring  July  1,  1937,  and  the 
other  four  were  elected  for  two-year 
terms  expiring  July  1,  1938.  They 
fill  vacancies  on  the  board  created  by 
the  expired  terms  of  John  E.  Otter- 
son, Paramount  president,  and  John 
Golden,  director;  the  resignations  of 
George  J.  Schaefer  and  Charles  E. 
Richardson,  and  the  death  of  Gerald 
Brooks. 

In  addition  to  the  four  new  directors 
members  of  the  board  are  Harry  O. 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Nathan  Burkan  Law 
Firm  Is  Reorganized 

The  law  firm  of  the  late  Nathan 
Burkan  was  reorganized  yesterday 
under  the  name  of  Schwartz  and 
Frohlich.  It  will  continue  to  occupy 
the  same  office  quarters. 

Heading  the  new  firm  are  Charles 
Schwartz  and  Louis  D.  Frohlich,  asso- 
ciates of  Burkan  for  the  past  20  years 
and  partners  in  the  firm  for  many  years 
past.  The  firm  will  represent  among 
other  clients,  Columbia  Pictures, 
Samuel  Goldwyn,  Winfield  Sheehan| 
Al  Jolson  and  Ascap.  The  firm,  in 
association  with  Max  D.  Steuer,  is 
also  representing  John  E.  Otterson  in 
current  Paramount  affairs. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  June  17,  1 936 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


Five  of  Montreal 
Theatres  in  Pool 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39  June  17,  1936  No.  142 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.    CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


  Published  daily  except  Sunday 

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Lockhart,  Representative;  Budapest  Bureau: 

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Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
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Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummet,  Represen- 
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Laemmle  to  Appear 
In  Film  at  Banquet 

Carl  Laemmle  will  become  a  screen 
actor  for  the  first  time  to  help  the 
preparation  of  a  film  showing  the 
highlights  of  his  career.  The  film  will 
be  screened  at  the  dinner  in  his  honor 
to  be  given  by  the  amusement  division 
of  the  United  Palestine  Appeal  Mon- 
day night  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

Highlights  of  Laemmle' s  career  will 
be  incorporated  in  the  film  and  parts 
of  his  first  picture,  "Hiawatha,"  will 
be  shown,  as  will  clips  from  "Show 
Boat."  A  special  committee  in  charge 
of  the  arrangements  includes  Louis  K. 
Sidney,  Harry  Hershfield  and  Gus 
Edwards. 

Proceeds  of  the  dinner  will  go  to 
the  United  Palestine  Appeal  fund. 


Wilkinson  Out  of  P.  A. 

Hollywood,  June  16. — Lupton  Wil- 
kinson has  resigned  his  post  as  head 
of  publicity  for  the  Producers  Ass'n, 
as  of  June  1,  but  is  remaining  for  the 
time  being  to  transfer  his  work  to 
Tom  Pettey  of  the  publicity  depart- 
ment of  the  M.P.P.D.A.,  who  has 
been  named  to  succeed  him.  Wilkin- 
son resigned  because  of  ill  health.  A 
successor  to  Pettey  in  the  New  York 
post  has  been  selected  and  will  take 
over  the  work  about  July  1. 


HP  HE  right  for  champions  of 
*■  the  film  to  thrust  out  chins 
with  pride  and  aggressiveness 
does  not  end  with  "Fury."  The 
discussion  of  the  other  day  about 
the  manner  in  which  Hollywood 
is  putting  forward,  far  forward, 
its  best  foot  goes  beyond.  Not 
yet  in  release,  but  a  potent  piece 
of  evidence  to  strengthen  this 
argument,  is  "The  White  Angel." 
We  have  seen  it  privately  and 
now  we  propose  doing  something 
about  it  publicly.  .  .  . 

T 

In  the  middle  of  the  19th  cen- 
tury, there  was  a  war.  Like  all 
wars,  some  nations  were  arrayed 
on  one  side,  some  on  the  other. 
England,  for  reasons  which  make 
no  difference  here,  joined  up 
with  Turkey  and  France  against 
Russia  and  the  fracas  was  fought 
out  in  the  Crimea,  that  bulk  of 
land  which  sticks  out  and  away 
from  the  rest  of  Russia  into  the 
Black  Sea.  In  London,  scandal 
was  brewing  over  the  inade- 
quacies of  the  city's  district  hos- 
pitals. The  nurses  were  incom- 
petent, dirty  and  drunk,  often. 
In  that  early  Victorian  era  when 
womanhood  was  supposed  to  be 
dutiful  and  quiescent,  there  was 
one  woman,  Florence  Nightin- 
gale, who  was  not.  Aimless  so- 
cial functions  were  of  no  interest 
to  her ;  she  wanted  a  career.  .  .  . 
▼ 

Fired  by  the  relief  which  cried 
for  action  in  the  hospital  reports 
submitted  to  her  father,  this 
English  woman  determined  the 
time  had  come.  How  she 
launched  upon  the  unprecedented 
move  of  supplying  the  army  in 
the  Crimea  with  skilled  women 
nurses,  the  opposition  which  she 
encountered  and  overcame  and 
her  subsequent  success  in  inter- 
esting the  Queen  in  the  continu- 
ation and  perpetuation  of  the 
work — this  is  the  story.  Unlike 
"Fury,"  a  distinguished  contem- 
porary effort  along  wholly  dif- 
ferent lines,  "The  White  Angel" 
is  not  angry  and  virulent  in  its 
conception  or  in  its  telling.  It  is 
an  almost  placid  and  calm  depic- 
tion of  a  highly  dramatic  and 
purposeful  life,  placid  and  calm 
by  the  very  virtue  of  its  fixed 
determination.  At  the  same  time, 
it  is  told  with  intelligence,  sym- 
pathy and  warmth  and  with  that 
identical  distinction  which  made 
of  "The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur" 
such  a  noteworthy  film.  .  .  . 
T 

We  saw  "The  White  Angel"  a 
few  days  back.  Since  then  in 
mentally  reviewing  its  high 
merits,  we  have  been  endeavor- 
ing to  determine  how  it  com- 
pares with  "Pasteur."  The  an- 
swer is  still  in  the  jury  room, 


but  it  doesn't  make  much  dif- 
ference. Certainly,  this  new 
Warner  attraction  is  as  good,  if 
not  better.  If  it  merely  were  to 
repose  in  the  same  aura,  that, 
too,  would  be  sufficient  to  say 
for  it.  Kay  Francis,  as  Florence 
Nightingale,  here  is  given  the 
opportunity  to  try  her  abilities  on 
a  serious,  semi-exalted  kind  of 
role.  It  must  be  said  that  the  re- 
sults stamp  her  as  an  actress  of 
distinction  and  that's  a  state- 
ment, now  that  it  is  down,  which 
surprises  us  for  having  made 
it.  .  .  . 

T 

Excellent  throughout  its 
length,  nevertheless  four  se- 
quences have  taken  major  pos- 
session of  our  reactions  as  out- 
standing. One,  the  valiant  dis- 
embarkation of  Miss  Nightingale 
and  her  band  of  nurses  from  the 
steamer  in  the  pouring  rain  at 
Scutari.  Two,  Miss  Francis' 
emotional  reactions,  in  a  semi- 
closeup,  of  the  scene  of  filth  as 
she  first  walks  into  the  hospital. 
There  is  no  dialogue :  there  is 
nothing  aside  from  her  face  on 
the  screen,  but  the  drama  which 
that  shot  conveys  is  unmistakable 
in  its  penetration  and  power. 
Third  is  a  long  and,  aside  from 
a  musical  background,  silent  se- 
quence of  Miss  Francis  as  she 
walks  the  miles  of  corridors  per- 
sonally and  alone,  inspecting 
the  condition  and  the  comfort  of 
each  of  her  hundreds  of  patients. 
It  was  from  this  that  came  Henry 
Wadsworth  Longfellow's  in- 
spiration for  the  famous  poem, 
"The  Lady  with  the  Lamp." 
Fourth,  toward  the  close  when 
Miss  Francis  rehearses  her 
speech  which  is  her  plea  to  Vic- 
toria for  the  establishment  of 
nursing  schools  before  the 
Queen's  portrait,  never  realizing 
that  in  the  room  is  the  sovereign 
already  listening  sympathetically 
to  that  plea.  .  .  . 

T 

"The  White  Angel"  is  a  pic- 
ture of  significance.  It  will  hold 
old  friends  of  motion  pictures  and 
make  new  ones.  It  is  a  further 
demonstration  that  Hollywood, 
this  time  represented  by  War- 
ners, has  the  brains  and  the  tools 
to  record  on  celluloid  the  worth- 
while which  scoffers  have  main- 
tained they  could  find  only  in 
the  theatre.  Product  like  this 
makes  incomprehensible  the 
statement  attributed  in  the  Os- 
servatore  Romano,  daily  news- 
paper of  The  Vatican,  to  Car- 
dinal Dougherty  of  Philadelphia 
that  three-fourths  of  the  film  out- 
put continues  "an  instrument  of 
corruption."  Hollywood's  artis- 
tic and  box-office  efforts  may  be, 
and  are,  of  variable  quality,  but 


.Mo  xtreal,  June  16. — Local  oper  ' 
ating  control  of  the  five  leading  thea 
tres  here  has  been  brought  about  L\ 
the  unification  of  interests  previoush 
vested  in  Famous  Players  Canadiai 
Corp.  and  Consolidated  Theatres,  Ltd. 
the  latter  a  Montreal  enterprise. 

In  one  of  the  biggest  theatre  deal 
in  many  months,  the  direction  of  thi 
Palace,  Capitol  and  Imperial,  oper 
ated  from  the  Toronto  headquarter 
of  Famous  Players,  is  being  trans" 
ferred  to  Consolidated  Theatres  to  b 
grouped  with  the  Princess  and  Hi 
Majesty's,  which  are  owned  by  Con 
solidated. 

The  only  large  Montreal  house  no 
affected  by  the  new  arrangement  i 
Loew's,  which  will  continue  to  b 
operated  by  Mansfield  Theatres,  Ltc 
Under  the  new  setup,  all  product  o 
leading  producers  in  both  the  Unite, 
States  and  England  wili  be  availabl 
to  any  of  the  five  houses  in  the  ne\ 
group  on  a  first  run  basis,  accordin; 
to  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons  of  Toronto,  rep 
resenting  Famous  Players. 

The  reorganization  here  follows 
similar  shakeup  in  the  theatre  situa 
tion  in  Winnipeg,  when  Famous  Play 
ers    purchased    the    Tivoli    and  0; 
borne  from  Raymond  Kershaw  for 
reported  price  of  S175,000.  after  whic 
the    theatres    were    transferred  t1 
Western  Theatres,  Ltd.,  headed  by 
Miles. 


Rites  for  Mrs.  Frankel 

Cincinnati,  June  16. — Funeral  set 
vices  were  held  yesterday  for  Mr: 
Milly  Frankel,  mother  of  Raymon 
G.  and  Julius  Frankel,  theatre  opera 
tors.  In  addition  to  her  two  sons,  sh 
is  survived  by  Mrs.  Moses  Wilchen: 
whose  husband  operates  the  Hippc 
drome  and  other  houses  in  Covingtoi 
Ky.,  across  the  river  from  here. 


Tubman  Dies  in  Canada 

Ottawa,  June  16.— Russell  A.  Tut 
man,  31,  manager  of  a  theatre  in  Poi 
Colborne  until  1933,  when  he  retire 
because  of  ill  health,  is  dead  here  afte 
a  long  illness.  He  was  a  brother  ( 
T.  Ray  Tubman,  western  district  mai 
ager  of  Famous  Players  Canadian  ; 
Winnipeg. 


Tampa  Trailers  in  Use 

Tampa,  June  16. — Trailers  publici; 
ing  Tampa's  cigar  industry  are  bein 
shown  in  80  theatres  in  22  Florid 
towns,  in  connection  with  Ybor  Cit 
Chamber  of  Commerce  campaign  t 
boost  Father's  Day  sales. 


the  good  taste  and  the  respect  for 
decency  and  morality  which  have 
prevailed  since  1934  when  the 
Production  Code  of  Ethics  began 
to  bite  hard  present  their  owr 
challenge  and,  we  think,  furnish 
their  own  answer  to  the  state- 
ment credited,  perhaps  errone- 
ously, to  the  Catholic  prelate,  aa 
all  who  have  at  all  observed  the' 
scene  are  aware.  Maybe  the 
Philadelphia  cardinal,  who  was 
sweeping  in  his  denunciation  oij 
films  at  the  outset  of  the  Legion, 
of  Decency  campaign,  has  jusij 
decided  that  that's  his  story  anc 
he's  going  to  stick  to  it.  .  .  . 


FOUR  BANK-BOOK! 

most  eagerly -awaited  Announcement  in  Years 


ARNER  BROS.  TRIUMPHANTLY  C/ 
HEROIC  DRAMA,  WITH  THE  LII 


Another  Life  That  Triumphed  Over 

Scandal  and  Persecution,  To  Heal 

Men's  Bodies  and  Inspire  the  First 

Gallant  Legions  of  the  Red  Cross! 

• 

In  'The  Story  of  Louis  Pasteur", 
Warner  Bros,  have  been  credited 
with  opening  up  a  wholly  new  and 
finer  field  of  profitable  motion 
picture  production,  i  On  July  4th 
we  shall  release  our  second  venture 
in  that  field.  *  Since  its  central 
character  is  a  woman,  and  even 
more  widely  known  and  loved 
than  Pasteur,  we  believe  that  it 
will  have  a  still  greater  appeal 
than  its  predecessor,  i  The  same 
enthusiasm  and  cooperation 
which  you  so  splendidly  displayed 
in  the  promotion  of  "Pasteur", 
will  insure  your  success  with 


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With 


NIGHTINGALE  in 


IAN  HUNTER 

Donald  Woods  .Nigel  Bruce 
Donald  Crisp  •  Henry 
O'Neill  •  Billy  Mauch 

A  First  National  Picture  •  Directed  by 

WILLIAM  DIETERLE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Rogers'  Talk 
Enthuses  6IP 
Sales  Force 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

lucky  pictures  there  and  I  have  al- 
ways felt  that  that  lot  was  always 
lucky  for  me. 

"When  I  came  on  the  Universal  lot 
this  time,  I  found  only  two  real  pro- 
ducers, Edward  Grainger  and  Eph 
Asher — few  personalities  and  extra 
low  morale.  The  only  thing  to  do 
was  to  reorganize.  Since  we  intend 
to  build  a  real  first  line  company,  I 
determined  to  reorganize  thoroughly 
and  build  from  the  bottom.  I  wanted 
to  give  everyone  on  the  lot  a  chance 
to  prove  himself  and  I  have  done 
that.  I  am  glad  to  say  that  there 
are  a  number  of  people  on  our  lot  to- 
day who  have  proven  themselves  and 
I  am  very  glad  to  retain  them.  Never- 
theless, you  must  realize  that  it  is  nec- 
essary to  run  a  studio  with  the  head 
and  not  with  the  heart. 

Lauds  Koenig 

"In  starting  the  reorganization,  I 
was  fortunate  to  secure  William 
Koenig  to  take  executive  charge  of 
the  studio.  There  is  not  a  man  in 
Hollywood  who  enjoys  a  finer  reputa- 
tion for  ability  and  integrity  than  Wil- 
liam Koenig.  I  was  equally  fortunate 
to  secure  Rufus  Le  Maire.  Le  Maire 
has  dicovered  and  built  up  many  of 
the  greatest  personalities  in  the  stu- 
dios of  M-G-M,  Warners  and  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox. 

"Every  company  in  Hollywood 
would  have  grabbed  at  the  opportunity 
to  sign  Jim  Normanly.  I  had  the 
nerve  to  ask  Giannini  for  him,  and 
Giannani  let  me  have  him.  That  I 
consider  financial  showmanship.  He 
is  the  financial  genius  of  the  films. 
His  acquisition  proved  that  our  reor- 
ganization aimed  only  to  secure  the 
top  men  for  each  department.  We 
have  carried  this  same  plan  through- 
out the  entire  organization. 

"In  building  up  our  producing  staff 
we  now  have  the  following  capable 
producers  in  all  of  whom  I  have  the 
greatest  confidence :  Eph  Asher  and 
Edward  Grainger  you  know  all  about. 
I  have  just  signed  a  new  long-term 
contract  with  Asher  and  we  already 
had  a  contract  with  Grainger.  Bob 
Presnell  who  made  'British  Agent' 
and  a  number  of  Warner  pictures, 
is  now  with  us  on  long-term  con- 
tract. Lou  Brock  who  made  'Flying 
Down  to  Rio'  and  who  was  respon- 
sible for  the  teaming  of  Fred  Astaire 
and  Ginger  Rogers,  is  also  under 
long-term  contract.  His  first  produc- 
tion will  be  'Everybody  Sings.'  Mor- 
rie  Ryskind,  I  consider  one  of  the 
greatest  writers  of  dialogue  and 
scripts  in  Hollywood.  His  first  pro- 
duction will  be  'Hippodrome.' 

Pasternak  and  Paul  Cited 

"When  I  came  to  to  Universal,  I 
found  a  young  producer  named  Joe 
Pasternak.  I  liked  his  ideas.  His 
first  picture  will  be  'Three  Wise 
Girls.' 

"For  a  long  time,  I  have  known  Val 
Paul  as  an  associate  producer.  I  feel 
that  the  time  has  come  to  make  him 
a  producer.  His  first  production  is 
"Yellowstone." 

"Among  the  directors  we  have  for 
next  season  are  James  Whale,  who 


will  make  two  of  our  big  productions. 
We  have  a  seven-year  contract  with 
Walter  Lang  who  gave  us  'Love  Be- 
fore Breakfast'  this  year.  We  have 
a  three-year  contract  with  Anton  Lit- 
vack.  He  is  by  universal  consent 
the  leading  director  in  Europe.  We 
have  a  seven-year  contract  with  Ralph 
Murphy,  who  made  'Seventy  Thou- 
sand Witnesses'  and  'Collegiate.'  We 
have  a  long-term  contract  with  Ed- 
ward Buzzell.  He  will  do  a  number 
of  the  romantic  comedy  type  of 
pictures  for  us. 

Other  Directors  in  Mind 

"I  also  wanted  a  young  producer 
who  had  a  fresh  mind  and  an  original 
outlook  and  I  chose  for  a  certain  type 
of  picture,  Arthur  Lubin.  Herman 
Koster,  who  directed  the  Pasternak 
pictures  in  Europe,  is  also  with  us. 
There  are  two  other  directors  that  I 
am  very  anxious  to  get.  Circum- 
stances do  not  permit  me  to  mention 
them  now. 

"No  organization  is  complete  with- 
out the  best  of  photography,  the  best 
of  sound.  We  have  signed  on  long- 
term  contract  Hal  Mohr,  Merritt 
Gerstadt,  and  Joe  Valentine.  Uni- 
versal was  always  deficient  in  both  its 
sound  and  music  departments.  To  im- 
prove sound,  we  have  engaged  Homer 
Tasher.  We  were  fortunate  to  secure 
Charles  Previn  to  take  charge  of  our 
music  department.  He  directed  innum- 
erable stage  shows  for  Klaw  and  Er- 
langer,  Ziegfeld,  Dillingham,  and  the 
Shuberts.  One  of  his  chief  aids  is 
a  young  European  composer  named 
Franz  Grothe.  His  first  work  will  be 
heard  in  'My  Man  Godfrey.' 

"We  have  also  entirely  reorganized 
the  story  department,  both  east  and 
west.  Bettv  Roberts,  formerly  of 
RKO,  is  in  charge  of  the  story  depart- 
ment at  the  coast,  and  Elsa  Neuberger 
in  the  east.  We  have  divorced  the 
story  and  talent  departments.  Le 
Maire  will  be  responsible  for  talent 
in  the  west  and  Harry  Evans  will 
have  charge  of  securing  talent  in  the 
east. 

Rich  in  Young  Stars 

"When  it  comes  to  players,  we  are 
not  as  well  off,  as  many  of  the  com- 
panies, because  most  of  the  impor- 
tant personalities  in  this  business  are 
already  tied  up.  However,  we  have 
a  large  and  growing  stock  company 
of  young  players,  many  of  whom  may 
develop  into  the  stars  of  tomorrow. 
We  are  doing  our  utmost  to  build 
them,  to  develop  their  personalities, 
and  make  them  valuable  as  sales  as- 
sets. One  of  these  is  Doris  Nolan 
who  made   a  hit   in   the  Broadway 


show,  'The  Night  of  June  16.'  Anoth- 
er is  Jeanne  Dante  who  is  still  play- 
ing in  'Call  It  a  Day'  at  the  Morosco. 
Just  before  I  left  Hollywood  we 
signed  Walter  Pidgeon.  He  is  a  Gary 
Cooper  type.  Louis  Hayward  is  an- 
other. I  signed  him  the  next  morn- 
ing after  I  saw  his  performance  in 
'Anthony  Adverse.'  We  have  a  young 
singer  with  a  voice,  named  Ella 
Logan,  who  has  been  a  hit  on  the 
radio  and  has  much  of  the  Joan  Blon- 
dell  quality.  We  have  cast  her  in 
'Everybody  Sings.'  She  is  under  joint 
contract  to  Universal  and  Samuel 
Goldwyn. 

Dunn's  Start  Impressive 

Another  young  player  who  has 
made  quite  a  hit  in  Hollywood  already, 
although  he  has  not  been  in  a  picture, 
is  Jack  Dunn,  the  skating  partner  of 
Sonja  Henie.  We  have  cast  him  for 
a  role  in  'Hippodrome.'  Other  new 
players  are  Elisha  Cook,  Jr.,  Ann 
Preston,  Henry  Hunter,  Maxine 
Reiner,  Mary  Alice  Rice,  Gloria 
Holden,  Nan  Gray,  Jean  Rogers, 
Maria  Shelton,  Diana  Gibson,  John 
King,  Walter  Koy,  Michael  Loring, 
William  Hall,  and  we  have  our  play- 
ers like  Margaret  Sullavan,  Jane 
Wyatt,  Binnie  Barnes,  Edward  Ar- 
nold, Edmund  Lowe,  Edward  Everett 
Horton,  Karloff,  Cesar  Romero,  Andy 
Devine,  Little  Billy  Berud,  Henry 
Armetta,  and  a  new  personality  in 
David  Oliver,  the  newsreel  camera 
man  who  has  very  recently,  turned 
comedian. 

"I  know  these  stars  can  be  built.  I 
have  made  a  number  of  stars  as  a  pro- 
ducer and  I  feel  that  it  is  possible  to 
make  a  number  of  stars  from  this  list 
of  players.  This  is  a  big  business, 
big  personalities  grow  over  night. 
Last  year's  beginners  are  this  year's 
drawing  cards.  That  is  one  thing  that 
nakes  moving  picture  business  so  tre- 
nendously  interesting." 

"27  Ready" 

Rogers  told  the  convention  27  shoot- 
ing scripts  are  in  readiness  and  said 
the  number  was  the  greatest  in  Holly- 
wood in  proportion  to  the  number  of 
pictures  other  studios  plan  to  make. 
The  production  schedule,  he  declared, 
will  be  followed  in  this  order:  "As 
Good  as  Married,"  "A  Fool  for 
Blondes,"  "Three  Smart  Girls," 
"Everybody  Sings,"  "Flying  Hostess," 
"Rich  and  Reckless,"  "Class  Proph- 
ecy," "Lesson  in  Society"  and  "Four 
Days'  Wonder." 

James  R.  Grainger  will  be  the  con- 
vention star  today,  the  final  session. 
Tonight  will  be  the  beefsteak  dinner 
at  the  N.  Y.  Athletic  Club. 


Wednesday,  June  I 


'IT  Sehedules; 
42  Featured 
Four  Seria 


(Continued  from  page  I) 

features  on  the  list.    Miss  Duni 
now  in  Paris,  the  conventioneers  1 
told,  discussing  the  story  with 
Curie. 

Jerome  Kern,  composer  of 
"Show  Boat"  music,  will  ha\ 
musical  called  "Melody  Lady,"  \\ 
will  be  adapted  from  an  Earl 
Biggers  story.  Herbert  Fields 
written  the  screenplay  and  Dor 
Fields  will  do  the  music. 

A  second  musical  on  a  large  i 
will  be  "Hippodrome."  R.  H.  E 
side,  producer  of  the  Hippod 
spectacles  of  a  few  years  back,  is 
ing  as  technical  adviser  on  the  :■ 
for  Garrett  Fort,  and  Ralph  Mui 
director.  Morrie  Ryskind  will  si 
vise. 

Led  By  "Two  in  a  Crowd' 

Joan    Bennett    and    Joel  Mc 
have  already  completed  a  co-sta 
vehicle,  "Two  in  a  Crowd,"  the 
vention    was    informed.  This 
directed  by  Alfred  E.  Green.  It' 
be  the  first  on  the  new  season  li- 

Rachel  Field's  novel,  "Time  O 
Mind,"  will  be  a  special. 

Among  other  productions  listec 
"As  Good  As  Married"  by  No: 
Krasna ;      "Everybody      Sings, "i 
musical  with  songs  by  Frank  Lo 
and  Irving  Actman  which  Lou  E 
will  produce;  "A  Fool  for  Bloti 
based    on    Owen    Francis'  Li 
Mmjazinc  story  "Big"  starring  V 
McLaglen   with   Binnie  Barnes 
tured ;  "Reno  in  the  Fall"  by  ( 
Norton,  intended  for  Henry  Fc 
"Flying  Hostess,"  which  will  fe, 
Jane  Wyatt ;  "My  Children,"  the  1 
of    the    Dionne    family,    by  L; 
Barker    and    Samuel  •  Ornitz ; 
Man  in  the  Cab,"  a  mystery  nc 
intended  for  Karloff  ;  "The  Lu< 
Girl  in  the  World"  adapted  by 
bert  Fields  from  Ann  Jordan's  I 
Home  Journal  story  "Kitchen  I 
leges";     "Children     of  Broad- 
which  Harry  Clork  has  adapted  I 
a    story    by    N.    Coates  Well 
"Hello  Beautiful,"  which  will  fel 
Doris  Nolan  of  "The  Night  of  I 
ary  16th"  stage  cast,  and  Louis  ] 
ward,  who  made  a  name  for  hi  I 
in    the    Theatre    Guild    produ  I 
"Point  Yalaine" ;  Clarence  Budi  I 
Kelland's   novel,    "Roxana" ;  "'■ 
Smart   Girls"    by   Adele    Coma  J 
which  will  feature  Jeanne  Danti  I 
present  child  lead  of  "Call  It  a  I 
at    the    Morosco    Theatre;  ";■ 
Prophecy"  from  the  McCall  Mac  I 
story  by  Eleanor  Griffin;  "CaliiJ 
Straight  Ahead,"  an  automobile  jfl 
by   Byron    Morgan ;    A.    A.   X  I 
latest  novel.  "Four  Days'  Wori 
Jack    London's    story,  "Son 
Champion";  and  "Rich  and  Rec.fl 
by  Roy  and  Marjorie  Chanslor  ■ 
will  feature  Edmund  Lowe. 

Whale  Set  for  One  Unnam 

There  will  also  be  a  James  A  ■ 
production,  the  subject  of  whicl 
not  as  yet  been  agreed  upon,  ail 
ward  Arnold  production  yet  to  1  I 
cided.  and  a  number  of  other  jfl 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


What  They're  Down  For 


Star  and  featured  player  assignments  in  Universal 's  1936-37 
lineup  as  broken  down  from  the  company's  product  announcement, 
divulged  yesterday: 


Edwaid  Arnold — Starred  in  one  unnamed. 

Binnie  Barnes — Featured  in  "A  Fool  for 
Blondes." 

Joan  Bennett — Co-starred  with  Joel  McCrea 

in  "Two  In  a  Crowd." 
Jeanne  Dante — Featured  in  "Three  Smart 

Girls." 

Irene  Dunne — Starred  in  "Madame  Curie." 
Henry   Fonpa — Starred   in    "Reno   In  the 
Fall." 

Louis  Hayward — Co-featured  with  Doris 
Nolan  in   "Hello.  Beautiful." 

Buck  Jones — Starred  in  six  unnamed  west- 
erns and  also  in  the  serial.  "The  Phantom 
Rider." 


Boris  Karloff — Starred  in  "The  Man  in 
the  Cab." 

Edmund  Lowe — Featured  in  "Rich  and 
Reckless  " 

Joel  McCrea — Co-starred  with  Joan  Ben- 
nett in  "Two  In  a  Crowd." 

Victor  McLaglen — Starred  in  "A  Fool  for 
Blondes." 

Doris  Nolan — Co-featured  with  Louis  Hay- 
yard  in  "Hello,  Beautiful." 
Jane  Wyatt — Featured  in  "Flying  Hostess." 

Directors 

Ralph   Murphy — "Hippodrome." 
James  Whale — One  unnamed. 


dnesday,  June  17,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


U"  Schedules  42; 
Four  Serials  Set 


Among  the  New  "U"  Boys 


(Continued  from  page  6) 

?rs,  including  six  Buck  Jones  west- 
features. 

["he  number  of  Oswald  Cartoons 
.  been  increased  from  13  to  26. 
ere  will  be  13  Mentone  musicals, 
1  this  season  they  will  be  com- 
ssed  into  single  instead  of  two-reel 
>jects.  There  will  be  13  "Going 
ices"  with  Lowell  Thomas ;  and  13 
tranger  Than  Fiction."  A  two-reel 
ill  subject  will  be  entitled  "You 
n't  Get  Away  With  It." 
["he  four  serials  are  headed  by  Buck 
les  in  "The  Phantom  Rider,"  and 
lude  three  cartoon  adventure  strips, 
ce  Drummond,"  "Uncle  Jim"  and 
?cret  Agent  X-9." 

ourt  Winds  Up  Fox 
Met  Reorganization 

-ederal  Judge  Julian  YV.  Mack  yes- 
day  signed  an  order  discharging 
ing  Trust  Co.  as  trustee  of  Fox 
^tropolitan  Playhouses  on  the  peti- 
n  of  Milton  C.  Wejsman,  as  trustee" 
Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  which  owned 
of  the  stock  of  Fox  Met.  •  - 
rhe  court's  action  completely  re- 
ives Fox  Met  from  Federal  court 
■isdiction  after  almost  five  years  of 
reivership  and  reorganization  pro- 
:dings.  The  company's  reorganiza- 
n  plan  was  approved  by  the  court 
t  summer,  transferring  the  lease- 
Ids  and  other  assets  to  Metropolitan 
ayhouses.  which  is  controlled  by 
seph  M.  Schenck's  United  Artists 
leatre  Circuit.  The  metropolitan 
cuit  is  operated  by  Skouras  and 
isch  &  Rinzler.  . 

The  Fox  Met  proceedings  are  the 
st  to  be  wholly  concluded  under  the 
9/  Section  77-B  of  the  Federal  bank- 
[>tcy  laws. 

hree  New  Theatres 
nderway  in  Toronto 

Toronto,  June  16. — Several  new 
:atres  are  being  erected  in  Toronto 
d  its  suburbs  while  several  ■  old 
uses  are  being  rebuilt.  In  the  Lea- 
le  section,  work  has  started  on  a 
D-seat  theatre,  A.  Greenspon  being 
;  building  contractor.  The  Allenby 
under  construction  on  Danforth 
.'e.  and  a  new  house  is  going  up  on 
ithurst  St. 

Two  theatres  are  being  recon- 
victed by  Kaplan  and  Sprachman. 
le  is  the  Park  on  Lansdowne  Aye., 
independent  house,  which  is  being 
ide  over  at  a  cost  of  $45,000.  When 
is  reopened,  it  will  operate  as  the 
nsdowne.  W.  A.  Baillie,  owner  of 
:  Cum-Bac,  Dovercourt  Road,  for 
iny  years,  is  spending  $25,000  on  the 
largement  and  improvement. 

wo  Harris  Managers 
Shifted  by  Circuit 

Pittsburgh,  June  16. — Two  more 
fts  have  just  been  made  in  the 
nagerial  staff  of  the  Harris  Amuse- 
nt  Co.  Morty  Henderson  will  re- 
>e  other  house  managers  all  over 
circuit  during  the  vacation  period 
1  his  post  at  the  William  Penn  will 

filled  by  John  Morin. 

vlorin  moves  from  the  Palace  on 

imond  St.  and  his  place  there  has 

n  assigned  to  John  Finley,  former 
;ef  of  staff  at  the  Alvin. 


Charles  Rogers  was  describing  a 
story,  "And,  by  the  way,  Bob,  that  is 
one  of  the  stories  for  which  we  paid 
$50  for  a  Saturday  Evening  Post 
suggestion.  We  have  already  spent 
$6,000  developing  this  story." 

R.  H.  Cochrane:  "Well,  why  are 
vou  looking  at  me?" 

+ 

W.  P.  Kelly,  Boston,  sported  the 
convention's  prize  haberdashery. 
+ 

E.  S.  Olsmith  and  the  Texas  boys 
cheered  every  time  Binnie  Barnes' 
name  was  mentioned.  Down  South 
they  refer  to  Binnie  as  "Texas"  Bin- 
nie Barnes'  and  they  would  be  willing 
to  pay  her  a  bonus  if  she  would  visit 
there  some  time  or  other. 

+ 

■  After  the  convention  was  over,  Joe 
Weil  gave  every  delegate  a  copy  of 
t"6ur  of  the  novels  which  Universal  is 
going  to  make  next  year.  The  sight 
in  the  Astor  lobby  with  sports  like 
Harry  Graham.  Herbell  of  Chicago 
and  Dave  Miller  of  Cleveland,  run- 
ning around  with  a  young  library 
under  their  arms  was  an  eye-opener. 
They  looked  O.  K.  under  the  wing 
of  Floyd  Brown  of  Tndianapolis,  how- 
ever. 

+  . 

Herman  Stern,  manager  of  the 
non-theatrical  department,  was  intro- 
duced along  with  Eugene  Cox,  James 
Jordon  and  Charles  E.  Ford,  editor 
of  Universal  Newsreel. 

+ 

Rogers  paid  a  high  compliment  to. 
his  secretary.  Bill  Pierce,  when  he 
introduced  him  as  the  author  of  "Might 
Key"  and  the  man  he  expected  to  be- 
come another  Thalberg  in  the  Univer- 
sal organization. 

+ 

Every  time  that  Rogers'  voice 
would  give  out,  Jimmy  Grainger 
reached  across  and  took  his  manu- 
script and  "subbed"  for  him  until  the 
voice  returned. 


Hollywood,  June  16.  —  Federal 
Judge  James  handed  down  a.  decision 
today  favoring  Republic  Pictures  and 
upholding  the  order  of  a  superior 
court  in  restraining  Gene  Autry  from 
working  at  any  other  studio  or  making 
any  personal  or  radio  appearance  un- 
til the  completion  of  his  contract  with 
Republic. 

The  contract  is  for  five  years  dating 
from  July  1  of  last  year. 


Adela  St.  John  Weds 

Harrison,  N.  Y.,  June  16. — Adela 
Rogers  St.  John,  screen  writer  and 
magazine  author,  was  married  here 
yesterday  to  Francis  P.  O'Toole,  of 
New  York,  an  executive  of  United 
Air  Lines.  It  is  Mrs.  St.  John's  third 
marriage. 


Robert  Gibbs,  Jr.,  Quits 

Middletown,  O.,  June  16. — Robert 
Gibbs,  Jr.,  has  resigned  as  assistant 
manager  of  the  Paramount,  a  Southio 
unit,  to  join  his  father  in  a  local 
plumbing  concern.  He  is  succeeded  by 
William  D.  Yackle,  manager  of  the 
Strand. 


J.  Cheever  Cowdin  sat  through 
the  second  day  of  the  convention  with- 
out saying  a  word  except  to  tell 
Rogers  at  one  point  to  "make  'em 
funnier."  You  should  have  heard  the 
story  he  told  the  boys  the  first  day. 
+ 

Harry  Evans  finally  arrived  at 
the  convention  and  sat  on  the  dais. 
George  Cochrane  had  been  pacing  the 
lobby  for  hours  waiting  for  him. 
Harry  certainly  covers  ground  fast. 
+ 

R.  H.  Cochrane  certainly  wanted 
them  to  know  that  it  wasn't  a  "dirty 
shirt"  drama.     "Dirty  shirt"  dramas 
are  out  this  year  with  Universal. 
+ 

Bob  O'Donnell,  big  time  exhibitor 
from  Texas,  got  up  in  convention,  and 
told  all  salesmen  present,  as  well  as 
officials  of  the  company,  that  theatre 
owners  are  interested  in  seeing  new- 
Universal  make  excellent  pictures  be- 
cause all  theatres  of  the  country  have 
a  spot  where  they  can  play  them.  He 
finished  his  talk  by  pledging  his  sup- 
port, stating,  "I  have  a  great  deal  of 
confidence  in  the  new  Universal  and 
I  will  make  a  deal  which  will  include 
all  our  120  theatres  in  Texas." 
+  . 

Rogers,  talking  in  a'  quiet  conversa- 
tional tone,  using  no  melodramatic 
whoop-'em-up,  stirred  confidence  and 
awakened  enthusiastic  fire  in  every 
man  of  the  sales  staff.  He  said  he 
was  going  to  make  pictures  that  enter- 
tain the  public,  with  a  definite  appeal 
in  each  one. 

+ 

A  certain  exhibitor  was  mentioned 
and  Rogers  asked,  "Is  that  fellow  still 
buying  film?"  The  reply  was,  "Yes, 
and  he's  tougher  than  ever  to  sell." 
Then  Rogers  added,  "Next  time  you 
see  him,  be  sure  to  give  him  my  re- 
gards." The  topper  was,  "He'll  want 
us  to  give  him  a  whole  lot  more  than 
your  regards." 

Grand  Nat'L  Stock 
Issue  May  Be  Public 

Washington,  June  16. — Any  part 
of  the  400,000  shares  of  Grand  Nation- 
al common  stock  not  taken  up  by 
stockholders  under  an  option  plan  will 
be  offered  publicly  by  the  underwrit- 
ers, the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission  disclosed  today  from  a 
registration  statement  of  the  company. 
The  400,000  shares  are  to  be-  offered 
first  at  $1.75  per  share  to  common 
stockholders  on  the  basis  of  two 
shares  for  each  share  held. 

The  underwriters  are  Robinson, 
Miller  &  Co.,  Fairfield  Associates, 
Charles  H.  Jones  &  Co.,  Cohn  Bros., 
and  Hartley  Rogers  &  Co.,  New 
York,  and  O'Brien,  Potter  &  Co., 
Buffalo.  The  proceeds  from  the  sale 
of  the  stock  are  to  be  applied  to  the 
acquisition  of  branches  in  various 
cities  in  this  and  other  countries. 


Hulling  Stays  with  G.  N. 

Los  Angeles,  June  16. — Mel  Hull- 
ing, former  partner  in  the  operation 
of  Far  West  Exchanges  which  were 
taken  over  by  Grand  National,  will 
remain  at  that  office  in  charge  of  all 
G.  N.  branches  in  the  West.  • 


7 


Television  as 
New  Field  for 
Film  Foreseen 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

movies.  Of  course,  it  may  be  argued 
that  some  people  may  stay  home  to 
see  a  news  or  sporting  event,  or  a 
play,  rather  than  go  to  the  movies, 
but,  as  in  the  case  of  radio  broadcast- 
ing, the  stimulation  of  the  public  mind 
to  greater  interest  in  wider  fields 
should  encourage  their  greater  at- 
tendance in  person  .  at  the  movies, 
sporting  events,  or  theatre. 

"Furthermore,  the  gregarious  in- 
stinct of  the  human  race  to  gather  in 
crowds  is  fundamental  and  will  never 
be  changed  by  television  or  anything 
else. 

"It  is  wholly  unlikely  that  television 
will  be  used  anything  like  the  number 
of  hours  per  day  that  sound  radio  is 
used,"  Skinner  explained.  "Television 
in  too  large  doses  would  be  tiring." 

Recommendations  for  assignments 
of  specific  frequencies  to  various  serv- 
ices, made  public  today  by  the  com- 
mission, include  a  suggestion  from 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  for  the  provi- 
sion- of  four  frequencies  in  different 
short  wave  bands  for  motion  picture 
use.  In  its  recommendations,  the  com- 
pany was  said  to  have  pointed  out  that 
four  widely  separated  frequencies 
would  permit  simultaneous  use  of  a 
number  of  units.  The  use  of  radio, 
it  was  also  said,  has  proven  to  be  of 
value  in  keeping  film  companies  in 
touch  with  units  in  remote  locations. 


Lincoln  Anti-Trust 
Suit  Is  Dismissed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

straint  of  trade.  Court  costs  will  be 
carried  by  the  plaintiffs. 

The  case  on  which  a  hearing  had 
twice  been  postponed  due  to  a 
crowded  docket,  was  brought  by  Cal 
Bard  and  G.  L.  Hooper  against  J.  H. 
Cooper,  Lincoln  Theatres  Corp.,  Rob- 
ert Livingston,  manager  of  the  Capi- 
tol and  major  distributors.  Paul  Good 
and  Loren  Laughlin,.  attorneys,  repre- 
sented the  plaintiffs. 


Set  Conn.  Golf  Plans 

New  Haven,  June  16. — Final  plans 
for  the  Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  gold 
tournament  at  the  Racebrook  Country 
Club  July  14,  just  completed,  call  for 
a  nine-hole  qualifying  round  in  the 
morning  and  an  18-hole  match  round 
in  the  afternoon.  The  complete  fee  is 
$5,  including  luncheon,  dinner  and 
entertainment. 


Canada  Manager  Shifted 

Toronto,  June  16. — Charles  Straw 
has  been  transferred  from  the  Royal 
at  Fort  William,  Ont.,  to  the  Capitol 
at  Calgary,  Alberta,  by  Famous 
Players  Canadian. 


Bolivar  Hyde  Candidate 

Lakeland,  Fla.,  June  16. — Bolivar 
Hyde,  Jr.,  manager  of  two  local  the- 
atres, will  be  a  candidate  for  the  City 
Commission  in  the  fall. 


Autry  Pact  Upheld; 
Actor  Restrained 


ZING  DRAMA 

that  will  start  tongues  wagging ! 

A  SENSATIONAL  TOPIC 

hammered  home  with  merciless  candor! 

YOUNG-BLOODED  ROMANCE 

that  will  make  the  whole  family  sigh! 


if: 


if  A  • 


ULL  SPEED 


hi 


VERSAL'S  'PAROLE'  SWELL  JOB  ...  As  a  lively,  newsy  sul 
heralds  a  production  program  of  controversial  themes  that  will  make 
Universal  worthy  of  close  attention"!  —Hollywood  Reporter 

Fast-moving  melodrama,  replete  with  good  charactertizations,  excitement, 
new  twists  and  new  faces.  IT  NEVER  LAGS"!        —Motion  Picture  Daily 

"TIMELY  ENTERTAINMENT  WHICH  CARRIES  A  PUNCH  AND  MOVES  AT 
A  SWIFT  PACE"!  -Film  Daily 


TttE^TEW  UNIVERSAL! 


10 


MOTION  P1CTURI 

DAILY 


; 


Wednesday,  June  17,  19, 


Vitaphone  to 
Release  140 
Next  Season 


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one-reel  "Vitaphone  Vaudeville"  reels, 
13  one-reel  "Pictorial  Review"  sub- 
jects, to  be  produced  with  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  Pictorial  Review  Maga- 
zine; 18  "Merry  Melody"  cartoons  in 
three-tone  Technicolor,  16  black  and 
white  "Looney  Tunes"  cartoons.  E.  M. 
Newman  will  inaugurate  a  new  series 
of  13  travelogues  in  color,  "Color- 
Tour  Adventures."  The  six  two-reel- 
ers  to  be  made  at  the  coast  studio  will 
be  "Broadway  Brevities"  musicals  in 
Technicolor. 

The  two-reelers  also  will  include 
four  "Broadway  Headliners,"  four 
"Variety  Frolics,"  collegiate  musicals  ; 
eight  "Presentation  Revues,"  musical 
revues ;  10  comedies,  including  six 
"Joe  Polooka"  numbers  based  on  the 
cartoon  strip  by  Ham  Fisher,  featur- 
ing Shemp  Howard,  and  four  comedies 
featuring  Ken  Murray  and  Sassa- 
fras. 

Large  Group  Signed 

The  players  already  signed  to  ap- 
pear in  the  musical  subjects  include: 

Georgie  Price,  Bernice  Claire,  Lou  Holtz, 
Regis  Toomey,  Hal  LeRoy,  Georges  Me- 
taxa,  Donald  Novis,  the  Preisser  Sisters, 
Kifi  D'Orsay,  George  Tapps,  Irene  Del- 
roy,  Countess  Albani,  Loretta  Lee,  the 
Radio  Ramblers.  Billy  and  Beverly  Bemis, 
Jean  Sargent,  Irene  Bordoni,  George 
Campo,  Rodney  McLennon,  Al  White,  Jr., 
Evan  Evans,  John  Fogarty,  Dale  Win- 
throp,  Florence  and  Bob  Robinson.  Joe 
Kinney.  Stanley  Bros.,  Marcia  Wayne, 
Buster  West,  Lucille  Page.  Selma  Marlowe, 
Starnes  and  Annavan,  Georgetti  Bros., 
three  Taka  Sisters,  Marley  and  Elsa, 
Diane  Denis,  Lois  and  Jean  Sterner, 
Aarons  and  Broderick,  Four  Comets,  Vir- 
ginia Verrill.  Frank  Libuse,  Bartlett  Sim- 
mons, Brown,  Rich,  and  Hall,  Alphonse 
Berg,  Geraldine  and  Joe,  Nina  Olivette 
and  Boys.  Jerry  Goff  and  Jack  Kerr,  and 
the  Berkes  County  Boys  featuring  Paul 
Robinson. 

Included  in  the  "Melody  Masters" 
series  of  bands  are : 

Roger  Wolfe  Kahn,  Leon  Navara,  Emil 
Coleman,  Clyde  Lucas,  Harry  Reser,  The 
Rimacs,  Nick  Lucas,  Jack  Denny,  Dave 
Apollon.  Jimmy  Lunceford,  Jacques  Fray, 
George  Hall,  Jan  Rubini.  Phil  Spitalny, 
Tommy  Dorsey,  Henry  King,  Clyde  Mc- 
Coy, Cab  Calloway,  Jan  Garber,  Abe  Ly- 
man. Don  Bestor,  Al  Goodman.  Dave  Ru- 
binoff,  Louisiana  Kings  and  Peter  Van 
Steeden. 

Travel  Series  Set 

The  "Color-Tour"  travel  series  in 
color  by  E.  M.  Newman  follows  the 
"Our  Own  United  States"  group  of 
the  current  season.  R.  W.  Roos  and 
Gerald  Marfleet,  cameramen,  have  al- 
ready filmed  considerable  material  for 
the  new  series.  Well  known  radio 
announcers  will  supply  the  off-screen 
dialogue. 

The  "Vitaphone  Novelties"  will  fea- 
ture, among  others,  the  Radio  Ram- 
blers, Edgar  Bergen,  Charles  Ahearn 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jesse  Crawford. 
"Whale  Ho,"  "Check  Your  Cash"  and 
"Logging  Along"  have  been  com- 
pleted. 

The  18  "Merry  Melody"  color  car- 
toons represent  an  increase  of  five 
over  the  current  season,  and  the  16 
"Looney  Tunes"  an  increase  of  three 
over  the  current  schedule. 

The  feminine  market  will  be  the 
particular  aim  of  the  "Pictorial  Re- 
view" series.  Each  reel  will  be  com- 
posed of  five  units :  Hollywood  re- 


Sears  Opening  Warner  Western  Convention 


Chicago- — The  presiding  officer  at  the  Warner  convention:  Gradw  ell  L.  Sears.  With  him  here,  left  to  right,  are  Jack  Brov 
western  district  manager;  Leo  Blank,  newly  appointed  midwestern  district  manager ;  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  director  of  advertis 
and  publicity;  Fred  Jack,  southern  district  manager,  and  Norman   H.  Moray,   Vitaphone  sales  manager. 


Chicago — This  is  how  part  of  the  Warner  group  greeted  this  city.  Gradwell  L. 
Sears,  for  once  at  least,  is  doing  the  pushing  while  his  sales  sidekicks  appear  to 
take  it  in  a  big  way.  On  the  truck,  left  to  right  are  Norman  H.  Moray,  Leo  Blank, 
I.  F.  Dolid,  H.  M.  Doherty,  Joe  Kelly,  Rudy  Hagen,  Arthur  Sachson,  Jack  Brower 
and  Al  Schwalberg. 


cipes.  unusual  jobs  of  women,  women 
in  sports,  internationally  known  wo- 
men featured  in  Pictorial  Review 
Magazine  and  a  Hollywood  fashion 
parade  in  Technicolor. 

Each  subject  in  the  "Vitaphone 
Vaudeville"  series  will  feature  a 
group  of  vaudeville  turns. 

More  than  100  players  already  have 
been  signed  for  Vitaphone  shorts,  with 
others  to  be  signed  during  the  season. 

It  was  indicated  to  the  convention 
today  that  the  Vitaphone  studio  al- 
ready has  completed  the  first  three- 
months'  schedule  for  1936-37.  A  total 
of  24  subjects  are  in  the  cutting 
rooms,  11  two-reelers  and  13  singles. 


Hear  Jack  Warner  via  Phone 

Chicago,  June  16. — The  feature  of 
the  second  day  of  the  Warner  western 
and  southern  sales  convention  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel  today  was  an  ad- 
dress by  Jack  L.  Warner,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production,  heard 
from  the  coast  by  telephone  and  over 
loudspeakers.  He  declared  film  pres- 
tige has  made  a  "notable  advance" 
during  the  past  year,  and  that  that  ad- 
vance will  be  maintained  during  the 
coming  season. 

In  the  course  of  his  telephonic  ad- 


dress Warner  told  the  convention 
the  studio  planned  a  special  based  on 
the  story  of  the  Wright  brothers,  pi- 
oneers in  aviation.  "The  studio  has 
struck  its  stride,"  he  declared  at  one 
point,  adding  "The  Charge  of  the 
Light  Brigade"  made  "Captain  Blood" 
look  "like  a  quickie."  "The  Gold  Dig- 
gers," "Three  Men  on  a  Horse"  and 
"Green  Lights"  will  go  into  produc- 
tion in  July. 

From  this  end,  Major  Albert  War- 
ner, replying  to  Jack,  declared  the 
product  coming  through  was  so  good 
it  ought  to  be  released  over  an  18 
month  period  instead  of  12. 

The  company  plans  to  increase  its 
newspaper  and  trade  paper  advertis- 
ing budget  by  40  per  cent  next  season, 
S.  Charles  Einfeld  said  in  his  talk. 
A.  H.  Blank,  midwestern  circuit  op- 
erator, attended  and  made  brief  com- 
ment, as  did  exhibitors  from  Chicago 
and  Milwaukee.  E.  B.  Hatrick  of 
Cosmopolitan  was  another  speaker. 
He  pledged  continued  support  of  "the 
Hearst  newspapers  and  added  Cos- 
mopolitan was  well  satisfied  with  its 
Warner  deal. 

During  the  day  the  sales  force  at- 
tended a  screening  of  "Anthony  Ad- 
verse."  Informal  business  discussions 


of  company  policies  and  the  new  s 
son  product  will  occupy  the  men 
morrow,  when  the  highlight  of 
meeting  will  be  the  outline  of 
1936-37  short  product  lineup  by  K 
man  H.  Moray,  in  charge  of  she 
and  trailers.    The  three-day  sess 
will  officially  end  tomorrow,  althci 
Gradwell  L.  Sears,  in  charge  of  \v< 
ern  and  southern  sales,  will  hold  ii 
vidual .  conferences  with  district 
branch  managers  on  Thursday. 

Norman  H.  Moray,  Vitaphone  s; 
manager,  tonight  screened  one  sub; 
from  each  of  his  new  series. 


Warners  Close  Canada  Deal 

Chicago,  June  16. — The  en 
W  arner  feature  output  and  Yitaph 
short  product  lineup  for  1936-37  h 
been  sold  to-  the  United  Amuserr 
Corp.,  of  Montreal,  the  conven; 
was  told  here  today.  The  deal  for 
circuit's  19  theatres  was  closed 
Robert  Mochrie,  assistant  eastern 
Canadian  sales  manager,  and  St. 
Isman.  Montreal  branch  manager. 
Warners,  and  George  Ganeta' 
managing  director  of  the  circuit. 


Delay  KMT  A  Meetin 

Kansas  City,  June  16. — The 
nual  convention  of  the  K.  M.  T. 
has  been  postponed  from  June  23 
24  to  June  30  and  July  1,  one  n 
later,  in  order  that  exhibitors  in 
area  may  hear  Ed  Kuvkendall,  pr 
dent  of  the  MPTOA^  who  will 
in  the  Middle  West  at  that  time, 
convention  will  be  held  at  the  Yar 
Club  rooms. 


Daughter  to  Berlins 

Mrs.  Irving  Berlin,  the  former  E 
Mackay.  is  the  mother  of  a  daugl 
born  Monday  night  at  the  Doct  I 
Hospital.  The  baby  weighed  eij 
pounds,  two  ounces.  Mrs.  Berlin 
reported  as  doing  well.  The  infan  I 
her  third  daughter. 


Bolte  to  Build  Uptou  l 

John  C.  Bolte.  who  operates  i 
theatres  in  the  Bronx  with  Springe  I 
Cocalis,  will  build  a  new  600-seat  hq 
at  Columbus  Ave.  and  84th  St. 
theatre  will  cost  around  $75,000. 


Eliot  Keen  Found 

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reported  missing  by  his  wife  si ' 
Saturday,  was  located  late  yester 
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Otter  son  Off  Directorate; 

Directs  Inquiries  to  Board 

John  E.  Otterson,  Paramount  president,  was  eliminated  from 
the  company's  board  of  directors  when  his  name  was  not  placed 
in  nomination  for  reelection  with  the  expiration  of  his  initial  term 
at  yesterday's  annual  meeting  of  Paramount  stockholders. 

Questioned  as  to  the  significance  of  the  development,  Otterson 
stated  simply,  "I  was  not  a  candidate  for  reelection." 

Asked  whether  his  absence  from  the  board  would  affect  his  of- 
ficial position  as  president  of  the  company,  he  replied  "I  think  a 
statement  on  that  should  come  from  the  board." 

Stockholders  who  put  similar  questions  to  members  of  the 
board  during  the  meeting  failed  to  elicit  direct  answers. 


I  2 


Film  Men  Get 
Positions  on 
Para.  Board 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

King,  Stephen  Callaghan,  Duncan  G. 
Harris,  John  D.  Hertz,  Charles  A. 
McCulloch,  H.  A.  Fortington,  Mau- 
rice Newton,  Floyd  B.  Odium,  Adolph 
Zukor,  Harvey  D.  Gibson,  and  Stan- 
ton Griffis. 

Querying  of  Paramount  officers  and 
directors  by  stockholders  began  in 
spirited  fashion  soon  after  the  meeting, 
which  was  scheduled  to  begin  at  noon, 
finally  readied  itself  for  the  election 
of  directors  at  3  :10  P.  M.  Delays  in 
starting  the  meeting  were  occasioned 
first  by  the  unexpectedly  large  atten- 
dance of  stockholders  which  crowded 
the  meeting  out  of  the  12th  floor  pro- 
jection room  in  the  Paramount  Bldg. 
Reassembling  the  more  than  150  in  at- 
tendance in  the  11th  floor  office  well, 
Otterson,  who  presided,  called  the 
meeting  to  order  at  12:30  P.  M. 
Proxies  were  called  for  and  when  tab- 
ulated by  1:15,  it  was  announced  that 
no  quorum  was  present,  but  that  addi- 
tional proxies  were  on  the  way  and 
the  meeting  would  be  adjourned  to 
three  o'clock.  At  that  time  a  tabula- 
tion showed  that  stock  entitled  to  3,- 
685,358  votes,  out  of  a  total  of  7,- 
200,395  votes  was  represented,  giving 
a  quorum. 

Callaghan  the  Nominator 

Callaghan,  on  behalf  of  the  company 
proxy  committee,  made  the  five  nomi- 
nations. Saul  Rogers,  attorney,  sought 
information  concerning  the  qualifica- 
tions of  McCIintock  and  Goodyear, 
provoking  the  first  of  many  clashes 
between  the  stockholders  and  the  com- 
pany officials. 

Insisting  that  Callaghan  should 
know  all  about  the  two  candidates 
"because  you  placed  them  in  nomina- 
tion." Rogers  finally  nettled  Cal- 
laghan to  the  point  where  he  refused 
to  answer  further  questions,  declaring 
"I'm  not  going  to  be  cross-examined 
by  you." 

Rogers  had  been  identified  earlier 
as  the  possible  leader  of  a  small  in- 
dependent proxy  movement.  He  stated 
at  the  meeting  that  he  represented 
15.000  shares  of  stock.  He  placed  no 
names  in  nomination  for  the  board  va- 
cancies and,  inasmuch  as  the  princi- 
pal rival  proxy  contest  reported  to 
have  been  started  by  H.  A.  Forting- 
ton several  weeks  ago,  was  aban- 
doned last  week,  no  organized  opposi- 
tion to  the  company's  nominees  was 
presented. 

Board  Criticism  Develops 

Rogers'  queries  concerning  the  nom- 
inees rapidly  developed  into  criticism 
of  the  board  and  its  membership  dur- 
ing the  past  year  and  this  was  taken 
up  by  numerous  stockholders. 

The  retention  of  Kenned}',  its  terms, 
purpose  and  result,  was  the  subject  of 
numerous  queries  put  to  the  officials 
by  the  stockholders.  It  was  brought 
out  that  Kennedy  is  to  be  compensated 
for  his  services  on  a  basis  to  be  de- 
cided by  the  board  when  his  survey 
of  the  company  has  been  completed. 
It  was  denied  by  Griffis,  who.  de- 
spite the  fact  that  he  is  a  compara- 
tive newcomer  to  the  board,  was  pro- 
jected into  the  role  of  SDokesman  for 
the  company,  that  Kennedy  has  been 


given  an  option  on  Paramount  securi- 
ties. 

Griffis,  prompted  at  times  by  Edwin 
L.  YVeisl,  attorney  for  Floyd  Odium 
of  Atlas  Corp.,  said  that  "Kennedy 
is  staying  with  the  company  as  long 
as  he  gives  good  service"  and  added 
that  he  was  brought  in  to  Paramount 
to  advise  the  board  on  means  of  re- 
storing the  company's  earning  power. 

Asks  If  Kennedy  Is  "Front  Man" 

"Why  isn't  Otterson  giving  that  ad- 
vice?" a  stockholder  wanted  to  know. 
"Do  we  pay  double  for  Kennedy  and 
Otterson  doing  the  same  job?"  an- 
other asked.  Still  another  wanted  to 
know,  if  Kennedy  wasn't  only  a  "front 
man,"  referring  to  the  former  S.  E.  C. 
head's  recent  success  in  averting  a 
Washington  hearing  on  Paramount 
affairs  scheduled  by  the  Sabath  Con- 
gressional Committee. 

"It  seems  to  me,"  this  stockholder 
pursued,  "Kennedy  is  being  paid  for 
answering  questions  that  Walter 
Wanger,  whom  you  just  let  go,  could 
have  answered  for  you.  Or  that  any 
Hollywood  star  could  answer,  for  that 
matter." 

No  attempt  was  made  to  answer 
questions  in  this  vein,  which  led  Rog- 
ers to  charge  the  officials  with  "eva- 
sions" on  several  occasions.  Resum- 
ing his  seat  after  one  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt to  obtain  an  answer,  he  said  "I 
am  yielding  at  this  time,  but  there 
will  be  another  day  of  reckoning." 

Another  stockholder  was  impelled 
at  one  point  to  remark  that  "It  seems 
that  the  mighty  captains  of  industry 
on  our  board  can't  answer  some  very 
simple  questions  that  all  of  the  com- 
pany's stockholders  would  like  to 
know." 

Griffis  Calls  Report  Confidential 

Griffis  ended  the  Kennedy  discussion 
by  stating  that  the  latter's  report  was 
considered  to  be  of  a  confidential  na- 
ture at  this  time  and.  reiterating  that 
Kennedy  was  retained  only  for  the 
purpose  of  aiding  in  restoring  the 
company's  earning  power,  he  said  "If 
we  have  six  presidents  and  74  di- 
rectors we'll  keep  on  trying  to  get 
men  who  can  do  that  for  the  company 
and  you  stockholders." 

The  questioning  turned  to  Otter- 
son's  status.  Griffis  was  asked  if  Ot- 
terson was  being  continued  as  presi- 
dent and  Weisl.  who  had  been  prompt- 
ing Griffis  from  a  distance,  moved 
over  to  take  a  seat  beside  him  at  this 
point.  After  a  whispered  consulta- 
tion between  the  two  Griffis  replied.  "I 
can't  speak  for  the  entire  board." 

He  was  next  asked  if  there  had 
been  any  discussions  by  the  board  of 
a  settlement  of  Otterson's  contract, 
which  has  four  years  to  run  at  $150.- 
000  per  year.  Griffis  declined  to 
answer  the  question  directly,  saying 


that  the  questioned  related  to  the  bus- 
iness of  the  board  as  a  whole. 

Rogers  jumped  to  his  feet  at  this 
point  and  said,  "If  any  payment  in 
settlement  of  that  contract  is  made 
this  company  will  be  held  account- 
able." 

Zukor's  name  was  projected  into 
the  meeting  by  a  stockholder  who 
wanted  to  know  if  the  Paramount 
founder  had  been  consulted  on  the 
new  board  nominees  and  what  he 
thought  of  their  qualifications. 

"We  want  men  like  Zukor  back  at 
the  head  of  this  company — a  man  we 
can  depend  on,"  the  stockholder  said. 

Many  Demand  Zukor 

Another,  identified  after  the  meet- 
ing as  Edgar  E.  Wolf,  rose  to  say 
that  he  "hopes  Zukor  will  shortly  be- 
come the  head  of  Paramount."  He  was 
followed  by  another  stockholder  who 
says  that  Zukor  "should  be  back  at 
the  helm." 

Efforts  to  adjourn  the  meeting  at 
4:15  were  defeated  by  an  overwhelm- 
ing oral  vote  and  the  discussion  and 
criticism  continued  for  another  45 
minutes.  During  the  closing  minutes 
several  unsuccessful  efforts  were  made 
by  stockholders  to  elicit  some  definite 
information  from  the  officials  concern- 
ing the  contents  of  the  Kennedy  re- 
port. 

A  first  meeting  of  the  newly  consti- 
tuted Paramount  board  is  tentatively 
scheduled  for  today,  but  may  be  post- 
poned. 


Para.  Dickering  with  S.  &  C. 

Paramount  is  negotiating  a  two- 
year  product  deal  with  Jack  W. 
Springer  and  Sam  Cocalis  for  60  the- 
atres in  the  Greater  New  York  area. 
The  arrangement  not  only  covers  the 
houses  jointly  operated  by  the  two 
exhibitors,  but  also  their  individual 
units. 

Prudential  also  is  dickering  for 
Paramount's  lineup  next  season.  Milt 
Kusell.  New  York  state  district  man- 
ager for  the  distributor,  and  Henry 
Mandell  are  handling  the  deal  with 
Joseph  Seider,  head  of  the  circuit. 


Katz  Authorized  to  Sue  Para. 

Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  yesterday  in 
Federal  Court  ruled  that  Sam  Katz, 
former  Paramount  theatre  depart- 
ment executive,  is  entitled  to  bring 
suit  against  the  company  and  its  suc- 
cessor. Paramount  Pictures.  Inc.  The 
suit  is  based  on  an  employment  con- 
tract under  which  Katz  was  retained 
for  three  years  beginning  in  1932  at 
a  weekly  salary  of  $2,500  plus  the 
right  to  acquire  Paramount  Publix 
stock  from  time  to  time  at  prevailing 
prices. 

Judge  Coxe  rejected  a  special  mas- 
ter's report  which  recommended  the 
suit  be  dismissed. 


i 

Wednesday,  June  17.  193 1 
 ■  . 

Australia  Unit  Asks 
Aid  in  Rental  Fighi 

By  CLIFF  HOLT 

Melbourne,  May  19  (By  Aimioi 
via  London). — Members  of  th. 
N.S.W.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n  have  de 
cided  to  ask  the  assistance  of  tfci 
Government  to  settle  their  dispirt 
with  distributors,  despite  the  fact  tha 
two  politically-conducted  film  inquirie.- 
in  the  past  eight  years  have  brough 
negative  results.  The  Government  bar 
indicated  an  unwillingness  to  inter 
fere,  but  the  exhibitor  group  appear: 
determined  to  instigate  another  poli 
tical  inquiry. 

At  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  ex 
hibitor  organization,  resolutions  wen 
passed  to  inform  the  Government  o: 
its  change  of  policy  on  the  Quota  Ac 
on  the  section  dealing  with  the  dis 
tributor  quota,  to  seek  an  ad  valoren1 
instead  of  footage  duty,  to  ask  dis  I 
tributors  to  waive  the  minimum  ad 
mission  charge  in  contracts,  to  obtaiij 
legal  advice  on  the  action  to  be  takeii 
against  members  who  refuse  to  abid 
by  the  organization's  decisions. 

The  resolutions  are  seen  as  indicat] 
ing  a  definitely  antagonistic  attitud  j 
toward  distributors. 

29  of  37  Films  in 
Argentina  from  U.  S 

Buexos  Aires,  June  8  (By  An 
mail). — Of  the  37  features  released  i 
this  city  in  May,  29  were  from  th 
United  States.  The  total  compares  t 
52  for  April,  and  is  12  less  than  i 
May  of  1935.  The  list,  by  country  c 
origin,  includes :  England  and  Ger 
many,  two  each ;  Italy,  Spain  an 
Argentine,  one  each. 

During  the  months,  the  America 
films  which  were  held  for  more  tha 
one  week  included:  "Desire."  "m 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream,"  "Mutin 
on  the  Bounty"  and  "A  Night  at  th 
Opera." 


Equity  Sets  Referendum 

The  Council  of  Actors'  Equity  at 
meeting  yesterday  ordered  a  refererl 
dum  by  mail  on  the  proposed  amentj 
ment  to  the  constitution  calling  for  5J 
weeks  of  work  and  two  years  of  men 
bership  as  the  qualification  for  junic 
members  to  become  senior  member 
The  action  was  taken  following  cor- 
sideration  of  a  petition  signed  by  mof 
than  150  resident  members.  The  re 
erendum  is  to  begin  not  later  thfr 
Sept.  15,  the  voting  to  end  Oct.  16. 


Payne  Goes  to  Dallas 

Oklahoma  City,  June  16. — R  j 
Payne,  recently  resigned  as  manag< 
of  the  Universal  exchange,  has  le : 
for  Dallas  to  join  the  Griffith  Reali 
Co.,    a    subsidiary    of    the    Griffil  I 
Amusement  Co.,  which  is  operating  ;  I 
an  expansion  department  for  the  ci  I 
cuit. 


Eight  Theatres  Close 

Eight  theatres  in  the  local  excharu: 
area  have  been  darkened  within  tl 
past  week.  They  are  the  Roy; 
Brooklyn :  Victory.  Manhattai 
Europa.  New  Brunswick:  Cameo,  0 
sining :  Lewis,  Newark :  U.  S..  Bron: 
Opera  House,  Bayonne :  Radio,  Bron 


Fire  Damages  Theatre 

Drusiright,  Okla.,  June  16. — Dar 
age  estimated  at  $15,000  was  caus< 
to  the  Strand  Theatre  and  Hotel  he 
by  a  fire  which  burned  for  six  hcui 


ednesday,  June  17,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


?en  Starting,  Six 
Finished  on  Coast 


Hollywood,  June  16. — As  10  new 
Ims  went  into  work  last  week  while 
x  finished,  production  schedules  in- 
eased  from  34  to  38  pictures.  About 
dozen  were  released  by  editing  de- 
irtments  for  preview  purposes,  so 
tat  the  total  number  of  productions 
i  work  dropped  off  proportionately, 
idicative  of  the  production  rush  that 
ill  ensue  during  the  summer  months, 
5  stories  are  listed  to  go  before  the 
imeras  within  the  next  few  weeks. 
Warners  with  eight,  M-G-M  with 
;ven  and  Paramount  with  a  like 
umber  accounted  for  more  than  half 
E  the  production  activity.  New  pic- 
ires  to  start  were  "Old  Hutch," 
Picadillv  Jim"  and  "His  Brothers 
fife,"  M-G-M ;  "Polo  Joe"  and 
Draegerman's  Courage,"  Warners ; 
The  Fighter"  and  "There  Goes  the 
ride,"  Columbia ;  "Boss  Rider  of 
un  Creek,"  Universal ;  "Dodsworth," 
oldwyn,  and  "The  Gentleman  from 
ouisiana,"  Republic. 
Pictures  finishing  were :  "Rhythm 
n  the  Range"  and  "Yours  for  the 
.sking,"  Paramount ;  "I  Gave  My 
leart,"  Warners  ;  "Suzy,"  M-G-M  ; 
Mister  Cinderella,"  Hal  Roach ; 
M'liss,"  Radio,  and  "The  Last  of  the 


Allied  to  Meet  Friday 

Allied  of  New  Jersey  will  hold  its 
;xt  meeting  Friday  at  the  Berkeley- 
arteret,  Asbury  Park,  when  Lee 
ewbury,  president,  will  give  the 
embers  a  report  on  the  national  con- 
mtion  in  Cleveland.  Local  plans  in 
ne  with  the  national  convention  will 
:  promulgated  at  the  session. 


Ampa  Awards  at  Club 

Showing  of  the  annual  Ampa  ad- 
:rtising  awards  opened  yesterday  at 
le  Cinema  Club  and  created  quite  a 
it  of  interest. 


Wall  Street 


Most  Stocks 


olumbia,  vtc 

olumbia,  pfd   

onsolidated  . . . . . 
jnsolidated,  pfd, 
astman  Kodak. 
.-A.O..  pfd  .... 

oew's.  Inc  

aramount   

aramount  1  pfd 
aramount  2  pfd 

athe  Film   

KO   

Ith  Century-Fox 
Ith  Century,  pfd 
niversal.  pfd  . . . 
r'arner  Bros.  . . . 


Gain  Substantially 

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High    Low  Close  Change 

onotone    2K      2?A      2*4     +  Vt. 

echnicolor   29^6     2856     2856     —  Vx 

rans-Lux    V/x      37A      4       —  Vx 

Bonds  Advance  Fractionally 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

ieneral  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ...  26Vx     26  26!4   

eneral  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26!^  26  26Vz  +  Vx 
:eith  B.  F.  6s  '46  9VA  93V>  93'A  +  ZA 
oew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights   97       97  97   

aramount  B'way 

3s  '55    59       5856     59       +  V* 

aramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89J4     88',4    W/x     +  % 

:KO  6s  '41  pp. . . .  63*6     63  63   

i  arner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    93%   93'/     937,6     —  Vs 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  16) 


Overseas  Previews 


"The  Interrupted  Honeymoon" 

{British  Lion) 

London,  June  10. — A  very  bright,  though  very  British,  version  of 
a  stage  farce,  with  considerable  story  value  of  the  clever-nonsensical  sort, 
incident  definitely  humorous  and  varied  and,  as  a  high  spot,  some  very 
skilfully  done  comic-crazy  flying. 

It  is  good  entertainment  for  those  who  can  understand  it,  the  ques- 
tion being  just  how  many  American  audiences  will  get  the  flavor  of 
Claude  Hulbert's  performance.  In  British  evaluation,  it  is  first  rate. 

Out-Allistering  Claude  Allister  in  dude  characterization,  Hulbert  is 
a  bridegroom  whose  congenital  fatuousness  gets  him  into  trouble  during 
his  wedding  trip  in  Paris  with  an  hotel  proprietor  who  quite  inaccu- 
rately thinks  himself  a  wronged  husband.  A  self-starting  plane  carries 
the  innocent  Britisher  and  the  infuriated  Frenchman,  bent  on  a  duel, 
into  further  complications  in  London  due  to  the  fact  that  the  bridegroom 
has  lent  his  apartment  to  a  friend  who  has  made  it  the  center  of  a  web 
of,  mostly  feminine,  intrigue. 

The  pronounced  English  is  the  only  thing  against  a  really  amusing 
light  item. 

Running  time,  73  minutes.  "A." 


"One  Good  Turn" 

(Joe  Rock-A.B.F.D.) 

London,  June  10. — Leslie  Fuller,  typical  British  low  comedian,  here 
has  Georgie  Harris,  from  the  "halls,"  as  his  chief  support  in  a  slapstick 
farce  in  which  they  are  coffee-stand  proprietors  who  become  involved  in 
the  plans  of  a  swindling  theatrical  manager  to  defraud  a  widow  of  her 
savings.  Apart  from  recovering  the  money,  they  butt  in  on  the  stage 
.-how,  making  big  reputations  as  comedians. 

Pretty  crude  in  its  methods  and  appeal,  it  has  its  brightest  moments 
in  scenes  in  which  the  coffee-stand  horse,  booted  for  silence,  is  smuggled 
into  a  bedroom.  The  back-stage  atmosphere  has  some  appeal. 

Running  time,  70  minutes.  "G."  Allan 


"Poppy,"  this  morning's  opener  at  the  Paramount,  was  prei-icwed  by  wire 
from  Hollywood  on  June  6. 

"Dancing  Pirate,"  another  picture  opening  this  morning,  but  at  the  Rivoli, 
was  reviewed  from  Hollywood  by  wire  on  May  7. 

"Sins  of  Man,"  which  was  rcvicived  from  Hollywood  on  May  6th,  also 
opens  this  morning  at  the  Radio  Cit\<  Music  Hall. 


No  Standees  Allowed 
In  Frisco  Bay  Area 

No  standees  are  permitted  in  thea- 
tres or  their  lobbies  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Bay  area  due  to  stringent  regu- 
lations invoked  by  fire  departments  in 
the  last  week,  Cliff  Work,  western 
division  manager  for  RKO  theatres, 
stated  yesterday. 

Where  there  are  no  seats  available, 
patrons  must  stand  in  line  in  the 
street,  according  to  Work. 

Not  one  new  theatre  has  been  con- 
structed in  the  area  during  the  past 
year,  the  RKO  executive  said.  About 
30  theatres  have  been  reopened  in  the 
last  12  months,  10  of  which  are  in  San 
Francisco.  All  together  there  are  op- 
erating 180  theatres  in  the  bay  area, 
Work  estimated.  He  leaves  for  San 
Francisco  Friday. 


-  Cocalis-Loew  Talk  Deal 

Negotiations  are  under  way  between 
Sam  Cocalis  and  Loew's  whereby  the 
major  circuit  will  purchase  a  half  in- 
terest and  operate  the  Marble  Hill, 
Bronx,  and  Park  Hill,  Yonkers. 

Previously  a  deal  had  been  on  to 
include  the  Interboro,  but  this  failed 
to  materialize. 


Goldwyn  Signs  Amateur 

Andrew  Leeds,  whose  only  screen 
work  has  been  amateur  films,  has  been 
signed  by  Samuel  Goldwyn  for  "Come 
and  Get' It." 


Photophone  Expands 
Staff  on  the  Coast 

Hollywood,  June  16.— Expansion 
of  RCA  Photophone's  west  coast  staff 
and  technical  facilities  is  under  way 
here  under  the  direction  of  Edwin  M. 
Hartley,  head  o.f  the  Photophone 
division,  and  Lawrence  B.  Morris, 
vice-president  and  general  counsel  of 
RCA  Mfg.  Co.  The  two  arrived 
from  Camden,  N.  J.,  today,  to  confer 
on  the  expansion  plans  with  James  E. 
Francis,  west  coast  manager.  They 
expect  to  be  here  for  about  six  weeks. 

Photophone's  Hollywood  expansion 
follows  the  recent  closing  of  10-year 
recording  license  agreements  with 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  and  Columbia. 
Negotiations  with  major  studios  are 
also  under  way. 


Start  New  Bronx  House 

Excavation  will  be  started  today  at 
166th  St.  and  Ogden,  Bronx,  to  make 
way  for  the  new  de  luxe  house  Sam 
Cocalis  plans  for  the  site.  Contracts 
for  the  theatre  have  been  signed  by 
Cocalis  with  William  I.  Hohauser. 

With  Dave  Rosenzweig,  Cocalis 
has  taken  over  the  Williston,  Mineola, 
L.  I.  The  two  exhibitors  recently  ac- 
quired the  Mineola,  in  the  same  town. 


"Fury"  Gets  Third  Week 

"Fury"  is  being  held  for  a  third 
week  at  the  Capitol. 


Walkathon  Measure 
Rejected  in  Mass. 

Boston",  June  16. — With  the  Sen- 
ate's turning  down  of  a  bill  to  ban 
the  holding  of  Walkathons  and 
other  endurance  contests,  Massachu- 
setts theatre  interests  have  again  lost 
their  fight  against  such  competition. 
The  bill  was  given  two  readings  in 
the  legislature. 

Though  legislation  on  parimutuals 
was  favored  during  the  session,  the 
Senate  refused  to  increase  the  tax  on 
parimutual  dog  racing  but  increased 
the  levies  on  incomes  and  gasoline. 


"Postman"  Suit  Filed 

A  suit  for  $100,000  damages  charg- 
ing copyright  infringement  was  filed 
in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  yesterday  by 
Casino  de  Paree  Prod.,  Inc.,  against 
Warners  over  the  manuscript  of  "The 
Postman  Always  Rings  Twice."  The 
complaint  recites  that  the  plaintiff  ex- 
hibited the  play  "The  Postman  Al- 
ways Rings  Twice"  last  year  and  sub- 
sequently the  defendants  produced  the 
picture  "The  Doorman's  Opera," 
which  made  use  of  the  material  in  the 
play  allegedly  owned  by  the  plaintiff. 

The  defendants  have  entered  a  de- 
nial of  the  charges  and  assert  that 
the  manuscript  of  their  play  was  writ- 
ten by  A.  Darian  Otvos  and  Joseph  J. 
Bennett  and  rights  to  the  play  were 
properly  held  by  the  defendant.  The 
plaintiff  asked  for  an  injunction  to 
restrain  the  defendant  from  further 
exhibiting  "The  Doorman's  Opera." 
The  motion  will  be  heard  on  Friday. 


Morton  Here  on  Sales 

M.  C.  Morton,  sales  director  of 
Twickenham  Film  Distributors,  Ltd., 
London,  who  arrived  in  New  York  on 
the  Normandie,  is  here  to  negotiate 
the  American  distribution  of  "Broken 
Blossoms"  and  "She  Shall  Have 
Music."  Morton  is  stopping  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  and  expects  to  be  in 
New  York  about  two  weeks. 


Award  Franklin  $2,500 

A  verdict  for  $2,500  was  handed 
down  yesterday  in  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  by  Justice  Peter  J.  Schmuck 
in  connection  with  the  breach  of  con- 
tract suit  brought  by  Sidney  Franklin, 
bullfighter,  against  the  Bray  Pictures 
Corp. 


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What  They're  Down  For 


Star  and  featured  player  assignments,  as  far  as  a  breakdown  of 
Radio's  lineup  for  1936-37  goes,  follow. 


Edward  Arnold — "The  Robber  Barons." 

Fred  Astaire — Starred  in  one  unnamed; 
co-starred  with  Ginger  Rogers  in  "I 
Won't  Dance"  and  one  unnamed. 

Joan  Bennett — Co-starred  with  Fred 
Stone  in  "By  the  Dawn's  Early  Light." 

John  Boles — Starred  in  one  or  more  un- 
named. 

Charles  Boyer — Starred  in  one  unnamed. 

Bobby  Breen — Starred  in  three  unnamed. 

Helen   Broderick — One  unnamed  musical. 

Joe  E.  Brown — Starred  in  two  unnamed. 

Robert  Donat — Starred  in  one  unnamed. 

Katharine  Hepburn — Starred  in  "Por- 
trait of  a  Rebel"  and  one  unnamed. 

Harriet  Hilliard — One  unnamed  musical. 

Herbert  Marshall — Co-starred  with  Bar- 
bara Stanwyck  in  "Behold  the  Bride- 
groom." 

Burgess  Meredith — "Winterset." 
Victor  Moore — One  unnamed  musical. 


George  O'Brien — Six  unnamed  adventure 
stories. 

Parkyakarkus — One  unnamed  musical. 
Baby  Patsy   Lee   Parsons — One  unnamed 
musical. 

Joe  Penner — One  unnamed  musical. 
Lily  Pons — Starred  in  "Street  Girl." 
Ginger  Rogers — Starred  in  "Mother  Carey's 

Chickens";   co-starred  with   F'red  Astaire 

in  "I  Won't  Dance"  and  one  unnamed; 

also  co-starred   with   Jack   Oakie  in  one 

unnamed. 

Barbara  Stanwyck — Co-starred  with  Her- 
bert Marshall  in  "Behold  the  Bridegroom" 
and  one  unnamed. 

Fred  Stone — Co-starred  with  Joan  Bennett 
in  "By  the  Dawn's  Early  Light." 

Wheeler  &  Woolsey — Starred  in  two  un- 
named. 

Directors 

Mark  Sandrich — "Portrait  of  a  Rebel." 


RKO  Lists  26 
Star  Films  in 
Its  Total  54 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Woolseys,  three  Bobby  Breens  and  the 
O'Briens. 

Aside  from  these  players,  the  com- 
pany listed  as  stars  Herbert  Marshall, 
who  is  definitely  listed  for  only  one 
co-starring  vehicle  with  Miss  Stan- 
wyck, Joe  Penner,  Gene  Raymond, 
and  Ann  Sothern.  No  assignments 
for  the  latter  two,  however,  were 
designated. 

Star's  Assignments  Listed 

The  detail,  as   released,  follows : 

Fred  Astaire  will  be  starred  individually 
in  one  special  production  and  co-starred 
with  Ginger  Rogers  in  another. 

Katharine  Hepburn  will  be  starred  in  two 
in  each  of  which  she  will  be  supported  by 
a  top-ranking  star.  First  of  the  pair  will 
be  "Portrait  of  a  Rebel."  Mark  Sandrich 
will  direct. 

Ginger  Rogers  will  be  starred  alone  in 
Kate  Douglas  Wiggin's  story,  "Mother 
Carey's  Chickens." 

Miss  Rogers  will  co-star  with  Jack 
Oakie  in  a  musical.  Oakie  is  also  slated 
for  other  productions. 

Lily  Pons  will  be  starred  in  "Street 
Girl."  This  will  be  produced  by  Pandro 
Berman  and  recounts  the  adventures  of  a 
singer  who,  alone  and  stranded  on  Broad- 
way, leads  a  struggling  swing  band  to 
fortune. 

Barbara  Stanwyck  in  two  pictures.  The 
first  will  be  adapted  from  George  Kelly's 
play,  "Behold  the  Bridegroom,"  in  which 
she  will  co-star  with  Herbert  Marshall, 
who,  according  to  present  plans,  will  also 
co-star  with  other  stars  at  Radio.  Rob- 
ert Sisk  will  produce  the  initial  Stanwyck 
story. 

Robert  Donat  will  be  starred  in  one  Reli- 
ance production  under  supervision  of  Ed- 
ward Small.  Small  also  will  picturize  the 
Kipling  classic.  "Gunga  Din"  and  "Son  of 
Monte  Cristo." 

Joan  Bennett  and  Fred  Stone  will  be 
co-starred  in  "By  the  Dawn's  Early 
Light,"  an  original  by  Gene  Markey,  with 
adaptation  by  Horace  Jackson. 

John  Boles  will  be  starred  in  one  or 
more. 

Charles  Boyer  will  be  starred  in  one; 
no  detail. 

Joe  E.  Brown  will  be  starred  in  two 
comedies  under  production  management  of 
David  Loew. 

Lew  Brown  is  now  preparing  a  musical 
special.  Tentatively  cast  are  Joe  Penner, 
Helen  Broderick,  Victor  Moore,  Parkyakar- 
kus, Harriet  Hilliard  and  Baby  Patsy  Lee 
Parsons. 

Bert  Wheeler  and  Robert  Woolsey  will 
continue  to  co-star  in  two  features. 

Edward  Arnold  will  play  the  lead  in 
"The  Robber  Barons." 

Burgess  Meredith  will  transport  to  the 
screen  his  role  in  "Winterset,"  Pulitzer 
Prize  winner  by  Maxwell  Anderson. 

Bobby  Breen  will  be  starred  by  Sol 
Lesser  in  three. 

George  O'Brien  will  star  in  six  produced 
by  George  Hirliman. 

"Mirage,"  an  adventure  of  the  air-lanes, 
will  be  produced  upon  "a  spectacular  scale 
with  a   fitting  cast." 


RKO  Men  Receive  Gifts 

Pens,  pencils  and  a  special  mer- 
chandising book  by  Walt  Disney, 
watches  by  Sol  Lesser,  moccasins  by 
George  O'Brien  and  wallets  by  Pathe 
News  were  distributed  to  all  RKO 
convention  men  after  the  morning  ses- 
sion yesterday. 


Smith  Discusses  Television 

Courtland  Smith,  president  of  Pathe 
News,  yesterday  told  the  RKO  con- 
vention he  does  not  regard  television 
as  playing  an  important  part  in  the 
dissemination  of  news  for  the  time  be- 
ing. 

"In  its  present  state,  television  news 
pictures  cannot  be  transmitted  more 
than  25  miles  and  therefore  national 
and  international  dispensation  of  pic- 


Hal  Home  to  Radio; 
To  Become  Producer 

Hal  Home,  well-known  advertising 
and  publicity  man  and  formerly  in 
charge  of  that  department  at  United 
Artists,  joins  Radio  in  an  executive 
capacity,  his  duties  designating  him 
as  an  assistant  to  Samuel  J.  Briskin, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  production, 
as  well  as  a  producer.  He  leaves  for 
Hollywood  with  Briskin  the  end  of 
the  week. 

Home  said  yesterday  he  will  retain 
his  interests  in  the  Blackstone  Agency, 
which  handles  publicity  in  the  East 
for  Walter  Wanger  Prod,  and  the 
Bobby  Breen  series  which  Sol  Lesser 
will  make  for  Radio  distribution. 
Ned  E.  Depinet  told  the  Radio  con- 
vention of  Home's  appointment  at 
yesterday's  morning  session  at  the 
Waldorf. 

Leo  Spitz,  who  on  Monday  had  re- 
ferred to  a  new  producer  about  to 
join  Radio,  informed  Motion  Picture 
Daily  yesterday  Home  was  not  the 
man  to  whom  he  had  referred. 


torial  events  will  have  to  be  continued 
through  mediums  existing  today,"  he 
said. 

Looking  ahead  when  the  develop- 
ment will  require  a  replacement  of 
radio  sets,  Smith  held  "the  presenta- 
tion of  news  in  the  home  will  in  no 
way  detract  from  the  business  of  the 
theatre." 


Time  Distributes  Books 

Advance  copies  of  the  current 
week's  issue  of  Time  and  "Three 
Hours  a  Year,"  a  book  published  by 
Time  and  giving  the  history  of  the 
March  of  Time,  Fortune  and  Time, 
were  distributed  to  the  RKO  conven- 
tioneers yesterday. 


To  Present  "Top  Hat"  Award 

The  Arthur  Murray  Medal  for  the 
best  dance  film  of  the  year,  awarded 
to  "Top  Hat,"  will  be  presented  to 
Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  RKO, 
during  the  third  day  of  the  sales  meet- 
ing today.  The  judges  for  the  award, 
founded  as  an  annual  presentation  this 
spring,  included  Whitney  Bolton, 
Kate  Cameron,  Regina  Crewe,  Don 
Herold,  Eil  een  Creelman,  Laurence 
Reid,  Irene  Thirer  and  Russell  Pat- 
terson. 


Colbert  in  One 

Claudette  Colbert  will  appear  in  one 
picture  for  RKO,  Sam  Briskin  an- 
nounced yesterday. 


RKO  Will  Have  192 
Shorts  in  1936-37 

RKO  will  release  a  total  of  192 
short  subjects  during  the  season  of 
1936-37,  including  88  one  and  two- 
reelers  and  104  issues  of  Pathe  News. 
The  88  will  comprise  36  two-reel 
comedies,  13  March  of  Time  issues, 
13  Bill  Corum  Sports  Reviews,  13 
World  on  Parade,  six  Struggle  to 
Live  and  seven  Pathe  Topics. 

The  total  of  32  included  in  the 
Sports  Reviews,  World  on  Parade 
and  Struggle  to  Live  will  be  pro- 
duced by  Van  Beuren.  Although  they 
are  not  included  in  the  announced  to- 
tal, RKO  is  expected  to  release  at 
least  12  Walt  Disney  Mickey  Mouse 
and  Silly  Symphonies  cartoons  before 
the  close  of  next  season.  The  car- 
toons go  to  RKO  at  the  completion 
of  the  current  United  Artists  contract. 

The  36  two-reelers,  which  will  be 
produced  on  the  coast  under  the  su- 
pervision of  Lee  Marcus,  will  be 
divided  into  six  series  of  six  shorts 
each:  Edgar  Kennedy,  Headliner, 
Radio  Musical,  Superba,  Radio  Flash 
and  Smart  Set.  Leon  Erol  probably 
will  be  featured  in  the  Superba  group, 
while  the  Radio  Flash  and  Smart  Set 
units  will  feature  personalities,  includ- 
ing Jack  Norton,  Lucille  Ball,  Maxine 
Jennings,  Jane  Hamilton,  Bud  Jami- 
son, Edgar  Deering,  Edith  Craig, 
Billy  Gilbert,  V  ivian  Oakland  and 
Edward  Kenne. 

The  Sports  with  Bill  Corum  group 
and  the  World  on  Parade  series  have 
been  increased  to  13  subjects  each. 
The  latter  will  feature  Alois  Havrilla, 
radio  announcer,  who  will  handle  the 
narration.  H.  L.  and  Stacy  Wood- 
ward are  the  associate  producers  of 
the  Struggle  to  Live  series. 

Revive  Silverstone 
Report  as  U.  A.  Head 

Reviving  an  old  report,  The  New 
York  Times  yesterday  rumored  the 
designation  of  Maurice  Silverstone, 
U.  A.  head  in  England,  as  president 
of  the  parent  company  here. 

George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  distribution,  could  not 
be  reached  for  a  statement  all  of  yes- 
terday. His  office  reported  him  in  a 
continuously  sustained  conference. 


Hollywood,  June  16. — United  Art- 
ists producers  here  today  denied  the 
Silverstone  report.  He  leaves  here 
Friday  for  New  York  and  London. 


Studio  Harmonious, 
Briskin  Tells  Men 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Berman,    Edward    Small    and  Cliff 
Reid.   About  30  of  the  new  season' 
output  now  are  in  various  stages  of 
preparation,  he  stated. 

"We  are  definitely  going  to  spend 
more  money  on  our  production  budget 
than  ever  before,"  he  informed  the 
men.  Briskin  also  announced  the 
promotion  of  Robert  F.  Sisk,  who  ha-, 
been  associate  producer  with  Cliff 
Reid,  to  full-fledged  title  of  producer 
He  added  that  Sisk  "was  coming 
along  in  fine  shape." 

David  Loew  briefly  discussed  the 
two  Joe  E.  Brown  pictures  he  will 
produce  on  the  1936-37  program.  He 
said  he  hopes  to  bring  new  stars  to 
the  RKO  roster. 

Roy  Disney,  business  manager  for, 
his  brother,  Walt,  told  the  men  that 
the  organization  plans  to  make  a  mini- 
mum of  12  shorts  and  a  feature  year- 
ly. He  also  said  that  "Snow  White 
and  the  Seven  Dwarfs"  will  not  be 
ready  until  the  latter  part  of  1937.  He 
invited  the  salesmen  and  other  sales 
executives  to  the  Disney  studios  next 
year  in  the  event  the  company  de- 
cides to  hold  its  annual  sales  meet- 
ings on  the  coast. 

Disney  spoke  at  length  on  the  mer- 
chandising of  Walt  Disney  licensees, 
stating  that  last  year  the  manufactur- 
ers of  toys  and  other  articles  did  a: 
gross  business  throughout  the  world 
amounting  to  $35,000,000. 

Home  Talks  Bobby  Breen 

Hal  Home,  acting  in  the  capacity 
of  representative  for  Sol  Lesser,  dis- 
cussed the  business  "Let's  Sing 
Again,"  the  first  Bobby  Breen  pic- 
ture, garnered  at  the  Roxy  where  it 
had  a  two-week  run.  Bobby  was  called 
upon  to  make  a  speech.  He  had  to 
stand  on  the  dais  and  when  he  got 
through  telling  the  men  how  glad  he 
was  to  meet  everyone,  he  jumped  off 
the  table  without  assistance.  He  was 
applauded  generously. 

Courtland  Smith,  president,  and 
Jack  Connolly,  general  manager  of 
Pathe  News,  discussed  the  strides 
made  by  the  newsreel  and  the  scoops 
in  the  last  year. 

George  O'Brien,  who  will  star  in 
six  outdoor  films  to  be  produced  by 
George  Hirliman  for  RKO,  talked 
about  "Daniel  Boone,"  the  first  of  the 
sextet.  This  will  be  in  black  and 
white. 

Bill  Corum,  sports  writer  for  The 
New  York  Journal  and  commentator 
for  the  Sports  Review,  produced  by 
A.  J.  Van  Beuren,  promised  to  make 
his  subjects  better  next  year  than  in 
the  past. 

Depinet  outlined  the  features  and 
short  subject  lineup,  which  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  discussion  by  Jules  Levy 
on  sales  angles.  C.  Barret  McCor- 
mick  gave  a  short  analysis  on  the  con- 
templated publicity,  exploitation  and 
advertising  campaigns. 

Today,  the  final  day  of  the  meet- 
ings, will  be  highlighted  by  talks  by 
Merlin  H.  Aylesworth,  chairman  of 
the  board,  and  Leo  Spitz,  president. 
Levy  will  invite  discussions  from  the 
floor  on  the  new  lineup  and  also  an- 
nounce the  winners  of  the  Cresson  E. 
Smith-E.  L.  McEvoy  drive.  Gifts  will 
be  presented  with  the  announcements. 

Winding  up  the  convention  tonight 
will  be  a  banquet  in  the  grand  ball- 
room of  the  Waldorf  where  a  special 
show  will  be  put  on  by  March  of 
Time. 


esday,  June  17,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


15 


idio  Roster 
icludes  61 
fame  Players 


llywood,  June  16. — The  produc- 
roster  of  Radio,  upon  which  the 
my  will  draw  for  next  season's 
ict,  includes  10  associate  pro- 
s,  11  directors  and  61  stars  and 
ed  players. 

1  10  associate  producers,  under 
upervision  of  Samuel  J.  Briskin, 
resident  in  charge  of  production, 
le :  Pandro  S.  Bennan,  Edward 
[,  Robert  Sisk,  Cliff  Reid,  Ed- 
Kaufman,    Lee    Marcus,  Zion 

s,  Lew  Brown,  W  illiam  Sistrom 
Irnest  Pagano.  All  except  Small 
!rown  have  been  with  Radio  dur- 
le  current  season. 

2  11  directors  are:    John  Ford, 

Sandrich,  George  Stevens. 
;e  Nicholls,  Jr.,  Stephen  Roberts, 
am  Seiter,  Leigh  Janson,  Albert 
11,  David  Burton,  Charles  Vidor 
Fred  Guiol.  Jean  Yarborough 
Les  Goodwins  will  handle  the 
ion  of  Radio's  comedy  shorts, 
•  the  supervision  of  Lee  Marcus, 
is  in  charge  of  shorts  as  well  as 
an  associate  producer. 

61  Players  Listed 

ading  the  list  of  61  name  players 
will  appear  in  the  1936-37 
ict  of  Radio  are  Katharine  Hep- 
Fred  Astaire,  Ginger  Rogers 
Lily  Pons.  A  number  of  new 
rs  have  been  added  for  next 
n.  The  complete  list,  in  addition 
;  four  named,  includes  : 

nert  Marshall,  Ann  Sothern.  .Barbara 
yck,  Joe  Penner,    Fred   Stone,  John 
Charles  Boyer,   Joan   Bennett,  Ed- 
Arnold.   Jack   Oakie,   Robert  Donat. 
i.    Brown.    George    O'Brien.  Bobby 
.   Victor   Moore.    Burgess  Meredith, 
Dudley.    Harriet    Hoctor.  Georges 
a,  Frances  Sage.  Joan  Davis,  Owen 
Jr.,  Frank  M.  Thomas,  Sr.,  Harry- 
Louise    Latimer.    Harriet  Hilliard, 
akarkas.  Jessie  Ralph.  Barbara  Pep- 
ilan  Curtis.  Anita  Colby.  Anne  Shir 
jene    Raymond.    Bert    Wheeler  and 
:  Woolsey.  Preston  Foster.  Eric  Blore, 
Broderick.    James    Gleason,  Helen 
an,   Margot    Grahame.    Walter  Abel, 
er  Angel,  John  Beal.  Margaret  Cal- 
Moroni   Olsen.   John   Arledge.  Lu- 
lall,  Maureen  Delaney,  Erik  Rhodes. 
Grable.  Jane  Hamilton.  Maxine  Jen- 
Ray  Mayer.   Helen   Parrish,  Willie 
and  Helen  Westley. 


More  or  Less  Personal 


Abe  Balaban,  who  says  he's  a  man 
of  leisure  since  he  retired  from  ex- 
hibition out  Chicago  way,  dropped  in 
for  a  chat  with  Leo  Spitz  during  the 
morning  and  afternoon  sessions  yester- 
day. He  also  states  he'll  be  in  town 
for  a  while  and  hasn't  decided  whether 
to  return  to  Switzerland. 

+ 

Mort  Singer,  RKO  theatre  partner 
in  the  midwest,  arrived  yesterday  from 
the  coast,  a  day  ahead  of  schedule. 
He  says  now  that  his  gout  is  gone 
he's  back  on  the  golf  links  regularly. 
He  also  is  telling  the  world  about  the 
marriage  of  his  son,  Mort.  Jr..  on 
the  coast  June  8. 

+ 

Bobby  Breex,  star  of  "Let's  Sing 
Again,"  exuded  plenty  of  charm  and 
personality  as  he  was  introduced  to 
the  various  field  men.  His  sister, 
Sally,  is  with  him.  He  plans  to  re- 
turn to  the  coast  Fridav. 

+ 

Malcolm  Kingsbury,  George  S. 
Leisure,  William  Mallard,  Gordon 
E.  Youngman  and  Robert  Dan, 
lawyers  all,  were  on  deck  for  yester- 
day's excitement.  Bill  Savage  and 
Harry  Pimpsteix  had  so  much  work 
they  couldn't  attend. 


len  Artists  Bill 
Reported  Favorably 

^shington,  June  16. — A  favor- 
report  on  legislation  to  restrict 
intry  into  this  country  of  alien 
s  and  other  artists  was  ordered 
'  by  the  House  Committee  on 
igration  and  Naturalization  after 
sentatives  of  singers  had  argued 
ie  bill. 

e  measure  was  introduced  by 
esentative  Dickstein  of  New 
,  chairman  of  the  committee.  Due 
e  approaching  end  of  the  session, 
ver,  it  is  not  anticipated  that  any 
will  be  taken  to  enact  the  bill 
aw  this  vear. 


o  Honor  Hershfield 

:re  will  be  a  midnight  supper  to- 
for  Harry  Hershfield  by  the 
York  Newspaper  columnists  at 

'inema  Club  in  honor  of  his  be- 

g  associate  editor  of  New  York, 

•  publication. 


David  Loew,  producer  of  Joe  E.  Brown 
features,  has  his  say.  To  the  left,  Leo 
Spitz.  To  the  right  in  the  shadows,  Jules 
Levy. 


Ben  Solomon,  Sol  Lesser's  eastern 
representative,  and  Edward  Gross, 
production  manager,  were  paired  for 
lunch,  during  which  thev  managed  to 
discuss  a  little  business. 

+ 

Lowell  Calvert  is  the  only  Pioneer 
representative  on  hand.  And  he  at- 
tends all  the  business  sessions. 

+ 

Leigh  Jason,  who  will  direct  Lily 
Pons  in  "Street  Girl,"  was  another 
unexpected  visitor.  He  dropped  in  to 
see  Pandro  Berman  for  a  minute  and 
left.  Jason  will  head  west  Friday. 
In  the  interim  he's  conferring  with 
the  singer  on  her  next  picture  for 
RKO. 

+ 

C.  D.  Blhrton  of  Oklahoma  City 
can  be  distinguished  from  the  rest  of 
the  boys  by  his  Palm  Beach  suit. 
Sam  Briskin  has  a  light  grey  out- 
fit, but  it  doesn't  stand  out  as  much  as 
Burton's  summer  dress. 


Samuel  Briskin,  head  of  production,  ad- 
dressing the  Radio  sales  convention  yes- 
terday. 


Pandro  S.  Berman,  who  is  busier 
than  a  bee  making  honey  appeared 
during  the  screening  of  the  rushes  of 
several  scenes  from  "I  Won't  Dance." 
The  scenes  shown  include  Astaire 
playing  and  singing  "The  Way  You 
Look  Tonight"  and  "Pick  Yourself 
Up,"  which  is  followed  by  a  dance 
routine  by  Fred  Astaire  and  Ginger 
Rogers.  Plenty  of  applause  greeted 
the  rushes  after  the  exhibition. 
+ 

Hal  Horne  passed  out  the  cigars 
after  Ned  E.  Depinet  announced  that 
Horne  would  join  the  company  as  a 
producer.  Horne  later  said  that  the 
reason  the  story  hadn't  gotten  out 
sooner  was  that  he  had  made  an  agree- 
ment with  himself  to  keep  it  a  dark 
secret. 

+ 

Mark  Plotte  is  a  ribber  in  his 
own  way.  At  the  Cort  Monday  night, 
he  unintentionally  dug  an  elbow  into 
the  ribs  of  Bill  Horn. 

+ 

Jim  Finey  is  doing  a  swell  job  tak- 
ing down  the  various  speeches  and 
comments  from  the  floor. 

+ 

Roy  Larsen  of  March  of  Time  cut 


Roy  Disney  at  the  speakers'  platform. 
Phil  Reisman  in  the  background.  Also 
Briskin  and  Spitz. 


short  his  15th  Harvard  reunion  to 
catch  the  convention  yesterday.  Al 
Sindlinger  managed  to  get  in  from 
Pittsburgh  just  in  time  for  the  open- 
ing talks. 

+ 

Leon  Bamberger  has  flooded  the 
Waldorf  with  a  number  of  his  sales 
promotion  ideas.  He  gets  his  reac- 
tions by  tabbing  the  various  men  dur- 
ing sessions. 

+ 

Emmett  Cashman,  special  repre- 
sentative,  brought  along  the  missus 
from  the  midwest.     Both  are  New 
Yorkers  looking  over  familiar  spots. 
+ 

Herb  MacIntyre  is  sporting  a 
fancy  five  and  dime  watch  presented 
by  Cress  Ely  Smith  as  a  booby  prize 
for  March  of  Time  sales.  The  Wool- 
worth  time  piece  was  nicely  embedded 
in  a  Tiffany  box. 

+ 

Joe  Heppner  is  the  official  pho- 
tographer. He's  all  over  the  place  as 
soon  as  the  business  meetings  break 
up. 

+ 

L  e  l  a  n  d  Heyward,  representing 
Katharine  Hepburn,  paid  the  con- 
vention a  surprise  visit.  He  took  a 
squint  of  "Mary  of  Scotland,"  now 
being  edited  for  a  Music  Hall  show- 
ing in  August. 

+ 

Courtland  Smith  is  contemplating 
a  trip  to  Europe.  He  said  he's  not 
sure  when  he's  going,  but  it  may  be 
sometime  next  month. 

+ 

Ned  Depinet  was  reminded  time 
and  again  by  the  men  that  this  is  the 
greatest  convention  ever  held  by  the 
company.  And  are  the  boys  enthusi- 
astic ? 

+ 

Rutgers  Neilson  in  his  modest 
way  refuses  to  take  a  bow  for  the 
splendid  job  he's  doing  on  the  pub- 
licity end.  He  says  it's  all  in  the 
day's  work.  Irving  Shiffrin  is  lend- 
ing able  assistance. 

+ 

Barret  McCormick  and  Howard 
Benedict  haven't  much  time  to  talk 
thi  ngs  over,  but  yesterday  stole  a  min- 
ute or  two  for  a  private  conclave. 
+ 

Jules  Levy  is  trying  to  figure  out 
a  way  to  add  a  couple  of  hours  to  the 
normal  day.  So  far  Father  Time  and 
Levy  can't  agree  and  it  looks  like 
the  matter  will  have  to  be  put  over 
until  next  year. 

+ 

Harry  Ross  and  Claude  Saunders 
of  Ross  Federal  Service  greeted  the 
boys  as  they  exited  from  the  morning 
round.  Saunders  returned  late  last 
week  from  a  trip  to  Minneapolis,  Des 
Moines,  Kansas  City  and  Chicago. 
+ 

Harry  Gittleson,  who  edits  Flash, 
the  house  organ,  had  his  hands  full 
getting  pictures  of  the  various  groups. 
+ 

Jack  Ellis,  who  wrote  a  number 
of  songs  for  the  convention,  was  con- 
gratulated on  all  sides  for  his  lyrics 
for  "I'll  Never  Let  You  Go."  Fred 
Astaire  and  Dave  Dreyer  col- 
laborated on  the  music. 

+ 

March  of  Time,  which  hosted  the 
conventioners  at  "21"  last  night,  will 
put  on  the  show  tonight  at  the  banquet 
which  will  wind  up  the  three-day 
meet. 


THE  SALUTE  OF  THE  AMUSEMENT  WORLD  TO  A  PIONEEF 

IN  THE  MOTION  PICTURE  INDUSTRY 

Announcing  a 

TESTIMONIAL  DINNER 

in  honor  of 

CARL  LAEMMLE 

Monday  Evening,  June  22nd,  at  7  P.M. 
at  the  Waldorf-Astoria 

WILL  H.  HAYS,  Chairman 
Eddie  Cantor  Louis  Nizer  Louis  K,  Sidney 

(co-chairmen) 

Auspices:  Amusement  Division,  United  Palestine  Appeal 

Reservations:  $25.00  per  couple 

EXTRAORDINARY  ENTERTAINMENT  PROGRAM 

"Carl  Laemmle  has  displayed  in  his  career  of  many  decades:  integrity 
in  his  understanding  of  the  responsibilities  of  the  motion  picture,  devo- 
tion to  the  ideals  on  which  America  has  grown,  loyalty  to  the  people 
from  which  he  has  sprung. 

"On  his  retirement  from  the  industry  to  whose  development  he  con- 
tributed greatly,  we,  his  friends,  Christian  and  Jew  alike,  wish  to  honor 
him  for  what  he  has  been  and  what  he  has  done." — WILL  H.  HAYS. 


USE  THIS  COUPON  FOR  RESERVATIONS 

MR  WILL  H.  HAYS,  Chairman, 

Testimonial  Dinner  to  Carl  Laemmle, 
111  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 

Dear  Mr.  Hays : 

Enclosed  please  find  check  in  the  amount  of  $  ,  for  which  you  will  please  make  resen 

tions  for  the  Dinner  in  honor  of  Carl  Laemmle,  on  Monday  evening,  June  22nd,  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

NAME  II 

ADDRESS  II 

(Please  make  checks  payable  to  the  United  Palestine  Appeal) 


Motio) 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


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In  All 
Branches 


39.  NO.  143 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  JUNE  18,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


ew  National 
roup  Seen  in 
,ocal  Boards 


nciliation  Idea  May 
End  Trade  Bodies 


new  national  field  organization 
he  industry  comparable  to,  if  not 
illy  supplanting  Film  Boards  of 
le,  is  viewed  as  the  natural  out- 
,'th  of  the  local  conciliation 
ds  which  nine  national  distribu- 
have  advised  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
will  aid  in  establishing, 
permanent  business  secretary  will 
:quired  for  each  local  board  which 
tablished  and  indications  are  that 
e  initial  boards  function  with  any 
ee  of  success  they  will  ultimately 
xtended  to  all  31  exchange  cen- 
It  is  believed  that  the  perma- 
secretaries  of  the  boards  will  be 
m  from  the  ranks  of  present  and 
ier  Film  Board  secretaries,  much 
ney  were  for  the  local  clearance 
zoning  and  grievance  boards  under 
\'RA  code. 

le  operating  costs  of  the  boards 
d  be  borne  entirely  by  distribu- 
companies,  largely  because  no  en- 
ible  means  of  apportioning  as- 
nents  among  exhibitors  can  be  de- 
L  The  boards  probably  will  be 
ip  one  or  two  at  a  time  and  only 
ties  where  a  majority  of  the  local 
bitors  request  them.  It  is  be- 
d  that  it  might  require  six  to  nine 
((Continued  on  page  4) 


oneer-Selznick 
Still  Seen  Merging 

ollywood,  June  17. — The  impres- 
persists  that  Pioneer  and  Selz- 
International  will  combine  before 

departure  of  John  Hay  Whitney 

that  the  combination  will  release 
unit  through  United  Artists  with 

y  of  the  pictures  in  color. 

ie  reports  have  Selznick  as  slated 

;main  in  the  top  spot. 


itish  Standard 
Contract  Dropped 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

jndon,  June  10.  —  The  standard 
ract,  drafted  by  a  joint  committee 
the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors' 
n.  and  the  Kinematograph  Rent- 
Society,  but  rejected  by  the  gen- 
council  of  the  C.  E.  A.,  is  now 
y  to  be  dropped.  Amendments 
ested  to  the  K.R.S.  by  the  C.E.A. 
cil  have  been  declared  inaccept- 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Merger  Is 
Aylesworth's 
Word  to  Staff 


Insists  RKO  Will  Stay 
In  Convention  Talk 


Definitely  discounting  rumors  that 
RKO  would  merge  with  any  other 
company.  Merlin  H.  Aylesworth, 
chairman  of  the  board,  yesterday  told 
the  sales  force  at  its  convention  that 
there  was  no  truth  to  the  stories  in 
circulation. 

"Last  year  at  the  Chicago  conven- 
tion I  told  you  men  that  the  company 
was  not  going  to  merge  with  Para- 
mount, M-G-M,  United  Artists  or  any 
other  company  and  the  same  holds 
true  now,"  he  said. 

Aylesworth's  talk  took  less  than 
eight  minutes,  following  which  he 
rushed  off  to  his  office. 

"Yesterday,''  he  stated,  "a  report 
came  through  the  grapevine  system, 
not  NBC,  that  I  was  in  and  Leo 
Spitz  was  out.  Then  I  heard  that  I 
was  out  and  Spitz  was  in. 

"As  a  result,  I  got  together  with 
Spitz  and  we  spent  a  few  hours  try- 
ing to  get  to  the  bottom  of  the  stories 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Spitz  Sees  RKO  in 
Industry  Forefront 

With  the  various  departments  func- 
tioning at  top  speed,  RKO  now  is  defi- 
nitely on  the  verge  of  taking  the  lead- 
ership in  the  industry,  Leo  Spitz,  pres- 
ident, told  the  convention  forces  yes- 
terday. He  lavishly  praised  the  heads 
of  various  affiliated  companies  for  the 
fine  work  they  have  accomplished  in 
the  past  year  and  held  that  RKO  is 
going  places  next  season. 

Admitting  he  was  reluctant  to  ac- 
cept the  presidency  when  it  was  of- 
fered him  and  drop  his  lucrative  legal 

(Continued  on  page  13) 


Fox  Met  Directors 
Elect  Spitz  Today 

Because  Leo  Spitz  was  unable  to  at- 
tend a  meeting  scheduled  yesterday, 
the  board  of  directors  of  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  will  hold  its  monthly 
session  today. 

Spitz  yesterday  afternoon  spoke  to 
the  RKO  convention  forces.  He  will 
be  named  a  member  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan board  to  represent  RKO's  20  per 
cent  interest  in  the  circuit,  a  post 
which  was  vacated  when  Herbert 
Bayard  Swope  resigned  from  the 
RKO  directorate. 


New  Setup  Soon 

RKO  will  be  reorganized 
under  77B  by  January,  or 
sooner,  Leo  Spitz,  president, 
told  the  company's  sales 
force  yesterday  shortly  be- 
fore the  three-day  sales  meet 
ended  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria. 

The  parent  company  today, 
he  said,  has  upwards  of  $7,- 
OOOaOOO  in  the  treasury  as 
compared  to  a  depleted  ex- 
chequer three  and  a  half 
years  ago. 


"U"  Brings  Sales 
Convention  to  End 

The  business  sessions  of  the  first 
sales  convention  of  the  new  Universal 
ended  yesterday  afternoon  with  an  ex- 
pression of  enthusiasm  in  reply  to  the 
closing  remarks  of  James  R.  Grain- 
ger, general  sales  manager,  relative 
to  the  selling  of  the  new  season's  prod- 
uct. 

Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  I. 
T.  O.  A.,  told  the  convention,  "I  have 
the  feeling  Universal  has  straightened 
out  its  financial  affairs  and  that  it  is 
going  ahead."  He  paid  tribute  to 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production. 

Grainger  discussed  at  length,  in  a 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


Walthall,  Veteran 
Of  Pictures,  Dies 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Henry  B. 
Walthall,  for  years  one  of  the  most 
noted  of  the  stars  of  the  silent  screen, 
who  entered  the  world  of  the  screen 
via  the  stage  and  the  old  Biograph 
studio,  and  reached  his  greatest  height 
of  popularity  with  "The  Birth  of  a 
Nation,"  died  here  today  of  a  chronic 
ailment.  He  was  55.  Funeral  arrange- 
ments are  being  made  by  the  Masonic 
Lodge  of  which  he  was  member. 

He  was  rushed  to  the  hospital  three 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


Warners  Sign  Deal 
For  RCA  Equipment 

Warners  have  closed  with  the  Pho- 
tophone  Division  of  the  RCA  Mfg. 
Co.  for  use  of  RCA  high  fidelity 
recording  equipment  at  the  coast  and 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studios.  The 
contract  follows  similar  deals  made 
last  week  with  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  and  Columbia.  All  three  contracts 
are  for  10  years. 

Royalties  will  be  based  on  the  run- 
((Continued  on  page  4) 


Kennedy  Out 
Of  Paramount 
Soon,  Report 

Failure  to  Act  Upon  His 
Suggestions  Indicated 


An  unscheduled  exit  of  Joseph  P. 
Kennedy  from  Paramount  is  foreseen 
by  authoritative  sources  close  to  the 
company  who  view  his  departure  as 
likely  momentarily  because  of  a  re- 
ported disregard  of  recommendations 
made  in  his  first  interim  report  which 
went  to  the  company's  board  last  Fri- 
day. 

The  same  sources  see  Kennedy's 
withdrawal  hastened  by  the  failure  of 
Paramount  officials  to  acquaint  Tues- 
day's meeting  of  stockholders  with  at 
least  some  sections  of  his  report  per- 
taining to  the  company's  current  con- 
dition. 

Queried  yesterday  on  his  future 
plans,  Kennedy  stated  emphatically 
that  he  was  not  candidate  for  any 
Paramount  office  and  had  definitely  de- 
cided not  to  reenter  the  film  business. 

He  said  that  it  was  his  intention  to 
wind  up  his  Paramount  activities  at 
"the  earliest  possible  moment,"  but 
when  pressed  for  an  estimate  of  how 

((Continued  on  page  4) 


Katz  Pact  Ruling 
Seen  Otterson  Aid 

Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe's 
opinion  holding  Paramount  to  be  liable 
for  damages  for  breach  of  an  employ- 
ment contract  held  by  Sam  Katz,  for- 
mer vice-president  and  director  of 
the  company,  was  viewed  in  legal 
circles  yesterday  as  being  favorable  to 
the  contract  status  in  Paramount  of 
John  E.  Otterson  at  this  time. 

Last  June,  Otterson  was  elected 
to  the  presidency  of  Paramount  and 
to  the  company's  board  for  one  year, 
but  was  given  a  five-year  employment 
contract  at  $150,000  per  year.  He 
was  not  reelected  to  the  board  on  the 
expiration  of  his  term  at  the  annual 
meeting   of   Paramount  stockholders 

((Continued  on  page  4) 


Bernhard  Named  to 
Warner  Directorate 

Joseph  Bernhard,  general  manager 
of  Warner  theatres,  was  elected  a 
director  of  Warner  Bros.  Pictures 
at  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors 
held  yesterday.  He  has  been  presi- 
dent of  the  Warner  Circuit  Manage- 
ment Corp.  for  some  time. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  18,  193 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  18,  1936 


No.  143 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 

Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
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Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti,  Representa- 
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Buildings,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne. Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
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3,  Kaplar-u,  Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi, 
Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  880  Sasazu- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tommaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
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Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
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Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  33S8,  A.  IVeissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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Schaefer  and  Gold 
Going  to  the  Coast 

George  J.  Schaefer,  vice-president 
and  general  manager  of  United  Art- 
ists, and  Harry  Gold,  home  office 
representatives,  will  leave  for  the 
coast  next  Wednesday,  two  days  ahead 
of  the  convention  special.  Samuel 
Goldwyn  is  slated  to  depart  for  Hol- 
lywood on  June  30. 

U.  A.  will  have  about  30  features 
next  season,  Schaefer  stated  yester- 
day, and  a  number  of  Walt  Disney 
shorts.  Disney,  who  was  scheduled 
to  deliver  18  on  the  current  season's 
lineup,  has  delivered  only  one,  "The 
Three  Little  Wolves,"  leaving  17 
more  to  come. 

Franchise  deals  are  out  and  year- 
to-year  contracts  will  be  the  policy, 
Schaefer  stated.  Negotiations  are 
now  under  way  with  Loew's  in  four 
towns  where  United  Artists  jointly 
operate  theatres. 


Para.  Gets  Jane  Froman 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Paramount 
has  borrowed  Jane  Froman  from 
Warners  for  the  leading  role  in  "The 
Big  Broadcast  of  1937."  The  picture 
is  scheduled  to  start  June  22.  Jack 
Benny  and  other  radio  stars  will  also 
appear.    Lewis  Gensler  is  producing. 


4  Purely    Personal  ► 


George  Roberts,  district  manager 
with  headquarters  in  Cleveland ; 
Tom  Bailey,  district  manager  with 
headquarters  in  Boston;  Moe  Grass- 
green,  manager  of  the  Albany  ex- 
change, and  Sidney  Samson,  Buffalo 
manager,  all  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
men,  arrived  in  town  yesterday  for 
product  talks  with  Warner  home  office 
executives  and  Si  Fabian. 

• 

Louis  Nizer  having  luncheon  at  the 
Cinema  Club  yesterday.  Also  John 
boettinger,  walter  trumbull, 
Siegfried  Hartman,  Gus  Edwards, 
Abe  Feinberg,  Paul  Benjamin, 
Louis  K.  Sidney,  Harry  Hersh- 
field,  Austin  Keough,  Louis  Phil- 
lips, Saul  Rogers  and  Gordon 
White. 

• 

Sam  Cohen  of  the  United  Artists 
foreign  publicity  department  leaves 
for  Hollywood  by  train  today  to  re- 
main there  for  the  company's  annual 
sales  meeting  starting  June  30. 
• 

Moe  Silver  is  due  from  Albany  to- 
day. He  was  in  town  yesterday  and 
returned  home  to  meet  his  wife  re- 
turning from  the  coast.  He's  Warners 
theatre  head  upstate. 

• 

Henry  Fonda  sailed  for  England 
on  the  N ormandie  yesterday  to  appear 
in  "Wings  of  the  Morning"  which 
Robert  Kane  will  produce  for  New 
World. 

Louis    and    Meyer    Schine  and 
George  Lynch  of  the  Schine  circuit 
arrived  yesterday  from  Gloversville. 
They  expect  to  stay  until  Saturday. 
• 

Albert  Warner,  who  has  been  at- 
tending the  western  and  southern  sales 
convention  of  Warners  in  Chicago, 
came  in  by  plane  yesterday. 

• 

Leonard  P  alum  bo  of  the  Warner 
home  office  publicity  department,  has 
been  elected  secretary  of  the  Tucka- 
hoe  Volunteer  Fire  Dep't. 

• 

George  E.  Browne,  head  of  the 
I.A.T.S.E.,  will  arrive  from  Chicago 
this  morning  to  attend  the  Louis- 
Schmeling  fight. 

• 

Max  Milder,  managing  director  of 
Warners  in  England,  will  reach  New 
York  Monday  on  the  Queen  Mary. 
• 

Claude  Ezell  arrived  from  Dallas 
yesterday  and  dropped  in  at  the  RKO 
and  Universal  conventions. 

• 

Chick  Evens,  manager  of  Loew's, 
St.  Louis,  will  arrive  in  New  York 
next  week  for  a  vacation. 

• 

Courtland  Smith,  president  of 
Pathe  News,  will  sail  on  the 
N ormandie  Julv  1. 

• 

Barney  Balaban  is  scheduled  to 
return  to  Chicago  today. 

• 

Dave  Loew  now  plans  to  return  to 
the  coast  Monday. 

• 

Jules  Ruben  is  another  visitor 
from  Chicago. 

• 

M.  B.  Shanberg  is  in  town  from 
Kansas  City. 

• 

Karl  Hoblitzelle  left  for  Dallas 
yesterday. 


L_ I  erman  Robbins,  Al  Santell,  Bob 
*■  O'Donnell,  Sam  Dembow,  Wil- 
lard  McKay,  Toby  Gruen,  just  back 
from  the  coast  via  the  Canal ; 
Frankie  James,  Mrs.  Hal  Horne 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Briskin  among 
those  at  "21"  yesterday.  Also  "Pan" 
Berman  who,  on  inquiry  and  without 
pressure,  began  to  rave  about  his 
child,  recently  born.  Santell  left  for 
Hollywood  yesterday  to  prepare  direc- 
tion of  "Winterset"  for  Radio. 
• 

Dorothea  Brande  has  sold  her  non- 
fiction  book,  "Wake  Up  and  Sing,"  to 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  for  filming, 
and  William  Lipman  and  Frederick 
Stephani  have  sold  the  original 
screen  story,  "Love  Is  News,"  to  the 
same  company. 

• 

David  R.  Blyth,  Warner  supervis- 
ing manager  in  India,  Java  and  the 
Straits  Settlements  is  in  New  York 
for  home  office  conferences  and  a 
vacation  from  his  duties  in  the  Far 
East. 

• 

Joe.  Felder,  formerly  handling  cir- 
cuit accounts  at  the  local  Republic 
exchange,  has  been  promoted  to  spe- 
cial home  office  representative.  He 
started  his  new  duties  last  Monday. 
• 

Eugene  Schosberg  of  Panama,  as- 
sistant manager  of  Paramount's  office 
there,  is  the  father  of  a  son,  according 
to  word  received  at  the  home  office. 
• 

Rae  and  Freddie  Schader  are  in 
from  Detroit  and  plan  to  stay  for  a 
time.  Their  car  and  dogs  are  here, 
too. 

• 

Max  Milder,  Warner  British  ex- 
ecutive, is  due  in  Monday  on  the 
Queen  Mary. 

• 

David  Butler,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  director,  is  en  route  to  New  York 
for  a  brief  vacation. 

• 

Joe  Moskowitz  returns  tomorrow 
from  a  10-day  vacation. 


Mundus  Ends  Sales 
In  American  Market 

Mundus  Pictures,  a  United  Artists 
subsidiary  organized  last  year  to  dis- 
tribute approximately  10  British-made 
pictures  in  this  country,  will  not  func- 
tion next  season  and  the  company 
probably  will  be  dissolved. 

A  number  of  reasons  are  given  by 
United  Artists  officials  for  the  aban- 
donment of  Mundus'  operations, 
among  them  the  expiration  of  the 
company's  distribution  deal  with  Brit- 
ish &  Dominions  under  which  it  was 
to  distribute  approximately  seven  of 
that  company's  pictures  in  America. 
It  was  also  pointed  out  that  with 
Alexander  Korda  having  become  a 
United  Artists  partner  the  production 
policy  of  London  Films  was  altered, 
eliminating  from  its  schedule  the  "B" 
type  picture  from  which  Mundus 
made  its  selection  of  London  Films 
product. 

Mundus  has  become  inactive  al- 
ready, as  a  result  of  which  "The  Girl 
from  Maxim's,"  the  last  of  the  Lon- 
don Films  productions  designed  for 
the  United  Artists  subsidiary,  was 
sold  recently  to  J.  H.  Hoffberg  by 
Korda's  company. 


Additional  $140,000 
To  G.T.E.  Lawyer. 

Wilmington,  June  17.— The  peti, 
tion  of  U.  S.  Senator  Daniel  O.  Hast  i 
ings  of  Delaware  as  receiver  for  Gen 
eral  Theatres  Equipment,  Inc.,  for  ai 
allowance  of  additional  legal  fees  to 
taling  $140,000  was  granted  by  Chan 
cellor  Josiah  O.  Wolcott  in  Chancer; 
Court  here  today.  No  opposition  wa 
voiced. 

The  additional  allowances  include 
$62,500  for  Hastings  as  receiver  am 
$77,500  for  the  law  firms  of  Marvel 
Morford,  Ward  and  Logan,  of  Wil  \ 
mington,  and  Hughes,  Schurman  am 
Dwight,  of  New  York  City,  wb 
served  the  receiver  during  four  year 
of  the  receivership. 

Hastings  already  has  received  $62, 
500  as  receiver  and  the  two  law  firm; 
an  aggregate  of  $80,000.  The  addi 
tional  allowance  also  includes  a  $35, 
000  contingent  fee  for  services  in  th 
case  involving  the  receiver  and  All 
Continent  Corp. 

The  allowance  also  provided  fo 
payment  of  $1,195.09  to  Hughe 
Schurman  and  Dwight  for  disburse 
ments  made  in  the  interest  of  the  re 
ceivership  estate. 


Film  Daily  Golfing 
Prizes  Hit  New  Higi 

Prizes  and  souvenirs  for  participant 
in  The  Film  Daily's  Golf  Tournamer 
at  Glen  Oaks,  Great  Neck.  June  2' 
mounted  to  a  new  high  level  yesterda; 

Dupont  will  give  each  registrant 
deck  of  bridge  cards.  Jules  Brulatoi 
is  supplying  a  leather  zipper  bag,  ph 
a  lock,  to  winners  of  the  foursome 
Consolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc., 
donating  a  gold  putter  to  the  winne 
of  the  putting  contest.  Each  man  ; 
the  dinner,  the  big  event  of  the  ev( 
ning,  will  get  a  Mickey  Mouse  ru 
manufactured  by  Alexander  Smit 
carpets.  Columbia  has  arranged  fc 
distribution  of  novelties,  a  stereoscopi 
gadget.  Charles  Casanave  of  Amer 
can  Display  is  supplying  posters  an 
signs  and  Morris  Lieberman,  bar 
ners. 


Standing  Replaces  Ston 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Sir  Gu 
Standing  will  play  the  leading  role  i 
Richard  A.  Rowland's  production  ( 
"I'd  Give  My  Life,"  instead  of  Lew: 
Stone,  previously  announced.  Stor 
has  prior  commitments  at  M-G-3» 
his  home  studio  and  could  not  mak 
the  starting  date,  June  17.  Edwin  I 
Marin  will  direct  and  Paramour 
will  release. 


Wurtzell  Gets  Tibbett 

Hollywood,     June     17. — Sol 


Wurtzel  will  produce  the  Lawrenc 
Tibbett  picture,  "Love  Flight,"  f( 
Twentieth  Century-Fox.  John  Stoi 
will  supervise  and  Otto  Ludwi 
Preminger  will  direct.  Arthur  Tre 
cher  and  Slim  Summerville  are  tl 
only  castings  so  far.  Filming  star 
Aug.  15. 


Laemmle  Deal  Held  Up 

Hollywood,  June  17. — The  Unitf 
Artists  deal  with  Carl  Laemmle,  J: 
has  been  held  up  pending  the  return  ■ 
Samuel  Goldwyn. 


Riskin  Option  Exercisei 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Columb 
today  took  up  Robert  Riskin's  optic 
for  two  years. 


THE      PICTURE      OF      THE  WEEK 


** 


With  its  celebrated  star  heading  what  the  N.  Y.  Times  calls  'one  of  the  grandest  collections  of 
supporting  players  ever  gathered  together',  Warner  Bros.'  9th  successful  Cosmopolitan  Production, 

MARION  DAVIES  in  "HEARTS  DIVIDED" 
was  launched  this  week  to  the  accompaniment  of  such  plaudits  as  'beautiful',  'delightful',  and  'a 
cinematic  treat.'  As  rich  in  mounting  and  entertainment  as  it  is  in  cast  names,  this  Frank  Borzage 
production  enlists  the  adroit  services  of  Dick  Powell,  Charlie  Ruggles,  Claude  Rains,  Edw.  Everett 
Horton,  Arthur  Treacher,  and  the  Hall  Johnson  Choir.  Released  by  First  National  June  20th. 


MOTION  P1CTURI 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  18,  192 


4 


New  National 
Group  Seen  in 
Local  Boards 


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months  to  establish  the  boards  on  any 
comprehensive  national  scale. 

The  conciliation  committees  which 
will  attempt  to  adjust  all  complaints 
brought  before  the  boards  will  be 
made  up  of  local  industry  men, 
familiar  with  local  trade  practices  and 
problems.  Indications  are  that  the 
membership  of  the  boards  will  vary 
from  two  to  eight  officials,  dependent 
upon  the  size  of  the  exchange  terri- 
tory in  which  they  are  located  and 
the  number  of  complaints  likely  to  be 
filed.  Representation  on  the  boards  as 
between  distributors  and  exhibitors  or 
affiliated  or  independent  interests  is 
said  to  be  immaterial  inasmuch  as  the 
board's  findings  will  not  be  enforce- 
able without  an  agreement  between 
any  disputants  involved  in  a  com- 
plaint. 

The  chief  function  of  the  boards 
will  be  to  conciliate  differences  be- 
tween complainants.  They  are  ex- 
pected to  operate  in  much  the  same 
manner  as  Federal  labor  conciliators 
who  have  been  particularly  success- 
ful in  adjusting  industrial  strikes,  al- 
though they  are  entirely  without  au- 
thority to  enforce  their  decisions. 
Even  the  most  enthusiastic  advocates 
of  the  boards  among  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
leaders  admit  that  the  agencies  may 
prove  to .  be  useless  for  all  practical 
purposes  in  solving  trade  practice 
problems,  but  they  point  out  that  the 
boards  are  the  only  agency  for  the 
handling  of  genuine  industry  com- 
plaints which  have  been  suggested 
since  the  demise  of  NRA. 

Held  Worthy  of  Trial 

"They  may  not  work  but  they're 
worth  a  trial,"  one  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
officer  observed.  "It's  either  the 
local  agencies  or  nothing." 

The  principal  functions  of  the 
boards,  if  they  are  successful,  are 
counted  upon  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
to  solve  most  of  the  problems  involved 
in  the  designation  of  an  excessive 
number  of  play  dates,  the  forcing  of 
shorts,  unreasonable  clearance,  over- 
buying, unfair  and  cut-rate  competi- 
tion and  non-theatrical  competition. 
They  are  expected  to  decide  the  ques- 
tioned suitability  of  pictures  for  Sun- 
day showing  in  line  with  their  han- 
dling of  complaints  on  designated 
playdates  and  also  rule  on  whether 
an  exhibitor  has  been  overloaded  with 
designated  playdates  or  short  subjects 
in  the  course  of  his  picture  buying. 

If,  as  is  expected,  the  new  local 
agencies  eventually  take  over  the 
work  of  the  Film  Boards,  that  work 
would,  of  course,  be  handled  separate- 
ly by  the  board  secretary  and  his 
staff.  When  established,  they  could 
easily  assume  such  Film  Board  func- 
tions as  fire  inspection,  investigation 
of  requests  for  free  film  supply,  re- 
cording changes  of  theatre  ownership, 
contacting  local  censor  boards  and 
civic  organizations  and  maintaining  a 
point  of  contact  on  adverse  legislation 
of  a  local  character. 

The  actual  establishment  of  the 
boards  rests  at  this  point  with  the  dis- 
tribution companies  which  must  bear 
the  expense  of  their  maintenance.  It 


is  assumed  that  the  distributors  who 
have  approved  their  establishment  in 
discussions  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
will  devise  means  of  setting  up  the 
first  of  the  boards  shortly  after  July 
1.  Some  of  the  distributors,  for  legal 
or  other  reasons,  are  understood  to  be 
prepared  to  participate  in  the  boards' 
functions  only  with  qualifications  as  to 
the  type  of  complaint  on  which  thev 
will  seek  adjustments.  Some  compa- 
nies are  understood  to  be  excepting 
clearance  complaints,  for  example,  but 
are  agreeing  to  participate  in  at- 
tempted conciliations  of  any  other  type 
of  complaint. 


Katz  Pact  Ruling 
Seen  Otterson  Aid 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

on  Tuesday.  The  board  is  scheduled 
to  meet  in  the  near  future  for  the  an- 
nual election  of  officers,  in  accordance 
with  the  company's  bylaws.  If  Otter- 
son  is  not  reelected  to  the  presidency 
of  the  company  at  that  time,  legal  ob- 
servers say  that  his  status  will  be  that 
of  an  untitled  contract  employe  unless 
special  duties  are  assigned  to  him  or 
a  settlement  of  his  contract,  which  has 
four  years  to  run,  is  made.  If  these 
alternatives  are  not  met,  attorneys  say, 
Otterson,  on  the  basis  of  Judge  Coxe's 
opinion,  would  have  an  unassailable 
claim  against  the  company  for  breach 
of  contract. 

Katz's  claim  was  filed  against 
Paramount  in  the  company's  bank- 
ruptcy proceedings  for  $265,498  and 
interest,  based  on  his  three-year  con- 
tract dated  Jan.  1,  1932  which  pro- 
vided for  a  salary  of  $2,500  a  week 
and  certain  stock  purchase  options. 
In  opposing  the  claim,  counsel  for 
Paramount  set  up  as  a  defense  Section 
60  of  the  N.  Y.  Stock  Corporation 
Law,  which  they  claimed  authorized 
the  removal  of  Katz  at  any  time  with- 
out subjecting  the  company  to  liability 
for  damages  for  breach  of  contract. 
Special  Master  John  E.  Joyce  ruled 
in  favor  of  Paramount. 

Finds  Issue  Undetermined 

Samuel  Spring,  attorney  for  Katz, 
filed  exceptions  to  Joyce's  report  and 
brought  the  case  before  Judge  Coxe. 
In  his  opinion  reversing  Joyce,  Judge 
Coxe  observes  that  the  question  has 
never  been  passed  upon  by  the  N.  Y, 
Court  of  Appeals  but  "in  that  court  it 
seems  to  have  been  assumed  that  cor- 
porate employment  contracts  for  fixed 
terms  were  valid  and  enforceable."  He 
cites  several  lower  court  decisions 
which  "show  an  unmistakable  trend 
against  the  contention  of  the  trustees 
(Paramount.)" 

"I  do  not  think,"  Judge  Coxe  writes, 
"that  Section  60,  in  authorizing  the 
withdrawal  from  an  employe  of  corpo- 
rate powers,  permits  the  directors 
completely  to  obliterate  a  contract 
obligation  entered  into  by  the  corpo- 
ration...  .It  _is  said  for  the  trustees 
(Paramount)  that  the  grant  of  power 
to  remove  carries  with  it  the  right 
to  exercise  the  power  without  penal- 
ty. There  is,  however,  a  clear  dis- 
tinction between  the  right  to  termi- 
nate a  contract  and  the  right  to  de- 
prive an  officer  or  employe  of  cor- 
porate powers  which  have  theretofore 
been  given  him.  And  without  some 
specific  statutory  authority  to  termi- 
nate, I  do  not  believe  that  any  such 
right  as  contended  by  the  trustees 
existed.  I  hold,  therefore,  that  Sec- 
tion 60  did  not  authorize  the  removal 
of  the  claimant  without  subjecting  the 
company  to  liability  for  damages  for 
I  breach   of  contract." 


Kennedy  Out 
Of  Paramount 
Soon,  Report 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

much  time  this  might  require  he  said 
that  he  could  not  say  "definitely." 

It  was  learned,  however,  that  Ken- 
nedy plans  to  leave  today  or  tomorrow 
for  his  summer  home  at  Hyannis, 
Mass.  Whether  or  not  he  will  com- 
plete his  final  report  for  the  Para- 
mount board  there  or  abandon  his 
study  of  the  company  at  this  stage 
without  making  a  final  report  was  a 
subject  of  much  conjecture  yester- 
day in  official  and  financial  circles  as- 
sociated with  Paramount. 

Official  sources  commenting  on 
Kennedy's  present  position  pointed  out 
that  his  report,  as  is  now  generally 
known,  called  for  the  resignations  of 
board  members  identified  as  leaders  of 
discordant  factions  as  a  basic  condi- 
tion for  achieving  a  properly  func- 
tioning administration  for  Paramount. 
It  was  also  stated  that  Kennedy  had 
even  made  the  resignations  a  condi- 
tion to  his  proceeding  further  with  his 
Paramount  study.  No  resignations 
from  the  board  have  been  received 
since  the  report  was  submitted  last 
Friday. 

Fortington,  Hertz  at  Odds 

H.  A.  Fortington  and  John  D. 
Hertz  reputedly  have  been  heading  op- 
posing camps  on  the  Paramount  board 
for  several  months  past.  Fortington 
recently  resigned  as  chairman  of  the 
company's  executive  committee,  but 
according  to  friends  of  the  English 
financier  he  has  no  intention  at  this 
time  of  resigning  from  the  board  be- 
fore the  expiration  of  his  term  in  1938. 
Hertz's  term  expires  next  year  and 
he,  too,  is  said  to  be  determined  to 
stick  it  out.  In  recent  months  the 
Lehman  Bros,  partner  has  been  rec- 
ognized as  the  "stormy  petrel"  of  the 
Paramount  board.  It  was  primarily  at 
his  insistence,  however,  that  the  board 
retained  Kennedy  for  the  company 
survey. 

Stanton  Griffis  of  Hemphill,  Noyes, 
an  associate  of  Floyd  B.  Odium  and 
the  Atlas  head's  attorney.  Edwin  L. 
Weisl,  is  reputed  to  be  in  the  ascend- 
ancy in  influence  in  Paramount,  al- 
though he  is  a  comparative  newcomer. 
Weisl,  without  official  position  in 
Paramount  other  than  his  legal  asso- 
ciation, is  also  identified  as  a  prime 
mover  in  board  policies  and  activities. 

Screen  Playwrights 
Officers  Elected 

Hollywood,  June  17. — At  their  first 
meeting,  the  directors  of  Screen 
Playwrights,  Inc.,  today  elected 
Grover  Jones,  president;  William 
Slavens  McNutt,  first  vice-president ; 
Bess  Meredyth,  second  vice-president ; 
Frank  Buter,  treasurer,  and  William 
Conselman,  secretary. 

There  were  93  applications  for  mem- 
bership considered. 


Building  Bill  Beaten 

Boston,  June  17. — The  House  has 
shelved  the  bill  calling  for  a  new 
building  code  in  this  city.  Theatre 
men  had  worried  about  its  drastic  pro- 
visions for  fire-resistant  materials. 


Warner  Sidelights 




Chicago,  June  17. — Lapel  watche  i 
were  given  to  the  delegates  at  thi 
meeting  here.    M-G-M  and  Twentiet 
Century-Fox    men    also    got  lap*: 
watches  when  attending  sales  meeting.; 
here  this  year.  Hal  Roach  gave  timt 
pieces  to  the  M-G-M  boys  while  Sti ' 
Lesser  was  the  donor   to   the  Fo>] 
men. 

+ 

A.  H.  Blank  and  son,  Ray,  iron 
Des  Moines,  attended  several  sessions 
They  report  business  in  the  tall  con 
state  as  being  better  than  average. 
+ 

Sam  Clark  flooded  the  local  news 
papers  with  pictures  and  copy.   It  wa 
surprising  how  much  was  used. 
+ 

James  E.  Coston,  Charles  Ryani 
Sid  Stein  and  Harold  Marisch  o 
the   Warner   theatre  department  at 
tended. 

+ 

Tom  Gilliam  is  receiving  the  wel 
wishes  of  everyone  for  his  promotion 
Same  goes  for  Leo  Blank  who  ap 
pointed  Tom  to  take  his  place  whei] 
he  was  made  district  manager. 
+ 

The  gang  will  still  laugh  about  th 
comment  Jack  Warner  made  regard 
ing  Clark  Gable's  lovemaking  i: 
"Cain  and  Mabel"  weeks  after  th 
convention  is  history. 

Warners  Sign  Deal 
For  RCA  Equipmen 

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ning  time  in  theatres,  rather  than  o 
an  arbitrary  charge  per  reel.  Oria 
inal  foreign  language  versions  mad 
in  this  country  will  cost  50  per  cer 
of  the  domestic  recording  fee,  wit 
no  additional  royalties  required  fc 
recording  trailers  or  for  dubbing  d 
sound  in  this  country.  On  a  pictur 
recorded  here,  a  single  fee  covers  dis 
tribution  throughout  the  world. 

Most  of  the  new  equipment  is  e 
route  to  the  coast  studio  and  is  bein 
installed  and  wired  without  cost  t 
Warners.  Included  in  the  apparatus  t 
both  the  coast  and  Brooklyn  plan 
are  a  number  of  mobile  sound  re 
cording  systems  mounted  on  truck 
studio  sound  recording  and  re-recorc 
ing  equipment  and  projection  machine 


Warner  Planing  East 

Chicago,  June  17. — Albert  Warne 
left  for  the  east  by  plane  this  aftei 
noon  after  having  treated  the  menj 
bers  of  his  organization  here  to  a  ga» 
party  at  Chez  Paree  night  club  la^ 
night.  He  announced  at  the  meetir 
that  "The  Green  Pastures"  would  I 
available  for  Chicago  showing  Aug.  1, 


Warner  Club  on  Outing 

Warner  Club  members  leave  th 
morning  for  their  annual  boat  rid 
about  1,200  strong.  They  embark  c 
the  Peter  Stuyzvsant  for  Playlani; 
Rye  Beach,  at  9  o'clock,  with  arriv" 
there  scheduled  for  12 :30.  Dinner 
to  be  served  at  the  Casino  at  5  :30  ar ' 
the  return  trip  will  be  begun  at 
o'clock. 


Warner  Studios  Busy 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Warners  ai 
maintaining  a  heavy  shooting  schedul 
Fifteen  features  are  in  work.  Sevf 
are  shooting,  and  eight  are  being  pr 
pared  for  early  production. 


mrsday,  June  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


5 


•U"  Brings  Sales 
Convention  to  End 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

osed  session,  the  new  lineup  and  its 
■lling,  including  the  42  features 
anned  and  the  65  single-reel  shorts, 
hich  were  taken  up  separately.  The 
vo-reel  thrill  subject,  which  will  be 
roduced  by  Charles  E.  Ford,  editor 
i  Universal  Newsreel,  will  be  titled 
fou  Can't  Get  Away  With  It,"  and 
ill  deal  with  the  fight  against  crime 
;ing  waged  by  the  Dep't  of  Justice. 
The  dual  feature  situation  was  given 
;  the  reason  for  the  dropping  of  all 
:her  two-reelers  for  the  coming  sea- 
m. 

Grainger  made  special  mention  of 
lose  exchanges  which  so  far  this 
;ar  have  exceeded  the  sales  record 
f  the  same  period  last  year.  He  in- 
oduced  James  Hobbs,  manager  of 
le  Charlotte  branch,  and  C.  C.  Crad- 
Dck  of  Portland,  Ore.,  which  is  lead- 
ig  in  sales.  Siegfried  Wittman  was 
le  winner  of  the  district  managers' 
rize  for  the.  year. 

Robert  H.  Cochrane,  president,  ex- 
ressed  the  hope  that  Universal  will 
e  able  to  hold  its  convention  next 
ear  on  the  coast. 

Private  sessions  will  be  held  today 
f  the  district  and  exchange  mana- 
ers  only. 


Experiment  with  Color 

Universal  is  understood  to  be  ex- 
erimenting  with  a  new  color  process, 
'elco,  which  was  tried  out  at  the 
exas  Centennial  in  Dallas  last  week, 
t  is  understood  Universal  is  financ- 
lg  the  inventors,  Robert  Hoyt  and 
.eon  Ungar.    The  process,  said  to  be 

radical  departure  from  those  now 
l  use,  and  to  solve  the  problem  of 
ost  and  time  in  turning  out  finished 
rints,  is  to  undergo   further  tests. 


"U"  Ends  Convention 
By  Dinner  at  N.Y .  A  .C. 


At  the  beefsteak  dinner  held  last 
night  in  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Universal,  was  presented  with 
a  desk  set  and  a  scroll  carrying  the 
names  of  all  the  members  of  the  "U" 
sales  organization. 

About  240  attended  the  affair  in- 
cluding not  only  the  Universal  home 
office  executive  staff  from  J.  Cheever 
Cowdin  and  R.  H.  Cochrane  down 
but  also  the  men  from  the  field  as  well 
as  a  number  of  guests.  Among  the 
latter  were :  Whitford  Drake,  Her- 
bert J.  Yates,  Ted  Curtis,  William 
German,  Jack  Alicoate,  Martin  Quig- 
ley,  Terry  Ramsaye,  James  A.  Cron, 
James  P.  Cunningham  and  Red  Kann. 

Milton  Schwarzwald,  producer  of 
Mentone  musicals  for  the  company 
arranged  the  entertainment  program 
which  included  Nick  Lucas,  Jay  and 
Lou  Seiler,  Selden  &  Endler,  Henry 
Youngman,  Bill  Ames,  Jay  C.  Flippen, 
Buck  &  Bubbles  and  others.  Joe  Ger- 
shenson  led  the  orchestra. 

It  was  a  rousing  party,  full  of  beef 
and  beer  and  good  cheer. 


Dinner  Committee  Meets 

Further  details  on  the  entertain- 
ment program  and  the  sale  of  tickets 
were  discussed  yesterday  at  a  meeting 
of  the  committee  on  arrangements  for 
the  dinner  to  Carl  Laemmle  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  Monday  night.  The 
dinner  will  be  held  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  amusement  division  of  the 
United  Palestine  Appeal. 


Weinberger  to  Build 

Moe  Weinberger,  former  exhibitor, 
plans  to  build  a  600-seat  house  at 
Rogers  Ave.,  Brooklyn. 


Walthall,  Veteran 
Of  Pictures,  Dies 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

weeks  ago,  when  he  was  taken  ill  sud- 
denly on  the  set  of  Warners'  "China 
Clipper."  During  the  26  years  in 
which  Walthall  appeared  on  the  silent 
and  talking  screen,  he  appeared  prob- 
ably in  100  or  more  pictures,  playing 
under  the  banner  of  almost  every 
company  in  the  industry  at  one  time 
or  another.  His  fame  had  somewhat 
dimmed  in  recent  years,  yet  he  still 
was  recognized  as  one  of  the  most 
capable  of  character  actors,  and  in 
the  past  year  or  two  had  been  seen  in 
a  number  of  pictures,  with  several 
scheduled  for  the  new  season. 

Walthall  was  born  in  Shelby  City, 
Ala.,  in  1881.  His  early  experience 
was  on  the  stage.  From  a  road  com- 
pany which  had  just  completed  a  tour 
with  "The  Great  Divide,"  Walthall 
walked  into  the  Biograph  studio  in 
New  York,  where  D.  W.  Griffith  was 
the  producer,  in  1910,  and  there  be- 
gan his  long  and  successful  screen 
career.  With  the  select  company 
which  included  Mary  Pickford,  Owen 
Moore,  Jack  Pickford  and  Tony 
O'Sullivan,  Walthall  went  to  Cali- 
fornia with  Griffith.  In  1911,  he 
joined  Reliance,  formed  by  Charles 
O.  Bauman  and  Adam  Kessel,  but 
later  returned  to  the  Griffith  lot. 

Then  in  1915,  as  the  little  colonel 
in  Griffith's  "The  Clansman,"  which 
was  retitled  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation" 
before  its  general  release,  Walthall 
attained  the  fame  which  has  attached 
to  his  name  ever  since. 

His  first  pictures  were  made  for 
First  National,  Selznick,  Pro-Dis-Co., 
Tiffany-Stahl,  Schulberg,  Truart,  Fox 
and  Rayart. 

Among  the  more  important  pictures 
in  which  he  played  in  the  earlier  years 


Among  "U"Men 


Charles  R.  Rogers  celebrated  his 
23rd  wedding  anniversary  yesterday 
and  R.  H.  Cochrane  observes  his 
34th  anniversary  today. 

+ 

Most  of  the  conventioneers  went  up 
to  the  Little  Carnegie  Playhouse  to 
see  "My  Man  Godfrey"  and  waxed 
enthusiastic  over  it. 

+ 

James  R.  Grainger  was  apologetic 
for  the  first  time. 

"I  don't  want  you  fellows  to  think 
I've  gone  literary  on  you,  but  I  want 
to  tip  you  off  about  a  great  book.  It's 
'Time  Out  of  Mind,'  by  Rachel  Field." 

He  said  he  had  read  it  three  times. 


were  "The  Scarlet  Letter,"  M-G-M ; 
"Love  Me  and  the  World  Is  Mine" 
and  "Freedom  of  the  Press,"  Univer- 
sal ;  "Wings,"  Paramount ;  "Black 
Magic,"  Fox ;  "The  Bridge  of  San 
Luis  Rey,"  M-G-M ;  "Jazz  Age," 
Radio;  "Blaze  o'  Glory,"  Sono  Art- 
World  Wide;  "Abraham  Lincoln," 
United  Artists. 

In  1934,  he  appeared  in  "Viva 
Villa,"  and  "Men  in  White,"  for 
M-G-M;  "Judge  Priest"  and  "Hell- 
dorado"  for  Fox ;  "The  Scarlet  Let- 
ter," Majestic,  and  "Beggars  in  Er- 
mine," Monogram.  In  1935  Walthall 
appeared  in  "Dante's  Inferno"  for 
Fox. 

A  few  weeks  ago  he  completed  his 
role  in  "Hearts  in  Bondage"  for  Re- 
public, and  was  working  in  "China 
Clipper"  when  he  was  stricken.  Both 
pictures  are  on  the  company  sched- 
ules for  the  1936-37  season. 


Columbia  Shifts  Casts 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Henry  Mol- 
lison  has  replaced  Thomas  Mitchell 
in  "Adventure  in  Manhattan." 


Cosmo-Sileo 

Beefsteak  at  the  New  York  Athletic  Club  last  night  which  brought  Universal's  sales  convention  to  a  close. 


\ 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  18,  1936 


Spanish  Fund 
Releases  May 
Not  Aid  Films 


Barcelona,  June  1.  — American 
and  other  foreign  film  distributors  in 
Spain  were  stirred  by  the  recent  an- 
nouncement of  the  Centro  Oficial 
de  Concatracion  de  Moneda  (official 
central  bank)  that  150,000,000  francs 
would  be  released  to  cover  debts 
abroad  of  Spanish  interests,  but  so 
far  they  have  been  unable  to  figure 
out  how  much  film  interests  will  in- 
terests will  benefit. 

Developments  to  date  indicate  that 
the  Government's  plan  is  designed  to 
facilitate  cotton  imports  and  to  aid 
other  "basic  and  essential  industries." 
Four  classifications  have  been  made 
with  films  coming  last. 


Jacques  Edelstein,  managing  direc- 
tor of  M-G-M,  has  been  carrying  on 
negotiations  with  the  Centro  de  Con- 
catracion authorities  in  Madrid  in 
an  effort  to  secure  an  allotment  of 
some  proportion  of  the  150,000,000 
francs  to  film  companies  on  applica- 
tions pending  for  a  long  time. 

Most  of  the  film  money  held  in 
Spain  is  in  dollar  accounts,  but  the 
Artistas  Asociados,  S.A.E.,  (United 
Artists)  accounts  are  in  French  cur- 
rency. This  would  give  this  com- 
pany a  legal  basis  for  applying  for  the 
exportation  of  francs  under  the  re- 
lease now  planned,  since  it  could  pro- 
duce the  required  certificates  oi 
origin. 

*    *  * 

A  visit  of  Luis  Diaz  Amado,  secre- 
tary of  the  Consejo  de  Cinematografia, 
to  Barcelona  has  led  to  the  impres- 
sion that  a  representative  of  Ameri- 
can distributors  may  be  placed  on  the 
board  in  Madrid. 


The  Paramount  publicity  bureau 
headed  by  Antonio  Perez  Zamora 
made  a  tieup  with  Sila,  the  principal 
dairy  distributor,  on  "The  Milky 
Way"  that  attracted  general  atten- 
tion. About  32,000  printed  outlines  of 
Harold  Lloyd's  head  were  distributed 
among  school  children  with  an  in- 
vitation to  fill  in  with  colors.  About 
3,000  of  them  were  exceptional.  Ten 
passes  daily  were  distributed  as 
awards. 


Because  Spanish  audiences  object  to 
tragic  endings  "Clemencia,"  produced 
in  Mexico,  underwent  changes  at  the 
British  Acoustics  Studio.  Where  dif- 
ficulties in  matching  voices  was  en- 
countered on  dialogue  music  was  sub- 
stituted. This  is  regarded  as  another 
step  toward  Spanish  production. 


Sydney  Nahon,  who  acted  for  a 
German  group  which  financed  the  first 
run  showing  of  "Modern  Times"  at 
the  Tivoli  and  the  second  run  at  the 
Kursaal,  is  credited  with  having 
netted  more  than  100,000  pesetas,  or 
200  per  cent  on  the  initial  investment 
He  is  reported  to  be  negotiating  with 
the  same  syndicate  for  the  construc- 
tion of  a  studio  on  the  Mediterranean 
as  a  center  for  the  production  of 
Spanish  films. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Border  Patrolman" 

(Sol  Lesser-Twentieth  Century-Fox) 

Holywood,  June  17. — Against  a  thrill-action  background  which  adds 
unique  interest  to  the  film's  romance,  comedy  and  drama,  this  is  a  mod- 
ernized version  of  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew"  premise.  The  combina- 
tion of  class  production,  convincing  acting  and  intelligent  direction  give 
the  show  character  that  should  prove  attractive  to  every  day  theatre- 
goers. The  original  screen  play  by  Dan  Jarrett  and  Ben  Conn  is  well 
put  together.  The  plot  is  established  quickly  and,  to  the  tune  of  exciting 
suspense,  all  the  elements  move  with  zip  and  speed  to  a  logical  conclu- 
sion. 

The  story  is  set  in  a  stylish  desert  resort  along  the  Mexican  border. 
Patrolman  George  O'Brien  resigns  from  the  service  when  he  is  unable 
to  do  anything  about  Polly  Ann  Young's  lawbreaking,  she  being  a 
wealthy,  spoiled  playgirl.  He  is  hired  by  Miss  Young's  grandfather, 
William  P.  Carleton,  to  knock  some  sense  into  the  girl's  head.  She  is 
remorseful  for  having  caused  O'Brien  to  quit  his  Government  job  and 
romance  is  suggested.  This  takes  an  odd  twist  when  Roy  Mason,  a 
smuggling  czar,  informs  Miss  Young  of  Carleton's  intention  in  hiring 
O'Brien.  To  put  O'Brien  in  his  proper  place,  Miss  Young  becomes 
involved  with  Mason's  mob,  but,  as  O'Brien  gets  wise  to  the  goings  on. 
he  intervenes  with  a  series  of  chases,  in  autos  and  afoot  across  the 
desert,  plus  several  exciting  hand  to  hand  battles,  to  frustrate  Mason's 
plot  and  save  Miss  Young  from  criminal  implication. 

The  performances  of  O'Brien.  Miss  Young  and  Mason  meeting  all 
expectations,  the  work  of  the  supporting  cast,  principally  Smiley  Bur- 
nette,  Mary  Doran,  Al  Hill,  Tom  London,  Al  St.  Polis  and  Carleton  is 
effective  in  the  yarn's  development. 

A  clean,  wholesome  picture  throughout,  it  is  directed  by  David  How- 
ard with  dexterity,  assuring  audiences  plenty  of  exciting  entertainment 
and  showmen  many  easily  adaptable  explotiation  leads. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2.339.  Running  time,  60  minutes.  "*G." 


"Trailin'  West" 

{Warners) 

Hollywood,  June  17.  —  The  Civil  War  secret  service  slant  makes 
this  western  a  little  different  and  gives  exhibitors  a  new  exploitation 
;mgle.  Dick  Foran,  a  Union  officer,  is  sent  to  the  wild  west  on  under- 
cover duty.  The  gang  which  is  raiding  gold  shipments  pursues  him  and 
steals  his  credentials.  Foran  thwarts  a  stagecoach  holdup  and  rescues 
Paula  Stone,  who  turns  up  later  as  a  dance  hall  girl  in  gang  headquar- 
ters, where  Foran,  on  the  trail  of  the  stolen  papers,  takes  a  job  as  pro- 
fessional gambler.  There  follow  a  number  of  fast  action  sequences 
until  Foran  finally  exposes  the  villain  using  his  papers,  saves  the  gold 
shipment  and  gets  the  girl,  who.  incidentally,  is  also  an  undercover 
agent  using  her  dance  hall  job  as  a  blind. 

Bryan  Foy  produced  most  creditably  for  this  type  of  entertainment. 
Noel  Smith's  direction  is  rapid  and  sure.  Robert  Barrat's  impersonation 
of  Lincoln  is  excellent.  There  is  also  a  good  cast  of  experienced  western 
favorites,  including  Addison  Richards.  Joseph  King,  Eddie  Schubert. 
Joseph  Crehan,  Henry  Otto.  Frank  Price,  Carlyle  Moore,  Jr.,  Tom 
Wilson  and  Jim  Thorpe.  The  screen  play  by  Anthony  Coldeway  has 
better-than-usual  dialogue  and  the  photography  by  Sid  Hickox  adds  con- 
siderably to  the  value  of  the  production. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,224.  Running  time,  62  minutes.  "G." 


"Pony  Express"  the  First 

"The  Fony  Express"  will  be  the 
first  serial  Weiss  Prod.,  Inc.,  will 
make  for  the  new  season,  according 
to  Louis  Weiss.  George  M.  Merrick 
and  Bob  Lively  are  at  work  on  the 
script.  A  15-episode  serial  is  to  be 
released  every  14  weeks. 


Traffic  Group  Sees  Film 

About  800  persons  identified  with 
the  traffic  safety  movement  were 
guests  of  Paramount  at  a  special 
screening  of  "And  Sudden  Death"  at 
the  Paramount  Theatre  vesterday  at 
9:30  A.  M. 


M-G-M-Schine  Sign 

William  F.  Rodgers,  general  sales 
manager  of  M-G-M,  has  closed  with 
the  Schine  circuit  of  65  houses  in 
New  York  and  Ohio  for  next  season's 
product.  Meyer  Schine  and  George 
Lynch  represented  the  circuit  on  the 
deal. 


Taggart  M-G-M  Director 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Errol  Tag- 
gert  has  been  signed  as  a  director 
with  M-G-M.  His  first  assignment  is 
"The  Whispering  Window,"  Cortland 
Fitzimmons  mystery  story  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Sam  Marx. 


Christie  Report  Set 
For  June  23  Hearing 

Los  Angeles,  June  17. — A  final 
hearing  on  the  report  of  Referee  Hugh 
L.  Dickson  on  the  bankruptcy  of 
Christie  Film  Co.  will  be  made 
June  23. 

The  report  shows  receipts  of  $9,- 
505.14,  disbursements  of  $3,693.47  and 
a  balance  on  hand  of  $5,811.67.  Total 
claims  approved  and  allowed  have 
been  $227,096.19. 

Applications  for  fees  have  been 
made  as  follows :  Horace  K.  Bachel- 
der,  trustee's  fee,  $10 ;  Walter  C. 
Durst  and  Raoul  Francoeur,  trustee 
attorneys,  $850;  David  Schwarts,  spe- 
cial counsel  for  trustee,  $500. 


British  Standard 
Contract  Droppec 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

able  by  the  distributors.  Main  points 
of  contention,  it  is  understood,  are 
clauses  giving  the  distributor  rights 
to  impose  stringent  terms  of  payment 
and  to  have  unlimited  access  to  theatre 
box-offices  for  the  purpose  of  checking 
receipts. 

*  *  * 

Robert  T.  Kane  says  the  second 
production  of  New  World  Pictures, 
producing  for  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
world  release  at  Denham  studios,  will 
be  "Under  the  Red  Robe,"  from  the 
Stanley  Weyman  novel,  previous!} 
filmed  as  a  silent  by  Cosmopolitan. 
Lajos  Biros  is  working  on  the 
script  with  Philip  Lindsay,  historical 
novelist. 

*  *  * 

Studio  shooting  on  New  World' 
first,  in  all-Technicolor,  "Wings  of  th 
Morning,"  has  started  at  Denham. 
Four  days  were  spent  at  Epsom. 


Franken  for  "Covenant' 

Hollywood,  June  17.  —  Samue 
Goldwyn  has  engaged  Rose  Frankei: 
to  do  the  screen  adaptation  of  "Cove 
nant  With  Death,"  an  original  b; 
John  Balderston.  Merle  Oberon  wil 
be  starred. 


Wall  Street 


Fractional  Changes  on  Board 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Chang 

35       34}4    35  + 
16&    16%     1654  ... 
16754   168  -f 
164      164  ... 


Columbia,  vtc  .. 
Consolidated,  pfd 
Eastman  Kodak 
Eastman,  pfd  .. 
Loew's,  Inc.  ... 

Paramount   

Paramount  1  pfd 
Paramount  2  pfd 

Pa  the  Film   

RKO   

20th  Century,  pfd 
Warner  Bros.  ... 


168 
.164 

.  45J4  45 


8H 

.  6654  65^ 


954 
75* 

554 

.  36 

m 


954 

m 

36 

954 


45 

854 
66 

954  + 

754 

36 
954 


-  z- 


Slight  Drop  on  Curb 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Change 

Sentrv  Safetv  ....     11/16   11/16  11/16  

Sonotone    254      254  254   

Technicolor    2854     28       28       —  5  s 

Trans-Lux    3%      3%      3%     —  541 

RKO  Bonds  Gain  a  Point 

Net 

High    Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26M     2654     2654  .... 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  risrhts    97       9654     9654    —  5 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55   59       59  59 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    8954     8954  8954 

RKO  6s  '41  pp....  64       64       64  +1 
Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd    94       9354    9354    — » 


(Quotations  at  close  of  June  17) 


THE  KNOCKOUTS 

ANNOUNCED  AT  THE 

UNIVERSAL 
CONVENTION! 


round  one 


in 


Joan  Bennett  and  Joel  McCrea 

TWO  IN  A  CROWD 

Directed  by  Alfred  Green,  who  directed  Bette  Davis  to  an  Academy  Award  in 
"Dangerous!"  Produced  by  E.  M.  Asher.  CHARLES  R.  ROGERS,  Executive  Producer 


round  tiro: 


HIPPODROME 

Brilliant!  Spectacular!  Mighty  Musical!  Based  on  the  gigantic  shows  that  made 
the  New  York  Hippodrome  a  landmark  of  legend  !..  .Produced  by  MORRIE  RYSKIND 
...CHARLES  R.  ROGERS,  Executive  Producer.  With  the  great  R.  H.  Burnside 
himself  as  collaborator  and  technical  advisor! 


round  three 


Victor  McLaglen  and  Binnie  Barnes 

A  FOOL  FOR  BLONDE 

He  won  the  Academy  Award  for  Best  Performance  in  The  Informer!  He  starred 
in  "Under  Two  Flags!"  Now  watch  him  in  this  picturization  of  "Big",  Owen  Francis' 
sensational  Liberty  Magazine  story!  Directed  by  JOHN  G.  BLYSTONE 


round  four: 


EVERYBODY  SINGS 

All-star  musical!  Hit  Tunes!  Gorgeous  girls!  Produced  by  Academy  Award  Win- 
ner LOU  BROCK  ("So  This  Is  Harris"  -  "Flying  Down  To  Rio"),  the  first  producer 
who  teamed  Fred  Astaire  and  Ginger  Rogers  !  .  .  .  Directed  by  RALPH  MURPHY 


round  fi 


The  Most   Distinguished  Novel  of  1936 

TIME  OUT  OF  MIND 

Rachel  Field's  prize-winning  book  was  so  designated  by  leading  American  critics 
and  book-sellers.  A  Maine  town  girl  who  sacrifices  a  whole  lifetime  of  devotion 
for  one  hour  with  the  man  she  loved  since  childhood  ! 


round  six: 


IRENE  DUNNE  , 
MADAME  CURIE 

From  the  amazing  novel  by  her  daughter,  Eve  Curie!  A  book  that  will  sweep  the 
world  !  More  thrilling  than  fiction  !  The  true  life  story  of  the  woman  whose  love 
was  as  deep  as  humanity! 


ING  HOSTESS 

with  JANE  WYATT 

It's  in  the  air!  It  echoes  the  headlines!  Breath-taking,  heart-stopping  drama! 
Glorious  girls  who  daily  risk  their  lives  — and  whose  story  has  never  been  told  ! 


round  eight: 

A    JEROME    KERN  MUSICAL 

MELODY  LADY 

A  big,  all-star,  super-production  by  the  renowned  composer  of  "Show  Boat!' 
From  a  famous  story  by  Earl  Derr  Biggers  !  CHARLES  R.  ROGERS,  Executive  Producer 


round  nine 


RENO  IN  THE  FALL 

With  a  great  cast  including  HENRY  FONDA,  star  of  "Trail  of  the  Lonesome 
Pine"!  The  lowdown  on  the  gaiety  and  heartbreak  in  America's  most  famous 
matrimonial  hot-spot ! 


round  ten: 


AN 


EDWARD  ARNOLD 


R     O     D  U 


I     O  N 


He  established  the  finest  characterization  of  the  screen  in  "Diamond  Jim"!  Wait 
till  you  see  him  in  his  next  — a  special  release  based  on  one  of  the  greatest  storv 
properties  of  the  year! 


round  eleven: 


JAMES  WHALE 


R     O     D  U 


I     O  N 


Another  smash  box-office  record-breaker  from  the  man  who  directed  Show 
Boat"!  Watch  the  coming  announcements  for  his  next  mighty  classic  I 


round  twelve: 


ii 


A.    A.  MILNE'S 

FOUR  DAYS  WONDER 

Others  clamored  for  this  world-famous  story!  We  got  it!  With  an  all-star  cast 
including  JEANNE  DANTE,  young  acting  sensation  of  Broadway! 


round  thirteen 


ROXANA 

By  CLARENCE  BUDINGTON  KELLAND,  author  of  "Mr.  Deeds  Goes  To  Town", 'The 
Cat's  Paw"  and  "Strike  Me  Pink!"  He  only  writes  hits!  From  his  Saturday  Evening 
Post  serial  — and  now  a  best  selling  novel !...  Produced  by  EDMUND  GRAINGER 


round  fourteen: 

The  LUCKIEST  GIRL,  ^WORLD 

Women  voted  this  Ladies  Home  Journal  story  ("Kitchen  Privileges")  the  best  in 
years!  Read  by  millions!  Ann  Jordan,  author!  Walter  Lang  ("Love  Before 
Breakfast),  director!  Nuff  sed  ! 


round  fi 


JACK  LONDON* 


O  C  K  O  U  T 


// 


SON  OF  A  CHAMPION 

A  famous  story  by  a  famous  author!  Drama  for  the  roaring  crowds  I  A  crashing 
love  story  for  the  women!  One  of  this  great  writer's  greatest  I 


'nil  sneed  ahead  with  the  new 


jrsday,  June  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Number"  Gets 


"King Steps"  to  Good  Takes 


$8,900  for  9  In  Washington,  Los  Angeles 
Days  in  K.C. 


Kansas  City,  June  17.— The  best 
mparative  showing  for  a  week  that 
is  disappointing  at  the  bulk  of  first 
ns  was  made  by  "Private  Number" 

the  Fox  Uptown.  The  picture  took 
,900  in  nine  days,  compared  with 
.800  average,  and  was  held. 
The  big  money  went  to  "Brides  Are 
ke  That"  plus  the  "Folies  Comique 

Paris"  on  the  stage  at  the  Main- 
reet,  attracting  S10.800  to  go  over 
r  by  SI  ,800. 

In  its  second  week  at  the  Tower 
Die  King  Steps  Out"  did  a  neat 
erage  of  S7.000.  "Sins  of  Man"  at 
e  Midland  brought  in  $6,800,  well 
low  $11,500  par,  while  "The  Har- 
ster"  faded  to  $4,900  at  the  New- 
an,  §2,100  under  average. 
Two  days  of  Tom  Mix's  circus,  two 
t  days,  races,  and  radio  attention 
the  Republican  convention  helped 
;ep  grosses  down. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $38,400. 
verage  is  $39,300. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  11: 
BRIDES  ARE  LIKE  THAT"  (W.  B.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),    25c-35c-50c,  7 
vs.   Stage:  "Folies  Comique  de  Paris, 
-oss:  $10,800.    (Average,  combination  bill, 
.000) 

"SINS  OF  MAN"  (20th-Fox) 
MIDLAND  —  (4,000),    25c-40c,    7  days 
ross:  $6,800.    (Average,  $11,500) 

"THE  HARVESTER"  (Republic) 
NEWMAN  —  (1,900),    25c-40c,     7  days, 
ross:  $4,900.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (CoL) 
TOWER  — (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  2nd 
eek.  Stage:  Starr,  Caits  and  Ditson; 
he  Grenadiers  and  Louise  Healy.  and 
ack  Cogswell's  Harmonic  Band.  Gross: 
,000.   (Average,  $7,000) 

Week  Ending  June  12: 

'TRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 

UPTOWN  —  (2,000),  25c-40c,  9  days 
ross:  $8,900.    (Average,  9  days,  $4,800> 


SonsO'Guns^Band 
Pittsburgh's  Best 

Pittsburgh,  June  17. — Business  in 
le  downtown  section  has  been  look- 
lg  up.  At  the  Stanley,  Ozzie  Nelson 
nd  Harriet  Hilliard  on  the  stage 
ave  "Sons  o'  Guns"  the  impetus  nec- 
ssary  to  carry  it  to  a  strong  $19,000. 
rhile  at  the  Alvin  a  revival  of  "A 
Connecticut  Yankee,"  on  a  double  bill 
,-ith  "The  Devil's  Squadron,"  was 
ood  for  a  very  nice  $5,200. 

"Bullets  and  Ballots"  managed  to 
et  a  fairly  satisfactory  $10,500  at 
be  Perm.  The  Warner  had  a  satis- 
actory  week,  getting  around  $4,150 
.ith  "Forgotten  Faces"  and  "Speed." 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $38,850. 
average  is  $35,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
lg  June  11 : 

A  CONNECTICUT  YANKEE"  (ZOth-Fox) 
"THE  DEVIL'S  SQUADRON"  (CoL) 

ALVIN— (2,000),  25c -40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
i,200.     (Average,  $4,500) 
"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 
PEXX— (3,300),    25c -40c,    7   days.  Gross: 
0,500.    (Average.  S10.000) 

"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.  B.) 
STANLEY  — (3,600),     25c-55c.     7  days, 
tage:  Ozzie  Nelson's  band.  Harriet  Hil- 
ird.  Jack  Powell  and  Cass  Dailev.  Gross: 
•9.000.    (Average.  $16,500) 

"FORGOTTEN    FACES"  (Para.) 
"SPEED"  (M-G-M) 
TVARXER  —  (2.000),     25c-40c.     7  days, 
ross:  S4.150.    (Average,  $4,000) 


Washington,  June  17.  —  Tops  of 
the  week  was  "The  King  Steps  Out" 
at  the  Metropolitan,  where  $8,500  was 
taken  for  seven  days,  plus  $1,500  for 
two  davs  more.  The  seven-day  aver- 
age is  $4,300. 

A  second  return  engagement  of 
"Small  Town  Girl"  at  Loew's  Colum- 
bia drew  $5,500,  or  $1,900  over  par. 
The  picture  was  held  another  week, 
making  a  total  of  four. 

"The  Guardsman,"  at  the  Belasco, 
with  "The  Plow  That  Broke  the 
Plains,"  grossed  $4,300,  topping  par 
by  $1,300. 

Of  the  first  run  stage-screen  houses, 
Loew's  Fox,  with  "Trouble  for  Two," 
took  $18,000,  under  average  by  $2,900. 
The  Earle,  with  "Fatal  Lady,"  grossed 
$15,000,  slipping  $3,400  under  par. 

Continued  runs  bore  up  well,  RKO- 
Keith's  taking  $8,200  for  the  third 
week  of  "Show  Boat,"  only  $2,400  un- 
der the  first  week  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $71,000. 
Average  is  $76,700. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax: 
Week  Ending  June  10: 

"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 

RKO-KEITH'S — (1,836).  25c-55c,  7  days, 

3rd  week.  Gross:  $8,200.  (Average,  first 
week,  $10,600) 

Week  Ending  June  11: 

"THE  GUARDSMAN"  (M-G-M) 

BELASCO—  (1,140),  25c-65c,  7  days.  ("The 
Flow    that    Broke    the    Plains"  added.) 
Gross:  $4,300.   (Average,  first  run,  $3,000) 
"FATAL  LADY"  (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Jack  Hylton  and  his  orchestra,  with 
Nagda  Xeeld,  Peggy  Dell.  Pat  O'Malley, 
Alec  Templeton,  the  Merrv  Macs.  Gross: 
$15,000.    (Average,  $18,400) 

"SMALL  TOWN  GIRL"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c.  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $5,500. 
(Average,  first  run,  $3,600) 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 

LOEWS  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Yascha  Bunchuk  and  orchestra; 
Elida  Ballet,  Vivien  Fav,  the  Three  Swifts. 
Gross:   $18,000.    (Average.  $20,900) 

"UNDER  TWO  FLAGS"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LOEW'S  PALACE— (2.370),  35c-55c,  7 
davs,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Average, 
first  week,  $15,900) 

Nine  Days  Ending  June  11: 
"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591),  25c-40c,  9 
days.  Gross:  $10,000.  (First  seven  days. 
$8,500;  last  two  davs,  $1,500.)  (Average, 
7  days,  $4,300) 


Los  Angeles,  June  17. — Opening  of 
"The  King  Steps  Out"  at  the  Para- 
mount furnished  a  cheerful  note  in  a 
week  of  sliding  grosses.  The  take, 
with  the  help  of  a  stage  show,  was 
$18,500,  up  by  $500. 

"The  Great  Ziegfeld,"  nearing  the 
end  of  its  run  at  the  Carthay  Circle, 
fell  off  to  $11,700  in  the  eighth  week. 
"One  Rainy  Afternoon"  made  a  good 
showing  at  $2,600  in  the  900-seat 
4-Star,  and  "Dancing  Pirates"  and 
"Dracula's  Daughter"  hit  $5,700  at  the 
Pantages. 

"The  Unguarded  Hour"  and  "The 
Country  Beyond,"  at  the  Chinese  and 
Loew's  State,  continued  to  sub-normal 
business. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $84,700. 
Average  is  $105,750. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  10 : 

"THE  GREAT  ZIEGFELD"  (M-G-M) 

CARTHAY  CIRCLE— (1,518),  50c-$1.50,  7 
days,  8th  week.  Gross:  $11,700.  (Average, 
$17,600) 

"UNGUARDED  HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"THE   COUNTRY  BEYOND"  (20th-Fox) 

CHINESE  —  (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,100.    (Average,  $12,500) 

"LE  BONHEUR"  (Franco-American) 

FILMARTE  —  (800).  30c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $1,000.     (Average,  $2,000) 

"ONE  RAINY  AFTERNOON"  (U.A.) 

4  STAR—  (900),  30c-55c,  7  davs,  3rd  week. 
Gross:  $2,600.    (Average,  $3,250) 

"LARSSON'S  SECOND  MARRIAGE" 
(Swedish  Film) 

GRAND  IXTERXATIONAL—  (750),  35c- 
40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Average,  $1,200) 
"DANCING   PIRATE"  (Radio) 

"DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 

HILLSTREET— (2,700),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $5,700.    (Average,  $8,000) 

"UNGUARDED   HOUR"  (M-G-M) 
"THE   COUNTRY   BEYOND"  (ZOth-Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,500),  30c-55c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $9,900.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"DANCING   PIRATE"  (Radio) 
"DRACULA'S  DAUGHTER"  (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:  $5,700.     (Average,  $3,200) 

"THE  KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue,  California  Col- 
legians. Buddy  Doyle.  Gross:  $18,500. 
(Average,  $18,000) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)  — 
(3.000),  25c-40c,  7  davs.  2nd  week.  Gross: 
$8,800.     (Average.  $14,000) 

"BULLETS  OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 

WARXER  BROS.  (DOWXTOWX)  - 
f3.400),  25c-40c.  7  davs.  2nd  week.  Gross; 
$7,700.     (Average,  $12,000) 


Approve  N.O.  Open  House 

New  Orleans,  June  17. — The  local 
Commission  Council  has  approved  the 
plans  for  the  proposed  open  air  the- 
atre, to  cost  S60.000,  and  seating  3,000. 
The  theatre  will  be  so  built,  however, 
as  to  permit  increasing  the  capacity 
to  10.000.  It  is  planned  to  show  films 
at  a  later  date. 


Club  Sets  Free  Shows 

Kansas  City,  June  17. — The  Ro- 
sendale,  Mo.,  Community  Club  will 
equip  a  storeroom  there  for  a  small 
theatre.  Free  shows  will  be  given  each 
Saturday  night,  and  perhaps  a  paid 
performance  one  other  night. 


Replace  Conn.  Manager 

New  'Canaan,  Conn.,  June  17. — 
Henry  Dumbell.  who  resigned  as  man- 
ager of  the  Playhouse,  has  been  suc- 
ceeded bv  William  Ellis,  Jr.,  of  Long 
Island  City-. 


Collins  Joins  Central 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Lewis  D. 
Collins,  director,  has  signed  with  Cen- 
tral Films,  Ltd.,  of  Canada,  to  direct 
a  feature  which  will  star  William  Gar- 
gan.  The  picture  has  not  yet  been 
titled.  It  will  be  produced  in  Canada 
and  released  by  Columbia. 


Shifts  Post  in  Boston 

Boston,  June  17. — Minna  Chaun- 
cey,  formerly  booker  for  the  Cen- 
tury Film  and  later  for  First  Division, 
has  joined  Wholesome  Film  Service. 
Inc.  She  is  heading  the  new  theatre 
shorts  department,  working  with  Lila 
Izen. 


Shift  Student  Manager 

Bridgeport,  June  17. — Joseph  Dina 
has  been  appointed  student  assistant 
manager  at  the  Palace.  He  was  pro- 
moted from  the  Globe,  where  George 
Pert,  formerly  of  the  Lyric,  takes  his 
place. 


Number"  Has 
Big  2nd  Week, 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  June  17. — "Private 
Number,"  holdover  attraction  at  the 
Fox  was  the  standout  in  a  generally 
dull  week.  In  its  second  week  it 
grossed  $17,500  and  will  be  held  for 
one  more  week. 

Another  holdover,  "Bullets  or  Bal- 
lots," took  in  a  big  $8,500  in  its  second 
run  at  the  Stanton.  It  was  booked 
into  the  Karlton  for  a  third  central- 
city  run. 

Everything  else  felt  the  weather. 
"Sons  o'  Guns"  went  under  average 
for  $11,000  at  the  Earle.  "Trouble  for 
Two"  hit  the  same  figure,  also  under 
average,  at  the  Stanley.  "The  Witness 
Chair"  dropped  to  §4,500  at  the 
Aldine. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $66,400. 
Average  is  $75,380. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  11 : 

"THE  WITNESS  CHAIR"  (Radio) 
ALDINE— (1,200),    40c-55c-65c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $4,200.     (Average,  $8,160) 

"TILL  WE  MEET  AGAIN"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $800.  "Three  Cornered  Moon"  (re- 
vival), 3  days.  Gross:  S700.  (Average,  7 
days,  $2,800) 

"KING  STEPS  OUT"  (Col.) 

BOYD— (2,400).  40c-55c,  5  davs,  2nd  week. 
Gross:  $7,000.    (Average,  7  days,  $14,000) 
"SONS  O'  GUNS"  (W.B.) 

EARLE — (2,000),     25c-40c-55c,     6  days. 
Stage:    Roger    Wolfe   Kahn   Orchestra  & 
revue.    Gross:  $11,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 

FOX— (3,000).  40c-55c-65c,  7  days,  2nd 
week.  Stage:  Vincent  Lopez  and  Orchestra 
and  revue.  Gross:  $17,500.  (Average, 
$14,000) 

"PRINCESS  COMES  ACROSS"  (Para.) 
(2nd  run) 

KARLTOX— (1,000),   25c-35c-40c,   8  days. 
Gross:  $3,600.    (Average,  7  davs,  $4,000) 
"SHOW  BOAT"  (Univ.) 
(2nd  run) 

KEITH'S— (2,000),    30c-40c-50c,    5  days. 
Gross:  $2,100.    (Average,  7  days,  $4,000) 
"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  "(M-G-M) 
STAXLEY  —  (3,700),    40c-55c,    7  days. 
Gross:  $11,000.    (Average.  $14,000) 

"BULLETS   OR  BALLOTS"  (F.N.) 
(2nd  run) 

STANTON— (1.700),  30c-40c-50c,  7  days 
Gross:  $8,500.    (Average,  $7,000) 


Number"  Is  $1,500 
Indianapolis  Draw 

Indianapolis,  June  17.- — "Private 
Number"  went  into  the  profit  column 
in  a  big  way  at  the  Apollo,  taking 
$5,500,  which  w-as  $1,500  over  normal. 
It  was  held  over. 

"Trouble  for  Two"  and  "Devil's 
Squadron"  were  good  for  $7,000  at 
Loew's,  $1,000  up.  At  the  Circle 
"Early  to  Bed"  and  "Special  Investi- 
gator" were  $500  above  with  $4,500. 
"Half  Angel"  and  a  stage  show  at  the 
Lvric  dropped  slightly  below  average 
for  $6,800. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,800. 
Average  is  $21,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  12: 

"PRIVATE  NUMBER"  (20th-Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.     (Average,  $4,000.) 

"EARLY  TO  BED"  (Para.) 
"SPECIAL  INVESTIGATOR"  (Radio) 
CIRCLE— (2.800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.    (Average,  $4,000.) 

"TROUBLE  FOR  TWO"  (M-G-M) 
"DEVIL'S   SQUADRON"  (Col.) 
LOEW'S— (2,200),  25c-40c)  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,000.    (Average.  $6,000.) 

"HALF  ANGEL"  (20th-Fox) 
LYRIr — (2.0001.  25c-40c.  7  davs.  Vaude- 
ville   Gross:  S6.800.    (Average.  $7,000.) 


12 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  June  18,  193 


No  Merger  Is 
Aylesworth's 
Word  to  Staff 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
being  circulated,  but  we  haven't  been 
able  to  trace  them. 

"I  expect  to  be  with  RKO  many 
years,"  Aylesworth  declared,  "and  if 
you  boys  will  have  me  I'll  be  glad  to 
attend  next  year's  convention,  too." 
He  has  been  at  the  Waldorf  every 
day  dropping  in  and  out  of  the  vari- 
ous business  meetings. 

After  the  morning  session,  Ned  E. 
Depinet  told  Motion  Picture  Daily: 
"There  positively  will  be  no  merger." 

Aylesworth  interspersed  his  re- 
marks with  a  twinge  of  humor  by 
relating  the  experiences  of  his  son, 
who  was  not  mentioned  by  name,  as 
the  operator  of  a  third  run  theatre  in 
a  small  Texas  town  with  a  popula- 
tion of  3,000.  He  stated  his  son  gets 
$125  a  month,  is  married,  and  handles 
the  bookings,  advertising,  publicity, 
ticket  selling  and  ticket  taking  all  by 
himself.  The  only  thing  he  doesn't 
do  is  operate  the  projection  machines, 
he  said. 

One  of  Aylesworth's  gags,  which 
went  over  big,  was  the  story  he  re- 
lated about  his  daily  morning  meet- 
ings with  Spitz  to  make  sure  the 
RKO  Bldg.  was  still  up.  Spitz  did 
not  attend  the  morning  session. 

The  RKO  chairman  took  time  to 
extend  praise  to  the  building  of  man- 
power within  the  organization,  point- 
ing to  the  success  achieved  by  Pandro 
Berman,  who  started  as  an  assistant 
cutter,  Robert  Sisk  and  Cliff  Reid. 

Foreign  managers  spoke  most  of 
the  morning.  Each  gave  a  resume  of 
conditions  in  his  territory. 

Herbert  J.  Yates,  president  of  Con- 


Two  New  Ones 

Reports  that  RKO  and 
Paramount  might  merge  have 
been  current  for  weeks.  M. 
H.  Aylesworth,  chairman  of 
Radio's  board,  yesterday  took 
official  cognizance  of  them 
and  denied  any  such  combina- 
tion was  planned. 

However,  he  went  further 
and  divulged  two  angles  not 
heretofore  reported  when  he 
made  a  similar  denial  as  it 
pertained  to  RKO  in  combi- 
nation with  United  Artists  or 
M-G-M. 


solidated  Film  Laboratories,  assured 
the  salesmen  of  better  prints.  Major 
Edward  Bowes,  who  is  making  a 
series  of  amateur  shorts,  spoke  of  his 
20  years'  friendship  with  Aylesworth 
and  extended  his  greeting  to  the  men. 

Among  the  speakers  at  the  after- 
noon session  were  Joseph  Skelly,  Sid 
Kramer,  S.  Barret  McCormick,  Lou 
Gaudreau,  Lou  Miller,  William  Dahl- 
er,  M.  Poller,  A.  A.  Schubart,  Jim 
Finey,  Arthur  Willi,  Dave  Strumpf, 
William  Clark,  William  Mallard  and 
Gordon  E.  Youngman. 

At  7 :30  the  men  convened  for  the 
banquet  for  the  windup  of  the  three- 
day  session. 

Briskin  to  Have  3 
Names  in  Each  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Radio's  pro- 
duction policy  for  1936-37,  as  devel- 
oped by  Samuel  J.  Briskin,  calls  for 
three  stellar  names,  at  least,  in  all 
pictures  next  season.  Even  the  lower 
allocation  product  will  have  name 
casts  and  36  of  the  forthcoming  48,  as 
understood  here,  will  be  classed  as 
"A"  product. 

Briskin  has  set  for  himself  a  goal 
of  20  starring  personalities  as  a  mini- 


mum and  is  still  seven  short.  Thir- 
teen have  been  announced  since  he 
assumed  charge  of  production  last 
January.  He  will  seek  to  sign  the  ad- 
ditional seven  during  and  following 
the  sales  convention  in  New  York. 


Now  Is  "I  Won't  Dance" 

Hollywood,  June  17.  —  "I  Won't 
Dance"  is  the  new  title  for  the  next 
Astaire-Rogers  release.  It  was  filmed 
as  "Never  Gonna  Dance." 


Spencer  Tracy  to  Radio 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Radio  has 
signed  Spencer  Tracy  for  the  leading 
role  in  "The  Plough  and  the  Stars." 
Dudley  Nichols,  author  of  the  screen 
play,  and  John  Ford,  who  will  direct, 
have  just  returned  from  a  cruise  to 
Panama  where  they  finished  the 
script.  Production  is  scheduled  to 
start  July  IS.  The  Abbey  Players  of 
Dublin  who  will  be  in  the  cast  are 
due  here  July  1. 


Berman  Gets  Grid  Stars 

Hollywood,  June  17. — Pandro  S. 
Berman  will  use  four  of  Stanford 
University's  Ail-American  football 
players  in  "The  Big  Game."  They 
are  Monk  Moscrip,  Bones  Hamilton, 
Keith  Topping  and  Frank  Alustiza. 
Irwin  Shaw  is  now  working  on  the 
screenplay,  and  the  picture  is  sched- 
uled for  early  production. 


McCormick  and  Benedict  Talk 

S.  Barret  McCormick,  head  of 
RKO  publicity,  advertising  and  ex- 
ploitation, yesterday  told  the  sales 
forces  of  the  new  features  adopted  by 
the  company  whereby  1,800  news- 
papers throughout  the  country  will 
run  feature  stories  on  the  company's 
stars  and  pictures  next  season.  He 
also  stated  that  about  60  men  were 
working  in  both  the  New  York  and 
coast  studios  getting  out  material  for 
newspapers,  magazines  and  other 
periodicals. 

Howard  Benedict,  studio  publicity 


head,  detailed  some  of  the  workin; 
of  his  staff. 


Van  Beuren  Awards  Prizes 

Frank  Ross,  Boston ;  Sam  Goerlic* 
Chicago;  E.  J.  Frace,  Sioux  Fall 
G.  J.  Dressell,  Minneapolis ;  S.  V 
Whitehead,  Los  Angeles;  J.  Rubei 
stein,  Los  Angeles ;  J.  B.  Beehec 
Dallas ;  J.  Lewis,  Kansas  City,  ar 
G.  R.  Girons,  Los  Angeles,  RK 
salesmen,  were  awarded  travelii 
bags  by  A.  J.  Van  Beuren  yesterd* 
for  delivering  100  per  cent  of  the  po 
sibilities  of  the  short  subject  produ 
er's  product  last  season. 


Johnson  Choir  in  Shorts 

Hollywood,  June  17.— Radio  h; 
completed  a  deal  with  the  Hall  Johi 
son  Choir  to  feature  the  colore 
singers  in  a  series  of  shorts.  The  pi 
tures  will  deal  with  the  Southei 
negro's  conception  of  Biblical  inc 
dents,  and  "Samson  and  Delilah"  h: 
been  chosen  as  the  first.  Leslie  Goo. 
wins  will  direct  his  own  screen  pla 
written  from  an  original  story  1 
George  Randel. 


Goodrich  on  Writing  Job 

Hollywood,  June   17.  ■ —  Maro 
Goodrich  has  been  signed  by  Radio 
do  the  script   for    "Night  Hostes 
which  so  far  has  not  been  assigned 
producer. 


Jones  in  "Count  Pete" 

Hollywood,  June  17.  —  Gordi 
Jones  has  been  added  to  the  cast 
Radio's  "Count  Pete,"  which  sta 
Gene  Raymond  and  Ann  Sothern.  J 
seph  Santley  is  the  director  and  E 
ward  Kaufman  is  producing.  Shoe 
ing  started  today. 


Radio  Signs  Colbert 

Claudette  Colbert  will  appear  in  o 
or  more  Radio  films  next  season,  t 
RKO  convention  was  told  yesterda 
Several  stories  are  now  under  consi 
eration. 


Drucker-Ba'.ti 

The  banquet  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  which  marked  the  termination  of  the  Radio  sales  convention. 


rsday,  June  18,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


anquet  and  Show 
End  RKO  Meeting 


iadio  wound  up  its  three-day  con- 
tion  with  a  banquet  and  show  in  the 
nd  ballroom  of  the  Waldorf  Astoria 
night  at  which  attended  a  repressi- 
ve cross-section  of  the  New  York 
ustry,  including  major  and  inde- 
dent  circuits.  About  500  were 
sent. 

.eon  J.  Bamberger,  exploitation 
nager,  whose  latent  desire  to  be- 
ie  either  actor  or  master  of  cere- 
nies  first  cropped  out  in  Chicago 
year  and  has  found  expression  in 
stchester  amateur  theatricals  since 
;  in  charge  until  he  turned  over  the 
ceedings  to  Milton  Berle,  Broad- 
er comic,  who  was  in  rare  form. 
I  just  read  in  Thursday's  Mirror 
t  I  was  a  big  hit  here  tonight"  was 
opening  crack.  Entertainment  in- 
led  Patsy  Lee  Parsons,  five-year- 
miniature  who  has  been  signed 
Radio.  She  sang  "I'll  Bet  You 
1  That  to  All  the  Girls,"  and  "Top 
t, White  Tie  and  Tails,"  and  was 
owed  by  Betty  Jane  Cooper, 
icer;  Bobby  Breen,  who  sang  the 
;  song  from  "Let's  Sing  Again" ; 
k  Gilbert,  who  did  unusual  per- 
ations  of  stars,  including  Georgie 
sel,  Harry  Langdon,  Rudy  Vallee 
I  others ;  Vera  Faye,  a  dancer ; 
icie  Barrie,  currently  appearing  at 
Versailles,  and  Gypsy  Rose  Lee,  a 
:l-known  adjunct  in  burlesque,  who 
not  go  quite  so  far  with  her  turn 
:  night  as  she  used  to  at  the  Irv- 
Place  Theatre,  and  a  45-minute 
eoff  on  film  foibles  in  exchanges 
I  Hollywood,  staged  by  The  March 
Time.  Ralph  Rolan  produced  and 
tcted,  with  William  Saal  as  co- 
ducer  and  general  manager, 
arles  Curran  of  Donahue  and  Coe, 
H.  Parkhurst  and  Saal  did  the 
logue.  It  was  handled  like  a  regu- 
stage  attraction,  Ken  Hallam  be- 
business  manager.  Props,  door- 
n  and  ushers  were  furnished  by  the 
isic  Hall ;  the  sets,  stage  equip- 
nt  by  H.  J.  Yates,  who  shipped  it 
vn  from  the  Biograph  Studio  in  the 
onx,  and  the  Gae  Foster  Girls  by 
Ik  Partington  of  the  Roxy. 
Mian  Roberts  sang  a  couple  of 
igs,  directing  one,  a  Hebrew  folk 
ig,  to  Lewis  Blumberg,  son  of 
te,  who  was  confirmed  last  Satur- 
7.  Lewis,  just  turned  13,  was  in 
audience. 

Dne  of  the  prize  cracks  of  the 
■ning  was  aimed  by  Berle  at  Jules 
vy,  who  insisted  on  taking  an  oc- 
■ional  walk  in  front  of  the  stage, 
it  down,  Jules,"  said  Berle,  "we've 
seen  that  suit." 


High  Praise  for  Blumberg 

-eo  Spitz,  president  of  RKO,  in 
■n    convention    yesterday,  praised 
theatre  administration  of  Leslie 
Thompson,  but  directed  most  of 
compliments  to  Nate  J.  Blumberg, 
circuit's  general  manager. 
'If  I  had  to  choose  of  all  the  na- 
Vs  operators,  I  would. select  Blum- 
ig,"  said  Spitz. 


More  or  Less  Personal 


Sothern  and  Ballew  Teamed 

"I OLLY  WOOD,  J  une  17. — Franz  Schulz 
adapting  "Serenade  on  the  Seine," 
ich  he  wrote  with  Jay  Gorney,  at 
dio.  Ann  Sothern  and  Smith  Bal- 
'  have  the  leads.  Cliff  Reid  will 
>duce. 


Jim  Finey  has  a  tentative  date  with 
a  pawnshop  next  week.  He's  taking 
all  comers  and  bets  of  five  to  one  on 
Schmeling. 

+ 

G.  William  Wolf,  San  Francisco 
manager,  doesn't  plan  to  leave  until 
Saturday.  In  the  interim  he  will  meet 
old  friends  at  the  Film  Center.  Six 
years  ago  he  was  a  salesman  at  the 
local  RKO  exchange. 

+ 

Monte  Proser  and  Milton  Black- 
stone  put  in  their  first  appearance 
yesterday.  It's  reported  the  purpose 
was  to  give  moral  support  to  Hal 
Horne,  the  departing  ally  in  the 
Blackstonc  Advertising  Agency. 
+ 

Dave  Loew  was  crowded  by  Fred- 
die Meyers  during  the  lunch  inter- 
mission. The  boys  couldn't  get  away 
from  discussing  the  good  old  booking- 
problems  which  Loew  has  forsaken 
for  production. 

+ 

Byron  "Dinty"  Moore,  manager 
of  the  Strand  and  formerly  St.  Louis 
city  manager  for  Warner  theatres, 
dropped  in  for  a  chat  with  Walter 
Branson,  Lou  Ellman  and  a  couple 
of  the  other  midwest  boys. 

+ 

Bill  Savage  of  the  legal  depart- 
ment finally  made  it  yesterday.  It 
was  his  first  day  at  the  convention. 
He  was  flanked  by  Gordon  Young- 
max  and  Walter  Derham,  comp- 
troller. 

+ 

Jules  Levy  almost  broke  out  in 
tears  during  the  morning  session  when 
Cresson  Smith  presented  the  gen- 
eral sales  manager  a  framed  scroll 
signed  by  every  district  and  branch 
manager  and  salesmen  in  the  west 
and  south  pledging  to  come  through 
with  100  per  cent  sales  for  the  new 
season. 

+ 

Charles  Curran  of  the  Donahue  & 
Coe  agency,  attired  in  a  Palm  Beach 
suit,  navy  blue  shirt  and  yellow  tie, 
copped  the  sartorial  prize  yesterdav. 
+ 

Ned  E.  Depinet  learned  yesterday 
that  John  Martin,  editor  of  Tim-e, 
didn't  get  a  Mickey  Mouse  pen  and 
pencil  set.  The  oversight  was  soon 
taken  care  of.  A  number  of  the  boys 
were  not  around  when  the  jacknives 
were  distributed  and  they  clamored 
for  samples  until  the  echoes  reverber- 
ated on  Kay  Kamen's  ears  and  got 
results. 

+ 

Lily  Pons,  Bobby  Breen,  John 
Beal,  Burgess  Meredith,  Harriet 
Hilliard,  Patsy  Lee  Parsons,  Les- 
lie Charters  and  Doris  Dudley  took 
bows  at  the  afternoon  session. 
+ 

With  Pandro  Berman  now  the 
daddy  of  a  six-pound  boy,  Briskin 
and  Depinet  wise  cracked  that  the 
young  producer  is  aiming  for  bigger 
things. 

+ 

When  Depinet  asked  Spitz  how  to 
pronounce  "Gunga  Din,"  the  latter 
pulled  a  fast  one  and  instead  of  giv- 
ing a  direct  answer  presented  Depinet 
a  copy  of  the  book. 

+ 

Spitz  again  proved  his  sense  of 
humor  by  stopping  Depinet  during 
an  announcement  of  "The  Big  Game," 
a  gridiron  special.    Depinet  said  that 


Note  for  Whitney 

March  of  Time's  story  of 
the  year  comes  from  Al 
Sindlinger  of  the  promotion 
department.  Shortly  after 
Al  moved  with  his  family  to 
New  York  from  Appleton, 
Wis.,  he  took  his  two  kids  to 
see  "Jumbo."  For  three 
hours  they  sat  through  it 
and  when  it  was  finally  over 
Al  got  his  coat,  looked  at  the 
kids  who  were  all  sitting, 
waiting  expectantly.  "Well," 
said  Al,  "come  on,  what  are 
you  waiting  for?" 

"For  the  picture  to  start," 
said  the  oldest. 


four  expert  footballers  had  been 
signed  for  the  film  when  Spitz  inter- 
jected and  said :  "Don't  forget,  three 
are  Ail-Americans." 

+ 

A.  A.  Schubart  has  been  running 
around  like  a  mad  man  trying  to  keep 
things  going  without  a  hitch. 

+ 

Branch  Manager  Bob  Folliard, 
Washington,  has  a  photo  to  prove  his 
fish  story.  Bob  landed  one  at  Tilgh- 
man's  Island  weighing  over  100 
pounds. 

+ 

Olmstead  Knox  is  a  Washington 
Don  Juan  whose  first  request  on 
entering  the  office  is  "Who  called 
me  ?" 

+ 

B.  J.  McCarthy,  St.  Louis,  is  sorry 
he  didn't  have  photographs  made  of 
his  recent  appendicitis  operation,  what 
with  all  the  queries  about  same. 

+ 

Ralph  Doyle  of  Australia  traveled 
the  farthest  and  arrived  the  earliest  of 
the  entire  group. 

+ 

Trillo  of  Spain  completely  ignores 
all  queries  as  to  why  he  is  getting  fat. 
+ 

Luis  Lezama,  head  of  Radio  Pic- 
tures de  Mexico,  says  he's  out  to  buy 
a  general's  uniform  cheap,  for  now 
that  he  has  annexed  two  gold  medals 
in  the  Foreign  Legion  Contest,  he 
wants  to  show  them  off. 

+ 

Bert  Reisman  had  Pedro  Saenz 
believing  that  dunking  was  passe  when 
they  walked  into  a  restaurant  where 
the  sport  was  thriving. 

+ 

Darwin,  in  Northern  Australia 
near  the  Equator  line,  is  2,000  miles 
from  the  nearest  distributing  point, 
Brisbane.  "Wild  Cargo"  played  there 
last  Spring,  just  two  years  after  its 
first  release  and  Ralph  Doyle  says 
the  picture  went  big  although  Darwin 
is  only  a  short  hop  from  where 
Frank  Buck  collects  his  wild  speci- 
mens. 

+ 

Caught  Jack  Ellis  talking  in  the 
lobby  to  Bobby  Breen  and  his  attrac- 
tive sister,  Sallie.  Is  Jack  going  to 
write  Bobby  a  song  or  has  he  an  eye 
for  Sallie — a  burning  question. 
+ 

Bert  Reisman,  visiting  from  his 
assignment  in  Cuba,  was  caught  ex- 
plaining the  Sert  paintings  in  the  con- 
vention room  to  his  brother  Phil  in 


Spitz  Sees  RKO  in 
Industry  Forefront 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

practice,  Spitz  acknowledged  the  fact 
that  he  was  happy  he  had  made  the 
move.  He  stated  many  of  his  friends 
advised  him  to  take  the  job,  and  after 
being  convinced  that  the  company  had 
a  great  future  before  it,  he  decided 
to  step  in. 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  Jules  Levy,  Phil 
Reisman,  Leslie  E.  Thompson,  Nate 
J.  Blumberg,  Sam  Briskin  and  Pandro 
S.  Berman  were  extolled  by  the  RKO 
head  for  their  untiring  efforts  in  mak- 
ing the  company  what  it  is  today. 

"I  haven't  any  changes  in  mind," 
he  said,  adding  he  had  made  a  com- 
plete survey  of  the  theatre,  produc- 
tion and  sales  departments  and  was 
convinced  that  the  personnel  was  loyal 
in  its  support. 

"The  company  is  built  on  a  strong 
foundation  and  its  stability  is  on  a 
par  with  the  leaders  of  the  industry," 
he  declared.  "When  changes  are 
made  they  will  be  made  from  within 
the  ranks.  We  have  the  finest  man- 
power and  we  are  going  to  retain  it," 
he  said. 

"RKO  pictures  have  reached  the 
point  where  they  have  a  definite  place 
in  every  community  in  the  world." 


choice  Spanish  recently  acquired  and 
not  so  accurate. 

+ 

Arthur  Willi,  back  from  his  tal- 
ent quest  in  Chicago,  is  reported  to  be 
doing  a  secret  job  for  Sam  Briskin 
in  unearthing  a  potential  Freddie 
March  or  Herb  Marshall  among  the 
visiting  RKOites. 

+ 

Walter  Marcus,  Lou  Gaudreau's 
side-kick,  came  to  the  meeting  room 
fortified  with  a  dozen  cigars.  Walt 
ought  to  be  assigned  to  the  Pittsburgh 
territory. 

+ 

Al  Mertz,  Detroit  branch  chief, 
slipped  the  gang  and  had  a  private 
sight-seeing  time  all  by  his  lonesome, 
or  maybe  not  so  lonesome. 

+ 

Those  busy  B's  from  the  studio — 
Briskin,  Berman  and  Benedict — ar- 
rived like  the  Three  Musketeers — one 
for  all  and  all  for  the  product. 
+ 

Hot  weather  here  is  in  some  con- 
trast to  that  in  Northern  Minnesota 
last  Winter  when  Lenny  Gruen- 
berg's  ears  and  toes  were  frozen  and 
he  was  snowbound  in  a  little  old  red 
schoolhouse. 

+ 

"Plain  Bill"  Winters  likes  to  talk 
about  his  family. 

+ 

This  is  the  first  RKO  convention 
for  Jack  Raper,  Minneapolis. 
+ 

Mark  Cory,  Portland  branch 
chieftain,  likes  the  water  hole  at  his 
favorite  course,  when  it's  covered  with 
ice.  Mark  hits  the  pill  the  year 
'round. 

+ 

Salesman  Bruce  Keller,  Portland, 
is  a  real  Rose  City  bug.    He  supplies 
the  office  force  with  gorgeous  blos- 
soms right  from  his  own  gardens. 
+ 

It  is  reliably  reported  that  Gene 
Engelman  is  assigned  to  handle  all 
theatres  in  the  territory  owned  by 
women. 


*  1 


■mb GEORGE  A.  HIRLIMAN  PRODUCTIONS! 

ANNOUNCE    THEIR  FIRST 

RKO  RELEASE 

"DANIEL  BOONE" 

STARRING 

GEORGE  O'BRIEN 

ORIGINAL  STORY  BY  EDGCUMB  PINCHON 
SCREEN  STORY  BY  DAN  JARRETT 
SOUND  ENGINEER.  HAL  BUMBAUGH 
PHOTOGRAPHY  BY  FRANK  GOOD 
PRODUCTION  MANAGER  SAM  DIEGE 
ASSOCIATE   PRODUCER,   LEONARD  GOLDSTEIN 

DIRECTION    BY    DAVID  HOWARD 


A  RKO-RADIO  PRODUCTION 


Motiof 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the 
In  All 
Branches 


L.  39.  NO.  144 

NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  JUNE  19,  1936 

TEN  CENTS 

olice  Renew 
[oves  Against 
heatre  Games 


teens,  Brooklyn  Houses 
Given  Warnings 


Trusteeship  Reforms  Asked 
By  SEC;  Legislation  Urged 


basing  their  actions  on  a  recent 
ision  handed  down  by  the  Appel- 
Division  of  the  N.  Y.  Supreme 
irt,  which  held  in  the  case  of  the 
nthrop,  Brooklyn,  playing  a  Farm- 
Miller  game,  that  games  were  in 
ation  of  the  lottery  laws  unless 
ryone  was  permitted  to  participate, 
trict  Attorney  Charles  Sullivan  of 
;ens  County  and  District  Attorney 
rtin  W.  Littleton  of  Nassau  Coun- 
have  renewed  campaigns  against 
itres  featuring  the  various  types 
games. 

'olicemen  in  Jamaica,  Far  Rocka- 
y  and  Flushing  have  approached 
atre  managers  and  advised  them  to 
rontinue  games  with  the  alternative 
being  arrested  of  they  don't. 
Executives  of  the  Loew  and  RKO 
:uit  will  not  discontinue  the  prac- 
:  on  advice  of  John  Keating,  coun- 
for  Affiliated  Enterprises,  local 
:nts  for  Bank  Night.  Keating  yes- 
day  stated  the  theatres  are  going 
:ad  with  the  games  and  that  a  test 
e  will  be  made  if  any  arrests  take 
ce. 

Meanwhile,  Skouras  attorneys  after 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

WASHfNGTON,  June  18. — Legislation 
prohibiting  service  as  trustees  of  per- 
sons having  or  acquiring  "conflicts  of 
interest  incompatible  or  inconsistent 
with  their  fiduciary  obligations"  was 
recommended  to  Congress  today  by 
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commis- 
sion. 

In  a  lengthy  report  on  trustees 
under  indentures,  resulting  from  its 
study  of  protective  committees  in  the 
Paramount  and  other  cases,  the  com- 
mission pointed  out  that  the  present 
law  does  not  permit  it  to  deal  with 
such  matters  and  urged  uniform  leg- 
islation to  deal  with  all  phases  of 
reorganization  problem. 

The  measures  recommended,  it  was 
Uated,  "would  go  far  towards  curbing 
the  exploitation  of  investors  which 
has  occurred  either  at  the  hands  of 
trustees  or  at  the  hands  of  reorgani- 
zation and  management  groups  with 
the  knowledge,  consent  or  ac- 
quiescence of  a  complacent  and  inac- 
tive trustee.  The  result  would  be 
that  the  investors  would  have  an  ac- 
tive guardian  of  their  interests 
throughout  the  entire  life  of  the  se- 
curity. 

"In  view  of  the  history  of  exploita- 
tion of  investors  under  the  present 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


They  Should  Be! 

Albany,  June  18.— Hail  All 
Victorious,  Inc.,  Sweet  Mys- 
tery, Inc.,  and  Good  Men  and 
True,  Inc.,  have  been  dis- 
solved in  the  office  of  the 
secretary  of  state  here  by 
W.  V.  Brooks  of  Warners. 
The  question  of  how  a  Sweet 
Mystery  was  incorporated  in 
the  first  place  was  not 
divulged. 

Incidentally,  and  for  the 
record,  the  three  delightful 
corporations  have  reference 
to  three  stage  plays,  owned 
and  put  UDon  the  Broadway 
boards  by  Warners. 


»es  Moines  and  K.  C. 
Pools  Start  July  1 

RKO'S  pooling  deals  in  Des  Moines 
d  Kansas  City  will  go  into  effect 
ly  1.  In  both  instances  the  circuit 
11  operate  its  own  theatres,  al- 
Dugh  the  buying  and  booking  will 
handled  by  A.  H.  Blank  in  Des 
oines  and  Elmer  C.  Rhoden  in  Kan- 
>  City. 

Blank  operates  the  Paramount  and 
rand  in  Des  Moines,  while  RKO 
s  the  Orpheum.  In  Kansas  City, 
iramount's  Newman,  Fox  Midwest's 
rtown  and  RKO's  Mainstreet  will  be 
ouped  under  one  buying  and  book- 
r  setup. 

On  June  26,  John  Freidl  and  L.  J. 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Number"  a  $79,000 
Draw  at  Music  Hall 

favorable  week-end  weather  aided 
K-office  takes  along  Broadway, 
ibling  most  of  the  theatres  to  do 
|»re  than  average  business.  The 
'asic  Hall  wound  up  with  $79,000  on 
rivate  Number,"  while  the  Roxy 
ed  better  than  usual  on  the  first 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Alien  Talent  Bar 
Passed  by  House 

Washington,  June  18. — Legislation 
proposed  by  Representative  Dickstein 
of  New  York  which  seeks  to  restrict 
the  immigration  of  alien  actors  and 
artists  was  passed  today  by  the  House 
of  Representatives. 

The  purpose  of  the  bill  is  to  afford 
protection  for  American  professional 
talent.  The  approval  of  the  House 
Immigration  Committee  was  given  the 
measure  on  the  ground  that  European 
countries  impose  restrictions  on  the 
appearances  of  American  artists.  In 
some  countries,  it  was  stated,  they 
are  completely  barred. 

By  the  provisions  of  the  bill,  the 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Federal  Admission 
Taxes  Gain  in  May 

Washington,  June  18. — Federal 
admission  taxes  were  higher  for  May 
than  for  April,  but  were  slightly  less 
than  for  May  last  year,  it  is  reported 
by  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Revenue. 

Receipts  during  the  month  were 
$1,318,763,  against  $1,266,423  in  April 
and  $1,343,876  in  May,  1935. 


Hoyt  Circuit 
Deal  Is  Still 
Hanging  Fire 


By  CLIFF  HOLT 

Melbourne,  May  20. —  (By  Airmail 
via  London.) — No  further  progress 
has  been  made  here  in  the  reported 
merging  of  Hoyts'  Australian  interests 
with  Amalgamated  Theatres,  Ltd.,  of 
New  Zealand,  but  the  possibility  of  a 
definite  link  between  the  two  is  con- 
sidered extremely  likely. 

Hoyts  control  65  neighborhood 
houses  in  New  South  Wales  and  Vic- 
toria and  15  leading  city  theatres  in 
association  with  General  Theatres 
Corp.  Amalgamated  also  has  65 
houses,  and  its  executives  have  dis- 
cussed an  affiliation  with  Hoyts  of- 
ficers in  Sydney. 

Such  an  affiliation  as  is  under  dis- 
cussion is  seen  as  having  a  highly  im- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Para.  Officers 
May  Be  Named 
Next  Thursday 

Bylaws  Call  for  Action 
By  the  Directors 

The  annual  election  of  Paramount 
officers,  required  by  the  company's 
bylaws,  will  probably  be  held  at  the 
monthly  meeting  of  the  board  next 
Thursday.  No  notice  of  a  special 
meeting  in  advance  of  the  regular 
scheduled  one  has  been  sent  out,  it 
was  stated  at  Paramount  yesterday. 

Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  who  declared 
this  week  he  would  not  be  a  candidate 
for  any  post  in  Paramount,  left  yes- 
terday for  Boston  and  from  there  he 
will  go  to  his  summer  home  on  Cape 
Cod  for  a  few  days  before  leaving 
for  the  Democratic  National  Conven- 
tion at  Philadelphia  next  week.  His 
office  said  yesterday  that  he  was  ex- 
pected back  here  at  the  end  of  the 
week,  but  others  maintain  that  Ken- 
nedy's plans  are  indefinite  at  the  mo- 
ment and  that  he  may  return  to  Cape 
Cod  from  Philadelphia. 

While  Kennedy  obviously  has  dis- 
continued his  personal  study  of  Para- 
mount and  his  work  on  a  final  report 
for  the  company's  board,  for  the  time 
being,  at  least,  his  aides,  John  J. 
Ford  and  C.  J.  Scollard,  are  con- 
tinuing with  their  individual  reports 
on  Paramount  departmental  opera- 
tions. Whether  or  not  Kennedy  will 
submit  a  final  report  on  the  company 
could    not    be    ascertained  definitely 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Agreement  Closes 
French  Film  Strike 

By  PIERRE  AUTRE 

Paris,  June  18. — Film  employers 
and  delegates  of  the  trade  unions  last 
night  signed  a  temporary  agreement 
ending  the  strike  here.  The  agree- 
ment was  signed  after  three  days  of 
meetings  at  the  Ministry  of  Labor  with 
the  cabinet  member  as  arbitrator. 

Work  was  resumed  today  in  dis- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Pat  he  to  Use  Color 
In  Reel  Next  Year 

Pathe  News  is  planning  use  of  color 
films  during  the  coming  season,  ac- 
cording to  Courtland  Smith,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  production. 

"Our  experiments  in  photographing 
news  in  color  are  continuing,"  Smith 
told  the  sales  convention. 

More  featurettes  based  on  the 
Dionne  quintuplets  will  be  presented 
and  another  number  along  the  lines 
of  "Headlines  of  25  Years"  may  be 
attempted. 


Allied  Men  Discuss 
Plan  to  Raise  Fund 

Detailed  methods  for  raising  Al- 
lied's  proposed  fund  of  $250,000  for 
carrying  on  a  campaign  to  drive  pro- 
ducers from  exhibition  and  to  help 
member  exhibitors  conduct  litigation 
where  it  is  deemed  advisable  were  dis- 
cussed yesterday  at  a  meeting  of  Al- 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  June  19,  193 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  19,  1936 


No.  144 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday 
and  holidays  by  Quigley  Pub- 
lications, Inc.,  Martin  Quigley, 
president;  Colvin  Brown,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer. 

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Office.  Other  Quigley  publications,  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  Better  Theatres,  The 
Motion  Picture  Almanac  and  The  Box- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Boone 
Mancall,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  624 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  C.  B.  O'Neill, 
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tive; Australian  Bureau:  Regent  Theatre 
Buildings.,  191  Collins  Street,  Mel- 
bourne, Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  Jamcj 
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Representative;  Tokyo  Bureau:  880  Sasazu-- 
ka,  Ichikawa-shi,  Chiba-Ken,  H.  Tominaga, 
Representative;  Prague  Bureau:  Uhelny  trh 
2,  Prague  1,  Harry  Knopf,  Representative; 
Shanghai  Bureau:  Rooms  38-41  Capital 
Theatre  Building,  142  Museum  Road,  /.  P. 
Koehlcr,  Representative;  Rio  de  Janeiro 
Bureau:  Caixa  Postal  3358,  A.  IVeissman, 
Representative;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau: 
Corrientes  2495,  N.  Bruski,  Representative; 
Barcelona  Bureau:  Hotel  Ritz,  Plaza  de  las 
Cortes,  Harry  Chapin  Plummer,  Represen- 
tative. 

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4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year  $6  in  the 
AmericaSj  and  foreign  $12.  Single  copies: 
10  cents. 


Seek  $600,000  Fees 
From  Allied  Owners 

Trustees  and  other  factors  in  the 
reorganization  of  Allied  Owners 
Corp.,  theatre  and  realty  owner,  filed 
petitions  for  fees  for  their  services 
amounting  to  $600,000.  The  reor- 
ganization of  the  company  was  com- 
pleted in  Federal  court  at  Brooklyn 
yesterday. 

The  three  trustees  of  the  company 
asked  $56,194  each.  Stephen  Callag- 
han,  a  director  of  Paramount  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  is  one  of  the  trustees  of 
Allied  Owners.  Goldwater  &  Flynn, 
counsel  of  the  trustees  and  also  coun- 
sel for  Keith-Albee-Orpheum,  asked 
a  fee  of  $125,000.  Allied  Owners, 
which  constructed  six  theatres  for 
Paramount,  was  one  of  the  largest 
creditors  in  that  company's  recent 
reorganization. 


Silverman  in  Denial 

Chicago,  June  18. — Edwin  Silver- 
man today  denied  the  report  that  Es- 
saness  would  leave  Allied  having 
patched  up  its  differences  with  B  & 
K.  Silverman  stated  that  Essaness 
would  continue  to  be  a  part  of  Allied. 


Loew  Nine  Beats  S  hour  as 

The  Loew-M-G-M  team  of  the  M. 
P.  Baseball  League  defeated  the 
Skouras  nine  by  a  score  of  8-4, 


i  Purely     Personal  ► 


Nate  Blumberg's  top  men  from 
the  field  gathered  at  the  Hickory 
House  for  lunch  yesterday,  now  that 
the  Radio  convention  is  officially  over. 
Present  from  the  home  office  were 
Johnny  O'Connor,  chief  film  buyer ; 
Max  Fellerman,  his  assistant ;  Fred- 
die Meyers,  district  manager  in  charge 
of  theatres  in  Rochester,  Syracuse  and 
Providence ;  Cliff  Work,  district 
manager  from  San  Francisco;  Nat 
Holt,  district  manager  from  Cleve- 
land ;  James  Christy,  district  man- 
ager from  Chicago ;  Charles  Koer- 
ner,  district  manager  from  Boston ; 
James  M.  Brennan,  district  manager 
in  charge  of  Trenton,  and  Bill  How- 
ard, the  theatre  department's  talent 
head.  Holt  returned  to  Cleveland  last 
night ;  Christy  shoves  off  on  the 
Century  this  afternoon. 

• 

Bobby  Breen,  child  star,  leaves  for 
the  coast  by  train  today,  accompanied 
by  his  sister,  Sally,  following  the 
Radio  convention.  A  scheduled  visit 
to  Booth  Tarkington  at  Kennebunk- 
port,  Me.,  was  called  off  because  of  a 
shift  in  Sol  Lesser's  production  plans. 
• 

G.  T.  Lorance  of  the  New  York 
technical  staff  of  Erpi,  is  en  route  to 
join   the   engineering   department  of 
Western  Electric,  Ltd.,  London. 
• 

E.  L.  Alperson  may  return  from 
Hollywood  next  week.  Then  again, 
he  may  stay  there  for  an  additional 
seven  days. 

• 

Martin  Starr  will  pay  tribute  to 
Carl  Laemmle  during  his  program  of 
film  comment  over  WMCA  tomorrow 
night. 

• 

Charles  Streimer  has  joined  Art 
Flag,  Inc.  He  recently  gave  up  his 
business  known  as  Streimer  Ad  Serv- 


Phil  Eisley,  Oklahoma  City  and 
Tulsa  exhibitor,  will  arrive  with  his 
wife  and  daughter  by  boat  on  June  23. 
• 

George  R.  Batcheller  and  Maury 
Cohen  plan  to  leave  for  Hollywood 

next  week. 

• 

I.  Altman  of  M-G-M  is  due  to  re- 
turn from  a  visit  to  the  studios  today. 


HO.  Kusell,  brother  of  Milt, 
•  New  York  state  district  man- 
ager for  Paramount,  has  been  signed 
to  a  long-term  writing  pact  by  RKO. 
He  leaves  for  the  coast  today  with  Pan- 
dro  Berman  and  Leigh  Jason.  Ku- 
sell's  first  assignment  will  be  to  col- 
laborate with  P.  J.  Wolfson  on 
"Street  Girl,"  Lily  Pons'  picture  to 
be  produced  by  Berman  and  directed 
by  Jason. 

• 

William  Smalley,  Cooperstown; 
Henry  Grossman,  Henry  Freida, 
Hudson,  N.  Y. ;  H.  M.  Richey,  De- 
troit; Abe  Lichtman,  Charles  H. 
Olive  and  Buck  Wilder,  Washing- 
ton, are  in  town  for  the  Louis-Schmel- 
ing  fight.  Meyer  and  Louis  Schine 
and  George  Lynch,  who  arrived  from 
Gloversville,  N.  Y.,  on  Wednesday 
plan  to  leave  for  home  tomorrow. 
• 

Erno  Metzner,  art  director  for 
G.  B.,  has  been  elected  to  the  Academy 
of  M.  P.  Arts  and  Sciences,  accord- 
ing to  word  received  at  the  New  York 
office.  He  is  the  first  British  art 
director  to  become  a  member. 
• 

John  C.  Flinn  and  Emil  Jensen 
will  head  for  the  coast  today  for  con- 
ferences with  Mary  Pickford  and 
Jesse  L.  Lasky. 

• 

J.  A.  Tanney,  treasurer  and  gen- 
eral manager  of  Sales  on  Sound  Corp., 
is  the  father  of  an  eight-pound  boy. 
• 

Charles  Geoly,  president  of  Eaves 
Costume  Co.,  and  his  family  will  sail 
for  Europe  June  27  on  the  Rex. 
• 

Dave  Miller,  Universal's  Cleveland 
manager,  left  for  Atlantic  City  yester- 
day for  a  week-end  vacation. 

• 

Claude  Ezell  left  for  Cleveland 
yesterday  and  is  due  to  return  to- 
morrow. 

• 

Mrs.  Richard  Barthelmess  is  at 
the  Ritz  Towers. 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  plans  to  plane 
to  the  coast  today. 

• 

Ruby  Schwarzwald  is  O.  K. 
again. 


RKO  Foreign  Heads 
Staying  for  Talks 

Although  the  three-day  annual  sales 
convention  at  the  Waldorf  ended 
Wednesday  night,  RKO  foreign  man- 
agers will  remain  in  New  York  for 
further  conferences  with  Phil  Reis- 
man,  head  of  the  company's  foreign 
activities. 

Some  of  the  out-of-town  branch 
managers  also  are  remaining  in  the 
east  on  circuit  deals,  but  all  are  ex- 
pected to  leave  by  Sunday. 


Ask  Film  Center  Ruling 

A  notice  for  approval  of  the  re- 
organization plan  for  the  Film  Center, 
Inc.,  was  filed  in  N.  Y.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday.  The  affidavit  stated 
that  copies  of  the  notice  had  already 
been  sent  to  the  30  registered  holders 
of  the  first  moragage  6%  sinking  fund 
gold  bond  certificates.  The  court  re- 
cently approved  a  plan  offered  by 
Morton  I.  Davis  in  a  foreclosure  ac- 
tion brought  by  the  Central  Hanover 
Bank  &  Trust  Co. 


Conferences  Wind  Up 
Universal' 's  Meeting 

Individual  conferences  between  dis- 
trict and  exchange  managers  and 
James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager,  who  went  into  detail  on 
territorial  sales  problems,  wound  up 
the  Universal  convention  activities 
yesterday. 

Most  of  the  men  left  during  the 
afternoon  and  early  evening.  All  the 
men,  even  in  distant  western  points, 
will  be  back  on  the  job  Monday  morn- 
ing. 


RKO  Forces  Go  Home 

Following  brief  conferences  with 
Jules  Levy,  RKO  district  and  branch 
managers  and  salesmen  yesterday  left 
for  their  respective  headquarters. 


Humphrey  Doulens  Back 

Bridgeport,  June  18. — Humphrey 
Doulens,  Post-Telegram  film  critic, 
has  returned  from  a  vacation  in  Ber- 
muda. 


"Pastures"  Banned 
By  English  Censo 

London,  June  18. — "The  Grea 
Pastures,"  Warner  feature,  has  b*r 
banned  from  showing  throughout  Etij 
land  by  order  of  the  Lord  Chamb'r 
lain  here.  The  objection  is  based  r 
the  fact  that  the  film  portrays  tli 
Diety  in  human  form.  The  Pulitzcf 
Prize  winning  stage  play  by  Mai' 
Connelly,  from  which  the  picture  vm 
adapted,  likewise  was  banned  here 
1930,  for  the  same  reason. 

The  Rev.  Pat  McCormick,  rectoJ 
of     St.     Martin's-in-the-Fields,  m 
written  to  the  London  office  of  Wa 
ners  that  after  seeing  the  film,  he  aj 
see  no  objection  to  showing  it  in  rl 
church.  The  Lord  Chamberlain  is  til 
head  of  the  British  Board  of  Fil! 
Censors,  and  no  appeal  from  its  rj 
cision  is  possible,  except  to  the  boa 
itself.    A  storm  of  protest  follow* 
the  banning  of  the  Connelly  play 
1930. 


Meet  Over,  Warner 
Men  Leave  Chicag 

Chicago,  June  18. — Delegates 
the  Warner  western  and  southf  I 
sales  convention  at  the  Blackstc 
Hotel  here  are  leaving  tonight  a 
tomorrow  for  their  territories,  folio 
ing  the  completion  of  the  meetii 
which  ended  with  sales  conferem 
today. 

En  route  to  the  home  office  ; 1 
Gradwell  L.  Sears,  western  and  sou 
ern  general  sales  manager,  who  p  ' 
sided  at  the  convention ;  A.  W.  Smi 
Jr.,  eastern  and  Canadian  sales  he< 
Norman  H.   Moray,    in  charge 
shorts  and  trailers ;  Harold  S.  Ba 
ford,  A.  W.  Schwalberg.  supervi 
of  exchanges ;   Arthur  Sachson, 
M.  Doherty,  I.  F.  Dolid,  L.  Tietj 
J.  Kelly  and  Rudy  Hagen.  Brai 
and  district  managers  will  hold 
dividual   conferences   in   their  tei 
tories. 


Name  Dinner  Speaker 

Among  those  scheduled  to  speak. I 
the  Laemmle  testimonial  dinner  at 
Waldorf-Astoria   Monday  night 
Harry  M.  Warner,  Nathan  Strj 
chairman  of  the  New  York  campa 
of  the  United  Palestine  Appeal, 
der  whose  auspices  the  dinner  will 
held;  Louis  Nizer,  Gene  Buck,  Te 
Ramsaye,  Major  Henry  A.  Proc 
and  Judge  Julian  Mack.  Harry  Hir 
field  will  be  toastmaster. 

Willis  Bright,  Donald  Flamm,  J< 
G.  Payne,  E.  A.  Schiller,  Leo  Sji 
and  George  Skouras  have  been  ad 
to  the  general  dinner  committee. 


Met.  Elects  Leo  Spit: 

Directors  of  Metropolitan  P' 
houses  yesterday  elected  Leo  Si  j 
president  of  RKO,  to  the  directo: 
to  fill  the  post  vacated  by  Herl 
Bayard  Swope.  The  annual  finan 
report  is  expected  to  be  completed 
the  auditors  for  ratification  at 
next  meeting. 


Special  "Boat"  Book  C 

As  a  service  in  addition  to  the  pr 
books  Joe  Weil  of  Universal  has 
sued  a  photostatic  folder  contaii 
copies  of  ads  used  in  many  of 
larger  cities  of  the  country,  with 
tailed  descriptions  of  some  of  the 
ploitation  stunts  put  on  in  key 
nouses  on  behalf  of  "Show  Boat' 


THEY  MEAN  ^Lsttt&J. . . 
HOLD-OVER  BUSINESS! 

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2  WEEKS  in  SEATTLE  ...  2  WEEKS  in  MILWAUKEE 
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APOLIS  ...  2  WEEKS  in  DENVER  ...  2  WEEKS 
in  DALLAS  ...  2  WEEKS  in  NEW  ORLEANS  .  .  . 
set  for  2nd  WEEK  in  PROVIDENCE.  Equally 
sensational  everywhere  else! 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Public  Enemy's  Wife" 

{Warners) 

Hollywood,  June  18. — With  such  familiar  elements  as  machine  guns, 
jail-breaks,  screeching  sirens  and  automobile  chases,  this  seems  as  if 
it  were  made  from  blueprints  rather  than  a  scenario.  However,  the 
story  offers  several  original  twists  and  will  satisfy  in  some  localities. 

Margaret  Lindsay,  playing  the  title  role,  is  freed  from  a  penitentiary 
after  serving  a  sentence  for  a  crime  which  implicated  Cesar  Romero, 
her  husband.  Pat  O'Brien,  a  Government  agent  who  is  anxious  to  link 
Romero  with  other  crimes,  trails  the  released  wife.  Miss  Lindsay, 
divorced,  goes  to  Palm  Beach  and  is  about  to  wed  Dick  Foran  when 
Romero  breaks  from  jail.  Thinking  Romero  will  try  to  stop  the  wed- 
ding, O'Brien  substitutes  for  the  bridegroom  at  the  ceremony  and  is 
unintentionally  married  when  Romero  is  scared  away.  Romero  snatches 
the  bride  from  her  honeymoon.  As  Romero  is  about  to  make  his  getaway 
to  Cuba,  O'Brien's  Government  men  close  in,  the  crooks  are  killed  and 
O'Brien  and  Miss  Lindsay  agree  to  let  the  marriage  stand. 

Nick  Grinde  directed  for  suspense  and  managed  some  clever  excite- 
ment. The  supporting  cast  includes  Robert  Armstrong  and  Joseph 
King  on  the  side  of  the  law,  and  Richard  Purcell  as  Romero's  aide. 
The  screen  play  is  by  Abem  Finkel  and  Harold  Buckley  from  P.  J. 
Wolfsin's  original.  The  Sam  Bischoff  production  indicates  it  is  aimed 
for  dual  bills. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,158.  Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


A 

Hoyt  Circuit 
Deal  Is  Still 
Hanging  Fire 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
portant  bearing  on  the  film  buying 
situation  in  Australia,  since  obviously 
no  film  could  be  expected  to  show  a 
real  profit  in  this  market  unless  it  was 
sold  to  the  two  theatre  organizations. 

It  has  been  estimated  that  $1,000,- 
000  has  been  invested  in  theatre  prop- 
erties in  the  outlying  districts  of  Mel- 
bourne during  the  past  year.  As  the 
theatres  compare  favorably  with  the 
city  houses,  the  latter  are  beginning 
to  feel  the  competition. 

In  Melbourne,  Hoyts,  with  40  houses 
and  the  pick  of  the  product,  with  the 
exception  of  M-G-M  and  Paramount, 
is  making  things  difficult  for  the  in- 
dependents, who  find  the  two  sources 
of  product  supply  insufficient  for  their 
needs. 

*  *  * 

Capitalized  at  $75,000,  a  company 
has  been  formed  to  finance  the  pro- 
duction of  a  Zane  Grey  picture  on  the 
Barrier  Reef,  a  coral  island  off  the 
northern  coast  of  Queensland.  The 
film  will  be  made  with  the  cooperation 

of  the  Queensland  Government. 

#  *  # 

'Modern  Times"  is  bringing  unusual 
grosses  in  its  city  runs.  In  houses 
whose  normal  Saturday  business  is 
about  $2,500,  the  picture  is  grossing 
as  much  as  $4,750.  Prices  have  been 
increased  considerably  with  little  ob- 
jection from  patrons.  The  film  has 
been  sold  throughout  Australia  at  a 
minimum  rental  of  50  per  cent  of  the 
gross,  with  competition  forcing  the 
price  even  higher  in  some  cases.  The 
percentage  sets  a  record  for  distribu- 
tion in  this  country. 

New  Agreement  Ends 
French  Film  Strike 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

tributing  companies,  studios  and  lab- 
oratories, with  temporary  wage  in- 
creases of  $7  to  $10  monthly  pending 
the  completion  of  a  permanent  agree- 
ment. The  new  collective  contract  is 
expected  to  include  a  40-hour  week, 
minimum  wage  scale  and  paid  vaca- 
tions. The  Paramount  Theatre  and 
the  Cineac  circuit  of  newsreel  theatres 
reopened  yesterday.  As  a  result  of 
the  strike,  no  newsreels  were  issued 
this  week,  with  trouble  expected  to- 
morrow, since  no  prints  have  been 
made  for  two  weeks. 

Storm-Tossed  Warner 
Crowd  Reaches  Rye 

Most  of  the  1,200  Warnerites  who 
went  to  Playland,  Rye  Beach,  on  the 
annual  Warner  Club  outing  yesterday 
debated  whether  to  wear  bathing 
suits  or  raincoats.  Raincoats  won. 

The  Peter  Stuyvesant  found  its  way 
past  Throggs  Neck  into  Long  Island 
Sound  and  tied  up  at  the  dock  on 
schedule,  but  there  was  considerable 
delay  about  going  ashore.  The  park's 
attractions  were  enjoyed  between 
showers.  The  dinner  was  served  ac- 
cording to  schedule  at  5 :30  and  the 
return  trip  started  in  a  southeast  gale 
at  8  P.  M.  A  good  time  was  had  by 
all. 


Des  Moines  and  K.  C. 
Pools  Start  July  1 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Ludwig  will  assume  operation  of 
RKO's  Orpheum  and  President  in  St. 
Paul. 

A  deal  is  practically  set  whereby 
Randforce  will  take  over  the  Green- 
point,  Brooklyn,  from  RKO  in  ex- 
change for  the  Republic,  same  borough. 
Although  no  papers  have  been  signed, 
it  is  expected  the  transfer  of  the 
houses  will  take  place  on  Sept.  4. 

John  J.  O'Connor,  film  buyer  for 
the  RKO  circuit,  and  Max  Fellerman, 
his  assistant,  are  scheduled  to  leave 
tomorrow  for  a  week's  trip  to  Chi- 
cago, Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  Kansas 
City  and  Des  Moines.  James  A. 
Christie,  Midwest  theatre  head,  who 
has  been  attending  the  three-day  con- 
vention of  the  parent  company  at  the 
Waldorf,  will  accompany  the  two 
home  office  executives  as  far  as  the 
Windy  City  where  he  makes  his  head- 
quarters. 


Lawrence  in  'Rembrandt 

Gertrude  Lawrence,  stage  star,  has 
been  signed  by  Alexander  Korda  for 
an  important  role  in  "Rembrandt" 
opposite  Charles  Laughton.  Shooting 
has  started  at  Denham,  England. 


Will  Reissue  "Henry  VIII" 

United  Artists  will  release  nation- 
ally "The  Private  Life  of  Henry 
VIII"  within  the  next  few  weeks.  The 
film,  reissued  in  a  few  selected  spots 
as  a  trial,  drew  heavy  patronage  re- 
sulting in  the  present  decision. 


LeRoy  Definite  on  Unit 

Hollywood,  June  18. — Mervyn  Le 
Roy  has  definitely  determined  to  pro- 
duce independently  for  Warner  re- 
lease following  the  production  of 
"Three  Men  on  a  Horse."  The  deal 
will  not  be  set  finally  until  the  arrival 
of  Harry  M.  Warner,  expected  here 
in  about  a  month.  Edward  Selzer, 
studio  publicity  head,  returned  today 
from  the  convention  in  Chicago. 


Allied  Men  Discuss 
Plan  to  Raise  Fund 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

lied  leaders  at  the  Warwick.  It  was 
stated  that  the  committee  hopes  to 
raise  the  first  $100,000  by  July  15. 

The  action  carried  out  a  resolution 
passed  at  the  recent  Cleveland  con- 
vention. Details  of  the  proposed  plan 
are  to  be  mailed  to  all  who  made 
pledges  at  the  convention. 

In  the  meantime  an  investigation  is 
to  be  made  of  the  legal  aspects  of  the 
campaign  and  for  drafting  of  pro- 
posed legislation  to  accomplish  its  ob- 
jects. The  commodities  clause  of  the 
Hepburn  act  divorcing  railroads  from 
industries  they  serve  and  various 
state  laws  barring  breweries  from 
owning  saloons  are  to  be  studied. 

W.  A.  Steffes  was  elected  chair- 
man and  H.  M.  Richey,  secretary. 


20th-Fox  Wins  Reel 
Case  Against  Brandt 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  yesterday 
was  victorious  in  its  two  claims 
against  Harry  Brandt's  Inwood,  For- 
est Hills,  L.  I.,  and  Garfield,  Brook- 
lyn, at  an  arbitration  proceeding  be- 
fore the  New  York  Film  Board.  Jack 
Bellman,  Republic  branch  ,  manager, 
was  chairman  of  the  board  which 
comprised  Irving  Gumberg,  G.  B. 
manager ;  John  Manheimer,  secretary 
of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.,  and  Charles  Op- 
penheimer,  Bronx  exhibitor. 

The  exchange  asked  for  $260  on 
each  theatre,  which  has  not  lifted 
any  of  the  bi-weekly  releases  of  Fox 
Movietone  News.  The  board  awarded 
the  distributor  half  of  each  claim  with 
the  understanding  Brandt  would  pick 
up  all  future  releases. 


Spain  Exchanges  to  Close 

Barcelona,  June  18. — Exchanges 
here  are  preparing  to  close  as  a  result 
of  the  general  mercantile  strike, 
which  has  caused  the  walkout  of  all 
clerical  employes. 


Friday,  June  19,  1936 


Police  Renew 
Moves  Against 
Theatre  Games 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
conferring  with  the  district  attorneys 
have  decided  to  drop  the  games  for 
the  summer.  However,  they  hav( 
also  notified  the  city  officials  Bant 
Night  will  be  resumed  and  that  ir 
their  opinion  the  game  is  not  a  lot 
tery.  Louis  Weber  has  had  severa 
decisions  handed  down  in  his  favoj 
and  is  ready  to  go  to  bat  on  the  legal 
ity  of  Bank  Night,  he  said. 

Several  arrests  have  been  made  re 
cently  by  the  police  department  a 
theatres  where  crowds  have  gatherei 
outside  to  participate  in  the  games 
Loew's  Rio  was  fined  $5  when  thi 
Bronx  Magistrate's  Court  found  th 
management  guilty  of  disorderly  con 
duct. 

This   is   a   new   phase   which  ha: 
never   come   up   before   and  a  new 
source  of  worry  to  independent  ex 
hibitors.    In  order  to  get  around  thi 
Appellate  Division  ruling  theatre  mei 
have  been  displaying  blackboards  in 
the  lobbies  so  that  non-patrons  cai 
join  the  games.    In  the  case  of  thi 
Rio,  it  was  held  2,000  people  wen : 
outside   the   theatre   blocking   pedes  | 
trian  traffic.    One  Long  Island  exhibij 
tor  also  has  been  fined  because  hi 
allegedly  obstructed  vehicular  trafftl 
on  a  night  when  a  game  was  beinj 
played. 

"Number"  a  $79,000 
Draw  at  Music  Hah 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

week  of  "British  Agent,"  garnerinf 
$37,500.  The  second  week  of  "Prhj 
cess  Comes  Across"  at  the  Paramoun 
wound  up  with  about  $24,000  and  thi 
Rivoli  for  the  third  week  of  "The  Ex 
Mrs.  Bradford,"  got  $11,000. 

Two  first  run  features  at  the  Pal 
ace,  "Murder  by  an  Aristocrat"  am 
"Nobody's  Fool,"  tallied  about  $7,00C 


Wall  Street 


Universal  Gains  1%  Pts.  on  Boan 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chang  t 

Consolidated    4&    I 

Consolidated,   pt'd.            1654  16J4   '  I 

Eastman   Kodak.. 168  16754  16754  —  /21 

Loew's.  Inc  45lA  WA  4S»4  +  M  I 

Paramount                 8M      8%  &lA   II 

Paramount  1  pfd.  6554  6554  65l/2  —  'M  I 

Pathe  Film                7'A      7lA  'Vs  —  "s  j 

RKO                          m      5'/2  554  -  hi 

20th  Century,  pfd.  3554  35J4  3554  —  V»  I 

Universal,   pfd.... 101  101  101K  I 

Warner  Bros            9M      Wi  9Vi  — 

Trans-Lux  Up  V%  on  Curb 

Net 

High   Low  Close  Chang 

Technicolor    28M     28  28   

Trans-Lux    4         4         4        +  5s 

Bonds  Change  Fractionally 

Net; 


High 

Low 

Close 

Changl 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ..  26^ 

26 

2654 

General  Theatre 

Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  2654 

2654 

2VA 

-  4, 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 

93}4 

93A 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

deb  rights    97 

97 

97 

+  54 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89 

&&y2 

89 

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Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   94 

9354 

93% 

—  *4 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  18) 


SURE  IT'S  A 
REPEATER!" 


URN,  PLEASE 


A  BOX-OFFICE 
REPEATER! 


'THE  TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 


Paramount's  Big  Technicolor  Smash  Is  Going  Big  Guns  on 
Its  Second  Tour  Around  the  Country.  The  Rialto  Theatre  in 
Chattanooga  reports  a  return  of  "Trail"  grossing  75%  above  the  house 
average  for  four  days.  Knoxville's  Riviera  reports  second  run  of 
"Trail"  as  32%  above  average.  At  Akron's  Palace,  "Trail"  equalled 
average  of  first  run  pictures.  So  get  in  on  the  gravy  train, 
boys,  use  "Trail"  to  battle  the  old  hot  weather  slump! 


"TRAIL"  sure  has  us  jumping  down  here  in 
Australia  . . .  doing  five  weeks  at  Paramount's 
Capitol  Theatre,  Melbourne,  and  a  minimum 
of  four  weeks  at  the  Prince  Edward  in  Sydney. 


SYLVIA  SIDNEY  •  FRED  MacMURRAY  •  HENRY  FONDA 

"THE  TRAIL  OF  THE  LONESOME  PINE" 

with  FRED  STONE  •  NIGEL  BRUCE  •  BEULAH  BONDI  •  ROBERT  BARRAT  •  SPANKY 
McFARLAND  •  FUZZY  KNIGHT  •  Filmed  outdoors  in  Technicolor  •  A  Walter  Wanger 
Production.  Based  on  John  Fox,  Jr.'s,  famous  novel.  Directed  by  Henry  Hathaway.  A  Paramount  Picture. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY  

Alien  Talent  Bar 
Passed  by  House 


jy,  June  19,  1936 


rustees  with 
lo  Interests 
^sked  by  SEC 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

t  indentures   any  less   rigid  re- 
ement  would  be  inadequate.  There 
be  no  permanency  of  integrity 
confidence  in    this    field  unless 
e  in  control  of  other  people's  in- 
ments  are  held  to  high  fiduciary 
dards  of  conduct." 
he   commission   cites   the  Para- 
int  case  as  an  example  of  a  situa- 
where  increased  watchfulness  of 
part  of  the  trustee  over  inden- 
provisions  and  their  performance 
ssential  if  the  interests  of  the  in- 
ors  are  to  be  safeguarded,  refer- 
;  to  "negative  pledge  clauses  and 
notorious  history  of  their  circum- 
:ion." 

\n  example  of  the  illusory  nature 
he  protection  which  these  clauses 
rd  is  provided  by  an  incident  from 
history  of  Paramount-Publix 
p.  developed  at  a  hearing  before 

commission,"  the  report  related. 

1932  this  company  was  obligated 
$25,000,000  of  debentures  which 
e  widely  held  by  the  public.  These 
tained  a  familiar  negative  pledge 
lse;  that  so  long  as  the  deben- 
?s  shall  be  outstanding  the  cor- 
ation  will  not  create,  or  permit  the 
ition  of,  any  mortgage  or  other 

on  any  property  or  assets  direct- 
->wned  by  the  corporation  without 
ally  and  ratably  securing  the 
bentures)  bonds  thereunder. 

Bankruptcy  Threatened 

Paramount  had  $9,600,000  in  short 
n,  unsecured  notes  outstanding  in 
spring  of  1932,  held  by  a  num- 
of  banks,  chiefly  in  New  York.  It 
■ced  cash  sufficient  to  pay  all  these 
es.  One  of  the  banks  refused  to 
ew  the  note  it  held  and  it  was 
red  that  others  would  follow  suit, 
'thermore,  Paramount  needed  sub- 
itial  new  money  in  order  to  carry 
through  the  summer,  for  even  in 
mal  years  production  costs  were 
viest  during  the  summer  when  in- 
ne  was  lowest,  and  it  had  been  cus- 
lary  in  former  years  for  Paramount 
borrow  money  at  this  season.  Ac- 
ding  to  Sir  William  Wiseman,  who 
tified  at  the  hearing  before  this 
nmission:  'Paramount  had  at  that 
le  about  six  to  seven  million  dol- 
s  tied  up  in  partly  finished  nega- 
5S  and  if  they  had  not  been  able 
finish  them,  those  negatives  would 
re  been  completely  worthless,  and 
reover,  they  wouldn't  have  been 
e  to  finish  their  program  for  the 
i.  It  would  have  meant  bank- 
)tcy.' 

Saved  by  Bank  Credit 

'Paramount  had  several  meetings 
:h  its  bank  creditors  as  a  result 
which  the  decision  was  reached 
t  the  banks  would  extend  the  ex- 
ng  credits  and  (with  other  banks) 
uld  also  provide  approximately  $4,- 
■,000  of  new  credit  against  which 
ramount  might  draw  to  complete 
films  then  in  production  and  for 
anticipated   summer  requirements 
the  condition  that  the  bonds  ob- 
i  security  both   for   the  existing 
ns  and  the  new  credit.    The  latter 
mt  that  the  debenture  provisions 
uld  have  to  be  either  violated  or 


avoided.  The  latter  course  did  not 
prove  to  be  impossible  to  Paramount's 
lawyers.  Assets  of  the  company  di- 
rectly owned  were  not  pledged ;  they 
were  transferred  to  a  subsidiary  cre- 
ated for  the  sole  purpose  of  holding 
them.  This  subsidiary  paid  the  par- 
ent for  these  assets  by  notes  which 
the  parent  endorsed  to  the  banks.  The 
effect  of  this  was  to  give  the  banks 
a  claim  on  these  assets  prior  to  that 
of  the  debenture  holders. 

"As  noted  above,"  the  commission 
concluded,  "the  business  (as  contrasted 
to  the  ethical  or  legal)  argument  in 
favor  of  such  a  transaction  was  (1) 
that  receivership  was  staved  off,  and 
(2)  that  investment  in  films  was  sal- 
vaged. The  validity  of  that  business 
argument  need  not  be  determined  here. 
Motivation  for  evasion  or  avoidance 
of  such  negative  pledge  clauses  will 
always  have  varying  degrees  of  pro- 
priety. But  if  issuers  and  their  law- 
yers are  left  unrestrained  in  fixing 
the  degree  of  protection  afforded  by 
the  negative  pledge  clause,  the  use  of 
such  clause  will  become  grossly  de- 
ceptive." 

Unfettered  Trustees  Asked 

Discussing  the  affiliation  of  trus- 
tees with  protective  committees,  the 
report  charges  that  the  latter  "all  too 
frequently  have  been  identified  with 
interests  that  are  not  identical  with 
those  of  the  security  holders  whom 
they  represent. 

"It  is  idle,"  the  commission  held, 
"to  expect  a  committee  composed  of 
underwriters  to  require  a  receiver  or 
bankruptcy  trustee  to  sue  the  under- 
writers for  their  participation  with  the 
management  in  misappropriation  or  di- 
version of  the  corporation's  assets  and 
thus  improve  the  position  of  the  bond- 
holders." 

W  hile  the  report  was  based  on  the 
investigation  of  protective  committees, 
the  problems  of  such  organizations  are 
to  be  dealt  with  at  length  in  a  re- 
port which  is  to  be  submitted  to  Con- 
gress later. 

Name  Group  to  Help 
Study  Film  Storage 

Hollywood,  June  18. — William  Koe- 
nig,  chairman  of  the  Academy  Re- 
search Council,  has  appointed  George 
Crane,  Alan  Freedman,  Sidney  Lund. 
Hugh  McClung,  J.  M.  Nickolaus  and 
Tohn  Swain  to  assist  the  Council's 
Film  Preservative  Committee.  The 
committee  consists  of  Harris  Ensign, 
chairman ;  Fred  Gage,  A.  J.  Guerin. 
and  Gordon  S.  Mitchell,  manager  of 
the  Council. 

Various  types  of  available  preserv- 
ative processes  are  being  investigated, 
and  a  comprehensive  report  will  be 
issued  in  the  near  future.  Eastern  dis- 
tributing executives  will  thus  have  the 
benefit  of  the  collective  experience  of 
laboratory  authorities  on  preservative 
processing. 


Schulberg  Leases  Studio 

Hollywood.  June  18. — B.  P.  Schul- 
berg, through  his  new  company, 
Schulberg  Studios,  Inc.,  has  signed  a 
long  lease  on  the  Prudential  studio 
oroperty.  Negotiations  had  been  go- 
ing on  with  Harry  Sherman,  owner, 
for  some  time. 

Plans  are  now  being  rushed  for  the 
construction  of  a  new  administration 
building,  star  dressing  rooms,  and  re- 
modeling of  stages.  The  new  studio 
will  house  B.  P.  Schulberg  Pictures. 
Inc.,  and  the  16  pictures  they  will 
make  for  Paramount  release  will  be 
made  there. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

approval  of  the  Secretary  of  Labor 
would  have  to  be  secured  before  any 
alien  actor,  singer,  solo  dancer,  in- 
strumentalist or  orchestra  conductor 
could  enter  the  United  States,  but 
provision  is  made  for  a  reciprocal  ex- 
change of  artists  with  foreign  coun- 
tries which  permit  the  performances 
of  Americans  within  their  borders. 

In  considering  the  applications  for 
entry,  the  Secretary  of  Labor  would 
"seek  the  counsel"  of  reputable  or- 
ganizations or  associations  of  artists 
of  the  types  covered  by  the  bill  in 
determining  the  availability  here  of 
artists  for  professional  engagements. 

Despite  the  action  of  the  House  it 
is  doubtful  that  the  bill  will  be  en- 
acted into  law  during  this  session. 
With  only  the  tax  bill  remaining  to 
be  considered,  leaders  in  Congress 
are  planning  to  adjourn  before  the 
opening  of  the  Democratic  National 
Convention  next  Tuesday  and  are 
sidetracking  everything  to  clear  the 
way  for  taxes.  Consideration  of  any 
other  bills  was  characterized  today 
as  extremely  doubtful  by  majority 
leader  Joe  Robinson  of  Arkansas. 


Mexican  Workers  In 
Walkout  as  Protest 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  June  18. — Theatres 
here  as  well  as  in  most  cities  of 
Mexico  suspended  operations  for  30 
minutes  tonight  when  their  unionized 
employes  obeyed  the  mandate  of  the 
Confederation  of  Mexican  Workers 
and  Peasants,  Mexico's  strongest 
labor  organization,  to  stop  work  as  a 
national  protest  against  the  Federal 
Labor  Dep't's  drastic  settlement  of 
the  strike  declared  by  the  National 
Railways. 

Other  amusement  centers  also  par- 
ticipated in  the  walkout. 

iV.  E.  Allied  Drops 
Republic  Contract 

Boston,  June  18. — Independent  Ex- 
hibitors, Inc.,  New  England  affiliate 
of  Allied,  has  terminated  its  product 
contract  with  Republic.  The  pact  had 
been  in  operation  three  years. 

The  new  Invincible-Majestic  tieup 
means  a  shift  to  Academy  Pictures 
Corp.  The  Herman  Rifkin  deal 
worked  for  a  set  sum  to  independent 
exhibitors  each  year  in  return  for 
verbal  and  bulletin  support. 


/  A  Men  West  for  Talks 

Hollywood,  June  18.  —  Horland 
Holmden,  third  vice-president  of 
I.A.T.S.E.,  and  William  Bioff,  per- 
sonal representative  of  President 
George  E.  Browne,  arrived  here  today 
for  conferences  with  local  LA.  offi- 
cials. It  is  expected  that  closer  co- 
operation will  be  sought  with  the 
Screen  Actors'  Guild.  The  Guild 
membership  has  been  working  towards 
this  objective  for  many  months. 


Circuit  Gets  Two  Houses 

Spartanburg,  S.  C,  June  18. — L. 
C.  Sipe  Theatres  Co.  has  sold  the  Cri- 
terion here  and  the  Criterion  at  An- 
derson to  the  Carolina  Amusement 
Co.,  which  operates  three  other  houses 
here,  the  Carolina,  State  and  Strand. 


7 


Para.  Officers 
May  Be  Named 
Next  Thursday 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
yesterday.  The  opinion  in  some  Para- 
mount quarters  is  that  Kennedy  will 
continue  inactive  in  the  situation  until 
the  committee  of  three  Paramount 
directors  appointed  last  week  to  study 
his  report  and  make  recommendations 
to  the  full  board  has  completed  its 
work.  If  Kennedy's  findings,  espe- 
cially those  calling  for  the  resignation 
from  the  board  of  the  leaders  of  its 
discordant  elements,  are  approved  by 
the  committee  and  upheld  by  a  ma- 
jority of  the  board,  it  is  believed  that 
Kennedy  would  resume  his  work  of 
making  final  and  specific  recommend- 
ations on  company  revisions.  If  the 
committee  or  the  board,  however,  re- 
jects what  he  regards  as  his  basic  sug- 
gestions for  improvement,  contained  in 
his  first  report,  he  would  not  reenter 
the  Paramount  situation. 

Some  financial  sources  close  to 
Paramount  developments  are  of  the 
opinion  that  the  holding  of  the  annual 
election  of  officers  in  advance  of  the 
resignations  from  the  board  which 
Kennedy  has  urged  would  also  result 
in  his  withdrawal  from  the  situation. 

The  board  committee's  study  of 
Kennedy's  report  has  been  delayed  by 
the  absence  from  the  city  of  Harvey 
D.  Gibson,  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tee. The  other  members,  Harry  O. 
King  and  Stanton  Griffis,  expect  to 
begin  work  on  it  early  next  week. 

Court  Stay  Permits 
Mo.  Sunday  Opening 

Kansas  City,  June  18. — The  Cir- 
cuit Court  at  Brookfield,  Mo.,  has 
granted  a  permanent  injunction  re- 
straining the  City  Council  of  Brook- 
field  from  interfering  with  Sunday 
shows  there.  The  City  Council  of 
Marceline,  Mo.,  also  will  abide  by  the 
court's  decision. 

This  spring  Steve  Souttar,  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  DeGraw,  Brookfield, 
was  arrested  when  he  continued  to 
show  on  Sunday  after  the  City  Coun- 
cil had  moved  against  Sunday  shows. 
The  DeGraw  obtained  a  temporary  in- 
junction. 


Seek  Script  on  "Opera" 

A  motion  will  be  made  in  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  this  morning  before 
Justice  John  L.  Walsh  by  Casino  de 
Paree  Prod.,  Inc.,  to  compel  the 
Vitaphone  Corp.  to  produce  a  complete 
copy  of  the  script  of  "Doorman's 
Opera."  This  is  in  connection  with 
a  suit  brought  by  the  Casino  de  Paree 
against  Warners  and  Vitaphone  alleg- 
ing that  the  film  is  an  infringement  of 
the  story  "The  Postman  Always 
Rings  Twice."  It  is  pointed  out  in 
the  affidavit  that  Warners  in  making 
a  denial,  allege  that  the  "Doorman's 
Opera"  was  based  on  an  original 
script  by  A.  Dorian  Otvos  and  George 
J.  Bennett. 


Para.  Buys  Two  Stories 

Hollywood,  June  18.  —  Paramount 
has  purchased  two  originals,  "I  Leave 
It  to  You,"  by  Grant  Garrett,  and 
"Right  in  Your  Lap,"  a  back  stage 
radio  yarn,  by  Wayne  Kilbourne. 


NE  OF  THE  GRANDEST 
COLLECTIONS  OF  SUPPORT- 
ING PLAYERS  EVER  GATHER- 
ED FOR  ONE  PRODUCTION"* 
Helps  Marion  Score  the  9th 
Consecutive  Cosmopolitan 
Success  For  Warner  Bros. 
Marion  is  tops!  Most  entertaining  his- 
torical romance  ever  done!  A  cinematic 
treat!  Don't  miss  it!"— N.  Y.  Journal.  "Mag- 
nificently produced,  exquisitely  directed, 
played  by  a  distinguished  company. 
Marion's  performance  one  of  her  great- 
est!"— N.  Y.  Mirror.  "A  drama  of  infinite 
charm,  admirably  portrayed  by  a  superb 
star  and  a  splendid  cast!"— N.  Y.  American. 

MARION 
D  A  V  I  E  S 

DICK  POWELL 
Charlie  RUGGLES 
CLAUDE  RAINS 

Edw.  Everett  HORTON 
ARTHUR  TREACHER 
HALL  JOHNSON  CHOIR 

A  FRANK  BORZAGE  Production 
With  the  latest  song  hits  of  Warren  &  Duhin 
A  Cosmopolitan  Production  •    A  First  National  Picture 


The  Leading 


Motio) 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
In  All 
Branches 


OL.  39.  NO.  145 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  20,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Australia  Is 
Advancing  in 
Picture  Field 


lakes  Rapid  Strides  as 
Production  Center 


By  CLIFF  HOLT 

Melbourne,  May  21.  (By  Airmail 
a   London). — Australia    is  making 

Epid  strides  as  a  producing  country. 
>ur  strongly  financed  companies  are 
rtively  engaged  in  production  at  the 
loment,  and  several  others  are  taking 
finite  shape.    There  is  every  indi- 
tion    that    within    another  year, 
ustralia's  feature  total  will  rise  to 
a  year,   with   the   industry  here 
tablished  on  a  firm  basis  if  the  out- 
t  meets  with  the  public  reception 
nich  is  anticipated. 
One  of  the  most  important  recent 
yelopments  is  the  decision  of  Na- 
»nal  Studios,  Ltd.,  to  take  advantage 
the  quota  by  increasing  its  capital 
$1,250,000  and  making  immediate 
*ns  to  embark  on  an  ambitious  pro- 
•ction    schedule.      The  company's 
■ectorate  includes  some  of  the  most 
luential  financial  men  in  Australia. 
;retofore  National  has  operated  its 
ghly   modern   studio   merely   as  a 
Tital  plant.     It  was  here  that  the 
umont  British  unit  produced  "The 
Uying  Doctor,"  at  a  cost  of  $175,000. 
lie  film  will  be  released  in  Australia 
I  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  the  plans 

(Continued  on  page  4) 

olumbia  Men  Off 
For  Chicago  Meet 

The  home  office  contingent  to  the 
lumbia  sales  convention,  which  be- 
;s  Monday  at  the  Drake  Hotel  in 
cago  and  will  continue  throughout 
week,  leaves  by  special  train  this 
rnoon.  Branch  managers  and  the 
force  from  Boston,  Albany  and 
alo  will  be  picked  up  en  route, 
group  arriving  in  Chicago  tomor- 
-T  morning. 

Tie  home  office  group,  headed  by 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


ilumbia  Will  Have 
58  with  126  Shorts 

in  addition  to  58  features,  Abe 
intague,  general  sales  manager,  will 
[ounce  126  shorts  on  Columbia's 
jup  next  season.  The  shorts  group 
comprise  100  single  reelers  and 
two-reelers. 

1  Sherman  of  the  home  office 
licity  department  left  for  the 
■ke,  Chicago,  yesterday. 


Sabath  Hits 
Bondholders 
Committees 


Paramount  Case  Used  As 
An  Illustration 


By  CLARENCE  LINZ 

Washington,  June  19. — Enactment 
of  legislation  to  restrict  the  activities 
of  real  estate  bondholders'  committees 
was  urged  today  in  a  special  report  to 
the  House  by  the  Sabath  investigating 
committee. 

A  bill  carrying  out  the  recommenda- 
tions was  reported  earlier  this  week 
by  the  House  Judiciary  Committee 
but  because  of  the  lateness  of  the  ses- 
sion it  is  doubtful  that  anything  will 
be  done  with  it  before  adjournment. 

In  its  report,  the  committee  cited 
the  Paramount  case  to  exemplify  the 
unwarranted  fees  and  expenses  which 
it  is  asserted  were  sought  by  protec- 
tive   committees    and   frequently  al- 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Television  Limited 
To  Cities,  FCC  Told 

Washington,  June  19. — Television 
will  be  limited  to  large  cities  at  the 
start,  the  Federal  Communications 
Commission  was  told  today.  Its  pres- 
ent limit  seems  to  be  about  40  miles. 

Relay  stations  can  be  constructed, 
it  was  explained,  but  these  require 
new  radio  channels,  and  an  extension 
of  television  for  200  miles  would  use 
up  all  the  available  wave  length  chan- 
nels. 

RCA  spokesmen  said  a  broadcast- 
ing station  costs  about  $600,000  and 
present  indications  are  that  receiving 
sets  will  retail  for  about  $400. 


ASKS  10- YR.  QUOTA 
AND  FIXED  COSTS 


Creditors  at  Odds 
Over  Fox  Trustee 

Atlantic  City,  June  19. — Efforts 
by  creditors  of  William  Fox  to  elect 
a  trustee  in  bankruptcy  for  the  former 
film  executive  at  a  first  meeting  of 
creditors  here  today  resulted  in  a 
deadlock.  As  a  result,  Federal  Ref- 
eree Robert  E.  Steedle  will  appoint 
the  trustee  himself  after  giving  con- 
sideration to  the  two  nominees  named 
by  the  creditors. 

Clarence  E.  Knauer  of  this  city  was 
nominated  by  holders  of  a  majority  in 
amount  of  the  43  claims  aggregating 
$9,535,261  which  have  been  filed 
against  Fox.  Albert  N.  Shahadi,  also 
of  this  city,  was  nominated  by  36 
claimants,  a  majority  in  number. 

Knauer  was  supported  by  the  Chi- 
cago Title  &  Trust  Co.,  which  re- 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Peskay  Will  Resign 
When  Buying  Ends 

Eddie  Peskay,  general  manager  of 
Skouras  Theatres  Corp.,  will  resign 
that  post  when  the  current  buying  sea- 
son comes  to  a  close.  The  date  is  in- 
definite and  that  goes  for  Peskay's  fu- 
ture plans  as  well. 

There  is  a  possibility  that  he  may 
devote  his  time  to  his  own  theatre  in- 
terests which  include  houses  in  Stam- 
ford and  Greenwich,  Conn.,  and 
Peekskill  and  Cornwall,  N.  Y. 

Peskay  has  been  in  the  show  busi- 
ness virtually  all  of  his  life.  His 
first  job  was  in  the  vaudeville  and 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Block  Booking  Bill  Will 
Meet  Need,  Report  States 


By  BERTRAM  F.  LINZ 

Washington,  June  19.  ■ —  Block 
booking  legislation  "will  meet  a  need 
for  regulation  that  is  constantly  grow- 
ing more  acute  owing  to  the  rapidly 
influence  of  films  on  morals,  habits, 
manners  and  culture  of  the  country," 
it  was  declared  in  the  report  of  the 
Senate  Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
mittee favoring  enactment  of  the 
Neely  Bill,  released  today  by  the 
Government  printing  office. 

The  proposed  regulation,  the  com- 
mittee held,  provides  "community  free- 
dom on  the  subject"  and  conforms 


"with  the  essential  principals  of  our 
American  form  of  government." 

The  only  readily  available  point  of 
contact  between  the  industry  and  the 
community  is  the  exhibitor,  it  was 
pointed  out,  and  the  latter  is  helpless 
in  the  matter  of  obtaining  many  out- 
standing pictures  not  incluled  in 
blocks  under  contract  "for  the  reason 
that  three  or  four  blocks  of  pictures 
will  virtually  preempt  his  playing 
time  and  he  cannot  obtain  the  meri- 
torious pictures  of  other  producers 
without  buying   their    entire  blocks, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


English  Proposal  Would 
Base  Percentage  on 
Films  Exhibited 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  June  19. — Extension  of  the 
Films  Act  for  10  years  with  the  quota 
to  be  based  on  the  proportion  of  for- 
eign films  exhibited,  instead  of  a  per- 
centage of  the  total  including  British 
films,  and  minimum  costs  for  quota 
films,  are  among  the  recommendations 
submitted  to  the  Board  of  Trade  in 
the  first  four  days'  of  hearings  by 
the  film  section  of  the  Federation  of 
British  Industries. 

Minutes  of  the  evidence  before  the 
departmental  committee  for  the  first 
four  days  were  published  today  as  a 
Blue  Book  containing  about  200,000 
words  and  including  statements  sub- 
mitted by  the  F.  B.  I.  film  group  and 
the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n., 
and  documents  presented  by  produ- 
cers. 

The  Board  of  Trade's  evidence  is 
mainly  historical,  but  its  representa- 
tive, R.  D.  Fennelly,  was  questioned 
about  distribution  of  bad  British  films 
by  American  companies  at  some 
length. 

One  question  by  Dr.  Mallon  was : 
"About  these  American  companies, 
they  are  not  interested  in  the  produc- 
tion of  good  British  films,  that  we  can 
understand.    Would  you  put  it  higher 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Reich  Nervous  Lest 
U.  S.  'Changes  Close 

Berlin,  June  19. — The  opinion  that 
the  arbitrary  barring  of  American  fea- 
ture films  from  Germany  is  likely  to 
prove  financially  injurious  because  of 
the  possibility  of  a  shutdown  of 
American  exchanges  was  voiced  to- 
day in  the  National  Zeitnng,  the  Es- 
sen newspaper  of  General  Herman 
William  Goering. 

The   Zeitung   listed  the  following 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Selznick  to  Absorb 
Pioneer — Whitney 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Closely  fol- 
lowing repeated  denials,  John  Hay 
Whitney  today  admitted  that  plans 
for  the  absorption  of  Pioneer  by 
Selznick  International  are  nearing 
completion,  with  Whitney  slated  to 
be  chairman  of  the  board,  David  O. 
Selznick   president    and    Merian  C. 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  June  20,  1 93 < 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  20,  1936 


No.  145 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON,  Advertising  Manager 

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G.B's  Second  Year 
Up  by  100%— Weeks 

G.B.'s  second  year  American  sales 
were  100  per  cent  over  the  first  year, 
according  to  George  W.  Weeks,  gen- 
eral sales  manager. 

"Based  on  deals  already  closed  and 
present  selling  indications,  I  consider 
it  a  modest  estimate  to  say  that  dis- 
tribution on  G.B.'s  1936-37  program 
will  go  75  per  cent  over  the  current 
year,"  Weeks  said. 

Hays  Approves  "Carrie" 

Hollywood,  June  19. — The  Hays 
office  has  given  its  approval  to  the 
Paramount  script  for  "Valiant  Is  the 
Word  for  Carrie"  and  will  permit  the 
use  of  the  title  which  had  previously 
been  banned. 

Marcus  Loew's  Pays  $1.75 

Marcus  Loew's  Theatres,  Ltd., 
(Canadian)  has  declared  an  accumu- 
lated dividend  of  $1.75  on  the  seven 
per  cent  preferred  stock,  payable  June 
30,  to  stockholders  of  record,  June  20, 
leaving  arrears  of  $43.75  a  share. 


It's  "Secret  Agent" 

"Secret  Agent"  was  inadvertently 
listed  as  "British  Agent"  in  the 
Broadway  gross  story  published  in  the 
Motion  Picture  Daily  yesterday. 


i  Purely     Personal  ► 


DAVE  LOEW,  who  leaves  for  the 
coast  Monday,  may  drop  in  at 
the  Columbia  convention  in  Chicago. 
Loew  is  anxious  to  arrive  on  the  coast 
by  the  end  of  next  week.  His  son, 
Dave,  Jr.,  on  June  30  will  leave  for 
Holbrook,  Ariz.,  for  the  summer.  The 
producer,  by  the  way,  is  offering 
$5,000  in  prizes  to  RKO  salesmen 
who  score  highest  on  the  Joe  E. 
Brown  sales  next  season. 

• 

Regina  Crewe,  film  critic  of  The 
New  York  American,  leaves  by  air 
for  three  or  four  weeks  in  Hollywood 
next  Friday.  Her  husband,  Herb 
Cruikshank,  already  is  there  and 
stays  until  September. 

• 

Joe  Moskowitz  returned  safely  yes- 
terday on  the  Oriente  with  a  prize 
tan.  He  was  all  worn  out  by  the  trip 
from  quarantine  and  quit  his  office 
after  less  than  an  hour's  work. 
• 

Harold  O.  Kusell,  who  has  just 
been  signed  to  an  RKO  writing  pact, 
will  leave  for  Hollywood  today.  He 
was  scheduled  to  get  away  yesterday, 
but  stayed  over  for  the  fights. 
• 

Ira  Golden  is  recovering  at  the 
Kingston  Ave.  Hospital  in  Brooklyn. 
Ira  is  brother  to  Gil  Golden  of  the 
Warner  ad  department. 

• 

Ben  Murphy,  who  hails  from 
Berkeley  and  won  the  Fred  Allen 
amateur  contest  last  week,  is  now  ap- 
pearing at  the  Roxy. 

• 

Joe  Brandt,  who  recently  spent  two 
months  on  the  coast  on  behalf  of 
Nuovo  Mondo  Pictures,  plans  a  re- 
turn date  in  August. 

• 

Sam  Cohen  of  U.A.'s  foreign  pub- 
licity department  is  en  route  to  the 
coast  for  the  convention  which  gets 
under  way  June  30. 

• 

Hal  Sloane  of  U.A.  and  Carter 
Ludlow,  Walt  Disney  representative, 
leave  today  for  the  coast  and  the  U.A. 
convention. 

• 

Harry  Sherman,  producer  of  the 
Hopalong  Cassidy  outdoor  films  for 
Paramount,  will  head  for  the  coast 
today. 

• 

Sam  Lyons,  the  agent,  will  be  mar- 
ried today  to  Joy  Hope  Lynn  at  the 
Anchorage  at  Noroton,  Conn. 
• 

Bobby  Breen  was  interviewed  for 
the  first  time  over  the  air  last  night 
on  Radie  Harris'  WHN  program. 
• 

Mrs.  Richard  Barthelmess  sails 
on  the  Euro  pa  today  to  meet  her  hus- 
band in  Europe. 

• 

Frank  Phelps  returns  on  Monday 
from  a  trip  through  the  Ohio  terri- 
tory. 

• 

L.  E.  Kalker,  Republic  head  in  the 
British  Isles,  sails  today  for  home  on 
the  Champlain. 

• 

Joe    Berne,     partner    of  Mort 
Singer,  has  returned  to  Chicago. 
• 

Sidney  Towell  of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox is  vacationing  in  Europe. 
• 

Harry  Brandt  has  been  home  ill 
for  the  past  two  days. 


CHARLES  CHAPLIN,  St.  John, 
Canada,  branch  head  for  U.A., 
will  depart  today  for  Hollywood  with 
his  bride.  The  couple  have  been  spend- 
ing a  few  days  in  New  York  on  a 
honeymoon  which  will  wind  up  with 
the  start  of  the  U.A.  convention  in 
Los  Angeles. 

• 

Dave  Miller  finally  left  for  Atlan- 
tic City  yesterday.  He  said  he  de- 
layed his  departure  a  day  so  he  could 
have  lunch  with  E.  T.  Gomersall 
and  Roy  H.  Haines  at  Lindy's.  The 
"U"  crowd  was  missing  yesterday, 
most  of  the  boys  having  returned  to 
their  exchanges. 

• 

Sam  Goldwyn  is  making  nice 
progress  toward  complete  recovery, 
following  his  recent  operation.  He  is 
still  confined  to  quarters  at  the  Wal- 
dorf, but  spends  three  or  four  hours 
each  day  out  of  bed. 

• 

Herbert  R.  Ebenstein,  president 
of  Stebbins,  Letterman  &  Gates,  Inc., 
theatrical  insurance  brokers,  will 
leave  Monday  for  a  six-week  visit 
to  his  coast  office. 

• 

Leland  Heyward,  Edward  Gross 
and  Eunice  Samuels  will  head  for 
Hollywood  today  by  plane.    Ditto  for 
Buster  Keaton  and  Patsy  Wilson. 
• 

Lou  Weinberg  has  a  new  policy. 
A  carnation  a  day  regardless  whether 
it  comes  from  Abe  Montague's  vari- 
ety or  not. 

• 

John  C.  Flinn  changed  his  mind 
about  leaving  for  the  coast  by  train 
Thursday  and  instead  will  take  a  plane 
tomorrow. 

• 

Bob  Grayson  and  his  orchestra 
will  play  from  Palisades  Park,  over 
WOR,  five  times  a  week  starting  to- 
morrow night. 

• 

Max  Cohen  of  Universal  is  trying 
to  find  a  tonic  which  will  actually 
produce  a  growth  on  his  bald  pate. 
• 

Charles  Reagan,  western  division 
head  for  Paramount,  left  by  plane 
yesterday  for  Columbus. 

• 

Milton  Lefton,  office  manager  of 
Monarch  Pictures  Corp.  in  Pittsburgh, 
is  the  father  of  a  boy. 

• 

M.  Winters  left  for  the  coast  via 
TWA  yesterday  to  do  a  chore  for 
Paramount. 

• 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  arrived  on  the 
coast  yesterday,  a  day  ahead  of  sched- 
ule. 

• 

William  Boyd  and  Harry  Sher- 
man are  at  the  Warwick. 

Jack  Barnstyn  sails  July  1  on  the 
Statendam. 

• 

Carl  Laemmle  arrives  today  from 
Chicago. 


Harold  W.  Cohen  to  Wed 

Pittsburgh,  June  19. — Harold  W. 
Cohen,  drama  and  film  editor  of  the 
Post-Gazette,  and  Stephanie  Dia- 
mond, radio  actress,  have  announced 
their  engagement.  They  plan  to  be 
married  late  this  summer  and  will 
probably  go  to  the  coast  for  their 
honeymoon. 


Allied  Convention 
Set  for  Septembei 

Asbury  Park,  June  19. — Allied  o 
New  Jersey's  annual  convention  wil 
be  held  in  Atlantic  City  on  Sept  10-1 
instead  of  Aug.  20-21,  Lee  Newburj 
president,  stated  today  following  \ 
meeting  of  the  membership, 
members  felt  the  postponement  _ 
after  Labor  Day  would  result  in  be. 
ter  accommodations  at  the  shor 
hotels. 

Sales  policies  and  product  of  vari 
ous  companies  for  the  new  seaso 
were  outlined  generally,  Newbur 
said.  The  next  meeting  will  be  hel 
at  the  Lincoln,  New  York,  on  Jun 
30,  when  action  is  to  be  taken  on 
number  of  matters  discussed  todaj 
About  45  attended. 


Equity  Fines  Miss  Niesei 

The    Council    of    Actors'    Equit ' 
Ass'n.  yesterday  imposed  a  fine 
$100  on  Gertrude  Niesen  for  appear 1 
ing  in  a  benefit,  the  Blossom  Ball,  i ' 
the  Plaza  Hotel,  on  April  24,  whic  ( 
was     not     sanctioned    by     Theati  | 
Authority,    Inc.,    unit  organized 
1934  to  control  the  benefit  situation 
New  York.  The  council  declared  th; 
Miss  Niesen  was  aware  the  benef 
had   not    been   cleared   by  Theati 
Althority  when  she  appeared,  and  hfl 
failure  to  answer  a  council  request  I] 
appear  in  person  before  it  led  to  tM 
imposition  of  the  fine. 


Golf  Teams  Picked 

S.  Charles  Einfeld,  captain  of  tl  | 
Ampa  golf  team  which  is  entered 
the  Film  Daily  Golf  Tournament, 
be  held  June  24  at  Glen  Oaks,  hi, 
chosen  Tom  Geraghty  of  M-G-M  ft 
his  teammate.     Others  on  the  tea . 
are  Herb  Fecke,  of  Motion  Pictu 
Herald  who  will  play  with  Leonai 
Palumbo  of   Warners'  foreign  pu. 
licity  department.    Jerry  Keyser  ai 
A.  Dickinson  have  been  selected 
alternates. 

Carrying  the  standards  of  tl. 
Cinema  Club  will  be  Fred  Curt 
Jeffrey  Bernerd,  H.  J.  Yates  ai' 
Mitch  May,  Jr. 


Pons  Party  Set  in  Md. 

The  town  of  Lilypons,  Md.,  nanv 
in  honor  of  the  opera  and  film  ste" 
will  be  visited  by  the  star  herself  tl 
week-end  and  mighty  preparatio 
have  been  completed  for  the  event. 

During  her  visit  Miss  Pons  w 
see  the  lily  ponds  for  which  the  toy 
is  well  known,  the  house  of  Barba 
Frietchie  in  Frederick  and  the  hoi 
of  Francis  Scott  Key. 


File  Bank  Night  Suit 

A  suit  for  an  injunction  and  i 
counting  has  been  filed  in  U.  S.  D  I 
trict  Court  by  Affiliated  Enterprise 
Inc.,  owners  of  the  Bank  Night  pate 
against  Par-Land  Theatres,  Inc.,  a 
the  Landon  Realty  Co.,  Inc.,  whi 
are  using  Treasure  Night.  Affiliat 
claims  this  is  an  infringement. 


W.  C.  Schoenwalter  Dei 

Bridgeport,  June  19. — William 
Schoenwalter,  for  many  years  tre; 
urer  of  Smith's  Theatre,  is  dead  hi 
in  his  68th  year. 


Luke  S.  Boudreaux  Passes 

New  Orleans,  June  19. — Luke 
Boudreaux,  Sr.,  62,  former  opera' 
of  the  old  Lyric,  is  dead  after  a  1 
gering  illness. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

 DALLY  

Block  Booking  Bill  Will 
Meet  Need,  Report  States 


urday,  June  20,  1936 


reditors  at  Odds 
Over  Fox  Trustee 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

itly  had  a  claim  of  §1,000,000  plus 
srest  against  Fox  approved  by  Ref- 
e  Sol  Stroock  in  New  York,  and 

the   Capital   Co.,   San  Francisco 
■fatre  owner,  which  holds  a  judg- 
jnt  of  $240,000  against   Fox  and 
fently  filed  an  action  in  New  York 
tinst  him  for  $287,000,  both  claims 
■tag  based  on  a  defaulted  lease  on  a 
ii  Francisco  theatre  guaranteed  by 
x.    It  was  disclosed  at  the  hearing 
t  the  Capital  Co.  is  a  subsidiary  of 
;  Giannini  Bank  of  Italy, 
iamuel   B.   Stewart,   Jr.,  attorney 
f   the  Capital  Co.,  charged  that  a 
7.258  claim  filed  against  Fox  by 
All-Continent    Co.,    and  several 
jjers,  were  fictitious ;  that  the  cor- 
ations    making   the    claims  were 
ninated  by  Fox  and  some  of  them 
ated  by  him,  and  that  they  received 

of  their  assets  from  him  by  fraud- 
lit  transfers  to  escape  creditors." 
.tewart  charged  that  a  majority  of 
!  claims  voted  for  Shahadi  as  trus- 

"must  have  been  procured  or  so- 
led at  the  instance  of  or  in  behalf 
"Fox  for  the  purpose  of  being  voted 
.  his  behalf  at  this  meeting."  He 
irged  that  Fox  had  paid  All-Con- 
fnt  $7,084,740  "without  real  con- 
'  'ration"  ;  that  the  company's  stock 
•  all  owned  by  Mrs.  Eva  Fox  and 
t  all  of  the  officers  and  directors 
re  members  of  the  Fox  family, 
.t  was  also  alleged  at  the  hearing 
t   the   claims   of  Aronberg-Fried 
I    for   $200,000;    Parkwood  Corp. 
.  S146.665;  Eva  Fox,  $5,475;  Belle 
<.  $35,000.  and  Mona  Fox,  $10,000, 
.veil  as  others,  were  "fictitious." 
'•teedle  began  his  own  examination 
Fox  on  the  schedule  of  assets  filed 
the  film  executive  in  his  voluntary 
ikruptcy    action.    Fox's  memory 
.;  hazy  on  subjects  of  large  per- 
al  loans,  oil  and  realty  investments, 
fc  examination  is  scheduled  to  be 

eluded  Monday  and  the  next  hear- 
■  will  be  July  10,  when  Fox  will  be 
»zed  by  creditors'  attorneys. 

^ich  Nervous  Lest 
'.S.  Exchanges  Shut 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

5;  pictures  as  having  been  barred 
n  Germany  during  the  past  nine 

nths:  "The  Country  Doctor,"  "A 
ssage  to  Garcia,"  "The  Prisoner 

H  Shark  Island,"  "The  Great  Zieg- 

!  ,"  "Whipsaw,"  "The  Last  of  the 
;ans,"  "Mary  Burns,  Fugitive," 
2  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine"  and 

me  Us  This  Night." 
he  Goering  organ  carefully  avoided 
reference  to  the  generally  ac- 
ed  reason  for  the  barring  of  the 
s.  the  fact  that  Jewish  interests 

j  involved  in  the  production,  the 
ng  or  the  composition  of  the  in- 
,  ntal  music. 


\  E.  Allied  Sets  Meet 

ostox,    June    19. — The  Indepen- 
:  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  Allied  affiliate 
New    England,    will    meet  next 
•  sday.     The    national    fund,  the 
ds'    insurance    plan    which  was 
iloped  nationally  from  here,  and 
local  M-G-M  selling  and  Para- 
nt  accessory  situations  will  feature 
discussion.    Nathan  Yamins  is  ex- 
ed  to  be  on  hand,  according  to 
lur  K.  Howard,  business  manager. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

which,  in  the  circumstances,  he  can- 
not possibly  use." 

Enactment  of  the  bill  as  introduced 
is  recommended  by  the  committee, 
which  declared  that  it  "is  in  effect 
as  much  a  relinquishment  as  an 
exertion  of  the  power  of  Congress 
over  interstate  commerce  in  that  it 
enables  communities  freedom  of  selec- 
tion of  motion  picture  films  shipped 
in  interstate  commerce  in  much  the 
same  way  that  Congress  from  time 
to  time  has  yielded  to  the  state  local 
option  in  respect  of  intoxicating 
liquors  shipped  in  a  similar  manner. 

"There  appears  to  be  no  sound  rea- 
son for  assuming  that  the  enactment 
of  the  bill  will  inflict  appreciable 
monetary  loss  on  the  motion  picture 
industry,"  the  committee  asserted. 
"The  measure  will  effect  no  shrinkage 
in  the  playing  time  on  the  screens, 
there  will  still  be  the  same  number 
of  theatres  operating  the  same  number 
of  days  a  week  and  the  same  number 
of  hours  a  day,  and  this  playing  time 
will  have  to  be  occupied  by  the  prod- 
uct of  the  existing  producing  and  dis- 
tributing organizations,  at  least  until 
competition  has  sprung  up  under  the 
conditions  of  free  and  open  competi- 
tion which  will  prevail. 

"The  only  change  will  be  that  ex- 
hibitors will  have  the  opportunity  to 
make  up  for  the  poor  pictures  not 
hitherto  available  to  them.  To  illus- 
trate :  if  the  bill  is  passed,  an  ex- 
hibitor who  heretofore  has  bought 
the  full  blocks  of  Paramount-Metro- 
Fox,  will  be  free  to  buy  only  half 
of  the  pictures  included  in  those  blocks 
and  he  will  be  enabled  to  purchase 
half  of  the  blocks  of  RKO,  Warners 
and  Universal. 

"In  brief,"  the  committee  contended, 
"the  bill,  if  enacted,  will  result  in 
giving  additional  play  dates  and  ex- 
tended running  to  the  good  pictures 
at  the  expense  of  the  bad,  and  the 
public  will  gain,  not  only  from  the 
vital  standpoint  of  selectivity,  but  also 

Selznick  to  Absorb 
Pioneer — Whitney 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Cooper  vice-president.  Henry  Gins- 
berg will  continue  as  general  man- 
ager of  production. 

All  product  will  bear  the  Selznick 
International  trade  mark  and  will  be 
divided  half  Technicolor  and  half 
black  and  white.  Except  for  a  single 
Technicolor  which  is  due  RKO,  all 
product  will  be  released  through 
United  Artists. 

The  new  company  will  have  direc- 
tors John  Ford  and  George  Cukor  to 
direct  three  pictures,  one  of  which, 
starring  Ronald  Colman,  is  in  prepara- 
tion. 


St.  Paul  House  Closes 

St.  Paul,  June  19.— The  World, 
first  run  down  town  house,  has  closed 
for  the  summer.  It  will  reopen  in 
the  fall,  continuing  its  current  policy. 


"Poppy"  Has  Big  Start 

Indicating  a  $50,000  take  for  the 
week,   "Poppy"   garnered   $7,000  on 
|  the  opening  day  at  the  Paramount. 


because  of  the  added  incentive  on  the 
part  of  all  producers  to  make  better 
pictures  due  to  the  restoration  of  com- 
petitive conditions. 

"Both  the  testimony  and  everyday 
observation  confirms  the  fact  that  the 
producer-affiliated  theatres  frequently 
give  extended  playing  time  to  unusu- 
ally popular  pictures.  To  do  this  they 
must  of  necessity  discard  other  of  their 
own  productions. 

"If  the  producers  refrain  from 
showing  their  poorer  pictures  in  their 
affiliated  theatres,  the  independent  ex- 
hibitors should  not  be  compelled  to 
buy  them  as  a  condition  precedent  to 
obtaining  other  pictures  which  they 
and  their  patrons  desire. 

"The  main  point  of  attack  by  pro- 
ducer-distributor was  Section  4,  re- 
quiring the  furnishing  of  synopses," 
the  committee  explained,  "but  it  is  ob- 
vious that  this  provision  must  be 
retained  if  the  bill  is  to  accomplish 
its  purpose  to  establish  community 
freedom  in  the  matter  of  motion  pic- 
ture entertainment.  The  right  of 
selection  conferred  by  Section  3  would 
be  a  farce  without  the  provision  for 
supplying  the  information  on  which 
the  selection  would  necessarily  be 
based." 

The  contention  that  pictures  have 
improved  in  quality  in  the  past  two 
years  was  held  by  the  committee  to 
be  irrelevant  "since  the  public  is  en- 
titled to  choose  even  between  good 
pictures. 

"But  the  recent  feeble  reformation 
is  purely  voluntary,"  the  report 
charged,  "and  there  is  no  assurance 
that  even  present  imperfect  standards 
will  be  maintained  if  this  legislation 
is  not  passed.  Experience  teaches 
that,  as  a  rule,  such  reforms  are 
sporadic,  induced  by  outbursts  of  in- 
dignation, and  that  they  are  of  short 
duration." 

With  Congress  planning  to  adjourn 
tomorrow  night  or,  at  the  latest, 
Monday,  the  committee's  enthusiastic 
endorsement  of  the  bill  is  not  expected 
to  be  effective  in  securing  enactment. 

Fabian,  Paramount 
In  Middletown  Pool 

Si  Fabian  and  Paramount  have 
signed  contracts  for  the  pooling  of 
the  Paramount,  State  and  Stratton  in 
Middletown,  N.  Y.  The  deal  is  now 
in  effect  and  provides  for  joint  opera- 
tion as  well  as  buying  and  beoking. 

Fabian  signed  for  his  circuit  and 
George  Walsh  for  Paramount.  The 
managerial  staffs  remain  unchanged. 


Ralph  Olson  Promoted 

Omaha,  June  19. — Ralph  Olson,  for 
two  years  a  booker  at  Universal,  has 
been  promoted  to  road  representative. 
Bob  Morrison,  poster  clerk,  has  been 
moved  up  to  succeed  Olson.  John 
Spence  was  added  to  the  exchange 
force  as  poster  clerk. 


Delay  "Adverse"  Opening 

Hollywood,  June  19.  —  Warners 
have  indefinitely  postponed  the  open- 
ing of  "Anthony  Adverse"  at  the 
Carthay  Circle.  The  picture  was  set 
to  start  July  8,  but  M-G-M  has  de- 
cided to  continue  "The  Great  Zieg- 
feld"  until  the  end  of  June. 


3 


Sabath  Report  Hits 
Bondholder  Groups 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

lowed  by  the  courts,  the  cost  of  which 
was  borne  by  the  stockholders. 

"In  the  reorganization  of  Para- 
mount-Publix  Corp.  of  New  York," 
the  report  pointed  out,  "approximately 
$3,200,000  in  fees  and  expenses  had 
been  requested  in  addition  to  some 
$400,000  previously  allowed  and  paid. 
One  law  firm.  Root,  Clark,  Buckner 
and  Ballantyne,  of  New  York,  had 
been  allowed  $250,000  and  was  claim- 
ing an  additional  $700,000.  During 
public  hearings  in  New  York,  your 
compensation,  delved  into  this  matter 
many  of  whom  have  served  without 
compensation,  delved  into  this  matter 
to  determine  what  services  could  be 
rendered  by  a  group  of  men,  their  at- 
torneys and  associates,  over  a  period 
of  a  few  years,  that  would  justify  the 
enormous  fees  approximating  $3,- 
600,000. 

"Considerable  publicity  was  given 
to  the  activities  and  interest  of  your 
committee  and  we  feel  that  it  was  due 
largely  to  our  public  review  of  the 
matter  and  our  bringing  it  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  courts  that  the  fees  and 
expenses  requested  were  reduced  by 
approximately  75  per  cent." 

The  committee  also  referred  to  the 
fact  that  the  Bankruptcy  Act  limits 
fees  but  that  such  limitation  is  not  ap- 
plicable to  77-B  reorganization,  as  a 
result  of  which  many  groups  have  "in- 
jected themselves  into  the  proceedings, 
making  claims  on  the  court  for  serv- 
ices, which  fees  are  often  allowed  far 
in  excess  of  the  value  of  the  services 
rendered." 

In  this  respect  the  report  also  cited 
the  Paramount  case,  as  well  as  anoth- 
er situation  where  Straus  issues  on 
motion  picture  theatres  were  involved, 
as  in  St.  Louis,  where  a  large  produ- 
cer and  distributor  invested  approxi- 
mately $3,500,000  in  real  estate  and 
offered  a  reorganization  in  which  he 
pledged  all  his  own  resources,  to  be 
made  without  salary  and  without 
detriment  to  investors,  which  plan  was 
killed  by  a  protective  committee. 

Peskay  Will  Resign 
When  Buying  Ends 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

legitimate  stage  fields  before  films 
meant  anything.  His  first  foray  into 
exhibition  was  at  the  Whiteway,  Chi- 
cago, said  to  have  been  the  first  pic- 
ture theatre  in  that  city.  Thereafter, 
he  was  with  Essanay  and  Gen- 
eral Film.  He  roadshowed  pic- 
tures, including  the  original  "Spoil- 
ers," as  well  as  "Neptune's  Daugh- 
ter," was  with  Paramount  in  Chicago, 
operated  his  own  state  right  ex- 
changes in  that  city  and  in  Kansas 
City  and  built  theatres  in  Missouri. 
When  Spyros  Skouras  took  charge 
of  the  Warner  circuit,  Peskay  took 
over  the  Philadelphia  zone,  a  post 
which  he  held  for  three  years.  He 
then  returned  to  New  York  as  assis- 
tant to  Joseph  Bernhard,  then  newly 
appointed  successor  to  Skouras.  Pes- 
kay took  charge  of  Warner  houses 
from  the  Atlantic  seaboard  as  far 
west  as  Chicago.  When  Skouras 
joined  Fox,  he  assumed  the  post  from 
which  he  is  about  to  retire. 

George  Skouras,  operating  head  of 
Skouras  Theatres,  will  take  over  the 
film  buying  as  soon  as  Peskay  leaves. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


4 


New  10- Year 
Quota,  Fixed 
Costs  Sought 


[Continued  from  page  1) 

and  say,  they  are  interested  in  the  pro- 
duction of  bad  British  films?" 

Fennelly  replied :  "No,  I  would  not 
put  that  against  them." 

"Then  there  is  no  reason  to  sup- 
pose they  desire  to  see  that  the  repu- 
tation of  British  films  is  lowered?" 

"That  has  been  alleged,"  Fennelly 
replied,  "but  it  is  difficult,  of  course, 
to  get  any  proof  of  a  thing  like  that." 

The  film  group's  recommendations 
are  for  a  renewal  of  the  act  for  10 
years,  the  quota  in  the  future  to  be 
a  proportion  of  foreign  films  han- 
dled or  exhibited,  instead  of  a  percen- 
tage of  the  total  including  British 
films ;  fixing  the  minimum  cost  at  £2,- 
500  per  reel  and  £15,000  per  feature. 
Another  recommendation  is  that  films 
made  especially  for  renters'  quotas  are 
to  carry  30  to  40  seconds  of  trailer ; 
the  renters'  quota  to  start  at  29  per 
cent  and  rise  to  54  per  cent  in  six 
years  and  the  exhibitors'  quota  to  start 
at  25  per  cent  and  rise  to  50  per  cent 
in  the  same  period. 

Films  made  in  the  British  domin- 
ions would  not  rank  for  British  quotas, 
except  under  special  reciprocal  quota 
arrangements  with  such  dominions. 

Native  Writers  Demanded 

It  is  also  urged  that  scenario  writ- 
ers be  British  as  well  as  technicians 
and  that  not  more  than  one  foreign 
technician  be  employed  in  a  British 
picture. 

The  C.E.A.  asks  a  new  quota  basis 
making  two  films  available  from  dis- 
tributors for  every  one  which  the  ex- 
hibitor must  show,  exhibitors'  quota 
to  be  reduced  immediately  to  10  per 
cent. 

The  C.  E.  A.  opposes  the  minimum 
cost  suggestion  and  urges  as  an  alter- 
native that  the  committee  approve  the 
quality  of  films  before  registration, 
with  any  future  legislation  to  give  the 
Board  of  Trade  power  to  vary  the 
quota,  or  not,  to  extend  five  years. 

During  evidence  by  Theodore  H. 
Fligelstone,  president,  and  W.  R. 
Fuller,  secretary  of  the  C.  E.  A., 
about  audience  objection  to  British 
films,  questions  were  asked  whether 
this  applied  chiefly  in  Jewish  slum 
districts. 

One  question  by  the  chairman  was : 
"Is  it  fairly  accurate  to  say  that  most 
Jews  in  all  branches  of  the  industry 
here  and  abroad  trace  their  origin 
to  a  common  mid-European  bloc  and 
that  they  have  a  natural  antipathy  to 
the  British  outlook  as  represented  in 
films  ?" 

Fuller's  reply  was :  "No.  The 
British  films — a  good  many  of  them 
— are  produced  by  these  people." 

The  Kinematograph  Renters'  Soci- 
ety will  present  its  case  on  Tues- 
day. 


To  Reissue  "Rothschild" 

"The  House  of  Rothschild"  is  being 
reissued  by  United  Artists.  Loew's 
has  booked  the  George  Arliss  picture 
as  well  as  "The  Private  Life  of  Henry 
VIII"  in  its  metropolitan  circuit. 

Two  M-G-M  revivals,  "Dinner  at 
Eight"  and  Men  in  White,"  will  be 
coupled  on  the  Loew  programs  start- 
ing June  30. 


Columbia  Men  Off 
For  Chicago  Meet 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Jack  Cohn,  includes :  A.  Montague,  A. 
Schneider,  Louis  Barbano,  Joe  Mc- 
Conville,  Hy  Daab,  Rube  Jackter,  Lou 
Weinberg,  Louis  Astor,  Max  Weis- 
feldt,  Max  Seligman,  Sam  Liggett, 
Maurice  Grad,  Leo  Jaffe,  George  Jo- 
sephs, Milt  Hannock,  Hank  C.  Kauf- 
man, Vincent  Borrelli,  B.  E.  Zee- 
man,  William  Brennan,  Frank  Mc- 
Grann,  Al  Sherman,  Leonard  Picker, 
Charles  Roberts  and  Jerome  Safron. 

Delegations  will  be  at  the  conven- 
tion also  from  Chicago,  Atlanta, 
Charlotte,  New  Orleans,  Dallas, 
Memphis,  Oklahoma  City,  Kansas 
City,  Des  Moines,  Milwaukee,  Minne- 
apolis, Omaha,  St.  Louis,  Indianapo- 
lis, Detroit,  Cleveland,  Washington, 
Cincinnati,  Pittsburgh,  Los  Angeles, 
San  Francisco,  Denver,  Seattle,  Port- 
land, Salt  Lake  City  and  Canadian 
cities. 

Montague,  general  sales  manager, 
will  preside  at  the  sessions.  Harry 
Cohn  will  attend  from  the  coast.  A 
total  of  about  250  men  is  expected. 

Committees  for  the  meeting  are  as 
follows : 

Reception — Phil  Dunas,  Chicago 
branch  manager ;  C.  W.  Phillips,  G. 
St.  Clair,  T.  Greenwood,  F.  Flaherty, 
J.  Kaufman  and  M.  Delano. 

Publicity — Daab,  McGrann,  Sher- 
man and  Jack  Thoma  of  Chicago. 

Transportation — Kaufman  and  Se- 
ligman. 

Entertainment  and  decoration — Mc- 
Grann and  Thoma. 


Coast  Men  Leave  Today 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Harry  Cohn, 
William  Perleberg  and  Bill  Thomas 
leave  tomorrow  evening  by  plane  for 
Chicago  and  the  Columbia  conven- 
tion. 


To  Stress  Shorts  Series 

An  extensive  exploitation  campaign 
is  planned  by  Columbia  on  the  new 
series  of  one-reelers.  "The  Court  of 
Human  Relations,"  which  will  be  part 
of  the  1936-37  shorts  lineup. 

Included  in  the  drive,  according  to 
Columbia,  will  be  mention  over  a  40- 
station  radio  hookup,  monthly  adver- 
tising and  publicity  in  magazines, 
truck  posters  in  key  cities,  and  news- 
boy hawking  the  subject  near  theatres 
showing  the  film.  The  tieup  is  with 
Macfadden  Publications,  whose  ma- 
gazine and  radio  features,  "The  Court 
of  Human  Relations"  and  "The 
Court  of  Good  Will,"  form  the  basis 
for  the  shorts. 


Four  Added  to  "Fighter" 

Hollywood,  June  19— C olumbia 
has  added  Thurston  Hall,  Paul  Guil- 
foyle,  Gene  Morgan  and  Ralph  Byrd 
to  the  cast  of  "The  Fighter."  James 
Dunn  and  June  Clayworth  have  the 
leading  roles.  Gordon  Wiles  is 
directing. 


Pick  Grace  Moore  Title 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Columbia 
has  tentatively  set  "The  Nightingale 
Flies  Home"  as  the  title  of  the  next 
Grace  Moore  picture.  Robert  Riskin 
has  been  working  on  the  script,  and 
Victor  Schertzinger  will  probably 
direct.  Production  will  start  in 
August. 


Columbia  Shooting  Four 

Hollywood,    June     19.— Columbia 


Believe  It — 

Buenos  Aires,  June  9. — In- 
cluded in  a  petition  to  the 
Socialist  representative,  in 
the  national  legislature  ask- 
ing a  minimum  wage,  the 
Ushers'  Trade  Union  has  pe- 
titioned for  the  suppression 
of  tipping. 

Tipping,  the  group  declares 
through  its  representative, 
Americo  Ghioldi,  is  a  humili- 
ating form  of  wage  which  is 
not  honorable. 


has  four  pictures  before  the  cameras. 
They  are,  "The  Lost  Horizon,"  "The 
Fighter,"  "There  Goes  the  Bride," 
and  "Adventure  in  Manhattan."  Only 
one  is  scheduled  to  start  next  week. 
It  is  "Outlaws  of  Palouse"  with  Jack 
Holt  in  the  leading  role. 


Fill  "Manhattan"  Cast 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Columbia 
has  completed  casting  "Adventure  in 
Manhattan."  In  addition  to  Jean 
Arthur  and  Joel  McCrea,  who  head 
the  cast,  the  players  will  include,  Vic- 
tor Killian,  Herman  Bing,  Ron  Wil- 
son, Forrest  Taylor  and  Victor  Lewis. 
Edward  Ludwig  is  directing. 


Col.  Story  Buys  Now  31 

Hollywood,  June  19.— Columbia 
has  purchased  eight  new  story  proper- 
ties within  the  past  week,  bringing  the 
company's  seasonal  buys  to  31.  In- 
cluded in  the  new  properties  are  Mere- 
dith Nicholson's  "Cavalier  of  Ten- 
nessee," a  story  about  Andrew  Jack- 
son, the  dialogue  rights  to  George 
Kelly's  play,  "Craig's  Wife,"  and  sev- 
eral original  screen  plays. 


Bing  Crosby  in  New  Suite 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Bing  Crosby 
is  the  latest  star  to  occupy  one  of  the 
deluxe  dressing  room  suites  at  Colum- 
bia. Crosby  will  start  next  week  in 
"Pennies  from  Heaven"  which  Eman- 
uel Cohen's  Major  Pictures  will  make 
for  Columbia  release.  The  new 
dressing  room  building  is  said  to  be 
the  finest  in  Hollywood. 


Undecided  on  Reopening 

Barcelona,  June  19. — Distributors 
here  are  hesitating  about  acceding  to 
the  request  of  the  Government  and 
police  officials  that  they  reopen  despite 
the  mercantile  strike,  fearing  the  dan- 
ger of  fire  in  the  event  of  disturb- 
ances. Mutua,  the  distributor  or- 
ganization, has  decided  to  follow  the 
lead  of  the  major  companies  in  de- 
termining a  policy  to  follow.  Food 
shops  have  reopened  on  orders  of  the 
Government. 


It's  Earl  A.  McClintock 

Stephen  Callaghan,  Paramount  di- 
rector, placed  the  name  of  "Paul  Mc- 
Clintock" in  nomination  for  one  of  the 
vacancies  on  the  company's  board  of 
directors  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
Paramount  stockholders  last  Tuesday. 

It  now  develops  that  the  correct 
name  of  the  new  board  member  is 
Earl  A.  McClintock. 


Para.  Signs  Menjou  for  3 

Hollywood,  June  19. — Paramount 
has  signed  Adolphe  Menjou  to  a  three- 
picture  deal.  His  first  will  be  "Wives 
Never  Know"  in  which  he  will  appear 
with  Charles  Ruggles  and  Mary 
Boland.    Elliott  Nugent  will  direct. 


Saturday,  June  20,  19 


Australia  Is 


Advancing  in 
Picture  Fielc 


(Continued  from  page  1)  A 

calling  for  a  selling  campaign  con. 
parable  to  that  for  any  strong  Ame 
ican  film. 

Although  few  Australian  films  ha- 
met  with  any  notable  success  outsii 
of  the  country,  they  have  found  cot 
siderable  favor  with  the  audiences 
home. 

Cinesound,    which    brought  Heli 
Twelvetrees    from     Hollywood  f 
"Thoroughbred,"  has  opened  the  pi 
ture  to  record  attendances  in  the  fir, 
city  presentations.    It  is  now  wor 
ing  on   "Wilderness   Orphan,"  fro 
the  Cosmopolitan  story,  with  Gw 
Munro    in    the    lead.  Cinesounc 
activities  are  expected  to  be  speed'; 
with    the    return   from  England 
Stuart  F.  Doyle,  managing  directc 
in  two  or  three  months. 

Considerable  production  recognitii 

is  expected  to  come  to  Australia  wi 

the  release  of  "Uncivilized,"  direct 

by  Charles  Chauvel. 

*    *  * 

In  his  11th  annual  report,  Cresswi 
O'Reilly,  Commonwealth  Film  Cense 
declared,  "the  improved  standard 
imported  films  is  revealed  in  the  fi 
ures  which  show  that,  compared  wi 
previous  years,  the  percentage  of  filr, 
which  have  been  passed  with  elimin 
tions  was  considerably  less  in  19^ 
not  quite  24  per  cent,  as  against 
average  of  40  per  cent  for  the  prece 
ing  three  years." 

The  total  of  481  films  imported  in 
Australia  in  1935,  according  to  the  r 
port,  was  the  highest  since  1932,  wh 
495  were  imported. 


John  O'Connor  to  Tom 

John  O'Connor  and  Max  Felle 
man,  RKO  film  buyers,  will  leave  t 
day  for  a  survey  of  the  circuit's  th 
atres  in  Chicago,  Kansas  City,  i' 
Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Des  Moines.  • 


Wall  Street 


Short  Losses  Spot  Board 

Ne 

High   Low  Close  Char 

Consolidated   Film   454  454      454  — 

Consolidated,   pfd.  1654  16J4     16"4  ... 

Eastman  Kodak.. 168  168      168  + 

Eastman,  pfd  ....164  16354  164 

Loew's,  Inc             46  45}4     45%  + 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd.. 107  107  107 

Paramount                 854  8         8  — 

Paramount  1  pfd.  65J4  65        65       —  , 

Paramount  2  pfd.    9J4  9JA      9'A  — 

Pathe   Film               7A  6%      6%  — 

RKO                       554  S'A      IVz  ... 

20th  Centurv,  pfd.  3454  3454     3456  — 

Warner  Bros            954  9Vz      954  + 

Little  Activity  on  Curb 

Ne 

High   Low  Close  Chat 

Sonotone    254      254  254 

Technicolor   27%     2754     2754  — 

Trans-Lux    4         Z%      4  .... 

Bonds  Mostly  Off 

High   Low  Close  Char 

General  Theatre 


Equip.  6s  '40  ctf  26J4 
Loew's  6s  '41  ww 

26 

26  — 

deb  rights    9654 

9654 

9654  - 

Paramount  B'way 

3s  '55    5954 

5954  + 

Paramount  Pict. 

6s  '55    89 

89 

89 

Warner  Bros.  6s 

'39  wd   93Y2 

9VA 

92?A  - 

(Quotations  at  close  of  June  19) 


Motior 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


the  In 
in  All 
Branches 


*L.  39.   NO.  146 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JUNE  22,  1936 


TEN  CENTS 


Columbia  Set 
With  42,  Plus 
16  Westerns 


ties  Convention  to  Get 
Lineup  Today 


Chicago,  June  21. — Columbia's 
edule  of  58  for  1936-37  will  be 

"fen  to  the  assembled   sales  force 

today,  first  day  of  a  week  of  sales 
leys  at  the  Drake.  Sixteen  of  the 
will  be  westerns  in  two  series  of 
nt  each  and  a  highlight  of  the  new 
;dule  will  be  word  that  the  com- 
y  will  have  two  Frank  Capra  pro- 

lltions  on  the  new  season's  lineup. 
;..  Montague,  general  sales  man- 
r,  will  preside.  Harry  Cohn  is  in 
n  the  coast,  while  Jack  Cohn,  vice- 
■;ident  and  top  executive  in  New 
k,  already  is  here  as  head  of  the 
)e-office  contingent.  Total  attend- 
e  is  tallied  at  about  250.  Bill  Perl- 
!  and  Bill  Thomas,  the  latter  stu- 
>  publicity  head,  are  in  the  coast 

Sup- 

/  his  is  described  as  the  largest  at- 
(ed  convention  in  the  history  of  the 
pany  and  is  Columbia's  eighth  an- 
and  second  national  get-together, 
ick  Cohn  will  open  the  session  wel- 

(Continucd  on  page  3) 


age  All  Set  For 
Dinner  to  Laemmle 

:he  stage  is  all  set  for  the  testi- 
ial  dinner  to  Carl  Laemmle  which 
be  held  tonight  at  the  Waldorf- 
_>ria   under   the   auspices   of  the 
ced  Palestine   Appeal.  Speakers 
share  the  guests'  attention  with  a 
quota   of    entertainment.  Will 
s  is  chairman  of  the  dinner  com- 
ee,  and  his  co-chairmen  are  Eddie 
or,  Louis  Nizer  and  Louis  K. 
iey. 

le  dinner  will  be  broadcast  over 
ion  WMCA  and  the  Inter-City 
ork  from  10  :30  to  11  P.  M.  Harry 
;hfield  will  act  as  master  of  cere- 
^es.  Approximately  300,  including 
ge  number  of  film  executives,  are 
cted  to  attend.  Laemmle  will 
;  for  Europe  on  Wednesday. 

ra.  to  Sell  Only 
ne-Year  Pacts  Here 

ramount  will  sell  only  one-year 
•acts  to  exhibitors  in  the  local 
The  distributor  has  a  10-year 
hise  with  Loew's,  which  expires 
the  end  of  the  1936-37  releases, 
tving  held  no  conferences  with 
"  executives  on  an  extension  of 
long  term  arrangement,  Para- 
it  sales  forces  will  not  sell  be- 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


5  Majors  Offer  270;  134  in 
Top  Brackets  and  10  at  40% 

Five  of  the  majors  are  quoting  major  circuits  delivery  of  270  features, 
134  of  them  in  the  upper  brackets  and  10  at  a  peak  percentage  figure  of 
40  per  cent  for  the  new  season.  M-G-M  lists  four  in  the  top  percentage 
division,  Warners  a  like  number,  Radio,  two,  Paramount  and  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox, none.  The  following  chart  gives  the  proposal,  which  repre- 
sents the  opening  quotation : 


Company 

Total 

Top  Group 

At  40% 

At  35% 

At  30% 

At  25% 

M-G-M   

  SO 

30 

4 

6 

6 

14 

  60 

26 

4 

6 

16 

  48 

22 

2 

3 

5 

12 

26 

4 

6 

16 

30 

4 

5 

5 

IS 

Total   

  270 

134 

10 

22 

28 

73 

There  is  a  gap  of  one  in  the  Warner  bid.  This  represents  an  unnamed 
picture  on  which  the  percentage  figure  has  not  been  set,  although  circuit 
men  are  under  the  impression  it  probably  will  be  "Anthony  Adverse" 
to  be  offered  at  50  per  cent. 

Columbia  is  offering  42  pictures  and  is  understood  to  have  indicated 
willingness  to  make  new  deals  on  the  basis  of  this  season's,  provided 
circuits  will  pay  35  per  cent  for  Pictures  No.  41  and  42,  which  are  to  be 
Frank  Capra  productions. 


Price  Dispute  Is 
CEA  Meeting  Topic 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  June  21. — The  summer 
conference  of  the  Cinematograph  Ex- 
hibitors' Ass'n  opens  at  Eastbourne 
Monday  and  closes  Friday  and  is  ex- 
pected to  be  highlighted  by  contro- 
versy over  the  alleged  threat  of  dis- 
tributors to  establish  theatres  in  cities 
where  independents  control  prices  and 
the  distributors'  insistence  upon  dic- 
tating credit  terms  and  free  access  to 
box-offices  to  check  percentages. 

This  is  the  big  talkfest  of  the  year. 
The  conference,  in  all  probability,  will 
comply  with  precedent  by  providing  at 
least  one  sensational  debate  and  pos- 
sibly a  resolution  on  matters  which 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Third  Dimensional 
Trial  Set  for  Rio 

By  A.  WEISSMAN 

Rio  de  Janeiro,  June  10. — Dr.  Se- 
bastiao  Comparato  is  preparing  to 
present  for  the  first  time  in  public  his 
new  third  dimension  invention  which 
he  will  show  at  the  new  Metropole. 
Dr.  Comparato  states  that  his  process 
can  be  used  with  any  picture,  eliminat- 
ing the  necessity  of  making  special 
film  for  the  purpose. 

M-G-M  recently  completed  and 
opened  the  roof  section  of  its  new 
theatre,  the  auditorium  of  which  is 
not  yet  finished. 


Details  Only  Bar 
Shift  in  St.  Louis 

Ernest  L.  Wilkinson,  attorney  for 
F.  &  M.,  is  due  from  Washington  to- 
day or  tomorrow  to  wind  up  final 
details  in  connection  with  Harry  C. 
Arthur's  acquisition  of  Warners' 
three  theatres  in  St.  Louis  and  a  42 
per  cent  interest  in  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.,  operating  20  neigh- 
borhood houses  and  now  in  receiver- 
ship with  Nelson  Cunliff  as  court's 
representative. 

Provided  the  few  unsettled  legal 
points  are  ironed  out  satisfactorily  by 
all  interests,  F.  &  M.  will  assume 
management  of  the  Shubert-Rialto, 
Orpheum  and  Hi-Pointe  on  Friday. 
Every  effort  will  be  made  to  clean  up 
the  deal  this  week,  it  is  said. 

Reports  have  been  current  B.  &  K. 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Ten  Films  Started; 
Total  of  40  Going 

Hollywood,  June  21. — The  start  of 
10  pictures  as  eight  were  finished  in- 
creased the  production  total  to  40 
films.  The  number  of  those  in  prep- 
aration dropped  to  17  and  those  being 
edited  increased  to  46.  Paramount  and 
Warners,  with  eight  pictures  each  on 
the  stages  and  location,  were  the  busi- 
est studios.  M-G-M  had  five  going. 
Columbia  and  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
each  had  four. 

Radio  started  two  pictures,  "Count 
Pete"  and  "Grand  Jury."  Warners 
started   "Pony  Express   Rider"  and 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Renewals  of 
Para.  Circuit 
Deals  Nearing 

Wilby-Kincey,  L.   &  J. 
Pacts  Up  Wednesday 


Recommendations  for  the  extension 
of  the  operating  contracts  for  the 
Wilby-Kincey  and  Lucas  &  Jenkins 
circuits  for  one  year  are  scheduled  to 
be  acted  on  by  the  Paramount  board 
at  a  special  meeting  Wednesday. 

The  board  is  also  slated  to  act  on 
the  Karl  Hoblitzelle  partnership 
agreement  for  the  operation  of  the 
Texas  Interstate  theatres.  All  three 
operating  deals  expire  July  1.  The 
Wilby-Kincey  and  Lucas  &  Jenkins 
contracts  do  not  involve  stock  own- 
ership and,  on  the  basis  of  the  rec- 
ommendation to  renew  the  contracts 
and  the  favorable  operating  results  of 
both  circuits  in  the  past,  it  is  be- 
lieved that  the  new  contracts  will  be 
approved.  Both  operations  were  com- 
mended in  the  Joseph  P.  Kennedy  re- 
port on  Paramount  theatre  enter- 
prises which  went  to  the  company's 
board  last  week. 

The  Hoblitzelle  partnership  agree- 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


May  Tax  Total  From 
Broadway  Is  $425,701 

Washington,  June  21. — May  tax 
collections  from  admissions  to  the- 
atres, including  season  tickets,  in  the 
Broadway  district  of  New  York  to- 
taled $425,701,  according  to  the 
Internal  Revenue  Bureau. 

Total  collections  in  the  third  New 
York  district  for  the  month  were 
$482,592,  of  which  $3,112  was  from 
free  or  reduced  rate  admissions, 
$10,321  from  tickets  sold  by  brokers, 
$1,243  from  tickets  sold  at  box-offices 
in  excess  of  the  established  price,  $117 
from  permanent  use  or  lease  of  boxes 
and  seats,  and  $42,105  from  admis- 
sions to  roof  gardens  and  cabarets. 

Admission  tax  collections  for  the 
country  in  May  were  $1,318,765. 


Peskay  Taking  Over 
Two  StamfordHouses 

New  Haven,  June  21. — Edward 
Peskay,  who  has  just  resigned  from 
Skouras  Theatres,  will  take  over  from 
Mrs.  Mary  Vuno  the  Strand  and  Pal- 
ace at  Stamford  on  July  1.  William 
Vuno  will  continue  as  manager. 

Peskay  in  the  spring  of  1935  ac- 
quired the  Pickwick,  Greenwich,  and 
has  been  operating  this  house  in  ad- 
dition to  the  Capitol,  Peekskill,  and 
theatres  in  Cornwall. 


MOTION  PICTURI 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  22,  19  ;, 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  39 


June  22,  1936 


No.  146 


Martin  Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief   and  Publisher 
MAURICE  KANN,  Editor 
J.  M.  JERAULD,  Managing  Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON,   Advertising  Manager 


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Details  Only  Barring 
Change  in  St.  Louis 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

is  angling  for  the  52  per  cent  inter- 
est in  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co., 
which  is  owned  by  Skouras  Bros.  En- 
terprises. Jules  Rubens,  an  affiliate  of 
B.  &  K.,  has  been  in  St.  Louis  to  look 
over  the  situation. 

Cunliff  is  understood  preparing  to 
reorganize  the  neighborhood  circuit. 
He  is  believed  to  have  the  support  of 
Arthur,  whose  stock  interest,  pooled 
with  the  52  per  cent  which  Cunliff 
represents,  would  make  94  per  cent 
stock  backing  in  the  rehabilitation 
plan  to  be  presented  to  the  Federal 
court.  A  reorganization  of  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co.  would  eliminate 
any  outsiders  from  entering  into  the 
setup. 

Arthur,  most  likely,  will  operate  the 
20  houses  under  the  new  plan. 


Child  Bill  Is  Passed 

The  Board  of  Estimate  has  passed 
the  local  New  York  law  permitting 
unaccompanied  minors  under  16  to 
attend  film  theatres  under  strict  regu- 
lation. The  measure  was  passed  last 
week  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  and 
now  awaits  Mayor  La  Guardia's  sig- 
nature. 


Insiders'  Outlook 


By  RED  KANN 


A MEASURE  of  comfort  and 
assurance  is  to  be  found  in 
the  statement  on  television  made 
before  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission  in  Washington 
a  handful  of  days  ago.  James 
M.  Skinner,  chairman  of  the  spe- 
cial committee  on  television  of 
the  Radio  Manufacturers  Asso- 
ciation, was  talking  and  what  he 
said,  in  part,  is  worth  reprinting 
here : 

"It  is  likely  that  television 
will  depend  to  a  very  large 
degree  on  film  producers  for 
films  for  television  broad- 
casting. The  required  tech- 
nique is  the  same.  Television 
and  films  should  not,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  manufactur- 
ers, be  serious  competitors. 
Television  will  never  sup- 
plant the  movies.  Of  course, 
it  may  be  argued  that  some 
people  may  stay  home  to  see 
a  news  or  sporting  event,  or 
a  play,  rather  than  go  to  the 
movies,  but,  as  in  the  case  of 
radio  broadcasting,  the  stim- 
ulation of  the  public  mind  to 
greater  interest  in  wider 
fields  should  encourage  their 
greater  attendance  in  person 
at  the  movies,  sporting 
events,  or  theatre.  Further- 
more, the  gregarious  instinct 
of  the  human  race  to  gather 
in  crowds  is  fundamental  and 
will  never  be  changed  by 
television  or  anything  else. 
It  is  wholly  unlikely  that 
television  will  be  used  any- 
thing like  the  number  of 
hours  per  day  that  sound 
radio  is  used.  Television  in 
too  large  doses  would  be 
tiring." 

T 

While  assurance  certainly  runs 
through  this  point  of  view,  it  is 


our  opinion  that  too  much  com- 
placency should  not  follow.  To- 
day, the  transfer  in  wholesale  of 
radio  broadcasting  to  Hollywood 
where  the  talent  is  to  be  found 
has  sharpened  the  competition 
between  air  and  screen  entertain- 
ment with  the  answer  apparently 
defying  solution.  There  are  those, 
as  all  and  sundry  are  aware,  who 
argue  super  broadcasts  whet  the 
desire  to  see  stars  in  their  next 
attraction,  whatever  it  may  be. 
No  doubt,  this  is  in  large  mea- 
sure the  truth.  Yet,  it  must  like- 
wise be  true  that  the  star  wor- 
shippers are  very  apt  to  stay  out 
of  theatres  and  close  to  their 
loudspeakers  on  the  nights  their 
favorites  take  the  air.  .  .  . 


When  television  becomes  eco- 
nomical enough  and,  therefore, 
marketable  enough,  theatre  busi- 
ness will  suffer,  probably  brutal- 
ly. The  first  flush  of  excitement 
will  be  drummed  up  by  its  spon- 
sors through  the  usual  methods 
of  ballyhoo  and  advertising  and 
the  job  of  creating  a  vast  audi- 
ence at  the  outset  will  be  a  lead 
pipe  cinch.  We  should  say  that 
the  size  of  this  audience  will 
diminish  or  increase  in  direct 
ratio  to  the  quality  of  televised 
programs  and  the  talent  that  per- 
forms them.  How  to  combat  the 
situation  which  is  inevitably  on 
the  way  is  as  vexatious  to  answer 
as  the  problem  in  radio.  At  least, 
it  strikes  us  as  a  sensible,  if 
obvious,  suggestion  that  the 
major  factors  in  the  industry  turn 
more  serious  attention  to  a  situ- 
ation which  they  must,  or  should, 
know  is  on  the  way  and  make 
whatever  plans  seem  feasible 
now.  Not  necessarily  to  fight 
against  it,  but  to  cooperate  with 
it.  .  .  . 


New  Pact  for  Benedict 

Howard  S.  Benedict,  Radio  studio 
publicity  head,  has  been  signed  to  a 
new  two-year  contract.  In  Baltimore 
over  the  weekend,  he  will  fly  back  to 
the  coast  June  30.  Following  the 
RKO  convention,  a  group  left  Satur- 
day for  the  coast,  including  Samuel 
Briskin,  Pandro  Berman,  Bobby 
Breen  and  his  sister,  Sally,  Leigh 
Jason,  P.  J.  Wolf  son,  Hal  Horne  and 
H.  O.  KuselL 


See  High  Eastman  Net 

Rochester,  June  21.— The  report 
of  Eastman  Kodak  Co.  for  the  first 
24  weeks  of  its  current  fiscal  year,  to 
be  issued  in  the  early  part  of  August, 
is  expected  to  show  the  highest  net 
income  for  any  comparable  period 
since  semi-annual  reports  began. 


"Hearts"  Hits  $20,000 

"Hearts  Divided"  grossed  around 
$20,000  for  the  first  week  at  the 
Strand.  The  picture  will  bow  out 
Tuesday  night  to  make  way  for  an 
extended  run  on  "The  White  Angel." 


Rites  for  Hank  Hawes 

Roxbury,  Mass.,  June  21. — Hank 
Hawes,  veteran  operator  of  the  Puri- 
tan here,  was  buried  today  from  his 
home  in  Sharon.  Airs.  Hawes  has 
been  managing  the  house  during  her 
husband's  long  illness. 


Ben  Burbridge  Dead 

Jacksonville,  June  21. — Ben  Bur- 
bridge,  gorilla  authority  and  producer 
of  the  film,  "The  Gorilla  Hunt,"  which 
was  shown  nationally  in  1927,  is  dead 
here.    He  was  60  years  old. 


Clarence  Roessner  Dies 

Chicago,  June  21. — Funeral  ser- 
vices were  held  here  today  for  Clar- 
ence Roessner,  46,  sales  manager  of 
Dalite  Screen  Co.,  who  died  suddenly 
yesterday  of  a  heart  attack. 


Lottery  Case  Postponed 

Hearing  on  the  lottery  charges 
against  the  Pelham,  Yorke,  Ward  and 
Rosedale,  S.  &  C.  houses  in  the  Bronx, 
scheduled  for  Special  Sessions,  has 
been  postponed  until  July  21. 


Renewals  of  Para. 
Circuit  Deals  Nec] 


(Continued  from  page  1 ) 

ment  involves  a  50-50  stock  own 
ship  in  the  theatre  company  betw 
Hoblitzelle  and  Paramount.  The  '.: 
ter,  however,  retains  an  option  to  \ 
purchase  from  Hoblitzelle  his  half 
terest.  Whether  Paramount  propo 
to  extend  the  present  arrangement 
to  exercise  its  option  to  repurdi; 
all  or  part  of  Hoblitzc-lle's  interest 
undecided.  Indications  are  that  I 
agreement  may  be  revised  to  p 
Paramount  a  controlling  stock  int 
est  in  the  circuit  with  Hoblitze 
continuing  as  operator. 

A  revision  of  this  sort  is  said 
be  favored  by  Kennedy.  Paramour 
failure  to  exercise  the  buy-back  p 
vision  on  the  first  expiration  of  1 
agreement  several  months  ago  resu! 
in  the  filing  of  a  suit  recently  b> 
Paramount  stockholder  to  compel 
company  to  do  so.     Hoblitzelle  a 
ferred   with    Paramount  officials 
a  new  agreement  recently. 

Wednesday's  board  meeting  r 
called  to  act  on  business  of  this  st 
It  is  not  regarded  as  likely  that 
annual  election  of  Paramount  oi 
cers  will  be  held  at  that  session.  1< 
election  is  tentatively  set  for  the  re; 
lar  monthly  meeting  of  the  bo;: 
next  Thursday. 


Owners,  Managers 
In  New  Denver  Un 

Denver,    June    21.— The  Thea. 
Owners  and  Managers  of  the  Rocj 
Mountain  Region,  Inc.,  have  been 
corporated  here  with  directors  inch 
ing  A.  P.  Archer,  president  of  Ci 
Theatres ;    Dave    Cockrill,  Denh; 
Theatre  manager;   Charles  Gilmo 
president  and  manager  Gibraltar  Ej 
terprises  ;  Burns  Ellison,  manager  R 
and  Federal ;  Rick  Ricketson,  divis 
manager  for  Fox  Intermountain,  D< 
ver ;   Dave   Davis,   general  mana; 
Atlas  Theatres,  all  of  Denver;  B. 
McCormick,  owner  of  several  theat 
in  Canon  City  and  Florence,  Col.,  a 
Hot   Springs,   N.   M. ;   Ed  Schu 
owner  of  several  Wyoming  hou< 
Casper,  Wyo. ;  T.  B.  Noble,  Den- 
general  manager  for  Westland  T 
atres ;  Charles  Klein  of  the  Deadwc 
Amusement  Co.,  Rapid  City,  S.  1 
and  Russell   Hardwick,  operator 
houses  in  Clovis,  N.  M. 

At  the  first  meeting,  the  follow 
officers  were  elected :  Archer,  pr< 
dent ;  Harry  Golub,  first  vice-pn 
denf;  Harold  Rice,  second  vice-pn 
dent ;  Louis  Finske,  third  vice-pn 
dent ;  Emmett  Thurmon,  secretary'  '<■ 
counsel,  and  E.  P.  Briggs,  treasure 


Para,  to  Sell  Only 
One-Year  Pacts  He 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

yond  the  expiration  of  the  major  ( 
cuit  pact. 

Loew  executives  have  not  deck 
yet  whether  to  enter  into  anoti 
long-term  deal  with  any  distribui 
it  is  learned,  and  until  the  circuit  1 
reached  a  decision  distributors  \ 
not  sell  beyond  the  1936-37  relea: 

Milt  Kusell  has  closed  with  J; 
W.  Springer  and  Sam  Cocalis  for 
houses  both  independently  and  joir 
operated  by  the  exhibitors.  Coci 
had  hoped  to  arrange  a  two-year  di 
Prudential  will  probably  close  w 
Paramount  this  week  or  the  wi 
following. 


Jonday.  June  22,  1936 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Columbia  Set 
With  42,  Plus 
16  Westerns 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ming  the  delegates  and,  after  a  short 
|dress,  will  turn  the  meeting  over 
Montague,  who  will  then  call  on 
arry  Cohn,  who  arrived  today  by 
tne  from  the  coast.  Following 
|)hn's  address,  the  meeting  will  be 
-ned  back  to  Montague,  who  will  be 
;E  presiding  officer  for  the  remainder 
J  the  convention. 

Montague's    address    will  include 
neral  discussions  on  the  currently 
eased  product  as  well  as  on  the  fea- 
res  which  will  complete  the  present 
,)gram  and  will  wind  up  with  a 
?sentation   of   sales   policies.  Ad- 
;sses  by  other  sales  and  home-office 
;cutives  will  then  follow. 
Foe   McConville,   sales  supervisor, 
1  make  the   presentations  of  the 
,ards  to  the  winners  of  the  "Pre- 
nvention  Round-Up." 
*ube  Jackter,  assistant  sales  man- 
•er,  will  talk  on  the  importance  of 
company's  manpower.  Max  YVeis- 
it,  recently  appointed  short  subject 
es  supervisor,  will  then  be  intru- 
ded and  discuss  his  department. 
!;>lans  for  publicizing  the  new  prod- 
i    will  be  presented  by  Hy  Daab, 
^lector  of  advertising,  publicity  and 
>loitation.   He  will  be  followed  by 
omas. 

Jther  addresses  will  be  made  by 
,u  Rosenfeld  on  the  Canadian  of- 
>s ;  Lou  Weinberg  and  Louis  Astor 
i  circuits ;  Al  Seligman  on  accesso- 

B :  Sam  Liggett  on  the  non-theatri- 
situation  and  Maurice  Grad  on 

as  promotion. 

Montague  will  then  take  the  meet- 
-  over,  opening  with  an  address  on 
ins  for   1936-37,   followed   by  an 


Lobby  Talk 


,3hicaco,  June  21. — Jack  Cohn, 
-president  and  gentleman  farmer 
the  side,  drove  from  his  place  at 
tonah  and  boarded  the  Columbia 
cial  at  Harmon.  Farmer  Cohn 
1  the  recent  rains  had  saved  his 


his  will  be  Abe  Montague's 
rth  year  on  the  dais  as  general 
manager.  He  has  been  identi- 
with  the  company  since  its  in- 
tion  and  was  for  many  years  the 
ichise  holder  for  New  England 
h  his  partner,  Joe  McConville, 
supervisor  of  National  sales. 
+ 

his  is  also  the  fourth  convention 
tre,  with  one  exception,  the  same 
•s  executives  are  sitting  on  the 
:rum.  The  exception  is  Max 
isfelt,  short  subject  sales  mana- 
The  sales  executives  are  Mc- 
iville.  Rube  Jackter,  Lou  Wein- 
3  and  Lou  Astor. 

+ 

.nd  with  very  few  exceptions  the 
e  men  face  the  roster  today  as 
four  years  ago.    And  many  have 

i  with  the  company  much  longer. 
+ 

\ckter,  assistant  sales  manager, 
brought  along  two  boxes  of  cigars 
chewing  purposes  only,  fearing  he 
ild  not  get  his  particular  brand  in 
:ago. 


analysis  of  the  feature  and  short  sub- 
ject schedule. 

Present  from  the  field  are  the  fol- 
lowing division  and  branch  managers, 
salesmen  and  home-office  representa- 
tives : 

Albany — Branch  manager,  Phil  Fox;  sales- 
men, E.  Hochstim,  C.  Ost. 

Atlanta — District  manager.  Sam  Moscow; 
branch  manager,  W.  W.  Anderson;  sales- 
men. S,  T.  Wilson,  B.  A.  Wallace,  U.  T. 
Koch,  E.  B.  Foster. 

Boston — Branch  manager,  T.  F.  O'Toole; 
salesmen.  E.  Cohen,  S.  Simons,  T.  A.  Dona- 
hue, H.  Olshan.  R.  J.  Murray;  home-office 
representative,  D.  Pratt;  head  booker,  A. 
Barry. 

Buffalo — Branch  manager,  Joe  Miller; 
salesmen,  C.  H.  Ferguson,  M.  Briskin,  J. 
Bullwinkle;  office  manager,  E.  Lux. 

Charlotte — Branch  manager.  R.  J.  Ing- 
ram; salesmen,  G.  Roscoe,  R.  D.  Williamson. 

Chicago — Branch  manager,  Phil  Dunas; 
salesmen,  G.  W.  Phillips.  G.  St.  Clair,  T. 
Greenwood,  F.  Flaherty,  J.  Kaufman;  office 
manager.  M.  Delano. 

Cincinnati — Branch  manager,  A.  S.  Mo- 
ritz;  salesmen.  C.  R.  Palmer,  H.  W.  Rull- 
man,  L.  E.  Davis.  M.  Spanagel;  home-office 
representative,  J.  Rieff. 

Cleveland — Branch  manager,  H.  C.  Bis- 
sellj  salesmen,  L.  Zucker,  G.  J.  Becker,  S 
Gerson;  home-office  representative,  F.  Barry 

Dallas — Branch  manager,  J.  B.  Under 
wood;  salesmen,  W.  O.  Williamson,  W.  L 
Penn,  J.  L.  McKinney,  W.  S.  Hurst. 

Denver — Branch  manager.  W.  C.  Ball 
salesmen,  J.  F.  Baker,  B.  M.  Shooker;  R.  J 
Garland. 

Dcs  Moines — Branch  manager,  M.  H.  Evi 
don;  salesmen,  A.  B.  Leake.  L.  C.  Hensler 
M.  L.  Godwin. 

Detroit — District  manager.  C.  H.  Shalit 
salesmen,  M.  E.  Cohen.  R.  F.  Cloud,  J.  M 
Mellon,  G.  L.  McCov;  office  manager.  I.  H 
Pollard. 

Indianapolis — Branch  manager.  M.  Solo 
mon;  salesmen,  H.  Kaufman.  W.  G.  Craig 
A.  J.  Gelman. 

Kansas  City — District  manager.  Ma* 
Roth;  branch  manager.  H.  Taylor:  sales 
men,  L.  E.  Rovster.  C.  E.  Reynolds.  W 
Bradfield,  H.  S.  Stulz;  home-office  repre 
sentative,  L.  Savage;  office  manager,  T 
Baldwin. 

Los  Angeles — District  manager.  Jerry  Saf 
ron;  branch  manager.  W.  C.  Riter;  sales 
men,  H.  Wineberg.  S.  Nathanson,  H.  M 
Lentz;  exploiteer,  M.  Newman. 

Memphis — Branch  manager.  J.  J.  Rogers 
salesmen,  T.  B.  Haynes.  H.  Kohn;  home 
office  representative.  X.  Shiren. 

Milwaukee — Branch  manager.  O.  J.  Ruby 
salesmen.  T.  J.  MacEvoy.  M.  Wiesner.  S 
R.  Chapman;  office  manager.  D.  V.  Chap 


Minneapolis — Branch  manager,  H.  J. 
Chapman;  salesmen,  J.  H.  Jacobs,  J.  Ko- 
pald,  M.  W.  Sgutt,  D.  Conley,  A.  L.  Aved; 
office  manager,  N.  Watmough. 

New  Haven — Branch  manager,  I.  H. 
Rogovin;  salesman,  B.  J.  Lourie. 

New  Orleans — Branch  manager,  H.  Du- 
vall;  salesmen,  J.  Wineberry,  J.  J.  Fabacher. 

New  York — District  manager,  Nat  Cohn; 
salesmen,  I.  Wormser,  S.  Trauner,  J.  Soko- 
lofT,  S.  Schussel,  J.  Becker,  M.  Fraum; 
office  manager,  E.  Helouis;  head  booker,  J. 
Wenisch. 

Oklahoma  City — Branch  manager,  C.  A. 
Gibbs;  salesmen,  J.  A.  Smith,  S.  Gibbs. 

Omaha — Branch  manager,  B.  C.  Marcus; 
salesmen,  W.  E.  Barker,  I.  M.  Weiner,  J. 
Rosenberg. 

Philadelphia — Branch  manager,  H.  E. 
Weiner;  salesmen,  M.  Gillis,  D.  Korson,  W. 
Bethell,  S.  Palen;  office  manager,  L.  H. 
Wurtele. 

Pittsburgh — Branch  manager,  A.  H. 
Levy;  salesmen,  S.  Sugarman,  J.  Gins,  G. 
B.  Kosco,  S.  Lubell. 

Portland — Branch  manager,  J.  R.  Beale; 
salesmen,  C.  E.  Tillman,  W.  T.  Withers. 

Salt  Lake  City — Branch  manager,  R.  C. 
Hill;  salesmen,  C.  E.  Scott,  C.  Hawks,  W. 
G.  Seib. 

San  Francisco — Branch  manager,  L  E 
Tillman;  salesmen,  C.  F.  Harris,  P.  Wein- 
stein,  E.  T.  Roberts;  home-office  representa- 


tive, M.  L.  Meyer;  office  manager,  M.  Klein. 

Seattle — Branch  manager,  L.  N.  Walton; 
salesmen.  L.  V".  Lamb,  W.  K.  Beckwith. 

St.  Louis — Branch  manager,  C.  D.  Hill; 
salesmen,  J.  Morphet,  E.  Dunas,  J.  Brad- 
ford, C.  S.  Ferris. 

W ashington — District  manager,  S.  A.  Ga- 
lanty;  salesmen.  O.  D.  Weems,  J.  B.  Walsh, 
C.  A.  Wingfield,  B.  Caplon;  office  manager, 
J.  Kushner. 

From  Canada 

L.  Rosenfeld.  general  manager;  D.  Cop- 
Ian,  general  sales  manager;  P.  C.  Taylor, 
western  division  manager. 

Calgary — J.  Allen. 

Montreal — W.  Elman,  manager;  H.  Har- 
nick,  salesman. 

St.  John — M.  Bernstein. 
Toronto — A.  Cass. 
Vancouver — N.  Levant. 


Columbia  Cutting  Four 

Hollywood,  June  21.  — Columbia 
has  four  pictures  in  the  cutting  room. 
They  are,  "Blackmailer,"  "Meet  Nero 
Wolf,"  "The  Final  Hour"  and 
"Shakedown."  These  pictures  will  be 
previewed  within  the  next  few  weeks. 


At  Columbia  Convention  Helm 


HARRY  COHN 
President 


JACK  COHN 
Vice-President 


A.  MONTAGUE 
General  Sales 
Manager 


joe  McConville 

Supervisor  of 
Sales 


LOU  WEINBERG 
Handling:  Circuit 
Sales 


LOUIS  ASTOR 
Handling  Circuit 
Sales 


RUBE  JACKTER 
Assistant  Sales 
Manager 


MAX  WEISFELDT 
Short  Subjeet 
Sales  Manager 


A.  SCHNEIDER 
The  Company's 
Treasurer 


HY  DAAB 
Advertising,  Publicity 
Director 


FRANK  McGRANN 
Manager  of 
Exploitation 


ER  HEART  WAS 


TOO  BIG  FOR  ONE  MAN 

TO  POSSESS  ONE 

WORLD  WAS  TOO  SMALL 
TO  SHARE  ALL  HER  LOVE 

But  ten  thousand  men  loved  her! 
Ten  thousand  wounded,  blinded, 
broken  victims  of  the  scourge  of 
war  .  .  .  The  living  prayed  only  for 
her  coming.  The  dying  kissed  her 
shadow  Hk         as  she  passed. 


WARNER  BROS.  Continue  the  Noble 

Tradition  of  "Louis  Pasteur"  With  the  Life-Story  of  the 
Immortal  Heroine  Who  Made  Her  Blood -Stained  Uni- 
form the  Red  Badge  of  Courage  of  The  Red  Cross  Nurse! 


I 


KAY  FRANCIS 

s  FLORENCE  NIGHTINGALE  in 

White  flnpl 


IAN  HUNTER  •  DONALD  WOODS  •  NIGEL  BRUCE 

DONALD  CRISP  •  HENRY  O'NEILL  •  BILLY  MAUCH  •  In  Cast  of  1,000 
A  First  National  Picture  •  Directed  by  WILLIAM  DIETERLE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  June  22,  19: 


i  Purely 
Personal  ► 

BYRON  ("Dinty")  MOORE,  metro- 
politan manager  for  Warner  the- 
atres, is  apartment  shopping.  He  spent 
the  weekend  in  Kew  Gardens  looking 
around  for  a  spot  for  his  family  which 
is  due  from  St.  Louis  in  a  few  weeks. 
• 

Charles  Skouras  and  George  Top- 
per, treasurer  of  F.  W.  C.,  hope  to 
leave  for  the  coast  this  week.  Leo  J. 
McCarthy,  assistant  to  Elmer  C. 
Rhoden,  is  extending  his  stay  here 
indefinitely. 

• 

Dolores  Del  Rio,  Max  Milder, 
Isidore  Ostrer,  T.  Dodds  and  Wat- 
terson  and  Mrs.  Rothacker  are  due 
today  on  the  Queen  Mary. 

• 

Al  Jolson,  and  his  wife,  Ruby 
Keeler,  are  due  here  this  week  from 
the  coast  for  a  vacation  of  several 
weeks. 

• 

William  B.  Seitz,  the  director,  and 
his  wife,  are  in  town,  stopping  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria. 

• 

Gregory  LaCava  is  in  New  York 
for  a  vacation,  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 


Ten  Films  Started; 
Total  of  40  Going 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

"Three  in  Eden"  and  returned  "Suzy" 
for  added  scenes.  M-G-M  began  work 
on  "The  Devil  Is  a  Sissy,"  Twentieth 
Century-Fox  began  "Across  the 
Aisle,"  and  "Follow  Your  Heart" 
went  before  the  cameras  at  Republic. 
The  first  Richard  A.  Rowland  produc- 
tion for  Paramount,  "I  Give  My  Life," 
was  begun  at  the  Educational  Studios. 
Paramount  put  "With  Banners  Blow- 
ing" into  work. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  completed 
three,  "Girls'  Dormitory,"  "The  Bow- 
ery Princess"  and  "Charlie  Chan  at 
the  Racetrack."  Warners  finished  two, 
"Cain  and  Mabel"  and  "China  Clip- 
per." Edwin  L.  Marin  brought 
"Sworn  Enemy"  in  several  days  ahead 
of  schedule  for  M-G-M,  and  Republic 
finished  "The  Gentleman  from  Lou- 
isiana." 

Radio  had  five  features  preparing. 
Paramount  three,  Columbia  and  Uni- 
versal two  each,  and  Goldwyn, 
M-G-M,  Republic,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  and  Warners  one  each.  Para- 
mount was  editing  12  ;  Warners,  eight ; 
Columbia  and  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
five  each ;  M-G-M  and  Republic,  four 
each  ;  Radio  and  Universal,  three  each, 
and  Hal  Roach,  two. 

But  one  short  subject  was  shooting 
at  M-G-M.  Columbia  was  preparing 
six  and  Radio,  M-G-M  and  Warners, 
one  each.  Fifteen  were  being  edited — 
six  at  M-G-M,  four  at  Columbia, 
three  at  Roach  and  two  at  Radio. 


Music  Hall  Still  on  Top 

The  Music  Hall  team  is  still  on  ton 
of  the  heap  in  the  M.  P.  Baseball 
League,  as  the  sixth  week  was  com- 
pleted. Of  five  scheduled  games  two 
— Consolidated  vs.  Columbia  and 
Music  Hall  vs.  NBC — were  rained 
cut ;  Paramount-RKO  ended  in  a  tie  ; 
Loew-M-G-M  beat  Skouras,  8-4,  and 
RKO  trimmed  United  Artists,  5-1. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"We  Went  to  College" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  June  21. — Some  people  may  like  this.  Others  may  think 
it  silly.  The  preview  audience's  opinion  swung  both  ways.  The  show 
is  comedy.    It  has  laughs  in  some  places  and  falls  flat  in  others. 

The  picture  has  to  do  with  a  lot  of  old  graduates  returning  for  a 
college  reunion.  Charles  Butterworth,  Una  Merkel,  Walter  Catlett  and 
Walter  Abel  are  the  main  amusement  providers.  There  is  fun  in  a 
homecoming  football  parade,  a  game,  a  college  show  and  frat  house 
revelry.  The  romantic  menace,  Abel,  is  married  to  Edith  Atwater  and 
falls  for  the  lure  of  Miss  Merkel,  Herbert's  wife,  and  begins  to  relive 
his  old  campus  dreams.  As  everything  is  mixed  up  and  Miss  Atwater 
fears  she  will  lose  her  husband,  Miss  Merkel  explains  that  the  escapade 
has  been  a  nightmare. 

A  midsummer  attraction,  the  billing  of  Butterworth,  Herbert  and  Miss 
Merkel  indicates  the  film's  character. 

Selling  it  as  a  laugh  show  in  which  there  are  no  serious  and  few- 
quiet  moments  looks  like  the  best  exploitation  lead. 

Production  Code  Seal,  No.  2,329.   Running  time,  65  minutes.  "G." 


"The  Arizona  Raiders" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  June  21. — This  offers  an  unusual  amount  of  comedy  in  a 
routine  plot,  but  the  laugh  sequences  are  constructed  for  surprise  and 
deserve  special  emphasis. 

Larry  Crabbe  rescues  Raymond  Hatton  from  hanging  only  to  discover 
he  has  a  horse  thief  on  his  hands.  Nevertheless  they  become  pals,  and. 
after  meeting  Marsha  Hunt,  devote  all  their  energies  to  saving  her 
cattle  from  the  greedy  grip  of  her  double  dealing  foreman.  Johnny 
Downs  plays  the  juvenile  lover  who  is  determined  to  elope  with  Jane 
Rhodes  and  puts  the  part  over  with  unusual  success.  Raymond  Hatton 
stands  out  in  a  fairly  large  part  and  Crabbe  does  plenty  of  hard  riding 
and  shooting. 

The  competent  cast  includes  Grant  Withers,  Arthur  Aylesworth,  Don 
Rowan,  Richard  Carle,  Petra  Silva,  Augie  Gomez,  Ken  Cooper  and 
"Spike"  Spackman.  The  direction  by  James  Hogan  deserves  special 
praise  for  its  emphasis  on  laughs.  Dan  Keefe  supervised  and  A.  M. 
Botsford  produced  from  the  novel  by  Zane  Grey.  The  screenplay, 
interesting  for  its  good  dialogue,  is  by  Robert  Yost  and  John  Krafft. 

Production  Code  Seal.  No.  2,248.    Running  time,  64  minutes.  "G." 


"Ticket  to  Paradise" 

(Republic) 

Hollywood,  June  21. — Concerned  with  the  efforts  of  Roger  Pryor  to 
establish  his  identity  after  an  auto  accident  makes  him  an  amnesia  victim, 
this  is  at  times  amusing  and  occasionally  a  bit  dull. 

Pryor  remembers  only  that  he  is  in  a  hurry  to  catch  a  train.  He 
1ands  in  New  York,  where  Luis  Alberni,  the  do